The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Cleveland's Soldiers and Sailors Monument Restored-- Part 2

From the June 2nd Cleveland Plain Dealer "Historic emblems restored in the gardens of Cleveland's Soldiers and Sailors Monument" by Susan Low.

The Gardeners of America of Greater Cleveland have been mighty busy lately bringing a part of history back to this honored monument in downtown Cleveland. They have been planting flowers in such a way as to represent Union Corps badges.

From the late 1800s to the 1940s, flowers were planted in three of the surrounding open areas to represent the 24 Union Army Corps badges.

On the fourth area, badges of postwar Union organizations were planted: The Grand Army of the Republic, The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Women's Relief Corps, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Daughters of Union Veterans, Society of the Army of the Cumberland and the Society of the Army of West Virginia.

By the 1940s, all of the plantings had been eliminated, probably because of war expenses.

The Gardeners planted some 17,000 annuals from 228 flats holding 72 flowers each.

Ooh My aching Back. --Old B-Runner

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