Public Law 70–526

That the Secretary

Fort Sumter, S. C.

Erection of flagstaff, etc., at, in commemoration of defense thereof by General Robert Anderson.

of War is authorized and directed to select a suitable site and to permit the executors of the estate of Eliza Mackintosh Clinch Anderson Lawton to erect on public grounds of the United States at Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, a flagstaff, with appropriate landscape and architectural setting, and to place in connection therewith a memorial commemorating the defense of the fort by General Robert Anderson. The design and materials of the flagstaff and

Approval, etc.

memorial shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, with the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts. The United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of such flagstaff and memorial. Upon completion thereof the Secretary of War is authorized

Acceptance in lieu of legacy for a statue.

and directed to accept, on behalf of the United States, the flagstaff and memorial, in lieu of the legacy in the will of Eliza Mackintosh Clinch Anderson Lawton, providing for the erection of a statue of General Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter.