Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-04
Shiloh Battlefield Monuments.

monuments to be erected on the
battlefield of Shiloh were chosen by
the Iowa Shiloh commission in
session in Des Moines Friday. Cop
les of the inscriptions were given
to Major d. w. Reed, of Chicago,
secretary of the Shiloh National
Park commission, who attended the
meeting. Additions to the figures
and reports submitted at an earlier
date to the national commission
We're also made by the commission,
and announcement OF the accept
ance of the designs andinscriptions
for the monuments is expected from
the national body shortly. When
these are on file, with the Iowa COM
mission, the contracts for the nonu-
ments will be let. 1t is expected
the monuments will be completed
about one year from now. The COM
mission will hold one more meet
ing before that time, probably on
the Shiloh battlefield.
Iowa will probably rank third in
the order of the erection Of it's
monuments on the famous field.
The Illinois monuments have re-
Gently been completed. Ohio work
men are on the ground, aud the
Ohio monuments will be conplet-
ed within a few months. The legis-
latures of nearly a dozen other stat
es have already made appropria-
tons for the monuments, and bills
for similar appropriations are now
before the legislatures of three or
four other states. In all probability
the Iowa monuments will be next
in order after Ohio.
Rife thN,,c,,I Io1l.r, ~,:11 ~
spent by Iowa for the comn1ernor.
regiments or the Shiloh battlefield.
state monument; S LOCO is for the
$4,000 each is to be spent on the
eleven regimental monuments.
The inscriptions for the state
monument we're prepared by the
commissioners jointly. Each COM
missioner suggested the inscription
for his respective regi1nental mcnu-
nent, and all yer adopted by the
commission as a body.
On the first face of the granite
state monument,carved in the stone
in letters so deep that time cannot
efface them, will be the following:
This monument is erected by the
state of 10 va in commemoration of
the loyalty, patriotism and bravery
of her sons who on this battlefield
of Shiloh on the sixth and seventh
days of April, A. D., 1862, fought to
perpetuate the sacred Union of the
states.
On the second face will stand this
extract from Lincoln's immortal
GETTYSBURG address:
THE world will little note nor
long remember what we say here,
but it can never forget what they
did here"
This is the regiment that Mr..
William Bintner belonged to and
will mark the spot where they
fought, bled and died upon that
memorable day:
TWELFTH REGIMENT mi OF INFANTRY.
Tuttle'S tFirSt) Brigade.
w. ii. L.. Villages Second Division,
Army of the Tennessee.
On reverse side;
TWELFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
VOLUNTEERS,
Commanded by COLI. j. Woods (wounded
and captured.O
Capt. 5. K. Ellington (captured)
This regiment held this position
against repeated attacks, from 8 a.
III. to 5 p. M, April 6, 1862. 1t then
about-faced to meet an attack com.
ing from the rear, and fought it's
way back to the camp of the Forty.
first Illinois, where it was surround.
ed and captured at $50 p. N.
Total number of regiment report
ed for duty, including musicians
teamsters, etc, 4S9. It's loss in the
battle was 2 officers and Is men kill.
ed; | officer and ~ men wounded
and left on the field; 80 other mer
wounded ard captured; and 20 ofic.
ers and 1866 men missing. Total
479. OF the wounded Is men died
of their wounds, and of the missing
4 were never afterwards heard from
and doubtless killed, and Of
the missing II died died in prison.
On the face of the Sixth lowe
monument, in bronze, proportional
to size of Will be the
state seal. In six inch raised letters
cut in panel in the granite the wore
"Iowa,' and the following:
Sixth Regiment of Infantry.
Nc Dowell's First Brigade,
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