Pennsylvania at Gettysburg : ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George GMeade, Major General Winfield SHancock, Major General John FReynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . of thefray, can it ever be said that you ever shrank from the full performanceof your duty. .My comrades, at all times and under all circumstances the old Onehundred and forty-fifth had the respect and confidence of those in comniand, for well they knew you would never fail them in the hour of trialand dang
Pennsylvania at Gettysburg : ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George GMeade, Major General Winfield SHancock, Major General John FReynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . of thefray, can it ever be said that you ever shrank from the full performanceof your duty. .My comrades, at all times and under all circumstances the old Onehundred and forty-fifth had the respect and confidence of those in comniand, for well they knew you would never fail them in the hour of trialand danger. The record of our regiment is a proud one and this monument will tellthe story to generations yet unborn. The question will be asked—howcariif this brigade here? Then shall the historian tell of Brookes head-long cliargc! through the wheatfield, driving everything before him and ofIlls gainiiig tliiw spot far in advanr-e of the position of any other command<in tlie field, and that th« One hundred and forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volun-teers led the brigade;. Our death roll proves that our lot was not castin Hoft places in the rear but testifi<s with emphasis to your presence onmany a hard-contested field. My comrades, let us thank that merciful Providence which led so many. Pennsylvania at Gettyshurg. 719 of us through danger with our lives, dangers in which four hundred andthirty-two of our comrades who marched and fought with us, were leftbehind. Let us pray him that our beloved country with its glorious free institu-tions and form of government may be purified and made stronger by thetoils, suffering and sacrifices of the Union soldier and that our countrymay ever be safe from another unholy rebellion. Let us also be thankfulthat after a lapse of more than twenty-six years so many of us are stillalive and that so many are permitted to gather around this monument,and join in the exercises of the day. It has done me good to look you inthe eye, to greet you, to clasp y
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