The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-09-29

received a fall which shook her up |
considerably, we cannot refrain
from paying tribute to our host Of
the day and owner Of the REQ in
which our party rode--Mr. Royal
Pafford Royal bears the nickname
Of Risky but it sis a misnomer, for
he is the personifcation of CAREFUL
ness andnever deviates from his
Safety First motto.
We had the pleasure Of personal
ly meeting Superintendent Dean, an
old soldier, who, we were told par
ticipated in the battle Of Shiloh in
1862, and whom we found to be a
most courteous gentleman.
In looking over the cemetery
proper and the extensive park of
six square miles, there are scores
Of things to excite the keenest in
est. The finest monument is the
large one marked Iowa in Memory
Of Shiloh" on the base and on adj
verse sides showing these beautiful
inscriptions:
The world will little note nor
long remember what we say here,
but can never forget what was
done here"
Brave Of the brave,the twice five
thousand men who all that day
stood in the battles shock. Fame
holds them dear and with immortal
pen inscribes their names on the
enduring rock"
Off to one side, a concession has
been made to the Lost Cause by
the Federal Government, and there
is a small inclosure, with concrete
walls capped with cannon balls.
marking formally the burial place
Of the Confederate dead, the last
resting place Of the brave men of
the South who gave up their lives
in defense Of what they held to be |
as sacred as the Union was regard
ed by the soldiers on the other side. |
AS a matter Of fact. the bones Of
the Confederate dead are widely
scattered and this little spot is the
only visible taken by which the
fallen heroes are held in memory. |
The thought occurred to us, that
Uncle Sam, in his goodness, and as
has been done at Arlington, might
on request Of the southern States,
grant the privilege of a few Of the
many acres in the Shiloh Park, in
order that the States of the South
may erect theeeon suitable monu-
ments to the memory Of the Boys
in Gray" who died at Shiloh.
Going back to the personal fea-
ture Of the day, an unexpected
pleasure was needing at Shiloh, so
many members of the Ross and
Williams families, some of whom
we had not met for many years.
Chancellor j. W. Ross and wife,
and Supreme Court Clerk Tom B.
Carroll and wife, Of Jackson, were
there, and in addition, there were
from Savannah, the ChaIicellor's
aged father, Mr.. Isaac Ross, and the
Chancellor's brothers, Attorney Lige,
Farmer Hardin, with their wives
and other members of their fami-
lies. Chancellor Ross father is
eighty-two years old and in spite Of
the fact that few years ago he
was seriously crippled, is yet a man
Of wonderful vitality.
Returning again to the park and
the cemetary and their multitude
Of attractions, one spot always
claims attention--the grave Of the
Drummer boy, who lost his life
while leading his regiment, and
whose drum is in possession of the
superintendent The sight Of the
marked grave brought back to our
mind the song, The Drummer Boy
Of Shilon," which was popular forty
years ago, and the first verse Of
which, with most of the second) |
came back into our mind
On Shiloh's dark and bloody |
ground the dead and wound
ed lay;
Among them was a drummer