It is particularly requested that several supervisors of our county bestir themselves in their respective townships, to raise as large an amount as possible for the Soldiers’ Relief Fund, as it is the intention of the committee to have the bodies of our brave boys brought home and interred at Oakdale Cemetery, and to erect a substantial monument over them. For this purpose there is no doubt that the trustees of the cemetery will donate suitable lots for the purpose. If the county does as well in raising funds as the city, the committee will be enabled, after attending to the immediate wants of the wounded, to erect a monument over the slain soldiers that will be creditable to the appearance of the grounds. There are a number of our citizens who have not yet contributed to this fund, who, no doubt, will be happy of having the opportunity of doing so. The list we believe, is in the hands of Mr. Eldridge, at the Post Office.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, March 1, 1862, p. 1
No comments:
Post a Comment