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He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.","Gen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.","It was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.","Your father","Josie sends her love, so do all the rest. I hope when I write again to be able to give you the glorious news that we have driven the yanks from Virginia soil.","Written from Grassy Dale, Virginia. Letter reports news of fighting in the Shenandoah Valley between forces of General Breckinridge and General Sigel. The letter also mentions the Battle of New Market."],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter from Peter S. Roller to John E. Roller","title_ssm":["Letter from Peter S. Roller to John E. Roller"],"title_tesim":["Letter from Peter S. Roller to John E. Roller"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1864 May 17"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1864"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter from Peter S. Roller to John E. Roller"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Military Institute Archives"],"collection_ssim":["John E. 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They left Staunton on Friday last and encamped at Mt. Crawford that night and left early the next morning and encamped that night at Lacy Springs and commenced their march next (Sunday) morning at one o'clock and halted a little below Tenth Legion and remained in that position until Gen. Breckinridge had news from the front.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo get you to understand the situation of things I will go back several days and give you a History of Gen. Imboden's doings. Gen. Imboden found out that the yankees were advancing in three columns, one up the Page, one up the Hardy \u0026amp; Pendleton Valley, and the main force up our valley. Gen. Imboden by forced marches fell upon the column (all Cavalry) near Moorefield very\nunexpectedly, routed them completely, and pursued them within 6 or 7 miles of Romney, in this time capturing all their train which he had to destroy, having no horses to bring out the wagon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe then returned to the Valley traveling day \u0026amp; night, and only stopping long enough to graze his horses, and returned to the Valley in time to attack the column coming up the Page valley. Before Sigel's forces got up to New Market he attacked the column and utterly routed it, scattering it in the mountains and captured on Friday about 100 of them with about 200 fine cavalry horses. He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIt was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYour father\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJosie sends her love, so do all the rest. I hope when I write again to be able to give you the glorious news that we have driven the yanks from Virginia soil.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Transcription"],"odd_tesim":["Grassy Dale Va., May 17th 1864","My Dear Son, \nIt has now been two weeks since we heard from you, but we suppose you have written but owing to the Raiders destroying the Rail Roads around Richmond we have no mail communication with the South. Since I wrote to you from Charlottesville we have had an exciting time in the Valley. I heard at Charlottesville that the Yankee Genl. Sigel was advancing up the Valley. When I returned to Staunton I found Genl. John C. Breckinridge at that point with two Brigade of Infantry and 12 pieces of Artillery. They left Staunton on Friday last and encamped at Mt. Crawford that night and left early the next morning and encamped that night at Lacy Springs and commenced their march next (Sunday) morning at one o'clock and halted a little below Tenth Legion and remained in that position until Gen. Breckinridge had news from the front.","To get you to understand the situation of things I will go back several days and give you a History of Gen. Imboden's doings. Gen. Imboden found out that the yankees were advancing in three columns, one up the Page, one up the Hardy \u0026 Pendleton Valley, and the main force up our valley. Gen. Imboden by forced marches fell upon the column (all Cavalry) near Moorefield very\nunexpectedly, routed them completely, and pursued them within 6 or 7 miles of Romney, in this time capturing all their train which he had to destroy, having no horses to bring out the wagon.","He then returned to the Valley traveling day \u0026 night, and only stopping long enough to graze his horses, and returned to the Valley in time to attack the column coming up the Page valley. Before Sigel's forces got up to New Market he attacked the column and utterly routed it, scattering it in the mountains and captured on Friday about 100 of them with about 200 fine cavalry horses. He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.","Gen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.","It was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.","Your father","Josie sends her love, so do all the rest. 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I always hoped to save Jefferson and that last evening when he asked me to read from St. John \"In my Father's house are many mansions\" \u0026 then began to wander in mind and thought I was his mother \u0026 then his sister \u0026 finally asked me to make a light, it was only then it dawned upon me that all hope was past and in his agony- as our gallant color bearer Evans was there with me I went up to call the family of Clinedinst (who had been as kind as it was possible for people to be all through those sad days) and they came down with candles in their hands whilst I had Jefferson in my arms, and he died. I washed and prepared him for burial and carried his mother a lock of his hair after we returned to Richmond.","As you want me to give you a kind of record of myself and according to the prospectus you sent I take pleasure in doing so. 