The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08
THE TEs DIsPATCH: RICHMOND, VA sUNDAY JUNE g. 1918

I SShii OhiScTb JuulCS. POw6r Smith, who
was present when tho order was writ
ton. y
A pair of pants worn during the war
by Captain George J. Rogers, also his
testament: which was printed in Lon
George T. c. Bryan.
| Dolly with initial d. which was
once the property OF Mrs. Jefferson
Davis and was used in the Presidents
mans during the war. Presented by
Miss Mamie r. Heth.
photograph Of Sergeant Henry e.
Wood. color-bearer of tho Eighteenth
virginia Infantry, taken in a group
with Colonel Robert Withers. Also a
piece OF ante. beiium carpet and sam
pie OF Confederate dress goods woven
on his farm. Presented by St George
T. G. Bryan.
Spurs Of Colonel G. A. Martin Thirty
e,ghth virginia Regiment, Armistead's
Brigade. Pickett's Division
Button cut from the military coat 81
General L. j. Jackson, after no received
MS death wound. by Miss Martha Robb.
VINO nursed him In his last Illness
III. by her to Miss Eliza C.
II TO her nephew. Captain willoughby
Cole, First Illinois Infantry, National
Guard (detached). Presented to the
museum by Captain Cole
Crepe veil Of Mrs. Robert e. Lee.
who sent 1t to Mrs. Catherine j. Mari
her son, Captain John Quincy MARI, of
the Warrenton Rifemen. He was kill
Cd in skirmish ut Fairfax Courthouse.
va, va, on the morning of June 1. 1861.
T.; me e, rrst soldier who gave up his life
In the service of the Confederacy Pre-
Sented by her daughters. the Misses
Jennie y. and Fannie Fl. Mari, through
Mrs. John B. Lishtfoot
surgeons saw used in the Chimbo-
razo Hospital. Richmond, Va. where
sick and wounded Confederate soldiers
were treated and cared for during the
war Presented through Miss Georgia
Biankenship by John ]. Sinnott Com
pany ID FIRST Virginia Infantry, KEN
n. v. s0'' A.
crayon portrait of Captain Robert
D. Minor. C. S. NJ. chief of ordnance
nag oflcer of the Confederate ram
Merrimac, Virginia" Presented by his
daughter, Mrs. John B. Lightfoot
photograph of General Robert E. Lee
IN his Confederate uniform. Presented
by Henry Boley.
piece OF the flag of the virginia"
IT was presented to Miss Mamie S
Floyd shortly after the famous naval
battle by one OF the officers in Norfolk,
va. Placed by her in memory Of James
lery.
piece of the lining of the dressing
gown in which General Lee died 1t
was preserved by General Custis Lee,
who. when 1t became worn, asked the
Sewing Society of the church at Lex
ington to repair it. James T. Dennis
presents 1t in memory of Thomas
Treakle Upshur, Company B. Thirty
ninth Virginia Cavalry.
lock OF hair cut from the head of
General j. E. B. Stuart by Mrs. Knox
(Malvina c. Young. of fredericksburg.
and given by her to her son. DR.. James
Nj. Knox. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; pre-
scented by him to the museum.
Pistol of Colonel william r. Carter,
who, while suffering from wound
which finally resulted in his death,
presented 1t to Private c. C. Wimbish,
Boydton Cavalry. Third Virginia Regi-
ment. Since the death of Mr. VIM
Dish 1t has been in the possession OF
his brother, Sig j. A: Wimbish who
deposits 1t in the museum. 4
Autograph letter of General Gabriel
Wharton. dated October .. 1865, to
Colonel b. b. Long. on the death OF his
son. General Wharton expresses his
high esteem OF his friend, Lieutenant
Melchoir (MeD Mason Long. OF his high
| character, his many noble qualities and
his generous impulses. His cool BRAY
cry. his high intelligence and quick
| apprehension made him a valuable staff
| officer. Lieutenant Long returned from
abroad, where he expected to remain
a year. when he heard that Virginia
|
stopped long enough at home to re-
ceive his fathers consent and blessing,
when he enlisted and was at the battle
of Bull Run. He fell in the battle of
| Cedar Creek October 10. 1864 with the
rank of first lieutenant Company f.
| Third Regiment, under Captain Will
liam Hart Presented by his sister.
Miss Virginia NJ. Long.
| L. s. Navy Department, June %, 1861
Letter accepting the resignation of
First Lieutenant George P. Turner
| from the Marine Cor,'s
| c. S. Navy Department Appoint
mcnt of George p. Turner as first lieu
tenant in the Marine Corps of the Con-
federate States. July ., 1861. Signed,
l.. p Mallory, Secretary of the Navy
! Commonwealth OF Virginia. Com
mission of First Lieutenant George p
Turner as second lieutenant in the
Marine Corps. Signed by Governor
John Letcher and George w. Munford.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth. April
%. 1861.
Parole of w w. voolfolk.
All the above papers are placed in
the Virginia Department of the Library.
The Rawley NJ. Martin Memorial AS
ISOLATION have had Il handsome life
size bust of DR.. Rawley NJ. Martin
cast, which they will place in the Vir-
einia Room very soon. The bust is
of bronze and will be placed on
pedestal. DR.. a. w. Terrell, of Lynch
burg, Va, is the president of the asso-
citation.
l acknowledge with appreciation the
courtesy of the Virginia Division u.
D. G., in publishing my report in full
In the minutes of the seventeenth an
nual convention, which was prepared
at the request of Mrs NJ v. Randolph,
chairman of the museum committee, to
be read at the annual meeting in Har-
risonburg, Va, October, 1912.
also wish to thank the chapters Of
the division for their increased inter-
est and assistance in raising the en-
dowmentfund for the Virginia Room
1t is a great pleasure to report the
following gifts towards the endowment
fund of the Virginia Room from June
8, 1917, to June 3, 1913, the largest
amount received In a single year since
tile movement for enda1, nc no