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and McCook, exposed to the missiles
| of Early's army.
These works would have long since
been leyeled but for the personal Of
forts Of Mr.. W. V. Cox. with whom the
| preservation OF the old fort is matter
q: patriotism.
1t is now my pleasure TO introduce
Mr. Cox cur next speaker. He is the
son Of al officer who lost his life while
serving in the Union Army. Who. al
the age Of ten. went with his father t.
;he battlefield. To him is due the en-
! tire credit for reinaugu-ating the me-
mortal exercises on this battlefield. Of
which nc is the father"
History CT Fort Stevens.
The subject Of Mr.. Coxs address
was Fort Stevens in History" and he
save concisely the true Importance of
this battle. exceptional in many ways.
He made an appeal for the preservation
OF the Fc-5 Stevens battle ground.
There were many battles during the
civil war in which there were more
troops engaged in action and more loss
Of life, but there was but one battle
in sight Of the dome of the Nations
Capitol, but one battle in which Presi-
dent was on the aold.
Here in Battle-Ground Cemetery are
the remains OF many OF those who fell
for the cause OF the Union. At Wood
side rcpose the remains OF many OF
those VINO fought for the lost cause At
the call OF du;y they made the last sac
riice in pladge OF thenr sincerity. and
lot Iii
must not. forget the fort;tude. the he
roism. and sacrifices Of these soldiers Of
the civil war.
Those trying and unhappy days OF
strife have happily passed, and now
the officers and men of the North and
South. shoulder to shoulder. under one
llag, praise the valoT ard virtues of the
Cotnbatants.
Soldiers OF the North. soldiers CT the
South, whose ranks are growing thin,
join together once more and assist to
save what remains OF the old red earth
works that mark the nearest approach
OF the Army OF Northern Virginia TO
Washington, the old fort that saved the
Capital to the Union"
NJ. Shaw's Address.
Then came the speech OF Hon. Leslie
N. shaw. Secretary OF the Treasury In
part ar. Shaw said:
i wish / niichJ paint IN a few words
a Ei,,S-c Jhat you'd convey some
.iignt conception Of the importance OF
me battle fought on these grounds. less
than i've uiios from the Capitol, and
Within sight Of its dome.
1t is July. 1864. Grant is crowding
4 NJ. and r--eaira him gpg-a Nd
Lee retalates by sending Gen. Jubal A.
Early. with 10000 men. upon his famous
raid up the Shenandoah. through Mary
land and against Washington. The de-
lenses Of the National Capital, thirteen
miles in circumference, had at that tine
less than 1900 men TO the mile; not
veterans. but in the main raw State MI
litia, brave ard dauntless, but mcxpe-
ricuccd.
"On July . Early defeats Gen. Lew
Wallace at Monooacy and moves on
northward. Wallace wires on the 10th:
1 have been defeated. The enemy are
not pressing NE. from which infer they
are marching on Washington
During the day Early appears at
ten miles distant from where
we now stand. At that hour Fort Ste
vons. just across the street yonder. |
which Is TO hg the center OF the attack,
had garrison of 300 mon. The sol
die=s have torn down Aunt Becsy's |
house and converted her cellar into an |
arsenal, and she whose aged fern is the !
center of attraction here today. is sit |
ting at even-time under yondor syca
more tree, then mere sapling her baby |
III her arms, crying at the loss of her |