Teddy travels to Woodlawn Cemetary in Carbondale, IL

On Tuesday, April 8th Madison took me to the Woodlawn Cemetery in Carbondale, IL.  I have been by this cemetery several times but have never realized its historical significance.  Madison told me that the first memorial service in Illinois, one of the first in the nation to honor those who had died in the Civil War, took place at Woodlawn Cemetery on April 29, 1866.  General John A. Logan who is very important to Southern Illinois spoke at this memorial service and led a precession to Woodlawn Cemetery.  There were several notable grave sites that I was able to see that include, Daniel Harmon Brush, John Asgill Conner, Dr. William Richart, Edmund Newsome, Alexander M. Jenkins, James Monroe Campbell, George W Tiffany, and Lewis Chambers.  An object in the cemetery that Madison pointed out to me was a stone coffin.  It was said to have held the body of a confederate soldier so it was removed from the ground so that Union and Confederate soldiers would not occupy the same ground.  Another sight that I found interesting was the memorial to freed slaves. I enjoyed learning more about the Civil War and its significance in Carbondale. 

Miles Traveled:  2.4 Miles

Total Miles Traveled:  5188.26 Miles