F CZ/^y ^^DlCAT/o^ OF THE Soldiers' uiul Sailors' llonument, HANOVER, ^^SSACHUS^t^^ THE- EEOORD PROCESSION AND OF THE EXERCISES JliHtHlitttt n\ i\M HununtEnl (WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, A.D. 1878) EEECTED BY THE PEOPLE OP HANOYER, MASSACHUSETTS, In Grateful JMemorp THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THAT TOWN WHO DIED IN THE WAR FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION. BOSTOX: A. WILLIAMS & CO., 283 Washington Street. 1878. - A ^a pniar: Cfje iFittmg ^Tribute to tfje Jligfitg ©ealj." Franklui Press: Rand, Avery, Ss' Company, Iiy Franklin Street, Boston. OONTEJ^TS. PAGE War Record of the Town 5 Measures for procuring a Monument 5 Description of the Monument 6 List of Documents deposited under the Monument .... 8 Arrival of the Guests 9 Breakfast . . . . i \. .10 On the Way to the Monument 10 Military Reception of the Governor 10 The Order of Procession 11 The Services of Dedication 13 Address of Welcome 13 Reading of Selection of Scriptures 15 Prayer of Dedication 16 Address of the Architect 17 Unveiling of the Monument 17 Address of Acceptance on behalf of the Committee .... 18 Address of Delivery of Monument to Selectmen of the Town . . 18 Address of Acceptance of Monument in behalf of the Selectmen . 19 The Roll of Hanover's Heroic Dead 20 Intermission 22 Dinner 22 The Exercises in the Tent 22 Response of His Excellency Gov. Rice 24 Letter of the Hon. B. W. Harris, M.C 27 Response of the Hon. N. P. Banks, M.C 27 Letter of Gen. C. C. Augur, U.S.A 29 Response of the Rev. Henry B. Hibben, U.S.N 30 Response of the Hon. J. B. D. Cogswell 33 Response of the Hon. J. D. Long 34 Letter of Major C. B. Whittemore 36 Response of Col. Aug. P. Martin 37 Response of the Hon. E. Y. Perry 40 4 Contents. Exercises in the Tent. — Continued. page Response of Mr. George W. Penniman 44 Response of Arthvir Lord, Esq 49 Ensign of the HaTiover Rifle Company 53 Letter from the Hon. Perez Simmons 55 Letter from the Hon. Henry B. Peirce 55 Letter from Gen. Horace B. Sargent 56 Letter from Asst. Adjt.-Gen. J. F. Meech 56 Address of Col. Hemy W. Brown 57 Letter from the Rev. Jacob Baker 58 Letter from Gen. John M. Corse .58 Response of Mr. "William Carver Bates 59 Response of W. R. Howes, M.D 62 Floral Cross Memorial of Joseph E. Wilder 64 Response of tlie Hon. .L Dwelley 65 Letter from Mr. John Curtis .69 Response of Daniel E. Damon, Esq 70 Response of the Hon. E. R. Studley 74 Sonnet by Mrs. George Lunt 76 Response of the Rev. C. W. Allen 77 Response of Mr. G. R. Dwelley 79 Response of William P. Dnncan, Esq 81 Response of Jolm O. French, M.D 83 Response of the Rev. A. Read 84 ResiJonse of tlie Rev. A. P. Rein 87 Address of the Hon. S. Tolman .91 Remarks of, and Resolution of Thanks to, the President of tlie Day, offered by the Hon. J. Dwelley ....... 93 Remarks of the Hon. E. Y. Perry in suj)port of the Resolution . 93 Reply of the President of the Day 94 Remarks of Post Commander R. C. Waterman, presenting a Frag- ment of the Monument to the President of the Day ... 94 Reply of tlie President of the Day 95 Appendix 99 Brief Notes 99 Thanks to the Monument Committee 100 Thanks to the Ladies of Hanover 100 Tlianks to the Chief Marshal 100 Thanks to the Aides of the Chief Marshal 101 Thanks to the Staff of the President of the Day . . . .101 Thanks to the South- Abingtou Band 101 Roll of the Joseph E. Wilder Post 102 iolbietB' anb Sailors' IHoitument* WAR RECORD OF THE TOAVX. The record of the town of Hanover in the late war for the pres- ervation of the Union is a most creditable one. The first meet- ing to act upon affairs connected with this war was held Ma}' 4, 1861. At all subsequent meetings, the town showed a most commend- able spirit of patriotism relative to this fearful struggle. Her citizen soldiers were a glory to the town and an honor to the State, and were never found wanting in the time of trial. She furnished about two hundred men — nearlj^ one-eighth of her entire population — to the armj' and nav}', and had a surplus of twenty-two over and above all demands at the end of the war. The town paid in bounties $25,000, and in State aid (refunded by the State) during the war $12,859. Since the war there has been expended for State aid $21,227. MEASURES FOR PROCURING A MONUMENT. The subject of the erection of a Monument to commemorate the valor of Hanover's heroic dead soldiers was brought to notice on Memorial Day, 1877. At the exercises in the Town Hall, one of the speakers remarked that more than sufficient time for the erection of a Monument to the memor}' of the brave soldiers from the town, avIio died in the war for the preservation of the Union, liad elapsed, and yet no steps had been taken to that end. He suggested that the ladies — always first in ever}' good work — should take the matter in hand, and b}' means of a Fair should endeavor to aid in procuring such an amount of money as would suffice to erect a Shaft to the memory of Hanover's fallen heroes. 6 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. At the close of the exercises, action was taken looliing to the accomplisliment of the snggestion. A committee of ladies, in each of the eight school districts of the town, zealously took up and carried on the good work, the other ladies in their respective districts meeting with them week by week, maturing plans, and making articles for the proposed Fair. All honor to these devoted women who so cheerfully and indus- triously wrought in this noble undertaking ! The comrades of the local Grand Arm}- Post, in connection with the citizens generallj-, diligently' co-operated in the good work of bringing the enterprise to a most favorable result. The Fair was held in the Town Hall on Tuesda}', the 16th of the October following, and the three subsequent days, and was successful beyond the most sanguine expectations. The net receipts amounted to no less a sum than $1,248.22. Immediatel}' preceding the opening of the Fair, a most eloquent and touching address was delivered in the First Congregational Church, kindly opened for that object by the parish authorities, by Brig. -Gen. Horace Binne}' Sargent, Commander of the Massachu- setts Department of the Grand Army of the Republic. DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENT. The Monument is from a design furnished b}- a young artist, Mr. J. Williams Beal, S.B., a graduate of the Massachusetts Technological Institute. It is constructed of Concord (N.H.) granite, and was cut under the supervision of Mr. Moses Davis for the contractors, Messrs. A. Wentwortli, Roberts & Co., of Boston. It is placed in the fork of the roads, on the east side of the First Congregational Church, at Hanover Centre, which is about opposite the Town Hall, and rests upon a solid foundation of blocks of Quincy granite. It Is of a purely Grecian style of architecture, and embodies a pyramidical obelisk about twenty-five feet high, which is composed of a base six feet square and two feet six inches high, upon which rests a sub-base decorated with a heavy moulding. On this sub-base rests the die of the pedestal, which is orna- mented with polished sunk panels on each face. Description of the Monument. Ill these panels are cut the names of the hei'oic dead soldiers, and the legend of dedication, as follows : — (on the south face, the fbont.) ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF HANOVER IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF HER SONS WHO DIED IN THE WAR FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION. 1878. (ON THE NORTH FACE.) (ON THE EAST FACE.) JOSEPH E. WILDER. CALVIN C. BAILEY. JOSEPH D. THOMAS. CALVIN C. ELLIS. SPENCER BINNEY. JOHN W. NELSON. WILLIAM CHURCH, JR. BENJAMIN CURTIS. JOSHUA E. BATES. WINFIELD S. GURNEY. FERRIN WILLIS. GEORGE W. WOODWARD. JOHN B. WILDER. ARTHUR SHEPARD. HIRAM B. BONNEY. (on THE WEST FACE.) JOHN LARKUM. LOAMMI B. SYLVESTER. JOHN H. CAREY. FRANCIS A STODDARD. GEORGE R JOSSELYN. LEVI C BROOKS MARCUS M. LEAVITT. ALBERT E BATES. From the die a large and graceful moulding projects, which re- ceives the cap of the pedestal. This weighs over eight tons, and is ornamented with four projecting pediments, on which are carved in beautiful relief the shield of the United States, resting on a graceful branch of palm for a backgi'onnd. On this rests the main shaft, which is monolithic, the base being decorated with sunk channels and raised stars. The shaft is crowned with a capital of unique design, which is decorated with four wreaths suspended from the sides. The shaft and capital weigh over fifteen tons. The whole com- 8 Soldiers' and Sailors Monnment. position is graceful in every movement, and eminently fitting for the purpose of a soldiers' and sailors' Monument, and reflects aveat credit upon the artistic skill and correct taste of Mr. Beal. ° The total cost of the Monument, including the foundation, &c., was $1,664.88. ^ , v ■ Of this sum, $848.64 was derived from the proceeds of the ^air, and $816.24 from the town in its corporate character. Besides the last-named amount, the town appropriated the sum of three hundred dollars for grading, turfing, and enclosing with a o-ranite curbing, the ground around the Monument. ° The expenses connected with the dedication, amounting to about four hundred dollars, were defrayed from the proceeds of the Fair rrevious to its dedication, there was placed under the Monument a leaden box, containing as follows : — The Department of Massachusetts deposits in this box, under the Army ^ and Navy Monument erected by tbe People of Hanover, the following articles, A.D. 1878 : — Proceedings of National Encampments, 186G to 1S78 inclusive. Rules and Regulations. Sei-vice-Book and Memorial Service. -oa^nhlip One each of every kind of blank used in the Grand Army of the R<;Pubhc. Roster of Department and complete file of General Orders, series of 1878. A Grand Army of the Republic Badge, No. 4,330. Alphabetical List of the Battles of the War of tbe Rebellion. Conv of the United-States Army and Navy Pension Laws. ^^ Horace Binney Sargent, V Tvr^^r.,T Department Commander. James F. Meech, ^ Assistant Adj utant-General. Reports of Selectmen and School Committee of the Town of Hanover for 1877-1878. . Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts passed m the jeai 1878. Manual of General Court of Massachusetts for 1878. A copy of each of the Boston daily papers. Copies of local papers. "The Roll Call," Nos. 1 and 2, —the .Monument Fair Paper. Mrs M F. Allen's poem, written for the Monument Fair. Sermon by the Rev. William Henry Brooks, S.T.D., commemorative of the life and character of the late Rear Admiral Joseph Smith. The Monument was dedicated on the seventeenth day of July, A.D. 1878. Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States. Alexander H. Rice, Governor of Massachusetts. Arrival of Guests. Selectmen of Hanover. — Jedediah Dwelley, Isaac G. Stetson, Samuel H. Church. Committee of Arrangements. — Rodolph C. Waterman, Jedediah Dwelley, Calvin T. Phillips. J. Williams 'By.w., Architect. John G. Knight, Chief Marshal. The Rev. W. H. Brooks, S.T.D., President of the Day. ARRIVAL OF THE GUESTS. The Monument erected by the people of Hanover, in grateful memor}' of the soldiers and sailors from that town who died in the war for the preservation of the Union, was dedicated on Wednes- day, July 17, A.D. 1878. Business was suspended for the da}^ ; and at an early hour young and old, in holida}' garb, and intent on a day of rational pleasure and quiet enjoyment, began to make their appearance at the scene of the day's observances. The number of people from neighboring towns was large, and everywhere unwonted enthusiasm was manifested. The occasion assumed dignity with the arrival, at about half- past nine o'clock, of the morning train from Boston with a special car, bringing His Excellency Gov. Rice ; Major-Gen. Cunningham, Cols. Kingsbury-, Rice, Stevens, Mason, Parker, Hutchings, and Lyman, of the Governor's staff; President Cogswell of the Senate ; Speaker Long of the House of Repre- sentatives ; the Hon. Heniy B. Peirce, Secretary of State ; Major- Gen. N. P. Banks and wife ; Past Commander John L. Steven- sou of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company ; Col. Aug. P. Martin, Commander of the same organization, and his fellow- oflSeers, Lieut. Benjamin F. Field, jun., Sergt. Vincent Laforme, Sergt. Charles P. May, and Lieut. Horatio N. Crane, and Sergt. John J. Mann and wife ; Charles E. Donahoe, Esq., of St. Louis ; William Paley Duncan, Esq., other invited guests, and represen- tatives of the press. These gentlemen were received at the station by the President of the Day, and his staft; William Gray Brooks, Esq., Charles F. Phillips, Esq., E. C. Waterman, Esq., Mr. L. Vernon Briggs, and Mr. Horace S. Tower, and were (with the exception of the officers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company and those accom- panying them) conducted to the Academy Hall, where, after grace 10 Soldiers' andSmlor^^Mom^ of a substantial and 1"-""= ,';"''"^'^"tu „avSi of St.. Andrew, tospUaUty of the •='^;- f ^^^J^t 'a ^^ of tUei,- ,u.n,be.. which was most acceptably senea u.> ON THE WAY TO THE MONDMENT. Having spent .a,f a„ Uou. at tbe Uaii t.e V^^^^^^^ and a line of the same ,vas f° ™ '' ™^- * ^t,,.. , ,a,.ge Horaee S. Tower, of the Pres.dent of *e UO .^ ^^ „nn>ber of barouches, P'';-'';;;:^':^',::.irrowards Hanover it passed on its way over the °''^^^'";^\^ („ take place. Centre, where the fX:^J^;Z:Z:r^ea with the nation- al!!::::' ^S^^r .:::; ati^terva,s across the streets chosen for the route of tire procession. ,^^^,^^^ „f ^^ong the noticeable decora -^^^ '^rarrst:. u'nf « «. A.len, Mr. Me.zar C. Badcy, and Mr. Nornrau a-^berlu.. ^^^^.^^^ton Street, at the On the route, a halt w..s .". ^^^^^^ ^ ^_^^^ ^^^^ ^_^^_..^g^^ ^^„. summer residence of Lieut i,. ■ „ ,g „„<= M™"^"^ '' '^..^ p„,„, ,vitU the .,,^3. pine grove, the escor o b d A, ^^^.^^ ^^^ ^^.^^. ^_ bands, was drawn up m Ime along ^^ "^ „.^^ ,,,ie„.ed guished Governor of ti.e Comn^nw.ait . U. .^^ ^^^^^^_ ^^^ ^^^^^ by His Excellency and h>s staff. As t he^ V ^^ ^ j^^,^^ saluted ; and when the carnages '-' f ^^ " ' ;„ r,o„t. while the military marched by -'^ °»J;^'j^ , / „,,„„ing of these Tl>e soldier-like appearance and »^^'™'^™ The line, greatly Trrrr:"«t^^;t;:rx had come to wit. rra:;rS^i..---— u:d':rtdiaiap. The appearance o the ^^^Zt ^^s by him most gracefully planse, and the pleasing compliment D) acknowledged. ^ number of ladies A short distance from the Town Hall, The Order of Procession. 11 and gentlemen fell into line ; and the procession, formed under the direction of the Chief Marshal, Past Commander John G. Knight, moved to the Monument in the following order : — THE ORDER OF PROCESSION. Chief Marshal John G. Knight, and the followuig Aides: — Frederick Stetson, Charles F. Russell, Alfred S. Brooks, Lyman Russell, John W. Everson, Josiah S. Thomas. Henry L. Sweeny, J. Howard Crocker, The South-Abington Brass Band ; William A. Bowles, leader, twenty-two pieces. Simpson Drum Corps, of South Weymouth. Military Escort. Joseph E. Wilder Post, of Hanover, Xo. 83, G.A.R. ; Lewis Josselyn, Senior Vice Commander, thirty men. J. E. Simmons Post, of Pembroke, No. Ill, G.A.R. ; Miles Sampson, Com- mander, thirty men. South-Scituate Brass Band; David H. Stoddard, leader, twenty pieces. D. Willard Robinson Post, of South Scituate, No. 112, G.A.R.; O. B. Prouty, Commander, forty-five men. T. L. Bonney Post, of Hanson, No. 127, G.A.R.; John Barker, Commander, twenty men. G. W. Perry Post, of Scituate, No. 31, G.A.R. : W. H. Osborne, Commander, twenty-five men. His Excellency Alexander H. Rice, LL.D. ; the President of the Day; Horatio Bigelow, Esq. ; and Mr. L. Vernon Briggs, of the President of the Day's Staff. Major-Gen. James A. Cunningham, Adjutant-General; Col. Isaac F. Kingsbury, Assistant Adjutant-General ; Col. John H. Rice, Assistant Adjutant- General ; Col. Edward G. Stevens, Assistant Inspector-General ; Lieut.-Col. Frederick Mason, Assistant Inspector-General ; Col. Henry G. Parker, Assistant Quartermaster-General ; Col. William V. Hutchings, Aide-de-Camp ; Col. Arthur T. Lyman, Aide-de-Camp ; of the Governor's Staff. The Rev. Henry B. Hibben, Chaplain U.S.N. The Hon. J. B. D. Cogswell, President of the Massachusetts Senate; the Hon. Jolm D. Long, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; and William Gray Brooks, Esq., of the President of the Day's Staff. 