The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
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Monument Oil Confederate Line
81 of5:1Norks at5 Vicksb urg to 4.
5.ss Botetotrt Artillery.
STATES REPRESENTATIVE { e ! ! a l|'l E.
This Company Was All All That hat
Virginia Had Ther'c---lB3 Ri ! .Ig..
ii Legislature.

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Considerable interest is llKtely TO 4 20 %
fclt by Confederate veterans IN tho Dill
recently offered In the House OF Dele
gates BY Mr.. Latane, and An Inc Ee se senate
" Mr.. Ople. providing Y commission
~ delIncate tho positions OF the Bote-
tourt Artillery in the campaign an and de-
S1cnse OF vicksburg, Miss. and TO cree!
I IN tho tvicksburg National Military Park Park
Il !. memorial tablet to tho deeds and ser
vices Of the Virginia company Inc D ~
!. recites the following facts:
ID THAT a company OF virginia mia vo e'l'5I
I teers was organized att buchanan al; IN n
December, 1850: enlisted May 49, 1851, III
3jthc service ofathe Confedcracy 9 know" " 2
lyarIously as The Warrcnton Rifles CON
K many III, Twenty-eghth Virginia Regl-
ment. Andersons Battery, and finally Una ,h ne
Iotetourt Artillery, and was tho ohls
body OF Virginia troops ACTIVELY enga geo So :,
& IN tho campaign and defense Of Yick KS
burg. December, 1sG2-July. 1860.
(s) THAT the vlcksburg National MI.
,,r,v PARK Commission and the Botetonrt
Artillery Monument Association have a. y.
ready expended time and money y, III ~. -.
,,raiiminnrv nsceriainmcnt and marking
nrfthe va rlous positions occupied by sa ga!
n romnanys on The battlefields OF Port CID
y ,y,n3'nnd Champion HILL and on the ION
u fedcrate lines Of defense at ~ icksburg.
H. rs THAT the commission and the asso'
y cintton trc desirous of more pcr!ectiy
ddtcrmining the several positions aHu stse.
ognizng tho deeds md services - ~ !,
Virginia company by monu men men = !" ~ :.
Fl appropriate Inscriptions TO be erec.eo -.
that portion OF the nleoela,u ~ nc
works held by that company curing s .ils
4 ..,aaaSland defense Of Vicksburg, May
.E17th TO July 4ti. 1853. 5 rs rs
"a, THAT 1t Is proposed that the mon
/ nm,cnt shaft or block OF Virginia gran
ita shall be procured by the .assocl -. ~. -
at It's own expense, with me /. coun'e.
{ nance. approval and aid Of me at u. - :.
Virginia. With these ends III view, L snee
bill provides that Major John ~. jpn jpn
son, Henry C. Doutfat. frames p =, S ooSa,
chain. James L. Burks and Adam ,.e.1.s
& ,,osSa nnnInted n commission for the puI !
,,oses contemplated by the PROPOSED ach''
4 n,ha F,coynnni sgioucrs are authorized 70 pIo "
c,,ra fnr the monument bronze t iII
z,.,,t, no inscription after this manner
4 '..I,n com rnemorate the deeds and services
~ the Botetourt (virginla) sArtillerS w. .ti
,nerly the Mountain Rifles. con, pa1.y =.
& twenty Virginia lntahtiy, -,
+. sons Battery n the ca s,lp"se' recnroher
Z 'so .I,nns w. ~ = comn,ission appointed bs
...1lsf ,hef General Assembly OF the 0ta '
OF Virginia. session lS4.. "a - Z, ~ ~
n,o Gun, ~ 5000 Is appropriated TO carls
ort the provisions of the proposea meas n'''
i nfe '.,1vr,Srs OVER THE GROUND.
e. ~ Johnston (who is one OF me 9
rnrnsed commission. and - presttoeilt "
the Botetourt Artillery Monu1nete laSa I
cation and OF the Buch ;.ssn.iy gone
Memorial Association), has recenus so,s q
a..nr me hattleflelds of Port Gibson anu
C.a,,nion NH. and the lines at pichs, /,
,,,,s.'t With General Stephen D Lee ana
Can,,in William T.. Rigby. OF the VlcKs-
,,,,rr National Military Park Comm'ss 1A'N :
and he has every evidence OF 'neif syn.
,athy. corporation and atd ~ tue pien.
;scs.' Indeed his visit 70 me seeaes ST..
h,s former company's services anu su -.
ta,inpsf was at their Instance ana upon .,i
,hair IN yitation. And the pending pll':
,nr' action ny the General Assembly o.
Virginia, has grown out OF Inc inc earns. eAiiies :
suggestions and requests. from &t'Hle 70
time. OF said National Park Comtnisslo' y
@,The J3otetourt Artillery Monument e, AS
= handsome monument of Virginia gran
B ito TO tho Botetourt artillery and y =
#our Confederate women at COST eA'
az eding thirteen hundred dollars:
The Botetourt Confederate Monument
Association hopes soon: to secure SUI
f'cient money to Justify the early letting
Of 4 contract for It's proposed county
Inopument.. Of Virginia granite. at FIN.
castle, Va, with a Wow to the erection
Z nno dedication of the monument IN tne
month Of October OF this year.