Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19
SHAFT IN MEMORY OF
PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIERS
Taft Declares Civil War Was Neees.
sary to Prove That United Country
Could and Should PrevaiI-Many
Distinguished Visitors Participate in
Ceremonies.


vania soldiers who fell in the ten
months siege of Petersburg in 1864
was dedicated today In addition to
regular troops from Fort Monroe and
a part Of the national guard of vir-
ginia, President Taft, Governor Stuart
of Pennsylvania and his staff, Cover
nor Swanson Of Virginia and his staff
and large number of war veterans
participated in the ceremonies.
The day was notable one in Peters,
burg. The city was profusely decorated
for the occasion and the crowd of visi-
tors was the largest ever entertained
here. The program Of the day began
with the arrival of President and Mrs.
Taft from Washington shortly after
O'Clock this morning. The governors
of Virginia and Pennsylvania Joined in
the official welcome to the nations
chief executive.
A military procession escorted the
presidential party from the station to
the site of the Pennsylvania monument
near Fort Malone. The procession
comprised, in addition to the regular
military troops, many veterans Of the
Two Hundredth. Two Hundred Eighth.
Two Hundred Ninth. Two Hundred
Fifth, Two Hundred Seventh, and
Two Hundred Eleventh regimentssof
the Pennsylvania volunteer infantry,
all of whom fought under general
Hartranft around Fort Steadman.
Dunn House, Fort Malone and the
,fe{n nyio 1,a%
Of Petersburg. The members of A. P.
Hill camp, United Confederate veter-
ans, also were in line and were among
the participants at the unveiling cere-
monies. Majflor A. c. Heidekuper. of
the Pennsylvania veterans, acted as
grand marshal of the procession.
The unveiling ceremonies were of a
simple but impressive character. Pres
tdent Taft and Mayor Isaac Brown, Of
Cory, Pa, delivered the principal ad-
dresses. Col. r. H. @. Goddard, Of
Providence, r. l., presided and the
Rev. r. w. Barnwell. of Petersburg,
delivered the invocation. The statue
was unveiled by Mrs. Harold A. Gil
bert, of Williamsport, Pa, who was as
sisted by several .SPennsylvania and
Virginia ladies, among whom was the
widow of General Malone. Governor
Stuart turned over the statue to the
state of Virginia, and Governor Swan
son delivered speech of acceptance.
Immediately after his arrival the
president went to Fort Stedman, where
the tablet was unveiled, and then pro-
ceeded to Fort Malone, where he made
the first address of the day. He coup
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soldiers eulogy Of the valor of the
confederates.
I'VE could not dedicate this beauti-
full and enduring memorial" he de-
clared, 'to the volunteer soldiers of
Pennsylvania with such sense of its
justice and appropriateness had they
not been confronted by an enemy cap
able of resisting their assaults with
equal vigor and fortitude. Pennsyl-
vania's pride must be in the victory
achieved by her men against so brave
resolute and resourceful an enemy
In the time which has passed." he con-
tinued, bitterness of internicine
struggle has passed away, and we now
treasure as a common heritage Of the
country the bravery and valor of both
sides in that controversy. The army OF
the Potomac under Grant and Meade
was seconded and supported by the
generous. 1t, was hardly so with the
confederate forces. Scantily clothed
rarely on more than half rations, for
considerable periods reduced to an al
lowance of bacon and meal hardly suf-
ficient to sustain life the long winter
thru, their shivering infantry, ever ex-
hat r1yo 4
against the vigorous assaults of the
union army until their depleted ranks
were no longer equal to defense Of their
attenuated lines, and they gave up the
contest which by any other soldiers hu:
tried and seasoned veterans Of the
army of northern Virginia would long
before have been abandoned.
Pennsylvania pride must be in the
victory achieved by her men against
so brave, resolute and resourceful ar
enemy. That we can come here today
and in the presence Of tens Of thou
sands of survivors of that gallant army
Of northern Virginia and their descen-
dants, establish such an enduring
monument, their hosAitable welcome
and acclaim is conclusive proof of the
uniting Of the sections. and universe
confession that all that was done was
well done, that the battle had to, be
fought, that the sections had to be-
tried. but that in the end the result
has Injured to the common benefit o,
all. The contena!ns forces OF half 6
century ago have given place to -the
new north and to the new south, ant
to more enduring union, in whose re.
sponsibilities and whose glorious des,
tiny we equally and gratefully share.
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