The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-08

division. Colonel X. T. W Duke COM
handing, on east Third and Main streets.
The following was the order OF process
sion:
Mounted Police.
General Fitzhugh Lee, Chief Marshal. and
Staff
Veteran Cavalry Escort.
Military Division.
Captain Mushbach.
Roanoke Band
Monticello Guard.
Alexandria Light Infantry.
Lynchburg Home Guard.
Culpeper Minute Men.
Lynchburg Light Artillery.
Albemarle Light Horse.
Veteran Division.
Grand Commander Thomas a. Brander
and Staff
Monticello Band.
John Bowie Strange Camp.
X. +. Lee Camp. No. l.
Maury Camp.
Il. +. Lee Camp. No. 2
John r. Cooke Camp.
Pierre Gibson Camp.
Slower Camp.
Magruder-Ewell Camp.
Stoncwall Jackson Camp.
Unoreanized Confederate Veterans.
r. T. W. Duke Camp, Sons Of Veterans
Citizens Division.
Colonel X. T. W. Duke. Chief Marshal.
and STAFF.
Carriage Of Chaplain and Orator.
Ladies Confederate Memorial Association.
Invited Guests, Mayor, City Council and
Reporters in Carriages.
Charlottesville Fire Department
Faculty and Students Of University Of
Virginia
Independent Order Of Mechanics and Ju-
Nor order United American Me-
chanics.
Bicycle Club.
Unorganized Citizens on Foot.
Citizens I'm Carriages.
Citizens Mounted
General Fitzhugh Lee presided over the
exercises az the cemetery. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. DR. George L. Petrie
chaplain OF John Bowie Strange Camp.
The orator, Major Robert Stiles, Of
Richmond. was introduced by Colpel
Charles S. Venable. late aide-de-camp Of
General Robert Z. Lee.
At signal from General Lee, Miss
Salie Baker the winsome daughter OF
Mr.. James r. Baker. Of the University
OF Virginia unveiled the monument the
artillery and infantry firing meantime.
Dixie" Of course. was discoursed
by the bands. The ladies OF the Memorial
Association then deposited flowers around
the monument. The benediction was pro-
nounced by Dr. J. William Jones. late
chaplain IN the Army Of Northern Vir-
ginia.
The procession returned 10 the city in
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cemetery.
The monument IS the work of the
sculptor. Caspar Buberl. Of New York.
1t is Of the finest bronze. and was cast
at the Henry Bonnard foundry. I'm New
York II stands eight feet high. on
pedestal OF twelve feet, and Is perfect
representation of the youthful Confed-
crate soldier. as so many remember him.
The handsome face Of pure Southern type.
so eager and bright and full Of manly
courage and loyal purpose; the strong,
graceful figure. resOlute grasp or musket
and determined air bring back the past
to US.
The pedestal. also designed by Buberl.
was made bv the Petersburg Granite
Ouarrving Company. II is made Of gray
Virginia granite. and is twelve feet high.
The die rests on three granite blocks.
and has on the four sides bronze panels
containing In raised letters the l.0S0 names
Of those buried In the University ceme-
terv. The states represented. with the
number from each State, are as follows:
MARYLAND. &; Virginia. 1872; North Caro-
lima. 200: South Carolina 16l; Georgia,
22i. Florida. IS; Alabama. So; Mississippi
CO: Tennessee, TO- Louisiana, 81; Texas,
p; unknown. %.
The state. name and regiment are I'm
raised letters. ending with seventeen
blanks for "The Unknown Dead"-the
names unknown TO US, but recorded In
the Book Of Life. over the die. in raised
nolished letters, is inscribed Confederate
Dead" and the dates "1SGl-1Sf5.' Below
the die on one Of the massive blocks Is
the inscription: Fate denied them VIC
tory. but ,rowred them with glorious i'm
mortality"