St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-24

ID dECIdSeu Inree years VI SClNLSNi O'N@
n were dead before their time OF servic
e was over or one in Fl We, 500 were starved
i to death in prison and 500 were kille'
e in battle. Vermont next to Pennsylva
e MIA lost more men in action than an,
:, other state in the Union, which was 6.8
She lost more than eight times as man.
/. as the whole country did in the lat
: Spanish-American War or 300 more il
i battle than the United States did in thu
Mexican war. The Sth Vermont lost al
{ Cedar Creek CTS per cent of her men
, and the 5th lost at Savage Station So
= per cent, yet they participated in battles
before and afterwards. The charge oil
the Light Brigade at Balaklava, which
has been immortalized in poetry, was the
only battle in which they were engaged
and their loss was only SO per cent OF
the men. The charge OF the LIST Vt. Cav
airy at Gettysburg against Longstreet' S
army, sheltered behind stone walls, was
as desperate as the charge of the Light
Brigade. In the 80, 262 enllstments,
there were II regiments of infantry, one
regiment of Artillery which served as in.
tantry and three batteries of light artil.
lery. The Vermont brigade lost more
soldiers, wounded and killed than any
other one in the army, without exception
The Vermont infantry was peerless and
it is common matter of dispute W neither
the Vermont or the Iron Brigade was
the best one in the army, Thus we see
that every nine people in the state sent
forth soldier and those soldiers had a
record to be proud OF and the name and
valor OF the Green Mountain boys was
kept untarnished.
March 2, 1889, congress voted to
give $4,000 to erect statue to Mai.
Gen. John A. Logan in Iowa Circle and
March 3. 1891, an additional $40, 900
was given and the G. A. R. appropriated
$15, 900 to complete it. F. Simmons,
native of Maine, but an artist now in
Rome submitted design and suggested
bronze instead of a stone pedestal,
which was accepted. The pedestal is 20
feet in height, the mounted figure of Gen.
Logan riding as in line Of battle, with
drawn sword, is 1412 feet above the
pedestal; the figures weigh five tons.
King Humbert, of Italy, has knighted the
artist. He is known by several works in
the United States; Roger Williams in
Statuary Hall; Gen. Grant, presented
by the G. A. R. to the United States; one
OF Longfellow in Portland, Maine, and
Others of Importance.
The president and cabinet participated |
in the exercises as we'll as veterans from
the army OF the Tennessee. The Presi- |
dent said Logan's career was unique. for
he was great in the forum and in the
field He won his shoulder straps in the
Mexican war, under General Taylor and
Scott He was the finest example OF
volunteer soldier in the civil war. He
came from that unpromising part of the
country known as Egypt in Illinois, but
he came out on the side of liberty and
did not side with his constituents in
slavery but led them out into the pro.
missed land. He was one of the first COM
manders of the G. A. R., and he was the
first to suggest Memorial Day May Both
OF each year, with its beautiful services.
Senator Depew said future generations
Will read history mainly through the
lives OF master minds and their sttug. ;
gles-men were typical of their times
He reviewed the military and political
life OF Gen. Logan in a most interesting
manner. There have been some sharp
OF the various figures on the
as not being true to history, |
which led Mrs. Logan to confess that it |
was at her suggestion that they were
used She regarded them as categorical '
men OF the times, but the explanation is I
not entirely satstactoryfor a monument S
IS supposed to be historically true to the
times in which erected, especially when
erected at the public expense and for the
uture generations.
The LOYAL Legion, which has men,
oership of 5000, recently held it's ninth
1uadrennal congress at the Arlington =
1otel; 100 representatives were present
The next congress, tour years hence, will S
De held in San Francisco. fine banquet I
was rendered them at the Arlington
1otel. Among the guests were Secre-
AIRY Long, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Gen.
and many prominent in mill e
AIRY circles. The Legion of Loyal Won t
n gave tlne entertainment in Masonic
Temple. Uncle Sam, Columbia, Hawaii,
-uba, the Philippines and Porto Rico were {
represented by a company on the stage Y
who reviewed the natives of different
Countries in full costume Uncle Sam
vas giant and a curiosity tor he is
even feet, seven inches high. His name
vas Vogllt Burke and he is from English
own, N. j., and they sent for him on
ccount OF his remarkable height.
At the sessions of the Natural Academy
II Science, which have been held at the
National Museum, Prof. Asaph Hall of
Harvard University, acted as president.
he Draper medal, which is considered
he mark OF highest honor in scientific
esearch IN this society, was conferred on
'ir William Higgins, of London, for his
esearches in astro-physcs. Prof. Alex
nder Agassz is the new president, A
anquet was rendered them at Ransch-
RS at the close of the sessions, when
rot. Simon Newcomb presided. Among
he speakers was Dr. ]. S. Billings, the
lrector OF the New York Public Library.
lie said that Mr. Carnegie, in his recent