Author : Michigan Custer Monument Commission
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484681070
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)
Book Synopsis Ceremonies Attending the Unveiling of the Equestrian Statue to Major General George Armstrong Custer (Classic Reprint) by : Michigan Custer Monument Commission
Download or read book Ceremonies Attending the Unveiling of the Equestrian Statue to Major General George Armstrong Custer (Classic Reprint) written by Michigan Custer Monument Commission and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ceremonies Attending the Unveiling of the Equestrian Statue to Major General George Armstrong Custer After Gettysburg, the name of Michigan was closely linked with that of Custer. The Michigan Brigade was his first command, and its survivors always felt that the State should do something to perpetuate his memory. They believed that the project might properly be given a national character by looking to Congress for action. Hope of that soon died, however, and the only course appeared to be to ask the State for the needed legislation. At a reunion of the Michigan Cavalry brigade association in the year 1905, a committee was appointed to draft a bill providing for the erection of a statue on the Capitol grounds. This committee consisted of three members, viz: Colonel George G. Briggs, Grand Rapids; General James H. Kidd, Ionia; and Captain Edward L. Negus, Chelsea. This committee decided in favor of an equestrian statue of bronze, and reported that fifty thousand dollars would probably be the minimum sum required to erect a monument befitting the man and the State. A bill was drawn and placed in the hands of Senator Andrew C. Fyfe, who became sponsor for it in the legislature. It was introduced in the senate January 22, 1907. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.