Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-04
Confederntes i'm Council.

bers of the Society of the Army and Ma
Wy of the Confederate States was held
last week in Raine's Hall. Major Gen
eral Isaac r. Trimble, President, called
the meeting to order, Captain Winfield
Peters acting as Secretary.
In compliance with an invitation, Gen
eral Trimble read an interesting paper
prepared by himself, on the battle OF
Gettysburg, giving an intelligent ac-
count of the movements of the Conted-
crate army prior to and during the bat
tie. Much Of his information was deri-
we'd from Gen. Lee directly, General
Trimble having commanded one OF the
divisions. The corps on the right and
left of the Confederate army were dila-
tory in assaulting, and through miscon-
ception of orders in attacking, in conSe-
quence of which the Confederate as
saults were not successful.
General Trimble enumerated eight or
nine errors in the handling of the Con-
federate troops by the corpscommanders
on the right and left-Ewell and Long
street-and attributed in great meas
ure the want of success to the absence
of the cavalry for several days, and the
failure to occupy Culp's Hill on the al
ternoon of the first days engagement,
and the delay of the attack by the right
and left army corps. He made refer
ence to General Lees own words, that
"we either did not or could not take
advantage of our success on the first
day." which he repeated number OF
times, and seemed to be impressed with
this conviction. He expressed the op'n-
ion that had the Confederates been sue
cessful in the battle of Gettysburg the
South would have achieved her inde-
pendence. The reading OF the paper
met with applause.
Surgeon L. S. Latimer, of the Commit
tee on Decoration of Graves in London
Park, reported verbally, that the origin
al cost of the Confederate statue had ne
YER been agreed upon, but that MIR.
Volck, the artist, had at one time agreed
to accept of $4,000, and to pay the cost
of its erection. He received on this
about $1,000 from the Ladies Associa
ton. Since the recent decoration Mr..
Goldsborough has collected $500
through Mr.. Hambleton $500 has been
received at the cemetery 1919 was re-
ceiyed, in addition TO $500 worth OF
marble donated by Mr.. NJ. A. Siston;
Mr.. Jos. Dunlap $50, ard Mr.. Ridgely
Howard s27. The total collections
thus far have been about 81 200, leav-
ing only about $3.50 to pay the remain
lug Indebtedness. The committee was
authorized to disburse the funds collec
ted in settling with Mr.. Volck, and pay
ing the balance for erecting the base
due to Bevan & Son.
Captain Peters next gave statement
copied from the original cemeterial reg
ister of the United States Army, giving
the number of Confederate dead buried
within Federal lines, including the
Southern Border States, as 1880, moi
including the dead at Gettysburg, which
number $3.50 making grand total o.
22,76s. All of those inferred at Get
tysburg have been removed, with the
exception OF about $50, whose remains
have been prepared for transfer to the
Hollywood Cemetery, at Richmond, &c
be forwarded during the present week,
and will pass through Baltimore. OF
the 1880 there are buried in North
ern States proper about 1925. Not
included in the foregoing estimates are
1856 dead at Hagerstown, Md, from
the battles of Sharpsburg aud South
Mountain, and a number at Frederick.
Captain Peters after acknowledging g
bis Indebtedness TO lady of Baltimore,
in aiding in the procurement of the
above statistics Of interest, moved the
Appointment ola committee of five to
act in concert with kindred associa-
tions iu Southern States, arranging for
the disinterment of these remains, and
their reinterment in Southern soil, which
was unanimously adopted, and the
Chair appointed as the committee: Cap
tain w. Peters, chairman, General Geo.
III. Steuart, Col. John McNulty, Sur
geon Thomas S. Latimor and Captain
Fred. NJ. Colston.-Bahimore Gazette.