, 1870-05-31

s u LIZ . ao1As lna1 Gs.1ue
OF Maf .-
! ao" WE 1AnJ you and ! recall whose lives arr
ainse - ~ 9enG sIkFesons whose tragic fate vii
stoM u aoian ahd coloi "nen the mists of time
ehal eolten the aspeHtes Of the present, and makt
| our epoSh an age OF dt1nlGods and our struggle.
t1e baltles OF the TSms Your entablatures caI
onlf sueEest Ine multitude OF heroic achievements
Which attest that the race yet exists In It's pristine
greatness, and that no storted days, no age oi
cusAry, mas oeen 80 f1ch IN enthusiasm and de
forms, once mconsp!cuous citizens OF this town
onl low ua1sagured By death, who nrC not m
! worthy to be named with that greatest
OF hnQH, Who died that. Athens NIGH
never nave king again; with the
Raladn Roland AZ Roncesyalles, or With Sidney al
zu.Enen. Wfat revelation OF chirRirc courage
hear ron resolution he eaSerr VI and oasa
Of Ransom! " hnt q picture o! self-sacridce and
lore oi country in Mulllgan, stricken to the death,
but bidding his soldiers ~ hin own and save te
the kky. as he falls upon the parapet before
Pete5shufg, On that awful night Of the mine
fs1esaon, fs.ns ao ~ his last words 70 You we're:
on eafth, but II It IS the Will OF God that do
not return, ! ask no nobler epltaph than that
! lie, ieu iof my country at me head OF this
oiecK ano oiue IcSlmenL II y NOT the occasion,
nor ~ is fhefe time TO caN me roll q those names
Or OF tnose oFean4zatons Hnith nave conferred
nonoa on .a's , e0anu Ins gay Is GTen @ p all our
latl1ot deAa Hom Wha1eEGl Plaee, PROM me IN.
knoNh ana hameless soiale1s over "nose narrow
house some Plying hand Will place, to-day, gar-
q q bse fa pn
timely, ere the fruits Of big r1pe fame had been
fully Gathered- gocd and great, self-pofsed and
true Q greatest hero, born Of EAr, our time has
! seen. nation places upon tny fresh grave, to-
day, It's tribute Of sincere and reyerent soIrow,
The sold.ers buried In these grounds are or many
| nationanies, many States, and many military
ORGANIZATIONS One Of these monuments which
We dedicate here TO-DAY us t,ee1l 6f1cted by nc
joint liberality Of the board of Trade and OF the
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| some memorial structure should marx the spo;
| where they repose. The other commentaries the
dead Of that distinguished military organization
Known as Bridges battery, Of whose services Gen.
cral Ducat Will speal in detail.
1 Al thls point the general monument which had
been draped with American, nags, WIS unveiled,
1 md the sneaker proceeded as follows.
| nv sole remalninr JUty here Is to dedicate
this astistc trihute to the Sacred nurnosc foT shfs
i has beer erected. THIS towering shaft Is sym.
| scr1ntion-t.f1 onr heTues-Nf1fly eVnrrsses tha
iarTe-brartetl ltheTnlify NJ The hiefs and vans @
aed and Seei apea s us IN @1o scanning Ma eaInes,
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1e " tas sta ~ ne pscb tsas s
s ,+ yar,ha t1oon, =. eat ~
| long aftsr these prime5sl 0aks snail nave mpi.
ers ~ nhono th,s rar ntf s Gohe ~,
past u. Wig Will have inherited ne freedom oul
a@Ee @ h has de- defended Here may the young lear1
e. 81 Of aF pSS
rn natnS1 honat. fsf nnra and 6nr psoset: e M
ioys f famtiT ~ fathcr ann ,nnther y tis a M
chiidsen The Eevstone which ho'ns II, foneiser ~
tra G.Se ~ rnnrfr .rtybnrf rrhIrh tha-a e itt
hce11h nor hne nefher rhnnch nnr E.bn = In
nntion 1W1ndfea and heco,nes .Ies,icaiJa nn., III
ifs nef5Dte sinVes 0~'f'~@>o'' ''11
| ~ M shnn1d wa ycar 1rur NO a re1an,+r 1.,ers,,
snmett1nes fnr thest. cfnr,,s Ia hrrsr mnor natnn
The sn1,td an. shnrfsirh;ei see cnfr the mir Il
causes, the farms untitled, The houses burned The
faifs nnnn tfose 6rrnss hes natt tSs hSooJr raj
- Lssr sIbor +a%.a+ nv fon ~ .,ssit M
IrovET neace b some snite i iaW hreeds t,iscon.
mtht aan T 10 srp 1sot = - hs.ot
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better TO hsTs @ wsI tnan 49, spirit aTerSe TO Tar,
ena than haWa H. rotnn tntsrntaa Fory y eoa
~ shnrf ttme M he,ss the Wo,n4a o,d ,i.rnss Sw
agM sa'5s 1he aas " He eaar @ 4
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e eiu snd aGaS ~ as ~ Ill., ts 9atIa
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e15k s95is oye; thtn,r mnste h1cs1ng II rnH
ceies nationai hnn1- II has oiTen 1Se world rres,
Inventions aud discoveries. 4 wise ration prs re
Wlliinr soliier Of he renu6lic. s'oo ~''eN' =
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1T ssv1 ,n,9 nr1d1e1 r. &c enena a., IN vont,
| A9oes lie brEzcn bridee of Wsr
| Netyet the vie Of hear would CEASE
To bold hie h9pe thIongh shaRG h. ii. end guilt.