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But matriculated later and studied anatomy at the Richmond Medical College at night and from my 12th year on, kept books for my grandparents, and spent any spare hours in drawing \u0026 painting \u0026 modelling, never having a teacher of any kind, and it was then I modelled my Father's Bust which is still considered a good likeness.","I have I see given my War record first. But must add that I was slightly wounded in the Battle of New Market. But as the ball passed through my jacket and only grazed my breast, I took no notice of it. I was arrested and put in Castle Thunder in Richmond after the surrender, because I refused to take the oath of allegiance. About this time I wrote a letter which was published in all of the leading American papers, in which I denounced General Grant, comparing him to the worst Czars of Russia- for his famous or rather infamous Order No. 11, in which he prohibited any Jew in the U.S. Army having any concern in the Quarter Master's department. I do not now remember any more of it, than that I gathered the statistics \u0026 published them proving that the abuses in that department had not been done by Jews at all- and called upon all men in the United States of that persuasion or religion to vote for any man for the next President rather than for General Grant.","The General replied to my letter in the papers by deploring that he had ever published that Order No. 11 which he said he had given out upon information which be found out later was false. Meanwhile a secret carpet bag or political Yankee Committee in Richmond, sent me a letter saying that my life would be in danger if I stayed in Richmond after writing and publishing such a letter about General Grant their Hero: \u0026 this letter was forwarded to me, to Amelia County, at the Home of Mr. Garland Jefferson, the father of my dead comrade, where I had gone to carry the lock of hair of the dead boy to his mother. So I immediately on the receipt of that letter of intimidation jumped on to the first freight train that passed Amelia Courthouse \u0026 returned to Richmond. I went about my own affairs during the days, but coming home at night and passing 17th Street the concealed Ruffians fired at me from their concealment in the old market \u0026 let loose a shower of stones which smashed a number of windows, but left me unharmed. I reported at once to the Police Station in the bell house. But none of the gang were found \u0026 a second letter advising me to leave town came. But I took no notice of it, and so it all ended. As my Parents house had been rifled by the mob at the evacuation, and my Fathers store rooms of cotton and tobacco burned up, with the loss of an entire fortune of at least ¼ of million dollars, I staid at home, \u0026 with my youngest brother helped as well as we could to begin a little business and earn enough to live upon in a slender way, \u0026 when my father had again been able to start into a new business, I went West, and staid in Cincinnati a year, working for the first time in the studio of Mr. Jones (in 1868), a sculptor of some merit and well known there.","I then modelled my first statuette of \"Industry\", which was exhibited there, and the favorable criticism in the papers encouraged me penniless as I was to go abroad. I sold a breast pin I owned- which enabled me to travel second class to Berlin (in 1869) where I matriculated at the Royal Academy and passed the examination. In order to continue my studies I gave lessons in English in the mornings early- and drawing lessons at night, and spent the rest of the time at the academy, where I was elected by my Colleagues president of the Art Students league at the Academy. I also worked in the studio of Prof. [Siemernig] \u0026 then of Prof. Wolff and often worked In the open air or buildings in Berlin then in construction modelling heads and carytids and ornaments in order to earn an extra dollar. No one ever knew that I needed anything and I led a happy life all the same, and the Bohemian life of the student was mine also, to the fullest extent. I modelled then the ¾ life sized figure of Virginia Mourning her Dead and sent Mrs. General Lee a photo of it, as I was always in correspondence with that estimable wife of our Great Hero.","That statue I have always kept and it is now in my studio here, and is the model of the statue my brother cadets were good enough to unveil at the parade ground of our Alma Mater last year.","My finally gaining the Prix de Rome at the academy- and my being honored for my art works by the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and the German Emperor and the Medal from the Art Society in Rome, my various works in America, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Russia are not subjects for my writing about: I have with all this the sincere regret that I have never been called upon in my own home Virginia, nor in the South, to execute a single work of art- excepting the one for my own comrades which links me forever with the Alma Mater, the V.M.I., where every stone, and every blade of grass is dear to me- and the name of Cadet of the V.M.I. the proudest and most honored title I can ever possess.","Of course my comrade I am writing this as a letter to you \u0026 not one for publication. You can glean from it any particulars you may choose for your Biography, of which I shall want several copies, besides I do want to contribute my mite to the picture of General Scott Shipp, and am surprised that I was not asked to do so as an Alumnus.","There never was any one I admired more