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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones)

e a comparison with something with which we were familiar. In order to fully appreciate the magnitude of the great struggle, in which Pelham engaged, you must make some comparison between the civil war and others which were fought by the American people. The official reports give the following as the losses in killed and wounded of the Federal army in seven out of nearly a thousand severely contested struggles during the four years of war. Seven Days Fight,9,291 Antietam,11,426 Murfreesboro,8,778 Gettysburg,6,426 Chickamauga,10,906 Wilderness,14,494 Spotsylvania,9,987 None of these figures include the missing, many of whom were either killed or wounded, and, if included, would greatly add to the number. The battles of the Wilderness and of Spotsylvania might, with great propriety, be termed one continuous battle, and there is no better way to impress us with its magnitude than to observe that the losses in killed and wounded in that engagement exceeded the killed

vitation of R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Veterans, to accept on its behalf, the portrait of Major John Pelham, presented to it by the Sons of Veterans. He was accompanied by Hon. David A. DeArmond, Member of Congress from Mississippi, and Hon. W. A. Jones, Representative of the First Congressional District of Virginia. He was met at Milford Station by a Committee from Lee and Pickett Veteran Camps, and from that of the Sons of Veterans, and arrived on the evening of the 16th instant. At Ashland he was received with joyous acclaim by the students of the Randolph-Macon College and citizens en masse, and acknowledged the welcome with a brief address. At Elba Station, despite of the persistent and drenching down-pour of rain throughout the afternoon, there was a large crowd assembled to greet him. Lee Camp Hall was filled to its full capacity and upon the entrance of General Wheeler (accompanied by the Committee, the distinguished gentlemen named, Gov. J. Hoge Tyler, Hon. John Lam

General Joseph Wheeler. The visit of the hero to Richmond, Va., Dec. 16-17, 1899. on the occasion of the presentation of a portrait of the gallant Pelham, to R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Veterans. With addresses by Mr. E. P. Cox, General Wheeler, Gov. J. Hoge Tyler, Judge D. A. Dearmond, and Hon. W. A. Jones. Richmond, Virginia, had a visit from the virile veteran, General Joseph Wheeler, in January, 1899. The hero of two wars, at the close of the Civil War, by his skill and indoRichmond, Virginia, had a visit from the virile veteran, General Joseph Wheeler, in January, 1899. The hero of two wars, at the close of the Civil War, by his skill and indomitable courage, had won the high rank of Lieutenant-General, and been assigned to the command of a corps. In our last war, it has been urged that he was the chief propeller to successful issue, and that his coolness and courage at Santiago (although he arose from prostrating illness in an ambulance and pressed to the front), saved our army, at least, from temporary disaster. Rev. J. William Jones, D. D., who has lately examined the official reports of the war, 1861-1865, states that General

this hall, find her Pantheon consecrated to the recollection of her heroes; her Westminster Abbey devoted to the memorials of her great men. The gallant Pelham is in their illustrious ranks. Through more than a quarter of a century, which intervenes between his time and ours, his life affords the best example of purity in heart, nobleness of purpose, grandeur in aim, bravery in action and devotion to duty. The recent actions of sons of Confederate veterans under the burning tropical suns of Cuba sublimely show that the same warm blood of the South is coursing through their young veins, and that the story of his life is not forgotten or unremembered. As Mr. Cox concluded, he was very loudly applauded. His address made an excellent impression, and its delivery was particularly facile. The Governor's remarks. Another selection by the quartette followed, and then Captain Laughton, as Chairman of the Portrait Committee, introduced Governor Tyler, who, he announced, would, in tim

Army. He was immediately put in charge of the Confederate Ordnance at Lynchburg, Va., with the rank of first lieutenant, and was shortly after assigned as drillmaster to Albertus's Battery, at Winchester. His handling of the guns at the first Battle of Manassas established his reputation as a fearless officer and a skilful artillerists, and he was entrusted by General Stuart with the organization of a battery of six pieces of horse artillery, which he recruited from Alabama, Virginia and Maryland. At Williamsburg and First Cold Harbor, at the second Battle of Manassas, at Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown he fought with the enthusiasm of youth and the coolness of a veteran. Stonewall Jackson loved and trusted The Boy Artillerist, as he was often called, and frequently gave expression to his appreciation of Pelham's magnificent work. At the Battle of Fredericksburg he met the concentrated fire of several batteries with one Napoleon, and elicited the unstinted praise of his superior off

The speaker paid high compliments to the fidelity and zeal of Congressman Lamb and Jones. In allusion to the honored guest of the evening, Judge DeArmond said: In the short war many opportunities were afforded the soldiers of the North, but few comparatively to the soldiers of the South, but with the scant opportunities given, the hero of the Spanish-American war is before you to-night. (Loud cheers.) But for that gallant soldier, but for his skill and discretion, the story of Santiago, El Caney and San Juan Hill would have been written differently. (A voice: That's right, and cheers.) There would have been dropping back and defeat. History can't be written with the Confederate soldier left out, said Judge DeArmond, and this statement was greeted with much laughter and applause. He paid his compliments again to the pension laws, and concluded by again expressing appreciation of the honor shown him, and expressing the ardent hope that through the coming years the sons of noble si

ving his action in that battle, said: Every army ought to have a Pelham on each flank. A few days before the battle of Fredericksburg, at Port Royal he attacked the terror of those gunboats, with such success that they were driven down the Rappahannock River. His daring and dashing courage in directing a detachment which checked the opposing army at Fredericksburg, impelled General Lee to exclaim: Is it not glorious to see such courage in one so young! Mr. Cox added: In general orders thatFredericksburg, impelled General Lee to exclaim: Is it not glorious to see such courage in one so young! Mr. Cox added: In general orders that of Major John Pelham was the only name mentioned below that of a major-general, and that which was worth more than any rank in any army—more valuable than any title of nobility or badge of any order, General Lee bestowed on him the name by which he was afterwards known, the gallant Pelham. Buried by his mother. Mr. Cox related the circumstances under which Pelham was mortally wounded at Kelly's Ford, March 17, 1863, quoted General Stuart's tribute to him, and concluded: His ashes sleep