The Portland daily press., 1882-04-25
no the people of Maine.

At the last reunion OF the members of the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland, held
at Chattanooga, September, 1881, while their
comrade, General Garfield, President of the
United States, distinguished officer in that
army, lay dead at Elberon, they decided, with
great unanimity, to erect a monument to his
memory, and voted to appoint general conn.,
mittee to mature plan for suitable monu-
ment, and to collect for the purpose subscrip-
lions throughout the country. The President
of the Society, General Philip III. Sheridan.
appointed under the vote the following general
committee:
General James A. Barnett of Cleveland, o,
Gen. J. G. Smith. Chicago, Ill.
Gen. A. G. McCook, New York.
Col. III. G. Corbin, Washington, D. G.
Gen. w. A. Robinson, Pittsburgh. Pa.
Gen. A. B. Underwood, Boston, Mass.
Lieut.. John Ruhm, Nashville, lem.
Gen. Henry M. Cist Cincinnati, 0.
Gen. j. G. Parkhurst, Coldwater, Mich.
The committee has decided that the monu-
ment should be national testimonial, work
of art, and be erected in the capital of the ma
ton, the scene of their comrades long and
pre-eminent public services, his intellectual
conflicts and triumphs. and where at nearly
one and the same time he was Representative,
Senator and President; and where he fell a
victim of the assassin. To this end the genius
of the most eminent artists and architects will
be called into requisitioD, and the cost of the
monument will be commensu rate with the
public contributions, limited only to such q
work of art as can be placed in position and
dedicated within three years This same So
ciety in 1879 erected in Washington and gave
to the nation a fine equestrian statue by the
artist, J. O. A. Ward, to the memory of Gen.
Thomas, their old commander, at a cost OF
about S75, 900. This is an earnest of what the
society will do in carrying into effect its vote
to erect the proposed monument. The general
committee is Of the opinion that the sum OF
100000 should be raised, that an appeal
should be made to all classes OF the people OF
the United States comrades OF the late Presi-
dent, and the citizens generally, to contribute
for the purpose such sums large or small, as
their ability and grateful respect for the mem
ory of the soldier the statesman, and the mar
tyred Chief Magistrate, may dictate. Under
the authority of the general committee the
gentlemen hereinafter named, who served in
the several armies of the Potomac, of Virginia,
the James, the Cumberland, the Ohio, the
South the Gulf, and the Burnside Expedition,
have consented to serve as committee to So
licit and receive contributions from this state.
| Messrs. J. B. Brown & Sons, bankers of Port
tre4surers. All funds received in this state
| will be deposited with them. Subscriptions
in bank checks, spostal money orders, and
money in any amounts. may be sent to them
or handed to any member of the committee,
and will be duly acknowledged.
COMMITTEE FOR THE STATE OF MAINE.
General Francis Fessenden, chairman, Port
land,
Gen Joshua L.. Chamberlain, Brunswick.
| Gen. Selden Conner, Augusta.
Gen. George L. Beal, Norway.
| Gen. Thomas W. Hyde, Bath.
Gen. Davis Tillson, Rockland
| Gen. Franklin M. Drew. Lewiston.
| Gen. A. G. Hamlin, Bangor.
Major q. M. Clayton, Bangor.
Gen. John Marshall Brown, Portland.
| Captain Horace 81. Burbank, Saco.
For the General Committee,
| A. B. UNDERWOOD,
| Committee for N E. States except Connecti-
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