The Proceedings At The Dedication Of The Soldiers Monument PDF Download

Excerpt from The Proceedings at the Dedication of the Soldiers Monument: At Pittsfield, Mass;, September 24, 1872; Including the Oration of Hon. Geo; Wm; Curtis Mr. Colt was chosen chairman, and Messrs. Bartlett, Colt and Plunkett were appointed a sub-committee on procuring the monument. Several designs were submitted, but that offered by Mr. Launt. Thompson of New York, an artist of distinguished reputation and acknowledged genius, was so original in thought, so striking and appropriate in character, that the committee had little difliculty in making their selec tion. This design, as it appeared in the first draught, represented a bronze statue of a color-sergeant, erect in line of-battle, standing upon a square granite pillar, consisting of pedestal, base, shaft and. Capital. A more full description of the work as completed 'will b found on another page. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.