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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., The dedication of the soldiers' monument. (search)
s, and probably only a few of these exist. The date of the consecration was September 6, 1866. A procession formed in the square at one o'clock in the afternoon and was made up as follows:— Boston Brigade Band. Escort. Lawrence Rifles. Lawrence Light Guard. All those who served in the Army or Navy during the war. Officers of the town, the clergy, and past members of the Cemetery Committee. Fire Department. Mount Hermon Lodge of Masons. High and Grammar Schools. Citizens of the towaving the stripes and stars before you, was torn in three places by rifle-balls. It was presented by the ladies of Medford to the Lawrence Light Guard, and carried by them to the front in Virginia; and, when they were called into battle, William H. Lawrence, with a firm and dauntless step, carried it forward, facing the foe, and calling to his comrades to hasten after him; and, at the moment when he was ordered to retreat, a ball pierced his heart, and he fell dead upon his flag, where his bl