12 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The Hon. Henry B. Peirce, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts. OflBcers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts : Col. Aug. P. Martin, Commander; Lieut. Benj. F. Field, jun., 2d Lieut. ; Sergt. Vincent Laforme, Paymaster and Treasurer; Lieut. George H. Allen, Ass't Paymaster and Clerk; Sergt. George P. May, Quartermaster; Past Commanders Gen. N. P. Banks, Capt. John L.Stevenson; Privates; Lieut. Horatio N.Crane, Sergt. John J. Mann ;i Charles E. Donahoe, Esq., formerly a member of Martin's Battery; and Eben C. Waterman, Esq., of the President of the Day's Staff. Col. Henry "W. Brown, Third New-Jersey Regiment. The Reverend Clergy. The Speakers. .Invited Guests. The Selectmen of the Town of Scituate. The Selectmen of the Town of Pembroke. The Selectmen of the Town of Hanson. The Selectmen of the Town of South Scituate. The Selectmen of the Town of Rockland. Veterans of the war of 1812: Oren Josselyn, aged eighty-five, and Luther Turner, eighty-one, both of Hanover; and William Lapham, aged eighty-two, of South Scituate. Old-Colony Division Sons of Temperance, twenty-five members ; George A. Clapp in charge. Corner Stone Temple of Honor, No. 22, Thomas Turner, W.C.T. ; fifty men in regalia, headed by the East-Weymouth Temple of Honor Drum Corps. North-Hanover Reform Club, S. A. Henderson, President; one hundred and fifty members. Young Folks' Reform Club, Joseph Henderson in charge, forty young people. The Architect of the Monument. Mr. J. Williams Beal. The Monument Committee: R. C. Waterman, Jedediah Dwelley, Calvin T. Phillips. The Selectmen of the Town of Hanover : Jedediah Dwelley, I. G. Stetson, S. H. Church. The Unveiler of the Monument, Mrs. R. C. Waterman ; Mrs. W. H. Brooks ; and Charles F. Phillips, Esq., of the President of the Day's Staff. Citizens in general. About fift}' carriages were in the procession. The column marched to the Centre, around the First Congrega- tional Church to the Monument, which had been erected at its east side, on land belonging to the town. • Besides these raembers of the A. H. A. C, two others were present, — Col. Henry G. Parker and Col. Edward G. Stevens, of the Governor's staff. The Services of Dedication. 13 Upon arriving at the Monument, the vehicles in the procession containing the Governor, the other dignitaries and invited guests, the mounted officers, and the Posts of the Grand Arm}', as a guard of honor, took places near the temporary platform erected about the monument. The brilliancy of the uniforms, and the dignified bearing of the Governor's staff, and of the officers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, added greatly to the splendor and impressiveness of the assemblage of several thousand persons there present. THE SERVICES OF DEDICATION. After those who were to take part in the exercises at this point (including the Unveiler, who was escorted to the platform by Wil- liam Gray Brooks, Esq., of the President of the Day's Staff) had ascended the stand, prompt!}- at eleven o'clock, the hour appointed, the Chief Marshal, Past Commander John G. Knight, introduced the President of the Day. The President of the Day having given the signal bv the lifting of his baton, the services of dedication were opened with Keller's American Hymn b}' the South- Abington Baud, which so admirably rendered the musical portion of the exercises of the occasion. The Address of Welcome was then delivered hy the Rev. William Henry Brooks, D.D. (Minister of St. Andrew's Church, Hanover), the President of the Day, and was as follows : — Ladies and Gentlemen, — On this deeply-interesting occasion, fragrant with tender and sacred associations, it is my happy privi- lege to extend to 3-ou a cordial and heartfelt welcome. To your Ex- cellency, the highly-esteemed Governor of the Commonwealth, "the first in worth as in command," and to you, honored members of his honorable staff; to you, a gallant officer in the National Army, whose valuable services in maintaining the honor and perpetuity of the Union are equalled only hy your earnest and untiring efforts, as a soldier of the Church militant, for the breaking down the kingdom of sin, Satan, and death; to you, a reverend and worth}- chaplain of the Navy, — that branch of the service which is " a safeguard unto the United States of America, and a security for such as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions ; " to you, the repeatedly- chosen Representative in Congress of the people of the United States within the bounds of the Second District of Massachusetts ; to 50U, tne s live ovatov at the t.e ^ncovporation the eloquent and instr Anniversary ol the 1 I the One Hundred ™* J" .hearted Secvetarj of the ^ of this Town ; to you *« ^'= O^.ers of the Anc> nt and ::::: p": -s - -— ^e X-ountry^tna..'^^^^^^^^ ''='=': r xrs\":o :: ath m the h^^h piaee. of t^^«e ^ , ^^ arded then- Ines unto g,„„d Arm} of the K 1 -- °- rc''" tr.o"-°- --; tit" idr « whose words, being ^"- u ond as uails tasteneu, r ;-Sating to right -;-• ^^ p,.e«ntUrg then, fro™ be.ng r";r\ r"«gent, enterprising reporters^ ^^^^.^J to ^--tc;^^;:r:^----i-':^r;:n: rdroTsri::::^^^ - - »':tr:s:r .tr ^^rviguant -- »^ ron;:::o%rri;rt.ese to.. .^^^^^^ r ::n:ltt:^■Uated s^Tnfsr^^^^^^^ tiie ^«» to vou, the Ensign lu , ,, t^ vou the asso- mothev-countr> , to }ou, heaven 1 to >ou, T .nv -late may you return to ue ^^ ^,^^^^,^^ ^^ XI -- pronation 1*^^^^^^^^^^^ Z^:^^^' of har,.-. to you, the g>f.ed The Services of Dedication. 15 tect, our near neighbor, — so near, territorially, that the line which deprives us of the honor of claiming 3-011 as a fellow-towns- man is but little thicker than a mathematical one ; to j'ou, the liberal and faithful contractors ; to 3-ou, under whose painstaking and skilful care the stones were cut; to yon, the Monument Com- mittee, whose very man}' and onerous duties have ended in the beautiful work of art about to become a precious treasure to be kept in the affectionate custod^'of the town ; to 30U, our respected neighbors and friends in parts adjacent ; to you, the strangers within our gates, from places more remote ; to 3'ou, the honest, straightforward, substantial people of the goodly town of Hanover, — to 3'ou, one and all, I say, from a heart in warm sympath3' with 3'ou and the occasion, Welcome, Welcome, Thrice Welcome. The Rev. Samuel Hill (Baptist) of Hanover then read the fol- lowing selection from the Scriptures : — '■'■And David lamented with this lamentation over Said and over Jonathan his son : " (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the how : behold, it is ivritten in the book of Jasher.) " The beauty of Israel is slain upo7i thy high places: how are the mighty fallen ! " Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the un- circumcised triumph. " Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed loith oil. "•From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the how of Jonathan turned not bach, and the sword of Said returned not empty. " Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they ivere not divided : they were swifter than eagles, they ivere stronger than lions. " Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, toith other delights; who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. " How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jona- than, thou wast slain in thine high places. 7 ^mlors' Monument. .. Soldiers and ^aito^^^ _ _______ — — ^ ,7 „ . „erw pleasant l,ast thou Ucn unto mc: thy 10^ ^^^^_^ uffoto are (/>«'>»!''''»■'''""' _, S.M««. i- I'-"- Congvegational) of The Kev. Heno' M- /;*-„ ^C;, of Dedicatiou : - Hauovev then offered the foUo».n„ , ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^.^ We worship Thee, O God! '<>' Tl^^^/^^^,, „,, the destimes Ms name endureth foreve, I" Thj ,,^^ ^^^^^ ^.^^^^. ^ ,„ „ nations. Thou hast prom.sed Th^P ^^^^^ ^,,,y „at,on tvho obey Thy --»»:,;,;! „teedom has been prospered founded on principles ot »* ^ ;^,„<„^ ,bich so reeently took plaee and .hat, in the results of that St > ^^^_^^_.^.^ ^^^ p,o,rdentral between difl-erent sections ol hand can be so clearly seen ^^ ^^„j. ,o gather on We thank Thee that Thm ast pe. ^^^^^^^ ^j^^ brned ,Ms interesting occa^on ; ^^ ^ ^ ,, ,,arts and billing hands and persevering efforts of manj ^h the erection of this Monuraent. ^^^^^ ,,,„ gave "we dedicate this Monument m»«no ^.