Clipped from US, Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun , November 6, 1886
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erai years. 1 ivirjti rt! mm lur iiiib unai;* ucbarf made on me as a Christian woman,’*The Gettysburg Menu me nt.—The monu-mpr t of tfie 2d Md. Infantry, C. S. A., is now at Get fysbu rg, and wih b*' immediately put in jr* place. Tne com mi r tee of arrangementshave selected Friday, November 19, for dedi-cation. Capt. George i'homas, of St. Mary’s county, acting adjutant of t tie regiment at the battle, and wno was badly wounded in the charge on the works July 2, will deliver the address. Rev. Dr. Randolph MeKim, aid on Geu. George H. Stewart’s staff, will be invited to open the services with prayer. The surviving members of the Second Maryland, under Maj. VV. \V. Goidsborough, the Army and Navy Society and the Maryland Line, under Gen. B. T. Johnson, will be present. Gen. George H. Stewart, who commanded the brigade to which the Second Maryland was attached, will be the chief marshal. Ail ex-Confederates and their friends are invited. Much interest is manifested, and it is expected a large number will attend. The occasion will be a most interesting one to Maryland people, tor the monument will be the first Confederatememorial erected on the battlefield of Gettysburg, and will be under the auspices of the Maryland Regiment which participated in that battle, commanded by the surviving lt;fficers who were present there.Excursion trains will be run on Western Maryland Railroad, returning in the evening. A fine military band will accompany the excursion and participate in the parade at Gettysburg. A meeting of the Confederate societies in the city will be held on the17rh inatnnt rn onrnnlete Brmnffompnti.
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