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THE BLUEHelped To Honor Dead Who Wore The Gray.. iA MEMORIALARCH ERECTEDIn Columbus Was Dedicated Today—Nasb, Gordon and Dunkins Sp?ak./Coj/umsus, June U.At the instigation of Col. W. II. Knauss, an ex-federal soldier who instituted the yearly custom of decorating tbs graves of the confederate dead buried in Camp Chase, Wtn.H. Harrison of Cincinnati, a former citizen of Columbus provided a memorial arch for the 2250 dead confederate prisoners nf war. Mr. Harrison was not a^gage The Atten-ty Leaders.ator Elkins of West Virginia lntr;-ition. providing for the annexation of !■ union of the United States.t and Postmaster General Payne today the la tiers residence. Cubin matters [ tlm president's message. It was the snthad pressed the issue as far as it anna leaves for Cleveland tonight toInfoi will meet Tuesday and report a held Tueid iy to onnsidcr the measure.laABBiN^KiaiiivBBBiiaaaiaiiaaiiaasoldier In either army. Ii'ormer President Hayes paid a farmer to keep the burial ground free from weeds.Former Governor 5'oraker induced the government to enclose the spot with a stone ' wall. The dedication of the arch took pi ace today; Jive thousand'persons were present from ail parts of the ' country especially from Hib south, j Many elaborate iloral tributes were ' sent. ArnoDg the speakers were Gov.: Nash, Gen. John B. Gordon and Cap-j tain James Dunfeins of New Orleans. • The graves were decorated by the women of the i !. A. R. and Daughters ■ of the Confederacy.
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Hamilton Daily Democrat
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Sat, Jun 14, 1902
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