The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-21
FOR TIE HEROIC DEAD.
ryyyr no THE MEMORY or
lONTEDEEATI SOLDIERS
ia, Before Great Crowd of Eco
., At holloway Co"r'h""Se~Gen-
e,.l liz Lco the Orator.

..o., Va. July 2O.-Special.-The
, holloway county. whose hearts
., with the soldiers OF their be
..gta..ud iu the memorable struggle
...e have never ceased in their
" ..,, 20 them and their cause. 1t
d however until about 1872 that
...f.l au organization, whose OBJ
.. to commemorate in some visi-
4 .r.tanual way the feelings which
4 .l r9se hearts that had inherited
...r.ron handed down from the
4 ..r.t their anccs tors braved the per
8 .l tl. ua,rod voyage Of the western
i ANGST az land where Individual
. .iehi md AN abiding place. IL
f l.t Boz repeating history 10 follow
n through tle Establishment OF the
II ..UI thc overlooking ~ me yoke
Secession when 30 became too calling
"A formation OF free and independ-
..e which. when 10y further con-
n ~ their inherent rights and
.. DO became. in their belief nee
Il ,.u to protest against tie en-
t- Of That Capitalization which
~ beyond the powers FOR which
Il t. r..n created. but war, that de-
...n.u wolsc than pesiiiencc mas de-
Il SD far as the striving Of manual
II CAN decree. the questions then the
I.ts az contention. Nevertheless,
rr within their hearts Oh
rs remained that love, that
,r.l. for the deeds which
.rr.I their s0rs and brothers IN bat
II ..r f1r the principles which the hand
- ff. has decided other than the hopes
n.y Dad cherished, but to-day they meet
, snroI memorial TO those who took
mt ln The Lost Cause"
On June II. 1885 "a charter was obtained
d f.n Judge b. a. Hancock. Incorporating
4 phi. Confederate Memorial Association %
/ holloway. with Benjamin Irby as presi-
..rt of Blackstone: First Nice-lresi
dent. Mrs. T. +. Epts Of Blackstone;
-.eopd Nf-e-presiduct. Mrs. Blanche
srdnor, Of Blackstone, Third Vice-Presi-
don't Miss Bette Fowlkes. Of Jetress
store. Secretary. Walter q. watson OF
jennings Ordinary.
The monument was unNelied to-day uh-
dor most favorable conditions. EVER
,inco sunrise multitudes Of eager Feet
t.v, been pressing into Nottoway, and
,nen the exercises began great throng
had arrived.
APP. NJ the large asscmblGCe gath
Grad on the left-hand side OF the Court
4 Green Of littouc old Nottoway Court
house. where the monument is located,
and the monument was unveiled 10y Miss
S.UIe Irby. daughter OF the old gallant
e.r captain. Richard Irby. r Nottoway
1rays. Company O.. Eighteenth Virginia
I.Hment Fully FIVE thousand people
Witnessed the unveiling.
fn The midst Of the tremendous applause
4 lv tho old veterans General Fitz Lee
VAS introduced 10y Colonel w. c.. Jeffress,
who made an eloquent address. and II Is
needless 20 say that "our Fitz' filled the
j hearts ~ his patriotic audience and sus-
q tanned his reputation as an orator.
Tho A. i. I'm Confederate veterans,
from Peter, burg about nifty strong, were
j here under the command of j. II. Tur-
4 rar. and the blackstone Grays under
i command Of ]. NJ Harris. forty strong.
Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher. OF Petersburg,
0eued the exercises with prayer. Cap
tain Richard Irby Of Ashland, and Gen
s cl Thomas 4. Rosser Of Charlottes-
vile. were among the distinguished ON
i c.r- Of the Lost Cause present, also
4 colonel W. NJ. Field. Of Petersburg.
Tonight the exercises We're followed by
i ar Entertainment by tho Miller brothers.
n oi Richmond. closing by grand ban ar
III tr The concert
The Monument.
\ WE monument IS about twenty rect
in heirht. the shaft being twelve Feet.
surm1unto3 hy the statue, representing
"a Confederate soldier at parade res,
which latter SIS six feet. all of Georgia
marble of the Cherokee grade. the work
~ Nr j. H. Brown, Of Richmond Va,
whose workmanship has been much COM
YIpenteI. and has given satisfaction TO
us committee having IL In charge
THE following names are inscribed upon
t.e sides Of tAe monument:
Jenress Artillery. Q. S. A.
CartIu-W O.. Jcnrcss.
Lieutenants-R. H. Todd. J. L. Shore,
s. Nuc0. a. Robertson. +. w. Jones.
5errelnts-T. W. Wood, +. Il. Jones' l..
Bankeuship. J. G.. Jones.
lrlFates-J. W. Jones, w. n. Winfree,
j. N Towlkes j. William Jones, $. II.
l.neal. w. G.. Wilson. w. b. Brown,
u g.. F0wlkes. T. K. Bridgeforth, w. u.
Butler IS. ID. Cochran. H. J. Cochran,
- Cochran, y. l.. Cochran. j. Cary, j.
j. Carey A. Dixon W. Farmer, J. Is.
Hawkes. r. s.. Hawkes.. i. j. Hawkes. a.
W H-rlaway, L. NJ. Jetfress. j. Johnson,
j b Jennings. c. $. Jones. Il. Lutz. j. $.
Mcdaniel, vs.. O. Mallory, j. n. Murdoc,
" Nuuually. i. Nunnally, II. Powell.
Richard Powell. w Robertson. G..
L.bertson. G.. Robertson, j. i.
Ramsey J.. a. Smelling. r. Smelling. A.
Sheffield. u. A. Scott A. J. Spain, II.
Ioll j. Tucker J. d. Townsend. c.
|aaehau. y. Verser, J. Verser. r.. T.
i Webster. vs.. w. Webster. @. W. Web
g.r r. White. James White. J. White.
W.. d. White. r. i. White. r. n. Wilson.
p. % Wilson. w. Williams. +. ID. West
roraand. w. Waltrip. j. w. Walthall. J.
ID Williams. T. u. Hawkes.. ". Tucker,
p. A. Tucker.
Nottoway Reserves.
Oaptain-R W. Sydnor.
Ilcutenants-R. II. Harris, w. i. Hurt.
Srrseants-E. Wiltse, Walter Sydnor,
prlyates-G. r.. Duke. ]. ". Thomas,
4 H. r. Bentley. X. Tankersley. j. r. Dun
llyant. b. o. Vaughan. w. r. Dalton. A.
4 Vaughan. g.. w. Estes, J. w. Vaughan
i J. NJ. Irvine. Alexander Vaughan. T.
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