Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-02
FOR WISCONSIN MONUMENTS AT
CHICKAMAUGA.
SOME IN BADGER GRANITE
Commissioners Make Final Selections
a Montello Company Gets One Of
the Contracts-Figures Of Soldiers
In Different Positions Predominant e
in the Designs.

Milwaukee, April -. Chicka-
manga Monument commission has
completed its task Of selecting designs
battle field of Chickamauga. The de-
signs OF the Smith Granite company,
of Westerly X. l., were selected for
the monuments for the first, tenth and
the twenty-fourth Wisconsin infantry
and the fifth and eight batteries. The
Montello Granite comapny, Of Mon
tello, Wis, was awarded the contract
for the monuments for the fifteenth
and twenty first regiments, and the
Harrison Granite company, of Adrian,
Mich, got the contract for the first
cavalry and third battery monuments.
The price is S1.700 for the infantry
monuments and 1920 each for the
battery ana cavalry monuments.
The designs are many of them very
handsome. That of the twenty-fourth,
Milwaukee regiment, represents a
life-sized soldier III bronze, Oh gran
lie base, in tile act Of ramming home
cartridge. The tenth regiment will
also have the figure OF a soldier as a
feature. In this case 1t is the color
bearer with his flag half furled. The
figure ia life-size and with the granite
base will be fifteen feet high. The
monument of the first regiment is very
handsome. II Is made up of four
granite stones about ten feet high,
with a group Of accoutrements carved
in has relief on the second stone. This
group consists Of musket. sword
knapsack, cap and flag The monu-
meut of the first cavalry consists Of
an immense block of granite upon
which a cavalry horse, rideress. is in
the act Of splinging he horse is life
size and the outlines are very natural
and graceful For the third battery
the design is a gun and caisson and
three large pieces Of granite for the
oat-ofarms of the state and the in
scl-iption. 4 block OF granite in the
form Of a pair Of wheels, over which is
scroll for the inscription, is TO be
the monument If the eighth battery.
The fifteenth regiment will be repre-
scented by a plain round shaft of red
MontellO granite about fifteen feet
high, resting On a granite base. The
monument of the twenty.hst regiment
Will be square shaft Of Barre gran
lite, fifteen feet high, resting on base
! Of Moutello granite. The contracts for
brass plate, fifteen inches IN d.
ameter, bearing the coat of arms Of
the state, is to be placed on each OF
the monuments The commissioners
are well satisfied with the display they
will be able 70 make upon the field Of
| Chickamauga The prices al which the
monuments We're contracted consider
ing the elaborate designs selected in
some cases, We're surprise TO the
commissioners.
Two members of the commission
from Kansas We're present during the
sessions and selected two monuments
for that state, which had two regi-
ments engaged at Chickamauga
The battle of Chickamauga was
fought Sept 10 and % The scene of
the engagement has been purchased by
the government and transformed into
Il national park. which ii Is proposed
to dedicate Sept -, 1895. The monu-
ments, according to the terms OF the
contract. must be completed and
placed in position before that date