Chapter 564. Authorizing the Secretary of War to cause to be erected monuments and markers on the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the valorous deeds of certain regiments and batteries of the United States Army
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CHAP. 564.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to cause to be erected monuments and markers on the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the valorous deeds of certain regiments and batteries of the United States Army. February 18, 1903.[[Public, No. 95](/us/pl/57/95).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Gettysburg National Park.Erection of monuments to Regular Army regiments, etc.
That the Gettysburg National Park Commission be, and hereby are, authorized and directed, under the supervision of the Secretary of War, to erect such monuments and markers of granite and bronze upon the battlefield of Gettysburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, as will fittingly designate the positions, indicate the movements, and commemorate the valorous services of the following batteries and regiments of United States Regulars upon the battlefield: Batteries E, G, H, I, and K, First United States Artillery;
A, B, D, G, L, and M, Second United States Artillery; C, F, and K, Third United States Artillery: A, B, C, F, G, and K, Fourth United States Artillery; C, D, F, I, and K, Fifth United States Artillery; Second. Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh. Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth. Fourteenth, and Seventeenth Regiments of United States Infantry; First, Second, Fifth, and Sixth Regiments of Cavalry; and United States Engineers Detachment. Appointment of consulting committees.The Secretary of War shall, so far as practicable, procure the appointment of committees of the survivors of these regiments and batteries, with whom the said Commission shall consult, and, with the approval of the Secretary of War, determine the designs and positions of said monuments and markers and the incriptions they shall bear, Appropriation.and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, sixty-one thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated, and the disbursements under this Act shall be made on the approval of the Secretary of War.
Approved, February 18, 1903.