. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. A S(3LniKRS DEATH DREAM,. THE INSCRIPTION. 93 moonbeams disclose the ilisinantled fortification, and in the soft halfdiglitof the distance a l)attlefield stretches away. Tlie wonderfnl feat ofworking the moonliglit into tiiis scene has lieen done b} the artistwitli rare accurac). The deathh stillness of the after-battle picture ismade more vivid by the drooping Hag anil the night effect produced bythe pale rays of the waning moon, shining through clouds, and thehovering of a vampire bat, as an imagin

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. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. A S(3LniKRS DEATH DREAM,. THE INSCRIPTION. 93 moonbeams disclose the ilisinantled fortification, and in the soft halfdiglitof the distance a l)attlefield stretches away. Tlie wonderfnl feat ofworking the moonliglit into tiiis scene has lieen done b} the artistwitli rare accurac). The deathh stillness of the after-battle picture ismade more vivid by the drooping Hag anil the night effect produced bythe pale rays of the waning moon, shining through clouds, and thehovering of a vampire bat, as an imaginary ghoul, over the hero remainsof the dead soldier. On the north face the following inscription is worked in incisedletters upon a polished granite panel:

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