Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

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~ life of A. z. HILL was without os'eh-
IA. A and no died in the midst Oh q
L.. at which caused bis death 70 pass
nlp.ost unnoticed. There was scarcely
t,;.,s 70 dig grave for him, nucn Tess 10
afy him with military honors. for hlch-
iond and Petersburg were then being
evacuated and the Confederacy Itself was
IA the throes OF dissolution.
lie was every inch a soldier. He was
content 10 do his duty and If others got
III, credit for much Of his work he made
no protest. Honcrs and promotion came
10 him as the reward for his services; he
never scrambled for them. Few poets
dedicated their verses TO bin he had buta
meagre share o! newspaper notices, but in
the Official reports OF his commanding
officers be was never forgotten.
Whenever duty was assigned to him he
undertook 1t cheerfully. did it to the best
of his ability, and sought no praise Tor
wha, he had done. HIS repugnance to
pomp and parade caused some people 10
underrate him, but President DAVIS and
Generals LEE and JACKSON knew him bet
ter. and leaned on him much. DAVIS wrote
OF him IN high praise and he was in the
last thoughts and words Of LIE and JACK
sos. He was one who could organize and
handle large bodies Of mon; who could in
spire them with confidence, and who could
win victories without having his head
turned" aud suffer defeat without getting
"rattled." Thus he rose to be lieutenant
general and the commander Of an army
CORPS. Thore was but one grade higher.
General HILL's first grave was in Ches-
terfeld county. Thence he was removed
soon after tho war to Hollywood. and from
HOLLYWOOD be was recently removed to the
beautiful suburban spot near the home or
Major LEWIS GIsryE, where on yesterday
his monument was unveiled. The LOCALITY
il associated with his name because near
there he formed his Light Division for Its
work in tho Seven Days battles around
Richmond. His tomb has been made be-
meath granite pile where two grand ave-
nues intersect, and 1t is surrounded 10y n
bronze figure representing him standing
erect. his head bare, his hat in his right
hand, dropped by his side. and his sword
in his left hand and caught at the
middle and resting easily upon the
left forearm. 1t is position which
was quite usual with him when on foot and
when awaiting the moment to mount and
go into action, and which the artist, MIR.
WILLIAM l.. SHEPPARD. successfully caught
in his miniature model and has been hap
pily reproduced by the sculptor, BUBEEL.
The ceremonies at the unveillng yester-
day were commensurate with the dignity
Of the occasion and the worth of the man
whom the great crowd had gathered to
honor. The orator of the day was General
JAMES A. WALKER, of Wytheville. CON-
rade-in.arms Of A. p. HILL, q man who has
a superb military record. and who on yes
terday, in terse. epigrammatic sentences,
rot only eulogized A. p. HILL, but the
cause for which HILL, LEE, JACKSON.
STUART, PICKETT, and the $4,000 of Coincide
rate dead buried in our city cemeteries
fought and died.
We have now o monument IN lakewood
cemetery to the 10000 dead buried there
O granite column (nearly fnlshed) in
Marshall Park QAbby Hill to all OF the
soldiers and sailors Of the Confederacy; o
statue TO SToSrwALL JACKSON In the Capi
.ol Square; o granite pyramidal pile to the
A.. 10 Confederate dead in Hollywood. anC
il. the same cemetery monuments over TIT
graves Of PICKETT. STUART, MAuBY, ano
others; a statue of WIoKHAM in Monro'
Park, and an equestrian statue of LEE o.
the west end of Franklin street. Our duty
in this respect to A. 2. HILL 10 also done
and movements are on foot to do hk'
honor to President DAVIS and of "JEB
STUART.
Richmond is city of memories and i
must also be q city of monuments; monu
ments which entwine our hearts with tn
past and pledge us to q patriotic future