. Dedication of the monument on Boston Common erected to the memory of the men of Boston who died in the Civil War . of the relief a regiment is drawn up in front of theState House, and on the steps, where three years before he gaveinto its keeping the flag of the Commonwealth, the great wargovernor, John A. Andrew, stands again to receive it. Theranks are broken by the mothers, wives, and children of the re-turning heroes, and all discipline is forgotten in the joy of meet-ing. The two figures on horseback, in advance, will be readilyrecognized as Generals Banks and Devens, and those in the r
. Dedication of the monument on Boston Common erected to the memory of the men of Boston who died in the Civil War . of the relief a regiment is drawn up in front of theState House, and on the steps, where three years before he gaveinto its keeping the flag of the Commonwealth, the great wargovernor, John A. Andrew, stands again to receive it. Theranks are broken by the mothers, wives, and children of the re-turning heroes, and all discipline is forgotten in the joy of meet-ing. The two figures on horseback, in advance, will be readilyrecognized as Generals Banks and Devens, and those in the rearas Generals Bartlett and Underwood. Upon the steps to the left a group of ladies welcome theveterans home and bestow upon them wreaths of laurel. To theright of this group stands Dr. Edward Reynolds; then comein regular order of succession, Henry Wilson, Ex-GovernorClaflin, Mayor Shurtleff, Judge Putnam, Charles Sumner,Charles W. Slack, James Redpath, and Joshua B. Smith. Thegroup of soldiers on the right, with the flags of the regiment,serves admirably to balance the picture and give it true
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