Title
Decoration of Unknown Soldier Graves
Description
Excerpt from Chicago Tribune with information on the decoration of unknown soldier graves.
Source
"Decoration Day," Chicago Tribune, May 31, 1872.
Date
May 31, 1872
Original Format
Newspaper
Text
GENERAL DECORATION.
Numerous kind donors, whose names have already been mentioned in the public prints, had furnished flowers in abundance. The cluster of graves of the unknown dead, which lie upon the eastward slope, not far from the main entrance, were decorated almost before the dew was off the grass. At the head of each little knoll, bearing the simple inscription, “soldier’s grave,” was a miniature flag, and upon it were laid the floral tributes.
Numerous kind donors, whose names have already been mentioned in the public prints, had furnished flowers in abundance. The cluster of graves of the unknown dead, which lie upon the eastward slope, not far from the main entrance, were decorated almost before the dew was off the grass. At the head of each little knoll, bearing the simple inscription, “soldier’s grave,” was a miniature flag, and upon it were laid the floral tributes.