The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
GENERAL SEDGWICK.
Monument in Honor of the Distinguish
ed Hero Designed by Mr.. George KEEL

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be erected in honor to General John
Sedgwick, the distinguished leader OF
the old Sixth Corps in the Army of the
| Potomac, has been designed by Mr.
| George Keller of this city, who designed
the Garfield monument at Cleveland
Ohio, and the Soldiers Memorial on
! Bushnell Park. The memorial is due in
part to the act of the national govern
rnent last year. Some months ago a
howitzer which was with Genral Sedg-
wick in his Southern and Mexican cam
paigns, was offered by the War De-
partment for use as a memorial upon
his grave. There. being insufficient
space for the relic near the grave, the
town of Cornwall gave triangular
piece of ground opposite the cemetery
for it's use. This gift suggested the
erection of a more elaborate memorial,
with the howitzer as a feature, and
steps were taken toward the execution
of the project by friends of General
Sedgwick's only surviving sister Mrs.
Emily Sedgwick WEIGH, of Norfolk.
Carl Stoeckel of Norfolk headed this
movement, and the monument will be
dedicated in the spring.
The design made by Mr.. Keller con-
sists of a Greek stella of granite twelve
feet in height, bearing upon it's face a
bronze medallion, on which is a prifile
in relief of General Sedgwick The
monument and the howitzer will stand
on a rectangular stone platform, with
Of
hind the whole, in the place of the New
England liberty pole which now marks
the triangle, will be erected a bronze
gonfalon.
The bronze work, besides the gon-
Talon, and the medallion on the stella,
consists Of two wreaths placed on either
side of the gun mount below the trun-
Mons, and an eagle with outspread
wings attached to the front of the car
riage, beneath the barrel of the gun.
The eagle bears the badge-a Greek
cross--of General Sedgwicks corps
The modeler has departed somewhat
from Launt Thompson's conception of
General Sedgwick, as indicated in the
statue made by him for West Point.
The features have been cast in a gen
tier mould. The figure is CARRIED in the
uniform of a major general. Below the
portrait plate is a half wreath, part of
which is oak leaves, signifying strength
and stability, and part of laurel, indi-
eating victory An inscription to be
composed by President Gilman and Pro-
fessor WEIGH of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, will be cut in the granite be-
meath the medallion.
Professor Welch is a graduate of Yale
in the class of 1870. He was a class
mate of the Rev. Lewis w. Hicks of
thic city and of United States Consul
Lincoln. The portrait was modelled by
James w. Hawley of New York, pupil
of Augustus St, Gaudens. Mr.. Uaw-
ley, who gave great promise in his pro-
fession has died within few weeks.
General Sedgwick was one of the
most noted representatives from this
State in the civil war He was killed
by Confederate sharpehooter at Spott-
sylvania Court House, Va, May 8. 1864.
He was a cousin of Mr.. Charles F. Sedg-
wick of this city, who has been con-
nected with the Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank upwards of forty years
and holds the position of teller, being
one of the most honored officials under
President John G. Root. The artist
T. Sedgwick Steele, is also a relative
Of the brilliant military leader who lost
his life at Spottsylvania Mr. Steele
has two or three valued relics of the |