Nassau County leader. [volume] (Fernandina, Fla.) 1925-19??, 1907-05-30
STATUE OF GORDON
Unveiled at Georgia Capital
With imposing Ceremony.
GREAT THDONG IN CITY
Thousands of Ceor5ians ard Many
Visitors from Other States Gath
cred 20 Pay -lonagc to Great
Confeoe-zte Leader.

Many thousands o, Georsians and
visitors from o.h.c safes gathered in
Atlanta SATURDAY - participate in and
witness the exrrc:sc> incident to the
unveiiins OF TIT h..uic bronze eques-
trian statue OF Genera. John b. Cor
don, watch sraui5 Enthusiastically in re-
viewing attitude. ~ ne northwest Cor.
ncr of the state capitol grounds.
Elaborate preparations for tie
event were MADE by the commission,
which, NOR recen..y. has had charge
of the work uaicr legislative resoiu-
ton, and the occasion Il every detail
was SO arranged VA, il was one long
TO be remembered
The unveili:Is ceremonies which be,
gan promptly al nU1I around the
monument. upon atIGiS erected fer
the occasion. WIS preceded by d
splendid military pa5tanJ. III it par,
ticipated state au.. federal troops.
ana one I'll is divisions ~as COM
mauded by Ccne:H v. :. t.dSeriy
of the Unitcd S;a;t> army. The DC.
cas.on was indeed 4 ,:Salican; one.
Tie troops assembled at the june
ton OF Peachtree and West Peachtree
streets. and Included TIE Fifth ana
Second regiments infantry. nationa!
guard OF Georgia, four troops vi Geur-
Sla cLva!ry, the Atlanta artillery bat
ie.y, federal troops from Fort Nc
Emerson. cadets from the state uuiyer-
sity IL Athens, from Gordon institute
al BarheSyille, from the Mari5t COZ
ieSe OF Atlanta. hundreds of Atlanta
school children, confederate veterans
and many civic bodies which united
III doing honor to Georgia's typica!
soldier, statesman and patriot.
The exercises took place upon a
specially erected grand stand, upon
which sat the many guests specially
invited Tor the occasion, including the
ncmJers of Genera! Gorhons family.
"X-%orcTnors OF Georgia and their
families, Judges Oh the United States
courts. members OF the John Il. Cor.
don monument association, Sculptor
Scion H. BorSium, the officers ot the
l.diifa' Memorial Association OF Ihe
aitcl daughters OF the COnfederacy
and H,aDy others. Platforms had been
placed Immediately In from; Of The
mOnunvA', Where sydlS were prOvid-
Cd IOr thU:e who tyus pa:; il the Che
rus. and seats wrrn also sgt ciaiiy ar
rau"ci for the zoo voices which
i'lI;i. ipated in singing the song. The
New oOuth.' especially written and
ARA. "a for this occasion.
tn invocation by Rev. William +.
Clean and music BY the band was fol
lowed b! the reading OF the history
of ;ac John Il. Gordol Monument As
ISOLATION by its first president, Judge
W. l.. Calhoun OF Atlanta
Then followed the principal address
OF the occasion by General Clement A
Evans. comrade aud lifelong friend OF
General Gordon, who was with him
on the famous 12tl OF May. 1864, ~
Spottsylvania. when. by forcing Gen
eral Robert f. Lee TO the rear. the
gallant Gordon probably saved the in
trend confederate leaders life.
The statue was unl yelled. following
GcnCIaI Evans address. by Mrs. Fran.
ces Gordon Smith and Mrs. Caroline
Lewis Gordon Brown OF Vermont. the
Two daughters of General Gordon
The dedication poem. following
Dixie" by band. VAS read by its su-
thor. Charles W. Hubner. OF Atlanta,
and the exercises closed with the for
nal delivery Of the monument 10 the
state by Captain y. L. Harris OF Ma.
con ON the part OF the commission,
and its acceptance by Governor Ter
Icil.