New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
IN MEMORY or FALLEN HEROES.
THE MONUMENT TO NETWORK sOLDIERs
WHO DIED IN THE BATTLE OF
CHATTANOOGA.


Some years ago Congress. being DESTROYS Of
having the grounds upon which the important
battles OF the Civil War were fought preserved
as much as possible as they were on the days OF
the battles, passed an act setting apart the bat
tleGelds OF Gettysburg Penn. and Chattanooga
Tenn, as National parks. and created National
Commission. whose duty it Is to make the APP
pcarance Of the batlefelds as on the days or
the battles. and to cause to be erected suitable
monuments to be dedicated to the various rcsl-
ments who took part In those engagements.
The National president OF this Commission IS
General Boynton. OF Washington. d. c. For
every State OF the Union there are branch COM
missions. The NewYork State COMMISSION
consists OF the following: Major General Daniel
Il. Slckes United States Army; Major-Genern
Daniel Buttcrfeld; Brevet Major-General Alex
ander g. Webb. Brevet Brigadier-General Arson
G. McCook. Colonel Lewis r. stegman. Colonel
Clinton Beckwith, Major Charles a. Richardson
and Major General C. Whitney Tilinghast ID
Adjutant General State OF NewYork
The engineer and secretary of the Commission
Is A. f. Zabriskie. and the draushtsman is VIII
lam verhas Many monuments ard markers are
erected by this Commission on both battleheids.
On March 20 last The Tribune published q
erected by the New-York Monuments Commits
sion for the Battefe!ds Of Gettysburg and
CHATTANOOGA in memory OF The brave eds OK
the New-Yorkers Of the Eleventh Army Cor D.
ACCOMMODATING this article Is I photograph OF
color bearer taken from a bronze figure eish-
teen feet high, modelled by Casper Buber.
whose studio Is at No. 4S2 East One-hunlrei-
and forty sixth ST. this city. This bronze figure
Will be placed above another monument. which
will be dedicated to the memory OF those
7J7 brave soldiers who died In the herce
battle at Chattanooga on November -
1863 and who were soldiers OF the following
regiments: Sixtieth New-York Infantry Colonel
Abel GODDARD: 18th New-York Infantry. lieuten-
ant Colonel III. Won Hammersten. lo2d New
York Infantry, Colonel James e. Lane; lj'th
New York Infantry. Captain Milo r. Eldrel5c,
ION New-York Infantry. Colonel Henry \.
Earnum and Lieutenant Colonel Charles H.
Randall.
The monument. more than sixty feet high. VIII
be placed on the woody Lookout Mountain.
Tennessee This mountain famous in the history
OF the country belongs to the United states Gov
eminent and IS part Of the Chattanooga ana
Chickamau;a National Park. This monument IS
somewhat similar o. the monument doilcatrd -
the Eleventh Army Corps. on three granite steps
r. placed large granite base. Inserted on ESQ
sides ere bronze tablets. on which the names of
regiments and their commanders fighting on TINS
II fountain are inscribed. on the base is the
granite shaft. more than forty feet hlSh.
crowned by n beautifully carved Corinthian
capital. four feet high. The front IS decorated
with the Twelfth Army Corps badge. on to1
will be the color bearer. holding Old Glory
In his left hand and his drawn sword in nj
right ready 10 defend every inch Of soil Both
the monuments viii be unveiled on the ami
ycrsary of the battle. November % and ~