than I did our then Col. Shipp, and when in the battle of New Market, his horse was wounded and he was down, I could not help running to him, to ask if he was hurt \u0026 when he said \"no, go ahead\" I left him. Randolph too was shot when we were shoulder to shoulder. He had just said smiling, there's no use dodging boys, if a ball's going to hit you, it'll hit you anyway! When he fell, I thought he was dead. But I found him at night in the hospital.","And now let me tell you that it has been a real grief to me not to have been able to join either last year or this year in the Corps Ceremonies which were of such deep interest to me. But I am under contract to finish a monument this fall \u0026 place it in Fairmount Park Philadelphia \u0026 I have several other works to finish and deliver and I could not come home until I could bring the monument and place it in position. These are hard facts, and have interfered with what would have been nearest to my own heart. But you will now understand it all.","Your kind letter has been waiting a long time to be answered, and it only seems a few weeks to me, as my life here is so full and every day brings me visitors from home or elsewhere, and so many duties, that for a couple of months I have absolutely had to neglect pen and ink nolens volens so I throw myself upon your kind indulgence, and with the most sincere and affectionate greetings","I am always your comrade and friend \nMoses J. Ezekiel","18 Piazza Termini \nBaths of Diocletian \nRome","Autobiographical letter from Moses J. Ezekiel to VMI historian Joseph R. 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After the Battle of New Market was over and we who survived answered the roll call on the field, I was in search of the wounded and found my room mate and comrade Thomas Jefferson lying on the floor of a hut quite exhausted and wounded in the breast. It was night and I was without shoes, as I had been all day and I went to the town of New Market and got a wagon and carried him to the house of Mrs. Clinedinst who gave me a bed for him on the ground floor- She had two daughters Anne and Lydie. It was Sunday night late when I got him into bed and from that time up to Tuesday night at about 11 o'clock I never left many cadets found both food and shelter was extremely kind to us all, and gave me every possible help for my friend. I always hoped to save Jefferson and that last evening when he asked me to read from St. John \"In my Father's house are many mansions\" \u0026amp; then began to wander in mind and thought I was his mother \u0026amp; then his sister \u0026amp; finally asked me to make a light, it was only then it dawned upon me that all hope was past and in his agony- as our gallant color bearer Evans was there with me I went up to call the family of Clinedinst (who had been as kind as it was possible for people to be all through those sad days) and they came down with candles in their hands whilst I had Jefferson in my arms, and he died. I washed and prepared him for burial and carried his mother a lock of his hair after we returned to Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs you want me to give you a kind of record of myself and according to the prospectus you sent I take pleasure in doing so. My parents were Jacob Ezekiel and Catherine de Castro\nMy grandparents Jacob de Castro \u0026amp; Hannah Pepper- Maternal and Michael Ezekiel  and Rebekah Israel - Paternal grandparents\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMy Parents were living in Richmond Va. when I was matriculated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMy Grandparents and great grandparents, are on my father's side buried in Philadelphia \u0026amp; on my mother's side in Richmond Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI was born in Richmond Va. Oct. 28, 1844.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEntered the V.M.I. the second year of the War and when back to reform the Corps, and graduated in the first class after the War. I gathered up in Lexington all the books and paintings I could find that had been dispersed by Hunter's Raid and reorganized the debating society, and gave the pictures later to the Letcher family and others, to whom they belonged. I was orderly sergeant of Company on the Intermediate lines below Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI was never a student at any institution before going to the V.M.I. But matriculated later and studied anatomy at the Richmond Medical College at night and from my 12th year on, kept books for my grandparents, and spent any spare hours in drawing \u0026amp; painting \u0026amp; modelling, never having a teacher of any kind, and it was then I modelled my Father's Bust which is still considered a good likeness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI have I see given my War record first. But must add that I was slightly wounded in the Battle of New Market. But as the ball passed through my jacket and only grazed my breast, I took no notice of it. I was arrested and put in Castle Thunder in Richmond after the surrender, because I refused to take the oath of allegiance. About this time I wrote a letter which was published in all of the leading American papers, in which I denounced General Grant, comparing him to the worst Czars of Russia- for his famous or rather infamous Order No. 11, in which he prohibited any Jew in the U.S. Army having any concern in the Quarter Master's department. I do not now remember any more of it, than that I gathered the statistics \u0026amp; published them proving that the abuses in that department had not been done by Jews at all- and called upon all men in the United States of that persuasion or religion to vote for any man for the next President rather than for General