Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-20
THE OFFICERS AND PARTICIPANTS.
sketches of Those Prominent In Connection
with the Jpyciling.

The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors
Monument Association has been fortur,b
I'm having at It's head men ot lnicmi''nia
will and energy. and who wcre imo'ei
with the belief that the work they hal
undertaken was q sacred duu.
Alr. u. 9. Richardson. the president ot
the association, was born IN New kens
county. and IS about q years ot asA
When a mere hi he removed O. R'.a.
mond with his parents. and At The afe
of IL enlisted In the Confederate army 10
Parker's Battery. he was painfully
wounded at the second battle ot Ml-
nassas. aud discharged from ths service
on account Of the wound, but within
few months reiullstcd In b., oil COM
mand. and served CALAMITY untl the nn3l
disaster at AppomattoN Mt. lIchaii'
son was debarrci 10y tho war ths all
vantages OF COLI giate training but whu1
in winter quarters In the army pursued
his studies under n comrdde IA arms
who WAS highly educated, ami AZ the
close Of hostilities entered tn Office ot
Mcssrs. Johnson & 'suigoh ~ law
student. In july. 1870. h. Wh5 elected
clerk TO the Police Justi,e. AMI In ioA9
was elected Police Justice. which latter
reelection. In the mean time he hai
graduated from the law class OF Rich
mond College and upon his retirement
from Official NE commenced the practice
OF his profession. As president OF the
association. Mr.. Richardaon has devoted
time and labor without stint % the oD-
feet in view. and has counted no sacIli'e
too great - BE- made In pushing tho
movement forward. Though "A busy man
I'm his profession, be IL devoted anti
quarry, and has collected vast amount
Of material bearing on local aud NHginh
history. He Is a very active member
OF the Virginia Historical Society, ono
of the Board Of Dir. .ctors 90 tho Jefferson
Davis Monument Association. AMI was
one OF the committee which vent T. N"w
Orleans a year ago 10 receive Tie remains
OF President Davis
SECRETARY MCCARTHY.
Mr. Carlton Mccarthy, secretary u tfa
association, was born in this city IN lHi',
and was therefore only about II years oil
when the war commenced Ills iirst ac-
tive military service was IN the junior
Volunteers. company II boys COM
manded by Captain Edward ). Cav, ant
which marched with the FIRST Regiment
I'm the Tawnee war H. served att'r-
wards voluntarily IN the Infantry AM
cavalry. mainly in the immediate ncish-
borho0d of Richmond. but boz ir,i. while
SIN under military age. enlisted IN no
Second Company OF Hichmoni lt,Nitzers.
with that battery Mr Mccarthy served
faithfully until the surrender at Appo-
mattox. having made an euyitble record
as a soldier. For some years hr was 500
retary Of the Association Of the Army
of Northern Virginia. AMI AZ ue me','
Ing which formed the Confederate soi-
diers' and sailors Monument Associd-
ton was elected secretary 0f that orsani-
zation. lie has served m that capacity
ever since. Alr. Mccarthy throw hini-
self into the movement for the erection
Of the monument with the wh0l.-sDui"l
enthusiasm and energy which have chaf'
acterized him In everything he has unlrf-
taken, and has labOrei in season AMI
out OF season for the completion ot no
work. To no one more than - MI. III
Carthy Is due the fact that the h'rpisn
OF the Confederate soldier and sailor -
perpctuated Oh Libby H.li In stone an
bronze.
MIR. McCarthy's business connection -
that OF secretary Of the Oii D1m.h.Yh
Building and Loan Association. IL is =
vigorous writer. ami has at odd moments
contributed much q the literature OF mo
war His Soldier Lie In the Army *
Northern Virginia is one OF ,he most
valuable works Of rs character thdt hAb)
yet been written.
TREASURER CULLfNGWOKTIL
Mr.. william II. Cunngworth Treasurer
Of the association has been ano'h'r enthh'
siastic and devoted worker In the causr.
Mr.. CullingwOrth was born IN the lower
mart OF the city, then HenrlcD county,
october q. $50 anl finished bis edrc"-
ton a. the classical school OF f.anA'i'
Minor. In Albcmdrle county. Ait'r l'hF-
lng school he entered the tobacco huslh, .
as an employee Of the late James IT.
Grant. Ho remained with Mr. Graht
untiI The breaking out OF the war. VII D
he enlisted I'm Company Il. firat NlfSint
Infantry. After the war he rcsnihrd %
| connection with the tobacco puslhea' :
being first with 5. W. NeuaOlc x CO. g.
Petersburg. and then with Cullins"o'"'
rs EllersOn. ,..s,, A..
In the memorable campllgn of IN M''
CulIingworth was particularly "'"'''
having always had penehant i't
tirs ana after the election ~ 'lrN'ii'
ho vas Nav l3. isS5. appointed Postmas'r.
az Richmond In that position n sew
un,1 November %. 1883. when D. "a'
removed by President Harrison II 49,
engaged In merchandlzing. but III
did all in his power for the noiniu'',u,. 81,
OF Mr.. Cleveland for a second term. r.
was reappolnted postmaster IN F'O'
last. and entered upon the duties - 49,,
Office March lst. Mr. Culling~o'h .', o.,
always considered IL In order % So.
Tor the monument, and has never 'o., -
opportunity TO press It upon uie
ton OF the public.
THE CHIEF MARSHAL.
Ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee. "h' 80
been elected chief marshal 0, '"o 'i..n,,,
80 horn al "clermont." The re-,
| OF his grandfather. General John - "a
IN FaIrfax county. Va. NoyemDes ,s,,.l,e
81. Is a son OF Captain siihsf i,
fee who resigned his comm. .i,,i.
the United States navy TO aeeep, sni
lar ore in the Confederate ss','s'
n nephew OF General Robert y; =, Yves,
Fizhugh Lee was sppoihu only ls
Point as a cadet-at-lsrgc wh.h ~. o" had
years OF ase. He GRADUATED ~ snd MAS
| OF his class IN horsemanshl, - a, ons
snpointed to q second lieu,ei'Sn'.' as,'l.s
| of the crack companies OK u's ---. 'Ns-
CONCLUDED ON SECOND fAoH'' y