New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-01
TO THEIR DEAD COMRADES.
BATTLE MONUMENT DEDICATED AT
WEST POINT.
I, MEMORIAL TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE
REGULAR ARMY WHO FELL IN THE

REGULAR ARMY WHO FELL IN THE
CIVIL WAR
West Point n. Y. May 81 (SpecaD.-In every State
IN this broad Union there have been rising for
thirty years and more shafts of marble and granite
and bronze commemorative the heroism Of the sons
Of the States who fell In battle during the progress
OF the terrible struggle that emancipated the slave
But the amateur soldiers. speedily and effectively
turned profess onals at the call OF patriotism were
not the only heroes of the Civil War The officers
OF the Regular Army responded no less readily to
the sound Of that first gun nj Sumter, because
that their business And yesterday below the
green hills that look down upon beautiful brave
Yves, Point and above the Hudson River, the sur
vivors Of tire officers and enlisted men Of the Regu-
lar Army who fought In the War Of the Rebellion
dedicated a beautiful monument in memory Of their
comrades who fell
The monument is shaft OF pink Milford granite
that rises forty-sx feet from Its pedestal. about
which stationed eight square pllnths. each oear
ing granite sphere belted with bronze wherein
are engraved the names Of the enlisted men. zoe
fl number. One hundred and lightweight names Of
officers who fell in battle are engraved In bronze
letters on the face Of the circular PEDESTAL From
the top OF the shaft rises the heroic figure Of
Fame. bearing in hand the wreath OF immor-
tal,y and bringing TO her lips a brazen trumpet
The monument stands upon the brow OF hill, which
looks Immediately ont over the Hudson
II Is now thrty-four years since Lieutenant II. c.
HaSOrOuck. now Lieutenant COIonel itasDrOuCk, Oh
the sth Artillery. made the suggestion that found
its realization yesterday The OF the monu-
nent about $1,000 and the contributions which
built it camc from GO officers and 80 enlisted men,
McKin. Mead e. White designed the monument
and MacMonnies the statue of Fame surmounting It,
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
The work OF so many years and many hands
and hearts. some. indeed many. of them long since
stilled passed into the keeping Of the Government
with appropriate solemnity Some ton thousand peo-
pie attended the ceremonies. and the number In
clGded many OF the foremost soldiers Of the coun-
try. among them being General Wesley Merritt. Gen.
era. g. D. Ruggles. General W. p. Franklin. Cen
erol g. Greene the oldest living graduate Of West
Point; General Daniel Butterheld, PaymasteT-Gen-
crai T. II. Stanton. Genera! f. L. Niele General
Rnfus Saxton. General w F. Smith. General J. H.
WILSON, General Alexander S Webb. General James
Longstreet Colonel J. c. TidbaE Colonel J. J. Up
ham. Colonel z. I.angdon and Colonel Alfred Morde-
cal. Several members OF the Academic Board ana
the Board OF Visitors were also present
General Russell A Alger the Secretary OF war;
represented the President and received the mohu'
ment from the Army in tho person Of Lieutenant
General John NJ. Schofeld. to whom it had hrs'
been presented by those who built It,
The booming OF cannon early I'm the morning an
nounced the arrival o: General Schohelo the Sec
rotary Of War having arrived on Saturday night
blu; the official progr1 nne die not begin until
few minutes after Ii o'clock when the cadets four
hundred strong. fell into line in front of the Ad-
ministra;ion Building. and. headed by their CON-
mandant Colonel Mills. and the band Of the Mill
,ary Academy. marched to the monument. where
In the flag -draped pavilion the speakers and guests
many Of whom were Grand Army men, had already
assembled The pavilion seated Fifteen hundred
and was bower of red. white and blue. Besides
the bunting. there were twenty-five flags that flew
from the pavilion.
THE PRESENTATION CEREMONIES.
A medley Of National airs opened the programme.
Then the Rev. Herbert Shipman. chaplain OF the
Academy. offered prayer Colonel o. II. Ernst. Su-
per!n,endent of the Academy. Their introduced
Brigadier- General John NJ. Wilson. Chief Of Engi-
neers Of the Army, who spoke briefly but I'M
pressively In turning the monument over into the
hands Of General Schofeld. He gave history OF
the project and named contributors to the fund
Generals Grant Sheridan Meade. Thomas. Buell.,
Foster Franklin French Gilmore. Heintzelnan.
Hitchcock Hooker. Howard, Reyes, McCook, Nc
Dowell, Parke, Pope, Reynolds. Rosecrans, Sedg-
wick Slocum. Steele Sykes, Warren. Webb ana
Wright.
General Schofed. in accepting the monument
said:
In the name Of the Army. I thank all who have
taken part in this noble work for the fidelity win
which they have discharged the trust reposed IN
them. and in behalf Of the Army accept from the
Building Committee this battle monument as
WORTHY token OF our respect and reverence Tor the
memories Of comrades who gave their lives 10
preserve the National Union Let every young
soldier who shall here follow In the iootstePs Va
those heroes be inspired he looks upon THIS
monument by noble ambition 10 so master the
ar, Of war that he shall neither live nor die in vain
and so fit himself for his patriotic DUTY mat III
his life. as in his death he shall be an honor 10
his country. -.
,,a ~ tho brave men whose names are engraved
thereon I now present this monument in memory
OF our fallen heroes. and place 1t. through YOU IN
the custody OF the National Government Let IT
oh y andG he
forever
SECRETARY ALGER'S ADDRESS
NJ. coor.,orv ~ War in accepting the monu-
ment spoke in part as follows
"By command OF the President. in whose name
arpear to-day accept for the Government Vi 'ie
United States this beautiful monument erecteu ~
he- honored dead. II will stand lasting mohehto
g. ,hose men who gave their lives 10 save this
va,,on from destruction when the question OF us
existence was given over to the arpi'raineh' %
arms This IS the ittest spot In the iaho io' is
ahidinr-place Here is the soldier schooI Vi wv
Republic famed for the classic beaut! OF '' su'
roundinEs and sanctfed by its ASSOCIATION VIZ.
the names OF mon whose genius and valor III DC"
fence OF the Government which educated men ,o tho
;he profession OF arms, ana whose !oSSSd ~ they
nag which here in their early inahnopSoih HI, nc rc
were taught to love nave brought I'm, Too Is
S ,s TO- 9e sS co c IL Year or unwilling and
dedication FOR It Is The da SET aPeft those p who on
land and sea offered their lives a Wlhine sao''0'
"PIH e ali peoples comes the reverence OF tn1
vE,ncroic deed that can be performed by mora,
Inon-6cath in the defence Of country noi ngowns
20 yic;or rnoro sublime than tongues can pic'ph e
80, re-. sn the dust at ;he feet OF armies tne
alHi nc, no se"vad without the hope Of reward o,
49, and fe to he buried and named Cnkno WI
81, - the fond hone Of The bcst minds OF eSeay
- -, The lime may come-and that IN the heaI
.uTrsmghen armed forces in re field S hniwse eO
,,icrs shall De settled by the benign influences oa
mans besi judgment and mat aroi1Io ibe sabre
r While is mortal perhap s the nope %sv ' be
sn.,o 10 rple OF the world may not pc rcu!lcu,
erT :, is therefore incumbent upon every w.
r"o,ie a, ali times 10 be prepared Tor any enV 10