The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24
GEN. CULLEN A. BATTLE.
THE ORATOR or THE PETEBSBURG
LADIES MEMORIAL Association.
The Annual Celebration to Take flaco !"
That city in the Month oil june
The Preparations.

PETERSBURG. Va. May -. SfeD'"'.
Tho ladies Oh the Conf, dcfAtc Mei"o' "a
Association Ok petersburg are "''"''-'"b
10 pay utuu. tribute 10 inc mti"o'! "a
o,.r heroic dead on the sth OF June hcN''
C,,crsI Cuteu a.. imtle wno slnte thr
d,ath of Airs. Battle has Dcch az t"o
hon, OF ms son. ItcN. Ia. Ill. W. h'i''''
iu This cityJ. will nc tAc orator OF t'o
Az lhc General quite recently tH'i'i'"
aud delighted q vast crowd q" "ii"''"'
occasiou al CLINTON. y. c., ana t"e o'N
soldiers together with our ei''~t"a b,'.
ersily. are looking forward 10 "a great
occasion. ,,.. mar
st.Is al the unyeilLg OF the Lee statue
- ,xpccis to attend the reunion ln
TI.hnoud on the 1ih OF July. Tho fo!-
io,v,,,. sketch will bc read uy many WHO
SIN lo.e 90 recall the thrilling events oil
the days which impaired ha.o OF I'M
pcrishable glory TO the army OF Northern
WIZ MIA: .,.,..,.,,-
General cullen =. Battle SIS the second
.ou OF Dr. Cullen Battle ana Jane a
Battle. natives OF North cars ''i'"' i'o
vas born ln PoWCitOn. iiancoc" 'o"i.'t D
Ga. June !. i>.,. ana removed VIZ" ',''
parents 20 Alexandra Duo ND. Ii io'' 'D
WAS married TO ~iss oeoria l.. W ..i'"'','
~ Grance. Ga. who died in Peters
burg. Va. November o. 1880. -, w. n.
dreu bv this marriage. Rev. Henry
Battle. ID. d.. of fetersonrs N''' anu
Nc Jonnie l.. Battle are living.
lie VAS admitted TO the bar in l'a-' ana
- Ruchauau's sub-cicctor in, looo. IN
The Alabama Democratic state convene '''
81 1850 DE was. on motion OF Nli'''" ~
Yoncv. made cicciOr FOR the M'h'-o'".
District. and delegate 10 the 'n'i''9''
rorv.,,tion. lie canvassed Alabama j"
co,nnanv with Mr. Nancy for iieca.
yia,e and Lane. and was also WIN ann
"a, charleston. New YORK, Boston, "i"
Philadelphia. r-,-.,. nv
On me capture OF Harpers FERRY ~
John Brown he organized the j us".-'
LIGHT Infantry. purchased arms anu "'.'
to,,os and six days afterwards. in con-
cert with Peyton II. Coilutl, cay, ...'u ~
,h. Columbus (Ga) Light CITY "uaI7a'
,-,-a1-.o1 his services 20 Governor Henry
= Nyiea and received from him the mes
eaoo. "Vircinia can defend herself I'M
,rrdiatefy the state OF Alabama COM
,,,,csd The organization OF the -Alan"il"
Nohtnfe.r CORDS" 10 consist or Ten I'Ei-
,nents. only two regiments were oih'"-
fzod-thc First Regiment with h'"il'"i
ters az Mobile. and the Second hethhtn'
~, MONTGOMERY The Tuskceec Light In
fantr, was in the Second Regiment On
IN. election OF rcgImentai oihceis. ie'-
mon, Lomax was elected colonel Culien
= HatUe Ncuteuaut-c ana Sdhiuci
Msrks. major .,l,,-...-
10 CAPTURE FORT MORGAN.
ON the Sth of January. hy order or
Governor A. %. Moore. the First Aianaiha
let Mobile To- capture Fort Morgan ana
The Mount Vernon Arsenal and IT the
same time the Second Regiment was OF
d.rod 10 proceed 10 Pensacola report 10
General Chase. commanding fioildu
troops. and participate in the capture OIL
the Warrington uaty-yafd. ana the loT,s
ON the Florida coast. The Second req
mont. Colonel LomaX. captured lhe navy
ward and Forts Bluancds and Mci'ee ON
The Nth and 18th. and very soon alle''
General Chase. Col LOmaN. and Lleulen-
ant-Colonei Battle tcie-raphed To- NIT
Jefferson Davis at Washington as 10 ihe
propriety Of an attack upon Fort i.l' h'l7.
and received the reply: I'm inc present
condition of affairs lickens is not worm
one drop Of blood
Colonel Lomax and Northumberland
Rattle woke uu ono morning MOI loNt
after this 10 find that Alabama had passed
thu ordinance of secession anu, nor
content. had also passed am ordinance
annulling all military commissions issued
nv the authority of the State. above the
rank OF captain. I'm order 90 got rid on
militia officers chosen without reference 10