The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-05
MONUMENT To STEPHEN u. LII
WILL BE DEDICATED IT
yICKsBTRG THIS WEEk--OL-
DIERs OF NORTH AND SOUTH.

June Il. tie daE following the close
II the United States Confederate
Veterans Reunion a. Memphia- many
= Ire old soldiers and other nofa bIes
viii assemble here 70 attend The IN
yelling OF q statue Of the late General
Stephen Dill Lee. Who sas con-
mander-in- chief OF the Confederate
organization at the time Of MS death.
I vas n the siege 81 Yieksburg
that General Lee Won his spurs a.
4 dsshing and intrepid commander
ana the last years Of his life we're
devoted 10 perfection of the great
national military park here. General
Lee died al YicEsburg Mas - 1905
and i i peculiarly fitting thai the
soufhs memorial statue 70 him should
BE erected On tie spot he loved %
well On the same daY another
monument TO his memory though
smaller IN size. viii - unveiled al
The State Agricultural and Mechan-
zeal College al Starkyille, Mississippi,
as be was the first president Of that
institution. This memorial though
IF lesser Importance than the Nicks-
burg statue, nevertheless emphasizes
he universal affection o. the people
IF Mississippi for him. Another
monument will be placed al the grave
u Columbus where the old com
narder sleeps in everlasting rest
North. south. east and vest siiI
ed celebrities 10 do honor 70 The
memory Of the ehiYalrous soldier OF
Dixie Major General Frederick
Den1 Grant. Of the Department Of The
Ak. has been delegated b tie
Secretary Of Var 10 receive The
statne or the part OF The United
states. which vi y officially present
{ lin b General Clement \ Evans.
: Georgia. COMMUNICATIVE D
he Taifed Confederate Veterans.
.olonel George Z. Peek. Of Chicago.
I'll y orator 81 The dag. and Henry
PATTERSON. Of Kentucky. Wlu Il mas
= o. ceremonies and preside a. tie
s=-ssesonz occasion Many o The
a. surviving generals o. tie Con-
e94rzey ard other eminent men I'll
: n-1senf Secretary 81 Va jacob
+. Dickinson. Nho aas fellow
ox1susn O General Ls-s - Column
rs has sKpreS-ad nis keeEss1 r.
r1r. thar Official duties would pre-
en- him from icing present.
TIE xeIi-knozn sculptor Henry
hudson kItson- 81 QuincF aassa-
bnz4tts. zho designed The statue.
IL f,e present % direct rs placing
Ms work. 10 l. erest0r 81 many
andsome monuments Of various
orfhern states already completed
nd dedicated II the Nieksburg Va
fonaf Military PAR II Ms xork.
> knew General Ilee- iEen one q
h BARK commissioners. and pat hIs
81 efforts into this statue
The unwilling Of the monument
IL oeeur a. . O'Clock in The after
oou in The National Military PARK.
Hosplfable Yieksbnrg Rili welcome
aouaands Of Mississippians and
onfsianians within her gates. Gov
rnors Noel 81 Mississippi. and
anaerg. OF Louisiana. and their res
ectiye STATS 1ilI b. present and
az division officers Of the Confed-
rate organization will arrive from
Iemphis on the morning o. June Il
Already the yicksDurg people nave
crown heart aud sould into the "ork
I assisting In the exercises. II an
nort 10 make II one Of the most
,emorabls occasions since the siege
the historic city. Citizens com
,iffees have arranged for every de-
ali the local military companies
III fire salntes and hunded OF
shool children will join II patriotic
Dnas.
The statue j. OF iife size and rep
egents General Lee IN moment u
triumph after one OF MS fleiorie7 u.
skirmish around yieksburg II
tanae on A redonbt N the Military
ark near the Alabama and AfcKs-
nrg Railroad on commanding en-
1ence. He vas then IN the fnil de-
elopmenr of young manhood ana Ihe
ose is both noble and heorie- Inc
tatue cost 81 900. II Is a tribute
affection of his only son, BleHiff
,ee Of Chicago. Captain William I.
ugbv. Chairman Of the VieksbnFg
IationaI Park Commission. and nun
reds of veterans Of the south, VINO
,llowed the late general in battle
nd others who admired him. Rigby
Though a mort hern soldier, born IN
wa was associated with General
DC when the latter was himseii
hartman OF the Park Commission.
constant association he grew 10
,ve the modest southerner whose
eclining years were devoted TO
.menting the ties Of brotherhood be.
xeen the north and south. A little
me before his death General Lee,
aptain Rigby and Colonel John [.
verest of Chicago three members
the park commission. were max.
~ an inspection of the beautiful
ark. when they reached the railroad
,doubt where General Lees greatest
ctory was won. As they stood up
theis eminenee, Captain Rigoy
emf 10 General Lee and asked him
stand again upon the spot where
had directed the movements OF
s troops. explaining to him that
ears later, when he had passeu
way. he wanted monument erected