. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major-General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle .. . spirit of devotion to country and flag which made theirancestors ready and willing to offer their lives in the defense of the StarSpangled Banner, the emblem of liberty, equal rights and national Lord, grant that it may wave until the end of time, over a nation offreemen enjoying happiness
. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major-General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle .. . spirit of devotion to country and flag which made theirancestors ready and willing to offer their lives in the defense of the StarSpangled Banner, the emblem of liberty, equal rights and national Lord, grant that it may wave until the end of time, over a nation offreemen enjoying happiness, prosperity and unity ! DEDICATION OF MONUMENT 99TH REGmENT INFANTRY* September 11, 1SS9ADDRESS OF CAPTAIN ALBERT MAGNIN COMRADES uf the Ninety ninth:—During the years that have passedsince you stood among these rocks and boulders, and amid the roarof artillery and the rattle of musketry, you saw the glorious bannerof freedom upheld in all its dignity and glory, the name of Gettysburg •Organized at Pliiladeliiliia from July 26. 1S61 to January IS, 186D, to serve three the expiration of its term of service the original members (except veterans) weremustered out and the organization composed of veterans and recruits retained in serviceuntil July 1, 1965, when it was mustered Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. 537 has boon tho synonym around which lias centered all your thoughts ofpatriotism, of honor, of bravery, and of devotion to the cause for whichwe foiiyht on so many other fields, and which was finally brought to atriumphant close when the sunburst of victory perched upon our banners atAppomattox. We feel proud of the fact that on this field of Gettysburg,when the cause of treason received its death blow, the Ninety-ninth was inthe forefront of the battle, and here, on the extreme left of the Unionlines, its gallant color guard held aloft the glorious old hniincr which formedthe rallying point for thousands and saved the day. Wc stand here the remnant of what wa
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