Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Dedication of the Equestrian Statue of Major-General Charles Devens and of the Monument to the Soldiers of Worcester County in the War for the Union, July 4th, 1906
It was in the fall of I 891 that the first steps were taken in the movement to erect a statue in Worcester in honor of Gen. Charles Devens.
The late Senator George F. Hoar was the origin ator of the movement; he called a meeting of gentle men supposed to be interested, which was presided over by the late Josiah H. Clarke with Edwin Brown as secretary, and the following call was mailed to several prominent citizens.
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