Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-11-26
On to Gettysburg.
Veterans Revisiting the Battlefield
to Dedicate Il Monument

The Maryland Monument at Gettysburg was
dedicated on Friday last IN the presence of the
surviving members of the Second Maryland In
fantry, OF members OF the Mar, land Society of
the Army and Navy Of the Confederate States,
of the Fifth Mary and Regiment, which acted
as an escort to the Veterans al d of ladies and
others Who visited the battlefield. The pro-
granme of exrrc SEES included an Grafton BY
Major George Thomas who act ng sdjutant
Of the Second Maryland Regiment in the battle.
THE MONUMENT.
The Seconi Maryland Infantry, Of which the
monument will he a memorial, was nj the time
of its organization and until after the battle of
Gettysburg called the FIRST Mar, land Battal
ion, but was then CHANGED TO Second Mary land
Infantry This latter is the name the mem be rs
always use, and they do not recognize any
other The Off ers of the Getty sourg Memor-
ial Association, through whom permission WAS
granted TO erect The monument on the battle
field, require the names Of all regiments to con-
for N to oticial reports OF the battle and there
fore ordered the inscription to read "l,t Md.
Battalion" instead of ed Md. Infantry. ="
The monument will be erected on the line OF
| works captured by the regiment in their charge
July 2, and a stone placed 10 mark each flank
of the regiment as they stood in line behind
the bresstwerks. Oue stone is mar ked Right
dank LIST Md, c. S. A, ~ snd the other LIEF,
aauk lss Nd, c: S A" The stone to mark
| The charge Of July reads Point reached by
LIST Nd, c. S. A, July Sd " On one side OF
the monumen is this Inscription
The First Maryland Battalion Infantry,
Lieu tenan + Colonel James R. Herbert, Steuart 5
Brigade Johnson's Division, E~elps Corps
Army of Northern Virginia, advanced from
Rock creek about p. N, Jul, q occupied the
line Of works at this point. and held his posi-.
ton until next morning"
The second side bears upon it the following
| words
On the morning Of Jsly 3 the Battalion.
moving BY the left flank, formed at right an
giles with and inside the works and charged,
under FIRE in front, flank aud rear. to . stone
planted 100 yards IS, from this mon ument.'
The third side tolls the number in the ranks
and the number killed and wounded. II reads:
-Four hundred strength 10 battle-5o filled;
l42 wounded
The face Of the mon ut contains the Goa
of arms OF Maryland, and under il, 10 CIe line
of small letters, "lst Maryland, changed TO"
aad ueder this, "26 Maryland Iatantry. c. S
A." in large block letters.
| 10 the first inscription the words Charged
from Rock Creek, as originally intended, were
changed 10 Advanced from Rock Creek, B." and
Took the line Of works" was changed &c
"0ccupied the line OF works"
| Nearly all the commi ssionsd officers Wer,
killed or wounded. Capt. John ". Tor,ch
who was 10 command Of all that remained ia
the Geld of the gallant reglmsnt when they
surrendered With Lee at AppomsiteX, April 8
1855, has the last muster roll Of the regimen,
a. 1t vas ~ri,ttR al AppomattoX. The roll
contains 50 names, and IS - follows: John
W. Torsch, capt commanding, Dewitt Suo~
den, A. A s; wm. r. Mccullough, adjutsnt
Edwin James, qusrterms,ier sergeant; l.
Higdon, ordnance sergeant; Frask Drmsat
sesnt major; Dan A. Fsniou. LIST sergeant
company G; Thos c Butler. Is, sergeant CON
PAW D: W Ruuer, sergeant company + ; Phil
| ip 7. Reeder, l.t sergeant eompanysB; Isaac
| \. Sherwood, sergesu, company d; II. T'iIsrd
Smith, corporal company A: II. d. Ailliken,
corporal company G, ". A. Quinn, chef must
clan A; Chss r. Dr.wry, chief musician b
Jos-ph 3 Smith, chief musician Z.
| Company Avn. g. Ede'sn. Bernard
Freeman. Henry Hollyd.y. John ] Hunter
We H. Laird, Wm. Z. Lowe, " l.. Lose
John W. Mcdaniel. AseI. Murray, Ed. Don
oran, james A. P-regoy. Andrew 7. Miller.
Company B-Henrv Ford, Tho.. A.gill
VIA q Ns,the-s. John C. Mills. \. "
Neate, y. Semines. James A WIS W alkc'
/ " cod
| Company C-Evans Duvall, Frakla Du
vail, J. n Blumenor, Wm. II Clsgrii, Wm
Grscs. Tnos. Mitchell, James Il. Maog, Peer
| Orr, Joshua Watts.
/ Uuupauy u.--cruurr u uu-s, n II -urp
herd.
| Company E-Wm. GsyRn. Ed. Lam
James RidseI, Elisha Better, Wm. Uskel " N
| Y. Brsun-r.
| Company P-Geo. n. Clsgsu, q W. q Ay
Jao. o Hile, A. v. Keepers.
Company G.-Juo. C.ll.han. wn. Piekiie
Joseph Manly, wm. x Mumford.
| Company II John Parker.
AssRAyg As THE BRAyRsr.
| Captain Torseh has in bis possession q letter
written bv Brig.disr- General NrComb, dates
| April 20. 1865. in which. after speaking 10
very compIime n,.ry manner OF Capt. Torseh
| he says: Words cannot express the high es
| teen I also hsve for the brave and gallant of
GERS aud eaIisted men 10 your command. They
have proved themselves 10 every battle vhict
they have participated as brave as the braves
in the Army OF Northern Virginia.