Grant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe General replied to my letter in the papers by deploring that he had ever published that Order No. 11 which he said he had given out upon information which be found out later was false. Meanwhile a secret carpet bag or political Yankee Committee in Richmond, sent me a letter saying that my life would be in danger if I stayed in Richmond after writing and publishing such a letter about General Grant their Hero: \u0026amp; this letter was forwarded to me, to Amelia County, at the Home of Mr. Garland Jefferson, the father of my dead comrade, where I had gone to carry the lock of hair of the dead boy to his mother. So I immediately on the receipt of that letter of intimidation jumped on to the first freight train that passed Amelia Courthouse \u0026amp; returned to Richmond. I went about my own affairs during the days, but coming home at night and passing 17th Street the concealed Ruffians fired at me from their concealment in the old market \u0026amp; let loose a shower of stones which smashed a number of windows, but left me unharmed. I reported at once to the Police Station in the bell house. But none of the gang were found \u0026amp; a second letter advising me to leave town came. But I took no notice of it, and so it all ended. As my Parents house had been rifled by the mob at the evacuation, and my Fathers store rooms of cotton and tobacco burned up, with the loss of an entire fortune of at least ¼ of million dollars, I staid at home, \u0026amp; with my youngest brother helped as well as we could to begin a little business and earn enough to live upon in a slender way, \u0026amp; when my father had again been able to start into a new business, I went West, and staid in Cincinnati a year, working for the first time in the studio of Mr. Jones (in 1868), a sculptor of some merit and well known there.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI then modelled my first statuette of \"Industry\", which was exhibited there, and the favorable criticism in the papers encouraged me penniless as I was to go abroad. I sold a breast pin I owned- which enabled me to travel second class to Berlin (in 1869) where I matriculated at the Royal Academy and passed the examination. In order to continue my studies I gave lessons in English in the mornings early- and drawing lessons at night, and spent the rest of the time at the academy, where I was elected by my Colleagues president of the Art Students league at the Academy. I also worked in the studio of Prof. [Siemernig] \u0026amp; then of Prof. Wolff and often worked In the open air or buildings in Berlin then in construction modelling heads and carytids and ornaments in order to earn an extra dollar. No one ever knew that I needed anything and I led a happy life all the same, and the Bohemian life of the student was mine also, to the fullest extent. I modelled then the ¾ life sized figure of Virginia Mourning her Dead and sent Mrs. General Lee a photo of it, as I was always in correspondence with that estimable wife of our Great Hero.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThat statue I have always kept and it is now in my studio here, and is the model of the statue my brother cadets were good enough to unveil at the parade ground of our Alma Mater last year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMy finally gaining the Prix de Rome at the academy- and my being honored for my art works by the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and the German Emperor and the Medal from the Art Society in Rome, my various works in America, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Russia are not subjects for my writing about: I have with all this the sincere regret that I have never been called upon in my own home Virginia, nor in the South, to execute a single work of art- excepting the one for my own comrades which links me forever with the Alma Mater, the V.M.I., where every stone, and every blade of grass is dear to me- and the name of Cadet of the V.M.I. the proudest and most honored title I can ever possess.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf course my comrade I am writing this as a letter to you \u0026amp; not one for publication. You can glean from it any particulars you may choose for your Biography, of which I shall want several copies, besides I do want to contribute my mite to the picture of General Scott Shipp, and am surprised that I was not asked to do so as an Alumnus.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere never was any one I admired more than I did our then Col. Shipp, and when in the battle of New Market, his horse was wounded and he was down, I could not help running to him, to ask if he was hurt \u0026amp; when he said \"no, go ahead\" I left him. Randolph too was shot when we were shoulder to shoulder. He had just said smiling, there's no use dodging boys, if a ball's going to hit you, it'll hit you anyway! When he fell, I thought he was dead. But I found him at night in the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnd now let me tell you that it has been a real grief to me not to have been able to join either last year or this year in the Corps Ceremonies which were of such deep interest to me. But I am under contract to finish a monument this fall \u0026amp; place it in Fairmount Park Philadelphia \u0026amp; I have several other works to finish and deliver and I could not come home until I could bring the monument and place it in position. These are hard facts, and have interfered with what would have been nearest to my own heart. But you will now understand it all.