Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-21
OgcinI Report la Regard 60 the Pick
EFT Monument.

Comrades Of Pickett's Division Asso-
ciaiion, J respectfully submit the iol-
lowing report:
Early in The spring Of 1887 a move
ment was inAugurated looking 70 a re-
union OF the division at Gettysburg IN
July of that year. aud II was resolved TO
erect a monument nj that place on the
fsrtbest spot reached within the lines
held 10y the enemy on the battle-ground
Of "'6}."
A committee Was appointed. OF which
! wss one, to visit GETTYSBURG and make
araugements with tho com nittee in
charge for Is erection. We discharged
orr trust and returned, submitted
our report. anl 1T Was then re-
to'ved that zoe would erect our
monument Jpn orr own Hollywood. Soon
inter- this resolution vas adopted / wss
elected ure.io Do, ~ the ASSOCIATION. 4
fpuou,si committees rs follows FL
nance, chairman Major lalalcrro !,
Monument. ~ which. 81 taa request ~
IT, committee. I remained chairman.
Ae went 90 work actively uaalug prcpi-
r4iiars f.r fine monument aua rclnlou.
The monument Wa. completed aud dedl-
Gated on the .tl instant. and think the
division may well oe congratulated, ior'
~ q memorial OF our dead comrades, II
is in some degree Mt least worthy If
the object for which it was designed,
viii transmit to future generations
faithful record of their deeds. will bee a
Mecca where the latest survivors Of the
division may meet and call to mind the
comrades endeared @ them 10y c0mmu-
mtg OF danger and trial who now rest
peacefully beneath the sod. aud as q
work of art is al ornament 10 the beau
uful cem,tery of our capital city. l
desire iu the name of the division 10
thank tine various committees for the
zeal and fidelity with which they Daye
l.s.h.-rDl fstir duties. We ot
ta, Monument Committee, SIS well
20 ta association. oa- lasting
,..t d.. ..ltI. &. Captain DAIRY
Owen, .. f.. Eighteenth ior Pts na
i.f..r devotion U WORKING lu t.a .u-
tl...... involving .. i. Ea- .u amount
O. labor rlI.h tlo.e glo have leser p'-
tempted aIru b Hor. wi fad t hard t'
Ip. .l- Bis. q. Seer, e0nt William Harper
.esa for as earnest and perseyerlng ef-
fonts t0 raj flais for us. Outside 81
our membership rc aro Indebted 10 the
press Of the city for numDeElcss conrto-
sizes % pichord re-.lett. Esq, for draft
ing the original dc.l.n Of the monument,
the iica Of which hnd been suggested
hy SIR. r. y. Valentine, the lIt0r to
Nr b. d. Black, tine architect, for the
final draft with specifications. Our
thanks are especially due to MAJOR
b. 4. Scott for valuable assistance IN
re ting uu our inscriptions ss we'll az for
HE aim.rtllr address 40 our dedication.
10 Nessr-. Donald and luicueon, con
tractors, for the prompt and thorough
manner 10 which they executed their
contract also to the Bronze Company
OF Bridgeport. Conn. FOR she thorough
ness end s.curacy with which they eve
cuted the urouze-work ia tho limited
time allowed them to Captain Paulett
Of farmWlt. Comrades Wood ard Ed
wards. oi Portsmouth also 10 the First
regiment Virginia volunteers for the use
Of their headqusrters-rOOm Tor tie meet
ing Of our committees, gDd others too
numerous - mention, our thanks are ten
dered for the valuable aid rendered ua.
The scattered condition Of our mem
hers and the want Of organization has
involved large amount OF clerical work,
and nm personally indebted 10 Messrs.
T.. i. Mason and Richard Bartlett for
their voluntary assistance in this
line. which ! have thought worthy OF
special mention. The report OF our
treasurer shows IN hand due for monu-
ment, $3.50.
Before closing my report wish to re-
fer 10 our reImon with our Philadelphia
friends. Recognizing the fact that the
uniform kin mess ani generous hospl-
talIty extended the various bodies OF
Confederate veterans who from time TO
time nave visited our northern friends,
which in come instances have amounted
10 an ovation. was given them as repre-
sentatiyes Of the Confederate veterans,
and being specially mindful OF the re-
union at Gettysburg IN July, 1857, to
which our division was invited, and
which those OF us who attended can
never forget where all was done that
could he done 10 make us forget that
we had ever been enemies, where
old comrades were able 10 meet,
grasp hands, and say "God bless
Won" 10 those who IN many instances
had not met since We laid down our arms
at Appomattox ; where our reception aud
treatment was such as to convince Us
that our hosts might with the utmost
propnety hail from the City OF Bro
thery Love- since brothers to brothers
could not have given a more kindly,
courteous, and generous entertainment
and aware of the fact that among orr
visitors were men OF large influence with
their own people, who, when our
were among them
endeayoring to raise means to es-
tablsh soldiers home for our
broken-down comrades, did not only
contribute freely of their own means,
but Dlso used their influence with their
people in oar own behalf, aud thus aided
IN the success OF the enter
PRISE. and with something Of tho spirit
OF our HlNlEc NiiA1AtAf ANtlAlh thAA AAiNo
much as they did it to one Of the least Of
these our brethren they had done 1t unto
us. Mindful OF these things aud mind
,ul also OF our old-time reputation
for courtesy and hospitality, the desire
was very near our hearts that our visi-
tors. representative body Of United
States veterans, also our hosts at
Gettysburg. should have such a re-
ceptI0n as our guests as would IN
some degree show our appreciation Of
the kindness and courtesy We had re-
ceived at their hands. We desire, there
fore. to put on record our heartfelt
thanks 10 General FitzhuRh Lee, Gov
ernor OF our State, and bis Honor J. I.
Fllvson, Mayor OF our city, AMI al
others who by any act Of kindness and
courtesy TO our guests contributed IN the
smallest degree 10 their pleasure while
soiouruing with US, courteses more
keenly felt and more deeply cherished
than II extended to Us personally.
Again thanking the various commit
tees and the associations al large for
their kindness aud courtesy and ali our
friends for their financial aid and sym
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