The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-26
THE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
The Second Public Meeting Held
Graphic Description Of important
Battle 10y Capt. Drumeller.

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The meeting called by the Farmvill
Chapter Daughters of the Confederac,
held last Friday night was not yer
largely attended. But there were
number of other attractions i'm tn
town that night to which the moderate
attendance might be attributed. 1t
To oe hoped that our people will interes
themselves and continue to becom,
more so, in the laudable enterprise o
the ladies TO build a monument to the
men who went out from Prince Edward
and suffered so much for four long
years for the cause they loved and
believed to be right.
The feature Of Friday evenings meet.
ing was the address by Captain a. w.
Drumeller His subject was the battle
Of Charlottesville. There are few men
better fitted for giving true descriptions
of the battles fought during the civil
war than Captain Drumeller and all
who heard him graphically detail the
army conditions and the terrible bat
tie Of Charlottesville were deeply
interested aud impressed. The speaker
said i'm part: The battle of Chancellors-
vile when considered i'm all its details
was one of the most remarkable that
occurred during the civil war. General
Lees army was divided at that time,
portion being at Suffolk, Va. Gen
eral Hooker's army was numbered at
least three To one of General Lees.
Now, when we consider the moves
that were made by this small number
OF men right i'm the face of the enemy,
the general out line of which / suppose
was suggested by General Lee and
heartily seconded 10y his noble Lieu
tenant, Stonewall Jackson, it must be
looked upon a. grand in its conception,
bold IN its execution and wonderful in
its results.
Entering into the details Of the bat
tie Captain Drumeller said: General
Hooker crossed the Rappahannock
river on the 18th of June, 1868, with
Sedgwick's corps numbering $1,000
men, aud from there with $4,000 men
he moved up the north side of the
river, leaving COUGHS division Of 5000
men at Banks Ford; then with So, 900
men he crossed the river at United
States and Kelley's Fords aud moved
on three roads cOnverging at Chancel-
lorsville. After Generals Lee and
Jackson had become satisfied that the
move was in this direction, leaving
General Early's division Of 5000 men
i'm front of Sedgwick's at Fredericks-
burg, with the balance of the army
$1,000 men, moved in the
direction of Charlottesville meeting
H0oker's army on the old Plank road
near Tabernacle church. 1t would be
that this small army against !
7NNA a la &c 'it Nbu4N nave Sutlcuth-
ed itself, but Immediately General
Lee and Jackson formed line of battle !
at right angles with the Plank road
and the old turnpike, and the battle
was on. 1t was here, the speaker said,
that the private soldiers of the con-
federate army performed their full
duty, but it is to be recollected that !
this was a wooded country and under
brush was very thick and 1t was an
almost for the companies
officers TO see the men of their COM
nands But this had little effect
each man seemed to realize the re- |
;pousibility that rested upon him for |
Inc safety of the army and the carry
ng out Of the plans Of his generals, |
which plans would not have been under
aiken and could not possibly have
been carried out had it not been for
he confidence that Generals Lee and |
Jackson had In the moral courage and
lighting ability Of the rank and file of
The army.
IL is understood that another meeting
will be called at an early date when
Captain Drumeller will give descrip-
ions of other battles. The Association
we are informed, has now about 81 400
instead Of 81, 700 as stated in the HER
AID recently.