The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-29
THE ORfGIN or TINS.
The Monua,ent the OUTCOME Of Seven Years
Of Very Hard Work.

Seven years ago, when tho Pegram Battal-
ion Association erected a memorial window TO
Major Pegrarn at Lee Camp Sol diers' Homo
the sum OF S25 was left over. and MAJOR
Thomas A. Brander. of the Letcher battery
Of Pegram's battalion, then conceived the
idea OF erecting over the grave Of Hill IN
HOLLYWOOD "a suitable monument. and that
s25 became the nucleus of the Hill monument
fund. The movement mot with encourage
ment from the survivors Of the whole bat
TALON. which formed a pagt OF the Light
division. and subsequently Of the Third
corps.
I'm the meantime a sentiment in favor Of u
statue of Hill had been crystaiNng and the
action Of the Pegram Battalion Association
having given the movement practical shape,
II met with the Endorsement OF the Governor
of Virginia and Governor Scales. OF North
Carolina and of a number or the leading Con.
federate officers who had served IN the Third
corps 4 meeting Of prominent citizens OK
Richmond WAS held, and u committee. con-
sisting Of Colonel W. n. Palmer. Captain
Thomas Elicit, MAJOR Thomas A. Bfandef
Captain ". Gordon McCabe. K. B. Mum
ford W. G. Crenshaw. l.. Keith Dhrgan.
and Major Lewis Glnter. WAS appointed
10 appeal 10 every surviving soldier OK the
Confederscy aud the women Of the
South to AID IN the hoDle "yrh.
This was at period when several other
monument associations were appealing 70 the
people but owing 20 the ndeiatl gable labors
OF the committee aud the universal recognI-
ton that the South owed Il % herself ina, the
movement should DO carried through, aDout
a year ago sufficient money had been raised
10 Justify the AssOclatlOn IN GIVING our ths
contract for the stone work Of the monument
and the commission for the statue. lne
first was awarded 20 Mr.. James Netherw0Oi.
The design for the statute was made by Mr.
". L. Sheppard from his crayon-picture OK
I'LL. aud the enlarged model from winch tho
bronze wss cast was worked out ~ BubeTl,
New Ork sculptor The entire memorial Is
"a feet from the base 10 toe top OK the head Oh
the figure.
HE statue stands in the centre Of the most
freuuented and beautiful avenue beyond Tho
western limits OF this city IA commandils
positlon and win DO noble object Tor tho
eyes of thousands who drive that way.
The site of the monument - al ths inter-
section OF the Hermitage road and laDutnum
avenue and IS about mile aud ha4I from
the city. IL oyer.ooks the spots AZ when
General Hill assumed command OF bis INST
brigade aud subsequently OF his light division
and is IN close proximity 20 the point a.
Which. with that division. he brought on tho
"seyen-d days fight The llght DIVISION was
cornuosed OF peuder's North Carolina. Arch
er's Tennessee. Branch's North Carolina;
Gregp's south Carolina. Fields Virginia and
Thomas Georgia brlgades and Pegrams Dat
talon of artillery. and made record for
rapiditv in marching. dash Ia charging and
steadness in resisting attack that was unsur-
passed N the history OF the war.
The INSCRIPTIONS on the monument are a.
follows:
South Front:
A. T. Hill.
Born in Culpeper county. Va,
Nov. . 1875.
Killed Before Petersburg,
April 2. lo,j.
Vest front.
Lieutenant General and Commander
Third Corps
Army Northern Virginia.
Fast Front:
Erected by Pegram Battalion
aud his -
Comrades OF the Army OF Northern Virginia
THE cOHMirTEr.