New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-03
THE NETWORK MEMORIALS DEDlCAIED.
MONUMENTS UNVEILED BY THE EXCELsioK AND
TIE IRISH DRIGADEs AND MANY REGIMENTAL



SOCIETIES.
Gettysburc July Q (SpecaD. has been Now
Works. dav on the battlefield the greater NUMBER OF
the monuments built by the state In memory Oh 'i'c
troops she lost here being dedicated with many touch
ing and impressive ceremonies. lew, ho'aoiy '"o
otb MIlitias graceful shaft on the scene OF the nrst
DAVIS fight had been unveiled yesterday But ihos'
of tho New-York regiments fought under oichioS IL
the bloody struggle through the Peach Orchard ana
the Wheat Field twenty five years ago this afternoon
and the rest naturally yielded to the majority IN tho
choice of July as the anniversary day. There were
no general exercises however, each command hold
ing service of It's about the granite or marDio
shafts and tablets which now dot tho slopes "esI Va
Little Round Top almost as thckly as the hiiisioc a
Greenwood. General Scl1cs was on the held all I'd!
with the various regiments Of his old cominanu anu
many other NewYork veterans, Generals siocum'
Nugcnt Carr Richardson, Barnum and Graham among
them took part in the several dedicatory ceremonies
Pcrhaps the most conspicuous of the New-fork
memorials will be that of the Excelsior Brigade, made
up of the 10th, 71st 72d, 73d and '4th Ne"-iorh
Volunteers These five regiments have 1oined forces
to build a pentagonal Doric temple resting on hVe
pillars each pillar representing command ana pcaI
Ing inscriptions commemoratinS the brigades we'll
known gallantry and sacrifices The pillars VIII De
OF polished Labrador granite, with spar In blue ana
green In tho centre will be pedestal for a bust
OF General slcIlcs The officers Of the brigade asso-
citation arc General Scklcs himself Generals Irema,
Graham and Taylor and Colonel Daniel Mahone lis
chaplalns arc the Rev. DR.. C. III. a. Buckley and the
Rev. Charles Twitchell, the wclllmown Hartford
preacher Mr.. Twitchell made the oration to-day at
the dedication OF the monument only the base of which
has been yet put down. DR.. Buckley read martial
poem with the title Excelsior" and General sickles
was called on and made stirring !mpromptu address
lie talked of the great deeds OF the brigade, with
which his fame so largely bound up, ana de-
clarcd that 10 braver, patriotic soldiers had
fought at Gettysburg than the men he had recruited
twcnty-scven years ago In Ncw-fork CITY. ADout
200 veterans and members of the Ncw-iork CITY
Grand Amy posts were in the procession Which
marched out to the site of the monument.
The Irish Brigade. composed of the G3d. Goth and
esth Ncw-York Volunteers followed the example Of
the Excelsior Brigade is spending heir money jointly
on a beautiful memorial I'm the shape Of Celtic Cross
The Harp of Ireland IS cut on the upper arm OF the
cross and tho roster Of the three regiments In ola
script letters fills up the spaces of the main piece
dog cut In the stone lies at the foot OF the cross
The whole piece is about twenty feet high and makes
a stately and graceful memorial The Irish Brigade
IS General Meaghcr's old command Generals Robert
Wngert and Dennis f. Burke spoke at the hnveiling.
A solemn requiem mass was celebrated In an implo-
vscd chapel. Over hundred veterans took part In
the exercises. The NewYork poets. Collins ana
Genghegan read odcs. These two New-York brgadeS
fought on the extreme left of the Union lire.
over on the right at Culps Hill, the regiments OF
Slocums Corps unveiled at the same time other
kinsy tasteful and appr p'iatc me roIlais. Inc
18th and 1O2d NewYork Infantry joined to erect tho
figure Of an lnfanryman firing from behind breast
work General SlOcum and General Greene made the
spcech and Colonel IIcwcs read poem. The two
regiments then marched with others Of the 10Th Corps
to the reunion at Culp's Hill. at which General
Socum again presided. =, -.
tempted here The 9th Ncw-York Cavalry put up
pretty recc Of granite with cavalryman cut IN bas-
on the first DAY under BuiOrd Colonel Bentley, OF
Chicago made the speech. This Ieslment was re-
cruted in ChauauQua Catiaraugus' Eomlng, TENSE
lacr. Washington, 81. Lawrence add NIl'On coun'rs.
Another command from Northc.n New Iork that has
a tasteful monument. is Battery ID. lst New, orh
Light Artillery. captain /. W. OsD0il, OF Now OIh'
made the oratiOn ar the unyeiling and G. Co9ecr
of Gouyerneur, read poem The o6th New-f Olk,
from Chemung Steuben and OnOndaga Counties, un-
Yelled massive granite tablet on tho left OF the
Union line. Among the speakers were Colonel y. /"
Higgins Of Syracuse, president Of the Veterans Asso
Other New York commands defeating monuments
to-iay were the G0th. 1920 and l49th # Green's
brigade; the Gath. cd. li5h and lo2d nianiiy ana
18th and 4h batteries Tnc I'd Fire Zouave; 73d New
York besides contributing TO the Excelsior Brigade
monument put up special memorial TO mark It's own WI
pOsIon Many old " fire laddies' came along on the
snecla train and tho Fire IOuaveS who appeared III
uniform. were backed BY about 200 members OF the
Veteran Association IN blue Goals ana Sttong % neI
vania veterans also dedicated half dozen or more
striking monuments. - -,
cornerstone OF the National Memorial Church OF The
Prince OF Peace laid this afternoon with religious
and military ceremonies Lhc money mon ~ ior ,ne lew LEW
members of the Protestant Episcopal Church and the
Protestant Episcopal ritual will be used in Il ON all
occasions BshSp Hove o. pcnnIyiDana & 0lG,ae 81 aH
about the town were present The different corps
held reunions this morning