The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-18
A MONUMENT TO
BRAVE CADETS
CALAMITY at New Market to Be Com
memorated.
BRONZE STATUE ON LIVING ROCK
The Generosity Of Sir Moses Ezekiel,
One of the Cadets, Has Placed
the Monument az
Reasonable Cost,

Prospects are bright Tor the establish
mont al Newmarket of a monument -
commemorate The gallanry of me y. d.
l. cadets. whose bravery has nee"
recognized the world over
A committee consisting OF Messis.
Greeniee ID. Letcher chairman; b W..
Nichols. ". r, Shields, q. r. is warner
H. Al Pendlet0n. $. IT, Letchcr and j.
Hammond Campbell. has prepared
report 90 be submitted % the Alumni
Association on June DIST. which includes
a letter from Sir Moses Ezckiel, the
eminent sculptor. who was himself one
OF the gallant band I'm lt be says.
EZEKIELS STATUE.
II have calculated that casting in
bronze OF my statue OF Virginia Mourn
ing Her Dead would cost me about
5000 the figure being seated amt
colossal in size. The oval base BIS q feet
3 inches by 8 feet, and the statue entire
ia seated posture is feet high. $50 hat
standn &C. would Zoe over feeO. 1 think
that the statue FOO bronze should Doe
placed upon @ plain granite solid base.
single block quarricd in Virginia. pr
possible with no 0rnameutatlon except
the Roster Roll OF the Newmarket Bat
TALON engraved on ft. especial prominence
given 90 roll of honor ~ the killed and
wounded. T would eventually send you
q design Of fine exact size and shape or
the granite base. or course you are
correct about the value Of my work,
as 7 get from $1,000 90 $50 600 for any
figure that 7 make But only wish the
work 30 fulhl IFS original intention TO
memorabilia my dead comrades. and
wiii make it IN bronze for 81 G7
The committee highly commend7 tho
above. and gives the following details Or
the work when completed.
"rho heroic figure hy Ezekiel ~ Wiz
gn'a Mourning Her Dead with the face
turned towards and overlooking the
graves of the Newmarket Cadets. The
figure placed on a solid block OF Nir-
cinia granite feet h'eh and feet low
feet G inches. the granite pedestal 90 DO
placed ON the living rock base 0n the
western corner OF the parade ground the
ton of which i= about ll feet above the
general level. this 90 be surrounded hv
symmetrical mound le0 feet in diameter
encircled by O. drive and walk The
pedestal TO DE enclosed with bronze
plates. ON the front 20 he cuts Battle
of Newmarket May ID. 1884, Roll Of
Honor Killed - Wounded.
and on the faces to- Pc complete roster
of The battalion of cadets as 10 entered
the battle"
COST FrvE THOUSAND
This work. the committee estimates
will cost not over 5000 of which $1,000
has already been raised. The report
further says:
"The monument being % battle monu-
mcnt is t0 the y. 81 b Cadet Battalion
and VIII stand across The heatuiiiI
parade ground in SIGHT of tine barracks
OF
wair Jackson t0 be soldiers, and from
which they went forth to glory. Tho
splendid figure representing Virginia
Mourning Har Dead, wi overlook tho
graves where sleep the boys who were
killed in the charge that won the battle.
ana at the same time fhe entire mDul-
mont WIN ha in uu0bstructel view from
the barracks and every point of the
parade ground and the camp ground
by U. having for a background the
western mountains and the sunset Sky,
and ono of the most magnificent Wow
iu the Valley OF Virginia.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Tho roll OF honor oi those killed and
wounded On that fierce engagement s.
as follows
KHe8-W H CabeL serreant VIr-
enia S. j.. Atwil. corporal. Virginia. W
IT, Mcdowell. North Carolina. D. b. STAN
ard. Virginia. T o. jefferson. Virginia.
A. j. Jones. Virginia. a.. o.. Crockett
virginia. j. a. WheeeiWrisht Virginia
Wounded-s Ship. Northumberland
Virginia. a. q. 1901. captain. Virginia $
S. Shriver captain. Virginia. ID. W Care
row. sergeant Alabama, j. A. Stuart
sergeant Virginia. p. C. Wise. sergeant
Virginia. g. IS Macon. corporal Nir-
ciuia. i. S. Wise. corporal Virginia. I'd
S Pierce. Virginia. ID. @. Whitehead
Virginia, O.. SpIlcr Virginia. IT, j.
Meade Virginia. 49,. p. Buster. virginia
j. r. Triplett corporal Virginia. j. Pres
ton Cooke. Virginia. j. IL. Bransford
Virginia. j. T.. Smith, Ir- Virginia. @.
T Garnet Virginia, ST. Marshall Mis-
sissipp. Vs. billiard. Virginia. O. - Cor
ling Virginia. T.. O.. Haynes Virginia:
r. ID. Christian. Virginia s. r. Phillips.
Virginia. j.. IT, Smith Virginia. W.. -.
Watson. Virginia. j.. Johnson. Virginia.
j. ~. Upehur Virginia, ~ vs.. White,
Virginia. j.. w. Wo0dlef, Louisiana. O..
H. Read. Jr. virginia. j. Berkeley Vir
eiuls: R. A. Pcndleton Virginia. a.. A.
Randolph. virginia. II. q. Gibson. Nir-
GINA, j. ID Dardn. virginia. J.. S. Moor
man, Virginia. >. $. Merret Virginia.
g. il Harrison Virginia. j. J. Dlchu
son. Virginia; g. ID. Waller virginia. j.
lmbolen. Virginia. w. %. Harris. Viz
einia, s. O.. Uarts6eld. North Carolina.
Dr j. N. Upshur. of this city. who was
one of those wounded in the battle. is
bending his energies toward the erection
lf tna monument and VIII receive SUBJ |
icriptl0ns for thaf purpose