The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-07-04
New Jerseys DedIoations at gettysburg.


New Jersey dedicated its monument
on the field at 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon. At that hour the LIST regiment of
National Guards moved from their camp
in the wheat field and swept down Sykes
avenue with colors flying and band play
ing to the brigade monument, where
the exercises wero to be held. BY hard
work Friday night and Saturday morn
ing this monument was completed and
thus Jerseys work is done. Colonel
Campbell selected squad and ordered
them off into the woods. Then as
Governor Green, of New Jersey, and
Governor Beaver drove up, the rocks of
Round Top re-echoed with the roar or
the Governors salute. Colonel James
N. Duff. chairman of the Gettysburg
Battlefield Commission Of New Jersey.
called the audience to order and intro
duced Rev. Allanson A. Haines, late the
chaplain Of the 10Th New Jersey Infan.
try, who pronounced the invocation.
The members of the commission then
unveiled the brigade monument, while
the crowd cheered, the band played aud
the Infantry fired salute.
Governor Robert s. Green delivered q
carefully prepared and eloquent Grafton,
and ended by transferring the monu-
ments to the Battlefield Memorial Asso-
citation. They were received In the
name of that body by Governor James
A. Beaver. This closed the exercises,
but, as at the Wisconsin dedication, q
number of surviving members belonging
to the various New Jersey commands
engaged in this battle made short adj
dresses. Among them were Rev. George
b. Wight, Col. Samuel Il. Buck, Major
William Il. Bryan, Captain Samuel Il.
Gaul, General James r. Rushing, Gener-
al Frank Price, General John Ramsey,
Colonel John Schoonover, Colonel VIM.
e. Potter, Captain Lewis Van Blarcom.
Major Henry W. Sayer and Colonel N.
Judson Clerk.
The New Jersey Militia broke camp
at night and left for home, but Governor
Green and staff will remain for the re-
union.
The monuments Of New Jersey are
all granite, and neat and tasteful in de-
sign. That of the 9Th Regiment is fiji.
teen feet high, and consists of base,
sub-base, on which is the brigade and
division to which it belonged, and tall
shaft surmounting this, bearing on the
front a cross, flag aud musket. The
diamond corps badge resting on the top
completes the decorations. 1t is situated
on the second days field near the ''Val-
ley OF Death. The memorial of the |
18th Regiment is near the Smith house.
on the Emmittsburg Road, and is about
ten feet high. 1t is massive stone,
cubical is shape, with rounded corners, |
on which is the corps badge, and with a
nag cut in granite, having the stars
polished, draped over the top. The 7th |
has On altogether original design for its
stone. 1t is made up OF O base and sub.
base, on the front of which are dia-
mond and wreath, enclosing the figure |
z A high granite minnie ball, more |
than three feet in diameter and pro-
portionally high surmounts it. Its 10
cation is on the Trestle farm, near the
new peach orchard and close to the
Emmittsburg Road.
The monument of the 9th Infantry
stands short distance from the Let
Massachusetts on the Emmittburg road.
1t is fifteen feet high and made up of
base, sub-base and die with stars polish
ed along the top and having two pieces
OF rough granite for the capstone. The
9th is tall shaft, nineteen feet high,
resting on base and sub. base, and it
has cut on the face crossed mushets en-.
circled by wreath of leaves. Its posi-
ton is on the second days field near the
Devils Dem Clark's Battery B monu.
ment is twelve feet high; has base,
sub-base and die with crossed cannon
on two sides and a huge cut cannon ball
on the summit. Battery AS monument
is ten feet in height, with large gran
lite ball on the top. It is placed near
Hancock avenue and o short distance
east OF where the commander of the
Second Corps was wounded.
Two New Jersey regiments have al
ready erected and dedicated monuments,
the 18th and 18th, but the former has
added a massive land MARKER 1t was
this regiment, known as the s'Buck and
Ball, that captured the Confederates
who we're stationed in "Bliss Barn, " be.
tween the two armies. The LIST Calvary
monument is fifteen feet high, and con-
sists OF base, sub.base and die, on top
OF which is cut the full calvary accoutre-
ments.
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