BRONZE STAT a 
 
 
 GETTYSBURG, PA,, 
 
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INSCRIPTION ON BRONZE TABLET, 
 
 SET INTO THE BOULDER ON LITTLE ROUND TOP, 
 GETTYSBURG. 
 
 "LED TO THIS SPOT BY HIS MILITARY SAGACITY, ON JULY 
 
 2, 1863, GENERAL GOUVERNEUR KEMBLE WARREN, THEN CHIEF 
 ENGINEER OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, DETECTED GEN. 
 
 HOOD S FLANKING MOVEMENT, AND BY PROMPTLY ASSUMING 
 THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ORDERING TROOPS TO THIS PLACE, SAVED 
 THE KEY OF THE UNION POSITION. 
 
 PROMOTED FOR GALLANT SERVICES FROM THE COMMAND 
 OF A REGIMENT IN 1861, THROUGH SUCCESSIVE GRADES, TO THE 
 
 COMMAND OF THE SECOND ARMY CORPS IN 1863, AND PERMA 
 NENTLY ASSIGNED TO THAT OF THE FIFTH ARMY CORPS IN 1864, 
 
 MAJOR-GENERAL WARREN NEEDS NO EULOGY, His NAME is 
 
 ENSHRINED IN THE HP:ARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN. 
 
 THIS STATUE is ERECTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE 
 VETERAN ORGANIZATION OF HIS OLD REGIMENT, THE FIFTH 
 NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS (DURYEE ZOUAVES), IN MEMORY OF 
 THEIR BELOVED COMMANDER." 
 
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 DEDICATION SERVICES 
 
 AT THE UNVEILING 
 
 OF THE 
 
 BRONZE STATUE 
 
 OF 
 
 MAJ.-GEN. G. K. WARREN, 
 
 LITTLE ROUND TOP, 
 
 GETT ; YSBURG , : P ; Av 
 
 AUGUST 8, 1888. 
 
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 BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE BOOK PRINTING DEPARTMENT. 
 
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INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 And never may they rest unsung, 
 While Liberty can find a tongue ; 
 Let gratitude twine wreaths for them 
 More deathless than the diadem, 
 
 Who to life s noblest end 
 Gave up life s noblest powers, 
 
 And bade the legacy descend 
 Down, down to us and ours. 
 
 In March, 1885, a committee was organized, of which 
 Gen. Alexander S. Webb was Chairman, to raise a 
 fund for the purpose of erecting a monument at Cold 
 Spring, N. Y., to the memory of Major-General Gouver- 
 neur Kemble Warren. 
 
 In September, 1886, it was decided to transfer the 
 funds and documents to a committee of the Fifth 
 New York Volunteers Veteran Association, Duryee 
 Zouaves, of which regiment Gen. Warren was commis 
 sioned Colonel September 7th, 1861, to rank from 
 August 3 ist, 1861. 
 
 The intention of this committee was to erect a 
 monument over the grave of Gen. Warren at New 
 port, R. I., but a suitable sarcophagus already placed 
 there by private contribution, determined the commit 
 tee to erect a bronze statue of their old commander on 
 
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Little Round Top, Gettysburg. Subscriptions were 
 solicited and received from all parts of the country, 
 principally from those who served in the 2d and 5th 
 Army Corps, and those who were known as friends 
 and admirers of Gen. Warren. 
 
 After two years of earnest labor on the part of our 
 committee we succeeded in obtaining the amount 
 necessary to accomplish the object. 
 
 August 8th, 1888, the anniversary of Gen. Warren s 
 death, saw this beautiful and artistic memorial unveiled 
 with appropriate exercises, in the presence of his old 
 comrades in arms, the family and relatives of the Gen 
 eral, and a large number of friends and citizens of 
 Gettysburg. 
 
 To Mr. Charles W. Canfield, of the New England 
 Monument Company, to whom the contract was 
 awarded, is due the conception of the idea of placing 
 a statue on a large boulder as a natural pedestal, the 
 plinth being sunk in the rock, thus showing the exact 
 position of Gen. Warren as he stood when looking 
 over the field, July 2d, 1863. 
 
 This statue in bronze was considered preferable to 
 any granite or marble pile we might erect, as there is 
 a meaning in it and its situation, which would not 
 exist in any other style of monument placed else 
 where. 
 
 COMMITTEE. 
 
COMMITTEE. 
 
 GEN. HIRAM DURYEA, 
 
 CHAIRMAN. 
 
 GEN. FRED. T. LOCKE, 
 A. A. Gen. 5th Army Corps. 
 
 GEO. \V. CAMPBELL, Jr., AUGUSTUS MEYERS, 
 
 ist Vice-Chairman. 2d Vice-Chairman. 
 
 Col. A. S. MARVIN, BENJ. F. FINLEY, 
 
 Treasurer. Secretary. 
 
 Capt. JAMES MCCONNELL, Lieut. PHILIP L. WILSON, 
 
 ROBERT W. STRACIIAN, J. C. L. HAMILTON, 
 
 EDWARD WHITESIDE, C. V. G. FORBES, 
 
 WM. H. VREDENBURGH, VICTOR D. MAHONEY, 
 
 WILLIAM II. MORTON, JAMES W. WEBB, 
 
 EDWARD M. TAPPEN, ABRAM HORTON, 
 WILL D. SAPHAR. 
 
 JAMES B. FISKE, 
 President of Veteran Association, 5th N. Y. Vols. 
 
ORDER OF EXERCISES. 
 
 i. MUSIC GETTYSBURG BAND 
 
 2. PRAYER REV. I. M. FOSTER 
 
 of New Haven, Conn. (i46th N. Y. Volunteer Infantry.) 
 
 3. UNVEILING OF STATUE. 
 
 By the Son and Daughter of General Warren. 
 
 4. MUSIC . . GETTYSBURG BAND 
 
 5. TRANSFER OF STATUE 
 
 7# the Gettysburg Battlefield Menwnal Association, 
 
 JAMES B. FISKE, Pres. of the 5th N. Y. Volunteers Veteran 
 Association (Duryee Zouaves). 
 
 6. RECEPTION OF STATUE Hon. SAMUEL McC. SWOPE 
 
 Burgess of Gettysburg. 
 On behalf of Gettysburg Battlefield Memonal Association. 
 
 "]. MUSIC . GETTYSBURG BAND 
 
 POEM . MAJOR ANDREW COATS 
 
 Sth N. Y. Volunteers Veteran Association (Duryee /ouavesj. 
 
ORDER OF EXERCISES. 
 
 9. ORATION . . Rev. C. F. HULL, of Rahway, N. J. 
 
 5th N. Y. Volunteer Infantry (Duryee Zouaves). 
 
 10. MUSIC "America." 
 
 To be siing by the assemblage. 
 My country, tis of thee, 
 Sweet land of liberty, 
 
 Of thee I sing; 
 Land where my fathers died, 
 Land of the Pilgrims pride, 
 From every mountain side 
 
 Let freedom ring ! 
 
 My native country, thee, 
 Land of the noble free, 
 
 Thy name I love ; 
 I love thy rocks and rills, 
 Thy woods and templed hills, 
 My heart with rapture thrills, 
 
 Like that above. 
 
 Our fathers God, to Thee, 
 Author of liberty, 
 
 To Thee we sing ; 
 Long may our land be bright, 
 With freedom s holy light, 
 Protect us by Thy might, 
 
 Great God, our King ! 
 
 11. BENEDICTION . Rev. I. M. FOSTER, of New Haven, Conn. 
 
 (i 4 6th N. V. Volunteer Infantry.) 
 
PRAYER 
 
 BY 
 
 REV. 1. M. FOSTER. 
 
 Almighty God, Thou art our father, and in Thee 
 is our life. 
 
 From Thy hand cometh every good and perfect gift, 
 and Thy mercies are over all Thy creatures. 
 
 We give Thee thanks for the mercies that have 
 guided us in all the past, and for the goodness 
 which has brought us to this hour. 
 
 We thank Thee to-day for our Nation s history, 
 and rejoice that when war was upon us, Thou didst 
 bring victory to the truth and right. 
 
 We would not forget that the victory won upon 
 this battlefield was not only in defence of the power 
 of the government, but in the interest of humanity 
 everywhere. 
 
 And we rejoice, O God, that out of the struggle 
 here, Thou didst bring light and hope to the oppressed 
 of every land. 
 
 And as the memories of the past flow in upon 
 us to-day, may we renew our devotions to the truth 
 
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 that was here exalted by the valor of the Nation s 
 defenders. 
 
 May Thy special blessing rest upon the family of 
 him whose name to-day we honor. 
 
 May they, the beloved of his heart, find in Thee 
 protection and safety ever and always. 
 
 Give us all Thy grace. Help us all to emulate 
 the virtues of our old Commander; and to remember 
 that though the browse shall decay, as the years are 
 told, the truth he loved, and the graces that char 
 acterized his life shall shine as the stars forever. 
 Guide us all in the truth. And when the battle of 
 life is fought, bring us to the victor s palm, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
ADDRESS 
 
 OF 
 
 JAMES B. FISKE, 
 
 PRESIDENT OF THE STH N. Y. VOLUNTEERS VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 
 
 Honored Sir and Gentlemen of the Gettysburg 
 Battlefield Memorial Association : With feelings 
 of awe and with memories of the relentless war 
 of the Rebellion passing quickly through our 
 minds, we are here to-day to perform a duty 
 that is both sad and pleasant. Sad ! because 
 we regret the absence from life of him whose 
 memory we this day seek to perpetuate. Pleasant, 
 from the fact that it has, and very properly, 
 fallen to our lot as survivors of the Fifth New 
 York Volunteers to offer here for dedication this 
 tribute to the spotless name and memory of 
 Gouverneur K. Warren. 
 
 To you, gentlemen, who have passed through 
 the furnace of war, our pilgrimage hither will 
 
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 be no source of wonderment. You fully under 
 stand the promptings of love born of patriot 
 ism, nursed by trials and clangers and matured 
 by the fire of battle. 
 
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 We come as members of one family, and 
 Warren was our brother. 
 
 We served with him through all the periods 
 of privation and hardship encountered by his 
 command from 1861 until 1865. We are liv 
 ing witnesses of his devotion to the Union 
 cause, and we can testify to his cool and in 
 trepid bravery under many trying circumstances. 
 
 Games Mills, Second Bull Run, Chancellors- 
 ville, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, Mine Run, 
 Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Peters 
 burg, Weldon Railroad, Hatcher s Run and Five 
 Forks are a few of the many fields on which we 
 were led by Warren, and on which he gained 
 imperishable glory and renown. 
 
 Our regiment, under his able management, 
 reached a proficiency in discipline and drill, and 
 demonstrated fighting qualities unexcelled by that 
 of any regiment in the United States service 
 during the War of the Rebellion. 
 
 We admired his zeal and ability, 
 
 We gloried in his bravery, and 
 
 We loved him for his patriotism and loyalty 
 to our flag and country. 
 
It is said " he needs no eulogy." Can it not 
 with equal truth be said " he needs no monu 
 ment ?" 
 
 If we had not listened to the patriotic impulses 
 of our hearts and had never given this memorial 
 a thought, what then ? Could it not be said to 
 those who come in after years : " If ye seek his 
 monument, look around!" These grand old hills 
 " Rock-ribb d and ancient as the sun ; " the vale 
 below, wherein was felt the shock of battle, and 
 all the country circling round are one vast, ever 
 lasting monument to the name and fame of 
 Warren. 
 
 But, honored sir, would we be satisfied to take 
 our departure to " that Home not made with hands," 
 without leaving behind us some testimonial of his 
 worth ? I think not. 
 
 Who, then, could attend to this work more 
 appropriately than those with whom he faced the 
 summer s scorching sun, the winter s fiercest blast, 
 
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 the hardships, fatigues and dangers of a soldier s 
 life. 
 
 It would consume too much of time to enter 
 into all the details of this movement. It is suf- 
 
ficient to say that about two years ago the Vet 
 eran Association of the Fifth New York Volunteer 
 Infantry, Duryee Zouaves, at one of its regular 
 meetings determined to erect a monument to the 
 memory of their old commander, Gen. Gouver- 
 neur Kemble Warren. Our own members con 
 tributed liberally, but were not financially able to 
 do the work unaided. We, therefore, through the 
 aid of the press, and through the medium of 
 printed circulars, appealed to the public, more par 
 ticularly to that portion whose knowledge of the 
 General was gained through service with him in 
 the army. 
 
 Subscriptions came slowly for a time, but many 
 words of cheer and encouragement were received 
 which buoyed our spirits, and at last we began 
 to see the dawn of success. From East and West, 
 from North and South, came messages filled with 
 gems of historic truth and praise of Warren. 
 
 We shall ever remember with exceeding pleas 
 ure and gratitude the kindly co-operation of 
 friends in Baltimore ; and when our mental 
 vision takes an easterly view we see as if by mag 
 ic, seated tranquilly in Narragansett Bay, within 
 
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 hearing of the melancholy sound of old ocean s 
 surge and roar, and defended by that grim old 
 citadel, Fort Adams, Newport ! the beautiful city 
 by the sea. We, in thought, are led to its suburbs, 
 to its place of graves ; we stand in silent contem 
 plation around the tomb of our beloved com 
 mander, and our hearts are filled with gratitude 
 and our pulses beat livelier when we remember 
 the generous hospitality of the friends in New 
 port, and their sturdy efforts to assist us, and to 
 which we in a great measure attribute our suc 
 cess. They and all others who aided us have 
 our heartiest thanks. 
 
 And now the memorial is here ; upon the rock 
 on which it stands the immortal Warren stood, 
 and by his quick forethought, his acuteness of 
 perception, thwarted the enemy in movements, 
 which if successful would have brought disaster 
 to our arms and incalculable injury to the 
 nation. 
 
