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CONFKDEKATli  YETEKAN. 


PUBLISHED  MONTHLY  IN  THE  INTEREST  OF 
CONFEDERATE  VETERANS  AND  KINDRED  TOPICS. 


VOLUME   XL 


S.   A.   CUNNINGHAM,   EDITOR  AND   PROPRIETOR. 


Nashville,  Tbmn. 
1903 


VOLUME   A  I. 


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X 


Address   on    Mr.    Dnvis 249 

Adj ustable     Religion 200 

Advantage  ot  a  Bowed  Gun 68 

A    Just    Claim 203 

A  Long  Time  to  Stand ns 

Annihilation    ot    Companies 392 

Another    "Old"     Conl'ederale 171 

Another    "Youngest"    Confederate ISl 

A   Hide  Into  the  Jaws  ot  Death 441 

A    Hitt  in   the   War   Cloud 272 

A  Southern   Woman's   Kamo  as  a   Pianist 567 

Associate  Members  ot  New  York  Camp 2<,'0 

Austin's    Beautiful    Monument 201 

Avary,    Myrta    Loikett 174 

Averaige  Age  of  Veterans 520 

A  Veteran   Writes   of   IMessniates 500 

A    War    Romance m 

Banks,    Charley,   at   Fort   Sumter 16s 

Battle  of  Dead  Angle  on   ivenncsaw   Line 159,  219,  321,  5ti'J 

Battle    of    Elk    Horn 551 

Battle    of    Franklin    Incident 107 

Battle   of   New    Hope   Church 291 

Battle  of  Santa  Rosa  Island 20 

Battle  of  the  Crater 355 

Beautiful   Wedding  in  Gainesville,   Texas 374 

Bet hesda     •'*2 

Between  Bull  Dog  and  Y^ankees 350 

Bibb,   Col.   Joseph,  and    His   Regiment 397 

Blaine   vs.    Hill   on   Lee 271 

Blanks  for  War   Record 39J 

Bravery   of  a   Boy   Soldier 57 

Building  Used  by  the  C.  S.  A.  Treasury VI 

California    Convention 493 

California   in   War  and   Peace ISi^ 

Camp   at   Woodlawn,    Alabama 168 

Camp     Douglas 270 

Camp    Harnian     200 

Camp    Joseph    Adams    OfBcers 112 

Camp  Life  in  the  Army 113 

Camp     Sumter     Celebration 282 

Capture    ot    Entire    Camp 405 

Caring   for   a  Wounded   Enemy 163 

Carr-Bu  rdet  t  e     College 376 

Cavalry   Service   Under  General   Wheeler 353 

Celebration    ut    Pittsburg 113 

Celebration   at   Santa   Ana.    California 113 

Celebration   at   Winchester,    Kentucky 113 

Children    ot    the    Confederacy 7,30,104 

Choked   Battery  Caused  a  Stampede 556 

Claim    of    Mrs.    Darling 224 

Close   Call    Near   Murfreesboro 117 

Concerning   a   Chartered   Organization 4 

Concerning    Future    Ownership 206 

Confederate    Comments    and    Cemeteries 17 

Confederate  Memorial  Association 3,  53,  264,  306,  366,  486 

Confederate    Educational     Home 35S 

Confederate    Flags    Inquired    For 310 

Confederate  Girls   in   Gray 204 

Confederate   Graves   at   Winona,   Mississippi 59 

Confederate  Graves   in   the  North 54 

Confederate    History    462 

Confederaite   Home   of   Missouri 489 

Confederate    Home    ot    Kentucky 15 

Confederate    Medical    Records 488 

Confederate    Organizations    348 

Confederate    Pictures    106 

Confederate   Section  at   Arlington a 199 

Confederate    Surgeons'    Association 355 

Conference    for    Education 150 

Conference   with    President    Davis 222 

Conquered    Banner,    Description 102 

Conscripting    Atlanta    Theater 279 

Cooperation  Between  Veterans  and  Sons 566 

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Coop&rat:i>n    by    Confederates 436 

Corroetioii     301 

Correot  Skape  ot  the  Confederate  Battle  Flag 445 

Crater  Legion   ot   Mahone's   Brigade 657 

Criticism  ot  Gen.   Bragg  at   Shiloh 116 

Crockett,    Davy,    vs.    Andrew    Jackson 162 

Crosses  of  Honor  at  Tennessee  Confedera.te   Hume 113 

Cumberland    University    Alumni 329 

Cundift.    Colonel    J.    H.    R *1 

Daring    Richard     Wildy 175 

Daiighters   for   Confederate  Home  Trustees 22i 

Davis,     Jefferson     22,  324,  405.  544 

I>avis,    Mrs.    Jefferson 105,  349 

Davis,    Sam     156,  295,  492 

Davis,    Winnie.     Memorial 150,  389 

Decay   of   Southern    Manners 20 

Decorating    Caimp    Cliase    Graves 251 

Delayed    Reports   and    the    Reasons 631 

Depressed    but    Still    Determined 206 

Depressing    Letter    293 

Dimitry's    Memorials     73 

Discourtesy    to   Gen.    Wheeler   Denied 299 

Dixie   by   the   Band 425 

Early  s    Strength    at    Winchester 396 

East   Tennesseans    in    Atlanta 373 

Echoes  from  the   Battle  ot  Murfreesboro 65 

Elam    Alexander's    Humor 200 

Eleven   Columns    tor   Davis   Memorlarl 635 

Encourage    Sons   and    Daughters 349 

End  of  the  War,  Exiles  in  Mexico 121 

Endurance    ot    Gen.    Gordon 202 

Errors   in  Judge   Rogers'   Address 392 

Estimate  ot    Cotton    Crop 567 

Eulogy  on   Old   Virginia ^9 

Evacuating    Morris's    Island 519 

Everett,    Capt.    Peter   M 162 

Evolution  of  the  Woman  ot  the  South 217 

Execution   of   Capt.    Heniy   W'lrz ^12 

Expensive    War    Soap '^* 

Extracts    from    Letters 226,  280 

Faithful  Old  Slaves:   Degenerate  Progeny «7 

Faithful   Slave,    Colonel    Robert '•"O 

Falsifying    History 502 

Fatal  Shot  ot  "Jet/"  Stuart 347 

Fateful    Fighting  at    Fort   Fisher *^* 

Fayssoux    in    Nicaragua    Expedition *)3 

Feminine  Fortitude  in  War  Times 27S 

Ferguson.    Mrs.    James   M 25 

Fifth    Texas    Regiment    Flag ICo 

Files   of   the  Veteran ^12 

First    Alabama    Battalion 219 

First    Confederate    Flag 223 

First   Missouri    Brigade   a.t    Franklin 273 

Flag   ot   Second    Illinois    Cavalry 63 

Florida's  Hero  in  Statuary  Hall 224 

Forbes    Lost    His    Rations 553 

Forceful   Men   of   the   South • 373 

Forrest's    Raid    Into    Memphis ^^ 503 

Four    Years    ot    Service 376 

From   Sick    Bed   to    Battle ^23 

Gallant    Phil    Pointer H" 

Galveston's   New   Sea    Wall 471 

Gay  to  Grave  In   the   Army 351 

General    Reunion    Gleanings 342 

Georgia's  Care  tor  Alabama  Dead 107 

German   History   ot   Our   Great   War 340 

Give  the  Old  Slave  a  Home W 

Hampton,    Wade,    Statue '■ 150 

Heroism   ot   Confederate   Kentucklans , 21 

High  Tide  at   Gettysburg 365 

Historic   Relic   for   Sale .' 42« 

Holding  a  Bridge   tor    Forrest 6^ 

Home   of   Gea.    Fltshug-h    Lee 112 

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Honoring   an   Aged    Comrade 607 

Honor    to    Confederate    Soldiers 151 

Hood's  Campaign  at   Murfreesboro 438 

Hood's    Texas    Brigade 393,  519 

Hood's  View   Point   at   Franltlin 297 

How  Augusta   Was   Saved   from   Burning 534 

How    He    Became   a    Rebel 200 

How  I  Lost  and  Recovered  My   Hat 45S 

Humorous     Stories 291,  327 

Incidents  of  tiie  Battle  at  Gettysburg 508 

Inquiries Ill,     171,    228,  421 

Interest  for  Confederates  in   Arliansas 54 

Interest   in   the   Confederate   Veteran 120,312 

"Is    Davis    a    Traitor?" 463 

"Jack"    and     "Fitz" 272 

Jaclison   at   Virginia   Military    Institute 549 

Jones,    Gen.    William    E 266 

Joseph    Jefferson 225 

Journey   With   Jefferson    Davis 115 

Katydids    Who    Were    Not    Captured 325 

Keller,     Helen 245 

Kelley,    Lieutena/nt,    of    Mississippi 376 

Knew  Their  Man— Gen.   William   Mahone 487 

Last   of   the   Confederate   Navy 352 

Last   Report  on   Moorman's   Accounts 52 

Laura  Gait  Honored  in  the  Far  West 5 

Laws  That  United  Indians  to  the  Confederacy 449 

Lecture    on    Lee 201 

Lee  and  Jackson  Day 535 

Lee  at   Orange   Court   House 268 

Lee   to   the   Rear 116 

Lindsay,    Col.    K.    H 23 

I.,ouisiana    State    Convention 348 

Manner    of   Stonewall    Jackson's    Death 545 

Maryland    Monument    at    Chickamauga 120 

Master  and    Body   Servant 172 

McConnell,  a  Scout  for  Forrest 114 

McKinley,   Roosevelt,   and   the  Negro 4 

McNair,     Gen.     Evander 265 

McPherson's    Death 118,  221 

Memorial  Address   at  New  Orleans 509 

Memorial   Day   in   Arkansas 321 

Memorial  Service  at   Camp  Chase 313 

Memorial    Tribute  at   Shelbyville 318 

Military    Mass 29 

Missouri  Encampment  at   Barrity  Lake 494 

Missouri   Girl  at   the  Reunion 342 

Monteagle    Assembly 336 

Monument    at    Baltimore 133 

Monument   at   Evansville,    Indiana 99 

Monument   at   Greenwood,    South   Carolina 494 

Monument  at  Mt.  Jackson,   Virginia 326 

Monument    at    Greeoivllle,     Alabama 308 

Monument   for  the  Gallant   Pelham 160 

Monuments  at  Cemeteries  In  Virginia 69 

Monument  to  Bate's  Second  Tennessee 18 

Monument    to   Confederate   Women 155,   310,  415 

Monumemt   to  Gen.   F.    A.    Shoup 311 

Monumene   to   Gen.    Granbury 423 

Monument  to  J.  E.  B.  Stuart 27 

Monument  to  Lee  at  Gettysburg 61 

Monument   to   the   Sixteenth   Tennessee aD3 

Moonlight    at    ChancellorsviUe 40 

Moorman,   Gen.  George,    Dead 8,37,62 

More   About   the   Katydids 604 

More  of  That   Vicksburg  Piano 23 

Mothers  of  the  Confederacy 309 

My    Mother's    Room 263 

Name— Confederate    War 389 

Name   of  Torpedo   Inventor  Desired 123 

Names   of  the  Dead  Wanted 123 

Nashville   Confederate   Museum 5 

National    Self-Consciousness 210 

Neely,    Mrs.    Lucinda 404 

Negro  Issues  Discussed  in  New  York 212 

Negro    Sagacity , .  173 


Noble   Alabama   Woman 68 

North   Carolina   Regimental   Histories 296 

Northerners  Justified   Secession 410 

Nurse  of  Gen.   J.   E.   Johnston 60 

Not    Quite   Ready 173 

Numbers  Who  Fought  in  the  Sixties 117 

Offlclal  Armouncement  by  Mrs.  Behan 198 

Old  Comrades  Sought 107 

"Old    Douglas'  • 494 

One  Anniversary  for  Lee  and  Jackson 399 

One  of  Jefferson   Davis's   Captors 64 

On   the  Field   of  Honor 83 

Oration   on    R.    E.    Lee 100 

Organized   Prisoners    in    Camp    Douglas 168 

Other  Side  in  Battle  of  Franklin 165,  167 

Part   of  the  Wedding  Ceremony 173 

Patriotic   Advice    to    Southerners 110 

Payment    of    Dues    Urged 292 

Pensioning  the  Old   Slaves 108 

Perilous  Ride  at  Chickasaw   Bayou 58 

Perilous  Ride  of   Lieutenant  Joe  Davis 556 

Perpetuating    the    Veteran 156,  248 

Pickett,   Mrs.   LaSalle   C 175 

Plea  b-y  Gen.   Lee  for  a  Tent 631 

Plea   for   Shiloh's   Dead 275 

Poems  by  Gen.  H.  R.  Jackson 164 

Pouncey,  Frederick,  A  Faithful  Negro 109 

Prayer  Week  Over  the  World 494 

Presentiment  of  Disaster  in  Battle 320 

President  Davis  as  I  Knew  Him 209 

President's    Confederate    Kinsmen 13 

Price,    Gen.    E.    W 544 

Price's  Raid  Into  Missouri 359 

Pride   m   Family   History 424 

Prison    Cemetery,    Blmira,    N.    Y 112 

Prison  Life  in  Camp  Douglas 37 

Prize  Drill  at  Canton,   Miss 414 

Proposed    Abduction    of    Lincoln 157 

Proposition    to    All    Patrons .'...34S 

Proud  of  His  Father's  Record 220 

Quantrell's     Call 158 

Rancid    Cheese 411 

Reagan's    Courage 119 

Recent  G.  A.  R.   Resolutions 101 

Reckless   and   Wicked   Words   of   Sherman 458 

Reconstruction     History 78 

Regarding    the    Next    Reunion 492 

Regimental    Histories 436 

Reminiscences    of    Indianola 353 

Reminiscences   of  the   Peninsula 554 

Reminiscences    of    Vicksburg 24 

Reorganization   of   Monticello    Camp 447 

Reply   by   Mrs.    Hickman 203 

Resignation   of   Miss   Dunovant 103 

Reunion    at    Birmingham 519 

Reunion    at    Brownsville 3SS 

Reunion  at   Franklin,   North  Carolina 512 

Reunion  at  Gatesville,  Texas 521 

Reunion    at     Paducah,     Kentucky 621 

Reunion    in    Georgia 532 

Reunion    in    Indian    Territory 329,438 

Reunion    in    South   Carolina 282 

Reunion    in    Virginia 243 

Reunion  of  Grand  Camp  of  Virginia 493 

Reunion    of    Missouri    Confederates 388,489 

Reunjon     Retrospect 243 

Reunion    Suggestions 99 

Reunion    United    Confederate    Veterans 3 

Right   of   the   South    to    Secede 12,447 

Ross,    General    and    Governor 340 

Ross'    Scouts   in   Georgia    Campaign 652 

San    Antonio's    Beautiful    Fountain 105 

Scaling  the   Woi-ks  at   Franklin 274 

Scattered   Remnant   of   a   Company 16 

Scouting    by    Morgan's    Men 161 


Confederate  l/eterap. 


Sears,    Gen.    G.    W , 327 

Seven    Pines   to   Prison 506 

Shall   the   Veteran   Advance  or  Retreat? 156 

Shot  Through  by  a  Cannon  Ball 505 

Sidney    Herbert    in    Savannah    News 534 

Sixteenth   Mississippip  Regiment  and  Gen.   Lee 495 

Slaves    and    Masters 39 

Some    Florida    Heroes 363 

Some   Mississippi   Heroes 505 

Songs   of   the   Sixties 463 

South   Carolina  Women 288 

Southerners    in    Pittsburg 493 

Southern  Girls  on   the  Causes  of  War 408 

Southern    Immigration 84 

Spirit    of    Southern    Womanhood 399 

Staff   to   Commanders,   Alabama   Division 113 

Star   of    the   West   Gavel 493 

St;i.te    Monuments    in    the   Capitol 173 

Statues   for  the  Hall  of  Fame 408 

Stonewall     Camp 2UU 

Stonewall   Jacl<son   Chapter 389 

Stories    of    the    Katydids 347 

Stuart,  Gen.   J.   E.    B 390 

Suggestive    Note    to    Thousands 387 

Suitable   Palmer   Memorial 171 

Sweatt's    Battery    at    Jonesboro 604 

Sword    of    Colonel    Engledow 394 

Sword    of    Lieutena.nt    Knight 25 

Sword    of    General    Lytle 68 

Sword  of  Admiral  Semmes 405 

Sword  of   Colonel  John   M.    Stone 394 

Tennessee    Memorial    Day 120 

Tennessee    Regiment    of    Confederates 48S 

Texan   Buried  in  Kentucky 27 

Thanksgiving    Day 536 

The    Bill    Arp    Memorial 4S3 

The    Burning    of    Chambersburg 414 

The  Burning  of  Columbia,  South  Carolina 650 

The  Capture  of  the  Katydids 281 

The  Cause  of  the  War:  Mists  in  the  Way 409 

Tlie  Chara<:ter  of  Robert  E.   Lee 397 

The   Confederate   Battle   Flag 223 

The    Confederate    Bazaar 120 

The    Confeder.ate    Offlcens'    Pay 204 

The    Confederate    Soldier 322 

The   ConlMlerate   Veteran 443 

The   Dear  Old   Face 425 

The  Edgar   Allan  Poe  Cotta.ge 470 

The  First  Confederate  of  Georgia 465 

The   Gray    Parade 299 

The    Heroes   of   Cold   Harbor 389 

The    Lamar    Rifles 150 

The   Last    Flag  That    Fell 394 

The  liast  Man  Killed  In  the  War 513 

The    La,te    Pope    Leo 350 

"The  Lost  Cause"   No't  Father  Ryan's  Term 537 

The    Loyalty    of    Reuben    May 172 

The  Man  in   the   Moon 110 

The  Meaning  of  Lee's  Name 267 

The    Missouri    Reunion B38 

The  New   Words   for  Dixie 309 

The    Old    Confederates 71 

The    Olympian    Magazine 208 

The    Portrait    of    Forrest 398 

The  Proposed  Memorial  to  Bill  Arp 436 

The    Reunion 108 

The  Success  of   Derfeiat 464 

The   South;    Its    Ruins 102 

The    South    Vindicated 252 

The  Veteran  an  Enduring  Monument 248 

The  Veteran,   by  the  Other  Side 631 

The    Veteran    Index 135 

The  Veteran  to  Poor  Confederates 207 

ThonuLS  and  Lee,   Historical  Facts B69 

Tip  Got  His  Furlough 362 

Too  Busy  to  Count 350 

Tribute  to  Bill  Arp's  Memory 633 

Trlt/ute   to   Gen.    Bedford    Forrest 261 

Tribute  to  Mr.  Davis  from  the  Pacific 413 


True  History  of  Our  Battle  Flag 339 

Twenty    Third   Tennessee    Regiment 416 

Two    Wars 235 


Unexcelled  Daring  of  a  Federal 

Union   Officer   Requests   His   Sword 

U.    C.   V 

U.    C.   V.   In   Barren   County,   Kentucky. 
U.   C.   V.  in   Dyersburg,   Tennessee 


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52 

376 

505 

U.   C.    V.    in   Montana 64 

U  C.  V.  in  Mexia,  Texas 520 

U.   C.   V.   In   Maryland 319 

U.   C.   V.   in  Texas 344 

U.  C.  V.  in  Virginia,  Beaver  Dam  Camp 613 

U.  C.  V.  Camp  in  New  York  City 100,  53S 

U   C.    V.    Camp   Bowie-Pelham 495 

U.    C.    V.    Organizations 390 

li'.    C.    v.,   Pacinc   Division S8 

U.    D.    C 28,    6-1 

U.  D.  C.  at  Charleston,  South  Carolina 435 

U.  D.  C.  at  Coleman,  Texas 514 

U.  D.  C.  at  Bluefields,  West  Virginia 155,  172 

U.  D.  C.  Chapter  D.  H.  Maury 152 

U.    D.   C.   Chapter  Louisa  Bedford 155 

U.   D.   C.   Chapter  R.  E.   L«e 199 

U.  D.  C.   Chapter's  Model  Work 30 

U.   D.   C.   in  Arkansas 29 

U.  D.   C.  In  Tennessee 249 

U.   D.    C.   in  Texas 348 

U.   S.   C.  V 14,  107,  199,  301.  2,  537 

U.  S.  C.  V.  in  Georgia 151,  349 

U.    S.   C.   V.   in   Louisiana 55 

U.  S  C.  V.  In  Virginia 666 

U.  S.  C.  V.  Largest  Ciamp 437 

U.    S.    C.   V.    Trans-Mississippi   Department 389 

Union    Veteran    Volunteers    Information 644 

Unveiling   at    Florence,    Alabama 247 

Unveiling  of  Maryland   Monument 269 

Unwarranted    Curiosi t.v 286 

Unworthy    Amalgamation    In    Camps 435 

Upper    Room    Meditations 133 

United  States  Soldiers  to  Wear  Green 317 

Views  of  Woodlawin  Cemetery,   Elmlra,  N.   Y 112 

Virginia    14' 

Virginia  Monument    to   Stuart 201 

Virginia    School    Histories ,99 

Visiting   the   Battlefields   of   Piedmont 40 

Vivid    Experiences 1" 

Wade's    Supernumerary    Scouts 115 

Walthall's  Brigade,  Attention 328 

War    Poems 280 

Warrenburg,     Mo 132 

War  Stories  for  an  Ohio  Chapter 104 

War  Times  at  luka,   Mississippi 120 

Was  With  Stuart  When  He  Was  Shot 553 

What  Will  Be  Done  at  New  Orleans 195 

Wheeler,   One  of  Davis'    Captors 4*7 

Why    the    South    Seceded 215 

With  Col.  Hawkins  in  Camp  Chase 23 

Wolseley's  Tribute   to   Lee 1''2 

Women    as    Patriots ^^ 

Women    of    the    Confederacy 349 

Women    Who    Meet    With    Veterans 103 

Words    for    Dixie ^36 

Worthy   Words   at   Sherman    Reunion 400 

POETRY. 

After    Appamattox 292 

After  the  Battle ^''1 

A  Monument  to  Lee l"! 

Badge  of  the  C.  S.  M.  A *^ 

Confederate  Daughters '^''^ 

Courage    ''^ 

,  Exegl  Monumentum  Aere  Perennlus.. H* 

Henry  T.   Stanton's  Poem 357 

High  Tide  at  CTCttysburg 323 

Home  of  Gen.  I*e ^^ 


In    Memoriam. 


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Johnny  and  Tank 173 

John    Pe'.ham 20S 

My  Wife  and  Child 164 

Old  Mose  at  Gettysburg 407 

Open    the   Door 425 

Pat  Cleburne's  Truce  at  Kennesaw 406 

Pickett's    Charge 26S 

Preaching  vs.  Practice 397 

Reading  the  List 155 

Record    the    Confederates    Made 402 

Robert  Arthur  Yates 235 

"Soldiers  on  a  Horse" 561 

Some    Time 562 

StaK^k    Arms 114 

Tell  A.   P.   Hill 5C 

The  Coat  of  Faded  Gray 205 

The  Confederate  Flag 74 

The  Cross  of  Honor 543,  56S 

The   Flag   of   Tears 3ST 

The  Home  of  Gen.   Lee 425 

The  Land  of  Life 75 

The  Little  Man  Next  Door 337 

The  Loving  are  the  Daring 472 

The    Name    of    Lee 460 

The  Old  Man 225 

The  Old  North  State 114 

The  Ringing  Roll  of  Dixie 294 

The    Sleeping   Dead 106 

The   Southern   Cross 556 

The    Three 218 

The  True  Heart  Stands  Sentinel 295 

To   Mrs.    La.Salle    C.    Pickett 115 

Tribute  to  North  Carolinians 27 

Wait    for    the    Wagon 463 

With  the  Boys  of  the  Sixties 201 

Your   Brother's    *  aults 298 

ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Bethesda    S3 

Bloody    Pond    at    Shiloh 276 

Capt.  Joe  Kendall  at  Warrenton,  Va 549 

Campus  of  Washington  and   Lee  University 145 

Carrington    West 40 

Columns   of  the  Old  Univeirsity  at  Columbia,   Mo 53S 

Comma/nding  OiUcers  of  Missouri  Division 481 

Confederate  Veteran   Iltjadquarters  at  New  Orleans 207 

Confederate  Monument  at  Augusta,   Ga 533 

Confederate  Monument  at  WaynesVoro  N.  C 545 

Cumberland    University,    New    Building 329 

File    of    the    Veteran 312 

First   Confederate   Flag 223 

Franklin   Battlefield   Scenes 297 

Galveston's  New  Sea  Wall 471 

Maryland    Monument 269 

Members   of   John   Sutherland   Camp 2S3 

Monteagle    Hotel 336 

Monument   at   Florence,    Alabama 247 

Monument  at  Mt.  Jackson,   Virginia 323 

Monument  to  Confederates  Killed  at  Britten's  Lane 442 

Newport,  Ark.,  Court  Room  Decorated 31 

Officers  of  Robinson  Camp,   Franklin,  Tenn 512 

Pittsburg    Landing 276 

Prize  Carriage  Texarkana  Street  Fair 387 

Reiagan  Camp  U.  C.  V.,  Palestine,  Tex 23 

Resolutions  of  New  York  Confederate  Veterans 75,  76,    77 

Ruins  of  Liberty   Hall 147 

Scenes  in  Camp  Chase 314,  315 

Shiloh    Church 275 

Shiloh  Spring 275 

St.   Charles  Hotel,  New  Orleans 207 

Survivors  of  Rock  City  Guards 159 

Survivors  of  Scott's  First  Louisiana  Cavalry 406 

Tablet   on   Monvtment,    Hollywood 155 

The  Confederate  Flag 49 

The  Edgar  A,  Poe  Cottage 470 

The  Old   Confederate 71 

U.   C.  v.,  Poolville,  Tex.,  Camp ; B5!> 

U.  D.  C.  Group  at  Charleston 529 

U.  D.  C.  Group  at  Hot  Springs,  Ark 551 


View  in  Tennessee  State  I^ibrary 39 

Where  Gen.    A.   S.   Johnston  Died 277 


LAST 

Adams,    Co.,    James   G 124 

Alexander,    J.    P 125 

Alexander,    J.    W 128 

Alexander,   Miss   Ona   A 564 

Allen,   Rev.  F.  L 41S 

Alley,    D.    N 417 

Allison,    S.   W 34 

Andrews,   Lieut.   Col.   G 517 

Archer,  Gen.  R.  L 230 

Aydelotte,    James    G .131 

Baker,    Capt.    Eugene 128 

Barabarger.     Ishmael 470 

Barry,  Dr.   Arthur  R 160 

Baskett,   Capt.    L.   T 330,  F62 

Bazzell,    Robert  J 33 

Beavens,   C.   C 'J71 

Bell.   Frank  M 32 

Bennett,    Dr.    W.    H "63 

Bennett,   John   W "'32 

Blair.    Rev.    C.    T 468 

Bloomflald,    Benjamin 287 

Bobo,    A.    G 290 

Bocock,   John   P 418 

Bowden,    S.    L 420 

Bowers,    W.    F o30 

Bruce,  Judge  H.  W 79 

Buchanan,  Judge  M.   Y 234 

Caldwell,    Col.    John    W..467,  ?,67 

Caldwell,    J.    Elam 369 

Calfee,    William    A 330 

Cameron,  Anna  Alexander..  131 

Capps,    W.    R F6 

Carson,   Capt.   Jaimes  M 119 

Gates,   W.   Carroll SO 

Catheiy,    William    Milton 5S4 

Choate.    J.    Wesley 562 

Clark,    Capt.   G.   M 518 

Clark.    Marcellus .^86 

Cobt/,    Hon.    J.   E 504 

Cologne.    J.   Cash 417 

Oonnally,    Jones 126 

Conway,  Dr.  C.  C '-SS 

Cooley,    R.    N 422,  517 

Coper,    John   A 1.17 

Cottrell,   A.  P 36 

Crank.    Maj.    William   H 2?2 

Crenshaw,    T.    W i24 

Crisp,    John    T ?31 

Croshorn.    William 3S0 

Cunningham,   Capt.    H.   S l76 

Currey,  Dr.  J.  H 81 

Curry.   Dr.  J.  L.   M 230 

Curtis,  Col.  George  W 466 

Darden.   Hon.   S.    H 13 

Dimitry,    John 72 

Dinsmore,  Mrs.  Stella  P ;>'i3 

Duncan,   Capt.    S.    P 32 

Dunman,   A.   M SI 

Doneghy,    Dr.    John    T 418 

Eads,    Benjamin 179 

Edwards,    J.    T 3n 

Ellis,  Capt.  H.  C 565 

Erwln,    Polk   P 127 

Evans,     R.    W 81 

Fenner,  Capt.  Ferd 176 

Finley,    T.    B 2S6 

Fitzenreiter,    Charles 417 

Flint,    Dr.    A.    B 420 

Fora,    N.   C 517 

Francis,  Capt.   T.   H 468 

Franoisco,    George    M 516 

Franklin,  S.  C 130 

Frater,   Capt.   John   W 46S 

Fulkerson,    Abram 124 

Gallaway,    Col.    T.    S 370 


ROLL. 

Ganier,    Elle 

Gilbert,  L.  V 

Green,   Capt.    W.    W 

Griffls,    Capt.    T.    D 

Guerrant.    P.    M 370, 

Hall,  Judge  L.   B 

Hall.   Thomas  O 

Hardaway,    J.    T 

Hargus,    William 

Hawkins,  Capt.  W.  G 

Hayes,  Mrs.   Lucy  White 

Heard,    William    H 

Hearn,  Maj.  John  F 

Henry.  Dr.  A.  C 

Hines,    M.    A 

Hines,   Miles   N 

Holt,  Jamts  William 

Howell,    David 

Howse,    Ambrose 

Hubbard,  Juhn  D 

Hudson.   Juhn   M 

Huett,    Daniel    M 

Hughes,     Patrick 

Hurst,    Nathan 

Hurt,  Mrs.  Kate  Fulkerson. 

Hutchinson,    J.    D 

Jackson,  Gen.  William  H 

Johnson,   A.  M 

Johnson,   Mrs.   E.    S 

Jones,    Maj.    J.    S 

Keller,    William   Tell 

Kelly,   Col.   John   G 

Kemble,    Abraham    Allen.... 

Kemper,    Gen.   j.   L 

Kenan,   Capt  William  R 

Landrum,   John  Anthony 

Lanier,    T.    L 

Lee,  Mrs.  Regina  H 

Leech,  James  M 

Lemen,   Dr.   William  M 

Lemonds,    J.    L 

Loyd,   Rev.   J.   R 

Lindsey,  Mrs.   Sarah  M 

Lyles.   William    L 

MacGowan,  Col.  John  E 

Madden,    J.    H 

Mallett,   Richard,   Jr 

Marshall,    William 

Mason,    J.    B 

Maull,  J.  F 

Maxwell,    Augustus 

Mayberry,  William  H 

Mays,   Sam  L 

McDonald,   William   M 

McDowell,    Dr.   Lucien 

McEwen,   John   B 

McGhee,  John  M 

McKinney,   Col.    C.   C 

McNellly,   William  B 

Meade,    Dr.    R.    K 

Mickels,  Adjt.  Gen.  W.  E... 
Middleton,   Capt.  H.  M...230, 

Miller,     J.    G 334, 

Morrison,  A.  A 

O'Bryant,   F.   W 

Owen,   Robert  S 

Palmer,  urandma  Barbara.. 

Paramore,  Capt.  J.  B 

Parrish,   A.   J 

Phillips,   S.   K 

Purvis,  Capt.  John  T 

Quinn,   W.    S 

Ragland.   S.   B 

Ramsey,   John   W 

Randle,    Edward   T 


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126 
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416 
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289 
618 
518 
470 
177 
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124 
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420 
128 
178 
126 
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516 
371 

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176 
419 
417 
126 
468 
516 
514 
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124 
131 
287 


Qopfederate  l/eterai^. 


Randolph,  Maj.  N.  V 

Rankin,    David 

Ransom,    Judge    Richard 

Reese,    Charles  E 

Reynolds,   A.   J 

Rennolds,   Capt.    Albert 

Robarts,  Capt.  W.  H 

Robertson,  C  P 

Robinson,    Capt.   W.   J 

Robinson,    Father   T.    V..369, 

Rutledgo,  Wade  Presley 

Sanders,    Hon    Louis 

Soott,  Col.  George  W 

Scott,    Dr.    S.   S 

Scruggs,  Oapt.  Wm.  N 

Shugert.    J.    Z 

Smith,  Capt.  James  L 

Smith,    Charles    H 

Smith,    Harry    H 

Smith,    James    B 

Smith,    Lawson   W 

Smith,    W.    S 

Sprat  t,   Col.    L 

Steele.   George   W 


177    Steele,    John    Bell iIIS 

"77    Steele,    Laura   Doan 515 

177    Stockman,   S.    D S32 

?S6    Story,   A.   J 130 

420    Stout,    Dr.    S.    H 518 

467    Stroup,  Dr.   W.   B 334 

!33    Swatn,    B.    M 287 

EIG    Sweatt,  Dr.  R.  P 330 

82    Taylor,  Henry  H 231 

416   Taylor,    Maj.    Jesse 330 

369    Terral,    Samuel    H 'J30 

179    Thompon,   Edwiard  P 176 

615    Turner,     Calvin    W 467 

331    Turner,    Nat 84 

562    Watkins,    Elijah    M 127 

420  Waul,    Gon.    T.    N 420 

419   Weeden.   George   M 127 

421  Welburn.   Edwin   H 122 

233    Whiteside,    Harriet    L 129 

176    Wiggins,    Rev.    J.    H 230 

6Pd    Wilkerson,  Thomms  0 81 

SO    WUlard,    Charles 417 

516    Wilson,    Joseph    M SO 

EJ8    Zollicofter,  Miss  A.   M 35 


AUTHORS. 


A. lams.    Charles    Francis —    12 

Akin,    Mrs.    M.    F 470 

Allston,   Joseph    Blyfhe 114 

Barron.    S.    B 114 

Barry,  F.  G 505 

Berry,   J.   M 37 

Baskin,   Janie  S 295 

B.    M.    H 423 

Bowman,    Joe   H 5S 

Bond,    Octavia  Z 272 

Bourne,    Ja.mes    M 24 

Bowles,   Col.   J.   W 458 

Box,   Sam i21 

Boyd,    James   W 638 

Boyle,    Virginia   Frazer 485 

Brooks,    Fred    Emerson 176 

Buford,    J.    R 414 

Bulla,  Rev.  Charles  D 464 

Bunn,    H.    G tCS 

Burwell,    W.    R 553 

Hush,   Miss  Bettina  Ruth...  ;:42 

labell.    Gen.    W.    L 63,339 

larr.    O.    A .357 

c.irter.   Sue  Tarpley 'Afi 

Chapman,    W.    R 410 

Childress.    R.    G 662 

ilii.sholm.    Col.    A.    R 223 

■  lark,    Harry   H 55 

1'I.T.rk,    Walter    A 406,461 

ilevoland.    Grover 212 

<"ollcy,    Thomas   W 266 

'•"leman.   Gen,   R.  B 449 

'     x,   Hon.   John  1 220 

•  r.iddiick,    T.    H 404 

.andall,    R.    K 425 

•  lOcker,    G.    W 19 

Davis.    W.    H S53 

Daly.   John   J 250 

Day.    W.   A 365 

DeRossett.  Col.  William  L..  435 

Dlmitry,    John 73,    74 

Douglas.    Gen.   H.   T 654 

Dorsey,    Frank 347 

Enos,  C.   H 178 

Faxon.   John  W 616 

Flnley,   Rev.   O.   W 509 

FlatAU.    L.    S 57 

FItzperald.    Bishop   O.    P.. 82,  ISO 

Fly.   GeorRo   W.    L ITS 

Frlersion.    W.    L 318 

Puller,    H.    S 519 

Oftllor,  Bishop  Thomas  F...  210 
Oass.   W.   T 119 


Gaston.    Hon.    William 114 

Gray,   B.   C 161 

Green,  Mrs.   T.  M 108 

Guild,  Curtis,  Jr 3S7 

Haden,    Kathrin 322 

Hamilton,    T.    A 486 

Harbaugh,   T.    C 150 

Harmon,  H.  H 219 

Harris.    George    W 205,  560 

Hickey,   John   F 23 

Hight,   Dr.   John   P S47 

Hirsh,   I.   E 605 

Hoar,   George  F 112 

Hodgkin.    James    B ;>19 

Horsley.    A.    S 560 

Hussey,    Eleanor    F «'>8 

Hutton.    A.    W 118 

Jackson,  Gen.    H.   R 164 

Jamison,    J.    C 403 

J.   D.   J 550 

J.  M.  P.  O ,389 

John,    Samuel  W 324 

Johnson.   Mrs.    Cone 64 

Jones,    Dr.    J.    Wm 458,559 

oones,    John   R !i69 

Jones,   J.    M 606 

Lane,    W.     P 437 

Kerr.    Dr.    W.    J 412 

Latham.   Mrs.   T.   J 215 

L.    C.    H 460 

Lee.    Charles    Francis 100 

I^ee.   Gen.   Stephen  D 441 

Loftis.    Hosea   D 117 

iLoutha.n.    Henry    T 157 

Lyle,  Judge  J.  N 399 

Matthews,    E.    H J63 

May.    W.    H 172 

McCains,  J.  M 566 

MoClure.    Ool.    A.    K 61,  L'12 

McCanne,    Virginia    Tatcs..  135 

McDoug.al,  Mrs.  B.  A nS 

McKee,    E.    L 113 

Meriwether,    Byrd    F 2)9 

Mllner,  W.  J 20 

Mobley.    E.    B 172 

Montgomery.   L.   M 425 

Moore,   Eudora  L 353 

Moore,  Samuel  J.   C 396 

Moore,  J.  J 270 

Moore,    John 221 

Moore,  W.  T 114 

Morton,    M.    B 367 

Neese,   W.   C 274 


Nelson,    H.    K 

Newman,   Col.  H.  A 

Nickcrson,  Miss  E.  A 

Noe,   F.   R 

Norvell,    Otway   B 

Obenchaln.  Prof.  Wm.  A 

Ockenden,  Mrs.  I.  M.  P  .264. 
358, 

O'Mallcy,   S.   M 

Ousley,    Clarence 

Overley,   Lieut.   MUford 

Owen,    Col.    Edward 

Owen.  Maj.   Edward 

Page.    Louise    Cary 

Passmore.    Leonard 

Patrick,   Mrs.  Carrie  McC... 

Pike.    Albert 448, 

Poindexter,   Miss  Vivian 

Pickett,    Clara   Lee 

Randall,   James   R 

Randolph,   W.    F 

Raynor,  J.  B 

Rea,    R.    N 

Reagan,    John    H 

Reid.    Dick 

Rembert,   T.    M 

Ridley.   B.   D 

Robinson,    G.    M 

Rogers,   Hon.   J.   H 

Romlne,   W.   B 

Rowland,    Kate  Mason... 365, 

Ryan,    Frank   T 

Sanford,    W.    I- 400, 

Simmons,    J.    W 

Smith.    J.    Ranuolph 


721    Smythe,    Robert    A 

489    "Southern    Woman" 

496    Stanley,    T.    E 

16    Stanton.  Frank  L 

168    Stanton.    Henry   T 

457    Ste\-*ns,  Tillman  H 

Stewart.    W.    B 

486    Stewart,  Col.  W.  H 

337    Stone,    Thomas   P 

226    Stout,    Dr.    S.    H 

650    Sumpter,    J.    N 

75    Taylor,    Bayard 

558    Teager,    M.    M 

297    Thomas.    J.   W 

263    Thompson,    T.    C 

71    Thompson,    W.    D 

';87    Thompson,   Will  Henry 

543    ToHd.    George 

376  Tompkins.   Mrs.  W.  V....106, 

208    Truman,    Wm.    L 273, 

645    Tunno,    M.    R 

212  Va.n    Horn,    Georg.i   D 

■|27    Walker,    Miss   Sue 

213  Waliac*.   Capt.  J  .C 

608    Ward.   H.   E 

67    Washington.    Booker 

05    Waterhouse.   Albert  J 

556    Watson.    Thomas   J 

252    Watson,    Dudley   M 

Ill    Weakley,    T.    P 

547    Wheeler,    J.    G 

117    Williams.    J.    W 

402    Young.  Mrs.   M.   J 

279    Zettler,    B.   M 

635 


PORTRAITS. 


Ada.ms,   Charles  W J45 

Alexander.   J.   W 128 

Alexander,    Ona   A 564 

Alley,    D.    N 417 

Allison.   Miss  Margaret 27 

Anderson,    Mary 399 

Apfelbeck.   Marie   Louise  B.  667 

Arp,    Bill 536 

Austin.   Miss  Hallie  Hunt...  282 

Avary,    Myrta    Lockett 174 

Aydelotte.   James   G 334 

Barnhart.    Hester   H 501 

Baskett.  Capt.  L.  T EC2 

Bate,    William    B 19 

Bates,   Mrs.    Wharton 359 

Beavans.    C.    C 3T1 

Bennett.    Dr.    W.    H 369 

Bibb.   Col.   J.  B 397 

Blakeley.    Col.   Andrew  R...  197 
Blakeley's    Grandchildren...  "03 

Blakeley.  Miss  M.ary  E 203 

Blythe.    Mrs.    Turner   A 152 

Boyd,    Hon.    James    W 54: 

Bragg.    Gen.    Braxton 65 

Brown.    Gordon 202 

Bruce.    Judge   H.    W 70 

Bruce.    Mrs.    H.   W 78 

Buchanan.    Judge   M.    T 234 

Buchanan.    Mr? 4TO 

Burch.    Charles    N 373 

Bush,    Miss   Bettina   Ruth...  "43 

Bynum,    Mrs.    G.    W 210 

Cadwalader.    Hon.    John 133 

Caldwell.  Hon.  J.  W f67 

Capps,  W.   R 36 

Oarloss.   Mrs.   James  Q 357 

Carson.   Capt.   James  M 419 

Oarwlle.   Thomas  W ZTZ 

Catchlngs.    Miss   Marjorle. . .  460 

Cates.    W.    C 80 

Chalaron.    J.    A 439 

Chestnut,    Miss    Helen 206 


Chisholm,   Col.  A.   R 

Cotcb,    Hon.    J.    E 663, 

Coleman,   Miss  Claude  V 

Coleman,    N    .D 

Coley,    Mrs.   Roselle   C 

Cottrell,    A.    P 

Countess  of  Huntingdon 

Cox,   Hon.    John   I 

Crank,  Maj.  W.  H 

Critz,    Frank    A 

Curlee.    Mrs.    M.    B 

Currey,   Dr.   J.    H 

Curry.  Dr.  J.  L.  M 

Curtis,    Col.    George   W 

Daffan,   Miss  Katie 

Darden,    Col.    George   11 

Da rling,    Mrs 

Davis,    Jefferson 

Piering,    Miss   Rose 

DoRosset,    Co 

Dickinson,    Col    and   Wife... 

Dickinson,    J.    M 

Dimltry,    John 

Dinsmore,   Miss   Stella  P 

Dozier,   Mrs.    Tennle   P 

Dudley,    Bishop 

Duncan,  Capt.  Sam 

Punoan.    Miss   Nellie 

Kills.   Ca.pt.   H.   C 

Ellis.    Miss    Edith    E 

Engledow,    Col 

Erwin,   Polk  P 

Estni,    Ool.    J.    H 

Evans,   Gen.   Clement  Td 

Everett,  Oapt.  Peter  M 

Faj-ssoux,  C.  I 

Fayssoux.    WilHam   M.   E... 

Flnley.   Rev.   G.   W 

Fitzgerald.   Bishop  O.  P 

Flewellen.   Dr.   E.   A 

Flint.  Dr.   A.   B 

FVjraker,   Hon.   J.   B 


537 
267 
309 
294 
3.57 
165 
503 
557 
107 
162 
362 
472 
563 
171 
271 
167 
323 
602 
218 
551 
116 
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299 
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QoQfederate  l/eterai}. 


Frlerson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  S.  374 

Fulkerson,   Hon.    Abram 125 

Gailor,    Bishop 211 

Ganier,    EUe S15 

Garland,  Miss  Marg-uerite  J.  2S4 

Goforth,  Mrs.  S.  J.  C 251 

Graber,    Gen.    H.    W 346 

Green.    Miss    Alma 246 

Green,   W.   W 47 

Griffiths,   Capt.    T.    D 126 

Haley,  Miss  Mary  Taylor...  1D6 

Hall,   Judge   L.    B 469 

Hall,    Thomas    0 169 

Halsey,  Miss  Dabney  M 154 

Hammond,  Mrs.  Jennie  B...  203 

Hanson,    Gen.    Boger 67 

Harl,    Miss   Nannie 4S3 

Harrison,    Hon.    W.    H 316 

Harrison,    Miss   Daisy    H 2';4 

Harrison,    Miss    Ellanetta...  204 
Hatcher,   Mrs  Florence  P...      7 

Hawkins,   Capt.   W.   G <16 

Hayes,   Mrs.    Lucy   White...  Sol 

Heard,    Miss   Ethel   T 243 

"He  Sang  Peanuts,   etc."...  193 

Hickery,  Mrs.  J.  M 199 

Hewitt,   Rev.  John S13 

Hoke,    Robert    L, 174 

Hudson,   John  M 2S6 

Hussey,  Miss  Eleanor  F 409 

Hussey,    W.    B 409 

Jackson,   Gen.   "W.   H 233,  !72 

James,  Miss  Eugenia 2V.9 

Jefferson,    Joseph 22b 

Johns,    Mrs.    Maggie 310 

Jones,  Gen.  W.  B 206 


Jones,   Miss   Mary  A 300 

Jordan,    Miss   Texa 460 

Keller,    Arthur   H 245 

Keller,    HeUen 241 

Kelly,    Col.    John   G 270 

Kemper,  Maj.  Gen.  J.  L 563 

Kenan,    W.    R 234 

Kidder,   Miss  Edith 209 

Kimbrough,  Miss  Mary  C...  4t,3 

Kirkpatrick,    Miss    Mary 208 

Knauss,   Col.  W.  H 314 

Landis,    Miss    Corinne 2C1 

Lane,   W.   P 4S7 

Lane,   Mrs.   W.   P SCO 

Latham,   Mrs.   T.   J 217 

Lee,    Gen.    Fitzhugh 5,  i72 

Leech,    J.    M 419 

Leo    XIII 350 

Lester,    Miss    Laura 278 

Lively,    E.   H 413 

Longstreet,    Gen.    James 350 

Lyle,  Judge  J.  N 399 

Lyles,   William   L 233 

Mallet,  Richard  J 2r.0 

Matthews,  Judge  and  Mrs...  224 

MauU,  J.   F f71 

McAdams,  Miss  Ellen  L 468 

McConnell,   Col.   W.   M 114 

McCuUough,    Miss    Grace....  273 

McDonald,    Donald    M 288 

McEwen,    John   B 127 

McFarland,  Miss  Jessie 293 

MoGibbon,    Miss 197 

McKinney,  Col.  C.  C 128 

McLean,   Miss  Margaret ^96 

McNeill,  Dr.  C.  D.  W ISl 


McNeill,  Rev.  E.   B 

McNeilly,   William  E 

Mernaugh,   Capt.   James 

Mickle,    William    E 

Miller,   Maj.  T.    G 

Mitchell,  Miss  Lizzie 

Moore,    Col.   J.    H 

Moorman,    Gen.    George 1, 

Nash,   Gov.,    of   Ohio 

Neely,    Mrs.    Lucinda 

Neese,  T.  J 

Nickerson,   Miss  E.   A 

Nix,  James  T 

Ochiltree.   Tom   P 

Omohundro,    John    B 

Owen,  Col.  E.  H 

Owen,    Maj.    Edward 

Pharr,    Capt 

Peddlcord,    K.    F 

Pelham,    Maj.    John 

Pickett,    Miss    Anastasia. ... 

Pickett,  Mrs.   LaSalle  C 

Pike,    Albert 

Pilcher,   Capt.    M.   B 

Pointer,    Phil 

Pollard,    Miss   R.   M 

Price.    Gen.    E.    W 

Pulliam.   Miss  Nannie 

RaJns,   Gen.   James  E 

Handle,  Miss  Lucy  Powell.. 

Randolph,    Norman    V 

Ransom,    Richard | 

Reneolds,    Capt.   Albert 

Roberts,    Miss   Eugenia 

Roberts,    Miss    Susanne 

Robinson,  Father  T.   V 


443  Rogers,    Hon.    J.    H 262 

178  Rogers,   Miss  Bessie 263 

78  Ross,    Gen.    S.   S S41 

Bl  Ruckstuhl.    F.    W 133 

2i.2  Russell,   Miss  Irene 329 

202  Sanders,    Louis   T 179 

423  Santord.    W.    L 400 

195  Sale,    Mrs 16 

316  Shoup,   Francis  A 311 

404  Sims,    Miss    Heloise 27 

274  Smith,    Lawson   W 365 

496  Smith,    Maj.    Charles   H..421,  636 

SOI  Stewart,  Col.  W.  H 657 

U  Stewart,    Gen.    A.    P 417 

320  Stout,    Dr.    S.   H BIS 

287  Stroup,  Dr.   W.   B 334 

100  Stuart,  Gen.  J.  E.  B S85 

16  Sydnor,    Mrs.   Seabrook  W..  412 

312  Taylor   Maj.    -esse 330 

160  Texas  Division,   U.   C.  V 122 

27  Thomas,   Maj.   J.  W 336 

175  Thompson,  William  L.,  Jr..  375 

J33  Thompson,  Miss  Jessie  L 2.S3 

336  Thompson,    William    L 375 

100  VanZandt.    Gen.    K.    M S45 

208  Van    Zandt,    Miss  Virginia. . .  195 

544  Watson,    Mrs.    S.    H 344 

27  Welbum,    E.    H 422 

68  Wheeler,   J.   G 393 

27  Whiteside,  Four  Generat'ns.  129 

178  Whiteside,  Mrs.   Harriet  L..  129 

177  Wilkinson,    Miss   Margaret..    27 

467  Williamson,    Miss    Marlbel..  205 

:02  Worth,    Miss  E.    W 249 

306  Young,    Mrs.    M.    J 105 

369  ZoUicoffer,   Miss  A.   M 35 


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CONFEDERATE  REUNION  ARRANGEMENTS. 

The  Confederate  Reunion  Committee,  of  New  Orleans,  has 
adopted  the  plans  for  the  Convention  Hall  offered  by  Thomas 
Sully,  who  drew  them  and  was  employed  in  preparing  the  plans 
for  the  Auditorium  at  Memphis.  It  is  to  be  at  the  race  track. 
After  use,  the  materia!  will  be  sold  for  the  benefit  of  the  re- 
union fund,  unless  the  contractor  agrees  to  take  back  the  mate- 
rial after  the  reunion  as  a  part  of  his  payment. 

It  is  said  that  the  Memphis  Auditorium  cost  between  $20,000 
and  $25,000,  and  that  the  lumber  was  sold  afterwards  to  a  build- 
ing compiiiy  for  half  the  cost. 

In  the  proceedings  of  the  committee  Capt.  Ward  said  that 
he  had  been  receiving  a  great  many  communications  from  all 
over  the  South,  and  even  from  places  in  the  North,  asking 
about  the  date  of  the  reunion  and  indicating  a  great  amount  of 
interest  for  this  early  date.  Gen.  Gordon  has  not  yet  officially 
announced  the  date,  but  May  ig  is  still  adhered  to  as  the  ear- 
liest time  when  the  local  committee  will  be  ready  for  it,  and  he 
will,  no  doubt,  issue  his  order  fixing  that  day  as  the  date. 

The  Picayune  reports  at  length  proceedings  of  the  committee. 
It  was  stated  that  Dallas  raised  $85,000,  besides  $5,000  which 
the  ladies  raised  for  the  completion  of  a  hall  that  had  been 
built  for  the  State  Fair,  and  that  $13,000  was  spent  there  for 
feeding  veterans. 

At  Memphis,  where  the  arrangements  for  feeding  the  vet- 
erans unprovided  for  otherwise  were  very  much  praised,  there 
were  vast  quantities  of  provisions  given  free,  and  the  cost  was 
.comparatively  small. 

Messrs.  Wogan,  Baldwin,  and  Walmslcy  were  appointed 
a  committee  to  see  the  street  railroad  people  about  the  facili- 
ties for  carrying  the  people  lo  the  Fair  Grounds,  therj  being 
appiehcnsion  that  two  car  lines  will  be  inadequate. 

The  following  committees  were  appointed : 

On  Parade  Review:  Capt.  James  C.  Dinkins,  Chairman; 
Capt.  R.  E.  Craig,  Washington  Hands,  Leigh  Carroll,  Seymour 
Ransom,  L.  R.  Bergeron,  Gus  B.  Baldwin,  E.  H.  Robinson,  H. 
M.  Gill,  Col.  Charles  Santana,  George  Lyons,  Sam  McC.  Hern- 
don,  W.  C.  Chcvis,  G.  L.  Tebault,  E.  B.  Haral,  and  John  R. 
Anderson. 

Printing  Committee:  B.  T.  Walshc,  Chairman:  Edwin 
Marks.  J.  W.  Noyes,  Joseph  H.  DcGrange,  J.  A.  Pierce,  George 
K.  Renaud,  Holland  S.  Reavis,  Lewis  S.  Graham,  and  N.  S. 
Hoskins. 

Mn<ic  Committee:  James  Walton  Gaines,  Chairman;  John 
W.  Carnahan,  J.  C.  Febiger,  Tom  Elliott,  Sidney  F.  Lewis,  L. 
C.  Quintero,  and  Ed  D.  Walshe. 

Committee  on   Entertainment   of  General   Officers:   Gen.  J. 


B.  Levert,  Chairman;  Gen.  W.  J.  Behan,  Judge  R.  T.  Beaure- 
gard. 1.  L.  Lyons,  Charles  Janvier,  Col.  W.  G.  Vincent,  Page 
M.  Baker,  Col.  John  B.  Ricliardson,  Branch  K.  Miller,  Walter 
R.  Stauffcr,  .Albert  Baldwin,  Jr.,  Walter  D.  Denegre,  Col.  J.  A. 
Chalaron,  Fred  G.  Freret,  Col.  B.  F.  Eshleman,  and  Judge  F. 
T.  Nicholls.  • 


CONFEDERATED  MEMORIAL  ASSOCIATION. 

The  E.xecutive  Committee  of  the  Ladies'  Confederated  Me- 
morial Association  met  in  special  session  at  New  Orleans  to 
express  their  sorrow  at  the  death  of  Gen.  George  Moorman, 
and  passed  the  following  resolutions : 

"Whereas  our  Heavenly  Father  in  his  infinite  wisdom  has 
called  to  his  eternal  rest  one  more  gallant  Confederate  sol- 
dier, we  feel  that  in  the  death  of  Gen.  George  Moorman  no 
more  shining  mark  could  have  been  claimed  from  the  ranks  of 
the  few  remaining  veterans,  and  realize  the  loss  of  a  true  and 
chivalrous  soldier,  one  to  whose  instrumentality  we  owe  the 
perfect  organization  of  our  Confederate  camps,  to  which  he  de- 
voted his  time,  labor,  and  intelligence ;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved:  i.  That  with  hearts  filled  with  grief,  we  mourn 
(he  death  of  Gen.  George  Moorman,  and  extend  to  his  bereaved 
widow  and  son  our  sincere  sympathy  and  condolence,  and  in 
all  humility  submit  to  the  will  of  an  all-wise  Providence. 

"2.  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  transmitted  to  his 
sorrowing  family,  and  be  placed  on  the  minutes  of  this  Associ- 
ation." 

Mrs.  W.  J.   Beh.\n,  President; 

Mrs.    Sumpter    Turner,    Corresponding    Secretary. 

AJary  Fairfax  Childs,  Corresponding  Secretary  New  York 
Chapter,  writes  that  the  New  York  Chapter  of  the  United 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  at  their  December  meeting,  was 
presented  a  large  and  handsome  Confederate  flag  by  the  Presi- 
dent, Mrs.  James  H.  Parker.  Bishop  Garrett,  of  Texas,  an 
honored  guest,  being  present,  responded  to  the  address  in  the 
graceful  and  elegant  style  which  ever  characterizes  his  re- 
marks. The  words  "Ever  Faithful"  have  been  recently  adopted 
.IS  the  Chapter  motto. 

At  the  convention  of  the  Texas  Division,  U.  D.  C,  held  in 
Fort  Worth  December  2,  3  ,  4,  the  following  officers  were  elect- 
ed :  President,  Mrs.  Cone  Johnson,  Tyler ;  Vice  Presidents, 
Mrs.  Scabiook  W.  Sydnor,  Houston,  Mrs.  B.  F.  Eads,  Mar- 
shall, Miss  Katie  DafTan,  Ennis,  Mrs.  S.  E.  Buchanan,  Dallas, 
Secretary,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Lane,  Fort  Worth ;  Registrar,  Miss  Mol- 
lie  Conner.  Eagle  Lake ;  Historian,  Mrs.  S.  H.  Watson,  Waxa- 
hachic.  It  was  (he  most  successful  convention  ever  held  in 
Texas.  Mrs.  W.  P.  Lane. 


Confederate  l/eteraij. 


Qopfederate  l/eterarj, 

S.  A.  CUNNIXGHAM.  Editor  and  Prcprietor. 
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This  publication  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  per- 
•Oos  who  approve  its  principles  and  re;uize'its  benefits  as  an  organ  for  Asso- 
datione  throughout  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  its  patronage  and  to 
Cooperate  in  extending  its  circulation.     Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 


M'KINLEY,   ROOSEVELT,  AND  THE   NEGRO. 

The  Southern  people  will  remain  "solid'  on  the  race  ques- 
tion. The  most  clannish  of  them  are  not  fearful  of  disturbance 
upon  that  point.  They  concede  that  their  Northern  fellow- 
citizens  may  not  realize  the  necessity  of  white  supremacy  and 
that  good  men  among  them,  in  undertaking  to  disturb  the  nat- 
ural relations,  deserve  prayer  from  knowing  not  what  to  do. 

All  the  world  remembers  how  the  South  grieved  in  the  death 
of  McKinley,  and  how  her  people  respect  his  memory.  They 
cherish  his  noble  utterance  in  behalf  of  caring  for  the  graves 
of  the  Confederate  dead,  and  are  comforted  in  the  memory  of 
his  Christian  resignation  when  shot  down  by  an  assassin. 
They  prefer  to  remember  these  things  to  his  early  official  acts. 
It  may  be  well,  however,  in  this  connection  to  review  his  ad- 
ministration on  the  negro  question.  Elected  by  as  partisan  a 
class  as  any  of  his  predecessors,  and  misguided  as  much  by 
that  question  as  any  of  them,  he  began  appointing  negroes  to 
office  in  spite  of  the  protestation  of  white  people  directly  con- 
cerned. This  emboldened  the  negroes  to  think  that  the  bot- 
tom rail  would  indeed  be  on  top,  and  they  became  more  inso- 
lent than  ever.  The  sin  of  it  was  so  demonstrated  in  Wilming- 
ton, N.  C,  to  note  a  single  illustration,  that  the  white  people 
of  that  noted,  conservative  city  determined,  in  spite  of  the  pow- 
er of  the  United  States  or  all  the  world,  that  they  would  not 
submit  to  the  outrages  being  there  perpetrated.  It  was  so  bad 
that  white  ladies  could  not  walk  the  streets  in  safety.  The 
wife  of  a  merchant,  for  instance,  was  accosted  by  a  burly  ne- 
gro, who  walked  up  close  by  her  on  a  public  street  and  saia, 
putting  his  face  close  to  hers:  "Won't  you  kiss  me,  darling?" 
Public  meetings  were  held,  defiant  speeches  were  made,  and 
an  organization  was  publicly  perfected  to  annul  the  acts  of  the 
President  of  the  United  States.  The  men  bound  themselves 
by  their  sacred  oaths  to  submit  no  longer,  and  blood  ran  in 
the  streets. 

These  things  induced  the  good  McKinley  to  pause  and  con- 
sider his  course  on  that  subject.  Impatient  negroes  held  mass 
meetings  and  condemned  the  President.  One  of  the  .speakers 
at  such  a  gathering  in  the  national  capital  demonstrated  the 
animus  of  his  race  by  saying  that  he  "would  concentrate  those 
issues  into  one  McKinley  neck"  and  he  'would  hold  the  razor 
to  cut  the  jugular  vein." 

The  Spanish  war  coming  on  just  then,  men  of  the  South 
rallied  as  promptly  as  those  of  the  North  to  fight  the  battles  of 
the  United  States,  and  the  negro  problem  ceased  to  be  consid- 
ered. It  is  well  remembered  that  McKinley  did  not  further 
meddle  with  that  question. 

In  the  succeeding  national  campaign,  McKinley's  reelection 
was  not  regarded  as  the  usual  calamity  in  the  election  of  a 
sectional  and  a  partisan  President,  and  many  Southern  people 
were  not  displeased  that  the  remarkable  leader  of  the  "Rough 
Riders"  in  the  Spanish-American  war  was  ticketed  with  him. 
For  his  many  admirable  qualities  they  had  much  hope  that, 
should  he  occupy  the  Presidency,  Roosevelt  would  be  a  non- 
partisan, and  that  the  deplored  sectionalism  would  be  obliter- 
ated before  the  patriotic  soldiers  of  the  Union  and  Confeder- 
ate armies  had  all  answered  their  last  roll  call.  The  last-named 
class  is  at  least  equally  as  anxious  for  it  as  the  former.     The 


most  opportune  conditions  possible  w-ere  anticipated.  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  had  the  best  opportunity  that  has  ever  occurred 
to  restore  primitive  relations  to  the  country.  His  versa- 
tility, his  integrity,  and  his  independence  might  have  made 
him  the  most  popular  President  that  ever  occupied  the  White 
House  in  the  memory  of  any  now  living;  but  the  worst  mis- 
takes are  being  made,  and  the  writer  voices  the  sentiments  of 
many  millions,  surely,  in  expressing  sorrow  and  anguish  in 
the  Booker  Washington  incident  and  for  other  events  that 
have  followed  on  the  race  f|uestion.  Aside  from  the  priciple 
issue,  those  who  know  President  Roosevelt  personally — those 
who  have  been  fascinated  and  charmed  by  his  qualities  of 
good  fellowship — are  the  more  grieved. 

Surely  liis  best  friends  should  importune  him  to  pause  and 
meditate  upon  human  imperfections.  He  has  not  the  power, 
and  the  armies  can't  be  made  large  enough,  to  force  into  the 
kind  of  subjection  he  seems  to  desire  the  white  people  of  the 
South  who  were  compatriots  of  his  noble  ancestors  and  their 
children. 

These  expressions  are  not  of  sectional  consideration,  but 
from  a  principle  as  old  and  as  deep  as  the  creation  of  white 
and  black — and  the  distinctive  color  odor.  Let  every  possi- 
ble influence  be  brought  to  bear  with  the  President  for  the 
good  of  all  the  people,  black  as  well  as  white.  Let  his  friends 
in  the  South  be  diligent  to  communicate  with  him  upon  the 
disastrous  and  grievous  results  that  will  come  of  playing  with 
unquenchable  fire. 

It  is  due  the  President  to  stale  that  his  Southern  blood  in- 
duces our  people  to  be  much  more  exacting,  and  these  remarks 
are  as  a  plea  to  him  rather  than  a  criticism  to  injure. 

CONCERNING   A    CHARTERED    ORGANIZATION. 

It  may  be  interesting  to  know  that  only  one  person  respond- 
ed to  the  suggestion  that  steps  be  taken  to  form  a  stock  com- 
pany to  perpetuate  the  Veteran  and  similar  interests.  That 
friend  was  Mr.  Verne  S.  Pease,  of  Chicago,  Northern-born 
but  who  lived  in  the  South  long  enough  to  become  an  ardent 
devotee  to  the  principles  governing  the  Southern  people.  This 
is  well  established,  as  evidenced  by  his  book,  "In  the  Wake  of 
War,"  of  which  much  has  been  printed  in  the  Veteran.  Mr. 
Pease  writes  that  he  hopes  "not  to  live  long  enough  to  be 
called  upon  for  the  $io."  It  will  be  remembered  that  sub- 
scriptions were  to  be  made  assessible  upon  the  death  of  the 
founder  and  proprietor  of  the  Veteran.  It  would  bo  diffi- 
cult to  show  greater  respect  and  consideration  for  the  writer 
than  has  been  done  in  so  universally  withholding  action  under 
the  conditions.  That  evidence  of  friendship  is  most  gratify- 
ing. The  extraordinary  silence  on  the  subject  causes  no  re- 
gret for  the  suggestion.  The  record  is  inade  of  a  proposed 
plan  to  continue  the  Veteran  beyond  tlie  life  of  any  indi- 
vidual. 

.Mthough  action  is  deferred  upon  the  proposed  plan,  there  is 
assurance  most  gratifying  that  the  sentiment  to  perpetuate  our 
Confederate  record  is  earnestly  considered  and  general,  hence 
there  must  be  inaugurated  a  compact  more  enduring  than  any 
person.  There  should  be  an  organization  formed — no  money 
need  be  paid  in — so  that  in  an  emergency  the  cooperators 
would  take  action  that  would  not  be  otherwise  practicable.  It 
is  desired  that  earnest  representative  men  and  women  who 
would  cooperate  furnish  their  address  to  the  editor  of  the 
Veteran.  If  they  would  do  so,  he  would  incur  the  e.xpenses 
necessary  to  an  organization.  This  company  or  association 
might  be  entirely  freed  from  obligation  to  the  Veteran  or  of 
any  other  kind.  First  of  all,  there  should  be  charter  members 
from  the  various  States,  leading  Veterans,  Sons,  and  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy.  Camps  and  Chapters  might  co- 
operate as  bodies. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


Miss  Anna  Canilint-  Benning,  of  Columbus,  Ga.,  requests 
correction  of  tlu-  statement,  on  page  533  of  the  December  Vet- 
eran, that  the  L'.  D.  C.  of  Georgia  contributed  $64  cash  and 
pledged  $325  to  the  Jefiferson  Davis  Monument  Fund,  when  it 
was  the  U.  C.  V.  (United  Confederate  Veterans)  of  Georgia. 
Miss  Benning,  in  writing  for  h^_-rself  and  .sister  Daughters  of 
the  Confederacy,  says:  "...  and  not  one  of  us  but  ex- 
ults when  we  have  a  chance  to  tell  of  their  devotion." 

Elsewhere  there  is  a  tine  picture  in  this  Veter.\n  of  a  room 
in  the  State  library.  It  will  be  pleasant  to  those  familiar  with 
the  former  .status  of  affairs  to  see  Gens.  R.  E.  Lee  and  Bedford 
Forrest  in  places  formerly  occupied  by  an  officer  of  the  Fed- 
eral army  and  a  politician  who  dominated  severely  in  the  days 
of  the  war  and  reconstruction.  There  is  no  more  creditable 
spot  in  Tennessee  than  is  this  library  under  the  management 
of  Mrs,  Lidn   H.  Epperson  for  the  past  two  years. 


Gen'.  Fitziiugii  Lee. 

This  distinguished  Confederate  general.  Minister  to  Cuba 
and  general  in  the  United  States  armj',  is  spending  several 
(lays  in  Nashville.  He  will  lecture  at  the  Pabernacle  Janu- 
ary 19,  the  birthday  of  his  most  distinguished  kinsman  in  a 
large  and  honorable  family  since  the  United  States  has  had  an 
existence. 


Comrade  Marion  Crump,  of  Fort  McKavelt,  Tex.,  a  subscrib- 
er to  the  Veteran,  served  in  the  Confederate  army  as  a  mere 
lK)y.  He  was  iMtrn  .\ugust  9,  1848.  in  Tippah  County,  Miss.  In 
February,  1863.  his  father  gave  him  a  g<K)d  horse  and  encour- 
aged him  10  join  the  service  by  going  with  him,  so  he  enlisted 
in  Capt.  West  (irahani's  company — all  boys,  e.xcept  the  captain 
and  first  lieutenant,  John  Cain — ninety-four  members  in  all, 
which  became  Company  I,  Twenty-Second  Mississippi  Caval- 
ry, luuler  Col.   Elijah  Cox,  and  in  Forrest's  command.     Com- 


rade Crump  was  in  the  battle  of  Franklin,  Tcnn.,  and  his  last 
battle  was  that  of  Selma,  Ala.,  with  many  cavalry  battles  and 
skirmishes  between.  He  has  never  been  to  a  reunion  or  be- 
longed to  a  U.  C.  V.  Camp,  but  is  a  warm  Confederate  and 
proud  of  it. 


NASHVILLE  CONFEDERATE  MUSEUM. 

Movement    Contemi-lated    That    Will    Elicit    Widespread 

Interest. 

For  ten  years  Nashville,  Tcnn..  has  been  the  domicile  of 
the  Veteran.  Its  mission  has  been  ardent  to  sustain  the  Con- 
federate cause  universal,  ignoring  location  or  clas.s,  in  the  in- 
terest of  the  men  and  women  who  sacrificed  all  save  honor  in 
the  issue  that  culminated  in  the  sixties.  This  plan  has  seemed 
to  be  satisfactory  to  all  the  people.  No  local  preferences  are 
ever  asked,  and  the  Tennesseeans  have  established  their  fealty 
in  every  way  possible.  They  accept  that  it  is  proper  for  the 
Veteran  never  to  take  active  part  in  local  afTairs,  but  now 
merit  requires  attention  in  its  columns.  The  State  has  donated, 
for  all  the  time  that  reason  would  suggest,  a  fine,  large  farm  of 
475  acres  and  erected  upon  it  a  comfortable  home  for  more 
than  a  hundred  unfortunate  Confederate  veterans,  who  in  their 
declining  years  have  become  dependent.  In  addition,  the  State 
is  giving  a  hundred  thousand  dollars  a  year  for  the  support  of 
other  unfortunate  Confederate  veterans  who  have  family  ties. 
This  suin  may  be  increased  by  the  Legislature  now  in  session. 
Nashville  proper  has  as  true  a  Confederate  element  as  there  is 
in  Dixie.  There  are  a  Bivouac  and  two  Camps  of  Veterans 
and  three  Chapters  of  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  and  the 
sentiment  of  all  the  people  is  either  cooperative  or  friendly. 
Everybody  who  attended  the  Confederate  reunion  here  in  1897 
remembers  the  sentiment  of  the  people. 

The  city  of  Nashville  now  owns  the  beautiful  park  in  wdiich 
the  Centennial  Exposition  was  held,  and  in  that  park  stand 
the  two  permanent  buildings — the  History  building,  erected 
mainly  for  the  Confederates,  and  w-bich  was  their  headquar- 
ters during  the  Exposition;  and  the  Parthenon,  which  is  per- 
haps as  classic  a  structure  and  as  beautiful  as  was  ever  erected. 

The  Park  Commissioners  under  the  new  regime  are  consid- 
ering the  donation  of  one  of  these  buildings  for  a  Confederate 
museum.  It  is  understood  that  they  favor  giving  immediate 
use  of  so  much  of  the  History  building  as  is  necessary  for  start- 
ing this  iriuseum,  with  the  purpose  of  donating  the  Parthenon 
for  such  purpose  as  soon  as  the  collection  will  indicate  the 
propriety  of  a  change.  In  the  meantime,  the  multitude  of 
massive  columns  of  the  Parthenon  would  be  perfected  in  gran- 
ite. Surely,  a  fairer  or  more  suitable  place  in  all  respects 
could  not  be  found  and  no  more  appropriate  building  for 
such  purposes  can  ever  be  expected. 


LAURA  GAT.T  HONORED  IN  THE  FAR  WEST. 

At  a  meeting  of  Camp  No.  770,  U.  C.  V.,  held  October  25, 
1902.  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  a  committee  of  two,  William  C. 
Harrison  and  A.  W.  Hutton.  submitted  the  following  resolu- 
tions to  be  presented  to  Miss  I.-aura  Talbot  Gait,  of  Louisville, 
Ky.: 

"Whereas  recenlly  in  the  city  of  Louisville,  Miss  Laura  Tal- 
bot Gait,  a  little  girl,  aged  thirteen  years,  the  granddaughter 
of  the  chivalrous  Dr.  Gait,  surgeon  of  the  First  Kentucky  Cav- 
alry, declined  to  join  her  .schoolmates  in  singing  "Marching 
through  Georgia,"  although  commanded  by  her  teacher;  there- 
fore be  it  resolved  by  the  Confederate  Veterans'  Association 
of  California.  Camp  No.  770: 

"l.  That  as  the  State  and  society  arc  based  upon  the  family 
relation,  and  the   family  is  but  an  aggregate  of  its  individual 


(Confederate  Ueterap. 


members,  and  the  qualities  of  every  member  add  to  or  detract 
from  the  honor,  the  worth,  and  standing  of  the  State,  it  should 
be  the  chief  purpose  and  object  of  every  school  and  of  every 
teacher  to  instill  and  encourage  in  each  scholar  those  virtues 
which  will  make  for  the  State  the  noblest  men  and  women. 

"2.  That  among  the  highest  of  virtues  w'hich  should  be  thus 
implanted  and  promoted  are  moral  courage,  filial  love  and  rev- 
erence, and  a  broad  patriotism  freed  from  those  sectional  ani- 
mosities which  the  singing  of  'Marching  through  Georgia'  in 
the  schools  is  calculated  to  keep  alive. 

"3.  We  appreciate  the  trying  position  in  which  this  little  girl 
was  placed,  and,  believing  that  she  decided  wisely,  we  heartily 
commend  her  for  her  moral  courage,  her  devotion  to  the  mem- 
ories of  her  dead  father  and  grandfather,  and  to  the  principles 
for  which  they  had  gallantly  risked  their  lives;  and  we  extend 
to  her  our  thanks  and  congratulations  for  her  protest  against 
that  ignoble  spirit  which  sometimes,  even  yet,  delights  to  re- 
call the  devastation  of  the  fair  fields  and  homes  of  the  South. 

"4.  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  by  the  Adjutant 
of  this  Camp  to  Miss  Laura  Talbot  Gait,  and  a  copy  be  for- 
warded to  the  Confederate  Veteran  for  publication." 


CAPT.  C.  S.  DOUGLASS. 
H.  H.  Hockersmith,  South  Union,  Ky.,  writes : 
"It  is  right  and  proper  that  our  sacred  dead  should  be  eulo- 
gized and  their  names  placed  upon  the  brighest  pages  of  his- 
tory; yet  it  is  too  often  the  case  that  the  living  are  ignored — 
men  whose  deeds  of  daring  heroism  and  self-sacrificing  spirit 
stand  unsurpassed,  if  even  equaled,  in  the  annals  of  war. 
While  attempting  to  ^ive  a  short  sketch  of  Capt.  C.  S.  Doug- 
lass as  a  soldier — his  former  and  after  life  is  too  well  known, 
and  stands  as  an  open  book  before  the  people,  and  upon 
whose  bright  pages  there  is  not  a  blot — I  do  so  with  a  feel- 
ing of  reluctance,  knowing  that  his  modesty  would  shrink 
from  having  his  name  before  the  people;  yet,  as  history,  maki- 
bold  the  venture,  feeling  that  if  he  would  only  call  to  mind 
how  often  he  has  helped  the  writer  eat  'pig  meat,'  bought  (?) 
of — well,  it  was  a  pig,  just  the  same — he  will  have  a  sense  of 
duty  to  forgive  the  one  who  was  with  him  on  picket,  the 
skirmish  line,  and  in  the  very  heat  of  battle,  where  in  every 
instance  he  proved  himself  as  brave  as  Cssar  and  as  generous 
as  he  was  brave,  ever  on  the  alert  and  ready  to  do  his  duty 
wherever  placed. 

"When  on  duty  Captain  Douglass  knew  no  one ;  when  ot- 
duty,  he  was  simply  plain  Charlie  Douglass,  swapping  joke; 
with  his  men  and  steadfastly  looking  after  their  best  interests. 
Is  it  any  wonder,  then,  that  the  boys  admired  and  loved  such 
a  manly  man?  The  world  has  produced  many  a  brave  soldier, 
but  none  braver  than  he,  still  an  honored  citizen  of  Gallatin, 
Tenn.  The  writer  sincerely  wishes  that  the  declining  years 
'">f  his  life  may  be  fraught  with  sunshine,  happiness,  and 
swfi.t  contentment  until  'life's  fitful  fever  is  o'er."  " 


Western  Recorder,  Louisville,  Ky. :  "The  Confederate  Vet- 
eran is  always  a  welcoine  visitor,  with  its  reminiscences,  its 
sweet  poems,  incidents,  and  anecdotes,  all  telling  of  bygone 
days,  when  times  were  hard,  but  hearts  were  warm  and  brave. 
Everyone  who  loves  to  hear  of  that  struggle  away  back  in  the 
sixties,  or  who  wants  to  revive  his  own  experiences  at  that 
time,  will  take  this  magazine.    It  is  published  in  Nashville." 

Christian  Advocate,  Nashville,  Tenn. :  "Our  neighbor,  the 
Confederate  Veteran,  celebrated  its  tenth  anniversary  in  the 
December  number.  Its  continually  increasing  circulation 
shows  the  appreciation  in  which  it  is  held.  It  is  a  bright,  well- 
illustrated  periodical,  devoted  to  the  cause  of  those  whose 
name  it  bears. 


lEUERAL  CARH  OF  CONFEDERATE  GRAVES. 

On  December  10  Hon.  J.  B.  Foraker,  United  States  Senator 
for  the  State  of  Ohio,  offered  a  bill  which  directs  the  Secretary 
of  War  to  mark  the  graves  of  the  Federal  dead  in  the  national 
cemeteries,  the  graves  of  Confederate  soldiers  and  sailors  who 
died  during  the  Civil  War  in  Northern  prisons  and  hospitals 
and  were  buried  there.  The  bill  appropriates  $100,000  for  the 
purpose,  and  was  referred  to  the  Military  Committee. 

Ever  on  the  alert  for  the  noble  purposes  of  the  Confederated 
Southern  Memorial  Association,  of  which  she  is  the  efficient 
President,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Behan  wrote  Senator  Foraker : 

"At  the  close  of  the  war  the  women  of  the  South  organized 
memorial  associations,  having  for  their  objects  the  removal  of 
the  Confederate  dead  to  the  Southern  States,  wherever  practi- 
cable, the  marking  of  their  graves  and  the  erection  of  monu- 
ments, in  memory  of  their  valor  and  heroic  fortitude.  The 
remains  of  20,000  or  more  have  been  removed  to  their  native 
States  from  distant  battlefields,  but  the  prison  dead,  num- 
bering as  many  more,  still  lie  beyond  our  reach,  in  unmarked 
graves,  though  not  forgotten  by  those  for  whom  they  gave  up 
their  lives.  For  many  years  we  have  endeavored  to  secure 
some  appropriate  legislative  action,  but  this  effort  on  our  part 
is  nearer  the  desired  end  than  anything  that  has  yet  been  pro- 
posed. As  President  of  the  Southern  Memorial  Association, 
I  thank  you  most  sincerely  for  the  noble  and  generous  senti- 
ment that  prompted  your  resolution,  and  hope  your  colleagues 
in  Congress  will  give  it  support." 


HON.   J.   B.   foraker. 

In  reply,  Senator  Foraker  wrote  Mrs.  Behan,  stating : 
"I  shall  try  to  get  the  bill  reported  by  the  Committee  on 
Military  Affairs  early  in  January,  and  shall,  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble thereafter,  bring  it  up  for  consideration  before  the  Senate. 
I  do  not  apprehend  any  serious  opposition,  but  as  to  that,  of 
course  I  cannot  know  in  advance.  I  can  assure  you,  however, 
that  I  shall  press  the  matter  as  much  as  propriety  will  allow." 


C^opfederate  Ueterap. 


Mrs.  Dudley  S.  Reynolds,  delegate  and  Second  Vice  Presi- 
dent of  the  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  and  Pres- 
ident of  the  State  Organization  of  the  E.  M.  Bruce  Children 
of  the  Confederacy,  offered  the  following  resolution :  "That 
representatives  from  all  the  Chapters  of  Children  of  the  Con- 
federacy be  allowed  the  courtesies  of  the  floor  in  the  general 
convention,  and  that  this  convention  recommends  that  yearly 
reports  be  heard  from  these  organizations  at  their  own  Slate 
Conventions  of  the  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy — 
that  we  may  demonstrate  and  attract  the  eye  of  our  youth  to 
the  glorious  work  we  Daughters  are  accomplishing  and  the 
legacy  we  leave  in  their  hands."  The  resolution  was  seconded 
by  Mrs.  M.  C.  Goodlett  nnd  Mr';.  T.aura  Diig.-m.  and  carried. 


.\IKS.   FLORENCE  PHILLIPS    HATCHER. 

Mrs.  Florence  (E.  H.)  Hatcher,  of  Columbia,  Tenn.,  is  a 
daughter  of  the  late  Charles  W.  Phillips,  who  was  a  devoted 
Confederate.  He  raised  and  equipped  the  "Phillips  Rangers," 
and  served  under  Win  .Adams.  Mrs.  Hatcher  has  ever  been 
an  ardent  Dauglhcr  of  the  Confi<lcracy.  She  is  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  the  Maury  Chapter,  Columbia,  Tenn..  and  was  for  three 
years  its  President.  She  has  also  been  Treasurer  of  the  Ten- 
nessee Division,  U.  D.  C.  She  raised  the  largest  sum  yet  se- 
cured from  one  source  ($125)  for  the  Sam  Davis  Monument. 


and  soul  in  the  love  and  adoration  of  the  South  and  its  his- 
tory. During  the  sectional  struggle  the  part  she  played  was 
only  the  same  of  hundreds  of  Southern  girls — that  of  nurse  to 
the  boys  that  wore  the  gray. 

"She  is  the  originator  of  the  Children  of  the  Confederacy  in 
North  Carolina.  Several  years  ago,  when  this  organization 
was  mentioned,  she  straightway  called  together  the  children  of 
Washington  and  organized  them  into  an  interesting  working 
body.  Her  movement  was  but  the  beginning  of  what  will  be 
the  historical  redemption  of  the  State.  Mrs.  Call  knows  our 
war-time  history,  and  she  became  a  teacher  to  the  children  of 
her  organization.  An  interest  was  manifested  in  her  teachings, 
and  the  parents  learned  and  read  history  to  be  able  to  answer 
questions  asked  them  by  the  smaller  members  of  their  families. 

"  'Miss  Mag.'  as  every  one  knows  her,  is  a  money  raiser — a 
money  maker.  She  has  raised  more  money  in  amateur  (or,  to 
be  more  accurate,  children's)  performances  with  an  admission 
of  ten  cents  than  other  shows  have  made  with  an  admission  of 
fifty.  As  fruits  of  her  work,  a  large  number  of  Confederate 
soldiers  have  marked  marble  tablets  in  Oakdale  Cemetery, 
where  were  before  unmarked  graves  in  a  deserted  graveyard. 

"Mrs.  Call  is  also  a  poet.  Her  verses  have  been  read  at 
many  gatherings  and  published  in  the  'Confederate  Columns' 
of  Southern  Sunday  newspapers.  Each  Memorial  Day  she 
reads  a  report  on  some  Confederate  matter,  and  generally 
reads  a  poem  of  her  own  by  request.  She  has  on  many  oc- 
casions been  the  orator  of  the  day  before  the  old  soldiers. 

"  'I  am  getting  old,'  she  said  to  me  several  days  ago,  and  I 
had  to  laugh  at  her,  for  there  is  as  much  energy,  vim,  and  fire 
about  her  as  any  person  I  know. 

'This  sketch  is  in  a  way  typical  of  Washington  women, 
i'hey  are  all  loyal,  interested,  energetic  women,  who  cherish  as 
much  love  and  pride  in  the  South,  its  fighters,  and  its  present 
progress  as  any  on  earth.  The  book  clubs  here  are  students  of 
oiy  State  history  in  all  of  its  stages — colonial,  Confederate, 
and  present  day. 

"And,  incidentally  speaking  of  home  folks,  I  will  add  that 
there  is  no  handsomer  group  of  womanhood  anywhere  than  in 
this  little  city  in  the  'down  east.' '' 


NosTH  Carolin.\  Children  of  the  Confederacy. 
Fred  B.  Warren  writes  from  Washington,  N.  C. : 
"Mrf.  Margaret  Arthur  Call  is  a  peculiarly  interesting  wom- 
an.    From  her  early  girlhood  she  has  been  wrapped  up  heart 


CHILDREN  OF  THE  CONFEDERACY  IN  VIRGINIA. 
Mrs.  Frank  Anthony  Walke,  Norfolk,  Va.,  writes: 
"Please  do  rie  the  favor  to  correct  a  published  error.  Mrs. 
Mattie  Bruce  Reynolds,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  claims  the  first 
Chapter  of  Children  of  the  Confederacy,  beginning  in  1901.  I 
organized  my  Chapter,  Pickett-Buchanan,  in  1897.  While  in 
Louisville  in  1900,  at  the  Confederate  reunion,  the  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy  asked  me  to  tell  them  how  I  did  ray  work, 
having  seen  an  account  in  the  Veteran  for  Apiil,  1900.  An 
article  was  serK  to  our  paper  (Norfolk)  November  I,  saying 
such  an  organization  might  be  started  in  Virgini;;.  Mine  was 
the  first  in  the  South. 

"I  shall  be  very  glad  to  have  you  look  into  it.  I  am  surprised 
that  some  one  from  our  old  State,  Virginia,  did  not  correct. 
I  refrained  on  personal  grounds.  Please  publish  this  letter  in 
your  next  Veteran,  as  I  wish  to  say  Norfolk,  Va.,  Pickett- 
Buchanan  Chapter,  was  the  first  Chapter  in  the  entire  South 
to  have  young  people.  I  have  in  my  Chapter  the  granddaugh- 
ter of  J.  E.  B.  Stuart,  the  great-niece  of  Gen.  R.  E.  Lee,  the 
niece  of  the  famous  Pelham,  the  niece  of  Gen.  George  E. 
Pickett,  the  daughter  of  the  Confederate  scout  Frank  King 
fellow.  I  have  done  much  work  and  have  been  congratulated 
on  all  hands.  I  sold  from  June  to  October  eighteen  Confeder- 
ate badges — Theus  Bro^ — and  say  truly  I  have  done  more 
than  any  other  Chapter  You  will  see  in  the  Veteran  for 
,\pril,  1900,  a  sketch  of  my  little  girls.    I  have  now  150. 


8 


C^opfederate  l/eterar?. 


GEN.    GEORGE    MOORMAN    DIED    IN    HARNESS. 
Right   Arm    of    Confederate    Veteran    x^ssociations. 

That  Gen.  George  Moorman  died  at  his  post  as  Adjutant 
General  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  is  known  wher- 
ever there  are  Confederate  organizations. 

Beginning  his  important  work  as  Adjutant  General  and 
Chief  of  Staff  with  the  birth  of  the  great  organization,  he  was 
so  constantly  allied  with  it  and  he  was  of  so  active  and  vig- 
orous constitution  that  comrades  did  not  moralize  upon  his 
death.  Often  the  question  was  asked,  "What  would  va  do 
without  Gordon?"  and  the  sentiment  has  been  universal  that 
no  other  man  could  fill  the  position  as  Commander  in  Chief 
with  comparable  magnetism;  but  Moorman  was  never  dis- 
cussed in  such  connection.  Gen.  Gordon's  service  to  the 
body  occupied  about  four  days,  and  Gen.  Moorman's  313 
days  of  the  year.  Gen.  Gordon's  confidence  in  his  Adjutant 
General  was  such  that  he  rarely  ever  saw  an  official  order 
with  his  signature  until  he  would  find  it  in  the  .Associated 
Press. 

'Well-posted  Confederates  are  paralyzed  at  this  sudden  and 
greatest  calamity  that  ever  befell  the  organization.  Grief 
is  universal  with  them  in  the  loss  of  so  worthy  and  so  pop- 
ular a  comrade,  while  they  are  stunned  at  so  great  a  loss  to 
the  body. 

Gen.  Moorman  was  thoroughly  disciplined.  There  is  per- 
haps not  in  existence  a  business  system  more  thorough  than 
is  his  record  for  the  Veterans.  A  stranger  without  the  aid 
of  his  secretary  or  clerk  can  find,  in  the  most  accurate  detail, 
every  business  transaction  with  any  Camp  in  quick  time.  He 
kept  his  records  in  order. 

Gen.  Moorman  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and  a  descend- 
ant of  South  Carolina  and  Virginia  ancestors,  who  moved 
from  near  Lynchburg  to  Breckinridge,  Ky.,  where  his  grand- 
father, Capt.  James  H.  Moorman,  resided  on  White  Hall 
Farm.  His  father  moved  to  Owensboro.  and  there  George 
Moorman  was  born  June  i,  1841.  After  a  thorough  school 
course,  he  studied  law  at  Owensboro ;  but,  being  too  young  to 
practice,  he  went  West.  He  participated  in  the  troubles  of 
the  Kansas  war,  and  then  took  a  perilous  trip  out  on  the 
plains  on  foot,  there  being  then  no  railroad  west  of  Jefferson 
City,  Mo.  He  returned  to  Missouri,  where  he  read  up  on 
the  law  and  obtained  license  by  Ov,en  G.  Gates.  ex-Attorney- 
General  of  Kentucky.  He  was  then  nineteen  years  of  age. 
He  was  defeated  for  Engrossing  Clerk  of  the  Missouri  House 
of  Representatives  by  one  vote. 

He  formed  a  company  in  Kansas  City  for  home  service 
and  along  the  border,  of  which  he  was  made  captain.  He  es- 
poused ardently  the  Southern  cause,  and  was  one  of  the  first 
lo  suggest  the  capture  of  the  Liberty  arsenal,  in  Clay  County, 
Mo.,  which  was  effected  on  April  20,  1861,  and  in  which  he 
was  conspicuous. 

He  then  disbanded  the  home  company  and  joined  Col.  J.  S. 
Rains's  Infantry  Regiment  as  a  private,  and  was  in  the  en- 
gagement at  Rock  Creek  on  June  13,  1861,  when  the  first 
gun  was  fired  west  of  the  Mississippi  River.  Later  young 
Moorman  was  made  captain  and  aid-de-camp  on  Gen.  Weight- 
man's  staff.  As  such  he  executed  the  first  dashing  act  of  his 
career. 

Gen.  Price  and  Gov.  Jackson,  of  Missouri,  intrusted 
him  with  valuable  dispatches  to  be  delivered  to  the  Governor 
of  Kentucky.  The  trip  was  an  extremely  dangerous  one. 
through  the  Federal  lines  and  through  a  territory  swarming 
with  troops.  He  was  twice  captured,  once  at  St.  Louis  and 
again  at  Jerseyville,  111.,  but  he  escaped  and  delivered  the 
dispatches.     Returning  to  Price's  army,  near  Hopkinsville,  Ky., 


he  was  arrested  by  a  band  of  Union  sympathizers,  but  was 
soon  released.  He  was  assigned  as  lieutenant  in  Dismukes's 
Arkansas  Battery,  and  afterwards  became  captain  and  aid- 
de-camp  to  Gov.  Thomas  C.  Reynolds,  who  commanded 
all  the  Missouri  troops  in  the  field.  He  served  as  aid-de- 
camp to  Gens.  R.  H.  Weightman,  Jeff  Thompson,  Gid  J. 
Pillow,  T.  C.  Reynolds,  Milton  A.  Haynes,  John  P.  McCown. 
Lloyd  Tilghman.  Bushrod  R.  Johnson.  Mansfield  Lovcll.  John 
Adams,  Wirt  Adams,  William  H.  (Red)  Jackson,  Stephen  D. 
Lee,  Alexander  P.  Stewart,  and  N.  B.  Forrest. 

It  is  asserted  that  he  served  every  day  of  the  war,  from  be- 
ginning to  end,  and  in  all  forms  of  the  service — infantry, 
cavalry,  and  artillery  .■ind  on  the  staff.  He  was  a  private  and 
captain  of  infantry.  lieutenant  of  artillery  and  adjutant  of 
the  Tennessee  Corps  of  .\rtillery,  lieutenant  colonel  and  colo- 
nel of  cavalry,  captain  and  assistant  adjutant  general,  and 
major  and  assistant  inspector  general;  and  was  successively 
aid-de-camp  and  assitant  adjutant  general,  and  assistant  in- 
spector general  of  brigade,  division,  corps,  and  departtnent 
commanders.  He  was  slightly  wounded  and  captured  at  Fort 
Donelson. 

He  was  taken  successively  to  Camp  Morton,  Indianapolis ; 
Camp  Chase,  Columbus;  and  to  Johnson's  Island.  At  Fort 
Donelson  he  carried  to  Col.  Forrest  the  first  order  ever  re- 
ceived to  move  forward  into  regular  battle.  He  was  en- 
gaged in  some  other  most  thrilling  and  romantic  episodes. 
His  name  is  repeatedl}'  mentioned  in  the  official  records  of 
the  rebellion  for  gallantry  in  action  at  Belmont,  Fort  Donel- 
son, Coffeeville,  Thompson's  Station,  Franklin,  Tenn.,  at  and 
around  Vicksburg  and  Canton,  Miss.,  and  in  Sherman's  Me- 
ridian raid. 

Then  he  ftsigncd  from  the  staff  on  account  of  injury  to 
his  eyesight  from  so  much  clerical  work,  and.  under  orders 
from  Gens.  Wirt  .-Adams  and  Leonidas  Polk,  organized 
Moorman's  Mississippi  Cavalry,  of  which  he  was  made  lieu- 
tenant colonel,  and  later,  when  increased  to  a  regiment,  he 
became  colonel.  This  command  was  as  active  as  its  leader 
could  make  it,  and  never  ceased  its  operations  until  it  sur- 
rendered, with  Gen.  Dick  Taylor's  command,  at  the  close  of 
the  war. 

Col.  Moorman  then  settled  at  Canton.  Miss.,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  planting  and  merchandising,  and  there  he  married 
Miss  Helen  Shackelford,  daughter  of  the  Chief  Justice  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Mississippi.  From  1866  to  1868  he 
served  as  sheriff  of  Madison  County,  a  most  difficult  period, 
for  reconstruction  was  then  in  progress,  but  he  maintained 
order.  His  friends  wanted  to  nominate  him  for  Lieutenant 
Governor  on  the  same  ticket  on  which  Robert  Lowery  was 
elected  Attorney-General ;  but  he  was  only  twenty-eight  years 
of  age,  and.  the  age  limit  for  the  office  bein.g  thirty-one,  he 
had  to  decline.  In  1888  he  was  appointed  LTnited  States 
Marshal  of  the  New  Orleans  District,  and  served  the  full 
•term.  He  was  deeply  interested  in  immigration  to  Louisiana, 
and  served  as  President  of  the  State  Immigration  .Association. 

He  was  the  organizer  of  the  Calvary  Camp  of  Confederate 
Veterans,  and  served  four  years  as  its  President.  Then  h.! 
conceived  the  idea  of  calling  all  the  cavalry  veterans  from  all 
over  the  South  into  a  reunion  in  New  Orleans.  The  first 
of  these  was  held  on  February  13,  1888,  and  the  second  on 
March  4,  1880.  He  presided  over  both,  and  there  were  Vice 
Presidents  from  each  Southern  State.  In  the  great  organi- 
zation, the  LT^nited  Confederate  Veterans,  he  set  to  work 
with  his  accustomed  energy,  and  the  organization  was  formed 
with  thirty-two  Camps  at  the  first  reunion,  held  in  New  Or- 
leans in^ily.  1801.  Gen.  John  B.  Gordon  wjs  elected  Com- 
mander ifi  Cliief.  and  he  nppointed  Gen.  Moorman  his  Adju- 


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tant  General  and  Chief  of  Staff.  Gen.  Moorman  devoted 
almost  his  whole  lime  and  attention  to  it.  He  loved  it  as 
hTs~child,  and  left  nothing  nndone  to  niaki-  it  a  success. 

Sketch  of  Maj.  Gex.  George  Moorman. 

From  the  most  authentic  source  possible,  the  private  papers 
of  the  deceased,  the  following  sketch  was  procured: 

"George  Moorman's  ancestors  were  from  South  Carolina 
and  Virginia.  His  immediate  ancestors  moved  from  near 
Lynchburg,  Va..  to  Breckinridge  County,  Ky..  where  his 
grandfather.  Capt.  James  H.  Moorman,  resided  on  Whitehall 
Farm,  seven  miles  from  Hardinsburg,  from  which  place  his 
father  moved  to  Owensboro,  where  he  was  born  on  June  i, 
184T.  After  attending  the  conmion  schools,  he  studied  law 
with  the  Hon.  James  Weir,  at  Owensboro.  At  an  early  age 
he  moved  West  and  participated  in  the  Kansas  war.  He 
crossed  the  plains  on  foot,  there  being  no  railroad  then  west 
of  Jefferson  City,  Mo.  He  returned  to  Missouri  and  obtained 
his  license  to  practice  law  at  Independence  in  i860,  at  nine- 
teen years  of  age.  He  commenced  the  practice  in  the  office 
of  Judge  John  P.  Devercaux,  formerly  of  Owensboro,  Ky. 

"Voung  Moorman  was  a  candidate  as  a  Whig  for  Engross- 
ing Clerk  of  the  Missouri  House  of  Representatives  in  i860, 
but  through  a  combination  that  was  made  against  him  he  was 
defeated  by  one  vote. 

"He  raised  a  company  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  in  the 
counties  along  the  Kansas  and  Missouri  line — of  which  he 
was  made  captain — for  home  service  on  the  border  between 
Missouri  and  Kansas,  for  protection  against  the  Kansas  jay- 
hawkers. 

"In  the  great  struggle  between  the  North  and  the  South, 
as  might  have  been  expected,  he  was  prominent  in  every 
movement  in  Jackson  County  and  Western  Missouri  to  assist 
the  Southern  cause.  He  suggested  the  capture  of  the  Liberty 
Arsenal  in  Clay  Count}-,  Mo.,  and  was  one  of  the  party  to 
do  it  on  April  20.  1861.  and  brought  the  arms  South. 

"He  disbanded  the  home  company  on  the  approach  of  the 
Federal  forces  commanded  by  Capt.  D.  S.  Stanley  (afterwards 
Gen.  Stanley,  of  the  United  States  army),  and  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate in  Capt.  Joe  Jackson's  Company,  being  made  up  for  Col. 
James  S.  Ranin's  Infantry  Regiment,  of  the  Missouri  State 
Guards.  He  was  at  the  fight  at  Rock  Creek,  near  Independ- 
ence, Mo.  (the  first  west  of  the  Mississippi  River),  June  13, 
1861.  In  that  engagement  Col.  Hnlloway  was  killed.  Ranin's 
command  joined  Price's  army. 

"He  was  made  captain  and  aid-de-camp  of  the  staff  of  Gen. 
Roger  Hanson  in  Price's  army,  and  was  sent  by  Gen.  Sterling 
Price  and  Gov.  Claiborne  Jackson,  of  Missouri,  from  Jefferson 
City.  Mo.,  with  confidential  dispatches  to  Gov.  Beriah  Mc- 
Goffin.  of  Kentucky,  which  were  delivered  to  him  in  the  Gait 
House  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  while  he  was  in  conference  with 
Gen.  S.  B.  Bnckner,  before  he  started  South  to  join  the  Con- 
federate army.  That  trip  -was  made  through  swarms  of 
Federal  troops,  as  he  had  to  cross  the  States  of  Illinois  and 
Indiana,  and  was  arrested  and  escaped  Iwnce,  once  in  St. 
Louis  and  once  in  Jerseyville,  III.  Finding  it  impossible  to 
return  to  Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  or  to  Price's  army  by  that 
route,  he  determined  to  return  by  the  way  of  Memphis  and  up 
the  Mississippi  River.  He  look  the  stage  route  by  the  way  of 
Hardinsburg  and  Owensboro.  and  was  not  molested — although 
feeling  was  at  fever  heal  in  Kentucky  belween  the  rival  fac- 
tions, and  troops  were  being  drilled  in  nearly  every  county — 
until  be  reached  a  small  encampment  of  Union  sympalhizers 
near  Ilopkinsville.  Ky.  He  was  arrested  by  them  and  kept 
for  several  days,  after  which  he  was  released  and  made  his 
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way    to    Camp    Boone,    near    Clarksville.    Tenn.,    where    Col. 
Lloyd  Tilghman  had  a  camp  of  instructions. 

"He  afterwards  joined  that  part  of  Price's  army  under 
command  of  Col.  M.  Jeff  Thompson,  near  Sikestown,  Mo. 
He  was  then  assigned  to  the  artillery  service  as  lieutenant  in 
Dismukes's  .Arkansas  Batter}-,  and  w-as  also  made  captain  and 
aid-de-camp  upon  the  staff  of  Gov.  Reynolds,  of  Missouri, 
then  commander  in  chief  of  the  forces  in  the  field.  He  was 
assigned  at  various  times  to  duty  as  aid-de-camp  upon  the 
staff  of  Gens.  John  P.  McGowan.  Roger  Hanson,  Weight- 
man,  M.  Jeff  Thompson,  Gid  J.  Pillow.  Gov.  T.  C.  Reynolds, 
of  Missouri ;  Col.  Milton  A.  Haynes,  Cliicf  Tennessee  Corps 
of  Artillery;  Gens.  Lloyd  Tilghman,  Bushrod  R.  Johnson, 
Mansfield  Lovell,  John  Adams,  Wirt  Adams,  William  H. 
Jackson,  Stephen  D.  Lee,  Alexander  P.  Stew-art,  and  N.  B. 
Forrest. 

"He  served  every  day  of  the  war  from  the  first  to  the  last, 
and,  besides  so  many  staff  appointments,  in  all  arms  of  the 
service — infantry,  artillery,  and  cavalry.  He  was  private  and 
captain  of  infantry,  lieutenant  of  artillery,  and  lieutenant  colo- 
nel and  colonel  of  cavalry.  His  experiences  as  adjutant  gen- 
eral and  inspector  general,  etc..  fitted  him  specially  for  the  im- 
portant position  of  adjutant  genera!  and  chief  of  staff  to 
Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon.  Commander  of  the  Confederate  survivors. 

"He  w-as  prisoner  of  war  four  times,  and  w-hen  captured 
at  Fort  Donelsnn,  on  February  16.  1862,  was  taken  succes- 
sively to  Camp  Morton.  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  and  Camp  Chase. 
Columbus,  Ohio ;  but  w-as  paroled  at  each  of  these  places  and 
given  the  liberty  of  each  city,  and  then  sent  to  Johnson's 
Island,  where  he  was  confined  for  nearly  one  year.  He  was 
slightly  w-ounded  once. 

"At  Fort  Donelson  he  carried  to  Col.  (afterwards  Gen.)  For- 
rest the  first  order  he  ever  received  to  move  forward  into 
regular  battle,  in  which  he  was  engaged.  He  was  also  en- 
gaged in  some  of  the  most  thrilling  and  romantic  episodes 
of  the  war,  notably  that  at  Fort  Donelson.  one  at  Coffeeville. 
Miss.,  and  another  near  Sharon,  Mis?.. 

"His  name  is  repeatedly  mentioned  for  gallantry  in  battle 
in  the  official  records  of  the  rebellion.  The  many  orders  pub- 
lished in  the  war  records  signed  by  him  show  the  conspicu- 
ous parts  he  acted  in  Missouri,  at  Belmont :  Fort  Donelson ; 
Corinth,  Abbeville,  Holly  Springs,  Coffeevillc,  Miss. ;  Frank- 
lin, Spring  Hill,  and  Columbia,  Tenn.;  at  and  around 
Vicksburg,  Edward  Station.  Clinton,  and  Jackson.  Miss.; 
Sherman's  Meridian  Campaign;  Canton.  Yazoo  City.  Bird- 
fong's  Ferry.  Mcchanicsburg,  and  Harrisburg,  Miss.;  Thomp- 
son's Station,  Tenn.:  Livingston.  Miss.;  Coleman's  Cross, 
Roads,  Franklin,  Miss.;  and  in  nearly  all  of  Gen.  W.  H. 
Jackson's  battles  and  skirmishes — over  one  hundred  in  all. 

"In  the  latter  part  of  the  w-ar  he  resigned  frotn  the  staff 
on  account  of  injury  to  his  eyesight  from  constant  writing, 
and  organized  Moorman's  Mississippi  Cavalry  Battalion,  under 
orders  from  Gens.  Wirt  Adams  and  Leonidas  Polk,  of  which 
he  was  placed  in  command,  w-ith  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colo- 
nel, which  was  increased  to  a  full  regiment,  and  finally  sur- 
rendered with  Gen.  Dick  Taylor's  forces. 

"After  the  surrender  he  settled  in  Canton.  Madison  County. 
Miss.,  where  he  married  Miss  Helen  Shackelford,  daughter 
of  Chief  Justice  Thomas  Shackelford,  of  Mississippi,  and 
was  sheriff  of  Madison  Coimty  for  nearly  three  years,  during 
the  difficult  period  of  reconstruction,  and  managed  the  office 
with  great  ability  and  success,  satisfying  all  parties.  He 
was  engaged  in  planting  and  merchandising  at  the  same  time, 
and  moved  to  New  Orleans  in  1R60  and  to  Mandeville.  St. 
Tammany  Parish.  La.,  in  1882,  where  he  resided  after  that  time, 

"He   was   appointed   United    States    Marshal    at    New-    Or- 


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leans  by  President  Cleveland  in  1888,  and  filled  the  office  with 
such  ability  and  integrity  that  there  was  never  a  suit  brought 
against  him,  nor  even  a  motion  filed  for  any  cause. 

■'He  was  the  First  Vice  President  of  the  Louisiana  His- 
torical Society, -which  established  Memorial  Hall  in  New  Or- 
leans. He  was  at  different  limes  engaged  in  various  business 
and  mercantile  pursuits.  At  one  time  he  had  charge  of  the 
Jackson  Railroad,  and  was  connected  with  the  Louisiana  Immi- 
gration Association,  by  the  unanimous  call  of  his  fellow-citi- 
zens for  over  two  years. 

"He  conceived  the  idea  of  calling  together  the  cavalry  vet- 
erans from  every  Southern  State  into  the  two  cavalry  reunions 
held  in  New  Orleans  February  13,  1888,  and  on  March  4,  1889. 
He  was  chairman  and  the  vice  president  for  Louisiana.  This 
was  the  inspiration  which  brought  forth  the  United  Confed- 
erate Veteran  organization. 

"He  was  appointed  by  Gen.  John  B.  Gordon,  Commander 
in  Chief  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans,  his  Adjutant 
General  and  Chief  of  Staff  on  July  2,  1891,  there  being  then 
only  thirty-two  Camps  formed;  there  being  now  about  fifteen 
hundred  Camps." 

Tribute  by  Kentucky  Comr.vdes. 

The  George  B.  Eastin  Camp,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  at  a  called 
meeting,  took  action  upon  the  death  of  Gen.  Moorman.  Col. 
Bennett  H.  Young,  Commander  of  the  Camp  and  also  Com- 
mander of  the  Kentucky  Division,  furnished  a  tribute  which 
was  unanimously  adopted  by  the  committee  and  the  Camp. 
The  following  extracts  are  from  Col.  Young's  paper : 

"We  gather  to-night  in  the  shadow  of  a  great  sorrow.  One 
whom  we  ail  loved  and  who  loved  us  has  taken  his  departure 
and  has  'gone  before  to  the  unknown  and  silent  shore.'  We 
are  helpless  in  the  presence  of  Death.  We  are  powerless  to 
Stay  his  hand,  and  amid  his  mysteries  we  are  mute  and  awed. 
The  brave  and  the  good  alike,  with  the  cowardly  and  craven, 
must  yield  to  his  inevitable  demand,  and  when  he  speaks,  all 
must  obey. 

"You  have  been  called  together  to  take  appropriate  action 
upon  the  death  of  Gen.  George  Moorman,  whose  loss  to  the 
Confederates  and  all  they  seek  to  accomplish  is  simply  im- 
measurable. It  is  a  maxim  received  by  the  world  that  'there 
is  no  man  whose  place  cannot  be  filled.'  This  is  not  always 
true.  There  is  no  one  who  can  fill  George  Moorman's  place. 
He  was  created  and  prepared  for  a  special  and  extraordi- 
nary work.     He  did  that  work  as  no  other  man  could.     .     .     . 

"It  may  be  that  his  great,  loving  soul  did  not  compass  the 
extent  and  influence  of  the  agencies  which  he  had  set  in  mo- 
tion for  the  relief  of  human  suffering,  for  the  help  of  the  in- 
valid and  the  infirm,  and  for  the  truth  of  history ;  but  the  tre- 
mendous good  done  through  the  United  Confederate  Veteran 
Association  no  figures  can  appro.ximate  and  no  words  can 
describe. 

"No  one  can  feel  offended  at  the  statement  that  Gen.  Moor- 
man was  the  real  founder  and  leader  in  the  great  organization 
of  United  Confederate  Veterans,  the  greatest  of  its  kind,  but 
one,  in  the  world.  No  humanitarian  can  calculate  what  it 
has  done  for  those  who  need  help,  and  there  are  no  tables 
which  can  give  an  adequate  idea  of  the  blessings  and  mercy 
which  it  has  dispensed  among  the  soldiers  of  the  Confederacy. 

"The  deeds  of  George  Moorman  since  the  war  are  not  such 
as  will  be  printed  in  human  history,  but  they  are  written  in 
human  hearts,  and  they  are  treasured  in  human  souls,  and  the 
memories  which  gather  about  such  a  man  are  better  than  all 
the  monuments  the  sculptors  or  artists  of  the  world  can  create. 

"When  this  great  social,  humane,  and  historical  agency  was 
originated,   Gen.   Moorman  became   at   once  its   director.     He 


had  been  a  brave  soldier,  and  by  his  courage  and  valor  ht  had 
won  renown  on  many  fields ;  but  the  work  which  he  did  on  the 
battlefield  was  insignificant  to  that  which  he  was  enabled  to 
do  through  this  association  for  the  men  who  by  disease  or 
wounds  received  or  hardships  endured  in  the  great  war  needed 
home,  pensions,  care,  and  vindication. 

"Giving  up  all  his  business,  he  devoted  himself  to  the  su- 
perb work  of  the  association.  Position  and  office  to  which 
were  attached  large  salaries  had  no  effect  in  winning  him  from 
the  work  to  which  he  devoted  his  life,  his  energies,  and  his 
fortune. 

"A  majority  of  this  Camp  enjoying  the  honor  of  personal 
friendship  with  Gen.  Moorman,  we  do  not  hesitate  to  say 
that  he  was  one  of  the  most  extraordinary  men  of  the  period. 
With  great  gentleness  of  spirit  and  with  great  firmness  of  pur- 
pose, with  unbounded  kindness  of  heart  and  with  infinite  tact, 
he  combined  a  vigorous  and  strong  mind.  He  understood 
human  nature,  he  knew  men's  weaknesses,  he  respected  their 
prejudices  and  aroused  their  patriotism  and  enthusiasm  to 
a  most  remarkable  degree. 

"In  the  management  of  an  association  like  that  of  the  United 
Confederate  Veterans  there  was  no  bond  of  money  or  hope  of 
gain.  It  was  purely  and  entirely  sentimental,  and,  while  con- 
nected with  the  most  beautiful  sentiments  which  reach  the 
human  heart,  these  very  sentirtJents  made  the  task  of  holding 
and  utilizing  extremely  laborious.  In  fact,  that  which  he 
started  twelve  years  ago  with  thirty  Camps  and  now  enlarged 
to  fifteen  hundred,  with  probably  forty  thousand  enthusiastic 
members,  tells  as  no  words  can  tell  the  executive  ability  and 
genius  of  this  wonderful  man. 

"He  was  possessed  of  absolute  self-control.  He  never  lost 
his  temper.  He  never  uttered  an  unkind  or  impatient  word, 
and  through  all  difficulties  that  surrounded  him  he  maintained 
a  sweet  and  gentle  smile  and  gracious  forbearance  that  won 
for  him  thousands  of  friends.  He  became  party  to  no  quar- 
rels. He  entered  into  no  unkind  discussions,  but  with  a  soul 
full  of  enthusiastic  patriotism  and  a  deep  and  inexpressible 
love  for  the  South  he  carried  on  the  great  work  of  the  as- 
sociation in  a  way  to  win  the  approval  and  to  deserve  the 
praise  and  commendation  of  every  Confederate  veteran. 

"He  destroyed  his  life  in  the  service  of  his  comrades.  He 
went  down  at  his  post.  A  stroke  which  ended  in  his  death 
found  him  at  his  desk  making  preparations  for  the  coming 
reunion  of  the  association  at  New  Orleans.  It  was  his  de- 
sire to  make  this  New  Orleans  reunion  one  of  the  greatest 
in  the  history  of  the  association,  and  he  spared  no  labor  and 
no  effort  on  his  part  in  the  necessary  work  to  accomplish  this 
end. 

"Gen.  Moorman  was  born  in  Owensboro,  Ky.,  June  1,  1841. 
He  was  possessed  with  that  intense  patriotic  love  for  State 
which  marks  the  men  of  Kentucky,  and  it  never  left  him. 
There  was  always  a  tenderness  in  his  look  and  a  gentleness 
in  his  grasp  toward  Kentuckians  that  showed  his  supreme  love 
for  the  men  of  that  State.  When  this  association  went  into 
the  United  Confederate  Veterans  his  great  heart  overflowed 
in  words  of  welcome.  When  the  national  reunion  of  United 
Confederate  Veterans  was  held  in  Louisville  no  one  worked 
for  its  success  more  affectionately,  efficiently,  and  faithfully 
than  he  did.  He  was  all  that  a  Confederate  soldier,  a  gentle- 
man, a  Kentuckian,  or  a  Southerner  could  be,  and  these  words 
comprise  all  that  can  be  said  of  any  man.  But  there  was  one 
power  against  which  his  strong  constitution,  brave  heart,  and 
noble  spirit  could  not  avail. 

There  is  a  reaper  whose  name  is  death, 

And  with  his  sickle  I<een 
He  reaps  the  bearded  irrain  at  a  breath 

And  the  flowers  that  grow  betweea. 


C^oijfederat^  l/eteraQ. 


11 


"The  great  enemy  has  overcome.  'God's  finger  has  touched' 
our  comrade,  and  he  sleeps  the  sleep  that  knows  no  awakening. 

"There  has  been  made  by  his  death  a  void  that  can  never 
be  filled.  A  great  power  in  the  association  has  been  stayed 
and  a  great  life  gone  out.  'Death  joins  us  to  the  great  ma- 
jority' and  our  comrade  has  gone  to  be  with  the  immortals 
in  that  land  where  Lee,  Jackson,  Beauregard,  Stuart,  Forrest, 
Morgan,  Hampton,  Cleburne,  Albert  Sidney  Johnston,  Joseph 
E.  Johnston,  and  four  hundred  thousand  other  Confederate 
heroes  have  gone  before.  What  magnificent  names  with  which 
to  be  associated !  How  it  thrills  the  heart  and  quickens  the 
noblest  impulses  of  nature  to  know  that  our  comrade  and  we 
have  been  associated  with  these  great  actors  on  the  human 
stage ! 

"We  mingle  our  tears  with  those  who  are  bound  to  him  by 
the  closest  ties.  There  is  nothing  left  for  us  to  do  but  to 
mourn  our  beloved  comrade,  and  to  tell  his  wife  and  his  son 
and  (hose  who  were  bound  to  him  in  ties  of  blood  that  we 
sorrow  with  them  in  their  great  sorrow  and  weep  with  them 
in  their  terrible  bereavement. 

"Such  spirits  as  those  of  Gen.  Moorman  do  not  die.  They 
have  enriched  the  earth,  and,  under  immortal  conditions,  en- 
rich heaven.  !!:  Ul;;i!?|^ 

'  Thus  star  hy  star  declines 

Till  all  are  passed  away. 
As  morning  high  and  higher  shines 

To  an  eternal  day: 
Xor  sink  those  stars  in  endless  night ; 

They  lose  themselves  in  heaven's  own  light. 'i" 

Tribute  by  the  John  W.  Caldv/ell  Camp,  No.  139. 

RussELLViLLE,  Ky.,  December  19,  1902. 

The  committee  appointed  1)y  this  Camp  to  prepare  suitable 
resolutions  in  memory  of  our  beloved  and  honored  comrade, 
Adjutant  General  George  Moorman,  adopted  the  following: 

"Whereas  it  has  pleased  almighty  God  to  summons  beyond 
the  bounds  of  earthly  fellowship  and  friendship,  from  a  high 
place  of  service  and  honor  among  the  Confederate  veterans, 
our  faithful,  gallant,  and  patriotic  comrade,  George  Moorman; 

"Resolved,  That  we  bow  with  submission  to  the  sovereign 
will  of  Jehovah,  who  'docth  according  to  his  will  in  the  army 
of  heaven  and  among  the  inhabitants  of  earth.' 

"That  we  recognize  in  the  life  and  character  of  the  de 
ceased  a  rare  combination  of  fidelity  to  patriotic  principles. 
whether  under  a  vanquished  or  a  victorious  flag;  of  a  most 
attractive  personality  with  proper  official  dignity ;  of  the  high- 
est administrative  talent  with  the  broadest  sympathy;  and  of 
unsullied  integrity  with  an  untiring  ambition  for  the  honor- 
able recognition  and  the  generous  relief  of  the  needy  Con- 
federate soldier. 

"That  we  join  with  the  several  Departments,  Divisions, 
Brigades,  and  numerous  Camps,  which  owe  their  present  or- 
ganization and  efficiency  so  largely  to  his  unwearied  dili- 
gence and  wisdom,  in  lamenting  his  loss,  and  oflFer  to  the 
Commander  in  Chief  and  his  general  staflf  our  sincere  con- 
dolence. 

"That  we  extend  to  the  family  and  wife  of  the  deceased 
our  respectful  and  cordial  sympathy  in  this  hour  of  darkness 
and  bcreavoinent,  commending  them  to  the  tender  mercies  of 
our  Heavenly  Father. 

W.  S.  RvT.Avn,  Chnfilain   Cjmf>  No.  1^0.  Chairtnav : 
G.  Ti.  Overton,  Chaplain  Second  Ky.  Rrigadc,  U.  C.  V.: 
J.  H.  BRtfiGS,  Commander  Second  Ky.  Brigade,  IL  C.  V." 

Ot71er  Triei'tes  to  Gen.  Moorman. 
At  a  special  meeting  of  Cape  Fear  Camp.  No.  2S4.   United 
Confederate   Veterans,   of   Wilmington,    N.    C,   held   on    the 
evening  of  December   iq.   1002.   a  memorial   service  was  held 


and  resolutions,  offered  by  Gen.  W.  L.  DeRosset  and  second- 
ed by  Gen.  James  I.  Metts,  were  unanimously  adopted.  They 
say: 

"Gen.  Moorman  is  dead !  What  a  shock  this  short  sen- 
tence was  to  those  who  knew  him  personally !  A  man  en- 
dowed with  the  greatest  amount  of  patience,  dignity,  and 
positiveness  of  character  all  combined,  making  him  beloved 
by  all  who  in  business  or  pleasure  were  thrown  in  contact 
with  him. 

"Gen.  Moorman  served  in  the  army  of  the  Confederate 
States  under  Gen.  Bedford  Forrest,  and  was  in  command  of 
Moorman's  Battalion  at  the  close  of  hostilities. 

"Upon  the  organization  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans 
Gen.  Moorinan  was  appointed  by  the  commanding  general 
his  adjutant  general  and  chief  of  staff,  which  position  he 
has  held  since,  by  annual  reappointment.  The  duties  de- 
volved upon  him  to  organize  the  large  number  of  camps  and 
bivouacs  and  combine  them  into  one  grand  body,  which  re- 
quired a  vast  amount  of  patience,  labor,  and  knowledge  of 
human  nature,  and,  after  the  organization  was  completed,  to 
arrange  the  many  details  which  necessarily  arise  in  the  suc- 
cessful performance  of  the  work  of  the  association.  All  this 
was  done,  as  a  labor  of  love,  without  compensation  for  his 
services.    Truly  he  was  a  hero  in  peace  as  well  as  in  war. 

"With  assurance  and  intrepidity,  under  the  white  banner 
of  Modesty,  he  paved  the  way  for  the  recognition  nf  the 
merits  of  the  Confederate  soldier  that  might  otherwise  have 
been  discouraged  by  the  diflicultics.  and  possibly  defeated. 

"Our  loss  is  great.  It  is  befitting  that  we,  as  Confederate 
Veterans  and  an  organized  Camp,  should  recognize  the  faith- 
fulness of  our  beloved  and  regretted  comrade ;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved,  by  Cape  Fear  Camp.  No.  254.  Wilmington,  N.  C, 
that  the  above  memorial  be  spread  upon  the  records  of  the 
Camp,  and  that  a  copy  of  same  be  sent  to  Gen.  John  B.  Gor- 
don, Commander  in  Chief,  and  to  the  widow  of  our  comrade, 
with  the  prayer  of  this  Camp  that  our  Heavenly  Father  will 
temper  the  blow  to  her." 

The  proceedings  were  signed  oflScially  by  Col.  W.  J.  Wood- 
ward, Commander,  and  .'\.  L.  DeRosset,  Adjrtant  of  the 
Camp. 

Personal  Tribute  to  Gen.  Moorman. 
Philip  H.  Fall,  in  a  letter  to  the  Houston  (Tex.)  Post: 
"Gen.   George  Moorman  was  one  of  those  true,  pure,  and 
noble  Southern  characters  such  as  the  world  has  seldom  pro- 
duced, except  in  our  old-time  Southland.     He  so  truly  repre- 
sented the   Southern   soldiery  of  the  sixties  that   to  spe;ik  of 
that  conflict  necessitated  the  mention   of  Gordon  and   Moor- 
man.    Moorman   was  even  more  prominent   with  the   Camps 
and  comrades  than  Gen.  Gordon,  for  the  Camps  all  came  in 
direct    communication    with    him.     Gen.    Moorman    was    an 
honor  to  both  his  Kentucky  birthplace  and  his  adopted  Louis- 
iana.    His  commanding  appearance  and  his  warm,  firm  grip, 
as   he  greeted  his   Southern   comrades   at   each   recurring  re- 
union, will  be  sadly  missed.     .Ml  Southern  veterans  loved  him. 
Col,  Fall  is  a  member  of  Gen.  Gordon's  official  staff. 


The  Veteran  in  Army  and  Xnvy  Literature. — ^fessrs. 
George  P.  Rowell  &  Co..  the  famous  .Advertising  Acents  and 
Directory  Publishers,  have  issued  a  pamphlet  upon  Class  and 
Trade  Papers,  in  which,  under  the  heading  of  "Army  and 
Navy,"  they  say:  "Out  of  twentv-one  periodicals,  throe  get 
credit  for  issuing  regularly  more  than  1.500  conies.  They  are: 
New  York  City,  Army  and  Nar'y  Journal,  weeklv.  82^2;  (7.  A. 
World  and  Navy  Chronicle,  monthly.  7,102.  Nashville.  Tenn., 
Confeperatf  Vhteran,  monthly.  20..^5o. 


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Qopfedcrate  l/etera^. 


CONCERNING   THE   RIGHT    OF   SECESSION. 
Address  by  Charles  Francis  Adams  at  Charleston. 

At  the  eighty-third  annual  dinner  of  the  New  England 
Society,  held  at  Charleston,  Mr.  Charles  Francis  Adams,  of 
Boston,  was  the  chief  speaker  of  the  evening,  and  his  spleti- 
did  address  was  on  the  philosophy  of  the  great  conflict  of  the 
sections  in  the  war  between  the  Stales. 

The  society  held  its  annual  meeting  prior  to  the  dinner, 
and  elected  officers  for  the  ensuing  year.  The  following  were 
chosen,  all  being  reelected;  President,  Dr.  Charles  S.  Vedder; 
Vice  Presidents,  George  W.  Williams  and  J.  R.  Read ;  Secre- 
tar)',  Thaddeus  Street ;  Stewards,  Dr.  J.  S.  Buist,  W.  S.  Hastie, 
and  Christian  Larsen. 

At  the  dinner  there  was  a  prominent  company  of  about 
eighty  members  and  guests.  An  elaborate  and  choice  menu 
was  served.     The  dinner  occupied  about  three  hours. 

At  10  o'clock  Dr.  Vedder  called  for  order  and  introduced 
the  speech-making  with  a  very  interesting  review  of  the  year's 
work  by  the  society.  The  president  presented  as  the  speaker 
of  the  evening,  responding  to  the  toast,  "Forefather's  Day," 
Mr.  Charles  Francis  Adams.  Mr.  Adams  was  greeted  with 
rounds  of  applause.  He  made  an  introduction  of  his  speech 
with  appropriate  remarks  as  to  its  occasion  and  appositeness. 
His  address  was  a  development  of  his  Chicago  speech  of  a  few 
months  ago,  on  Robert  E.  Eee,  in  which  he  paid  tribute  to 
the  patriotism  and  right  motives  of  that  great  man.  In  this 
speech  he  repeated  his  opinion  of  the  Confederate  commander, 
and  entered  upon  a  philosophical  analysis  of  the  causes  of 
the  war  of  secession,  and  reached  by  logical  process  the 
conclusion  that  both  sides  were  equally  riglit  in  their  con- 
tentions on  the  great  issues  involved  in  the  interpretation  of 
the  constitution,  and  that  the  issue  was  settled  by  might  in- 
stead of  absolute  right.     Mr.  Adams  said: 

"Not  long  since,  circumstances  led  me  into  a  dispassionate 
reexamination  of  the  great  issues  over  which  the  country  di- 
vided in  the  midyears  of  the  last  century.  As  a  result  there- 
of, I  said  in  a  certain  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Society  address  de- 
livered in  June  at  Chicago:  ...  'If  we  accept  the  judg- 
ment of  some  of  the  more  modern  students  and  investigators 
of  history — either  wholly  unprejudiced  or  with  a  distinct 
Union  bias — it  would  seein  as  if  the  weight  of  argument 
falls  into  what  I  will  term  the  Confederate  scale.'     .     .     . 

"The  question  is  now  purely  one  historical ;  but  on  that 
question  of  the  weight  of  authority  and  argument  as  respects 
the  right  of  secession  I  find  a  divergence  of  opinion  existing 
to-day  so  great  as  hardly  to  admit  of  reconciliation.  On 
the  one  side  it  is  taught  as  an  article  of  the  political  faith  that, 
not  only  was  the  right  of  peaceable  secession  at  will  plain, 
manifest,  and  expressly  reserved,  but  that,  until  a  compara- 
tively recent  period,  it  had  never  been  even  disputed.  In 
the  words  of  one  writer  of  authority,  'through  a  period  of 
many  years  the  right  of  secession  was  not  seriously  questioned 
in  any  quarter  except  under  the  exigencies  of  party  politics.' 
On  the  other  hand,  in  the  section  of  the  country  where  my 
lot  has  been  cast,  this  alleged  heresy  is  sternly  denounced, 
and  those  propounding  it  are  challenged  to  their  proofs. 
With  equal  positiveness  it  is  claimed  that,  from  the  time  of 
the  adoption  of  the  constitution  down  to  a  comparatively  re- 
cent day,  'there  was  not  a  man  in  the  country  who  thought 
or  claimed  that  the  new  system  was  anything  but  a  perpetual 
union.'  " 

Mr.  Adams  review'ed  the  framing  of  the  constitution,  and 
pronounced  that  instrument  "a  pious  fraud,"  the  work  of 
metaphysicians.     He  then  concluded  as  follows: 

"Historically   speaking,   from   the   close  of  our   second  war 


of  independence — commonly  known  as  that  of  1812 — the  ebb 
and  flow  of  the  great  currents  of  influence  have  set  in  new  and 
definite  channels.  Gradually  they  assumed  irresistible  force 
therein.  Side  by  side  two  civilizations — a  Chang  and  Eng — 
were  developing.  North  of  the  Potomac  and  the  Ohio  a 
community  was  taking  shape,  the  whole  tendency  of  which 
was  national.  Very  fluid  in  its  elements,  commercial  and 
manufacturing  in  its  diversified  industries,  it  was  largely  com- 
posed of  European  or  other  descendants,  who,  knowing  lit- 
tle of  States,  cared  nothing  for  State  sovereignty,  which, 
indeed,  like  the  unknown  God  to  the  Greeks,  was  to  them 
foolishness.  This  vast  discordant  migration,  the  railroad, 
the  common  school,  and  the  newspaper  were  rapidly  merging, 
coalescing  and  fusing  into  a  harmonious  whole.  Naturally 
it  found  a  mouthpiece ;  and  that  mouthpiece  preached  Union. 
It  was  not  exactly  a  consistent  utterance,  for,  less  than  a 
score  of  years  before,  the  same  voice  had  been  loud  and  em- 
phatic in  behalf  of  State  sovereignty.  But  manners  change 
with  fortunes,  and  principles  with  tiines. 

"So  much  for  Chang,  north  of  the  Potomac  and  the  Ohio; 
but  with  Eng,  south  of  those  streams,  it  was  altogether  other- 
wise. Under  the  influence  of  climate,  soil,  and  a  system  of 
forced  African  labor,  the  Southern  States  irresistibly  reverted 
to  the  patriarchal  conditions,  becoming  more  and  more  agricul- 
tural ;  and,  as  is  always  the  case  with  agricultural  races  and 
patriarchal  communities,  they  clung  ever  more  closely  to 
their  traditions  and  local  institutions.  Then  it  was  that  Cal- 
houn, the  most  rigid  of  logicians,  in  obedience  to  an  irresisti- 
ble influence  of  the  presence  and  power  of  which  he  was  un- 
conscious-— Calhoun,  the  Unionist  of  the  war  of  1812,  and 
protectionist  of  1816 — turned  to  the  constitution.  He  began 
that  'more  diligent  and  careful  scrutiny  into  its  provisions, 
in  order  to  ascertain  fully  the  nature  and  character  of  our 
political  system.'  Needless  to  say,  he  there  found  what  he 
was  in  search  of.  But  a  similar  scrutiny  was  at  the  same 
time  going  on  in  New  England.  As  a  result  of  the  two  scru- 
tinies, Chang  and  Eng  both  changed  sides.  Before,  Chang's 
side  of  the  shield  was  gold,  while  that  of  Eng  was  silver ; 
now,  Chang  saw  quite  clearly  that  it  was  silver  after  all, 
while  Eng  recognized  it  as  burnished  gold  of  the  purest 
stamp.  Both  were  honest  and  both  fully  convinced.  Both 
also  were  right ;  the  simple  truth  being  that  no  man  can 
serve  two  masters,  and  two  masters  the  fundamental  law  pre- 
scribed.   The  inevitable  ensued. 

"But  what  was  the  inevitable?  That,  again,  as  I  read  the 
story  of  our  development,  was  purely  a  matter  of  circumstance 
and  time.  Fate — the  Greek  necessity — intervened  in  those 
lists  and  decided  the  issue  of  battle.  To  my  mind  the  rec- 
ord is  from  its  commencement  absolutely  clear  on  one  point. 
After  the  15th  of  July,  1788,  when  the  last  of  the  nine  States 
necessary  to  the  adoption  of  the  federal  constitution  acted 
favorably  thereon,  a  withdrawal  from  the  Union,  all  theories 
to  the  contrary  notwithstanding,  became  practically  an  issue 
of  might.  Into  the  abstract  question  of  right  I  will  not 
enter- — least  of  all  here  and  now.  But  conceding  everything 
that  may  be  asked  on  the  point  of  abstract  right — looking 
only  on  imperfect  and  illogical  man  as  he  is,  and  as  he  acts 
in  this  world's  occasions  and  exigencies — I  adhere  on  this 
point  to  my  own  belief.  In  1790  Rhode  Island  was  spared 
from  being  'coerced'  into  the  Union  only  by  a  voluntary 
though  very  reluctant  acceptance  of  it;  and  from  that  day 
to  1861  any  attempted  withdrawal  from  the  Union  would, 
after  long  argument  over  the  question  of  right,  have  ulti- 
mately resolved  itself  into  an  issue  of  might. 

"Here  again  the  elements  of  the  Greek  drama  once  more 
confronts  us — the   fates,   necessity.     What  at  different  epochs 


Qorjfederate  l/eterai}. 


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would  liave  been  the  proljable  outcome  of  an  attempt  at  with- 
drawal ?  That  ever,  at  any  period  of  our  history  since  1790, 
a  single  State,  no  matter  how  sovereign,  even  Virginia,  could 
alone  have  made  good,  pcaceahly  or  otherwise,  a  withdrawal 
in  face  of  her  unitedly  disapproving  sister  Stales,  I  do  not 
believe.  Naturally,  or  as  a  result  of  force  applied,  the  at- 
tempt would  have  resulted  in  ignominious  failure.  But  how 
would  it  have  been  at  any  given  time  with  a  combination  of 
States,  acting  in  sympathy — a  combination  proportionately  as 
considerable  when  measured  with  the  whole  as  was  the  Con- 
federacy in  1861  ?  I  hold  that,  here  again,  it  was  merely  a 
question  of  time,  and  that  such  a  withdrawal  as  then  took 
place  would  never  have  failed  of  success  at  any  anterior 
period  in  our  natural  history.  It  w-as  steam  and  electricity 
which  then  settled  the  issue  of  sovereignty ;  not  argument,  nov 
even  men  in  arms.  Before  1861  steam  and  electricity,  neither 
on  land  nor  water,  had  been  rendered  so  subservient  to  man  as 
to  make  him  equal  to  the  prodigious,  the  unprecedented  task 
then  undertaken  and  finally  accomplished.  In  that  case,  might 
in  the  end  made  right;  but  the  end  was  in  no  degree  a  fore- 
gone conclusion. 

"In  other  words,  forecasting  strife,  and  measuring  the 
coercive  force  available  at  a  time  when  steam  on  land  and 
water  was  in  its  stages  of  earlier  development,  J.  Q.  Adams 
regarded  the  attempt  at  an  assertion  of  national  sovereignty 
as  so  futile  that,  though  he  most  potently  and  powerfully 
believed  in  that  sovereignty,  he  looked  upon  its  exercise  as 
quixotic,  and.  consequently,  not  to  be  justified.  A  dissolution 
of  the  Union,  at  least  temporarily,  he  believed  to  be  inevita- 
ble. So  strongly  was  he  convinced  of  the  power  of  the  dis- 
integrating influence  as  contrasted  with  the  cohesive  force, 
that  the  late  Robert  C.  Winthrop.  then  a  young  man  of  twen- 
ty-seven, writing  in  1836,  described  him  as  saying,  in  the 
course  of  a  dinner  table  talk,  that  'he  despaired  of  the  Union, 
believing  that  we  are  destined  soon  to  overrun  not  merely 
Texas,  but  Mexico,  and  that  the  inevitable  result  will  be 
a  break  up  into  two,  three,  four,  or  more  confederacies.'  'In- 
evitable!' The  unexpected  alone  is  inevitable.  These  two 
utterances  were,  the  one  in  1836,  the  other  in  1839.  In  1839 
there  were  not  five  hundred  miles  of  constructed  railroad  in 
the  United  States ;  steam  had  not  been  applied  "to  naval  con- 
^truclion ;  electricity  was  a  toy.  So  far  as  he  could  look  into 
the  future,  Mr.  Adams  was  right ;  only  the  unexpected  was 
to  occur !  It  did  occur,  and  it  settled  the  question.  In  1788 
the  preponderance  of  popular  feeling  and  affection  was  wholly 
in  the  scale  of  State  sovereignty  as  opposed  to  nationality. 
In  1800  the  Union  was,  in  all  probability,  saved  by  being 
taken  froin  the  hands  of  its  friends,  and,  so  to  speak,  put 
out  to  nurse  with  its  enemies,  who  from  that  time  were  con- 
vened to  unity.  In  1815  the  final  war  of  independence  gave 
a  great  impetus  to  nationality,  and  the  scales  hung  even.  In 
1831  the  irrepressible  conflict  began  to  assert  itself,  and  now 
they  inclined  slightly  but  distinctly  to  nationality,  the  younger 
of  Iht  two  sovereigns  asserting  a  supremacy.  Between  1831 
and  1861  science  threw  steam  and  electricity  into  his  ;;ale, 
and  in  1865  they  made  the  other  kick  the  beam.  But  when 
all  is  said,  merely  a  fresh  illustration  had  been  furnished  of 
the  truth  of  that  scriptural  ridage  in  regard  to  a  divided  service. 

"Such  are  the  conclusions  reached  from  a  renewed  and 
somewhat  careful  review  of  a  record  frequently  scanned  by 
others.  They  found  in  it  the  outcome  of  great  orations,  la- 
bored arguments,  and  the  teaching  of  individuals.  I  cannot 
so  sec  it.     It  is,  as  I  read  it,  one  long  majestic  Greek  tragedy. 


Lilte  to  ttie  Pontac  se.i 
Whose  icy  current  and  compulsive  course 
Ne'er  feels  retirinpf  ebb,  but  keeps  due  on 
To  tile  I*ropontic  and  the  Hellespont, 

SO  that  great  drama  swept  on  to  its  inevitable  catastrophe, 
fate  and  necessity  ever  the  refrain  of  its  chorus  until,  at  the 
end,  the  resounding  clash  of  arms. 

"For  better,  for  worse,  a  new  era  then  opened.  In  what 
I  have  said  I  have  dealt  with  a  past  in  which,  as  I  .see  it, 
the  forces  of  nature — 'the  unseen  hand  at  the  game' — de- 
cided the  issues  involved.  But  there  are  times  also  when 
men  have  their  turn,  both  asserting  and  establishing  their 
superiority  over  fate,  shaping  destiny  to  their  desires,  triumph- 
ing amid  the  slings  and  arrows  of  outrageous  fortune.  In 
closing,  were  I  to  look  for  such  a  .spectacle,  I  fancy  it  would 
not  be  in  vain,  nor  would  my  search  be  far  or  long.  I  should 
find  it  here  in  the  South,  and  not  least  in  Charleston,  in  a 
manly  adaptation  to  unsought-for  conditions,  in  the  resiliency 
of  a  vigorous  race  casting  calamity  lightly  aside,  'a  dewdrop 
from  the  lion's  mane.'  To  what  extent  the  issues  of  the  past 
are  bygone,  my  being  here  and  discussing  them  in  this  pres- 
ence bear  conclusive  evidence.  And.  indeed,  coming  from 
Massachusetts  to  South  Carolina,  it  gladdens  my  heart  here 
to  see,  if  I  may  in  closing  use  the  great  language  of  Milton, 
'a  noble  and  puis.sant  nation  rousing  herself  like  a  strong 
man  after  sleep,  and  shaking  her  invincible  locks ;  an  eagle 
renewing  her  mighty  youth,  and  kindling  her  undazzled  eyes 
•It  the  full  niiddav  beam.'  " 


THE  PRESIDENT'S  CONFEDERATE  KINSMEN. 

Comrade  R.  F.  Arinstrong,  of  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  paid 
fine  tribute  to  Capt.  J.  D.  Bulloch,  who  died  at  Liverpool, 
Eng.,  January  7,  igoi.  It  was  for  copies  of  the  Veteran  con- 
taining that  sketch  that  President  Roosevelt  wrote  cordial  ac- 
Icnowledgnunt,  and  in  which  he  said:  "My  uncle,  Capt.  Bul- 
loch, always  struck  me  as  the  nearest  approach  to  Col.  New- 
come  of  any  man  I  ever  met  in  actual  life." 

Mr.  Armstrong  writes  again  on  this  subject: 

"In  the  September  Veteran  you  describe  an  'Outing  with 
the  President,'  in  which  you  make  allusion  to  his  esteemed 
and  very  worthy  uncle,  Capt.  James  D.  Bulloch.  President 
Roosevelt  had  two  uncles  in  the  Confederate  navy,  both  dis- 
tinguished, but  you  mistake  the  one  for  the  other.  Permit 
me  to  set  you  right  as  to  the  services  performed  by  these  gal- 
lant officers. 

"Capt.  James  D.  Bulloch  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  old  navy  of 
the  date  of  1840  to  1841,  and,  after  serving  several  years  as 
lieutenant,  resigned  his  commission  and  entered  the  merchant 
service,  commanding  a  steamship  running  between  New  York 
and  New  Orleans.  The  beginning  of  the  war  found  him  in 
command  of  the  steamship  Bienville,  and  overtures  were  made 
to  him  by  the  Governor  of  Louisiana  to  turn  the  ship  over  to 
the  Stale  authorities.  These,  however,  he  resisted,  even  to  the 
extent  of  having  his  loyalty  to  the  Southern  cause  suspected, 
and  il  was  not  until  he  had  satisfied  his  honor  by  delivering  his 
ship  to  her  owners  in  New  York  that  he  fell  at  liberty  to  em- 
brace the  cause  of  his  beloved  South. 

"Capt.  Bulloch  was  immediately  appointed  commander  in 
the  Confederate  m\y  and  sent  to  England  to  purchase  arms 
and  ammunition  for  the  army.  He  accomplished  his  mission 
successfully,  and  with  the  steamship  Fingall  (afterwards  the 
ironclad  Atlanta),  pointed  the  way  to  that  illicit  commerce, 
blockade-running,  which  afterwards  became  such  a  factor  in 
our  unequal  struggle.  Mr.  Davis  knew  the  man,  and  Capt. 
Bulloch  WMS  again  sent  abroad  to  build  and  equip  Confederate 
cruisers.    The  Alexandra.  Florida.  Alabama,  Shenandoah,  and 


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Q^oi^fedcrate  l/eterap. 


ironclad  Stonewall,  all  built  and  equipped  by  him,  show  his 
indefatigable  perseverance;  and  all  these  ships  were  eminently 
suited  for  their  purposes.  Their  successful  careers  reflect  great 
credit  upon  the  superior  abilities  of  this  famous  naval  officer. 
The  most  meager  details  of  the  work  performed  by  Capt. 
Bulloch  would  occupy  too  much  space  in  your  magazine,  but 
when  the  history  of  the  Confederate  navy  comes  to  be  writ- 
ten no  name  shall  stand  higher  on  the  roll  of  fame  than  that 
of  James  Dunwodie  Bulloch. 

"Irvine  Stephens  Bulloch,  a  younger  brother,  entered  the 
Confederate  navy  as  midshipman,  and  in  1862  reported  on 
board  the  Alabama  as  one  of  her  junior  officers.  By  strict  at- 
tention to  duty  he  rose  rapidly,  and  acted  as  master  or  naviga- 
ting officer  during  most  of  the  cruise  of  that  ship. 

After  the  fight  off  Cherbourg,  and  upon  the  fitting  out  of  the 
Shenandoah,  young  Bulloch  was  comm.issioned  master,  and 
performed  the  duties  of  navigating  officer  during  that  eventful 
(and  immortal;  cruise.  Where  you  make  the  mistake  is  in 
confounding  the  elder  Bulloch  with  the  younger,  who  it  was 
that  served  with  Semmes  on  the  Alabama. 

"While  I  greatly  admire  the  character  of  Col.  Newcome, 
as  depicted  by  Thackeray,  his  chivalry,  urbanity,  high  sense  of 
honor,  etc.,  yet  there  always  seemed  to  me  something  weak  in 
the  portrait.  Now  about  Capt.  Bulloch  there  was  not  a 
weak  point,  and  I  believe  him  to  have  been  the  best  all-round 
naval  oflicer  brought  out  by  the  stress  of  the  times  in  either 
navy,  and  I  doubt  if  any  other  officer  could  have  accomplished 
so  much  for  the  Confederate  cause,  which  he  loved  so  well." 


UNITED  SONS  OF  CONFEDERATE  VETERANS. 

Commander  Stone  issues  official  order  No.  s  to  the  United 
Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  in  which  he  says : 

"Realizing  the  necessity  of  more  active  and  enthusiastic  work 
among  the  memliers  of  our  glorious  confederation,  and  feeling 
the  responsibility  resting  on  its  Commander  in  Chief  and  Ad- 
jutant General,  this  order  is  issued  as  an  appeal  to  the  patriotic 
impulses  of  those  who  can  point  with  pride  as  being  descend- 
ants of  the  brave,  the  chivalrous,  the  heroic  Confederate  sol- 
dier, who  sacrificed  all  save  an  imperishable  honor,  which  can 
never  die  in  the  breast  of  a  liberty-loving  people.  Our  hope  is 
to  emulate  the  noble  example  of  our  ancestors,  to  perpetuate 
their  deeds  of  valor  and  heroism  in  defense  of  principle,  that 
future  generations  may  learn  that  they  fought  for  a  cause  that 
was  just,  right,  and  that  no  stain  rests  on  the  Southern  shield. 

"Having  this  object  in  view,  each  Camp  will  have  a  special 
meeting  on  the  first  and  third  Wednesdays  in  each  month  be- 
tween now  and  the  general  reunion  at  New  Orleans,  the  hour  to 
be  fixed  to  best  serve  the  convenience  of  the  members.  At  each 
of  these  meetings  two  comrades  will  make  addresses  on  one  of 
the  following  topics,  taking  them  in  the  order  in  which  they 
come : 

"i.  The  Moral  and  Legal  Right  of  the  South  to  Secede. 

"2.  The  First  Battle  of  Bull  Run. 

"3.  Stonewall  Jackson's  Valley  Campaign. 

"4.  The  Battle  of  Shiloh. 

"5.  The  Battle  of  the  Wilderness. 

"6.  The  Southern  Man  Before,  During,  and  After  the  War. 

"7.  Southern  Women  Before,  During,  and  After  the 
War. 

"8.  The  Histories  That  Should  Be  Taught  in  Our  Public 
Schools,  and  Our  Duty  to  That  End. 

"At  each  of  these  meetings  give  all  Confederate  veterans  and 
the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  special  invitations  to  attend, 
besides  inviting  the  public. 

"It  will  be  very  interesting  as  well  as  instructive  to  have 
some  of  the  Confederate  veterans   relate  their  persona!   ex- 


periences in  the  war.  In  this  way  you  will  learn  more  of  the 
hardships  and  privations  endured  by  iheni  than  from  all  the 
beautiful  tributes  paid  by  the  enchanting  words  of  the  ora- 
tor or  the  magic  power  of  the  pen.  In  addition  to  the  above 
you  will  arrange  a  musical  programme,  instrumental  and  vocal 
(Confederate  songs  preferable).  In  this  feature  you  should 
have  the  active  cooperation  of  the  Daughters,  which  will  be  in- 
valuable to  you.  I  heir  presence  and  support  will  be  an  in- 
spiration to  this  work. 

"The  commandant  will  on  receipt  of  this  order  call  a  meeting 
of  the  Camp  for  the  dat^  fixed,  and,  with  the  aid  of  his  adju- 
tant and  other  members,  arrange  a  programme  in  accordance 
with  the  order,  or  he  shall  appoint  a  committee  for  this  pur- 
pose. It  is  also  suggested  that  the  programme,  when  arranged, 
be  published  in  your  local  newspaper.  Let  this  be  done  before 
each  of  the  meetings,  and  you  will  find  it  a  great  help  in 
creating  an  interest  in  its  objects. 

"It  is  the  wish  of  this  office  that  this  order  be  published  in 
all  the  papers  of  your  vicinity  immediately  after  its  receipt, 
the  newspapers  being  the  surest  means  of  reaching  the  minds 
and  hearts  of  the  people. 

"Now,  comrade,  do  not  treat  indifferently  this  earnest  and 
sincere  effort  on  the  part  of  your  headquarters  to  arouse  an 
interest  in  the  cause  we  all  love,  but  let  each  one  feel  that  he 
has  a  duty  to  perform.  Let  us  make  this  the  banner  year  of  our 
confederation,  and  by  our  action  gladden  the  hearts  of  those 
whose  places  we  must  take  in  the  affairs  of  our  country.  We 
should  prove  ourselves  worthy  of  the  pure  and  stainless  name 
they  have  left  us. 

"All  who  are  eligible  to  membership  in  our  confederation  are 
urged  to  enroll.  Old  Camps  should  be  revived,  and  new 
Camps  organized  where  there  are  none.  All  information  and 
instructions  for  this  purpose  will  be  furnished  from  this  office 
on  application.  Send  to  it  reports  of  each  of  your  meetings, 
particularly  these  special  ones." 

United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans. 

In  General  Order  No.  6,  Thomas  P.  Stone,  Commander-in- 
Chief  of  the  U.  S.  C.  v.,  addressing  the  United  Sons  of  Con- 
federate Veterans  from  Waco,  Tex.,  December  20,  1902,  says: 

"The  sad  news  has  come  to  this  office  that  Gen.  George 
Moorman,  Adjutant  General  and  Chief  of  Staff  to  Gen.  John 
B.  Gordon,  Commanding  General  of  the  United  Confederate 
Veterans,  is  dead.  Let  us  not  forget  our  duty  to  his  memory, 
for  in  him  was  the  embodiment  of  all  that  was  noble,  grand,  and 
true ;  in  him  was  typified  the  true  Southern  man  and  one  that 
each  of  us  could  well  emulate  in  those  characteristics  which 
made  him  so  dear  to  the  hearts  of  the  Confederate  Veterans. 

"This  order  is  issued  to  call  your  attention  to  the  death  ot 
this  distinguished  citizen  and  patriot  and  to  remind  you  of  a 
duty  you  owe  to  his  memory,  and  to  impress  on  you  that  in  a 
few  fleeting  years  the  last  of  these  grand  old  heroes,  of  whom 
Gen.  Moorman  was  one,  'will  pass  over  the  river  and  rest  un- 
der the  shade  of  the  trees.'  These  deaths  should  make  us  more 
determined  to  fulfill  every  duty  we  owe  to  them.  Let  your  in- 
fluence be  felt  in  your  community  in  this  sacred  work.  It  will 
make  you  better  men  and  worthier  citizens. 

"On  receipt  of  this  order  the  commandant  will  call  his  Camp 
together  and  take  such  action  as  will  fittingly  commemorate 
the  worth  of  this  brave  and  chivalrous  man  who  has  devoted 
so  much  time  and  money  to  the  cause  we  all  love  so  well." 


Julian  S.  Carr,  Major  General  commanding  the  North  Caro- 
lina Division,  V.  C.  V..  presents  in  appropriate  and  attractive 
form  his  General  Order  No.  21,  in  regard  to  Gen.  Moorman. 

Action  is  being  taken  by  Divisions  and  Camps  throughout 
the  South.     His  popularity  was  widespread. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai). 


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THE  KENTUCKY  CONFEDERATE  HOME. 

The  report  of  proceedings  in  connection  with  the  Kentucky 
Confederate  Home  in  the  December  Veteran  was  short  of 
what  was  intended.  It  \\a^  the  occasion  of  turning  the  property 
over  to  the  Slate.  Col.  Bennett  H.  Young's  address,  as  con- 
tinued, was  as  follows: 

"The  men  who  shall  become  inmates  of  this  Home,  while 
shattered  in  health  and  poor  in  this  world's  goods,  have  heroic, 
historic,  chivalrous  deeds  and  patriotic  memories  as  their 
possession. 

"The  men  who  come  here  will  be  those  who  walked  without 
fear  amid  the  awful  carnage  of  Shiloh,  the  first  really  great 
battle  of  the  war.  It  was  there  first  that  the  world  understood 
the  mightiness  of  the  conflict  upon  which  Americans  had  en- 
tered. 

"Kentucky  regiments  there  received  a  great  baptism  of 
blood,  and  their  mortality  list  tells  better  than  brush  of  painter 
or  words  of  orator  what  part  they  played  in  that  terrible  con- 
flict. 

"There  will  be  men  here  in  this  Home  who,  with  their  com- 
rades, marched  with  unblanched  cheeks  into  the  tremendous 
fires  which  belched  from  Federal  guns  up  and  down  the  slopes 
of  Chickamauga's  hills,  and  who  on  that  fateful  field  met  with 
unfaltering  courage  immcnsurable  dangers,  and  who  exhibited 
a  gallantry  that  has  few  equals  and  no  superior. 

"There  will  be  men  here  to  pass  the  closing  years  of  their 
lives  who  charged  down  along  the  valley  of  Stone  River  on 
that  dreadful  afternoon  of  January  2,  1863,  under  the  leader- 
ship of  the  peerless  Breckinridge,  and  who  wrote  in  the  clods 
of  the  cannon-fv.ept  valley  with  their  lifcblood  the  story  of 
the  grandein-  of  their  intrepidity  and  their  valorous  consecra- 
tion to  duty. 

"There  will  be  men  here  to  live  out  the  closing  days  of  their 
careers  who  rode  with  Buford,  Lyon,  Faulkner,  Tyler,  and 
Hale  under  the  valiant  Forrest  at  Brice's  Crossroads,  and 
who  helped  to  win  there  for  the  Confederate  army  the  most 
brilliant  cavalry  victory  of  the  world. 

"There  will  be  men  here  who  assaulted  the  Federal  lines  at 
Harrisburg,  Miss.,  under  the  leadership  of  Stephen  B.  Lee  and 
Nathan  Bedford  Forrest,  and,  while  defeated,  by  their  splendid 
courage  and  magnificent  heroism,  and  by  losses  unparalleled 
in  cavalry  conflicts,  secured  a  reputation  for  courage,  daring, 
and  gallantry  that  has  no  superior  in  cavalry  operations. 

"There  will  be  men  here  who  fought  in  that  memorable  cam- 
paign from  Dalton  to  Atlanta,  in  which  the  Kentucky  troops 
made  a  record  for  constancy  and  faithfulness  and  suffered  a 
percentage  of  casualties  that  for  the  number  engaged  has  no 
equal  in  military  annals.  There  will  be  men  here  to  enjoy  the 
advantages  of  this  great  benefaction  who  rode  with  the  daunt- 
less and  brilliant  leader,  John  H.  Morgan,  and  who,  amid  cease- 
less privations  and  ever-present  dangers  followed  him  where 
duty  led.  The  men  who  will  be  here  nobly,  fearlessly,  and 
heroically  met  the  calls  that  duty  made  in  the  hour  of  its  sum- 
mons, and  they  are  justly  entitled  to  a  place  in  the  memory  and 
record  of  Kentucky's  sons,  who  in  the  past  and  in  the  future 
shall  make  secure  her  place  in  the  world's  history. 

"A  grateful  and  loving  State  accords  them  a  well-merited 
recognition,  and  with  no  parsimonious  hand  has  provided  for 
their  care  when  age,  want,  or  disease  shall  render  them  helpless 

"To-day  we  swing  wide  these  hospitable  doors  and  bid  these 
heroes  come  in.  Here  with  sheltering  love  no  want  shall  go 
unsupplicd.  Tender  affection  will  anticipate  every  need  and 
(rrateful  voices  declare  to  these  grand  old  men  'that  at  evening 
time  it  shall  be  light.' 


"Here  they  can  abide  in  peace,  plenty,  quiet,  and  comfort 
until  they  shall  answer  the  divine  roll  call  and  cross  over  to 
the  unl.nown  shore  to  keep  company  with  the  immortals. 

"And  to  you,  the  Governor  of  our  beloved  Commonwealth, 
its  official  representative,  one  who  so  earnestly,  so  constantly, 
so  generously  has  helped  inaugurate  this  superbly  benevolent 
enterprise,  the  Confederates  of  Kentucky,  their  friends  and 
sympathizers,  who  have  provided  this  magnific;-l  building,  I 
tender  these  keys,  with  unfaltering  faith  that  Kentucky  will 
never  forget  her  brave  and  chivalrous  sons  who  at  Shiloh, 
Hartsville,  Baton  Rouge,  Murfreesboro,  Resaca,  Jonesboro, 
Brice's  Croosroads,  Kennesaw  Mountain,  Farmington,  Salt- 
ville.  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Marion,  Chickamauga,  Murfreesboro, 
Harrisburg,  and  hundreds  of  other  conflicts,  by  their  deeds  of 
courage  and  daring,  maintained  the  splendid  record  that  the 
men  of  this  Commonwealth  have  everywhere  made  for  soldier- 
ly valor. 

"We  rejoice  that  Kentucky,  always  grateful  to  her  sons,  who 
have  proven  worthy  of  her  history  and  tradition,  has  not  for- 
gotten these  men  who  wore  the  gray,  and  in  wearing  it  so 
nobly  maintained  the  history  of  their  mother  Commonwealth 
for  manliness,  courage,  patience,  and  gallantry  on  the  greatest 
battlefields  of  the  world's  greatest  war." 

The  Home  Accepted  by  the  Governor. 
Governor  Beckham  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished-look- 
ing men  in  the  large  assembly.  His  maturity  exceeds  that 
which  is  indicated  by  the  pictures  usually  printed  of  him. 
As  he  arose  to  respond  in  behalf  of  the  State  there  were  hearty 
cheers.  He  said:  "There  is  a  certain  lady  in  this  crowd  who 
has  me  very  much  intimidated.  During  the  war  her  work  of 
sending  supplies  to  the  Confederate  soldiers  in  the  South  was 
carried  on  to  such  an  extent  that  it  attracted  the  attention  of 
the  Federal  authorities,  and  she  concluded  that  the  climate  of 
Canada  would  be  more  congenial  to  her  than  the  prospect  of  a 
Northern  prison.  So  she  took  her  departure.  That  lady  was 
my  mother.  In  talking  to  me  about  the  remarks  I  would  make 
on  this  occasion,  she  said  that  if  I  dared  say  anything  that  was 
not  complimentary  to  the  Southern  soldiers  or  the  cause  they 
espoused  she  would  get  right  up  and  disown  me.  So,  to  avoid 
running  the  risk  of  anything  of  the  kind,  I  have  committed 
to  paper  what  I  have  to  say."  Governor  Beckham  continued 
with  his  address,  referring  occasionally  to  his  manuscript.  It 
was  as  follows : 

Governor  Beckham's  Address. 

Mr.  Chairmari,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  On  the  part  of  the 
Commonwealth,  and  in  compliance  with  the  act  passed  by  the 
last  session  of  the  General  Assembly,  I  accept  this  property  as 
the  Confederate  Home  of  Kentucky,  to  be  used  "for  the  care 
and  maintenance  of  infirm  and  dependent  Confederate  soldiers 
of  the  State."  In  doing  so  I  wish  to  commend  the  Board  of 
Trustees  for  their  wisdom  and  judgment  in  the  selection  of  so 
acceptable  and  desirable  a  site,  and  to  congratulate  the  Con- 
federate veterans  who  come  within  the  purposes  of  the  act 
upon  having  so  beautiful  a  home,  where  a  generous  people  can 
protect  them  from  the  storms  of  winter  and  supply  them  with 
the  necessaries  of  life.  Such  is  the  object  of  this  Home,  es- 
tablished by  the  Slate  of  Kentucky  for  the  benefit  of  those  who 
fought  upon  the  side  of  the  South,  and  who  now,  in  the  even- 
ing of  their  lives,  after  manly  struggles  with  the  vicissitudes 
of  peace  as  well  as  with  the  conflicts  of  war,  need  such  care 
and  protection  as  this  Home  will  aflford. 

To  them  it  is  now  opened,  and  in  their  honored  old  age  we 
intend  to  minister  to  their  wants.  Kentucky  must  not  be  con- 
sidered tardy  and  neglectful  in  making  this  provision  for  her 


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gallant  sons  who  followed  the  flag  of  the  Confederacy;  for  it 
should  be  remembered  that  the  soldier  of  the  South,  who 
passed  through  the  terrible  ordeal  of  the  war  and  the  far  more 
terrible  ordeal  of  the  reconstruction,  with  his  spirit  tested  in 
the  fire  of  defeat  and  suffering,  came  through  it  all  as  a  proud 
and  independent  American  citizen.  He  has  asked  nothing  but 
the  rights  guaranteed  him  by  the  Constitution  of  his  country 
and  the  privilege  of  earning  by  his  own  brawn  and  brain  an 
honest  living,  faithful  to  his  obligations  as  a  man  and  his  duties 
as  a  citizen.  He  stands  to-day  as  the  greatest  and  noblest 
product  of  American  citizenship.  He  came  out  of  the  bloody 
struggle  with  all  lost  save  his  life  and  his  honor,  with  his  home 
in  ashes,  with  his  family  in  poverty.  Pursued  and  harassed  by  a 
cruel  and  savage  policy  of  radical  reconstruction,  he  yet  stood 
with  bared  breast  to  the  winds  of  adversity,  his  trust  in  God, 
his  hope  in  the  future,  and  by  his  energy  and  his  patriotism  he 
has  wrought  the  miracle  of  the  South's  restoration  from  hope- 
lessness and  despair  to  a  condition  of  peace  and  prosperity. 


MRS.   SALE    AND  CAPT.   PARR. 

Several  deaths  have  occurred  at  the  Home  already.  Veter- 
ans have  been  received  to  nearly  half  the  capacity  of  the  large 
building.  The  wonder  is  how  the  State  has  managed  to  do  so 
long  without  such  a  place. 

Rev.  L.  H.  Blanton  pronounced  the  benediction,  concluding 
the  exercises,  and  the  band  played  "Home,  Sweet  Home." 

Capt.  Parr,  a  retired  capitalist  and  Confederate  sympathizer 
of  Louisville,  donated  a  vaulable  house,  through  Col.  Bennett 
H.  Young,  as  a  home  for  aged,  infirm,  and  dependent  Confed- 
erate veterans  of  Kentucky  in  April,  1901.  The  property  was 
donated  so  that  it  could  be  used  as  indicated  or  be  sold  and 
the  proceeds  so  applied  to  a  more  suitable  place.  At  the  first 
meeting  of  the  Kentucky  Association,  Capt.  Parr  was  pre- 
sented to  a  grateful  company,  was  elected  an  honorary  mem- 
ber, and  at  the  conclusion  of  beautiful  addresses  in  his  honor, 
the  band  struck  up  "My  Old  Kentucky  Home." 

This  splendid  donation  was  made  at  the  suggestion  of  his 
daughter,  Mrs.  John  H.  Sale,  an  enthusiastic  member  of  the 
Albert  Sidney  Johnston  Cliapter,  U.  D.  C.  Capt.  Parr  is  a  na- 
tive of  Alsace,  France,  and  was  born  December  12,  1825.  His 
father  served  under  Napoleon  and  was  at  Waterloo.  He 
came  to  America  in  1828  and  settled  in  Kentucky. 

Daniel  Parr  has  lived  in  Louisville  for  over  sixty  years.  He 
has  had  a  successful  career  and  Ins  been  liberal  with  his 
means.  Besides  the  princely  donatic:;  to  Confederates,  which 
resulted  in  Kentucky's  noblest  a;. J  greatest  needed  hospitality 
to  her  worthy  sons,  Capt.  Parr  erected  a  Memorial  (Baptist) 
Church  in  Petoskey.  Mich.,  and  also  donated  a  splendid  chime 


of  bells  as  a  memorial  to  his  wife,  who  was  a  daughter  of 
Sampson  Marmaduke,  of  Westmoreland  County,  Va.,  in  the 
First  Baptist  Church  of  Louisville. 

To  Mrs.  Sales  is  due  the  gratitude  of  Kentuck>'  and  the 
South  for  suggesting  these  important  tnatters.  They  did  not 
stop  with  the  original  bequest  for  the  home,  but  she  is  active 
in  furnishing  rooms.  A  beautiful  guidon  in  Confederate  col- 
ors— red,  white,  and  red — was  presented  by  Mrs.  Sale's  young 
son,  Marmaduke.  It  bears  the  inscription,  "Kentucky  Con- 
federate Home,"  which  may  be  seen  in  the  distance,  a  credit 
and  an  ornament  to  the  place  and  to  the  State. 


SCATTERED  REMNANT  OF  A  COMPANY. 

From  F.  R.  Noe,  Beebe,  Ark. : 

"Forty-two  years  ago  to-day  (December  24)  President 
Jefferson  Davis,  accompanied  by  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Johnston, 
Gen.  Sterling  Price,  and  others,  reviewed  the  army  at  Grenada, 
Miss.  How  many  now  living  were  present  and  remember  the 
occasion?  I  think  now  of  many  of  my  old  company  (C,  Sam- 
uel's Battalion,  Green's  Brigade)  who  were  afterwards  killed 
in  battle  and  died  from  sickness  during  and  since  the  war. 
I  saw  Col.  McFarland  for  the  last  time  that  day.  He  com- 
manded the  second  regiment  of  Green's  Brigade,  and  received 
an  ugly  wound  at  the  battle  of  Corinth,  October,  1862.  When 
I  saw  him  in  Grenada,  out  on  parole,  as  we  passed  he  said : 
'Boys.  I  am  going  to  get  well  and  give  it  to  the  Yankees 
again.'    I  have  never  heard  from  him  since. 

"My  company  was  raised  by  Capt.  Dick  Campbell,  in  Green 
County,  Mo.,  and  at  the  reorganization  Campbell  returned  with 
others  to  the  Trans-Mississippi  Department  with  a  commission 
as  lieutenant  colonel  under  Col.  Colton  Green,  and  J.  W.  Mc- 
Spadden  was  elected  captain.  A  better  company  never  served 
in  tlie  ranks  of  the  Confederate  army.  Most  of  that  company 
have  passed  over  the  river,  and  each  of  the  sleepers  is  worthy 
of  a  memoir  in  the  CoNFEnERATE  Veieran.  I  must  mention 
the  names  of  a  few.  A.  S.  H.  Boyd  was  a  private  in  this  com- 
pany, and  gave  the  command  to  charge  the  enemy  in  the  first 
day's  fight  at  Corinth.  He  ought  to  have  been  promoted  to  a 
colonelcy  for  that  act.  His  brother,  "Poney"  Boyd,  command- 
ed a  regiment  in  the  Federal  army.  I  have  learned  that 
'Audly'  or  'Edly'  Boyd  was  accidentally  killed  a  few  years  ago 
in  Kentucky.  Will  Ingram  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Frank- 
lin, Tenn.,  1863.  A  cannon  ball  took  off  the  top  of  his  head. 
John  Horton,  a  color  sergeant,  died  of  consumption  in  Boone 
County,  Ark.,  after  the  war.  W.  W.  Merritt,  a  noble  spirit 
and  a  fearles  soldier,  settled  at  McKinney,  Collin  County,  Tex., 
after  the  war.  He  soon  rose  to  prominence.  He  was  elected 
sheriff,  and  to  represent  his  county  in  the  Legislature.  He  died 
of  paralysis  July  4,  1892.  Alex  Shultz  is  supposed  to  have  died 
near  Dardanelle,  Ark.,  soon  after  the  fall  of  Vicksburg.  He 
was  left  at  a  private  house  sick,  and  has  never  been  heard  from 
since. 

"I  met  at  the  last  Confederate  reunion,  at  Dallas,  Te.x.,  a  few 
survivors  of  that  company.  William  G.  Perkins,  the  orderly 
sergeant,  lives  at  Greenville,  Tex.,  and  is  the  Treasurer  of 
Hunt  County.  Jesse  McQuigg  and  Thad  Turner  live  at  Bon- 
ham,  Tex. ;  Tom  Tatum,  at  Farmersville,  Tex. ;  Eli  Graham,  at 
Harrison.  Ark. ;  and  C.  C.  Middleton,  in  Benton.  Ark.  These 
I  met  at  Dallas.  Ed  Town,  I  learn,  was  there,  but  I  failed  to 
meet  him.  Ben  F.  Schultz  is  at  Tazewell.  Tenn.  T.  Johnson 
is  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  William  Prophet  is  at  Hartsville,  Mo. 
James  Prophet  is  at  Carthage,  Mo.  Tom  Lair  is  in  Boone 
County,  Ark.  George  M.  Jones,  June  Blackburn,  William  P. 
Dabbs,  and  Frank  White  are  at  Springfield,  Mo.,  and  J.  W. 
Blakey  is  in  Collin  County,  Tex." 


Qoi>federat-e  l/eteratj. 


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CONFEDERATE  MONUMENTS  AND  CEMETERIES. 
Mildred    Lewis    Rutherford.    State    Historian    Georgia    Di- 
vision,  U.   D.  C,  gives  an  elaborate   report   of  what  Georgia 
has  done : 

[t  has  been  tlie  custom  from  remote  antiquity  to  rear  monu- 
ments to  honor  great  military  leaders  and  to  erect  buildings 
in  memory  of  the  illustrious  dead,  but  very  rare  indeed  has 
it  been  in  the  history  of  any  nation  that  lli05e  who  suffered 
defeat  have  been  so  honored.  In  this  respect  the  South  is 
unique,  for  she  has  delighted  to  honor  those  who  fell  under 
the  baiuier  of  defeat.  Did  I  say  defeat?  I  did  not  mean  that, 
but  rather  scciiiiiig  defeat;  for  the  South,  though  overpowered 
by  munbcrs,  with  property  wrested  from  her,  with  arms  taken 
by  force,  with  military  oppression  enforced  for  a  season,  has 
never  for  one  montent  yielded  the  point  but  that  the  principles 
for  which  she  contended  were  right  and  will  be  right  so  long 
as  the  present  Constitution  stands.  IVe  were  overpowered, 
but  never  ecnquered. 

Rare,  too,  has  it  been  found  in  the  history  of  any  nation  that 
a  private  soldier  has  been  as  highly  honored  as  a  genera!  or  a 
commanding  ofticer.  Here  again  the  South  is  unique,  for  all 
who  served  her  faithfully,  whether  private  or  general,  have 
been  equally  honored  by  her  love. 

When  the  war  was  over  and  arms  had  been  surrendered 
and  the  oath  of  allegiance  taken,  our  soldiers  returned  to  their 
homes,  when  homes  were  left,  with  heavy  hearts.  In  many 
cases  they  found  loved  ones  gone.  Heaps  of  ashes  were  pile<l 
where  once  their  homes  had  stood.  Was  it  not  natural  that, 
out  of  heart,  out  of  money,  and  with  hope  itself  almost  gone, 
they  shoidd  have  despaired? 

A  period  of  darkness  followed — the  reconstruction  pe- 
riod— and  one  can  well  understand  how  much  courage  it 
needed  in  that  hour  of  despair  to  contemplate  living,  much  less 
thinking  of  rearing  monuments  to  the  dead.  And  yet  this  is 
just  what  was  done.  The  conditions  to  be  met  were  far  more 
trying  than  the  perils  encountered  on  the  field  of  battle;  and 
yet  these  brave  men  endured  want  without  a  murmur  and  sub- 
mitted to  oppression  with  a  patience  rarely  equaled  and  never 
surpassed  in  the  history  of  the  world.  True  it  was  they  were 
in  honor  bound  not  to  resist,  on  account  of  the  obligations 
implied  in  their  paroles;  but  there  are  ways  and  ways  of  bear- 
ing wrongs,  and  they  were  verily  brave  in  the  bearing  of  theirs. 
Those  who  never  had  known  what  it  was  to  toil  before  toiled 
now  with  their  own  hands  to  keep  the  wolf  of  hunger  from 
the  door  of  their  loved  ones.  They  put  discouragemen's  be- 
hind them,  and  they  moved  forward  resolutely  in  the  p.ith  of 
love  and  duly. 

And  while  I  would  not  detract  one  iota  from  the  courage 
required  of  these  brave  men  at  this  time,  I  must  in  justice  pay 
a  tribute  where  it  rightfully  belongs — to  the  wives  and  moth- 
ers who  sustained  and  cheered  them  during  these  days  of 
gloom  and  despondency.  In  times  of  danger,  if  danger  threat- 
ens physical  harm,  woinan  is  a  natural  coward;  but  if  the  dan- 
ger threatens  the  moral  nature  or  inner  life,  she  becoincs  heroic, 
and  meets  adversity  with  a  braver  heart  than  man.  And  so  it 
was  at  this  period  of  our  history,  for  verily  it  was  when  hope 
had  wcll-nieli  vanished  and  these  women  saw  loved  ones  cast 
down,  with  spirit  gone,  they  said :  "The  cause  is  not  lost. 
We  will  build  monuments  to  our  loved  dead,  to  let  the  world 
see  that  we  believe  they  died  for  what  was  just  and  right. 
We  will  keep  in  tender  remembrance  these  dead  heroes  of 
ours."  Hope  begets  hope,  and  when  the  women  became  hope- 
ful then  the  hearts  of  the  men  revived  and  became  full  of  hope. 
Lofty  shafts  began  to  be  erected  all  over  our  beloved  South- 
land, to  stand  in  mute  and  eloquent  evidence  of  the  loving 
1** 


devotion  they  bore  the  Confederate  cause.  From  the  very 
commencement  of  this  memorial  work  every  obstacle  was 
thrown  in  the  way  by  the  Federal  authorities.  .'Vt  New  Or- 
leans July  6.  i866,  the  following  official  order  was  issued : 

"Notification  is  hereby  given  for  the  information  of  all  con- 
cerned that  no  monument  intended  to  commemorate  the  late 
rebellion  will  be  permitted  to  be  erected  within  the  limits  of 
the  military  division  of  the  Gulf." 

The  soldiers  on  parole  said'  "We  cannot  even  give  encour- 
agement to  this  work,  for  our  word  of  honor  forbids."  But 
the  woirien  said  :  "We  are  under  no  parole,  we  have  taken 
no  oath  of  allegiance ;  we  will  give  entertainments,  we  will  not 
ask  your  aid,  we  will  sell  our  own  handiwork  and  get  the 
means  whereby  our  dead  shall  be  honored."  And  they  did. 
These  wives  and  mothers  began  to  formulate  plans  and  to 
raise  funds  to  honor  the  fallen  brave.  They  took  upon  them- 
selves the  duty  of  locating  and  removing  the  scattered  Con- 
federate dust.  With  the  scantiest  means  at  their  disposal  and 
under  the  most  discouraging  conditions,  they  entered  upon  this 
labor  of  love.  .So  general  became  the  custom  of  erecting  monu- 
ments throughout  the  South  that  it  is  now  regarded  as  a  stigma 
of  reproach  to  tiiat  town  or  city  where  no  monument  has  been 
raised. 

To  the  Ladies'  Memorial  Associations  belong  the  greater 
credit  for  erecting  the  monuments  now  standing.  These  asso- 
ciations sprang  from  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  formed  during 
the  war,  and  have  a  province  apart  from  the  work  of  the  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy,  although  the  work  of  all  should  be  one 
in  spirit.  The  arrangements  pertaining  to  Memorial  Day  exer- 
cises and  the  removal  of  bodies  from  the  battlefields  and  the 
care  of  the  graves  of  the  known  and  unknown  dead  is  the 
work  of  the  Memorial  Assocations,  having  the  hearty  co- 
operation of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy.  The  erection 
of  monuments,  memorial  buildings,  and  soldiers'  homes,  and 
the  collection  of  historical  records,  sliould  be  the  work  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  Confedenicy,  having  the  aid  and  sympathy 
of  the  i.lemorial  Associations.  The  members  of  one  general 
body  _  ould  be  the  members  of  the  other,  but  the  two  organi- 
zations should  be  kept  distinct. 

To  Winchester,  W.  Va.,  belongs  the  credit  of  erecting  lUi 
first  monument  to  the  Confederate  dead.  This  monument  was 
erected  in  1S65,  a  few  months  after  the  surrender. 

CONFEDER.STE   MONUMENTS    IN    GEORGIA. 

It  has  been  almost  impossible  to  secure  a  full  record  of  the 
monuments  in  Georgia.  A  number  are  being  erected  now,  and 
1  trust  many  more  will  be  entered  upon  this  page  of  history. 
As  far  as  could  be  ascertained,  the  monunxnls  now  in  Geor- 
gia number  forty-one,  and  are  to  be  found  at  Americus  (l), 
Athens  (2),  Atlanta  (4),  Augusta  (3),  Barnesville,  Brunswick, 
Columbus,  Ciawfordville,  Chickamauga,  Dalton,  Elberton, 
Greensboro,  Griffin,  Hinesville  (4  slabs),  LaGrange,  Millcdge- 
ville,  Macon,  Madison,  Newnan,  Oxford,  Quitman,  Rome, 
Sparta.  Sandersvillc,  Savannah  (4),  Thomson,  Thoniasville, 
Waynesboro,  and  West  Point. 

An  effort  has  been  made  to  find  the  history  of  these  monu- 
ments, with  the  inscriptions  upon  them,  so  that  the  correct 
order  of  their  erection  could  be  given.  A  scrapbook  has  been 
prepared,  containing  the  photographs  of  these  monuments  and 
all  data  regarding  them,  as  far  as  could  be  obtained.  The 
.Memorial  Associations  know  more  of  this  history  than  the 
Daughters,  and  it  is  from  them  that  this  information  must  be 
obtained. 

1  here  are  s.ven  Confederate  cemeteries  in  Georgia,  at  At- 
lanta, Marietta,  Chickamauga,  Americus,  Forsyth,  Newnan, 
and  Griffin.    At  Marietta  there  are  three  thousand  graves  marked 


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Qo^fedcrat^  l/eterap. 


by  headstones,  and  alilioiigh  lo\  iiig  care  is  taken  of  these 
graves,  the  contrast  between  the  National  Ccnieterics,  where 
the  Union  soldiers  lie  buried,  and  upon  which  much  money  is 
lavished,  and  those  of  our  dead  heroes,  is  painfully  striking. 

This  memorial  work  can  never  end,  for  when  the  men  and 
women  who  lived  during  the  war  between  the  States  shall  have 
passed  away  their  sons  and  daughters  are  being  trained  to  take 
up  the  loving  task  of  perpetuating  the  memories  of  those  so 
dear  to  every  Southern  heart. 

Of  course  it  would  be  impossible  in  the  time  allowed  me  to 
read  the  history  of  these  monuments  and  their  inscriptions, 
interesting  as  each  would  be ;  but  if  any  deserve  special  men- 
tion, it  should  be  the  one  first  erected  in  the  State.  As  far  as 
has  been  ascertained,  the  honor  belongs  to  Griffin.  The  date 
is  1869.  The  address  was  made  by  Gov.  James  Boynton.  The 
flag  that  you  see  upon  this  stage  was  used  on  that  occasion. 
All  honor  to  those  noble  women  of  Griffin,  who  by  this  work 
set  in  motion  waves  of  thought  which  have  led  to  the  honoring 
in  stone  and  marble  of  these  heroic  men. 

At  Hinesville  a  little  band  of  Daug'.i'crs,  nine  in  number, 
separated  by  miles  of  distance,  have  thro-jgh  discouragements 
of  all  kinds  succeeded  in  placing  four  small  slabs  over  the 
graves  of  some  unknown  heroes,  lest  in  the  years  to  come, 
when  they  in  whose  hearts  their  memory  is  enshrined  shall 
have  passed  away,  none  shall  know  the  spot  where  this  loved 
dust  was  laid.  Other  monutnents  inay  speak  by  their  loftier 
columns  and  more  thrilling  inscriptions  of  men  just  as  brave 
and  women  just  as  faithful,  but  somehow  these  lonely  slabs 
appeal  in  a  way  stronger  than  all  others  when  the  story  is  told 
of  remembering  the  dead. 

Now,  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  and  members  of  the 
Ladies'  Memorial  Associations,  we  have  reared,  and  are  still 
rearing,  monuments  to  the  heroes  who  gave  their  lives  for  their 
country — died  to  protect  us  and  our  homes.  If  they  could 
speak  to-day,  what  would  be  the  wish  of  their  hearts?  Do  you 
suppose  they  would  say :  "Continue  to  honor  us  in  cold  mar- 
ble, while  our  needy  children  and  grandchildren  are  bereft  of 
an  education  for  lack  of  means?"  Would  they  not  rather  say, 
"If  as  yet  no  monument  stands  to  our  memory,  atone  for  this 
neglect  by  rallying  now  with  full  energic-.  and  help  to  build 
this  Winnie  Davis  Memorial,  this  dormitory  to  which  our 
children  and  grandchildren  may  come  for  an  education  pro- 
vided for  by  the  State?"  I  feel  sure  this  is  just  what  they 
would  say,  could  they  speak.  Then  let  us,  united  by  ties  of 
common  interest,  overcome  every  obstacle  and  work  together 
for  this  building,  designed  to  bless  and  cheer.  Let  us  not  fail 
in  what  we  have  undertaken  to  do. 

And  now  a  word  of  keen  appreciation  for  the  timely  ofTer 
of  $4,500  from  the  Southern  Educational  Board.  The  provi- 
sions under  which  the  gift  was  made  can  be  met,  I  am  sure,  and 
we  must  send  resolution?  of  thanks  to  them  from  this  Conven- 
tion. We  .-^hall  need  this  and  more  this  year  to  meet  the  pay- 
ments that  shall  fall  due.  Later  this  sum  can  be  used  to  aid 
worthy  girls  to  meet  the  necessary  expenses — that  is,  those 
expenses  not  included  in  scholarships. 

I  would  not  for  one  moment  have  our  Georgians  neglect  the 
Jefferson  Davis  Monument  this  year;  and  yet  I  believe  that,  if 
our  President  of  the  Confederacy  could  speak  to  us,  he  would 
say:  "Let  this  memorial  lo  my  precious  child,  designed  to  aid 
the  descendants  of  the  brave  men  who  were  true  fo  the  cause 
and  gave  their  all  to  it — let  this  monument  be  built  first.  This 
honors  me,  as  well  as  my  loved  Winnie  and  them."  Then  let 
our  watchword  this  year  be-  "On  with  the  Winnie  Davis 
Memorial  at  Athens,  Ga." 


Is'ovembtr,  ig02,  page  502,  my  name  appears  incorrectly  in 
connection  with  the  battle  of  Franklin.  I  am  the  First  As- 
sistant Adjutant  General  Maj.  Simon  Mayer,  of  Natchez, 
mentioned  so  flatteringly.  The  details  of  that  terrific  night 
can  give  one  an  insight  into  the  feeling  that  a  fellow  must 
have  as  he  charges  under  fire  into  such  a  death  trap  as  was  our 
heroic  charge — said  to  have  been  equal  to  Pickett's  charge  at 
Gettysburg — by  Gen.  S.  D.  Lee,  our  commander.  Our  "High- 
Pressure"  Brigade  passed  square  through  that  famous  lo- 
cust thicket  abattis.  Not  the  slightest  thing  had  been  left. 
I  rode  to  the  breastworks  of  the  enemy,  got  down  and 
hitched  my  horse — and,  by  the  way,  I  was  the  only  officer 
of  the  division  who  reached  the  breastworks  on  a  horse. 
I  at  once  notified  Col.  Bishop,  Seventh  Mississippi,  that  he 
was  senior  officer  and  commander  of  the  brigade,  and  I 
proceeded  down  the  breastworks  until  I  reached  the  angle 
on  the  left,  to  find  Gen.  Sharp,  whom  I  knew  had  not  come  up 
with  his  line,  and  who  ordered  me  to  report  to  him 'when  we 
reached  the  enemy's  breastworks,  if  we  succeeded  in  doing  so. 
I  had  not  gone  very  far  when  right  at  the  angle  five  bluccoats 
arose  and,  leveling  their  gtms  at  me,  ordered  me  to  surrender. 
I  refused,  and  they  blazed  away,  one  bullet  passing  through 
the  crown  of  my  hat,  a  soft  cotton  one.  I  can  at  any  time  call 
up  those  five  guns.  The  barrel  in  each  gun  looked  like  a  can- 
non, and  I  fell  flat  on  my  back.  I  went  on  further,  relumed 
to  the  center  of  the  brigade,  and  reporte<l  to  Col.  Bishop  only 
a  little  while  before  he  was  mortally  wounded.  I  detailed  four 
men  to  carry  him  to  the  rear.  The  ne.xt  morning  dawned  on 
the  dead  bodies  of  the  lamented  Bishop  and  the  men  detailed. 
Col.  Bishop,  when  shot,  had  on  a  new  uniform  that  was 
stripped  from  his  body,  and  his  men  of  the  Seventh  Missis- 
sippi swore  that  if  they  found  a  man  with  his  uniform  on  they 
would  shoot  him  and  ask  no  questions.  At  daylight  I  found 
that  my  horse  had  been  shot  five  times.  Franklin,  to  my  mind, 
was  the  bloodiest  fight  of  the  war,  anyhow  by  the  Army  of 
Tennessee.  The  blood  was  ankle  deep.  I  stepped  in  ditches, 
and  blood  ran  over  the  top  of  my  shoes.  I  was  with  my  com- 
rades in  every  battle  fought  by  the  .'Krmy  of  Tennessee,  ex- 
cepting Munfordville  and  Chickamauga,  at  which  times  I 
was  sick.  I  was  mustered  into  service  at  Corinth,  and  our 
company  was  known  as  Company  B,  Tenth  Mississippi  Regi- 
ment, Chalmers's  Brigade. 


Maj.    Simon    M.\vi;r.   rr    Natchez. — In    the   ^'ETERAx    for 


MONUMENTS  TO  BATE'S  SECOND  TENNESSEE. 
To  Be  Erected  on  the  Battlefield  of  Shiloh. 

John  T.  Branham,  Robert  D.  Smith,  W.  J.  Hale,  J.  E.  Sloan, 
and  William  B.  Bate,  committee,  sent  out  this  circular: 

"Some  of  the  survivors  and  friends  of  our  old  Second  Ten- 
nessee Regiment  have  inaugurated  a  movement  for  erecting  a 
monument  to  the  memory  of  our  Second  Tennessee  boys  who 
fell  on  the  field  of  Shiloh,  the  monument  to  be  placed  near  the 
spot  close  to  the  old  church  where  so  many  of  them  fell  in  the 
first  charge  on  the  morning  of  April  6.  1862,  and  in  doing  so 
the  survivors'  meeting,  recently  held,  appointed  this  committee 
to  take  proper  steps  to  effect  our  object. 

"Our  regiment,  as  you  know,  took  the  initiative  in  several 
distinctive  matters  which  inured  greatly  to  the  benefit  of  the 
service  and  redounds  to  its  credit.  For  instance :  As  a  com- 
mand, it  was  the  Urst  of  Tennessee  regiments  to  be  sworn  into 
the  service  of  the  Confederate  States ;  it  was  the  first  under  fire 
(June  I,  1861,  at  Acquia  Creek.  Va.),  as  it  was  among  the  last 
to  fire  a  shot  in  the  last  regular  battle  of  the  war  (Bentonville, 
N.  C,  April  ig,  1865). 

"Again,  it  was  the  first  in  all  the  army  to  re-enlist  for  the  war, 
which  was   done   before   any  conscript  laws  were  passed,  or 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


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other  act  of  Congress  calling  for  reenlistnienl.  Growing  out  of 
this  prompt  patriotic  action,  there  is  a  feature  in  its  history 
connected  with  the  haltle  of  Shiloh  that  marks  it  with  special 
distinction — to  wit:  For  setting  the  example  of  rc-enlisting  for 
the  ivar,  Mr.  Benjamin,  the  Secretary  of  War,  gave  the  officers 
and  men  of  this  regiment  a  furlough  for  sixty  days,  armed 
them  with  new  Minie  muskets,  and.  by  request,  transferred 
the  regiment  to  the  Army  of  Tennessee.  As  individuals,  with 
unexpired  furloughs,  the  members  of  the  regiment  were  scat- 
tered, and  either  at  their  homes  or  visiting  friends  throughout 
the  South.  The  battle  of  Shiloh  being  imminent,  five  or  six 
hundred  of  this  regiment,  on  the  call  of  the  colonel  (Bale), 
came  together,  without  special  obligation  to  do  so,  reorganized, 
and  went  into  the  Shiloh  fight,  willi  their  unexpired  furloughs 
in  their  pockets.  They  greatly  distinguished  themselves  in  this 
battle  (as  in  many  others),  but  not  without  heavy  loss. 

"We  therefore,  the  survivors  and  friends  of  this  noble  regi- 
ment, in  recognition  of  its  patriotism  and  valor,  and  especially 
the  self-sacrifice  at  Shiloh,  greatly  desire  to  perpeluate,  in  en- 
during form,  the  gallantry  and  glory  of  their  death.  To  this 
end  we  invite  our  comrades  and  friends  to  aid  us  in  raising  the 
necessary  funds.  To  accomplish  this,  we  suggest  that  each  of 
the  ten  original  companies  raise  what  they  can.  Each  company 
is  asked  1o  raise  by  themselves  and  through  their  friends  $150, 
and  as  much  more  as  they  can,  which  may  be  easily  done  by 
one  or  two  active,  thoroughgoing  comrades  taking  it  in  hand 
in  their  respective  neighborhoods,  and  getting  a  subscription 
small  or  large,  from  each  of  the  old  regiment  within  his  circle, 
and  from  our  friends,  many  of  whom  we  know  will  gladly  con- 
tribute. 

"We  take  the  liberty  of  sending  this  not  only  (o  mw  immedi- 
ate comrades,  but  to  some  of  our  friends,  as  well  as  old  fellow- 
soldiers,  who  we  think  will  take  an  interest  in  perpetuating  the 
names  and  deeds  of  those  of  our  regiment  who  fell  by  our  side 
in  battling  in  a  iust,  noble,  and  patriotie  cause  for  our  glorious 
and  beloved  Southland.  In  taking  this  step  we  do  not  claim  su- 
periority over  all  other  regiments  that  fought  on  the  Confed- 
erate side  on  the  field  of  Shiloh ;  but.  feeling  conscious  of  having 
done  our  full  duly,  we  believe  a  monument  In  the  .Second  Ten- 
nessee Infantry  Regiinent  on  that  sanguinary  field  will  be  in 
keeping  with  the  duty  we  owe  our  dead  comrades  w!io  fell 
there. 

"We  indulge  the  hope  that  others  of  Ihe  many  gallant  regi- 
ments that  fought  with  distinction  on  that  field  will  follow  our 
example  and  put  up  monuments  there  to  their  patriotism  and 
valor." 

Bate's  Second  Tennessee  Regiment. 

George  G.  Bryson  writes  from  Gallatin,  Teuu..  the  facts  as 
to  wh.it  conunand  was  first  to  enlist  for  the  war: 

"The  controversy  continued  from  month  I0  month  in  the 
Veteran  seems  to  have  narrowed  down  tc  two  commands — 
viz.,  the  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-Fourth  Tennessee  Regiment 
of  Vaughans  Brigade  and  Douglass's  Texas  Battery.  The 
time,  winter  of  1863-64;  place,  Dalton,  Ga.  Now  both  were 
excellent  commands — none  better — and  deserve  high  honor 
for  their  splendid  service;  but  I  am  sure  neither  will  insist 
upon  claiming  an  honor  which  rightfully  belongs  to  another. 
The  first  recnlistment  for  the  war  was  in  December,  t86i,  and 
the  Sf-rond  Tennessee  Regiment  of  Infantry,  W.  B.  Rate  com- 
manding, deserves  the  honor.  It  was  in  winter  quarters  at 
Camp  Dave  Curran,  on  the  banks  of  the  Potomac,  about  two 
miles  below  Dumfries.  The  regiment  recnlisled  almost  to  a 
man,  upon  the  condition  that  it  be  transferred  to  the  Western 
Department,  near  their  homes. 


"Secretary  of  War  Benjamin,  in  recognition  of  their  patri- 
otic action,  gave  both  officers  and  men  sixty  days'  furloughs. 
At  the  expiration  of  the  furloughs  the  regiment  was  to  be 
iuiited  to  the  Army  of  Tennessee.  While  at  home,  or  else- 
where, enjoying  furloughs,  the  battle  of  Shiloh  being  immi- 
nent, Col.  Bate  made  a  call  asking  men  and  officers  to  meet  at 
Corinth.  They  met,  organized,  and  went  into  the  battle  with 
unexpired  furloughs  in  their  pockets.  As  a  command,  it  was 
the  first  to  be  sworn  into  the  Confederate  service.  It  was  first 
under  fire  at  Aquia  Creek,  June  1,  1861,  and  was  in  the  last 
regular  battle  of  the  war,  at  Bentonville,  N.  C,  April  19,  1865. 

"Now,  comrade,  let  us  claim  another  honor  for  this  regi- 
ment. Others  may  dispute  the  claim,  but  I  believe  it  was  the 
first  command  to  cross  the  breastworks  in  front  of  Thomas 
at  Chickamauga." 

It  may  be  well  to  state  herein  that  there  were  not  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty-four  infantry  regiments  from  Tennessee.  This 
regiment  claimed  the  honor  of  being  the  first  from  the  State, 
and  wdien  the  authorities  decided  against  it  they  applied  for 
the  extreme  possible  number  down  the  line.  The  men  were 
ever  proud  of  the  reputation  it  made. 


WILLIAM    n.   BATE, 
I     Colonel  of  Uie  Second  Tennessee,  and  later  a  Major  General — now  Ignited 
^ .._  States  Senator  from  Tennessee. 

SHORT  REPORT  OF  VIVID  EXPERIENCES. 
Comrade  G.  W.  Crocker  writes  from  Swannville,  Tex. : 
"I  enlisted  in  1861  in  Company  C.  First  Texas  Legion,  under 
Capt.  John  H.  Broocks,  and  was  under  his  command  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  Our  first  fight  was  the  Indian  battk-  of 
Chustenahlah,  in  December,  1861 ;  Elkhorn  Tavern  in  March, 
1862.  I  was  present  when  Gen.  McCulloch  was  killed.  I  was 
in  bolh  sieges  of  Corinth.  Our  next  heavy  fighting  was  at 
Yazoo  City,  and  then  followed  the  fights  up  and  down  the  Big 
Black  River.  Our  next  was  the  Holly  Springs  raid.  I  cap- 
tured Gen.  Grant's  aid-de-camp,  and  got  his  big  black  horse 


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(Confederate  l/etera^. 


and  boots  and  his  sweetheart's  daguerreotype.  I  think  my  sister 
has  the  latter,  and  would  be  glad  to  send  it  to  its  light- 
ful  owner,  if  he  still  lives,  or  one  of  his  relatives.  The  next 
day  I  was  a  courier  for  Col.  Broocks  at  Davis's  Mill,  and  my 
horse  dropped  dead  under  me. 

"I  was  in  the  infantry  at  luka  and  Corinth,  in  the  autumn 
of  1862.  We  entered  the  Georgia  campaign  at  Rome,  and  all 
the  campaigns  of  Georgia  to  Lovejoy  Station,  where  Kilpat- 
rick  ran  over  us.  Then  was  back  in  Tennessee  with  Hood, 
and  was  at  the  Frankin  and  Nashville  fights ;  then  returned  to 
Canton.  Miss.,  where  we  surrendered.  There  were  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-four  of  us  when  we  started,  and  there  were 
seventeen  when  we  surrendered. 

"After  I  got  home  I  enlisted  in  another  war — that  was 
worse  than  the  first — against  the  horse  thieves.  I  was  elected 
first  lieutenant ;  was  in  three  raids  after  them,  and  finally  ex- 
terminated all  of  them  except  one,  and  he  went  to  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.  I  would  write  more,  but  my  education  is  limited, 
my  only  schooling  being  by  a  pine  knot  fire  after  the  war. 
Our  nearest  neighbor  lived  three  miles  away." 

[A  fine  record  of  his  (Comrade  Crocker's')  old  captain  after 
the  war.  Col.  John  H.  Broocks,  appeared  in  the  Veteran's 
"Last  Roll"  recently. — Ed.] 


BATTLE  OF  SANTA  ROSA  ISLAND. 

W.  T.  Milner,  of  Birmingham,  gives  an  interesting  account 
of  the  battle  of  Santa  Rosa  Island,  October  7,  8,  1861. 

From  a  term  of  service  as  a  Confederate  soldier  extending 
over  a  period  of  nearly  four  years,  the  following  narrative  of 
personal  experience  is  selected,  not  because  of  the  importance 
of  the  battle,  but  for  the  purpose  of  illustrating  the  spirit  of 
patriotism,  courage,  and  devotion  to  duty  in  those  earlier  days 
of  the  Confederacy. 

Immediately  after  the  secession  of  the  States  of  Florida  and 
Alabama,  the  navy  yard,  forts,  and  other  government  property 
upon  the  mainland  in  the  vicinity  of  Pensacola  were  taken  pos- 
session of  by  the  State  troops,  the  United  States  forces  retir- 
ing to  Fort  Pickens,  on  Santa  Rosa  Island,  opposite. 

This  fort,  already  strong,  was  strengthened  and  its  garrison 
increased  by  the  United  States  government.  In  addition  to 
the  garrison  inside  the  fort,  a  regiment  known  as  Wilson's 
Zouaves  was  stationed  on  the  island  about  half  a  mile  east- 
ward of  the  fort  to  guard  it  from  a  land  attack.  It  was  also 
under  the  protection  of  the  guns  of  the  blockading  squadron, 
and  was  quite  formidable. 

Early  in  i86t  Gen.  Bragg,  in  command  of  all  the  Confed- 
erate forces  in  the  vicinity,  began  organizing  them,  and  by  the 
middle  of  summer  they  numbered  several  thousand.  Among 
these  troops  was  the  Fifth  Georgia  Regiment,  commanded  by 
Col.  John  K.  Jackson,  and  recruited  principally  from  the  very 
best  elements  of  the  Empire  State.  Company  A  of  this  regi- 
ment, the  Clinch  Rifles,  commanded  by  Capt.  Charles  A.  Piatt, 
was  nearly  one  hundred  strong,  proficient  in  drill,  and  well 
equipped,  being  armed  with  Mississippi  rifles  with  saber  bay- 
onets. Its  uniform  was  dark  green,  trimmed  with  gold  lace 
and  brass  buttons.  Its  splendid  appearance  was  fully  equaled 
by  its  fighting  qualities.  Alas !  hov/  few  of  that  noble  band 
were  left  in  1865 !  To  the  best  of  my  information,  only  about 
twenty-five  came  back  to  their  homes  after  the  war. 

My  father  was  then  living  near  Pensacola,  and  I  enlisted  in 
this  com.pany,  having  abandoned  my  studies  at  college.  Guard 
duty,  daily  drill,  and  dress  parade  were  features  of  camp  life, 
under  which  the  boys  soon  began  to  chafe,  clamoring  to  be  led 
into  battle. 

On  October  7,  1861,  the  company  being  assembled  for  dress 


parade  and  drill  as  usual,  the  captain,  upon  taking  command, 
said :  "We'll  not  have  any  dress  parade  this  evening.  I  have 
on  hand  to-night  a  very  hazardous  expedition,  and  I  want 
from  this  company  sixteen  volunteers ;  and  I  do  not  want  any 
man  to  go  who  is  not  willing  to  die  to-night,  if  necessary." 
The  company  wa.-;  standing  at  "order  arms."  "Now,"  con- 
tinued he,  "those  of  you  who  are  willing  to  go  will  bring  your 
guns  to  'shoulder  arms.' "  If  he  had  given  the  command 
"Shoulder  arms,"  the  order  could  not  have  been  more  prompt- 
ly and  completely  obeyed. 

"Well,"  .said  he,  "I  can't  take  you  all,  as  I  should  like  to  do; 
so  I'll  be  compelled  to  make  a  detail."  He  then  selected  ten 
men  from  the  right  of  the  company,  who  were,  of  course,  the 
tallest  men.  Then,  after  reflection,  the  captain  said :  "This  is 
not  giving  the  little  men  a  chance."  Whereupon  he  proceeded 
down  the  line,  selecting  a  man  here  and  there,  until  the  num- 
ber was  completed.  Being  one  of  the  "little  men,"  I  was  near 
to  the  left  end  of  the  rear  rank.  My  heart  thrilled  with  delight 
when  he  pointed  his  finger  at  me  and  said,  "You,"  and  I  proud- 
ly stepped  to  the  front  with  the  others.  I  really  did  not  expect 
it,  for  I  felt  that  it  was  an  honor  to  which  I  was  not  entitled. 

The  company  was  then  dismissed  and  the  "elect"  ordered 
to  hold  themselves  in  readiness  to  march  at  any  moment,  with 
forty  rounds  of  cartridges.  The  camp  was  a  bustle  of  excite- 
ment and  preparation.  Those  detailed  were  busy  getting  their 
arms  and  accounterments  in  suitable  condition.  Some  of  the 
boys  found  a  grindstone  and  ground  their  saber-bayonets  as 
sharp  as  butcher  knives.  Charles  E.  Staples,  one  of  my  mess- 
mates, approached  me  with  tears  in  his  eyes,  saying ;  "You  are 
not  entitled  to  this  honor.  I'll  give  you  twenty-five  dollars 
[Confederate  money  was  then  almost  as  good  as  gold]  to  let 
me  go  in  your  place."  Think  of  conquering  an  army  of  such 
soldiers!  I  replied:  "My  opportunity  is  not  for  sale.  I  am 
going." 

Speculation  was  at  its  highest  as  to  where  we  were  going 
and  what  we  were  to  do.  Soon  after  dark  we  were  called  out, 
and  the  several  detachments  from  the  different  companies  of 
the  regiment  were  marched  to  the  wharf  at  Pensacola,  where 
we  were  joined  by  a  number  of  other  troops,  constituting,  I 
learned  afterwards,  altogether  a  force  of  about  twelve  hundred, 
commanded  by  Gen.  R.  H.  Anderson.  We  were  embarked 
upon  a  steamboat  and  two  barges  which  it  carried  in  tow.  The 
steamer  was  then  headed  across  the  bay  toward  Santa  Rosa 
Island,  at  a  point  about  two  miles  eastward  of  Billy  Wilson's 
camp.  The  tide  being  in,  the  boat  and  barges  were  enabled  to 
approach  very  near  the  beach,  and  we  landed  by  wading  ashore. 
Here  the  command  was  formed  into  three  columns,  one  mov- 
ing along  the  north  beach,  commanded  by  Col.  Jackson ;  one 
moving  along  the  south  (or  gulf)  beach,  commanded  by  Col. 
James  R.  Chalmers,  of  Mississippi ;  while  the  third,  com- 
manded by  Col.  Patton  Anderson,  of  Florida,  moved  along  the 
center  of  the  island  between  the  two  other  columns.  Our  de- 
tachment was  in  Col.  Jackson's  command. 

When  all  was  ready  pickets  were  placed  in  front,  and  we 
marched  cautiously  toward  the  Federal  camp.  After  we  had 
proceeded  some  distance,  a  body  of  troops  was  seen  through 
the  darkness  coming  up  in  our  rear.  Excitement  was  intense. 
Were  they  the  enemy,  and  had  they  discovered  us?  or  were 
they  our  men?  Upon  near  approach  we  could  discern  the 
strip  of  white  cloth  upon  their  left  arms  which  was  to  be  our 
mark  to  distinguish  friend  from  foe,  and  they  were  found  to 
be  one  of  the  other  columns  which  in  the  darkness  had  lost 
its  way  and  found  itself  marching  in  our  track. 

A  halt  and  a  readjustment  having  been  made,  the  columns 
again  moved  silently  toward  the  doomed  camp.  A  few  minutes 
later  a  shot  was  fired  in  front.    Either  we  were  discovered  and 


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the  enemy's  sentinel  had  thus  given  the  alarm  or  our  pickets 
had  fired  upon  us.  In  either  case  our  presence  could  no  lon- 
ger be  concealed.  We  now  marched  in  line  of  battle,  hurriedly 
and  with  less  caution.  We  passed  t!ie  dead  body  of  the  sen- 
tinel, who  had  just  been  shot  by  our  picket.  A  moment  later, 
and  we  were  in  the  camp,  from  which  the  Federals  fled  in 
great  haste,  not  waiting  to  dress.  Some  were  captured  before 
they  could  make  their  escape.  The  camp  was  then  burned,  for 
which  purpose  some  of  our  boys  had  been  provided  with 
matches  and  canteens  of  spirits  of  turpentine.  The  flames  soon 
lit  up  the  sky  for  miles  around. 

Our  object  being  accomplished,  we  turned  to  effect  our  re- 
treat to  our  boats,  for  daylight  was  approaching  and  we  were 
within  easy  range  of  the  men-of-war  just  outside,  while  the 
guns  of  Fort  Pickens  were  frowning  upon  us.  Our  troops, 
having  disbanded  to  bum  the  camp,  were  necessarily  in  great 
disorder,  and  could  not  now  stop  to  organize.  In  this  manner 
we  had  gone  only  a  few  steps  when  we  saw  glistening  in  the 
light  of  the  burning  camp  a  line  of  bayonets  just  across  our 
way  and  only  a  few  yards  distant.  Some  one  said :  "They  are 
our  men."  A  volley  from  them,  which  killed  and  wounded 
some  of  our  men,  caused  the  cry.  "They  arc  Yankees !"  and  the 
fire  was  returned  by  us.  Col.  Jackson,  coming  up  about  this 
time,  gave  the  order  to  cease  firing,  saying :  "They  are  our 
men."  In  obedience  to  his  order  to  form  a  line,  I  ran  and 
placed  myself  on  the  Colonel's  left.  One  or  two  others  did 
the  same,  but  most  of  the  men  seemed  not  to  hear  or  under- 
stand the  Colonel's  order.  At  any  rate,  it  was  not  obeyed, 
and  the  f:Mng  was  kept  up  by  some  of  our  men,  while  others 
were  saying :  "Don't  shoot !     They  are  our  men  !" 

In  the  meantime  the  unknown  men  were  pouring  a  hot  fire 
into  us.  About  this  time  I  saw  a  man  on  a  mule  riding  up 
along  the  beach,  meeting  us.  He  said  something  to  the  men 
nearest  him,  and  instantly  several  guns  were  aimed  at  him 
and  he  was  ordered  off  of  his  mule.  He  proved  to  be  Maj. 
(afterwards  Brigadier  General)  Vogdes,  commander  of  the 
battalion  of  United  States  regulars  who  had  been  obstructing 
our  march,  and  he  had  come  to  demand  our  surrender.  While 
we  were  busy  burning  the  camp  the  commander  of  the  fort 
had  sent  this  battalion  around  on  the  gulf  beach  to  get  in  our 
rear  and  capture  us.  His  battalion  now  gave  way  and  fled, 
leaving  the  way  open  for  the  continuance  of  our  retreat. 

One  of  the  boys  mounted  the  mule,  while  the  Major,  together 
with  the  other  prisoners,  was  taken  along  with  us.  We  now 
proceeded  as  rapidly  as  we  could,  carrying  such  of  our  wound- 
ed as  it  was  possible  to  move,  toward  our  boats,  expecting  to 
have  the  guns  of  both  the  fort  and  the  ships  outside  open  upon 
us.  This,  however,  they  did  not  do,  either  from  fear  of  kill- 
ing their  own  men  or  because  we  were  shielded  from  view  by 
the  bushes  oh  the  island. 

Upon  arriving  at  the  boats  we  found  that  the  tide  had  re- 
ceded and  ihey  had  been  moved  farther  out  into  the  water,  in 
consequence  of  which  we  had  to  wade  a  considerable  distance 
to  reach  them.  No  order  had  been  observed  in  the  retreat 
from  the  scene  of  the  battle,  and  each  man  waded  in  and  got 
aboard  as  soon  as  he  arrived.  The  steamboat  was  headed  from 
shore  with  the  two  barges  behind,  read  to  start  as  soon  as  the 
order  was  given. 

While  we  were  thus  embarking,  the  enemy,  who  had  fol- 
lowed at  a  safe  distance,  approached  the  boats  under  the  pro- 
tection of  the  brush  and  opened  fire  upon  us  with  their  long- 
range  guns.  We  returned  the  fire,  but  with  little  or  no  effect, 
as  they  were,  besides  being  concealed  from  view,  out  of  range 
of  our  guns. 

After  all  had  gotten  aboard,  the  order  was  given  to  the 
steamboat  to  move,  when  it  was  discovered  that  the  barges 


were  aground,  caused  by  the  receding  tide  and  the  added 
weight  of  the  troops.  The  situation  was  critical.  We  were 
exposed  in  a  helpless  mass  to  the  enemy's  fire  from  their  long- 
range  guns,  while  our  fire  was  perfectly  harmless  to  them. 
The  confusion  and  consternation  became  greater  as  the  enemy's 
fire  incre.T^ed.  Our  commander,  Gen.  Anderson,  was  among 
the  wounded.  All  who  could  find  room  had  crowded  upon 
the  boat  to  lighten  the  barges,  with  the  hope  of  floating  them. 
I  was  standing  on  the  middle  barge  and  firing  in  the  direction 
of  the  enemy's  smoke  as  fast  as  I  could  load  and  shoot.  While 
thus  engaged  I  saw  a  man  who  had  just  waded  out  from  the 
shore  throw  his  gun  up  on  deck,  preparatory  to  climbing  up, 
when  the  piece  was  discharged,  the  entire  load  passing  through 
the  ankle  of  a  man,  terribly  mangling  the  foot  and  ankle. 

The  steamer  continued  to  tug  at  the  barges  with  all  her 
might,  but  still  they  would  not  move.  A  man  on  the  steamer 
raised  a  hatchet  to  cut  the  rope  by  which  the  barges  were  at- 
tached. Another  man  standing  on  a  barge,  seeing  him,  raised 
his  gun  and  said,  "If  you  do,  I'll  kill  you,"  and  he  didn't. 
Finally  the  barges  were  discovered  to  be  moving.  Slowly, 
very  slowly,  we  began  to  recede  from  the  shore  and  beyond 
the  range  of  those  rifles.  Another  fear,  however,  still  beset  us, 
as  a  rifle  ball  from  one  of  the  ships,  or  from  Fort  Pickens,  in 
full  view,  could  send  us  all  to  the  bottom  of  the  bay.  About 
eleven  o'clock  we  reached  the  wharf  at  Pensacola  in  safety, 
where  we  were  greeted  by  crowds  of  soldiers  and  citizens, 
among  whom  were  many  ladies  with  refreshments  for  the 
hungry  and  bandages  for  the  wounded. 

I  think  our  loss,  including  killed,  wounded,  and  missing, 
was  about  eighty  or  eighty-five.  Among  our  killed  was  young 
Lieut.  A.  Nehns,  of  the  McDufiie  Rifles,  said  to  have  been  one 
of  the  brightest  intellects  the  State  of  Georgia  ever  produced. 
Among  the  wounded  and  captured  was  Ben  Holt,  of  our  com- 
pany, beloved  by  all  who  knew  him.  I  have  learned  that  he 
was  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Wallace  Screws,  of  Montgomery.  I 
found  myself  with  no  further  injury  than  a  bullet  hole  through 
my  coat  and  one  through  my  cap. 


HFROISM  OF  CONFEDERATE  KENTUCKIANS. 
J.  W.  Williams  writes  of  a  fight  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky. : 
"I  have  never  been  able  to  attend  a  reunion,  or  even  to  visit 
a  Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans.  I  was  on  the  last  raid  J.  H. 
Morgan  made  into  Kentucky,  just  before  his  death.  All  the 
praise  given  Col.  Martin  for  bravery  I  can  vouch  for,  as  I 
saw  him  under  as  hot  lire  as  any  man  was  subjected  to  during 
the  war  at  Mt.  Sterling.  There  were  seventy  men  in  the  com- 
pany I  was  temporarily  with,  and  less  than  ten  minutes  after 
the  action  began  I  was  the  ranking  oflicer  left,  being  fourth 
sergeant.  I  fired  fifteen  deliberate  shots  in  that  battle,  and 
I  don't  believe  I  missed  one,  as  the  distance  ranged  from 
twenty-five  to  one  hundred  yards.  Lieut.  McCreary  was  badly 
wounded ;  Bailey  and  Mitchell  both  captured.  The  former, 
sleeping  on  the  same  pallet  with  me,  was  captured  in  bed. 
But  few  persons  know  or  ever  heard  of  it.  I  was  with  Gen. 
J.  C.  Breckinridge  as  bearer  of  dispatches  while  he  was  in 
command  in  the  Valley  of  Virginia.  He  was  a  noble,  grand 
man,  as  was  also  Gen.  Gordon,  who  commanded  a  division 
under  him.  I  can  indorse  what  Maj.  J.  Stoddard  Johnson  says 
of  Mr.  Sam  Laurence,  the  General's  clerk.  There  were  only 
seven  out  of  the  seventy  who  returned  with  the  command  to 
Virginia.    The  rest  were  killed  or  captured." 


Confusing  Thirteenth  Georgia  and  Thirteenth  Virginia 
Regiments. — Capt.  S.  D.  Buck,  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  writes: 
"I  want  to  correct  an  error  made  by  Dr.  Dabney  in  his  most 
valued  work,  'The  Life  of  Stonewall  Jackson.'    I  have  read  it 


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(Confederate  l/eterar?. 


several  times,  and  it  is  one  of  the  most  reliable  books  I  know 
of;  but  the  Doctor  is  in  error  when  he  says:  'The  Thirteenth 
Georgia  of  Early's  Brigade  crossed  the  river  and  was  cut  off 
when  we  were  making  our  raid  on  Pope's  rear.'  The  river 
was  crossed  at  Warrenton,  White  Suphur  Springs.  It  was  the 
Thirteenth  Virginia  Infantry^ — not  the  Thirteenth  Georgia — 
under  Col.  James  A.  Walker.  The  Doctor  makes  the  same 
mistake  at  second  Manassas,  when  he  says  Early's  Brigade 
charged  the  works  when  A.  P.  Hill  was  driven  back  with  the 
Thirteenth  Georgia.  It  is  very  fresh  in  my  mind,  as  I  was 
shot  myself  that  day,  but  did  not  leave  the  field,  and  I  am  of 
the  opinion  that  the  Thirteenth  Georgia  was  not  in  Jackson's 
Corps.  I  know  that  the  Doctor  would  not  take  a  laurel  from 
the  Thirteenth  Georgia.  He  compliments  it  very  highly  at 
the  battle  of  Slaughter's  Mountain.  Pardon  me  for  my  jeal- 
ousy as  to  this  regiment.  It  was  a  noble  body  of  men,  and 
won  sufficient  laurels  to  hand  around  to  friends.  Gens.  Lee, 
Early,  Ewell,  and  Stuart  have  all  paid  high  tributes  to  this 
regiment,  and  it  stands  in  history  to-day  equal  to  the  best. 
It  could  not  help  winning  laurels  with  such  men  as  A.  P.  Hill, 
James  A,  Walker,  and  James  B.  Terrell  as  conunanders." 


JEFFERSON   DAVIS   MONUMENT   CHAPTER. 

WHAT    SOME   LOUISIAN.\   LADIES   ARE    DOING. 

On  April  i8,  1898,  four  ladies,  Mesdames  A.  W.  Roberts,  M. 
A.  Forwood,  I.  J.  Fowler,  and  Jefferson  Davis  Weir,  met  at 
the  residence  of  Mrs.  I.  J.  Fowler  (No.  3440  Coliseum  Street) 
and  laid  plans  for  the  forming  of  an  association  for  the  pur- 
pose of  erecting  in  the  city  of  New  Orleans  a  monument  to  the 
memory  of  Jefferson  Davis. 

The  date  of  this  meeting  was  the  birthday  of  the  third  son 
of  Jefferson  Davis  (and  also  of  our  President,  Mrs.  A.  W. 
Roberts).  The  next  meeting  was  at  the  residence  of  Mrs. 
Weir  (1543  St.  Mary  Street),  and  it  was  then  that  the  Jeffer- 
son Davis  Monument  Chapter  of  King's  Sons  and  Daughters 
was  organized.  (This  body  of  ladies  were  formerly  the  "Faith 
Ten"  Circle  of  King's  Daughters  and  Sons,  of  which  Mr.  Davis 
was  a  member.)  Col.  David  Zable  opened  the  meeting  with 
prayer. 

The  officers  elected  were :  President,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Roberts ; 
Vice  Presidents,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Forwood  and  Mrs.  I.  J.  Fowler ; 
Treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Spearing;  Secretary,  Mrs.  Jefferson 
Davis  Weir.  Mrs.  Davis,  Miss  Winnie  Davis,  and  Mrs.  J. 
Addison  Hayes  were  elected  honorary  members.  Mrs.  Davis, 
in  acknowledgment  to  Mrs.  Weir,  wrote : 

"Please  accept  and  present  my  thanks  to  the  'Faith  Ten' 
King's  Daughters  of  the  Jefferson  Davis  Memorial  Chapter  for 
the  honorary  membership  conferred  upon  me.  Your  desire 
to  erect  a  monument  to  him,  who  so  loved  your  city  and  your 
State,  has  touched  me  deeply.  May  God  bless  your  efforts ! 
Your  obliged  friend,  Varina  Jefferson  Davis." 

The  next  meeting.  May  18,  1898,  was  held  in  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association,  the  President  presiding,  and  four 
persons  were  elected  to  membership.  The  dues  of  the  or- 
ganization were  fixed  at  one  dollar  per  annum,  and  it  was  made 
a  rule  that  all  applicants  for  membership  be  recommended  by 
two  members  in  good  standing.  A  programme  for  the  cele- 
bration of  Jefferson  Davis's  birthday  was  arranged,  and  on 
June  3,  1898,  this  Chapter  met  again  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  With 
appropriate  ceremony  they  celebrated  the  ninetieth  birthday  of 
Jefferson  Davis.  At  this'  meeting -t-he-President  was  asked  to 
write  to  Mr.  Fenner,  then  a  member  of  the  Legislature,  and 
solicit  his  influence  to  have  introduced  in  the  Legislature  a  bill 
making  June  3  a  legal  holiday  in  Louisiana,  which  she  did. 

On  October  4,   the  Chapter  met  and  passed  resolutions  on 


the  death  of  our  beloved  honorary  member,  Winnie  Davis.  A 
copy  of  the  same  was  framed  and  sent  to  Mrs.  Davis,  a  framed 
copy  was  sent  to  be  hung  in  the  "White  House"  at  Richmond 
also,  and  a  page  of  the  minute  book  was  dedicated  to  her  mem- 
ory. Every  Decoration  Day  we  place,  at  the  vault  in  the  Army 
of  Northern  Virginia,  where  the  remains  of  Jefferson  Davis 
rested  for  a  time,  a  beautiful  wreath. 

We  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  State  reunion  in  1899,  and 
at  Baton  Rouge  in  1900. 

