The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-10-27


Corps, who had learned ito hght IL out" on the
chosen hnc. from carrying out Nc programme.
TnE PROGRAMME.
The following special order announced The or
der Of exercises;
THE sEpawIog MONUMENT pEpickTIoS.
HEADQUARTERS Il. 4. MILITARY ACADEMY,
WEsr PoINr, n. T. Oct. 20, 1865. !
Tho formal dedication and unveiIing Of the statue
erected IN memory Of the late MAJ. Gen John
sedgwiek commander II the Sixth Army Corps,
who fell in the battle Of spottsykAniA ON the 9Th
Of May, 1854, will take place on Wednesday, the
2lst inst
The following arrangement Of the exercises.
prepared by the Committee In Charge, will be OBJ
servod on the OCCASION viz.
ORDER or PROCESSION.
The line will be formed at o'clock, r, NJ, with
the right opposite the West Tower OF the Cadet
Carraeks.
Immediately thereafter, the procession will
move to the site, under the command Of Breyet
Maj Gen. II. a. Wright, U. s. Army, in the fol-
lowing order:
!. Battery Of light artillery,
9 Music consisting Of Military Academy band,
Governors Island band, First U. 3. Artillery band
s. Battalion Of cadets.
1. Family and relatives Of the late Maj Gen.
John Sedgwick.
5. Orator Monument Committee, Chaplain,
and Mr.. Launt Thompson, artist
G. President Of the United States and Heads
Of the Executive Departments.
7. Gen. u s. Grant and staff
=. Governors OF States aud their Suites.
8. Senators and members Of the U. 5. House
Of Representatives.
TO- Members Of the Sixth Army Corps.
H. Officers and soldiers OF the volunteer and
regular forces
Ia Officers Of the Navy and Marine Corps.
49, Officers and professors Of the Military Ae-
adcmy.
IA Citizens DESTROYS OF participating in tho
ceremonies.
ORDER OF PRoCEEDINGs.
/. Prayer by the Chaplain.
2. Music Stabat Mater.)
g. dwelling Of the Statue--''Present arms,
roils, and battery salute Of thirteen guns"
4. Grafton. BY the Hon. George W. Curtis, Of
New York.
s. Music Moses in Egypt
G. Benedicton.
7. Music
By command Of Breyot Brig Ecu. PITCHER.
EDwAnD G. BoYNToN, Breyet Major and Adjutant.
THE PROCESSION.
Tho procession was formed at 81 O'Clock and
marched to the northwest corner Of the camps
where the monument was situated 1t was head
ed by battery Of siT gum, and the bands Of West
Point Of Governors Island and the First United
States Artillery, which all combined numbered
seventy pieces.
The cadets, nearly 800 in number. commanded
by Gen. Pitcher, and these were followed by the
relatives and personal friends Of Gen. Scdgwiek,
several Of whom were present Then came the
members Of the Sixth corps, Of whom about fifty
were present, officers from the grade Of Maj Gen,
to ID Lieut., led by their last commander, Gen.
Wright, Among the officers were many well
known throughout theCorps, among whom Tree
ognized Gems. Ricketts,, Wheaton and Seymour.
Gen. Getty, tho commander Of the ID Division, is
fighting the Indians in TeIas. The I'd Division
was represented by two Of its brigade comm and
era, Gems. Warner and Hyde. The VI. Brigade
tnrned out only two officers, Col. Walker Of the
18th, and your correspondent, Of the 9Th. Among
other officers / noticed Gems. Franklin, Hentzle-
mdn, Doubleday and Mcclellan. Gov Ward, Of
N. j., and Ex-senator Foster Of Conn, were al
80 present.
THE MONUMENT.
The monument is situated in the northwest
corner Of the grounds used for parade and drill,
opposite The residence Of Col Black, the COM
msndant Of tho corps of cadets, and within about
200 feet Of the monument erected TO the memory
Of Mai Con. Brown. 1t was yelled until after tho
invocation, by garrison flag.
When the procession had marched 10 its posi-.
ton in front Of the stage standing just 10 the
east Of the statue, and the invocation had been
pronounced by Chaplain French, the statue was
unveiled by Gen. Ricketts, Of the ID Div. 9Th corps
amid the profound silence Of the spectators who
stood with heads uncovered. The cadets pre-.
scented arms. A salute Of thirteen guns was fred
BY the battery.
All united in prononncing the statue great
success The following description Of the statue
by the Herald correspondent is not oyerdrawn r
The elocution Of the orator In delivering the pas
sage quoted is not limited at, and fifty, for any
attempt to have described il would have failed.
''The statue is a splendid work o. art. II per.
feetly represents the man. II IL u life size aud
Ii placed on pedimeut which, with the f0uudA-
tton raises the whole memorial 20 an altitude Of
about fifteen feet. The figure 10 happily conceIy-
ed. The right leg is advanced, whilU the point
Of the sheathed sword rssts on the ground. The
hiit il covered with hia right, gAuntletted hand
the Jeff resting upon t. and his fatigue cap. AZ II
iuAt removed froIn the head 10 give the wide open
eyes clearer view IL held careessly between the
sword and the body. The sash IL tied carelessiy
about the waist, the tAsscs hanging g little be-
hind the middle Of the side. The head ls thrown
slightly forward, a. II the eye we're scrutnizlng
some object hl the near dihtsnec whie the mouth
wcarn sad yet resoluts smile.
lie IL Supposed u be looking at the rapidly ris-
ing saters VI the EhiekAhonlDy, while standing
at the head Of his corps on the hither side while
| another corpa Of the Army II the Potomac IN he
| ing "GnuihiliAted" b. the rebel army under Lee
He 10 ordered 10 advance " their relief II posri
| ble and be aocOmplisbcs the periloua feat, Tht
pose ~ the hfe-like figure, It h supposed 10 h
standing on the raging and rolling nver, Is thus
eloqnenty alluded 70 BY Mr.. Curtis, the orator q
I the occasion
/ "See how the story opened, for il ended As i
/ began. After the battle Of Williamsburg the aru
considerable action vas that n RaiT Oaks and
seven Pines The maEs ~ the Union army la
/ upon the eastern aide Of the Chiekahou.iuy, anc
I two corps, counting Aboal 81 90 men, we're upon
the other shore. furious storm IN the night
promised ~ swell TIE rlYer 70 impassibip food
and ia tbe morning the whole rebel force bofs
I down upon the Union hines, ~ annlhsisLe elat
sing u the army ia f0n sound and ssght u tbcii
bfoiLsrss sopslessy separated from them Al
/ the morning the battle holly ragged the UnlOl
ttoops ssre slowly drixea bach. BY noon tise nv
\ sF began ~ rlse. Ueperul SUMMER, Hh9 Wa uY.
I on tbs eastern shore, and IN whoss corps Genera
BadRvick commanded aislsioE, saa oraefrd y
u crsss Gnd be ssnt word to sedgwick, the ~siwGys
ready DsAsrsl BoDti used 70 esn him. b. al
I vance but a. sedgslek came t0saFds the bri1gs
/ be thai Ehe riser had bscoaas eea, sweeping
Aefosiy b.. f9f sat - tbs t4idst q tbe waves 4
risAk apparently afiahufed shuaea tssr ebAnnei
beyot.d il.s further cad u the plaAk llls sasses
Z stretched IN qaArtef y la4le. u vas pef1i
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sAs bsgbsd ne apod eGsns AID nearer, aud
and he kpaw ttist his bfsthren Nsfs sgreiF pfssss
90. After e&lsn, tseagA1al survey, be gave ths
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