Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24
FOR STUART'S HONOR.
EFFORT BEING RENEWED TO
ERECT SUITABLE MEMORIAL.
A STIRRING APPEAL TO ALL.
Admirers of the Great Cavalry
Leader of Modern Times Every
Small sum i'm Hand.

The Veteran Cavalry Association OF
the Army Of Northern Virginia has issued
the following letter and appeal which
explains itself:
Richmond, Va, December Is, 1893.
To the Surviving Members Of the Cav
airy and Horse Artillery. and all Other
Soldiers and Citizens Who Admire the
Splendid Career of Great Soldier:
IL was unanimously decided at a meet
ing of the Executive Committee Of the
Veteran Cavalry Association recently
held in the city Of Richmond, TO proceed
with the erection OF an equestrian statue
10 NajOr-Geueral J. H.. Is. Stuart.
Years ago the preliminary steps we're
taken for this purpose, but further action
was post oned on account Of the imam
cial depression then prevailing.
The substitution OF the command Tor
ward" for that Of mark time,' then
given. is because the dark days of he
mast have been succeeded by a more
PROSPEROUS period. In consequence, the
resolve has been taken 10 press promptly
to a successful completion tho erection
OF n monument 10 the great cavalry
chieftain. who fell at the gates OK Rlch-
mond.
We earnestly request all soldiers, wha1-
ever the arm of service, and all citzehS
who svmDathize with or are willing TO
cooperate with the Veteran cavalry "a,
ISOLATION in their noble purpose, to send
al once their names and post-ofiice ad-
dresses TO Mr. w. Ben. Palmer secretAry
OF Veteran Cavalry Association, Rich
mOnd. Va.
FITZHUGH LEE CPresidenO,
WADE HAMPTON,
Il. j. L.OMAN,
N. G. BUTLER,
WILLIAM II. PAYNE,
w. =. ROBERTS,
r.. Il. NUNtORD,
IL. B. MCCLELLAN,
-Presidents)'
Y. w. sydnor, Chairman Executive CON-
mittee.
W. Ben. Palmer. Secretary.
Am papors throughout the country IN
evrnnofhv with this movement VIII please
THIS NO NEW MOVEMENT.
This is not a now movement SeVerM
years ago Captain T. W. Sydnor' Mr. W..
Don Palmer. and others took the matter
an hand OF collecting money for the pur-
nose of erecting n memorial 10 GenerM
STUART About I.O0 was raised. rms Is
now, in bank. bearing interest Untortu-
ratelv. soon after the movement DeSLh'
tine financial distress broke over lila
country. It seemed unwise, them 10 push
the matter further. =,
smart lost his life in the immediate de-
fence Of Richmond. Years ago tho Ni's
C,ourcu desired 20 express the apprecla-
,,on of the city of his gallant but iatal
service and adopted a resolution pieuB-
inc itself To- build q monument to MS
-,ernorv That pledge has never peeh
r.nt 4 fe,v years back the city bought
tba triangular lot al Broad street anu
Prool< avenue for $4,000, ana ohereu II
., tho cavalry Association as SITE lof
tho gnlart monument. The tender was Ue-
clfned The association did not think TINS
ms a ulace suitable for such q inohu-
ment. .,-,,., .cArNr
THE PURPOSE BUDS AGAIN
AS times got much better again. tuo
minds of Stuarts brave and loyal men
turned 10 the purpose when haa nOI loi
a moment been lost sight OF. On 1ne a.
ternoon OF tho 22d Of last NoFeiliDSl /"
number OF prominent members OF tlo az
ISOLATION met in this city Ainon5 - 4,
,,roe.nf were General FIzhugh Lee f.
Cstifn II. ". Sydnor, J. W. Thomas
J.. B. Vaughan, Joseph Bryan O'''''
solden. and w. J. DimmocK.
,rbav decided to make vigorous caii-
Voc the country over, for the money "
erect an equestrian statue. a comnll'' go
was appointed TO draw up a ieller 10 10
sent broadcast over the land hll i0'''''
vim the committee, is given above -.
The association is hopeful Oh setll"s 1 ~
money needed at no very olso"ile - a..
The monument is 10 cost Sl''V-o, - -
-1ndirrr the site and the superslruc 1. ll.'.
G'uu nai1 before. only $1,000 OF this amount
is I'm hand. bosutirul
II e. Iro,lvwood Cemetery. A modest
s suite Ia shaft, some Is feet in height,
= 5,. 60 above the remains Of this the
d a,,~S cavalry leader Of modern times