Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-26
SOLDIERS WIFE
UNVEILS STATUE
HEROIC EFFIGY OF SHERIDAN
DEDICATED
Monument Shows Fearless Leader as
He Appeared Urging His Men
to Turn Back After
Being Routed
rRv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-With mill
tary pomp and splendor the heroic
statue of Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan
was unveiled in this city today. The
president of the United States and
members of the cabinet, the dip matte
corps, justices of the supreme court
of the United States, senators, repre-
SentatiVeS 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. Thou
sands of soldiers of the regular army
and of the national guard and United
States marines and bluejackets from
the navy were assembled as a tribute
to the dashing soldier of the Civil
war whose eftigy was displayed to the
public gaze TO- the first time in this
city today.
The statue, the work of Gutzom
Borglum, was admired by everyone
who saw it. 1t represents General
Sheridan on horseback, his steed being
shown in a position of action, rather
than standing placidly, as is the case
with so many of the equestrian statues
of this city.
The statue is one and three quarters
larger than life, and depicts General
Sheridan at the age at which he per-
formed his greatest deeds. The pose is
taken from the occasion when he re-
turned to the field at the battle of
Cedar Brook. He had been defeated
by General Early, and as he reins in
his horse he turns to his men, having
hat in hand, and shouts to them to
turn back He is mounted on his cele-
brated horse Rienzi. The sum of $780, 900
was appropriated by congress for the
statue, which is said to contain more
molten brass than ever before cast in
4 It, yoIr
long, eight feet wide, and as completed
the entire bronze piece is fourteen feet
in height.
Especial interest was given the occa-
sion by the presence of the widow of
the dashing soldier and her son, Lieut..
Phil Sheridan of the army. The statue
was unveiled by Mrs. Sheridan her
self pulling the cord that held the
drapery in place
The statue is located in the most
fashionable residential section of the
city, in what is known as Sheridan
square, at the intersection of Massa-
chusetts avenue, Twenty-third and r
streets. 1t is surrounded by many
splendid mansions and is on the line
of one of the most popular driveways
of the city.
The military parade was headed by
Gen. J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff of
the army, with Gen. William p. Duvall
as his chief aide. The Thirteenth cav
airy, the Fourth battery of field artil-
lery the Seventeenth, Forty fourth,
Forty-fifth and 104th Coast artillery
Companies e and H of the United
States engineers, Batteries d and z of
the Third Field artillery, the Fifteenth
cavalry, four companies of marines
two companies of bluejacakets from the
presidents yacht Mayflower and the
Dolphin were in line, the United States
Marine band rendering appropriate
music. The second division consisted
of the District of Columbia militia,
composed of the First and Second regi-
ments of infantry, the First Separate
battalion, the signal corps, the First
battery field artillery, the naval bat
TALON, 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 Ohio
whose members served under the fam
Gus soldier in whose honor they were
assembled.
President Roosevelt addressed the as
semblage and pronounced a splendid
tribute to the Valor and the military
genius of Sheridan. Horace Porter
formerly ambassador to France, also
spoke in honor of the soldier and pat
riot and told of his daring deeds on
the field of battle.
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