St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-06
THE BLUE AND THE GREY.
Union Veterans and EX- Confederates
Unveil the Pickett Monument.
A PLEDGE OF LOYALTY.
Southerners Indulge in No Vina Regrets
and Harb0r No Rebelli0us
Thoughts.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 5.-The unveil-
ing of the monument to-day to the men,
DRY of Gen. George E. Pickett by the
Pickett's division association took place
with great pomp. Confederate camps
were present from Alexandria, FEEDER
icksburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Petersburg, while the Philadelphia
brigade of Union veterans was present
as guests of the Lee camp of Richmond.
A slight misunderstanding occurred be-
tween the two latter organizations prior
to the march to Hollywood, where the
monument is located, in regard to the
flags to be carried in line. The Lee
camp heard unofficially that the Phila-
delphia brigade did not desire to parade
if they carried the Confederate colors. A
committee of the Lee camp consisting of
Maj. Il. A. Brander andComrades J.Taylor
Ellison, mayor of Richmond, and Smith
RedfOrd were appointed to wait on the
brigade and learn the truth of the re-
port. 1t was then aScertained that
some of the brigade did object, but by
no means majority. The reason given
was that the national flag borne by the
brigade had been loaned with the un-
derStanding that it was not to be blend
ed with the Confederate colOrS or borne
in procession in which that flag f1oated.
1t was finally agreed that the brigade
should leave their flag and use United
States flag loaned them by the r. E. Lee
camp. The latter declined to take part
In the parade without their banner, as
the camp always carries in its paradeS
the red, white and blue banner of the
Union, as well as
THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
The matter being amicably and salts
factorily adjusted, the procession start
ed for Hollywood. Among the distin-
guished personages i'll line were Mrs.
Pickett, her son, Maj. Charles Pickett,
the brother of the general; Gen. NJ. D.
Corse and eX-Gov. Curtin, and A. K.
o'clock Gettysburg hill was reached.
Shortly thereafter the exercises began
with prayer by Rev. Richard Ferguson,
the chaplain of the Pickett association.
The Grafton was delivered by Maj. r.
Taylor Scott. Among other things
he said: ''COnsecrated by prayer,
we unyeil our monument and dedi-
cate it to the memory of Maj. Gen.
George E. Pickett and his division. 1t
will tell of the dark. sad days of 1861;
how we struggled to preserve ''our
Union-the Union under the federal
constitution as we read it. and the fore
fathers who made it, taught us to con-
strue it." Maj. Scott then named many
of the officers and some of the priyates
of Pickett'S division. recalling incidents
of their valorous career; detailing the
battles in which they fought. ETC., and
continued: "Comrades-We indulge in
no vain regrets and
HARBOR NO REBELLIOUS THOUGHTS.
We claim to be worthy Of our dead,
honest men, loyal citizens of this great
republic, but loyal too, to Virginia and
the South. We believed, and to-day be-
lieve that the cause of Virginia and the
South was first. We appealed to the
sword, and by the Judgment rendered
we stand true to our manhood, without
apologies, and point to the past as
pledge of loyalty in the future. Sol
diers of the Philadelphia brigade. wei
come to Virginia. We greet you as
years have silyered our heads, but our
hearts are honest, and warm and true.
Pickett's men remember the Bloody
angle, by the stone wall, upon the Gem
etery hill. Your sturdy defense of the
hill at the angle, your stubborn resist
ance and Yankee pluck, made your
brigade immortal and you heroes. We
welcome your governor; welcome each
one and all of you. To-day, in our
fathers house, Virginia and the old
South, pledge with you allegiance to
this union and indissoluble union of
sovereign and indestructible states"
The monument was unveiled by Gen.
M. d. Corse, of Alexandria. The mon
ument is granite structure IS feet
high, and contains the names of all the
brigade officers, commanders of regi-
mentS and companies.