The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-31

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thousand men. with cxhaustless stores.
and every army comfort. His was a
rare record in this State. Look for
him here as he has left his history In
Virginia, and you must find him on
the field of Manassas forcing back the
confident aggressor. on the Peninsula
after terrific carnage compelling those
WHO had assailed him to seek the cover
OF their gunboats. and to retire from
the State. Look well, and you must
see him ct fredericksburg, again at
Manassas, at Sharpsburg. at Chancel-
louisville, at the Wilderness, at Spot
sy lvania Court House, at Cold Harbor
again, hating every advance, and
standing like his own general of i'm
mortal fame. stone wall before the
capitol OF the new born nation. The
voluntary movement, but because the
Confederate soldier stood in the way
of any other, and checked. The FEEDER
a. forces in 1864 had to give battle
wheSe they were forced to give battle
in 1862. and where Mcclellan fought
Grant must needs fight too and with
like result. Never in all the four
years of that awful struggle did the
Army of Northern Virginia know de-
feat on the fair fields of Virginia. UNI
less you SO denominate that day at
Five Forks. when the dying remnant
of an army In an attenuated line was
crushed by the tramp of q lusty multi
tude fresh from hearty meal.
1t may appear to some hyperbole,
but when you have searched the Frois-
serts of the world you Will find the
records make mention of no Drawer, no
mere gallant soldier, no man of greater
sacrifice for what he held as OF honor
and dear, nor one of fairer escutcheon
than the gray-clad soldier of the Con-
federacy. 1t is an honor to do him
honor. and in the days of my life this
day shall be the day OF my days.
Our Soldiers.
i / see again Bee rally to the right OF
Jackson: first Johnston. then Lee. hurl
back the army attacking within a
| stones throw of Richmond. see again
Cobb's men under the overshadowing
| artillery stand firm In tho sunken road
tho almost humorous flight of Pope
before these same men. I see the
handful OF men, comparatively, hold
Sharpsburg over against what should
have been an Overwhelming force
and that marching and counter
marching of the foot cavalry under
Jackson and their three victories OF
the Valley. hear again the brave cru
| OF Pickett's men rs they go up the
slant of Cemetery Ridge. and note the
fall. far in front. OF Armistead. Car
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place of heroes? go look where they
charged and died at Gettysburg. I see
again the splendid manoeuvre of the
| great General executed by his Fright
arm" the matchless Jackson, at Chan
cellorsville. with his matchless corps
the charge of Stuart, and his sad
| Wounding at Yellow Tavern; and agar
I know that in the Bloody Angle they
| were heroes that stood and fought
Aye, l see again the boys ard old mer
in the trenches to stop Dalhgren, ant
to save Petersburg, and presently tt
hold that extreme left flank against
whomsoever should try to enter the
Beloved city. I tell you. you who knew
tfem not, they We're our soldiers, an(
tell you naught too brave. too beauti
| full, too commendatory or too kind, M
matter how l Sarnish with adjectives
when speak my praise. shank Coz
| there was Confederate Soldier. ant
uron his grave I lay my rosemary.
"Rosemary. that's for remcmbrance'
At the conclusion OF this address
which was heartily applaudcd and of
ten interrupted with applause during
it's delivery. Captain Frank w. Gun
| ninghnm, the sweet tenor, led the vas
throng in the singing of the grand oil
hymn. "How Firm Foundation"
Rev. DR.. Landon r. Mason pro
nounced the benediction. and then
| detachment of the Howitzers statione
on one Of the hills beyond fired a sn
lutte and the exercises Of another Con
federate Memorial Day. sacred to tn
hearts of noble Southerners, were a
5. an end.