Fifty-one Union soldiers are buried in Greenwood Cemetery, many miles away from their native land…but in actuality, many may not be buried that far from their descendants.
1,450 soldiers with a payroll around $5,000 per day will bivouac at the fair grounds in Jennings from August 5 to October 1, it was learned by the News today on the highest authority.
When Postmaster Harry Monroe went to the depot Friday morning for the mail, he discovered the mail box had been broken into and all mail from No. 2, Eastbound morning train, had been stolen.
