1.1A house resolution
1.2expressing the sense of the Minnesota House of Representatives concerning the
1.3desire to build a Civil War Memorial.
1.4WHEREAS, we have arrived at the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War; and
1.5WHEREAS, Minnesota, having just become a state in May of 1858, was ready to stand
1.6and fight in said war; and
1.7WHEREAS, on this date, 150 years ago, the very first Minnesotans to volunteer to fight in
1.8said war put their names as well as their very futures and lives on the line; and
1.9WHEREAS, Minnesota offered up the very first regiment, the 1st Minnesota Volunteers,
1.10to defend the Union; and
1.11WHEREAS, more than 24,000 Minnesotans marched off to war to save the Union and
1.12defend the Constitution of the United States; and
1.13WHEREAS, Minnesota regiments, batteries, and battalions served with honor, bravery,
1.14and distinction on dozens of battlefields; and
1.15WHEREAS, the result of the Civil War was national union and freedom; and
1.16WHEREAS, a memorial, truly befitting the honor, sacrifice, and bravery of those
1.17Minnesotans has yet to be built; and
1.18WHEREAS, the organization "Minnesota Boys of '61" wishes to build such a memorial
1.19with private funds during the 150th anniversary years of 2011 to 2016; and
2.1WHEREAS, a place for this memorial has been secured at Summit Park within view
2.2of this very Capitol building; and
2.3WHEREAS, this project is in the interest of education, and in honoring and preserving
2.4the memory of an entire generation of Minnesotans and what they did so long ago; NOW,
2.5THEREFORE,
2.6BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota that it
2.7stands in solidarity with the Minnesota Boys of '61 in their journey to build this memorial and,
2.8furthermore, extends the warm wishes of its members for a successful project.
2.9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives is
2.10directed to prepare an enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by his signature and
2.11that of the Speaker, and transmit it to the Minnesota Boys of '61.
