XIII. Cause of the Conflagration Incident on the Evacuation of XVIII. Events Leading Up to the Battle of Gettysburg, an ad- XIX. Pickett's Men in the Gettysburg Charge (with diagrams), a : XXXI. How the Soldiers Kept House During the War (cut of the XXXVII. Protest of R. E. Lee Camp, C. V., against the Bill in the XL. The Museum of the South, Instituted by the Confederate Memorial Literary Society-A Noble Conservatory-Dedi- cation of the Historic Building at Richmond, Va., Feb- ruary 22, 1896. Prayer by Rev. M. D. Hoge, D. D. Oration by Gen. Bradley T. Johnson; eloquently intro- duced by Governor Charles T. O'Ferrall. Illustrated by Vol. XXIII. Richmond, Va., January-December. 1895. "Contributions of the South to the Greatness of the American Union." AN ADDRESS BY GENERAL CLEMENT A. EVANS, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Delivered before the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia, October 10th, 1895, at Richmond, Virginia, with the Proceedings of the Association on the Occasion. The annual meeting of the Virginia Division of the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia was held at the State Capitol, in the hall of the House of Delegates, on Thursday the 10th day of October, 1895, at 8 o'clock P. M. PRESENT: Judge GEORGE L. CHRISTIAN, President. Captain THOMAS ELLETT, Secretary. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.-Captain John Cussons, Captain E. P. Reeve, Captain W. Gordon McCabe and Private James T. Gray. Also a large assemblage of veterans, and of ladies and influential citizens. L The president called the meeting to order, and at his request Rev. J. Wm. Jones, D. D., offered a fervent prayer. The president then in a few eloquent remarks introduced the orator of the occasion, General Clement A. Evans, of Atlanta, Georgia, the subject being "Contributions of the South to the Greatness of the American Union." The history of the war for Southern Independence, by Prof. Joseph T. Derry, of Georgia, recently issued by the B. F. Johnson Publishing Company, of this city, has an introduction by General Evans, whose reputation as a scholar and orator is national. The address, which was a cogent presentation of the claims of the South as a factor in the moral and material progress of the nation and held the audience in rapt attention, was replete with eloquent flashes, which constantly elicited warm applause. At the close of the address, on motion of Rev. J. William Jones, the thanks of the Association was tendered General Evans for his able and eloquent address, and a copy of the same was requested for publication. On the motion of Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, a committee of five was appointed to nominate the Officers and Executive Committee for the ensuing year. The committee, Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, Colonel W. A. Smoot, General Stith Bolling, General T. T. Munford and Colonel R. L. Maury, having retired, during their absence, in response to their repeated call, Captain W. Gordon McCabe briefly addressed the audience. His remarks were in the happiest vein, and “in a flash of inspiration," he earnestly pressed the claims of the noble women of our Southland to an enduring monumental shaft in testimony to their devotion and sacrifices. The committee returning, made the following report: Judge GEORGE L. CHRISTIAN, President. General CLEMENT A. EVANS, 3d Vice-President. Captain THOMAS ELLETT, Secretary. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.-Colonel W. E. Cutshaw, Captain John Cussons, Captain E. P. Reeve, Captain W. Gordon McCabe and Private James T. Gray. On the question being put, they were unanimously elected for the ensuing year. The President, with characteristic modesty, would have demurred against being continued in the office, which he has so satisfactorily filled, but the audience was clamorous that he accept. In expressing his compliance with their wish, he eloquently urged the claims of the Association to support, declaring the annual meetings to be occasions of delight and inspiration, and that he felt assured that the hearts of all participating in them imbibed fresh inspiration, and that |