The National tribune., 1909-12-30

but has had an income enough from
rents to paSyall the Posts expenses.
The Elks gave the Post their nan Ior
meetings untfl the Post room could pe
rebuilt. -
LOYAL EAST TENNEssEEANs.
| A Movement TO Erect Monument I'D
Those Who Died at Andersonviile.
Editor National Tribune: Some TWO
weeks ago l read an account Oh tne u.i
yailing and dedication of a monufnehs
To the memory of the Union soldiers OF
| MARYLAND. Other States have erected
| n,onuments in memory or their heIoie
ldaad In the loyal States but little
trouble is experienced in raising money
| for the purpose of erecting mohuineh.s'
as the Legislatures of the various o.a.os n
annropriate money for that PURPOSE
hut in this Southland of ours not
dollar can be obtained for the purpose
Of erecting monuments to Union SOL
diers.
! Rut in spite of all this the Union
sold iers of Tennessee have erecteu
monument at Knoxville, Tenn, 10 the
memory of her GIG soldiers who gave
Inn their lives that the Union might
he preserved The money was raiseu
thru the effort of the Grand ARMY VI
Tennessee, who took the lead, pu. wsle
ably assisted by the survivors, wiuo"s
and the loyal people.
| The contributions were small, put tne
lcomm;ttee kept hard at work, so at the
Iend of about five years the monument
was completed and dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
True Patriotism.
7 want to tell the readers OF ne va
tional Tribune about one contriputioi,i III
nm
fully illustrates the loyalty and pair OF
ism of the East Tennesseeans, as the
norticulsr case referred to, was from
his division of the State. An Ola iaus
who was almost blind sent the com
Tnitee 81 to help build the monuIleht,
and with her contribution was iettel s
n which she said that two OF her Sons
-members of the I'd Tenn.-had dleu
; in rebel prison, and expressed her re-
rot that she was unable to send IN q
larger contribution. I'll. -.
This handsome monument is bullt Oh
) The best grade of Tennessee marple, ana
vas obtained from d quarry aiilioss II
! and on the cap-stone is the hsure vi
, soldier at parade-rest
This monument cost $11,2lb.oo, aio
; vas designed and erected py iocd
connanv This is the reason why II
lid not cost any more, as the cofninit
tee saved the expense or trahspol@t "a "a
. ton, besides the local company q d th'
work cheap, as it was a home affair.
True to the Union.
To some / know it must appear
s strange that East Tennessee RENAMED
/ n the state and the South took VI
n arms against the Government. Wailef
t lin as it were by high mountains ant
= with limited means of communication
i, with the outside world. yet when I'M
n time came for action that old-t'm
: martial spirit asserted itself again. am
= we find 81, 1000 of her brave sons in tn
4 ranks of Uncle Sans army In ina
0 great war of the rebellion.
h The men of no State deserve create
e consideration than the men of Ten
: nesee who so nobiy stood by the GOV
e ernment in the hour OF its creates
/, peril These gallant men were in man
3. hard campaigns and some of the nara
v est battles of the war. and their recor
FOR bravery and heroism was equal I
: the men of other states.
To fully understand why these noun
tain men remained true to the Unio
and Old Glory one must know the con
dition of things here IN East Iehhes
see In 1862.
In the first place a large Confederat
e force was sent into East Tennessee t
q iisarm the Union men. This was 10!
o lowed by enrolling and cOnscript offi
e GERS 1t is hard to make water run u
e hill, and It was equally as hard to max
Ian East Tennesseean fight against tn
d stars and Stripes Then 1t was tina
u hey began to drop out of sight, the
3 II was that they were hunted like vii
e lbeasts-some shot down, others drive
u from home.
q These same loyal people divided tn
= last pound of bacon and bushel of cor
q htn so1djnrS in thn
IL cold Winter campaign of 1864. VINE
a the war with Spain came on and "Ur
u Gle Sam wanted soldiers to fight n
l. battles, the East Tennessee boys wer
= ready, and entered the ranks in exces
i of her quota.
'e AndersOnvi,le Monument.
li Another move Is now under way
lie erect a monument in Andcrsonvil
l. Prison Park, Andersonville, Ga, to tn
re memory of the ], ,2S2 Tennesseeans VII
~ died in the various prisons of the Sout
lp A committee has been appointed an
ID ia now actively engaged in collectir
'y money to erect the monument. and ii
committee hopes to have funds suti
Id cient to erect the monument ne.
~ Summer.
m This committee is not asking aid ou
IS, side of its own State, but if Tenne
seeans who have removed from II
State wish to contribute to this mo
worthy cause, such amount Will
ns Thankfully received and due acknow
ne edgment made by Geo. w. Peter
| Treasurer of the committee, Knoxvill
n Tenn. Comrade Peters is one OF o'
,is prominent business men, and is the sci
of or member of the Peters, Bradley NJ
an Company of this city, and any mon'
IT'S sent him will be duly accounted fo
as The committee Is composed of sevt
he ex- Union soldiers, and Maj. D. A. Ca
es penter, Capt John NJ. Harris and Ale
ne ander Eckel were in prison. The 9th
MT members are Capt. John T. Chile
of Ignaz Franz, w. r. Carter and Geo. '
I'M Peters.-W. r. Carter. Knoxvill
re Tenn.
r.
Ransom Post of st. Louis.
n The 26th anniversary Campfire