one of the people who was all for this was john bachelder. this was bachelder's dream. he wants to market the field. he wants to encourage people to come to gettysburg, to learn about this history. since vanderslice is suggesting the gbm a should start erecting monuments and opening avenues, we have and we need people to supervise the monument thing. there is no plan. we need somebody to do it. so bachelder is the obvious guy. in 1883, he is selected to be the superintendent of legends and tablets. he will work with state legislatures or veterans groups, whoever is responsible for any monument on the field to determine its location. he will also work with them to make sure it is an appropriate design. he will work with them. this becomes important about material. some of the early monument and best had think and stands -- sandstone. bachelder will push for and get approval by the board to accept nothing but granite or bronze and some marble. that's what the monument are so sturdy on the battlefield. because bachelder early on is proposing stuff that will last a long tim