Our  charter,  written  by  Mrs.  Jefferson  Davis  Weir,  was 
legally  examined  by  Col.  L.  P.  Bryant.  After  acceptance,  Mr. 
Zack  Spearing,  Notary  Public,  did  the  rest,  donating  his 
services.  On  January  24,  1901,  the  charter  was  published  in 
the  New  Orleans  Daily  Item.  The  charter  members  are  as 
follows :  John  Dimitry,  Eleanor  P.  Thompson,  Mrs.  Helen  M. 
Keary  (by  Mrs.  Forwood),  Mrs.  W.  J.  Hammond  (by  Lucy 
Roberts),  Mrs.  C.  Doremus  (by  Mrs.  Roberts),  Lucy  A.  Rob- 
erts, President ;  Mary  A.  Forwood,  Mesdames  E.  A.  Graham, 
M.  J.  Spearing,  Fannie  Fowler,  Jefferson  Davis  Weir,  Irene 
Fagan  Cockle,  W.  J.  Morgan,  Miss  E.  P.  Palfrey,  Carrie  Yer- 
ger  Musgrove,  J.  W.  Carnahan,  Mrs.  M.  M.  Carnahan,  Mrs. 
H.  G.  Parker,  Mrs.  J.  Long,  David  Zable,  Mrs.  Thomas  B. 
Pugh  (by  Mrs.  Roberts),  Mrs.  Kate  Walker  Behan,  Richard 
B.  Cenas,  B.  T.  Walshe,  John  A.  Lafaye.  Witnesses :  J.  G. 
Greve,  John  B.  Hanlon,  J.  Zach  Spearing,  Notary  Public. 

This  organization  is  no  longer  known  as  "King's  Daughters 
and  Sons,"  but  as  the  "Jefferson  Davis  Monument  Chapter  of 
New  Orleans."  The  officers  at  present  are:  President,  Mrs.  A. 
W.  Roberts ;  Vice  Presidents,  Mesdames  Alden  McLellan,  I.  J. 
Fowler,  J.  D.  Weir,  D.  R.  Graham,  W.  J.  Morgan,  W.  J.  Ham- 
mond, J.  W.  Carnahan,  H.  H.  Ward,  Miss  Sophie  Wright,  Mrs. 
A.  Boisblanc;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Spearing;  Assistant,  Mrs. 
M.  A.  Forwood;  Recording  Secretary,  Miss  E.  Thompson; 
Financial  Secretary,  Mrs.  J.  Long;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
Mrs.  J.  Montgomery.  Parish  Vice  Presidents :  Mesdames 
Helen  M.  Gray,  Rapides;  E.  John  Ellis,  St.  Tammany;  C. 
Doremus,  Jefferson;  Thomas  B.  Pugh,  Assumption;  W.  J. 
Behan,  Iberville;  N.  C.  Blanchard,  Caddo;  M.  E.  Pratt,  Point 
Coupe;  Miss  Mamie  Walshe,  Lafourche;  Mrs.  V.  M.  Purdy, 
East  Carroll ;  Mrs.  Thomas  Overton,  Voyelles.  Advisory 
Board:  Col.  David  Zable,  Col.  Louis  P.  Bryant.  Directors: 
Capt.  B.  T.  Walshe,  Capt.  Lewis  Guion,  Messrs.  Andrew  R. 
Blakely,  H.  H.  Ward,  A.  G.  Medine,  Dr.  Tichenor,  and  Capt. 
James  Dinkins,  Mrs.  C.  R.  Cockle  and  Mrs.  Charles  J.  Boat- 
ner ;  Mrs.  W.  N.  White,  Lake  Providence.  Approved  by  Mes- 
dames W.  J.  Hammond,  S.  W.  Rueff  (by  Mrs.  Weir),  Jefferson 
Davis  Weir. 

Mrs.  R.  B.  -Willis,  cf  Searcy,  Ark. 

Mrs.  C.  H.  Wilmans,  Recording  Secretary  of  the  Arkansas 
Division,  U.  D.  C,  writes  of  Mrs.  Willis,  whose  fine  address 
on  history  appeared  in  the  December  Veteran  : 

"Mrs.  R.  B.  Willis,  Principal  of  Searcy  Institute,  a  prosper- 
ous school  for  young  ladies  at  Searcy,  Ark.,  is  a  descendant  of 
two  prominent  Virginia  families.  She  is  a  niece  of  Hon. 
Thomas  S.  Bocock,  the  Speaker  of  the  Confederate  Congress, 
a  man  whose  statesmanship  and  eloquence  had  made  him 
prominent  in  the  United  States  Congress  for  years  before  the 
war  between  the  States.  Mrs.  Willis's  mother  was  a  sister  of 
Gen.  James  L.  Kemper,  who,  with  Armstead  and  Garnet,  led 
the  world-renowned  charge  of  Pickett's  Division  up  the  slope 
of  Cemetery  Ridge  at  Gettysburg.  The  teaching  and  literary 
ability  of  this  family  has  been  as  conspicuous  as  their  military 
and  civic  talents ;  for  another  one  of  Mrs.  Willis's  uncles. 
Fred  Kemper,  was  the  founder  of  the  Kemper  Military  School, 
of  Boonville,  Mo.     Her  brother,  Willis  Bocock,  is  Professor 


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of  Greek  in  the  Slate  University  of  Georgia ;  while  her  oldest 
brother,  John  Paul  Bocock,  is  a  prominent  New  York  jour- 
nalist and  contributor  to  our  literary  magazines." 


MORE  OF  THAT  "VICKSBURG"  PIANO. 
Col.  R.  H.  Lindsay  writes  from  Shrcveport,  La.: 
In  your  issue  of  October,  page  439,  there  is  copied  an  article 
from  the  "Military  History  of  Louisiana"  which  contains  in- 
excusable errors.  The  facts  are  these:  The  Louisiana  Brigade 
witli  other  troops  were  sent  from  Tennessee  to  try  to  relieve 
General  Pcniberton,  who  was  besieged  by  General  Grant  at 
Vicksburg.  on  the  morning  of  July  5,  1863.  My  regiment,  the 
Sixteenth  Louisiana,  was  posted  on  "Big  Black"  River.  About 
10  A.M.  I  discovered  a  citizen  coming  toward  my  line  on  the 
railroad.  I  had  him  arrested,  and  after  questioning  him,  he 
told  me  he  was  a  Confederate  spy.  and  was  trying  to  get  into 
Vicksburg,  when  he  was  captured,  but  afterwards  released.  He 
said:  "I  believe  Vicksliurg  surrendered  yesterday."  I  replied 
that  surely  Genera!  Pemberton  would  not  surrender  on  the 
Fourth  of  July.  I  then  sent  him  under  escort  to  Gen.  Dan 
Adam.";,  brigade  commander.  He  evidently  did  not  believe  the 
story  of  surrender,  so  he  forw-arded  the  man  to  Gen.  Joseph  E. 
Johnston.  On  the  morning  of  July  6,  about  6  a.m.,  a  courier 
brought  me  an  order  to  fall  back  to  Jackson,  Miss.,  and  he 
added :  "The  enemy's  cavalry  is  now  between  you  and  Jackson, 
as  Gener.il  Pemberton  surrendered  on  the  4lh  inst.  After  a 
hard  and  very  hot  march,  we  arrived  in  Jackson  about  8  or  9 
P.M.,  while  a  heavy  drenching  rain  was  falling.  Next  morn- 
ing wc  were  put  in  position  on  the  fighting  line.  After  -i  day 
or  two  skirmishing  with  the  enemy,  Gen.  Adams,  command- 
ing the  Louisiana  Brigade,  ordered  me  to  burn  that  large 
dwelling  (belonging  to  Mrs.  W.  W.  Scott)  in  the  rear  of  my 
line  if  I  had  to  fall  back.  I  went  through  the  house  and  found 
much  of  value  in  it.  such  as  library,  costly  carpets,  and  furni- 
ture, but  I  determined  to  save  the  fine  piano  if  I  had  to  burn 
the  house.  Finding  it  would  be  impossible  to  hold  my  line,  I 
had  the  piano  moved  near  the  Washington  Artillery,  and  my 
command  passed  over  the  ruins  of  that  fine  house,  but  that  piano 
was  saved  and  was  played  by  Sergeant  Andy  G.  Swain  during 
that  fatal  Federal  charge  in  which  the  loss  to  the  enemy  was 
not  less  than  one  to  two  thousand  men,  killed,  wounded,  and 
captured.  This  piano  was  left  on  the  field  and  fell  into  the 
enemy's  hands,  but  afterwards  was  restored  to  the  rightful 
owner.  It  was  subsequently  put  in  excellent  order,  and  thirty- 
nine  years  afterwards  was  presentcil  In  tlic  Memorial  Hall  of 


the  Washington  Artillery,  in  New  Orleans.  Through  the  kind- 
ness of  Lieutenant  Chalaron,  I  received  a  cordial  invitation  to 
be  present  at  the  presentation  and  reception.  I  was  unable  to 
attend,  though  I  received  a  copy  of  the  proceedings.  This 
large  and  handsome  dwelling  was  destroyed  to  prevent  the  ene- 
my's sharpshooters  from  occupying  same  and  consequently 
harassing  our  troops.  How  history  gets  all  this  story  as  being 
in  July.  1862,  at  Vicksburg,  when  it  occurred  at  Jackson,  Miss., 
about  July  12.  1863,  is  strange  to  me. 

[The  error  in  regard  to  location  occurred  through  careless- 
ness in  not  correcting  a  typewritten  error. — Ed.] 

W.  M.  Spears  writes  from  Jacksboro,  Tex. :  "The  article 
places  the  occurrences  at  Vicksburg,  when  it  should  be  Jack- 
son, Miss.  I  belonged  to  Company  C,  Nineteenth  Louisiana 
Regiment,  Gibson's  Brigade,  and  was  but  a  few  feet  to  the 
right  of  the  Washington  Artillery,  the  fifth  company  in  the 
siege.     It  was  not  in  Vicksburg  during  the  war." 


WITH  COL.  W  ILLIAM  S.  HAWKINS  IN  CAMP  CHASE. 

John  F.  Hickey,  clerk  to  the  Mayor  and  Conunon  Council, 
writes  from  Hyattsville,  Md.,  November  28 : 

"On  a  recent  visit  to  the  U.  C.  V.  hall  of  Camp  171,  District 
of  Columbia,  I  was  handed  the  Veteran,  Vol.  to,  No.  9  (Sep- 
tember issue),  by  the  courteous  janitor,  Mr.  Wortham,  whose 
gentlemanly  and  gracious  treatment  to  visitors  is  surpassed 
only  by  his  vehement  enthusiasm  for  the  cause  of  the  Confed- 
erate veterans. 

"In  perusing  it  my  eyes  !Al  upon  the  photograph  of  Col. 
William  Stewart  Hawkins,  which  I  recognized  at  first  glance, 
and  I  read  with  great  interest  the  commendations  contained  in 
the  article.  I  desire  to  add  a  few  words  more  in  praise  to  the 
memory  of  a  dear  friend  and  fellow-prisoner  of  war  detained 
at  Camp  Chase,  O.,  sharing  his  bed  and  eating  at  the  same 
board  for  over  a  month. 

"I  was  captured  on  September  12,  1864.  on  McCausland's 
raid  into  Pennsylvania,  at  Clair  Springs,  Md..  where  I  had  been 
left  by  Gen.  Bradley  T.  Johnson  to  attend  Serg.  Samuel 
Spencer,  of  Company  B,  First  Maryland  Cavalry,  who  was  se- 
verely wounded  in  a  charge  near  Clair  Springs.  I  had  been 
wounded  on  Early's  raid  on  Washington,  and  was  not  able  to 
report  for  active  duty;  consequently  it  fell  to  me  to  be  left  with 
the  wounded.  ...  I  was  taken  to  Camp  Chase  in  com- 
pany with  about  one  hundred  of  the  Maryland  line  subsequent- 
ly captured  at  Moorefield.  W.  Va.,  later  in  September. 

"I  was  detailed  from  the  prison  proper  in  the  early  part  of 


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February,  and  appointed  an  agent  for  the  Confederate  sick  and 
wounded  in  hospital,  but  when  ordered  out  of  the  confines  of 
the  prison  was  informed  pubHcly  from  the  parapet  by  Lieut. 
Sanky,  provost  marshal  of  Camp  Chase,  that  I  was  to  be  exe- 
cuted in  retaliation  for  some  Federal  soldier  who  had  been 
shot  at  Libby  Prison.  When  I  reported  to  Gen.  W.  H.  Rich- 
ardson, the  commandant  of  Camp  Chase,  I  was  informed  of 
the  duties  and  object  of  my  detail,  and  presented  for  the  first 
time  to  my  coagent  and  colaborer  for  our  sick  in  hospital. 
Smallpox  had  been  ragmg  at  Camp  Chase,  the  records  of  the 
liospital  showing  that  there  had  been  fifteen  hundred  and  over 
(.1)  its  rolls,  and  I  think  that  there  were  over  one  thousand 
uiiried.  'Stewart,'  as  I  called  Col.  Hawkins,  by  his  own  de- 
sire, and  I  visited  the  hospital  alternately  every  day,  and  dis- 
pensed clothing  and  delicacies,  which  we  found  in  bo.xes  that 
had  accumulated  in  the  warehouses  from  the  establishment  of 
the  prison  until  the  appointment  of  Capt.  Allen,  Gen.  Rich- 
ardson's adjutant  general,  who  at  once  stopped,  in  a  measure, 
the  inhumanities  of  Sanky,  and  inaugurated  a  pacific  and  hu- 
mane course  of  treatment.  'Stewart'  read  many  of  his  verses 
to  me,  and  on  several  occasions  asked  me  to  'lend  him  a  word.' 
He  pined  over  his  imprisonment,  and  in  February  we  learned 
through  Mrs.  Madaira,  whose  husband  was  a  State  prisoner 
for  publishing  contraband  news  in  his  paper,  the  Eagle,  I 
think,  that  Gen.  Rosser  was  on  a  raid,  with  intent  to  liberate 
the  nine  thousand  prisoners  at  Camp  Chase.  He  was  much 
troubled  at  the  news.  We  had  both  given  our  paroles  not  to 
escape,  or  aid  in  the  escape  of  any  prisoner  or  prisoners,  and 
felt  that  our  duty  to  our  fellow-prisoners,  r.s  well  as  our 
individual  honor,  obligated  us  to  the  most  faithful  and  rigid 
observance  of  the  parole  accorded  us.  A  few  nights  after 
Mrs.  Madaira's  information  I  heard  'Stewart'  moving  quietly 
about  his  side  of  the  bed  and  dressing.  I  inquired  what  he  was 
doing.  'O,  I  am  sorry  I  disturbed  you,  John ;  but  I  have  been 
awake  all  night,  and  cannot  sleep,  so  I  thought  I  would  dress, 
make  up  the  fire'  (it  was  very  cold,  and  we  had  a  large  wood 
stove  in  our  room),  'and  write  a  few  lines  of  verse  on  "The 
Liberation." '  The  next  morning,  when  I  asked  of  his  produc- 
tion, he  said :  'I  have  destroyed  it,  John.  When  I  indulged  in 
my  theme,  the  temptation  was  so  strong  to  violate  my  parole, 
and,  knowing  your  sense  of  honor  too,  I  consigned  it,  two 
verses  only,  to  the  flames.' 

"On  another  occasion  we  were  invited  to  visit  the  theater 
at  Columbus,  three  miles  distant,  by  several  of  the  Federal  of- 
ficers who  occupied  the  same  office  and  messed  with  us,  but 
whose  names,  I  regret,  have  escaped  me.  One  of  the  condi- 
tions on  our  acceptance  was  that  we  should  'don  the  uniform 
of  Federal  officers,'  so  as  to  evade  the  scrutiny  of  Sanky's  sen- 
tinels and  prevent  disturbance  at  the  theater.  How  quickly 
thanks  and  declinations  followed,  was  at  once  astounding  to 
our  Federal  friends  and  seemed  to  rebuke  them  as  though  an 
insult  had  been  offered. 

"We  had  recourse  to  a  bottle  of  good  old  Kentucky  bourbon, 
furnished  by  Mrs.  Madaira,  who  was  permitted  to  supply  her 
husband  with  ('  ''cacies  through  Gen.  Richardson's  order. 
Such  things  going  into  the  hospital  passed  our  inspection.  Her 
visits  were  twice  a  week,  and  on  those  days  Mr.  Madaira  was 
permitted  to  report  to  the  hospital  for  treatment  for  his  throat 
trouble.  The  kind-hearted  Richardson  said  jocosely:  'Colonel, 
if  Sanky  knew  what  you  and  Mr.  Hickey  are  allowed  to  do,  he 
would  call  out  the  guard  and  hang  every  mother's  son  of  us 
around  these  headquarters.' 

"On  March  12,  1865,  my  companionship  ended  with  one  of 
God's  noblemen,  a  man  as  true  to  the  Southern  cause  as  ever 
drew  a  blade,  yet  who  was  generous  of  impulse  to  even  the 
tonderest  sense.     On  that  day  I  was  called  to  Gen.  Richard- 


son's office,  whereupon  I  was  handed  a  telegram  as  follows : 
'Let  the  prisoner,  John  F.  Hickey,  Company  B,  First  Mary- 
land, be  paroled  and  sent  to  Washington,  under  escort  of  safe- 
ly, to  report  to  his  father  at  the  Capitol,  who  has  given  bond 
for  his  good  conduct  until  exchanged.  A.  Lincoln.'  The 
parting  I  shall  never  forget.  I  received  several  letters  from 
him,  the  last  stating  that  he  had  been  paroled  and  was  with 
his  wife.  The  letter  contained  a  picture  of  his  wife  and  him- 
self. This  was  destroyed  with  my  house  and  all  my  effects 
on  January  17,  1886.  Mrs.  Hawkins  wrote  me  in  1867,  an- 
nouncing the  death  of  her  husband. 

"I  shall  send  you,  later  on,  a  list  of  George  M.  Emack 
Camp,  U.  C.  v.,  organized  September  10,  1902,  at  Marlboro, 
Prince  George  County,  Md." 

While  the  foregoing  will  be  read  with  general  interest  by 
many  yet  living  who  were  in  Camp  Chase  prison,  especially  as 
Col.  Hawkins  was  conspicuous  and  greatly  beloved,  it  is  all 
the  more  important  as  refuting  criticisms  that  have  been  made 
adversely  to  Col.  Hawkins  for  having  so  acted  as  to  gain  the 
favor  of  a  parole.  In  this  respect  Comrade  Hickey,  it  may  be 
unwittingly,  furnishes  testimony  that  will  be  gratifying  to 
survivors  who  admired  "Asa  Hartz"  personally  and  as  the 
most  conspicuous  writer  of  all  Confederates  who  were  pris- 
oners during  the  Confederate  war. 


PERSONAL  REMINISCENCES   FROM  VICKSBURG. 

James  M.  Bourne  writes  from  Louisville,  Ky.,  Station  E. : 

"William  Wallace  Masterson,  who  was  born  on  Aaron's 
Run  Creek,  in  Montgomery  County,  Ky.,  moved  to  Missouri  a 
year  or  two  before  the  Kansas  border  warfare  began,  in  which 
he  took  a  part.-  He  entered  the  Confederate  army  with  a  Mis- 
souri command,  but  m  the  siege  of  Vicksburg  was  in  a  Louisi- 
ana regiment,  perhaps  the  Third,  and  in  which  regiment  there 
was  a  company  called  'The  Tigers.'  I  was  in  the  Twentieth 
Alabama  Regiment  of  infantry,  of  which  Senator  Pettus,  of 
that  State,  was  lieutenant  colonel. 

"Mr.  Masterson  and  I  agreed,  as  both  were  serving  with 
strangers,  that  if  either  survived  the  siege  he  would  try  to 
learn  the  fate  of  the  other,  and  inform  his  family.  After  the 
surrender  I  started  to  the  Louisiana  regiment,  but  on  the  way 
I  met  an  intelligent  and  gentlemanly  Federal  soldier  who  ac- 
costed me,  and  remarked  that  he  was  on  his  way  to  view  that 
part  of  the  battle  lines  called  by  the  Federals  the  'slaughter 
pen,'  on  account  of  so  many  of  their  soldiers  being  killed  there 
daily.  He  said  that  every  time  any  one' tried  to  get  a  view  of 
the  Southerners'  works,  or  to  do  some  sharpshooting,  he  was 
shot  through  the  head.  Answering  his  inquiry  as  to  what  part 
of  the  line  I  occupied,  he  remarked  that  that  was  the  part  he 
wished  to  see,  I  returned  to  show  him  where  I  served.  He 
drew  a  plan  of  their  lines,  and  I  readily  recognized  that  the 
Twentieth  Alabama  Regiment  had  been  doing  the  deadly  work. 
I  described  to  him  how  the  Confederates  did  such  effective 
marksmanship,  I  readily  saw  that  the  Federals  had  placed 
themselves  at  great  disadvantage.  The  Confederates  could  'sky- 
light' any  Federal  who  raised  his  head  to  shoot  or  to  view.  The 
distance  was  obtained  by  shooting  a  few  shots  at  each  embra- 
sure.   The  two  lines  were  not  parallel  by  some  thirty  degrees. 

"The  Twentieth  Alabama  occupied  the  works  continuously, 
day  and  night  throughout  the  siege,  so  that  the  Confederates 
were  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  points  that  made  the  clear- 
est exposure  to  the  'skylight.'  It  is  wonderful  indeed  that  any 
venturesonic  Federal  escaped  who  had  the  courage  to  raise  his 
head  against  the  sky.  The  Confederate  line  could  not  be  'sky- 
lighted,' because  the  ridge  behind  the  men  was  higher  than 
the  embankment  behind  wl.ich  they  were  shooting,  and  through 
this  narrow  ridge  a  way  of  egress  had  been  made. 


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"I  took  the  Federal  through  this  opening,  and  he  immediately 
exclaimed :  'Here  is  where  your  people  had  the  best  sharp- 
shooters our  men  ever  encountered  I'  Upon  my  remarking  that 
we  had  no  sharpshooters  there,  that  it  was  all  done  by  the  or- 
dinary soldier,  and  pointed  to  the  ^ky  through  their  embrasures, 
he  readily  saw  that  their  'military  engineer'  was  incompetent. 
He  told  me  that  when  his  regiment  was  sent  to  relieve  a  regi- 
ment which  had  been  on  duty  there,  the  members  of  the  latter 
told  them  never  to  put  their  heads  in  view  of  the  Rebels,  be- 
cause if  they  did  they  would  get  two  or  three  bullets  in  them, 
and  that  had  been  their  experience.  He  said  that  one  of  his  regi- 
ment remarked  that  those  inen  were  cowards,  and  as  soon  as  he 
got  into  the  breastworks  he  was  going  to  try  to  kill  some  Rebel. 
A  moment  after  getting  into  the  works  this  fellow — next  to  him 
^stuck  his  head  in  view  of  our  men,  received  two  bullets,  and 
fell  dead.  He  had  no  curiosity  to  view  what  was  in  his  front. 
He  came  to  see  our  works. 

"We  then  went  to  Vicksburg,  and  on  our  way  the  Federal 
gave  me  some  writing  paper  and  envelopes,  the  latter  having 
their  flag  upon  them,  and  remarked  that  they  had  issued  an  or- 
der that  all  Confederates  whose  homes  were  on  the  Federal 
lines  could  write  letters,  submit  them  to  their  officers,  and  if 
all  right,  they  would  be  mailed.  'But,'  said  he,  'you  write  what 
you  please,  hand  the  letters  to  me  sealed,  and  I  will  see  that  the 
parties  addressed  receive  them.  You  see  they  will  be  on  our 
envelopes,  and  no  one  will  know  they  are  from  you  until  your 
friends  receive  thcin.' 

"I  wrote  several  letters,  and  all  were  delivered.  This  soldier 
and  gentleman  lived  near  Tcrre  Haute,  Ind.  I  made  a  note  of 
his  name  and  home  address,  but  it  is  lost,  and  I  have  forgotten 
his  name.  His  mother  was  a  widow  and  he  her  eldest  son. 
1  should  be  glad  to  hear  from  him  or  of  his  fate. 

"1  then  went  to  the  Louisiana  regiment — I  think  it  was  the 
'Ihird — inquired  for  my  friend,  and  found  that  he  was  blown 
up  by  the  enemy  where  they  had  undermined.  I  should  like  to 
know  where  he  was  buried ;  whether  his  grave  was  marked, 
and  can  now  be  found.  On  account  of  his  immense  frame — 
six  feet,  three  inches  in  height — his  activity,  and  bravery,  he 
was  selected  to  throw  hand  grenades — an  invention,  I  think,  of 
some  Southerner.  He  had  a  brother.  Higgins  Masterson,  who 
also  was  a  Confederate  soldier,  but  whether  he  survived  the 
war  I  do  not  know.  I  wrote  from  Vicksburg  to  some  of  Mr. 
Masterson's  kin  of  his  death." 


SwoRU  OF  Lieut.  Knight,  a  Federal. — Andrew  Knight,  who 
was  sergeant  of  Company  C,  Twentieth  Michigan  Regiinent, 
Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  is  anxious  to  locate  the  sword  of  his 
brother,  Lieut.  George  C.  Knight,  of  Company  A,  First  Michi- 
gan Sharpshooters,  who  was  killed  at  Petersburg  June  17, 
1864.  It  was  given  to  him  by  the  citizens  of  Battle  Creek. 
The  following  in  connection  with  this  sword  is  from  Capt. 
P.  J.  Johnson,  Lenoir,  N.  C. : 

"Lieut.  George  Knight  was  killed  in  (it  nl  of  my  company, 
and  only  a  few  feet  from  us.  We  charged  their  line  of  battle, 
but  they  would  not  give  way,  and  we  fo'  ght  hand  to  hand, 
with  nothing  but  the  breastworks  bctwc.n  us.  Finally  they 
surrendered  to  my  command,  and  we  carried  the  prisoners  to 
the  rear,  back  to  Petersburg,  and  my  company  guarded  them 
in  the  courthouse  all  night.  All  this  being  in  the  night,  you 
can  sec  how  wc  would  not  know  what  became  of  his  sword. 
The  commanding  officer  of  the  First  Michigan  Sharpshoot- 
ers surrendered  his  sword  .ind  command  to  me  that  night,  and 
I  have  the  sword  yet.  I  offered  to  return  it,  but  he  said :  'Keep 
it  and  give  it  to  your  boys,  and  tell  them  it  was  won  by  their 
father  in  a  fair  and  honest  fight.'  I  make  extract  from  a 
paper  by  the  historian  of  our  regiment,  the  Thirty-Fifth  North 


Carolina,  about  that  part  of  the  charge:  'The  gallant  and 
chivalrous  Capt.  Thomas  J.  Blackwell,  of  Company  B,  was 
here  killed,  many  others  killed  and  wounded,  and  a  number 
captured.  Capt.  Philip  J.  Johnston,  of  Company  K,  mounted 
the  breastworks,  and  in  a  hand-to-hand  encounter  with  a  Fed- 
eral major  was  shot  in  the  hand,  causing  his  sword  to  fall  from 
his  grasp.  He  was  now  at  the  mercy  of  his  antagonist,  when 
one  of  Capt.  Johnston's  men  shot  the  Federal  officer  through 
the  head.  Ordering  some  imaginary  reenforcements  to  ad- 
vance, in  stentorian  tones  Capt.  Johnston  called  upon  the  enemy 
to  surrender  or  "all  be  killed,"  and  some  three  hundred  came 
over  the  works  and  gave  themselves  up.  During  the  night 
Gen.  Beauregard  withdrew  to  a  new  and  shorter  line  of  de- 
fenses neani  the  city.' 

"Next  morning  when  my  company  got  back  to  the  front 
Gen.  Beauregard  had  « ithdrawn  to  a  line  nearer  to  the  city 
of  Petersburg,  and  our  dead  were  in  the  enemy's  hands,  so  I 
think  it  is  likely  that  some  one  of  his  own  army  got  Lieutenant 
Knight's  sword.  I  should  be  delighted  to  find  it  for  him.  and 
I  should  also  be  glad  to  find  the  old  flag  of  the  Thirty-Fifth 
North  Carolina,  captured  that  night  by  this  same  Michigan 
regiment  a  few  minutes  before  this  last  charge,  and  which,  to- 
gether with  the  prisoners,  had  been  sent  to  their  rear." 


A  DISTINGITSHF.D  NEW  ORLEANS  WOIMAN. 

Something  of  Her  Family  and  of  Her  Work. 

I\Ir>.   James   Milton   Ferguson,  of  New   Orleans,  La.,  is  of 

Virginia  ancestry,  her   fathtr.  Col.  William   H.  Garland,  and 

her  mother,  FVances  Ann  Eubank,  both  being  natives  of  that 

State,  and  she  is  also  the 
great-grandniece  of  Pat- 
rick Henry.  Mrs.  Fer- 
guson was  the  first  Lou- 
i'iiana  State  Regent  of 
■  Daughters  of  the 
.American  Revolution, 
;.:id  did  the  pioneer  work 
—  always  hardest  —  for 
lli.it  organization  in  Lou- 
isiana. She  is  of  lineal 
descent  from  Col.  Sam- 
uel Meredith,  whose 
wife  was  Jane  Henry, 
the  eldest  sister  of  Pat- 
rick Henry ;  and  she  is 
also  connected  with  the 
W  i  n  s  t  o  n  s  ,  Cabells, 
Breckinridges,  and  oth- 
er distinguished  Vir- 
ginia families.  Her  pa- 
ternal grandfather,  Col.  David  S.  Garland,  known  as  "King 
David'  in  his  own  town,  was  a  member  of  Congress  from  Vir- 
ginia, was  General  Superintendent  of  Improvement  in  that 
State,  and  served  several  terms  in  the  Virginin  Legislature. 
Mrs.  Ferguson  is  also  connected  with  William  Kobertson,  tlie 
historian,  and  whh  Gens.  Joseph  E.  Johnston  and  Wade 
Hampton,  of  Confederate  fame. 

During  the  War  between  the  States  Mrs.  Ferguson's  father 
raised  a  battalion  of  cavalry,  and  served  in  the  Confederate 
army,  though  exempt  from  service  by  age;  and  her  two 
brothers,  under  age,  served  faithfully  in  the  same  cause  until 
ihe  end.  Her  husband.  Dr.  James  Milton  l<-erguson.  was  also 
a  Confederate  snldicr  the  four  years.  During  all  that  war  the 
Ferguson  home  was  kept  open  by  its  women  for  all  Confed- 
erate soldiers,  whether  well,  sick,  or  stranded.  Mrs.  Ferguson 
has  served  efficiently  the  New  Orleans  Chapter,  No.  72,  U.  D. 


MR.S.  J.    M.    FERGUSON. 


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C^opfederat^  l/eterai>. 


C.,  as  Its  Recording  Secretary.  When  preparing  for  its  Na- 
tional Convention  obligations,  Mrs.  J.  Pinckney  Smith,  Chair- 
man of  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee,  appointed  her 
Treasurer  of  that  committee,  saying :  "The  only  fault  -  ever 
found  with  ^trs.  Ferguson  is  her  rigid  adherence  to  law  and 
duty,  admirable  faults  (?)  in  a  Treasurer."  She  performed 
the  duties  of  this  position  with  accuracy  and  faithfulness. 

During  the  war  with  Spain  Mrs.  Ferguson  was  a  member 
of  the  New  Orleans  Woman's  War  Relief  Association.  She 
was  appointed  Chairman  for  the  First  Regiment,  Louisiana  Vol- 
unteers, and  also  seived  as  Treasurer.  While  on  a  visit  to 
Long  Beach,  Miss.,  she  made  an  address  on  "Parliamentary 
Law,"  at  the  close  of  which  she  suggested  the  formation  of  a 
public  circulating  library  by  the  different  organizations  in 
that  town,  and  donated  the  first  book,  thus  starting  what  is 
known  as  the  "Garland-Ferguson  Library,"  which  now  has  a 
lot  and  building  of  its  own,  with  hundreds  of  books,  pamphlet;, 
etc.,  on  its  shelves.  Mrs.  Ferguson  was  the  first  Secretary  of 
the  "Woman's  Club"  of  New  Orleans,  and  one  of  its  founders. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Era  Club,  and  was  Secretary  when 
that  body  did  good  service  in  the  sewerage  and  drainage  cam- 
paign a  few  years  ago.  As  is  well  known,  Mrs.  Ferguson  is 
the  founder  and  President  of  the  Arena  Club  of  New  Orleans, 
part  of  whose  practical  work  has  been  the  placing  on  the  stat- 
utes of  Louisiana  the  law  known  as  "Act  115  of  1896,"  for 
the  protection  of  young  girls.  This  club  was  sheltered  for 
nearly  nine  years  by  Mrs.  Ferguson  in  her  apartments,  but  it 
now  has  its  own  comfortable  room  at  606  Julia  Street. 

In  speaking  of  Mrs  Ferguson,  our  own  "Catherine  Cole" 
once  wrote:  "There  is  not  a  finer  or  a  more  unostentatious 
thinker  in  all  New  Orleans."  Mrs.  Ferguson  has  a  rarely  log- 
ical mind.  She  is  as  absolutely  free  from  snobbishness,  preju- 
dice, and  from  injustice  as  it  is  possible  for  a  woman  to  be. 
At  the  meetings  of  the  Arena  Club  the  talk  is  high  and 
the  thinking  is  high.  Again  "Catherine  Cole"  wrote: 
"The  Arena  Club  has  accomplished  one  beautiful  work,  inas- 
much as  it  has  taught  many  women  how  to  think  for  them- 
selves ;  and  this  has  been  accomplished  under  the  guidance  of 
its  founder  and  President,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Ferguson,  one  of  the 
most  powerful-minded  women  that  New  Orleans  can  boast, 
and  whose  graces  of  mind  and  heart  are  large  factors  in  this 
fine  educational  work." 

Miss  Lucile  Rutland,  writing  in  the  Daily  Advocate  of 
Baton  Rouge,  states :  "Mrs.  J.  M.  Ferguson,  the  Arena  Club's 
founder  and  Pres'dent,  has  the  distinction  of  being  a  most 
exceptional  President  of  an  equally  exceptional  organization, 
one  in  which  masculine  and  feminine  intellects  meet  on  com- 
mon ground  for  the  consideration  of  all  questions  of  public 
interest.  Mrs.  F'er.gi'son  is  a  gracious,  sweet-faced  woman, 
who  knows  how  to  think  and  how  to  be  silent." 

Mr.  B.  O.  Flower,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  has  often  publicly  com- 
mended Mrs.  Ferguson's  work,  and  has  given  most  laudatory 
and  encouraging  notices  in  his  book,  "The  New  Times,"  both 
of  Mrs.  Ferguson  and  the  Arena  Club. 


DECAY  OF  SOUTHERN  MANNERS. 
There  was  a  time,  not  a  great  while  ago.  when  white  men 
would  not  sit  in  a  street  car  when  white  women  were  stand- 
ing. That  time  has  passed,  however,  and  New  Orleans  is 
fast  losing  one  of  its  famous  and  most  admirable  peculiaiities, 
as  it  is  now  becoming  the  rule  for  a  man  not  to  surrender 
his  seat  except  to  a  woman  of  his  acquaintance  or  to  one  whose 
acquaintance  he  wishes  to  make.  That  is  the  rule  in  all  the 
Northern  cities ;  and  if  we  have  not  yet  got  it,  it  is  considered 
an  evidence  that  New  Orleans  has  not  yet  got  rid  of  its  "old 
fogy"  ways. 


It  has  been  said  tliat  the  most  important  thing  in  life  to- 
day is  the  business  of  getting  money — of  securing  wealth — 
and  everything  must  bend  to  that.  In  the  race  for  wealth  we 
may  disregard  all  considerations  of  courtesy  or  of  humanity. 

This  is  civilization  in  its  last  commercial  analysis,  and  the 
Southward  is  backward  in  civilization.  The  South  has  two 
relics  of  barbarism  that  it  will  have  to  get  rid  of  before  it  can 
c'aim  to  have  reached  the  highest  mark  of  commercialism. 
One  of  these  is  the  so-much-talked-of  "Southern  chivalry," 
and  the  other  is  the  boasted  Southern  hospitality ! 

In  a  conversation  some  years  ago  with  the  distinguished 
traveler  and  author,  Julian  Ralph,  who  came  to  New  Or- 
leans to  write  up  the  Carnival,  it  was  difficult  to  make  him 
understand  the  real  object  and  end  of  our  Mardi  Gras  cele- 
brations. He  did  not  seem  to  comprehend  that  in  the  last 
part  of  the  then  nineteenth  century  the  people  of  any  Ameri- 
can city  would  undergo  the  labors  and  the  great  pecuniary 
expenditures  represented  in  our  Carnival  pageants,  unless 
there  was  some  ulterior  object  of  financial  benefit  to  be  at- 
tained, and  he  was  surprised  at  the  entire  exclusion  from  the 
splendid  panoramic  street  parades  of  any  advertising  or  other 
feature  of  comtnercialism,  and  when  told  that  it  was  done 
for  the  special  gratification  of  the  public,  freely  donated  by 
men  who  did  not  permit  their  names  to  be  published,  the 
eminent  writer  could  not  repress  his  surprise. 

In  Northern  cities,  where  carnival  parades  are  attempted, 
they  are  intended  to  promote  business.  It  is  much  the  same 
with  hospitality.  It  is  extended  to  personal  friends,  while 
in  the  South  it  used  to  be  the  rule  in  ante  bellum  times  to 
keep  open  house  to  strangers  who  were  properly  present- 
ed. While  t4ie  rule  has  been  largely  modified  since  the  war 
between  the  States  by  the  impoverishment  of  many  important 
families,  hospitality  to  strangers  is  still  by  no  means  a  thing 
of  the  past,  and  there  is  scarcely  a  day  but  what  there  is  some 
movement  on  foot  to  show  attentions  to  visiting  strangers. 

But  the  need  of  money  is  just  as  pressing  among  the  South- 
ern people  as  anywhere  else,  and  the  fact  is  being  recognized. 
The  fight  for  money  is  going  to  become  as  strenuous  here  as 
elsewhere,  and  then  we  shall  give  up  our  old-time  peculiarities. 
There  will  be  no  money  in  them,  and  special  courtesy  to 
women  and  the  cordial  entertainment  of  strangers  will  be 
things  of  the  past.  Then  we  will  be  commercially  civilized 
(?).  and  doubtless  we  will  grow  rich,  and  we  will  cease  to 
celebrate  the  Carnival  in  the  old  fasliion. 

Citizens  of  the  old  school  may  lament  and  condemn  the 
change  of  manners,  but  the  change  will  go  on  all  the  same. 
The  forces  that  arc  working  this  change  are  too  potential  to 
be  resisted,  for  times  change  and  men  change  with  them. — 
N.  O.  Picayune. 


ESTATE  OF  GEN.  GRANT'S  WIDOW. 

The  death  of  the  widow  of  General  and  President  U.  S. 
Grant  is  generally  known.  Much  consideration  was  shown 
in  the  obsequies,  and  the  body  was  lain  by  her  distinguished 
husband  in  New  York  City. 

The  estate  left  by  Mrs.  Grant  is  estimated  at  $234,000,  and 
goes  to  the  three  sons,  the  daughter  (Mrs.  Sartores),  and. 
their  children.  Gen.  Fred  D.  Grant,  at  the  request  of  the 
other  heirs,  becomes  the  executor  of  the  will. 


Creed  of  T.  B.   Reed. — The   son   of  a   Confederate   father, 
who  rarely  wrote  poetry,  had  this  to  say  a  dozen  years  ago: 

Old  T.  B.  Reed  makes  up  :i  creed, 

And  has  ttie  world  to  follow  it; 
The  world  kicks  up  and  shows  its  speed. 

But  the  last  it  does  is  to  swallow  it. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai} 


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h. 


TRIBUTE  TO  NORTH  CAROLINIANS. 
From  Capt.  Robert  W.  Doulhat,  Morgantown,  W.  Va 
Soutlicrn   battle  lecturer,   who  seeks  to  know  am 
defend  all  his  comrades. 

To  the  "Old  North  Stale," 

A  tribute  late, 

But  due  her  gallant  sons; 

For,  like  their  sires  in  all  the  past, 

All  in  heroic  mold  were  cast. 

Thy  sons,  great  State,  were  nowhere  shorn 
Of  the  glorious  name  thou  long  hast  borne  ; 
For  as  heroes  great,  whom  none  surpassed. 
Thy  shield  Ihcy  brightened  e'en  to  the  last. 

Thy  daughters,  too,  thy  name  uphold. 
For  from  their  souls  true  courage  welled, 
And  by  their  deeds  of  love  and  care 
They  cheered  their  brothers  everywhere. 

Their  hearts  were  tr\ie,  their  fingers  deft, 
And  precious  gifts,  from  homes  bereft 
Of  brother's  love,  inspired  his  soul 
To  live  forever  on  honor's  roll. 

Thy  sons  as  Spartans,  stalwart  built. 
In  war's  dread  tournament  did  tilt 
Against  our  foes,  but  never  yet 
Retreat  did  make  when  equals  met. 

Brave  North  Carolina,  thy  mighty  host 
Of  men  renowned  and  women  grand, 
Attests  that  thou  hast  right  to  boast, 
"The  world  ne'er  knetv  a  nobler  band." 

At  old  Manassas  twice  thy  sons 
Did  meet  invaders  of  our  soil, 
And  twice  by  help  of  thy  good  guns 
We  made  our  enemy  recoil. 

No  battle  plain  more  blood  did  drink 
Than  Gettysburg  of  thy  ricii  life. 
Nor  richer  fame  can  earth  e'er  yield 
Than  Ihine  from  that  most  famous  field. 

Though  Southern  hope  thence  settled  fast 
Into  a  clouded,  blackened  West, 
Thy  sons,  good  State,  the  "Wilderness 
And  by  thy  aid  was  vicl'ry  bought. 

When  darkness  fell  at  Appomattox, 
They  parted  thence  in  love  and  tears 
From  Lee,  their  chief,  and  old  Virginia, 
From  cherished  hopes  to  wasted  homes 

Thy  homes,  then  desolate,  now  bloom 
In  beauteous  life  and  love  and  truth. 
And  everywhere  thy  honored  youth 
Guard  well  their  fathers'  glory. 


A  Monument  to  J.  E.  B.  Stuart. — The  Richmond  Times  of 
till-  u-cent  date  Ftatfs:  ".\  rally  of  those  interested  in  the  erection 
.iiiii        in  Riclini.iivl  of  .i   nvnununt   to  Gen.  J.   E.   B.  Stuart  will  be 


fought. 


MAID  o;   HONOR    ^Cl^  LCui?ia-,a 

PONaLOSONVlLt-E.Lfl. 


LAKE   ChflSLES,ta 


IV  CONKEUKRATF    VKTEKANS. 


A  Texan  Buried  in  Kentucky. — T.  J.  Childress,  Erlanger, 
Kenton  County,  Ky. :  In  the  fall  of  1862,  while  Kirby  Smith 
was  in  Kentucky,  General  Heth  marched  down  the  Covington 
and  Lexington  turnpike  to  within  four  miles  of  Covington. 
One  of  his  men  died  while  on  the  march  near  the  third  toll- 
gate,  eleven  miles  from  Covington.  He  was  buried  in  a  field 
near  the  road.  After  the  close  of  the  war  I  and  two  others 
took  the  body  up  and  put  it  in  a  nice  coffin  and  had  it  buried  in 
the  Linden  Grove  cemetery  at  Covington.  I  think  he  was  a 
Texan.  He  belonged  to  McCulloch's  old  brigade.  We  never 
found  out  who  he  was.  Please  inquire  through  ihc  Veteran. 
as  his  family  would  be  glad  to  know  he  was  decently  buried. 


SPONSORS    ANU    MAID.S    OF    T  H  K.     UNIIKU    SONS 

held  in  Lee  Camp  Hall,  it  is  expected,  the  second  Monday  in 
December.  It  is  planned  that  Gen.  Fitzhugh  Lee,  the  Pres- 
ident of  the  Association,  will  be  here  and  preside.  This  was 
all  arranged  at  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  the  Association.  The  committee  also  discussed  pos- 
sible locations  for  the  monument.  The  Executive  Committee 
found  out  that  it  would  lake  about  $12,000  in  addition  to  the 
funds  already  in  hand.  It  is  the  decision  that  the  statue  should 
be  equestrian.  There  has  been  some  talk  about  having  a  pedes- 
trian monument,  owing  lo  the  lack  of  funds,  but  it  is  positively 
decided  that  it  be  equestrian." 


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(Confederate  l/eteraip- 


UNITED  DAUGHTERS   OF   THE  CONFEDERACY. 
It  is  designed  to  publish  reports  of  State  Divisions  from  last 
report  at  the  New  Orleans  session. 

Address  of  Mrs.  Dowdei.l,  President  U.  D.  C. 

Madam  President:  Alabama  brings  to  the  Daughters  assem- 
bled in  the  ninth  annual  convention  of  the  U.  D.  C.  words 
of  cheer  and  good  will.  It  is  again  my  honor  to  present  ihe 
report  of  the  splendid  work,  to  tell  of  the  enthusiasm  that 
exists  in  Alabama,  and  to  convey  to  you  most  loyal  greetings 
and  good  wishes  from  the  division  and  the  members  individ- 
ually. Every  Chapter  in  our  State  would  be  personally  rep- 
resented in  this  convention  if  circumstances  were  favorable 
and  our  women  could  always  carry  out  the  dictates  and  de- 
sires of  their  hearts.  In  the  sessions  of  this  high  tribunal  of 
Confederate  women  one  receives  the  inspiration  to  attempt 
great  things  and  the  stimulus  to  achieve  greater. 

The  sixth  annual  convention  assembled  in  Demopolis  last 
May,  the  guests  of  the  Marengo  Rifles  Chapter,  with  every 
Chapter  represented  by  a  delegate  or  a  proxy.  The  same 
spirit  of  loyalty  animated  the  sessions  of  this  convention  that 
actuated  the  noble  mothers  in  past  years  in  their  heroic  work 
of  love  and  patriotism.  Enthusiasm  and  a  realizing  sense  of 
our  responsibilities  filled  every  heart  with  the  desire  to  work 
for  the  noble  objects  for  which  we  are  pledged. 

A  beautiful  feature  of  the  convention  was  the  presentation 
by  the  Division  of  a  magnificent  life-sized  portrait  of  Emma 
Sansoni,  Alabama's  noted  heroine,  to  the  State  Department  of 
Archives  and  History.  The  presentation  of  this  picture  and 
the  acceptance  of  it  by  the  director,  Hon.  Thomas  M.  Owen, 
were  one  of  the  most  charming  occasions  of  the  State  meeting. 

We  now  have  thirty-six  well-organized  Chapters.  Six  of 
them  have  been  organized  since  the  convention  at  Wilmington, 
and  three  since  the  State  Convention  in  May.  Eighteen  hun- 
dred members  are  actively  engaged  in  the  good  works  of  the 
Division :  caring  for  the  living  veterans,  preserving  history, 
building  monuments,  and  caring  for  the  graves  of  our  immor- 
tal heroes.  The  growth  of  the  Alabama  Divi.'sion  is  assured. 
We  see  that  interest  is  being  awakened  in  more  remote  towns. 
Several  old  Chapters  have  revived  and  entered  the  rank  with 
renewed  zeal. 

The  prime  work  of  the  Division  is  the  care  of  the  living  vet- 
erans, whose  needs  cry  aloud  to  us  daily.  We  have  a  State 
pension  roll  for  the  care  of  indigent  soldier.s,  and  the  Consti- 
tution provides  a  per  capita  ta.x  for  their  aid,  which  is  given 
them  monthly;  and  though  in  !raall  proportions,  it  is  most 
graciously  received  and  eagerly  looked  forward  to  by  a  num- 
ber of  old  heroes.  At  our  last  convention  one  hundred  dollars 
was  donated  to  the  Confederate  Home  at  Mountain  Creek. 
This  home,  though  not  yet  completed,  is  the  proud  possession 
of  Alabama  since  my  report  to  this  body  one  year  ago.  The 
erection  of  this  home  is  due  to  the  magnanimity  and  generous 
spirit  of  one  noble  veteran,  Capt.  J.  M.  Falkner,  and  his  faith- 
ful colleagues  who  compose  Camp  JefT  Falkner,  of  the  Ala- 
bama U.  C.  v.,  rather  than  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 
yet  we  claim  the  privilege  of  assisting  Capt.  Falkner,  and 
as  rapidly  as  the  cottages  are  completed  the  rooms  are  claimed 
by  some  Chapter,  to  be  furnished  and  sustained.  Thus  we 
have  a  part  in  this  noble  work.  It  would  be  unnecessary, 
though  it  is  interesting,  to  relate  to  you  the  number  of  enter- 
prising schemes  that  have  been  projected  to  raise  the  funds 
for  erecting  this  home.  But  one  plan,  patriotic  and  loving,  is 
worthy  of  your  notice,  hence  my  excuse  for  embodying  it  in 
this  report.  The  main  building  is  to  have  five  hundred  logs, 
which  are  to  be  marked  with  handsome  brass  tablets  with  the 


name  and  records  of  any  hero  or  heroine  whose  friends  may 
wish  to  dedicate  a  log  to  his  or  her  memory.  The  name  sent 
to  be  memorialized  with  a  log  is  accompanied  by  a  contribu- 
tion of  ten  dollars.  Each  tablet  will  bear  a  number,  and  in  the 
library  of  the  home  will  be  kept  forever  a  record  book,  which 
will  contain  brief  biographical  sketches  of  the  soldiers  and 
women  of  the  Confederacy,  corresponding  to  the  number  on 
the  tablets.  The  memorial  log  feature  carries  out  the  deter- 
mination to  make  the  home  historical  in  every  department. 
Should  there  be  one  in  this  assembly  who  would  love  to  memo- 
rialize the  name  of  a  friend  in  the  Alabama  Confederate  Home, 
the  opportunity  is  hers. 

We  have  no  inactive  Chapters  in  our  Division.  Each  one  is 
engaged  in  some  splendid  local  work,  and  with  untiring  energy 
we  strive  to  perpetuate  the  illustrious  deeds  of  our  heroes  in 
history  and  in  marble.  Pages  might  be  covered  with  interest- 
ing accounts  of  the  Chapter  work;  but  time  and  space  forbid, 
and  all  are  excellent  in  different  lines,  hence  none  could  claim 
preeminence  in  this  report  of  Division  work. 

Several  Chapters  are  deeply  interested  in  erecting  Confed- 
erate monuments  in  their  localities.  One  of  our  younger 
Chapters,  which  has  not  yet  passed  the  second  milestone  of 
its  existence,  accepted  for  its  work  from  the  beginning  the 
erection  of  a  monument  to  gallant  John  Pelham.  The  city  of 
Jacksonville  and  the  home  of  this  Chapter  (the  Gen.  John  H. 
Forney)  is  the  honored  resting  place  of  this  noble  young  hero. 

Our  Division  also  donated  at  its  last  convention  one  hun- 
dred dollars  to  vhe  Jefferson  Davis  Monument,  through  Ala- 
bama's representative  on  this  committee,  Mrs.  Charles  G. 
Brown.  This  donation  carried  with  it  the  good  wishes  and 
loyal  love  of  a  people  whose  hearts  were  burning  with  patri- 
otic love  for  this  sacred  cause.  If  desires  could  have  been 
transformed  into  glittering  dollars,  the  meager  sum  would 
have  grown  into  thousands,  and  all  difficulties  would  have 
been  removed  from  this  committee,  so  devoted  in  its  purposes 
and  untiring  in  its  efforts  to  honor  the  South  with  a  grand 
monument  to  our  chieftain.  But  nay.  Such  patriotic  love 
was  forced  by  a  small  treasury  to  yield  to  practical  figures  and 
contribute  only  a  mite.  I  wish  it  were  my  privilege  in  this 
report  to  stand  ahead  even  of  those  who  justly  claim  the  honor 
of  leadership  in  this  sacred  work. 

The  privilege  of  conferring  upon  the  veterans  the  Southern 
Cross  of  Honor  and  appropriately  observing  our  memorial 
days  goes  steadily  on.  Every  Chapter  glories  in  the  honor  of 
presenting  the  veterans  with  the  cross,  and  feels  more  than  re- 
paid when  it  sees  how  they  prize  the  trophy. 

Several  places  in  our  State  where  no  Confederate  graves  are 
planted  observed  Memorial  Day  for  the  first  time  last  year, 
which  was  due  to  a  Chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confed- 
eracy located  in  their  midst. 

One  of  the  cherished  works  of  the  Alabama  Division  is  to 
erect  a  monument  to  the  silent  heroes  of  our  State  on  Shiloh 
battlefield,  and  the  committee,  composed  of  some  of  the  most 
loyal  Daughters,  is  actively  engaged  in  accomplishing  this 
work. 

No  State  yielded  more  to  the  cause  than  Alabama.  The 
chivalry  and  valor  of  her  best  manhood  was  ofltered  on  the 
altar  of  sacrifice,  and  her  best  blood  flowed  freely.  Her  noble 
women  were  no  less  courageous  in  the  trying  years  of  con- 
flict, and  with  abiding  faith  and  true,  noble  spirits  welcomed 
the  returning  husbands  and  sons  to  rejoice  in  the  proud  her- 
itage of  the  Confederate  glory. 

The  spirit  of  these  Spartan  mothers  has  been  transmitted  to 
the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  in  the  Alabama  Division, 
and  they  stand  firm  in  the  purpose  that  justice  shall  be  done 
the  South  in  the  preservation  of  true  history. 


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ARKANSAS    DIVISION,   U.   D.   C. 

The  seventh  annual  convention,  Arkansas  Division,  U.  D.  C, 
held  at  Newport,  Ark.,  October  22,  1902,  is  reported  by  Mrs. 
C.  H.  Williams,  Recording  Secretary.  It  is  in  substance  as 
follow.s ; 

Our  little  Arkansas  town,  Newport,  welcomed  within  her 
gates  charming  guests  in  t'l  crs  of  the  Confederacy  on 

October  22.  They  came  frou.  _.ery  part  of  the  State,  and 
there  were  in  attendance  eighteen  Chapters,  representing  forty- 
nine  votes  accepted,  the  largest  convention  ever  held  by  this 
Division.  We  hope  another  year  that  no  Chapter  will  fail  to 
be  represented  in  either  State  or  general  convention.  The 
convention  was  called  to  order  in  the  court  room,  which  had 
been  magnificently  decorated  for  the  occasion  in  red  and  white 
biuiting,  flowers,  and  Confederate  flags.  One  of  these  was  tlie 
flag  presented  by  some  of  the  ladies  present  to  the  Jackson 
Guards  when  they  left  early  for  the  great  conflict.  This  old 
flag  brought  back  lo  these  dear  women  the  faces  of  their  sol- 
dier boys  as  they  left  that  day.  As  brave  now  as  then,  they 
smiled  to  think  how  their  dear  flag  had  been  proudly  taken  off 
and,  though  furled  when  it  was  tenderly  carried  back  home,  it 
came  without  a  blot  upon  its  honor.  The  local  Methodist 
minister,  Rev.  J.  W.  Smith,  invoked  God's  blessing  on  the  as- 
sembly. Mrs.  C.  H.  Wilmans  delivered  the  address  of  wel- 
come, responded  to  by  Mrs.  Clementine  Boles,  of  Fayette- 
ville.  in  her  witty  and  pleasant  style.  The  President.  Mrs.  B. 
E.  Benton,  then  gave  her  annual  address,  which  was  most 
heartily  received  and  enjoyed.  Beautiful  music  was  rendered 
by  Mrs.  G.  A.  Hillhouse  and  her  able  assistants.  ISach  ses- 
sion was  a  treat  to  all  present.  On  the  evening  of  the  first 
day  a  large  reception  was  given.  Hon.  Charles  Coffin  pre- 
sided, introducing  the  speakers  in  his  own  bright  and  graceful 
way.  The  exercises  were  opened  by  the  bugle  call  on  the 
cornet,  answered  by  the  old  veterans,  who  marched  upon  the 
rostrum  and  stood  in  a  row,  "looking  like  a  lot  of  happy,  mis- 
chievous schoolboys.  They  sang  "Dixie"  as  only  old  vet- 
erans can. 

Mrs.  W.  M.  Neal,  of  Helena,  President  of  the  State  Fed- 
eration of  Clubs,  gave  the  U.  D.  C.  a  fraternal  greeting  from 
the  Federation.  Mrs.  Keller,  o.  ^t  Springs,  on  behalf  of  the 
U.  D.  C,  responded  to  Mrs.  Neal's  address  with  thanks  and 
appreciation  for  Mrs.  Neal's  goodness  in  coming  to  extend 
such  kindly  thoughts  to  this  organization,  at  the  same  time  ex- 
pressing disapproval  of  any  Chapter  of  the  U.  D.  C.  ever  fed- 
erating. Mrs.  R.  B.  Willis,  of  Searcy,  gave  a  fine  address  on 
"Southern  Literature,"  which  was  considered  so  worthy  of 
wider  notice  that  the  convention  requested  that  it  be  sent  to 
the  Veteran  for  publication,  which  will  be  done.  Miss  Esther 
Neill,  of  Balesville,  a  gifted  daughter  of  Gen.  Robert  Neill, 
read  Father  Ryan's  "Conquered  Banner,"  which  was  received 
with  enthusiasm,  Maj.  Cabell  iMinor,  recently  returned  home 
from  the  Philippines,  gave  a  negro  dialect  story,  which 
"brought  down  the  house."  There  were  many  other  interest- 
ing features,  especially  fine  music.  The  evening  closed  with 
an  informal  reception  where  dainty  refreshments  were  served 
to  the  old  soldiers  and  other  guests. 

On  Thursday  evening,  at  the  home  of  the  Misses  Branden- 
burg, the  young  ladies'  clubs  received  the  delegates,  visitors, 
and  members  of  the  local  Chapter.  The  rooms  were  beauti- 
fully decorated  in  red  and  white,  the  color  scheme  being  car- 
ried out  in  refreshments,  and  in  every  possible  way  this  per- 
fectly arranged  function  was  conceded  to  be  the  crowning 
event  of  the  week. 

Friday  noon  saw  the  convention's  close.  The  election  of 
officers  was  as  follows :   President,  Mrs.   B.  E.   Benton,  Pine 


BlufT;  Vice  Presidents.  Mrs.  S.  S.  Wassell,  Little  Rock:  Mrs. 
Mary  Hunter  Hall.  Dardanelle:  Recording  Secretary,  Mrs. 
C.  H.  Wilmans,  Newport ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs. 
Fay  Tullis,  Nashville;  Treasurer,  Miss  Lela  Gatewood,  Lo- 
noke. 

The  convention  accepted  the  invitation  of  Mrs.  J.  M.  Kel- 
ler to  come  to  her  interesting  city.  Hot  Springs,  next  year. 
Friday  afternoon  the  visitors  were  taken  for  a  drive  along  the 
banks  of  the  beautiful  White  River  and  up  U  the  old,  historic, 
deserted  village  of  Jacksonport.  At  night  the  guests  were 
given  a  theater  party,  thus  ending  one  of  the  most  pleasant 
weeks  in  the  history  of  Newport. 

MILITARY  MASS. 

Miss  Katie  Daffan,  of  Ennis,  Tex.,  writes  of  the  beautiful 
ceremonial  in  St,  Louis  Cathedral,  New  Orleans,  at  the  close 
of  the  U.  D.  C.  Convention  in  November : 

"New  Orleans,  with  its  quaint  and  ideal  environment,  its 
charming  women  and  chivalrous  mn  who  dispense  such 
warm-hearted  hospitality,  its  unquestioned  place  in  the  com- 
mercial world,  are  too  well  known  to  review  here. 

"The  many  historic  places,  the  old  homes,  old  trees,  monu- 
ments, and  battlefields,  and  its  traditions,  place  a  halo  around 
lliis  old  city  that  grows  brighter  as  the  years  go  on. 

"Perhaps  the  most  visited,  the  most  loved,  and  the  nearest 
to  the  hearts  of  many  lovers  of  New  Orleans  is  the  old  St. 
Louis  Cathedral,  facing  Jackson  Square,  which  has  been  the 
scene  of  the  devotions  of  some  of  our  bravest  and  best. 

"The  Annual  Convention  of  the  United  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy  has  just  been  held  in  New  Orleans.  Four  days  of 
genuine  pleasure,  harmonious  business  sessions,  the  renewal  of 
pleasant  friendships  begun  the  year  before,  beautiful  hospitality 
icceived  at  llie  hands  of  the  New  Orleans  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy,  who  left  absoh.Uely  nothing  undone  for  the  gratifi- 
cation of  their  guests — all  ot  this  will  be  sweet  to  remember. 
But  the  'finale'  of  this  splendid  meeting,  the  triumphant  close, 
will  linger  longest  in  my  heart — the  'military  mass.'  celebrated 
in  the  old  cathedral  on  Sunday  morning,  to  commemorate  the 
brave  deeds  and  many  virtues  of  our  warriors  departed,  and  to 
honor  the  brave,  true  souls  still  with  us. 

"It  was  to  this  old  church  that  Andrew  Jackson  marched 
with  his  battle-grimed,  blood-stained  soldiers  after  the  vic- 
torious battle  of  Chalniette,  and  gave  thanks  and  praise  for  his 
great  victory.  It  is  understood  that  he  went  direct  from  the 
battlefield  to  the  cathedral  to  receive  the  benediction  of  the 
Holy  Church  before  meeting  the  cheers  and  cries  of  an  ador- 
ing people. 

"This  cathedral,  built  in  the  style  of  the  Renaissance,  has 
seen  time  and  change,  victory  and  p.-eans  of  praise,  love  and 
griefs,  for  more  than  a  hundred  years.  Many  and  solemn 
hcenes  have  been  enacted  in  this  old  church,  and  I  think  events 
actually  leave  an  essence  of  themselves  in  places,  and  the 
knowledge  that  thry  have  happened  where  we  stood  recalls 
them  as  a  mysterious  power  to  fill  the  heart,  Down  the  long 
aisles  bridal  processions  have  passed,  when  two  waiting  hearts 
received  the  covenant  which  brings  us  nearer  to  God  and  gives 
life  consecration.  Its  great  walls  have  throbbed  with  the  sol- 
emn notes  of  the  requiem  mass,  imploring  the  repose  of  the 
souls  of  the  blessed  dead.  Young  mothers  have  gone  with 
their  innocents  to  the  baptismal  font,  invoking  the  blessing 
and  guidance  of  the  Holy  Mother,  And  many  faithful  souls 
who  there  received  absolution  have  knelt  before  the  great  altar 
above  and  looked  down  in  tender  mercy  upon  the  pilgrims 
traveling  on  who  do  not  yet  see  the  end  of  the  journey, 

"This  military  mass  celebrates  victories  on  land  ami  cm  sea, 


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and  plcadi  the  humble  gratiliulc-  of  a  patriotic  people.  At  the 
time  announced  on  this  beautiful  November  morning  the  nave, 
the  gallery,  rind  the  entrances  were  filled  with  an  eager,  watch- 
ing throng,  awaiting  the  organ's  announcement  of  the  soleinn 
occasion.  The  priest.s,  in  their  robes  of  scarlet  and'  gold, 
walked  silently  among  the  people,  giving  their  blessing.  Then 
the  sound  of  martial  music,  together  with  the  'Gloria,'  sung  by 
the  great  choir,  and  the  troops  of  soldiers  filed  in,  filling  the 
broad  aisle.  The  glint  of  gold  lace,  the  immaculate  military 
bearing  and  presence,  there  in  the  midst  of  kneeling  hundreds, 
the  forms  of  Christ  and  his  mother  so  near,  were  a  scene  tn 
inspire  patriotism  and  thank.sgiving  in  a  heart  less  responsive 
than  in  this  Daughter  of  the  Confederacy.  Their  leader, 
marching  to  and  fro,  gave  his  commands  in  a  clear,  distinct 
voice.  Then  all  knelt  to  hear  the  holy  service.  From  the 
transept  apart  came  that  sweet  melody,  'The  Palms,'  in  plead- 
ing, tender  notes,  and  then  to  a  vast  throng,  who  listened  in 
breathless  silence,  the  pure,  sweet  strain  of  the  'Intermezzo 
from  Cavalleria  Rusticana.'  which  was  taken  up  by  the  choir, 
and  then  'The  Gloria'  pealed  forth  again,  filling  that  old  pile 
with  its  volume  of  passion  and  tenderness.  To  the  one  who 
loves  and  feels  music  there  are  moments  when  the  effect  of  a 
great  old  organ  and  rich  voices  blending  in  rhythmic  harmony 
is  so  solemn  and  stirring  that  the  veil  is  rent  apart  and  you  see 
face  to  face  the  beauties  of  the  real  life.  The  soul  at  that  time 
knows  and  understands,  and  touches  the  heart  of  things.  And 
I  am  sure  that  music  can  have  a  bad  effect — its  appeal  is  so 
strong  and  so  true.    And  when  its  pleading  and  weird  messages 


beautiful  morning  sunlight,  and  the  sweet,  distant  notes  of  the 
'Intermezzo'  caine  back  to  us  as  we  still  waited  to  watch  the 
veterans  pass  from  their  seats  of  honor  near  the  altar,  and  the 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  to  join  them. 

"Intelligent  appreciation  of  benefits  received  is  one  of  the 
nobest  attributes  of  the  growing  soul.  Let  us  pray  that  'peace' 
and  'love  for  each  other'  shall  crown  our  beautiful  Southern 
latid,  and  that  the  women  of  the  South  may  be  welded  strongly 
together  in  their  sacred  duty  of  honoring  the  brave  and  re- 
membering their  dead  and  preserving  traditions  so  dear  to  us 
in  song  and  story.  And  let  us  be  eager  in  our  efforts.  Mod- 
esty commands  the  respect  of  many,  but  it  is  open  success  that 
appeals  to  almost  all  of  mankind. 

"A  more  appreciated  and  fitting  occasion  could  not  have 
ended  our  Annual  Convention,  the  most  satisfactory  and  gen- 
uinely enjoyed  of  any  ever  held  before.    Magnificent. 


MISS    KATIE    DAFFAN. 

are  directed  to  a  weaker  nature  or  evil  nature  it  can  sway  and 
bend  to  evil,  and  becomes  a  seductive  art.  For  the  soul  that  is 
wrapped  in  music  will  follow  it  to  good  or  bad. 

"The  service  of  thanksgiving  and  praise  was  read,  the  feasi 
days  of  the  incoming  week  were  given,  and  as  the  choir  sang 
louder,  fuller,  and  sweeter  the  soldiers  passed  by,  out  -into  the 


MODEL  WORK  OF  A  CHAPTER  OF  U.  D.  C. 

Mrs.  J.  C.  Norman,  'Vice  President,  in  sending  subscriptions 
to  the  'Veteran,  adds : 

"1  want  to  tell  you  about  the  work  that  a  small  'country 
Chapter'  of  U.  D.  C.'s  are  trying  to  accomplish,  and  let  some 
of  our  cily  Chapters  see  what  difficulties  we  have  to  contend 
with. 

"On  June  15,  1901,  a  few  friends  from  the  'Charter  Chapter' 
m  Savannah  came  on  the  train,  and  then  rode  five  miles  out  to 
a  little  village  in  our  county  called  Hinesville,  and  assisted  a 
few  ladies  that  love  the  cause  to  organize  a  Chapter  of  U.  D.  C. 
We  began  with  enough  to  get  a  charter,  then  added  to  twenty- 
one.  We  now  number  forty  paid  members.  Assessments  for 
igoT  are  all -paid,  and  for  1902  ready  when  called  for.  In  April 
we  tried  to  place  a  wreath  on  every  soldier's  grave  in  the  coun- 
ty, over  thirty,  and  scattered  for  miles  apart.  We  have  erected 
eight  stones  to  unmarked  graves,  and  are  trying  hard  to  raise 
means  for  more.  We  have  responded  to  all  calls  for  aid  from 
sister  Chapters ;  have  cared  for  a  helpless  veteran  with  a  fam- 
ily of  seven  for  five  months,  and  now  have  him  under  treat- 
ment where  he  is  well  cared  for. 

"Our  members  are  mostly  wives  of  farmers,  and  not  many 
are  blessed  with  much  of  this  world's  goods.  They  are  scat- 
tered all  over  Liberty  County,  so  that  soine  of  us  have  to  ride 
twenty  miles,  and  some  even  farther,  in  private  conveyances  to 
attend  a  meeting.  So  our  'city  sisters'  can  see  how  very 
hard  it  must  be  for  us  to  meet  together  often,  and  impossible  to 
get  up  entertainments  or  do  anything  to  raise  means  to  carry 
on  the  great  work  we  have  undertaken.  A  few  Chapters, 
knowing  this,  have  sent  us  small  donations,  for  which  we  are 
truly  grateful.  There  are  about  twenty-five  more  unmarked 
graves  of  heroes  in  the  county ;  and  if  not  marked  soon,  when 
we  older  heads  lie  low,  v/ill  be  forgotten.  Therefore  we  would 
he.  glad  of  any  assistance  from  friends  of  the  'great  cause.' 
"Since  we  organized  we  have  bestowed  crosses  of  honor 
upon  thirty-five  veterans  of  C.  C.  Jones  Camp.  These  crosses 
were  donated  by  our  'Mother  Chapter'  from  Savannah.  We 
trust  to  be  able  to  do  more  work  in  the  next  year  and  increase 
in  numbers." 


CHILDREN  OF  THE  CONFEDERACY. 
Mrs.  Mattie  Bruce  Reynolds,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  Second  'Vice 
President  of  the  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  Chapter,  U.  D.  C, 
and  the  founder  of  the  E.  M.  Bruce  Organizations  of  Children 
of  the  Confederacy,  was  an  active  worker  in  the  U.  D.  C.  Con- 
vention at  New  Orleans.  She  offered  a  resolution,  which  was 
promptly  adopted,  and  which  was  most  useful  in  the  crowded 
proceedings  at  the  last  sessions.     It  was  that  no  one  should 


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speak  more  tliaii  twice  upon  tlic  srimc  ninlinii.  Mrs.  Reynolds 
made  remarks  upon  Dr.  Ticlienor's  address  asking  indorse- 
ment of  tlie  V.  D.  C.  in  ihc  proposed  monument  to  the  women 
of  the  Confederacy,  in  which  she  said  :  "1  nm  all  in  all  for 
the  woman's  monument.  But  women  of  to-day  have  the  same 
self-sacrificing  natures  that  they  had  during  the  horrors  of 
our  war,  so  they  only  feel  at  present  lliey  cannot  indorse  the 
woman's  monument  movement  ;mlil  the  memorial  arch  to 
their  beloved  chieftain.  President  Davis,  is  completed."  Mrs. 
Reynolds  moved  that  a  copy  of  the  U.  D.  C.  minutes  be  fur- 
nished Dr.  Tichenor,  as  it  was  stated  in  the  daily  papers  that 
the  women  were  opposed  to  the  woman's  monument,  and  she 
desired  by  the  record  to  contradict  that  erroneous  impression. 

Mrs.  E.  H,  O'Brien,  of  Alexandria,  Va..  moved  thanks  of 
the  United  Daughters  to  the  veterans  for  their  expressed  de- 
sire to  honor  them,  but  said  that  they  could  not  heartily  indorse 
the  woman's  monument  now,  as  the  Daughters  are  so  anxious 
to  see  the  Davis  montiment  completed. 

Mrs.  Reynolds  is  creditably  persistent  in  behalf  of  the  chil- 
dren's work  in  this  great  cause.  She  has  been  unceasingly 
active  when  it  seemed  that  her  efforts  were  doomed  to  failure. 
The  E.  M.  Bruce  organization  bears  the  name  of  her  father — 
E.  M.  Bruce  Chapter  of  the  Children  of  the  Confederacy. 

Chm'ters  Forming  Since  November  30,  1901. 

The  E.  M.  Bruce  Chapter,  Louisville,  Ky.,  No  i  :  Directors, 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Osborne  Woodbury  and  Mrs.  L.  E.  Williams. 

The  J.  M.  Graves  Chapter,  Lexington,  Ky.,  No.  2 :  Director, 
Mrs.  Eleanor  Graves  Webb. 

The  John  H.  Morgan  Chapter,  Covington,  Ky.,  No.  3:  Di- 
rector, Mrs.  James  P.  Tarvin. 


The  Gen.  .\d.un  Rankin  Johnson  Chapter,  Henderson.  Ky., 
No.  4:  Director.  Mrs.  Helen  C.  McCIain. 

The  Lorenzo  Dow  Hockersmith  Chapter,  Madisonville,  Ky.. 
No.  5:  Director.  Mrs.  Preston  Bradley  Ross. 

Nathaniel  Mothersbcad  Chapter,  Earlington,  Ky..  No.  6: 
Director,  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Mothcrshead. 

The  John  C.  Latham  Chapter,  Hopkinsville,  Ky..  No.  .7:  Di- 
rector, Mrs.  George  Gary. 

The  Robert  E.  Lee  Chapter,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  No.  8:  Di- 
rector, .\lr^.  Helen  .Adams  Lau. 

There  are  now  fifteen  members  enrnlle  1  f'jr  the  Owensboro 
Chapter,  Owensboro,  Ky. 

.\t  the  last  State  meeting  of  the  United  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy,  October  8  and  9,  Newport,  Ky.,  a  very  interest- 
ing report  was  made  of  the  work  of  the  E.  M.  Bruce  Children 
of  the  Confederacy.  Mrs.  J.  M.  Arnold,  President  of  the  State 
Division,  read  in  her  report:  "Tn  Kentucky  we  believe  that 
one  of  the  principal  duties  of  a  Daughter  of  the  Confederacy 
is  to  inspire  in  the  youth  of  the  South  love  and  devotion  for 
the  principles  fought  for  by  our  fathers.  To  carry  out  our 
belief,  we  iiave  indorsed  the  organization  of  the  E.  M.  Bruce 
Children  of  the  Confederacy,  and  it  is  our  hope  that  this  con- 
vention will  approve  of  the  plan  inaugurated  in  Kentucky,  and 
that  it  will  indorse  and  carry  into  execution  the  suggestions 
which  Mrs.  Mattie  Bruce  Reynolds,  founder  of  the  E.  M. 
Bruce  Children  of  the  Confederacy,  has  prepared  for  this  con- 
vention. I  therefore  request  that  you  grant  to  Mrs.  Reynolds 
the  right  to  introduce  this  matter.  H  you  decline,  then  remem- 
ber that  as  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  you  are  throwing 
away  golden  opportunities." 


COIIRT    ROOM,    NKWPOKT.    ARK.,    nHCORATKD    FOR    THE    STATE    PIVISION    INlTKD    nAlGHTHRS    OF    THE   CONFEDERACY,     KJ02. 


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Qor^federat^  l/eterap, 


Capt.  S.  p.  Duncan. 
R.  W.  Crabb,  of  Uniontown,  Ky.,  writes  of  him: 
"Capt.  Samuel  P.  Duncan  was  born  in  Trimble  County,  Ky., 
April  22,  1S26,  and  died  at  his  home  near  Morganfield,  Ky., 
October  10,  1902.  At  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  enlisted  for 
the  Mexican  war,  and  served  under  Gen.  John  S.  Williams 
throughout.  When  the  war  between  the  States  broke  out  he 
cast  his  lot  with  the  South.  He  enlisted  in  Company  A,  Fourth 
Kentucky  Cavalry,  was  elected  its  captain,  and  assigned  to 
the  Buckner  Guards.  He  was  engaged  in  all  the  prominent 
battles  fought  in  Kentucky  and  Tennessee  from  the  first  of 
the  war  to  the  winter  of  1863,  when  he  was  captured  at  Rhea- 
town,  Tenn..  and  vvas  sent  to  Johnson's  Island,  where  he  re- 
mained as  a  prisoner  of  war  until  the  final  surrender. 

"Capt.  Duncan  was  a  brother  of  Capt.  Ben  Dimcan,  who  also 
commanded  a  company  in  the  Confederate  army.  These  two 
brothers  had  always  lived  together,  and  were  very  fond  of 
each  other.  They  were  kind  and  alTeoTionale  at  all  times, 
which  was  noticeable  and  admired  by  their  friends. 


CAPT.    SAM    DUNCAN    AND    SISTERS. 

"Capt.  Sam  Duncan  was  never  married.  He  leaves  two  sis- 
ters: Mrs.  M.  H.  Ringold,  of  Hartford,  Ky.,  and  Mrs.  Eliza 
S.  Gray,  of  Beaver  Dam,  Ky,  He  was  a  member  of  Adam 
Johnson  Camp,  of  Union  County.  Ky. 

"Capt.  Duncan  was  truly  the  old  .soldiers'  friend.  They  al- 
ways gathered  around  him  wherever  he  was,  and  he  had  pleas- 
ant greetings  and  good  words  for  all.  His  friends  were  nu- 
merous throughout  the  State,  and  he  was  greatly  esteemed." 

FRANK    M.    BELL. 

Comrade  Frank  M.  Bell  died  at  his  home  near  Rogers 
Prairie,  Te.x.,  December  6,  igo?.  Comrade  Bell  entered  the 
army  from  this  State,  first  as  a  si.x  months'  volunteer,  ard  then 
for  the  war,  in  the  Twenty-Fifth  Texas  Cavalry  (dismounted). 
Company  K.  He  was  taken  prisoner  at  Arkansas  Post  in 
January,  1862,  and  escaped  by  crossing  to  the  other  side  of  the 
river.  At  the  reorganization  of  his  regiment  with  Company 
C,  he  served  during  the  remainder  of  the  war  and  was  pa- 
roled in  North  Carolina.  He  was  wounded  several  times ; 
severely  at  New  Hope  Church.  He  was  first  lieutenant,  and 
commanded  his  company  in  every  engagement  except  at  Ar- 
kansas Post.  He  leaves  a  wife,  three  sons,  and  three  daugh- 
ters. His  sons  are  all  worthy  men,  and,  should  occasion  re- 
quire, would  follow  their  father's  example.  He  was  a  good 
soldier,  a  good  citizen,  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 


Capt.  W.  J.  Rodinson. 
The  following  address  was  made  at  the  grave  of  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Joseph  Robinson  by  Comrade  J.  A.  Miller,  of  Franklin, 

Tcnn. : 

"  'There  is  a  reaper,  whose  name  is  Death, 
And  with  his  siclile  keen, 
He  reips  the  beanietl  ^rain  at  a  breath, 
An^l  the  flowers  that  grow  between.' 

"Comrades  of  Fishing  Creek,  Shiloh,  Perryville,  Murfrees- 
boro,  Chickamauga,  Missionary  Ridge,  Kennesaw  Mountain, 
.  Dead  Angle,  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Jonesboro,  Franklin,  Nash- 
ville, and  Bentonville !  Upon  these  historic  battlefields,  amid 
the  roar  of  cannon,  the  shrieks  of  shells,  the  rattle  of  mus- 
ketry, and  the  shouts  of  the  living  and  the  groans  of  the 
wounded  and  dying,  cheering  each  other  on  to  victory,  defeat, 
or  death,  ties  of  affectionate  friendships  were  formed  that  bind 
us  into  one  brotherhood  by  an  invisible  chain  that  is  being  short- 
ened link  by  link,  and  ere  long  the  last  link  will  be  broken. 

"In  the  presence  of  this  new-made  grave  some  of  the  tender- 
est  recollections  of  our  lives  are  awakened  and  brought  forth 
from  memory's  urn.  Memories,  however  sad,  dear  alike  to  you 
and  me,  because  they  are  embalmed  in  sorrow,  suffering,  sac- 
rifice, and  tears, 

"The  visitation  of  this  sad  dispensation  of  an  all-wise  and  a 
most  mprciful  God  visibly  reminds  each  of  us  old  comrades 
that,  at  best,  but  a  very  few  years  remain  to  us  upon  this  earth. 
Let  us  this  day  resolve  to  make  our  calling  and  election  sure, 
and  so  live  that  'when  the  roll  is  called  up  yonder'  we  will 
have  an  unbroken  reunion  of  all  Confederate  veterans,  who 
risked  their  all  amid  privation  and  sufferings  for  four  long 
years  in  defense  of  all  that  is  dearest  to  man,  home,  and  loved 
ones,  and  to  protect  and  maintain  the  most  brilliant  and  mag- 
nificent civilization  the  world  has  ever  known — that  of  our 
Southland.  Every  Confederate  soldier's  tombstone  is  as 
touching  as  his  last  tear  upon  the  white  bosom  of  his  young 
manhood's  bride,  and  as  tender  as  his  sad  farewell. 

"Poets  will  sit  among  the  graves  of  Confederate  veterans 
some  future  day  and  write  sweeter  songs  than  mortal  ear  ever 
heard  before,  because  each  tombstone  is  a  volume  within  it- 
self. Thirty-seven  years  ago  the  9th  day  of  last  April  the  Con- 
federate flag,  with  its  cross  of  St.  Andrew,  its  stars  and  bars, 
was  furled,  and  we  are  content  to  let  it  stay  so  forever.  There 
is  enough  of  glory  and  sacrifice  encircled  in  its  folds  not  only 
to  enshrine  it  in  our  hearts  forever,  but  the  trumpet  of  fame 
must  be  silenced  when  it  ceases  to  proclaim  the  splendid 
achievements  over  which  that  flag  floated. 

"Capt.  William  Joseph  Robinson  has  answered  to  roll  call 
for  the  last  time  upon  earth.  No  truer  or  braver  soldier  or  a 
better  man  wore  the  gray.  For  devotion  to  duty  and  noble- 
ness of  nature,  he  was  the  peer  of  the  purest  and  bravest.  His 
heart  was  sensitive  to  every  cry  of  need,  and  his  hand  was  wide 
open  to  help.  It  is  but  natural  that  such  a  man  had  the  confi- 
dence, esteem,  and  love  of  his  people.  He  was  a  true  type  of 
a  Southern  gentlen'.an  of  the  old  school,  with  a  record  of  many 
kind  deeds. 

"He  was  conspicuous  upon  the  battlefield  for  gallantry,  and 
his  life's  blood  crimsoned  the  soil  of  the  same.  In  business  he 
was  faithful  and  energetic ;  as  a  man  he  was  honorable  and 
pure ;  a  true  friend,  a  neighbor  without  guile,  a  faithful  hus- 
band, a  loving  father,  and  a  Christian. 

"With  him  life's  sun  is  set  and  the  burdens  of  his  days  are 
over.  He  has  passed  away  from  the  rapidly  fading  host  whose 
deeds  of  valor  and  heroism  are  a  part  of  our  country's  imper- 
ishable history.  He  has  passed  from  the  vision  of  loved  ones 
and  kindred  into  'that  beautiful  land,  the  far-away  home  of 
the  soul.'    To  you,  the  children  of  our  beloved  comrade,  he  has 


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left  the  greatest  legacy  ever  bequeathed  by  any  father.  To  you 
belongs  the  memory  of  his  gallant  and  good  deeds  performed 
in  the  'days  that  were.' 

"When  the  decoration  of  Confederate  veterans'  graves  takes 
place,  the  sun  will  unlock  the  earth  from  the  clasp  of  night 
and  gild  it  with  his  golden-tinted  rays.  On  that  day  loving  chil- 
dren will  come  to  tliis  sacred  spot  bearing  garlands  of  flowers 
of  sweetest  fragrance ;  and  each  flower,  as  it  falls  gently  on  this 
grave,  will  silently  petition  heaven  for  his  eternal  happiness. 
.  .  .  Peace  to  his  ashes,  and  may  he  slumber  gently  and 
sweetly  'beneath  the  shade  of  the  trees'  until  the  resurrection." 

Hon.  S.  H.  Darden. 

Col.  Stephen  Heard  Darden,  the  last  survivor  of  the  Texas 
delegation  in  the  Confederate  Congress,  gently  passed  away 
at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  where  he  and  his  wife  had  re- 
sided for  several  years,  in  Wharton,  Tex.,  May  l6,  1902.  Col. 
Darden  was  a  modest,  unpretentious  man,  who  lived  uprightly 
and  commanded  the  full  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he  had 
dealings.  He  possessed  a  marked  personality,  great  purity  of 
life,  broad,  tender  sympathies,  and  a  courage  that  made  him  a 
stranger  to  any  form  of  fear,  and  was  resourceful  in  the  face 
of  the  greatest  difficulties. 

A  native  of  Jeft'erson  County,  Miss.,  his  parents  were 
Washington  Lee  Darden  and  Ann  Sharkey  Darden.  Before 
attaining  his  majority,  he  joined  a  cavalry  company,  and  came 
to  Texas  in  1836  to  assist  the  struggling  army  of  independ- 
ence. After  serving  his  term  of  enlistment,  and  the  war  being 
over,  he  and  others  were  honorably  discharged,  and  he  re- 
turned to  his  former  home  in  Madison  County.  He  moved 
his  family  and  property  to  Texas  in  1846,  settled  in  Gonzales 
County,  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  represented  his  county 
three  times  in  the  House  and  once  in  the  Senate  of  the  Texas 
Legislature.  His  wife  soon  paid  the  debt  of  nature,  and  he 
married  again  in  1862.  Though  originally  a  Union  man,  when 
war  between  the  States  was  declared,  he  promptly  enlisted  in 
the  first  company  organized  in  his  county,  and  was  elected 
first  lieutenant  of  Capt.  Key's  Infantry,  Company  A.  of  Gen. 
Hood's  Regiment,  Fourth  Texas.  He  participated  in  various 
engagements   from    Yorktown   to   Sharpsburg.   inclusive,  after 


COL.    S.    11.    DARDEN. 


which  he  was  discharged  on  account  of  ill  health.  The  hard- 
ships of  the  march  and  campaign  had  undermined  a  strong 
and  vigorous  constitution.  He  retired  from  the  Virginia 
Army  as  captain  of  Company  A.  I  will  mention  one  inci- 
dent of  this  last  battle.  While  leading  his  company  in  a  tinal 
charge,  shot  and  shell  raining  around,  and  two  color  bearers 
had  successively  fallen  by  his  side,  he  immediately  caught  up 
the  banner  and  carried  it  through  the  fight,  and  brought  the 
same  home  all  tattered  and  torn.  He  deposited  it  in  the  State 
capitol  at  Austin. 

After  recuperating  for  a  few  months,  he  joined  the  State 
forces  that  were  being  organized  into  a  battalion,  and  was 
elected  major  in  command,  which  was  an  order  to  the  Texas 
coast  to  watch  for  the  approaching  enemy.  Later  it  was 
merged  into  a  regiment,  and  he  was  promoted  to  colonel,  with 
headquarters  at  Victoria,  Te.x.  An  incident  may  here  be 
mentioned  indicative  of  his  sense  of  right  to  the  weaker  party. 
Tiie  enemy  was  then  threatening  to  land  a  force  upon  our 
coast,  and  Gen.  Magruder  instructed  him  to  burn  all  unoc- 
cupied houses  and  premises  at  Indianola  and  Lavaca.  It  was 
in  the  midst  of  the  coldest  winter  Texas  had  ever  known. 
There  were  many  vacant  houses.  To  burn  them  a  conflagra- 
tion would  ensue  and  render  homeless  a  number  of  women, 
children,  and  old  men.  Col.  Darden  promptly  but  politely 
refused  to  obey  the  order,  and  grote  the  General  a  letter  of 
expostulation  and  explanation,  fully  expecting  to  be  cashiered 
.and  discharged  for  disobedience.  Fortunately,  Gen.  Ma- 
gruder savif  the  inhumanity  of  the  order,  and  revoked  it. 

Col.  John  Wilcox,  the  representative  of  the  then  Fourteenth 
Congressional  District,  died  early  in  1864,  and  Col.  Darden 
was  elected  to  fill  the  unexiiired  term,  and  promptly  proceeded 
to  Richmond.  When  the  "break  up"  came,  in  1865,  he  re- 
turned to  Texas,  and  endeavored  to  retrieve  his  lost  fortune. 

In  1874,  the  first  Democratic  administration  after  the  war 
was  inaugurated  with  Col.  Darden  as  Comptroller  of  Public 
Accounts,  in  which  capacity  he  served  three  terras,  after 
which  he  declined  to  be  a  candidate  for  reelection.  Later  he 
filled  several  positions  of  public  trust.  His  first  and  last  work 
was  for  Texas.  The  la.st  twelve  years  he  was  the  honored 
secretary  of  the  Texas  Veteran  .-Xssociation.  The  last  public 
work  of  his  life  was  as  Acting  President  of  the  association  at 
Lampasas.  In  the  absence  of  the  President,  he  was  asked  to 
preside  on  April  21,  1902.  From  there  he  went  to  Dallas  to 
attend  the  Confederate  reunion. 

Soon  after  returning  to  Wharton,  malarial  symptoms  were 
developed,  and  on  the  i6th  of  May  he  gently  passed  away,  in 
the  presence  of  his  family  and  a  few  friends,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-five  years  and  six  months.  Complying  with  his  ex- 
pressed wish,  his  remains  were  interred  in  the  State  Cemetery 
at  Austin,  the  Masonic  fraternity  officiating,  with  the  John  B. 
Hood  Camp  in  attenilance. 

RoUF.RT    I.    BAZZELI.. 

John  R.  Kemp,  of  Camp  1228,  U.  C.  V..  Clinton.  Ky.,  writes: 
"Comardc  Robert  I.  Bazzell  died  at  his  home  in  Clinton,  Ky., 
Saturday,  June  7,  1902.  He  had  been  in  feeble  health  for  a 
long  lime,  and  had  constant  and  loving  atlentirn  from  children 
.Hid  friends.  The  end  came  very  peacefully,  as  he  died  in  the 
triumphs  of  a  living  faith.  He  was  a  faithful  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church,  a  Mason  of  long  standing,  and  a  Confed- 
erate veteran  who  did  well  his  part.  Comrade  Bazzell  was 
born  in  Maury  County,  Tenn.,  April  22,  1843.  and  came  to 
Kentucky  in  his  boyhood.  He  enlisted  in  the  Seventh  Ken- 
tucky Infantry.  C.  S.  A.,  at  the  beginning  of  (he  war.  He  was 
with  his  regiment  at  Shiloh,  Vicksburg,  and  on  other  hard- 
iought  fields.     Later  he  was  transferred  to  the  Twelfth  Ken- 


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tucky  Cavalry,  and  served  under  Gen.  Forrest  until  the  sad, 
sad  end.  Returning  to  Kentucky  after  the  surrender,  he  served 
his  people  in  many  positions  of  trust,  among  others  that  of 
sheriff  of  Hickman  County  for  four  years,  trustee  of  the  jury 
fund,  etc.  He  was  a  member  of  our  Camp  (the  Col.  Ed  Cross- 
land,  1228),  and  served  one  year  as  its  Commander.  Bob  has 
'passed  over  the  river,'  leaving  another  vacant  place  in  'the 
thin  gray  line.'  It  is  well  with  him.  May  our  God  bless  and 
save  all  'our  boys'  left  behind !" 

Nat  Turner. 

Bishop  O.  P.  Fitzgerald  writes  of  him: 

"That  is  what  we  called  him  away  back  yonder  in  1855, 
when  we  were  young  and  taking  our  first  lessons  in  the  science 
of  human  nature  under  new  conditions  in  the  California  gold 
mines.  He  was  a  typical  Tcnnesseean  of  his  class — rather 
more  than  six  feet  high,  straight  as  an  arrow,  with  eyes  that 
were  gray  or  bluish-gray,  with  that  martial  glint  that  bespoke 
the  sort  of  men  who  are  quickest  to  volunteer  and  the  last 
to  quit  fighting  for  any  cause  they  loved.  To  this  class  be- 
longed Bedford  Forrest  and  his  rough  riders,  that  were  so 
apt  to  get  there  first  with  the  most  men  if  it  depended  upon 
superb  horseman.ship  and  marksmanship  to  match. 

"Nat  Turner  was  from  Sumner  County — 'Sumner  County, 
Tenn.,  God's  country,'  as  the  irrepressible  old  Col.  Bill  Gift 
put  it,  'where  ninety-nine  out  of  every  hundred  are  gentle- 
men ;  where  they  vote  a  straight  ticket,  and  marry  for  life' 
The  old  Colonel's  description  was  not  far  wrong;  they  did 
love  politics;  they  were  ready  to  get  up  at  midnight  to  serve 
a  friend  or  to  face  a  foe.  Blessings  on  their  memories  !— 
those  Tennesseeans  in  early  California.  I  was  a  sort  of  gen- 
eral pastor  for  them.  If  one  of  them  was  to  be  married, 
visited  when  sick,  or  buried  when  dead,  the  Southern  Meth- 
odist preacher  was  sent  for. 

"Nat  Turner  was  a  miner  on  Woods  Creek,  where,  like 
many  others,  he  had  dug  away  from  month  to  month,  finding 
pay  dirt  all  along  and  hoping  to  'strike  it  rich'  at  last.  The 
Franklins,  the  Solomons,  the  Williamses,  and  other  Sumner 
County  men  were  partners  in  the  same  diggings.  When  it 
came  to  pass  that  Maj.  Perrin  L.  Solomon  was  elected  sheriff 
of  the  county,  Nat  Turner  was  one  of  his  deputies. 

"  'I  was  one  of  the  posse  of  twenty  men  that  kept  off  the 
mob  that  was  after  Felipe  that  Sunday  at  Sonora,  in  1855,' 
said  Turner  to  me  on  the  occasion  of  his  call  on  me  some 
months  ago  in  Nashville.  The  reader  of  my  'California 
Sketches'  will  perhaps  remember  that  account  of  how  a  brave 
man  with  twenty  others  of  like  metal,  with  six-shooters  in 
their  hands,  defied  a  mob  of  fifteen  hundred  miners  who  had 
gathered  there  to  lynch  a  Mexican  who  had  on  the  night  be- 
fore shot  a  policeman.  From  1855  to  1902  many  years  had 
passed.  Great  changes  had  come  over  my  early  California 
friend.  His  locks  were  snowy,  and  time  had  written  its  rec- 
ord of  toil  and  danger  and  care  and  pain  upon  the  lines  of 
his  face.  But  his  form  was  as  erect  as  ever,  and  as  we  talked 
of  the  thrilling  scenes  he  had  witnessed  since  our  last  meet- 
ing there  was  the  Nat  Turner  of  the  early  California  days, 
the  fire  of  battle  kindling  in  his  eye  and  a  quiver  of  emotion 
trembling  in  his  voice  as  he  spoke. 

"Of  course  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  between  the  States. 
He  took  the  side  chosen  by  most  of  the  men  from  Sumner 
County,  wearing  the  gray  uniform  as  he  charged  under  the 
stars  and  bars  in  a  number  of  the  most  desperate  fights  in  that 
desperate  struggle.  He  fought  on  the  same  side  with  Bate 
and  Porter  and  the  rest  of  the  Tennesseeans  who  in  that  four 
years'  fiery  trial  shot  as  they  had  voted.     The  Volunteer  State, 


of  course,  had  its  full  share  of  that  conflict,  as  it  has  had  in 
every  fight  on  American  soil  where  there  was  anything  to 
fight  for.  That  sort  of  volunteering  will  be  followed  by  an- 
other in  the  good  time  not  far  off,  when  good  soldiers  of  Jesus 
Christ  shall  carry  to  all  nations  the  gospel  that  proclaims 
peace  on  earth,  good  will  to  all  men — yes,  good  will  to  all  men. 

"You  will  remember  the  strangeness  of  Nat's  death — and 
tad  as  it  was  strange.  Slugged  by  the  desperadoes  that  some- 
how manage  to  infest  the  fair  and  hospitable  city  of  New 
Orleans,  he  was  found  bleeding  and  stunned,  and,  recovering 
strength  sufficient  to  travel,  he  went  to  Houston,  Tex.,  where 
he  died  suddenly  of  heart  failure,  falling  from  his  chair  and 
passing  instantly  into  the  mystery  of  death.  To  die  such  a 
death  after  passing  through  the  perils  of  pioneer  adventures  in 
California,  and  coming  forth  unscathed  from  so  many  bloody 
battles  of  our  civil  war — it  was  a  strange  fatality  indeed. 

"It  was  a  strange  coincidence  that  Gen.  Tyree  H.  Bell,  also  a 
Sumner  Countian,  and  a  Californian  by  adoption,  should  have 
been  attacked  by  thugs  in  New  Orleans  in  pretty  much  the 
same  manner  as  was  Nat  S.  Turner. 

"Brave,  true-hearted  Nat  Turner ! — it  is  a  friendly  hand 
that  would  drop  this  autumn  flower  upon  his  grave." 

In  the  Veteran  for  May,  1901,  page  231,  Comrade  Nat  Tur- 
ner furnishes  some  interesting  data  about  the  noted  Ton  Ochil- 
tree, who  served  in  the  Confederate  army  on  the  staff  of  Gen. 
James  Longstreet  and   afterwards  with  Gen.  J.   E.  Johnston. 


THE    LATE  TOM    P.  OCHILTREE. 

Ochiltree's  death,  which  occurred  some  months  ago,  has  not 
been  heretofore  mentioned  in  the  Veteran.  The  circum- 
stances attending  his  death  were  truly  pathetic.  Widely  known 
and  popular,  he  died  in  a  hotel  with  only  his  servant  present. 

S.  W.  Allison. 
Samuel  W.  Allison  was  born  in  October,  1846,  in  Houston 
County,  Tex.,  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  service  in  the  spring 
of  1863,  as  a  member  of  Company  H,  Baylor's  Regiment  of 
Texas  Cavalry,  and  served  until  the  war  closed.  He  died  at 
Ballinger,  Tex.,  in  December,  1902.  Comrade  Allison  was  a 
member  of  Henry  E.  McCulIoch  Camp,  No.  55,  U.  C.  V.,  and 
good  citizen.    He  leaves  three  sons  to  continue  his  good  works. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai). 


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MISS  A.  M.  ZOLLICOFFER. 
The  seventh  child  born  to  Felix  Kirk  Zollicoffer  and  his 
wife,  Louisa  Gordon,  was  Ann  Maria,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  Of  the  six  children  who  preceded  her,  only  the  eldest, 
a  daughter,  survived  the  first  few  weeks  of  life.  Five  infant 
sons,  in  succession,  died  before  the  advent  of  the  second  daugh- 
ter, whose  babyhood  was  consequently  a  source  of  peculiar 
pleasure  to  her  parents.  The  special  tenderness  accorded  her 
may  have  clung  to  the  parental  hearts,  for,  of  all  the  six 
daughters  who  eventually  completed  the  family  circle,  none 
was  more  indulged  than  she,  who  was  familiarly  called 
"Ridie."  In  her,  above  the  others  perhaps,  was  centered  the 
ambitious  hopes  of  her  father,  who  early  discovered  the  artis- 
tic tastes  that  afterwards  distinguished  Miss  Zollicoilter. 
Nothing  was  left  undone  to  foster  this  and  her  other  talents 
until  such  time  as  she  should  be  sent  abroad  to  complete  her 
education  and  study  art  in  foreign  studios — plans  which  were 
frustrated  by  the  events  of  1861-65. 

On  Gen.  Zollicoffer's  departure  from  Nashville  for  the  seat  of 
war,  the  five  young  children  were  left  in  care  of  their  oldest 
sister,  Mrs.  James  H.  Wilson,  their  mother  having  died  sev- 
eral years  before.  Mrs.  Wilson  removed  with  them  to  her 
husband's  plantation,  "Harpeth,"  sixteen  miles  from  Nashville, 
where  she  nobly  supplied  a  mother's  place  until  ill  health 
and  a  growing  family  of  her  own  caused  the  duties  of  her  po- 
sition to  fall  by  degrees  on  the  youthful  shoulders  of  Maria, 
who  gradually  became,  in  turn,  the  head  of  the  band  of  or- 
phans. At  an  age  when  girls  are  usually  thinking  chiefly  of 
pleasure,  her  lime  and  thoughts  became  engrossed  with  the 
problems  of  the  nursery.  After  the  battle  of  Fishing  Creek, 
whereby  the  children  were  doubly  orphaned,  they  also  suffered 
the  loss  of  the  good  old  "black  mammy"  who  had  from  their 
infancy  nursed  and  bathed  each  of  them,  rocked  them  to  sleep, 
and  tucked  them  in  bed ;  motherly  offices  which  thenceforth 
devolved  on  the  devoted  young  sister.  Mending  and  darning 
became  part  of  each  week's  programme,  and  when,  under  stress 
of  war  times,  it  became  impossible  to  go  through  the  Federal 
lines  into  the  city  for  replenishment  of  the  family  wardrobe,  it 
was  her  girlish  hands  that  ransacked  cedar  chests  and  clothes 
presses  for  materials  to  cut  down  and  make  over  for  the  nurs- 
lings. Nor  was  the  importance  of  systematic  training  of  the 
children's  minds  forgotten.  Every  morning,  with  the  punctu- 
ality of  a  seminary,  school  was  opened  in  a  detached  building 
on  the  place,  where  for  several  hours  the  little  ones  were  drilled 
in  the  rudiments  of  education,  after  which  the  higher  branches 
were  diligently  studied  by  the  teacher  herself,  who  deplored 
the  interruption  of  her  own  culture.  There  were  also  hours 
devoted  by  her  to  music  and  languages,  lest  what  had  been 
learned  before  leaving  town  should  be  forgotten. 

In  pursuance  of  the  same  idea,  a  new.spaper,  edited  in  French 
by  the  head  of  the  school,  made  its  appearance  from  time  to 
time,  creating  a  mild  sensation  in  the  admiring  family.  Other 
studious  hours  were  spent  by  the  self-appointed  governess  in 
the  antique,  walnut-paneled  library  of  the  Wilson  homestead 
in  reading  after  cla.'^sic  poets,  historians,  and  essayists,  thus 
laying  broad  foundations  for  the  store  of  solid  information  for 
which  she  was  in  after  life  noted.  As  for  pastimes,  there  was 
horseback-riding,  in  vi'hich  Maria  was  exceptionally  expert  and 
daring.  On  her  trained  hunter,  "Di  Vernon."  she  could  clear 
a  fence  or  scale  a  precipice  at  need.  It  was  no  uncommon  feat 
for  her  to  mount  an  unbroken  colt  and  skim  over  the  country 
lanes  as  erect  and  fearless  as  an  Indian  maiden. 

Another  favorite  recreation  was  to  portray  on  canvass  or 
paper  the  beauties  of  the  surrounding  scenes.  For  a  long 
while  the  quietude  of  the  secluded  place  was  undisturbed  by 
either  army.     But  in  the  course  of  time  if  chanced  that  sol- 


diers penetrated  the  serene  valley.  A  detachment  of  Federals 
and  a  small  party  of  Texas  Rangers  came  to  close  quarters 
one  morning  in  front  of  the  Wilson  house.  Volleys  of  firing 
from  the  line  of  "bluecoats"  deployed  across  the  lawn,  togeth- 
er with  the  boom  of  a  piece  of  ordnance  which  was  brought 
into  action,  startled  the  retired  family  and  gave  promise  of  a 
serious  affray.  With  characteristic  self-forgetfulness,  the 
young  girl  gathered  her  still  younger  sisters  into  the  safest 
corner  of  the  remotest  room  behind  a  barricade  of  feather 
beds,  then  betook  herself  to  a  window  commanding  the  field, 
and,  heedless  of  bullets  or  balls,  calmly  watched  the  incipient 
battle.  Fortunately,  the  skirmish  ended  quickly  and  without 
casualties ;  as  the  Tcxans,  being  greatly  outnumbered,  with- 
drew to  a  more  advantageous  position,  artfully  tolling  the  ene- 
my after  them  in  their  maneuvers  along  the  Wilson  turnpike. 

On  another  occasion,  when  Wheeler's  men,  who  were  out 
after  the  Yankees,  stopped  by  for  refreshment  of  men  and 
horses,  it  was  "Ridie"  who,  with  patriotic  sympathy  for  the 
hungry  Confederates,  hied  her  to  the  storeroom  and  drew  mo- 
lasses for  the  soldiers  until  the  last  canteen  was  filled  and  the 
last  sirupy  drop  had  been  drained  from  the  barrel. 

It  was  not  until  some  years  after  the  war  between  the  States 
was  over  that  Miss  Zollicoffer's  ability  as  an  artist  was  proper- 
ly cultivated  in  the  schools  of  Philadelphia,  Boston,  and  New 
York.  In  these,  as  well  as  several  Southern  cities,  her  finished 
work  was  admired  and  purchased.  In  Columbia,  Tenn.,  where 
she  at  one  time  made  her  home,  a  number  of  portraits  of 
prominent  citizens  attest  the  appreciation  in  which  her  tal- 
ents were  held.  A  fine  specimen  of  her  portraiture  is  the  like- 
ness of  Gen.  Leonidas  Polk,  painted  in  oil  on  a  satin  banner, 
as  ordered  bv  l"-c  T.eonida?  Polk  Bivouac,  of  Columbia.     Miss 


Zollicoffer  resembled  her  father  in  face  and  form.  She  was 
fearless  in  temperament,  upright  in  character,  and  unswerving- 
ly faithful  in  her  affections.  In  manner  like  her  father  also, 
she  combined  rare  dignity  with  a  most  winning  gentleness  of 
demeanor. 

Aside  from  the  pursuit  of  art,  her  life  was  devoted  to  mak- 
ing those  around  her  happy.  Her  influence  on  others  was  al- 
together ennobling.     She  inspired  with  the  highest  aspirations 


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those  she  loved,  and  called  out  the  best  that  was  in  the  na- 
ture of  each.  The  world  is  better  that  she  lived.  Having 
pointed  the  way  to  right  living  and  reared  a  stainless  standard 
for  those  who  are  left  behind,  she  passed  into  the  spirit  world 
on  October  3,  1902,  at  the  home  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  R.  H.  San- 
son, in  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

The  surviving  sisters  are  Mrs.  \'irginia  Wilson,  of  Nash- 
ville; Mrs.  J.  M.  Metcalfe  (Felicia),  of  Fayetteville,  who  is 
President  of  the  Zollicoffer-Fulton  Chapter  of  U.  D.  C.  at  that 
place;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Bond  (Octavia),  of  Maury  County,  Tenn.; 
and  Mrs.  R.  H.  Sanson  (Louisa),  President  of  the  Knoxville 
Chapter  U.  D.  C.  Mrs.  Nat  Gaither  (Mary  Dorothea),  of 
Hopkinsville,  Ky.,  died  many  years  ago,  leaving  one  son,  Feli.x 
Zollicoffer  Gaither,  who  now  lives  in  Fort  Worth,  Tex. 

A.   P.   COTTRELL. 

A.  P.  Cottrell,  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  West  Point, 
Miss.,  passed  over  to  the  other  shore  on  November  ig,  1902. 
He  served  as  a  private  in  Company  E.  Eighth  Confederate 
(Miss.)  Cavalry,  after  being  a  year  with  the  Fourteenth  Mis- 
sissippi Regiment.  After  the  war  he  went  to  work  with  ener- 
gy and  determination,  and  at  his  death  left  a  handsome  estate 
to  his  family.  He  was  very  successful  in  his  business  enter- 
prises, but  the  impulses  of  his  generous  nature  were  not  re- 
strained, and  in  that  way  much  that  he  made  was  used  for  the 
benefit  of  others.  He  had  served  as  marshal  of  his  town,  also 
as  alderman,  and  but  a  short  while  before  his  death  had  been 
elected  mayor.  He  was  a  very  popular  man — genial,  hopeful, 
liberal — an  ardent  Democrat  and  loyal  Confederate.     The  pic- 


A.   p.  CO'lIKELL. 

ture  here  presented  was  taken  some  years  ago,  but  exhibits 
faithfully  his  remarkably  young  appearance  for  one  of  his  age, 
being  sixty-one  years  old. 

W.  S.  QuiNN. 
This  veteran  passed  away  at  West  Point,  Miss.,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1902.     He  was  born  in  Lincoln  County,  N.  C,  eighty-two 
years  ago,  and  was  a  sergeant  in  a  battalion  of  cavalry  from 
Georgia   in   the   Me.xican   war.     He   served   in    the   militia_  of 


Mississippi,  and  surrendered  at  Vicksburg  after  that  terrible 
siege.  Though  not  liable  to  military  duty,  he  afterwards  joined 
Harrison's  Mississippi  Regiment  of  Cavalry,  and  fought  to  the 
end  under  Forrest.  After  the  war  he  returned  to  his  farm, 
some  twelve  miles  west  of  West  Point.  He  was  a  model  citi- 
zen and  successful.  He  served  his  country  later  in  the  State 
Legislature;  also  his  county  as  its  public  treasurer.  He  was 
worthily  honored,  a  patriotic  citizen  and  consistent  Christian. 

W.  R.  Capps. 
J.  G.  Meadows,  of  Dyersburg,  writes  of  him : 
W.  R.  Capps,  who  lived  at  Dyersburg,  Tenn.,  has  joined  the 
great  majority  of  the  soldiers  of  the  sixties.     He  was  born  in 

Marshall  County, 
Tenn.,  in  March,  1844, 
and  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen went  to  live  with 
his  uncle,  W.  L.  Mead- 
ows, of  Dyer  County, 
where  he  received  the 
education  of  a  country 
boy.  When  the  war  be- 
gan he  went  on  foot 
I  back  to  Marshall  Coun- 
ty, and  enlisted  in 
Walker's  Company  of 
the  Third  Tennessee 
Regiment,  and  shared 
in  the  toils  and  pleas- 
ures of  the  army  to  the 
finish.  He  became  a 
prisoner  of  war  by  the 
fall  of  Fort  Donelson, 
but  after  being  ex- 
changed was  in  the 
many  battles  of  the  Western  army — Mission  Ridge,  Chicka- 
mauga,  Ringgold,  Atlanta,  Resaca,  Jonesboro,  and  Lovejoy — 
in  fact,  all  of  the  skirmishes  on  the  retreat  from  Dalton  to  At- 
lanta. He  never  failed  to  respond  to  roll  call  in  all  the  four 
years.  In  the  battle  of  Franklin  he  helped  take  several  pris- 
oners, and  after  the  battle  and  defeat  at  Nashville  retreated 
with  the  army  to  Corinth,  Miss.,  where  he  got  his  first  fur- 
lough. Returning  to  his  post  as  a  true  soldier,  he  went  on  that 
famous  march  with  Gen.  J.  E.  Johnston,  and  surrendered  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.  After  the  war  he  jnade  a  good  and  loyal 
citizen.    He  was  never  married. 

Capt.  W.  W.  Green. 

Comrade  J.  N.  Stubbs,  of  Woods  Cross  Roads,  Va.,  writes : 

"In  May,  1901,  Capt.  W.  W.  Green,  of  West  Point,  Va.,  de- 
parted this  life.  He  was  a  member  of  John  R.  Cooke  Camp, 
U.  C.  v.,  of  that  city,  and  a  warm  friend  of  the  Confederate 
Veteran,  of  which  he  was  an  interested  reader  from  the  first 
number,  and  for  which  he  had  obtained  many  subscribers. 

"Comrade  Green  was  a  native  of  old  Virginia,  reared  and 
educated  there.  He  had  nearly  reached  his  three  score  years 
and  ten.  His  father  was  a  senior  officer  in  the  United  States 
navy  at  the  commencement  of  the  war  in  1861.  Resigning  his 
position,  he  came  back  to  his  native  Virginia,  and  died  about 
fourteen  years  ago  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years. 

"As  a  Confederate  soldier,  Capt.  W.  W.  Green  was  of  the 
best  type.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Richmond  Howitzers.  He 
enlisted  as  soon  as  Virginia  seceded,  and  remained  with  the 
Anny  of  Northern  Virginia  until  the  surrender  at  Appo- 
mattox.    He  cherished  his  parole  to  the  end. 


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"Capt.  Grccii  was  a  cliivalnuis  gentleman,  a  true  friend, 
and  an  affectionate  husband  and  father.  In  his  community  he 
was  greatly  respected  and  esteemed. 

"  None  knew  him  but  to  love  him, 
Xone  named  him  but  to  praise." 

"A  widow,  two  daughters,  and  a  son  survive  him.  The  flag 
of  liis  Camp  covered  the  ca>^ket  .is  Iiis  eimirndes  bore  him  to  his 


W.   W  GllEEN. 

last  resting  place,  in  the  West  Point  Cemetery.  The  cheeks 
of  old  veterans  were  moistened  by  tears,  for  they  loved  him. 
The  Veter.-vn  pays  tribute  to  Comrade  Green  with  sincerest 
gratitude.  When  the  first  issue  was  sent  forth,  with  half  a 
hundred  paid  subscribers,  nearly  half  of  them  were  from  Capt. 
Green.  The  above  engraving  is  made  willi  much  labor  and 
expense  from  an  old  photograph,  so  much  faded  that  it  was 
almost  a  hopeless  underlaking  to  secure  even  a  fair  likeness. 

Closing  Evext.s  ok  Gen.  Moorman's  Life. — Dr.  C.  H.  Te- 
bault.  Surgeon  General,  United  Confederate  Veterans,  sends 
out  an  elaborate  account  of  Gen.  Moorman's  last  illness,  in 
which  he  states,  after  mentioning  that  he  was  at  work  in  his 
office:  "The  work  was  exhausting,  both  mentally  and  physical- 
ly, and  particularly  so  in  his  then  condition.  At  5:30  p.m.  on 
Tuesday,  December  16,  he  was  taken  while  at  his  work  with 
fatal  congestion  of  both  lungs.  He  rushed  to  the  window  (it 
was  a  cold  day)  and  threw  it  up,  gasping  for  breath.  He  next 
hurried  to  the  bead  of  the  stairs,  threw  open  the  back  door. 
and  fell,  almost  knfx:king  Miss  Patrick  down.  She  follow-ed 
him,  not  knowing  what  ailed  hiin.  She  ran  downstairs,  called 
for  help,  and  some  gentlemen  there  hurried  up  to  Gen.  Moor- 
man's assistance,  while  Miss  Patrick  phoned  for  me.  I  re- 
sponded at  once,  and  within  five  minutes  was  with  him. 
His  last  woras  were  to  ask  if  I  was  coming.  Before  my  arrival 
Miss  Patrick  .said:  'Let  us  try  to  pray.  General.'  She  knelt  at 
his  side  and  prayed  with  him.  He  indistinctly  uttered  part  of 
the  Lord's  Prayer." 


PRISON  LIFE   IN   C.^MP  DOUGLAS. 

J.  M.  Berry  writes  from  Salem,  Mo. : 

"The  group  of  pictures  sent  to  the  Veteran  by  Mrs.  Swain, 
and  her  reference  to  Camp  Douglas,  call  to  mind  afresh  the 
.scenes  of  army  and  prison  life.  As  has  been  stated  in  the 
Veteran,  I  was  sergeant  of  Company  I,  Eighth  Arkansas  In- 
fimtry,  commanded  !)y  Capt.  W.  F.  Gibson.  I  w-as  first  a  mem- 
ber of  Capt.  Cuicm's  company,  of  the  Seventh  Arkansas  Bat- 
talion. LTpon  the  reorganization  of  the  army  (at  Corinth. 
Miss.,  after  the  battle  of  Shiloh)  the  Eighth  Arkansas  Regi- 
ment and  the  Seventh  Battalion  were  consolidated.  I  was  at 
my  post  in  all  the  campaigns  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee,  in- 
cluding the  battles  of  Perryville,  Ky.,  Murfrecsboro,  Tenn., 
and  Chickamauga. 

"It  was  this  division  that  opened  the  memorable  battle  of 
Chickamauga  on  the  morning  of  the  19th  of  September,  1863. 
Well  do  I  remember  how  we  hastened  to  the  engagement,  and 
before  very  many  shots  were  fired  we  were  ordered  to  halt,  fix 
bayonets,  and  then  to  charge.  My,  that  Rebel  yell !  The 
Yankees  gave  away  before  us  quickly.  The  sight  of  artillery, 
tlie  horses,  and  cannon  that  fell  into  our  hands  is  vivid  still. 
The  first  tnan  I  saw  fall  in  that  charge  was  Lieut.  Willcox,  of 
my  own  company,  who  w-as  mortally  wounded.  We  drove 
everything  before  us  until  we  ran  on  to  Gen.  Thomas's  com- 
mand, when  we  were  checked  and  compelled  to  retreat.  After 
this  first  charge  our  division  was  moved  around  to  the  right 
wing  of  the  army,  where  we  had  more  or  less  fi.sjhting  during 
the  day.  At  night  Gen.  Cleburne  moved  forward  with  his 
division,  passing  over  us,  and  gave  the  Federals  a  grand  round 
of  musketry  in  the  darkness.  On  the  morning  of  the  20th  the 
engagement  was  renewed.  .Ml  day  long  the  roar  of  cannon 
;ind  musketry  reverberated  the  country  around,  indicating  the 
deadly  conflict  in  progress.  Just  before  sundown  the  Federals 
made  a  sudden  charge  on  our  right  wing,  and  captured  quite 
a  number  of  our  brigade.  We  had  been  thrown  forward  in 
advance  of  our  line  of  battle.  The  Federals  discovered  it,  and 
thought  to  take  us  in.  The  order  was  given  us  to  fall  back 
;md  form  behind  a  rail  fence  to  our  rear.  Only  a  few  under- 
stood the  order,  and  all  of  us  who  halted  at  the  fence  were 
captured. 

"We  were  hurried  off  the  field  and  marched  back  to  Chatta- 
nooga that  night.  The  next  morning  a  great  multitude  of 
Yankees  gathered  around  us.  Some  of  thein  treated  us  kind- 
ly, and  others  cursed  us.  One  fellow  cursed  me  because  I 
had  brass  buttons  on  my  jacket.  We  were  sent  across  the 
river  at  Chattanooga,  and  after  many  hours  they  issued  rations 
to  us,  which  consisted  of  a  bit  of  bacon  about  an  inch  square 
to  the  man.  As  soon  as  arrangements  could  be  made,  we  were 
started  on  our  long  and  wearisome  journey  to  Stevenson, 
Ala.,  under  guard  of  one  or  two  regiments  of  cavalry.  We 
had  nothing  more  to  eat  until  the  second  night,  when  they 
killed  a  cow  that  belonged  to  a  citizen  in  the  neightorhood  and 
gave  us  the  meat,  which  was  not  a  very  great  allowance.  At 
Stevenson,  Ala.,  tl\ey  P"t  "s  on  the  cars  and  sent  us  to  Nash- 
ville and  kept  us  at  the  penitentiary  for  two  or  three  days,  and 
then  sent  us  to  some  old  barracks  at  Louisville,  Ky.  There 
we  remained  long  enough  for  the  lice  and  bedbugs  to  nearly  oat 
us  up.  From  thence  we  were  sent  to  Camp  Douglas,  reaching 
that  cold  and  cruel  den  on  the  4th  of  November,  1863,  where 
we  were  lu-Id  as  prisoners  until  the  war  ended,  in  1865.  When 
we  reached  Camp  Douglas  the  post  was  in  charge  of  a  Mich- 
igan Regiment  that  had  in  it  two  companies  of  Indians.  This 
icgiment  had  never  been  to  the  front,  and  they  were  the  mean- 
est men  that  ever  had  to  do  with  us.  They  would  shoot  a 
prisoner  for  the  smallest  oflfcnse.     I   remember  when  one  of 


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them  shot  a  poor,  sick  Confederate  who  had  gone  out  of  his 
quarters  and  was  scarcely  able  to  stand  alone.  They  would 
punish  those  of  us  remaining  if  a  prisoner  had  the  luck  to 
escape,  which  occasionally  occurred.  They  would  march  us 
out  of  our  barracks  and  compel  us  to  stoop  over  and  with  our 
hands  to  the  ground  stand  in  that  position  for  a  long  time  in 
the  coldest  cf  weather.  We  were  so  poorly  clad  that  we  could 
hardly  stand  that  cruel  roll  call.  Often  they  kept  us  in  line 
for  hours  in  the  awful  cold  without  the  least  provocation,  so 
far  as  we  knew.  There  was  a  Dutchman  with  us  named  Stan- 
burg  who  went  crazy  rather  than  submit  to  their  cruel  roll  calls. 
"In  the  spring  of  1864  this  brave  (  ?)  Michigan  Regiment, 
which  had  the  grit  to  abuse  and  shoot  defenseless  prisoners, 
was  sent  to  Gen.  Grant  and  put  into  the  front,  where  they 
had  a  chance  ;it  the  Rebels,  and  in  their  first  engagement  with 
Gen.  Lee's  army  they  were  nearly  all  killed  or  wounded.  I 
could  not  tell  of  all  the  cruelties  we  had  to  endure.  We  should 
have  doubtless  starved  to  death,  had  it  not  been  so  that  many 
of  us  could  get  help  from  home.  M.iny  of  Morgan's  men 
were  there  from  Kentucky;  there  were  a  good  many  from 
Tennessee,  West  Virginia,  and  North  Carolina — in  fact,  we 
represented  every  State  in  the  South.  Except  those  living  in 
the  extreme  South,  we  could  get  some  help.  Only  a  small 
portion  of  what  was  sent,  however,  was  ever  delivered  to  us.  I 
asked  permission  to  have  a  suit  of  clothes  sent  me  from  home, 
and  the  officers  informed  me  that  I  could  receive  none  except 
of  very  inferior  quality;  but  I  was  glad  to  get  anything,  of 
course.  There  were  issued  to  some  of  our  boys  a  lot  of 
black  coats  that  were  made  for  the  arm.y  early  in  the  begin- 
ning. When  they  came  to  give  them  to  iis  they  cut  the  skirts 
off  from  the  seam  at  the  waist  on  either  side,  sloping  back  to 
a  narrow  strip,  leaving  the  center  of  the  skirt  full  length,  so 
as  to  make  them  look  as  ridiculous  as  possible.  Most  of  us 
were  too  proud  to  have  worn  them  if  we  could  have  helped  it. 
The  worst  cf  all,  however,  was  the  way  we  were  fed.  Our 
brave  men  drew  their  dirty  little  morsel  and  ate  it  all  at  one 
time,  and  it  was  not  half  enough ;  but  it  was  all  they  could  get 
until  another  day.  How  we  ever  lived  through  it  is  a  mystery. 
Those  of  us  who  got  help  from  home  divided  with  the  less 
fortunate  as  far  as  we  could;  but  we  could  not  give  to  all, 
and  no  doubt  many  died  from  hunger.  Barrack  No.  14  ate 
the  captain's  dog,  and  the  inscription  was  written;  'For  want 
of  meat,  the  dog  was  eat.'  We  also  ate  all  the  rats  \t«  could 
catch.  [Other  resorts  for  food  are  too  bad  to  report. — Ed.] 
No  doubt  many  died  after  the  war  from  disease  contracted 
on  account  of  these  things.  I  have  written  the  foregoing 
in  no  spirit  of  ill  will,  but  simply  to  state  facts.  It  will  not 
be  long  until  we  shall  all  pass  under  review  in  a  better  world 
than  this.  I  am  now  sixty-three  years  old,  and  am  crippled 
and  helpless." 

THE    PACIFIC   DIVISION.    U.    C.    V. 

At  a  special  convention  of  the  Camps  composing  the  Pa- 
cific Division,  held  at  the  city  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  the  15th 
of  November  for  the  election  of  a  major  general,  vice  major 
Gen.  Tyree  H.  Bell,  deceased,  appropriate  memorial  resolutions 
were  adopted,  and  the  Secretary  requested  to  send  copies  of 
the  same  to  the  family  of  our  lamented  chief,  and  to  the  Con- 
federate Veteran  for  publication. 

In  performing  this  sad  duty  I  also  send  the  Veteran  a  brief 
account  of  the  proceedings  of  the  convention. 

Comrades  representing  Camps  in  Kansas,  New  Mexico, 
Arizona,  and  California,  and  Comrades  J.  A.  Willson,  Com- 
mander of  Hi  Bledsoe  Camp,  No.  1201,  Santa  Ana,  Cal. ; 
T.  W.  T.  Richards,  Commander  of  Sam  Davis  Camp,  No. 
1280;   and  Louis  Tieman,  Commander  Confederate  Veterans' 


Association  of  California  Camp,  No.  770,  the  Commissioners 
appointed  to  hold  the  election,  assembled  in  the  spacious 
quarters  of  Richards  and  Robinson,  4,30  Douglas  Building. 
Both  members  of  this  firm  were  Confederates.  Capt.  T.  W. 
T.  Richards,  Commander  of  Sam  Davis  Camp,  No.  1280,  is 
from  Kentucky;  and  Commander  E.  G.  Robinson,  late  Adju- 
tant Camp  No.  770,  Los  •A.ngeles,  is  from  Tennessee. 

The  Convention  was  called  to  order  by  that  princely  gen- 
tleman and  gallant  officer  who  was  Inspector  General  of  Mor- 
gan's command  at  the  close  of  the  war,  Maj.  Hugh  G.  Gwyn, 
now  Colonel  and  Assistant  Adjutant  General  on  the  staff  of 
Gen.  W.  L.  Cabell,  Lieutenant  General  commanding  the  Trans- 
Mississippi  Department. 

Comrade  Robinson  was  elected  Chairman,  and  Comrade 
George  N.  Nolan,  Adjutant  of  Camp  John  H.  Morgan  No. 
1 198,  was  elected  Secretary.  Col.  Gwyn  addressed  the  Con- 
vention and  spoke  as  follows : 

"Comrades  and  Gentlemen:  I  appear  before  you  in  obe- 
dience to  General  Order  No.  51,  emanating  from  the  head- 
quarters of  the  Lieutenant  General  commanding  the  Division. 

"This  order  directs  the  cancellation  of  the  election  for  Major 
General  as  Commander  of  the  Pacific  Division,  U.  C.  V., 
held  on  August  28,  1902,  and  commands  me  as  Assistant  Ad- 
jutant General  on  the  staff  of  the  General  cominanding  the 
departments  to  cause  to  be  held  a  new  election  for  the  office 
of  Major  General  of  this  Division  on  the  15th  day  of  No- 
vember, 1902,  and  to  superintend  the  holding  of  such  election. 
This  official  duty  I  perform,  and  I  confidently  expect  your 
most  hearty  and  cordial  support  as  befits  gentlemen,  patriots, 
and  veterans  of  the  grandest  army  the  world  has  ever  seen. 

"With  the  unfortunate  differences  as  to  the  policy  of  the 
U.  C.  V.  in  this  Division  and  the  irregularities  which  have 
caused  the  Lieutenant  General  to  cancel  the  former  election 
I  have  nothing  to  do.  I  do  not  know  officially  what  they  are. 
It  is  not  part  of  my  duty  to  know,  and  I  do  not  care  to  know. 
It  is  my  duty,  and  my  inclination,  to  hold  this  election  with 
absolute  fairness  and  impartiality,  following  iinplicitly  the 
rules  laid  down  by  our  constitution." 

The  address  was  received  with  hearty  applause,  and  the 
immediate  action  of  the  Convention  showed  how  thoroughly 
the  heart  of  the  Convention  was  in  unison  with  his  appeal. 

Comrade  A.  W.  Hutton  was  placed  in  nomination  for  Ma- 
jor General  in  an  eloquent  speech  by  Comrade  C.  Jackson, 
M.D.,  of  Camp  No.  770,  formerly  a  resident  of  Independence, 
Mo.,  and  it  was  seconded  by  Comrade  R.  B.  Guthrie,  of  Camp 
Hi  Bledsoe,  No,  1201,  Santa  Ana,  Cal. 

Comrade  Hutton  was  not  a  candidate,  but  yielded  to  the 
urgent  and  unanimous  voice  of  the  assembled  delegates. 
There  was  no  other  nomination. 

As  soon  as  his  election  was  announced,  Maj.  Gen.  elect 
Hutton.  being  called  upon,  made  an  earnest,  eloquent  ac- 
knowledgment of  the  honor,  and  said  he  would  make  un- 
tiring efforts  to  build  up  and  strengthen  the  XJ.  C.  V.  organ- 
ization in  every  part  of  the  Division. 

He  spoke  in  feeling  terms  of  the  death  of  our  late  Gen. 
Tyree  H.  Bell.  Major  General  Commanding  the  Pacific  Di- 
vision, which  occurred  in  New  Orleans,  August  30,  1902,  and 
offered  resolutions  in  memory  of  the  deceased.  They  were 
seconded  by  Comrade  C.  H.  Hance.  who  was  one  of  "Pap" 
Price's  captains,  and  lost  his  right  arm  at  the  beginning  of 
the  war.  He  is  just  finishing  his  third  term  as  city  clerk  of 
Los  Angeles. 

"Resolved:'  T.  That  Gen.  Tyree  H.  Bell,  in  his  four  years' 
service  in  the  Confederate  army,  and  especially  as  command- 
er of  a  brigade  in  Forrest's  Cavalry,  proved  himself  to  be  one 


Qot?federat^  l/eterai). 


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of  the  best  soldiers  the  South  produced  in  that  long  and 
bloody  struggle,  and  won  for  himself  that  renown  which  even 
ultimate  defeat  can  never  tarnish. 

"2.  That  his  selection  as  Major  General  of  the  Pacific  Di- 
vision, U.  C.  v.,  was  a  deserved  recognition  of  his  bravery 
and  worth  as  a  soldier. 

"3.  That  we,  his  old  comrades  in  war  as  well  as  in  peace, 
sincerely  lament  his  death,  but  believe  that,  after  a  long  and 
honorable  life,  he  was  fully  prepared  for  that  change  which 
sooner  or  later  must  come  to  all. 

"4.  As  his  comrades,  we  tender  to  his  family  and  friends 
our  sincere  condolence  and  synipalliy  in  their  bereavement, 
and  that  copies  of  these  resolutions  be  forwarded  to  the 
family  of  Gen.  Bell,  and  lo  the  Confederate  Veteran  for  pub- 
lication." 

Col.  Gwyn  was  complimented  by  resolutions  for  the  splen- 
did manner  in  which  he  had  discharged  his  duty  on  that  oc- 
casion, and  for  his  personal  sacrifice  in  attending. 

Comrade  C.  H.  Hancc  said  he  thought  the  time  opportune, 
here  in  the  presence  of  an  unusual  number  of  comrades  rep- 
resenting the  diflferent  Camps  of  the  Pacific  Division,  to  sug- 
gest that  immediate  steps  be  taken  to  arrange  for  a  reunion 
of  the  Division,  to  be  held  at  Los  Angeles  during  the  ensuing 
year.  This  met  with  a  hearty  response,  and  the  Major  Gen- 
eral elect  was  requested  to  take  the  matter  up.  which  he  said 
he  would  do  at  an  early  date. 


California  Confederates  are  everywhere  zealous.     Our  sub- 
.scription  list  has  grown  nicely  on  the  Pacific  slope. 


SLAVES  AND  MASTERS. 

W.  H.  Councill,  colored,  an  Alabama  teacher  of  an  indus- 
trial school  near  Huntsville,  writes  to  J.  M.  Falkner,  Esq.,  the 
chief  benefactor  of  the  Confederate  Home  for  Alabama,  in 
which  he  makes  a  generous  offer  and  some  remarkable  state- 
ments.   The  letter  is  as  follows : 

"Dear  Sir:  In  writing  to  you  the  other  day  in  reference  to 
the  philanthropic  work  at  Mountain  Creek  for  the  Confeder- 
ate Veterans,  I  neglected  to  say  that  we  should  be  proud  to  as- 
sist you  in  your  laudable  enterprise  if  you  should  desire  us. 
We  can  furnish  you  at  any  time  ten  or  fifteen  carpenters, 
painters,  blacksmiths,  and  others  who  might  be  useful  in 
building  up  your  soldiers'  home.  We  should  be  glad  to  work 
a  week  or  ten  days  without  money  and  without  price.  Our 
shoe  department  will  be  glad  to  furnish  you  with  at  least  a 
dozen  pairs  of  shoes  a  year  for  those  grand  old  men  who  fol- 
lowed Lee's  tattered  banners  down  to  Appomattox,  leaving 
their  bloody  footprints  over  the  snow-covered  hills  of  Virginia. 

"Although  I  came  up  from  the  other  side  of  the  flood  and 
drank  of  the  dregs  of  the  cup  of  slavery,  still  I  honor  those 
gray-haired  veterans,  and  I  feel  that,  when  they  pass  away 
and  when  their  old  slaves  have  passed  away,  in  a  meas- 
ure the  power  of  the  balance  wheel  of  Southern  society  will 
be  gone.  The  propriety  of  this  offer  on  my  part  may  be  called 
into  question  by  those  who  do  not  measure  slavery  as  I  do. 
I  feel  that  the  slaves  got  more  out  of  slavery  than  did  their 
masters,  in  that  the  slaves  were  helped  from  the  lowest  state 
of  barbarism  to  Christian  citizenship  of  the  greatest  govern- 
ment the  world  ever  knew. 


MK   ,     .  -      ...K   IKNSK.SMIK    .STAIE   LI  UR  AK  V  — PORTRAITS  OF   GENS.  R.K.   LKK    AND   N.     11.   FORREST  RECENTLY    PAINTD. 


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LIGHT  OF  THE  MOON  AT  CHANCELLORSVILLE. 
John  C.  West,  Esq.,  of  the  Fourth  Texas,  writes  from  Waco : 
"  'It  was  a  beautiful  moonlight  night.'  'It  was  the  darkest 
night  I  ever  saw.'  These  two  contradictory  expressions  ap- 
pear on  page  456  of  the  October  Veteran,  1902.  The  first  is 
the  expression  of  Mr.  E.  D.  Anderson,  of  Adamsiown,  Md. 
The  second  is  the  expression  of  Mr.  I.  Roseneau,  of  Athens, 
Ala.,  and  '  'th  refer  to  that  historic  night  at  Chancellorsville 
on  May  ^  '3,  on  which  night  Stonewall  Jackson  was  wound- 
ed. On  page  44S.  \'olume  II.,  of  Lieut.  Col.  Henderson's 
splendid  book,  "Stonewall  Jackson  and  the  American  Civil 
War,"  occurs  the  following:  '8:15  p.m. — There  was  a  lull  in 
the  battle;  the  firing  had  died  away,  and  the  excited  troops, 
with  a  clamor  that  was  heard  on  the  Federal  lines,  sought  their 
companions  by  the  dim  light  of  the  rising  moon.'  On  page  453 
of  the  same  volume,  in  referring  to  General  Jackson's  fall, 
when  one  of  the  litter  bearers  was  shot  in  the  arm,  it  is  said; 
'Smith  sprang  to  his  side,  and  as  he  raised  his  head  a  bright 
beam  of  moonlight  made  its  way  through  the  thick  foliage  and 
rested  on  his  lacerated  face."  On  page  456,  same  volume,  it  is 
written :  'The  night  was  very  clear  and  still ;  the  moon,  nearly 
full,  threw  light  into  the  woods,  facilitating  the  advance.' 

"I  had  not  the  honor  and  privilege  of  being  at  Chancellors- 
ville that  night,  but  I  have  long  had  the  impression  that  it  was 
a  moonlight  night." 


VISITING  BATTLEFIELD  OF  PIEDMONT. 

Comrade  S.  T.  Shanks,  who  was  a  sergeant  in  McClanna- 
han's  Battery,  writes  from  North  River,  Va.,  in  regard  to  a 
visit  to  the  battlefield  of  Piedmont  by  Col.  H.  A.  Dupont,  of 
Delaware,  who  was  Hunter's  chief  of  artillery;  Prof.  W.  W. 
Humphreys,  of  the  University  of  Virginia,  who  was  a  sergeant 
of  Bryan's  Battery;  and  Dr.  Carter  Berkeley,  who  as  lieuten- 
ant commanded  a  section  of  McClannahan's  Battery:  "These 
gentlemen  met  here  by  appointment  last  Saturday  and  drove 
down  to  the  battlefield.  Col.  Dupont  is  writing  an  account  of 
Hunter's  campaign  in  this  region,  which  culminated  in  his  fight 
at  Lynchburg  with  Early  and  his  subsequent  disastrous  retreat 
to  his  base  of  operations  in  West  Virginia,  beyond  Lewisburg. 
They  spent  several  hours  on  the  battlefield,  compared  recol- 
lections as  to  the  location  of  the  different  commands,  revived 
incidents  of  the  famous  engagements,  and  had  some  good 
laughs  at  each  other's  expense.  Col.  Dupont  said  that  he  had 
twenty-four  pieces,  while  the  Confederates  had  only  fourteen. 
He  described  very  graphically  the  havoc  made  by  Berkeley's 
two  pieces  upon  a  battery  of  horse  artillery  he  had  advanced 
to  the  attack,  saying  it  was  knocked  out  in  short  order  and  the 
remnant  had  to  be  withdrawn. 

"After  the  conference  Col.  Dupont  said  to  Prof.  Humphrey ; 
'Now,  sir,  you  write  up  the  account,  and  I  will  accept  it  as 
mine  and  publish  it  in  my  report.'  The  Confed>erate  officers 
were  delighted  with  the  courtesy  and  kindly  speech  of  their 
quondam  enemy,  who  spoke  in  the  highest  terms  of  the  gallan- 
try of  the  Confederates,  and  they  parted  as  the  best  of  friends." 


THE  NEW  YORK  TIMES. 

The  New  York  Times,  one  day's  issue,  includes:  The  news 
section,  28  pages ;  the  annual  financial  supplement,  56  pages : 
the  quotation  supplement,  4  pages ;  the  magazine  supplement. 
16  pages ;  the  magazine  section,  6  pages ;  the  winter  resort  sec- 
tion, 8  pages — total,  118  pages. 

A  few  years  ago  the  New  York  Times,  with  all  its  prestige, 
was  about  to  succumb.  At  that  critical  period,  Mr.  Adolph 
S.  Ochs,  as  thoroughly  "self-made"  as  any  American,  with  ex- 
perience in  the  Chattanooga  Times,  beginning  in  his  boyhood. 


had  ambition  for  the  ownership  of  that  venerable  New  York 
dail}',  and,  securing  the  cooperation  of  friends,  he  assumed  the 
responsibility,  and  determined  to  publish  "all  the  news  fit  to 
print"  on  conservative,  dignified  lines.  It  was  a  prodigious  un- 
dertaking, and  Mr.  Ochs  won. 

The  feature  of  this  enterprise  of  interest  to  Veter.vx  read- 
ers is  that  Southern  people  may  read  the  New  York  Times 
with  perfect  satisfaction.  They  get  the  news  reliably  all  the 
time,  with  never  a  word  of  discredit  upon  their  section. 

Mr.  Ochs  bought  his  first  newspaper,  the  Chattanooga 
Times,  from  the  founder  of  the  Confederate  Veteran,  which 
occasioned  much  business  with  the  writer,  and  it  was  conducted 
throughout  with  pleasing  liberality  and  fairness. 

His  subsequent  purchase  of  the  Philadelphia  Times — so 
long  and  ably  conducted  by  Col.  A.  K.  McClure — and  then 
the  purchase  of  the  Philadelphia  Public  Ledger,  gives  Mr. 
Ochs  a  newspaper  prestige  unequaled  by  any  other  man  of  any 
countrv  or  time. 


Inquiry  por  Comrades. — \\'illiam  Moses  served  in  the  Sec- 
ond Missouri  Infantry.  He  was  wounded  and  captured  at 
Franklin.  He  was  kept  in  a  Nashville  hospital  for  a  time, 
and  afterwards  sent  North  and  discharged  from  Point  Look- 
cut,  Md.,  July  I.  1865,  going  from  there  to  Meridian,  Miss. 
He  desires  to  hear  from  any  who  knew  him  in  the  service  or 
in  prison.     Direct  in  care  of  the  \'etekax. 


Carrington  West. 
From  Alice   MacGowan's   popular   novel, 


"The   Last  Word." 


^OF>federate  V/eterap 


41 


A  CURE  FOR  ASTHMA. 

Aithm*  anfferpra  need  no  Innqer  leave  hr>m0  flnd  buai. 
■  ft«a  in  order  to  bp  cured.  Nature  has  produced  a  vegeta- 
ble remodv  that  will  permanently  cure  Aathma  aua  all 
diseftaes  of  the  luiiea  and  bronchial  tubea.  Having  tealed 
ita  VTooderful  cnrative  powers  in  thouaanda  of  casea  (with 
a  record  of  yo  per  cent  permanently  cured),  and  desiring 
to  relieve  human  autlering.  I  will  send  free  of  charco  ti- 
all  stifTerem  from  Asthma,  Conaumption.  Catarrh,  Bnuichi- 
tia,  iind  nervous  diaeaaes  thia  recipe  in  ("ierman,  French,  i^r 
Eoi^liah,  with  full  directions  frr  preparing  and  using. 
Bent  by  mail.  Address,  with  stamp,  naming  thia  paper, 
W.  A.  Jfoyea,  847  Powera'  Block,  Rochester,  K.  T. 


Your  attention  is  called  to  the  Con- 
federate Mining  Corapany'.s  advertise- 
ment in  this  issue. 


SOUTHERN  BIVOU.\C  WANTED. 

I  will  pay  $1  for  the  issue  of  Septem- 
ber, 1S82,  and  75  cents  each  for  May  and 
Jiiiu-,  i88.!.  R.  A.  Halley.  Nashville, 
Tcnn. 


BACK  NUMBERS  OF  VETERAN 
can  be  furnished  at  fifty  cents  per  doz- 
en. They  are  especially  valuable  for 
historic  data.  The  engravings  and 
sketches  are  well  worth  the  price. 


MARDI  GRAS. 
New  Orleans  and  Mobile,  February 
18-24,  1903.  One  fare  for  round  trip 
via  Queen  and  Crescent  Route.  Tick- 
ets on  sale  February  17-23,  inclusive. 
Good  returning  until  February  28.  in- 
clusive. .Ask  ticket  agents  about  ex- 
tension of  limit,  or  write  \V.  C.  Kinear- 
son.  G.   P.  A.,  Cincinnati,  O. 


WANTED!  FOR  CASH! 
Confederate  C.  S.  A.  buttons,  also 
Texas  State  buttons  with  large  star  on 
face  of  button.  Only  the  authentic 
original  specimens  of  above  are  want- 
ed. Also  want  negro  slave  deeds,  bills 
of  sale,  receipts,  etc.  Want  all  the 
above  in  good  condition.  .Vddress  C. 
E.  Tribbett.  Thorntown.  Boone  Co.. 
Ind. 


COLONIZING  SOUTHWEST. 

Railroad   Companies   Inducing    Humi 

gration  to  arkansas  and 

Texas. 

Cheap  Lands  Whereon   Cattle-Rais- 
INC,  Fruit  and  Truck  Growing, 
ARE  Highly   Profitable. 

An  unusual  elTort  is  being  made  by  the 
railroad  companies  with  lines  running 
into  the  Southwest  to  induce  a  greater 
immigration  to  that  section  than  ever 
before.  The  opportunities  offered  the 
farmer,  stock  raiser,  and  truck  and  fruit 
grower  in  portions  of  Arkansas  and 
Texas  are  perhaps  not  surpassed  any- 
where in  the  wide  world. 


Along  the  Cotton  Belt  Route  in  South- 
west Arkansas  are  large  tracts  of  land 
from  which  the  timber  has  been  cut 
by  sawmill  companies,  which  may  be 
cleared  and  made  into  excellent  farms. 
This  land  can  be  purchased  for  $2  to  $5 
per  acre.  It  makes  good  pasture  land  for 
cattle  and  sheep,  and  much  of  it  will 
produce  an  average  crop  of  cotton  or 
will  grow  immense  crops  of  vegetables 
of  all  descriplions. 

So  prolific  are  the  yields  of  potatoes, 
onions,  cabbage,  melons,  tomatoes,  pears, 
peaches,  and,  in  fact,  nearly  every  kind 
of  vegetable  and  fruit,  that  truck  grow- 
ers' associations  are  forming  at  many 
points.  The  Cotton  Belt  is  actively  as- 
sisting these  associations  by  granting 
special  rates  and  otherwise  aiding  in  se- 
curing a  ready  market  for  the  products. 
It  is  a  fact  of  much  importance  that 
wherever  truck-growing  has  been  en- 
tered into  the  prices  of  lands  have  im- 
mediately begun  to  advance. 

In  order  to  encourage  this  and  kindred 
industries  along  their  lines,  the  South- 
western railroads  have  put  into  eflfect  very 
low  round-trip  Homeseekers'  rates  of 
one-way  fare  plus  $2,  and  one-way  Colo- 
nist rates  of  half  the  one-way  fare  plus 
$2,  from  such  points  as  St.  Louis,  Cairo, 
and  Memphis  to  Arkansas,  Louisiana, 
and  Texas  on  the  first  and  third  Tues- 
days of  each  month,  enabling  homeseek- 
ers to  visit  the  country  for  the  purpose 
of  looking  around  or  to  locate. 

The  Cotton  Belt  Route,  through  its 
General  Passenger  Department  at  St. 
Louis,  has  taken  a  leading  part  in  call- 
ing attention  to  the  possibilites  of  this 
splendid  country,  and  volunteers  to  as- 
sist any  one  in  securing  therein  a  home 
such  as  he  desires. 


ui    PISO'S  CURE   FOR     to 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS.. 
I  Host  ('"Uwh  Syrup.  'I'asU's  (jO)hI.    L'bo 
In  lime.     Sold  by  drniiuists. 


i 


ONSUMPTION     y 


Rife  Hydraulic  Engine. 

Pumps  water  b}'  water  pnw  rr.     Can 
used  where   rains    fail.     Alisohite 
air-feed.     Will  pump  30 
feet   high  for  each  foot 
of  fall. 
Every  One  Guaranteed. 
Chauncmy  C.  fomfor.  Special  Apmnt, 
32P  Church  Street.  Nashville.  Tenn. 


^i^J!*^$i$$S$-$^$r$i$-$:$i$$i$$-$->^cS. 


URICSOL •     I 

THE  GREAT  CALIFORNIA  REMEDY.  * 

CURES     RHEUM ATISM...i^.nrt    ^ 


ulami'  for  IkkiU  "(  imrticiilars  llricsol 
f'henilcftl  <V>.,  Los  .\iipcics,  ('aL,  or  the 
Lamnr  A  Itaiikln  I'rui;  Co.,  Atlanta,  Ga.. 
n-5trilintlng  ARontv.  Jl  per  bottle.  For 
b.v  drugplst 


Re€«€66«€6'' <i?$i&S««;«6€€&£' 


Cancer  Can  Be  Cured. 

Not  by  the  knife  or  the  barbarous 
burning  plaster,  but  by  soothing,  balmy 
Oils.  Not  a  late  discoveiy,  but  success- 
fully used  for  the  past  eight  years. 
More  successful  thau  all  other  treat- 
ments combined.  Convincing  books 
sent  free  to  those  interested.  Address 
Dr.  D.  iM.  Bye  Co.,  Box  4G2.  D.allas, 
Tc.x.     (The  originators  of  the  Oil  Cure.) 

mQMEY  MADE 

Selling  Ihe  "People's"  Windmill. 

I  inadu  $2'-o  last  month  selling-  W'indinills,  I  sell 
to  nhiiost  every  fariinr.  1  build  the  mills  myself. 
'I'lie  in;i1eri;il  costs  only  $:2.  It  is  as  jjooJ  as  a  JiSO 
mill.  To  thp  farmer  who  prefers  building  his  own 
II. ill.  I  sell  the  phiiis  and  specifica'-'ois.  It  is  the 
easiest  money  1  ever  made.  Ary  iiitellip"ent  per* 
SOI  can  do  as  well.  If  you  need  money^  vrite  me. 
I  will  send  plans  and  specifications  prepaid  and  all 
nee.'ssary  iTiformation  for  success  on  receij,*  of  $1. 
Atidress  JKAX  K.  CASEY,  Drawer  No.  65,  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 


THE  SOUTH  VINDICATED. 

Speech  of  the  bite  Henrv  R.Jackson  on  the  Wan- 
der Case,  delivered  in  the  1  louse  of  Ke]ireseiitatives 
Novemt'er  13,  iSoi.  In  pamphlet  form;  introduc- 
tion by  '*  Bill  Arp;  '*  biography  of  the  General  by 
Jos.  M.  Brown,  Ksq.,  and  an  appendix  of  I)aniel 
Webster's  last  and  ^irealest  siieech  at  Capon  Spring^s, 
\'a,,  in  1*^51.  This  book  contains  valuable  histor- 
ical iiiforniation  that  cannot  be  had  from  any  other 
source,  livery  Southern  man  should  have  it  in  his 
library  for  his  chlMren. 

PUICES,  DELIVERED. 
Sinjj^le  Copy  -  -         •         •         $  O  25 

10^  Copies      -       -  -         •         -  15  00 

Schools  and  Collegfes,  when  ordered 

in  a  bodv,  per  hundred      -         •  i»  S** 

Round  in  cloth    -  -  -        •  50 

Tarn  airent  for  "Bill  Arn's"  Rook.  Price,  $1.25. 
Your  order  kindlv  soliril.  il.     A<lilress 

ED  HOLLAND.  Publisher, 

Care  of  Franklin  Printing  Co.,  ATLANTA.  RA. 


BEl  WEEN 

ST.  LOUIS 

AND 

TEXAS 

AND 

MEXICO. 


THE 


il.&G.N. 


BETWEEN 
BtRMINGHAM. 
MERIDIAN 

AND 

TEXAS 
VI*  SHRfVEPORT. 


The  international  and  Great  Northero 
Railroad  Company 

IS  THE  SHORT  LINE. 

Throngli  C:ii-9  ami  Pullman  .Sleepers 
Daily.  Superior  P.isscnger  Service. 
Fant'Trains  and  Moilern  Equipment. 

IF  YOU  ARE  GOING  ANYWHERE, 

Ask  I.  anc)  G.  N.  Agents  for  Com- 
plete Inf.>rmation,  or  Write 

D.  J.  PRICE, 

OcDernl  PiuuieDgn  uid  Ticket  Apntt ; 

L.  PRICE, 

M  Vl'o  Pn?<ilient  and  tlf^Mjnil  Sapcrlotendcol  t 


PAI-ESTINe,  TBX. 


BETWEEN 
KANSAS 

CITY, 
TEXAS, 

AND 

MEXICO. 


THE 

I.&G.N, 


BETWEEN 
MEMPHIS 

UNO 

TEXAS 

AND 

MEXICO. 


^m'^m^mmmimyim 


42 


Qoi>federate  Ueterai). 


JOHNSON  GRASS 

ABSOLUTELY  EXTERMINATED  in  one  sea- 
son. At  the  same  time  and  with  the  same  labor 
a  first-class  cotton  crop  raised  on  the  land.  Write 
for  testimonials  and  references.  Address  THE 
TEXAS  JOHXSOX  GRASS  EXTERMINA- 
TING COMPAN'S'.  CU'lnirne,  Tt-x. 

EXTERNAL  CANCERS  CURED 

under  a  GUARANTEE  by  a  painless  and 
scient'fio  treatment.  For  further  infor- 
mation address 

C.  W.  HUFFMAN,  M.D., 

Lebanon,  Tenn. 


Docs  Your  Roof  Leak?  | 

*  OLD  ROOFS  MADE  GOOD  AS  NliW.  * 

•  If  an  old  leaky  tin,  iron,  or  steel  roof,  J 

•  paint  it   with   Allen's    Anti-Rust   Japan.  T 

•  One  coat  is  enough;  no  skill  required;  J 

•  costs  little,  goes  far,  and  lasts  long.  StOBS  T 

*  leaks  and  prolongs  the  life  of  old  roofs.  S 

*  Write  for  evidpnee  and  circulars.    Agents  J; 

*  wanted.    Allen  Anti-Rust  Mfg.    Co.,  Ji, 
JJ  ^13  Vine  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  if, 


MISSO\/^I 
TACIFIC 

. . .  OR.  . .,. 

IRON  MOVNTAIN 
ROUTE 

From     ;T.  L0\/I^ 
and  MEMPHIS 

Affords  .urist;  Prospector, 
or  Home  Seeker  the  Best 
Service.  Fastest  Schedule 
to  All  Points  in 

MISSOURI,  KANSAS,  NEBRASKA, 
OKLAHOMA  and  INDIAN  TERRI' 
TORY,  COLORADO,  UTAH,  ORE^ 
GON,  CALIFORNIA,  ARKANSAS, 
TEXAS,  LOUISIANA,  OLD  and 
NEW  MEXICO,  and  ARIZONA. 


Pullman  Sleepers,  Free  Re- 
clining Ch.\ir  Cars  on  All 
Trains.  Low  Rates,  Free  De- 
scriptive Literature.  Consult 
TiclLet  Agents,  or  address 


H.  C.  Townsend 

G.P.andT.A. 
St.  Loins,  Mo. 


R.  T.  G.  Matthews 

T.  P.  A. 

Louisville,  Kv. 


WHY  DO  YOU  HESITATE? 

'ITie  common  use  of  violent  cathartics  is  a  habit 
destructive  of  he;Uth,  and  creates  a  necessiiy  for 
larger  and  more  frequent  doses. 

A  trial  bottle  of  Vernal  Saw  Palmetto  Berry 
Wine  will  be  senl  free  and  prepaid  to  any  reader  of 
this  publication  who  needs  it  and  wrilcs  for  it.  One 
small  dose  a  day  quickly  Curis  the  mnsi  stubborn 
case  of  constipation  orthe  must  distressing  stomach 
trouble,  to  stay  cured.  Its  influence  upon  the  liver, 
kidneys,  and  bladder  is  gentle  and  wonderful,  and 
restores  those  organs  to  a  condition  of  luallh,  so 
that  they  perform  their  functions  perfectly  and 
painlessly.  Perfect  health  and  vigor  are  soon  es- 
tablislied  by  a  little  of  this  wonderful  curative  tonic. 

Any  reader  of  the  Confederate  \'eti:i<  \x  may 
prove  this  remarkable  remedy  without  expense  by 
writing"  to  \*ernal  Remedy  Company,  Buffalo,  N. 
Y.  They  will  send  a  bottle  free  to  all  who  need  it 
and  write  for  it.  It  quickly  and  permanently  cures 
indigestion,  consti|)ation,  flatulence,,  catarrh  of 
stomach,  bowels,  and  bladder,  and  all  stoniacli,  liver, 
kidney  and  urinary  troublfs  caused  by  inflamma- 
tion, congestion,  orcatarrlu  Wliy  hesitate.''  Write 
immediately  for  one  bottle,  '^'ou  will  receive  it 
promptly,  tree  and  prepaitl. 


Agents  -wanted  for  Dr.  White's  Electric  Comb,  the  great, 
est  discrivery  of  modern  times.  Cures  all  scalp  diseases. 
Sold  under  a  guarantee.  The  best  seller  out.  Everybody 
buys  il.   Mrs.  Ora  C.  Hart,  General  Agent,  Richmond,  Ky. 


BEST 

PASSENGER   SERVICE 

IN  TEXAS. 

4-IMPORTANT  GATEWAYS-4 


.Mf   THE   ^^. 


T/P 


I  PACIFIC  ^:^' 


^'^RAILWAY.,^^'^ 


NO  TROUBLE  TO  ANSWER  QUESTIONS. 


E.  P.TURNER, 

Gen'l  Passr  and  Ticket  Agent. 

Dallas,  texa» 


DO^lTIONl^  May  deposit  money  in  bank  tin 
r\Jjl  I  IVyl^J.  position  is  secured,  or  pay_  out 
of    s.ilary    after   graduating.    Kuter  any  time. 


Draughon's 
Practical ... 
Business  ... 


Na.<:hville,  Atlanta,  St.  Louis, 

Montgomery,  Little  Rock,        Galveston, 

Ft.  Worth,      (Catalogue  free.)    Shreveport. 

Schools  of  national  reputation  for  thoroughness 
and  reliability.    Endorsed  by  business  men. 
Home  Study.  Bookkeeping,  etc.,  taught  by  mail. 
For  ISO  p.  College  catalogue,  or  100  p.  on  Home 
Study,  ad.  Dcp.  S  t  Draughon's  CoUcac  either  place 


JACKSONVILLE 

via  Valdosrr  •i'loile,  from  A'aldosta  via  Georg^la 

Souther-. -,r.^d  Florida  Ry.,  from  Macon 

via  Central  of  Georgia  Ry.,  from 

ATLANTA 

via  Western  .and  Atlantic  R.  R.,  from 

CHATTANOOGA 


NASHVILLE 

ashville,  Chattanooga,  and  St.  L 
arriving  at 

ST.  LOUIS 


v'A  the  Nashville,  Chattanooga,  and  St.  Louis  Ry., 
arriving  at 


CHICAGO 

over  the  Illinois  Ceiitr.il  R.  R.  from  Martin,  Tenn. 


DOUBLE  DAILY  SERVICE  AND 
THROUGH  SLEEPING  CARS 

MAINTAINED   OVER  THIS 

SCENIC   LINE. 

Ticket  agents  o£  the  Jacksonville-St.  Louis  and 
Chicago  line,  and  agents  of  connecting  lines  In 
Florida  and  the  Southeast,  will  give  you  full  in- 
formation as  to  schedules  of  this  double  daily  serv- 
ice to  St.  Louis,  Chicago,  and  the  Northwest,  and 
of  train  time  of  lines  connecting.  They  will  also 
sell  you  tickets  and  advise  you  as  to  r.ates. 

F.  D.  MItXER,         •        ■  Atlanta,  Ga., 

Traveling  Passer.ger  Agent  I.  C.  R.  R. 

WM.  SMITH, JR.,      -      -      Nashville,  Tenn, 

Commercial  Agent. 


50REEm 


mummmmmh 


Qoi>federate  Ueterai). 


43 


ATLANTIC   COAST    LINE 


RAIIROAD    COMPANY 

have  placed  on  sale,  beginning  May  i,  1902, 
Interchangeable  Mileage  Ticket,  Form  1, 

,    1,000  Miles.  Price  $25, 

Good  Over  the  Following  Lines: 
Atlanta,  Knoxville  &  Northern  Railnray; 
Atlanta  &  West  Point  Railroad;  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Railroad;  Chesapeake  Steam- 
ship Co.  (Between  Baltimore  anil  Norfolk); 
Charleston  &  V  -tern  Carolina  Railway; 
Columbia,  Nev  y  &  Laurens  Railroad; 
Georgia  Railroad,  Louisville,  Henderson  & 
St.  Louis  Railway;  Nashville,  Chattanooga 
&  St.  Louis  Railway;  Northwestern  Rail- 
road of  South  (Carolina;  Plant  System;  Rich- 
mond, Fredericksburg  &  Potomac  Railroad; 
Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway;  Washington 
Southern  Railway;  Western  Railway  of  Al- 
abama; Western  &  Atlantic  Railroad; 
Louisville  Sc  Na«h"'lle  Railroad  (except 
the  following  P  :'..s:  L.,  H.  C.  cSi  W. 
Railroad,  Glasgc./  :l.  R.,  Elkton  &  (Guth- 
rie Railroad,  and  Pontchartrain  Railroad). 

This  ticltct  will  be  on  sale  at  all  Coupon  Stations  At- 
lantic Coast  Line  Railroad  Co. ;  Northwcitrrn  Railroad  of 
South  Carolina;  Columbia,  Newbury  ^  -aurcns  Railroad; 
•nd  Eastern  Offices  Atlantic  Coast  Line,  at 

BOSTON— ):>- Washincton  Ttrcct. 

NEW  YORK— 1161  Broadway. 

PHM.ADEI.I'HtA— !i  South  Third  Street. 

BAL  It  MORE— 107  East  German  t::~:t. 

WASHINGTON— 601  Pennsylvania  Avenue. 


TRAVEL.    VIA    BRISTOL 
AND  THE 

Norfolk  &  Western  Railway 

The  Short  unci  Quick  Route  to  All  Points 

E;ist.     Solul  Vrslilnil.'  Train  l>i-t\v.M-ii 

Memphis.  Chattanooga,  and 
Washington.  D.  C. 


PlILLMAN'S  FINEST  SLEEPERS 

ISBNV   ORUEAINS 

via  Meridian,  Tuscaloosa,  Hirininghani, 
andAllallaTO  NF.W  YORK— 

MEMPHIS 

via  Grand  Junction,  Corinth,  Tusciimhia,  Decatur, 
andllunlsvilleTO  NEW  YORK. 


THE  Hi;ST  ROUTE  TO  ALL 

VIRQIINIA.   POIINTS, 

Roanoke,  Lynchhurg,  IVtersburg,  Kichmond, 
Norfolk,  Old  Point. 


All  information  cheerfully  furnished. 

n.  C.  nOYKIN, 

Passenger  Agerrt,  Knoxville,  Tenn. ; 

W.MtRKV  I..  ROIIR, 

Western  Passengr-r  At^ent,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

W.  n.  BKVILL, 

General  Passenger  Agent,  Roanoke,  Ya. 


Old  Soldiers 

When  You  are  ii\  Nashville 

Make  this  store  your 
headquarters.  We 
have  a  pleasant  Rest 
Room;  will  be  glad 
for  you   to  utilize   it 


T^he  Heroes  o^  our 
Country  are  al- 
taays    tuetcome    here 


Southern  Railway. 

7,269  Miles.    One  Management. 

Penetrating  Ten  Southern  States.    Reaching 

Principal  Cities  of  the  South  with 

Its  Own  Lines. 

Solid  Vestibuled  Trains. 
Unexcelled  Equipment. 
Fast  Schedules. 

DINING  CARS  ""■    operated    on    Southern 
^^-^— ^^^^— —   HaiKvay  trains. 

OBSERVA  TION   CARS  '">  Wa..!hington  and 
-  Southwestern    Ves- 

tibuled I.iiiiitt'd,  and  W'ashinpton  and  Chat- 
tanooga Limited  via  Lynchburg. 

ELEGANT  PULLMAN  SLEEPING  CARS 

of  the  latest  pattern  1*11  ;iU  through  trains, 

S.  H.  HARDWICK. 
General  Passenger  Agt.,  Washington,  D.  C; 

C.  A.  BENSC<)TKH. 

Ass*t  Gen*l  Pass,  Agt.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.; 

J.  C.  LVSK, 

Tnivellntf  Pass.  Apt.,  Chattanoogti,  Tenn. 


THIS  KODAK 

For  20  Cents. 

Makes  picture3»-^x3K 
inches  stiuare.  LoaaS 
in  daylij;lu.  Inclose  2- 
cent  stamp  for  full  par- 
tirnlars. 

Nashville  Kodak  Agency, 

201^  I'nion  St., 
N.\Mnn.i-K,  Ten:^. 


FOR    OVER    SIXTY    YEARS. 

An  Old  and  Weil-Tried  Remedy. 

M  IS.  WINSLOWS  SOOTHING  SYRUP 

hnnlieeniiKed  for  over  SIXTY  VI  .MiSliv  MILLTON.S 
of  NUlTHE'isforthiirCITILtniKN  WHILETEFTH- 
INO.  WlTHI'l:HFl:i'l'Sfccl.:ss.  ItSOOTHESthe 
CHILD,  SdFTINs  the  (il'MS.  ALLAYS  all  PAIN, 
CURES  WIND  CclLIC,  and  ib  the  l>c-Bt  remertv  for 
niARRHcEA  S..1.1  l>v  Iirnt-t-iKtB  Ju  e%crv  part  of 
the  world.     Re  i-ure  rrul  a.'-k  lur 

MRS.     WINSLOWS     SOOTHING     SYRUP, 

AND  TAKE  NO  OTHER  KIND. 
Twenty-Five    Cents    a    Uottle. 


A  NEW  FAST  TRAIN 

Between  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City  and 

OKLAHOIII4  CITY, 
WICHIT4, 
DENISOI\, 
SHERM4IN, 
DALLAS, 

FORT  WORTH 

And  principal  points  in  Texas  and  the  South- 
west. This  train  is  new  throughout  and  la 
made  up  of  the  finest  equipment,  provided 
with  electric  lights  and  all  other  modern 
traveling:  conveniences.  It  runs  via  our  now 
compl^d 

Red  River  Division. 

Evei^  .ipplioncc  known  to  modern  car 
bnll<ling:"and  railro:iillnp  has  liccn  employed 
In  the  m.ake-up  of  this  service,  including 

Cafe  Observation  Cars* 

under  the  management  of  Fred.  Harvey. 
Full  information  as  to  rates  and  all  details  f^f 
a  trip  via  this  new  route  will  bo  cheerfnlv 
furnished,  upon  application,  hy  any  rei  t^- 
Bentative  of  the 


FRISCO 

SYSTEM 


waDteiJ.  eut  LTKIiOrTICU.CUwCklMve»i|^ 


Bear  in  mind  that  almost  any  boolt  or  other  pre- 
n-iun,  ever  "^ered  ">  'he  VetEka.s  can  .tl    be  h»d 


44 


C^oi>federate  Ueterap. 


I  PAY  SPOT  CASH  POR 

f.^^'^T^'''    LAND    WARRANTS 

i.s.TLK'ii  lu  snMii?!-.')   r.f  anv   \v;tr.     Al^..  .-^nUipr  '    ArVlltinnnl 
Huuiest*fa*l  Kiizlils.      WrJle  ine  at  uuce. 

^FllAXK   11.   KKliER,   P.  O.  Box  ]4s,  UeDWx,  fol. 


Ten  Thousand 
Agents  Wanted. 


OJJ  Confederate  Veterans,  disabled  from  any 
cause  but  able  to  ride  in  a  bugsy  and  traverse 
a  township  or  county,  can  make  good  wages 
at  aa  honorable  business. 

An  article  that  gives  universal  sat- 
isfaction. Demand  increases  as  sales 
are  made.  Becomes  as  much  in  de- 
mand as  bread  M'hen  known.  Costs 
you  only  one  c  t — a  postal  card — to 
learn  all  about  i.  and  costs  jou  noth- 
ing to  test  it.  lOO  to  150  per  cent 
profit  to  the  dealer.     Address 

REV.  C.  H.  GREGORY.  Conway.  Ark. 

Give  name  of  Post*office,  County,  and  State. 
Will  assign  special  territory  if  desired.  Write 
to-day.     One  of  the  old  boys. 

This  is  to  certify  that  we  have  been  ac- 
quainted with  C.  H.  Gregory  for  several 
years,  and  we  have  ever  found  him  reli- 
ati        nd  of  ublemished  character. 

T.J.  Bullion,  County  Clerk; 
J.  II.  H.VRTjE,  Deputy  Clerk; 
J.  M,  C,  Vaughtek,  Circuit  Clerk. 
Conwuy,  Faulkner  County,  Ark. 

Any  letter  addressed  to  us,  inclosine:  stamp, 
will  be  promptly  answered. 


St 


Big  Four 


Best  Route  to 

California 
Colorado 
Texas 


»9 


Via 


St.  Louis 


WARREN  J.  LYNCH,     W.  P.  DEPPE. 

Gen.  Pass.  &  T.  A.,    Asst.  G.  P.  &  T.  A., 
CINCINNATI,  OHIO. 


Bear  In  mind  that  almost  any  book  or  other  pre- 
mium ever  offered  by  the  Veteran  can  still  be  had. 


A  Book  On 

JACKS,  JENNETS,  and  MVLES. 

I  have  just  written  a  booli  on 
Importing,  Breeding,  and  Rearing 
of  Jaclis,  Jennets,  and  .Mules,  giv- 
ing my  experience  and 
ubst^rvation  for  more 
than  seventy  years. 
Have  sold  stock  in 
fourtet'n  States,  and 
those  that  were  car- 
ried out  of  the  United 
States,  and  up  to  date 
have  had  no  litigation.  Have  been  interested  in  a 
number  of  importations  of  Jacks  and  Jennets  from 
Spain,  France,  and  Italy.         L.  W.  KNIGHT,  M.D. 

Dr.  Knight's  book,  of  over  100  pages,  cmnprises 
inlercsting reminiscences  of  his  long  life  as  an  ini- 
porler  and  dealer  in  these  animals.  It  is  sold  for 
$1.50.  The  Veteran  will  furnish  this  book,  with 
a  }car  s  subscription,  for  $2. 


Russeirs  Big  Ball 
Cotton  Seed. 


I  have  about  1,000  bushels  se- 
lected Russell  Cotton  Seed,  which 
I  will  sell  at  $1  per  bushel  in  lots 
of  6  to  15  bushels,  or  80  cents  in 
lots  of  50  bushels  or  more. 


G.  F.  PARK,  Alexander  City,  Ala.. 
•    Introducer  of  Russell  Cotton  Seed. 


Binler's  New  Kitchen  Spafula.  r;,':.",:,t?'',X° 

v.^iMlltindift.  Ii.dm- 
"ti^nl.  ■■  r  r  liriing 
"•k-iaiid  pies,  icing 
•:ilu"<,  scraping 
bowls,  kettles,  etc.  "Ihe  idoal  kitchen  nrllole.  Rv  mnil,  26 
cts.    Agents  wanted.    Crescent  Mfg.  Co.,  Fremont,  O. 


NORTH  TEXAS 
^  P  0  I N  TS  ^ 


VIA 


Santa  Fe 


TO 


Galvestoiv,  and  Poiivts 
South,  East,  and 
West  4t^  i^  Equip- 
ment, Service,  and  Cui- 
sii\e  \iivsurpa.ssed  ^ 


iaimDrPC-flioHRJOfij  EYEWATER 


W.  S.  KEENAN,  G.  P.  A., 

Galveston,  Tex. 


'RIPANS 


Owing  to  close  confinement  in  business  I  suffered  from 
a  bad  touch  of  indigestion,  so  much,  so  as  to  cause  me  in- 
tense pain.  My  tongue  was  coated,  and  I  had  severe  pains 
around  my  eyes  and  felt  miserable.  Through  the  persua- 
sion of  a  friend  I  tried  Ripans  Tabules,  and  after  taking 
them  for  two  da3'S  I  obtained  some  relief.  I  kept  on  taking 
them,  and  can  safely  say  they  have  cured  me. 


AT  DRUGGISTS. 

The  five-cent  packet  is  enough  for  an  ordinary  oc- 
casion. The  family  bottle,  sixty  cents,  contains  a 
supply  for  a  year. 


Qoofederate  l/eteraij. 


15 


Atlantic  foast  Line 

MILEAGE  TICKETS 

($25  PER  1,000  MILES) 

ARE  GOOD  OVER  THE  FOLLOWING  LINES: 

Atlanta    >•  i-nville  &  Northern  Ry. 

fllla'i'i  8,  West  Point  R.  R. 


Baltimore  Steam  Packet  Co.  ^     Between   Baltimore 

Chesapeake  Sleamstiip   Co.  \  »"•>  Norfolk. 

Charleston  &  Western   Carolina    Ry. 

Colirmhia.   Newluiry   Ik   Laurens  R.   R. 

Georeia    Nnrtliern    Railway. 

Georqia    R.Tilrnad. 
Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

(Except  thi>  lollowing  liiu-.s:  L.  U.  O.  &  W.  R. 
R..  Glasgow  n.  R.,  Elkton  &  Guthrie  R.  R.,  Poiit- 
chartrain  R.  K.,  betwcon  EvnnsvillG  &  St.  Louis 
and  Lolii.Mvillc  A  CiiK-iiinati  prn|..T.) 

Louisville,  Henderson  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

Nashville.  Ch.Utannotja  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

Northwestern    Ry.    ol    South    Carolina. 

Orill.i  *,  Inviniille   R.    R. 


Plant    Steamboat    Line. 
RichT'"'   .  Frederickst)urn  &  Potomac  R.  R. 

Seabnarfi    ,^ir    Line    Rv. 


Sparks     Wnultrie   &   GuH  Ry. 

South  flenrqin   f,   Wi'sl  Coast   Ry. 

Titton  &   Northeastern   R.   R. 

Tiftnn   S   Moultrie   Ry. 


Valtlnsta  Southern  Ry, 
Western   &    flilantic   Ry. 
Washinqton    Snulhern    Ry. 
Western    Ry.   of   flialiama. 

A    CONVENIENT     METHOD    OF    TRAVELING. 

W.  J.  CRAIG, 

General  Passenger  Agent, 
See  Ticket  Agents.  Wilmingto"    N.  C. 

SPRING    PARK    FARM, 
Mt.  View  Station.  N.  C.  <a  St.  L.  Railway. 


Stanil;ir(l   varifli.s   of    While    Wv;iiulo(lcs.    Or 

fitn^tons,  Plymouth  Rocks,  and  IJrowii  Lcffhorns. 
Iron/.c  Turkeys  and  Pekin  Ducks.  Eg^s  for  sale 
for  HalcIiinR.  Address  SPRING  PARK  FARM, 
Anlinih.  Tinn.;  Rural  Route  No.  2. 


MORPHINE 

Opium,  Cocaine,  and  Whisky 

habits  ciircit  at  home.  The  Wils-un  (  hemic  i' 
Co.,o(  Diildin,  Te.v.,  incorpor.ited  i«-2.  eai.ii.il 
tS.OOO,  guarantees  to  cuie  any  one  oC  the  above 
habits.  No  ulTcrin!;;  stiie  and  harn'.le.ss. 
Ruibls  np  t...  jntirti  nervous  svsleni  ami  re- 
stores youiliful  viRor.  Can  lie  talicii  at  home  or 
elsewhere  without  the  knowleilfrc  of  .•my  oi  e. 
Nc  losa  from  busiiiessor  work.  Noenre,  nopnv, 
Pr'je, $.'i.  I>cttcrs strictly cnnllflcm.al.  Uook'ol 
particulars  testimonials,  reference,  etc.,  Iroc 
W6  also  mai.ufactr.re 

TOBACCOLINE, 

a  certain  and  permanent  cure  for  chewing:, 
dipidnj;,  cigarctte-sinokiiiff.     Price,  Jl.      Cure 

;uaranlccil.    Aecnts  wanted  for  Tobaccoline. 

tEiKUHM'ics:  !?.  J.  Weaver,  Postm.i.ster;  ,). 
J.  Ray,  Secretarr  Texn*  Stale  (;ranee;  H.  A. 
Roaz,  I'nslor  M.  K.  <  linrch;  nublir  ^,."!  Rank. 
or  any  cili/iii  ,,r  Kiililin. 

THE  WILSON  CHEMICAL  CO.,  Dublin,  Tei. 


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SISTER:  READ  MY  FREE  OFFER. 


Wise  Words  to  Sufferers 

From  a  Woman  of  wotre  Dame.  Inl 

1  will  mail,  free  of  cliarRe  this  Home  Treatment 
with  full  instructions,  and  the  history  of  my  own 
case  to  any  lady  sullering  from  female  trouble  You 
can  euro  yourself  at  home  without  tlie  aid  of 
any  pliysician.  It  will  cost  Tounothineto  give 
the  treatment  atrial,  and  if  you  decide  to  continue 
It  will  only  cost  you  atiout  twelve  cents  a  week. 
It  will  not  interfere  with  your  work  or  occupation 
I  have  nothing  to  sell.  Tell  other  sufferers  of  it 
— that  isalU  ask.    It  cures  all.  youngorold. 

»^If  you  feel  a  bcarinR-down  sensation,  sense  of 
impending  evil,  pain  in  the  backer  bowels,  creepine 
feeling  upthe  spine,  a  desire  to  cry  frequently,  hot 
flashes,  weariness,  frequent  desire  to  urinate,  or  if 
you  have  Lcucorrhea  (Whitest,  displacement  or  Fall- 
ing of  the  Womb,  Profuse,  Scanty  or  Painful  Periods. 
Tumors  or  Growths,  address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS 
NOTRE  DAME,  IND.,  V.  S.  A  .  for  the  Freb 
Treatment   and    Fcli.  Information. 

If   hare    cured    themselves    with    it.      I    send    it   in  plain   wrappers. 

>AlIGHTi_BS  I  will  cxpl^-in  a  simple  Home  Treatment  which  speedily 


nrrhea.  Green  Sickness  and  Painful  or  Irregtilar  Menstruation  in  young 
ijri. .'  .r  and  exfienseaDii  save  yo  :r  daughter  the  Aum..iaticn  of  explaining  her 
ipnessand  health  always  result  from  its  use. 


Thousands    besides  r 
TO  MOTHERS  O  • 

and  effectually  cures  c 
ladies.    It  will  save  you 

troubles  to  others.    Plumpnessa 

Wherever  von  live  I  can  refer  you  to  well  known  Ladies  of  your  own  stafeorcountv  "^'lo  know 
and  will  cladly  tell  any  sufTercr  that  this  Home  Treatment  really  cures  all  diseaser  .iditiona 
of  our  deluate  female  organisiu,  thoro  -blv  strenctliens  ri-laxed  mnselea  and  liga..ient«  whicb 
cause  displ.accment,  and  makes  worn  n  well.    Write  to-dav,  as  this  offer  vill  not  be  ma"-  again. 

Address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS,  Box  H     M\Q  Dar,ie,  Ind,.  U.  ^.  L 


CONTAGIOUS  BLOOD  POISON 

Is  the  name  somptinms  pivcn  to  what  is  gener-  I       We  liave  a  NEW  SECRET  REMEDY  abso- 
ally  known  as  the  HAD  DISEASE.    It  is  not  |  lutely  unknown  to  the  profcs.sion.    Permanent 


confined  to  dens  of  vice  or  the  lowcrclasses, 
The  purest  and  best  poople  are  sometimes 
infected  with  this  awful  malady  throuph 
handling  the  cluihing,  drinking  from  the 
same  vessel,  usmt;  the  same  toilet  articles. 
or  otherwise  coming  in  contact  with  per- 
sons  who  have  con- 
tracted it. 

It  begins  usually 
with  a  little  blister 
or  sore,  then  swell- 
ing In  the  groins,  a 
red  eruption  breaks 
out  on  the  body,  sores  and  ulcers  appear 
in  the  mouth,  the  throat  becomes  ulcer- 
ated, the  hair,  eye  brows  and  lashes  fall 
out  and,  as  the  blood  becomes  more  con- 
tamiiKiled,  copper  colored  splotches  and 
pustular  eruptions  and  Fores  appear  upon 
different  parts  of  the  body,  and  the  poison 
even  destroys  the  bones. 

Our  MAt;iO  CURE  is  ai  Spociflo  for 
this  loathsome  disease,  and  cures  it  even 
In  the  worst  forms.  Xt  is  a  perfect  anti- 
dote for  the  powerful  virus  that  pollutes 
the  blood  and  penetrates  to  all  parts  of 
the  system.  Unless  you  getthispnison  out 
of  your  blood  it  will  ruin  you,  and  bring 
disgraceand  disease  upon  your  children  f  or 
It  can  be  transmitted  from  parent  to  child. 
Write  for  our  free  home  treatment 
book  and  learn  all  about  contagions  blood 
poison.  If  you  want  medical  advice  pive 
U3  a  history  of  your  case,  and  our  phy- 
sicians wilt  furnish  all  the  information 
■wish  without  any  charge  whatever. 


m 


BLOOD 


cures  in  l.'i  to  3.i  days.   We  refund  money  il 
wo  do  not  cure.    You  can  be  treated'  at 
home  for  the  same  price  and   the  same 
izuaranty.    \i'ith  those  who  prefer  to  como 
here  we  will  contract  to  euro  them  or  pay 
oxpcnseof  cominc.railroadand  hotel  bills, 
and  make  no  charge, 
if  we  fail  to  cure.    If 
you  have  taken  mer- 
cury, iodide  potash, 
and  still  have  aches 
and  pains,    mucous 
patches    in    mouth, 
sore  throat,  pimples,  coppcr-colored  spots, 
I'lccrs  on  any  parts  of  the  body,  hair  or 
eyebrows  falling  out,  it  is  this  secondary 
blood  poison  we  guarantee  to  cure.    We 
solicit  the  most  obstinate  cases  and  chal- 
lenge the  world  for  a  case  we  cannot  cure. 
This  disease  has  always  batlliut  iho  skill 
ot   the    most  eminent    physicians.     For 
many  years  we  have  mailo'a  specialty  of 
treating   this  disease  with  our  MAGIC 
CUK'E.and  wehavef.'iOn.OOOcapital  behind 
our  unconditional  guaranty. 

WE    CURE   QUICKLY   AND    PERMANENTLY. 

Our  p.itionts  cured  years  ai.'o  by  our 
Great  Discovery,  unknown  to  the  pr<ifcs- 
sion,  are  today'sound  and  well,  and  have 
healthy  children  since  \\c  cured  them 

DONT  WASTE  YOUR   TIIWE   AND    MONEY 
experimenting.    We  have  the  ONLY  cure. 
.\bsoluio    and  positive    proofs  sent  sealed 
on  application.    loiUpare  book  free.    NO  BRANCH 
OFFICES.    Address  lully  as  follows: 


Cook  Remedy  Co.,  589  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago,  III. 


PECA.JV    T'REES: 

Parties  drsirin^^  In  i»l;iiu  pecan  trrrs  or  groves  are 
corilially  Invited  to  write  llie  tiiulcrsigncd  for  a  copy 
of  his  handsomcty  illustrated  calalneue,  and  for 
prices  of  pecan  trees  of  all  kinds  and  nizes. 

c.  M.   -BAcajv. 

Tit   Witt,  Mitchell  County.  Ca. 


BILL  ARP  S 
NEW  BOOK 


Contains  the 
latest  and  best 
liroductions  of 
the  •Cherokee 
Philosopher." 

400  PAGES.  IN  CLOTH,  $1.25.  POSTPAID. 
Now  In  press.  '0  be  ready  Jan.  1 

Address  BYRD  PRINTING  CO.,  Atlanta.Ga. 


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The  Co=Ro=Na 
MKDICATOR 

Cures  Catarrh 

,  Head-Coldiij,  Pains  and  Roariner  in  the 

Head.  Partial  Ueafness.  Sore  Throat, 

HEAUACUE,  La  Orippe.  and  all 

Diseases  of  the  air  pas^tages  by 

inhalation.  The  most  perfect 

appliance  ever  ofl'cred. 


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SPECIAL  OFFER. 

For  a  short  time  I  will  mail  to  any  reader  naming 
this  paper,  one  of  my  new  improved  CO-RO-NA 
MEDICATORS,  charged  with  meiliciues  tor  a  quick 
home  cure  on  3  davs'  trial  FKEK.  If  it  gives  per- 
fect satisfaction,  send  me $1,00,  (lialf  price),  it  not, 
return  it  at  tl)e  expired  tiuie,wliich  will  cost  you 
only  Sets,  postage.  Could  any  proposition  be  fairer? 

E.  J.  WORST, 

79  Elmore  Block,  ASHCAND,  OHIO. 


EdITOMAI  NOTB.-J7>oa  fiavf  the  slightest  symptoms  of  Catarrh,  or  are  easy  to  take  cold  yon 
thouSsJnujor  a  Co-Ro-X^a  on  the  easy  terms  offered.     In  writing  be  sure  to  name  this  papa- 


Exha.\isted  or  Debili- 
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from    SLny  Ceruse 


NERVOUSNESS 

Cured  by  WINCHESTER'S  SPECIFIC  PILL 

It  contains  no  Mercviry,  Irorv,  Cantharides.  or  any  irvjvjrlous  mgredlent  -whatever 

This  pill  is  purely  ve<5et;ible,  has  been  tcslfd  and  prescrilied  by  physicians,  and  has  proven  to  be  the  best, 
safest,  and  most  effective  treatment  known  to  niedicaiscience  for  restoring-  lost  Vitality,  no  matter  how  origi- 
nally caused.  Our  remedies  are  tliu  best  of  their  kind,  and  contain  only  the  best  and  purest  ingredients  that 
money  can  buy  and  science  produce.     Therefore  we  cannot  offer  free  samples. 

Price.  ONE  DOLLAR  Per  Box  fjo  Humbug  Of  Treatmcivt  Schemc 

by  Sealed  Mail  "         


PERSONAL  OPINIONS: 


Dear  Sirs:  I  have  used  a  bottle  of  your  Hypophosphitesof  Manganese  for  liver  and  kidney  com- 
plaints  ia  my  own  person  aiid  rt.-ccM  <  d  much  beneGt,  so  I  nill  inclose  tive  dollars  and  will  ask 
you  lo  send  uic  n«  ninrli  ns  ymi  can  tiy  expnss.  prepaid,  d-r  that  amounC,  unlil  we  ciin  get  it  through  the  regular  chanuels.  1  !im  CfU- 
iidcQtit  IS  just  wli:t[  1  liave  been  in  sciirch  of  Tar  many  years,  I  am  preset  ibing  your  Hypopbosphitea  of  Lime  and  Soda,  and  am  pleased 
with  the  prtparation.  Yours  siucerelv,  I)R-  T.  J.  WFST 

I  know  of  no  remody  in  the  whole  Materia  Medi'-a  equal  to  your  SpeciGo  Fill  for  Nervous  Debility.  ADOLPH  BEHRE,  M.D.,  Profess- 
or of  Orgauic  Chemistry  and  Physiology,  New  York. 

^'"/J^reV/sc'S""''   WINCHESTER,  m.  CO..  Chemists.   634  Beekman   Bldg..   New    York 
For  Weak  Lungs  Vse  Winchester's  Hypophosphltes       Est.  1858 


IN  E  W    O  RL, 


I  Hi:  NLW    ST.  CHARLES  HOTEL. 


The  most  popular  winter  resort 
in  America.  Golf,  French  Opera, 
SevenTheaterSjContinuouslIorsc- 
P.acin^,  Hunting',  Fishing-.  One 
of  tlie  latest,  largest,  and  best  Ho- 
tels in  the  country.  Accommoda- 
tions for  700  guests.  150  pri\ate 
balh  rooms.  Turkish,  Russian, 
Reman,  and  plain  baths.  A  mod- 
ern first-class  hotel.  Kept  on  both 
American  and  European  plans  at 
ninderate  prices,  I..uxurious  Sun 
'.iths  and  Palm  Garden.  V.'rite 
fi^r  ]ilans  and  rates. 

A.  R.  BLAKEir  &  CO.,  L'ted,  Props. 


SALESMEN  WANTED. 

ACOMMlbSliJN  lJl(i  KxOUGlITtJ  PkODLCeHeART 

Failure  is  olfere^l  to  Traveling  Men  who  desire  a 
salable  side  line  of  well-known  staple  goods  (not 
requiring  the  carrying  of  samples). 

Address     MANUFACTURER,  P.  O.  Box  153. 
Covington,  Ky. 


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Qopfederate  l/eterar?. 


.47 


Travelers  to  California. 

naturally  desire  to  see  tlie  grandest 
aiul  most  impressive  scenery  cii  route. 
This  you  will  do  by  selecting  the  Denver 
&  Rio  Grande  and  Rio  Grande  Western, 
"The  Scenic  Line  of  the  World,"  and 
"The  Great  Salt  Lake  Route,"  in  one  or 
both  directions,  as  this  line  has  two 
separate  routes  across  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains between  Denver  and  Ogdcn.  Tick- 
ets reading  via  this  route  are  availa- 
ble cither  via  its  main  line  through 
the  Royal  Gorge,  Leadville,  over  'J'en- 
nessee  Pass,  through  the  canyon  of  the 
Grand  River  and  Glenwood  Springs 
or  via  the  line  over  Marshall  Pass  and 
through  the  Black  Canyon  of  the  Gunni- 
son, thus  enabling  the  traveler  to  use 
one  of  the  above  routes  going  and  the 
other  returning.  Three  splendidly 
equipped  fast  trains  are  operated  to  and 
from  the  Pacific  Coast,  which  carry 
through  standard  sleepers  daily  between 
Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Denver,  and  San 
Francisco.  Dining  cars  (service  a  la 
carte)  on  all  through  trains.  If  you 
contemplate  such  a  trip,  let  us  send  you 
beaulifullv  illustraled  pamphlets,  free. 
S.  K.  Hooper,  G.  P.  &  T.  A.,  Denver, 
Colo. 


:.'j:j;jXrfcamfa< 


EXCURSIONS: 


To  OKLAHOMA,   INDIAN  TERRITORY,  TEXAS,  and 

ciitain  points  in  New  Mexico,  on  the  first  and  third  Tues- 
days of  each  month.  Lowest  Rates — both  one  way  and 
round  trip  via  the  "CHOCTAW"  Route. 

To  CALIFORNIA  :  Personally  conducted  tourist  sleep- 
injj  car  exclusions  leave  Memphis  CNCr)-  Ttiesdav,  9  A.M., 
and  run  tliroucrh  to  San  Francisco,  via  Choctaw,  Rock 
Island-El  Paso  Route. 

To  OREGON:  Personalh  conducted  tourist  sleepinsj 
car  excursions  leave  Mempliis  every  Tliursdav,  9  a.m.,  and 
nm  through  to  Portland,  via  Choctaw,  L'nion  Pacific 
Route. 

Ask    any    of    your    friends    who    have    traveled    via    tlic 
Ciioctaw,  and  they  will  tell  you  ii  is  the  best  road. 
Write  for  rates  and  time-tables. 

JOHN  J.  GOODRICH, 

District  Passenj;er  Agent, 

3^7  Main  Street,  Memphis. 


Toll  can  oontinijo  trofttiiH'iii   f-ir  If 


HUNT'S  DIGESTIVE  TABLETS.    I  WEEK'S  TRIAL  FREEI 


•p1on<ti<tlT,  mmolif'ilocl  nftv  Ihey  bplicvi-  ii<<  pntenr,  (invnto.  nr  .locior's  iirv»crtplion  *i'  C'"t1,  PR)"' 
good  limit)).  1,  3,  fi  innntlm'  conptiluliontl  Ircftlmonl  at  dnigeixiA  fr  (>y  inftil,  i'l  nnd  (*\  rent*,  i 
elthor  Irofttnieul  ift  worth  niaay  times  tho  cosl.     T.J.   HUNT,  MKROM,' ]N1>.    Confederate  Veu- 


Mfiiiy  r<-ft'lir4  of  lli(>  (  om-mif.batk  Vktruan  gmteftlllT, 
1,  PRfe,  nnd  otin"  to  provido 
itnd  ?t.     Ynu  will  say 
tiu)  ItepailiDCOl. 


THROUGD  SERVICE 

Via  L.  &  N..  E.  &  T.  H.  and  C.  &  E.  I 

2VcstibuIcd  Through  Trains  ^ 
Daily,  Nashville  to  Chicago  £^ 

Tbroogb  Buffet  Sleeping  and  Day  Coacbes. 
New  Orleans  lo  Chicago. 


f  P  iimuBs  0.  P.  A. 


D.  H    HiLLUAll   o,  8.  ^ 

itAflHTTLLa  mw. 


When  writing  to  advertisers  mention  Vbtkran. 


The  Confederate  Mining  Co. 

incorporated  under  the  Laivs  of  Tlrizona. 


CAPITAL  STOCK,  $1,000,000. 


PAR  VALUE,  $10  PER  SHARE. 


OFFICERS  AND  DIRECTORS. 

COL.  LEE  CRANDALL.  Presidext,  Globe.  Ariz.  MAJ.  B.  W.  CRABB,  Sec-.  andTreas..  L'niontown,  Kv. 

THEODORE  CRANDALL.  Manager.  Globe,  Ariz.  CAPT.  .L  1.  WILKES,  Director.  Martin,  Tenn. 

DR,  Z.  T.  BUNDY,  Director,  Milford,  Tex.  R.  W.  WOLSEPEE,  Director,  Frankfort,  Ky. 

THE  CANDALARID  GROUP  OF  MINING  CLAIMS 

are  no\v  added  to  the  Confederate  Mining  Co.'s  property.  The  Stockholders  can  congratulate  them- 
selves ii]50ii  securing  this  group  of  claims.  We  have  now  a  force  of  men  at  work,  in  these  mines. 
The  following  report  is  from  our  Manager,  Mr.  Thcotlore  Crandall : 

Report  on  the  Candalarid  Group  of  Claims,  Maricopa  County,  Brown  Mining  District,  Ariz.,  Acquired  by  the  Confederate  Mining  Co. 


ANAIiYSES, 
WORKING  TESTS. 


GEO.   S.    ANDRUS. 


P.O.  UOX  128. 


Assayed  for 


ESTS.  M*XINO  ENOINKER.  kScJ^^^ /■  lOO.I^ 


^^tU*,f^e^_A. 


KEY  TO  ABOVE. 


This  sampli- 


Xo.  1.  Gold  ore.  troni  ti4-toot  sbaft,  taken  from  top  to  bottom  and  across,  and  is  Ijelow  the  fair  average  run  of  mine, 
shows  12-lUO  oz.  of  gold,  or  $2.40  per  ton.    From  Chicopce, 

No.  3.  Copper  ore,  from  B4-foot  shaft,  silver  1  ti-lO  oz.,  and  copper  2').7  per  cent,  not  counting  silver  valne,  worth  $53.10  per  ton. 
From  Chicopce. 

Xo.  3.  Open  cut  Chicopee  lead,  silver  3  4-10  oz..  copper  15.T  per  cent,  worth  S:i4..54  per  ton. 

Xo.  4.  Sample  c-E  ore  dump,  from  lU-foot  shaft  on  bearing  wall  of  Chicopee  lead,  silver  1  4-10  oz..  copper  19.8  per  cent,  worth  S43.SI)  per  ton. 

Xo.  .5.  Average  sample  ore  dump.  Monitor  shaft  and  open  cut.  silver  8-10  oz.,  copper  30.8  per  cent,  worth  S4S.7(!  per  ton. 

The  copper  value  is  llgured  at  1 1  cents  per  lb.,  and  the  gold  at  $20  per  ounce.    Work  is  progressing  nicely  on  this  and  the  Reno  (ttoup. 


The  Confederate  Mining  Company  was  organized  at 
the  Memphis  Reunion,  June,  1901,  by  the  Confederate 
soldiers,  who  alone  will  own  and  control  its  properties. 
The  officers  were  selected  from  among  the  old  soldiers, 
who  are  capable,  honest,  and  experienced  business  men. 
They  are  men  who  took  some  "  life  risks"  in  tlie  war  and 
wlio  are  not  afraid  to  take  some  money  risks  in  the  Con- 
federate Mining  Company.  The  time  to  invest  in  min- 
ing stock  is  at  the  beginning,  when  the  company  is  just 
starting  and  the  stock  is  low,  not  when  the  mine  is  opened 
and  you  can  measure  its  value  with  the  naked  eye,  for 
then  its  value  will  assert  itself  and  you  will  be  left  out. 

The  directors  are  prohibited  from  incurring  any  in- 
debtedness in  excess  of  mone\'  in  the  treasur\'.  Xo  debts, 
liens,  or  incumbrances  will  be  placed  on  the  property. 
The  stock  is  fully  paid  and  nonassessable. 

The  board  of  directors  have  set  aside  50,000  shares  of 
the  capital  stock  as  treasury  stock. 

The  directors  have  decided  that  the  stock  will  continue 


to  be  sold  at  one  dollar  per  share  until  their  next  meet- 
ing, which  will  take  place  at  the  Reunion  at  New  Or- 
leans next  May. 

Not  less  than  10  nor  more  than  200  shares  will  be  sold 
to  any  one  person  or  Camp. 

A  FEW  ADVANTAGES. 

Property  paid  for  in  full.  Title  absolutely  genuine  and 
perfect.  Xo  debts  or  incumbrances  of  any  kind.  $50,000 
set  aside  as  treasury  stock.  Stock  fully  paid  and  nonas- 
sessable. Plenty  of  wood  and  water,  so  necessary  in  min- 
inu-.  New  r.iilroad  coming  within  two  miles  of  our  door. 
Not  long  to  wait  for  dividends.  Copper  enough  in  sight 
now  to  pension  every  old  soldier  member  of  the  compa- 
ny. The  best  mining  experts  say  that  our  property  is 
among  the  best  in  all  the  mineral  iiclts  of  Arizona.  For- 
tunes are  being  made  in  mining  in  the  great  Southwest, 
Will  you  join  us  ? 


Address  and  malte  all  remittances  payable  to  Maj.  R.  W.  CRABB,  Treasurer,  Unlontown,  Ky. 


Send  Addresses  for  Sainple  Copies.     Commend  the  Veteran  to  Friends. 


Vol.  II 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  FEBRUARY,  1903 


No.  2 


Qopfederate  l/eteran 


0'ytty^f*tt    '897 


y^  jji^  i^vwi/uj  ^1^3 


^S(■^  p  m-s  7-'-7i. 


THE  NEW  ENTERPRISE 


WE  HAVE 

SENT 

CATALOGS 

TO 

MEXICO 

LONDON 

KIMBERLY 

SHANGHAI 


THE  FAME 
OF  P.  &  B. 

GUAR- 
ANTEED 
GOODS 

HAS 

SPREAD 

TO  THE 

ANTIPODES 


IN  THE  BULL'S  EYE  OF  POPULARITY 


>^*- 


WHY? 


"The  price  always  fits.  It  is  al- 
ways steady  in  operation,  and  always 
pleases  the  cook," 

R.   S..  GULLEDGE, 

Representing  Vann  Bros.,  Pratt  City,  Ala. 


"  We  have  been  handling  it  now  for  two  years,  and  have  yet  to 
meet  with  the  first  kick.  .  .  .  We  persuaded  a  customer 
who  had  tried  three  other  stoves  without  satisfaction  to  try  an 
IMPROVED  NEW  ENTERPRISE,  and  next  day  he  came  in 
smiling,  and  said  he  would  not  give  it  for  ten  of  the  •  cheaper  ' 
stoves."  HAMPTON   MERCANTILE   CO.,   Piedmont,   S.   C. 


FIRE  BACKS  GUARANTEED  FOR  FIFTEEN  YEARS 

DURING  THE  FORTY-FIVE  YEARS  OF  OUR  COMMER- 
CIAL LIFE  WE  HAVE  NEVER  FAILED  TO  FULFILL 
OUR   GUARANTEE   IN    ITS   BROADEST   SENSE. 

PHILLIPS   8z  BUTTORFF 

MFG.   CO. 
NASHVILLE,  TENN. 


STOVES  AND  RANGES 


MANTELS  AND  GRATES 


CHINA  AND  GLASSWARE 


SHEET  METAL  WORK 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


'UBLISHED    MONTHLY     IN    THE    INTEREST    OF    CONFEDERATE    VFTERANS     AND    KINDRED    TOPICS. 


Entered  at  the  post  office  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  as  second-class  matter. 

Contributors  are  requested  .o  use  one  side  of  the  paper,  and  lo  abbreviate 
«s  much  as  practicable;  these  suggestions  are  important. 

Where  clippings  are  sent  copy  should  be  kejil,  as  the  Vktekax  cannot 
undertake  to  return  them. 

Advertising^  rates  furnished  on  application. 

The  date  to  a  subscription  is  always  given  to  the  month  hcjorr  it  ends.  For 
butance.  if  the  Veteran  be  ordered' tn  begin  with  January,  the  date  on  mail 
Bll  will  be  December,  and  the  subscritier  is  entitled  to  that  linml  er. 

The  "civil  war*'  was  too  long  ago  to  be  ca'.'cd  the  "late"  war,  and  when 

eorrespondents  use  thiit  term  the  word  "  great  '    war)  will  he  subsliluled. 


OFFrClAU.r  REPRESENTS: 
Umtkd  Confederate  Veterans, 

U.NiTED  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 

Sons  of  Veterans,  and  Other  Organizations. 

The  Vetkran  is  approved  a:".d  indorsed  oflicially  by  a  larger  and 
elevated  patronage,  doubtless,  than  any  other  publication  in  existence. 

Though  men  deserve,  they  may  not  win  success. 

The  brave  will  honcr  the  brave,  van(;'.iished  none  the  less. 


Puicic,  »l.(i<i  i'i;n  Yk  ui, 
SiMii.K  Ciirv,  in  I 


j  Vol.  XI. 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  FEBRUARY,  1003. 


No.  2.  j 


S.  A.  CUNNINGHAM, 

Pi{oi'i:ii:-rf»K. 


ADJT.  GEN.  WILLL\M  E.  MICKLE. 
SutcEssoR  TO  Gen.  George  Moorm.vn. 

At  a  iiieeliiig;  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  I'liitcd 
Confederate  \'eterans  licld  in  New  Orleans  January  19.  Col. 
William  E.  Mickle,  of  Mobile,  was  niianimtnisly  selected  for  ap- 
pointment as  Adjutant  General  and  Chief  of  Staff,  to  succeed 
the  lale  Gen.  George  Moorman.  The  following  General  Order, 
No.  293,  was  thereupon  issued : 

"In  recognition  of  most  difficult  and  arduous  duties  faith- 
fully performed  wilhoul  any  compensation  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  on  recommendation  of  the  E.xecutivc  and  Finance 
Committee,  Col.  William  E.  Mickle,  of  Raphael  Scmnies  Camp, 
No.  n,  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  aid  on  the  staff  of  the  Commamler  in 
Chief,  is  hereby  promoted  to  Adjutant  General  and  Chief  of 
Staff,  and  will  immediately  enter  on  the  duties  of  the  office. 
He  will  be  obeyed  and  respected  accordingly. 

J.  B.  Gordon,  General  Commanding." 

The  above  anonunccmcnt  will  give  great  pleasure  to  Gen. 
Micklc's  many  friends.  The  appointment  is  in  recognition  of 
his  faithfid  and  efficient  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  cause.  For 
years  he  was  Gen.  Moorman's  assistant  at  the  reunions,  and 
no  one  living  is  in  a  better  position  to  carry  out  the  policies  of 
the  late  Adjutant  General.  The  appointment  not  only  honors 
Gen.  Mickle.  but  through  him  lionors  his  city  and  State. 

"William  E.  Mickle,  in  the  late  summer  of  1864,  was  em- 
ployed as  a  teacher  in  a  large  boarding  school  located  in  the 
county  of  Noxubee,  in  the  State  of  Mississippi.  A  boy  of 
seventeen,  full  of  ardor  and  patriotism,  he  declined  to  avail 
himself  of  the  exemption  from  military  service  allowed  teach- 
ers imder  act  of  Congress,  volunteered,  and  went  to  the  front, 
selc'-ling  as  his  command  the  Mobile  Cadets,  Company  A,  of 
the  famous  Third  Alabama  Infantry,  in  the  .^nny  of  Northern 
Virginia.  He  joined  the  command  shortly  after  the  evacuation 
of  Harper's  Ferry,  at  once  tendered  his  services  to  the  sharp- 
shooters' corps,  and  had  to  borrow  a  gun  when  he  was  sent 
out  as  a  picket  on  the  first  night  of  his  connection  with  the 
regiment.  He  participated  in  all  the  hard  marches  and  almost 
daily  skirinislics  up  to  the  memomble  battle  of  Cedar  Creek, 
on  the  ipih  day  of  October.  After  sharing  in  all  the  triumphs 
of  arms  during  the  day,  he  was.  late  in  the  evening,  wounded, 
it  was  thought  mortally,  by  a  fragment  of  shell.  As  he  was 
leaving  the  field,  weak  from  loss  of  blood,  with  the  assistance 
of  a  comrade,  he  was  again  wounded  in  the  right  ankle  by  a 
Minic  ball.  After  spending  a  short  lime  in  the  hospital  at 
Staimton,  Va.,  he  was  furloughed.  and  remained  at  home  with 
his  family  for  ninety  days.  At  that  lime  he  was  greatly  im- 
proved, and.  though  still  on  crutches,  he  rejoined  his  command 


in  winter  quarters  near  Petersburg.  He  resumed  his  vocation 
as  teacher  at  the  close  of  ihe  war,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
was  i)rincipal  of  the  boys'  senior  grammar  school  of  the  Mo- 
bile public  schools.  He  gave  up  his  position  to  enter  the  book 
trade,  in  which,  after  years  of  service,  he  has  built  up  a  fine 
business.  His  collection  of  war  literature  is  said  to  be  unsur- 
passed for  volume  and  variety  in  the  world.  Many  of  his 
treasures  have  autograph  letters  from  the  leading  writers  (Mr. 
Davis,  Gens.  J.  E.  Johnston,  R.  E.  Lee,  G.  T.  Beauregard,  and 
others)  bound  up  in  the  books.  He  has  always  been  deeply 
interested  in  the  work  of  the  I'nited  Confederate  Veterans, 
and  has  a  most  complete  knowledge  of  all  matters  pertaining 
thereto.  He  is  the  Adjutant  of  Raphael  .Semmes  Camp  No.  11, 
a  position  he  has  held  almost  continually  since  the  formation 
of  the  Camp;  .iml.  in  the  words  of  a  leading  member  of  the 
organization,  "he  is  an  ideal  adjutant."  In  addition  he  is  a 
colonel  and  aid-de-catiip  on  the  staff'  of  Gen.  John  B.  Gordon, 
and  at  the  reunions  was  Gen.  George  Moorman's  right-hand 
man.  fer\ing  in  the  capacity  of  .'\ssistant  .\djutant  General. 


APIT.   OEX.   \VI1,L1.\M   E.    MICKLE. 


52  Qopfederate  l/eterai). 

LAST    REPORT   ON    GEN.    MOORMAN'S    ACCOUNTS.  ihan  $ioo  per  nionili,  we,  the  Finance  ComnuUee.  recommend 
Al   a  meclnig  of  llie  Executive   Committee  of  the  Finance  the  following  assessment  to  be  devoted  to  the  maintenance  of 
Committee   of   the    United    Confederate   Veteran    Association  llie  order,  to  wit:  Upon  Lieutenant  and  Major  Generals.  $S; 
held  in  Dallas,  Tex.,  April  22,   1902,  in  obedience  to  General  "''°"  Brigadier  Generals,  $5;  upon  each  member  of  staff,  re- 
Order  No.  278,  the  following  action  was  taken :  gardless  of  rank,  $2.50.    We  recommend  also  that  each  Camp, 
,       ,             -^^                       .        ,                  .        ,                            ,  '"  sending  its  per  capita  tax  to  General  Headquarters,  make  a 
A  subcommittee  was  appointed  to  examine  the  accounts  and  ,.^„;,t^„^„  .0      f,^.,     •»*  *          ^  .1  •      u-     .     r        1 
,     ,  „      c  I-        r-           Tr                   A  ,•             ^           ,      -     ,  lemittance  as  a  free  gitt  toward  this  object  of  such  an  amount 
s.vstem   of  Gen.   George   Moorman,   Adjutant   Genera     of   the  .,,•,•,•    j           ^  ■,             cc     j   1,     •.  *          n-              1    ,        t- 
.„•.,■                  T  1            o         f,                 •                            _  as  in  Its  judgment  il  can  afiford,  be  it  $1  or  $100,  and  that  this 
Association  since  July  I,   1891.     The  committee  reported  that  |-,^  ^        u*     -i 

after  a  thorough  and  complete  investigation  of  all  the  accounts  ,.t-,      ,\     n        r~             n                       j              1            <•       ,  ■ 

„„,i  „ ,          ,,                           r        J  •             ,,              ,  'he  late  Gen.   George   Moorman   made  no  charge   for  his 

and  vouchers,  the  same  were  found  in  excellent  and  most  sat-  ■         ,                             c          ,  •                     ,                    •  ,      ,  ■ 

;<^f^„<^„,  „,.,j-,„        Tu          .          r  1      1           1                   I          .  services,  but  even  gave   from  his  own  pocket  a  considerable 

istactory  condition.     The  system  of  books  and  papers  adopted  ,  ,           .           •       .,                                        r  tt     j 

k„    i-o„     AT I.       •             J     1            ,           ■  amount  toward  meeting  the  current  expenses  of  Headquarters, 

by    Gen.    Moorman    was    comprehensive    and    thorough,    and  j    •,  u  •        •             1  ?    .     r    j                  j          /;,i    ,            •  • 

cin^,.,o  ^^-,^tu,  „ii ■„!         I             jv            Ti             •  \  a"Qi  't  being  impossible  to  find  a  comrade  to  fiU  the  position 

shews  exactly  all  receipts  and  expenditures.     The  receipts,  as  ,                „..,..        ,         .    .      ,      ,       ,       '^ 

^  ,-„u   ^,0  ;„  o™„n  ,  „     u   i.  <i               1      ^  ■           ,                  ,  who  can  afford  to  give  his  time  free,  it  is  absolute  y  necessary 

a  rule,  are  in  small  sums,  but  they  are  kept  in  such  a  wav  that  ,        ,                       r    ,-,■,-,  r^     .    ,           ,r                 ,          .  .■ 

it  could  be  easily  seen   from  which   Camps  the  subscriptions  *?'  '^^  '"^"'^  °^  "^'^  ^''''f  Confederate  \  eterans  that  addi- 

were  received,  and  also  showed  the  expenditures  of  the  gen-  "°"^'  expenses  be  incurred,  and  the  funds  to  meet  these  ex- 

era!  fund  penses  be  forthcoming;  otherwise  the  principles  we  are  bound 

The   committee   finds,   on    examination,    that,    beginning    in  l^g'^t^^''  t°  ™=ii"t=>i"  will  cease  to  have  organized  support. 

July,  1891,  with  thirty-three  Camps,  the  number  has  increased  ."^^'^  earnestly  hope  that  the  officers  and  Camps  will  imme- 

in  pIpvmi  vocr^  t,^  o  t,,(oi  „f  „„„  ti            AC        1       I     J       J  diately  come  to  the  rescue  of  our  beloved  association.     Be- 
rn eleven  years  to  a  total  of  one  thousand  four  hundred  and  ...                                   .,,,.,.,. 
fifty- four  lieving  that  our  comrades  will  not  fail  us  in  this  most  important 

The  income  and   outlay   from   1891   to   1902   were   about  as  "'=*"^'''  ^""^  ^''""'  guaranteed  the  amount  necessary  to  meet  the 

follows  :  added  expenses  of  the  organization.    By  command  of 

YEAR.                                           RFXEIPTS.     EXPENDITURES.  "J'  ^^  GoRDON,  General  Commanding. 

i8g2                                            «    r-j   -Q        «    cSo  00  ''W.  E.  MiCKLE,  Adj'utant  General  and  Chief  of  Staff." 

1893 2,213    22  2,2X0    10  J 

1894 2.594  45          2.600  50  New  Okle.nns.                                                 j 

1895 3.388  00          3,370  40  Gen.  J.   B.  Gordon,  by  his  Adjutant  General  and  Chief  of 

1896 2,295  22          2,910  60  Staff,  Gen.  William  E.  Mickle,  sends  out  the  usual  announce- 

^"97 3.58s  46          3478  82  ment  in  regard  to  the  approaching  reunion,  in  which  he  states : 

'898 3,489  20          3.398  90  "Few  cities  in  the  South  offer  such  attractions  to  the  ordi-        .. 

'899 3,325  01          3,423  84  nary  visitor,  but  her  sufferings  and  hardships  render  her  doub-       I 

^900 3.925  64          4,067  61  ly  dear  to  the  heart  of  every  Confederate.    It  was  upon  her  old        ' 

'901 4.634  23          4.527  66  men,  too  far  advanced  in  age  to  take  up  arms,  and  her  noble 

Whenever,  during  this  long  period,  there  has  been  a  deficit,  women,  that  were  heaped  all  the  barbarities  the  ingenuity  of  a 

it  has  been  paid  by  Gen.  Moorman  out  of  his  own  funds;  so  '^""^'  Butler  could  imagine.    Within  her  borders  was  the  home 

that,  in  addition  to  the  enormous  amount  of  labor  and  time  °^  ^^'^  gallant  Beauregard,  at  whose  command  the  first  shot  of 

required  in  conducting  the  affairs   of  this   Association,   Gen.  ''^^  ^^"^  *^®  *^"^'  ''^^  '■"^•"^  °^  ''^^  ^'^^^   Manassas,   the  able 

Moorman  has  been   compelled  to  pay  quite  a  sum  of  money  engineer    who    planned   the    defenses    of    Charleston    Harbor, 

for  its  maintenance.  which  so  long  successfully  resisted  the  terrible  attacks  of  the 

W.   A.   Montgomery,   of   Miss..   Chairman:  powerful    Federal    fleet.      Here    lived    and    died    the    beloved 

Wii.Li.^M  E.  Mickle,  of  Ala     Sccirfarv  '  George  Moorman,  the  inspiration  and  life  of  the  great  order 

C.  H.  Tebault,  M.D    of  Louisiana-  °^  ''^'^  L'Uited  Confederate  Veterans,  for  which  he  toiled  night 

W.  J,  Woodward,  of  North  Carolina-  ^""^  "^^'  ^"'^  '°  wh<^se  efforts  its  wonderful  success  is  entirely 

Fred  L.  Rorertsiin   of  Florida-  ''"^-     Here  labored  and  administered  spiritual  consolation  the 

Bennett  H.  Young,  of  Kcntu'ckv.  sainted  B.  M.  Palmer,  who  regarded  it  almost  as  a  teaching 

'  of  the   holy  word   of  God  that   the   doctrine  of   State   rights 

TTXTT^x^^  „.-,     _  should  be  upheld,  even  at  the  great  sacrifice  that  was  made 
UNITED  CONFEDERATE  VETERANS.  fo,  ^^  ,„d  who,  in  the  last  hours  of  his  life,  referred  lovingly 
New  Orleans,  La.,  Jan.  20,  1903.  to  his  Confederate  uniform.    Almost  the  first  life  that  was  sac- 
To  All  Commandins  and  Staff  ofKcers,  Adjutants  and  Cnin-iid.  s  ..f  the  United  Hficed  On  the  altar  of  his  couitry,  that  of  the  noble  Col.  CHarles 
on  e  era  e    e  erans.  Dreux,  was  a  resident  of  this  city.     Here  for  a  while  reposed 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  the  U.  C.  V.  the  precious   ashes   of  Albert    Sidney  Johnston,   before   their 
held   in   New   Orleans  January   19,   the   subjoined   resolutions  removal  to  their  home  in  our  sister  State  of  Texas,   in   the 
were  adopted  by  a  unanimous  vote,  and  the  Adjutant  General  magnificent  tomb  in  Metairie  Cemetery.     Here  passed  away  the 
was  directed  to  place  them  in  the  hands  of  those  interested.     It  great  and  only  President  of  the  Confederate  States  of  Amer- 
is  not  deemed  essential  to  emphasize  the  necessity  of  a  prompt  ica,   Jefferson   Davis ;   and   here,   en    all   sides,   the   mind   and 
and  liberal  response:  heart  are  stirred  to  patriotic  enthusiasm  by  enduring  monu- 
"Whereas  the  receipts   frnni   Camp  dues  and  other  sources  ments  in  marble  or  bronze  of  the  glorious  dead  of  the  past — 
have  not  been  sufficient  to  pay  the  current  expenses  of  General  the  noble  column  of  the  immortal  Lee  towering  over  all.    Here 
Headquarters    (the  late  Adjutant  General  and  Chief  of  Staff  dwell  the  most  open-hearted  men  and  the  most  beautiful,  patri- 
having  since  the  organization  of  the  United  Confederate  Vet-  otic,  and  loyal  women  of  the  South.   No  better  preparations  have 
erans  never  asked  nor  received  compensation  for  his  services,  ever  been  made  for  the  pleasure  and  entertainment  of  the  wear- 
it  having  been  a  labor  of  love  to  him),  and  now  finding  it  ers  of  the  gray.      The  Commanding  General  hopes  that  there  will 
necessary  to  recompense  his  successor  with  a  salary  of  iiot  less  be  an  immense  gathering  of  his  old  comrades,  and  that  these 


QoF)federate  l/eterai), 


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old  heroes  will  go  back  lo  llicir  Ikhiics  wlu-ii  tlu-  reiiniun  is 
over  happier  and  better  men,  sinsins?  the  praises  of  those  who 
have  contributed  so  miicb  In  make  llicir  sojourn  pass  delight- 
fully. 

"At  the  rccpiest  of  its  most  zealous  President,  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Behan,  the  Commanding  General  takes  pleasure  in  announcing 
that  the  Confederate  Southern  Memorial  .\ssociation  will  hold 
its  fourth  annual  convention  at  New  Orleans  on  the  same 
dates  as  the  United  Confederate  Veterans.  The  opening  fea- 
ture of  the  convention  will  be  the  usual  Jefferson  Davis  memo- 
rial service,  which  will  be  held  in  Christ  Church  Cathedral 
Tuesday,  May  ig,  1003. 

"All  United  Confederate  Veterans,  United  Sons  of  Confed- 
erate \'eterans,  and  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  arc 
cordially  invited  lo  assist  at  this  solemn  and  impressive  cere- 
mony in  memory  of  the  first  and  only  President  of  the  Con- 
federacy. The  Commanding  General  sincerely  trusts  that  all 
who  visit  New  Orleans  will  take  part  in  this  beautiful  service, 
if  possible.  The  Confederate  soldier  cannot  too  often  mark 
his  appreciation  of  the  glorious  women  of  the  South  and  their 
noble  work. 

"Many  matters  of  importance  will  be  brought  before  the 
convention,  among  which  will  be  the  proper  steps  to  be  taken 
to  teach  the  young  men  and  the  young  women  who  are  soon 
to  take  our  places  that  the  cause  for  which  their  fathers 
fought  and  their  mothers  toiled  so  unweariedly  for  four  suf- 
fering years  was  right — was  right  then,  is  right  now,  and  will 
ever  be.  No  greater  effort  has  been  made  to  instill  the  truth 
of  history  into  the  minds  of  the  rising  generation  than  is  put 
forth  by  the  Historical  Committee  of  our  organization,  of 
which  Gen.  S  D.  Lee  is  chairman,  and  the  Conmianding  Gen- 
eral feels  that  the  convention  should  adopt  measures  to  push 
forward  the  noble  work  of  the  committee. 

"The  Commanding  General  most  earnestly  begs  all  Confed- 
erate soldiers,  whether  of  the  army  cr  navy,  whether  members 
of  Camps  or  not,  to  meet  in  New  Orleans  and  live  over  for  a 
little  while  in  loving  comradeship  with  each  other  the  glorious 
deeds  of  the  grandest  armies  the  world  has  ever  known. 

"The  Comm.iiiding  General  sincerely  hopes  that  the  press  of 
the  entire  country  will  endeavor  fb  stir  up  interest  in  the  com- 
ing meeting,  and  to  this  end  he  requests  that  this  order  be  pub- 
lished and  editorial  comment  made  thereon." 

C0NFEDER.\TE-)   Sol'THF.KN    Me.MORIAL   AsSOlI.MlON. 

Mrs.  W.  J.  Behan,  President,  announces  that,  in  accordance 
with  the  charter  of  the  Confederation,  and  with  the  unanimous 
and  cordial  approval  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans,  the 
Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Association  will  hold  its 
fourth  annual  convention  in  New  Orleans  at  the  lime  of  the 
United  Confederate  Veterans'  reunion. 

The  opening  feature  of  the  convention  will  be  a  memorial 
service  in  memory  of  JefTerson  Davis,  Tuesday,  May  19,  1003. 
at  10  A.M.,  at  Christ  Church  Cathedral. 

The  President  announces  that  there  arc  at  present  over  forty 
associations  enrolled  in  the  Confederation,  and  the  Correspond- 
ing Secretary  is  in  communication  with  many  more.  The  State 
Vice  Presidents  are  urged  to  bring  this  matter  before  the  peo- 
ple of  their  respective  States,  as  it  is  known  maily  of  these 
memorial  associations  are  still  in  existence  throughout  the 
South.  All  of  these  arc  invited  to  join  at  once,  and  thus  assist 
in  the  patriotic  endeavor  of  preserving  the  record  of  the  noble 
work  accomplished  by  the  women  of  the  South. 