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYour kind letter has been waiting a long time to be answered, and it only seems a few weeks to me, as my life here is so full and every day brings me visitors from home or elsewhere, and so many duties, that for a couple of months I have absolutely had to neglect pen and ink nolens volens so I throw myself upon your kind indulgence, and with the most sincere and affectionate greetings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI am always your comrade and friend\u003cbr/\u003e\nMoses J. Ezekiel\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 Piazza Termini\u003cbr/\u003e\nBaths of Diocletian\u003cbr/\u003e\nRome\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Transcription"],"odd_tesim":["Rome July 23, 1904 \nMy dear Comrade and Friend. \nIn auld lang syne. \nI have again been prevented (by the retarded coming to Rome, of those who were to see my colossal statue of Mr. Drexel in clay before casting it in Bronze) from joining my old Cadet comrades in answering the last roll call and receiving the medal; which if still given to me, I should value above any earthly possession. After the Battle of New Market was over and we who survived answered the roll call on the field, I was in search of the wounded and found my room mate and comrade Thomas Jefferson lying on the floor of a hut quite exhausted and wounded in the breast. It was night and I was without shoes, as I had been all day and I went to the town of New Market and got a wagon and carried him to the house of Mrs. Clinedinst who gave me a bed for him on the ground floor- She had two daughters Anne and Lydie. It was Sunday night late when I got him into bed and from that time up to Tuesday night at about 11 o'clock I never left many cadets found both food and shelter was extremely kind to us all, and gave me every possible help for my friend. I always hoped to save Jefferson and that last evening when he asked me to read from St. John \"In my Father's house are many mansions\" \u0026 then began to wander in mind and thought I was his mother \u0026 then his sister \u0026 finally asked me to make a light, it was only then it dawned upon me that all hope was past and in his agony- as our gallant color bearer Evans was there with me I went up to call the family of Clinedinst (who had been as kind as it was possible for people to be all through those sad days) and they came down with candles in their hands whilst I had Jefferson in my arms, and he died. I washed and prepared him for burial and carried his mother a lock of his hair after we returned to Richmond.","As you want me to give you a kind of record of myself and according to the prospectus you sent I take pleasure in doing so. My parents were Jacob Ezekiel and Catherine de Castro\nMy grandparents Jacob de Castro \u0026 Hannah Pepper- Maternal and Michael Ezekiel  and Rebekah Israel - Paternal grandparents","My Parents were living in Richmond Va. when I was matriculated.","My Grandparents and great grandparents, are on my father's side buried in Philadelphia \u0026 on my mother's side in Richmond Va.","I was born in Richmond Va. Oct. 28, 1844.","Entered the V.M.I. the second year of the War and when back to reform the Corps, and graduated in the first class after the War. I gathered up in Lexington all the books and paintings I could find that had been dispersed by Hunter's Raid and reorganized the debating society, and gave the pictures later to the Letcher family and others, to whom they belonged. I was orderly sergeant of Company on the Intermediate lines below Richmond.","I was never a student at any institution before going to the V.M.I. But matriculated later and studied anatomy at the Richmond Medical College at night and from my 12th year on, kept books for my grandparents, and spent any spare hours in drawing \u0026 painting \u0026 modelling, never having a teacher of any kind, and it was then I modelled my Father's Bust which is still considered a good likeness.","I have I see given my War record first. But must add that I was slightly wounded in the Battle of New Market. But as the ball passed through my jacket and only grazed my breast, I took no notice of it. I was arrested and put in Castle Thunder in Richmond after the surrender, because I refused to take the oath of allegiance. About this time I wrote a letter which was published in all of the leading American papers, in which I denounced General Grant, comparing him to the worst Czars of Russia- for his famous or rather infamous Order No. 11, in which he prohibited any Jew in the U.S. Army having any concern in the Quarter Master's department. I do not now remember any more of it, than that I gathered the statistics \u0026 published them proving that the abuses in that department had not been done by Jews at all- and called upon all men in the United States of that persuasion or religion to vote for any man for the next President rather than for General Grant.","The General replied to my letter in the papers by deploring that he had ever published that Order No. 11 which he said he had given out upon information which be found out later was false. Meanwhile a secret carpet bag or political Yankee Committee in Richmond, sent me a letter saying that my life would be in danger if I stayed in Richmond after writing and publishing such a letter about General Grant their Hero: \u0026 this letter was forwarded to me, to Amelia County, at the Home of Mr. Garland Jefferson, the father of my dead comrade, where I had gone to carry the lock of hair of the dead boy to his mother. So I immediately on the receipt of that letter of intimidation jumped on to the first freight train that passed Amelia Courthouse \u0026 returned to Richmond. I went about my own affairs during the days, but coming home at night and passing 17th Street the concealed Ruffians fired at me from their concealment in the old market \u0026 let loose a shower of stones which smashed