The Jersey City news., 1891-12-14
JERSEY AT GETTYSBURG.
The Part Her Troops Took
in the Great
Battle.
TESTIMONIAL TO THEIR SERVICES
Prepared by Commissioners Kruger
Corbin and Duffy-Approved
by Governor Albeit.
Special to the JERSEY citv Ne,cs.

hhN 1ONs 4|cS. ~ Ao"As $1,000 - 49, -
teresting State document that will be
issued during the next month which will
be worth having. It is the report OF the
Gettysburg Battlefield Commission Of
New Jersey. The Commissioners are
James N. Duffy, Gottfrled Kruger and
William H. Corbin, and the report which
they have just submitted to the Governor
bears the date of October l, 1891. 1t is an
illustrated volume, showing excellent
phototype pictures of all the New
Jersey monuments on the Gettys-
burg Battlefield This will make
it valuable addition to every Grand
Army Post library and inter
estin0 to every veteran VINO IS still IN
terested in the battles of the Rebellion.
Apart from the routine transactions OF
the Commission, there is an account OF
tie battle and OF the part New jersey
troops took in it, and of the facts that led
TO the Incorporation of the Gettysburg
ST tldiers' National Cemetery, the iegisla
tive provisions for thesNew Jersey monu
ments aud list of the Jersey regiments
that were engaged at Gettysburg. This is
followed by location OF their lines and
positions.
First New Jersey Brigade-In the case
of the First New jersey Brigade. the as
sociation bought and now hold the en-
tire farm of George Weikert. ON which
the First, Second, Third and Fifteenth
Regiments stood; they also secured le-
gal right to erect and maintain the shaft
10 the Fourth Regiment, beside the high
way; on the farm of George Spangler.
Price of monument, s5.S 500. 1t is made of
Quincy and acknowledgements and bronze.
Fifth Regiment-For the Fifth Regi-
ment the Memorial Association bought
- tai mo or-o
feet on the west side OF the Emmettsburg
road. Price of monument $l,340
DEVILS PEN AND ROUND TOP.
Sixth Kegiment-The monument OF the
Sixth Regiment stands upon tract1 OF
land including DEVILS Demand a part of
Round Top, bought since the battle. and
owned by General S. w. Crawford. He
generously and cordially gave consent in
writing, direc ed both to the Com mission
and to the Gettysburg Battlefield Me
mortal Association, to the erection and
maintenance of the monument. Price of
monument. 81, 125.
Seventh Regiment and Battery B.
The, monuments to the Seventh Regi-
meut and Battery B stand upon the
Tostle farm, in broad avenue which the
association has acquired and laid out.
The monument OF the Seventh Regiment
cost 81, IT'S and Battery B IL, $50.
- Eighth RegIment-The monument OF
of a small brook at the extreme southerly
corner of the wheat field. The commits
sion bought of Rosanna While, in the
name OF William H. Corbin. an acre of
land for this monument and. upon being
repaid the cost of the same, conveyed it
to the Memorial Association. Price OF
monument, 81, ,425, made of Quincy gran
1te
Eleventh Reglment-The monument of
the eleventh Regiment stands upon the
Smith farm, which has been bought and
is held by the Memorial Association.
Price of monument, $1,000; Westerly
granite. !,
Twelfth Regiment = The principal
monument to the Twelfth Regiment
stands in one OF the avenues acquired and
laid out by the Memorial Association.
The spire erected at the Bliss barn site.
stands upon land acquired by the Society
of the Fourteenth Connecticut Regiment.
an Incorporated association, who bought
the land for the purpose OF erecting u
pillar in memory of an incident IN the
battle in which they were the chief ac-
tors The society were unwilling to sell
the land or any part of 1t. but cheerfuily
accorded the Commission the privilege OF
erecting and maintaining pillar IN honor
of their comrades in arms, the Twelfth
New Jersey Regiment. Price OF monu-
ment, $685.
Thirteenth Regiment-The monument
to the Thirteenth Regiment stands on
the west bank of Rock Creek, in woods
belonging to the Memorial Association,
acquired from Mr.. McAlister. Price OF
monument, $4,000; material. Westerly
granite.
HEXAMER's BATTERY.
Battery A-The monument to Hexam-
er's battery stands on the east OF the
main Battlefield avenue, on plot of 400
feet SQUARE acquired by the Memorial
A ..ooi tion for that nl1rnOSR Price of
mnnment,$ $40.
First Cavalry-The monument, to the
First Cavalry regiment stands in an ave-
nue. acquired and opened by the Memorial
Association, along the south line of the
Rummell farm. Price OF Monument,
81 900. The total cost OF monuments was
$19 685.
The following is statement of the re-
ceipts and disbursements OF the Com mis-
ion:
REcEIpTs.
State approc Ration, acts 1880 ana
1887, ..-.....'.Sie.tSu ~ ~
Private contributions. ns................, o,ooo w
Land sold in wheat field and other re- a.. ~
ceiprs........ ...-.-- ..-.......''' iVo G"
Total. .s2s, 500 20
DISBURSEMENTS. :.
Cost of monuments as above stated. @lv,Oeo w
Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Asso-
Of 1857 .......................... a,Ooo 90
Expenses of locating positions, includ-
lug transportation and sustenance OF
officers and men taken to Gettysburg
for that purpose. travelling expenses
OF Commission stationery and all
other expenses. -......-....., 99u 5U
~ tsrv nosItiops Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
land houoht in wheat field.... ..... IS 80
wota, .S23, $50 80
TO the report is added specially prepar
ed statement, by the officers of the various
New Jersey commands, as to the action OF
the tIoops under them at the battle
Those writing special reports are:-Brig-
adler General. "A. II. A. Torbert. First
Brigade, First Division. Sixth Army
CORPS: Major Charles Ewing. of the
Fourth Brigade; Colonel George C. Bnrl-
ing. Third Brigade; Fred. Cooper, Sew
snfh Regiment; Colonel S. r. Gllkyson,
Sixth Regiment; Lieutenant John Scnoon-
over, eleventh Regiment; Captain ". b.
Dunning, Eleventh Regiment; Major
Jonn 4. Hill, Twelfth Regiment; Lieu
tenant A. p rsous. Battery A; Captain A.
Jndson Clark, Battery B.
Adiutant General Strvker, furnishes a
sahle of losses in New Jersey commands
At inc Battle of Gettsburg.
KINGS DAUGHTERS MISSION.
AAdrssa by Mrs. Isabella G. Davis