The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-07
Bossier'. Confederate m.,um.,t

Inc erection of the Confederate NOM.
ment IN this place was begun and com.
pleted last week. On Friday morning a
rev OF the members of the r. J. Hancock
Chapter, Y. D. c., and others friendly to
the movement, gathered to see the corner
stone laid and to hold some service fitting
70 the occasion. This was closed bv a
snort and earnest prayer by Mr.. Jos. e.
johnston and the Lords Prayer repeated
IN concert. The following morning call
meeting OF the chapter was held in the
Ponce Jury's room at the Court House.
Wnen the report of the committee appoint
ed TO inspect and pass upon the work of
erection was received. The committee re.
ported favorably and the contract price of
the monument was then paid in full.
The monument is indeed pretty and is a
pleasant surprise to visitors to our town,
but few of whom expected to find it so
elaborate. 1t is more than twenty feet in
height and is built of selected Georgia
marble. The statue of the youth of 81,
with musket at rest and steady gaze
ahead, as if awaiting a call to arms, is a
handsome and pleasing piece to crown a
shaft so dear to the hearts of our people.
In the crypt of the monument was
placed the following: A history of the
X. }. Hancock Chapter and its organiza-
ton, together with the names of its first
officers and those of the present day; a
short biographical DR.. W. M. Abney, the
founder of the chapter, and his obituary !;
short biography of Capt. R. j. Hancock,
the honoree; copies of the Banner con-
tanning history of the Bossier Volunteers
and Ninth Louisiana Regiment, and others
giving reports of the battles of Shiloh,
Charlottesville and Mansfield; email
scrap book showing the constitution and
bylaws, minutes of meetings of theschap-
ter and the rosters of the six companies to
leave this parish; a few bills of Confeder-
ate money, and the chapter badge; the
roster of Caddo Rifles, Company A, First
Louisiana Infantry, from April, 1862, con-
tanning the names of Edward A. Lowry,
Morgan 0. Talliaferro, j. Edward Jackson,
William G. Arons, James L. Turner and
Stocks Bledsoe, who volunteered from this
parish.
I We wish we had the time and space tc
devote to more extended notice, but such
is not the case Well have to wait anti
another time. Let it suffice to say that il
is a credit to the people of our parish, who
have cheerf1lly paid for it, and not only
shows that patriotism is not dead in oul
midst, but that we would keep green il
: memory the heroic struggles of those who
} went forth to battle for our fair Southland
!, and our homes.
This monument was erected at cost o
$3.50 and, as stated above, has been pait
for in full. There is a balance on hand
t which will be used in placing an iron fenc'
around the monument and otherwise
! identifying the plot of ground it occupies
> Since our last issue the following sum
have been donated to the fund: Mrs. r. E
Wyche, 50; Mr.. R. B. Hill, So; Mr.. c. F
Wright, $3.50. This runs the total raise'
: by individual subscriptions up to S723. IL
If you haven't subscribed to the fund, d
. so now, as more money is needed.
The date of the unwilling and other par
Eticulars will be announced in these col
! umns later.