. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. lyf-irr-^ Mav. i«y5 See Following Page. 21 P R () M I N E N T P E R S O N S WHO HAVE COUNTENANCED THE. MONUMENTING OF DECEASED CONFEDERATES AS HISTORIC PARTS OF AMERICAN SOLDIERY. Endorsement by one of the most important Union LEWIS B. PARSONS, of IllinoisChief of Kail and Ki\er Transportation U- S A . during the civil war Many letters were written to Gen. Underwood by Gen. Parsonsdirect, but the following, ; a donation to the monument fundthrough Gen. John C. Black, i
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. lyf-irr-^ Mav. i«y5 See Following Page. 21 P R () M I N E N T P E R S O N S WHO HAVE COUNTENANCED THE. MONUMENTING OF DECEASED CONFEDERATES AS HISTORIC PARTS OF AMERICAN SOLDIERY. Endorsement by one of the most important Union LEWIS B. PARSONS, of IllinoisChief of Kail and Ki\er Transportation U- S A . during the civil war Many letters were written to Gen. Underwood by Gen. Parsonsdirect, but the following, ; a donation to the monument fundthrough Gen. John C. Black, is so full of noble sentiments that it isreproduced here for the edification of all who may have the pleasure ofreading it: Geii. John C. : Mv Dear Genekai-—1 am glad to see a monument is being erected in cosmopolitanChicago in memory of the Confederate dead, for which I enclose a small contribution (acheck for $ is referred toj. Brave men ever respect bravery in friend or foe, andall the more when accompanied with great sacrifices and suffering for a cause believed tobe just, though history may render a different verdict, .-ynd, surely, rarely have menbeen more daring, or perile
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