The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-29
MISS BEERS ! ;
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Lee Camp Would Ilonoi..s 5]DLl at'gl1-
ter of.Nortlietil Friend nd and 3 ID.
Ecn1racle. X
HER FATHER BURIED / .. HERE 1 RI
LEFT Connecticut Home and Fell.
iii Defense Of Southern
Cause.

| Below will be found the resolutions
ndoptcd amid great en- thuslosm ny r. y.
Lee Camp No. l. on Friday. right. com :
intending the heroisln of 1nmcs tiF Beers
/. citizen Of the AStuto:of' Eonnscticut, VINO
fell III the Southern cause, ana whose
rcmnins now ilos In i hollywood. 4 anu IN
yjtjnK his only surviving daughter TO
visit Richmond as the guest Of the camp
Tho resolutions in full are as follows!
Whereas, IT. is related In that most nd
mirablo and soul-striing book entitled
-Four Years under Mnrsc Robert writ
ten by our tcomrade, Major Robert stiles,
That early in 1861 James II, Beers, a
citizen OF the state OF. Connecticut IN,
splrccl By the conviction ofsthe righteous
ness OF the cause for which the Southern
States were cortenting. left his6wfc. and
children and .liindred u il. s&his ESnhtive
State and ca me to Richmond,
where I'LL he @ls enlisted y assaftlS pr-
waite Confederate soldier III Tho fletcher
Battery, served with conspicuous bravery
and deviation until May 5, 1863. Whell he
met o hero's death In battle; hat his re-
mains were Inferred If. Hollywood Gene
terry. In the section Of his friend and
comrade, Major Stiles. and his dust here
ningles with tho soil Of the State To
which he consecratcd his valor and his
life; that tho wife and two small girl
children of this gallant soldier came
through the lines md stood beside the
grave where tho loved husband and
father was laid to rest II our beautiful
city Of the dead. and remained In Rich.
niond during all the stirring scenes Of
tho conflict until 1861. when they re-
turned to their kindreds In Connectlcut;I
and 5
HEROIC MEMORIES.
Whereas, It appears from reccrt pub,
LEGATION In Tho Times Dlspa tch that dur
Ing the interval the wife and one tal,gh-
ter have Joined their loved one on the
other chores, leaving one daughter sur
viving, whose recent letter, to Major Stiles
comes to us as a voice across the chasm
of forty years to recall memories Of the
heroic past, III which letter Miss Isabel
Beers. who now resides In Northampton.
Massachusetts. has expressed a desire to
visit Richmond and see the spot where
her dear Their hests; therefore, be 1t Ga
Resolved, That the members of r. K.
Leo Camp, No. l. Confederate Veterans,
have read with thrilling interest the
story Of the self-sacrif:cc. the devotion
and herosm of#James Fl. Beers, and the
beautiful and pathetic letter Of his sole
surviving daughter; that VIC extend. to
Miss Beers our best wishes for her hap
niness and prosperity, and assure her
that while the bitterness and anlmostlcs
engerdered by the strife have long since
been buried, we cherish With tender re.
gardst the memory of all who suffered
with us the privatons Of the camp. the
march and the battle field and hold
In special regard the memory Of her
gallant father, who Joined his fortunes
with the South from his earnest con-
viction OF duty, and died for a cause
which he believed was right. as God gave
him TO see tle4right.
Resolved, second. That Miss Beers be
respectfully invited to vsil Richmond as
the guest Of this camp wherevcr'it may
bc conyeient for her In I'D SO q3ia