The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-02
THE c0| 1ERAIE CAPITAL.
Richmond Ever, the Heart Of
Comederacy.
A SkETC OF THE MUSEUM.
OF THE MUSEUM.
An Appealing Interest for the Visitors,
Whether IL q Comes From the North
or South, Hast or West.

UT Soutn, Hast or West.
Below can be found short sketch O.
the rooms of Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina and Georgia in the Con
federate Museum at Richmond, Va
Each room is distinctive, with its rep
fesentative regent or supervisor, bu
all have about them an appealing inter
est for the visitor, whether he come.
from the North, South, East or West
and his sensibilities are irresistibly en-
listed in viewing these mute but elo
quent memorials. 1t has been said in
the North that this museum of South
ern relics is calculated to keep alive
sectional animosity and perpetuate the
hostile feeling between the North and
the South. TO the contrary, it may be
urged that the effect must be the oppo.
site, and that sentiments of sympathy,
admiration and regard can only be ex-
cited. This, at least, has been the
spontaneous testimony, as constantly
expressed, without single exception,
by the multitude from the North and
East who have visited the museum:
THE VIRGINIAN ROOM.
The "I ares and Penates" of Virginia
are scarcely less dear and sacred to the
| other southern States than to her the
mother of them all She has gathered
within the foul walls of one room treas.
ures which, in their silent grandeur of
association with Lee, Johnston, Jack
son, Pickett, Stuart and A. Z. Hill,
bring tears to the eyes of gray haired
men and the loft!ost inspiration to the
hearts of those who should come after
| them.
liere Is the coat of spotless perfection
IN which the broken hearted leader ar
rayed himself to surrender his ragged
little army, upholding in sppearnuce,
as III his demeanor of gentle, reserved
| dignity, the honor of his cause and of
his country. Beside it is the tin cup
| and plate used by HIM during the war,
refusing better service when offered
him, saying, 'he would use what was
used by his men" AS with him. so
with his generals the bent cup and
! plase of Stoncwall Jackson and
that of the gray and dashing Stuart
beside his sable plumes tell the
same silent story of those who indeed,
endured hardships as good soldiers, "
| ere they CROSSED over the river
to rest under the shade Of the trees. "
| Individual cases hold relics of these he
roes the saddle and spurs, the gaunt-
let's and boots of ee (the same used by
Valentine III modelling his matchless
recumbent figure, and by Mercier for
his equestrian statuel, the gauntlets of
hat grand soldier, Gen. Joseph f.
Johnston; Jackson's huversack, field
glasses, epauletteS ana spurs, and the
| handkerchief, dyed with his life's blood
that stuunched the fatal wound on thai:
| k..I 4 4. N
art S cav,
anu cape of y. T.. HIM, and relics fhat
cannot be duplicated, and of value be-
| yond all words OF price Side by side
are the pictures Of the gallant young
| Pcgrams. Looking upon these faces
one cannot but hear the cry Of the new
made, beautiful bride, ".ipcak to me,
my love; speak to me once more" a.
| iolting i'll the rough ambulance, over
burrows and rocks from the battlefield,
| she held close the dead form of her
| knightly bridegroom, tGen. John Pc
gram, killed at Hatcher's RUM
| A pair Of crutches stand here handed
down together with the love of liberty
and native land through three genera
tions, telling of the manned patriots of
three wars --l:7G, 1912, 1861. Plated
straw. home made bonnets and gloves;
samples of homespun, woven on the
| plantations and worn by the Southern
| girls as they knit the socks of their
soldier lovers and brothers, lie near;
battle orders and dispatches from the
lighting pnrson, General Pendleton)
! vino, giving command in battle, cried:
| Lord, have mercy on their souls,
ready, aim, tire!"
| Too numerous are these illustrious
sons to mention all; to gallant and
| glorious all to cxalt one, and not less
honorable than those who led the
charge and swaved the hearts and
minds of their men. but even more
stcadfast, faithful and courageous are
the grand rank and file, whose memo
rlals ill this room rs their deeds do fill
the world. Letters, canteens, swords,
spurs, tattered jackets of gray and bat
tered muSkets are there TO tell the story
of the splendid service and uncom-
planning sacrifices of those men in gray
who bore the ''cross without the crown
OF glory" and now sleep in nameless
| graves.
"Iheir good swords rust,
| Their bodies dust,
Their souls are with the saints, we
| trust!"
| 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
IA hurch Hill. 1t was given to NORTH
Carolina as one OF the choicest apart
ments III the Mansion, because of Nor.l
| Carolina's brilliant record during tn,
war. To corrOborate the number 81
troops claimed, and substantatcd bN
war records, they have IL mcmoria
from the soldiers OF Cleveland county
neatly framed. 1t exhibits this mos