The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-23
RELICS OF THE PAST.
the Confederate Museum 10 Richmond and
Some Of Its Priceless Treasures.
THREE OF THE STATE ROOMS DESERTED
Records md sIcii,ciitoes thnt Georgia.
Florida md AInDa,nn Have sent
Portraits of Soldiers ana Sin,es.
men, Swords. Banners, Rocks.
Letters ana Tattcrcd Uniforms.

iHc", SWORDS. Runners, Rocks.
Letters ana Tnttcrcd Uniforms.
ca sketches of the Confederate Museum mt
ilchmond or the room OF Virginia, Mary
iand and North Carolina In today's Issue
the interesting story IS continued with de-
scription of the rooms OF Georgia. South
;Earoiinn; Florida and Alabama. In another
OF the remaining States or the Confcrer
; neXEAi n Texas Tennessee. Ken
| Tile GEORGIA ROOM.
| The room assigned to Georgia was the
wingcroom Of the White House OF the
tiful in the museum In this room vas
nmeeiu the reception given to Captain VIII
ihn Grin \, Waller and his bride who was
presented to Captain Waller uryon THE, oc
ca sion by President Davis is iiow in this
io9i'' loaned ny his daughter, Miss Eliza
= Dr.. Everard DE Rennc bcqura thGd to the
G VEG. = room the very valuable and extern
and all manner Of relies ;,ccurntulnted by
M ms mother, Mrs. Mary De Rcnne, native
ate; The books alone in this remarEabI
G .se ton number over zoo, some Of them Of
GIreat rarity and historic interest. They
Of the print, and further by the binding
straits of the South, in the wa mt Of MAJ eriai
and appliances. One Interesting feaiura ~
o,.s Goi.Sction IS the large number of auto
gtaph letters, some from President Davis.
his Cabinet, the Confederate generals md
many PROMINENT men OF that time Three
large cases have already been filled from
this collection, and there are yet many ar
ticles unpacked. A fourth case, much iarg-
, er ,,'an the others, contains The relics
aIatc eases Will be assigned to each civ
as soon as the number of relics makes it
necessary y few. must be mentioned to
SHOW the unwayering love, the patient toll.
ana the faithfulness even unto death OF
i iIno,,, Who lived In those, sorrowfu days.
from savannah come the miniature OF
CAPTAIN Edward Richardson Chcves, of the
S ,tn Of General A. L. l-awton, who was
age OF p years; lie was the only son Of
ms mother, and She was 4 widow. From
DRY of her brother, Edward II. Hal :,
large number Of war photographs and rel
les OF. different kinds. This brother who
color-bearer Of Company D., First Georgia
s ersaSt Ior pair Of trousers worn by
cows hair by his mother, and the sblittIn
, with which they were, woven. come from
An cs AMONGST the portraits by the
7. r. r: Cobb, hangs one of Mrs. Nlarv
, Gobb Johnson, Of Atlanta. This heroic
: huming and giving Christian burial to 3,Coo
, unknown Confederate soldiers. This that
! OF her. "'''''' - 'o''' as' = memorial
THE SOUTH CAROLINA ROOM.
/ Colonel Wade Hampton, OF Rcyolu,iop-
airy fame captured from one Of Tnrleton's
Lse e sW2rd Of finest steel in scab-
\ shell. He used 1t during the war of The
). iteyoI.iiion and In the war Of 1872 It de-
J General Wade Hampton. Tie swnrti omno
: more saw service at First Manassas. Weld
:. ea a by NAT gallent cavalry leader. Sheath
e historic from having been used b,,, tLo
: noble HAMPTON. 1t stands in the uniform
: the unforms t1S6l-IS65l Of General lam 90
!, Common. General W. W. Gary, General n
~ L;osn ,,, General T. p lIarlee. Colonel
\ 1928 records and relics hangs u fulI-lonr ii
e on portrait OF General Hampton in uni.
Ter. Corner. Stephens. Elliott. S. b. Tee Ice
B Eaot Wallace. Ilagood, Colonel ma.
c Good cine youngest Colonel in the Confei
Srnte army. Captain Langdon Cheves; The
e south Carolina war-Governor, Pickcns !;
Of the Old Palmetto State Ali thesn MOI
1rn or,. were n , collected through the personal
umba 8 1!rs tab M c hseh rngtn Of Co
ne papers. letters war-music. memorials.
4 etc Among the hattle-scarred flags in an
$ Carolina Regiment, which Vas hornn
: tnrongh twcniy-nine battles Although in
th So emoreidery upon it. wrought by
ln'er WORK or woman. tho preservation Of
Gohiederate relies and records IN the Con-
generations to come
: THE FLORIDA ROOM
Here the uniform OF Captain Seton E,on,
ing and his rusted canteen tell the patii
, his home in Florida early In 1SGJ-tha storv
u OF Ercderick Shurg. charlottesville, Gel
J, Florida on June 3, 1864. He had Kept =
r etisrs us'!S on scraps OF napsr backs OF
= last that could be found-it mutrl. ,nJ5 80