The New York herald., 1865-06-13
NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JUNE l3, 1865

beseech thee, mercTul Father through Jesus Christ.
our Mediator end Redeemer. Amen.
We humbly bcseech thee, Father, mercfuly to look
upon our nprmites and for the glory of Thy name
turn from all those evils that we most Justly have de-
served and grant that in all troubles we may put
our whole trust and confidence in Thy mercy and
more serve Thee IN holiness and pueness or living to
| vocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
mercful God and heavenly Father, who hast taught
US In Thy holy Word that Thou dost not willingly aiict
or grieye the children Of men, look with pity, be-
seech thee upon the soows Of Thy servants who have
Thou hast fit to visit them with trouble and to
bring distress upon them. Remember them, Lord in
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resignation to Thy blessed will comfort them with
sense Of Thy goodness lift up Thy oountenance upon
them, and give them peace through Jesus Christ our
The grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God ana the fellowship Of the Holy Ghost be with us all
At the conclusion of the prayers salute was fred by
,Ie battery from the very spot
IN precisely the position. After the salute the fol-
lowing hymn, written by Rev John Perpont, Of Wash.
ington, was sung by the assembled congregatioh:-
BULL RUN MONUMENT.
Here In their country's trial hour
Trial by battle-stood the brave
Against fierce and fearful power
The power that held and soourged the slave.
Here, on Virgina's sacred SOIL
Where slavery bred and drove her gangs,
The hOrrid serpent* lay In coil
Here Freedoms sons first felt her fangs
They fought-they fell but not in vain
Lost they the battle Of Bull run;
The blows that broke the bondman's chain
At last, were on this ground begun.
They fell; but not for nought they bled;
No honest blow is given,
No rousing word is ever said
In freedoms cause.-The cause Of Heaven
That goes for nothing inithe score
With nations kept above the skies;
No thirsty ground is drenched with gore;
In meet al m ncOld dtaa
Slavery may whet her cutthroat's knife,
Or ram down her assassins ball;
The martyr may lay down his life,
Seward may bleed and Lincoln fall
But Freedoms arm is stronger yet,
Lifted In earnest for her sons,
Than is the traitors bayonet-
The murderers knife-the pirates guns
And 80, upon the bloody spot
Where this monument s raised
Shall rebel bones and memories rot;
But patriot names for aye be praised
The surplice by the officiating clergyman this
occasion was the same that was used in the church
where Washington wont to worship, and the stole
the same worn In the funeral services of President
Lincoln.
JUDGE oLIN's SPEECH.
At the close Of these impressive ceremonies Judge
OIN having been called upon to speak, responded as
FnIow-C1rnxm AND SOLDIERS on THE UNION Army
In connection with the simple and sublime ceremony OF
dedicating this TO those who fell on this beau
tfu plain, do not feel that it Is my place 10 speak.
in the presence Of many who took up in their
country's cause and here the foe In mortal combat
and prefer that they should do the speaking The
simple monument Is Q correct exempflcation of the
the day long remembered Here was the st struggle to
restore the Union and you took up arms reluctantly,
government In the dark days that followed the battle
that was fought on this field many thought that the
was lost oJ now r you sus
Major General Wilcox, Major General Heintxclman and
General Farnsworth were successfully called upon and
made brief, spirited and appropriate addrewes
Inc Following officers compose the stan GCncr0 CAM
BILE, with whom this tribute to the fallen braves the
two battles Of Bull run originated captain c. @.
Wickersham, Assistant Adjutant General Chief Of
STAFF; DR.. A. Hard, Surgcon-in-Chcf; Captain f. c.
Brown Acting Assistant Inspector General; Captain r
Q. Lawrence, Assistant Quarermaser Lieutenant A. H.
Sellers. Ordnance Ohcsr; Lieutenant Chas F Moore
% AID de Camp and Provost Marshall Lisu.en.n.a Geo H.
| tenant A. N. seip, Signal Olicer.
Among the celebrities present werc Major Generals
Hentzelman, Megs, Bcnham and Wilcox; Brigadier
General Hall; Hon. A. b. obn, Supreme Court District
Of Columbia General Farnsworth Member of Congress
Union
During the services the ubiquitous Gardner, with
full corps Of assistants busy taking pictures Of the
scene from various points They were familiar with the
localities for Gardner present with his instruments
from the beginning OF the ION to Richmond movement
which eliminated In the first battle Of Bull run
After the ceremonies the company sought their vari
Gus bivouacks for roreshmeDt and 10 search for relics
such shot, shos bullets arms OF every description,
and skulls and bones which arc s scattered over this
memorable field
After lunch procession was reformed and proceeded
70 the Groveton eld the site of the second battle Of Ball
run distant about two miles from the first battle field
Here similar dedicatory services performed and
short address delivered by the Rev Dr. McMurdy after
which was sung the following hymn also written bv Row
Mr. Ferpont--
GROvEToN MONUMENT.
Here slavery heshed her stolen sword,
On still moro necks TO lay her yoke;
Here was her children blood out poured;
The green turf here her gun wheels broke
And brave hearts by those wheels crushed
When freedoms hosts-their starry ilags
Above them-to the battle rushed:
Here were those banners torn to rags.
The rebel bands-by traitors trained
BY pcrurod traitors--from the ray,
Boastful and flushed with victory gained
Their three barred banners bore away.
This pile OF testimonial stones
BY comrades raised Of those who FELL
Over the martyrs gathered bones,
Says that they battied-O, how well
The traitorous captains and their hordes,
That gloryng, left this fatal ground,
Where they now9 The exulting lords;
Of them no monument is found
Thus slavery shrinks from freedom rod,
However proud, however strong,
In his owSk time, while God Is God,
The right shall triumph over VIC wrong.
The Groveton monument Is erected upon the spot
where the dead Of that battle buried The killed
the first battle buried in various parts OF the fold
but after the second battle the dead collected and
Of the memorial 1t is plain SHAFT of red sandstone,
fifteen feet hgh upon base three feet high and sixteen
feet square Upon the top of this shaft pyramid six
feet in height formed Of shot and shell collected upon
the battlefield Upon tablet OF white stone, about the
middle of the shaft is the inscription In memory Of
the patriots who fell at Groveton, August 29 1852"
Sad memories cluster around these monumental which,
although erected by the hands OF soldier comrades
expressive Of the affection with which whole nation
will cherish the memories Of the gallant dead who gave
their lives TO perpetuate our national existence.
At the conclusion OF the ceremonies at Groveton the
visitors returned TO Fairfax station, where the train
waiting, and reached washington about midnight