 Through you, sir, we desire to extend to the 
 gentlemen composing the Gettysburg Battlefield 
 Memorial Association our warmest thanks for the 
 setting apart of this historic spot for the erec- 
 
tion of this statue and for the other courtesies 
 extended us through our committee. 
 
 We desire also on this august occasion to con 
 gratulate the sculptor, Mr. Karl Gerhardt, under 
 whose careful study and manipulation this beau 
 tiful creation came into existence. With won 
 derful power he has delineated in bronze the 
 likeness and character of our idol, and has given 
 a valuable contribution of art to this glorious battle 
 field. Nor should we forget with what care and 
 
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 nicety the work of the founder was performed. 
 We feel that we are indebted to the Henry Bon- 
 nard Bronze Co. in no small degree for furnishing 
 so beautiful a duplicate of the sculptor s handi 
 work, without which all were in vain. 
 
 And now, sir, in the name and on behalf of 
 the Veteran Association of the Fifth New York 
 Volunteer Infantry, Duryee Zouaves, permit me 
 to present to the Gettysburg Battlefield Memo 
 rial Association, through you, this statue of our 
 beloved commander, Major-General Gouverneur 
 K. Warren ; a few of us who followed where he 
 led, are here to-day to do honor to his memory ; 
 but a little while and we, too, shall have gone the 
 
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 way of all men. Our mother earth, always friendly 
 to the human race, will receive us and piously cover 
 our remains with her bosom, while we go into 
 the realm of oblivion, but amid the ravages of 
 
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 time will stand this statue of the savior of Get 
 tysburg. His deeds will be an incentive to the 
 most lofty patriotism, and thousands who are yet 
 unborn will do him homage. 
 
ADDRESS 
 
 OF 
 
 HON. SAMUEL McC. SWOPE, 
 
 BURGESS OF GETTYSBURG. 
 
 On behalf of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association on receiv 
 ing into their custody the Bron/e Statue of General 
 Gouverneur K. Warren. 
 
 Mr. President, Veterans of the Fifth New York 
 Infantry, Warren s Old Command, Ladies and 
 Gentlemen: To-day is the first opportunity we 
 have had of seeing this, your beautiful and impos 
 ing labor of love, and after having looked at it 
 and admired it, as we all have, our hearts have 
 been filled with one thought, and it thrills to 
 my lips now for utterance ; they are words of 
 congratulation. We feel like saying to one and 
 all of you, Well done ! Well done ! Well done ! 
 
 The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Associa 
 tion, into whose care you are now transferring 
 this beautiful statue, was organized for the purpose 
 
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 of preserving intact, as far as possible, the land 
 marks of this great battlefield. It was incorpor 
 ated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 
 1864, and since that time has done a good and 
 effective work. Massachusetts was the first to 
 erect her memorials here. Following in her wake 
 came similar action on the part of all the loyal 
 States whose sons fought here, until to-day the 
 story of the Battle of Gettysburg is written over 
 these hills in such enduring letters of granite and 
 of bronze that we may safely hope its great les 
 sons will never be forgotten. 
 
 Many and beautiful are the memorials here 
 erected, as you will discover when you have made 
 the full circuit of the field. 
 
 But, Veterans of the Fifth New York, we can 
 assure you that no memorial here erected will 
 receive from us more willing and sympathetic care 
 than this of yours, and we believe there is no stone 
 upon this field, before which the intelligent tourist 
 will longer pause, look, wonder, admire and love 
 than he will before this grand statue of the great 
 and noble Warren, your loved commander. 
 
 When a man devotes the energies of his life to 
 
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 the service of his country, and he dies in honorable 
 battle, or in time of peace with honors crowding 
 thick upon him, the measure of that man s hope is 
 full. 
 
 But when a man lays the energies of a cultivated 
 life upon the altar of his country, and after having 
 done long and yeoman service in its defence, is at 
 last misunderstood, cruelly and harshly rebuked, 
 and the great cloud is left hanging over his heroic 
 soul, until his sensitive nature shrinks under it, 
 and with a crushed and bleeding heart he dies, 
 I tell you, Mr. President, it is around the memory 
 of a martyred hero such as this, that the great 
 heart of a great people will entwine with a ten 
 derness that is touching, and with a love that 
 will see to it that the great wrong is righted. 
 
 Major-General Gouverneur K. Warren, as Chief 
 of Engineers in this fight, was always on hand. 
 He was quick to see and prompt to act, and the 
 assistance and service he here rendered the Union 
 arms is beyond all calculation. We had the ben 
 efit of his fine intelligence, his great earnestness, 
 his quick perception, his unquestioned loyalty, his 
 ability to make dispositions under difficulties, his 
 
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 willingness to assume personal responsibilities 
 when the occasion demanded, and we won the 
 day. What would have been the result had War 
 ren not been here ? God only knows. 
 
 The Battle of Gettysburg" was lost to Lee 
 when the sun went down upon this field on the 
 evening of the 2d of July. When they failed 
 in their attack upon Gulp s Hill ; when they failed 
 in their assault upon Cemetery Hill, after Sickles, 
 in his advanced position, had so severely crippled 
 Longstreet, and when they failed to Hank our 
 left and secure these hills, the victory was ours, 
 although the fight was not yet over. 
 
 The quick military eye of General Warren at 
 once discerned the importance of this height, and 
 he hastened to it. Sickles was engaged with Long- 
 street at the Peach Orchard, through the wheat 
 field and along the left and our line from here to 
 Cemetery Hill was immediately before him. This 
 position he considered beyond all question as the 
 very key to this part of the fight. With it in our 
 possession our left was safe ; with it in the pos 
 session of the enemy our line was not tenable for 
 a moment. He not only saw the importance of 
 
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 the position, but standing" on the very rock which 
 now supports his living likeness, his eagle eye 
 discovered a column of troops which afterwards 
 proved to be Law s Alabama Brigade of Hood s 
 Division of Longstreet s Corps moving around with 
 the evident intention of Hanking our left and 
 securing these unprotected hills. What a moment 
 of peril for the Union was that! No Gravelly 
 run with swollen waters is here to prevent him 
 now, but, as quickly as his willing steed could 
 carry him, he hastens to Meade s headquarters 
 to acquaint him with the importance of this 
 position and the necessity of sending- men to 
 defend it. On his way he meets the Fifth Corps, 
 which had been sent from the rio;ht to relieve 
 
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 Sickles. Here are men now, and there is the 
 important position in danger. General Warren 
 hesitates not a moment, but assumes the personal 
 responsibility of detaching Vincent s brigade, 
 Barnes s division of his corps, for defence of this 
 hill, and then reports to Meade what he had done. 
 The troops arrived here at the very nick of time ; 
 they are almost at once attacked by Law s Ala 
 bama brigade. Law s brigade is reinforced by 
 
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 Robertson s Texas brigade. Vincent is reinforced 
 by Weed s brigade of Ayres s division of the Fifth 
 Corps, and here was fought a stubborn and deadly 
 battle for the possession of these heights. A 
 portion of our line was engaged in a hand-to-hand 
 conflict with the enemy, but at last they were 
 driven back away from the ravine, away from 
 Big Round Top, and these important and com 
 manding positions were ours. In that fight for 
 their possession Vincent was mortally wounded, 
 Weed fell, Hazlitt was slain, the gallant Col. 
 O Rorke of the i4Oth N. Y. gave up his life; 
 many a gallant son of America here bit the dust, 
 but the hills were ours. The very key to this 
 position of the battle was in the hands of War 
 ren, and, as I said, when they failed in their at 
 tacks upon Cemetery and Gulp s Hill after Sickles 
 had so seriously crippled Longstreet ; when they 
 failed to turn our left and secure this height, the 
 victory was ours, although the battle was not yet 
 over. 
 
 Lee came here for a great purpose, and while he 
 knew as well as any man now living how he had 
 failed in all his efforts on the second, yet it was 
 
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 like wrenching the heart from his great breast to 
 ask him to turn his back upon the Army of the 
 Potomac, to recross the mountain, go over the 
 river and back again into the barren fields of the 
 war-worn Virginia without accomplishing some 
 thing, to return in retreat over the very course 
 he so lately marched with confident but presump 
 tuous hopes, and on the third day of the battle, the 
 brave and ever memorable charge of Pickett 
 against our left centre is explained in the same 
 way, and was made for the same reason that the 
 losing gambler, in the hope of retrieving his loss, 
 will stake his all upon the hazard of a call. 
 
 When the third day came, during that fearful 
 cannonading that preceded Pickett s charge, where 
 was Warren ? On this hill again, with a patriotic 
 heart and a military eye taking close scrutiny of 
 every phase of that great duel. 
 
 He soon discovered that the enemy intended 
 something beyond the injury they hoped to do us 
 by their artillery fire. He quickly concluded that 
 it was their purpose to demoralize us in that way, 
 if possible, and at the proper time, under cover 
 of the smoke, to advance a charging column of 
 infantry. 
 
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 He at once reported to Meacle his impressions, 
 suggesting the propriety of reserving our ammu 
 nition, and putting ourselves in readiness to 
 receive a charge. This suggestion of Warren s to 
 Meade had not yet been communicated to General 
 Hunt, Chief of Artillery, when he, anticipating 
 the same result, had already given the same 
 order. 
 
 In a short while, emerging from that dreadful 
 smoke and charging over those level fields of 
 death, as Americans only can charge, was seen 
 advancing the last combined great effort of the 
 rebellion here. But instead of meeting silenced 
 guns they met guns filled to the breech with 
 grape and canister, ready to pour into their faces 
 the very fire of hell, and instead of meeting 
 demoralized infantry, they met men, as they had 
 met them on the first day, as they had met them 
 at Gulp s Hill, at Cemetery Hill, with Sickles, 
 when fighting for this hill, and on all positions 
 of this field, men who knew where they were 
 fighting, and who had resolved at Gettysburg to 
 conquer or there to die. 
 
 You know the result ; those who were left of 
 
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 them went back, and when the sun went down 
 upon this field on the evening of the third day 
 of July, 1863, the victory was not only won, but 
 the greatest battle of the ages was over. 
 
 And now, in conclusion, let me say to one and 
 to all of you again, Well done ! Well done in 
 the thought that conceived the propriety of this 
 erection. There was a Providence and an inspi 
 ration in it. 
 
 Well done in the choice of location, in the base 
 you have chosen, upon which the loved figure 
 rests, and in the character of the memorial. 
 
 There he stands, the great and noble War 
 ren, as brave, as inspiring, and as effective for 
 good, here battling for his nation s life, as was 
 his <jreat ancestor at Bunker Hill, fiiditin; for 
 
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 its independence. 
 
 There he stands alone, where no other man 
 upon earth has a right to stand, crowning the 
 oreat signal rock of this battle that his p enius 
 
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 has made immortal. That old boulder will sup 
 port him until the "wreck of matter and the 
 crush of worlds," and long after the severity of 
 Five Forks shall have been forgotten, there he 
 
will continue to stand, loved and admired by all 
 as one of the ablest, one of the bravest, one of 
 the most intelligent, and one of the most unsel 
 fishly patriotic soldiers this country ever pro 
 duced. 
 
 Mr. President, Veterans of the Fifth New 
 York and widows and orphans of a nation s love, 
 we promise you to guard this statue with a ten 
 der and continued care. 
 
POEM. 
 
 Lines written by Major Andrew Coats, U. S. 
 Vols., late of Co. E., 5th N. Y. Volunteer In 
 fantry, Duryee s Zouaves, and read by him at the 
 Dedication of the Bronze Statue of Gen. G. K. 
 Warren at Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pa., 
 August 8th, 1888. 
 
 Kind friends of Warren, you who loved him well, 
 Why call on me, to break the calm sweet spell 
 
 Which silence gives? 
 To thoughtful minds, to soldiers true, 
 Along these hills, stretch lines of blue, 
 
 And Warren lives. 
 
 With loyal heart, and soldier s skill,, 
 He notes the vantage of this hill, 
 
 Then longs for aid: 
 
 One passing thought o erclouds his brow: 
 Where ! where alas ! those veterans now ? 
 
 His old brigade. 
 
 But there s no time for vain regret, 
 The foe will come, and must be met, 
 
 Whate er the cost. 
 
 His well-trained eye is quick to see, 
 That this small hill, once gained by Lee, 
 
 The field is lost. 
 
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 So rein to bit, and spur to side, 
 
 Fast down that slope, you see him ride 
 
 In search of men. 
 
 Hope spurs him on, for at a glance 
 He sees a few tired troops advance 
 
 From out the glen. 
 
 I say a few, yes ! all too few, 
 
 But brave and loyal, good and true, 
 
 And men of fate 
 
 To thus meet Warren, then and there, 
 Without a moment s time to spare, 
 
 Or all too late. 
 
 In voice with pent emotion thick, 
 
 He cries out, " Forward ! double quick, 
 
 And do not stop." 
 
 "Colonel! advance your whole command, 
 "And do not halt them, till they stand 
 
 On that round top. 
 
 The brave O Rorke stops not to ask, 
 The reason for such hurried task. 
 
 But, out of breath, 
 Leads quickly on his soldiers brave: 
 This pinnacle of fame to save 
 
 And reaches death. 
 While Warren, past the panting men, 
 Spurs on his steed, till once again 
 
 The view is clear. 
 
 " Thank God ! " he cries, and well he may, 
 For there they come, the men in gray, 
 
 But ours are here. 
 
The foemen charge, with glittering steel, 
 But backward soon you see them reel, 
 
 Through leaden showers. 
 Our Warren was the first to see 
 That on this Top hung victory s key, 
 
 And made it ours. 
 
