Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
FIGHTING HERO
Topaz TRIBUTE
New York Soldier to Land
Memory of First Irish
Here.

. real fighting man TO pay tribute TO
the memory OF men who bore the same
reputation has been secured Is the prin-
cipaI speaker for the memorial exercises
ut Holy Cross cemetery, at O'Clock
Monday afternoon, T. T. Landers. G. A.
T., member in charge. announced today.
The battling orator is Col T. J. Moy-
nahan, late Of the 165th Infantry. Rain
bow division, known as the old Fight
ing Sixty-ninth.'' in New York City.
Colonel Moynahan will arrive from New
York Sunday morning and will be given
q reception at the Hotel English by local
veterans Of all wars.
Down in Holy Cross cemetery, accord
ing to figures Of Mr.. Landers, there are
buried approximately 200 officers and
men of the S5th and 65th infantry, Civil
War regiments. The men Of these regi-
from Indianapolis.
NEITHER REGIMENT
HAS SURVIVORS.
G. a. r. records show there are no
known survivors Of either of these regi-
ments. At the StatehOuse the flag of
the SJth infantry may be seen bearing
the following inscription. "35th Indiana
first Irish)" and on the tattered flag
in which the regiment participated. There
Is no flag for the 65th for it was con-
solidated with the S5th late in the war.
The Thirty fifth was recruited In In
dianapolis at the outbreak of the Civil
War and in the first battles of 81 II
lost over 10 per cent of its men in killed
and wounded. 1t returned TO Indianapo-
lis and was recruited up in 62 and re-
turned to the front to action. The Sixty
FIFTH also lost heavily and later was con-
s.sOlidated with the Thirty fifth.
Among officers of the two regiments
buried in Holy Cross Cemetery are:
Col Richard Ryan. Lieut. Col John E
Balfe, Capt. James McHugb. Capt. Daniel
Donnelly, Capt. Thomas Madden, Capt
John Aaloney, Capt Martin Igoe. Capt
John Culley, Capt. Patrick J. Kennedy,
Capt. John Dugan, Lieut.. Andrew
Dwyer, Lieut.. Edward G. Breen, Capt
Christopher O'Brien, and two chaplains
the Rev. Father Peter COoney of the
Thirty fifth, and the Rev. Father st.
Clai rOf the Sixty fifth.
HERO AND REGIMENT
RECORDS SIMILAR.
The record Of the 25th is something
like that OF Colonel AIoynahan. Going
across Is a captain in the 165th Infantry
ment. He was wounded three times in
action, decorated for bravery by France
and given the Distinguished Service
Medal and other decorations by his
country.
Mr. Landers and Robert Clark arc in
charge Of decorating the graves for the
G. A. K. The committee on arrange
ments consists Of ". P. Gavin. John Nc
cam. James B. Mahsn, D. J. Sullivan,
Daniel Foley, y. D. Brosnan, 7. J. Nc
Carthy and J. P. O'Mahony.
The services at the cemetery will be
given at 5 O'Clock Monday afternoon.
A reception committee to meet Colonel
Monyhan has been named as follows:
John R. Welsh. James B. Mahan,
Charles J. Fisher. Jesse Gavin, 0. S.
Barry, John a. McGOwsn., J. P. OIa-
honey. Peter c. Riley. F. J. Kelleher,
William Madden, Maurice Donnelly, NJ
z. Foley, ". J Ready, William F. Fox,
y. J. Sullivan. Thomas y. MCGEE, ". Z.
Kelley, Leo Welsh, High J. Davey, vii
liam II. Foley. James z. Deery, Charles
L. Barry and James n. Deery.
4 luncheon in the ColOneI's honor viii
be given Monday at the Hotel English.