| Show 0 0 0 0 first civil moncine 01 0 N A gentle rise of ground in the quiet village cemetery at tipton mich stands the first monument to the brave and patriotic men who gave their lives in defense of 0 the city unity of our common country so reads the inscription on the cast face and it further states that the shaft chaft was erected july 4 1860 by bi the citizens of franklin township thus becoming the first permanent memorial emor lal to the civil war dead in the country at the time tipton and franklin township were cited in the national press for the energy and rapidity which definite acknowledgment was made for the great debt of gratitude to those who made the sup supreme sacrifice that the union of states S might live and since then n th the e well designed shaft has had recurring attention by the seekers of civil war shrines shrine as aa the years have mellowed its stone and time has softened the memories of the hardships which it signalizes but clear and readable yet are the inscriptions on the south face preserve the tha union of the states cemented by our prayers our tears and our blood on the north facea face these died that the nation might live republican governments be perpetuated and personal rights secured on the front or west face unto union n and liberty one and abd inseparable now and forever 4 |
