The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-30
IMPOSING MILITARY ARRAY
ESCORTS UNION VETERANS

...........L. L. La Pierre, Adjt.
Ritual. ........... e.. -. Chaplain
Decoration of Graves ...........
..Oficer of the Day and Comrades
Salute the Dead. ............
.,....... National Guard and Post
Taps.
America" ........ Band and Audience
Benediction.
In the roll-call of the Dead the fol
lowing names were read:
w. A. Gardner, e. L. Hawley, e.
w Harris, c. P. James, J. H. Lovejoy,
p. J. Lanth, j. V. Simonson, c. A.
Shipley, J. McCabe, h. Nelson, ]. w.
Ramey, J. M Togue, ]. Tilden, J,
Forms, ]. Rustin, V. v Ashford, c. N.
Arnold F. Adler, S. S. auckland, G..
S. Babcock, T. Carey, r Campbell, j.
B. Dickson, j. Dodd, c. H. Eldredge,
c. II. Fox, w. Goodale G. c. Williams,
w c. Wilder, c. Wilson, ]. N. Wright,
w F. Williams G. w. Yarnik, J. T,
Daley, ], F. Noble, ]. H. Putnam, M.
Hagan, s. K McKeague.
The living members of the post are
as follows.
George Dietz, ]. T. Copeland, W. l.
Eaton w. H. Wilkinson, E. A. Strout,
L. l.. La Pierre, Fred Turrill, G. NJ
Roberts, George w Smith, c. H. Dick
ey, Peter Dubois, ]. Devlin, n B.
Emerson, r. D. Ellsworth, ]. w. Fran
els, F. Sherman, w. A. Perry, r. ].
Greene, A. s. Rartwell, I. Hutchinson,
NJ. Martinez, NJ. Mackey, w. McCand
less and R. M. Overend.
THE GRAFTON.
Wallace R, Harrington spoke as fol-
lows: asa
Fifty years ago today Gen. Beaure-
gard evacuated Corinth and the Mis-
sisippi as far down as Vicksburg fell
under the control of the Union forces.
The loyal army of the United States
numbered four hundred and fifty
thousand men. Fully two hundred
thousand of these were in the army
Of the Potomac under Gen George B.
Mcclellan. Another army commanded
by Gen. Buell. was stationed at Louis
vile, KY, and it was in this depart
ment that the first military move
ments of the year were begun.
Fifty years ago our countrymen
were finally aroused to the fact that
bitter and a bloody struggle was
before them. They knew it was war,
not a parade.
General Grant had taken Fort Don.
elson. Early in the month of April
Grant and Sherman operating against
Gen. Johnston and Gen. Beauregard
had fought the battle of Shiloh. Here
the loss from killed, wounded and
missing was more than ten thousand
men on each side. Admiral Farragut
had entered the Mississippi and New
Orleans had surrendered.
The battle of the Monitor and the
Merrimac had been fought. Gen. Nc.
Clellan at the head of two hundred
thousand men had started the Grand
Army of the Potomac on its way to
Richmond. The Yorktown siege had
been successful. The Union army
reached the Chickahominy ten miles
north Of Richmond. Norfolk had been
recaptured and McClellans advance
was in full swing. On the 31st Of
May 1862 the indecisive battle of
Fair'Oaks or Seven Pines was fought;
Gen. J. e. Johnston was severely
wounded and the command of the
Confederate army fell upon Gen. Rob.
ert E. Lee.
Practically all the men who we're
to win fame as leaders in the great
battle for human liberty had come
upon the. stage Of action. Even the
preachers of peace at any price" saw
that it was a fight and a fight to a
finish.
Memories Recalled.
To veterans assembled here today
to place the flowers of remembrance
on the graves Of departed comrades,
this brief summary no doubt recalls
wildly the part you were then TAX.
ing in the line of battle, on the march
or in camper possibly at home chat
ing under the restraint of necessity or
circumstances that prevented you
from joining the army until a later
date.
To you, this day set apart for the
Nation to pay its tribute of respect
in honor OF the fellow countrymen
who entered the hell Of war that their
country might indeed be a nation of
free men, this day is full to overflow
ing with cherished memories.
To your fellow citizens who came
into this world after the battles had