The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-29
yErEE4N ORG4NIzArIoNs.
A List of Those who VIII Attend and Their
Position in Line

A List of Those Who VIII Attend md Their
Position ia Line.
Tho ceremonies will be under the auspices
of the Pegram Battalion Association and the
following camp and veteran organizations will
be 10 line
i. g.. Lee Camp, 80. L. of Richmond, Col
ouel A. IS. Archer commanding. Il. l.. Lee
Camp. No. - OF Alexandria. Colonial William
A. Smo0t commanding. ot0newali Camp. Of
Portsmouth, Colonel u. G.. Marshall COM
manlIug. j. T.. b. Stuart Camp. or Eeam's
station. Colonel ~ s.. MOncure commanding
Naury Camp. OF Fredericksburg. Colonel
William b. Goodrich commanding; A. J. IN
Camp. OF Petersburg. Colonel W. Gordon
McCare commanding. John Bowie Strange
Camp. Of Charlottesville, Colonel d. NJ. Gar
nett commanding George J.. Pickett Camp,
Of Richmond. Colonel Catlett Conway COM
mandue Nckett-Buchanan Camp. # Nor
folk. Colonel Walter F.. Twins commanding
Twel Cainp ~ OccOGuan. Prince William
county Coione! John $. Powell commanding;
Louisa Camp, of Louisa Courthouse, Colonel
William OvertOn commanding, EX-COnied-
crate Soldiers and Sailors Association. OF
Washington. b. G.. ColouelE. l.. Curtis COM
maud.ng. H. J.. Chew Camp. Sons of Neter-
ans. of Fredericksburg, X. ). Hazond COM
manding X. =. Camp. Sons of Veterans. OF
Richmond. Captain Dean Courtney COM
handing
All the camps named, with the exception of
Louisa Camp. are members Of the Grand
Camp.
SUSPEND BUSINESS.
The celebration will be a general one
throughout the city. and 1T 10 earnestly hoped
that business Will bo entirely suspended to-
morrow To enable everybody 10 take part IN
the ceremonies IN honor Of General Hill. The
banks i'm this city have made % very laudable
advance u that direction. for they have unaul-
m0us.y decided 90 keep their doors closed to-
morrow. and all papers due on that day had
TO be attended TO Yesterday.
General A. +. Hill was a striking man IN aI-
pearauce, and the statue which will be I'M
yelled tomorrow represents him 10 one of has
fAVorlte attitudes. lie WAS about i've feet
ten inches in height, rather sparely built.
ruddv IN complexion, and wore both beard
ar 4 mOustache HIS har. which was gem
orally long. was inclined 10 curl. Ills eyes
We're hazel and as a rule gentle IN expression
but in tho excitement OF battle could emit an
almost fer, fash lie WAS 40 creation of his
superiOrs IN TIC sense that he was an object
of fevontsm.
LETTER FROM HILL.
In the State Library at the Capitol framed
an6 hnnrin, against the partition between
t,vo of tho alcOyes the following interesting
eutorrauh letter from General Hill can be
seen.
HEADQUARTERS lhlko ARMY COhfs.
October 20. 1868.
Nv Dear Sir.-Your letter has been received
and I very cheerfully give you such intorma-
ton ~ j eau.
was born in Culpeper county. Va, on the
oh ~ November 1896 Nv father was Major
T6onas Hil. OF same county. My mother
was Fannie Russell Baptist, of Mecklenburg
,ountv Va. In 1912 was entered as a cadet
y, West Point. graduated in 1917 and was
"nnointed breyet second Lieutenant in the
ItirSt regiment United States artillery and
aseigned TO the light battery Of Captain
Tray,k TAYLOR marched from Vera Cruz to
the City Of Mexico with the command oai.i Of Of
am infantry regiment. commanded by Major
9I ~, lmai general: engaged in the
battles Of Huam.qla raopl1 .s and A I'll ,o,
BY promotion Of Major a. To- nrs
aeq'o ~ August and assigned to Magruder's
battery in ordered to f1 s5 and saTssd
49, lstorids and Texas until the winter OF 1906.
when, my health becoming very much in