The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-04
MONUMENT TO
COILS zOUAvES
The General and His Veterans Honor
Their Dead Comrades.
ST0NEWALL JACKSON H0N0RED.
Federal Veterans Decorate His Monu-
mcnt at ChanccIlorsviJlc-Er
icksburg Free OF SmaIIpox-A
Dwelling House Burned.

FKEDEKIChSBI ftB, VA May b.
special.-General Charles II. T. Coils. Of
New York, and his band OF soldiers. with
friends and ladies'. left here this morn
ing in vehicles for the Spotsylvania bat
tlefelds. accompanied by Major r. i.
Morris. Captain NJ b. Rowe. Captain S.
J. Quinn and Mr. J. p. Corbin, OF the
National Battlefelds Park Association,
with Mr.. V. Chancellor as guide.
The first stopping place was Salem
church. and the next under tho two large
trees at the forks Of the Furnace turn
pike and plank road, where Lee and Jack
son held their consultation the night be-
fore Jackson was killed
When Charlottesville was reached the
entire party was grouped in front OF the
mansion and photographed.
JACKsON'S MEMORY HONORED
The party then proceeded TO the Jack
son monument and decorated II with a
beautiful wreath of flowers brought from
New York for that purpose. General
Coils made a brief speech and paid a
glowing tribute TO General Jackson as a
Christian gentleman and soldier. He was
followed by Comrade William Grew. who
spoke Of the national development since
the civil war and said that Jackson's
names would ever shine with lustrc on
the pages Of history.
After three rousing cheers for Stone
wall jackson the veterans proceeded 10
the monument near BY. erected TO the
memory OF the three officers and thirty
five privates of the one Hundred and
Doc al
IFS Zouaves." who sacrificed their lives
on the field OF Charlottesville on May 3.
ls6s. one hundred and twenty eight Of
the regiment which numbered less than
400. we're also wounded. With simple yet
Impressive services the monument was
formally unveiled and dedicated
General Coils, I'm the absence OF Hon.
john s. Wise who was unable TO he
present delivered the Grafton. Ho said II
was one Of the most delightful occasions
Of his life lie hoped this monument at
Chancellorsville would be the initial step
towsrd putting similar memorial on
all battlehelds where his command lost
even single man.
BY WOMEN'S HANDS.
After an eloquent prayer by Chaplain
A. w Givans. the following ladies from
Fredericksburg at General Coils re-
quest. placed the floral offerings on the
monument: Mrs. H. b. Lane. Miss Jennie
Uurkamp. Mrs. Potts, Mrs. r. y. Nc
Galley. Misses Mary Miller and Alice
Lewis.
THE MONUMENT.
The monument IS large granite stone,
taken from the quarry mere. The base
is five feet long and fourteen inches
high. The die is 3xl feet and both the
die and base are rough finished on the
margin. The die bears a bronze plate
1-2x3 l-2 feet the inscription on which
is AS follows:
Erected 10 mark the line Of battle
Of the Nth Regiment. Pennsylvania Vol
unteers. ON the memorable Sd day of Nav
1868. when IL lost three officers and thirty
five enlisted men killed.
The veterans visited the bloody angle.
placed flowers on the Sedgwick mOnu-
ment. returned 10 Fredericksburg by way
Of Spotsylvania Courthouse and left At
night for their homes. AZ each Of the
stopping places photographs Of the party
were taken which will be priced as SOU
vcnirs
The city Health Committee aid attend
ing physician have pronounced the one
smallpox case which existed heso as
cured the building thoroughly iumi-
gated under the direction o, am expert,
all articles liable to contain germs de-
stroyed, and quarantine raised.
BLUE AND GRAY.
Nfaurv Camp. Confederate Veterans.
has been invited to participate I'm the
exercises at the National cemetery on
Decoration Day. May Both, and has ac-
cepted.
CAPTAIN Dan NJ Lee. brother Of General
Fitz Lee. has been appointed the dele
gate TO the convention of United Con-
federates Veterans. at Charleston
George H. Pitts. Jr.. youth of Caroline
county sixteen years old, Is % unusual
size He weighs now 10 pounds and Is
6 feet 1-2 inches i'm height His chest
is thirty-nine inches across. and he wears
a No. 10 shoe.
Rev DIT ~ $. Dunaway. OF this city.
has been appointed delegate from Viz
einia TO the forty-fourth annual session
OF the Southern Baptist Convention
which convcncs at Louisville. Ky Nav
12th Rev Dr J. 5. Dill pastor OF the
Paptist church here Is also a delegate |
and will attend
VI. L. Cotton. who for several years
conducted the Washington Inn here, !
has returned to his homo I'm Connecticut. |
DWELLING BURNED
Fire to-day broke out in the !
dwelling corner OF Main and Amelia |
streets. belonging 10 DR.. " NJ y Martin. |
but occupied BY Mrs. =. y. Storck.
The interior OF tho bulilng Was mao |
-icaUv ruined. hut tho FIRE department |
blocked tho flames before tho roof fell
The furniture was damaged by water |
and moving Building partially insured.
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