Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-06-03

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Hotel, and marched from thence to
the point on Round Top Avenue,
where the Monument had been
erected. A platform had been raised,
and from it the programme of the day
was gone through with On the plat
form were the principal officers of the
the occasion. Capt. F. M. Riley, Presi-
dent of the 18th Regimental Associa-
ton, and number of ladies and gen
tlemen. An eloquent prayer was Of
ferred by Rev. d. B. Harris. In COM
pany with the cornet Mrs. Col Potter
and the ladies sang My country, tis of
thee, Sweet Land of Liberty" the
large assemblage joining in the song
with patriotic fervor. Captain Riley,
on behalf of the 18th Regiment, then
presented the. Monument to the Get
tysburg Memorial Association, in a
brief, but eloquent speech. 1t was re-
ceived by John Krauth, ESQ.,, Secre-
tary of the Association, who paid a
glowing tribute to the valor of the
New Jersey troops who participated
in the Gettysburg battle. Sergeant
Burroughs gave detailed statement
of the efforts which had been made by
the Association for the securing of the
Monument, and announced that it had
cost about one thousand dollars
eight hundred for the Monument it's
elf, the balance being expense of trans
portation, sc. Colonel VIM. E. Potter,
of Bridgeton, was introduced, and de-
livered the GRAFTON. 1t was mainly de-
scriptive of the three days battle, and
the position and movements of the 18th
Regiment. At times the speaker was
very eloquent, his illusions to the de-
ceased members of the Regiment who
fell upon the field, being especially
touching. AS the Colonel went on he
was frequently cheered by his old
comrades, and when reference was
made to the gallant Generals Hancock,
Hayes and Smythe. the ''boys" gave
vent to their feelings in series of Wig
orous hurrahs. The Colonel's speech
should be read by every soldier in
Cumberland County, particularly by
those who fought at Gettysburg 1t
can be found in another column of to-
days PIONEER, printed in full. At
the conclusion of the grafton there
was music by the band, and the sing
ing of praise God from whom all
blessings flow" when the exercises
came to an end
The monument is located near a
stone fence in a direct line almost from
the famous Bliss barn which three
companies of the 18th Regiment and
several companies Of the Fourteenth
Connecticut captured and burned. 1t
was on this portion of the field that
the Confederate General Pickett, with
$4,000 men, made his splendid charge
on the Union lines, and here it was
that Hayes and Webb's divisions of the
Second Corps lying behind the stone
fence, emptied into their ranks storm
of shot and shell. The Jersey "boys''
were in Hayes division, and their
work was to fire buck..and ball into the
rebel host. And they did so with a
vengeance, cutting down the Confed-
crate like grass before the mowers
scythe. When the battle was DER,
the field in front of the regiment was
covered with dead bodies so deep and
thick that it is said man could walk
from one end of it to the other with
out touching the ground.
On this historic spot stands the
Monument. 1t is one of the handsom-
est on the battlefield, being built OF
the finest Richmond granite. The
builder, Michael Reilley, of Camden,
has done himself credit in the execu
tion of the work. The height of the
monument is twelve feet six inches.
On the base there appears the words
''2d Brigade, Sd Division, I'd Corps.
On the die, which is highly polished,
the following has been finely chiselled
In Memory Of the Men Of the 19th Regi
nent, Neo Jersey Infantry Volunteers
acho fell upon this field, July ed and Sd
1868, and, acho, elserhere died ander tht
flag, Mis Monument Is dedicated by then
souuiring Comrades, as an Example to
future Generations.
There is also the following inscrip
ton:
Buck and Boil, Cdibre 50.
ItrO charges 'Uele made By this Regi
ment on Bliss Barn, July ed and Sd
1868, Capturing 1t.
The top of the monument is adorned
with an elegantly wrought Ball with
three Buck Shot underneath it, while
near by is the trefoil Cor clover leaf,
badge of the Second Corps.
During Wednesday afternoon the
veterans and friends spent several