The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
HONOR GENERALS
 OF CONFEDERACY
Two Memorials Will Be Un- yelled Near Winchester,
 Virginia This Week

Winchester Va. September n-Me- morials to two Confederate' generals, Stephen Dodson Ramseur and James Johnston Pettigrew, both North Caro-
 inlans, will be unveiled near here dur ing the coming week at the places where they died. Many southerners, principally North Carolinians, are expected here for the exercises which will be under the joint auspices of the North Carolina di- vision of United Confederate Veterans, the North Carolina division of United Daughters of the Confederacy and the North Carolina Historically Commission.
 The memorial to General Ramscur, which marks the Belle Grove House, where the general died October 20, 1884 will be dedicated on the afternoon of Sep tember Is. The memorial to General Pet tigrew, which marks the Boyd House, where he died July 1T, 1863, will be dedi- cated on the morning of September IT.
 The two memorials consist of granite columns, the gift of the late Col F. II. Mayo of Richmond.
 At the Remseur memorial dedication Thursday afternoon the speakers will in- clude Maj. Charles M. Stedman, formerly d member of General Ramseur's staff and former Senator Henry A. duPont, after ward an officer in the Union army, and who was with General Ramseur at the time of his death. General Ramseur was mortally wounded at the battle of Cedar Creek, near here, and fell into the hands of the Union army under Gen. Philip Sheridan. He was taken to Sheridan's headquarters at the Bell Grove House. where he received every attention from both his own and federal surgeons, in suite of which he died October 20 1864
 Dedication of the memorial to General Pettigrew will take place Friday morn- ing, the principal address being by Chief Justice Walter Clark of North Carolina, while Gen. Louis G. Young of Savan- nah an intimate friend of General Pet tigrew, also will make an address.
 General Pettigrew commended Heth S division of the Confederate army in Lcngstreet's assault on Cemetery Ridge, July 3, 1863. During Lee retreat from Gettsburg he commanded the rear guard of the Confederate army, and was wounded at Falling Waters July 14. He was moved at once to Boyd House, near here, where he died July IT, 1863
 The tablet on the Ramseur memorial reads
 Northwest of this tablet, 800 yards, is the Belle Grove House, in which died Oc- tober 20. 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, October 19 1864 Maj. Gen. stephen Dodson Ramseur, c. s. A. A native Of North Carolina, he resigned from the United States army in lS6l and entering the Confederate states army as iieuten- ant rose to the rank of major general at the age of 27.
 The Pettigrew memorial tablet IS ln- scribed:
 Due west of this tablet 65o feet, is the Boyd House in which died, July ll, 1863. Brig Gen. James Johnston Pettl- grew of North Carolina, C.. $. A. At Get- tysburg he commanded and led Heth's division in the assault on Cemetery Ridge. July 3, ard in the retreat was rnortally wounded at Failing Waters, July IA, 1868.
 He was d brave and accomplished or ficer and gentleman and his loss will De deeply felt by the country ana 'he F. Lee.
 Winchester citizens will hold recep- ton for the visiting Confederate veterans and their friends Thursday night