Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-21

Lieutenant. Lawrence Murphy; intro
Lieutenant. Samuel Kennard. MI Ken
nard. one Of st. Lous's most prominent
citizens, and his accomplished ana at
tractive daughter. Mssourfs sponsor. At
tended the reunion and visited the MIS-
souri, Room. showing their love tor th'
Old flag and their interest In the repre-
sentation OF their State.
There is q portrait near by, as IL SUI
keeping guard over the old nag. OF IN
Rev. John Bannon. known as the Catno
lie priest who always went into battle
other valued portraits are these: Inc
brave General Marmaduke, Generals
Little, Bowen. and one OF Ster-
ling Price General Prices Held
glasses and piece Of his division
flag are among the relics. Tho
first ball OF the war in Missouri. fred at
that dashing. gallant 10. o.. Shelby, cut
from a tree near Tabo bridge; marbles
made from the walls OF Alton military
prison. by John c. Warden, and used 70
while away the miserable hours
of prison life: cipher alphabet
used during the war; pass is
sued to Sergeant Jere. M. Bsu-
man at Fort Pillow, Tenn, signed by the
intrepid JEFF. Thompson, and the last
muster-roll made out in the war, dated
April 80, 1876. OF Company IL, Tenth MIS-
souri, Regiment, which regiment surren-
dered the last OF May. are among the
relies preserved in this room-large
enough. but not yet full enough OF these
memorials to do justice to her noble sons.
THE ARKANSAS ROOM.
The Arkansas Room contains many
relics that will prove Of especial interest
to residents Of the State. Among them
Is framed memorial Of Colonel Elisha
Warfeld. Second Arkansas Regiment.
Govan's Brigade. Cleburne's Division,
Army of Tennessee. THIS gallant officer
was particularly and repeatedly comph-
mented by General Cleburne. I'm his OFF,
cial report, at the battle OF Missionary
Ridge. (See Officers Report OF Colonel
Kinloch FaIconer A. A. General. Of the
Battle Of Missionary Ridge, which was
thought to be lost. but was recently dis
covered and forwarded TO the War-Record
Office. at Washington, d. CO 1t speaks OF
the courage displayed by him and his men
under a terrible cross-fire from the enc
my; Of their pitching heavy rocks down
upon the enemy below them with greatest
effect. and frankly admits that It was
Colonel Warfield who suggested TO him the
charge with the bayopet which resulted
in the capture of so many prisoners
colors, and guns. Framed in this me-
mortal with photograph OF Colonel War
field is the rowel OF a spur that belonged
to General Albert Sidney Johnston, made
Of a Mexican silver dollar-one Of
pair worn by General Johnston in his
Mormon campaign, and on the day of his
death at Shiloh They were given by his
nephew, Colonel T. Stoddard Johnston,
to Colonel Warfield as a token of his
regard, and as a souvenir Of the man they
both loved and revered.
Portraits of General T. c. Hlndman and
General 2. r. Cleburne, Arkansass best
beloved heroes, will soon be placed in
the Arkansas Room.
A most valuable relic is the flag Of the
Ninth Regiment Of Arkansas Infantry,
whose first colonel was John NJ. Bradley,
after whom there were others--Brigadier-
General D. II. Reynolds, Division-Com-
mander e. c. Walthall. Color-Sergeant
Degen Foley, and many others. The flag
was in the following battles; Corinth,
Franklin, Tennessee. Atlanta, battles
from Dalton, Ga. 10 Atlanta; Benton
Vile on March 10. 1885. 1t has been
lovingly preserved by Sergeant Foley
since the war, and was obtained from
him for the Museum by Rev. Father }.
NJ. Lucey, pastor OF st. Joseph's church,
Pine Bluff, Ark Father Lucey himself
possesses an ardent southern heart, and
was beloved in his ministry In the Con-
federate army during the entire war.
OF course, there are many other relics,
too numerous TO mention, including a
payroll of Recruiting-Of Captain S.
V. Ried, for the term of the war; Confede-
rate notes in fifty, twenty, and ten
dollar bills, from Mrs. j. w. Breedlove,
of Fort Smith, Ark, accompanied by
few lines reading: Enclosed please find
Confederate notes, the last treasure
possess Of our loved and Lost Cause"
THE SOLID SOUTH ROOM.
In addition to the fourteen States rep
resented IN the Museum, there is one
room called "The Solid South" in charge
of the Junior Hollywood Memorial AS
ISOLATION" an association composed of
the children and grandchildren Of Con-