History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . k covered with brain coral and set incement. Imbedded in the four faces of the second baseare huge limestone slabs bearing the four inscriptions OneHundred and Sixty-first Indiana Volunteer In-fantry. Set in the north side of the lower base is a plateof limestone bearing the names of Colonel Durbin, Lieu-tenant-Colonel Backus and Captain George West as build-ers. In the front lower base is another limestone shieldbearing the date 1899. In the upper left hand corner ofthe lower base immediately under the lower lef
History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . k covered with brain coral and set incement. Imbedded in the four faces of the second baseare huge limestone slabs bearing the four inscriptions OneHundred and Sixty-first Indiana Volunteer In-fantry. Set in the north side of the lower base is a plateof limestone bearing the names of Colonel Durbin, Lieu-tenant-Colonel Backus and Captain George West as build-ers. In the front lower base is another limestone shieldbearing the date 1899. In the upper left hand corner ofthe lower base immediately under the lower left hand cor-ner of the upper base is the corner stone concerning thelaying of which and its contents the following is quotedfrom the Times of Cuba. Yesterday morning the corner stone was laid, notwith any formal ceremony but in a business-like way. Thecorner stone is one of great size, and after being chiseledout a tin box was placed inside. The box was about fif-teen inches on each side, and when filled contained a re-markable collection of papers, very different from any that. 144 HISTORY OF THE history records, and the man who will open this stone incenturies to come will marvel at the wonderful sight thatwill greet his eyes when he removes the cement that nowso well protects the assortment of mementos that the In-diana men covered with a massive slab. A complete rosterof the regiment was first placed in the stone. Then camea copy of the drill regulations and the manual of arms, fol-lowed by the photographs of a number of the officers ofthe regiment, all the newspapers published in Indiana whichcould be procured, a few small coins, a piece of rope fromthe lamented Maine, one cigar in a box, a brief history ofthe regiment, copies of the New York, Cincinnati and Chi-cago papers, and lastly a copy of the Times of Cuba, ofTuesday, January 23, which contained the first account ofthe unique memorial of the Indiana regiment. Captain West deserves great praise not only for hisshare i
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