The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-08-13
From the Hartford Courant.
ANTIETAM.

The colossal statue designed to commemorate
the memorable battle fought at Antietam, which
has been built at Westerly R, T., is now ready for
shipment It will tie transported to Its place and
dedicated some time next fall, with appropriate
ceremonies and an Grafton BY General j. r, Haw
ley. who was selected for that duty by the Monu-
ment COMMITTEE, at meeting last week The
great masses Of granite composing the pedestal
will be transferred to- Stonington on platform
cars, and be thence shipped to Alexandria by
steamboat: at Alexandria they will be carried by
canal boat to Sharpsburg, and thence rollsd tn
remaining mile and half to the battlefield The
transportation of these heavy weights is not mat
ter of great difficulty with our modern machinery,
but the statue will require care.
The statue itselfweighs something over thirty
tons. The PEDESTAL which Is in twenty five blocks,
weighs 1871 tons. The figure is twenty one amp
one-half feet high, including the plinth Perhaps
a better idea of the colossal image may be obtain.
ed by saying that the gun held by the soldier is
eighteen feet long and that his shoe is three feet
in length.
| The statue is in two pieces, the junction
being at the belt. and thejoint will be so perfect
with the fitting of the belt that the point of con-
tactwil not be seen Thegpiece ofgranite ON
which the upper part OF the figure was cut weigh
ed about thirty tons when lifted from the quarry
and the piece from which the lower part was
chjseled weighed sevenSy tons Besides the fl e.
ure. the base supports in the same piece the stump
of tree which serves as slight support and
balance for this gigantic mass. Thepedestal is
twenty-five feet high, and as the statue is made to
be looked at from that elevation it cannot proper
ly be judged until it is in place 1t will tower about
fifty feet above the ground, and that it will be
| of the most noble and commanding monuments
in the world we have reason to believe, and time
will have little effect on the enduring granite.
The figure Is we believe the largest in stone this
side of Egypt, and its execution in so hard a
material as granite was considered daring at
| tempt in art. So
The figure might have been made monolith;
that's, stone of the required size for it nigh
have been taken from the quarry, and its cutting
in one piece would have been easier in mauy re
spects !; but the handling and transp ortation of
figure so heavy would have increased the cost
much beyond the sum to which the commit ee
were limited. a' #h3Ht -e9e
by Mr.. James G. PATTERSON; it was his first sketch
that was accepted by the committee, in competi-
ton with other The statue is the work of Mr.
Charles Conrad, German by birth, but an Ameri
can by education and residence. The leading
sculptor who worked out the figure, enlarging it
from the smaller model is Mr.. James NJ. Polett.
The idea of the figure is the United States SOL
Gier sentinel. He stands at rest with his mus
ket, the cartridge box and bayonet depending from
his eide. Heis clad il the regulation overcoat
with cape, and wears the cap of the soldier. The
attitude is perfect repcse but the watchfu eye
and intelligent face express vigilance and manly
courage. The face is smooth shayen except
heavy mustaChe, aud is that of resolute man.
The drapery hangs in massive and graceful folds,
the material lending itself admirably to good effect
of light and shade. The posture is easy and the
figure tull of strength and dignity.
Cpon one of the dies of thepede stall is being cut
trophy of arms. Upon another will be the
the legend Not Jor MosmeSos8, but Jor their coun-
try. The name and date the battle will also
appear, and perhaps on another side large ded-
icstory inscription. rfBan aa to ~
The public are in the main familiar with the
history ofthe ''Antietam National Cemetary'
The battle itself Connecticut, and especially Hart,
ford county. has especial cause to remember.
Several of tits regiments, embracing all arms OF
the service. participated and suffered in the Terri
Bile fight The 14th and the 18th, the latter largely
a Hartford county regimene, were plunged into
the fight within few days after their leaving the
recruiting camp in this city, and almost before the
echo ofthe 'good-byes" had died away, came the
news of death, and few of the slain were brought
| we're buried On the field. Some have been gath
cred from other fields and buried here. The num-
Der Of identified dead buried here is 142regulars
! 69 ; unknown dead, 1,406; toal, 4.6l7. or the
| identified, So were Connecticut soldiers The
! State of Maryland first moved in the plan to pnr
chase portion of the Antietam battle-ground for
q national cemetary, and the Legislature appro-
priated money for the purchase of the grodnd, and
passed an act Incorporating the National Gene
tarY, appointing Trustees for that State. Other
States finally joined with Maryland and appcintp d
! Trustees and made appropriations, and the
grounds have been beautifed and fenced with
substantial stone wall 1t is "a beautiful spot.
The dead of each State have an especial place, and
! the colossal statue above described will occupy
comm anding position in the center OF the ceme-
tary. The total cost ;of the cemetary grounds,
fencing, keepers lodge, ornamental work, head
estimated at about $4,000. For this purpose
States have appropriated as follows; New York,
Massachusetts, s5.57s /; Wisconsin, 1854 Mich
gan, $4,000 Maine, $s,7s7 1ndiana $6,13a;
Jersey, $4,000; Vermont, 81 600; West Virginia,
s., 1862 New Hampshire, 81 Fra !; Rhode Island,
$1,114 Minnesota, 1882 Illinois and Delaware
have not made their appropriations, but 1t is
hoped that both States will do so, soldiers from
each are buried there. e'
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