The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-01
Maine Matters.
THE GETTYSBURG MEMORIALS.

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
TIE GETTYSBURG; MEMORIALS.
The DESIGNS and snecitic,,ionS for tbc me-
,,,or;o, 10 'lo o.,.t ~. ~, H. i,,.,.aL,,,. Intel
foil hv the Maine SnllnrS who u,,tici,.,o,I in
that h.ttle wrrr onnneI ,ninr tIn charge of
Cen. H. + IInrris If the St,tc tIn,,sn l,st Week
There ,rr in all ia llr fourteen did;arout drs.us
AMI If i, somewhat dittirult TO Sc, Irsrrihc thnp,
that thp rru ,Icr may ,nnrrciatr ,hrm
The memorial Of th. First Maine Cavalry
Rroimrnt i to have on its face the raised li.,urcs
of \ r:,nIrymau And hi. horse. Thr ,oI,iirr i, to
be renr, ,,,it,J AS ureuaru~ ia muunt his horse,
On the polished bottom member of The tablet
in sonar. >r,,k letter. uot Ir,s than two inches
deem viii lir r,ln,r1 The fnllowino ihsrrintrn.
..This monument marks tln nn.;t;nn nf ,ha
Fir,1 Maine Cavalry .July :. lSG3. COZ. G.. 4,
Smith commanding
The snec:f.ation, of the 9Th Peyimert Maine
jrf,m,rl s.v that ,hn hns "'n nf No ,,nnunant
Shall be- red ,Jouesboro Granite. the l,linth of
red Bear;, Granite. The die of irht ,.ray. while
tbr final j. to hr Of rrJ Ro.,.h Thn nt - faces
of the Gr,ek Gross must hn noIishcd. 4. ,lI other
c>poseL surface. arr to I've hammered work
ali lettering must bc nlain. sonarc. SINK, con-
deu.eI Gnt hi. letters f,,ur inches hiyh fo, III.
ii,r ..G,I, If N,in,- ,nI tbrrr inchn. hi,L for
The line. ..;uf;utry and "Iulv 3 1S63:. mo
in.cri,tion al Rri",In Isl Div an tor,,,,' is
TO be rlatr,l on The rear side. The monument
i. TO he about u feet in h,.iul and The draw
in Of Il, hy Nui | ',,..hr
NH >hn,. tI,at If III snc.;ti,otinns of In. H.
>i,,ns ,r,. fulfilled tho mrnori,l will he ,n. tit
tinr Ia rrnr.>ent ,t Getty ysl,r,. the ,,,lIant
Gth
The base of ;hn monument to the :5tb Reoi
mcnt infantry i, tn he of Ri,lIcforJ ,rrau;tc
J,ic nf I,,lIo,yull ~ hit,. Granite On no frnnt
IN ..h,. r,I;rt.. ,r tn hn nl,rnI tho ,.al of Maine
and war trouhj,. Hrtwrcu The tronbi.s and
sr.i i to lac :, l,rye cross IN, ,hc fac. If which
in thrr. i,,rL I,,tt,rs i insrrihrJ .Fifth Hroi
m,nt Enru,,,r,rs' Inf,ntry'. on the ri,rht and
lft s,,,> ,f ,h. Ill. il emf the words ..5th N.irr
nrcimnn, Stnn, Uer. .,nly oj is,3 >. On the
fronl Of ,lnlb in mitr,. sink r,tcrs of shit
,bl. .izr ..l'rnrt,d hv tbr Si,tn al N,iur ana
~. Smr,i,or, nf 1l,a Rntimrut,
The ,lr,j.,n for Hair, ~ Maine Battery is Il
Lnauty 10 .ny Tie least On ,lr front in >ni,ore
SINK l.tt..r.is ;u>.;bnd tIn ward. ..li.il.l 1nJ
Maine Hattrr,.'