Application  blanks  can  be  had  from  the  President.  Slate  Vice 
Presidents,  and  Corresponding  Secretary  Miss  Sue  H.  Walker. 


MISSISSIPPI  EXPERIENCES. 
Senator  .McLaurin,  of  Mississippi,  in  commenling  upon  the 
Indianola  post  office,  said  of  what  that  State  has  endured: 

"I  have  seen  the"soil  of  Mississippi  drenched  with  the  blood 
of  her  sons  that  laid  the  dust  like  rain.  I  have  seen  the 
careworn  women  and  hungry  children  of  our  State  cry  for 
bread,  while  the  contents  of  their  cribs  and  their  smokehouses 
went  up  in  flames,  kiiulled  by  the  hands  of  invaders  in  resist- 
less numbers.  I  have  seen  the  elements  black  with  the 
smoke  of  our  cities  and  towns  and  villages  and  country  homes, 
and  our  schoolhouses  and  churches  and  eleemosynary  institu- 
tions erected  for  the  care  of  the  halt  and  lame  and  blind  and 
deaf  and  duinb  and  those  bereft  of  mind,  when  the  torch  was 
applied  by  hostile  armies.  I  have  seen  the  time  come  when, 
arrived  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  under  a  sense  of  dutj'  I  still  ap- 
prove, I  look  a  ritle  as  a  private  and  joined  the  ranks  to  fight 
against  that  government  for  the  establishment  of  which  my 
ancestors  only  three  generations  removed  fought  in  the  in- 
cipiency  of  the  Revolution.  I  have  seen  the  time  come  when, 
our  treasury  emptied,  our  ranks  depleted,  the  sources  from 
which  they  were  recruited  exhausted,  we  were  compelled  to 
lay  down  our  arms,  and  $400,000,000  of  property  in  which  the 
Constitution  of  the  United  States  invited  us  to  invest  the 
fruits  of  our  toil  was  swept  away  without  indemnity.  I  have 
seen  the  time  come  when  it  was  declared  that  we  were  not  a 
part  of  this  Union.  I  have  seen  the  time  come  when  there  was 
put  in  charge  of  the  government  of  Mississippi  a  race  of  peo- 
ple who  knew  no  letter  nor  book,  who  knew  nothing  of  gov- 
ernment except  the  absolute  government  of  the  slave  by  the 
master,  and  whose  only  training  for  self-government,  to  say 
nothing  for  the  government  of  the  white  superior  race,  and 
whose  only  elevation  from  barbarism  and  cannibalism  was 
found  in  the  school  of  slavery. 

"I  have  seen  the  legislative  halls  of  our  State  filled  with 
members  of  that  race,  not  one  of  whom  could  write  his  name 
or  tell  a  letter  in  the  alphabet  or  paid  a  dollar  of  taxes  to  sup- 
port the  govermneut.  I  have  seen  jieaceable  assemblies  of  her 
citizens  ordered  by  Fe<lcral  military  to  disperse  when  they  were 
in  social  converse  on  the  Sabbath  evening,  and,  because  they 
refused  to  do  so,  old  men 'eighty  years  of  age  marched  off 
through  the  mud  four  miles  to  a  jail,  from  which  one  man 
(lied.  I  have  seen  a  man  who  was  Military  Governor  of  the 
State  of  Mississippi,  and  not  a  citizen,  elected  to  this  body. 

"I  have  seen  another  day  come,  after  this  mad  carnival, 
when  the  State  government  of  Mississippi  was  turned  over  to 
its  own  people.  I  have  seen  the  State  of  Mississippi  literally 
rise  from  its  ashes,  rebuild  its  waste  places,  build  its  factories, 
its  mills,  ils  pons,  its  cities,  its  towns,  and  its  villages. 

"I  have  seen  another  war  come,  when  the  people  of  the  State 
of  Mississippi  marched  to  the  beat  of  the  drum  under  the  flag 
of  the  stars  and  stripes,  united  again  with  the  Northern  peoole, 
to  fight  the  battles  of  a  common  country.  I  have  seen,  as  I 
thought,  a  happy  reuniting  of  these  sections.  But  allow  me  to 
say  that  in  all  this  time  I  have  never  yet  heard  it  said  by  any 
authority  until  now  that  we  had  not  the  right  to  peaceably  as- 
semble and  peaceably  present  our  request  for  what  we  desired 
in  reference  to  our  public  affairs. 

"It  may  be  that  it  will  come  to  this ;  it  may  be  that  this  is 
a  step  in  the  fastening  of  this  chain  upon  us;  but  I  assure 
you  that,  while  we  m.iy  be  compelled  to  submit  to  it,  willingly 
or  unwillingly,  under  the  administration  as  it  now  stands,  we 
never  will  do  it  without  protest.    In  the  language  of  McGregor: 

1\*cr  the  peak  of  Bon  I-omond  the  galley  shall  slriT, 
Through  the  depths  of  I-och  K.ilrlne  the  steel  shall  career, 
And  the  rocks  of  Crag  Royston  like  Icicles  melt, 
K'er  our  wrongs  be  forjjotten  or  our  vengeance  unfelt." 


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Qoofederate  l/eterao 


CONFEDERATE  GRA\"ES  IN  THE  NORTH. 
On  January  26,  1903,  Senator  J.  B.  Foraker  called  up  his  bill 
for  final  passage  in  the  Senate  asking  for  the  appropriation  of 
$100,000  toward  placing  headstones  to  the  graves  of  Confed- 
erate soldiers  and  sailors  who  died  in  the  Northern  prisons 
during  the  w^ar  between  the  States.  There  was  not  a  dissent- 
ing voice  upon  the  presentation  of  the  bill,  and  Senator  Fora- 
ker's  earnestness  and  interest  in  the  great  measure  he  advo- 
cated was  manifest  to  all  who  heard  him.  In  looking  to  the 
speedy  passage  of  this  bill  by  the  House,  which  will  probably 
be  increased  to  $200,coo,  the  Veter.\n  anticipates  the  happy  ef- 
fect of  such  a  result  upon  the  gratitude  of  the  Southern  people, 
and  Senator  Foraker's  recognition  of  the  honor  and  reverence 
due  these  heroic  dead  merits  the  praise  of  all  generous-hearted 
men.  His  is  the  same  spirit  which  led  to  the  chiseling  of  the 
word  "Americans"  on  the  stone  arcli  unveiled  at  the  burial 
ground  of  the  Confederate  dead  at  Camp  Chase,  Ohio,  July, 
1902.  Recalling  this  memorable  unveiling,  the  Veteran  does 
not  forget  that  Col.  Vv".  H.  Knauss,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  seven 
years  ago  conceived  and  inaugurated  such  a  ceremony,  having 
spent  much  time  and  energy  for  many  years  toward  making 
such  a  consummation  possible.  The  War  Department  will 
doubtless  appoint  a  commission  to  carry  out  Senator  Fora- 
ker's bill,  and  as  the  Veteran  seeks  with  grateful  vigilance  to 
acknowledge  every  service  rendered  the  memory  of  Confed- 
erate heroes,  it  early  de:  ire?  to  anticipate  one  of  the  first  names 
on  the  board  of  commissionei .-  by  suggesting  that  of  Col.  \V. 
H.  Knauss.  Col.  Knaus.s  is  so  well  qualified  for  such  an  ap- 
pointment that  if  made  it  would  gratify  all  the  South,  and  the 
Veteran  cherishes  the  conviction,  in  proposing  his  name,  that 
no  man,  North  or  South,  would  disapprove  this  suggestion. 


Facts  are  constantly  coming  out  in  Congressional  procedure 
showing  the  terrible  proportions,  as  a  war,  of  that  between  the 
North  and  the  South.  Mr.  Foraker  has  introduced  a  bill  to 
provide  for  marking  the  graves  of  the  Confederates  who  died 
in  the  Federal  prisons  and  military  hospitals,  and  who  were 
buried  near  their  places  of  confinement  These  men  numbered 
about  30.000.  Northerners  hear  nuich  of  Libby  Prison  and 
Andersonville,  but  little  of  the  long  line  of  prisons  on  this  side 
of  the  conflict.  The  list  of  United  States  prisons  used  to  con- 
fine Confederate  prisoners  of  war  included  those  •  at  Alton, 
Camp  Butler,  Camp  Douglas,  Rock  Island,  111. ;  Camp  Chase, 
Johnson's  Island,  Ohio;  Camp  Morton,  Ind. ;  Elmira,  N.  Y. ; 
Fort  Lafayette,  Hart  Island,  New  York  Harbor;  Fort  Dela- 
ware, Del. ;  Fort  Henry,  Point  Lookout,  Md. ;  Newport  News, 
Va. ;  Fort  Warren,  Boston  Harbor;  Old  Capitol  Prison,  Wash- 
ington; Ship  Island,  Miss.;  Louisville,  Ky. ;  and  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

There  are  known  to  be  in  the  national  cemeteries  9,300  Con- 
federate dead.  More  than  two-thirds  of  the  Confederate  prison 
dead  are  thus  buried  in  other  places,  and  presumably  not  under 
government  control. 

The  friction  between  the  Federal  and  the  Confederate  gov- 
ernments regarding  the  articles  of  exchange  during  the  war  un- 
happily resulted  in  the  accumulation  of  prisoners  on  both  sides, 
with  consequent  congestion  and  increased  death  rate. 


Beauvoir  Bought  bv  Sons  of  Veterans. 
In  all  the  Southland  there  is  no  place  dearer  to  the  hearts  of 
the  Southern  people  than  Beauvoir,  the  last  home  of  Jefferson 
Davis.  It  was  here  he  found  rest  after  years  of  hardship  and 
severest  trial,  and  the  final  deeding  of  the  historic  old  mansion 
to  the  Sons  of  Veterans  by  Mrs.  Davis  on  February  4,  1903, 
is  a  source  of  gratification  to  many  who  have  long  wished  to 
see  it  converted  into  a  State  Home  for  the  Mississippi  veterans. 


INTEREST   FOR    CONFEDERATES   IN   ARKANSAS. 

Resolutions  of  Camp  J.  G.  .\dams.  No.  1036.  I'.  C.  V.,  Lon- 
oke, Ark.,  upon  appropriations  to  Confederates  in  that  State : 

"That  our  representatives  in  the  upper  and  lower  house  of 
the  next  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Arkansas  are  peti- 
tioned to  diligently  inquire  into  the  condition  of  the  Confeder- 
ate Home,  financially  and  otherwise,  and  to  make  such  appro- 
priation for  keeping  up  the  same  as  may  be  needed. 

"That  our  representatives  in  both  branches  of  the  next  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  the  State  of  .\rkansas  are  hereby  respectfully 
requested  to  secure  an  appropriation  to  care  for  all  the  graves 
of  Confederate  soldiers  in  Lonoke  County,  Ark. 

"That  an  annual  appropriation  be  made  for  the  maintenance 
of  the  same,  with  such  legislation  as  may  be  necessary. 

"That  while  we  hold  every  Confederate  soldier  in  grateful 
remembrance,  we  respectfully  protest  against  any  appropria- 
tion being  made  to  build  a  State  Confederate  monument,  until 
the  graves  of  our  Confederate  comrades  have  been  properly 
cared  for,  and  that  the  needy  Confederate  and  sailor  has  been 
provided  for  in  such  a  manner  as  his  needs  require. 

"That  our  representatives  in  both  branches  of  the  next  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  the  State  of  Arkansas  are  respectfully  re- 
quested to  take  into  consideration  our  Confederate  pension 
laws,  and  that  none  be  allowed  pensions  except  those  whom  the 
law  really  intends  to  help :  the  needy  Confederate  soldier  who 
is  indigent,  or  is  incapacitated  to  perform  labor  in  the  ordinary 
avocations,  or  suffering  from  wounds  or  diseases  which  dis- 
qualifies him  from  earning  a  support. 

".S.  W.  Blackwood,  Commander;  T.  J.  Young,  Adjutant." 


Gen.  Bush,  of  Alab.\ma,  Names  His  Staff.  ■ 

Brig.  Gen.  John  W.  Bush,  of  the  Fourth  Brigade,  U.  C.  V.,  | 
Alabama  Division,  announces  the  officers  of  his  staff  in  Gen- 
eral Order  No.  i,  from  his  headquarters  at  Birmingham, 
February  i,  1903:  A.  C.  Oxford,  Adjutant  General  ami  Chief 
of  Staff,  Lieutenant  Colonel;  J.  L.  Darby,  Assistant  Adjutant 
General,  Captain;  W.  R.  Houghton,  Judge  Advocate  General, 
Major;  Joseph  F.  Johnston,  Inspector  General,  Major:  B.  F. 
Roden,  Quartermaster  General,  Major;  T.  A.  Haiuilton,  Com- 
missary General,  Major;  S.  L.  Robertson,  Chief  of  Ordnance, 
Major;  J.  C.  Abernathy.  Surgeon  General,  Major;  R.  D.  Jack- 
son, Assistant  Surgeon  General,  Captain ;  Rev.  James  H.  Mc- 
Coy, Brigade  Chaplain;  Miss  Lillian  Roden,  Brigade  Sponsor. 
Tlie  following  aids  are  named,  with  the  rank  of  captain : 
S.  W.  Vance,  J.  W.  Inzer,  J.  Knox  Miller,  Samuel  H.  Gist, 
Chambers  McAdory,  J.  W.  Gorff,  T.  W.  Huflfman,  H.  L.  Ste- 
venson, B.  F.  Weathers,  W.  E.  Yancey,  A.  W.  Key,  J.  M. 
Huey,  D.  B.  Odom. 

The  Veteran  is  gratified  to  see  that  Comrade  -A.  C.  Oxford, 
Adjutant  General,  is  given  an  important  place.  If  all  Confed- 
erates had  been  as  zealous  and  as  faithful  in  its  cause  as  Col. 
Oxford,  it  would  be  the  most  conspicuous  and  valuable  jour- 
nal on  the  earth. 


Chicago  Women  if  Union  Veteran  Lf.gion. — Mrs.  Ada 
Ryan,  Senior  Vice  President  of  the  National  Auxiliary  to  the 
Union  Veteran  Legion,  Chicago,  at  the  installation  services  re- 
cently, and  before  a  large  audience,  spoke  for  her  organization, 
in  which  she  said :  "When  I  say  'comrades'  I  mean  the  Ameri- 
can soldiers,  not  the  man  who  may  have  worn  a  uniform  for 
seventeen  days  or  maybe  four  years  and  who  has  been  robbing 
the  government"  ever  .since.  No,  not  he,  but  the  man  who  had 
a  conviction  and  had  the  courage  to  defend  it  on  the  firing  line, 
I  care  not  whether  he  wore  the  blue  or  the  gray." 


Qorjfederate  l/eteraQ. 


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SONS  OF  VEI'ERAXS  IX  LoL'ISIANA. 
Harry  H.  Clark,  Commander  Louisiana  Division,   I'.   S.  C. 
v.,  sends  out  Circular  No.  i,  in  which  he  slates: 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  the  IJivisiun  Cunnnander  applauds 
the  good  work  that  is  now  being  dune  tliroughout  the  Stale. 
He  is  at  your  service  with  his  lime,  his  energy,  and  love  for 
the  work  we  have  in  hand.  Let  us  look  upward  and  onward. 
SI.)  that  when  the  Confederate  reunion  meets  here  in  ihe  spring 
we  shall  have  the  largest  division  in  the  Confederation. 

Brigade  Commanders  are  earnestly  charged  with  the  duties 
of  iheir  positions,  that  the  good  worK  tliey  can  accomplish  may 
bring  forth  the  great  credit  their  pans  of  the  division  are  en- 
tilled  to.    The  following  oflicers  command  the  three  brigades  : 

First  Brigade:  Edward  A.  Fowler,  Commander,  New  Or- 
leans; S.  C.  Cook,  Jr.,  Adjutant. 

Second  Brigade:  F'erd  C.  Claiborne,  Commander,  New 
Roads;  C.  J.  Lecoq,  Adjutant. 

Third  Brigade:  Henry  T.  Livcrman,  Ccimm.uickr,  Mans- 
field, La.;  Joe  R.  Brown,  Adjutant. 

Each  brigade  commander  should  keep  in  close  touch  with  the 
different  Camps  in  his  brigade,  and  be  especially  active  in  or- 
ganizing new  ones.  A  great  deal  of  detail  work  will  have  to 
be  looked  after  in  connection  with  the  approaching  reunion. 

If  every  member  of  our  organization  would  come  in  active 
touch  with  the  Confederate  veterans  and  talk  to  them,  1  am 
sure  it  would  spur  you  on  in  the  good  work,  and  you  would  be 
impressed,  as  I  have  been,  with  the  interest  with  which  they 
are  watching  the  success  of  our  efTorts. 

Two  new  Camps  have  recently  been  formed,  and  there  are 
several  others  in  procss  of  organization.  Camp  Beauregard, 
of  this  city,  is  showing  a  decided  activity  in  working  up  a  larger 
membership,  and  hopes  to  have  it  the  largest  in  the  Confed- 
eracy by  tlie  next  convention.  Every  Camp  in  the  Stale  should 
ONhibit  such  enthusiasm.  Boys,  let's  get  to  work.  The  vet- 
erans are  watching  us.  and  I  know  that  there  is  not  one  of  you 
who  w-ould  like  to  fall  short  of  the  standard  they  have  set  for 
us.  Try  to  get  in  «t  least  one  new  member  for  your  Camp 
ever}'  month,  and  at  the  same  time  see  if  you  cannot  interest 
your  friends  in  other  parts  of  the  Stale  to  organize  new  Camps. 

Gen.  J.  B.  Lcvert  writes  to  Commander  Clark : 

"I  write  to  tell  you  that  I  will  cheerfully  do  anything  I  can 
for  the  cause  you  have  so  much  at  heart.  It  goes  without  say- 
ing that  I  am  in  full  sympathy  witli  any  effort  to  perpetuate 
the  memory  of  those  eventful  years  between  '6i  and  '65. 
The  superficial  thinker  may  consider  your  efforts  reprehensi- 
ble, he  may  inveigh  against  your  association  as  a  pernicious 
clement  to  keep  alive  the  memory  of  Ihe  old  strife;  but  those 
who  realize  the  power  of  brilliant  example  as  an  incentive  to 
noble  deeds  will  hail  with  gladness  any  effort  that  tends  to 
keep  before  the  eyes  of  this  generation  the  lives  of  those  valiant 
heroes  'who,  to  the  forgetfulness  of  personal  consequences, 
acted  unselfishly  and  patriotically  in  the  bitter  struggle  that 
look  place  in  the  sixties. 

"The  sons  and  the  grandsons  of  those  intrepid  men  wlm 
wore  the  gray,  who  bravely  faced  the  horrors  of  ihe  battle- 
field and  the  inconveniences  and  hardships  of  campaign  life, 
should  rally  to  the  ranks  of  your  association  and  be  proud  to 
be  known  as  the  scions  of  sires  so  noble  and  so  brave.  It  should 
he  the  duly  of  each  one  to  constitute  himself  a  recruiting 
officer  and  bring  into  your  division  as  many  as  possible,  so  that 
when  the  sons  of  the  gray  and  grizzled  veterans  of  that  war 
visit  us  next  May  they  will  find  the  sons  of  their  dead  com- 
rades proving  that  they  are  grateful  for  the  legacy  which  their 
fathers  bequeathed  to  them  at  so  great  a  cost." 

.Such   words   from  the  Commander  in  Chief  of  the  United 


Confederate  \'eterans  should  spur  every  member  to  his  highest 
ambitiims.  and  make  us  even  more  than  ever  proud  that  we 
h-ive  been  given  the  privilege  of  caring  for  the  truth  they  leave 
Willi  us,  the  muskets  they  used  with  such  unerring  aim,  the 
dear  old  battle  Hags  they  followed,  both  in  the  flush  of  victory 
as  well  as  the  hour  of  defeat,  the  little  trinkets  they  carried  in 
ihiir  pockets,  and  last  of  all  the  furloughs  and  papers  showing 
ihe  close  of  a  memnrable  campaign  for  truth  and  righteousness. 
Let  us  treasure  all  these  in  our  own  hearts,  keeping  them  as 
dear  to  us  as  our  own  offspring,  and  instilling  into  our  chil- 
dren the  beautiful  traditions  and  privations,  glories  and  heart- 
aches so  interwoven  with  every  thread  of  those  worn  and 
stained  battle  flags. 

We  want  the  veterans  to  know  that  their  records  and  achieve- 
ments shall  not  pass  away  with  them,  that  their  battle  flags  and 
muskets  and  all  the  priceless  little  things  they  fought  with  and 
for  slnll  be  held  saered  by  us,  and  we  promise  them  that  we 
shall  do  our  utmost  to  follow  the  noble  examples  they  set  for  us. 

Do  not  forget  to  make  your  plans  now  for  the  reunion  in 
May.  Let  us  have  a  full  allendancc  of  the  Louisiana  Division, 
that  our  veteran  fathers  may  have  reason  to  be  proud  of  us. 

Mrs.  T.  B.  Pugh,  President  Louisiana  Division,  United 
D.iiighters  of  the  Confederacy,  writes  to  Commander  Clark 
from  Napoleonville: 

"In  '61  the  noble  men  of  Louisiana  rallied  to  the  call  of  their 
Stale,  and  joined  the  noble  army  of  martyrs  of  a  just  and  holy 
cause.  They  helped  form  that  army  which  was  not  to  wage  a 
war  for  conquest  nor  a  war  oft'ensive,  but  a  war  to  uphold  the 
Constitution  of  our  country,  a  war  defensive  to  protect  the 
homes  and  firesides  against  invaders.  For  four  years  they  en- 
dured hardships  and  privations  with  heroism  and  devotion  un- 
paralleled. They  uncomplainingly  waged  an  unequal  war 
against  not  the  armies  of  the  North,  but  against  the  levied  ar- 
mies of  the  world,  .^t  length,  not  conquered,  but  worn  out 
with  conquering,  they  furled  their  banner,  stainless  save  with 
the  blood  of  ita  brave  defenders.  They  would  have  fought  to 
the  bitter  end.  upheld  by  their  convictions  thai  their  cause  was 
just;  but  their  noble  leaders  deemed  further  resistance  useless, 
they  stacked  arms  and  .gave  up  the  struggle.  They  returned 
to  their  desolated  homes — broken  in  health,  but  with  their 
faith  in  the  justice  of  their  cause  unbroken.  With  patient 
endurance  that  characterizes  true  nobility  of  soul,  they  un- 
flinchingly marched  in  the  path  of  duty,  and  fought  the  stern 
battles  of  life,  cheered  and  aided  by  the  women  they  loved. 

"It  has  been  said  that  woman  is  the  power  behind  the  throne 
greater  than  the  throne  itself.  Such  may  have  been  the  case 
in  times  past;  but  the  men  of  the  South,  with  true  Southern 
chivalry,  placed  their  women  on  the  throne,  while  they  were 
ihe  great  power  behind  the  throne — by  whose  advice,  with 
whose  money,  the  organizations  of  Daughters  of  the  Confed- 
eracy have  been  kept  up.' 

In  an  appeal  to  the  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans  Mrs.  Pugh 
writes:  "We  need  you,  every  one,  to  join  our  order  and  help 
us  form  a  triple  alliance  of  Veterans'  Sons  and  Daughters  of 
Ihe  Confederacy.  Let  us  make  it  a  quadruple  alliance,  em- 
bracing the  Confederate  Southern  Memorial  .Association  and 
form  a  wall  to  defend  the  record  of  our  Southern  cause 
against  all  injustice  and  calumny — a  wall  strong  enough  to  turn 
back  all  shafts  hurled  against  it  by  ignorance  and  prejudice, 
but  not  so  high  but  that  the  glorious  sun  of  Iriilh  may  shine 
over  it  and  illumine  the  world. 

"O,  Sons  of  Veterans,  rally  to  your  standard ;  realize  that 
the  present  is  the  gold  link  that  binds  the  past  to  the  future; 
help  us  forge  the  link  of  the  period  from  '61  to  '65  so  strong 
that  it  will  last  through  all  time." 

Mrs.  W.  J.  Bchan,  President  Ladies'  Confederate  Southern 


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Qo^federat^  l/eterat>. 


Memorial  Association:  "It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  I  learn 
of  the  enthusiastic  efforts  now  being  made  to  arouse  a  deeper 
interest  in  the  State  organization  of  Sons.  The  record  of 
the  Confederate  soldier  for  heroic  fortitude  and  valor  is  .un- 
surpassed in  any  history,  and  to  be  the  son  or  grandson  of  a 
nian  who  wore  the  gray  is  a  proud  heritage,  and  should  be 
valued  above  all  else. 

"Let  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans  study  the 
history  of  the  war  of  '6l-'65,  and  consider  well  the  true 
causes  that  led  up  to  it,  making  the  "call  to  arms"  inevitable. 
As  their  standard  of  truth  and  justice,  let  them  follow  the 
teachings  of  that  eininent  statesman,  true  patriot,  and  Chris- 
tian gentleman,  Jefferson  Davis,  the  martyr  President  of  the 
Southern  Confederacy.  From  the  pages  of  his  highly  inter- 
esting and  valuable  work,  'The  Rise  and  Fall  of  the  Confed- 
erate Government,'  they  will  learn  that  their  fathers  were 
the  faithful  exemplars  of  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States,  and  not  the  violators  thereof ;  and  that  they  were  not 
guilty  of  treason. 

"The  Confederated  Southern  IMcmorial  .Association,  com- 
posed as  it  is  of  women  of  the  Confederacy — the  women  who 
stood  ainong  the  smoking  ruins  of  homes,  while  their  fathers, 
husbands,  sons,  and  brothers  were  amid  the  smoke  of  battle ; 
the  women  who  busied  themselves  with  loom  and  wheel  and 
needle,  and  kept  their  tearful,  prayerful  vigils,  and  who  gave 
solace  and  comfort  to  the  sick  and  wounded  soldier — now 
bid  you  Godspeed  in  your  good  work  of  organizing  for  the 
purpose  of  perpetuating  the  record  of  the  Confederate  sol- 
dier on  the  field  of  battle  and  during  the  trying  times  of  the 
four  long  years  of  the  war." 

The  Louisiana  Division  of  Sons  comprises  the  following 
Camps :  P.  J.  Gilbert,  Napoleonville,  La.,  E.  O.  Lalande,  Com- 
mander;  Ascension,  Donalsonville,  La.,  Edmund  Maurin, 
Coinmander ;  Beauregard,  New  Orleans,  W.  R.  McCarthy, 
Commander;  H.  W.  Allen,  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Hugh  Waddell, 
Ccmniander;  C.  A.  Brusle,  Plaquemine,  La.,  E.  J-  Gray,  Com- 
mander; W.  Feliciana,  St.  Francisville,  La.,  W.  R.  Percy, 
Commander;  G.  A.  Scott,  Jackson,  La.,  D.  M.  Pipes,  Com- 
mander; Turgis,  New  Orleans,  La,,  Loys  Charbonnet,  Com- 
mander; Guy  Dreu.x,  Gretna,  L?  ,  J.  R.  Langridge.  Cominand- 
er ;  Bounchard,  New  Roads,  La.,  F.  C.  Claiborne,  Commander ; 
R.  E.  Lee,  Luling,  La.,  T.  B.  Sellers,  Commander;  Henry 
Gray,  Coushatta,  La.,  J.  R.  Moss,  Commander ;  Dick  Taylor, 
Mansfield,  La.,  H.  T.  Liverman,  Commander;  Joe  Wheeler, 
Clinton,  La.,  C.  W.  Ball,  Commander ;  Leroy  Stafford,  Alex- 
andria. La.,  C.  Pierson,  Commander;  Leary  Nicholls,  Gon- 
zales, La.,  Joseph  Gonzales,  Commander ;  Stonewall  Jackson, 
Gibsland,  La.,  W.  W.  Todd,  Commander;  T.  Oakley,  Spring- 
hill,  La.,  N.  S.  Young,  Commander ;  Rea,  Lake  Providence, 
La.,  F.  B.  Davis,  Commander;  R.  E.  Burke,  Natchitoches,  La., 
W.  P.  Breazelle,  Commander;  Isaiah  Norwood,  Moreauville, 
La..  Dr.  George  R.  Fox,  Commander. 

In  conclusion,  Commander  Clark  states :  "If  your  son  or 
brother  does  not  belong  to  either  of  them,  have  him  join ;  or, 
if  there  is  no  Camp  in  his  neighborhood,  1  will  take  pleasure 
in  showing  how  easy  it  is  to  form  a  new  Camp,  and  he  can 
prove  his  right  to  say  his  father  was  a  Confederate  soldier, 
for  as  sure  as  the  sun  rose  and  fell  on  the  Confederates  of 
'6l  and  '65,  the  day  is  coming  when  the  Confederate  soldier 
will  be  looked  up  to  as  an  example  of  what  true  inanhood  can 
do  when  questions  of  right  and  honor  stand  in  the  balance." 


William  L.  Ritter ;  Lieutenant  Commanders,  Winfield  Peters, 
James  W.  Denny,  Wilson  M.  Gary,  Aubrey  Pearre;  Adjutant, 
William  H.  Brent;  Quartermaster,  M.  Warner  Hewes;  Sur- 
geon, Dr.  John  H.  Grimes;  Assistants,  Drs.  R.  T.  Bell,  James 
G.  Wiltshire,  and  Walter  R.  McKnew ;  Chaplains,  Revs.  Henry 
T.  Sharp  and  W.  C.  Maloy ;  Officer  of  the  Day,  Spotswood 
Bird ;  Paymaster,  E.  Brison  Tucker ;  Commissary,  Charles 
Parkhill ;  Vidette,  John  W.  Scott ;  Chief  Musician,  A.  J.  Hub- 
bard;  Sergeant  Major,  Edwin  Kershaw:  Color  Sergeant,  Rich- 
ard T.  Kno.x ;  Color  Guards,  George  C.  Minor,  Myer  C.  Block, 
Henry  Weeks;  Executive  Committee,  William  L.  Ritter,  An- 
drew C.  Trippe,  Winfield  Peters,  M.  W.  Hewes,  and  Charles 
Parkhill.  The  retiring  Commander,  Andrew  C.  Trippe,  who 
had  been  Commander  since  the  organization  of  the  Camp  in 
1897,  was  presented  with  a  handsome  set  of  resolutions. 


Why  He  Saluted  the  Southern  Flag. — To  G.  H.  Blakes- 
lee,  who  fought  in  the  Union  army,  the  Veteran  is  indebted 
for  the  following:  "Half  a  dozen  veterans  stood  about  a  flag  in 
the  union  depot  at  Kansas  City.  They  wore  the  Confederate 
gray,  and  the  flag  was  the  stars  and  bars.  The  alert,  soldierly 
chap  wearing  the  Khaki  uniform  of  the  regular  army,  with 
letters  on  his  campaign  hat,  indicating  that  he  belonged  to  the 
Twelfth  United  States  Infantry,  came  swinging  by.  He  was 
homeward  bound  from  three  years  in  the  Philippines.  His 
quick  eye  caught  the  folds  of  the  Confederate  flag.  His  heels 
came  together,  and  respectfully  and  solemnly  he  gave  the  sa- 
lute prescribed  in  military  tactics.  'Why  did  you  salute  that 
flap?'  he  was  asked.  'My  father  was  killed  fighting  for  it,'  he 
replied,  as  he  strode  out  the  gate." 


"TELL  A.  P.  HILL." 
The  following  is  from  W.  W.  Scott  for  his  "Cousin  Belle :" 

No  epitaph  more  noble  and  sublime 

Hath  e'er  been  writ  in  all  the  tide  of  tiine. 

Nor  yet  can  be;  it  doth  all  fullness  fill — 

These  death's  undying  words:  "Tell=A.  P.  Hill!" 

Hill  was  already  Fame's,  but  Jackson's  death 
Confirmed  her  verdict  with  his  latest  breath; 
So  Lee's  last  words,  as  his  great  heart  grew  still. 
Were  Fame's  and  Jackson's  own :  "Tell  A.  P.  Hill !" 

"Prepare  for  action !"     Ah !  the  action's  done. 
These  three  have  met  on  fields  beyond  the  sun; 
But  Fame  endures  and  shall  endure  until 
Her  trumpet  cease  to  sound,  "Tell  A.  P.  Hill !" 


Annual  Election  of  Trimble  Camp,  Baltimore. — The  an- 
nual meeting  and  election  of  officers  of  the  Isaac  R.  Trimble 
Camp,  No.  1025,  United  Confederate  Veterans,  Baltimore, 
January  6,   resulted   in  the   following   elections :   Commander, 


J.  F.  Peterson,  Homer,  La.  (Company  E,  Twelfth 
Louisiana  Regiment,  Loring's  Division,  Stewart's 
Corps) :  "I  should  be  pleased  l^eyond  measure  to  hear 
from  any  of  the  boys  who  by  strategy  got  their  names 
on  the  roll  for  special  exchange  in  a  squad  of  five 
hundred  men  from  CatTip  Douglas  in  the  spring  of 
1865.  We  were  taken  to  Cairo  Ijy  rail  and  then  loaded 
on  a  steamboat  for  New  Orleans ;  thence  back  to  the 
mouth  of  Red  River  for  exchange.  Gen.  Price  hav- 
ing surrendered,  we  were  turned  loose,  and  went  in 
every  direction  to  our  (hffercnt  abodes,  .\bout  two 
hundred  of  us  were  taken  by  transport  up  Red  River. 
I  got  off  at  Campti,  and,  in  company  with  two  Arkan- 
sas soldiers,  matle  my  way  to  Farmville,  my  old  home. 
I  should  especially  like  to  hear  from  James  Neilson, 
Dick  Moore,  both  of  Mississippi ;  Bob  Rutherford,  of 
Tennessee  ;  and Poplar,  of  Carolina." 


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UNEXCELLED  DARING  OF  A  FEDERAL. 

One  of  the  most  daring  acts  performed  during  the 
Civil  War  was  told  by  L.  S.  Flatau,  formerly  of  Dal- 
las, Tex.,  but  now  of  St.  Louis,  a  member  of  Gowan's 
Battery,  Vicksburg.  He  is  now  Chief  of  Ordnance  on 
Gen.  W.  L.  Cabell's  staff,  U.  C.  V.  This  act  was  per- 
formed by  a  Federal  soldier  named  Allan.  Flatau, 
with  many  friends  in  his  battery  and  the  infantry  sup- 
port, was  an  eyewitness. 

The  Confederate  forces  were  massed  at  Snyder's 
Blufif,  above  Vicksburg  on  the  Yazoo  River, 
where  Gen.  Grant  landed  his  forces  to  invest  Vicks- 
burg. His  transports,  loaded  with  soldiers,  passed  up 
the  Yazoo  River,  accompanied  by  their  gunboats.  We 
were  well  intrenched  at  Snyder's  Bluff,  above  Yazoo 
City,  and  anxious  for  the  attack,  hoping  that  it  would 
be  made  by  that  route.  My  battery  was  in  a  fine  posi- 
tion, sui)portcd  by  Wall's  Legion,  and,  I  think,  part  of 
Hebert's  Louisiana  Brigade.  The  Yankee  transports, 
accompanied  by  the  gunboats,  were  in  full  view  of  us 
across  a  beautiful  farm  in  the  bottom.  Our  works 
were  at  the  foot  of  the  hills,  about  a  mile  from  the 
river,  with  nothing  in  the  way  between  us  and  the  ene- 
my except  that  near  the  banks  of  the  river  there  was  a 
considerable  growth  of  heavy  timber.  They  landed 
between  seven  and  ten  thousand  men  from  the  trans- 
ports, formed  in  line  as  though  they  were  preparing 
to  advance  and  charge  our  works.  Just  as  we  were 
expecting  them  to  make  this  move,  a  horseman  rode 
out  from  their  line  and  rode  direct  to  our  center  down 
an  old  turn  road  in  the  field  in  plain  view  of  every  one 
in  our  line  of  battle.  This  old  turn  road  was  straight 
and  level,  with  no  obstruct'on  whatever.  As  he  left 
the  Yankee  line  they  fire  v<  I'r  v  after  volley,  as  it  were, 
at  the  rider,  but  he  rode  liivcct  to  us  at  breakneck 
speed,  and  when  within  rr.c  hundred  and  fifty  yards 
of  us  he  pulled  his  hat  from  his  head  and  whipped  the 
beautiful  animal  he  rode,  and  at  the  top  of  his  voice 
he  cried,  "Hurray  for  Kentucky  !"  The  animal  he  was 
riding,  coming  at  this  fearful  speed,  jumped  the  breast- 
works within  ten  feet  of  my  gun.  She  was  the  perfec- 
tion of  horseflesh,  a  dark,  roan  color,  and  as  she  stood 
breathing  in  her  tracks,  with  her  nostrils  expanding 
and  contracting,  so  thin  that  the  sun  shown  through 
them  like  silk,  I  thought  the  rider  and  horse  made  the 
most  beautiful  picture  I  ever  beheld.  He  wore  a  blue 
Kentucky  jeans  suit,  and  had  buckled  about  him  a 
beautiful  pair  of  ivory-handle  Remington  pistols.  His 
name,  "Allen,"  was  engraved  on  the  pistols.  When 
he  landed,  as  it  were,  he  exclaimed  in  a  loud  voice: 
"Hello,  boys,  how  are  you?  I  have  longed  to  join 
you  ;  this  was  rather  a  desperate  feat,  but  I  took  the 
opporttmity,  and  am  with  you.  God  bless  all  of  you ! 
How  are  you,  anyhow?"  Our  boys  began  to  crowd 
around  him,  and  in  a  few  minutes  there  were  more 
than  one  hundred  of  us  looking  at  and  talking  to  the 
mysterious  man.  One  of  the  officers  came  up  and  or- 
dered us  to  disperse  or  we  would  draw  the  fire  of  the 
enomv. 

Tn  the  meantime  one  of  my  companv,  Joe  Willis, 
asked  to  look  at  one  of  the  pistols.  Willis  had  the 
pistol  in  his  hand  and  many  of  us  were  adiuiring  it. 
when  we  saw  the  patrol  guard  coming  to  take  this  de- 
serter, as  it  appeared,  to  headquarters  to  he  interro- 
0* 


gated  by  our  officers.  He  with  an  eagle  eye  saw  them 
approaching,  and  appeared  to  be  very  uneasy  and  rest- 
less. His  bridle  and  saddle  were  of  the  Mexican 
make,  the  best  I  ever  saw.  He  wore  a  beautiful  pair 
of  spurs,  and  as  this  guard  approached  and  came  with- 
in thirty  or  forty  feet  of  the  crowd,  we,  being  attracted 
by  the  guard  to  some  extent,  did  not  pay  as  close  at- 
tention to  him  as  might  have  been,  and  not  in  the  least 
did  we  think  what  his  next  movement  would  be,  but 
quicker  than  a  flash  he  pulled  toward  his  left  bridle 
rein  and  spurred  his  right  foot  into  the  flanks  of  this 
beautiful  animal,  and  she  leaped  the  works  like  the 
flight  of  a  bird  and  hit  the  ground  on  the  other  side 
a-running.  After  he  had  made  some  sixty  or  eighty 
yards  distance  from  our  line  he  threw  himself  over 
quarterly  in  his  saddle  and  swung  back  over  the  quar- 
ters of  the  animal  with  his  broad-brimmed,  hat  and 
cried  at  the  top  of  his  voice :  "Hurray  for  Kentucky, 
by  God  I"  and  repeated  that  as  far  as  we  could  hear. 
None  of  the  men  thought  of  the  g^n  or  firing  at  this 
dashing,  bold  rider  imtil  he  was  more  than  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  yards  back  toward  the  Yankee  line. 
Then  there  were  two  men  just  on  our  right  who 
opened  fire  on  him  with  Springfield  rifles,  but  I  shout- 
ed to  them  not  to  shoot  that  man.  He  rode  without 
any  danger  from  our  side  whatever,  save  three  shots 
that  were  fired.  As  he  ncared  the  Yankees  they  yelled 
tremendously,  and  every  gunboat  opened  on  our  lines. 
He  rode  to  our  works  evidently  to  satisfy  Gen.  Grant 
whether  we  were  there  as  anticipated.  It  would  have 
been  easy  for  us  to  have  repulsed  the  enemy  had  he 
advanced  against  our  splendid  position.  It  was  only 
a  short  while  afterwards  until  we  heard  the  suns  thun- 
dering below  Vicksburg.  We  were  moved  the  next 
morning,  and  fought  them  at  Baker's  Creek  or  Cham- 
pion Hills,  where  we  were  repulsed  at  length  and 
driven  into  Vicksburg,  and  then  began  the  long  and 
fearful  siege. 

Comrade  Joe  Willis  kept  the  pistol  of  the  dashing 
rider  and  had  it  a  few  years  ago  at  a  meeting  of  our 
old  battery.  This  shows  you  what  such  a  rider  can 
do  in  any  country  where  he  has  the  nerve,  the  judg- 
ment, and  rides  the  right  kind  of  stock.  I  have  often 
wished  to  meet  this  man.  The  very  name  of  Ken- 
tucky was  like  music  in  our  ears,  for  we  were  familiar 
with  that  grand  old  Orphan  Brigade.  This  is  just  as 
true  as  that  we  had  a  war. 


BRAVERY  OF  A  BOY  SOLDIER. 

T.  M.  Rembert,  Company  E,  Second  Regiment,  S. 
C.  v.,  writes  from  Ridgeway,  S.  C,  of  the  bravery  of 
a  boy  soldier  in  the  army  of  the  Confederate  States  : 

"Richard  Kirkland  belonged  to  Company  E,  of  the 
Second  Regiment.  South  Carolina  Volunteers.  He 
was  at  the  siege  of  Fort  Suiuter,  and  went  from  there 
to  Virginia,  and  was  in  the  battles  of  Manassas.  The 
incident  referred  to  occurred  at  Fredericksburg,  and 
shows  how  he  was  actuated  by  feelings  of  pure  hu- 
manity. 

"Our  command  was  at  the  stone  wall,  where  Mea- 
gher's Brigade  of  the  Union  army  charged  us  repeat- 
edly, only  to  be  repelled  with  tremendous  slaughter. 
Their  dead  and  dyinc:  for  hundreds  of  yards  in  our 
front  were  literally  piled  on  each  other,  and  the  cries 
of  the  wounded  for  water  were  distressing.    The  heart 


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Confederate  Ueterap. 


of  the  noble  and  brave  Richard  Kirkland,  a  mere  boy, 
could  stand  it  no  longer.  He  left  our  lines  and  went 
to  the  brave  and  peerless  Kershaw,  who  then  com- 
manded our  regiment,  and  asked  permission  to-  give 
water  to  the  wounded  Union  soldiers  in  our  front. 
Kershaw  refused,  and  told  him  he  would  surely  be 
killed;  but  the  noble  boy  insisted,  and  Kershaw  at 
last  consented.  Securing  a  dozen  or  more  canteens 
filled  with  water,  Kirkland  crossed  the  walls  to  the 
wounded.  The  enemy  saw  him,  and,  supposing  his 
purpose  was  to  rob  the  dead  and  wounded,  rained 
shot  and  shell  upon  the  brave  Samaritan.  God  took 
care  of  him.  Soon  he  lifted  the  head  of  one  of  the 
wounded  enemy,  placed  the  canteen  to  his  lips,  and 
cooled  his  burning  thirst.  His  motive  was  then  seen 
and  the  fire  silenced.  Shout  after  shout  went  up  from 
friend  and  foe  alike  in  honor  of  this  brave  deed. 

"I  knew  this  brave  boy ;  he  was  my  friend  and  chum  ; 
we  shared  each  other's  blankets.  He  was  a  noble  boy, 
and  the  South  lost  thousands  like  him.  He  fought 
through  all  the  Virginia  battles  in  Longstreet's  Corps, 
and  was  killed  on  the  bloody  field  of  Chickamauga. 
There  his  body  rests.  He  did  his  duty  and  always  an- 
swered the  roll  call.  'No  sound  can  recall  him  to 
glory  again.'  No  nobler  soul  ever  winged  its  flight 
from  the  field  of  battle  than  that  of  Richard  Kirkland. 
In  his  native  county  of  Kershaw,  his  comrades  have 
named  a  Camp  in  his  honor.  Sleep  on,  dear  friend. 
lYour  old  comrades  will  soon  join  you  in  your  home 
of  rest." 

The  foregoing  has  been  published  in  substance  be- 
fore, but  it  can't  be  printed  too  often.  Richard  Kirk- 
land and  Sam  Davis  honored  themselves  and  their 
Creator  by  their  imperishable  deeds.  The  Veteran 
repeats  again,  in  this  connection,  its  desire  for  a  pic- 
ture of  Kirkland. 


PERILOUS   RIDE  AT   CHICKASAW   BAYOU. 

S.  R.  Martin,  Camp  32,  U.  C.  V.,  Vicksburg,  Miss. : 
"I  saw  in  your  June  issue  an  inquiry  from  Comrade 
H.  H.  Hockersmith,  South  Union,  Ky.,  as  to  the 
identity  of  the  bold  rider  who,  on  the  day  of  the  battle 
of  Chickasaw  Bayou,  carried  a  dispatch  from  right  to 
left  of  the  Confederate  line,  but  did  not  until  recently 
note  the  replies  of  Capt.  R.  N.  Rea,  of  Brunett.  La., 
and  Commander  W.  T.  Moore,  of  McKinney,  Tex.  I 
write  to  corroborate  the  statement  of  Capt.  Rea,  that 
such  a  ride  was  made  on  that  day  by  Richard  H. 
Wildy  (the  Captain  has  the  name  Ric':ard  W.  Wil- 
day),  sergeant  major  of  the  Forty-Sixth  Mississippi 
Regiment,  of  which  regiment  both  Capt.  Rea  and 
myself  were  members.  On  the  day  of  the  battle,  our 
regiment  occupied  the  extreme  right  of  the  Confed- 
erate line,  and  as  the  Federal  advance  did  not  extend 
to  our  front,  we  were  mere  spectators  of  the  engage- 
ment. Col.  Withers,  who  commanded  on  the  right, 
wished  to  send  a  message  to  Gen.  Lee,  and,  having  no 
courier  available  at  the  moment,  'Dick'  Wildy 
promptly  volunteered  for  the  service.  I  saw  him 
mount  and  depart  on  his  perilous  errand,  sitting  his 
horse  like  a  centaur,  and  followed  his  course  down 
the  line  till  his  form  was  hidden  in  the  smoke  of  bat- 
tle. I  remember  that  his  act  was  afterwards  com- 
mended in  strong  terms  by  Col.  Withers  and  all  oth- 


ers cognizant  of  it,  that  it  made  him  the  pride  of  the 
regiment,  and  that  we  were  all  much  surprised  when 
he  received  no  mention  in  the  dispatches.  The  de- 
scription of  the  rider  given  by  Comrade  Hocker- 
smith fits  'Dick'  Wildy  to  a  nicety,  as  he  was  tall, 
straight  as  an  arrow,  dignified  and  commanding  in 
appearance.  He  was,  in  fact,  the  'beau  ideal'  of  a  sol- 
dier. I  have  no  desire  to  detract  from  any  credit  that 
may  be  due  Comrade  Moore's  brother,  nor  do  I  pre- 
sume to  say  he  did  not  make  a  ride  such  as  that  de- 
scribed, but,  like  Capt.  Rea,  I  have  never  heard  that 
two  such  rides  were  made  on  that  day,  and  I  know 
that  'Dick'  Wildv  made  one." 


THOSE   NOBLE   ALABAMA   WOMEN. 

Joe  H.  Bowman,  who  was  of  Company  D,  Thirty- 
Second  Tennessee  Regiment: 

"In  the  October  Veteran  (pagi-  459)  appears  a 
tribute  by  Mrs.  Sue  Pierce  Finley,  of  Montgomery,  to 
Mrs.  John  May  Pierce  and  her  daughter-in-law,  Mrs. 
Mildred  Pierce,  in  regard  to  the  hospital  established 
and  maintained  at  Collirene,  Ala.,  during  the  year 
1864.  As  one  of  the  boys  in  gray  who  was  an  inmate 
of  their  splendidly  conducted  home,  I  add  my  tribute  to 
the  memory  of  those  patriotic  people  who  so  kindly 
ministered  to  our  wants  and  nursed  us  through  our 
afflictions.  I  say  home  instead  of  hospital ;  for,  had  we 
been  their  sons  or  brothers,  they  could  not  have  cared 
more  kindly  for  us.  When  we  arrived  in  Montgom- 
ery, June  24,  we  found  every  hospital  in  the  city  full, 
and  we  were  sent  to  a  hospital  tent  on  the  banks  of  the 
Alabama  River  on  an  outskirt  of  the  city,  where  we 
fought  mosquitoes  at  night  and  hid  from  the  blis- 
tering sun  during  the  day.  About  the  last  days  of  the 
month  some  twenty-five  or  thirty  of  us  were  lined  up 
and  marched  down  to  the  wharf  and  took  passage  on 
a  boat,  to  go  we  knew  not  where,  but  were  told  that 
we  were  going  to  the  country.  About  daylight  next 
morning  we  got  off  at  Benion,  where  Mr.  Robert  P. 
Rives  met  us  with  vehicles,  and  after  a  ten-mile  drive 
we  landed  at  beautiful  Collirene,  and  such  a  welcome 
as  we  received !  It  seemed  as  if  the  whole  country  had 
turned  out  to  bid  us  welcome.  On  the  balcony  of  the 
second  story  (of  what  was  for  the  time  to  be  our 
home)  were  congregated  some  fifteen  or  twenty  young 
ladies  to  see  the  soldier  boys.  The  old  men  and  elderly 
ladies  met  us  at  the  gate  to  bid  us  welcome.  We  were 
escorted  to  the  house,  and,  after  washing  our  hands  and 
faces,  were  invited  to  breakfast ;  and  now,  after  a  lapse 
of  thirty-eight  years  I  can  remember  how  that  crowd  of 
soldiers  relished  that  home  breakfast.  After  breakfast 
those  whose  wounds  the  ladies  could  dress  were  in- 
vited upstairs.  I  was  among  the  number.  At  the 
head  of  the  steps  I  was  met  by  Mrs.  Mildred  Pierce, 
who  asked  me  if  she  might  dress  my  wound.  As  kind- 
ly and  gently  as  if  I  had  been  her  own  brother  she  re- 
moved the  coarse  domestic,  which  was  the  best  our 
government  could  furnish.  After  tenderly  washing 
my  wound,  she  bound  it  up  with  nice,  soft  cloths,  and 
from  that  day,  as  long  as  I  was  in  the  community,  she 
was  in  deed  and  in  truth  as  kind  to  me  as  a  sister.  As 
Mrs.  Finley  says,  Mrs.  John  Pierce  furnished  the 
house  and  her  brothers.  Dr.  James  Dunklin  and  Thom- 


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as  Dunklin ;  her  sister,  Mrs.  Caroline  Caffey ;  their 
mother,  Mrs.  Anna  Dunklin  (then  in  her  seventy-sixth 
year),  Mr.  Robert  Rives,  Dr.  Peoples.  Mr.  Wilson, 
— in  fact,  the  whole  community — united  in  furnishing 
the  supplies  to  maintain  the  home.  The  Mesdames 
Pierce,  Thomas  Dunklin,  and  Caffey  served  week 
about  as  matron.  The  Misses  Dunklin,  Caffey,  and 
Rives  served  during  the  day  as  nurses.  Then,  last, 
but  by  no  means  least,  big-hearted,  whole-souled  Dr. 
Clay  Dunklin  gave  his  services  as  surgeon.  How  gen- 
tle and  kind  he  was,  this  writer  well  remembers,  for 
he  was  for  more  than  three  months  under  his  care. 

Only  one  soldier  of  all  those  who  were  sem  to  Col- 
lirene  died  there — of  consumption,  brought  on  by  ex- 
posure. Some  of  the  soldiers  were  taken  to  the  homes 
of  citizens  who  lived  a  few  miles  distant  from  Collirene. 
But  those  who  lived  in  and  around  the  hamlet  preferred 
to  maintain  the  home ;  so  the  most  of  us,  to  give  as  lit- 
tle trouble  as  possible  to  our  benefactors,  remained  at 
the  home  until  ready  to  return  to  the  front.  Mrs.  Robert 
Rives  was  crippled  in  a  runaway  accident  aljout  the 
time  we  were  being  carried  to  the  home,  and  could  not 
do  much ;  but  her  husband  and  daughters  did  their 
full  share.  The  young  ladies  of  the  neighborhood 
seemed  to  try  to  see  who  could  do  most  to  alleviate  suf- 
fering, and  whenever  any  of  the  boys  were  ready  to 
return  to  the  front  they  were  always  furnished  with  a 
good  supply  of  home-knit  socks. 

Now,  all  of  those  who  were  past  middle  age  when  it 
was  the  fortune  of  the  soldier  boys  to  be  their  charges 
have  crossed  over  the  river.  The  motto  of  those  good 
people  was  truly  a  Christlike  one :  "Do  as  you  would  be 
done  by."  Now  that  their  descendants  are  scattered 
from  Alassachusetts  to  Texas,  my  prayer  has  ever  been 
that  the  bread  tlieir  parents  cast  upon  the  waters  may 
return  to  them,  and  the  same  kindness  that  was  extend- 
ed to  the  boys  in  gray  may  be  theirs,  should  they  ever 
need  help. 

It  has  been  my  privilege  as  well  as  my  pleasure  to 
have  as  the  guest  of  my  family  some  of  the  citizens  of 
Collirene  and  their  children  several  times  since  the  war, 
and  I  never  hear  of  their  prosperity  or  that  of  their 
children  that  I  do  not  rejoice. 


CONFEDERATE  GRAVES  AT  WINONA,  MISS. 
The  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  of 
Winona,  Miss.,  have  in  contemplation  the  erection  of 
a  handsome  monument  to  the  heroes  whose  names 
appear  below,  and  the  Veteran  feels  that  the  rela- 
tives and  friends  of  these  brave  men  will  be  comforted 
to  learn  of  their  last  resting  place:  T.  H.  Harper, 
Company  G,  Forty-Third  Mississippi,  was  the  first  bur- 
ied, November  i6,  1862,  and  Iiis  burial  was  followed  by 
E.  Mullins,  First  Mississippi  Battery ;  F.  W.  Evans, 
Company  K,  Fifth  Missouri ;  Christian  Contoline, 
Company  E,  Forty-Second  Alabama;  Irving  McGe- 
hee,  Company  K,  Twenty-Eighth  Mississippi;  P.  Mc- 
Gowing,  Company  K,  Thirty-Eighth  Mississippi ;  Y. 
C.  Dunbar,  Company  C,  Second  Battalion,  Texas  Le- 
gion; G.  T.  Haley,  Company  K,  Forty-Third  Missis- 
sippi; A.  P.  Smith,  Company  H.'  Sixth  Missis- 
sippi; R.  P.  Gary,  Company  B,  Twentieth  Mississippi; 
James  L.  Click,  Company  F.  First  Battalion.  Wall's 
Texas  Legion ;  G.  P.  Williamson,  Company  C,  Forty  - 


Third  Tennessee;  John  A.  Thomas,  Company  K, 
Sixth  Mississippi;  A.  Guitro,  Company  C,  Pt.  Coupee 
Battalion ;  J.  B.  Huckaby,  Company  B,  Thirty-Sev- 
enth Mississippi;  Edmond  Jerrall,  Pt.  Coupee  Battal- 
ion ;  Jasper  Rankin,  Company  A,  First  Arkansas  Cav- 
alry Battalion ;  W.  R.  Smith.  Company  C,  Eighth 
Kentucky ;  E.  L.  Wise,  Company  L,  Twelfth  Louisi- 
ana; G.  W.  Hudspath,  Company  B,  Fortieth  Missis- 
sippi ;  Patrick  Gallaha,  first  lieutenant  Company  H, 
Fifth  Missouri ;  B.  F.  Rodgers,  Company  E,  First 
Missouri ;  Moses  G.  Hayes,  Company  H,  First  Battal- 
ion Arkansas  Cavalry ;  W.  H.  McElroy,  Company  G, 
Eighth  Kentucky;  Sandy  Malone,  Company  D,  First 
Tennessee  Cavalry ;  John  A.  Goss,  Company  I,  First 
Tennessee  Cavalry;  E.  M.  Ferguson,  J.  W.  Bevill, 
Elisha  Kacy,  and  J.  W.  Skinner  was  the  last.  Twenty- 
six  unknown  whose  register  has  been  destroyed  by 
fire.  Should  it  be  the  wish  of  any  one  to  contribute  to 
the  monument  fund,  offerings  would  be  received  by 
Mrs.  F.  B.  Ward  or  W.  A.  Holman,  Winona,  Miss. 


The  Benedette  B.  Tobin  Chapter,  No.  588,  U.  D.  C., 
of  Palestine,  Tex.,  is  one  of  the  strongest  Chapters  in 
that  great  State.  It  was  organized  only  last  April,  and 
now  numbers  one  hundred  and  ten,  with  rapidly  in- 
creasing membership.  The  Chapter  is  named  for  the 
beloved  Mrs.  Benedette  B.  Tobin,  formerly  State 
President.  At  Miss  Emma  Tobin's  marriage  she  was 
presented  by  the  Chapter  with  an  elegant  medallion, 
which  she  prizes  highly.  Mrs.  Houston,  sister  of  Mrs. 
Tobin,  will  present  the  Chapter  an  enlarged  portrait  of 
Mrs.  Tobin  at  an  early  date.  The  object  to  which  this 
Chapter  is  specially  devoted  is  the  aiding  of  old  vet- 
erans, widows,  and  orphans.  Several  entertainments 
have  been  given  by  the  members,  which  added  ma- 
terially to  their  treasury. 


A.  J.  Dye,  Grapevine,  Tex.:  "During  the  siege  of 
\'icksburg  I  was  captain  of  the  steamer  J.  M.  Sharp 
(in  the  Yazoo),  Confederate.  I  carried  Col.  Ferguson's 
command  from  Haines's  Bluff  up  to  the  Rolling  Fork 
to  head  off  the  Federal  gunboats  going  up  Black  and 
Steele's  bayous  to  get  in  the  rear  of  \'icksburg.  Col. 
I'erguson  had  with  his  command  Boone's  Missouri 
Battery,  Capt.  King  in  command.  I  should  like  to 
learn  the  whereabouts  of  any  of  the  party  in  that  ex- 
pedition. T  had  with  me  on  the  trip  Capt.  W.  O.  Bur- 
ton, quartermaster,  and  Brooks,  his  assistant,  both 
from  Missouri.  Should  like  to  find  them.  Also  a  Mr. 
Cunningham,  who  was  with  Burton;  Flippen  Brooks 
and  Maj.  Quart,  who  was  in  the  commissary  depart- 
ment."   

New  Officers  of  the  South  Georgia  Camp,  U. 
C.  v.,  FOR  THE  Year  1903. — The  U.  C.  V.  Camp  at 
Waycrosi>,  Ga.,  elected  the  following  officers :  Com- 
mander, C.  A.  Sheldon ;  Lieutenant  Commanders.  T. 
L.  Brown,  R.  D.  Harris,  R.  T.  Cottingham,  C.  M.  Eu- 
nice ;  Adjutant,  R.  P.  Bird :  Ouarterma.ster,  W.  R.  Har- 
bin ;  Treasurer,  W.  M.  Harbin ;  Commissary,  Jackson 
Grimes;  Surgeon.  T.  S.  Paine;  Chaplain,  D.  A.  John- 
son ;  Sergeant  Major.  J.  J.  Wilkinson ;  Officer  of  the 
Day,  W.  P.  Humphreys;  Color  Sergeant.  E.  Cotting- 
bani;  Color  Guards,  A.  J.  Sweat  and  S.  R.  Jenkins; 
Vidette  Guard.  J.  A.  Cason. 


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C^oofederate  l/eterap. 


(^opfederate  l/eterap. 

S.  A.  CUNNIN'GHASr,  Editor  and  Proprietor. 
Office:  Methodist  Publishing  House  Building:,  Nashville,  Tenn.  ' 

This  publication  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  per- 
•Oos  wbo  approve  its  principles  and  reaJize  its  benefits  as  an  orpan  for  Asso- 
ciations throughout  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  ito  patronaire  and  to 
OoOperate  in  exteuding  its  circulation.     Lei  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 

ABOUT  PERPETUATING  THE  VETERAN. 

Mr.  John  Shirley  Ward  writes  from  Redlands,  Cal. : 

"When  I  first  saw  the  suggestion  of  incorporating  the  Vet- 
eran so  as  to  keep  it  after  you  have  passed  away,  the  idea  pos- 
sessed me  that  it  should  be  done.  For  ten  years  the  Veteran 
has  made  a  golden  archway  over  the  last  days  of  many  old 
Confederates.  It  has  been  .1  source  of  hope  and  comfort  to 
many  despairing  souls  who  might  have  otherwise  felt  that  they 
had  lost  all  that  was  worth  fighting  for.  Its  pages  have  been 
as  love  letters  from  the  homes  they  have  not  seen  for  years. 
Every  page  has  flashed  names  of  Confederate  braves  who  were 
supposed  to  have  gone  down  in  'the  red  burial  of  battle,'  but 
who  survived,  by  a  hair's  breadth,  the  loss  of  life. 

"Such  a  history  as  might  be  woven  out  of  what  has  appeared 
in  the  Veteran  would  be  the  delight  of  the  living  and  of  pos- 
terity. I  hope  you  may  live  long  to  edit  the  Veteran;  but 
your  work  must  go  on  after  you  have  laid  aside  your  pen,  and 
it  is  wise  to  provide  for  such  a  day.  You  may  put  me  down  as 
one  of  the  organizers  for  such  a  corporation." 

Of  such  spirit  are  the  indications  in  many  letters.  The  many 
loyal  expressions  are  profoundly  appreciated.  Subscriptions 
have  been  made  for  from  $10  to  $100,  but  the  charter  has  not 
yet  been  taken  out.  It  is  desirable  to  make  the  charter  mem- 
bership very  large.    Will  all  interested  about  it  write? 

The  duty  to  prepare  for  perpetuity  becomes  imperative.  The 
editor  of  the  Veteran  requests  letters  from  all  friends  who 
are  interested  in  this  movement.  He  desires  to  submit  a  plan 
of  organization  to  those  who  respond.  His  idea  is  that  there 
should  be  a  multitude  concerned,  rather  than  for  a  few  to 
form  the  organization.  He  requests  attention  from  friends  in 
every  State  who  are  interested  in  the  work.  It  would  be  well 
to  have  a  thousand  charter  members,  and  for  these  small  in- 
terests to  be  distributed  wherever  there  are  Confederates.  In 
writing  on  this  subject  let  it  be  on  a  separate  sheet.  Other 
matters  may  have  attention  in  the  same  inclosure. 


The  Veteran  learns  with  deep  appreciation  of  the  generous 
and  manly  action  of  Alonzo  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  of  New  Superior, 
Wis.,  in  the  care  for  through  sickness  and  the  burial  of  Com- 
rade Emanuel  E.  Miller,  who  died  January  25,  1903.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  the  deceased  was  without  relatives  or  near 
friends,  and  the  veteran  wearers  of  the  blue  evidenced  their 
recognition  of  the  brotherhood  of  man  in  so  tenderly  caring 
for  the  son  of  another  cause.  Such  deeds  of  gentleness  show 
the  spirit  of  true  patriotism,  and  convince  the  world  far  better 
than  words  can  do  what  the  real  relation  between  those  who 
faced  each  other  in  battle  is. 


says:  "Bennett  H  Young,  the  Kentucky  law>-er  who  upset  all 
precedent  by  treating  J.  Pierpont  Morgan  as  an  ordinary  wit- 
ness, proved  a  surprise  to  the  wealth  of  New  York  legal  talent, 
who  have  made  it  a  rule  to  always  deal  with  the  great  financier 
with  kid  gloves.  The  tall,  suave,  white-haired  Kentuckian, 
with  imperturbable  politeness,  but  with  an  insistence  that  knew 
no  limit,  kept  Mr.  Morgan  on  the  rack  for  a  full  hour,  and 
drew  out  of  him  information  which  the  great  financier  never 
dreamed  of  giving." 

A  Washington  special  to  the  Louisville  Courier-Journal, 
quoting  an  address,  states  that  at  an  alumni  banquet  Gen. 
Basil  Duke  "came  to  the  rescue  of  President  Roosevelt  on  the 
negro  question,  and  declared  his  belief  that  the  President  is  the 
only  man  who  'could  be  elected'  in  1904."  The  next  day's  tele- 
grams reported  the  tender  of  a  Federal  judgeship  to  Gen. 
Duke,  but  he  declined  it  graciously. 


John  H.  Reagan  Camp. — In  the  January  Veteran  appears 
a  print  of  the  John  H.  Reagan  Camp,  No.  44,  U.  C.  V.  The 
central  figure  in  the  picture  is  the  venerable  patriot  and  states- 
man for  whom  the  Carnp  was  named.  The  members  of  the 
Camp  represents  every  State  in  the  South  and  every  arm  of 
the  service.  The  ladies  in  the  picture  are  the  sponsor.  Miss 
Agnes  Mergenthall  (on  the  left),  a  daughter  of  Comrade  John 
Mergenthall,  who  served  throughout  the  war  in  the  Seventh 
Texas  Cavalry.  The  chaperone,  Mrs.  A.  R.  Howard,  is  a 
daughter  of  Maj.  D.  P.  Black,  of  Gen.  Churchill's  staff.  The 
maid  of  honor.  Miss  Lilly  McDermott,  is  the  daughter  of  one 
of  the  brave  "young  boys"  who  enlisted  at  Holly  Springs  and 
followed  Gen.  Forrest. 


The  New  York  World  published  quite  a  sketch  of  Col.  Ben- 
nett H.  Young  in  connection  with  his  examination  of  J.  Pier- 
pont Morgan  in  the  recent  investigation  by  a  Kentucky  com- 
mission  as  to    the   merging   of   railroads    in   that    State.     It 


Ohio  Lad  Likes  the  Confederates. — Berry  Brown,  of 
Franklin,  Ohio,  aged  fifteen,  writes:  "I  am  making  a  stamp 
collection,  and  want  some  stamps  that  stood  for  one  of  the 
grandest  lot  of  States  in  America,  the  Confederate  States.  I 
hope  this  may  come  under  the  eye  of  some  one  who  would  be 
so  kind  as  to  send  me  these  stamps.  One  Confederate  is  buried 
in  our  cemetery,  and  I  mean  to  take  a  whole  basket  of  flowers 
to  his  grave  on  Decoration  Day,  for  he  was  perhaps  some 
mother's  son  who  told  her  he  would  return  to  her.  Gen.  Lee's 
birthday  was  observed  by  no  one  here  but  myself,  and  I  put 
up  my  Confederate  flag." 

Story  of  Gen.  J.  E.  Johnston's  Nurse.— In  the  early  sixties 
the  Knoxville  Register  published  the  following:  "We  heard 
of  a  little  incident  that  may  profit  some  of  our  Northern  foes, 
should  this  paper  fall  into  their  hands,  and  they  will  take  the 
trouble  to  peruse  it.  Gen.  Joe  Johnston  was  receiving  friends 
at  the  Lamar  House.  He  was  surrounded  with  many  gallant 
officers  who  had  called  to  pay  their  respects,  when  there  came 
a  smart  rap  at  the  door.  An  officer,  shining  with  stars  and 
gold  lace,  opened  the  door,  and  there  stood  a  venerable  negro 
woman  with  a  coarse  sunbonnet  on  her  head  and  a  cotton  um- 
brella under  her  arm.  'Is  this  Mr.  Johnston's  room?'  asked 
the  old  woman.  The  glittering  officer  nodded  assent.  'Mr. 
Joe  Johnston's  room?'  Assent  again  being  condescended,  she 
said :  'I  want  to  see  him.'  In  she  marched,  and  tapped  the  great 
military  chieftain  on  the  shoulder.  He  turned  and  clasped  her 
ebony  hand  in  his,  while  she  for  a  moment  silently  perused  his 
features.  At  length  she  spoke :  'Mr.  Joe,  you  is  getting  old.' 
The  General  affectionately  held  his  old  nurse's  hand,  and  an- 
swered her  artless  inquiries,  while  large  tears  rolled  down  his 
soldierly  cheeks.  The  venerable  negress  who  made  the  com- 
mander of  the  armies  of  th.e  West  'cry  like  a  baby'  was  Judy, 
slave  of  Dr.  Paxton,  who  had  'toted'  Joe  in  her  arms  when 
he  was  a  baby." 


Qoi>federate  l/eteraij. 


61 


Col.  McClure  Urges  a  Monument  to  Lee  at  Gettysdurg. 

The  Veteran  knows  of  few  men  whose  hearts  beat  more 
truly  in  sympathy  with  the  South  and  her  traditions,  and  whose 
words  ring  with  more  force  and  clearness  in  all  parts  of  this 
great  country  when  the  interests  of  her  people  are  to  be  cham- 
pioned, than  Col.  A.  K.  McClure,  of  Philadelphia.  Concerning 
his  proposition  before  the  Pennsylvania  Legislature  to  erect  a 
monument  to  Gen.  Lee  at  Gettysburg,  the  New  York  Sun  says: 

"Col.  McClure  reminds  the  veterans  who  are  opposed  to  the 
Lee  statue  that  when  Andrew  Curtin,  the  grand  old  war  Gov- 
ernor of  Pennsylvania,  recommended,  ten  years  after  the  war, 
that  the  Confederate  lines  at  Gettysburg  be  marked  by  tablets, 
a  storm  of  protests  arose  from  Federal  veterans.  In  course  of 
time  the  work  was  done,  and  there  is  not  a  surviving  Federal 
soldier  who  would  undo  it.  Fifteen  years  ago  the  survivors  of 
Pickett's  Division  and  of  the  Philadelphia  Brigade  celebrated 
at  the  Bloody  Angle  the  terrific  fighting  which  culminated  in 
the  repulse  of  the  Confederate  Gen.  Armistead,  who  was  mor- 
tally wounded  on  the  field,  and  at  that  fraternal  meeting  Gen. 
Burns,  of  the  Philadelphia  Brigade,  proposed,  amid  approving 
cheers,  that  statues  be  erected  to  Armistead  and  to  Gushing, 
the  Northern  general  who  leal  him  back  when  he  had  almost 
reached  the  Federal  line-.  If  Union  veterans  applaud  a  pro- 
posal to  illustrate  the  fighting  at  the  Bloody  Angle  by  statues 
of  the  opposing  coinmanders,  why  not  statues  of  Lee,  Long- 
street,  and  Stuart  on  the  Confederate  side,  as  well  as  statues 
of  Meade,  Hancock,  and  Gregg,  of  the  Federal  army,  to  tell 
the  story  of  Gettysburg  to  future  generations  of  Americans? 
The  visitor  to  Gettysburg  who  stands  en  Seminary  Hill  sees 
in  his  mind's  eye  the  figure  of  the  general  who  directed  the 
operations  on  the  Confederate  side.  Why  not  a  representation 
of  him  in  bronze  to  kindle  the  imagination?  No  inan  who  is 
capable  of  admiring  the  genius,  courage,  and  manliness  of 
Robert  E.  Lee,  no  less  an  American  because  he  wore  the  gray, 
will  be  satisfied,  when  the  ashes  of  hate  are  cold  and  prejudice 
has  disappeared,  to  read  the  story  of  Gettysburg  only  in  the 
statues  of  Federal  commanders.  What  a  reflection  it  would  be 
on  the  tolerance,  charity,  generosity,  and  even  the  intelligence 
of  the  race?  'What!'  the  foreigner  would  naturally  say,  'you 
deny  to  the  South,  which  fought  shoulder  to  shoulder  with 
you  in  the  war  with  Spain,  representation  at  Gettysburg  in  a 
series  of  monuments  which  arc  simply  illustrative  of  that 
titanic  conflict !  Does  it  mean  that  you  treat  the  South  as  a 
vassal  and  not  as  an  equal  ?'  " 

Other  Heroic  Virginians. 

A  writer  in  a  recent  issue  of  the  Baltimore  Sun  calls  atten- 
tion to  the  fact  that  there  were  many  other  Virginians  besides 
Armistead  and  Gushing  who  indicated  the  high-water  mark  of 
American  heroism.  Among  these  he  mentions  Col.  John  Baker 
Thompson,  about  whose  death  he  refers  to  an  inquiry  that  was 
made  in  the  Veteran  for  August,  1901  (page  383),  and  of 
whom  Capt.  Parks  wrote : 

"I  dined  with  Col.  Thompson  about  the  ist  of  April,  1862, 
at  the  Gayoso  Hotel,  at  Memphis,  Tcnn.  At  that  time  I  was 
eighteen  years  of  age,  and  he  twenty-four,  and  I  was  senior 
first  lieutenant  of  heavy  artillery,  Hoadley's  Arkansas  Battery, 
then  located  at  Island  No.  10,  and  shortly  thereafter  succeeded 
him  as  captain  of  said  battery.  After  dinner,  as  I  was  to  take 
passage  on  a  Mississippi  steamer.  Col.  Thompson  walked  with 
me  to  the  boat.  On  the  way  to  the  boat  he  was  making  many 
inquiries  touching  my  captain's  proficiency  in  miliary  tactics. 
I  remember  he  asked  me  this  question  :  'Where  is  the  position 
of  the  lieutenant  colonel  and  major  in  time  of  action?'  (He 
was  then  a  lieutenant  colonel,  and  the  impression  was  that  a 
great  battle  would  soon  be  fought  at  or  near  Shiloh,  his  com- 


mand being  a  part  of  the  Confederate  forces  to  be  engaged  in 
the  expected  battle.)  Laughingly  I  said:  'Why,  Colonel,  ask 
me  something  not  so  easy.'  He  said:  'You  do  not  know,  sir; 
nor  does  your  captain.'  'Supposing  I  did  know,'  I  answered, 
'as  shown  by  diagram  in  Hardie's  "Tactics?"'  'Ah,'  said  he, 
'just  as  I  expected.  'Your  answer  is  incorrect;  but  I  do  not 
censure  you,  because  the  answer  to  that  question  is  not  in  Gen. 
Hardie's  "Tactics."  He  failed  to  translate  that  from  the 
French  tactics,  of  which  I  have  a  copy.'  He  then  explained  to 
me  what  the  F'rcnch  tactics  set  forth— their  places  are  in  time 
of  action  on  the  right  or  left  in  line  of  battle  six  and  twelve  (or 
fifteen)  paces,  and  explained  the  reasons  therefor.  Knowing 
him  to  be  a  brave  and  chivalrous  Christian  gentleman  and 
scholar,  I  looked  him  straight  in  the  eyes,  thinking  it  could  be 
only  a  few  days  until  he  should  be  in  the  impending  conflict  at 
or  near  Shiloh,  and  said  as  we  were  shaking  hands  to  part : 
'You  surely  will  not  thus  unnecessarily  expose  yourself  in  the 
coming  engagement,  will  you.  Colonel  ?'  He  answered :  'I  will 
most  certainly  do  my  whole  duty.,  sir !'  With  a  voice  of  sad- 
ness I  said :  'Then,  my  dear  Colonel,  I  shall  never  see  you 
again.  You  will  be  killed  in  that  battle.  May  God  bless  you! 
F'arewell.' 

"The  battle  came.  It  proved  to  be  one  of  the  bloodiest  and 
most  important,  and  withal  perhaps  the  only  battle  fought  out 
as  planned  in  the  whole  Civil  War.  Great  indeed  was  the  loss 
we  sustained  there.  Perhaps  the  greatest  loss  was  the  loss  of 
Albert  Sidney  Johnston,  who  was  considered  by  President  Jef- 
ferson Davis  as  one  of  the  greatest  generals  in  America. 
There,  as  I  had  predicted,  Col.  Thompson  fell  upon  the  right 
and  at  the  head  of  his  regiment.  He  lived  four  days,  though 
pierced  with  four  (some  reported  eight)  balls  in  his  breast." 

Borne  to  the  rear  by  his  men,  as  he  passed  through  the  ranks 
he  encouraged  others,  telling  them  how  sweet  it  was  to  die  for 
one's  country.  The  enemy  remained  in  possession  of  the  field, 
so  that  Col.  Thompson  died  within  their  lines.  His  grave  was 
marked  by  his  orderly,  who  had  accompanied  him,  and  after 
the  war  his  remains  were  brought  to  his  native  State  of  Vir- 
ginia and  deposited  in  Holywood  Cemetery  at  Richmond. 

In  the  cyclorama  of  the  battle  of  Shiloh  the  death  of  Col. 
Thompson  is  marked  as  one  of  the  principal  events.  He  was 
called  the  Havelock,  or  Christian  soldier,  and  was  the  idol  of 
his  command. 


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duced price  by  ordering  with  the  Veteran  :  Arkansas  Gasclte, 
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American,  $1.50;  Nashville  Banner,  $1.50;  Montgomery  Adver- 
tiser, $1.50;  Atlanta  Conslitution,  $1.50;  Louisville  Courier- 
Journal,  $1.50;  Richmond  Times,  $1.50— the  Times  daily,  $3 
The  Nashville  Banner,  daily,  and  the  Veteran,  $5.25. 


North  Carolina  Pater  Values  the  Veteran. 
In  the  Orange  County  (Jbserver,  Hillsboro,  N.C.,  the  fol- 
lowing gracious  reference  appeared  on  January  29,  1903 : 
"The  Confederate  Veteran,  a  monthly  magazine  published 
at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  S.  A.  Cunningham,  proprietor,  is  well 
worth  one  dollar  per  year,  the  price  of  subscription,  and  every 
veteran  in  Orange  County  ought  to  take  it.  If  you  want 
to  be  reli-Lly  informed  about  the  great  war.  send  one  dollar 
and  receive  the  Confederate  Veteran  for  a  whole  year.  A 
sample  copy  will  be  sent  to  any  person  who  requests  it.  A 
request  on  a  postal  card  will  bring  you  a  sample  copy."  Let 
other  (xchangcs  do  likewise,  if  they  would  help  a  worthy  cause. 


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Qopfederati^  l/eterai). 


THE  LATE  GEN.  GEORGE  MOORMAN. 
Below  we  give  a  few  of  the  many  tributes  received : 

GEN.    walker's   tribute. 

Gen.  C.  I.  Walker,  commanding  Army  of  Northern  Vir- 
ginia Department,  pays  tribute.  It  is  official,  coming  from 
James  G.  Holmes,  Adjutant  General  and  Chief  of  Staff: 

"Adjutant  General  George  Moorman  is  dead  !  As  these  sor- 
rowful tidings  were  swept  over  the  South  th.e  heart  of  every 
veteran  was  bowed  with  grief.  The  sympathy  of  all  other 
Southerners  was  given  to  the  bereaved  veterans,  who  had  lost 
lh«  one  man  who  in  general  estimation  was  the  moving  spirit 
of  the  grand  organization  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans. 

"The  Array  of  Northern  Virginia  Department,  U.  C.  V., 
now  lays  its  wreath  on  the  tomb  of  one  who  was  to  the  U. 
C.  V.  not  only  the  highly  eflicient  officer,  but  the  noble,  loving 
comrade. 

"Our  Association  has  been  supremely  blest  in  that  to  the 
earnest  efforts  of  thousands  of  our  comrades  has  been  added 
the  magnificent  directing  abilities  of  two  men  to  whom  is 
eminently  due  its  grand  success :  Gordon  and  Moorman. 
Each  did  his  part  well  in  his  own  special  line  of  work,  and, 
without  either,  we  could  not  have  had  the  glorious  upbuilding 
which  unified  the  Confederate  sentiment  of  the  South  and 
brought  us,  fellow-comrades,  into  such  cordial,  warm,  close 
union.    One  of  these  two  has  gone,  and  his  loss  is  irreparable. 

"General  Moorman  appears  to  us  in  manifold  aspects — all 
the  best  ri  God's  creation;  but  in  only  two  is  he  so  intimately 
associated  with  the  U.  C.  V.  that  all  others  must  give  place, 
and  we  must  consider  him  more  particularly  as  the  Confed- 
erate soldier  and  as  the  friend  and  organizer  of  the  survivors 
of  the  Confederacy,  our  Adjutant  General  and  General  Gor- 
don's Chief  of  Staff. 

"He  served  the  Confederacy  with  such  diligence  and  heroism 
as  to  win  great  distinction.  A  pure  patriot,  like  thousands  of 
others,  he  offered  manhood,  life,  and  all  he  held  dear  in  life 
for  the  honor  and  defense  of  his  country.  That  his  services 
were  more  valuable  than  those  of  many  others,  was  to  be  ex- 
pected from  the  character  of  the  man.  His  country  recognized 
them  in  bestowing  upon  him  the  rank  he  so  richly  deserved. 
He  did  liis  duty  zvell.  ...  He  was  a  true  and  loyal  Confed- 
erate soldier. 

"But  it  was  reserved  for  his  connection  with  the  U.  C.  V. 
to  draw  out  those  magnificent  characteristics  which  have  won 
him  the  confidence,  the  esteem,  the  love  of  every  comrade  of 
our  splendid  organization.  He  was  ever  diligent  in  every  serv- 
ice to  the  U.  C.  v.,  giving  days  and  months  and  years  to  its 
work  with  unparalleled  discretion,  unabated  zeal,  without 
pecuniary  remuneration.  He  died  as  he  had  lived,  at  the  post 
of  duty,  dictating  a  communication  to  some  of  those  comrades 
he  loved  so  well  and  served  so  truly.  If  he  had  had  his  choice 
of  his  mode  of  death,  the  nobility  of  the  man,  the  soldier,  and 
the  faithful  officer  would  have  led  him  to  choose  just  such  an 
ending. 

"His  discharge  of  the  many  delicate  duties  of  his  position 
was  characterized  throughout  by  a  most  superb  good  judgment. 
He  inspired  the  faltering,  restrained  the  over-zealous,  smoothed 
over  every  difficulty,  and  made  the  pathway  of  our  Association 
smooth  and  easy.  Dealing  with  men — his  comrades — of  all 
classes,  he  was  the  kind  friend  and  earnest  adviser  to  all,  and 
brought  them  all  pleasantly  under  the  banners  of  the  U.  C.  V. 

"Every  duty  which  a  large  heart  and  generous  nature  made 
him  feel  was  a  duty  was  discharged  zealously  and  in  the  very 
best  manner  for  the  interest  of  our  Association.  And  all  were 
discharged  with  a  gravity  of  manner  which  could  only  have 
SfTung  from  a  heart  overflowing  with  love  for  his  comrades. 


So  willingly  was  it  done  as  to  force  every  comrade  to  know 
that  George  Moorman  was  his  friend. 

"All  this  was  done  for  love  of  the  Association  and  the  hal- 
lowed memories  it  was  formed  to  preserve.  All  that  was  best 
of  a  bright  mind  was  freely  given  to  his  comrades.  No  hope 
of  pecuniary  reward  moved  him,  as  he  declined  to  receive  any 
payment  for  his  work.  He  was  ri-ht.  The  kind  of  work  he 
gave  us  was  beyond  price.  We,  hii  comrades  of  the  U.  C.  V., 
owe  a  debt  which  we  can  repay  only  by  uniting  our  efforts  to 
continue  the  prosperity  of  the  Association  he  so  largely  con- 
tributed to  make,  always  served  with  untiring  devotion,  and 
loved  second  only  to  his  family.  Let  us  determine  to  do  this, 
and  by  so  doing  show  that  we  esteem  the  work  of  the  beloved 
Moorman,  whose  dearest  hope  was  that  by  the  building  up  of 
the  U.  C.  V.  he  could  engrave  on  the  eternal  hills  of  truth  the 
sacredness  of  the  Confederacy,  the  nobility  of  the  Confederate 
soldiers,  and  the  grand  truth  that  they  fought  for  honor,  liberty, 
and  their  firesides. 

"The  colors  of  all  the  Camps  in  this  department  will  be 
draped  in  mourning,  when  used  on  public  occasions,  for  ninety 
days  from  the  date  of  his  death  (December  i6,  1902),  and  also 
at  the  next  reunion  of  the  U.  C.  V.,  in  honor  of  his  memory." 

Moorman  Mourned  in  Arkansas. 

The  J.  Ed  Murray  Camp,  No.  510,  at  Pine  Bluff,  took  prompt 
action  in  regard  to  the  death  of  Gen.  George  Moorman.  The 
resolutions  were  presented  by  Col.  J.  Burton  Trulock,  Chair- 
man of  the  committee,  comprised  of  himself,  Junius  Jordan, 
and  U.  T.  Roberts : 

"Whereas  the  Camps  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans 
have  suffered  a  severe  loss  in  the  death  of  our  comrade.  Gen. 
George  Moorman,  a  veteran  to  whom  they  were  greatly  in- 
debted for  the  perfection  of  their  organization  and  for  keeping 
alive  and  vigorously  active  the  sentiment  of  loyalty  to  the 
memory  of  the  old  Confederate  States ;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved:  I.  That  J.  Ed  Murray  Camp  of  ex-Confederate 
Veterans  express  its  sorrow  and  its  feeling  of  affliction  at  the 
loss  of  a  comrade  who  was  the  type  of  a  chivalrous  Southern 
gentleman  and  a  most  gallant  and  meritorious  soldier  of  the 
Confederacy. 

"2.  That  we  bear  testimony  to  the  fact  that  through  all  the 
hardships  and  dangers  of  a  hundred  battlefields  he  bore  himself 
as  a  knight  without  fear  and  without  reproach,  and  that  in  the 
terrible  persecutions  and  tortures  of  prison  life  he  remained 
firm  and  devoted  to  his  faith  and  more  resolute  to  suffer  and 
fight  for  the  cause  he  knew  to  be  right. 

"3.  That  we  recognize  that  to  him  is  due  the  conception  of 
an  organization  of  Confederate  Veterans  to  perpetuate  the 
memories  of  the  camp  fires  of  the  Confederacy  and  to 
strengthen  by  social  intercourse  and  annual  gatherings  the 
friendships  made  in  the  roar  of  battle  and  sealed  by  the  blood 
of  fallen  comrades. 

"4.  That  we  speak  especially  of  his  executive  ability  and  pow- 
ers of  organization,  in  that  he  took  hold  of  the  idea  of  forming 
these  Southern  Camps,  and  began  with  the  light  of  fifteen 
camps  and  increased  it  to  fifteen  hundred,  thus  showing  the 
matchless  genius  of  the  Southern  mind,  incomparable  in  battle 
and  peerless  in  leadership. 

"5.  That  while  he  exemplified  to  the  fullest  extent  his  devo- 
ilion  to  the  Southern  cause  and  its  glorious  memories,  he  uni- 
formly proved  his  loyalty  and  intrinsic  worth  as  a  citizen  of  the 
United  States  when  he  pledged  his  faith  to  its  flag  after  the 
furling  of  his  own  loved  and  immortal  ensign. 

"6.  That  we  do  truly  and  heartily  join  in  the  universal  sor- 
row that  pervades  the  Camps  of  veterans  and  our  Southern 
States,  and  that  we  express  to  the  family  of  the  true  warrior 


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and  leader  our  profound  sympathy  for  them  in  this  sad  and 
mournful  bereavement,  and  assure  them  that,  ahliough  he  has 
been  taken  from  us,  his  memory  shall  be  a  burning  and  shining 
light  in  our  hearts  and  in  our  Camps  until  the  last  old  Confed- 
erate lias  pa^'sed  away. 

"7.  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  furnished  to  the 
family  of  our  departed  comrade;  al^o  to  the  Confederate 
Veteran,  at  Nashville,  for  publication ;  and  that  they  be 
spread  on  a  memorial  pagj  on  the  records  of  this  Camp." 

Tribute  from  Oklahoma. 

J.  C.  Jamison,  Commander,  and  C.  R.  Buckncr,  Acting 
Adjutant,  submit  the  following  resolutions  of  Jamison  Camp, 
No.  347,  Guthrie,  Okla. : 

"Whereas  God  in  his  infinite  wisdom  has  summoned  from 
the  walks  of  life  and  earthly  comradeship  our  gallant,  faithful, 
and  beloved  comrade,  Gen.  George  Moorman ;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved:  i.  That  in  his  death  every  Southern  heart  is 
made  to  grieve  and  every  Southern  home  to  mourn  the  loss  of 
a  friend,  and  that  to  him  more  than  to  any  one  else  the  maimed 
veterans  of  the  South  owe  a  debt  of  grateful  memory  for  the 
establishment  of  permanent  free  homes  for  their  declining 
years. 

"2.  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  furnished  to  the 
Confederate  Veteran." 

At  a  meeting  of  Camp  Ward,  No.  10,  U.  C.  V..  Pensacola, 
Fla.,  the  following  was  adopted : 

"Whereas  in  the  death  of  Gen.  George  Moorman  we  feel 
that  the  Confederate  Veterans  have  lost  a  most  sincere  and 
true  friend,  a  most  efficient  officer,  and  the  South  a  patriot  of 
unblemished  character;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  as  a  tribute  to  his  memory  and  an  expres- 
sion of  our  sorrow,  we.  Camp  Ward,  U.  C.  V.,  devote  a  page 
in  our  minute  book  inscribed  to  his  memory." 


GEN.  CABELL'S  ANNUAL  ADDRESS. 

Lieut.  Gen.  W.  L.  Cabell,  Commander  of  the  Trans-Missis- 
sippi Department  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans,  sends 
out  his  annual  address,  in  which  he  says,  after  his  usual  affec- 
tionate greeting: 

"Our  ranks  are  growing  thinner,  and  many  of  our  noblest 
and  best  have  crossed  the  river  during  the  last  year ;  yet  we 
have  every  right  to  thank  God  that  the  death  roll  is  no  greater, 
and  that  our  comrades,  enfeebled  by  old  age,  incapacitated  by 
wounds,  disease,  and  sickness,  who  are  unable  to  make  a  living, 
have  been  properly  cared  for  by  the  great  States  of  Texas, 
Arkansas,  Missouri,  and  the  Territories.  I  am  satisfied  that 
every  State  and  Territory  in  this  department  will  continue  to 
make  liberal  appropriations  to  carry  on  this  noble  work. 

"My  old  comrades,  I  would  call  your  attention  to  the  growth 
of  our  noble  Association  of  United  Confederate  Veterans. 
Adjt.  Gen.  Moorman,  before  his  death,  reported  fifteen  hundred 
Camps,  and  I  am  proud  to  say  that  nearly  one-half  of  this  num- 
ber are  in  the  Trans-Mississippi  Department,  where  many  new 
Camps  have  been  organized.  Continue  this  good  work;  let 
every  Confederate  now  living  enroll.  Let  the  memory  of  the 
brvae  men  who  died  on  the  battlefield  or  in  prison  bestir  you 
to  enroll.  I  appeal  to  you  by  the  memory  of  the  suffering  and 
hardships  borne  by  the  noble  women  of  the  South  while  their 
fathers,  husbands,  brothers,  and  sons  were  in  the  field  fighting 
for  constitutional  liberty — in  the  name  of  all  that  is  dear  to 
the  truth  of  our  history,  patriotism,  and  glorious  record — to 
join  some  Camp,  and  thus  keep  in  touch  for  the  few  years  you 
have  to  live.  Then  you  may  be  attended  in  sickness  and  other 
misfortunes  by  old  comrades.    I  therefore  call  on  all  Division 


and  Brigade  Commanders  of  every  State  and  Territory  to  issue 
at  once  the  necessary  orders  that  may  increase  the  number  of 
Camps,  as  well  as  the  membership  of  each  Camp,  at  the  reunion 
to  be  held  in  New  Orleans  May  19-22,  1903.  I  request  that 
Division  and  Brigade  Commanders  urge  every  Camp  in  the 
dep.Trtment  to  meet  at  once  to  arrange  for  sending  delegates  to 
the  reunion  and  the  necessary  per  capita  to  Adjt.  Gen.  Mickle, 
New  Orleans,  La. 

"The  Committee  on  Transportation,  consisting  of  Gens.  H. 
W.  Graber  and  S.  P.  Mendez  and  Cols.  B.  F.  Wathen,  L.  A. 
DaflTan,  and  T.  B.  Trotman,  will  do  all  in  their  power  to  se- 
cure rates  on  all  railroads  leading  into  New  Orleans.  Then, 
my  old  comrades  of  the  Trans-Mississippi  Department,  con- 
sisting of  the  great  States  of  Texas,  .\rkansas,  Missouri,  Cali- 
fornia, Colorado,  Oregon,  Kansas,  Montana,  Idaho,  North  and 
South  Dakota,  Nebraska,  Indian  Territory,  Oklahoma,  New 
Mexico,  and  Arizona,  who  were  unable  to  attend  past  reunions, 
be  ready  and  join  us  at  this  grand  reunion. 

"The  people  of  New  Orleans  will  extend  to  you  that  hospi- 
tality she  has  ever  shown  brave  Confederates.  Comrades,  at- 
tend the  reunion  with  your  wives,  your  noble  sons,  and  your 
beautiful  daughters.  Let  us  have  a  grand  love  feast,  !e'.  us 
renew  old  friendships,  and  in  memory  call  the  roll  of  the 
heroic  dead  and  recount  their  gallant  deeds. 

"Business  of  importance  will  come  up  for  your  consideration 
— such  as  the  proper  care  of  the  graves  of  our  dead,  the  care 
of  our  needy  comrades,  the  erection  of  the  monument  to  our 
noble  President,  and  gathering  facts  that  will  enable  the  future 
historian  to  truthfully  tell  the  story  of  Confederate  bravery 
and  the  justice  of  the  cause  for  which  we  fought." 

Just  at  going  to  press  "Circular  Letter  Number  21"  comes 
from  R.  B.  Coleman,  Major  General  Indian  Territory  Di- 
vision, setting  forth  to  liis  Brigades  and  Camps  the  various 
issues  of  the  times.  His  tribute  to  the  late  Gen.  George 
Moorman  is  worthy  of  consideration.  This  significant 
paragraph  is  reproduced  in  the  conclusion  of  an  appeal  for 
historic  record:  "Each  comrade  can  certainly  write  a  short 
sketch  of  what  he  saw  and  did ;  send  it  to  the  Confederate 
Veteran,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  it  will  pass  into  history." 

FLAG  OF  SECOND  ILLINOIS  CAVALRY. 

J.  Stickel,  who  was  Lieutenant  of  Company  F,  Second  Illi- 
nois Cavalry,  writes  from  Baldwin,  Kan.: 

"While  the  Second  Illinois  Cavalry  was  soldiering  in  West 
Tennessee  during  the  summer  of  1862  the  flag  of  Company  F 
was  nailed  to  the  cupola  of  a  building — a  courthouse,  I  think — 
not  far  from  our  camp,  and  probably  between  Trenton  and 
Bolivar;  but  I  am  unable  to  locate  or  name  the  town.  The  flag 
was  presented  to  the  company  by  the  ladies  of  Monticello, 
111.,  at  its  organization,  in  July,  1861,  and,  as  one  of  the  com- 
manders of  the  company.  I  am  desirous  to  recover  it. 

"J.  H.  McDowell,  of  Union  City,  Tenn.,  suggests  inquiry 
through  the  Veteran.  McDowell  presented  a  carbine  to  the 
son  of  a  .sergeant  of  my  company  at  a  reunion  of  the  regiment 
at  Quincy,  III.,  last  October.  This  sergeant  was  killed  at 
Holly  Springs,  Miss.,  December  20,  1862,  in  a  saber  charge 
against  McDowell's  regiment.  Col.  Ballentine.  McDowell 
picked  up  the  carbine  and  carried  it  until  the  close  of  the  war, 
and  at  a  camp  fire  during  the  reunion,  at  the  close  of  an  elo- 
quent speech,  he  presented  it  to  the  son  of  its  former  owner. 

"I  am  glad  to  know  that  the  bitterness  engendered  by  the 
strife  between  the  two  sections  no  longer  exists,  and  that  the 
heroism  and  chivalry  of  boili  annies  have  become  the  heritage 
of  the  American  people.  ...  I  guarantee  satisfactory  re- 
muneration to  the  person  w!i"  may  return  the  flag  or  who  tnay 
give  information  that  will  U  id  to  its  return." 


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UNITED  D.XUGHTERS  OF  THE  CONFEDERACY. 

Mrs.  Cone  Johnson,  President  of  the  Texas  Division,  sends 
out  to  her  Chapters  a  circular  that  abounds  with  patriotic  ap- 
peal for  activitj^  and  zeal  in  their  important  duties.    She  says; 

"In  assuming  the  office  of  President  of  the  Division  it  is  my 
wish  to  assure  every  Daughter  of  my  deep  interest  in  the  work 
which  is  to  be  done  and  of  my  prayers  for  the  welfare  of  every 
Chapter.    We  must  at  once  get  in  touch  with  each  other." 

In  calling  attention  to  some  matters  which  were  enacted  at 
the  Fort  Worth  Convention,  she  said : 

"The  convention  resolved  to  ask  of  the  approaching  Legis- 
lature liberal  and  proper  appropriations  for  the  Confederate 
Home  at  Austin,  and  for  the  erection  of  a  suitable  monument 
to  the  memory  of  Texas  soldiers  in  Chickamauga  Park.  These 
are  both  worthy  objects  which  appeal  strongly  to  every  Daugh- 
ter of  the  Confederacy.  The  care  of  our  aged  and  decrepit 
veterans  is  not  only  one  of  the  objects  of  our  organization  but 
a  matter  which  is  near  to  our  hearts.  We  can  best  show  our 
loyalty  to  the  memory  of  our  dead  heroes  by  making  provision 
for  the  care  and  comfort  of  those  of  their  brothers  who  sur- 
vive. I  request  that  each  Daughter  write  to  some  man  of  in- 
fluence or  prominence  who  would  likely  become  interested  in 
this  matter,  and  solicit  his  cooperation  and  influence  with  the 
Legislature,  and  that  each  Chapter  memorialize  its  Representa- 
tive and  Senator  to  be  liberal  in  the  provision  for  the  Con- 
federate Home  and  for  an  appropriation  for  a  Texas  monu- 
ment at  Chickamauga.  We  will  not  be  without  influence  when 
our  demands  are  reasonable  and  for  such  worthy  objects  as 
these.  Let  some  of  the  many  gifted  women  who  are  to  be 
found  in  every  Chapter  write  something  for  the  press.  Legis- 
lation is  always  the  result  of  a  proper  public  sentiment.  The 
managers  of  the  Home  will  no  doubt  lay  before  the  Legislature 
the  needs  of  the  institution,  and  our  object  is  to  assist  them  in 
securing  the  necessary  appropriations. 

"I  have  appointed  a  committee  to  take  in  hand  the  matter 
of  having  the  birthday  of  Jefferson  Davis  made  a  legal  holiday. 

"The  Secretary,  IVIrs.  W.  P.  Lane,  will  communicate  to 
Generals  Gordon  and  Van  Zandt  the  wish  expressed  by  the 
convention  that  sponsors  and  maids  of  honor  to  the  Confed- 
erate reunions  be  appointed  from  members  of  the  U.  D.  C. 

"The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Text-Books  is  of  such  im- 
portance that  I  would  suggest  that  it  be  read  by  every  Chapter. 

"U.  D.  C.  departments  have  been  reestablished  in  the  Hous- 
ton Post,  with  Mrs.  Seabrook  W.  Sydnor,  Houston,  as  ed- 
itress; in  the  Waco  Times-Herald,  with  Miss  Decca  West  as 
editress;  and  in  the  Fort  Worth  Register,  with  Mrs.  F.  L. 
Jordan  as  editress. 

"The  constitution  requires  'that  elections  of  officers  of  Chap- 
ters shall  be  held  as  near  the  ist  of  January  as  possible.'  This 
is  important.  Please  send  lists  of  these  officers  promptly  to 
Mrs.  W.  P.  Lane,  Secretary,  Fort  Worth,  and  to  Mrs.  S.  H. 
Watson,  Historian,  Waxahachie." 

In  conformity  with  the  law,  she  requests  that  on  the  1st  of 
January,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  possible,  Chapters  remit  the 
State  dues  to  Mrs.  Wharton  Bates,  Treasurer,  Houston,  and 
on  the  1st  of  February  to  Mrs.  James  Y.  Leigh,  Treasurer 
U.  D.  C,  Norfolk,  Va.,  the  ten  cents  per  capita  tax. 

"The  convention  decided  to  create  a  fund  for  the  purpose  of 
placing  pictures  in  the  Confederate  Museum  of  Col.  C.  M. 
Wmkler,  distinguished  both  as  soldier  and  jurist,  and  of  our 
beloved  Mrs.  A.  V.  Winkler,  who  has  worked  so  faithfully  to 
see  that  Texas  is  properly  represented  in  the  Confederate 
Museum.  Let  our  contributions  to  this  fund  be  liberal  and 
prompt.  The  same  may  be  sent  to  Mrs.  Melissa  F.  Hardy, 
Chairman,  Austin ;  Mrs.  Seabrook  W.  Sydnor,  Houston ;  Mrs. 
A.  C.  Johnson,  Corsicana. 


■'The  convention  at  New  Orleans  added  another  day  for  the 
bestowal  of  crosses  of  honor,  and  our  convention  at  Fort 
Worth  selected  for  this  additional  day  the  birthday  of  Hon. 
John  H.  Reagan,  patriot.  Too  much  importance  cannot  be 
placed  on  the  matter  of  the  bestowal  of  these  crosses." 

She  concludes  with  earnest  prayer  "that  this  year's  work 
may  be  full  of  blessings  for  us  all,  and  that  we  may  do  much 
for  the  cause  in  which  we  are  enlisted." 


Expl.\.n.\ticjn  to  Coprespondents. — The  Veteran  is  making 
every  effort  to  systematize  its  editorial  department  so  as  to 
show  more  thorough  appreciation  of  correspondence  and  other 
data,  and  apologizes  to  a  multitude  whose  valued  contributions 
have  been  apparently  neglected,  the  seeming  remissness  being 
due  to  unavoidable  crowding  of  material  awaiting  publication. 


The  Maxwell  House  Disaster  of  1863. — W.  H.  Isham 
writes  from  Kellers,  Tenn. :  "In  response  to  an  old  inquiry  in 
the  Veteran,  I  would  say  that  I  am  one  of  the  survivors  of 
the  Maxwell  disaster  of  1863.  John  Dickey,  Forty-Fourth  Ten- 
nessee, a  prosperous  farmer  of  Kelso,  Tenn.,  was  also  in  the 
terrible  catastrophe,  and  was  badly  wounded.  I,  too,  was  se- 
verely injured.  I  was  standing  at  the  head  of  the  stairs  when 
the  crash  came,  and,  though  I  felt  that  I  was  going  to  certain 
death,  I  struck  feet  first  and  found  myself  standing  erect, 
though  many  dead  and  wounded  were  lying  about  me.  One 
hundred  and  fourteen  fell,  and  my  survival  has  always  seemed 
a  miracle." 


Confederate  Veter.\ns  in  Montana. — It  is  a  reminder  that 
the  needle  turns  to  the  pole  wdien  word  comes  from  far-off 
Helena,  Mont.,  that  two  hundred  Southerners  assembled  at 
that  place  on  Lee's  birthday  to  bespeak  their  continued  alle- 
giance to  the  cause  which  the  great  leader  espoused.  Dr.  W. 
G.  Eggleston,  a  Virginian,  was  master  of  ceremonies,  and  for- 
mer Associate  Justice  Robert  Lee  Wood,  was  the  first  speaker 
of  the  evening.  He  was  followed  by  Chief  Justice  Theodore 
Brantly,  Judge  Sidney  H.  Mclntire,  E.  C.  Day,  Judge  N.  W. 
McConnell,  A.  A.  Campbell  (who  was  a  student  at  Washing- 
ton College  at  the  time  of  Lee's  death),  Gen.  Paul  A.  Fusz 
(commanding  Montana  Brigade,  U.  C.  V.),  and  Gen.  Frank 
Brown  (commander  of  the  northwestern  division  of  veterans). 
Rev.  J.  B.  Harris  read  a  poem  upon  "The  Record  We  Made." 


One  of  Jefferson  Davis's  Capturers. — A  negro  ex-Union 
soldier,  John  Camm,  is  preparing  to  file  claim  for  a  reward  for 
assisting  in  the  capture  of  Jefferson  Davis.  There  still  remains 
in  the  United  States  Treasury  an  unexpended  appropriation  of 
$1,503.38  for  this  purpose,  and  Camm,  who  has  already  re- 
ceived one  payment  for  his  services,  wants  the  balance  of  the 
money.  He  says  of  the  capture :  "It  was  about  the  7th  of  May, 
1865,  when  Joseph  A.  O.  Yeoman,  captain  of  the  First  Ohio 
Cavalry,  myself,  and  twenty-eight  soldiers  of  the  Fourth  Mich- 
igan Cavalry  were  detailed  to  get  information  about  and,  if 
possible,  arrest  Jefferson  Davis  and  those  who  were  with  him. 
We  learned  that  they  were  somewhere  not  far  distant  from 
Macon,  Ga.  We  located  Mr.  Davis's  camp  on  the  morning  of 
May  10.  It  was  about  four  o'clock,  but  there  were  several 
persons  up,  and  Mr.  Davis  himself  was  just  preparing  to  go 
to  a  spring  near  by.  He  had  on  a  heavy  rain  coat,  and  the  cape 
was  thrown  over  his  head.  I  suppose  this  accounts  for  the  re- 
port that  he  tried  to  escape  in  his  wife's  clothes.  His  wife  was 
with  him  at  the  time,  but  it  was  man's  clothes  which  he  wore. 
Mr.  Davis  quietly  submitted  to  the  arrest,  as  did  the  whole 
party,  and  we  returned  with  them  to  Gen.  Wilson's  head- 
quarters." 


C^opfederate  l/eterap. 


65 


ECHOES  FROM  THE  BATTLE  OF  MURFREESBORO. 

ny  B.  L.  RIIJLEY. 
[Federals  disignnted  it  Slone  River.] 

The  memory  of  incidents  in  boyhood  is  rarely  incorrect,  be- 
cause impressions  first  made  are  most  lasting.  I  was  seventeen 
when  the  great  battle  of  Murfrecsboro  (.Stone  River)  was 
fought  between  the  Army  of  tlie  Cumberland  (Rosccrans)  and 
the  Army  of  Tennessee  (Bragg).  It  was  midway  of  the  war 
between  the  States,  and  it  was  one  of  the  most  hotly  contested 
battles  in  that  great  conflict. 

Bragg  had  concentrated  his  forces  at  Murfreesboro,  after 
the  famous  battle  of  rerryville,  and  Rosecrans  massed  his 
forces  in  Nashville,  thirly-one  miles  north. 

My  home  was  between  the  two  armies,  at  Old  Jefferson, 
twelve  miles  from  Murfreesboro,  on  a  pike  intersecting  the 
Nashville  and  Murfreesboro  pike  near  Lavergne.  The  battle 
ground  was  six  miles  from  my  home,  northeast  on  a  road  that 
could  flank  Murfreesboro  or  intersect  with  the  Murfreesbori: 
and  Lebanon  pike  and  afford  a  fine  route  for  the  left  wing  of 
a  pursuing  army. 

The  location  in  the  disputed  territory  gave  me  a  better  op- 
portunity for  taking  in  the  situation  than  one  who  was  in 
the  front  or  rear.  I  had  brothers  in  Morgan's  Cavalry,  sta- 
tioned at  Black's  shop,  the  intersection  of  the  Murfreesboro 
and  Lebanon  and  Jefferson  and  Milton  pikes,  and  a  brother  in 
Bragg's  army,  and  my  father's  home  was,  of  course,  the  ren 
dezvous  of  many  on  our  side.  Wharton's  Cavalry  was  near 
Triune,  in  front  of  Hardee.  Wheeler  was  below  Lavergne. 
while  John  Morgan  was  watching  approaches  from  Lebanon 
at  Black's  shop.  Pegram  was  on  the  flank  in  front  of  our  in 
fantry  at  Rcadyville. 

Scouting  parlies,  making  petty  fights  and  movements,  and 
foraging  parties  of  both  sides,  made  things  lively,  and  an  oc- 
casional gathering  of  the  young  folks  between  the  lines,  when 
"kissing  games  and  chasing  the  glowing  hours  with  flying  feet" 
lent  a  lively  pastime  to  some  of  our  soldiers. 

It  was  before  the  "cradle  and  grave  act"  of  our  Congre^- 
enlisting  persons  eligible  for  soldiers  from  sixteen  to  fifty,  and  ■ 
as  one  of  what  was  known  as  the  "Seed  Corn  of  the  South." 
loo  young  to  be  called  on  for  service,  the  limit  being  eighteen. 
I  would  go  along  with  the  soldier  boys  "bearded  like  the  pard. 
jealous  in  honor,  seeking  bubble  reputation  at  the  cannon's 
mouth,"  and  join  in  the  revelry — raids  in  progress  about  the 
State  Insane  Asylum,  dashes  on  the  Chicken  road  about  No- 
lensville.  the  Hermitage,  around  Nashville,  Lebanon,  Gallatin, 
and  other  places. 

On  December  8,  1862,  among  the  flying  ordits,  we  received 
the  news  that  Gen.  John  Morgan  had  taken  his  own  command 
.■ind  Hanson's  Kentucky  Brigade  and  captured  2,000  prisoners 
at  Harlsville.  Morgan  returned  a  lion,  and  my  young  heart 
leaped  with  joy  when  I  went  up  to  Black's  shop  and  .saw  the 
2,000  bluecoats  filing  by.  Every  tongue  was  in  his  praise,  and 
the  Confederate  Congress  congratulated  the  brilliant  achieve- 
ment. In  tlie  mid.st  of  this  rejoicing  it  was  secretly  whispered 
that  one  of  Murfreesboro's  fair  women.  Miss  Mattie  Ready, 
had  captured  John  Morgan.  "The  voice  of  the  bridegroom  and 
the  bride"  was  soon  to  be  heard,  and  from  out  the  exuberance 
over  mil'tary  glory,  on  Dccemlier  14,  at  the  home  of  the  bride's 
father.  Judge  Ready,  in  Murfreesboro.  Lieut.  Gen.  Polk  (Bish- 
op Polk')  in  full  uniform,  performed  the  ceremony,  and  Gens. 
Bragg.  Hardee,  Cheatham,  and  Duke  stood  by  them  as  best 
men.  Even  Col.  St.  Ledger  Grenfcl.  the  Moor,  whose  rigid  en- 
forcement of  niilitaty  discipline  was  causing  a  reign  of  terror 
among  the  cavalry,  was  there,  wreathed  in  .smiles,  and.  while  he 
2** 


was  fearful  thai  llic-  m.irriage  might  lessen  Morgan's  useful- 
ness, yet  he  thought  it  grand  that  his  chief  was  honored  by 
such  guests.  About  this  time  Stevenson's  infantry  division 
had  been  sent  off  to  Baton  Rouge,  while  Rosecrans  was  re- 
enforcing.  Then  Forrest  had  to  look  after  hostile  forces  in 
West  Tennessee,  and,  in  order  to  divert  Rosecrans,  Morgan 
was  started  on  another  raid  to  Kentucky. 

Some  of  our  infantry  was  sent  near  the  front  as  supports  to 
cavalry,  and  dashes  and  fights  became  more  frequent.  On  the 
night  of  December  28,  at  a  party  of  young  folks  at  Smyrna 
Depot,  it  was  said  that  the  Federal  army  was  moving  upon  us; 
that    McCook's    Corps   had   taken    llie    X.ishvillc-Triune    i)ike. 


fitN,  BRAXTON   URAGG. 

Thomas's  the  Franklin  to  the  intersection  of  the  Wilson  nike, 
leading  to  Nolensville.  and  that  Criltcndon  and  Rosecrans 
were  advancing  on  the  pike  from  Nashville  toward  Mur'  .es- 
boro,  and  had  reached  Lavergne.  The  soldiers  at  the  party 
took  leave  of  their  friends  and  sweethearts.  Among  them  was 
,1  lieutenant.  F.  B.  Crosthwait,  who  went  to  his  command  (the 
Twentieth  Tennessee),  whilst  the  "Seed  Corn  Contingent"  re- 
lumed to  their  respective  homes,  awaiting  developments. 

On  December  29  there  was  heard  the  rumbling  of  artillery. 
Toward  Lavergne  it  was  more  distinct  and  gradually  came 
closer  and  closer,  until  about  nightfall  on  all  of  the  pikes  could 
be  seen  the  stubborn  falling  back  of  the  cavalry.  At  Nolens- 
ville, Thomas  came  in  the  rear  of  McCook.  who  was  at  Triune 
fighting  Hardee's  front  (Bragg's  left  wing),  which  also  was 
slowly  falling  Imck  toward  Murfreesboro.  .\t  Lavergne,  Crit- 
tenden's Division  broke  off  at  the  intersection  and  took  the 
Jefferson  pike  and  camped  that  night  at  Espey's  Church,  throw- 
ing their  vanguard  to  the  north  side  of  the  bridge,  on  the  west 
fork  of  Stone  River.  There  was  a  calm  that  night  preceding 
the  storm,  that  even  a  boy  in  bewilderment  noticed.  About  day- 
break  Wheeler's   Cavalrv    from    Murfreesboro   moved   out   to 


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strike  the  Federal  rear.  Meandering  paths  were  taken  to  the 
Sharp  Springs  ford  opposite  Espey's  church,  and  in  a  short 
time  the  zip-zip  of  Minios  and  the  basso  intcrhidc  of  the  shells 
beat  upon,  ihe  air. 

It  was  my  first  sight  of  a  battle.  It  sounded  like  the  break- 
ing of  millions  of -sticks,  and  th<>  cannons  boomed  like  a  trip 
hammer  sounds  over  a  stubborn  piece  of  heated  iron.  Then 
followed  the  woo-oo-oo-ing.  of  the  solid  shot,  the  whizzing, 
whining  howl  of  a  shell  as  with  a  shuck  tied  to  it.  Wheeler 
had  engaged  them  for  a  while  with  a  brigade,  and  continued 
to  the  rear  toward  Lavergne,  where  he  struck  the  wagon  train, 
and  must  have  destroyed  inuch. , 

One  of  the  divertmg  incidents  of  the  Espey's  Church  battle 
wfl^,'tlje"Condttct  of  a  neighbCfr  physician.  He  was  of  a.  nervous 
luriii:  IsuJC  like  Weelara  McClure  in  "Beside  the  Bonnie  Brier 
Bush,"  he  was'  highly  respected  vas  the  doctor  of-' the' glen. 
\Vlicn  the  sheUs  crashed  _through  his  house  he  broke  through 
the  woods,  urgiiig  his  wife  to  follow.  She  said :  "Hold  on;  let- 
m.e,gcl  my  baby."  •  TK©  Doctor  said,  TLet  the  baty  go,"  and  off 
hfr.  ran  ;tp  get  away  frem  danger. 

■Jn  a  -short  tiriie  >a.ftjgr  4he  fight  this  flanking  column  was  all 
marching  via  Smyrna  Depot,  called  back  to  the  Murfreesboro 
fikc,  and  then  the  rattling  and  rumbling  of  firearms  every- 
where all  day  and  at  rapid  intervals  was  kept  up  at  Stone 
Rjver.and  in  the  rear.  The  flank  movement  via  the  Jefferson 
pikshaving  been  withdrawn,  when  perhaps  they  found  that  the 
bridges  above  and  below  Jefferson  in  tlie  fork  of  the  junction 
of  the  river  had  been  burned,  it  left  us  High  and  dry  from  the 
invader,  and  their  "round  up"  made  the  west  fork  of  Stone 
River  their  line  of  defense.  And  so  it  was  that  Rosecrans  had 
concentrated  his  army  near  Murfreesboro. 

From  a  memoranda  issued  by  Gen.  Bragg  for  general  and 
staff  oflicers  the  line  of  battle  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee  was 
formed  for  the  coming  onslaught : 

"l.  The  line  of  battle  will  be  in  front  of  Murfreesboro.  half 
of  the  ariny  (left  wing)  in  front  of  Stone  River,  right  wing  in 
rear  of  the  river. 

"2.  Polk's  Corps  will  form  left  wing,  Hardee's  Corps  right 
wing. 

"3.  Withers's  Division  will  form  first  line  in  Polk's  Corps, 
Cheatham's  the  second  line.  Breckinridge's  Division  forms 
first  line,  Hardee's  Corps :  Cleburne's  Division,  second  line, 
Hardee's  Corps. 

"4.  McGowen's  Division  to  form  reserve  opposite  center  on 
high  ground,  in  the  rear  of  Cheatham's  present  quarters. 

"5.  Jack.son's  Brigade  reserve  to  the  right  flank,  to  report  to 
Lieut.  Gen.  Hardee. 

"6.  Two  lines  to  be  formed  from  800  to  1,000  yards  apart, 
according  to  ground. 

"7.  Chiefs  of  artillery  to  pay  especial  attention  to  posting  of 
batteries  and  supervise  their  work,  seeing  that  they  do  not 
causelessly  waste  their  ammunition. 

"8.  Cavalry  to  fall  back  gradually  before  the  enemy,  report- 
ing by  couriers  every  hour  when  near  our  lines.  Wheeler  will 
move  to  the  right  and  Wharton  to  the  left  to  cover  and  protect 
our  flanks  and  report  movements  of  the  enemy.  Pegram  to 
fall  to  the  rear  and  report  to  commanding  general  as  a  reserve. 

"9.  To-night  if  the  enemy  has  gained  his  position  in  our 
front  ready  for  action,  Wheeler  and  Wharton,  with  their  whole 
commands,  will  make  a  nigjit  march  to  the  right  and  left,  turn 
ihe  enemy's  flank,  gain  his  rear,  and  vigorously  assault  his 
trains  and  rear  guard,  blocking  the  roads  and  impeding  his 
movements  in  every  way,  holding  thetnsclves  ready  to  assail 
his  retreating  forces. 

"10.  A]]    quartermasters,    cominissaries.    and    ordnance    offi- 


cers will  remain  at  their  proper  posts,  discharging  their  duties. 
Supplies  and  baggage  should  be  ready,  packed  for  a  move  for- 
ward or  backward,  as  the  results  of  the  day  may  require,  and 
the  trains  should  be  in  position  out  of  danger,  teamsters  all 
present,  and  quartern-iasters  in  charge. 

"Should  we  be  compelled  to  retire,  Polk's  Corps  will  move  on 
Shelbyville,  and  Hardee  on  Manchester  pike.  Trains  in  front, 
cavalry  in  the  rear.  Bra.xton  Bragg. 

And  so  was  Bragg's  disposition  of  his  ariry. 

Our  cavalry  was  so  persistent  that  it  took  Rosecrans  four 
days  to  move  twenty  miles  to  confront  Bragg.  Rosecrans  was 
all  day  Tuesday,  the  30th,  locating  his  artillery  and  extending 
his  right  so  as  to  flank  Bragg's  right  from  the  McFadden  Ford. 
When  nightfall  came  McCook  commanded  Rosecrans's  right, 
Thomas  the  center,  and  Crittenden  the  left. 

Gen.  Rosecrans  reported :  "My  plan  of  battle  was  to  open 
on  the  right  and  engage  the  enemy  sufficiently  to  hold  him 
firmly  and  to  cross  with  ray  left  (at  McFadden's  Ford),  con- 
sisting of  three  divisions,  to  oppose  which  they  had  only  two 
divisions.  But  the  enemy  attacked  the  whole  front  of  our 
right  wing,  massing  his  forces  on  its  right  flank,  which  was 
partially  surprised,  thrown  into  confusion,  and  driven  back." 

Gen.  Bragg  says  that  it  became  apparent  that  the  object  was 
to  flank  on  his  right,  and  he  determined  to  assail  him  on  our 
left  Wednesday,  the  31st.  For  this  purpose  he  moved  Cle- 
burne's Division,  Hardee's  Corps,  from  the  second  line  on 
the  right  to  the  left,  having  previously  moved  McCown  to  the 
first  line  on  Triune  road  left,  and  Gen.  Hardee  was  ordered  to 
that  point  and  assigned  to  the  command  of  that  and  McCown's 
Division. 

The  movement  was  made  on  the  evening  of  December  30, 
and  before  seven  o'clock  the  next  morning,  the  anticipated 
time  for  Rosecrans  to  begin  his  flank  movement  on  his  left. 
The  result  of  this  was  the  entire  rout  of  the  Federal  right 
wing,  and  it  would  have  been  of  Rosecrans's  army  had  it  been 
vigorously  followed  up.  To  show  that  this  was  so,  those  of 
us  in  the  rear  picked  up  stragglers  fleeing  in  every  direction. 
A  number  of  us  near  Old  Jefferson  got  over  200  during  the 
•  battle  and  marched  them  to  our  pickets  at  Black's  shop,  four 
miles  on  the  Lebanon  pike  crossing,  and  turned  them  over  as 
prisoners.  They  came  down  the  west  side  of  the  river  in 
squads,  and  when  we  would  halloo  "Halt,"  up  would  go  a 
white  handkerchief. 

The  flush  of  Wednesday's  battle,  together  with  the  informa- 
tion from  these  stragglers  that  we  had  run  them  back  north  of 
the  pike  and  corralled  the  whole  Federal  army  from  the  turn- 
pike north  at  what  is  now  the  cemetery  to  the  McFadden  ford, 
coupled  with  Wheeler's  and  Wharton's  burning  800  wagons 
from  Overall  Creek  to  the  asylum,  led  all  to  believe  that  the 
retreat  of  Rosecrans  was  inevitable  and  the  destruction  of  his 
armj'  certain. 

■  ."Xmong  these  stragglers  that  the  "Seed  Corn  Contingent" 
were  picking  up  appeared  a  lieutenant  colonel  with  his  eagles 
and  epaulets.  He  was  on  a  good  horse  and  had  a  pair  of 
fine  Holsters.  Two  of  us,  anxious  for  big  game,  commanded 
him  to  surrender,  but  that  fellow  went  for  his  navies,  and, 
fearing  that  our  little  six-shooters  were  too  small,  we  "ab- 
squatulated," and  after  picking  up  a  few  more  boys,  followed 
on,  and  took  him  in  seven  miles  this  side  of  Lebanon.  He  said 
ihat  he  was  not  going  to  let  two  boys  with  pocket  pistols  cap- 
ture him.  That  colonel  was  six  miles  from  the  battlefield,  and 
a  Federal  oflicer  told  me  after  the  war  that  he  was  cashiered 
for  cowardice. 

Notwithstanding  the  apparent  confusion  in  the  enemies' 
rear    on    Thursday,    the    roaring    of    artillery    continued    at 


(Confederate  l/eteraij 


Miirfreesboro,  and  about  three  o'clock  on  Friday  the 
firing  of  artillery  and  small  arms  was  more  terrific  than  usual. 
A  fearful  battle  was  evidently  in  progress.  It  turned  out  to 
be  Breckinridge's  fatal  charge,  where  he  is  said  to  have  been 
repulsed  with  a  loss  of  1,500  killed  and  wounded.  It  is  the 
history  of  that  event  that  he  was  driving  one  or  two  lines  into 
the  river  at  McFadden's  Ford,  when  fifty-two  pieces  of  artil- 
lery opened  up  and  almost  decimated  his  ranks.  On  that  Fri- 
day my  dear  mother  made  her  way  to  Murfreesboro  through 
ihe  Confederate  pickets  to  look  after  husband  and  sons,  and 
reached  there,  after  passing  through  long  lines  of  cavalry 
mounted  and  ready  for  the  conflict. 

I  quote  from  a  letter  she  wrote  of  this  trip:  "On  entering 
iiiwn  what  a  sight  met  my  eyes  !  Prisoners  entering  every  street, 
ambulances  bringing  in  the  wounded,  every  place  crowded 
with  the  dying,  the  Federal  general.  Sill,  lying  dead  in  the 
courthouse — killed  Wednesday — Frank  Crosthwait's  (Twenti- 
(th  Tennessee)  lifeless  corpse  stretched  on  a  counter,  lie  had 
been  visiting  my  house,  and  was  killed  on  Wednesday.  The 
churches  were  full  of  wounded,  where  the  doctors  were  am- 
putating legs  and  arms.  I  found  my  own  safe,  and,  being  in- 
formed that  another  battle  was  expected  to  begin,  I  set  off  on 
my  way  home,  and  passed  through  our  cavalry  all  drawn  up 
in  line.  I  had  only  gone  a  mile  when  the  first  cannon  boomed. 
but  I  was  safe.  I  think  of  that  trip  now  with  wonder  that  I 
bad  no  fear,  but  my  anxiety  was  so  intense  it  seemed  at  the 
iime  that  it  was  no  more  than  a  visit.'' 

In  all  these  days,  from  the  26th  to  the  29;h,  Wheeler,  Whar- 
ton, and  Pegram  seemed  busy,  and  then  from  the  30th  to  the 
|lh  of  January  they  made  three  rounds  of  the  Federal  army, 
ind  rushed  back  to  Murfreesboro  at  times  to  protect  the 
llanks.  The  movement  was  wonderful,  and  it  was  there  that 
Gen.  Wheeler  properly  won  the  sobriquet  of  "Fighting  Joe." 

Undoubtedly  up  to  the  time  that  Breckinridge  made  his 
fatal  charge  the  Confederates  had  the  battle,  and  the  Federal 
commander  was  expecting  to  retreat.  It  is  said,  whether  true 
nr  not.  that  in  the  Federal  conference  after  the  rout  of  Decem- 
lier  31  the  commander  was  bewildered. 

The  papers  captured  on  the  field  out  of  McCook's  headquar- 
ters vi'agon  placed  the  Federal  army  there  between  sixty  and 
seventy  thousand.  And  with  Bragg's  force  of  30,000  efTectives, 
beside  5,000  cavalry,  undoubtedly  his  battle  as  aggressor  in  an 
open  fight  was  one  of  the  most  masterful  efforts  of  the  Army 
I  Tennessee.  Bragg  outgeneraled  his  adversary  in  the  out- 
ct,  and  on  Wednesd.iy  evening,  had  he  thrown  Breckinridge's 
division — although  heavily  drawn  from — against  Crittenden  at 
McFadden's  Ford,  as  he  says  he  ordered,  the  fruits  of  the  vic- 
tory of  Hardee  and  Polk  on  Wednesday  would  have  been 
realized. 

There  were  incidents  in  that  battle  that  made  wonderful  im- 
pressions on  me.  For  eight  long  hours  McCown,  Cleburne, 
and  Withers  and  Cheatham's  Divisions  were  mowing  down 
line  after  line  of  McCook  and  Thomas,  and  even  parts  of  Cril- 
icnden's,  until  they  were  driven  from  the  Triune  road  acros-. 
llic  Wilkerson  to  the  Nashville  pike,  two  and  one-half  miles 
back,  mitil  the  enemy  was  formed  into  a  north  and  south  in- 
stead of  the  former  east  and  west  line. 

The  backward  run  of  the  enemy's  right  and  center  became  a 
whirlpool  of  disorder  until  the  railroad  embankment  was  their 
only  salvation.  Men,  although  mortally  wounded,  continued 
the  pursin't  until  they  fell  fainting  from  loss  of  blood.  Col. 
T^ckc.  of  a  Texas  regiment,  they  say,  slapped  his  hands  over 
the  wound  in  his  breast  to  stop  the  blood,  and  hallooed,  "Charge 
'om,  l)oys:"  and  followed  on  imtil  he  fell.  Maj.  Douglas,  of 
irtillcry  faine.  captured  a  battery  from  the  enemy.  In  the 
twinkling  of  .nti  eye.  ntui  with  grape  and  shrapnel,  at  the  crit- 


ical moment  he  cut  swaths  in  the  lines  of  blue,  appall- 
ing and  stampeding  them.  They  also  say  that  Sergt.  A.  Sims, 
Hag  bearer  of  the  Tenth  Texas,  seeing  in  one  of  the  charges  a 
Federal  Sag  bearer  with  his  fiag  waving  his  regiment  forward, 
sprang  at  him  and  seized  it,  and  while  struggling  both  fell  dead 
while  waving  their  banners.  It  is  said  that  Lieut.  Fred 
James,  volunteer  on  Cheatham's  staff,  a  lawyer  from  Mur- 
freesboro, was  killed  near  his  mother's  farm  in  the  battle. 
The  Allen  boys,  Orville  Ewing,  Nat  Gooch,  J.  B.  Johns,  Col. 
Don  McGregor  (First  Arkansas,  who  formerly  lived  here) 
were  wounded  or  killed,  and  the  death  knell  throughout  the 
army  was  awful. 

Capt.  Scmple,  of  Semple's  Battery,  located  on  the  left,  saw 
a  fine-looking  officer  dashing  up  the  pike  in  the  direction  of 
the  center.  He  thought  him  a  general,  and  asked  one  of  his 
gunners  to  pick  him  off.  The  gunner  loaded  a  solid  shot,  took 
careful  aim  with  his  cannon,  and  at  her  belch  the  officer  fell 
down  dead  from  his  horse.  It  turned  out  to  be  the  adjutant 
general  of  the  Federal  army.  Col.  Garesche,  reported  "killed 
by  a  solid  shot." 

In  the  meantime  the  "Seed  Corn  Contingent"  were  picking 
up  stragglers,  in  a  hard  rain,  and  delivered  them  to  our  pick- 
ets at  Black's  shop.  As  the  blue  lines  rose  and  fell  the  Fed- 
eral general  Sill  (we  heard)  was  killed,  and  our  Gen.  Rains 
was  pierced  through  the  heart.  The  fearful  destruction  of 
color  bearers,  some  regiinents  losing  six  to  eight,  will  give 
an  idea  of  the  fierceness  of  the  struggle.  Two  Federal  briga- 
diers were  captured ;  Gens.  Wood  and  Vancleve  were  wound- 
ed. The  seven  days'  fight  around  Murfreesboro  recalls  that 
of  the  name  around  Richmond.  It  has  been  forty  years  ago, 
but  the  memory  is  as  vivid  as  if  it  were  yesterday. 

But  after  Wednesday  the  aggressive  work  stopped.  Cle- 
burne said  that  the  enemy  was  intrenched,  and  while  he  could 
defend,  yet  it  was  unsafe  to  pursue  again  with  worn-out  troops. 
So  Thursday  came,  and  every  moment's  delay  was  death  to  the 
ultimate  success  of  Southern  arms.  The  suspense  made  us 
restless  about  the  result.  Wagons  and  bodies  of  troops  were 
moving  back  toward  Nashville,  and  stragglers  from  the  Fed- 
eral lines  did  not  dimini?h.  But  the  charge  of  Breckinridge 
came  on  the  2d,  causing  that  awful  slaughter.  It  fell  upon  us 
like  a  thunderbolt.  Our  neighbors  and  relatives  and  friends 
were  there.  The  gallant  Hanson,  of  Kentucky,  was  killed. 
Col.  Palmer,  afterwards  Gen.  Palmer,  of  our  town,  was  wound- 
ed, and  our  dead 
and  dying  lay  be- 
fore fifty  pieces 
of  the  enemy's 
guns,  massed  by 
Mendclhall.  Crit- 
tenden's chief  of 
artillery,  at  Mc- 
Fadden's   Ford. 

It  was  a  sud- 
den shock  to  the 
flttshed  spirits  of 
the  .'Vrmy  of 
Tennessee.  Fri- 
day nicht  in  the 
lull  my  father, 
who  had  been 
watching  the  bat- 
tle, returned  to 
us  and  said  that 
our  anny  would 
retire.  And  thus 
GtN.  kii.tK  iiA.v.sdN.  ended    the    great 


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(;^oi>federate  Uetera^. 


battle.  Polk  withdrew  cm  the  Shelbyvillc  pike  and  Hardee  on 
the  Manchester  pike. 

We  boys  went  through  the  form  of  paroling  our  prisoners. 
After  the  war  we  received  a  letter  from  one  of  those  Yanks, 
wanting  a  certificate  of  parole,  having  mislaid  the  one  we  gave 
him.  They  were  accusing  him  up  North  of  desertion  in  a  race 
for  the  Legislature.  But  we  could  not  help  him,  as  we  were 
not  empowered  to  issue  paroles. 

And  now,  when  summing  up  the  battle  of  Murfreesboro 
(Stone  River),  we  assert  that  for  fierceness  and  the  display 
<if  millitary  skill  it  was  not  surpassed. 

In  the  oflicial  reports-.  Union  and  Confederate  armies  (Vol- 
ume XIV.,  Series  I.,  page  1,097),  the  list  of  ordnance  and  other 
articles  captured  and  of  men  wounded  and  taken  prisoners  by 
Gen.  Bragg's  army  at  Murfreesboro  are  as  follows :  Artillery, 
40  pieces;  muskets,  6,000;  wagons,  800;  mules,  4,000;  killed, 
5,000;  wounded,  16,000;  prisoners,  6,103.  This  report,  though, 
does  not  agree  with  the  returns  of  casualties  in  the  Union 
forces,  which  places  the  aggregate  of  losses  in  killed,  wounded, 
and  missing  at  13,249.  The  returns  of  casualties  in  Confed- 
erate forces  killed,  wounded,  and  missing,  9,865.  Of  these, 
7,706  were  killed  and  wounded,  and  only  888  missing,  showing 
a  game  fight  on  the  part  of  our  army  from  start  to  finish. 
(See  Series  I,  Vol.  20,  page  681,  Rebellion  Records.) 

The  battle  was  never  a  victory  to  Rosecrans.  His  over- 
whelming numbers  in  pursuit  were  defenders  in  the  conflict. 


CEN.    J.VMhD    t.    K.vl.NS. 

It  was  a  victory  to  Southern  arms,  for  the  lion  dared  not  pur- 
sue us.  We  retired  at  will,  and  retained  the  larger  part  of 
Tennessee  for  ten  months,  that  we  had  been  forced  before  to 
give  up,  affording  supplies  to  our  people.  Our  outpost  retired 
Ijack  only  twelve  to  fifteen  miles. 

On  the  night  of  January  3,  1863,  after  burying  valuables  for 
loved  ones  and  saying  good-by,  those  of  Jeff  Davis's  "Seed 
Corn"  that  had  been  so  active  at  Old  Jefferson  during  fhe  bat- 


tle, retired  with  the  grand  old  Army  of  Tennessee  to  pick 
ihtir  flints  and  come  again." 

The  result  of  the  battle  with  some  tended  to  impair  Gen. 
Brpgg's  usefulness,  for  all  felt  sure  that  the  battle  was  won. 
Bragg's  conception  of  it  was  grand,  his  e.xecution  praisewor- 
thy, and  he  had  ordered  the  right  to  advance  on  Wednesday 
and  complete  the  rout,  and  but  for  the  unfortunate  informa- 
tion to  Breckenridge  that  enemy  was  flanking,  the  order  would 
have  been  carried  out.  That  was  the  turning  point  in  the  bat- 
tle, and  no  commander  could  foresee  it.  Information  as  to 
increased  reenforcements  to  his  army  induced  Bragg's  gen- 
erals to  advise  retreat. 

Bragg's  conception  of  every  battle  displayed  generalship. 
The  more  the  passions  subside,  and  reason  sits  enthroned 
upon  the  heart,  the  more  history  will  take  the  part  of  fhe  pri- 
vate soldier  and  do  Gen.  Bragg's  memory  justice,  and  the 
world  will  commend  the  Confederate  government  for  retain- 
ing him  among  her  faithful  generals. 

It  was  not  Northern  generalship  that  brought  mishaps  in 
some  of  our  battles,  nor  a  want  of  Southern  skill  that  caused 
the  overthrow  of  the  Confederacy — it  was  God. 


Advantage  of  a  Bowed  Gun — Humorous. 
Comrade  W.  A.  Campbell  writes  from  Columbus,  Miss. : 
"During   Sherman's   campaign,   in  the  march  to   Meridian, 
Miss.,  my  command  of  cavalry   was  in  almost  daily  contact 
with  the   federal   forces,  and   during  this  time  the  following 
incident  happened: 

"My  company  was  going  on  picket  at  night  not  far  from  Me- 
ridian. The  captain  and  Maj.  Erwin,  of  the  general's  staff, 
were  at  the  head  of  the  company,  and  two  of  the  men  were 
riding  thirty  or  forty  yards  in  advance  and  going  up  a  slight 
elevation,  at  the  crest  of  which  there  was  a  farmhouse  with  a 
picket  fence  around  it.  Suddenly  a  volley  of  musketry  fire 
rolled  out,  and  one  of  the  two  men  in  advance  was  shot  from 
his  horse ;  the  other  came  tearing  back.  The  captain  imme- 
diately gave  the  command  to  "about  face,"  but  just  then  a 
panic  ensued,  and  every  man  wheeled  his  horse  and  went 
tearing  down  the  road.  Trees  had  been  felled  across  the 
road  to  delay  the  Federal  artillery,  so  in  the  dark  men  and 
hcrfP'  '  v.ribied  over  them  and  pandemonium  ensued,  and  men 
were  scattered  throughout  the  woods  like  a  flock  of  birds. 
Among  those  in  the  stam.pede  was  a  man  who  had  a  Maynard 
rifle  across  his  lap.  In  the  darkness  his  horse  ran  between 
two  small  trees,  close  together,  and  his  gun,  catching  breech 
and  end  of  barrel,  was  bent  to  a  considerable  curve.  The 
soldier  was  much  distressed  by  this  accident  to  his  fine  gun, 
and  spoke  of  having  it  straightened:  but  some  of  the  boys 
advised  him  against  it,  saying  it  was  the  very  gun  to  keep,  as 
he  could  get  behind  a  tree  and  shoot  without  any  risk  to  him- 
self, the  enemy  not  being  able  to  see  anything  but  the  muzzle 
of  his  gun." 

GEN.  LYTLE'S  SWORD. 

P.  A.  Blakey,  Commander  Ben  McCuroch  Camp, 
Mt.  Vernon,  Tex.,  writes  : 

''In  the  June  (igoi)  Veteran  J-  H.  Dent,  of  Mont- 
gomery, Ala.,  writes  about  an  effort  once  made  after 
the  war  bv  Gen.  Henry  D.  Clayton,  near  Clavton, 
Ala.,  to  secure  tliis  sword  from  the  mother  of  Lieut. 
James  McCreary,  of  the  Thirty-Ninth  Alabaiua  Regi- 
ment, who  captured  the  sword  on  the  battlefield  of 
Chickamauga  September  20,  1863,  and  was  subse- 
quently killed  himself  in  the  battle  of  Missionary 
Ridge.     Tlie  sword  was  sent  home  with  his  body  to 


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his  mother,  etc.  Ever  since  seeing  that  notice  i  have 
endeavored  to  secure  this  sword.  1  am  glad  to  say 
that  it  lias  been  located,  and  soon  the  sword  will  be 
sent  to  this  Camp,  to  be  forwarded  to  Mrs.  Lytic,  her 
children,  or  nearest  relatives,  li  to  be  found. 

"Will  the  families  of  j.  ii.  Dent,  Montgomery. 
Ala.,  Gen.  Patton  Anderson,  Florida  (classmate  of 
Gen.  Lyiie),  and  Gen.  Jrienry  D.  Clayton,  of  Clayton, 
Ala.,  assist  me  in  securmg  the  address  of  Gen.  Lytle's 
family  that  they  may  receive  this  long-lost  relic?" 

MONUMENTS  AND  CEMETERIES  IN   VIRGINIA. 

The  Virginia  Division  U.  D.  C,  through  its  Comniillcc  on 
.Monuments  and  Cemeteries,  makes  a  fine  showing : 

"It  has  been  said  'Virginia,  once  a  great  battlefield,  is  now  a 
vast  graveyard.'  It  is  true  that  such  was  the  case  at  the  close 
of  the  war,  but  scarcely  had  the  war  clouds  rolled  by  when  here 
and  there  little  bands  of  Confederate  women,  with  that  same 
untiring  energy  that  was  theirs  for  four  long,  anxious  years, 
gathered  up  the  remains  of  those  who  were  killed  in  battle,  who 
died  in  private  homes,  in  hospitals,  and  in  prison,  so  far  as 
possible  classifying,  arranging,  and  reinlcrring  them  in  'Con- 
federate soldiers'  cemeteries.'  In  many  instances  they  were 
only  able  to  inclose  such  with  a  simple  plank  fence ;  occasionally 
a  monument  to  our  heroic  dead  arose.  We  have  endeavored 
to  get  each  Chapter  to  give  us  a  sketch  of  its  work  on  this  line. 

"The  beautiful  monument  in  Alexandria  (erected  before  the 
V.  D.  C.  was  organized)  is  cared  for  by  R.  E.  Lee  Camp  and 
Its  au.xiliary.  Its  site  has  been  recently  improved,  both  Chap- 
ters responding  liberally  in  aid  of  this  work,  as  well  as  in  its 
decoration  on  Memorial  Day.  There  is  no  Confederate  sol- 
diers' cemetery.  The  graves  of  dead  connadcs  in  the  Camp 
lot  and  in  private  lots  of  the  various  cemeteries  are  marked  by 
the  Camp. 

"Warrenton's  beautiful  monument  was  also  erected  before 
the  existence  of  the  U.  D.  C,  at  a  cost  of  $2,650.  There  is  no 
Confederate  cemetery  there,  but  in  a  vault  beneath  this  mag- 
nificent shaft  lie  581  Southern  soldiers  who  died  of  wounds  and 
disease  in  hospitals  and  elsewhere  and  were  gathered  from 
where  they  fell  in  battle,  on  the  skirmish  line,  and  on  picket 
duty.  The  Black  Horse  Chapter  points  with  pride  to  this  beau- 
tiful spot,  keeps  it  in  perfect  order,  and  on  Memorial  Day 
banks  of  flowers  are  placed  there  in  memory  of  'our  dead.' 

"Lynchburg,  from  its  peculiar  position  during  the  war,  was  a 
city  of  hospitals,  as  many  here  remember,  so  that  a  large  num- 
licr  of  men  from  every  State  in  the  Confederacy  were  carried 
I  here  to  be  cared  for.  There  is  a  soldiers'  cemetery  in  which 
about  2,500  are  buried.  .\  monument  was  erected  there  long 
before  U.  D.  C.'s  were  known,  consisting  of  thirteen  blocks  of 
marble,  with  the  names  of  the  States  inscribed.  The  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy  take  much  interest  in  this  'city  of  the  dead,' 
and  on  Memorial  Day  cooperate  in  its  decoration.  Steps  aro 
now  being  taken  to  mark  the  grave  of  every  soldier  who  lies 
buried  there.  The  special  work  of  the  Daughters,  the  monu- 
ment 'To  the  Confederate  Soldiers  of  Lynchburg,  by  the 
Dauehtcrs  of  the  Confederacy  to  commemorate  Ihcir  heroism.' 
is  of  stone  and  bronze.  It  is  a  magnificent  tribute  to  her  hetoio 
sons  It  stands  on  Courthouse  Hill,  in  the  midst  of  the  city: 
and  every  year  memorial  exercises  arc  held  there  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy. 

"One-half  mile  from  old  Appomattox  C.  H..  on  a  slight  emi- 
nence, is  seen  a  well-kept  spot  where  lie  eighteen  Confederate 
soldiers.  These  men  were  killed  in  the  last  struggle,  when  hope 
was  well-nigh  spent.    They  were  buried  under  the  auspices  of 


llic  Southern  women  ot  the  vicmiiy.  The  Daughters  collected 
money  and  inclosed  this  unique  graveyard  with  an  iron  fence. 
Steps  are  now  being  taken  to  erect  a  monument  on  the  court- 
house green,  to  the  Confederate  soldiers  of  Appomattox  Coun- 
ty, both  living  and  dead.  This  work  is  in  the  hands  of  the 
Cliapler's  untiring  President,  Mrs.  John  R.  Atwood,  who  is 
steadily  collecting  money  individually,  and  this  monument  will 
soon  speak  for  itself.  Memorial  Day  services  are  strictly 
observed,  and  the  graves  strewn  with  flowers. 

"In  the  city  of  Portsmouth  is  found  a  particularly  striking 
monument,  standing  at  the  intersection  of  two  of  its  principal 
streets,  erected  by  the  citizens  to  'Our  Confederate  Dead'  at  a 
cost  of  $9,2.36.34.  In  the  U.  S.  Naval  Cemetery  lie  buried  sixty 
Southern  men  who  died  in  hospital  there  from  many  States. 
Two  lots  set  apart  and  owned  by  the  same  association  of  ladies 
contain  the  remains  of  a  great  many  Confederates,  some  of 
whom  have  died  since  the  war.  Si.x  who  died  of  disease,  one 
of  whom  is  said  to  have  been  'the  first  soldier  who  died  dur- 
ing the  war,'  are  buried  in  one  lot.  To  five  known  neat  marble 
headstones  have  been  erected.  The  Daughters  of  the  Confed- 
eracy there  assist  annually  in  Metnorial  Day  services,  contribu- 
ting to  decorations  and  improvements. 

"In  Woodstock  there  are  buried  seventy  Southern  soldiers: 
57  known,  13  unknown.  They  were  from  North  and  South 
Carolina,  Georgia,  .-Mabama,  Louisiana,  and  Virginia.  Some 
of  them  died  in  private  homes  or  in  hospitals,  as  well  as  those 
killed  in  the  battles  which  took  place  in  that  section.  An  ex- 
quisite marble  monument  with  rich  markers  designates  the 
graves.  The  Shenandoah  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the  Confed- 
eracy owns  the  ground  upon  which  is  located  the  monument, 
which  cost  $1,000.  It  reflects  great  credit  to  these  indefati- 
gable women. 

"Pearisburg,  away  over  in  Giles,  has  her  city  of  dead  also. 
The  remains  of  those  who  fell  in  battle,  belonging  there,  were 
brought  home  and  interred  in  private  lots,  save  one,  whose 
body  lies  in  Manassas  soil  where  he  fell.  About  fifty  Confed- 
erate soldiers  who  died  in  the  hospital  during  the  war  are  bur- 
ied in  the  town  cemetery.  They  were  from  many  Southern 
States.  The  names  of  only  two  are  now  known.  McComas 
Chapter  takes  care  of  these  graves,  keeps  them  in  order,  and 
decorates  them  with  garlands  every  Memorial  Day.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  a  monument  will  soon  be  erected  on  the  court- 
house green  to  those  honored  dead.  It  will  not  cost  less  than 
$1,000,  and  will  be  the  property  of  McComas  Chapter.  The 
coimnittee  bespeaks  encouragement  and  financial  aid  to  this 
worthy  object  'in  the  heart  of  the  inountains,  for  all  the  world 
honors  the  Confederate  soldiers,  and  all  Confederate  soldiers 
honored  the  boys  from  Giles.' 

"Chatham  has  no  Confederate  soldiers'  cemetery,  though 
there  arc  many  buried  in  private  lots  who  have  died  since 
the  war.  The  Chapter  therefore  has  no  graves  in  its  charge. 
The  monument  'to  the  Confederate  soldiers  of  Pittsylvania 
County,  erected  by  the  Rawley  Martin  Chapter,  Daughters  of 
the  Confederacy,  is  a  handsome  one,  situated  on  the  court- 
house green.  The  Chapter  is  constantly  doing  something  to 
add  to  its  appearance  and  to  commemorate  the  heroic  deeds  of 
these  honored  dead. 

"Culpcpcr  has  no  Confederate  soldiers'  cemetery,  but  in  the 
Citizens'  Cemetery,  in  a  mound,  lie  buried  many  who  were 
killed  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Fleetwood,  and  other  places  near  by. 
Many  of  them  were  wounded  and  died  in  hospitals.  In  1881. 
on  the  21  St  of  July,  a  very  neat  shaft  was  erected  there  by  the 
association  then  existing,  at  a  cost  of  $1,000.  The  Culpeper 
Chapter  now  has  entire  charge  of  this  mound  and  monumenl. 
as  well  as  some  scattering  graves,  which  they  carefully  pre- 


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serve.  On  Aleniorial  Day  llicy  have  suitable  exercises  and 
decorate  with  flowers. 

"In  the  courthouse  square  of  Martinsville  stands  a  graceful 
shaft  of  Virginia  granite,  surmounted  by  a  Confederate  sol- 
dier, exquisitely  carved  from  Italian  marble.  This  monument 
is  twenty-six  feet  high  and  cost  $i,6oo.  It  was  erected  by 
Mildred  Lee  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  to  the  memory  of  the  Confed- 
erate soldiers  of  Henry  County.  It  reflects  much  credit  on  the 
small  Chapter.  There  are  eleven  soldiers  buried  in  the  ceme- 
tery here — one  from  Georgia,  the  others  from  Henry  County. 
A  grave  of  an  unknown  soldier  is  buried  in  Martinsville,  killed 
at  the  close  of  the  war.  The  Chapter  will  move  these  remains 
to  the  cemetery  and  erect  a  stone. 

"Gloucester  C.  H.  has  quite  a  nice  monument.  It  too 
stands  on  the  courthouse  green,  inclosed  with  an  iron  railing. 
The  Sally  Tompkins  Chapter  has  much  interest  in  it. 

"The  Pulaski  Chapter  at  Dublin  looks  after  and  keeps  in  or- 
der the  graves  of  the  Confederate  soldiers  buried  there,  observ- 
ing Memorial  Day  with  suitable  exercises,  strewing  flowers  on 
these  graves,  and  otherwise  keeping  their  memories  alive.  The 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  here  are  assisting  the  James 
Breathed  Camp  to  raise  a  monument  in  memory  of  the  Confed- 
erate soldiers  of  Pulaski  County.     They  will  succeed. 

"On  a  hill  between  Groveton  and  Bull  Run  lie  the  remains  of 
500  of  those  Confederate  soldiers  who  fell  in  the  battles  of  the 
First  and  Second  Manassas.  They  were  from  North  and  South 
Carolina,  Georgia,  Tennessee,  Texas,  and  Virginia.  This  acre 
of  ground  has  been  deeded  to  the  Daughters  of  the  Confeder- 
acy, Bull  Run  Chapter,  and  they  have  inclosed  it  with  a  well- 
made,  substantial  iron  fence.  The  Chapter  will  plant  trees  and 
shrubbery,  sow  grass,  and  otherwise  beautify  this  sacred  spot. 
In  this  'home  of  peace'  the  dead  lie  buried  in  rows  by 
States.  An  efTort  will  now  be  made  to  place  a  tablet  with 
name  of  the  State  at  the  head  of  each  aisle.  A  monument  to 
those  who  fell  on  the  field  where  Bee  and  Bartow  perished, 
and  where  'Stonewall'  Jackson  was  christened  with  his  world- 
renowned  name,  is  the  ambition  of  these  persevering  women. 

"Between  four  and  five  hundred  Confederate  soldiers  are 
buried  in  the  soldiers'  cemetery  at  Mount  Jackson,  about  three 
hundred  and  sixty  of  whom  are  known.  They  were  from  the 
Carolinas,  Alabama,  Georgia,  Maryland,  Texas,  Tennessee,  and 
Virginia.  One  hundred  and  twelve  are  unknown.  The  Mount 
Jackson  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  has  sole  charge  of  this  cemetery. 
They  keep  it  in  nice  order,  observing  Memorial  Day,  and  deco- 
rate the  graves.  The  Chapter  has  raised  $1,500  and  will  erect 
a  monument  in  the  soldiers'  cemetery. 

"The  Wythe  Grey  Chapter,  at  Wythevillc.  reports  beautiful 
memorial  work.  This  nolle  band  of  women  has  gathered  up 
the  remains  of  all  who  died  in  hospitals,  reinterred  them  in  a 
mound,  in  the  center  of  a  fquare,  in  the  beautiful  cemetery  on 
the  hill,  and  at  a  cost  of  about  $500  placed  over  them  a  shaft  'To 
the  Unknown  Dead,'  simple,  quiet,  unostentatious,  but  touch- 
ingly  pathetic.  It  is  kept  in  perfect  order,  and  wreathed  in 
garlands  on  Memorial  Day.  In  this  cemetery  are  buried  two 
of  the  commanders  of  the  Stonewall  Brigade.  Gens.  James  A. 
Walker  and  William  Terry.  Many  who  fell  in  battle  or  died 
of  wounds  and  disease  in  hospitals  lie  buried  there.  On  Memo- 
rial Day  the  old  veterans  place  a  chaplet  of  evergreens  on  each 
grave,  marked  with  a  Confederate  flag,  while  the  Daughters 
lay  flowers  also,  and  this  will  be  kept  up  while  strength  lasts 
in  memory  of  'our  deathless  dead.'  This  Memorial  Day's  work 
is  not  considered  finished  until  a  lunch  has  been  served  to  all 
the  old  veterans,  and  a  roll  of  the  Wythe  Greys  been  called. 
Truly,  the  women  forget  nothing.     'God  bless  them !' 


"In  the  city  of  Norfolk  there  stands  a  handsome  monument 
to  the  Confederate  dead,  not  yet  finished.  The  Daughters  of 
the  Confederacy  assisted  materially  in  raising  the  money  to 
erect  this  shaft,  and  will  bend  every  effort  to  have  it  com- 
pleted by  surmounting  it  with  a  bronze  figure  of  a  Confederate 
soldier.  Pickett-Buchanan  Chapter  has  charge  of  the  decora- 
tion of  this  monument  on  Memorial  Day.  There  is  no  Con- 
federate soldiers'  cemetery,  but  interments  are  made  in  beauti- 
ful Elmwood.  There  are  two  lots  set  aside  for  this  purpose. 
One,  owned  by  the  Camp,  is  used  to  bury  all  Confederate  vet- 
trans  who  desire  to  be  there  interred.  In  the  other  are  buried 
about  fifty  unknown  dead.  In  this  lot  the  Daughters  have 
erected  a  memorial  cross  to  Father  Ryan,  and  placed  two  gran- 
ite steps  with  'Confederate  Dead'  carved  thereon,  at  the  en- 
trance. These  two  lots  are  well  kept,  and  the  graves  are  deco- 
rated, the  Daughters  always  assisting  in  this  labor  of  love. 

"The  R.  E.  Lee  Chapter  is  assisting  in  raising  a  monument 
to  John  Q.  Marr  at  Fairfax  C.  H. 

"The  monument  at  Orange  is  situated  on  the  courthouse 
square.  It  cost  $1,500,  and  was  erected  before  the  organization 
of  a  Chapter  of  U.  D.  C.  there.  It  is  inclosed  by  a  neat  iron 
railing,  which  the  Chapter  helped  purchase.  The  Daughters 
have  charge  of  this  beautiful  spot,  and  keep  it  well.  On  Memo- 
rial Day  it  is  decorated  handsomely. 

"The  Princess  Anne  Chapter  attends  Memorial  Day  services 
in  Norfolk,  sends  flowers,  and  helps  in  other  ways.  It  is  now 
endeavoring  to  raise  money  for  a  monument  to  her  martyr 
Confederates. 

"The  'Jubal  Early  Chapter'  sets  out  with  the  determination 
to  erect  a  monument  to  this  well-known,  courageous,  and 
heroic  general. 

"The  Luray  Chapter  has  recently  secured  a  deed,  as  trus- 
tee, to  the  magnificent  monument  erected  there  in  memory  of 
'The  Heroes,'  both  private  and  chief,  of  the  Southern  Confed- 
eracy by  that  well-known  sculptor,  Mr.  Herbert  Barbee.  This 
Chapter,  having  already  this  beautiful  monument,  will  not  at- 
tend to  gathering  up  the  remains  of  the  many  soldiers  buried  in 
scattered  graves  and  reinterring  them  and  taking  care  of  them. 

"In  Bedford  City  there  are  buried  on  'Piedmont  Hill,'  in  a 
Confederate  cemetery,  about  five  hundred  soldiers  who  died  in 
the  three  large  hospitals  there  during  the  war.  There  is  a 
monument  there  already.  Now  that  the  William  R.  Terry 
Chapter,  V.  D.  C,  has  commenced  work  in  Bedford,  great  re- 
sults may  be  looked  for.  .^11  former  associations  are  merged 
in  this  one  great  Chapter.  It  will  at  once  commence  to  mark 
the  dead  of  Bedford  that  are  buried  in  the  town  cemetery,  erect 
a  monument  to  their  memory,  and  take  proper  steps  to  care  for 
those  unknown  who  came  from  all  over  the  Southland  to  bat- 
tle for  right  and  find  a  grave  in  Virginia  soil. 

"It  is  seen  that  the  memorial  work  in  Virginia  is  great. 
Wherever  a  monument  or  cemetery  is  found  there  the  hand  of 
the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  is  seen. 

Rut  to  tell  that  the  dust  of  a  hero. 

AUhoueh  in  a  nameless  grave, 
Deserves  to  lie  loved  bv  the  land  that  he  loved. 

And  llie  country  he  died  to  save. 

And  to  tell  our  children's  children 

That  braver  none  ever  can  be. 
Than  the  soldiers  who  fouerht  neath  the  stars  and  ha'-s 

In  the  sweeping  lines  of  Lee. 

The  committee  is  comprised  as  follows:  Mrs.  Edwin  H. 
O'Brien,  Alexandria.  Chairman:  Mrs.  Monroe  Funkhouser, 
Mt.  Jackson:  Mrs.  G.  W.  Easley.  Pearisburg:  Mrs.  Norvell 
Otey  Scott.  Lynchburg:  Mrs.  John  T.  Wnodhniise.  Princess 
.'\nne. 


C^opfcderate  l/eterap. 


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BUILDING  USED  BY  THE  C.  S.  A.  TREASURY. 

Mrs.  Carrie  McC.  Patrick  writes  that  at  the  meeting  of  the 
South  Carolina  U.  D.  C.  in  Anderson  one  of  our  members 
read  the  following  interesting  sketch: 

"This  historic  building  is  the  fit  banqueting  place  for  the 
South  Carolina  Division,  United  Daughters  of  the  Confed- 
iracy.  Its  historic  association  with  the  city  of  Anderson  dales 
back  for  more  than  fifty  years,  when  it  was  the  educational 
center  not  only  of  this  city  but  of  all  the  Piedmont  region, 
and  as  the  Johnson  Female  University  it  stood  without  a 
peer  for  the  education  of  the  daughters  of  the  State  this  side 
of  the  far-famed  Barkamville.  But  war's  rude  alarm  rang 
through  the  land,  and  its  doors  were  closed  while  the  sons  of 
the  State  flocked  to  the  field  and  the  daughters  stood  by  with 
their  tear-dimmed  eyes,  with  aching  hearts,  but  hands  active 
in  ministering  to  the  wants  of  the  dear  ones  in  the  field 

"The  exigencies  of  the  service  in  1864  demanded  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  branch  of  the  Confederate  Treasury  in  Columbia, 
S.  C. — the  branch  for  the  printing  and  signing  of  Confederate 
nutes. 

"When  Sherman  started  on  his  raid  of  pillage,  rapine,  and 
burning  through  the  State,  it  wa ;  removed  from  Columbia  to 
this  building,  then  the  property  ci  Frazier,  Trenholm  &  Co., 
ijiic  of  the  members  of  which  being  Mr.  George  A'.  Trenholm. 
the  Secretary  of  the  Confederate  Treasury.  To  the  build- 
ing was  brought  the  outfit  with  tlie  lithographic  stones  on 
which  the  bills  were  printed,  and  placed  in  chargf  of  W. 
Y.  Lcich,  of  Charleston,  S.  C.  The  bills  were  signed  by  young 
ladies,  most  of  whom  were  froin  Virginia.  Four  of  these 
bui'.rded  with  our  honored  and  venerable  citizen.  Col.  B.  F. 
Crayton.  Miss  Resha  Haynes,  of  Poftcmouth,  Va.,  signed 
the  five-hundrcd-dollar  notes ;  Miss  Savage,  Miss  Crumps 
(a  niece  of  Judge  Crumps),  and  Miss  Elliott,  of  Winnsboro, 
S.  C,  signed  other  denominations.  On  the  approach  of  the 
raiders,  the  first  day  of  May,  1865,  these  stones  were  thrown 
ill  a  deep  well  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  building.  The 
miders  spent  two  days  and,  nights  in  the  city,  the  robbing 
being  done  just  btfore  leaving.  Mr.  Leich.  having  some  gold 
on  hand,  gave  each  of  the  young  ladies  twenty  dollars  and  the 
gentlemen  connected  with  the  department  one  hundred  dollars 
apiece.  After  the  close  of  the  war  the  doors  of  the  building 
were  again  thrown  open  to  the  youths  of  the  State,  and  differ- 
ent educators  "wielded  the  scepter."  But  the  well  and  its  con- 
tents were  long  since  forgotten  until  the  Patrick  Millitary  In- 
stitute was  opened  in  the  building,  under  the  efficient  manage 
mcnt  of  Col.  John  B.  Patrick.  It  was  then  that  the  well  was 
cleaned  out  and  its  hidden  treasures  revealed.  Pieces  of  the 
lithographic  stones  were  recovered,  and  are  now  in  possession 
of  a  number  of  our  citizens.  The  purpose  of  nur  organization 
and  meetings  together  is  to  recall  and  i)erpetuatc  the  memo- 
ries of  those  heroic  days  in  which  our  fathers  were  the  actors 
and  during  which  they  made  four  years  of  the  greatest  his- 
tor>-  the  world  has  ever  known,  and  which  will  be  read  with 
delight  and  wonder  so  long  as  men  and  women  honor  brave 
deeds,  heroic  action,  and  love  of  country.  So  we  gather  here 
in  this  building,  the  scene  of  one  of  the  dramas  in  the  tragedy 
of  the  life  and  death  of  the  newborn  nation,  than  which  none 
ever  'rose  so  fair  and  fell  so  pure.'  " 


Mrs.  Reynolds  said:  "When  I  first  determined  to  organize  a 
children's  division  in  Kentucky  I  wrote  the  president  of  this 
body  asking  for  information,  also  the  recording  secretary. 
They  told  me  of  the  work  done  in  this  line  by  Miss  Lloyd,  of 
■Virginia.  I  wrote  her  on  this  subject,  and  she  answered  at 
once,  and  was  most  kind  in  answering  many  questions  so 
dear  to  my  heart.  She  invited  me  to  join  the  Mary  Custis 
Lee  Chapter  of  Virginia,  getting  my  charter  from  them,  as 
they  are  incorporated  and  have  a  Virginia  Chapter.  I  would 
have  been  glad  to  do  so,  but  after  a  called  meeting  of  some 
of  our  noblest  and  inost  patriotic  Southern  women,  it  was 
decided  to  get  a  Kentucky  charter." 

The  achievements  of  Mrs.  Walker  which  had  been  published 
in  the  Vetei«an  were  evidently  overlooked  by  Mrs.  Reynolds. 


c- 


Mrs.  Mattie  Bruce  Reynolds,  of  Louisville,  regrets  having 
been  misconstrued  in  her  paper  concerning  organizations  of 
Children  of  the  Confederacy  by  Mrs.  Walker,  of  Norfolk. 
In  a  report  at  the  Wilmington  convention,  November.  1901, 
published  on  pages  5,^0.  540.  December  Veteran  of  that  year. 


THE  OLD  CONFEDERATE. 
This  picture  is  an  exact  likeness  of  an  old  Confederate  as 
one  sees  him  at  home  surrounded  by  wife  and  children,  re- 
lating the  hardships  and  other  experiences  in  the  campaigns 
of  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia.     We  will  not  mention  his 
name,  but  merely  say  that  he  was  a 
member   of  the    Forty-Third   North 
Carolina  Infantry,  Army  of  North- 
ern   Virginia,    and   a   better   soldier 
never  fired  a  rifle.     Our  informant, 
whom  we  met  at  the  Louisville  re- 
union, a  very  youthful-looking  gen- 
tleman, tells  us  he  has  known  th:-- 
comrade  from  boyhood,  and  speaks 
of  him   as  the  friend  of  his  youtli. 

manhood,  and  .    He  was  knGwn 

at  school  as  a  "good  boy."  He  was 
very  fond  of  games,  especially  mar- 
bles, and  could  knock  out  the  middle 
man  oftener  than  the  rest.  "Taking 
correct  aim"  seemed  to  grow  on 
liim,  for  m  the  war  he  was  constantly  picking  off  the  enemy. 
On  the  morning  of  .'\pril  19,  1864,  his  company  was  ordered 
to  take  possession  of  the  enemy's  works,  which  were  thought 
to  be  vacated.  When  in  about  fifty  yards  of  them  the  Fed- 
erals opened  fire,  and  this  old  soldier  and  his  company  took 
refuge  behind  some  stumps  which  happened  to  be  near,  and  re- 
mained there,  lying  flat  on  their  faces  for  six  or  more  hours, 
almost  frozen  and  starved.  In  the  afternoon  of  May  24,  1864, 
his  company  and  another  from  the  Forty-Third  were  sent  to 
aid  the  sharpshooters  in  retaking  some  works,  but,  on  ac- 
count of  being  misdirected,  suddenly  encountered  a  regiment  of 
the  enemy  occupying  the  works  who  demanded  their  sur- 
render. A  hand-to-hand  fight  followed,  resulting  in  the  com- 
plete discomfiture  of  the  enemy,  who  left  more  dead  on  the 
field  than  the  aggregate  number  of  the  two  companies  en- 
gaged. Gen.  Bryan  Grimes,  who  then  commanded  the  brigade, 
on  receiving  a  detailed  report,  said  it  was  one  of  the  groat 
fights  of  the  war.  considering  numbers  and  results.  Again,  on 
,»\pril  2,  1865.  this  old  soldier  was  placed  in  command  of  a  de- 
tail of  about  twenty  men  from  the  Forty-Third,  who,  in  com- 
pany with  a  similar  detail  from  the  Forty-Fifth  North  Caro- 
lina, retook  Fort  Mahone.  which  was  on  an  elevation  about 
fifty  yards  in  front  of  the  main  line  at  Petcr.sburg.  Va.,  with  a 
hmidrod  or  more  prisoners.  He  has  now  passed  the  meridian 
of  life,  has  a  large  and  interesting  family  of  children  and 
grandchildren,  and  we  trust  may  be  spared  many  more  years. 
He  should  place  his  experiences  from  1861  to  1865  on  per- 
petual record. 


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Qor^federate  l/eterar?. 


JOHN  DIMIIRY. 

John  Dimilry,  soldier,  historian,  and  dislinguisiicd  man  of 
letters,  died  September  7,  1901.  In  the  death  of  Mr.  Dimitry 
there  passed  away  one  of  the  men  who  sought  and  succeeded 
in  accomplishing  his  part  of  creating  for  the  South  a  distinctive 
literature.  He  had  all  the  qualities  which  go  to  make  perfect 
manhood.  As  a  man  of  letters  he  shone  with  conspicuous  bril- 
liance, as  a  soldier  he  was  brave  and  courageous,  and  in  his 
heme  life  he  was  gentle,  loving,  and  devoted. 

Mr.  Dimitry  was  bom  at  Washington,  D.  C,  December  27. 
1835.  He  was  the  son  of  Alexander  Dimitry  and  Mary  Powell 
A! ills.  At  the  age  of  five  his  family  moved  to  New  Orleans, 
and  from  that  time  Mr.  Dimitry  regarded  that  city  as  his  home. 
He  was  educated  by  his  father,  a  man  of  wide  learning,  and 
by  Robert  Lusher,  another  famous  educator  of  his  time.  In 
lS(:)7  Georgetown  College  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts,  pro  honoris  causa. 

Mr.  Dimitry's  first  position  was  in  the  office  of  Caleb  Cush- 
ing,  at  that  time  United  States  Attorney-General.  He  remained 
in  his  office  for  several  years,  until  the  appointment  of  his 
father  as  Minister  Plenipotentiary  to  Costa  Rica  and  Nicaragua, 
where  he  accompanied  him  as  Secretary  to  the  Legation. 

Before  the  expiration  of  the  elder  Dimitry's  term  of  office, 
war  was  declared  between  the  States.  Both  father  and  son 
gave  their  allegiance  to  the  Confederacy,  and  the  United  States 
Minister  wrote  his  resignation,  and  the  two  were  passengers 
on  the  same  steamship  which  brought  the  document  to  this 
country. 

The  father  went  to  Washington,  and  afterwards  to  Rich- 
mond. The  son  came  to  New  Orleans,  and  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
\ale  in  Capt.  George  Graham's  company,  which  afterwards  be- 
c.ime  Company  C  and  color  company  of  the  famous  Crescent 
Regiment,  commanded  by  Col.  Marshall  J.  Smith.  The  regi- 
ment took  an  active  part  in  the  two  days'  battle  of  Shiloh. 
John  Dimitry,  in  the  meantime,  had  been  detailed  as  one  of  the 
color  guard.  During  the  second  day's  battle  the  Crescent  Regi- 
ment supported  the  Fifth  Company,  Washington  Artillery,  and 
was  attacked  by  vastly  superior  numbers.  The  Federal  over- 
lapped the  Confederate  column,  which  made  it  necessary  to 
fall  back  on  the  reserve  line.  The  horses  of  two  guns  had  been 
killed,  and  it  was  with  much  difficulty  that  the  guns  were  saved 
from  capture,  the  men  of  the  battery  gallantly  pulling  them  off 
by  hand.  Capt.  Graham  and  others,  including  Mr.  Dimitry,  did 
not  hear  the  order  to  fall  back,  and  therefore  faced  the  ad- 
vancing line  of  the  enemy.  Capt.  Graham  was  shot  through 
the  chest  with  a  Minie  ball.  He  had  fallen,  when  Mr.  Dimitry 
rushed  to  his  assistance  in  the  face  of  fierce  firing  from  the 
enemy.  He  was  helping  the  wounded  officer  to  a  place  of 
safety,  when  Capt.  Graham  was  struck  by  a  second  ball  and 
instantly  killed,  dying  in  Dimitry's  arms.  A  moment  later 
John  Dimitry  was  shot  through  the  hip,  inflicting  a  wound 
from  which  he  never  fully  recovered.  He  lay  in  the  hospital 
at  Corinth  for  two  weeks,  and  when  the  place  was  abandoned 
was  carried  on  a  mattress  to  New  Orleans,  where  he  remained 
for  two  months  in  bed  under  the  treatment  of  Dr.  Natili,  who 
succeeded  in  saving  his  life.  Finally,  when  lie  was  able  to  use 
his  crutches,  he  found  himself  in  the  enemy's  lines,  New  Or- 
leans having  fallen  during  his  stay.  He  made  the  acquaintance 
of  Gen.  Shepley,  the  Military  Governor,  whom  he  was  pleased 
ever  afterwards  to  speak  of  as  a  courteous  and  scholarly  gen- 
tleman. Gen.  Shepley  gave  him  permission  to  leave  the  city 
without  parole.  He  finally  reached  Richmond,  and,  after  ex- 
amination by  the  Board  of  Surgeons,  received  his  discharge 
from  Adjutant  General  Cooper. 

Mr.  Davis,  thoroughly  acquainted  with  his  great  talents,  had 


him  appointed  chief  clerk  to  Judge  Reagan  in  the  Post  Office 
Department,  where  he  served  with  fidelity  and  distinction  to 
the  end,  and  formed  one  of  the  presidential  party  which,  after 
the  collapse,  left  Charlotte,  N.  C,  for  Georgia.  This  was  un- 
der instructions  from  his  official  chief.  Judge  Reagan. 

.\ftcr  the  Avar  ended.  Mr.  Dimitry  returned  to  New  Orleans. 


JOHN   DIMITRY. 

About  this  time  he  formed  connectiuiis  with  the  New  Orleans 
press,  and  his  style  as  a  writer  immediately  attracted  attention. 
In  the  early  seventies  he  was  sent  to  Europe  by  the  New  Or- 
leans Times  to  write  of  the  manners  and  customs  and  condi- 
tions which  prevailed  in  England  and  on  the  Continent.  He 
gavf  special  study  to  Spain,  and  his  letters  from  that  country 
were  widely  read  and  copied  by  every  important  paper  in  the 
United  States.  Nothing  like  them  had  appeared  in  America 
since  Washington  Irving  laid  down  his  pen. 

In  1871  he  married  Miss  Adelaide  Stuart,  of  Mississippi, 
a  cousin  of  the  knightly  J.  E.  B.  Stuart. 

Having  a  great  desire  to  return  to  the  tropics,  when  the  chair 
of  languages  and  belles-lettres  in  Colegio  Caldas,  South  Amer- 
ica, was  offered  him,  he  accepted.  While  in  Bogota,  aside  from 
his  professional  work,  he  was  employed  as  translator  in  the, 
at  that  time,  famous  Montijo  case — net  only  by  the  United 
Slates  Legation,  but  his  services  were  solicited  by  the  English 
and  Columbian  arbitrators. 

Returning  to  New  Orleans  in  1876,  he  wrote  his  school  his- 
tory of  Louisiana.  This  text-book  was  used  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  State  for  p^-tv  years,  and  by  numerous  private 
institutions  is  still  held  i  1  :  i'.    ■ 

In  18S0  Mr.  Dimitry  wcp;  North,  and  was  associated  with 
newspapers  in  Washington,  Pbiladelphia,  and  New  York. 
While  on  the  Mail  and  Express  he  wrote  "Le  Tornbeau  Blanc," 
which  wen  the  prize  of  $500  offered  by  Messrs.  Barnes  & 
Swintcn,  publishers  of  the  StoryleV.cv.    Of  this  story  the  New 


Confederate  l/eterai>. 


•i 


Vtirk  Critic  and  Good  Literature  said ;  "Tliis  tale  deserves  the 
highest  compliment  that  couid  be  paid  to  it :  that  of  Being  at 
the  same  time  a  model  of  literary  art  and  at  once  a  tribute  and 
an  encouragement  to  human  nature." 

His  "Three  Good  Giants,"  a  translation,  with  an  expurgating 
pen  from  Rabelias,  ran  the  gamut  of  criticism,  and  ended  by 
reaching  a  dignity  not  known  in  its  history.  For  the  first  time 
it  found  a  welcome  in  American  homes. 

In  1890  Mr.  Dimitry  came  South  to  aid  his  friend,  James 
Kidpath,  in  the  preparation  of  data  for  the  memoir  of  Jefifer- 
s<.n  Davis,  which  the  two  wrote  in  collaboration  with  Mrs. 
Jefferson  Davis. 

.Mr,  Dimitry's  last  work  was  the  "Confederate  Military  His- 
tiTy  of  Louisiana,"  a  work  of  great  literary  and  historical  ini 
purtance,  although  its  author  modestly  styled  it  "only  a  rapid 
summary"  of  the  scenes  of  the  Civil  War  in  which  Louisianians 
bore  part.  He  also  wrote  epitaphs  on  Henry  Watkins  Allen. 
F.dgar  Allan  Foe,  Charlotte  Temple,  the  Confederate  Flag, 
Stonewall  Jackson,  Jefferson  Davis,  Albert  Sidney  Johnston, 

John  Dimitry  was  borne  to  rest  by  his  devoted  comrades  of 
I  he  Association  Army  of  Tennessee,  of  which  he  was  an  hon- 
<iied  member.  The  tomb  of  that  Association  is  surmounted  by 
an  exquisite  equestrian  statue  of  Gen,  Albert  Sidney  Johnston. 
;:nd  also  contains  a  marble  tablet  at  the  farther  end  of  the  arch 
on  which  is  engraven  in  golden  letters  John  Dimitry's  match- 
less tribute  to  that  great  soldier,  to  which  Mr.  James  Randall 
referred  as  "an  immortal  composition — a  prose  poem  incom- 
p.irable,"  and  Lord  Palnierston  pronounced  "a  modern  classic. 
Ciceronian  in  its  language."  It  was  highly  appropriate,  there- 
fi  re,  that  he  should  rest  in  that  sacred  place,  and  in  the  pres- 
ence of  that  immortality  which  he  made  for  the  tomb,  for  him- 
silf,  and  for  his  comrades. 

.\t  the  regular  monthly  meeting,  October,  8,  lyoi,  of  Camp 
Xo.  2  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee,  the  following  resolutions  were 
imroduced  by  Capt.  James  Dinkins,  and  seconded  by  A.  C. 
McLellan,  Col.  Phil  H.  Thompson,  and  Col.  Lewis  Guion; 

'Resohcd:  1.  That  the  remains  of  our  late  comrade,  John 
Dimitry,  which  repose  in  the  Association's  tomb,  shall  be  un- 
disturbed for  all  time,  and  that  his  name  be  engraven  on  the 
door  of  the  vault. 

"2.  That  we  pay  this  honor  to  his  memory  in  grateful  apprc- 
cii.lion  no  less  for  his  conduct  as  a  soldier  and  the  loyalty  he 
hire  his  comrades  than  for  his  brilliant  achievements  as  a 
liiieratcur,  which  made  the  fame  of  the  Confederate  soldier  a 
household  word  in  all  civilized  lands,  and  whose  matchless  trib- 
ute 10  Gen,  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  makes  the  name  of  John 
Duiiilry  immortal," 

The  tomb  of  the  Association  Army  of  Tennessee  contains  a 
few  vaults  with  dpper  doors,  designated  as  the  final  resting 
place  of  distinguished  members,  I'p  to  this  time  only  two  have 
been  occupied:  one  by  Gen,  Beauregard,  and  the  other  by 
Charles  Dreux.  In  accordance  with  the  above  resolutions,  all 
that  is  mortal  of  John  Dimitry  will  rest,  forever  undisturbed, 
in  one  of  these  "honor  vaults," 

It  was  fit  that  he  should  have  been  so  honored,  for,  in  the 
words  of  the  eloquent  tribute  to  his  memory  by  his  friend, 
James  K,  Randall,  he  was;  "Soldier,  scholar,  and  gentleman, 
loyal  to  every  trust  and  every  duty  to  God  and  his  neighbor." 


MEMORIALS. 

DV    JOHN    UIMITRV.   OF    NEW   ORLEANS, 

Behind  this  stone  is  laid 

for  a  season 

Albert  Sidnfv  Johnston. 

A  general  in  the  army  of  the  Confederate  Stales, 


Who  fell  at  Sliiloh,  Tenn,, 
On  the  sixth  day  of  April,  A.D. 
Eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-two. 
A  man  tried  in  many  high  offices 
And  critical  enterprises, 
And  found  faithful  in  all ; 
His  life  was  one  long  sacrifice  of  mlerest  to  conscience ; 
And  even  that  life,  on  a  woeful  Sabbath. 
Did  he  yield  as  a  holocaust  to  his  country's  need. 
Not  wholly  understood  was  he  where  he  lived ; 
But  in  his  death  his  greatness  stands  confessed 
In  a  people's  tears. 
Resohilc,  moderate,  clear  of  envy,  yet  not  wanting 
In  that  finer  ambition  which  makes  men  great  and  pure; 
In  his  honor,  impregnable  ; 
In  his  simplicity,  sublime; 
No  country  e'er  had  a  truer  son,  no  cause  a  nobler  champion ; 
No  people  a  bolder  defender,  no  principle  a  purer  victim. 
Than  the  dead  soldier 
Who  sleeps  here. 
The  cafse  for  which  he  perished  is  lost. 
The  people  for  whom  he  fought  arc  crushed. 
The  hopes  in  which  he  trusted  are  shattered. 
The  flag  he  loved  .guides  no  more  the  charging  lines: 
P>nl  his  fame,  consigned  to  the  keeping  of  that  time  which. 
Happily,  is  not  so  much  the  tomb  of  virtue  as  its  shrine, 
Shall,  in  the  years  to  come,  fire  modest  worth  to  noble  ends. 
In  honor  now  our  great  captain  rests ; 

A  bereaved  people  mourn  him ; 
Three  commonwealths  proudly  claim  him  ; 
And  history  shall  cherish  him 
.Among   those    choicer    spirits   who.   holding   their   conscience 

unmixed  with  blame, 
H;'.vc  been,  in  all  cnniunctures.  lr\u-  10  themselves,  their  people, 
and  their  God, 

Jefferson  D.wis. 

Born  in  Kentucky  June  3,  iSoS; 

Died  in  New  Orleans  December  6,  1889, 

A  citizen  of  Mississippi, 

He  was  the  first  and  only  President  of  the  Southern 

Confederacy, 

Established  at  Richmond,  in  the  State  of  Virginia, 

For  her  highest  office,  the  South,  seeking  a  leader 

In  the  war. 

The  thunder  of  whose  guns  would  shake  the  land. 

Chose  him  from  among  her  fittest  men, 

.\  majestic  orator;  in  character  firm;  in  judgment  sound; 

In  purpose  resolute; 

A  profound  student  of  the  Constitution  of  the  Union, 

From  his  seat  in  the  National  Senate 

lie  luirled,  in  its  august  name,  unheeded  warnings 

To  that  great  body. 

In  Richmond, 

From  1861  to  ]8()5. 

Surrounded  by  armies,  assailing  and  defending, 

He  was  at  once  a  statesman,  faithful  to  every  trust. 

Guiding  with  wisdom  the  afTairs  of  his  people; 

And  a  soldier,  following  with  trained  eye  the  movements 

Of  his  armies. 

Himself  a  captain  on  the  fields  of  Mexico, 

He  had  learned  how  to  select  from  among  their  brave  ranks 

Great  lieutenants. 

Who  led  them  on  a  luminous  career. 

Which  has  gained  for  them  a  shining  space 


74 


QoQfederate  l/etera.7. 


In  history ; 

And,  when  battle's  drum  had  ceased  to  beat. 

He  withdrew  from  his  exalted  charge 

With  a  dignity 

Made  strong  by  his  faith, 

Which,  in  commanding  the  admiration  of  the  world, 

Has  gained  for  himself 

The  love  and  reverence  of  his  people  who  trusted  him. 


This  monument, 

The  gift  of  friends  in  England, 

Was  brought  across  sea  and  raised 

In  the  city  of  Richmond, 

In  the  State  of  Virginia, 

His  mother. 

To  the  memory 

of 

Thom.\s  Jonathan  Jackson, 

who, 
Living  in  an  age  of  principle. 
Chose  what  was  a  losing  cause ; 
But  to  that  C2v.se 
He  gave  a  faith  so  true,  a  spirit  so  pure, 
A  genius  so  grand  in  a  mold  so  heroic. 
That  his  countrymen  revered  him — 
Even  his  enemies  honored  him — 
.•\nd  a  distant  people,  reading  a  lofty  nature  in  lofty  works, 
Called  him  great ! 
His  life  was  one  of  many  and  sharp  contrastings. 
Yet  the  meek  simplicity  that  marked  his  character 
Welded  these  into  harmony. 
A  dtvout  Christian,  he  was  none  the  less  a  bold  soldier ; 
III  peace,  tender  of  the  humblest ;  in  battle,  his  was  a  sword  that 

Conjured  victory! 
Sirong  in  the  qualities  that  shine  most  fitly  in  civil  life, 
A   mild   teacher  gathering  the   peaceful   harvests   of  youthful 

minds. 
In  a  war,  approved  of  conscience,  he  towered  a  prayerful  giant, 
And  on  historic  fields  rivaled  the  choicest  deeds  of  his 
Most  famous  predecessors ! 
In  every  phase  nf  his  stainless  career. 
In  his  home,  among  men,  with  his  pupils; 
In  his  State's  brightest  hour,  in  her  darkest, 

He  stood,  ever,  in  himself 

The  type  of  a  noble  race's  noblest  teachings ; 

And  his  fame, 

Rounded  in  all,  guarded  from  wrong  by  the  verdict  of  his  co- 

ti-mporaries, 
Shall,  when  men's  places  come  to  be  fixed  by  the  recurrent 
generations. 

Stand  before  its  judges  firm,  like  a 
Stone  Wall. 


In  his  prose  master  of  all  the  feelings, 
He  wielded,  with  equal  skill, 
The  wand  of  Humor  and  the  brand  of  Terror. 
At  his  will  thrilling  men  to  horror,  or  moving  them 
To  laughter. 
In  his  tales, 
Whether  they  be  somber  or  wild  unto  grotesqueness. 
Religion  can  find  no  offense,  \'irtue  no  wrong. 
Nor  Innocence  take  alarm. 
He  passed  a  life  tragic  enough  to  serve  for  warning. 
Stinging  his  generation  into  wrath,  and  by  it  stung  into  frenzy; 
\f.-{  through  his  genius,  lifted  victorious  above  detraction. 
He  has  happily  made  sure  of 
Posterity. 


Edgar  Allan  Poe, 

Poet  and  prose  writer. 

He  struck  with  magic  hand  the  frailty  that  is  man, 

While  he  left  unprofaned 

The  truth  that  is  God. 

He  wooed  Science  to  be  an  ally  of  Fiction. 

And  in  the  wooing  made  her  shine  with  a  light 

Simpler  than  her  own. 

In  his  poetry  he  touched  but  few  notes. 

Yet  these,  now  the  tenderest,  now  the  saddest 

That  translate  human  passions 

Into  melodious  words, 

And  so  fix  them  forever. 


THE    CONFEDERATE    FLAG. 

BY    JOHN    DIMITRY,    NEW    ORLEANS. 
[See  autograph  copy  on  first  p;ii;t*.] 

Not  long  unfurled  was  1  known. 

For  fate  was  against  me ; 
But  I  flashed  over  a  pure  cause, 
And  on  land  and  sea 
So  fired  the  hearts  of  men  imto  heroism 
That  the  world  honors  me. 
^^'ithin  my  folds  the  dead  who  died  under  them 
Lie  nobly  shrouded; 
And  my  tattered  colors, 
Crowded  with  a  thousand  shining  victories, 
Have  become 
For  the  people  who  loved  me 
A  glorified  memorv. 


THE  LAND  OF  LEE. 
Where  the  jasmine  and  myrtle 

And  the  honeysuckle  grow ; 
Where  the  ripple  of  the  waters 

Soothes  to  slumber  as  they  flow; 
Where  the  roses  in  their  sweetness 

Woo  the  humming  bird  and  bee — 
Breathes  there  Southron  who's  forgotten. 

For  a  day,  the  Land  of  Lee  ? 

Where  the  violet,  so  modest. 

Lifts  its  head  above  the  leaves  ; 
Where  the  ivy  and  the  creeper 

Grope  their  way  along  the  eaves ; 
Where  the  daisy,  golden-hearted, 

Whispers  love's  soft  words  to  thee — 
This  the  land  we  love  and  long  for; 

This  the  dear  old  Land  of  Lee. 

Where  the  dogwood  dots  the  forest. 

And  the  sourwoods  honey  yield; 
Where  the  sea  of  whiteness  daz'l-.-s 

In  the  snowy  cotton  field: 
Where  the  birds  are  ever  warbling, 

And  the  heart  from  care  is  free — 
Proud  are  we  to  call  her  mother, 

Proud  of  this  sweet  Land  of  Lee. 

In  my  dreams  I  see  the  home  land 

'Neath  the  sunny  Southern  sky. 
And  the  vision  brings  a  longing 

Thai  the  dreams  might  last  for  aye. 
Ah,  that  land  of  spring  eternal. 

How  thy  children  long  for  thee  ! 
Rest  and  peace  for  weary  mortal 

In  that  dear  old  Land  of  Lee.  — IV ill  Aiken. 


Qopfederat^  l/eterai;i 


CONFEDERATE  VETERAN  CAMP  OF  NEW  YORK. 

Col.  Edward  Owen,  Commander  of  New  York  Camp  of  Con 
fi  ('crate  Veterans,  wrote  in  October,  1902: 

".\t  the  close  of  the  thirteenth  Camp  year.  I  congratulate  the 
members  upon  a  year  of  unparalleled  success  in  the  history  of 
the  Camp. 

"Jhe  Confederate  Veteran  Camp  of  New  York  continues  to 
occupy  a  most  enviable  position  in  this  community,  and  its 
popularity  is  emphasized  by  the  large  accession  to  its  member- 
ship during  the  past  year,  eighty-one  new  members  having 
joined.  There  were  four  resignations  because  of  removal  from 
the  city. 

"Active  interest  in  the  Camp  is  shown  by  tlic  fact  that  tho 
monthly  meetings  are  always  largely  attended,  even  in  the 
midst  of  summer.     Also  the  'Camp  Fires'  are  very  popular. 

"in  its  works  of  charity  it  has  done  well,  relieving  some  in 
trouble  and  distress,  obtaining  employment  for  others,  and 
sending  several,  stranded  here,  to  their  homes  in  the  South. 

"The  Camp  has  always  promptly  met  its  ol)ligations,  and 
there  are  never  any  outstanding  liabilities. 

"The  Mortuary  Fund,  for  the  burial  of  deceased  members 
in  need,  in  its  plot  in  Mount  Hope  Cemetery,  has  a  balance  in 
the  Union  Trust  Company  of  $90,3.68. 

This  successful  organization  has  an  interesting  history, 
a  part  of  which  is  indicated  by  a  series  of  resolutions,  etc., 
engraved  as  herewith  reproduced.  The  grateful  tribute  made 
by  this  Camp  to  its  first  Commander,  Col.  .Andrew  G.  Dick- 
inson,   evidences    their    si;!ccre    appreciatinn    of    ihc    valuable 


>  PASSE n 


APRl  28'-"  1896. 


f..nr.ed  by  Col.  Dicknison  m  buiKhiig  tlie  Confederate  ii;on- 
ument  at  Mt.  Hope  Cemetery,  in  obtaining  a  gift  from  the 
Cemetery  Association  of  a  beautiful  site  for  the  monument. 
and  a  fund  of  money  with  which  to  bury  the  deceased  mem- 
bers of  the  Ca.np  and  their  families — "a  labor  of  love" 
which  occupied  a  great  deal  of  time,  as  well  as  the  expendi- 
ture of  a  great  deal  of  money,  and  all  without  one  dollar 
of  expense  to  the  Camp.  No  other  Camp  is  so  well  equipped, 
and  it  is  a  fitting  acknowledgment  made  by  the  Camp  of 
Col.  Dickinson's  personal  exertions  and  unceasing  zeal,  until 
his  great  object  was  accomplished. 

Col.  Dickinson,  upon  the  Organization  of  the  Confederate 
Veteran  Camp,  was  unanimously  chosen  its  Commander  on 
the  nth  of  April,  1890.  He  was  elected  its  first  permanent 
Commander  on  the  fourth  Tuesday  in  October,  1890,  and 
served  for  a  year.  In  October,  1891,  he  was  urged  to  con- 
linue  in  command  of  the  Camp,  but  he  positively  declined, 
expressing  his  desire  to  serve  with  the  rank  and  file  in  con- 
tinuing the  good  work  of  building  up  the  society.  The  Past 
Commander's  badge,  a  beautiful  gold  decoration,  studded 
with  brilliants,  was  presented  upon  his  retirement,  and  a 
committee  was  appointed  who.  expressed  to  him  the  deep 
obligations  under  which  he  had  iilaced  the  Camp  in  per- 
forming the  difficult  and  delicate  duties  of  first  Commander. 

DuLCE  DoMUM,  NvACK-ON-HuDSON,  Octobcr   12,    1891. 

Col.  A.  G.  IJlckinson,  Comnianiler  ronfp(irr;ite  X'eura'i  Ciiinp  of  New  ^'ork. 

Dear  Sir:  At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Camp  your  letter 
peremptorily  declining  reelection  to  the  office  which  you  have 
held  with  such  ability,  dignity,  and  efficiency  was  read.  In 
acknowledgement  of  your  communication  and  in  accordance 
with    your    rcqiiost.    a    committee    was   appointed,    which    we 


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c««a.c.Dk^tmi 


services  he  has  rendered  the  Camp,  and  places  their  action 
among  those  things  which  should  become  historic.  ( 

These  resolutions  indicate  forcibly  the  promment  part  per        by  i 


The  apparent  erasures  in  Col.  Dickinson's  name  are  caused 
he  effects  of  decorative  colors  in  the  process  of  engraving.) 


76 


Qoijfederate  l/eterai}. 


U\x^    ^t    real; 


liiive  the  honor  to  compose,  to  express  the  deep  obligation 
lender  which  you  have  placed  the  Camp,  in  the  discharge  of 
the  dehcate  and  difficult  duties  which  devolved  upon  you 
;is  our  first  commander.  The  society  was  yet  in  its  infancy 
when  you  were  unanimously  called  to  its  leadership. 

In  your  conduct  of  the  expedition  to  Richmond,  at  the 
unveiling  of  the  statue  of  Gen.  Robert  E,  Lee,  as  well  as  the 
general  influence  you  have  exerted  upon  its  organization  and 
growth,  and  by  your  uniform  liberality  and  courtesy,  it  has 
demonstrated  that  we  were  most  fortunate  in  having  made 
you  our  choice. 

Gallant  and  brave  in  war,  in  peace  you  have  won  victories 
over  the  hearts  of  your  comrades,  who  will  ever  hold  you  in 
sentiments  of  highest  regard.  We  have  the  honor,  on  be- 
half of  the  Camp,  dear  Commander,  to  be  yours  faithfully, 

W.  H.  Williams,  Chairman ;  W.  W.  Page,  Samuel  B.  Paul. 

In  1892  Colonel  Dickinson  was  again  unanimously  elected 
(he  Commander,  although  against  his  expressed  wish.  He  felt 
obliged,  however,  to  again  decline  to  serve,  as  he  was  in  ill 
health  and  needed  rest,  yet  he  promised  the  Camp  if  excused 
at  that  time  he  would  serve  them  again  in  the  future.  In  189.5, 
about  the  same  thing  occurred,  the  Camp  unanimously  urging 
that  he  be  their  Commander,  but  he  was  compelled  to  decline 
again. 

In  1894  the  Camp  again  elected  Colonel  Dickinson  to  the 
command,  and  he  was  "compelled  to  accept."  He  then  had  in 
mind  a  great  work  which  he  wished  to  perform  for  the  Camp, 
and  set  about  it  at  once  with  his  usual  energy  and  activity. 
Some  provision  had  to  be  made  for  the  assistance  of  members 
of  the  Camp  who  were  unfortunate,  a  burial  place  was  neces- 
sary, and  it  was  the  earnest  desire  of  Colonel  Dickinson  to  see 
erected  a  splendid  monument  to  the  memory  of  the  old  heroes 


who  were  passing  away.  He  also  desired  to  create  a  funtl 
with  which  to  bury,  not  only  the  members  of  the  Camp  but 
their  wives  and  children  as  well,  when  that  sad  duty  had  to  Ijc 
performed. 

Great  as  was  this  undertaking  in  labor  and  devotion,  in  busi- 
ness tact  and  management,  in  less  than  two  years  he  had  ac- 
complished it  by  his  own  indomitable  energy  and  the  assistance 
of  his  warm  personal  friend,  Mr.  Charles  B.  Rouss,  who  stood 
by  him  with  money  as  well  as  moral  support  froin  first  to 
last.  The  beautiful  monument  which  has  been  described  in  th,' 
Veter.\n  and  elsewhere,  a  large  burial  ground,  and  a  hand- 
soine  fund  for  burying  the  dead,  was  the  result.  But  for  Col- 
onel Dickinson  this  Confederate  monument  at  Mt.  Hope  would 
never  have  existed.  Mr.  Rouss  often  made  this  declaration. 
Not  only  the  Confederate  Veteran  Camp  of  New  York,  but 
the  Southern  people,  are  due  a  debt  of  lasting  gratitude  to  this 
father  of  their  organivration. 

In  the  August  number,  1892,  of  the  National  Magariiic  Maj. 
Edward  Owen,  who  at  the  time  was  paymaster  of  the  Confed- 
erate Veteran  Camp  of  New  York,  in  a  long  article  upon  this 
subject  says:  "At  the  meeting  of  April  11,  1890,  twenty-one 
persons  were  present,  etc.  The  Camp  was  organized  by  the 
election  of  provisional  officers.  The  officers  who  were  elected 
were  as  follows :  Commander,  A.  G.  Dickinson,  etc.  The  Camp 
steadily  increased  in  numbers,  and  at  one  of  the  meetings  it 
was  decided  that  the  Camp  should  be  present,  in  a  body,  at 
Richmond,  Va.,  in  1S90,  to  participate  in  the  ceremonies  of 
the  unveiling  of  the  statue  of  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee.  Accordingly 
the  Camp  left  New  York  on  the  evening  of  May  27,  arriving 
in  Richmond  the  following  morning.  As  the  men  disembarked 
they  formed  in  line,  and  with  national  colors  flying,  and  led  by 
Beck's  Philadelphia  band,  one  hundred  and  twenty  battle- 
scarred  veterans  from  New  York  marched  to  the  residence  of 


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fine®-     tk^    \i\a^p\\°i\    of    IKif   Ganjlo, 


Iki^-- 


Qopfederate  l/eteraQ. 


77 


Colonel  Dickinson's  daiiglUcr.  JVIrs.  R.  L.  Norris,  where  the 
Commander  had  established  his  headquarters.  Here,  in  the 
presence  of  many  spectators,  a  handsome  stand  of  Camp  col- 
ors— the  bonnic  blue  flag — was  presented  by  the  Commander 
to  the  Camp."  The  presentation  was  made  in  an  inspiring 
speech  by  his  beautiful  young  daughter.  Miss  Fannie  R.  Dick- 
in.son,  in  the  following  words :  "'To  you,  Confederate  Veterans 
of  New  York,  I  have  been  deputized  by  my  father.  Col.  A.  G. 
Dickinson,  your  Commander,  to  present  this  beautiful  flag.  It 
is  apparent  nt  once  that  this  gift  represents  a  sentiment  dear  to 


MOSI 


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•-.'       ip.E       U\J^P       »flo      Most     PL^FE.i'i       StJccE^i.^J 


1.,'.  \.  L.'/v-y, 


the  heart  of  every  Confederate  soldier.  It  is  not  national  in 
character,  for  it  is  neither  'red.  white,  and  red'  nor  'red,  white. 
and  blue'  It  is  merely  typical  of  'the  bonnie  blue  flag  that 
bears  a  single  star.'  Yes,  already  the  sentiment  is  explained, 
and  no  doubt  has  touched  every  old  Southern  soldier's  heart, 
and  as  the  emblem  of  your  Camp  in  your  Northern  homes  when 
•issembled  beneath  its  folds,  it  will  remind  you  of  your  unpar- 
.illeled  heroism  on  a  hundred  battlefields,  in  close  proximity 
to  the  spot  where  you  now  stand,  central  in  which  has 
been  erected  by  loving  hearts  the  bronze  equestrian  statue  of 
your  great  leader.  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  whose  honor  and  glory 
you  have  assembled  to  commemorate."  The  flag  was  accepted 
in  an  appropriate  address  by  Lieut.  Commander  J.  J.  Garnett. 

Col.  Dickinson's  wife,  Mrs.  Sue  Coleman  Dickinson,  writes 
in  compliance  with  a  request  for  an  account  of  a  memorable 
trip  across  Louisiana  and  into  Texas  to  reach  her  husband, 
who  had  been  severely  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Galveston. 
The  times  were  very  unsettled,  and  transportation  difficult. 
iis  the  movement  of  troops  taxed  heavily  all  public  facilities. 

"I  heard,  through  a  chance  visitor  to  the  neighborhood 
if  my  father's  plantation,  of  the  battle  at  Galveston  and  of 
my  husband's  being  seriously  wounded.  I  determined,  in 
^pite  of  my  father's  opposition  on  account  of  the  terrible  ob- 
stacles to  be  overcome,  to  go  to  him.  The  Mississippi  River 
leing  blockaded,  my  journey  was  through  the  country  by 
roads  almost  impas.sable.  My  father,  who  was  then  an  old  man, 
1  ought  an  ambulance,  and.  with  two  strong  horses,  declared 
I' is  intention  of  going  with  me.  I  protested,  thinking  that 
I  he  journey  would  be  loo  severe  for  him,  as  it  was  in  mid- 
winter :  but  on  no  other  conditions  would  he  permit  me  to  go, 
'O  with  one  trunk,  a  small  colored  boy,  myself  and  baby  boy 
<  Icven  months  old.  we  started. 

"Each  day  brought  its  own  troubles,  as  we  did  not  know 
what  route  was  open  for  us.  We  made,  perhaps,  twenty 
miles  a  day,  and  found  lodgment  at  any  farmhouse  we  could 


at  the  end  of  our  day's  trip.  We  always  found  a  most  gen- 
trous  hospitality,  nobody  refused  to  take  us  in,  and  all  gave 
us  the  best  they  had.  which,  however,  was  often  only  bacon 
and  corn  bread.  Frequently  on  the  journey  my  father,  in  de- 
spair at  the  accounts  of  the  condition  of  the  roads,  would  ad- 
vise me  to  turn  back.  Often  the  whole  country  was  overflowed 
and  no  vestige  of  the  road  was  to  be  seen,  and  we  were  guided 
by  the  branches  of  fallen  trees.  To  miss  the  road  meant  death 
by  drowning,  but  we  struggled  on ;  and  at  the  end  of  fifteen 
or  si.xteen  days  we  arrived  in  the  city  of  Houston,  Tex.,  where 
my  dear  husband  had  been  taken  and  'was  being  carefully 
nursed  by  kind,  patriotic  friends.  I  almoft  feared  to  ask 
about  him. 

Upon  arrival  in  Houston  we  drove  to  Gen.  Magrudcr's 
headquarters.  Such  a  looking  party  as  emerged  from  that 
old  ambulance  I  An  old  man  with  white  hair  and  beard  of 
two  weeks'  growth,   a   woman  worn  and  tired,  holding  in  her 


COL.   A     G.    DICKINSON    AND   WIKR. 

;irms  a  bouncing  boy  who  had  not  suffered  one  bit,  and  a  lit- 
tle darky,  whose  white  teeth  glistened  as  he  merrily  declared, 
'I  certainly  is  glad  to  git  here,'  and  so  we  all  were. 

"Imagine  my  joy  when  I  heard,  after  all  that  long  time,  that 
my  husband  was  alive  and  doing  well.  Of  course  our  reun- 
ion was  most  happy.  I  believe  I  had  suffered  through  the 
dangers,  anxiety,  and  suspense  more  than  he  had.  I  have 
given  you  briefly  the  outlines  of  that  ever-memorable  trip; 
but,  after  all,  what  was  it  compared  with  what  other  women 
of  the  same  period  underwent  in  their  service  for  our  beloved 
Southland?  I  will  add  that  I  was  married  in  i86i,  and  ac- 
companied my  husband  through  the  war,  beginning  in  Pen- 
sacola,  Fla.,  two  years  in  Virginia,  then  followed  him  to 
Texas,  and  we  were  the  last  to  surrender  in  Texas." 

Soon  after  the  war  Col.  Dickinson  became  successful  in 
one  of  the  great  life  insurance  companies,  and  he  retired 
from  business  some  years  ago.  He  has  a  delightful  summer 
home,  with  spacious  lands  adjacent  in  suburban  New  York, 
they  occupy  it  very  little.  The  twain  are  growing  old  most 
gracefully.  They  spend  the  winters  in  a  New  York  hotel 
or  travel  in  milder  climes.  Indeed,  they  are  extensive  trav- 
elers. Seeing  children  and  grandchildren  well  provided  for, 
they  journey  around  (he  world  as  if  on  a  bridal  tour. 


78 


(Confederate  l/eteraij. 


In  this  connection  it  is  desirable  to  state  that  among  the 
thousands  of  steadfast  friends  to  the  Veteran,  during  its 
decade  of  vicissitudes,  it  would  hardly  be  fair  to  place  any 
name  before  that  of  Col.  Dickinson.  It  is  generally  known 
that  he  represented  the  late  benevolent  Charles  Broadway 
Rouss  in  his  plans  for  the  erection  of  a  great  Confedeiatc 
Memorial,  and  that  he  is  still  a  meinber  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  continued  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  Peter  Rouss, 
successor  to  the  father,  and  his  uncle,  W.  W.  Rouss,  coope 
rating  in  the  affairs  of  that  large  estate. 

During  a  long  residence  in  South  America  and  the  Wes: 
Indies  Islands  Col.  Dickinson  had  the  order  of  knighthood 
conferred  upon  him  by  the  Queen  Regent  of  Spain,  and  thi 
decoration  of  Bolivar  from  the  United  States  of  Venezuela. 


RECONSTRUCTION  HISTORY. 

Dr.  R.  H.  Dabney,  of  the  University  of  Virginia,  has  in  con- 
templation the  preparation  of  a  history  of  the  reconstruction 
period,  and  the  Veteran  knows  of  few  sources  from  which 
may  einanate  a  better  work  of  this  character,  as  Dr.  Dabney's 
pen  is  peculiarly  adapted  to  recording  the  facts  connected  with 
ilie  war  between  the  States.   ' 

An  attempt  at  the  compilation  or  preparation  of  such  a  work 
might  seem  a  presumption  in  many;  but  Dr.  Dabney  has  the 
large  knowledge  of  affairs,  the  historical  insight,  and  the  tra- 
<litional  right  from  a  long  and  honorable  litie  of  ancestry  to 
warrant  his  ambition.  He  makes  an  appeal  to  the  loyalty  and 
sympathy  of  all  those  who  have  in  their  possession  the  data  that 
wil!  aid  in  the  making  of  so  great  a  historical  record,  and  for 
the  guidance  of  those  who  may  wish  to  further  so  valuable  a 
contribution  to  future  literature  the  Veteran  quotes  a  sugges- 
tion from  Dr.  Dabney's  appeal.  He  says:  "It  is  impossible  to 
enumerate  all  kinds  of  facts  desired ;  but  it  may  be  stated  that 
any  information  will  be  appreciated  that  will  throw  light,  for 
example,  upon  the  economic  condition  of  the  South  in  1865 ; 
upon  the  attitude  of  different  social  classes  toward  each  other ; 
upon  the  extent  to  which  ante-bellum  partisan  political  feel- 
ings revived;  upon  the  feelings  of  Southerners  toward  the 
North  and  the  Union,  and  toward  Northern  settlers  in  the 
South ;  also  upon  the  conduct  of  negroes  and  the  attitude  of 
the  whites  toward  them  in  1865  and  afterwards ;  upon  Lin- 
coln's reconstruction  policy  in  certain  States;  upon  the  Freed- 


man's  Bureau ;  upon  Northern  teachers  of  negro  schools  and 
their  treatment  by  the  whites ;  upon  the  influence  of  Andrew 
Johnson's  policy  upon  Southern  political  action ;  upon  the 
Kuklu.x  Klan,  the  Knights  of  the  White  Camelia,  and  similar 
organizations,  either  general  or  local ;  upon  election  methods 
at  different  dates  on  both  sides,"  etc. 

Mr.  Dabney  assiires  the  sender  of  any  valuable  data  that 
it  will  be  carefully  protected  in  the  absolutely  fire-proof  library 
of  the  University  of  Virginia. 


MRS.  H.  W.  liRL'CE,  LOUISVILLE,  KY., 
Wife  of  the  hite  Judiie  Bruce.  (See  next  pa^e.) 
She  was  treasurer  of  the  Confederate  Memorial  Association, 
that  built  the  handsome  monument  in  Louisville.  She  is  e.v- 
President  of  the  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  Chapter,  United 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  and  has  ever  been  an  ardent 
Confederate,  attending  all  meetings  to  honor  the  dead  and  10 
help  the  atHicted  survivors. 

J.  E.  Whitney,  of  Alton,  111.  (1224  Henry  Street),  wishes 
to  correspond  with  the  Confederates  who  took  part  in  the 
charge  which  carried  the  redoubt  and  headqu.irters  of  Gen. 
Casey  on  the  right  (south)  side  of  Williamsburg  Road  at 
Seven  Pines,  Va.,  on  the  afternoon  of  May  31,  1862,  with  a 
view  to  locating  sword  and  commission  or  other  baggage  of 
Lieut.  R.  J.  Whitney,  Ninety-Second  New  York  Volunteers. 
.At  the  capitulation  there  it  was  on  the  second  floor  of  an  un- 
finished building  just  east  of  the  redoubt,  used  for  hospital  for 
the  sick  prior  to  the  battle.  Any  one  who  knows  the  name  and 
address  of  any  Confederate  soldier  who  climbed  the  stairs  to 
the  second  floor  of  the  building  will  please  write  Mr.  Whit- 
ney. These  were  probably  from  Gen.  Rodes's  Brigade,  which 
at  that  time  consisted  of  the  Twelfth  Mississippi,  Fourth, 
Fifth,  and  Sixth  Alabama,  and  Carter's  Battery.  Any  surviv- 
ing members  of  these  regiments  will  confer  a  favor  by  com- 
municating with  Mr.  Whitney. 


CAPT.  JAMES   MEKNAUGH,    PARIS,  KY. 
See  sketch  in  Vetera.\  forjune,  1901,  page  378. 


Mrs.  M.  A.  Kean,  1104  South  Cherry  Street,  Nashville. 
Tcnn.,  would  like  to  correspond  with  any  comrade  who  took 
part  in  the  battle  of  Piedmont,  June,  1864.  A  special  favor 
will  be  conferred  by  replying  to  this. 


Qoofederat^  l/eterai). 


O  wondrous  land ! 
Fairer  than  all  onr  spirit's  fairest  dreaming, 

"Eye  liath  not  seen" — no  heart  can  understand 
The  things  prepared,  the  cloudless  radiance  streaming 
Where  we  shall  drop  the. wearying  and  the  woe 
In  resting  so ! 

O  dear  ones  there ! 
Whose  voices,  hushed,  have  left  our  pathway  lonely, 

We  come,  ere  long,  your  hlesscd  home  to  share. 
We  take  God's  guiding  hand,  we  trust  it  only — 
■     Seeing,  by  faith,  beyond  this  clouded  air 

That  land  so  fair  ! 


Judge  Horatio  Wastitngton  Bruce. 

Judge  W.  H.  Bruce  died  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  his  home,  Jan- 
uary 22,  1903.  Judge  Bruce  served  in  the  Confederate  Con- 
gress as  the  Representative  from  the  Louisville  District.  Soon 
after  the  war  he  began  the  practice  of  his  profession,  the  law. 
He  was  elected  Chancellor,  and  his  service  on  the  bench  gave 
renewed  character  and  distinction  to  the  judiciary.  Leaving 
the  public  service,  he  became  the  attorney  of  the  Louisville  and 
Nashville  Railroad  Company.  At  the  death  of  Judge  Hous- 
ton Judge  Bruce  became  the  chief  attorney  of  the  company. 

As  a  lawyer  Judge  Bruce  was  of  a  singularly  judicial  tem- 
perament. A  lover  of  justice,  he  was  always  more  of  the  just 
judge  than  the  ardent  advocate.  He  lived  without  reproach, 
and  he  died  at  peace  with  all  men,  having  so  performed  all  the 
duties  of  a  long  and  busy  life  as  to  leave  an  untarnished  name 
as  the  heritage  of  his  family  and  of  his  fellow-citizens. 

Judge  Bruce  had  been  in  ill  health  for  more  than  a  year,  but 
took  to  his  bed  only  a  short  lime  before  his  death.  The  funeral 
services  were  held  from  the  residence,  1500  Third  Street,  and 
the  interment  was  in  Cave  Hill  Cemetery.  The  weather  was 
\ery  inclement,  yet  the  funeral  was  largely  attended  by  a  most 
representative  class  of  people,  and  the  floral  tributes  were 
amazing  in  quality  and  in  magnitude. 

Judge  Bruce  was  married  June  12,  1856,  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
I'.arbour  Helm,  daughter  of  Hon.  John  Helm,  who  was  a  Gov- 
ernor of  Kentucky.  Mrs.  Bruce  and  five  children  survive. 
They  arc:  Helm  Bruce,  Miss  Elizabeth  Barbour  Bruce,  Miss 
Maria  Preston  Bruce,  l^lrs.  'Thomas  Floyd  Smith,  and  Alex- 
ander Bruce.    There  are  also  a  number  of  grandchildren. 

Horatio  Washington  Bruce,  of  Louisville,  was  born  February 
21,  1830,  on  the  Ohio  River,  in  Lewis  County,  Ky.  His  parents, 
Alexander  and  Amanda  (Bragg)  Bruce,  were  born  in  Ken- 
lucky,  of  Virginia  parents,  and  representatives  of  families  of 
ll.at  State.  The  Bruce  family  was  founded  in  America  by  the 
great-grandfather  of  Judge  Bruce,  who  left  his  native  Scot- 
land for  'Virginia,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days 
in  Pittsylvania  County,  'Va.  He  was  a  merchant.  John  Bruce, 
the  grandfather,  of  Pittsylvania  County,  'Va.,  was  born  in  1748, 
and  died  in  1827  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine.  He  married  Eliz- 
.ibeth  Clay,  daughter  of  Henry  Clay,  Jr.,  of  Mecklenburg 
Ccunly,  'Va.,  and  they  had  a  large  family  of  children,  one  of 
whom,  Alexander   Bruce,  married   Amanda   Bragg,   who   was 


born  in  Lewis  Counly,  Ry,,  in  1S03,  a  daughter  of  Then  .s  and 
Lucy  (Blakemore)  Bragg.  Alexander  Bruce,  father  cl  Judge 
Bruce,  was  a  prominent  business  man.  He  was  a  lawyer, 
f.irmer,  merchant,  and  mill  owner,  and  he  represented  Lewis 
County  in  the  Kentucky  Legislature  in  the  session  of  1825-26. 
Ji.s;  thirty  years  afterwards  the  son.  H.  W.  Bruce,  was  a  Rcp- 
re.'intalive  in  the  General  Assembly.  Alexander  Bruce  and 
wife  died  in  185 1  and  1852,  respectively. 

Horatio  W.  Bruce  acquired  his  education  in  private  and  sub- 
scription schools.  He  studied  the  usual  branches'  comprised 
in  an  academic  course,  including  higher  mathematics,  survey- 
\r.%,  and  Latin,  and  all  his  life  he  continued  research  in  the 
fields  of  knowledge.  With  the  aid  of  a  private  teacher,  he 
.studied  French,  and  could  read  if  fluently.  He  became  a  ripe 
scholar. 

When  fifteen  years  old  he  entered  a  general  store  in  Vance- 
burg.  Ky.,  where  for  several  years  he  was  employed  in  the 
capacity  of  general  salesman  and  bookkeeper.  As  the  post 
office  of  the  town  was  in  the  same  building,  he  al.so  performed 
the  duties  of  postmaster.  In  1849  he  taught  a  five  months' 
term  of  school  in  Vanccburg.  In  1850  he  went  to  Flemings- 
burg,  Ky.,  making  his  home  there  for  eight  years,  during  which 
period  he  studied  and  praticed  law.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1851,  but  never  ceased  to  be  a  law  student.  He  was 
never  at  a  loss  for  authority,  and  he  won  some  notable  vic- 
tories in  the  courts,  yet  never  by  debauching  public  inorality 
or  degrading  the  dignity  of  his  profession.  In  December,  1858. 
he  removed  to  Louisville,  where  he  afterwards  made  his  home, 
with  the  exception  of  a  "temporary  absence  from  September, 
1861,  to  June,  1865." 

Mr.  Bruce  was  reared  in  the  political  faith  of  the  Whig  party. 


JUDGE    H.   W.    BRICK. 

and  his  first  political  speeches  were  in  support  of  Winfield  Scott 
for  President.  On  the  dissolution  of  the  Whig  party  he  joined 
the  American,  known  as  the  Know-Nothing  party.  He  sup- 
ported Bell  and  Everett  in  i860.  Acting  with  the  State's  Rights 
party,  he  was  its  candidate  for  Congress  in  the  Louisville  Dis- 
trict in  June,  1861.  In  many  oflices  Judge  Bruce  demon- 
strated his  fidelity  to  the  best  interests  of  the  country  and 
hi?   Slate.     In    1850  he   formed  a  law   partnership   with   Ben 


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Corjfederate  Ueterap, 


Hardin  Helm,  under  the  firm  name  of  Helm  &  Bruce,  and 
successfully  practiced  his  chosen  profession  until  the  com- 
mencement of  the  war.  It  is  well  known  that  his  partner  was 
the  gallant  Confederate  Brigadier  General  who  gave  his  life  for 
the  cause  on  the  sanguinary  battlefield  of  Chickamauga. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Southern  Conference  held  in  Rus- 
stllville,  Ky.,  October  29-31,  1861,  and  of  the  Sovereignty  Con- 
vention, which  met  pursuant  to  a  call  issued  by  the  former 
conference  and  held  in  the  same  town  November  18-20,  1861. 
Among  other  measures,  on  the  last  day  of  the  session  the  con- 
\cntion  passed  the  following  ordinance:  "Therefore  be  it  or- 
dained that  we  do  hereby  forever  sever  our  connection  with  the 
government  of  the  United  States,  and  in  the  name  of  the  peo- 
ple we  do  hereby  declare  Kentucky  to  be  a  free  and  independ- 
ent State,  clothed  with  all  power  to  fix  her  own  destiny  and  to 
secure  her  own  rights  and  liberties."  The  convention  also 
adopted  a  constitution,  and  established  a  provisional  gcvern- 
ment  of  the  State.  Its  executive  was  a  Governor,  and  its  Legis- 
lature was  a  council  of  ten  members.  Its  first  Governor  was 
Hon.  George  W.  Johnson,  of  Scott  County,  who  held  the  office 
until  he  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  when  heroically  fight- 
ing in  the  ranks.  Mr.  Bruce  was  a  member  of  the  legislative 
council  until  elected  a  member  of  the  Confederate  Congress  in 
January,  1862,  Kentucky  having  been  admitted  a  member  of 
the  Confederate  States  of  America  on  an  equal  footing  with 
the  other  States  in  the  Confederacy  on  December  10,  1861,  and 
authorized  to  have  twelve  members  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  Confederate  Congress,  as  well  as  two  Senators. 

W.  Careol  Gates. 
W.  C.  Gates  was  born  August  13,  1840,  and  died  November 
14,  1902.     He  volunteered  August  2,  1861,  and  became  a  mem- 
ber of   the   Forty-First   Tennessee   Regiment,   C.   S.   A.     The 

regiment  was  surrendered 
at  Fort  Donelson  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1862,  and  the  pri- 
vates were  carried  to 
Camp  Morton,  Indiana, 
where  they  were  kept  till 
the  September  following, 
and  were  then  sent  to 
Vicksburg,  Miss.,  for  ex- 
change. This  command 
was  reorganized  and  par- 
ticipated in  many  battles. 
Among  the  severer  were 
Raymond,  Miss.,  Jack- 
son, Port  Hudson,  Mis- 
sionary Ridge,  Chicka- 
mauga, Resaca,  Ga.,  New 
Hope  Church,  Atlanta, 
Jonesboro,  Franklin,  and  Nashville.  "Gal"  Gates  always  dis- 
charged his  duty  fully.  At  Missionary  Ridge  he  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  shoulder.  On  another  occasion  an  exploding 
shell  covered  his  body  with  earth,  and  on  July  22,  1S64,  near 
Atlanta,  he  received  an  ounce  Minie  ball  in  his  hip.  It  lodged 
near  the  spine  and  could  not  be  extracted ;  hence  he  carried  it 
in  his  body  to  the  grave.  Recovering  sufficiently,  with  the 
ball  in  his  hip,  he  again  joined  his  command  at  Gciinth,  Miss., 
and  kept  up  as  best  he  could  until  he  reached  North  Carolina, 
and  at  Greensboro  was  paroled  on  April  30,  1865. 

