The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-11
Battle Monument I'm
yelled In Presence Of
thousands.
.GOVERNO OFTWO
STATES SPEAK
There Were Only Words Of
Kindness for the Veteran Visi-
tors From the Old North
State and No Incl
dent to Mar the
Day.

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(speeial from a staff Correspondent
WEs%s s%sAPPoMATToxsl VA A pffl 10
The patriotic sons OF North Carolina to-
day unveiled their monument on the hiss
toric Appomattox battlefield. the frst to
{ Be placed there commemorative OF the
deeds OF valor 3,of the men who follow
ed the immortal Lee TO- the bitter end
They had a charming day, an Ideal sprfns
day for this sacred service. The whole
event was a success from start TO finish
and everything pertaining toSthe urly'eil- Y ell
Ing OF the much discussed memor ial pass
ed of without a hitch. NJ
The Governors. Of Virginia and North
Carolina were \ both here and both made
eloquent, patriotic speeches. speeches that
ought to have been heard by all men.
women and children who have been dis
posed to discuss the so-called propriety
or improprlety, as the ase may be. Of
some OF the inscriptions on the rnonu-. :.
Ement. Isl \. III .ss 6isssS S U.
Major London. In i,isss lntrod Story re-,
+ marks, "a explain ed whya North Carolina
claimed all she had put uteupon Ter monl- :.
@mcnt and the plana tim vns str aigi1tS-!
forward and to the poinR. Govern or Glenn
In HIS eloquent. earnest aand atriotlc re-
sponse \ to Governor Montagues welcoIns
ting address. II went firther into details
and satisfied every hearer that the in-
scriptions record what ARE. believed to be
( 5oniylasmple facts and ssfas stsg that were
the result Sof conditions snnd circum-
stances and were in no. way reflection
on troops from other states. All Sobeyed
AS4
Just so happened that In obeyinEs orders
North Carolina troops pnde JorthSs s!C Car: &:
olina generals were the. stss %. hootsa and
the last TO ssssurrendet dets 6 aEsn . ~
order or Genera AL sLeassaa Euatlng the rear
and opening tn FL 1-ynch chburg5 road for q
way Iof further retreat, = Hence they
were farthest a way fromsG General sLeesahl
the last to receive the order witflrhw Ira =
and join in the. surrender stat the old
Appomatt tox Courthouse. The Cover.
NOR told also the storyof Bethel and how
1t Just nhappen ed 4 thatYaS North Carolina
soldier was the first to shed his LIES
blood in an actual ba ttlesiofe the war. s
GovernorsMp Mpntague. 81
@ Governor Montague's S welcome adj dfess
wa a gem and an;ideal Of eloquent pro-
1priety and model OF good taste 81 Y " Il
The North Carolina monument stands
In asdense grove OF spruce pines at the
exact y spot where General Grimes and
General Cox's men are said to have fired
the last shot. The other memorial stones
are nearer to the old courthouse. where
Roberts's men captured the last Federal
cannon and where sJenkins's skirmishers
captured the last Northern soldier.
v, The largest crowd OF people that old
sAppomattox Courthouse has seen since
the events that made It historic and ia
mouse came to see the first m onument
unveiled They came from North Car
ollna and Virginia cities by regular trains,
by special and excursion trains and they
came from all parts Of southside Vir-
ginia in all sorts Of vehicles, on horse rise
back and on foot and when the delayed
proceedings were commenced, there werc
fully 1000 people on the old battle-
grounds. Il
The excitement. enthusiasm and moro
or less splendid confusion that were to
mark all the proceedings. commenced
In the little town OF West 4Appomnttox
Sunday morning. when the North Caro-
lima advance guard reached the. scene.
The Sunday ea rly trains filed the town
or rather the three little hotels to over
flowing and when the afternoon trains
came In the hotel men could offer the
Ethrong, OF passengers nowhere to lay their
weary heads and there We're no more va :
cant seats in the dining rooms, but the
hospitable people OF West AppomnttoX
did not propose to let anybody sleep In
the chill night air or to go hungry and
SO every private residence In the goodly
little town became a temporary hotel,
The Crowd Gathers.
Early this morning the people Of the
town we're astlr and so were the strangers
within the gates. Strains OF music by
the; Third North Carolina Regiment band.
which had arrived from Reidsvtlle. walked
I'm those who might otherwise have
slept later and there was hurry and bus
tie everywhere,
Il Every kind of vehicle, from one
horse wagon with board seats up to a
handsome carriage, had been brought into
use to convey the throng at a moderate
TRANSPORTATION rate to the famous f1eld
I5jVA fUo r,j1oo 4 OF ND