The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-07

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fnrthcr. involved Sin Sthe undertaking.
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jail the Commissioners are under no Oh.
legation Of duty 10 force It on them.
sss.4 CONFEDERATE l0NUMESTS "
On the Field OF yshurg- Some senAIbie
Views by n unionyc tetnn- Commons
Suggestions. 4, +. & 4 i ,laf ,st
10 he Editor Of We Inttltatnttr.
By SiR:-At the next Encanpment OF the
Department OF PennsylvaniaI GA. r.,
a question will be2bfought up Tor action
which Is now greatly agitated IN Grand
Army circles, viz: Thu! erection on the
Gettysburg battle field Of monuments TO
designate the location Of Confederate
regiments. 4! 4 Il !. & s. "a
a Post So, Of Allegheny City, has issued
a circular 10 all posts In Pennsylvania to
demonstrate. against the placing OF rebel
monuments on said field and to have, re-
moved the monument erected thereon
by the Second Maryland tConfedesate)
regiment. lfS !
/ The following letter. written ! by a
visiting comrade In Wheeling, takes q
common.sense view OF the matter and
may be Of interest to soldiers in
Wheeling. Eii$js
iWnEELtNo, w. VA, Jan. l, $780,
Commands. Post Departmental sylrania:
Enclosed find circular OF Post IS, ALE.
shcny City, relative to Confederate
monuments on the Gettysburg battle
field. va! ~ t,s.Si,itS,
Said circular you will perceive ia for
the action Of thu post. % e5$sij{
While l do not presume to dictate
what action the post shall take, ,13pri-
vately state to you my opinion, KNOWING
that you are not IN extremist, and your
judgment may enable you 10 prevent my
undue and hasty action our post might
take, which the members would regret
In the future. think 1t would BIZ better
to defer any action whatever ut the pres,
ent time. 4! n g FL III y.
1--WE arc d stakeholder in the Gettys-
burg Battle Field Memorial Association,
and think that full and calm discus.
sion OF the matter la the encanpment
aud association may evolve action salts.
factory to the great majority OF soldiers
Let us be extremely careful On this Sub.
ject and learn the wishes OF the major.
lity, which we cannot do in an individual
post. 81 3. Y Z y, al. q I, Il. "
The Gettysburg field has become world
famous and much can boz said pro aud
con relative 10 rebel lines being promi-
neatly defined. {. g !lf 4.
OF course no Union man desires to
see grand monuments erected and in.
scribed In high flown words landing the
bravery and heroism OF traitors, and We
cannot disguise the fact that Conieder-
ate soldiers loved their comrades as
dearly az Union soldiers loved each
other, and we know that il Confederate
regiments were allowed to erect and in
scribe such monuments rs they pleased,
their love for their dead might prompt
them to erect some that might be dis
tasteful TO Union soldiers Still, this
possibility be remedied by allow
ing said monuments to be placed the
Association OF course designating tho
proper positions, and having a plan
presented OF the SHIFT aud inscription
before being cut. BY this means every
Objectionable feature could BIZ, stricken
off before construction. HI ~ ~!
l am heartily iii favor OF the associa-
ton allowing Confederate regiments to
place monuments, plainly inscribed with
their number and State, and number Of
men lost in killed, wounded and prison.
ers during the battle, and feel confident
said monuments would not detract from
J the credit Of Union troops, nor; be up.
holding treason in the slightest degree.
On tn. contrary it would be OF inestima.'
BILE value to history, and make the field
more perfect. : Il 4 4 Il: 4 Z, rs IS
Ihaye been led to this conclusion not
only from personal knowledge of the
field in its present condition, but also
from hearing the expressed opinions OF
foreign military men who visit it. II
They are disinterested judges and they
claim, and@rightly, too, that while the
positions Of the Union troops ara prop:
erly and fully marked, the whole grand
effect intended is lost on the behotder.
from the; fact that there is nothing to
show where the enemy was stationed,
all this being left 10 the imagination. n
This lack OF marked positions OF the
Coniederates also prevents due credit,
being given to the Union regiments who
bore the heaviest Of the battle. ,ssi q ''7
For instance, place a monument TO a
Union regiment who were but slightly
engaged and they receive as much credit
! as, one who was in the thickest OF The
7 fight and lost SO many men. Such; Is
the expressed opinion Of many visitors
who state that this lack Of proper credit
is due to the absence OF monuments de-
filming the position OF the enemy, aud
that therefore the effect is entirely lost
on the beholder. 5ji IS G, & ~
Even by adopting the suggestion Of
placing small granite or iron.markers
along the Confederate line, the matter
would not be entirely 1emedied, as
person would have to 20 over the field
and examine each marker separately as
they would all be alike and could not be
seen at distance. ttsff Z 81
+ II large monuments were erected BY
the rebel regiments, each OF different
design, as the Union monuments are,
guide books could be printed and gen.
GiAA fiCN VI euC Muole, llelu De uAu from
Cemetery Hill or Roundtop, and thus
the battle be fully studied out aud moth.
ing left to. the Imagination, and the be.
holder would understand the fight in
all it's terrible reality. This matter will
be brought up at the next encamp nent
for discussion, and more light will he
thrown on the matter. +. I'll i. Il
gI weuld advise that the post take no
action on the matter, but leave it to the
discretion Of the delegates, who after
hearing full discussion, can vote under
standingly.5!t .iS5Sfts,f lls|
q Hoping to meet you at the Encamp-
ment,r = am fraternally yours, ;Fts B55tj%
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