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The Monument to General Robert E, Lee, 293

Long of Virginia ; Colonel Charles S. Venable, University of Vir- ginia ; Colonel Walter H. Taylor, Norfolk ; Colonel Charles Mar- shall, Baltimore ; and Colonel T. M. R. Talcott, Richmond — all members of General R. E. Lee's staff; Generals Charles W. Field of Kentucky, D. A. Weisiger of Virginia, and Dabney H. Maury of Virginia, Mr. Calderon Carlisle of Washington, Misses Mary and Mildred Lee, Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, Mrs. W. H. F. Lee, Miss Ellen Lee, Miss Lizzie Gaines of Warrenton, Mrs. Dr. Stone of Washington, Mrs. Ellen Daingerfield of Alexandria, Mrs. Senator Hearst of Cali- fornia, Mrs. Peyton Wise, Colonel Hemphill of South Carolina, General Bradley T. Johnson of Maryland, Congressman Breckin- ridge of Arkansas, Honorable Thomas G. Skinner of North Caro- lina, Colonel C. 0*B. Cowardin of Virginia, Colonel Gregory of the Stonewall brigade. Colonel L. Daingerfield Lewis of Virginia, Colo- nel J. Hampton Hoge of Virginia, General Lawton of Georgia, General Cadmus Wilcox of Georgia, General Joseph E. Johnston, Governor McKinney, Judge Fauntleroy, General W. H. F. Lee, Reverend Doctor Minnigerode, Senator Butler of South Carolina, Honorable C. T. O'Ferrall, General Joseph R. Anderson, General Jubal A. Early, Colonel Thomas Smith of Virginia, Senators Da- niel and Barbour, Honorable John Goode, General Fitzhugh Lee, Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge, Speaker Cardwell, Mayor J. Taylor Elly- son, General W. B. Taliaferro of Virginia, Captain R. E. Lee, ex- Governor John Lee Carroll, of Maryland, Senator Randall Lee Gib- son of Louisiana, General Wade Hampton, General James Long- street, Senator Reagan of Texas, General W. H. Payne, Governor Gordon of Georgia, Governor Fowle of North Carolina, Governor Fleihing of West Virginia, Governor Richardson of South Carolina, Governor Fleming of Florida, Senator Pasco of Florida, Senator Berry of Arkansas, Congressman Blanchard of Louisiana, Hon. Mr. Yodo of Ohio, Senator Kenna of West Virginia, Congressman Wil- son of Missouri, Congressman Wilson of West Virginia, Hon. Mr. Wilkinson of Louisiana, Hon. Thomas Grimes of Georgia, Congress- inan Seney of Ohio, Hon. Mr. Haynes, Ohio, who was a colonel in the Federal army and commanded a regiment at Port Republic ; Congressman P. G. Lester, Virginia ; ex-Lieutenant-Governor J. L. Marye, Virginia ; General Rosser, General Lomax, General Ran- som, Dr. Brock, Dr. Ross, and Qthers.

THE PROCESSION APPEARS.

It was exactly 1:50 o'clock when the notes of the Stonewall- Brig- ade Band were heard, and in a few seconds the blue coats of the