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Show Cniteil Confederate veterans have resolved resolv-ed before they pass away to erect a monument mon-ument over the remains of their old comrades Id arms. The design for the monument has been accepted, the site selected, the money raised and the contract con-tract awarded. General Joo. C. Underwood, Under-wood, Major-general Commnnding of the division of the northwest, U. V. C, began to take active steps toward this end about three months ago, and not alone were those who fought on the Confederate Confeder-ate side subscribers to this monummt, but m-ny ex-Unlo 1 soldiers as well. There la in Chicago an association that is not perhaps widely known to the people at large. It is founded on the ' events of the late war, and its membership member-ship is made up of participants in that great conflict. There is good reason for the slight knowledge t f this organization. organiza-tion. While it numbers In Chicago nearly 7,500 members, 7.300 of these are sleeping their last sleep In Oakwool cemetery, and (he 200 jsurviyors of the |
