The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-21
MEMENTOES OF SOUTHERN
HEROISM AND PATRIOTISM
APlace Where IS Gathered the Dearest Rel
iques Of The Confederacy
TIE CONFEDERATE MUSEUM.
CONFEDERATE
MUSEUM,
Description Of the Rooms Of Virginia, Mary
land and North Carolina, With Some Of
the Pricelesss Articles and Records
they contain.

gauEtlots and boots Of Lee (the same
used By Valentine In modelling his
matchlesS recunbeEt figure, and by Mcr-
cier for his equeurian statue). the
gauntle,.s of that grand soldier General
Joseph T.. JChE5tOn; Jacks1nS havcr-
sack. feld-glasst,s. epaulettes and spurs.
and the handkerchief, dyed with his,
lHe's l1cod that sitaunched The fatal
wound on that mourMfu day at Chancel-
loIsvlle; Stuarts cavalry Eoc':s and sad
0le. the sabre Of I"itz Lees gallant
charges; the cap and cape or \. T.. Hill.
and relics that cannot be duplicated, and
OF value beyond all words or price. Side
by side are the pictures of the gallant
young 'egrams. Locking upon these
faces cne cannot but hear the cry Of
the new-made. beautiful bride Speak
10 me. my love: speak to me once more"
as jolting in the rough ambulance. over
burrows und rocks from the battle-iie
she he'd close the dead form OF her
knighrly bridegroom General John Peg
ram, killed at Hatcher's Run)
a PAIR Of :ches stand here handed
down together with the love OF liberty
and native and, through three genera
tons, telling Of the MANNED patriots Of
three Nars-177G 1912. 1861. Plated straw
home made 'bonnets and gloves; samples
OF homezpun woven on the planta Il ons
and worn by the Southern girls a.s they
Knit the cocks Of their soldier lovers and
brothers, lie near; battle orders and DIS
er2l Pendlzton), who. giving command
IN battle, cried: Lord. have mercy on
Their souls, ready. aim. fIe!'
Too numerous are these illustriou:
sons to mention al; TOO gallant and glor-
ious all TO eXalt one and not less hon Or
able than those who led the charge and
sw2yed the heart: and minds OF their
men but ever more stea1fast, faithful,
and courageous are the grand rank and
file, whose memorials fill this room as
hni dc, a S,a u 80
cantecn:, swords. spurs, tat;ered Jackets
Of gray, and battered muskc:s are there
to tell the sto:y Of the splendid service
and uncompllning sacrifices of those
men In gray who bore the cross without
the crown Of glory" and now sleep in
nameless graves.
"Thelr good swords rust
Their bodies dust
Their souls are with the saints, we
trust!"
THE MARYLAND ROOM.
Maryland occupies the room which
was during the war Mrs. President Da-
vis' dressing room. a relic Of interest IS
the pistol thu was worn by that gallant
cavalier. Major James Brea thed, OF
Maryland. Of whom General Lee is re-
ported to have said: with an army Of
B estheds / could have conquered the
world"
In the retreat from Petersburg to Ap-
pomattoN Major Breaihed. OF Stuart's
Horse Artillery, was In command Of sew
eral troops Of cavalry. When near the
High bridge above Farmville. the enc
my pressing behind In great force. Gen
eral Rosser ordered Major Breathed to
turn and charge them with his men.
The Major repeated he order to
charge" and dashed ahead on a mag
n.f1ccnt bay. At the same moment two
Union officers, mounted spurred out
from the enemy's lines and came on
They met midway between the advance
lines. Pell-mell the Yankee horsemen
fell upon the Confederate major, single
and alone. They had almost borne him
down. when Breathed spurred his horse,
and pointing his sabre as The animal
sprang forward. put It's steel through
the breast Of one OF his assail ants. The
remaining Yankee made n tremendous
sweep with his sabre. and I3rca thed, to
avoid the blow. threw himself forward
upon his horses neck, lost his balance
and fell. The Union officer with . yell
sprang Tor him. In falling Rreathcd's
boot had caught in The slirrup. He
Fought upon his back. and In moment
the Union officer would have had the ad-
vantage, when a serge mi of the ma jor's
command dashed UP and shot the Union
officer dead. Major Brea thed sprang up.
and Wi;h one boot on and the other off
mounted the Union officers horse, led
the charging column against the enemy
routed them, and took many prisoners
Major Breathed sent the sword. ring.
and papers to the Wife Of the Union ofli-
Ger he killed. writing to her that he died
a brave and noble soldier. The pistol he
kept. and at the close of the war pre-
senicd It to Miss Shepherd, Of Shep-
herlStown, w. Va.
Among the other relics OF this room
may be mentioned a roughly made IA
BILE. upon which General Lee and his
staff officers u;ed to play chess; cruci.
fix of bullets taken from the crater, and
pockci handkerchief which belonged
to General Lee
THE NORTH CAROLINA ROOM.
North Carolina occupies the room
which was the nursery in the home of
President Davis. 1t has magnificent
view Of that part Of Richmond known
as Church HILL It was given TO North
Carolina a!s one OF the choice:t apart
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