File:Supt. E. E. Davis to Mrs. Lewis (Irene) Sewall Nov. 23, 1931 (13e1e110-9ca5-4f57-8d4a-76cffdc9437c).jpg

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ENCLOSURE MONUMENTS, MARKERS AND TABLETS. WHEREAS since the creation of the Gettysburg National Park Commission the location of monuments, markers and tablets in the Gettysburg National Pak has been uniformly restricted to the respective positions occupied by the commands and bodies of troops in line of battle, and the respective lines of battle have thus been clearly defined, and the space between them has been and still is unmarked by monument, marker or tablet, the well established and consistently followed plan of the Commission above indicated is hereby approved and its is directed that hereafter no deviation of this plan be made. Other positions occupied by the various commands and bodies of troops may be stated in the inscriptions of the monuments, markers and tablets located on the lines of battle. Hereafter, monuments, markers or tablets erected in honor of individuals shall be limited to officers and soldiers who for a conspicuous and exceptional act of heroism may be deemed by the Secretary of War entitled to special commemoration. WAR DEPARTMENT, January 17, 1910. Approved by J.M. Dickinson, Secretary of War THE WHITE HOUSE, Approved. Wm. H. Taft

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