No  man  ever  lived  who  was  more  loyal  to  the  cause  he  es- 
poused and  for  which  he  fought  so  long  and  bled  so  freely; 
no  man  ever  lived  who  was  prouder  of  his  record.  It  is  said 
ihey  could  neither  take  his  life  nor  shake  his  integrity.  After 
the  surrender  he  of  course  made  a  quiet,  worthy  citizen.     "He 


W.    C.    CATES. 


was  honest  to  the  penny."  Comrade  Gales  belonged  to  Frier- 
son  Bivouac,  of  Shelbyville,  Tenn.,  which  passed  memorial 
resolutions  in  his  honor. 

The  editor  of  the  Veteran  was  his  comrade,  knew  him  in- 
timately, and  had  his  patronage  and  his  blessing  from  its  be- 
ginning. He  made  and  held  friends  without  effort.  There 
was  a  subtle  wit  in  his  ordinary  conversation  which  made  his 
company  most  agreeable.  He  was  faithful  to  his  friends ; 
would  continue  to  buy  from  the  same  merchant,  never  looking 
for  better  bargains  from  others.  On  one  occasion  he  was  going 
by  a  store  to  purchase  an  article,  when  a  solicitor  for  trade 
said  to  him:  "We  keep  that."  "Yes,"  he  replied,  "and  Caniey 
sells  it." 

He  was  amusingly  economical.  For  instance,  he  carried  in 
his  knapsack  a  pair  of  blue  trousers  issued  to  him  in  prison, 
1862,  through  the  severe  eventful  campaigns  that  followed  quite 
on  to  the  end  of  the  war. 

The  picture  here  given  will  interest  those  who  knew  him. 

Since  the  above  was  ready  for  the  press,  a  report  of  proceed- 
ings of  William  Frierson  Bivouac  (Camp)  has  been  received, 
in  which  a  committee  comprised  of  Robert  Singleton,  Joe  H. 
Hastings,  and  J.  F.  Johnston  presented  a  highly  eulogistic 
tribute  to  Comrade  Gates  as  a  man  true  to  all  the  responsibili- 
ties of  life. 

Joseph  Madison  Wilson. 

At  his  home  in  Union,  Boone  County,  Ky.,  on  October  18, 
1901,  the  gentle  spirit  of  Joseph  M.  Wilson  heard  "the  soldier's 
last  tattoo,"  and  departed  to  join  "the  bivouac  of  the  dead." 
He  was  born  January  16,  1838,  and  enlisted  in  the  Confed- 
erate service  in  the  fall  of  '62,  in  Company  I,  Second  Ken- 
tucky Cavalry,  Morgan's  Command,  under  Col.  J.  W.  Bowles 
and  Gapt.  Thomas  Franks.  After  the  battles  of  Chickamauga 
and  Missionary  Ridge  he  lay  for  several  months  very  ill  in 
Sparta,  Tenn.,  where  he  was  tenderly  cared  for  by  two  noble 
Southern  women.  As  soon  as  he  was  able  to  ride  he  joined 
his  company,  reentered  Kentucky,  and,  just  after  the  cap- 
ture of  Cynthiana,  was  captured  and  taken  to  Rock  Island. 
After  months  of  prison  hardships,  he  was  released,  much 
broken  in  health.  Though  he  never  regained  his  health,  yet 
by  his  singular  uprightness  and  modest  intelligence  he  won 
the  respect  and  love  of  all  who  met  him.  Much  to  his  regret, 
ill  health  prevented  his  attending  the  reunion  of  th  Confed- 
erate Veterans  in  Louisville  in  1900.  A  letter  from  Mr.  An- 
drew Broaddus  revived  memories  of  his  old  comrades,  and 
he  longed  to  meet  them.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church  soon  afler  the  close  of  the  war,  and  was  unwavering  in 
his  simple  faith.  A  life  of  beautiful,  quiet  devotion  to  duty — 
full  of  love  to  God  and  humanity — was  crowned  with  a  peace- 
ful entrance  into  a  repose  to  be  broken  only  by  "the  roll  call 
of  God's  judgment  day." 

Mr.  Wilson  never  married,  but  leaves  sisters  and  brothers 
arid  a  score  of  nieces  and  nephews  to  whom  "Uncle  Joe"  was 
very  dear,  and  who  feel  that  their  lives  were  enriched  by  his 
companionship.  

Commander  George  M.  Penn,  of  Gamp  No.  1074,  Poncha- 
toula.  La.,  reports  the  death  of  four  members  during  the  past 
year :  Matt  E.  Viniard,  John  W.  Sutton,  George  Leattie,  all  of 
Company  K,  Seventh  Regiment,  Louisiana  Volunteers ;  and 
John  W.  Duggen,  of  Company  E,  First  Missouri  Regiment, 
Shelby's  Brigade.  

W.  A.  Campbell  writes  from  Columbus,  Miss.,  on  December 
24:  "Yesterday  we  buried  another  old  veteran,  W.  S.  Smith, 
a  member  of  Company  B,  Forty-Third  Regiment,  Mississippi 
Infantry,  and  an  architect  of  this  city.'' 


(Confederate  l/eteraij. 


81 


Dr.  J.  H.  CuRREY. 

Among  the  honored  names  of  the  natives  of  Nash- 
ville and  Davidson  County  few,  if  any,  will  leave  a 
more  lasting  impress  than  that  of  Dr.  John  H. 
Currey.  In  November,  1902,  Dr.  Currey  passed 
quietly  away,  having  attained  the  age  of  seventy- 
one  years. 

To  some  men  it  is  given  to  remain  in  the  an- 
nals of  public  affairs,  while  others  die  with  the 
consciousness  that  their  influence  has  not  extend- 
ed beyond  the  boundary  of  a  simple  life,  in  which 
the  hearts  of  family  and  friends  have  been  wanned 
and  inspired  to  loftier  resolves.  But  the  life  of 
Dr.  J.  H.  Currey  is  an  exemplification  of  the  pos- 
sibility that  a  man  can  live  usefully  and  honorably 
in  public  and  private  life  and  pass  away  mourned 
by  all  who  came  within  his  influence. 

On  May  7,  1861,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Mary  T.  Eastman,  daughter  of  Mr.  E.  G. 
Eastman,  who  was  editor  of  the  Union  and  Ameri- 
can at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Dr.  Currey  entered  the  service  of  the  Confed- 
erate army  as  surgeon  of  the  Ninth  Georgia  Bat- 
talion of  Artillery,  and  was  stationed  at  Lee  and 
Walker  hospitals,  in  Columbus,  Ga.,  when  the  war 
ended.  He  was  a  member  of  Chcatliam  Bivouac, 
of  Nashville,  and  always  took  a  great  interest  in 
the  organization.  He  was  ever  an  interested 
friend  of  the  Veteran. 

In  June,  1877,  he  was  appointed  assistant  post- 
master, and  filled  this  oilfice  until  1884.  One  year 
later  he  again  became  assistant  postmaster  under 
Gen.  B.  F.  Cheatham,  and  in  1888  was  made  post- 
master, which  place  he  filled  until  September,  1899. 

The  deceased  leaves  a  wife  and  eight  children  : 
Messrs.  Eastman  G.,  L.  R.,  M.  Duncan,  and  John 
H,  Currey,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Lytton  Taylor,  Mrs.  j.  A. 
Hitchcock,  and  Miss  Lucy  Currey.  Dr,  Currey's 
business  ability  was  of  a  high  order,  and  in  all  re- 
lations of  life  he  maintained  a  high  standard.  He 
was  a  devoted  husband,  an  afTectionate  father,  a 
true  friend,  a  good  neighbor,  and  an  exemplary 
citizen. 

R.  W.  Evans. 
W.  A.  Campbell,  of  Columbus,  Miss.,  writes  of  the 
death  of  another  gallant  Confederate,  Richard  W. 
Evans,  of  Baird's  Mills.  He  was  a  member  of  Com- 
pany K,  Fourteenth  Mississippi  Infantry,  but  was  de- 
tailed as  a  "W'hitworlh  Rifle  Sharpshooter,"  and  was 
among  the  most  expert  of  that  famous  body.  It  is 
said  that  many  a  Federal  soldier  went  down  under 
his  rifle.  He  brought  his  famous  gun  home  with  him, 
and  it  may  vet  be  seen.  Tlie  mother  of  this  comrade, 
Mrs.  H.  W.  Evans,  is  yet  living,  and  is  over  ninety 
years  of  age. 

Thomas  O.  VVilkerson  was  born  February  15,  1845, 
and  died  September  22,  T902.  In  1863  he  enlisted  in 
Company  E,  of  Forrest's  old  regiment,  and  remained 
with  it  to  the  end,  never  missing  a  roll  call  or  a  duty. 
In  1865  only  some  seven  or  eight  were  left  to  return 
to  their  devastated  homes.  Comrade  Wilkerson  was 
faithful  to  duty  in  all  relations  of  life.    He  was  buried 


by  the  Masons,  of  which  he  was  a  prominent  member 
in  his  community.  A  wife  and  daughter  survive  him. 
His  home  was  at  Whitevillc,  Tenn, 


DR.    .T.    H.    CURREY. 

J.  T.  Hardaway,  of  Mount  Vernon,  Tex.,  desires 
information  as  well  as  the  post  ofiice  address  of  any 
one  who  knows  anything  concerning  Capt.  B.  F. 
White,  comniamlcr  of  White's  Battery,  which  served 
in  Gen.  Wheeler's  Cavalry  and  surrendered  at  Au- 
gusta, Ga.  At  the  time  of  surrender  Capt.  White  was 
in  bed  from  the  efifccts  of  rheumatism. 

William  Hargus  died  at  Victoria,  Miss.,  April  25, 
1902.  Comrade  Hargus  was  a  member  of  Company 
E,  Second  Regiment  Missouri  Cavalry  (Col.  Robert 
McCulloch),  and  was  a  gallant  soldier.  At  the  close 
of  the  war,  with  a  number  of  others  of  that  regiment, 
he  settled  in  North  Mississippi,  and  was  a  most  useful 
and  highly  respected  citizen. 

A.  M.  Dunman  died  .it  Coleman,  Tex.,  on  the  ist  of  Decem- 
ber, 1902,  aged  sixty-five  years.  During  the  war  he  was  a 
member  of  Company  K,  Terry's  Texas  Rangers,  having  en- 
listed at  Houston  in  March,  1862.  and  was  a  brave  and  gallant 
.■soldier.  He  was  married  in  1879  10  Miss  Anna  Augusta  Buck, 
who  died  in  1884.    Four  children  survive. 


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Qor^l^ederate  Ueterai^, 


BETHESDA.* 

Whitefuid's  House  of  Mercy. 

by  bishop  o.  p.  fitzgerald. 

Here  we  find  a  history  that  gives  a  record  of  charity,  cour- 
tesy, and  chivalry  that  is  unique.  This  booklet  that  lies  before 
me  as  I  write  suggests  this  alliteration,  for  it  is  Christian 
charity,  Christian  courtesy,  and  Christian  chivalry  that  I  mean. 
This  ■"  Ilocation  makes  a  proper  climax.  There  is  such  a  qual- 
ity as  Christian  cliivalry,  and  it  is  seen  in  persons  of  heroic 
heredity  still  farther  ennobled  by  the  touch  divine.  Christian 
charity  and  Christian  courtesy  are  flowers  that  bloom  every- 
where in  the  garden  of  God,  without  regard  to  sect  or  race. 
These  are  heroic  and  sacred  scenes  and  figures  that  pass  be- 
fore us  in  these  pages. 

One  of  these  figures  is  George  Whitefield,  the  mighty  field 
preacher    and    flaming    evangelist    whose    voice    reached    and 


us  in  history  who  had  a  voice  that  carried  so  far  and  stirred  so 
deeply  the  hearts  of  men.  Whitefield  lived  and  preached  before 
the  days  of  steam  and  electricity,  yet  he  went  everywhere. 
He  found  the  people  expectant   when  he  came  among  them, 


COUNTESS    OF    HUNTINGDON. 

moved  greater  multitudes  of  souls  than  any  other  man  of  his 
generation,  whose  zeal  was  quenchless  because  it  was  a  live 
coal  from  off  the  celestial  altar.  The  Irish  orator  and  popu- 
lar leader,  Daniel  O'Connell,  is  perhaps  the  only  man  known  to 

*Bethesda:  a  Historical  Sketch  of  Whitcfield's  House  of  Mercy  in 
Georgia;  and  of  the  Union  Society,  his  Associate  and  Successor  in  Philan- 
thropy.    By  Thomas  Gamble.    Savannah,  Ga. :  J/(?r«;VAo- A^t-H/.v  Print.    1S20. 


COL.  J.    H.  ESTILL,  PRESIDENT. 

while  he  was  with  them  he  stirred  their  souls  as  with  the 
breath  of  the  Spirit,  and  left  moral  revolutions  when  he  de- 
parted. His  name  was  the  synonym  for  tireless  energy,  un- 
quenchable fervor,  and  an  eloquence  that  was  truly  apostolic 
in  its  resistless  power  and  wonderful  effects.  This  continent 
shook  under  his  tread.  The  echoes  of  his  matchless  voice  were 
still  in  the  air  at  a  time  within  the  recollection  of  this  writer. 
This  language  will  not  be  regarded  as  extravagant  by  any  one 
who  has  had  access  to  the  contemporaneous  records  of  White- 
field's  journeyings  and  preachings  in  America. 

The  serene  and  saintly  face  of  Selina,  Countess  of  Hunting- 
don, is  recognized  in  these  pages.  By  the  bequest  and  earnest 
desire  of  Whitefield  she  became  the  benefactress  of  Bethesda, 
and  to  the  institution  she  freely  gave  her  prayers,  her  labors, 
and  her  money  for  many  years.  Her  story  will  not  be  recited 
here,  though  it  would  present  a  rarely  beautiful  picture  of  a 
woman  endowed  with  extraordinary  gifts — rank,  intellect, 
beauty,  and  feminine  accomplishments — all  of  which  she  con- 
secrated to  the  service  of  God  and  humanity. 

The  apostolic  figure  of  John  Wesley,  and  also  that  of  Charles 
Wesley,  the  Christian  poet,  came  into  view'  in  these  pages.  In 
fact,  Charles  Wesley  originated  the  idea  of  founding  this  insti- 
tution. "It  was  first  proposed  to  me,"  said  Whitefield,  "by 
my  dear  friend  Charles  Wesley,  who,  with  Gen.  Oglethorpe, 
had  concerted  a  scheme  for  carrying  on  such  a  design  before 
I  had  any  thought  of  going  abroad  myself."  This  is  not  the 
place  to  speak  more  at  length  with  regard  to  the  work  of  the 
Wesleys  in  America.  They  were  coworkers  with  Whitefield : 
and,  though  differing  in  some  points  of  theology,  these  dif- 
ferences did  not  repress  their  mutual  affection  nor  excite  any 
rivalry  in  their  labors.  The  spirit  in  which  they  worked  for 
the  one  cause  that  was  equally  dear  to  them  all  v/as  charac- 


Qopfed^rate  l/eterap. 


83 


teristically  illustrated  by 
Whitefield  in  later  years 
from  the  balcony  of  the 
courthouse  in  Philadel- 
phia, when  he  cried  out : 
"Father  Abraham,  whom 
have  you  in  heaven  ? 
Any  Episcopalians? 

'No.'  Any  Presbj'te- 
rians?  'No.'  Any  Bap- 
tists? 'No.'  Have  you 
any  Methodists  there  ? 
'No.'  Have  you  any 
Independents  or  Seccd- 
ers?  'No;  no.'  Why, 
whom  have  you,  then  ? 
'We  don't  know  thost 
names  here.  All  that  ar< 
here  are  Christians,  be 
lievers  in  Christ,  men 
who  have  overcome  by 
the  blood  of  the  Lamb 
and  the  word  of  his  tes- 
timony.' O,  is  this  the  case?  Then  God  help  me,  God  help 
us  all,  to  forget  party  names  and  to  become  Christians  in  truth." 

The  date  of  the  founding  of  the  Bethesda  orphanage — 
"Whitcfield's  House  of  Mercy" — was  March  25,  1740,  and  it 
was  the  first  institution  of  its  kind  in  America.  "The  first 
brick  was  laid,"  says  Whitefield  in  his  journal,  "in  full  assur- 
ance of  faith,  with  the  hope  that  it  would  be  a  house  of  mercy 
to  many  souls.  The  workmen  attended,  and  with  me  kneeled 
down  and  prayed.  After  we  had  sung  a  hymn  suitable  to  the 
occasion,  I  gave  a  word  of  exhortation  to  the  laborers  and 
commended  them  to  work  faithfully  for  God." 

Henceforth  the  history  of  Bethesda  reads  like  a  romance. 
It  had  its  ups  and  downs  of  fortune,  good  and  ill,  sharing  the 
prosperity  and  adversity  of  the  seasons  as  they  came  and  went. 
It  was  planted  in  a  friendly  soil.  Whitefield  turned  his  speech 
into  gold  for  its  use;  saintly  souls  blessed  it  with  their  prayers; 
kindly  hearts  watered  it  with  the  dews  of  heavenly  charity 
from  year  to  year.  What  a  procession  of  noble  spirits  files  be- 
fore our  minds  as  we  glance  over  the  names  of  those  who  have 
given  their  service  or  their  substance  to  it— Bulloch,  Bryan, 
Evans,  Elliott,  Telfair,  Gwinnett,  Estill,  Milledge,  Tatnall, 
Walton,  Clay,  Berrien,  Cooper,  Cunningham,  Houstoun,  Chap- 
lin, Howell,  Le  Conte,  Cohen,  McAllister,  Hebersham, 
Walker,  and  many  others  just  as  worthy  of  mention.  "With 
such  material  among  its  membership,"  says  the  writer  of  this 
booklet,"  it  is  not  surprising  that  the  society  was  able  to  ac- 
complish much  for  the  amelioration  of  those  in  whose  behalf 
it  had  been  instituted,  or  that  it  has  handed  down  a  record  of 
which  Savannah  can  well  be  proud."  The  "Society"  referred 
to  in  this  quotation  is  the  Union  Society  that  holds  the  Bethes- 
da property  in  trust  and  administers  its  affairs. 

One  name  stands  out  conspicuously  among  these,  one  face 
holds  our  ga^e — that  of  Col.  J.  H.  Estill,  who  has  been  presi- 
dent of  its  governing  board  for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
It  is  a  kindly  face  that  looks  out  at  us — kindly,  yet  marked 
with  lines  that  to  a  inind  reader  reveal  him  as  a  man  who 
thinks  and  loves  to  have  his  own  way  in  matters  that  concern 
him.  And  somehow  you  feel  that  his  way  is  apt  to  be  the 
right  way;  you  feel  that  you  can  trust  both  his  head  and  his 
heart.  We  may  take  Col.  Estill  as  a  typical  man  in  Ibis 
connection,  a  man  incapable  of  fear,  with  a  heart  whose  kind- 
ness is  as  a  river  fed  from  the  Fountain  that  never  fails.     I 


BUILDINGS  AS  AT  PRESENT   USED  FOR  BETHESDA. 

am  templed  to  linger  over  other  names,  but  the  length  of  this 
paper  admonishes  me  that  it  is  full  time  that  I  dismiss  Bethesda 
with  a  benediction. 


"ON  THE  FIELD  OF  HONOR." 

To  dignity  of  expression,  reverence  for  the  heroes  whom  she 
eulogizes,  and  careful  handling  of  historic  incident,  Mrs. 
Annah  Robinson  Watson,  of  Memphis,  Tenn..  has  more  thor- 
oughly established  herself  in  the  period  of  American  literature 
which  deals  with  the  war  between  the  States. 

"On  the  Field  of  Honor,"  the  dainty  volume  recently  issued 
by  Mrs.  Watson,  will  become  a  rich  source  of  reminiscent  pleas- 
ure to  the  more  mature,  while  for  the  young  of  both  North  and 
South  it  furnishes  stories  of  heroes  that  bristle  with  incident, 
throb  with  pathos,  and  overflow  with  thrilling  historical  action. 
The  writer's  motive  is  clearly  manifest  in  t  he  title-page's 
epigram ;  "The  food  on  which  should  be  nourished  heroes  for 
the  future  is  compounded  of  the  heroic  deeds  of  the  past." 

Mrs.  Watson  is  not  biased  in  selecting  heroes  for  her  book 
from  a  favorite  section.  There  is  a  universality  of  apprecia- 
tion about  her  work,  and  the  sons  and  daughters  of  nearly  every 
State  in  the  Unoin  will  discover  that  the  author  has  not  for- 
gotten :  "There's  glory  enough  for  all." 

Of  the  book  Gen.  James  Grant  Wilson,  who  served  through 
the  war  in  the  Federal  army,  writes :  "These  delightful  stories 
of  some  six  and  twenty  young  heroes  of  the  Civil  War  are  all 
founded  on  fact,  and  are  a  common  heritage  of  a  reunited 
country,  for  Mrs.  Watson  has  written  of  Northern  and  South- 
ern gallantry  with  perfect  impartiality.  No  better  book  of 
Civil  War  stories,  of  courage  and  patriotism  displayed  by  boys, 
has  appeared  than  'On  the  Field  of  Honor.'  " 

The  Memphis  Commcrcial-.'ipfeal  says  of  the  book:  "Mrs. 
Watson  has  not  confined  herself  to  the  heroes  in  gray,  but  has 
given  us  some  splendid  examples  of  bravery  by  the  boys  in  blue. 
Her  purpose  is  to  set  before  the  youth  of  the  land,  for  their 
emulation  and  respect,  the  brave  deeds  of  American  boys,  no 
matter  from  what  part  of  the  country  they  came." 

Mrs.  Watson  has  also  written  a  number  of  other  works  with 
which  the  readers  of  American  literature  are  doubtless  familiar. 
Among  these  are :  "Some  Notable  Families  of  America,"  "A 
Royal  Lineage,"  and  a  volume  of  poems  entitled  "Passion 
Flowers." 


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C^OQj-ederate  l/eteraij. 


CONCERNING  SOUTHERN  IMMIGRATION. 
The  Class  of  Immigrants  an  Important  Consideration. 

The  Tri-State  League  of  Commercial  Clubs  was  formed  in 
New  Orleans  January  14,  with  delegates  from  commercial 
clubs  and  other  commercial  bodies  from  many  large  towns  of 
Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Texas,  and  Alabama.  In  connection 
with  this  convention  came  a  meeting  of  the  Southeastern  Pas- 
senger Agents'  Association.  The  officers  are :  President,  A.  F. 
Thomasson,  of  Hattiesburg,  Miss.;  Vice  Presidents,  H.  M. 
Mayo,  of  Texas,  Charles  Schuler,  of  Louisiana,  and  W.  J. 
Milner,  of  Alabama;  Secretary,  Tom  Richardson,  of  New  Or- 
leans. 

Addresses  were  made  by  the  general  passenger  agents  of 
the  big  trunk  lines  which  form  a  network  over  the  South. 
Prominent  among  these  General  Passenger  Agents  were:  A. 
H  Hanson,  of  the  Illinois  Central;  S.  H.  Hardwick,  of  the 
Southern ;  E.  P.  Turner,  of  the  Texas  and  Pacific ;  A.  Hilton, 
of  the  'Frisco;  C.  L.  Stone,  of  the  Louisville  and  Nashville; 
George  H.  Smith,  of  the  New  Orleans  and  Northeastern; 
and  S.  F.  B.  Mores,  General  Traffic  Manager  of  the  Southern 
Pacific.  These  addresses  were  all  replete  with  the  community 
of  interest  between  the  railroads  and  the  communities  of  the 
South  in  the  matter  of  immigration. 

Mr.  George  H.  Smith,  of  the  Queen  and  Crescent,  called  the 
meeting  to  order,  and  explained  its  objects  as  follows: 

"Never  in  the  history  of  this  country  has  the  section  of  the 
South  which  we  represent  been  so  attractive  to  so  many  peo- 
ple as  at  present.  Never  before  have  so  many  people  in  the 
North  been  in  position  to  make  a  change  of  base.  The  flush 
times  have  brought  on  a  spirit  of  unrest,  and  great  numbers  of 
people  are  moving  from  the  older  States,  where  opportunities 
for  further  improvement  have  been  practically  exhausted,  to 
newer  and  less  thickly  settled  sections. 

"The  railroad  people,  recognizing  in  these  conditions  a  favor- 
able opportunity,  have  already  begun  the  work  and  cleared  the 
way.  Very  low  round-trip  rates  are  in  effect  from  the  North  to 
this  section  for  homeseekers'  tickets,  and  on  certain  days  each 
month  colonist  tickets  are  sold  at  a  rate  of  only  two  dollars 
higher  than  one-half  of  the  ordinary  one-way  rate,  with  the 
object  of  inducing  as  many  settlers  to  come  and  bring  their 
families  as  possible. 

"There  is  lack  of  definite  and  accurate  '■  formation  which  can 
te  used  in  advertising,  information  regarding  cost  of  lands, 
■cost  of  preparing  these  for  cultivation,  what  they  will  surely 
produce,  that  will  pay  a  return  which  will  warrant  the  North- 
■ern  farmer  in  forsaking  his  old  home  and  boyhood  associates 
for  a  life  among  strangers;  and  it  is  hoped  that  this  conven- 
tion will  result  in  bringing  about  the  formation  of  local  organi- 
zations in  every  county  or  parish  of  these  three  great  States 
that  will  have  for  their  object  the  compilation  and  dissemina- 
tion of  reliable  information  regarding  all  the  advantages  which 
may  be  possessed.  If  such  organizations  are  formed,  and  will 
then,  through  a  central  or  interstate  organization,  dissemi- 
nate such  information  as  may  be  of  a  character  to  be  generally 
advantageous,  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  a  great  work  will  be 
accomplished." 

Mr.  S.  F.  B.  Morse,  of  the  Southern  Pacific,  had  under  his 
«scort  Julius  Bein,  of  New  York,  and  Dr.  Milton  Whitney, 
Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Lands  and  Soils  at  Washington.  Mr. 
Morse  said  that  this  visit  of  Dr.  Whitney  and  Mr.  Bein  was 
of  vast  importance  to  the  Southwest,  and  that  they  were  only 
two  of  a  thousand  he  had  had  the  pleasure  of  escorting  through 
the  Southwest  since  July  i.  The  most  wonderful  development 
the  world  has  ever  known  will  take  place  in  this  God-blessed 
Southwestern  country  in  the  next  four  years.  He  spoke  of 
what    could   be   accomplished   by   harmony    and    cooperation. 


With  all  the  organizations  and  cities  throughout  this  belt  work- 
ing together,  wonderful  things  can  be  accomplished. 

Dr.  Whitney  spoke  of  the  present  agricultural  development 
in  the  Southwest.  His  work  consists  ''  having  charge  of 
the  Bureau  of  Soils,  classification  of  lands  and  reports  on  the 
character  of  crops  adapted  to  them.  He  told  of  the  introduc- 
tion of  Sumatra  tobacco  into  Connecticut,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Bureau.  That  tobacco  is  imported  with  a  duty  of  $1.25 
a  pound,  and  in  Connecticut  the  Bureau  produced  a  crop  that 
sold  for  seventy-one  cents  a  pound,  and  then  got  the  coopera- 
tion of  the  farmers  and  put  out  forty  acres  under  shade,  and 
it  sold  for  froin  $1.20  to  $1.60  a  pound,  and  the  best  bale  sold 
for  $2.80  a  pound.  Then  attention  was  devoted  to  producing 
the  best  filler.  Americans  spend  $8,000,000  a  year  for  fillers 
from  Cuba,  and  our  domestic  filler  goes  into  the  cheaper  cigars. 
In  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio  the  Bureau  began  to  test  the  im- 
provement of  this  tobacco.  The  Bureau  was  also  attracted  to 
the  Southern  tobacco,  and  soil  surveys  were  being  made 
in  Texas,  and  he  thought  they  had  found  the  soil  and  the  leaf 
that  has  the  Cuban  flavor,  and,  if  it  can  be  produced  in  suffi- 
cient quantities,  it  will  revolutionize  the  domestic  tobacco  cul- 
ture. The  surveys  have  been  extended  along  the  whole  South- 
ern coast,  but  no  definite  results  are  so  far  ready  for  statement 
from  the  remainder  of  the  territory.  He  believed  the  problem 
would  be  solved  in  the  South. 

The  Bureau  last  year  made  a  survey  of  22,000,000  acres,  and 
maps  are  now  ready.  A  ten-acre  field  is  the  unit  of  measure- 
ment. Even  the  houses  are  represented  by  dots,  and  any  man 
may  pick  out  his  home  and  determine  the  character  of  crop  he 
can  successfully  produce. 

Plans  are  developing  for  carrying  on  production  in  an  ex- 
tensive way  throughout  the  world.  The  world  is  looking  with 
wonder  at  the  government  giving  $5,000,000  for  the  develop- 
ment of  agriculture.  England  is  looking  to  our  methods  to 
improve  conditions  in  Ireland  and  South  Africa,  so  that  she 
can  be  relieved  from  the  American  market. 

Dr.  Whitney  said  he  had  an  application  from  England  for 
an  expert  to  go  to  South  Africa  at  $6,000  a  year,  but  none  of 
his  men  would  go.  England  is  making  strenuous  efforts  to 
develop  that  region.  Speaking  of  the  value  of  the  work,  he 
said  that  in  Connecticut  the  farmers  were  spending  $100  an 
acre,  and  making  100  per  cent,  and  the  government  showed 
them  that  they  could  spend  $650  an  acre  and  get  a  return  of 
100  per  cent.  This  is  causing  great  development,  and  the  suc- 
cess of  the  enterprise  is  assured. 

Mr.  C.  L.  Stone,  of  the  Louisville  and  Nashville,  spoke 
in  part  as  follows : 

"The  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railroad  Company  has  found 
it  advisable  to  appoint  an  industrial  and  immigration  agent. 
Such  a  man  should  be  well  able  to  handle  the  work  intelligent- 
ly, visit  the  different  towns  within  his  territory,  miuI  set  forth 
the  necessity  of  a  local  organization,  to  be  formed  on  a  prac- 
tical basis.  He  should  interest  the  people  in  the  towns  and 
cities  so  they  can  furnish  the  necessary  funds  to  push  the  work. 
Our  plan  has  been  to  encourage  people  to  locate  on  the  line  of 
our  road  by  setting  forth  the  advantages  of  some  particular 
locality,  and  we  find  that  the  welcome  tendered  by  the  old 
residents  has  more  than  anything  else  assisted  in  locating  new 
settlers.  .  .  .  The  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railroad  has 
advertising  arrangements  with  2,500  newspapers  in  the  North 
and  Northwest,  and  we  carry  in  each  of  those  papers  an  adver- 
tisement relating  solely  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  South. 

"It  is  advisable  to  get  some  expression  from  the  people  now 
living  in  the  South,  and  who  have  been  successful.  An  in- 
dorsement of  that  kind  is  worth  a  great  deal,  as  it  is  an  object 


Qo[)fed?rat^  l/eterai), 


85 


lesson  to  the  people  of  the  place  where  the  man  originally 
came  from,  and  it  makes  some  objective  point  to  work  upon. 

"I  have  endeavored  to  point  out  the  advantages  of  the  South 
and  the  best  methods,  according  to  my  idea,  of  working  immi- 
gration. A  great  deal  more  could  be  said  upon  this  subject. 
In  fact,  any  one  who  had  gone  into  the  question  at  all  could 
lecture  for  hours  on  it. 

"There  are  great  opportunities  in  the  South  for  all  classes 
of  people,  from  the  laborer  to  the  capitalist.  The  railroad 
companies  have  for  years  been  devising  means  of  attracting 
people  South.  The  South,  with  all  its  wonderful  resources, 
awaits  only  the  coming  of  capital  and  labor  to  make  it  the 
richest  section  of  the  world,  and  I  feel  that  by  our  united 
action  in  this  direction  we  shall  accomplish  results  far  beyond 
our  expectations." 

Mr.  S.  H.  Hardwick,  of  the  Soutlicrn  Railroad,  spoke  ex- 
temporaneously, and  in  a  fine,  eloquent  vein,  saying : 

"Standing  guard  on  the  most  elevated  bank  of  the  southern 
side  of  the  Potomac  River,  in  stately  grandeur,  is  Arlington, 
the  former  home  of  the  immortal  Robert  E.  Lee,  keeping  silent 
watch  over  the  gateway  between  the  North  and  the  South, 
and  I,  for  one,  never  cross  over  the  'Long  Bridge'  of  the 
Potomac,  either  going  or  coming,  that  I  do  not  turn  toward 
Arlington  and  uncover  my  head,  as  my  heart  swells  with  rev- 
erence for  this  the  greatest  of  all  men,  and  I  ever  remember 
that  in  the  sublimity  of  his  great  love  for  the  South  he  said 
to  his  young  men  upon  the  occasion  of  the  last  grand  review 
that  it  was  now  the  plain  duty  of  every  one  to  go  to  work 
and  aid  in  the  upbuilding  of  our  glorious  country,  and,  in  loyal 
allegiance  to  this  heritage  from  our  great  chieftain,  I  have  al- 
ways endeavored  to  be  true.  So  whatever  concerns  this  high- 
way, or  in  any  way  affects  the  South,  or  any  part  of  it,  is  very 
dear  to  my  heart,  and  immediately  commands  my  spontaneous 
support. 

"It  is  my  own  opinion  that  this  transposition  of  any  consid- 
erable portion  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  South  from  one  State 
to  another  is  not  the  best  way  nor  the  wisest  method  of  pro- 
moting colonization,  as  this  creates  a  spirit  of  unrest  which 
causes  our  people  to  go  out  into  even  more  remote  sections; 
but  I  think  all  of  the  States  in  the  South  should  stand  together 
and  bring  into  all  of  these  States  additional  population,  and 
that  our  efforts  should  be  made  a  common  one  and  a  general 
one,  rather  than  to  go  about  among  each  other  seeking  a  dis- 
turbance of  tlie  settled  conditions  as  they  actually  exist  in  one 
State  of  the  South  for  the  purpose  of  leading  these  people  out 
into  some  other  Slate  of  the  South. 

"The  Southern  Railway  Company  has  organized  a  'Land  and 
Industrial  Department,'  which  has  charge  of  this  particular 
feature  of  the  service.  How  wisely  this  was  planned  by  our 
management,  and  how  well  this  work  is  being  done  by  the 
Southern  Railway  Company,  is  witnessed  by  the  great  increase 
in  farming  efforts  and  the  immense  industrial  improvements 
and  enormous  development  of  the  mining,  milling,  and  manu- 
facturing, which  have  sprung  up  almost  like  magic  over  the 
entire  Southern  Railway  system.  Wherever  the  Southern 
Railway  has  gone  these  evidences  of  prosperity  are  promptly 
created,  and  simultaneous  with  the  appearance  of  the  Southern 
Railway  colonization  has  already  begun  and  industrial  devlop- 
ment  has  received  its  impetus. 

"Directly  after  the  consolidation  of  the  dozen  or  so  inde- 
pendent but  poverty-stricken  railroads  which  are  now  owned 
and  controlled  by  the  Southern  Railway  Company,  Mr.  Samuel 
Spencer,  President  of  that  great  corporation,  has  come  to  the 
rescue  by  providing  the  money  and  machinery  for  doing  for 
the  Southern  people  what  for  twenty  years  they  had  been 
making  earnest  but  ineffectual  efforts  to  do  for  themselves. 


And  these  same  people  are  beginning  to  realize  what  the  Land 
and  Industrial  Agency  of  the  Southern  Railway  means  as  a 
lever  of  prosperity.  Besides  being  more  comprehensive  in 
scope  and  more  complete  in  organization  than  that  of  any  rail- 
road in  the  United  States  (at  least  that  is  my  opinion),  the 
man  who  conducts  it  not  only  understands  his  business  thor- 
oughly, but  attends  to  it  with  a  zeal  and  enthusiasm  that  is 
beneficially  contagious  wherever  he  goes,  and  he  goes  all  over 
the  South  every  year,  besides  seeing  in  person  and  feeling  the 
pulse  of  the  home-changing  class  of  the  North,  Northwest,  and 
far  West,  so  as  to  know  just  where  to  concentrate  his  forces." 

A.  H.  Hanson,  of  the  Illinois  Central,  read  a  most  interest- 
ing paper,  in  which  he  said  : 

"The  State  of  Louisiana,  with  31,180,000  acres,  strange  as  it 
may  seem,  had  in  cultivation  during  the  year  1900  only  4,666,- 
532  acres.  Deducting  1,000,000  acres  for  inland  water  surface 
and  3.000,000  acres  for  seacoast  marshes  and  lake  lands,  we 
have  22,513,470  acres  of  uncultivated  tillable  lands  in  a  State 
having  the  advantage  of  a  great  market  like  the  city  of  New 
Orleans  within  its  borders^a  city  long  since  recognized  as  the 
metropolis  and  trade  and  industrial  center  of  the  South,  and 
now  the  commercial  gateway  to  the  markets  of  the  world. 

"There  are  abundant  indications  that  within  a  very  few  years 
every  one  of  the  millions  of  undeveloped  acres  in  the  South 
capable  of  producing  any  of  the  food  products  of  this  country 
will  be  in  demand  at  double  and  quadruple  the  prices  at  which 
they  are  now  held. 

"The  Southern  lines  have  been  too  spasmodic  in  their  adver- 
tising. Some  have  argued  that  no  one  could  be  expected  to 
visit  the  South  during  the  hot  summer  months,  and  hence  the 
advertising  has  been  suspended  until  the  approach  of  winter. 
This  is  a  mistake.  The  settling  up  of  the  South  is  too  impor- 
tant to  confine  our  advertising  to  anything  less  than  three  hun- 
dred and  sixty-five  days  in  the  year  for  the  next  twenty  years 
at  least. 

"While  some  general  rules  may  be  laid  down  as  to  how  im- 
migration may  be  worked  successfully,  yet  there  can  be  no 
stereotyped  methods.  One  thing  nnist  be  kept  in  mind  in  con- 
nection with  this  subject.  Conventions,  organizations,  discus- 
sions, resolutions,  and  pretty  invitations,  unaided  by  hard  and 
persistent  work,  will  never  settle  up  a  country.  The  immi- 
grant must  be  seen,  convinced,  and  persuaded  to  buy  his  ticket. 
He  must  be  shown  lands  adapted  to  the  branch  of  farming  in 
which  he  wishes  to  engage.  If  he  be  a  manufacturer,  mechanic, 
or  artisan,  he  must  have  personally  presented  to  him  in  an  hon- 
est and  intelligent  manner  the  business,  social,  educational,  and 
religious  advantages  of  the  city  or  town  in  which  he  is  to  locate. 
In  fact,  there  is  no  royal  roal  to  success  in  securing  immigra- 
tion.   It  means  continuous  work  and  persistent  advertising. 

"In  conclusion,  permit  me  to  say  that  while  the  railroad 
companies  are  expected  to  advertise  the  agricultural  resources 
of  the  South,  and  to  send  agents  into  the  Northern  States  who 
will  personally  solicit  immigration  to  the  Southern  States  in 
which  they  are  particularly  interested,  yet  there  is  an  impor- 
tant work  to  be  done  by  the  Commercial  Clubs  of  the  South. 
Immigration  and  industries  go  hand  in  hand.  There  is  not  a 
city  or  town  represented  in  this  convention  that  has  not,  at  its 
very  door,  something  in  the  way  of  raw  material  that  could 
and  should  be  manufactured  at  home.  The  city  of  New  Or- 
leans, by  reason  of  its  close  proximity  to  timber,  oil,  and  coal, 
with  fuel  at  a  nominal  cost,  should  become  the  industrial  cen- 
ter of  this  continent  for  every  article  manufactured  from  wood, 
cotton,  and  their  by-prodticts.  These  industrial  advantages 
should  be  published  to  the  world  simultaneously  with  the  ad- 
vertising of  the  South's  agricultural  advantages  by  the  rail- 
roads members  of  the  Southeastern  Passenger  Association." 


86 


Qopfederat^  l/eteraij. 


Mr.  E.  P.  Turner,  General  Passenger  Agent  of  the  Texas 
and  Pacific,  was  introduced,  and  said  he  felt  happy.  It  was 
human  nature  for  a  man  to  be  happy  over  a  success.  He  had 
taken  some  speakers  there  to  cover  the  ground,  and  he  was 
glad  to  see  they  had  more  than  equaled  his  expectations. 
He  said  that  when  the  Progressive  Union  was  formed  he  knew 
it  meant  a  new  era  of  aggressivene?s  for  New  Orleans,  and  her 
prosperity  was  no  surprise.  He  was  a  bit  selfish.  When  the 
Gould  system  got  up  a  pamphlet  advertising  the  Gould  systems 
he  felt  a  bit  jealous.  He  wanted  immigration,  and  he  wanted 
it  along  the  line  of  the  Texas  and  Pacific.  So  he  got  up  a 
pamphlet  about  Texas,  on  the  Texas  and  Pacific,  and  adver- 
tised it  all  over  the  country.  He  did  not  ask  for  applicants  to 
send  postage,  because  he  did  not  think  a  railroad  ought  to  do 
that.  He  was  much  happier  if  his  postage  bill  was  $i,ooo  than 
if  it  was  $100.  The  result  was  that  the  Rio  Grande  Division 
of  the  Texas  and  Pacific  Passenger  Department  was  now  pay- 
ing handsomely.  He  was  now  getting  up  a  pamphlet  about 
Louisiana,  on  the  Texas  and  Pacific,  and  hoped  to  accomplish 
something  with  it.  He  was  deeply  interested  in  getting  home- 
seekers'  rates ;  and  now  that  he  had  gotten  them,  he  hoped  to 
see  much  immigration  brought  this  way.  Several  roads  were 
in  this,  and  they  would  all  spend  in  the  neighborhood  of  $50,000 
in  advertising  this  rate. 

Mr.  Alex  Hinton,  of  the  'Frisco  system,  said  he  believed 
that  the  possibilites  of  Louisiana  and  Mississippi  were  increased 
by  the  fact  that  the  'Frisco  was  building  through  them,  and 
that  the  road  was  ready  to  help  push  along  the  good  work  that 
had  been  started  before  they  came  in.  He  considered  that  the 
Association  was  very  fortunate  in  having  on  the  pltaform  so 
many  distinguished  passenger  agents  capable  of  solving  the 
problem,  if  they  would  only  get  together.  What  was  needed 
was  cooperation.  Let  the  passenger  men  and  the  business  men 
get  together,  and  they  will  accomplish  the  desired  end.  He 
reiterated  that  the  St.  Louis  and  San  Francisco  was  with  the 
people  heart  and  soul,  and  that  it  was  already  preparing  to 
bring  thousands  of  people  to  these  States. 

Mr.  S.  F.  B.  Morse,  of  the  Southern  Pacific,  was  greeted 
with  the  usual  cordiality,  for  New  Orleans  audiences  always 
like  to  hear  him.    He  said  in  part : 

"It  is  only  during  late  years  that  any  set  attempt  has  been 
made  to  attract  settlers  from  one  portion  of  this  country  to 
another.  For  years  the  influx  of  Germans,  English,  Swedes, 
Italians,  and  others  of  the  countries  of  Europe  has  been  con- 
sidered sufficient  to  satisfy  the  demands  from  the  standpoint 
mentioned  of  the  various  sections  of  the  South. 

"Being  in  close  touch  as  I  have  for  the  past  four  or  five 
years  with  that  class  of  immigration  which  has  come  into 
Southwest  Louisiana  and  into  Texas,  I  have  given  atten- 
tion directly  and  continuously  to  the  various  propositions  set 
forth  in  this  subject.  The  lines  I  represent  have,  in  the  time 
mentioned,  spent  not  less  than  $200,000  in  manifesting  the 
agricultural  advantages  of  the  two  States.  As  a  result  of  this 
condition,  2,000,000  acres  of  land  have  been  sold  along  the 
lines  of  the  Southern  Pacific  in  Louisiana  and  Texas  during 
the  past  twelve  months,  and  fully  $10,000,000  has  been  actually 
invested  in  their  development. 

"Immigration,  in  order  to  produce  the  best  results,  should 
be  of  the  best  character.  To-day  we  are  spreading  the  propa- 
ganda of  Louisiana  and  Texas  among  the  most  intelligent  and 
thrifty  class  of  farmers  in  the  United  States.  Many  of  the 
old  men  are  coming,  three  times  as  many  of  the  young  ones  ;  and 
they  come  prepared  to  purchase,  and  thus  become  a  part  of  the 
body  politic,  interested  at  once  in  the  institution  of  their  new 
locations  and  eager  and  anxious  to  participate  in  all  the  various 
problems  which  have  to  be  solved  in  developing  new  areas/ 


"The  railroads  have  always  been  in  the  front  rank  in  the 
matter  of  advertising  sections  or  locations.  I  would  suggest 
that  a  much  greater  benefit  would  follow  the  efforts  of  the 
railroads  if  the  communities  themselves  would  rally  to  the 
standard  of  development  and  supplement  the  efforts  of  the 
roads  by  advertising  the  peculiarities,  attractions,  facilities, 
etc.,  of  their  own  individual  towns  or  counties.  A  few  hun- 
dred dollars  judiciously  expended  in  proper  literature,  calling 
attention  to  local  attractions,  will  frequently  result  in  almost 
unmeasured  good.  The  publicity  which  has  been  given  to  the 
fact  that  New  Orleans  will  exempt  from  taxation  for  a  period 
of  years  manufacturing  enterprises  established  within  a  settled 
time  has  possibly  advertised  New  Orleans  more  than  any  other 
one  thing  that  could  have  obtained. 

"Communities  are  in  themselves  the  very  best  immigration 
agents,  provided  their  energies  are  directed  into  the  proper 
channels.  With  a  few  dollars  contributed  by  the  business  in- 
terests, attractive  literature  could  be  compiled,  printed,  and 
distributed  in  the  same  manner  as  it  is  handled  by  the  rail- 
roads, but  differing  from  it  by  giving  a  mass  of  detailed  infor- 
mation concerning  projects,  land  values,  conveniences,  etc., 
common  to  that  particular  section. 

"It  is  impossible  to  give  too  much  attention  to  proper  adver- 
tising. There  are  millions  of  people  who  are  anxiously  look- 
ing for  information,  and  it  is  with  a  view  of  supplying  this 
want  that  literature  is  printed  for  distribution.  It  is  not  wise 
to  begin  a  campaign  and  exhaust  one's  fertility  of  ideas  and 
capital  at  the  onset.  Rather  is  it  better  to  devote  advertising 
expenditure  and  efforts  in  homeopathic  doses,  as  it  were,  and 
by  suggestion  'convince  your  readers  that  you  have  the  best 
country  and  climate  under  God's  blue  sky;  and  this  about 
Louisiana  and  Texas  would  be  as  near  correct  as  advertising 
literature  ever  becomes. 

"Manufacturing  is  a  second  force  which  closely  follows  im- 
migration. As  communities  become  more  populous  and  the 
centers  of  civilization  expand,  the  necessity  increases  with  the 
days,  and  it  becomes  urgent,  in  order  to  determine  in  full  the 
econotny  of  human  effort,  that  establishments  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  articles  in  daily  use,  either  for  the  homestead  or  for 
the  agriculturist,  be  made  a  feature  of  the  community.  With- 
out the  location  of  these  industries,  the  full  intent  of  communi- 
ty life  is  in  a  measure  destroyed,  and  it  is  not  possible  to  pro- 
duce in  the  raw  constantly  and  purchase  the  finished  manufac- 
tured articles  form  interests  which  have  no  direct  connection 
save  in  a  pecuniary  way,  and  enjoy  the  prosperity  which 
natural  conditions  and  resources  seem  to  indicate.  The  elabo- 
ration of  railroad  facilities  tends  toward  the  institution  of  fac- 
tories. 

"Louisiana  and  Texas,  aside  from  several  exceptions,  are 
not  enjoying  the  full  fruits  of  what  they  possess.  New  Orleans 
contains  over  two  thousand  manufacturing  or  industrial  plants, 
which  employ  large  numbers  of  people,  and  which  are  to-day 
the  greatest  contributing  features  to  the  prosperity  which  the 
cities  of  the  East  and  Middle  West  enjoy. 

"The  new  millennium  is  not  far  off.  The  next  decade  will 
witness  thousands  of  agriculturists  and  artisans  scattered 
throughout  the  most  productive  sections  of  Louisiana  and 
Texas.  They  have  come  to  stay,  and  they  have  become  part 
and  parcel  of  the  two  great  States.  In  them  we  view  our  new 
citizens,  and  feel  that  the  destinies  of  our  favored  land  will 
be  made  even  brighter  by  this  accretion  of  immigration.  We 
welcome  them ;  we  want  them. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  the  general  passenger  agents 
on  motion  of  Mr.  Cunningham,  and  the  meeting  adjourned. 


C^OQfederate  l/eterai>. 


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CHEAP  HOMES  IN  TEXAS  AND 
ARKANSAS. 

Along  the  Cotton  Belt  Route — land 
that  can  be  bought  for  $2  to  $5  an  acre 
and  up — cut-over  timber  ground  that 
makes  good  grazing  land,  furnishing 
range  ten  or  eleven  months  of  the  year, 
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pears,  plums,  strawberries,  tomatoes, 
potatoes,  onions,  cabbage,  melons — 
finding  good  markets  in  the  north  at 
fancy  prices,  on  account  of  excellence 
of  quality  and  earlier  maturity  than  in 
other  sections.  An  ideal  place  for  the 
man  of  small  means — cheap  fuel,  cheap 
building  material,  long  growing  sea- 
sons, short,  mild  winters — a  land  of 
sunshine  and  plenty.  Let  us  send  you 
literature  descriptive  of  this  country. 

"Homes  in  the  Southwest."  "Glimpses 


of  Southeast  Missouri,  Arkansas,  and 
N.  W.  I^ouisiana,"  "Through  Texas 
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ing Fruits  and  Vegetables,"  "The  Di- 
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month  the  Cotton  Belt  Route  will  sell 
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"SOUTHLAND  STORIES." 
Under  this  title.  Dr.  James  B.  Hodg- 
kin,  of  Virginia,  has  in  contemplation  the 
publication  of  a  number  of  beautiful  sto- 
ries picturing  the  home  life  scenes  of 
the  most- eventful  period  of  our  history. 
It  is  well  to  preserve  such  literature  as 
best  depicts  that  delightful  life,  for  no 
hand  of  the  later  generation  may  or  can 
tell  its  story.  If  it  had  the  shadow  of 
slavery  over  it,  its  women  were  gentle 
and  pure  and  its  men  noble  and  strong, 
untouched  by  the  commercialism  of  this 
day.  Those  who  knew  the  old  South  feel 
an  interest  in  any  literature  which  pre- 
serves its  memory. 

Dr.  Hodgkin  has  been  a  voluminous 
writer  for  the  journals  of  the  profession 
to  which  has  life  has  been  devoted — 
dentistry.  In  the  last  few  \  "nrs,  and  dur- 
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illness,  he  turned  his  attention  to  lighter 
literature,  writing  at  intervals  the  stories 
comprised  in  this  collection.  Those  who 
have  had  an  opportunity  of  reading  them 
know  with  what  grace  and  humor  he  has 
told  these  stories.  The  life  of  master 
and  slave,  with  the  many  tender  ties  be- 
tween, has  its  place  in  our  history  as 
nowhere  else,  and  Dr.  Hodgkin  has  pre- 
i  served  for  us,  with  a  peculiar  faithful- 
ness as  well  as  grace,  much  of  this  old 
master  and  slave  devotion. 

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All  information  cliecrfuUy  furnished. 

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Passenger  AgtMit,  Knoxville,  Tenn.; 

WARREN  L.  ROHU, 

Western  Passenger  Agent,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.; 

W.  B.  BEVILL, 

Cii'iicr:il  Passenger  Agent,  Roanoke,  Va, 


WHITE 
SALE 

An  Interesting  Event 

BARGTilNS  IN 
EMBROIDERIES 

Laces,  Under 
Muslins,  Linens,, 
White    Goods,     . 
and    Domestics 


ATLANTA  and  NEW  ORLEANS  SHORT  LrNE. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point 
Railroad  Company 


AND 

The  Wester:^  Railway  of  Alabama, 

THE  SHORT  LINE  BETWEEN 
ATLANTA  and  NEW  ORLEANS, 

Oper<tie    Magnificent  Vestibuled  Trains  between 

Atlanta  and  Montgomery,  Mobile  and  New 

Orleans,  at  which  latter  point  Close 

and    Direct    Connections 

are    made   for 

All  Texas,  Mexico,  and  California  Points. 

In  addition  to  thJs  excellent  through  train  and 
car  service,  these  railroads  offer  most  favorable  ac- 
commodations and  inducements  to  their  patrons 
and  residents  along  their  line.  Any  one  contem- 
plating a  change  of  home  can  find  no  location  more 
attractive  nor  more  conducive  to  prosperity  than  is 
to  be  found  on  the  line  of  these  roads, 

"  THE  HEART  OF  THE  SOUTH, " 

a  beautifully  illustrated  book  giving  detailed  infor- 
mation as  to  the  industries  and  attractions  along 
these  lines,  can  be  had  upon  application  to  the 
nndersigned,  who  will  take  pleasure  in  giving  all 
desired  mformation. 

B.  F.  WYLY,  Jr.,  It  E.  LUTZ. 

Gen,  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt.,  Traffic  Mgr., 

Atlanta,  Ga.  Montgomery,  Ala. 

CHARLES  A,  WICKERSHAM, 

President  and  General  Manager, 

Atlanta,  Ga. 


'^mm^mmmwHm 


THIS  KODAK 

For  20  Cents. 

Makes  picture  3^x35^ 
inches  St|u;ire.  Loads 
in  daylight.  Inclose  2- 
cent  stamp  for  full  par- 
ticulars. 

Nashville  Kodak  Agency, 

Jcvi  I.'nion  St., 

XAsin'iLLE,  Tenn, 


FOR    OVER    SIXTY    YEAR& 

An  Old  and  Weil-Tried  Remedy. 

MRS.  WIN  SLOWS  SOOTHING  SYRUP 

hasbeen  used  fnr over  [SIXTY  YPAK>;bv  MILLIONS 
of  .MuTHEHsforthtirCHILDREN  WHILE  TEETH- 
ING. WITH PEliFECT SUCCESS.  ItSOOTHESthe 
CHILD.  SOFTENS  the  GUMS,  .^^LLAYS  aU  PAIN- 
CUKES  WTND  COLK^  and  is  the  best  remedy  for' 
DIARKHCEA  Sold  by  Drnp-pista  m  every  part  of 
the  world.     Re  hiire  and  aek  tor 

MRS.     WINSLOW'S    SOOTHING     SYRUP. 

AND  TAKE  NO  OTHEli  KIND. 
Twent.v-FI»c    tents    u    Uottle. 


A  NEW  FAST  TRAIN 


Between  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City  and 

OKLAHOMA  CITY, 
WICHIT4, 
DENISOIM, 

DALLAS, 

FORT  WORTH 

And  principal  points  in  Texas  and  the  South- 
west. This  train  is  new  throughout  and  is 
made  up  of  the  finest  equipment,  provided 
with  electric  lights  and  all  other  modem 
traveling  conveniences.  It  runs  via  our  now 
completed 

Red  River  Division. 

Every  appliance  known  to  modern  car 
building  and  railroading  bas  been  employed 
in  the  make-up  of  tliis  service,  including 

Cafe  Observation  Cars, 

under  the  management  of  Fred.  Harvey. 
Full  information  as  to  rates  and  all  details  of 
a  trip  via  this  new  route  will  be  cheerfully 
furnished,  upon  application,  by  any  repre- 
BCDtatiye  of  the 


FRISCO 

SYSTEM 


Bear  in  mind  tliat  almost  any  book  or  other  pre- 
mium ever  offere    by  the  Veteran  can  still  be  had. 


Qopfederate  Ueterar?. 


80 


JOHNSON  GRASS 

ABSOLUTELY  EXTEIiMINATED  in  one  sea- 
son. At  the  same  time  and  witli  the  same  labor 
a  first-class  cotton  crop  raised  on  tin-  land.  Write 
for  testimonials  and  references.  Address  THE 
TEXAS  J01I>rS()>J  GRASS  EXTEIIMIVA- 
TING  COMPANY,  Clebnrne,  T.  x. 


THE  BEST  PLACE 
TO  PURCHASE 
ALL-WOOL 

Bunting  or 
Silk  Flags 

,.f  All   Kinds, 

SilK  Banners,  Swords,  Belts.  Caps, 

arul  all  Uimls  nf  M  lilarv  F.i|iiipin.*nt 
;iiu!  SnciL'lv  (looils  is  ;it 

Veteran  J.  A.  JOEL  <S  CO., 

aa  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City. 

SEND  I'Ol!    I'UICE  LIST. 

AN  IMPORTANT  REPRODUCTION. 


We  are  iilrased  to  .iiindiiiue  Iliat  we  ha\  c  just  is- 
sued a  Platinum  l?rnrotiuction  of  tlie  celebrated 
steel  enf;r:iving^  "THE  LAST  MEETING."  (n'ti- 
erals  Robert  E.  Lee  and  Stonewall  Jackson,  the 
evoning  before  the  battle  of  Cliancellorsville,  May 
1,  1S63. 


The  nriL-^inal  picture  was  painted  hyj'ilio.  of  \ew 
Orleans,  La.,  and  copies  of  the  steel  ciijjraving^  are 
almost  entirely  out  of  ttie  market,  the  few  copies 
remaining^  brintj  held  at  a  very  hi^h  price. 

Onr  reproduction  is  printed  on  platinum  paper, 
i'>Xio  inclics,  and  is  a  facsimile  of  the  orig^inal  en- 
g  ravine. 

We  have  also  designed  a  special  frame  for  llie 
picture,  as  shown  in  the  illustr;tli<Mi.  'Ihe  frame  is 
a  four-inch  quartered  oak  mfdding,  staine«l  to 
match  the  Confederate  gray  uniforms,  with  a  bur- 
nished silver  c.irtridirn  ornatnent  Inside.  On  the 
upper  right-hand  corner  are  attached  two  small  silk 
Confederate  flag^s,  mounted  on  ivory  standards. 
The  frame  is  in  every  way  worthy  and^  cmMeutatic 
of  the  picture. 

Price  fnr  frame  and  picture  complete.  $*>.>o  net; 
unframed,  $^.c,o.     Mounted  on  22X2\  white  mat. 

Wo  are  offering  also  one. thousand  .diffewnt  sub- 
jects of  other  pictures  at  one-half  regular  price. 
\Vrilr  for  list  of  subjects.  Price,  75  cents  per  copy. 
22x27  inches. 


ART  STORE,  Weathers  &  Utioy, 

RalBlgh,  M.  C. 

Whan  writing  to  advertisers  mention  \'KTmHAN. 


This  Watch  Free 


lur  ailvrrtisiri):  purposes  wc  will  give  as  a 
premium  a  number 
nf  tolled  gold  plate 
watches  like  this  to 
bright  boys  and  girls 
who  will  give  us  an 
htiur  or  two  of  their 
spare  time  amon  g 
their  friends.  They 
must  write  us  at 
ONCF.,  mention!  n  g 
this  paper,  and  in- 
closing a  two-ccn  t 
stamp,  and  wc  will 
explain  how  to  pet  this  GUARANTEED  watch 
williinil  a  cent  of  mimcv- 


Address 

THE  OLYMPIAN 

NasKville,  Tenn. 


BEST 

PASSENGER   SERVICE 

IN  TEXAS. 

4-1 M  PORTA  NT   GATEWAYS-4 


.-^JSL^^^^ 


P'P 


NO  TROUBLE  TO  ANSWER  QUESTIONS. 


P.  TURNER, 

G£N-L  Pass'R  and  Tickbt  Aoent. 

UALLAS.    TEXA» 


POSITION  ^  May  deposit  money  in  bank  till 
r\JJi  I  Iv^l^J.  position  is  secured,  or  pay  out 
of    salary    after   graduating,    Knlcr  any  time. 

1  Draughon*s 
J  Practical ... 
d  Business  ... 

Na.<ihville,  Atlanta.  St.  Louis. 

Muntgomery,  Little  Rock,         Galveston, 

l-t.  Worth,      (Catalo&ue  Free.)    5hreveport, 

Schools  of  iiatiunal  reputation  for  thoroughue;>s 
and  reliability.    Endorsed  by  business  men. 
Home  Study.  Bookkeeping,  etc.,  taught  by  mail. 
For  150  p.  College  catalogue,  or  100  p.  on   Home 
Study,  ad.  Dcp.  S(  Draushon's  College,  either  plact 


JACKSONVILLE 

via  Valdo?  ■"   •*  .;.;te,  from  \*aldnsta  via  Cteorgla 

Souther-,   x.-.l  Florida  Kv.,  from  Macon 

via  Central  of  (Jeorgia  Ry.,  from 

ATLANTA 

via  Western  and  Atlantic  R.  R,.,  from 

CHATTANOOGA 


NASHVILLE 

ishville,  Chattanooga,  and  St.  L 
arriving  at 

ST.  LOUIS 


TU.  the  Nashville,  Chattanooga,  and  St.  I-oula  Ry^ 
arriving  at 


CHICAGO 

over  the  lUlnols  Central  R.  R,  from  Martin,  Tenn, 


DOUBLE  DAILY  SERVICE  AND 
THROUGH  SLEEPING  CARS 


MAINTAINKD   n\-KK   THIS 


SCENIC   LINE. 

Ticket  agents  of  the  Jacksonville-St.  Louis  and 
Chicago  kinc,  and  agents  of  connecting  lines  In 
Kloridi  and  the  SouUicast,  will  pive  you  full  In- 
formation as  to  schedules  of  this  (louhle  daily  serv- 
ice to  St.  Louis,  Chicago,  and  the  Northwest,  and 
of  train  time  of  lines  connecting.  They  will  aUo 
sell  you  tickets  and  advise  you  as  to  rates. 


F.  D.  MILLER,        .        •        -        Atlanta,  Ga., 

Traveling  Passer.ger  Agent  L  C.  R.  R. 

WM.  SMmi.JR.,       .       -      Nashville, Tknw, 

Commercial  Agent. 


w^^ummmmmi' 


90 


Qoijfederate  l/eterap. 


INENV    ORLBAIVS 


THE  NEW  ST.  CHARLES  HOTEL. 


The  niu^l  popular  winter  resurt 
in  America.  Gulf,  French  Opera, 
SevenTheaters, Continuous  II<irsc- 
Racing-,  Hunting,  l-"isliinj^.  One 
of  tliG  latest,  lar;;est,  amd  best  Ho- 
le's in  the  country.  Accommoi'.!i- 
lions  for  700  guests.  150  private 
bath  rooms.  Turkish,  Russian, 
Roman,  and  plain  baths.  A  mod 
rrn  llrst-class  hotel,  Keptonbotli 
American  and  European  plans  at 
uKuV'rate  prices.  I-uxurioiis  Sun 
ll.itbs  and  Palm  Garden.  V.'rite 
fnr  plans  and  rates. 

A.  R.  BLKKELY  &,  CO.,  L'ted,  Props. 


CALIFORNIA? 


^P  *-'  ^^  ^^■ill  be  the  vate  from  Mem- 

phis and  St.  Louis  via  the  Rock  Island  System  after  Feb- 
ruary l,")th. 

Tlie  bt'.st  way  to  reach  Califorinia  is  via  the  Rock  Is- 
land. He  sure  to  select  it.  Yon  have  choice  of  two 
routes — "Scenic"  or  the  new  "Southern"  route,  the 
short  line  to  California. 

A  comfortalile  and  very  pleasant  way  of  traveling  is 
to  take  tourist  sleeper.  The  tourist  sleepers  operated 
via  the  liock  Island  are  new,  Pullman's  latest  patterns — 
have  all  the  late  improvements — and  are  models  of  plain 
elegance  antl  comfort. 

Personally  conducted  tourist  sleeping  car  excursions 
start  from  St.  Loui.s.  Kansas  City,  and  Mempliis  on  cer- 
tain days  every  week. 

Write  us   for   maps,   lime-taliles   and   any  informa- 
tion desired.     Berths  should  be  reserved  in  advance. 


RdcKislandj 
System  ^ 


JOHN  J.  GOODRICH, 

District  Passenger  Agent, 
347  Main  Street,  Me.iiphis. 

Choctaw,  Oklahom.a  &  Gulf  R.  R. 
Chicago,  Rock  Islaud  &  Pacilic  Ry. 


Xbe  l11ac6redor$/'    MORPHINE 

Opium,  Cocaine,  and  Whisky 


Bv  lUrs.  U.  V.  mcCanne 

("marsball  I?oine"), 
Ot  ntobcrly,  Itlo. 

A  strong  story  of  the  war  from  .a  new  field  of  ro- 
mance. Spirited  and  well-written,  with  fl.ishes  of 
quaint  humor,  yet  full  of  the  pathos  of  the  time. 


I  AGENTS  wanted] 


Employment  £..r  OLD  SOLDIERS 
La  r^  e    Pr  of  its 


Memphis  Medicine  Co.,  I^emphis.  Teniv. 


habits  curert  at  home.  The  Wilson  fhemicil 
(.11 ,  ot  Dublin,  Te.x.,  incorporatetl  1n!)2,  cai.ilal 
fi.ooo,  guarantees  to  cure  any  one  of  the  abov< 
habits.  No  nflfering;  sure  and  harmless. 
KuilUs  up  I...  entire  nervous  system  ami  re- 
atorea  yoiuhtul  vigor.  Can  he  taken  at  home  ti 
elsewhere  without  the  knowleiige  of  any  oi  c. 
Vc  ,os8  from  business  or  work.  Nocnre,  nop;iy. 
t*r'!e,  $5.  Letters  strictly  conlident.al.  Bookol 
particulars  testimonials,  reterence,  etc.,  free. 
We  also  manufacture 

TOBACCOLINE, 

a  rertain  and  permanent  cure  for  chewing, 
dipping,  cigarette-smoking.  Price,  Ifl.  Cure 
guaranteed.  Agents  wanted  for  Tobaccoline. 
Uefekences:  S.  J.  AVcaver,  Postmaster;  J. 
J.  Ray,  Secretary  Texas  State  Grange;  H.  A. 
Boaz,  Pastor  M.  E.  Church;  Dnblin  Nat'l  Bank, 
or  any  citizen  of  Dublin. 

THEWILSONCHEMICALGO.,  Dublin,  Tex. 


Southern  Railway. 

7,269  Miles.    One  Management. 

Penelraling  Ten  Southern  States.     Reaching 

Principal  Cities  of  the  South  with 

Its  Own  Lines. 

Solid  Vestibuled  Trains, 
Unexcelled  Equipment 
Fast  Schedules. 

DINING   CARS  are    operated    on    Sontlleni 

^^^^— ^^— ^^  Railway  trains. 

OBSERVA  TION  CARS  ""  ^Vashingto^  md 
■  ■     ■    ,■,-■  ■■    -  !■  Soutliwestem    Ves- 

tibuled Limited,  and  Washington  and  Chat- 
tanooira  J^imited  via  Lynchburg. 

ELEGANT  PULLMAN  SLEEPING  CARS 

of  the  latest  pattern  on  all  through  trains. 


S.  H.  HARDWICK, 
General  Passenger  Agt.,  Washington,  D.  C; 

C.  A.  BENSCOTER, 

Ass't  Gen'l  Pass,  Agt.,  Cliattanooga,  Tenn.; 

J.  C.  LUSK, 

Traveling  Pass.  Agt.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 


MISSO\/^I 
VACIFIC 

...  OR.  ... 

IRON  MOUNTAIN 
ROUTE 

From        T.  LO\/I^y 
and  MEMTHI.y 

Affords  '  jrls".  Prospector, 
or  Home  Seeker  the  Best 
Service.  Fastest  Schedule 
to  All  Points  in 

MISSOURI,  KANSAS,  NEBRASKA, 
OKLAHOMA  and  INDIAN  TERR^ 
TORY,  COLORADO,  UTAH,  ORE' 
CON,  CALIFORNIA,  ARKANSAS. 
TEXAS,  LOUISIANA,  OLD  and 
NEW  MEXICO,  and  ARIZONA, 


FuLLMAN  Sleepers,  Free  Re- 
ri.iNi.NG  Chair  Cars  on  All 
Trains.  Low  Rales,  Free  De- 
scriptive Liierature.  Consult 
Ticket  Agents,  or  address 


H.  C.  Townsend 

fi.  p.  and  'I .  A. 
St,  Louis,  Mo. 


R.  I.  G.  Matthews 

T.  p.  A. 
Louisville,  Kv. 


^_ 


When  writing  to  advertisers  mention  Veteran, 


Coofederate  l/etera[> 


91 


A  flild  Treatment  for  Cancer. 

There  is  snfforini^  and  lion-iblo  death 
in  this  country  I'liiiu (dancer,  linl.  thanks 
to  human  skill  aiid  perseverance,  tlicre 
is  a  remedy  for  it.  Alter  twenty-five 
years  of  ])atient  labor  an<l  experiment, 
the  celebralcd  Cancer  iSpecialisis,  the 
Dr.  D.  M.  Bye  Co.,  have  oriiriuated  and 
perfected  a  combination  of  Soolhint'-. 
ItabuyOils.  \\  liich  net  spcr-itically  on  llie 
diseased  tissue.  'J'liey  have  cured  many 
liuiidrcils,  and  lia\(^  the  iudcirscmcnl  of 
liijrliest  medical  aulhorities,  as  well  as 
ininisters  of  tlu^  frospcl  a\  lio  liave  been 
cured.  The  doclors  are  always  jileased 
to  answer  inquiry  about  the  renieily. 
and  will  send  free  Imol  s  and  jiajiers  on 
api)lication  in  pi'rson  oi'  liy  Idler.  Ad- 
dress Lock  Box  5(1.").  Dallas.  '!'(  \. 

MONLY  Sl/iABE 

Soiling  the  "People's**  Windmill. 

I  ni:i(le$X>ol:ist  m.-ntli  .s,-llii>i;  Witulinills.  I  sell 
to  aliiH'st  e\^rv  f;irin(  r,  I  builil  tlie  nulls  niA  self . 
The  inutcri;il  ccsls;  on)  v  ?'  J.  U  isas  goo-.l  as  a  $i,i;n 
mill.  Tolhe  fanner  wlin  |irefcrs  huiUUn}^  his  own 
mill,  I  sell  the  pi. 'MS  and  specifica''.»'is.  It  is  Uic 
easiest  moiu-v  1  e\er  iiKule.  A'y  iiiti-llu»tMit  ptr 
snti  can  ir  as  wcl'.  l£  you  neeil  mnr.ev,  •  rite  me. 
I  will  spn-  plans  and  spfcificatl'""s  prepai.  and  all 
neci'ssiir^  information  for  success  on  recei'^i  of  $i. 
Address  JliAX    i'\  CASE\'.  Drawer  No.  65,  Si. 

I-nuis,   M(». 


SPRING    PARK     FARM, 
Mi.  View  Station,  N.  C.  (&.  St.  L.  Railw&y 


Stantliird  varii'tips  nf  W'liite  Wyandottes,  Or 
pin^tdiis,  PlviiHvith  Hocks,  and  Ilrowii  Leghorns 
Bronze  Turkeys  ami  l"ekin  Rucks.  Kggs  for  salf 
for  Hatching.'  Address  SPRING  PARfC.  FARM, 
Antinch,  Tenn. ;  Rural  Route  No.  2. 


Atlantic  Coast  Ljne 

MILEAGE  TICKETS 

($25  PER  1,000  MILESi 

ARE  GOOD  OVER  THE  FOLLOWING  LINES: 

Atlanta    *•  '"xville  &  Northern   Ry. 

Alla-'i  &  West   Point  R.   R. 

Baltimore  Steam  P;ickil  Co.  ^    Between  Baltimore 

Chesapeake  Slea-iship   Co.  f  ^"<^  Norfolk. 

Charleston  fk  Western  Carolina   Ry. 

Columlii.i.   N'aIiihv   a    Laurens   R.   R. 

Gennrh    Nnrthcrri     Railway. 

Genrrjia    Railroad. 


Louisville  K  ^Jashville  R.  R. 
Louisville,   ttendersnn  &   St.   Louis   Ry. 
Nashville.   CSaltanooqa   A    St,   Louis   Ry. 
Northwestern     Ry.    of     Smith     Carolina. 

Coast    t  ine    Sleamlinat    Co 


Richmond.  Frederickshurg  &  Potomac  R.  R. 
Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 
Weslern   &    Atlantic   Ry. 


Washington    Southern    Ry. 
Western    Ry.    ol    Alahama. 

A    CONVENIENT     METHOD    OF    TRAVELING. 

W.   J.   CRAIC, 

General  Passenger  Agent, 
Sec  Ticket  Agents.  Wilmington    N.  C. 


SISTER:  READ  MY  FREE  OFFER. 


Wise  Words  to  Sufferers 

From  a  Woman  of  Wotre  Dame.  W. 


I  will  mail,  free  of  cliarRe  tnis  Home  Treatment 
witli  full  instructions,  and  the  history  of  my  own 
case  to  any  lady  suffering  from  female  trouble.  You 
can  cure  yourself  at  home  tritliout  tlie  aid  of 
any  physician.  It  n't!!  rostyou  nothini;to  give 
the  treatment  a  trial,  and  if  you  decide  to  continue 
it  will  only  cost  you  about  twelve  cents  a  week. 
It  wilt  not  interfere  with  your  work  or  occupation 
I  have  nothing  to  sell.  Tell  other  sufTerers  of  it 
—that  is  all  I  ask.    It  cures  all.  younger  old. 

<tf^If  you  feel  a  bearing-down  sensation,  sense  of 
impending  evil,  pain  in  the  backer  trowels,  creeping 
feeling  up  the  spine,  a  desire  to  cry  frequently,  hot 
flashes,  weariness,  frequent  desire  to  urinate,  or  if 
yo\i  have I,eucorrhea  (Whites),  displacement  or  Fatt- 
ing of  the  Womb.  Profuse,  Scanty  or  Painful  Periods. 
Tumors  or  Growths,  address  IHRS.  M.  StIMMERS, 
NOTRE  DAIVIE,  IND.,  U.  S.  A ,  for  the  Fheb 
Treatment  and  FtJLL  Information. 
Thousands  besides  ir  <  If  have  r^red  iiemselvcs  with  it.  I  send  it  in  plain  wrappers. 
TO  MOTHER.S  O  .iAI7GHTi_RS  I  will  explain  a  simple  Home  Treatment  which  speedily 
and  effectnallv  cures  /,  cerrhea,  Vreen  Sickness  and  Painful  or  Irregjdar  Menstruation  in  young 
ladies  It  will  ^aveyou  nxiely  and  ex/iense  and  save  your  daue/iterlAe  /ium..:ation  oi  exp\iimng  bet 
troubles  to  others.    Plumpnessand  health  always  result  from  its  use. 

Wherever  'ronlive  I  can  refer  you  to  well  known  ladies  of  your  own  state  or  count v  -^  ^o  know 
and  will  cladly  tell  any  sufferer  that  this  Home  Treatment  really  cures  all  diseasei  iditiona 

of  our  drii.ate  female  organism,  thoro  k-  Iv  strengthens  relaxed  mnsrles  and  liga.uent«  which 
cause  displacement,  and  makes  worn  n  well.    Write  to-day,  as  this  otier  .Till  not  be  mar--  agaiiL 

Address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS.  Box  H     HtiUi  Dame.  Ind..  U.  i,  L 


CONTAGIOUS  BLOOD  POISON 

Is  the  name  Komrtimes  given  to  what  is  penor-  |  We  have  a  NEW  SEC'ni';T  REMEDY  abso- 
ally  known  as  the  BAD  LUSEASE.  It  is  nul  |  lutuly  unknown  to  the  profession.  Permanent 
contlncd  to  dens  of  vice  or  the  lower  classes.  ^^^^^^  cures  in  1.5  to  3S  days.    Wc  refund 


The  purest  and  best  people  are  sometimes 
Infected  with  this  awful  malady  through 
liandling  the  clothing,  drinking  from  the 
same  vessel,  usini;  the  same  toilet  oniclcs, 
or  otherwise  coming  in  contact  with  per- 
sons who  tave  con- 
tracted it. 

It  bef  ins  usually 
with  a  little  blister 
or  sore,  then  swell- 
ing in  the  groins,  a 
red  eruption  breaks 
out  on  the  body,  sorts  and  ulcers  appear 
in  the  mouth,  the  throat  becomes  vilcer- 
Bted,  the  hair,  eye  brows  and  laslios  fall 
cut  and,  as  tlie  blood  bicomes  more  con- 
taminated, cupper  colond  splotches  and 
pustular  eruptions  and  pores  appear  upon 
different  parts  of  the  body,  and  the  poison 
even  destroys  the  bones. 

Our  M.MilO  CUKE  is  a  Speciflo  for 
this  athsoine  disease,  and  cures  it  even 
in  the  worst  forms.  St  is  a  perfect  anti- 
dote for  the  powerful  virus  that  pollutes 
the  blood  and  penetrates  to  all  parts  of 
the  system.  Unless  you  getthls poison  out 
of  your  blood  it  will  ruin  you,  and  bring 
disgrace  and  disease  upon  your  children  for 
It  can  be  transmitted  from  parent  to  child. 
Write  lor  our  free  home  treatment 
book  and  learn  all  about  contagious  blood 
poison.  If  you  want  medical  advice  give 
us  a  histiiry  of  your  case,  and  onr  phy- 
sicians will  furiiish  all  the  information 
■wish  without  any  charge  whatever. 


B 


BLOOD 


money  It 
we  do  not  cure.     You  can  be  treated  at 
home  for  the  same  price   and   the   same 
puuranty.    With  those  who  prefer  to  come 
hero  we  will  contract  to  cure  them  or  pay 
expenseof  comintr. railroad  and  hotel  bills, 
and  malte  no  charge, 
if  wo  fail  to  cure.    If 
you  have  taken  mer- 
cury, iodide  potash, 
and  still  have  aches 
and  pains,   mucous 
patches    in    mouth, 
snre  throat,  pimples,  copper-colored  spots. 
V'!c(  rs  on  any  parts  of  the  body,  hair  or 
eyobrows  falling  out,  it  is  this  secondary 
blood  poison  we  guarantee  to  cure.    Wo 
solicit  the  most  obstinate  cases  and  chal- 
lenge the  world  for  a  case  we  cannot  cure. 
This  disease  has  always  baflletl  the  skill 
of   the    mi'st  emineut    physicians,     For 
many  years  we  have  made' a  specialty  of 
treating  this  disease  with  our  MAGIC 
CUKK.andwehavcJnOO.OOOcapital  behind 
our  unconditional  truaranty. 

WE    CURE   QUICKLY   AND    PERMANENTLY. 

Our  patients  cured  years  aro  by  our 
Great  Diseovery,  unknown  to  tbe  prtifcs- 
sit'ii.  are  t'  ilnysonnd  and  well,  ami  have 
hciililiv  cliiMren  since  we  eurcd  tht-in 

DONT  WASTE   YOUR    TIME    AND    MONEY 

•  xperimenting.    We  have  the  ONLY  cure. 

.\bsolute    and  positive    proofs  sentseaird 

ppli.alion.    lOO-pau'c  book  free.    NO  BRANCH 

OFFICES.     AdtlresN  lully  as  fallows: 


Cook  Remedy  Co.,  589  Masonic  Temple,  Chicap,  111. 


TECAJV    T'REES. 

Parties  ik-slrint,'  to  plant  pecuii  trees  or  j;r<»\es  :irp 
coniiiillv  Invited  to  write  the  undcrsiijnt-il  lor  a  cop^■ 
of  his  handsomely  illusiraled  cataln/uc,  and  for 
prices  of  pecan  trcc>  of  all  kinds  and  sizes. 

G.    M.    -BACOfi, 

2)»    Witt.  Mitchell  County.  Ca. 


BILL  ARP'S 


Contains  the 
latest  and  best 
productions  t'f 

NEW  BOOK'^ifiiSr^-'' 

400  PAGES,  IN  CLOTH.  $1.25,  POSTPAID. 
Now  In  press,  'o  be  ready  Ian.  1 

Address  BYRD  PRINTING  CO.,  Atlanta.Ga. 


92 


Confederate  l/eterai/. 


Great  is  Texas,  and 
the  Eyes  of  the 
World  are  upon  Ker 


The  Home  Seeker  wants  lo  know  iihnul  In  r 
"matchless"  climate  and  her  cheap  lamls. 
The  investor  wants  to  know  about  not  only 
her  cheap  lands  and  her  low  taxes,  but  as  well 
her  wealth  of  mine  and  forest;  and  this  is  to 
let  you  know  that  the  International  and  Great 
Northern,  the  Texas  Railroad,  traverses  a 
thousand  miles  of  the  Cream  of  Texas  Re- 
sources, latent  and  developed,  penetrating  the 
heart  of  the  East  Texas  Gold  Mine,  the  Fruit 
and  Truck  Growing  Section,  and  that  you  can 
learn  more  about  the  great  I.  &  G.  N.  country 
by  sending  a  two-cent  stamp  for  a  copv  of  the 
Illustrator  and  General  Narrator,  or  25  cents 
for  a  year's  file  cf  same,  or  by  writing' 

D.  J.  Price,  G.  P.  a^nd  T.  A. 

Palestine,  Tex. 


NORTH  TEXAS 
^  P  0  I N  TS  ^ 


;  VIA 


Santa  Fe 

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TO 


Galveston,  and  Points 
South,  East,  and 
West  ^  ^  Equip- 
ment, Service,  and  Cui- 
sine \insurpaLSsed.<^ 


W.  S.  KEENAN,  G.  P.  A., 

Galveston,  Tex. 

EXTERNAL  GANGERS  CURED 

under  a  GUARANTEE  by  a  painless  and 
scient'fic  treatment.  For  further  infor- 
zaatlon  address 

O.  W,  HUFFMAN,  M.D., 

Lebanon,  Tenn. 
J . 

Bear  In  mind  that  almost  any  book  or  other  pre- 
mlum  ever  offered  by  the  Veteran  can  still  be  had. 


LVAHSVILLMERRE  HAUTE  RR- 


TO  THE 

NORTH 

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CHICAGO 


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TERRE  HAUTE 
VINCENNES, 

e  evansville' 

NASHVILLE     .• 
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MONTCOMERYl 


MOBILE 


THROUGH  SERVrCE 

via  L  4  N.,  E.  &  T.  H.  and  C.  &  R  I 

2VestibuIed  Through  Trains  *k 
Daily,  Nashville  to  Chicago  £ 
ThroDgh  Baffet  Sleeping  and  Day  Coacbea, 
New  Orleans  to  Cblcago. 


V.  F.  IBTTRIIS  0.  P.  A. 

■YAiraviLLa.  ino. 


D.  H.  HlLLUAH    O.  8.  A, 


tt 


Big  Four 


Best  Route  to 

California 
Colorado 
Texas 


»» 


via 


St.  Louis 


WARREN  J.  LYNCH,     W.  P.  DEPPE. 

(Ten.  Pass.  &  T.  A.,    Assl.  G.  P.  4  T.  A., 
CINCINNATI,  OHIO. 


3  a Day S 
furni'h  the  "ork  an 


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$tfS    M  VCfl  V    VUI  9i"wtoii>ake$3aafty 
BE  W  *  abjoiiiiely    Bure ; 

>aaV  furni'h  the  "ork  and  te»ch  yuu  free,  you  w<>rk 
the  .  :■:,]■■*.■  wii.r-  yo-.  bv-.  Send  us  yonr  H.ldrpis  and  we  will 
ejtplan  the  liU'-inpse  fi'llv,  remember  we  guarantee  a  clpar  jTofit 
of*'    nreverv   'nv'-- w  rL  .■■hsoluit-ly  F"r  V  rite  at  one 

ROYAli  .HANIFM-TIRINO  CO.r  Box  825,    Uetroit,  Bleh. 


C.  BREYER., 

Barber  Shop,  Kussian  and  Turkish 
Bath  R.oon\s. 

315  and  317  CHVRCH  STREET. 

Also  Barber  Shop  at  325  Church  Street. 


TUTANS 


Owing  to  close  coufinement  in  business  I  suffered  from 
a  bad  touch  of  indigestion,  so  much  so  as  to  cause  nie  in- 
tense pain.  My  tongue  was  coated,  and  I  had  severe  pains 
around  my  eyes  and  felt  miserable.  Through  the  persua- 
sion of  a  friend  I  tried  Ripans  Tabules,  and  after  taking- 
them  for  two  days  I  obtained  some  relief.  I  kept  on  taking 
them,  and  can  safely  say  they  have  cured  me. 


AT  DRUGGISTS. 

The  five-cent  packet  is  enough  for  an  ordinary  oc- 
casion. The  family  bottle,  sixty  cents,  contains  a 
supply  for  a  year. 


QoQfederate  l/eterap. 


93 


Travelers  to  California. 

naturally  desire  to  see  tlie  grandest 
and  most  impressive  scenery  cii  roiiie. 
This  jou  will  do  b_v  selecting  the  Denver 
iSc  Rio  Grande  and  Rio  Grande  Western, 
"The  Scenic  Line  of  the  World,"  and 
"The  Great  Salt  Lake  Route,"  in  one  or 
both  directions,  as  this  line  has  two 
separate  routes  across  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains between  Denver  and  Ogden.  Tick- 
ets reading  via  this  route  are  availa- 
ble either  via  its  main  line  through 
the  Royal  Gorge,  Lead\illc,  over  Ten- 
nessee Pass,  through  the  canyon  of  the 
Grand  River  and  Glenwood  Springs 
or  via  the  line  over  Marshall  Pass  and 
through  the  Black  Canyon  of  the  Gunni- 
son, thus  enabling  the  traveler  to  use 
one  of  the  above  routes  going  and  the 
other  returning.  Three  splendidly 
equipped  fast  trains  are  operated  to  and 
from  the  Pacific  Coast,  which  carry 
through  standard  sleepers  daily  between 
Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Denver,  and  San 
Francisco.  Dining  cars  (service  a  la 
cirr^i)  on  all  through  trains.  If  you 
contemplate  such  a  trip,  let  us  send  you 
beaulifullv  illustraied  pamphlets,  free. 
S.  K.  Hooper,  G.  P.  ^;  T.  A.,  Denver, 
Colo. 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 

322,  324,  i^6,  328  GREEN  SIREET,  LOUISVIUt,  KY. 


'OLDEST  AND  MOST  RELIABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cosl  'rom  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  they  have  erected.  To  see  thess 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 

J.  C.  Calhoun  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R.  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga. 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dalton,  Ga 

Nashville,  fenn. 

Columbia  Tenn. 

Shelby  ville,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  Slate  Monument, 
Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  V'a. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka- 
mauga Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


When  needing  first-class,  plain,  or  artistic  work  made  from  the  finest  qual- 
ity of  tnaterial,  write  them  for  designs  and  prices. 


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nsurance   L/o.j 

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EndovvTinents  at  Life 
Kates  SLnd  Profit-Sha.ring 
Policies  Specia.lities. 


Large  and  Increasing  Dividends  to  Policy 
Holders. 

Desirable  Contracts  and  Good  Territory  open 
for  Live  Agents,     Address 

JAMES  A.  YOWELL,  State  Agent, 

27  and  28  Chamber  of  Commerce,    NASHVILLE,  TENN. 


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COPPER   PLATE   Reception  and    Weddhj 

Cards,  Society  Incitations,  Calling  Cards, 

and  Announcements. 
STEEL  DIE  EMBOSSED  Monograms  and 

business  Stationery  in  the  latect  styles. 
HALF-TONE  and  ZINC  PLATES  for  iU 

lustratioe  purposes — the  eery  best  made. 

hit  ho  graphic 
Engra-Ved 

Commercial  Work,  Color  Posters  in  special 
designs  for  all  purposes — Bivouac  and  Re^ 
union  Occasions. 


"Brandc,  "Printing  Companv 

NASHVILLE,    TENN. 

Manufacturing  Stationers, 
Printers,  and  GeneraLl  Office  Outfitters 


Since  the  ^££Jar, 

"Famous 
Prescription 

100,384," 

Now  over  40  years,  and 
likely  to  remain  the 
orvly     real    cure    for 

RHEUMATISM 

^Lnd  its  Blood  RelaLtions. 

At  druggists,    75  cents  a  bottle. 
Postal  brings  booklet. 

University  Plai.ce,  New  York. 


GAS  OR    QASOLINE 

ENGINE. 

lYi  H.  P.-$I2S. 

For  M.'ichine 
Printmis  (jIUces.  !■ 
Work,  i*  u  m  ]i  i  ii 
Wntei'.  :tc.,  eic. 
Send  for  Circulars 
C.  C.  FOSTER, 
Nasbyllle,  Tenn, 


HOTEL  EMPIRE. 

BROADWAr  AND  63d  STREET,  N,  Y.  CITY. 

ABSOLUTELY  FIREPROOF. 

RATES  MODERATE. 

Excellent  Cuisine.  Modern. 

Efficient  Service.  Exclusive. 

Extensile  Library.  Accessible. 

Or-i,estral  Concerts  Every  Evening. 

A'^  Cars  Pass  the  Empire. 

Fron.  Grand  Central  Station   take   cars  marked 
Broadway  and  7th  Ave.  Seven  tninutes  to  Empire. 

On   crossingf   any  of  the    ferries,    take    the    Qth 
Avenue   Elevated  Railway    to    CQlh    Street,    * 
which  it  is  one  niinute*s  walk  to  hotel. 

Send  for  descriptive  booklet, 

W.  JOHNSON  QUINN.  Proprietor. 


from 


When  writing  to  advertisers,  mention  the  Veteran 


FREE  INSTRUCTIONS 

How  'lo  cure  pormancntly  any  case  of 
R^:,^inatism,  Lame  Back  or  Kidney 
i  roubles.     Send  your  address  to 

H.  H.- CORNELL,  Lansing,  Mich. 


A  LARGE  MAP  OF  THE 

United  States 

and 

Mexico, 

Size  19^^x35^  itiches.  is  beinfe  distributed  by 
the   Nashville.    Chattanooga    6 
St.   Louis   Railway. 
It  is  printed  in  five  colors,  and  shows 
all  of  the  principal  railroads  and  Ine  lar- 
gest cities  and  towns.     It  is  an  excellent 
map    for    a   business    man,    and    will    be 
mailed  to  any   address   upon   receipt  of 
2-cent  stamp. 

W.  L.  DANLEY,  General  Passenger  Agent. 
Nashville ,    Tenn  . 


I  PAY  SPOT  CASH  FOR 

fouNTY''     LAND    WARRANTS 

issued  to  sitM!ei>j  of  any  wai-,     Al-sn  SoldlorR*  Adrlltional 
HomeHtea  I   Ki>,'lilHi.      Wrile  me  at  uiice. 

"FKANK    a.    REOER,    P.O.  Bnx  ii>:i,  Denver,  Col. 


American 
Lung  Balm  Pad 

FOB    me    PREVENTION   *«0   CURE 


Colds,  Sore  Throat.  Croup    Pneumonia. 
LaOrippc    ConsumpUon  and  Chtlls. 

>MEmCAH  LUNG  B<LM  PAD  CO.  SlVJiSfS  tj 


The  Confederate  Mining  Co. 

Incorporated  under  the  Laws  of  Arizona. 


CAPITAL  STOCK,  $1,000,000. 


PAR  VALUE,  $10  PER  SHARE. 


OFFICERS  AND  DIRECTORS. 

COL.  LEE  CRANDALL.  President.  Glolje.  Ariz.  M  A.I.  R.  \V    CRABB.  Sec.  and  Treas..  Uniontowil,  Kv. 

THEODORE  CRANUALL.  M.4X,vOER,  (iloljp.  .-Vriz.  CAPT.  .T.  1   WILKES.  DrRECToH.  Martin,  Tenn.    " 

DR.  Z.  T.  BUNDY,  Dikecthr.  Milford,  Tex.  R.  W.  WOLSEKER,  Director,  Frankfort,  Ky. 

THE  CANDALARID  GROUP  OF  MINING  CLAIMS 

are  now  addi-d  to  tlic  Confederate  Mining'  Co.'s  property.  Tlte  Stockholders  can  congratulate  them- 
selves upon  securin'.^  this  £rroup  of  claims.  We  have  now  a  force  of  men  at  work  in  these  mines. 
The  follow  in<j  report  is  from  our  jManager,  Mr.  Theorjore  Crandall  : 

Report  on  the  Candalarid  Group  of  Claims,  Maricopa  County,  Brown  Mining  District,  Ariz.,  Acquired  by  the  Confederate  Mining  Co. 


ANALYSES. 
WORKING  TESTS. 


GEO.    S.    ANDRUS. 
•XING  Knginker. 


P.O.  UOX   i2H. 


KEY  TO  ABOVE. 

Xo.  1.  (rold  ore.  from  ft4-foot  shaft,  taken  from  top  to  h)ottom  and  across,  and  is  tielow  the  fair  avera^4>  run  of  mine.  This  sainple 
sliowM  1:.'-HH»  oz.  of  pold,  or  $:iAO  per  ton.     From  Chioopee. 

Xo.  ~.  ('oi>iM'r  ore,  from  H4-foot  sliaft,  silver  1  (>-lU  oz.,  and  coi)per  -3.7  per  cent,  not  <y>nntinj^  silver  valne.  worth  $.'>:M0  per  ton. 
I''rom  Chien|H»e. 

Xo.  :t.  '  >pen  I'ut  ChicoiHje  lead,  silver  2  4-10  oz.,  e^.>pper  1.5.7  per  cent,  worth  $.H4..M  per  ton. 

No.  4.  .<.'inii>leof  on^dnnii),  from  ll)-f(M>t  shaft  <in  bearing  wall  nf  Cliieopee  lead,  silver  I  4-lu«iz.,  ej)]iper  1H..S  per  cent,  worth  $43..'><>  per  ton. 

Xo.  ,V  Averaire  sample  ore  dump,  >Innitor  shaft  an<l  ojten  cut.  silver  H-Kl  oz..  cojtpcr  :i<i.H  ]>er  cent,  woi-th  .'^4.>.7r>  i)er  ton. 

Thoco]iiH>r  value  is  li^ir<Nl  at  1 1  cents i>er  lli.,  and  the  gold  at  i'^i  jwr  ounce.     Wt»rk  is  progressing  nicely  on  this  and  the  Reno  (Jroup. 


Tiiii  Confederate  Mining  Company  was  organized  at 
the  Mcinpliis  Reunion,  Juno,  1901,  by  tlie  Confederate 
soldiers,  wlio  alone  will  own  and  control  its  properties. 
The  otiicers  were  selected  from  among  the  old  soldiers, 
who  are  capable,  honest,  and  experienced  business  men. 
They  ate  min  who  took  some  "  life  risks"  in  the  war  and 
who  are  not  afraid  to  take  some  money  risks  in  the  Con- 
federate Mining  Company.  TIte  time  to  invest  in  min- 
ing stock  is  at  the  beginning,  when  the  company  is  just 
starting  and  the  stock  is  low,  not  when  the  mine  is  opened 
and  you  can  measure  its  value  with  the  naki'd  eye,  for 
then  its  \-alue  will  assert  itself  and  you  will  he  left  out. 

The  ilirectors  are  proliibited  from  incurring  any  in- 
ilebtedncss  in  excess  of  monev  in  the  trcastirN'.  No  tlebts, 
liens,  or  incumbrances  will  be  placed  on  tlie  property. 
The  stock  is  fully  paid  and  nonassessable. 

The  board  of  directors  have  set  aside  5o,o<k>  shares  of 
the  capital  slock  as  treasury  stock. 

The  directors  have  decided  that  the  stock  w  ill  continue 


to  be  sold  at  one  dollar  per  share  until  their  next  meet- 
ing, which  will  take  place  at  the  Reunion  at  New  Or- 
leans next  Ma>'. 

Not  less  than  10  nor  more  than  200  shares  will  be  sold 
to  any  one  person  or  Cantp. 

A  FEW  ADVANTAGES. 

Property  paid  (or  in  full.  Title  absolutely  genuine  and 
perfect.  Nodelits  or  incumbrances  of  any  kind.  $5o,cx)0 
set  aside  as  treasury  stock.  .Stock  fully  paid  and  nonas- 
sessable. Plenty  of  wood  and  w  aler,  so  necessary  in  min- 
ing. New  railroad  coming  w  ithin  two  miles  of  our  door. 
Not  long  to  w.iit  for  dividends.  Copper  enough  in  siglit 
now  to  pension  e\  ery  old  soldier  member  of  tlie  com.a- 
nv.  The  best  mining  experts  say  that  our  property  is 
ainong  the  best  in  all  the  mineral  belts  of  Arizona.  For- 
tunes are  being  made  in  mining  in  the  great  Southwest. 
Will  you  join  us.' 


Amrcss  and  make  all  remlltances  pajabla  to  Mai.  R.  W.  CRABB,  Treasurer.  UnDntown,  K; 


As  a  Beacon  Light 

VIT.K-OKE  points  the  way  for  storm-tossed  sufferers  to  a  haven  of  Health  anil  Comfort. 
If  you  have  been  drifting  in  a  sea  of  siekness  and  disease,  t^jward  the  rorks  and  shoals 
of  Clironic  Invaliitism.  Port  your  Helm  ere  it  be  too  late,  take  heed  to  the  iw  .ssjiye  of 
Hope  anil  Safety  which  it  flashes  to  you;  stop  ilriftinc  alK>ut  in  a  helpless,  undeiided  man- 
ner, lirst  on  one  course  and  then  another,  but  besjiu  the  proper  treatment  immediately  and 
reach  the  goal  you  are  seeking'  by  the  route  so  niaii;  liave  traveled  with  sin-ci'sR.  Every  pi-r- 
son  who  ha.s  used  Vilar-Ore  is  willinj;  to  act  as  a  pilot  tor  you.  each  knows  the  way  Irom  nav- 
ini;  followed  it :  attend  their  advice,  folloiv  the  light,  aud  be  cured  as  they  hav.;.  Can  you  af. 
lord  to  disregard  it! 

»/;a_^  rtro  is  a  natural  product— as  natural  as  the  sunshine,  the  air  yon  breathe,  the 
T  I  LcK~V/l  C  -water  you  drink.  *  ir  the  food  you  eat.  It  is  a  CTod-made  remedy,  containinir 
iron,  sulphur,  and  ma^rncsia  as  made  in  Nature's  lalxjratory,  and  supplies  to  the  Inxly  those 
elements  which  are  lackintc  in  disease  and  restores  all  the  bodily  organs  to  a  normal,  healthy 
condition.  READ  OIR  SPECIAL  OFFEK  TO  CONFEUEUATE  VETERA.N  ^^l■BSCl{lBEKS  AND 
REAUEliS. 

\/;|.~j  Oro  is  a  natural  Mineral  Spring  in  concentrated  form.  One  package  is  equal  in 
T  llCK-WI  C  medicinal  str.-ngth  and  curative  value  to  hl«l  gallons  of  the  most  powerful 
efficacious  mineral  water,  drank  fresh  from  the  sjiriugs.  It  is  the  mi>st  ))otent  and  power- 
ful antiseptic  constitutional  tonic,  blood,  brawn,  ami  brain  builder,  flesh  maker,  and  health 
restorative  ever  <liscoverccl.  It  gives  tone  to  tli'-  system  and  im- 
imrtsnew  life,  strength,  ami  vitality.  It  is  a  germ  destroyer,  sys- 
tem fortifier,  and  killsthe  nidusof  the  disease.  KKAI)  OUR  Sl'K- 
CIAI.  OFFER  TO  (  ONFEltEUATE  VETEIfA.N  SCliSCBlBKKS  A>D 
HEADERS. 


A  CERTAIN  AND 

NEVER-FAILING 

CURE  FOR 

Rheuiuatisin 
Brigflit's  Disease 

and  Dropsy 
La  Clrippe 
Iiloo<l  Poisoning: 
Sores  and  Ulcers 
>Ialarial  Fever 
Nervous  Frostratioii 

and  Anaemia 
Liver,  Kidney,  and 

i;iadder  Troubles 
Catarrh  of  Any  Fart 
Female  Complaints 
Stomaeh  and  Bowel 

Disorders 
General  Debility 

OLD  PEOFLE.— For 
the  aged  there  is  noth- 
ing better  than  Vita' 
Ore,  ThelobS  of  appe- 
tite and  general  break- 
ing d^J^\^l  of  the  digest- 
ive organs  is  delayed, 
the  blood  purified  and 
enriched,  the  vital  or- 
gans ai'e  strengthened 
and  a  peaceful  old  age 
may  l>o  cnjoyi^d  by  the 
usr'of  this  great  natural 
'  i-cmcdy  without  di'ugs. 


Vitae-Ore 


C*i%ttAg*g^t%       If  your  children  are  inclined  t(i 
\^IIIIUI  CII.    them  VUie-<h-e. 


is  a  wonder  worker.  It  has  proved  to  bo  of 
great  value  where  least  expected.  Every  house- 
ht)ld  needs  a  supply  always  ready.  For  a  Burn,  Cut,  Scald. 
Bruise.  Sting.  Bite,  etc.,  it  will  stop  the  pain  quickly  and  heal 
the  wound.  For  a  sudden  attack  of  Crami)  t'olir.  Chills,  Diar- 
rhoea, etc.  it  will  be  a  comfort  and  save  mm -h  suffering.  Taken 
internally  or  appHed  externally,  its  marvelous  effci-isare  soon 
evident.  Its  action  is  prompt,  powerful,  andeffi<-ient.  People 
in  gond  health  should  use  it  occasionally  as  a  preventive  of  dis- 
ease, system  regulator,  and  toni<-.  Its  us.-  will  give  a  feeling  of 
security  and  immunity  from  numerous  ills  that  nothing  else  can 
do.  UKAIl  OIK  SPKCiAL  OFFEU  TO  C0>FK1>E1{  \TK  VETERAN 
SUBSCKIUEIIS  AND  BEADEICS. 

\Zfin^f\fg:^  strikes  the  disease  at  its  root,  entirely  eradicates 
T  ILCt:5~\/l  C  every  vestige  or  trace,  and  the  patient  is  cured 
to  stay  cured.  As  a  Blood  Puritier  it  is  without  a  peer.  No  oth- 
er remedy  can  ecjual  it.  It  supphes  nature  with  tlio  elements  to 
build  liealtli  into  dlseused  bodies.  It  is  the  ideal  t-onic  for  Weak 
and  Ana'iiiic  Jlen  and  'Women.  Its  use  makes  the  watery,  im- 
poverished blood  bec.ime  strong  and  virile,  and  as  it  comes 
through  the  veins  imj  tarts  the  ct. lor  of  health  to  the  face,  a  spar- 
kle to  the  eye,  and  strength  and  vigor  to  the  system,  ^^^len  Ti- 
tie-Ore  has  done  its  work  vu  will  feel  like  a  new  lieing.  BEAD 
OIK  SPKCIAIi  OFFER  TO'lONFEDEBATE  VETERAN  JSCBSCRIK- 
ERS  AND  READERS. 

'  be  sickly,  give 
It  exen-ises  the  sume  btMU-rtcial. 
strengthening,  tonic  effects  in  their  small  frames  as  in  adults,  and 
is  especially  adapted  to  the  little  ones.  REAI»  OIR  SPKCIAL  *►!■•• 
FER  TO  tONKEDERATE  VETERAN  SUBSi'RIRERS  AND  READ- 
ERS. 

\V|^»I  Afi  Are  yiiu  afflicted  with  any  of  the  innumerable  dis- 
TT  MIIIC?II*  eases  which  are  so  common  and  prevalent  among 
your  sexy  We  eunuot  nicnti<.>n  them  in  this  small  sjiace,  but  let 
lis  assure  you  tluit  \  i1;i--0n'  is  the  true  "  Bahu  <;f  Uilcad  "to  ev- 
ery sufferer  ami  tlic  many  diseased  conditions  which  untit  wom- 
en for  the  full  i-njoyniciit  ot  life  und  its  duties  may  be  at  once  al- 
leviated and  iienn.'ineiitlv  eradicated  bv  the  use  of  this  wonder- 
ful rcmedv.  UK  Ml  (MR  SI'EllAL  OFFER  TO  (ONFEDERATE 
VETERAN  SUUsrRIBFRS  AND  READEUS. 

Personal  to  Subscribers  and  Readers  of  the  Confederate  Veteran. 

WE  WILL  SEND  to  eyery  suliseril  ler,  or  r.'ader,  or  worthy  person  roeommended  1  >y  a  sul  ■- 
srriher,  of  the  I'ONFEUKUAIE  VKTKUAN  a  full-sized  One  Dollar  paekage  of  Vita'-Orc.  by 
mail,  iiostpaiii.  sullicient  for  one  month's  treatment,  to  be  paid  for  within  one  month's  time 
after  i-eecipt.  if  the  receiver  can  truthfully  say  that  its  use  has  done  him  or  her  more  good 
than  all  the  druns  and  dopes  of  quacks  or  good  doctors  or  patent  medicine  he  or  she  has  ev- 
-•  "sed.    Head  tliLs  over  asjaiu  carefully,  and  understand  that  we  ask  our  pay  only  whpn  it 
^tvs  n  """"L  ami  not  before.    We  take  all  the  risk;  yon  have  nothing:  t<:)  lose.    If  it  does 

,.       "■  A.  pnn-L  --■=  TiQthinK.    Vita-Oreisanatural,  hard,  adamantine,  rocklike  sul>- 

jitance— nimJ;  ■"^  ■  Jan  no  ;im  the  ground  like  gold  and  silver,  and  reyuires  about  twen- 
ty years  for  oxidizatioii.  "*  Igeolotjical  discovery, to  which  nothing  is  added  and  from 
which  nothing  is  taken.  It  is  the  marvel  of  the  century  tor  curing  disease,  as  thousands 
testify  and  as  no  one,  answering  this,  writing  fc  >r  a  package,  wiU  deny  after  using. 

Vit:p-Ore  will  do  the  same  for  you  as  it  has  done  for  hundreds  of  readers  of  this  pajier.  if 
ynu  will  give  it  a  trial.  Sfnil  for  a  $1  p:U'Uase  at  our  risk.  You  have  nothing  to  lose  if  the 
ineilicine  does  not  benefit  you.  We  nnnt  no  one's  money  whom  Vila-Ore  rannot  benefit.  Can 
anything  lie  more  fair'y  "What  sensible  pers^)U,  no  matter  how  prejudiced  he  or  she  may  1  »•. 
wlio  desires  a  cure  and  is  willing  to  pay  for  it,  would  hesitate  to  try  Vilw-Oro  on  this  liberal 
offer'^  One  package  is  usually  sutlicient  to  cure  ordinary  cases;  two  or  three  for  chrr)ni<-, 
obstinate  cases.  M  e  mean  .just «  hat  we  s;iy  in  this  announcement,  and  will  do  ,iust  as  we  agi-ee. 
■Wrice  to-day  forapackag'e  at  our  risk  and  exi>cnse,  giving  your  age  and  ailments,  aud  men- 
tion this  paper,  so  that  we  may  know  that  you  are  entitled  to  this  liberal  .  .ffcr. 

This  offer  will  challenge  the  attention  and  consideration,  and  afterwards  the  gratitude,  of 
every  l-'ving  person  who  desires  better  health  or  who  suffers  ijains,  ills,  and  diseases  which 
have' defied  the  medical  world  and  grc  iwu  w.  >rse  with  age.  We  care  not  for  your  skepticism, 
but  ask  only  your  investigatiiai,  and  at  our  expense,  regardless  of  what  ills  you  have,  by 
sending  to  us  for  a  package.     You  must  not  write  on  a  postal  card.     Address, 


'  THEO 


I 


NOEL  CO., 


VETERAN  DEPT., 

Vitae-Ore  Bld^., 


Chicago,  111. 


Send  Addresses  for  Sample  Copies.     Commend  the  Veteran  to  Friends. 


Vol.  II  NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  MARCH,  1903  No.  3 

QD^federate  l/eterap 


CONFEDERATE  MONUMENT,  BALTIMORE    GLORIA  VICTIS.    (See  Page  133.) 


PRIZES  OF  $50  AND  $10 
IN  GOLD  FOR  YOU! 

An  award  of  $io  in  gold  will  be  given  to  any  person  who  uses  a  bottle  of 
GREGORY'S  ANTISEPTIC  HEALING  OIL,  without  healing  results,  when 
bitten  by  a  serpent  or  mad  dog.  ^  If  directions  are  followed  and  medicine  is 
applied  w^ithin  fifteen  minutes  after  w^ound  is  inflicted,  without  favorable 
results,  I  will  give  $50  in  gold  as  soon  as  facts  are  established. 

IT     RELIEVES     AND     CURES     MORE     AILMENTS     IN 
SHORTER     TIME     THAN     ANYTHING     KNOWN. 

The  hunter  aud  the  fisherman  may  defy  the  mosquito,  the  gnat,  the  moccasin,  and  cotton-mouth  snake,  which  live  about  the  lakes  and 
swamps.  The  preacher,  if  he  uses  this  Oil.  may  repose  himself  where  the  aged  bedbug  has  not  had  a  taste  of  good  blood  in  a  decade.  The 
lawyer  or  the  drummer,  who  has  fought  many  bloody  battles  in  antiquated  hotels,  has  only  to  spray  his  face,  hands,  and  feet  with  a  few 
drops  of  OKEGOR  Y'S  AXTISEPTIC  HEALING  OIL,  on  going  to  bed,  to  get  sweet,  dreamless  slumber  through  the  night. 

It  neutralizes  the  poison  from  the  bites  and  stings  of  insects  and  serpents,  so  that  no  harm  comes  to  the  would-be  sufferer.  It  cures  all 
pains  about  the  lx)dy,  such  as  Toothciihe,  Earache,  Headache,  Pleurisy.  Pneumonia.  Backache,  etc.,  in  a  few  minutes.  Cures  Cohc  in  man 
or  horse  in  one  to  three  minutes.  All  Burns.  Cuts.  Wounds,  and  Bruises  cease  to  give  pain  in  a  few  minutes  after  it  is  used,  and  wounds  of 
the  flesh  heal  without  inflaming  or  forming  a  sore  on  either  man  or  beast.  It  is  an  almost  infallible  cure  for  Diarrhcea,  Cholera  Morbus, 
Flux,  etc. 

In  horses  it  cures  Blind  Staggers,  Fistula,  Poll  Evil.  Foot  Evil,  Collar,  Saddle,  and  Harness  Bumps  and  Wounds.  It  cures  Splint,  Wind 
Galls,  Bighead,  Bigjaw,  Sweeny.  Warts,  Wens,  etc.  Nothing  better  in  the  poultry  yard  or  pigpen.  It  cures  Cholera  in  hogs  and  chick- 
ens; destroys  lice  and  mites.    Cures  Roup  in  chickens  and  Loin  Worms  in  hogs.    Cures  Cough  from  Distemper,  or  Epizootics  in  horses. 

Cures  Coughs  in  man  in  a  few  minutes.  Keeps  down  pain  and  Cough  in  Pneumonia  and  Consumptives.  Relieves  Hoarseness  in  a  few 
minutes.    Cures  Tonsilitis  and  Sore  Throats  readily.    Several  persons  given  up  to  die  of  Consumption  claim  to  have  been  cured  by  this  Oil. 

We  have  thoxisands  of  letters  from  all  over  the  country,  wherever  this  medicine  has  been  used,  voluntarily  claiming  cures  for  all  these 
ailments  and  more,  many  of  whom  write  to  thank  us  for  jilacing  the  Autisejitic  Healing  Oil  within  their  reach.  It  would  require  volumes 
to  print  all  the  letters  we  have  on  file,  every  one  speaking  in  terms  of  praise  of  the  Oil. 

Our  Guarantee : 


Buy  a  bottle,  use  half 
Its  contents  for  sev- 
eral of  the  ailments 
uamod  in  the  list,  aud,  if  not  satislied,  return  to  party 
fro)u  whom  you  bought  and  get  your  money  back.  All  per- 
sons who  handle  this  Oil  are  authorized  to  pay  back  when 
above  conditions  are  complied  with,  and  charge  to  us. 

WHAT    OTHERS    SAY    OF    GREGORY'S    HEALING    OIL, 


This  is  to  certify  that  we  have  been  acquainted  w^ith  C  H. 

Gregory  several  years,  and  we  have  ever  found  him  reUable 

and  of  unblemished  character. 

T.  J.  Bi'LLioN.  County  Clerk,  1  p^„™„„    a„i- 

J.  H.  Hartje,  Deputy  Clerk,  rpauE'r  CV,    ' 

J  M.  C.  Vaughter,  Circuit  Clerk,  \  Faulkner  Co. 

Any  letter  ad-lrfssed  to  us,  iucloriiDg  stamp,  will  bt;  proiiiptU'  answered. 


J.  A.  Husbands,  dealer  in  staple  and  fancy  groceries,  Arkadel- 
phia,  Ark.,  who  has  bought  and  sold  several  gross  of  Gregory's 
Antiseptic  Healing  Oil,  sends  an  order  November  3,  19<J1,  and  says: 

Dear  Brother:  Ship  at  once  one  gross  Healing  Oil.    "With  me  it  is 

i'ust  as  staple  as  sugar  and  coffee.  Have  yet  to  hear  any  one  who 
las  used  it  si>eak  other  than  in  its  praise.  It  is  a  great  seller,  aud 
will  be  still  Ijetter  as  its  true  merits  are  found  out  by  the  jJ^ople 
generally.  It  has  wrought  wonders  in  many  places  here.  Some  of 
my  customers  use  it  for  every  ill  flesh  is  heir  to. 
Yours,  J.  A.  Husbands. 

Best  medicine  I  ever  saw  for  all  pains,  aches,  cramps,  neuralgia, 
and  for  diseases  in  horses.  One  bottle  cured  our  horse  of  a  bad  case 
of  fistula..  We  use  and  sell  it.  The  Healing  Oil  sells  well.  It  gives 
tmiversal  satisfaction.  M.  J.  Gore,  Holland,  Ark. 


Have  been  a  druggist  and  practicing  physician  for  sixteen  years. 
Have  sold  all  the  tjost  liniments  on  the  market.  Your  Antiseptic 
Healing  Oil  sells  better  than  all,  and  gives  universal  satisfaction. 

C.  J.  Hamilton, 
Wholesale  and  Retail  Druggist,  Conway,  Ark. 


I  have  put  your  Antiseptic  Oil  to  every  test  possible.     It  does  all 
you  claim  for  it.  Dr.  J.  T.  Simmons, 

Sherman,  Tex. ;  now  of  Denton,  Tex. 


Cline,  Ark.,  November  6,  1903. 
Your  Healing  Oil  is  the  most  wonderful  medicine  we  have  ever 
had  in  this  country.  Mrs.  M.  J.  Stone. 

Best  thing  I  ever  saw.    I  use  it  in  my  family  and  among  my  stock 
in  preference  to  anything  I  have  ever  used. 

C.  A.  Grifffih,  Mayflower,  Ark. 


A  Big  Toe  That  Was  Cut  Off,  Bone  and  All.— In  the  spring  of 
1903,  while  chopping,  1  cut  my  big  toe  off,  except  the  skin  and  a 
small  piece  of  flesh  on  the  bottom.  Wife  and  I  bound  it  up  and 
poured  Gregory's  Antiseptic  Healing  Oil  on  it.  I  suffered  no  pain 
from  the  wound,  and  in  two  weeks  commenced  to  follow  the  juow, 
and  worked  through  the  crop  without  suffering.  We  think  it  the 
greatest  thing  for  suffering  humanity  in  the  world.  Write  me,  in- 
closing stamp,  if  you  wish  this  statement  reaffirmed. 

J.  R,  Holmes.  Conway,  Ark. 


To  any  druggist,  merchant,  or  citizen  -who  will  send  $3  cash  -with  order  I  will  ship  three 
dozen  bottles  of  ANTISEPTIC  HEALING  OIL  on  trial.  If  it  does  not  give  satisfaction,  I 
w^ill  refund  your  money.     This  proposition  closes  in  60  days  from  March  i,  1903. 

Address  REV.  C.  H.  GREGORY,  Conway,  Ark. 


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Hat  will  be  December,  and  the  subscriber  is  entitled  to  that  numler. 

The  "ci^■i^  war**  was  too  long  ago  to  be  ca.icd  the  "late"  war,  and  when 
•orrespondeiits  use  that  term  the  word  *' great  ^  '  war)  will  be  substituted. 


OFFICIALLT  REPRESENTS! 

UmTED  Confederate  Veterans, 

United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 

Sons  of  Veterans,  and  Other  Organizatioptb. 
The  Veteran  is  approved  and  indorsed  officially  by  a  larger  and 
elevated  patronage,  doubtless,  than  any  other  publication  in  existence. 

Though  men  deserve,  they  may  not  win  success, 

The  brave  w  ill  honor  the  brave,  vanquished  none  the  less. 


Price,  $1,00  per  Year,  (  TTr>T     VT 

8lN<il.E  CllfV,  lOCKNTS.t     *"''•     -^^• 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  MARCH,  1903. 


Nd.  .3. 


IS.  A.  CUNNINGHAM, 
)  Propkiktob. 


The  universal  recognition  of  the  general  loss  and  sorrow 
that  the  U.  C.  V.  and  the  Sonth  have  sustained  in  the  death  of 
Gen.  George  Moomian  has  been  made  manifest  in  the  number 
and  quality  of  resolutions  of  Camps  and  Chapters  received  by 
the  Veter.\n.  Did  space  allow,  these  resolutions  from  every 
section  would  be  printed  in  full,  and  their  failure  to  appear  is 
entirely  due  to  the  reason  given. 

Houston,  Tex.,  to  Entertain  VETERANS.^With  her  usual 
patriotic  spirit,  Houston,  Tex.,  is  making  extensive  arrange- 
ments to  furnish  refreshments  to  Western  veterans  on  their 
way  to  the  New  Orleans  reunion  in  May.  On  February  24 
there  was  a  large  and  interested  meeting  of  various  citizens' 
organizations  in  Houston,  including  business  men  and  frater- 
nal and  patriotic  orders.  It  was  decided  to  make  thorougli 
preparation  to  entertain  the  passing  veterans  without  delay  or 
confusion.  A  barbecue  is  to  be  served  to  those  who  can  re- 
main over  for  a  day.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Col. 
Phil  Fall,  while  Capt.  William  Christian  and  F.  N.  Gray  were 
elected  temporary  chairman  and  secretary. 


VntGiNU  School  Histories. — .■^n  animated  book  war  is  soon 
to  be  waged  in  Virginia,  and  zest  will  be  added  to  the  contest 
by  the  introduction  of  at  least  one  new  history,  prepared  by  the 
scholarly  Prof.  Henry  White,  formerly  of  Washington  and  Lee 
University.  The  History  Committee  of  the  Grand  Camp  of 
Virginia  will  oppose  any  attempt  to  put  Fiske's  history  on  the 
list,  and  the  removal  of  a  book  already  on  the  list  may  be 
effected  on  the  same  grounds  of  objection  raised  against  the 
Fiske  history.  The  new  board  will  consist  of  the  Governor, 
the  Attorney-General,  and  the  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction ;  also  President  Lyon  G.  Tyler,  of  William  and  Mary ; 
Prof.  Ch.irles  W.  Kent,  of  the  University  of  \'irginia ;  Super- 
intendent W,  A.  l?owle>;,  of  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  Hospital, 
Staunton ;  and  a  county  and  city  superintendent.  After 
prep.Tration  of  the  foregoing,  a  copy  of  the  Grand  Division 
U.  C.  V.  of  Virginia  has  been  received  from  James  Magill, 
Commander  of  one  of  the  Virginia  brigades. 


REUNION  SUGGESTIONS. 

A  member  of  the  Harvey  Scouts  sends  the  following  from 
the  headquarters,  New  Orleans,  La. : 

"Prcparatfons  for  the  Confederate  reunion  appear  to  be,  pro- 
gressing very  slowly,  and  a  little  information  as  to  what  a 
company  of  cavalry  is  doing  may  interest  the  readers  of  the 
Veteran.  Harvey  Scouts,  attarhed  to  Jackson's  Cavalry,  have 
rented  the  third  floor  of  116  Exchange  Alley,  in  which  they 


have  placed  wire  cots,  mattresses.pillows,  sheets,  mosquito  bars, 
and  other  conveniences.  Here  the  veterans  can  sleep  and  re- 
fresh themselves.  The  privileges  of  the  place  will  be  e.\tended 
to  the  members  of  the  company,  free  of  charge.  An  invitation 
has  been  sent  to  the  negroes  who  went  out  as  servants  to  the 
boys.  Should  all  Camps  accept  the  course  inaugurated  by  the 
Harvey  Scouts,  a  fuller  attendance  would  be  insured," 


LECTURE  FOR  SOUTH'S  CHIEF  MONUMENT. 

Through  the  enthusiasm  and  wide-awake  interest  of  Mrs. 
Margaret  Davis  Hayes,  Mr.  Gilbert  McClurg,  of  Colorado 
Springs,  has  generously  consented  to  lecture  without  remuner- 
ation in  many  of  the  Southern  cities  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Jefferson  Davis  Monument  Fund. 

Mr.  McClurg  possesses  broad  knowledge  and  has  marked 
ability  as  a  public  speaker.  Those  who  have  heard  his  lecture, 
"Peak,  Pass  and  Plain,"  descriptive  of  Colorado's  history, 
romance,  legend,  and  scenery,  which  he  illustrates  with  two 
hundred  brilliantly  and  artistically  colored  stereopticon  views, 
speak  of  it  with  unstinted  praise.  The  San  Francisco  Chron- 
icle said  of  it :  "Mr.  McClurg  lectured  for  two  hours,  with  but 
one  short  intermission,  and  not  one  minute  lagged." 

With  an  abundance  of  sympathy  in  the  great  work  under- 
taken by  the  U.  D,  C.'s,  Mr.  McClurg  is  desirous  of  corre- 
sponding with  the  various  Chapters  of  the  South,  and  hopes 
to  arrange  his  engagements  so  that  he  may  be  ready  by  June 
to  lecture  in  Memphis,  Little  Rock,  Birmingham,  Mobile, 
Nashville.  Atlanta,  Savannah,  Charleston,  and  one  or  two 
Texas  cities. 

Communications  should  he  sent  to  Mr.  Gilbert  McClurg  at 
Colorado  Springs,  his  home  address;  or,  Toledo,  Ohio,  March 
I",  and  University  of  Virginia,  April  2. 


Confederate  Monument  at  Evansvtlle.  Ind. — The  Fitr- 
hugh  Lee  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  of  which  Mrs.  J.  R.  Ferguson  is 
President,  has  recently  purchased  a  beautiful  lot  in  Oak  Hill 
Cemetery,  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  where,  at  the  earliest  day  possi- 
ble, a  monument  will  be  erected  to  the  Confederate  soldiers 
who  died  in  the  Evansville  hospitals  and  whose  graves  are 
unmarked  and  unknown.  The  ladies  of  this  Chapter  have 
worked  in  the  face  of  great  discouragements,  owing  to  the  lack 
of  local  cooperation  and  sympathy,  and  they  earnestly  request 
contributions  from  Chapters  enjoying  greater  prosperity.  The 
Veteran  suggests  that  this  Chapter  exercise  diligence  in  pro- 
curing from  old  records  the  names  that  they  may  secure  their 
proportion  of  government  appropriation  for  making  graves. 


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QoQfederate  l/eteraij 


CONFEDERATE  VETERAN  CAMP,  NEW  YORK. 

The  thirteenth  annual  banquet  of  the  Confederate  Camp  of 
New  York  brought  together  at  Waldorf-Astoria,  on  January 
26,  many  of  the  most  distinguished  Southerners  residing  in  the 
great  metropolis.  Maj.  Edward  Owen,  Commander  of  the 
Camp,  presided.  Mayor  Low  was  seated  on  his  right,  with 
Mr.  Charles  Francis  Adams  ne.xt,  and  Mr.  Henry  Watterson 
on  his  left.  In  addition  to  four  hundred  guests  seated  at  the 
tables,  perhaps  as  many  more  occupied  the  balconies  to  hear 
the  speaking.  Though  the  speeches  of  Mr.  Watterson  and 
Mr.  William  Hepburn  Russell  on  Lincoln  and  Jefferson  Davis 
elicited  much  enthusiasm,  the  more  lengthy  address  of  Mr. 
Charles  Francis  Adams  on  Robert  E.  Lee  proved  the  mem- 
orable feature  of  the  occasion. 

Referring  to  the  banquet,  and  giving  his  impressions  of  the 
evening,  Mr.  Adams  wrote  the  following  to  Maj.  Owen: 

"Boston,  Mass.,  January  27,  1903. 
"My  Dear  Maj.  Given:  It  only  remains  for  me  to  say  that  I 
had  a  very  pleasant  evening,  and  brought  away  with  me  most 
gratifying  recollections  of  it.  For  what  can  fairly  be  called 
elegance,  the  entertainment  exceeded  anything  of  the  sort  I 
have  ever  been  present  at  before.  The  effect  of  the  whole  as- 
sembly, with  the  balconies  filled  with  ladies  in  full  evening 
dress,  was  something  not  to  be  forgotten.  The  cordiality  also 
of  my  own  reception  will  remain  with  me  as  one  of  the  agree- 
able recollections  of  life,  and  as  proof  positive,  if  such  were 
necessary,  of  the  utter  disappearance,  in  the  generation  which 
took  part  in  it,  of  the  feelings  which  preceded  the  Civil  War 
and  were  necessarily  engendered  by  it." 

Extracts  from  Mr.  Adams's  Address. 

At  this  banquet,  given  in  honor  of  the  memory  of  Robert 
E.  Lee,  I  am  asked  to  respond  to  a  sentiment  in  his  honor,  and, 
without  reservation,  I  do  so;  for,  as  a  Massachusetts  man,  I 
see  in  him  exemplified  those  lofty  elements  of  personal  charac- 
ter which,  typifying  Virginia,  made  Washington  possible.  The 
possession  of  such  qualities  by  an  opponent  cannot  but  cause 
a  thrill  of  satisfaction  from  the  sense  that  we  also,  as  foes  no 
less  than  as  countrymen,  were  worthy  of  him  and  of  those 
whom  he  typified.  It  was  a  great  company,  that  old  original 
thirteen ;  and  in  the  front  rank  of  that  company  Virginia, 
Massachusetts,  and  South  Carolina  stood  conspicuous.  So  I 
recognize  a  peculiar  fellowship  between  them — the  fellowship 
of  those  who  have  both  contended  shoulder  to  shoulder  and 
fought  face  to  face. 

This,  however,  is  of  the  past.  Its  issues  are  settled,  never 
to  be  raised  again.  But  no  matter  how  much  we  may  discuss 
the  rights  and  wrongs  of  a  day  that  is  dead — its  victories  and 
defeats — one  thing  is  clear  beyond  dispute :  victor  and  van- 
quished, Confederate  and  Unionist,  the  descendants  of  those 
who  between  1861  and  1865  wore  the  gray  and  of  those  who 
wore  the  blue,  enter  as  essential  and  as  equal  factors  into  the 
national  life  which  now  is  and  in  the  future  is  to  be.  Not  more 
so  Puritan  and  Cavalier  in  England,  the  offsprings  of  Crom- 
well and  Stafford's  descendants.  With  us,  as  with  them,  the 
individual  exponents  of  either  beside  came  in  time  common 
property  and  equally  the  glory  of  all. 

So  I  am  here  this  evening,  as  I  have  said,  a  Massachusetts 
man  as  well  as  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  to  do  honor  to 
the  memory  of  him  who  was  chief  among  those  once  set  in  ar- 
ray against  us.  Of  him  what  shall  I  say?  Essentially  a  sol- 
dier, as  a  soldier  Robert  E.  Lee  was  a  many-sided  man.  I 
might  speak  of  him  as  a  strategist,  but  of  this  aspect  of  the 
man  enough  has,  perhaps,  been  said ;  I  might  refer  to  the  re- 
spect, the  confidence,  and  love  with  which  he  inspired  those 


under  his  command ;  I  might  dilate  on  his  restraint  in  victory, 
his  resource  and  patient  endurance  in  the  face  of  adverse  for- 
tune, the  serene  dignity  with  which  he  in  the  end  triumphed 
over  defeat.  But,  passing  over  all  these  well-worn  themes,  I 
shall  confine  myself  to  that  one  attribute  of  his  which,  recog- 
nized in  a  soldier  by  an  opponent,  I  cannot  but  regard  as  his 
surest  and  loftiest  title  to  enduring  fame.  I  refer  to  his  hu- 
manity in  arms,  and  his  scrupulous  regard  for  the  most  ad- 
vanced rules  of  civilized  warfare. 

As  an  American,  as  an  ex-soldier  of  the  Union,  as  one  who 
did  his  best  in  honest,  even  fight  to  destroy  that  fragment  of 
the  army  of  the  Confederacy  to  which  he  found  himself  op- 
posed, I  rejoice  that  no  such  hatred  attaches  to  the  name  of 
Lee.  Reckless  of  life  to  attain  the  legitimate  ends  of  war,  he 
sought  to  mitigate  its  horrors.  Opposed  to  him  at  Gettysburg, 
I,  here,  forty  years  later,  do  him  justice.  No  more  creditable 
order  ever  issued  from  a  commanding  general  than  that  for- 
mulated and  signed  by  Robert  E.  Lee  as,  at  the  close  of  June, 
1863,  he  advanced  on  a  war  of  invasion. 

"No  greater  disgrace,"  he  then  declared,  "can  befall  the 
army,  and  through  it  our  whole  people,  than  the  perpetration 
of  barbarous  outrages  upon  the  innocent  and  defenseless,  and 
the  wanton  destruction  of  private  property.  Such  proceedings 
not  only  disgrace  the  perpetrators  and  all  connected  with  them, 
but  are  subversive  of  the  discipline  and  efficiency  of  the  army, 
and  destructive  of  the  ends  of  our  movement.  It  must  be  re- 
membered that  we  make  war  only  on  armed  men." 

[Dr.  J.  William  Jones,  Chaplain  General  U.  C.  V.,  wisely  calls 
attention  to  the  paragraph  quoted  above,  which  Mr.  Adams 
might  have  quoted  more  fully,  to  the  further  credit  of  Lee: 
"The  original  order  has,  after  'the  perpetration  of  barbarous 
outrages  on  the  innocent  and  defenseless,'  this  very  significant 
addition :    'And   the   wanton   destruction    of  private   property 


I 

I 


MAJ.    EDWARD    OWEN. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai>. 


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that  has  marked  the  course  of  the  enemy  in  our  country.' 
And  after  the  sentence  'It  must  be  remembered  that  we  make 
war  only  on  armed  men'  Gen.  Lee  adds :  'And  that  we  cannot 
take  vengeance  for  the  wrongs  our  people  have  suffered  with- 
out lowering  ourselves  in  the  eyes  of  all  whose  abhorrence  has 
been  excited  by  the  atrocities  of  our  enemy,  and  offending 
against  Him  to  whom  vengeance  belongcth  and  without  whose 
favor  and  support  our  efforts  must  all  prove  in  vain.'  " — Ed.1 

And  here,  as  a  soldier  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  let  me 
bear  my  testimony  to  such  of  the  .'\rmy  of  Northern  Virignia 
as  may  now  be  present.  While  war  at  best  is  bad,  yet  its 
necessary  and  unavoidable  badness  was  not  in  that  campaign 
enhanced.  In  scope  and  spirit  Lee's  order  was  observed ;  and 
I  doubt  if  a  hostile  force  ever  advanced  in  an  enemy's  country, 
or  fell  back  from  it  in  retreat,  leaving  behind  it  less  cause  for 
hate  and  bitterness  than  did  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia 
in  that  memorable  campaign  which  culminated  at  Gettysburg. 
Because  he  was  a  soldier  Lee  did  not  feci  it  incumbent  upon 
him  to  proclaim  himself  a  brute,  or  to  exhort  his  followers  to 
brutality. 

I  have  paid  my  tribute.  One  more  word  and  I  have  done. 
Some  six  months  ago,  in  a  certain  academic  address  at  Chi- 
cago, I  called  to  mind  the  fact  that  a  statue  of  Oliver  Cromwell 
now  stood  in  the  yard  of  the  Parliament  House  in  London, 
close  to  the  historic  hall  of  Westminster,  from  the  roof  of 
which  his  severed  head  had  once  looked  down.  Calling  to 
mind  the  strange  changes  of  feeling  evinced  by  the  memory 
of  that  grinning  skull  and  the  presence  of  that  image  of  bronze 
— remembering  that  Cromwell,  once  traitor  and  regicide,  stood 
now  conspicuous  among  England's  worthiest  and  most  hon- 
ored— I  asked :  "Why  should  it  not  also  in  time  be  so  with  Lee? 
Why  should  not  his  efiigy,  erect  on  his  charger  and  wearing  the 
insignia  of  his  Confederate  rank,  gaze  from  his  pedestal  across 
the  Potomac  at  the  Virginia  shore  and  his  once  dearly  beloved 
home  of  Arlington?  He  too  is  one  of  the  precious  posses- 
sions of  what  is  an  essential  factor  in  the  nation  that  now  is 
and  is  to  be." 

My  suggestion  was  met  by  an  answer  to  which  I  would  not 
make  reply.  It  was  objected  that  such  a  memorial  was  to  be 
provided  for  from  the  national  treasury  and  that  Lee,  edu- 
cated at  West  Point,  holding  for  years  the  commission  of  the 
United  States,  had  borne  arms  against  the  nation.  The  rest  I 
will  not  here  repeat.     The  thing  was  pronounced  impossible. 

Now  let  me  here  explain  myself.  I  never  supposed  that 
Robert  E.  Lee's  statue  in  Wasbirgton  would  be  provided  for  by 
an  appropriation  from  the  national  treasury.  I  did  not  wish 
if.  I  do  not  think  it  fitting.  Indeed,  I  do  not  rate  high  statues 
erected  by  act  of  Congress  and  paid  for  by  public  money. 
They  have  small  significance.  Least  of  all  would  I  suggest 
such  a  one  in  the  case  of  Lee.  Nor  was  it  so  with  Cromwell. 
His  effigy  is  a  private  gift,  placed  where  it  is  by  act  of  Parlia- 
ment. So,  when  the  tinfe  is  ripe,  should  it  be  with  Lee — and 
the  time  will  come.  When  it  does  come,  the  effigy,  assigned  to 
its  place  merely  by  act  of  Congress,  should  bear  some  such 
inscription  as  this: 

ROBERT  EDWARD  LEE, 
Erected  by  Contribution 
Of  Those  Who, 
Wearin'g  the  Bi.uf.  or  We.\rinc  the  Gray, 
Recognize  Brilliant  Military  .Nchievcmcnts  and 
Lofty  Character,  Honor,  Greatness,  and  Hu- 
manity in  War,  and  Devotion  and  Dignity  in 
Defeat. 


A  MONUMENT  TO  LEE. 

What  need  hath  he  for  monument  of  stone. 
High  marble  shaft  or  stately  mausoleum. 
Or  any  sculptor's  touch  or  poet's  dream? 

He  is  a  monument  unto  himself  alone. 

He  stood,  among  his  fellow-men,  a  king. 

Crowned  by  the  halo  of  his  noble  deeds ; 

-Admired  of  all,  save  men  of  lesser  breeds. 
Who  had  not  souls  to  grasp  so  grand  a  thing. 

Adown  the  echoing  eons  that  have  been. 
And  ever  on,  till  ages  cease  to  be. 
Carved  on  the  Shaft  of  Time,  the  name  of  Lee, 

With  many  other  glorious  names,  is  seen. 

When  mothers'  tongues  no  more  shall  make  his  name 
.A.  synonym  of  manhood's  highest  mold, 
And  throbbing  hearts  his  memory  cease  to  hold, 

We'll  need  an  obelisk  to  laud  his  fame. 

— Mary  Kent  Ridley,  in  Times-Dispatch. 


RECENT  Q.  A.  R.  RESOLUTIONS. 

The  Lincoln  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Topeka,  Kan.,  passed  strong 
resolutions  in  condemnation  of  the  Lee  memorial  services  by 
the  Confederate  Veteran  Camp  of  New  York.  It  demurred 
to  many  things,  and  noted  as  the  "crowning  infamy"  the  as- 
sociation of  the  names  of  Abraham  Lincoln  and  Jefferson 
Davis,  and  states:  "This  is  the  first  instance  where  the  arch- 
traitor,  Jefferson  L'avis,  has  been  eulogized  on  Northern  soil.  ' 
The  resolutions  are  in  part  as  follows : 

"Commander:  Your  committee  appointed  to  prepare  and 
present  a  suitable  expression  of  the  convictions  of  the  mem- 
bers of  this  post,  relative  to  the  eulogies  on  the  life  and 
characters  of  Robert  E.  Lee  and  Jefferson  Davis,  the  traitors, 
in  comparison  with  the  glorious  patriotism  and  statesman- 
ship of  humanity's  champion,  Abraham  Lincoln,  and  to  the 
disloyal  proposition  to  erect  monuments  to  Robert  E.  Lee  on 
the  battlefield  at  Gettysburg,  and  in  statuary  hall  in  the  na- 
tional Capitol  at  Washington,  D.  C,  beg  leave  to  submit  a 
memorial  to  our  comrades  and  the  patriots  of  this  nation. 

■'Not  a  whit  shall  be  taken  from  the  many  private  virtues 
of  Lee,  for  these  are  always  praiseworthy,  but  are  the  com- 
mon inheritance  and  possession  of  the  vast  majority  of 
American  citi.rens.  With  his  public  career  we  find  fault — 
educated  at  the  expense  of  the  American  people,  he  fought 
well  as  a  subordinate  officer;  but  with  all  his  scholarly  attain- 
ments, worldly  experience,  and  observation,  he  learned  noth- 
ing of  the  genius  and  spirit  of  American  institutions.  At  the 
first  overture  he  proved  a  traitor  and  took  command  of  armed 
traitors  to  destroy  the  best  government  on  earth  and  extin- 
guish the  last  effort  at  self-government.  His  act  was  no 
sudden  ebullition  of  feeling,  but  was  done  after  mature  de- 
liberation. 

"No  veteran  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  has  any  fear  of  the 
verdict  of  posterity  on  the  merits  of  that  mightiest  of  the 
world's  conflicts.  The  time  will  come  when  the  descendants 
of  the  late  rebels  in  arms  will  be  silent  as  to  their  ancestry, 
or  deny  lineage  from  such.  When  all  participants  are  in  their 
graves  and  cold,  historical  facts  arc  studied  without  preju- 
dice or  passion,  pa?ons  of  praise  will  exalt  the  boys  in  blue 
and  condemn  the  leaders  of  the  boys  in  gray. 

"Resolved:  i.  That  Robert  E.  Lee  and  Jefferson  Davis  and 
most  of  the  commanders  of  the  traitors'  rebellion,  educated 
and   trained   by   the  government   they  had  sworn  to  support 


102 


Qopfederat^  l/cterap. 


and  defend  at  the  peril  of  their  lives,  by  their  rebellion  were 
both  traitors  and  perjurers. 

"2.  That  we  protest  in  unmeasured  terms  against  the  pla- 
cing of  any  monuments,  tablets,  or  other  memorials-  upon 
United  States  grounds  or  buildings  to  commemorate  the 
deeds  of  those  who  tried  to  destroy  this  Union,  and  we  urge 
our  Senators  and  Representatives  to  vote  against  any  such 
desecration. 

"3.  Commander  in  Chief  Stewart  is  hereby  urged  to 
issue  a  memorial  to  each  department  of  the  G.  A.  R.  and, 
through  each  of  them,  to  each  post  throughout  the  national 
jurisdiction,  urging  them  to  take  action  upon  the  proposed 
desecration  of  properties  belonging  to  the  United  States." 


Gen.  Garnet  Wolseley's  Tribute. 

Recurring  to  the  G.  \.  R.  resolutions,  men  who  seek  to 
minimize  greatness  should  not  be  influenced  by  party  or 
sectional  choler.  After  the  dust  of  controversy  has  cleared 
away,  the  grandchildren  of  Lee's  few  maligners  will  read  and 
approve  the  language  of  Gen.  Garnet  Joseph  Wolseley's 
memorable  tribute  to  Lee. 

During  the  war  between  the  States  Lord  Wolseley,  who 
was  Commander  in  Chief  of  the  armies  of  Great  Britain, 
which  position  he  held  until  succeeded  by  Lord  Roberts, 
was  a  guest  for  some  time  at  the  headquarters  of  Gen.  Lee, 
and  he  afterwards  said  of  him : 

"The  fierce  light  which  beats  upon  the  throne  is  as  a  rush-, 
light  in  comparison  with  the  electric  glare  which  our  news- 
papers now  focus  upon  the  public  man  in  Lee's  position. 
His  character  has  been  subjected  to  that  ordeal,  and  who 
can  point  to  a  spot  upon  it?  His  clear,  sound  judgment, 
personal  courage,  untiring  activity,  genius  for  war,  absolute 
devotion  to  his  State,  mark  him  out  as  a  public  man,  as  a 
patriot  to  be  forever  remembered  by  all  Americans.  His 
amiability  of  disposition,  deep  sympathy  with  those  in  pain 
or  sorrow,  his  love  for  children,  nice  sense  of  personal 
honor  and  general  courtesy,  endeared  him  to  all  his  friends. 
I  shall  never  forget  his  sweet,  winning  smile,  nor  his  clean, 
honest  eyes  that  seemed  to  look  into  your  heart  while  they 
searched  your  brain.  I  have  met  with  many  of  the  great 
men  of  my  time,  but  Lee  alone  impressed  me  with  the  feel- 
ing that  I  was  in  the  presence  of  a  man  who  was  cast  in  a 
grander  mold  and  made  of  metal  different  from  and  finer  than 
that  of  all  other  men.  He  is  stamped  upon  my  memory  as  be- 
ing apart  from  and  superior  to  all  others  in  every  way,  a  man 
with  whom  none  I  ever  knew  and  few  of  whom  I  have  read  are 
worthy  to  be  classed.  When  all  the  arigry  feelings  aroused 
by  the  secession  are  buried  with  those  that  existed  when  the 
American  Declaration  of  Independence  was  written ;  when 
Americans  can  review  the  history  of  their  last  great  war 
with  calm  impartiality — I  believe  that  all  will  admit  that  Gen. 
Lee  towered  far  above  all  men  on  either  side  in  that  struggle. 
I  believe  he  will  be  regarded  not  only  as  the  most  prominent 
figure  of  the  Confederacy,  but  as  the  greatest  American  of 
the  nineteenth  century,  whose  statue  is  well  worthy  to  stand 
on  an  equal  pedestal  with  that  of  Washington  and  whose 
memory  is  equally  worthy  to  be  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of 
all  his  countrymen." 

A  comrade  "on  the  road,"  February  18,  1903,  makes  com- 
plaint at  the  failure  of  an  article  to  appear,  and  states  that  if  it 
has  been  mislaid  he  "will  write  again"  on  the  appearance  of  a 
note  in  the  Veteran.  In  utter  ignorance  of  the  import  of  the 
article  referred  to,  this  is  the  only  way  to  express  the  fact  and 
to  assure  him  of  no  intentional  neglect. 


THE  SOUTH:  ITS  RUINS. 

Father  Ryan,  the  author  of  "The  Conquered  Banner,"  de- 
livered a  lecture  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  during  the  winter  of  1878, 
in  which  occurs  the  following  beautiful  passages: 

"A  land  without  ruins  is  a  land  without  memories;  a  land 
without  memories  is  a  land  without  liberty.  A  land  that  wears 
a  laurel  crown  may  be  fair  to  see ;  but  twine  a  few  sad  cypress 
leaves  around  the  brow  of  any  land,  and,  be  that  land  barren, 
beautiless,  and  bleak,  it  becomes  lovely  .  in  its  consecrated 
coronet  of  sorrow,  and  it  wins  the  sympathy  of  the  heart  and 
of  history.  Crowns  of  roses  fade;  crowns  of  thorns  endure. 
Cavalries  and  crucifixions  take  deepest  hold  of  humanity ;  the 
triumphs  of  might  are  transient,  they  pass  and  are  forgotten ; 
the  sufferings  of  the  right  are  graven  deepest  on  the  chronicle 
of  nations. 

Yes,  give  me  the  land  where  the  ruins  are  spread, 
And  the  living  tread  light  on  the  hearts  of  the  dead ; 
Yes.  give  me  a  land  that  is  blessed  by  the  dust, 
And  bright  with  the  deeds  of  the  down-trodden  just; 
Yes,  give  me  the  land  where  the  battle's  red  blast 
Has  flashed  on  the  future  the  form  of  the  past ; 
Yes,  give  me  a  land  that  hath  legends  and  lays 
That  tell  of  the  memories  of  long-vanished  days ; 
Yes,  give  me  a  land  that  hath  legends  and  lays 
To  tell  of  the  strife  of  the  right  with  the  wrong ; 
Yes,  give  me  the  land  with  a  grave  in  each  spot, 
And  names  in  the  graves  that  shall  not  be  forgot ; 
Yes,  give  me  the  land  (5f  the  wreck  and  the  tomb — 
There's  grandeur  in  graves,  there's  glory  in  gloom ; 
For  out  of  the  gloom  future  brightness  is  born. 
As  after  the  night  looms  the  sunrise  of  morn ; 
And  the  graves  of  the  dead,  with  the  grass  overgrown, 
May  yet  form  the  footstool  of  liberty's  throne, 
And  each  single  wreck  in  the  warpath  of  might 
Shall  yet  be  a  rock  in  the  temple  of  right." 

Conquered  Banners — Descuiption  Reproduced. — Many  who 
were  not  subscribers  to  the  Veteran  as  early  as  1893  have 
written  for  information  concerning  the  "four  flags"  which  ap- 
peared on  the  cover  of  the  March  number  of  that  year.  For 
the  benefit  of  these  a  sketch  which  appeared  ten  years  ago  is 
now  reprinted.  The  "Stars  and  Bars"  was  the  first  flag  of  the 
Confederate  States,  and  was  adopted  by  the  Confederate  Con 
gress  in  session  at  Montgomery,  Ala.  The  "Battle  Flag"  was 
designed  by  Gen.  Beauregard,  and  adopted  by  Gen.  Joseph  E. 
Johnston,  after  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run,  and  afterwards 
adc'ted  by  the  Confederate  Congress.  In  the  first  battle  of 
Manassas  the  "Stars  and  Bars"  was  several  times  mistaken  for 
the  "Stars  and  Stripes,"  and  vice  versa;  hence  the  adop- 
tion of  the  "Battle  Flag,"  which  was  used  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  On  May  I,  1863,  the  Confederate  Congress 
adopted  as  the  "National  Flag"  a  white  one  with  a  miniature 
"Battle  Flag"  in  the  upper  lefi'  hand  corner;  but  on  May  4, 
1865,  the  Confederate  Congrers  .idded  to  this  "National  Flag" 
a  red  bar,  for  the  reason  that  when  the  flag  adopted  May  I, 
1863,  fell  limp  around  the  staff  it  showed  only  the  white,  and 
was  mistaken  for  a  flag  of  truce. 

Roland  Gooch,  Royse  City,  Tex.,  writes  of  a  boy's  bravery  at 
the  battle  of  Franklin,  and  is  anxious  to  learn  whether  he  is 
yet  living.  He  says :  "The  boy  had  mounted  the  breastworks 
in  front  of  the  ginhouse,  and,  with  the  butt  of  his  gun,  struck 
among  the  Yankees.  They  pulled  him  over  to  their  side  of 
the  works,  and  he  still  tried  to  club  them.  Another  of  our 
soldiers  shot  at  the  Yankees,  but  they  pulled  him  over,  and  that 
is  the  last  I  ever  saw  of  him." 


Qopfederate  l/etcrap. 


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WOMEN  WHO  MEET  WITH   VETERANS. 

The  Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Association  will  liold 
its  fourth  annual  convention  in  New  Orleans  at  the  time  of 
the  llnited  Confederate  Veterans'  reunion. 

As  usual,  the  opening  feature  of  the  convention  will  be'  a 
memorial  service  in  honor  of  Jefferson  Davis,  Tuesdaj',  May 
19,  ipo3,  at  10  A.M..  Christ  Church  Cathedral,  Rt.  Rev.  Davis 
Sessums  officiating.  A  large  attendance  of  veterans  in  uniform 
will  make  the  occasion  doubly  interesting.  Sons  of  Veterans 
and  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  are  also  cordially  invited  to 
be  present. 

The  L.  C.  M.  Association  of  New  Orleans,  as  hostess,  are 
making  preparations  to  give  visiting  delegates  a  royal  welcome. 
The  committee  on  arrangements  have  secured  the  Continental 
Guard  Armory  for  the  convention  hall,  in  the  central  part  of 
the  city,  on  Camp  Street,  opposite  Lafayette  Square,  and  the 
entertainment  committee  will  see  that  nothing  is  left  undone 
to  promote  the  comfort  and  pleasure  of  their  guests.  Business 
of  great  importance  will  demand  attention  at  this  convention : 
ihe  adoption  of  an  official  badge  design,  election  of  officers  for 
the  ensiling  three  years,  and  other  matters  of  special  interest. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  "Histories  of  the  Confederated  Soutlicm 
Memorial  Associations,"  now  being  compiled,  will  be  ready 
for  circulation.  This  volume  will  be  of  priceless  value  to  the 
children  and  grandchildren  of  those  noble  Southern  women 
who,  with  breaking  hearts  amid  the  gloom  of  defeat,  proved 
themselves  the  "Hearts  Courageous"  of  those  times  by  gather- 
ing the  sacred  dust  of  the  South's  heroic  dead  into  cemeteries 
of  their  own,  and  building  monuments  to  their  memory.  We 
owe  it  to  those  tireless  workers  to  perpetuate  the  memories  of 
those  early  days  of  Southern  fidelity.  Their  work  should  not  go 
unrecorded,  or  the  name  under  which  it  was  done  be  allowed 
to  pass  into  oblivion.  To  preserve  this  name  and  this  record, 
the  Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Association  was  formed  ; 
and  upon  the  day  cf  its  organization,  a  motion  was  made  to 
preserve  this  record  in  book  form.  A  copy  will  be  placed  in 
all  the  Confederate  museums  and  principal  libraries,  even  the 
Congressional  Library  in  Washington,  D.  C.  The  proceeds 
from  the  sale  of  this  book  will  be  devoted  to  the  Jefferson 
Davis  Memorial  Arch.  The  U.  D.  C,  into  whose  hands  the 
completion  of  this  monument  was  given,  asked  the  assistance 
of  the  C.  S.  M.  Association  in  the  work,  which  was  readily 
promised.  How  well  the  promise  has  been  fulfilled  can  be 
seen  from  the  reports  of  the  treasurer  of  the  J.  D.  M.  Associ- 
ation, at  Richmond,  Va.  Three  members  from  the  C.  S.  M. 
Association  were  added  to  the  Board  of  Directors,  Jefferson 
Davis  Monument  Association — viz. :  Mrs.  W.  J.  Behan,  Louisi- 
ana; Mrs.  Garland  Jones,  North  Carolina;  and  Mrs.  J.  D. 
Walker,  Arkansas.  They  will  continue  to  use  their  best  ef- 
forts in  behalf  of  this  work. 

The  Confederate  Bazaar  to  be  held  in  Richmond  in  April 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Davis  Memorial  Arch  and  the  Confed- 
erate Museum  will  receive  generous  aid  from  the  Memorial 
Associations.  Circulars  have  been  sent  to  each  and  every  one, 
and  many  letters  have  been  received  saying  they  would  con- 
tribute to  the  success  of  the  bazaar. 

The  Confederation  of  Memorial  .\ssociations  has  been  great- 
ly interested  in  the  passage  of  the  bill  introduced  in  Congress 
by  Senator  Foraker  "to  provide  for  the  appropriate  marking  of 
all  the  graves  of  the  soldiers  of  the  Confederate  army  and 
navy  in  the  late  Civil  War,  1861-65,  who  died  in  Federal  pris- 
ons and  military  hospitals  in  the  North,  and  were  buried  near 
their  place  of  confinement."  The  bill  passed  the  Senate  Janu- 
ary 24,  and  from  reliable  information  we  learn  there  is  no 
doubt  of  its  passage  in  the  House.     Mrs.  W.  J.  Behan.  Presi- 


dent C.  S.  M.  A.,  voiced  the  sentiments  of  the  Confederation 
in  her  letter  of  thanks  to  Senator  Foraker  for  his  action  in 
this  matter,  from  which  the  following  is  quoted:  "At  the  close 
of  the  war,  the  women  of  the  South  organized  memorial  as- 
sociations, having  for  their  object  the  removal  of  the  Confed- 
erate dead  to  the  Southern  States,  wherever  practicable.  .  .  . 
The  remains  of  20,000  or  more  have  been  removed  to  their  na- 
tive States  from  distant  battlefields ;  but  the  prison  dead,  num- 
bering as  many  more,  still  lie  beyond  our  reach  in  unmarked 
igraves,  though  not  forgotten  by  those  for  whom  they  gave  up 
their  lives.  For  many  years  we  have  endeavored  to  secure 
some  appropriate  legislative  action,  but  this  effort  on  your  part 
is  nearer  the  desired  end  than  anything  that  has  yet  been  pro- 
posed." The  Vice  Presidents  from  each  State  represented  in 
the  Confederation  have  written  their  Senators  and  Represent- 
atives in  Congress  urging  them  to  use  their  influence  for  the 
passage  of  the  bill  at  this  session.  Renewed  interest  in  local 
memorial  work  is  evident  since  the  general  organization  of 
L'nitcd  Daughters,  and  the  number  now  confederated  is  most 
encouraging.  This  steady  growth  and  interest  is  mainly  due 
to  the  ability,  untiring  energy,  and  devotion  to  Southern  mem- 
ories by  the  President  of  this  Confederation,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Be- 
han, of  Louisiana.  But  thirteen  associations  were  represented 
at  the  organization  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  at  the  time  of  the  U.  C. 
V.  reunion  there  in  1900,  and  now  there  are  nearly  fifty  en- 
rolled, with  an  average  membership  of  seventy-five  each.  The 
officers  of  the  Confederation  whose  three-year  term  of  service 
expires  in  May,  1903,  are  as  follows :  Mrs.  W.  J.  Behan,  Presi- 
dent, Whitecastle,  La. ;  Miss  Daisy  M.  L.  Hodgson,  Recording 
Secretary,  New  Orleans,  La.;  Miss  Sue  H.  Walker,  Corre- 
sponding Secretary,  I-ayetteville,  Ark. ;  Mrs.  Julia  Garside 
Welsh,  Treasurer,  Fayetteville,  Ark.  State  Vice  Presidents: 
Alabama,  Mrs.  D.  H.  Williams;  Arkansas,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Walker; 
Florida,  Mrs.  W.  D.  Chipley;  Georgia,  Mrs.  F.  A.  Timberlake; 
Louisiana,  Mrs.  Lewis  Graham ;  Mississippi,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Stevens;  Missouri,  Mrs.  Jennie  Edwards;  North  Carolina, 
Mrs.  Garland  Jones;  South  Carolina,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Mack;  Ten- 
nessee, Miss  M.  .A.  Ault;  Texas,  Mrs.  Sterling  Robertson;  Vir^ 
ginia,  Mrs.  David  C.  Richardson  ;  Mrs.  Joseph  R.  Davis,  His- 
torian, New  Orleans,  La. ;  Mrs.  Virginia  Frazer  Boyle,  Poet, 
Memphis,  Tenn. 

MISS  DUNOVANT'S  RESIGNATION. 

Mrs.  M.  \.  Zumwalt  writes : 

".\s  many  of  Miss  .Adelia  A.  Dunovant's  friends  at  the  Na- 
tional Convention  at  New  Orleans  inquired  so  kindly  about 
her,  I  feel  that  a  few  words  concerning  her  and  the  Oran  M. 
Roberts  Chapter,  which  she  organized  in  Houston,  and  of 
which  she  was  President  as  long  as  she  remained  in  active 
work,  would  find  a  welcome  in  the  Veteran. 

"We  have  a  large  and  enthusiastic  Chapter,  although  just 
entering  its  third  year.  They  are  well-trained  and  dutiful 
daughters.  With  this  year's  work,  aside  from  the  regular  rou- 
tine of  contributing  to  the  different  monumental  funds  to 
which  we  are  pledged,  and  helping  to  care  for  our  old  veter- 
ans, we  are  looking  forward  with  great  pleasure  to  the  meet- 
ing of  our  State  Division,  which  our  two  Houston  Chapters 
have  invited  to  convene  with  us  this  fall.  And  as  this  is  a 
railroad  center  for  all  Texas,  we  are  expecting  a  very  large 
attendance,  and  are  bending  all  our  energies  toward  making  it 
an  eventful  time.  We  want  to  entertain  them  so  royally  that 
they  will  feel  that  it  is  good  to  be  here.  Our  Chapter  has 
elected  Miss  .Adelia  A.  Dunovant-Honorary  President  for  life, 
and  has  indorsed  the  following  report  of  a  special  committee: 

"  'At  the  last  meeting  of  Oran  M.  Roberts  Chapter.  U.  D.  C,  a 


lot 


C^OF}]-ederate  l/eteraij. 


wave  of  sadness  crept  over  the  assembly,  caused  by  the  resig- 
nation of  Miss  Adelia  A.  Dunovant,  our  organizer  and  presi- 
dent. Her  recent  bereavement  has  so  saddened  her  life  that 
she  feels  she  can  no  longer  pursue  the  work  to  which  she  has 
devoted  so  much  time,  talent,  and  personal  means.  We  recog- 
nize the  fact  that  our  Chapter  has  enjoyed  the  distinction  of 
having  for  its  president  the  State  president ;  she  has  also  been 
for  several  years  chairman  of  the  National  Historical  Commit- 
tee ;  one  of  the  most  gifted,  patriotic,  and  generous  women  of 
the  South ;  one  whose  natne  is  known  wherever  the  spirit  of* 
the  Confederate  cause  is  felt,  and  who  is  able  to  defend  its 
principles  with  that  high  standard  of  thought,  culture,  and 
oratorical  pawer  which  belongs  to  few  men. 

"  'Our  Chapter  has  been  the  recipient  of  her  generosity  in 
many  ways.  We  are  the  possessors  of  the  most  beautiful  silk 
flag  in  the  State,  a  gift  from  her;  the  doors  of  her  beautiful 
home  have  always  been  thrown  open  for  our  use,  where  we 
have  spent  manj'  pleasant  and  instructive  hours,  always  closing 
with  lovely  refreshments,  served  with  an  unstinted  hand. 

"  'It  is  with  the  deepest  regret  that  we  feel  we  shall  never 
have  her  counsel  and  guidance  in  the  work  that  lies  before  us. 
This  Chapter  supplements  both  the  State  and  general  conven- 
tions in  expressions  of  profound  regret  at  the  retirement  of 
Miss  Dunovant  from  active  work. 

"  'Mrs.  M.  A.  Zumwalt,  Miss  Criswell,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Boyd.' " 


CHILDREN  OF  THE  CONFEDERACY. 

The  following  letter  was  received  from  Mrs.  James  Young 
Leigh,  Vice  President  pro  tern,  Virginia  Division,  U.  D.  C, 
from  Norfolk,   Va. : 

"At  the  request  of  some  of  the  members  of  the  Mary  Custis 
Lee  Chapter  I  wish  to  correct  an  error  in  a  communication 
through  your  columns  as  to  the  formation  of  the  first  Chapter 
of  Children  of  the  Confederacy  in  Virginia. 

"The  first  Chapter  of  Children  of  the  Confederacy  was 
formed  by  the  Mary  Custis  Lee  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  Mrs.  Phillip 
T.  Yeatman,  President,  Alexandria,  April  6,  1895,  and  was  in- 
corporated by  the  Legislature  of  Virginia  at  the  first  session 
held  after  this  date.  A  constitution  was  formulated  and  a 
regular  charter  printed,  from  which  Chapters  have  been 
formed  in  many  States.  The  first  of  these  was  in  Camden, 
Ala.,  numbering  fifty  children  on  its  roll  call. 

"At  the  Richmond  reunion  the  movement  was  heartily  in- 
dorsed and  commended  by  the  veterans.  Therefore  to  the 
Mary  Custis  Lee  Chapter,  Virginia,  belongs  the  honorable  dis- 
tinction of  having  originated  the  idea  and  formed  the  first 
Chapter,  not  only  in  Virginia,  but  in  the  South. 

"I  inclose  a  copy  of  the  constitution,  by-laws,  and  charter 
formulated  by  this  organization,  which  is  called  the  Jefiferson 
Davis  Chapter  of  Children  of  the  Confederacy,  which  I  ask  you 
to  publish." 

First  Chapter  Chartered. 

Mary  Custis  Lee  the  first  Chapter.  Headquarters,  Alex- 
andria, Va.     Founded  1895.     Incorporated  1898. 

The  above-named  organization  has  been  incorporated  by  the 
Legislature  of  Virginia  to  carry  out  (in  a  work  of  love  and 
charity  to  honor  and  aid  ex-Confederates)  the  oft-expressed 
wish  of  Mrs.  Lee,  wife  of  Gen.  1-iobert  E.  Lee,  that  her  name 
should  be  linked  with  his  in  the  hearts  of  our  Southern  people. 

We  most  cordially  invite  Southern  Chapters  to  aid  us  by  the 
purchase  of  a  charter  for  one  dollar. 

Miss  Mary  Lee  Lloyd,  President ;  Mrs.  Thomas  T.  Turner, 
Vice  President;  Mrs.  Philip  T.  Yeatman,  Secretary. 


Constitution  and  By-Laws. 

This  organization  shall  be  known  as  the  Mary  Custis  Lee 
Children  of  the  Confederacy.  The  domicile  shall  be  Alexan- 
dria, Va.,  the  home  town  of  Gen.  and  Mrs.  Lee. 

Object. — The  object  of  this  organization  is  to  unite  the 
children  and  youth  of  the  South  in  some  work  to  aid  and 
honor  ex-Confederates  and  their  descendants,  and,  in  so  doing, 
link  the  name  of  Mrs.  Mary  Custis  Lee  with  her  husband's. 
Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee. 

Officers. — The  officers  of  this  society  for  each  chartered 
Chapter  shall  be  a  President,  two  or  more  Vice  Presidents, 
Treasurer,  and  Secretary,  to  be  elected  by  the  children. 

Fee. — One  cent  a  month.  To  be  used  with  all  money  raised 
by  their  efforts  for  any  Confederate  work  they  may  prefer. 

Laws. — The  laws  governing  the  chartered  Chapters  to  be  in 
accordance  with  those  of  their  respective  Chapters  and  State 
Divisions. 

Name. — Each  Chapter  can  have  its  local  name  and  work 
under  the  control  of  the  Directress. 

Seal. — Confederate  battle  flag  and  the  last  oflScial  flag  crossed 
and  surmounted  by  a  wreath  of  laurel.  On  the  outer  rim 
"Mary  Custis  Lee  Children  of  the  Confederacy"  engraved. 

Badge. — A  handsome  white  button  with  crossed  flags,  in 
colors,  attached  to  which  is  a  piece  of  white  ribbon  with  the 
words  "Mary  Custis  Lee  Children  of  the  Confederacy"  printed 
in  red.  If  desired,  each  Chapter  can  select  its  own  flower. 
By  application  to  the  President,  badges  will  be  sent  at  ten  cents 
each. 

These  by-laws  shall  be  subject  to  additions  and  amendment 
from  time  to  time  as  the  interest  and  growth  of  the  organiza- 
tion seem  to  require. 

E.xecutive  Committee. — Mrs.  Thomas  T.  Turner,  Miss  Mary 
Amelia  Smith,  Mrs.  John  R.  Zimmerman,  Mrs.  Robert  W. 
Hunter,  Miss  Mary  Lee  Lloyd,  Mrs.  Philip  T.  Yeatman,  Miss 
Sallie  C.  Jones. 

Advisory  Board. — Senator  George  A.  Mushbach,  Mr.  Sam- 
uel G.  Brent,  Judge  J.  K.  M.  Norton,  Mr.  John  R.  Zimmer- 
man, Col.  K.  Kemper,  Mr.  William  H.  May. 

Incorporators. — James  (Cardinal)  Gibbons,  S.  A.  Wallis, 
D.D.,  Randolph  H.  McKim,  D.D.  (Confederate  veteran). 
Prof.  L.  M.  Blackford  (Confederate  veteran).  Dr.  Hunter 
McGuire  (Confederate  veteran).  Gen.  Delaware  Kemper  (Con- 
federate veteran),  Rt.  Rev.  R.  A.  Gibson  (Confederate  vet- 
eran), a:nd  others.  

WAR   STORIES   FOR   AN   OHIO    CHAPTER. 

Miss  Nannie  Elizabeth  Wilson,  Historian  R.  E.  Lee  Chap- 
ter, U.  D.  C,  46  S.  Ninth  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio,  writes : 

"Our  red  cross  banner  is  furled.  You  no  longer  march  to 
the  fife  and  drum,  but  are  silently  flitting  to  'the  beyond,'  to 
the  other  side  of  silence.  Veterans,  we  are  true  daughters  of 
the  South,  who  cherish  the  memory  of  our  dead.  With  loving 
hands  we  strew  flowers  on  the  graves  of  your  2,260  comrades 
who  are  resting  so  calmly  M  Camp  Chase,  and  we  hope  the 
same  tribute  is  being  paid  to  the  silent  sleepers  at  Johnson's 
Island.  We  have  another  sacred  duty  to  perform,  however. 
As  children  beg  their  parents  for  stories  of  the  times  when 
they  were  young,  and  years  after  are  heard  repeating  the  self- 
same tales  to  their  own  little  ones,  so,  as  historian  of  the  R.  E. 
Lee  Chapter,  and  one  of  the  younger  children  of  the  U.  D.  C, 
I  would  ask  you,  dear  veterans  who  were  confined  at  either  of 
these  prisons,  to  pause  amid  the  busy  cares  of  to-day,  recall 
the  days  of  the  early  sixties,  and  as  you  dream  write  and  tell 
us  of  your  capture  and  your  prison  life,  which  will  be  a  precious 
legacy  to  the  younger  generations  of  the  South.  Will  you  not 
interest  yourselves  in  this  effort  to  supply  personal  history?" 


(Confederate  l/eterai). 


106 


SAN  ANTONIO'S   BEAUTIFUL   FOUNTAIN. 

The  heroic  confidence  with  which  the  women  of  the  South 
dare  and  do  is  an  evidence  that  they  have  the  courage  of  their 
convictions.  It  was  always  so  with  them,  and  their  many 
achievements,  under  the  dignified  appellation  of  United  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy,  are  a  marvel  to  the  many  who,  with 
difficulty  and  discouragement,  create  and  engineer  great  en- 
terprises. 

One  of  the  more  recent  evidences  of  the  philanthropic  use- 
fulness of  the  U.  D.  C.  is  the  dedication  of  a  memorial  drink- 
ing fountain,  on  Alamo  Plaza,  at  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  January 
24.  The  formal  presentation  exercises  under  the  management 
of  the  Barnard  E.  Bee  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  were  most  impress- 
ive, and  hundreds  witnessed  the  interesting  dedication  cere- 
monies. 

Mrs.  A.  W.  Houston,  as  President  of  Barnard  E.  Bee  Chap- 
ter, to  whose  inspiration  and  fervor  the  building  of  the  foun- 
tain was  largely  due,  tendered  the  hcautifiil  gift  to  the  city. 
Mr.  Earl  Scott  was  selected  to  represent  Mrs.  Houston,  he 
being  the  son  of  W.  Scott,  a  Confederate  veteran,  and  of  the 
late  Mrs.  Hattie  Scott,  who  was  a  devoted  member  of  Barnard 
E.  Bee  Chapter,  and  rendered  Mrs.  Houston  and  her  associ- 
ates invaluable  service  in  their  patriotic  purposes. 

The  memorial  is  a  handsome  bronze  structure,  the  basin 
being  octagonal  in  shape  and  surmounted  by  a  beautiful  statue 
of  Hebe.  The  basin  is  about  ten  feet  in  diameter,  and  the 
spray  falls  from  an  urn  clasped  under  the  arm  of  the  statue. 
The  figure  possesses  dignity  and  pleasing  grace. 


WINNIE   DAVIS  MEMORIAL. 

Another  achievement  worthy  of  mention  is  the  laying  of  the 
corner  stone  of  the  Winnie  Davis  Memorial,  during  ihe  month 
of  January,  and  this  too  is  the  work  of  the  U.  D.  C.  The 
memorial,  which  will  be  a  dormitory  for  girls  at  the  Normal 
School  of  .Athens,  Ga.,  is  a  tribiite  to  the  energy  of  the  Geor- 
gia Chapter,  of  which  Miss  Mildred  Rutherford  is  able  presi- 
dent. It  was  at  the  Georgia  State  meeting  four  years  ago,  fol- 
lowing the  death  of  the  Daughter  of  the  Confederacy,  that  the 
project  was  first  launched,  and  nearly  $io,000  of  the  $22,000 
subscribed  came  from  the  women  of  Georgia.  The  same  Chap- 
ter also  contributed  to  the  Winnie  Davis  monument  at  Rich- 
mond, but  they  were  led  to  do  this  greater  work  at  the  State 
Normal  because  the  last  visit  made  by  the  lamented  daughter 
of  the  South  was  to  review  the  Confederates  at  Atlanta. 


Mrs.  D.\vis  at  Be.\uvoir — Soldiers'  Home. — Although  the 
formal  transfer  of  Beauvoir  was  made  two  weeks  previous  at 
Jackson,  Miss.,  the  ceremony  of  February  20  was  a  more 
sacred  consummation  according  to  the  spirit,  for  the  presence 
of  Mrs.  Davis,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans  and  the 
U.  D.  C,  was,  in  a  sense,  the  final  seal  upon  the  splendid  work 
of  converting  the  home  of  Jefferson  Davis  into  an  abiding 
place  for  his  veteran  survivors.  There  were  present  at  the 
ceremony,  beside  many  ladies  and  members  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  but  recently  adjourned  at  Biloxi,  Messrs.  McKay. 
Henry,  and  Myer,  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  and 
Mrs.  Joe  Davis,  Mrs.  Davis's  niece,  who  accompanied  the  hon- 
ored guest  in  a  closed  carriage  from  Biloxi  to  Beauvoir.  Mrs. 
Davis  is  reported  in  excellent  health,  but  her  participation  in 
the  ordeal,  for  which  she  had  evidently  nerved  herself,  was 
most  pathetic. 

H.  L,  Jcweft,  of  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  wants  the  address  of  A.  G. 
Hanks,  Company  B,  Fourteenth  Texas,  who  was  wounded  at 
Antietam  and  taken  prisoner;  was  exchanged  in  December,  '62. 
3* 


FIFTH   TEXAS  REGIMENT  FLAG. 

Mrs.  M.  J.  Young  was  a  daughter  of  Col.  N.  Fuller,  of  Hous- 
ton, Tex.,  and  was  a  loyal  daughter  of  the  South.  Hers  was  a 
life  of  service,  and  she  sacrificed  it  in  the  sacred  office  of  min- 
istering to  the  sick  during  a  yellow  fever  epidemic.  The  fol- 
lowing letter  is  the  outcome  of  the  return  of  the  Fifth  Regi- 
ment flag  to  Mrs.  Young,  its  donor,  in  1864: 

The  Fifth  Regiment  of  Texas  Volunteers. 

(I"r<nn  the  Hichmond  MV//^, January  i''.) 

Headquarters  Fifth  Texas  Regiment, 
Near  Richmond,  Va.,  Jan.  14,  1865. 

To  the  Kdilor  of  Ihe  H'liii,'  : 

Inclosed  I  send  you  for  publication  a  letter  written  by  Mrs. 
M.  J.  Young,  of  Houston,  Tex.,  to  the  officers  and  men  of  the 
Fifth  Texas  Regiment  upon  the  receipt  of  a  battle  flag  sent  to 
her  by  the  command.  Mrs.  Young  made  and  presented  the 
flag  to  this  regiinent  in  June,  1862,  and  after  it  had  withstood 
the  clash  of  arms  on  many  and  memorable  battle  fields,  and 
had  become  but  a  worn  and  tattered  remnant  of  an  ensign,  it 
was  returned  to  her  by  the  regiment.  By  giving  the  letter 
publicity  in  your  valuable  journal,  you  will  confer  a  great 
favor  upon  the  soldiers  of  this  regiment. 

W.  P.  McGowEN,  Adjt.  Fifth  Regt.,  Texas  Volunteer  Inf. 
"Houston,  Tex.,  November,  1864. 

*'  Soldiers  and  Oflicers  of  Ihe  I*'ifth  Kefjinient  of  Hood's  Old  Rr)|*ade. 

"My  Dear  Brothers:  I  received  from  Capt.  Farmer  the  letter 
and  the  worn  and  battle-torn  flag  you  did  me  the  honor  to 
send.     Words  are  totally  inadequate  to  express  my  feelings. 

The  8th  of  October  will  ever  be 
remembered  by  me  as  the  proud- 
est of  my  life,  yet  mingled  with 
the  deepest  sadness;  for  more 
eloquent  than  speech,  more  pow- 
erful than  Caesar's  gaping 
wounds,  was  the  story  told  by 
its  blood-stained,  weather-beaten, 
and  bullet-scarred  folds. 

"The  weary  march,  the  ach- 
ing feet  and  throbbing  brow,  the 
cold  bivouac,  the  lonely  picket, 
the  perilous  scout,  the  gloomy 
hospital,  the  pride  and  pomp  of 
battle  array,  the  shock  of  arms, 
the  victory,  and,  O,  those  si- 
Icnt,  nameless  grassgrown 
mounds,  strewn  from  Richmond  to  Gettysburg,  from  Chicka- 
mauga  and  Knoxville  to  the  Wilderness  and  Petersburg — 
mounds  whose  shadows  rest  cold  and  dark  upon  a  thousand 
hearts  and  homes  in  our  once  bright  and  happy  Texas.  All 
these  came  rushing  thick  and  trooping  over  heart  and  brain; 
and,  clasping  the  blood-banner  to  my  heart,  with  a  burst  of 
tearful  anguish,  I  could  not  but  exclaim  :  'O  that  my  eyes  were 
a  fountain  of  tears,  that  I  might  weep  over  the  slain  of  my 
people !' 

"Ma.ximilian's  august  dame  felt  not  half  the  pride  and  de- 
light when  upon  her  brow  was  placed  the  glittering  crown  of 
the  empire  of  Mexico  that  I  do  in  being  made  the  custodian 
of  your  flag.  It  shall  be  preserved  as  long  as  one  of  my  name 
or  blood  exists.  And  when  my  son  and  younger  brother  gird 
them  for  the  strife,  I  shall  place  the  Bible  and  that  flag  before 
them,  and  on  those  swear  them  to  fidelity  to  God  and  our 
Confederacy,  to  Liberty  and  Truth ;  and,  invoking  the  bene- 
diction and  guardianship  of  Heaven,  and  the  noble  army  of 


MRS.   YOUNG. 


106 


Qoijfederate  l/eterai>. 


martyrs — swelled    to    countless    number   by   the    slain   of    our 
Southland — deem  them  fully  panoplied  and  armed  for  the 

"  Battlefield  of  armies, 
t)r  the  battlefield  o£  life." 

"You  bid  me  'hang  the  flag  upon  the  outer  walls,'  to  strike 
terror  to  the  hearts  of  the  cowards  skulking  at  home.  Ah  I  my 
noble  brothers  of  the  Fifth,  if  the  sable-clad  forms  of  the 
mourning  women  and  children,  if  the  numberless  maimed  sol- 
diers who  greet  us  at  every  turn,  if  the  cold  contempt  of  proud 
beauty's  eye,  the  averted  faces  of  our  gray-haired  sires,  if  the 
form  of  the  Confederacy,  beleaguered  with  foes  and  bleeding 
at  every  vein,  strike  no  remorse  and  inspire  no  patriotic  deeds, 
think  you  this  flag  will?  They  are  joined  to  their  idols — mon- 
ey-making and  .selfish  ease — so  we  will  let  them  alone,  hoping 
for  the  day  soon  to  come  when  you  shall  return  and  scourge 
them  from  the  land.  If  honor  or  peace  or  safety  were  depend- 
ing upon  them,  we  would  long  ago  have  worn  the  Yankee  yoke 
and  eaten  the  bread  of  slaves. 

"But,  thank  God,  our  liberties  have  not  been  in  their  keep- 
ing, but  in  theirs  who  sprung  to  arms  as  the  first  gun  from 
Sumter  awoke  the  echoes  of  the  South,  and  well  have  you 
proved  yourselves  worthy  of  the  task.  You  have  saved  us 
(under  God)  from  destruction,  and  made  our  name  the  most 
glorious  on  earth.  Already  we  see  the  dawning  of  the  day 
star  of  peace,  and  no  men  have  so  contributed  to  its  rising  as 
■"the  soldiers  under  Lee.'  With  a  worshipful  love  and  enthusi- 
asm our  State  contemplates  the  deeds  of  Hood's  Brigade. 
From  the  first  hour  that  you  drew  your  battle  blades,  Glory 
adopted  you  as  her  own ;  and  Fame,  plucking  the  brightest  star 
from  her  crown,  placed  it  on  your  banner,  and  the  world  has 
watched  it  since,  growing  in  magnificence  and  brilliancy  even 
in  the  forefront  of  conflict,  gleaming  like  a  Pharos  of  hope 
and  success  over  the  black  and  surging  billows  of  a  hundred 
battles. 

''Methinks  in  ages  to  come,  should  our  beloved  land  be 
called  to  pass  through  another  long  and  bloody  struggle  like 
this,  that  the  old,  worn,  and  tattered  banner  of  the  Fifth  will 
be  taken  like  the  'heart  of  Bruce'  along  to  the  field,  and  when 
numbers  overwhelm  and  all  seems  lost,  they  will  fling  it  to  the 
breeze,  knowing  that  power,  almost  to  waken  the  dead,  lives 
in  its  heart-stirring  folds,  and  that  its  faded  cross  and  blood- 
stained stars  will  call  to  them  like  a  clarion  to  rise  and  strike, 
to  be  worthy  of  being  the  countrymen  and  descendants  of 
'The  Old  Texas  Brigade.' 

'You  ask  that  I  shall,  with  it,  wave  you  a  welcome  when  you 
return.  Ah !  the  very  thought  of  that  return  thrills  me  with 
emotion.  I  weep  for  joy.  The  day  so  long  looked  for,  so  long 
delayed,  so  sought  for  at  God's  throne,  day  and  night,  by 
a  thousand  grief-worn,  anxious  hearts.  In  that  day  how  doubly 
sacred  shall  this  flag  seem,  when,  with  tearful  eyes,  we  shall 
speak  of  the  noble  dead  who  fell  bearing  it  onward !  We  will 
remember  that — 

"  Never  yet  was  royal  banner 
Steeped  in  such  a  cosLly  dye; 
It  hath  lain  on  manv  bosoms 

Wliere  no  other  shroud  sliall  lie." 

"And  thus  revering  them,  doubly  dear  shall  be  the  blessed 
fruits  that  their  toils  and  yours  have  won  for  us.  God  in  his 
mercy  grant  that  no  more  of  your  numbers  shall  fall,  and  that 
ere  many  months  have  rolled  away  you  may  crown  your  mus- 
kets with  roses,  and  with  your  bands  playing  'Home,  Sweet 
Home,'  turn  your  feet  away  from  the  bloody  ground  of  the 
old  mother  State  to  the  quiet  hearths  and  loving  hearts  in  your 
proud  prairie  homes.  Then  will  our  State  rise  up  to  meet  you, 
streets  and  thoroughfares   will  be  crowded,  old  men  leaning 


upon  their  staves,  with  trembling  hands,  will  shade  their  eyes 
to  better  behold  the  warriors  who  have  won  such  imperishable 
renown,  such  good  things  for  the  country,  as  to  enable  them, 
when  the  summons  comes,  to  lay  their  gray  heads  calmy  down 
in  the  grave,  feeling  that  all  is  well  in  the  land  that  you  de- 
fended. In  the  name  of  the  God  of  Israel,  they  will  bless  you. 
Matrons,  feeling  nobler  than  the  grandest  old  Roman  mothers, 
will  hail  you  as  sons.  Young  men  will  say,  'They  are  my 
countrymen,'  and  will  grow  braver  and  purer  and  nobler  with 
the  thought.  Young  maidens,  blushing  at  the  very  excess  of 
their  enthusiasm  and  admiration,  will  wave  you  a  loving  wel- 
come of  smiles  and  tears.  Your  mothers,  wives,  sisters — ah  I  I 
cannot  proceed,  my  feelings  overwhelm  me.  God  hasten  the 
day — hasten  the  day ! 

"With  deep  gratitude  and  aft'ection,  honored  Fiflh  Regiment, 
I  remain  ever  your  friend  and  proud  countrywoman." 

To  Miss  Elizabeth  E.  Wright,  of  Baltimore,  the  Veteran 
is  indebted  for  the  letter  from  Mrs.  Young's  gifted  pen  and 
for  the  beautiful  picture  of  its  writer. 


THE  SLEEPING  DEAD. 

BV    MRS.    W.    V.    TOMPKINS,    PRESCOTT,   ARK. 

The  stirring  bugle  call  to  arms 

Will  wake  them  ne'er  again  ; 
No  more  they'll  hear  the  trump  of  war 

In  forest,  glade,  or  glen. 

Through   summer's  torrid  heat  they  fought. 

And  did  their  duty  well ; 
They  fought  'mid  winter's  cradled  snows. 

Fought  bravely — but  they  fell. 

With  folded  hands  they  sweetly  rest 
Where  summer  flowers  bloom, 

And  sorrowing  ones,  with  trembling  hands, 
Weave  garlands  for  their  tomb. 

The  springtide  sun,  that  ever  calls 

The  blushes  to  the  rose, 
Cannot  awake  the  silent  dead 

Who  sleep  'neath  winter  snows. 

So  let  them  rest — those  dauntless  ones 

Who  won  a  deathless  name ; 
There  waits  for  them  a  laurel  crown 

In  future  halls  of  fame. 


Confederate  Pictures — Sale  for  the  Davis  Monument. — 
The  Central  Committee  of  the  Jefferson  Davis  Monument  As- 
sociation are  selling  for  the  benefit  of  the  fund  a  set  of  Con- 
federate pictures,  representing  the  three  branches  of  the  serv- 
ice. Mr.  Sheppard,  the  artist,  was  in  the  Confederate  service, 
and  has  sought,  with  his  memory  as  an  eyewitness,  to  faith- 
fully reproduce  the  Confederate  soldier  type  and  the  color 
employed  in  the  garb  of  the  cavalry,  infantry,  and  artillery 
participants.  The  figures  are  treated  with  very  little  back- 
ground and  only  a  few  accessories.  The  Committee  hope  that 
every  Camp  will  buy  at  least  one  set,  the  price  being  $1.50,  or 
75  cents  for  single  copies.  The  size  is  ten  by  seventeen  inches, 
mounted  on  attractive  mats  ready  for  framing.  Orders  must 
be  sent  to  Mrs.  W.  R.  Vawter,  Richmond,  Va.  She  is  also 
an^cious  to  complete  all  business  of  Confederate  calendars  for 
1902,  and  requests  that  Chapters  promptly  send  in  money 
collected  on  these. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai^. 


107 


UNITED  SONS  OF  CONFEDERATE  VETERANS. 

Thomas  P.  Stone,  Commander  in  Chief  United  Sons  of 
Confederate  Veterans,  issues  General  Order  No.  7  in  regard 
to  the  reunion  from  Waco,  Tex.,  February  16,  in  which  he 
states: 

"In  accordance  with  Section  54,  Article  9,  of  our  general 
constitution,  directing  that  tlie  annual  reunion  of  the  United 
Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans  shall  be  held  at  the  same  time 
and  place,  I  therefore  announce  that  the  United  Sons  of  Con- 
federate Veterans  will  hold  their  eighth  annual  reunion  in 
New  Orleans.  La.,  on  May  19-22.  This  will  be  the  greatest 
reunion  ever  held  by  us,  and  each  Camp  is  specially  urged  to 
have  representations  there.  Our  constitution  provides  that 
each  Camp  shall  be  entitled  to  one  delegate  for  every  ten  active 
members  in  good  standing  in  the  Camp,  and  one  additional  for 
a  fraction  thereof  of  five  or  more ;  provided  that  every  Camp 
in  good  standing  shall  be  entitled  to  at  least  two  delegates. 

"All  delegates  must  have  credentials  signed  by  their  Com- 
mandant and  Adjutant.  Blanks  as  provided  for  in  this  section 
will  be  sent  you  at  least  sixty  days  before  the  reunion,  and 
you  are  urged  to  revive  an  interest  among  those  eligible  to 
membership,  so  as  to  have  a  large  increase  in  your  member- 
ship. Let  us  stir  the  boys  up  to  an  enthusiastic  interest  in  our 
cause  and  show  to  the  world  that  we  are  not  ashamed  to  be 
known  as  the  descendants  of  that  brave,  chivalrous,  and  heroic 
body  of  men  who  once  composed  the  Confederate  army  and 
navy.  Impress  on  the  boys  that  they  should  join  our  ranks, 
that  they  may  be  useful  in  perpetuating  the  records  made  by 
our  ancestors  in  that  war.  Get  them  to  come  to  New  Orleans 
and  feel  the  inspiration  that  can  be  felt  only  when  mingling 
with  the  Confederate  veterans  and  the  beautiful  women  of  our 
beloved  Southland.  It  will  do  you  good,  make  you  better  men 
and  worthier  of  such  noble  ancestry. 

"The  Commander  in  Chief  requests  the  observance  of  the 
following  rule  as  to  sponsors  and  maids  of  honor :  For  the 
general  Confederation  a  sponsor  in  chief  and  three  maids  of 
honnr  and  chaperon;  for  Departments,  two  maids  and  chap- 
eron; for  Divisions  and  Brigades,  a  sponsor,  one  maid  and 
chaperon  each ;  for  Camps,  a  sponsor  with  chaperon,  the  Camp 
in  every  case  to  send  one  escort ;  the  New  Orleans  Camp,  a 
.sponsor,  chaperon,  and  as  many  maids  as  desired.  It  is  recom- 
mended that  all  be  chosen  from  United  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy. 

"The  opening  feature  will  be  the  usual  Jefferson  Davis 
Memorial  service,  which  will  be  held  at  Christ  Church  Cathe- 
dral, Tuesday.  May  19,  at  10  a.m.  All  United  Confederate 
Veterans,  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  and  the 
United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  are  cordially  invited  to 
assist  in  the  ceremony." 

In  a  concluding  appeal.  Commander  Stone  says :  "Comrades, 
arouse  yourselves  as  you  have  never  done  before.  Let  the 
chivalry  of  the  young  men  of  the  South  show  its  influence  on 
that  grand  occasion  in  the  beautiful  city  of  New  Orleans." 

BATTLE  OF  FRANKLIN  INCIDENT. 

During  Dr.  Henry  M.  Field's  visit  to  Franklin  and  its  places 
of  historic  interest,  he  met  Col.  J.  B.  McEwen,  of  revered 
memory,  whose  death  is  chronicled  in  this  month's  Vetf.r.\n, 
by  whom  he  was  told  the  following,  which  appears  in  "Bright 
Skies  and  Dark  Shadows:" 

"Gen.  Kimball  occupied  my  house  as  his  headquarters,  at 
which  occurrc<l  this  strange  incident.  About  four  o'clock,  after 
the  General  had  loft  for  (he  field,  there  lingered  a  colonel  from 
Indianapolis  in  my  parlor.  He  was  a  lawyer  and  a  nice  man. 
He  asked  my  daughters  to  play  and  sing  him  a  piece  of  ni\isic. 


They  hesitated,  but  I  answered  for  them,  'Yes.'  My  daughter 
asked  what  they  should  play.  He  replied  that  he  had  not  been 
in  a  parlor  since  the  battle  of  Oak  Hill  was  fought,  and  that 
he  did  not  know  one  piece  of  music  from  another,  except  field 
music.  Then  I  spoke  and  asked  the  young  ladies  to  play  and 
sing  a  piece  which  had  recently  come  out,  'Just  before  the 
Battle,  Mother,'  telling  the  Colonel  it  was  a  new  piece.  At  my 
request  they  played  and  sung  the  piece  about  half  through, 
when  I  stepped  to  the  door,  and  a  shell  exploded  within  fifty 
yards.  I  immediately  returned  and  said :  'Colonel,  if  I  am 
any  judge,  it  is  just  about  that  time  now!'  He  immediately 
sprang  to  his  feet  and  ran  in  the  direction  of  his  regiment,  but 
before  he  reached  it,  or  by  that  time,  he  was  shot  through  the 
lungs,  the  bullet  passing  quite  through  him.  He  was  takeii 
back  to  the  rear,  and  on  to  Nashville.  Eighteen  days  after  I 
received  a  mes.sage  from  him  through  an  officer,  stating  the 
fact  of  his  being  shot,  and  that  the  piece  of  music  the  young 
ladies  were  executing  was  still  ringing  in  his  ears,  and  had 
been  every  moment  that  his  eyes  were  open  since  he  left  my 
parlor  the  evening  of  the  battle.  In  .April,  four  months  later, 
after  the  war  was  over,  he  had  sufficiently  recovered  to  travel, 
when  he  came  to  Franklin,  as  he  stated,  expressly  to  get  the 
young  ladies  to  finish  the  piece  of  music  and  relieve  his  ears. 
His  wife  and  more  than  a  dozen  officers  accompanied  him. 
He  found  the  ladies  and  they  played  and  sang  the  piece  through 
for  him  in  the  presence  of  all  the  officers,  and  they  wept  like 
children." 


Old  Comkapes  Sought. — Dr.  A.  B.  Gardner,  of  Denison, 
Tex.,  seeks  comrades  who  were  captured  with  him  and  carried 
to  Camp  Douglas  in  July,  1864.  Some  of  these  belonged  to 
Company  I,  Ninth  Kentucky  Cavalry.  Among  them  were 
"Stan"  Boulware,  Harry  Gilbert,  and  W.  C.  Lively.  These 
men  had  been  sent  out  by  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Wheeler  to  "press" 
horses,  and  were  captured.  They  had  almost  reached  the  Fed- 
eral camp  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  when  Harvey's  Scouts  met  them  and 
their  captors,  changed  guards  and  started  them  back  to  Gen. 
Wheeler.  They  were  recaptured,  and  carried  back  to  Resaca, 
in  July,  1864,  where,  among  those  captured,  were  Dr.  Gardner 
and  members  of  his  company,  together  with  men  from  Arm- 
strong's Cavalry  Brigade,  and  Strickland   and  Johnson 

Isaacs,  of  Ross's  Texas  Brigade.  Dr.  Gardner  wishes  also  to 
ascertain  the  whereabouts  of  John  Hogan,  of  the  Harvey 
Scouts,  and  he  hopes  to  meet  and  renew  old  acquaintances  at 
the  headquarters  of  the  Harvey  Scouts  during  the  reunion  at 
New  Orleans. 


Georgia's  Care  for  Alabama  Dead. — The  Kennesaw  Chap- 
ter, of  Marietta,  Ga.,  is  making  strenuous  efforts  to  erect  head- 
stones over  the  Alabama  dead  in  the  Confederate  cemetery  at 
Marietta.  This  cemetery,  with  2.000  graves,  was  saved  from 
the  plowman's  inroads  by  the  energetic  perseverance  of  these 
women.  In  the  Alabama  plot,  269  of  her  sons,  known  and  un- 
known, are  buried,  and  decaying  boards  mark  their  graves. 
In  a  letter  to  Mrs.  A.  L.  McDowell,  President  Alabama  Divi- 
sion, U.  D.  C,  Mrs.  R.  L.  Nesbilt  states  that  the  Kennesaw 
Chapter  has  a  contract  for  erecting  simple  headstones  at  the 
small  sum  of  twenty-five  cents  for  each  grave.  The  amount 
required  to  place  stones  over  the  269  graves  in  the  .\labama 
plot  is  $67.25,  and  this,  if  divided  equally  among  the  Alabama 
Chapters,  would  amount  to  the  trifling  sum  of  $1.86.  Mrs.  Ncs- 
bitt,  in  speaking  for  the  Kennesaw  Chapter,  says,  "Alabama 
is  the  only  State  which  has  never  given  us  any  help."  and  the 
women  of  Alabama  are  now  bravely  bestirring  themselves  to 
do  their  part. 


108 


(Confederate  l/eterap. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 

S.  A.  CUNNINGHAM,  Editor  and  Proprietor. 
Office;  Metliodist  Publishing  House  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

This  pnbllcation  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham,  All  per- 
sons who  approve  its  principles  and  realize  its  benefits  OB  an  organ  for  Asso- 
df^ions  throng  :.out  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  its  patronage  and  to 
aoQperate  in  extending  it£  circulation.    Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 

THE  KEXTNION-. 

Men  have  written  often  of  "a  silver  line,  so  fine,  so  fine," 
that  stretches  out  to  incalculable  distances  between  hearts 
united  through  sacred  associations.  In  the  imagination  this 
subtle  agent,  a  thing  "not  made  with  hands,"  seems  peculiarly 
lustrous  just  now,  when  it  becomes  the  medium  for  conveying 
messages  from  New  York  to  San  Francisco,  from  far-off 
Dakota  to  Florida  and  back  again.  There  is  no  State  into 
which  its  magic  influence  has  not  penetrated.  It  passes  along 
the  line  and  becomes  the  recognized  motto  of  every  Camp 
and  isolated  Confederate. 

Where  is  the  veteran  who  has  not  tlirilled  to  the  music  of 
those  genial  words  of  appeal:  "Meet  me  at  the  reunion?" 
Hearts  grow  warm  and  memories  of  old  scenes  become  animate 
in  anticipation  of  the  May  days  in  New  Orleans,  when  com- 
rades who  fought  together,  slept  side  by  side  under  cover  of 
the  stars,  and  shared  scanty  prison  quarters,  may  again  grasp 
hands  and  dwell  in  retrospect  on  the  days  that  made  them 
heroes. 

Every  man  has  his  story  to  tell,  and  reunion  ears  listen  will- 
ingly and  reunion  hearts  are  responsive. 

The  term  "veteran"  need  not  in  the  spirit  sense  suggest  age. 
One  of  our  American  writers  has  dignified  an  adage  until  it 
reads,  "  'Whom  the  gods  love  die  young,'  but  they  die  young 
because  they  never  grow  old." 

It  must  not  be  supposed  that  these  battle-scarred  reunion 
soldiers  live  entirely  in  the  past.  Retrospect  is  sadly  sweet, 
but  the  present  is  full  of  vital  issues,  and  the  men  who  were 
willing  forty  years  ago  to  protect  the  South  with  their  blood 
are  alive  to  her  interests  now,  and  they  and  their  "United 
Sons"  have  recently  given  evidence,  through  the  press  and 
other  public  e.xpression,  that  the  South  must  be  protected 
against  an  evil  which  war  laid  upon  her. 

According  to  the  written  word,  the  North  was  victorious, 
and  to  her  belong  the  spoils  with  which  some  of  her  sons  in- 
cline to  further  afflict  the  South.  The  South  cherishes  no 
hatred  toward  the  North — far  from  it ! — nor  does  she  entertain 
a  perverted  sentiment  toward  color.  Articles  following  this, 
under  heading  "Pensioning  the  Old  Slaves,"  will  indicate  the 
character  of  her  true  feeling. 

It  must  not  be  forgotten  that  in  the  veins  of  America's  sons 
and  daughters  flows  Anglo-Sa.\on  blood,  and  this  animates 
the  individual  to  a  "dignified  and  determined  disposition  to  as- 
sert the  rights  of  the  white  man  and  to  plead  reasonably  for 
justice." 

At  the  New  Orleans  reunion  will  be  assembled  United  Con- 
federate Veterans,  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  the 
Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Association,  and  other  loyal 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy.  These,  while  venerating  with 
pathetic  devotion  the  stars  and  bars,  live  in  peaceful  patriotism 
under  the  stars  and  stripes,  and  they  universally  manifest  their 
recognition  of  the  dignity  of  the  flag  under  which  they  dwell, 
by  their  an.xiety  concerning  crucial  questions  where  ihe  good 
of  the  great  commonwealth  is  threatened. 


PENSIONING  THE  OLD  SLAVES. 

Mrs.  T.  M.  Green,  in  Wasliington  (Ga.)  Chronicle: 

The  columns  of  a  country  newspaper  are  but  a  small  forum 
in  which  to  speak  of  so  large  a  subject;  nevertheless  we  must 
use  the  opportunities  at  hand  until  better  offer. 

Senator  Hanna  has  introduced  a  bill  in  the  United  States 
Senate  looking  to  the  pensioning  of  the  old  slaves  of  the 
.South.  He  did  it  apologetically,  and  no  doubt  hypocritically. 
He  had  no  idea  and  no  desire  that  it  would  ever  become  a  law. 
Yet  one  of  these  days  he  may  be  taken  by  surprise.  He  has 
opened  a  vent  through  which  Southern  voices  may  be  heard. 

We  all  want  to  see  the  old  slaves  pensioned — not  for  policy's 
sake,  but  for  humanity's  sake ;  not  for  the  negro  vote,  but  for 
the  suffering  around  us;  not  for  spite  against  the  North,  but 
for  pity  toward  poor,  helpless  creatures,  whose  patience  and 
sufferings  are  ever  before  us. 

If  I  remember  aright,  the  Confederate  Veteran,  published  by 
a  Confederate  soldier,  and  the  official  organ  of  all  Southern 
patriotic  societies,  zvas  the  first  and  only  paper  in  the  United 
States  to  come  out  boldly  and  advocate  honestly  the  pension- 
ing of  our  old  slaves. 

When  I  think  of  the  vast  sums  that  are  given  by  Northern 
philanthropists  for  educating  the  negroes  beyond  their  need 
and  beyond  their  good,  and  then  turn  about  and  see  the  hun- 
dreds of  poor  old  slaves  around  me  suffering  with  cold  and 
hunger,  my  heart  grows  faint.  When  I  see  them  silent  and 
patient,  waiting  for  God  to  release  them  from  a  bondage  worse 
than  a  master's  hand,  and  then  think  of  those  who  are  living 
on  government  bounty,  I  am  disgusted. 

Every  year  the  C'lristian  Herald  and  other  religious  papers 
at  the  North  collect  vast  sums  of  money  for  famine  sufferers 
in  India  and  Norway  and  Mexico ;  but  not  one  dollar  for  a 
poor,  old,  starving  Southern  negro.  Rockefeller,  the  Pious, 
last  year  gave  more  than  five  millions  to  Sunday  schools.  Chris- 
tian associations,  and  negro  colleges;  but  not  one  farthing  to 
help  feed,  clothe,  and  shelter  the  poor  old  slaves  of  the  South  • 

Let's  see.  How  many  cases  can  I  recall  on  the  instant  right 
here  before  me?  There  is  blind  Nelson,  an  old  paralyzed 
Squire,  begging  from  door  to  door.  There  is  old  Zeke  in  his 
hut  down  on  the  river,  kept  alive  by  the  charity  of  a  few  peo- 
ple. There  is  old  blind  Ann  Plummer,  kept  from  starving  by 
the  kindness  of  two  white  women,  on  neither  of  whom  she  has 
the  slightest  claim.  About  a  year  ago  old  Eliza  West  was 
found  dead  and  alone  in  a  cabin  in  the  country.  The  coroner 
held  an  inquest,  and  the  verdict  was:  "Died  from  natural 
causes."  If  slow  starvation  and  cold  and  neglect  can  be  called 
"natural  causes,"  then  the  verdict  was  correct.  And  several 
years  ago  an  old  negro  man,  Watson  Knox,  was  found  dead, 
lying  across  the  path  where  he  had  started  to  town  to  beg  for 
the  little  pittance  that  had  kept  him  alive  thus  far.  I  know  all 
about  this  case,  for  Watson  was  a  slave  of  my  father.  I  had 
taken  care  of  him  for  years.  A  more  faithful,  grateful,  honest 
negro  never  lived.  He  had  those  of  his  own  blood  and  bone 
around  him,  yet  he  died  of  cold  and  hunger,  and  the  only  tears 
that  were  shed  over  his  dead  body  were  those  I  shed,  and  they 
were  tears  of  remorse  because  I  might  have  done  more  and 
did  not. 

But  it  is  useless  to  multiply  instances — they  flock  to  my 
mind  like  ghosts,  and  everybody  in  Wilkes  County  who  reads 
this  can  recall  as  many  more.  I  have  tried  to  tell  the  story 
through  Northern  newspapers  and  magazines,  but  they  will 
have  none  of  it.  No!  they  want  to  hear  of  "education"  and 
"progress"  and  "uplifting"  of  the  race.  They  listen  with  in- 
satiable eagerness  to  tales  like  Booker  Washington  has  to  tell. 


Confederate  l/eterap 


109 


but  stop  their  ears  to  tales  of  crime  ;ind  suffering.  How  a 
people  who  were  so  hysterical  over  slavery  can  be  so  callous 
now,  I  can't  conceive.  How  a  people  whose  hearts  were 
wrought  up  to  the  pitch  of  war  and  bloodshed  by  "Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin"  can  now  scoff  at  the  idea  of  want  and  crime 
among  these  same  old  slaves  gone  masterless,  I  can't  conceive. 
How  a  people  who  erect,  at  a  cost  of  thousands  of  dollars, 
marble  fountains  for  dumb  beasts  to  drink  at  can  refuse  to 
give  a  cup  of  cold  water  to  Southern  negroes,  I  can't  conceive. 

But  they  do  it.  And  they  do  it  because  they  are  Southern 
negroes.  If  they  lived  at  the  North,  and  this  pension  money 
flowed  into  Northern  avenues  of  trade,  they  would  pension 
them.  Or  if  it  was  to  "uplift"  and  place  them  on  an  equality 
with  the  whites  of  the  South,  they  would  pension  them. 

But  no  I  They  live  hidden  away  in  hovels  on  Southern  soil. 
They  have  no  vote :  they  have  no  voice.  The  world  will  never 
know  how  they  died.  But  Senator  Hanna  has  opened  a  bro.ich 
in  the  wall,  he  has  lighted  a  torch  that  he  little  dreamed  nf, 
and  by  its  light  the  world  will  begin  to  see  and  know.  .'\nd 
the  negroes  themselves  will  begin  to  see  and  know.  They 
will  soon  find  out,  Senator  Hanna,  whether  it  was  pity  or 
policy  that  induced  you  to  offer  a  bill  "by  request''  for  pension- 
ing the  old  slaves  of  the  South. 

The  revival  of  a  ten-year-old  editorial — March,  1893 — seems 
peculiarly  appropriate  just  now.  Mrs.  Green's  article  is  so 
forceful  that  it  is  reproduced  with  pride  and  gratitude. 

Give  the  Old  Slave  a  Home. 

It  is  consistent  with  the  spirit  of  the  Confederate  Veteran 
to  introduce  and  advocate  a  measure  which  will  surprise,  but 
I  trust  please,  our  best  people.  It  is  to  give  homes  to  the  old 
negroes  who  were  slaves  for  twenty  years.  This  project  has 
had  earnest  consideration.  It  has  been  submitted  to  friends 
who  have  frowned  and  smiled  alternately,  the  frown  coming 
first.  Its  scope  widens  upon  reflection,  and  the  good  that 
would  come  of  it,  while  being  much  more  beneficial  to  the 
South  than  to  the  North,  would  hardly  bring  a  tithe  of  bene- 
fits, in  a  sectional  sense,  to  what  has  been  enjoyed  on  the  other 
side.  The  pensions  are  now  annually  about  $190,000,000,  and 
distributed  in  large  proportion  at  the  North.  This  act  of  be- 
nevolence toward  a  people  whose  bondage  existed  for  twenty- 
years  or  more  would  be  a  tax  upon  the  government  of  say 
$60,000,000,  but  it  would  be  once  for  all.  The  plan  contem- 
plates an  appropriation  of  $200  to  be  expended  for  land  and 
$100  with  which  to  build  a  residence  for  every  male  and  female 
who  served  as  a  slave  for  twenty  years  previous  to  Lincoln's 
Emancipation  Proclamation,  February  22,  1865,  provided  he  or 
she  has  never  been  pensioned  and  has  never  held  any  position 
under  the  pay  of  the  government. 

The  suggested  conditions  of  this  benefaction  are  that  the  $200 
be  expended  for  land  so  cheap  that  it  would  buy  not  less  than 
ten  acres.  It  may  be  as  low  as  they  can  find  it.  The  right  to 
sell  .said  land  should  be  denied  them  for  ten  years.  These 
sums  should  be  invested  through  white  commissioners  not  in- 
terested in  the  lands,  and  should  be  selected  by  the  county 
courts,  or  similar  authorities,  to  serve  without  compensation, 
the  presumption  being  that  good  men  would  cheerfully  and 
faithfully  render  these  services  gratuitously.  The  beneficiary 
should,  of  course,  in  all  cases,  have  the  option  as  to  details  of 
investment.  Where  these  ex-slavcs  own  homes,  if  they  reside 
upon  the  land  they  should  he  allowed  to  invest  the  residence 
appropriation  of  $100  in  additional  land. 

The  foregoing  is  in  brief  the  plan  commended.  Meditation 
will  show,  in  an  amazing  degree,  the  benefits  of  such  benevo- 
lence on  the  part  of  the  government,    True,  the  benefits  would 


inure  specifically  to  the  Southern  people,  white  as  well  as  black. 
On  many  a  country  place  interests  are  largely  identical.  The 
white  folks  have  long  maintained  these  old  black  people,  and 
would  do  so  anyhow.  It  would  enable  many  whites  to  pro- 
vide more  liberally  for  them  than  they  have  ever  done.  It 
would  induce  many  darkies  to  remove  from  dingy  suburbs  of 
cities  and  towns  to  the  open  and  healthier  atmosphere  of  the 
country.  It  would  tend  to  increased  respect  of  the  younger 
negroes  for  their  ancestry,  thereby  strengthening  their  rever- 
ence for  one  of  the  commandments. 

A  plea  for  our  old  black  people  is  deservedly  pathetic.  Who 
among  us  does  not  feel  genuinely  kind  to  the  old  dark-y  on 
whose  lips  "Massa"  and  "Mistis"  are  still  heard  with  musical 
euphony?  Who  among  us,  passing  that  period  of  their  lives 
when  many  of  them  had  hard  taskmasters,  does  not  recall 
with  an  everlasting  gratitude  that,  during  the  four  years  of 
the  war,  thousands  of  them  were  loyal,  to  the  last  degree,  to 
the  dependent  members  of  the  family  whose  protectors  were  in 
the  war?  If  the  great  government  to  which  we  all  bear  alle- 
iiiance  should  refuse  them  the  benevolence  herein  suggested, 
it  would  be  fitting  for  the  Southern  people  themselves,  robbed 
by  the  government  of  billions  of  money,  in  holding  them  as 
lawful  property,  to  undertake  a  provision  of  this  kind. 

Republicans,  on  the  other  side,  could  not  afford  to  oppose 
this  measure.  Their  partisan  representatives,  years  ago,  be- 
fore the  Southern  people  had  recovered  from  the  great  dis- 
aster to  their  estates,  promised  "forty  acres  and  a  mule"  to 
these  identical  persons. 

The  principles  of  Democracy  are  not  observed  in  this  plea, 
but  the  peculiar  exigencies  of  the  case  should  excuse  the  di- 
gression. It  is  a  broad  chanty  to  a  class  whose  simple,  un- 
failing faithfulness,  though  not  strict  as  to  chicken  roosts, 
merit  the  unstinted  liberality  of  the  American  people.  A  dis- 
tinguished Tcnnesscean  and  Democratic  official,  who  limps 
from  the  effect  of  a  Federal  bullet,  said:  "If  not  Democratic, 
it  is  Confederate."  

A  FAITHFUL  NEGBO,   FREDERICK  POTJNCEY. 

The  following  sketch  is  by  J.  R.  McLendon,  Naftel,  Ala.: 

"Frederick  Pouncey,  colored,  was  the  property  of  Mrs. 
Martha  Cone,  Strata,  Montgomery  County,  Ala.,  before  and 
during  the  war  between  the  States.  Capt.  Ben  Hart  made  up 
his  company  of  the  best  material  in  Montgomery  County. 
'Uncle  Fed'  went  with  his  young  masters  of  that  company 
whom  he  had  nursed  and  watched  over  from  boyhood  to  young 
manhood.  The  company  became  a  part  of  the  Twenty-Second 
Alabama  Volunteers.  Will  Henry,  now,  I  believe,  a  resident 
of  Kentuck-y,  was  first  lieutenant. 

"  'Uncle  Fed'  was  born  March  25,  1825,  and  died  August  i.s, 
1002.  aged  seventy-seven  years.  On  account  of  his  loyalty  to 
the  Confederate  cause,  he  was  highly  respected  by  more  white 
people  than  any  negro  who  ever  lived  in  Montgomery  County. 
Following  his  young  masters  on  every  battlefield  where  they 
fought,  he  at  the  end  returned  to  'Ole  Missus'  with  but  one  of 
those  committed  to  his  care  in  the  beginning  of  the  war.  He 
was  for  a  long  while  a  physical  wreck,  until  death  claimed 
him. 

"During  the  fight  at  Shiloh  this  negro  began  to  collect  relics 
taken  from  the  Yankees,  and  January  8,  1003.  he  made  a  will 
in  which  he  bequeathed  to  the  Sophia  Bihb  Chapter.  No.  26,  I'. 
D.  C.  of  Montgomer>'.  .Ma.,  an  artilleryman's  sword,  a 
yankee  canteen,  and  other  articles  of  minor  value.  In  closing 
his  will  he  said :  'I  do  this  because  of  the  love  I  have  for  the 
boys  who  wore  the  gray.' 

"When  the  old  man  saw  that  his  davs  were  nunihcred.  lie 


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sent  for  the  writer  of  this  sketch  and  gave  him  the  will  and 
relics,  and  made  an  earnest  request  that  he  see  its  provisions 
carried  out  to  the  letter.  So  implicit  was  the  confidence  of  the 
veterans  in  the  old  man  that  they  asked  the  County  Board  to 
place  his  name  on  the  pension  roll  many  years  ago,  after  which 
time  he  drew  the  pittance  appropriated  on  equal  terms  with  dis- 
abled white  veterans.  He  was  a  thorough  Democrat,  and  voted 
the  ticket  despite  the  taunts  of  his  race.  When  tlie  time  came 
to  register  in  1902  'Uncle  Fed'  was  the  only  negro  given  a  life 
certificate  in  Beat  15,  Montgomery  County,  Ala. 

"He  died  in  the  faith  of  the  Primitive  Baptist  Church.  He 
never  went  off  after  any  new  religion,  but  remained  steadfast 
to  the  end  among  his  white  brethren  in  full  fellowship,  where 
he  was  accorded  every  privilege  belonging  to  the  Church. 
He  neither  sought  nor  desired  social  equality.  Many  of  his 
white  friends  stood  about  his  grave  when  his  body  was  laid  to 
rest.  Penciled  on  a  rude  headboard  were  these  words :  'A 
Christian  and  a  soldier.' 

"A  marble  slab  should  mark  the  old  man's  last  resting  place, 
and  I  am  willing  to  help  buy  one.  I  knew  him  for  more  than 
fifty  years,  and  I  never  heard  his  moral  character  attacked  by 
any  one.  After  he  was  made  a  'freedman'  he  clung  closer  to 
his  white  friends  than  while  he  was  a  slave,  because,  said  he, 
'The  white  folks  here  where  I  was  born  is  all  the  friends  I 
have.'  " 


Cl. 


W*^. 


'^Hm^. 


PHIL   POINTER. 


GALLANT  PHIL  POINTER. 

The  Veter.^n  has  long  sought  to  pay  tribute  to  Phil  Pointer, 
of  the  First  Kentucky  Cavalry.  Col.  Breckinridge,  in  report- 
ing the  fight  at  Jug  Tavern,  quotes  from  a  letter  of  Hon.  W. 
T.  Ellis,  of  Owensboro,  whose 
public  addresses  have  delighted 
and  gratified  our  thousands  of 
readers,  in  which  he  states,  after 
mentioning  that  Phil  Pointer  was 
"one    of    the    bravest   and    best" 

of  the   young   men   in   the   com-  A^S"    ^^^       \ 

mand; 

"At  Jug  Tavern  he  and  I  were 
in  Breckinridge's  advance  guard, 
and  when  we  came  upon  the  ene-  -'f-isi**'' 

my,  just  after  the  first  gray  dawn 
of  morning.  Pointer  led  the  first 
charge  on  his  pickets,  and  was  in  the  very  forefront  of  that  re- 
markable and  brilliant  episode  until  the  last  enemy  was  cap- 
tured or  sent  flying  before  us.  When  some  three  hundred  or 
more  of  them  and  four  hundred  or  more  of  their  horses  had 
been  captured  and  we  were  pressing  them  furiously,  something 
like  a  hundred  of  their  cavalry,  which  was  more  than  double 
as  many  men  as  we  then  had  in  action,  and  who  was  farthest 
away  from  our  first  point  of  attack,  had  succeeded  in  saddling 
their  horses,  and  had  formed  in  line  of  battle  to  resist  us.  It 
was  a  well-formed  line.  There  was  no  evidence  of  a  panic  or 
disposition  for  retreat  as  far  as  appearances  indicated.  We  had 
but  about  eighty  men  in  that  engagement  to  start  with.  Some 
of  these  were  killed,  and  others  were  wounded,  while  others 
had  been  detailed  to  guard  or  try  to  guard  a  large  number  of 
prisoners  we  had  already  captured.  When  we  came  upon  this 
line  of  the  enemy's  cavalry,  which  stood  ready  to  oppose  us, 
the  situation  was  critical  in  the  extreme.  Breckinridge  could 
not  muster  exceeding  forty  men  at  that  moment,  and  the  indi- 
cations were  that  we  would  not  only  lose  the  triumph  we  had 
achieved,  but  would  ourselves  be  made  prisoners.  At  that 
moment  Phil  Pointer  again  dashed  to  the  front.  He  was  a 
beardless  boy  and  as  handsome  as  a  woman.     Standing  up  in 


his  saddle  stirrups,  he  shouted  to  Gen.  Brt'ckinridge  to  charge 
them  again — that  victory  would  be  ours.  Breckinridge  acted 
on  the  soldier  boy's  advice,  and  a  fierce  charge  was  on  in  a 
second,  with  Phil  Pointer  in  the  very  forefront  of  it.  The  lit- 
tle sergeant  was  right.  The  enemy's  line  broke  and  fled  in- 
gloriously.  All  that  remained  for  us  after  that  was  to  pick  up 
as  many  more  prisoners  as  possible,  and  try  to  hold  them  after 
we  had  them." 

The  father  of  this  brave  man  was  Thomas  Howerton  Point- 
er, a  tobacconist  of  Owensboro,  Ky.,  whose  wife  was  Miss 
Margaret  Adams.  While  at  college  at  Russellville,  Ky.,  after 
the  war  young  Pointer  met  and  later  married  Miss  Sallie 
Roberts.  The  children  of  this  union  were  four  daughters — 
Chryssie,  Mary  Howerton,  Margaret,  and  Pliil. 


The  Man  in  the  Moon. — A  story  that  can  be  vouched  for 
by  members  of  the  Palmetto  Sharpshooters,  Jenkins's  Brigade, 
will  bring  a  smile  to  the  faces  of  many  old  soldiers  who  do  not 
forget  the  panic  that  seizes  a  man  when  called  into  sudden  and 
unexpected  action.  During  the  last  days  of  the  war  the  regi- 
ment referred  to  was  in  the  works  in  front  of  Petersburg,  and 
the  Federals  suddenly  opened  fire  one  bright,  moonlit  night,  to 
which  the  Confederates  iminediately  made  answer.  Joe  Dari- 
cott,  a  Palmetto  Sharpshooter,  was  lying  on  his  back  sleeping 
sweetly  when  the  sudden  fire  aroused  him.  Half  dazed  from 
sleep,  he  supposed  the  Federals  were  charging  the  works,  and 
he  arose,  gathered  his  gun,  took  deliberate  aim,  and  shot  at  the 
moon,  which  was  almost  directly  overhead  and  unusually  lumi- 
nous. Wood  Faut,  a  resident  at  present  of  Anderson,  S.  C, 
witnessed  the  long-range  comedy,  and  in  his  droll  way  ex- 
claimed:  "Well,  Joe,  did  you  git  him!"  Daricott  is  to-day  a 
citizen  of  Augusta,  Ga.,  and  doubtless  belongs  to  that  large 
class  of  Southerners  who  cherish  the  belief  that  the  "moon  is 
not  as  bright  since  the  war." 


PATRIOTIC  ADVICE  TO  SOUTHERNERS. 

In  his  speech  before  the  Tennessee  Senate,  on  February  10, 
Senator  Ledgerwood,  an  ex-Union  soldier,  of  Knoxville,  made 
a  vigorous  and  patriotic  appeal  to  the  politicians  of  the  South, 
reminding  them  of  their  duty  to  recognize  the  dignity,  loyalty, 
efficiency,  and  rights  of  Southern  manhood,  and  urging  upon 
those  who  have  power  to  control  public  sentiment  to  insist  on 
the  eligibility  of  Southern  Democrats  for  the  Presidency  of 
the  United  States. 