a number of windows, but left me unharmed. I reported at once to the Police Station in the bell house. But none of the gang were found \u0026 a second letter advising me to leave town came. But I took no notice of it, and so it all ended. As my Parents house had been rifled by the mob at the evacuation, and my Fathers store rooms of cotton and tobacco burned up, with the loss of an entire fortune of at least ¼ of million dollars, I staid at home, \u0026 with my youngest brother helped as well as we could to begin a little business and earn enough to live upon in a slender way, \u0026 when my father had again been able to start into a new business, I went West, and staid in Cincinnati a year, working for the first time in the studio of Mr. Jones (in 1868), a sculptor of some merit and well known there.","I then modelled my first statuette of \"Industry\", which was exhibited there, and the favorable criticism in the papers encouraged me penniless as I was to go abroad. I sold a breast pin I owned- which enabled me to travel second class to Berlin (in 1869) where I matriculated at the Royal Academy and passed the examination. In order to continue my studies I gave lessons in English in the mornings early- and drawing lessons at night, and spent the rest of the time at the academy, where I was elected by my Colleagues president of the Art Students league at the Academy. I also worked in the studio of Prof. [Siemernig] \u0026 then of Prof. Wolff and often worked In the open air or buildings in Berlin then in construction modelling heads and carytids and ornaments in order to earn an extra dollar. No one ever knew that I needed anything and I led a happy life all the same, and the Bohemian life of the student was mine also, to the fullest extent. I modelled then the ¾ life sized figure of Virginia Mourning her Dead and sent Mrs. General Lee a photo of it, as I was always in correspondence with that estimable wife of our Great Hero.","That statue I have always kept and it is now in my studio here, and is the model of the statue my brother cadets were good enough to unveil at the parade ground of our Alma Mater last year.","My finally gaining the Prix de Rome at the academy- and my being honored for my art works by the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and the German Emperor and the Medal from the Art Society in Rome, my various works in America, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Russia are not subjects for my writing about: I have with all this the sincere regret that I have never been called upon in my own home Virginia, nor in the South, to execute a single work of art- excepting the one for my own comrades which links me forever with the Alma Mater, the V.M.I., where every stone, and every blade of grass is dear to me- and the name of Cadet of the V.M.I. the proudest and most honored title I can ever possess.","Of course my comrade I am writing this as a letter to you \u0026 not one for publication. You can glean from it any particulars you may choose for your Biography, of which I shall want several copies, besides I do want to contribute my mite to the picture of General Scott Shipp, and am surprised that I was not asked to do so as an Alumnus.","There never was any one I admired more than I did our then Col. Shipp, and when in the battle of New Market, his horse was wounded and he was down, I could not help running to him, to ask if he was hurt \u0026 when he said \"no, go ahead\" I left him. Randolph too was shot when we were shoulder to shoulder. He had just said smiling, there's no use dodging boys, if a ball's going to hit you, it'll hit you anyway! When he fell, I thought he was dead. But I found him at night in the hospital.","And now let me tell you that it has been a real grief to me not to have been able to join either last year or this year in the Corps Ceremonies which were of such deep interest to me. But I am under contract to finish a monument this fall \u0026 place it in Fairmount Park Philadelphia \u0026 I have several other works to finish and deliver and I could not come home until I could bring the monument and place it in position. These are hard facts, and have interfered with what would have been nearest to my own heart. But you will now understand it all.","Your kind letter has been waiting a long time to be answered, and it only seems a few weeks to me, as my life here is so full and every day brings me visitors from home or elsewhere, and so many duties, that for a couple of months I have absolutely had to neglect pen and ink nolens volens so I throw myself upon your kind indulgence, and with the most sincere and affectionate greetings","I am always your comrade and friend \nMoses J. Ezekiel","18 Piazza Termini \nBaths of Diocletian \nRome"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAutobiographical letter from Moses J. Ezekiel to VMI historian Joseph R. 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Ezekiel papers","Sculptors—Virginia","Sculptors—Rome (Italy)","New Market Cadets","Virginia Military Institute—Buildings, structures, etc.","Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1866","Artists","Drawings (visual works)","The Moses J. Ezekiel papers digital collection","There are no restrictions","Moses Jacob Ezekiel, the noted 19th century American Jewish sculptor, was born in Richmond, Virginia on October 28, 1844. One of 14 children of Jacob Ezekiel and Catherine de Castro, he had already started a mercantile career when he decided to attend college. Ezekiel entered VMI in September 1862, and during his VMI cadetship, took part in the Battle of New Market (May 15, 1864) and served in the trenches in defense of Richmond in the Spring of 1865.","Ezekiel graduated from VMI in 1866, and in 1867 began seriously to pursue his interest in