The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-12
A Statue is Erected to Pennsyl-
Vania's Noted Warrior.
Major Gen. Henry T. Kartranft
at Harrisburg.
WAS UNVEILED TODAY
Glowing Tribute Paid by One OF
His Soldiers
To the Man Who Was Promoted
For Disobeying Orders.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 12-The eques-
trian statue of Major General Henry L.
Hartranft in Capitol park was unveiled
with impressive ceremonies today in
the presence of a large concourse or
people. These exercises were followed
by parade in which the survivors OF
the Third division of the Ninth army
corps, commanded by Gen. Hartranft
in the civil war, had the right of line
The procession also included the Ninth
regiment of immunes from Camp Meade.
a provisional brigade of the National
Guard, the Grand Army of the Republic
posts and Sons of Veterans camps of
Harrisburg and vicinity and the Harris
burg fire department.
Following a reunion of the survivors
of the Fifty first regiment Pennsylvania
volunteers, of which Hartranft was
colonel, the old soldiers marched to the
executive mansion to pay their respects
to Mrs. Hartranft and her two sons and
daughters, who are the guests of Gov.
and Mrs. Stone
The feature of the days exercises
was the unveiling ceremonies at which
there were present many of the sur
vivors of Gen. Hartranft's division and
distinguished soldiers and statesmen.
President and Mrs. Mckinley were ex-
pected to be present but they could not
come on account of the condition of the
presidents health. Major General
Miles, Postmaster General Smith, Sec
retary of War Alger and Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin We're present to do honor to
the hero of Fort Stedman. Another
guest of honor was Gen. H. K. Douglass
of HagerStOwn, an aide on the staff of
Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
The statue was designed by E. Well
ington Ruckstuhl of New York and is
regarded as one of the most artistic and
life like equestrian statues in this coun-
turning from war, receiving the plaudits
of the people. The monument was
erected last November but owing to the
absence of many Pennsylvania troops
on account of the Spanish-American
war the unVeiling ceremonies were
postponed until today The exercises
opened with music by the Carlisle In
dian band. The statue was unveiled by
Miss Leonora E1nbick, daughter of ex-
Representative NJ Embick of Boiling
Springs, a member of the Hartranft
division.
Major Isaac D. Brown, deputy secre-
tary of internal affairs, followed with
Grafton in which he paid a high
tribute to Gen. Hartranft a soldier
and statesman. Major Brown served
under Hartranft. Referring to the
crowning military event of Gen. Hart
ranft's career, his capture of Fort Sted-
man, he said:
Hartranft to meet, check and repulse
the last grand offensive movement of
Lees army in northern Virginia. The
confederate general. Gordon under the
cover of darkness on that early March
morning in 1865, moved upon Fort Sted-
man and adjacent fOrtiffcatiOns killing,
wOunding, capturing or driving pre-
cipitately the troops that occupied them
Orders were heralded from corps head
quarters for Hartranft Immediately to
recapture Fort Stedman. The move
ment was about to begin when an order
directing a delay was received. Hart
ranft knew the time for him to move
had arrived and he disregarded the de-
lay orders. He was lauded by the corps
and army commanders, by congress and
by the president and was Immediately
breveted major general of
sented to the state by DR.. J. E
Van Camp of Carlisle and was received
in a short speech by Gov. Stone The
ceremonies closed with music by the
SteelatOn band