The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-12
Delivered By Those Who Presented
and Received the Pictures,
MAJ CAPERSj MAI STRlNGFELLOW
VI essrs. Dickcrson and Bryan Pay Fit
ting Tributes To the Nalor of tho
Gallant Confederate Soldiers.
The oil Portraits are Excel
lent Lillcnesscs Of Those
They Represent.

Patriotism and olcquenca were rife at
thu open session of Lee Camp last even
ing. and the oft rccounted shocks of
battle were Tor the timo turned aside
while the old veterans listened 70 tho
stirring euogies that were born of hearts
ovcraownc with warm memories of tho
heroe-Gsnual n. II. Harris ami Major
Lewis Gmtcr.
The session was O. brilliant ono in
every particular.
After tne transaction of several minor
n.ns of business. Commander l.auchton
stated that the OH portrait Of General
~. II. Harris, commander of the Mis-
s.ssipp Brigade, Mahone's Division.
souI tLen Dc presented by Major James
al. Capors. ...-...... .......-...u.
GENERAL HARRIS PORTRAIT
In presenting the portrait Major Capers
iu httlng terms eulogized the character of
General Harris as 20 civilian and a SOLE
dier. who sprung Dice said, from ilusuious
ancestry in the State of Mississippi and
graduated with distinction in the regular
and law course of the University of
Louisiana. just preceding the civil war
ho began the practice of law ma Nickshurs
anO rapidly rose to cmnence in his pro-
icssion.
At the first call to- arms. ne raised and
equipped a company Of infantry, ana hy
telegraph. rendered his services TO Prof.
dent Davis at Montgomery. which were
Immediately accepted and he was order
ed 90 report with his command 90 General
-. Is. Lee at Richmond Va. and ON what
IS now Monroe Park. the Nineteenth Reg
imcnt Mississippi Volunteers, was or
ganized under those distinguished pa-
triots Col Christopher IL. Mott, Lieut.
COL l.. g. e.. Lamar later one OF the
supreme Judges ot the United states.
Major Benjamin Alston and Adjutanl
Andrew H. Gogan. Captain Harris COM
pany was made the color company of the
regiment
This regiment Immediately reported to
General Bcauregard. and was engaged ia
the first battle OF Manassas. The Nine
teeuth Regiment afterwards took part In
al the campaigns OF the Army Of North
adicr-Generals FOrncy. wilcox, Feather
stone. Poscy and Harris.
DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY.
Capt. Harus was promoted succcssiyeiy
major. neutcnant-coiongl and colonel of
his regiment for gallant and meutorious
services. and on tho death OF General
P0soy from wounds received at Bristow
station was promoted to the Jank OF
brieadier-Fercral and was assigned 90 The
ever-fam0us Mississippi Brigade. com-
posed of the Twelfth Sixteenth. Nine
teenth and FOrty-eiehth Regiments. and
was attached TO the division Of Major
General H. IA. Anderson. who was sue
coeded by MaJor-Gcncrai william Ma
hone.
Mr Capors spoke in feeling terms of the
distinguished gallantry OF General Harris
at the bloOty angle az SpOusylvan!a
Courthouse and on the last and final day
al Petersburg Of the world-ren0wned de-
fence OF batteries Gregg and Whitworth
by Harris Brigade staying the onward
advance Of Grants legions until Long
street arrived from the north side OF tho
James
In closing his address. he spoke Of the
tender regard that existed between the
veterans OF WeisiRcr's Virginia Brigade
and those OF the Mississippi Brigade. and
the tender leayc-taklng, when with deci-
mated ranks. the few surviving members
Of these two illustriOus brigades bade
ancu 10 each other at Appomatox Court
house
Their names" he said "arc written
on the hearts of their couplrymen, their