Identifier: contributionstohvol6hist1907rich (find matches)
Title: Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Historical Society of Montana
Subjects: Montana -- History Periodicals
Publisher: Helena, Mont. : Rocky Mountain Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Montana State Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Montana State Library

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ce that has gained glory on a thousand battle fields,and never more richly deserved it than at the foot ofMaryes Heights, Dec. 13, 1862. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the tribute of an English-man, a man not prone to praise the Irish race, and for thereason that it comes from an English source it is more val-uable testimony than all the orators of Irish blood and Irishbirth could express; and it is for this reason because thatman (pointing to the statue) made history; because he madegood those words of liberty uttered in Ireland; because hehelped to break the bonds of the slave in this country; be-cause he made liis countrymen immortal in American an-nals for as long as America exists the name of Meaghersbrigade will be immortal; it is for these reasons we all honorhim to-day. (Cheers.) He can never be forgotten; forwhen, at the battle of Chancellorsville, he moved the lastpitiful remnant of his noble little brigade into the woods,covered with the shot and shell of the enemy; when he
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FBONT VIEW OF.THE BRONZE STATUEjOFjGENERAL MEAGHER. DEDICATION OF THE STATUE OF THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER. 137 marelu^d up there, cheered hy the whole army as he ad-vanced with his usual courage; when at last the retreatwas sounded bv the order of Hooker, after Stonewall Jack-son had destroyed the Federal flank, Gen. Hancock, in ap-preciation of the valor of that man (again pointing to thestatue) and the men he led, said: ^General Meagher, youcover the retreat. And General Meagher did cover it,and covered it effectually, until the federal army was safein its cantonments, (Great applause.) Then, his brigadebeing not alone decimated, but practically annihilated, heasked the privilege of recruiting it, and 1 am sorry to sajthat i^rivilege was denied. T would not say a word hereto-day against the memory of the great martyred President,Abraham Lincoln, for it was not his fault, but the fault ofone of his ministers, that the request was refused. GenMeagher resigned his sword as commander of th

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