The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-13

A Letter in Regard to tho Monument from
DIR. j. william Jones.

Captain Il. W. Sydnor received yesterday from
Rev. DR.. j. William Jones the following letter
ia cd Atlanta Ga, October 10th, and signed,
with best wishes, your old comrade'
My Dear old Comrade.-Your esteemed favor
or the oth instant inviting me 10 be present at
the unyeiiing OF the monument OF General w
=. Nlckham, and also al the meeting TO devise
means 10 raise monument TO the memory
OF gcneralJ. l.. j. Stuart, has cen received Just
as am leaving home or an absence OF several
weeks, but take lew moments from the heart
o. nusy day to express my great regret that
engagements IN Arkansas at the date nam d
Will prevent me from being with YOU. ALLOW
me to say that regard 10 as a personal allie
ton not 10 b. present at the unyellng Of the
monument. and at the organization which
sinai build . monument to JOB.
stuart General NioAham was my yer
sonal friend. L received from him at
different times many kIndnesses-I esteemed
him very highly rs soldier and d citizen, and
have re DICED to see that his old command arc
10 unyel monument to his memory. which Is
TO he appropriately put IN Monroe Park. which
was The camp from which no marched forth 10
MS irlIlant military career, and which IS
the old State Fair Grounds Will lie a pecul afy
appropriate site Tor the monument OF one VINO
did so much 10 promote tne material interest OF
tho city and state which he loved so vol.
General j. l.. Is. Stuart admired and loved
as one OF the most gallant and sklIliul OF those
grand leaders WHO, with the b ave men who
lolowe1 them, made the peerless army OK
Northern Virginia what II Was. With some OPP
war ana with good deal of study in reference
TO those great mo yements in the years that have
followed, DO not hesitate to pronounce 'Jeb'
Stuart the grandest cavalry leader that this
country ever Produced Nor was he simply
leader OF horse Tor when. on the d attn
Of StonewaU Jack on, he was put in COM
mand OF his old corps, he handled IL with
superb skill and led 10 with unsurpassed daring
aud splendid success. The wOrld his Org
affords no more splendid battle picture than
JeD Stuart at ChancellOrsyllle who after he
had given the watchword 70 Jackson Old
corps, barge and remember Jackson. led the
charge IN person, and swept eyerS thing before
HIM as his GEAR. rinoing voice wa, heard above
tine roar OF battle singing parody OF his favor
lite song. Old Joe Hooker v OF You Come Out
OF the Wilderness
"Of course you understand that the move
ment for the monument 10 this flower Of cava-
hers would have long since been inaugurated
but for the fact that the city OF Richmond
pledged itself when 10 requested the privilege
OF burying Stuart in Hollywood that
II would erect suitable monument TO
his memory. IL Is now high time that
the friends of the great cayalryman, not only
those who followed his feather but Confederate
soldiers and friends OF the Coniederacy gener-
ally should rally in an effort TO rear monu-
ment TO his memory. Though | shall not be able
TO he present In body, ! shall be with you in
spirit. and it will afford me the greatest pleas
IRE TO make personal contrib ton To the ex-
tent OF my ability to the fund, and to do any
thing IN my power To promote it,