Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-01-30
A Monument For Col. "Lige' White
Is Nearly Assured.
From the Leesbure, Va. Mirror.

| - NS0tAy ASSAAOds
From the Leesbure, Va, Mirror.
The work of securing funds by popula
subscription for the erection of monu
ment to Col. E. v. White, beloved command
er of Whites Battalion" has been goinl
on arduously and money is being turne
into the fund treasurer, Mr.. Bruce McIn
tosh, cashier of the People, National Ban
of Leesburg, at good rate.
1t will be recalled that the movemen
was started late last fall by Mr.. W. F. Nc
KINNEY, who headed the list with a do
nation of fifty dollars. 1t is, however
planned to make the subscription a popu
lar one that all may share. and to this enc
several have subscription lists in thei
possession and many names are being
added
1t is believed by those in charge that il
the amounts continue to come in as rapidly
as in the past it will be possible to unveil
the monument on Lees birthday in 1915
or on Memorial Day in 1915.
The following touching tribute paid to
the memory of Col. E. V. White is also
taken from The Mirror
In all ages and among all people it has
been the custom to erect memorials to per-
petuate the memory of those they held in
honor and esteem. Colonel White was
loved, honored and esteemed in Loudoun
and adjacent counties of Virginia and
Maryland by all whose privilege it was to
know him, By his valor, his courage. his
daring and his tenderness of heart, COM
bined with a wonderful personal magnetism,
while still young man. he drew to his
command, the 35th Virginia Cavalry.
whites Battalion" many of the best sons
of Virginia and Maryland. During the en-
tire war Colonel Whites Battalion fought
as practically free-lance command, and
he chose to fight in the county where his
friends were. He chose to protect, to the
best Of his ability. the wives and daughters
and the homes of his less fortunate neigh
bors who were fighting and dying in other
States. 1t was through Colonel "Lige"
Whites bravery, his wisdom and his knowl-
edge of the country, that a mere handful
of Confederates was able to repulse the
Federal forces Of many times their number
at Balls Bluff. This one act alone proba-
bly, saved the town of Leesburg from total
destruction. When that sterling command
er and Incompatible leader of men, Robert
E. Lee, needed battalion to cover his
retreat from the field at Gettysburg the
task was given to that sturdy band of
men, whites Commanchees." and their
intrepid leader.
The war over. the Confederate soldiers
returned to their homes. to pitiful destruc-
ton, to their trampled farms and the ashes
Of their barns. Embittered were many of
them. 1t was then, when religion, the
doct rine Of Christ, was needed most, that
Colonel White began to preach the Gospel
Of his Maker as he saw it-crudely at first,
perhaps. but with fervor and a passion
that was not to be denied. He preached
as he fought. for a cause he knew was
right.
1t is some years since he has passed
away, and it is only fitting that the people
for whom he fought, and for whom he
preached, worked and prayed, should pay
a fitting tribute to his memory. Mr.. W. F..
Mckinney. one of those who knew him
best and loved him most has suggested
that we write a tribute Of esteem to his
memory. Colonel White needs no eulogy
from man, no tribute from fellow being.
and were no memorial erected his record
would stand as a monument for all time
and through all generations; but it is
deemed privilege that those who knew
him might share in memorial by placing
on the Court House green fitting tribute
to the memory of man Of all men who
has worked for the uplift of his people.