Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-06
MONUMENT To
CONFEDERATE:
LEADER
VETERANS COMMEMORATE
DEFENSE OF VCKSBURG
Statue of Late General Stephen
D, Lee to Be Unveiled With
Impressive Ceremonies al
Historic River Town,
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AAtoll"l inHllaiy l"'h mere "DIl
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1905 ana II Is peculiarly httlhg thAl
tho south $ memorial statue 10 hlhl
should De erected ON the spot Whicn
me loYed so Well. ON lhe same uaS
another monuin, At TO ms memory
though smaller IN SIZE Win pc 'i
Nelled at the state Agricultural aHo
Mechahieal Coilege at StarksNhle'
MISS ds ne was the Ilrst president
n mat INSTITUTION. rms memorlab
though OF lesser importance tlan the
Nlcksburs statue nevertheless EN-
phaslzes the universal auectlon OF the
people of Mississippi for MIN. An
olher monument VIII pc piaceu az
lhe grave IN Columpus Where the olu |
commander sleeps III everlasting rest. |
Norm south cast ana west VIII I
send celebrities TO 40 hohor 10 the |
memory q IN chiVaHous solder OF /
Dixie. Major General Frederick Sent
ifahL OF the department OIL the lakes'
mas been delegated by the secretary
u war TO receive the statue on the
part Of the United states, which VIII
De otllclally presented him by Gener-
y Clement A. Evans OF Georgia,
.oi'' ''i"anuei -lil-ohiei OF the thileu
ohIederate V''efahs' Coluhel George
~ rech Vi 'u-Ho VII PC "Ia1ol 81
he Gay ana Hehfy Natlersoh' on
Neh'ucky' the veteran ealtor OF me
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MUSTER Oh ceremonies ana prcslue az
ne "usplclous ocV"si"h Many ol 'ie
as' surviving generals OIL the conIea-
'raey and other eminent men viii be
resent 9'cI''aly ol ar Jazz" VI
'eN''son' VINO WAS II lelloW-loWiis-
""" "i NVheia4 Lee dt 'o'uIlpus' iAs
NpIoSaed ms keeii'st Regrets 'hat Oh
'N"' uu''"s Woulu prevent nun iIoi'l
Nhls present.
W WeH-knoWn sculptor henry hud-
On j. 'lson Of quincy Mass, who
eSlsHe' the statue VIII pe present TO
llfeot ae placing OF MS handWork.
~ 's the creator OF many handsome
monuments OF various northern states
''auy Completed anu dedlcated IN
"e leNspurk Netlohal Mllltary park
u nus work ne Knew General Lee
"." one ot ne Dark commissioners
lu put ms hes eH"rts lnto TINS statue
me uhVeiilng OF the monument Will
eeuI at CLOCK IN the afternoon IN
y. Natlohal Military park. Hospit-
me Nieksburg Will Wef,oha thous-
''N9 on Mlsslsslpplahs ana Loulsldn-
s Mithn her gates. Governors Noel
MiSslsslppi ana sanders OF Louis
ldf win thelr respective stars VIII
present ana the DIVISION oitlcers Oh
~ o"hi'derate organization VIII ar
'D rom memphis on the morning OF
Une
Al'edaE the Niksburg people nave
~ own heart ana soul into the work
! assisting in the exercises in an et
'Ii Z" make 1t one of the most mem
"oie occasions since the siege of the
'Nl"'lc city. Citizens committees
aye arranged for every detail. the lo-
F" Illiitary companies will fire s"-
''s ana hundreds of school child
VIII Join in patriotic songs.
ne statue is Of life size ard repre-
"'S General Lee in moment of
'uiliph after one Of his victories in a
'l'mish about Nicksburg. IT stands
redoubt i'm the Military park
3" the Alabama and Nicksburg rail-
'4 ON n commanding emmi-
lie was then i'm the fuE
''iopment of young manhood and
pose is both noble and heroic. The Il
l'ue cost $1,000. Ii is tribute of r
'tIon from his only son, Blowitt 4
oi Chicago, Captain William c
Nispy chairman Of the VicksbuGg ii