Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-01
Monument of Gen. A. p. Hill.
UNWILLING 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 Association. was unveiled.
Gen. Harry Heth was the Chief Mar
shall of the procession. At the monu-
ment Maj. Thos. A. Brander presided.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. j. B.
Newton. After music, Rev. DR.. VIM.
Jones, Chaplain of the 18th Va. Regi-
ment, introduced the orator of the oc-
casion, Gen. James A. Walker, after
which the statue was unveiled by Miss
Virginia Preston Meem, which was fol-
lowed by a salute by the military, when
the column was reformed and marched
to the exposition buildings where lunch
was served for military and veteran or
CARNATIONS and invited guests.
The monument is thirtyfour feet
high from the base to the top of Gen
eral Hills head. The pedestal, which
is of Virginia granite, is twenty feet
high and stands on bastion redoubt
six feet high. The statue is of heroic
size, eight feet high The latter is
modelled from crayon picture by W
l.. Sheppard, a distinguished artist of
Richmond, and the work was executed
by Casper Buberle, of New York, who
was associated with Valentine in MAX
ing the recumbent figure of Lee. The
pose is regarded as particularly strik-
ing.
The Inscriptions are cut in the smooth
surfaces of the pedestal, and are as fol-
lows:
"a. P. HILL"
"BOru in Culpeper county, November
8, 1925. Killed before Petersburg, April
2, 1865"
"Lieutenant-ge and comman-
der Third crops, Army Northern Vir-
ginia"
Erected by Pegram Battalion and
his comrades of the Army of Northern
Virginia.
Gen. Walkers address was an elo-
quent and deserved tritute to the brave
and distinguished soldier and ardent
patriot and accomplished gentleman.
A MODEST SKETCH.
Gen. Hill was once asked for sketch
of his life. His answer is contained in
the following letter, which is preserved
in the State Library:
HEADQUARTERS THIRD ARMY Corps
October %, 1868.
My Dear Sir;-Your letter has been
received, acd very cheerfully give you
such Information as | can.
l was born in Culpeper. county, Va,
on the 9th of November, 1895. My faith
er was Maj. Thomas Hill, OF same coun-
ty. My mother was Fannie Russell
Baptist, of Mecklenburg county, Va
In 1S42 l was entered as a cadet at West
Point, graduated in 1917, and was ap-
pointed brevet second lieutenant in the
First regiment United States Artillery
and assigned to the light battery of
Capt. Frank Taylor; marched from
Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico with
the command Of Gen. Joseph Lane,
actiag as adjutant of an infantry regi-
ment commanded by Maj. Heintzlemau
(Major-generaD; engaged in the battles
of Huamaulta, Puebla and Atlixco; by
promotion of Maj. L. J. Jackson to the
first lleutenantcy, was promoted second
lieutenant Goth of August and assigned
to Magruder's battery; in 1S49 ordered
to Florida; promoted first lieutenant
September, 1851, and served in Florida
and Texas until winter of 1856, when,
my health becoming very much i'm
paired, was, by the kindness of Secre-
tary Davis Jefferson Davis, detailed
for special duty in the United States
coast survey, and was upon this duty
when this war broke out; resigned my
commission on 1st of March, 1861; was
appointed colonel of the Thirteenth
Virginia regiment May 9, 1861, and or
dered to Harper's Ferry; brigadier-gen-
eral February 26, 1862; major-general
May 26, 1862; acknowledgement May 26,
1868. Very respectfully,
A. P. HILL.