The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
FUND WAS RAISED
BYA NOBLE WOMANls
The Largest Crowd That the az
Town Has Attenpt to Hold
Since the Y Unveiling Of the NJ
North Carolina Monu- D
rrlent Was Pres
emf III

The beautiful monument to the nneni- 8
oryg OF the Conf federate soldiers OF 5 Ap.@
pcmattox county. was unveiled here sto.Sss
day with great eclat and rejoicing ana II
With imposing ceremonies The largest
crowd this good town has attempted tos
hold since the unveling Of the North
Carolina monument, at \ old Appomattox.ss4 .s4
4 more than q. year ago, was here to- take;
part IN the ceremonies
& AZ great parade OF the eterans. nlustcss
3sEeeches by Judge Hundley. Congress.2#3S .23S
man Hal Flood and Governor SWANSON
4 the removal sof the veil from the nnonusSs
snent, and big picnic dinner on the court
green, were the features OF the 5day.S!..s
Nork Of "a w omar.
~ The erection OF this beaut tiful monu.
Sment. wtLch snow az dorns the Court thousSs
Square, KS Is the result OF earnest Sworhsss
OF the Daughters Of the 4Confederacy--aSFs@
more properl " speaking. 4 Of one daughters
Mrs. John Rand dolph Atwood. danghtsts
\ of Captain y, James & Z. Chernault, ,as who
was e member of Sth famous Pow hatansa
Rifles.
Five 81 81 ago Mrs Il. Atwssood,s
alone and amidst many sdiscoura 8ement1ss
commenced a the work OF nv raisinE ag the
money for the monument In time shesS
was Joined by her good women and III
brave Daughters OF s the Conf nfederacy..fs ..fs
About a year ago Mrs. "A twood tartledEa
Sthe slow going men IS folks by announcing
that she had raised a fficient sum to 81
let the contract sSsss
s Later the Y board of @superYiso Eof the
count added q II small n sum from theSs
county levy, and 4 then the Econt tract8Was M
Alet, and I'm the course aof time the ssha ft$S
was complete and put IN place@ ON the s3s
court thouse sq va oyerloo % king thsa y.
Village
S Of sRich hrno nd l Granite a Iss
MI onpnasn IL ehnaondSSS
granite and inclu udingl base nine EfeAtss
sa statue OF sas Confed ederate soldie parade
trest, which as carved from 81 ian8 mar.
bble, and isf six feet tai The iption
4 Is brief and pointed .ss It reads
ssf S 1861
S9ss Apponaattox Il County |:
To- Our Soldiers OF the Con- nfederacy.Sf;;;s f;;;s
Crowd 81 Came Early.
L Early In the s. morning; people front
every part OF this Ii and siad Joining #counss
tiles commenced to- flock into town They
Ioame from every direction. and lin III Sail
train b from Lynchburg, drawn by SS twOsE
engines. loaded several II carl oadsEs o9ss
gexcursionists. on this train came als6sS
3, ,5fj Seven til Regiments (thAs
tLynchburg Home Guards with forty.onoss VI
men. under command of 4 Captain r ~ Ec.
$Craighil..S and Garland u Rhodes Camp
Confederate Veterans. forty-h 1--WE v strong.sl
IA splendid NJ band from chburgs also
came on this train. ~ he Lyme chhurgs camp
camp commanded by q. ~. y stratton.ssE;sss ss
The Procession. s5Sl.
NJ The procession was formed at 10 81. #an6S
decorated with u Confederate u colors. .sIn&.
this trap sat the four beautiful girlSy4
who were to pull the cords that held
the we'll over the monument. & s n ys
LEA They were M lss 5s J quelip q S$ Atwpodss
fLynolee Atwood. u Frances NJ q bbitt anA
Eleanor "a Abbitt, all nddaughtersgo OF old
gAppomatt tox eter ms. n
The line was further made up With
4 the Lynchburg soldiers, the two & CppsssSa
Governor Swanson. the other speakers and
5dignitaries and 4 the I Daughters ot the
SConfederacY3 rode. and then q long lima sQfs
citizens on foot. ,Es
Dixie Caused Shouts. ssla ssS
\ The procession was formed " In front H
ofsthe Presbyterian Church and mArchaA;g
In the order above amcd to the courtss1a
house on the hill. q distance Hof thrs4-ss..I
quarters OF a mile. On. the court gresufif
the march was around the! yelled Tnen,a,ssl
ment and as the old vets marched ~
around 1T and the band played Dixie ths s
great throng OF people gatherad on th0sE
court green, possibly from 5000 to 3 I. 600 II
shouted and cheered until they WeresSa
hoarse- Is sjS8Ss
Good Breeze Blowing. sssssy
The speaking was from the front ports al
CO Of the courthouse. through which MI
there was a good breeze and the heat, e
which had been oppressive for two days s3
past, was at least endpra BILE.
Commander Z r., ~ Stratton8 presided, Nh;
and a few minutes after x, clock AZ;
called the vast assembly to order al nd Sa
introduced Rex. j. G.. Davidson. "a tha chap 4 4
lain OF Apponlattox Camp who LED 4. iliSss
prayer. u ~ af3{ VII ss55f IA S II
Judge George ]. HundleS. who haA Sss
been selected by the camp to present the S
monument to the county, wa introduced III
man, Judge Hnndley spoke wit hss sole
time vim and eloquence. showing TIM 1, fs sS$
although his long time on the bench haS IN
deprived him Of some practice, he siss still Sj
the old man eloquent. M W
He opened with a tribute toFAppanists ss
tox and Virginia He aa!d 4 ApponaAt tor
needs no monument. for It is known "a ES
all men that o nher soil was fought the n
last battle and was fired the last glny u
In the defence OF constitutional llheFtXss iii
and the name Apponattox has o. pla40 SS
In history as glorious as was ever wrtttAA
by pen. Il u s4R ssg ;ssssS
Need No Monuments ~ ssIs
',vlretnians need no monuments III tsll lss9
how far they went or when they auttsTSl ~ ~
sia sufficient TO know. and all msH ~ llls
know, that they came when their cplnttvsS vsS S
called, they &ent where their commas le ~
era told them to 80. and they quit sSI
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