Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-20


who read and think for themselves
and II Is quite pleasure TO meet anu
converse with this class ~ people.
Not being able 10 hold n meeting IN
Milton on account Of the stormy
weather, we pushed on into Louisa
County, arriving In n neighborhoOd
called "Zion." We found this to be
a very inhospitable locality, for al
though II was n stormy, dissgfceable
day we were refused shelter as soon ms
our identity became known.
IL appears that a couple Of our Elders
had been In the plncs last October ana
held some meetings. Through preju'
dice and Ignorance the people were
very hostile TO them, n moi coming To
disturb meeting which they held.
The Elders, finding this mobocratic
spirit prevailing, left the locality, anu
we Inadvertently got In the same
neighborhood, with the result that We
were turned away nine times IN dis.
lance OF ten miles. Finally We found a
good Samaritan who sheltered Us from
IN. Indictment weather that night
We Travelled through Louisa county
without holding any meetings, but
found many kind friends who listened
TO our message. Calling upon gentle
man one afternoon for entertainment,
we found he was graduate Of the
Virginia Military Institute at Licking
ton, aud had served In the Confederate
service during the four years OF the
war and was with Lee nj thesuftender
ut Appomattox. Captain Ovefton
treated Us well, and his estimsble wife
Informed US that she had n brother IN
Salt Lake, . civil engineer on the II.
a. W. railroad, In 1851, and great was
tho praise bestowed upon our beautiful
mountain home. was delighted TO
find on the centre table one Of Savage'-
Art souvenirs Of Utah, which the lady
priced very much.
At Travllians station, on the e.
o. railroad, we came 10 historic
ground--the battle field where General
Wade Hampton, with the Southern
cavalry, repulssd General Phillip Shef.
idnn In 1854 and forced the lattei 10
turn back into Spotsylvania country.
Arriving ut tue court house OF
Louisa, the county seat, we found "
sleepy little town u 900 Inhabitants,
with a good proportion Of the colored
race In the population. Tobacco Ia the
principal crop In Louisa county,
although, ~ II the ful. 10 the south,
corn II also raised. We then proceedel
10 Spotsylvania and arrived In that
celebrated spot In the history OF the
civil war viz "ihe wilderness"
MAILING Inquiries about whore we
could re. church 10 hold meeting,
we we're directed over to the "Wilder.
ness church, located right In the
centre Of the battle field. We called
upon the presiding deacon aud request
a -. -. l.Ha
He said he could not grant II 10 us
without u vote from the whole church
aud that they wouldn't meet for \
month, 30 we failed 10 secure this his.
toric building. We met Bind friend
In the Iostmistfess at Brock VILE, Mr..
Ann Parker, who kindly gave Us per-
mission 10 use the office 10 hold meet.
ing In. We did ~, and had n large
turnout, many seeming interested In
our doctrine, anu at the close Of the
service we received many Invitations
to call upon the people at their homer.
We also had another house offered us
to hold meetings In, and thus tho Lord
provides for His servants who are seek.
Ing TO do His will.
While IN Spoisylyania county we
visited many sections Of interest In
connection with the late war. Going
to Fredericksburg, on the Rapshannock
River, we found an old aud quaint
town Of 5000 Inhabitants. Here the
battle Of Fredericksburg was fought on
December 18th, 1892, aud here rest
many thousand COME ierate ami Union
dead, in the two cemeteries Of the
town.
The confederate cemetery Ia sur
rounded by n brick wall with large
iron gstes, erected In 1870. In the CEN
tire OF the cemetery IA u neat monument
built OF granite and polished marble
and rurmounted by a statue Of u soldier
In confederate uniform resting on his
rife. II Is erected "To the COnfedcr-
ate Dead" who sleep under its shadow.
On the four sides Of the monument are
shields containing tho names OF the
various States In the southern confed.
eracy.
This national cemetery IL n beautiful
spot, being a torfaced hill, covered
with superb evsrgreens. Hero lie
buried 10, 2i3 men slain In the battles
Of Fredericksburg, Chancelloryille,
wilderness and 5potsylvauia. There
are 2, 4TS known and l2,770 unknown.
The known dead have IA headstope
containing the soldiers names; the
unknown n square block Of stone show.
ing the number. The grounds are
tastefully kept. The general govern
ment taxes great interest la Its dead.
The Stars ani Stripes float gracefully
over the home OF tho dead, surrounded
by large csnnons, very suggestive OF
the terrors Of war. We visited the
Charlottesville battle field and there
noted the old breaslworks OF both
armies which are still visible amongst
the pines. IL Is the old Chancellor
house which WAS shelled by the Con-
federAtes and set on fire May ., 1868,
forcing the family 10 take refuge In
the Union lines. This was
where General Stonewall Thomas J.
Jackson fell MORALLY wounded on May
., 1868, shot by his Uwu men In ulis.
take for the enemy. At this spOt Ia
erected u granite shaft In memory Of
"Stonewall, "suralOunted by y circular
iron fence eight feet high. About n
hundred yards 10 the left Of the monu.
ment IL the large white oak tree where
the men lifted the wounded General OIL
his horse and carried him away on a
stretcher. Msny OF tue old trees show
the marks where shot and shell struck
them during thu strife, and amongst
the pines are seen the old graves where
the dead soldiers were temporarily
buried after the battle until they were
exhumsd AMI transferred 10 the
national cemeteries.
Near Spotsylvanls, g. H., II n spot
desig Aled the "bloody angle" whore
the battle of the Wilderness IN ued hot