Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

Mcclellan met the invaders who had threat
ened Pennsylvania and Washington. The
President of the United States and the
governors of Pennsylvania and Maryland
are expected to be present and deliver ad-
dresses.
The shafts to be dedicated. with one ex-
ception, are all of similar design. Each is
appropriately inscribed and all are ar
ranged on the battlefield so as to show the
part the Pennsylvania troops played in that
desperate encounter between the blue and
the gray.
The exception noted is that of the 4Sth
Regiment which proposes to erect a life
size statue of its first colonel, James Ma
gle. who commanded a brigade in the bat
tie. and who at its termination was handed
by General Cox a brigader generals COM
mission for gallant and mertorious
duct in that and previous engagements.
There are many Pennsylvanians civilians
and veterans in Washington who knew
General Nagle personally or by reputation,
and who no doubt feel gratifed that an
enduring testimonial of his character on one
of the most important battlefields of the
civil war, in which he fought so bravely,
has been placed by the survivors of the
regiment he organized, disciplined and led
to victory.
The Maggie Monument
The monument Is over II feet high, the
base being 10 feet and the statue feet
inches in height, The base is of granite and
weighs 2Oia tons. The statue is of bronze
and weighs 1900 pounds. the total weight
of The monument being 81 tons.
Gen. Nagles military career began with
the war with Mexico. When that war was
declared he recruited a company of volun-
teers at Pottsville. which became Company
Il, LIST Pennsylvania Regiment He COM
manded the company in the campaign from
Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico. In the
same company younger brother,
Daniel Maggie. eighteen years of age. who
recently returned from visit to the ground
over which his command marched in the
Mexican campaign.
The Nagle family was represented In the
Ash Regiment in the civil war by Ave
brothers. two of whom are still living. These
are Col. Daniel Maggie. residing at Potts
Vile. Pa. and Mr.. Levi Maggie. now holding
a clerical position In the pension Office in
this city. Gen. Nagles grandfather, Philip
Magic, was a soldier in the revolutionary
war He served In Col. Chambers regi-
ment under Gen. Washington's immediate
command. This regiment was the last to
leave the field at the evacuation of Long
Island It also crossed the Delaware and
wintered at Valley Forge, where the Con-
tinental soldiers suffered untold agonies.
The thirteen Pennsylvania monuments to
be dedicated at Antetam next month were
purcha sed from an appropriation of $1,000
made 10y the state legislature. The ceremo-
MES will be In charge OF the Antietam Bat
tedeId Commission of Pennsylvania, and
will take place between o'clock m. and
IL o'clock noon. September II. An address
will he made. reCounting in detail the
achievements of the Pennsylvania troops
at Antietam.
Pennsylvania Part at Antietam
Describing the part the Pennsylvania
troops took In the battle of Antietam. a
writer who resides in that state says:
From their muskets leaped the volleys
that soon wrapped the valley In "A cloud of
smoke; from their throats came the cheers
that were answered by rebel yells: from
their guns sped the bullets that sowed
death in the enemy's ranks.
From their own lines dead and bleed
ing, fell men and boys FOR whom mothers
sweethearts and wives at home were tear
fully waiting-brave fellows. who answered
without faltering the summons that spells
wars awful penalties.
Back and forth across the fields about
that old church surged the lines of the
men can battle for what they believe TO be
right.
And when the lines of gray retired into
the woods behind the church and took ref
uge behind the lodges of stone none as
;'auited mere sravely than these sons of
the old Keystone state. Hard fought was
the struggle; hdeous was the combat as
men cried aloud with passion of despe-
rate strife or as. with life's last horror in
their tones, they sank under the fatal touch
of hostile lead.
The pail OF smoke sat lower ana lower
An inferno was born about that humble
place of worship. and into IL men followed
the flag, cage, &c do or to die on that day
the bloodiest of all those bloody DAYS in
the worlds greatest war"
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Kensington News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.