The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-06-04
ONE MONUMENT TO
ALL HEROES OF SOS
Memorial Shaft to Blue and
Gray Is Dedicated at
Antietam
WAS GIFT OF MARYLAND
Hundreds Of Confederate and Federal
Veterans Faced the President.
Chief Executives Address
Was a Notable
WAS GIFT OF MARYLAND

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Hagerstown, Md, May 30-Another link
in the chain which binds together the
once, warning factions IF the north ana
south was forged today BY the dedlcatlCh
of q monument erected to the memory
of the men who wore the gray as well as
those who wore the blue. and who died Ill
mortal combat on the bloody field OF An
tietam.
This event. which IS possibly without
parallel in the historySof the word was
graoed by the presence of the presideht oI
tho United States accompanied by many
members Of his cabinet; score or more
OF United states senator's. as many meih-
bers OF the house. the governor d Mary
land and Ircminent men OF the states.
There were present hundreds of veter-
ans who foulht for the lost cause" and
thousands who fought for the side tnat
proved Victorious. side by side they stood
with uncovered heads throughout the
ceremony conveying the monument from
the state to the national government n
great crowd OF others aided by tneir pres
ence the impressiveness OF the eere-
monies
President Arrives at Noon.
The train which brought the president.
the men bcrs of his taOinct ana the con-
gressional PARTY from Washington reach
Cd the battle field At noon. where they
were welcomed by Governor john Waiter
Smith. o. Mary land. and staff, AdJdtaht
General Saunders. 4 delegation of the
Ian. Il natl ArNN OH q
and several posts Of the Grand Army of
the Republic from the division Of Mary
land. torctEer with meEIbers of Hcbert
camp Of Confederate Veterans. several
camps of Sons Of Veterans Of both armies,
ana survivors Of Brockenbrough's Mary
land artillery, which fought with confed-
crate troops and distinguished itself at
Antietam.
Besides these organized bodies were
scores If confederate veterans Who had
taken part I'm the various battles Of the
civil war These were dawn up in line
10 greet the president. who. together with
Governor Smith watched them as they
passed in review.
The dedicatory ceremonies were opened
by Colonel BENJAMIN T.. TaYlor. who in
troduoed General Henry Kiddo. director OF
the ceremonies. PRAYER was offered by
the Rev Garrison Who was followed by
Governor John Walter Smith in an adj
ores" OF MFlcoue.
Monument Is Presented.
Colonel Taylor. as president of the An
tietam Battlefield Commission Of Mary
land then presented the monument to the
national government and Elihu Root. sec
rotary OF war, in a brief address accepted
it on behalf of the United States.
Then followed short addresses mainly
Of "A reminiscent character, by Generals
John II. Brooke. James Longstreet. Or
landO T. Wilcox. J. =. DurSca, senators
Foraker Burrows and Daniel and others
who were prominent on the opposing sides
in the great struggle. These were followed
IN turn by Representative George y. Nc
Clellan. Of New York. and other members
of both houses of congress
McKinley's Address.
The band played Hail to the Chief and
General Douglas introduced President
Mckinley. who delivered the address OF
the day. The president said
My Chairman and My Fellow Citizens
I appear only for a moment that | may
make acknowlod. ment for your courteous
greeting and express in a single word my
sincere approval of this occasion Tor
which We have assembled today.
In this presence and on this memora-
bic field / am glad to meet the followers
of Lee. Jackson. Longstreet and John
ston With the followers OF Grant and Nc
Clellaud and sherman and Sheridan,
greeting each other not with arms in
their hands or malice in their souls, but
with affection and respect for each other
in their hearts. (ApplauseD Standing here
today one reelection only has crowned my
mind-the difference between the sections
ana that of thirty light years ago. Then
the men who wore the blue and the men
who wore the gray greeted each other
with shot and shell and visited death upon
their respective ranks. We meet, after oil
these intervening years with but one
sentiment-that OF loyalty to the govern
ment Of the United states. love for our
flag and free institutions, and determined
men OF the north and men OF the south
TO make any sacrifice for the honor and
perpetuity OF the American nation. Great
Applausc.)
Sentiments of Fraternity.
My fellow citizens. l am glad. also. Of
the famous meeting between Grant and
Lee at AppOmattoX. l am glad we were
kept together. aren't your" (cries Of yes,
yesO-"glad that the union was saved by
the honorable terms made between Grant
and Lee, under the famous apple tree,
and there is one glorious fact that must
be always gratifying to us-the American
soldiers never surrepdero2 but 10 Amer
leans. (Applause.)
81 account it great honor to participate
on this occasion with the great state OF
Maryland I'm it's tribute to the valor and
hcrolsm and the sacrifices of the con-
Tolerate and union armies. me Valor OF
the one or tho other, the valor OF Doth,
my cOuntrymen, the achievements or the
war, every one of them, are just as much
the inheritance Of those who failed as
those who prevailed, and when we went
to war two years ago the men OF the
south and the men Of the north We'd with
each other to show their devotion TO the
United States Applause) The follow
ers Of the confederate generals with the
followers Of the federal generals fought
siee by side I'm Cuba, I'm Porto RICO and
In the Philippines, ana IN those lar.
off islands are standing together TO-DAY
fighting and dying for the flag they love,
the flag that represents more than any
other banner I'm the world. the best hopes
and aspirations of mankind. VGreat
and long continued applause)
The monument is of granite and bronze,
octasonal, - feet in diameter at base and
35 feet high to the top of tho statue Ii
commentaries the second, third fourth,
fifth and Purneli legion regiments of the
infantry and batteries and b, First
MARYLAND, Union artillery, and Broken
brough's and Dement'S batteries of con-
federate artillery. The monument cost
S12. 900.
OBJECT TO IoNUMENT PLAN.