After  roundly  scoring  the  South  for  the  secondary  place  she 
seems  content  to  hold,  Senator  Ledgerwood  said  of  her  sons : 
"Men  have  been  born  in  the  South  since  the  termination  of  that 
great  Civil  War  which  swept  over  this  land  and  covered  it  with 
desolation  and  mourning  who  to-day  are  old  enough  to  fill  the 
office  of  President  or  Vice  President  of  the  United  States.  I 
ask  the  question :  What  have  they  done  that  they  shall  not  as- 
pire to  the  highest  offices  in  the  gift  of  the  people  ?  Why 
should  they  be  handicapped  in  the  race  of  life  because  they 
live  where  nature  in  her  bounty  pours  forth  the  great  blessings 
of  life  in  profusion  and  plenty?  For  that  matter,  what  have 
their  fathers  done  that  they  too  should  not  stand  up  in  the 
open  light  of  day  and  demand  equal  rights  and  privileges  for 
themselves  and  their  children  with  any  one  in  this  nation? 

"Tribute  to  Confederate  Soldiers. 
"Mr.  Speaker,  I  served  in  the  Federal  army  from  1861  to 
1865,  and  was  mustered  out  of  service  here  in  this  city  on  the 
23d  day  of  May,  1865.  I  was  not  in  the  armies  of  the  United 
States  because  I  did  not  love  my  native  State  or  the  people  of 
the  South,  among  whom  I  was  born  and  reared.  I  loved  their 
kindness,  generosity,  and  justice  then.     I  still  love  them,  and 


Qoijfederat^  l/eterap. 


Ill 


when  the  last  gun  was  fired,  and  vvlicn  Gens.  Grant  and  Lee 
met  under  the  apple  tree  at  Appomattox,  and  gentle  peace 
came  to  the  people,  when  I  had  relumed  to  my  home  in  East 
Tennessee,  I  stood  the  friend  of  every  man  who  wore  the  gray, 
and  when  the  storms  of  persecution  arose  I  promptly  stepped 
into  the  breach  to  quell  it,  and  no  man  on  this  earth  can  say 
I  ever  did  him  an  injury  in  word  or  deed  because  of  the  late 
Civil  War. 

"I  have  seen  the  Confederate  soldier  on  the  field  of  battle 
when  the  storm  of  shot  and  shell  was  shrieking  through  the  air 
and  scattering  death  and  destruction  on  every  hand.  I  have 
heard  the  yell  of  their  charging  battalions,  and  he  who  has 
i>nce  heard  it  can  never  forget.  It  was  the  concentration  and 
expression  of  that  fierce  and  determined  courage  characteristic 
of  the  Anglo-Saxon  and  cognate  races  when  bred  beneath  a 
warm  sun  in  a  setnitropical  climate  where  all  things  in  na- 
ture are  at  their  best.  I  have  seen  them  when  captured,  scan- 
tily clad  and  with  but  little  to  cat,  yet  standing  up  grand  and 
heroic  fronting  the  eneujy  without  the  quivering  of  an  eye  or 
the  shrinking  of  a  muscle,  and  whilst  I  do  not  detract  any- 
thing from  the  men  who  wore  the  blue,  my  own  companions  in 
arms,  their  bravery  and  devotion  to  duty,  I  want  to  say  for  and 
to  the  Confederate  soldier,  though  he  lost  the  fight,  and  though 
the  bonnie  blue  flag  went  down  amid  fire,  smoke,  and  carnage 
such  as  the  world  has  rarely,  if  ever,  witnessed,  it  was  fol- 
lowed by  the  bravest  band  of  men  that  ever  stepped  on  this 
earth  to  the  strains  of  martial  music. 

"For  near  forty  years  the  men  of  the  South  who  were  in  the 
Confederate  army  and  the  men  who  were  in  the  Federal  army 
and  Democrats  have  occupied,  with  their  descendants,  a  sec- 
ondary place  in  the  councils  of  the  party ;  but  to  my  mind  the 
time  has  come  and  now  is  at  hand  when  we  no  longer  should 
listen  to  those  gentlemen  or  to  the  public  press  who  write  and 
talk  policy  as  against  principle  and  who,  when  any  man  has  the 
courage  to  stand  up  for  his  people,  say  to  him :  'Hush,  hush ; 
we  must  take  a  man  from  New  York  or  some  other  State.  If 
we  don't,  they  will  go  back  on  us.  and  we  can't  win.'  They  say 
it  will  never  do  to  take  a  candidate  from  the  South.  For  the 
sake  of  getting  to  be  an  attorney-general,  pension  agent,  mar- 
shal, or  deputy  marshal,  he  is  willing  to  take  a  back  seat  and 
allow  others  to  control  this  government. 

"It  was  not  so  in  our  grandfathers'  days.  It  was  not  so  when 
the  manhood  of  the  South  was  unbroken  and  when  Tennessee, 
with  Jackson,  Polk,  Grundy,  Cave  Johnson,  and  the  Browns 
led  the  people  of  this  State  and  stood  forth  upon  the  walls  of 
American  statesman<;hip,  bidding  defiance  to  any  and  all  comers. 
Now  we  crawl  upon  the  ground  where  our  fathers  walked  in 
majesty  like  men.  How  long  is  this  thing  to  last?  How  long 
will  we  sit  down  and  allow  others  to  govern  us  as  they  say,  'for 
our  own  good  and  the  public  welfare'  as  they  put  it.  It  is  to 
our  eternal  shame  and  disgrace,  as  I  sec  it  from  my  plane  of 
view  as  a  native  of  this  State.  We  have  acquiesced  in  the  past. 
Therefore,  let  the  past  go  and  let  the  dead  past  bury  its  dead, 
but  in  the  future  I  want  this  State  and  tlic  States  of  the  South 
to  assert  their  manhood." 


A  'WAR  ROMANCE. 

P.Y   W.  I!.  ROMINE,  PULASKI.  TEXN. 

The  proverb  that  truth  is  stranger  than  fiction  was  verified  in 
Pulaski  last  November. 

In  telling  the  story  we  iKgin  at  the  home  of  a  Law- 
rence County  farmer,  a  Union  man  named  White,  in  the  dark 
days  of  the  Civil  War.  One  of  a  squad  of  Confederate  sol- 
diers, W.  F.  Herron,  a  youth  of  seventeen,  in  obedience  to  his 
iifllcor's  command,  fired  a  fatal  bullet  at  Mr.  White. 


Later  Herron  was  captured  in  battle  and  sent  to  Alton,  111., 
where  he  remained  in  prison  until  this  portion  of  Tennessee 
passed  under  military  government.  Then  he  was  returned  to 
Pulaski  and  tried  for  the  murder  of  a  "loyal"  citizen.  The 
trial  was  like  many  others  in  those  dark  days.  Conviction  and 
sentence  followed. 

The  day  before  that  set  for  the  execution,  Mrs.  John  A. 
Jackson  called  to  sec  the  prisoner  at  the  jail.  She  spoke  kindly 
to  him  and  wrote  a  letter  for  him  to  his  loved  ones.  Then  as 
she  bade  him  good-by  he  appealed  to  her  with  intense  earnest- 
ness :  "Save  nie,  Mrs.  Jackson,  save  me  I  If  I  die  to-morrow,  I 
go  to  destruction."  Such  an  appeal  could  not  fail  to  touch  her 
heart.  She  wrote  a  letter  to  Gen.  Thomas  asking  for  a  respite 
that  the  young  man  might  prepare  for  death,  and  the  General 
granted  it  for  fifteen  days.  Then  at  the  solicitation  of  a  com- 
mittee of  prominent  citizens  Mrs.  Jackson  went  to  Washing- 
ton to  plead  with  President  Johnson  for  Herron's  life. 

After  much  trouble  and  delay  Mrs.  Jackson  succeeded  in  per- 
suading the  President  to  commute  the  sentence  to  life  im- 
prisonment. Indeed,  the  President  told  her  confidentially  that 
he  would  pardon  the  young  man  before  the  expiration  of  his 
term,  but  at  that  time  he  would  simply  commute  the  sentence 
to  life  imprisonment.  But  the  young  convict,  not  knowing  of 
this  secret  agreement,  saw  an  opportunity  to  escape  from 
prison,  seized  it,  and,  in  the  disguise  of  a  woman,  fled.  He 
went  into  Mexico,  and  later  located  in  one  of  the  western 
counties  of  Texas. 

In  time  Herron  married  and  now  has  two  grown-up  daugh- 
ters, one  of  whom  is  named,  in  fond  memory,  Fanny  Jackson, 
but  the  daughters  have  never  known  how  the  thought  of  be- 
ing torn  from  the  bosom  of  his  happy  little  family  and  con- 
signed to  the  felon's  cell  in  a  penitentiary  has  haunted  him. 

Not  long  ago  Herron  summoned  up  enough  courage  to  break 
the  long  silence  which  has  entombed  him  for  nearly  forty  years, 
and  again  appealed  to  Mrs.  Jackson  to  intercede  for  a  pardon. 
Realizing  what  a  terrible  blow  it  would  be  to  his  family  if  his 
secret  should  become  known,  she  undertook  the  task,  and. 
formulating  such  an  appeal  as  very  few  men  could  resist,  sent 
it  to  President  Roosevelt.  In  November  the  pardon  came.  The 
rest  of  the  sentence  was  remitted,  and  he  is  now  a  free  man. 

It  was  our  fortune  to  see  this  document  as  Mrs.  Jackson 
started  it  from  Pulaski  to  its  destination  in  Western  Texas, 
where  the  nearest  express  office  is  twenty  miles  from  the  home 
of  Frank  Herron.  He  knew  nothing  of  the  pardon  before- 
hand. Many  will  join  him  in  a  prayer  for  blessings  upon  the 
good  woman  who  worked  so  faithfully  and  without  faltering 
for  the  boy  prisoner,  whose  neck  she  saved  from  the  hang- 
man's rope  fnrtv  years  ago.  and  now  secures  a  pardon  for  him 
from  a  life  sentence  in  the  penitentiary  at  hard  labor  from  the 
United  Stales  government. 

Inquiry  fkom  a  Phi  Delta  Theta. — Walter  B.  Palmer,  509 
South  Spruce  Street.  Nashville,  Tenn.,  will  be  greatly  obliged 
to  any  one  who  will  furnish  him  information  about  the  follow- 
ing Confederate  soldiers: 

Oscar  F.  Rogers,  chaplain  Mississippi  Infantry.     What 

was  the  number  of  his  regiment,  and  years  of  service? 

John-G.  Hall,  lieutenant  colonel  Fifty-First  Tennessee  In- 
fantry, 1862-64.    What  other  commission  did  be  hold? 

Charles  \.  Hardin,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Sterling  Price.  1861-63. 
What  was  his  position? 

Andrew  T.  McKinney,  served  probably  in  some  Texas  com- 
mand. What  was  his  position,  company,  regiment,  and  years 
of  service? 


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^opfederat^  l/eterap. 


PRISON  CEMETERY,  ELMIRA,  N.  Y. 

D.  Eldredge,  Historian  Third  N.  H.  V.,  writes  the  follow- 
ing description  of  the  cemetery  at  Elmira,  N.  Y. : 

"The  portion  of  Woodlawn  Cemetery  set  apart  for  Con- 
federates who  died  at  the  Elmira  Prison  is  in  the  northeast 
corner,  oblong  in  shape,  and  running  east  and  west.  On  the 
right  of  the  plot  is  Davis  Street,  running  north  and  south, 
north  to  the  reformatory,  the  southern  course  running  nearly 
into  the  heart  of  the  city. 

"A  large  majority  of  the  graves  of  the  dead  Confederates 
art  now  level,  and  the  wooden  headboards  originally  placed 
have  long  ago  disappeared.  Nothing  marks  the  graves  save 
as  hereinafter  described — excepting  the  case  of  four  at  irregu- 
lar places,  on  eaci.  of  which  latter  loving  hands  of  relatives  or 
friends  have  erected  marble  mementos.  One  is  in  the  shape  of 
a  shaft  marked  'E.  K.  Lindsay,  C.  S.  N.,  Rockingham  County, 
N.  C. ;  died  May  Sth,   1865,  aged  21  years.'     Another  marked 


TWO  VIEWS   OF  WOODLAWN   CEMETERY. 

'VV.  B.  LeQuenx,  Company  I,  Twenty-First  Regiment,  S.  C. 
V. ;  died  September  7,  1S64,  aged  20  years,  nine  months.' 
Another  marked  'William  Ed.  Crawford,  Private  Company 
G,  Twenty-Fifth  S.  C.  V. ;  died  March  7,  1865,  aged  34  years. 

"In  the  left  upper  corner  are  two  rows  east  and  west,  graves 
of  the  Union  soldiers  who  died  at  the  prison  while  doing  guard 
duty.  There  are  likewise  two  rows,  east  and  west,  of  Confed- 
erates in  the  opposite  corner.  Apparently  these  last  named 
w^re  able  to  bear  the  expense  of  slabs,  or  may  have  left  funds 
for  surviving  comrades  to  perform  the  service  for  them.  Beau- 
tiful trees  wave  over  these  graves  and  across  the  westerly 
boundary;  but  the  large  majority  are  buried  in  rows,  seventeen 
double,  running  north  and  south,  the  graves  being  east  and 
west.  These  rows  extend  almost  over  the  entire  plot.  One 
grave  in  the  northeast  corner  row  reads :  'Anthony  Rankin, 
bom  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  died  in  Elmira,  aged  about  23 
years.  No.  1403.'  Another,  'John  Cavert  Plowden,  Clariden,  S. 
C,  died  May  3,  1865,  aged  39  years.' 

"In  the  two  views  the  left  one  shows  the  headstone  of 
Crawford,  and  the  right  shows  the  two  rows  in  the  northeast 
•corner.  As  to  the  actual  reason  why  these  two  rows  have 
lieadstones  and  a  larger  number  have  none,  the  writer  would 
"be  pleased  to  learn.  The  whole  plot  comprises  about  three 
acres,  and  the  graves  described,  including  those  not  visible, 
■occupy  the  northern  portion." 


Gen.  Fitzhugh  Lee's  Home. — The  people  of  Charlottes- 
ville, Va.,  are  rejoiced  that  Gen.  Fitzhugh  Lee  has  decided  to 
return  to  the  Virginia  University  after  his  temporary  residence 
at  RichiTiond.  In  the  early  spring  Gen.  Lee  will  begin  the 
erection  of  a  handsome  home.  It  will  front  to  the  west,  to- 
ward Rugby  Hall,  Gen.  Rosser's  residence.  The  land 
bought  by  Gen.  Lee  includes  a  very  handsome  grove  of  trees, 
and  when  the  proposed  improvements  are  made  the  place  will 
be  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in  the  country. 


STAFF  TO  COMMANDER  ALABAMA  DIVISION. 

The  following  names  are  announced  as  the  staff  of  Maj. 
Gen.  George  P.  Harrison,  commanding  the  Alabama  Division, 
U.  C.  V. : 

Col.  Harvey  E.  Jones,  Adjutant  General  and  Chief  of  Staff, 
Mobile;  Lieut.  Cols.  Nicholas  Stallworth,  Assistant  Adjutant 
General,  Evergreen ;  T.  R.  Roulhac,  Inspector  General,  Shef- 
field; Daniel  Coleman.  Judge  Advocate  General,  Huntsville ; 
J.  B.  Francis,  Paymaster  General,  Birmingham ;  Rinaldo  M. 
Greene,  Quartermaster  General,  Opelika ;  James  Lauderdale, 
Commissary  General,  Selma ;  James  M.  Mason,  Chaplain  Gen- 
eral, Evergreen;  James  G.  Thomas,  Surgeon  General,  Mobile; 
S.  H.  Dent,  Chief  of  Artillery,  Eufaula ;  John  C.  Webb,  Chief 
of  Engineers,  Demopolis ;  William  W.  Wadsworth,  Chief  of 
Ordnance,  V/adsworth ;  E.  Troup  Randle,  Chief  of  Cavalry, 
Union  Springs ;  William  Berney,  Assistant  Paymaster  Gen- 
eral and  Division  Treasurer.  Montgomery;  William  H.  Hurt, 
Assistant  Quartermaster  General,  Tuskegee;  Benjamin  M. 
Washburn,  Assistant  Commissary  General,  Montgomery; 
Joseph  F.  Johnston,  Judge  Advocate  General,  Birmingham; 
Thomas  T.  Roche,  Assistant  Inspector  General,  Mobile;  David 
M.  Scott,  Assistant  Chief  of  Engineers,  Selma;  Maj.  A.  H. 
Read,  Assistant  Surgeon  General,  Opelika. 

Aids-de-camp:  Majs.  James  R.  Crow,  Sheffield;  Robert  G. 
Hewitt,  Birmingham ;  Jason  G.  Giuce,  Eufaula ;  R.  H.  Bel- 
lamy, Fort  Mitchell ;  Richard  PI.  Adams,  Decatur ;  J.  B.  Beau- 
mont, LTnion  Springs ;  William  A.  Handley,  Roanoke ;  William 

E.  Wailes,  Selma ;  James  H.  Bickerstaff,  Scale ;  William  L. 
Nesbitt,  Brickyard;  Benjamin  F.  Roden,  Birmingham;  W.  B. 
Leedy,  Birmingham;  Benjamin  M.  Huey,  Marion;  James 
Prendergast,  Mobile;  Thomas  T.  Dorman,  Mobile;  Benjamin 

F.  Weathers,  Roanoke;  William  E.  Hudman,  Opelika.  In  ad- 
dition, he  appoints  the  following  aids  from  Montgomery : 
William  B.  Jones,  W.  W.  Screws,  George  W.  Ely,  J.  M.  Riley, 
John  Purifoy. 

Sons  of  Veterans:  Capts.  Thomas  S.  Fraser,  Union  Springs; 
Virgil  Bouldin,  Scottsboro ;  Thomas  M.  Owen,  Montgomery ; 
John  H.  Bankhead,  Jr.,  Jasper;  William  B.  Craig,  Selma; 
Boswell  deG.  Waddell,  Scale. 

Daughters  of  the  Confederacy:  Miss  Claude  Verdot  Cole- 
man, Sponsor,  Huntsville;  Miss  Maribelle  Williams,  First 
Maid  of  Honor,  Mobile;  Mrs.  A.  L.  Dowdell,  Chaperon,  Ope- 
lika :  Mrs.  Harvey  E.  Jones,  Matron,  Mobile. 

Honorary  Staff:  Lieut.  Gen.  Joseph  Wheeler,  Wheeler; 
Brig.  Gens.  E.  W.  Pettus,  Selma ;  John  T.  Morgan,  Selma ; 
George  D.  Johnston,  Tuscaloosa ;  Charles  M.  Shelley,  Bir- 
mingham ;  R.  D.  Johnston,  Birmingham ;  E.  W.  Rucker,  Bir- 
mingham ;  P.  D.  Bowles,  Evergreen ;  and  Fred  S.  Ferguson, 
former  Major  General  Alabama  Division,   Birmingham. 

Officers  of  Camp  Joseph  Adams. — At  a  meeting  of  Camp 
Joseph  Adams,  No.  1036,  U.  C.  V.,  Austin,  Ark.,  held  Febru- 
ary 7,  1903,  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing 
year:  Commander,  Monroe  Ragland ;  Adjutant,  T.  J.  Young; 
First  and  Second  Lieutenants,  J.  C.  Haggard  and  J.  B.  Burk- 
head ;  Quartermaster,  M.  J.  Apple ;  Surgeon,  Dr.  G  W.  Gran- 
berry  ;  Chaplain,  Rev.  W.  A.  Pendergrass ;  Officer  of  the  Day, 
David  Scroggs ;  Treasurer,  Grandison  Apple;  Sergeant  Major, 
W.  B.  Howell;  Color  Bearer,  G.  W.  Harkins;  Color  Ser- 
geants, J.  A.  Wliitty  and  J.  R.  Reed. 

J.  D.  Powell,  of  Eldorado  Springs,  Mo.,  desires  to  hear  from 
or  of  Jacob  Hammonj',  who  lived  in  Yadkin  County,  N.  C.  He 
went  to  Missouri  in  1S69,  but  returned  to  the  Old  North  State 
about  1873.  Comrade  Powell  mentions  that  after  the  surrender 
at  Appomattox  Mr.  Hammony  and  one  of  his  messmates  each 
"appropriated"  a  mule  to  get  home  on. 


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113 


CELEBRATION  AT  PITTSBURG. 

The  Southern  Society  of  Pittsburg  held  its  first  an- 
nual banquet  January  19,  at  Hotel  Henry,  about  one 
hundred  members  and  guests  being  present.  Col.  W. 
La  Rue  Thomas  of  Kentucky,  the  President  of  the 
society,  acted  as  toastmaster,  and  the  speakers  for 
the  occasion  were:  Maj.  Thomas  G.  Hayes,  of  Balti- 
more, Md. ;  Mr.  Samuel  Graham,  of  Virginia ;  Rev. 
Dr.  Thomas  N.  Boyle,  of  Pennsylvania ;  Rev.  E.  H. 
Ward,  of  Kentucky  ;  and  Mr.  Henry  J.  Ford,  of  Mary- 
land. Miss  Virginia  Lee,  of  Virginia,  recited  "The 
Sword  of  Lee." 

The  same  spirit  that  stimulated  the  organizers  of 
Southern  societies  in  all  of  the  large  cities  is  strongly 
manifest  in  Pittsburg,  and  the  members  evidence  an 
eagerness  to  promote  the  prosperity  and  advancement 
of  those  young  Southerners  who  enter  the  city  to 
carve  out  fortunes  in  the  various  walks  of  life. 

TlTe  officers  of  the  Southern  Society  are :  President, 
Col.  W.  La  Rue  Thomas,  Kentucky ;  First  Vice  Presi- 
dent, Mr.  J.  M.  Drill,  Maryland ;  'Second  Vice  Presi- 
dent, Mr.  S.  J-  Graham.  Virginia  :  Secretary,  Mr.  Fred- 
erick Wilson,  Virginia ;  Treasurer,  Mr.  Stuart  B.  Mar- 
shall, Kentucky. 

Celebration  at  Santa  .^n.x,  Cal.— The  Emma 
Sansom  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  conferred  crosses  of  honor 
upon  members  of  Hi  Bledsoe  Camp  on  January  ig, 
1903.  at  Santa  Ana,  Cal.  Mrs.  Victor  Montgomery, 
President  of  the  Chapter,  delivered  the  address  of  the 
evening,  which  combined  in  its  elegance  of  diction  and 
refinement  of  sentiment  elements  that  place  it  among 
the  most  graceful  addresses  of  the  Lee  celebration  of 
1903.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  address  thirty-eight  vet- 
erans were  presented  with  crosses  by  the  committee. 


Celebration  at  Winchester,  Ky, — The  Virginia 
Hanson  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  conducted  impressive  an- 
niversary exercises  on  January  19,  1903.  After  the  in- 
vocation by  Rev.  W.  Gumming  and  intr  ulucti  ry  re- 
marks by  President  ^^'eber,  of  Kentucky  Wcsle\an  Col- 
lege, the  Rev.  J.  R.  Deering,  of  Lexington,  delivered 
the  oration.  The  exercises  closed  with  presentat'on  of 
Crosses  of  Honor  by  Mrs.  Jennie  Catlierwood  Bean. 
A  pleasing  feature  of  the  evening  was  the  introduction 
into  the  musical  programme  of  a  song  written  by  Mrs. 
Sallie  Cunningham,  of  Pinegrove,  widow  of  the  gal- 
lant soldier,  Robert  Cunningham,  of  Clark  County,  Ky. 


Crosses  of  Honor  at  the  Tennessee  Confedi 
atf  Home. — On  January  20  members  of  the  Tenness 
Legislature  visited  the  Confederate  Soldiers'  Home. 
near  Nashville,  to  ascertain  the  condition  and  needs  of 
that  splendid  institution.  Mrs.  John  P.  Hickman,  Sec- 
retary of  the  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 
presented  the  inmates  of  the  Home  with  Crosses  of 
Honor.  In  making  the  presentation  Mrs.  Hickman 
gave  iiatriotic  expression  to  those  sentiments  which 
have  mafle  her  for  many  years  so  valued  a  member  of 
the  State  and  general  organizations. 

T.  A.  Morris,  Coal  Hill.  Ark.,  desires  to  hear  from 
any  comrades  of  Company  B,  Eighteenth  Virginia 
Battalion,  or  from  any  that  were  in  prison  at  New- 
port News,  Va. 


EVENTS  OP  CAMP  LIFE  IN  THE  ARMY. 

E.  L.  McKee,  Selma,  Ala.,  writes : 

I  read  last  spring  in  the  Veteran  "Scenes  around 
Dalton,"  in  which  mention  was  made  of  snowballing, 
gander-pulling,  and  shooting  deserters.  All  this  took 
place  the  winter  of  1864  while  Johnston's  army  was  in 
winter's  quarters  at  Dalton.  It  recalls  to  me  other 
memorable  events.  There  wr-e  eight  men  shot  for 
desertion  from  our  (Deas's)  brigade,  four  at  one  time 
and  four  at  another.  Of  the  first  four  that  were  shot, 
one  was  from  my  regiment,  the  Thirty-Ninth  Alabama. 
T'-.c  brigade  was  marched  out  to  the  place  to  witness  it. 
Each  man  sat  on  his  cofSn  blindfolded,  and  at  the 
crack  of  the  guns  each  one  fell  behind  his  coffin,  dead. 
When  the  other  four  were  shot  I  was  on  guard  by  the 
grave  where  the  first  ones  were  buried,  a  grave  wide 
enough  for  four  coffins.  Men  were  digging  a  grave 
by  the  side  of  this  one  to  receive  the  other  four. 
Where  I  stood  I  could  plainly  see  the  command  in  line 
and  the  men  sitting  on  their  coffins.  At  the  first  fire, 
three  of  the  condemned  fell  behind  their  coffins,  but 
the  other  one  fell  not.  He  was  placed  again  on  his 
coffin,  and  at  the  second  round  of  shots  he  fell  back- 
ward, still  not  dead.  For  the  third  time  he  was 
placed  on  his  coffin  and  then  was  shot  dead.  These 
eight  deserters  lie  now  evidently  side  by  side  near  Dal- 
ton, Ga.  The  man  shot  from  our  regiment  (Thirty- 
Ninth  Alabama)  was  a  married  man,  and  had  been  sent 
home  after  the  Kentucky  campaign  to  get  a  box  of 
clothing  for  his  company,  C.  One  from  each  company 
of  our  regiment  had  been  sent  home  for  the  same  pur- 
pose. All  returned  with  boxes  except  this  man,  who 
was  brought  back  under  guard.  A  year  or  so  after- 
wards, one  of  the  others,  only  eighteen  years  of  age, 
had  deserted  three  times. 

With  heavy  snow  on  the  ground,  one  of  the  regi- 
ments belonging  to  Deas's  Brigade  began  snowballing 
another.  Then  they  would  reenforce  and  go  to  an- 
other brigade  and  snowball  them,  till  the  whole  divi- 
sion was  engaged.  One  man  was  wounded  from  my 
company.  A,  and  a  gash  cut  in  his  head,  rendering  him 
hors  de  combat. 

Our  division,  Hindman's,  concluded  they  would  go 
to  Stephenson's  Division  and  whip  them.  So  we 
formed  line  of  battle,  our  colors  flying,  commanded 
by  a  colonel.  Stephenson's  Division  saw  us  coming, 
so  they  formed  line  and  forwarded  to  meet  us,  Gen. 
Stephenson  taking  command  in  person.  The  conse- 
quence was  they  sent  us  flying  back  to  our  camp  with- 
out our  colors. 

The  gander-pulling  that  I  witnessed  was  not  at  Dal- 
ton, but  just  before  Brag.g  started  into  Kentucky.  The 
.gander  was  tied  to  the  limb  of  a  tree,  head  down,  neck 
greased,  and  some  distance  from  the  ground.  The 
boys  would  stand  off  some  distance,  then  run.  and  as 
they  reached  the  bird,  would  make  a  jump  to  catch  him 
by  the  neck.  Some  would  miss,  others  would  catch 
hold,  but  their  hands  would  slip.  The  old  gander 
would  squall  when  this  was  done.  This  fun.  or  crueltv'. 
went  on  for  some  time  before  the  neck  was  pulled  off. 
I  believe  the  one  doing  this  fell  heir  to  the  gnovc. 

"Rand,  McNally's  Pocket  Atlas  of  the  World,"  462 
pages.     Price,  50  cents.    With  the  Veti:r,vx,  $1.25. 


114 


Qoijfederate  l/eteraij. 


THE  LAST  ORDER.  TO  STACK  ARMS. 

While  in  prison  at  Fort  Delaware  Capt.  Joseph  Blyth  AH- 
ston,  upon  hearing  of  Lee's  surrender  at  Appomattox,  penned 
these  lines: 

Stack  Arms. 

"Stack  Anns !"  I've  gladly  heard  the  cry 

When,  weary  with  the  dusty  tread 
Of  marching  troops,  as  night  drew  nigh, 

I  sank  upon  my  soldier  bed 
And  calmly  slept,  the  starry  dome 

Of  heaven's  blue  arch  my  canopy. 
And  mingled  with  my  dreams  of  home 

The  thought  of  Peace  and  Liberty. 

"Stack  Arms !"  I've  heard  it  when  the  shout 

E.xulting  rang  along  our  line. 
Of  foes  hurled  back  in  bloody  route. 

Captured,  dispersed ;  its  tones  divine 
Then  came  to  my  enraptured  ear, 

Guerdon  of  duty  nobly  done, 
And  glistened  on  my  cheek  a  tear 

Of  grateful  joy  for  victory  won. 

"Stack  Arms !"  in  faltering  accents  slow 

And  sad  it  creeps  from  tongue  to  tongue, 
A  broken,  murmuring  wail  of  woe, 

From  manly  hearts  by  anguish  wrung. 
Like  victims  of  a  midnight  dream. 

We  move,  we  know  not  how  or  why, 
For  life  and  hope  but  phantoms  seem 

And  it  would  be  relief — to  die. 


THE  OLD  NORTH  STATE. 

Song  and  Chorus.    Words  by  Hon.  Wm.  Gaston. 
Carolina !    CaroHna !    Heaven's  blessings  attend  her. 
While  we  live  we  will  cherish,  protect,  and  defend  her ; 
Though  the  scorner  may  sneer  at,  and  witling  defame  her. 
Yet  our  hearts  swell  with  gladness  whenever  we  name  her. 

Chorus. 
Hurrah  !    Hurrah!    The  old  North  State  forever! 
Hurrah  !    Hurrah  !    The  good  old  North  State. 

Though  she  envies  not  others  their  merited  glory. 
Whose  name  stands  the  foremost  in  Liberty's  story? 
Though  too  true  to  herself  e'er  to  crouch  to  oppression. 
Who  can  yield  to  just  rule  a  more  loyal  submission? 

Plain  and  artless  her  sons,  but  whose  doors  open  faster 
To  the  knock  of  the  stranger  or  tale  of  disaster? 
How  like  to  the  rudeness  of  their  dear  native  mountains, 
With  rich  ore  in  their  bosoms  and  life  in  their  fountains ! 

And  her  daughters,  the  queen  of  the  forest  resembling, 
So  graceful,  so  constant,  to  gentlest  breath  trembling; 
True  lightwood  at  heart,  let  the  match  be  applied  them. 
How  they  kindle  in  flame  none  know  but  who've  tried  them ! 

Then  let  all  who  love  us  love  the  land  that  we  live  in, 
As  happy  a  region  as  on  this  side  of  heaven. 
Where  plenty  and  freedom,  love  and  peace  smile  before  us, 
Raise  aloud,  raise  together  the  heart-thrilling  chorus. 


suppose  the  Lord  v.ill  find  (or  you  to  do  there?" 
"\Vt!l,  you  know  I  have  always  been  taught  that  the 
Lord  finds  some  pleasant  occupation  for  his  saints, 
and  naturally  selects  work  that  he  knows  will  be 
pleasant,  and  I  think  it  is  highly  probable  that  he  will 
put  nie  to  killing  Yankees — provided  there  are  any 
;!iprr!"  

COMRADE     M'CONNELL,    A    SCOUT    FOR    FORREST. 

\V.  M.  McConnell,  whose  excellent  picture  is  here- 
with presented,  is  a  native  of  Hartsville,  Tenn.,  was 
born  January  7,  1833.  He  was  raised  in  Fulton  Coun- 
ty, Ky.,  and'  joined  Henderson's  Scouts,  under  Gen. 
Forrest,  where  he  served  during  the  war,  surrender- 
ing at  Gainesville,  Ala.  Maj.  Charles  W.  Anderson, 
a  confidential  staff  officer  to  Gen.  Forrest,  in  a  letter 
to  Capt.  J.  W.  Morton,  chief  of  Forrest's  Artillery, 
pays  fine  tribute  to  Capt.  McConnell's  efficiency  as 
an  officer  of  Henderson's  Scouts.  He  savs :  "When 


^^^Sw^^^^^H 

.^^1 

-^^^H 

<  -  .^ .  '■rxxaHJil^^H 

Was  He  Never  Reconstructed? — I  was  in  a  bar- 
bershop when  one  old  chap  was  in  the  chair  and  an- 
other was  close  by  talking  to  him  on  the  subject  of  re- 
ligion, and  this  is  what  I  overheard :  "You  say  you 
expect  to  go  to  heaven  when  you  die?    What"  do  you 


COL.   W.    M.   M  CON'NELL. 

sent  on  missions  of  great  importance,  the  execution 
of  which  required  energy,  intelligence,  and  nerve,  they 
were  ever  faithfully  executed,  and  I  know  he  was 
highly  appreciated  by  Gen.  Forrest  as  a  reliable,  ef- 
ficient, and  brave  officer  of  that  department  in  the 
service." 

The  Veteran  hopes  ere  long  to  have  from  Com- 
rade McConnell  some  valuable  reminiscences,  of 
which  he  is  possessed. 


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115 


WADE'S  SUPERNUMAEY  SCOUTS. 

S.  B.  Barron,  Third  Texas  Cavalry.  Rusk,  Tex. : 

In  the  autumn  of  1864,  after  the  fall  of  Atlanta, 
while  Gen.  Sherman  occupied  that  city,  and  Gen. 
Hood's  army  was  in  the  vicinity  of  Jonesboro,  1  joined 
the  "Supernumerary  Scouts,"  commanded  by  Capl. 
H.  W.  Wade,  of  the  Sixth  Texas  Cavalry.  This  party 
was  composed  of  commissioned  officers  from  the  four 
regiments  of  Ross's  Brigade,  and  operated,  for  the 
time,  in  the  territory  lying  north  of  tlie  West  Point 
railroad  and  south  of  the  Chattahoochee  River — west 
of  Gen.  Sherman's  outpost — about  twelve  miles  out 
from  .\llanta,  in  the  direction  of  Campbcllton,  on  the 
soutli  bank  of  tlie  Chattahoochee  River,  twenty-two 
miles  from  Atlanta,  entering  which  there  were  two 
roads,  the  Ridge  road  and  the  River  road.  The  latter 
led  out  at  the  northeastern  part  of  the  town,  and  along 
the  south  bank  of  the  river  for  quite  a  distance ;  the 
former  extended  to  the  southeastern  part  of  the  town, 
and  diverged  considerably  from  the  River  road.  For 
a  distance  of  two  or  three  miles,  owing  to  intervening 
ravines,  fences,  and  brier  thickets,  it  was  impossible 
for  a  horseman  to  pass  from  one  to  the  other. 

One  morning  we  met  Lieut.  Bob  Lee  with  his  scouts, 
and  all  agreed  to  go  on  an  expedition  to  the  immediate 
f"ont  of  Gen.  Sherman's  army.  Bob  Lee,  for  gallantry 
an<l  efficiency  as  a  scout,  had  been  jiromoted  from  the 
ranks  of  the  Ninth  Texas  Cavalry  to  lirst  lieutenant, 
and  placed  in  command  of  a  regular  scouting  party. 
Ca]3t.  Wade's  party  numbered  twenty-one,  and  Lieut. 
Lee's  nineteen,  all  well  mounted  and  armed  exclusively 
with  Colt's  revolvers,  of  which  we  carried  from  two 
to  four  each.  On  the  way  we  were  joined  by  a  con- 
valescent from  the  Third  Texas  Cavalry,  making  a 
total  of  forty-one  men. 

We  moved  due  north,  sometimes  by  road  or  trail,  and 
sometimes  througli  the  forest  without  a  road.  Finally, 
coming  to  the  back  of  a  large  farm,  we  passed  througli 
it  and  struck  the  Ridge  road  one  or  two  miles  west  of 
Gon.  Sherman's  outpost.  Near  the  road  we  came  to 
a  farmhouse  where  we  captured  two  Federal  infantry 
soldiers  in  the  act  of  cleaning  one  of  the  farmer's  hogs 
whicli  they  had  just  killed.  These  men  informed  us 
that  a  party  of  about  sixty  cavalry,  with  a  couple  of 
wagons,  liad  passed  on  in  the  direction  of  Cam])lx-lllnn. 
'!"\\o  of  our  men  were  sent  back  from  this  ])lace  wiih 
the  captured  prisoners.  When  we  reentered  the  road 
till-  fresJi  tracks  of  our  friends,  the  enemy,  were  plainly 
visil)le.  At  the  first  house  on  the  road  we  were  told 
substantially  wiiat  the  two  prisoners  had  told  us.  Evi- 
dently they  had  gone  to  Campbellton  on  a  plundering 
expedition. 

Two  of  our  men  were  sent  on  to  ascertain  tliis  fact, 
and  we  moved  slowly  to  within  about  two  miles  of  tlie 
town.  Selecting  a  position  at  the  top  of  a  hill  com- ' 
manding  a  view  of  the  road,  for  one  or  two  hundred 
yards  we  formed  a  line  parallel  with  and  south  of  t1ie 
road,  a  few  paces  in  the  brush,  and  patiently  wailed 
for  them. 

In  due  time  our  two  scouts  came  galloping  back, 
pursued  by  two  Federal  cavalrymen,  one  of  whom 
passed  along  our   front,  stopping  opposite  our  right 


flank.  To  us,  standing  as  we  were,  reined  up  just  a 
little  out  of  the  road  with  drawn  pistols,  intending  to 
charge  them  in  the  flank  when  they  came  opposite  to 
us,  this  fellow  presented  a  tempting  target,  too  much 
to  be  resisted  by  one  of  our  men,  who,  with  a  well- 
aimed  shot,  dropped  him  from  his  horse.  We  could 
already  see  the  head  of  their  column  coming  slowly 
up  the  hill  toward  us.  .\mong  other  plunder  taken 
from  the  citizens  were  some  cows  and  calves  which 
they  were  driving. 

V\'hen  the  one  shot  was  fired  from  our  ambush,  with 
one  impulse  we  rushed  into  the  road,  wheeling  our 
horses  to  the  left ;  with  a  loud  yell,  we  charged  at  a 
gallop.  They  were  armed  with  seven-shooting  Spencer 
rifles,  a  few  of  them  also  carrying  Colt's  revolvers, 
and  the  majority  rather  poorly  mounted.  As  soon  as 
they  realized  the  situation  they  reversed  their  column 
and  started  at  full  speed  for  Campbellton  and  the 
River  road.  Uphill  and  downhill,  over  bad  road  as 
well  as  good  road,  they  rushed,  constantly  firing  back 
at  us  as  they  went.  W'e  easily  overtook  them  and 
pressed  their  rear  every  inch  of  the  way,  keeping  up 
a  constant  fire  with  revolvers.  The  command  to  "Halt ! 
surrender!"  often  given,  was  in  the  main  unheeded. 
In  some  instances  our  men  would  run  into  their  ranks, 
passing  some  of  their  men  in  the  extreme  rear,  when 
the  efTort  to  shoot  one  of  our  men  in  the  back  was  an- 
ticipated, and  the  unlucky  fellow  who  made  the  at- 
tempt would  catch  a  pistol  ball  in  the  back  of  his  head 
.•\l30ut  one-third  of  their  best  mounted  men,  with  one 
w-agon  and  team,  succeeded  in  passing  through  tlie 
town  and  into  the  other  road.  Passing  through  to  the 
outer  edge  of  the  town,  we  gave  up  the  race.  I, 
with  others,  rode  back  to  gather  up  arms  and,  loose 
horses  and  to  count  the  number  dc  hors.  We  found 
14  dead,  15  wounded,  and  12  who  had  surrendered 
unhurt.  To  sum  up.  we  were  in  possession  of  one 
wagon  and  four  mules,  with  the  plunder,  "flat  to- 
bacco." chickens,  turkeys,  etc.,  between  30  and  40 
rifles,  a  few  revolvers,  and  some  fifteen  horses.  We 
placed  three  or  four  slightly  wounded  men  in  the 
wagon,  paired  ofl'  with  the  twelve  prisoners,  and 
leisurely  marched  off  toward  our  army,  leaving  the 
dead  and  severely  wounded  to  be  cared  for  by  their 
more  fortiuiatc  comrades. 

Except  that  two  or  three  of  our  men.  who  had  ridden 
too  close  to  the  muzzles  of  their  guns,  were  powder- 
Iwrned  in  their  faces,  not  one  of  us  had  received  the 
slightest  injury. 

A  JOURNEY  WITH  JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 

By  W.  T.  Moore.  ^IcKinney,  Tex.: 

During  October,  j86o,  when  a  lad  of  fifteen  years 
of  age.  I  left  my  home  in  Hinds  County.  Miss.,  and 
journeyed  to  Washington  City,  there  to  enter  George- 
town College  as  a  student.  When  Mississippi  had  se- 
ceded from  the  Union  I  returned  home,  leaving  W^ash- 
ington  in  February.  iS^i.  on  a  steamer  for  Warrenton, 
\^a.  Boarding  the  train  at  this  point,  I  bought  a  news- 
paper, in  which  I  saw  for  the  first  time  an  article  men- 
tioning Jefferson  Davis  as  the  probable  President  of 
tlie  seceded  and  seceding  States.  While  reading  the 
article  a  gentleman  and  lady  and  little  girl  took  the 


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Qopfederat^  l/eterap. 


seat  in  front  of  me,  and  I  at  once  recognized  Mr.  Davis. 
The  car  was  well  filled  with  passengers,  many  of  whom 
were  Congressmen  from  the  seceding  States.  Turning 
to  me  and  speaking  kindly,  Mr.  Davis  asked  me  my 
destination.  When  I  replied,  "I  am  going  to  my  home 
in  Mississippi,"  Mrs.  Davis  said,  "We  are  going  there, 
too,  and  if  you  have  no  objection,  won't  you  permit 
our  little  daughter  to  sit  beside  you?"  I  most  willingly 
acceded,  .md  later  I  handed  I\Ir.  Davis  the  paper  and 
pointed  t  )  the  article  I  had  been  reading.  Our  journey 
from  Alexandria  to  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  was  pleasant, 
and  I  relieved  Mrs.  Davis  of  the  care  of  the  little  one 
(who  is  now  Mrs.  Hayes),  carrying  her  in  my  arms 
from  one  train  to  another,  and  always  going  ahead  to 
select  a  good  seat  for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis.  Between 
Bristol  and  Knoxville  a  freight  wreck  had  occurred, 
and  baggage,  passengers,  and  other  things  had  to  be 
transferred  for  some  distance  around  the  wreck.  The 
weather  was  very  cold,  so  I  wrapped  the  little  girl  up 
well  and  hurried  to  the  train  awaiting  us,  selecting  two 
good  seats  near  the  stove.  Soon  Mr.  Davis  and  wife 
entered  and  thanked  me  for  my  kindness.  Very  soon 
the  car  was  crowded  with  many  distinguished  states- 
men, and  while  waiting  for  the  transfer  of  the  baggage 
most  of  them  gathered  near  the  stove.  For  an  hour 
or  more  a  spirited  conversation  ensued  in  regard  to  the 
present  and  future  of  both  North  and  South.  During 
this  conversation  an  elderly-looking  gentleman  entered 
and  neared  the  stove,  Mr.  Davis  calling  him  "Mr.  Bell." 
I  looked  at  him  and  then  at  the  picture  I  was  wearing 
on  the  lapel  of  my  coat,  and  knew  it  must  be  the  Hon. 
John  Bell,  of  Tennessee,  who  was  the  lately  defeated 
Whig^  candidate  for  the  presidency.  So  I  took  the 
little  girl  on  my  knee  and  proffered  him  the  seat  beside 
me.  During  the  conversation  Mr.  Davis  asked  Mr. 
Bell  what  he  now  proposed  to  do.  As  quick  as  he  could 
make  answer  he  replied :  "Mr.  Davis,  I  am  too  old  for 
active  service  in  the  field ;  but  be  assured,  sir,  if  it  be- 
comes necessary  I  shall  take  the  stump  in  Tennessee 
and  use  all  of  my  power  to  have  my  State  represented 
by  sixty  or  eighty  thousand  soldiers  for  the  South." 
At  Knoxville  Mr.  Davis  made  a  speech  from  the  rear 
platform  of  the  train.  At  Chattanooga  he  and  Mrs. 
Davis  left  the  train,  and  T  never  met  him  again.  He 
was  a  grand  man. 

CRITICISM  or  GEN.  BRAGG  AT  SHILOH. 

M.  R.  Tunno  writes  from  Savannah,  Ga. :  "The  com- 
munication of  Chief  Justice  Bunn,  of  Arkansas,  in  the 
October  Veteran  carries  my  thoughts  back  to  Shiloh. 
Comrade  Bunn  says:  "The  Confederates  should,  and 
could,  have  attacked  the  Federal  army  on  the  5th  in- 
stead of  the  6th  of  April,  and  thus  had  two  days  in- 
stead of  one  to  defeat  and  virtually  disorganize  Grant's 
army  present,  for  Buell  could  not  have  arrived,'  etc. 
Gen.  Johnston  did  plan  the  attack  for  April  5 ;  and 
had  it  been  made  on  that  day,  who  can  doubt  that  the 
result  would  have  been  different  ?  Who  and  what  cir- 
cumstances prevented  the  opening  of  that  battle  on  the 
5th,  as  intended?  Gen.  Bragg's  tardiness  in  getting 
into  position  on  the  4th  of  April  thus  deferred  the  battle 
one  day,  and  gave  Buell  time  to  arrive  and  reen force 
Grant.     We  know  now  that  after  the  failure  of  Gen. 


Bragg  to  get  into  position  Gen.  Beauregard  wished 
to  retrace  his  steps;  but  Gen.  Jol'.nston  determined 
otherwise,  and  he  was  warmly  supported  by  Gen.  Polk. 
Whether  Gen.  Beauregard  committed  a  great  mis- 
take or  not  in  the  afternoon  of  April  6 — and  in  my 
opinion  he  did  make  a  blunder — Gen.  Bragg  lost  us 
that  battle.  He  had  no  greater  difficulties  on  the  line  of 
march  from  Corinth  to  retard  him  than  had  Gens. 
Polk,  Hardee,  and  Breckenridge.  The  same  vacilla- 
tion and  incompetency  marked  '  "'i  in  his  Kentucky 
campaign  and  at  Chickamauga.  i._  i-ved  our  glorious 
Confederacy  and  would  have  given  up  his  life  for  it; 
but,  nevertheless,  he  handicapped  our  cause  by  his  in- 
ability to  fill  the  high  positions  of  lieutenant  general 
commanding  a  corps  and  commander  in  chief  of  an 
army  in  the  field.  As  a  disciplinarian  and  an  organizer 
of  a  camp  of  instruction  he  was  facile  princeps,  but 
otherwise  he  was  a  failure." 

The  Veteran  varies  from  its  rule  in  giving  the 
above,  which  was  received  in  November.  While  these 
columns,  of  course,  should  be  open  to  just  criticism, 
the  writer  knows  that  it  is  impossible  to  tell  whether 
"tardiness"  of  a  general  to  get  his  command  in  position 
is  a  correct  statement.  There  were  hindrances  in  some 
areas  over  others  that  cannot  be  explained.  The  writer 
was  not  an  admirer  of  Gen.  Bragg  during  the  war,  but 
the  developments  in  these  later  years  entitle  him  to  full 
measure  of  what  Comrade  Tunno  says  of  his  loyalty 
and  his  readiness  to  sacrifice  his  life  for  the  Confed- 
eracy. 

"LEE  TO  THE  REAR." 

From  J^.  G.  Wheeler,  Manor,  Tex. : 
!My  attention  has  been  called  to  the  following  sentence 
which  occurs  in  the  December  (1902J  Veteran,  page 

557: 

"It  was  Col.  Funkhouser  who  suggested  that  Gen. 
Lee  go  to  the  rear  on  May  12,  1864,  at  Spottsylvania, 
when  the  General  insisted  on  leading  the  charge  to  re- 
establish his  lines  after  Gen.  Hancock,  with  40,000 
men,  had  broken  them  and  captured  most  of  John- 
ston's Division,  and  it  was  one  of  his  old  company  (W. 
A.  Compton)  who  led  Gen.  Lee's  horse  to  the  rear." 

I  cannot  say  what  occurred  at  Spottsylvania  on  May 
12,  1864,  but  the  historic  episode  that  suggested  Miss 
Mollie  E.  Moore's  poem,  "Lee  at  the  Wilderness,"  and 
McArdle's  great  picture,  "Lee  at  the  Wilderness," 
which  was  lost  when  the  old  capitol  at  Austin  was 
burned,  belongs  to  the  Texas  Brigade  of  Hood's  old 
Division,  Longstreet's  Corps. 

On  the  morning  of  May  6,  1864,  when  Hood's  Divi- 
sion arrived  at  a  point  near  the  battlefield  of  the  Wilder- 
ness, we  were  halted  a  few  minutes  to  form  in  line  of 
battle.  I  was  within  twenty  feet  of  Gen.  Lee  when  he 
said :  "Texans,  I  want  to  lead  your  brigade  and  turn 
the  tide  of  this  battle."  I  think  I  was  first  to  perceive 
the  magnitude  of  the  mistake  it  would  be  for  Gen.  Lee 
to  be  exposed  to  what  we  were  about  to  enter,  and  I 
cried  out,  "Gen.  Lee,  we  will  go  wherever  you  wish 
without  you ;"  and  then  a  good  many  called  out,  "Lee 
to  the  rear !  Lee  to  the  rear !" 

I  cannot  recollect  who  caught  his  bridle  and  turned 
his  horse,  but  I  have  an  indistinct  memorv  of  seeing 


Qopfederate  l/eterai> 


liT 


Shumate,  Bill  Burgess,  Duffan,  and  one  of  the  Harrys 
very  near  him. 

That  it  was  accepted  as  a  historical  fact  that  the  in- 
cident belonged  to  the  Texas  Brigade  was  proved  by 
the  McArdle  picture  referred  to.  The  living  Texans 
who  were  there  will  confirm  these  statements. 


NUMBERS   WHO  FOUGHT  IN  THE  SIXTIES. 

Hosea  D.  Loftis : 

Looking  back  through  the  lapse  of  years,  when  all  bit- 
terness and  passion  engendered  by  the  terrible  strife  of 
1861  to  1865  has  passed  away,  wc  can  approach  the  sub- 
ject calmly  and  dispassionately.  We  are  a  nation  ce- 
mented by  our  brothers'  blood.  The  war  was  a  war 
fought  by  American  soldiers  against  American  soldiers, 
where  brother  was  oftentimes  arrayed  against  brother, 
and  father  against  son.  There  is  no  need  for  us  to  try 
to  sectionalize  bravery ;  we  know  that  the  man  from 
Maine  was  as  brave  as  the  man  from  South  Carolina, 
and  z'icc  z'crsd.  We  have  arrived  at  the  conclusion 
that  the  South,  from  first  to  last,  put  over  one  million 
men  in  the  field,  and  we  base  this  conclusion  on  the 
census  of  i860,  showing  the  male  population  of  mil- 
itary age — eighteen  to  forty-five — in  the  eleven  seced- 
ing States,  as  follows:  Alabama,  65.231;  Arkansas. 
99,967;  Florida,  15,739;  Georgia,  111,000;  Louisiana, 
83,456;  Mississippi,  70,295;  North  Carolina,  115,309; 
South  Carolina,  55,646;  Tennessee,  159,353;  Texas, 
92,145;  Virginia,  196,587. 

We  know  that  every  man  of  military  age  served  in 
the  army  in  some  capacity,  except  those  disqualified 
by  bodily  infirmities.  The  conscript  from  sixteen  to 
sixty  put  thousands  more  into  the  Confederate  armies; 
and  thousands  from  the  border  States  of  Maryland, 
Kentucky,  and  Missouri  still  swelled  the  number.  To 
further  refute  the  600,000  statement,  since  the  war 
some  of  the  States  have  tried  to  correct  their  rolls  and 
give  statements  of  the  number  they  furnished  the 
Confederate  armies. 

1  believe  my  own  State  of  North  Carolina  was  the 
fir>t  to  rejjort.  She  has  upon  her  roll  the  names  of 
125,000  men.  and  Maj.  Moore  says  there  were  thou- 
sands furnished  whose  names  do  not  appear.  These 
names,  to  his  own  personal  knowledge,  are  recalled  by 
various  comrades. 

At  the  dedication  of  Chickamauga  the  Governor  of 
Alabama  claimed  100,000  for  that  State,  and  Tennessee 
claims  100,000.  This  leaves  eight  States  to  furnisli 
300,000.  We  know  the  South  had  a  population  of 
5,000,000  when  the  war  began,  and  one  in  five  is  the 
military  estimate.  We  have  reports  from  the  States 
of  Pennsylvania,  Massachusetts,  Ohio,  and  Indiana, 
with  an  efjual  population,  and  these  sent  over  600,000 
volunteers  to  put  down  the  "rebellion."  Shall  we  be- 
lieve they  were  more  patriotic  than  the  South  ? 

We  know  very  little  attention  was  paid  to  rolls  in  the 
latter  jiart  of  the  war.  Just  so  an  orderly  sergeant 
had  the  name,  nothing  further  was  required.  No;  the 
South  did  better  than  tlie  figures  indicate.  I  believe 
she  placed  over  one  million  men  to  her  defense. 


CLOSE  CALL  NEAR  MURFREESBORO. 

Frank  T.  Ryan  writes  in  entertaining  story  of  his 
escape  from  a  falling  tree  in  the  sixties,  in  which  he 
states :    "In   reviewing  the   tablets   of   my   memory    I 
find  that  the  very  closest  call  I  had  as  a  soldier  was 
when  I  thought  I  was  most  secure  and  free  from 
harm.    It  was  Christmas  week,  and  we  were  having  a 
glorious  time  for  soldiers,  plenty  to  eat  and  monev  in 
abundance,   as   we  had   recently   been   paid   off.     W'e 
were  encamped  in  a  beautiful  region  of  Middle  Ten- 
nessee, some  fifteen  miles  east  of  the  town  of  Mur- 
freesboro.    We  had  pitched  our  tents  on  the  edge  of 
a  beautiful  timbered  piece  of  land.    As  we  had  been 
encamped  here  for  several  weeks,  we  had  made  sad 
havoc  with  the  timber,  and  with  a  few  exceptions  had 
about  cleared  it  all  up.     A  few  messes  had  preserved 
some  of  the  finest  old  trees.    Taking  my  blanket  and 
book,  I  concluded  to  go  out  and  spread  my  blanket 
down  in   the  balmy  sunshine  among  the  tall  sedge 
grass  and  read  awhile.     I  had  not  been  thus  engaged 
long  until  I  read  myself  to  sleep.    One  of  those  fine  old 
trees  that  bad  been  preserved  stood  at  the  mouth  of 
a  tent  just  opposite  to  where  I  was  lying.    Some  sol- 
diers had  just  about  struck  their  last  lick  toward  cut- 
ting it  down — it  was  toppling  preparatory  to  falling — 
when  they  first  spied  me  lying  oflf  in  the  grass  asleep. 
From  where  they  stood  it  looked  as  if  I  were  in  the  di- 
rect line  of  the  falling  tree,  and  began  to  cry  out  in 
their  loudest  tones  to  me  to  get  up  and  f^ee  for  safety. 
As  I  awoke  from  my  deep  sleep,  the  first  thing  that 
met  my  dazed,  half-awake  vision  was  this  falling  tree, 
and  it  looked  as  big  as  Stone  Mountain,  and  as  if  it 
were  falling  directly  toward  me.    I  arose  and  began  to 
run  wiUi  all  my  might.     The  faster  I  ran  the  Touder 
my  comrades  called,  and  just  as  I  was  about  to  run 
immediately  under  its  huge  trunk  I  stumbled  and  fell, 
the  limbs  completely  encircling  me.     Fortunately  I 
was  not  hurt  beyond  a  few  scratches,  but  scared— 
don't  mention    it.      Then    I   realized    what   a  narrow 
escape  from  a  miserable  death  I  had  made,  for  a  few 
steps  farther  would  have  put  me  under  the  body  of 
the  tree,  and   I   would  have   made  them   had   I'not 
stumbled  and  fell.     Upon  after  investigation  it  was 
found  that  had  my  comrades  not  disturbed  me  I  should 
have  been  entirely  out  of  the  track  of  the  falling  tree, 
and  thereby  safe.    Being  aroused  so  suddenly,  and  in 
my  half-awake  state,  I  was  running  to,  instead  of  from, 
the  tree,  but  from  their  standpoint  it  looked  as  if  I 
were  in  great  danger.     How  true  it  is  that  'there  is  a 
divinity  that  shapes  our  ends,'  for,  had  I  not  provi- 
dentially fallen.  I  would  certainlv  have  been  crushed 
into  the  earth  on  that  beautiful  December  day." 


At  a  meeting  of  Camp  John  Morgan,  No.  448,  U.  C. 
v.,  De  Queen,  Ark.,  Sep: ember  6,  1902,  the  following 
resolution  was  introduced  and  adopted : 

Resolved.  That  this  Camp  most  heartilv  indorses  the 
action  of  Miss  Laura  Galtt.  of  Louisville,  Kv..  in  refus- 
ing to  sing  "Marching  through  Georgi;."  when  order- 
ed to  do  so  by  a  teacher  of  the  public  schools  of  that 
city.  W.  S.  Ray.  Commander: 

John  G.  McKean,  Adjutant. 


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Confederate  Ueterap. 


INCIDENTS  OF  GEN.    M'PHEKSON'S  DEATH. 

Concerning  the  killing  of  jMcPherson,  Hon.  A.  W. 
Hutton,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  writes:  "IMr.  Wm.  B. 
Cullen,  of  Glendora,  Los  Angeles  County,  called  to 
see  me,  and  in  the  conversation  said  that  he  wished 
to  furnish  the  Veterax  a  statement  in  regard  to  Gen. 
McPherson's  death  before  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July  22,  1864. 
Mr.  Cullen  is  a  native  of  Culpeper  County,  Va.  His 
father  owned  a  plantation  near  Oxford,  ]\Iiss.,  in  1861, 
and  young  Cullen  was  attending  the  preparatory  de- 
partment of  the  University  of  jMississippi.  He  volun- 
teered at  once  as  a  member  of  the  Lamar  Rifles  (L.  Q. 
C.  Lamar's  original  company),  which  became  Com- 
pany G  in  the  Eleventh  Mississippi  Regiment.  He 
served  in  it  until  he  lost  his  right  arm  in  the  battle  of 
Seven  Pines,  when  he  was  discharged,  but  continueu 
to  the  close  of  the  war  to  do  staff  duty,  serving  in 
various  detached  positions.  He  married  after  the  war, 
and  came  to  CaHfornia.  With  his  one  arm  he  went  to 
work  on  a  ranch,  and  by  his  indomitable  pluck  and  in- 
dustry owns  one  of  the  best  fruit  ranches  in  the  coun- 
ty. He  has  also  held  the  office  of  county  tax  collector, 
and  is  one  of  our  most  popular  and  worthy  citizens. 
His  statement  was  written  by  me  and  read  to  him. 
'Robert  F.  Coleman,  a  private  of  Gen.  Pat  Cle- 
burne's old  regiment,  who  was  shot  through  the  lungs 
at  the  battle  of  Franklin,  came  to  California  for  his 
health  after  the  war,  and  in  1881  or  1882  died  at  my 
[CuUen's]  house.  C)n  his  deathbed  he  said  he  wished 
to  make  a  statement  as  to  Gen.  McPherson's  death, 
and  told  me  [  Cull  en  J  that  his  regiment  was  advancing 
through  some  thick,  heavy  undergrowth  in  front  of 
Atlanta  on  July  22.  Capts.  Beard,  Wilson,  he,  and 
others  emerged  from  the  underbrush  into  a  road,  and 
immediately  in  their  front  were  two  officers  with  other 
members  of  the  staff.  Capt.  Wilson  threw  up  his  sword 
and  said:  "Surrender!"  One  of  the  officers  threw  up 
his  hands  in  token  of  surrender ;  but  the  other  spurred 
his  horse  and  made  a  dash  for  the  pine  thicket  on  the 
opposite  side  of  the  road,  at  the  same  time  taking  ofl: 
his  hat  and  throwing  himself  forward  on  the  saddle 
and  diving  under  the  limbs  of  a  small  pine  tree.  Capt. 
Wilson  exclaimed  :  "Shoot  him !  shoot  him !"  I  raised 
my  gun  and  fired.  The  officer  fell  from  his  horse  on 
his  face.  I  stopped  to  reload  my  gun,  but  Capt.  Wilson 
walked  over  to  the  fallen  man,  turned  him  over  on  his 
back,  and  asked  the  prisoner  who  the  dead  officer  was. 
His  reply  was:  "You  have  killed  the  best  man  in  the 
Union  army.  That  is  Maj.  Gen.  J.  B.  McPherson." 
Capt.  Wilson  said.  "I  will  take  his  sword,"  and,  ad- 
dressing the  prisoner  (an  officer),  asked:  "Who  are 
you?"  The  answer  was:  "I  am  his  adjutant  general." 
Capt.  Wilson  then  took  cfif  the  dead  man's  watch  and 
gave  it  to  the  adjutant  general,  telling  him  to  deliver 
it  to  Gen.  McPherson's  wife.  In  the  meantime  his 
command  had  formed  in  the  road  and  marched  away. 
The  sword  was  after  the  war  restored  to  Mrs.  Mc- 
Pherson by  Capt.  Wilson,  who  acknowledged  its  re- 
ceipt.' Cullen  also  told  me  of  once  meeting  Gen.  Mc- 
Pherson in  Oxford,  Miss.,  when  he  fCullen')  was  a 
prisoner,  and  of  the  kind,  gentlemanly  treatment  which 
he  and  another  wounded  Confederate  prisoner-received 


from   him.   which    would   show   him   to  have  been   a 
chivalrous  enemy." 

AccouxT  Given  by  Capt.  Beard. 

A  copy  of  the  foregoing  was  sent  to  Capt.  Richard 

Beard,  of  jMurfreesboro,  who  replied : 

I  have  read  the  communication  of  Hon.  A.  W.  Hut- 
ton,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  and  it  is  remarkable  to  me 
how  confused  ideas  can  become  in  the  midst  of  ex- 
citement such  as  surrounded  Gen.  McPherson  when 
he  fell,  and  how  deceptive  and  treacherous  memory  is 
after  a  lapse  of  over  thirty-eight  years. 

The  Robert  F.  Coleman  mentioned  was  a  corporal 
of  my  company,  as  gallant  a  young  soldier  as  I  ever 
saw  on  the  battlefield,  but  very  excitable. 

His  statement  as  to  what  occurred  just  before  the 
killing  is  correct.  We  were  placed  in  line  of  battle 
about  twelve  or  one  o'clock  in  the  day,  and  the  last 
order  given  by  Gen.  Cleburne  to  us  was  to  move  for- 
ward, turning  neither  to  the  right  nor  to  the  left,  till  we 
were  in  the  enemy's  breastworks.  Shortly  afterwards 
a  heavy  and  rapid  cannonading  commenced,  from  what 
we  supposed  to  be  Bate's  Division,  which  announced 
clearly  that  the  ball  was  about  to  open  in  good  earnest. 
Under  the  excitement  aroused  by  it,  we  commenced  a 
double-quick  through  a  forest  covered  with  dense 
underbrush.  This  forest  was,  I  think,  near  the  old 
Atlanta  Exposition  Grounds.  After  advancing  some 
distance,  we  came  to  the  edge  of  a  little  wagon  road, 
running  parallel  with  our  line  of  march,  and  down 
which  Gen.  McPherson  came  thundering  at  the  head 
of  what  I  supposed  to  be  his  staff.  He  had  evidently 
just  left  his  last  conference  with  Gen.  Sherman,  near 
the  Howard  House,  and  was  on  his  way  to  see  what 
the  rapid  and  sudden  firing  on  his  left  meant.  He  wasj 
certainly  surprised  to  find  himself  suddenly  face  to 
face  with  our  line.  My  own  company  and  possibly 
others  had  reached  the  road  when  he  discovered  that 
he  was  within  a  few  feet  of  where  we  stood.  I  was  on 
the  very  verge  of  the  road,  and  McPherson  checked 
his  horse  for  a  second  just  opposite  where  I  stood.  I 
could  have  touched  him  v;ith  the  point  of  my  sword. 
Not  a  word  was  spoken.  I  threw  up  my  sword  to  him 
as  a  signal  to  surrender.  He  checked  his  horse  slight- 
ly, raised  his  hat  as  if  he  were  saluting  a  lady,  wheeled 
his  horse's  head  to  the  right,  and  dashed  off  to  the 
rear  in  a  full  gallop.  Corporal  Coleman,  who  was 
standing  near  me,  fired  on  him ;  whether  some  one  or- 
dered fire  I  do  not  remember.  It  was  his  bullet  that 
brought  Gen.  McPherson  down.  He  was  shot  as  he 
was  passing  under  the  thick  branches  of  a  tree,  and  as 
he  was  bending  over  his  horse's  neck,  either  to  avoid 
coming  in  contact  with  the  limbs  or,  more  probably, 
to  escape  the  death-dealing  bullets  that  he  knew  were 
sure  to  follow  him.  A  number  of  shots  were  also  fired 
at  his  retreating  staff. 

I  ran  up  immediately  to  where  the  dead  General  lay, 
just  as  he  had  fallen,  upon  his  knees  and  face.  There 
was  not  a  quiver  of  his  body  to  be  seen,  not  a  sign  of 
life  perceptible.  The  fatal  luillet  had  done  its  work 
well.  As  I  rushed  up  to  the  body  Capt.  W.  A.  Brown, 
of  Grenada,  ]\Tiss.,  who  commanded  a  companv  in  the 
same  regiment,  came  just  behind  me  and  picked  up 


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Gen.  Mcl'hcrsoii's  hat,  that  had  fallen  from  his  head 
as  he  passed  under  the  tree,  and  yelled  out :  "1  have  got 
his  hat."  Brown  threw  his  own  away,  and,  taking  oft 
the  gilt  band,  put  it  on  his  head  and  wore  it  through 
all  of  our  prison  experience  at  Johnson's  Island,  and 
after  our  release  at  the  close  of  the  war.  He  had  it 
on  at  the  "parting  of  the  ways,"  in  Hamilton,  Ohio 
and  wlien  he  started  to  his  home  in  Mississippi,  and  1 
to  mine  in  Lebanon,  Tenn. 

When  I  got  up  to  the  body  of  the  dead  General  I 
found  a  man  lying  on  his  back  near  him,  who,  if  at  all 
hurt,  was  but  slightly  wounded.  I  noticed  only  a 
slight  spot  of  blood  on  his  cheek.  Pointing  to  the  dead 
man,  I  asked  him:  "Who  is  this  lying  here?"  He  an- 
swered, with  tears  in  his  eyes:  "Sir.  it  is  Gen.  McPher- 
son.    You  have  killed  the  best  man  in  our  army." 

A  short  time  after  I  passed  from  the  body  Maj. 
Richard  Person,  who  commanded  the  regiment,  and  all 
that  part  of  it,  with  a  portion  of  Cranberry's  Texas 
Brigade,  that  advanced  too  far  in  the  enemy's  line, 
were  captured,  and  a  few  minutes  thereafter  I  had  an 
interview  with  a  major  of  Gen.  McPhcrson's  staff, 
who  asked  me  about  the  circumstances  of  his  death. 
He  told  me  what  he  had  on  his  person  when  killed — 
money,  watch,  etc. — and  that  his  body  had  been  re- 
covered by  the  Federals.  I  assured  him  that,  so  far  as 
I  knew,  nothing  on  his  person  was  touched  while  I  w-as 
near  it.  He  said  that  all  was  gone,  but  that  he  cared 
nothing  about  the  money  or  the  watch  and  other  valu- 
•ibles ;  lie  only  wanted  to  get  his  private  papers  that 
were  taken.  This  is  the  last  tragedy  tliat  I  took  part 
in  during  the  war,  and  it  is  as  vividly  and  as  distinctly 
photograplied  on  my  memory  as  if  it  all  had  occurred 
yesterday. 

There  are  certain  mistakes  in  the  statement  of  Rob- 
ert Coleman  as  given  l)y  Comrade  Hutton  that  are 
fatal  to  it.  Robert  F.  Coleman  was  not  a  member  of 
Pat  Cleburne's  old  regiment.  That  regiment  was  from 
Arkansas.  Coleman  was  a  Tennesseean  and  a  member 
of  cither  Col.  Walker's  Second  or  Col.  Pickett's  Twen- 
ty-First Tennessee  Regiment.  These  two  regiments 
were  consolidated  after  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  and  after- 
wards formed  the  Fifth  Confederate.  I  was  made  a 
lieutenant  of  his  (Coleman's)  company  just  on  the 
eve  of  Bragg's  march  into  Kentucky,  and  my  com- 
mission as  captain  dated  from  September  20,  1863,  the 
day  of  the  battle  of  Chickamauga. 

In  the  next  place,  there  was  no  Capt.  Wilson  in  the 
regiment,  and  none  of  that  name  in  the  brigade,  so  far 
as  I  knew.  There  had  been  a  first  lieutenant  of  my 
company,  W.  P.  Wilson,  who  was  for  a  short  time 
after  the  war  a  partner  of  my  brother.  Judge  W.  D 
Beard,  now  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Tennessee :  but  Lieut.  Wilson  had  been  relieved  from 
duty  as  such  the  Marcli  before,  at  Dalton.  and  was 
given  a  leave  of  absence  for  ninety  days,  in  order  that 
he  might  find  some  other  place  in  the  army.  He  vol- 
unteered on  tlie  staff  of  some  one  of  the  generals,  and 
lost  an  arm  in  one  of  tlie  battles  between  Dalton  and 
Xtlanta.  T  know  he  was  not  in  Cleburne's  Division 
(luring  the  battle  of  July  32.  .\nd.  lastly.  Coleman's 
statement  that  Capt.  Wilson  asked  the  officer  who  was 
lying  In-  the  side  of  AfcPbersnn,  "Who  are  you?"  and 


the  answer  w'as,  "I  am  his  adjutant  general."  I  saw 
that  officer  get  up,  and  am  certain  that  he  made  no  such 
reply,  and  could  not  truthfully  have  made  it.  He  was 
not  McPherson's  adjutant  general,  but  was  simply  a 
signal  officer,  on  duty  with  the  General  that  day,  and 
I  think  he  was  Capt.  Strong ;  I  am  not,  however,  certain 
about  his  name  or  rank.  I  have,  however,  seen  a  state- 
ment from  him  since  the  war  that  he  was  in  the  signal 
service  at  the  time  of  Gen.  McPherson's  death. 


JOHN  REAGAN'S  COTJRAQE. 

An  interesting  reminiscence  of  the  Hon.  John  H. 
Reagan,  sole  survivor  of  the  Confederate  States  Cab- 
inet, from  the  pen  of  W.  T.  Gas,  illustrates  the  courage 
of  the  venerable  man  in  his  earlier  life; 

The  writer  was  m  Austin  shortly  after  the  old  Roman 
resigned  his  position  as  United  States  Senator  to  ac- 
cept the  position  of  railroad  commissioner  of  Texas 
under  Gov.  Hogg's  administration,  and  accepted  an  in- 
vitation to  dine  with  him  and  his  good  wife.  In  the 
afternoon  Gen.  Reagan  ordered  out  his  surrey,  and 
with  him  w^e  drove  the  greater  part  of  the  afternoon. 
Few  persons  excel  him  as  a  conversationalist;  and, 
coupled  with  the  fact  that  he  is  a  walking  encyclopedia 
of  Texas  history,  to  me  the  pleasure  of  the  afternoon 
was  doubly  enhanced.  Being  then  a  citizen  of  I^innin 
County,  our  host  made  inquiry  about  a  number  of  old 
friends  up  there,  and  among  others  the  family  of  Alf 
Pace,  and  two  or  three  of  his  brothers  and  their  fam- 
ilies. The  name  of  Pace  seemed  to  put  the  old  veteran 
in  a  happy,  reminiscent  mood,  and  he  related  the  fol- 
lowing incident : 

"I  was  deputy  district  surveyor  of  the  Nacogdoches 
land  district,  and  my  first  acquaintance  with  Alf.  .Seek, 
.Mberl.  and  Joe  Pace  dated  in  the  early  forties,  and 
begun  on  the  banks  of  the  Trinity  River,  at  Hughes's 
Bluff,  below  where  the  city  of  Dallas  now  stands.  My 
home  then  was  in  what  is  now  Kaufman  County,  and 
the  Paces  lived  at  or  near  Bonham.  in  Fannin  County 
fthen  old  Fort  Tnglish).  A  friendship  was  formed 
then  between  the  four  Pace  brothers,  all  four  of  whom 
are  now  dead,  .ind  myself  that  was  unbroken  during 
their  lives." 

Gen.  Reagan  then  related  some  of  the  early  pioneer 
history  of  Texas,  the  scarcity  of  money,  etc.,  and  the 
fact  that  land  scrip  was  the  principal  currency  of  those 
pioneer  days,  and  that  he  received  that  as  principal  pay 
for  his  work  as  land  surveyor.  .At  that  dale  the  idea 
was  prevalent  among  well-posted  early  settlers  of  North 
Texas  that  Hucrhes's  BlnfF  was  destined  to  be  the  head 
of  steamboat  navigation  on  the  Trinitv  River;  so  he 
had  gone  there  and  located  a  640-acre  strip  lying  above 
and  below  the  bluff,  covering  the  site  he  thought  would 
be  the  most  available  for  the  prospective  citv.  Shortlv 
after  he  had  made  the  location  and  survey,  and  had 
filed  the  field  notes  as  required  bv  law.  the  Peters  Col- 
ony Company,  of  Kentucky,  bad  sent  surveyors  into  the 
State  to  locate  lands  granted  them  b>  the  State  Legis- 
lature, and  a  surveying  party  left  Bonham  to  locate 
lands  covering  the  one  he  had  already  surveyed  on  the 
head  of  navigation  of  the  Trinity  River.  Gen.  Reagan 
was  notified  by  a  frienrl  that  they  intended  to  "jump" 


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his  claim,  or  to  cover  his  survey  with  a  later  claim, 
and  also  the  date  the  party  was  to  leave  Bonham  for 
that  purpose.  Mounting  his  mustang-,  and  armed 
with  his  double-barreled  shotgun  and  holsters,  he  left 
home  unaccompanied  and  reached  his  land  on  the  same 
day  the  party  went  into  camp  on  the  Trinity  River.  He 
dismounted,  lariated  out  his  horse,  and  on  invitation 
stayed  all  night  with  the  party,  which  consisted  of 
fifteen  or  twentv  men.  Talking  with  the  leaders  of 
the  party,  and  learning  that  they  would  begin  survey- 
ing the  next  day,  he  said  nothing  until  at  breakfast  the 
next  morning,  when  he  informed  the  company's  sur- 
veyor that  he  had  come  too  late — that  he  had  already 
surveyed  the  land  they  were  camped  on,  and  the  field 
notes  had  been  filed  in  the  proper  district  land  office. 
The  official  declared  his  intention  to  go  ahead  any  way, 
when  the  hardy  pioneer  saddled  his  mustang,  mounted 
him,  and,  laying  his  gun  across  his  saddle,  both  barrels 
cocked,  he  rode  out  in  front  of  the  party,  and  told  them 
that  the  land  they  were  on  was  his ;  that  the  first  man 
who  set  a  compass  or  stretched  a  chain  to  measure  his 
land  would  do  so  at  his  peril  or  over  his  dead  body. 
There  was  no  mistaking  the  situation — John  H.  Rea- 
gan meant  what  he  said,  and  they  saw  it.  The  Pace 
brothers  consulted  among  themselves  and  other  Texas 
pioneers  with  them ;  and  Alf  Pace,  acting  as  spokes- 
man said :  "Boys,  we  did  not  come  here  to  help  Peters 
Colony  steal  any  citizen's  land,  and  for  one  I  will  have 
nothing  to  do  with  resurveying  this  tract."  Deputy 
Surveyor  Reagan  had  won,  and  the  surveying  party 
went  elsewhere  to  make  their  locations.  This  incident 
was  the  beginning  of  a  friendship  between  those  hardy 
pioneers  that  lasted  through  their  lives.  When  John 
H.  Reagan  was  a  candidate  for  Congress,  several  years 
afterwards,  he  received  almost  the  solid  vote  of  Fannin 
and  Collin  Counties,  his  courage,  his  sterling  honesty, 
and  ability  being  a  household  word  over  North  and 
East  Texas,  as  it  is  now  known  to  the  whole  countr--. 
Dallas  was  not  built  on  the  Reagan  survey,  as  subsc 
quent  events  proved;  but  the  brave  old  Roman,  singl 
and  alone,  with  law,  right,  and  justice  on  his  side,  won 
the  friendship  of  his  Texas  pioneer  neighbors  and 
prevented  a  corporation  from  grabbing  his  land. 

Interest  in  Veteran  Increases. — The  Veteran  has  pene- 
trated into  many  homes,  and  its  readers  say  it  has  found  its 
•way  into  many  hearts,  but  word  comes  from  Kathleen,  Fla., 
February  14,  1903,  from  O.  P.  Foster :  "Please  send  me  sample 
copy  of  the  Confederate  Veteran.  I  wish  to  subscribe  and 
have  others  do  se.  I  did  not  know  until  last  week  that  such  a 
publication  existed,  and  it  is  the  very  thing  we  need."  An- 
other evidence  of  the  desire  to  extend  the  Veteran's  circula- 
tion comes  from  J.  T.  Beall,  of  Fairmont,  W.  Va.  He  says 
that  he  is  interesting  himself  introducing  the  Veteran  into 
homes  that  have  not  previously  known  it,  and  that  the  men  to 
whom  he  has  recently  spoken  "have  subscribed  v  "''"ut  a 
word."  He  further  adds:  "The  boys  here  are  well-doii;^  and 
have  homes  of  their  own,  even  if  they  do  not  receive  pensions." 


WAK  TIMES  AT  ITJKA,  MISS. 

Mrs.  L.  E.  Sinsabaugh,  of  Adams,  Tenn.,  was  a 
refugee  in  1862  at  luka,  Miss.,  and  when  the  wounded 
of  the  luka  and  Corinth  battles  were  carried  to  luka 
paroled  prisoners,  she  and  Miss  Fannie  Dias,  of  Flor- 
ence, Ala.,  were  given  charge  of  the  sufferers  in  Ward 
Three. 

Following  the  directions  of  the  surgeons  in  charge. 
Drs.  Britts,  Clarke,  Roberts,  Franklin,  and  others,  it 
was  the  duty  of  Mrs.  Sinsabaugh  (then  Miss  Annie 
r\-.rks)  to  prepare  the  eggnog  for  the  invalids.  One 
morning  Capt.  McSpadden  was  told  he  inust  do  with- 
out his  eggnog,  as  it  was  impossible  to  procure  eggs. 
He  turned  his  head  with  animation,  and  exclaimed: 
"Just  give  me  the  'nog'  without  the  eggs !" 

The    following    letter    was    found    in    Miss    Annie 
Parks's  yard  on  the  eve  of  the  battle  of  luka,  and  Mrs. 
Sinsabaugh  has  never  learned  the  fate  of  the  writer : 
"Headquarters  Cavalry  Brigade,  September  16,  '62, 

4  o'clock  P.M. 

"Miss  Anna:  The  enemy  arc  advancing  in  heavy 
force  on  both  sides  of  our  fianks.  An  engagement  is  al- 
most inevitable.  Before  mixing  in  the  'horrid  din  and 
strife  of  the  battlefield,'  I  must  return  you  my  sincere 
thanks  for  your  kindness  to  one  who  was  a  stranger 
in  a  strange  land.  If  I  do  not  live  to  thank  you  in  per- 
son, I  Ivnow  that  there  is  One  above  who  never  permits 
a  kind  action  to  go  unrewarded.  If  I  fall,  please  for- 
ward to  St.  Louis,  to  the  following  address,  'Mrs.  Kate 
A.  Bacon,  St.  Louis,  AI0.,'  what  you  can  learn  or  hear 
concerning  my  end. 

"If  I  do  not  fall,  you  will  see  me  agkin.    It  may  be      J 
foolish  for  me  to  talk  of  presentiments,  but  I  feel  dif-      " 
ferent  from  what  I  ever  have  before  on  going  into  an 
engagement.    But  I  have  given  myself  to  my  country. 

"God  bless  you  !  I  have  no  time  to  write  more.  You 
may  think  this  bold,  but  this  is  no  time  for  ceremony. 
That  God  may  protect  you  is  the  prayer  of  your  ad- 
mirer, Charles  E.  Bacon." 


Tennessee  Memorial  Day. — According  to  a  recent  act  of 
the  Tennessee  Legislature,  June  3  has  been  made  Memorial 
Day.  This  decision  is  largely  due  to  the  efforts  of  two  earnest 
workers— Mrs.  J.  H.  Humphreys,  of  the  Southern  Mothers, 
and  Capt.  Cullun,  Commander  U.  S.  C.  V.,  in  Memphis. 


THE  CONrEDEBATE     BAZAAK. 

(To  be  held  in  Richmond  April,  1903.) 
The  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  assisted  by  tlic 
Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Associations,  will  hold  a 
bazaar  for  the  benefit  of  the  Jefferson  Davis  Memorial  Arch, 
and  for  the  Confederate  Museum,  which  is  now  established  in 
the  mansion  in  which  President  Davis  resided  during  the  war. 
They  ask  the  help  of  every  man,  woman,  and  child,  in  order 
that  the  entire  South  may  share  in  the  honor.  The  Associa- 
tion of  the  Jefferson  Davis  Monument,  U.  D.  C,  has  a  director 
in  each  State,  and  the  Confederate  Museum  a  regent,  who  rep- 
resents the  room  owned  by  each  State  in  the  Southern  Confed- 
eracy, and  will  be  represented  by  a  table  bearing  its  name, 
shield  and  colors,  and  articles  received  will  be  given  to  the 
table  which  may  be  designated  by  the  donor.  Articles,  small 
or  large,  for  table  or  restaurant,  for  use  or  beauty,  should  be 
addressed  to  "Confederate  Bazaar,  Richmond,  Va."  We  hope 
all  packages  will  be  forwarded  free  by  the  Southern  and 
Adams  Express  Companies.  Name  and  residence  of  the  con- 
signee should  be  in  the  corner,  but  not  given  as  part  of  the  ad- 
dress. All  sums  of  money  should  be  sent  by  money  order  or 
check  to  the  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Kate  S.  Winn,  800  East  Marshall 
Street,  Richmond,  Va. 


Qopfederate  Ueterai>. 


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END  OF  THE  WAB—EXILES  IN  MEXICO. 
Sam  Box,  Siloam  Springs,  Ark.,  who  was  a  pri- 
vate in  Company  C,  Third  Regiment,  Missouri 
Cavalry,  Shelby's  Old  Brigade,  writes  of  the  trip 
of  part  of  Shelby's  men  : 

■'The  first  days  of  April,  1865,  found  Shelby's 
Division,  consisting  of  his  old  and  Jackman's 
Brigades,  in  camp  at  JVIarshall,  Tex.,  making  prep- 
arations, we  thought,  to  again  'invade'  Missouri, 
via  the  Indian  Territory  and  Kansas.  Every  man 
was  delighted  with  the  thought  that  our  faces 
would  soon  be  turned  northward  and  our  feet 
picssing  Missouri  soil,  where  some  had  relatives 
and  friends  whom  they  had  net  seen  in  weary  years. 
"About  the  lOth  of  April  we  broke  camp  and 
moved  in  the  direction  of  Jefferson,  but  we  were 
soon  checked.  Square  across  our  road  ran  the  deep 
jnd  treacherous  Cypress,  already  swollen  to  over- 
flow by  heavy  rains.  We  went  into  camp,  and 
for  several  days  watched  the  rise  and  then  the  fall 
of  the  troubled  waters.  When  we  again  broke 
camp,  we  headed  for  Western  Texas,  via  Pitts- 
burg, Gilmore,  and  Black  Jack.  We  made  easy 
marches,  and  camped  occasionally  for  several  days 
at  a  time.  At  Pittsburg  we  first  learned  of  the 
assassination  of  President  Lincoln.  .  .  .  Our  con- 
fidence was  so  great  that  we  expected  soon  to 
raise  the  Confederate  flag  in  the  heart  of  Missouri, 
redeem  the  State  from  Federal  rule,  and  add  fifty 
thousand  recruits  to  our  arms.  This  report  was 
soon  followed  by  the  news  of  the  surrender  of 
Lee  and  Johnston,  and  a  few  days  later  that  all  the 
armies  east  of  the  river  had  laid  down  their  arms 
and  quit  the  contest.  This  was  hardly  believed  at 
first  by  the  privates  and  subordinate  officers,  but 
the  stories  were  soon  confirmed.  It  was  here  thai 
Gen.  Shelby  issued  his  noted  address,  exhorlini; 
his  men  and  officers  to  remain  steadfast  to  duty 
and  fight  to  the  bitter  end,  and  resolutions  were 
unanimously  adopted  to  continue  the  contest,  with 
the  hope  that  some  friendly  power  would  inter- 
cede in  our  behalf  at  the  last  hour. 

"We  again  broke  camp,  and  moved  to  Cham- 
bers Creek,  six  miles  northeast  of  Corsicana.  In 
the  meantime  scouts  were  sent  to  important  towns 
accessible,  to  disperse  mobs  and  protect  private 
citizens  and  private  property. 

"About  the  last  of  May  we  learned  with  sorrow 
that  Kirby  Smith  had  formally  surrendered  the 
Trans- Missisippi  Department.  Our  division  had 
all  along  remained  faithful  to  the  discharge  of 
duty,  but  all  knew  now  that  the  only  thing  left  for  us  to  do  was 
to  accept  the  inevitable  and  act  on  our  best  judgment  for  our 
future  welfare.  Our  scouts,  who  had  l)een  sent  out  to  the 
various  towns  and  neighborhoods,  were  all  recalled,  and  they 
brought  with  them  vast  amounts  of  government  r"'':'erty — 
such  as  wagons,  teams,  etc.  They  were  sent  to  Tyler,  and 
were  in  good  time,  as  they  found  Capt.  Douglass,  a  freighter 
from  near  Monterey,  Mex.,  in  that  vicinity  after  cotton, 
with  a  large  train  of  from  si.t  to  twelve  mule  wagons;  and 
as  the  war  was  ovci.  he  was  afraid  to  load  with  the  lleecy 
article,  and  they  hired  him  lo  load  with  Confederate  supplies, 
and  promised  him  protection  besides.  On  consultation  it  was 
evident  that  the  bulk  cf  the  command  desired  to  go  to  Slirevc- 


UNITED    SONS    OF   C0NFEUER.\TE    VETliRANS,    TEXAS    DIVISION. 


port  and  surrender;  others  want  to  fall  out  and  remain  in 
Texas,  while  some  made  up  their  minds  to  'run  the  gantlet,' 
and  reach  Mexico  on  the  peril  of  being  killed  or  captured  on 
the  way.  Myself  and  three  brothers  had  reached  this  con- 
clusion. 

"On  the  1st  day  of  June  the  command  marched  out  on  re- 
view for  the  last  lime.  Shelby's  address  and  farewell  to  his 
officers  and  soldiers  on  this  occasion  was  as  a  father.  Be- 
sides advice,  he  thanked  them  over  and  ever  again  for  the 
honor  that  they  had  bestowed  upon  him  by  their  devotion  to 
duty  and  courage  at  all  times.  There  were  three  lines  desig- 
nated for  us  to  express  our  choice,  and  we  then  marched 
back  to  camp  to  make  preparations  for  the  separation.     The 


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next  day,  June  2,  all  were  ready  and  we  marched  to  Shelby's 
headquarters  in  a  body,  and,  after  formal  leave  of  each 
other  and  sending  n:essages  to  absent  friends  and  relatives, 
we  separated,  many  of  us  never  to  meet  again  this  .side  of 
the  judgment  l)ar. 

"Our  party  consisted  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-two  men 
interested  in  the  property  and  the  organization.  Besides,  there 
were  a  number  of  families  and  comrades  from  other  com- 
mands—all told,  several  hundred  men,  women,  and  children— 
who  asked  permission  to  travel  with  us  for  protection,  which 
was  granted,  and  we  guarded  them  safely  through.  We 
marched  through  Corsicana,  and  went  into  camp  a  few  miles 
west,  to  await  the  arrival  of  a  scout  and  a  train  load  of  pro- 
visions and  army  .supplies  from  Dallas  and  Waxa- 
hachie.  The  next  morning  after  they  reached  us 
our  organization  was  made  complete  by  dividing 
our  little  party  into  three  companies  (A,  B,  and  C) 
and  electing  a  full  quota  of  officers  for  each  com- 
pany and  Gen.  Shelby  major  of  the  battalion. 
The  same  general,  plume,  and  flag  that  had  led 
a  splendid  army  of  horsemen  to  victory  in  the  past 
was  now  leading  this  little  remtiant  toward  a  for- 
eign land.  We  marched  through  Waco,  Austin, 
and  out  to  San  Antonio,  where  we  halted  for  rest 
and  recuperation.  The  doors  of  the  old  'Menger 
Hotel'  were  opened  wide  to  us,  and  we  were  well 
entertained  for  three  days  and  nights.  Here  wc 
were  joined  by  Gens.  Price  and  Magruder,  Govs. 
Allen,  of  Louisiana,  Maury,  of  Texas,  and  many 
other  official  characters.  The  people  of  Austin 
treated  us  nicely.  For  the  time  being  they  were 
offered  ample  protection  against  marauding  par- 
ties infesting  the  country  and  appropriating  the 
property  of  others  at  will. 

"After  collecting  all  the  information  possible  as 
to  the  whereabouts  and  movements  of  the  Federal 
armies  then  spreading  over  the  State,  we  agaui 
pushed  on  toward  Eagle  Pass,  and  reached  thai 
border  city  about  the  26lh  of  June,  and  went  into 
camp  on  the  banks  of  the  Rio  Grande  River.  On 
the  other  side  the  whole  country  was  enveloped 
in  war,  and  the  tramp,  tramp  of  armies,  thieves, 
and  robbers  could  be  seen  and  heard  on  every 
hand.  But  the  Liberal  army  held  the  little  town 
of  Pedrosney  (now  C.  P.  Diaz),  on  the  opposite 
bank,  and  with  them  we  opened  up  negotiations 
for  the  sale  of  our  entire  outfit,  consisting  of 
arms,  ammunition,  two  pieces  of  artillery,  and  pro- 
visions. The  sale  was  finally  effected,  and  they 
agreed  to  give  us  $3,200,  part  in  scrip  and  the  rest 
in  cash,  upon  delivery  of  the  goods  on  the  Mex- 
ican side  of  the  river.  The  scrip  was  put  up  and 
sold  to  the  highest  bidder;  and  it  went  at  very 
low  figures,  as  no  one  had  any  faith  in  its  ever 
being  redeemed.  The  money  whS  divided  equally, 
and  amounted  to  $82  to  each  man.  This  was  our 
cash  capital  to  begin  life  anew,  transplanted  in  a 
foreign  land,  ignorant  of  the  language  or  the  cus- 
toms of  the  people. 

"From  this  time  on  the  long,  tedious  train  that 
we  had  guarded  so  zealously  from  Corsicana  no 
longer  impeded  our  progress  nor  claimed  our  at- 
tention ;  and  here  the  men,  women,  and  children 
who  came  to  us  for  protection  went  their  own 
ways.  Our  last  sad  duty  before  crossing  the  river 
was  the  burial  of  the  Confederate  flag  that  floated 


in  the  Confederacy  and  the  plume  from  Shelby's  hat  in  the  Rio 
Grande  River.  The  event  was  immortalized  in  poetry  by  Capt. 
A.  W.  Slaj'back  at  the  time.  His  tragic  death  occurred  in  St. 
Louis  many  years  ago,  and  the  story  has  passed  into  history  to 
be  read  by  thousands  after  the  eyewitnesses  have  all  'crossed 
over'  the  last  river.  This  took  place  on  the  1st  day  of  July. 
It  has  been  written  as  the  fourth. 

"Here  it  became  necessary  to  reorganize,  as  some  were  going 
to  one  part  of  the  country  and  some  to  another.  Col.  Elliott, 
than  whom  no  better  soldier  ever  fought  for  the  South,  was  se- 
lected to  lead  sixty-five  men  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  of  which 
organization  my  three  brothers  and  I  were  a  part.  Rumor 
reached  camp  that  the  Federal  cavalry,  in  pursuit,  had  camped 


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SONS   OF  CONFEDERATE    VETERANS   IN    TEXAS. 


Qoofederate  Ueterar?. 


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but  a  few  miles  back  the  night  before,  and  would  probably  at- 
tack us  that  morning.  This  caused  a  little  flutter  in  camp. 
Hurried  orders  were  given  for  boats  to  transport  us  to  the 
other  shore,  which  we  reached  in  safety.  We  never  knew 
whether  there  were  any  grounds  for  the  rumor  or  not.  It  was 
here  that  we  lost  our  first  man.  Crockett,  from  North  Mis- 
souri, was  killed  by  a  Mexican,  and  his  body  thrown  into  the 
river. 

"Our  entire  parly,  with  a  few  exceptions,  traveled  together 
to  Monterey,  which  city  was  fortified  and  held  by  the  Imperial 
army.  On  our  trip  we  lost  another  man,  an  Irishman,  who  was 
killed  by  a  treacherous  Mexican.  I  cannot  now  recall  his  name. 
He  belonged  to  Collins's  Battery.  My  poor  brother,  Thomas 
Bo.x,  eighteen  years  old,  was  taken  sick  with  brain  fever  on  the 
way,  and  died  July  13  in  Monterey.  He  was  laid  to  rest  in  the 
city  cemetery. 

"At  Monterey  another  separation  took  place,  and  Col.  Elliott, 
with  his  command,  alone  moved  west  via  Saltillo,  the  old  bat- 
tlefield of  Buena  Vista,  Parras,  and  on  to  Durango,  at  the  foot 
of  the  Sierra  Madrc  on  the  eastern  slope.  Here  it  was  neces- 
sary to  dispose  of  our  vehicles  and  surplus  stock  and  prepare 
to  move  over  those  mountains,  a  distance  of  over  three  hundred 
miles,  with  pack  animals — burros,  jennets,  and  ponies,  all 
small — to  carry  our  'grub'  and  baggage.  With  one  or  two  ex- 
ceptions, we  were  all  green  at  the  business ;  but  as  'necessity  is 
the  mother  of  invention,'  we  were  soon  geniuses.  We  tied 
knots,  tucks,  and  loops — peculiarly  new  inventions — to  hold  our 
packs  on  the  backs  of  the  little  animals.  After  some  delay,  we 
moved  out  with  the  new  freight  train,  and,  after  ten  days  of 
struggling  up  and  down  the  rugged  mountains  found  on  the 
Pacific  Coast,  we  landed  in  Mazatlan,  on  the  Gulf  of  Califor- 
nia, fifteen  hundred  miles  south  of  San  Francisco.  We  saw 
there  the  first  newspaper  from  the  United  States  after  crossing 
the  Rio  Grande.  July  I.  Our  journey  by  this  mode  of  travel 
extended  from  that  date  (July  i)  to  August  19. 

The  momentous  question  was  forced  upon  us.  What  shall  we 
do?  or  rather  what  can  we  do? — a  thought  for  each  one  to  con- 
sider for  himself.  Of  the  sixty-five  men  who  went  into  the 
organization  at  Eagle  Pass,  Tex.,  June  30,  one  had  been  killed. 
eleven  had  fallen  out  (mo.st  of  them  at  Monterey),  and  the 
other  fifty-two  answered  to  roll  call  at  this  seaport  town. 
Every  mile  of  the  route  was  waylaid  by  robbers  and  murderers, 
so  that  extreme  vigilance  was  necessary  for  the  preservation 
of  life  and  property.  Our  success  had  been  marvelous,  and  we 
were  thankful  for  it.  Some  of  our  party  made  up  their  minds 
to  go  to  farming,  raising  cotton  in  the  burning  heat  of  an  Au- 
gust sun  in  a  torrid  clime;  some  decided  to  go  to  South  Ameri- 
ca; and  slill  others,  incuding  myself  and  brothers,  made  up  our 
minds  to  go  to  San  Francisco  on  the  first  steamer,  which  would 
leave  there  in  a  few  days — the  old  John  L,  Stephens,  which  had 
plowed  the  ocean  for  many  years,  and  was  now  making  month- 
ly trips  between  San  Francisco,  Mazatlan,  and  Guaymas.  On 
the  2Ist  of  August  the  old  steamer  raised  anchor  at  about  4 
P.M.,  and  steamed  out  of  the  harbor  headed  for  the  Golden  Gate 
with  six  of  the  old  brigade  on  board.  \\'e  passed  in  at  the 
same  on  the  morning  of  the  28th.  the  seventh  day  out,  and 
landed  safely  in  the  metropolis  of  the  great  West,  having  trav- 
eled over  three  thousand  miles  since  April  j,  mostly  on  horse- 
back. The  object  of  our  trip  was  accomplished,  and  wc  were 
partially  satisfied. 

"I  have  learned  the  fate  of  1im  few  K  ft  luhind  at  Mazatlan 
or  Monterey.  My  information  is  that  most  of  them  got  tired. 
All  are  getting  old  now.  and  most  of  them,  no  doubt,  have 
'crossed  over'  the  last  river.  I  should  be  glad  to  hear  from  any 
of  the  survivors." 


MARYLAND  MONUMENT  AT  CHICKAMATJGA. 

The  design  for  llu-  .Mar\  land  monument  in  honor  of  her  sons 
who  fought  in  the  war  between  the  States  has  been  accepted 
by  the  commission  appointed  by  the  last  act  of  the  Legislature. 
This  Legislature  authorized  an  appropriation  of  $8,000,  $1,000 
for  expenses  of  the  commission  and  $7,000  for  the  actual  cost 
of  the  monument.  The  commissioners  are :  Col.  B.  F.  Taylor, 
President;  Capt.  William  L.  Ritterl,  Vice  President;  J. 
Leonard  Hoffman,  Secretary;  William  Stahl,  John  R.  King, 
Thomas  J.  Cannon,  and  Charles  W.  Hull. 

The  location  selected  for  the  statue  is  said  to  be  very  com- 
manding. Tt  will  be  in  almost  the  center  of  a  triangle  of  monu- 
ments erected  by  New  York,  Illinois,  and  New  Jersey.  The 
shaft  is  to  be  of  granite.  It  will  be  forty-four  feet  high,  and 
fourteen  feet  by  eleven  feet  at  the  base.  The  base  consists  of 
three  octagonal  steps  leading  up  to  the  plinth,  and  bears  on 
the  sides  two  figures.  On  the  right  is  the  figure  of  a  Confi^- 
erate  artilleryman,  standing  with  the  sponging  rod  resting  at 
his  left  and  in  the  act  of  watching  the  effect  of  the  recent  dis- 
charge of  his  gun.  Considerable  animation  is  depicted  in  his 
gaze  and  posture.  The  figure  on  the  left  is  that  of  a  Union 
infantryman.  He  is  following  the  order,  "Prepare  to  load; 
handle  cartridge,"  his  right  hand  in  the  act  of  drawing  forth 
a  cartridge.  Both  figures  are,  of  course,  taken  from  types  of 
the  respective  services  at  the  time  of  the  great  strife.  It  is 
expected  that  the  monument  will  be  completed  by  next  July. 


W.  A.  Kite,  of  Johnson  City,  Tenn.,  desires  the  names  of  two 
soldiers  who  were  buried  near  that  place.  They  belonged  lo 
Maney's  First  Tennessee  Infantry,  which  was  camped  at  one 
time  there.  One  of  them  died  of  fever  and  the  other  from  in- 
juries sustained  by  a  falling  tree.  Mr.  Kite  has  for  fifteen 
years  kept  the  two  graves  in  order,  and  would  like  to  put  the 
names  on  headstones  if  they  can  be  ascertained.  By  the  side 
of  these  two  heroes  is  buried  also  a  soldier  from  near  Burns- 
villc,  N.  C,  whose  name  is  unknown.  He  died  at  Cumberland 
Gap,  and  his  remains  were  brought  to  this  place  by  his  devoted 
wife,  who  was  unable  to  take  them  home  with  her.  Who 
was  he,  and  what  regiment  did  he  belong  to?  Mr.  Kite  also 
wants  the  address  of  a  soldier  of  the  Fifty-Ninth  Tennessee 
by  the  name  of  Webster,  who  was  captured  by  a  Federal  scout 
east  of  Tazewell,  Tenn.,  in  1863  and  was  rescued  by  Mr.  Kite 
while  in  the  Federal  lines  on  secret  service  and  brought  out  to 
a  safe  place  and  sent  to  his  regiment.  The  scout  said  Web- 
ster said  he  was  from  West  Tennessee. 


NAME  OF  PISH  TORPEDO  INVENTOR  DESIRED. 

J.  M.  Lay,  Cresson,  Tex.,  writes: 

"I  notice  in  the  November,  1902,  Veteran  the  account  of  the 
'Fish  torpedo.'  The  inventor  was  a  close  friend  of  mine,  and 
is  now  dead.  From  him  I  had  a  full  account  of  the  boat ; 
where  the  model  was  made  and  tested,  and  his  going  after- 
wards to  Mobile,  where  Lieut.  Dixon  became  interested  in  his 
work,  and  they  together  built  the  first  boat,  which  was  lost  in 
Mobile  Bay  in  the  attempt  to  join  the  blockading  fleet. 

"  I'he  inventor  and  Dixon  were  in  the  boat  at  the  time,  but 
neither  they  nor  any  of  the  crew  were  lost.  After  the  destruc- 
flon  of  this  boat,  wealthy  men  of  Mobile  gave  the  inventor  and 
Lieut.  Dixon  funds  to  build  another  craft  of  the  same  char- 
acter, and  the  Confederate  government  took  charge  of  this 
when  completed  and  sent  it  to  Charleston,  Lieut.  Dixon  going 
with  it. 

"I  write  this  in  the  hope  that  some  one  may  know  the  nam- 
of  the  inventor.  I  withhold  his  name,  hoping  that  ni)'  memory 
of  it  is  the  same  as  that  in  the  knowledge  of  other  men." 


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"Fading  away,  like  the  star  of  the  morning, 
Losing  its  light  in  the  glorious  sun — 
So  let  me  steal  away,  gently  and  lovingly, 
Only  remembered  by  what  I  have  done." 

Capt.  James  G.  Adams  died  of  heart  failure  on  January  2, 
at  his  home  in  Cabot,  Ark.  He  commanded  Company  I, 
Twenty-Fifth  Regiment,  Arkansas  Infantry,  and  was  a  gallant 
soldier,  much  beloved  by  his  men.  He  also  served  in  the  Mex- 
ican war;  was  about  seventy-six  years  old.  Camp  James 
Adams,  No.  1036,  of  Austin,  Ark.,  was  named  in  his  honor, 
and  has  sustained  a  great  loss  in  his  death. 

S.  B.  Ragland. 
Mr.  Samuel  Beaufort  Ragland,  Sr.,  a  former  well-known 
resident  of  Richmond,  died  February  i,  1903,  at  the  residence 
of  his  son,  Mr.  William  Lauman  Ragland,  Barton  Heights. 
He  was  born  at  the  ancestral  seat  of  the  family,  "Ripping 
Hall,"  in  the  historic  'Slashes"  section  of  Hanover  County, 
Va.,  January  14,  1827.  He  was  of  worthy  lineage.  His  great- 
grandparents,  John  and  Anne  Beaufort  Ragland,  from  Glemor- 
ganshire,  Wales,  settled  in  what  was  then  New  Kent  County, 
Va.,  about  1720.  John  Ragland  patented  more  than  10,000 
acres  of  land,  which  descended  to  his  ten  surviving  children. 
Their  descendants  have  intermarried  with  many  of  the  most 
prominent  families  of  Virginia  and  the  Southern  and  Western 
States.  Mr.  Ragland  was  a  brave  Confederate  soldier.  The 
last  year  of  the  war  he  was  a  clerical  assistant  in  the  office  of 
the  provost  marshal  of  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia,  and 
was  paroled  with  Maj.  D.  B.  Bridgeford  at  Appomattox  C.  H. 

David  Howell. 

At  his  home  in  Charlestown,  W.  Va.,  January  31,  igo2,  Mr. 
David  Howell  fell  asleep  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years  and  five 
months.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  faithful 
in  his  service  as  vestryman,  lay  reader,  Sunday  school  super- 
intendent, and  teacher.  Somewhat  reserved  in  manner,  Mr. 
Howell  was  accessible,  aflfable,  agreeable,  and  practical.  As  a 
soldier  he  was  a  m.ember  of  the  "Bolts  Grays" — Company  G, 
Second  Virginia  Infantry,  "Stonewall  Brigade" — was  up  to  the 
high  standard  of  excellence  that  characterized  "Jackson's  Val- 
ley Men,"  and  for  service  on  the  skirmish  line  possessed  the 
essential  qualifications :  alertness,  intelligence,  keen  perception, 
courage,  fidelity,  and  endurance.  He  was  the  surviving  com- 
missioned officer  of  his  company,  a  body  of  soldiers  worthy  of 
the  name  of  its  first  captain,  and  was  wounded  in  battle. 

Comrade  Howell  is  survived  by  his  wife,  who  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Gen.  Botts,  of  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  and  sister 
•of  that  superb  soldier.  Col.  Lawson  Botts,  who  died  of  wounds 
sustained  at  Second  Manassas  whilst  in  command  of  the  Second 
Regiment.  Two  d;  ughters  (Misses  Hannah  J.  ai.J  ^'--v 
Thomas),  two  brothers  (Messrs.  Samuel  and  John  M.  How- 
■ell,  of  Charlestown),  and  a  sister  (Mrs.  Cocke,  of  Virginia) 
<ilso  survive. 

The  large  congregation  at  the  funeral  attested  the  love  and 
osteem  in  which  the  deceased  was  held.  John  W.  Rowan  Camp, 
■Confederate  Veterans,  was  present  in  a  body. 


Comrade  T.  W.  Crenshaw,  of  Woodland  Mills,  Tenn.,  died 
suddenly  on  January  15,  aged  seventy-one  years.  He  served 
in  Company  D,  of  the  Thirty-Third  Tennessee  Regiment  of 
Infantry.  A  widow,  son,  and  daughter  survive  him.  His 
regiment  may  have  been  Thirty-Second  Tennessee. — Ed. 

Camp  Evans,  No.  355,  of  Booneville,  Ark.,  lost  three  mem- 
bers during  1902,  as  reported  by  C.  B.  Florence,  Adjutant: 
J.  F.  Eads,  Fortieth  Georgia;  J.  W.  Houston,  Company  C, 
Fourth  Alabama  Cavalry;  M.  J.  Sanderson,  Company  C, 
Twenty-Second  Arkansas.       

Ho.M.  Abram  Fulkerson. 

Col.  Abram  Fulkerson,  a  lawyer,  statesman,  warrior,  and 
distinguished  citizen  of  Bristol,  died  in  December  from  the 
effects  of  a  stroke  of  paralysis,  rfrom  which  he  only  partially 
rallied. 

Col.  Fulkerson  was  in  his  sixty-eighth  year.  Barring  wounds 
sustained  while  rendering  distinguished  service  to  the  Con- 
federacy, he  was  a  strong,  vigorous  man,  bodily  and  mentally. 
The  passing  of  Col.  Fulkerson  removes  one  of  the  most  noted 
figures  in  his  section.  By  birth  he  was  a  patriot,  and  pos- 
sessed a  degree  of  chivalry  and  courage  which  gave  him  prom- 
inence in  the  great  war.  After  the  war  he  soon  gai  'ed  prom- 
inence in  the  legal  profession,  after  which  he  was  ;  ^warded 
with  positions  of  trust  and  honor  in  the  State  and  nati  ^n. 

There  was  much  of  romance  in  the  life  of  Col.  Fulkerson. 
His  accomplishments  were  actuated  by  a  courage  and  m,  nly 
spirit  that  deserve  the  consideration  of  the  generation  comi.ig 
on.  He  met  every  problem  in  life  calmly  and  courageously, 
and  was  never  known  to  falter  in  the  discharge  of  a  duty. 
Even  after  he  had  been  stricken  down  with  paralysis  he  re- 
tained the  same  calm  and  manly  spirit,  and  faced  death  in  the 
same  manner  that  had  characterized  him  on  the  field  of  battle. 

In  1862  he  was  granted  a  furlough  that  he  might  go  to 
Clarksville  and  claim  the  estimable  young  woman  who  had 
promised  to  become  his  bride.  He  was  married  just  in  time 
to  escape  the  Federals,  who  were  pouring  in  on  Clark:ville. 
Bringing  his  bride  home,  he  returned  immediately  to  hi:  post 
of  duty,  where  he  remained  until  taken  prisoner,  in  spite  of 
the  serious  wounds  which  he  sustained  while  facing  the  enemy 
in  the  white  heat  of  battle.  This  same  spirit  of  determination 
manifested  itself  throughout  the  splendid  career  of  this  man 
of  big  heart  and  brain,  whom  Bristol  was  always  proud  to 
claim  as  a  citizen. 

Col.  Fulkerson  was  born  May  13,  1834,  of  Scotch-Irish 
parents,  near  Bristol,  Va.,  and  named  for  his  father,  who  w  js 
a  captain  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  his  mother  was  Margaret 
Vance,  a  relative  of  the  late  Senator  Z.  B.  Vance,  of  North 
Carolina.  His  brother,  Samuel  B.  Fulkerson,  was  colonel  of 
the  Thirty-Seventh  Virginia  Regiment  of  Infantry,  and  his 
brother  Isaac  served  through  the  war  as  a  captain  in  the 
Eighth  Texas  Cavalry.  When  Col.  Fulkerson  was  yit  a  babe, 
his  father  moved  to  Grainger  County,  Tenn.  When  he  was 
thirteen  years  of  age  his  three  older  brothers,  Samuel,  Isaac, 
and  Frank,  volunteered  for  service  in  the  Mexican  war,  and 
left  him  in  charge  of  his  father's  farm,  a  mere  lad. 

He  graduated  from  the  Virginia  Military  Institute  in  1857, 
and  while  there  was  a  student  under  Prof.  T.  J.  (Stonewall) 
Jackson.  He  then  taught  school  at  Palmyra,  Va.,  and  at 
Rogtrsvnie,  Tenn.  He  was  at  the  latter  place  when  the  civil 
war  began.  Before  hostilities  commenced  he  raised  a  com- 
pany in  Hawkins  County,  and  took  it  to  Knoxville  and  joined 
the  Nineteenth  Tennessee,  C.  S.  A.,  of  wliicli  he  was  elected 
major.  His  was  the  first  volunteer  company  organized  in 
East  Tennessee.     With  the  Nineteenth  he  engaged  in  the  bat- 


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ties  of  Wild  Cat  and  Shiloh.  In  the  last-named  battle  his 
horse  was  shot  under  him,  and  he  was  severely  wounded  in 
the  thigh.  After  recovering  from  his  wound,  he  assisted  in 
organizing  the  Sixty-Third  Tennessee  Regiment,  and  was 
made  its  first  lieutenant  colonel. 

On  February  12,  1864,  President  Jcflferson  Davis  appointed 
hin,  colonel  of  this  regiment.  He  led  it  in  the  terrific  fight 
at  Chickamauga,  where  he  was  again  severely  wounded  in 
the  left  arm.  After  this  his  regiment  wasi  attached  to 
I.ongstreet's  Corps,  which  made  the  campaign  of  East 
Tennessee,  and  was  then  transferred  to  Virginia.  There 
he  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Drewry's  Bluff,  the  affairs  at 
Walthall's  Junction,  Swift  Creek,  Bermuda  Hundred,  and 
Petersburg.  During  the  fight  at  Petersburg  he  was  wounded 
and  captured,  June  17,  1864.  He  was  imprisoned  at  Fort  Dela- 
ware; was  one  of  the  famous  "six  hundred"  officers  sent  to 
Morris  Island  and  kept  under  the  fire  of  the  Confederate  guns 
at  Charleston  for  six  weeks.  He  was  then  sent  to  Fort  Pu- 
laski and  put  on  "starvation  rations"  in  retaliation  for  alleged 
mistreatment  of  the  Federal  prisoners  at  Andersonville.  He 
was  returned  to  Fort  Delaware  in  March,  1865.  and  discharged 
from  prison  July  25,  1865,  more  than  three  months  after  the 
surrender. 

In  1866  he  began  the  practice  of  law  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  York  &  Fulkerson,  and,  by  his  ability,  courage,  and 
strict  integrity,  he  rose  to  the  front  rank.  He  practiced  his 
profession   continuously   .ind   most    successfully   until    he   was 


hon.Tabram'fulkkrson. 


paralyzed,  while  sitting  in  his  office,  March  6,  1900.  He  was 
the  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Fulkerson,  Page  &  Hurt  at 
the  time  of  his  death. 

Col.  Fulkerson  served  ten  years  in  the  Virginia  Legislature, 
three  terms  in  the  House  and  one  in  the  Senate,  and  he  was  a 
member  of  the  forty-seventh  Congress  of  the  United  States, 
having  been  elected  in  November,  i88o,  to  represent  the  Ninth 
District  of  Virginia.  He  was  one  of  the  five  members  of  the 
Legislature  who  organized  the  Readjuster  party,  which  swept 
over  the  State  like  a  tidal  wave  in  1878  and  created  a  political 
revolution. 

His  wife  was  Selina  Johnson,  of  Clarksville,  Tenn.  S.  V. 
Fulkerson,  son  and  law  partner,  served  as  a  Captain  in  the 
Fourth  Tennessee  Regiment  during  the  Spanish-American 
war,  was  in  Cuba  four  months  as  a  part  of  the  Army  of  occu- 
pation. He  is  now  a  member  of  the  staff  of  Gov.  Montague, 
of  Virginia,  with  the  rank  of  Colonel,  and  a  member  of  the  U. 
S.  C.  V.  Col.  Fulkerson  was  the  youngest  of  nine  children,  of 
whom  only  two  are  now  living,  Mrs.  B.  F.  Hurt,  of  Abingdon, 
Va.,  and  Mrs.  Harriet  Armstrong,  of  Rogersville,  Tenn. 

Col.  Fulkerson  assisted  in  organizing  the  S.  V.  Fulkerson 
Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans  in  Bristol,  named  for  his  broth- 
er.   Col.  Fulkerson  was  the  first  Commander  of  the  Camp. 

At  the  funeral  the  honorary  pallbearers,  chosen  'from  the 
Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans,  were  Maj.  H.  C.  Wood, 
Mayor  W.  L.  Rice,  Col.  Charles  R.  Vance,  Messrs.  N.  D. 
P.nchman.  John  W.  Emmert,  and  John  B.  Keller. 


J.  P.  Alexander. 

In  official  action  upon  his  death,  reported 
by  Maj.  H.  G.  Gwyn,  Commander  of  Camp 
J.  R.  Morgan,  a  committee  comprised  of  W. 
T.  McNeely,  Thomas  Tige,  and  James  D. 
Hays  submitted  resolutions,  which  were  adopt- 
ed, in  which  they  say : 

"J.  P.  Alexander,  who  died  at  Coronado. 
Cal.,  October,  1002,  enlisted  in  the  Confederate 
service  as  a  private  in  the  Third  Te.xas  Cav- 
alry June  ID,  1861,  and  served  until  the  end 
of  the  war.  Upon  the  reorganization  of  his 
company  he  was  elected  lieutenant.  The 
Third  Regiment  soon  thereafter,  being  as- 
signed to  Ross's  Brigade,  became  a  portion  of 
Gen.  Forrest's  command,  at  which  period 
Lieut.  Alexander  was  promoted  to  the  rank 
of  major  and  appointed  inspector  general  of 
the  command.  He  was  reared  in  the  famous 
blue  grass  region  of  Kentucky,  graduated  with 
honor  at  the  Danville  L^niversity,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death  was  sixty  years  of  age. 
Upon  the  termination  of  the  war  he  became 
extensively  engaged  in  cotton-planting  in  Car- 
roll Parish,  La.,  subsequently  also  in  Chico 
County,  Ark.,  in  which  latter  place  he  resided 
at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  thoroughly 
honorable  in  his  dealings,  genial  in  his  asso- 
ciations, ever  making  stanch  friends.  His 
wife  died  some  twenty  years  prior  to  his  death, 
and  he  left  no  immediate  family,  his  nearest 
relatives  being  a  sister  residing  in  Texas  and 
three  nieces  residents  of  Louisiana  and 
Mississippi.  He  generously  remembered  Camp 
J.  H.  Morgan  in  the  distribution  of  his  prop- 
erty." 

The  report  is  signed  by  Maj.  Hugh  G. 
Gwyn,  Commander  of  the  camp. 


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Qoi)federat(^  l/eterai), 


Capt.  T.  D.  Griffis. 

J.  T.  RowcU,  of  Terrell,  Tex.,  writes  of  him :  "Thom- 
as D.  Griffis,  who  was  captain  of  Company  D,  Forty- 
First  Tennessee  Regiment,  has  answered  to  roll  .call  up 
yonder.  No  truer  or  braver  soldier  or  better  man 
wore  the  rray.  For  devotion  to  duty  and  nobleness 
of  nature,  he  was  the  peer  of  the  purest  and  bravest. 


CAPT.    T.    D.    GRIFFIS. 

His  heart  was  .sensitive  to  every  cry  of  need,  and  his 
hand  was  wide  open  to  help.  It  is  but  natural,  there- 
fore, that  he  had  the  contidence,  esteem,  and  love  of 
his  people.  He  was  conspicuous  in  battle  for  gallantry, 
and  his  blood  crimsoned  the  soil  of  his  beloved  South- 
land. In  business  he  was  faitl:'ful  and  energetic ;  as  a 
man  he  was  thoroughly  honoraiile  in  every  sense.  He 
was  a  true  friend,  a  good  neighbor  a  faithful  husband, 
a  devoted  father,  and  a  Christian." 

The  Veteran  pays  special  tribute  to  the  memory  of 
Comrade  Griffis,  its  editor  having  served  with  him  in 
the  war  and  having  enjoyed  the  favor  of  his  unremit- 
ting zeal  in  its  behalf  until  ill  health  prevented.  He 
had  lived  at  Elkmont,  Ala.,  for  several  years  before 
his  death.    His  wife  and  a  daughter  are  there  still. 


Dr.  R.  K.  Meade. 

Dr.  R.  K.  Meade  died  in  Clarke  County,  \^'.  \'a., 
January,  1903.  When  Virginia  seceded  he  joined  a 
company  of  the  Second  Virginia  Infantry  as  a  private, 
and  served  with  distinction  at  the  first  battle  of  Manas- 
sas, where  he  lost  his  right  arm.  Later  he  was  com- 
missioned a  lieutenant  and  assigned  to  the  staff  of  Gen. 
Stonewall  Jackson,  in  which  capacity  he  served 
throughout  the  Valley  campaign.  His  actions  in  the 
battle  of  McDowell  were  specially  mentioned  by  Gen. 
Jackson  in  his  official  report.  He  served  in  the  battles 
around  Richmond  as  aid  to  Gen.  Jackson,  and  was 
later  transferred  to  the  stafT  of  Gen.  William  E.  Talia- 


ferro, and  was  with  him  at  Cedar  Mountain  and  sec- 
ond Manassas,  in  the  latter  of  which  his  horse  was 
killed  and  he  was  badly  injured.  Gen.  Taliaferro  was 
then  ordered  to  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  Lieut.  Meade 
accompanied  him  and  was  in  much  of  the  heavy  fight- 
ing in  and  around  Charleston.  He  was  twice  pro- 
moted, rising  to  the  rank  of  captain.  The  last  year  of 
the  war  Capt.  Meade  was  sent  to  inspect  the  command 
of  Col.  John  S.  Mosby,  of  which  he  gave  a  most  sat- 
isfactory report.  Through  all  the  hardships  of  war 
and  the  trials  of  peace  he  showed  himself  a  noble  man 
and  a  gallant  and  chivalrous  gentleman. 


Jones  Connallv. 

A  native  of  Madison  County,  Ga.,  Mr.  Jones  Con- 
nally  died  at  his  country  home  near  Eddy,  Tex.,  Janu- 
ary II,  1903,  in  his  seventy-eighth  year.  Having  cast 
his  fortunes  on  the  Texas  frontier  in  1842,  he  joined 
Parsons's  Brigade,  Twenty-First  Texas  Cavalry,  in 
1 861,  being  one  of  seven  brothers  who  enlisted,  two  of 
whom  were  killed  and  four  wounded  in  battle. 

In  1867  he  married  Miss  Mary  Connally.  His  long 
and  useful  life  was  spent  in  making  his  family  and 
comnninity  happier  with  the  fruits  of  his  success,  and 
his  liberality  to  the  poor  was  one  of  his  shining  vir- 
tues. 

As  a  citizen,  he  took  an  active  part  in  public  affairs, 
and  he  never  failed  to  attend  the  retmions  of  Confed- 
erate comrades.  He  was  a  subscriber  to  the  Veteran 
from  the 'first  year  of  its  publication. 

The  memory  of  his  faithfulness  to  every  obligation 
is  a  precious  gift  that  cannot  be  taken  away  from  those 
who  so  deeplv  mourn  his  loss. 


J.  D.  Hutchinson. 

Among  ^.e  valued  men  who  have  recently  joined 
the  silent  army  of  brave  men  who  sleep  in  the  city  of 
the  dead  at  Columbus,  Miss.,  is  Dr.  J.  D.  Hutchinson, 
who  passed:  away  February  9,  1903,  after  a  life  of 
active  service.  The  deceased  was  a  native  of  South 
Carolina,  b'nt  the  greater  part  of  his  life  was  spent  in 
Mississippi.  He  was  a  stanch  veteran,  and  was  brave 
and  loyal  in  the  infantry  service  during  the  war. 
Shortly  before  his  death.  Dr.  Hutchinson  received  the 
Cross  of  Honor  from  the  U.  D.  C. 


Members  of  Orange  County  (Fla.)  Camp,  No.  54. 

A  solemn  evidence  of  the  steady  march  of  veterans 
toward  the  shores  of  eternity  comes  with  the  announce- 
ment of  the  death  roll  for  1902,  from  Orange  County 
Camp,  No.  54,  Orlando,  Fla. 

On  February  6  Capt.  J.  B.  Parramore  passed  away — 
a  man  who  was  conspicuous  and  gallant  as  a  soldier, 
and  always  modest  and  unassuming.  He  was  mayor 
of  Orlando  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

January  clironicled  the  passing  away  of  Comrade 
E.  C.  Stevens ;  April,  C.  D.  Shepherd ;  June,  T.  M. 
Sloan ;  December,  J.  A.  White  and  John  J.  Hardeman. 
Comrade  Hardeman  was  Commander  of  Camp  No.  54 
at  the  time  of  his  death. 


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John  B.  McEwek. 

After  more  than  four  score  years  of  unceasing  use- 
fulness, Col.  John  P..  McEwen,  a  lifelonj^  resident  of 
Williamson  County,  died  at  his  home  in  Franklin, 
Tenn.,  January  4,  1903. 

John  Brown  MfEwen  was  born  Octolu'r  12.  iS_>o. 
beina:'  the  second  son  of  C. 
E.  and  Rebecca  Brown  Mc- 
Ewen.  His  early  life  was 
devoted  to  rural  employ- 
ments on  his  father's  farm, 
and  for  years  he  was  active- 
ly engatjed  in  the  old  mill 
where  he  learned  the  many 
practical  lessons  of  indus- 
try which  influenced  his  fu- 
ture years — shining  lessons 
that  have  served  as  lights 
for  the  paths  of  many  of 
Williamson  County's  citi- 
zens, and  that  have  radiated 
to  greater  distances 
through  those  of  Franklin's 
sons  who  have  journeyed 
far  from  her  l)oundaries. 

In  October,  1842,  Col. 
ATcEwcn  married  Miss  Cyn- 
thia Graham,  and  he  is  survived  by  two  of  the  children 
of  this  union,  Mrs.  A.  M.  German  and  Mrs.  Newton 
Cannon.  In  1841  he  entered  as  a  student  the  law 
office  of  Hon.  John  Marshall,  in  Franklin,  and  in  1842 
he  began  the  practice  of  law,  the  firm  Ijeing  Campbell 
&  McEwen,  which  later  assumed  n  third  partner,  with 
tlie  title,  Campbell,  McEwen  &  Bullock. 

The  deceased  was  for  four  years  mayor  of  Franklin, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  attorney  for  the  Louisville 
and  Nashville  Railroad.  He  w'as  a  man  who  cheerfully 
de\'otcd  his  best  energies  to  the  advancement  of  the 
interest  of  his  townspeo])le,  and  had  no  ambition  to 
hold  public  office. 

i  le  was  extremely  fond  of  agriculture  and  farm 
pursuits,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  chief  di- 
rectors of  the  several  county  fairs  that  made  William- 
son County  stock  and  products  famous. 

I  le  was  essentially  a  home-maker,  and  possessed  the 
rare  faculty  of  putting  into  bis  ])crsonal  life  and  the 
lives  of  those  about  him  an  impetus  jiroductivc  of  gnod 
to  the  atmosphere  of  home  and  of  material  and  lasting 
benefit  to  the  community  in  which  he  lived. 

Col.  McEwen  worked  for  educational  advancement, 
and  at  one  time  was  a  director  in  the  Franklin  jniblic 
school.  In  his  deep  and  reverent  regard  for  the  forma- 
tive influences  of  life,  he  gave  unstintedly  of  his  bounty 
in  the  rearing  and  education  of  young  men.  He  lost 
his  only  son  in  1859,  and  at  dilferent  periods  after  this 
sad  event  he  took  into  his  household  no  less  than 
twelve  boys,  who  shared  under  his  aflfectionate  infiu 
ence  the  sweet  gifts  of  his  genial  board.  Three  of 
these  boys  he  equipped  for  the  Confederate  service, 
and  they  fell  bravely  for  the  cause  which  he  taught 
them  to  defend.  \\'hile  Col.  McEwen  did  not  engage 
in  any  l)attle  of  the  war,  his  service  was  active  in  tiiat 
he  furnished  food,  raiment,  and  shelter  for  the  soldiers; 


and  with  the  gentle  ministry  of  his  wife  and  daugh- 
ters he  cared  for  the  wounded  and  dying,  hence  his 
home  was  often  invaded  and  his  life  endangered. 

His  was  a  religion  devoid  of  ostentation,  and  his 
liberality  and  hospitality  extended  to  the  ministers 
of  all  denominations.  The  story  of  his  life  might  be 
told  in  a  few  words :  He  gave  the  best  part  of  eighty- 
two  years  in  teaching  by  practice  the  deep  and  holy 
meaning  of  the  golden  rule. 

Elijah  Miltox  Watkins. 
.\t  Versailles,  Ky.,  February  23,  1903,  Mr.  E.  J. 
Watkins  died  at  his  home  on  the  Lexington  road, 
aged  eighty-two.  He  and  his  brother,  Ebenezer  Wat- 
kins, both  bachelors  and  successful  farmers,  have  lived 
for  a  great  many  years  at  the  old  Milton  homestead, 
cm  land  settled  by  their  maternal  grandfather,  Elijah 
Milton.  The  deceased  was  a  man  of  high  intelligence 
and  strong  character,  who  lived  an  exemplary  life  as 
both  man  and  citizen.  He  was  a  Confederate  soldier 
in  Gen.  ^Morgan's  command. 

Polk  P.  Erwin. 
This  exemplary  young  man,  son  of  J.  J.  Erwin, 
( )mega.  La.,  who  was  a  member  of  the  Fortieth  Mis- 
sissippi \olunteers,  and  one  of  the  Sharjisbooters' 
.\rmy  of  Northern  ^'irginia  until  the  surrender,  died 
in  September,  1902.  He  contracted  fever  while  with 
a  surveying  party  on  the  Memphis,  Helena,  and  Louisi- 
ana railroad,  and  soon  succimibcd.     He  was  bnrn  in 


PC'I.K   p.   ERWIN. 

June,  1882,  and  after  living  an  exemplary  life  passed 
away  in  the  vigor  of  his  young  manhood.  He  leaves, 
besides  his  parents,  three  brothers  and  seven  sisters, 

George  Melton  Weeden. 
A  record  of  useful  and  valiant  service  appears  with 
the  death  notice  of  George  Melton  Weeden,  who  passed 
away  October  3,    1902.      The  deceased  was   born   in 


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Qopfederate  l/eteraij. 


Prince  William  County,  Va., 
of  the  war  he  enlisted  under 
Beverly  Robinson,  Company 
airy,  in  Gen.  Fitzhugh  Lee's 
the  Peninsula  campaign,  as 
minated  in  second  Manassas 
ville,  Gettysburg ;  and  in  all 
strict  adherence  to  duty. 


1840.     In  the  beginning 
Capt.  Thornton  and  Col. 
A,  Fourth  Virginia  Cav- 
Brigade.     He  served  in 
well  as  those   that  cul- 
Antietam,   Chancellors- 
he  never  flinched  in  his 


COL.   M   K1^NEY. 


CoL.   C.   C.   McKlNNEY. 

At  the  advanced  age  of  seventy-seven  years,  Col.  C. 
C.  McKinney,  an  esteemed  and  well-known  citizen  of 
Lewisburg,  Tenn.,  died  October  29,  1902.  The  burial 
took  place  under  the  auspices  of  the  Odd  Fellows 
Lodge,  of  which  Col.  McKinney  was  long  an  honored 
member.  The  deceased  was 
a  native  of  Lincoln  County, 
Tenn.,  and  in  1861  he  enlisted 
in  Company  B,  Eighth  Ten- 
nessee Infantry.  He  was  in 
Bragg's  command,  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  battles  of 
Perryville  and  Murfreesboro, 
being  promoted  at  the  latter 
place  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant  fj^ 
colonel.  Col.  McKinney  was 
engaged  with  his  regiment  at 
the  two  days'  struggle  at 
Chickamauga  and  at  Mis- 
sionary Ridge;  also  in  va- 
rious other  engagements  of 
the  North  Georgia  campaign. 
He  was  with  his  army  during  Hood's  raid  into 
Tennessee,  and  fought  in  the  battle  of  Franklin, 
going  later  to  Corinth,  Miss.,  and  thence  across  the 
States  to  Bentonville,  N.  C,  where  the  last  infantry 
battle  of  his  command  was  fought.  At  the  end  of 
four  years'  faithful  service  he  engaged  in  mercantile 
pursuits  in  Richmond,  Tenn.  Col.  McKinney  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
Church,  of  whicli  he  had  been  an  elder  for  forty  years. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife  and  many  children  and 
grandchildren  who  have  the  sympathy  of  many  friends. 

William  Marshall. 

Commander  William  IMarshall,  Camp  McHenry,  No. 
765,  U.  C.  v.,  Johnston,  S.  C,  breathed  his  last  May 
II,  1902.  He  was  a  native  of  South  Carolina,  and, 
with  three  brothers,  enlisted  and  went  through  many 
batles  in  Virginia,  Maryland,  and  Pennsylvania.  The 
report  does  not  name  his  company  and  regiment. 

He  was  wounded  at  Chancellorsville  and  the  Wilder- 
ness, and  for  ten  years  before  his  death  he  was  a  great 
suflferer,  always  hearing  his  ills  with  the  fortitude  of 
a  veteran  of  many  hard-fought  campaigns. 

Capt.  Eugene  Baker. 
Capt.  Eugene  Baker  died  at  his  home  near  Leetown, 
W.  Va.,  January,  1903.  He  was  a  native  of  Win- 
chester, son  of  Rev.  Joseph  Baker,  a  prominent 
Baptist  preacher.  He  served  in  the  Confederate  army 
as  captain  of  the  Ninth  Virginia  Cavalry,  and  acquitted 
himself  gallantlv. 


John  Bell  Steele. 

On  February  16  Lieut.  John  Bell  Steele,  of  Rogers, 
Ark.,  closed  his  eyes  on  the  community  where  he 
had  long  been  a  revered  citizen.  A  native  Tennesseean, 
the  deceased  removed  to  Benton  County,  Ark.,  in  1859, 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  and  immediately  upon 
his  enlistment  in  a  cavalry  company,  in  1861,  he  be- 
came first  lieutenant,  in  which  capacity  he  served  with 
distinguished  gallantry  throughout  the  war. 

He  was  with  his  command  in  its  valiant  and  success- 
ful charge  on  Totten's  Federal  battery  at  Wilson's 
Creek,  Mo.,  in  1861.  This  gallant  cavalry  charge  on 
a  battery  is  almo.st  unsurpassed  in  the  annals  of  Amer- 
ican arms.  Lieut.  Steele  was  exchanged  after  being 
a  prisoner  at  Johnson's  Island,  and  served  with  his 
command  in  Mississippi.  He  was  severely  wounded 
at  Baker's  Creek. 

He  served  in  perilous  cavalry  scouting  service  west 
of  the  Mississippi  until  the  final  surrender  of  the  army 
under  Gen.  KirlDy  Smith.  Lieut.  Steele  was  soldierly 
in  bearing,  and  during  his  long  and  active  service  he 
scorned  to  take  unfair  advantage  of  a  foe.  A  wife, 
three  sons,  and  a  daughter  survrve  him. 

Joseph  W.  Alexander. 

Dying  as  he  had  lived,  calmly  and  peacefully,  Jo- 
seph W.  Alexander  passed  away  on  January  30,  1902. 
He  was  born  in  Henry  County,  Tenn.,  March,  1844, 
and  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  was  a  student  at 
Spring   Hill    Acade- 


my. 


He 


was    the 


J.  W.    ALEXANDER. 


youngest  member  of 
Capt.  Henry  Point- 
er's company,  and, 
having  been  captured 
with  his  regiment, 
Third  Tennessee,  at  ■ 
Fort  Donelson,  he 
was  sent  to  Camp 
Douglas.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1862,  he  was 
exchanged  at  Vicks- 
burg,  and  was  in  the 
Port  Hudson  en- 
gagement, in  March, 
1863. 

.After  the  fall  of  Vicksburg  he,  with  his  regiment, 
was  placed  in  the  trenches  at  Jackson,  where,  through 
his  dauntless  courage  in. exposing  himself  to  the  dan- 
gers of  war,  he  was  shot  through  the  right  lung. 

To  the  day  of  his  death  Mr.  Alexander  felt  a  hero's 
pride  in  the  parole  which  he  carried  home  in  May, 
1865,  in  the  pocket  of  his  battle-stained  jacket  of  gray. 

In  1872  he  married  Miss  Mattie  Crump,  of  Spring 
Hill,  and  of  this  happy  union  four  splendid  sons  sur- 
vive their  father,  while  three  daughters  went  before 
him  to  the  home  of  the  blest. 

His  was  a  nature  as  modest  and  gentle  as  a  woman's, 
and  yet  he  possessed  those  sterling  qualities  which 
endeared  him  to  his  regiment,  his  brother  Masons,  his 
fellow-citizens,  and  the  members  of  the  Methodist 
Cl.urch,  to  whose  tenets  he  was  ever  faithful. 


Qoofederat^  l/eterai). 


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HARRIET  LEONORA  WHITESIDE. 

One  of  the  most  noted  women  the  South  has  ever  known 
has  laid  her  burden  down,  and  those  who  knew  Mrs.  Harriet 
Whiteside  best  can  testify  that  she  bore  it  bravely  during  a 
long  and  unusual  life  of  thrilling  incident  and  trying  circum- 
stance. 

The  editor  of  the  Veter.\n  sustains  a  personal  loss  in  the 
going  out  of  this  strong  woman,  for  her  animated  interest  in 
llie  South's  sacred  traditions  and  her  faithful  advocacy  of  the 
\'f.teran  since  its  earliest  inception  have  proven  at  all  times  a 
valued  incentive  and  encouragement.  The  memory  of  her 
genial  hospitality  and  personal  sympathy  will  long  endure. 

A  phenomenal  evidence  of  the  quality  of  Mrs.  Whiteside's 
personality  is  brought  out  to  a  marked  degree  in  the  splendid 
sketch  of  her  life  by  Col.  Tomlinson  Fort,  who  for  thirty  years 
was  employed  against  her  in  nearly  all  of  many  lawsuits. 
The  soul  of  a  just  man  rise=  superior  to  the  influences  of  liti- 
gation, and  extracts  from  Col.  Fort's  sketch  will  testify  to  his 
keen  recognition  of  true  worth.    He  says  in  pari : 

"Mrs.  Harriet  Leonora  Whiteside  was  born  in  Wythcville. 
\'a..  May  3,  1824;  died  in  Chattanooga  February  ig,  igo,?. 
78  years,  8  months,  and  25  days,  leaving  surviving  her  the  fol- 
lowing children  :  James  L..  Miss  Florence,  William  M.,  Charles, 
and  Glenn  Whiteside,  and  Mrs.  Helen  Watkins,  who  reside  in 
Chattanooga,  and  Vernon  Whiteside,  who  resides  in  Columbus. 
O.  Judge  Hugh  Whiteside,  one  of  eight  children,  died  before 
bis  mother. 

"She   w.Ts   ('<bir:itpd   In   lie   a   teacher   at    Salem,    N.   C   that 


She   was  a   magnificent   perfornior  ii|ion  the  piano,  fliitc,   and 
guitar,  and  bad  a  royal  soprano  voice.    Many  of  the  older  citi- 


MRS.  Whiteside's  latkst  picture — a  kodak. 

grand  old  Moravian  school,  which  has  sent  into  the  world  a 
large    number    of    cultured,    refined,    and   intelligent    women. 

•It  Isllio  only  homf  known  t>y  the  foundi-r  of  the  Vbtkhan  In  which  two 
of  its  copies  were  talten  from  tlie  beglnninp,  one  of  which  has  l>ecn  carefully 
preserved  mil  hanilsomelv  bound  year  after  year,  her  wise  insight  into  its 
historic  value  tijus  being  proven  before  the  editor  realized  It. 


FOUR    GENERATIONS   OF    THE    WHITESIDE    FAMILY. 

James  L.  (a  Confederate  Veteran);  ijis  mother,  Haniet  L.;  his  son  Claude;  and 

his  granddaughter,  Esther,  l>orn  Nov.  20,  1.S90,  died  Oct.  20,  1S99. 

zens  of  Chattanooga  recall  the  advent  of  Miss  Harriet  Straw. 
She  was  one  of  the  best  bred,  most  graceful,  and  finest  of  mu- 
sicians, with  a  voice  of  great  natural  strength,  sweetness,  and 
compass,  thoroughly  trained.  She  was  highly  educated,  a 
splendid  conversationalist,  queenly  in  her  style,  capable  of  fill- 
ing any  station  in  life  to  which  she  might  be  called,  and  with  it 
all  she  was  a  beautiful  woman. 

"Mrs.  Ann  Newell,  who  was  instrumental  in  bringing  Mrs. 
Whiteside  to  Chattanooga,  was  one  of  the  early  educators  in 
Chattanooga,  and  was  the  mother  of  two  daughters,  one  of 
whom.  Lucy,  became  the  wife  of  Col.  John  C.  Burch. 

"Col.  James  A.  Whiteside,  when  Miss  Straw  came  to  Chatta- 
nooga, was  about  forty  years  old,  a  widower,  with  five  young 
children.  As  a  music  teacher  Miss  Straw  was  called  on  to 
teach  Miss  Penelope  Whiteside,  at  her  father's  home,  and 
there  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Col.  Whiteside.  They  were 
married  February  I,  1844.  Col.  Whiteside  was  very  proud  of 
his  beautiful  young  wife.  A  happy  married  life  was  interrupt- 
ed by  the  Civil  War.  Col.  Whiteside  was  an  old  Whig,  but 
voted  for  secession.  He  died  early  in  the  war.  His  eldest  son 
by  the  second  marriage  served  in  the  Confederate  army.  The 
responsibility  of  rearing  and  educating  their  eight  children  in  a 
time  of  revolution  devolved  upon  her.  Up  to  that  time  she 
licrbaps  did  not  realize  her  ability  as  a  financier.  Col.  White- 
side left  bis  estate  embarrassed  by  a  large  indebtedness,  so 
that  many  thought  it  insolvent.  His  widow  forced  the  sale  of 
everything  which  she  could  sell,  paid  off  his  debts  with  Con- 
federate money,  and  left  a  large  amount  of  the  Nashville, 
Chattanooga.  ;ind  St.  Louis  Railway  stock  and  lands  in  and 
around  Chattanooga.  There  was  no  authority  for  some  of 
the.se  transactions,  and  litigation  arose  out  of  them :  but  the 
courts  sustained  her,  and  said  that  what  had  been  done  had 
been  to  the  interest  of  the  estate,  and  ratified  it.  When  it  is 
realized  that  this  was  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  in  No- 
vemlxr,  1861,  before  the  Federal  troops  reached  Chattanooga 
in  September.  1863,  and  by  a  woman,  who,  at  that  time,  had 
had  no  experience  in  business,  where  so  many  men  failed,  it 
shows  that  she  was  born  a  financier.  Her  large  wealth  was 
founded  on  what  she  saved  out  of  her  husband's  estate, 

"Her  experience  during  the  war  was  perhaps  as  remarkable 
as  that  of  any  other  one  person.    After  the  battle  of  Mission- 


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ary  Ridge  she  realized  that,  as  a  result  of  the  war  and  the  suc- 
cess of  the  Federal  army,  confiscation  of  what  property  had 
been  preserved  of  the  wreck  of  the  husband's  estate  was  prob- 
able, and  that  her  children  would  be  compelled  to  begin  the 
battle  of  life  without  property.  She  sent  her  two  daughters. 
Miss  Florence  and  Mrs.  Watkins,  to  Boston  to  begin  such  an 
education  as  would  enable  them  to  support  themselves  by 
teaching.  [Another  incentive  for  the  removal  of  her  daughters 
to  Boston  was  the  frequent  presence  of  officers  in  her  home 
after  the  Federal  occupancy  of  Chattanooga. — Ed.] 

"She  had  not  had  time  since  the  advent  of  the  Federal  army 
to  accumulate  greenback  currency.  The  instinct  of  a  financier 
came  to  her  assistance.  She  decided  to  strip  her  magnificent 
home  of  its  furniture,  and  sell  almost  all  of  it  to  those  who 
were  not  going  to  leave  the  city,  and  in  this  way  realized  nearly 
three  thousand  dollars.  Much  of  it  was  bought  by  army  of- 
ficers stationed  in  the  city. 

[Her  neighbors  cooperated  to  help  her  in  the  emergency,  and 
as  ihey  made  sales  dropped  the  money  into  a  bureau  drawer. 
About  one-third  of  this  was  for  her  wardrobe,  costly  dresses 
that  she  had  worn  bringing  the  original  price. — Ed.] 

"With  this  $3,000  and  a  small  amount  of  furniture  she  could 
find  no  other  place  for  herself  and  children  except  in  a  box 
car.  When  she  reached  Nashville  she  met  James  Cameron, 
after  whom  Cameron  Hill  took  its  name,  an  artist,  who  re- 
sided in  Nashville  and  who  had  painted  the  portraits  of  herself 
and  children,  to  whom  she  telegraphed  and  who  met  her  there. 
He  succeeded  in  getting  her  into  a  passenger  car  with  some 
soldiers,  and  she  rode  there  until  she  reached  Louisville. 
When  she  reached  Louisville  she  was  taken  from  the  passen- 
ger car  and  she  and  her  children  were  put  into  a  stockade 
prison,  which  was  a  part  of  the  county  jail,  where  her  chil- 
dren were  mixed  with  soldiers  and  citizens  being  confined  with 
ball  and  chain.  She  remained  in  that  prison  with  her  children 
for  two  weeks,  concealing  the  money  she  had.  A  banker  in 
Louisville,  whose  name  is  forgotten,  exerted  himself,  and  with 
the  aid  of  Mr.  Chandler  at  the  end  of  two  weeks  she  vvfas  al- 
lowed to  go  to  Springfield,  Ohio,  and  rented  a  house  adjoin- 
ing an  Episcopal  Church. 

"On  the  morning  of  the  day  after  Lincoln  was  assassinated 
the  town  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  was  draped  in  mourning,  except 
the  house  occupied  by  Mrs.  Whiteside.  A  mob  gathered  and 
threatened  to  burn  the  hou.se  down,  as  it  was  known  that  they 
were  from  the  South.  The  Mayor  of  the  city  sent  her  warning, 
and  a  Mr.  Stephens,  church  org.inist,  afraid  to  enter  the  house, 
raised  a  window,  called  to  Mrs.  Whiteside  and  told  her  what 
was  the  matter  and  advised  her  to  get  some  crepe  and  put  it 
on  the  front  of  the  house.  She  removed  from  her  person  the 
only  thing  that  she  had  which  would  serve  the  purpose,  a  black 
alpaca  underskirt,  which  she  handed  to  the  organist  through 
the  window.  He  took  the  skirt  and  used  it  to  dress  the  front 
of  the  house  in  mourning,  and  this  satisfied  the  mob.  In  the 
fall  of  1865  she  returned  to  Chattanooga  with  her  children. 

"As  soon  as  business  was  resumed  and  the  courts  were 
opened,  after  the  close  of  the  war,  Mrs.  Whiteside  realized 
that  on  account  of  the  loss  of  Book  I  in  the  register's  office, 
Hamilton  County,  covering  a  period  when  deeds  involving  the 
greater  part  of  her  husband's  estate  had  been  recorded,  court 
papers  and  probate  of  wills  up  to  and  including  1864  could  not 
be  referred  to.  Almost  any  other  woman,  or  indeed  any 
man,  under  the  circumstances,  would  have  abandoned  and 
given  up  claims  to  property  in  that  condition.  Her  loyalty  to 
her  husband's  reputation,  her  mother's  instinct  in  fighting  for 
her  children,  and  the  instinct  of  a  financier  again  came  to  her 


assistance.  She  seemed  intuitively  to  have  selected  able  law- 
yers. Judge  D.  M.  Key,  later  Postmaster  General  and  United 
States  District  Judge,  Judge  J.  B.  Cooke,  later  of  the  Supreme 
Court  bench,  and  Judge  D.  C.  Trewhitt,  before  he  was  on  the 
bench,  were  employed  by  her.  Her  fight  in  a  combination  of 
lawsuits,  for  twenty  years,  made  it  necessary  to  make  new 
rules  to  fit  the  cases  brought  by  her.  It  was  one  of  the  most 
remarkable  cases  in  the  history  of  the  jurisprudence  of  any 
country.  The  fight  in  every  instance  was  forced  on  her  by  the 
situation  ;  and  she  made  it,  not  only  for  the  property  involved, 
but  to  protect  the  reputation  of  her  husband,  insisting  that,  but 
for  the  loss  of  papers  and  burning  of  public  records,  no  lawsuit 
ever  could  have  arisen.  She  was  much  misunderstood  be- 
cause none  except  lawyers  can  appreciate  exactly  why,  aside 
from  the  mere  property  at  stake,  she  would  so  prolong  litiga- 
tion. 

"In  her  death  one  of  the  ablest  minds  which  has  aided  and 
assisted  in  the  development  of  Chattanooga  has  gone  to  rest. 
But  all  which  can  be  said  of  her  cannot  possibly  exceed  that 
to  which  she  is  entitled — to  wit,  'A  mother  in  Israel'  has  gone. 

"No  human  being  was  more  sorely  tried  than  she.  Left  a 
widow  with  a  helpless  family  in  the  midst  of  civil  war,  she 
has  fought  the  good  fight.  Those  not  well  acquainted 
with  her  thought  she  was  exacting  and  litigious ;  but  those 
who  knew  her  best  know  that  there  was  no  motive  which  ac- 
tuated her  .so  strong  as  the  mother  instinct.  She  fought  as  a 
tigress  would  fight  for  her  young.  She  brought  to  her  assist- 
ance the  highest  degree  of  culture,  education,  polish,  refine- 
ment, and  never  forgot  that  she  was  a  lady.  She  fought  for 
the  reputation  of  that  grand  man,  her  husband.  Papers  had 
been  lost  ^ind  destroyed  because,  with  her  inexperience,  and 
having  been  forcibly  removed  during  the  time  of  war,  she 
couldn't  carry  them  with  her;  and  when  papers  failed  to  ex- 
plain she  demanded  and  insisted  that  the  courts  should  hold 
that  her  husband  couldn't  lie,  couldn't  misrepresent,  couldn't 
claim  aught  that  did  not  belong  to  him,  and  that  he  had  hon- 
estly and  faithfully  accounted  for  every  transaction  involving 
the  millions  with  which  he  had  been  connected.  She  whipped 
the  bar,  and  the  courts  which  knew  James  A.  Whiteside  gave 
her  all  she  asked. 

"If  there  are  monuments  in  heaven  raised  to  mothers,  this 
grand  woman  will  have  one  there  erected  to  the  faithful  wife 
and  devoted  mother." 

S.  C.  Franklin. 

A.s  a  member  of  D.  H.  Reynolds  Camp,  Lake  Village, 
.'Xrk.,  Capt.  George  Cracraft  sends  the  following: 

"At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  L.  C.  Franklin 
resided  in  Noxubee  County,  Miss.  He  helped  to  raise 
Compatiy  D,  of  the  Eleventh  Mississippi  Infantry, 
under  Col.  Liddell,  and  was  elected  second  lieutenant. 
He  served  in  this  gallant  regiment  through  the  Penin- 
sular campaign  and  from  Yorktown  on  to  the  close  of 
the  war.  At  the  reorganization  of  the  regiment  he 
left  the  service  for  the  sheriff's  office  in  his  county,  but 
after  the  term  expired  v^'ent  to  the  front  again  in  Har- 
rison's Sixth  Mississippi  Cavalry  (a  part  of  Forrest's 
command)  and  remained  in  this  corps  till  the  end. 
Comrade  Franklin  was  a  native  of  Georgia,  born  in 
November,  1828.  After  the  war  he  came  to  Chicot 
County,  Ark.,  and  lived  a  valued  citizen  until  his  death, 
in  October,  1902.  He  was  a  generous  man,  and  none 
appealed  to  him  in  vain.  He  was  our  Commander  at 
the  Memphis  reunion." 


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John  W.  Ramsey. 

A  commiltee  composed  of  H.  J.  Ferguson  and  T.  J.  Happel 
reported  to  the  Stralil  Bivouac,  Trcnlon,  Tcnn.,  the  following 
tribute  to  John  W.  Ramsey : 

"Comrade  J.  W.  Ramsey  was  born  in  Gibson  County,  Tenn., 
near  Trenton,  October  7,  1840.  He  died  November  4,  1901. 
He  was  reared  on  a  farm — an  honest,  sturdy,  farmer  boy.  He 
received  a  good  common  school  education,  and  applied  himself 
to  his  vocation  as  a  farmer  until  June  20,  1861,  when  he  joined 
Company  D,  under  Capt.  G.  B.  Black,  which  company  became 
part  of  the  First  West  Tennessee  Battalion.  It  was  after- 
wards merged  info  the  Fifty-Fifih  Tennessee  Regiment.  He 
served  with  his  company  at  Columbus,  Ky.,  until  March  i. 
1862,  and  was  then  sent  to  Island  No.  10,  where  he,  with  the 
command,  was  captured  on  April  8,  1862.  Private  Ramsey  was 
sent  as  a  prisoner  first  to  Madison,  Wis.,  and  then  to  Camp 
Douglas,  and  later  exchanged  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  Septeinber 
17,  18O2.  At  the  reorganization  at  Jackson,  Miss.,  his  com- 
mand was  placed  in  Maxcy's  Brigade  and  was  sent  to  Port 
Hudson,  where  they  served  till  May  I,  1863.  When  Vicks- 
burg fell  he  was  at  Jackson,  Miss.,  where  they  participated  in 
the  eight  days'  siege  of  Jackson,  Miss.  He  was  later  at  Mobile, 
Ala.,  and  thence  in  the  Army  of  Tennessee,  engaging  in  the 
Missionary  Ridge  fight  and  the  retreat  at  Dalton,  Ga.  In  the 
Georgia  campaign  he  was  with  Hood  on  his  disastrous  march 
into  Tennessee,  engaging  in  the  bloody  battles  of  Franklin  and 
Nashville.  From  the  last  place  he  was  sent  to  Mississippi,  and 
then  to  Gen.  J.  E.  Johnston  in  North  Carolina,  where  his  serv- 
ice ended.  It  is  said  by  a  comrade  that  he  never  shirked  a 
duty  nor  complained  at  any  detail.  He  never  missed  a  roll  call 
or  battle. 

"Comrade  Ramsey  married  Miss  Victoria  M.  Heard  Janu- 
ary 3,  1866,  and  the  seven  children  of  this  marriage  survive 
their  father.  J.  W.  Ramsey  served  three  terms  as  trustee  of 
Gibson  County.  He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  and  his  religion  was  exhibited  in  his  daily  life." 

Maj.  J.  S.  Junes. 
J.mcs  Sterling  Jones  was  a  native  and  citizen  of  Columbus, 
Ga.,  until  about  fifteen  years  ago,  when  he  removed  to  Greens- 
boro, N.  C.  He  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army  when  in  his 
teens,  and  made  a  gallant,  faithful  soldier.  Testimonials  from 
his  commanding  officers  prove  his  efficiencj'.  His  brigadier 
general,  Thomas  Benton  Smith,  in  1864.  wrote  of  him  in  an 
application  for  his  promotion  to  Adjt.  Gen.  Samuel  Cooper: 
"Sir:  Under  the  provisions  of  the  new  'slafi  bill,'  I  have  the 
honor  to  reconunend  for  the  position  of  assistant  inspector  .gen- 
eral of  the  brigade  First  Lieut.  James  S.  Jones,  Company  K, 
Thirty-Seventh  Georgia  Regiment,  born  in  Monroe  County, 
Ga.,  now  a  resident  of  Columbus,  Ga.  He  enlisted  in  the  Con- 
federate States  service  February  17,  1862,  had  served  faithfully 
as  an  'officer  of  the  line  in  the  field'  with  this  army  until  July 
8,  1864,  when  he  was  assigned  to  duty  by  my  order  as  assistant 
inspector  general  of  this  brigade.  He  has  been  conspicuous  for 
gallantry  on  every  occasion  since  serving  on  the  staff,  especially 
at  Jonesboro  on  the  31st  ult.,  when  he  led  the  left  of  the  bri- 
gade ;  was  foremost  in  the  charge  and  last  to  retire.  While 
serving  on  the  staff  as  assistant  inspector  general  he  has  given 
entire  satisfaction,  displaying  a  zeal  and  efficiency  equal  to  the 
position.  Adjt.  John  M.  Farris,  of  the  Thirty-Seventh  Tennes- 
see, previously  recommended,  having  been  killed  on  July  22, 
I  earnestly  ask  that  Lieut.  Jones,  of  the  Thirty-Seventh  Geor- 
gia, be  promoted  to  the  position,  confident  that  he  will  fill  it 
with  honor  to  himself  and  benefit  to  the  service."  Maj.  Gen. 
J.  C.  Brown  wrote  of  Iiiin  September,  1864:  "This  young  officer 


is  most  gallant,  meritorious,  and  efficient.  He  has  won  the  po- 
sition sought  for  him  and  deserves  it  as  fully  as  any  man  in  our 
service,  and  is  in  every  way  fully  qualified."  Lieut.  Gen.  W.  J. 
Hardee  also  wrote:  "I  know  Lieut.  Jones,  and  recommend  that 
he  receive  the  appointment,  for  which  he  is  believed  to  be  fully 
qualified."  Gen.  John  C.  Breckinridge,  Secretary  of  War,  di- 
rected the  adjutant  general  to  "make  the  appointment  if  it 
can  be  done  under  existing  laws."  After  the  war  Maj. 
Jones  continued  to  manifest  his  loyalty  to  the  Southern  cause, 
in  behalf  of  which  he  had  so  bravely  fought,  being  a  valuable 
member  of  Guilford  Camp,  No.  795,  of  U.  C.  V.,  of  which  he 
was  adjutant  until  his  death.  During  August,  1902,  J.  W. 
Scott,  Conuuander  of  Guilford  Camp,  received  from  Comrade 
J.  [Sterling]  Jones,  who  was  sick  at  a  sanatorium  in  Dansville, 
N.  Y.,  the  following  letter :  "God  in  his  overruling  providence 
has  seen  fit  to  visit  upon  your  adjutant  an  affliction  of  such  a 
character  and  at  such  a  time  that  will  render  it  impracticable 
for  him  to  be  present  and  take  part  with  his  comrades  on  the 
occasion  of  the  reunion  next  week.  May  you  be  able  to  hold 
up  to  the  present  generation  a  light  only  dimmed  by  the 
glory  surrouiiditig  God's  throne.  If  not  permitted  to  meet  with 
you  again  in  the  flesh,  I  have  no  higher  ambition  than  that 
glory's  hyperbole  shall  be  emblazoned  on  my  epitaph :  'I  was 
a  Confederate  soldier.'  "  Maj.  Jones  was  twice  married.  Of 
the  first  union  was  born  a  son,  Mr.  H.  Stewart  Jones,  of  Rich- 
mond, and  of  the  second,  a  daughter.  Marian,  who,  with  the 
mother,  survive  the  husband  and  father.  After  the  close  of 
the  war  he  engaged  in  the  mercaniile  business  for  a  number  of 
years  in  Columbus.  Ga..  where  he  met  with  success,  and  for- 
tune continued  to  favor  him  during  his  residence  at  Greens- 
boro. In  his  early  life  he  was  converted  and  joined  the  Meth- 
odist Church.  His  frank,  hone!=t  dealings,  kindly  spirit,  and 
courage  won  for  him  the  confidence,  friendship,  and  admira- 
tion of  those  who  knew  him.  He  combined  in  his  personality 
those  prime  virtues  that  make  superb  character.  At  the  va- 
rious posts  of  duty  he  sought  to  be  true.  As  husband,  father, 
and  friend  he  was  faithful  and  kind ;  as  citizen  he  was  patri- 
otic and  brave ;  as  a  Christian,  meek  and  trustful.  The  me- 
morial address  was  by  Rev.  S.  B.  Turrcntine,  D.D. 

ANNA  ALEXANDER  CAMERON. 

On  Lee's  birthday  Miss  Anna  Cameron  sent 
a  message  to  the  assembled  veterans  of  Hillsboro, 
N.  C,  in  the  name  of  Gen.  George  Burgwin  Anderson 
Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  and  those  who  heard  her  beautiful 
words  on  tjie  day  of  her  burial  met,  on  January  2^.  at 
Hillsboro,  to  pay  tribute  to  her  beloved  memory. 

How  prophetic  were  her  words  on  the  great  hero's 
anniversary !  "Taps  must  sound,  and  we  must  soon 
part."  Her  appeal  to  the  veterans  while  standing  so 
unconsciously  in  the  presence  of  the  angel  of  death  is 
a  sermon  to  the  living  that  should  find  its  way  into 
many  camps. 

"With  splendid  courage  and  endurance  you  followed 
your  beloved  leaders,  Robert  Lee  and  Stonewall  Jack- 
son, in  the  battles  made  historic  by  your  valor.  Now 
that  you  have  pitched  your  tents  so  much  nearer  their 
last  great  camp,  will  you  not  follow  their  heroic  ex- 
amples, and  enlist  under  Christ's  banner  and  win  fo:- 
yourselves  the  blessing  that  Gen.  Lee  invoked  for  you 
so  long  ago?  Let  his  beloved  North  Carolinians  keep 
stc]i  with  him  on  the  way  that  leadcth  unto  the  life  im- 
mortal !  .\nd  be  you  sure  that  you  will  rejoin  him 
where  he  lovingly  awaits  his  steadfast  followers." 


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WARRENSBUKG,  MO. 

It  is  refreshing  and  very  pleasant  to  visit  remote  sections  of 
the  South  and  mingle  with  representative  Southerners.  An 
occasion  presented  itself  sometime  since  for  the  editor  of  the 
Veteran  to  visit  Warrensburg,  Mo.,  as  the  guest  of  Hon.  Ed- 
mond  A.  Nickerson,  whose  gifted  daughter,  Miss  Edmonda 
Augusta  Nickerson,  President  of  the  Warrensburg  Chapter,  U. 
D.  C,  made  an  address  at  the  last  State  reunion  of  the  Mis- 
souri Division,  U.  C.  V.     (See  October  Veteran,  1902.) 

Inquiry  regarding  Warrensburg  and  its  vicinity  brings  to 
light  much  interesting  data  concerning  its  people.  Warrens- 
burg is  situated  south  of  the  Missouri  River,  on  the  main  line 
of  the  Missouri-Pacific  Railway,  210  miles  from  St.  Louis  and 
65  miles  from  Kansas  City.  The  population  approximates 
6,000.  It  has  three  banking  houses,  three  large  flouring  and 
grist  mills,  a  Catholic  and  various  Protestant  churches,  and 
many  secret  societies.  A  splendid  courthouse  has  just  been 
erected  at  a  cost  of  $65,000,  and  the  city  contains  many  fine 
residences  built  by  an  enterprising  and  prosperous  community. 

North  of  the  city  are  located  famous  sandstone  quarries. 
The  stone  is  taken  at  from  10  feet  to  over  75  feet  below  the 
surface.  The  deposit  is  solid.  Slabs  of  immense  size  are 
taken  out,  limited  only  by  the  lifting  capacity  of  the  works. 
This  stone  has  been  used  to  build  up  cities.  It  is  used  in  the 
great  Exchange  Building  of  St.  Louis,  from  the  foundation  to 
the  capstone.  The  immense  columns,  cornice,  and  carvings 
were  all  cut  and  fashioned  here  and  sent  ready  for  setting  in 
the  building.  Many  blocks  of  buildings,  stone  houses,  and 
palatial  mansions  have  been  erected  of  this  stone  in  Kansas 
City,  Omaha,  and  other  cities,  and  it  is  shipped  in  large 
quantities  to  all  parts  of  the  country. 

In  the  central  part  of  Warrensburg,  and  overlooking  the 
city,  stand  the  buildings  of  the  State  Normal  School,  on  a 
plateau  of  fifteen  acres  of  beautiful  ground  studded  with  forest 
trees  and  ornamented  with  shrubbery  and  flowers.  The  build- 
ings are  large  and  spacious,  erected  at  a  cost  of  two  hundred 
thousand  dollars.  They  contain  a  gymnasium,  philosophic 
apparatus,  and  all  the  modem  appliances  of  a  great  university. 
There  is  an  average  attendance  of  700  students  from  all  parts 
of  the  State. 

South  of  the  town  is  situated  the  renowned  Pertle  Springs, 
the  waters  of  which  are  celebrated  for  their  curative  qualities, 
and  this  place  is  a  popular  resort. 

Conventions  are  held  here  by  grocers,  druggists,  dentists, 
lawyers,  the  U.  C.  V.,  G.  A.  R.,  and  religious  bodies.  Warrens- 
burg, unlike  other  agricultural  cities,  is  more  animated  in  the 
.<:ummer  than  winter.  It  boasts  a  splendid  hotel,  with  a  large 
lake  for  boating  and  fishing.  Other  sports  over  the  extensive 
and  beautiful  grounds  attract  large  numbers  of  people.  An 
abundant  supply  of  water  for  the  city  is  furnished  from  lakes 
by  a  splendid  plant. 

Warrensburg  was  in  the  track  of  the  respective  armies  dur- 
ing the  war  between  the  States  as  they  moved  in  different  di- 
rections and  at  various  times.  Of  these  people  neighbor  fought 
against  neighbor,  and  many  men  on  both  sides  fell  in  the  frat- 
ricidal strife.  The  Federal  dead  were  promptly  cared  for,  and 
now  the  local  Chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  is 
making  arrangements  to  erect  a  monument  to  the  Southern 
dead  on  a  lot  donated  by  the  city.  They  expect  by  exhibitions, 
lectures,  and  entertainments  to  raise  $5,000  for  this  purpose. 

Sonic  of  the  Moodiest  skirmishes  of  the  war  were  fought  al- 
most within  sight  of  Warrensburg.  One  of  the  worst  of  these. 
Lone  Jack,  was  indeed  a  battle.  The  Federal  forces  were  led 
by  the  gallant  soldier,  Capt.  Emery  Foster,  who  fell  severely 
wounded,  and  the  Confederates  were  led  by  Col.  Vard  Cock- 


rell,  now  of  Texas.  He  too,  it  is  understood,  was  wounded. 
A  monument  now  stands  on  that  battlefield.  It  was  through 
Warrensburg  that  Gen.  Sterling  Price  marched  on  his  way  to 
Lexington,  where  the  battle  was  fought  and  won,  and  where 
he  captured  Col.  Mulligan,  with  nearly  4,000  soldiers,  arms, 
and  equipments. 

Among  the  distinguished  and  cultured  families  from  the  Old 
Dominion  who  settled  around  Lexington  before  the  war  were 
John  F.  Ryland,  who  for  thirty  years  was  judge  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  State ;  French,  Hicks,  Hayden,  Field,  all  distin- 
guished lawyers  who  practiced  in  the  judicial  circuit — a  gen- 
eration of  lawyers  and  statesmen  who  have  now  passed  away. 

Since  the  war  a  younger  class  of  distinguished  men  is 
claimed  as  the  production  of  Warrensburg.  Francis  M.  Cock- 
rell,  a  Confederate  general  and  present  United  States  Senator, 
Thomas  T.  Crittenden,  former  Governor  of  the  State,  George 
G.  Vest,  now  United  States  Senator,  and  John  F.  Phillips,  now 
L^nited  States  Judge  for  the  Western  District,  were  of  an  ad- 
joining county  and  practiced  here.  Samuel  Sawyer,  William 
F.  Crissman,  Edraond  A.  Nickerson,  Col.  G.  N.  Elliott,  Col. 
Wells  H.  Blodgett,  and  others  all  practiced  at  the  Warrens- 
burg bar,  and  were  distinguished  for  their  learning  and  ability. 

Blind  Boon,  a  colored  musical  prodigy,  was  born  and  reared 
in  this  county.  He  outrivals  Blind  Tom,  and  has  captivated 
and  astonished  audiences  all  over  this  country.  Warrensburg 
also  claims  Mr.  Reuben  Field,  a  genius  who  solves  with  light- 
ninglike rapidity  the  most  difficult  problems  of  the  higher  or- 
der of  mathematics.  He  is  one  of  those  wonders  who  come 
on  earth  years  and  years  apart  to  bewilder  and  astonish  the 
professional  educators  of  the  world.  He  has  puzzled  and 
disconcerted  the  ablest  mathematicians  by  his  marvelous  an- 
swers to  the  most  abstruse  questions,  by  the  advanced  ques- 
tions he  has  put  to  them. 

Warrensburg  also  claims  .A.lice  Nielson,  who  as  a  child  de- 
veloped here  those  great  vocal  powers  as  a  songstress  that  have 
delighted  the  lovers  of  operatic  music,  and  who  is  now  in  Eu- 
rope achieving  fresh  laurels. 

Johnson,  the  second  county  from  the  Kansas  line,  joins  the 
district  that  was  depopulated  by  Order  No.  II,  issued  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Ewing,  of  Ohio,  August  25,  1863,  by  which  all  the  grain 
and  hay  in  the  district  was  ordered  to  be  taken  or  destroyed, 
and  the  inhabitants  to  leave  their  places  of  residence  within 
fifteen  days  from  the  date  of  order :  and  the  proscribed  people, 
the  most  of  whom  had  been  reared  in  refinement  and  affluence, 
left  their  homes  without  being  able  to  take  their  property  for 
want  of  transport.ition,  and  straggled  in  groups  across  the 
prairie  toward  the  Missouri  River,  wending  their  hapless  way 
they  knew  not  whither.  Armed  bands  of  Jayhawkers,  with 
trains  of  empty  wagons,  took  possession  of  their  de- 
serted homesteads,  robbed  them  of  their  movable  property,  andi 
carried  it  into  Kansas.  They  signalized  their  departure  by! 
burning  all  the  buildings  in  the  district,  and  the  nightly  path- 
way of  both  the  robber  and  the  robbed  was  lit  up  by  the  fire  of 
burning  homes.  The  order  was  an  act  of  unnecessary  cruelty  j 
issued  against  old  men,  women,  and  children  residing  within] 
the  lines  of  the  Federal  army.  They  were  unarmed,  unpro- 
tected, and  powerless,  and  in  mercy  claiming  its  protection.] 
.Such  conduct  finds  no  justification  in  the  laws  of  civilized  war- 
fare. Gen.  G.  C.  Bingham  (Federal)  has  pictured  these  scenes 
of  war's  desolation,  and  in  transferring  to  canvas  the  intensity 
of  its  savage  cruelty  he  has  consigned  the  name  of  the  man  who 
issued  the  order  to  the  shades  of  enduring  infamy. 

Since  the  war  closed  no  word  has  ever  been  said,  no  act  has 
ever  been  done,  and  no  trouble  has  ever  arisen  among  these 
people  in   regard   to  any   deed   done  in   it,   that   has  brought 


Confederate  l/eterai}. 


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trouble  on  the  commuiiil.v.  The  veterans  of  both  armies  arc 
men  of  liighest  standing — farmers,  mechanics,  and  merchants. 
The  largest  mercantile  firms  in  the  city  are  composed  of 
Confederate  and  Federal  soldiers.  In  business,  in  the 
Church,  in  society,  they  mingle  and  afford  mutual  helpfulness 
in  the  good  ofllces  of  life.  The  children  of  these  men  have 
married  and  intermarried,  nnd  absence  of  discord  is  the  happy 
result.  A  stranger  would  never  know,  from  what  he  sees 
and  hears,  that  this  county  was  torn  by  internal  strife  and 
made  uninhabitable  by  the  fierce  passions  of  neighbors,  kin- 
dred, and  friends  during  the  bloodiest  war  ever  waged. 

BALTIMORE  MONUMENT— RUCKSTUHL. 

Mr.  F.  Wellington  Ruckstulil,  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
National  Sculptors'  Society,  is  a  prominent  factor  in  uplifting 
the  standard  of  American  artists.  He  belongs  to  the  class  who 
must  remain  conspicuous  because  of  their  eminent  worth,  rath- 
er than  from  any  personal  desire  for  notoriety.  For  this  rea- 
son his  name  has  rppearcd  at  different  times  as  Second  Vice 


F.  WELLINGTON  RUCKSTUHL. 

President  of  the  .\rchitectura!  League,  member  of  the  Execu- 
tive Council  of  the  Municipal  Art  Society,  Chief  of  Sculpture 
(or  the  St.  Louis  E.xposition  (recently  resigned).  His  latest 
distinction  is  in  being  made  a  member  of  the  National  Insti- 
tute of  Arts  and  Letters. 

Mr.  Rucksluhl  comes  of  Huguenot  stock,  and  was  born 
at  Breilcnbach,  in  Alsace,  in  1854.  While  a  mere  child  his 
family  emigrated  to  America,  and  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Ruckstuh! 
received  a  liberal  education.  He  once  made  a  remark  con- 
cerning his  ancestry,  which  has  become  notable:  "My  grand- 
father was  a  blacksmith.  It  is  a  fine  and  honest  trade.  My 
father  was  a  coppersmith  and  a  machinist.  I  am  a  sculptor. 
The  evolution  is  as  it  should  be,  for  what  is  the  sculptor  but  a 
poet-blacksmith?" 

Mr.  Ruokstuhls  grand  conception.  "Gloria  Victis,"  which 
appears  on  the  title-page,  has  rocenlly  become  Maryland's 
proud  possession  through  her  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy. 

Their  last  act  in  giving  to  Maryland  a  monument  which  ideal- 
izes the  defeated  South  seems  the  rnnvning  touch  In  a  record 
of  beautiful  deeds. 


"UPPER  ROOM  MEDITATIONS." 
Rev.  E.  B.  Chappell  writes  of  Bishop  Fitzgerald's  new  book: 
"This  is  the  title  of  a  new  work  by  Bishop  O.  P.  Fitzgerald, 
which  has  been  recently  issued  from  the  Publishing  House  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South.  The  book  is  made  up 
of  short  studies  of  various  themes  bearing  directly  upon  the 
spiritual  life.  The  style  is  pleasing,  and  the  manner  in  which 
the  subjects  are  handled  shows  that  the  author  speaks  out  of 
the  richness  of  his  own  experience.  In  the  prologue  he  tells 
that  'the  sublime  truth  that  everything  in  the  universe  of  God, 
both  physical  and  spiritual,  is  under  law'  is  the  golden  thread 
that  binds  all  these  meditations  into  one.  This  is  a  truth  well 
worth  emphasizing.  And  yet  it  is  not  so  much  this  that  gives 
value  to  these  studies  as  the  spiritual  insight  and  understand- 
ing of  the  deeper  needs  of  the  soul.  It  is  clear  that  the  author 
has  suffered,  and  yet  there  is  no  note  of  despondency  in  what 
he  writes.  He  has  sought  and  found  the  sources  of  strength 
and  consolation,  and  knows  how  to  commend  them  to  others. 
'The  one  thing  needful,'  he  says,  'is  that  you  shall  be  quiet 
enough  to  hear  the  still,  small  voice.  Whenever  and  wherever 
you  are  thus  ready,  you  will  hear  the  voice.' 

"Perhaps  the  most  notable  thing  about  the  book  is  its  spirit 
of  triumphant  cheerfulness  and  serene  optimism.  'We  sing  our 
songs,'  he  writes,  'in  the  daytime;  the  songs  we  sing  in  the 
night  are  given  us  by  God.'  Such  songs  come  at  just  the 
times  when  they  are  needed  to  every  man  who  deals  sincerely 
with  himself  and  with  the  Lord.  The  good  Bishop  evidently 
believes  in  the  power  and  worth  of  sacred  music. 

"He  recurs  to  this  theme  again  and  again.  Here  is  a  passage 
from  the  chapter  on  'Tuning  for  God's  Touch ;'  'It  was  not 
accidental  that  holy  music  is  made  a  part  of  the  worship  of 
God  in  his  Church.  This  is  one  of  God's  ways  of  opening  a 
channel  for  the  inflowing  of  the  water  of  life  to  receptive  wor- 
shipers. The  immediate  disciples  sang  a  hymn  in  preparation 
for  Gethsemane  and  Calvary,  nigh  at  hand;  and  their  suc- 
cessors through  the  ages  have  braced  their  souls  to  meet  sor- 
row and  pain  and  death  by  thus  admonishing  one  another  in 
psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs.' 

"He  does  not  agree  with  those  who  locate  the  golden  age 
in  the  past.  'If  we  look  back  with  joy,'  he  says,  'we  look  for- 
ward with  hope.  If  there  is  a  glorious  record  behind,  there  is 
a  more  glorious  future  ahead.'  With  this  same  triumphant 
note  the  book  closes,  the  final  meditation  being  on  these  mem- 
orable words  in  the  last  chapter  of  Revelation :  'Even  so,  come 
Lord  Jesus.'  This  brief  review  does  but  scant  justice  to  a 
work  so  rich  in  comfort  and  spiritual  suggestiveness.  We  com- 
mend it  first  of  all  to  such  as  are  in  need  of  consolation  and 
encouragement,  and  then  to  those  who  are  looking  for  help  in 
ministering  to  the  perple.Ned,  the  troubled,  and  the  tempted. 
There  is  a  noble  catholicity  and  a  broad  tolerance  in  it  which 
will  make  it  acceptable  to  all  earnest  seekers  after  truth,  what- 
ever may  be  their  denominational  affiliations." 


GAME  OF  CONFEDERATE  HEROES. 

A  Baltimore  lady,  the  wife  of  a  Confederate  naval  officer, 

recently  wrote  to  a  friend :  "A has  been  sick  for  two  weeks, 

and  I  have  been  chained  to  the  house  and  have  amused  him 
with  games,  our  favorite  being  'Confederate  Heroes,'  which 
you  gave  him  sometime  ago.  It  is  most  interesting  and  in- 
structive, and  I  always  feel  like  weeping  when  I  draw  'Robert 
Edward  Lee,'  'The  Stars  and  Bars,'  and  'The  Cruise  of  the 
Shenandoah.'  I  find  this  an  easy  way  of  familiarizing  the 
children  with  precious  memories,  and  they  all  love  to  play  the 
game." 


134 


Qopfederate  Uetcrap. 


A  STRONG  STATEMENT. 

Three  years  ago  we  began  to  offer  the 
public  our  remedy,  ^'ernal  Saw  Palmetto 
Berry  Wine,  stating  we  had  a  preparation 
that  would  effect  astonishing  cures  of 
stomach,  bowels,  liver,  and  kidney  ail- 
ments: do  it  quickly,  perfectly,  and  per- 
manently. The  thousands  of  unsolicited 
letters  of  recommendation  we  have  re- 
ceived prove  we  have  made  good  all  our 
claims.  These  people,  many  of  them, 
have  been  cured  by  Vernal  Sav\'  Palmet- 
to Berry  Wine  after  other  remedies  had 
utterly  failed. 

This  preparation  cures  because  it 
reaches  the  root  of  the  ailment,  heals  the 
mucous  lining  of  the  stomach  and  bowels, 
and  puts  these  organs  in  perfect  condition 
to  do  their  work,  so  that  your  food  gives 
you  nourishment,  is  properly  digested, 
and  the  waste  portions  carried  out  ot  the 
system. 

We  are  ready  to  send  any  reader  of  the 
Veteran  a  small  trial  bottle.  Free  and 
Prepaid,  upon  request.  Only  a  postal 
card  addressed  Vernal  Remedy  Co.,  93 
Seneca  Street.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  will  bring 
a  trial  bottle  to  you. 

The  most  stubborn  cases  of  indigestion, 
catarrh  of  the  stomach,  and  constipation, 
yield  to  the  influence  of  Vernal  .Saw  Pal- 
metto Berry  Wine,  and  are  cured  in  a 
short  time,  to  stay  cured. 

Vernal  Saw  Palmetto  Berry  Wine  is 
for  sale  at  all  leading  Drug  Stores. 


Comrade  J.  H.  Lester,  of  Deming,  N. 
Mex..  has  not  yet  been  able  to  complete 
his  file  of  the  Veteran,  and  oflfers  three 
years'  subscription  each  for  copies  of 
January  and  April,  1893,  or  will  pay  lib- 
erally for  them  otherwise. 


J.  C.  Pickett,  Tuckahoe,  Ky.,  will  be 
grateful  to  any  member  of  Company  B, 
Gen.  Wharton's  old  company  of  Terry's 
Rangers,  who  will  give  the  particulars 
of  the  death  of  his  brother,  John  B. 
Pickett.  He  enlisted  when  the  com- 
pany was  first  organized,  and  died  be- 
fore reaching  Bowling  Green,   Ky. 


Mrs.  George  W.  Sulser,  Maysville, 
Ky.,  asks  that  some  one  write  of  Miles's 
Louisiana  Legion,  and  especially  con- 
cerning Lieut.  Col.  Fred  H.  Brand,  who 
took  an  active  part  in  the  capture  of  the 
steamer  Indianola  on  the  Mississpippi 
River  near  Vicksburg.  Some  one  who 
served  with  him  can  doubtless  furnish 
an  interesting  article  on  the  subject. 


B.  M.  Hord,  Nashville,  Tenn.:  "In  the 
summer  or  fall  of  1864  two  Confederate 
prisoners  in  Rock  Island  became  engaged 
in  a  controversy,  and  one  knocked  the 
other  in  the  head  with  a  piece  of  plank. 
He  was  taken  out  of  the  main  prison  and 
put  in  a  dungeon  under  the  guardhouse. 
This  Confederate  soldier  was  from 
Mississippi.  In  the  dungeon  with  him 
was  a  crazy  negro  soldier,  two  white 
Yankee   soldiers   condemned  to  be  shot 


for  desertion,  and  another  little  Confed- 
erate prisoner  with  a  ball  and  chain  on 
him,  who  had  attempted  to  escape  and 
was  recaptured.  It  is  the  latter  who 
wishes  to  know  if  the  Mississippi  boy  is 
living,  and  if  so,  to  get  his  name  and  ad- 
dress." 


WANTED!  FOR   CASH. 

Confederate  C.  S.  A.  buttons,  also 
Texas  State  buttons  with  large  star  on 
face  of  button.  Only  the  authentic 
original  specimens  of  above  are  want- 
ed. Also  want  negro  slave  deeds,  bills 
of  sale,  receipts,  etc.  Want  all  the 
above  in  good  condition.  Address  C. 
E.  Tribbett,  Thorntown,  Boone  Co., 
Ind. 


CALIFORNIA  FOR  THE  WINTER. 

The  cold  weather  which  character- 
izes the  average  winter  dn  the  North, 
East,  and  Middle  West  naturally  causes 
considerable  attention  to  be  drawn 
to  the  sections  of  the  United  States 
in  which  different  conditions  obtain 
California,  Arizona,  and  Mexico  are  the 
great  winter  resorts  of  the  country. 
Southern  California  contains  a  myriad 
of  attractions  for  the  tourist,  and  the 
Southern  Pacific  Sunset  R6ute  op- 
erates double  daily  passenger  trains  be- 
tween New  Orleans  and  all  California 
points,  with  all  modern  conveniences 
and  comforts  and  excursion  sleeping 
cars  from  Washington,  Cincinnati,  and 
Chicago  I J  '' .n  Francisco  on  regular 
days. 

The  celebrated  Sunset  Limited,  with 
magnificent  dining  car  service,  leaves 
New  Orleans  daily  at  ii:S5  a.m. 

For  information  or  literature  ad- 
dress any  Southern  Pacific  agent,  or 
J.  H.  Lothrop,  G.  A.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


LET  TJS  HELP  YOXJ  FIND  A  HOME 
IN  THE   SOUTHWEST. 

Along  the  Cotton  Belt  Route,  v/here 
land  can  be  bought  for  $2,  $3,  $5  an 
acre  up — cut-over  timber  land  that  af- 
fords good  range  for  live  stock;  rich 
bottom  lands  for  corn,  wheat,  oats,  cot- 
ton; uplands  for  fruits  and  vegetables 
— peaches,  pears,  plums,  strawberries, 
tomatoes,  potatoes,  onions,  melons — 
finding  good  markets  at  fancy  prices  in 
the  North  on  account  of  excellent  quali- 
ties and  marketing  ahead  of  other  sec- 
tions. A  land  where  living  is  cheap — 
lumber  at  $7  to  $8  a  thousand,  fuel  for 
the  cutting,  range  for  the  stock  nearly 
the  year  round,  garden  truck  for  the 
table  from  March  to  December.  The 
farmer  who  pays  high  rent  in  the  North, 
or  tills  worn-out  soil  in  the  East,  is 
missing  some  of  the  best  things  of  life 


by  not  securing  a  home  in  the  South- 
west. 

Write  for  copies  of  our  "Homes  in  the 
Southwest,"  "Glimpses  of  Southeast 
Missouri,  Arkansas  and  Northwest 
Louisiana,"  "Through  Texas  with  a 
Camera,"  "Fortunes  in  Growing  Fruits 
and  Vegetables,"  "List  of  Real  Estate 
Agents  Along  the  Cotton  Belt,"  "De- 
veloping the  St.  Francis  Country,"  "The 
Diversifier,"  a  fruit  and  truck  growers' 
journal. 

On  first  and  third  Tuesdays  of  March 
and  April,  the  Cotton  Belt  Route  will 
sell  one-way  tickets  from  St.  Louis, 
Thebes,  Cairo,  and  Memphis,  to  points 
in  Arkansas,  Louisiana,  and  Texa-,  at 
half  the  one-way  rate  plus  $2,  or  round 
trip  tickets  at  one  fare  for  the  round 
trip,  plus  $2. 

For  full  information,  address, 
E.  W.  LaBEAUME, 
G.   P.    &   T.   A., 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 


GROUND  AS  A  MEDICINE. 

The  rich  people  of  the  cities  go  to  the 
springs  to  be  cured  of  various  ailments. 
They  take  hot  and  cold  baths  in  the 
mineral  water  and  drink  it,  gallons  of 
it,  and  go  home  relieved,  if  not  cured. 
The  mineral  forming  such  a  large  part 
of  the  water  comes  from  the  mineral 
ore  at  the  bottom  of  the  spring.  Prof. 
Theo.  Noel,  a  geologist,  now  living  in 
Chicago,  discovered  a  mine  of  this  Ore 
many  years  ago  while  prospecting  in 
the  Southwest,  and  is  now  grinding  and 
selling  it  under  the  name  of  VitK- 
Ore. 

The  ground  Ore,  as  sold  for  market, 
is  mixed  with  water  by  the  purchaser, 
and  has  then  the  same  properties  as 
the  waters  of  the  springs,  only  in  a 
highly  concentrated  form,  rendering  it 
much  more  effective  as  a  medicine.  It 
contains  free  iron,  free  sulphur,  and 
magnesium. 

Prof.  Noel,  the  discoverer  of  the  min- 
eral, has  formed  the  Theo.  Noel  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  is  the  president  and 
principal  stockholder.  The  company 
wants  to  send  every  reader  of  the  Vet- 
eran a  full-sized  One  Dollar  package 
of  VitJe-Ore  on  thirty  days'  trial,  the 
receiver  to  pay  nothing  unless  satis- 
fied, and  he  or  she  is  to  be  the  judge. 

Comrade  Noel  is  ex-Commander  of 
the  Confederate  Veteran  Camp  of  Chi- 


ui    PISO'S  CURE  FOR    n. 


1 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS. 
Best  Cough  Syrup.  'I'astes  Guud.   Use 
in  time.     Sold  by  dru.;gista. 


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~     CONSUMRTION     y 


C^opfederate  V/eterap. 


135 


CATARRH  CAN  BE  CURED. 

Catarrh  i«  a  Iciiuired  ailment  oT  coosumptioii,  long  cim. 
Bidt-red  incurabln;  antl  yet  there  is  one  remedy  tliiit  will 
positively  cure  catarrh  in  any  of  its  stages.  For  many 
years  tins  reinedv  was  used  Dy  the  late  iJr.  Stevens,  a 
widely  niited  autlionty  on  all  disease.i  of  the  throat  and 
lungs.  Havmy  tested  its  wonderlul  curative  powers  in 
ihousands  of  cities,  and  desjnug  to  relieve  human  sul- 
fering,  I  will  send  iree  of  charge  to  all  sufferers  from  Ca- 
terrh.  Asthma,  CoDsumptioa,  and  nervous  diseases,  this 
nelpe,  in  German,  French,  or  English,  with  full  airec- 
tioiu  for  preparing  and  using.  Sent  by  mail,  by  address- 
Ing,  with  stamp,  naming  this  paper,  W.  A.  Koyes,  847 
Powsra  Block,  Ilochester,  N.  Y. 


INFORMATION   AND   INQTJIBIES. 

T.  B.  Collins,  Arlington,  Tex.,  inquires 
for  a  Federal  soldier  who  was  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  X'alvedere,  N.  Mex.,  on 
the  2ist  of  February,  1862, and  fell  in  the 
Rio  Grande  River  as  they  were  retreat- 
ing. Comrade  Collins  waded  in  the 
river  and  helped  him  to  the  beach,  and 
al.so  stated  that  he  was  a  Kentuckian  by 
birth.  As  the  memorandum  was  lost, 
Mr.  Collins  hopes  this  may  reach  the 
eye  of  that  soldier  and  that  he  will  re- 
spond. 

John  B.  Hood  Camp,  of  Augusta,  Ky., 
would  like  to  hear  from  any  comrades 
who  were  in  the  fight  at  Augusta,  Sep- 
tember, 1862.  Some  twenty  or  twenty- 
five  Confederates  were  killed  in  it,  of 
whom  eight  orten  were  buried  there,  and 
the  Camp  is  anxious  to  mark  tlie  graves. 
A  desirable  lot  has  been  secured  and 
eight  unknown  remains  reburied  there, 
and  arrangements  are  being  made  to 
erect  a  monument  to  their  memory. 
General  Duke  was  in  command  during 
this  battle. 


W.  A.  Vice,  Commander  E.  A.  Steen 
Camp.  Rdlla,  Mo.,  asks  that  any  member 
of  Company  A,  Cockrill's  Missouri 
Regiment,  who  was  at  the  battle  of  Lone 
Jack,  Mo.,  and  remembers  one  James 
Criswell,  of  that  company,  will  kindly 
help  him  to  establish  his  record  in  order 
to  gain  entrance  to  the  Confederate 
Home  at  HigginsYille.  Write  him  at 
Elk  Prairie,  Mo.  Comrade  Criswell  car- 
ried the  colors  during  part  of  this  battle, 
He  is  now  sadly  in  need  of  aid. 


At  a  recent  meeting  of  Camp  Ma- 
gruder-Ewcll,  Williamsburg,  Va.,  the 
following  officers  were  elected:  Com- 
mander, M.  R.  Harrell;  Adjutant,  W. 
L.  Jones.  This  Camp  has  furnished 
head  and  foot  stones  for  all  Confed- 
erate dead  in  the  city  cemetery  at  Wil- 
liamsburg, and  is  noted  for  other  good 
works. 


Ed  Cullom  served  in  Company  E 
(known  as  the  Harris  Guards),  of  the 
Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry.  He  is  now 
an  inmate  of  the  Soldiers'  Home  of 
Tennessee,  and  would  be  glad  to  hear 
from  any  member  of  that  command. 


-V  new  Camp  U.  S.  C.  V.  (Camp 
Timothy  Oakley,  No.  374,  United 
Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans)  has 
been  organized  at  Spring  Hill.  La., 
with  fourteen  members,  all  of  whom 
are  splendid  specimens  of  Southern 
manhood  and  in  whose  custody  its  wel- 
fare is  assured.  Commander,  Newton 
S.  Young;  Adjutant,  Joe  Shelton 
Burcli. 


Mrs.  W 
Ark.:  "My 
as  Poe,  of 
Jeb  Stuart' 
know  but  1 
this  meets 
comrades, 
from  their, 
for  nearly 


.  V.  Tompkins.  Prescott, 
father,  Maj.  William  Thom- 
Alabama,  was  a  member  of 
s   staff  at  one  time,   and   I 

little  of  his  war  record.  If 
the  eyes  of  any  of  his  old 
I    should    be    glad   to    hear 

.     My  father  has  been  dead 

seventeen  years." 


MISS    NELLIE    DUNCAN, 
Sponsor  for  Camp  ;it  T;iIhoU,  Tenn.,  Dallas  re- 
union. 

W.  H.  Kearney,  Trezevant,  Tenn., 
who  belonged  to  Company  L,  Sixth 
Tennessee  Regiment,  wants  some  mem- 
ber of  the  regiment  to  write  something 
j  of  their  experiences  in  Georgia,  and  let 
the  world  know  what  they  did  at  Dead 
Angle  and  many  other  hot  places. 


THE  VETERAN  INDEX. 

The  Veteran  purposes  preparing  an 
index  for  each  number  of  the  ten 
volumes  already  issued,  and  parties  de- 
siring the  complete  index  are  requested 
to  send  orders  for  the  same.  The  price 
of  the  complete  .set  (ten  pamphlets)  will 
not  exceed  one  dollar — the  exact 
amount  to  be  determined  by  the  num- 
ber of  orders  received.  Sufficient  orders 
may  insure  the  delivery  of  complete  set 
at  fifty  cents. 


An  Easy  Way  to  Make  Money. 

I  have  made  J.Vifi  in  SO  days  selling  Dishwash- 
ers. I  dill  my  hoiLsmvork  at  tlio  saiiio  time.  I 
dim't  canva.ss.  Pi-oiilo  eoiiio  nr  send  for  thf 
Di.shwa.shi>rs.  I  handle  tho  Sloiind  t'ity  Di.sh- 
wa.shor.  It  is  the  best  on  the  market.  Ifislove- 
ly  to  sell.  It  wiushes  and  dries  tho  dishes  jx-r- 
feetly  in  two  minutes.  Every  lativ  who  sees  it 
wants  one.  I  will  devote  all  mv  ftitnre  timo  to 
the  busines.s.  and  expect  to  elcaf  Si.inni  this  year. 
Any  intollinent  jierson  ran  do  a.s  well  as  I  linve 
done.  Write  for  jiartienlars  to  the  Jlmind  City 
Dishwa-sher  Co..  tSt,  Louis.  Mo.        JIns.  \V.  B. 


$    BY    $ 

MAIL 


BOOKKEEPING, 

PENMANSHIP, 
SHORTHAND, 


etc.,  taueht  Buccofisfully  hy  m.aii.  diirliic 
your  siiaro  hours.  l>ay  fm  for  tuition, 
liiioks,  etc..  AFTKU  I'O.SITION 
that  pays  $10  or  more    per  week  Is    SKri  Kl';i>. 


HOME  STUDY 


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im-ttiods  as   the 


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H'lnal  liiBtriirtl<)n 
at  half  thp  Imsl 
IIPB8  Cf'lIPK**H. 

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"linoklPt  B,"  Bpnt  frpf.      AiUIfprs  ("nr.   Pi'nartnipnt. 

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URICSOL 

THE  GREAT  CALIFORNIA  REMEDY, 
CURES  RHEUMATISM.  Send 
pIAmp  (or  liook  of  tuirtieular-s  Uriesol 
Chemical  Co.,  Los  .\iiEeles,  Cal.,  or  tho 
I. amar  &  Rankin  Pruf;  Co..  Atlanta,  Ga.. 
'  MrihntiiiK  Aircnts.  Slperboltlu.  For 
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MONEY  MADE 

SeiNng  the  "  People' 9"  WlndmiU. 

I  in:i(le  $ji^o  last  month  selling'  Vinilmills.  I  sell 
to  almost  every  farmrr.  I  build  the  mills  myself. 
The  material  costs  only  $12.  It  is  as  good  as  a  $150 
mill,  Tn  the  farmer  who  prefers  InnUling- hisown 
mill,  I  sell  the  plans  and  specifications.  It  is  the 
easi.-st  money  lever  made.  Any  intellitjent  per- 
son can  do  as  well.  If  you  need  money,  vrite  me. 
I  will  send  ))lans  and  specifications  prepaia  and  all 
npc'ssary  information  for  success  on  receipt  of  $i. 
Address  JEAN  V.  CASEV.  Drawer  No.  65,  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 


HOTEL  EMPIRE. 

BROADWAr  AND  63d  STREET,  N.  Y.  CITY. 

ABSOLUTELY   FIREPROOF. 

RATES  MODERATE. 

Excellent  Cuisine.  Modern. 

Efficient  Service.  Exclusive. 

Extensive  Library.  Accessible. 

Orci.cstral  Concerts  Every  Evening. 

A'.  Cars  Pass  the  Empire. 

Froir.  Grand  diilr.il  Sl:ili.iii  t:iko  cars  market] 
Broadway  and  7th  A\c.  St-vrn  minutes  to  Empire. 

On  crossing;  any  of  the  ferries,  take  the  olh 
A\enue  Klevated  Railway  to  ^oth  Street,  from 
which  it  Is  one  miniile's  walk  to  fiotel. 

Send  for  descriptive  booklet. 

W.  JOHNSON  QUINN,  Proprietor. 


136 


Confederate  Ueteraij. 


ATLANTIC   COAST    LINE 


RAILROAD    COMPANY 

have  placed  on  sale,  beginning  May  i,  1902, 
Interchangeable  Mileage  Ticket,  Form  i, 

1,000  Miles.  Price  $25, 

Good  Over  the  Following  Lines: 
Atlanta,  Knoxville  &  Northern  Railway; 
Atlanta  &  West  Point  Railroad;  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Railroad;  Chesapeake  Steam- 
ship Co.  (Between  Baltimore  and  Norfolk); 
Charleston  &  Western  Carolina  Railway; 
Columbia,  Nev -ury  &  Laurens  Railroad; 
Georgia  Railroad;  Louisville,  Henderson  & 
St.  Louis  Railway;  Nashville,  Chattanooga 
&  St.  Louis  Railway;  Northwestern  Rail- 
road of  South  Carolina;  Plant  System;  Rich- 
mond, Fredericksburg  &  Potomac  Railroad; 
Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway;  Washington 
Southern  Railway;  Western  Railway  of  Al- 
abama; Western  &  Atlantic  Railroad; 
Louisville  &  Nashv-lle  Railroad  (except 
the  following  E  •■  :' ,>s:  L.,  H.  C.  &  W. 
Railroad,  GlasgCvj  II.  R.,  Elkton  &  Guth- 
rie Railroad,  and  Pontchartrain  Railroad). 

This  ticket  v.-iU  be  on  sale  at  all  Coupon  Stations  At- 
lantic Coast  Line  Railroad  Co. ;  Northwestern  Railroad  ot 
South  Carolina;  Columbia,  Newbury  6t._aur£ns  Railroad; 
and  Eastern  Oliices  Atlantic  Coast  Line,  at 

BOSTON— !M  Washington  Ctreet. 

NEW  YORK— 1161  Broadway. 

PHILADELPHIA— ji  South  Third  Street. 

BALTIMORE— 107  East  German  Street. 

WASHI.\GTON— 601  Pennsy.  ania  Avenue. 


TRAVEL    VIA   BRISTOL 
AND  THE 

Norfolk  &  Western  Railway 

The  Short  and  Quick  Route  to  All  Points 
East.    Solid  Vestibule  Train  between 

Memphis,  Chattanooga,  and 
Washington,  D.  C. 


PULLMAN'S  FINEST  SLEEPERS 

JSE.W  ORUEAINS 

via  Meridian,  Tuscaloosa,  Birmingham, 
andAttallaTO  NEW  YORK— 

M  BM  F»  H  I  S 

via  Grand  Junction,  Corinth,  Tuscumbia,  Decatur, 
and  HuntsvilleTO  NEW  YORK. 


THE  BEST  ROUTE  TO  ALL 

VIRGINIA.   POINTS, 

Roanoke,  Lynchburg-,  Petersburg,  Richmond, 
Norfolk,  Old  Point. 


All  information  cheerfully  furnished. 

D.  C.  nOVKIN, 

Passenger  Agt-iit,  Knoxville,  Tenn.; 

WARREX  L.  ROHR, 

Western  Passenger  Agent,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.; 

W.  B.  BEVILL, 

General  Passenger  Agent,  Roanoke,  Va. 


WHITE 
SALE 

An  Interesting  Event 

BARGAINS  IN 
BMBROIDBRIBS 

Laces,  Utider 
Aluslins,  Linens, 
White  Goods, 
and    Domestics 


ATLANTA  and  NEW  ORLEANS  SHORT  LINE. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point 
Railroad  Company 


AND 

The  Westen  [Railway  of  Alabama, 

THE  SHORT  LINE  BETVUEEH 
ATLANTA  and  NEW  ORLEANS, 

Operate    Magnificent  Veslibuled  Trains  between 

Atlanta  and  Montgomery,  Mobile  and  New 

Orleans,  at  which  latter  point  Close 

and    Direct    Connections 

are    made   for 

All  Texas,  Mexico,  and  California  Points. 

In  addition  to  this  excellent  through  train  and 
car  service,  these  railroads  offer  most  favorable  ac- 
commodations and  Inducements  to  their  patrons 
and  residents  along  their  line.  Any  one  contem- 
plating a  change  of  home  can  find  no  location  more 
attractive  nor  more  conducive  to  prosperity  than  is 
to  be  found  on  the  line  of  these  roads. 

"  THE  HEART  OF  THE  SOUTH, " 

a  beautifully  illustrated  book  giving  detailed  infor- 
mation as  to  the  industries  and  attractions  along 
these  lines,  can  be  had  upon  application  to  the 
ondersigned,  who  will  take  pleasure  in  giving  all 
desired  information. 

J.  P.  BJLLUPS/'^""  "■'    R.  E.  Ll'TZ, 

Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt.,  I  ruUiL  Mkt., 

Atlanta,  Ga.  Montgo.mekv,  Ala. 

CHARLES  A.  WICKERSHAM, 

President  and  General  Manager, 

Atlanta,  Ga. 


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THIS  KODAK 

For  20  Cents. 

Makes  picture3^x3^ 
inches  square.  Loads 
in  daylight.  Inclose  a- 
cent  staiiip  for  full  par- 
ticulars. 

Nashville  Kodak  AgeRcy, 

JC"!  Union  St., 
Nashville,  Trnn, 


FOR    OVER    SIXTY    YEARS. 

An  Old  and  Weil-Tried  Remedy. 

MRS.  WINSLOWSSOOTHING  SYRUP 

basbeen  used  Inr  over  SIXTY  YFARSbv  MILLIONS 
of  MOTHE'^sfi.rthiirCHILDKEN  WHILE TEETH- 
ISG,  WITHl'ElIFKlTsrccESS.  It  SOOTHES  the 
CHILD.  SOFTENS  the  (iUMS.  ALLAYS  aU  PAIN 
£V'y'**„^^'I^I^  COLIO,  and  is  tbe  beet  remedy  for 
DIAKRHCEA  Sold  by  Drufrirists  m  every  part  ot 
the  world.    Be  sure  and  at^k  for 

MRS.     WINSLOW'S    SOOTHING     SYRUP, 

AND  TAKE  NO  OTHER  KIND. 
Twenty-Fi»e    Cents    u    ISottle. 


A  NEW  FAST  TRAIN 


Between  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City  and 

OKLAHOIHA  CITY, 
WICHITA, 
DENISOIN, 
SHERIDAN, 
D4LLAS, 

FORT  WORTH 

And  principal  points  In  Texas  and  the  South- 
west. This  train  is  new  throughout  and  is 
made  up  of  the  finest  equipment,  provided 
with  electric  lights  and  all  other  modem 
traveling  conveniences.  It  runs  via  our  now 
completed 

Red  River  Division. 

Every  appliance  known  to  modern  car 
bnilding  and  railroading  bas  been  employed 
in  the  make-up  of  this  service,  including: 

Cafe  Observation  Cars, 

under  the  management  of  Fred.  Harvey, 
Full  information  as  to  rates  and  all  details  of 
a  trip  via  this  new  route  will  be  cheerfully 
furnished,  upon  application,  by  any  repre- 
sentative of  the 


Bear  in  mind  that  almost  any  book  or  other  pre- 
mium ever  offere    by  the  Veteran  can  still  be  had 


^oofederate  l/eterai>. 


137 


Los  Angeles, 
San  Francisco 


and  Portland,  Ore. 


Personally  Conducted  Tourist  Sleeping  Cars  are  run  by  the 

WABASH  LINE 

Leaving  St.  Louis  every  Tuesday  at  2.20  p.  m.  for  Los  Angeles 
and  San  Francisco,  reaching  Los  Angeles  on  Friday  mornings 
and  San  Francisco  on  Saturday  mornings  following. 
Leaving  St.  Louis  every  Thursday  at  9.00  a.  m.  for  Portland, 
Ore.,  reaching  Portland  on  Sunday  afternoon  following. 

Every  attention  given  to  passengers  en  route. 

F.  W.  GRE,ENE„ 

Dislrlcl  Passenger  Aepnl.  LOUISVILLE.  KY. 


"BIG  FOVR 


99 


T  h. 


1    L,  i  n  e    to 


Indianapolis 
Peoria. 

Chicago 

andallpoinlj    in 

Indiana.  aLnd  NicKi^a.n 
Cleveland 
Buffalo 

N  e  \v  York 
Boston 

and  alt  fo inis  Eaj-t 


I  n^fonma  i  Ion  c  heer^xitt  y  fur~ 
nijhed  on  appi icarron  at  City 
Tic  (e  1  Office  ,  '"Big  Four 
"Route."  258  Fourth  A.i>e.,  or 
tvrite  to       ^       tA       ^      ^      ^ 

S.  J.  GATES,  Gerveral  Agent 


:  X)  i  I  I  I 


Ky 


'PACKAGES! 

>5EED5l> 
ANDBLLBSi 

MAILED!  IT // 
FREE  10^ 

1  parkape  each  of  Evening 
\  rnniroee.  Monkey  Vine,  Bal- 
liiDH  Vine.  Biihy  Breath,  Blue 
Belle  of  Sr.itinnd,  Eaplern 
Star,  Petunia,  Mixed  Dalev, 
^Ii^e'"i  Astpn!,Beeonia.  Mixed 
Poppy,  Mignonette,  Calliop- 
piK.  Portulaca.  8weet  Peas. 
Cypri'SB  Vine.  Paney  (iniiKed  i, 
T^arkRpnr,  NHstnrtiiini,  Siinflnwor,   Salvia,  Baleuui. 


riAYFLOWER  6IRL 


25  BULBS 


1  ^kladeiraVine,  1  CaUa. 

2  Gladiolus,  4   CinnA- 
mon  Vinee,  1  Anemone. 

2  Hvaeintli,  I  TiilnTonf,  1  Mayllnwer  Lily.  1  *_Hympia 
Lilv.    1    Jerioho.  flimcro  in  tt:a  minutes,  ."i  Choice 
Mixed  Bulbs  irom  PliiMppine  Islandp.  !>  Bnlbe  for 
£— V    Iiy7  tI\     IlnnuniK  Bafkpts. 

^i^4  itv\^'^  \ViU  mail  you  FREE  this 
■^5*3. ,  i^O /ii  fine  collection  of  25  pBckagen 
'^VJ**^  ^-  ClioicB  Flower  Seeds  and 
:^  1^'  k'^  2.'.  Hulhfl  for  15  cents  in  ail- 
vcr  or  8  two  cent  Btampo. 
Will  send  Seed  Chwk 
dosrue  free  by  eei 
'  order  at  once. 


OAS   OR    GASOLINE 
ENGINE. 

2%    H.    P.-$I35. 

For  Machine   Shops 
Printing  Ofllrcs,  Km 
Work,  Piimiting 
U'ntcr,  ?tc.,  Ptr. 
Hpn<l  for  Cirrnl.tr?. 

C.  C.  FOSTER. 
Nuhvllle,  Tcnn. 


American 
Lung  Balm  Pad| 


Coldi,  Sore  Thn 
LaOrlppe    vfi" 


Crnup    Pnnifnonla. 
mr""n  tnd  Chills. 


Great  is  Texas,  ai\d 
the  Eyes  of  the 
World  are  upoi\  her 


The  Home  Seeker  wants  to  know  about  her 
"  in:itchless "  climate  and  her  cheap  lands. 
The  investor  wants  to  know  about  not  only 
luT  cheap  lands  ami  her  low  taxes,  hut  ns  well 
her  wealth  of  mine  and  forest;  and  this  is  to 
let  you  know  that  the  International  and  Great 
Northern,  the  Texas  Railroad,  traverses  a 
thousand  miles  of  the  Cream  of  Texas  He- 
sources,  laleTit  and  developed,  penetratin;^  the 
heart  of  the  Kast  Tex-is  Oold  Mine,  the  Fruit 
aTid  Truck  Growing  Section,  and  that  you  can 
learn  more  about  the  great  I.  &  G.  N.  country 
by  sending  a  two-cent  Stamp  for  a  copy  of  the 
Illustrator  and  General  Narrator,  or  25  cents 
for  a  year's  file  of  same,  or  by  writing- 

D.  J.  Price.  G.  P.  a^nd  T,  A. 

Palestine.  Tex. 


SAY 
Mr.  Editor! 

Please  reserve  this 
space  for  the 


Santa  Fe 


for  next  month's  issue. 
Will  have  something 
interesting  about 

CALIFORNIA. 

W.S.KEENAN.G.P.A., 

G.iL\-ESTOX,  TEX. 

EXTERNAL  CANCERS  CURED 

under  a  GUARANTEE  by  a  painless  and 
scient'flc  treatment.  For  further  infor- 
mation address 

O.  W.  HUFFMAN,  M  D., 

Lebanon,  Tenn. 


lyfBION  lUNC  BUM  PUD  CD.  SMim! 


liOREEYtS 


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138 


Qopfedcrate  l/eterap. 


IVBNV    ORUEAIVS. 


THE  NEW  ST.  CHARLES  HOTEL. 


The  most  popular  winter  resort 

in  America.    Golf,  French  Opera, 

SevenTheaters,  Continuous  I  lorse- 

^  Racing-,  Hunting,  Fishing-.     One 

-    of  llie  latest,  largest,  and  best  Ho- 

'-   tels  in  the  country.     Accommoda- 

^  tions  for  700  guests.     150  private 

'.V/  huth   rooms.      Turkish,    Russian, 

*  Roman,  anil  plain  baths.     A  mod- 

t-rn  first-class  hotel.     Kept  on  both 

American  and  European  plans  at 

■^  ninderate  prices.     Luxurious  Sun 

Baths  and  Palm  Garden.     AVrite 

for  plans  and  rates, 

A.  R.  BUKELY  &  CO.,  L'ted,  Props. 


GALIFORNIA? 


122 


Ti  ^^  will  be  the  rate  from  Mem- 

phis and  St.  Louis  via  the  Rock  Island  System  after  Feb- 
ruary 15th. 

The  best  way  to  reach  Califorinia  is  via  tlie  Rock  Is- 
land. Be  sure  to  select  it.  You  have  choice  of  two 
routes  — "Scenic"  or  the  new  "Southern"  route,  the 
short  Hue  to  California. 

A  comfortable  and  very  pleasant  wav  of  traveling  is 
to  take  tourist  sleeper.  The  tourist  sleepers  operated 
via  the  Rock  Island  are  new,  Pullman's  latest  patterns- 
have  all  the  late  improvements— and  are  models  of  plain 
elegance  and  comfort. 

Personally  conducted  tourist  sleeping  car  excursions 
start  from  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City,  and  Memphis  on  cer- 
tain days  every  week. 


Rock  Island! 
System  ^ 


Write  us  for   maps,   time-tables   and   any  informa- 
tion desired.     Berths  shonld  be  reserved  iii  advance. 

JOHN  J.  GOODRICH, 

District  Passenger  Agent, 
347  Main  Street,  R&mphis. 

Choctaw,  Oklahoma  &  Gulf  R.  R, 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry. 


THE  BEST  PLACE 
TO  PURCHASE 
ALU- WOOL 

Bunting  or 
Silk  Flags 

of  All  Kinds, 

Silk  Banners,  Swords,  Belts,  Caps, 

and  all  kinds  of  Military  Equipment 
and  Society  Goods  is  at 

Veteran  J.  A.  JOEL  <S  CO., 

88  Nasseu  Street,  yew  York  City, 

SEND  FOR  PRICE  LIST. 


^k   ^B^^    _    ^% ^%  Send  Qs  yoar  ad<lresB 

£  Q  a  Day  Sure  sr.n'i3i.; 

T^  ^"^  fnrniih  the  work  and  t««ch  jou  free,  you  work  in 
tie  locMity  where  yoo  live.  Send  u!  your  ^ddrrii  end  we  will 
explain  the  ba«inee,  fully,  remember  we  sukrentee  e  clear  iirofil 
of  Mforevery  day'ework.ebeolutelysure.  Write  at  once 

BOIAL  BUNUFACICRUiS  CO..         Box  825,  Uetrall,  Uih. 


A   commission   big  enougli   to  produce   lieart 
failure,    for  experienced    traveling   men  with 
golden  tongues  and  established  routes. 
DO  NOT 

for  :i  moment  think  that  this  is  a  door-to-door  busi- 
ness. We  do  not  want  salesmen  pulling  door  bells 
or  climbing  bad.  stairs. 

We  want  high-class  traveling  men  with  the  ca- 
pacity of  handling  ton-notch  customers  in  the  busi- 
ness world,  or,  in  brief,  WE  WANT  SALES- 
MEN, NOT  PEDDLERS. 

REMEMBER 
that  no  one  goes  a-hunting  nowadays  with  a  sin- 
gle-barreled shotgun,  and  the  wise  fisherman  pro- 
vides himself  with  several  kinds  of  bait.  IF  YOU 
CAN  PROVIDE  THE  GOLDEN  TONGUE 
WE  WILL  FURNISH  THE  BAIT.  '      ' 

IF  YOU  HAVE  A  STRONQ  HEART,  WRITE  US. 

Address  Side  Line,  P.  O.  Box  663, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


FREE  INSTRUCTIONS 

How  *o  cure  permanently  any  case  of 
Rheumatism,    Lame   Back    or   Kidney 

i  roubles.    Send  your  address  to 


H.  H.  CORNELL,  Lansing,  Miciv 


Southern  Railway. 

7,269  Miles.    One  Manajsment. 

Penetrating  Ten  Southern  States.    Reaching 

Principal  Cities  of  the  South  with 

Its  Own  Lines. 

So/id  Vestibuled  Trains. 
Unexcelled  Equipment. 
Fast  Schedules. 

DINING   CARS  are    operated    on    SoDthem 
"^^■^  I   Railway  trains. 

OBSERVA  TION  CARS  "n  Washington  and 
.  Southwestern    Vct- 

tibuled  Limited,  and  Washington  and  Chat- 
tanooga Limited  via  Lynchburg. 

ELEGANT  PULLMAN  SLEEPING  CARS 

of  the  latest  pattern  on  all  through  tiaiiui. 

S.  H.  HARDWICK, 
General  Passenger Agt.,  Washington,  D.  C; 

C.  A.  BENSCOTER, 

Ass't  Gen'l  Pass.  Agt.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.; 

J.  C.  LUSK, 

Traveling  Pass.  Agt.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 


MISSO\/^I 
TACIFIC 

...  OR.  ... 

IRON  MOUNTAIN 
ROVTE 

From  .^ST.  LO\/I,y 
and  MEMPHIS 

Affords  fourist,  Prospector, 
or  Home  Seeker  the  Best 
Service,  Fastest  Schedule 
to  All  Points  in 

MISSOURI,  KANSAS,  NEBRASKA, 
OKLAHOMA  and  INDIAN  TERRI' 
TORY,  COLORADO,  UTAH,  ORE' 
GON,  CALIFORNL\,  ARKANSAS, 
TEXAS,  LOUISIANA,  OLD  and 
NEW  MEXICO,  and  ARIZONA, 


Pullman  Sleepers,  Fjiee  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars  on  All 
Trains.  Low  Rates,  Free  De- 
scriptive Literature.  Consult 
Ticket  Agents,  or  address 


H.  C.  Townsend 
G.  P.  and  T.  A. 
St,  Louis,  Mo. 


R.  T.  G.  Matthews 
T.  P.  A. 

Louisville,  Ky. 


When  writing  to  advertisers  mention  Veteran. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai}. 


139 


FOLDING  BATH  TIB,  ^^  -ght  .6  ibs. 

Most  complete,  con- 
venient, portable  balh 
tub,  less  than  one-tenth 
cost  of  ordinary  suitable 
apparatus,  i  \i  or  a  pails 
submerpent  bath.  Insitl"' 
wnn't  crack.     Strong  ami 

duralile         I     also    make     Vapor   Bath    Cabinets. 

Agents  wanted.     R.  H.  M.  IRVVIN,  iia  Chambers 

Street,  New  York. 


SPRING    PARK    FARM. 
Mt.  View  Station.  N.  C.  Ql  St.  L.  Railway. 


Standard  varieties  of  White  Wvandottes,  Or- 
pinjrtons,  Plynioith  Rocks,  and  Brown  Leffhorne. 
Bronze  Turk'evs  and  Pekin  Ducks.  Kggs  for  sale 
for  Hatching.'  Address  SPRING  PARK  FARM. 
Antioch.  Tenn.;  Rural  Route  No.  2. 

Rife  Hydraulic  Engine. 

Pumps  water  by  walcr  power.     Can 
be  used  where  rains    fail.    Absolute 
air-feed.     AVill  pump  30 
feet    high  for  each  foot 
of  fall. 
Every  One  Guaranteed, 
Chmuncmy  C.  Fomtmr,  Spoclal  Aomni, 
329  Church  Street,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


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TkiMfh  Batlri  Slctplni  ind  Dir  Coicket, 
New  Orleans  to  Cblcato. 


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Since  the  )B£^ar, 

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Now  over  40  years,  and 
likely  to  remain  the 
only     real    cure    for 

RHEVMATISM 

eLnd  its  Blood  RelsLtions. 

At  druggists,    75  cents  a  bottle. 
Postal  brings  booklet. 

WM.   H.    MyjLLE'R. 

Vniversity  Pla.ce,  New  York. 


BEST 

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No  TROUBLE  TO  ANSWER  QUESTIONS. 


Wh.n  wrtttn^  to  Bdvertlaers  mention  V 


P.TURNER, 

Oenx  Passu  and  Tiokit  Aoent. 

Dallas.  Texa* 


PO^ITION^  May  deposit  moaey  in  bank  tilt 
"yjj*  I  I Vyi 'I  J.  position  is  secured,  or  pay  out 
of    salary    after   graduating.    Enter  any  time. 

1  Draughon's 
J  Practical ... 
J  Business  ... 

Nashville,  Atlanta.  St.  Loula, 

Monteomery.  Little  Rock.         Qalveston, 

Ht.  Worth.      (Catalotue  Free.)     5hreveport. 

Schools  of  national  reputation  for  thoroughness 
and  reliability.    Kndorsed  by  business  men. 
Home  Study.  Bookkeeping,  etc.,  taught  by  moil 
For  ISO  p.  College  catalogue,  or  100  p.  on  Home 
Study,  ad.  Dcp.  ■<  <   Driushon's  College,  either  place 


JACKSONVILLE 

via  Valdost:i  RoKte,  from  ^'ald()sta  via  Georgl* 

Southern  ..ml  Florida  RV'.  from  Macon 

via  C«ilvral  of  Georgia  Ry.,  from 

ATLANTA 

via  Western  and  Atlantic  R.  R.,  from 

CHATTANOOGA 


NASHVILLE 

ashville,  Chattanooga,  and  St.  L 
arriving  at 

ST.  LOUIS 


TUthe  Nashville,  Chattanooga,  and  St.  LouU  Ry., 

arriving  at 


CHICAGO 

over  the  Illinois  Ccntr.^1  R.  R.  from  Martin,  Tenn. 


DOUBLE  DAILY  SERVICE  AND 
THROUGH  SLEEPING  CARS 


M.UNTAINKD    OVER    THIS 


SCENIC   LINE. 

