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From: "Sally Rolls Pavia" <>
Subject: A Whole 'Bunch" of Civil War Sites
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 08:26:36 -0700


Battle of Gettysburg Monuments

From 1885 to 1887, the state legislature enacted three
laws appropriating monies for the erection of
monuments to honor the New Jersey Civil War regiments
which fought in the battle of Gettysburg. The first
law, passed 20 April 1885 (P.L. 1885, c. 208),
authorized the governor and comptroller to spend
$2,500 to erect monuments at the battlefield to mark
the positions of the New Jersey units. The second act,
approved 27 April 1886 (P.L. 1886, c. 199),
appropriated $3,000 for the Gettysburg Battlefield
Monument Association, and an additional $6,000 for
properly marking the positions of the regiments. The
law also directed the governor to appoint a three-man
commission (the Gettysburg Battlefield Commission of
New Jersey) with the purpose of determining the style
and number of monuments. The commission was also
authorized to call on (and pay up to $300) one
surviving officer from each regiment and battery
engaged in the battle to accurately locate the lines
and positions of the New Jersey men. The third and
final act, passed 16 March 1887 (P.L. 1887, c. 14)
further appropriated $9,450 for the completion of the
project.

http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/guides/sdea0011.html

NOTE: Abt a 2/3 of the way down the page there are
some very nice pictures and descriptions of the
Monuments.

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Civil War Crossroads
http://www.civilwarsites.com/

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The American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html

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Civil War Sites on the Web
http://members.aol.com/Shortyhack/links.html

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The American Civil War, from the South Dakota University
http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm

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CivilWarAlbum.com
http://www.civilwaralbum.com/

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Civil War and Pre-Civil War Sites
http://www.rochesterschools.com/rms/civwar.htm

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AmericanCivilWar.com
http://www.americancivilwar.com/


Sally Rolls Pavia

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