Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-09
JACKSON LETTER.
Mcleod Writes Again.
JACKSON, Mss, Fen. I, 1906.

and House in Committee of the whole,
visited the Hill City few days ago.
The invitation having been given
| think by the Board Of Trade Of
| ! iclSsburg. All expenses furnished.
The object of the visit being for as
to visit the National Military Park,
which would encourage us to make a
heavy appropriation tosplace monu-
ments and markers to perpetuate the
heroism of the Southern soldiers,
who lie buried in the hills there.
Punch and lunch and lunch and
punch was beautifully spread before
us in the Elks Stag Hall Whisky,
wine, gin and rum, was there on ice
for all. that wanted some.
Carriages were furnished for al
those that wanted to visit, and go
through the National Military Park
The writer made the trip, and was
SO fortunate Us to get a seat in the
same carriage with Gen. S. d. Lee.
Gen. Lee is thoroughly familiar with
every spot of the battle field, and it
was extremely interesting to hear
him tell Of, and show the hottest con
tested spots. He talked with all his
power during the whole trip, telling
of different incidents on this memo
rable field of battle.
He showed where his headquarters
were, and of the desperate assault
made by the Federal troops in try
ing to GUST him. He also showed us
the spot where the terms OF capitu-
Iation were conducted between Gen
eral Pemberton and Grant.
Some of the Northern States are
spending lots of money fixing up
this Military Park, and it is now in
a beautiful condition Fine marble
monuments are being placed all over
the battle ground, and the country
being very billy and bare of timber,
| the monuments show to splendid eff
feet. Capt. Rigsby, of the Federal
Army is chairman of the commission
of the Military Park, he is very
courteous, high toned old gentleman
and takes delight in explaining and
showing visitors around and through
the grounds.
The whole thing is beautiful, but
when a person sees it and then stops
to mediate over it, it becomes very
sad to think of the thousands of noble
and brave men that were slaughtered
in this memorable seige. Brother
against brother, fighting for what
each side thought was right. and
now their bones lie bleaching side by
side in the clay of these hills.
| There are some beautiful inscrip-
tions on some OF the Federal monu-
ments, showing that the spirit of
antagonism is fast fading away.
They say let us be brethren, and but
for politics war differences would
soon be forgotten. More anon.
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