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PATRIOTIC MR. GAGE.Ho Is Building at His OwnExpense COSTLY SOLDIERS’ MOHOMEHTTo the Whawnee County Soldier* Whoroll in the Hattie or the Blot-I*Will ('one «t Leat *3.000.A handsome $5,000 monument to the Kausaa soldier* who fell at the battle of the Blue is to be erected in the Topeka cemetery this summer. It will be built oq the foundation now ready at the east side of the circle.The idea U Banker G. G. Gag©'*, and ho is carrying it out alone.On October 22, 1864, at the battle ofthe Blue, twenty-four Shawnee county soldiers fell and many were wounded and taken prisoners, Mr. Gage was one of the Usl He belonged to the Topekabattery.On the 30th recurrence of the anniversary last fall it occurred to Mr. Gage that the twenty-four fallen heroes should have a monument. The senate of the legislature of 136-3 passed a $ib,U0l appropriation for a monument to them, but it was killed in the house. Mr. Gage immediately began carrying out hi* idea, aud he hopes to have the monument unveiled soon after June 1, if uot on May 30. as per the original idea.The monument will coat not leas than $3,000 nor more than $10,000, and Mr. Gage 19 bearing all the expense alone. It will be of gray granite from Barra, Vt, aud will be twenty feet in height The base will be eight feet square and will weigh twenty tons.On the four faces of the first die will be the names of the fallen twenty-four engraved with appropriate inscription The faces of the monument will bear many emblems of war and peace* The monument will be surmounted by the figure of a soldier six feet and *ix iuohea in height in uuiform and standing at parade restYou can gaiu a better idea of the magnitude of the work in the announcement that twenty cnen have been at work on the monument for three months at Barre, | Vl, and will be busy for another month. Guild Walwork of Topeka have tue original contract.Mr. Gage takes great Interest in his work, and says the monument U indirect memory of the twentv-four victims of the battle of the Blue, and indirectly in memory of every man who fought in the rebellion. A big day will be made of its dedication.The soldiers who fell in the battle referred to are as follows: II. G Covill, Harvey G. Young. J. 15. Aiverson, Albert Chipman, Elias Roberts. Robert McGowan, Dennis Ray, Moses Banks, David Rake, James Encle, Robert Campbell, VV. R Roberts, Samuel Allen, Win. Warren, Robert Rolls, David Fulls.Those of tb* battery that were killed were George Gitmold, Daniel Handley, Nicholas Brown, D. 31- Race, McClure Martin, 11. C. Budd, Lear Selkin and Ben Hughes. Captain Ross Burns died of his wounds foor years later.f
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Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Kansas, US
Sat, Apr 06, 1895
Page 5
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