Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
WHERE EARLY STOPPED
MONUMENT 10 BE DEDICATED AT
BATTLE-GROUND CEMETERY.
Services Tomorrow Under Auspices OF
Survivors Of 122d New York
Many Veterans to Attend.

marty of veterans headed by Col. o.
v. Tracy. arrived In Washington today TO
attend the dedication ceremonies OF the
l22d New York monument at Battle Ground
Cemetery tomorrow The members OF the
party are: Col James M. Gere. Col. .. ".
Tracy. Capt Robert N. Moses, w. A. Bur-
lingame, Capt. Martin Ryan. George n.
easier. Caius A. Weaver. William J. An
derson and Hubbard Mauzer. all Of New
York large number is expected to ar
rive IN the morning Those here are quar-
tered at 30 B street and no and ia Mary
land avenue northeast, arrangements nav
ing been made for them at those places by
Col B. F. Bingham. The party left SYRIA
cuse N y last Saturday and went TO
Gettysburg where the 122d New York, on
the right assisted in repulsing the enemy
on the morning of July 3. 1863 and spent
Sunday in making a tour of the historic
spot now enriched with many monuments
to the valor of New York.
The party will spend tomorrow morning
in visiting points of interest about the city
MANY of those who will be here not having
been in Washington in forty years. In the
afternoon they will go to the Battle GROUND
cemetery on Brightwood road. where the
monument will be unveiled at $50 O'CLOCK
The distinguished guests will be taken to
the unwilling in special car from the cor
ner of 9th and F streets, starting about
2:3O clock. Among these Will be Dr. Reu-
ben. Burton. pastor Of a Baptist church IN
Syracuse, N. Y, who is the guest or ms
cousin, DR.. Charles V. Pettys. 1872 Eth
street northwest DIR. Burton was lieuten-
ant of the 9th Heavy Artillery. I'd divis: ION.
9th Corps. and was with Ricketts, at the
battle Of the MonOcacy, on the 10Th OIL
July. He has been attending the reunion
Of veterans on that battlefield. which took
place last Saturday. exactly forty years
even to the day Of the week. after the bat
tie was fought.
Gen. Lew Wallace Detained.
Gen. Lew Wallace cannot be present. He
was very anxious to attend the reunion OF
the Monocacy fight. which battle was one
of the proudest achievements of his mill
tary career. since it is quite settled by
competent military authorities that but for
his engagement of a superior force of the
enemy under Jubal Early Washington
would have been seriously endangered.
General Wallace started to Washington
but got no further than Cincinnati. The
intense heat made the trip dangerous one
for him, and he was forced to give 1t up.
Battle Ground cemetery. where the
monument of the 122d New York stands
Is one of the smallest Of the thirty-three
national cemeteries, and the only one
which is located in the District Of Column
bia. There are forty-three Union DEAD
inferred there This national cemetery
was authorized by the War Department
Immediately after the battle of Fort
Stevens. One acre of ground was Or
dered appropriated from the battlefield
at some good spot. where the dead of the
battle should be inferred. There was
great deal of red tape necessary to I'M
tie before bodies could be buried there.
SO the dead were buried upon the field
where they fell and afterward removed
to Battle Ground.
To Be Excused From Office.
President Roosevelt today telegraphed
an order from Oyster Bay directing the
heads of each of the executive depart
ments of the government to excuse at 2
o clock tomorrow afternoon, July II, all
OF the veterans of the army and navy Of
the civil war in order that they may at
tend the exercises at Battle Ground ceme-
terry, where monument will be unveiled
with appropriate exercises in honor of
the dead and wounded Of the 1920 New
York Volunteers, who took part in the
defense of Washington and who died in
hot hn Of fni ri