The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-04

halted Tor short while AT the
two trees where the Furnace road
leaves the Plank road. the place where
Lee and Jackson held consultation
and spent the night before the latter
was shot. When the Charlottesville
House was reached the entire party
grouped in front of it for photograph j,
which was taken by Mr.. w. T. Smith.
Then they proceeded TO the Jackson mon
ument and placed upon it alovely wreath
Of flowers Gen Coils made brief speech
in which he said it afforded him great
pleasure to do honor TO brave man,
who thought his cause WAS as just as
the Union soldier did his He said
in battle the mere mention Of the name
of Jackson was in effect upon the op.
posing army equal to whole corps.
lie paid glowing tribute TO him as q
great Christian soldier. and said that
doing honor 70 Jacks0n's memory
on this occasion was with him second,
only to the dedication Of monument
TO the men of his own command who
fell on that field Of carnage. He closed
by calling on COmrade VIM. Grew, who
spoke of our national development since
the close Of the civil war He said that
when the men of the North and Of the
South stand together they are in
vincible. lie said that upon the
pages Of history the name Of Jack
son would ever shine with luster.
He was the great right arm Of the
Confederaoy. The North and South
were now united, forming one Of the
greatest nations on the face Of the
globe. Ii afforded him crest pleasure
TO participate in laying flowers on the
monument to the memory Of Jackson
this nation would be great as long as it
revered the memory Of such men.
With three rOusing cheers to Stone
wall Jackson the old veterans proceeded
TO the monument erected TO the memory
OF three officers and thirty-fve privates
Of the Hath Pennsylvania Regiment
Coils Zouaves), who sacrificed their
lives on the field of Charlottesville.
One hundred and twenty eight Of the
regiment, which numbered at that time
less than 400, were also wounded there.
With a simple. yet impressive service,
the monument was formally unveiled
and dedicated Gen Coils said he
regretted that Hon. John s. Wise
who was expected TO deliver an
grafton, was not present and that
he had to attempt to fill the place Of
the distinguished Virginian. The Gen
eral said it was one Of the most de-
lightful occasions Of his life. He said
he came here twenty years ago and
marked the spot, but the monument
was too near the road. However, when
the Battlefelds Park Association sue
ceeded in converting the battletields
into a National Park it would be an
easy matter to move it to its proper
position. He hoped that the monument
at Charlottesville would be the initial
step toward putting similar memorial
on all the battlefelds where his COM
mand lost even single man. He ex-
pressed pleasure at the fraternal feelings
existing between the North and the
South, and said he believed the South
was under great obligations to the North
for keeping them in the Union. He
again paid high tribute to Gen. Jack
son, and said he believed if the
great Confederate chieftain had lived
he would be today wearing the same
uniform as Joe Wheeler and Fitz Lee.
He promised his aid and that Of his
comrades to the Park Association, in
making a great National park Of the
famous battlefields Of this section. In
conclusion he said: Gentlemen Of
the Association. the monument is now
yours take good care of it, and preserve
it,"
Mai. T. Z. Morris, on behalf of
the Association received the monument
in an appropriate speech. He briefly
referred TO what had been done toward
the establishment of the proposed park.
and said that the U. S. Government
would in short time send officials down
to examine the grounds and make re-
port, and that he believed the project
would be pushed to speedy and sue
cessful consummation.
An eloquent prayer was offered by
Chaplain A. w. Givans, in which he
thanked God that the boys who wore
blue and the boys who wore the gray
loved each other and were in fraternal
union.
At the request of Gen. Coils the fol-
lowing ladies present from Fredericks-
burg placed the floral offerings, which
had been provided by the veterans for
that purpose on the monument; Mrs.
Potts, Mrs II. B. Lane, Mrs. II. b.
McCalley and Misses Jennie Hurkamp,
Mary Miller and Alice Lewis. The
veterans then gave three cheers fer the
ladies, and left for the Ohancellorsyille
House, where they enjoyed an elegant
lunch.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENT.
The monument was furnished by Mr..
George L. Downing. of this city, and
is q large granite stone. taken
from the quarry on the Rappahannock
just above the city The bottom base
ia i've feet long and IA inches high.