The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-24
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.
MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED IN
RALEIGH TUESDAY.

RALEIGH TUESDAY.
Thousands of Confederates Expected
Handsome Decoratfons-The
Governors Welcome.
RALEIGH, May 21.-Nearly one tho
sand Confederate soldiers are buried
in this city. over five hundred of
these were removed here after the
war by the Ladies' Memorial Associa-
tion. OF these 3S8 were IN 1865 re-
moved from Peutigrew's Hospital Gem
etery, 124 in 1871 from Gettysburg,
and 10S in 1883 from Arlington. The
dead came from all the States of the
Confederacy, eleven States being rep
resented, and they have all been under
the tender care of the Ladies' Memo
rial Association, whose patriotic ser
vices in this respect cannot be too
highly honored.
The graves of these southern heroes
have been kept green year after year.
Several years ago a stately monument
of white granite was erected to their
memory in the cemetery where they
lie buried. And now this last work of
love, the GROWING efforts Of their Ia
bors, has been entered upon, and on
tomorrow the corner stone will be laid
with the most imposing ceremonies.
Today the city is being handsomely
decorated. The decorations will be
far more beautiful and elaborate than
on any previous occasion.
The Reception Committee, the La
dies Monument Association, the Gov
errors Guard, and the Confederate
Veterans will be in place on tomorrow
morning to meet the guests and visit
ing commands from other cities. The
Soldiers Home will be hcadquar ters
for the veterans and the Governors
Guard armory for the military. Both
the military companies and the veter-
ans will be entertained at the expense
of the city of Raleigh.
The line of march will be formed at
II o'clock near the pOstoffice building,
at the intersection of Fayetteville and
Martin streets. Thence it will move
past the postoffice and the Park Hotel
to the Union depot, then up West
street to Hillsboro street, and thence
to the Capitol. The address will be
delivered from a platform, which is
now being erected near the site of the
monument.
THE GOVERNORS WELCOME.
At the Capitol grounds His Excel
come the visitors and will preside over
the ceremonies, which will be opened
by the ''Old North State" sung by a
choir of one hundred voices. The his
tory CT the Monumental Association
will then be read by Walter Grimes,
Esq. After prayer by the chaplain,
Rev. James A. Weston, of Hickory,
and a song by the choir, Governor
Carr will introduce the orator of the
day, Capt. Thomas w. Mason, of
Northampton county. AT the conclu-
sion of the Grafton the announcement
Of the relics contained in the corner
stone will be made, and it will be set
in place by the veterans from the Sol
diers' Home. A short speech will
be made by Judge r. t. Bennett, of
Wadesboro.
The chief marshal Of the day is Mr..
w. @. Stronach. superintendent of the
Soldiers Home. He will be assisted
by some twenty young men. Col. b..
of the Grand Camp of the Confederate
Veterans of the State, will have
charge of the veterans on this occa-
sion.
The memorial column will be of
North Carolina granite from the Mt.
Airy quarries, and the base from the
| Greystone quarries in Warren county.
The monument will be u feet l inch
in height. The shaft will be % feet
in height, and of one solid block. The
base is % feet square, and at each cor.
ner will be bronze lamp, II feet in
height, with triple globes. The die
of the monument will be twelve feet
| square.
On two of its faces, respectively,
| will be the seal of North Carolina and
| the seal Of the Confederacy. These
will be of bronze and in bold relief,
and will be feet in diameter.
AT the base of the die and on oppo-
site sides will be life-size statues of
| an infantryman and cavalryman. The
| shaft will likewise be surmOunted by
a life-SiZe statue of an infantry soldier
| in campaign dress resting upon his
| rifle. The monument complete will
| cost S25, ZOO. The bronze work will be
done in Munich, and the statues will
| be made from casts Of pictures of real
| Confederate soldiers, now in posses
| sion of the Monumental Association
THE DAY FOR THE EVENT.
The 10th of May was the date origi
nally chosen for this purpose, by rea
| son of the fact thatit was on that day
| that North Carolina, the first of al
the colonies, declared her independ
| ence. 1t is therefore day justly re
| garded as sacred in the annals of oul
State, and and has been made State
holiday. But as the Goth fell ON Sun
day this year, the date was changed
to the 21st. This, however, was NOV
ed up a day because of some incOnve
niences in railroad connections OF
Monday.