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flfiST SHAFT ON MONOCACY FIELDHdiliMie Miumeat Deilcatt« ii Taesiay MoreiRf.WAS ERECTED 6V NEW JERSEYi __Memorial to Mtmbtft of Fpurtoonth Rigimtnt, Voluntter Infantry, Who Fall Thirt 43 Yoart Ago Tyfidsy—Interesting Exirpfie#,With Interesting ceremonies thefhndsome monument erected pn the! •Modocacy Battlefield lo the memory of-; 4he members of the Fourteenth Rflgl* meet, New Jersey Volunteers, who fell in that balile, was dedicated yeater-dfey. The exercises commenced at; 10:30 o'clock and were participated In ; by the over one- hundred mirvlvors, = *who came to Frederick on a special j train yesterday afternoon. j* The following was the order of the5 exercises: Prayer, Rev. John Handley, Vineland, N. J.; music, Braddock HdghtB Band: brief history of the 14th New Jersey Volunteers, Major John C, •Patterson, Monmouth, N. J.; unveiling of monument, by Miss Alida Pattersont daughter of Major John C. Patterson, assisted by Miss Nettle Foster, daughter of Adjutant W, H. Foster; presen-1 tfltton of the monument to the State of I New Jersey, Major John C. Patterson; acceptance by Slate of New Jersey and presentation to (he Reunion Assti-ciailon of 14th New Jersey Volunteers, Rev, Dr. W. W. Case, Trenton, N. J.; acceptance of the monument for Reunion Association, Henry O, 1*a Rowo, Brooklyn, N. Y.; music, Brad dock Heights Rand; brief address, Rev. John Handley, Vineland, N. J,; poem, E. D. Smith, Ellrcibeih, N. J.; address, Judge Wm, H. Vre den burgh, Freehold, N J., Judge of Supreme Court; poem, •written by 15. h. Cowart, Jr., son of Quartermaster E. L. Cowart, Sr., Freehold, N. J.; benediction, Rev Mr. Handley.•‘..Rev. Dr. Cask, In opening, expressed •his regrets at the inability of Gov. Edward C. Stokes to be present He said he had ^feeling of personalinterest in •the battlefield, as his own regiment, the 195th Pennsylvania Volunteers, was in camp there for two months. In the course of bis remarks he said:“There is no doubt that the Battle of Monocacy was one of the most important battles of the war. Op Jply 1, 1834, the city of Washington, had a very small force for its defense, as most of the available troops had been sent to General Grant, who was pressing 'the siege d! Richmond, by slow and sure processes. The' Cart federate forces were kept constantly Informed, through signals by their frlqpds in, Washington. At Point Lookout, below Washington, on ihe Maryland side, was a camp of 20,000 Confederate prls- joners. It seemed-an opportune time! to capture Washington and release these prisoners. It was determined to se^d a large force under General Early through the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland. This force of not less than26.000 men crossed the Potomac on July 7, 1864. General Early d#Jpaaded of the citUzens of Frederick 1200,000 in American money, which was paid. General Lew Wallace had less than6.000 men to oppose this force of the enemy. The most of Gen, Wallance's men were composed of t he * Third Dl-vision of the 441 xth Corps, Army of the Potomac. These men gave a stubborn •fight on July 9, 1864. They were partially protected by the Thomas house «nd natural defenses. On July 10 he •abandoned his wounded- and moved toward Rockville. /*H1b army was not the proud army tmrt marched to the Monocacy, but shattered-and broken. The delay of two .days was also veri costly. When ho reached Wahingtofi he found that there had been time to get tho other two divisions of the Sixth Army Corps fo Washington. After a very brief attack on some of the defeases, Early was glad to make a retreat back Into Virginia. Lew Wallace’s forces were obliged to retreat but not mi ill they had Inflicted a damaging blow upon the enemy. Tte capital was saved by Gen. Lew \Jhllaeeand his men at the Battle of Monocacyand ifce arrival of the other two divisions of the Sixth Corps within the defenses of tho capital.‘There were instances of wonderfulheroism in the Battle of Monocafcy. The holding of the Railroad bridge by Capt. Dalrs and his 75 men, .of the 10th Vermont, belongs to this class.When obliged* finally to retreat, they marched double quick across'the ties, pursued by tho Confederates', shonUng Walt/ and ‘Surrender!’ Volleys were poured Inlo the Vermonters; the dead and wended fell into the water below •the bridge. One of the wounded survived tho battle and the war. A fow were captured. The 14th New Jersey Regiment bore tho brunt of tho bBltlc. The, regiment entered -the baitte with 350 men; only 95 came out uninjured, 256 being killed, wounded and cap-►i* (Continued on Pago Thrti*)
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Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Wed, Jul 10, 1907
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