The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-09
In Presence Of Veterans Of Two
Armies Governor Presents
1t to National Government
LEIGH ROBINSON
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Beautiful Monument Is In
Honor of Every Virginian,
From Least to Greatest, Who
Took Part in Battle

Gettysburg, Pa, June s.-N-irxinia
today honored General Robert Z. Lee,
one of her native sons. and all other
Ntrginians who fought on this historic
held, when a massive monument was
dedicated in their honor. A large
number OF the men of the South. COM
ing from the annual meeting of the
Confederate soldiers in WASHINGTON,
attended the exercises. The imposing
monument stands on West Confederate
avenue in the shadows of the woods
from whose cover the men of Pickett s
division of Bongstreet's corps charged
across the open country to meet the
center of the Union line under General
Hancock Six hundred men OF the
Fourth regiment, United States army.
under command of Major Preston. and
$50 cadets from the Virginia Military
Institute at Lexington. which formed
the bodyguard for Governor Stuart.
formed the parade from the center
square OF the town TO the monument.
Governor Stuart Pre>ides
His excellency. Henry c. Stuart,
governor OF Virginia. presided at the
exercises :. i4a made the speech IF pre-
sentation of the monument, the ac-
eepiance being made by William NJ
fugraham. assistant secretary of war
y
Power smith. y. d. formerly captain
and aide de camp on the staff Of Gem
eral Thomas J Jackson, Army OF
Northern Virginia. Leigh Robinson.
formerly a private in the Richmond
Howitzers, Army of Northern Virginia
and Ri. Rev. Robert A, Gibson. a
nrivate in the Rock bridge artillery.
Second corps. Army of Northern Viz
ginia.
Miss Anne Carter Lee. / grand
laughter of General Lee. unveiled the
monunient and as the big American
flag fell from the monument a detail
Of the Fourth regiment fred salute
With the exception OF a marker on
Cups Hin 10 the Second Maryland
regiment. this is the only Confederate
memorial on the battlefield
Governor Brumbaugh and wife with
the stan OF the chief executive motor
ed from Harrisburg TO welcome Gov.
ernor Stuart and party to Pennssly
tanta soft. and accompanied them in
the parade TO the scene OF the dedica-
ton.
In presenting the memorial to the
United States government Governor
Henry G. Stuart, OF Virginia, said:
For the third time the Blue and
the Gray are asse ahled upon this field
of fame; once as mortal foes. half q
century later as friends. and now.
while the war drum beats around this
wort. we gather 10 dedicate a me-
mortal TO the constancy and valor OF
the brave Nirginians who fought and
died on this historic ground.
Torn asunder by divergent views
Of the constitution of the United
States, fifty-six years ago this Land
was plunged into fratricidai strife
We are not here TO consider the rea-
sons for that conflict. they have been
well defined in these words: Whether
in the United States the citizen owed
allegiance to the federal government
as against his state government was
question upon which men had divided
since the birth of. the republic. The
men of the North responded to the
call OF the sovereign to whose al
legiance they acknowledged fealty--
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