Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-09-22
Trip to IEagerstOwn.

The Anderson Guards Of this place,
left here for Hsgerstown last Wednes-
dsy. 10 be the guests of the Maryland
Department of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. The &. A. r. is composed
of ex.federal soldiers organized into
what is called Posts and each post IS
differed and meets regularly for drill.
While it is q military organization it has
no political significance, its chief object
being the education and support OF the
orphans of The soldiers who we're killed
during the war.
The Anderson Guards were met at
the depot by Reno Post anda number
ofmembers from ether posts, accom-
panied By the band Of Wilson POST ana
drum corps from Dushane and Wilson
Post. also the Warren Light Infantry
of Front Royal, Va, Pioneer Hook and
Ladder Company, and the First Hose
Fire Company with torches. The
column was at once formed and marched
through the principal streets to camp
nearly the whole population Of Hagers-
town being on the pavements and at
the doors and windows to witness the
parode. The camp was located just out
side Of town on the old fair grounds,
there being over two hundred tents in
position. On Thursday there was a
Grand parade through the principal
streets of Uagerstown. after which there
was a review at Camp Ross, witnessed
BIZ Hundreds Of spectators. On Friday
! fully 10000 people assembled IN the
vicinity Of Sharpsburg, l3 miles from
Harerstown, TO celebrate the anniver =
sarr of the battle and do honor TO those
who tell on that field eighteen years
ago. Owing to a collision on the
| Shenandoah Valley Railroad, by which,
fortunately. no one was seriously IN
iured. the Grand Army Of the Republic
and other organizations and visitors
from Hagerstown were delayed several
hours. and it was o'clock before they
arrived at sharpsburg. The procession
was then formed and proceeded to
Antietem National Cemetery TO witness
the unveiling of statute erected TO the
memory of the federal soldiers, nearly
5000. who fell in that battle. AT 2.2i
p. NJ. the statue was unveiled amid the
roar Of artillery.
The monument is composed of Rhode
Island ,granite, James G. Patterson,
artist; cost $4,000. The statute is
that of private soldier at "parade
rest. Wis q feet inches high. 5 feet c
inches across The breast, and weighs
twenty tons took six men nine months
to cnt the statute. Entire monument
weighs 800 tons, and is composed o.
twenty five separate stones. The stone
in the die course had the accoutrement
Of the different branches OF the service
in relief, and the following cut in
Not for themselves, but for Their coun-
try. September Il, 1862" The base
is 21.6 square, composed Of eight stones;
the sub-base is Il feet square, compos-
ed of four stones; the truucateG base is
composed Of eight stones; the die
course is four stones eroYed and mould
ed. is eight feet high and is capped By
an oclogan base two feet thick and
eight feet across. upon which the statue
rests. The entire monument is Al
/ feet G inches high.
Our boys were most Hospitality en-
terlained by the G. \. II. and the boys
| in gray will long remember the kind
ness OF the boys IN blue, but while the
soldiers we're thus iatronlzlnS NJ naserS'
town, Conkling @s waiying the
bloody shirt" in New York with
malignity which was simply diaboli-
cal.
would like 10 speak Of the growth
and enterprise Of Hagerstown but my
letter is already too long. While in the
city I visited the Globe Office where
Gruber's Almanack" was being
printed. DR.. n. A. Berry formerly o
this county, is now the publisher. H(
Informed your correspondent that he
is printing l44,OOO. The people of thl'
county have warm place in the heart
of the Doctor, who showed many
Ikindncsses TO the boys as well as to TIT
writer. w.