Ticket  a(jcnts  of  the  Jacksonville-St.  Louis  ani 
Chicago  line,  and  aj^ents  of  connectinjf  line?  In 
Florida  and  the  Southeast,  will  pive  you  full  In- 
formation as  to  schedules  of  this  double  daily  sexr- 
Ice  to  St.  I-ouis,  Chlcigo,  and  the  Northwest,  and 
of  train  time  of  lines  connecting.  They  will  ate* 
sell  you  tickets  and  advise  j  ou  as  to  rates. 


F.  D,  MUXKR,  Atlanta,  Ga, 

Traveling  Passenger  Agent  I.  C.  R.  R. 
WM.  SMtTH  JR.,      -      •      Kash^tllb.T 
Commercial  Ag«nl. 


iORE  i-'ji} 


■iym^^mmm^ivsm 


140 


Qopfederate  l/eterar/. 


SISTER:  READ  MY  FREE  OFFER. 


Wise  Words  to  Sufferers 

From  a  Woman  of  Hotre  Damerind! 


Iwill  mail,  free  of  charge  tbis  Home  Treatment 
with  full  instructions,  and  the  history  of  my  own 
case  to  any  lady  suffering  from  female  trouble.  You 
can  cure  yonrself  at  home  ■n-ithout  the  aid  of 
any  physician.  It  will  cost  you  nothing;  to  give 
the  treatment  a  trial,  and  if  you  decide  to  continue 
it  will  only  cost  you  about  twelve  cents  a  week. 
It  will  not  interfere  with  your  work  or  occupation 
I  have  nothing  to  sell.  Tell  other  sufferers  of  it 
—that  isalllask.    It  cures  all,  younger  old. 

*£g»lf  you  feel  a  bearing-dor'n  sensation,  sense  of 
impending  evil,  pain  in  the  back  or  bowels,  creeping 
feeling  up  the  spine,  a  desire  to  cry  frequently,  hot 
flashes,  weariness,  frequent  desire  to  urinate,  or  if 
you  have  I,eucorrhea  ( Whites),  displacement  or  Fall- 
ing of  the  Womb,  Profuse,  Scanty  or  Painful  Periods. 
Tumors  or  Growths,  address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS. 
NOTRE  DAME.  IND.,  D.  S.  A,  for  the  Freb 
Treatment  and  Fdli,  Information. 
Thousands  besides  c?-  -elf  have  r'\red  .nemselves  with  it.  I  send  it  in  plain  wrappers. 
TO  MOTHERS  Ol-  "*ACGHTi_BS  I  will  explain  a  simple  Home  Treatment  which  speedily 
and  effectually  cures  L,  corrhea.  Green  Sickness  and  PaiTtful  or  Irregular  Menstruation  in  young 
ladies.  It  will  save  you  -nxiety  and  exfenseanA  save  your  daughter  the  hum..iation  of  explaining  her 
troubles  to  others.    Plumpness  and  health  always  result  from  its  use. 

Wherever  von  live  I  can  refer  you  to  well  known  ladies  of  your  own  state  or  county  "^ho  know 
and  will  gladly  tell  any  sufferer  that  this  Home  Treatment  really  cnres  all  disease)'  aditionl 
of  our  delicate  female  organism,  thoroughly  strengthens  relaxed  mnsoles  and  Uga.nents  wbicb 
cause  displacement,  and  makes  wom'sn  well.    Write  to-day,  as  this  offer  will  not  be  made  again. 

Address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS,  eox  h     Notre  Dame.  Ind..  U.  ^,  i 


CONTAGIOUS  BLOOD  POISON 

Is  the  name  sometimes  given  to  what  is  gener-  I       We  have  a  NEW  SECRET  REMEDY  abso- 
ally  known  as  the  BAD  DISEASE.    It  la  not  j  lutely  unknown  to  the  profession.    Permanent 


B  L  O  O  D 


confined  to  dens  ol  vice  or  the  lower  classes. 
The  purest  and  best  peop.e  are  sometimes 
Infected  with  this  awful  malady  through 
handling  the  clothing,  drinking  from  the 
same  vessel,  using  the  same  toilet  articles. 
or  otherwise  coming  in  contact  with  per 
sons  who  tave  con- 
tracted it. 

It  begins  usually 
with  a  little  blister 
or  sore,  then  swell- 
ing In  the  groins,  a 
red  eruption  breaks 

out  on  the  body,  sores  and  ulcers  appear 
in  the  mouth,  the  throat  becomes  ulcer- 
ated, the  hair,  eye  brows  and  lashes  fall 
out  and,  as  the  blood  becomes  more  con- 
taminated, copper  colored  splotches  and 
pustular  eruptions  and  sores  appear  upon 
diflerent  parts  of  the  body,  and  the  poison 
even  destroys  the  bones. 

Our  MAGIO  CURB  is  a  Specific  for 
this  oathsome  disease,  and  cures  it  even 
In  the  worst  forms.  It  is  a  perfect  anti- 
dote for  the  powerful  virus  that  pollutes 
the  blood  and  penetrates  to  all  parts  ol 
the  system.  Unless  you  getthis poison  out 
of  your  blood  it  will  ruin  you,  and  bring 
disgrace  and  disease  upon  your  children  for 
It  can  be  transmitted  from  parent  to  child. 
Write  for  our  free  home  treatment 
book  and  learn  all  about  contagious  blood 
poison.  If  you  want  medical  advice  give 
us  a  history  of  your  case,  and  our  phy- 
sicians will  furnish  all  the  information  you 
Irish  without  any  charge  whatever, 


cures  in  15  to  3.5  days.    We  refund  money  if 
we  do  not  cure.     You  can  be  treated  at 
home  for  the  same  price  and  the  same 
guaranty.    With  those  who  prefer  to  come 
here  we  will  contract  to  cure  them  or  pay 
ezpenseof  coming. railroad  and  hotel  bills, 
and  mal;e  no  charge, 
if  we  fail  to  cure.   If 
you  have  taken  mer- 
cury, iodide  potash, 
and  still  have  aches 
and  pains,   mucous 
patches    in    mouth, 
sore  throat,  pimples,  copper-colored  spots, 
ulcers  on  any  parts  of  the  body,  hair  or 
eyebrows  falling  out,  it  is  this  secondary 
blood  poison  we  guarantee  to  cure.    Wo 
solicit  the  most  obstinate  cases  and  chal- 
lenge the  world  for  a  case  we  cannot  cure. 
This  disease  has  always  baffled  the  skill 
of   the    most  eminent    physicians.     For 
many  years  we  have  made  a  specialty  of 
treating   this  disease  with  our  MAGIC 
CUKE, and  we  have $500,000 capital  behind 
our  unconditional  guaranty. 

WE    CURE   QUICKLY   AND    PERMANENTLY. 

Our  patients  cured  years  ago  by  our 
Great  Discovery,  unknown  to  the  profes- 
sion, are  today  sound  and  well,  and  have 
healthy  children  since  we  cured  them 

DON'T  WAoTE  YOUR   TIME   AND   MONEY 
experimenting.    We  have  the  ONLY  cure. 
Absolute    and  positive    proofs  sent  sealed 
on  application,    loapage  book  free.    NO  BRANCH 
OFFICES.    Address  fully  as  follows: 


Cook  Remedy  Co.,  589  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago,  III. 


TECA/f   T'REES. 

Parties  desiring  to  plant  pecan  trees  or  groves  are 
cordially  Invited  to  write  the  undersigned  for  a  copy 
of  his  handsomely  illustrated  catalogue,  and  for 
prices  of  pecan  tree*  of  all  kinds  and  sizes. 

G.    M.    -BACOM. 

Tte  Wilt,  Mitchell  County,  Ga. 


Dll  I  ADD'C  Contains  the 
DILL  Mnr  W  latest  and  best 
productions  of 
NriAl  D n n  1^  the  'Cherolcee 
ntff     DUUIX  Philosoplier." 

400  PAGES,  m  CLOTH,  $L25,  POSTPAID. 
Now  In  press,  to  be  ready  Jan.  1 

Address  BYRD  PRINTING  CO.,  Atlanta,Ga. 


30  Days'  Trial. 


Irwin 

Bath  eabinets. 

Lt-i  ami  niii,-t  c.'tj\  .ni.-fii, 
Abs<ilutety  only  ones  witli  pul- 
entetl  automatic  opening  aU 
Jnwing  use  of  band  on  (uilaide, 
BO  a  salislactory  bath  can  be 
taken  unassisted.  Nomeilicint 
or  metlni<l  known  cures  dis- 
ease s<i  elleclively.  For  cash, 
to  iutinduce  where  I  have  no 
agent:  ^."i  Square  Taka,  $3.25; 
p.MiMe-Wall  Taka,  Jfi:  $12.S0 
T'  i;lite  WalUde!il,finestniade, 
I  81  facf  fiilarlunent,  65 
-.  Couijjifte  with  lieatera, 
iMiiuIft^,  dire  c't  i  t.n  8  ,  etc. 

Agents  wanted;  one  fiM  \.{nn\  in  four  months.     I  also 

make  F.iMiiii;  BalirXuba, 

R.  H.  M.  IRWIN,  Ua  Chambers  St.,  New  York. 


MORPHINE 

Opium,  Cocaine,  and  Whisky 

nabits  cured  at  borne.  The  Wilson  Chemical 
(Jo.,  of  Dublin,  Tex.,  incorporated  1n92,  capital 
(3,000,  guarantees  to  cure  any  one  of  tlie  abovi 
babits.  No  uffering;  sure  and  liarmless. 
fiuilds  np  t.-.  intire  nervous  system  and  re- 
stores youthful  vigor.  Can  be  talceu  at  home  oi 
elsewhere  without  the  l^nowledge  of  any  one. 
Vc  ioss  from  business  or  worli.  No  cure,  no  pay. 
lV;e,  $5.  Letters  strictly  confidential.  Bookoi 
partlcnlara.  testimonials,  reference,  etc.,  tree. 
We  also  manufacture 

TOBACCOLINE, 

a  rertain  and  permanent  cure  for  chewing, 
lipi.ing,  cigarette-smokin?:.  Price,  $1.  Cure 
t^uaranteed.  Agents  wanted  for  Tobaccoline. 
llEFERENCES:  S.  J.  Wcavcr,  Postmaster;  J. 
J.  Rav,  Secretary  Tex.is  State  Grange;  H.  A. 
Boaz,  Pastor  M.  E.  Church;  Dublin  Nfc!:'l  Bank, 
or  any  citizen  of  Dublin. 

THE  WILSON  CHEMICAL  CO.,  Dublin,  Tex. 


Atlantic  Coast  Line 

MILEAGE  TICKETS 

($25  PER  1,000  MILES) 

ARE  GOOD  OVER  THE  FOLLOWING  LINES: 
Atlanta    t*  loxville  &  Northern  Ry. 

AtlanH  &  West  Point  R.  R. 


Baltimore  Steam  Packet  Co.  i     Between  Baltimore 

Chesapeake  Steamship   Co.  (  and  Norfolk. 

Charleston  &  Western  Carolina  Ry. 

Columbia,   Newbury  &   Laurens  R.  R. 

Georgia    Northern    Railway. 

Georgia   Railroad. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

Louisville.   Henderson  &   St.   Louis   Ry. 

Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

Northwestern    Ry.    of    South     Carolina. 

Coast   Line   Steamboat   Co. 


Richmond,  Fredericksburg  &  Potomac  R.  R, 

Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

Western  &   Atlantic  Ry 

Washington   Southern   Ry. 

Western   Ry.  of  Alabama. 

A    CONVENIENT    METHOD    OF    TRAVELING. 


W. 

See  Ticket  Agents. 


J.   CRAIG, 

General  Passenger  Agen^ 
Wilmington    N.  C. 


Qoi>federate  l/eteraij. 


141 


21  New   GARMBNT^eUTTING  SYSTEM ! 


Free  with   Two  IVew  Subscriptions  to  the   Veteran. 


The  New  I-omloii 
Ladies'  Tailor  Sys- 
tem, usually  sold  at 
$5,  is  consid-red  by 
in;iny  the  most  con- 
venient carmen  t- 
ciitlin^  cnart  ever 
devised.  It  produces 
as  accurate  results  as 
the  complicated  sys- 
tems for  which  large 
sums  are  charged.  It 
enahles  the  mother 
who  has  little  ones 
to  provideclothingat 
a  minimum  exprns<-. 
and  save  money  fur 
other  departments  (»f 
the  household  wliirh 
now  goes  to  dress- 
makers or  for  the 
purchase  of  patterns. 

This  system  is 
uni(|ue  because  of  (Is 
simplicitv,  and  pop- 
ular because  of  tne 
rai>idity  aud  accu- 
racy with  whi<Ii  a 
pattern  m  a  y  b  e 
draft<'d  by  its  use. 

'I  he  Vf.ti.kam  of 
fers  to  send  by  mail 
at  once  a  Chart  frer 
with  two  new  sub- 
scriptions or  one  new 
subscription  with  a 
renewal.  Full  d  i  ■ 
rections  are  printed 
on  each  Chart,  and 
after  a  few  patterns 
have  been  drafted 
the  user  will  be  abl*' 
lo  do  as  good  work 
as  mnst  women  after 
a  loiig  apprentice- 
ship under  a, compe- 
tent dressmaker. 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 

322,  324,  iZ6,  328  GREEN  STREET,  LOIISVILII,  AY. 


'OLDEST  AND  MOST  RELIABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cost,  'rom  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  they  have  erected.  To  see  thes^ 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Raleigh,  X.  C. 

J.  C.  Galhoun  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R.  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga. 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dal  ton,  Ga 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Columbia.  Tenn. 

Shelby  ville,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  State  Monument, 
Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  Va. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka- 
mauga Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


When  needing  first-class,  plain,  or  artistic  work  made  from  the  finest  qual- 
ity of  material,  write  them  for  designs  and  prices. 


'Retailers  to  the  Entire  South ' 


The  Castner^Knott 
Dry  Goods  Co. 


203-211  JV.  Summer  St..  J^cuh-Oille,  Tenn. 


IMPORTERS  AND 
RETAIL  DEALERS 

Dry  Goods  and  Notions.  Shoes, 
Cloaks.  Carpets.  Upholstery,  Mil- 
linery.  Men's  Furnishings. 
Dressmaking,  China,  a-nd 
Gla.sswaLre       ttA       ^tA       ^eA       ^ 


THE  LARGEST  ASSORTMENT 
THE  HIGHEST  VALUES.  ar\d 
THE  LOWEST  PRICES       ,t*     4^ 


Mailing    Department    a   Specialty 
Samples    freely    ser\t    orv    appllcatl  or» 


EfiCRAVIffG 

"B y  ^yill    Processes 


COPPER   PLATE   Reception  and    Wedding 

Cards,  Society  Incitations,  Calling  Cards, 

and  Announcements. 
STEEL  DIE  EMBOSSED  Monograms  and 

business  Stationery  in  the  latest  styles. 
HALF-TONE  and  ZINC  PLATES  for  //- 

lustratioe  purposes — the  eery  best  made. 

hithographic 
EingrcfVed 

Commercial  Work,  Color  Posters  in  special 
designs  for  all  purposes — Bivouac  and  Re~ 
union  Occasions. 


"Brandc-i  "Printing  Companv 

NASHVILLE,    TENN. 

Manufacturing  Stationers, 

Printers,  and  General  Office  Outfitters 


O^e  Union  C^entral 


jUife  tyn 


nsurance 


Oo.y 


ASSETS  JAN.  1,  1902 
SVR.PLV3 


CINCINNATi  O. 

$30,048, 5P2.48 
4,400,311.24 


No  Fluctuating  Securities, 
Largest  R.ate  of  Interest, 
Lowest  Death  ReLte, 


Endowments  at  Life 
R.ates  a.nd  Profi(-Sha.ring 
Policies  SpecieLlities. 


Large  and  Incrcttsing  Dividends  to  Policy 
Holders, 

Desirable  Contracts  and  Good  Territory  open 
for  Live  Agents,     Address 

JAMES  A.  YOWELL,  State  Agent, 

27  and  28  Chamber  of  Commerce,    NASHVILLE,  TENN. 


^*  -^  -  "  ',-»Vxsi:;Hi^ 


The  Confederate  Mining  Co. 


Incorporated  under  the  Laws  of  Tlrixona. 


CAPITAL  STOCK,  $1,000,000. 


PAR  VALUE,  $10  PER  SHARE. 


OFFICERS  AND  DIRECTORS. 

COL.  LEE  CRANDAI-L,  PREsinENT,  Globe,  Ariz.  MA.T.  E.  W.  CRABB,  Seo.  a>-t>Treas.,  Unioutown,  Kv. 

THEi  iDdRE  t'RAXDALL.  Masaoer.  Globe,  Ariz.  OAPT.  .L  I.  WILKES.  Diheitoh,  Martin.  Tenn.    ' 

DR.  Z.  T.  BUNDY,  Director,  Milford,  Tex.  R.  W.  WOLSEFER,  Director,  Frankrort,  Ky. 

THE  CANDALARID  GROUP  OF  MINING  CLAIMS 

are  now  added  to  the  Confederate  Mining  Co.'s  property.  The  Stockholders  can  congratulate  them- 
selves upon  securing  this  group  of  claims.  We  have  now  a  force  of  men  at  work  in  these  mines. 
The  following  report  is  from  our  Manager,  ISlr.  Theodore  Crandall  : 

Report  on  the  Candalarid  Group  of  CIaitn.s,  Maricopa  County,  Brown  Mining  District,  Ariz.,  Acquired  by  the  Confederate  Mining  Co. 


ASS.VYINC 
ANi^Jl^YSES 
WORKING  TESTS. 


Assayed 


for  f\T,U/KLC 


GEO.    S.    ANDRUS. 

XINO  Enoinkek. 


P.O.  UOX  l28. 

il^.^/....io^.^ 


j^^^}if^:£i^ 


■&u.,^/ls:  ^  £^ 


KEY  TO  ABOVE. 

Xo.  1.  Gold  ore,  from  64-foot  .'iliaft,  taken  from  t<>p  to  l>ottoni  ami  a<'ross,  and  is  below  the  fair  average  run  of  mine.  This  sample 
shows  12-lUO  oz.  of  gold,  or  $2.40  i)er  Um.    From  Chicopee. 

No.  «.  Copper  ore,  from  i>4-f(x>t  shaft,  silver  1  6-lU  oz.,  and  copper  23.7  per  cent,  not  counting  silver  value,  worth  $r)2.10  p<?r  ton. 
From  Chicopee. 

No.  .3.  ()i>en  cut  Chicoi»ee  lead.  silv<.r  2  4-11)  oz..  cojipor  I'l.T  i)er  <-i'iit.  worth  $34. .'J4  per  ton. 

No.  4.  Sam])loof  nrcdumi),  from  H>-foot  shaft  on  bearing  wall  of  ( 'hiropee  lead,  silver  1  4-10  oz..  copper  lit.8  per  rent,  worth  $4.3..'ili  per  ton. 

No.  .').  Average  sample  ore  dump.  Monitor  shaft  and  ojwn  cut.  silver  .h-10  oz.,  cojipcr  2I).H  ]ier  cent,  worth  !:4.">.7(i  \v>v  ton. 

The  copper  value  is  il^ured  at  11  cents  per  lb.,  and  the  gold  at  $20  per  ounc«.    Work  is  progressing  nicely  on  this  and  the  Reno  Qnjup. 


The  Confederate  Mining  Company  was  organized  at 
the  Memphis  Reunion,  June,  1901,  by  the  Confederate 
soldiers,  who  alone  will  own  and  control  its  properties. 
The  officers  were  selected  from  among  the  old  soldiers, 
who  are  capable,  honest,  and  exjierienced  business  men. 
They  are  men  who  took  some  "  life  risks"  in  the  war  and 
who  are  not  afraid  to  take  some  money  risks  in  the  Con- 
federate Mining  Company.  The  time  to  Invest  in  min- 
ing stock  is  at  the  beginning,  when  the  companv  is  just 
st,arting  ami  the  stock  is  low,  not  when  the  mine  is  opened 
and  you  can  measure  its  value  with  the  naked  eye,  for 
then  its  value  will  assert  itself  and  you  will  be  left  out. 

The  directors  are  prohibited  from  incurring  any  in- 
debtedness in  excess  of  mone^'  in  the  trcasurv.  No  debts, 
liens,  or  Incumbrances  will  be  placed  on  the  property. 
The  stock  is  fully  pa'd  and  nonassessable. 

The  board  of  directors  have  set  aside  50,000  shares  of 
the  capital  stock  as  treasury  stock. 

The  directors  have  decided  that  the  stock  will  continue 


to  be  sold  at  one  dollar  per  share  until  their  next  meet- 
ing, which  will  take  place  at  the  Reunion  at  New  Or- 
leans next  May. 

Not  less  than  10  nor  more  than  200  shares  will  be  sold 
to  any  one  person  or  Camp. 

A  FEW  ADVANTAGES. 

Property  paid  for  in  full.  Title  absolutely  genuine  and 
perfect.  No  debts  or  incumbrances  of  any  kind.  $50,cxx) 
set  aside  as  treasury  stock.  .Stock  fully  paid  and  nonas- 
sessable. Plenty  of  wood  and  water,  so  necessary  in  min- 
ing. New  railroad  coming  within  two  miles  of  our  door. 
Not  long  to  wait  for  dividends.  Copper  enough  in  sight 
now  to  pension  every  old  soldier  member  of  the  compa- 
ny. The  best  mining  experts  say  that  our  property  is 
among  the  best  in  all  the  mineral  belts  of  Arizona.  For- 
tunes are  being  made  in  mining  in  the  great  Southwest. 
Will  vou  join  uj.  ? 


Milriss  and  make  all  remlttancts  parabit  to  Ma].  R.  W.  CRtBS,  Treasurer,  Unlontown,  Kf. 


PERSONAL  TO  SOBSCRIBERS!) 


WHEN 
THE 

DOWN 

what  do  you  do?  When  your  system  runs  down,  what  should  you  do  J  You 
know  the  answer  to  the  first  question;  the  answer  to  the  second  is  found  in 
the  wonderful  success  of  that  still  more  wonderful  remedy — TITJl-ORE. 

When  the  nerves  are  unstrung,  the  muscles  loosened,  the  energies  run  down, 
the  viL  /  J--giaired,  it  serves  as  the  right  key  to  fit  the  delicate  mechanism 
of  the  human  !^j"^fHJl  •'^■«  right  force  at  the  right  time  to  set  the  machinery  in 
motion,  to  rewind  the  ei..  _  4p/'>  tighten  the  nerve  forces,  to  replenish  the  vi- 
tality. It  is  the  ideal  Blood  Vilu.'I.  «r,  Germ  Destroyer,  Flesh  Maker,  Disease 
Curer,  Brawn  Builder,  and  Hea-Ith  Restorer. 

No  other  remedy  can  equal  its  record  of  cnres.    No  other  remedy  can  be  of- 
fered to  the  public  on  the  terms  it  is  offered.     Read  our  special  offer  I     TOU 
ABE  TO  BE  THE  JUDGE: 
t 

R^ead  0\jr  Special  Offer. 

77|E  WILL  SEXD  to  every  subscriber  or  reader  of  the  Confederate  Veteran  or  worthy  per- 
%V  son  recommeuded  by  a  subscriber  or  reader,  a  full-sized  One  Dollar  packa^re  of  VIT,t-ORK, 
by  mail,  ]|tosti)ai(l,  sumcient  for  one  mouth's  treatment,  to  be  paid  for  witliin  one  month's 
time  after  receipt  if  the  receiver  can  truthfully  say  that  its  use  has  done  him  or  her  more  good 
than  all  the  drugs  and  dopes  of  quacks  or  good  doctors  or  patent  medicines  ho  or  she  has  ever 
■used.  Read  thisover  again  carefully,  and  understand  that  wea-sk  ourpay  only  when  it  lias  done 
youg'uoil,  and  not  before.  We  take  all  therisk.  You  have  nothing  to  lose.  If  it  does  not  benefit 
you,  you  pay  us  nothing.  ?it:i'-Ore  is  a  natural,  hard,  adamantine,  roi-klike  substance— miner- 
al—Ore — mined  from  the  ground  like  gold  and  silver,  and  requires  about  twenty  years  for  oxi- 
dation. It  contains  fr<^e  iron,  free  sulphiu*  and  magnesium,  and  one  package  will  equal  in 
medicinal  strength  and  curative  value  aUO  gallons  of  the  most  powerful,  efficacious  mineral 
water  drimk  fresh  at  the  springs.  It  is  a  geological  discovery,  to  which  nothing  is  added  and 
from  which  n.ithlngis  taken.  It  is  themarvelof  the  century  ror  curing  such  diseases  as  Bhca- 
niatisiu,  Itriit^htN  Disease,  Blood  Pnisonin;.',  Heart  Trouble,  Dropsy,  i'atarrh  and  Throat  Affections, 
LUer,  Kidnevi,  and  bladder  Ailments,  Stomach  and  Female  Disorders,  La  (irippe,  .Malarial  Ferer, 
Xervoiis  Prostration,  and  Oeneral  Debility,  as  thousands  testify,  and  as  no  one  answering  this, 
writing  for  a  package,  will  deny  after  using.  Vita'-Ore  has  cured  more  chronic,  obstinate,  pro- 
nounced incural  ile  cases  than  any  other  kno\vn  medicine,  and  will  reach  such  cases  with  a  more 
rapid  and  powerful  curative  action  than  any  medicine,  combination  of  medicines,  or  doctor's 
prescription  which  it  is  jwssible  to  procure. 

Vit»»Ore  will  do  the  same  for  you  as  it  has  for  hundreds  of  readers  of  this  paper  if  you  will 
give  it  a  trial.  Send  for  a  $1  packace  at  our  risk.  You  have  nothing  to  lose  out  the  stamp  to 
answer  this  announcement.  We  want  nn  one's  money  whom  Vitie-Ore  cannot  benefit.  lou  are  to 
be  tbe  judge!  Can  anything  be  more  fair?  What  sensible  person,  no  matter  how  prejudiced  he 
or  she  may  be,  desiring  a  cure  and  willing  to  pay  for  it,  would  hesitate  to  try  Vita'-Ore  on  this 
lil)eral  offer?  One  paclcage  is  iisuallysutiicient  to  cure  ordinary  cases;  two  or  three  for  chronic, 
oljstinate  cases.  iVv  mean  just  wbat  we  say  in  this  announcement,  and  will  do  jiist  as  we  agree. 
Write  to-day  for  a  package  at  our  risk  and  expense,  giving  your  age  and  ailments,  and  mention 
this  paper,  so  that  we  may  know  that  you  are  entitled  to  this  liberal  offer. 

This  offer  will  challenge  the  attention  and  consideration,  and  afterwards  the  gratitude,  of 
every  living  person  who  desires  bett^er  health  or  who  suffers  pains,  ills,  and  diseases  which  have 
defied  the  medical  world  and  grown  worse  with  age.  We  care  not  for  your  skepticism,  but  ask 
only  your  investigation,  and  at  our  expense,  regardless  of  what  ills  you  have,  by  sending  to  us 
for  a  package.    Address 

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No.  4 


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CAMPUS.  WASHINGTON  AND  LEE  UNIVERSITY,  LEXINGTON,  VA. 


PRIZES  OF  $10  AND  $50 
IN  GOLD  FOR  YOU! 

An  award  of  $io  in  gold  will  be  given  to  any  person  who  uses  a  bottle  of 
GREGORY'S  ANTISEPTIC  HEALING  OIL,  without  healing  results,  when 
bitten  by  a  serpent;  or  $50  in  gold  when  bitten  by  a  mad  dog,  it  directions 
are  followed  and  medicine  is  applied  within  fifteen  m.inutes  after  w^ound  is 
inflicted,  without  favorable  results,  as  soon  as  facts  are  established. 


IT     RELIEVES     AND     CURES     MORE     AILMENTS 
SHORTER     TIME     THAN     ANYTHING     KNOW 

I  N 
N  . 

The  hunter  and  the  tisherman  may  defy  the  mosquito,  the  gnat,  the  moeoasin.  and  eotton-moutk  snake,  which  live  about  the  lakes  and 
swamps.  The  preacher,  it  h.i  uses  this  Oil,  may  repose  himself  where  the  aged  bedliua  has  not  had  a  taste  of  good  blood  in  a  decade.  The 
lawyer  or  the  drummer,  who  has  fought  many  bloody  battles  in  antiquated  hotels,  has  only  to  spray  his  face,  hands,  and  feet  with  a  few 
drops  of  GREGORYS  AXTISEPTIC  HEALIXG  OIL,  on  going  to  bed,  to  get  sweot.  dreamless  slumber  through  the  night. 

It  neutralizes  the  poison  from  the  bites  and  stings  of  insects  and  serpents,  so  that  n  i  harm  comes  to  the  would-be  sufferer.  It  cures  all 
pains  about  the  body,  such  as  Tootha:he,  Earache,  Headache,  Pleurisy.  Pneumonia,  Backache,  etc.,  in  a  few  minutes.  Cures  Colic  in  man 
or  horse  in  one  to  three  minutes.  All  Burns,  Cuts,  'Wounds,  and  Bruises  cease  to  give  pain  in  a  few  minutes  after  it  is  u.sed.  and  wounds  of 
the  flesh  heal  without  inflaming  or  forming  a  sore  on  either  man  or  beast.  It  is  an  almost  infallible  cure  for  Diarrhoea,  Cholera  Morbus, 
Flux,  etc. 

In  horses  it  cures  Blind  Staggers,  Fistula,  PoU  Evil,  Foot  Evil,  Collar,  Saddle,  and  Harness  Btmips  and  Wounds.  It  cures  Splint,  Wind 
Galls,  Bighead,  Bigjaw,  Sweeny,  Warts,  Wens,  etc.  Nothing  better  in  the  poultry  yard  or  pigpen.  It  cures  Cholera  in  hogs  and  chick- 
ens ;  destroys  lice  and  mites.    Cures  Roup  in  chickens  and  Loin  Worms  in  hogs.    Cures  Cough  from  Distemper,  or  Epizootics  in  horses. 

Cures  Coughj  in  man  in  a  few  minutes.  Keeps  down  pain  and  Cough  in  Pneumonia  and  Consumptives.  Relieves  Hoarseness  in  a  few 
minutes.    Cures  Tonsilitis  and  Sore  Throats  readily.    Several  persons  given  up  to  die  of  Consimiptiou  claim  to  have  been  cured  by  this  Oil. 

We  have  thousands  of  letters  from  all  over  the  country,  wherever  this  medicine  has  been  used,  voluntarily  claiming  cures  for  all  these 
ailments  and  more,  many  of  whom  write  to  thank  us  for  placing  the  Antiseptic  Healing  Oil  within  their  reach.  It  would  require  volumes 
to  print  all  the  letters  we  have  on  file,  every  one  speaking  in  tenns  of  praise  of  the  Oil. 

Buy  a  bottle,  use  half 
its  contents  for  sev- 
eral of  the  ailments 

named  in  the  list,  anJ,  if  not  satisfied,  return  to  party 

from  whom  you  bought  and  get  your  money  back.  All  jier- 

sons  who  haniUe  this  Oil  are  authorized  to  pay  back  when 

above  conditions  are  complied  with,  aud  charge  to  us. 


Our  Guarantee : 


This  is  to  certify  tliat  we  have  been  acquainted  with  C.  H. 

Gregory  si'v.-ral  y<ars.  and  we  have  ever  found  hini  reliable 

and  of  unbloniislifd  character. 

T.  J.  BrLLios,  County  Clerk,  i  Pouwav    ArV 

J.  HHartje.  Deputy  Clerk  -^^SKpto    ' 

J   M.  C.  Vaughter,  Circuit  Clerk.  )     """>^'^*  ^'^• 

Aoy  letter  addressed  to  us,  inolosiog  gtatuj),  will  be  promptly  answered. 


WHAT    OTHERS    SAY    OF    GREGORY'S    HEALING    OIL, 


J.  A.  Husbands,  dealer  in  staple  aud  fancy  groceries,  Arkadel- 
phia,  Ark.,  who  has  bought  and  sold  several  gross  of  Gregory's 
Antiseptic  Healing  Oil,  sends  an  order  November  3,  19tDl,  and  says: 

Dear  Brother:  Ship  at  once  one  gross  Healing  Oil.  With  me  it  is 
just  as  staple  as  sugar  and  coffee.  Have  yet  to  hear  any  one  who 
has  used  it  speak  other  than  in  its  praise.  It  is  a  great  seller,  and 
will  be  still  better  as  its  true  merits  are  found  out  by  the  people 
generally.  It  has  wrought  wonders  in  many  places  here.  Some  of 
my  customers  use  it  for  every  ill  flesh  is  heir  to. 

Yours,  J.  A.  Husbands. 

Best  medicine  I  ever  saw  for  all  pains,  aches,  cramps,  neuralgia, 
and  tor  diseases  in  horses.  One  bottle  cured  our  horse  of  a  bad  case 
of  tistuU.  "We  use  and  sell  it.  The  Healing  Oil  sells  well.  It  gives 
universal  satisfaction.  M.  J.  Gore,  Holland,  Ark. 


Have  been  a  druggist  and  practicing  physician  for  sixteen  years. 
Have  sold  all  the  best  liniments  on  the  market.  Your  Antiseptic 
Healing  Oil  sells  better  than  all,  and  gives  universal  satisfaction. 

C.  J.  Hamilton. 
Wholesale  and  Retail  Druggist,  Conway,  Ark. 


I  have  put  your  Antiseptic  Oil  to  every  test  possible.    It  does  all 
you  claim  for  it.  Dr.  J.  T.  Simmons, 

Sherman,  Tes. ;  now  of  Denton,  Tex. 


Cline.  Ark.,  November  6.  1902. 
Your  Healing  Oil  is  the  most  wonderful  medicine  we  have  ever 
had  in  this  country.  Mrs.  M.  J.  Stone. 

Best  thing  I  ever  saw.    I  use  it  in  my  family  aud  among  my  stock 
in  preference  to  anything  I  have  ever  used. 

C.  A.  GRiFFrrH.  Mayflower,  Ark. 


A  Big  Toe  That  Was  Cut  Off,  Bone  and  All.— In  the  spring  of 
1902,  while  chopping.  I  cut  my  big  toe  off,  except  the  skin  and  a 
small  piece  of  fl«*sh  on  the  botto..:.  Wife  and  I  bound  it  up  and 
pr.;:3dGregi'rys  Antiseptic  Healing  Oil  on  it.  I  sutt'ered  no  pain 
tr?m  the  wound,  and  in  two  weeks  commenced  to  follow  the  plow, 
an.'  worked  thr(.)ugh  the  crop  without  suffering.  We  think  it  the 
greatest  thing  for  suffering  humanity  in  the  world.  Write  me,  in- 
closing stamp,  if  vou  wish  this  statement  reaffirmed. 

J.  R.  HoLsiEs,  Conway,  Ark. 


To  any  druggist,  merchant,  or  citizen  who  will  send  $3  cash  with  order  I  will  ship  three 
dozen  bottles  of  ANTISEPTIC  HEALING  OIL  on  trial.  If  it  does  not  give  satisfaction,  I 
will  refund  your  money.     This  proposition  closes  in  60  days  from  March  i,  1903. 

Address  REV.  C.  H.  GREGORY,  Conway,  Ark. 


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VIRGINIA. 

There  are  men,  enterprises,  and  loealities  so  litlle  imbued 
with  the  proper  conception  of  the  elements  of  true  greatness 
that  they  are  content  to  deposit  one  deed  or  achievement  in  llie 
keeping  of  history  and  idly  revel  in  the  glory  of  its  traditions 
during  the  remainder  of  a  natural  existence.  Natures  under 
such  influences  will  morally  deteriorate  and  commonwealths  go 
to  decay. 

The  surest  proof  of  the  greatness  of  a  people  may  be  found 
in  the  manifestation  of  continuity.  There  is  a  "divine  discon- 
tent" out  of  which  triumphs  are  achieved,  and  this  spirit  has 
been  dominant  in  Virginia,  the  glorious  "Old  Dominion  State." 

Recent  fiction  revives  with  faithful  vividness  the  atmosphere 
of  revolutionary  days,  and  X'irginia's  sons  and  daughters  to-day 
possess  the  s:inu'  traits  that  taught  their  forefatlicrs  to  do  and 
to  dare  during  the 
great  formative  pe- 
riod. It  is  one  thing 
to  take  a  high  note, 
and  quite  another  to 
sustain  it,  and  this 
Virginia  has  had  the 
power  to  do.  Her 
reverence  for  tradi- 
tions is  ever  manifest, 
and  the  daily  press 
furnishes  evidences  of 
what  she  is  doing  in 
various  ways. 

Word  has  g  o  n  c 
forth  that  a  "Confed- 
erate bazaar"  is  to  be 
held  in  the  capital 
city  of  sacred  mem- 
ories during  ilu 
month  of  .'Kpril.  the 
purpose  being  to  com 
plcle  a  fund  for  the 
Jefferson  Davis  arch. 

The  History  Coni- 
milice  of  the  Grand 
Camp,  Confederate 
Veterans.  Dep.irtnioiii 
of  Virginia,  has  just 
issued  its  exhaustive 
onicial  report,  and  cir- 


culars are  being  sent  from  the  "State  of  Virginia  and 
citizens  of  Richmond,"  inviting  friends  of  educational  progress 
to  be  present  at  the  Conference  for  Education  in  the  South,  to 
be  held  at  Richmond  in  April, 

\'irginia  can  boast  a  long  line  of  heroes  and  patriots,  but  she 
has  reason  also  to  feel  a  lofty  pride  in  her  educational  record. 
I'lcr  universities  have  nurtured  the  manly  material,  the  brain 
and  brawn,  out  of  which  statesmen,  men  of  letters,  heroes,  pa- 
triots, are  made,  and  it  is  one  of  her  greatest  triumphs  that 
revolutionary  times  are  linked  with  traditions  of  the  later 
period,  so  dear  to  the  hearts  of  the  present  generation,  in  the 
name  and  fame  of  Washington  and  Lee  University, 

England's  Lord  Wolsey  said,  in  writing  of  Lee :  "I  believe  he 
will  be  regarded  not  only  as  the  most  prominent  figure  of  the 
Confederacy,  but  as  the  greatest  ,\merican  of  the  nineteenth 


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century,  whose  statue  is  well  worthy  to  stand  on  an  equal 
pedestal  with  that  of  Washington,  and  whose  memory  is  equally 
worthy  to  be  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  all  his  countrymen." 

Historical  Sketch. 

The  great  names  of  Washington  and  Lee  are  intertwined  in 
a  very  interesting  manner  in  the  history  of  this  University. 
Washington  married  Mrs.  Martha  Custis.  The  son  of  her  first 
marriage,  Parke  Custis,  married  Miss  Mary  Lee  Fitzhugh ; 
and  their  daughter,  Miss  Mary  Custis,  married  Robert  E.  Lee. 
Could  Washington  have  foreseen  that  his  adopted  son  was  to 
be  the  father-in-law  of  Virginia's  other  greatest  son;  that  R.  E. 
Lee  was  to  preside  for  five  years  over  Washington  College ; 
and  that  George  Washington  Custis  Lee  was  to  be  for  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century  President  of  Washington  and  Lee 
University,  and  afterwards  its  President  Emeritus  and  its  lib- 
eral benefactor — could  he  have  foreseen  all  this,  the  prospect 
would  have  greatly  quickened  his  interest  in  the  modest  school 
which  was  first  placed  on  a  firm  basis  by  his  own  liberality. 

Washington  and  Lee  L'niversity  owes  its  founding  and  devel- 
opment to  three  great  influences :  The  Scotch-Irish  settlers  of 
tile  Valley  of  Virginia;  Gen.  George  Washington;  Gen.  Robert 
E,  Lee. 

The  Scotch-Irish  who  came  to  this  section  of  the  valley  just 
before  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century  brought  with 
them  devotion  to  the  Church  and  devotion  to  education. 
Even  as  they  made  their  new  homes  amid  its  fertile  lands 
and  in  sight  of  its  encircling  mountains,  a  classical  school  "broke 
out"  among  them,  founded  by  Robert  Alexander,  a  Master  of 
Arts  of  the  University  of  Edinburgh. 

This  schoo],  lirst  called  Augusta  Academy,  under  successive 
principals,  and  witii  some  shifting  of  site  as  population  filled  in, 
took  the  name  of  Liberty  Hall  Academy  with  the  first  news  of 
the  battle  of  Lexington,  and  found  its  final  and  permanent  seat 
at  the  county  town  of  the  new  county  of  Rockbridge,  which, 
in  like  patriotic  spirit,  had  been  named  Lexington.  Many  of 
its  pupils  bore  a  prominent  part  in  the  struggle  for  independ- 
ence, foremost  among  them  Gen.  William  Campbell,  the  hero 
of  King's  Mountain.  Others  helped  to  lay  the  foundations  of 
the  constitution  of  the  country  and  of  the  constitution  of  their 
native  commonwealth  and  of  other  States  of  the  Union.  In  1782 
the  first  charter  granted  by  Virginia  after  the  Revolution  made 
it  a  corporation,  and  by  1796  its  building  and  equipment  were 
valued  at  i2,ooo.  It  was  then  that  it  received  the  timely  en- 
dowment that  gave  it  the  assurance  of  future  life  and  of  per- 
manent growth. 

The  Legislature  of  Virginia  had  given  to  Washington  fifty 
shares  of  stock  in  the  Potomac  Company  and  one  hundred 
shares  of  stock  in  the  James  River  Company,  as  testimonials  of 
gratitude  for  his  services  in  the  field  and  for  his  services  in 
promotitig  these  great  schemes  of  internal  improvement.  Wash- 
ington, who  had  resolved  from  the  beginning  to  accept  no  pay 
for  his  services,  accepted  these  donations  on  the  condition,  con- 
curred in  by  the  LegisiSture,  that  he  might  devote  them  to  pub- 
lic purposes. 

He  seems  to  have  finally  decided  that  he  would  donate  them 
both  to  the  endowment  of  educational  institutions,  one  for  the 
people  of  his  own  commonwealth,  the  other  for  the  people  of 
the  whole  country.  He  accordingly  bequeathed  his  shares  in 
the  Potomac  Company  for  the  establishment  of  a  national  uni- 
versity at  Washington,  which  he  commended  to  the  fostering 
care  of  Congress.  This  bequest  failed,  as  the  shares  proved 
valueless. 

As  to  the  James  River  shares,  he  wrote  to  the  Governor  of 


Virginia  in  September,  1796,  "I  have  upi;n  the  fullest  consid- 
eration destined  those  shares  to  the  use  of  Liberty  Hall  Acad- 
emy, in  Rockbridge  County,"  and  this  gift  was  confirmed  by  a 
bequest  in  his  will.  The  letter  he  addressed  to  the  Trustees  is 
as  follows : 

"Mount  Vernon,  June  17,  1798. 

''Gentlemen:  Unaccountable  as  it  may  seem,  it  is  neverthe- 
less true  that  the  address  with  which  you  were  pleased  to  honor 
me,  dated  the  12th  of  April,  never  came  into  my  hands  until 
the  14th  inst. 

"To  promote  literature  in  this  rising  empire  and  to  encourage 
the  arts  have  ever  been  amongst  the  warmest  wishes  of  my 
heart,  and  if  the  donation  which  the  generosity  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia  has  enabled  me  to  be- 
stow on  Liberty  Hall — now  by  your  politeness  called  Washing- 
ton Academy — is  likely  to  prove  a  means  to  accomplishing  these 
ends,  it  will  contribute  to  the  gratification  of  my  desires. 

"Sentiments  like  those  which  have  flowed  from  your  pen  ex- 
cite my  graitude,  whilst  I  ofTer  my  best  vows  for  the  prosperity 
of  the  academy  and  for  the  honor  and  happiness  of  those  under 
whose  auspices  it  is  conducted.  Go.  Washington. 

"Trustees  of  Washington  Academy." 

The  name  of  Liberty  Hall  Academy  was  changed  to  Wash- 
ington Academy.  These  shares  were  afterwards  retired  by  the 
commonwealth,  which,  in  consideration  of  such  retirement, 
covenanted  to  pay  to  the  school  six  per  cent  interest  on  the 
sum  of  $50,000  annually  forever.  Thus  Washington's  gift  forms 
the  basis  of  the  endowment  of  the  L'niversity,  and  he  may  be 
considered  as  its  real  founder.  Following  Washington's  ex- 
ample, the  ''Cincinnati  Society"  of  Virginia  donated  its  funds, 
when  it  JeciJed  to  dissolve,  to  Washington  Academy,  which 
ftmds  added  tc  its  endowment  more  than  $25,000;  and  later 
one  of  Washington's  soldiers,  John  Robinson,  bequeathed  his 
entire  estate,  amounting  to  $46,500. 

Thus  Washington's  donation  actually  brought  to  Washington 
Academy,  which  in  1812  was  chartered  as  Washington  College, 
an  endowment  of  $121,500. 

In  the  summer  of  1865  the  men  of  the  South  found  themselves 
confronted  with  perhaps  as  arduous  a  problem  in  State  building 
as  ever  tasked  the  powers  of  the  Prince  of  Orange  in  laying  the 
foundations  of  his  Dutch  Republic;  and  just  as  that  wise  ruler, 
in  the  exercise  of  a  patriotic  foresight,  founded  the  University 
of  Leyden  amidst  the  turmoil  and  stress  of  his  terrific  struggle, 
so  one  of  the  first  duties  that  devolved  upon  the  defeated 
patriots  of  the  Southern  States  in  1865  was  to  restore  their 
schools  and  colleges.  With  this  end  in  view,  the  Trustees  of 
Washington  College  met  and  pledged  their  private  credit  in 
order  to  secure  the  necessary  funds.  When  the  question  of 
choosing  a  President  came  up,  one  of  them  had  the  bold  and 
happy  inspiration  to  suggest  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee.  He  was 
elected,  and  a  letter  was  addressed  to  him,  to  which  he  returned 
the  following  reply,  one  part  of  which  we  have  emphasized  as 
showing  his  frank  and  honest  acceptance  of  the  issues  of  the 
war  and  his  heroic  and  loyal  conception  of  duty.  The  letter 
notifying  him  of  his  election  was  dated  August  5.  His  reply 
follows: 

"PowH.\TA.v  Coi  =  NTV,  August  24,  1865. 

"Gentlemen:  I  have  delayed  for  some  days  replying  to  your 
letter  of  the  5th  inst.,  informing  me  of  election  by  the  Board  of 
Trustees  to  the  presidency  of  Washington  College,  from  a  de- 
sire to  give  the  subject  due  consideration.  Fully  impressed 
with  the  responsibilities  of  the  office,  I  have  feared  that  I  should 
be  unable  to  discharge  its  duties  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
Trustees  or  to  the  benefit  of  the  country.     The  proper  educa- 


! 


Qopfederat^  l/eterap. 


lt9 


lion  of  youth  requircr.  not  only  great  ability,  but  I  fear  more 
strciigtli  than  I  now  possess,  for  1  do  not  feel  able  to  undergo 
the  labor  of  conducting  classes  in  regular  courses  of  instruction. 
I  could  not,  therefore,  undertake  more  than  the  general  admin- 
istration and  supervision  of  the  institution.  There  is  another 
subject  which  has  caused  me  serious  reflection,  and  is,  I  think, 
worthy  of  the  consideration  of  the  Board.  Beirg  excluded  from 
ihe  terms  of  anuiesty  in  the  proclamation  of  the  President  of 
the  United  Stales  of  the  2Qth  of  May  last,  and  an  object  of  cen- 
sure to  a  portion  of  the  country,  I  have  thought  it  probable  that 
my  occupation  of  the  position  of  President  might  draw  upon 
the  college  a  feeling  of  hostility,  and  T  should,  therefore,  cause 
injury  tn  an  institution  which  it  would  be  my  highest  desire  to 
advance.  /  iliiiilc  it  the  duty  of  every  citizen,  in  the  present 
condition  of  the  counlry,  to  do  all  in  his  power  to  aid  in  the 
restoration  of  peace  and  harmony,  and  in  no  zvay  to  oppose  the 
policy  of  the  Stale  or  general  governments  directed  to  that  ob- 
ject. It  is  particularly  incumbent  upon  those  charged  in'ith  the 
instruction  of  the  young  to  set  them  an  e.vampic  of  submission 
to  authority,  and  I  could  not  consent  to  be  the  cause  of  animad- 
version upon  the  college. 

"Should  you,  however,  take  a  dilYerent  view,  and  think  that 
my  services  in  the  position  tendered  me  by  the  Board  will  be 
advantageous  to  the  college  and  country,  I  will  yield  to  your 
judgment  and  accept  it.  Otherwise,  I  most  respectfully  decline 
the  office. 

"Heg.ging  you  to  (.xpress  to  the  Trnslees  of  the  college  my 
heartfelt  gratitude  for  the  honor  conferred  upon  me,  and  re- 
questing you  to  accept  my  cordial  thanks  for  the  kind  manner 
in  which  you  have  conmiunicaled  its  decision,  I  am.  gentlemen, 
with  great  respect,  your  most  obedient  servant,        R.  E.  Lee. 

"Messrs.  John  W.  Brockcnbrough,  Rector;  S.  McD.  Reid, 
-Mfred  Leyburn,  Horatio  Thompson,  D.D.,  Bolivar  Christian, 
T.  J.  Kirkpatrick.  Committee." 

Gen.  Lee  was  formally  installed  President  of  Washington 
College  October  2,  1865,  a  position  which  he  held  until  his 
death.  October  12.  1870. 

The  General  Assembly  of  Virginia  in  1871  changed  the  name 
of  the  institution  to  its  present  corporate  title,  "The  Washing- 
ton and  Lee  University,"  blending  the  names  of  the  great  bene- 
factor who  had  first  placed  the  institution  on  a  solid  basis  and 
the  President  who  had  resuscitated  it  after  the  ravages  of  war. 
In  the  same  year  Gen.  G.  W.  Custis  Lee  succeeded  his  father 
rs  President  of  Washington  and  Lee  University. 

December  20,  i8q6.  Gen.  Lee  resigned  the  presidency,  and  was 
made  President  Rnuritus.  Hon.  William  Lyne  Wilson,  elected 
President  February  II,  1897,  was  inaugurated  September  15, 
1897.  After  the  death  of  President  Wilson,  which  occurred 
on  the  17th  of  October,  1900,  Prof.  H.  St.  George  Tucker, 
Dean  of  the  School  of  Law,  became  Acting  President,  a  posi- 
tion in  which  he  displayed  untiring  activity,  and  which  he  re- 
signed in  June,  1901. 

Upon  his  resignation,  Dr.  George  H.  Denny,  who  for  two 
years  had  held  the  chair  of  Latin  in  the  University,  was  elected 
President,  and  he  was  inaugurated  during  the  commencement 
exercises  in  June,  1902. 


'EXEOI  MONUMENTtJM  AEBE  PERENNITJS." 

Why  rear  in  bronze  that  miMe  frame 

On  Seminary  Hill? 
Can  ye  add  laurels  to  the  name 

Of  that  great  Heart  and  Will 
Whose  spirit  rules  the  battlefield 
Wlicro  once  it  boro  the  Spartan  shield? 


The  thunders  of  that  July  morn 

Reecho  down  the  years — 
The  lightning  of  a  hope  forlorn 

That  struck  a  thousand  fears 
In  iron  hearts  that  ruled  a  land 
From  whicli  State's  liberty  was  banned. 

The  tr.imping  ghosts  of  countless  dead 

Rise  at  the  reveille. 
Can  ye  not  hear  their  mighty  tread 

When  bugles  sound  forth  "Lee?" 
Such  dauntless,  manly,  martial  love 
Might  bring  the  storied  dead  above. 

He  sits  upon  the  old  white  horse. 

His  glass  raised  to  his  eye; 
He  bends  to  mark  the  charge's  course. 

He  weeps  to  see  them  die  ; 
Yet  thrills  to  see  the  lines  of  blue 
Fall  back  the  vale  and  wheat  field  through. 

He  was  of  hearth  and  Ivnne  the  heart. 

The  spirit  of  all  days. 
The  hope  that  tuen  have  made  a  part, 

The  soul  oppressed  to  raise — 
The  starry  .genius  of  the  free. 
The  Saxon  brought  across  the  sea; 

The  Bayard  of  the  battle  heat. 

Napoleon  of  the  charge; 
A  Ney  when  came  the  last  retreat ; 

A  Washington  writ  large 
In  council  for  his  people's  weal 
When  trodden  'neath  the  iron  heel. 

As  Arthur  and  the   Table  Kouml. 

He  passed,  and  evil  days 
Came  thronging  o'er  the  hallowed  ground. 

The  old  familiar  ways. 
Where  erst  trod  Southern  chivalry 
And  honor  had  no  rivalry. 

Aye.  bronze  may  perish,  marble  wane, 

Bencalh  llic  wind  and  storm; 
Each  Soulliern  heart  is  a  fond  fane 

Where  his  beloved  form, 
Enshrined,  shall  teach  the  mystery 
That  hallows  o'er  the  name  of  Lee. 

Soul  of  my  race  !     Majestic  dead  ! 

Sweet  memory  of  the  just ! 
Not  where  the  paths  of  glory  led 

Thy  hallowed  urn  or  bust ; 
But  with  Virginia's  spotless  son 
In  the  great  halls  at  Washington. 

Mount  Vernon,  then,  and  Arlington, 

Across  Potomac's  flood. 
Shall  shed  a  fairer  luster  on 

The  cause  for  which  they  stood — 
Freedom  of  hearlb  and  heart  and  soul 
Under  just  laws'  serene  control.         —  /.  McC.  T. 


R.  O.  Hannah,  of  Moffit,  Ark.,  would  like  to  hear  from  any 
of  his  prison  mates  at  Rock  Island,  Barrack  No.  43.  He  also 
hopes  to  meet  some  of  iheni  in  New  Orleans  on  the  19th  of  May, 


150 


Qoijfederate  l/etera^. 


GEN.  JAMES  LONGSTK.EET. 

Gen.  Longstreet  has  been  seriuusly  ill  at  hi?  home  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Among  those  who  will  stand  before  posterity  in 
the  annals  of  war  as  truly  heroic,  the 
name  of  Longstreet  will  remain  promi- 
nent. The  fame  of  his  corps  at  Cemetery 
Ridge,  at  Gettysburg,  at  Chickamaiiga,  ;it 
Knoxville,  and  at  many  other  places 
cannot  be  forgotten. 

T.  C  Harbaugh,  of  Casstown,  Ohio, 
sends  a  poem  that  is  well  adapted  to 
preserve  in  song  the  character  of  the 
men  of  the  famous  leader's  corps: 

One  of  Loncstreet's  Men. 
One  day  deep  in  the  thicket's  core. 

Where  nod  the  somber  pines, 
I  found  a  grave  with  grass  o'ergrown 

Where  stood  the  battle  lines. 
The  headboard  on  the  ground  reclined ; 

I  lifted  it,  and  then 
I  read:  "The  soldier  sleeping  here 

Was  one  of  Longstreet's  men." 

For  him  no  longer  waved  the  plume 

That  led  the  men  in  gray ; 
The  musket's  crash,  the  cannon's  boom 

Fore'er  had  died  away; 
A  little  bird  with  golden  crest — 

A  songster  of  the  glen — 
Was  singing  near  her  little  nest 

To  one  of  Longstreet's  men. 

His  cherished  cause  he  bravely  served. 

And  deemed  it  right  and  just ; 
Where  is  the  foeman  who  would  'sturb 

That  valiant  soldier's  dust? 
The  Shenandoah,  as  it  flowed 

Through  meadow,  brake,  and  fen. 
Recalled  the  times  when  life  was  strife 

For  one  of  Longstreet's  men. 

I  set  the  broken  headboard  right 

That  dreamy  summer  day, 
And  left  beneath  the  soughing  pines 

The  chevalier  in  gray  ; 
And  as  I  sent  a  farewell  look 

Adown  the  little  glen, 
A  ra}'  of  sunshine  kissed  the  grave 

Of  one  of  Longstreet's  men. 


The  Vetek.\n  notes  with  apologies  that  Victoria,  Tenn.,  was 
accredited  the  ten  dollars  so  generously  donated  to  Bull  Run 
Cemetery  by  William  P.  Rogers  Chapter,  No.  44,  U.  D.   C, 
Victoria,  Tex. 


Wade  H.\mpton  Statue. — The  Georgia  House  of  Represen- 
tatives has  passed  by  unanimous  vote  a  bill  to  appropriate 
$20,000  toward  the  erection  of  an  equestrian  statue  to  the 
memory  of  Wade  Hampton.  The  appropriation  becomes 
available  when  $10,000  additional  shall  have  been  raised  by 
subscription.  A  large  part  of  this  voluntary  fund  is  on  hand. 
The  Senate  will  act  favorably  on  the  bill. 


Gen.  Joseph  Hcgg  Chapter. — The  Gen.  J.  L.  Hogg  Chapter, 
IT.  D.  C,  was  organized  on  March  S,  1903,  at  Jacksonville, 
Tex.,  with  seventeen  charter  members.  Mrs.  Maud  McDou- 
gal  v/as  elected  Corresponding  Secretary.  The  women  of  this 
Chapter  are  most  enthusiastic  over  the  recent  organization,  and 
hope  at  an  early  date  to  increase  their  numbers.  The  Chap- 
ter is  named  for  Gen.  Hogg,  who  commanded  a  Texas  brigade 
at  Corinth,  Miss.,  and  who  died  at  that  place  in  April,  1862. 


New  Quartermaster,  U.  S.  C.  V. — On  account  of  the  resig- 
nation of  Richard  Hayne  King,  Quartermaster  U.  S.  C.  V., 
Commander  in  Chief  Thomas  P.  Stone  has  appointed  Charles 
E.  Moore,  of  Waco,  Tex.,  as  his  successor.  Comrade  Moore 
is  eminently  qualified  to  fill  this  important  position,  and  is  an 
earnest  worker. 


Conference  for  Education  in  the  South. — The  annual 
conference  for  education  in  the  South  will  convene  at  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  April  22.  It  is  expected  that  much  business  of  im- 
portance will  be  brought  before  the  meeting,  and  as  a  result  the 
conference  will  continue  through  three  days,  closing  on  the 
evening  of  the  24th.  The  anniversary  exercises  of  Hampton 
Institute  and  the  public  presentation  of  the  Huntington  Li- 
brary will  take  place  during  the  conference,  and,  after  the  ad- 
journment, excursions  will  be  made  to  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia and  Fortress  Monroe.  The  officers  of  the  conference  are 
very  desirious  that  many  friends  of  educational  progress  will 
accept  the  invitation,  which  has  been  generously  extended  from 
the  State  of  Virginia  and  the  citizens  of  Richmond.  Commu- 
nications may  be  sent  to  the  office  of  the  President,  Robert  C. 
Ogden,  784  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


The  Lamar  Rifles.— Thomas  P.  Buford,  now  of  Roanoke, 
Va. :  "I  was  interested  in  the  March  Veteran  article  which 
gave  an  account  of  how  Gen.  McPherson  was  killed,  because 
I  was  in  the  same  company  that  Comrade  Cullen  mentioned. 
Our  company  was  G,  of  the  Eleventh  Mississippi.  It  was 
popularly  known  as  the  Lamar  Rifles,  in  compliment  to  Col. 
L.  Q.  C.  Lamar,  a  distinguished  citizen  of  our  country.  Col. 
Lamar  was  in  no  way  connected  with  the  company.  He  was 
lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Nineteenth  Mississippi,  and  was  dis- 
abled by  a  wound  received  in  the  battle  of  Williamsburg,  Va. 
I  wish  to  inform  Comrade  Cullen  or  other  survivors  of  our 
old  company  that  our  Historical  Committee  have  published  a 
book  containing  the  roll  and  a  record  of  the  movements  of  the 
company,  together  with  much  other  interesting  matter  to  the 
relatives  or  friends  of  the  Lamar  Rifles.  The  book  is  for  sale 
by  Charley  Neilson  and  E.  C.  Davidson,  at  O-xford,  Miss.  The 
survivors  meet  in  reunion  on  each  Thanksgiving,  and  a  cordial 
invitation  is  tendered  to  meet  us  in  Oxford,  Miss.,  on  Thanks- 
giving day  of  this  year." 

PLAIN   TALK   (MONTHLY  MAGAZINE). 

They  say  "the  child  is  father  to  the  man ;"  and  if  the  adage 
be  applied  to  the  initial  number  of  Plain  Talk,  a  magazine  re- 
cently started  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  the  success  and  longevity  of 
the  publication  is  confidently  predicted. 

Without  vituperation  (but,  on  the  contrary,  with  an  evident 
spirit  of  fairness),  the  publication  treats  a  diversity  of  subjects 
on  a  plane  sufficiently  elevated  to  satisfy  the  most  cultured,  and 
with  a  comprehensiveness  within  the  reach  of  the  unlettered 

If  public  expression  of  approval  be  a  sufficient  factor  for  the 
launching  of  a  literary  enterprise.  Plain  Talk  should  sail  into 
many  homes  and  find  a  welcome  in  each.  Its  editor,  Mr.  A.  L. 
Peterman,  and  business  manager,  Mr.  P.  B.  Jones,  are  to  be 
congratulated. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai). 


151 


HONOR  TO  CONFEDERATE  SOLDIERS. 

The  Veteran  is  possibly  in  a  better  position  than  any  other 
paper  throughout  the  entire  country  to  know  of  the  constant 
demand  that  is  being  made  for  rosters  of  Confederate  soldiers, 
much  time  and  money  having  been  expended  in  its  editorial  de- 
partment to  furnish  lists  at  various  times  in  the  Veteran's 
history.  It  is  therefore  a  matter  of  general  satisfaction  to  note 
the  generous  action  of  Secretary  Root,  of  the  War  Department, 
who  on  March  16  gave  direction  for  compiling  and  publishing 
a  complete  roster  of  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  I'nion 
and  Confederate  armies. 

Unstinted  praise  should  be  meted  to  Secretary  Root,  for  this 
is  his  own  project,  and  he  has  succeeded  in  convincing  Congress 
that  it  is  but  fair  to  the  South  to  prepare  official  lists  of  Con- 
federate soldiers,  in  order  that  their  descendants  may  trace  their 
family  history  with  accuracy. 

The  North,  through  separate  publications,  has  covered  pretty 
well  this  ground  for  its  own  soldiers.  Rut  the  Southern  records 
and  archives,  never  very  compleie.  were  scattered  and  destroyed, 
owing  to  the  outcome  of  the  war,  and  it  is  known  that  many 
frauds  are  practiced  on  the  liencvcilenl.  ami  many  families  lack 
important  links  in  their  histories  because  of  the  loss  of  these 
records.  Secretary  Root,  in  callinc  the  matter  to  the  attention 
of  Congress,  said  that  the  department  was  constantly  in  receipt 
of  appeals  from  State  officials,  historical  societies,  and  patriotic 
or  memorial  associations  for  transcripts  of  the  military  records 
of  State  troops,  to  answer  which  would  cost  more  than  $1,000,- 
000,  so  that  the  most  economical  way  would  be  to  publish  a 
complete  roster. 

The  publication  will  be  enormous  in  size,  including  no  less 
than  thirty  volumes  as  large  as  the  rebelli<in  records.  The 
Northern  names  will  be  published  with  the  Southern,  because 
it  is  desired  to  have  all  these  data  in  one  compilation,  instead 
of  being  scattered  through  various  State  books.  Moreover,  it 
is  felt  to  be  a  graceful  thing  to  bracket  the  names  of  the  men 
who  wore  the  blue  and  the  gray.  In  order  to  carry  out  this 
purpose.  Secretary  Root  on  March  16  sent  the  following  letter 
to  the  Governors  of  all  Stales  which  furnished  troops  for  the 
Confederate  armies : 

"War  Dei'Artment,  WASniNcnoN,  March  16,  1903. 

••  The  Governor  of  the  State  of . 

"Sir:  There  is  a  very  general  desire  on  the  part  ul  tlie  sui 
viving  participants  of  the  great  struggle  in  which  the  country 
was  engaged  from  1861  to  18C5,  and  on  the  part  of  the  de- 
scendants of  those  who  have  passed  away,  for  a  publication 
that  shall  be  accessible  to  the  general  public  and  shall  show 
the  names  of  those  who,  either  as  officers  or  enlisted  men,  bore 
arms  for  the  Confederacy  duiing  the  great  war.  In  the  opin- 
ion that  this  desire  is  one  that  should  be  gratified,  and  that 
can  be  gratified,  in  great  measure  at  least,  by  compiling  and 
publishing,  as  a  continuation  of  the  publication  known  as  the 
'Official  Records  of  the  Union  and  Confederate  Armies,'  a 
complete  list,  or  roster,  of  the  officers  and  men  who  served  in 
those  armies  during  the  Civil  War,  this  department  recom- 
mended at  the  last  session  of  Congress  the  enactment  of  a  law 
authori7ing  the  compilation  and  preparation  of  such  a  roster 
for  publication.  That  recommendation  was  followed  by  the 
enactment  of  a  provision  of  law,  which  is  cnibo<lied  in  the 
legislative,  executive,  and  judicial  appropriation  act,  approved 
Februar>'  25,  1903. 

"The  department  is  prepared  to  enter  at  once  upon  the  work 
of  making  the  compilation  thus  authorized,  and  to  push  it  to 
completion  .is  rapidly  as  possible.     There  will  be  little  or  no 


difficulty  in  making  the  Union  part  of  the  roster  complete,  but 
there  will  be  great  difficulty  with  regard  to  the  Confederate 
part,  because  of  the  incompleteness  of  the  collection  of  Con- 
federate records  in  the  possession  of  this  department.  It  is  of 
the  first  importance,  therefore,  that  no  effort  shall  be  spared  to 
secure  the  temporary  loan  to  the  War  Department,  for  the 
purpose  of  copying,  of  any  and  all  authentic  Confederate  rec- 
ords that  can  be  found  anywhere.  Many  of  these  records  are 
in  the  possession  of  the  various  States,  and  it  is  hoped  will  be 
made  readily  accessible,  but  there  are  others  that  are  widely 
scattered  among  historical  and  memorial  associations  and  pri- 
vate citizens.  The  problem  of  how  to  find  and  procure  the  loan 
of  these  scattered  records  is  a  difficult  one,  but  it  is  one  that 
must  be  solved  in  order  that  the  Confederate  soldier  shall  re- 
ceive the  full  credit  that  is  due  him  in  the  roster  that  is  to  be 
compiled. 

"1  earnestly  invite  your  cooperation  with  the  department  in 
an  efTort  to  make  this  compilation  as  nearly  complete  as  it  is 
possible  to  make  it,  and  shall  be  glad  to  have  the  benefit  of 
any  suggestion  that  you  can  make  as  to  tlie  manner  in  which 
that  end  can  best  be  attained.  The  work  will  be  in  the  imme- 
diate charge  of  Brig.  Gen.  F.  C.  Ainsworlh,  Chief  of  the  Record 
and  Pension  Office  of  this  department,  and  I  beg  leave  to  sug- 
gest that,  if  the  plan  herein  outlined  meets  your  approval,  you 
designate  some  official  of  your  State  to  communicate  with  him 
relative  to  the  details  of  the  work  and  the  steps  to  be  taken  in 
furtherance  of  it. 

"Very  respectfully.  Elihu  Root,  Secretary  of  War." 


GEORGIA  UNITED  SONS  OF  VETERANS. 

The  Georgia  Division,  U.  S.  C.  V.,  with  William  F.  Park- 
hurst  as  Commander,  is  doing  splendid  work,  as  are  many  of 
ihe  other  Divisions  in  the  Southern  States,  toward  organizing 
for  the  New  Orleans  reunion.  Various  circulars  are  being 
sent  out  by  order  of  Commander  Parkhurst,  among  them  be- 
ing an  indorsement  of  the  noble  appeal  from  Commander  in 
Chief  Thomas  P.  Stone,  in  the  inter-'t  of  the  Woman's 
Memorial  Fund.  This  sets  forth  the  y\..\\  of  perpetuating  in 
an  endurir  J  monument  the  nobility  of  the  women  of  the  Con- 
federacy. 

Commander  Parkhurst  also  issues  the  following  by  the  Di- 
lision  Adjutant,  J.  R.  Compton,  as  General  Order  No.  I  : 

"Atlanta,  Ga.,  October  15,  1902. 

"i.  Your  attention  is  hereby  respectfully  called  to  the  ap- 
pointment, at  the  last  reunion,  held  at  Dallas,  Tex.,  April  22  to 
25.  1902,  of  Willi.im  F.  Parkhurst,  of  .Atlanta,  as  Division 
Cnmmander  for  Georgia,  and  your  loyal  support  is  requested 
;ind  confidently  anticipated. 

■'2.  Division  headquarters  for  the  State  of  Georgia  are  hereby 
established  at  Atlanta. 

"3.  .1.  Russell  Compton.  of  .Atlanta,  is  hereby  affirmed  Di- 
vision Adjutant. 

".(.  You  are  hereby  requested  to  forward  to  Division  head- 
quarters a  complete  list  of  the  officers  of  your  Camp,  and  the 
number  of  members,  together  with  the  post  office  address  of 
your  Commander  and  Adjutant. 

"5.  It  shall  be  your  pleasant  duty  to  arouse  more  interest 
and  renewed  vigor  among  the  members  of  your  Camp  in  the 
firganizalion  of  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  and 
the  cause  this  body  of  young  men  stands  for.  Your  cooper- 
ation is  expected  in  arousing  enthusiasm  among  all  members 
for  our  next  annual  reunion  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  so  that  the 
State  of  Georgia  shall  be  proud  of  her  representation  on  that 
occasion  '' 


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DABNEY    H.    MAUKY    CHAPTER,    PHILADELPHIA. 

The  Southern  spirit  and  the  Virginia  accent  prevailed  at 
the  tea  given  by  Mrs.  Turner  Ashby  Blythe,  of  Philadelphia, 
President  of  the  Gen.  Dabney  H.  Maury  Chapter,  Daughters  of 
the  Confederacy,  to  the  members  of  the  Chapter  and  their 
friends,  in  commemoration  of  the  birthday  of  Gen.  Robert  E. 
Lee.  About  three  hundred  Southern  people,  resident  in  that 
city,  guests  from  Wilmington,  Baltimore,  and  other  Southern 
points,  and  prominent  society  folk  of  Philadelphia,  thronged 
Mrs.  ]i!yllie's  drawing-room,  which  was  decorated  in  red, 
white,  and  red.  Flags  of  the  Confederacy  sent  from  Richmond, 
intermingled  with  the  national  ensign,  draped  the  windows, 
while  a  portrait  of  the  great  general,  hung  with  a  Confederate 
battleflag,  looked  down  on  the  descendants  and  relatives  of 
those  who  fought  under  it.  One  might  almost  imagine  being 
transported  to  the  Old  Dominion,  so  marked  was  the  Southern 
accent,  and  many  were  the  joking  remarks,  such  as,  "I  did  not 
know  you  were  a  Rebel,"  that  passed  merrily  between  the 
guests.  One  charming  Southern  woman  declared  that,  in 
spite  of  Philadelphia  being  such  a  rabid  Northern  city,  she 
had  never  felt  more  at  home  anywhere,  and  was  nowhere  more 
charmingly  treated.  Many  were  the  reunions  of  old  friends 
that  had  not  seen  each  other  for  years,  and  Southern  families 
and  relationships  were  discussed,  and  old  times  "before  the 
war,"  during  the  war,  and  after  the  war,  were  talked  over. 

Mrs.  Blythe  received  her  guests,  assisted  by  the  officers  of  the 
Chapter:  Mrs.  James  T.  Halsey,  Mr.s.  S.  Naudain  Duer,  Mrs. 
James  H.  HofTecher,  of  Wilmington:  Miss  Gertrude  Byers, 
Mrs.  J.  D.  Emach,  Mrs.  Douglas  Mason,  Mrs.  Augusta  H.  No- 
ble, Mrs.  William  West,  of  Baltimore;  Miss  Margaret  Reintzil. 
Mrs.  Henry  M.  Daniel,  and  Mrs.  J.  A.  Vandergrift. 

Monument  Erected  in  Richmond. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  the  generous  women  of  this 
Chapter  erected  a  monument  in  Hollywood  Cemetery,  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  in  October,  1902,  in  memory  of  the  Confederate 
soldiers  who  lie  buried  in  the  Quaker  City.  Public  sentiment 
was  opposed  to  the  erection  of  the  monument  in  Philadelphia, 
and  it  is  a  most  noteworthy  fact  that  Mr.  John  Cadwalader,  a 
scion  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  distinguished  families  of 
Pennsylvania,  went  to  Richmond  and  delivered  the  unveiling 
address.  His  warm  sympathy  for  the  South  and  his  frank  and 
fearless  manner  of  expressing  it,  despite  his  seven  generations 
of  Pennsylvania  ancestry,  entitle  him  to  the  deep  gratitude  of 
all  Southerners.  The  beautiful  granddaughter  of  Gen.  Dab- 
ney H.  Maury,  Miss  Dabney  Maury  Halsey,  unveiled  the  Hol- 
lywood monument.  The  speakers  on  the  occasion  were  Gen. 
Fitzhugh  Lee,  Mr.  Thomas  Nelson  Page,  and  Mr.  John  Cad- 
walader.   The  address  of  the  latter  is  given  in  full : 

Tribute  to  Ouk  De.\d  in  Phil.\delphia. 
"Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  and  particularly  Daughters 
of  the  Gen.  Dabney  H.  Maury  Chapter  ;  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : 
I  have  accepted  the  invitation  to  appear  before  you  to-day 
with  some  hesitation.  I  felt  that  the  words  to  be  spoken  on 
this  occasion  should  be  uttered  with  an  eloquence  to  which  I 
can  make  no  pretense.  The  Chairman  of  the  Monument  Com- 
mittee invited  me  as  a  representative  of  Philadelphia,  where 
lie  the  heroic  dead  whose  memories  are  to  be  kept  alive  by  this 
miperishable  granite  before  us.  It  seemed  to  me  to  be  a  call 
that  one  should  not  refuse.  Seven  generations  of  my  family 
liave  lived  in  that  land  which  bears  the  name  of  "Penn  the 
Apostle,"  on  the  spot  where 

"Stands  on  the  banks  of  Us  heauliful  stream  Ihe  city  he  founded." 

and  where 

"The  streets  sliH  reecho  the  namFS  of  thj  tr  es  of  the  forest," 


and  therefore  as  such  a  representative  the  selection  may  be 
justified.  My  heart,  moreover,  responded  most  warmly  to 
the  request,  and  I  am  sure  I  truly  represent  the  sentiments  of 
a  vast  number  of  the  people  of  Philadelphia,  and  of  the  Norlh- 
trn  States  generally,  in  uniting  with  you  in  thus  honoring  the 
memory  of  those  wlio  died  for  a  cause  as  dearly  loved  and  as 
valiantly  fought  for  as  any  recorded  in  history.  My  friends, 
this  occasion  brings  with  it  a  flood  of  memories  of  events  that 
most  of  you  consider  as  passed  into  history,  but  to  those  who 
lived  through  them  are  as  clear  and  distinct  as  if  they  had 
happened  yesterda}-.  Instinctively  my  reflections  go  back  a 
few  years  before  the  struggle  that  began  on  April  12,  1861.  I 
was  a  young  lad  deeply  interested  in  the  institutions  and  gov- 
ernment of  the  country,  when  I  went  to  the  city  of  Washing- 
ton with  my  father,  who  was  in  Congress.  It  was  during  the 
administration  of  Gen.  Pierce.  The  President,  as  some  of 
you  may  remember,  lost  his  only  son  just  after  his  election. 
Mrs.  Pierce  imagined  that  I  bore  a  reseiublance  to  that  son, 
and  liked  to  have  me  at  the  White  House.  In  this  way  I  met 
familiarly  many  of  those  then  in  official  life.  The  Cabinet  of 
the  President  was  composed  of  great  statesmen — Marcy  was 
in  the  State  Department,  Guthrie  in  the  Treasury,  Caleb 
Gushing  Attorney-General,  and  Jefferson  Davis  in  the  War 
Department.     All  of  them   were  great   men,   but   probably  at 


MRS.    TURNER    ASHBY    BLYTHE. 


Qopfederate  Ueterat^ 


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that  t'  .•:•  because  llie  military  idea  was  strong  in  me  the  last 
nam'  ■  attracted  me  most. 

"  .an  recall  the  kindly  manner  of  Mr.  Davis  and  his  per- 
rr.ission  to  nic  to  visit  the  War  Department  whenever  I  cared 
to  do  so,  and  I  was  often  in  his  private  office.  A  few  years 
later  he  it  was  on  whom  my  young  enthusiasm  cenlcied  for 
the  nomination  for  the  Presidency  at  the  ill-fated  Charleston 
convention.  At  this  same  time  it  was  my  happy  privilege  to 
be  quite  often  at  that  beautiful  home  on  the  banks  of  the  Po- 
tomac where  the  adopted  son  of  Washington  still  lived. 
Giorgc  Washington  Parke  Custis  seemed  to  enjoy  the  society 
of  the  young,  and  he  would  take  me  through  the  box-hedged 
gardens  and  tell  me  about  his  boyhood  days.  On  leaving  he 
would  always  repeat  lo  me  the  r;ni(ion  that  I  nuist  remember 
to  tell  my  children  and  children's  children  that  I  had  walked 
and  talked  with  one  to  whom  Washington  was  a  father.  But 
Arlington  was  then  the  home  of  another  whose  natne  is  one 
indeed  to  conjure  with.  It  is  idle  for  the  vainglorious  boast- 
ers to  shout  of  treason,  rebellion,  and  traitors.  A  ■great  virar 
was  waged.  There  was  heroism  of  the  noblest  kind  on  both 
sides,  and  names  to  be  revered  for  high  virtues,  as  well  from 
the  North  as  from  the  South  ;  but  I  believe  thai  a  great  major- 
ity of  those  living  to-day  in  these  United  Slates  regard  Rob- 
ert E.  Lee  as  the  one  man  who  came  through  that  fearful 
struggle,  either  from  the  North  or  from  the  South,  with  a  rec- 
ord beyond  cavil  or  criticism.  Heroic  and  magnificent  in  suc- 
cess, he  was  possibly  even  nobler  in  adversity.  In  his  walks  in 
those  gardens  of  Arlington  he  must  have  imbibed  the  spirit  of 
the  great  Washington,  for  his  character  bears  so  close  a  com- 
parison with  tlial  of  the  'Fallier  of  His  Country'  that  it  seems 
to  have  been  formed  under  kindred  influences. 

"My  friends,  I  come  before  you  as  a  Northern  man.  In  the 
great  conflict  between  the  Confederacy  and  the  Northern 
States,  my  State  was  opposed  to  you,  and  all  true  citizens  of 
Pennsylvania  were  loyal  to  the  cause  it  supported.  The  great 
questions  had  failed  of  peaceful  solution,  and  one  of  the  se- 
verest wars  of  any  era  of  the  world  had  lo  be  fought  to  a  con- 
clusion. When  Robert  E.  Lee,  before  the  Virginia  Conven- 
tion, said:  'I  will  devote  myself  to  the  defense  and  service  of 
my  native  Slate,  in  whose  behalf  alone  would  I  have  ever 
drawn  my  sword.'  he  defined  clearly  the  obligation  of  a  citi- 
zen to  throw  his  fortunes  with  his  Slate.  Here  and  there  men 
saw  their  duties  in  a  different  light,  and  no  one  should  criticise 
harshly  an  oflScer  of  the  old  army  who  held  different  views. 

"Their  position  was  complicated  by  their  environment. 
Their  training  made  them  less  independent  in  thought,  as  well 
as  action,  and  tmdoubtodly  the  decision  of  George  H.  Thom;is 
to  adhere  to  the  North  was  as  truly  the  act  of  an  honorable 
man  as  the  course  of  Robert  E.  Lee.  When,  acting  in  its 
sovereign  capacity  a  Stale  withdrew  from  the  L^nion,  whetlicr 
such  action  was  a  cause  for  war  or  not,  and  in  my  opinion  it 
was  certainly  the  right  of  the  Sl-tcs  remaining  in  the  Union 
to  so  decide,  the  citizen  of  such  a  State  was,  by  that  with- 
drawal, carried  with  it.  It  is  impossible  to  conceive  of  an 
exclusive  allegiance  to  a  government  which  guarantees  none 
of  the  natural  rights  of  its  citizens.  Of  course,  under  the  Eed- 
cral  Constitution,  as  long  as  a  State  is  included  in  the  Union, 
there  arc  duties  of  citizenship  to  both  the  State  and  to  the 
United  States,  hut  they  arc  distinct.  To  his  State  alone  can  a 
citizen  appeal  to  secure  him  in  his  home,  his  domestic  relations, 
and  his  rights  of  property.  Nor  can  he  divest  himself  of  his 
obligation  to  serve  his  State  in  the  protection  of  its  rights 
from  invasion,  from  riot,  or  general  obedience  to  its  laws. 
The  subject  is  too  large  to  enter  upon  here ;  but  it  was  an  un- 
reasonable view  to  assert  that  any  one  failed  in  his  loyalty 
4» 


who  clung  to  his  State,  on  either  side,  under  the  conditions 
which  arose  in  1861.  It  is  probable  that  our  form  of  govern- 
ment is  too  complicated  for  the  uninstructed  citizen  to  com- 
prehend, and  certainly  few  untrained  in  the  law  can  define  the 
radical  difference  between  the  powers  of  a  State  Legislature 
and  those  of  Congress. 

"The  Constitution  of  t!ie  United  States,  as  originally  framed, 
was  a  marvelous  creation,  and  to  my  mind  if  strictly  followed 
would  have  met  every  contingency  that  has  arisen.  But  from 
the  first,  beginning   with   the  insidious   efforts  of  Alexander 


HON.    JOHN    CAnW.\LADER. 

Hamilton,  luuUr  liis  (luclrinc  of  'implied  powers,'  a  process  of 
distortion  nf  tl:e  n.eaniiig  of  its  jilain  language  and  a  sub- 
version of  its  safeguards  has  been  pursued.  The  States  form- 
ing the  Confederacj',  believing  that  their  rights  and  interests 
were  no  longer  protected,  under  llie  construction  of  the  pow- 
ers of  the  general  government  which  had  prevailed,  through 
the  sectional  preponderance  of  the  North  and  West,  made  a 
heroic  effort  against  tremendous  odds  to  maintain  their  right 
to  separate  from  the  Union.  It  was  early  in  the  struggle  that 
they  secured  the  recognition  of  helligeteiUs.  and  in  tlie  main 
the  war  was  fought  on  lines  consistent  with  tin;  rules  of  civi- 
lized countries. 

"Unfortunately  from  the  first  a  difficulty  as  to  prisoners 
arose,  and  later  when  the  use  of  negro  troops  in  the  North 
was  adopted,  the  question  became  too  difficult  to  be  settled. 
The  sufferings  that  were  endured  by  prisoners,  on  both  sides, 
while  those  unsolvable  questions  were  discussed,  can  never 
be  justified.  Undoubtedly  the  difiiculties  in  the  way  of  ex- 
changing prisoners  were  created  by  the  North,  and  gave  color 
to  the  charge  that  there  was  no  desire  to  secure  the  return  of 
Northern  prisoners  from  the  South,  as  it  involved  the  return  of 
Southern  men  to  their  army.  In  fact.  Gen.  Grant  in  a  letter  to 
Gen.  Butler  expressly  so  stated. 

"War  is  inseparable  from  horrors.  Civilized  warfare  is  in- 
deed a  contradiction  in  terms  :  but  taken  as  a  whole,  perhaps  the 
war  itself  was  as  free  from  extreme  barbarity  as  could  have 
been  hoped  for.  If  the  honor  and  honesty  which  dictated  the 
terms  offered  by  Gen.  Grant,  and  with  such  magnificent  moral 
courage  accepted  by  Gen,  Lee  at  Appomatto.N,  had  been  recog- 


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nized  throughout  the  North,  possibly,  with  all  its  evils,  many 
blessings  might  have  come  to  both  sections  as  the  war's  direct 
result.  Without  the  sequel  the  names  of  Grant  and  Lee  might 
for  all  time  have  been  linked  together  by  the  whole  people  of 
the  reunited  States  in  ever-grateful  memory.  The  noble  pur- 
pose of  Gen.  Lee  in  putting  an  end  to  bloodshed  by  laying 
down  his  arms  instead  of  scattering  his  army  to  wage  a  desul- 
tory warfare  should  have  allayed  all  bitterness  of  feeling,  and 
helping  hands  should  have  been  extended  to  the  desolated 
South.  The  wise  and  generous  policy  of  Gen.  Grant  in  allow- 
ing the  Southern  private  soldiers  to  keep  their  horses  to  do 
their  spring  plowing  should  have  been  followed  everywhere. 
[The  speaker  may  not  recall  that  it  was  after  Lee  told  Grant 
that  the  horses  were  the  personal  property  of  his  soldiers  that 
Grant  said  what  he  did  about  the  horses  for  spring  plowing. — 
Ed.  Veter-'KN.]  Sad  and  bitter  as  seemed  the  end  to  those  who 
had  struggled  so  nobly  for  their  cause,  little  did  they  dream 
that  their  sufferings  had  scarcely  begun.  They  could  not  have 
believed  that  the  victors,  who  appeared  so  generous  in  the 
field,  would  have  adopted  such  measures  ^s  that  thirty  years 
later  the  true  historj'  had  to  be  written  in  "Red  Rock"  and  in 
"Leopard's  Spots."  It  is  a  happy  augury  for  the  future,  when 
from  the  lips  of  such  a  distinguished  son  of  Massachusetts  as 
Charles  Francis  .'Xdams  has  fallen  the  highest  praise  of  Rob- 
ert E.  Lee. 

"It  would  indeed  have  been  a  happy  fate  for  the  country  if 
the  example  of  the  Southern  hero,  after  Appomattox,  which 
has  secured  for  him  for  all  time  a  recognition  that  makes  him 
only  second  in  war,  second  in  peace,  and  second  in  the  hearts 
of  his  countrymen,  had  been  followed  by  the  North  and  its 
commander.  It  is  difficult  to  speak  with  calmness  or  modera- 
tion of  the  scenes  enacted  in  the  decade  following  1865.  No 
appeals  could  check  the  wild  orgy  into  which  the  controlling 
powers  in  the  North  had  rushed.  A  South  so  plundered  that 
all  the  ruins  of  the  war  appeared  as  nothing!  A  North  reek- 
ing with  corruption  until  the  records  of  Credit  Mobiler 
Frauds  and  Black  Friday  tumults  made  the  people  doubt  the 
integrity  of  all  I  The  terrible  scourge  of  so-called  recon- 
structions, as  directed  by  the  distorted  brain  of  Thaddeus  Ste- 
vens, and  the  iniquities  of  the  'Freedmen's  Bureau'  aroused 
not  only  the  South,  but  the  North  itself.  Even  those  apostles 
of  the  cause  that  produced  the  war,  Greeley,  Chase,  Julian,  the 
war  governors  Andrew  of  Massachusetts  and  Curtin  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  many  others  rebelled  against  the  actions  of 
their  old  political  associates.  Few  governments  have  survived 
such  evil  influences  as  culm.inated  in  the  great  crime  of  1876, 
when  even  the  will  of  the  people  overwhelmingly  asserted  at 
the  polls  was  ruthlessly  disregarded.  The  sad  story  is  now,  I 
hope,  nearing  the  end. 

"Slowly  but  surely  the  truth  is  being  recognized  and  public 
sentiment  is  approving  the  assertion  of  their  powers  by  the 
several  States  over  their  domestic  concerns.  It  has  been  a 
strange  anomaly  that  at  a  time  when  the  right  of  local  self- 
government  is  the  cry  of  every  State,  this  very  right  has 
been  denied  to  the  States  themselves.  In  the  vast  growth  of 
this  great  power  among  nations  it  becomes  more  and  inorc 
necessary  that  the  Federal  Gos'ernment  should  exercise  full 
powers  in  our  external  affairs  and  in  those  specific  fields  as- 
signed to  it  by  the  Constitution ;  but  it  is  even  more  vitally 
necessary  that  in  their  internal  affairs  and  in  those  fields  re- 
tained by  the  States  there  should  be  no  Federal  interference. 

"More  than  ever  before  will  it  be  impossible  to  secure  peace 
and  contentment  throughout  this  vast  territory,  extending 
from  ocean  to  ocean,  with  its  infinite  variety  of  climate,  con- 
ditions and  the  occupations  of  its  peoples,   unless  these  peo- 


ples are  left  (o  themselves  to  determine  and  control  their  pri- 
vate interests.  The  language  of  Thomas  Jefferson  in  his 
first  inaugural,  defining  the  essential  principles  of  our  govern- 
ment, it  is  well  to  repeat.  He  expressly  declares  as  of  the  first 
importance  the  'support  of  the  State  governments  in  all  their 
rights  as  the  most  competent  administrations  for  our  domestic 
concerns  and  the  surest  bulwarks  against  anti-republican  ten- 
dencies;' 'the  preservation  of  the  general  government  in  its 
whole  constitutional  vigor,  as  the  sheet  anchor  of  our  peace 
at  home  and  abroad.' 

"I  am  conscious  that  I  have  touched  upon  much  that  is  full 
of  controversial  feeling,  but  the  day  has  come  when  justice 
should  be  done  to  those  whose  views  have  been  condemned  by 
popular  clamor,  with  no  foundation  of  reason.  To  treat  a 
contest  between  the  peoples  of  two  sections  of  a  great  conti- 
nent as  an  internal  uprising  or  revolt  against  constituted  au- 
thority is  not  only  puerile  but  grossly  wrong.  The  honesty  of 
convictions  on  both  sides  should  be  admitted,  and  the  legiti- 
mate results  of  the  struggle  should  alone  be  recognized.  I 
feel  no  sympathy  with  those  who  would  deny  a  place  for  this 
monument  on  Northern  soil,  over  the  graves  of  those  whose 
memory  it  records. 

"I  have  come  here  to  unite  with  you  in  admiration  for  those 
noble  women  of  the  South  who  have  borne  their  sufferings  and 
their  trials  with  such  unfailing  fortitude,  and  who  have  sus- 
tained with  an  undaunted  courage  their  husbands  and  sons  and 
their  fathers  and  brothers  in  their  struggles  and  vicissitudes, 
not  only  during  the  war  itself  but  in  the  long  years  of  ad- 
versity that  have  followed  it.  Their  devotion  has  not  been 
shown  a'loue  to  the  living ;  but  with  loving  thought  they  have 
not  failed  to  keep  fresh  the  memories  of  those  who  gave  their 
all — their  lives — for  a  cause  that  came  home  to  every  Southern 
fireside. 

"My  friends,  as  I  stand  with  you  and  look  upon  this  rugged 
stone  placed  by  their  tender  hands  as  a  typical  memorial  of  the 


MISS  n.\ENEY  mai:i;y  halsf.v. 


(^oi>federat^  l/eterar; 


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hard  fate  of  those  whose  sacrifices  were  in  vain,  and  to  whom 
victory  was  denied,  I  can  truly  say  lliat  I  believe  none  more 
worthy  of  imperishable  fame  ever  died  for  their  country  than 


HKON/I-.     I,\lll.l-t 


I  \M  I  K    MriNL  MKN1  .    ll« 


the  men  of  the  South  from  1861  to  1865.  They  lie  on  many  a 
battlefield,  in  churchyards,  and  in  single  graves.  Where  are 
those  on  whose  graves  we  would  place  .garlands  to-day?  Be- 
side those  of  Acadie : 

*In  tile  liejrt  of  tlie  City  ttiey  lie  unknown  and  unnoliccd. 

Daiiv  the  tides  of  life  go  ebbing  and  tlowine  lioside  them, 

Thousi  .(Is  of  Ihrobbinif  hearts  wnere  theirs  are  at  rest  and  forever, 

Thousands  of  arbinu  brains  where  theirs  no  longer  are  busy, 

Thousands  of  toiling  bands  wht-re  theirs  have  ceased  from  their  lab.irs, 

Thousinils  of  weary  feel  where  theirs  b  i\e  completed  their  journey.' 

"Requieseat  in  p;u~e." 

READING  THE  I.fST. 
"Is  there  any  news  of  the  war'"  she  said. 
"Only  a  list  of  the  wounded  and  dead," 

Was  the  man's  reply 

Without  lifting  his  eye 

To  the  face  of  the  woman  standing  by. 
" 'Tis  the  very  thing  I  want,"  she  said; 
"Read  me  a  list  of  the  wounded  and  dead." 

He  read  her  the  list — 'twas  a  sad  array 
Of  the  woiuided  and  killed  in  the  fatal  fray; 
In  the  very  midst  wms  a  pause  to  tell 
Of  a  gallant  youth  who  fought  so  well 
That  his  comrades  asked,  "Who  is  he,  pray?" 
"The  only  son  of  Widow  Gray," 

Was  the  proud  reply 

Of  Iiis  caplain  nigh. 
What  ails  the  woman  standing  near? 
Her  face  lias  the  ashen  hue  of  fear  I 

"Well,  well,  read  on;  is  he  wounded?  quick! 
O  God !  but  my  heart  is  sorrow  sick." 
"Is  he  wounded?    No!  he  fell,  they  sa'y. 
Killed  outright  on  that  fatal  day  !" 
But  see !  the  woman  has  swooned  away ! 

Sadly  she  opened  her  eyes  to  the  light ; 
Slowly  recalled  the  event  of  the  fight ; 
Faintly  she  murmured,  "Killed  outright! 


It  has  cost  the  life  of  my  only  son; 

But  the  battle  is  fought  and  the  victory  won; 

The  will  of  the  Lord,  let  it  be  done !" 

God  pity  the  cheerless  Widow  Gray, 

And  send  from  the  halls  of  eternal  day 

The  light  of  his  presence  to  illumine  her  way ! 


MONUMENT  TO  CONFEDERATE  'WOMEN. 

.^t  a  March  meeting  of  R.  E.  Lee  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  held  in 
Fort  Worth,  Te.\.,  Miss  Forrest  Tucker  was  commissioned  to 
present  to  the  public  a  proposition  to  build  a  memorial  institute 
in  honor  of  the  mothers,  wives,  and  dauijhtcrs  of  the  South. 
For  a  long  time  Miss  Tucker  has  felt  a  deep  interest  in  this 
subject,  and  it  is  her  great  ambition  to  accomplish  it.  Miss 
Tucker  is  highly  appreciative  of  the  honor  the  veterans  con- 
ferred on  her  by  the  commission,  and  she  says : 

"I  am  always  deeply  interested  in  the  cause  and  the  repre- 
sentatives of  the  cause  of  the  Confederacy.  In  calling  atten- 
tion of  the  people  of  our  State  and  the  united  people  of  our 
country  to  the  building  of  a  memorial  institute  to  be  erected 
in  honor  of  the  mothers,  wives,  and  daughters  of  the  cause,  I 
was  requested  to  be  present  at  a  meeting  of  the  Daughters  of 
tlic  Confederacy,  visit  the  Camps  and  Chapters  of  Texas,  re- 
porting to  their  President,  placing  myself  in  their  hands,  and 
asking  what  they  would  have  me  do. 

"I  told  Julia  Jackson  Chapter  that  I  would  feel  it  a  great 
honor  to  work  in  line  with  them,  and  began  my  work  by  head- 
ing a  small  donation  for  the  cause.  I  was  willing  and  ready  to 
serve  at  their  command. 

"Col.  Abe  Harris,  an  old  Confederate  of  R.  E.  Lee  Camp, 
once  said:  'No  monument  has  been  raised  to  the  women  of  the 
Confederacy,  the  hearts  that  memorialize  our  honored  dead.' 

"This  convinced  me  that  it  was  time  the  work  was  begun  in 
setting  forth  the  deep  appreciation  of  our  soldier  men  who  are 
not  too  young  to  be  indifferent  nor  too  old  to  forget,  and  I  am 
now  at  work  for  the  good  cause  which  I  hope  to  see  succeed." 

Louisa  Bedford  Chapter.  U.  D.  C. — The  women  of  Col 
liersville,  Tenn.,  have  organized  a  U.  D.  C.  Chapter,  which  they 
have  named  for  its  organizer,  Louisa  Bedford,  No.  642.  There 
arc  thirty-four  charter  members,  and  the  list  includes  the 
names  of  women  who  have  faithfully  discharged  their  duty  to 
the  wearers  of  the  gray.  The  officers  arc:  Mesdames  'V.  H. 
Waddy  and  E.  R.  Townsend,  Honorary  Presidents ;  Miss  Em- 
ily Irene  Cartright,  President ;  and  Mesdames  M.  L.  Manguni 
and  Cora  Norfleete  Marshall,  First  and  Second  Vice  Presi- 
dents. Much  interest  is  manifested  in  the  anticipated  visit  of 
Mrs.  Judge  Latham  and  Mrs.  Carringlon  Mason,  of  Memphis, 
who  will  soon  go  to  CoUicrsville  to  present  the  charter  to  the 
Louisa  Bedford  Chapter. 

Bluefield  Chapter,  172.— Mrs.  W.  H.  Thomas,  Vice  Presi- 
dent Blueficld  Chapter,  1-2,  U.  D.  C.  Bluefield,  W.  Va.,  sends 
encouraging  news  of  the  good  work  and  increasing  prosperity 
of  Chapter  172.  Through  the  persistent  and  untiring  efforts  of 
these  Daughters,  a  large  sum  has  been  raised  for  the  support 
and  comfort  of  needy  veterans  and  their  families.  The  Chap- 
ter has  been  especially  fortunate  in  securing  the  cooperation 
of  the  community  in  which  it  labors,  and  during  the  last  few 
months  it  has  had  an  increase  of  twelve  new  members. 


In  June  of  1864,  at  Kennesaw  Mountain,  Ga.,  Lieut.  J.  B. 
Porter  turned  ov,er  a  sword  to  the  adjutant  of  Stewart's  Di- 
vision or  Reynold's  Arkansas  Brigade   (has  forgotten  which), 
and  he  is  now  very  desirous  of  locating  it.     Replies  can  be  ad 
dressed  to  him  at  Harmonv,  Ark. 


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C^or^federate  l/eterar?, 


Confederate  Ueterar?. 

S.  A.  CUNNIXGHAM.  Editor  and  Prcprietor. 
Office:  MelhoJist  Publishing  House  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


This  publication  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  per- 
Ooas  who  approve  its  principles  and  realize  its  benefits  as  an  or^an  for  Asso- 
clfttiona  throuj^hout  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  its  patronage  ana  lo 
doOperate  in  extending  its  circulation.    Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 

SHALL  THE  VETERAN  ADVANCE  OR  RETREATP 

To  Comrades,  Daughters,  Sons,  Friends:  The  average  cir- 
culation of  the  VeteriVN  is  herewith  given  for  a  purpose:  For 
1893,  7,683;  1894,  10,137;  189s,  12,916;  1896,  13,444;  1897, 
16,17s;  1898,  19,100;  1899,  20,166;  1900,  20,345;  1901.  20,365; 
1902,  20,358. 

Please  consider  the  above  and  meditate  upon  what  is  pro- 
posed. Confederate  veterans  are  to  have  no  successors.  They 
are  dropping  out  more  rapidly  than  at  any  former  period.  It 
requires  renewals  or  new  subscribers  of  more  than  fifty  each 
day  to  keep  even. 

By  examination  of  the  circulation  as  shown  above,  it  will  be 
.seen  that  every  year  previous  to  the  last  there  has  been  an  in- 
crease, whereas  in  1902  there  was  a  drop  in  the  list  from 
20,365  to  20,358 — slight,  it  is  true ;  but  unless  there  is  constant 
diligence  the  decrease  will  be  far  greater  in  1903.  What  shall 
be  done?  The  answer  to  this  very  grave  question  rests  with 
those  who  are  already  subscribers.  Publishers  are  of  the  most 
dependent  class  in  existence — especially  in  a  periodical  that 
is  maintained  upon  sentiment.  The  utmost  candor  is  exercised 
in  regard  to  circulation — the  rule  is  diligently  adhered  to  in 
reporting  to  advertisers  as  to  friends  whose  cooperation  is 
sought  upon  the  grounds  of  necessity — and  it  shall  be  so 
maintained. 

Until  the  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  as  a  body, 
bestir  themselves  specially,  and  the  United  Sons  of  Confed- 
erate Veterans,  and  Southern  people  outside  of  these  organ- 
izations, act  with  zeal,  comrades  must  rally  if  their  pride  in 
this  faithful  publication  is  to  be  continued  as  prominent  as  now. 

Cooperative  Propositio.nj. 

The  proposition  indicated  is  to  interest  all  who  are  able  to 
send  the  Veteran  for  a  year  to  some  one  who  cannot  af- 
ford to  subscribe.    The  subscription  may  begin  with  1903. 

Despite  portending  clouds — for  the  reasons  given — with 
profound  gratitude  it  is  stated  that  the  receipts  have  been  bet- 
ter during  the  last  few  weeks  than  in  any  period  of  the  history 
of  the  Veteran. 

Encouraged  by  these  conditions,  and  impelled  by  the  great 
good  and  the  unspeakable  comfort  that  may  be  furnished  a 
multitude  of  our  noble  but  poor  comrades,  it  is  proposed  to 
supply  this  class  for  one  year  at  half  price- — the  Veteran  con- 
tributing the  other  half.  Appeal  is  made  to  every  friend  who 
can  do  so  to  send  the  names  of  two  or  more  who  are  unable 
to  pay.  Send  $1,  $2,  or  $5,  with  twice  as  many  names.  No- 
tice will  be  given  such  beneficiaries,  and  by  whom  it  is  con- 
tributed. 

To  every  person  who  believes  in  the  Veteran  and  can  spare 
the  funds  this  appeal  is  made.  A  benefit  to  the  great  cause 
would  be,  aside  from  the  satisfaction  to  those  old  and  unfor- 
tunate veterans,  in  the  influence  that  would  be  engendered 
with  their  children  and  grandchildren,  many  of  whom  will  be- 
come representative  citizens  ere  long. 

Consider  two  families  who  merit  the  Veteran  and  inclose 


one  dollar  (currency)  with  their  names.  Be  certain  to  select 
the  beneficiaries,  for  the  Veteran  could  not  possibly  do  this 
judiciously.  If  you  are  willing  to  pay  the  small  sum  suggest- 
ed, and  are  too  busy  to  select  the  names,  apply  to  members  of 
a  Camp  or  Chapter.  They  will  select  faithfully  only  those  com- 
rades who  are  actually  unable  to  pay.  Send  anyhow  the  names 
of  every  such  Confederate  in  your  vicinity,  and  a  few  copies 
will  be  mailed  free. 
•Send  twice  as  many  names  as  dollars. 


PERPETUATING   THE   VETERAN. 

The  idea  of  "perpetuating  the  Veteran"  is  not  indifferently 
considered.  The  sentiment  of  the  Southern  people,  so  far  as 
heard  from,  is  earnestly  in  favor  of  it.  To  organize  a  cor- 
poration, using  the  Veteran  as  a  basis,  at  a  stated  value,  would 
involve  its  owner  with  a  responsibility  that  he  is  not  willing 
to  assume.  He  therefore  concluded  it  better  to  organize  a 
company  independent  of  the  Veteran,  and  let  the  management 
afterwards  determine  its  value.  From  this  view  point,  Mr.  Cun- 
ningham would  like  to  hear  from  all  interested  in  this  impor- 
tant subject.  It  must  commend  itself  to  every  Southern  patriot ; 
and  while  upon  this  plan  all  persons  would  be  e.xactly  equal  in 
proportion  to  their  subscriptions,  the  editor  of  the  Veteran 
volunteers  the  service  of  securing  the  active  cooperation  of  the 
many  who  must  be  interested.     Please  give  your  views. 


SAM  DAVIS  MONUMENT. 

Mrs.  Florence  Hatcher,  of  Columbia,  Tenn.,  issues  an  appeal 
to  the  Camps  (or  Bivouacs)  and  the  Chapters  of  Tennessee 
Division  of  the  U.  D.  C. ;  but  it  is  not  her  intention  to  confine 
her  appeal  for  subscriptions  to  the  State  of  Tennessee,  as  Sam 
Davis  is  the  South's  hero,  and  as  such  all  true  Southerners  and 
every  Camp,  Bivouac,  or  Chapter  should  feel  honored  in  hav- 
ing a  part  in  the  erection  of  a  monument  to  his  memory. 

"Columbia,  Tenn.,  March  4,  1903. 

"Having  been  appointed  by  Mrs.  Latham,  our  State  Presi- 
dent, U.  D.  C,  as  Chairman  of  the  Sam  Davis  Monument 
Committee,  I  want  to  ask  your  help  and  earnest  cooperation  in 
the  work  of  completing  this  monument.  It  is  a  work  that  ap- 
peals straight  to  the  heart  of  every  loyal  Southerner.  We 
must  not  let  the  passing  of  the  years  dim  our  memory  of  this 
gallant  and  heroic  boy.  All  the  record  of  history  gives  its 
nothing  more  glorious  than  the  way  he  met  his  death,  and  we 
of  the  South,  to  whom  he  belonged,  must  show  to  the  world 
the  honor  in  which  we  hold  his  memory.  Will  you  help  me 
in  some  way? 

"A  Sam  Davis  Day  at  your  school,  with  a  penny  given  by 
each  child,  or  as  much  as  they  care  to  give,  might  produce 
quite  a  nice  little  fund.  Interest  your  Chapter  in  the  work; 
give  some  kind  of  an  entertainment,  letting  the  proceeds  go  to 
this  monument.  Anything  you  send  will  be  most  gratefully  re- 
ceived, and  will  be  reported  at  our  State  meeting  at  Clarks- 
ville  in  May. 

"The  Leonidas  Polk  Bivouac  in  Columbia  has  given  me  ten 
dollars;  am  sure  your  Camp  or  Bivouac  would  do  as  well  if 
vou  ask  them."' 


Reunion  Headquarters  for  Kentucky. — The  Kentucky 
staff  headquarters  for  the  reunion  will  be  in  the  old  Federal 
stronghold.  Maj.  Borie  has  decided  to  locate  the  blue  grass 
quarters  in  the  big  mansion  at  the  corner  of  St.  Charles  and 
Julia  Streets,  where  Ben  Butler  once  had  his  headquarters. 
He  has  concluded  all   his  preliminary  arrangements. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


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A  PROPOSED  ABDUCTION  OF  LINCOLN. 

Henry  T.  LoiUlian,  Adjutant  MagrucJci--Ewcn  Camp,  S.  C. 
v.,  Williamsburg,  Va. : 

"Spriiigficlds,"  six  miles  cast  of  Louisville,  is  surrounded  by 
sloping  hills,  crystal  streams,  picturesque  woodlands,  and  blue 
grass  fields.  The  house  was  built  about  1785  by  Col.  Richard 
Taylor,  the  father  of  President  Zachary  'iaylor,  and  remained 
in  the  family  until  the  reconstruction  days  of  1865-70,  when, 
like  so  many  other  homesteads  of  the  South,  it  passed  into  the 
hands  of  strangers. 

In  the  old  family  burying  ground,  now  overgrown  with 
myrtle  and  inclosed  by  a  crumbling  limestone  wall,  sleep  heroes 
from  the  Taylor  family  of  four  American  wars.  In  the  center 
rises  a  snow-white  marble  shaft,  upon  the  top  of  which  stands 
a  figure  of  Gen.  Zachary  Taylor,  the  hero  of  Fort  Harrison, 
Black  Hawke,  Okce  Chobee,  Palo  Alto,  Rcsaca  de  la  Palma, 
and  Bucna  Vista,  liiiicath  the  monument  lie  the  ashes  of  tlie 
General's  father.  Col.  Richard  Taylor,  of  revolutionary  fame; 
of  his  brother,  Hancock  Taylor,  of  the  Indian  wars  waged  in 
the  West;  and  of  his  nephew,  Mai.  Joseph  Walker  Taylor,  of 
the  army  of  the  Confederate  States.  "Springfields"  was  the 
boyhood  home  of  President  Taylor,  but  at  the  death  of  his  fa- 
ther it  fell  to  the  latter's  eldest  son,  Hancock  Taylor,  the  fa- 
ther of  Maj.  Joseph  Walker  Taylor,  one  of  the  central  figures 
of  this  sketch.  Maj.  Taylor  died  at  his  home,  near  Louisville, 
in  October,  18S9.  and  a  few  weeks  before  his  death  received 
the  following  letter  from  Jefiiorson  Davis: 

"Beauvoir,  Mis.s.,  Aug.  31,  1889. 

"Maj.   Walker  T.iylor. 

"My  Dear  Si--:  Your  atlcnti  mi  has,  no  doubt,  been  some- 
limes  attra>:'.  .d  to  the  revived,  though  baseless,  accusation 
against  me  as  having  been  connected  with  attempts  to  assassi- 
nate President  Lincoln.  As  you  were  the  only  man  who  ever 
talked  to  me  on  the  subject  of  his  capture,  or  at  least  the  only 
one  who  I  believed  intended  to  do  what  he  proposed,  and  that 
was  carefully  guarded  against  any  design  to  kill,  the  purpose 
being  to  get  the  advantage  of  possession  alive,  I  thought  I  would 
write  to  you  for  such  recollection  as  you  retain  of  your  propo- 
sition to  capture  and  my  declining  to  entertain  it  on  the  ground 
that  the  attempt  would  probably  involve  the  killing  instead  of 
bringing  away  the  captive  alive.  It  has  been  so  long  since  I 
saw  you  that  I  may  well  ask  how  you  are  and  how  fares  it 
with  you.     1  am,  as  e\er.  affectionately  yours, 

Jf.fferson  Davis." 

The  original  of  this  letter  is  in  the  possession  of  Miss  Vir- 
ginia Taylor,  of  Louisville,  Ky.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Maj. 
Walker  Taylor,  and  pave  the  writer  (lie  main  facts  for  this 
paper. 

Mrs.  Jefferson  Davis,  in  some  notes  to  the  writer  concern- 
ing the  above  letter,  says :  "I  was  my  husband's  amanuensis, 
and  he  could  not  lell  my  handwriting  from  his  own.  He  oc- 
casionally wrote  during  his  whole  life,  though  not  often,  as  I 
both  wrote  and  signed  his  checks  and  letters.  The  letter  you 
sent  me  was  dictated  to  me  by  Mr.  Davis  and  is  in  my  hand. 
every  word  and  the  signature  as  well.  Mr.  Davis  rarely  ever 
signed  anything  I  wrote.  In  the  last  years  of  his  life  he  dis- 
liked very  much  using  a  pen." 

Maj  Taylor  was  a  first  cousin  of  Gen.  Taylor's  daughter, 
Miss  Sarah  Knox  Taylor,  who  was  the  first  wife  of  Jefferson 
Davis.  In  this  way  Walker  Taylor,  as  he  was  known  by  his 
friends,  came  to  be  upon  familiar  terms  with  the  Confederate 
chieftain.  Walker  Taylor  was  a  small  man  ;  b\it.  like  his  uncle, 
"Old  Rough  and  Riady."  nothing  but  brave  and  daring  blood 
ran  in  his  veins.     During  the  first  year  of  the  war  he  was  on 


the  staff  of  Gen.  Simon  Bolivar  Buckner,  of  Kentucky,  and 
gave  his  special  attention  to  the  secret  service.  This  training 
made  him  the  man  to  propose  and  carry  into  successful  execu- 
tion the  capture  of  President  Lincoln.  If  Taylor  had  obtained 
the  consent  of  Davis  to  carry  out  the  proposed  abduction,  there 
is  not  the  least  doubt  i!i  the  minds  of  those  who  knew  the  brave 
Kentuckian  but  that  the  civilized  world  would  have  awaked 
one  morning  in  1862  wondering  at  the  mysterious  disappear- 
ance of  the  President  of  the  United  States. 

In  February,  1862,  Maj.  Taylor  was  severely  wounded  in  the 
cheek  and  throat  at  the  storming  of  Fort  Donelson.  He  es- 
caped capture,  and,  after  becoming  well  enough  to  travel, 
donned  a  citizen's  suit,  and  boarded  a  train  bound  for  Louis- 
ville. He  sat  by  a  Federal  officer,  with  two  others  facing  him. 
He  wore  a  muffler  around  his  neck  and  a  plaster  over  the  hole 
in  his  cheek.  One  of  the  officers  said  to  him :  "Friend,  is  that 
a  cancer  on  your  face?"  Taylor  carelessly  replied,  "The  doc- 
tors disagree  about  that,"  and  nothing  more  was  said  about  the 
wound.  He  reached  Louisville  without  being  molested,  and, 
though  the  place  was  held  by  Union  troops,  he  spent  some  days 
with  his  family  at  his  home,  just  east  of  the  city. 

While  recuperating  Taylor  conceived  the  plan  of  abducting 
Lincoln.  Froin  Louisville  he  went  directly  to  Washington 
City.  He  had  two  brothers  in  the  Union  army,  while  he  and 
another  brother  had  cast  their  lot  with  the  Confederacy.  He 
had  some  kinsmen  in  high  government  positions  in  Washing- 
ton, but  he  knew  they  would  not  betray  him,  as  they  had  no 
idea  of  his  real  mission  in  the  city.  He  stayed  while  there  with 
his  uncle.  Gen.  Joseph  Taylor,  of  the  Fedcr.-;1  r.rmy;  and  the 
old  General  was  quite  uneasy  while  his  reckless  nephew  was 
at  the  capital.  Taylor  had  quite  an  extended  conversation  with 
one  of  the  President's  secretaries,  and  a  few  days  later  boldly 
•  went  to  the  White  House,  and  at  a  public  reception  had  himself 
introduced  as  "Mr.  Taylor,  of  Kentucky. "  The  President,  see- 
ing that  he  had  been  shot,  asked  him  at  what  battle  he  had 
been  wounded.  When  Taylor  replied,  ".At  Fort  Donelson," 
Mr.  Lincoln  complimented  the  work  of  the  Federals  there,  not 
supposing  for  a  moment  that  the  soldier  whom  he  held  by  the 
hand  was  a  Confederate  coolly  planning  one  of  the  most  daring 
schemes  of  the  war.  Taylor  watched  closely  for  some  time  the 
daily  movements  of  Lincoln,  and  then  passed  quietly  down  into 
Virginia  and  on  to  Richmond  to  hold  a  conference  with  Jeffer- 
son Davis. 

In  a  letter  to  the  writer,  dated  March  14,  1898,  Gol.  William 
Preston  Johnston,  President  Davis's  aid-de-canip,  says :  "I 
think  the  date  of  Taylor's  interview  was  in  the  early  summer 
of  1862.  Indeed,  I  know  it  was.  It  was  not  a  formal  affair. 
Mrs.  Davis  was  not  in  the  city,  and  I  was  living  with  Mr. 
Davis.  I  met  Taylor  and  told  Mr.  Davis  he  was  in  town,  and 
be  directed  me  to  ask  him  to  breakfast.  While  we  were  wait- 
ing for  breakfast,  Taylor  explained  his  wish  and  plan  to  me 
before  Mr.  Davis  came  down,  and  toward  the  close  of  break- 
fast I  told  the  President  that  Taylor  had  a  scheme  he  wished 
to  lay  before  him."  Col.  Johnston  then  refers  to  the  follo'.v- 
ing  account  of  the  interview:  "  'Well,  Walker,'  said  Mr.  Davis 
affably,  'what  is  it?'  'Mr.  Davis,  I  want  to  bring  Lincoln  a 
prisoner  to  j'ou  in  this  city.'  'O,  pshaw !'  said  Davis,  'how  can 
such  a  thing  as  that  be  done?'  'Just  as  easily,'  said  Taylor,  'as 
walking  out  of  this  town.  I  came  across  the  Potomac  at  no 
great  distance  from  Washington,  and  while  I  was  there  I 
watched  Lincoln's  habits  closely  and  know  his  outgoing  and 
incoming.  I  tell  you,  sir,  that  I  can  bring  him  across  that  river 
just  as  easily  as  I  can  walk  over  your  doorstep.'  'How  could 
you  do  it?'  said  Mr.  Davis.  'Lincoln.'  replied  Taylor,  'docs  not 
leave  the  White  IIou'c   until  evening,  or  near  twilight,  and 


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then  with  only  a  driver,  he  takes  a  lonely  ride  two  or  three 
miles  in  the  country  to  a  place  called  the  Soldiers'  Home, 
which  is  his  summer  residence.  My  point  is  to  collect  several 
of  these  Kentuckians  whom  I  see  about  here  doing  nothing  and 
who  are  brave  enough  for  such  a  thing  as  that,  and  capture 
Lincoln,  run  him  down  the  Potomac,  ^nd  cross  him  over  just 
where  I  crossed,  and  the  next  day  will  have  him  here.'  Davis 
shook  his  head  and  said :  'I  cannot  give  my  authority.  Walker. 
In  the  first  place,  I  suppose  Lincoln  is  a  man  of  courage.  He 
has  been  in  Indian  wars,  and  is  a  Western  man.  He  would  un- 
doubtedly resist  being  captured.  In  that  case  you  would  kill 
him.  I  could  not  stand  the  imputation  of  having  consented  to 
let  Mr.  Lincoln  be  assassinated.  Our  cause  could  not  stand  it. 
Besides,  what  value  would  he  be  to  us  as  a  prisoner?  Lincoln 
is  not  the  government  of  the  Federal  power.  He  is  merely 
the  political  instrument  there.  If  he  were  brought  to  Rich- 
mond, what  could  I  do  with  him?  He  would  have  to  be  treated 
like  the  magistrate  of  the  North,  and  we  have  neither  the  time 
nor  the  provision.  No,  sir,  I  will  not  give  my  authority  to 
abduct  Lincoln !'  " 

Maj.  Taylor  was  a  brave  soldier  and  a  gentleman,  and  the 
thought  of  assassinating  Lincoln  never  entered  his  mind. 
The  iron-nerved  Kentuckian  simply  desired  to  capture  the 
Chief  Executive  of  the  United  States  and  to  retain  him  as 
a  prisoner  of  war.  But  the  tall  chieftain  of  those  who  wore 
the  gray  consented  not,  for  he  knew  that  his  great  opponent 
might  be  killed  in  the  attempt.  Was  this  refusal  to  sanction 
the  proposed  abduction  mere  sentiment?  No,  but  it  was  man- 
hood and  wisdom.  Thus  it  is  seen  that  Davis  not  only  did  not 
desire  the  assassination  of  Lincoln,  but  refused  to  countenance 
even  a  possibility  of  it. 

V/hen  Mr.  Lincoln  was  assassinated,  three  years  later,  the 
whole  country  was  in  a  state  of  great  excitement.  President 
Andrew  Johnson,  in  his  proclamation  of  May  2,  1865,  charged 
Davis  with  instigating  the  assassination,  and  offered  $100,000 
reward  for  his  arrest.  Davis  was  captured.  The  Federal 
government  at  his  trial  made  a  thorough  investigation  into 
what  Johnson  had  charged.  The  result  of  the  trial  shows  that 
Jefferson  Davis  was  in  no  wise  connected  with  Lincoln's  as- 
sassination. Davis  prevented  a  possible  killing  of  Lincoln  in 
1862,  and  the  world  believes  to-day  that  the  sad  affair  of  1865 
was  wholly  without  the  previous  knowledge  of  the  Confed- 
erate chieftain.  Were  Ciesar  and  Lincoln  at  this  time  to  com- 
mune upon  subjects  martial  and  civic,  they  could  speak  of 
Jefferson  Oavis  as  a  Pompey,  but  never  as  a  Brutus. 


"QUANTRELL'S  CALL." 

Capt.  Z.  E.  Benton,  of  Pine  Bluff,  Ark.,  a  veteran  who 
served  in  Price's  army  in  the  Trans-Mississippi  Department 
and  who,  as  his  duties  called,  was  frequently  riding  with  "Shel- 
by and  his  men,''  and  occa.sionally  within  the  sounds  of  Quan- 
trell  and  his  dashing  band,  desires  the  other  verses  to  the  song, 
"Quantrell's  Call."     Air:  "The  Pirate's  Serenade." 

He  recalls  only  two  verses,  given  belcw.     Pie  says  that  he 
heard  this  song  ring  or.t  at  night  around  the  camp  fires  in  Mis- 
souri and  frequently  on  the  march,  and  that  it  was  as  thrilling 
to  the  Confederates  as  is  the  Marseillais  Hymn  to  the  French. 
"Arise,  my  brave  boys,  the  moon  is  in  the  west. 
And  we  must  be  gone  ere  the  dawning  of  day; 
The  hounds  of  old  Pennock  will  find  but  the  nest. 
For  the  Quantrell  he  seeks  will  be  far,  far  away. 
And  when  they  are  weary  and  the  chase  given  o'er. 

We'll  descend  like  thunderbolts  down  from  the  cloud; 
We  will  ride  through  their  ranks  and  bathe  in  their  gore. 
Smite  down  the  oppressor  and  humble  the  proud" 


CHARLIE  BANKS  AT  FORT  SUMTEB. 

In  the  early  midsummer  days  of  '61  Charlie  Pan'^s  enlisted 
in  a  battalion  of  South  Carolina  artillery.  Recruiting  officers 
visited  various  sections  of  North  Carolina  for  volunteers  in 
the  Confederate  service.  Charlie,  a  Wilmington  boy  by  birth, 
and  with  numerous  relatives,  fond  of  excitement  and  adven- 
ture, full  of  patriotism,  reported  for  duty  at  Charleston,  S.  C. 
The  battalion  was  ordered  into  camp  on  James  Island,  to  assist 
in  the  defense  of  the  historic  old  city. 

After  the  fall  of  Sumter,  and  while  it  was  in  the  possession 
of  the  Confederate  forces,  the  battalion  was  ordered  to  the  fort 
to  defend  it  all  hazards.     Gallantly  the  boys  responded. 

In  the  hourly,  constant  hail  of  balls  and  shells,  hurled  so  in- 
cessantly with  destructive  effect,  Sumter  bravely  resisted 
every  attempt  of  assault,  recapture,  or  demolition.  Gun  after 
gun  disabled  and  fire  raging  within  its  inclosure  presented  a 
fearful  issue  in  the  contest. 

In  the  many  engagements  the  flagstaff  soon  fell — the  proud, 
defiant  "stars  and  bars"  ceased  to  flutter  in  the  breeze.  Vol- 
unteers were  called  to  replace  it.  Charlie  Banks  responded, 
and  gallantly  mounted  the  staff  and  nailed  the  flag  to  the  mast- 
head, only  to  have  it  shot  down  and  lowered  again  by  the  con- 
tinuous torrent  of  shell. 

The  conspicuous  ensign  was  a  target  for  the  malignity  and 
hatred  of  the  Federal  fleet,  and  the  brave  volunteer  again 
climbed  the  staff  and  replaced  the  flag. 

Thrice  in  the  day  the  same  deed  was  heroically  accomplished, 
commanding  the  admiration  of  the  enemy  and  eliciting  the 
cheers  of  his  noble  comrades.  The  admiral  of  the  Federal 
fleet,  seeing  the  heroic  action  of  this  boy,  ordered  the  fleet  to 
cease  firing  when  the  third  ascent  of  the  flagstaff  was  made, 
remarking  that  such  heroism  should  be  respected. 


C.^MP  AT  WooDLAWN,  Ala. — Officers  of  Camp  Bedford  For- 
rest, No.  1387,  U.  C.  v.,  Woodlawn,  Ala.,  are :  W.  H.  Reynolds, 
Commander  (enlisted  in  May,  1862,  aged  17,  as  a  private  in 
Company  F.  Thirty-Fourth  Alabama  Regiment ;  paroled  May 
6,  1865,  at  Atlanta,  Ga.)  ;  Lieutenant  Commanders,  F.  M. 
Wood  (enlisted  in  June,  1861,  as  corporal  in  Company  B, 
Tenth  Alabama  Regim.ent;  paroled  in  May,  1865)  ;  Dr.  R.  D. 
Jackson  (enlisted  in  1862  as  surgeon  in  John  T.  Morgan's 
command)  :  J.  R.  Sharp  (enlisted  September,  1862,  as  private 
in  Company  B,  Twentieth  Alabama  Regiment ;  paroled  in 
May,  1865)  ;  Rev.  J.  L.  Gilbert,  Chaplain  (served  as  chaplain 
of  his  battalion,  .'\lahania  Volunteers,  for  a  short  period)  ;  A. 
W.  Key,  Adjutant  (enlisted  in  1862  in  a  Tennessee  cavalry 
company,  Forrest  escort)  ;  Dr.  J.  T.  HedlestQn,  surgeon  and 
corresponding  secretary. 


Commander  of  Holcomb's  Federal  Battery. — Capt.  A.  S. 
McKennon,  of  South  McAlester,  Ind.  T.,  desires  to  ascertain 
the  post  office  address  of  Capt.  Holcomb,  who  commanded  a 
Federal  battery  at  Port  Hudson,  La.,  in  the  siege  of  that  place 
in  1863.  Capt.  McKennon  writes :  "I  inet  him  there,  and  re- 
ceived courtesies  at  his  hands  which  I  most  kindly  remember, 
and  I  want  to  correspond  with  him.    He  was  a  gallant  soldier." 

Miss  Annie  Kerr,  Mebane,  N.  C,  desires  to  recover  the 
sword  of  her  brother,  Capt.  C.  N.  Kerr,  of  the  Ninth  Tennessee 
Regiment.  Though  he  had  been  ill  after  the  battle  of  Shiloh, 
he  was  in  the  battle  of  Perryville.  and  died  two  weeks 
later  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Dick  Robinson,  a  L'nion  woman,  who 
nursed  him  tenderly  and  had  him  buried  decently  and  the 
grave  marked.  His  sword  was  left  with  Lieut.  Col.  J.  W. 
Buford. 


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BATTLE  OF  DFAD  ANGLE  ON  KENNESAW  LINE. 

Reiiiini.sCLnccs  uf   1.  11.  Aluney,  n{  Fir?t    I'enncsscc  Inl'anlry : 

"Tunc  27.  1864,  will  long  be  remembered  by  survivors  of  the 
First  and  'I'wenty-Scventh  Tennessee  Regiments,  for  on  that 
hot  and  sultry  day  we  repulsed  a  fierce  attack  from  Slicrman's 
men. 

"Two  or  three  days  before  the  place  was  selected,  and  we 
were  supplied  with  shovels  and  picks  and  told  to  go  into  the 
ground.  We  built  what  we  imagined  to  be  good  works  out  of 
rocks  and  dirt ;  but  we  reckoned  without  our  host,  for  on  the 
25th  the  enemy  moved  a  battery  up  on  a  bill  about  eight  hun- 
dred yards  from  our  line,  opened  a  terrific  cannonade,  and 
ruined  our  works.  We  had  to  endure  it  and  wait  for  night, 
promising  ourselves  that  if  we  were  spared  until  then  we 
would  do  better.  And  we  kept  our  promises,  for  I  suppose  the 
works  are  standing  to  this  day.  We  put  head  logs  on  the 
works,  planted  clicvaux-th-frisc  in  front,  and  laid  down  to  rest 
and  wait  for  them  to  come  on,  which  they  did  01:  the  27th. 
On  that  morning  we  were  notified  by  the  picket  that  the  enemy 
were  massing  troops  in  our  front,  and  ordered  to  keep  a  good 
lookout.  In  a  short  time  the  music  commenced  by  a  picket 
fight,  and  then  our  pickets  came  running  in.  with  the  Federals 
close  on  their  heels. 

"The  Federals  were  massed  in  regiments,  and  came  up  quiet- 
ly, witli  their  bayonets  gleaming  in  the  bright  sun.  They  were 
fine-looking  fellows  and  brave.  There  they  stood,  not  firing 
for  several  minutes,  but  we  were  pouring  musketry  into  them. 
and  a  battery  we  had  on  our  left  was  pouring  grape  and  canis- 
ter into  them,  and  a  battery  still  farther  to  our  left  was  firing 
shot  and  shell  among  them.  They  looked  as  if  they  had  come 
to  stay.  Erelong  they  made  a  rush  on  us,  but,  brave  and  gal- 
lant as  they  were,  they  bad  foemen  to  meet  them  who  never 
quailed.    Our  regiment  was  placed  along  in  the  works  only  in 


single  file,  about  two  paces  apart,  but  we  had  the  word  passed 
to  us  to  hold  the  works  at  all  hazards,  and  it  did  look  as  if  we 
would  be  pushed  back  by  sheer  force.  But  stand  we  must,  and 
stand  we  did.  Some  of  the  enemy  were  killed  on  our  works. 
The  battle  lasted  nearly  an  hour.  Then  the  enemy  fell  back 
below  the  crest  of  the  hill  and  commenced  fortifying,  for  they 
had  been  at  woik  while  fighting-  us.  And  it  was  then  we  dis- 
covered that  our  works  were  too  far  beyond  the  crest  of  the 
hill  for  us  to  successfully  defend  them.  They  were  busy  bur- 
rowing in  the  ground  and  sharpshooting  at  us,  and  we  lost 
some  good  men. 

"We  were  somewhat  reassured,  about  the  winding  up  of  the 
battle,  by  a  line  marching  up  behind  us  in  our  works,  and  still 
farther  back  was  another  line,  and  liehind  them  was  a  detach- 
ment of  artillery  with  guns  trained  on  this  angle,  for  it  would 
liavc  been  disastrous  to  our  army  to  have  lost  this  point.  I 
suppose  'Old  Joe'  was  afraid  they  would  make  another  at- 
tack, and  he  w^as  preparing  to  give  them  a  warmer  reception. 
Rut  they  seemed  to  have  liad  enough.  We  had  as  much  as  we 
wanted. 

"We  lay  there  that  day.  night,  and  the  ne.xt  day.  That  niglit 
we  were  ordered  back  to  llic  rear  line,  and  on  the  morning  of 
the  2()th  were  ordered  again  to  the  front  line,  when  a  flag  of 
truce  was  raised  by  the  enemy  for  the  purpose  of  burying  their 
dead.  This  came  none  too  soon.  We  had  been  forced  to 
keep  awake  all  tlie  time,  as  the  enemy  was  only  a  few  yards 
from  us,  and,  though  we  had  rations,  we  had  lost  all  appetite, 
owing  to  the  condition  of  the  unburied  '"ad  near  us.  They 
buried  a  great  many,  but  I  don't  know  the  number.  Th..t 
night  we  were  relieved,  and  marched  back  to  a  reserve  work 
about  three  hundred  yards  to  the  rear,  to  rest  and  sleep. 

"On  the  first  night  of  our  rest  there  was  a  false  alarm.  In  the 
darkness  a  fellow  would  imagine  he  saw  some  one  crawling, 
and  then — bang!     The  report  would  be  answered  by  several, 


SURVIVING  MEMBERS  OF   OLD  ROCK  CITY  GUARDS  OF  NASHVILLE.  TENN. 


At.KX    ALLI.SON. 


AI.KX     FALL.  WM.    FOSTKR.  DR .  J.  R.   BUI  ST.  M  \J.  JOS.  VAULX.  JOKM\SON. 

COL.  R.  B.  SNOWDKN.   RT.-RKV.  C.  T.  QUINTARD.    DR.  R.   FOSTER.  JACK  WHKKLKSS    MAJ.  W.  D    KELLV. 
P.irt  of  Kirst  Tennest^e  Re2:i'neit,  C.  S.  A.     Fmi  ph  »to;^raph  tak»n  In  iS')5. 


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causing  the  alarm.  Generally  such  sensations  did  but  little 
harm.  I  did  not  get  hurt  that  night,  but  got  scared  out  of  my 
pants.  Having  pulled  off  my  shoes,  socks,  and  pants,  I  folded 
them  up  nicely  for  a  pillow,  and  was  sleeping  at  a  two-forty 
gait  when  the  din  began  by  bang !  bang !  boom  !  boom !  while 
the  cry  went  up  all  around  us :  'Fall  in,  fall  in ;  the  enemy  are 
on  us !'  Some  thought  that  we  were  still  in  the  front  line, 
and  were  nearly  crazed  from  loss  of  sleep.  Every  man  awoke 
with  a  start,  too  dazed  to  know  where  to  go,  but  our  guns  were 
stacked  just  before  us,  and  there  were  the  works !  I  jumped  up, 
put  on  my  socks,  shoes,  and  hat,  grabbed  what  I  thought  was 
my  pants,  jammed  one  foot  through  a  breeches  leg,  but  it 
would  not  go  on,  simply  for  the  reason  that  it  was  my  jacket; 
gave  that  up  as  a  bad  job,  looked  for  the  pants  and  could  not 
find  them,  so  I  put  on  my  jacket  and  fell  into  line  in  Texas 
costume  style.  Everybody  was  too  much  excited  to  notice  my 
white  pants,  so  after  the  scare  I  wrapped  my  blanket  around 
me  and  lay  down  to  rest  again,  promising  myself  that  I  would 
be  up  with  the  first  peep  of  day  and  find  my  pants  before  any 
of  the  boys  could  find  it  out.  But  the  joke  was  too  good,  and 
I  had  to  tell  it  and  help  to  laugh  at  myself  for  being  'scared 
out  of  my  pants.' 

"On  the  night  of  July  3,  1864,  we  were  ordered  back  from  the 
line  at  the  Dead  Angle,  and  I  was  detailed  with  twelve  men  as 
a  vidette  to  crawl  on  our  hands  and  knees  about  ten  yards  in 
front  of  the  works  through  the  abattis  and  the  obstructions,  to 
watch  the  enemy  while  the  line  was  gradually  falling  back. 
First  went  our  line  of  battle  and  then  the  skirmishers,  and 
then,  to  our  great  joy,  we  too  fell  back. 

"In  crawling  out  to  our  posts  that  night  we  ran  a  great  risk, 
for  if  we  shook  a  bush  or  made  the  least  noise  we  would  hear 
the  unwelcome  'siz'  of  a  Minie  ball.  We  had  orders  not  to 
fire  under  any  circumstances,  so  we  could  not  reply.  It  was 
our  province  to  watch  and  listen,  and  if  crowded  to  jump  and 
run.  The  men  were  placed,  one  by  one,  in  a  zigzag  line,  I  hav- 
ing to  crawl  out  in  the  dark  and  post  one.  We  returned  one 
after  another  until  all  escaped.  It  was  the  officer's  duty  to  go 
along  the  line  and  ascertain  if  all  were  doing  their  duty — lying 
down  and  keeping  awake.  Not  much  trouble  to  keep  awake 
that  night !  On  one  of  the  tours  of  inspection  I  got  a  little  off 
the  line,  and,  it  being  crooked,  I  vi^ent  clear  outside  and  became 
EC  confused  that  I  could  not  tell  whether  I  was  going  to  my 
own  men  or  not.  Creeping  along  in  this  frame  of  mind,  I 
felt  the  muzzle  of  a  musket  right  against  my  bosom,  and 
then  heard  the  click,  click  of  the  cock.  Well,  the  past  life  of 
the  writer  came  up  before  him.  All  the  mean  things  I  ever  did 
were  passed  in  review  in  a  few  seconds,  for  the  ordeal  was  of 
short  duration.  I  was  afraid  to  catch  the  gun,  for  it  would 
make  the  man  at  the  other  end  of  it  pull  the  trigger.  So  I 
asked:  'Who  is  that?'  No  answer.  Then  I  said:  'If  you  are 
Federals,  I'm  your  meat.'  Still  no  answer.  'If  you  are  Rcbs,  I 
am  your  officer.'  No  answer  yet.  The  sweat  was  pouring 
down  my  face  about  that  time.  The  soldier  took  me  for  a  Fed- 
eral soldier,  as  my  clothes  were  dark,  and  my  hat  black,  but  he 
lowered  his  gun.  The  gun  was  down  and  I  was  down,  lying 
prone  on  the  ground  by  the  soldier.  When  I  realized  that  it 
was  a  man  in  our  regiment  who  was  considered  unstable 
about  the  head,  my  scare  came  on  good,  for  he  had  no  more 
sense  than  to  shoot.  The  reaction  came  to  my  nervous  sys- 
tem, and  I  was  as  weak  as  water.  If  the  enemy  had  come  on 
us  then,  it  would  have  been  impossible  for  me  to  rise  from  the 
ground.  The  poor  fellow  was  frightened,  too,  when  he  saw 
how  near  he  came  to  sending  me  to  my  long  home.  At  a  given 
signal,  about  twelve  o'clock,  we  moved  back  to  the  works,  and 
then  on  in  quick  time  to  catch  up  with  the  rear  guard." 


MONUMENT  FOR  THE  GALLANT  PELHAM. 

The  John  H.  Forney  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  of  Jacksonville,  Ala., 
started  a  movement  last  fall  to  place  a  fitting  monument  over 
the  body  of  John  Pelham,  whose  grave  is  in  the  cemetery  at 
that  place.  It  is  marked  by  a  modest  stone,  and  receives  lov- 
ing care  from  the  hands  of  the  people,  but  it  is  not  commen- 
surate with  the  fame  of  the  great  artilleryman.  So  far,  $200 
has  been  raised,  most  of  it  from  the  Chapter  in  Jacksonville. 
The  following  are  of  the  outside  donations  :  Sehna  Chapter,  $5 ; 
Pelham  Chapter,  Birmingham,  $10;  Di.xie  Chapter,  Montgom- 
ery, $10;  Cradle  of  the  Confederacy  Chapter,  Montgomery,  $5; 
Miss  Kate  Gumming,  of  Birmingham,  $12. 

Mrs.  Annie  Daugetle  is  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  John 
Forney  Chapter  of  Jacksonville,  and  any  contributions  sent  to 
her  will  be  added  to  the  Pelham  monument  fund. 
Miss  Kate  Gumming  writes  the  Veter.\n  : 
"Though  Pelham  was  a  native  of  Alabama,  his  matchless 
deeds  of  valor,  his  genius,  and  his  wonderful  career  in  our 
great  war  make  him  a  hero  of  the  whole  South.     He  gave  up 

his  prospects  of  fame 
and  advancement  in  the 
United  States  army  to  fight 
for  the  honor  of  his  be- 
loved Southland,  and  it  is 
but  fitting  that  his  memory 
should  be  enshrined  in  the 
hearts  of  a  grateful  people. 
His  brilliant  and  re- 
markable deeds  of  daring 
in  one  so  young,  I  need 
not  recount  here,  for  they 
are  world-renowned,  and  a 
monument  to  his  memory 
would  serve  as  a  grand  in- 
centive to  the  youth  of  our 
land,  for,  though  young  in  years,  he  won  lr;-..i-:ls  and  the  admi- 
ration of  Lee  and  Jackson  that  would  V...w  done  honor  to  a 
veteran. 

"The  eulogy  of  his  commander.  Gen.  J.  E.  B.  Stuart,  after 
having  received  his  mortal  wound  at  Kellysville,  shows  that 
he  was  good  as  well  as  great.  Stuart  said :  'The  memory  of  the 
gallant  Pelham,  his  many  virtues,  his  noble  nature  and  purity 
of  character,  is  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  all  who  knew  him.' 

"In  honoring  the  memory  of  men  who  fought  for  their  rights 
and  offered  up  their  lives  upon  their  coimtry's  altar,  we  honor 
ourselves.  It  has  betn  said  that  there  is  not  much  wrong  with 
the  heart  of  a  nation  which  erects  monuments  in  recognition  of 
such  self-sacrifices  and  stands  with  head  uncovered  in  honor- 
ing the  memory  of  such  heroes." 

Concerning  the  plea  for  contributions  Miss  Gumming  says : 
"Any  sum,  no  matter  how  small,  will  be  acceptable  to  the 
ladies  who  have  this  matter  in  hand.  Jacksonville,  Ala.,  is  a 
very  small  place,  and  cannot  do  much ;  so  outsiders  should 
come  to  their  aid,  for  the  truly  'gallant  Pelham'  belonged  to 
the  whole  South.  The  twelve  dollars  I  sent  were  given  me  by 
Capt.  J.  W.  Bush,  Maj.  Willis  Milner  (five  dollars  each),  and 
two  dollars  by  a  young  man  named  Robert  Pelham  Richard- 
some,  called  after  our  hero's  father.  Dr.  Pelham.  It  would  be 
fitting  for  the  Sons  of  Veterans  to  help,  on  account  of  Pel- 
ham's  youth." 


R.  D.  Harris,  of  Waycrcss,  Ga.,  asks  for  the  name  of  the 
comrade  who  sent  him  .some  Egyptian  cotton  seed  last  year. 
Has  lost  his  address. 


Qoijfederat^  V/eterai). 


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SCOUTING  BY  SOME  OF  MORGAN'S  MEN. 

B.  C.  Gray,  who  served  in  the  Second  Kentucky 
Cavah-y,  C.  S.  A.,  writes  that  after  Gen.  John  H. 
Morgan  was  killed  at  Greene\ille,  Tenii.,  September 
4,  1864,  Gen.  Stoneman,  in  command  of  the  Union 
forces  in  East  Tennessee,  began  to  move  against 
Morgan's  old  command,  who  fell  slowly  back  toward 
Wythcville,  Va.  During  this  retreat  our  regiment 
was  left  at  Kingsport,  a  little  town  at  the  junction 
of  the  north  and  south  forks  of  the  Holston  River. 
P'or  some  reason  our  regiment  was  left  unpicketed, 
and  the  next  morning  about  daybreak  our  camp  wa^ 
lull  of  Yankees  shooting  promiscuously.  It  was 
ciuickly  understood:  "Every  man  for  himself,  as  the 
Yanks  will  get  the  hindmost."  They  killed  and  cap- 
tured about  sixty  of  our  men,  including  Col.  Dick 
iMorgan. 

Lieut.  E.  H.  Crump,  of  our  company,  went  with  a 
few  men  into  what  was  called  the  "Many  Sinks"  or 
River  Hills,  where  he  had  been  previous  to  this  catch- 
ing bushwhackers.  Here  he  got  together  seventeen 
of  the  company,  and,  waiting  a  few  days  until  the 
Y'ankee  army  passed,  we  fell  into  their  rear,  when 
Crump  was  in  his  glory,  in  his  clement.  He  followed 
them,  picking  up  stragglers  and  those  \vho  had 
stopped  to  rob  and  plunder.  One  night  I  remember 
we  came  upon  an  old  negro.  Crump  asked  him  if 
he  had  seen  any  Y'ankees  around  there,  and  the  old 
man  said.  "Yes.  sah :  there  is  three  of  'em  now  up 
at  my  old  Missus's  just  er-robberin'  and  er-plunder- 
in'."  The  Lieutenant  directed  that  three  of  our  boys 
"go  and  get  them."  So  Sam  Finley,  Amzi  Howard, 
and  another  dropped  out.  When  they  came  to  the 
house  one  of  the  Yanks  was  drunk  and  asleep  in  the 
yard,  and  when  the  "boys"  opened  the  door  the  other 
two  were  plundering.  The  floor  was  covered  with 
women's  clothes,  etc. ;  bureau  drawers  were  out, 
trunks  rifled.  When  told  to  surrender,  one  of  them 
answered  with  a  shot,  which  missed.  He  was  in- 
stantlv  shot  and  his  arm  was  broken.  The  second 
one  ran  through  a  back  door  into  a  gallery,  from 
which  he  jumped,  falling  on  his  hands  and  knees, 
when  Sam  Finley  put  an  ounce  Minie  ball  through 
him.  doing  back  into  the  yard,  they  awoke  and 
"sobered"  the  other.  Of  course  the  ladies  of  the 
house  were  very  much  frightened. 

I  think  it  was  the  next  day  we  got  near  to  Abing- 
don, \'a.,  where  a  Yankee  captain  and  twenty-five  or 
tliirty  men  had  slopped  and  were  burning  the  town. 
Lieut.  Crump  detailed  five  men  to  guard  tlie  prisoners 
we  had  with  us,  and  with  twelve  men  rode  into  town, 
and  here  Crump  doubtless  made  his  only  speech  dur- 
ing the  war.  Turning  in  his  saddle,  he  said  :  "Men.  do 
not  fire  a  shot  or  say  a  word  until  I  say  charge." 
When  wc  commenced  to  fire  the  Yankee  captain 
came  dashing  around  a  corner  on  his  horse  and  called 

out :    "What  in  the are  you  shooting  your  men 

for."  We  had  on  blue  overcoats.  In  answer  to  this, 
Sam  Finley.  who  was  just  in  front  of  me  and  nearer 
to  the  inquiring  Caiitain.  said,  usinc  the  only  by- 
word he  over  used,  "Dad  gum  you.  I'll  show  you!" 
and  with  that  gave  him  one  in  the  pit  of  his  stomach. 
Tlie  captain  dashed  through  our  column,  with  Sam 
after  him,  and  when  the  fight  was  over  Sam  was  rid- 
ing the  captain's  mare.  Thev  were  scattered  over 
4»* 


the  town,  robbing  and  stealing.  A  few  tried  to  fight 
a  little,  but  nearly  all  of  them  surrendered  without 
much  trouble.  I  think  nine  were  killed  and  most  of 
the  others  were  captured.  One  Y'ank  rode  a  beauti- 
ful bay  horse  with  his  tail  tied  with  red,  white,  and 
blue  ribbons.  John  l<"inley  and  another  of  our  boys 
jumped  four  Y'anks  at  a  blacksmith's  shop,  one  of 
whom  was  riding  that  fine  horse.  They  dashed  out 
on  the  Salterville  pike,  with  these  two  after  them. 
The  fellow  on  the  handsome  horse  fell  off,  and  the 
horse  got  away.  As  they  were  following  them,  a 
Y'ank  came  down  a  side  street  between  them,  and 
was  struck  in  the  jaw  by  the  boy  in  front  and  in  the 
side  by  Finley.  They  got  his  horse  and  pistol.  On 
their  return  they  met  two  young  men  belonging  to 
the  Fifty-Third  Kentucky,  U.  S.  army,  and  took  them 
in.  Amzi  Howard  caught  the  color  bearer  of  this 
regiment,  and  turned  him  over  to  George  McCullough 
to  guard  while  he  went  for  another.  McCullough 
relieved  him  of  $112  in  greenbacks.  When  we  had 
cleaned  thetn  out  and  the  scrimmage  was  over,  we 
went  to  work  and  helped  the  citizens  put  out  the 
fires ;  but  we  could  not  stay  very  long,  as  there  were 
about  three  thousand  Federals  in  the  vicinity  of 
Abingdon.  After  a  fight  by  their  command  at  I^Lirion, 
Va.,  Lieut.  Crump,  with  his  twelve  fighting  men, 
five  guards,  and  fifty-five  prisoners,  ran  into  one  little 
squad  of  seventeeen  who  had  been  by  a  flour  mill  and 
each  one  of  them  had  a  sack  of  flour  in  front  of  him 
on  his  horse.  We  left  that  lane  pretty  white  with 
"busted"  sacks  of  flour.  I  remember  that  in  this 
lane  there  was  an  awful  mudhole.  Two  Yanks  and 
their  horses  fell  into  it ;  and  Bob  McWilliams,  who  was 
right  behind  them  on  his  little  black  mare,  went  in  on 
top  of  thetn,  and  then  they  were  all  covered  with  mud 
and  all  mixed  together.  Made  Nutall  came  along, 
and,  thinking  Bob  was  a  Yank,  demanded  his  pocket- 
book.  When  Bob  yelled  to  go  and  catch  the  Yankees, 
with  a  little  talk  not  exactly  suited  to  a  Sunday  school 
thrown  in.  Made  said,  "O.  its  Bob  McWilliams." 
He  knew  him  by  his  talk.  When  Bob  came  out  he 
had  those  two  Yankees. 

O,  well,  it's  all  over,  and  the  boys  are  most  all 
gone  "over  the  river."  Ed  Crump  and  Will  Holland 
gave  their  lives  for  others.  Crump  nursed  his  broth- 
ers who  died  with  vellow  fever  in  TR78,  and  Holland 
"stayed  by"  Hollv  .Springs.  Miss.,  during  that  terrible 
time,  and  now  fills  a  hero's  grave.  Sam  Finley,  who 
was  nothing  Init  a  beardless  boy,  but  who  killed  more 
Yankees  than  any  one  man  in  Company  F,  went  to 
Texas  after  the  war  as  special  officer  of  the  IJ.  .S., 
tliere  showing  his  grit  by  fighting  and  holding  off  train 
robbers.  He  came  back  to  Holly  .Sjirings,  was  elected 
Mayor,  and  now  sleeps  with  Ed  and  John  Crump.  Maj. 
Tom  Webber.  John  Finley,  Will  Holland,  Hugh  Bar- 
ton, Tom  Ballard,  and  Lieut.  Thornwell  Dunlap  in  the 
beautiful  silent  city  of  the  dead  in  that  town.  Tliey 
were  all  brave  men  and  true.  Tliey  proved  it  not 
onlv  when  fighting  Yankees,  but  bv  pulling  their  old 
grav  caps  over  their  eyes,  laving  off  tlieir  ragged  gray 
iackcts,  and  fighting  with  debt  and  poverty.  Let  the 
few  of  us  here  toil  on,  cherish  their  memories,  and 
tell  our  children  of  their  gallantry  in  war  and  in 
peace  and  that  they  were  not  traitors — for  might 
does  not  make  right. 


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Qo,/ederat^  l/eterap. 


Capt.  Peter  M.  Everett. 


I'EI'ER    M.  EVERETT. 


James  Rogers,  Company  D.,  Thirteenth  Kentucky 
Cavalrj' : 

This  gallant  Kentuckian  was  born,  I  think,  in  1839, 
and  reared  at  Mt.  Sterling.  Ky.  Early  in  1861  he  en- 
listed as  a  private  in  Capt.  (afterwards  Col.)  R.  G. 
Stoner's  Company.  Ere- 
long, by  his  manifest  fit- 
ness, he  was  appointed 
commander  of  scouts. 
His  daring  spirit  was 
soon  exhibited  to  the  peo- 
ple along  the  borders  of 
Kentucky  and  Eastern 
Tennessee.  Gens.  Wil- 
liams, Marshall,  and  Pres- 
ton relied  upon  and  trust- 
ed him  implicitly.  In  all 
sorts  of  weather  Scout 
Everett  was  at  the  front. 
Gen.  Williams  said  he  was 
indispensable  tothat  serv- 
ice, although  Gen.  Mar- 
shall regarded  him  as 
specially  suitable  to  com- 
mand a  regiment  of  cavalry,  and  recommended  his 
promotion.  Gen.  Preston  said  of  him:  "If  I  were  as 
active  and  vigilant  as  little  Pete,  I  could  drive  all  of 
the  Yankees  out  of  Kentucky."  So  it  was  with  every 
officer  he  served  under.  They  all  admired,  loved,  and 
trusted  him.  I  mention  a  few  of  his  thrilling  deeds. 
In  1862  he  recruited  a  company  of  probably  100  men, 
comprising  the  finest  specimens  of  soldiers.  While 
his  company  was  attached  to  a  regular  command,  he 
was  often  detailed  for  special  duty.  Pete  could  do 
just  as  he  pleased ;  and  his  pleasure  was  to  annoy, 
capture,  or  kill  as  many  of  the  enemy  as  possible. 

He  conceived  the  idea  of  capturing  Mt.  SterHng 
and  Maysville.  Well,  we  thought  it  feasible,  and 
encouraged  the  venture.  So  about  sundown  one 
sultry  evening,  with  125  picked  men,  mounted  on  as 
fine  ];orses  as  were  ever  bred  in  Kentucky,  we  crossed 
the  Cumberland  Mountains  at  Pound  Gap.  The 
second  day  about  noon  found  us  at  Mud  Lick  Springs, 
where  we  stopped  to  wind  and  feed  the  horses.  We 
remained  there  for  one  hour,  and  just  about  the  time 
we  were  mounted  and  the  command  to  move  forward 
was  given,  we  heard  brisk  firing  on  the  hill  toward 
Mt.  SterHng.  Little  Pete,  as  we  all  called  him,  rode 
to  the  front  on  his  big  gray  horse  and  gave  the  com- 
mand:  "Charge!  go  for  them,  boys."  The  charge 
was  made,  Capt.  Everett,  J.  C.  S.Blackburn,  Tom  Fur- 
man,  Jasen  Mark,  John  Wright,  Sam  Crook,  and  a 
dozen  other  fiery  warriors  on  fiery  steeds  led  the  van. 
Now  this  may  appear  a  big  war  tale,  but  it  can  be 
verified.  For  five  miles  the  road  was  strewn  with 
dead  and  wounded  Yankees,  twenty  or  thirty  were 
killed  and  wounded,  and  as  many  captured.  We  fol- 
lowed them  to  Howard's  Mill,  when  the  Yankees  re- 
tired to  their  intrenchments  at  Mt.  Sterling.  And 
while  they  were  coming  to  their  senses,  and  getting 
reenforcements  from  Paris  and  Lexington,  Capt. 
Everett  gave  them  the  slip  and  captured  Maysville 
and  burned  two  steamboats  laden  with  cavalry  horses 


and  army  supplies.  Among  the  articles  captured  was 
a  pair  of  army  pistols  presented  to  Gen.  Bull  Nelson 
by  Col.  Samuel  Colt  while  Nelson  was  a  lieutenant 
in  the  U.  S.  army.  The  post  office  was  also  cap- 
tured, Gen.  Nelson's  brother  being  the  post  master. 
Well,  we  were  in  close  quarters.  Trusty  friends 
brought  U3  the  news  that  Burbridge's  whole  army 
was  on  our  tracks.  Well,  it  required  generalship  to 
elude  them,  but  Capt.  Pete  Everett  was  equal  to  the 
occasion.  We  got  back  as  far  as  Triplett  bridge  before 
we  encountered  any  opposition.  Several  hundred  of 
the  enemies'  cavalry  closed  in  on  our  rear  and  front. 
What  did  we  do?  We  followed  Pete  Everett  across 
a  steep  mountain,  with  the  loss  of  very  few  men  and 
horses,  and  returned  to  Virginia.  No  more  successful 
raid  was  made  during  the  war,  and  it  stamped  Capt. 
Everett  a  daring  leader  and  brilliant  strategist. 

After  the  battle  of  Chickamauga  Gen.  Wheeler 
made  a  raid  around  Chattanooga.  Capt.  Everett, 
who  then  attached  to  Hodge's  Brigade,  Davidson's 
Division,  was  always  in  front.  At  Celveand,  Cal- 
houn, New  Philadelphia,  McMinnville,  Murfrees- 
boro,  Shelbyville,  and  Farmington — all  in  Tennessee 
— he  led  the  advance.  The  writer  was  closely  as- 
sociated with  him  during  the  entire  war,  and  knows 
whereof  he  has  written.  If  every  Southern  soldier 
had  done  his  duty  as  fully  as  Capt.  Everett,  the  re- 
sults might  have  been  different. 


DAVY  CROCKETT  VS.  ANDY  JACKSON. 

The  following  letter  from  the  Morristown  (Tenn.) 
Gazette,  recently  first  given  to  the  public  by  the  Gas- 
toria  (N.  C.)  Gazette,  will  be  of  general  interest,  es- 
pecially to  the  people  of  this  immediate  vicinity,  inas- 
much as  within  a  few  miles  of  Morristown,  near  "The 
Oaks,"  late  the  home  of  Hon.  R.  M.  Barton,  deceased, 
stands  a  humble-appearing  cabin  that  is  the  identic- 
al home  to  which  Davy  Crockett  took  his  bride  after 
the  ceremonial  of  his  wedding  (the  original  license 
being  still  on  record  in  the  proper  office  at  Dandridge, 
Jefferson  County).  A  moral  that  may  be  drawn  from 
this  old  document  teaches  the  httle  worth  of  political 
bickerings  and  the  transient  contentions  of  politi- 
cians. Tennessee  to-day  honors  alike  the  memory 
of  Old  Hickory  and  the  hero  of  the  Alamo,  and  cares 
not  a  copper  for  the  prejudices  that  kept  them  apart. 

The  Gastoiia  Gazette,  introducing  the  letter,  states : 
"It  has  been  the  Gazette's  good  fortune  to  get  hold 
of  an  autograph  letter  of  the  late  David  Crockett, 
pioneer,  author,  philosopher,  statesman,  soldier,  and 
hero.  The  letter  was  addressed  to  John  O.  Cannon, 
Esq.,  Madisonville,  Tenn.,  and  bears  the  Washing- 
ton City  postmark  of  January  21  in  big  red  letters. 
In  lieu  of  the  25-cent  mark  used  in  those  days  to 
designate  amount  of  postage  to  be  collected,  it  was 
inscribed  'Free,  D.  Crockett,'  since  Crockett  was  at 
that  time  a  member  of  Congress.  The  paper  used 
is  a  good  quality  of  watermarked  linen  and  has  a  gilt 
edge.  The  letter  was  folded  within  itself,  and  was 
the  good  old-fashioned  way  before  envelopes  came 
into  use,  and  was  sealed  with  a  small  red  wafer.  Be- 
low we  have  tried  to  give  the  contents  of  the  letter  ' 
verbatim  et  literatim  et  punctuatim: 


Qoijfederate  l/eterap. 


163 


"Washington  City  20  th  January  1834 
Dear  Sir 

Your  favor  Came  Safe  to  hand  by 
this  morning's  mail  enclosing  Six  dollars, 
to  subscribe  for  the  Intelegencer  I  went 
imedeately  and  had  it  ordered  and  enclose 
you  a  recept  for  the  Same  and  I  return  you 
my  thanks  for  your  good  opinion  of  mc. 

I  Can  give  you  but  little  that  is  enter 
-esting  more  than  you  Can  See  in  the  pape 
-rs  we  are  still  engaged  in  discussing  the 
great  question  of  the  removals  of  the  deposits, 
in  both  houses,  and  god  onley  knows, 
when  it  will  end  or  what  will  be  the 
result  I  am  Clearley  of  opinion  that  the 
deposits  will  be  ordered  back  by  both 
houses  but  it  will  do  no  good  the 
Jackson  folks  is  beginning  to  brag  of 
his  vetoeing  powar.     It  is  imposable 
for  us  to  get  two-thirds  against  the 
will  of  King  Andrew  the  first 
one  thing  I  live  in  hopes  that  if 
he  does  veto  the  measure  that  Congress 
will  teach  him  a  lesson  that  may 
be  of  use  to  the  next  Tyrant  that 
may  fill  that  Chair  I  must  Confess 
that  I  never  Saw  Such  times  in  my 
life  every  thing  is  news  to  me 
It  is  plainley  to  be  discovered  that  old 
Jackson  is  detcrmened  to  Carry  his  point 
or  Sacrafise  the  nation  It  has  been  said  by 
Some  of  his  worshipers  that  he  has  been 
the  Savior  of  the  Country  provided  this 
be  true  he  will  retire  from  the  gover 
-nmcnt  with  the  disgrace  on  him  of 
destroying  the  Best  interests  of  the 
Country  the  truth  is  If  he  had  been 
dead  and  at  the  devil  four  years  ago 
it  would  have  been  a  harpy  time 
for  this  country 

He  is  coming  on  finely  in  the 
great  arts  of  retrenchment  and  reform 
that  was  promised  you  will  See  the 
post  master  genl  reply  to  a  Call  of 
the  Senate  where  he  acknowledges 
that  he  Borrowed  three  hundred  & 
fifty  thousand  dollars  out  of  the 
Pet  Banks  for  which  he  is  paying 
Six  per  cent  for  and  also  he  has  over 
drawn  fifty  thousand  making  a 
greeable  to  his  own  showing  the  little 
Sum  of  four  hundred  thousand 
dollars  they  Can  hide  no  longer 
the  world  mus  see  the  im])Osition  trying 
to  be  plaid  upon  the  American  people 
by  Jackson   and  his  partazans  I  have  been 
examining  the  expenditures  of  the  post 
office  de])artment  and  I  find  whare 
they  have  paid  for  printing  for  that 
department  alone  to  their  hireland 
the  globe  the  moderate  Sum  of  forty 
two  thousand  dollars,  in  two  years 
Jackson  is  dctormcned  to  feed  his  pets 
out  of  a  silver  sjioon  I  must  close 
and  request  you  to  excuse  this  rough 


letter  as  the  management  here  is 
enough  to  put  any  man  out  of  temper 
that  has  any  love  for  his  Country. 
I  remain  with 

respects  your  obt  servt 
DAVID  CROCKETT 
"JOHN  O  CANNON" 


CABITTG    FOR    A   WOtTNDED    ENEMY. 

E.  H.  Matthews,  who  was  Assistant  Quartermas- 
ter, United  States  army,  sends  from  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  the  following: 

"I  was  a  lieutenant  and  assistant  quartermaster 
of  the  Ninth  Tennessee  (Union)  Cavalry,  and  was 
present  and  participated  in  the  battle  of  Morristown 
October  28,  1864,  between  the  Federal  forces  com- 
manded by  Gen.  Alvin  C.  Gillem,  consisting  of  his 
brigade,  composed  of  the  Eighth,  Ninth,  and  Thir- 
teenth Federal  Cavalry,  and  of  Battery  E,  First  Ten- 
nessee Light  Artillery  (Union),  and  the  Confederate 
forces  consisting  of  Gen.  John  C.  Vaughn's  Brigade 
and  the  Sixteenth  Georgia  Battalion  of  Cavalry. 

"Col.  S.  K.  N.  Patton  was  the  colonel  and  lieuten- 
ant colonel,  A.  J.  Brown  was  lieutenant  colonel  of  the 
Eighth,  Col.  Joe  Parsons  and  Lieut.  Col.  John  B. 
Brownlow  of  the  Ninth,  Lieut.  Col.  Ingerton  com- 
manded the  Thirteenth,  and  with  Capt.  Patterson 
and  Lieut.  Regan,  of  Battery  E,  commanded  on  the 
Federal  side.     Lieuts.  J.  J.  Douglas,  B.  A.  Miller,  and 

D.  M.  Nelson  were  aids-dc-camp,  and  Capts.  George 

E.  Gisham  and  B.  P.  Stacy  were  on  the  staff  of  Gen. 
Gillem.  I  do  not  know  who  commanded  on  the 
Confederate  side. 

"The  forces  were  about  equal.  The  battle  did  not 
last  a  great  while,  but  more  gallantry  was  never  dis- 
played on  any  battlefield  of  the  war.  The  Federal 
troops  charged  and  captured  five  pieces  of  artillery, 
two  hundred  and  twenty-four  prisoners,  including 
nineteen  officers,  and  the  Confederates  left  eighty- 
five  dead  on  the  field,  including  six  officers. 

"The  battle  closed  at  night,  and  no  soldier  who 
ever  went  over  a  field  of  that  kind  will  forget  the 
groans  and  pleading  for  water.  We  held  the  field 
and  were  hunting  for  our  own  wounded  with  torches 
and  gathering  up  at  the  same  time  the  Confederate 
wounded,  taking  them  to  the  same  field  hospital, 
where  our  surgeon  treated  them  as  they  did  our  own. 
The  frost  was  in  the  air.  I  remained  until  my  duties 
called  me  to  ride  across  the  field,  and  1  overlieard  some 
loud  talking  in  a  clump  of  bushes,  and  rode  up  to 
see  what  it  was.  I  found  two  Federal  soldiers  stand- 
ing over  a  wounded  soldier  cursing  him  and  threaten- 
ing to  kill  him,  as  they  said  he  was  a  spy  and  had  on  a 
'Yankee  overcoat.'  The  man  on  the  ground  wound- 
ed was  a  Confederate  soldier,  and  protested  that  he 
had  picked  up  the  overcoat  in  a  skirmish  and  was  no 
spy.  The  battle  had  been  one  in  which  we  lost,  not 
a  great  many,  but  those  lost  were  favorites,  and  our 
men  were  mad.  I  ordered  the  two  who  were  stand- 
ing over  the  wounded  man  not  to  kill  him,  but  to  go 
back  to  their  conmiands  if  they  couldn't  help  take 
care  of  the  wounded  without  butchering  them.  The 
wounded  soldier  was  shivering  from  the  cold,  as  his 
'Yankee  overcoat'  had  been  taken  from  him,  and  1 
took  my  blanket   from  under  my  saddle  and  wrappetl 


16i 


Qopfederat^  l/eterap. 


it  around  the  wounded  man  and  asked  him  wliat  was 
his  name.  He  gave  me  the  name  of  Gid  T.  Smith, 
of  Gen.  Vaughn's  old  regiment,  the  Third  Tennessee, 
Confederate  Infantry.  He  said  he  belonged  to  a 
company  that  was  raised  in  Meigs  County,  Tenn., 
where  I  was  born  and  raised.  Humanity  demanded 
that  I  put  this  poor  fellow  where  he  could  get  the 
service  of  a  surgeon  and  where  he  wouldn't  freeze 
to  death.  It  was  late,  and  the  only  men  of  our  com- 
mand who  had  seen  this  man  I  had  driven  ofif.  About 
this  time  I  heard  a]5]iroach  what  I  knew  from  the 
noise  on  the  frozen  ground  (for  it  was  night)  was  a 
body  of  cavalry.  I  knew  that  if  I  made  myself  known 
and  they  were  Confederates  I  should  probably  be 
made  a  prisoner.  I  knew  also  that  I  couldn't  move 
the  man  myself,  and  if  he  couldn't  get  relief  at  once 
he  would  die.  I  took  the  risk,  hailed  the  approach- 
ing column,  made  myself  known,  and,  as  it  turned  out, 
the  command  was  a  part  of  my  own  regiment,  com- 
manded by  Capt.  D.  M.  Nelson.  I  made  known  the 
facts,  Capt.  Nelson  made  a  detail  and  sent  back  to 
our  camp  for  an  ambulance,  and  we  gathered  to- 
gether some  wood,  built  a  fire,  and  remained  with  this 
wounded  'Johnny  Reb'  imtil  the  ambulance  came 
and  took  the  wounded  4jian  back  to  the  hospital. 

"I  ascertained  that  the  wounded  man  had  been 
shot  through  the  lower  part  of  the  bowels,  the  ball 
passing  through  him,  and  that  he  was  a  son  of  Capt. 
Jack  Smith,  an  old  and  honored  citizen  wdio  resided 
near  Decatur,  in  Meigs  County,  Tenn.  I  wrote  to  his 
father,  whom  I  knew  well,  and  he  came  to  Knoxville 
and  nursed  his  boy  to  health. 

"That  wounded  soldier  is  now  the  postmaster  at 
Census  Post  Office.  Meigs  County,  Tenn.,  and  has 
been  partly  paralyzed  from  that  wound  since  the  night 
of  October  28,  1864.  He  has  as  fine  a  wife  and  fam- 
ily of  children  as  can  be  found  in  the  State  of  Ten- 
nessee. 

"I  am  an  old  man  now,  and  write  this  simply  as 
matters  of  that  kind  ought  not  to  be  lost.  All  of  us 
know  that  'war  is  hell,'  but  many  such  acts  occurred 
which  should  not  be  lost  to  history.  In  this  instance 
the  facts  will  verify  that  many  of  the  'Johnny  Rebs' 
would  live  forever  and  are  rather  tough  citizens." 


GEN.   H.  B.  JACKSON'S  POEMS. 

For  some  time  pnsl  the  press  of  the  country  has  attributed  to 
Gen.  Stonewall  Jackson  the  authorship  of  a  poem  entitled  "My 
Wife  and  Child."  A  letter  from  his  wife  asserts  that  he  pos- 
sibly never  saw  the  production.  The  real  author  of  the  beau- 
tiful lines  is  Henry  Rootes  Jackson,  who  was  born  in  Athens, 
Ga,,  June  24,  1820,  and  died  May  23,  1898. 

His  father.  Dr.  Henry  Jackson,  was  at  one  time  professor  of 
natural  philosophy  in  Franklin  College,  at  Athens,  and  it  was 
from  this  institution  that  the  son  graduated.  After  practicing 
law  for  a  number  of  years,  he  received  the  appointment  of 
United  States  Attorney  for  the  District  of  Georgia.  In  1849 
the  Georgia  Legslature  elected  him  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court 
of  the  Eastern  District  of  Georgia,  which  office  he  held  for 
years. 

In  1850  his  volume  of  poems  was  issued  from  the  press  under 
the  title  of  "Tallulah  and  Other  Poems."  This  work  is  the  sole 
fruit  of  his  literary  labors,  and  the  subjects  of  the  poems  are 
in  a  great  measure  local,  while  the  effect  aimed  at  is  the  sing- 
ing of  home  life  and  true  patriotism. 


In  1864,  as  colonel,  he  served  with  great  distinction  in  the 
Mexican  war.  and  it  is  said  that  much  of  his  best  writing  was 
done  upon  the  field. 

The  poem  quoted  in  this  sketch  is  reported  to  have  been 
written  while  in  camp  during  the  Me.xican  campaign,  and 
brought  to  its  author  great  notoriety.  During  the  war  between 
the  States  he  served  gallantly  as  a  brigadier  general.  In  the 
second  year  of  the  war  he  was  placed  in  command  of  the  Geor- 
gia State  troops  at  Savannah. 

Gen.  Jackson's  best  poems  are  "My  Father,"  "The  Live  Oak." 
"Oconee."  "The  Dead  of  the  Georgia  Regiment,"  and  "My  Wife 
and  Child,"  referreil  lo  above  an;l  quoted  in  full : 

"My  Wife  anv)  Child." 
The  tattoo  beats,  the  lights  are  gone; 

The  camp  around  in  slumber  lies ; 
The  night  with  solemn  pace  moves  on, 

The  shadow  thickens  o'er  the  skies ; 
But  sleep  my  weary  eyes  has  flown, 

And  sad,  uneasy  thouglits  arise. 

I  think  of  thee,  my  dearest  one, 

Whose  love  mine  early  life  has  blessed; 

Of  thee  and  him,  our  baby  son, 

Who  slumbers  on  thy  gentle  breast. 

God  of  the  tender,  frail,  and  lone, 
O  guard  that  little  sleeper's  rest. 

And  hover,  gently  hover  near 

To  her  whose  watchful  eye  is  wet — 

The  mother,  wife,  the  doubly  dear. 
In  whose  young  heart  have  freshly  met 

Two  streams  of  love,  so  deep  and  clear. 
And  cheer  her  drooping  spirits  yet. 

Now  as  she  kneels  before  thy  throne, 

O  teach  her,  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
That  while  bj'  thy  behest  alone 

Earth's  mightiest  powers  fall  or  rise, 
No  tear  is  wepu  to  the  Unknown, 

Nor  hair  is  lost,  nor  sparrow  dies. 

That  thou  canst  stay  the  ruthless  hand 
Of  dark  disease,  and  soothe  the  pain ; 

That  only  by  thy  stern  command 
The  battle's  lost,  the  soldier  slain; 

That  from  the  distant  sea  or  land 

Thou  bring'st  the  wanderer  home  again. 

And  when  upon  her  pillow  lone 
Her  tear-wet  cheek  is  sadly  pressed. 

May  happier  visions  beam  upon 

The  brightening  currents  of  her  breast; 

Nor  frowning  look,  nor  angry  tone 
Disturb  the  Sabbath  of  her  rest. 

Whatever  fate  those  forms  may  throw. 

Loved  with  a  passion  almost  wild, 
By  day,  by  night,  in  joy  or  woe, 

By  fears  oppressed  or  hopes  beguiled ; 
From  ev'ry  danger,  ev'ry  foe, 

O  God,  protect  my  wife  and  child !" 


Minister:  "Jake,  are  you  and  Abram  pitching  craps?"  Jake: 
"Yes,  boss."  Minister:  "Don't  you  think  you  negroes  could 
find  a  less  expensive  game?"  Jake:  "We  is  been  tryin'  to  play 
smut,  boss,  but  we  couldn't  find  no  chalk." 


Qoijfederate  l/eterai>. 


165 


"OTHER  SIDE"  IN  BATTLE  OF  FRANKLIN. 

]n  a  graphic  story  of  the  mighty  struggle,  written 
by  TiUman  li.  Stevens,  a  Union  veteran,  he  states: 

1  was  a  member  of  what  was  known  as  Casement's 
JJrigade,  Tweniy-Tliird  Arni\'  Corps,  U.  S.  A. 

We  had  been  on  the  Atlanta  campaign  during  the 
spring  and  summer  of  18O4,  having  begun  at  Rocky 
I'ace  Ridge,  near  Dalton,  Cia.,  and  finished  up  that 
campaign  September  j,  when  Hood  abandoned  At- 
lanta. After  a  montii's  rest  at  Decatur,  Ga.,  we 
marched  back  to  Allatoona,  Ga.,  and  compelled  French 
to  let  go  there,  when  he  had  Corse  penned  up  and 
was  threatening  our  "cracker  line."  iAfter  this  event 
it  was  sure  that  Hood  had  a  northern  campaign  in 
view.  He  hatl  made  up  his  mind  to  let  Sherman  go, 
and  he  would  make  a  break  for  the  North,  as  Bragg 
did  in  1862.  We  then  left  Georgia  and  were  trans- 
ferred to  Pulaski,  Tenn.,  to  confront  Hood.  We  ar- 
rived there  November  20,  1864.  There  was  nothing 
worthy  of  note  at  this  point.  In  a  day  or  two  we  began 
to  retire  on  Columbia,  stopping  at  Lynnville  one  day. 
While  there  we  learned  that  Forrest  was  threatening 
Columbia  from  the  west  on  the  Mount  Pleasant  Pike. 
We  struck  tents  and  marched  out  for  Columbia,  our 
brigade  in  the  lead.  We  made  that  march  of  fifteen 
miles  without  a  halt  in  just  four  hours,  and  arrived  at 
Columbia  just  in  time  to  save  Capron  and  his  brigade 
of  cavalry,  as  Forrest  was  pressing  him  very  hard.  We 
formed  a  line  of  battle  directly  across  tlie  iJount  Pleas- 
ant Pike.  Our  battery  came  up,  unlimbercd,  and  with 
a  few  well-aimed  shells  served  notice  on  Forrest  that 
he  was  up  against  the  "real  thing;"  that  he  had  both 
infantry  and  artillery  in  his  front.  We  deployed  a 
heavy  skirmish  line  and  went  out  and  relieved  our 
cavalry  and  had  a  hot  skirmish  with  I'orrest  ourselves 
that  evening  and  the  next  day. 

That  was  our  debut  in  the  Hood  Tennessee  cam- 
paign. We  held  that  line  two  days,  I  think,  and  on  the 
night  of  the  26th  we  crossed  to  the  north  side  of 
Duck  River  and  hung  on  there,  expecting  Thomas  to 
send  us  reenforcements  sufificient  {o  warrant  us  in  mak- 
ing the  big  fight  there,  but  they  came  not ;  and  as  Hood 
kept  pressing  us  closer  each  day,  it  became  evident  to 
.Sclioficld  that  we  had  to  move  again.  So  on  the  29th 
Schofield  began  sending  his  trains  to  the  rear  under 
strong  guard.  A  little  later  he  began  to  send  the  ar- 
tillery and  some  infantry  to  the  rear,  but  we  still  h-.;ng 
on  to  our  line  along  the  river  bank.  About  five  o'clock 
we  could  hear  the  artillery  booming  in  the  distance,  in 
the  direction  of  .Spring  Hill.  .Mxnit  that  time  our 
brigade  was  pulled  nut  of  line  and  started  toward 
Spring  Hill ;  and.  after  marching  about  three  miles,  our 
regiment  was  taken  out  of  the  column  and  was  placed 
as  pickets  on  the  cross  roads  or  trails  that  run  from 
the  Columbia  Pike  to  the  road  that  Hood's  troops 
were  on,  headed  for  Spring  Hill  as  fast  as  they  could 
march.  I'rom  where  we  were  in  the  woods  we  could 
hear  tlic  familiar  "chuck"  of  Hood's  artillery  as  it  was 
urged  along  the  road.  Wc  cotild  hear  very  plainly 
the  artillery  firing  at  .Spring  Hill.  We  held  our  po- 
sition in  the  woods  milil  the  firing  had  ceased  at  Spring 
Hill  and  all  was  (luiet.  except  the  "chuck"  of  Hood's 


artillery  and  wagon  train.  About  ten  o'clock  that 
night  we  were  much  pleased  by  receiving  orders  to 
retire  to  the  Franklin  Pike  and  report  at  Franklin  in 
the  morning  if  possible.  In  a  few  minutes  we  were  on 
the  pike  and  headed  for  l"'ranklin.  We  passed  through 
Spring  Hill  just  before  midnight.  Just  before  coming 
into  this  town  we  came  within  plain  view  of  Hood's 
army  as  they  were  in  bivouac  to  our  right,  not  more 
than  half  a  mile.  They  had  thousands  of  fires  burn- 
ing brightly,  and  we  could  sec  the  soldiers  standing 
or  moving  around  the  fires.  It  was  a  rare  and  grand 
spectacle  to  behold.  We  were  only  one  company  of 
thirty-tive  men  passing  right  through  Hood's  army. 
The  view  was  grand,  the  feeling  intense;  but  we  "kept 
to  the  middle  of  the  road,"  and  hustled  along  toward 
Franklin.  We  reached  Spring  Hill  all  right,  and 
foiv.id  Wagner's  Division  of  the  Fourth  Corps  there. 
Tlxn  we  felt  pretty  good,  but  were  disappointed  at 
not  finding  our  regiment  there.  They  had  been  gone 
two  hours,  and  were  away  on  their  march  to  Franklin, 
leaving  word  for  us  to  follow  on  if  we  were  lucky 
enough  to  reach  Spring  Hill.  So,  after  getting  our 
wind,  a  drink  of  water,  and  tightening  our  belts  to  suit 
present  conditions,  we  moved  out  into  the  night  and 
on  our  W'ay  to  Franklin. 

As  we  neared  Thompson  Station  we  came  on  to  a 
small  wagon  train  that  had  been  attacked  by  a  squad- 
ron of  cavalry.  .Some  of  the  teamsters  had  cut  the 
traces  of  their  teams  and  had  ridilen  away ;  others  had 
stuck  to  their  train.  As  soon  as  we  arrived  on  the 
scene  we  opened  up  on  the  cavalry  with  our  rifles,  and 
soon  had  them  going.  Wc  could  hear  them  ride  away 
in  the  darkness.  We  straightened  out  what  was  left 
of  the  train  and  hustled  them  off  toward  Franklin.  I 
think  there  were  about  twent)'-five  to  thirty  wagons 
abandoned  there.  We  fell  into  the  road  again  and 
continued  our  march.  Soon  after  leaving  Thompson 
Station  we  met  Gen.  Schofield  and  staff  coming  back 
from  Franklin.  He  was  anxious  as  to  his  rear,  and 
had  ridden  back  personally  to  sec  how  things  were 
going.  A  staff  officer  adclrcssed  us,  asking  who  we 
were  and  what  wc  had  seen  as  wc  were  coming  into 
Spring  Hill.  In  the  meantime  Gen.  Schofield  rode 
up  and  began  asking  questions,  and  when  we  told  him 
we  had  seen  a  large  army  in  bivouac,  he  expressed 
pleasure  and  said  it  was  good  news  to  him,  as  he  would 
not  be  troubled  any  more  that  night.  He  said :  "Your 
command  is  many  miles  in  advance  of  you.  and  you 
had  better  hurry  on.  You  will  find  them  at  Frank- 
lin." .So  on  we  went ;  and.  as  nothing  happened  to 
us  on  our  way,  we  just  kept  hitting  the  pike  the  rest 
of  the  night,  and  about  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning 
we  arrived  at  our  lines,  near  the  Carter  House,  at 
Franklin.    There  we  found  our  command. 

That  night  march  from  Cohnnbia  to  Franklin  will 
never  be  forgotten  by  me.  We  made  at  least  twenty- 
two  miles  of  the  distance  in  company  with  only  thirty- 
five  men.  It  was  a  very  lonesome,  weary  march,  and 
while  we  were  passing  along  the  road  in  plain  view 
of  an  army  corps  of  Hood's  army  it  was  a  little  excit- 
ing, I  assure  you. 

In  my  narrative  we  are  now  at  Franklin.  It  was  a 
beautiful    Xoveml'cr  morning.      The  siui   rose  bright 


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and  glorious.  There  was  nothing  to  suggest  that  we 
were  standing  on  a  spot  that  was  soon  to  become 
historic;  that  the  action  that  was  to  take  place  there 
in  a  few  short  hours  was  to  make  some  names  im- 
mortal, and  many  others  were  to  be  written  well  up 
toward  the  top  of  the  temple  of  fame.  Little  did  we 
think  that  so  many  of  the  bravest  of  the  brave  were  to 
end  their  earthly  careers  there,  many  who  were  vet- 
erans since  Shiloh,  who  had  passed  through  the  fire 
of  Vicksburg,  Chickamauga,  Mission  Ridge,  Resaca, 
Kennesaw,  Peach  Tree,  and  Atlanta.  They  seemed 
almost  immune ;  yet  they  were  to  be  cut  down  as  stalks 
before  the  sickle  and  blown  away  from  the  muzzles  of 
the  guns  as  chaft  before  the  wind. 

Now  for  the  battle  itself — the  real  thing  as  it  lurks 
in  my  memory. 

The  B.\ttle  of  Franklin. 

The  battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  was  fought  in  the 
afternoon  of  November  30,  1864,  between  opposing 
forces  commanded  by  Gen.  J.  B.  Hood  and  Maj.  Gen. 
J.  M.  Schofield,  and  was  one  of  the  most  spirited  and 
most  sanguinary  of  the  great  war.  As  you  and  I  were 
"opposing  forces"  ourselves,  I  will  divulge  my  locality 
by  a  brief  description  of  the  battlefield,  or  rather  that 
part  of  it  which  was  within  my  view. 

The  part  of  our  line  that  filled  the  interval  between 
the  Harpeth  River  and  the  Columbia  Pike  was  held 
by  three  brigades  of  infantry  and  two  batteries  of 
artillery  of  the  Third  Division  of  the  Twenty-Third 
Army  Corps.  Beginning  at  the  river,  the  brigade  of 
Henderson  formed  the  left  wing.  They  filled  the  in- 
t  :\  2}  up  to  near  the  Lewisburg  Pike,  and  were  behind 
1,  .  "hedge  fence."  Next  in  line  came  Battery  D, 
Fu'. ;  ®hio  Light  Artillery;  next  to  this  battery  and 
to  the  right  of  it  was  Casement's  Brigade,  three  regi- 
ments of  infantry  in  the  first  line  and  one  in  reserve. 
To  the  right  of  Casement's  were  two  infantry  regi- 
ments and  a  battery  of  artillery  of  White's  Brigade. 
He  had  two  regiments  in  reservi' ;  so  you  will  see  our 
line  was  made  up  with  eight  regiments  front  and  two 
Ijatteries  of  artillery.  Casement's  Brigade,  holding  the 
center  of  the  line,  was  formed  with  the  Sixty-l^'ifth 
Indiana,  Sixty-Fifth  Illinois,  and  the  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-Fourth  Indiana  on  the  firing  line,  with  the 
Fifth  Tennessee  in  reserve.  Lying  in  front  of  the 
cotton  gin,  as  we  were,  we  could  see  Hood  forming 
liis  lines  just  as  plainly  as  we  could  see  our  own.  We 
ate  cur  dinners  and  took  matters  coolly,  not  knowing 
just  what  we  were  soon  to  be  called  upon  to  do.  At  a 
little  past  three  o'clock  we  could  see  Hood's  lines  be- 
gin to  move  forward.  We  stacked  knapsacks  and 
stripped  to  guns,  cartridge  belts,  and  canteens  and 
"stood  to  arms,"  awaiting  the  approach  of  the  assault- 
ing columns.  On  they  came  in  perfect  line  of  battle, 
sweeping  cnr  skirmishers  before  them.  Wagner's  two 
lirigades  that  were  on  outpost  were  enveloped  on  both 
flanks  in  a  few  minutes,  and  those  who  did  not  sur- 
render made  a  mad  rush  for  our  main  line  near  the 
Carter  House,  and  it  was  a  chase  between  Wagner's 
men  and  Cleburne's  as  to  who  were  to  get  to  our  lines 
first,  but  Wagner's  men  made  a  splendid  screen  for 
Cleburne  to  charge  behind,  and  the  opportunity  was 


embraced  and  put  to  its  best  use.     Our  men  could  not 
fire  while  W'agner's  men  were  between  the  lines. 

There  was  nothing  to  do  but  wait  until  they  got  in, 
and  in  a  few  minutes  they  began  pouring  in  on  our 
line  of  entrenchments  like  so  many  sheep.  In  their 
rush  they  carried  away  with  them  one  regiment  on 
each  side  of  the  Columbia  Pike  of  our  main  line. 
Through  this  gap  Gordon  and  his  brigade  poured,  but 
Opdyke  and  White,  with  their  reserves,  made  a  gallant 
counter  charge  and  reestablished  our  line  and  took 
Gordon  and  his  brigade  prisoners.  While  this  was 
going  on  to  our  right  we  were  having  "something  do- 
ing" in  our  own  immediate  front,  just  to  the  left  of 
the  wild  scene  just  poorly  described.  As  you  know, 
Adams's  Brigade  was  confronted  by  Casement's.  Also 
the  right  of  Cleburne's  Division  lapped  over  on  to  the 
right  regiment  of  Casement's  Brigade,  and  Cleburne 
was  killed  in  front  of  the  Sixty-Fifth  Indiana,  about 
one  hundred  and  fifty  yards  outside  our  lines.  While 
Cleburne's  line  was  sweeping  along  the  pike.  Gen. 
Loring  s  division  of  Lieut.  Gen.  A.  P.  Stewart's  Corps 
was  on  his  right,  reaching  to  the  river.  We  stood  still 
waiting  for  you  to  come  v*'ithin  our  range.  The  strain 
was  tremendous,  for  we  could  see  the  whole  length  of 
Loring's  line  and  part  of  Cleburne's,  and  it  looked  to 
me  as  though  the  whole  South  had  come  up  there  and 
were  determined  to  walk  right  over  us.  The  "field  and 
staff"  were  all  mounted,  and  we  could  see  them  ride 
their  lines  and  dress  them  up,  just  as  though  they  were 
on  brigade  drill.  At  last  the  command  came,  "Ready, 
aim,  fire;"  r.nd  such  a  crash  as  it  was !  You  were  with- 
in two  hundred  yards  of  our  line.  The  volley  stag- 
gered your  line,  and  we  kept  pouring  the  fire  right  into 
you  there  in  the  open  field.  Your  men  went  down  like 
leaves  in  the  fall  of  the  year.  Just  then,  for  the  first 
time,  we  noticed  Gen.  Adams  conspicuously.  He  was 
mounted  and  in  the  rear  of  his  line.  He  rode  along 
the  line  urging  his  men  forward.  He  then  rode 
through  the  line  and  placed  himself  in  front  and  rode 
straight  toward  the  colors  of  the  Sixty-Fifth  Illinois. 
We  looked  to  see  him  fall  every  minute,  but  luck 
seemed  to  be  with  him.  We  were  strnck  with  admira- 
tion. We  hoped  he  would  not  be  killed.  He  was  too 
brave  to  be  killed.  The  world  had  but  few  such  men. 
His  valiant  soldiers  were  close  behind  him,  though 
each  second  of  time  reduced  their  numbers.  On 
they  came,  determined  as  ever.  Gen.  Adams  no  doubt 
felt  encouraged,  as  he  was  so  near  our  line.  He 
spurred  his  horse  and  made  the  last  heroic  effort  to 
carry  his  line  forward  and  to  drive  us  out  of  our  line, 
but  we  would  not  go,  even  in  the  face  of  such  heroic 
effort.  Gen.  Adams  reached  our  line,  but  was  shot 
down  with  his  faithful  horse,  both  falling  together  on 
top  of  the  slight  entrenchment  that  we  had  on  this  line. 
Adams  was  mortally  wounded  and  soon  died,  and  his 
command  was  badly  shattered.  Their  loss  was  terrible, 
and  the  assault  had  failed  all  along  the  line ;  but  Hood 
sent  in  division  after  division,  and  it  was  assault  after 
assault  for  hours,  and  yet  we  held  our  ground,  night 
putting  a  stop  to  the  terrible  affair.  During  the  battle 
we  saw  scores  of  officers  fall  from  their  mounts,  but 
of  course  we  did  not  know  who  they  were  by  name. 
We  saw  the  Phil  Sheridan  of  the  Southern  army.  Gen. 


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Cleburne,  fall.  We  saw  the  jiride  of  Texas,  Gen.  Gran- 
bury,  fall.  Gen.  Scott  fell  right  in  my  front,  but  the 
one  great  spirit  who  appealed  the  strongest  to  our  ad- 
miration was  Gen.  John  Adams.  lie  rode  along  his 
line  and  became  cons[)icuous  while  he  was  quite  a  lit- 
tle distarice  out.  We  could  plainly  see  that  he  was 
very  intent  on  doing  something,  and  he  was  the  one  of 
all  others  that  we  were  to  do  business  witli.  As  he 
came  closer  and  closer  he  seemed  to  be  more  and  more 
intent.  He  was  riding  forward  through  such  a  rain 
of  bullets  that  no  one  had  any  reason  to  believe  that 
he  w^ould  escape  them  all,  but  he  seemed  to  be  in  the 
hands  of  the  llnsccn  ;  ])ut  at  last  the  spell  was  broken 
and  the  spirit  went  out  of  one  of  the  bravest  men  who 
ever  led  a  line  of  battle.    "Peace  be  to  his  ashes." 

To  my  mind,  the  battle  of  Franklin  was  the  most 
disastrous  of  all  the  battles  in  the  great  war.  The  loss 
in  generals  exceeded  that  of  any  two  great  battles,  not 
barring  Gettysburg  and  Chickamauga.  The  loss  in 
Gur  front  between  the  Lewisburg  I'ike  and  the  Co- 
lumbia Pike  was  the  greatest  ever  known  on  a  line  of 
that  length.  Within  three  himdred  yards  Adams, 
Scott,  Cleburne,  and  Granbi;;'  all  went  down,  along 
with  thousands  of  their  men,  good  and  true  as  ever 
marched  to  battle.  While  I  scarcely  ever  refer  to  the 
matter,  yet  I  have  a  pardonal^le  pride  in  the  fact  that  I 
was  a  huml)le  member  of  the  brigade  that  could  ami 
did  stop  a  host  led  by  such  invincible  spirits  as  Adams, 
Cleburne,  Scott,  and  Granbury,  and  the  lesser  lights, 
but  who  had  hearts  just  as  brave  as  their  superiors, 
and,  if  opirortunity  offered,  would  rise  to  the  full 
stature  of  tiicir  indomitable  leaders. 

Gen.  Hood  was  once  asked  why  he  did  not  succeed 
in  driving  Casement's  line  back  while  he  had  our  line, 
broken  on  the  Columbia  Pike.  His  answer  was  that 
his  assaulting  column  on  this  part  of  the  line  met  such 
a  continuous  and  livid  blaze  of  fire  that  no  mortals 
could  face  it;  that  on  this  part  of  the  line  he  suliered 
the  greatest  approximate  loss  that  was  ever  inflicted 
■  n  a  modern  army.  I  have  been  asked  by  survivors 
'  f  Adams's  Brigade  as  to  what  kind  of  men  compos.  1 
( "aseinent's  Brigade,  as  never  in  their  whole  career 
had  they  met  anything  like  the  fire  produced  by  them. 
In  explanation  I  will  say  that,  during  Bumside's  cam- 
paign in  F.ast  Tennessee  the  Sixty-Fifth  Illinois  and 
Sixty-Fifth  Indiana  were  both  mounted  infantry,  and 
were  to  a  great  extent  armed  with  breech-loading  rifles. 
In  the  spring  of  1864,  when  we  started  on  the  Atlanta 
cam]iaign,  they  were  dismounted,  but  to  a  great  extent 
retained  their  repeating  rifles.  Company  A,  of  the 
Sixty-Fifth  Indiana,  were  all  armed  with  Henry  rifles, 
"sixteen  shooters ;"  and  as  they  were  dead  shots,  there 
was  nothing  but  death  for  anybody  that  came  in  front 
of  them.  .'Vs  a  brigade,  I  presume  we  were  better 
armed  than  any  other,  but  we  do  not  claim  to  have 
been  picked  men.  We  were  just  the  common  ordinary 
"Western  soldiers."  Gen.  Casement  used  to  call  us 
"squirrel  shooters."  We  were  mostly  boys  from  the 
woods  and  small  towns  of  Indiana,  and  knew  how  to 
shoot  when  we  were  ten  years  old.  We  did  not  have 
to  go  to  war  to  learn  that. 

Gen.  Casement  w-as  well  liked.  We  had  perfect  con- 
fidence in  him  and  he  in  us.  He  is  still  living  at  his 
home  in  1'ainesville.  Ohio. 


As  to  any  criticism  on  the  great  battle  of  Franklin, 
I  will  say  but  little.  Hood  failed  to  press  his  advantage 
at  Spring  Hill.  Schofield  had  to  stop  at  Franklin  in 
order  to  save  his  wagon  train.  Hood  sought  to  re- 
trieve the  lost  opportunity  of  the  day  before  and  by 
one  grand,  supreme  effort  to  destroy  Schofield's  army 
before  he  could  retire  on  Nashville  and  unite  with 
Thomas.  Had  Hood  succeeded,  he  would  have  received 
the  plaudits  of  the  world,  and  his  name  and  fame 
would  have  been  perpetuated  in  song  and  story  for 
ages.  Wagner  made  a  mistake  in  trying  to  hold  the 
outpost  when  every  one  could  see  that  Hood  was  charg- 
ing with  a  line  four  times  the  length  of  Wagner's.  He 
should  have  withdrawn  his  men  and  placed  them  o  1 
the  reserve  line  near  the  Carter  House.  Had  he  don? 
so,  I  do  not  believe  our  line  would  have  been  broken 
on  the  pike  as  it  was;  and,  to  my  mind,  that  was  the 
crisis  of  the  whole  event.  We  had  no  fear  but  that  we 
could  hold  our  part  of  the  line  against  all  comers,  and 
I  am  not  ready  to  admit  that  Cleburne's  men  were  any 
more  valiant  than  those  of  Adams.  They  were  ail 
made  of  the  same  stuff,  and  such  courage  was  never 
evinced  by  the  officers  of  troops  of  any  other  coun'.rv. 


Another  Union  Veteran  Writi:s  of  Franklin. 

\\'.  D.  Thompson,  of  Minneapolis,  Kan.,  wrote 
Comrade  George  W.  Seawell  in  regard  to  his  article 
about  the  battle  of  Franklin  : 

"I  have  received  the  Confederate  Veteran  con- 
taining your  highly  interesting  'Remembrances  of 
I'lanklin,'  and  have  read  and  reread  your  article 
with  increasing  interest. 

"Like  all  who  participated  in  that  bloody  battle  and 
survived  it,  my  interest  never  flags.  I  carry  a  leaden 
memento  of  the  event,  received,  I  presume,  right  in 
front  of  where  your  regiment  struck  the  works.  I 
trust  this  letter  will  be  no  intrusion  upon  you,  and 
that  a  description  of  some  of  those  eventful  scenes 
by  one  who  viewed  them  from  the  "other  side"  may 
not  be  devoid  of  interest.  I  visited  that  battlefield  iii 
1890.  Dr.  Hanner,  Col.  Carter,  of  the  "Brick  House," 
and  other  gentlemen  showed  me  kindnesses  that  I 
gratefully  remember. 

"My  division  had  the  'scrap"  with  Hood's  army  at 
Spring  Hill  on  the  29th,  and  was  rear  guard  from 
Spring  Hill  to  Franklin.  From  your  article,  I  as- 
sume that  your  division  struck  the  Federal  works  just 
west  of  the  Columbia  pike,  and  extended  from  the 
pike  westward  into  the  locust  grove,  or  perhaps 
to  an  orchard  which  stood  just  west  of  the  locusts, 
the  trees  of  which  had  been  cut  and  placed  in  front 
of  the  Federal  works  as  abatis,  as  had  also  the  locusts. 
It  was  the  only  place  where  the  Federals  had  two 
lines  of  intrenchmcnts,  and  at  the  beginning  of  the 
battle  was  occupied  by  Strickland's  Brigade  of  Rog- 
ers's Division,  Twenty-Third  Corps.  Lane's  Bri- 
gade of  the  Second  Division,  Fourth  Army  Corps, 
occupied  a  position  four  hundred  and  seventy  yards 
in  front  (south)  of  Strickland's  Brigade  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  battle,  and  Opdycke's  P)rigade,  of  the 
same  division,  was  two  humlred  yards  in  the  rear 
(north)  of  Strickland's. 

"When  the  Confederates  advanced  upon  the  Feder- 
als the  troops  east  of  the  pike  seemed  to  be  somewhat 


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in  advance  of  those  on  the  west.  Tlie  whole  brigade 
was  ordered  to  retire,  which  they  hastily  did.  Those 
who  escaped  casualty  or  capture  took  place  with 
Strickland's  men.  Opdycke  deployed  his  brigade 
across  the  pike  and  advanced  to  the  works,  about 
one-third  of  his  men  taking  place  with  Strickland's 
men,  so  at  the  moment  of  impact  the  Federal  works 
at  that  point  were  held  by  two  and  one-third  brigades 
— viz.,  Strickland's,  the  most  of  Lane's,  and  one-third 
of  Opdycke's.  Lane's  men,  at  their  point  of  observa- 
tion, four  hundred  and  seventy  yards  in  front,  began 
to  dig  a  little  rifle  pit  to  cover  them,  but  it  was  only  a 
series  of  'half  moons,'  as  described,  I  believe,  by  Gen. 
Bate,  and  was  hastily  left,  and  proved  only  a  shelter, 
if  anything,  to  belated  Confederates  in  their  advarrr 

"Brown's  Division  (four  brigades)  aimed  to  str.ice 
Strickland's  position ;  but  one  Drigade,  Gordon's, 
wandered  across  (east)  the  pike  in  the  rush,  and 
broke  through  the  Federal  line  and  were  mostly  cap- 
tured in  the  advance  of  Opdycke  and  Reilly's  re- 
serves east  of  the  pike.  Gist,  Carter,  and  Strahl,  of 
Brown's  Division,  lifted  Strickland's  front  line  out 
of  their  works  by  the  force  of  their  impact,  and 
landed  among  the  men  occupying  his  second  line. 
Repeated  charges  and  countercharges  were  made  by 
Brown's  and  Strickland's  men  across  the  intervening- 
space  bet\\een  the  two  lines  of  works,  but  at  no  time 
was  any  part  of  Strickland's  second  line  taken  or  any 
part  of  his  front  line  recaptured.  The  Confederates 
held  the  latter  firmly  during  the  entire  conflict,  occu- 
pying the  ditch  outside;  and  Strickland's  men,  aided 
by  Lane's  and  Opdycke's,  as  tenaciously  clung  to  the 
former  (his  second  line).  The  two  lines  were  sixty- 
five  yards  apart  next  the  pike,  but  drew  closer  to- 
gether as  they  extended  westwardly. 

"Soon  after  dark  each  side  settled  down  to  steady 
work  (at  that  point),  each  behind  his  breastworks. 
Some  of  Bate's  men  sidestepped  to  the  right  and  found 
shelter  with  Brown's  men,  while  a  part  of  French's, 
from  Stewart's  Corps,  east  of  the  pike,  wandered 
over  to  the  west  and  mingled  with  Brown's,  as  on 
no  part  of  the  line  was  there  any  cover  whatever  for 
the  valiant  Confederates  except  the  short  works 
taken  from  Strickland.  Brown  lost  all  his  brigade 
commanders  (one  captured  and  three  dead),  and 
his  casualties  were  very  heavy.  When  your  division 
came  to  his  help,,  you  made  an  effort  to  get  Strick- 
land out  of  his  second  line  of  works,  as  described  by 
you ;  but  Strickland  was  immovable.  After  your  ar- 
rival but  two  feeble  efforts  were  made  by  Federals 
to  retake  the  works  lost  by  them  (Strickland) :  one 
by  the  colonel  of  the  Forty-Fourth  Missouri,  who 
succeeded  only  in  getting  less  than  one  hundred  of 
his  regiment  to  aid  in  his  foolish  and  vain  attempt, 
being  himself  seven  times  wounded  in  the  effort,  which 
accounts  for  his  regiment  sustaining  the  greatest  loss 
of  any  Federal  regiment  in  that  affair  (one  hundred 
and  sixty-three).  He  lost  fully  half  of  them  in  his 
coup. 

"Later  on  Gen.  Cox  sent  a  regiment  (One  Hundred 
and  Twelfth  Illinois)  from  the  extreme  left  (east) 
across  to  Strickland  to  dislodge  the  Confederates ; 
and  they,  in  the  darkness,  were  led  between  the  lines 
from  the  west,  marching  in  column,  but  the  head  of 
the  regiment  had  scarcely  entered  between  the  lines 


when  it  was  discovered  by  the  Confederates,  fired 
on.  and  very  properly  got  out  of  that  death  trap.  Oc- 
casionally thereafter  some  venturesome  fellow  would 
go  over  the  works  and  prowl  around  for  relics  or 
trophies,  which  may  account  for  the  lone  soldier 
you  write  of.  I  notice  Gen.  Johnson  reports  his  loss- 
es as  follows:  Dias,  119;  Alanigault,  91  ;  Sharp,  120; 
Brantly,  237;  artillery,  20.  I  never  could  understand 
that  artillery  loss  of  Johnson's,  as  all  accounts  seem, 
to  agree  that  the  Confederates  had  but  two  sections 
of  artillery  in  that  battle — one  east  of  the  pike  and 
one  with  Bate. 

"In  correspondence  with  participants  in  that  battle 
whom  I  deem  wholly  reliable,  on  both  sides.  I  am  led 
to  believe  that  there  was  a  couple  of  Federal  guns  on  a 
raised  platform  near  where  you  struck  the  line — per- 
haps near  your  left.  I  have  talked  with  Federal  sol- 
diers who  saw  that  battery  and  have  heard  of  a  Con- 
federate who,  in  the  charge,  penetrated  to  the  battery 
and  lay  concealed  under  the  platform  until  daylight. 
Did  you  observe  any  such  platform  or  hear  of  it,  and 
can  you  give  its  exact  location  ? 

"That  was  a  critical  conjuncture  at  Spring  Hill 
when  four  divisions  of  the  Federal  army  passed  the 
Confederate  bivouac,  disturbing  Johnson's  picket 
line  near  the  Columbia  pike.  A  number  of  our  strag- 
glers are  reported  to  have  penetrated  your  camp, 
supposing  our  troops  had  gone  into  camp  for  the 
night,  and,  on  finding  their  mistake,  to  have  resumed 
their  tramp  without  asking  for  lodgings  with  you 
or  bespeaking  your  hospitality." 


ORGANIZED  PRISONEKS  IN  CAMP  DOUGLAS. 

The  following  article  was  written  sometime  ago. 
The  author  is  Mr.  Otway  Bradfute  Norvell,  a  son  of 
the  late  Samuel  G.  Norvell,  of  Lynchburg,  Va.,  and 
a  near  relative  of  .Senator  John  W.  Daniel. 

He  enlisted  while  a  mere  boy,  and  served  in  Com- 
pany B,  Second  Kentucky  Cavalry.  He  was  with 
Gen.  John  H.  Morgan  in  his  celebrated  raid  through 
Ohio,  and  was  captured  and  sent  to  Camp  Douglas. 
Some  years  after  the  war  he  was  paralyzed,  and  while 
at  the  Soldiers'  Home,  in  Richmond,  Va.,  where  he 
had  gone  for  treatment,  five  prizes  were  offered  by 
some  gentleman  of  that  city  for  articles  on  incidents 
and  battles  of  the  war  in  which  the  writers  took  part. 
Quite  a  number  of  veterans  at  the  home  competed 
for  these  prizes,  and  this  paper  was  awarded  the  first 
prize.  It  was  written  under  great  difficulties,  as  Com- 
rade Norvell  was  almost  entirely  paralyzed,  having 
only  the  partial  use  of  his  left  arm,  and  had  to  be 
propped  by  pillows  while  writing. 

Secret  Order  in  Camp  Douglas. 
Early  in  the  spring  of  1864  the  Confederate  prison- 
ers at  Camp  Douglas,  111.,  abandoned  all  hope  of  be- 
ing exchanged  or  paroled.  Bribing  the  guards, 
tunneling  out,  and  the  other  ways  by  which  many 
had  obtained  freedom  during  the  fall  and  winter 
preceding  were  effectually  stopped  by  the  vigilance 
of   the   authorities.      No   chance   of   escape   now  re- 


Qoi>federate  l/eteraij. 


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mained  except  to  pass  the  guard  by  force.  This  was 
attempted  many  times  by  small  parties,  but  in  no 
instance  with  more  than  partial  success.  (Jcca- 
sinnally  one  or  two  escapcil,  but  some  were  always 
killed  or  wounded  and  the  others  closely  ctjufmed. 
.After  each  such  attempt  more  stringent  prison  rules 
were  enforced,  thus  ]nmishing  all  and  benefiting  very 
few.  That  all  might  be  benefited,  an  organization 
was  commenced  having  for  its  object  the  surprise 
and  capture  of  the  garrison,  the  seizure  of  their  arms 
and  munitions,  and  escape  to  the  Confederacy  in  a 
body.  The  plan  of  organization  was  matured  and 
executed  by  seven  men,  members  of  Gen.  John  H. 
Morgan's  command.  There  names  were  A.  W. 
Cockrell,  Harmon  H.  Bartow,  Clayton  Anderson, 
John  H.  Waller,  E.  M.  Headelson,  Winder  Monroe, 
and  O.  B.  Norvell. 

It  was  an  undertaking  requiring  the  greatest  cau- 
tion, secrecy,  and  patience.  An  oath  of  implicit  obe- 
dience and  fidelity,  as  binding  as  words  could  express, 
was  adopted.  Strong  men,  who  had  faced  unmoved 
the  fury  of  battle,  were  seen  to  pale  and  tremble  when 
uttering  it.  They  swore  before  God  that  they  would 
"uidiesitatingly  C)bey  those  placed  in  authority  over" 
them;  that  "no  circumstances  of  reward,  intimida- 
tion, or  torture"  should  "induce"  them  to  "divulge  any 
secret  of  the  order ;"  and  that  to  any  traitor  of  the 
cause  "may  his  path  through  life  be  thorny  and  thrift- 
less, and  the  execrations  of  good  men  everywhere 
follow  him  and  his  children's  children  who  betrays 
the  cause  of  his  coimtry  and  his  comrades." 

Every  possible  means  was  employed  by  the  author- 
ities to  keep  themselves  informed  of  all  that  was 
going  on  among  the  prisoners.  Those  who  were 
known  to  be  true  Confederates  and  influential  were 
objects  of  special  suspicion  and  surveillance.  The 
weak  and  unprincipled  were  persuaded  to  apply  for 
the  oath  of  allegiance  to  the  United  States  by  em- 
ployment and  more  abundant  rations,  and  were  ever- 
watchful  spies  upon  all  who  preferred  to  be  faithful. 
Yankee  soldiers,  in  clothes  taken  from  Confederate 
prisoners,  were  put  in  all  the  barracks  and  played  the 
part  of  captives,  for  the  purpose  of  ferreting  out  the 
secrets  of  true  men.  The  most  expert  detectives  in 
the  country  were  employed  to  the  same  end.  The 
"committee  of  seven"  knew  all  these  facts.  It  was 
therefore  necessary  to  so  work  that  the  fewest  num- 
ber could  be  betrayed,  in  case  a  bad,  or  even  im]iru- 
dent,  man  was  admitted  to  the  order.  The  character 
of  every  man  proposed  for  membership  was  thorough- 
ly investigated,  and  had  to  be  unanimously  ai)|)ro\ed 
by  the  committee,  before  one  word  was  allowed  to 
be  said  to  him.  If  worthy,  one  member  was  selected 
to  cautiously  learn  of  him  whether  or  not  he  would 
join  in  such  a  movement.  If  willing  to  do  so,  he  was 
informed  in  the  strictest  confidence  that  one  was  or- 
ganizing, and  the  oath  administered.  If  unwilling 
or  backward,  the  subject  would  be  dropped.  He 
would,  of  course,  be  known  to  all  members  of  the  com- 
mittee, but  would  know  only  the  one  who  enlisted 
him. 

That  intL-lligcnt  men  were  willing  to  take  such  steps 
ahnost  blindfolded  is  proof  of  the  desperate  situa- 
tion in  which  they  considered  themselves.  No  in- 
strument of  writing  was  allowed  to  be  kept  that,  if 


found  by  the  authorities,  could  possibly  reveal  any  se- 
cret. Memorandums  had  sometimes  to  be  made  on 
scraps  of  paper,  wood,  or  other  material,  but  always 
in  a  manner  to  be  understood  only  by  the  person  who 
made  them.  The  form  of  oath  was  committed  to 
memory  by  each  member  of  the  committee,  and  was 
known  only  by  them.  All  were  careful  that  no  act 
should  attract  notice  or  excite  suspicion.  Opportu- 
nities for  a  full  meeting  of  the  committee  seldom  oc- 
curred, and  whenever  they  happened  the  possibility 
of  being  overheard  by  outsiders  was  avoided.  The 
large  inclosure  and  free  intercourse  with  each  other 
allowed  the  prisoners  at  this  time  made  this  practi- 
cable. Two  or  three  or  four  could  meet  at  any  time 
without  danger.  The  recruit  was  always  sworn  in 
some  retired  part  of  the  prison  grounds,  as  if  the 
two  men  were  in  ordinarj'  conversation.  He  was 
then  instructed  to  keep  a  strict  watch  on  everybody 
about  him,  and  report  to  his  chief  the  least  secret  or 
unusual  action  on  the  part  of  either  the  guards  or 
prisoners.  By  this  means  the  committee  was  kept 
informed  of  everything  that  happened  in  or  about  the 
prison.  Contemplated  raids  against  the  guards  by 
small  parties  were  m  this  way  discovered,  and  in  most 
cases  prevented. 

The  posting  of  an  extra  guard  or  the  change  of 
even  a  few  feet  in  the  position  of  a  guard's  beat  was 
at  once  reported.  It  was  very  important  to  keep  a 
watch  upon  the  authorities,  and  for  this  purpose  a 
shrewd  member  of  the  order  was  selected  to  apply 
for  the  oath  of  allegiance  and  obtain  employment  in 
the  garrison  square.  Through  him  everything  that 
transpired  on  that  side  of  the  line  of  concern  to  the 
committee  was  made  known  to  them  after  work 
hours.  So  successful  was  he  at  last  that  the  report 
of  the  adjutant  to  the  commander  of  the  post  was 
not  more  complete.  By  midsummer  a  sufificient  num- 
ber of  the  best  men  in  each  of  the  sixty-four  barracks 
had  been  sworn  into  the  order  to  insure  the  coi'ipera- 
tion  of  all  when  the  time  to  strike  arrived.  Manv 
men  known  to  be  true  and  counted  on  were,  because 
of  too  little  control  of  their  tongues,  kept  ignorant 
of  what  was  going  on.  At  this  stage  of  the  game 
only  close-mouthed  men  were  wanted.  So  far,  noth- 
ing had  happened  to  excite  the  apprehension  of  the 
authorities. 

The  sudden  stopping  of  raids  on  the  guards  they 
no  doubt  attributed  to  their  watchfulness  and  good 
management.  During  all  this  time  everything  found 
in  the  prison  that  could  be  made  to  serve  as  a  weapon 
(such  as  sticks,  stones,  beef  bones,  lumps  of  coal,  vials 
and  the  tin  cans  filled  with  sand)  was  buried  or  other- 
wise hid,  to  be  used  when  needed.  A  few  axes  and 
hatchets  stolen  from  workmen  were  included.  The 
axes  and  hatchets  were  to  be  used  in  cutting  through 
the  fence,  the  missiles  to  be  thrown  at  the  parapet 
guards.    All  was  now  ready  for  work. 

The  losses  in  \''irginia,  Temiessee,  and  Georgia 
compelled  the  sending  of  all  the  trained  soldiers  in 
the  North  to  the  front,  and  those  acting  as  guards  at 
Cainp  Douglas  were  relieved  by  new  levies.  This 
was  decided  to  be  the  opportunity  to  strike,  and  prep- 
arations were  at  once  begun  for  it.  The  prisoners 
were  formed  into  companies,  regiments,  and  brigades. 
All  officers  were  selected  bv  the  committee,  and  down 


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(Confederate  l/etcra^. 


to  the  grade  of  captain  from  the  members  of  the  or- 
der. Each  of  the  sixty-four  barracks  was  to  furnish 
a  company.  Ten  companies  made  a  regiment,  antl 
three  regiments  a  brigade.  Two  brigades  were 
formed.  J.  H.  Waller  was  chosen  to  the  supreme  com- 
mand, A.  W.  Cockrell  to  command  the  first  brigade 
and  E.  M.  Headleston  the  second.  The  other  members 
of  the  committee  were  to  lead  the  different  storming 
parties,  and  afterwards  to  command  regiments  and  fill 
stafif  positions.  It  was  now  necessary  to  intrust  the 
secrets  of  the  order  to  a  much  larger  number  of  mem- 
bers. Still  the  utmost  caution  was  observed.  Cap- 
tains of  barracks  were  appointed  and  informed  what 
their  duties  would  be.  They  were  each  to  select  a 
certain  number  of  their  most  determined  men  for  the 
different  attacking  parties.  One  of  these  was  to 
charge  and  capture  the  guardhouse,  secure  the  arms, 
and  surprise  the  officers  and  soldiers  in  their  quarters. 
Another  was  to  drive  the  sentinels  from  the  parapet 
along  the  whole  line ;  another  to  break  through  the 
fence  at  a  point  near  where  the  artillery  was  parked, 
and  seize  it.  These  attacks  were  to  be  made  simul- 
taneously, at  about  three  o'clock  in  the  morning, 
when  ail  would  be  asleep  except  those  on  duty. 
This  part  of  the  undertaking  was  not  considered 
difficult  or  of  uncertain  issue.  The  garrison  was 
small  and  composed  of  perfectly  raw  troops.  The 
assailants,  though  armed  only  with  sticks  and  stones, 
were  numerous,  and  the  veterans  of  Bragg  and  Long- 
street,  Morgan  and  Forest,  made  desperate  by  an 
unjust  and  cruel  detention  in  prison.  Much  the 
harder  part  would  be  to  reach  the  Confrderate 
lines.  The  distance  from  Chicago  to  Dixie  was 
appreciated,  as  well  as  the  difficulty  of  controlling 
so  large  a  body  of  men  under  such  circumstances. 
All  hke  matters  had  been  considered,  and  a  course 
« I  action  marked  out  for  every  contingency.  More 
'-:.z.'i;  eighteen  hundred  men  had  taken  the  oath  of 
■;':e  order,  and  at  least  six  thousand  were  thought  to 
be  reliable.  These  were  to  be  the  first  armed,  and  to 
compel  obedience  of  the  rest  if  necessary.  As  far 
as  practicable,  all  telegraph  lines  were  to  be  destroyed 
and  railroads  obstructed.  The  city  was  not  to  be 
entered.  The  strictest  measures  were  to  be  used  to 
prevent  any  one  from  doing  so.  The  nearest  Con- 
federate force  was  under  command  of  Gen.  Sterling 
Price,  in  Missouri,  and  in  that  direction  it  was  intend- 
ed to  move  as  fast  as  possible.  It  was  hoped  that 
Rock  Island  could  be  reached  in  time  to  release  the 
prisoners  there. 

About  the  time  all  was  ready  and  it  was  thought 
certain  that  freedom  and  glory  would  be  achieved. 
a  letter  was  received  I  v  a  member  of  the  order  which 
caused  delay  and,  in  the  end,  the  collapse  of  the  en- 
terprise. 

There  is  little  doubt  that  but  for  this  letter  the  pris- 
oners in  Camp  Douglas  would  have  escaped.  It  came 
to  a  relative  of  Maj.  Thomas  Hines,  of  Morgan's 
command,  and  was  so  worded  as  to  convince  him 
there  was  a  hidden  meaning  in  it.  It  stated  :  "Tom  is 
in  Illinois  in  prosperous  business."  He  believed 
"Tom"  meant  Maj.  Hines,  and  his  "business"  to  be 
of  interest  to  the  Camp  Douglas  prisoners.  So  also 
believed  the  committee  when  the  letter  reached  them 
by   the   usual  channel.     After   much  discussion   and 


difference  of  opinion  as  to  alteration  of  plan,  it  was 
decided  to  postpone  the  attack  until  communication 
with  him  could  be  opened,  if  he  was  in  Illinois.  Jo- 
seph Gray,  a  member  of  the  order,  who  was  well 
known  to  Maj.  Hines,  undertook  to  get  out  of  prison 
and  report  the  facts.  Through  an  acquaintance  who 
had  applied  for  the  oath  of  allegiance  and  was  em- 
ployed in  the  Federal  square,  be  bribed  the  soldier 
in  charge  of  the  working  party  to  release  the  two 
for  seventy-five  dollars  in  greenbacks.  The  money 
was  subscribed  by  members  of  the  order,  and  in  due 
time  Gray  left.  He  parted  company  with  his  com- 
panion on  the  outside,  and  without  detection  joined 
Maj.  Hines.  He  carried  with  him  a  "key"  for  writing 
letters  to  the  committee,  which  was  contrived  by 
John  Waller.  Three  duplicates  of  it  were  left  in  pris- 
on. It  was  made  of  foolscap  paper,  by  cutting  out 
squares  between  the  lines  of  irregular  lengths  at  in- 
tervals of  several  inches.  Any  number  could  be 
made  exactly  alike  by  placing  the  sheets  evenly  one 
on  the  other  and  cutting  through  all.  When  he 
wrote  he  laid  the  key  on  his  sheet  of  paper  and  in- 
serted in  the  spaces  all  that  was  important.  Then, 
taking  off  the  key,  he  would  fill  the  blank  places  with 
any  words  required  to  make  acceptable  sentences. 
When  received  by  the  committee,  the  duplicate  key 
would  be  laid  on  it  and  all  of  import  be  shown  in  the 
spaces.  Gray  soon  reported  that  Maj.  Hines  was  in 
Illinois  with  a  force,  and  intended  to  surprise  the 
garrison  and  release  the  prisoners.  Until  this  unin- 
telligible'letter  v»'as  received,  no  thought  of  help  from 
the  outside  was  entertained,  nor  was  there  any  knowl- 
edge of  it  until  Gray  was  heard  from.  The  organiza- 
tion among  the  prisoners  was  then  complete  and  in 
perfect  working  order. 

