Title
Description of Taylor's Battery Monument
Description
Excerpt from Chicago Tribune with information on Taylor's Battery Monument.
Source
"At Rosehill," Chicago Tribune, May 31, 1869.
Date
May 31, 1869
Original Format
Newspaper
Text
Taylor’s Battery, that lies on the brow of the hill, the spot being marked by a heavy marble obelisk, bearing on its sides the names of the following battles, in which the battery participated: Frederickstown, Belmont, Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Champion Hills, Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta.
Wreaths and flowers were hung around the obelisk, and each grave was decorated with crosses, wreaths, and flowers.
Wreaths and flowers were hung around the obelisk, and each grave was decorated with crosses, wreaths, and flowers.