The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
CONFEDERATE;
MONUMENT
10 Mark tic Graves . l'llosct
Who Fell on Manassas
Fields.
WHERE . The DEAD LAY THICK 81

B sClcl ~ OSlllOIIS 5 fllls 5f iNldIkglls
and This the First OH the
Confederate Side. NH
R33sssss Especial to Tho Times Dispdtchp IA
..@8ALE5xANDis1A,Sv VA, &. q. -1sull Kun
Chapter. United Daughters 81 a tho Con.
{ federacy, have made ni ARRANGEMENTS
Y for attending the ui,velling near yelling
3 ton. in Prince William county. August
30 OF the monument to the Confederate
dead who fell in the first and second bat
ties of Manassas. The local members or
the chapter. with members OF other
Southern organizations, will leave here
Tuesday morning and will reach Grcve-s
h ton Cemetery, where tile ,s;,aI Z IS NJ. DC
erected j, shortly after 10 clock. The
program includes tho ceremony q gunvcll-
Ing and addresses by prominent Virgin
tanss n; ffSts "a TN 81 & VI, Si5 S3;s5
The cord By. means Of which the NOM
fnent Will be Invested of its cover ings,
u will be drawn by Miss Newell !; Dogan.
4 daughter Of Mt IS. s +. logan President
viii b deliyered By Mr. THOMAS Lyon.
member OF the, State Leg islaturo Z from,
Prince! W lillian county Governor Morta.-
que J,a sc 81 Sfe,:abs' % y .osdoan,
fsT3: THE MONUMENT
~ IN he monument 4 Is Of white marble,
standing about sixteen feet Around Y
there are fourteen marble n,ii r,;srs bearing
the names OF the stat es represented. On
the front is The inscriplio lon /: 8.. Erected by
4 the United Daughtersnf the Con
to the Con federate dea ia nd und tf,s
1 Is "A he following verse: @ }i
~
1--WE care not whence tllcy ca m 35s 4,
ss Dear inethelr lifeiess clay stS5
& Whether Uni pSDs or lkrlo w,r to- "a me
Their cause ana country Isl till the same.
They died. land wore the graz 3s2i
On the opposite side ssof the sha IT ire
engraved the folloWin Is linea: . rs x,
s4tt3s They gavu heir lives In defence IF
their country. on the fields 3of the first
d aud second Sba les Of ~ anassaH 'Ihey
sleep we'll IN their known e raves on
81 The far-a way bnt tie fields Bnt Tor then,
y the counting Of time Is mo fort they
dwell In the Il ty OF God ss'iss t!IS
The memorial wi crown a n eninence
1r, the center Of the &c met cry IL VII
stand ION a circular plaza " hich rs a p-
\ preached by wide gravel wa !; * aetlsoh
! By concrete y curling !. The tall lately
shaft viii Be IA solitary testimonial Stoftne1
brave deeds OF the Southern dead. .ss
BATTLE SWEPT REt~ !. v .SsSi s3 "a
So o the valor OF the confederate arms.sit
4 Will bear record in al ba tie wept re glon.
~ here before only the heroism OF I ne
Il Fed eral soldier was perpetuatc In sinnas
and a marble. On the 81 opes IL and emil.
r,ences Including and surrounding Grove 10y: q,
Bt on Genet ery.5stfie Southern and Not h
b errS dead lay clslys st re rf a he
second battle Of Mana ga AS the years
sofs peace AZ ter The great conflict passed
4 he spots rendered especially men orable
Il IL; tiie heavy slaughter OF union troops
& pssre "a ppropri lya ma ked by II 1nonl-
me n L. il, r. exc ept!ng the enclosure OF
n (sruveton Cemetery and Al few U ~ 60 est
slabs here and there, that port ton OF the
Battlefield bore no m en- orial g me SCUM
j crn 4 dead, Tho lone Confederate monn:
I'd ment to be unveiled uesday Will stand
Il 81, 81 a hill between two others, bot OF
which are surrounded by Is hats, erected
Il 10 the memory Of union soldiers On one
hand Is Henry I'LL and on the DINER Do-
Ii gan 4 HILL each vii tn its, many MOUNDS,
n md each with Its m onume NJ
Csroveton Genet terry covers m g Gre q
4; Ground y " Ythin this space are the re
H mains OF Z Ave hundred e COME crate sol;
ia diers u hey were buried practically where
they fell and for tina ason S'roveton ION
Soldiers who succumbed 10 I heir wounds
Il IN the hospital. or fell on the. march, were
s. buried elsewhere, There only those " no
Il were slain In battle were inferred.
OUNDSNEGLEcTEtllD:8 y. 81
For years after the war the burial "a
passed under the SUPERVISE Of Be the
4 c;roveton Memorial Associa ton and was
later taken char sc Of by ne Bull Run
Chapter Daughters OF the cnn federacy
"A Eoon after Its Organization seven years,
IL 4 20 By Mrs. James p. Alexander OF this
city. the chapter began an active move
ment for tho Improvement OF the grounds.
4 thousands OF circulars appealing for
financial aid were sent out BY Which
n means enough MOI ey wa slowly secured
gor&tl,e erection of an Iron enc losur me
work was done alta total COS q Of 1850. and
nov a. Sc serviceable and attractive railing
h surrounds the cemetery. That much ac-
complished, the Daughters turned q their
attention to plans for the long desired
VI III onunent /. Fs Mrs, Alexan der. q treasurer
"a az the monument fund, took an actiy part
lin the ali important Ell tort to raise the
n financial means Gradually il the chapter
about 5000, and tho present
m onument was assured sa
The 81 Ulcers Of Bull Run Chapter are
Mrs. J I. n 4 Dogan, preside mt Mrs. A. "a.
Compton, treasurer; Mrs. Mollie Dogan,
rec ording secre tnry;; Mrs. Henry Dogan,
corresponding secretary; and Mrs. J ames
u i. Alexander, treas urer of the monument
and cemetery fund II u X
Mrs. Dogan. ] the presiding officer OF the
chapter, now resides n lear " elling ton
She has the dis tinction5of having been an
eye witness of both the fierce struggles
4 Of + Bull Run Mrs. Alexander was close
Ito the lines during the second battle
where she could SEQ all "a tile principal
movements Of the troops, AZ 3 8ss
New Books Received.
is Appended rs a list Of the boo ks received
at the Virginia State library during the
week OF August 18th to i25t tn; The Lower
South in AmericanfH tory, WI liam Gar
g rott Brown; Statutes H OF Quebec, 1901; ;
q llhronolo gical and habe tical Record OF
* Ia Engagements of the Great Civil War,