Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-06-20
THE MONUMENTS.
DedicatOry Exercises at Historic Get
tysburg.


Michigan was well represented at Gettys-
burg on the 18th, and had the weather been
prop. tious, the dedication of the monuments
to the illus ,riOus dead would have been in
the open air AS it was raining heavily
building was secured and the exercises were
held under shelter. The Procession
marched as follows:
The Cavalry Brigade, led by Capt. o. a.
Il. Mathews of Milford.
The First and Second Sharpshooters.
Berdan's First Infantry, Capt w. Wild
dicomb, Grand Rapids.
Third Infantry, Gen. b. r. Pierce, Grand
Rapids.
Fourth Infantry, Capt. George Kinney,
Hillsdale.
Fifth Infantry, Col. S. S Mathews.
Seventh Infantry, Capt. Geo. Hamilton,
Bronson.
Sixteenth Infantry, Capt John Weller,
East Saginaw.
Twenty fourth Infantry, Capt. w. II.
bod ley.
Battery /, First Michigan.
Gov. Luce and eX- Gov. Blair
The Governors military staff.
The members of the monument commit
tee, CONGRESSMAN Bliss, w. II. Moore and
DIR. II. +. Lyster, medical director.
THE EXERCISES At THE RINK.
The exercises opened with an overture,
followed by prayer by the Rev. VIM. e..
Way; Loyal Song by the Arion Quartet,
followed by Gen. LIS 'trowbridges Grafton,
which was magnificent tribute to the
vaor of Michigan's soldiery in the mem
orable and bloody battle.
The other addresses were by Hon. Ed
ward Mcpherson and Ex-Gov. Blair.
REGnENTAL REUNIONS.
Gen. b. r. Pierces regiment, the Third
Michigan infantry, held an individual re-
union around their monument Prayer
was offered by Rev. Washington Gardner
and then followed a brief history OF the
regiment by A. 5. Shattuck.
The Fourth held reunion at their mon
ument, standing in line as they stood there
once before, more thinned and broken, but
still beautiful spectacle. George J..
Maltz was president of the dav. A quartet
sang some of the old army songs. L. IL.
Salisbury OF Hudson delivered an grafton,
ard II. Watson Seage read a poem. Capt.
Chas. r. Miller of Adrian NJ de "a stron g
address.
The Sixteenth held a reunion at their
monument, which stands conspcuously at
the most advanced point on Little Round
Top Next TO it is that OF the Fourteenth
New York, containing a beautiful bronze
medallion of Col. Patrick II. O'Rourkc,
who fell there on the second day of the
battle, one of the heroic souls in the great
contest A short distance away is the
bronze statue of Gen. Warren, whose
quick eye OWNED Hood thanking move.
ment and whose resolute action preserved
this vital point to the union forces. The
Sixteenth's monument was decorated with
a small silken flag.
The monument of the Fighting Fifth
was bestrewn with flowers culled from the
fields native to the members of that gallant
organization breathing an incense sweet
with the sentiment of the Peninsulai
state
The Twenty fourth hold their reunion In
their hotel, at which Maj. Wright deliver
ed most interesting and affecting ora
uOn.
The Cavalry Brigade held their reunion
at the location of their monument, which i:
three miles east of the village.
ing In the rink, at which many shor
speeches were made, and songs sung
So much pleasure was taken in the ex
ercises that they continued until q Late
hour.