^ ^j^„„„,„, to Thy their lives for their country. Wc cle ^^^^ th,oughout otrr Irv, O God! and for *; 'f ^^'..^efore us, the witness of Country and the world. As a" ^.^^^^^ ^^ ^ ,vhat others have done, may t also ^^^^^_^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^g^,„„^ Iriotism in .all our ^f^^'^xZU^ "ue and good ! !f God, and a sympathy wthalUto ^_^^ ^^^^^ , are Bless the Chief Mag.st.a^ rf o ^^^^^^. ^^e President of associated with him in the a^'^ »' ' ;„ conducting the exercises TeCay, and those assocateclw^thlr™ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^,,„ad of this occasion. Bless those «" i„ a special manner "LI the natives and --'ents f this to ^^^^ ^^^^^^_^^^^ ^,^„^^ remember those who are connected ^^^^^ ^^ ^j^^.^, ^^ names are on this Mon>™-t »^^ ^^^ ^^^^.„^^^ „, their loved „ent bo lessened by- the tbou^ht , oues are appreciated and w.^n-« ^^^ ,,„3t, and West may Bless our land. In *" /*°'' '„„„„ands, that Thou shalt see there be such an obedience to T^ ^ .„ ,,, „„rtd, and a B, to bless our conotrj , to ma^ !ou!:etf influence among all nations! The Services of Dedication. 17 May the exercises of this da_y incite each one to the faithful performance of all those duties which belong to citizens of the United States of America ! This we ask in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen. The Monument was then delivered to the committee by the architect, Mr. J. Williams Beal, in these words : — Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Committee, — The duty which your committee intrusted to m3- charge is completed, and is here submitted to 30U for your approval and acceptance. To exe- cute a memorial most fitting and proper to the sons of Hanover who died in the war for the preservation of the Union has been my highest aim. Whether I have succeeded in giving an adequate expression of the gratitude of the people to those whom this shaft is to commemorate, remains for you, as their representatives, to say. I have to thank you, gentlemen, for your generous co- operation, which has rendered such duty a pleasure. I also desire to extend my sincere thanks to the President of the Day, the Rev. W. H. Brooks, D.D., for his personal interest and labors, which have been both timelj' and valuable. A white wrapping enveloped the Monument completely, and it was not removed until after the Monument had been delivered to the committee b}- the designer, Mr. Beal. The President of the Day. — To the zealous and self-sacri- ficing labors of the devoted women of this town, in the Fair of last j-ear, we are mainl}" indebted for this noble memorial of the patriotism and bravery of Hanover's heroic dead ; and, in grateful recognition of this fact, the Monument will now be unveiled by one who gave unsparingl}' of her time, her substance, her skill, to that good work, — the wife of the Commander of our local Army Post, Mrs. Rodolph C. Waterman. Let the Monument now be unveiled. Mrs. Waterman (who was appropriately dressed in pure white, enliA'ened with a tasteful profusion of ribbons of the national colors) was greeted with great applause, and, grasping the cord with her hands, drew down the envelope, thus revealing to the eyes of those present the fair proportions of the granite structure. Waterman, in the .oUo«ins language : - _^^ to you, the Avchlteet, that tt ,s ^^'^^^ Monument. And thit .e accept at yo^ ^""'^ *Td 'o.r modesty «ouM fovlnd, while ray inability must "»^™*' *", 4,,„„e praise and flattery, that you should be o™'""*" * "'^.^ ^e pleasure to be assured „e feel confident it must aff°';^°" ^e™ ,\,i, fte results of your that the Committee are more "'" «^' f/^^p^essions of approval genius and faitldul superv>sto„ • »^ ' >; .,/ ^,., ,„„,i„oiug proof l„i admiration -^eh greet us at eve .x^ that we do but utter the ^"l "™ ' "^f ;„„tracted for the execu- For the ironorable firm w^h.^^m«»^^^_,^C^ tion of this work ^Messrs A' We"^° j^^.,,. ,,e„arkable business ton) we have only words ot piaise |,„„orable dealing. ..elss affords snbstautial -'^"-;;^;'^^;:,.,,, ,.ve furnisi.ed Of Mr. Davis, of N,ash«a, ^•«-; J"„^ l^,^f,i execution of the the -nauite, and whose pr.act.cal sl-dl ana ^^^^^^ _^^^_ ™- rutest detail of the plan and f^^^^^l^,, of our citi- isfactory results, we eanuo -^^^'^^^ a.nng his tarry .ens have become personallj -J^'^f "^,,^^„t, ,„a in him have ctwned with that success it so nchlymera.. ,,„HusEiehberg-s ..TO thee, O country: "was then played by the band. a..liverv of the Monument to the ■^"■'^ ""^flrtw/b thl ei;:irn.an of the oommlt.ee, Mr. selectmen of thi tovNn j R C Waterman, in these %AOicls. ;„,_xo you t,,e^;— - --^— -^r:;: rrcltrr tr: "eiuorial .!f the patriotism and self- The Services of Dedication. 19 sacrifice of not a few of the sons of Hanover ; which memorial is, for the most part, the result of the unstinted and persevering labors of the women of Hanover, whose deep S3'mpathy with the soldier in the field manifested itself by caring for his wants, and whose affectionate reverence for his memory now finds expression in this enduring form. It is intended to be, not merely a memo- rial of those brave spirits who laid down their lives for the pres- ervation of the Union of the States of this vast Republic, but also to remind us of the dut}' of possessing and cherishing a glowing love for our countrj', and, if need be, to lay down our lives in its behalf. Accept this precious trust, with gratitude for the noble example of those of our fellow-townsmen who counted not their lives dear unto them that the Union might be preserved, and its blessings transmitted to all the generations of the future ; and feel honored b}' having had committed to 3^our tender care and faithful guardianship this noble tribute to our heroic dead. The Monument was then accepted in behalf of the Selectmen of the town b}' a member of that honorable board, Mr. I. Gilman Stetson, who spoke as follows : — Sir, — It is with pleasure that I, in behalf of the Selectmen, accept the sacred trust ; and I pledge you, sir, that Hanover will be in the future, as she has been in the past, true to her trusts. The colors of the State and of the United States were then placed by R. M. Sturtevant and James C. Bates — a detail from the local Army Post — on the inscriptions on the several faces of the Monument. The old ensign of the Hanover Rifle Company, presented to it in 1820 by the ladies of Hanover, was used to represent the Com- monwealth. Being weak from age, and a high wind prevailing at the time, it was not unfurled. The flag of the Post was used to represent the Union of the Commonwealths. Mr. A. J. Simpson, the leader of the Simpson Drum Corps, of South Weymouth, then beat a " Roll-Call " on a drum which had been owned and carried b^^ H. D. Lovice.^ 1 The late Henry Dexter Lovice was a " drummer-boy " from Hanover, who served in the Army of the Potomac, under Gen. Grant, until the close of the war. He enlisted Oct. 21, 1864, on the quota of Hanover, and was connected with the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. The drum is now owned by Adjutant M. V. Bouncy, and is used in the service of the local Armv Pusl. 20 Soldiers^ and SaUors^ Monument. "^^dent of the Daj- called THE KOLL After which the HEBOIO DEAD. HAI^OVEB'S ..^„ fame'. ^terna7^M^-^'32 to be fUc^." ,HKrO..OWINOAKETHK.AMKSOKTHB SONS OF HANOVER, FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION, .r. OX THE M01.UMENT NOW DEDICATED ..D WHICH AKE ^SC^^B- OK^.- ^ ^^^^^^^_ Joseph E. Wilder. Calvin S. Bailey. ALBERT E. BATES. Joshua E. Bates. Spencer Binney. Hiram B. Bonney. Levi C. Brooks. John H. Carey. William Church, Jr. Benjamin Curtis. Calvin C. Ellis. WINFIELD S. GURNEY. George R. Josselyn. John Laiskum. Marcus M. Leavitt. John W. Nelson. Arthur Shepard. Francis A. Stoddard. LoAMMi B. Sylvester. Joseph D. Thomas. John B. Wilder. Ferrin Willis. George W. Woodward. ^f thP sons of Hanover, who, after The following are the "^"f "^/^''^'^^X/^f i^e Dnited States in sickness : — Walter M. Beal. HOSEA DWELLEY. Joseph S. Dwelley. PEREZ S. Goodrich. MINOT H. HAYDEN. JOSEPH M. Henderson. Henry D. Lovice. ALBERT G. MANN. Nathan S. Oakman. Otis B. Oakman. PHINEAS P. PETERSON. William Phillips. James E. Stetson. Christopher Stoddard. Martin C. Thayer. The Services of Dedication. 