The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-26

On each of the other three sides is a
bronze panel. These panels, as well as
the statue on the pedestal, were cast
in Chicago. That on the east repre-
sents the Call to Arms of the Con-
federacy. The west panel represents
"a Veterans Return Home" An I'M
armed Confederate soldier, leaning on
a hickory staff, is gazing upon a dis
mantied cabin. On the south side is
an categorical representation of "a
Soldiers Death Dream"-the end. It
represents southern soldier dying in
captivity.
An elaborate piece of masonry, or
namented with carved wreath on
each of its four gables forms the
crown to the die, and completes the
pedestal From it, as a base, springs
the shaft two feet six inches square
at the bottom and twelve feet in
height, surmounted by a finely de-
signed battlement cap. This cap sup
ports a bronze statue of a typical Con-
federate foot soldier, eight feet high.
The statue is true in detail, even to
the placing of the trousers within the
socks to guard agains dust-a COM
mon practice with the Confederate
infantry.
Historical War Relics.
hellcS OIL the War Will DC ulSlIlDuISQ
around the monument. They are of
considerable historic value, and were
especially appropriated by Congress.
The battery comprises four three-inch
steel rifles which were captured by the
Confederate army at Murphreesboro
and Chickamauga. They were man.
ned by Confederates at Missionary
Ridge, Resaca, Dalton, Kenesaw
Mountain, Peach Tree creek, Atlanta
and Franklin. They were recaptured
by the Federals after the battle of
Nashville.
There v+ll be a great gathering Of
ex-Confederate and Federal soldiers
in Chicago TO participate in the dec4-
catory exercises .on May 80.
a National Monument.
In the near future there will proba.
bly, be begun in Washington the cree
ton of a monument which viii eclipse
all similar structures Of fits kind in the
country 1t is the intention of num-
Der of Grand Army posts at the great
reunion at Louisville in September
next to submit a resolution calling for
the erection of a huge building enlble-
NAUTICAL of the war times in Washing
ton, the cost to be betrayed by contri-
buttons from both north and south.
L. S. Hagerty, of St. Louis, chap
lain-in-chief of the Grand Army, Is the
originator of the idea, and he has al I
ready had draughted a plan of the
kind OF building which should be cree
ted. He proposes that the structure
should be twenty stories or more in
height, and should be built of steel
and made absolutely fire proof, 50
that it will stand the ravages of time
for many generations TO come. The
rough plan calls for a wide archway
in the center, the archway TO span
street with the broad wings of the
building extended on either side for
an entire block. 1t is proposed to
christen it the Union building. and TO
call the street that it spans Union
street.
In the National Cemetery of Balti-
more adjoining the beautiful private
of Loudon Park, a monument
will soon be unveiled which will be
worthy of mention. It was the inten-
ton to have the unwilling take place
on Decora ton Day, but it will hardly
be in readiness for that ceremony be-
fore September next.
The monument has been arranged for
the Woman's Relief Corps of Baltimore,
of which Mrs. Ruth A. Graham is the
president. There are branches of the
Relief Corps in all parts of the country,
and as it is. an auxiliary of the G.. A.
r.. the latter organization has done
much towards furthering it's work
The Baltimore monument is to be
dedicated to the unknown dead. The
statue shows a soldier in recumbent
position, his head pillowed on a mound
of stones. The base is a block of gran
tie feet inches in length, feet /
inch in width, and 1 foot in heighth.