Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-16
or dinlng-room, have come Into a most intl-
mnio acquaintance with each Othor.
elRDs-EYe VIEW OF A BATTLE.
Governor Lee Gives a Picture OF the
Bloody Field OF ChancellOrsyiile.

Bloody Field OF ChanceIlorsyiiie.
Governor Lee is o plucky man.
There never has been any doubt about
It; but we know it better now than ever
before.
Notwithstanding he was too stiff from
injuries received at Suffolk Thursday to
attend TO his official work yesterday, he
reaolutely kept his promise to address Lee
Camp last night on The Battle OF Chan
cellOrsviile.n
lie virtually dragged himself from his
bed to meet and greet the veterans
CANT ROUTINE.
In order not to make the address too lnte
in the evening the Camp met nt 1870 O'Clock.
Rev Alr. Matthews ot the Methodist Con-
ference. opened the proceedings with
prayer. There being a large number OF
ladies present. the routine work WAS
quickly disposed of.
The Camp accepted an invitation from
the ladies Of the -Main-Street Baptist
Church To attend in uniform and 10 body
on a night 10 be hereafter designated the
far To he held by them at the Armory from
November 10th TO December 7th.
PLEASANTLY.
Il WIS lust S.15 o'clock when Commander
Brander announced that II gave him gre NJ
pleasure 10 introduce ~ the orator OF the
evening Governor Lee. tie knew that the
Governor WAS little indl4pOscd, and pro-
badly if il had not been for the fact that
the last time the Governor attended Lee
Camp they gave him about 1000 for the
lee monument ne would not now be with
them.
The Governor replied that he was in
skirmish on Thursday. but as he couldn
get a surgeons certificate that he was dis
ablod he had come % the front. This was
q l...t ~. 1a-rF
FREDERICKSBURG.
Coming down 10 his subject the Gov
ernor stated that IN point Of strategy the
battle Of Charlottesville was the most
important of the war. When asked to
speak on this fght the invitation came TO
his ears with sound IS welcome az that
Of the Alpine horn 10 the SWISS hunter.
The topography of the country and posi-
tions of the respective armies were grdphl-
cailv explained.
Abriei sketch Of the battle Of Fredericks-
bur0 was given AZ bearing directly on that
OF Chaucellorsville. Wonderful, but true
was it. that Barksdale with 1000 Nisslss ,,p-
plans. kent the whole Federal army under
Burnside az bay for sixteen hours.
NUMBERS.
Governor Lee said only few hours be-
fore hc had taken occasion 90 set down the
of FredericksbuIg. 80 a 10 imprint
them on his audience. The Confederate
forces. numbered 7s.223. OF which 5.3Og
were lost in the fight: the Fedcrals had
$4,000 and sustained u loss Of l2.3j3. Not
over 20. 900 Coufederates Tepulsed the en-
tire Federal army, and with such ease that
General Lee thought II was only aprehmi-
narr -klrmish. and waited I'M hrs lines tor
an attack instead Of following he enemy.
Jackson conceded with Lee on tins point
after careful consideration and personal
rcoounols-aucc.
Governor Leo then gave bird's-eve
view OF this fight rs he himself saw 1t.
Ho0EER's EAsHNEss.
liucoln's contradictory and not very
fartering letter 20 Hooker upon his sue
oeclng Burnside was read and humorously
commented upon.
Governor Lr" then gave q detailed ac-
count Of the movements ot bOth armies On
NrrI 3Oth. Nav lst and 2d. including the
repulsc of Hooker at ChaucellOrsvillc, the
flank movement OF Jackson upon the ene-
my's rear. the last meeting between Zee
and jackson ou the morning OF May "a,
and. saddest of al. Of memorial woundrG
ot the gallant jackson.
The Speakers tribute to Jackson was a
superb flight of oraforr.
AFINE SPEECH.
Asa whole Governor Lees speech was
an admirable one. Il was dispassionate.
accurate. and eloquent. When figures
were used they were N every instance
taken from the official reports OF the bat
ties.
WO1fTN OF TTE SOUTH.
st the conclusion Of Governor Lees
= IT, o.. C---..-.o. lar ognounced fliat On
the first Friday nightiu Decem6er Dr. ).
4 G.odviD would address the Camp. his
theme To be-. "Tbe Women Of the South
aud their Services to the Confederacy.'
and invited all present to be with them on
that occasion.
After baucdction 10y Rev. DR.. Fair tho
Camp adjourned
The attendance ut themeeting last night
was uuprecclentedly large, every chair
and all available standmg-room being
filled.