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PHONE 3100... I .1 IIORTHWESTERigi-xi..yVETERAN OF 15THCAPT. ARTHUR DAWSON MENTIONS NAMES FAMILIAR TO OLD-TIME FREEPORTERSDclvldcrc, Til., July 12—A recent visitor to Bclvlderc was Arthur Dawson, of Oak Park. 90 years old nnd the last surviving member of Company 13, 15th Illinois Infantry, known as the Boone Rifles before It' left Bclvldere to engage In active service In the Civil war.Rose to Rank of Captain Mr. Dawson, who went to the front as a private In Company D, the Bclvldere company, returned: from the war In 1865 In command Of the company as captain. Wc had several changes In captain as the war raged on, he said. First there was Hurlbut, who rose to the rank I of major general; Hayward, Wesley| Jones nnd Oilman, who moved to higher ranks.War Caused Excitement Captain Dawson showed great Interest in the life story of Genera! Stephen A. Hurlbut, written by Juliet Gilman Sager.Mr. Dawson was a mere boy when the Civil war plunged the country into one of the bloodiest conflicts in all history. I will never forget the wave of indignation which swept over Boone county when word was received that the rebels were firing on Fort Sumter. he snld. Belvi-derc’s only telegraph office was at the North Western railroad station. The first flash of the firing on Sumter spread like wildfire over the town and nearly every one then in Bclvldcre rushed to the railroad station to hear later nev/s from the front. The telegraph operator received messages all day nnd passed them out to the crowd. The Boone Rifles, which had been organized for some time and had been well drilled by Major C. B. Loop, one of the flnc.sc drlllmnsters I ever knew, held a hurried meeting nnd it was decided to open enlistments forthwith. Within an hour 125 had signed for service In response to President Lincoln’s first call for troops.what you can see If you will visit the battleground today. In one spot on the battlefield, where the fighting was fast and furious, has been erected a beautiful monument to the memory of the gallant 9th Illinois Infantry.9th Illinois Slaughtered Then Captain Dawson described what la Inscribed on that monument which stands as tribute to the brave men of the 9th Illinois who were mowed down by enemy shot and shell. The Inscription reads:9TH ILLINOIS INFANTRY Present for duty on the morning of the first day at Shiloh—687.Killed in Action—108 Wounded In Action—267 That is a fair sample of whati the Union forces went through on that terrible first day,*' said Captain Dawson. Here we find the 0th Illinois nearly wiped out with losses of over 80 per cent amd only 112 out of 587 left after the first day’s fighting.RlPLiI recall the day our company came home from the war, he bdd-cd. There were only 27 of us left. We looked for some kind of a greeting or reception from the home folks but to our chagrin only a few were at the station.(ttljitrcij g-enrirpHNext SundayIN NEARBY TOWNSPASTORS INVITE THE — PUBLIC TO THESE SERVICESEleroy and Harlem Center United Brethren ChurchesEleroy—Bible school. 0:30 a. m. Mcrning worship, 10:30 a. m.Harlem Center—Bible school, 10 a, m.—Rev. E. Fowler, pastor.nL of ithe1stninwhlMutctlanEchawaiItsplaloutthethethethetheledsonthiituriwhteve:TtetappwergloiFloicnce Evangelical ChurchFlorence Station, 111., July 12— Sunday morning services will be| conducted as regular, Sunday school at 9:30 and preaching at 10:30. Remember that Sunday is our birthday Sunday.—Rev. W. G. LeConte, pastor.Davis Calvary Evangelical ChurchDavis, ill., July 12—Sunday school will convene at 9:30 a. m. Worship at 10:30 a. m. Prayer service Wednesday evening.Rock City—Sunday school willconvene at 9:30 a. m. Young Peo-.!.lt;. - . r .. if.____ . ... a.AwillgloiwhlRevlea,lectDrsfcitterThtSFreLFreABee
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Freeport Journal Standard
Freeport, Illinois, US
Fri, Jul 12, 1935
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