Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-09

dom, and the men Of this vast assem-
bly, would "iall in" without murmur.
and again march forth to battle.
The drum and trumpet will not
sound that bloody call, my friends.
The victory has been won, and well
won. The fruits Of that victory are
now being garnered up III freedoms
store-house, and, thank God! the PEG
pie have wilIed that none shall be
lost
Many ofthe names read upon THIS
monument were those Of my immedi~
ate comrades in the field, Many of
them | knew intimately and loved
dearly | have called those names of.
ten from the muster roll Of their reg
iment. They have been honorablv
mustered out Of this earthly service.
Their work is done their memory
and the result OF their valor only re-
mains to us They have been mus
tered into that other service whose
term runs throughout all eternity
Let us hope that their names are
borne upon the muster rolls in Hea-
ven.
Ye dead heroes
Yon faithful herad's bazon'd stone
With mournful pride shall toll
When many yanqushed age hath flown
The story how ye fell;
Nor wreck, nor change, winters biialt
Nor Times remorsess DOOM
Shall mar one ray of gl0rys light
That gtds yonr deathless tomb
In the name Of the people OF Grant
County, who have erected this mar
BILE pile in honor Of their services. and
in commemoration Of their death In
the name Of the State Of Wisconsin.
whose sons they were in the name
OF Our Country, for whose prcserva.
ton they fought and died, and whose
gratitude is all their earthly reward:
and in the name of the Great Creator
OF the Universe, to whom all hearts,
nations and people of right belong
and to whom only the greatness Of
their sacrifices is fully known, we
dedicate this monument to the mem
Dry ofthose whose names are inscrib~
ed thereon.
The ceremonies Of the dedication
then took place. A company of the
q; A. E. under the direction ofSergt.
Major ]. Afford with reversed arms
and bearing the dropping banner Of
the 25tb, which some Of them bad
borne on the bloody field, marched
slowly around the monument. The
fo,lowinp ode comnosed forth occa.
sion by A. w Barber was snng H.
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In the afternoon the neonie ro.as,
semblcd in Tho Court uousn sonoro
where tbe first fbine ON tbo -, 40 >
rramme was the dedication 81 IN q,
&c, young one Of the Same spccies
Of "Old Abe" and with equally wise
ways, sent by Gen. Calls from North
Alabama. Judge J. L. Mills made a
very racy speech, and named the ca
gle ULYSSES $. Grant, amid great ap
plausc. The following sentiments
were then read by Hon. W. W. Field,
toast master, and several of them re-
spondcd to as follows; many Of the
short speeches being quite racy, and
All listened to with eager attentions
the iIrlng OF cannon, and the music Of
the bahd enlIvening the proceedings
al Intervals:
REGULAR ToAsTs
The noble patriots to whose mems
DRY we dedicate this monument
long may the record Of their heroic
bravery remain craven on the tablet
Of our hearts,
The Fourth ofJulv olorions ami,
vcrsarv Of American li6ertvMmavits
return ever find Joyous welcome in
the bosom of every American citizen
The President ftho u,1ted States
may the office mover 30 filled bv !
worse incumbent [Chcers.1
The Governor Of Wisconsin tbo
fair chjld of onr state a living NOM
mcnt Of sacrifice TO his conntrv
Nav his arm be strono 10 hcor Tho
sccptro over a happy people that shall
delight in a reign Of righteousness.
Happily responded to by Governor
FairchiId, who spoke in the warmest
terms Of pride and love Of Wisconsin
and its people, unsurpassed by any in
the Union; loved before they proved