The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-17
ON ANPIHTAM'S FIELD
Philadelphla's Monument
to Four Hundred and
Fifty Loyal Men.
MANY OLD SOLDIERS GATHER
Impressive Dedication Ceremonies
Governor Hastings Pre-
sides.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Sept. II. 1885,
The monument erected by the Philade1-
phia Brigade Association to the memory
of the five hundred and forty-five men of
the Old Philadelphia Brigade who fell at
Antietam, was unveiled and dedicated this
afternoon. The exercises were partici-
pated in by the Governors OF Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland, a brilliant escort
from Philadelphia and Baltimore and by
other hundreds, many veterans coming
Governor Lowndes and staff in full uni
forlns the commissioned officers of the
First Brigade. MARYLAND National Guard,
forty men from the Naval Reserve with
field pieces; the officers of the Fifth Vet
eTan Corps, and many well known citizens
Of Baltimore, arrived at the battlefield
at eleven o'clock by special train from
Governor Hastings and his STAFF. the
loint committee of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, Mayor Warwick and a Joint
committee of Select and Common Coun-
ellis of Philadelphia and the members of
the Philadelphia Brigade Association ar
rived from Washington, where they held
the preliminary exercises incident to the
dedication yesterday.
Many Old soldiers from far and near
We're also on the grounds early in the
Gay. The Hawkins Zouaves, the
Ii1Welrth :. Connecticut Regiment. General
Pennsylyania Volunteers, the Ninth New
ork, First Delaware Regiment and sur
yiyors of Piceett,s Division and Petti-
grew Brigade Confederate Veterans,
Anfletam Post No. IA. of Sharpsburg;
| Lincoln Post, No. /, of Martinsburg, and
other q. A. r. organizations also took
| part in the exercises.
Upon the arrival of Governor Hastings
ana stan upon the plateau surrounding
the famous old Dunkard Church, the
Governors salute was given by the naval
nander Emerson. Governor Iowndes
| received the visitors and made an ad,
dress OF welcome, to which Governor
Hastings made happy response. A nne
| was then formed and a distance of about
| SOC feet to the monument was gone over
in marching order, with the two Cover.
| nors heading the column.
Arriving at the monument Contractor
/ Herman Ketten transferred the shaft tic
| the Brigade Association 1t was accent
| ed by Commander John w. Frasier, and
| Captain John q. Reilly, of the Sixty ninth
| Pennsylvania Volunteers Other adj
| dresses and music followed.
| After the exercises Governor Lowndes
entertained Governor Hastings and his
staff officers in tent which had been
erected near the monument. A banquel
was served ON twelve long tables.
The monument is plain, but imposing
1t is 70 feet high, IA feet wide at the base
| with die feet square and 61s feet
nigh. A beautiful shaft, 50 feet in
height, rises from the base. 1t stands in
| the centre of an eleven acre plot OF
| ground fronting on the Hagerstown Pike
| about three hundred yards north of the
1 old historic Dunkard Church. 1t sets
| back from the pike about four hundred
| feet and is approached from the pike by
a macadanfzed driveway. which extends
| in graceful circle around the base OF
| the monument
The monument is of the hardest Barre
| (Vt) granite, and cost S1500O. Upon the
| four sides of the base, Immediately be-
| low the pedestal, are these words:
Second Brigade, Second Division, Second
| Corps, Army Of the Potomac
In the grounds attached to the monu-
ment are six bress field pieces and a
! quantity of cannon balls contributed by
| the War Department.
| The Second Brigade was organized in
| 1861 under President Lincolns call for
| three year troops, and was composed OF
| the 69th, list, 72nd and 106th Pennsylvania
| Volunteers. 1t took part in the principal
battles of the Army of the Potomac from
| Balls Bluff to Appomattox and came oui
| OF the war with a loss of 3,015 men,
| Do you want to reward a man who
| favored the secession of Harrison anG
| Kearny from Hudson County and theil
annexation to Essex?
| That is the sort of man Edward Kenny
/ is, and he is looking for the Congress.
sional nomination at tonights Democratic
/ primaries against Allan L. McDermott
| the Marshal Ney of the New jersey
| Democracy.