A history of the erection and dedication of the monument to Gen'l James Edward Oglethorpe, unveiled in Savannah, Ga., November 23, 1910 . ization will be halted until it has cleared the column. JOHN P. WISSER,Colonel, Coast Artillery Corps, Marshal, Official: EDWARD T. WEISEL, 1st Lieutenant, C. A. C, Adjutant. The United States Regulars were encamped at Thirty-first street and Waters Road. The camp was named byCol. Wisser Camp Alexander R. Lawton, in honor of thelate Gen. Alexander R. Lawton, of Savannah. ii ?;! mm :iH ^^mmm lii. Published by the Georgia Historical Society. Savannah, Ga. rhe
A history of the erection and dedication of the monument to Gen'l James Edward Oglethorpe, unveiled in Savannah, Ga., November 23, 1910 . ization will be halted until it has cleared the column. JOHN P. WISSER,Colonel, Coast Artillery Corps, Marshal, Official: EDWARD T. WEISEL, 1st Lieutenant, C. A. C, Adjutant. The United States Regulars were encamped at Thirty-first street and Waters Road. The camp was named byCol. Wisser Camp Alexander R. Lawton, in honor of thelate Gen. Alexander R. Lawton, of Savannah. ii ?;! mm :iH ^^mmm lii. Published by the Georgia Historical Society. Savannah, Ga. rhe Morning News 1911. Jjar INTRODUaiON. In order to preserve and perpetuate in collected form the his-tory of the monument to the memory of General James EdwardOglethorpe which was unveiled and dedicated with appropriateceremonies in Savannah, Ga., November 23, 1910, the Georgia His-torical Society publishes this volume as a contribution to the his-tory of our State, The monument itself is but the concrete expression of a sen-timent which for nearly two centuries has lived in the hearts ofGeorgians, and the fact that the work has been so long delayed,was only due to a desire to erect a memorial whose proportionsand finish should be in keeping with the dignity and characterof the heroic founder of Georgia. The following pages set forth such facts concerning the monu-ment itself and such features connected with its dedication aswill be of interest to the historian of the future. It was deemedappropriate by those having th
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