Word: civilizations
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...right hand column bears the following dedication, which explains the use of the scholar and soldier symbols: "This bridge was built in memory of Nicholas Longworth Anderson, graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1858; Adjutant-Colonel, Brevet-Brigadier and Major-General of volunteers in the Civil War. To a father by a son." Above this tablet, on the north side is the eagle, the soldier's habit, shield, helmet and banner all welded in bronze forms. On the opposite side of the column is a similar symbol composed of bronze forms. On the opposite side of the column...
...close of the exercises, luncheon will be served in Memorial Hall for all veterans of the Civil War who remain and for the Senior members of the Memorial Society...
Invitations have been sent to all veterans of the Civil War who are Harvard men, to the members of the local G. A. R. Post and of the Loyal Legion, and to members of the University Faculty. Seats will be reserved for these guests and their families. The ceremonies will begin at 11.45 o'clock, when the College bell will summon all the veterans to University Hall Here a procession will be formed and the company will march to Sanders Theatre. W. H. Trumbull, Jr., '15 and L. de J. Harvard '15 have been appointed marshals for the occasion...
After graduating from College Mr. Adams entered the law profession and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar Association in 1858. Later he served in the Union Army through the Civil War After the war he became interested in railroads and became president of the Union Pacific. From 1882 until 1907, with a break of only one year, Mr. Adams was an Overseer of the University. In 1895 he was chosen president of the Massachusetts Historical Society, which position he has held ever since...
...author of many books on American history, was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. One of his most notable books is a biography of his father, Charles Francis Adams, ambassador to England during the Civil War, who was the son of President John Quincy Adams...