The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-24
a and MONUMENTS
.xp NEAR CHAT
tfsc ,, - BY iLLiSois'
sssivs Z. Attended m Tho"-
- s,Ss from the North

November 2s.--At 10
us''t 's.-oius the exercises Of deai. !.
lhs n'.a anuments and markers OF
BE y, ,,,,.ols on the battleaelds sur,
nR O in ,,, we're held at orchard
Gss 'n', ~, !. ~ one of the principal
% NV NV. and famous during the
!. h. headquarters ter s Of Genera psp'.
in' Jason in the Central sou'n'
i lA.,.d that more than 1000 resi-
nl' ,r'sols and at least 5000 chatta-
. a attended the exercises ana
rvs s,,, me close of the programme
''sa T. w. distinguished visitors were
W. S.,,om. Governor Tanner and
s',.,,ouer Of Pensions H. Clay
-,, II. V. Boynton. represent
uS ,,,rv Of war, and large dele
|, = ,' ',s,' the confederate camp Of this us
y ~ EXERCISES opened with music by
IVY .,,,uent band of Atlanta, Ga
'A.a ,S rrayer by Rev. Or. William
m =. rniscopal church of this city
|. charles Connolly delivered 'he
.,,r,,nr the monuments to the
IT
:, Illinois on behalf Of the Hi
commissioners ,,,, -.
'.,ror John R. Tanner of Illinois re-
|. NJ monuments, delivering an elo-
\ ,,,och Of acceptance and IN turn
/. y, yin, hem to the government.
|iaI ", tisnry V. Boynton, president OF
FI s,".,ratga park commission. re-
!; no monuments In behalf oil the
~ y, iiptormal addresses were made by
I" :, ,ss visitors, among them Senator
4, n Cullom of Illinois.
!. Illinois monuments and markers a,
nm , park and the vicinity OF
'. 80, are l0I In number, erected
' !, y approprIation of $4,000 by the
Y. ). ,-.,slature OF the markers there
,sirty.three in Chlckamauga park ana
, , IN Chattanooga and vicinity. The
4 IN ropuments are distributed SO as to
Airtr.seyen TO Chickamauga park
,,steen TO Chattanooga and vicinity,
r,rkers are Of quincy granite, . feet
,a.sl.s feet wide, with polished
4: md irle1ribed with the word "llli-
! md the name OF the regiment en-
A Il the location of the marker. All
markers and the small monuments are
N plans OF striking similarity.
! two great monuments OF ILLINOIS,
are among the most attractive on
a,tleaeli, are located. one at Orchard
and The other at Braggs liill. Mis-
n Ridge. The monument on Braggs
|, erected In honor oil IN nn@ades. oil
rails Gross, sherman, Jaques, Wagner,
q, Which, Carlin, Moore and Wood.
4 tall shaft of New England granite
ounted by bronze figure. Tho base
Georgia granite, four additional fig-
At The base Of the monumeE and the
ssls etc. are OF standard bronze,
70 is the great seal of Illinois which
rs 90 1t. This monument is very
rately inscribed.
monument at Orchard Knob was
u to the memory OF the brigades OF
r,ls Morgan, Starkweather, Beatty,
q, McCook, Whitaker, Tyndale, Will
Long and Engart, the First and Sec
lliuois light batteries, Cogswell's bat
nd The Chicago Board of Trade bat
Ii architectural design it is a can
nth tall polished shaft on the top
Alsh Is bronze figure of standard
y Il Is built Of New England granite
4 base Of Southern granite. The pol-,
work Is very elaborate. the name
's standing out in bold relief.
. ihe other polished pieces on the
rtnt are four balls on the corners
dome, eight columns on The cor
aud The main column.