art. He studied anatomy at the Medical College of Virginia and traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio where he studied at the Art School of J. Insco Williams and in the studio of T.D. Jones. In 1867 he sailed for Europe and entered the Royal Academy of Art in Berlin, Germany.","At the age of 29, Ezekiel won the prestigious Michel-Beer Prix de Rome for a bas relief entitled Israel. The prize money enabled him to travel to Rome, Italy where he established a studio and lived for the remainder of his life. Ezekiel executed nearly two hundred monuments in bronze and marble. Among his productions were the following:\n Busts of Lizst, Cardinal Hohenlohe, Eve, Homer, David, Judith, and Christ in the Tomb A statue of Mrs. Andrew W. White for Cornell University Madonna for the Church La Tivoli Faith for the Cemetery of Rome Apollo and Mercury in Berlin Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson Pan and Amor The Fountain of Neptune for the city of Netturno, Italy A bust of Lord Sherbrooke for St. Margaret, Westminister, London The Jefferson Monument for Louisville, Kentucky The Homer Group for the University of Virginia Virginia Mourning Her Dead for VMI Napoleon I at St. Helena A monument to Senator Daniel, Lynchburg, Virginia The Confederate Soldiers' Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Scores of other busts and reliefs \nEzekiel died in Italy on March 27, 1917, but because of World War I, his body was not returned to the United States until 1921. He is buried at the foot of the Confederate Memorial in Section 16 of Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia).","The VMI Archives also holds a  collection of photographs  related to Ezekiel. Included are images of Ezekiel, his studio in Rome, Italy, and various examples of his sculptures.","The Moses J. Ezekiel papers consist of the papers of noted 19th century sculptor Moses J. Ezekiel, including:\n Correspondence to VMI superintendent Edward W. Nichols and others (dated 1867-1917), some relating to the design of the Battle of New Market memorial sculpture Virginia Mourning Her Dead Pen and ink sketches by Ezekiel (approximately 67 items) A typescript version of Ezekiel's autobiography Memoirs from the Baths of Diocletian Print material","Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.","Manuscripts stacks","Virginia Military Institute Archives","Ezekiel, Moses J. (Moses Jacob), 1844-1917","Nichols, E. W. (Edward West), 1858-1927","Jefferson, Thomas G. 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M. Institute Nov the 26th 1863","My beloved Mother, \nI received cousin Mary's letter yesterday evening informing me of the death of my precious little sister. I was never more grieved in my life. We must not grieve for her now for she has happily escaped the troubles of time to come. I remember how sweetly she used to sing the little hymn I Want to be an Angel. How little did I think she would so soon realize her wishes. I will not miss her so much as you all at home for when I return Meggy will be large enough to fill her place. I was dreaming of the dear little thing a few nights ago. I am so thankful it was not one of the larger ones that it goes a great deal easier with me now than I expected.  Do not grieve for her but be thankful it was not one of the large children who knew right from wrong. We all know how much happier she is now than she would possibly have been on this troublesome world.","I am enjoying very good health now. I hope you have gotten entirely well before now. I know how glad you will be to see Pa for I heard he had started for Evergreen. I am getting on very well indeed. The last time I went to see about my demerits which was two or three days ago I did not have a single one. I have made a 3 every day this week on Mathematick which is the highest mark. I believe I study harder than any one I know of here but I came here so late that I am not certain of standing the January examination.  We have very poor fare here. Today for breakfast we had only two pieces of bread and about a half gill of milk with what we call growly which is made of mutton beef beef feet or any other thing they can make for dinner. We have beef and cabbage or turnips one day and beef-steak and soup the next. We have nothing that I would have eaten at home but I am so hungry when I go to meals that I think even turnips delicious, but I live off of it very well. [Neph] is as fat as a hog and every one says I have fattened very much. I like here very much but do not like the idea of staying here two years before coming home. If you are sick please send for me. Miss Herriot is very anxious to get to you she was very kind indeed to me when I was at the Rockbridge with the Corps.  If Mr. M. and Mr. B. come out with a wagon send Mr. B. to the springs and Miss H. will certainly come. Give my best love to Cousins L. and M. and my dear Sister. Kiss my precious little darlings from Louis down. Do keep Louis at home. Make them all kiss you every night and morning for me. Take care of yourself my precious Mother. Write soon. Give my love to Francis \u0026 Mr. Spring and remember me to all the Neighbors and servants and believe me ever your devoted son. \n[Neph] sends his love to all. \nEdmund Berkely","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Edmund Berkeley has been informed of his sister's death and offers consolation to his mother. 