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 Such is the story, all too poorly told, 
 But days will come, as time grows old, 
 
 When brush and pen, 
 In skillful hands, shall paint this tale, 
 And Warren s name, over hill and dale, 
 
 Shall ring again. 
 
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 The old Bay State has marked, and marked it well, 
 A sacred spot where "rebel" Warren fell; 
 He, like our own dear Warren, a patriot brave, 
 But happier far, he found a soldier s grave. 
 While our loved hero, through the battle s strife, 
 Had harder task than yielding up his life. 
 He led the vanguard, at war s first rude blast, 
 Fought in the first fight, and nobly won the last. 
 And so grim fate, to each a task thus gives, 
 One for his country dies, another for it lives. . 
 To-day we come to mark, in loving mood, 
 Not where our Warren fell, but where he stood, 
 And where he always stood and will forever stand 
 In the front rank of heroes, of our land. 
 This spot shall be the shrine, in coming years, 
 Of joy and glory not regrets, or tears, 
 For pilgrim patriots shall seek this holy rood 
 And point with pride, to where our Warren stood. 
 
 A. C. 
 
ORATION 
 
 OF 
 
 REV. C. F. HULL 
 
 Mr. President, and Comrades of the New York 
 Volunteers Veteran Association, Ladies and Gentle 
 men : We meet to-day to commemorate an event, 
 and to dedicate a monument. As the survivors of 
 an army that fought valiantly for a cause, as noble 
 in purpose as it is deathless in principle, we 
 gather on this historic field to renew the friend 
 ships of former years, to revive the memories 
 of those stirring days, and to offer our meed of 
 affection and eulogy to the memory of our la 
 mented and honored dead. 
 
 It is proper that those who have made history, 
 should meet upon the spot where history was 
 made. The printed page is punctuated to give 
 sense to sentences, and to make emphatic each 
 climax in the narrative. So the unlettered but 
 all-luminous page that lies outspread before us 
 has its punctuation-marks in battle monuments. 
 
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 Each memorial-column, and cenotaph, on this 
 battlefield of fame, marks a paragraph of heroism, 
 endurance, and daring in the story of Gettysburg. 
 
 Where all were brave, it is hard to think that 
 some must lie unhonored among the dead. The 
 undiscovered heroes who fell upon this field, and 
 whose fame will be unsung, are worthy of a 
 thought of reverence from those who saw them 
 fall ; and, while we gather at this monument of 
 our illustrious chief to do him honor, let us lay 
 one flower of eulogy upon the graves of those 
 who fought so nobly, and who died "unknown." 
 
 It is passing strange that mortuary honors are 
 often the first that men receive from their neigh 
 bors. The man who moves unrecognized among 
 
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 the level crowd, will one day be esteemed a hero 
 for his deeds ; and when the hand we never 
 touched in life has crumbled into grave-dust, 
 we twine the laurel leaf, and crown a name. 
 Grave-glories are not like mornintr-odories. 
 
 o o o 
 
 The latter wither while the sun is at the zenith ; 
 the former blossom when the sun of life is set. 
 So he who suns himself beneath the favor of 
 the passing hour, may be forgotten by the 
 
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 changing" crowd ; but his the lasting honor and 
 the fame, whose deeds and praise live after he 
 is dead. May the memory of these heroes in 
 spire within our breasts a love for liberty and 
 country, that shall remain a noble ideal for our 
 children when we, too, have passed away. And 
 when they gather at these graves, in coming 
 years, may they remember that those who fell 
 fought not for glory, but for principle. 
 
 Among the treasures brought from Cyprus is 
 an intaglio head, engraved on amethyst. Every 
 line is executed in delicate detail ; but though 
 the hand that graved it has crumbled in the 
 dust for ages, the perfect features in the stone 
 remain to tell the story of the unknown artist s 
 skill. Yet more enduring than amethyst is prin 
 ciple. Precious stones may perish, but an idea 
 will live. The soldiers who lie buried here, and 
 those who fell on other fields, fought for an idea, 
 and left a legacy which will outlast both bronze 
 and sculptured stone. Let us resolve that what 
 ever is true in the ideal for which they fought 
 shall live in the government they died to sustain. 
 
 As we assemble here to-day, some one may 
 
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 ask : " Was there need of such a sacrifice of life 
 and all these wasted years of reconstruction since 
 the war?" But have these years been wasted? 
 Has this cemetery been peopled with the dead 
 in vain ? The lessons of experience are not too 
 costly if they are learned. We cannot hurry 
 Providence. The momentum of events is meas 
 ured by their magnitude. Time moves with 
 measured tread, unheeding our impatience. It 
 has taken more than two decades to readjust 
 the movement of our national life along the line 
 of human progress. 
 
 History pauses to correct its earlier mistakes ere 
 it fills up its later pages. A quarter century has 
 not yet sufficed to reveal the full meaning of that 
 four years struggle. The great events presaged, 
 and the grand ideal of national integrity enun 
 ciated, will fill a century with their development. 
 
 If we glance backward to the outbreak of the 
 war, we will find the country was in the condition 
 to meet some great trial ; to need some strong 
 convulsion. Our constitution had been wisely 
 framed, but it could not be adjusted to the vary 
 ing conditions of the age, without a jar in the 
 
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 movement somewhere. The fair structure of our 
 Temple of Liberty could not longer be sustained 
 on the corner-stone of slavery. The foundations 
 were weakening, while above the dome, where 
 hung the Flag of Freedom, the air was heavy 
 with the sulphurous breath of latent battle rage. 
 At length the gathering storm broke on the land. 
 The pen had done its work. Embittered passions 
 had refused to yield, and statesmanship had faulted. 
 It was time the sword, unsheathed, should 
 pierce the cloud, and let the lightnings loose, to 
 clear the air from fratricidal hate, and doubt, and 
 discontent. Then came the signal gun at Sum- 
 ter ; and then came the hurrying multitudes from 
 North and South, to test their issues on the field 
 of strife. Thus the war began that made, and un 
 made, history. It lifted into prominence men fitted 
 to be leaders, and gave to obscure localities a 
 record as enduring as time. To such a place our 
 feet have turned to-day, that we might study at 
 this later hour the record of that three days battle 
 field,- the turning point of General Lee s success, 
 and place among the monuments erected here in 
 honor of the dead, the statue of a chief whose 
 memory we revere. 
 
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 Among the illustrious soldiers whose valor has 
 given renown to each locality on this historic 
 field, the name of (Gen.) Warren is closely asso 
 ciated with the glories of Little Round Top. 
 Standing here, we can see the angle that indicates 
 the "high-water mark of the rebellion" that 
 swelling flood of Southern victory that dashed 
 against the living wall of Union breasts, and, 
 beaten back, bore on its refluent tide the shat 
 tered prestige of the pride and valor of Lee s 
 Invincibles. 
 
 But, on the previous day, here Warren stood, 
 and checked the advancing march of the invad 
 ing foe, that threatened to overwhelm the height. 
 
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 Had he been absent, or less able to meet the 
 crisis, the high-water mark of the gray line of 
 battle would have missed the " bloody angle," 
 and the "clump of trees," and by the way of 
 Round Top, and one day earlier, would have 
 swept the army of the North from its victorious 
 front, and spread its volume of invasion through 
 this broad commonwealth. Here it is fitting that 
 
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 this monument should stand, and tell to coming 
 
 o 
 
 ages the story of his alertness, and military pre- 
 
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 science ; and, standing here on this the anniver 
 sary of his death, it is well to pause, and dwell a 
 moment on the record of his life. 
 
 Gouverneur Kemble Warren, the hero of the 
 day, and of this eminence, was born at Cold- 
 Spring-on-the-Hudson, January 8, 1830. Cradled 
 amid the highlands of that storied river, his infant 
 ears were daily assailed by the sound of the morn 
 ing and evening gun at West Point, and his boy 
 hood s ardor was aroused by the strains of martial 
 music that floated across the stream. Living 
 within sight of the Academy, and a frequent vis 
 itor to it, we can imagine how the associations 
 and traditions of that locality would fill the mind 
 of the ambitious youth with ardent aspirations 
 for a military career. Having passed through 
 the schools of his native place, he spent one 
 year at a neighboring academy, and then his 
 desires were fulfilled, and at the age of sixteen 
 he received his cadet appointment, graduating 
 July i, 1850, standing second in a class of forty- 
 four members. He was at once assigned to the 
 corps of Topographical Engineers, in the grade 
 of Brevet Second Lieutenant. In this congenial 
 
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 sphere he found ample scope for his investiga 
 tions in different branches of science, and through 
 out life he maintained his fondness for these pur 
 suits as a relaxation from the more arduous 
 duties of his profession. 
 
 Time will not permit, neither will the occasion 
 justify me in making more than a passing allusion 
 to the events of this period of his life. " As an 
 assistant to Captain Humphrey, he was engaged 
 upon the investigations and surveys of the Missis 
 sippi delta. While employed in these duties he 
 compiled a map of the then wilderness lying west 
 of the Mississippi, and conducted three separate 
 expeditions in Dakota and Nebraska." In the pur 
 suit of these investigations he passed through the 
 eastern, southern, and western outskirts of the 
 " Black Hills," and was the first explorer of that now 
 famous locality. Thus the interval between his 
 graduation and his return to West Point as an 
 instructor was filled with those active and diver 
 sified duties which made up the eventful life of 
 an officer of the Engineer Corps on the frontier. 
 Nor was the service without peril. The Indian- 
 infested forests and the blizzard-swept plains tried 
 
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 both nerve and endurance. " While serving on the 
 staff of General Harney he ran the gauntlet of dan 
 ger through the Indian country as the bearer of 
 dispatches," and there displayed that courage and 
 sagacity which were afterwards conspicuous on 
 larger fields of action. By these varied experi 
 ences the young lieutenant was being fitted for 
 positions of graver responsibility, and the field of 
 more imminent danger, to which his country would 
 later call him. Steadily, studiously, faithfully, 
 amid the heats of summer and the rigor of winter 
 he met each call of duty. With an ambition as 
 laudable as it was aspiring, he sought to make 
 the most of his opportunities, and to cultivate 
 the brilliant natural talents with which he was 
 endowed. As among his classmates in the acad 
 emy he easily led the majority, so among his 
 associates in the field his abilities were recog 
 nized, and his pre-eminence maintained. 
 
 From the scientific pursuits of a military engi 
 neer, to the position of Assistant Professor of 
 Mathematics in the halls of his Alma Mater, was a 
 natural transition for one of his acquirements ; and 
 there the call to arms found him. The alarm of war 
 
that filled the North with the spirit of military 
 ardor had awakened a responsive thrill in the 
 heart of the young professor, and, obtaining leave 
 of absence for that purpose, he accepted the posi 
 tion of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fifth New York 
 Volunteers, which was early tendered to him. 
 This regiment, with which his fame became 
 identified, was composed of material above the 
 average ; men who had been attracted to the 
 organization by the prestige of a name famous 
 in the annals of the New York State Militia. As 
 soon as organized, it displayed those characteris 
 tics of individuality and excellence, which made 
 the name of " Duryee Zouaves" synonymous 
 with all that was highest in soldierly attainments. 
 Early at the front, it received its first baptism of 
 fire at Big Bethel, where Warren revealed those 
 traits of coolness and good judgment which were 
 conspicuous elements of his nature. The regiment 
 was soon ordered to Baltimore, to suppress the 
 turbulence of the Southern sympathizers, and there 
 the young Lieutenant-Colonel was called to the 
 command, on the promotion of its organizer. To 
 the perfection of the regiment, already well drilled 
 
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 in the school of the militia, Warren brought the 
 thoroughness of the regular army routine. On 
 Federal Hill he gave them practical lessons in the 
 school of the engineer, and on the adjacent squares 
 he drilled them in manual and manoeuvre, until 
 they reached that point of excellence which made 
 them afterward the pride of the Army of the Po 
 tomac, and obtained for them the distinction of 
 being brigaded with General Sykes Division of 
 Regulars, when they were ordered to the Peninsula. 
 He knew his men and trusted them, and that trust 
 was never abused. Those for whom he did so 
 much did much for him, and in the hour of need 
 they never failed him. When later he was taken 
 from their immediate command, they followed his 
 career with affectionate pride, and every honor he 
 won was cheered by his old command. What, 
 then, more fitting than that to those faithful 
 admirers should fall the pleasant service of plac 
 ing this monument in position, and dedicating it 
 to his memory ? 
 
 The story of General Warren s advancement is 
 the history of the Army of the Potomac. From 
 Yorktown to Five Forks, each battle was the 
 
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 field of his achievements, and each disaster 
 was mitigated by his skill and energy as a staff 
 or general officer. At Hanover Court House 
 he commanded a brigade. At Games Mills his 
 command lost heavily, and he was wounded. At 
 Malvern Hill he repulsed the enemy, and saved 
 the remnant of our army. At Manassas, by 
 the sacrifice of 249 out of 490 soldiers of his 
 own regiment, he covered the withdrawal of the 
 corps. At Antietam and Fredericksburg, he was 
 ever the same capable, efficient, and daring com 
 mander. At Chancellorsville, on Marye Heights, 
 and in the action at Salem, his star was ever 
 seen where the storm-clouds of battle raged 
 fiercest. On the 8th of June, 1863, he was 
 appointed Chief Engineer of the Army of the 
 Potomac, and it was while serving in this 
 capacity, on the staff of General Meade, that he so 
 signally contributed to the repulse of the enemy 
 on the 2d of July, and gave occasion for this 
 gathering to commemorate the turning-point of 
 battle on that fateful day. But for his fore 
 sight and energy, the field of Gettysburg would 
 not only be the cemetery of our dead, but, in 
 
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 the words of an able military critic : " It 
 might have been the grave of the Union." 
 
