The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-01

veteran Confederate soldier, selected
out OF the entire State of Louisiana BY
the veteran camps.
q Inc escort badge Is white silk ribbon
with portrait of Davis and black let
tering, Louisiana Division United Con-
iederate Veteran Escort, May 90 to 81,
1898, Louisiana to Virginia." At top is
bow OF red and white ribbon with the
pelican coat Of arms OF Louisiana
crossed on blue union finished off with
silver fringe.
The cavalry veterans have an
enamelled shield with battle. flag bar
for their regular badge. The badge of
the Army of Northern Virginia was a
square battle.flag design. St. Paul's
Camp has diamond shaped flag. The
Army OF Tennessee badge is circular.
The Mississippi escort is headed by
Steven B. Lee, acknowledgement.
Tho Georgia delegation is c. A. Evans,
commanding division; R. G. Mandox, c.
A. Withers, r. G. Wilson, S. Grout, A.
w. Bealor, w. H. Taylor.
General Tilman and General Ellison
Capers are the South Carolina escort.
The North Carolina delegation is very
large. With Governor Carr and staff are
Capt. j. A. Ramsey, Capt. r. A. Bost,
Col. E. Everett, Capt. S. A. Ashe, Col.
j. ). Carr and others.
The line of march from the capitol was
as follows: Start at the capitol gate, up
Grace street to Fifth, out Fifth to Frank
lin, up Franklin to Laurel, out Laurel
to Floyd avenue, up Floyd avenue to
Cherry street and out Cherry street to
Hollywood.
at the Cemetery.
On arriving at the cemetery the dis
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escort and staff and Texas, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia delegations, which came on
with the funeral cortege, descended
from their carriages and formed in the
circle which contained the governors.
This lies on plateau which sweeps to.
wards tho James on one side and To-
wards some gently rising ground on the
other. To the left as one faces the
river little plain slopes easily towards
the woods through which roads can be
seen descending towards Richmond.
towards the right is q bold bluff. On
this bluff the cavalry and artillery was
drawn up, the view on that side resting
OR long line of plumes and guidous
OF the former and caissons and guns OF
the latter the arm pieces being unlim-
bored ready for tho funeral salute
The infantry were drawn up extend
ing to tho woods. Between the inuor
circle Of the dignitaries and delegations
and tho outer circle of troops, assccia-
tion after association of Confederate
Veterans formed third ring OF large
proportions. Nine out of ten of these
organizations wore gray uniforms and
light SLOUGH hats. The South Carolina
men carried palm branches and wore
palmetto roscttes. The Maryland vet
Grams had the quaint but handsome
black and yellow colors OF Baltimore,
which are taken from the arm orial bear.
tngs Of Lord Baltimore. Nearly every
camp had battle flag and fife and drum
corps.
The display OF veterans was undoubt.
edly much greater than at the unyeiI-
ing of the Lee monument, and never
since the war have so many Confedera,
soldiers been seen in one body in Rich.
mond. They marched in tours, headed
by mounted officers, and, though swiftly
and steadily assuming the places
assigned them, seemed 10 come in end.
less succession. Except for the absence
OF muskets and swords, it was as if the
Confederate armies were on the march
once more.
AS the veterans poured by the car
Rage in which Miss Winnie sat ono
fife and dram corps after another softly
played the dead March" But when
the Maryland men came up their band
gave Nearer, My God, to Thee" and
the Daughter of the Con ederacvn
burst into tears and hid her face in her
handkerchief. When the military
movement was com piete, the collin and
The open grave and family were sur
rounded by three solid walls of men.
Outside this triple circle was dense
crowd Of thousands upon thousands
There were fewer military present
than there were at the Lee monument
unwilling in 1890, but the number OF
veterans was much greater and the
popular outpouring Of to-day perhaps
equaled that of three years ago. A con.
SO 'vative estimate is that rs, 900 people
ware on the streets and in HOLLYWOOD
Cemetery. Every house on the entire
route OF two miles was drsped in mourn
ing and decorated with battle flags. Con.
federate. national flag and Virginia flag.
Each pair OF horses to caisson had an
artllleryman driver and cannoneer
walked at the head of each horse, every
man wearing grey uniform and hem
lets with plumes. No canopy Of any de-
scription covered the casket. 1t stood
out in full view on the top of the caisson
with the sun shining brightly on the
polished oak and glittering brass.
Every now and then little girls would
run out in front OF the artillery horses
and keeping ahead of them, scatter the
path OF the caisson with white flowers.
At other points on the route ladies
dressed In mourning did the same thing
Except for wailing notes of the bands
and the CHATTER of horses hoofs and
steady tramp Of marching men not a
sound was heard during the route. The
profound and respectful silence, which
has been so arked feature of the