The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-28
HONOR UNION DEAD
Handsome Monument Unveiled in
National Cemetery.
TO PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS
Many Prominent Officials Participate in CeTe-
monies Large Crowd Present Description OF
Monument, Etc

Many Prominent Officials Participate in Cere-
monies Large Crowd Present Description Of
Monument, Etc.
! 4 special train of eight pullmans. two
! dining cars and one combination car ar
rived here early Tuesday morning III
charge of James Iimmons, travelling
passenger agent of the Pcuusl wanna
railroad having ON board Gov Penny
packer and stan. OF Pennsylvania, the
survivors of tie l27th Pcnnsy lvania kegl
mcnt of Noluntcers oithewaroi A. 90,
their relatives aud friends, numbering
two hundred and twenty people.
The purpose of their coming WAS the
unycihng of handsome monument
erected hy the State of Pennsylvania 10
the memory of the dead al the l2,th
Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer In
Mntry by authority OF the STATE oil
Pennsylvania
The monument is situated on the sum
nit of tine first hin ia thc National Gene
terry. overlooking the city. and Is nine
fct wide. fifteen feet high and cost
$4,000. ON "a bronze tablet at the rear
oi tine monument iS inscribed, IL ia
Regiment. Pennsylvania Volunteer IN
M1ltry. C1LW " Jennings commanding;
Third Brigade. Second Division, Second
Corps BATTLES participated in. tredrr-
ickshurg. Va. Dee 18th. lNG2, men ia
action 500. Killed and wounded. 25E
Charlottesville. May Bird and lth, 1853,
mon in action, 40. killed and wounded,
l3. Erected hy thc Commonwealth ol
pruu-y iyauia.
I'm thr party were many distinguished
Pnn~yltuuiau~. including GOV Samuel
". pcunyparhcr Surgeon General Joseph
* Weaver. AdWtaut-ti,ucral Thomas j
Stewart and wife. Coils. IL J.. lloiieman.
+. X. Patterson. " u. Bradley, II. Is.
Shcpp. T. Rtmmi"r- and J. N.NWceit'N,
Privn,e Secretary Bromley Mhartonand
wife. DIR. ;. II GuiliOrd President of the
Regmcuta Association. Rev \. ). Light.
IC. Il Lautz. Esd Grn T. \ Carman.
Lieut. -Col. II. e. Alcman. Mrs. W. W.
Jennings. widow vi the commander oi
the regiment her daughter Miss Mary
Jennings. Mrs William Jennings and
SONS. William. Ross, Christian and Ed
ward Jennings OBJ Harrisburg Pa, Dr.
and Mrs. i D. Ross and daughters. Eliza
h.fb and Frances Ross. of Philadelphia.
and Ne~-r- jennings lanz and lagar,
IDf tie Monument Commission, several
members of thrlcg.-Aturand prominent
business men al Philadelphia ald other
cities and "a barge number of ladies.
Before 7.3O th. visitors Irit their train
and were scattering all over the clty
viewing the different points oi interest
rryiviug memories and recalling incidents
of over forty years ago. Cur D. op.e cN-
tended "a coIdul greeting showed inter-
e-tius relic. and paid courteous ntien-
tinn. which wa- much appreciated.
Atqll Do. Governor and staff entered
rar,iagr- and proceeded t1 thrHNchausr
Hotel. which lad been made hrad' .iai-
tors Then % lirr Was Formed. beaded hl
q coverings band amt about our hundred
and Hfty Oi fhr survivors ui Their glWrni.
Ii,.Il.y,,J hy Iny. Hmu,pqrhcr and stall
Nl,,orT l. WI'ln.r wrmhrr- of Col
.rol Jennings family. Monument Conn
mission. Cuum.ttrr of the tit> Council
and citizens of Fredericksburg 100 car
,,...,..- and u lars. number ui our people
I'm f,nt proceeded tn the National Gem
.t.r, n MAS 81 r,incid,.uc.. thai the r-g.
.o...,.t ,.,ar,.la.l i,rt i.. sam. street. Han
..,.r th,t fb., diI when they went 90
.r..l.,t+i. in l>g3 Minor J.nu,-. the
..G..;.rt -ur.rinf.nI.nt had prepared
,.ro.f.rt beautifully f1rtha ,.ca~iou
H.. ,,ra.- io.laJ rt. velvet. tlr trees
',,,.-,..,i,, trimmed and the npp.afanrc
f,l..r..m.t.r, -r...iail, attractive. Ou
H.. summit of tln,. hii. ,o the right of the
monument "a stand had been eye ted sui
f.i.rtI, larr.. %. arr1rnuodat. the Wis
t,r- lar.s. American Nagco,rr.i tAc
monument and ADJ was ready
pr. :. n. Gu.i0rl. president oi thr
E.,iurntal AS-ocuti0n. presided. On
stand were the Governor AID staff.
,leulaiu : Light. g. K. Lartz Cen.
Ir ! Carman. Lieut. Col. II e.. tleman.
Zen Thoma. = Stuart. % number of
.l,.i.- Naynr f p Wal'nr. am M---r-.
- Geo X Fitzhugh. judge ! r. Cool
ri.k. Ex.Mayor ". g. Willis. C.l T. -.
|Cole. GEO N Shepherd and ". b. Brad
.l.y. of the CITY Council and citizn- COM
mittee Of fredericksburg Around the
monument were grouped the cold vet
Grams and nrEenumher "i our Pr,"p'r,.
The program was opened 10y tine uus'
sounding the assembly. tien Tue me-, inN"'a
tom by Chaplain y. :. light ! i' az
dress Of ,hr president nl '"e aS,'', ''''''
Dr. ;. II. "ni'i"Fd' i'H""'i. M N',
the transfer o' monument l." I9''i"ol ~
Music by the band followed. u"'. rr",