 After Gettysburg the arena broadens, and with 
 larger command came the opportunity for more 
 honorable distinction. Appointed Major-Gen 
 eral of Volunteers, on August 8, he was assigned 
 to the temporary command of the Second Corps ; 
 and at Bristoe Station he displayed brilliant 
 generalship, in holding Hill s two divisions in 
 check, until, by a happy manoeuvre, he extricated 
 himself from a dangerous situation. At Mine 
 Run he had the moral courage to risk the sac 
 rifice of his future prospects, when he saw that 
 the assault he was commanded to make could 
 only result in the useless slaughter of his men. 
 
 At length, assigned to the permanent com 
 mand of the Fifth Corps, the steady march of 
 events bears him on the tide of successful gen 
 eralship and well-earned distinction, until the 
 moment of the crowning victory and sorrow of 
 his life. It was at the assault on the last line 
 of the enemy at Five Forks, when, after fight 
 ing their way through the woods, our troops hav 
 ing halted for a moment, Warren leaped forward, 
 
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 and, seizing the flag of his corps, he led his 
 cheering followers to victory. Speaking of this 
 act, Swinton says : " The history of the war 
 presents no equally splendid illustration of per 
 sonal magnetism." Such, also, is the witness of 
 those present, who beheld the gallant leader of 
 this glorious charge. But, when the hand was 
 lifted in glad exultation to seize so well-won 
 and so hard-contested a prize, suddenly it was 
 stricken to his side by a blow that, all unfore 
 seen, and undeserved, fell with sudden force, 
 and shattered every soldierly aspiration. Too 
 proud to murmur at the unequal rewards of 
 distinguished services, the sword of a hero was 
 sheathed at that hour, never to be drawn again. 
 The professional employments that filled the 
 remainder of his career are recorded in the annals 
 of the War Department. Resigning his com 
 mission in the Volunteer Service, at the close 
 of the war, he returned to the pleasing duties 
 of the Engineer Corps, where his cultivated tastes 
 and scholarly accomplishments fitted him for the 
 prominent appointments he received. His love 
 for his country, and his recognition of its claims, 
 
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 made w him faithful to the varied interests that 
 were intrusted to his care. But, while the wrong 
 that had been done him ever cried for redress, 
 no obligation was slighted, no professional service 
 neglected, no just claim unheeded. Although 
 faithful to every call of duty, and earning well 
 the honors and rewards that still came to him, 
 the lofty sense of right that always actuated 
 him could not rest under the cloud that shadowed 
 his military renown. With that indomitable per 
 sistence that was natural to him, he sought to 
 undo the wrong of the past. Thus fifteen years 
 were spent in useless sacrifice and heart-wearying 
 anxiety, in the vain attempt to make justice 
 bandage her eyes with righteousness, and not 
 with prejudice. But when the irreversible was 
 decreed, the strength of his soul was turned to 
 bitter weakness, and he who never shrunk from 
 living foe, turned from the prejudiced misjudgments 
 of changeable popular favor to one whose faith had 
 kept her close to God, when he was standing 
 here, so close to death, and whose heart had 
 never failed him in those after years of bitter, 
 unavailing struggle for the right. And he found 
 
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 other tried and loyal friends, who stood unshaken 
 in their unyielding faith and friendship. Out 
 side the circle of these true hearts the then 
 misunderstanding crowd might doubt and ques 
 tion, but we who knew the man so well, and 
 read his heart so clearly, were never blinded by 
 a decision that did not decide, nor swayed by 
 the movements of the bending multitude. Here, 
 on the spot where he stood when the rising sun 
 of prosperous favor was aspiring towards the 
 zenith of his fame, we place his monument. 
 History attests the justice of the situation. General 
 Doubleday says : " This eminence should have 
 been the first point held and fortified by us early 
 in the day, as it was the key of the field ; but 
 no special orders were given concerning it, and 
 nothing but Warren s activity and foresight saved 
 it from falling into the hands of the enemy." 
 Here let him stand in bronze who once stood 
 here in life, and with his presence filled a fatal 
 gap left in the troops alignment ; and where his 
 energy and ardor met the eager assault of a 
 confident enemy, and turned ,a threatened disas 
 ter into glorious victory. 
 
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 There is an old saying : " It is the unexpected 
 that always happens." This is a truism when 
 applied to military strategy. All praise to him 
 who, when the unexpected comes, is found prepared 
 to meet it. God has stationed his sentries on the 
 hill-tops of Time to guard the danger-points along 
 the line of His developments. Who can doubt 
 that Warren was the Sentinel of Providence to 
 guard against a surprise which would have been 
 disastrous to our army, and fatal to our cause ? If 
 he had not stood where in silent semblance he 
 now stands, and met the unexpected at this un 
 guarded point, there would have been no third 
 clay s fight at Gettysburg ; and the story of Pick- 
 ett s gallant charge, and its no less heroic repulse, 
 would never have made the page of history brighter 
 with its record of daring and undoing. 
 
 As we gaze upon these features cast in bronze, 
 upon the soldierly form, and the expectant atti 
 tude, we seem to catch the inspiration of the mo 
 ment, and to see, as then he saw, the imminence of 
 the crisis. The figure stands alert, aroused, intent, 
 as if conscious of a moment of destiny. He has 
 caught the ^leamin^ of rifle-barrels amid the foli- 
 
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 age of the trees. They reveal the presence of the 
 enemy. The aroused instinct of the trained sol 
 dier perceives that Hood is about to sweep down 
 upon our left. He takes in at a glance the full 
 meaning of the movement. Not that this or that 
 corps will be sacrificed, but that the results of 
 all the long marches, sieges, and battles of the 
 Army of the Potomac would be lost, and the whole 
 phase of the war would be changed. That the 
 Army of Virginia would become the Army of 
 Invasion, and the North would have to fight to 
 defend its hearthstones. That the long withheld 
 aid and comfort of alien nations would be extended 
 from across the sea. That from the situation of 
 an almost vanquished, disheartened and impover 
 ished foe, the Confederacy would stand forth 
 as an allied power, with aid unstinted, resources 
 unlimited, and a position invulnerable. For an 
 instant, with the prescience of a prophet, he 
 beholds these possible results of the impend 
 ing movement ; then, with a word of warning to 
 the signal man beside him, he turns with head 
 long rush for relief. Can we doubt that in that 
 supreme moment of anxiety his heart went out in 
 
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 eager longing for the men of his old command ? 
 Is it chance that at this moment the remnant of 
 his old regiment is approaching ? As if conscious 
 of their loved commander s peril, they were press 
 ing forward anxious to be in the fray, not know 
 ing where they first would feel the enemy ; and as 
 Warren, in his hurried quest for help, and they 
 with eager response to an unknown guiding, are 
 drawing nearer, what joy fills his heart as he sees 
 the men he longs for advancing ; and with what a 
 shout they recognize the leader they most admire! 
 It needs but a word of explanation to their com 
 mander, then comes the struggle for the possession 
 of this hill. At last they have found their true di 
 rection. Where Warren leads the way the men 
 he trained would never doubt or question, and while 
 he turns to bring them aid, they reach the crest 
 of the hill, and here, and not one moment too soon, 
 they feel the edge of the strife, and the hot flame of 
 the battle fans their cheeks. Then followed the 
 conflict, as hand-to-hand with Hood s veterans they 
 struggle for the prize of Round Top, the " key to 
 the whole position of Gettysburg," as it is called 
 by the Confederate General E. M. Law, who com 
 manded the attack. 
 
Could these stones speak, what stories they 
 might tell ! For hours the battle raged where we 
 now stand, and rock, and soil alike were wet with 
 tears of human blood. Here Vincent fell, and 
 Weed, and Hazlitt, and O Rorke ! What costly 
 sacrifices for these wind-swept rocks ! But the 
 sacrifices are not too great when estimated in the 
 gauge of war. This hill-top was the high-road to 
 the North, if Hood had been successful. These 
 rocks were priceless that barred his progress. 
 Each boulder was a breastwork for a Union sol 
 dier. Each crevice formed a shelter for our men 
 to thwart the purpose of the foe, who, all too soon, 
 had claimed the prize. Here our brave troops 
 held their position hour by hour, and when the 
 shadows of the night fell on the scene, and hushed 
 the hideous clamor of the fight, they held it still ; 
 and held it on the morrow, and held it for this day, 
 that here, again assembling where they fought, they 
 might once more clasp hands, and in this sculp 
 tured presence speak of him who was the hour s 
 man, whose promptitude and generalship made 
 victory possible. 
 
 In summing up the character of Gen. Warren 
 
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 we must be brief. It is not well to weary patience 
 with our praise. Some one has said he was ambi 
 tious. Let us be thankful that he was. A lov 
 ing hand has written these words : u Ambition 
 seemed inborn with him, not so much from a 
 desire for fame, but from a sense of duty to do 
 well whatever he undertook, and a hope to be 
 of service to his fellow men." If to be ambitious 
 means to be a better student, a greater soldier, a 
 truer friend, then let ambition rule where none 
 are wronged, and all are helped by better lead 
 ership. If he had not been ambitious, there would 
 have been no Warren Monument to dedicate to 
 day. 
 
 As might have been expected in a man with 
 his tenacity of purpose, he was unswerving in 
 devotion to the cause in which he believed. 
 For years he studied the questions that aroused 
 sectional antagonism, and when the hour came 
 he was prepared for the issue. From that time 
 until the close of the war, no toil could be too 
 severe, no sacrifice too great, no trial too exact 
 ing, to advance the interest of the government 
 he honored, and the service he so much loved. 
 
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 No side issue could distract him, no falsehood 
 blind him. Throughout he clearly saw the one 
 duty of suppressing the Rebellion, and to it 
 every energy of his will, and every faculty of 
 his mind was directed. 
 
 He belonged to a profession that is not ashamed 
 to die poor. When a fortune could be made 
 by losing a battle, and the future assured against 
 want by a false move in strategy, all honor to 
 the sword-bearers who kept their blades bright 
 from the rust of corruption. The soldier, whose 
 fame we honor, avoided many an opportunity to 
 obtain wealth unworthily, by turning his back 
 on temptation, and keeping his eye steadfast on 
 duty. When millions were springing up like 
 mushrooms along the bloody trail of war, he 
 would not stoop from the lofty altitude of hero, 
 to ply the trade of huckster in the spoils of the 
 conquered. A single purpose animated him, to 
 bring to a speedy issue the strife of brotherhood, 
 by striking hard, and doing utmost damage where 
 it was needful ; but preventing all wanton 
 destruction of property, and opposing the need 
 less effusion of blood. And thus the end of the 
 
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 war found him comparatively poor, but rich in 
 honor and renown, and those heart treasures 
 that are beyond all price. 
 
 Those who never penetrated the circle of his 
 official reserve, or who only saw him in the rage 
 of battle, could little understand the kindness of 
 his heart. As a child, he was remarkable for 
 gentleness. He was known at home as "The 
 tender-hearted boy ;" and later in life, among the 
 Indians of the plains, he was called "The good 
 Lieutenant." Even long familiarity with scenes 
 of strife, and the carnage of the battle-field, could 
 not harden him to human suffering. Writing to 
 his brother, on this subject, he said : "I do not 
 feel it much in my own person, but I sympathize 
 so much with the suffering around me, that it 
 seems at times I can hardly endure it." Those 
 who knew him intimately have heard him relate, 
 with keen appreciation, the following incident : 
 When, after a long and fatiguing march and 
 battle, he had thrown himself on the ground 
 for needed rest, upon awakening he found a 
 soldier s coat thrown over him. " Some poor 
 fellow," he said, " had deprived himself of it in 
 his kind thought for me." 
 
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 Thus we behold the Soldier and the Man. 
 Kind, true, and brave, with a contempt for mere 
 showiness and pretence, he had respect for solid 
 worth wherever found. In his relations to his 
 brother officers of the volunteer service, he was 
 always appreciative of true merit, never allow 
 ing his prejudices in favor of academic training 
 to interfere with the recognition and promotion 
 of military genius. If he saw a star ascendant, it 
 challenged his admiration and esteem, whether 
 it came from West Point, or a village school. 
 
 In the semi-civil position he occupied after the 
 close of the war, his interest in the social life 
 around him was always very marked. Although 
 naturally reserved, he was never a recluse ; and 
 while he was intensely appreciative of domestic 
 joys, yet in every place he lived his public ser 
 vices, and private worth, procured for him the 
 warm attachment of personal friends. This ap 
 preciation was shown in their recognition and 
 praise of his professional achievements, and brill 
 iant intellectual and social qualities, and their 
 unobtrusive sympathy with him in the great sor 
 row of his life. Living, they gladly called him 
 
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 friend, and when dead, they sought to perpetuate 
 his memory with mortuary honors. 
 
 Among the distinctions that attach to his fame 
 none is more significant than the fact that so 
 many localities aspired to the privilege of having 
 this monument placed in their midst. While 
 Newport holds his precious dust, and decorates 
 his grave, Cold-Spring, his birth-place, asserts its 
 earlier claims to recognition, and West Point en 
 vies Gettysburg. Here let it stand through com 
 ing years, among the monuments of this great 
 battlefield. 
 
 O Warren ! stand as firmly fixed in all our 
 hearts as thou art planted in this solid rock ! The 
 hand of man has carved the base for other stat 
 ues, but this sure pedestal was wrought by a 
 mightier hand. As firmly as the everlasting hills, 
 so shall it stand, unmoved by heat or frost or 
 passing tempest-tumult, with unchanged attitude 
 of watchfulness, as if intent to guard our future 
 as he did our past. And when our lips are mute, 
 and in the grave s dark gloom our eyes have lost 
 their sight, may he, still standing here, behold 
 the coming grandeur of our elder age ; a nation 
 
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 living in the unity of peace, whose sons have 
 learned the lessons of their father s bitter past. 
 Then there will be no North ! no South ! but 
 one broad, prosperous country under Freedom s 
 Flag. And when another century has run its 
 course, and men shall ask : " Who placed this 
 statue here ?" Then let tradition answer : " Those 
 who loved him best." And when the record in 
 scribed upon this tablet shall be obscured by 
 Time s effacing hand, let later history write this 
 epitaph. 
 
