Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
Program for the dwelling
Ceremonies Next Satur-
day at Fort Stevens.
TO COMMEMORATE PART
OF new YORK CAVALRY
Joseph A. Goulden to Deliver Prin-
cipal Address, While Gen. Scott
Will Receive Memorial.

Plans are now complete for the I'M
yelling next Saturday afternoon at
o'clock, at the Battle Ground cemetery. of
a monument in commemoration of the
services of the 25th New York Cavalry
in the battle Of Fort Stevens in defense
of the National Capital, July II. 1864. The
arrangements for the unwilling of the
monument, provision for which was made
by the legislature OF New York state, are
under the charge of the New York monu-
ment commission and a local committee.
The monument commission comprises
Gov Martin H. Glynn, G. F. Currey, A.
B. Parks. H. C. Broas and John H.
Wolff The local committee consists OF
John H. Wolff, chairman; w. "
Cox. vice chairman; Lewis c. White.
treasurer. and A. S. Perham. secretary
Joseph A. Goulden of New York is to
deliver the principal address. Gen II.
L. Scott of the army. representing the Sec
rotary of War. will accept the monument.
Gen. Whitaker Is to speak on the north-
ern cavalry, while Gen. j. Floyd King,
chief of Gen. Early's artillery, will tell
of the campaign to capture Washington.
The committee in charge has asked the
President to issue an order excuslng all
old soldiers, Union and Confederate. IN
the service of the government, to attend
the exercises.
Launched Monument Plan.
At the reunion of the 25th New York
Volunteer Cavalry, held in Washington
July IL and IL, 1902, the question was
taken up of erecting a monument to
the memory of the members of the regi-
ment who fell in the battle of Fort
Stevens thirty-eight years before.
The late Judge H. n. Nevius of New
Jersey past COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
q. A. r., who lost an arm in the battle,
was particularly active In furtherlng
the plan. He had the enthusiastic sup
port OF his comrades, especially OF John
Il. Wolff, A. b. Parks OF White Sulphur
Springs, N. Y, whose death has just
been announced; q. +. Currey of Lib
erty, N. Y, and others. the committee
procured the passage of bill last year
appropriating $1,000 for the erection OF
q monument by the New York legisla-
ture. Gov. Suizer thereupon appointed
G. F. Currey, A. 3. Parks. II. =. ttroas
and John H. Wolff members of a monu-
ment commission, the governor acting
as chairman. Gov. Glynn now serves
| in that capacity.
The design selected by the commits
sion is that. of an unmounted cavalry
of white granite. The work vas ex
ecuted in Vermont by the Cook Walker
company of Boston. The White Granite
Company placed the completed monu-
III the tIFOunQ national
cemetery, under the direction of the
War Department. The figure and base
stand twelve feet high and will be the
most imposing monument in Battle
Ground cemetery, where are buried the
Union soldiers who fell IN defense OF
Washington.
Inc headquarters of the regiment
while in Washington will be at the
Hotel Continental, where a campfire
will be held on the night of Septem-
Der -.
- Service of the Cavalry.
The 25th New York Cavalry had par
ticipated in all the engagements of the
cavalry of the army of the Potomac
IRON the 1st of May to the sth of July,
1864. Its members left their horses at
City Point, going to Baltimore. arriving
in Washington the evening OF July TO-
1864, reaching Fort Stevens early in the
morning o. July IL. 1t is stated that they
were the only veteran organization of
United States. troops in the defense of
| the city OF Washington at that time. The
Confederate skirmlshers, under Gelt.
Early, were advancing on Fort Stevens.
The members of the 18th New York
Cavalry were ordered to depioy skirmish-
ers in front OF Fort Stevens and after
few words to them from President Lin
coin they advanced beyond the fort and
held the skirmish line facing the skir-
| mish line of Gen. Early's army the en-
tire day of July IL. until released by
some 9Th Corps regiments on the evening
of that day. In this work they We're
obliged to burn some houses in front of
Fort Stevens occupied by Confederate
skirmishers, and lost, killed and mortally
wounded, fourteen or fifteen men, The
regiment was afterward renowned and
joined the command of Gen. Sheridan IN
the valley and fought until the close of
he