Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-08
RICHMOND ACCEPTS
WIRZ MONUMENT
Vexed Question Has Been
Settled At Last.

Richmond gets the Wirz monument
Both the r. E. Lee Camp and the
Richmond Chapter have united il
preparations for its reception, a Ioca.
ton in Hollywood Cemetery having
been rendered by the owners of the
cemetery
The matter of transporting the
monument and setting it up in Rich
mond, will, it is expected, be soon ta-
ken up with Mr.. c. J. Clark, who had
the contract for placing the shaft at
Andersonville. He will doubtless be
asked to take charge of the monument
at Richmond.
The Savannah Press gives the fol-
lowing account of the securing of a
location for the Wirz monument at
Richmond
The monument to Major Henry
Wirz, the Andersonville prison mar
tyr, will stand in Hollywood ceme-
terry, Richmond, Va. This has been
definitely decided and ARRANGEMENTS
will begin in a short time to arrange
transportation for it from Americus,
where the monument has been COM
pleted, to Richmond 1t is expected
the monument will be unveiled on
June third, next year, the birthday of
Jefferson Davis 1t will stand in a
prominent part of the cemetery in
close proximity to the gravesc of the
the Davis family
Maj. Wirz's Daughter
The unveiling of the monument it
is proposed to make a memorable af-
fair. Mrs Perrin of Memphis, the
daughter of Mapor Wirz, will be
present and there will be an Grafton
by some distinguished Southerner
upon the occasion. 1t is expected the
Georgia division of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy will spend
"a large and representative delegation
to Richmond for this event The spe-
cial committee appointed at the meet
ing of the division in Savannah to
secure a site in Richmond for the
monument and arrange its transpor-
tation has concluded the work of Sc
curing the site and Mrs. N. B. Harri-
son so reported to Miss Alice Baxter
of Atlanta, the president of the divi-
sion, and to the executive board yes
terday. Those on the committee be-
sides Mrs. Harrison are Mrs. j. E.
Mathis of Americus, Mrs James Tay-
lor of Americus, Mrs. James A.
Rounsaville of Rome, Mrs. Oswell Eve
of Augusta, and Mrs. H. H. Raines of
Savannah
All of the members of the COM
mittee have seen the report sent on
by Mrs Harrison, and have approved
it. The report follows:
To the President and Executive
Board of the Georgia Division, Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy:
Ladies': | have the honor to report
that in accordance with a resolution
passed at the recent convention of
the division held in Savannah, to
committee has officially rendered ii
the Confederate organizations of the
city of Richmond, Va, the monument
which our division has intended to
erect to the memory if Maj Henry
Wirz at Andersonville, Ga.
l am in receipt of the following
letter from Adjutant J. T. Strattin, of
Robert E. Lee Camp, No l, G. ",
Richmond, forwarded to me by Mr..
Edgar d, Taylor, chairman.
Site Is rendered .
Edgar d. Taylor, Esq, City: Dear
Sir and Comrade-I have the honor
to inform you of the adoption of the
following resolution by R. B. Lee
Camp, No. 1, G. V: That the joint
committees from R. E. Lee Camp, No.
1, c. ", and Richmond Chapter U. D.
c. Notify the Georgia division, Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy, that
they have secured site in Holly
wood nemetery for the location of the
monument to Maj. Henry Wirz, which
site has been rendered by the Holly
wood Cemetery Company l am very
truly,
By order of Commander c. w. P.
Brock
J. TAYLOR sTRATTON,
AdIutant.
The original of this letter, together
with the letter from Mr.. Edgar Tay
lor, and drawing of section of Holly
wood cemetery where it is proposed
to place our monument, | enclose
herewith, and respectfully ask that
they be returned to me after having
been considered by your body.
| trust that the location of the much
discussed monument is now settled
for all time and that the Georgia di-
vision will see the great unwisdom of
ever considering a reopening of the
subject
AS my committee was appointed to
secure a site and arrange transporta-
ton of this monument, we, having
secured a site, are now ready to pro-
ceed with the transportation to Rich
mond Respectfully submitted
MRS. N. B. HARRISON,
Chairman.
Mrs. Harrison has also received a
letter from Richmond Chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy, stating
that the chapter would feel honored
at having the monument erected at
Richmond, and they pledged them
selves to care for and protect it for
all time,