The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-31
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Monument to Gen. A. p. #pi
Unveiled Yesterday. ~

RICHMOND. Va, May 3O.-lSpecial]-
The monument to the memory Of Gen.
A. p. Hill, of Confederate fame, was
unveiled here to day with impressive
ceremonies. The section of the city
through which the procession passed,
which consisted Of military and Con-
federate veteran camps from various
parts Of the State, was partially de-
corated with national, State and Con-
federate colors. The long line, which
was about half an hour in passing
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 unwilling of Lees
monument, it was sufficient to make
the event a memorable one to all who
participated in it, or had the pleasure
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 corporate limits Of the city
vehicles of every description crowded
the road leading to the monument site,
which is at.an intersection of Hermitage
road and Laburnum avenue, about
mile and half from the city, overlook.
ing the spot at which General Hill
assumed command of his 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 within less than mile OF
the exposition grounds, famous during
the war as Camp Lee. The State and
local military preceded the veterans,
he f.zl1 u.
OF the Pegram battalion and aides, and
association; commander of the grand
camp Confederate Veterans of tho de-
partment of Virginia and staff; eleven
camps Confederate Veterans from diff
ferent parts Of Virginia; the old 'rhir-
teenth Virginia Infantry; eX.Confeder.
ate Soldiers and Sailors Association;So-
ciety of the Army and Navy of the Con-
fedcrate States; Richmond Light In
fantry Blues Association; Old First Vir-
ginia Regiment Association; r. T.. Lee
Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans;
r. e. Chew Camp Sons of Confederate
| Veterans.
The city council, in carriages, fol-
lowed in the rear of the veteran organi-
cations, the Hollywood Memorial AS
sembly in carriages in the rear of the
city council. The column, which
moved at II o'clock, reached the monu-
ment about 1 o'clock, when Mai. Thos.
| A. Brander called the vast assembly to
order. Prayer was offered, after which
j. William Jones introduced the orator
of the day, Gen. Thomas A. Walker,
who succeeded Jackson in command of
the Stonewall Brigade.
| AT the conclusion of Walkers ad-
dress, which was received with many
signs of approval by the vast audience,
who frequently broke into uproarious
applause, Miss Virginia Preston
Mems, granddaughter of Col Will
lam z. Palmer, Hills chief of staff,
pulled cord, and the likeness IL
bronze of Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill
was exposed to the gaze Of expec tant
thousands. A salute was fired by the
infantry and artillery and the exercises
closed amid scene of great enthu-
Siasm.
The Inscriptions on the monument are
as follows: South front: GA. p. Hill,
born in Culpeper County, Va, Novem.
Der s, 1925; Killed Before Petersburg,
April ., 1865" West front: "Lieuten-
ant General and Commander, Third
Corps, Army Northern Virginia." East
front: Erected by Pegram Battalion
and his Comrades Of the Army OF North
ern Virginia.