St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-02-07
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT.
A Description of the State and Other
Monuments.

The work on the state monument
is nearly completed and about all
that remains to be done is the letter
ing of the four sides of the die. Only
two parts of the monument have
been worked here, the die and the
| Corinthian cap. The other portions
have been completed at the quarries
| at DummerStOn.
The great monument which Car
rick Brothers have been constructing
will stand on Hancock avenue near
the scene of Pickett's charge. Henry
Carrick expects to go to Gettysburg
about the first of May to set it up
and it will be dedicated on Aug 1.
| The monument is of Dummerston
granite and is so feet high. The
bronze statue of the late Major Gen.
George J. Stannard is II feet high
and the grading beneath the base five
feet The total height of the monu-
ment is therefore &c feet. The design
is q Corinthian column, modelled
after the monument to Lord Nelson
in Trafalgar Square, London. Eight
granite companies bid for the job and
the Carrick Brothers of st. Johns
bury having put in the lowest bid,
$4,000, took the contract for the
work.
The monument consists of four
bases, a die, a cap, base, a spire, a
round COrinthian fluted column,
Corinthian carved cap and the bronze
statue The first base is II feet
square and one foot and nine inches
high. The second base is - feet
square and 1 5 inches high. The third
and 5 inches high. The fourth base
is nine feet square and three feet high.
Above this comes the great die, a
cube six feet each way that weighs
nearly 16 tons. The cap surmount-
ing this is seven feet and six inches
square and two feet and 1112 inches
high Next comes the base of the
column that is five feet and four inch
es square and 21 inches high The
spire, futed Corinthian column, is
three feet and 10 inches in diameter
and 20 feet high. The spire alone
weighs 35 tons and is the largest
piece of granite ever taken out of the
Dummerston quarries. Above the
spire is a full COrinthian cap that is
four feet and three inches square and
three feet and 10 inches high. The
statue of Gen Stannard will be made
by Carl Gerhardt of Hartford, Ct
The statue will cost about $4,000 and
under the terms of the contract must
be completed and erected by July 81.
The Inscriptions.
The subcommittee on the Vermont
soldiers monument at Gettysburg,
consisting of Ex-Governor Ormsbee,
Colonel Albert Clarke and Judge W.
G. Veazey met at Rutland last week
in consultation with "Col" S. A.
Bennett of this place and decided up
on the lettering on the die.
On the West is the coat of arms
carved in low bas relief. Beneath
are the words vermont in honor of
her sons who fought on this field"
On the North side is the inscription
to the First brigade. The lettering
is as follows: First Vermont Brig
ade, second, third, fourth, fifth and
sixth regiments, Brig. Gen. l.. A.
Grant, commanding; second brigade,
second division, sixth corps. The
brigade reached the field near Little
Round Top in the afternoon of July,
2, 1868, by a forced march of 80
miles, and soon after was assigned
to the left Union flank, where it held
line from the summit of Round Top
to the Taneytown road until the
close of the battle
On the East side is the record of the
Second brigade as follows: "Second
Vermont Brigade, twelfth, thirteenth,
fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth
regiments, Brig. Gen. George ]. Stan
nard, commanding; third brigade,
third division, first corps. The brig
ade arrived on Cemetery hill, July 1,
1868 The twelfth and fifteenth regi-
ments were detached to guard the
corps trains About sunset, July 2,
the thirteenth, fourteenth and six
teenth moved to this part of the field,
retook Battery c, fifth U. s., and re-
established the Union line. July 3,
these regiments held the front line in
advance of this spot. In the crisis of
the day the thirteenth and sixteenth
changed front, and advancing 200
yards to the right assaulted the flank
of Pickett's division. The sixteenth
then moved back 400 yards to the
left and charged the flank of Wilcox's
and Perry's brigades. The four
teenth supported these charges. The
brigade captured three flags and
many prisoners.
On the South side are the inscrip-
tions to the cavalry and sharp shoot
ers as follows: First Vermont
Cavalry, first brigade, third division,
cavalry corps. This regiment fought
Stuart's cavalry at Hanover, June
80, 1863, opposed Hampton's caval-
~ at Hunterstown, July 2, and
charged through the First Texas In
fantry and upon the line of Laws
brigade at the foot of Round Top,
July 81
Vermont Sharp Shooters, Com
pany F, First U. S. S., Cos E and H,
Second U. S. S., second brigade, first
division, third corps. July 2, Com
pany F aided in checking the advance
of Wilcox $ brigade, west of Seminary
Ridge Cos E and II resisted Laws
hrinade xx,ect Of devils der, ar,6 ppor,