The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

Win the total losses, in this order:
known Unknown Missing
Gonfed. .....1.413 3.87S $500
Total Union. 1912; for re- enfeaer d tes
1901. ''e' q '''''
Driving off the main road the Penn
sylvania volunteer monument to Cur
tin, Brenholtz, Hartranft. Leasure and
Derlll stands on knoll with this in
scription over the door: Here broth
ers fought for their principles; here
heroes died for their country. and a
united people will ever cherish the
precious legacy OF their noble man
hood" All states represented. but not
actively engaged in the seige. place
their monuments off the main road.
turn to the right brings US to Grave
yard row and into General Ewing's
grounds. The rifle pits for the sharp
shooters are much in evidence and
much of the hardest fighting we were
told occurred here
Gen. Green, the confederate general
was killed in this vicinity. Indiana has
just started to build on Union avenue
just across the ravine from where Green
was stationed and where he fell. Ill-
nois has erected the most imposing
monument right next to Logan's head
quarters and on what is called I.ogan's
approach. 1t is an immense dome with
broad stone steps leading up to it
and supported by six massive columns
over the entrance are the heads Of
Grant, Lincoln and Yates. with savings
from each and their signatures Lin
coins which is so great a prophecy. /
made memorandum Of, THE mystic
chords of memory stretching from
every battlefield and patriots grave, to
every living heart and hearthstone all
over this broad land will yet swell the
chorus of the Union, when again touch
ed, as surely they will be, by the better
angels of our nature" The interior of
the dome has large slab of the dedica-
ton concluding with this verse.
mot without thy wondrous story, Hi
nois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nations glory, Illi-
nois, Illinois,
In the records of thy years
Abraham Lincoln's name appears.
Grant Logan, and our tears, Illinois"
Tablets fill the walls in memory of |
the officers and their names and rank |
is lettered on the wall Illinois had |
$4,000 in the fray Iowas latest monu-
ment, now under way, is in bronze fig
ures portraying scenes from the battles |
OF jackson, Champion Hill and Fort |
Gibson This sacred ground covers 400 |
acres and so miles of gravel driveways |
have been laid in and round it. Fort |
Gary was shown as the closest range of |
lighting between the two armies. 1885,
600 men were in this siege. An obser- |
vatory 100 feet high is now under con- /
struction. This is placed on the high |
est spot and when completed one will |
be able to see over the entire grounds. |
The hard rains have brought to the sur
face bullets and buttons, a few of which |
we were able to get and which I am |
bringing to you, and next season If we |
play here I truly hope you will be able |
to visit us here and go over the old |
grounds with us and show us where |
you lay. By that time I trust Indiana |
will be represented with monuments
and markers SO can read an accurate |
description of the moves Of the boys of
the 99th for I know of no more beauti-
full spot or a grander tribute to the
bravest heroes our country has ever
known.
Your devoted daughter,