The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-04
Tattered Flag Of Park City Grays
Placed in High School as Me-
mortal to School Heroes
PRAISE FOR VETERANS OF WAR
United States Judge J. v. Quarles
Makes an Address and E. II. Ly-
man Gives Interesting History
Of Kenosha Soldiers


One Of the most interesting incidents
in connection with the military history
of Kenosba took place at the assembly
room of the high school this afternoon
when the tattered remnants Of a flag
were placed in the assembly room as
a memorial to the Kenosha School Boys
who served in the army in the war of
the Rebellion and the Spanish American
War. The flag was the flag which was
presented by the patriotic women of Ke-
nosha to the Park City Grays who had
the honor of being the first body Of
men in Wisconsin to offer their services
to the government at the outbreak of
the Civil War. In honor of the dedica-
ton Of the memorial there was large
gathering of the members Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, The Woman S
Relief Corps and other patriotic socie-
ties. The program for the dedication
included the singing Of patriotic songs,
an address by Judge J. V. Quarles of the
United States Court, himself a graduate
of the Kenosha School and one Of the
soldiers of the Civil War. The most in
teresting feature of the event was the
reading of a history Of the service of
the Kenosha School Boys in the war.
The history which has been prepared by
Mr. Lyman with a great deal Of care
viii be something of greatest interest
in the archives of the city. Mr.. Lyman
said:
We are assembled to dedicate a mem
orial to the school boys of Kenosha who
fought in the war for the preservation
of our American Union during the try
ing years from 1861 to 1865.
AS you all know, Major Robert An
derson and his small intrepid garrison
surrendered Fort Sumpter in the harbor
Of Charleston, South Carolina, on the
thirteenth day of April, 1861 after a
gallant though hopeless defense against
the assaults of vastly superior numbers.
This event marked the commencement
Of the Civil War.
The intensity Of patriotic Indignation
and determination that prevailed the en-
tire North and loyal sections Of the Dor
der states, cannot be imagined by those
who did not experience it and cannot
be described by those who did. Keno
sha citizen soldiery made UP largely of
Kenosha school boys was ready for the
emergency.
In the Kenosha Telegraph of Thurs
day the 18th of April, is printed the fol
lowing: con Monday morning last, g
telegram was read from the speakers
chair at Madison, while the assembly
was in session, announcing that the Ke
nosha Grays under Colonel Lane, would
hold themselves in readiness on three
days notice to march against the south
ern traitors"
The despatch was received with
bursts Of applause, not only by the
legislative assembly,, but by the crowd
in the Hobbies and galleries.
Please to bear in mind that in 1861
statements of this character printed in
the Kenosha Telegraph may be accepted
as historically correct. Remember also
that Monday morning last" mentioned
IN the quoted article was April the 18th
less than fOrty-eight hours after the fall
of Fort Sumpter and before the general
PRONUNCIATION of Abraham Lincoln s pro
clamation calling for seventy-fve thous
and men for three months. Comrade
Alfred Rowland of the Park City Grays
Ito whom | shall again refer writes
from Chico, California, under date of
April the 22nd last, as follows: "The
Park City Grays were supposed to be
the first Company that offered their ser
vices to the governor after Lincoln Is
call of the 18th of April
| wrote concerning this claim to Com
rade H. w. Rood, Patriotic Instructor
Department of Wisconsin, G.. A. R.
who on the ninth instant replied as fol
lows: CT do not think that the hour Of
the day on which the telegram concern
ing the Park City Grays was sent, cal
be verified.
Love in his book, WISCONSIN il
the War" says that the people of Ke
nosha claim that the Company was tn
uISG oheI0d, DuG IL is recorded ina
Companies H and d enlisted on the l6tl
day of April.
In those strenuous days the minds O.
Wisconsin IS loyal men were engrosset
with matters of graver import. The,
had no thought of petty rivalries. S.
that in the spirit of historic cando1
accepting these adverse claims at thei
full value, the contention of priorit,
on the part of the Park City Grays i
certainly fully established
During the eleven days succeeding tn
10Th of April few patriotic Kenosh
women, worked day and night maxim
with their own skillful hands beauti
full silk flag which was presented to tn
Park City Grays on the afternoon of tn
10th.
The Kenosha Telegraph of May
said "The Company marched into tn
park which was already filed with
large concourse. The exercises were OF
ened by very eloquent and appropriat
prayer by Rev. JAS T. Mathews. Mr.
i. 5. Lowell then in the name Of th