21 " The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldiers' last tattoo: No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camping-ground Tlieir silent tents are spread, And Glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead. Beneath tlieir parent turf they rest, Far from the gory field ; Borne to a Spartan mother's breast On many a bloody shield. The sunshine of their native sky Smiles softly on them here, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by The heroes' sepulchre. Rest on, embalmed and sainted dead! Dear as the blood ye gave : No impious footsteps here shall tread The herbage of your grave; Nor shall your glory be forgot ^ While Fame her record keeps, Or Honor points the hallowed spot Where Valor proudly sleeps. Yon marble minstrel's voiceless stone In deathless song shall tell, When many a vanished year has flown. The story how ye fell. Nor wreck, nor change, nor winter's blight, Nor time's remorseless doom, Can dim one ray of holy light That gilds your glorious tomb." From "The Bivouac of the Dead," a poem by Theodore O'Hara, and read by him at the dedication of the Monument at Frankfort, Ky., over the dead of that State who fell at Buena Vista. The band then pla3'ed the doxologj'-, "Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow." After which the President of the Day pronounced the Apostolic Benediction : " The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the H0I3' Ghost, be with us all ever- more. Amen." 22 Soldkrs' and Sailor.' Monuma^. IKTERMISSION. An intevmission until half-past «- oJ^J-W^^ ^^^ _^^^_^^,.,. „f AM the seni.es of dedicaUon «'- ^J'*;,,,., .uaractevlzed the taave men whom they ^"^^J^,,, ,te„ an h„uv. by brevity, the whole t,H,e -'«™-^ "^^'^J^,., ,e,e given tor the Before leaving the Monument, '«■"'> ^^ ^^ ,^, government of Governor, his statf, the other -^^^:^^ ^ Jent and Hon- the State, Major-Gen. B""''^''^ """^ ,uu<.uished guests. orable Artillery Company, and ^^'^^^ .,^„^ H,U. In the The line was re-formed, »' 7'^' " j,„y i,„ited guests, under lower room, tables were set f^/^, 'firurv lie D. Damon of North Ibe very efficient supervision of Mi. hum^ Maishfield. h„„„titul dinner was furnished, The most eKeellent and -''J ^°™X industrious and capable ...epared, and served t" ^;|-^'^;,^ .flu^.ry slUU and hospila- „ives and daughters of the t"""' ^^^ appreciative guest . ble attentions were "-™ ^ "ommei d bj 1^^^^^^ button-hole At the side of each plate was plaee.l bouquet of cut flowers j^^,^^^ j,,„,o, o( Trinity Grace was said bj the »e i ■^Vorkhouse. Church, BHdgewater, aiK ChapUm o^^^^ ^^^ ^^^,^^ ^^ ^,^^ p,,3 J^frXs'^^r "other distinguished guests occupied -rsr^^om, the «- r:^:-:-^---" -'»f r"'tdtotr?uX';::sons present at the dedi- Other bodies, and aiso i^i cation. kxebcises in the tent. tr Town Hall, a tent, 80 by HO, had been In a field adjacent to the Town HaU^ ^^^.^ ^^^^ ^^^^.^.^^^^^ ^^^h erected by Andrew F^"*^^'\f J^.^ laroe audience was comforta- seats, so that the greater pait of the la. bly accommodated. ^ j ^^.^^t from which the > A spacious platform at the -"^^ ^ ^^ '^^,,u,„t f.aciVities for „round gently sloped upward, .xffoidecl speaking and hearing. ._.,keis, invited guests, and other. On the Pl^'fo™;;;^, ' :, rJor tile press occnpyi.^ tables o. prominent persons , the lep ^^^ ^^^ j,,g,,t. tl,elett,andthebandoccupjmgap ! The Exercises in the Tent. 23 The President's table was tastefull}' beautified witli bomiaets of flowers. A ver}' large and very ancient-looking chair, behind the Presi- dent's table, was intended for the occupancy of His Excellency the Governor ; but he ileclined to occupy it, as, in his judgment, the occupancy of it was a privilege which appertained to the office of the President of the Day. At half-past one o'clock, the bugle having sounded "The Assem- bly," the seats, and all the standing-room in the tent, were fully occupied by an interested and attentive audience of about fifteen hundred people. The President of the Day, in view of the large number of speak- ers and the limited amount of time at disposal, felt that justice to both those who were to speak and those who were to hear peremp- torily forbade the consuming of even a few minutes in the making of an introductory address, and consequently proceeded at once to the duties of the occasion. The President of the Day. — The time having arrived for the reading of Sentiments and the hearing of Responses, we now in- vite your attention to these features of the occasion which has called us together. Tlce First Soitiment. — "The Commonwealth of Massachu- setts." JJfwsic. —" Hail to the Chief." The President ok the Day. — At great personal inconvenience, and at the sacrifice of personal engagements, the distinguished gentleman who is to respond to this Sentiment has favored us with his welcome presence to-day. I now have the great honor and sincere pleasure of presenting to you His Excellency Alexander Hamilton Rice, LL.D., the Governor of the Commonwealth. His Excellency the Governor was received with much applause. The very eloquent and very impressive Response of the Governor was entirely extemporaneous. It is a source of great regret that the unintermitted press of the duties of his high otBce, so faithfully and conscientiously dis- charged, has prevented him from complying with the earnest request that he would write out for this Record his weighty and ennobling utterances. ' 1 *^A thP rpDort of his Response given in He has, however, adopted the ^eport o ^^ ^^.^ _ u The Boston Post," as containing the substance o and that report is now given a place in these pages. KESPONSE OF HIS EXCELLE>^CY THE GOVERNOK. His Excellency said it was a very great gratification to him to be present, and to make his first visit to that ancient town under circumstances so peculiarly interesting, and so auspicious. He needed no assurance of the general excel- lence of the community. The comfortable and well-to-do appearance of every thing which the visitor found there the thrifty-looking homes, the evidences of comfort, the orderly community savoring of intelligence and of virtue the cor- dial greetings which the people give to strangers, all satisfied one in a moment that he was in the presence of a virtuous and intelligent community. It was extremely interesting to be present on a day so full of patriotic associations, to mingle his sympathies and his interest with them while they commemorated the deeds of valor, and recounted the names and the memory of those who shed their blood for their country, who offered their lives for its institutions. He felt well assured there could no exigency arise in our coun- try that would injure either its institutions or its liberties, so long as the people of different States are true to the trusts that are committed to their care. The people in New Eng- land and in Massachusetts were supposed to have some special responsibility in this particular, because, whether they deserve it or not, it is attributed to them that they have a very high type of American civilization. The pecu- liarities of that civilization lie in the individual characteris- tics of the people. We cannot have great, well-educated, patriotic, renowned countries, states, or communities, unless The Exercises in the Teiit. 