Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-24
ATTENTION, G. A. R.
The COmmander-in-Ch Issues a
General Order to the Several Posts,
Inviting that Measures be Taken to
Erect a Suitable Monument to
General U. S. Grant.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15-The follow
idg general order has been issaed:-

AN6 SOhOAo al OANOA huo bCCh ioooOo.
HEADQUARTERS G. A. R.,
Office of Adjutant General,
Washington, September IA }
General Order No. g.
Believing it to be the general desire of
the members of the G. A. r. that a
monument should be erected to their de-
parted cOmrade, General U. s. Grant,
which will testify forever their affec>
tion for him as comrade and ftly SYM
bolize their appreciation of his great
tservices to our country, in whose behalf
they with him periled their lives and
offered their all, deem it proper, not
as clothed with official authority in
that regard, but as discharging a duty
to which l am invited by the united
voice of my comrades to invoke their
favorable consideration and action upon
the following plan and suggestions:
First-Thas sum of money equal to
contribution of 10 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
certainty and expediting this amount be
appropriated from the post funds to be
reimbursed by the donation of the indi-
vidual comrades, or in such manner as
each post may provide.
Second-That to suitably mark the
event, and to evidence for all time the
equal share of all the comrades of the
Grand Army in this work of commemo-
ration, neatly written rolls be prepared
on blanks, to be furnished from the ma
tional headquarters, which shall contain
! the name, rank, regiment, and post of
each donor; these to be returned to ma
tional headquarters bound into volumes
and properly cared for; and that pro-
vision be made to furnish each post a
Iithographic or other suitable form of
engraving of the finished monument.
Third-That a committee, to be here>
after named, shall. in conjunction with
the national council of administration,
take into consideration and determine
the form of memorial to be adopted, The
place of its erection, and other necessa-
~ details.
Fourth-All moneys donated for this
purpose to be forwarded through de-
partment headquarters to the Quarter
master General and by him specially de-
posted to the credit of the Grant monu-
ment fund under rules to be prescribed
by the national council of administra-
tion.
1t has been suggested that honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors, not
members of our organization, be per-
mitted to join with us in this most grate-
full purpose; let all such who are worthy
be invited, first of all, to stand in the
ranks of the Grand Army. Our self
imposed task has in view the erection
of monument which, avoiding all ex-
aggeration or mere 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 commend it to the care of the ma
tion, and thus through all succeeding
generations be memorial as well as
monument to his fame.
On behalf of his comrades every where
the commander-in-chieff feels authorized
to declare that, whilst determining to
erect momomrial to our dead comrade
which shall be solely the result of their
own contributions they nevertheless
view with qualification, and will aid to
the extent of the ability all other patrif
otic efforts put forth to do him honor.
BY command of
S. S. BURDETTE,
ommander-in-Chief.
JOHN CAMERON, Adjutant General