 Among the heroes of undying fame, whose 
 names are written on the Nation s heart, there 
 never lived a truer patriot than 
 
 WARREN. 
 
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 
 
 JAMES B. FISKE, 
 MAURICE F. SULLIVAN, 
 WILL D. SAPIIAR, 
 WM. H. HORTON, 
 JAMES E. WEIR, 
 PHILIP MARGRAF, 
 A. S. MARVIN, 
 GEORGE H. MEYERS, 
 
 PRESIDENT. 
 
 - ist VICE-PRESIDENT. 
 
 2d VICE-PRESIDENT. 
 
 RECORDING SECRETARY. 
 
 ASSISTANT RECORDING SECRETARY. 
 
 FINANCIAL SECRETARY. 
 
 TREASURER. 
 
 SERGEANT- AT-ARMS. 
 
 ROLL OF THE ASSOCIATION. 
 
 Agnus, Genl. Felix 
 Atkins, Capt. A. J. 
 Brennan, John 
 Boyle, John 
 Bullwinkle, Henry 
 Bollett, Fred. 
 Blatz, Charles 
 Bowne, Charles 
 Callahan, James 
 Carroll, Edward 
 Catlin, Hon. George L. 
 Carroll, John 
 Christian, H. P. 
 Coats, Maj. Andrew 
 Cole, John J. 
 Campbell, Jr., George W. 
 Cochran, James 
 Carney, Thomas II. 
 Dipple, George W. 
 Dumont, Lieut. T. S. 
 Davenport, Alfred 
 Davis, D. P. 
 Dobiecki, G. F. 
 Duryee, Genl. Abram 
 Duryea, Genl. Hiram 
 
 Duryea, Col. George 
 
 Didier, Frank A. 
 
 Delany, Thomas 
 
 Fiske, James B. 
 
 Forman, George W. 
 
 Finley, Benjamin F. 
 
 Finch, John K. 
 
 Forbes, C. V. G. 
 
 Flood, A. II. 
 
 George, Alex. J. 
 
 Glimm, J. C. 
 
 Gilligan, Lieut. Pat k 
 
 Gillen, John 
 
 Hancock, James 
 
 Ilorton, Abram 
 
 Horton, William II. 
 
 Haines, Thomas 
 
 Hoffman, Capt.Wm., U. S. A. 
 
 Hamilton, J. C. L. 
 
 Hallett, George W. 
 
 Jones Henry 
 
 Kent, William J. 
 
 Kirby, Lieut. N. C. 
 
 Kretzler, A. C. 
 
 Keyser, Lieut- Henry 
 
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 Livingston, Alfred 
 Lang, Max. 
 Lyon, Alfred 
 Luyster, Wm. H. 
 Leach, Wm. R. 
 Murray, James R. 
 Margraf, Philip 
 Mahony, James 
 McConnell, Capt. James 
 Munnie, Robert 
 Marvin, Col. A. S. 
 McGeehan, Capt. John 
 Meyers, George H. 
 Mahoney, Victor D. 
 Meagher, Daniel J. 
 Magner, Robert 
 McGrath, Charles 
 Neuber, Chris. A. 
 Patterson, James 
 Powell. Alonzo 
 Powell, Abel 
 Perrin, Alfred M. 
 Randall, Frank B. 
 Sullivan, Maurice F. 
 Smith, Maj. John M. 
 
 Strachan, Robert W. 
 Smith, C. W. 
 Saphar, Will. D. 
 Savoie, Charles II . 
 Stoddard, W. W. 
 Seaman, R. E. 
 Sloat, William B. 
 Seaman, Richard 
 Talfor, R. B. 
 Tobin, James II . 
 Tucker, Robert C. 
 Tucker, Samuel II. 
 Tiebout, Samuel II. 
 Tappen, Edward M. 
 Uckele, Lieut. W T m. 
 Vanderoef, A. T. 
 Vredenburgh, Wm. H. 
 Wilson, Lieut. Philip L 
 Weir, James E. 
 Whiteside, Edward 
 Wust, John 
 Wilson, Charles H. 
 Webb, James W. 
 Walters, William 
 
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 HONORARY MEMBERS. 
 
 Comte de Paris, (France) 
 Davies, Gen. Henry E. 
 Davies, Gen. J. Mansfield 
 Meyers, Lieut. Augustus 
 Teasdale, Charles E. 
 Hussey, Capt. George A. 
 Scott, Capt. Walter 
 Isbell, Adelbert 
 
 Bartlett, Col. C. G., nth U. S. Inf. 
 Clark, Lieut. Frank M. 
 Walker, Maj. John II. 
 
 Foster, 
 
 Smith, Capt. John, I2th U. S. Inf. 
 Locke, Gen. Fred. T. 
 Creighton, Dr. John 
 Keefe, Maj. Keefe S. O. 
 Fraser, James S. 
 Hopper, Col. George F. 
 Limbeck, John C. 
 Meyer, Col. Anton 
 Johnson, Dr. Lawrence 
 Cotton, Capt. J. P. 
 Miller, Lieut. James 
 Rev. I. M. 
 
 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. 
 
 O Neill, Daniel | Gilpin, John 
 
 Robley, Gen. H. G., British Royal Artillery. 
 
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 
 
 Abbot, Gen. Henry L., U. S. A New York. 
 
 Abbot, Edwin II Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 Abell and McKee Newport, R. I. 
 
 Acker, P. B : New York. 
 
 Allerbach, Col. P. H Washington, D. C. 
 
 Ameli, Alonzo Greenpoint, L. I. 
 
 Anderson, Elbert J Newport, R. I. 
 
 Attleton, S. F Newport, R. I. 
 
 Astor, John Jacob Newport, R. I. 
 
 Atwater, John C Newport, R.I. 
 
 Austin, W. M Newport, R. I. 
 
 Atkins, Capt. A. J New York City. 
 
 Amory, Lieut. C. W Boston, Mass. 
 
 Agnus, Gen. Felix Baltimote, Md. 
 
 Ayres, Gen. R. B., U. S. A St. Augustine, Fla. 
 
 Barrett, E. M Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Baldwin, H. C Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Black, W. R Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Bass, Prof. E. W West Point, N. Y. 
 
 Bradford, Capt. J. H., U. S. A Fort Clark, Texas. 
 
 Bradley, Sergt. T. D., U. S. A De Land, Fla. 
 
 Barstow Stove Co New York. 
 
 Brandes, Victor A Brooklyn. 
 
 Babcock, N. D New York. 
 
 Baker, A. D Newport, R. L 
 
 Barger, Samuel F Newport, R. I. 
 
 Barker, Alexander Newport, R. I. 
 
 Barker Brothers Newport, R. I. 
 
 Bancroft, George Newport, R. I. 
 
 Baker, Judge Newport, R. L 
 
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 Blaiss, E. C Newport, R. I. 
 
 Barstow, D. H Newport, R. I . 
 
 Bradford, Joseph Newport, R. I. 
 
 Belmont, August Newport, R. I. 
 
 Best, Col. C. L., U. S. A Newport, R. I. 
 
 Bedlow, Hon. Henry Newport, R. I. 
 
 Beckwith, N. M Newport, R. I. 
 
 Barrett, Joseph Newport, R.I. 
 
 Biesel and Sons, II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Brown, T. G Newport, R. I. 
 
 Brown, Lewis Newport, R. I. 
 
 Boyle, P. J Newport, R. I. 
 
 Brown, J. A ; Newport, R. I. 
 
 Brown, G. G Newport, R. I. 
 
 Bull, Jr. , Henry Newport, R.I. 
 
 Beaver, Mrs New York. 
 
 Belmont, A. A New York. 
 
 Belcher, Henry W New York. 
 
 Bentzoin, Bvt.-Lt. Col., U. S. A Fort Snelling, Minn. 
 
 Brennan, John Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Bennett. Col. D. F Baltimore, Md. 
 
 Bird, J. F New York. 
 
 Birch, George D Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Bilson, John Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Boutcher, Joseph H Greenport, L. I. 
 
 Boden, J. S New York. 
 
 Boylan, Matthew Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Bogart, P. Luyster New York. 
 
 Bogart, Charles C New York. 
 
 Bogart, Alfred M New York. 
 
 Blunt, Col. Charles E., U. S. A New York. 
 
 Bucklyn, Capt J. K Mystic Bridge, Conn. 
 
 Bumpus, Col. L.I) Washington, D. C. 
 
 Buck, George Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Burdett, W New York. 
 
 Bykeeper, C Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
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 Bryson, Post 225 Watsontown, Pa. 
 
 Case, Major A. B Vernon, N. Y. 
 
 Carolen, Thos Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Carrington, Edward H Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Carroll, Edward New York. 
 
 Carroll, Mrs. E New York. 
 
 Carroll, Miss A New York. 
 
 Carroll, Miss C New York. 
 
 Clancy, Michael Soldiers Home, Dayton, O. 
 
 Campbell, Jr., Geo. VV New York. 
 
 Cain, Henry I New York. 
 
 Carroll, John New York. 
 
 Catlin, Hon. Geo. L. , U.S. Consul Zurich, Switzerland. 
 
 Campbell, Capt. Jas. B., U. S. A Fort Monroe, Va. 
 
 Cadwalader, Gen l Chas. E Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 Chamberlain, Gen l T. E Wethersfield, Conn. 
 
 Clark, E. R Oxford, Mich. 
 
 Clark, Col. A. M Belleville, N. J. 
 
 Chevalier, Samuel Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Chevalier, J. L Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Creamer, Edward S New York. 
 
 Chester, Col. Walter T New York. 
 
 Cheney, A. C New York. 
 
 Cammack, Addison Newport, R. I. 
 
 Calvert, Geo. H Newport, R. I. 
 
 Carson, A. H Newport, R. I. 
 
 Chace . . .Newport, R. I. 
 
 Carley, Francis D Newport, R. L 
 
 Carry, John J Newport, R. I. 
 
 Cottrell, C. M Newport, R. I. 
 
 Cole, C. M Newport, R. I. 
 
 Coggeshall, John S Newport, R. I. 
 
 Crosby, Jr., John II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Cornell, Geo. F Newport, R. I. 
 
 Covell. Jr., W. K Newport, R. I. 
 
 Collins, Geo Newport, R. I. 
 
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 Cotton, Capt. J. P Newport, R. I. 
 
 "C" Newport, R. I. 
 
 Cottrell, J. II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Cummings, R. F Newport, R. I. 
 
 Costello, J. G Newport, R. I. 
 
 Colton, Wm. II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Campbell, James Greenpoint, N. Y. 
 
 Campbell, R. C Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Clancey, J New York. 
 
 Chase, Cornelius S., Post 50 Titusville, Pa. 
 
 Christian, H. P Greenport, L. I. 
 
 Clitz, Gen l H. B., U. S. A Detroit, Mich. 
 
 Cohn, M. H New York. 
 
 Crouchley, F. J New York. 
 
 Corrigan, Wm Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Cole, John J New York. 
 
 Cole, A. O New York. 
 
 Couzen, L New York. 
 
 Cronin, M Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Coen, M Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Conran, Thos Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Coleman, Major F. W Gettysburg, Pa. 
 
 Coykendall, S. D Rondout, N. Y. 
 
 Cross, Capt. Abram, C. S. A Houston, Texas. 
 
 Curry, John W Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Cummings, T. A., U. S. A Fort Benton, Mont. 
 
 Childwold, Addison St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. 
 
 Davis, D. P New York. 
 
 Davis, II. B New York. 
 
 Day, Gen l H., U. S. A Morristown, N. J. 
 
 Davis, W. H Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Davis, Simeon Newport, R. I. 
 
 Daniels, Geo. F Newport, R. I. 
 
 Danaby, C. V Newport, R. I. 
 
 Dickey, Hugh T Newport, R.I. 
 
 Dockray, Geo. M Newport, R.I. 
 
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 Dews, Thos Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Dempsey, Col. Thos Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Didier, Frank A New York. 
 
 Diehle, Jr., G New York. 
 
 Dick, J. N New York. 
 
 Dobiecki, Geo. F Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 D. Co., i4th Regt., N. G. S. N.Y Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Don, Sergt. Jas. M.. U. S. A Fort McDermit, Nev. 
 
 Dodge, Alfred New York. 
 
 Duryea, Genl. Hiram. New York. 
 
 Duryea, Col. George Glen Cove, L. I. 
 
 Duryee, Genl. Abram New York. 
 
 Drum, Col. W. F., U. S. A Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 Drum Corps, yth Regt., N. G. S. N. Y New York. 
 
 Daly, Robt. F New York. 
 
 Eckhard, Herman New York. 
 
 Eckhard, Ernest New York. 
 
 Ernst, Major O. II Houston, Texas. 
 
 Eddy, J. A Newport, R. I. 
 
 Emmons, A. B Newport, R. I. 
 
 Eddy, G. A Newport, R. I. 
 
 Erwin, T. S Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Ennis, J. J New York. 
 
 Edge, R. I New York. 
 
 Farley, Chas Boston. 
 
 Flanigan, Thos Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Flandrau, Dr. Thos. M Rome, N. Y. 
 
 Franklin, W. B. . . : Newport, R. I. 
 
 Faeber, P Newport, R. I. 
 
 Freeman, F. D Newport, R. I. 
 
 Fiske, Josiah M Newport, R. I. 
 
 Fitts, D. B Newport, R.I. 
 
 Foster. John Newport, R.I. 
 
 Frosch, C. F Newport, R. I. 
 
 Freelon, Jas New York. 
 
