Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-22
JOURNAL BUILDINGS,
LOCUST STREET,
BETWEEN FIRST AID WATER.
DELEGATIONS Mt Bull Run-Hymrs by
John PIerpOnt.

@UMM
Last Sunday two monuments were err
rected on the first and second Bull Run
battleRelds in memory Of the heroes
who fell there In defense Of the Repub-
lie. The monuments are quadrangular
pyramids, one twenty.one feet and the
other twenty seven feet high. They are
Of round solid masonry fred sAndstone)
and are surmounted at the apex by a
block Of stone, on which ia 30 pound.
er Parrot shell. painted black. with a
pedestal of masonry, sodded on tho sides,
and each corner of the pedestal simil
arly surmounted to the apex.
On one side Of the first 10 inscribed,
10 memory Of the patriots who fell at
Bull Ron, July FL, 1861, and on the
opposite side, Erected june 10, 1855 !"
The other bears the inscription, 10
memory Of the patriots who fell In the
battle Of GrovstoB, August 20, 1861"
with the same inscription on the oppo-
site aide.
One Of these monuments Is situated
on a gentle elevation Of ground on the
field Of the first battle Of Bull Run. on
that part Of the field where General
Heintzelman fought on the right. In
front Of the memorable stone hou7s
on the spot where the l4th Brooklyn, lst
Michigan and lst and End Maine were
most holly engaged, and where ricketts,
and Griffin lost their batteries The
other 10 erected on the second Bull
Run battlefield, or more properly,
where the battle Of Groveton was
fought, and where the frat division Of
the 9Th Corps we're hotly engaged
August 81, 1862
The services Of dedication, adapted
from the Episcopal service, were per
formed by Rev. DIR. McMury, of Ken
tncky.
AT the dedication Of the monam e az
on the frat Bull Ron field, the following
hymn, written by John Pierpout, was
sung by the soldiers and citizens pres
snts
Here, ia their ooantTy's trial hour
Tried By battls, stood the brave.
AKAinat Q nercs nd fearful power,
Tbs power that held and soonrgsd the slaSs.
Here, on Virginia's sacred soil"
Where Slavery bred aud drove her ganks.
The hoTFid@ serpent lay in coil
Hers freedoms sons nrst fslG her fanga.
Trey f4NkLtg fbHy trit Hut bot ia VAIN
Lost they the battle Of Ball Run;
The blows that broke the bonAmAn'a chain,
At last. were On ths ground begun.
They fell. bot not for naught thsy blsd
No honest blow il ever gIven,
30 rouHing word is ever said,
la Freedoms cause.-The cause Of Heaven
That goes for nothing, tn ths score
with nations kept above the skies
No thirsty ground Ia drenehed with gore.
NO poet sings, no soldier diss.
slavery may whs. her cut threats kuifs.
Or rap down her aasassin's ball
The martyr may lay down his life,
Seward may bleed, and Lincoln fall
But Freodoms arm IL stronger yet,
Lifted Ia earnest for her sons
Tha 10 the traitors 5ayonst,
The muFderor's knife, the pirates gaas.
A al so, upon the bloody spot,
VIII 30 nov this mst amen IL raised,
Shall rebel bones aud memories rot.
Bot patriot pames for aye be praised.
~crOfaiEs Aofridss, this rattlssnaks.
At the close of the exercises ut the
Groveton Monument, the following
touching lines, alao written by john
Pierpont for this special occasion. we're
taken mp and sung with much emphasis
and feeling:
Here Slavery Aashsd her stolen sword,
ON at II more ne ks Co lay her ytks;
Here was hsr chi dren'a blood out poured
Ths gr.eR turf here her gua-whsels broks.
And brave hearts BY those VIII els were crushed,
v ben n ct dom'a hosta--their starry naxs
Above them--to the battle rushed
Here were those bannsTs torn TO rags.
The Fshsl bands-by traitors trained,
w PsEJKFed tfAltc s--srom the tray,
B1sstt,sI, aud nushed with victory gained,
Tb,ir three barre banner bore away,
Th1s pile q testimonial H'ones,
b. comrades r tised Of these who fall.
Over he ar,yrs' RAthsr. DO 90,
says that tn lattsd-- hl how we'll
The traitoroua captains and their hordeH,
That glorying LEFT thia tai q onnd,
Whsr are now-1hs exultInx isrdaf
OF them no monument In Quad.
Thus Slavery shrinks from Ersedoms rod,
However proud, however strong;
In His own time, while God 10 God,
The hight shall triumph Ger thu wrong
Brief aud feeling addresses were de.
livered by Generals Hein,zelman, Will.
COX, Farnsworth, and by Judge 0lin.