. Proceedings at the unveiling of the battle monument in Spartanburg, S. C., in commemoration of the centennial of the battle of Cowpens . ladelphia. I have the honor to be, very respectfully. Your obedient servant,(Signed,) H. PELHAM CURTIS, Major, Judge Advocate, U. S. A. As too much cannot be written of this statue, in its ma-jestic beauty and simplicity, I make an extract from a pri-vate letter of the distinguished American sculptor, whichwill be perused with deep interest: After reading the biography of General Morgan, andstudying the history of his military career, I felt it essentialto
. Proceedings at the unveiling of the battle monument in Spartanburg, S. C., in commemoration of the centennial of the battle of Cowpens . ladelphia. I have the honor to be, very respectfully. Your obedient servant,(Signed,) H. PELHAM CURTIS, Major, Judge Advocate, U. S. A. As too much cannot be written of this statue, in its ma-jestic beauty and simplicity, I make an extract from a pri-vate letter of the distinguished American sculptor, whichwill be perused with deep interest: After reading the biography of General Morgan, andstudying the history of his military career, I felt it essentialto a proper portrayal of his character, that the statue shouldrepresent a man of action—intrepid, aggressive, alert—atthe same time I wished to indicate, by certain movementsof the head and left arm, that there was a sympatheticquality, even a tenderness, in the nature of the daringGeneral. I represented him with drawn sword, advancing with histroops, his attention for the moment attracted by somemovement of the enemy on his left. The costume I found portrayed very accurately byTrumbull, which agreed with all recorded
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