. Presentation and unveiling of the memorial tablets commemorating the Lincoln and Burns event (November 19, 1863) : held at the Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19th, 1914. HENRY GRAHAM FINNEY, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg. Pa.—1861-1864. Page S PRESENTATION ADDRESS OF COL. E. B. COPE, READ BY JUDGE S. McG. SWOPE. Judge S. McC. Swope, representing Col. Cope, who was unable to be present on accountof illness, then read the letter presenting the Lin-coln Tablet on the outside of the church, asfollows: I was not at Gettysburg when the NationalCemetery was dedicated. I h
. Presentation and unveiling of the memorial tablets commemorating the Lincoln and Burns event (November 19, 1863) : held at the Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19th, 1914. HENRY GRAHAM FINNEY, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Gettysburg. Pa.—1861-1864. Page S PRESENTATION ADDRESS OF COL. E. B. COPE, READ BY JUDGE S. McG. SWOPE. Judge S. McC. Swope, representing Col. Cope, who was unable to be present on accountof illness, then read the letter presenting the Lin-coln Tablet on the outside of the church, asfollows: I was not at Gettysburg when the NationalCemetery was dedicated. I had a small partyof topographers here August, September andOctober, 1863. So we just missed the dedication. The President attended this church on thatoccasion and many of the members and othersthought it proper that a Tablet should be put upto state this. I consulted with the pastor andsome of the congregation, and as a representativeof the session prepared a design for a Tablet withinscription, which, with some changes, was ap-proved. I had this cast in bronze, and put on thefront of the building. I take pleasure in presenting this Tablet to thechurch. E. B. COPE. Pa ere 9. PHOTO BY TIPTON. GETTYSBURG. P*. COL. E. B. COPE [Col. Cope enlisted June 4, 1861, in Co. A, 1stPenna. Reserve Division and was promoted tosergeant about 1862 and transferred threemonths later to Co. C, 5th U. S. Regular Artil-lery. He returned to the original Division, thendetailed by order of Gen. Halleck to the Topo-graphical Engineer Headquarters of the Army ofthe Potomac. Served under Gen. ^^^arren, Chief Page 10 of Engineers. Promoted to captain and A. D. Warrens staff, who was put in command ofthe 5th Corps, and served in that capacity untilMaj. Roebhng resigned to build the BrooklynBridge when he was given his rank and place,i. e., Major and A. D. C, and about the close ofthe war was given the brevet rank of Lieut. was mustered out July, 1865. His commis-sion bears the name of Abraham L
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