The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-16
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The following
General Order has been issued:
HE'DQ'R'r'Rs GRAND ARMY OF REruBLrr, !
OFsICEoF ADJuTANT GRNEaAL,
WASHINGTON, D. O., Sept. II.
General Order No.6.
Beiievingit to be the general desire Of
the members OF the G. A. R. that a
monument should be erected to their de-
parted comrade, Gen. U.S. Grant, which
win testify forever the affection fr him as
q comrade and ftly symbolic their sp.
probation OF his great services to our
country in whose behalf they with him
perilIed their lives and offered their all.
deemtE proper that notas clothed with Off
ciaI authority in that regard, but as dis
charging duty to which 1 am invited by
the voice OF my comrades, to invoke their
favorable consideration and act upon the
following suggestions:
tirst-That a sum oil money eQIsl to q
contribution OF Is cents per capita Tor each
member of the G. A. R. in good standing
be raised for the end named that for the
purpose Of certainty and expedition this
amount be appropriated from the Post
funds, to be reimbursed by the donations
Of the individual comrades or in such man.
ner as each Post may provide.
Second-That to suitably mark the event
and evidence for all time the eqIal share
OF all the comrades Of the Grand Army in
this work Of eommeuoration, neatly writ.
ten rolls be prepared on blanks TO be flr-
nished bv the National headquarters,
which shall contain the name, rank, regi-
ment and Post OF each donor, these to be
returned TO the National headquarters
bsund intoa volume and properly cared
for and that provision be made to furnish
each Post lithographic or other suitable
form OF engraving OF the finished monu-
ment.
Third-That committee to be hereafter
named shall in conjunction with the
National Council OF Administration de-
termine the form of the memorial to be
adopted, the place ofits erection and other
necessary details.
Fourth-All moneys donated for this
purpose is to be forwarded through the
department headquarters to the Quarter.
master General, and by him specially de-
posted to the credit OF the Grant monu-
ment under rules to be prescribed by the
National Council OF Administration.
1t has been suggested that honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors not mem
bers Of our order be permitted to join with
us in this most grateful duty. Let all
such Us are worthy be invited first OF all
to stand in the ranks OF the q. A. 3.
Our selt-imposed task has in view the
erection of monument which, avoiding
all exagSeration or motive of display,
shall be IN keeping with the simplicity Of
the life and character Of our great leader
of such intrinsic excellence as shall COM
mend it to the care of the nation, and thus
show all succeeding generations our
memorial as well Us monument to his
fame. On behalf of his comrades every
where the Commander.in-Chief feels au.
thorizad to declare that, whilst determined
to erect monument to our dead comrade,
which shall be solely the result Of theiI
own contributions, they nevertheless view
with qualification and will aid to the ex-
tent OF their ability all other patriotic ei-
forts put forth to do him honor.
By command OF s. S. BuRDITT,
Commander-in-Chief.
JOHN CAMERON,
Adiutant-General.