New-York tribune., 1896-09-27
THE MIRO or FORT SUMTER.
GENERAL ANDERsoNs MONUMENT At WEST
POINT NEARING coMPLETloN-sTIRR1NG
DrrpS RECALLED.

GENERAL ANDERsoN's MONUMENT AT WEST
POINT NEARING coMPLETioN-srIRRTNG
DEEDS RECALLED
The memorial I'm recognition Of the Army service
OF the late Major-General Robert ANDERSON 'h'
hero of Fort Sumter. which Is being erec,ed d. 'ie
entrance of the cemetery at West Point Military
Academy IS approachIng complexion, and It will be
AS attractive It will be conspicuous. Inc ae-
sign Of the memorial - practically described In the
inscription on the east tablet. as follows:
MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN. -.
TO TH WE5T RoNp kMTE oN
iN-IAW or GENERAL ROBERT ANDERsoN'
God give. us love. something hing to to SyosD I9yS
To ripeness that which It throve
Fails on. and love is left alone
On the west tablet is inscribed
GENERAL. ROBERT ANDERSON
Nor heroic Tst Gs Cn :,osIc nspss deed
Tha ;Sa I'd d'cds sa # f. ss Of matches breed
or viii, the unmotved herd that only sleep ana 'eu
ON the tablet facing the south is an inscription IN
memory of the Generals young son, when reaos'
ROBERT ANDERSON; DIED on ya niS r"ENTr1rIRan ENrrRE
RtRTUDAY BRAVE AND NOBLE NHiOH"'
GiFTED CULTURED AND REFINED
This memorial will recall to many who LOOK an
act,v. mart in the Nations affairs at that time ana
for four Of the most exciting years that ths co""
try has ever Witnessed. the fall OF Fort sumter vi
April A. 1861 and its occupation by tne rcu''a
forces again Just four years afterward' On Ap'n
14 1861 General then Major, Robert Ahoerso" an"
q small heroic band stood within the walls OF Fort
sun,ter and did gallant battle for the honor ana oe
fence of the Nations banner against the shot ana
shell from the rebel guns OF Fort Moui'rie' O".o
the flag was shot down, but 1t was imfneuia'e's
plucked from the ground by Sergeant mart anu
raised again. After "A vain resistance MAJOR An"e'
son was forced to surrender the fort he lowered
I I'm nd
the first act Of the war.
lust four years later General Anderson unIurieo
the same flag within the walls of Fort sumter theh
a shattered heap of shapeess stones ana loa'en IL
to the breeze again over the spot Where ne haue"
II down OH April H. 1861. President Lincoln, who
had taken a deep interest in the approaching ami
versarv directed an order to be issued, which in
part read
Friday next. the 14th inst: will be the fourth ami
srsay of hG eapHe i nop of ha day. in
of it's reoccupation by the National forces mas peen
qrqsrG' rcyrt " ore Robert Anderson United
states Army will restore to It's original place on me
1r1 gnn defence sc was compelled to lower
the insurgents in South Carolina. in April 1851
About two hours before noon on April H. 1850. sew
oral steamers the monitor Canonicus taking the
lead left the wharves Of Charleston for the fort
crowded with passengers. Among them were Cen
cral Gilmore and staff. Henry Ward Beecher Will
lam LLOYD Garrison. Generals John A. DIX ana
stewart l.. Woodford Theodore Tilton. Medical
| Director George Clymer and Lieutenant commander
Edward p Williams Of the Navy tthe latter was
lost on the sloop-of-war oneida in her collision
with tho Bombay off Yokohama Harbor in 1859
Judrc Holt Joseph IIoxie. the Rev DR.. r. >.
Stcrrs the Rev Matthias Harris. who made IN"
nraver nj tho raising of the flag when Major
Anderson transferred his command from Fort
MouItrie to Fort Sumter, December 2, ND ana
Sergeant Hart. who color-sergeant with Major
and hO had ana
the Fort Sumter mailbag and had brought them
with him The flag hosted precisely at noon.
on a pole erected and roped by three Of the crew OF
tho warshp Junlata. who took part in the assault
on the fort on September o. 1853. A salute OF 100
guns was fred from Fort Sumter and National
sa,utes were fired from Fort Moultric and Battery
Rec on Sullvan's Island Fort Putnam, on Morris
| Island and Fort Johnson. James Island. There
were also tremendous cheers and the playing Of
bands for few minutes. and then General Ander-
son spoke follows:
My Friends and Fellow Citizens and Brother
soldiers: BY the considerste appointment by the
honorable Secretary of War am here to tulhI the
Years of bloody war to it's proper place
This dear nag which foated here during peace. be
fore the first act of this cruel rebellion. thank
God have lived to see this day and 10 he here TO
Spr& & h dS to 70 mS that od Who Ny has o g
nally blessed us; who has given us blessing bcyond
measure May ali the world proclaim GLORY 10
God in the highest, and on earth peace. good will
toward men.
At the close of General Anderson's remarks he
received great applause. and when the "Star-Span-
clcd Banner" had been sung by the entire audience,
Henry Ward Beccher delivered an Grafton. After
speaking for nearly half an hour Mr. Reecher
paused and i'm his characteristics manner said: Il
will thank the band to play air, and you 10 get
up that are sitting down and you TO sit down that
have been standing; and will also take rest for
a few moments" In few minutes Mr. Beecher
rose and said: I'VE will now take our places again
and attend to business. and he then resumed
| his speech. When he had finished his Grafton It
was about o'clock and the assemblage dispersed
| and returned to the city. Toward midnight when
| the officers about to take their leave there
| was an apparent gloom. a melancholy feeling
| among a number. which no one seemed able TO ex-
plain; but that hour President Lincoln dying
| from tho hand Of a cowardly assassin John Wilkes
| Booth General Anderson died in France in 1871.