Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-28

October 10, 1864. In the forenoon you
were falling back before the victorious
men in gray; in the afternoon with
Sheridan your chieftain you were pursu-
ing those before whom you fed but a
few hours before. speak of the hero
soldiers of the Eighth; you were no
drawer than the boys of the Third and
the Fifteenth; in fact the old Green
| Mountain state sent no coward regiments
into the Civil War. The war ended
and many Of you came back, but not all.
You left some sleeping in the valley of
the Shenandoah.
1t is not my purp Sc to indulge in
personalities upon this occasion, but |
/ feel impelled to allude to one matter at
this point. The oldest member of the
Relief Corps, (and we are glad she is
permitted to lie with you today,) is
entitled to the credit of taking the first
step toward the erection of the beautiful
monument now yelled in yonder Park.
She first suggested the accumulation of
a fund looking toward that end and
she, Mrs. Miranda Cheney, has had a
vacant chair in her home ever since her
husband, Lieut.. Nathan c. Cheney, gave
up his life at Cedar Creek. And must
also alIude to your brave and suffering
Commander of this Post, George w.
Hill. He sends a few words of greeting
to his old comrades, and regrets that his
extreme illness at Boston prevents his
beilg with you in the column today.
You know he has suffered during many
months, and how patiently he has borne
it all. He was at Cedar Creek also and
the leaden mementos of that battle
which he has carried ever since is the
cause of his untold torture. Comrades
of his, let your prayer this hour ascend
upward to the throne of mercy and
grace, asking that if possible this
burden be rolled from him away, or if
that cannot be, that he may have
strength and courage to bear it faith
fully to the end.
Every life has its milestones, and
each community has its notable events
woven into its history. Lunenburg has
had many such events, but none | be-
lieve which will be of more surviving
influence than the event of today.
Nearly forty years have passed since
Appomattox, and the untimely death of
the most unique figure in American
history, Abraham Lincoln the Enamel
pator. He loved the boys in blue and
called you tendery his own.
And now after all this stretch of
years, years of marked progress for the
nation and the world in all avenues of
human activity, we the people of Lunen.
burg with numerous friends have
assembled to dedicate beautiful monu-
ment to the memory of all the sons of
the town who fought from 1851 to 1865
to preserve the Union for our children.
All honor is due this noble band of
women who have so faithfully stood by
the e. A. r. for many years, for what
they have done toward this end, and it
has been much. The town in its corpo-
rate capacity has honored itself for all
time i'll its aid to the project; and many
individuals also have shown their
interest by financial aid. 1t is a noble
work which has been done. The names
of all our soldiers both living and dead
are chiseled into this granite shaft to
remain imperishable through the years.
And now, Howard Post, No. 80, &.
A. r., in behalf of the Woman's Relief
Corps, and the town Of Lunenburg, /
deliver into your special care and keep
ing the splendid memorial. Love of
kin, devotion to principle, loyalty to
country, reverence for the flag and
tender memories for the dead have
prompted this act. The aged will gaze
upon i; and think of the past; those of
middle life will feel its influence, and
the boys and girls will inquire of it its
story and be inspired by it's tale |
know the few of you who are left still in
the ranks of the living are fast becom-
ing infrm, that the tissues are softening
in the process of decay and that the
limbs are weary; yet think not that we
impose another burden upon you in
asking you for little time longer to
care for this treasure. We want you to
feel that it is yours; but rest assured
that when the burden is too heavy for
you to bear alone, we OF the younger
generations will gather around you to
uphold your hands, as in other days you
so molly upheld the hands of the God
dess OF Liberty as she held unfurled the
banners of Liberty and Progress. And
when you shall all have been called to
the greatest of all reviews, your children.
in their care of this memorial, shall
prove their love and reverence.
May God bless you veterans and have
you in His constant care; and may this
memorial to you and your comrades
ever be in this community living
inspiration to the highest, broadest Chris
tian civilization.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.