The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27
Unwilling of the Monocacy
Battle Monument.

monument erected upon the his.
torical battle field of the Monoc.
acy, in honor of the Pennsyl.
vania troops that fell in that
struggle, was dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies.
| The party from Pennsylvania,
including Lieutenant Governor
Murphy and the staff of the Gov.
ernor, arrived in Frederick on a
special train at IL a. M, over the
Northern Central Railroad, on
Tuesday, November oath. The
special was met by Reynolds
Post, G. A. r., escorted by the
Braddock Heights Band and the
school children from the public
SCHOOLS. The train made a brief
stop in the city and then proceed
ed to Monocacy Junction, where
carriages conveyed the visitors
to the site of the monument, one
and half miles east of the June.
tion. The shaft is located on a
beautiful elevation near the pike
point of the battle field. 1t was
erected by an Act of the General
Assembly of the State of Penn
lylvania, to the heroism of the
soldiers of that State who took
part in the battle of the Monoc-
acy. Representatives OF the 9th,
S7th. and l3Sth Regiments, Unit
ed States Volunteers, accompa
MED the excursion. These regi-
ments played conspicuous part
in the hard fought engagement,
on July the 9th, 1864. The Of
ficers present who had charge of
the troops in the battle, were
Lieutenant Colonel James A.
Stable, Major Finally l.. Thomas,
Chaplain; d. Q. Eberhart, Chief
Surgeon; DR.. ID. +. Mckinney,
of Frederick. Nd; Captain w.
II. Lanius, of Penn; Captain
Louis MAST, of Minnesota; Cap.
tain Gsntzler, of Ore; Captain
James Adair, of n. Y; Lieuten-
ants Charles StolIman, Alexander
Stricken, b. f. Frick, Isaac
Wagner, John Fohs and James
IL. Blosser.
The ceremonies were opened
with an address of welcome by
Hon. Geo. Ed. Smith, Mayor of
Frederick, an invocation by the
Rev. DR.. Osborne Ingle, music
by the Braddock Heights Or
chestra, and an address of ac-
ceptance by Lieutenant Go. ernor
Murphy. The "Star Spaugled
Banner," sung by Professor
Smith. the audience assisting.
The dodicalory address was de
lived by Captain Robert f. Corn.
wall, of Chester, Pa, who said
in part:
1.-The battle of Monocacy was
one of the most exciting events
of the Civil War. While Grant
was laying siege to Petersburg
and Richmond with an army of
lao, 900 men, General Lee detach
ed from his army of 100, 900 men
defending Richmond, a division
of $4,000 COnfederates under
General Jubal A. EARLY, who the
year before had entered Penn
sylvahia with the same troops.
General Grant hastily sent Rick
ett's Division OF the Sixth Army
Corps, up the chesapeake Bay to
Baltimore. They arrived in time
to meet Early along the Monoc-
acy about three aud half miles
southeast of Frederick. Had 1t
not been for the stubborn resist
ance Of these brave troops, Early
and his entire division would
have entered Washington and
captured the National Capital Oh
July the 10th. The stand made
by General Wallace with the vet
Grams of Ricketts, Division, with
about 5000 militia, held Early
back until the Sixth Army Corps
could come to the defence of
Washington"
Addresses were also made by
Adjutant General Stuart, of
Pennsylvania; Hon. L Y. Colds
borough, of Frederick, and others.
Governor Stuart was detained
at his Office in Harrisburg on
pressing business, and was un
able to accompany the delegation.
Many of Frederlck's most prom
inent citizens were present at the
dedication. Captain w. III. Ian
ius, Chairman OF the Commission,
was master of ceremonies.
The monuments built of Blue
Westerly Granite aud was fur
nished by the Smith Granite
Company, of Westerly, Rhode
Island, whose representative, Mr..
ii. e. Shenten, had charge of
the erection. 1t is a shaft 80
feet in height, standing on a base
ten feet square. The base is a
single stone, II feet iu thickness.
and weighs twelve tons. Sur