1870 Richmond Virginia Letter Removal of Confederate Dead Gettysburg Civil War B
1870 Richmond Virginia Letter Removal of Confederate Dead Gettysburg Civil War Bodies. This is a wonderful 2 page handwritten letter from General William Skeen to Mrs G. Randolph, who was working to remove the bodies of the Confederate soldiers buried at Gettysburg. Skeen served on several important boards and in other public capacities.
Virginia reconstruction governor Gilbert C. Walker appointed Skeen brigadier-general of the State militia in 1872. It is guaranteed original and in good condition. My heart throbs in unison with your movements and would that I could give you a million to aid in removing the remains of our fallen braves from Gettysburgthe removal of the Confederate dead from neglected graves to our own cemeteries is a noble idea, an angelic conception, worthy that heroic magnitude of mind which marked our women during the days that tried mens souls and that angelic loveliness which when the gallant and the true fell prepared to say to future generations, come, see, where brave men sleep.
God still keeps watch over the ashes of the brave boys for their mothers and he will enable you to bring the sacred dust to our cemeteries for internment so that when the trump of the Arch Angel sounds those who fell in defense of mothers and wives and homes may rise to heaven to God from the bosom of our dear old mother VirginiaI have stood by the neglected graves at Gettysburg and gave them all I had the tribute of a tear. Check out my other items. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. The item "1870 Richmond Virginia Letter Removal of Confederate Dead Gettysburg Civil War B" is in sale since Tuesday, November 29, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Paper\Ephemera\1800-99".
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