Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-04
CIVIL WAR HERO
H0N0RED BY THE
NATIONS LEADERS
heroic Statue of General Phil
Sheridan Unveiled in
Washington.

Washington, Noy. 2S-With military
pofap n splendor. a heroic statue Of
General Philip Henry Sheridan a
ulvelleu in this city today. The pres
iueht OF the United States and mem
pers OF the cabinet. the Diplomatic
corps justices of the supreme court
Oh the United States, senators. repre-
SGn,allVes IN congress, veterans of the
civil war and many others prominent
IN official life as well as a large con-
course OF citizens were present.
thousands of soldiers of the reg,,lar
army n of the national guard and
Chlted states marines and blueiackets
from the navy were assembled as a
tribute TO the dashing soldier of the
clVli war whose effigy was displayed
10 the public gaze for the first time in
this city today.
The Statue.
The statue, the work OF Gutzom
Borglum, was admired by EVERYONE
who saw it. 1t represents General
sheridan on horseback. his steed be-
ing shown in a position Of action rath-
er than standing placidly as is the case
with so many of the equestrian statues
of this city.
The statue is one and three quarter
times larger than life and depicts Gen
eral Sheridan at the age at which ne
performed his greatest deeds. The
pose Is taken from the occasion when
he returned to the field at the battle of
Cedar Creek, He had been defeated
by General Early and as he reins in
MS horse he turns to his men, waving
hat in hand and shouts to them to
turn back. He is mounted on his cell
ebrated horse Rienzi. The sum of $50
900 was appropriated by congress for
the statue, which is said to contain
more molten brass than ever before
cast in this country. The piece is II
feet long, eight feet wide and as com
pleted the entire bronze piece is IA feet
in height.
Especial interest was given the occa-
sion by the presence of the widow OF
the daShing soldier and her son, Lieu
tenant Phil Sheridan, of the army. The
statue was unveiled by Mrs. Sheridan
herself pulling the cord that held the
drapery in place.
The statue is located in the most
fashionable residential section of the
city, n what is known as Sheridan
square, at the intersection Of Massa-
chusettS avenue, TWenty-third and r
streets. Ii is surrounded by many
splendid mansions and is on the line OF
n of the most popular driveways of
the city.
Military Parade.
The military parade was headed by
General J.. Franklin Bell, chief of staff
of the army. with General william p.
Duvall as his chief aide. The Thirteenth
cavalry, the Fourth battery of field ar
tillery, the Seventeenth, Forty-fourth,
Forty-hfth and One Hundred and
Fourth coast artillery, Companies T.
and II. Of the United States engineers.
Batteries ID and +, of the Third field
artillery, the Fifteenth cavalry, four
companies of marines, w companies
OF bluejackets, from the presidents
yacht Sheridan.
Mayfiower and the Dolphin were in
line, the United States Marine band
rendering appropriate music. The sec
ond division consisted of the District
OF Columbia militia, composed of the
First and Second regiments of in
fantry, the First separate battalion,
the signal corps, the First battery field
artillery, the Naval battalion, the High
School cadets, headed by the Engineers
band.
The third division Of the parade was
composed of veteran societies of the
Army Of the Potomac. of the Cumber-
land, the Tennessee and the Ohiod
whose members served under the IA
nous soldier in whose honor they We're
assembled.
President Roosevelt addressed the as
semblage and pronounced a splendid
tribute to the yalor and the military,
genius OF Sheridan. Horace Porter,
formerly ambassador to France, also
spoke in honor Of the soldier n pa
triot and told of his daring deeds on
the field of battle.