File:39a. Dedication Program & Order of Ceremonies for Georgia Monument at Gettysburg September 21, 1961 Page 06 (480a4b05-eaa6-4595-ae86-16ffe25255c9).jpg

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A RESOLUTION Relating to the placing of Monuments at Gettysburg and Antietam; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, two of the most significant battles of the War Between the States were fought at Gettysburg and Antietam; and WHEREAS, Georgia is the only southern state which has no memorial to its dead at either of the aforesaid places; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Hall of Fame Committee is sponsoring the construction of monuments at said places and it is only fitting and proper that Georgia’s departed heroes should be so realized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that a monument be placed at Gettysburg National Military Park and a monument be placed at Antietam National Battlefield Site to honor Georgians who were killed in the battles at those locations during the War Between the States. It is suggested that such monuments be constructed from Georgia granite so that they will be representative of the State of Georgia and will also be of everlasting quality. The Secretary of State is herby authorized to conduct all the necessary matters relative to the purposes set out herein, and the Budget Bureau is hereby authorized and directed to provide the necessary funds to carry out the purposes of this resolution. ENROLLMENT March 9, 1961 The Committee of the Senate on Senate Administrative Affairs has examined the within and finds the same properly Enrolled [Signatures of the Chairman, President of the Senate, Secretary of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Executive Department, and Governor] This 28 day [sic] of March 1961 S.R. No. 27 Act No. 58 General Assembly A RESOLUTION Relating to the placing of monuments at Gettysburg and Antietam; and for other purposes. IN SENATE Read 1st time Jan. 16, 1961 Read 2nd time Jan. 27, 1961 Read 3rd time [No date given] And ADOPTED [Signature of the Secretary of State] IN HOUSE Read 1st time Jan. 27, 1961 Read 2nd time Jan. 30, 1961 Read 3rd time Mar. 1, 1961 And ADOPTED [Signature of the Clerk of the House] By Senator Brown of the 52nd

• Keywords: Gettysburg; Gettysburg National Military Park; Photography; monuments; memorials; virtual experience; battlefield