25 the individuals who compose them are in themselves respec- tively possessed of that intelligence and virtue which are the substance and ornaments of the best types of human character. He was well assured that in this town nothing was wanting to supply such characteristics. The long line of memories and i-ecords of this ancient town, stretching back for a hundred and fifty years, had been one of honor, patriotism, and virtue. If there were everywhere such com- munities, we should have a guaranty that in all coming time Massachusetts as a State would hold that proud posi- tion in the Union and among mankind wliich she has held ever since the day of" the organization of civil society on this territory. He was filled with emotion at what he had seen here. He had been among manj^ scenes of great pageantry in this and in other lands, where royalty has come forth with all its majestic and magnificent surroundings; where all the contri- butions of wealth and luxury, of art and of high position, have been brought in to give magnificent prominence to scenes of public parade. But to his mind all these were transcended by the beautiful, quiet, earnest, and pathetic simplicity with which yonder Monument had been dedicated to the memory of the heroic dead. The sentiment which is true, which is lasting, which is healthful, lies in the bosoms of those who share it. But he need not dwell altogether upon the memory of those whose deeds were commemorated by the Monument they had erected. There was one of their citizens, an aged and venerable patriot, whose acquaintance he made in the discharge of public duty at Washington a few years ago ; one of the noblest men who ever lived ; a patriotic and Christian gentleman, whose piety was only 28 Soliieri ^^■^dj-^^l-^ji^^ e-l-Ued by W. >— r:;cm econd duty to H. coun.y . auty he felt to be to God ancl h ^^^^^ ^^^^,^ ,„a l,e served them ''"f /'^^J'^ ,,.ost houvly wit- „,>t,atering diUgeuce. Be.ng a dady an ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^.^ „e. of .be ma„„e,. in wh.eh - ^ :^^^^^^^ ^^„, , .e.pect — :l.:ie,the...e.the.^^ \ Suuth. FuU of noble deeds and of paU.ot, ^^^ ^^^_^^_ of vntne and of tende.ne. as » Ufe .^, ^^^^ U,„g .hat was ^^^^Jf2.. infonned that "The this tathev passed upon hts son ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ Merritnae." had come d,..^^^^^^^^^^^ and that "The ..The Cumbet and an T _^ g ^^.^ ^^^ ^^^^^^,^^,^ Congtess" bad f - ^ J « ^ ,^, ^„„,,,„,, u. the patriot- r:,r^-:n,isso..atb.;^^.-^-; «-ri;rTre"r;r:h"aHer^^^^^^ been killed. Ihe leco ^^ ^^ f „r.h •! euloo-y, ought to be loitjvc '"" ; V let he was bom: it ought to be forever *'^°°™.""r'^:;;e' young man in this town and in thts theinsptt-att^of eve = ^^ in bis hand whenever bis Commonwealth, to caii^^ country is in peril. ^^ c .• ..A u The President of the United States. The Second Sent iment .— i ^^e r i Tlfwsic — " The Star-spangled Banner." ■^ . -v.nnistincc that one of the invited (,^^^jig^ one of the Seloctmc „ ..,t the time of hcr| The Exercises in the Tent. 27 The following letter from the Hon. B. W. Harris, M.C. from the Second Congressional District of Massachusetts, was read : — East Bridgewater, July 12, 1878. The Rev. William Henry Brooks, D.D. Dear Sir, — : I have your several letters inviting me to attend the Dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument at Hanover on the 17th inst. I have been unable until now to determine what m^' engagements would be on that daj-, and have not therefore replied, hoping to be able at last to give 3'ou a favorable answer, and to do mvself the favor of joining in the interesting ceremo- nies. I now find that a case for which I have been reserving the latter part of July will commence on Monday next, and will con- tinue until com|)leted, with a prospect of lasting two or three weeks. Unless there should be some postponement, it would be impossible for me to be with you on the 17th. I therefore deem it best to decline your kind and flattering invitation. I do so, hovvever, with regret ; for the occasion will doubtless be of deep interest to all uatriotic citizens. I am 3'ours \gv\ truly, B. W. Hauris. The President of the Day. — We have with us a distinguished guest, whose reputation as a Representative in the Congress of the United States from the Fifth District of Massachusetts,.as a Speaker of the National House of Representatives, as a Governor of this Commonwealth, and as a Major-General in the Arm}' of the Union, is wide-spread and well deserved ; who, invited here to speak on a topic kindred with the occasion, has very kindl}' consented, wdth but about an hour's notice, to speak instead on the second Senti- ment of the da}'. It atfords me great pleasure to present to you the Honorable Nathaniel P. Banks of Walthain. A copy of Gen. Banks's Response has been requested for pub- lication in this Record ; but none has been received. The follow- ing report of his Response is that given in " The Boston Post : " — RESPONSE OF GEN. N. P. BANKS. The second Sentiment was, "The President of the United States," to which the Hon. B. W. Harris was put down to re- 28 Soldiers- and SaUors' Monument. "^ ^^Tw^himmn-etting his inability to be spend A letter, va^ read fto,nhuo.e„^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ present; and Gen. N. t. Banns selected by a Lad. The general said the -lub.t.on of a cU^e ^^^ ^ free people, charged with respons.bd.Ues ™d P^; ' ;, ,^^„ ,„a mnited period of time than thos "[^ZZCL of the Ameri- ,vo„ld still be one of the great and «« gl-- ^^^ ^,„^, can people a«d a free government /'"<=; "J^^^i^,, devoted to adnnnistrations and .l,ose l.ves "^^d ''^" "^^f;,. ^connm,- the advancement of the »---- fl' ^ 'itng the greatest Washington, Jackson, and LnK^oU , _^^^_^^_ and most successful of those ^^^<' jTotZ shaU last, and ,ies will endure as long as the '"^"■''y ._^ij^j,a, if „ot wbose exa>nple and influence w 11 "e & H ana „ copied, by other governments, as long as tbe .elat.on nation shall be continned. But "--- "^^^'^o^en by a party, these presidents for the past «™'"'-^' *''°"«'' ^"tratiol tl rough afree e^i^e can choose and create its rulers. They are en t d herc*re,'and he is entitled, to the respect »-' ^"Pl-^ of • cm- .ens of the Republic, without regard to P-^'-" f^ ^ j;;™ without regard to persona, or political opmu^^^i he le ■ this world hang, in a much larger degree h» -;- ,»^ ^ ,„',„„ , or measure, upon the conduct » ' - P^P^^^ °^ ,, t„e future, God has placed with us and in us all theie is ot V The Exercises in the Tent. 29 for the perpetuity of republican institutions, and the extension universally throughout the world of those great principles which our government represents. If we be false to them, they will fail, for a time at least ; to be renewed after greater sacrifices and greater struggles even than those that our fathers or our own people have made. This day and this hour present to us duties more important, if possible, of more consequence to our own countij, if possible, and of greater moment to the nations that come after us, if possible, than any of those that have been per- formed by men of our own generation, or the fathers of the earlier history of our government. It is the confidence that I feel in the spirit, in the capacity, and in the power, of the people of the Re- public, that I lift my hands to heaven, and give thanks for the belief that the institutions and the principles that have been reared with so much sacrifice and sorrow will be maintained for- ever, for our own advantage, and for the advantage of all the nations of the world. The Third Sentiment. — " The Army of the United States." Music. — " Hail Columbia." The following letter was read : — Headquarters, Department of the South, Newport Barracks, Ky., July 13, 1878. Dear Dr. Brooks, — Many thanks for jowv letter inviting me to be present at the meeting in Hanover, Mass., to dedicate the Monument there to the soldiers and sailors of that town killed or dead in the service of their country, and to respond to the toast to be given on that occasion, — " To the Army of the United States." Your letter reached me in Plymouth as I was leaving for this place, to which my headquarters have just been transferred from New Orleans, and, I am very sorry to say, must have been left there with other papers now greatly needed ; so that, in fact, I do not quite remember the date of this ceremou}-, but believe it to be about the 20th instant. I am ver}' sorr}-, for many reasons, that I cannot possibly be present. It would be particularly pleasant to me to renew the agreeable associations of my brief visit there last year. ^0 Soldieri and Sailors Monument^ . ] ZTf^y 1 soldier to see liis coun- It is also a pleasant thing, alwajs fo. ^ ""^'^^ ,f t,.vnK.„ testifying their regard and - ^ "/'^ "onntry, it is generally it is s«eet and "7™"= .^» ^Mftappens to come ^articniarly so, and even '^^^^^'^^[^l^.o eaveW to ■„.n, Massachusetts; for surely "° .*'f '* " ,^3 of ^er faithful ,.eco..ni.e and perpetuate the memories and wtues '::, gaUant soldiers as that ^-' ^:-— ^monuments attest- Her cities and village chnrchyards are full ol ^^^ i„„atonce the devotion and patnotrsm of her chrLlre „;„ gratitude and appreciation ''\'\'l'^'^''2^.