Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
BATTLE MEMORIAL
PLANS FOR DEDICATION ON BULL
RUN GROUNDS.
New York Regiments Pay Tribute to
Dead-Proposed National
Park.

Much interest has been manifested in
Washington in the dedication Of the three
New York regimental monuments which
are to be unveiled on the battlefield Of
Bull Run Saturday, October co. On &C.
count Of the proximity Of the battlefield
to the capital city, it is more than prob
able that a large number of veterans Of
the war who reside here will attend the
ceremonies incident to the unwilling Of the
| monuments.
b An excursion train will leave Brooklyn,
N. Y, in the early morning Of the date
Of the ceremonies and arrive at Manassas
Va, at o'clock. The party will be Joined
at the station by Maj. George Carr Round.
! the marshal Of the ceremonies, who will be
accompanied by members of his staff and
the Manassas band. The next stop of the
train will be at Wellington station, where
the visitors will be met by Col. Edmund
Berkeley, the assistant marshal Of the day,
together with an escort Of mounted con-
federate veterans who will serve as guide
to Groveton via Pageand Lane corner and
the Warrenton pike. The veterans who In
the eos urged war upon each other will
"swap" stories.
On the journey to the place where the
| monuments will be unveiled and the va
fought in the night battle on Douglas
Heights and the skirmishes Of the follow
| ing days Of the battle along the railroad
cut will be pointed out.
Formation Of Parade.
At IL O'Clock the visitors will be met at
the Groveton schoolhouse by the members
| of Manassas Picket Post of Union Veterans
| who will aid in forming the procession and
will serve as escort to the visitors on the
way to the monuments. 1t has been ar
ranged that, with the exception Of the
l ,niv ,,o1 oil r,,;1I 1,ol, 70
each Of the monuments, where dedicatory
exercises will be held. The march to the
| monuments will occupy about one hour,
and the length of the line, it is estimated,
will be half a mile
It has been arranged to have those in the
line of march placed as follows: Spe-
cially invited guests, who will include the
orator Of the day, first; then will follow
the Brooklyn 18th Veterans, 9Th New York
Veterans and 10th New York Veterans. Fol-
lowing will be all other veterans, Union and
confederate, and other visitors who may be
Invited to participate.
The first monument to be visited will be
that dedicated to the members of the
Brooklyn 18th Regiment, where the first
ceremonies will take place. Following the
| exercises at this monument the members Of
the 14th Regiment will fall in behind the
| members Of the 10th Regiment, leaving the
| members Of the 9th to lead the procession,
and the march will be continued down the
Warrenton pike. AS the veterans pass the
confederate cemetery they will uncover and
the band will play dirge
1t has been arranged that when the first
OF the procession arrives at Warren ave-
nue. the veterans will march over it to the
| monuments of the 9th and 10th Regiments
When the exercises at these monuments
shall have been concluded the procession
with the members of the 10th Regiment
in advance. will march to the grove, where
an address will be delivered by Rev. DR.. S.
ParkeS Cadman.
Shortly after o'clock the ladies of the
Bull Run chapter of the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy will serve dinner to the
excursfonists.
Park Association to Meet.
1t has been stated that either before or
after the dinner brief meeting Of the men,
bers Of the Battlefield Park Association will
be held. Gen. James McLeer it is expected,
will preside over the deliberations of the
meeting
The visitors will take conveyance about
3 O'Clock and proceed with the band to the
Stone House and the Henry House farm
where the battles Of Bull Run ended. After
this II there shall be further time various
other points of interest in the vicinity will
be visited by the excusionists. Those who
prefer to do SO will take the return train
while others. it is expected, will drive to
Manassas and take the New York train at
8 o'clock
At the meeting of the Battlefield Park AS
SOCidtlOu Inc Jay IL is expected the
organization of the association will be per-
fected. 1t Is expected that an organization
will be formed that will go before the next
| session to advocate the bill of Representa-
tive John F. Rixey of Virginia. appropria-
ting the sum of S25. 900, 600 for a park to
include the territory over which the first
battle Of the civil war was fought.
G.. a. r. Resolutions.
The resolutions passed by the members
Of the Grand Army of the Republic at the
| recent encampment at Minneapolis, MIMI,
advocating the park, will also be presented
to the Congress for consideration. 1t is re-
| cited in the resolutions "that in the opin-
! ion of the Grand Army of the Republic the
United States should acquire title to the
la;1d which the Bull Run monuments
| were erected, in June, 1865. and such road
ways and adjacent areas as are necessary
to enable comrades and citizens of our coun-
try to see the first battlefield Of the great
| war without trespassing on private proper
ty.
I'VE recommend that the Secretary of
War be empowered to purchase the neces-
sary land, provided he can do so at a
reasonable price, and approve the PROPOSE
ton that the care and preservation Of the
| memorials. and others subsequently erected,
be committed to the commissioners of the
Fredericksburg Park and adjacent battle