The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-22
Reunion Was Held There This Week
With vetearns of Civil War En-
joyins Renewing Old
Acquaintance.
BATTLE MON M E N T S
This and Corinth Were Two Of the
Hardest and BIoodiest Engage.
ments of the Civil
War.

the reunion at Vicksburg last Week.
w G. Andrews has written the FOL
lowing letter describing the reunion
which will be read with interest, no
doubt. by all of the Iowa and keokuh
veterans
I will give you sketch OF the
last few days spent in Vicksburg
during the peace jubilee held here
October 16 to 10. The government
furnished us about seventy-f1ve am
balances and trucks to carry US back
and forth from the park to the city
during the whole week.
There are 1877 monuments OF all
classes in the park, as follows:
Union-Illinois, / state, 80 regl-
mental. Indiana, % regimental;
Iowa, / state, IL regimentai; Minnie.
sofa. 1 regimental; Ohio, "a regimen
tai. Pennsylvania, l regimental:
wisconsin, / state, l Individual
United States regular troops, 3 regi-
mental.
Observation-Disclosures / state; Ar
kansas, / state; Louisiana, l regl-
mental: Tennessee, 1 regimental.
Mortuary-Five.
Headauarters-Thir
The well-planned system OF roads
radiating from Pittsburg Landing.
where the armies of Grant and Buell.
disembarked, and reaching all lmpor-
tant points Of the battlefield, is one
of the chief delights Of visitors. rive
trenches where confederate dead
we're buried have been located and
enclosed in substantial concrete walls
ornamented with cannon balls. Inc
area of the park under government
title is 3,54614 acres and was ac-
ouired under an act Of congress ap-
proved December 81, 1894. The care
full and gradual establishment OF the
Shiloh National Military park has
been so unostentatious that Its pro-
portions, its beauty, and its true his
toric value are revelations to the
thousands who annually visit 1t.
The distance. Corinth to the edge
OF the park, is eighteen miles, and
direct to Pittsburg Landing on the
Tennessee river through the park.
twenty-five miles. over a splendid
turnpike road. This road, built OF
gravel. was constructed and Is main
tanned by the Corinth Turnpike Co.
The battlefield of Corfnth, Miss,
on which one OF the bloodiest fights
of the civil war took place on Oc-
tober 8 and 4, 1862, and in which
the number of men engaged was
second only to Shiloh. was another
feature. Great earthworks were
thrown M here and the alternate pos
session Of them, first by one side
and then by the other, and the furi.
Gus charges to regain possession
under whitening IRE from points OF
vantage shattered many a fine regf-
ment. It is here that a magnificent
shaft has been erected by the United
Daughters Of, the Confederacy OF
Texas to the memory OF Col. w. p.
Rogers. commanding the Second
Texas regiment at FIT. Robinett.
where he fell on the second day OF
the battle. October 4. 1852. An hour
or two can be spent interestingly in
and around Corinth viewing the old
battle grounds. on which can be seen
the ''breast works which were built
during the war.
The unwilling and dedication OF
the magnificent $4,000 confederate
monument MAY IT. 1917, erected by
the United DAUGHTERS OF Confeder-
acy. IL an event Of interest as it is
the only monument ever erected to
the confederacy as whole The
design. one Of the most striking ever
conceived, comprising three groups
on a base Of artistic proportions, Is
built Of Mt Airy granite. The cen
trail group Of figures, representing
Victory and Death. Is nine feet hieh.
This eroup sculptured piece for
Shiloh battlefield. for which the
peopIe of the south contributed 1iber-
ally. Is one OF the most beautiful on
the grounds