From  this  time  the  plan  of  independent  action  by 
the  prisoners  was  abandoned,  and  nothing  done  ex- 
cept to  keep  in  readiness  for  assisting  the  attack  on 
the  outside.  This  was  expected  and  prepared  for  on 
two  occasions,  and  each  time  failed.  In  the  first  in- 
stance the  unexpected  reenforcement  of  the  garrison 
interfered  and  made  a  change  in  the  plan  of  assault 
necessary.  The  second  was  prevented  by  the  discov- 
ery of  the  plot  on  the  outside  and  the  arrest  of  a  num- 
ber of  the  leaders  in  Chicago.  How  this  discovery 
was  made  was  never  known  by  those  in  confinement, 
but  it  was  certainly  by  no  act  of  treachery  or  impru- 
dence of  any  member  of  the  order.  They  were  every 
one  true  to  the  last  in  all  respects.  It  was  believed 
by  the  authorities  that  the  prisoners  were  organized 
and  waiting  for  an  opportunity  to  overpower  the 
guards.  Steps  were  promptly  taken  to  make  any 
move  by  them  impossible.  The  guards  were  doubled 
and  every  precaution  increased.  An  offer  of  liberty 
and  money  was  made  to  any  one  who  would  turn 
traitor  and  betray  the  leaders.  Free  intercourse  be- 
tween the  prisoners  was  now  prohibited,  and  the 
guards  were  ordered  to  fire  on  any  assemblage  of 
more  than  three  of  them  outside  of  the  barracks. 
These  were  always  crowded  inside,  making  secrecy 
impossible.  All  were  made  to  go  to  bed  at  sunset, 
and  remain  there  until  sunrise,  and  forbidden  to  speak 
or  in  any  way  communicate  with  each  other  during 
that  time.  If  compelled  to  leave  the  barracks  during 
the   night,  the  trip  had  to  be  made  undressed,  not 


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171 


■faster  than  a  walk,  ami  singly.  Placards  were  nailed 
on  all  the  doors  with  these  rules  printed  on  them ; 
also  information  that  cannon,  charged  with  grape 
and  canister  shot,  were  in  position  all  around  the 
prison,  and  would  be  opened  on  the  crowd  indis- 
criminately, and  the  "innocent  and  guilty  sufifer  alike" 
if  any  attempt  at  an  outbreak  was  made.  The  grounds 
and  barracks  were  patroled  day  and  night  by  the  most 
brutal  men  of  the  garrison,  doubly  armed.  They 
were  allowed,  if  not  instructed,  to  be  domineering  and 
harsh.  For  the  slightest  violation  of  these  rules, 
and  oftener  without  any  pretext,  acts  of  cruelty  were 
committed  that  would  shame  savages.  Prisoners 
were-  beaten  with  clubs,  strapped  with  pistol  belts, 
bung  up  by  their  thmnbs,  placed  astride  trestles  with 
heavy  weights  attached  to  their  feet,  and  in  more  than 
one  instance  murdered.  Thm'igh  all  this  the  or- 
ganization was  maintained  uiuil  the  prisoners  were 
nleased,  but  no  opportunity  ever  again  occurred 
In  give  hope  of  escape.  In  February,  1865,  the  ex- 
change was  resumed,  and  all  who  had  not  applied 
for  the  oath  of  allegiance  were  returned  to  the  South. 
Many  had  been  in  confinement  nineteen  or  twenty 
months,  had  not  shared  the  dangers  and  glories  of 
the  soldiers  in  the  field,  but  felt  they  had  borne  man- 
fully their  part  of  privations  and  sufferings  that  fell 
to  the  lot  of  all  who  were  true  to  the  Confcderacv. 
Arriving  in  Dixie,  lie  seal  was  taken  from  the  lips 
of  the  members  of  the  "secret  order  in  Cnmp  Doug- 
las."   

AVOTHER  "OLD"  CONFEDERATE. 

J.  W.  Til  mas,  Tchuacana.  Tex.,  of  the  Forty-Third 
North  Carohra  Regiment,  regrets  that  the  Vkterax 
omitted  the  name  or  even  the  con  •  of  "The  Old 
Confederate"  Tar  Heel  who  vv-as  itioned  on  page 
71  of  the  February  Veteran.  He  desires  it  still,  and 
says : 

"I  should  like  10  know  more  about  him,  as  I  was 
a  member  of  the  same  regiment  and  remember  well 
where  we  were  on  the  day  of  which  he  speaks — April 
19,  1S64.  I  know  nothing  of  the  particular  incident 
of  which  he  speaks,  but  I  remember  well  that  about 
noon  on  a  lovely  Sabbath  day,  April  17,  1864,  we  sur- 
prised and  captured  the  outposts  of  the  enemy  near 
Plymouth,  N.  C,  at  which  time  the  fight  opened  in 
earnest,  and  lasted  until  about  noon  on  Wednesday, 
the  20th,  when  the  last  fort  surrendered,  the  Con- 
federates, under  den.  Hoke,  capturing  the  town,  with 
all  the  Federal  forces,  and  destroying  their  gunboats 
on  the  Roanoke  River. 

"I  remember  many  thrilling  events  of  those  throe 
days.  We  made  a  hazardous  charge  about  sundown 
Monday,  through  a  thicket  where  the  enemy  had 
cut  the  timbers  and  felled  it  in  our  direction,  making 
a  cbevaux-de-frisc,  which  retarded  our  progress. 

"After  that  memorable  charge  upon  a  fort  about 
a  mile  from  the  town,  which  was  surrendered  during 
the  night,  our  company  (H),  and  perhaps  all  the  regi- 
ment, was  sent  around  between  tlie  fort  and  town  to 
prevent  rcenforcements  from  the  latter,  and  there  we 
bad  to  lie  flat,  as  we  would  be  exposed  to  shell  and 
grapcshot  from  the  .gunboats  tlie  remainder  of  the 
night,  and,  as  this  older  comrade  says,  we  came  very 
near  freezing. 


"On  April  27,  near  Little  Washington,  N.  C,  I  was 
wounded  by  a  fragment  of  a  shell  from  a  gunboat  on 
Tar  River,  from  the  effects  of  which  I  was  absent  until 
August  6,  when  I  rejoined  them  by  the  Potomac 
River  as  they  were  returning  from  a  raid  in  Mary- 
land. On  August  21,  in  a  skirmish  fight  near  Charles- 
town,  Va.,  I  was  again  wounded,  losing  my  right  arm. 
Was  also  shot  in  left  shoulder — bullet  still  in  left  lung 
— and  was  shot  through  left  thigh.  That  of  course 
put  an  end  to  my  active  service. 

^  "Will  some  member  of  the  old  Forty-Third  North 
Carolina  tell  us  who  floored  that  bridge  across  Bach- 
elor's Creek  in  Eastern  North  Carolina  on  Monday 
morning,  February  i,  1864?  Many  of  the  regiment 
will  remember  that  attack  before  day  and  the  halt 
we  made  on  account  of  the  floor  being  thrown  off 
the  bridge  and  the  charge  we  made  after  day  for  each 
man  to  go  by  some  wagon  that  had  been  driven  down 
there  containing  some  pontoon  bridges  and  take  one 
plank  each  to  floor  that  bridge.  Now,  my  object  for 
asking  this  question  is  to  set'tle  Comrade'Stewart,  of 
Dallas,  Tex.,  who  belonged  to  a  North  Carolina  bat- 
talion, and  says  his  battalion  floored  the  bridge.  It 
has  always  been  my  understanding  that  it  was  floored 
by  Company  A,  of  the  Forty-Third  North  Carolina 
Regiment.    Which  of  us  is  mistaken  ? 

"Comrade  Stewart  and  I  also  disagree  as  to  the 
number  of  deserters  captured  and  hung  on  that  raid. 
I  understood  that  there  were  twenty-three  in  all,  that 
two  were  hung  the  first  day,  thirteen  the  next,  and 
eight  the  third  day,  while  Friend  Stewart  understands 
the  numlier  to  be  different,  and  that  they  were  all 
hung  at  the  same  time.  Which  is  mistaken?  Should 
this  come  under  the  observation  of  our  old  colonel. 
T.  S.  Kenan,  will  he  please  reply  with  a  decision  in 
regard  to  the  above  ?  Or  we  would  be  pleased  to  hear 
from  any  members  of  the  old  Forty-Third  North 
Carolina  Regiment." 

Suitable  Palmer  Memorial. — Looking  back 
over  the  long,  faithful,  and  useful  life  of  the  "beloved 
and  lamented  Dr.  B.  M.  Palmer  and  the  services  ren- 
dered by  him  to  the  many  thousand',  who  felt  his  holv 
influence  in  the  city  of  New  Orleann,  it  r,eems  most  ap- 
propriate that  a  high  school  for  boys  and  girls  should 
be  determined  upon  as  a  mwiiorial.  The  Palmer 
Memorial  Association  met  in  New  Orleans  in  Febru- 
ary, 1903,  and  it  was  decided  to  call  a  meeting  of  all 
the  white  pastors  of  that  city  early  in  March  to  con- 
fer with  them  and  solicit  their  aid  in  the  project  for 
the  erection  of  such  an  ajipropriate  memorial. 

The  Veteran  for  June,  1900,  containing  his  pro- 
found address  at  the  Louisville  reunion,  will  be  sent 
free  for  the  asking  to  subscribers  who  did  not  receive 
that  number. 

Inquiry  Concerning  P.  G.  Burton. — Information 
is  sought  for  facts  regarding  the  fate  of  Peter  G.  Bur- 
ton, who  was  in  Company  B,  Gordon's  Regiment, 
Shelby's  Brigade.  He  became  ill  July  4,  1863,  at 
Helena.  Ark.,  and  v.as  supposed  to  have  gone  to  Dr. 
Slaughter's,  near  Stranghcnton,  and  was  never  after- 
wards heard  from.  His  home  was  in  Higginsville, 
Mo.     Address  M.  L.  Belt,  of  that  place. 


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THE  LOYALTY  TO  MASTER  OF  EEUBEN  MAY. 
Capt.  W.  H.  May,  of  Marion,  Ala.,  who  commanded  Com- 
pany G,  Third  .Alabama  Infantry-,  writes  of  his  faithful  slave, 
Reuben  : 

"The  just  tribute  to  the  faithfuhiess  of  a  negro,  'Fred 
Pouncey,'  by  J.  R.  McLendon,  of  Naftel,  Ala.,  furnishes  an  ex- 
ample worthy  to  be  remembered  of  the  real  relationship  of  the 
master-and-slave  period.  Once  before  this  I  attempted  to  give 
you  an  account  of  my  boy,  Reuben  May,  black  in  all  but  heart 
and  faithfulness,  but  the  effort  fell  so  far  short  of  the  deserts 
of  Reuben  that  I  desisted.  In  him  there  is  an  e.xample  for 
faithfulness  that  cannot  be  excelled. 

"For  generations  Rube's  ancestors  had  belonged  to  my 
father's  family.  He  was  born  a  few  years  after  I  was,  brought 
up  a  house  boy,  his  mother  the  cook,  his  father  the  foreman 
on  the  plantation.  When  the  war  broke  out  Rube  was  taken 
along  as  a  servant.  He  soon  became  well  and  favorably  known 
in  the  regiment,  and  was  with  it  in  all  its  campaigns,  even 
into  Maryland  and  Pennsylvania.  During  the  battle  of  Gettys- 
burg he  possessed  himself  of  a  piece  of  gingham,  of  which  he 
gave  me  enough  to  make  two  shirts.  I  asked  him  no  questions 
as  to  the  manner  of  obtaining  it,  remembering  the  words,  "Eat 
what  is  set  before  you,  asking  no  questions.' 

"The  actual  love  this  good  boy  bore  me  was  exemplified  after 
each  battle  by  his  greeting  me  with  outstretched  hands  and  with 
tears  streaming  down  his  cheeks.  When  I  was  wounded  at  the 
battle  of  the  Wilderness,  Reuben's  anxiety  was  intense  until 
he  found  out  it  was  not  serious.  Often  in  camp,  when  our 
rations  were  scarce,  he  would  come  to  me  and  propose  that  he 
go  out  'foraging.'  I  would  hand  him  my  purse  with  no 
thought  of  counting  the  money,  and  sometimes  he  would  be 
gone  a  week.  But  my  faith  was  strong,  and  he  never  failed 
me.  After  the  war  he  followed  me  home  as  best  he  could,  and 
went  about  his  business  as  he  had  always  done,  never  men- 
tioning price  or  pay. 

"I  had  hired  the  other  negro  men  to  cut  and  split  wood  to 
sell  to  steamboats.  After  this  a  certain  order  was  issued  by  a 
certain  officer  of  the  Freedman's  Bureau  at  Selma,  Ala.,  that 
all  people  hiring  freedmen  should  enter  into  a  written  con- 
tract, signed  by  both  parties,  which  was  to  be  submitted  to 
said  officer  for  approval,  the  officer  to  be  paid  one  dollar.  In 
conforming  to  this  order  I  called  up  the  men,  stated  the  nature 
of  the  order,  wrote  the  contract,  and  all  signed  it  but  Rube, 
who  sat  off  a  little  way  with  bowed  head.  I  was  chagrined  that 
my  faithful  boy  should  fail  in  this  extremity  and  not  enter 
mto  what  I  thought  was  good  for  them  and  good  for  me,  but 
said  nothing  until  all  had  left,  when  I  asked :  'Rube,  what  was 
the  matter?'  He  raised  his  sad  eyes  to  me  and  said:  'Mas' 
William,  ain't  I  free?'  'Yes,'  said  I.  'Well,  if  I  am,  what 
have  the  Yankees  got  to  do  with  it?'  I  explained  as  best  I 
could,  appreciating  the  boy  as  never  before.  'Well,'  said  he, 
'no  contract  for  you  and  me.  I  am  going  to  live  where  you 
live  as  long  as  I  live  unless  you  drive  mc  away  from  you.  I 
have  lived  with  you  all  my  life  without  a  contract,  and  don't 
want  one  now.' 

"Faithful  creature!  He  so  lived,  he  so  died.  On  his  death- 
bed, the  last  time  I  went  in  to  see  him,  I  sat  down  beside  him. 
He  crawled  closer  and  put  his  head  on  my  leg  and  seemed  sat- 
isfied. The  next  day  he  died.  He  was  buried  in  my  uniform. 
His  loyalty  and  faithfulness  is  a  sad  but  sweet  memory.  Can 
such  another  example  be  presented?" 

It  is  a  fact  that  since  the  adoption  of  the  new  Constitution 
the  checkrein  of  both  white  and  black  seems  to  have  been  let 
down,  and  more  good  feeling  exists  than  at  any  time  since  the 
war. 


MASTER  AND  BODY  SERVANT. 
The  photograph  represents  Mr.  E.  B.  Mobley,  Rock  Hill,  S. 

C,  Company  F,  Sixth  South  Carolina  Infantrj',  and  Hampton 
Stratford,  aged  seventy-eight,  who  was  his  faithful  body  serv- 
ant during  the  entire  war. 

Mr.  Mobley  says  of  his  army  career: 

"At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  I  was  a  member  of  a  Chester 
County  (S.  C.)  cavalry  troop,  and  did  not  leave  home  with  the 
regiment  with  which  I  was  afterwards  identified — the  Sixth 
South  Carolina  Infantry. 

"After  waiting  for  nearly  two  montlis.  we  became  impatient, 
and  nine  of  us,  accompanying  Capt.  W.  P.  Crawford,  went  to 
Summerville  and  joined  the  command  mentioned.  That  regi- 
ment proceeded  to  Richmond  about  the  middle  of  July.     We 


E.    B.    MOBLEV, 
Company  F.  .South  Carolina  Infintry,  and  his  old  serv:int.  Hampton  Stratford. 

remained  there  several  days,  and  reached  Manassas  Junction 
about  noon  of  the  day  of  the  first  battle.  After  a  short  delay, 
we  went  on  the  field,  but  the  Yankees  had  left  for  Washing- 
ton. On  our  way  to  the  field  we  met  a  man  on  horseback  car- 
rying in  front  of  him  the  body  of  Col.  Fisher,  of  North  Caro- 
lina, who  was  killed  that  day. 

"I  was  with  my  regiment  in  most  of  its  engagements — and 
it  saw  hard  service — being  wounded  at  the  battle  of  second 
Manassas.  The  regiment  left  Chester  on  the  day  I  was  twenty- 
one  years  old,  and  1  spent  my  twenty-fifth  anniversary  as  a 
prisoner  at  Appom3tto.\.  Out  of  the  ten  of  us  who  left  the 
cavalry  and  joined  the  Sixth  Infantry,  only  two  returned  home 
with  it." 


Questionable  Gratitude. — A  well-known  and  revered  Meth- 
odist bishop  who  occupies  an  enviable  niche  in  the  hearts  of  his 
fellow-men,  irrespective  of  color  or  creed,  was  called  upon 
many  years  ago  to  make  a  few  remarks  in  a  gathering  com- 


Qoi)federate  l/eteraF). 


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I  posed  of  colored  bietlircn.    Having  responded  according  to  his 

I  genial  iiglit,  he  seated  himself  to  give  place  to  the  next  speaker, 

I  and  the  following  drippings  fell  upon  his  ear,  out  of  the  full- 

I  ness  of  dusky  eloquence :   "We  thank  thee,  O  Lord,  for  the 

'  Bible,  the  Book  of  Truth !     We  thank   thee   for  the  gospel, 

I  which  lias  been  dispensed  with  this  day.     And  O,  Lord,  we 

I  thank  thee  for  the  sermon  from  our  young  brother,  which  has 
been  listened  to  with  so  much  patience!" 


Part  of  tiiic  Wedding  Ceremony. — Bishop  Elliott,  of  re- 
vered memory,  had  occasion  during  his  long  service  in  Mis- 
sissippi to  marry  many  couples,  and  it  became  his  recognized 
right  in  time  to  give  the  bride  her  first  kiss  after  the  knot  was 
tied.  Vi.siting  one  of  the  plantations  when  a  wedding  in  the 
quarters  was  imminent,  he  was  asked  to  officiate.  James,  the 
jouthful  groom,  had  accompanied  his  young  master  to  many 
wedding  feasts,  and  knew  the  proclivity  of  the  beloved  ecclesi- 
astic, and  he  astonished  the  spectators  when  the  bishop  admon- 
ished him  to  salute  !iis  bride  by  stepping  back  with  slavish  defer- 
ence and  groomlike  dignity  an<!  exclaiming:  "Yo'  turn  first. 
boss  I" 

Negro  Sagacity. — Negroes  usually  have  a  ready  answer, 
even  for  the  most  unexpected  question.  The  Washington  Star 
tells  of  a  man  who  visited  the  scene  of  the  Battle  of  Antie- 
tam,  and  there  met  an  old  colored  man,  who  took  pleasure  in 
oxplaining  all  "facts"  about  the  engagement.  The  negro  was 
asked  if  he  was  present  when  the  fight  look  place,  and  his  an- 
swer was :  "Sartinly,  sah ;  sure  I  was  right  heah."  "Then  you 
must  have  seen  the  whole  thin.g?"  "'Deed  I  did,  sah;  an'  it 
WU7.  right  bilious  times.  s.tIi."  "What  jiosition  did  you  occu- 
py?" "I  wuz  down  in  de  celler.  sah.  I  got  down  dar  to  keep 
out  dc  way  of  de  Yankees,  'case  I  knowed  dat  I  would  be 
'bleeged  tcr  whoop  fer  dcm.  an"  I  knowed  dat  Marse  Bob  Lee 
didn't  'spec'  dat  of  me.  so  I  jist  got  down  in  de  celler,  and 
let  'em  fit  it  out." 


Not  Quite  Ready.— Uncle  Abrain,  who  was  inclined  to 
look  on  Jordan  as  a  hard  road  to  travel,  sat  alone  by  his  cabin 
fire  at  the  close  of  a  winter  day  and  poured  out  his  lamenta- 
tions with  intense  audibility:  "0  Lord,  Uncle  Abe  am  mighty 
tired  and  'stracted.  O  Lord,  please,  Massa,  sen'  de  angel  Gabel 
to  tek  ole  l"ncle  Abe  up  to  heben,  cause  he  sho'  don't  want  to 
lib  no  mo.'"  Uncle  /Vbram's  employer,  just  returning  from  a 
hunt  and  passing  the  cabin,  was  attracted  by  the  dismal  mono- 
logue, and  paused  to  hear  the  nature  of  the  old  man's  com- 
plaint. Knowing  the  direct  association  in  the  mind  of  the  ne- 
gro 01  a  triuupet  and  the  "angel  Gabel."  the  Imntsmau  placed 
his  horn  close  to  the  latch.string,  and  its  blast  startled  the  old 
negro  to  his  feet.  "Who  dat  at  dat  do'?"  he  nervously  asked. 
"It's  the  angel  Gabriel,  come  to  lake  old  Uncle  Abram  up  to 
heaven,"  a  sonorous  voice  replied.  "Massa,  Massa  Gabel,  ole 
Uncle  Abe  don't  lili  here." 


A  Long  Time  to  Stand. — When  the  newsboys  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  shrilly  announced  the  election  of  William  McKinley  to 
his  first  term,  a  wild-eyed  little  negro  girl  caught  the  excite- 
ment of  the  hour,  and  hurst  suddenly  into  the  presence  of  her 
mistress  with  the  exclamation:  "Miss  Mag,  does  you  hear 
what  ll'.ein  I'oys  is  savin'  in  the  street;"  What  do  they  say, 
Effie?"  "They  says  Mister  'Kinley's  done  took  his  seat." 
"They  say  he  is  elected,  Effic ;  he  will  not  lake  his  seat  until 
the  fourth  of  nexl  March."  "H-e-e  won't.  Miss  Mag?"  quer- 
ied the  ama?ed  child.  "No,  EfTie :  not  uiuil  the  fourth  of  next 
March."  "Whcw-e-e!  Well,  I'd  je.st  natchly  drap  if  it  wuz 
mc." 


STATE  MONUMENTS  IN  THE  CAPITOL. 

The  Washington  Ttmrs  makes  explanation  of  the  statutes 
concerning  the  erection  of  monuments  in  the  national  Capitol 
by  the  several  States : 

"Members  of  the  Virginia  delegation  in  Congress  are  not 
borrowing  trouble  because  of  the  tempest  stirred  up  by  the  ac- 
tion of  the  State  in  naming  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee  as  one  of  its 
favorite  sons  to  be  immortalized  in  bronze  or  marble  in  Statu- 
ary Hall  in  the  Lhiited  Slates  Capitol.  They  are  satisfied  from 
a  search  of  the  statutes  that  the  choice  rests  with  the  State 
and  not  with  Congress,  and  that,  whether  formally  accepted  or 
not,  Virginia  has  the  right  to  place  the  statue  in  the  reserva- 
tion set  aside  for  that  State. 

".'\s  originally  enacted  by  Congress,  the  statute  giving  au- 
thority to  the  various  States  to  place  monuments  in  the  Capi- 
tol building  was  an  amendment  to  the  sundry  civil  appropria- 
tion bill  approved  July  2,  1864  It  appears  now  as  Section 
1814  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  and  reads  as  follows: 

"  'Suitable  structures  and  railings  shall  be  erected  in  the  old 
Hall  of  Representatives  for  the  reception  and  protection  of 
statuary,  and  the  same  shall  be  under  the  supervision  and  di- 
rection of  the  chief  of  engineers  in  charge  of  public  buildings 
and  grounds. 

"'And  the  President  is  authorized  and  directed  to  invite  all 
the  States  to  provide  and  furnish  statues,  in  marble  or  bronze, 
not  exceeding  two  in  nuinber  for  each  State,  of  deceased  per- 
sons who  have  been  citizens  thereof,  and  illustrious  for  their 
historic  renown,  or  for  distinguished  civil  or  military  services 
such  as  each  State  may  deem  to  be  worthy  of  this  national 
commemoration.  And  when  so  finished  the  same  shall  be 
placed  in  the  old  Hall  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  in  the 
Capitol  of  the  United  States,  which  is  set  apart,  or  so  much 
thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  as  a  national  statuary  hall  for  the 
purpose  herein  indicated." 

"The  expression,  'such  as  each  State  may  deem  to  be  wor- 
thy,' is  the  only  condition  made  by  Congress,  and  it  is  held 
that  each  commonwealth  is  given  absolute  freedom  of  se- 
lection. Dictation  on  the  part  of  Congress  would  be  unprece- 
dented, and  criticism  of  the  action  of  any  State  no  less  so. 

"Virginia  has  voted  Gen.  Lee  as  one  of  its  sons  to  be  so 
honored.  His  memory  is  revered  above  a!!  others,  since  he 
was  the  first  to  be  mentioned  in  connection  with  Statuarj' 
Hall.  It  is  pointed  out  that  he  was  a  great  man  before  the  war 
of  the  rebellion  and  that  his  cour.se  in  the  sixties  was  that  of 
a  true  son  of  the  South." 


JOHNNY  AND  YANK. 

BY   C.    H.   ENOS. 

Can  the  day  ever  dawn  on  American  soil. 
When  the  soldier— no  matter  what  rank — 

Will  forget  the  dark  days  of  our  civil  turmoil, 
Or  the  nickname  of  Johmiy  and  Yank? 

Soon  few  will  be  left  to  tell  the  sad  tale. 

How  brothers  once  met  in  the  strife, 
.\nd  faced  without  flinching  the  death-dealing  hail. 

When  .so  many  were  crippled  for  life. 
Each  river  that  glides  through  Dixie  to-day 

Has  a  picket  line  still  on  its  banks, 
Of  specters  who  wore  both  the  blue  and  the  gray. 

That  are  watching  for  Johnnies  and  Yanks. 
Thry  are  watching,  not  with  their  saber  and  gun, 

Bm  with  the  olive  branch — emiilem  nf  peace — 
Extended  to  all  of  the  veterans  that  come 

To  the  land  where  all  warfare  must  cease. 


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MYRTA  LOCKETT  AVABY. 

The  all-pervading  atmosphere  of  the  literary  criticism  of 
the  day  is  something  after  the  manner  of  "I  come  to  advertise 
Caesar,  not  really  to  praise  him,'"  and  it  is  a  rare  treat,  when  the 
writer  of  a  book  is  talented  enough  to  relieve  the  reviewers' 


MYRTA   LOCKETT   A  VARY. 

veracity  of  undue  taxation.  Out  of  the  fullness  of  enthusiasm, 
born  of  having  found  something  altogether  good,  early  and 
unstinted  praise  must  be  accorded  the  author  of  "A  Virginia 
Girl  in  the  Civil  War,"  lest  perchance  the  other  half  of  the 
reading  world  that  has  not  yet  seen  the  splendid  book  may 
fail  to  reap  the  harvest  of  pleasure  which  it  affords. 

Issued  in  February,  it  has  already  gone  far  into  the  thou- 
sands, and  the  gifted  writer,  Myrta  Lockett  Avary.  to-day  en- 
joys the  enviable  reputation  of  having  accomplished  a  literary 
feat  in  producing  something  original.  Strictly  speaking,  the 
book  cannot  be  called  a  novel,  and  yet  it  abounds  in  many  of 
those  elements  without  which  a  novel  would  prove  a  failure. 
It  is  animate  with  incident  that  follows  in  happy  sequence,  and 
it  throbs  with  the  anguish  of  war  and  thrills  with  the  joy  of 
loving  its  heroes.  The  buoyant,  gentle,  child-woman  heroine, 
who  tells  her  own  heart  story  and  the  story  of  the  war  from 
its  beginning,  paints  in  striking  contrast  the  springtime  and 
redolence  of  her  love  for  her  young  husband  and  soldier-hero 
and  the  dramatic  incidents  of  the  war  in  which  he  participated. 
Being  a  true  story  of  a  war  in  which  heroes  abounded,  the 
book  is  replete  with  the  types  that  are  the  revered  deities  of 
Southern  homes,  and  the  writer  possesses  the  rare  genius  of 
bringing  the  reader  close  enough  to  feel  the  grasp  of  manly 
hands  and  hear  the  sound  of  voices  that  have  long  since  joined 
the  invisible  army  that  silently  marches  toward  eternity. 

Such  is  the  power  of  Mrs.  Avary's  pen  that  she  invests  her 
characters  with  the  fullness  of  life  and  being.  The  hideous 
automatons  of  second-rate  fiction  are  relegated  to  the  shades 
where  they  belong,  and  their  grim  specters  do  not  cross  the 
pages  to  haunt  the  reader  of  "A  Virginia  Girl  in  the  Civil 
War."  The  story  is  intensely  feminine,  and  herein  lies  much 
of  its  charm.  Tlie  names  of  Lee,  Davis,  and  "Jeb"  Stuart  il- 
lumine the  pages,  the  heroine  who  tells  the  story  giving  a  more 


prominent  place  to  Gen.  Stuart  because  of  her  closer  contact 
with  him,  her  husband  being  an  officer  in  the  magnificent  cav- 
alry organization  which  startled  the  world  with  its  heroism. 

"One  of  our  wounded  bore  to  me  a  letter  from  my  husband 
and  a  package  from  Gen.  Stuart.  The  package  contained  a 
photograph  of  himself  that  he  had  promised  me,  and  a  note, 
bright,  genial,  merry,  like  himself.  The  picture  is  hanging  or. 
my  wall  now.  On  the  back  is  written  by  a  hand  long  crumbled 
into  dust:  'To  her  who,  in  being  a  devoted  wife,  did  not  for- 
get to  be  a  true  patriot.'  The  eyes  smile  down  upon  us  as  I 
lift  my  little  granddaughter  up  to  kiss  my  gallant  cavalier's 
lips,  and  as  she  lisps  his  name  my  heart  leaps  to  the  memory 
of  his  dauntless  life  and  death.  He  was  shot  one  beautiful 
May  morning  in  1864,  while  trying  to  prevent  Sheridan's  ap- 
proach to  Richmond.  And  so  passes  from  this  poor  history 
my  beloved  and  loyal  friend,  my  cavalry  hero  and  good  com- 
rade Virginia  holds  his  dust  sacred,  and  in  history  he  sits 
at  the  round  table  of  all  true-snuled  and  gentle  knights." 

Mrs.  Avary  was  born  in  Mecklenburg  County,  Va.,  and 
from  her  earliest  years  has  evinced  her  literary  ability,  her 
modesty  invariably  obscuring  her  talents  from  public  gaze. 
For  ten  years  she  has  resided  in  New  York,  where  she  has 
filled  responsible  editorial  positions.  I'wo  of  her  brothers 
followed  Lee,  and  on  her  father's  side  she  is  descended  from 
Thomas  Marshall,  father  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall. 


"THOUGHTS,"  BY  BEUTXTS. 

An  eager  reading  public  has  accorded  "Thoughts,"  by  Brutus 
(Mr.  R.  L.  Hoke),  the  laudatory  criticism  which  the  book  so 
richly  deserves.  The  Veteran  is  prepared  to  supply  the  book 
at  the  reduced  rate  of  $1  to  any  rea^der  who  may  desire  it,  upon 
renewal  of  subscription. 


ROBERT   L.    HOKB. 


(Confederate  l/eterai). 


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IkiiRS.  LA  SALLE  COBBELL  PICKETT. 

Mrs.  L.  S.  C.  Pickett,  the  gifted  wife  of  Gen.  George 
Pickett  and  author  of  the  book  "Pickett  and  His  Men," 
about  which  it  was  said  that  the  wife  was  as  mighly 
with  her  pen  as  the  hero  with  his  sword,  contemplates 
delivering  a  course  of  dialect  readings  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Southern  Lyceum  management. 

Those  of  the  profession  who  have  heard  Mrs.  Pickett 
pronounce  her  dialect  perfect  and  her  work  faultless. 
The  accompanying  engraving  conveys  to  those  who 
have  never  seen  this  talented  woman  some  idea  of  the 
quality  of  her  womanly  beauly.  "She  possesses  grace 
and  rare  atagc  presence,  while  her  humor  is  delightful 
and  her  pathos  mostteiider  and  charactcristicof  the  real 
old  negro  of  the  royal  days  of  Southern  dignity  and 
supremacy  and  of  the  ready  and  comprehending  sym- 
pathy of  the  only  human  beings  who  ever  did  truly  un- 
derstand and  fully  appreciate  the  best  qualities  of  the 
dear  old  'Mammy'  and  'Uncle'  of  those  vanished  days 
of  Southern  glory." 

TO   MRS.   LA    SALLE  CORBELL  PICKETT. 

Great  heroes  of  the  war  we  crown 

With  valor's  wreath  of  glory ; 
Their  deathless  names  are  handed  down 

In  sculpture,  song,  and  story. 

But  more  heroic  are  the  wives 

.'Knd  mothers,  broken-hearted. 
With  just  one  solace  through  their  lives — 

A  fond  kiss  when  they  parted. 

Upon  their  brows  sore  grief  hath  laid 

Her  tear-dewed  wreath  of  sorrow ; 
But  glory  brings  not  back  to-day 

Their  heroes,  nor  to-morrow. 

They  gave  to  glory  all  they  had 

Of  heart  and  joy  in  living; 
Remembrance  only  leaves  them  sad. 

For  love  must  keep  on  giving. 

They  shed  their  tears — men  shed  their  blood- 
Grief  still  is  vigil  keeping; 

We  know  which  was  the  greater  tlood. 
For  women  still  are  weeping. 

Their  strife  goes  on  through  weary  days, 

Long  after  war  is  ended ; 
To  them  a  statue  we  should  raise, 

With  love  and  valor  blended. 

— Fred  Emerson  Brooks 


DARING  RICHARD  WILDT. 

S.  R.  ^L^rtin,  Camp  },z.  V.  C.  V.,  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  in  reply 
to  an  inquiry  from  H.  H.  Hockersmith  concerning  the  fate  of 
Richard  H.  Wildy,  sends  the  following,  which  refers  to  article 
in  February  Veteran  : 

"I  am  glad  you  arc  now  satisfied  as  to  the  identity  of  'the 
bold  rider,'  'Dick'  Wildy.  Ordinary  deeds  of  brave  men  in 
conflict  cannot  be  classed  with  this  ride.  It  stands  conspicu- 
ously in  the  front  rank  of  such  achievements,  and  I  can  at 
present  recall  nothing  which  I  think  excels  it.  It  was,  as  you 
so  aptly  termed  it,  a  veritable  'ride  into  the  jaws  of  death,' 
and  the  memory  of  the  man  who  made  that  ride  should  ever 
be  treasured  in  the  hearts  of  all  true  Southerners. 


"  'Dick'  Wildy  was  a  specimen  of  the  best  type  of  the  South- 
ern genllcm.nn,  courteous  and  unassinning,  and  combining 
with  the  fire  and  dash  of  the  cavalier  the  modesty  and  gentle- 
ness of  a  woman.  In  the  march  or  in  the  camp,  he  was  always 
cheerful,  lively,  and  companionable,  ever  ready  to  encourage  the 
weak,  cheer  the  despondent,  or  relieve  the  suffering,  and  there 
was  not  a  man  in  the  regiment  who  did  not  consider  'Dick'  his 
personal  friend. 

I  regret  that  I  am  able  to  give  you  only  a  few  particulars 
of  his  life  after  the  war.  He  completed  his  education,  having 
left  college  to  enter  the  army,  and,  adopting  the  law  as  a  pro- 
fession, removed  to  the  State  of  California,  where  he  engaged 
in  practice.  I  am  told  that  he  was  doing  well,  making  money, 
friends,  and  reputation,  when  his  health  failed,  and  his  death 
soon  followed.  I  do  not  know  just  when  he  died,  but  think  it 
was  about  the  year  1880,  'Dick'  was  a  native  Mississippian, 
having  betn  born  and  reared  in  Yazoo  County,  not  more  than 
twenty-five  miles  from  the  scene  of  his  grand  display  of  hero- 
ism. His  pure  and  lofty  spirit  has  passed  into  the  beyond,  and 
l.is  bones  lie  moldcring  in  a  land  far  from  the  home  of  his 
youth ;  but  his  nieniory  .still  lives  in  the  hearts  of  his  old  com- 
rades in  arms,  and  will  ever  .so  live  till  those  hearts  cease  to 
beat.     His  was  a  character  worthy  the  emulation  of  all  men." 


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Qopfederate  l/eteraij. 


"To  the  past  go  more  dead  faces 

Every  year ! 
As  the  loved  leave  vacant  places, 

Every  year ! 
Everywhere  the  sad  eyes  meet  us, 
In  the  evening  dusk  they  greet  us, 
And  to  come  to  them  entreat  us. 

Every  year !" 

Members  cf  William  R.  Sci'rr^'  Camp. 

Capt.  Harvey  S.  Cunningham  answered  roll  call  on  high 
March  5,  1902,  at  Victoria,  Tex.  He  was  horn  in  Alabama  in 
1831,  and  moved  to  Texas  with  his  parents  in  1837.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1861,  Mr.  Cunningham  entered  the  Confederate  serv- 
ice as  first  lieutenant  of  Capt.  Ed  Beaumont's  company,  the 
Sixth  Texas  Infantry.  Upon  the  organization  of  Yeager's 
battalion,  his  company  became  Company  B  of  that  command, 
and  was  ordered  to  the  Rio  Grande,  where  they  occupied 
Brownsville.  In  1863  the  company  was  assigned  to  Buchel's 
Cavalry.  Lieut.  Cunningham  fought  at  the  battles  of  Mans- 
field and  Pleasant  Hill,  commanding  Company  K  of  his  regi- 
ment. He  participated  in  the  numerous  engagements  till  the 
close  of  military  operations  in  the  Southwest.  Taking  a  lead- 
ing part  in  tlie  organization  of  the  William  R.  Scurry  Camp,, 
he  served  as  Lieutenant  Commander  and  then  as  Commander 
until  1899,  when  he  declined  reelection.  He  was  an  elder  in 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  a  loving  father,  a  true  friend. 

Patrick  Hughes  died  July  21,  1902,  aged  seventy-two  years. 
He  was  a  native  of  Ireland.  He  served  in  Waller's  Battalion, 
Company  A,  and  was  a  member  of  William  R.  Scurry  Camp, 
U.  C.  V.  He  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  Vic- 
toria, Tex.,  where  he  amassed  a  fortune.  His  boundless  gen- 
erosity was  only  excelled  by  his  extreme  modesty.  A  faithful 
Catholic.     May  his  soul  re.st  in  peace ! 

Capt.  Ferd  Fenner,  member  of  William  R.  Scurry  Camp, 
died  January,  1902. 

F.  W.  O'Bryant. 
On  December  17,  1902,  F.  W.  O'Bryant,  of  Gordo,  Ala.,  was 
laid  to  rest  in  the  little  community  where  he  was  greatly  be- 
loved. During  the  war  he  was  a  member  of  Company  D, 
Thirty-Eighth  Tennessee  Infantry.  He  enlisted  in  1861,  and  in 
1864  was  wounded  at  Good  Hope  Church.  He  was  captured  at 
Nashville  and  sent  to  prison,  where  he  remained  until  the  close 
of  the  war. 

Richard  J.  Mallet. 
On  Saturday,  March  7,  at  Jackson,  Miss.,  there  passed  out  of 
life  one  of  the  best  ex-soldiers  that  Mississippi  ever  mustered 
into  service — R.  J.  Mallet.  The  deceased  was  an  original  mem- 
ber of  the  Downing  Rifles,  and  he  was  considered  the  hand- 
somest man  in  Featherstone's  command.  He  was  in  the  first 
squad  ever  detailed  to  build  fortifications  at  Vicksburg. 
Though  several  times  in  line  of  promotion.  Comrade  Mallet  al- 
ways chose  to  remain  a  private,  his  preference  being  to  fight 
shoulder  to  shoulder  with  the  boys  in  tlie  trenches. 


Richard  Mallet  was  born  at  Utica,  Miss.,  in  1845,  and  he  was 
always  a  Christian  gentleman  and  devoted  friend.  He  leaves 
a  widow  and  two  children.  Among  his  pallbearers  were  three 
members  of  his  old  company:  Henry  Marshall,  H.  C.  Sharkey, 
and  Andrew  Ewing. 

J.  B.  Mason. 
On  November  13,  1902.  J.  B.  Mason,  of  Bedford  Forrest 
Camp,  No.  1387,  Woodlawn,  Ala.,  passed  quietly  away.  Mr. 
Mason  was  a  member  of  Company  B,  Ninth  Alabama  Battal- 
ion, which  afterwards  consolidated  with  the  Thirty-Second 
and  Fifty-Eighth  Alabama  Regiments.  Comrade  Mason  was 
greatly  beloved  by  the  entire  Camp  of  which  he  was  a  mem- 
ber, and  his  genial  company  and  valued  services  will  be  missed 
by  many. 

James  Bradford  Smith. 

Fayetteville,  N.  C,  has  recently  sustained  a  great  loss  in  the 
death  of  Capt.  J.  B.  Smith,  one  of  her  most  prominent  and  re- 
spected citizens,  who  died  February  25.  From  his  youth  Capt. 
Smith  seemed  destined  to  be  a  man  of  afl:airs.  He  was  master 
architect  on  the  State  Capitol  and  United  States  arsenal  build- 
ings at  Fayetteville,  and  during  Cleveland's  first  administration 
was  postmaster  there. 

He  was  a  faithful  Confederate  soldier,  true  to  his  duties, 
absolutely  fearless,  seizing  the  few  pleasures  of  camp  with 
genial  nature,  and  meeting  the  perils  and  privations  of  the 
field  with  undaunted  courage.  He  went  to  the  front  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  F  of  the  famous  First  North  Carolina  Regi- 
ment on  the  Yorktown  Peninsula,  and  at  the  battle  of  Big 
Bethel,  June  10,  1861,  distinguished  himself  by  his  gallantry 
and  the  capture  of  one  of  the  fifst  prisoners  of  the  war.  After- 
wards he  enlisted  in  Company  B,  Thirteenth  North  Carolina 
Battalion,  Starr's  Light  Artillery,  and  served  through  the  war, 
surrendering  with  the  army  of  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Johnston. 

In  his  personal  character  Capt.  Smith  was  most  lovable, 
with  a  heart  as  big  as  his  splendid,  stalwart  body ;  and  no  one 
in  affliction,  suffering,  or  struggling  against  misfortune  knocked 
in  vain  at  the  door  of  his  generous  heart.  He  superintended 
and  mainly  erected  the  beautiful  Confederate  soldiers'  monu- 
ment in  the  Cross  Creek  Cemetery. 

Capt.  Smith  married  Miss  Henrietta  Chlae,  a  cultured,  charm- 
ing Scotch  woman  of  lofty  Christian  character,  who  survives 
him,  with  two  sons. 

Edw.\rd  Porter  Thompson. 
Edward  Porter  Thompson,  man  of  letters,  ex-soldier,  and 
Christian  gentleman,  departed  to  the  paradise  of  God  on 
March  5,  1903,  aged  sixty-eight  years.  Could  the  gleanings 
from  various  papers  and  resolutions  of  Camps  be  woven  into  a 
chaplet  to  this  splendid  man's  memory,  the  words  that  have 
been  said  about  him  would  seem  as  so  many  pearls  of  thought 
emanating  from  the  love  of  noble  hearts  for  a  noble  man. 
Every  Confederate  soldier,  in  Kentucky  especially,  will  keenly 
feel  his  loss.  Capt.  Thompson  was  a  member  of  the  Sixth 
Kentuclcy  Infantry  (Orphan  Brigade)  and  was  Sjeverdy 
wounded  at  Shiloh  and  Murfreesboro.  Embodied  in  the  reso- 
lutions of  the  veterans  of  Soldiers'  Home,  Pewee  Valley,  are 
these  words :  "As  citizen,  husband,  father,  historian,  and 
State  officer,  he  exhibited  all  the  traits  of  an  accomplished 
manhood.  Few  men  in  Kentucky  had  a  more  devoted  follow- 
ing. Starting  in  life  without  wealth,  he  builded  his  own 
character  by  close  application  to  his  duties.  As  historian  of 
the  Orphan  Brigade  he  was  just  to  all  its  members,  accurate  in 


Qopfederate  l/eterai) 


17' 


ihe  details  of  its  actions  from  its  formation  to  the  close  of  the 
war,  and  he  furnished  valuable  data  of  those  bloody  days  in 
which  he  played  so  conspicuous  a  part  and  about  which  he 
was  so  modestly  reticent.  That  work  alone  would  have  estab- 
lished his  patriotic  loyalty  and  literary  excellence."  Some  one 
else  has  said  of  him,  out  of  the  fullness  of  loving  memory: 
"He  could  dream  dreams,  but  he  was  no  drcahier ;  he  could 
write  verse,  but  he  practiced  homely  prose.  No  one  who  knew 
him  ever  doubted  that  he  made  a  splendid  soldier.  He  was  in 
■  ne  respect  a  mystery.  Though  a  wonderful  organizer,  a  nias- 
k-r  of  detail,  and  as  industrious  as  a  bee,  he  could  not  keep 
money,"  and  his  biographer  gives  an  extract  i:  ■■  a  poem  that 
he  wrote,  in  order  that  men  may  understand  wliy  he  w^as  not 
a  sordid  money  lover : 

"Go,  child  of  sorrow,  to  the  lonely  wood. 
.And  company  with  trees  and  rocks  and  hill.-. 
With  creeping  vines,  with  flowers  and  gentle  rilh. 
That  seem  themselves  to  feel  the  musing  mood. 
And  feed  with  thought  the  charming  solitude. 
There  is  a  spirit  in  the  groves  that  fills 
The  heart  with  such  an  influence  as  steals 
The  outward  sense,  and  leaves  the  soul  imbued 
With  power  to  hold  communion  with  the  dead: 
And  ministering  angels  here  v.y  tell 
Some  happy  story  of  the  spirit  home ; 
Some  loved  one  gone,  for  whom  the  heart  has  bled. 
May  whisper  thoughts  the  sad  unrest  to  rjucil, 
And  point  to  realms  of  joy  and  bid  thee  come."' 

Judge  Richard  Ransom. 
Capt.  Richard  Beard,  of  Murfrcesboro,  pays  tribute: 
"Comrade  Richard  Ransom  was  born  at  Versailles,  Ruther- 
ford County,  Tenn.,  July  3,  1835 ;  and  died  at  his  home  in 
Murfrcesboro  February  4,  1903,  in  his  sixty-eighth  year.  His 
entire  life  was  spent  in  this  county,  except  while  away  at 
school,  and  the  four  years  of  his  young  manhood  in  the  Con- 
federate army. 

"In  the  spring,  or  early  summer,  of  1861   he  enlisted  in  the 
Twenty-Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry  as  a  private,  but  was  aft- 


RICHARD   RANSOM. 


crwards  promoted  to  a  lieutenancy,  which  rank  he  held  at  the 
close  of  his  service  in  the  army.  He  was  a  faithful  and  gal- 
lant soldier,  and  came  home  with  a  parole  in  his  pocket.  His 
consciousness  of  having  done  his  duty  well  was  an  inspira- 
tion from  the  day  of  his  return  to  the  day  of  his  death.  And 
this,  my  comrades,  should  be  an  inspiration  to  us  all,  as  no 
prouder  heritage  can  we  leave  to  our  children  than  the  mem- 
ory of  having  done  our  duty  faithfully  during  those  stormy 
years  of  that  great  war. 

On  returning  home,  Comrade  Ransom  took  up  the  business  of 
farming,  and  was  successful.  He  was  three  times  elected  sher- 
iff of  the  county,  and  as  such  served  with  credit  to  himself 
and  the  county.  For  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  County 
Court,  and  for  seven  successive  terms  was  elected  and 
served  as  its  chairman.  He  was  one  of  the  charter  members 
of  J.  B.  Palmer  Bivouac,  and  was  for  one  or  more  teniis  its 
nrcsident,  and  at  one  time  was  vice  president  of  the  State  As- 
:-ociation.  Never  was  a  call  made  upon  the  Bivouac  that  he  was 
not  ready  to  shoulder  his  part  of  the  burden.  He  was  an  up- 
right man,  good  and  true,  with  a  great  deal  more  of  the  sun- 
shine of  life  in  his  nature  than  is  ordinarily  found  in  men. 
He  was  faithful  to  every  trust  that  was  imposed  upon  him." 

MlI.RS    N.    HiNES. 

At  Ladonia,  Tex.,  Fel)ruary  3,  1903.  Mr.  Miles  N.  Hines,  a 
gallant  Confederate  soldier,  breathed  his  last.  A  host  of  lov- 
ing friends  watched  near  him  during  his  last  illness  to  cheer 
the  closing  hours  of  a  beautiful  life,  and  his  wife  and  nine 
children  treasure  the  legacy  he  has  left  them  of  sixty-four  well- 
spent  years.  Mr.  Hines  was  born  in  Green  County,  Ga.,  and 
in  his  early  manhood  he  moved  to  Mississippi,  where,  in  1861. 
he  enlisted  in  the  Fifteenth  Mississippi  Regiment.  Doing  ac- 
tive service  up  to  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  he  was  wounded  during 
that  engagement,  and  afterwards  held  as  prisoner  of  war  for 
twelve  months.  After  his  exchange  he  returned  to  private  life. 
being  disabled  for  active  service  on  account  of  his  wounds.  In 
1865  he  moved  to  Texas,  where  in  the  various  enterprises  of 
business  he  proved  himself  ever  a  worthy  and  faithful  citizen. 

Ma.t.  Norman  V.  Randolph. 

Maj.  N.  V.  Randolph,  a  scion  of  the  distinguished  family 
which  has  given  to  Virginia  so  many  illustrious  sons,  died  at 
his  home  in  Richmond  March  13,  1903,  aged  fifty-six  years. 
As  all  men  must  die,  it  becomes  a  simple  statement  to  say  that 
one  has  passed  away,  and  yet  the  moment  of  a  strong  man's 
death  is  awe-inspiring  in  its  solemnity,  as  it  tells  of  a  past 
of  glory  and  a  limitless  future  of  joy. 

Through  a  life  of  noble,  unselfish  service  to  family,  friends, 
city.  State,  and  country,  there  never  was  a  time  when  Maj. 
Randolph  did  not  wield  an  influence  for  good  and  usefulness. 
.■\s  a  boy  of  sixteen,  he  entered  the  Confederate  service  in 
Scott's  Partisan  Rangers.  As  a  private  in  this  command,  he 
pursued  an  adventurous  career  for  over  a  year  and  then  took 
the  position  of  volunteer  aid-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  Brig. 
Gen.  Pegram,  Early's  Division,  Army  of  Northern  Virginia, 
in  which  capacity  he  served  without  rank  or  pay  for  one  year. 
He  was  one  of  the  fifteen  men  of  Col.  Mosby's  command  who 
declined  to  surrender  at  Salem,  Va.,  when  the  command  was 
disbanded,  but  left  that  place  with  the  intention  of  joining 
the  army  in  North  Carolina.  But  the  capitulation  of  Gen. 
Johnston  destroyed  their  last  hopes,  and  they  separated  at 
Turkey  Island,  and  Mr.  Randolph  was  subsequently  paroled 
at  Ashland,  Va.  His  career  was  marked  by  that  gallantry  and 
intrepidity  which  were  characteristic  of  the  commands  in 
which  he  served. 


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He  was  wounded  in  1863  at  Upperville.  After  the  war  Maj. 
Randolph  returned  to  his  father's  farm,  where  he  bclield  the 
devastation  of  a  once  luxurions  estate ;  but  undaunted  by  the 


NORMAN   V.   RANDOLPH. 

ravages  of  war,  he  commenced  the  struggle  for  existence  with 
indomitable  will  and  courage.  His  efforts  were  always  suc- 
cessful, and  he  returned  in  time  to  Richmond,  where  his  life 
was  spent  in  filling  responsible  positions  in  business  and  pub- 
lic affairs.  He  never  permitted  the  demands  of  business  to 
absorb  him  to  the  exclusion  of  other  relations  in  life,  and  in 
the  R.  E.  Lee  Camp  of  Veterans  he  was  active  and  efficient, 
while  the  Virginia  Soldiers'  Home  flourished  largely  because 
of  his  unflagging  interest  and  unselfish  zeal.  He  was  the  fore- 
most Confederate  of  the  land  in  the  practical  issues  of  the 
times — in  providing  homes  for  the  homeless  men  who  fought 
for  the  Confederacy.  Maj.  Randolph  is  survived  by  the  son 
and  daughter  of  his  first  marriage.  IMorman  V.  and  Miss  Nina, 
and  the  wife  and  chiMreu  of  his  second  marriage.  Misses 
Cleveland,  Meta,  and  Nora  Randolph. 

Maj.  Randolph's  noble  wife  has  been  one  of  the  most  active, 
tireless  workers  of  the  U.  D.  C.  since  its  organization,  and  as 
vice  regent  for  the  Tennessee  Room  in  the  Confederate  Mu- 
seum she  has  never  flagged  in  her  zealous  endeavors  for  the 
good  and  advancement  of  the  organization  and  that  worthy 
memorial.  Up  to  the  time  of  her  husband's  illness  she  was 
chairman  of  the  Tennessee  table  for  the  Confederate  Bazaar, 
to  be  held  in  Richmond  in  .\pril.  Mrs.  I^andolph  has  the  deep 
sympathy  of  the  entire   South    in   the   death  of  her   splendid 

husband.  

William  E.  McNeilly. 

The  Veteran  digresses  somewhat  in  the  following  tribute. 
It  is  to  one  who  was  not  old  enough  to  be  in  the  war. 


William  E.  McNeilly,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  died  March  l(\ 
1903.  He  was  born  March  16,  1849.  .Mthough  too  young  ic 
enter  the  army,  he  realized  the  hard.ships  of  a  Confederals 
family  inside  the  Federal  lines.  Three  of  his  brothers  were  in 
the  service.  After  the  fall  of  Fort  Donelson,  the  family  moved 
from  the  town  home,  Charlotte,  Tenn.,  to  their  large  farm 
a  few  miles  out  of  town.  Their  slaves  were  taken  to  the  Fed- 
eral camps,  and  the  father,  Robert  McNeilly,  and  his  two 
youngest  sons,  Robert  and  William,  worked  the  farm,  raising 
good  crops.  But  twice,  in  1863  and  1864,  just  after  they  had 
gathered  in  the  crops,  they  were  visited  by  Federal  foraging 
parties,  who  took  away  as  much  as  they  could  haul,  and  then 
wantonly  destroyed  the  remainder.  The  commander  of  the 
foragers  would  give  to  the  family  a  statement  of  the  amount 
taken,  but  was  careful  to  add,  "This  man  has  three  sons  in  thc 
Rebcl  army."  This  appendix  of  course  made  the  act  a  confisca- 
tion, and  relieved  the  government  from  paying  thousands  of 
dollars  for  supplies  taken. 

William,  one  of  these  sons,  was  a  man  singularly  free  froni 
nrejudice,  although  firm  m  his  convictions.  Not  only  were  all 
his  traditions  and  sympathies  with  the  South  in  her  conten- 
tion; but  he  had  examined  the  questions  at  issue,  and  he  was 
convinced  of  the  justice  of  her  cause.  He  began  active  life  at 
the  age  of  sixteen.  The  family  estates  had  been  swept  away. 
One  brother  was  sleeping  on  the  bloody  field  of  Franklin  : 
another  had  been  desperately  wounded;  the  third,  Rev.  J.  H- 
McNeilly,  who  has  been  a  valued  contributor  to  the  Veteran 
for  years,  had  at  the  end  of  the  long  conflict  impaired  eye- 
sight. He  had  been  called  to  some  churches  in  West  Tennes- 
see, v/ith  a  salary  that  he  could  share  with  the  family.  The 
father  and  mother  were  old  and  broken.  Under  these  strin- 
gencies the  two  younger  sons  were  fitted  for  professional  life. 
One  was  graduated  at  Washington  and  Lee  University;  the 
other,  William,  was  graduated  at  the  law  school  of  Cumber- 


m- 

^^Kagi 

m ' 

W.   E.    m'NEILLY. 

land  University,  at  Lebanon,  Tenn.     He  became  a  partner  with 
his  father  in  the  practice  of  law. 

In  1870  William  came  to  Nashville  and  entered  the  office  of 
Gen.  G.  P.  Thruston,  a  gallant  Federal  officer,  who  helped  him 


Confederate  l/eteraij 


171> 


lo  estnlilish  nn  indfp'.ndent  practitx'.  Afterwards  Mr.  Mc- 
Ncilly  wns  employed  by  the  laic  James  C.  Warner  as  counsel 
in  his  great  enterprises  to  develop  the  iron  resonrces  of  Ten- 
nessee, and  al  length  he  was  made  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Warner  companies.  After  Mr.  Warner  sold  his  properties, 
Mr.  McNcilly  was  for  a  time  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Nashville  American  Publishing  Company.  Later  Mr.  Thomas 
S.  Weaver,  Clerk  and  Master  of  the  Chancery  Court  at  Nash- 
ville, appointed  Mr.  McNeilly  his  deputy. 

As  a  result  of  an  attack  of  la  grippe  three  years  ago  Mr. 
McNeilly's  heart  was  seriously  affected,  and  this  was  aggra- 
vated by  the  sudden  death  of  his  only  daughter.  He  leaves  his 
wife  and  three  sons,  the  youngest  oidy  two  years  old.  The 
funeral  service  was  at  Moore  Memorial  Presbyterian  Church, 
in  which  he  has  been  a  ruling  elder  for  twenty  years.  No  man 
in  Nashville  ever  won  more  friends  tried  and  true,  and  no  one 
was  more  worthy  of  friendship. 

Ren.tamtn  F.ads. 

Marshall,  Tex.,  siistainccl  a  i;rcat  loss  on  Febniarx 
I,  1903,  in  the  death  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Eads.  This 
splendid  man  lielonged  solely  and  entirely  to  the  old 
school  of  Southern  chivalry,  and  was  the  son  of  one 
of  the  best  old  families  of  Caroline  County,  Va. 

Dr.  Eads  devoted  four  years  to  special  study  in  his 
chosen  profession  at  Paris,  France,  and  suffering  hu- 
manity of  all  classes  reaped  the  benefit  of  his  unusual 
skill,  which  he  dispensccl  freely  and  generously  in  tiic 
true  s|)irit  of  charity  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

The  deceased  needs  no  further  eulogy  than  to  sa_\ 
he  was  a  brave  Confederate  soldier.  His  wife,  who 
survives  him,  is  one  of  the  vice  presidents  of  the  Tex- 
as Division,  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy., 
and  one  son  survives  the  noble  father  lo  prove  a 
blessing  to  the  bereaved  mother. 

William  Ti£ll  Keller. 

.\o  medal  of  honor  other  than  a  musket  ever  touched 
his  breast ;  no  epaulet  of  distinction  other  than  a  bari' 
knapsack  told  of  his  gallantry;  no  intrigue  other  than 
the  welfare  of  his  beloved  Southland  ever  pervaded 
his  Cduncils.  And  yet  every  medal  of  glittering  metal. 
every  distinction  of  glowing  tapestry,  and  every  plan 
of  infinite  strategy  was  made  possible  to  commanding 
officers  through  the  personal  heroism  and  sacrifice  (if 
the  Confederate  vdhinteer. 

Such  was  William  Tell  Keller,  who  \\;is  burn  Nn- 
vember  2,  1846,  in  Pentanguishire,  Province  of  On- 
tario, Canada,  of  French-Canadian  and  Swiss  parent- 
age. At  the  age  of  five  he  was  brought  to  Utica,  Miss., 
where  he  lived  until  the  outbreak  of  the  great  war. 
Thence  his  parents  went  to  the  neighboring  town  of 
Cayuga,  from  which  point,  when  only  fifteen,  he  en- 
listed in  Compan\-  C.  Sixteenth  Mississippi  Regiment. 
His  iK^bility  of  character,  and  undatinted  bravery  on 
the  battlefields  of  Lee's  immorlal  .\rmy  of  Northern 
Virginia  stamped  his  name  and  fame  in  the  cast  of 
heroism  which  immortalized  the  William  Tell  of  old. 
the  patron  saint  of  Switzerland.  He  was  in  Manassas 
July  21,  1861,  and  served  until  the  surrender  at  .\])- 
pomattox  C.  H..  .April  9.  i86s. 

After  tb.e  war  Mr.  Keller  resided  at  Mt.  .\lbion. 
Warren  County,  Miss.,  from  which  ]ilace,  on  August 
15,  1902,  he  crossed  the  "I'cUomac  of  Peace"  to  join 


the  great  Captain  of  al!  armies.  He  was  a  cinstani 
reader  of  the  Bible,  a  copy  of  which,  presented  him 
by  his  conn-ade.  Jatncs  Bolls,  he  always  treasured,  and 
at  his  death  requested  its  return  to  its  donor. 

Mr.  Keller's  mother  and  twO'  sisters  still  reside  at 
the  old  homestead,  surrounded  bv  manv  friends. 

Hon.  Louis  T.  Sanders. 
Louis  '!'.  Snnders  was  born  in  Bertie  County.  X'',  C, 
in  May,  1845;  and  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  St. 
I'Vancis  County,  Ark.,  in  1849,  where  he  was  reared 
on  a  farm.  .\s  the  country  was  new,  his  educational 
opjiortunities  were  meager.  He  enlisted  for  the  war 
before  he  was  seventeen,  and  served  west  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi. He  was  discharged  near  Marshall,  Tex.,  in 
May,  1865,  from  Company  B,  Thirty-Second  Arkan- 
sas Volunteers,  Roan's  Brigade,  Chi'irchill's  Division. 
Upon  relurtiing  home  he  learned  that  his  father  had 


LOUIS   T.    SANDERS. 

lied  the  March  preceding.  In  the  fall  of  1867  he  re- 
moved to  Southwest  Arkansas,  and  early  in  1868  went 
to  Bossier  Parish,  La.,  which  was  afterwards  his 
home.  Everything  that  tended  to  the  upbuilding  oi 
his  section  had  his  cordial  cooperation,  and  he  was 
specially  interested  in  the  farm  and  fruit  industry  of 
the  State.  He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Grange  and  Farmers'  Alliance,  was  a  charter  member 
of  the  Texas  Hortictiltural  Society,  and  a  member  and 
vice  president  for  Louisiana  of  the  National  Nursery- 
men's Association.  He  was  also  a  pronu'nent  Mason 
and  Knight  of  Pythias.  His  death  occurred  on  June 
8.  1902,  after  months  of  illness.  He  was  at  the  "time 
representative  for  Bossier  Parish,  but  had  not  been 
able  to  assume  his  legislative  duties  during  the  ses- 
sion. 


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Confederate  l/eteraij. 


CALIFORNIA  IN  WAR  AND  PEACE. 

BY  BISHOP  O.  P.  FITZGERALD. 

Some  incidents  in  my  life  in  California  illustrate  two  phases 
of  American  character.  First,  a  true  American  worthy  of  the 
name  believes  that  another  man  may  differ  from  him  in  opin- 
irjn  and  yet  be  honest  at  heart.  Secondly,  a  true  American  be- 
lieves that  when  a  fight  is  ended  and  the  white  flag  of  peace 
is  flying  combatants  on  both  sides  should  ground  their  arms, 
clasp  hands,  and  be  friends. 

During  the  war  between  the  States  I  was  the  editor  and 
publisher  of  the  Pacific  Methodist,  in  the  city  of  San  Francisco, 


UlsHUP  O.    P.   FITZGER-ALD. 

the  organ  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  for  the 
Pacific  Coast.  It  was  then,  I  believe,  the  only  paper  west  of 
the  Rocky  Mountains  that  bore  the  word  "South"  in  its  title. 
While  I  took  no  part  in  party  politics,  I  did  not  disguise  the 
fact  that,  as  a  Southern  man,  my  sympathies  were  with  my 
own  people.  In  fact,  I  could  not  have  done  so  had  I  tried. 
My  temperament  forbade.  Of  course,  in  the  fierce  excitement 
of  the  war  time,  I  and  my  paper  did  not  escape  criticism  and 
denunciation.  Threats  of  personal  violence  were  made  against 
me  and  the  paper  more  than  once  when  excitement  ran  highest. 
Mark  Twain  punctuated  the  sentiment  of  the  then  dominant 
sectional  element  in  California  when  he  said:  "Fitzgerald  is 
editor  and  publisher  of  the  organ  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
South,  whose  object  is  to  show  Southern  people  the  Southern 
route  to  the  Southern  corner  of  a  Southern  heaven."  That 
was  said  only  in  fun ;  the  irrepressible  humorist  had  no  ill  will 
toward  the  Southern  Methodist  people  or  the  editor. 

In  1863  the  Southern  wing  of  the  then  divided  Democratic 
party  nominated  me  for  the  office  of  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction  of  California.  They  gave  me  their  full  vote 
(which  was  far  short  of  a  majority)  at  the  polls,  though  my 
candidacy  was  rather  passive  than  positive,  as  I  made  no 
speeches,  wrote  no  letters,  made  no  promises,  and  spent  no 
pennies  in  the  canvass.  In  1867,  when  the  war  was  over,  the 
divided  Democrats  came  together,  and  at  their  State  Convention 
unanimously  nominated  me  again  for  the  same  office.  The  war 
was  over  truly,  th;  reaction  had  come,  and  the  great-l>earted 


Califomians — not  all  saints,  but  most  of  them  magnanimous 
and  brave — by  their  votes  elected  the  Southern  Methodist 
editor  to  that  honorable  and  important  office.  The  city  of  San 
Francisco,  where  I  lived,  gave  me  a  handsome  majority.  That 
was  American  brotherhood;  that  was  California  manhood  on 
its  princely  side.  Whoso  has  once  felt  its  touch  never  forgets 
it.  And  it  might  also  be  said  that  whoso  has  seen  Califomians 
when  their  wrath  was  kindled,  as  in  the  stormy  days  and  nights 
of  the  Vigilance  Committee,  will  never  forget  that  side  of  the 
picture. 

Another  post-bellum  episode  of  California  life  illustrates 
what  Americans  are  on  their  good  side,  and  gives  a  glimpse  of 
the  California  that  holds,  and  always  will  hold,  a  warm  place 
in  my  heart.  Some  of  your  readers  have  a  vivid  recollection  of 
the  dark  days  in  the  South  in  1867,  when  the  failure  of  the 
crops  brought  to  the  South  the  danger  of  famine  ft>llowing 
the  disaster  and  grief  of  war.  As  the  accounts  of  the  South- 
ern situation  that  reached  us  in  California  became  more  and 
more  distressing,  the  generous  hearts  of  the  Califomians  were 
touched  with  genuine  sympathy.  From  week  to  week  the  dis- 
tressing facts  portending  this  trouble  in  the  South  were  pub- 
lished by  me  in  the  paper  I  was  editing  in  San  Francisco. 
From  Knight's  Ferry,  a  little  mining  camp  on  the  Stanislaus 
River,  the  sum  of  $509.09  in  gold  was  contributed  by  the  set- 
tlers and  forwarded  to  me  at  San  Francisco,  with  instructions 
to  transmit  the  money  to  Gen.  Lee  for  the  relief  of  any  of  the 
families  of  Southern  soldiers  in  Virginia  that  might  be  in 
need  of  assistance.  Following  my  instructions,  I  sent  the 
money  at  once.  In  due  course  of  the  mails  came  this  note  of 
acknowledgment  from  Gen.  Lee  : 

C/hf   iOcc,  i£cV 

/f  If/ttt-'^  ■^-  tl-fxyfiu-i^O    cj  c/« -i^ //i n t -L-  J-\A 'C< 

I  •    '  y  /     //  'y/    / 


Blessings  on  that  knightly  soul !     A  soldier  without  fear  and 
without  reproach,  a  Christian  gentleman  to  whom  his  country- 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


181 


REGISTffi/ 
YOURSELF 

AND 

KEYS 


Br  NUMBIR 


"'51:^ 


men  of  our  reunited  nation  lool<  as  an  exemplar  of  all  the  vir- 
tues indicated  by  the  words,  too  often  misapplied,  a  Christian 
gentleman."  The  reunited  nation,  I  said — so  it  is.  and  so  it 
will  remain  if  our  people  of  every  part  of  it  speak  and  act  ac- 
cording to  their  best  impulses,  giving  no  heed  to  the  vul- 
garians, whose  utterances  disgust  even  those  who  agree  with 
them  in  general  opinion,  and  refusing  to  share  the  shiverings 
and  moanings  of  the  weaklings  who  are  ready  to  go  into  hys- 
terics whenever  a  fanatic  or  a  ruffian  of  either  section  says  or 
does  something  in  keeping  with  the  character  and  practice  of 
their  kind. 

The  foregoing  modest  note  of  Gen.  Lee  fed  a  flame  that  was 
already  kindled  in  the  hearts  of  the  Californians.  A  movement 
in  behalf  of  the  suffering  Southern  people  was  organized,  and 
in  a  short  time  tnoic  Ihai:  one  hiitnh-cd  and  Iwaity  thousand 
dollars  in  gold  was  raised  and  forwarded  to  the  relief  com- 
mittees in  the  South,  without  a  discordant  note  among  the 
contributors  or  the  miscarriage  of  a  dollar. 

A  word  of  explanation :  I  was  asked  to  furnish  for  the 
Confederate  Veter.\n  the  facts  herein  recited,  and  promised 
to  do  so.  When  I  look  my  pen  in  hand  it  seemed  more  natural 
and  not  improper  to  speak  in  the  first  person  singular. 

VALUED  PREMIUM  OFFER. 
The  Veteran  has  arranged  to  furnish  a  $i,ooo  policy  of  acci- 
dent insurance  as  a  premium  to  new  subscribers.     The  /Etna 
Registry  Company,  of  Nashville,  by  underwriting  for  the  Union 

Casualty  Com- 
pany, of  St. 
Louis,  offers 
excellent  reg- 
istration. It 
combines  per- 
sonal identifi- 
cation (by  a  slamiKd  check  for  the  recovery  of 
keys)  and  an  accident  policy  for  $i,ooo  in  the 
Union  Casually  and  Surety  Company,  of  St. 
Louis.  All  thi.s  protection  will  be  furnished 
wilii  a  year's  subscription  for  $1.25,  and  free 
for  two  new  subscriptions  by  any  old  subscriber  who  sends  re- 
newal at  the  same  time.  This  accident  hisurance  for  $1,000 
costs  $1  per  year.  It  pays  $7..S0  per  week  for  five  weeks  of  dis- 
ability by  accident,  and  the  principal  sum  is  paid  for  accidental 
death. 

The  key  check  feature  is  of  value  in  some  instances.  On  the 
occasion  of  the  death  of  J.  R.  Florida,  of  Nashville,  on  a  rail 
road  in  Georgia,  the  calamity  was  so  great  that  the  identity  of 
the  bodywas  established  through  the  little  check  to  his  key  ring, 
foiiiHl  in  the  debris.  The  company  paid  Mrs.  Florida  the  $1,000 
in  full. 

Capt.  John  W.  Morton,  Secretary  of  State  for  Tennessee, 
wrote  the  /Etna  Registry  Company  on  August  29,  1902,  saying: 
"Dear  Sirs;  I  am  in  receipt  of  draft  for  $25  to  cover  my  in- 
demnity for  mashing  my  fingers  on  the  train  recently.  I  hold 
Policy  No.  2950,  and  my  key  tag  is  No.  2977,  issued  through  the 
iDtna  Registry  Company." 

Subscribers  are  furnished  with  a  metal  fire-  and  water-proof 
label  for  attaching  to  their  key  rings.  This  label  has  stamped 
on  it  in  plain  letters:  "One  Dollar  Reward  for  the  Immediate 
Return  of  these  Keys  to  the  /Etna  Registry  Co.,  Nashville, 
Tenn."  It  also  bears  a  number  which  is  registered  with  the 
full  name  and  address  of  the  subscriber  in  the  company's  books. 
I'he  reward  of  one  dollar  is  paid  by  the  company,  and  when 
fotmd  the  keys  are  returned  to  the  owner  free  of  cost,  no  mat- 
ter in  what  part  of  the  country  they  may  have  been  lost. 


WSHVlUti 


Every  person  needs  a  mark.  Means  of  identification  should 
always  be  carried  by  every  man  or  woman  vvhen  leaving  home. 
Statistics  show  that  more  than  two  thousand  unidentified  dead 
are  buried  in  paupers'  graves  each  year  in  America. 

netlcr  .iJ\v:ns  Ivtve  it  ."ind  nevtr  iiettl  it 
Th;ln   II,  eti  it  «i   ce  I'lnl  tu  t  h.lw  il. 

The  advantage  of  registration  is  at  once  apparent.  No  med- 
ical examination  is  necessary.  There  are  no  dues  and  no  as- 
sessments. 

This  accident  insurance  policy  is  issued  by  the  Union  Casualty 
and  Surety  Company,  having  a  cash  capital  of  $32.5,400  and  a 
deposit  of  $250,000  with  the  Insurance  Department  of  the  State 
of  Missouri  for  the  protection  of  policy  holders.  It  has  paid 
over  $3,147,007.62  death  and  indemnity  claims. 


ANOTHER  YOUNGEST   CONFEDERATE. 

A  subject  that  has  been  much  di5cusse<l  throughout  the  his- 
tory of  the  \r.7rRAN  in  various  communications  is  that  of  the 
"youngest  Con.'c  ;::\-ae  soldier."  Dr.  C.  D.  'W.  McNeill  enlisted 
in  the  Fourth  Georgia.  Company  H,  October  26,  1861,  being 


thirteen  years,  five  months,  and  twenty-one  days  old.  This, 
lad  was  sergeant  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  R.  C.  Tyler,  and  on  .*\pril 
16,  1865,  with  marked  coolness  and  daring,  raised  the  last  Con- 
federate flag  that  fell  in  battle.  All  honor  to  the  brave  little 
sergeant ! 


John  B.  .Slaughter,  of  Snowdoim,  Ala.,  desires  to  hear  from 
his  bunk  mates  of  the  winter  of  1863  in  Camp  Douglas:  Cal 
Hawkins,  of  Tennessee,  and  Walter  Slaughter,  of  Texas.  He 
would  also  like  to  hear  from  any  of  the  Kcntuckians  in  his 
mess  for  1864.  who  were  John  R.  Cromwell,  John  E.  Young, 
John  Montjoy,  Sam  Smith,  Willis  Payne,  Billie  Swift.  Georgr 
Rogers,  and  Dave  Steel,  also  Gus  Kane,  of  Georgia,  who  com- 
pleted the  mtss,  as  they  were  required  to  form  in  tens. 


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C^opfederate  l/eteraij. 


Haw  a  Woman  Paid  Her  Debtis. 

1  ::lu  out  ot  deiit.  tllatiks  to  th(;  DislnvHsber 
business.  In  tlie  past  three  months  I  have  made 
$  aiO  «3llins  Dishwashers.  I  never  s:lv^-  i;uylhmy 
suil  so  easily.  Every  family  needs  a  iJisi'nvasli- 
or,  rnd  will  liny  ono  when  shown  bow  beautiUil- 
ly  it  will  wash  and  dr.v  the  lainily  dishes  in  two 
minutes.  I  sell  from  my  own  house.  Each 
Dishwasher  sold  brings  nio  many  orders.  The 
dbbes  are  washed  without  wettinj;  the  bands 
That  i  5  why  ladies  want  the  Dishwasher.  I  n'ne 
my  e:.perien<-e  for  the  beneiit  of  any  one  who 
may  wish  t)  make  money  e:;Mly.  'I  buy  my 
Dishwashers  from  the  ;\i(jiind  L'ity  Dishwasher 
(_'o..  St.  Louis,  3io.  Write  them  for  particulars. 
They  will  start  you  in  busines-s  in  your  own 
home.  L.  A.  C 

$    BY    $    BOOKKEEPING, 
MAII        PENMANSHIP, 
lYIAMI^     SHORTHAND, 

etc.,  taucht  successfully  by  m.4IL  durinp 

your  spare  hours.      I'ay  $10  for  tuition, 

books,    etc.,    AFTEK    l'OSITH)lV        ..„.„.- 

tliat   pays  $10  or  more    per  week  Is   SKl'UKED. 

Betterthauper-, ,     Business  men 

Bona]  Instrucllnn  MnilC  CTIinv  in<1"rse  our  orlg. 
at  half  the  busi-   tlUMC    O  I  UU I   inal, copyrighted 

ness  colleges.         : Imethmls  as  the 

oest.  Prices  and  stroug  testimonials,  in  our  i»S-page 
••Booklet  B."  sent  free.  Address  Cor.  Department, 
DKAUGUON'S  P.  lULSINESS  COl^LEGE, 

2  3  Nashville,  Tenn.,  U.  S.  A. 


URICSOL 

E  THE  GREAT  CALIFORNIA  REMEDY, 

E  CURES     RHEUMATISM.     Send 

n  piarap  for  book  of  particulars.    Uricsol 

u  Chemical  Co.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal,,  or  the 

K  bamar  ■&  Rankin  Drug  Co.,  Atlanta,  Ga.. 

I|^  ij:?tributing  Agents.    $1  per  bottle.    For 

|l^  ,      by  druggists. 


"  Son^s  of  the  Confederacy  and 
Plantation  Melodies." 

Conlnining  19  Southern  sonsfs,  words  ami  music. 

Price,  50  cents.     Best  colleclion  for  use  in  scliools. 

Camps,  and  Chapters.     Circulars  and  information 

iree.     Agents  wunteil.     Bij?  commission.     Address 

Mrs.  Albert  Mitchell,  Paris,  Ky, 


HOTEL  EMPIRE. 

BROADWAf  AND  63d  STREET,  H.  Y,  CITY. 

ABSOLUTELY  FIREPROOF. 

RATES  MODERATE. 

Excellent  Cuisine.  Modern. 

Efficient  Service.  Exclusive. 

Extensive  Library.  Accessible. 

Orchestral  Concerts  Every  Evening. 

A)!i  Cars  Pass  the  Empire. 

From  Grand  Ccntr.-il  Station  take  cars  marked 
Broadway  and  7lh  Ave.  Seven  minutes  to  Empire. 

On  crossing  any  of  the  ferries,  take  the  9th 
Avenue  Elev.ited  Railway  to  TOlh  Street,  from 
which  it  is  one  minute's  walk  to  hotel. 

Send  for  descriptive  hooklet. 

W.  JOHNSON  QUINN,  Proprietor, 


An  Inducement  to  Visit  Texas. 

Every  first  and  third  Tuesday  in  Uie 
month,  up  to  April  21,  1903,  the  various 
Southwestern  lines  will  sell  tickets  to 
Texas  points  at  the  very  low  r.ite  of 
half  the  regular  fare  plus  $2.  The  fer- 
tility of  the  lands  along  the  Texas  and 
Pacific  Railway,  and  the  various  indus- 
tries awaiting  development  are  great  in- 
ducements to  the  probable  home  seek- 
er and  land  buyer. 

It  may  pay  passengers  to  see  tliat 
their  tickets  read  over  the  Texas  and 
Pacific  Railway. 

Full  information  can  be  secured  from 
any  ticket  agent,  or  by  corresponding 
with  E.  P.  Turner,  General  Passenger 
Agent,  Texas  and  Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany, Dallas,  Tex,  Write  him  anyhow, 
and  get  a  book  descriptive  of  Texas, 
free. 


Beumon. 

Tlie  Illinois  Central  Railroad,  in  con- 
nection with  N.,  C,  and  St.  L.  Railway, 
will  arrange  special  service  for  the  vet- 
erans and  their  friends  attending  this 
reunion. 

The  round-trip  rates  will  be  .exceed- 
ingly low  for  this  occasion.  Tickets  will 
be  sold  May  16-21  inclusive,  with  final 
date  to  leave  New  Orleans  without  val- 
idation May  24,  1903. 

F.xtension  of  time  until  June  24,  1903, 
can  be  obtained  by  depositing  ticket.^ 
with  special  agent  and  upon  payment  of 
fee,  fifty  cents. 

Rates  and  schedule  will  be  furnished 
jiromptly  upon  application  to  nearest 
ticket  agent,  or  address  John  A.  Scott, 
A.  G.  P.,  I,  C.  R.  R.,  Memphis,  Tenn., 
William  Smith,  Jr.,  C.  A.,  I.  C.  R.  R., 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  R.  C.  Wallis,  C.  P.  A., 
I.  C.  R.  R.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


No  Person  Should  Die 

of  any  kidney  disease  or  be  distressed 
by  stomach  troubles  or  tortured  and 
poisoned  by  constipation.  Vernal  Saw 
Palmetto  Berry  Wine  will  be  sent  free 
and  prepaid  to  any  reader  of  this  pub- 
lication who  needs  it  and  writes  for  it. 
One  dose  a  day  of  this  remedy  does  the 
work  and  cures  perfectly,  to  stay  cured. 
If  you  care  to  be  cured  of  indi.^estion, 
dyspepsia,  flatulence,  catarrh  of  stomach 
and  bowels,  constipation  or  torpid  and 
congested  liver;  if  you  wish  to  be  sure 
that  your  kidneys  are  free  from  disease 
and  are  doing  their  necessary  work  thor- 
oughly ;  if  yon  expect  to  be  free  from 
catarrh,  rheumatism,  and  backache;  if 
you  desire  a  full  supply  of  pure,  rich, 
blood,   a   healthy  tissue,   and   a   perfect 


skin — write  at  once  for  a  free  bottle 
of  this  remedy,  and  prove  for  yourself, 
without  expense  to  you,  that  these  ail- 
ments are  •  cured  quickly,  thoroughly, 
and  permanently  with  only  one  dose  a 
day  of  Vernal  Saw  Palmetto  Berry 
Wine. 

Any  reader  of  the  Veter.\n  who  needs 
it  may  have  a  small  trial  bottle  of  Ver- 
nal Saw  Palmetto  Berry  Wine  sent  free 
and  prepaid  by  writing  to  Vernal  Rem- 
edy Company,  93  Seneca  Street,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.  It  cures  catarrh  of  the  stomach, 
indigestion,  flatulence,  constipation  of 
the  bowels,  and  congestion  and  sluggish 
condition  of  liver  and  kidneys.  For  in- 
flammation of  bladder  and  enlargement 
of  prostate  gland  it  is  a  reliable  specific. 

For  sale  by  all  leading  druggists. 


ui    PISO'S  CURE   FOR     n, 


M  CURES  WH£RE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS.         LJJ 

kfl  Beat  Couwh  iiyrup.  'I'astes  Guud.  Use  ijl 

fvl  In  time.     Sold  by  dru.'iilsts,  1*1 


?^     CONSUMPTION     ?> 


Washington  and  Lee 
University, 

LEXINGTON.  VA. 


Letters, 
Science, 


Engineering, 
Law. 


Expenses  moderate.  Next  session 
opens  Sept.  lo,  1903.  Apply  for  cat- 
alogue to 

GEORGE  H.  DENNY,  LL.D., 
Lexington,  Va. 


THE  BEST  PLACE 
TO  PURCHASE 
ALL-WOOL 

Bunting  or 
Silk  Flags 

of  All  Kinds, 

Silk  Banners,  Swords,  Belts,  Caps, 

and  all  kinds  of  M  lit:irv  Equipment 
and  Society  Goods  is  at 

Veteran  J.  A.  JOEL  &  CO., 

88  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City. 

SEND  FOR  PRICE  LIST. 

^^  ^B^^  furnish  the  work  and  t«f(ch  you  free,  you  work  in 
the  locality  where  you  live.  Send  us  yonr  address  and  we  will 
explain  the  hu^iinpsi  fully,  remeinber  we  guarantee  a  clear  profil 
of  #3  for  every  day's  wrk.nbBolutelysurp.  Write  at  once. 

BOYAL  nANUFACTlRING  CO..         Box  825,   Detroit,  Bleh. 


Qopfederate  l/etera^, 


183 


ATLANTIC   COAST    LINE 


RAIIROAD    COMPANY 

have  placed  on  sale,  beginning  May  i,  1902 
Interchangeable  Mileage  TitKet,  Form  i, 

1,000  Miles.  Price  $25, 

Good  Ovkr  the  Following  Lines: 
Atlanta,  Knoxville  &  Northern  Railway; 
Atlanta  &  West  Point  Railroad;  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Railroad;  Chesapeake  Steam- 
ship Co.  (Between  Baltimore  and  Norfolk), 
Charleston  &  V astern  Carolina  Railway; 
Columbia,  Nev  ~ury  Sc  Laurens  Railrttad; 
Georgia  Railroad;  Louisville,  Henderson  & 
St.  Louia  Railway;  Nashville,  Chattanoog.T 
&  bt.  Louis  Railway;  Northwestern  Rail- 
road of  South  Carolina;  Plant  System;  Rich- 
mond, Fredericksburg  &  Potomac  Railroad; 
Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway;  Washington 
Southern  Railway;  Western  Railway  of  Al- 
abama; Western  &  Atlantic  Railroad: 
Louisville  &  Nashv'lle  Railroad  (except 
the  following  P->  :'...-s:  L.,  H.  C.  &  W. 
Railroad,  (ilasgow  H.  R.,  F-lkton  &  Guth- 
rie Railroad,  and  Pontchartrain  Railroad). 

This  ticket  will  be  on  sale  at  all  Coupon  Stations  At- 
lantic Coast  Line  Railroad  Co.;  North wc:;crn  Railroad  ol 
South  Carolina;  tToIumbia,  Newbury  ^  ^aurens  Railroad; 
■nd  Eastern  Offices  Atlantic  Coast  Line,  at 

BOSTON— ixWashincton  Ctrccl. 

NEW  YORK— 1161  Broadway. 

PHILADELPHIA— It  South  Third  Street. 

BALTIMORE— 107  East  Oerman  Strict. 

WASHINGTON— 6ol  Pennsy_  ania  Avenue. 


TRAVEL    VIA   BRISTOL 
AND  THE 


Norfolk  &  Western  Railway 


The  Short  iinJ  CJuick  Uoutn  in  All  Points 
Kasl.     Solid  Vestibule  Train  between 

Memphis,  Chattanooga,  and 
Washington.  D.  C. 


PULL.MAN'S  FINEST  SLEEPEnS 

INEW  ORUEAINS 

via  Mcrulian,  Tusc.ilitns.i,  Ririnin^h;iiii, 
andAttallaTO  NF,\V  YORK— 

MEMPHIS 

via  Gr.itid  Jnnctinn,  Corititli,  Tiisrninbi:i,  Decatur, 
and  IlunlsvilleTO  NEW  YOUK. 


THE  HIIST  KOUTE  TO  ALU 

V  IRQ  I  IN  I  A.   POIPS'TS, 

Koanokc,  I-yiicliburg,  I'l-ti-rR^iirg,  Uichniond, 
Norfolk,  Old  Point. 


All  information  cheerfully  furnished. 

n.  C.  nOVKIN, 

Passenger  A^tnt,  Kni>x\  ille,  Tenn.; 

WAUHKX  I,   llOHR, 

Western  Passcn^jfr  Agent,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.; 

W.  n.  BKVILL, 

General  Passenger  Agent,  Roanoke,  \*a. 


THE  WEST  POINT  ROUTE 

Atlanta  and  West  Point  Railioad, 
The  Western  Railway  of  Alabama. 

Transcontinental  Lines 
Fast  Mail  Route 

Operating  the  fastest  scheduled  train 
in  the  Soulli.     To 

TEXAS.  MEXICO,  CALIFORNIA 

anil  all  Soutbw  estern  pt)ints. 

Superb  dinini;  cars;  through  Pullman 
and  tourist  sleeping  cars.  For  special 
rates,  schedules,  and  all  information,  ad- 


dress 


J.  B.  Heyward,  D.  P.  A., 
Atlanta,  6a. 

FREE  INSTRUCTIONS 

How  *o  cure  permanently  any  case  of 
K'"  Lv<matisni.  L.^nlc  Hack  or  Kidney 
I  roubles.     Send  yonr  address  to 

H.  H.  CORNEIL.  Lansing,  Miofw 


THIS  KODAK 

For  20  Cents. 

Makes  picture 5^^x35^ 
inches  S()u:ire.  Loads 
in  daylight.  Inclose  a- 
rcnt  stamp  for  full  par- 
li<-ular.s. 

Nastivllle  Kodak  AgeHcy, 

20^  I'nion  St., 
NASIl\lLl.Ii,  Tk.vn. 


FOR    OVER    SIXTY    YEARa 

An  Old  and  Weil-Tried  Remedy. 

MRS.  WINSLOW'S  SOOTHING  SYRUP 

baBlieenilBedforovcrSIXTYVI- AH«hv  MILLIONS 
of  MOTHEHsfortli..ir(HILI>liEN\VHILf;TKKTU- 
INO.  WITHl'EKrLcr.slCCK.ss.  It  SOOTHES  the 
CHILD.    SOFT!  NS  tl,.'  l.IMS.  ALLAYS  all  PAIN 

SVi\fWn?T5P.'',",''," '•,"'"'  *•:""'  best  reSkrty  for 
DIARRRtEA  Scld  by  liriiiri.-ii<t»  lu  every  part  of 
tlie  world,     ne  (.iirp  ami  at-k  lor 

MRS.     WINSLOW'S    SOOTHING     SYRUP. 

AND  TAKR  NO  OTHEK  KIND. 
Twenty. Klvc    Cciit»    u    ISottle. 


A  NEW  FAST  TRAIN 


Between  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City  and 

OKLAHOMA  CITY, 
WICHITA, 
DEOIISOIM, 
SHERMAN, 
DALLAS, 

FORT  WORTH 

And  principal  points  In  Texas  and  the  South- 
west. This  train  Is  new  throu^rhout  and  is 
made  up  of  the  finest  equipment,  provided 
with  electric  lights  and  all  other  modem 
traveling'  conveniences.  It  runs  via  our  now 
completed 

Red  River  Division. 

Every  appliance  linowT  to  modern  car 
boildin^'and  railroading  has  been  employed 
In  the  make-up  of  this  service,  including 

Cafe  Observation  Cars, 

nnder  the  management  of  Frod.  Harvey. 
Full  information  ,is  to  ratea  and  all  tletails  of 
a  trip  via  this  new  routo  will  bo  cheerfully 
furnished,  upon  application,  by  any  repro- 
sentatlTe  of  the 


FRISCO 

SYSTEM 


Bear  In  mind  tiiat  almosi  any  book  or  other  pre- 
mium ever  offcrc    hy  Hip  Vftf.kan  can  still  be  had 


184 


Qopfederate  l/eterat?. 


"THE    TEXAS    RAILROAD-- 

I.  &  G.  N. 

INTERNATIONAL    <M    GREAT    AORTHERN 

W"}\\  Have  through  Cars.  Speci:il  Ar- 

r.uij^cniei  ts,    Low    Kxcursioii     lv;ili;s, 

unci  in  all  prol-aiulily 

SOLID  SPECIAL  TRAINS  to 

NEW  ORLEANS,  LA., 

FOR  THE  GREAT 

ANNUAL  REUNION 

OF  THE 

UNITED  CONFEDER- 
ATE VETERANS, 
MAY  17-19,  1903. 

Call  on   T.    iV    O.   X.    Ticket  Agents   for 
Complete  Iiifornialion,  or  Wnte 

D.  J.  PRICE, 

General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent, 
Palestine,  Tex. 


SPRING     PARK    FARM, 
Nt.  View  Station,  N.  C.  ®.  St.  L.  Railway. 


Standard  varifties  of  ^Vll^te  Wyandoltes,  Or- 
pingtons, PlymoMlh  Rucks,  and  Brown  Leghorns. 
Bron7,e  Turkeys  and  Pekin  Ducks.  Kggs  for  sale 
for  Hatching.  Address  SPRING  PARK.  FARM, 
Antioch,  Tenn.;  Rural  Route  No.  2. 


SIEMPRE  VIVA! 

The  Plant  That  Lives  without  Vi/ater  or  Soil. 

IOC.  each;  3  for  J5C. 
I.VTERNATioNAL  Impoktation  Co.,  Austin,  Tex. 


A   commission    btg   enough    to   produce   heart 
failure,    for   experienced    traveling    men   with 
golden  tongues  and  established  routes. 
DO  NOT 

for  a.  moment  think  that  this  is  a  door-to-door  husi- 
ni'SS.  We  do  not  want  salesmen  pulling  door  hells 
or  climbing  back  stairs. 

\\'e  want  higli-class  traveling  men  with  the  ca- 
pacity of  handling  toii-nolch  customers  in  the  busi- 
ness'world,  or.  in  brief,  \VK  WANT  SALES- 
MEN, NOT  PEDDLERS. 

REMEMBER 
that  no  one  goes  a-hunting  nowadays  with  a  sin- 
gle-barreled shotgun,  and  the  wise  fisherman  prn- 
vides  himself  with  several  kinds  t)f  bait.  IK  \  Ol' 
CAN  PROVIDE  THE  GOLDEN  TONOrE, 
WE  WILL  FURNISH  THE  BAIT. 

IF  YOU  HAVE  A  5TR0NG  HEART.  WRITE  VS. 

Address  Side  Line,  P.  O.  Box  663, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

BEST 

PASSENGER   SERVICE 

IN  TEXAS. 

4-IIVIPORTANT  GATEWAYS-4 


P»p 


No  TROUBLE  TO  ANSWER  QUESTIONS. 


E.  P.TURNER, 

Genx  Pass'r  and  Ticket  Agent, 

Dallas.  texa» 

When  writing  to  advertisers  mention  Veteran. 


POSITION  ^  May  deposit  money  in  bank  till 
tyJJi  I  l\Ji\j<  p,iMtioii  is  secured,  or  pay  out 
of    salary    after   graduating.    Knter  any  time. 

1  Drauglion's       ^   ^^         ? 
J  Practical ...    #^ 
i3  Business  ... 

Nashville,  Atlanta,  St.  Louli, 

Montgomery,  Little  Rock,        Galveston, 

Ft.  Worth,      (Catalogue  Free.)    Shreveport. 

Schools  of  national  reputation  for  thoroughness 
and  reliability.    Endorsed  by  business  men. 
Home  Study.  Bookkeeping,  etc.,  taught  by  mail. 
For  ISO  p.  College  catalogue,  or  100  p.  on  Home 
Study,  ad.  Dep.  s  t'  Draughon's  College,  either  place 


JACKSONVILLE 

via  ValdostP  Kcute,  from  N'aldosta  via  Georgi* 

Southern  ..nd  Florida  Ry.,  from  Macon 

via  Central  of  Georjjla  Ry.,  from 

ATLANTA 

via.  Western  and  Atlantic  R.  R.,  from 

CHATTANOOGA 


NASHVILLE 

ashville,  Chattanoofi-a,  and  St.  L 
arriving  at 

ST.  LOUIS 


▼lithe  Nashville,  Chattanooji-a,  and  St.  Louis  Ry., 
arriving  at 


AND  AT 

CHICAGO 

over  the  Illinois  Central  R.  R.  from  Martia,  Tenn, 


DOUBLE  DAILY  SERVICE  AND 
THROUGH  SLEEPING  CARS 


MAINTAINED   OVER  THIS 


SCENIC   LIN, 


Ticket  affents  of  the  Jacksonville-St.  Louis  and 
Chicago  iine,  and  agents  of  connecting-  lines  in 
Florida  and  the  Southeast,  v'l,'.  give  you  full  In- 
formation as  to  schedules  otin:_  double  daily  serv- 
ice to  St.  Louis,  Chicaj^o,  and  the  Northwest,  and 
of  train  time  of  lines  connecting^.  They  will  also 
sell  you  tickets  and  advise  you  as  to  rates. 


F.  D.  MU-LER,        -        -        -        Atlanta,  Ga.. 

Traveling  Passer.ger  Agent  I.  C.  R.  R. 
WM.  SMrrH.  JR..      -      ■      Nashville,  Tknh^ 

Commercial  Agent. 


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Qoofederate  l/etcraij 


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INEW    ORLBAIVS 


,:£^;^i 


THl£  M. 


CHARLES  IIOTLL. 


Tlie  most  popular  -winter  rt-sorl 

in  Aincric:'..    Golf,  French  Opera, 

,-   ScvctiTheaters.ConlinuonsIIorsr- 

7ij  Kacinji,  ITuntiny;,  Fisliiiig^.     One 

-    of  llio  latest,  largest,  and  best  IIo- 

'",  tt'lsin  tliecountry.    Accommoda- 

.  lions  for  700  guests.     150  private 

I  .itli   rooms.     Turkish,    Russian, 

Homan,an(I  plain  baths.     A  moil- 

rn  first-class  hotel.    Kept  on  both 

\merican  ami  Huropean  plans  at 

tnodoratc  prices.     I-uxurlous  Sun 

'  Maths  and  Palm  Garden.     Write 

f'T  jilans  aii<]  rntf^s. 

t.  R.  BLAKELY  £  CO.,  L'ted,  Props. 


LA-DIES'  HAT  TIJ^- 


Makes  a  Useful  and  Appreciated  Present. 


Lapcl  Button, 


DESIGNS  FOR  U.  C.   V.  BUTTONS  PATENTED  FOR  EXCLUSIVE  USE  OF 
UNITED  CONFEDERATE  VETERANS.  July  I4.  '696. 

Lapel  Button,  Gold,  each SI  00 

~     Lapel  Button,  Gold  Plated,  each 25 

U,  C.  V.  Hatpins,  Gold  Plated,  each 50 

U.  C.  V.  Cult  Buttons,  Gold  Plated,  per  pair. .  . 
U.  S.  C,  V.  Cutl  Buttons,  Gold  Plated,  per  pair. 
U.  C.  V.  Unllorm  Buttons,  coat  size,  per  dozen. . 
U.  Ci  V.  Unilorm  Buttons,  vest  size,  per  dozen. . 

C^^SeHii  rcmiitaticc  7viih  order. 


Inform.ltion  furnished  in  rptr.ird  to  resjiiliilion  V .  C.  V.  tinifonns,  uniform  m-llerial,  and  insignia  of  rank. 
Orders  for  lapfl  bttitons  mu-^tbe  at-rf^mf^nfii.'y1  bv  thei"riiten  authoritv  of  voiir  i\iitip  Ct^tjimnndrr  or  Adjlt- 

lani.  Address  J,  R  SHIPP,  Q.  M.  Gen'l,  U.  C,  V,,  CHATTANOOGA,  TENN, 


CHOCTAW,  OKLAHOMA  &  CULF  R.  R. 

Combines  the  Advantages  of 

Eastern  Service 

With  the  Opportunities  of  a 

Western  Country 

...  DIRECT    LINE  ... 

Memphis  to  Little  Rocl<,  Hot  Springs,  Indian 
and  Oklahoma  Territories,  Texas,  Col- 
orado,  New  Mexico,  Arizona,  Old 
Mexico  and  the  Pacific  Coast 


iRocK  Island! 
yslem  ^ 


WIDE    VESTIBULED    TRAINS 

PULLMAN   DRAWING  ROOM  SLEEPING  CARS 
PULLMAM   TOURIST   SLEEPING  CARS 
FREE    RECLINING    CHAIR    CARS 


JOHN  J.  GOODRICH.  DItt.  Pits.  t|1.. 
HMphli,  Tinn. 


GEO.  H.  LEE,  0.  P.  &  T.  ».. 
Llttll  Rock,  trktilit. 


Southern  Railway. 

7,269  MHes.    One  Management. 

Penetrating  Ten  Soutlicrii  Sl.Ues.    Ueachlng 

Principal  Cities  of  the  South  with 

Its  Own  Lines, 

Solid  Vestibuled  Trains. 
Unexcelled  Equipment 
Fast  Schedules. 

DINING   CARS  nr^',  ciHTated    on    Southern 
^^^^— ^^^^^—   Ilailway  trains, 

OBSERVATION   CARS  <>n  Washin^on  and 

—  -      ■■-  Soutluvestem    Ves- 

tihuied  lainited,  and  Washington  and  Chat- 
tanoofjca  Limited  via  Lvnclibur^. 

ELEGANT  PULLMAN  SLEEPING  CARS 

of  the  Latest  pattern  nn  all  through  trains, 

S,  H,  HARDWICK, 
General  Passenger  Aj;t.,  Washington,  D.  C, ; 

C,  A,  BENSCOTER, 

Ass't  Gen'l  Pass.  Agt.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.; 

J.  C.  Ll-SK, 

Traveling  P;iss,  Ai;t.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn, 


CONFEDERATE 
VETERANS' 
REUNION 

NEW  ORLEANS.  LA. 
May   1^-22,   igoj 

Very  Low  Rates 

VIA    THE 

Iron  Mountain  Route 

DIRECT  LINE  FROM 

ST,  LOUIS.  LITTLE  ROCK 

AND  POINTS  IN 

MISSOURL  ARKANSAS.  AND 
TEXAS 

Pullman  Sleeping  Cars,  Dining  Cars, 

Meals  a  la  Carte,  Free  Reclining 

Chair  Cars,  Electric-Lighted 

Trains 

See  local  agent  for  further  Information,  or 
address 

H,  C,  TOWNSEND. 

Geacrat  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent 

ST.  LOUIS 


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Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


Los  Angeles, 
San  Francisco 


and  Portland,  Ore. 


Personally  Conducted  Tourist  Sleeping  Cars  are  run  by  the 

WABASH  LINE 

Leaving  St.  Louis  every  Tuesday  at  2.20  p.  m.  for  Los  Angeles 
and  San  Francisco,  reaching  Los  Angeles  on  Friday  mornings 
and  San  Francisco  on  Saturday  mornings  following. 
Leaving  St.  Louis  every  Thursday  at  9.00  a.  m.  for  Portland, 
Ore.,  reaching  Portland  on  Sunday  afternoon  following. 
Every  attention  given  to  passengers  en  route. 

F.  W.  GRE,ENE„ 

DislricI  Passenger  Ajenl,  LOUISVILLE,  KY. 


"BIG  FOVR 


■»^ 


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The    ^  e  J  i    Line    1  o 

Indianapolis 
Peoria. 

Chicago 

andallpointj    In 

Indiana.  a.nd  NicKi^a.i\ 
Cleveland 
Buffalo 

N  e  \v  York 
Boston 

and  all  'Points  East 


In/or*maifon  c  heerfuHy  J^ur^ 
nijhed  on  application  at  City 
Ticket  Office,  ""Bi^  Four 
"Route,"  258  Fourth  A-Oe..  or 
turite  to         A         ^         ^       ^       ^ 

S.  J.  GATES.  General  Agent 

Louij-ville,  K^y 


C.  BREYER., 

Barber  Shop,  Russian  and  Turkish 
Balh  R.oon\s. 

315  and  317  CHVRCH  STREET. 

Also  Barber  Shop  at  325  ChurcK  Street. 


AND  BULBS 

MAILEDlC-w 

1  rafltase  each  of  Evening 
PniiiroBe,  .Monkey  Vint',  Bal- 
lu'-n  Vine,  Bal)y  Hreath,  Uliie 
Bells  of  SeutianO,  Eastern 
Star,  Petunia,  Mixed  Daisy. 
■^  Mixed  Aftcre, Begonia,  Mixed 
Poppy.  Mignonette,  Calliop- 

MAYFLOWLR  girl  f^'^-  Portulaca,  Sweet  Peae. 
Cypress  Vine.  Pansy  ( iwixed  \ 

Larlcflpiir.  1\  r-tuiiinni,   SiiTillri«-(.r,    Salvia,  Balsum, 

Everhis-tiii-.  (lli'viiiui,  AViM  F^.^^-e^. 


25  BULBS 


1  Madeira  Vine,  1  Calla, 

2  GladioluB,  4   Ciana- 
mou  A'ineB,  1  Anennine, 

2  Hyacinth,  1  Tuberose,  1  Mayfluwer  Lily,  1  (tlyinpia 
Lily.  1  Jericlin,  flfiwers  in  ten  minutes,  5  Choice 
Mixed  Bulbs  irora  Plulippine  Iplands,  5  Bulbe  for 
^'^^   (I/^'^r^^   Hnn^-mg  Ba.k.ta. 


^■^M^ 
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'^0.^ 


Will  mail  you  FREE  this 

fine   collection  of  2i>  packages 

Choice  Flower  Seeds  and 

»/^,  25  Bulbs  for  15  cents  in  eil- 

>^'?^    ver  or  8  two  cent  stamps. 

"Will    send    Seed    Check 

Catalogue  free  by  Bend 

order  at  once. 


American 
^Lung  Balm  Pad 

FOB    me    PRrVEP'TtOh    *ND   CURE 


Calds,  Sore  Throat.  Croup    Pneumonia. 
LaOrlppc    Consumption  and  Chills. 


fV  mmm  lung  biilm  m  co.  sir.'"." 


Great  is  Texas,  ai\d 
the  Eyes  of  the 
World  are  \ipoi\  Ker 


The  Home  Seeker  \v;ints  tu  know  about  ln-r 
"matchless"  climate  and  her  chfap  lamls. 
The  investor  wants  to  know  about  not  only 
her  cheap  lands  and  her  low  taxes,  but  as  well 
her  wealth  of  mine  and  forest;  and  this  is  to 
1ft  you  know  that  the  International  and  Great 
Nortliern,  the  Texas  Railroad,  traverses  a 
thousand  miles  of  the  Cream  of  Texas  Re- 
sources, latent  and  developed,  penetrating-  the 
heart  of  the  East  Texas  Gold  Mine,  the  Fruit 
and  Truck  Growing-  Section,  and  thatjou  can 
learn  more  about  the  great  I.  it  G.  N.  country 
by  sending  a  two-cent  stamp  for  a  copy  of  the 
Illustrator  and  General  Narrator,  or  25  cents 
for  a  year's  file  of  same,  or  by  \vriting' 

D.  J.  Price,  G.  P.  BLivd  T.  A. 
Palestine,  Tex. 


THIS  IS  IT 


California 


li'j    the    "Ste/itserland    oj^   America' 

and  the   'Balmiest  Climate 

OTi'Earth. 

Commencing'  March  9th,  the 


antaFe 


will    sell    one-way   tourist    tickets    to 


CALIFORNIA    COMMON    POINTS 
FOR 


$25 


with  privilege  of 
stop-over  at  many 
points  in  California. 

For  further  particulars   see  agents  or 
address 

W.  S.  KEENAN,  G.  P.  A. 
Galveston. 


EXTERNAL  GANGERS  GURED 

under  a  GUARANTEE  by  a  painless  and 
Bcient-flc  treatment.  For  further  infor- 
mation address 

O.  W.  HUFFMAN,  M.D., 

LiCbanon,  Tenn. 


'^^mmtmrnmrnm 


Qoi^j^ederate  l/eterai/. 


187 


SISTER:  READ  MY  FREE  OFFER. 

Wise  Words  to  Sufferers 

from  a  Woman  of  Notre  Dame,  Ind. 

1  will  mail,  free  of  chnrRe  this  Home  Treatment 
with  full  instructions,  and  the  history  of  my  own 
case  to  any  lady  suflcring  from  female  trouble.  You 
can  cure  yourself  at  home  without  the  aid  of 
any  physician.  It  will  cost  you  nothing  to  give 
the  treatment  atrial,  and  if  you  decide  to  continue 
it  will  only  cost  you  about  twelve  cents  a  week. 
It  will  not  interfere  with  your  work  or  occupation. 
I  have  nothing  to  sell.  Tell  other  sufferers  of  it 
—that  is  all  I  ask.    It  cures  all,  young  or  old. 

*^If  you  feel  a  bearing-down  sensation,  sense  of 
impending  evil,  pain  in  the  backer  bowels,  creeping 
feeling  up  the  spine,  a  desire  to  cry  frequently,  hot 
flashes,  weariness,  frequent  desire  to  urinate,  or  if 
you  have  Lcucorrhea  ( Whilrst,  displacement  or  Fall- 
ing of  the  Womb,  Profuse,  Scanty  or  Painful  Periods. 
Tumors  or  Growths,  address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS, 
NOTRE  DAMK.  IND..  U.  S.  A,  for  the  FreB 
Treatment  and  Fci-t,  Information. 
V  If  have  cMred  -.Jiemselves  with  it.  I  send  it  in  plain  wrappers. 
yACGHTi_KS  I  will  explain  a  simple  Home  Treatment  which  speedily 


Thousands    besides  tp' 
TO  MOTHERS  0> 


and  eflcctually  cures/,     .orrhea.  Green  Sickness  and  Painful  or  Irrcgjttar  Menstruation  in  young 

you    •ixietyand  exfenseand  sa7'e your  aau^htertAe/ium„ialipnoi cxplBini 
troubles  to  others.    Plumpness  and  health  always  result  from  its  use. 


ladies     It  will  save  you    ■ixietyanii  exfenseaaii  save  your  aaugniertne  tium..iation  ol  eiplaining  her 
"    rs.    plumpness  and  health  alwavs  result  from  us  use. 
Wherever  von  live  Icon  refer  yon  to  well  known  ladies  of  your  own  state  or  count  v  ^'lo  know 


and  will  ElBilly  tell  any  sufferer  that  this  Home  Treatment  really  cures  all  disease!  adi  tiona 
of  our  delioatc  female  nrganipm,  thoro  ^lilv  strenK'liens  relaxed  muscles  and  liga.uent8  whicl] 
cause  displacement,  and  makes  wonv  n  well.    Write  to-day,  as  this  offer  will  not  be  mado  again. 

Address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS.  Box  H     Notrc  Dame.  Ind..  U.  i,  L 


CONTAGIOUS  BLOOD  POISON 


l9  the  name  sometimes  Riven  to  -what  is  gener- 1  We  have  a  NEW  SECRET  REMEDY  abso- 
ally  known  as  the  liAD  DISEASE.  It  is  not  |  lutely  unknown  to  the  profession.  Permanent 
confined  lodeus  of  vice  or  the  iowerclasses.  ^^^^^^  cures  in  15  to  35  days.    We  refund  money  U 

we  do  not  cure.     You  can  be  treated  at 
home  for  the  same  price  and   the   same 


The  purest  and  best  people  are  sometimes 
Infected  with  this  awful  malady  through 
handlinf?  the  clothing,  drinking  from  the 
same  vessel,  usins  the  same  toilet  articles. 
or  otherwise  coming  in  contact  with  per- 
sons who  have  con- 
tracted it. 

It  bcf  ins  usually 
with  a  Utile  blister 
or  sore,  the'^  swell- 
ing In  the  trroins,  a 
red  eruption  breaks 
out  on  the  body,  sores  and  ulcers  appear 
Jn  ihc  mouth,  the  throat  becomes  ulcer- 
ated, the  hair,  eye  browa  and  lashes  fall 
out  and.  as  the  blood  becomes  more  con- 
taminated, copper  colored  splotches  and 
pustular  eruptions  and  sores  iippear  upon 
different  parts  of  the  body,  and  the  poison 
even  destroys  the  bones. 

Our  MA^;iO  CURE  is  a  Spociflo  for 
this  loaihsome  disease,  and  cures  *t  even 
In  the  worst  forms.    Kt  is  a  pe*  -nti- 

dote  for  the  powerful  virus  Ih,  .ites 

the  blood  and  penetrates  to  a  .  _;  of 
the  system.  Unless  you  getthi^  .  on  out 
of  your  blood  it  will  ruin  you,  and  bring 
disj^racennd  disease  upon  your  children  for 
It  ran  be  transmitted  from  parent  to  child. 

Write  for  our  free  home  treatment 
book  anv.  learn  all  about  contapious  blood 
poison.  If  you  want  medical  advice  pivc 
us  a  history  of  your  case,  and  our  phy- 
sicians will  furnish  all  the  information 
wish  without  any  charge  whatever, 


13 


BLOOD 


guaranty.    Vv'ilh  those  who  prefer  to  come 
hero  we  will  contract  to  cure  them  or  pay 
expenseof  coming. railroad  and  hotel  bills, 
and  make  no  charge, 
if  we  fail  to  cure.    If 
you  have  taken  mer- 
cury,  iodide  potash, 
and  still  have  aches 
and   pains,    mucous 
patches    in    mouth, 
sore  throat,  pimples,  copper-colored  spots, 
ulcers  on  any  parts  of  the  body,  hair  or 
eyebrows  falling  out,  it  is  this  secondary 
blood  poison  we  guarantee  to  cure.    We 
solicit  the  most  obstinate  cases  and  chal- 
lenge the  world  for  a  case  we  cannot  cure. 
This  disease  has  always  baffleii  the  skill 
of   the    m-'St  eminent    physicians.     For 
many  years  we  have  made*  a  specialty  of 
treating   this  disease  with  our  MAGIC 
CITKE.and  wn  have  jrjOrt.DOO capital  behind 
our  unconditional  guaranty, 

WE    CURE   QUICKLY   AND    PERMANENTLY. 

Our  patients  cured  years  ago  by  our 
Great  Discovery,  unknown  to  the  profes. 
sion.  are  today  sound  and  well,  and  have 
healthy  children  since  we  cured  them 

DONT  WASTE   YOUR    TIME    AND    MONEY 
experimenting.    We  have  the  ONLY  cure. 
Absolute    and  positive    proofs  sentsealed 
on  application.    ]on.p;i,t:c  book  free.    NO  BRANCH 
OFFICES.    Address  luUy  as  follows: 


Cook  Remedy  Co.,  589  Masonic  Temple,  Cliicpgo,  III. 


TECAJSI    TTKEES. 

Parties  desiring  to  plant  pecan  trees  or  groves  are 
Cordially  Invited  to  write  llic  undersigned  for  a  copy 
of  hl.s  handsomely  illustrated  catalogue,  and  for 
prices  of  pcoxn  tree*  of  all  kinds  anU  sizes. 

G.    M,     ^jXCOJV, 

©•   Witt,  Mitcheit  County,   Ga, 


BILL  ARPS 
NEW  BOOK 


Contains  the 
latest  and  best 
productions  of 
the  "Cherokee 
Philosopher." 

400  PAGES.  tN  CLOTH.  $1.25.  POSTPAID. 
Now  In  press,  to  be  ready  Jan.  1 

Address  BYRO  PRINTING  CO.,  Atlanta.Ga. 


TAKE   THE 


Southern 
'Pacific 

(SUNSET  ROUTE). 

Reunion 

Coivfederate 

Veterans, 

JVeU>  Orleans,  La., 
May  19  to  22. 

One  cent  per  mile  in  each  dircc- 
tiiin  from  all  points  in  Texas, 
l.iniit,  May  24.  Privilege  of  ex- 
tension.    Write  for  literature. 


M.  L.  Robbins,  T.  J.  Arvderson, 

<;.  V.\T.  .\..  A.G.  I'.  AT.  A., 

HO\/STOM.    TEX. 


Atlantic  feast  Line 

MILEAGE  TICKETS 

($25  PER  1,000  MILES) 

ARE  GOOD  OVER  THE  FOLLOWING  LINES: 

AllanU    I"  i-'xviiic  &  Norlhorn  Ry. 

Alla-i'a  &  West   PoinI  R.  R. 

Baltimore  Steam  r,ick.l  To.  1     Between  Baltimore 

Chesape.ike   Slr,imshi|i   Co.  |  ai"*  Norfolk. 

Charleston  &  Western  Carolina   Ry. 

Columhia.   Newbury  &    Laurens  R.   R. 

Geortfii    Northern     Railwav. 

Georgia   Railroad. 

LoiJisville  &  Nashtille  R.  R. 

Louisville,   Henderson  &   St.   Louis   Ry. 


Nashville.  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

Northwestern    Ry.    of     Sdiith     Carolina. 

Coast    Line    Steamboat    Co. 

Richmond,  Frederickshurq   &  Potomac  R.  R. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

Western  &    Atlantic   Rv 


Washington    Southern    Ry. 
Western    Ry.   of   Alahama. 

A     CONVENIENS     METHOD     OF     TRAVELING. 

W.   J.   CRAIC, 

General  Passenger  Agen^ 
See  Ticket  Agents.  Wilmington    N    C. 

When  writing  toadvprtisers,  mention  the  Vetp.ran. 


"Retailers  to  the   Entire   South ' 


\ 


The  Castner-Knott 
Dry  Goods  Co. 


203-2,11  J^.  Summer  St..  J^cuh-Ville,  Tenn. 


IMPORTERS  AND 
RETAIL  DEALERS 

Dry  Goods  and  Notions,  Shoes, 
Cloaks,  Carpets,  Upholstery,  Mil- 
linery.  Men's  Furnishings, 
Dressmaking,  China,  a^nd 
Gla.ss\va.re       ^       ^       ^       41A. 


THE  LARGEST  ASSORTMENT 
THE  HIGHEST  VALVES,  arvd 
THE  LOWEST  PRICES       A-     ^ 


Mailing    Departmervt    a    Specialty 
Samples    freely    sent    orv    appl.-ati  orv 


EJ^CRAVIJ^G 

'By  ^yill    Vrocesses 


COPPER   PLATE  Reception  and    Wedding 

Cards,  Society  Invitations,  Calling  Cards, 

and  Announcements. 
STEEL  DIE  EMBOSSED  Monograms  and 

liusiness  Stationery  in  the  latezt  styles. 
HALF-TONE  and  ZINC  PLATES  for  il- 

lustratioe  purposes — the  eery  best  made, 

hit  hi  graphic 
Ei-ngrcfOed 

Commercial  Work,  Color  Posters  in  special 
designs  for  all  purposes — Bivouac  and  Re- 
union Occasions. 


"Brandc-^,  1*riniing  Companv 

NASHVILLE,    TENN. 

Manufacturing  Stationers. 
Printers,  and  Genera.1  Office  Outfitters 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 

322,  324,  3^6,  328  GREEN  STREET,  LOllSVIUi,  liY. 


'OLDEST  AND  MOST  RELIABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cost,  '^rom  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  they  have  erected.  To  see  these 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 

J.  C.  Calhoun  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R.  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga. 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dalton,  Ga. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Columbia,  Tenn. 

Shelbyville,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  State  Monument, 
Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  Va. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka- 
mauga Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


When  needing  first-class,  plain,  or  artistic  work  made  from  the  finest  qual- 
ity of  material,  write  them  for  designs  and  prices. 


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ONE   CENT   A   MILE 


TO 


NEW    ORLEANS 


FO'R 


\/nited  Confederate  Veteran^''  ^etinion 

May  19-22,  1903 


T hrotig h  Sleepers  bettaeen  St. 
Loui\f  and  J^etnf  Orleans.  FAegant 
"Dining  Car  Ser-Vice.  Fast,  Steam- 
Heated  Trains.  Smooth  TracK. 
J^et£f  Equipment.  A.sK^  _fL>r  yoxxr 
ticKet  HJia  the  M.  rSl  O.      ^      ^      ^ 


Write  HARVEY  E.  JONES.  Jr.,  T.  P.  A. 

JACKSON,  TENN. 

ForParticulars 


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Low  Rates  to  New  Orleans 


OVER    THE 


N..  e..  &  ST.  L.  RY. 


FOR    THE 


QONFEDERATE    y/ETERANS'  f^EUNION 

May  19=22,  1903 

ONE    QENT   PER   MILE 

(Short    Line    Mileage) 

From  Nashville  the  route  will  be  via  Jackson  or  via  Memphis  and  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad. 


For  through  rates,  schedules,  etc.,  address 
S.  E.  HOWELL,  J.  H,  LATIMER,  W.  M.  HUNT,  R.  C.  COWARDIN, 

C.  p.  and  T.  A.,  Chattanooga,  Teon.      S.  P.  A.,  Chattanooga,  Tcnn.      C.  P.  and  T.  A.,  Nashville.  Tenn.      C.  P.  and  T.  A.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 


H.  F.  SMITH, 

Traffic  Manager,   Nashville,  Tenn. 


W.  L.  DUNLEY,  -  ^ 

General  Passenger  Agent,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


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The  Confederate  Mining  Co. 

Incorporated  under  the  Laws  of  Tlrixona. 

CAPITAL  STOCK,  $1,000,000.  PAR  VALUE,  $10  PER  SHARE. 

OFFICERS  AND  DIRECTORS. 

COL    LEE  CRANDALTa  President.  Globe.  Ariz.  MA.I.  R.  W    CRABB,  Sec  and  Theas.,  Uniontown.  Ky. 

THEODORE  CRANDALL,  MA.N.4GER.  t41olii\  Ariz.  ('APT.  .T.  I    WILKES,  Director.  Martin,  Tenn. 

DR.  Z.  T.  BUNUY.  Directdr.  Slilford,  Tox.  R.  "W.  WOLSEFER.  Director,  Franljfort,  K.v. 

THE  CANDALARID  GROUP  OF  MINING  CLAIMS 

arc  now  added  to  the  Confederate  iMiiiing  Co.'s  property.  The  Stockholders  can  congratulate  them- 
selves upon  securing  this  group  of  claims.  We  have  now  a  force  of  men  at  work  in  these  mines. 
The  following  report  is  from  our  Manager,  Mr.  Theodore  Crandall : 

Report  on  the  Candalarid  Group  of  Claims,  Maricopa  County,  Brown  Mining  District,  Ariz.,  Acquired  by  the  Confederate  Mining  Co. 


ASS.VYINC, 
ANAXiYSES. 
WORKING  TESTS. 


Assayed 


f»r  /wr7iy%Z^. 


GEO.   S.    ANDRUS. 

XINO   EXOINKER. 


P.O.  UOX  l2H. 


PER    CENT.;  PER  CENT. 


fARliESyy* 


KEY  TO  ABOVE. 

Xo.  1.  Gold  ore,  from  64-foot  sliaft,  taken  from  top  to  i)i)tli>m  niui  ai-ross,  and  is  below  the  fair  average  run  of  mine.  Tliis  .saiinil. 
.hIiows  12-1(K)  oz.  of  gold,  or  $'J.40  per  ton.    From  C^hicopee. 

Xo. -'.  Copper  ore,  from  iW-toot  shaft,  sUver  1  ll-lU  oz.,  and  copper  Zi.T  per  eent,  not  eouutmK  silver  value,  wortli  %Wi.W  per  ton, 
l''roin  Cllieopet\ 

Xo.  :l.  <  Ipi'ii  lilt  <  ■liieopee  lead,  silver  2  4-10  07..,  e^pjier  l.'i.T  jier  cent,  worth  S^t.^rf  per  t<in 

Xo.  4.  SampI  '  "  ' '        '  '      '     ..-^-■.... 


f .  .re  .hiinp,  from  Ill-foot  shaft  on  bearing  wall  of  Chieopee  li^ad.  silver  1 4-1(1  oz..  o«pper  UI.8  per  cent,  worth  S43..">fi  per  ton. 
Xo.  .">.  Av.Taire  »ann^.l.>  ore  dump,  Jtonitor  shaft  and  ojien  cut;  silver  b-W  m...  copper  »>.»  per  cent,  worth  S4.^7li  per  ton.  ^         ^^ 


The  copiier  value  is  flguroil  at  1 1  cents  per  lb.,  and  the  gold  at  S»)  vev  ounce.    Work  is  progres,sing  nicely  on  this  and  the  Reno  Group. 


The  Confedcr.ite  Mining  Company  w.is  organized  at 
the  Memphis  Reunion,  June,  1901,  by  the  Confederate 
soldiers,  who  alone  will  own  and  control  its  properties. 
The  officers  were  selected  from  among  the  old  soldiers, 
who  are  capable,  honest,  and  experienced  business  men. 
They  are  men  who  took  some  "  life  risks"  in  the  war  and 
who  are  not  afraid  to  take  some  money  risks  in  the  Con- 
federate Mining  Company.  The  lime  to  invest  in  min- 
ing stock  is  at  the  beginning,  wlien  the  company  is  just 
starting  ami  the  stock  is  low,  not  when  the  mine  is  opened 
and  you  can  measure  its  value  with  the  naked  eye,  {or 
then  its  value  will  assert  itself  and  you  will  be  left  out. 

The  directors  are  prohibited  from  incurring  any  in- 
debtedness in  excess  of  money  in  the  treasury.  No  debts, 
iicns,  or  incumbrances  will  be  placed  on  the  property. 
The  stock  is  fully  pad  and  nonassessable. 

The  board  of  dirccors  have  set  aside  50,000  shares  of 
the  capital  stock  as  treasury  stock. 

The  directors  have  decided  that  the  stock  will  conlinue 


to  be  sold  at  one  dollar  per  share  until  their  next  meet- 
ing, which  will  take  place  at  the  Reunion  at  New  Or- 
leans next  May. 

Not  less  than  10  nor  more  than  200  shares  will  be  sold 
to  any  one  person  or  Camp. 

A  FEW  ADVANTAGES. 

Property  paid  for  in  full.  Title  absolutely  genuine  and 
perfect.  No  debts  or  incumbrances  of  any  kind.  $5o,cx)0 
set  aside  as  treasury  stock.  Stock  fully  paid  and  nonas- 
sessable. Plenty  of  wood  and  water,  so  necessary  in  min- 
ing. New  railroad  coming  w  ithin  two  miles  of  our  door. 
Not  long  to  wait  for  dividends.  Copper  enough  in  sight 
now  to  pension  every  old  soldier  member  of  the  compa- 
ny. The  best  mining  exports  say  that  our  pmpertv  is 
among  tlie  best  in  all  the  mineral  bolts  of  Arizona.  Kor- 
lunes  are  being  made  in  mining  in  the  great  Southwest. 
Will  vou  join  us  ? 


Address  and  make  all  remlttancts  payabii  to  Maj.  R.  W.  CRABB,  Treasurer.  Uniontawn,  Ky 


PERSONAL  TO  SUBSCRIBERS! 


YOU  ARE 
TO  BE  THE 
JUDGE. 


You  are  to  be  the  one  to  say  whether  it  is  or  it  isn't,  wheth- 
you  will  or  you  won't,  whether  we  are  right  or  wrong.  We 
leave  it  to  j'ou  entirely,  for  you  to  decide.  The  only  evidence 
we  want  to  submit  is  a  full-sized  |1  package  of  Vit^-Okk, 
which  package  we  want  you  to  try  at  our  risk. 

All  we  ask  is  a  fair  verdict!     We  say  that  Vit^-Oke  will 
cure  you,  that  one  package  used  by  you  M'ill  prove  it  to  be  the 
remedy  for  your  ca^e  and  condition.     If  it  does  not,  you  to  be 
%'^r"  '"•^"■p-  we  want  nothing  from  you. 
'^"  ^  A  Poche         Ja„  03 


R.ead  Our  Special  Offer. 

77 IE  "WILL  SEND  to  every  subscriber  or  reader  of  the  Confederate  Veteran  or 
%V  worthy  jK-rson  rcr.  mimoiulcd  by  a  subscriber  or  reader,  a  fuU-siz.-d  One  Dollar 
jmrkaKeof  VlT.K-OItK.  liy  inaiLpostiiaiil.  sultifient  f«»r  one  montlis  treatment, 
to  be  iiaid  f<>r  witliin  orw  ni'inth's  time  alt'-r  rei'-ni't  if  the  receivrr  ran  truthfully 
say  tliat  its  use  lias  done  Iiini  or  h^r  more  good  th'^n  all  the  drugs  and  dopes  of 
quarks  or  sj-.. xl  d-.-t'-rs  or  ]>ati-nt  in-'dirines  he  or  she  has  ever  used.  Ileail  this  over 
lari'tully,  antl  understand  that  we  ask  our  pay  only  ivhen  it  has  done  you  pood,  ami 
not  lieloic.  AVe  take  all  the  risk.  You  have  uothiug'  to  lose.  If  it  does  not  benefit 
yoti,  you  pay  us  nothing.  Vitse-Ore  is  a  natural,  hard,  adamantine,  rocklike  sub- 
stance—mineral— Oro— mined  from  the  ground  like  gold  and  silver,  and  requires 
about  twenty  years  for  oxidation.  It  contains  free  irou,  free  sulphur,  and  magne- 
sium, and  one  "package  will  eiiual  in  medicinal  strengtli  and  curative  value  8(tlJ  gal- 
lons of  the  most  powerful,  efficacious  mineral  vrater  drunk  fresh  at  the  springs.  It 
is  a  gc<.l<iu;ical  discovery,  to  which  nothing  is  add<d  and  from  which  nothing  is  tak- 
en. It  is  theniarvi-1  of'the  century  for  eui-int,'  su-'h  diseases  as  Ulieuniatism,  BriffhtS 
Discnsf,  ItloDil  l'»iis(niiii£r,  Henrt  Trimble,  Droiisy,  (  atiinli  and  Throat  AflVr-lions,  Liver, 
Kidney,  and  Bhidder  Aihnents,  Stimiach  ami  F*male  lUsorders,  La  (Jrippe,  Malarial  Fe- 
ver, Xfrvous  rrnstration.  and  (ieneral  Debility,  as  thousands  testify,  and  as  no  one  an- 
swering this,  writing  for  a  package,  will  deny  after  nsiiig.  Vit;p-Ore  has  cured  moi-e 
chronic,  obstinate,  pronounced  incurable  cases  than  any  other  known  medicine,  and 
will  reach  such  cases  with  a  more  rapid  and  powerful  curative  action  than  any  med- 
icine, combination  of  medic. nes,  or  doctor's  prescrii)tion  which  it  is  possible  to  pro- 
cure. 

Vita'-Ore  will  do  the  same  for  you  as  it  has  for  hundreds  of  readers  of  this  paper  if 
you  will  give  it  a  trial.  Send  for  a  $1  pacU;it,-e  at  our  risk.  You  have  nothing  to  lose 
but  the  stamp  to  answer  this  ann"uucement.  Weiviuit  no  one's  money  ivIkimi  Vitje-Ore 
rjinnot  imieiit.  You  are  to  h^•  t\\v  ju'lm'!  Can  anything  be  more  fair?  What  sensible 
persnn.  no  matter  how  iirejudii-.d  he  or  she  may  be.  di-siring  a  cure  and  willing  to 
pay  for  it.  wtndd  hesitate  to  try  Vita'-Ore  on  thisliberal  otfer?  One  package  is  usu- 
ally sufficient  to  cure  ordinary  cases;  two  or  three  for  chronic,  obstinate  cases.  Wc 
nic'an  just  what  we  say  in  this  announcement,  and  will  do  ."just  as  we  agree.  "Write  to- 
day for  a  package  at  our  risk  and  expense,  giving  your  age  and  aihncnts,  and  men- 
tion this^iiaper,  so  that  we  may  know  that  you  are  entitled  to  this  lilieral  offer. 

Tliis  offer  will  challenge  the  attention  and  consideration,  and  afterwards  the  grat- 
itude, of  livery  living  person  who  desires  better  health  or  who  suffers  pains,  ills,  and 
disf'ases  which  have  defied  the  medical  world  and  grown  worse  with  age.  We  care 
not  for  your  ski-jiticism.  but  ask  only  your  investigation,  andatourexpen.se.  regard- 
less of  what  ills  you  have,  by  sending  to  us  fer  a  package.     Adih-css 


THEO.  NOEL  CO., 

VITAE^OREfBLDG.,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


Vol.  II 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  MAY,  1903 


No.  5 


Qopfederate  l/eterap 


JEFFERSON     DAVIS 
From  a  Picture  Given  to  Miss  Sue  Tarpley.    iSee  page  209.) 


.  TiCtlENOR'S  ANTISEPTIC 

For  Wounds,  Burns,  Bruises,  Scalds,  Colic,  Cramps,  Headache,  Toothache,  Neuralgia,  and  Indigestion, 

The  Veterans'  friend,     iV     The  housewife's  necessity.     A,'     Indorsed  by  physicians. 

Praised  by  everybody,     JV     Sold  by  druggists,  10  and  50  cents  a  bottle. 

BROIV=CHO=DA 

For  Throat  and  Lungs,     Cures  Coughs,  Colds,  Croup,  and  Sore  Throat,     No  opiates,     No  poisons. 
Expectorant,  Antiseptic,  Laxative,     Twenty.-five  cents  a  bottle, 

Sherrouse  Medicine  Co.,  New  Orleans,  La. 


THE  COLUMBIA  PHONOGRAPH  CO., 


Pioneers  and  Leaders  in  the  Talking  Machine  Art 

GRAND  PRIZE,  PARIS  EXPOSITION. 

\Vf  maniifaclun/  ami  sell 

Columbia  Disc  and  Cyl- 
inder Graphophones, 

Every  one  of  which  we  guaran- 
tee satisfactory, 

At  Prices  from  S5  io  $100. 

"We  ni.mufacture  and  sell 

Columbia  Disc  and 
Cylinder  Records, 

Which  can  lie  iisftl  on  any 
make  of  Talking  Machine. 
The  best  record  s  niadr. 
Awarded  Grand  Prize,  Paris 
Kxposition. 


This  Style,  $1S,  $20,  $30. 


COLUMBIA  PHONOGRAPH  CO., 

WHOLESALE-RETAIL, 
709  Pine  Street      -      ■      St.  Louis,  Mo. 


F.  Johnson  &  Son  Co., 
..riorticians.. 

Fine  Carriages  for  all  oc- 

casians  at  any  time. 

Telephones  6(jj  and  6yg. 


Cor,  Magazine  and  Julia  Sts. 

Cor.    Washington    Ave.    and 

Prytania  St.    J^^  ^   -^  J» 

NEW  ORLEANS,  LA. 


Henry  Tharp,  Scc'y  and  Manager. 


American 
Lung  Balm  Pad^ 

FOB    rue    PHEVEMTIOH   V«0  CUBE 


Colds.  Sore  Throai.  Croup.    Pneumonia. 
LaOrlppe    Consumpllon  and  Chills. 


When  writing  advertisers,   mention  the  \'ktkrav. 


EXTERNAL  GANGERS  GURED 

under  a  GUARANTEE  by  a  painless  and 
sclent' flc  treatment.  For  further  infor- 
mation address 

O.  W.  HUFFMAN,  M.D., 

Lebanon,  Tenn. 


Send  tis  yoxir 
FILMS 


to  be  "De-Vetoped 
and  Finished. 

R.  S.  PATTERSON, 

Kodaks  and  Supplies, 
206  Union  St.,        Nashville.  Tenr\. 


"The  West  Point  Route." 

Atlanta  and  West  Point 
Railroad, 

The   Western  Railway  of  Alabama, 

Operating  the  fastest  scheduled 
train  in  the  South,  is  the  short- 
est and  qnickest  route  from 
points  in  the  East  to  Xcw  Or- 
leans, La.  Through  Pullman 
sleeping  and  dining  cars.  Very 
low  rates  from  all  points  to 

NEW    ORLEANS 

account 

Confederate   Veterans' 
I^eunion, 

MAY  19-22.  19C3. 

Fur  rates,  schedules,    and    full    informa- 
tion, apply  to  any  agent  of  the  company  or 

address 

J.  B.  HEYWAI^D,  D.  P.  A., 
Atlanta,  Ga. 


Qopf^derate  l/eterap. 

PUBLISHED    MONTHLY     IN    THE    INTEREST    OF    CONI-KDEK ATE    VETERANS     AND    KINDRED    TOPICS. 


Entered  at  the  post  office  at  NasU\  ille,  Tenn.,  as  second-class  matter. 

Contributors  are  requested  lO  use  one  side  of  the  paper,  and  to  ahbreviate 
■smuch  as  practicable;  these  suggestions  are  iniporlanl. 

Where  clippings  are  sent  copy  should  be  kept,  as  the  Vetekan  cannot 
undertake  to  return  them. 

Advertising  rates  furnished  on  application. 

The  dale  to  a  subscription  is  alwavs  given  to  the  month  hrfnre  it  ends.  For 
Instance,  if  the  Veteran  be  ordered  '<•  begin  wilh  Januar\,  the  dale  on  mail 
B«t  will  be  December,  and  the  subscril>er  is  enlilled  to  that  innnl  er. 

The  "civil  war"  was  too  long  ago  to  he  ca'.'id  the  "late"  war,  and  when 
eorrespondeiils  use  that  term  the  worti  "  great  '    war)  will  he  sulisliluled. 


OFFICIALLV  REPRESENTS: 
ulctted  confederatk  veterans, 

United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 

Sons  of  Veterans,  and  Other  ORGANiZATiopfB. 
The  Veteran  is  npi^roved  ar.d  indorsed  officially  by  a  larger  and  i 
elevated  patronage,  doubtless,  than  any  other  publication  in  existence. 

Though  men  deserve,  they  may  not  win  success. 

The  brave  will  honrr  the  brave,  vanquished  none  the  less. 


PRicr:,  %\ 
SiN(;i.r.  (  I 


»1  II  K  Ykak,  \    y  VT 

IV.  mCKNi^.t   ^"■"   '^'■ 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  MAY,  1903. 


Nj.  5 


lb.  A.  (JUNSINGHAM, 
'  Phopkiktok. 


WHAT  WIIL  BE  DONE  AT  NEW  ORLEANS. 

l'a.st  cxpt-i  ifiK-c  has  taiiglil  New  Orleans  to  excel  ui  the  ail 
of  entertaining,  and  tlionsands  uf  veterans  who  are  preparing 
to  flon  the  liistorie  gray  for  May  19-22,  as  well  as  many  Imn- 
drcds  who  will  follow  ihein  to  ihe  great  reunion,  will  reap  tlpj 
lienetit  of  tlu'  lessons  ihe  Cicscent  City  has  learned  during  thc- 
inany  earnival  years  when  h.er  port  and  city  gates  have  held  out 
to  the  traveler  the  welcome  which  has  made  her  known  and 
liniiored  in  many  lands.  .'Xdded  to  this  experience  is  the  love 
and  enthusiasm  of  Xew  Orleans  X'etcrans.  Sons,  and  Daughter- 
for  the  great  jieriod  in  which  ihe  reunion  veterans  .ind  their 
<le|iarled  comrades  parlicipaled. 

The  New  Orients  F.xecutive  Commitlee  of  the  Confederale 
Reunion  has  worked  in  perfecl  harmony  and  to  the  most  prac- 
tical encK,  I'licKr  President  Krutt.schniit  :ire  ^nch  men  as  J. 
B.  Smnoti.  1.  A.  llarral.  aide-de-camp  on  (ien.  (iordoii's  staff: 
A,   Baldwin!  II    H    Ware'.   A.   R.   Blnkdev.  .S.   P.  Walmsley.    \\ 


J.  Woodard,  W.  McL.  Fayssoux,  R.  McWilliams,  Frank  B. 
1  layne,  H.  B.  Gcssner,  and  James  Dinkins.  The  name  of  the 
laitir  was  proposed  hy  President  Krutlsclmitt  as  director  gen- 
er.il.  to  which  position  he  was  elected.  Capt.  Dinkins  has 
aliility  and  understands  the  nicety  and  finish  of  detail  work. 

The  St.  Charles  Hotel  has  hien  determined  upon  as  the  lo- 
cation of  the  General  United  Confederate  Veteran  Headquar- 
ters, and  the  various  sponsors  of  the  visiting  Camps  will  be 
domiciled  there.  In  the  photograph  kindly  furnished  hy  \.  R. 
Blakeky  may  he  seen  the  place  hy  main  entrance  of  ihe  hotel, 
indicated  liy  a  large  urn,  where  the  Confkiier.\te  \'i;tf.r,w 
headquarters  will  be  arranged. 

One  of  the  most  patriotic  acts  since  the  New  Orleans  com- 
luiltee  began  its  work  on  arrangements  was  the  voluntary  offer- 
ing, on  the  part  of  Mr.  F.  J.  (iasquct,  of  a  large  building  at  the 
corner  of  Gravicr  and  Magazine  Streets,  to  be  used  for  shel- 
tering old  veterans  during  the  reunion.      This  i)roves  to  be  one 


THK     I.ArK    <iKN.    uKUKtSK     MOOKMVN. 


MIS.S   VIKGINIA   V.\N    ZANDT. 
Sponsor  for  Trans- Misslfcslppi  Deparunei  I  t'.  C.  \*. 


196 


C^otjfederate  \/eterai>. 


of  the  most  practical  boons  in  the  vast  work  of  preparation,  as 
it  is  estimated  that  the  building  will  comfortably  accommodate 
2,000  veterans,  each  having  a  cot  on  which  to  sleep. 

Mayor  Capdeville  has  greatly  aided  the  work  of  preparation 


WJSS    MARI.ARET   M  LEAN,    SPONSOR   FOR  TEXAS. 

by  his  generous,  cooperative  spirit  in  the  consnmmation  of 
many  necessary  details,  and  H.  M.  Mayo,  Secietary  of  the 
New  Orleans  Progressive  Union,  has  anticipated  many  needs, 
and  under  his  alert  supervision  nothing  has  been  overlooked. 

Bureaus  of  information  will  be  established  both  in  the  city 
and  at  the  Fair  Grounds,  by  means  of  which  thousands  of  visi- 
tors will  be  enabled  to  secure  information  on  any  subject  per- 
tainmg  to  the  reurion  and  points  of  interest  in  and  about  the 
city.  In  order  to  facilitate  the  work  of  the  press,  special  ar- 
rangements will  be  made,  and  the  rooms  of  the  New  Orleans 
Progressive  Union,  311  Baronne  Street,  will  be  made  permanent 
headquarters  of  the  press  committee  and  of  the  press  at  large. 

Through  the  kindness  of  the  United  States  Governmeat  .ofli- 
cials,  a  large  number  of  army  tents  will  be  pitched  within  the  in-' 
closure  of  the  fair  grounds,  one  of  the  most  attractive  location-is- 
in  the  Crescent  City.  All  the  necessary  comforts  will  be  pro- 
vided there,  and  an  immense  dining  hall  and  series  of  kitchens 
will  be  added  where  meals  will  be  provided  at  very  low  prices. 

Dr.  C.  H.  Tebault,  Surgeon  General  of  the  Confederate  Vet- 
erans, has  furnished  the  commissary  departnent  with  a  full  re- 
port from  the  mayor  of  Dallas,  giving  valuable  information 
regarding  the  commissariat  of  1902. 

There  will  be  a  large  convention  auditorium  at  the  fair 
grounds,  and  this  will  be  of  sufficient  si/.e  to  accommodate  the 
estimated  number  of  veterans.  In  addition  to  competitive  drills 
and  parades,  for  which  fine  bands  have  been  secured,  a  grand 
ball  will  be  given  during  the  reunion. 

Sons  of  Veterans. 
Commander  John  D.  Nix,  of  Camp  Beauregard,  U.  S.  C.  V., 
has  l.;en  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  inspire  the  local  Sons  of 


Veterans  to  work  during  the  reunion  for  the  honor  of  the  city 
and  the  glory  of  the  South.  W.  E.  Daniels,  of  Yazoo  City, 
Miss.,  a  prominent  member  of  the  U.  S.  C.  V.,  predicts  that  his 
State  alone  will  send  fifty  thousand  visitors  to  the  reunion. 

Commander  Thomas  P.  Stone  has  proven  an  efficient  leader 
for  the  U.  S.  C.  V.,  and  every  organized  Camp  has  evinced  a 
patriotic  willingness  to  cooperate  in  sending  members  to  New 
Orleans. 

Daughters  Will  Co-orERAT£. 

The  Daughters  are  making  preparations  to  be  well  represent- 
ed, and  it  is  predicted  that  few  veterans  who  can  afford  the  ex- 
pense, will  go  unattended  by  their  wives  and  daughters. 

FEATfkES    FROM    THE   PROGRAMME. 

Tuesday,  May  19,  10  o'clock  a.m. — Memorial  service  in  Christ 
Church,  in  memory  of  Jefferson  Davis,  by  the  Confederated 
Southern  Memorial  Association. 

12  o'clock  (noon). — Meeting  of  delegates  of  United  Confed- 
erate Veterans,  in  Convention  Auditorium,  at  the  Fair  Grounds. 

Calling  convention  10  order  by  Maj.  Gen.  J.  B.  Levert,  com- 
manding Louisiana  Division,  U.  C.  V. 

Invocation  by  Rev.  J.  William  Jones,  the  chaplain  general. 

Address  of  welcome  and  turning  the  auditorium  over  to  thi 
veterans,  by  Hon.  E.  B.  Kruttschnitt,  Chairman  Executive 
Committee. 

Resjicinse  and  acceptance  l.iy  Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon,  Commander- 
in-Chief. 

Address  of  welcome  by. His  Excellency,  W.  W.  Heard,  Gov- 
ernor of  Louisiana,  on  behalf  of  the  State. 

Address  of  welcome  by  Hon.  Paul  Capdeville,  mayor  of  the 
city  of  New  Orleans,  on  behalf  of  the  city. 

Address  of  welcome  on  behalf  of  local  Sons  of  Veterans. 

Address  of  welcome  by  Rev.  Father  Daniel  P.  Lawton,  S.  J., 
assistant  chaplain  general,  Louisiana  Division,  U.  C.  V.,  to  the 
L^iited     Confederate    Veterans,    the    Confederated     Southern 


MISS   f.!ARV    TAVI.CR   HALEW   CiiH-MniA.  TENN. 
Sponsor  I.eonidas  Polk  Bivouac  and  William  Itenrv  Trousdale  Camp, 


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Memorial  Association,  and  the  I'nited  Sons  of  Confederalc 
Veterans,  on  behalf  of  Louisiana  Division  of  the  United  Con- 
federate Veterans. 

An  address  of  greeting  on  behalf  of  the  Confederated  South- 
ern Meniorial  Association  to  the  veterans. 

Song:  "I'm  Gwine  Back  to  Dixie,"  by  a  selected  choir,  in 
vi'hich  the  entire  audience  is  rcc|iiesled  to  join. 

Call  of  States  and  appninluKnt  cif  Coniniittees  on  Creden- 
tials and  Ke>^nlntinn>-. 

Song:  "Old  Kentucky  licune." 

Doxology. 

3  o'clock  r.M. —  Pusincss  session  in  auditciriuni, 

,?  to  6  P.M. — !\ece])tion  at  the  Soldiers'  Home  by  the  Memo- 
rial Association  of  New  Orleans  of  the  Confederated  Southern 
Meniorial  As.sociation,  to  wlncli  I'liiled  Confederate  Veteran*. 
United  Sons  of  Confederate  \  eierans,  and  reunion  visitors  are 
invited. 

8  o'clock  I'.M  — lintcrtainnienl  at  Fair  Grouitds,  musical  pro 
gramme  and  fireworks  complimentary  to  all  visiting  veterans, 
their  wives  and  daughters.  I  lie  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans. 

Wednesday,  May  jo,  lo  o'clock  a.m. — Business  session  in  the 
auditorium. 

.  Promptly  at  i.?  o'clock  all  business  will  be  suspended  for 
memorial  service  in  nienioiy  of  Mi^s  Winnie  Davis,  the 
daughter  of  the  Confederacy,  and  in  memory  of  all  dead  com- 
rades, with  prayers  for  the  living  heroes.     Memorial  oration. 

At  2  o'clock  r.M.  the  business  session  will  be  resimied. 

.'\t  9  o'clock  P.M.  a  grand  ball  will  be  given  by  the  Sons  of 
Veterans,  complimentary  to  sponsors  and  maids  of  lionor  of 
both  organizations. 

Thursday,  May  2i.  lo  o'clock  a.m. — Business  session  of  the 
convention. 


MISS    m'GIHHi  N,    KFNTt.XKY,    SPONSOR. 


lOL.    ANIIREW    R.    IILAKEI.EV   OF   GliN,    J.    B.   GORDON  S    STAFF. 

.\fternoon.  No  session,  for  llie  opportunity  of  visiting  places 
of  interest  in  the  city. 

.■;  to  7  P.M. — Reception  by  Miss  Capdeville,  2410  Esplanade 
.\vennc,  complimentary  lo  sponsors  and  maids  of  honor  of 
Veterans  and  Sons  of  Veterans. 

At  9  o'clock  P.M.  a  grand  ball  will  be  given  complimentary 
to  visiting  veterans,  their  wives  and  daughters,  the  Confeder- 
ated Southern  Memorial  As.sociation,  the  United  Sons  of  Con- 
federate Veterans,  Sponsors  and  Maids  of  both  organizations. 
The  grand  march  will  be  led  by  Memphis  Bugle  Corps,  to  be 
followed  by  Southern  Cross  drill  In  Memphis  veterans  and 
young  ladies. 

Friday,  May  22,  10  o'clock  a.m. — Address  bv  orator  of  the 
day. 

Special  joint  session  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  and 
United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans.  Address  to  veterans  by 
Hon.  H.  M.  Gill,  on  behalf  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans,  and 
speeches  by  other  distinguished  men. 

At  three  o'clock  there  will  be  a  grand  para<lc  of  I'nited  Con- 
federate Veterans  and  Sons  of  Veterans,  and  a  review  by  Gen. 
Joim  B.  Gordon,  Commander  in  Chief,  accompanied  by  distin- 
guished visitors  and  otlier  prominent  ladies  and  gentlemen  at 
the  city  hall. 

First  Louisiana  Cavalry  to  Meet. 

.A.n  informal  meeting  of  our  regiment  is  hereby  called  at 
Memorial  Hall,  in  the  City  of  New  Orleans,  on  May  20,  at  2 
o'clock  P.M.,  sharp.  'Ibis  will  interfere  with  some  part  of  our 
Reunion  programme,  but  surely  nothing  could  be  as  desirable 
10  any  of  us  as  to  meet  those  with  whom  we  served  and  suf- 
fered thirty-nine  years  agp.  We  have  never  met  since  the  war, 
and  this  is  our  best  and  perhaps  last  chance  in  this  life  to  do 
so.  Will  you  not  arrange  your  matters,  and  make  sacrifice,  if 
need  be,  and  once  more  let  us  meet  and  revive  for  three  days 
the  memories   and    friendships   of  years  ago.     That   we  may 


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know  of  your  interest  and  intention  in  this,  please' drop  a 
postal  to  either  of  the  undersigned  at  earhest  moment.  Those 
who  come  are  requested  to  wear  a  white  riijbon  on  hat  front, 
with  company  and  regiment  on  it  to  assist  in  identification  on 
the  route  and  in  the  city. 

Your  comrades,  Howell  Carter,  Jackson,  La. ;  Matt  K. 
Mahan.  Hartselle,  Ala. 

Ashdy's  C.-\v.\lry   Bkig.vde. 

This  cavalry  command  will  hold  its  sixth  annual  reunion  in 
New  Orleans  May  19-22,  with  headquarters  on  Sauvage  Street, 
opposite  entrance  to  fair  grounds,  up  stairs.  James  P.  Coffin, 
Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee. 


MRS.  BEHAN'S  OFFICIAL  ANNOUNCEMENT. 

The  Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Association  will  hold 
its  fourth  annual  convention  in  the  city  of  New  Orleans  May 
19-22,  1903.  The  Continental  Guard  Armory,  situated  on 
Camp  Street  opposite  Lafayette  Square,  has  been  selected  as 
convention  headquarters.  Ofiicers"  headquarters  will  be  at  the 
St.  Charles  Hotel.  The  opening  feature  of  the  convention  will 
be  the  Jefferson  Davis  Memorial  Service,  which  will  be  held  in 
Christ  Church  Tuesday,  May  19,  at  10  .\.M.  All  United  Confed- 
erate Veterans,  members  of  Memorial  Associations,  United 
Sons  of  Confederate  \'eterans.  members  and  delegates  to  the 
convention  of  Surgeons  of  the  Confederate  Army  and  Navy, 
and  the  Ignited  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  are  invited  to  at- 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  United  Confederate  Veteran 
Reunion  has  announced  that  the  convention  of  the  United  Con- 
federate Veterans  will  open  at  12  m.  Tuesday,  May  19,  thus  af- 
fording ail  an  opportunity  of  attending  the  Jefferson  Davis 
Memorial  service.  Business  of  great  importance  will  come  up 
for  consideration  at  this  convention,  such  as  election  of  officers, 
selection  of  an  official  badge,  and  the  collection  of  historical 
data  relating  to  woman's  work  during  and  since  the  war. 
Circulars  have  been  sent  to  each  Memorial  Association  of  the 
Confederation,  requesting  that  a  design  be  submitted  to  the 
Badge  Committee  at  this  convention  for  a  badge  to  be  adopted 
by  the  Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Association.  All  de- 
signs .should  be  made  on  paper  and  be  accompanied  by  estimate 
of  cost  if  ordered  in  quantities,  such  designs  to  be  sent  to  Miss 
Sue  H.  Walker,  Corresponding  Secretary,  Fayetteville,  Ark., 
on  or  before  May  10,  1903.     It  is  earnestly  i-cquested  that  dele- 


gates allow  nothing  to  interfeie  with  their  prompt  and  regular 
attendance.  Sessions  will  close  in  time  to  permit  all  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  various  entertainments  planned  for  their  pleas- 
ure by  the  people  of  N'ew  Oi  leans.  The  President  announces 
with  pride  that  tlie;e  are  at  piesent  forty-eight  Memorial  As- 
sociations enrolled  in  the  Confederation,  and  that  the  Corre- 
sponding Secretary  is  in  communication  with  many  more. 
Every  Memorial  Asociation  in  the  Soiuh  is  earnestly  invited 
to  j'iiii  tlii^  Confederatinn,  and  thus  assist  in  preserving  a 
record  of  tlie  noble  work  accomplished  by  the  women  of  the 
South,  so  tenderly  eulogized  as  the  "Women  of  the  Confeder- 
acy" liy  our  illustrious  President,  JeiTei  son  Davis.  .-\pi)lication 
blanks  can  lie  bad  by  applying  to  the  President,  State  Vice 
Presidents,  nr  tlie  Corresponding  Stci clary. 

SroNscR  flr  the  Ai.Aii.vM.v  Division. 
Miss  Claude  V.  Coleman  is  of  distinguished  ancestry.    She  is 

the  only  daughter  of 
Hon.  Daniel  Coleman 
and  Mrs.  Claude  Le- 
vert  Coleman. of  Hunts- 
ville.  .-Ma.  During  her 
childhood  her  father 
wns  consul  at  St.  Eti- 
enne.  France.  She 
s  p  e  a  k  s  and  writes 
French  well.  Hei 
English  education  was 
imparted  at,  Hunts 
ville.  and  afterwards  at 
Hollins  Institute,  Va., 
She  is  an  accomplished 
musician  and  linguist. 
Her  mother  is  a  great- 
j^randdaughter  of  Dr. 
riaudius  Level  t,  a 
French  surgeon  with 
Rochambeau's  fleet  at 
Yorktown.  She  is  a 
g  r  a  n  d  d  a  u  g  h  ter  of 
Tudae  Daniel  Cole- 
man, a  Supreme  Court 
jrdge  nf  .Maliama. 
Hir  uncle,  Capt.  John 
Coleman,  fell  at  Mur- 
freeslioro,  and  Lieut.. 
Richard  Coleman  wasf 
i  illed  fighting  for  the 
South  at  Chickamau- 
ga.  Her  cousin,  Col. 
Lewis  Coleman,  was 
Professor  of  Latin, 
I  ni-Tsity  of  Virginia, 
and  colonel  of  artillery,  C.  S.  .\.,  and  was  killed  at  Fredericks- 
burg. Another  cousin,  Lieut.  Charles  Coleman,  of  the  C.  S.  A. 
artillery,  was  killed  at  Gettysburg. 


.MISS  CI..\LI.E  V.  LlLE.M.W. 


lie  sang  "PL-anuls"'  under  lire,  iirid  is  still  "One  of  The  Boys 


By  a  prominent  cornjr  on  Pennsylvania  .A.venue.  Washing- 
ton, across  from  the  Treasury  Building,  is  a  fine  stone  some 
three  feet  thick  and  about  six  feet  square,  upon  which  is 
orvcd  the  following:  "Designed  and  presented  by  the  Stonecut- 
ters' Union  of  Washington,  D.  C,  as  the  corner  stone  of  the 
Miniorial  Bfi-dge,  which,  in  connecting  the  Nation's  Capital 
with  Arlington,  shall  ever  stand  as  a  monument  to  .American 
patriotism.    Dedicated  the  gth  day  of  October,  1902,  during  the 


Qopfederate  l/eterai}. 


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tl'.irty-sixtli   Niitional   Encani])mcnt   of  llie   Grami   Army   of 
the  Republic." 

CONFEDEBATE  SECTION  AT  ARLINGTON. 

'I'lic  invustigation  as  to  the  condition  of  tlic  graves  of  the 
Confederate  dead  in  the  older  part  of  .Xrlington  Cemetery, 
begun  in  August,  l8g8,  having  hecn  followed  on  Dccenilier  14. 
1898,  by  the  patriotic  speech  of  President  McKinley,  at  Atlan- 
ta. Ga.,  the  way  appeared  open  for  remedial  measures,  and  a 
jietition  to  him,  June  5,  iSgg,  resulted  in  appropriation  by  Con- 
gress, approved  June  6,  1900,  and  the  order  for  the  execution 
of  the  work  by  the  Secretary  of  War.  .^pril  25,  1901. 

By  order  of  the  cpiartermasler  general,  the  department  <|uar- 
termastcr  at  W'ashinglon  at  once  commenced  w-ork  by  adver- 
ti-ing  for  proposals  for  the  disinterment  of  the  one  bundled 
;uid  twenty-eight  Confederate  dead  in  the  National  Soldiers' 
Home  Cemetery,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty-six  Confederate  dead  in  the  older  part  of  lb? 
National  Cenieicry  ;it  Arlington,  \'a.,  and  the  reburial  of  the 
enlire  muiilier  1  J()4 )  in  a  se]);irate  plot  of  ground  set  aside  in 
the  newer  part  nl  Arlington  Cemetery,  named  the  "Confeder- 
ate section." 

The  reburial  having  been  accomplisbeil.  proposals  were  in- 
vited for  furnishing  new  white  marble  headstones,  inscribed  in 
succession  from  the  top  downward  with  the  number  of  the 
grave,  the  name  of  the  Confederate  soldier,  his  company,  regi- 
ment. State,  an<l  tinally,  the  lelters  C.  S.  A.  The  setting  of  the 
headstones  was  completed  about  October  I,  igoi. 

The  eiUirc  plot  in  the  Confederate  section  has  an  area  of 
about  three  and  one-third  acres.  The  largest  circle  is  three 
hundred  feet  in  diameter,  and  has  an  area  of  about  one  and 
tlirec-fiftlis  acres.  In  the  center  is  a  reservation  for  a  future 
nionunicnl.  and  this  spot,  for  the  present,  is  occupied  by  a  large 
iron  vase  filled  with  plants  and  evergreens.  The  graves  are  in 
the  quadrants  of  the  circle,  arranged  as  radii,  and  the  head- 
stones are  in  concentric  circles.  Otitside  the  largest  circle  are 
to  be  Southern  ornamental  trees,  and  the  interior  of  the  circle 
will  have  suitable  smaller  trees  so  placed  as  to  artistically  de- 
fine the  quarter  .sections.  Thirty-two  varieties  of  trees  are  to 
be  used.  The  plot  is  designed  for  two  hundred  and  sixty-four 
graves,  but  there  is  ample  space  for  ,ill   future  interments. 

[The  foregoing  is  from  a  i)rinte<l  record  of  what  has  and  is 
being  done.  The  fact  that  the  "Confederate  Section"  is  one  of 
the  most  atlracli\e  in  all  the  broad  acres  of  beauliful  Arling- 
ton will  be  a  matter  of  surprise  to  many  readers.  It  is  some- 
what distinguished  in  licing  clear  of  trees,  and  it  would  be  a 
pleasing  feature  to  have  it  remain  so,  though  the  record  seems 
to  indicate  that  ibis  is  not  the  intention  of  those  who  have 
charge  of  the  landscape  arrangements.  Without  trees  the  grass 
would  grow  in  greater  luxuriance  and  the  marble  headstones 
would  remain  the  whiter,  "."^ombern  ornamental  trees"  might 
"fringe"  the  area.  The  "Confederate  Section"  in  .Arlington 
Cemetery  is  certainly  the  finest  tribute  yet  paid  to  the  Confed- 
erates.—En.  Veteran.] 

R   K.  Lee  CHAPirR.  Washington.  I).  C. 

The  Robert  K.  Lee  Chapter,  No.  644,  U.  D.  C.  Washington 
City,  D.  C,  was  chartered  January  17.  1903.  Mrs.  John  M. 
Hickey.  President;  Mrs.  Clarendon  Smith.  Mrs.  John  T.  Calla- 
glian,  N'icc  Presidents;  Mrs.  William  Oscar  Roome,  Recording 
Secretary;  Mrs.  George  S.  Covington.  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary; Mrs.  Orville  J.  Moat.  Treasurer;  Mrs.  Jennie  L.  Mun- 
roe.   Historian:    Miss  Mary   Hcsha,   Parliamentarian:    Mrs.  J. 


Sonierville  Harris.  Custodian.  The  charter  members  of  this 
Chapter  are  representative  Southern  ladies,  now  residing  in 
Washington. 

One  of  the  leading  obiects  of  tlie  organization  of  this  Chap- 
ter is  the  erection  of  a  monument  in  the  Confederate  section 
of  .Vrlinsjtnn  Cemetery  to  the  memory  of  tb.e  264  Confederate 
de:id  who  now  rest  there.  In  a<ldition  to  the  officers  men- 
tioned  above   the    following   are   the   charter   members:    Mrs. 


MRS.  J.    M.  niCKEV 

.\rchibald  Young,  Mrs.  Raines,  Miss  Welsh,  and  Miss  McLau- 
ri:i.  Miss  Mary  Cu.stis  Lee,  the  daughter  of  the  world-re- 
nowned geneial,  is  al-so  a  member  of  tbi.--  Chapter.  The  Chap- 
ter, though  only  three  months  old.  is  increasing  so  rapidly  that 
it  promises  to  be  one  of  the  largest  and  most  influential  in  the 
organi/ation,  and  with  ttie  gre;.t  objects  and  aims  before  it 
it  merits  unbounded  snccess 


UNITED  SONS  OF  CONFEDEBATE  VETERANS. 

Cami'  Thomas  Hill  Watts,  No.  J.yi,  V.  S.  C.  V..  celebrated 
its  first  anniversary  on  March  28,  1903.  Jhe  orators  of  the 
occasion  weie  Hon.  H.  B.  Pilley,  of  Greenville,  Ala.,  and  Hon. 
J.  H.  James,  of  Montgomery. 

Dinner  was  served  on  the  grounds  at  one  o'clock.  In  the 
evening  there  were  Southern  .songs  and  recitations,  with  other 
social  fealmes.  Hon.  Thos.  M.  Owen.  Commander  .Alabama 
Division,  U.  S.  C.  V..  compliments  Camp  Watts  as  the  luost 
wide-awake  Camp  in  the  .Alabama  Division. 

Marion  E.  Lazenhy  and  J.  Scott  Rogers,  wiib  J.  I).  Wright, 
alternate,  were  chosen  delegates  to  the  New  Orleans  Reunion. 

The  following  ofiicers  were  elected:  Commander.  W.  S.  Per- 
ry; Lieutenant  Conmianders.  W.  I!.  Knight  and  J.  D.  Wright; 
.Adjutant.  Marion  E.  Lazcnby :  Chaplain,  J.  H.  Holloway; 
Historian.  W.  L.  Lazcnby ;  Treasurer.  C.  W.  Holloway ;  Quar- 
termaster. IL  C.  Coney:  Color  Sergeant.  J.  S.  Rogers. 


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Camp  Harman,  Lexington.  Ky. 
The  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans  of  Camp  Harman,  Lex- 
ington, Ky.,  have  completed  an  organization.  After  adopting 
a  constitution  and  the  completion  of  the  organization,  commit- 
tees were  appointed  by  the  Commander.  The  delegates  elect- 
ed to  attend  the  reunion  at  New  Orleans  are:  W.  P.  Roof, 
Julian  E.  Kaufman,  and  Alfred  J.  Fox.  The  members  were 
quite  enthusiastic.  Tlie  roll  of  the  Camp  numbers  about  forty, 
and  it  is  quite  probable  may  soon  be  increased  to  fifty  or  more. 
The  following  is  the  list  of  oihcers  elected:  Alfred  J.  Fox. 
Commander;  R.  L.  Keisler  and  J.  A.  Muller,  Lieutenant  Com- 
manders; J.  E.  Kaufman,  Adjutant;  Dr.  J.  J.  Wingard,  Sur- 
geon; S.  J.  Leaphart,  Quartermaster;  Rev.  S.  P.  Shumpert. 
Chaplain;  J.  S.  Caughman,  Treasurer;  T.  C.  Sturkie,  Color 
Sergeant ;  J.  B.  Wingard,  Historian ;  Miss  Einma  Fox,  Spon- 
sor; Miss  Ida  Reeder,  Maid  of  Honor.  The  Camp  is  named  in 
honor  of  Col.  M.  D.  Harman. 


Stonewall  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  Portsmouth,  Va.— The  annual 
election  for  officers  of  this  Camp  was  held  on  April  7,  when 
the  following  comrades  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year 
■Commander,  G.  F.  Edwards;  Lieutenant  Commanders,  John 
H.  Sharp  and  James  K.  Langhorne;  Adjutant,  J.  Thomas 
Dunn;  Assistant  Adjutant,  Thomas  Shannon;  Quartermaster, 
W.  T.  Langhorne :  Surgeon,  Dr.  George  W.  O.  Maupin ;  Chap- 
lain, C.  H.  Eckert;  Treasurer,  John  C.  Ashton ;  Sergeant 
Major,  Sam  Y.  Browne ;  Vidette,  Joshua  Denby. 


ASSOCIATE  MEMBERS  OF  THE   NEW   YORK  CAMP. 

The  New  York  Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans  is  perhaps 
the  most  prosperous  single  Camp  in  the  country.  It  has  no 
membership  in  the  United  Confederate  Veterans,  but  is  in 
thorough  accord  with  all  of  its  purposes.  The  commander, 
Col.  Edward  Owen,  was  selected  at  a  recent  meeting  to  repre- 
sent the  Camp  at  New  Orleans,  with  a  son  of  Gen.  Beauregard 
as  his  associate. 

At  the  recent  regular  meeting  of  the  Camp  there  were  pres- 
ent fifty-five  of  the  one  hundred  and  seventy-seven  veteran 
members  of  the  Camp.  If  such  a  percentage  of  the  Camp 
membership  would  attend  their  ordinaiy  meetings,  results 
would  animate  public  sentiment  on  the  important  subjects  that 
they  have  in  hand. 

The  most  important  movement  of  the  New  York  Camp  is 
in  having  provided  an  associate  membership.  This  member- 
ship is  one  hundred  and  ninety-eight  larger  than  that  of  the 
Veterans.     A  circular  on  this  subject  states: 

"Having  prospered  and  gained  a  high  position  in  the  com- 
munity, the  natural  desire  of  the  veterans  was  to  have  the 
Camp  continue  to  exist  for  all  time.  To  that  end  it  was  de- 
cided to  take  in  as  members  the  younger  clement,  descendants 
and  relatives  of  veterans,  under  the  name  of  associate  members. 

"The  associate  members  are  to  be  a  part  and  parcel  of  the 
veteran  body,  with  necessary  restrictions  during  the  lives  of 
the  veterans,  and  then  later  to  control  the  Camp,  fill  its  offices, 
etc." 

Extracts  from  the  constitution  of  the  Camp  give  some  neces- 
sary information  regarding  associate  members  : 

"Section  $.  Persons  of  good  character,  having  attained  the 
age  of  twenty-one  years,  who  are  relatives  or  descendants  of 
persons  qualified  to  be  veteran  members,  shall  be  eligible  to 
admission  as  associate  members. 

"A.  Associate  members  are  entitled  to  all  the  privileges  of 
the  Camp,  excepting  that  they  shall  not  be  eligible  to  hold 
office  until  there  remain  on  the  roll  of  the  Camp  less  than  ten 


veterans ;  and  shall  have  the  right  to  vote  only  on  the  election, 
suspension,  or  expulsion  of  associates,  and  on  matters  relating 
to  the  social  entertainments  of  the  Camp. 

"The  annual  dues  of  the  veteran  members  shall  be  five  dol- 
lars, and  the  annual  dues  of  associate  members  shall  be  three 
dollars,  payable  in  advance,  at  the  regular  meeting  in  October 
in  each  year ;  but  the  dues  of  members  elected  in  .\ugust  and 
September  shall  not  commence  until  the  following  October." 


MISS    CORINNE    LANDIS, 
St.ate  Sponsor,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Biciiv  Grays  Ch.\pter,  U.  D.  C— At  Mt.  Pleasant,  Tenn., 
the  U.  D.  C.  have  recently  organized  under  the  title  of  Bigby 
Grays,  after  the  brave  men  who  were  the  first  volunteers  from 
Mt.  Pleasant.  I'lie  Chapter  is  particularly  desirous  of  obtain- 
ing the  old  flag  given  to  the  company  at  the  beginning  of  the 
war  by  the  ladies,  who  wished  them  God-speed  as  they  jour- 
neyed from  their  homes.  The  father  of  Miss  Florence  Wil- 
liams, chairman  of  the  Mt.  Pleasant  committee,  says  that  he 
read  an  article  while  in  prison,  from  the  Louisville  Courier, 
stating  that  a  fine  flag  was  captured  at  or  near  Fort  Donelson, 
on  which  were  the  following  words :  "From  the  ladies  of  Mt. 
Pleasant  to  the  Bigby  Grays.  When  they  meet  the  foe  we 
feel  secure."  The  Courier  article  also  said  that  they  met  the 
foe  and  were  secure  in  prison,  and  the  flag  secure,  either  in 
Frankfort  or  Lexington.  The  Chapter  will  be  extremely  grate- 
ful for  any  information  that  will  lead  to  the  recovery  of  the  flag. 

AUSTIN'S    BEAUTIFUL    MONUMENT. 
The  ceremonies  attendant  on  the  unveiling  of  the  John  B. 
Hood    Camp    Confederate    Veteran    Monument    occurred    at 


Qoijfederate  l/cterai). 


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Austin,  Tex.,  on  April  i6.  In  addition  to  the  enthusiastic 
recognition  of  the  auspicious  event  by  the  citizens  of  Austin, 
it  is  estimated  that  5,000  out-of-town  people  attended  the  cere- 
monies. Congress  Avenue,  the  principal  thoroughfare  of  the 
beautiful  capital  city  of  Texas,  partook  of  the  appearance  of  a 
carnival  town  ablaze  with  merriment.  All  the  happy  details 
of  a  gala  day  were  employed  to  make  the  occasion  perfect  in 
every  appointment.  Speeches  were  made  by  Gov.  Lanham, 
Ex-Gov.  Lubbock,  Judge  John  H.  Reagan,  and  Judge  Yancey 
Lewis,  the  latter  taking  the  place  on  the  programme  which  had 
been  assigned  to  Commander  Thomas  P.  Stone,  of  the  U.  S.  C. 
v.,  who  was  unavoidably  absent. 

Misses  Bessie  Orr.  Christine  Littlefield,  Nina  Richardson, 
and  Bessie  Robertson,  four  beautiful  maids  attired  in  pure 
white  pulled  the  canvas  which  covered  the  figures  of  the  heroes 
which  the  people  of  the  Soiuh  love  to  honor.  The  unveiling 
was  under  the  auspices  of  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  Chapter, 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy.  As  the  white  cloth  was  re- 
moved from  the  bronze  figure  of  President  JefTerson  Davis,  a 
mighty  shout  went  up  from  the  vast  assemblage,  which  lasted 
for  some  time. 

The  monument  was  then  formally  delivered  to  the  John 
B.  Hood  Camp  by  the  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustee-;, 
and  then  formally  received  by  Commander  W.  H.  Richardson. 
of  John  B.  Hood  Camp. 

The  figures  on  the  monument,  outside  of  the  statue  of  Jeffer- 
son Davis,  which  crowns  the  pedestal,  are  representations  of 
the  four  branches  of  the  Confederate  fighters,  an  infantryman. 
a  cavalryman,  an  artillerist,  and  a  sailor,  all  of  bronze. 


ViRGiNi.\  Monument  to  J.  E.  B.  Stuart. 
The  Virginia  Lc.ijislature  has  passed  a  bill  giving  the  Vet- 
eran Cavalry  Association,  A.  N.  V.,  ten  thousand  dollars  for 
an  equestrian  statue  of  Gen.  "Jeb"  Stuart,  provided  the  Asso- 
ciation will  raise  a  like  amount.  W.  Ben  Palmer,  Secretary 
V.  C.  A.,  Richmond,  Va.,  hopes  that  veterans  who  read  this 
notice  will  feel  inclined  to  contribute  for  this  monument  to 
"one  of  the  bravest  cavalry  leaders  the  world  has  known." 


Correction. — In  the  March  issue  of  the  VETER.^N,  in  the  arti- 
cle headed  "Women  Who  Meet  with  Veterans,"  there  is  a  mis- 
print which  destroys  the  meaning  intended.  As  printed,  it 
reads:  "Renewed  interest  in  local  memorial  work  is  evident 
since  the  general  organization  of  United  Daughters,  and  the 
number  now  confederated  is  most  encouraging."  This  is  mis- 
leading, as  the  organization  is  separate  and  distinct  from  the 
United  Daughters,  and  the  sentence  should  read :  "Renewed 
interest  in  local  memorial  work  is  evident  since  the  gen.r.l 
organization  (confederation)  was  formed." 

WITH  THE  BOYS  OF  THE  SIXTIES. 

Git  my  old  knapsack,  Mary,  and  my  uniform  of  gray; 
Git  my  battered  helmet,  Mary,  for  I'll  need  'cm  all  to-day; 
Git  my  canteen  and  my  Icggin's ;   reacli   me  down  my  trusty 

gun— 
For  I'm  goin'  out  paradin'  with  the  boys  of  '6t. 

Never  nnnd  them  blood  stains,  Mary ;  never  mind  that  ragged 

hole — 
It  was  left  there  by  a  bullet  that  was  seekin'  for  my  soul. 
Just  brush  off  them  cobwebs,  Mary ;  git  the  l)onnic  flag  of  blue. 
For  I'm  goin'  out  paradin'  with  the  boys  of  '62 


These  rid  clothes  don't  fit  me,  Mary,  like  they  did  when  I  was 

young. 
Don't  you  remember  how  neatly  to  my  manly  form  they  clung? 
Never  mind  that  sleeve  that's  empty  ;  let  it  dangle  loose  and 

free — 
For  I'm  goin'  out  paradin'  with  the  boys  of  '63. 

Pull  my  sword  belt  tighter,  Mary;   fix  that  strap  beneath  my 

chin; 
I've  grown  old  and  threadbare,  Mary,  like  my  uniform,  and 

thin ; 
But  I  reckon  I'll  pass  nutster,  as  I  did  in  days  of  j'ore, 
For  I'm  goin'  out  paradin'  with  the  boys  of  '64. 

Now,   I'm   ready,   Mary,   kiss   me:   kiss   your   old   sweetheart 

good-by ; 
Brush  aside  llieni   wayward  tear-drops;    Lord,  I   didn't  think 

you'd  cry ; 
I  ain't  goin'  forth  to  battle — cheer  up,  Mary,  sakes  alive — 
I'm  just  goin"  out  paradin'  with  the  boys  of  '6^. 


BISHOP  DUDLEY'S  LECTURE  ON  LEE. 

The  world  is  always  interested  in  what  one  strong  man  has 
to  say  of  another,  and  the   splendid  audicnec  which   greeted 


BISHOP  DUDLEY. 

Bishop  T.  U.  Dudley  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  in  March,  when 
he  spoke  on  the  life  and  character  of  Robert  E.  Lee,  attested 
the  esteem  in  which  the  eminent  divine  is  held  by  the  people 
(f  his  State,  wdiile  it  evidenced  the  loyalty  of  the  Southern 
heart  to  the  memory  of  the  great  man. 

The  distingnished  speaker  was  introduced  to  the  brilliant 
audience  by  ALaj.  W.  A.  Obenchain,  Commander  of  Bowling 
Green  Camp,  143,  U,  C.  V..  and  the  applause  which  greeted 
the  coiTimander  bore  an  unmistakable  significance. 

Bishop  Dudley  spoke  of  Lee  as  a  man.  a  soldier,  and  a 
w-idow's  son,  and  he  contrasted  with  marvelous  eloquence  the 
depth  and  tenderness  of  the  hero's  love  for  his  mother  and  the 
quality  of  his  military  prowess. 

The  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  at  whose  invita- 
tion Bisho;i  Dudley  visited  Bowling  Green,  are  to  be  congratu- 
lated on  the  financial  success  of  the  entertainment. 


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Confederate  l/eterai^ 


GEN.   GORDON'S  ENDURANCE. 
During  Gen.  John  B.  Gordon's  visit  to  Orlando,  Fla.,  in  a 
chat  with  Gen.  W.  H.  Jewell  and  others,  he  related  an  occur- 
rence while  on  a  lecturing  tour  in  Iowa  that  exhibits  traits  so 
characteristic  of  the  man  that  a  brief  mention  is  made  herein. 

The  General  was  at  a  small  town  in  Iowa  in  the  depths  of 
winter.  The  train  he  was  to  take  to  reach  the  town  where  he 
uas  to  lecture  that  night  was  tied  up  by  snowdrifts.  He 
learned  of  another  line  of  railroad  some  twelve  miles  distant 
(hat  also  reached  the  desired  point.  Connection  with  a  train 
\kas  quite  uncertain,  but  it  seemed  the  only  chance.  He  called 
for  a  team,  sleigh,  and  driver,  and  was  soon  off  through  the  al- 
most impassable  snow.  When  less  than  half  way  on  his  jour- 
ney the  sleigh  was  upset.  Gen.  Gordon  was  thrown  out,  with 
the  two-hundred-pound  driver  on  top  of  him,  and  the  sleigh  on 
top  of  both.  The  result  was  a  badly  dislocated  shoulder  for 
the  General.  The  sleigh  was  righted,  but  the  shoulderblades 
required  the  immediate  attention  of  a  surgeon.  It  was  a  five- 
mile  drive  to  the  nearest  doctor,  and  this  was  en.Iureil  with 
much  and  continually  increasing 
pain.  The  doctor  was  found,  tl 
patient  stripped,  and  the  disloc; 
iion  replaced. 

"Now,"  said  Gen.  Gordoi 
"help  me  on  with  my  clothin 
and  tie  up  my  arm." 

"What  for?"  asked  the  su 
geon. 

"O,   I  must  go  on,"   said  Gen. 
Gordon. 

"O,  no ;  you  must  not  do  that," 
?aid  Medicus. 

But    the     scarred     veteran     of 
many  battles  insisted,  called  for 

the  team  and  driver,  and,  in  spite  of  medical  protest,  excru- 
ciating pain,  intense  cold,  and  snow-drifted  roads,  was  oS 
regain.  He  reached  the  sought-for  railroad,  caught  a  train  to 
Ills   destination   that   night   with   his   broken   and   aching  arm 


l.uKliM.N     UKUWN, 
ot    Mr.    .inJ    Mrs.    Orton   B. 
Brown.     Grandson  of 
Gen.  Gordon. 


Strapped  to  his  side,  lectured  to  a  delighted  audience  which 
little  knew  what  the  eloquent  speaker  had  gone  through  with 
and  was  enduring  that  he  might  keep  his  appointment  with 
them.  This  is  a  sample  of  "Gen.  Gordon's  way"  and  of  "how 
he  got  there." 

HCW  HE  BECAME  A  REBEL. 

There  is  now  residing  in  Mexia,  Tex.,  a  German  whom  we 
will  call  Schmidt,  because  that  isn't  his  name.  He  has  been  a 
prominent  business  man  and  a  good  citizen  a  number  of  years, 
and  is  intensely  Southern  in  his  sentiments.  Having  learned 
that  he  was  born  in  Germany,  I  asked  him  how  it  was  that  his 
sympathies  were  so  strongly  in  favor  of  the  South.  He  replied 
substantially  as  follows : 

"I  was  born  in  Germany,  and  left  there  when  I  was  nine 
years  old,  and  landed  in  Galveston,  Tex.,  in  1868.  I  could 
speak  only  two  English  words,  yes  and  no.  One  day,  soon  after 
my  arrival,  I  was  in  company  with  five  or  six  other  boys  about 
my  sii:e,  and  they  proposed  that  we  play  'Yanlcee  and  Rebel.' 
It  was  dr.ring  reconstruction  days,  and  owing  to  the  fact  that 
tlio  Yankees  were  trying  to  force  on  the  white  people,  through 
the  aid  of  Federal  soldiers,  the  social  equality  of  the  negro 
and  negro  domination,  the  feeling  against  the  Yankees  was 
very  bitter.  So  the  other  boys  asked  me  which  side  I  would 
take.  Not  knowing  what  Yankee  or  Rebel  meant,  and  some- 
how associating  in  my  mind  the  word  Rebel  with  a  word  in 
German  meaning  robber,  I  told  them  I  would  take  the  Yankee 
side  "All  right,"  they  said,  and  immediately  the  whole  crowd 
pounced  on  me,  and  they  gave  me  the  worst  licking  I  ever  had. 
When  they  got  through  with  me  I  l;new  the  difference,  and 
have  never  tried  to  play  on  the  Yankee  side  since.  They  got  in 
their  work  in  good  shape,  and  it  has  stuck  good  and  fast.  Ever 
since  then  I  have  been  a  Rebel  and  my  children  are  all  of  the 
same  breed." 


AUJUSTAPLE  ReLKION. 

.A,  few  years  after  the  war  it  became  quite  a  fad  with  the 
young  negro  women  to  go  to  church,  "git  happy,"  and  go  off 
in  a  "trance,"  so  that  it  would  be  necessary  for  a  number  of 
strong  men  to  "tote"  them  home.  On  one  occasion  a  negro 
girl  who  lived  with  Mrs.  Gideon  Barnes,  of  Barnesville,  Ga., 
relict  of  the  founder  of  that  town,  who  was  popularly  known 
as  "Miss  Ann,"  and  also  as  rather  a  rigid  disciplinarian,  went 
to  church  and  decided  that  her  time  to  "go  in  a  trace"  and  be 
"toted"  had  come ;  and  accordingly,  after  shouting  lustily  for 
a  while,  she  went  into  the  regulation  trance.  After  lying 
around  limp,  and  apparently  insensible,  until  the  close  of  the 
"meetin'  "  at  a  late  hour  of  the  night,  she  allowed  herself  to 
l;e  taken  up  by  four  negro  men  and  "toted"  to  her  home,  over 
half  a  mile  away.  The  trance  lasted  until  Mrs.  Barnes's  side 
gate  was  reached,  when  the  girl  suddenly  roused  herself  and 
?aid:  "Put  me  down!  put  me  down  right  here!  Miss  Ann  ain't 
gwine  ter  have  none  er  dis  foolishness  in  her  yard !" 

The  farce  was  at  an  end. 


MISS  EUGENIA  ROBtRlS, 

(JatesviUe,  N.  C, 
Slate  Sponsor  North  Carolina. 


MISS  LIZZIE    MITCHELL, 

Aulander,  N.  C. , 

Chief  Maid  of  Honor  North  Carolina. 


Ei.AM  Alexander's  Humor. — The  late  Elam  Alexander,  of 
Macon,  Ga.,  founder  of  .Alexander's  Free  School  and  one  of 
nature's  noblemen,  pei-petrated  a  grim  joke  while  making  his 
last  will  and  presumably  near  his  end  on  his  favorite  negro 
"body  servant,"  Sam,  who  had  been  his  faithful  attendant  for 
many  years.  Mr.  Alexander,  feeble  and  suffering,  was  lying 
in  bed,  his  lawyer  sat  at  a  table  and  wrote  down  the  various 
bequests,  while  Sam  bustled  about  the  room,  deeply  sympa- 
thizing with  his  suffering  master,  anxious  as  to  his  own  fu- 
ture, and  keenly  curious  as  to  the  disposition  to  be  made  of  the 


C^^oijfederate  l/eterai>. 


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large  estate.  The  sick  man,  besides  leaving  tlic  fund  for  found- 
ing tlie  school  in  Macon  that  bears  his  name,  had  generously 
provided  for  his  kindred  and  all  of  his  old  negroes  except 
Sam.  When  he  could  stand  the  suspense  no  longer,  Sam  slipped 
behind  the  lavv'yer  and  softly  whispered,  "See  what  Marse 
Elani  gwine  ter  do  fur  me,"  and  then  noiselessly  left  the  room, 
leavin!r  the  door  ajar  so  he  could  hear  what  was  said.  The 
lawyer  called  Mr.  Alexander's  attention  to  the  fact  that  he  had 
made  bequests  to  all  of  his  old  servants  except  Sam.  The 
feeble  testator  turned  his  head  on  his  pillow,  sighed,  and  said : 
"Sam  has  been  a  mighty  good  negro."  "Bless  God!"  came  in 
fervent  tones  from  the  delighted  Sam,  whose  hopes  were  raised 
by  this  praise,  through  the  partly  open  door  outside  of  which  he 
was  listening.  "I  believe  I  will  take  him  with  me,"  continued 
Mr.  Alexander.  This  was  too  much  for  Sam.  He  burst  into 
the  room,  threw  himself  on  his  knees  by  his  master's  bed,  and 
cried:  "For  God's  sake,  Marse  Elam,  don't  do  dat."  The  sick 
man  smiled  at  his  joke,  and  made  Sam  happy  with  a  generous 
bequest. 

A  Jt!ST  Claim. — A  regiment  of  Federal  cavalry  dashed  up 
near  Gen.  Joseph  Johnston's  headquarters  during  the  war,  and, 
upon  hcarmg  of  their  sudden  advance,  Gen.  Wheeler  hastily 
formed  a  line  across  an  old  woman's  back  yard  and  awaited  re- 
sults. The  waiting  was  of  short  duration,  and  soon  the  enemy 
retreated  as  hastily  as  they  had  advanced,  except  for  the  few 
who  remained  on  the  field  among  the  wounded.  At  the  close 
of  the  unexpected  engagement.  Gen.  Johnston  was  seated  in  his 
tent  writing  while  his  chief  of  staff  stood  in  the  doorway.  The 
old  woman  in  whose  yard  the  fighting  had  taken  place  ap- 
proached the  tent  and  in  <i  tone  of  eager  inquiry  and  offended 
dignity  demanded  the  whereabouts  of  "  'Capt.'  Johnston."  The 
staff  ol'ficer  replied  that  Gen.  John.'^lon  was  busily  engaged  in 


his  tent  and  if  she  had  any  business  he  would  attend  to  it 
for  her,  as  the  General  could  not  be  disturbed.  "Well,"  said 
the  offended  matron,  "somcthin's  got  to  be  done.  You  see, 
'Capt.'  Wheeler  he  took  his  critter  company  and  formed  a 
streak  of  fight  right  across  my  ash  hopper  and  turned  over  my 
lye,  and  I  thought  as  how  'Capt.'  Johnston  would  pay  for 
what  that  critter  company  did." 


MRS.  JFNMK  u.  HAMIMOND  NEfe  BLAKKLV. 

MISS  MARY  E.  BLAKELV. 


COL.    A.   K.   BLAKtLY  S    UK  ANUCHILUK  KN  . 

MONUMENT  TO  SIXTEENTH  TENNESSEE. 

Col.  John  H.  Savage  has  purchased  eighty  feet  of  ground 
on  the  Stone's  River  battlefield,  near  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  ex- 
tending from  the  railroad  to  the  Nashville  turnpike,  upon 
which  he  will  have  a  monument  erected  in  honor  of  the  Six- 
teenth Tennessee  Regiment  which  Col.  Savage  commanded  at 
the  battle  of  Stone's  River,  and  was  opposed  by  Gen.  Hazen's 
brigade  of  the  Federal  army.  The  monument  will  be  erected 
on  the  ground  occupied  by  the  Sixteenth  Tennessee  Regiment 
during  the  battle,  and  where  thirty  members  were  found  after 
battle  "in  the  dress  parade  of  death." 

It  can  be  said  to  the  honor  of  Col.  Savage  that  he  erects  this 
monument  independent  of  the  assistance  of  others,  and  this  is 
possibly  the  first  instance  where  a  commanding  officer  so  hon- 
ors the  men  who  were  under  him  in  the  great  struggle. 

The  monument  will  be  placed  about  one  hundred  yards 
south  of  the  marble  shaft  erected  in  honor  of  Gen.  Hazen,  and 
facing  the  railroad.  The  generous  act  of  Col.  Savage  will 
prove  an  honor  to  his  regiment  as  well  as  to  himself. 

MRS.  HICKMAN'S  REPLY  TO  MRS.   GARNETT. 

My  attention  has  been  called  to  an  article  written  by  Mrs. 
James  Mercer  Garnett,  which  appeared  in  the  Richmond  Dis- 
patch of  October  22,  1902,  in  reference  to  the  first  Chapter  of 
United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  in  Virginia. 

In  justice  to  myself,  the  officers  of  the  association  at  that 


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Qoi}]"2<^sr3te  Ueterao. 


time,  and  the  Virginia  Division,  I   feel  it  my  duty  to  give  a 
clear  statement  of  facts. 

Under  our  Constitution  all  applications  for  charter  must  be 
made  to  the  Recording  Secretary,  and  she  is  to  issue  the  char- 
ter when  signed  by  the  President.  I  was  Secretary  from  the 
organization  of  the  Association  in  September,  1894,  until 
November,  1895,  and  during  that  year  I  chartered  twenty-three 
Chapters,  five  of  which  v/ere  in  Virginia— namely,  Mary  Custis 
Lee,  No.  7,  Alexandria:  Black  Horse,  No.  9,  Warrenton; 
Lucj'  Mina  Otey,  No.  10.  Lynchburs:;  Appomattox,  No.  11, 
West  Appomattox;  Pickett-Buchanan,  No.  21,  Norfolk,  but  I 
never  received  or  heard  of  an  application  for  charter  from  the 
Albemarle  Chapter,  and  the  first  application  for  charter  was  re- 
ceived from  die  Mary  Custis  Lee  Chapter,  of  Alexandria,  and 
its  charter  was  issued  on  April  17,  1895. 

Virginia  was  the  first  State  to  form  a  Division,  which  was 
done  October  22,  1895.  Mrs.  Garnett  says  in  her  communica- 
tion that  the  charter  of  the  Albemarle  Chapter  "was  seen  Ir.ler 
in  Nashville,  in  a  pigeon-hole  of  an  officer's  desk,  awaiting  ,t 
tube."  The  Recording  Secretary  of  an  Association  is  the  keep- 
er of  all  official  documents  and  issues  all  charters.  Certainly 
the  reference  could  have  been  made  to  my  office,  as  I  have 
never  had  an  office  in  the  city  of  Nashville,  but  have  my  desk. 
and  keep  all  of  my  papers  at  my  residence,  which  is  three  miles 
in  the  country.  Mrs.  Raines,  nor  any  other  officer,  save  Mrs. 
Goodlett,  ha.s  ever  bee*  to  my  residence,  so  of  course  it  would 
have  been  impossible  for  it  to  have  been  seen  "pigeon-holed" 
there.  It  is  queer  that  application  was  not  made  by  the  Albe- 
marle Chapter  direct  to  me,  as  was  done  by  all  other  Chapters. 

The  first  knowledge  I  ever  had  of  a  Chapter  at  Charlottes- 
ville was  when  I  issued  charters  to  thirty-two  Chapters,  com- 
posing the  Grand  Division,  on  November  II,  1897.  when  I  is- 
sued one  to  the  Kate  Noland  Garnett  Chapter,  No.  154,  Char- 
lottesville, Va.  Nor  had  I  ever  heard  of  the  Grand  Division 
until  our  fourth  convention  in  Nashville,  November,  1896, 
when  they  applied  for  admission  as  a  Division. 

Another  queer  feature  is  that  Mrs.  Garnett  was  a  member  of 
the  committee  from  the  Grand  Division,  and  I  a  member  of 
the  U.  D.  C.  committee  to  confer  as  to  the  admission  of  that 
Division,  and  she  never  mentioned  the  fact  of  there  being  a 
Chapter  by  the  name  of  Albemarle,  or  hinted  of  the  desire  on 
their  part,  or  the  neglect  of  duty  on  mine,  as  to  their  becoming 
members  of  the  organization. 

I  was  always  opposed  to  the  admission  of  the  Grand  Division 
as  a  Division,  mine  being  the  only  vote  against  it  at  the  Bal- 
timore convention,  merely  because  the  whole  proceedings  were 
illegal,  and  I  think  now  that  all  will  agree  with  me  that  it  would 
have  been  better  for  all  parties  had  the  Chapters  of  the  Grand 
Divisions  come  in  as  Chapters  and  luiited  with  the  Virginia 
Division.  Mrs.  John  P.  Hickman,  Sec.  U.  D.  C. 


Confederate  Girls  in  Gray. 
Sherman,  Tex.,  will  furnish  the  reunion  one  of  its  most 
unique  attractions.  Through  the  patriotic  interest  of  Mrs.  O. 
A.  Carr,  the  gifted  lady  manager  of  Carr-Burdette  College,  six- 
teen young  ladies  of  the  college,  to  be  designated  as  the  Carr- 
Burdette  Rifles,  have  been  authorized  by  the  adjutant  general 
of  the  State,  to  parade  under  arms  and  participate  in  a  mili- 
tary drill.  They  will  wear  Confederate-gray  uniforms,  the 
standard  bearers  will  carry  the  Confederate  flag  and  college 
banner,  and  the  members  of  the  company  will  bear  handsomely- 
decorated  guns.  With  the  loyal  purpose  of  honoring  the  vet- 
erans, the  "Confederate  Girls  in  Gray"  will  march  in  the  re- 
union parade. 


THE  CONFEDKRATE  OFFICERS'  PAY. 

A  change  in  the  army  regulations  was  brought  about  by 
Lieut.  John  M.  Ozanne,  of  Nashville.  The  facts  make  a  valu- 
able contribution  to  history. 

Comrade  Ozanne  has  long  been  an  esteemed  citizen.  His  re- 
served and  unostentatious  life  have  not  obscured  the  fact  that 
he  was  noted  for  courage  and  skill  in  skirmish  fighting.  Inci- 
dentally, in  talking  with  the  Veteran,  he  related  how  his 
proffered  resignation  and  discussion  about  it  caused  army  reg- 
ulations to  be  so  changed  as  to  allow  subordinate  officers  to 
draw  rations.  From  the  original  correspondence  the  follow- 
ing extracts  are  made : 

Dakon,  Ga.,  January  26,  1864. 
Hon.  S.  Cooper,  Adj.  antl  Inspt.  General,  Richmond,  \':i. 

Sir.  Living  m  the  city  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  within  the  lines 
of  Federals,  and  being  in  consequence  unable  to  procure  any 
clothing  there,   being  quite  a  pnnr  nrin.   ;ni<l    unable   in  get   it 


MISS    ELLANETTA   HARRISON,  SOMERSET,  KY. 
Maid  of  Honor  Kentuclcy  Division. 

elsewhere  and  pay  the  exorbitant  rates  now  charged  for  ra- 
tions, my  pay  roll  not  deemed  sufficient  by  commissary  to 
cover  expenditures  for  supplies,  and  willing  to  serve  in  an 
humble  capacity  rather  than  to  incur  an  indebtedness  to  Gov- 
ernment or  to  friends,  I  respectfully  ask  that  you  will  accept 
my  resignation,  allowing  me,  if  not  inconsistent  with  public 
service,  to  chose  my  command.  I  wish  to  join  Johnston's 
Company.  First  Tennessee  Artillery. 
Very  respectfully,  John  M.  Ozanne, 

Second  Lieutenant,  Company  F,  i^4th  R^'s^iment,  Tennessee  Volunteers. 

In  a  supplemental  way  he  added: 


Qoofederate  l/eterap. 


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"I  am  not  in  arrears  on  any  acoimt  wliatcvor  to  tlie  Confed- 
erate States. 

"I  have  never  been  absent  without  leave. 

"No  charges  are  now  pending  against  me. 

"I  have  no  government  property  in  my  possession." 

INDORSEMENTS. 

One   Hundred   and    Fifty-Fourth   and   Thirteenth    Regiments, 

\  aiighan's   Brigade,   Hindman's  Division,   Hardee's 

Corps. 

Lieut.  John  M.  Ozanne, 

Resignation  as  Lieutenant. 

"Respectfully  forwarded.  Disapproved.  Tlicse  same  reasons 
exist  in  the  case  of  every  officer  in  this  army. — M.  Magevney, 
Jr.,  Colonel  Commanding." 

"Respectfully  forwarded,  disapproved. — A.  J.  \'aughan, 
Jr.,  Brigadier  General  Commanding." 

"Headquarters  Hindman's  Division,  January  29,  1864.  Re- 
spectfully forwarded,  not  approved.- — F.  C.  Deas,  Brigadier 
General  Commanding." 

"Headquarters  Hardee's  Corps,  January  30,  1864.  Re- 
spectfully forwarded,  not  approved,  but  earnestly  recommend- 
ing a  reduction  in  the  prices  of  articles  .sold  to  officers.  Their 
pay  stands  at  the  figures  fixed  when  our  currency  was  at  par, 
and  IS  wholly  insufficient  to  feed  and  clothe  them  and  their 
families.  The  condition  of  very  many  deserving  officers  is  truly 
pitiable.  I  think  the  Confederate  States  can  afford  to  lose  the 
cnliancemcnt  in  prices  of  the  articles  referred  to  rather  than 
drive  good  officers  out  of  position. — T.  C.  Hindman,  Major 
General  Commanding." 

"Headquarters  Department  of  Tennessee,  Dalton,  Ga.,  Janu- 
ary 31,  1864.  Respectfully  forwarded.  This  resignation  is  not 
approved. — W.  W.  Makkall.  Chief  of  Staff." 

"Respectfully  submitted  to  Secretary  of  War. — C.  H.  Li-.E, 
.■\.  A.  G.,  and  I.  G.  February  10,  1864." 

"Not  allowed.  By  order. — J.  A.  Campbell.  \.  VV..  Feliru- 
ary  10,  1864." 

"Respectfully  returned  to  writer  through  Gen.  J.  E.  John- 
ston, disapproved.  By  order  of  Secretary  of  War. — C.  H. 
Lee.  a.  a.  G.,  .\.  and  I.  G.  February  12,  1864." 

"  Received  at  Headquar'ers  Department  of  I'ennessee,  Janu- 
ary 31,  18C4." 

Hon.  Thomas  Menees,  member  of  Congress  from  Tennessee 


(at  Richmond)  procured  a  change  of  the  law  so  that  line  oflS- 
cers  were  allowed  rations  and  two  suits  of  clothes  without  pay. 


THE  COAT  OF  FADED  GRAT. 

A  low  hni  iLsts  in  Lookout's  shade 

As  rots  its  moss-grown  roof  away. 
While  sundown's  glories  softly  fade. 

Closing  another  weary  day. 
The  battle's  din  is  heard  no  more ; 

No  more  the  hunted  stand  at  bay ; 
The  breezes  through  the  lowly  door 

Swing  mute  a  coat  of  faded  gray, 
A  tattered  relic  of  the  fray— 
A  threadbare  coat  of  faded  gray. 

'lis  hanging  on  tlu-  rough  log  wall 

Near  to  the  foot  of  a  widow's  bed ; 
By  a  white  plume  and  well-worn  shawl. 

His  gift  the  happy  morn  they  wed; 
By  the  wee  slip  their  dead  child  wore. 

The  one  they  gave  the  name  of  May; 
By  her  rag  doll  and  pinafore. 

By  right  it's  there,  that  coat  of  grj^', 
A  red-flecked  relic  of  the  fraj  — 
An  armless  coat  of  faded  gray. 

Her  all  of  life  now  drapes  that  wall ; 

Poor  and  patient  still  she  waits 
On  God's  good  time  to  gently  call 

Her  too  within  the  jeweled  gates; 
And  all  she  craves  is  here  to  die — 

To  part  from  thee,  and  pass  away 
To  join  her  loves  eternally— 

That   wore   the   slip,   the   coat   of   gray. 
The  shell-torn  relic  of  the  fray, 
Her  soldier's  coat  of  faded  gray. 

— George  \V.  Harris. 

Col.  Chari.es  W.  Adams. — Information  is  desired  at 
once  of  Col.  Charles  W.  Adams,  who  commanded  the  Twenty- 
Third  Arkansas  Infantry,  and  who  previously  had  an  Arkan- 
sas battalion.  Request  is  made  of  any  of  his  soldiers  or  friends 
familiar  with  his  mililarv  career. 


M[SS   HELEN   CHESTNUT, 
Maid  of  Honor,  Si.  Joseph,  Mo, 


MISS    MARinEL    WILLIAMS, 
Chief  Maid  of  Honor  from  Moliile,  Ala. 


MISS  ROSE  DEERING. 

Miii<I  of  linnor,  '1  liird  Bri^^afie  Tennessee 

Division  U.  C.  \'..  Shelbyville.  Tenn. 


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Qor}federate  l'"eterai>. 


Confederate  l/eterar?. 

S.  A,  CUNNINGHAM,  Editor  and  Proprietor. 
Office:  Methodist  Publishing  Hoose  Building,  Nashville,  Tena. 


This  pnbBcation  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cnnninghajn.  All  per- 
aaoa  who  approve  its  principles  and  realize  its  benefits  as  an  organ  for  Amo- 
cMions  throughout  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  its  patronage  and  to 
joOpetiite  in  extending  its  circulation.     Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 


DEPRESSED,  BUT   STILL  DETERMINED. 

It  is  earnestly  desired  to  make  every  sentence  in  the  Vet- 
eran pleasing  to  its  patrons.  Owing  to  the  stories  of  lofty  and 
tragic  patriotism  it  has  had  to  tell  for  ten  years,  one  of  its 
misfortunes  has  been  a  .seeming  disregard  for  humor.  There 
is  enough  of  sorrow  all  the  time.  Will  not  contributors  oc- 
casionally lighten  the  gloom? 

In  former  years  the  ''Last  Roll"  was  omitted  from  reunion 
issues,  but  that  department,  like  cemeteries,  increases  so  rap- 
idly that  it  is  not  well  to  omit  an  issue.  Many  who  were  at 
Dallas  have  been  called  to  the  reward  for  earthly  deeds. 

In  view  of  this  melancholy  condition,  the  duty  is  impressed 
upon  the  management  of  the  Veteran  as  never  before  to  make 
renewed  aiTCil  to  those  who  are  interested — upon  those  who 
place  the  v:.l.:e  of  such  record  above  all  else  that  can  be  done 
for  the  good  of  the  South  and  the  country  for  all  time.  It  is 
impossible  to  attain  the  greatest  usefulness  without  the  earnest 
and  zealous  cooperation  of  its  friends. 

Many  persons  do  not  seem  to  realize  that  the  Veteran  is  as 
much  a  business  enterprise  as  any  man's  store  or  farm  or  other 
kind  of  business.  There  are  no  other  resources  for  its  main- 
tenance than  its  receipts.  While  it  has  been  published  longer 
than  any  similar  periodical,  and  has  a  circulation  larger  than 
ever  has  been  maintained  in  the  South  for  anything  like  as  long 
a  period,  it  has  been  conducted  by  the  writer  all  these  years 
solely  upon  the  loyalty  and  zeal  of  its  patrons.  All  who  have 
had  a  record  of  loved  ones  in  the  "Last  Roll"  will  have  the 
comfort  of  knowing  that  such  will  be  preserved  in  the  annals 
of  Southern  history  as  long  as  the  human  race  exists,  and  for 
such  they  should  feel  indebted  to  the  management.  For  every 
item  of  information  of  missing  friends,  those  who  have  had  the 
pleasure  or  benefit  are  indebted.  Thousands  of  dollars  have 
been  expended  for  engravings  of  persons  so  honored,  without 
one  cent  in  return,  except  instances  where  the  cost  of  these  en- 
gravings has  been  reimbursed.  It  is  doubtful  if  any  periodi- 
cal has  ever  done  so  much  absolutely  gratuitous  service  for 
individuals,  while  what  has  been  done  for  the  truth  in  regard 
to  the  deeds  of  hundreds  of  thousands  of  the  noblest  men  that 
ever  lived  should  be  credited  to  its  management. 

Elsewhere,  on  pages  226-^9,  are  paragraphs  which  indicate 
the  appreciation  of  a  multitude,  here  are  also  notes  that  show 
how  many  discontinue  without  paying  what  they  owe,  thereby 
crippling  the  enterprise.  Unhappily,  there  are  those  who  dili- 
gently seek  favor  through  its  columns,  and  as  soon  as  that  is  ac- 
complished manifest  indifference.  The  widow  of  a  noble  sol- 
dier, for  instance,  directs  her  subscription  discontinued  as 
soon  as  a  sketch  of  her  husband  is  published.  One  prominent 
wealthy  veteran,  who  procured  the  publication  of  pictures  of 
his  daughters,  the  engravings  of  which  cost  several  dollars, 
declined  to  pay  the  cost  on  the  ground  that  it  was  a  "courtesy 
due,"  and  discontinued  his  subscription  soon  afterward.  The 
wife  of  a  politician  who  enjoys  the  Veteran  greatly,  writes 
that  her  "husband  has  to  take  so  many  papers,"  but  she  orders 
it  six  months  more  on  her  own  account. 


These  facts  are  stated,  not  in  complaint,  but  that  friends 
may  realize  the  unfortunate  burdens  that  prevent  its  enlarge- 
ment and  greater  usefulness.  Again,  many  well-to-do  people 
read  the  Veteran  belonging  to  neighbors,  and  never  contribute 
at  all  to  its  support.  How  such  persons  can  afford  to  miss  the 
opportunity  of  doing  their  part  is  a  mystery. 

The  ordeal  through  which  the  Veteran  has  passed  in  vindi- 
cating the  integrity  of  Confederate  matters  is  remembered  in 
proper  spirit  by  the  Southern  people. 


CONCERNING  FUTURE   OWNERSHIP. 

Tardiness  of  action  upon  a  plan  for  securing  perpetuity  of 
the  Veteran  is  not  from  lack  of  interest.  It  is  a  delicate  mat- 
ter to  solicit  cooperation  in  an  enterprise  where  values  are  to 
be  fixed  by  one  of  the  parties.  To  do  so  upon  a  purely  equit- 
able basis  is  difiicult. 

After  much  consideration  the  proposition  is  made  to  form  a 
stock  company  and  value  the  Veteran  with  all  its  assets,  ex- 
cept running  accounts,  at  2,500  shares  of  $10  each,  and  to  offer 
a  portion  of  these  shares  at  par  and  then  to  lease  the  Veteran 
by  furnishing  subscriptions  free  to  stockholders  with  every 
share  taken — save  where  postage  stamps  must  be  affixed  in 
Nashville  and  foreign  countries — stockholders  to  have  no  other 
reimbursement  than  these  free  subscriptions  while  such  ar- 
rangement lasts.  In  this  way  the  management  would  continue 
undisturbed,  as  there  would  be  no  liability  by  the  management 
to  shareholders  except  to  supply  free  subscriptions.  For  every 
$10  one  free  subscription  will  be  furnished  to  any  address  de- 
sired. Subscribers  for  any  number  of  shares — not  to  exceed 
ten — may  designate  as  many  names  to  receive  the  Veteran 
while  this  contract  of  lease  may  last.  If  so  desired  by  any 
subscriber  to  the  stock,  he  may  have  fifteen  annual  subscrip- 
tions upon  the  surrender  of  his  certificate. 

A  list  of  stock  subscribers  will  be  published,  so  that  each 
person  will  know  who  are  associated  in  interest.  A  handsome 
stock  certificate  will  be  made. 

This  e.xtraordinarily  liberal  proposition  cannot  embarrass 
the  publication  to  the  limited  extent  proposed — as  under  no  cir- 
cumstances would  more  than  half  the  shares  be  offered  on 
these  terms. 

Two  motives  induce  this  proposition.  The  perpetuity  of  the 
Veteran  beyond  the  peril  of  any  individual  life  should  be  se- 
cured. There  should  be  thousands  pecuniarily  interested  in  it 
as  a  business  enterprise,  while  every  family  in  the  South 
should  possess  its  every  issue.  These  burning  needs  influence 
the  present  owner  to  yearn  for  a  magnetic  growth  of  its  pow- 
er. With  its  reputation  for  integrity  and  its  widespread  in- 
fluence, it  becomes  an  easy  matter  for  those  who  believe  in  the 
Veteran  to  cooperate  in  establishing  it  as  the  most  valuable 
periodical  published. 

The  present  proposition  is  not  commended  to  Veterans  alone, 
but  to  their  descendants,  the  Sons  and  Daughters,  who  will  in 
time  become  their  successors,  and  into  whose  keeping  should  be 
intrusted  the  sacred  annals  of  those  who  fought  for  a  fair 
cause. 

If  this  method  is  not  cordially  approved,  any  moneys  sent 
will  be  returned. 

Subscribers  to  the  former  proposition  are  released. 


Qoi>federate  l/eterao 


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ST.  CHARLES   HOTKI — C.ENKRAL 


THE  "(iiM  I-ITR  \  Ii:  M.TERAN      HEADQUARTERS- 

The  above  engraving  indicates  ihe  exact  place  of  tlie  \'et- 
ERAN  headquarters  during  the  reunion.  It  will  be  seen  that  the 
door  to  the  vestibule  is  at  the  right  hand  side,  and  is  the  main 
entrance  to  the  St.  Charles  Hotel,  St.  Charles  Street.  It  is 
indicated  by  central  of  the  three  teams  in  front  of  the  hotel. 
Representatives  of  the  Veteran  will  also  be  at  other  important 
places.  Will  all  who  pay  subscriptions  be  certain  that  it  is  to 
authorized  agents? 

Many  photographs  of  sponsors  r.:".d  r.aids  of  honor  were  re- 
ceived too  late  for  the  May  Veteran. 


REl'NION     HKADQUARTFR.'-,    >FW    ORlfANS. 

THE  VETERAN  TO  POOR  CONFEDERATES. 

Recalling  a  proposition  m.-idc  through  the  April  issue  of  the 
Veteran,  whciein  is  embodied  a  pita  to  send  money  with 
names  of  indigent  veterans  that  they  may  receive  at  half  price 
the  magazine  which  they  value  so  highly,  a  letter  is  published 
from  Mr.  R.  W.  Douthatt,  Morgantown,  W.  Va.,  which  shows 
in  worthy  language  the  generous  impulses  of  a  manly  son  of 
the  South.  He  says  in  part:  "I  have  been  thinking  for  some 
lime  of  Ihe  opportunity  many  of  our  wealthy  Confederates 
have  to  do  good  through  the  Confederate  Veteran,  by  making 
presents  to  their  poor  old  Confederate  comrades  in  a  year's 
subscription  to  the  Veteran.  It  would  be  a  real  'God  send'  :o 
many,  who  would  bless  such  friends  to  the  day  of  their  dealli. 
I  wish  I  could  send  out  at  my  expense  1,000  copies!  I  am, 
however,  going  to  send  out  a  few,  for  I  know  that  not  oiiiy 
the  veterans,  but  all  members  of  their  families,  would  rejoic'e 
to  receive  monthly  your  excellent  magazine;  and  if  they  shoild 
get  it  for  one  year,  a  way  might  be  opened  up  for  them  to  con- 
tinue their  subscription.  Please  send  the  Veteran  to  the  ad- 
dress of , ,  and .  — ,  for  one  year,  for  1 

want  them  and  their  children  to  sec  that  there  is  nothing  more 
interesting  or  helpful  in  the  history  of  our  Confederacy  than 
the  Veteran.  Before  this  year  is  out  I  propose  to  send  to 
you  at  least  twenty  new  subscribers,  and  thus,  if  in  no  other 
way,  take  stock  in  perpetuating  your  vahiahlc  publication.  I 
with  the  Veteran  continued  prosperity,  and  you  a  long  and 
happy  stay  to  edit  its  columns." 

Material  evidences  of  a  desire  to  help  arc  already  arriving  in 
answer  to  the  editorial  referred  to,  the  first  coming  through 
John  V.  Hickman,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  from  L-  E.  Sins.abaugh, 
a  Federal  soldier,  who  belonged  to  the  Forty-Sixth  Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry,  and  who  now  lives  at  Adams.  Tenn.  Mr.  Sin- 
sabaugh  sends  one  dollar  and  the  names  of  two  old  comrades 
to  whom  he  wishes  the  Veteran  sent.  The  other  senders  of 
one  dollar  for  the  same  purpose  are  Mr.  T-  C.  Davenport,  Au- 
gusta, Ga-,  and  Mr.  George  C.  Norton,  Louisville,  Ky. 


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MISS    MARV    KIRKPATRICK,    MONTGUMEKV,    ALA. 
Sponsor  for  Army  of  Tennessee  Deparlment- 

Miss  Kirkpatrick's  father,  John  A.  Kirkpatrick,  Esq.,  of 
Montgomery,  served  in  Walter's  South  Carolina  Battery, 
Washington  Artillery.  Her  mother's  father  was  Gen.  J.  T. 
Hotzclaw,  who  was  promoted  from  the  command  of  the  Eigh- 
teenth Alabama  Regiment.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  ten  years 
ago,  he  was  major  general  Alabama  Division,  U.  C.  V . 


MISS  K.  M.  POLLARD,  MONIGOMERV,  ALA. 
Maid  of  Honor  for  Army  of  Tennessee  Department. 
Miss  Pollard'?  father  was  serving  as  captain  on  the  staff  of 
General  Allen  at  the  close  of  the  war.  fJer  imcle,  Lieut.  Jo- 
seph Pollard,  was  killed  at  Murfreesboro.  Other  relatives  did 
valiant  service.  Her  grandfather,  Col.  Charles  T.  Pollard,  and 
Maj.  Samuel  B.  Marks  both  gave  largely  of  their  wealth  to  aid 
the  cause. 


JOHN   PELHAM. 

Just  as  ihe  spring  came  laughing  through  the  strife. 

With  all  the  gorgeous  cheer, 
In  the  bright  April  of  historic  life 

Fell  the  great  cannoneer. 

The  wondrous  lulling  of  a  hero's  breath 

His  bleeding  country  weeps — 
Hushed  in  the  alabaster  arms  of  Death, 

Our  young  Marcellus  sleeps. 

Nobler  and  grander  than  the  Child  of  Rome, 

Curbing  his  chariot  steeds, 
The  knightly  scion  of  a  Southern  home 

Dazzled  the  land  with  deeds. 

Gentlest  and  bravest  in  the  battle-brunt, 

The  champion  of  the  truth. 
He  bore  his  banner  to  the  very  front 

Of  our  immortal  youth. 

A  clang  of  sabers  'mid  Virginian  snow, 

The  fiery  pang  of  shells — 
And  there's  a  wail  of  immemorial  woe 

In  Alabama  dells. 

The  pennon  drops  that  led  the  sacred  band 

Along  the  crimson  field ; 
The  meteor  blade  sinks  from  the  nerveless  hand 

Over  the  spotless  shield. 

We  gazed  and  gazed  upon  the  beauteous  face. 

While  round  the  lips  and  eyes. 
Crouched  in  the  marble  slumber,  flashed  the  grace 

Of  a  divine  surprise. 


O  mother  of  a  blessed  soul  on  high ! 

Thy  tears  may  soon  be  shed ; 
Think  of  thy  boy  with  princes  of  the  sky. 

Among  the  Southern  dead. 
How  must  he  smile  on  this  dull  world  beneath. 

Fevered  with  swift  renown — 
He,  with  the  martyr's  amaranthine  wreath, 
Twining  the  victor's  crown. 

—James  R.  Randall. 
Mrs.  C.  W.  Daugette,  Treasurer  of  the  Gen.  John  H.  Forney 
Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  Jacksonville,  Ala.,  writes  a  grateful  ac- 
knowledgment for  the  one  dollar  donation  through  the  Veteran 
to  the  John  Pclham  monument,  from  Mr.  Davenport,  of  Au- 
gusta, Ga.  She  further  say.= :  "Thank  you  for  the  Pelham  ar- 
ticle published  in  the  April  number  of  the  Veteran.  It  has 
already  done  much  good." 

THE   OLYMPIAN  MAGAZINE. 

The  Olympian  is  one  of  the  best  high-class  illustrated  maga- 
zines ever  published  in  the  South.  It  includes  among  its  at- 
tractions literary  and  artistic  features  indicating  the  highest 
standards.  Among  its  contributors  are  the  well-known  writers 
Charles  Egbert  Craddock,  John  Trotwood  Moore,  Julian  Haw- 
thorne, Madison  Cawein.  Edward  Von  Zile,  Joseph  .\ltsheler, 
Lynn  Roby  Meekin,  Sara  Beaumont  Kennedy,  Will  T.  Hale, 
Ingram  Crockeit,  Herbert  Gushing  Tolman,  etc.  Price,  $l 
per  year.  Ten  cents  per  copy.  For  sale  on  all  news  stands. 
Address,  The  Olympian  Publishing  Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Henderson's  Like  of  Stonewall  Jackson. — This  remark- 
able book  in  two  volumes,  containing  nearly  l.ooo  pages,  origi- 
nally published  at  ten  dollars,  will  be  furnished  by  the  Vet- 
eran with  one  year's  subscription  for  $4.35- 


Qoofederate  l/eterap, 


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PRESIDENT  DAVIS  AS  I  KNEW  HIM. 

BV    SrE    TARIM.KV    (  AkTER. 

In  Ihe  days  of  my  childhood  Mr.  Davis  was  a  frequent  and 
nuuh-honortd  guest  at  the  home  of  my  father  in  Jackson, 
Miss.  Business  often  called  him  to  the  capitol,  and  as  they 
were  warm  personal  and  political  friends  they  were  much  to- 
gether, and  some  of  the  most  vivid  memories  of  my  life  are 
connected  with  that  great  and  good  man. 

Though  but  a  little  girl,  I  would  sit  for  hours  listening  to 
their  talk  of  the  serious  times  that  were  upon  us,  and  of  what 
the  future  might  bring.  They  were  both  slave  owners,  kind 
and  merciful  masters,  and  the  question  which  was  agitating 
llie  entire  country  was  often  discussed  between  them  in  a  way 
lo  interest  even  a  child.  Mr.  Davis  was  a  brilliant  conversa- 
tionalist; every  word  of  his  was  chaste  and  elegant,  and  such 
a  fund  if  information  was  underlying  all  he  said  that  it  was  a 
liberal  education  to  be  with  him.  He  was  a  type  of  the  Old 
South,  bearing  in  his  personality  its  culture  and  refinement. 
His  fine  breeding  was  "always  present  but  never  obtrusive." 
To  children  he  was  lovely,  listening  to  them  with  attention  and 
sympathy.  Kind  and  gcnilc  always,  he  fulfilled  completely  my 
ideal  of  a  Christian  gentleman,  for  he  loved  his  Church  and 
was  guided  by  its  teachings  in  every  action  of  his  life.  His 
coming  was  like  sunshine  to  all ;  and  to  me,  who  had  shared 
a  warm  place  in  his  heart  from  my  earliest  years,  it  was 
pleasure  unspeakable. 