 Fleming, John Jamaica, L. I. 
 
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 French, G. A New York. 
 
 Fiske, Jas. B New York. 
 
 Finch, John K Astoria, L. I. 
 
 Finley, Benj. F New York. 
 
 Fisher, Jas New York. 
 
 Forman, Geo. W New York. 
 
 Frost, II New York. 
 
 Fuller, J. B Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Fuller, Thos. S New York. 
 
 Flynn, Jos. C Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Fifth Army Corps, Society of the New York. 
 
 Garrison, J. T Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Gardner, Wm , . . Brooklyn. 
 
 Galbraith, Alvan S Soldiers Home, Dayton, O. 
 
 Gannon, Patrick Soldiers Home, Dayton, O. 
 
 Gantt, Col. Thos. T St. Louis, Mo. 
 
 Grady, Wm New York. 
 
 Graham, John New York. 
 
 Garretson, F. P Newport, R. I. 
 
 Greene, Jere J . . Newport, R. I. 
 
 Greene, W. O Newport, R. I. 
 
 Greene, F. W Newport, R. I. 
 
 Gibbs, Theo. R Newport, R. I. 
 
 Gibson, Joseph Newport, R. I. 
 
 Gilpin, John. Newport, R. I. 
 
 Glover, John II Newport, R.I. 
 
 Goelet Robert Newport, R. I. 
 
 George, Alexander J New York. 
 
 Green, Mrs New York. 
 
 Greely, Genl. A. W., U. S. A Washington, D. C. 
 
 Gillen, John Soldiers Home, Dayton, O. 
 
 Ginnen, Dennis Soldiers Home, Dayton, O. 
 
 Gilbert, Joseph . Soldiers Home, Dayton, O. 
 
 Gilpin, John Soldiers Home, Dayton, O. 
 
 Gibbon, Genl. John Yancouver Barracks, Wash. Terr. 
 
 Gibbud, Duncan D _. . . .Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
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 Giebelhouse, H. A New York. 
 
 Goodyear, Ed. B Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Goerwitz, Carl New York. 
 
 Guier, Geo. F Baltimore, Md. 
 
 Hall, B. C Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Hinckley, W. F Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Hawley, A Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Harrington, E Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Hayes, Robert Soldiers House, Dayton, O. 
 
 Hammond, Genl. John Crown Point, N. Y. 
 
 Harris, J. C Venango, Pa. 
 
 Halliday, Capt. Frank S New York. 
 
 Halsted, Col. George Blight Elizabeth, N. J. 
 
 Hallett, George W Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Hamilton, J. C. L Stapleton, S. I. 
 
 Hard, Hubert Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Haines, Thomas New York. 
 
 Harvey, J New York. 
 
 Hartmann, Eugene Newport, R. I. 
 
 Hazard, Hazard & Co Newport, R. I. 
 
 Hammett, Joseph Newport, R. I. 
 
 Hammett, Fred. M Newport, R. I. 
 
 Hammett, Clarence .Newport, R. I. 
 
 Hammett. C. E Newport, R. I. 
 
 Herrmann, Geo. O Newport, R. I. 
 
 Hayward, A. II. Newport, R. I. 
 
 Howard, John Newport, R. T. 
 
 Horgan, P. II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Howard, J. Nelson Newport, R. I. 
 
 Ilorton, Jere. W Newport, R. I. 
 
 Honey, Hon. S. R Newport, R. I. 
 
 Heap, U. P Washington, D. C. 
 
 Hendricks, Arthur Washington, D. C. 
 
 Hinckley, Dr. W Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Ilotchkiss, H. S Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Horton, William H New York. 
 
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 Horton, Abram New York. 
 
 Holwill, W. F New York. 
 
 Hopper, Col. George F New York. 
 
 Hopper, Rev. James H New York. 
 
 Hoadley, John Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Hotchkiss, Burr M Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Hojer, George W New York. 
 
 Horcher, Herman E New York. 
 
 Holder, James P New York. 
 
 Hussey, Capt. George A New York. 
 
 Hurst, W. II New York. 
 
 Hugenin, George Syracuse, N. Y. 
 
 Hutzelmann, D New York. 
 
 H., Jr., W. C New York. 
 
 H., W. V New York. 
 
 Heath, Aug Long Island City. 
 
 Irish Brigade (an admirer) Dayton, O. 
 
 Inches, Dr. Chas. E Boston, Mass. 
 
 Irwin, Col. R. B Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 Jameson, John New York. 
 
 Jansen, Wm New York. 
 
 Jennison, Capt. J. A Utica, N. Y. 
 
 Jones, Col. DeLancey Floyd, U. S. A New York. 
 
 Johnson, Dr Lawrence New York. 
 
 Jones, Henry New York. 
 
 Jones, C "New York. 
 
 Johannes, Col. J. G Washington, D. C. 
 
 " Jack" Newport, R. I. 
 
 Jennings, A.P Newport, R. I. 
 
 Jones, Pryce Newport, R. I. 
 
 Khard, Wm . C New York. 
 
 Kenney, John II Greenport, L . I. 
 
 Kent, Wm. J .New York. 
 
 Kretzler, A . C New York. 
 
 Kreig, Michael Phoenicia, N . Y. 
 
 Kennedy, Wm.D., Post 42 New York. 
 
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 Kirby, N.C Brooklyn. 
 
 King. Vincent C New York. 
 
 Knight, John G. D New York. 
 
 Kuntz, John Brooklyn, N . Y. 
 
 Kiemle, B Ansonia, Conn. 
 
 Kiefer, Daniel Waterbury, Conn. 
 
 Knox, Capt . Andrew . Uanbury, Conn. 
 
 Kelley, Geo Newport, R.I. 
 
 King & McLeod Newport, R.I. 
 
 Kingsland, W. M Newport, R.I. 
 
 King, David Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lang, Max Brooklyn, N . Y. 
 
 Lawton, Chas. II Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lawton, W. S Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lawton, Jr., W. H Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lawton, T. A Newport, R.I. 
 
 Landers, A. C Newport, R . I. 
 
 Lawrence, Prescott Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lawrence, John Newport, R . I. 
 
 Lanigan Newport, R.I. 
 
 Langley, John A Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lamed, Thos. L Newport, R.I. 
 
 Littlefield, Geo. A Newport, R.I. 
 
 Livingston, H. T Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lorrilard, Louis S . . . Newport, R . I. 
 
 Low, A. A Newport, R.I. 
 
 Low, Josiah O Newport. R.I. 
 
 Lockrow, H. J . . . . Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lyon, Jos. M Newport, R.I. 
 
 Lutz, John P New York. 
 
 Lyon, Alfred Fort Lee, N. J. 
 
 Lewis, Geo. N New York. 
 
 Leach, W. R Brooklyn, N . Y. 
 
 LePard, W. A Brooklyn, N . Y. 
 
 Liscom, Capt. E. II., U. S. A Fort Brown, Texas. 
 
 Livingston, Alfred New York. 
 
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 Little, II . T New York. 
 
 Lindmark, John New York. 
 
 Lodge, P. C Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Lorenzen Bros New York. 
 
 Locke, Genl. Fred. T New York. 
 
 Lowery, Col. J. S Utica, N.Y. 
 
 Ludwig, Chas. H New York. 
 
 Marvin, S. S Pittsburgh, Pa. 
 
 McGill, P. H Baltimore, Md. 
 
 McEwen, V. II Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 McCabe, Michael Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 McConnell, Capt. James New York. 
 
 McKeever, Jacob W Brooklyn. 
 
 McCullough, Capt. John W Rowlandville, Md. 
 
 Magner, Robert Englewood, N. J. 
 
 Mather, C. R New York. 
 
 Mack, James New York. 
 
 McElroy, W ... New York. 
 
 McMahon, P New York. 
 
 McKeever, Gen l Chauncey, U. S. A San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 May, J. O Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Marvin, Col. A. S New York. 
 
 Mahoney, Victor D New York. 
 
 Marquand, Henry G New York. 
 
 Mallon, Lieut. T. II Brooklyn. 
 
 Marx, Emanuel New York. 
 
 Mardell, Smith New York. 
 
 McGeehan, Capt. John Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Meagher, Dan l J . New York. 
 
 Meyer, Col. Anton New York. 
 
 Michelfelder, Theo New York. 
 
 Miller, S. M New York. 
 
 Miller, J. A Austin, Nevada. 
 
 Miles, Genl. Nelson A., U.S. A Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 Milhau, Genl. John J New York. 
 
 Maine 2Oth Regt . Assoc Maine. 
 
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 Morse, Isaac A Naugatuck, Conn 
 
 Maloney, D New York 
 
 Moon, Jos. H Naugatuck, Conn 
 
 Monsell, Carlos H Plainfield, N. J 
 
 Montgomery Club Brooklyn, N. Y 
 
 Morgan, D. T Philadelphia, Pa 
 
 Morris, Genl. W. H New York 
 
 Morse, Robert Naugatuck, Conn 
 
 Moran, Jr., Thos New York, 
 
 Murphy, Wm. J Naugatuck, Conn 
 
 Munnie, Robert Philadelphia, Pa 
 
 Munsell & Co. , Eugene New York 
 
 Meyers, Lieut. Augustus New York 
 
 Murphy, Mortimer Brooklyn, N. Y 
 
 Mulhall, Lieut. S. J., U. S. A Falls Church, Va 
 
 Marvel & Gash Newport, R. 
 
 Merritt, Geo. W Newport, R. 
 
 Marin, Capt. M. C., U. S. N Newport, R. 
 
 Marquand, Henry G Newport, R. 
 
 Morehouse, C. P Newport, R. 
 
 M. , W. J Newport, R. 
 
 Meade, Col. Geo Philadelphia, Pa 
 
 Martin, T. F Newport, R. I 
 
 M., B. M Naugatuck, Conn 
 
 Nathan, Lewis Brooklyn, N. Y 
 
 Neuber, C. A Brooklyn, N. Y 
 
 New England Monument Co New York 
 
 Neal, Jas. A Baltimore, Md 
 
 Noonan, Joseph New York 
 
 Nordstrom, Olaf . ... New York 
 
 " Newporter " Newport, R. I 
 
 Neilson, Mrs. Fred. Newport, R. I 
 
 Newport One Price Clothing Co Newport, R. I 
 
 Nichols, Wm Newport, R. I 
 
 Norman, II. F Newport, R. I 
 
 Norman, G. II Newport, R. I 
 
O Grady, Capt. John D Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 O Neill, Daniel Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Owen, Capt. Chas. H Hartford, Conn. 
 
 O Leary, John New York. 
 
 O Brien, John New York. 
 
 Osborne, Dr. Geo. S Boston, Mass. 
 
 O Neill, T. J Newport, R. I. 
 
 O Connor, John Newport, R. I. 
 
 "O., E." Newport, R. I. 
 
 Osgood, W. II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Parke, Genl. John G., U.S. A West Point, N. Y. 
 
 Pray, J. L White House, O. 
 
 Page, J. M Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Platt, Luther. S Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Patterson, Genl. Robert E Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 Peck, A ... Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Phelps, Judge C. W Baltimore, Md. 
 
 Powell, Abel Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Porter, Genl. Fitz John New York. 
 
 Powell, Dr. Seneca D New York. 
 
 Potts, Capt. J. Newport Baltimore, Md. 
 
 Powers, William A Brooklyn. 
 
 Pullen, Col. Frank D Bangor, Me. 
 
 Post, George C Yonkers, N. Y. 
 
 Pell, Mrs. Duncan Newport, R. I. 
 
 Perry, Joseph Newport, R. I . 
 
 Perry, G. S Newport, R. I. 
 
 Pinard, Charles Newport, R. I. 
 
 Pritchard, George A Newport, R. I. 
 
 Powers, Thomas Newport, R. I. 
 
 Towel, Major John Hare Newport, R.I. 
 
 Potter, Mrs. Julia B Newport, R. I. 
 
 Quackenbush, G. . . , New York. 
 
 Quinnett, Edward Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 " Q.". Newport, R. I. 
 
 Randolph, Major Wallace F., U. S. A Governor s Island, N. Y. 
 
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 Randall, Frank M Brooklyn. 
 
 Rennert, John C New York. 
 
 Richards, H New York. 
 
 Rice, Jas. C., Post No. 29 New York. 
 
 Rice, Philip M New York. 
 
 Rinnsland, Chas New York. 
 
 Rossing, Denis New York. 
 
 Rock, John . . .San Jose, Cal. 
 
 Rutan, Thos. B Brooklyn. 
 
 Richardson, Capt. C. A Canandaigua, N. Y. 
 
 Rankin, Dr. F. II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Read, H. E Newport, R. I. 
 
 Riggs, Wm Newport, R. I. 
 
 Richards, B. II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Robbins, S. Rowland . Newport, R. I. 
 
 Rogers, Fairman Newport, R. I. 
 
 Roeder, Geo. C Newport, R. I. 
 
 Rosengarten, J. G Newport, R. I. 
 
 Rogers, John Newport, R. I . 
 
 Rooney, II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Sadly, John II New York. 
 
 Schwab, C New York. 
 
 Schaffer, F. F Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Saunders, M. E Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Savoie, Chas. II New York. 
 
 Saphar, Will I) Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 Strachan, Robert W New York. 
 
 Smack, Robert Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 Staadhof, L Brooklyn, N. V. 
 
 Saber, Capt. II. S Little Rock, Ark. 
 
 Sweeny, James E Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Sweeny, Ed Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Sears, I lenry Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Sears, Capt. Clinton B., U. S. A St. Paul, Minn. 
 
 Stevens, Iliel S Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Sweitzer, Genl. N. B., U. S. A Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Terr. 
 
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 Sweitzer, Genl. J. B.. U. S. A Pittsburgh, Pa. 
 
 Schwenk, Ernst Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Sweeney, James - Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Sweeney, John M Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Stein, Francis Greenpoint, N. Y. 
 
