The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-30
HONORlNG BRAVE MEN.
West Vrginia's Tribute TO Her Dead
Soldiers.

Soldiers.
GETTYSBURG. PA sent 22-Benealh
a cloudless Sky and in the presence OF
The Second West Virginia Regiment oil
volunteers. citizens and survivors of the
commands honored. the four monuments
erected On this battlefield 10y the State Of
west Virginia ln memory of her sons VINO
FOUGHT and fell on the Union side in TINS
battle were to-day dedicated At eleven
o'clock the march was taken up TOT ~49'
cemetery Hin. the site of the SeFehln ln-
fautry monument and inc scene "a 'i'o
davis exercises Company 4 acted as an
cscort for The veterans. who carried their
tattered battle flags Then came cover
nors Atkinson. of West virginia, ana
Hastings. of Pennsylvania, on foot, iol-
lowed Inv their STATS. the band and the
REGIMENT. under command OF Colonel cas-
feel Prof. Thomas G.. Miller. of the stale
University. presided. and the mFocau DID
was offered by tie Rev. Alfred T.. fIel.n-
or. of Paramount. W. Va. Governor Az
kinson then delivered q stirring Grafton
concluding by Transferring the monuments
To the care Of the battlefield commission
Acknowledgement Appleton gave statis-
tics concerning the commands. ana re-
fcrred 70 the West Nirginians who fought
West Nircinians at this battle. Lieutenant
Colonel Lockwood commanding the troops
chat captufed his nephew. John d. keIy'
o. Philadelphia. the old colonel or &c re-
g.mcut made an historical address ana
ihon his daughter unveiled the monu-
ipenfS Governor Hastings, In accepting
the monuments f0r the con missi0ners
took strCrg grounds I'm favor OF extern
sion Tie hoped the time viii never come
when the flag shall cease 10 float over
cuba and the Philippines.
Tho benedicti0n was pronounced by the
Rev. A. S. Kelly, Of GlennVlie. chaplain
of the Second Regiment. in the morning
Governor Atkinson viii 50 10 Baltimore,
where hts son. the major OF the regiment
is m with fever.
West virginia IS represented by four
monuments on the feld-the Seventh In
fantry. the First and Third Cavalry, and
Battery c. Of the First Artillery. The
Seventh Infantry Monument, which
stands near the crest Of East Cemetery
Hill. is the most pretendous Of the four
II is a figure Of a private in sratite at
parade rest. and faces the east, from
which point came the attack Of the Louis
lana Tigers and which the aventh
helped TO repuise on the weste n face
are the following inscriptions: Erected
By the State Of West Virginia 10 COM
memorate the val0r and fidelity Of the
Seventh West Virginia Infantry. Romney
10 Appomattox First Brigade. Carroll;
Third Division, Second Corps. At dusk OF
July "a CAROLS brigade was ordered
| by General Hancock 10 this point. On
arriving there we found the battery about
| to be taken charge of by the enemy, who
were in large force. Whereupon we I'M
mediately charged on the enemy and
succeeded I'm completely routing their en-
tire force. and driving them beyond our
lines" on this same side are a badge,
| in bronze, OF the regiment, with the
! words. "Sons Of the Mountains. We have
crossed the mountains in the horseshoe ,
| a clover leaf. and Seventh West Nir-
| glnia Infantry" in large raised letters
The two cavalry regiments are similar
| the first being located on the Taneytown
| road. and The Third on Buford avenue,
| on the first days field They are gen.
| orally in the shape Of a keystone. on the
Soolished surface Is the inscriptions
/ Erected by the State OF West GINA
| 10 commemorate the valOr and ndelity
| of the Third West Virginia Cavalry" and
! crossed sabers.
BATTERY stands In the National Gene
/ terry. and has the same inscription and
| has crossed cannon. balls and ramrods
! cut in the stone. The battery was en-
/ gagged In the artillery duel that preceded
| Longstreet's assault on the afternoon OF
! the third day.