Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-08
SOLDIERS MONUMENT
Twenty Thousand Confederate Dead
in BlandfOrd Cemetery.
UNWILLING BY MISS HILL.
.,e Ceremonies on Monday--The Mona
mcnt--History of the Ladies' Asso-
ciation--How They Succeeded.
corr.,pooasncs of tho Richmond p,.pa.cn.,

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PErEEsBuRo. Va, juno Z. 1890.
Nearly twenty thousand Confederate
elders are buried in Blandford cemetery.
over twelve thousand of this number
re inferred by the Ladies' Memorial As
'"-,otion. on Memorial Hill, after the close
"a me war: the other thousands were
i1red in the main by friends during and
s,bseauent 10 the war within the old Gene
ter limits.
jho dead comes from oil the States of
,be Confederacy. aud all have been under
he tender care of the Ladies' Memorial
ss.ociation. whose patriotic services in
,his respect cannot be too highly bonorcd
md commended.
me ASSOCIATION in this work Of love and
,str.otism have brought the dead from tho
,els Of fredericksburg, Manassas, the
wilderness. Spotsylvania, Sharpsburg. and
from nearly all the great battle scenes in
the State
THEIR GRAVES KEPT GREEN.
Their graves have been kept green year
Alter wear, decorated with the most bcauti-
fll of natures offerings. and every posi-
fle respect has been shown 20 the memory
az the southern heroes, and nearly all this
time the association has kept IL mind the
crowning effort Of their labors. the erection
ola monument TO the memory of the Con-
Tolerate dead.
MONDAY the monument will be formally
unveiled in the presence Of many thousands
IF people and with the most imposing cere-
monies.
THE CITY's DECORATIONS.
To-day the city is being handsomely
decorated. and by Monday this feature
NJ the occasion VIII he complete. The
decorations are far moro elaborate and
beautiful than on any previous anniversary
4 the day and differ from the former deco
rttions IN this: that whereas many mourn
ing emblems have heretofore been display
cd few of them are TO be seen now. State.
Confederate, and national cOlors are grace
fully everywhere displayed along the
streets to-day, and many of the designs
are remarkably handsome and tasteful.
All the indications are that the ceremonies
Will render the 9Th Of June a memorable
event in the annals of our city.
HEADQUARTERS FOR VISITORS.
Reception committees of the Ladies'
Memorial Association and the Confederate
Veterans will be III place on Monday morn
ira 20 meet the visiting commands from
other cites. The Petersburg Club rooms
will be the headquarters for the veterans
and the ttrays' armOTy Tor the military.
At o'clock 7. NJ. all these commands will
Ice dined al the Grays' armory as the
quests Of the Ladies' Memorial Associa-
ton. They viii be formally welcomed
there in an address 10 be delivered by
Mayor Charles +. Collier.
At o'clock the visitors will assemble at
the club-rooms; A. =. Hill Camp at the
Tobacco Exchange. and the visiting and
local military at the artillery clubhouse.
The line of march will be formed on Syca-
more street with the right resting at tho
Tobacco Exchange The civic societies
and citizens VIII follow in the rear; The
line of march will embrace number of
the principal streets before the start Is
made for Blandford cemetery.
AT THE cEauTERY.
Al the cemetery his Excellency Cover
nor f. ". Mckinney will preside over the
ceremonies. which will be opened with
PRAYER by Rev J. W. Rosebro. acting chap
LAIN Of 4. z. Hill Camp.
After PRAYER a beautiful ode Will be sung
bv the chorus of the Petersburg Musical
Association.
The orator of the day. Colonel ". Cor
don McCabe. will be introduced by Gov
ernor Mckinney.
10 Miss Lucy Lee Hill, daughter of Cen
eral A. r. Hill. has been accorded the
honor Of drawing the vel from the monu-
ment. which act VIII DO greeted with a
salvo Of artillery and vOlleys OF musketry.
After this the decoration of the graves.
The chief marshal of the day IS Colonel
+ NJ. Henry. commander of the Grand
Camp of Confederate Veterans of the State.
He will be accompanied by the members
OF his staff and assisted by hessrs: X. NJ.
Dobie and Joseph l.. Rockwell, OF A. L.
Hill Camp, as special aides;
The Grand Camp will hold its annual
meeting here on Monday and elect officers
and will take part N the ceremonies.
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
The following are the committees of the
Ladies' Memorial Association and A. +.
Hill Camp. who have acted in conference
IN the arrangements for the day:
Ladies' Committee on Invitation: Mrs.
David Calender. Mrs. w. ). Simpson, and
Mrs. s. II. Marks.
Ladies' Committee on Reception: Mrs.
". 5. Simpson, Mrs. S. II. Marks, and Mrs.
j. NJ. Wyche
VETERANS COMMITTEES.
On Invitation. Or. W. T.. Harwood
chairman. J. L. Mcilwaine, Il. NJ. Doble,
J. NJ. Newcomb. aud j. +. Jones.
On Reception j. = Northington CHAR
mani. v. T.. Badge J. L. Caldwell, y. {.
Bass, d. p. Atkins, George "; Han, u. Is.
Gill, O. i. Morgan, and j. L. ParhaIn.
THE MONUMENT.
The memorial column is of granite, of
very handsome proportions, aud STANDS
fiIFlN lttl III lFil.iil ulf'h ~
mortal Hill. II was erected by the Peters
burg Grantee uarryIng Company under
the immediate supervision Of Mr.. George
Iumsden. Of Richmond. Its site is COM
handing one and its surroundings beauti-
ful. Near 10y stands the superb mausoleum
OF General Malone.
II has n base and two semi bases. aggre-
eating i've feet in height: die with pro,
iertine cap. six feet; shaft with beyllled
edges. eighteen feet. aud capstone,
making a total height Of thirty feet.
The figure of Confederate soldier In
white bronze six feet ID height. stands upon
the capstoue This figure was cast by the
Monumental Bronze Company OF Bridge
port, Conn. -. ,. so,
ished tablets with inscriptions. The north
eru face bears the cOat-ot-arms OF Virginia
and above this the eloquent legend I;
"1t6l-lS65." r
The southern tablet records the names OF
the states of the Confederacy, and under
meath the words: Erected by the Peters
burg Ladies' Memorial Association.
The east tablet has the inscription
"The Crater. July 80, 1861"
On the western tablet arc the names OF
Tie city's soldiers who fell in the battles OF
the 9TH and 10th OF June, 1864, while al
tempting 20 repel the advance of the enc
he CITY