Evening star., 1909-05-10
TO UNvE|L MONUMENT
Daughters of Confederacy
Honor Memory Of Wirz.
SHAFT AT ANDERS0NvILLE
Georgia Division Of the Organization
Completes Work.
INSCRIPTIONS ON FOUR SIDES
Daughter Of Deceased Will Remove
Covering From the stone-Pro-
gram Of Exercises.
INSCRIPTIONS ON FOUR SIDES

SAVANNAH Ca, May 1o.-The unveil
ing of the monument to Maj. Henry
Wirz, C.S.A., at AndersonHlle. Ca. We'd
nesday, May II, will be an event that will
attract attention not only throughout
the south, but in all sections OF the coun-
try. The monument will be unveiled with
appropriate ceremonies. It was erected
through the efforts Of the Georgia Divi-
sion, United Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy. and largely through the suggestion
Of Mrs. A. B. Hull. when she was at the
head Of that organization. At one time
the Daughters decided to place the monu-
ment at Richmond. but this idea was
abandoned this spring at meeting held
in Atlanta, and it was decided then to
put 1t at Andersonville, where Maj. Wirz
saw his most active duty as commandant
Of the prison during the civil war.
The inscription on the monument has
been selected with great care so eas not
to give offense to any section of the
country and at the same time to show
women hold for one looked upon in the
south as martyr. The inscriptions
are given up largely to recital Of his
torical facts.
Exercises at Andersonville.
The exercises at Andersonville will take
place at 10 o'clock Wednesday. Rev. p.
H. Mcmahon, a Catholic priest Of AL
bany, Ca. will deliver the invocation
and will pronounce the benediction at
the close of the service. ]. e. Mathis of
Amertcus, near which city Andersonville
Is situated, will be the marshal of the
day. He will be assisted by aids of
Americas will be master Of the plat
form ceremonies and will introduce the
orators.
One Of the speakers will be DR.. Charles
Olmstead Of Atlanta. The other will
be Pleasant A. stovall. editor Of the
Savannah Press. A feature Of the exer-
cises will be the unveiling of the monu-
nnent by Mrs. Perrin Of NatcheZ, Miss.
daughter of Maj. Wirz. Mrs. Perrin
has taken great interest in the prepara-
monument and has accepted the invita-
ton to be present and unveil 1t. Capt.
L. M. Parks Of Atlanta will give some
"reminiscences Of Maj. Wirz. with whom
singing of Maryland. My Maryland"
and Dixie" by large chorus. the firing
OF q military salute by the Americus mill
tary and the sounding OF taps will con-
clude the ceremony.
It is expected that q large crowd will
will be run from almost every city in
Georgia, and there will be delegations
from neighboring states.
The monument is a tall shaft Of gray
An0 u
design simple. slender and symmetrical,
the general design being that Of a mono
lith. The long shaft stands on q base
formed by four square slabs OF stone.
which are superimposed in the form of
a pyramid. Just above this base the 9TH
erwise unbroken outline OF the shaft is
intersected by two heavy blocks Of stone.
below which, on the four sides of the
monument, are carved the following in
scriptions:
and prejudice, when reason shall have
stripped the mask from misrepresenta-
ton, then Justice, holding evenly her
scales. will require much OF past censure
and praise S.. to change ,sss places.-Jeffsrson
"Discharging his duty with such hu-
manity as the harsh circumstances Of the
times and the policy of the foe permitted.
Capt Wirz became at last the victim Of a
misdirected popular clamor. He was ar
the protection OF parole. tried by q
military commission Of q service to which
he did not belong and condemned to igno-
minious death on charges Of excessive
nantly spurned pardon proffered on con-
dition that he would incriminate Presi-
dent Davis and thus exonerate himself
from charges of which both were inno-
cent"
"In memory OF Capt. Henry wirx.
C. s. A. Born Zurich, Switzerland. 1902.
Sentenced to death and executed at
Washington. d. c.. November 10, 1885.
To rescue his narne from the stigma at
tached to 1t by embittered prejudice this
shaft is erected by the Georgia Division.
United Daughters OF the Confederacy.'
..lt is hard on our men held In southern
prisons not to exchange them. but 1t 10
humanity to those left in the ranks to
fight our battles. At this particular time
TO release all rebel prisoners would In
sure Sherman's defeat and would compro-
mise our safety here.-Ulysses 8. Grant.