 Stell, Geo. M New York, 
 
 Slevin, H. S Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Stewart, A New York. 
 
 Steinhart, Israel New York. 
 
 Seaman, R. E Plainfield, N. J. 
 
 Squires, C. N Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Smith, R. M Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
 Smith, H. J New York. 
 
 Smith, Major John M New York. 
 
 Smith, J. L Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 Smith, Capt. R. Burnett Passaic, N. J. 
 
 Skinner, Capt. E. C Detroit, Mich. 
 
 Schriver, Genl. Ed. , U. S. A Washington, D. C. 
 
 Sinclair, Geo Stamford, Conn. 
 
 Siegel, Gen. Franz New York City. 
 
 Simon, Major F. W Baltimore, Md. 
 
 Schofield, Genl. John M., U. S. A Governor s Island, N.Y. 
 
 Sloan, Hon. Sam New York. 
 
 Slocum, Genl. H. W Brooklyn, N.Y. 
 
 Strong, W. L New York. 
 
 Stott, F. II New York. 
 
 Schonwald, C. G New York. 
 
 Strobel, Joseph New York. 
 
 Sumner, John M New York. 
 
 Sullivan, Maurice F New York. 
 
 Sheehan, D. W Newport, R. I. 
 
 Stanley & Mortimer Newport, R. I. 
 
 Sands, Fred. P Newport, R. I. 
 
 Satterlee, Dr. F. LeRoy Newport, R. I. 
 
 Savage & Tibbetts Newport, R. I. 
 
 Stewart, John Newport, R. 1. 
 
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 Sherman, A. K Newport, R. I. 
 
 Sherman, B. B. II Newport, R. I. 
 
 Sheffield. VV. D Newport, R. I. 
 
 Seabury, T. M Newport, R. I. 
 
 Sherman, A. P Newport, R. I. 
 
 Spingler, W. F Newport, R. I. 
 
 Shields, C. W Newport, R. I. 
 
 Smith, Gideon Newport, R. I. 
 
 Smith, Townsend Newport, R. I. 
 
 Swinburne, II Newport, R. I. 
 
 vSlocum, Geo. S Newport, R. I. 
 
 Smith, J. B. F Newport, R. I. 
 
 Smith, Howard Newport, R. I. 
 
 Southwick, J. M. K Newport, R. I. 
 
 " S., H" Newport, R. I. 
 
 Slocum, Ex-Mayor Newport, R. I. 
 
 Soldier, an Old Newport, R. I . 
 
 Swinburne, Ex-Mayor, Hon. W. J Newport, R. I. 
 
 Scott, II. D Newport, R. I. 
 
 S. & Co., W. L New York. 
 
 Taber, Capt. II. S New York. 
 
 Talfor, Capt. R. B Houston, Tex. 
 
 Tappen, Edward M . New York. 
 
 Tailer, W. II New York. 
 
 Taylor. Col. John Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 Taylor, Charles New York. 
 
 Tilton, W. S Newtonville, Mass. 
 
 Tolles, Col. F. W Naugatuck, Conn. 
 
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GOUVERNEUR KEMBLE WARREN, 
 
 No. 1451. CLASS OF 1850. 
 
 DIED AUGUST 8, 1882, AT NEWPORT, R. I., AGED 52 YEARS. 
 
 It would be useless to attempt within our narrow limits 
 to review the life-work of a man so distinguished in many 
 fields of honorable ambition as was General WARREN. His 
 scientific record will find a place in the memoirs of the 
 National Academy of Sciences, of which he was long a 
 member. It is peculiarly for us, sons of a common alma 
 mater, to cherish the memory of his soldierly achieve 
 ments, which have reflected honor upon ourselves and upon 
 our profession. 
 
 GOUVERNEUR KEMBLE WARREN was born on January 8, 
 1830, at the village of Cold Spring, within hearing of the 
 morning and evening gun at West Point. He was the 
 fourth in a family of twelve children eight sons and four 
 daughters. As a boy he was educated at the schools of 
 his native place, and for one year at Kinsley s Classical 
 and Mathematical School near West Point, where he was 
 a student when his Cadet appointment was received. He 
 entered the Military Academy on July i, 1846, at the early 
 age of sixteen, and was graduated on July i, 1850, stand- 
 Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Association of the Graduates of the U. S. 
 Miltiary Academy Annual Reunion of June 12, 1883. 
 
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 ing second in a class of forty-four members. He was at 
 once assigned to the Corps of Topographical Engineers, 
 in the grade of Brevet Second Lieutenant. 
 
 The first duty which devolves upon a young officer often 
 exerts an enduring influence upon his professional character; 
 and Lieutenant WARREN was fortunate in the experience 
 which he gained as assistant to Captain (now General) 
 Humphreys upon the investigations and surveys of the 
 Mississippi delta. The work was onerous, and peculiar 
 circumstances threw him into more than usually intimate 
 relations with his chief, for whom he formed a strong 
 personal attachment, which lasted through life. 
 
 Lieutenant WARREN S first opportunity for original re 
 search occurred in 1854, when he was assigned to the duty 
 of compiling a general map of the region west of the Mis 
 sissippi. The country was then a wilderness intersected by 
 a few lines of reconnoissance, and the work demanded 
 laborious and judicious analysis. The resulting map and 
 memoir, dated in 1858, exhausts all valuable material from 
 the earliest discoveries to its date, and will remain a stand 
 ard historical authority. This work was performed under 
 the pressure of other duties and largely at night. Dur 
 ing its progress he devoted much labor to the joint 
 report (1854) of Captain Humphreys and himself upon Pa 
 cific Railroad explorations, and also conducted three 
 separate explorations in Dakota and Nebraska. 
 
 The first of these explorations was made as the Engi 
 neer officer of General Harney s staff, in his campaign 
 against the hostile Sioux, memorable for the victory of 
 Blue Water Creek, on September 3, 1855. One little inci 
 dent connected with this expedition illustrates WARREN S 
 character. He had been sent up the Missouri to Fort 
 
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 Pierre on duty, while the column was forming at Fort 
 Kearny. Time was lacking to rejoin General Harney by 
 water before the march began. The direct overland route 
 (300 miles) led through the heart of the enemy s country and 
 was wholly untraveled and unknown. Against the earnest 
 advice of his brother officers at Fort Pierre, including the 
 commanding officer, who regarded his destruction as cer 
 tain, WARREN organized a little band of seven half-breeds 
 and prairie men, successfully made the march in two 
 weeks, and mapped his route. This exploit, apparently 
 so rash, was in truth the result of an intelligent study of 
 the chances. The weather was yet too warm for the prob 
 able formation of roaming war parties, especially as it was 
 the season for making "sweet corn." By using no tents 
 or fires at night, and by marching under cover of dark 
 ness when near an enemy, WARREN reasoned that the 
 well armed and alert little band could run the gauntlet 
 and he was right. Throughout his life he never lacked 
 sagacity to plan or courage to execute. 
 
 Lieutenant WARREN S explorations of 1856 and 1857, 
 covering many hundred miles, were made with small par 
 ties among powerful and semi-hostile tribes, for the pur 
 pose of obtaining the information necessary for subduing 
 them, and for opening the country to civilization. He 
 was the first explorer of the now celebrated Black Hills, 
 passing through their eastern, southern and western out 
 skirts. His well digested report and military map of 
 Nebraska and Dakota have been of great value, both in 
 the development of the country and for the scientific 
 information that they contain. 
 
 After nine years of this varied and active service, Lieut 
 enant WARREN was ordered in 1859 to West Point, in 
 
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 the department of mathematics, and he remained there 
 until the outbreak of the civil war. 
 
 He brought to the strife an intellect fitted for high 
 command, a courage which knew no fear and shrunk from 
 no responsibility, a judgment ripened by responsible duties, 
 an earnest patriotism free from fanatical bias, and an 
 energy so indomitable that it carried his delicate frame 
 through labors and exposures which broke down many men 
 of stronger physique. Like most soldiers of conscious 
 ability, he despised the vulgar arts and clap-trap which 
 form the stock-in-trade of coarser natures ; and his mag 
 nanimity to the vanquished equaled his stubborn persis 
 tence during the contest. 
 
 The position of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fifth New 
 York Volunteers was very early tendered to Lieutenant 
 WARREN ; and having received a leave of absence with per 
 mission to accept a volunteer command, he was mustered 
 into the service in that grade on May 14, 1861. The 
 regiment, as soon as organized at Fort Schuyler, was 
 ordered to General Butler at Fortress Monroe, and at once 
 proceeded south by sea. It came under fire for the first 
 time in the affair at Big Bethel, fought on June 10, 1861, 
 where Lieutenant-Colonel WARREN was conspicuous for 
 coolness and good judgment. He was the very last to 
 leave the field, having remained to rescue at the risk of 
 his life the body of his friend, Lieutenant John T. Greble, 
 Second Artillery the first in our little band of regular 
 officers to die for the cause of national unity. WARREN 
 went back with about ten men, on learning of his death, 
 and leaving them under cover advanced alone and carried 
 the body in his arms to an abandoned limber, which was 
 then drawn off by the party. 
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 On August 31, 1861, he was promoted to be Colonel of 
 the Fifth New York. During the remainder of the year 
 the regiment was stationed in Baltimore, where it was 
 engaged in constructing the large earth-work on Federal 
 Hill, and in receiving the thorough drilling which made 
 it confessedly one of the very best regiments in the ser 
 vice.* 
 
 When the Army of the Potomac moved to the Peninsula 
 in the Spring of 1862 the Fifth New York accompanied 
 it. Before Yorktown it formed part of the siege train 
 under the command of General Barry, Chief of Artillery, 
 Colonel WARREN in addition doing much personal recon- 
 noitering of the enemy s lines as an Engineer. The regi 
 ment was in camp near General McClellan s headquar 
 ters ; and no officer who witnessed the daily dress parades 
 of his 800 soldiers in brilliant Zouave uniform and splen 
 didly drilled, could fail to recognize the skill of the 
 young Colonel as a disciplinarian and regimental com 
 mander. 
 
 After the advance began (on May 24), Colonel WARREN 
 was assigned to the command of the Third Brigade in 
 Sykes Division of the Fifth Army Corps, consisting of his 
 own and two other Infantry Regiments, a Cavalry Regi 
 ment and a Light Battery. With this Brigade he covered 
 the extreme right of the army ; and took part in the cap 
 ture of Hanover Court House ; the pursuit of Stuart s 
 cavalry after the brilliant raid round our rear (marching 
 
 * The Prince de Joinville in 1862, in writing of our volunteer army, said : 
 " Sometimes an officer of the regular army, desirous of distinguishing himself, 
 and having enough of influence in his State, raised a regiment and obtained from 
 it an admirable result. Thus, a young Engineer Lieutenant named WAKKKN was 
 marvelously successful with the Fifth New York Regiment, of which he was the 
 Colonel. That regiment served as Engineers and Artillery in the siege of York- 
 town ; and having again become Infantry conducted itself as the most veteran 
 troops at the battles of the Chickahominy, where it lost half its force." 
 
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 his Infantry 43 miles in 37 hours) ; the battle of Games 
 Mill, where he was slightly wounded, and his horse was 
 twice shot under him ; the affair at Malvern Hill on 
 June 30, and the great battle there of the following day. 
 The Brigade lost 60 or 70 men killed and 150 wounded 
 in these operations, chiefly in the battle of Games Mill, 
 and Colonel WARREN was highly commended for gallantry 
 and good conduct. 
 
 After leaving the Peninsula, Colonel WARREN S brigade 
 was landed at Aquia Creek and took part in the move 
 ments of the Fifth Corps to reinforce General Pope. In 
 the desperate battle fought near Manassas, on August 30, 
 249 out of the 490 soldiers of his own regiment were 
 killed and wounded, and his bull-dog tenacity did much 
 to cover the withdrawal of the remnants of the Corps. 
 
 Recommended by his superior officers, and urgently 
 pressed by General McClellan, he was appointed on Sep 
 tember 26, 1862, Brigadier-General of Volunteers for dis 
 tinguished conduct at the battle of Games Mill. He had 
 in the meantime been engaged with his brigade in the 
 Maryland campaign and the battle of Antietam. His com 
 mand passed through Harper s Ferry on November i, 
 marched to Falmouth, and took part in the Rappahannock 
 campaign and the battle of Fredericksburg. 
 
 While the army lay in the winter cantonments General 
 WARREN did much individual work in reconnoitering and 
 correcting the maps; and finally, on February 2, 1863, he 
 was ordered as Chief Topographical Engineer to the staff 
 of General Hooker, who had just assumed command of 
 the Army of the Potomac. The two Corps of Engineers 
 were consolidated by Act of Congress approved March 3, 
 1863 ; and on June 8, General WARREN was appointed 
 
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 Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac, acting in 
 that capacity until August 12. During the six months in 
 which he thus served on the staff, his papers prove that 
 he discharged highly responsible duties. In the Chan- 
 cellorsville campaign he took a gallant part in the action 
 of Orange Pike, the storming of Marye s Heights, and the 
 battle of Salem. 
 
 Few better illustrations of the intensity of life at this 
 time can be given than the circumstances attending Gen 
 eral WARREN S marriage with Miss Emily F. Chase, of 
 Baltimore, then residing with her father in that city. 
 Hastening from the front, he arrived at 9 P. M. on 
 June 17; was married at noon; and on the 2oth 
 was back at his post actively engaged in the movement 
 toward Gettysburg. The life-long sympathy and love of 
 his noble wife lightened many hours of despondency under 
 the burden of wrongs which otherwise might have proved 
 unendurable to a man of his proud and sensitive nature. 
 
