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Army Of Northern Virginia Memorial Volume (1880)
Army Of Northern Virginia Memorial Volume - 1880 Author:J. William Jones Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION. On the 2d day of November, 1871, the " Virginia Division of the Army of Northern Virgini... more »a Association" was organized at a meeting held in the Hall of the House of Delegates, in the State Capitol, at Richmond. A suitable constitution and by-laws were adopted, and the following officers elected: President—General Fitzhugh Lee. Vice-Presidents—General Edward Johnson, General James A.. Walker. Secretaries—General James H. Lane, Colonel Joseph Mayo, Jr. Treasurer—Major Robert Stiles. Executive Committee—General William B. Taliaferro, General William H. Payne, General D. S. Weisiger, Colonel F. W. M. Holliday, and Colonel James H. Skinner. SECOND ANNUAL MEETING. The second annual meeting was held in the State Capitol, Richmond, on Thursday evening, October 31 st, 1872, when, in the absence of the orator elect (General John B. Gordon, of Georgia, who was detained by sickness in his family), there were stirring speeches by the President, General Fitzhugh Lee, Colonel Joseph Mayo, Jr., General J. A. Early, and General W. H. Payne. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected: President—General Fitzhugh Lee. Vice-Prcsidents—General Edward Johnson and General J. A. Walker. Executive Committee—General William H. Payne, Sergeant J. V. L. McCreery, Lieutenant John E. Laughton, Colonel Walter K. Martin, Colonel Thomas H. Carter. THIRD ANNUAL MEETING. Thursday evening, October jOth, 1873, a large crowd assembled in the State Capitol at Richmond, After an appropriate prayer by Rev. Dr. Minnigerode, General Fitzhugh Lee made brief but stirring remarks, and appropriately presented as the chosen orator of the occasion, Colonel Charles S. Venablc, the tried and trusted staff-off...« less