The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-21
Famous Banner Of Park City Crays
To Be Placed as Memorial to
School Boy Soldiers
J. V. QOARLEs TO SPEAK
Interesting Ceremonies to Take Place
at the High School on Afternoon
Before Memorial Day-Many
80 to Attend Gathering


One Of the most interesting historic
events ever planned for Kenosha will
take place a week from next Friday
afternoon when the old tattered flag of
the Park City Grays put in proper
receptacle will be placed in the as
sembly room of the high school as a
memorial to the members Of the old
classes in the Kenosha High school who
threw down their books and went out to
fight in the Union armies. The old flag,
which was made by the women of
Southport and presented to the com
pany with great ceremonies just before
it left for the front, is one of the
dearest relics Of the war history of
Kenosha. In connection with the. dedica
tion Of this flag as a memorial there
will be presented to the school full
list Of the members Of the school who
fought during the war Of the rebellion.
This notable list has been prepared by
F. H. Lyman and it contains the names
of nearly 100 men who were members
of he Kenosha school who served in the
Civil war.
The presentation of the memorial
will be made by United States Judge
Joseph V. Quarles of Milwaukee, who
graduated from the Kenosha High
school with the class Of 1861 and who
commanded d company having twenty
six Kenosha school boys in it's ranks.
o4
will revive the interest in the story Of
the war history of Kenosha Many
memories cluster about the tattered
flag of the Park City Grays. Kenosha
has always been a patriotic city, but
few Of the people know that the Park
City Grays was the first company in
Wisconsin to offer it's services to the
government for the preservation Of the
Union. Within forty-eight hours after
the fall of Fort Sumpter, a telegram
was received in the Wisconsin Assembly
offering to the state and the nation
the services of the Park City, Grays.
Ten days later marching under the flag
which is now brought back to the old
Kenosha School as a memorial these
men marched out of Kenosha and went
to Milwaukee to join the First Wiscon-
sin Volunteer Infantry. Among the
members of this original company were
Myron A. Baker, Charles H. Blood, John
Frenz, Phillip Hartman, Ezra Simmons,
Charles A. Leonard and lack Wilder, all
Of whom are living in the city at the
present time. The company saw long and
valiant service in the war and the
memorial flag, while only remnant of
the beautiful banner presented by the
women Of the city, has many stories
of death and privation to tell. The
memories Of these other d'ys will be
awakened at the dedication Of the mem
orial. 1t will be great time for the
old school boy soldiers. The members
of the Grand Army and the Woman
Relief Corps will attend the dedicatory
ceremonies in body and it is expected
that many of the old boys will come
back from other cities to take part in
the dedication.
TIE preparation of the list of the
school boys who fought in the rebellion
is matter Of great historical interest
to the people of the city who are in
terested in the military history Of Keno
sha. Many Of these men are now living
far from Kenosha, but Mr.. Lyman has
carefully written the story of their
glorious deeds in defense of their coun-
try and their flag and this history will
be handed down as a heritage to future
generations
The dedication takes place on the
day before Memorial Day and all citi-
zens of the city are invited to attend
the simple ceremonies of the dedication.