The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
lofty strain Of funeral triumph:

Jersey sons We come Co dedicats thi.
monument erected In memory ~ the
iailen heroes 81 the 10Th Regiment, 9Th
Corps, Army of the Potomac
New Jersey has er, ctsd monuments 70
other oil her regiments which took a con-
spicuous part Ia the civil conflict and she
now comes To honor this REGIMENT.
Our ehief executive and represep tatives
are here today with the survivors of that
regiment To do honor 20 Its heroic dead
60 dedicate to their memory IA moRumsIL
which will marx the spot " here that
regiment reached It's Esuith of glory
where each member Of IL displayed the
greatest bravery. aud " hsre ali add. a
lustsr and glory "a theis state ard Co
the dag Of their country. The 18th reg
iment was formed 10 1862. when Presi-
dent Lincoln Issued a call for three hun
dred thousand more troops.
lie was recruited from five OF the north
cru eountios- Hundefdon, Sussex .Somer-
set, Warren and Morris. They came
from pillow and workshop, from desk aud
pulpit, the flower Of manhood, eager 10
answer their country's call. With ban
ners lying and bsnds playing. they
marched brsyely away from the
peaceful village Oi Pennington, n
J.. most OF them never to return,
but all destined 70 engage ia a
conflict unparalleled 10 the annals OF
war. They fought from Fneceric Ssburg
70 Appomettox In more than thirty
four conflicts, including such well kno " n
battles as Getty sburg, Wilderness. Cold
HARDER and Spotsylvanis. Ii was on
this battlefield. Spotsyivsnia. however,
that they accomplished the browning
achievement OF their career, by passing
the enemy's line and holding a most
strategical position. That enemy did
not yield before it exacted one hall the
number OF the regiment. So desperately
did both sides fight that their deeds of
valOr will be remembered a. long a. the
war Itself and long after this mOnums u Z
shall have crumbled into dust. TIE spot,
known rs the Bloody Angle OF SpoIsy l.
venia," gives TO the 18th Regiment a
distinction that the State of New Jersey
IL proud TO honor.
Veterans Of the Fifteenth: Patiently
you have waited. too long perhaps, but
now your hopes have been realized You
OF the COMMITTEES and others WIN have
worked 30 earnestly to accomplish your
object have now fulfilled the sa-
cred duty you owed to your fal
len comrades In urging the state to
place here this mark of her gratitude and
respect | congratulate you upon the
accomplishment Of our mission IN pro-
curing this monument, and having II
placed here To honor the graves OF the
fallen. Ii was your energy that Induced
tsrdy legislature TO pass the law,
which was signed by a noble governor,
DESTROYS OF expressing the gratitude 81
the State To she gallant Fifteenth Ii
was distinguished citizen of the State.
ex United States Senator Dryd-n. who
headed the commission To plan tae
details and carry them into execution.
The representatives Of tue state have
been only her agents In the Performance
OF "a sacred duty, and che mas rendered
but q small return for eli that she and
her citizens owe To you aud those Il
your regiment who made the great
sacrifice
What doe, this action ON the part ui
the State. this erection Of a monument
upon this battlefield meant IL means
that We hold In the highest esteem,
not those who fell In actual battle upon
this spot, but also those who, willing 10
give ell they had, died from sickness aud
exposure, Rs well as those who fought
and died on other battlefelds In the
great civil strife. IL IL IA reminder Of the
anguish OF the moth-rs, the iath, r., sic
ters and brothers. II recalls the saddened
homes. Ii marks the unknown graves ol
those who fell Ii represents the 10y atty
and devotion OF the survivors. many 81
whom have since passed away the
devotion which prompted the care for
those homes bereit OF support IL repre-.
sents the highest order of patriotism
devotion to flag and country.
No feeble words OF mine can express 10
those assembled here the full measu oI
appreciation the State of New Jel sey
| feels toward the ] 9TH Regiment
Other regiments were probably a.
brave, probably as loyal. probably as
efficient, but no other regiment oi the
State In any one engagement made as
great "A sacrifice On the altar OF devotion
TO their country's cause as your reg ment
did here on this spot.
shattered, torn and bleeding. almost
anniniated. sc stemmed the tide OF battle
The bitterness OF the war Ii over 3 3.
fore IL the North and south were
brothers They fJu4ht as only broth-rs
can fight, aud they are now united as
only brothers can he united
To you, men Of thu Southland. repr
sentauves Of the Old Dominion Stat,
upon whose soil this blood was spilled
can only say these graves ARE sacr, d. T
your care We commit them, not ar
Northerners, not as Snutherners. but as
Americans. Protect the graves a; these
who offered their lives 10 IA cau-e b cause
they believed IL to be just
Those from New Jersey who iell here
are descendants OF thOss who fought
for American liberty. They were our
brothers, and AS brothers let US remem.
Der them charge you To guard thei'
remains 10 this resting plsce. for htllnw-
ed are their graves. Survivors 81 the
10Th, lew years more aud you will ,iu
your comrades In the great beyond, aud
We re2resen tstives, your agents who
have placed this monument here. will
pass away too, but longer than ths
stone endures will be the memrry o
American bravery. and imperishahle and
never ending will be thu memory / the
deeds that preserved our brutherly re-.
la'icns and pt us united under ON,
flag.
SPEECH OF col. WHITEHEAD AT SALEM
| CHURCH
| The c'osinG address W ~ made by Col
A. W. Whitehead. of Newark, N. j., who
said:
Ladies and Gentlemen OF the North and
South:
10 the work of unwilling and dedica
ting this beautiful monument today VIZ
gather TO do honor to the memory o.
men who. forgetting the prizes and r.
wards OF the world, foregoing the cas-
and luxury OF peaceful life, severing tn,
bonds OF affection that bound them Il
their friends aud families, rushed forth
at their country's call to lay down thei
livee that the nation which they loved
might endure
The big Book" tells us that Greater