Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1876 — The Custer Monument. [ARTICLE]

The Custer Monument.

The Custer National Monument Association, of which Gen. Sheridan is'President, have issued the following circular: Monroe, Mich., July 21, 1876. To the Soldiers of the Nation: Custer has fallen. The gallant chief, the ideal soldier, the warm-hearted comrade, has gdbe. The Nation mourns his loss, and gratefully acknowledges the debt she owes aim. Here at his home, where his dust is to lie, comrades in arms and admiring friends all over the country have determined to erect a monumeht that shall speak as worthily as bronze or marble the honor which soldier and civilian alike; award to the true hero. Bel eving that evefy soldier who has fought under of with him, or for the cause fn which he gained the bright luster of his fame, will count it a' privilege to give some substantial tribute to his memoTV, the Executive Committee of the Custer National Monument Association, led by the suggestion of many of your old comrades. have determined to establish a fund auxiliary-to the general fund of the Association, to be made up of contributions of $1 ea h from (It Is to be hope 1) every soldier in the Union. These coutribu t ons may be sent by mail to T. E. Wing, Cashier of the First National Bauk of Monroe, Mich , Treasurer of the Association, and in return for such contribut on so sent, with the name of donor, a certificate signed by Lieut. Gen. Bberidan, U. 8 A., President, will be sent. Let every soldier regard himself as a special ag> nt of the Association, urging forward this noble enterprise. Chairman Finance Committee. Gen. Georo* Spalding, Chairman Executive Committee.

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