The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-31
MONUMENT TO GEN. HILL
THE UNWILLING DRAWS A BIG
CROWD TO RICHMOND.
Military and Confederate Veterans

Military and Confederate Veterans
! From All over the State March in
| the Procession-Virg!nie Regiments
and Commands That Fought IN the
War Again in Line.
RICHMOND, VA, May 30-A monument
to the memory OF Gen. A. P. Hill of con-
federate fame vas unveiled here to-day with
impressive ceremonies. The section of the
city through which the procession passed,
which consisted of military and confeder-
ate veteran camps from the various parts Of
the state, was partially decorated with ma
tional, state and confederate colors The
long line, which was about half an hour
in passing a given point, was heartily
cheered through the route. While the
demonstration was not as large by any
means as that on the occasion Of the I'M
yelling OF the Lee monument, it was suffi-
Gent 20 make the event a memorable one to
all who participated IN it or had the pleas
use of witnessing it. In the city business
generally was suspended. The streets along
which the procession moved were filled
with people and as the line got beyond the
corpo ate limits of the city vehicles
Of every description crowded the road
leading to the monument site, which
Is al Gu5 lnJeTeeCLlOu OIL lH6 heTulLdRo TOdu
and Laburnum avenue. about mile and
half from the city. overlooking the spot at
which Gen. Hill assumed command OF mis-
first brigade and subsequently of his light
division, and is in close proximity to the
point at which with that division he brought
on the "seven days fight" 1t is also with
in less than mile Of the exposition ground,
famous during the war as Camp Lee.
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
Tyt. ~
veterans, who followed in this order:
President Of the Pegram Battalion and his
Aids and the Association.
The Commander of the Grand Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans, Department of Vir-
ginia, and Staff.
Eleven Camps of Confederate Veterans from
Different portions of Virginia.
The Old Thirteenth Virginia Infantry.
Ex-Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Associa-
ton
Society OF the Army and Navy OF the Confed-
crate States.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Association.
Old First Virginia Regiment Association.
R. E. Lee Camp. Sons of Veterans.
The City Council in carriages followed in the
rear Of the Veteran Organizations
The Hollywood Memorial Association in car
riages in the rear of the City Council.
The column, which moved at IL O'Clock,
reached the monument about 10 O'Clock,
when Maj. Thomas A. Brander called the
vast assemblage to order. Prayer was
offered, after which j. William Jones intro
duced the orator of the day, Gen. James A.
Walker, who succeeded Gen. jackson in
command of the Stonewall brigade.
THE UNWILLING.
At the conclusion of Gen. Walkers ad-
dress, which was received with many signs
of approval by the vast audience, which
frequently broke into uproarious applause,
Miss Virginia Preston Mems, grand
daughter of Col. William P. Palmer, Gen.
Hills chief Of staff. pulled the cord and the
likeness in bronze of Gen. Ambrose Powell
Hill was exposed to the gaze of the expect
ant thousands. A salute was fired by the
infantry and artillery. and the exercises
closed amid a scene Of great enthusiasm.
The following are the inscriptions on the
monument:
South Front-A. P Hill, born in Culpepper
county, Virginia, Nov. 8. 1925. Killed before
Petersburg, April 2, 1865.
West Front-Leutenant general and COM
mander Third corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
East Front-Erected by Pegram battalion
and his comrades of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia.
The observance OF the Hollywood memo
rial took place this evening. many of the
military and veterans who took part in the
Hill unwilling being present Leigh Rob-
inson Of Washington delivered the address.
Thousands Of people visited the cemetery
during the day,