The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04
SPOKE FOR THE ABBEY.
Colonel John S. Garnett Delivers a
Lecture Upon the Movement.

a large audience was out Tuesday night at
the Columbia 10 hear Colonel joan J. Gar
nett's illustrated lecture, ~ Confederate's
Recollection Of Gettysburg" delivered I'M
der the auspices of the Ladies Battle
Abbey Association of Atlanta
Colonel Garnet was a gallant confeder-
ate soldier, and is personal friend Of
Charles Broadway Rouss. whose muniticent
donation of 100000 toward erecting grand
confederate memorial building has inau-
gurated the battle abbey movement.
The speaker was introduced by Mayor
King. who, in brief talk, said that
Colonel Garnett had The complete conf
dcnce of Mr.. Rouss.
Colonel Garnet before beginning his ad-
dress devoted a few moments TO explain
ing the idea of the battle abbey-the great
memorial han in which the heroic records
OF the coufederacy arc TO he preserved and
transmitted to poster.ty. In my travels
Through the SOUTH" said Colonel Garnett.
81 have learned that there are a great
many who do not fully understand what
the battle abbey is TO be. 1t is to be built
by money subscribed by the people of the
south. supplemented by 100000 subscribed
by Charles broadway Kouss. / am not
authorized by Mr. Rouss to say that he
viii give more than this. but those of us
who know him feel certain that when the
100000 shall have bten. subscribed in the
south, hc will then adj perhaps ten times
the amount which ne originally proposed,
So that the battle abbey VIII be a structure
that viii reflect credit upon the city In
which n is buiit. ana hc hitting memorial
of the heroes OF thu south, the memories
of whose heroic achievements 1t is intend
ed 90 commemorate.
"a do not know, and no one knows" con-
tinucd Colonel Garrett where the battle
abbey viii be built That viii be decided
by committee TO be chosen at the meet
ing OF the United Confederate Veterans, in
July, at their annual reunion at Richmond.
: nave recently seen II stated IN tue papers
that Air. Rouss is in favor of locating the
abbey Ia Washington That Is not the
case. Mr.. Rouss has assured me that NJ
will express no preference whatever In
the matter, and if ne has any preference. it
is known 10 no living luan, and VIII be
known to none.
MIR. Rouss was brave confederate
soldier and at the close of the war he
went TO New York without a cent. lie
has. hS his cncrsy and perseverance, &C
cumuiatcd "A princely fortune, ana his
first act when he mad joined the rank Of
IN, miiiiOpaIros of the metropolis was 10
seek out ana aid his less fortunate COM
radcs
m, has given TO his native city of Win
chester. Va, a complete system Of water
works. ana recently contributed $1,000 10
the New York camp OF Confederate Ncter-
ans toward the fund to erect the monument
10 mark the spot of their burial may
state that the FIRST man 10 be buried there
wAs Lieutenant Jordan, of General Beaure-
gard stan, who fired the first gun on Fort
After describing the object of ne battle
abbey COlOrel Garnet began his graphic
description of the Gettysburg campaign,
and the heroic struggle Of that terrible
thrcc-days battle.
There were many veterans present who
had fought their battles over MS colonel
Garrett described the fight. and prolonged
anplause followed each period of his adj
dress Portraits Of northern ana southern
heroes were thrown on the canvass from
time TO time. and warm applause followed
his comments on General Grant.
Taken altogether. il was n splendid de-
scrintion OF the Camnaign and the battle.
Quite "a sum was added to the fund being
raised 10y the ladies Of the Atlanta Battle
Abbey Association. and from The character
Of the lecture. the house should have been
hacked