New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-26
NETWORK AT GETTYSBURG.
FINE MONUMENTS ERECTED IN MEMORY Of
THIS STATES HEROES.
pEp1c .rroNs TO TAKE PLACE IL JuLY-I1s'

GETTYSBURG Penn. June 81 (SpeciaD-The SOUNDS
Of the terrible cannonadc on the afternoon VI ''"s
g. 1863. had scarcely did away and Lee army III"
hardly got beyond the borders OF PennsyNHn' p''''
the Patriotic citizens Of Gettysburg began movement
looking toward ,he purchase OF the field Of battle AMI
The preservation Of II for all time lie ''''NH""'
BATTLEFIELD Memorial Association was formed Tor Tue
purpose Of holding and preserving the battle Sr"hu'
Of Gettysburg with the natural and artificial d'''r''
thereof. and 10 prrpetuate the sam" WIN '"''
memorial structures may b. ercctei thereon j" ''
menOration OF the heroic deeds and ACHIEVEMENTS
OF the actors therein II incorporated ny ac'
OF the PENNSYLVANIA Assembly approved April 81
1894 by which act il was empowered TO ptircha''
lands, lay out roads ana avenues. erect snlta""
memorial structures etc. The property Of Inc ass"
citation made not subject 10 attachment or cN''"
ton. and was relieved forever from taxation " is
corporation organized not for profit ana no cnh''r
or director except the superintendent Of the GronS
gets any pay for his services. The ASSOCIATION j.
managed by president and hoard OF twenty one
directors. The Governor OF the State Is president cA
oricio and the charter has been amended :" rs I'd
permit states mnhng appropriations for the WORK Oh
the association represented the board by one
director
individuals may become members by paying the
membership fee Of 71O They receive a Handsomely
engraved membership certificate and are allowed 10
vote in person by proxy at The annual mec'ins
At presen, large majority OF the certificates are held
by veterans and posts OF the Grand Army OF IN"
Republic who control the franchise OF the association
It's aims and purposes National. with "A member
ship widely scattered different states. II Is
local only in the bat II aims 10 preserve the
battlefield Of Gettysburg and TO perpctuae lis historic
relations great struggle for the suppression OF
the Rebellion. Among the incorporators were smch
well known men rs Joseph Il. lngcrsoll, Henry e.
Carey. Justice william Strong. Generals George g.
Meade S. WylIc Crawford and Winfield ;. llanc"rk
cXInitcd States Senators John scott and william A.
Wallace. Daniel AGnew and Richard 4. MrNinrtri"
Joseph Il. In;,erSc the first president and David
McC onaughy secretary.
Much preliminary work was accomplished by the
association under the direction officers. but
the public losing interest In the work and Ea,
Cemetery Hill was being farmcd In 1879. That year
the delegates from Gettysburg the state Grand
Army Encampment al Erie brought the condition Of
the association 70 the attention Of the state Depart
mcnt. 4 resolution there passed directing the
Assistant AdJntant General 10 Issue circulars To the
posts urging them subscribe for stock in the asso
citation and 10 revive II. seventy shares were soon
soil and In 1oso ninety moro were disposed OF.
From that time the work has been cncrcetcallv pushed
and successfully managed. In 17-I the Legislature"
Of PENNSYLVANIA appropriated 10000 for tn" of
The association. H,d Hancock ave, extending from 'e
National Cemetery 70 Round TOP was opened
STATE AND RrGIMENTN MEMORIALS.
