New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
EHGHESAT GETTYSBURG
c-N GREENE EONORED.
stot.;e Of Famous Fighter UnUcifed
on Battlefield.
rB- relezrnp.. to The -n5Ene.I

,.-,X ea,-s Greene his statue, erected by the
80 oe Men York. Was unveiled this afternoon
ID formally turned over to the United states
-o,-ernment. As the stars and stripes zen I'i'i
t,a +-ar,ze figure il revealed 10 the oio soluieiS
and great crowd of citizens surrouno'hs il ''i7
er7,rs of the major general. and q major gen
,r.;,s sa,-;-s o. seventeen guns vas fired by
ts-rs-- E. Sd United states Field A-tileTy-
Tho narade assembly was TaaGc at 1 @ c!ock
n Centre Square, OF the town. Coionei N1oiioias
f,-z,7i,ach. vino was appointed chief marsnai
,v TIE New York Battlefield Commission 1isi'i
cnsrre The reg!nlentai formation was 's
<ou-s. Thu parade arrived at Culps Hill ABOUT
. O'Clock and the ceremonies were begun al
$50 o'clock.
GENERAL. eICKLEs FACETIOUS.
General Daniel r. sickles. chairman OF the
hoard Of commissioners. presided. and MS re-
marks in Introducing the various speakers We're
raoe:.ous. 5e said among other things;
The Legislature of the State of New York a
the last session authorized the board OF 80 80
1nissioners 30 provide transportation 20 H e -.
hung fo- fifty surviving veterans OF eaca % 80 -
--i-a New York regiments that took Poi" +.Ia C-e
the commend Of General Greene, IN ,-t ,i-e az
- Gins Hill SO that they could De pI-sei55' =
tie dedication of this monument eEect;.e eEectSu -
.co-,rne,rorare their services and the SCI S
Il their commanders. am gIad 10 VIZ -.
,h.se veterans. more than five hundred in NUM-
hcr here to-day Forty-four years att9r al ,l a1-e
hatt:a they meet again on the IeIa . % ,orrsr
ssav God bless them and spare them Eel Io4itS
Move than forty thousand men feii or IIIls
sal6 On our side We had $4,000 IN 'he pa - -,
Oe these New York contributed -I;ypVs ! nc az
tn the Union army was 23Oec, OF EiiC. o.
vas borne by. New York troops The STATE %
New York raised 100000 men for me ! mon a3
army OF this vast number bS.Veo oleo IN 80
--Ica OF The 500 renowned battahons Nl"Se
losses in killed and wounded were the largtsl' E
as shown by Fox. the historian II'yHt7 IN - 7s5
NN-l rrQ0T
the State Of New York expended s112 eVV'VQg IN IN
raising and = uipping its forces. Ne" 1orh
Regiments and batteries fought in more 1hHIl
thousand battles engagements ana shI.ii,S!reS s 7
apart from this battlefield. Hundreds OF hsN a. az
and military monuments are alreaoH PiSCtt "a
Is many towns and cities IN our stat E.
h,,-e was decisive victory. won at moment
when defeat might have been rulnous T. out
cause II marked the beginning Of the tall q
The Southern Coufederacy our success was
gained over the most formidable army ever en-
coUntered by the Union forces.
This is the last address" said General
sickles n closing. that i shall ever make on
the field Of Gettysburg.
ADDRESS BY COLONEL STEGMAN.
The unveiling Of the statue came next. by
George Sears Greene, jr. In introducing Coionel
Louis r. Stegman. the next speaker, 6eheIai
Sickles. who had in his address mentioned the
fight on Culp's Hill. said that he would leave
the detailed description TO Colonel Stegman. who
-S-ae there and ought 20 know. Colone? StegT1an n
Eaid:
The fierce attack by Longstreet on the left Of tie
rfnion army commanded by Sickles. July > 1853,
caused Meade. the commander in chief. TO deplete
mary parts o. ms me - Si1 - r n1 70 sIo9,,r1
TO send the whole Of the Twelfth Corps from the
extreme right OF the army 10 the left Slocun pro
tested. stating that the enemy were s'T0s T;, ~ hi l
front and PREPARED Lor The ofIensi'e peSpite esp en- M II
Tweirff Cor1s's front at CuIps Hill
Immediately TO the OF the I'm 1DI posi-
parked the reserve artillery and af1l!nu-
milton trains Of The Army OF the Potomac BY IN. me
exposed 20 the attack OF me eneIny, Oy "a "A soGI
quarters and the Of the Union army's rear.
Much depended upon the Twelfth Corps,s line being
held To remove meant possibilities that foretold
disaster To leave ali this defence to one briga De
,bat ens,,ed As Rates the historian of PennsyI-
Greene and the magnificent valor Of his troops
In Greenes brigade weres the Goth 18th 1o2d and
14sth New York regiments. Muskets and swords:
the remainder of the corps they endeavored 70
corps. the men being stationed about foot apart
Before the movement had been completed, about Z
Johnson's division Of E5TvelIs corps. the troop Of
stonewaIT' Jackson. renowned as fighting soldiers,
Three Confederate bTigades-JoneS'S Nirginians.
North Carolinians and Marylanders. 18th Regiment.
three hours ensGed rnerciiess battle of Inusisetry
the enemy making four separate charges and being
Workers had not only held their own. but in
ficted terrible punishment on the enemy The Con
federates had built breastworks Of their own dead
70 protect themselves from the awful musketry OF
During the engagernent the 18th New York Brook
lynl: 147th New York. 18Th New York l5lth New
and Eleventh corps to Greenes assistance and rem
dered n1eritorious and gallant service
Earns a5d Rodds,s dirSione and had Possession
Of I'll TIE Twelfth Corps's lines except Greene $
Portion II required seven hours of hard fighting
70 recover The line they had vacated the night be
fore Slocum began the attack at $50 o'clock in
the morning Of July ;. and if was II o'clock before
were charging Cireenes brigade but were steadily
REFUSED The Union position on the right was Sc
cure.
Hughes Of New York. In introducing him Cen
erel Sickles said:
Comrades. / have a fresh pleasure for you.
Last year the state Of New York found an un-
known jewei-a gem OF rnanhood-and we made
him Governor. and here he is to-day You say
ycu were boys during the battle: well he was
born a boy then. and now you will hear boy
epeak TO boys" CHEERS and long applause)
GOVERNOR HUGHES's ADDRESS.
Governor Hughes said.
We have come 30 this field Of eloquent memo
rias 20 pay deserved tribute TO one who in
supreme test yinGicated his manhood and his
leadership We are here New Workers TO
commemorate the fidelity and valor Of a son OF
New York. We have met as citizens on CON
kecrated soil where in severest conflict the
he-ois:n of the armies glorified the Amer1-
caa ns;z, and in the victory OF one was found
ihe promise OF restored union and OF
tae happiness of these later years
II Diminished ranks. mourning their departed
comrades. yet rejoicing in the memories of those
EeToic days. the survivors of battle have gath
cred IN honor of the brave leader under whose
COMMAND the desperate engagement on this hill
Ees 5oGeh-.
lfe. foa 1--we again in the comradeship OF war
ana these xho fell and those who lived TO fall