The n,lnori1I If ia, 5rh Maine Battery has
for a final A Ball. If. in. in diameter ia 81
oned Of iIarh .raritr, TEe base and second
face are to hp of liuloweN rranite. Alleyro>-
cd surfaces ,r, 10 be nol;,hr,, The ,,liuth iS TO
he .,nnrnvn. IA, Mai I; r stevens hrfnrr ho
inc executed. on ,he base are the word,
"St.yor,'> Battery of }tl Maine"
me ,,cnu,n,ni of th,. 1,th Maine consists of
thr, q l,arrs viz ho>e Iii, and uyran,id ,ap aU
uf which are .;u,orr in hnrilontuI srr1iors
The IY.r of the r.n l,,r. the word "Dirioo y
Thr,, uf the t,r,. are f., have emf in Them tllp
corn. l,o,,sc The vholp when uoI;.h,J will he
a haudso,n, attoir
The I'M Maine Will have q common nonu-
nrnt win = tjni;l Loll, artistic, and su,r,ee,tiyr
II rrprc.r,t> n soldier .hootiuu from Trhind 4,
we'll ON ;hc f,,nou> whpat ti.Ij lie j. .,trround-
ed i.y th,. Grain bofl, .taudi,,,r and in .hraycS
The 18th REGIMENT. Maine Infantry. will have
, ulaiu >itaft of white II,lIov,U Granite ON
1ht front vill L,. ,,la..ri The rorls La;tp raised
and l,oIi.hrd anal surrounded bv :, Wreath of
olive ma luur,I ON tho ri.rlt >i,ip tltp seal Of
Maine will In, nEarcl md an The I.f, war tro-
uIirs
The 10Th LIMITATION has :. ulniu shaft. ON thn
frnut f. ,iy,. ,,int .t,r Nil Le raised thrrr
fourih, of an inch :u,d ,nnrriatcl, underneath
The wor,i. .1OIh Maine Rntt,Iinn.'
The G;b Maine Battery In. a ,i,iial compo>el
oi ,i,r r,uYn,, h.II, rI,. lii. h..r, , >tar over
,yhirh thn wnii. ..,;tb W.,i,,,.. wn. ,Y.rrJ viii
thp wurri ..H,itr,,-, :, h,nrnth. md below these
dr.i,u, If tronhi.>
The An lIaiur !. 10 have :, pentaroual shaft
about - le,t high built oi nOttcd granite.
ne '"liilh'>>'oh ~ II, ,a,i iicellhS discover
'd that 'oHl'a,3 - - = '''i pSH1'iV!
wa Ifi'!! i'rH al '',l'!>nu's an" ''t'l''.u 10
''"Pf"I'l''.' W 'tli"pi i'',o' IA" y c"i'''ti'
AMOUNT iii2ht ne ipthlshe" 10 tlrc' loi 'hat
''iiit"H i h'iii'S H'o'u''eii oi ii"''o" el
G'a'if..
ne in haihe MiIi i'"tt !, hlo.' unique mon
'hi'nl' nc'.'il- htI- Sli'iu' lt't ih'i''> III
nci7h'' 1t i, u','' S!oot tH an ne ii'9
~,tb,.rvitl from which thny
'r. to ln ,.n,1.,fIrtnI omit :, .rn,tn , f,,iu,,
uf ,,rila il, .y,,, ucr>,,o nf S,.,in, birth ts,or-
i,llv wh.n .,,r i..,urui,-. tl.,t tbn.. arc f., lac
memorials of hr.N,. snrvi,u ,onp hv Maine sol
,licr, ON ,bnt Terrible i,tti,.ti,.lj
The Iv.ruiivr Committee Of fine G4tty.-
bui,r commission MOI al Au.uSt, Erb %
ana unarpI th,, hiI. for rittiuu tr.l,.nortatiou
anu >eti'l2 ,'p 9i Hit'ch 'h"n"iiiFh!> Oh iiiG
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