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| CHAPTER XXVI. LEE'S MONUMENT. VISIT OF THE FIFTH TO RICHMOND IN 1890 TO THE DEDICATION.—RECRUITING THE RANKS. On May 27,1890, the Fifth Regiment, under command of Colonel Boykin, went to Richmond to take part in the dedication of Mercie's magnificent statue of Gene'ral Robert E. Lee. Accompanying the regiment were the Veteran Corps and various Confederate organizations, among which were the survivors of Murray's command, who had fought from Ma-nassas to Appomat-tox. There were also many citizens of Maryland, men and women, who went to Richmond to do honor to the memory of the great captain of the Confederacy. The Fifth reached Richmond early on the morning of the 28th, and on their march to their quarters met two companies of Virginia troops who were coming to escort them to the armory of the First Regiment, of Virginia, which had been placed at their disposal. The city was magnificently decorated with bunting; the flag of the Union and that of the late Confederacy being blended together everywhere. In the afternoon the Fifth had a dress parade in Capital Square, which was witnessed by a great crowd of spectators, including Governor McKinney, of Virginia; COLONEL WM. A. BOYKIN. |