Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1903 — HONORS SOLDIER DEAD [ARTICLE]

HONORS SOLDIER DEAD

Monuments Erected ou Shiloh Battle* Field Are Dedicated. The twenty-two monuments erected on Shiloh battlefield, Kentucky, by the State of Indiana in honor of the twenty-two regiments that State had in the battle of Shiloh were dedicated Monday. A notable eulogy of the Indiana soldiers who fell in the famous battle was delivered by United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge. William Carey Sanger, Assistant Secretary of War, also delivered an address. James Whitcomb Riley recited “Old Glory.” Two special trains and a fleet of passenger boats brought 000 persons from Indianapolis. Gen. Lew Wallace presided at the dedicatory exercises. The monuments were presented to the State by Col. James Wright of the Indiana commission which has had charge of their erection. Gov. W. T. Durbin presented the monuments. to the government, and they were accepted by Assistant Secretary of War Sanger. The matronal commission was represented by Col. Josiah Patterson of Memphis, Tenn.; Gov. Frasier, of Tennessee was represented by Gen. Gordon of Memphis. „ v-«* With the Indiana party was Miss Kell Grant of San Diego, Oal., granddaugh-ter-of Gen. U. S. Grant. When the fleet of boats passed the Cherry homestead, which was Gen. Grant’s headquarters at Shiloh, tbe boats landed to allow Miss Grant to go ashore for a few minutes. The sister of George Kroenen, an Evansville Contractor, was driving when her horses became frightened at a passing train and dashed several miles down the railroad track and jumped a cattle guard. The young woman was net thrown from the buggy.