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of the South, and the last impartial epitaph shall be inscribed upon it, it will rob the great names of Southern history of none of their glory that the monument is surmounted by the marble effigy of the common soldier and the inscription a testimonial to his sublime courage and pre-eminent services to the South.
The loyalty of his life, the firmness of his principles and the serenity of his bearing make him more magnificient than all the arguments of a century.
Richmond, VA. 1904.
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