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Title: Indiana at Vicksburg
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Indiana. Vicksburg National Military Park Commission Adams, Henry C. jr. comp
Subjects: Indiana -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Indiana Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History Siege, 1863 Vicksburg National Military Park
Publisher: Indianapolis, W. B. Burford, contractor for state printing and binding
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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e. And now, Governor Hanly, the work of the Commission in thematter of erection of these monuments, has been completed. Wehave, at all times, and in all matters, acted in perfect harmony.We greatly appreciate the honor which you have conferred upon usby appointing us members of this commission, and we thank youfor the same. Our sole aim has been to render to our comrades,to the State of Indiana, and to you, the best service in our powerto give. The law providing for the appointment says that theCommission shall be subject to the direction and control of theGovernor, and to you we have often gone for advice and direction.This you have always given us in the most kindly manner. Youhave shown more than official interest in this great work, it hasalso been personal and patriotic, and we now deliver to you, as therepresentative of the people of Indiana, these monuments, whichare commemorative of the valor and patriotism of the men of Indi-ana who served here more than forty-five years ago.
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Hon. J. Frank Hanly.Governor of Indimia. 1905-1909. (440) Dedication Ceremonies. 441 ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR HANLY. AT THE DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENTS ERECTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA, AT VICKSBURG. MISSISSIPPI. DECEMBER 29, 1908. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Indiana-VicksburgMonument Commission : To you this is no new stage. Its re-motest confines were once familiar. You looked upon it, front andrear. You stood before its footlights. You knew its comedy—itstragedy. You had honorable and distinguished cast in the greatdrama that gave it fame in every land beneath the sun and placein the countrys every annal—a drama as real as human life intensest mood—in which every character was a hero; every actor aninspired patriot, and every word a deed—a drama, the memory ofwhich is enduring, fadeless, and the scenes of which take form andcolor even now and rise before you vivid as a living picture. Howclear the outline is: Time^—The Nations natal day, forty-five yea

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