Tag Archives: Captain Hugh Lewis

You’re invited for punch and munchies after Confederate Rest removal ceremony

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

More likely to be spirited away in the dead of night It seemed like a reasonable question. Would Madison city government hold a ceremony when the forklift yanks the memorial stone from Confederate Rest cemetery?  Mayor Soglin at the controls. … Continue reading →

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Two Union veterans unveiled the Confederates Rest cenotaph

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

David Muskat over at Historic Madison has uncovered the newspaper story advancing the June 15, 1906 unveiling of the cenotaph (or monument) at Confederate Rest. You will note that two Union veterans unveiled the cenotaph, Captain Hugh Lewis (whom we know lost … Continue reading →

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