One regulation was that Confederate uniforms might not be worn in public. This worked much hardship on the newly-returned soldiers, who had no other clothing and no means of procuring any. A committee waited on the Commissioner and requested some modification. His order was that all military buttons and insignia be removed from the coats, and the grey could then be used until it could be replaced. Some time later a young mountaineer was brought before him. The youth, in Confederate uniform, had fought in the streets with Union soldiers. When these soldiers had testified, the officer asked for the young man’s statement. He said he had never heard of any regulations about his uniform. He was walking along and a soldier halted him and began to roughly cut off his buttons. “I thought he wanted them for his girl back home, and I knocked him down. Then them other fellows come up and they got _me_ down.” The officer called for the severed buttons, gave them to the youth and said: “Take these home and give them to _your_ girl. She may want to keep them. Have her sew plain buttons on your jacket, and in future, young man, don’t be so handy with your fists.” Also, this officer showed exceptional confidence in the community. A distressing problem for the county was to provide for the returned men who lacked the essentials for resuming work and a normal life. A committee of three prominent men, headed by Col. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, grandson of Jefferson, visited the officer and asked permission to hold a public meeting for discussion of the situation. Col. Randolph stated that the committee would be personally responsible for the good conduct of the crowd, and would vouch for the propriety of all speeches. The officer not only gave his consent—he stated he would allow it to take place without guards. The meeting was held in the old Levy Opera House, now the Park View Apts., on the corner of Park and East High Streets. The contract was strictly observed on both sides. It is interesting to note the sectional adjustment achieved in only a decade. On July 21, 1876, Memorial Services commemorating the first battle of Manassas were held in Charlottesville by the 19th Virginia Regiment. Tents were pitched in the court house yard, and banners stretched across the streets inscribed with appropriate mottoes. At the banquet, one toast was: “The American Union.” Col. R. T. W. Duke, C.S.A., responded, “May it endure for all time.” See _Charlottesville Chronicle, July 28, 1876_. _Alderman Library, University of Virginia._ [Illustration: Monticello. _Gitchell’s Studio_] ALBEMARLE’S SHRINES MONTICELLO _Monticello Mt._