The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-26
CHEATHAM'S HILL MONUMENT TO
BE UNVEILED ON NEXT SATURDAY
ILLINOIS GOV. AND
STAFF TO BE HERE

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,orored Saturday on the old battle
oronnd when the monumental mem
mortal of marble and bronze erected
nv their State will be unveiled and
dedicated to their memory-just fiji
~ Years to the day since the begin
ming of that famous battle that was
never really won or lost.
Governor Edward Dunno and his
staff OF Illinois, together with a
marty of veterans of the Federal
army will be here They will reach
Atlanta on Friday and will call on
Governor Slaton, as is customary.
and invite him to participate in the
ceremonies. The old Confederate
Veterans are especially invited to at
tend the exercises and Ex-Governor
Brown has been invited to be among
the guests of honor. The Mayor and
Council, the Civic League, the Cham
Der of Commerce, the G. A. r., the
U. D. c. and the U. c. ", will all
take part in the reception to the
party from Illinois. Everybody is
invited to come out and urged to
bring picnic baskets and enjoy the
day A brass band will be there to
furnish appropriate music and every
one who goes will enjoy a pleasant
day in the woods.
The monument is of beautiful de-
sign, massive but compact and would
grace any site upon which it might
be placed, but the site upon which
it stands was not selected for the
purpose Of show. 1t was not placed
upon the top of Cheatham's Hill as
was declared proper by the archi-
tect but upon the spot just before
the Confederate trenches where the
charge of the Federal troops came
to halt before the deadly fire Of
the Southern soldiers. The Federal
soldiers who fought in the battle
would not consent to claim an honor
which they never achieved and re-
fused to permit the monument to be
placed higher up the hill than they
were able to proceed against the Con-
federates.
The ground upon which the mon
ument stands is now the property OF
several old soldiers of the Illinois
troops who fought in the battle, but
the purchase was not made with
view OF selfishness. The Northern
soldiers have extended an invitation
to the COnfederates to come out and
oulld a monument ON the grounds to
Ihe Southern troops who so faithful
~ heId their ground for six days ana
SIN nights against the determined on
Slaught Of the Federals. No charge
Tor the ground is asked and no re-
SVrlctlons are placed on the Kind,
style or size of such a monument
IN addition to the beautiful monu-
peht the old tunnel Dug under the
confederate breastworks by the Fed
eFaI troops and filled with explosives
u DO" up the entertainments has
oeeh preserved with a marble arch
h.
"' the mouth with an appropriate in
'criptlon on tablet. The spot where
'he charge began and the place
where several Federal officers fell
I'll the confederate breastworks have
"'"o o''n appropriately marked
Inc monument was built by the
McNeol marble Company of this CITY
"nu Is a work to which any firm
might point with pride. The marble
ID BEAUTIFULLY matched and the in
@'''p.lonS beautifully carved. At the
,op Oh the huge monument the Amer
loaH eagle, carved from solid Georgia
,D'' DE spreads its wings in realis-
Az fashion above the group of bronze
.Isures on the face of the monument.
HIS group consists of three life-size
Is IS, 'eS--ln the center soldier with
standing at parade rest" and
'"0N SIDE the figure of woman
0 ''plfying Peace" and the other
~ ''entlng the State of Illinois.
mat this handsome and expensive
,"0Du ment should have been built by
,ne Mcneil Marble Company from
wv, ga marble is a fact that is in
Sung IN that the selection was
r 1"ue IN open competition with the
r materials and largest firms in
i.:. 0ulted States engaged in this
,"' oi work. The Georgia Company
~. Georgia material was chosen as
~ 1s' and the monument shows that
,'s contract was awarded to a firm
wat could and did faithfully com
p's'e the work. 1t is one more tri-
"''e 10 this well known local COM
rl' ana to the equally we'll known
Georgia marble "