The National tribune., 1883-11-15

erly filed up, win be an enduring object OF
pride to the family and descendants of each
comrade whose record of patriotic services
it contains. 1t brings forcibly to the mind
of the observer the dangers encountered, the
hardships endured, and the bravery exhib-
tied by the grand army of "boys in blue,D
and to the old soldier win recall many
scenes and incidents of bis army life per-
haps otherwise forgotten.
At the head of the picture is a historic
design representing the beginning of the
war, or the firing on Fort SUMTER This
-vignette is a correct and vivid representa-
ton of that eyer-memorable event in the
history of our country, and wiz be recog-
nized at once as an artistic piece of engrav-
ing. Corresponding to this, at the bottom.
in the center, is design representing the
close Of the war, or the surrender Of the
COnfederates." To the right and left Of
these pictures are four designs in bas-reIies.
representing the four different arms of the
service, viz: the artillery, the cavalry, the
marine, and the infantry.
In the corners are four vignettes, artistic
IN design and skillully executed, represent
ing four prominent features In soldiers
life, viz: The Camp scene." g The March,
The Battle and "The Hospitals They
viii at once be recognized By the old cam
paigner as true to the life, and prepared for
the engraver by an artist who drew on his
experience for his sketch and not on his
imagination wholly. The whole picture
has for its background an architectural de-
sign Of tablet or structure Of solid granite.
beautifully carved and on which the pictures
are shown artistieaIly arranged. On the
left, In the centre, is tablet containing a
shield on which is an admirable likeness Of
the martyred Lincoln. This is 80 arranged
that photograph of the eomrade may be
substituted should his family so desire. On
the OF sr tablet, on the right, is engraved
the badge of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and after the comrade has gone to his
rest, the badge, which he has so honorably
worn, may be inserted as an appropriate
way of preserving it. In the centre Of the
whole picture is a large arch surrounded by
flags beautifully arranged and draped. On
this arch, carved from the solid granite, are
the wards Record Of the military services
Of and Immediately underneath Comrades
followed by blank space upon which is to
be inscribed the comrades name After this
there is large blank space upon which ia
to be recorded his full and complete history
as soldier, to wit, the date and place of his
enlistment and the company and regiment;
also the various battles in which he partiei-
pated, when, where and how he was wound
ed, any promotions he may have received.
and the place and date of his discharge. and
any other facts which may serve to make COM
plete the history of what must have been an
eventful period of his life. After this fol-
lows certificate from his G. A. +. Post. i'm
beautiful script, to be signed by the COM
mander and Adjutant, showing that he is
now member of said Post and that the
record before given is true and correct to
the best of their knowledge and belief.
The designs were sketehed by Mr.. Edwin
Forbes, of New York, an artist who actively
participated in " the war for the Uniou.y
and has gained much celebrity from his
authorship of series of war sketches which
are found IN all the army headquarters and
private collections of military men. The
steel engraving was done by the Western
Bank Note and Engraving Company, which
has long since acquired a national reuufa-
ton for artistic work Taken as a whole
for uniqueness of design, beauty and force
Of execution and appropriateness for the
purpose intended, it is safe to say that no
work of superior merit has ever been pro-
duced in this country.
We win send this beautiful and useful
werk OF art to any address on receipt of a
club of fifteen subscribers, or to any person
who win send us one subscription and $50
additional The retail price of this work ID
S1.75.
G. A. r. Sleeve Buttons.