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Siskiyou Museum Contains Display of Civil War Articles of Value Articles Loaned By Residents of Siskiyou County By DORIS ROBINSON Mail Tribune Correspondent Yreka-This is the Centen nial year of the Civil War, which started officially April 12, 1861, with the battle of Ft. Sumpter. In reality, the war was not fought just to free the slaves. There were three issues: first, the problem of states rights: slavery. There was only one issue solved and that was slavery. Today the south still is troubled with states rights in the integration problem, i At the time of the Civil War there were 23 states with a population of 22,000,000 and 0 million slaves. In four years of fighting there were 2,261 battles fought, and al though some of the guns would only shoot about 200 yards, casualties were heavy. Not a Battleground California was the only state not to have a battle within its borders. Although California was thousands of miles away from the war, a group of volunteers formed and went to Salt Lake City, Utah, and camped along the river. Later they pushed on to join Union forces, and be fore the end of the war, some of these men were leaders and generals of the Union troops. 1 The Siskiyou county mu seum is commemorating this centennial by having on dis play three cases of original and reproductions of Civil War articles of historical val ue. These articles have been loaned by Siskiyou county residents for the display. The Siskiyou County. His torical Society also had as its speaker Lauran Payne of Ft. Jones, who talked about the Civil War, at the museum at a recent meeting. The audi ence was seated facing the display of Civil War articles, which made a background for the speaker. Large History Books Included in the Civil War .display are two large history books called, "Harper's His tory of the Great Rebellion." These are first editions dated 1866, and loadned by Mrs. Charles Masson of Dunsmuir. In a large picture frame is a mat of 103 flags which were the flags of the principal na tions of the world. This mat of flags was taken from the home of Jefferson Davis dur ing the Civil War by a Union soldier, Jerry Mostoller of Dixon, 111., when he and oth er soldiers of the north en tered the ' abandoned Davis home while on duty in that vicinity. After the war, he took it to his friends, the Thomas Har ris family, who brought it. to California when they came in the 1870's. Some of the flags are from China, Japan, Per sia, Morrocco, Egypt, Spain, France, American Jack, Unit ed States and Tripoli. Mrs. Masson also loaned the mat of flags. News of Civil War A newspaper, the "Boston Sunday Herald," printed March 29, 1863, contained news of the Civil War, and headlines include these: "A Raid Contemplated by Stone wall Jackson"; from the Ar my of the Potomac, "The Ene my Not Falling Back"; and "Probably Attack on Charles ton." In display cases there are five bits taken from calvary bridles, pistols such as Army Remington cap and ball model 1858 .44; Wesley - Richard's cap and ball 1864 used in the Civil War; a Philadelphia Der inger 1840-1868, the type used to assassinate President Abra ham Lincoln; Springfield muz zle loading percussion rifle; muskets .58 model 1857, used regiment number, company letter and officer s wreath. These articles were loaned by Dr. A. H. Newton of Yreka. Several Daguerreotype pic tures, some taken during the Civil War, are displayed, and there is a receipt in full for the purchase of a 14-year-old negro girl, dated Oct. 31, 1845, which states the price and that she is sound in body and mind. There is a drum made in Civil War times, and although it is not known if it was used in the war, it is like the ones used. There are many other ar ticles. Several teacher- have taken their classes to visit the by the Southerners in the bat tle at Cold Harbor where 7,000 Yankees fell in 15 min utes. Ornaments such as rosettes which were attached to bri dles, and belt buckles are also on display. There are original carbine boot and a cartridge box made of leather, and a drummer boy's cape worn by James H. Robertson, who en listed from Vermont in 1861. Calvary Saber A Civil War calvary saber and an artillery saber are in cluded, as are a reproduction of a Union uniform, with or iginal buttons, a Kepi (cap) with original calvary insignia, museum. SECTION B PAGES 1 to 8 MedfordWTribune Two EP Students Place in Contest Jim Ackerman and Aedene Jensen of Eagle Point High school placed in the 16th an nual Northwest Journalism competition at Pacific univer sity, Forest Grove, recently. Ackerman won second place In speech reporting, and Miss Jensen was third in editorial I writing. More than 130 high school students from Oregon and Washington participated in the annual competition spon sored by the journalism de partment and Pi Delta Epsi lon, national collegiate jour nalism fraternity. Competition was in the fields of newswriting, speech reporting, news feature, edito rial writing, and sports report ing. Each field of competition was sponsored by an area newspaper and a representa tive of the paper judged the entries. POISON OAX BOTHER YOU? WORRY NO MORE Uh 1 I H Poiton Oak Lotion. Satisfaction Guar anteed, at your Favorite Drug Storo. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1961 iiiajjMimiiei nmiiiii.il i 1 1 ii i i i & I Is in mr f ninTrtinni niiii n amiim n r...- ... r WAR DISPLAY-The Siskiyou county museum is commemo rating the Civil War centen nial this year by assembling a display of war articles. All articles have been loaned by Siskiyou county residents. 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