The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-11
VOLUME 20.

life;
/ CRY G. JOHNSON, adjutaut of the re,
serve corps, refined gcnticm''' a""
wholc.Soulcd in his devotion 10 the ea">, :
pr. WILLIAM BEILlEGnAN, ado !'trt "l'3
had risen 10 cmincucc by lls >Ni'I an"
fidelity OF his profession. .,..
Several other prominent gentlemen "cr,
severely wounded, and suffered long ana
tcdiou, confinement, but ultimately re-
covered.
APPEARANCE OF PETERSnrR".
Petersburg may be said to hc arrayed in
il vcrnal robes. The large number "'
trees in every part OF the city, except III
the centre Of trades, imparts t. 1t an aspect
Of rcposc more resembling, Al little DIS
taucc. an extended country villa than n
crowded city. \ fine horticultural taste -
also displayed in the laying out and deco:
ration Of the grounds with flowers and
>hruhhcry. Almost every yard ana gar
den bear evidence Of this. For floral
Offering and festival, therefore, like the
one which WAS celebrated on Saturday,
| there can hc no lack of material or oi ap-
pr"priatc cmhl"m>.
The population. entering deeply into the
spirit Of the occasion, had ordained gen
vral suspension If all business, all occupa-
ton. and devoted the day to honoring the
dead Yet the city was lively and bright.
/ Citizens. old and Young, Of both sexes, were.
N an early hour in the morning, moving
towards the place of rendezvous, all carry
ing flowers aud cvcrgrccuS. grand iI"ral
rejoicing seemed about to take place.
Only an occasional cross, aud the cmhirmS
OF mourning rntwincd with the cmhlcm>
of honor and affection, di>pcllcd the dclu-
sion which the array of 80 much beauty and
gaictv encouraged. Everywhere the day
was recognized and honorcd. Houses IN the
principal thuroughiarr> were ta>tciuliy and
apprupriatcly decorated. On the Main
street t~vcamorc) we noticed number oi
houses, the fronts of which were hcautI-
fully dra}cd in mourning, and fc>tooned
with wrcathS of flowers and cvrrErccn>.
Without entering into particulars, tho>"
which attracted our special attention were
the store, Of McsSr>. Noah Walker \ Co., a
Iour-c>tahHshcd clothing house, whose
branch in Baltimore clothed and fed hun
drcd> Of naked and iamiNhing Confederate
prisoners during the war; Wright, Nor
wood \ WcStway, tic senior partner haV-
ing been a captain OF one ol the Peters
.
l.. {. Jordan, whose mother contributed
| largely IL the relief of Confederate sol
| dicr>. in common with all the other ladies
of Petersburg. Thomas Smith had the
! large front windows Of his dry goods store
beautifully drapcd within; and Mc>sr>.
/ Rahm \ Stacey (lormcrly of Richmondl,
McSsrS. Wcddcll, 4. X. Prcnti>S, and others
/ had their doors dcckcd with wrcathS sur
rounding the portraits of Confederate
generals.
Petersburg still hears evident marks OF
the terrible bombardncnt to which 1t was
subjected during the carly months "i the
siege. In the eastern part Of the city, near
rst to the Federal batteries, are piles oi
ruins caused hy the fires which resulted
from the explosion oI shells. In tins part
, oi the city also are 10 lie seen evidences oi
recent repairs on the walls oi nearly every
house, giving the whole the appearance OF
patchwork. In numerous places on the
walls aud pavement the indcniatIon>
caused by the bursting and falling OF the
shells are still visible. After all, however,
great as the destruction undoubtedly was,
il was less than might have been expected.
After the 10th OF June, l>G4, when the
famous Confederate Battery )" was
taken hv the Fcdcrals, there was an almost
daily homharciment oi the city until about
the l>t of October. On occasions whrn Il
Federal victory was To hc cclcbratcd-and
these We're not Scldom-what was called u
"shottvd salute was fired into the ctty III
the early morning with fearful fury. On
one OF these occasions Il gentleman took
the raiuS to make an estimate OF the num-
Der of shells by repeatedly counting the
reports per minute, and noting the dura-
,ion of the salute. The duration was over
an hour, and the count per minute an ave-
rage OF thirty. This would give not less
than eighteen hundred Of thc>" terrible
missiles for mornings advertisement. Al
times the air was filled with fire, and
smoke, and flying fragments. And yet the
number killed did not exceed half Il dozen,
though it should be remembered that the
city was nearly dcpopulatcd during the
time, a. all who could afford the expense re-
moved their families to place Of security.
Richmond furnished Il refuge for large
number. while every farmhouse for miles
around was occupied to its fullest capacity
bv women and children who had fled from
the danger.
THE PROCESSION.
At the hour ni : CLOCK, y. W.; INC
ladies. the members of late military or
ganiZationS in the Confederate army, and
the schools. began to assemble III Washing
ton street on both sides OF Sycamore.
All, citizens and soldiers, the old and the
Young. male and female, bore flowers and
cmblcms of one kind and another, 10 lndl-
cate the object Of the convocatlon, and
wherewith to pay the becoming tribute TO
the dead. By9 o'clock the line was formed
under the direction of General ID. ii. " cl-
sirer, chief marshal, aided by assistant
marshalS Colonel G.. W. Boiling, General
Walker, and \. NJ. Kelley, editor OF the
/ Inter, aud moved oil in the following
/ order:
! Barouche containing Mrs. Judge Joyncs,
president OF the Ladies' Memorial AsSocia-
ton of Petersburg, Mrs. \. NJ. Kelley, trea-
surcr, and Judge JoyneS.
Carriages containing ladies, members OF
the Memorial Association.
/ The Richmond Armory Band.
Ladies marching i'll procession, carrying
! flowers and flag inscribed Heroes aud
martyrs"
! TIE SchooLs-including the following ::
! Southern Female College, Professor DAVIS !;
Female Institute, Mr.. Davidson Mrs.
Bates school Mrs. Pannill's school; Pc
tersburc Female College, Mr.. John +.
| Christian; Mrs. Schooltield's school; City
Free Schools Cook & Hume's male school !;
X. NJ. Cary's male school; Mrs. Ritchie $,
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