Warren sheaf., 1897-07-08

Below are the words: Erected By
the State Of Minnesota 55 s'f
On the side of the monument towards
the Round Tops, the side shown in the
cut, on another bronze tablet, and in
raised letters, like the other record, is
the following brief and comprehensive
history Of the battle, prepared by Judge
Lochren:
On the. afternoon of July 2, 1868,
olckles third corps, having advanced
from this line to the Emmetsburg road,
eight companies Of the First Minnesota
regiment, numbering 262 men, were
sent to this place to support battery.
Upon Sickles. repulse, as. his men were
passing here IN confused dsretreat, two
Confederate brigades in pursuit, were
crossing the xswale.s To- gain time to
bring up reserves and save this position,
General Hancock, in, person, ordered
the eight companies to- charge the rap
idly advancing enemy. The order was
instantly repeated by Colonel VIM. Col
will, and the charge was instantly made
down the slope at full speed, through
the concentrated fire of the two bri-
gades, breaking with the bayonet the
enemy's front line as it was crossing the.
small brook in the low ground. There
the remnant of the eight companies,
nearly surrounded by the enemy, held
it's entire force at bay. for considerable
time. and until it retired on the approach
OF the reserve. The charge successfully
position and probably the battlefield.
charge, was 215 killed and wounded
- %hor1 = -
ing, desperate valor this charge has no
" wounded were Colonel VIM. Colvill,
Lieutenant Colonel Charles P. Adams
and Major Mark w. Downie Among
tain Louis Muller and Lieutenant Wal
do Farrar e. II ...-s, ri ~. s::sa
. The remaining side of the tablet block
has a bas-reliefg in bronze, by Fjelde,
representing the charge, the attitude of
the figures indicating motion in the di-
rection Of the famous charge. The six
figures brought out in the front are like
nesses of Colonel Colvill, Colonel Ad-
ans and Major Downie, the wounded
staff officers; also Captain Nathan S.
Messick, Captain Wilson B. Farrell and
Captain Louis Muller, who were in the
charge, and died at Gettysburg; the first
two in the last days fight, and Muller in
the charge. -= l& b.,
The general appearance of the monu-
ment is said to be pleasing, impressive i
and happily symbolic. An afterthought, 4
which caused the word Minnesota" to
be carved on all sides of the fourth step,
makes. it especially conspicuous and
commanding to the casual observer.
A less pretentious monument stands
where the regiment fought on the ed,
and should ever be source of pride to
Minnesotans, for it tells the world that
in the supreme moment Of the high tide 4
Of the confederacy the First Minnesota's
remnant was in the very center Of the
bloody and decisive strife. Moreover,
companies + and c, spared the ordeal Of
the day before, here showed themselves
worthy companions in arms of the men
who had participated in the charge.
This monument. to the third days
fight is also of Barre granite. The base
is single stone feet 4 inches square;
the next course is 5Rfeet and inches
square, and assfoot thick; third, also
single stone, is a feet inches square,
and Fl inches thick. The die is : feet
and 2 inches square, and 2 feet and 8
inches high, with futed square columns,
carved in each corner The plintt is 3
feet and inches square, and 16 inches
thick. It has the trefoil insignia o,f the
Second corps raised on each side. The
shaft is = -feet square at the base and 18
feet high. ..ss .
The monuments have been completed
for four years, but no action was taken
tor their dedication until the last lepisE