 At Gettysburg, where he was slightly wounded, General 
 WARREN brilliantly distinguished himself as an engineer 
 staff officer. On the second day of the battle (July 2d), 
 after a personal examination of the right of the line near 
 Gulp s Hill, where an offensive movement on our part was 
 in contemplation, he was drawn to the left by Long- 
 street s furious attack. At the moment when Hood, 
 having outflanked Sickles Corps, was thrusting forward 
 his right, WARREN had fortunately reached the bold and 
 rocky spur called Little Round Top the key to the whole 
 Union position. It was entirely undefended, although 
 occupied as a signal station. Appreciating the vital im 
 portance of the Confederate movement, WARREN ordered 
 the signal men, who were preparing to avoid capture by 
 
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 flight, to continue waving their flags and thus preserve a 
 semblance of occupation while he hurried for troops. He 
 soon encountered the head of Sykes column hastening 
 to support Sickles, and assumed the responsibility of 
 diverting Vincent s brigade to seize and occupy the hill, 
 using General Meade s name as his staff officer. How 
 gallantly this movement was executed in a desperate hand- 
 to-hand conflict, in which Vincent and Weed, O Rorke 
 and Hazlitt, and hundreds of other soldiers in blue laid 
 down their lives, is a matter of history. It was one of 
 the many turning points of this, the supreme battle of 
 the war, and but for WARREN S military coup d ceil and 
 prompt acceptance of responsibility, Gettysburg might 
 now be known as the grave of the Union. 
 
 The passage of the Potomac after the battle of Gettys 
 burg afforded an illustration of the curious expedients 
 upon which the success of engineer operations often de 
 pends. The pontoons had been scuttled, and, as was 
 supposed at the time, destroyed, in the preliminary 
 operations of the campaign. It now became necessary to 
 patch and repair the shattered boats at once; and at 
 General WARREN S personal suggestion, this was done suc 
 cessfully with cracker-boxes obtained from the Subsistence 
 Department. 
 
 On August 8 General \VARREN was appointed Major- 
 General of Volunteers, to date from May 3, when he had 
 distinguished himself with General Sedgwick s column at 
 the storming of Marye s Heights and the battle of Salem. 
 On August n he was assigned to the temporary com 
 mand of the Second Corps. He had thus in two years, 
 without influence other than the recommendations of 
 his commanding officers, fairly fought his way from the 
 command of a regiment to that of an army corps. 
 
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 His first important service in this grade occurred in 
 Lee s flank march upon Centreville, in October, 1863. On 
 the night of the i3th, when the Confederate Army reached 
 Warrenton, the Second Corps, forming the rear guard of 
 the Army of the Potomac, bivouacked at Auburn,, distant 
 only about five miles. Neither army commander knew 
 accurately the position or line of march of the other, but 
 both were manoeuvering to bring on a decisive battle. 
 The march ordered by General Meade for the Third, 
 Fifth, and Second Corps on October 14 lay along the 
 Alexandria Railroad toward Centreville, Lee s supposed 
 objective. During the night of October 13 General Stuart, 
 with a brigade of cavalry, found himself entangled among 
 the Second Corps, and just before daylight opened sud 
 denly with artillery upon the camp fires of Caldwell s 
 division. An infantry attack by General Ewell followed 
 promptly from the opposite direction. Although repelled, 
 these attacks delayed the Second Corps ; so that when 
 it reached Bristoe Station, a small gap existed between 
 its leading division (Webb s) and the rear of the Fifth 
 Corps, next in advance. The head of General A. P. HilTs 
 Corps struck this gap and immediately attacked. The 
 moment was critical, but General WARREN, who was on 
 the spot, was equal to the emergency. With the utmost 
 promptitude his two leading divisions were faced to the 
 left and hurried forward under fire to seize the railroad 
 embankment and cut, thus securing a strong line. A sharp 
 attack by General Hill in line of battle was vigorously 
 repulsed, and 450 prisoners, 2 stands of colors, and 5 
 pieces of artillery were captured. WARREN held this posi 
 tion for some hours with a force of less than 8,000 men, 
 confronting the whole of Hill s Corps (numbering about 
 
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 17,000 men), gradually increased by the whole of Ewell s 
 Corps during the afternoon. At dark he was reinforced 
 by part of the Fifth Corps ; and during the night was 
 ordered to continue his march toward Centreville. He 
 crossed Bull Run about 4 A. M. with his wounded and 
 captures, having in 24 hours twice repulsed the enemy in 
 superior force and marched over 25 miles. The total loss 
 of the Second Corps in killed and wounded was 433 
 officers and enlisted men ; and of the Confederates, in 
 killed and wounded, 782 officers and enlisted men. Gen 
 eral Humphreys, then Chief of Staff of the Army of the 
 Potomac, writes : " The handling of the Second Corps in 
 this operation, and the promptitude, skill and spirit with 
 which the enemy was met were admirable, and might form 
 an excellent model for the conduct of the rear guard." 
 
 General Meade, in an order published to the Army, said: 
 " The skill and promptitude of Major-General WARREN 
 and the gallantry and bearing of the officers and soldiers 
 of the Second Corps are entitled to high commendation." 
 
 General WARREN S next conspicuous service was in the 
 Mine Run movement of November, 1863. On the 29th, 
 with his own Corps and a division of the Sixth, he 
 reached a position on the extreme right of the enemy, 
 which, after careful examination, he reported favorable for 
 assault. General Meade ordered a combined attack, to 
 begin by an assault by WARREN S command (reinforced 
 during the night by two divisions of the Third Corps) 
 at 8 o clock on the following morning. At daylight Gen 
 eral WARREN discerned that the opportunity had passed; 
 for during the night reinforcements had arrived and had 
 so strongly entrenched the position as in his belief to 
 
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 render its capture hopeless. He had the moral courage 
 to assume the responsibility of suspending the movement ; 
 and General Meade, after an immediate personal inspec 
 tion, confirming his judgment, the useless effusion of blood 
 was spared. This action of a young General in tempo 
 rary command of a Corps, displaying a willingness to sac 
 rifice his own future prospects rather than squander the 
 lives of his soldiers, illustrates the character of the man. 
 
 At the reorganization of the Army of the Potomac into 
 three Corps for the Richmond campaign, General WARREN 
 was assigned by the President (March 24, 1864) to the 
 permanent command of the Fifth Corps. Space is lacking 
 to trace his personal career during the year in which he 
 held this high command. It will find a place in every 
 true history of the war. Suffice it to say that he played a 
 conspicuous and honorable part in the battles of the Wil 
 derness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Bethesda Church, Cold 
 Harbor, and especially in the numerous battles around 
 Petersburg. Everything that ability and skill, and personal 
 gallantry and devotion to the cause could do, WARREN 
 did ; and he received the highest reward of a successful 
 General the confidence, the love and the support of his 
 soldiers. This latter is no vague statement ; but is based 
 upon the personal knowledge of the writer at the time, 
 confirmed by many letters from officers of distinction now 
 on file. Indeed the wildly enthusiastic greeting of the 
 whole Fifth Corps, on its return through Petersburg, 
 establishes its truth beyond cavil. 
 
 We come now to the battle of Five Forks. The oper 
 ations which culminated in this decisive action are fully 
 established by sworn testimony before the Court of In 
 quiry which General WARREN, after nearly fifteen years of 
 
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 persistent effort, succeeded in obtaining from the Presi 
 dent. Space permits a brief summary only of the more 
 salient points ; but history cannot now fail to do him 
 ample justice. 
 
 At sunset of March 31 the Fifth Corps occupied the 
 extreme left of the Union position ; and General Sheri 
 dan s cavalry was at Dinwiddie Court House distant 
 about five miles to the left and rear. Both had been 
 severely attacked during the day, and the latter was still 
 confronted by infantry and cavalry. At 8:40 P. M. Gen 
 eral WARREN himself suggested that he be allowed to 
 move in force against the rear of the enemy operating 
 against General Sheridan. On his own responsibility, as 
 early as 5 P. M., he had dispatched a strong brigade with 
 orders to attack that force ; and in consequence of this 
 movement the Confederates withdrew during the night 
 from General Sheridan s front. 
 
 About 7 A. M. of April i, the Fifth Corps and the 
 cavalry effected a junction, and under command of Gen 
 eral Sheridan prepared for a combined attack upon the 
 enemy then at Five Forks, a detached position about four 
 miles to the westward of the Confederate main intrenched line 
 before Petersburg. The country was much wooded. The 
 cavalry was early disposed along the enemy s front, the 
 Fifth Corps (12,000 men) being left massed at J. Bois- 
 seau s until ordered forward about i P. M. About 4 P. M. 
 it had advanced about 2^ miles, and formed near Gravelly 
 Run Church ready to assault. 
 
 General Sheridan s purpose was to crush and turn the 
 Confederate left flank with the Fifth Corps, at the same 
 time assaulting their line of battle in front with his cavalry. 
 
 The Fifth Corps advanced as directed by General Sheridan, 
 
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 Ayres division on the left, Crawford s on the right, 
 and Griffin s in reserve. The indicated point of attack 
 lay too far to the right. Ayres soon received a sharp 
 fire on his left flank from the return which formed the 
 extreme left of the Confederate position. He promptly 
 changed front, assaulted and finally handsomely carried this 
 angle, taking many prisoners. This movement left the 
 other divisions advancing in air with only a cavalry force 
 to oppose them, and WARREN hastened in person to change 
 Crawford s direction to the left, having previously sent 
 orders to Griffin to move to his left and come in on the 
 right of Ayres. The country was- rough and wooded, and 
 the position of the enemy had been supposed by General 
 Sheridan to extend much more to the eastward than was 
 actually the case. Hence the primary importance of these 
 movements, in order to bring the whole Fifth Corps into 
 action. 
 
 In this difficult task WARREN was everywhere first with 
 Crawford s division, establishing the new line of advance ; 
 then with Griffin, directing him upon the enemy lying along 
 the west side of the Sydnor field whose exact position 
 he had just discovered by drawing their fire upon him 
 self ; then to Ayres, finding him in possession of the 
 angle with many prisoners ; then back to Crawford, and 
 conducting the advance through the woods so as continu 
 ally to outflank the enemy in his attempt to form new 
 lines to cover his natural retreat (the Ford Road) and 
 to hold the position at the forks. Finally Crawford s divi 
 sion, still accompanied by WARREN, and having swept 
 everything before it, found itself on the east side of the 
 Gilliam field, but somewhat disorganized by the fighting 
 
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 through difficult woods. Confronting it on the west side 
 was a new and last line of the enemy slightly intrenched. 
 
 Here a pause occurred, and personal magnetism seemed 
 called for to lead on the troops, who for the moment had 
 lost their organizations in the confusion. WARREN hav 
 ing discharged the more pressing duty of directing the 
 whole force of his Corps upon the enemy, now found 
 time to yield to his natural impulse. He seized his head 
 quarters flag, rode into the opening, and calling on the 
 color-bearers to advance, led the charge. His horse fell 
 dead under him close to the enemy s lines ; an orderly 
 by his side was killed; and his own life was probably 
 saved by the gallant act of Colonel Richardson, Seventh 
 Wisconsin, who sprang between him and the enemy, 
 receiving a severe wound. This charge put an end to all 
 resistance. Surrounded by his captures and flushed with 
 victory, WARREN sent back a staff officer to report to 
 General Sheridan and ask for further orders. 
 
 These orders came in writing. They relieved him from 
 the command of his Corps and ordered him to report to 
 General Grant. 
 
 If the bullet which killed his horse had pierced the 
 heart of the rider, WARREN, like Wolfe dying upon the 
 Heights of Abraham, would have gone down in history 
 the hero of the battle. This order, more cruel than the 
 bullet, doubtless caused his death after seventeen years of 
 suffering which intimate friends who understood his sensi 
 tive organization can alone appreciate. It is pitiful that 
 one of his last requests was to be laid in the grave 
 without the usual military ceremonial, without soldierly 
 emblems on his coffin or uniform upon his body. The 
 iron had entered his soul. 
 
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 General Grant, on April 3, assigned him to the com 
 mand of the defences of Petersburg and the South Side 
 Railroad, and on May 14 he was transferred to the im 
 portant command of the Department of Mississippi ; but 
 on May 27, as soon as he felt assured that the fighting 
 was over, he resigned his volunteer commission of Major- 
 General, and returned to duty as Major in the Corps of 
 Engineers. He received several brevets in the regular army 
 for gallant and distinguished services in battle, but with 
 such a record as his they need not be named. 
 
 Of his services in the civil branches of his profession 
 since the war, I shall here say nothing. They covered 
 a wide range of subjects, and would give him prominence 
 among eminent engineers in any country. The Corps order 
 of General Wright, announcing his death, contains the 
 following fitting tribute to these labors : u In scientific in 
 vestigations General WARREN had few superiors; and his 
 elaborate reports on some of the most important works 
 which have been confided to the Corps of Engineers are 
 among the most valuable contributions to its literature." 
 
 The lives of few graduates more perfectly illustrate the 
 fruits of what we are proud to call West Point culture 
 than that of General WARREN. Everything with him was 
 subordinated to duty, and he put forth his whole strength 
 in whatever he had to do. His tastes were cultivated 
 and refined, and his reading in both literature and science 
 was extensive. A man of warm affections and sympathetic 
 nature, he was ever ready to listen to the cry of distress. 
 Even after his long experience in war, the misery of the 
 wounded and the severe hardships of all his soldiers in 
 some of the winter movements south of Petersburg, so 
 touched his heart that he wrote to his brother : " I do 
 
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 not feel it much in my own person, but I sympathize so 
 much with the suffering around me that it seems at 
 times I can hardly endure it." He is now peacefully at 
 rest beyond the reach of praise or censure ; but his 
 memory is a sacred legacy to West Point and to the 
 Army of the Potomac. There is no nobler name upon 
 either roll. 
 
 (Henry L. Abbot.} 
 
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