■,tion and exten- Peacefnl themselves, and devoted ^^J^^lTLmy and ener- sion of peaceful pursuits, no people -« ™° ^^ ,„i, ,,,,,,,,, getically responded to the call of wa,, »' " « ^^,' ,3 3„„btful ;ere involved, or great princplcs were rn 1« ' "" ^^^^^, ^ ,^, if there is a great battle-field in our count,} not w „j nf ■! soldier from Massachusetts, generous blood of .1 ^°1*^' ''° ,,„j h„„or of those men In building monuments to the mtmoij a „iaddens ::r;;':^'r:,r^xi.o:;;u„t^. ooo Bless tiik Commonwealth of Massachusetts! Very respectfulh', Your obedient servant, C. C. Augur, Brig.-Gen. U.S.A. 7 c ,• ...t i.The^'avYof the United States." The Fourth Sentiment. — me x^.l^:) ^ ^,„, Hay —I am very happy to present to T„. !'---;,;■; ™„'';,,,,,uLplain, the duties of whose you a reverend & "' ^"^^ompatiine with the du o,„ce are c.vd a. K, e * , mp ^^^^ ^_^ ^^.^^^ ^^^^^.^^_ ::!:"^^ "-V - «- ^-- ^-"■^- ^- ''''"'"^ "''"^'^'" ' U.S.N-, now residing in Scitnate. KESPOKSE OF CHAPLAIN BIBBEN. MR PBBS,DEN-r AND FELLOw-C.Tr.Exs, - When I was a boy of wteen or flfteen vears of age, I remember that everybody seemed o have a™ «* '" '"^ '^^■"•'"'""= P™'"" ' ". ""■»''""{ °r to haxe ni Q ".,(,„«,, orofore," as we called- Tern :rrst,t:d si' impressed my n.ind with the fact that the The- Exercisei< in th; Tent. 31 question of self-government was settled for all time to coine by what they were pleased to call '' this successful experiment of oin- fathers," that it seemed to ray mind little less than treason for any one to call in question the everlasting peace and prosperity of the American Union. Nevertheless the eventful years of revolu- tion and civil war came upon us ; and notwithstanding the disposi- tion to self-glorification, said to be so characteristic of the Anglo- Saxon, there began to be dreadful misgivings in all our hearts, whether or not, after all, •■' we were," as a nation, "long for this world." By the blessing of God, we survived the beating storm of rebellion that threatened our destruction. We came out of the contest exhausted, and bleeding at every pore, yet triumphant. Republican government, peace, and union are restored from ocean to ocean, — from the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico. When we consider the immense proportions of the Rebellion, — extending over thirteen States of the Federal Union, — the surprise is not that the Union armies and navies were so long a time in restoring the authority of the Federal Government, but rather that, under all the circumstances, there were patriotism and power and pluck given us to do it at all. It was a marvellous achievement. There is, perhaijs. no page of History in the past that has re- vealed, there probably will be none in the future that Avill reveal, an example of more gigantic effort, of more noble and unconquera- ble resolution, on the part of a nation in support of Government. And may I not, without boasting, say here to-day, that the Ayneri- can Navy bore no inconsiderable part in the great struggle for the nation's life? My mind even now reverts to the achievements of the Navy in the West, under Admiral Foote at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Shiloh, that opened the way for Grant's armies into the enemies' territories, and compelled them to evacuate Columbus, more formidable than the celebrated Mala- koff of the Russians. These were comparatively obscure acts of the Navy, unknown, maybe, to man}- who hear me to-day. Yet were the}' weighty in results. But it is of course impossible, in the few moments allotted me to-day, to attempt a recital of the achievements of the Nav}- during the progress of the Rebellion. Moreover, for the most part, it would be but the telling of an 32 Soldiers' and Sailors Monument. ^Jd^i7^,T^itnlate them, - those chivalrous deeds, familiar to "merican's chool-boy ; the Nation's proudest inheritance, and immortal as the Nation's life. Hnmn- Who has not heard the story of - The Cumberland ^ ^^^ ton Roads,-how she fought the iron ^- Merrunack ^'^^l^ were ingulfed, and then went down, her tlag stdl defiantly floatmg at the mast-head? „ . Many who hear me to-day remember with sorrow the sad fate of -The Tecumseh" in Mobile Bay; and we can almost fanc3 that we see the brave Craven, officers, and crew, every man at his post, descending to their watery shroud. We also I trust ..U ever cherish and honor the names of Farragut, and Wuislow, and Smith, and Porter, and Rowan, and Thatcher, and Worden and the other heroes, living and dead, who stood by the old flag and bravely fought for the Union. A great and prosperous nation s proudest inheritance is the record of the glorious and patrioUc deeds of her sons. The nation may indeed die; but the noble, patriotic action of her sons will live on. , y^ • ^ It has been said that republics are ungrateful. It is true, fellow-citizens, that in times of peace and prosperity we are prone to forcret the deeds that we valued as priceless when war and actuafdanger threatened us. Selfishness gets the better of our patriotism and gratitude, and on occasions such as this we are tempted to ask, "What is all this worth? and wherefore spend money for that which is not bread? " _ _ But all history teaches, that if we let this spirit of true patriotic appreciation and acknowledgment of patriotic deeds die out, or be crushed out, of the hearts of the people, the nation, however rich and powerful, will degenerate and perish. Where now are he brilliant glories of the Greek? Where is that daring spirit that smote the proud Persian with terror at Thermopyh-e, and snatched victory from his grasp in the Gulf of Salamis? Dead ! -crushed beneath the iron heel of heartless and selfish despotism ! Beautiful heritage of the free and brave, shall such a fate as this be thine? Shall our cultivated fields, our countless villages, our X A noteworthy incident of the day was the presence of Zavan Phillips and Philip W^.ks both of Hanover, two of the L^allant crew of the United-State-s screw sloop-of-wai Kear- !°!e'' CO Zanded bv the intrepid Capt. John A. Winslow at the time of her engagement Slh^rp" Alabama" in Cherbourg Bay, June 19, 1864, when, after a confl.ot of one hour and t^n minutes, the Confederate vessel sunk like lead beneath the waves. The Exercises in the Tent. S3 mighty cities, fall beiieatti the heel of the destro3'er's power, and live only in name and in ruins? God of our fathers, give to us all — East, West, North, South — the spirit of true, loft}', and unfading patriotism, and then may we fearlessl}^ and confi- dently hope that the eagle upon our banner, that has hitherto guided us to victory against foreign and domestic foes, shall never behold one dark spot in the starry firmament that shines around him, but bear tliem all onward forever, the ever-glowing emblem of that Union which the Nav}' will be ever read}' to defend, and which none hut ourselves can ever destroy ! The Fifth Sentiment. — " The Armv of the Old Colon}-, and its Captain-General Myles Standish." The President of the Day. — It is a happy circumstance for us that we have among our distinguished guests a gentleman whose knowledge of the history of our country' exceeds, if possible, his knowledge of other departments of learning. I am sure that 3'ou will be thankful to me for now introducing the Hon. J. B. D. Cogswell, the President of the Senate of this Commonwealth. A copy of the Hon. Mr. Cogswell's Response has been requested for publication in this Record ; but none has been received. The following abstract of his Response is taken from "The Boston Advertiser : " — PRESIDENT Cogswell's response. The Hon. J. B. D. Cogswell, President of the Senate, replied to " The Army of the Old Colony, and its Captain-General Myles Standish." President Cogswell spoke with much familiarity with the colonial histor}- of Pl}'mouth, and the brave deeds of the cap- tain of the Pilgrim army. He also spoke of his own ancestry and his descent from the earl}' Pilgrims, and of the services of his grandfather in the expedition against Louisburg. He mentioned the practical worth of the Puritan fathers, the many brave deeds of Standish, the vigorous line of his descendants in this country, while the English branch has become extinct, and closed with an eloquent picture of the inspiration the name of Standish may yet be in the dark days of the Republic. The Sixth Sentiment. — " Patriotic Citizenship." Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The President of the Day. -We enjoy the privilege of having with us to-duy one whom we are gUi.l to recognize as a distinguished neighbor, and proud to claim as a vahied fnend, and whom I present to you with very great satisfaction -the Hon. John D. Long, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Rep- resentatives. RESPONSE OF SPEAKER LONG. You have given me, Mr. President, the best toast ; for it em- braces all the rest. The nation, the state, the army, the navy, the town, are not the material organizations that go under those names : they are nothing if not the expression of a fine ideal, in- visible to the outer sense, and yet constituting the very substance of the heart and conscience, — the ideal of a patriot's duty to his country Well may the town of Hanover, which a twelvemonth ac^o celebrated its one hundred and fifty years of fidelity to the cFvil and religious principles of the compact in the cabin of "The Mayflower," and paid tribute to its line of heroic citizens who durino- all those years made its history illustrious with examples of vimie and patriotism, and which to-day dedicates this noble Monument to the dead heroes who died in the war for the preserva- tion of the Union and the equal rights of man, -well may such a town otfer the toast, "Patriotic Citizenship," of which it has itself been a shining and a faithful instance. And yet I would not dismiss the sentiment in a rhetorical flour- ish. Patriotic citizenship means something else than a fine sound- ing period in which to balloon a compliment, or inflate the usual American brag. It means downright personal devotion to the political salvation of the country ; a religious sense of obligation to the duty of comprehending and discharging the citizen's duty ; and a solemn conviction of the gigantic responsibilities that go with, and the fulfilment of which can alone insure, republican citizenship. A subtle alarm is in the air, stealing into the nerves of men who sit in studies, that American democracy, with its equal citizenship and its universal suffrage, is a failure. So it is to them who, looking narrowly, see something gone of a golden ncre in which once the favored few shared all, but forget that to the once neglected many there have come growth out of bondage, illumination out of darkness, enlargement out of pinch. They see The Exercises in the Tent. 85 tlie froth on the top of the hissing caldron, and forget that beneath it the whole mass is stirring to a purer activit}'. Yet Heaven knows how thick the dangers are ; and, if the feai's of those Avho bode ill shall prick us to a quicker charge and a braver front against the perils that threaten republican government and republi- can institutions, the lesson will not be lost. The wisdom and the sacrifices of the fathers gave us this citizenship. The}' whose memory we honor to-day preserved it, and gave their lives for it. Let us see to it that in our generation we too be worth}' of it by maintaining it pure and patriotic, — a blessing, not a curse. If wild gusts of violence and frenzy, the terrorisms of riot, the upheaval of rights of property, the pandemonium of mobs, threaten to ingulf it, let our steady loyalty to law and order, our intelli- gent respect for the sacred rights of life, libertj', and propert}', be a rampart that no assault can shake. If corruption in politics, if greed and prostitution of office, if infidelity to public trust, if evasion of public or private debt, if dishonest finance, if the shirk and the charlatan, threaten to bring it to dishonor, let us root them out. If intemperance threaten to debase it, let our example help build up that overwlielming public sentiment, which, it is said, can alone stamp out that evil. Like all other duties, the duty of patriotic citizenship, in its ultimate analj'sis, is a personal dut}', and a charge upon the individual conscience, — no man so poor or ignorant or humble, no child so young, as to evade it. See to it that that duty is done and that charge kept by each of j'ou, and the like of you everywhere, by jou, young men, especiall}-, and the leaven will then so leaven the whole lump, the work of the mass education will catch such a new impulse from its summits, — and on the constant, unfaltering, undiscouraged education of the masses can we alone rely, — that we shall hear no more the Jere- miads of those who see, in the beginning of our second century of national life, only the canker-blight of failure and death ; and we shall work out the true reform, not b}' curtailing the privileges and franchise of any class that we think inferior to our own, but by such an exemplary and patriotic exercise on our own part of the privileges and franchise of a common citizenship, shared by all alike, that the influence of one good man shall multipl}' a thou- sand-fold, and the right shall lead and prevail b}' virtue of the simple but sure law, that truth and good need onh' to assert them- selves to be foremost, and to have their wa}'. 36 Soldiers' and Sailors' 3Ionument. The Seventh Sentiment. — " The Ancient and Honorable Artil- lery Company of Massachusetts." The following letter was read : — t i^ m ists ° Boston, July 10, la r 'retleS ' With he. .ishes, i-ei.eve manner m which tnej me to be Sincerely yours, ^^ ^^^^^y Brooks. .„«.sro™.so„rH....«o.B....^^_^^^^^^^^^ 1 nressed with accumu- K, cUarSir,-!^^ great ^-j-;:',:,, 'pleasure of expressing lated duties, I cannot d^^J' "'^'"' .^^ Satisfaction with the manne. o ou my very m-h "o-;^,::;:::. discharged on Wednesday ^ to which yonr P"f--°";'* f^s^uTers- and Sailors' Monmnenl m ast at the Dedication of the feoldie fully j"st*«^ ^'> last, at reputation of the hanu ,^ have r^t deli "f»I -■■« O" r^rrmn-:::? portion of the *:n done to -->- »ore .omp^^^ ^^^„,^^ , „, ,,e members exercises. Hease present mj „r 102 Appendix. of 3-our band for their most acceptable services and gentlemanly deportment. Your part in contributing to the pleasure of the Dedication was an important one, and is full}' appreciated. Be- lieve me to be Very sincerely yours, Wm. Henry Brooks. Mr. Wm. A. Bowr.ES, Leader of the South- Abinfjton Band. South Hanover, July 19, 1878. Mr. Wm. A. Bowles. Dear Sir, — The Hanover-Monument Committee desire to do themselves the pleasure, and you the justice, of expressing their great gratification at the manner in which you and each member of your band performed their important part in the Dedication cere- monies on Wednesda}' last, — not onl}' for the excellent music furnished, but for the courteous attention accorded to every wish of the Committee, and of the President of the Da}-. At a meet- ing of the Committee on the 18th inst., a vote of thanks Avas unanimousl}' passed, and the writer was instructed to forward the same to 3'ou. With sincere regard, I remain Yours very respectfully, Calvin T. Phillips, For the Committee. The Joseph E. Wilder Post, No. 83, G. A. R., of Hanover, was organized April 29, 1869, under the direction of the late Gen. James L. Bates of Wej'mouth, and is in a flourishing condition. The following is a ROLL OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. Commander K. C. Waterman. S. V. C. Lewis Josselyii. J. V. C. Everett N". Mann. Adjutant M. V. Bonney. Quartermaster John G. Kiiiglit. Chaplain Henry B. Whitman. Surgeon W. R. Howes, M.D. Officer i)f tlie Bay .... Francis O, Corbin. Officer of the Guard .... Alfred C. Damon. Q. M. S J. F. McConuey. Sergeant Major Henry Wright. George B. Oldliam. Joseph Vining. R. M. Sturtevant. J. W. Cliamberlin. Appendix. 103 William S. Sherman. Lebbeus Stockbridge, Peleg S. Sturtevant. James C. Bates. Horace S. Tower. George Hoi lis. James H. Dwelley. Samuel A. Henderson. Thomas D. Brooks. Samuel F. Buffum. George M. Curtis. Henry W. Howland. John D. Gardner. George Sturtevant. Andrew C. Totman. John A. Dame. William H. Churchill. Henry A. Farrar. Samuel Keene. Benjamin F. White. Joseph C. Norton. Joshua S. Rose. Elisha W. Ford. Edward E. Turner. Nathan Howard. PAST COMMANDEES. George B. Oldham. 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