Identifier: illinoismonument00beve (find matches)
Title: Illinois monuments at Gettysburg
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Beveridge, John L Vaughan, David B., joint author Greenhut, Joseph B., joint author
Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 Soldiers' monuments -- Pennsylvania Gettysburg Illinois -- Militia History United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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civil and religious liberty throughout the world. Be Thou, dear Father, very gracious to all the inhabitants of the greatState represented here to-day by her chief executive, and his associatesin authority. Hel)) him do all lie can for the moral, intellectual and ma-terial advancement of his people, and at the last nuiy he hear Tliee say:Well done, good and faithful servant. Be pleased, dear Father, to help Thy servant. Ihe president of theseUnited States, in the great work assigned liini. lie his counsellor andstrength, and may he witness th(> steady growth of our united country inchristian character and material wealth. Blessed God, remember the survivors of armed rebellion against our gov-ernment. Be very merciful and kind to them and their loved ones, and maythe spirit of resistance to tlie rightful authority of our country, once somarked in their history, have given place in their atlection and manhood totrue and abiding loyalty to our Hag, and every i)rinciple it represents.
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JOHN L. HKVKKIDGK, Coniniissioncr.Ma.jor Coniniandiiio- Sth III. CaV., at Gettysburg. 17 Look Thou in great compassion upon all the people within our boundaries.Make us strong in righteousness, and may those of other lands, who havesought a home among us. be induced, by our example, to love Thee and ourfree institutions, which were conceived in the faith of our fathers, andbrought forth and consecrated by the blood of our patriots. Mercifully forgive all our sins and hasten on the day when all shall serveand know Thee. And when we shall have served our generation, bring usat last to the fellowship of the just made perfect through Jesus Christ ourLord. Amen. Presentation of the monuments to the State of Illinois, byex-Gov. John L. Beveridge, late major of the 8th Illinois cav-alry, commanding the regiment at the battle of Gettysburg,and chairman of the Illinois Monumental Commission: On the afternoon of June 30, 1863, the 1st and 2d brigades, Bufordsdivision of cavalry, 8th Illinois in

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