To us the memory of the Confederacy is a sacred trust, and for the men who made its history we entertain an unalterable veneration. For General Longstreet, one of its distinguished heroes, we feel an abiding affection.
That God will bless and sustain you in this trying ordeal is the prayer of the united Chapter.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. L. H. Bowhs.
Mrs. Jno. P. Hubbard.
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(Williamsburg Chapter, D. of C.)
“The defender of our homes.”
The Williamsburg, Virginia, Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, wishing to do honor to the eminent soldier Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, do unanimously resolve:
1. That we can never forget that on the 5th of May, 1862, General Longstreet held back the advance of the Federal army and protected our homes and firesides from the overwhelming forces of the enemy, as he marched towards the Confederate capital.