The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-25
WHO FELL At VICKSDUUG
Gov. Deenan and Other
NOtabIeS Present.
CBy Associated Press5

iIdinh AutA ltdshtu AhiS tiA1 ioudg I
brought hundreds Of veterans and 9th !
er visitors from Illinois to attend the
dedication OF the 5000 900 temple
monument erected IN the National
park to the memory of the Illinois
soldiers who fought and fell in the
historic siege Of Yicksburg. Governor
Dcneen and other official represents
tves of Illinois, the members of the
state commission, and the First regi-
rent. J. n c., Of Chicago. are among
the arrivals Governor Vardaman Of
Mis- issippi, and Governor Blanchard
OF Louisiana, with many veterans Of
the two states. have accepted invita-
tious 10 participate in the ceremonies.
A citizens committee of leading
bssiness men is looking after the
comfort Of the visitors and assigning
them to homes for che three days that
they will be here The exercises of
the week open with public reception
to the visitors tonight Tomorrow the
grand parade to the memorial and the
dedication viii take place A thou
sand or more soldiers will be in the
procession The oration of the day
Is to be- delivered by the Hon William
j. Calhoun. of Chicago. On Saturday
there will be an inspection of the
Illinois markers and monuments scat
tered throughout the military park.
and join campfire OF Union and Con.
fedcrate soldiers will DE held In the
pavilion of the Country club In the
evening
The Illinois monument is one of the
handsomest and costliest war mem
orials ever erected in the United
States. The monument is in the form
of a rctunda or circular temple and
bears considerable resemblance to the
Grant memorial in New York City
The temple is nearly sixty feet in
diam eter. and from the base 70 the
| top OF the dome the height is sixty
! two feet The entrance is through a
Tetrastyle Doric portico thirty-two
feet wide and projecting fourteen and
cne.half feet on the south facade OF
the temple The pediment is support
ed by four immense columns The
face OF the pediment is ornamented
with a sculptared group representing
History enrolling the names OF the
| Illinois soldiers and sailors who took
part in the great campaign and siege
from March 2s to July 4, 1863. On
the frieze is inscribed in raised letters
the word "nlinois."
Around the exterior Of the temple
are engraved in bold letters the well
known phrase from Lincoln's inaugu-
raj. with malice towards none with
charity for all, and the last phrase in
General Grants farewell order to the
army. LET us have peace
The interior walls are covered with
bronze tablets bearing the names Of
all the Illinois soldiers who took part
in the siege OF Vicksbmg, according
to the organizations OF infantry ar
ullerv and cavalry to which they be-
ioneed. respectively Directly oppo-
site and facing the entrance is a large
bronze panel, upon which is inscribed
IN appropriate phrase the date OF
dedication, the names of the members
of the state commission, etc. lmmedi-
ately above this large ranel is inscrib-
ed the name of Abraham Lincoln and
immediate ylunderneath the name OF
Richard Yates. the war governor Of
Illinois. on The right Is the name OF
Ulysses S. Grant. and to the left that
of General John A. Logan.
The site OF the temple is one OF the
most conspicuous and commanding in
the military park. It is upon small
knoll on the north side OF the Jackson
highway. few hundred feet from the
shirley residence, which during the
siege was known as the white
House. and Is within sixty rods OF the
strongest OF the Confederate defenses
known during the siege as Fort Hill
Upon the same site was located during
the siege the famous McAllister Hi
ncis battery.