Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ised for flight. The stone base of the monu-ment rests on a grassy mound four feet in heightand is surrounded by an octagonal wire fenceset on stone coping. On the northeast side ofthe plinth is engraved the following: In mem-ory- of the patriotic boys of Byron, who fell insubduing the Great Rebellion—1861-1865. Onthe southeast and northwest sides are inscribedtbe names of the soldiers. On the southwest sideis the coat of arms of the State of Illinois deeplycarved. In May, 1887, another plinth of tbesame kind of marble, was placed under the onefirst includ
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ised for flight. The stone base of the monu-ment rests on a grassy mound four feet in heightand is surrounded by an octagonal wire fenceset on stone coping. On the northeast side ofthe plinth is engraved the following: In mem-ory- of the patriotic boys of Byron, who fell insubduing the Great Rebellion—1861-1865. Onthe southeast and northwest sides are inscribedtbe names of the soldiers. On the southwest sideis the coat of arms of the State of Illinois deeplycarved. In May, 1887, another plinth of tbesame kind of marble, was placed under the onefirst included, thus making the monument nine-teen feet six inches high, and the entire cost$1,700, raised by subscription. On May 30, 1900, an accident befell the be-loved monument. The cement used in its con-struction gradually working loose, a sudden,stronu iTust of wind struck the monument, deckedin its memorial emblems, overturning and shat-tering all hut the chiseled figure on the top ofthe shaft, which lay, still triumphant, at the foot. HISTORY OF OGLE COUXTY. 755 of the mound. The ubiquitous reporter, hap-pening to be on hand, ascribed the accident toa strolie of lightning. The monument was Immediately rebuilt, a newshaft replacing the broken one, the deposed, yetvictorious eagle again surmounting it, and thenames of all soldiers residing in the township,and of all who enlisted from it in any one ofthe wars of our country, were carved on thebase. In 1897. through the interest of the AlbertWoodc-ock Camp of Sons of Veterans, and main-ly through that of Captain Carl Spalding, of theCamp, two cannon, weighing 4,500 pounds each,and tw^elve feet in length, were obtained andplaced inside the monument enclosure. Theseare abandoned guns from the United States Ar-senal at Governors Island, New York harbor. The Press.—The newspaper now published inByron is The Byron Express-Record. It wasstarted in 1878 by Ervin and Hewitt and bythem called The Byron Express. Later it wasremoved to Shan
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