Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-14
JAQUES AT CAPITAL
Ottumwan Views Monuments in
Official Capacity.
With IOWA ViCNSBURG COMMISSION
The Hawkeye State at the National
Encanpn1ent of the Grand Army of
the Repubic-At Least One Thou
sand Were in Parade.

Washington, Oct. 10.-(SpeciaD. =
The nine members of the Iowa Vicks
burg park monument commission cho-
sen by Governor Cammins to select
and locate monuments to be erected
to the Iowa soldiers who fell at Nicks-
burg, were among the arrivals dur
ing the early part of the week and
put up at the Raleigh hotel. Capt
j. F. Merry, of Dubuque, is chairman
of the commission, Col. H. H. Rood,
of Mount Vernon, is secretary, and
the other members of the body are as
j. A. Fitchpatlich, Nevada, Elmer j.
c. Bealer, Cedar Rapids, David A.
Haggard, Algona, w. o. Mitchell, Corn
ing, w. II. G. Jaques, Otutmwa and j..
III. Dean, Des Moines. The commits
sion visited the Arlington cemetery
the early part of the week and also
inspected the monuments located in
various parts of the city, and also the
models for the Grant monument now
on exhibition at the Corcoran art
gallary On Tuesday they went down
to Gettysburg for the purpose of in
specting the memorials erected there
by the various states AN appropria-
tion of s150,000 was made by the Iowa
Legislature for erecting monuments to
the Iowa troops that fell at Vicksburg.
The losses of the Iowa troops at Vicks-
burg We're twice as great as the losses
sustained by an Iowa regiment i'll any
other engagement, and it is fitting
that the state should make generous
expenditures there in marking the
graves of her heroes" said Mr.. Blanch-
ar, the member of the commission
from Oskaloosa. Continuing Mr..
Blanchard said, "A monument costing
$500 will be erected on the grounds
where each of the Iowa regiments
fought and a handsome large monu-
ment will be erected in some desir-
able location on the historic battle
field. Iowa is the pioneer in marking
the Vicksburg field, and purposes to
do its work so we'll that other states
will be encouraged to honor their dead
who lie there Illnois will certainly
follow the example set by Iowa in a
time"
Iowa was represented lily 1000
strong in Wednesdays grand parade OF
Grand Army veterans. Washington
is a good way for us to come" said
Commander John Lindt, of Council
Bluffs last night, 'but we furnished
cur thousand for the big procession at
least Most of the Iowa people we. e
greatly delayed in reaching Washing
ton and have an exceedingly I'M
complimentary opinoin Of eastern rail
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west were run in sections, some OF
them having ten or twelve different
sections. Commander Lindt himself
did not arrive until late Monday night
at which time he and his party were
greeted at the Pennsylvania station
by all visiting Iowans. The veterans
formed in line and escorted the COM
1nander and his party to Barton's hotel
the Iowa Headquarters and since that
time the corridors Of that place have
been full of men discussing old times
and the many incidents of the war.
The most prominent battles in which
Iowa men figured are those of Ante
tam, Petersburg, Va, Fredericksburg,
Charlottesville, the Wilderness and
Spottsylsania.
The tall figure of Lieutenant John
Iieriiott is frequently seen towering
above the throng at Barton's. Some
body asked Mr.. Herriott today if he
was veteran. Just trace of smile
fitted over his face as he replied that
he believed he was somewhat of
one. Yes he said y guess / can
lay claim to that appellation all right
/ fought in few battles, in fact.
counted them up one time and if | an
not mistaken | took part in just sixty
six engagements large and small dur
ing the war" "a veterans record Ger
tainly
Col. c. c. Horton, commander of the
Soldiers Home at Marshalltown is
here. Jolly, cordial and hale fellow
well met he is putting life into things
wherever he goes as usual. He has
been hunting up members of his reg
iment, the Second Iowa Cavalry, and
has found quite bunch of the boys
Colonel Horton has been looking fol
one of the members Of the local Gin
formation committee" since he arrived
with the avowed intention of stran-
Cling the gentleman. The colonel ar
rived on one Of those sections that
( reached the city about midnight and
he and his party struck one of the in
formation men with the request to be
directed to good place" to find bee
and board since they knew it was use
less to go to the hotels. The party fol
lowed their guide some ten blocks
which the original five had beer
stretched to, and the boy leading then
finally halted in dubious neighbour
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