Ohio State Journal, April 11, 1849:
"WEST POINT ACADEMY - TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT
A meeting of the First Class Corps of Cadets was held at the Academy on the 29th ult., for the purpose of expressing their feelings in reference to the death of their classmate, D. Charles Bolles, of Athens, Ohio, who died at his home on the 17th March. William Silvey, Jr., of Chillicothe, Ohio, was called to the chair, and J. G. Parke appointed Secretary. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted, expressing also the high esteem in which the deceased was held by his associates. It was resolved to place a monument over his remains at Athens. Mr. Bolles was a young man of high promise, and possessed the love and esteem of all who knew him."
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"WEST POINT ACADEMY - TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT
A meeting of the First Class Corps of Cadets was held at the Academy on the 29th ult., for the purpose of expressing their feelings in reference to the death of their classmate, D. Charles Bolles, of Athens, Ohio, who died at his home on the 17th March. William Silvey, Jr., of Chillicothe, Ohio, was called to the chair, and J. G. Parke appointed Secretary. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted, expressing also the high esteem in which the deceased was held by his associates. It was resolved to place a monument over his remains at Athens. Mr. Bolles was a young man of high promise, and possessed the love and esteem of all who knew him."
You can view the Cenotaph here: Cenotaph
Ohio State Journal, April 11, 1849:
"WEST POINT ACADEMY - TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT
A meeting of the First Class Corps of Cadets was held at the Academy on the 29th ult., for the purpose of expressing their feelings in reference to the death of their classmate, D. Charles Bolles, of Athens, Ohio, who died at his home on the 17th March. William Silvey, Jr., of Chillicothe, Ohio, was called to the chair, and J. G. Parke appointed Secretary. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted, expressing also the high esteem in which the deceased was held by his associates. It was resolved to place a monument over his remains at Athens. Mr. Bolles was a young man of high promise, and possessed the love and esteem of all who knew him."
You can view the Cenotaph here: Cenotaph
"WEST POINT ACADEMY - TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT
A meeting of the First Class Corps of Cadets was held at the Academy on the 29th ult., for the purpose of expressing their feelings in reference to the death of their classmate, D. Charles Bolles, of Athens, Ohio, who died at his home on the 17th March. William Silvey, Jr., of Chillicothe, Ohio, was called to the chair, and J. G. Parke appointed Secretary. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted, expressing also the high esteem in which the deceased was held by his associates. It was resolved to place a monument over his remains at Athens. Mr. Bolles was a young man of high promise, and possessed the love and esteem of all who knew him."
You can view the Cenotaph here: Cenotaph
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