bnt With III hand s;fa,n.t e thG Sl nuf h..,,+,
"o"o mnRfss p,ng fss ~ GESrRa4 .Raq nrcaT
III 49, .darea ~ NJ hond et,e
vh,ch sSntnin n Wi W1l,te1 resident af the Bridge
Msttarv aaaoctst,on 3ntrndnreI General Artfsr1
| nnca+ %hn nad hcen seiectei tn deliver the ad
Ss a,,InnIn+r @ ~ the pH{I1as Rstterx 1nnnn
ment- Generai burat said he had been asfeS +,
iha e1,-ivors ~ The hotferr r. sav a feW vnris 4
~ ~ ~ daesi eto,nn anu ,eas r., WI ~
fe,nn1ed Io nerfo1m ttr iifv to Whic1 he hai bee.
nneTnectediE M setsiieI' It xss the f1Tat tine h.
had arer sd;,essea nnhtc "ssemhir hnt he id M
shrink from The task. consclons that his allust0n
nc noble aeaa snd s 1oJ 11a
| ciovipv enloeT- for he kneT II wonlt be dIst1ste
fu to lie DEPARTED heroes could they hear it to-day
lame ~As and d a1orF aTe4 @ areen aIponE NJ and ou
chii,iren. thai his neautiful monumeut had beeI
erected. The ssscmbIy hat1 cathered here to ded
irefe fhIe fribute erected by surviving Comrades
and crafefnI and cItixens and 10 strey
doTers over The Trayts Of men our respect 70
%hose memoties fhis act 50 touchngly and beautI
eount n Of the history q Tie battery, sasinS ,ha
B1idecs Batter :. or Fahc. the company from whIc
It Was ultimately organized, was enlisted about III
as cnmnanr Of engineer soldiers
SINNERS and miners-It was foyeseeu that 10
| pTe1t var. whIch was to every thinking mind ID
~ ne TnirntanT aeT,ire ~ This rnmnany. connose
~ men Wc1I ona1iffctl for tie duties 81 enT1nee
trpons. wa ten5ered first to the EXECUTIVE ot III
noSSp annI 1hen tiat'y fnr srctrs fn The C;eners
f:nraanment hit was refuset iy hath in the cans
civ oi7ered. such troops. much worse qualibe
T soT engineer SOLDIER, Mete subsequently orga1
same ~ II tSe men then enlisted as Soldiers IN fec
| 1.enfs ,n;rV fo The frnnf The ,.nmnany as n
organization, attached itself to and formed 4tG
cuInmrj Turchfn. Int sui,seoi1eDtiy comU,a1tied b
me isrncnIe1 scatt ~
In Jrly. ISL, Crossly and Thornton Of the con
nanr V..re CiiI..i IN tjie nerfnrmanc. Of assfcne
duiE.' ''-
The comnany. With its regiment. seryed uud,
cana-af Ero,ns5n1t % ,nt ~ 1.ar sn1eanrant.T nr1ess
. I eA,I
connte, mau1oG ,.v prnytdence Sn1ne chiv.tr
ssmnsthi7ers At Hmm. Indiana. having ta,npere
XII r.Iirnad 1I,;an nractnita}ad thn trai0 Vii
vi mnu 1 uAiuS1 r. S. st,tH ~ |eat . In II
seaincV RIattstaWm 1 T cnttfnr' and Noble. and II
u sa4 veS'e - ~ ~, .ns tn, ~ f,ninnots y
taleu liz =. tt s sstma ~ leco4na ~ ~
Ie-eqapmenL II tne le1 Ple daH1e,, 11iae -
Kentucsy, and the Einsteenih was assigned I
General Y. A. Mltcne1s division, anu serve
u Al me maaGnes ,,l a4u ~, ss,, y
LOOK command Eaptaln Bl1dgcs, N conMahn s.L
the Company at this time was detatcd 70 ASST
tne Chief Engineer o. fae M amy a. Masase sa a!e!
10 fotm battery, being PROVIDED Win me OIL
ara!alls guns some captured at Eofts Doneiso ,se
and 1oll!co1er, and u one week nc company on ha
the guns mounted, aod 10 pcsitlon, u t1e deicnee
| ol NasnFlte tne olliceIh a!'u auen aEp1ue hnsAl
selves 70 their new dntY ln manner that demon S''
n 1heir dafa atIsry 1 ~ on the 1a,h Of Fps
isSa, Me - , '1s o.Hrt 1n n0u n W.
War Department 70 otEanlze Ely na'e1m s,...sa nsa
ha.ler1, ana @ naa see aseh,9IM f,,,,, n1p " y
oi men ~ lev MssAs. staT. nS nom i,,is',
IlIe 70 Mnllessoolo. cohstant Aau JuulGtea y
dril! and lha9su! soon mane sI tne natseay one
oeSt eampnea anu most e1aclcht tco'hln4aos III III
Fo!sn1sel ssIs1cs. @ ,.,,.,o., >, .,, p,,r.or nr,
ilc oa.tst5 W. assls neu . ~ tMg @ ti
sde gen engineer cofps), nat desirnS more " actv "
service, az tAe !eauesl o. iis o1lcEls' ' s VIZ -
signed 70 me sseonu , " ~ ea9 anorai ~
Amy Golps, con!anucH ~ aAatot ~ S ~; vi. r.
H. inomas INC noelest roman ol niaa. 1uem aat1.u ~
cSed so1n,er an1 Su9n .s h corns ~ th
fant movement o. Tullanoma. across the Cur
bef!and AoanIa,ns, ~ ac4ian ~ hn Cav
ana naecoUn tatESS, eIt t. ~ ne "~AoA "' A1e N"l