All the eighteen STATES that had troops in this
battle have erected monuments except West Nir-
na. and all the states except West Virginia have
mndc appropriations 10 The Battlefield Association for
The furhernnce Of its work. PENNSYLVANIA has nppro-
pria'cd slG. 900 Ncw-York 5000: Massachusetts
50 600: ohio IS 900: Rhode Island 1000 Connect
| cut 80 800: Ncw-Iorscv $1,000: New Hampshire
al 600: Maine - .jOo: WcOnsln $l.5Oo Vermont
~ 900: Michigan ~ 900. MARYLAND s1.OO0 NIan'-
sofa $1,000: Illinois 500 Delaware 500. ~ his
time the assocIaiion owns about 500 acr"s Of land
for which 743.oO0 has been paid. Many Of the
important historical points Of The field included
in these holdings. M 'he Union lines 81 battle
have been opened ard drivcwnys along which are
placed the monument, have been laid ont. In the
construction and maintenance ~ these rNds about
S'G.ooo has been spent. Nor Than thirteen miles
Of these lines Of battle have been constructed and
must be kept In repair. such I'm brief IS the history
ard work Of the association In the ~ which the
NcwYork monuments will BE- placed When dedicated.
In 1879 the first rerincntal monument III" Fl Id
erected by the survivors Of the "a Massachusetts,
Regiment They purchased plot 81 ground twenty
four square. and fenced Il OF with iron raing'.
/ on an immense boulder which nearly covered the
entire plot ilcy placed their simple tablet In memory
their fallen comrades Attic dreaming the beginning
so inodesily wOuld develop into such expensive
memorials The monument Is located In the meadow
near >pangor's -prng. out ~ which both Union and
Confederate soldiers drank OD III" evening Of July
= l-:, and the bronze d. contains this Inscription
From the Hill behind This monument on III" morning
Of July .. IG3. the ID Massachusetts Infantry made
an upon the Confederate troops In the works
81 the base Of o1lp's Hill opposite. The regiment
carried the charge TWENTY-FIVE Olircrs and 2!i On
listed men. II los, four officers and forty on" cl
Mstcd men. Killed and MORALLY wounded. ana n'nc
officer, and oighty-four enlisted men wound d. To
| pcrprluatc the hOnorod memories OF that hour the
survivors Of the regiment have raised this stone.
1879 The expenses all borne by the Ecgi-
mental Association and later when the state nppro-
praicd 500 for each regiment. the 2d declined
to have their tablet displaced by finer one. because
It marked the beginning Of this labor Of love. From
this small beginning in the way Of monuments. made
less than fifteen years ago. the work has steadily
gone on Increasing In elegance and finish and number,
until now there are not less than $50 monuments on
| the field exclusive Of MARKERS The total cost of
these amounts 10 about sIC'c0o0. The prices range
! from 500 to $1,000 for rcfn"n'ai and brigade
monuments and $4,000 for the NrwYrk State
monument.
NETWORKS MONUMENTS.
In the preservation Of ibis field and the cnhnr7nc
marking Of II for coming ecncrafionS New nix state
has taken n prominent and honorable plt. IL Is the
verdict of all Visitors that her memorials 10 b. found
wherever the battle RACED the fcrccs' arr ~" most
| tasteful and the best constructed tie field. The
| work has been done under the direction ~ ia" New
York t;cttvsllrg Monument Commission. consisting OF
Gcncrals Daniel f.. Sicklcs Henry W. Slocum. j. b.
rarr Josiah Porter and Colonel Charles \. Richard on
and under the personal supervision Of Mr. \. j. IA
brshic the engineer If the conmi- sion The d"'gls ol
many ~ the monuments are unique, ana no on l.
commonplace. Bronze and crarii" are used IN tho
construction and the state coat If arms arp'lrS on
every monument. In this battle Ncw-h orl WAS repro
scntcn by the largest number Of troops. having sixty
six regiments Of Infantry seven OF cavalry, ana ihir
tecn batteries Of artillery To these commands
monuments have been erected by III" generosity oil
the state. The Legislature appropriated Sl'oW Tor
each regiment but IN nearly every ca" This sum was
greatly increased BY private contributions Oh the
eielty.six memorial, probably hall dozen stanu on'
prominently fine.
The eighty third monument stands S"mina ry
Ridge 1.-THE first days field. near the MnnInaSbnrg
road end IL fully fifty feet high. II is siirnouncd by
a bronze eagle. I'rchcd on "A glo'" II Is butt In
alternate LAYERS III brown and gray polished granite
ON It's face Is the following inscription: