The National tribune., 1885-09-17
THE MONUMENT TO GEN. GRANT.

Herewith we present Commander-inCh Chief
Burdett's General Order, No. 6, relative to
raising funds for G. r. monument to Gen.
Grant. The plan he outlines there, and the
arguments he uses, will commend them
selves to the good sense of every comrade.
Everybody agrees that the G. r. should at
once proceed to erect a suitable memorial to
its most distinguished member, and everybody
also agrees that it should be a distinctive
GAR. Offering, in which the Orders grand
principle Of Fraternity should be asserted
by making every comrades contribution to
it and share in it equal and alike. This
the Commander-in,Chief has provided for
The Order reads rs follows:
HEADQRs GRAND OF THE EEPUBrrc
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. Ii, 1855.
General Orders, No 6.
Believing it to be the general desire of the meE1-
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic that q
monument should be erected to their departed COM
radc, Gen. U. S. Grant which will testify forever
their affection for him comrade, and fifty SYM
boze their appreciation of his crest services to
country, in whose behalf they with him periled
their lives and offered their all. I deem il proper.
not clothed with official authority in that regard
but as dischargins duty to which am invited by
the united voice of my comrades to invoke their
favorable consideration and action upon the fol-
lowing plan and suggestions:
L. That O sum of money, equa! to a contribution
of 15 cents per capita for each member of the Grand
Army of the Republic In good standing, be raised
for the end named; that for the purpose of GER
tainty and expedition this amount be appropriated
from the Post fund.- to be reimbursed by the donat-
ions of the individual comrades or in such man
each Post mSy provide.
.. That to suitably mark the event and to evil
dence for all time the equal share of all the COM
rades of the Grand Army in this work of ofcommem-
oration neatly-wrtten rolls be prepared on blanks
to be furnished from National Headquarters which
shall contain the name, rank, regiment and Post of
each donor; these to be returned TO National Head
quarters bound into volumes, and properly cared
for; and that provision be made to furnish each
Post lithographic other suitable form Of en-
craving of the finished monument.
3. That a committee to be hereafter named. shall,
in conjunction with the National Council of Ad-
ministration, take into consideration and determine
the form Of memorial to be adopted the place OF its
erection and other necessary details.
4. All moneys donated for this purpose to be
forwarded through Department Headquarters to
the Quartermaster-G General and by him specially
deposited to the credit of the Grant monument
fund, under rules to be prescribed by the National
Council Of Administration. 1t has been suggested
that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors, not
members of our organization, be permitted to join
with us in this most grateful duty. Let all such
who worthy be invited first of all, TO stand in
the ranks of the Grand Army.
Our sef-imposed task had in view the erection of
monument, which, avoiding all exaggeration or
motive of display. shall be in keeping with the
simplicity Of the life and character Of great
leader; OF such intrinsic excellence shall COM
mend it to the of the Nation and thus, through
all succeeding generations. be memorial well
as monument TO his fame
On behalf Of his comrades everywhere the COM
| mander-in-Chef feels authorized to declare that
whilst determined TO erect a memorial to dead
comrade, which shall be solely the result of their
own contributions, they nevertheless view with
qualification. and will aid to the extent of their
ability all other patriotic efforts put forth do him
honor.
By command of 8. S. ByRDErr, Commander-in-
Chief.
JNo. CAMERON, AdTt- Gen.
Now we expect that there will be an i'm
mediate and enthusiastic response to this.
All that the comrades have been waiting for
is working plan. This is now furnished
them, and it is splendid one. No one can
find any reasonable fault with it, and all
that remains is for every Post that desires
to honor the dead General to Immediately
send its quota of money to the Department
Headquarters and report of the same to
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, in which it will
be published.
Now, comrades, Fall in promptly"