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Institute Nov the 26th 1863\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMy beloved Mother,\u003cbr/\u003e\nI received cousin Mary's letter yesterday evening informing me of the death of my precious little sister. I was never more grieved in my life. We must not grieve for her now for she has happily escaped the troubles of time to come. I remember how sweetly she used to sing the little hymn I Want to be an Angel. How little did I think she would so soon realize her wishes. I will not miss her so much as you all at home for when I return Meggy will be large enough to fill her place. I was dreaming of the dear little thing a few nights ago. I am so thankful it was not one of the larger ones that it goes a great deal easier with me now than I expected.  Do not grieve for her but be thankful it was not one of the large children who knew right from wrong. We all know how much happier she is now than she would possibly have been on this troublesome world.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eI am enjoying very good health now. I hope you have gotten entirely well before now. I know how glad you will be to see Pa for I heard he had started for Evergreen. I am getting on very well indeed. The last time I went to see about my demerits which was two or three days ago I did not have a single one. I have made a 3 every day this week on Mathematick which is the highest mark. I believe I study harder than any one I know of here but I came here so late that I am not certain of standing the January examination.  We have very poor fare here. Today for breakfast we had only two pieces of bread and about a half gill of milk with what we call growly which is made of mutton beef beef feet or any other thing they can make for dinner. We have beef and cabbage or turnips one day and beef-steak and soup the next. We have nothing that I would have eaten at home but I am so hungry when I go to meals that I think even turnips delicious, but I live off of it very well. [Neph] is as fat as a hog and every one says I have fattened very much. I like here very much but do not like the idea of staying here two years before coming home. If you are sick please send for me. Miss Herriot is very anxious to get to you she was very kind indeed to me when I was at the Rockbridge with the Corps.  If Mr. M. and Mr. B. come out with a wagon send Mr. B. to the springs and Miss H. will certainly come. Give my best love to Cousins L. and M. and my dear Sister. Kiss my precious little darlings from Louis down. Do keep Louis at home. Make them all kiss you every night and morning for me. Take care of yourself my precious Mother. Write soon. Give my love to Francis \u0026amp; Mr. Spring and remember me to all the Neighbors and servants and believe me ever your devoted son.\u003cbr/\u003e\n[Neph] sends his love to all.\u003cbr/\u003e\nEdmund Berkely\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Transcription"],"odd_tesim":["V. M. Institute Nov the 26th 1863","My beloved Mother, \nI received cousin Mary's letter yesterday evening informing me of the death of my precious little sister. I was never more grieved in my life. We must not grieve for her now for she has happily escaped the troubles of time to come. I remember how sweetly she used to sing the little hymn I Want to be an Angel. How little did I think she would so soon realize her wishes. I will not miss her so much as you all at home for when I return Meggy will be large enough to fill her place. I was dreaming of the dear little thing a few nights ago. I am so thankful it was not one of the larger ones that it goes a great deal easier with me now than I expected.  Do not grieve for her but be thankful it was not one of the large children who knew right from wrong. We all know how much happier she is now than she would possibly have been on this troublesome world.","I am enjoying very good health now. I hope you have gotten entirely well before now. I know how glad you will be to see Pa for I heard he had started for Evergreen. I am getting on very well indeed. The last time I went to see about my demerits which was two or three days ago I did not have a single one. I have made a 3 every day this week on Mathematick which is the highest mark. I believe I study harder than any one I know of here but I came here so late that I am not certain of standing the January examination.  We have very poor fare here. Today for breakfast we had only two pieces of bread and about a half gill of milk with what we call growly which is made of mutton beef beef feet or any other thing they can make for dinner. We have beef and cabbage or turnips one day and beef-steak and soup the next. We have nothing that I would have eaten at home but I am so hungry when I go to meals that I think even turnips delicious, but I live off of it very well. [Neph] is as fat as a hog and every one says I have fattened very much. I like here very much but do not like the idea of staying here two years before coming home. If you are sick please send for me. Miss Herriot is very anxious to get to you she was very kind indeed to me when I was at the Rockbridge with the Corps.  If Mr. M. and Mr. B. come out with a wagon send Mr. B. to the springs and Miss H. will certainly come. Give my best love to Cousins L. and M. and my dear Sister. Kiss my precious little darlings from Louis down. Do keep Louis at home. Make them all kiss you every night and morning for me. Take care of yourself my precious Mother. Write soon. Give my love to Francis \u0026 Mr. Spring and remember me to all the Neighbors and servants and believe me ever your devoted son. \n[Neph] sends his love to all. \nEdmund Berkely"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Edmund Berkeley has been informed of his sister's death and offers consolation to his mother. He also gives VMI news and complains about the food (early reference to \"growley\" a VMI slang word used for mess hall food).\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Edmund Berkeley has been informed of his sister's death and offers consolation to his mother. 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