At a meeting of the citizens of Iuka, Mississippi held at the Iuka Springs Hotel May 26, 1867 for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements to have the Confederate dead removed from the corporate limits of Iuka, and reinterred at some suitable place near this village
Resolved: That we fully approve of Dr. Wilson's suggestion of having the Confederate dead removed from the corporate limits of Iuka, where their graves are exposed in lots and gardens, and other places much to the inconvenience of many of our citizens; and that Dr. Wilson is hereby authorized to remove the remains of said dead to Shady Grove Cemetery, and there re-interred them as speedily as possible.
Resolved: That as there were about 200 Confederate soldiers buried within our corporate limits, we believe the sum of one thousand dollars will be fair recompense for said work, and Dr. Wilson is hereby authorized to collect by subscriptions or donations, from any source he may select, until the full amount above specified has been collected to remunerate him for the work.
Resolved: That we would earnestly solicit from our Southern friends, everywhere such donations as Dr. Wilson may request, until this noble work is completed and paid for.
Resolved: That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Iuka papers and forwarded to the Memphis papers for publication, and that all Southern papers be requested to copy