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answered with their blood" 1--WE were
highly resolved that the dead shall not
have died in vain"
At the unwilling tomorrow all the civic
Organization of the county will take part,
and President Harrison and Gov. Flower
are looked for to aid In the dedication serv-
ices. Among the other noted guests there
will be Secretary Of War Elkins and
Frederick Douglass.
To DR.. Thomas Egleston is due most of
the credit for the splendid monument which
is to be dedicated tomorrow at Lenox in
memory of Gen. John Paterson. He is a
grandson OF that revolutionary hero, and ,
together with other members of his family,
has secured the erection of a fitting monu>
ment in the heart of Lenox, and
near the spot where the hero once resided.
The bronze presentment Of the general
stands upon granite shaft on which is en-
graved the story of his active life, of his
school days at Yale. his work in the provin-
cial congress Of 1774 and IT'S, and of his
quick response to the call to arms after the
battle of Lexington. 1t tells that he crossed
the Delaware with Washington, narrowly
escaped death at Saratoga. and was promi-
nent in the council of Monmouth in 177S.
He fought in most OF the great battles of
the revolution and was one of the founders
OF the Society Of Cincinnati. He died in
July. 1903.
At Richmond The ceremonies attending
the unwilling of the Gen. A. P. Hill monu-
ment will take on the nature OF sta cell
ebration. Col w. H. Palmer, Gen. Harry
Heth and other officers under Hill raised
the fund for this marble and bronze embod-
iment and will take a prominent part in the
services. Gen. James A. Walker of Wythe-
vile, Va, will be the orator Of the day and
Gen. Harry Heth the chief marshal Inc
widow and two daughters of Gen. Hill will
attend the unwilling. The governor and
staff will have seats Of honor.
High Water Mark" monument receives
its name from the old copse or scrub oak
trees on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg.
where the confederate army began its re-
treat on that fateful July B. IL was the
"high water mark" OF the rebellion, and
from the moment that Longstreet fell back
dates the decline of the confederate cause
The monument association has inclosed the
copse Of trees with high iron fence TO pro-
tect it from relic hunters. The monu-
ment stands on the east side OF the copse,
and was erected by the states Of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan and Mime
sofa. Troops from all of these states fought
aud repulsed the famous assault. An open
bronze book surmonts the monument. 1t
weighs !, 272 pounds and is supported by a
pyramid of cannon balls. The left page
bears a legend describing the assault, and
that on the right tells of the repulse. The
whole rests on highly polished
plinth and base Of Maine and
Massachusetts, granite with massive
water table OF Gettysburg granite. A
walk OF Rranolithio cement, inclo5ed by
dressed granite curbing and approached by
hammered granite steps, surrounds the mon
ument. In the center Of each space on the
side stands a l2-pounder Napoleon gun.
with pyramids OF cannon balls. Three
bronze tablets on the pllnth OF the monu-
ment tell an interesting story. On the south
side are the names Of al the regiments that
marched in the charging column, while on
the north side are the names OF the regi-
ments and batteries which met or assisted
70 repulse the assault. In front il a tablet
| containing the names Of the states that
made appropriations teerect the monument.
/ The dedication services will excel in in
Lerest any that have yettaken place on the
famous battle field. President Harrison and
cabinet are expected. the governors or ten
states have promisedto attend. and the ex-
| ercisss will be Of unusual interest. The or
ator OF the occasion will be Gen. Henry d.
Bingham Of philadelphia and the poet,
James jeffrey Roche. Of the Boston PtLot.
Platforms about the copse OF the trees