Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-13
AN APPEAL is MADE TO BADGER
PATRIOTISM.
WHAT STATES HAVE DONE
illinois Erects A Memorial Dome of
White Marble 90 Feet High
Seventeen Wisconsin Commands
Had a Part in the Famous Siege
Wants Additional Appropriation.
Madison, Feb. I

of the Vicksburg national military
park. The park commissioners are
William T. Rigby, General Stephen
d. Lee and James &. Everest. They
invite the attention to the work In
the Vicksburg Park bv the United
States and by states. 1t seems that
the fighting ground during the siege
and defense of Vicksburg in 1868,
about 1877 acres, has been purchased
Confederate, Union, Grant, II Sec
ondary avenues (Pemberton, Sher
man, Connecting, Georgia, Illinois, In
Tennessee. wisconsin, and 10 short
circles-Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky. Louisiana,
Illinois Memorial Indiana, Iowa,
Logan, Minnesota, Mississippi Mis-
souri,, Navy, Navy Memorial. New
York, Sherman, Texas, Wisconsin,
have been laid out and constructed
as earth roads. These avenues and
circles and the public roads in the
battlefield make total of more than
thirty miles of park roadway, all of
which will be metaled with a fine
quality of concreting gravel. Twelve
miles had been metaled at the end
of January, 1907 Fifteen bridges
have oeen built OF a contract cost OF
$122,449 The park commentaries
the campaign, seige and defense Of
vlcksburg, March 20 to July 4, 1863.
and 152 iron tablets tell the story
of each brigade, division and corps
of both armies; 1874 iron battery tab
let's mark the positions Of the guns
on the lines of investment and de
Tense, and tell the story of each bat
terry command in the armies engaged
in the campaign, siege and defense;
14S iron markers contracted for and
soon to be delivered, will show the
position of each Confederate regiment
on the line Of defense. Twentyeight
bronze tablets headquarters. his
torical and mortuary) have been
placed In the park and in the city VI
Vicksburg. Fifty-eight iron guide.
boards have been placed and 3s have
been contracted Tor and will soon DC
delivered. About 125 old cannon OF
the kind and calibre used in the
siege and defense have been received
from the war department, ard liz
have been mounted on field carriages
Sd on the confederate and IS OF
the union line. Thirteen will be
mounted on seige carriages.
The work thus outlined has beeu
or will be done by the national com
mission under direction of the sec
rotary of war, at the cost of the
United States-s675,0 900 having been
appropriated by congress for the
work. and additional appropriations
will be made until the park is finally
established
The states of Illinois. Iowa, Massa-
chusetts Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
sissippi, New Hampshire, New York,
Ohio Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and
Wisconsin have appropriated s623, 500
| for the park-an average of S2642 for
each command.
Illinois has completed and dedicat-
ed state memorial of white Georgia
marble In the form of dome, 81 feet
in diameter and CO feet high, at a
cost OF 100000 The names (more
than 36000) of the soldiers who then
| belonged to the 79 Illinois commands
engaged in the operations common.
GRATED by the park. are inscribed in
bronze on the interior wall of this
dome-a memorial temple unsur-
passed in the world The state has
also placed 70 monuments and IS
markers In the park.
Iowa has dedicated beautiful state
memorial at cost OF 100000
granite peristyle witt, bronze panels
in alto relief and a bronze eques.
trian figure on a pedestal in front OF
the center fhe granite work has
been completed and three OF the
bronze panels are in place. hut the
memorial has not yet been Transient
ed to the United States. The state
has also dedicated and transferred IL
monuments Clearing inscriptions for
her 90 commands) and SO bronze
markers
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
Pennsylvania have placed state me
MORALS in the park The last named
bears this inscription: Here broth.
ers fought for their principles-here
a united people will forever cherish
The precious legacy of their noble
| manhood
Minnesota has placed an impress
sive state memorial in the park-a
rock-faeed obelisk OF Souh Carolina
granite, 80 feet high, with bronze
figure Of the goddess OF peace on its
front face. The state has also placed
three monuments and three markers
In the park.
ohio has placed 80 monuments and
20 markers, and 1t is expected TO
make an additional liberal approprla-
ton for a state mcm rial
Mississippi will place a beautiful
state memorial and &c markers in the
park.
Wisconsin has contracted for 10
monuments Clearing inscriptions for
her IL commands) and z markers OF
Montello granite. A bill making an
additional appropriation Of $4,000
for state memorial Is now pending
before the legislature.
| Michigan ,yew York and Rhode