South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-06-10
Monument Of Gen. A. p. HIN.
UsvEfLIso OF THE STATUE.

UEvEfLIEG OF THE STATUE.
On last Monday the statue of
Gen. A. p. Hill, on the monument
at Richmond erected in his honor
by the Pegram Battalion Associa-
ton, was unveiled. Gen. Harry
Heth was the Chief Marshal of the
procession. At the monument
Maj. Thos. A. Brander presided.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. j..
b. Newton. After music, Rev. DIR.
j. VIM. Jones. Chaplain of the
18th Va Regiment, introduced the
orator of the occasion, Gen. james
A. Walker, after which ire statue
was unveiled by Miss Virginia Pres
ton Meem, which was followed by
salute by the military, when the
column was reformed and marched
to the exposition buildings wher q
lunch was served for military and
veteran organizations and invited
guests.
The monument is thirty-four
feet hight from the base to the top
OF General Hills head. The pedes-
tai which is Of Virginia granite, Is
twenty feet high and stands on a
bastion rodOubt six feet high. The
statue is OF heroic sizo, eight feet
high. The latter is modcle from
q crayon picture by w. l.. Shep-
pard, adistlnguished artist of Rich
mond, and the work was executed
by Casper Buberlc, of New York,
who was associated with Valentine
in making the recumbent figure of
Lee. The pose is regarded as par
ticularly striking.
The inscriptions arc cut in the
smooth surfaces Of the pedestal,
and are as follows:
GA. p. HILL"
"Born in Culpepcr county, Nov
embci o, 1926. Killed before
Petersburg, April 2, 1866"
Lieutenant general and crm-
mandcr Third corps, Army North
orb Virginia.
Erected by Pegram Battalion
and his comrades OF the Army of
Northern Virginia.
Gen. Walkers address was an
eloquent and deserved tribute to
tho brave and distinguished soldier
and ardent patriot and accomplish
ed gentleman.
unnpcr
Gen. Hill was once asked for a
sketch of his life. His answer is
contained in the following letter,
which g preserved in the State Lii
brary:
Headquarters Third Army Corps !
October 25, 1868.
Ny Dear Sir:-Your letter has
been received, and / very cheer
fully give you such inform alton as
| can.
| was born in Cnlpoper comfy,
Va on the 9th OF November 1928.
My father was hsj. Thomas Hill,
OF same county. My mother was
Fannie Russell. Baptist, of Neck
lenburg county, Va. In 1912
was entered a. cadet Mt West
Point, graduated in 1647, and was
appointed brevct second lieutenant
in the First regiment United States
Artillery. and assigned to the light
ba terry II Capt. Frank Taylor;
marched from Vera Cruz To tho
City of Mexico with tho comman |
OF Gen. Joseph Lane acting ~ ed
jutant of an Infan ry regiment
commanded 10y Maj. lie ntzleman
(Major genera.); engaged in the
battles of uaumaulta, Puebla and
Atlixco; by promotion of Maj. II.
j. Jackson to the first lieutenant
cY, was pro noted second lieuten-
ant 20th Of August and assigned to
Magruder's battery; in 1S49 order
ed to Florida; promoted first lieu
tenant September, 1851, and scrv-
ed in Florida and Texas until win
ter OF 1856, when, my health be-
coming very much impaired, was,
by the kindness of Secretary DAVIS
Jefferson Davis,) detailed for
special duty in the United States
coast survey, and was upon thus
duty when this war broke out; re-
signed my commission on 1st of
March, 1861; was appointed colo
mel of the Thirteenth Virginia reg
iment May 8, 1861, and ordered to
llarper's Ferry; brigadier- general
February &c, 1862; maj r-gcHcral
May 2G, 1862; acknowledgement
May 26, 1868. Very respectfully,