I  heard  my  father  say  after  one  of  his  visits,  "Mr.  Davis  is 
the  grandest  man  I  ever  knew ;"  and  I  have  letters  of  his  while 
in  Wasliington.  when  Mr.  Davis  was  Secretary  of  War,  tell- 
ing of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  was  held,  and  predicting  a 
future  for  him  that  would  overshadow  even  his  fame  in 
Mexico. 

It  is  not  lo  be  wondered  at,  then,  that  we  were  full  of  pride 
and  delight  when  he  was  chosen  President  of  the  Confederacy, 
confident  that  this  choice  had  fallen  on  one  entirely  worthy. 
He  spent  a  day  with  us  on  his  way  to  Montgomery  to  be  in- 
augurated. He  bore  his  new  honors  with  his  usual  calm  dig 
nity;  was  full  of  interest  in  wir  little  circle,  speaking  little  of 
himself,  but  much  of  the  cause  we  held  so  dear.  O  those  gold- 
en days  of  hope,  I  sec  them  through  a  mist  of  tears ! 

When  the  cannon  boomed  and  the  crowd  gathered  to  es- 
cort him  to  the  depot,  Mr.  Davis  had  a  little  boy  upon  his  knee 
trying  to  mend  a  broken  toy.  He  put  the  little  fellow  down, 
saying  in  a  tone  of  voice  that  touched  us  all :  "This  is  my  last 
day  in  private  life:  to-morrow  I  belong  to  the  people."'  Just 
before  he  left  he  turned  to  me,  saying,  "Daughter,  I  have  some- 
thing for  you,"  and  left  in  my  hand  the  picture  of  himself  that 
accompanies  this  sketch.  For  many  years  I  have  preserved  it 
carefully,  burying  it  with  luy  jewelry  during  the  war  at  the 
approach  of  the  Federals,  as  the  discolorations  around  the 
face  still  show. 

When  the  war  was  ended  and  Mr.  Davis  free,  he  caine  to 
Jackson  as  the  guest  of  Gov.  Humphreys.  We  had  not  seen 
him  since  those  fateful  days.  He  had  sufi'ered  much,  and  we 
longfd  to  do  him  honor.  Alas !  our  little  city  was  garri- 
soned by  Yankee  troops,  and  we  dared  not  make  a  demonstra- 
tion for  fear  of  harm  to  him.  The  young  people  gathered  at 
our  hoi'se  and  planned  to  "storm"  Gov.  Humphreys  and  greet 
his  distingm'shcd  guest.  The  Governor,  that  dear  old  soldier, 
grasped  our  meaning  instantly,  and  I  have  his  note  beside  me 
as  I  write,  saying'  "Storm  on.  young  ladies;  I  am  ready." 

My  mother  and  I  were  invileci  to  receive  with  the  Governor's 
family,  and  I  can  never  forget  the  deep  emotion  with  which  all 
met  Mr.  Davis  once  more  with  years  of  suffering  and  disap- 
poinlnicnl   between   u--.     Mrs.   Davis   was  with   him,  and  dis- 


played  exquisite  tact.  Hearts  too  full  for  utterance  would 
have  broken  down  but  for  her  timely  word  or  smile. 

Mr.  Davis  came  to  our  home  on  his  return  from  Scotland. 
We  could  have  no  reception,  for  the  Yankees  were  with  us 
still,  but  it  was  whispered  among  his  friends  that  he  was 
there,  and  when  evening  came  there  was  a  constant  coming 
and  going  in  our  home  for  hours,  sometimes  oidy  a  few  words 
or  a  hand  clasp,  just  enough  to  let  him  see  that  the  hearts  of 
the  people  were  with  him  still.  It  was  a  wonderful  demonstra- 
tion, so  quiet,  so  full  of  feeling. 

After  the  crowd  left,  we  gathered  around  the  fire  and  for 
hours  Mr.  Davis  talked  in  his  charming  way  of  his  visit  to 
Scotland,  and  of  the  kindness  he  had  met  there.     His  love  for 


MISS  EDITH    KIDDER,  LITTLE    ROCK,  ARK  , 
Chief  Maid  of  Honor  Arkans.-is  Division  U.  C.  V.  New  Orleans. 

Scott  was  intensified  by  his  visit  to  Loch  Katrine,  which  he 
said  Scott  had  described  so  vividly  that  when  it  burst  upon  his 
view  he  could  hear  Fitz  James's  horn  and  see  fair  Ellen  push 
her  shallop  from  the  shore.  This  evening  he  was  altogether 
like  himself  before  the  storms  of  war  and  defeat  had  beat  so 
fiercely  upon  him.  I  saw  but  little  of  Mr.  Davis  alter  this. 
Oi'.r  homes  were  far  apart,  but  wlien  sorrow  touched  us  a  word 
of  sympathy  always  came. 

As  I  write  a  vision  of  his  kind  and  gentle  face  rises  before 
me,  and  1  wonder  how  some  should  call  him  cold  and  indif- 
ferent. Too  noble  for  bitterness,  too  grand  for  revenge,  he 
bore  "the  slings  and  arrows  of  outrageous  fortune"  with  a 
quiet  heroism  worthy  of  such  a  man  and  the  cause  he  repre- 
sented. 


The  picture  of  Mr.  Davis  referred  to  in  Mrs.  Carter's  ten- 
derly-reminiscent article  appears  on  the  title  page,  and  the 
quotation  used  is  from  Stubb's  "Constitutional  History  of 
F.ngland."  and  was  generously  suggested  for  a  cover  page  by 
ihc  reiiresentative  of  Ihe  Confederate  X'eteran  in  the  city  of 
New  Orleans. 


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NATIONAL   SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS  AND  NATIONAL 
KESPONSIBILITY.* 

[The  Hon  Geo.  F.  Hoar,  Vniled  Slates  Senator  from  Massaclmsetts,  who 
preceded  Bishop  Gailcr,  had  severely  crilicised  Secretary  Root  for  saying  that 
negro  suffrage  is  a  failure,  and  had  condemned  the  South  for  refusing  social 
privileges  to  negroes,  concluding,  however,  with  a  very  complimentary  esti- 
mate of  the  character  of  Southern  people.] 

Mr.  President  and  Gentlemen:  It  was  my  very  earnest  desire 
and  sincere  intention  not  to  refer  in  any  way  to-night  to  the 
subject  of  the  address  of  the  venerable  and  honored  Senator 
from  Massachusetts ;  and  yet  it  would  seem  impossible  for  me 
not  to  say  about  three  words  under  the  inspiration  of  the  grace- 
ful tribute  he  has  paid  the  South,  and  without  which  it  would 
be  unbecoming  for  me  to  say  anything  at  all. 

In  the  first  place,  then,  the  negro  race  has  no  more  real,  sin- 
cere, and  honest  friends  in  the  world  than  the  people  of  the 
Southern  States,  and,  in  fact,  there  are  more  instances  of  gen- 
uine and  affectionate  friendship  between  white  and  black  peo- 
ple in  that  section  than  anywhere  else  on  earth.  If,  however, 
these  people — my  people — are  still  in  doubt  as  to  whether  the 
negro  race,  as  a  race,  is  capable  of  independent  progress  on  the 
lines  of  culture,  civilization,  and  self-government,  without  the 
inspiration  and  contact  of  a  superior  race,  that  opinion  of  theirs 
certainly  deserves  to  be  heard.  If,  furthermore,  we  think  that 
we  are  doing  the  best  thing  for  the  negro  in  our  generation  by 
trying  to  curb  and  discourage  the  insane  desire  existing  in  some 
minds  to  rule  and  get  the  upper  hand  in  politics,  and  by  direct- 
ing their  attention  to  industrial  pursuits  and  the  cultivation  of 
self-reliant  and  useful  citizenship,  that  thought  of  ours  de- 
serves at  least  serious  consideration.  We  cannot  but  be  of- 
fended at  such  articles  as  that  which  appeared  in  the  Atlantic- 
Monthly  last  September,  written  by  a  mulatto,  in  which  the 
author  says,  almost  in  so  many  words,  that  if  the  Southern 
white  man  expects  the  negro  to  be  permanently  prevented  from 
marrying  white  women,  they  are  making  the  mistake  of  driving 
the  negro  man  to  taking  advantage  of  while  women  in  other 
ways.  We  resent  such  statements  as  that,  condoned  and  en- 
couraged as  they  are  by  people  who  are  bound  by  every  con- 
sideration of  honor  to  give  us  at  least  a  reasonable  and  friendly 
sympathy. 

I  am  not  defending  Secretary  Root.  He  is  able  to  take  care 
of  himself — except  that  I  want  to  say  that  the  negroes  who 
are  making  themselves  conspicuous  in  this  country  just  now 
are  negroes  of  the  half-blood,  and  that  the  extreme  partisan 
political  theory,  if  the  era  which  gave  unrestricted  political 
rights  to  the  negro  has  not  been  vindicated,  and  events  have 
not  proved  that  the  negroes  as  a  mass  are  capable  of  the  dis- 
charge of  the  full  duties  of  citizenship.  When  the  Senator 
speaks  of  the  negro's  right  to  labor  where  he  pleases,  it  makes 
me  think  of  what  a  negro  said  to  me  the  other  day :  "Up  North 
they  let  us  spend  our  money,  but  won't  let  us  make  it.  In  the 
South  they  let  us  make  it,  but  won't  let  us  spend  it."  But  the 
South  has  a  place  for  the  negro,  and  knows  him,  and  is  his  true 
friend.     All  we  ask  is  to  be  let  alone. 

On  an  occasion  like  this  there  is  no  subject  more  interesting, 
more  fascinating,  than  the  history  of  our  country;  and  that 
history,  to  my  mind,  is  the  record,  above  all  else,  of  the  devel- 
opment of  national  self-consciousnes  and  the  corresponding 
increase  of  the  sense  of  national  responsibility.  A  great  nation 
is  like  an  individual  person.  The  realization  of  itself,  of  its 
power,  its  duty,  its  destiny,  is  a  thing  of  gradual  growth.  If 
nature,  as  at  present   constituted,  is   the  result  of  evolution. 

♦Address  by  Bishop  Thos.  F.  Gailcr,  delivered  at  the  Union  League  Ban- 
quet, Chicago.  February  2,5.  1903. 


most  emphatically  the  same  principle  applies  to  the  develop- 
ment of  national  life;  and,  while  other  nations  have  taken 
centuries  to  reach  maturity,  the  United  States  has  grown  to 
manhood  in  a  little  more  than  five  generations,  and  therefore 
furnishes  the  student  with  the  easiest  and  clearest  illustration 
of  the  gradual  consolidation  of  a  free  people  into  a  conscious 
national  personality,  in  a  free  government.  It  shows,  for  ex- 
ample, how  we  have  grown  when  I  use  the  expression,  "The 
United  States  is  an  illustration,"  etc.  George  Washington 
would  have  said,  and  always  did  say,  "are."  In  1793  the  em- 
phasis was  upon  the  States ;  in  1903  the  emphasis  is  upon 
the  "Union."  That  illustrates  the  growth  of  national  con- 
sciousness. Now  what  must  impress  the  student  in  the  his- 
tory of  this  change  that  has  come  over  our  habits  of  thought 
and  speech  is  the  impossibility  of  forecasting  events  or  pre- 
dicting with  any  certainty  the  result  of  politics.  The  history 
of  our  country  is  the  despair  of  theorists  and  political  prognos- 
ticators.  When  we  read  "Elliott's  Debates"  to-day,  and  con- 
sider the  objections  of  the  opponents  of  the  Draft  Constitution 
of  1787,  or  when  we  read  the  opinion  of  that  great  patriot, 
Alexander  Hamilton,  characterizing  the  Constitution  as  a 
"frail  and  worthless  fabric,"  we  smile  at  their  forebodings. 
What  they  regarded  as  elements  of  weakness  have  turned  out 
to  be  in  many  instances  elements  of  strength. 

What  man  of  note  in  1803  believed  in  the  safety  and  reason- 
ableness of  committing  this  government  honestly  and  fairly  to 
the  will  and  judgment  of  the  common  people?  Yet  what  man  is 
there  in  1903  who  has  not  been  taught  by  the  history  of  a  hun- 
dred years  that,  in  the  long  run,  there  is  no  safer  nor  more  sta- 
ble basis  of  political  rectitude  than  the  loyal,  practical,  common 
sense  of  the  masses  of  American  citizens?  Is  it  not  significant, 
may  we  not  take  it  as  prophetic,  that  the  two  men  who  have 
done  more  than  any  men  since  Washington  and  Jefiferson  and 
Marshall  to  shape  the  policy  and  mold  the  character  of  the  re- 
public were  not  college  graduates,  were  not  professional  polit- 
ical philosophers,  but  were  plain  men  of  the  people — Andrew 
Jackson  and  Abraham  Lincoln?  The  doubts  of  Hamilton  and 
the  evil  omens  of  De  Tocqueville  have  both  been  discredited, 
and  to  the  true  patriot  who  accepts  the  will  of  the  people  as 
the  foundation  of  this  government  it  is  a  grateful  fact  and 
most  encouraging  that  the  nation  has  disappointed  the  prophets 
of  failure  at  every  epoch  in  its  history. 

So  when  a  political  theorist  of  a  neighboring  monarchy,  in 
his  history  of  our  politics,  sneers  at  the  insignificance  of  the 
v.'ar  of  the  Revolution  and  rather  ridicules  some  of  our  Amer- 
ican heroes,  we  can  afford  to  be  silent  as  we  point  to  the 
record  of  a  people  who,  however  humble  and  insufficient  they 
may  have  appeared  to  the  doctrinaire,  have  demonstrated 
through  much  tribulation  their  capacity  for  large  and  patient 
and  practical  wisdom  in  the  conduct  of  public  affairs. 

The  Civil  War  of  iSOl,  for  example,  seemed  to  the  philoso- 
phers to  sound  the  death  knell  of  the  republic.  Yet  I  do  not 
believe  that  there  would  have  been  a  permanent  separation, 
even  if  the  Confederacy  had  won  its  independence.  There 
were  too  many  men  in  the  South  like  Alexander  H.  Stephens 
for  this  country  ever  to  have  degenerated  into  the  condition  of 
South  America.  But  what  a  curious  conflict  of  misconception, 
when  we  look  back  through  forty  years,  that  terrible  war  was! 
When  Stephens,  one  of  the  ablest  statesmen  and  truest  patriots 
America  ever  had,  declared  that  the  war  of  invasion  for  the 
purpose  of  coercing  the  seceding  States  was  a  violation  of  the 
Constitution  and  the  inauguration  of  anarchy,  from  his  point 
of  view  he  was  right ;  and  the  men  who  agreed  with  him  and 
followed  him  were  true  patriots,  because  they  fought,  not  for 


^oofederate  l/eterai). 


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silf-intcrest,  but  for  what  they  saw  in  their  day  to  lie  their 
duty  an.l  their  lilierty.  On  the  other  hand,  the  men  who  in  that 
banie  great  conflict  saw  tliat  the  Union,  and  therefore  the  in- 
tegrity of  the  republic,  depended  upon  the  issue,  and  gave  their 
lives  to  prove  it — they  also  were  patriots,  and  deserved  the 
honor  of  posterity.  When  the  men  whose  minds  are  built  on 
lines  three  by  four,  like  the  squares  of  a  checkerboard,  say  to 
me,  "They  coidd  not  have  been  right,"  I  tell  them,  "Yes,  they 
were."  And  it  is  not  the  first  time  in  history  that  good  men 
have  seen  opposite  sides  of  the  same  shield,  or  that  the  new 
birth  of  a  nation  has  come  from  the  conflict  and  collision  of 
diverse  opinion,  honestly  defended.     [Great  applause.] 

To  us  in  the  South  the  Civil  War  now  appears  to  have  been 
an  epoch  in  the  process  of  the  evolution  of  the  nation,  and  we 
welcome  the  results.  Even  the  highest  patriotism,  hozvever, 
does  not  demand  that  we  shall  regard  every  detail  of  that 
l^ceess  as  divinely  ordered.  It  is  enough  for  us  to  know  that 
God  makcth  (he  wrath  of  man  to  praise  him,  and  that  out  of 


lUSHCP  GAILOR. 

the  hot  furnace  of  (hat  affliction  he  has  forged  a  nation  in 
which  mutual  respect  of  section  for  section  has  toughened  the 
fiber  of  loyalty  and  made  hard  steel  out  of  common  iron.  How- 
cvr.  the  point  of  my  argument  is  that  the  history  of  this  coun- 
tiy  has  puzzled  the  philosophers,  and  its  consistent  inconsisten- 
cies arc  the  despair  of  that  class  of  minds  which  would  try  to 
w;igh  men's  enthusiasms  in  a  balance  and  measure  the  rainbow 
with  a  foot  rule. 

This  republic  is  the  greatest  combination  the  world  has  yet 
seen,  and,  if  each  individual  man  and  each  separate  generation 
of  voters  do  their  duty  as  God  enables  them  to  see  it.  with 
mutual  confidence  and  good  will,  we  need  not  fear  for  the  re- 
sult.   We  are  more  successful  in  interpreting  history  than  in 


forecasting.  The  nation  is  greater  than  any  section,  than  any 
class,  than  any  generation ;  and  the  nation,  under  God,  will  sur- 
vive and  increase  in  power  and  glory  when  our  theories  are 
forgotten  and  we  are  in  the  dust. 

Our  only  danger  now  is  that  some  good  men  who  are  wed- 
ded to  their  own  special  conclusions  of  how  we  ought  to  grow 
;ind  what  liberty  involves  shall  be  tempted  to  set  up  new 
standards  of  patriotism  and  sit  in  judgment  on  their  fellow- 
ci'.izens.  The  distinguished  auihor  of  the  "Winnintr  of  the 
West,"  now  President  of  the  United  States,  calls  attention  to 
the  f.ici  that  New  England,  for  example,  in  attempting  to  shape 
the  nation's  policy,  has  always  shown  itself  deficient  in  "the 
sense  of  historical  perspective."'  Our  government  extends  over 
a  va,st  potilation  and  a  vast  geographical  area.  Each  section  has 
its  peculiar  problems.  One  section,  with  which  1  am  familiar, 
represents  pure  and  practically  unadulterated  descent  frcm 
revolutionary  ancestrj',  and  has  burdens  of  its  own,  which  it 
is  conscientiously  endeavoring  to  carry,  with  the  measure  of 
wisdom  granted  to  men  for  their  guidance  in  their  own  gen- 
eration. As  they  see  their  duty  for  this  present  time,  they  are 
trying  to  discharge  it,  with  honest  regard  for  what  experience 
has  taught  them  to  be  the  best,  the  very  best,  interest  of  all. 
They  do  not  attempt  to  predict  or  forestall  the  future.  That  is 
in  God's  hand,  where  we  may  safely  leave  it.  All  that  they  ask 
is  a  reasonable  friendliness  of  judgment,  and  that  the  men  of 
out  idea,  the  men  who  live  on  abstractions  and  make  no  allow- 
ance for  special  conditions,  shall  not  be  able  to  prejudice  the 
public  mind  against  the  loyalt\'.  justice,  and  honesty  of  their 
neighbors  who  happen  to  differ  with  them  as  to  present  local 
liolicies.  Yet  I  know  that  this  kind  of  one-sided,  cocksure 
judgment  of  men  and  conditions  is  the  recurring  temptation  of 
people  in  a  government  like  ours.  The  strength  and  the  weak- 
ness of  a  democracy  is  the  tendency  to  develop  the  individual 
citizen,  and  as  regards  the  quality  of  its  individual  citizenship 
the  United  States  can  face  all  the  world  to-day  and  be  not 
■ishamed.  But  individualism  inevitably  exalts  the  life  of  mere 
eagerness,  of  mere  force,  and  strenuous,  devouring  activity.  It 
encourages  the  incessant  movement  and  self-assertion  of  the 
commonplace  and  superficial,  whereas  the  great  deeps  of  life 
are  not  quivering  with  excitement  nor  swept  with  noisy  pas- 
sion and  parade. 

What  we  Americans  need  is  to  get  a  glimpse  now  and  then 
of  the  eternal  silences  where  obedience  and  not  dominion, 
where  ends  and  not  means  are  the  objects  and  satisfaction  of 
life  and  thought.  Therefore  I  welcome  the  new  awakening  of 
the  national  consciousness  and  the  sense  of  national  responsi- 
bility. I  rejoice  that  we  have  been  flung,  in  spite  of  ourselves 
and  almost  unknown  to  ourselves,  out  into  the  open,  where  we 
have  got  to  answer  the  question  which  God  Almighty,  sooner 
or  later,  always  asks  every  nation:  "What  have  you  to  give? 
What  have  you  that  is  worth  giving  for  the  common  benefit, 
the  common  happiness  and  blessing  of  all  mankind?"  I  rejoice 
in  it,  I  say,  because  it  is 'the  promise  and  prophecy  of  that  larger 
patriotism,  that  patriotism  in  its  original  and  divine  form  which 
passes  on  and  out  of  the  mere  pride  of  section  and  country  and 
becomes  a  passion  of  interest  and  hopefulness  for  the  race  itself. 
In  the  prevailing  power  of  this  spirit,  and  not  in  material  pros- 
perity alone,  rests  the  safety  of  the  republic.  In  the  dominion 
of  the  gospel  of  love  and  not  hate,  of  sympathy  and  not  con- 
tempt, lies  the  solution  of  those  tremendous  class  questions 
which  loom  up  on  the  horizon  of  the  future. 

In  one  thing  we  all  agree,  to  one  inspiration  we  all  yield  our 
minds  and  hearts  to-night,  and  that  is  the  greatness  and  benefi- 
cence of  this  L'nion  as  a  power  for  good,  not  only  to  ourselves 


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Qoijfederate  l/eteraij. 


and  to  our  children  but  to  all  the  world.  The  nation  to-day  is 
si-lf-conscious  as  never  before,  because  new  responsibilities 
huvc  deepened  and  intensified  its  vigorous  assertion  of  personal 
life  and  are  slowly  but  surely  revealing  the  fact  that  altruism, 
unselfish  thought  for  others  than  ourselves,  is  God's  law  of  true 
happiness  and  true  prosperity  for  peoples  as  for  individuals. 

And  why  may  not  the  recognition  of  this  law  and  the  infu- 
sion of  this  spirit  be  the  safeguard  against  that  canker  of  self- 
ishness which  ultimately  destroyed  every  republic  that  hereto- 
fore has  been  attempted  on  earth? 

Like  Rome,  we  have  had  our  wars  that  created  the  ascendency 
of  the  nation.  Like  Rome,  we  are  threatened  by  the  gradual 
dominion  of  a  class  called  noble  whose  title  to  nobility  is  based 
on  material  prosperity,  and  not  on  service  to  their  country, 
representing  the  supremacy  of  wealth  instead  of  virtue,  of  self- 
interest  instead  of  patriotism.  Like  Rome,  we  may  have  to 
have  our  Gracchi  to  give  their  lives  in  protest  against  the  greed 
and  avarice  that  breeds  destruction. 

But  we  shall  avoid  Rome's  judgment  and  Rome's  failure  if 
the  new  obligations  of  service  to  mankind  which  in  our  day  have 
come  to  us  from  God  shall  be  accepted  and  discharged  in  a 
spirit  of  justice — justice  to  ourselves  and  to  other  men — 
sweetened  with  love  and  sympathy;  if,  without  carping  crit- 
icism or  bitter  words  one  toward  another,  but  giving  each  sec- 
tion credit  for  the  best  motives  and  the  truest  partiotism  in 
dealing  with  its  peculiar  problems,  we  stand  together,  pledged 
in  the  honorable  traditions  of  our  race  and  history,  in  the  bands 
of  brotherhood,  to  loyalty  to  the  Union  and  to  the  fearless 
handling  of  all  questions  with  free  speech  and  free  thinking, 
convinced  of  our  duty  and  destiny  as  Americans  and  in  the 
fear  of  God. 


NEGRO   ISSUES  DISCUSSED   IN  NEW   YORK. 

At  a  mass  meeting  held  in  New  York  City,  April  14,  in  the 
interest  of  the  Booker  'Washington  Nonnal  and  Industrial  In- 
stitute, Crover  Cleveland  was  the  leading  speaker.  Mayor 
Low  presided.  Edgar  G.  Murphy,  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott,  George 
F.  Peabody,  and  Booker  T.  Washington  were  on  the  platform. 
Mrs.  Cleveland  sat  in  the  gallery  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew 
Carnegie,  who  were  Mr.  Cleveland's  hosts  while  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Cleveland  was  greeted  with  prolonged  applause  as  he 
was  introduced  by  Mayor  Low.     He  said : 

"I  have  come  here  to-night  as  the  sincere  friend  of  the  negro, 
and  I  should  be  very  sorry  to  suppose  that  my  good  and  regular 
standing  in  such  company  needed  support  at  this  late  day  either 
from  certificate  or  confession  of  faith.  Inasmuch,  however,  as 
there  may  be  differences  of  thought  and  sentiment  among 
those  who  profess  to  be  friends  of  the  negro,  I  desire  to  declare 
rnyself  as  belonging  to  the  Booker  Washington-Tuskegee  sec- 
tion of  the  organization. 

"I  believe  that  the  days  of  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  are  past.  I  do 
not  believe  that  either  the  decree  that- made  the  slaves  free  or 
the  enactment  that  suddenly  invested  them  with  the  rights  of 
citizenship  any  more  purged  them  of  their  racial  and  slavery- 
bred  imperfections  and  deficiencies  than  that  it  changed  the 
color  of  their  skin. 

"I  believe  that  among  the  nearly  9,000,000  negroes  who  have 
been  intermixed  with  our  citizenship  there  is  still  a  grievous 
amount  of  ignorance,  a  sad  amount  of  viciousness  and  a  tre- 
mendous amount  of  laziness  and  thriftlessness.  I  believe  that 
these  conditions  inexorably  present  to  the  white  people  of  the 
United  States,  to  each  in  his  environment  and  under  the  man- 
date of  good  citizenship,  a  problem  which  neither  enlightened 


self-interest   nor  the  higher  motive   of  human   sympathy  will 
permit  thtni  to  put  aside. 

"I  believe  our  fellow-countrymen  in  the  Southern  and  late 
slaveholding  States,  surrounded  by  about  nine-tenths,  or  near- 
ly 8,coo.oco,  of  this  entire  negro  population,  and  who  regard 
their  material  prosperity,  their  peace,  and  even  the  safety  of 
their  civilization,  interwoven  with  the  negro  problem — are  en- 
titled to  our  utmost  consideration  and  sympathetic  fellowship. 

"I  am  thoroughly  convinced  that  the  efforts  of  Booker  Wash- 
ington and  the  methods  of  Tuskegee  Institute  point  the  way  to 
a  safe  and  beneficent  solution  of  the  vexatious  negro  problem 
at  the  South  ;  and  I  know  that  the  good  people  at  the  North, 
who  have  aided  these  efforts  and  methods,  have  illustrated  the 
highest  and  best  citizenship  and  the  most  Christian  and  en- 
lightened philanthropy. 

"I  cannot,  however,  keep  out  of  my  mind  to-night  the  thought 
that,  with  all  we  of  the  North  may  do,  the  realization  of  our 
hopes  for  the  negro  must,  after  all,  mainly  depend — except  so 
far  as  it  rests  with  the  negroes  themselves — upon  the  bentiment 
and  conduct  of  leading  and  responsible  white  men  of  the 
South,  and  upon  the  maintenance  of  a  kindly  and  helpful  feel- 
ing on  their  part  toward  those  in  their  midst  who  so  much 
need  their  aid  and  encouragement. 

"I  need  waste  no  time  m  detailing  the  evidence  that  this  aid 
and  encouragement  has  thus  far  been  generously  forthcoming. 
Schools  for  the  education  of  negro  children  and  institutions  for 
their  industrial  training  are  scattered  all  over  the  South,  and 
are  liberally  assisted  by  the  Southern  public  and  private  funds. 
So  far  as  I  am  informed,  the  sentiment  in  favor  of  the  largest 
extension  and  broadest  influence  of  Tuskegee  Institute  and 
kindred  agencies  is  universal ;  and  I  believe  that  without  ex- 
ception the  negroes  who  fit  themselves  for  useful  occupations 
and  service  find  willing  and  cheerful  patronage  and  employ- 
ment among  their  white  neighbors.  The  man  who  is  beyond 
doubt  the  best  authority  in  the  world  on  the  prospects  of  the 
negro  race,  he  who  founded  and  is  now  at  the  head  of  Tuskegee 
Institute,  and  is  the  most  notable  representative  of  negro  ad- 
vancement, said  at  the  Atlanta  Exposition  in  1895 : 

"  'And  in  this  connection  it  is  well  to  bear  in  mind  that 
whatever  other  sins  the  South  may  be  called  to  bear,  when  it 
comes  to  business,  pure  and  simple,  it  is  in  the  South  that  the 
negro  is  given  a  man's  chance  in  the  commercial  world,  and  in 
nothing  is  this  exposition  more  eloquent  than  in  emphasizing 
this  chance. 

"  'Our  greatest  danger  is  that  in  the  great  leap  from  slavery 
to  freedom  we  may  overlook  the  fact  that  the  masses  of  us  are 
to  live  by  the  production  of  our  hands,  and  fail  to  keep  in  mind 
that  we  shall  prosper  in  proportion  as  we  learn  to  dignify  and 
glorify  common  labor  and  put  brains  and  skill  into  common  oc- 
cupations of  life — shall  prosper  in  proportion  as  we  learn  to 
draw  the  line  between  the  superficial  and  the  substantial — the 
ornamental  gewgaws  of  life  and  the  useful.' 

"I  do  not  know  how  it  may  be  with  other  Northern  friends  of 
the  negro,  but  I  have  faith  in  the  honor  and  sincerity  of  the 
respectable  white  people  of  the  South  in  their  relations  with  the 
negro  and  his  improvement  and  well-being.  They  do  not  be- 
lieve in  the  social  equality  of  the  race,  and  they  make  no  falst 
pretense  in  regard  to  it.  That  this  does  not  grow  out  of  hatred 
of  the  negro  is  very  plain.  It  seems  to  me  that  there  is  abun- 
dant sentiment  and  abundant  behavior  among  the  Southern 
whites  toward  the  negroes  to  make  us  doubt  the  justice  of 
charging  this  denial  of  social  equality  to  prejudice,  as  we  usu- 
ally understand  the  word.  Perhaps  it  is  born  of  something  so 
much  deeper  and  more  imperious  than  prejudice  as  to  amount 
to  a  racial  instinct. 


Qoijfecierat^  UeteraQ. 


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■•\\  liatevcr  it  is,  let  us  remember  that  it  has  condoned  the 
negro' j  share  in  the  humiliation  and  spoliation  of  tiic  white  men 
of  the  South  dining  the  saturnalia  of  reconstruction  days,  and 
has  allowed  a  kindly  feeling  for  the  negro  to  survive  the  time 
when  the  South  was  deluged  by  a  perilous  flood  of  indiscrimi- 
nate, unintelligent,  and  blighting^  negro  suffrage.  Whatever  it 
is,  let  us  try  to  be  tolerant  and  considerate  of  the  feelings  and 
even  the  prejudice  of  racial  instinct  of  our  white  fellow- 
countrymen  of  the  South,  who,  in  the  solution  of  the  negro 
problem,  must,  amid  their  own  surroundings,  bear  the  heat  of 
the  day  and  stagger  under  the  weight  of  the  white  man's  bur- 
den. 

"There  are,  however,  considerations  related  to  this  feature 
of  the  negro  question  which  may  be  regarded  as  more  in  keep- 
ing with  the  objects  and  purposes  of  this  occasion. 

"As  friends  of  the  negro,  fully  believing  in  the  possibility  of 
his  improvement  and  advancement,   and   sincerely  and   confi- 
dently laboring  to  that  end.  it  is  folly  for  us  to  ignore  the  im- 
-  portance  of  the   ungrudging   cooperation   on   tlie   part   of  the 
white  people  of  the  South  in  this  work. 

"Labor  as  we  will,  those  who  do  the  lifting  of  the  weight 
must  be  those  who  stand  next  to  it.  This  coooperation  cannot 
be  forced;  nor  can  it  be  gained  by  gratuitously  running  coun- 
ter to  firmly  fi.xed  and  tenaciously-held  Southern  ideas,  or  even 
prejudices.  'W'e  are  not  brought  to  the  point  of  doing  or  over- 
looking evil  that  good  may  come  when  we  proceed  upon  the 
theory  that  before  reaching  the  stage  where  we  may  be  di- 
rectly and  ])raclically  confronted  with  the  question  of  the 
negro's  full  enjoyment  of  civic  advantages,  or  even  of  all  his 
political  privileges,  there  are  immediately  before  and  around  us 
questions  demanding  our  immediate  care,  and  that  in  dealing 
effectively  with  these  we  can  confidently  rely  upon  the  en- 
couragement and  assistance  of  every  thoughtful  and  patriotic 
citizen  of  the  land — wherever  he  may  live  and  whatever  may  be 
his  ideas  or  predilections  concerning  the  more  remote  phases 
of  the  negro  problem.  These  questions  that  are  so  immediately 
pressing  have  to  do  with  the  practical  education  of  the  negro, 
and  especially  with  fitting  him  to  compete  with  his  white  neigh- 
bors in  gaining  a  decent,  respectable,  and  remunerative  liveli- 
hood. Booker  Washington,  in  speaking  of  the  conditions  and 
needs  of  his  race,  has  wisely  said : 

"'It  is  at  the  bottom  of  life  we  must  begin,  and  not  at  the 
top.  Nor  should  we  permit  our  grievances  to  overshadow  our 
opportunities.' 

"In  summing  up  ibe  whole  matter  there  is  one  thing  of  whicli 
we  can  be  absolutely  and  unreservedly  certain.  When  we  aid 
Tuskcgee  Institute  and  agencies  like  it,  striving  for  the  mental 
and  manual  education  of  the  ne^ro  at  the  South,  we  are  in 
every  point  of  view  rendering  him  the  best  possible  service. 
Whatever  may  be  his  ultimate  destiny,  we  are  thus  helping  to 
fit  him  for  filling  his  place  and  bearing  its  responsibilities.  We 
arc  sowing  well  in  the  soil  at  'the  bottom  of  life'  the  seeds  of 
the  black  man's  development  and  usefulness.  These  seeds  will 
not  die.  but  will  sprout  and  grow;  and  if  it  be  within  the  wise 
purpose  of  God.  the  hardened  surface  of  no  outward  sentiment 
or  prejudice  can  prevent  the  bursting  forth  of  the  blade  and 
plant  of  the  negro's  appointed  opportimily  into  the  bright  sun- 
light of  a  cloudless  day." 

At  the  conclusion  of  bis  address  Mr.  Cleveland  introduced 
Edgar  G.  Murphy.  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Southern  Edu- 
cational Board,  who  said  in  part : 

"T  tl.ir.U  th:.;  wise  men  everywhere  are  recognizing  in  the 
principal  of  Tuskcgee  one  of  the  greatest  moral  assets  in  the 
life  of  onr  country  to  day.  The  South  has  not  applauded  him 
with     undiscriminating     agreement,     or     with     monotonous, 


thoughtless,  profitless  acclaim.  The  South  has  sometimes 
blamed  him.  But  the  South  is  too  fair  to  him  and  to  his  race 
to  allow  these  occasions  of  disagreement  to  distort  the  broad 
perspective  in  which  she  has  viewed  and  appreciated  that  ardu- 
ous public  service  through  which,  for  twenty  years,  in  cheer- 
ful patience  and  unaffected  modesty,  he  has  labored  for  the  up- 
building of  his  humble  and  untutored  fellows. 

"He  has  greatly  done  a  great  work  in  response  to  a  great 
need.  North  and  South  there  have  been  those  who  have  seen 
peril  in  the  negro's  progress.  But  if  the  progress  of  the  negro 
bring  peril  with  it,  that  peril  is  nothing  in  comparison  with  the 
perils  attendant  on  the  negro's  failure." 

Dr.  Lyman  Abbot,  who  followed,  said  that  the  South  de- 
served great  credit  for  taking  up  as  it  had  an  untried  problem 
in  helping  the  negro  to  help  himself. 

".And  the  North,"  he  said,  "has  given  her  scant  credit.  She 
has  given  him  schools  that  the  North  has  refused  him  and  done 
many  other  things  towards  his  future  that  the  North  never 
thought  of." 

Dr.  Abbott  next  sjwke  of  the  great  work  of  Booker  T.  Wash- 
ington and  praised  him  in  the  highest  terms,  declaring  he  had 
done  as  much  for  the  white  race  as  for  the  colored.  His  work 
had  really  brought  about  the  union  of  North  and  Soulli  in  tlie 
work  that  he  had  taken  up  as  his  life  task. 

Quoting  a  statement  ir.ade  by  Henry  Ward  Beecher.  to  the 
effect  that  we  should  "make  the  negro  worthy  first  and  then 
give  him  suflfrage,"  Dr.  Abbott  said: 

"We  made  the  error  of  giving  him  suffrage  first,  and  the  un- 
fortunate negro  has  bad  to  suffer  ever  since.  What  the  negro 
wants  is  education.  It  all  depends  upon  education  whether  the 
negro  will  be  a  shackle  to  our  feet  or  wings  to  our  body." 

W.  H.  Baldwin,  Jr.,  Treasurer  of  the  Tuskcgee  Institute, 
announced  that  since  the  meeting  had  begun  he  had  received 
two  telegrams,  one  announcing  a  gift  of  $io,coo  from  a  lady  in 
Ohio  and  the  other  a  gift  of  $l.ooo  from  a  lady  and  gentleman 
in  the  South.  He  said  that  $56,000  had  been  needed  to  pay  the 
indebtedness  of  the  Institute,  and  that  taking  the  gifts  into  con- 
sideration there  was  still  a  sum  of  $45,000  needed,  for  which 
he  made  nn  ur%cM  plea,  as  well  as  for  a  further  endowment 
sum. 

Mr.  Cleveland,  in  introducing  Booker  T.  Washington,  the  last 
speaker  of  the  evening,  said : 

"I  have  to  introduce  to  you  a  man  too  well  known  to  every 
man  in  the  United  States,  a  man  who  has  been  spoken  of  too 
frcly  and  too  favorably  for  it  to  be  necessary  for  me  to  say 
more  than — here  is  Booker  T.  Washington." 

In  describing  hi<  school.  Washington  said  in  part  : 

"The  Tuskegee  Normal  and  Industrial  Institute  at  Tuskegee, 
Ala.,  is  the  outgrowth  of  the  efforts  of  Gen.  S.  C.  Armstrong, 
of  the  Hampton  Institute  in  Virginia.  Gen.  Armstrong  was 
one  of  the  great  seers  and  prophets  who  realized  that  the  task 
of  the  nation  was  not  fulfilled  when  the  shackles  of  physical 
slavery  were  struck  from  the  limbs  of  the  millions  of  slaves  of 
the  South.  He  realized  that  nine  millions  of  hi-.man  beings 
steeped  in  ignorance,  minus  experience,  could  be  but  half  free. 
He  foresaw  that  the  nation  must  have  a  new  birth  and  a  new 
freedom,  and  that  this  regeneration  must  include  the  industrial, 
intellectual,  and  moral  and  religious  freedom  of  the  ex-slaves. 
Further,  in  refusing  to  return  to  his  comfortable  Northern 
home  after  the  surrender  of  Appomattox  and  in  deciding  to  re- 
main in  the  South,  to  help  in  fighting  for  freedom  in  the  larger 
and  higher  sense.  Gen.  Armstrong  appreciated  as  few  Ameri- 
cans have,  that  the  North  owes  an  unfulfilled  duty  to  the 
South. 

"Gen.  Armstrong  said  by  word  and  action  that  it  was  unjust 


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(^o^federat^  l/eteraQ. 


to  leave  the  South  with  its  industrial  system  disorganized  and 
overturned  in  the  midst  of  a  poverty  that  forbade  the  proper 
education  of  the  white  youth — to  say  nothing  of  the  millions  of 
recently  emancipated  black  children. 

"In  this  connection  I  am  glad  that  we  have  another  great 
American  and  Christian  statesman  in  the  person  of  Hon. 
Grover  Cleveland,  who  is  manifesting  by  his  presence  and 
words  here  this  evening  that  he,  too,  is  conscious  of  the  fact 
that  the  lifting  up  of  the  negro  is  not  alone  Tuskegee's  prob- 
lem, not  alone  the  negro's  concern,  not  alone  the  South's  duty, 
but  is  the  problem  of  the  nation,  because  the  whole  people 
were  responsible  for  the  introduction  and  perpetuation  of 
American  slavery." 

What  Others  Have  Said. 

Col.  A.  K.  McClure,  of  Philadelphia,  in  an  address  before 
the  Progressive  Union  at  New  Orleans,  February  21,  on  the 
negro  question,  said  that  the  Northern  States  and  the  Northern 
people  should  keep  their  hands  off  and  permit  the  Southern 
States  to  settle  the  race  problem  in  their  own  way.  He  con- 
tinued : 

"The  first  annulment  of  universal  suffrage  was  made  in  the 
District  of  Columbia.  They  did  not  wait  there,  as  you  have  had 
to  wait  here  in  some  of  the  Southern  States,  until  you  were 
stripped  of  all  things  worth  stealing.  If  we  could  only  get  men 
in  public  places,  from  the  President  down  or  up,  to  uni'  r- 
stand  that  the  people  of  the  South  are  the  only  people  in  the 
world  who  can  solve  the  race  question,  and  leave  it  to  them  to 
solve  it  in  their  own  way,  as  they  have  done  so  far,  and  surely 
will  do  in  the  end,  it  will  be  solved  with  due  regard  to  the  in- 
terests of  the  black  man,  who  is  indispensable  to  the  whites, 
and  it  will  be  solved  so  that  it  never  can  be  revived  again.  It 
is  the  last  question  left,  and  apparently  whenever  a  politician 
has  exhausted  all  of  his  other  political  assets  he  starts  anew  on 
the  question  of  disfranchisement  of  the  negro." 

When  Senator  Hoar  spoke  before  the  Union  League  Club  in 
Chicago,  he  expressed  sentiments  which  bear  unusual  signifi- 
cance, coming  as  they  do  from  a  Massachusetts  man  highly 
honored  by  his  countrymen: 

"I  know  how  sensitive  our  Southern  friends  are  on  this  mat- 
ter of  social  equality  and  companionship,  and  I  think  that  I 
might  say  fair  and  properly — and  that  perhaps  I  have  a  right 
to  say  it- — that  it  is  not  wise  for  the  people  of  the  North  to  un- 
dertake to  deal  rashly  or  even  to  judge  hastily  of  a  feeling  so 
deeply  implanted  in  their  bosoms. 

"Time,  the  great  reconciliator,  will  reconcile  them  to  that  if 
in  the  nature  of  things  and  in  the  nature  of  man  they  ought 
to  be  reconciled  to  it.  And  if  not,  some  other  mode  of  life 
for  them  must  be  devised. 

"Now,  my  friends,  having  said  what  'I  thought  to  say  on  this 
question,  perhaps  I  may  be  indulged  in  adding  that,  although 
my  life  politically  and  personally  has  been  a  life  of  almost  con- 
stant strife  with  the  leaders  of  the  Southern  people,  yet  as  I 
grow  older  I  have  learned  not  only  to  respect  and  esteem,  but 
to  love  the  great  qualities  which  belong  to  my  fellow-citizens 
of  the  Southern  States.  They  are  a  noble  race.  Wc  may  well 
take  pattern  from  them  in  some  of  the  great  virtues  which  make 
up  the  strength  as  they  make  the  glories  of  the  free  States. 
Their  love  of  home;  their  chivalrous  respect  for  women;  their 
courage ;  their  delicate  sense  of  honor ;  their  constancy,  which 
can  abide  by  an  opinin  or  a  purpose  or  an  interest  for  their 
Stales  through  adversity  and  through  prosperity,  through  the 
years  and  through  the  generations,  are  things  by  which  the 
people  of  the  more  mercurial  North  may  take  a  lesson.  And 
there  is  another  thing — covetousness,  corruption,  the  low  temp- 


tation of  money  have  not  yet  found  any  place  in  our  Southern 
politics. 

"Now,  my  friei.Js,  wc  cannot  afford  to  live,  we  don't  wish 
to  live,  and  we  do  not  live,  in  a  state  of  estrangement  from  a 
people  who  possess  these  qualities.  They  are  friends  of  ours, 
born  of  our  horning,  flesh  of  our  flesh,  blood  of  our  blood  ; 
and  whatever  may  be  the  temporary  error  of  any  Southern 
State,  I,  for  one,  if  I  have  a  right  to  speak  for  Massachusetts, 
say  to  her :  'Entreat  me  not  to  leave  thee  nor  to  return  from 
following  after  thee.  For  where  thou  goest  I  will  go,  and 
where  thou  stayest  I  will  stay  also.  And  thy  people  shall  be 
my  people,  and  thy  God  my  God.'  " 

The  following  is  an  expression  from  Rev.  R.  D.  Stinson,  an 
Atlanta  colored  preacher,  before  a  meeting  of  A.  M.  E.  preach- 
ers at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  April  15: 

He  declared  that  mass  meetings  in  the  North,  agitating  for 
the  negro  of  the  South,  did  the  masses  in  the  South  great  in- 
jury; that  the  negro  in  the  South  was  all  right;  that  he  was 
owning  homes,  educating  his  children,  and  did  not  demand 
social  equality,  and  that  as  far  as  he  was  concerned  he  would 
rather  live  in  the  South  than  to  be  a  millionaire  in  New  York. 

"The  sooner  the  great  mass  of  our  people  entertam  a  good 
opinion  of  the  South  the  better  it  will  be  for  us,"  said  the 
speaker.  "There  is  as  much  ignorance,  bad  feeling,  and  preju- 
dice existing  in  the  North  as  in  the  South.  The  South  is  the 
place  for  the  negro.  You  have  no  place  for  us  in  the  North. 
The  negro  is  going  to  stay  in  the  South  and  make  the  best  of 
his  condition. 

"I  am  not  saying  this  because  I  want  the  favor  of  any  one. 
I  am  not  crouching." 

His  speech  created  quite  a  commotion.  Others,  who  are  un- 
der the  influence  of  the  powers  of  darkness,  condemned  his  ut- 
terances sharply. 


The  Houston  Post  publishes  a  letter  from  J.  B.  Raynor,  a 
negro,  which  was  addressed  to  President  Roosevelt.  Should 
the  chief  executive  read  it,  he  will  learn  something  to  his  ad- 
vantage. The  colored  man  states  correctly  the  Southern  white 
man's  attitude  in  the  matter.  Explaining  who  the  Southern 
man  is,  this  negro  says  that  "he  is  the  true  American,  the  son 
of  the  patriots  of  1776,  and  he  is  brave,  proud,  dictatorial,  and 
loves  and  honors  his  women  and  home  with  a  devotion  which 
makes  him  superior  to  all  other  races  of  mankind.  Again,  the 
Southerner  feels  his  superiority,  because  he  knows  it,  and  he 
will  not  submit  to  be  ruled  by  any  inferior  race.  Again,  the 
Southerner  is  the  most  generous  of  men,  and  is  charitable  to 
a  fault,  and  cares  nothing  for  wealth,  but  loves  honor  with  a 
devotion  sublime.  Again,  the  Southerner  is  the  only  man  in 
the  world  who  truly  knows  negro  idiosyncrasies,  and  he  knows 
how  to  treat  and-  handle  the  negro.  The  Southerner  is  the 
negro's  best  and  only  friend,  and  has  done  more,  and  will  do 
more,  for  the  negro  than  any  other  man  living.  All  the  land 
that  the  negroes  own  in  the  South  they  bought  from  the  South- 
erner, and  the  worthy  negro  is  just  as  secure  in  his  political 
rights  in  the  South  as  a  worthy  white  man  is  in  New  England." 


The  Indianapolis  Sentinel  says:  "Henry  Watterson's  plea 
for  a  common  sense  view  of  the  negro  problem  in  the  South  by 
the  people  of  the  North  will  have  a  great  deal  more  sympa- 
thetic reception  now  than  it  would  have  bad  tv,-enty  years 
ago,  or  even  ten  years  ago,  and  one  reason  of  it  is  the  influx  of 
negroes  at  the  North.  The  Ncithern  people  are  beginning  to 
get  some  idea  of  the  problem  from  experience." 


Qopfederate  l/eterai). 


215 


WHY  THE  SOUTH  SECEDED. 

[Address  of  Hon.  John  1 1.  Ucaf^aii,  only  surviving,'  niemtier  of  the  Confed- 
erate States  Cabinet,  before  the  R.  1^.  Lee  Camp,  at  I-ort  Worth,  Tex.,  April 
10,  loo.vl 

Comrades,  Ladies,  and  Gentlemen:  I  answer  your  request 
for  a  statement  of  the  cause  of  the  war. 

It  would  be  pleasant  to  speak  of  the  heroic  valor  of  the  Con- 
federate soldiers,  of  the  skill  and  intrepidity  of  their  officers, 
of  the  patriotism  and  wisdom  of  the  members  of  Congress  who 
enacted  the  laws  for  the  organization  and  conduct  of  the  Con- 
federate government,  of  the  great  and  patient  labor  of  the 
Confederate  cabinet  and  their  assistants,  of  the  masterly 
statesmanship,  self-sacrificing  devotion,  and  sublime  courage 
and  constancy  of  President  Jefferson  Davis,  and  of  the  match- 
less devotion,  services,  and  holy  prayers  of  the  women  of  the 
Confederacy  for  the  success  of  the  cause  in  which  their  fathers, 
husbands,  and  sons  were  engaged.  But  for  the  present  I  must 
forego  the  discussion  of  these  interesting  themes,  and  call  your 
attention  from  the  glories  of  the  past  to  the  queslions  of  future 
interest. 

During  the  war,  1861  to  1865,  and  ever  since  there  has  been 
a  studied,  systematic  effort  on  the  part  of  those  who  were  our 
adversaries  to  pervert  and  falsify  the  history  of  the  causes 
which  led  to  th.it  war,  and  the  conduct  of  the  war,  and  to 
educate  the  public  mind  to  the  belief  that  it  was  a  causeless 
war.  brought  about  by  ambitious  Southern  leaders.  And  it  is 
much  to  be  regretted  that  this  policy  has  had  a  very  large 
measure  of  success.  This  has  been  brought  about  largely  by 
the  baseless  assumptions  in  acts  of  Congress  and  the  doings 
of  the  E.\ecutive  Dcpartiuent,  in  the  action  of  State  Legisla 
tures  and  of  political  conventions,  the  declarations  of  public 
speakers,  .ind  by  the  writers  in  newspapers  and  magazines. 

It  will  be  the  purpose  of  what  I  shall  say  to-day  to  show  the 
great  wrong  and  injustice  done  to  those  who  supported  the 
Confedtrate  cause,  by  this  systematic  falsifying  of  the  great 
facts  of  history  on  this  subject. 

In  proposing  to  do  this  we  must  recognize  the  fact  that  that 
great  war  ended  nearly  forty  years  ago,  and  that  wc  arc  now 
fellow-citizens  with  those  who  occupied  the  other  side,  living 
in  the  same  government,  under  the  same  Constitution,  laws, 
and  flag,  and  interested  as  they  arc  in  the  peace  of  the  country 
and  the  welfare  of  all  its  people,  with  no  desire  to  revive  the 
passions  and  prejudices  of  the  war,  and  with  an  earnest  wish 
for  the  best  fraternal  relations  between  the  people  of  the  two 
sections  of  the  country.  While  this  is  our  earnest  wish,  wc 
cannot  consent  to  a  perversion  of  history  which  would  brand 
the  defenders  of  the  Confederate  cause  as  rebels  and  traitors, 
and  teach  that  falsehood  to  our  children  and  to  posterity.  And 
wc  arc  led  to  hope  that  in  after  limes,  when  the  passions  of 
the  war  have  subsided,  and  when  the  prejudices  engendered  by 
it  have  died  out,  that  none  of  the  people  of  this  great  republic 
will  wish  such  a  stain  to  be  attached  to  any  part  of  their  fellow- 
citizens.  However  this  may  be,  it  is  a  paramount  duty  on  our 
part  to  preserve  and  perpetuate  the  real  history  of  the  causes 
of  that  greatest  war  of  modern  times,  as  those  causes  are  wit- 
i.essed  by  the  provisions  of  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States,  by  the  history  of  the  action  of  the  Congress,  of  the 
courts  of  the  country,  of  the  messages  of  Presidents,  by  the 
acts  of  the  Governors  and  Let^islatures  of  States,  by  the  decla- 
rations of  political  convcnti< ;  -.— in  fact,  by  tlic  political  history 
of  the  United  States  down  to  the  time  when  that  political  cru- 
sade was  actively  commenced  which  led  up  to  that  bloody  con- 
flict.    Fortunately  for  the  truth  of  history,  these  facts  appear 


in  the  imperishable  records  of  the  Federal  and  State  govem- 
nicnts,  and  in  the  entire  history  of  this  country  which  preceded 
the  war,  and  it  is  to  these  facts,  which  cannot  be  successfully 
controverted,  that  I  shall  appeal  to-day. 

It  has  been  to  a  large  extent  assumed  that  negro  slavery  was 
the  cause  of  that  war.  This  is  not  strictly  true.  It  was  the 
occasion  of  the  war,  but  not  the  principal  cause  of  the  war. 
The  real  cause  of  the  war  was  sectional  jealousy,  the  greed  of 
gain,  and  the  lust  of  political  power  by  the  Eastern  States.  The 
chan.sfing  opinions  of  civilized  nations  on  the  subject  of  slavery 
furnished  the  occasion  which  enabled  political  demagogues  to 
get  up  a  crusade  which  enabled  them  in  the  end  to  overthrow, 
in  part  at  least,  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  and  to 
change  the  character  of  the  Federal  government  by  a  success- 
ful revolution. 

This  sectional  jealousy  was  strongly  developed  at  tlie  time 
of  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  territory,  in  1803.  That  pur- 
chase was  bitterly  opposed,  especially  by  the  people  of  the 
New  England  States,  one  of  the  grounds  of  opposition  being 
that  it  would  add  to  the  power  of  the  agricultural  States  and 
be  opposed  to  the  interests  of  the  manufacturing  States,  for 
then,  as  ever  since,  they  desired  to  control  the  policy  of  the  Fed- 
eral government,  and  to  use  it  as  an  agency  for  the  promotion 
of  individual  and  sectional  interests.  And  in  their  opposition  to 
this  measure  they  threateneil  to  secede  from  the  Union.  This 
jealousy  was  still  further  manifested  at  the  time  of  the  war  of 
!S'i2,  a  war  which  was  gone  into  more  for  the  protection  of  the 
shipping  interest  of  the  New  England  States,  and  for  free 
trade  and  sailors'  rights,  than  for  any  other  cause.  They  de- 
nounced that  war  and  gave  encouragement  to  the  enemies  of 
the  Tnited  States,  fmnishing  signal  lights  to  the  enemy.  Their 
Members  of  Congress,  their  Governors  of  States,  their  State 
Legislatures,  and  a  convention  called  for  the  purpose  threatened 
to  secede  from  the  Union.  This  jealousy  again  manifested 
itself  when  Missouri  was  admitted  as  a  State,  because,  as  they 
a.NSumed,  it  would  increase  the  power  of  the  agricultural 
States  and  be  against  the  interest  of  the  manufacturing  States. 
Aiul  on  like  grounds  they  opposed  the  acquisition  of  Texas  and 
of  the  territory  of  Mexico,  acquired  as  a  result  of  the  war 
with  that  country.  And  in  their  greed  to  levy  tribute  on  the 
South  by  ineans  of  high  protective  tariffs  they  drove  South 
Carolina  into  nullification  in  1831,  and  an  armed  conflict  was 
only  averted  by  a  compromise  reducing  the  duties  on  imports. 

Up  to  1820  there  had  been  no  serious  trouble  over  the  ques- 
tion of  African  slavery,  and,  as  shown  by  Mr.  Bancroft,  New 
England's  great  historian,  in  his  history  of  the  United  States, 
slavery  in  some  form  then  existed  in  every  civilized  govern- 
ment in  the  world.  It  had  been  planted  in  the  American  Colo- 
nits  by  the  governments  of  Great  Britain,  France,  and  Spain, 
and  by  the  Dutch  merchants,  all  of  them  participating  in  the 
■African  slave  trade.  And  it  was  defended  and  justified  by  the 
Churches  and  the  priesthood  on  the  ground  that  it  was  trans- 
ferring the  Africans  from  a  condition  of  barb.Trism  and  can- 
nibalism to  a  country  where  they  could  be  at  peace,  learn  some- 
thing of  the  arts  of  civilized  life  and  of  the  Christian  religion. 
And  the  New  Englanders  became  largely  engaged  in  the  Afri- 
c.in  slave  trade,  and  they,  to  some  extent,  as  their  history 
shows,  made  slaves  of  the  Indians  and  shipped  them  off  to  the 
West  Indies.  And  African  slavery  existed  in  all  the  colonies 
at  the  date  of  the  Declaration  of  Independeiice  (1776),  ,ind  it 
existed  in  all  the  States  except  Massachusetts  in  1787,  the  date 
of  the  formation  of  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States. 

I'hc  question  of  slavery  was  first  brought  seriously  into  our 
politics  in   1820-21,  when  Missouri  was  admitted  as  a  State. 


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(^or)federa^  l/eterar). 


Public  opinion  in  this  and  other  countries  began  to  change  on 
this  question,  and  Great  Britain  and  France  abolished  slavery 
in  their  West  India  possessions  and  the  question  began  to  be 
agitated  more  extensively  in  the  United  States  in  1852. 

The  great  number  of  immigrants  from  Western  Europe 
made  white  labor  cheap  in  the  Eastern  States,  and  slave  labor 
■vvas  not  regarded  as  profitable  there,  and  those  who  owned 
slaves  then  sold  them  to  the  rice,  cotton,  and  sugar  planters  of 
the  South,  where  their  labor  was  more  profitable.  In  this  way 
the  States  which  contained  a  majority  of  the  population  of  the 
United  States  became  what  were  called  free  States,  and  the 
politicians,  to  secure  advantage  of  the  South  in  legislation  and 
to  secure  oflSces  by  popular  favor,  appealed  to  this  sectional 
majority,  and  aroused  and  cultivated  hostility  to  the  people  of 
the  South  because  of  the  existence  of  slavery  in  those  States. 
In  1856  the  agitation  of  this  subject  developed  a  political  party 
stiong  enough  for  a  national  organization,  which  nomi- 
nated John  C.  Fremont  for  President  and  William  L.  Dayton 
for  Vice  President,  and  this  ticket  received  one  hundred  and 
fourteen  votes  in  the  electoral  college,  all  from  the  free  States, 
as  against  one  hundred  and  seventy-four  for  Buchanan  and 
Breckenridge,  who  were  elected — all  the  Southern  States  and 
the  States  of  Pennsylvania  and  New  Jersey  voting  for  the 
Buchanan  ticket,  making  nearly  a  strict  sectional  division. 

This  demonstration  of  sectional  strength  caused  an  increase 
of  the  aggressiveness  of  the  politicians  of  the  North,  and  their 
appeals  in  favor  of  the  liberty  of  the  slaves  greatly  fired  North- 
cm  sentiment  and  led  to  the  national  success  of  the  anti-slavery 
party  four  years  later,  when  Mr.  Lincoln  was  elected  President 
r.nd  Hannibal  Hamlin  Vice  President,  by  a  purely  sectional 
majority.  In  these  appeals  to  the  sentiment  in  favor  of  pop- 
ular liberty  no  consideration  was  given  to  the  question  of  race 
and  the  capacity  for  self-government  and  for  the  duties  of  free- 
men. A  reference  to  the  British  and  French  West  India  Islands, 
in  which  the  blacks  have  been  in  a  condition  of  chronic  revo- 
lution ever  since  they  were  set  free,  was  calculated  to  have 
given  pause  to  a  people  not  blinded  by  partisan  zeal. 

The  leaders  of  that  party,  including  President  Lincoln  and 
Mr.  Seward,  insisted  that  this  country  could  not  remain  half 
free  and  half  slave,  and  their  party  leaders  proclaimed  that 
there  was  a  higher  law  than  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States.  They  claimed  that  their  mission  was  to  liberate  the 
slaves,  and,  without  the  consent  of  the  Southern  States,  they 
could  only  do  this  by  substituting  a  popular  majority  of  the 
people  of  all  the  States  in  place  of  the  Constitution,  with  its 
limitations  on  the  power  of  the  Federal  government,  and  by  a 
revolutionary  movement  in  plain  violation  of  the  Constitution. 

Article  I.,  Section  3,  of  the  Constitution  recognizes  the 
persons  bound  to  service,  in  defining  the  free  people  of  the 
country.  .Article  I.,  Section  9,  of  the  Constitution  provides 
that  the  slave  trade  shall  not  be  prohibited  before  the  year 
1808,  twenty  years  after  its  adoption.  Article  IV.,  Section  2, 
Clause  3  of  the  Constitution  provides  for  the  return  of  fugitive 
slaves  escaping  from  one  State  and  found  in  another.  So  it  is 
seen  that  in  this  solemn  compact  between  the  States  and  the 
people  of  the  Union  African  slavery  and  the  right  of  property 
in  such  slaves  was  recognized  and  protected.  In  bringing  to 
your  view  these  great  facts  I  am  not  doing  so  for  the  purpose 
of  saying  that  slavery  was  right  or  wrong  in  itself,  nor  for  the 
purpose  of  condemning  those  humane  feelings  which  favored 
its  abolition.  And  1  say  for  myself,  and  I  think  I  speak  the 
sentiments  of  the  great  body  of  the  Southern  people,  that  I 
would  not  restore  slavery  if  I  had  the  power  to  do  so.  I  am 
calling  attention  to  these  facts  to  show  that  the  unconstitu- 


tional and  revolutionary  methods  adopted  by  the  Republicans 
to  secure  its  abolition,  involving  as  it  did  the  breaking  up  of 
the  social  and  industrial  system  of  fifteen  States  of  the  Union, 
the  confiscation  of  three  thousand  million  dollars'  worth  of 
what  the  Constitution  and  the  laws  held  to  be  property,  the 
risk  of  a  servile  war  (then  much  feared  by  the  Southern  peo- 
ple), the  sacrifice  of  hundreds  of  thousands  of  human  lives, 
the  making  of  cou.itless  widows  and  orphans,  and  the  sacrifice 
of  many  billions  of  dollars'  worth  of  property,  attended  with 
all  the  sufferings  and  horrors  of  the  greatest  war  of  modem 
times. 

When  the  American  colonies  came  to  be  formed  into  States, 
as  the  result  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  warned  by  the  oppres- 
sions and  denial  of  rights  imposed  on  them  by  the  crown  of 
Great  Britain,  each  of  them  accompanied  their  State  Constitu- 
tions with  a  "Bill  of  Rights"  in  which  it  was  declared  that  the 
people  possessed  certain  inalienable  rights  of  which  they  could 
not  be  deprived,  which  they  specified ;  so  when  the  American 
people  came  to  form  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States, 
animated  by  the  same  jealousy  of  the  unlimited  power  of  gov- 
ernment, they  created  a  government  with  delegated  and  strictly 
limited  powers  only,  and  for  greater  security  for  their  liberty 
and  rights  they  provided  that  the  powers  not  therein  delegated 
were  reserved  to  the  States  and  to  the  people  respectively. 
The  Federal  government  was  given  jurisdiction  over  questions 
of  a  national  and  those  of  an  inter- State  character,  while  the 
States  retained  jurisdiction  over  all  the  local  questi::-;s  and 
domestic  institutions.  This  is  the  authority  for  the  doctrine 
of  State  rights.  Slavery  was  from  the  first  treated  by  all  the 
States  as  a  domestic  institution,  to  be  controlled  or  disposed  of 
as  each  State  might  choose  for  itself.  And  this  is  the  reason 
why  the  Northern  States  abolished  slavery  without  askmg  the 
sanction  of  the  Federal  government.  And  when  the  people  of 
the  Northern  States  commenced  their  crusade  for  the  abolition 
of  slavery  by  the  numbers  and  powers  of  their  people  where 
slavery  did  not  exist,  and  in  the  States  where  it  did  exist  with- 
out their  consent,  they  commenced  a  revolution  in  distinct 
violation  of  the  Constitution  and  laws;  they  made  themselves 
a  lawless,  revolutionary  party,  and  became  rebels  against  the 
Government  of  the  L^nited  States.  And  when  l!.;7  levied  war 
to  carry  out  their  policy  they  became  traitors.  But  the  minority 
could  not  try  and  punish  the  treason  of  the  majority.  Their  pre- 
tense was  that  they  were  fighting  to  save  the  Union,  and  they 
made  thousands  of  honest  soldiers  believe  they  were  fighting 
for  the  Union.  Their  leaders  knew  that  the  L'nion  rested  on 
the  Constitution,  and  that  their  purpose  was  to  overthrow  the 
Constitution.  The  Union  the  soldiers  fought  for  was  the 
Union  established  by  the  Constitution.  The  Union  the  leader.-: 
.sought  was  only  to  be  attained  by  the  subversion  of  the  Con- 
.stitution,  the  annulment  of  the  doctrine  of  'State  rights,  the 
making  of  a  consolidated  central  republic,  abolishing  the  lim- 
itations prescribed  by  the  Constitution  and  substituting  a  pop- 
ular majority  of  the  people  of  the  whole  Union  in  their  stead, 
and  to  open  the  way  for  individy.al  and  corporate  gain  through 
the  agency  of  the  government. 

In  the  face  of  these  great  historic  truths  that  party  has 
habitually  and  constantly  charged  that  the  war  was  causeless 
and  brought  about  by  ambitious  political  leaders  of  the  South, 
and  that  the  Confederates  were  rebels  and  traitors.  Can  any  one 
conceive  of  a  greater  departure  from  truth,  or  of  a  more  auda- 
cious attempt  to  falsify  history?  And  that,  too,  in  the  face  of 
the  Constitution  and  laws,  in  the  face  of  the  imperishable  public 
record  of  the  country  and  of  the  public  history  of  their  own 
actions. 


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I  have  thus  endcavtired  to  give  some  of  the  facts  and  reasons 
which  justified  the  Southern  people  in  attempting  to  withdraw 
their  allegiance  from  a  government  openly  hostile  to  the  rights 
of  their  State  and  people  in  order  to  form  for  themselves  a 
fjovernnient  friendly  to  those  rights. 

Our  people  were  not  responsible  for  the  war ;  it  was  forced 
on  them.  They  were  not  rebels  or  traitors.  They  simply  acted 
as  patriots,  defending  their  rights  and  their  homes  against  the 
lawless  and  revolutionary  action  of  a  dominant  and  reckless 
majority. 

I  refer  those  wishing  fuller  reliable  information  on  this  sub- 
ject to  President  Davis's  "Rise  and  Fall  of  the  Confederate 
G>  vcrnmcnt,"  and  tn  \'ici-  President  Stephens's  "War  P>etween 
the  States." 

EVOLUTION  OF  THE  WOMEN  OF  THE  SOUTH. 

Mrs.  T.  J.  Latham,  President  of  the  Tennessee  Division,  U. 
D.  C,  read  the  following  paper  at  the  last  State  convention: 

"If  I  were  a  painler,  I  would  trace 
On  canvas  fair  a  beauteous  face 
Crowned  with  a  wealth  of  Titian  hair, 
Cheeks  whose  crimson  would  compare 
With  a  Western  sunset  ever  rare, 
Lips  that  only  partly  close 
As  the  dew-fed  petals  of  a  rose. 
And  eyes  that  shine,  as  one  draws  near, 
Like  stars  at  midnight  liright  and  clear." 
"In  painting  the  portrait  of  the  women  of  the  early  South  I 
would   dip  my  brush   in   the  blue  of  sincerity,  the  white  of 
purity,  and  blending  in  rninlinw  lints  the  environments  of  her 


.MK.s.  T.  J.   LATHAM 


life.  I  would  paint  her  as  I  found  her — »weet,  lovable,  gen- 
tle, clinging  in  confidence  to  those  of  her  family,  and  with 
a  deep  trust  in  her  friends.  A  heart  open  to  mother  and 
father,  a  woman  to  give  her  whole  heart  to  her  husband, 
and  one  at  once  worthy  to  become  the  head  of  a  household, 
the  mother  of  well-born  children,  and  a  wife  of  whom  it 
may  be  said,  'The  heart  of  her  husband  doth  trust  in  her.' 

"Nowhere  existed  a  purer  and  loftier  type  of  refined  and 
cultured  womanhood  than  in  the  early  South,  and  the  hospi- 
tality and  social  intercourse  of  our  grandmothers  and  their 
friends  were  highly  cultured  and  refined.  Their  modesty  was 
womanly  and  native.  They  were  unaccustomed  to  the  gaze  of 
the  world,  and  shrank  from  publicity.  Men  were  the  bread- 
winners: women,  the  homekeepers.  The  graces  in  which  the 
Southern  women  excelled,  and  which  I  would  fain  paint  on 
my  canvas,  were  neatness,  grace,  beauty  of  person,  ease  and 
freedom  without  boldness  of  manner,  mind  innately  refined  and 
cultivated,  brilliant  in  gay  wit  and  repartee,  with  thought  and 
character  spotless  and  pure,  a  laudable  pride  of  family,  and  an 
untiring  devotion  to  home,  friends,  kindred,  and  loved  ones. 
Mhen  finished  I  would  drape  this  picture  in  soft  white  stuff  of 
cobweb  te.vturc,  such  as  we  see  in  dreams,  and  I  would  call  it 
'a  type  of  the  sweet  long  ago." 

"Then  I  would  set  me  another  easel- -another  canvas  ready 
for  paints  and  brushes.  But  this  time  paklte  must  needs  have 
the  crinison  tints  of  war,  tubes  of  black  for  many  heart  sor- 
rows, and  all  these  colors  that  portray  courage,  endurance, 
loyalty,  ambition,  and  success,  for  the  years  are  many  since  my 
'Type  of  the  Sweet  Long  Ago'  made  the  world  better  and 
brighter  by  her  being  in  it.  The  world  has  progressed;  so  also 
have  our  Southern  women.  But  the  virtues  that  adorn  and 
ennoble  the  picture  of  my  second  easel  find  their  origin  in  that 
womanhood  which  for  fort\  years  has  been  the  product  and 
the  pride  of  the  Southern  people.  These  years  in  passing 
have  brought  to  the  Southern  women  many  changes;  they 
have  put  into  activity  the  stronger  qualities  of  character  and 
mind,  that  were  latent  until  stirred  by  trials,  hardships,  ad- 
versity, and,  in  some  instances,  poverty.  How  often  we  see  it 
that  many  women  weak  in  prosperity  prove  themselves  towers 
of  strength  in  adversity.  Thought  and  action  go  hand  in 
hand.     Heart  and  brain  in  unison  accomplish  wonders. 

"In  many  States  women  have  asked  for  property  rights ; 
they  have  petitioned  for  voice  in  the  making  of  laws  against 
licensed  liriuor,  and  for  many  other  highly  salutary  enactments. 
They  have  knocked  at  the  doors  of  State  universities  and  been 
admitted :  they  have  been  the  moving  spirit  in  establishing 
industrial  and  reform  schools  for  girls;  they  have  caused  able 
women  to  be  placed  on  boards  of  public  institutions ;  they  have 
taken  an  interest  in  municipal  aflfairs,  with  the  result  of  public 
libraries,  public  drinking  fountains  for  man  and  beast,  police 
matrons,  public  parks,  and  clean  streets.  In  Colorado  they 
have  an  org.-mi'.ition  for  the  consumption  of  home  products, 
and  by  pledging  themselves  to  purchase  all  articles  made  in 
Colorado  in  preference  to  foreign  goods,  provided  the  price 
and  quality  are  the  same,  they  have  given  an  impetus  to  all 
lines  of  work,  from  market  gardener  to  extensive  manufac- 
turer. This  is  worthy  of  emulation  by  the  women  of  every 
State  in  the  Union. 

Education  to-day  is  broader,  and  every  woman  is  free  to 
develop  her  own  personality  We  boast  that  any  .Xmcrican 
boy  may  become  President  of  the  L'nited  States :  so  also  may 
we  add  that  any  American  girl  may  become  mistress  of  and 
grace  the  White  House. 

Our  free  schools  are  becoming  more  perfect  day  by  day;  in- 
dustrial  schools   arc  being  huilt   and   industrial    departments 


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Qopfederate  l/eterai}. 


are  being  added  to  our  free  school  courses.  In  the  Sophia 
Newcomb  Annex  of  the  Tulane  University,  New  Orleans,  is 
given  instruction  in  decorative  art.  Virginia  has  the  Miller 
Manual  Labor  School  in  Albemarle  County.  In  Washington, 
D.  C,  in  Maryland,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky,  Missouri,- Ten- 
nessee, Texas,  Mississippi,  and  other  States,  these  industrial 
courses  are  open  to  girls  mainly  through  the  efforts  of  South- 
ern women.  Our  Miss  Jennie  Higbee  has  done  as  much  in  the 
interest  and  to  promote  education  in  our  State  as  any  one,  and 
there  are  Mrs.  Pilcher,  Miss  Pearson,  Mrs.  McClung,  and 
others. 

Cooking  is  now  considered  a  fine  art,  and  our  girls  are 
gratified  to  be  able  to  say  that  they  have  taken  a  thorough 
course  in  the  intricacies  of  the  culinary  art. 

It  has  been  said  that  there  are  many  more  literary  women 
now  than  formerly,  yet  among  the  papers  and  old  letters  safe- 
ly hid  away  in  grandmother's  trunk  may  be  found  sweet 
thoughts  couched  in  pretty  verse,  and  bright  literary  flowers 
pressed  between  the  leaves  of  a  prayer  book  or  hymnal.  We 
readily  see  hereditary  genius  in  the  granddaughter,  burning  all 
the  brighter  in  that  the  literary  fire  in  grandmother  was  kept 
smothered. 

Necessity  has  forced  some  literary  women  from  the  re 
tirement  of  don'.estic  life.  Whatever  has  been  the  incentive,  we 
bless  them  that  have  brought  us  in  touch  with  such  writers  as 
Miss  Murfree  (Charles  Egbert  Craddock),  Will  Allen  Drom- 
goole,  Ruth  McEnery  Stuart,  Mary  Johnston,  Sara  Beau- 
mont Kennedy,  Anna  Robinson  Watson,  Mrs.  McKinney,  of 
Kno.xville.  Hallie  Erminie  Rives,  of  Virginia,  Sarah  Barnwell 
Elliot,  Mrs.  Sneed,  Ellen  Douglass  Glasgow,  Augusta  B.  Ev- 
ans, Catherine  Cole,  Grace  King,  Miss  Cicor,  of  New  Orleans, 
and  Frances  Hodgson  Burnett. 

In  art  we  know  that  Caroline  Brooks,  whose  Vanderbilt 
group  at  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  created  such  fa- 
vorable comment,  and  whose  bust  of  Admiral  Dewey  was  pre- 
sented to  him  during  his  visit  to  St.  Louis,  is  a  Southern 
woman.  In  Helena,  Ark.,  she  began  her  career,  and,  as  she 
expressed  it,  'found  her  fortune  in  her  churn.'  She  has  be- 
come the  world's  greatest  molder  in  butter,  her  work  having 
been  a  special  feature  at  the  Omaha  Exposition.  Mrs.  Brooks 
works  out  all  her  own  conceptions  in  butter  before  beginning 
her  marble  work.  A  visit  to  her  cold  storage  rooms  is  one  of 
much  interest.  Among  the  many  other  artists,  I  mention  Mes- 
dames  Herrick,  Ross,  and  Shunleff,  of  California,  who  excel  in 
ceramic  art.  Mrs.  Cora  Whitmore,  of  Memphis,  excels  in 
china.  Figure  work  is  her  specialty.  Misses  Yandell  and  Pattie 
Thum,  of  Kentucky,  Mrs.  i-Tcwman,  of  Murfreesboro,  whose 
painting,  'Breaking  Bread,'  had  honorable  mention  at  the  Paris 
salon.  Matilda  Lotz,  of  Knoxville,  whose  skill  was  appreci- 
ated by  Rosa  Bonheur,  and  to  whom  the  famous  artist  willed 
nearly  all  her  property.  Sarah  Ward  Conley,  of  Nashville, 
desi.qned  the  beautiful  Woman's  Building  at  the  Tennessee 
Centennial.  Mrs.  Fannie  May  Longman  and  Mrs.  Annie 
Stephenson  Morgan,  of  Memphis,  whose  abilities  are  recog- 
nized as  the  finest  in  the  State;  also  Misses  Martha  Day  Fen- 
ner,  of  Jackson,  Anthony,  of  Brownsville,  Mary  Solari,  Mar- 
garet Ash,  Minnie  Lanier  Rains,  Fannie  Gober,  and  Mrs. 
Carrington  Mason,  all  of  Memphis,  gifted  artists. 

In  music  Southern  women  have  taken  high  rank  in  the 
world,  and  those  who  can  stir  the  noblest  impulses  by  sweet 
harmony  of  sound  are  indeed  benefactors  of  the  human  race. 
Miss  Lillian  Chenowelth,  a  gifted  Misstissippi  girl,  since 
her  solo  at  the  McKinley  Memorial  at  Washington,  is  in  so 
much  demand  that  it  is  impossible  to  meet  dates  offered  her. 
Mrs.   Joseph    Reynolds,   of   Memphis,   was   president    and   in- 


structor of  a  band  of  music  when  only  eleven  years  old,  and  is 
a  most  proficient  teacher  and  performer.  Margaret  Freeling, 
known  as  "Mad  Nori,"  of  Jackson,  Tenn.,  created  a  sensation 
in  Italy  with  her  wonderful  voice.  Mrs.  C.  P.  J.  Mooney  and 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Latta  are  gifted  singers.  Many  others  deserve 
mention. 

In  drama  wc  need  not  go  farther  than  our  own  loved  Ten 
nessee  to  find  talented  women  who  have  achieved  enviable 
success.  Among  those  prominent  are  Maud  Jeffries,  Marcia 
VanDresser,  Mrs.  Tim  Murphy  (Saunders),  Maud  Fealy, 
Florence  Kahn,  Bessie  Miller,  of  Memphis,  and  Kate  Cheat- 
ham, of  Nashville. 

Self-support  IS  laudable,  and  manyof  our  most  popular  wom- 
en in  society  are  self-supporting.  There  are  successful  doctors, 
merchants,  inventors,  farmers,  editors,  lawyers,  trained  nurses, 
miners,  educators,  stock  raisers,  financiers,  etc.  In  fact,  when 
we  see  the  success  Mrs.  Eilitch  has  attained  with  her  botan- 
ical and  zoological  gardens,  the  skill  with  which  Mrs.  Good- 
night, of  Texas,  manages  her  ranch,  with  its  magnificent  herd 
of  buffaloes,  Mrs.  Cosgrove,  one  of  the  most  successful  deal- 
ers of  real  estate  of  Joplin,  Mo.,  Mrs.  H.  W.  R.  Story,  known 
as  the  woman  fruit  grower  of  Southern  California,  and  who 
has  the  largest  walnut  groves  in  the  world,  we  cease  to  believe 
that  there  are  limitations  to  the  aspirations  and  achievements 
of  Southern  women.  For  the  Southern  women  the  years  are 
blended,  the  environments  and  conditions,  as  the  artist  blends 
his  colors.  Now  I  would  that  T.  could  blend  my  colors  and 
paint  my  second  picture  in  'the  evolution  of  the  women  of  the 
South,'  portraying  the  transition  from  'A  Type  of  the  Sweet 
Long  Ago'  to  'A  Southern  Woman  of  To-Day.'  Under  the  in- 
spiration of  such  representative  women  as  are  assembled  here, 
leaders  in  literature,  art,  club  life,  music,  and  every  field  of 
culture  and  utility, 

"  If  I  were  a  nainter,  I  would  trace 
On  canvas  fair  a  woman's  face." 

Well,  ladies,  frankly  I  know  not  better  how  to  make  that 
picture  perfect  than  to  produce  a  composite  portrait  of  the 
faces  I  see  leforc  me." 


THE  THREE. 

.MK-.    V,.    \.    T>   All!  IX^.    U'RKhlCTT.    .^RK. 

To-night  where  the  grass  grows  soft  and  thick, 
And  the  evergreens  whisper  and  nod, 

Are  the  homes  of  the  three  who  tired  of  life. 
And  whose  souls  have  gone  to  God. 

And  one  went  out  when  the  day  was  young 

.And  the  bittle  was  to  the  strong. 
With  the  sunrise  full  in  his  glowing  face. 

In  his  heart,  on  his  lips  a  song. 

.'Vnd  one  went  out  when  the  day  was  hot. 
With  the  blood  lust  blinding  his  eyes. 

He  fought  for  honor  and  he  fought  for  fame. 
But  for  the  dead  there  is  no  prize. 

And  one  fared  forth  when  the  day  was  dead. 
And  his  heart  was  weary  of  strife; 

And  he  fought  and  fell  for  a  vanquished  flag. 
But  the  guerdon  he  won  was — life. 


George  S.  Cantrell,  Pineville,  Ark. — Wishes  to  correspond 
uith  members  of  his  old  company  and  regiment.  He  was  in 
Capt.  James  Dye's  Company  C,  Morgan's  Fifty-First  Ala- 
bama Regiment. 


Qopfederate  l/eterat) 


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FIRST    ALABAMA   BATTALION   BEMINISCENfES. 

l?yrd  Fitzpatrick  Meriwctlicr,  Snowdoun,  Ala.,  writes  that 
he  joined  the  Confederate  army  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  in  Feb- 
n  ary,  1862,  in  Montgomery,  Ala.,  Gov.  H.  B.  Moore  being 
Governor  of  the  State  at  that  time.  Capt.  Daniel  S.  Troy  was 
his  first  captain.  The  company  was  assigned  to  Hilliard's 
Legion,  which  was  made  up  in  Montgomery.  The  legion 
was  divided  into  four  battalions,  of  which  this  was  Company 
A  of  the  First  Battalion,  under  Maj.  J.  W.  Holt.  The  first 
camp  was  in  Hall's  Woods,  now  Highland  Park,  a  suburb 
oi  Montgomery.     It  was  called  Camp  Mary. 

Comrade  Meriwether  says:  "We  were  stationed  there  a 
month  or  six  week.>,  leaving  for  the  front  about  the  23d  of 
.March.  We  were  assigned  to  the  Western  army,  under  Gen. 
Bragg.  The  command  participated  in  the  Kentucky  cam- 
paign, but  was  heUl  in  reserve  at  the  battle  of  Perryville. 
The  army  retreated  by  Cumberland  Gap.  at  which  place  my 
command  was  stationed  for  several  months.  From  thence 
wc  went  to  Chickamauga,  arriving  in  time  to  take  part  in  the 
great  battle  there,  which  began  on  Friday  evening,  Septem- 
ber 18.  186,^.  On  Sunday  afternoon,  September  20,  about 
four  o'clock,  we  were  ordered  to  charge  the  enemy's  breast- 
works, when  I  was  badly  wounded  and  left  on  the  field  to 
die,  but  was  removed  on  the  seventh  day  and  carried  to  Ring- 
gold, Ga.  My  father  found  me  and  started  home  with  me, 
and  had  gone  as  far  as  Ncvvnan,  Ga.,  when  I  was  so  ex- 
hausted that  wc  had  to  stop,  and  stayed  there  until  I  was 
able  to  inake  the  journey  home,  a  mere  skeleton.  After 
about  a  year  I  rejoined  my  command,  which  had  been  sent 
from  Chickamauga  with  Gen.  Longstreet's  Corps  to  the  Vir- 
ginia army  at  Petersburg.  Not  having  sufficiently  recovered 
from  my  wounds  to  return  to  active  service,  I  was  ordered 
to  report  to  Gen.  Gracie.  I  called  at  the  general's  tent,  and 
he  said  he  wanted  me  for  one  of  his  couriers,  but  sent  me 
to  the  division  infirmary  to  remain  for  several  weeks,  after 
which  I  was  assigned  to  the  Comftiissary  Department,  under 
Capt.  Montgomery.  The  department  was  stationed  at  what 
was  known  as  the  Model  Farm,  near  Petersburg.  During 
the  winter,  a  part  of  which  was  very  severe,  the  army  suf- 
fered greatly  from  cold  and  hunger.  Our  dear  boys  were  in 
line  of  battle  for  seven  long  months  behind  breastw^orks,  vir- 
lualiy  living  in  the  ground.  Sometimes  the  mud  was  almost 
knee  deep.  Gen.  Lee  withdrew  his  army  from  Richmond  and 
Petersburg  on  the  morning  of  April  2,  1865.  Well  do  I  re- 
member that  fatal  morning.  A  fellow  asked  mc  to  stay  all 
Kiphl,  and  the  next  morning  I  was  minus  a  splendid  pair  of 
sKocs  just  from  the  Quartermaster  Department.  I  went  for 
two  days  over  rugged  and  rocky  roads  barefooted.  I  don't 
know  how  I  stood  it,  but  kept  in  my  place.  I  reckon  the 
fear  of  being  captured  stimulated  me.  I  was  fortunate 
enough  on  the  3d  day  of  March  to  get  other  shoes,  of  red 
leather,  Scotch  downs,  which  were  splendid  for  marching. 
Gen.  Lee  continued  his  retreat  for  seven  days  at  hard 
marching  and  fighting. 

"I  forgot  to  nienlion  that  after  the  battle  of  Chickamauga 
the  Fourth  Battalion  of  Hilliard's  Legion  was  consolidated 
into  the  Second  Regiment,  making  the  Fifty-Ninth  and  Six- 
tieth Hcgimenls.  My  company  was  in  the  SivtJ-t'i  Rpgj. 
ment,  with  John  W.  A.  Sanford  as  colonel  commanding. 
My  first  captain,  Daniel  S.  Troy,  was  lieutenant  colonel. 
My  company  was  the  Sixth  K,  with  David  A.  Clarke  as  cap- 


tain. Realizing  his  condition  and  knowing  the  uselessness 
of  further  fighting.  Gen.  Lee  surrendered  his  entire  army  un- 
conditionally to  Gen.  Grant  on  the  9th  day  of  .•\pril,  1865. 
I  heard  Gen.  Lee  making  his  farewell  address  to  the  soldiers 
who  had  followed  him  for  four  long  years.  That  was  the 
saddest  day  of  my  life.  My  captain  lost  his  leg  on  the  morn- 
ing of  the  surrender.  We  were  released  on  the  12th  of  April, 
and  given  choice  of  coming  home  by  land  or  water.  I  came 
by  water,  arriving  at  home  on  Sunday,  May  7,  1865." 


DEAD  ANGLE. 


B.   H.   HARMON. 

I  sec  in  the  March  issue  of  your  valuable  Veteran  that 
Comrade  Kearny,  of  Trezevant,  Tenn.,  wants  some  comrade 
to  write  about  Dead  Angle,  Georgia  campaign,  1864.  I  am 
anxious  to  read,  and  hope  that  some  comrade  will  write  a  his- 
tory of  that  place— its  fortifications,  battles,  and  hardships.  The 
writer  was  there,  but  was  only  a  boy  and  in  the  trenches,  and  his 
observations  were  limited.  In  fact,  it  appears  more  like  a  dream. 
My  impression  is  that  Dead  Angle  and  Kcniicsaw  Mountain 
are  the  same,  or  that  "Dead  Angle"  is  a  point  on  the  Kennesaw 
Mountain,  fortified  and  occupied  by  Cheatham's  command  from 
the  22d  day  of  June  until  the  morning  of  July  4,  when  it  was 
evacuated.  The  armies  were  so  close  together  at  this  angle 
that  each  threw  turpentine  balls  into  the  lines  of  the  other,  and 
would  keep  it  up  all  night  to  prevent  an  attack  during  the 
night.  Our  intrenchments  were  wide  and  deep,  with  strong 
embankments  thrown  up,  and  logs  placed  on  top  with  port- 
holes beneath  for  rifles.  A  strong  abatis  and  rhcvaux  dc  frise 
works  of  defense  were  placed  above  and  out  in  front  of  our 
works,  so  that  it  would  have  been  almost  an  impossibility  for 
Cheatham's  men  to  have  been  routed  from  that  strong  posi- 
tion. On  the  27th  of  June,  1864,  our  works  were  assaulted  by 
the  enemy,  but  bravely  repulsed.  The  battlefield  was  a  skirt 
of  woods,  and  it  caught  on  fire,  and  the  cries  and  lamentations 
of  the  dying  and  wounded  could  be  heard  all  around.  An 
armistice  was  called  long  enough  to  bury  the  dead  and  release 
the  wounded  from  the  scorching  flames.  We  lost  some  as 
brave  boys  in  this  attack  as  ever  shouldered  a  musket  or 
buckled  on  a  sword.  Lieut.  George  Rice  and  Thomas  C.  Bal- 
Icntine,  both  from  Friendship,  Tenn.,  Capt.  John  Beasley, 
and  other  gallant  soldiers  fell  here,  besides  many  others  whom 
I  do  not  now  remember. 

A  retrtdt  was  effected  from  this  place  tlirough  a  deep-cut 
ditch  running  out  from  our  trenches  and  covered  over  with 
timber  and  dirt,  leading  to  the  valley  below  and  to  the  bridge 
across  the  river.  And  while  the  last  of  us  were  crossing  the 
bridge  it  was  in  a  light  blaze  from  one  end  to  the  other.  A  few 
days  before  this  awful  catastrophe  our  Lieut.  Gen.  Polk  was 
killed  at  New  Hope  Church,  and  a  day  or  two  after  this  our 
Brig.  Gen.  A.  J.  Vaughan  lost  his  leg.  We  lost  many  good  and 
brave  men  from  this  neighborhood  on  that  campaign.  James 
r.  Echols,  after  standing  at  his  post  thirty-six  hours  without 
relief,  was  killed.  Our  picket  line  at  that  point  was  not  ex- 
ceeding one  himdred  yards  from  the  Federal  pickets. 

May  the  Veteran  live  to  chronicle  the  correct  history  and 
record  the  last  grand  reunion  of  the  ex-Confederate  soldiers. 
\  few  more  storms  and  sunshines  will  wind  up  the  Federal  and 
Confederate  soldiers  of  1861-65.  We  wish  that  all  Confed- 
erate soldiers,  their  sons  and  daughters,  could  take  and  read 
the  Confederate  Veteran.  We  prize  it  above  any  publication 
that  comes  to  our  home. 


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Copfederate  Ueterai?. 


PROUD  OF  HIS  FATHERS  RECORD. 

Hon.  John  I.  Cox,  of  Bristol,  is  now  serving  his  second  term 
:n  Ihe  Senate  of  Tennessee,  from  the  Second  Senatorial  Dis- 
trict. In  1903  he  represented  Sullivan  County  in  the  House  of 
Representatives.  He  has  ever  been  a  warm  supporter  of  meas- 
ures for  helping-  unfortunate  Confederates.  In  the  Legislature 
of  1901,  as  chairman  of  the  Finance,  Ways,  and  Means  Com- 
mittee, that  the  pension  appropriation  was  increased  to  $50,000 
annually  was  largely  through  his  activity  and  zeal.  During 
the  consideration  of  the  Tennessee  pension  bills  in  the  Senate, 
on  February  11  last,  Senator  Cox  made  an  address  in  which 
he  said : 

"I  have  been  criticised  for  my  action  in  opposing  an  appro- 
priation of  $25,000  for  a  monument  on  Shiloh  battlefield.  I 
oi»posed  the  same  because  I  felt  that  the  memory  of  the  dead 
was  secure  and  for  the  present  it  is  best  to  care  for  the  living 
who  are  destitute,  disabled,  and  without  friends  able  to  sup- 
port them. 

"I  am  in  favcjr  of  the  old  soldiers.  .\nd  why  should  I  not  be.'' 
In  1861,  while  the  bands  were  playing  'Dixie,'  the  sweetest  of 
ail  martial  music,  and  loving  mothers  and  fair  daughters — 
patriotic  women — were  encouraging  their  husbands,  their  sons, 
their  brothers,  and  their  sweethearts  to  volunteer  their  services 
in  defense  of  their  beautiful  Southland,  there  was  one  in  the 
vigor  of  his  young  manhood  who,  along  with  his  kinsmen, 
friends,  and  neighbors,  volunteered  his  services  in  defense  of 
the  cause  of  the  South. 

"Leaving  behind  a  young  wife  and  infant  children,  leaving  a 
son  yet  unborn,  he  went  into  a  war  to  settle  the  unavoidable 
conflict  entailed  on  him  and  his  countrymen  by  slavery  and  the 
Constitution. 

"He  owned  not  a  slave.  .\s  he  departed  he  said  to  his  loving 
wife:  'I  go,  not  against  the  Union,  but  with  my  kin,  my  friends, 
my  neighbors,  my  country,  the  South.' 

"He  was  m  many  of  the  hard-fought  battles  of  that,  the  most 
bloody  and  terrific  war  ever  waged  on  this  continent.  He 
fought  side  by  side  with  men  as  brave  as  ever  fought  in  Caesar's 
legions  or  in  Napoleon's  guard.  Four  years  he  spent  in  camp 
and  in  siege,  in  march,  and  in  battle.  When  that  cruel  war  had 
ended  and  the  remnants  of  the  armies  of  the  Confederacy  were 
marching  home,  they  came  from  a  hundred  battlefields,  upon 
which  they  left  the  dead  more  numerous  than  the  living.  They 
came  from  the  battlefield  of  Chancellorsville,  whence  the  spirit 
of  the  immortal  Stonewall  Jackson  had  gone  'marching  on  to 
fame's  eternal  camping  ground.'  They  came  from  .\ppomattox, 
bearing  souvenirs  made  from  the  apple  tree  under  which  Lee 
had  surrendered.  They  came  to  a  land  of  want  and  hunger. 
They  c:ime  to  a  land  filled  with  starving  women  and  ragged 
children.  They  came  to  a  land  through  which  Stoneman  and 
Sheridan  had  raided  with  the  boast  that  they  left  not  a  suffi- 
ciency to  sustain  a  crow  in  its  flight  over  the  land.  They  came 
to  a  land  through  which  Sherman  had  marched  with  fire  and 
sword  to  the  Southern  sea,  leaving  black  ruin  and  desolation  in 
his  wake. 

"When  they  returned  the  one  of  whom  I  speak  came  not 
with  them :  but  to-day  his  bones  ;.leep  in  a  Confederate  burying 
ground  in  an  unmarked  and  an  unknown  grave.  But,  thank 
Heaven,  'God  knows  where  to  find  the  souls  of  such  men,' 
and  in  the  beyond  I  hope  to  meet  him  and  be  able  to  say, 
'Father,  in  yonder  world  no  effort  of  mine  was  wanting  to 
make  happy  and  comfortable  the  declining  years  of  those  old 
comrades  of  yours  whose  lives  were  spared,  but  who  returned 
home  with  withered  limbs,  empty  sleeves,  and  shattered  con- 


stitutions.    I  voted  to  care  for  the  living  and  leave  secure  the 
memory  of  the  dead.' 

"1  believe  that  I  shall  have  the  commendation  :  'Well  done, 
my  son.  I  approve  your  course.'  The  men  who  returned  from 
that  war  constituted  the  remnant  of  the  flower  of  the  manhood 
of  the  South.  They,  with  their  brains,  energy,  and  genius,  have 
budded  up  the  waste  places  and  tnade  the  South  to  blossom  as 
the  rose.  They  have  created  the  wealth  of  the  South.  They 
have  builded  your  cities,  your  railroads,  your  furnaces,  and 
your  factories.  They  are  willing  that  a  sufficient  amount  of  the 
wealth  which  they  have  created  shall  be  set  aside  to  the  main- 


HON.  JOHN   I.   cox. 

tcnance  of  the  maimed,  disabled,  and  indigent  veterans  of  that 
war;  but  they  demand  that  the  pension  roll  shall  be  a  'roll  of 
honor,'  that  the  Pension  Board  shall  not  be  dragged  into  politics. 

"Mr.  Speaker,  the  Pension  Board  never  meets  that  I  am  not 
here  to  plead  the  cause  of  the  old  soldiers  of  my  county.  Often 
I  have  found  proof  lacking,  have  gone  home,  gotten  my  horse, 
ridden  twenty  miles  through  the  cold,  mud,  and  snow  to  supply 
that  proof. 

"Not  a  cent  for  expenses  have  I  ever  accepted,  and  the  only 
compensation  that  I  have  or  ever  shall  receive  is  the  warm 
shake  of  the  hand  and  the  gleam  of  gratitude  flashing  from  the 
eagle  eye  of  these  grand  old  veterans,  who  have  borne  all  hard- 
ship and  faced  every  danger  in  defense  of  their  country." 


E.  Ethridgc  writes  from  Stattler,  Ark.,  March  i,  1903:  "I 
attended  the  Van  Buren  monthly  meeting  of  the  J.  T.  Stew- 
art Camp.  It  is  a  year  since  I  was  with  them.  I  live  quite  a 
distance  in  the  country,  and  have  a  poor  way  of  getting  to  the 
meetings.  I  served  in  Company  B,  Eighth  North  Carolina 
troops,  e.x-Gov.  T.  J.  Jarvis's  company.  I  was  wounded  on 
the  20th  or  21st  of  May,  1864.  Capt.  Jarvis  was  wounded  a 
week  before  that  on  the  skirmish  line  just  as  he  exclaimed: 
'Come  up  on  the  right !'  It  was  raining,  and  he  had  a  piece  of 
oilcloth  over  his  shoidders.  I  spoke  to  him  first  and  helped 
him  ofif  the  field.  I  am  sixty  this  month,  but  can  scarcely  be- 
lieve I  am  so  old ;  only  the  aches  confirm  the  story." 


C^opfederat-e  l/eteraij. 


22i 


ANOTHER  ACCOUNT  OF  M'PHERSON'S  DEATH. 

Having  seen  an  article  in  the  March  Vetkkax  on  the  death 
of  Gen.  McPherson,  John  Moore,  of  Waco,  Te.x.,  contributes 
selections  clipped  from  his  scrapbook,  which  Iiears  on  the  same 
subject. 

Referring  in  his  ietler  to  the  article  published  below,  Coni- 
n.de  Moore  says:  "1  knew  Compton  well;  was  for  one  year  a 
member  of  his  company,  1).  J  wonty-Fourth  Te.xas.  After  the 
war  we  married  sisters,  and  in  1887  he  left  Texas  and  moved  to 
Hillsboro,  near  Franklin,  Tcnn.,  and  was  killed  afterwards  in 
a  railnaii  accident,  whuc  on  a  visit  to  Texas." 
H.  S.  H.,  Waco,  Tex.,  New  Orleans  Picayune.  May  29.  1876: 
As  there  have  been  many  conflicting  accounts,  both  Federal 
and  Confederate,  in  regard  to  the  killing  of  Gen.  McPherson, 
of  the  Federal  army,  I  propose  to  give  you  a  true  account  of 
the  affair.  Gen.  McPherson  was  killed  by  private  Robert  I) 
Compton,  of  Company  I,  Twenty-Fourth  Texas  Regiment, 
Granbury's  Brigade,  Cleburne's  Division.  Mr.  Compton  is  still 
living,  and  is  marshal  of  this  city  and  a  citizen  of  unimpeach- 
able integrity.  He  is  very  modest  and  unassuming  in  his  de- 
portment, and  never  makes  any  "brag'"  of  what  he  did  during 
the  war.  The  following  incidents  in  regard  to  the  killing  of 
Gen.  McPherson  I  have  taken  down  from  his  own  lips,  and  they 
arc  corroborated  by  several  of  his  comrades  living  in  tliis  city. 
Among  these  we  will  mention  Col.  W.  A.  Taylor,  who  com- 
manded the  Twenty-Fourth  Texas  during  the  war  and  was  an 
eyewitness  of  the  death  of  Gen.  McPherson.  As  is  well  known. 
Gen.  McPherson  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Atlanta,  July  22, 
if'64.  In  this  engagement  Sergt.  Fred  Corn  was  commanding 
the  advanced  pickets  of  the  Twenty-Fourth  Texas.  He  and 
Private  Compton  and  another  soldier,  whose  name  is  not  now 
reniembi  reil,  were  some  distance  in  advance.  The  ground 
which  they  occupied  was  covered  wth  dense  woods,  with 
much  underbrush  and  thickets,  interspersed  with  ravines. 
After  driving  in  the  Federal  soldiers  in  their  front,  their  atten- 
tion was  attracted  to  a  small  party  of  mounted  men  rapidly 
riding  parallel  to  them,  yet  soinewhal  "angling"  toward  them. 
Their  first  momentary  impression  was  that  it  was  a  charge  of 
cavalry,  the  woods  being  so  thick  that  the  Confederates  could 
not  well  discriminate  their  number.  But  it  proved  to  be  Gen. 
McPherson  and  staff.  When  the  General,  who  was  somewhat 
in  advance,  had  approached  wilhiri  twenty  paces  he  was  or- 
dered by  Compton  to  halt.  McPherson  made  no  halt  nor  reply 
to  this,  but  instantly  wheeling  his  horse,  he  veered  his  course 
a  little  more  to  the  right,  and  continued  his  speed.  Compton 
then  lired,  and  McPherson  instantly  fell  from  his  horse,  still, 
however,  holding  on  to  the  reins.  The  remainder  of  the  party 
made  their  escape,  except  a  courier  and  surgeon.  They  imme- 
diately surrendered  to  the  pickets,  the  surgeon  saying  to  the 
Confederates ;  "My  God,  you  have  killed  Gen.  McPherson !" 
These  two,  the  surgeon  and  the  courier,  instantly  sprang  to  the 
assistance  of  the  dying  general.  He  was  mortally  wounded, 
the  ball  of  Compton  striking  him  in  the  small  of  the  back 
and  coming  out  at  the  right  breast.  The  Confederate  litter 
corps  then  took  charge  of  his  body,  and  bore  it  back  toward  the 
rear ;  but  in  the  turning  fortunes  of  the  battle  it  was  recap- 
tured a  few  minutes  afterwards  by  the  Federals.  Gen.  Mc- 
Phcrson"s  horse,  which  was  captured  by  Compton  at  the  fall  of 
its  rider,  was  presented  by  him  to  Gen.  Smith,  at  that  time 
connnanding  Granbury's  Brigade.  This  horse,  however,  was 
killed  an  hour  or  so  afterwards  by  a  Federal  shell,  whilst  in 
possession  of  Gen.   Smith.     Compton  took   from  the  body  of 


McPherson  a  fine  gold  watch;  but  the  next  day,  at  the  request 
of  Gen.  Cleburne,  it  was  returned,  under  flag  of  truce,  to  the 
ofticer  commanding  the  Federal  pickets,  and  was,  we  under- 
stand, finally  restored  to  Gen.  McPherson's  family.  Compton 
also  captured  from  McPherson's  saddle  a  canteen  of  fine  whis- 
ky, which  the  pickets  duly  "confiscated"  to  their  own  use. 
Gen.  Sherman,  in  his  "Memoirs,"  states  that  McPherson's  horse 
came  back  to  the  Federal  lines  "wounded,  bleeding,  and  rider- 
less." In  this  he  is  certainly  mistaken,  for  the  horse  was  cap- 
tured and  presented  to  Gen.  Smith,  and  shortly  afterwards 
killed,  as  herein  stated.  It  was  perhaps  about  two  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon  when  Gen.  McPherson  was  killed.  Private 
Compton  was  offered  promotion  for  the  deed,  but  declined  it. 
With  regard  to  the  canteen  of  whisky  captured  from  Gen.  Mc- 
Pherson's saddle,  there  attaches  a  brave  and  daring  act  of  hero- 
ism on  the  part  of  these  same  Confederate  pickets.  The  adven- 
ture, perhaps,  has  but  few  parallels  in  military  history,  and  it 
shows  what  "deeds  01  derring-do"  can  be  accomplished  under 
the  influence  of  "inspiring,  bold  John  Barleycorn."  After  the 
killing  of  Gen.  McPherson,  Sergt,  Cron,  Robert  U.  Compton, 
Dick  Henson,  Bill  Alford,  Henry  Compton,  and  two  others, 
whose  names  are  not  now  remembered,  tapped  this  canteen  of 
Yankee  whisky-,  man  after  man,  until  its  contents  were  ex- 
iiaustcd.  It  was  perhaps  for  the  first  time  in  years  that  these 
thirsty  rebels  had  moistened  their  throats  with  such  a  beverage. 
They  were  soon  in  that  state  of  intoxication  commonly  known 
as  "gloriously  drunk,"  These  seven  Texans  soon  after  fell 
back  to  the  Confederate  lines,  and  were  again  sent  forward,  but 
in  a  dilTerent  direction,  ovving  to  the  respective  changes  made 
in  the  Confederate  and  Federal  lines  during  the  progress  of  the 
battle.  Moving  forward  though  the  thick  woods  and  under- 
brush, the  Texans  soon  came  in  contact  with  a  large  force 
of  I'cderal  pickets.  With  their  heads  full  of  whisky,  they 
doubtless  thought  at  the  time  they  were  a  match  to  any  body  of 
Yankees  they  might  meet.  Extending  their  lines  so  at  to  sur- 
round the  enemy,  they  fired  a  volley  and  charged  them  from 
all  sides,  and  a  severe  hand-to-hand  struggle  took  place.  Dne 
of  the  Confederates,  Bill  Alford,  was  killed,  and  two  woundetl, 
Henry  Compton  and  another  not  now  remembered. 

R.  D.  Compton  attacked  the  Federal  captain  with  his  bayonet, 
the  officer  using  his  sword.  Finally  Compton  succeeded  in 
entangling  his  bayonet  in  the  guard  of  the  captain's  sword, 
and  the  \ankee,  bemg  thus  put  liors  dc  combat,  Compton  drew 
a  revolver  and  shot  him  dead.  The  Feder.Ms,  on  the  death  of 
their  leader,  threw  down  their  arms  and  surrendered.  They 
were  thirty-two  in  number,  six  or  seven  having  been  killed  in 
the  melee.  Thirty-two  Federals  thus  surrendered  to  six  Con- 
fe<leratcs.  The  Texans  ordered  them  into  line,  and  marched 
them  back  to  the  rear.  The  Federals  were  very  much  chagrined 
when  they  discovered  to  what  a  small  force  they  had  surren- 
dered. The  dense  woods  and  underbrush  caused  them  to  over- 
estimate the  number  of  their  assailants,  the  fury  of  whose  on- 
set, inspired  by  the  martial  frenzy  of  Yankee  whisky,  contrib- 
uting to  keep  up  the  deception.  So  the  capture  of  the  thirty- 
two  Federals  resulted  from  the  capture  of  Gen.  McPherson's 
canteen.  These  are  all  true  incidents  connected  with  the  death 
of  Gen.  McPherson.  and  they  can  be  vouched  for  by  witnesses 
still  living.  Gen,  McPherson  was  a  brave  and  honorable  enemy, 
and  as  such  was  respected  by  the  Confederates.  Unlike  Gen. 
.'^herman.  he  always  fought  the  South  with  the  sword,  and 
never  with  a  box  of  matches.  This  account  is  written,  not  for 
the  purpose  of  exulting  over  his  fate,  but  to  put  upon  record 
a  true  statement  of  his  death. 


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Qopfederate   l/ete^ar}, 


CONFERENCE  WITH  PRESIDENT  DAVIS. 

I  was  in  Company  F,  First  Tennessee,  Peter  Turncy's  Regi- 
ment, with  T.  G.  Miller.  We  left  Winchester,  Tenn.,  May  i, 
1861 ;  ate  our  first  breakfast  at  Bristol,  on  the  line  between  Ten- 
nessee and  Virginia ;  dinner  at  Wytheville,  and  stopped  a  while 
at  Lynchburg,  and  were  offered  the  old  flintlock  musket  while 
there,  but  none  of  the  regiment  would  take  it ;  we  then  went 
down  to  Richmond,  and  they  then  offered  us  an  old  flintlock 
musket  that  had  been  changed  to  a  percussion  lock. 

The  regiment  all  took  that  gun  but  our  company,  and  one 
evening  President  Davis  came  out  to  see  the  regiment  on  pa- 
rade. (I  was  not  out  that  evening.)  He  made  a  speech,  and 
some  of  the  boys  said  he  gave  it  to  us  pretty  hard.  The  ne.xt 
morning  he  sent  Wigfall,  of  Texas,  out  to  our  camp  in  an 
omnibus,  who  told  our  captain  that  the  President  wanted  five 
or  six  of  his  worst  men  to  come  down-town  to  his  quarter.s, 
that  he  wanted  to  talk  to  them.  It  was  my  day  on  guard,  and 
they  were  just  mounting  the  guard  when  Wigfall  drove  up. 
He  told  me  that  he  wanted  me  to  go.  and  I  replied  that  it  was 
my  time  to  go  on  guard.  He  then  instructed  me  to  get  into  the 
ambulance,  that  he  would  excuse  me  from  guard.  I  told  hnn 
that  was  more  authority  than  he  had  in  these  camps,  but  if 
my  captain  would  excuse  me  I  would  like  to  go.  The  captain 
ordered  T.  I.  Roseboro  to  take  my  place  on  guard,  so  I  went, 
and  T.  G.  Miller,  Bill  Nucklcs,  George  Lisk,  and  Simeon  Hor- 
ton  were  the  five  who  went  to  see  the  President.  When  he 
came  in  he  spoke  to  us,  but  did  not  seem  to  be  in  good  humor, 
and  I  thought  he  talked  a  little  harsh  to  us.  Thomas  Miller 
leaned  over  in  his  chair  and  spoke  to  the  President,  shaking  his 
forefinger  at  him :  "You  don't  know  what  kind  of  men  you  are 
talking  to."  (So  I  think  Mr.  Davis  thought  he  had  better  find 
out  what  was  the  matter.)  He  and  Thomas  Miller  talked  pos- 
sibly half  an  hour,  and  I  got  tired  waiting,  so  I  said:  "Presi- 
dent Davis,  I  can  tell  you  what  the  trouble  is.  Our  company 
think  that  if  they  get  into  a  fight  they  will  do  good  fighting  if 
they  have  anything  to  fight  with.  Our  colonel  says  this  old 
gun  is  the  best  he  can  do  for  us,  and  you  say  it  is  the  best  you 
can  give  us.  Now,  the  captain  of  the  Home  Guards  from  our 
county  (Robinson  J.  Turner,  Franklin  County,  Tenn.)  is  in 
camp,  and  he  has  two  sons  in  our  company,  John  and  Jones 
Turner.  He  has  sixty-four  of  these  long-shooting  guns,  and 
he  will  turn  them  over  to  us  if  we  will  stand  between  him  and 
the  State  on  his  bond  which  he  gave  for  the  guns,  and  we  are 
willing  to  do  it.  Now  all  we  ask  of  you  is  to  detail  our  cap- 
tain or  some  one  to  go  home  to  get  these  guns  for  us.  Mr. 
Davis  said :  "I  wish  to  God  I  could  put  that  sort  of  a  gun  in 
the  hands  of  every  Southern  soldier !"  He  turned  to  Wigfall 
and  told  him  to  write  Col.  Turney  a  note  to  detail  our  captain, 
Clem  Arledge,  to  go  home  and  get  these  guns,  which  he  did. 

I  Iheii  said  to  President  Davis:  "I  reckon  you  are  a  pretty 
good  lawyer ;  they  can't  hurt  our  neighbor  for  giving  up  the 
guns  if  we  pay  off  the  bond?"  He  said:  "No,  that  will  be  the 
end  of  it."  I  told  him  then  that  T  was  not  authorized  to  say  the 
company  would  now  take  the  old  gun  and  go  to  drilling  with 
it,  but  that  I  thought  it  would,  and  if  anything  happened  that 
we  did  not  get  the  guns  from  home,  we  would  keep  the  old 
ones  until  we  could  get  better  ones  from  the  Yankees.  Tin  v 
did  take  the  old  guns,  and  went  to  drilling  that  evening. 

The  foregoing  interesting  reminiscence  of  early  days  in  the 
Great  War  illustrate  the  petty  annoyances  to  which  the  head 
of  the  Confederate  Government  was  subjected.  That  Com- 
pan3'  of  Tennesseans,  as  did  many  others,  failed  to  realize  but 
there  were  resources  abundant  and  that  they  were  entitled  to 


their  share.  Many  veterans  will  recall  the  prevalence  of  this 
sentiment  at  thai  period. 

The  T.  G.  Miller  referred  to  was  an  interesting  character. 

On  November  4,  1861, 
he  was  elected  major 
of  the  Forty-first  Ten- 
nessee Infantry,  at 
Camp  Trousdale,  Term. 
He  had  not  military 
training,  but  he  had 
firm  convictions  and 
maintained  them  to  the 
last. 
f-  jjE   :J_Ji^KL  jiB       The     editor     of     the 

Veteran,  who  was  or- 
derly sergeant  (and 
never  held  a  position 
higher  than  sergeant 
major  of  his  regiment, 
and  therefore  was  sim- 
ply mister),  was  or- 
dered by  Maj.  Miller 
to  take  his  captain's 
MAJ.  T.  G.  MILLER.  sword  and  two  compa- 

nies and  patrol  the  city  of  Montgomery,  to  arrest  all  soldiers 
who  iiad  strayed  from  camp  during  a  day's  stay  there,  when 
Hardee's  Corps  were  being  transferred  from  Dalton  to  Dem- 
opolis.  The  sergeant  ordered  the  "fall  in,"  got  his  gun,  and  was 
adjusting  the  cartridge  box  when  he  was  interrupted  by  the 
major,  who  said:  "Take  your  captain's  sword,  otherwise  you 
authority  w.ill  not  be  respected.." 

Charles  R.  Turner,  of  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  a  grandson  of  Maj. 
Miller,  who  imbibed  the  military  spirit  through  his  grand- 
father, and  has  rendered  his  country  service,  sent  the  Veteran 
an  excellent  photograph,  on  the  cover  of  which  is  printed  the 
following:  "Born  at  Bean's  Creek,  Tenn.;  enlisted  in  Company 
F,  First  C.  S.  A.  Infantry  April,  1861 ;  discharged  June,  1861 ; 
enlisted  Company  I,  Forty-First  Tennessee  Infantry  Septem- 
ber, 1861  :  elected  major  Forty-First  Tennessee  Infantry  No- 
vember, 1861  ;  captured  at  Fort  Donelson,  February,  1862 ;  ex- 
changed at  Vicksburg,  August,  1862;  reelected  major  Septem- 
ber, 1862:  elected  lieutenant  colonel  January,  1864;  shot  out  at 
battle  of  Atlanta  (lojt  right  leg)  July  22,  1864.  Never  fur- 
loughed,  never  paroled,  never  took  the  oath.  Unreconstructed 
to  the  last.  Removed  to  Texas  in  1877.  For  more  than  twenty 
years  a  minister  of  the  Baptist  Church." 


Daughters  for  Confederate  Home  Trustees. — At  the  sug- 
gestion of  Mrs.  M.  C.  Goodlett,  first  President  U.  D.  C,  the 
Legislature  of  Tennessee  enacted  the  following  amendment  to 
the  Tennessee  law : 

"An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  an  "act  for  the  benefit 
of  disabled  and  indigent  e.x-Confederate  soldiers  of  Tennessee, 
so  as  to  provide  for  the  appointment  of  wonien  on  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  Confederate  Soldiers'  Home." 

"Sec.  I.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State 
of  Tennessee,  that  the  Acts  of  1889,  Chapter  180,  be  amended 
so  as  to  provide  that  the  governor  shall  add  to  the  present 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Confederate  Soldiers'  Home,  by  ap- 
pomtment,  six  women,  two  of  whom  shall  be  from  East  Ten- 
nessee, two  from  Middle  Tennessee,  and  two  from  West  Ten- 
nessee. 

"Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that  this  act  take  effect  from 
and  after  its  passage,  the  public  welfare  requiring  it." 


Qoofederate  Ueterar? 


223 


THE  CONFEDERATE  BATTLE  FLAG. 

BV  COL.  ALEKAKDEK  ROBERT  CIIISOI.M,  ITNION  CLUB.  NEW  YORK. 

At  a  recent  "camp  fire"  of  the  Confederate  Veteran  Camp  of 
New  York,  held  iu  memory  of  (jen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  in  conver- 
sation with  some  of  our  comrades  I  was  surprised  to  learn  how' 
little    they    knew    about 
the  origin  and  history  of 
the    "battle    flag"    under 
which     for     four     years 
they    had    fought     with 
such      desperate      valor. 
Its  history   being  indeli- 
bly   engraved    upon    my 
memory.  I  have,  at  their 
request,      written      thest 
few   lines.     One   of   our 
junior     associate     mem- 
bers   pointed    with    im- 
passioned    words     and 
gestures  to  the  flag  tlien 
present,    which    the 
Daughters    of    the    Con- 
federacy     in     this     city 
were  so  kind  as  to  pre- 
sent to  our  Camp,  and  which.  I  regret  to  say,  was  not  the  one 
under  which  we  old  soldiers  fought,  although  it  may  have  been 
legally  adopted  by  the  politicians  in  the  Congress  in  Richmond 
before  the  close  of  the  war.     I  never  saw  that  flag  or  knew  of 
its  existence  until  it  was  unfolded  in  this  Camp,  although   I 
was  always  in  the  field. 

I  believe  that  I  am  now  the  only  living  man  who  served  in 
all  the  armies  east  of  the  Mississippi  River  from  previous  to 
the  attack  on  Fort  Sumter  in  April,  1861,  when  with  Lee  and 
Chestnut,  we  carried  the  demand  for  its  surrender  and  gave  to 
Capt.  James,  in  Fort  Johnson,  the  order  to  fire  the  signal  gun 
to  commence  the  battle,  and  from  that  time  until  after  the  sur- 
render of  Gen.  Lee,  when,  under  orders  fro"i  C'  n.  Joseph  E. 
Johnston  at  Greensboro,  N.  C,  I  gave  and  recencd  in  his  name 
from  Gen.  HartsufF,  adjutant  general  of  Gen.  Sherman,  the 
parole  for  all  Johnston's  command,  which  extended  to  the 
Mississippi  River.  I  now  have  my  parole  from  Gen.  HartsutT. 
The  old  Confederate  soldiers  fought  under  an  entirely  differ- 
ent flag,  which,  although  never  legally  adopted  by  their  govern- 
ment, was  baptized  by  the  best  blood  of  thousands  of  their 
comrades  and  was  carried  by  them  on  many  victorious  fields 
from  Pennsylvania  to  Texas.  Its  frequent  appearance  on  the 
badges  of  every  veteran  Camp,  North  and  South,  is  an  evi- 
dence that  it  is  .still  revered  and  kept  sacred. 

This  is  the  only  flag  that  we  veterans  venerate.  Its  history  is 
an  interesting  one.  which  should  be  on  record  in  the  columns 
of  the  VETiiK.\N.  whicli  so  ably  represents  our  beloved  cause. 
The  Confederate  Congress,  then  at  Montgomery.  Ala.,  had 
adopted  a  flag  having  stars  in  the  jack  and  two  red  with  one 
white  stripe  between.  It  was  so  similar  to  the  United  States 
flag  that  at  Blackburn's  Ford,  three  days  before  the  battle  of 
Bull  Run  and  during  that  battle,  our  regiments  fired  into  each 
other.  I  was  between  one  of  Kershaw's  South  Carolina  regi- 
ments and  the  Washington  Artillery  on  one  of  these  occasions 
Three  days  later  our  men  insisted  that  Sherman's  flankinu 
regiments  at  the  stone  bridge  were  Confederates,  but  I  in 
formed  Gen.  Stonewall  Jack.son  that  I  could  see  the  stripes  on 
the  flag  (the  weather  was  sultry  and  the  flag  hung  limp), 
when  he  directed  me  to  order  the  eleven  guns  1  had  placed  un- 
der l;is  orders  to  open  fire,  which  repulsed  that  attack. 


Maj.  D.  B.  Harris,  of  the  engineers,  after  the  battle,  meas- 
ured the  distance.    It  was  only  one  hundred  and  fifty  yards. 

.After  the  battle  Beauregard  desired  to  mtroduce  a  battle 
flag  for  the  purpose  of  avoiding  such  fatal  mistakes,  but  not  to 
be  substituti.l  lor  the  stars  and  bars  of  the  Confederacy.  Col. 
William  Porcher  Miles,  a  member  of  Congress  from  South 
Carolina,  then  serving  on  Gen.  Beauregard's  staff,  suggested 
the  design  of  our  historical  battle  flag,  which  was  one  of  manv 
that  had  been  submitted  to  him  while  in  Montgomery.  W, 
W.  Boyce,  another  member  of  Congress  from  South  Carolina, 
requested  three  lovely  Southern  girls,  then  living  in  Richmond, 
to  make  sample  flags  of  this  design.  Soon  thereafter  they  vis- 
ited their  relative,  Capt.  Skerrett,  of  the  navy,  who  was  in  com- 
mand of  the  works  at  Manassas  Junction,  bringing  with  them 
three  beautiful  silk  battle  flags,  which  they  presented  to  the 
three  ranking  generals. 

Mrs.  Harrison  informs  me  that  th:  flags  were  made  from  red 
silk,  which  they  procured  wtih  much  difficulty — not  from  their 
dresses,  as  is  generally  believed.  Mrs.  Hetty  Cary  (afterwards 
Mrs.  John  Pegram)  gave  hers  to  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Johnston; 
Miss  Jennie  Cary  gave  hers  to  Gen.  G.  T.  Beauregard;  .Miss 
Constance  Cary  (now  Mrs.  Burton  Harrison)  gave  hers  to  Gen. 
Earl  Van  Dorn.  It  was  returned  to  her  battered  and  blood- 
stained after  his  death,  and  is  now  in  her  cabinet  in  this  city. 
Gen.  Beauregard's  flag  is  now  in  the  possession  of  one  of  his 
sons  in  New  Orleans.  It  was  sent  to  me  here  some  years  ago. 
with  many  other  historical  relics,  when  I  gave  a  reception  to 
the  Veteran  Camp  of  New  York  City.  Gen.  Bradley  T.  John- 
ston sent  me  the  flag  of  the  Maryland  Regiment,  and  Capt.  T. 
A.  Huguenin  sent  me  in  a  large  glass  case  one  of  the  tattered 
flags  which  had  floated  during  one  of  the  two  great  bombard- 
ments of  sixty  days  and  sixty  nights  while  he  was  in  com- 
mand of  Fort  Sumter  in  1864-65.  All  of  these  flags  are  the  bat- 
tle flag;  I  do  not  recollect  seeing  any  other  flag  carried  by  any 
of  the  regiments  after  the  Bull  Run  campaign. 


lPilIiiiii«nini»'">w^^^ 


FIRST  CONFEDERATE  FLAG. 

The  first  flag  raised  as  an  emblem  of  confederacy  by  South 
Carolina,  the  mother  State  in  the  afterward  named  "Confederate 
States  of  America,"  during  the  Civil  War,  is  among  tlie  valued 
historical  relics  in  the 
possession  of  the  late 
Capt.  Henry  W.  Hand, 
a  Union  naval  ofiicer 
during  the  war,  and  later 
one  of  the  best  known 
residents  of  Cape  May 
County,  N.  J. 

The  flag  is  eight  feet 
long  by  six  feet  broad. 
The  body  of  it  is  turkey 
red,  and  the  immense 
star  and  crescent  in  the 
upper  left-hand  corrtr 
are  of  white.  It  was  sewed  together  by  the  ladies  of  Charles- 
ton, S.  C,  on  the  eve  of  that  Stale's  declaration  of  seccssio;.. 
December,  i860,  and  was  hoisted  the  next  morning  over  the 
Charleston  custom  house.  Shortly  afterward,  the  Dixie,  a 
small  privateer  and  blockade  runner,  started  on  its  depreda- 
tions, and  as  the  young  confederacy  had  as  yet  adopted  no  of- 
ficial banner,  the  Charleston  custom  house  flag  was  presented 
as  its  colors.  In  the  spring  of  1863  the  Dixie  was  captured  by 
the  United  Slates  steamer  Keystone  State. 


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Confederate  l/eterap, 


MRS.  DARLING'S  CLAIM. 

The  recent  passage  before  Congress  oi  a  liill  known  as  "The 
Darling  Claim  against  the  United  States"  revives  a  war  epi- 
sode that  furnishes,  in  its  entirety,  much  interesting  data. 
Mrs.  Flora  Adams  Darling,  the  successful  claimant,  who  has 
lived  through  the  contest  of  thirty-eight  years,  is  the  founder 
general  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  was 
born  in  Lancaster,  N.  H.,  in  1840.  Tier  husband  was  killed 
while  serving  in  the  Confederate  army. 

Mrs.  Darling  is  a  versatile  writer,  the  best-known  among 
her  books  being  "Memories  of  the  Civil  War."  In  recognition 
of  her  literary  ability,  she  has  received  the  college  degrees  of 
A.M.  and  A.B. 

The  facts  concerning  this  noted  woman's  claim,  which  is 
known  as  the  "Flag-of-Truce  Case,"  make  an  extended  chapter 
of  thrilling  incident  and  discouraging  vicissitude. 

After  her  marriage  to  Edward  I.  Darling,  in  1859,  she  re- 
sided in  Louisiana  until  the  commencement  of  the  war,  when 
she  returned  to  the  State  of  her  nativity.  Her  husband  was  an 
officer  in  the  Confederate  service,  and  upon  his  being  severely 
wounded  during  the  war  his  wife  left  her  Northern  home  and 
hastened  to  his  bedside.  She  Avas  passed  through  the  lines  un- 
der protection  of  a  flag  of  truce,  via  Washington  and  Acquia 
Creek,  to  Richmond,  Va. 

Upon  her  husband's  death,  in  November,  1863,  Mrs.  Dar- 
ling again  applied  for  protection  of  a  flag  of  truce,  that  she 
might  retiirn  to  New  Hampshire,  taking  a  letter  from  Gen. 
Bragg  to  Gen.  Dabney  Maury,  then  at  Mobile.  Through  Gen. 
Banks  the  protection  was  granted,  and  Mrs.  Darling  was  sent 
from  Mobile  to  meet  the  flag-of-truce  boat  Alice  McQuigan, 
which  was  to  convey  her  to  New  Orleans,  then  within  the 
Union  lines. 

Capt.  Thomas  Tile.ston,  in  command  of  the  boat,  showed 
Mrs.  Darling,  upon  her  arrival,  an  official  passport  signed  by 
Gen.  Banks,  authorizing  the  safe  conduct  of  herself,  servant, 
and  effects  on  board  the  .Alice  McQuigan,  under  protection  of 
a  flag  of  truce,  to  New  Orleans. 

When  at  Hickock's  Landing,  about  si\'  miles  from  New  Or- 
leans and  after  a  three  days'  passage,  Capt.   Tileston  left  the 


vessel,  saymg  he  would  send  a  carriage  for  ^Irs.  Darling. 
After  three  hours  had  elapsed,  a  Federal  sergeant  arrived  on 
board,  demanded  the  keys  to  her  trunk,  informed  her  that  he 
had  orders  to  seize  her  and  her  baggage,  and  presented  a  docu- 
ment signed  by  Gen.  James  A.  Bowen,  provost  marshal,  to  that 
eft'ect.  Upon  the  issuance  of  this  order  she  was  taken  by  pri- 
vate conveyance  to  New  Orleans,  and  there  imprisoned  for 
eight  days,  until  she  managed  to  escape  and,  with  the  assistance 
of  the  English  consul  and  influential  friends,  was  granted  a 
parole,  after  being  guarded  by  officers  for  the  first  few  days. 

Having  been  detained  in  New  Orleans  for  many  weeks,  dur- 
ing which  time  .she  suffered  many  annoyances,  Mrs.  Darling, 
in  response  to  an  order,  sailed  for  New  Vor'<  on  the  govern- 
ment transport  Baltic.  She  and  her  maid  were  the  only  wom- 
en in  the  midst  of  four  hundred  sick  soldiers,  and  the  voyage 
lasted  fifteen  days.  Owin.g  to  her  condition,  the  vessel  was  de- 
tained for  several  days  off  Cape  Hatteras,  and  later  she  fell 
down  a  hatch  in  consequence  of  the  condition  of  the  compan- 
ionway,  and  suffered  an  injury  to  her  hand  from  which  she 
has  never  recovered. 

The  Federal  officer  who  took  possession  of  Mrs.  Darling's 
keys  at  Hickock's  Landing  searched  her  trunk  and  carried  off 
her  valuables.  The  trunk  was  afterwards  returned ;  but  she 
never  recovered  her  securities,  money,  or  jewels. 

Mrs.  Darling's  claim  grew  out  of  the  injuries  and  losses  sus- 
tained during  the  days  of  trial  and  sickness  to  which  she  was 
subjected  :  and  had  she  failed  in  a  single  instance  to  comply 
with  all  the  military  orders  issued  to  her.  it  is  possible  that  she 
would  not  to-day  be  the  happy  possessor  of  the  draft  on  the  U. 
S.  treasury  which  she  hoi  is  in   her  hind  in  the  pliolograpli. 

To  Mrs.  Darling's  able  counsel.  Judge  William  B.  Mat- 
thews, much  credit  is  due  for  his  faithful  tenacity  and  saga- 
cious handling  of  a  case  which  has  been  calculated  to  dis- 
courage the  most  sanguine.  For  ten  years  Judge  Matthews  has 
endeavored,  without  faltering,  to  impress  Congress  with  the 
justice  of  his  client's  claim:  and  the  facts  in  the  case,  when 
tested  by  the  standards  of  all  international  law,  prove  beyond 
question  "that  the  violation  of  a  flag  of  truce  of  safe  conduct, 
when  acted  under  iu  good  faith  by  the  beneficiary,  i".  barbarous 
and  uncivilized  warfare,  and  that  the  offending  government  is 
bound  by  those  humane  rules  which  enlightened  nations  recog- 
nize to  make  ample  reparation."  Jvidge  Matthews  was  born 
in  Lynchburg  in  July,  1850,  and  reared  in  Essex  County,  \'a. 
In  the  courthouse  of  the  county  are  hung  portraits  of  the  Mat- 
thews family  dating  back  one  hundred  years,  the  only  ex- 
ception being  the  portrait  of  Judge  Matthews's  grandfather, 
which  was  stolen  by  the  Federals  during  the  war,  and  its  place 
has  since  been  filled  bv  a  marble  tablet. 


MRS.  DARLING,  JUDGE  MATTHEWS,  MRS.   MATTHEWS, 


FLORIDA'S    HERO    IN    STATUARY    HALL. 

Floridians  are  receiving  indorsements  from  many  sections, 
looking  to  the  proposed  erection  of  a  statue  in  the  national 
capitol,  to  the  memory  of  Florida's  illustrious  citizen,  Stephen 
R.  Mallory. 

Among  the  many  who  have  evinced  enthusiasm  over  the 
movement  is  Charles  H.  Smith  (Bill  Arp),  who  followed 
the  unstained  banner  of  the  Confederacy  through  four  long 
years,  and  who  is  still  fighting,  though  in  a  peaceful  way,  for 
the  principles  of  right.  Always  wielding  his  pen  for  the  good 
of  his  beloved  Southland,  Mr.  Smith  may  still  be  called  every 
inch  a  soldier.     He  says  of  Stephen  R.  Mallory : 

Bill  Arp's  Txdorsement. 
It  pleases  ine  to  see  that  the  good  people  of  Florida  propose 
to  place  a  statue  of  Stephen  R.  Mallory  in  Statuary  Hall  at 


Qorjfederat^  l/eterai). 


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Washington.  VVc  veterans  liave  groat  admiration  for  tlie  no- 
lile  record  of  tliat  man — statesmen,  jurist,  United  States  Sen- 
ator, chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Naval  Affairs,  and  later 
on  Secretary  of  the  Navy  in  the  Confederr.'  (  abinct.  He  filled 
well  and  faithfully  every  office  to  which  he  was  elected  or 
appointed.  He  never  sought  office,  but  office  sought  him.  and 
he  declined  many  that  were  offered  him.  His  life  was  a  con- 
tinued success — an  officer  under  Jackson  when  only  nineteen 
years  old,  a  volunteer  in  the  Indian  war  in  Florida,  United 
States  Senator  from  1851  to  1861,  appointed  by  Huchanan  as 
Minister  to  Spain,  which  he  declined. 

As  Secretary  of  the  Confederate  navy  he  found  himstlf 
without  a  ship  or  boat  or  ordnance — not  a  furnace  or  a  war- 
ship. The  timber  was  in  the  forest  and  the  iron  in  the  mines ; 
not  a  rolling  mill  that  could  inake  plates  for  a  man-of-war. 
But  he  was  not  disheartened  nor  discouraged,  and  out  of  noth- 
ing, as  it  seemed,  he  organized  and  manned  a  Confederate  navy. 

Yes,  by  all  means  give  Iiim  a  place  among  the  noble: '  t  1  our 
great  men,  for  he  was  one  of  them,  and  easily  the  peer  if  any. 
He  died  early — when  only  sixty  years  of  age — but  hi.s  life  was 
long  wlun  measured  by  what  he  accomplished.  Jefferson  Davis 
Uncw  his  worth  and  his  eminent  fitness  for  the  high  position  to 
which  he  appointed  him  within  three  days  after  he  was  in- 
augurated PresidciU. 

Our  Legislatures  now  are  composed  mainly  of  men  too 
young  to  know  the  worth  of  the  noble  men  wlio  figured  in  the 
dark  days  of  the  Confederacy,  but  they  ca\i  learn  and  take 
counsel  of  the  veterans  who  have  not  forgotten  and  will  not 
forget.  Let  them  know  that  Florida  had  no  nobler  son  lliau 
Stephen  R.  Mallory.  a  native  of  Trinidad,  but  Florida's  adoiiled 
son  when  only  seven  years  old.  Let  not  the  appropriation  be 
stinted,  but  make  it  enough  for  his  statue  to  emulate  the  best 
in  the  galaxy  of  bright,  particular  stars. 

I  write  this  as  a  Georgian  and  a  Confederate  patriot,  whose 
admiration  for  a  noble  man  is  not  limited  by  State  lines. 


to  pass  away  witho\U  means.  The  fund  is  a  sacred  one,  and 
is  used  ?lone  for  that  purpose,  and  will  for  years  to  come  con- 
nect Mr.  Jeffer.'ion's  name  gratefully  and  affectionately  with 
our  Camp  and  our  people.  .\11  Confederates  who  know  this 
fact  nnist  honor  and  love  him.  and  it  is  by  actions  similar  to 


JOSEPH  JEFFEKSON. 

Joseph  Jefferson  is  perhaps  the  most  honored  and  the  most 
dislmgm'sbed  man  of  his  profession  that  has  ever  lived.  He  is 
a  broad-minded  American,  and  has  known  the  best  people 
of  North  and  South  alike  for  over  a  half  century.  Concerning 
the  is>ues  of  tlic  sixties  he  is  conservative,  and  in  a  persona; 
conversation  be  recently  expressed  his  regret  that  the  good 
men  of  the  two  sections  could  not  have  known  each  other  all 
the  while. 

It  was  fitting  for  him  to  contribute  to  so  worthy  a  cause  as 
indicated  in  the  following  letter  of  introduction,  addressed  to 
Mr.  S.  A.  C'lnr.inghaif.  by  Col.  A.  G.  Dickinson.  Fir.-t  Com- 
mander of  the  New  York  Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans : 

"New  York.  April  5,  1903. — Dear  Mr.  Cunningham:  In 
sending  you  a  letter  of  introduction  to  Mr.  Joseph  Jefferson. 
who  will  open  his  reason  engagement  in  Nashville  on  the  14th 
of  this  month.  I  ask  at  the  hands  of  yourself  and  your  friends 
a  cordial  reception  to  this  venerable  actor,  not  alone  by  reason 
of  his  world-renowned  performances,  but  because  he  is  to  my 
cerl:iin  knowledge  one  of  the  best  men  in  the  world,  .so  much 
so  that  I  am  impressed  with  the  Ix-lief  that  he  has  not  a  single 
enemy  on  earth.  As  Confederates  we  all  owe  him  a  debt  of 
gratitude  for  a  service  rendered  our  Confederate  veteran 
Camp  in  this  city.  At  my  request  he  kindly  played  a  benefit 
for  the  'Mortuary  Fund"  of  our  Camp  with  his  entire  company, 
which  yielded  a  snug  sum  of  money  with  which  to  bury  our  old 
Confederates  and  their  families  who  mav  he  so  unfortunate  as 


.TOSEPH   JEFFERSON. 

this,  as  well  as  liis  lofty  character  and  genial  disposition,  that 
has  made  him  one  of  the  most  popular  men  in  the  world.  I 
desire  to  say  for  myself  and  family  that  we  take  infim'te  delight 
in  his  fricndsliip." 


THE  OLD  MAN. 
I  covet  not  kingdoms  or  riches  ol  e.-irlli. 

Mere  phantoms  of  life's  little  span. 
.And  yet  there's  a  station  1  long  to  attain  ; 

I'd  like  to  be  called  -The  Old  Man." 

In  army,  or  office,  or  college,  or  mill. 

Where  men  render  homage  to  worth, 
^"ou'll  find  "The  Old  Man"  is  a  nobler  degree 

Than  titles  of  favor  or  birth. 

"The  Boss"  is  a  master  who  drives  with  a  lash 

"I'he  Governor"  rather  a  guy : 
But  labor  laughs  loud  where  they  say  "The  Old 

.\nd  hushes  the  workingmnn's  sigh. 

He's  patient  of  error,  exacting  of  inuh. 

Rebukes,  if  he  nnist.  with  a  smile : 
A  brother  in  sorrow,  and  "one  of  the  boys," 

But  still  "The  (^Id  Man"  all  the  while. 

The  day  he  is  absent  the  shop  is  awry. 

Though  the  "sub"  does  the  best  that  he  can. 
And  when  he  returns  the  men  pray  as  they  work. 

"God  bless  and  preserve  'The  Old  Man  !'  " 

— Clarence  Ousley. 


Man, 


22G 


Qor>federate  l/eterap, 


EXTRACTS  FROM  RECENT   LETTERS. 

The  following  extracts  are  culled  from  the  answers  to  a 
circular  letter  which  the  Veteran  recently  sent  through  the 
mails  to  remind  subscribers  of  their  delinquency  in  arrears. 
In  perusing  the  correspondence  it  was  noted  with  pain  thar 
old  subscribers  who  asked  discontinuance  of  the  Veteran  did 
so  with  unfeigned  reluctance,  giving  the  tragically  honest  rea- 
son, "I  part  with  the  Veteran  in  sorrow,  but  haven't  the  money 
to  pay  for  it."  The  extracts  below  are  evidences  of  the  esti- 
mate more  prosperous  Confederates  place  on  the  "official 
organ." 

Victoria,  Fla. — Vou  haven't  a  subscriber  to  the  dear  old 
Veteran  that  appreciates  it  more  than  I.  It  is  a  noble  work, 
and  I  feel  like  doing  all  I  can  to  assist  you.  You  are  giving 
the  risnig  generation  a  true  history  of  the  war  and  the  events 
that  caused  it. 

London,  Ark. — I  hope  to  be  with  you  soon  and  settle  for  the 
most  valuable  book  I  have  ever  read.  Would  not  fail  to  pay 
you  on  any  terms. 

Tullahoma,  Tenn. — Of  course  I  want  the  Veteran.  Long 
may  it  live!     I  am  a  friend  of  the  Veteran  and  of  its  editor. 

St.  Louis,  Mo. — Believe  me,  no  one  on  earth  reads  the  Vet- 
eran with  more  interest  than  I  do.  My  whole  heart  and  soul 
was  in  the  cause.  Please  don't  discontinue  it.  Do  not  fear  to 
trust  me,  for  I  would  rather  give  thousands  to  perpetuate  the 
Veteran  than  to  take  one  cent  from  the  support  of  it.  May 
God  bless  and  prosper  the  work  you  are  striving  to  make  per- 
manent after  you  have  gone  to  your  reward. 

Florence,  Tenn. — In  reply  to  your  letter  will  say  that  your 
paper  is  a  welcome  visitor  in  my  family.  My  wife  holds  it 
next  to  her  Bible. 

Sophia,  S.  C. — Yes,  I  get  the  Veteran.  I  want  it,  I  love  it, 
I  will  pay  for  it !  Send  it  on,  and  if  I  die  I  v/'.'.l  leave  word 
with  my  children  to  pay  you  and  continue  to  pay  you.  May 
you  live  long  to  further  the  true  history  of  our  beloved  but  ex- 
tinct Confederacy. 

Tyler,  Te.x. — I  appreciate  the  Veteran,  and  would  not  like 
to  read  it  at  some  one's  expense. 

Kno.xville,  Tenn. — The  Veteran  has  so  delighted  my  little 
war-loving  son  that  nothing  v/ill  do  him  but  he  must  have  it 
sent  in  his  own  name. 

Cordell,  Okla. — I  have  been  a  constant  reader  of  your  valu- 
able periodical  for  a  number  of  years  and  do  not  see  how  any 
Confederate  can  do  without  it.  I  do  believe  it  the  duty  of 
every  old  soldier  to  read  it.  I  wish  you  may  be  spared  a  long 
life  to  carry  on  the  noble  work. 

Medina,  Tenn. — Your  circular  letter  to  hand.  When  I  wish 
the  Veteran  stopped  I  will  notify  you,  and  when  I  fail  to  pay, 
please  notify  me.     Be  assured  the  Veteran  is  appreciated. 

Union  Factory,  Ga. — I  am  in  a  great  hurry.  Please  find  in- 
closed New  York  Exchange  for  $5.  I  wish  you  and  the  Vet- 
eran success. 

Gadsden,  Ala. — Notice  of  expiration  of  my  subscription  is 
received  with  thanks.  Certainly  I  want  it  continued.  It  should 
be  in  the  home  of  every  old  Confederate  and  his  descendants. 

Center  Point,  Ark. — Inclosed  find  my  check  for  three  dol- 
lars. Please  advance  me  on  your  list.  You  should  be  upheld 
in  a  good  cause. 

Plaquemine,  La. — I  take  great  pleasure  in  inclosing  check 
for  two  dollars.  My  delay  in  remitting  was  an  oversight,  and 
not  from  the  desire  for  you  to  discontinue.  The  Veteran  is 
a  welcome  guest. 


.-\rcher,  Fla. — I  don't  want  my  testament  stopped.  Sue  me, 
make  all  pay  that  can  do  so.  If  you  are  losing  money,  charge 
two  dollars.  We  would  rather  pay  more  than  do  without  it. 
Success  to  you  and  the  Veteran. 

Camden,  Ark.^ — Yours  to  hand,  and  in  reply  I  have  to  say 
that  the  Veteran  comes  on  time,  and  I  want  it  to  come  as  long 
as  I  live. 

Brooklyn,  Ala. — Your  circular  letter  received.  1  cannot  af- 
ford to  do  without  it  as  long  as  I  can  pay.  I  think  it  should  be 
in  the  home  of  every  old  Confederate,  for  all  who  read  it  con- 
sider it  one  of  the  most  high-toned,  truthful  magazines  pub- 
lished contending  for  principles  sacred  to  all  liberty-loving 
people. 

Winchester,  Tenn. — I  hasten  to  reply  to  your  letter.  Accept 
apologies  for  neglect  in  so  important  a  matter. 

Roanoke,  Va. — I  received  your  letter  giving  notice  to  sub- 
scribers. You  are  right.  We  cannot  expect  you  to  furnish  us 
in  reading  matter  for  nothing.  It  is  life  to  me  to  read  the 
Veteran,  and  understand  I  do  not  mean  that  I  will  not  pay. 

Keo,  Ark. — Yours  to  hand,  and  I  get  the  Veteran  with 
regularity.     Would  not  do  without  it  for  anything. 

Independence,  Va. — I  like  the  Veteran  and  I  like  your  devo- 
tion to  the  cause  you  have  so  faithfully  worked  for.  I  hope 
you  may  live  long  to  publish  the  Veteran  and  that  you  may 
finally  reap  .n  rich  reward. 

Lavergne,  Tenn. — Inclosed  please  find  money  order  for  my 
subscription.  Please  send  the  Veteran.  I  could  not  do  with- 
out it. 

Augusta,  Ga. — Continue  the  Veteran.  It  is  carelessness 
that  I  have  not  attended  to  this  sooner.  Will  give  you  no  fur- 
ther trouble. 

Farmville,  Va. — Permit  me  to  thank  you  for  sending  it  to 
me.     I  do  not  wish  to  miss  a  copy. 

Sclma,  Tex. — I  don't  want  it  stopped.     Had  rather  do  with 
out  almost  anything. 

Snyder,  Tex. — I  will  say  that  I  cannot  take  it  longer. 

Taral,  Ark. — I  want  to  take  the  Veteran  as  long  as  I  live 
and  am  able  to  pay  for  it.  Am  seventy-six  years  old,  and 
served  four  years  under  "Marse  Robert." 

Forreston,  Tex. — Inclosed  find  my  subscription.  Let  the 
Veteran  come  on.     It  is  like  salt,  I  cannot  do  without  it. 

Woodbury,  Tex. — I  am  worn  out;  got  no  money,  and  so  am 
not  able  to  pay  for  the  Veteran. 

Rhome.  Tex. — You  will  have  to  stop  the  Veteran.  I  am 
not  dead  of  old  age,  but  was  wounded  nine  times  at  Harrods- 
burg,  Miss.,  under  Forrest,  and  my  left  shoulder  was  crushed 
by  a  horse  falling  on  me.  At  Baker's  Creek  my  hat  was  shot 
off  my  head,  and  the  shoe  on  !T;y  left  foot  was  shot  off.  I  am 
not  able  to  do  anything. 

Wichita  Falls,  Tex. — I  know  I  am  in  arrears,  and  no  one 
hates  it  as  I  do.  Am  tight  up  but  honest,  and  will  pay  at  har- 
vest. 1  am  like  your  grub  was  at  the  close  of  the  war — short — 
but  I  can't  do  without  the  Veteran.  I  belonged  to  Compan> 
K,  of  the  famous  Seventh  Georgia,  Tige  Anderson's  Brigade 

Robert  Lee,  Tex. — My  husband  is  an  old  crippled  ex-Con- 
federate and  not  able  to  work.    I  will  pay  you  this  fall. 

Hamilton,  N.  C. — Inclosed  find  $2  for  the  Veteran.  I  am 
only  twelve  years  old,  but  enjoy  reading  the  Veteran — es 
pecially  the  war  stories.  My  grandfather  often  tells  me  of  thi- 
war  and  the  different  battles  he  was  in,  and  how  he  was  taken 
prisoner  at  Roanoke  Island.  I  think  I  can  get  some  more  littl- 
boys  to  take  the  Veteran  if  you  want  me  to  try. 


Qopfederatc  l/eterap. 


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Fairfax  County,  Va. — 1  have  seriously  been  thinking  of  dis- 
continuing my  subscription  to  the  Vetekan,  not  because  I  have 
anything  against  it,  .  .  .  but  I  have  not  just  made  up  my  mind 
as  I  want  to  help  the  cause  of  truth  and  right  all  I  can. 

Washington,  D.  C.^The  Veteran  comes  to  me  regularly, 
and  I  want  it  as  long  as  it  is  published. 

Newnan,  Ga. — I  send  post  office  order  for  the  Veteran.  I 
can't  do  without  it. 

Sumner,  Tex. — I  will  do  all  1  can  for  its  advancement. 
Every  old  Confederate  ought  to  take  it.  I  want  to  as  long  as  I 
live. 

Orlando,  Fla. — Thanks  that  you  have  continued  my  Vet- 
eran. Don't  ever  stop  it.  Would  sell  my  coat  if  necessary  to 
pay  you. 

La  Belle,  Fla. — I  send  check.  I  appreciate  the  X'eteran 
very  much,  and  don't  want  to  fall  in  arrears. 

Forest  Home,  Ala. — I  congratulate  you  on  the  splendid  work 
you  are  doing  for  the  cause  among  the  veterans  and  to  the 
younger  generation.  It  is  encouraging  to  note  the  interest 
manifested  by  our  young  men  and  young  women. 

Prnicclon,  Mont. — Inclosed  find  $2.  Send  it  riglit  along. 
Miners  are  having  a  bad  time  now. 

York  County,  S.  C.^I  am  not  so  very  old,  only  sixty-four, 
but  am  disabled  Don't  see  very  well,  and  may  never  subscribe 
again,  though  I  am  very  fond  of  the  Veteran,  and  would 
hardly  know  how  to  get  on  without  it. 

Gurdon,  Ark. — I  like  the  Veteran  splendidly  and  will  miss 
it  when  it  ceases  to  come.  I  will  send  the  balance  as  soon  as  I 
can  do  so,  but  I  am  hard  up  now  and  may  not  be  here  much 
longer. 

Punta  Gorda,  Fla. — Certainly  I  want  the  Veteran  contimied 
to  me.    Drop  me  a  postal  if  the  amount  I  send  is  not  sufficient. 

Wilkins,  S.  C. — Continue  to  send  the  Veteran  without  ceas- 
ing.   1  would  rather  read  it  than  any  book  except  the  Bible. 

Scuriy.  Tex. — Your  letter  received.  Papa  has  died  since  it 
came.    Stop  sending  the  Veteran. 

Bradford,  Ohio. — With  an  apology  to  you  for  not  sending 
sooner,  find  inclosed  $2.  If  this  does  not  set  us  straight,  let  me 
know  at  once.  With  a  sad  heart  I  tnust  inform  you  of  my 
husband's  death,  but  I  want  the  Veteran  to  continue  being 
sent  to  his  address.  It  was  always  a  welcome  guest  at  his 
fireside. 

Tazewell,  Tcnn. — I  thank  you  very  kindly  for  the  contimi- 
ance  of  the  Veteran,  and  1  wish  you  all  success  in  your  great 
cause.     Inclosed  find  postal  note. 

Forkland,  Fla. —  Please  excuse  delay  in  answering  your  last. 
Inclosed  please  find  money  order  for  renewal  of  the  dear  old 
Veteran. 

Newton,  N.  C. — Inclosed  you  will  find  $6.  Continue  to  send 
Veteran  as  directed. 

Fairfax,  Va. — Being  the  son  of  a  Confederate  veteran,  I  ap- 
preciate all  the  more  the  value  of  the  Veteran.  It  is  worth 
many  times  the  aniounl  of  the  subscription. 

Ferris,  Tex. — Inclosed  find  $2  to  be  applied  as  your  books  in- 
dicate. I  am  the  son  of  one  who  was  "Johnny  on  the  spot." 
I  cannot  do  without  the  Confederate  Veteran,  and  want  my 
children  to  take  it  after  I  am  gone. 

New  Market.  Va. — I  must  acknowledge  that  I  have  beer, 
most  neglectful  in  sending  amount  due  for  Veteran.  Wc 
who  receive  it  and  enjoy  the  many  interesting  articles  it  con- 
tains should  not  ask  you  and  those  who  have  been  so  faithful 
in  '.his  work  to  remind  us  of  our  plain  duty  and  obligation. 


Orlando,  Fla. —  I  hanks  that  you  are  so  good  as  to  continui- 
my  copy.     Never  stop  it,  for  I  would  sell  my  coat  to  pay  for  it. 

South  Pittsburg,  Tenn. — I  am  glad  to  receive  your  circular 
calling  my  attention  to  this  account.  I  enjoy  the  Veteran 
very  much,  and  think  it  should  be  in  every  Southern  sympa- 
thizer's home. 

Princeton,  Mont. — Send  the  Veteran  right  along,  as  it  is  the 
most  valued  journal  published  for  the  history  of  the  struggle 
of  '6i  to  "6=. 

Washington,  D.  C. — The  Veteran  reaches  me  regularly.  I 
desire  to  receive  it  as  long  as  it  is  published. 

Petronia,  Ala. — Inclosed  is  my  money  order,  and  I  return  you 
postage  for  having  to  send  me  a  stamped  envelope.  My  care- 
lessness caused  you  to  have  to  retnind  me  that  my  time  was 
out.  I  will  take  the  Veteran  as  long  as  I  am  above  ground, 
and  would  do  so  and  pay  up  promptly  even  were  the  subscrip- 
tion five  times  as  great.  One  dollar  is  a  small  sum  for  one 
year,  and  every  veteran  who  loved  the  cause  should  subscribe 
for  a  publication  which,  monlli  by  month,  is  recording  a  true 
history  of  the  great  struggle  fi.r  justice,  liberty,  and  constitu- 
tional rights. 

Woodlawn.  A\:\. — I  have  no  intention  of  stopping  the  \'et- 
ERAN  as  long  as  I  can  get  a  dollar  to  pay  for  it,  and  if  you  go 
to  the  New  Orleans  reunion  I  will  try  to  find  you  and  thank 
you  for  the  way  you  make  us  old  fellows  feel  sometimes. 

Little  Rock,  Ark. — Yours  of  recent  date  to  hand,  and  will 
say  that  I  have  been  taking  the  magazine  ever  since  its  first 
publication  and  expect  to  continue  to  do  so.    Will  remit  soon. 

Eagle  Rock,  N.  C. — I  have  been  a  regular  reader  of  the 
Veteran  for  years.  It  keeps  the  old  patriotic  fire  burning.  I 
like  It  very  much. 

Gurdon,  Ark. — I  am  well  aware  that  you  have  indulged  me 
beyond  the  time  I  paid  for.  I  appreciate  your  sending  it, 
for  I  do  not  wish  to  miss  a  copy  as  long  as  I  live.  I  have  not 
felt,  brother,  that  you  had  shown  any  disposition  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  your  subscribers  by  continuing  to  send  it  beyond 
time  paid  for,  and  1  hope  others  have  appreciated  your  spirit 
as  I  have.  I  receive  the  Vcieran  regularly,  and  look  anx- 
iously for  its  coming  and  read  every  word  greedily.  Its  con- 
tents suit  me  exactly. 

Little  Rock,  Ark. — As  long  as  I  live  send  tlie  Veteran.  Bible 
first.  Veteran  next. 

Chriesman,  Tex. — The  Veteran  is  received  and  appreciated 
by  me.    Expect  to  take  and  pay  for  same  as  long  as  possible. 

(iordon  City,  Mo. — I  know  I  am  tardy.  The  next  time  I  go 
to  the  reunion  I  am  going  to  find  you  if  I  have  to  go  clear  to 
Nashville.  I  want  to  see  what  kind  of  stuff  you  are.  I  inclose 
money  order  for  $3. 

Ashevi'le,  N.  C. — Again  1  take  my  seat  on  the  apologetic 
stool.  As  before,  I  can  only  say  that  it  is  inexcusable.  Please 
continue  sending  the  Veteran,  as  only  the  dire  necessity  of 
going  to  the  poorhouse  or  death  will  make  me  default  in  my 
subscription. 

Excelsior  Springs,  Mo. — Of  course  I  want  the  Veteran  to 
come.  I  feel  as  if  I  could  not  do  without  it.  I  believe  I  have 
enjoyed  the  Inst  number  more  than  any.  I  hope  the  Veteran 
may  prosper,  and  that  all  the  boys  can  take  it. 

Richmond,  Va. — The  Veteran  is  received  punctually,  and 
its  continuance  is  desired.  I  am  certainly  trying  to  advance 
its  cause  and  the  good  of  our  dear  Southland.  Next  to  my 
Church  and  my  religion  the  sacred  cause  is  dear  to  my  heart. 

Elk,  Tex. — Inclosed  find  check  for  $3.  I  will  try  not  to  get 
so  far  behind  any  more. 


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INQUIRIES. 

W.  A.  O'Neal,  Commerce,  Tex. — i  want  to  correspond 
willi  my  c(.inira(Jes  who  fought  and  suffered  with  me  m  the 
si.xlies,  while  contending  for  the  principles  that  we  then 
knew  were  right.  We  who  still  live  continue  to  know  that 
those  principles  are  immortal.  Though  they  went  down  in 
defeat,  they  still  live  and  manifest  themselves  m  many  ways. 
I  want  to  meet  surviving  members  of  my  old  company  at 
Kew  Orleans.  Our  regiment,  the  Fifty-Fourth  Georgia  In- 
fantry, fought  with  that  grand  and  knightly  soldier,  Joseph 
E.  Johnston,  and  the  gallant  and  daring  John  B.  Hood,  from 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  up  to  the  last  day  at  Greensboro,  N.  C, 
where  the  bitter  cup  was  passed  and  the  fight  was  ended  and 
our  faces  were  again  turned  homeward.  Our  Capt.  N.  B. 
Roberts  and  Lieut.  G.  E.  Tftomas  were  from  Columbus,  Ga., 
and  better  soldiers  or  braver  men  never  lived.  Lieut.  Tom 
Granbery  was  idolized  by  the  entire  company.  The  noble  and 
brave  Lieut.  Sam  McLeary  fell  at  my  side  on  July  i8,  1864, 
at  Kennesaw  Mountain,  with  a  bullet  through  his  brain.  I 
sent  bis  body  to  his  wife  in  Harris  County,  Ga.  I  would  be 
glad  to  see  her  if  she  still  lives,  and  also  the  faithful  negro 
servant,  Lairy,  who  accompanied  the  body  home.  Also  First 
Sergts.  R.  P.  ("Pack")  Hammond  and  J.  J.  Jones,  who  were 
wounded  by  my  side  at  Lovejoy  Station,  Ga. ;  Sergt.  S.  B. 
Harned,  who  was  a  native  of  the  North,  but  as  true  to  the 
South  as  any  of  us,  and  Corporals  Stribling,  Slaughter,  Webb, 
and  the  many  brave,  daring  private  soldiers  who  stood  shoul- 
der to  shoulder  with  me  in  all  those  trying  scenes.  Such  men 
as  A.  D.  Aron,  Jesse  Bryan.  J.  A.  Clegg,  the  Dawkins  boys, 
Jim  Elli.=;on,  Jim  Hammock,  W.  A.  Laws,  John  Mulkey,  the 
Granbcn-  and  McDonald  boys.  My  tent  and  blanket  mates 
were  J.  B.  Ogletree  and  W.  S.  Wade.  God  bless  them  if  they 
still  live,  for  their  reward  is  great !  I  also  recall  Corp. 
Parker,  George  Tarvin,  George  Taylor.  John  Thornton,  the 
Williams  boys,  whose  memory  is  as  fresh  to  me  as  if  it  were 
yesterday.  Let  those  who  still  live  whose  names  I  have  writ- 
ten meet  me  at  New  Orleans  at  Georgia  headquarters,  and 
let  every  one  wear  the  letter  of  his  company  and  number  of 
his  regiment  on  his  hat  or  breast,  .=0  we  may  know  each  other 
and  have  a  hallowed  reunion.  I  would  be  very  glad  to  see 
Col.  Charlton  H.  Way  or  Lieut.  Col.  Morgan  Rauls.  Our 
adjutant.  T.  M.  Brantley,  was  a  handsome  officer,  and  so 
was  Capt.  George  W.  Moody,  who  commanded  Company  B. 
and  who  greatly  resembled  the  sainted  Bishop  and  General, 
l.eonidas  Polk.    Let  us  meet  and  greet  each  other  once  more. 

n.  A.  Peabody,  of  Newport  Beach,  Cal— Desires  to  hear 
from  some  of  his  old  comrades  of  the  sixties.  He  was  sergeant 
major  of  the  First  Missouri  Cavalry,  under  Col.  Elijah  Gates, 
afterwards  captain,  serving  under  Col.  Lawther.  He  went  to 
California  at  the  close  of  the  war,  and  has  had  no  associa- 
tion with  comrades  all  these  years. 

S.  Reynolds,  Gillsburg,  Miss. — Makes  inquiry  of  the  Thirty- 
Third  Mississippi  Regiment,  and  is  desirous  of  learning  some- 
thing of  Sergt.  Cain,  in  the  hope  that  he  may  be  alive  and 
that  he  will  attend  the  New  Orleans  reunion. 

Peter  Clay  Withers,  Denton,  Tex.— Would  like  to  hear 
from  Andrew  Clay,  who  was  a  native  Kentuckian.  His  fa- 
ther was  a  resident  of  Harrison  County.  Mo.,  when  the  war 
began,  and  Andrew  enlisted  in  a  Missouri  cavalry  regiment, 
and  afterwards  was  a  member  of  Holt's  Company,  Elliott's 
Battalion.  Shelby's  Brigade.  Peter  Withers  was  his  close 
oonipaiiion,  and  is  anxious  to  see  him  again. 

W.  A.  Horton,  Chickamauga,  Ga. — Was  a  member  of  Com- 
pany   K,    Forty-Third    Tennessee    Regiment,    and    desires    to 


know  any  surviving  numbers  of  that  company.  He  also  wants 
the  address  of  W.  H.  Howser,  Company  E,  Nnieleenth 
Louisiana  Regiment,  who  was  at  one  time  in  Farmville,  La. 

J.  M.  White,  Douglas,  La. — Wants  the  address  of  W.  H. 
Howser,  Company  E,  Nineteenth  Louisiana  Regiment.  When 
last  heard  from  he  was  at  Farmville,  La.  Also  the  where- 
abouts of  Webb  Jennings,  Company  E,  Xmeteenth  Louisiana, 
who  lost  his  arm  at  Spanish  Fort,  Ala. 

John  Lewis,  Brockway,  Mich.— Can  any  of  your  subscribers 
tell  me  if  Lieut.  Neighbors  is  still  alive?  He  belonged  to 
Company  F,  Fourteenth  Louisiana. 

Mrs.  J.  Lee  Koiner,  Charlotte,  N.  C. — Can  you  give  me 
any  information  in  regard  to  Capt.  T.  J.  Curtis,  of  Fredericks- 
burg, Va.  ?  My  father  served  under  him  during  the  war.  I 
would  also  like  to  learn  something  of  the  old  veterans  of 
Gen.  Corse's  brigade. 

R.  H.  Land,  Augusta,  Ga. — Can  any  comrade  give  me  in- 
formation of  Ord.  Sergt.  James  Ruff,  Thirteenth  South 
Carolina  Regiment?  After  the  surrender  at  Appomattox  he 
went  to  Lowndes  County,  Ala. 

A.  H.  Humphreys,  Forney,  Tex. — Wishes  to  hear  Irom  any 
of  his  old  comrades  of  Company  A,  Saunders's  Independent 
Scouts,  organized  at  Memphis,  Tenn.  After  promotion  of 
Saunders,  the  comapny  was  commanded  by  Flournoy,  and 
with  Price  east  of  the  Mississippi  A.  H.  Humphreys  was 
wounded  at  Thompson  Station,  Tenn.  He  is  a  native  of  Vir- 
ginia, but  lived  in  Arkansas  prior  to  enlisting,  and  is  now 
Commander  of  Camp  George  Moorman  lately  organized  at 
Forney,  Tex.  _ 

Henry  J.  White,  Keene,  Tex. — Seeks  information  concern- 
ing the  whereabouts  of  men  who  were  with  him  in  Com- 
pany A,  Capt.  Sanders,  Bates's  regiment,  afterwards  trans- 
ferred to  Brown's  regiment.  These  were  discharged  near 
Independence,  Tex.,  by  Gen.  Hardeman.  Some  of  the  men 
were  Henry  Cottle,  Sergt. ;  Sam,  and  George  Burk,  Bill  Neill, 
Charley  Buck,  Henry  Christa,  Jim  Hodge,  Jim  McMicken, 
Jim  Howell,  Henry  Nutt,  and  Lieut.  Larkin  Secrest. 

J.  L.  Payne,  Mineral  Wells,  Tex. — Was  a  member  of  Com- 
pany E,  Fourteenth  Infantry  Regiment,  Adams's  Brigade, 
Army  of  Tennessee.  He  wishes  to  know  if  anyone  can  give 
him  information  of  any  of  the  six  men  wlio  were  with  him 
on  videtle  duty  near  the  graveyard  at  New  Hope,  Ga.,  when 
one  of  the  six  was  shot  through  the  head.  He  does  not  recall 
the  names  of  his  comrades,  but  ,  hopes  to  bear  something 
through  a  publication  in  the  Veteran. 

J.  N.  Boyd,  Cooper,  'I"ex. — .\sks  for  an  incident  in  the  life 
of  Gen.  Robert  Toombs,  of  Georgia,  with  regard  to  some 
moneys  belonging  to  the  Confederacy,  which  at  the  close  of 
the  war  was  in  his  possession  or  custody,  and  which  he  turned 
over  to  the  Federal  officer  in  command  of  the  post  at  Wash- 
ington. Ga.  He  desires  the  full  particulars,  and  hopes  to  see 
them  in  the  Veteran. 

D.  C.  Wornel,  Hillsboro,  Tex.— My  brother,  John  M.  Wor- 
nel,  who  belonged  to  Company  F,  Seventh  Texas  Cavalry, 
Green's  brigade,  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Yellow  Bayou, 
La.  He  was  buried  west  of  the  place  where  he  was  killed 
under  a  tree  in  the  garden  of  an  old  farmhouse,  which  was 
near  a  brick  church.  I  would  like  to  visit  the  place  and  re- 
move the  remains,  if  possible,  when  I  visit  the  reunion. 
Kindly  correspond  with  me  before  May  19.  if  you  see  this  in 
the  Veteran. 


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W.  II.  Cumniiiigs.  Hereford.  Tex.— I  have  iried  repeatedly, 
but  without  succe.'is,  to  find  some  members  of  Company  B. 
Third  Regiment,  Engineer  Troops,  who  were  paroled  with 
me  May,  i86.i,  near  Broad  River,  S.  C. 

C.  W.  Deming,  Brunswick,  Ga.,  writes :  "I  would  like  very 
nnich  to  be  placed  in  communication  with  some  surviving 
member  of  Wheat's  Battalion,  in  order  to  secure  some  infor- 
mation in  regard  to  my  father.  Charles  W.  Deming  during  the 
Civil  War." 

R.  W.  Douthat,  Morgantown.  W.  \'a. — 1  have  been  for  .i 
long  time  desirous  of  comtnunicating  with  .surviving  members 
of  the  First.  Fourth,  and  Fifth  Texas  Regiments,  and  with 
those  of  th-  riiird  .Arkansas,  so  as  to  get  a  little  more  of 
their  history,  especially  with  regard  to  the  light  for  Little 
Round  Top  July  2,  1863. 

T.  M.  Johnson,  Tracy  City,  Tenn. — Information  is  sought 
of  any  surviving  member  of  Company  B,  Sixteenth  Infantry, 
Col.  Savage's  regiment,  who  knew  Comrade  J.  C.  Wilson, 
who  was  w-oundcd  at  Franklin.  Tenn.  He  is  a  member  of 
Camp  884.  IT.  C.  v..  Tracy  City. 

M.  W.  Oliver,  .\nchorage.  Ky. — Would  like  to  hear  from 
any  member  of  Company  E.  Eighth  Louisiana  \'ohmtcers. 
Hay's  Brigade.  Army  of  Northern  \'irginia. 

A.  B.  Gardner,  Denison,  Tex. — 1  would  like  for  all  mem- 
bers of  No.  8  in  Camp  Douglas,  during  1864-6.S.  to  meet  me 
at  the  reunion  at  New  Orleans.  I  will  be  found  at  Head- 
quarters Harvey's  Scouts,  third  floor,  116  Exchange  Building. 

H.  Hempel.  Bartlett.  Tex. — Wishes  to  correspond  with  a 
Union  soldier  or  officer  of  the  ships  Granite  City  or  Wave, 
taken  by  Capt.  Krauzbauer's  battery  and  Col.  Griffin's  infan- 
try on  May  6.  1S64.  We  captured  fourteen  guns  and  about 
two  hundred  and  forty  prisoners,  who  were  kept  at  Hemp 
stead,  Tex.,  as  prisoners  of  war.  It  is  claimed  that  they  suf- 
fered greatly.     Is  this  true? 

James  M.  Williamson.  Stephenville.  Tex. — I  wish  to  cor- 
respond with  some  member  of  the  Fifth  Tennessee  Cavalry, 
Ashby's  Brigade.  Col.  G.  W.  McKinsey,  of  Meigs  County. 
Tenn.,  commanded  the  regiment,  and  I  was  a  member  of 
Company  E.  I  especially  wish  to  be  put  in  communication 
with  members  of  that  company. 

Stanley  E.  Lathrop.  .\shland.  Wis. — On  a  recent  visit  to 
Vicksburg,  Miss..  I  received  from  a  friend  a  Confederate  cav- 
alry saber,  lately  discovered  on  the  battlefield.  It  has  the 
stamp  "C.  S.  A."  on  the  hilt,  and  the  name  of  the  "Nashville 
Plow  Works."  Can  any  one  give  information  as  to  date  of 
manufacture?  This  question  is  asked  for  purely  historical 
reasons. 

Andrew^  J.  West,  Atlanta,  Ga. — Brigadier  Gen.  Cnnuuandiug 
North  Georgia,  North  Georgia  Brigade.  U.  C.  V.,  has  at  his 
command  a  pocket  Bible,  which  has  been  in  the  hands  of  an 
Atlanta  lady  ever  since  the  fighting  around  that  city  in  1864. 
On  one  side  of  the  Bible  is  printed.  "W.  W.  Ferguson,  Walker 
Legion,"  on  the  other  side  "Sarah."  Ou  the  fly  leaf  is  pasted 
"Coltart  &-  Sons,  Booksellers.  Stationers,  and  dealers  in  Fancy 
Articles,  Iluntsville.  Ala."  Should  any  interested  in  this  relic 
sec  this  notice  they  arc  requested  to  write  Comrade  Wset. 

J.  Frank  Cargile.  Morrisville,  Mo. — I  was  a  member  of 
Company  K,  Tenth  Arkansas  Regiment,  and  I  have  never  heard 
from  any  of  the  old  hoys  with  whom  I  fought.  1  wish  Capt. 
Martin  could  say  something  in  the  Vetekan.  The  last  time  I 
heard  from  Col.  Witt  he  was  very  sick.  I  would  like  to  hear 
of  Capt.  Shcp  Shelton  and  Lieut.  Ragsdale.  1  came  to  Mi.; 
souri  in  '65. 


J.  W.  Moore.  Russeliville,  Ky.— My  brother,  Jordou  R. 
Moore,  fell  in  the  memorable  Pickett  charge  at  Gettysburg. 
He  was  with  the  North  Mississippi  and  North  Aii^bsma 
troojjs,  and  all  that  I  ever  knew  was  that  he  fell  in  that 
charge  and  fills  an  unmarked  grave.  I  would  like  to  hear  from 
any  one  who  was  with  l.im  on  the  march  or  at  the  time  of 
his  death. 

.•\.  B.  Hill.  Mem))his.  Tenn.:  "Comrade  W.  L.  Davis,  of  lo.i 
Monroe  Street.  Memphis,  Tenn..  who  was  a  member  of  Com- 
pany I.  F'irst  Texas  Heavy  Artillery.  C.  S.  A.,  stationed  at  East 
Point,  G.-dveston.  Tex..  i86t-6.i.  would  be  glad  to  hear  from 
some  member  of  that  command.  Comrade  Davis  desires  to  as- 
sociate with  the  U.  C.  V.  organization  in  Memphis.  As  he  ha> 
lost  his  parole  and  has  no  other  evidence  of  his  loyalty  to  the 
Confederacy,  he  hopes  be  will  be  able  to  hear  from  some  one 
who  can  vouch  for  him." 

Thomas  Daniel,  Palestine.  Tex.,  desires  to  know  "through 
the  greatest  publication  of  the  age,"  something  of  the  memliers 
of  Company  B,  Eighth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  McGinnis  Company, 
G.  G.  Dibrell's  old  regiment.  He  says  it  will  be  joy  without 
measure  for  him  to  hear  from  the  old  boys.  He  is  a  member  of 
John  H.  Reagan  Camp,  No.  44. 

E.  R.  Miller,  Terrell.  Tex. :  "I  have  in  my  possession  a  Con- 
federate cavalry  officer's  sword,  found  on  the  battlefield  of 
Fredericksburg,  Miss.  On  the  scabbard  of  the  sword  the 
words  'John  Ely'  are  engraved.  Have  you  ever  received  any 
inquiries  in  regard  to  this  relic'  If  so.  please  give  me  address 
of  parties  interested,  and  I  will  gladly  correspond  with  them 
with  a  view  of  returning  the  sword." 

Ike  S.  Harvey,  Lexington,  Miss. :  "Would  be  pleased  to  hear 
from  Frank  B.  Hdliard.  a  Tenue-^ec  man  who  was  with  him 
in  the  penitentiary  at  Nashville  and  his  bunk  mate  at  Rock 
Island  Barracks  26.  in  ■64-'65.  Comrade  Harvey  will  attend  the 
remiion,  and  can  t>c  found  at  Harvey's  Scouts  headquarters, 
Exchange  Alley.  He  begs  that  Frank  Hilliard  will  wear 
badge  C  7  K." 

Frank  B.  Heckman.  Germantown,   (Philadelphia),  Pa.: 

"I  am  extremely  anxious  to  trace  my  father's  sword.  On 
the  i6th  day  of  May,  1864,  my  father,  Gen.  Charles  .•\.  Heck- 
man. while  in  command  of  the  First  Brigade,  First  Division, 
Eighteenth  .Army  Corps.  Army  of  the  James,  was  attacked 
early  in  the  morning  at  D'ury's  Bluff,  Va.  After  a  stubborn 
fight,  in  which  the  brigade  lost  some  1,600  or  1,700  men  out  of 
2.,ioo.  the  brigade  was  badly  broken  up  and  be  was  captuied  in 
the  fog.  The  attacking  force  was  composed  of  five  brigades, 
commanded  by  Maj.  Gen.  Ransom — \'irginians,  Alabamians, 
and  North  Carolinians.  My  father  was  captured  by  an  A\a- 
bama  brigade,  commanded  by  Brig.  Gen.  .'\rchie  Gracie. 
.Afler  three  months  in  prison  he  was  exchanged  at  Charleston, 
and  afterward  rose  to  the  command  of  a  corps.  The  rules  of 
war  hold.  I  believe,  that  an  olTicer's  side  arms  are  to  be  re- 
turned, but  we  have  never  heard  of  my  father's  sword.  I  can- 
not but  think  that  this,  on  the  part  of  .so  gallant  and  courteous 
and  punclillious  an  opponent  as  the  Confederate  soldier  has 
becii  only  an  inadvertence. 

"The  sword  was  a  straight,  light,  general's  sword,  with  steel 
sc.ibiiard  and  gili  rings  and  hilt.  It  was  attached  to  a  red  Rus- 
sia leather  belt.  There  was  also  a  pistol  holster  w'ith  a  heavy 
five-shooting  .Mien  &  Wheelock  revolver.  My  father  died  some 
years  ago.  and  we  are  anxious  to  get  his  sword.  I  know  that 
he  returned  one  or  two  articles  to  their  owners  in  the  South 
after  the  war.  and  we  would  be  just  as  grateful  as  their  own<»rc 
were  if  we  could  trace  the  weapon,  which  can  have  n-  '  " 
but  to  the  members  of  our  familv.  " 


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Soon  will  the  armies  clad  in  gray 
Pass  like  mists  at  dawn  of  day. 
And  naught  be  left  but  what  belongs 
To  history  and  to  poets'  songs. 

John  D.  Hubbaud. 
Private  John  D.  Hubbard,  of  Roddy's  Cavalry,  aged  71,  died 
at  his  home  near  luka,  Miss.,  on  the  8th  inst.     He  was  a  true 
soldier,  a  member  of  Camp  Lamar,  No.  425,  and  a  good  citi- 
zen.    His  death  came  suddenly  from  heart  failure. 

A.  A.  Morrison. 
At  his  home,  Douglas,  Lincoln  Parish,  La.,  Andrew  A.  Mor- 
rison died  on  January  29,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  He  was  a 
loyal  veteran  of  the  Southern  cause  up  to  the  time  of  his  death, 
demonstrating  to  the  community  in  which  he  lived  those  prin- 
ciples which  made  him  a  brave  soldier  during  the  war,  when  he 
was  a  member  of  Company  M,  Nineteenth  Alabama  Cavalry 
regiment.    His  wife  and  eight  children  survive  him. 

A.  J.  Story. 
At  Columbus,  Miss.,  on  March  23,  Comrade  A.  J.  Story  died 
at  his  home,  surrounded  by  his  loved  ones.  During  the 
war  the  Southland  had  no  braver  soldier  than  A.  J.  Story.  He 
was  a  member  of  Company  H,  Eleventh  Alabama  Infantry, 
and  served  a  part  of  the  war  in  Gen.  Cadmus  Wilcox's  Brigade. 
He  was  in  many  of  the  great  battles  with  the  Army  of  North- 
ern Virginia  up  to  the  time  of  Lee's  surrender. 

Rev.  J.  H.  Wiggins. 

After  a  life  of  faithful  service  to  his  fellow-men  the  spirit  of 
Dr.  J.  H.  Wiggins  winged  its  way  to  the  Inspirer  of  all  great 
and  good  deeds  in  March,  1903.  Dr.  Wiggins  was  considered 
one  of  the  strongest  preachers  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Northern  Texa's,  and  his  death,  which  occurred  at  Bonham, 
was  a  great  loss  to  the  comnnmity  in  which  he  lived,  as  well  as 
to  his  Church  throughout  the  State. 

The  deceased  served  actively  during  the  greater  part  of  the 
war  between  the  States,  and  was  ever  proud  that  he  had  worn 
the  gray. 

Gen.  R.  L.  Archer. 

The  death  of  Gen.  R.  L.  Archer  at  his  home  in  Brunner, 
Tex.,  January  19,  1903,  removed  from  life  a  man  of  great  excel- 
lence and  virtue  in  both  public  and  private  life,  and  one  held 
in  the  highest  respect  by  all  who  knew  him. 

He  was  born  in  Mississippi  in  1833,  of  an  old  Southern  fam- 
ily, and  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  enlisted  in  the  Confederate 
army  as  a  private  in  the  Sixth  Mississippi  Regiment.  His 
record  was  brilliant,  and  he  soon  became  an  officer  for  gal- 
lantry in  action  and  fought  his  way  upward  by  deeds  of  valor 
until,  at  the  close  of  the  war,  he  was  a  brigadier  general.  The 
commissions  of  every  rank,  from  lieutenant  to  general,  were 
preserved  by  him,  and  always  filled  with  manly  modesty  and 
absence  of  ostentation. 

Gen.  Archer  moved  to  Texas  in  187S,  and  up  to  the  time  of 


his  death  was  ever  an  active  and  public-spirited  citizen  in  what- 
ever station  he  was  called  to  fill. 

He  left  no  great  fortune  as  material  things  are  reckoned,  but 
he  left  his  widow  and  children  the  priceless  heritage  of  an  un- 
tarnished name,  a  record  of  devotion  to  the  highest  ideals  of 
manly  and  civic  duty,  and  the  consciousness  that  the  world 
was  made  better  because  of  his  having  lived  in  it. 

Samuel  H.  Terral. 

Judge  S.  H.  Terral,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  citizens  of 
the  State  of  Mississippi,  loved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew 
him,  died  on  March  21.  He  was  a  lawyer  of  great  ability,  a 
jurist  in  whom  every  one  had  implicit  confidence,  a  man  of 
unimpeachable  character.  He  had  served  his  State  long  and 
faithfully  in  peace  and  in  war.  He  went  into  the  Confederate 
service  as  a  private,  was  promoted  to  major  and  then  to  lieu- 
tenant colonel. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1861 
and  of  that  in  1890 ;  served  eight  years  as  district  attorney 
after  the  war;  was  twice  appointed  circuit  judge  by  Gov.  Low- 
ry  and  reappointed  by  Gov.  Stone.  He  was  elevated  to  the 
supreme  bench  by  Gov.  McLaurin  in  1897,  so  he  had  three 
more  years  to  serve  before  his  term  would  have  ended.  Judge 
Terral  was  born  in  Jasper  County  about  seventy  years  ago. 

CoL.  John  E.  MacGovvan- 

After  an  illness  of  two  months.  Col.  J.  E.  MacGowan,  the 
veteran  editor-in-chief  of  the  Chattanooga  Times  and  one  of 
the  best  known  newspaper  men  of  the  South,  died  at  his  home 
on  Missionary  Ridge,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  April  12. 

Col.  MacGowan  served  in  the  Union  army  from  Ohio  dur- 
ing the  great  war,  but  lived  in  the  South  afterwards.  He 
enlisted  in  Company  B,  Twenty-First  Ohio,  and  became  lieu- 
tenant in  that  regiment,  but  retired  from  it  at  the  expiration 
of  his  enlistment.  Afterwards  he  reentered  the  service  as 
captain  in  the  Eleventh  Ohio,  served  in  the  Kentucky  and  Ten- 
nessee campaigns,  was  promoted  to  be  major  of  First  United 
States  Artillery,  to  lieutenant  colonel,  and  afterwards  colonel 
of  the  command. 

He  was  editor  of  the  Times  when  purchased  by  S.  A.  Cun- 
ningham. His  newspaper  career  began  in  1872,  after  he  had 
served  the  city  of  Chattanooga  in  several  public  capacities. 
He  was  a  forceful  writer,  a  man  who  possessed  a  wonderful 
knowledge  of  public  men  and  alTairs,  and  his  work  has  made 
its  impress  not  only  upon  Chattanooga,  but  upon  the  whole 
South,  the  interests  of  which  he  always  defended  and  was 
ever  ready  to  promote. 

Col.  MacGowan  was  married  to  Miss  Maria  M.  Johnson,  of 
Stark  County,  Ohio,  October  30,  1855.  She  died  a  few  years 
ago.  The  surviving  children  cf  this  union  are  Miss  Alice 
MacGowan  and  Mrs.  Grace  MncCcwan  Cooke,  both  of  whom 
are  prominent  in  tlie  literary  world. 

Hugh  M.  Middleton. 
H.  M.  Middleton  died  suddenly  at  his  home  in  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  March  28.  The  deceased  was  born  August  20,  1830,  in 
Forsyth  County,  Ga.,  and  moved  with  his  parents  to  Chat- 
tooga County,  where,  in  1850,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Carter. 
In  the  early  months  of  the  year  1862  he  helped  to  organize 
Company  H,  Thirty-Ninth  Georgia  Infantry,  and  was  elected 
third  lieutenant.  In  the  regular  order  of  promotion  he  was 
made  captain  of  the  company  in  the  early  part  of  1864,  while  the 
army  was  in  winter  quarters  at  Dalton,  Ga.  On  February  21, 
1864,  he  received  a  furlough  to  visit  his  home,  and  walked 
from  Dalton  to  Sununerville,  a  distance  of  forty  miles,  making 


Confederate  l/eterap, 


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the  trip  in  one  day.  On  February  22  he  was  captured  by  a  de- 
tachment from  the  Fifteenth  Pennsylvania  United  States 
troops,  at  Summerville,  and  was  taken  to  Chattanooga,  then  to 
Nashville,  and  on  to  Fort  Delaware  about  March  30.  He  re- 
mained there  until  Kirby  Smith  surrendered  the  trans-Missis- 
sippi Department,  and  was  then  paroled  July  25.  1865. 

He  returned  to  Simunerville,  sold  out  his  possessions  there 
and  moved  to  Elizabethtown,  Ky.,  with  his  wife  and  daughter 
Ella.  They  lived  there  for  twenty-five  years,  and  in  1890  moved 
to  Chattanooga.  Capt.  Middleton  was  in  engagements  with  his 
company  at  Bi  ■  Igeport,  Ala.,  at  Baker's  Creek,  or  Champion 
Hill.  Miss.,  in  t!.e  siege  of  Vicksburg,  in  the  battle  of  Mission- 
ary Ridge,  and  in  the  operations  around  Chattanooga.  Capt. 
Middleton  was  a  member  of  Hardin  Lodge  Master  Masons, 
Km'ghls  of  Honor,  and  N.  B.  Forrest  Camp. 

J.   L.    M.    CURKY. 

Dr.  J.  R.  Glenn's  tribute  in  Atlanta  Journal: 

They  are  going  fast  now — those  men  of  a  day  that  will  never 
come  back.  But  few  of  them  are  left.  We  sec  Ihem  fall,  one 
by  one.  and  we  tread  reverently  and  thoughtfully  about  the 
new-made  graves,  where  gently  sleeps  their  sacred  dust.    They 


DR.  J.  I,.  M.  CURRV. 

bclouj;  10  another  era  that  coming  generations  will  call  "The 
South's  Golden  Age." 

I  he  court  of  King  Arthur  had  no  more  high-born  nor  heroic 
souls, 

"Who  reverenced  their  conscience  as  their  king; 
Whose  glory  was  redressing  human  wrong; 
Who  spake  no  slander,  no,  nor  listened  to  it ; 


Who  loved  one  only,  and  who  clave  to  her ; 
Who  went  ihrongh  all  this  varied  tract  of  years 
Wearing  tlie  white  flower  of  a  blameless  life." 

That  old  civilization  gave  us  in  Alabama  men  like  Marion 
Symmes,  William  L.  Yancey,  and  Henry  W.  Hilliard.  In 
Georgia  the  same  civilization  gave  us  men  like  Robert  Toombs, 
Alexander  Stephens,  and  Jabez  Curry.  Leaders  they  were, 
e\ery  one  of  them,  by  virtue  of  that  vital  force  of  culture  and 
power  that  made  them  ambitious  to  live  for  the  uplifting  of  the 
human  race. 

Out  of  an  environment  of  a  heritage  like  this  came  the  great 
soul  of  J.  L.  M.  Curry.  He  was  one  of  the  few  survivors  of 
that  fast-receding  column  of  illustrious  men  the  tramp  of 
whose  mighty  marching  we  shall  hear  no  more  upon  our 
.Southern  '■■  ,1. 

The  Ian  i  (hat  gave  him  birth  opens  her  gentle  bosom  to  hide 
from  mort.il  eyes  his  worn-out  frame.  As  they  stand  by  the 
open  grave  that  is  to  receive  him  and  pronounce  "earth  to 
e:.rth,  ashes  to  ashes,  dust  to  dust,"  thousands  of  men  and 
women  and  little  children,  whose  lives  have  been  brightened 
and  blessed  by  his  touch,  will  look  up  through  their  tears  to 
the  land  beyond  the  stars  and  thank  God  for  the  gift  of  his 
pure,  beautiful,  noble,  and  inspiring  life. 

Not  until  the  book  of  life  is  opened  at  the  final  judgment  seat 
can  all  this  great  ministry  of  service  be  revealed.  As  student, 
as  minister  of  the  gospel,  as  teaclier,  as  representative  of  a 
great  people  in  a  foreign  land,  as  friend,  as  brother,  as  father, 
as  hu;b.ind,  he  lived  the  truth,  and  never  intentionally  harmed 
a  human  soul.  Horn  to  be  noble,  trained  in  the  culture  and  re- 
finement of  an  old  Southern  home,  as  fixed  as  the  stars  in  an 
old-fashioned  and  incorruptible  integrity,  he  lived  in  that 
majesty,  almost  ideal  now,  of  the  grand  old  Southern  gentle- 
man who  hr.norcd  God  and  feared  only  to  wrong  his  fellow- 
man. 

He  stootl  a>  nnich  apart  from  the  sordid  concerns  of  men  of 
to-day  as  if  he  had  been  born  and  reare.l  in  anotlier  clime.  His 
sympathies,  white-winged  and  clean,  never  touched  the  grovel- 
ing and  the  low,  but  went  always  and  with  unerring  aim  to  the 
pure  and  the  true.  The  imconscious  influence  of  such  a  life 
Ks  a  benediction  to  the  world.  It  is  not  marvelous  that  even 
h.ird  and  scofling  me.i  will  pause  and  reflect  when  such  a  career 
comes  to  its  close. 

But  his  work  is  done  in  this  life.  No  sarcophagus  in  any 
Westminster  Abbey  shall  hide  his  moldering  dust.  We  give 
him  back  to  the  sun-kissed  soil  of  a  land  he  loved  so  long  and 
served  so  well.  Under  the  quiet  stars  of  his  own  Southern 
skies  we  shall  lay  him  to  rest  where  the  flowers  of  every 
Eastertide  foretell  the  coming  of  a  new  resurrection  mom; 
where  breezes  from  summer  seas,  laden  with  perfumes  sweet- 
er than  those  from  "Araby  the  blest"  shall  whisper  messages 
of  eternal  peace. 

Henry   Harris   Taylor. 

The  death  of  Capt.  H.  H.  Taylor  at  Knoxville,  Tenn., 
.\pril  13,  was  a  painful  shock  to  a  large  circle  of  friends 
among  whom  he  had  moved  for  many  years  as  a  loyal  citizen 
and  faithful  friend. 

He  was  born  June  5,  1841,  of  sturdy  stock  in  upper  East 
Tennessee,  his  birthplace  being  at  Watauga  Point,  Carter 
County.  In  his  young  manhood  he  left  school  at  Chapel 
Hill.  N.  C,  in  the  fall  of  1861,  and  immediately  enlisted  as 
a  ))rivate  in  Capt.  John  McLins  comjjany  of  cavalry,  which 
was  assigned  to  the  Fifth  Tennessee  Cavalry.    He  was  subse- 


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qiiently  cacilcI  e;ii:t;iin  of  Ccinpiiny  H.  and  in  1863  lie  was 
appointed  adjutant  of  the  Fiftli  Tennessee  Cavalry.  He  was 
taken  as  a  prisoner  a  few  nioiitlis  after  his  appoiiitnient  as 
adjutant  near  Greeneville,  i  enn..  when  in  advance  of  his 
command.  The  advance  guard  of  Gen.  Gillam's  Federal  'com- 
mand captured  him.  Capt.  Taylor  joined  Fred  Ault  Camp, 
U.  C.  v.,  in  Knoxville,  January  21,  1891.  He  was  the  Camp's 
commander  for  the  past  two  years.  After  the  war,  during 
which  he  served  valiantly,  he  chose  the  law  as  his  profession, 
and  entered  Cumberland  University  at  Lebanon,  Tenn.,  where 
he  graduated  in  1871. 

He  was  a  profound  thinker,  a  close  observer  of  all  things, 
and  a  man  of  much  magnetism.  He  was  kind  and  gentle  in 
disposition,  and  inade  friends  with  all  with  whom  he  came  in 
contact.  This  high  integrity  won  for  hiin  the  respect  of 
everyone,  and  bis  advice  and  counsel  were  often  sought  on 
varied  matters.  Many  trusts  were  reposed  in  his  keeping, 
with  the  result  that  he  was  always  a  sincere  and  dutiful 
servant,  attended  by  the  sterling  worth  and  admirable  traits 
that  characterized  his  every  act  of  life. 

Maj.  William  H.  Crank. 
Maj.  W.  H.  Crank  was  born  near  Charlottesville,  Va.,  on 
September  15,  1830.  He  died  at  Houston,  Tex.,  on  February 
23,  1903,  from  the  effects  of  an  accidental  fall.  He  was  a  inem- 
ber  of  Dick  Ddwling  Camp,  No.  197,  U.  C.  V.,  of  Houston. 
He  was  a  miner  in  California  from  1848  to  1852.  He  studied 
law  at  the  University  of  Virginia,  and  was  graduated  there  in 
law  in  1859.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  war  Maj.  Crank  went 
cut  with  the  "Border  Guard"  of  Charlottesville.  This  company 
was  organized  by  Maj.  Crank  and  his  cousin,  Capt.  R.  G. 
Crank,  and  Maj.  Crank  was  chosen  first  lieutenant.  This  was 
one  of  the  first  companies  to  enter  service,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  First  Regiment  of  the  Wise  Legion  at  Lewisburg,  W. 
Va.,  on  June  23,  1861.  Later  it  became  Company  D,  Forty- 
Sixth  Regiment,  Wise's  Brigade,  Buslirod  Tohnson's  Division. 


MAJ.    W.    1!.    CRANK. 


Maj.  Crank  left  Charlottesville  on  April  16,  1861,  and  took  part 
in  the  small  action  at  Poco  Creek,  one  day  before  the  battle  of 
Bull  Run.  He  was  made  a  major  in  1862,  and  served  in  West 
Virginia,  in  the  Kanawha  Valley,  on  the  staffs  of  Gens.  Breck- 
inridge and  Eccles,  until  late  in  1863;  then  he  was  put  in 
charge  of  the  Conscript  Bureau  of  the  State  of  Virginia,  and 
continued  on  this  duty  for  six  months,  when  he  was  appointed 
judge  advocate,  holding  court  in  the  principal  towns  of  each 
county.  He  was  on  this  duty  in  North  Carolina  at  the  time  of 
the  surrender.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  held  a  colonel's 
commission. 

In  1866  he  went  to  Texas,  settling  in  Houston,  where  he 
lived  until  his  death.  Here  he  met  and  married  Miss  Robbie 
E.  Woodruff,  whose  name  is  familiar  to  many  veterans  who 
served  in  Tennessee  and  to  those  who  knew  Sam  Davis.  Maj. 
Crank  was  presented  to  his  wife  by  an  old  member  of  Terry's 
Texas  Rangers,  who  had  known  her  near  Nashville  in  the  war- 
time. Maj.  Crank  leaves  a  wife,  three  sons  and  a  daughter 
b}'  his  second  marriage.  One  of  these  sons,  R.  Kyle  Crank,  is 
a  lieutenant  in  the  navy.  Maj.  Crank's  first  wife  died  in  1884. 
On  Memorial  Day  her  grave  is  decorated  by  those  to  whose 
wants  she  so  often  ministered  in  the  hard  and  bloody  days  of 
the  war. 

Gen.  Willl\.m  H.  Jackson. 

Surrounded  by  his  devoted  children  and  other  nearest  rela- 
tives, Gen.  W.  H.  Jackson  fell  peacefully  asleep  on  the  night 
of  March  31,  at  historic  Belle  Meade,  the  fairest  of  all  the 
Southland's  fair  homes,  made  beautiful  by  a  combination  of 
eaily  traditions  and  nature's  choicest  endowments. 

Gen.  Jackson  was  born  in  Paris,  Tenn.,  October  I,  1835. 
Both  his  father  and  his  mother  (Dr.  A.  Jackson  and  Mrs. 
Mary  Hurt  Jackson)  were  Virginians,  who  removed  to  West 
Tennessee  in  1830.  As  a  boy  he  was  manly  and  courageous, 
and  by  nature  endowed  for  the  stirring  scenes  in  which  he 
was  to  participate. 

While  a  member  of  the  senior  class  of  the  West  Tennessee 
College  he  received  an  appointment  to  West  Point,  entering 
the  academy  in  1852.  He  graduated  with  credit  in  the 
large  class  of  1856.  and  the  following  year  joined  the  Mount- 
ed Rifles  on  the  Mexican  border  and  learned  stern  lessons  of 
soldiering  in  Indian  fighting.  From  1857  to  1861  he  was 
second  lieutenant  under  Col.  W.  W.  Loring.  When  the  great 
c  .nllict  came,  he  was  in  the  field  against  the  Apaches  near 
Fort  Staunton,  N.  Mex.  His  record  had  been  enviable. 
For  faithfulness  in  the  performance  of  duty  and  gallantry  in 
the  field  he  bad  been  highly  complimented  by  the  War  De- 
partment. Such  was  his  record  in  the  United  States  army 
when  the  Civil  War  became  inevitable.  Squaring  his  ac- 
counts with  the  government,  he  tendered  his  resignation, 
■  and  with  Col.  Crittenden,  of  Kentucky,  made  his  way  to  New 
Orleans. 

Through  Maj.  Longstreet  he  tendered  his  services  to  the 
South,  being  at  once  commissioned  a  captain  of  artillery  by 
the  Governor  of  Tennessee.  As  an  officer  of  the  Confederate 
States  he  won  his  claim  to  military  distinction  by  the  bril- 
liancy of  his  achievements  on  many  fields.  At  Belmont  he 
led  a  brilliant  charge  of  infantry,  which  nearly  cost  him  his 
Hie,  the  minie  ball  that  entered  his  side  remaining  there. 
Holly  Springs  and  Lovejoy  Station,  against  the  dashing 
Kilpatrick,  were  steps  by  which  he  rose  to  recognition  as  a 
cavalry  leader.  Then,  in  company  with  Forrest  leading  the 
Confederate  advance  into  Tennessee  and  covering  the  retreat 


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233 


of  Houii,  his  services  again  were  of  a  nature  to  be  consid- 
ered worthy  of  higher  command,  and  he  was  assigned  to  a 
(iivision,  leading  it  to  the  end  of  the  war.  At  the  close  of 
tin-  war  he  was  assigned  as  commissioner  for  the  parole  of 
troops  at  GuntersviUe,  Ala.,  and  Columbus,  Miss. 

Gen.  Jackson  brought  with  him  from  the  great  war,  in 
addition  to  the  Federal  bullet,  a  reputation  as  a  gallant  sol- 
dier which  survive<l  the  forty  years  of  peace.  But  it  was  as 
propriitor  of  beautiful  Belle  Meade  that  he  was  best  known 
in  the  middle  and  later  years  of  his  life.  So  intimately  was 
hi.s  name  as.^ociated  with  the  superb  establishment,  the  cra- 
dle of  so  many. of  the  racing  traditions  of  the  country,  that 
his  retirement  and  dispersal  in  May  last  were  spoken  of  as 
the  end  of  an  era  in  the  Southern  country.  With  the  close 
of  the  war  he  had  returned  to  his  father's  plantation  and 
taken  up  the  latter's  interests,  superintending  them  witli 
Iirofitablc  results  In  1868  he  married  Miss  Selene  Harding, 
ilinightir  of  Gen.  W.  (;.  Harding,  of  Belle  Meade,  and  be- 
came intimately  associated  with  his  father-in-law  in  the  lat- 
ter'b  varied  interests.  These  interests  involved  not  only  the 
extensive  management  of  the  various  departments  of  a  plan- 
tation and  stock  farm,  but  broadened  into  a  deep,  humanita- 
rian sympathy  and  affection  for  generation  after  gencratioi; 
III  faithful  negroes  employed,  whose  comfortable  homes,  in 
llv  shadow  of  "the  house,"  felt  the  influence  of  its  genial 
kindliness. 

Gen.  Jackson's  brother,  the  late  Howell  E.  Jackson,  of  the 
I'nited  States  Supreme  Court,  married  Miss  Mary  Harding. 
,T  daughter  of  Gen.  W.  G.  Harding,  the  two  families  shar- 
ins  the  nia'j;nificent  estate  near  Nashville. 

Up  to  the  time  of  his  death  Gen.  Jackson  kept  alive  the 
spirit  of  ante-bellum  days,  and  white  and  black  alike,  from 


GEN.   W.    H.   J.\CKSON. 


th'j  President  of  the  United  States  down  to  the  humblest 
negro,  appreciated  the  quality  of  welcome  that  went  with  his 
firm  grasp  of  the  hand  and  deep-voiced  assurance,  "I  am 
glad  to  see  you  !"  There  must  be  glad  welcome  from  the  shores 
of  eternity  for  the  spirit  of  one  who  has  cheered  the  stranger 
within  his  gates  and  given  shelter  to  those  who  have  craved 
hio  bounty  and  with  confidence  sought  his  help. 

The  funeral  of  Gen.  Jackson  was  conducted  by  his  warm 
rersonal  friend  and  associate  in  arms,  Col.  D.  C.  Kelley.  now 
an  eminent  minister  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  at  the  head 
if  Forrest  Cavalry  Corps  of  Veterans. 

William  L.  Lyles. 
The  beautiful  little  town  of  Houston,  Mo.,  seems  to  its  citi- 
zens to  be  the  dwelling  place  of  one  large  family,  so  united  is 
its  sentiment  and  general  interests. 
Into  this  ideal  community  in  1889 
moved  Col.  William  L.  Lyles,  a  na- 
tive of  Newberry  District,  S.  C. ; 
and  on  November  26,  1900,  this  no- 
ble man,  who  had  been  an  inspira- 
tion and  a  solace  to  the  town  of  his 
udoption.  closed  his  eyes  on  a  sor- 
rowing family  and  a  large  circle  of 
friends. 

Col.  Lyles  had  at  different  times 
in  the  seventy-one  years  of  his  life 
been  a  citizen  of  South  Carolina, 
Alabama,  and  Mississippi ;  and  dur- 
ing his  residence  in  the  latter  State  he  married  Miss  Elizabeth 
Pendleton  Kilgore,  six  children  being  born  of  this  happy  un- 
ion. 

In  1898,  four  years  after  he  had  severed  his  connection  with 
the  Houston  Herald.  Col.  Lyles  was  elected  judge  of  the  Pro- 
bate Court  of  Texas,  which  office  he  held  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  In  the  long  life  of  this  man  of  many  virtu?s,  he  always 
held  responsible  positions,  and  he  was  never  kncv.n  to  betray 
a  public  or  private  trust. 

Col.  Lyles  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  service  in  the  Civil 
War,  organizing  a  company,  was  elected  captain  and  served 
with  distinction  in  many  severe  battles,  among  them  being 
SInloh,  Perryvillc,  Corinth,  Resaca,  Murfreesboro,  Kenncsaw 
Mountain,  Atlanta,  and  Joncsboro.  At  the  last  named  he  re- 
ceived a  dangerous  wound,  a  Minie  ball  passing  through  his 
Iiead.  He  suffered  severely  from  the  effects  of  the  wound  for 
many  years.  April  i,  1864,  he  was  commissioned  lieutenant 
colonel  of  the  Twenty-Fourth  Mississippi  Regiment.  The 
most  beautiful  thing  that  can  be  s.iid  of  the  valiant  deceased, 
when  all  of  his  public  virtues  and  life  of  a  soldier  have  been 
reviewed,  is  to  tell  that  many  little  children  mourned  his  de- 
parture from  life. 

Henry  Hunter  Smith. 
Brief  mention  is  now  made  of  the  death,  on  April  5,  IQ03,  of 
Comrade  Henry  H.  Smith,  who  had  recently  gone  from  At- 
lanta to  New  York  City  to  he  with  his  son,  Telamon  Cuyler 
Smith.  A  sketch  and  particulars  of  his  interesting  career  and 
^er\ice  may  be  expected  later.  In  his  papers  was  a  letter  to 
the  Atlanta  Constitution  in  which  he  complimented  the  en- 
gravings of  Gen.  Lee,  the  two  Johnston's  and  Stonewall  Jack- 
son, as  printed  in  the  Veteran.  The  last  letter  that  he  wrote 
was  to  a  comrade,  asking  him  to  meet  him  at  the  New  Orleans 
reunion. 


234 


(Confederate  l/eterar^, 


Judge  M.  Y.  Buchanan. 

The  Veteran  pays  special  tribute  to  the  character  of  Mat- 
thew Young  Buchanan,  whose  life  began  and  ended  at  Mober- 
ly,  Mo.    He  was  born  April  5,  1838,  and  died  April  7,  190J. 

Both  of  Judge  Buchanan's  parents — C.  C.  Buchanan  and 
Elizabeth  Jenkins — were  reared  in  Middle  Tennessee,  and,  as 
might  have  been  expected,  he  ardently  espoused  the  Confeder- 
ate cause.  He  was  a  member  of  Company  A  of  the  Tenth 
Missouri  Infantry.  His  regiment  fought  at  Boonville  and 
Lexington,  Mo.,  at  Prairie  Grove,  Ark.,  and  at  Corinth,  Miss 
W.  J.  Walker,  of  Jacksonville,  Mo.,  who  was  practically  with 
him  every  day  during  the  war,  reports  that  on  July  4,  1863,  in 
an  unequal  struggle  at  Helena,  from  600  to  700  of  the  regiment 
were  captured,  including  ourselves.  We  were  held  at  Alton, 
111.,  eight  months,  and  after  a  year  longer  at  Fort  Delaware 
we  were  exchanged  and  started  on  our  way  to  the  Trans- 
Mississippi  Department.  After  much  difficulty  we  reached  the 
great  river,  seeking  a  means  to  cross,  when  the  Federals  recap- 
tured us.  We  were  at  Vicksburg  for  two  weeks,  then  sent 
back  to  Alton  prison  and  kept  there  until  after  the  surrender. 

The  Veteran  had  no  more  zealous  friend.  A  few  months 
ago  the  editor,  being  at  Moberly,  Judge  Buchanan  procured  a 
gathernig  of  veterans  and  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  and 
an  hour  of  reminiscences  and  conferences  upon  live  issues  was 
profitably  spent.    The  occasion  will  be  delightedly  remembered. 

Judge  Buchanan  w.i-;  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church  for  nearly  forty  years,  and  was  long  the 


Capt.  William  Rand  Kenan. 
A  telegram  was  received  at  Wilmington,  N.  C,  April  21,  an- 
nouncing the  death  at  Baltimore  of  Capt.  W.  R.  Kenan,  a  man 
of  prominence  in  the  State  of  North   Carolina,  and  a  citizen 


JUDGE  BUCHANAN. 

president  of  the  elders'  and  deacons'  board.  He  served  over 
thirty-five  years  on  the  school  board  of  his  district,  and  was 
presiding  judge  of  the  County  Court  for  eight  years.  He  is 
survived  by  a  wife,  a  daughter,  and  four  sons. 

The  funeral  was  conducted  in  the  Sugar  Creek  Church  by 
the  pastor  of  the  Moberly  Church,  Rev.  J.  L.  Routt.  Messrs. 
Shearon,  Walker,  Pool,  Dossey,  Holbrooks,  and  Frank  Ted- 
ford  paid  tribute  to  his  worth.  Comrade  Walker,  of  Jackson- 
ville, Mo.,  who  knew  him  best  through  severest  trials,  writes 
that  he  was  good  and  true,  that  there  was  no  deception  in  him. 
To  this  loyal  comrade  Judge  Buchanan  snid  just  before  the 
end :  "If  it  is  the  Lord's  will  to  take  me  now,  I  am  ready  to  go." 


U  .    R.    KENAN. 

inucli  beloved  in  the  community  where  he  lived.  He  was  in 
the  fifty-ninth  year  of  his  age,  and  had  been  a  resident  of  Wil- 
mington since  1865.  In  speaking  of  Capt.  Kenan's  distin- 
guished military  record,  the  "Confederate  Military  History," 
published  in  1899  by  the  Confederate  Pul  li^hing  Co.,  of  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  says  after  giving  his  enlistment : 

"He  was  at  once  detailed  as  sergeant  major.  In  May  and 
June,  1864,  he  was  acting  adjutant  of  his  regiment,  and  after 
that,  on  account  of  his  gallantry  at  the  battle  of  Bethesdd 
Church,  was  ordered  by  Gen.  Grimes  to  take  command  of  the 
sharpshooters  from  his  regiment.  While  serving  in  this  ca- 
pacity he  was  shot  through  the  body  in  the  fight  at  Charles- 
town,  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  August  22,  1864,  which  dis- 
abled him  fur  two  months.  On  his  recoveiy  he  was  assigned 
to  the  conmiand  of  Company  E,  Forty- Third  Regiment,  by 
Col.  Winston,  who  made  application  for  his  promotion  on  ac- 
count of  distinguished  gallantry,  which  bore  the  warm  indorse- 
ments of  Gens.  Grimes  and  Eearly.  After  three  weeks'  services 
in  command  of  the  company,  he  was  appointed  adjutant  of  the 
regiment,  which  rank  he  held  to  the  close  of  hostilities.  He 
participated  in  the  battles  at  Plymouth,  N.  C,  Drury's  BluflF, 
Bethesda  Church,  Gaines's  Mill,  Cold  Harbor,  Harper's  Ferry, 
Monocacy,  Md.,  Washington,  D.  C,  Snicker's  Ford.  Kerns- 
town,  Winchester,  Hare's  Hill,  Petersburg,  Sailor's  Creek. 
Farmville,  and  Appomattox  C.  H." 

Capt.  Kenan  was  active  in  his  interest  for  comrades.  Only  a 
few  weeks  ago  he  corresponded  with  the  Veteran  concerning 
"The  Old  Confederate,"  page  71,  February  is.cue,  and  his  let- 
ters were  conspicuously  animated  in  spirit  and  good  will. 

He  was  a  member  of  a  long  line  of  ancestry,  distinguished 
in  the  service  of  the  State.  Upon  his  mother's  side  he  de- 
scended  from   Sir  D:ivid  Graeme,  of  England   and   Scotland. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


235 


The  family  was  one  of  physicians  and  clergymen,  and  first 
made  its  appearance  in  this  country  at  Boston  in  1718.  Capt. 
Kenan's  father  was  the  late  Hon.  Owen  Rand  Kenan,  who  rep- 
resented Duplin  in  the  Lcgislaluie,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
first  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States.  His  grandfather, 
Hon.  Thomas  S.  Kenan,  was  also  of  the  Legislature  several 
times  from  Duplin,  and  from  1804  to  181 1  was  a  member  of  the 
United  States  Congress.  James  Kenan,  Capt.  Kenans  great 
grandfather,  was  a  leader  in  the  revolutionary  struggle  and  was 
a  colonel  and  afterwards  a  brigadier  general  in  the  army.  He 
was  also  a  delegate  to  the  colonial  conventions  in  1774,  and 
State  Senator  from  1777  to  1791. 


ROBERT  ARTHUR  YATES. 

(Killed  at  Kennesaw  Muunlain,  Ga.,  June  27.    18(14.) 

DY   VIHGINIA  YATES   Al'CANNE,   MOBERLY,    M(l. 

The  "Last  Roll"  of  the  Veteran 

Grows  longer  with  each  year; 
As  the  brave  old  soldiers,  one  by  one. 

Leave  the  ranks  of  duty  here, 
i  he  fight  they  made  for  conscience'  sake. 

For  love  and  home  and  land, 
Is  a  memory  now — of  fearful  stake 

Risked  by  a  patriot  band. 

It  were  not  better  for  those  who  stayed, 

For  mothers,  sisters,  and  wives; 
Their  battles  were  fought  as  bravely 

As  were  [hose  who  risked  their  lives. 
With  breaking  hearts  tluy  promised. 

When  surrender  canu  uiih  its  crash — 
"If  only  the  life  I  love  is  spared, 

I  will  bow  n;c  f'l  the  lash." 


A  gallant  youth  on  Kenncsaw's  crest 

Looked  down  on  the  blue  line's  glare 
While  they  marched  up  hill,  as  if  in  quest 

Of  the  slaughter  that  followed  there. 
The  boy  in  gray  was  mark  for  a  ball, 

A  .smile  died  on  his  bonnie  face. 
As  a  comrade  saw  him  fall. 

Even  death  gave  him  noble  grace. 

Life  of  the  camp  and  pride  of  home- — 

What  was  left?    An  unknown  grave. 
Where  stranger  flowers,  perchance,  may  bloom, 

A  name  in  the  list  of  the  brave. 
On  the  poor  little  mounds  where  they  lie 

It  is  sad  to  gaze.    "Privates,"  row  on  row. 
What  matters  it  ?    The  evergreens  sigh 

Above  them,  and  flowers  come  and  go. 


TWO  WARS,  AN  AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 

BV   GEN.   S.   G.   FRENCH. 

It  has  been  my  fortune  to  read  few  books  touching  the  his- 
tory of  military  operations  during  the  Confederate  war  that 
have  been  so  satisfying  and  satisfactory  as  Gen.  French's  "Two 
Wars."  The  book  is  also  entitled  an  "Autobiography"  The 
(ieneral  tells  the  story  of  his  military  career,  with  all  the  char- 
acteristic candor  of  a  truthfid  witness  on  the  stand,  in  the  trial 
of  a  case  involving  the  life  of  a  defendant.  His  testimony  will 
therefore  bear  the  most  rigid  cross-examination.  In  whatever 
his  testimony  may  differ  from  that  of  other  witnesses,  it  cannot 
be  denied  tat  he  states  facts  dispassionately  and  as  he,  a  wide- 
awake observer,  saw  them. 

It  was  the  fortune  of  this  writer  to  occupy  an  official  posi 
lion  in  the  lucdicnl  service  of  the  Confederate  armv  and  De- 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 

322,  324,  j^6,  328  GREEN  STREET,  LOIISVIUI,  i(Y. 


'OLDEST  AND  MOST  RELIABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cost,  'rom  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  they  have  erected.  To  see  thesf! 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Raleigh.  N.  C. 

J.  C.  Calhoun  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R.  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga. 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dalton,  Ga. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Columbia  Tenn. 

Shelbyvillc,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  State  Monument, 
Chickamauf'a  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  'Va. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka' 
mauga  Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


When  needing  first-class,  plain,  or  artistic  work  made  from  the  finest  qual 
ity  of  tnaterial,  write  them  for  designs  and  prices. 


236 


Confederate  l/eterap. 


parlmeiit  of  Tennessee,  that  rendered  it  necessary  that  he 
should  officially  know,  in  advance  of  its  enactment,  much  of  the 
strategy  of  the  several  commanders-in-chief  of  the  armies  of 
that  department,  and  also  to  be  in  official  touch  (if  not  always 
personal)  with  every  general,  from  brigadier  up,  who  served  in 
its  armies.  How  niuchsoever  other  witnesses  may  differ  in 
statement  of  facts  and  in  their  estimation  of  the  professional 
merits  of  genera!  officers,  none  can  charge  Gen,  French  with 
willful  perversion  of  truth  in  the  testimony  his  interesting  book. 

I  congratulate  Gen.  French  because  of  his  faithfulness  in 
sticking  to  the  truth  of  history  as  he  saw  it  enacted,  and  hail 
such  narratives  as  his  "Autobiography"  as  a  forerunner  of  many 
narratives  yet  to  be  written  that  will  serve  as  guides  to  the 
truths  of  the  history  of  the  great  Confederate  war,  which  will 
subserve  the  purposes  of  honest  chroniclers  of  future  genera- 
tions, who  alone  can  do  justice  to  the  events  of  and  the  actors 
in  that  war. 

E.K-Speaker  Tom  Reed  is  quoted  as  having  said  that  "what 
is  called  history  is  often  agreed-upon  lies."  Gen  French's 
book  is  worthy  of  a  place  in  the  library  of  every  lover  of 
truthful  history.  It  is  published  by  the  Confederate  Veteran, 
Nashville,  Tenn.  The  voluine  before  me  is  a  highly  credi- 
table specimen  of  the  printer's  and  binder's  arts. 

S.  H.  Stout,  A.M.,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  ex-surgeon  and  medical  di- 
rector of  the  hospitals  of  the  Confederate  armies  and  Depart- 
ment of  Tennessee. 

Dallas,  Tex  ,  April  if*,  199,5. 


The  ISe^^t  Way. 


LOOKOUT  MOUNTAIN  and 
BATTLEFIELD   ROUTE 

VERY  LOW  RATES  VIA 

Queen  and  Crescent  Route 

TO  THE 

X/nited  Confederate 
X^etercin-s*  P^^exinion 

J^EW  O'RLEAJSfS.  LA. 
May  19-22,  1903 


Tickets  on  sale  May  16-21,  1903,  inclusive, 
with  limit  until  June  15,  1903.  Ask  ticket 
agent  for  particulars  or  Avrite 

J.  C.  CONN,  D.  P.  A..  Cha.tta.noo^a.,  Tenrx. 

D.  S.  CHANDLER..  T.  P.  A..  Knoxville,  Tei\iv. 

A    ^.  FREEMAN,  T.  P.  A.,  Birmingham,  Ala.. 

W.  C.  RMEARSON.  C.  P.  A.,  Cincinnati,  O. 


v.  C.  V.  'Reunion,  ^et&f  Orleans, 

Maj^  10-22. 
Tickets  on  Sale  May  16  to  21,  1903,  Inclusive, 

and  for  trains  scheduled  to  arrive  in  New  Orleans  before  noon 
Ma}-  22,  1903.  These  tickets  are  limited  to  leave  New  Orleans 
without  validation  until  INIay  24,  1903.  By  deposit  and  upon 
payment  of  fifty  cents  an  e.xtension  of  limit  returning  can  be 
secured  until  June  15,  1903. 

Through  Coaches.  Free  R.eclining  Chair 
Cars.  Sleeping  Cars  and  Electric-Lighted 
Dining  Cars.  The  Finest  Service  in  the 
South.     J».«<      ^m      ^      ^*      ^     ^w     ^ 


For  futher  Information  apply  to  any  Agent 

Louis-Ville  i®   J^ash-Vitte 
Railroad. 

C.  B.  Compton.  Traffic  Manager,    C.  L.  Stone.  Cen'l  Passenger  A^3nl. 
LOUISVILLE.  KY. 


(Confederate  l/eteraij. 


By    Anointing    with  Oil^Ovarian 
Tumor  Cured. 

PlTTslu  Kr.,  Ti:n.,  August  1  r,  ir98. 
Dn.  D.  M.  HveCo.,  Dallas,  Tex. : 

This  cortifn*s  that  luv  wife,  Mrs.  S.  \V,  Jones,  has 
lu'cn  alliiclfcl  for  several  years  with  snituMhinp,  we 
did  not  Know  what.  She  gradually  yrew  worse,  and 
took  ineiiicine  .ill  tile  time.  In  the  fall  of  '07  she  be- 
came almost  hel))less.  Her  physician  informed  her 
that  she  h. id  an  ovarian  tnnior,  and  that  an  opera 
lion  would  have  to  l>e  ]ierformed  to  saw  her  life. 
She  was  badly  .swollen.  lie  said  tlie  tumor  was 
about  the  size  of  a  child's  bead.  Slu-  was  sixtyoi  e 
years  of  age,  and  we  did  not  think  she  conlil  stand 
the  operation.  Therefore  we  sent  for  ner  cliildrcn 
and  relatives  to  consult  touetber  for  the  best.  Kev. 
G.  R.  Brvce,  of  Waco,  bein^  a  brother  of  my  wife, 
was  sent  for,  and  all  concluded  it  best  not  to  have 
an  operation,  and  just  wait  on  her  and  let  her  die  in 

?eace.  January, 'y'^.  I  found  an  advertisement  in  the 
yxas  Vliristian  Advocate,  printed  at  Dallas,  Tex., 
saying;  tlial  Dr.  D.  M.  Ttve  could  cure  tumor  Iiy  ab 
sorption.  AVith  but  little  hope  of  doini;  my  Wife 
any  (^ood,  I  wrote  to  Dr.  Itve.  He  wrote  me  what 
he  could  do.  I  sent  at  once  and  procured  a  one 
month's  treatimnit.  The  first  month's  treantent  did 
not  reduce  her  size,  but  stopped  all  pain.  The  sec- 
ond month's  treatment  reduced  her  to  almost  natural 
size.  The  third  month's  treatment  reduced  her  to 
natural  size,  and  to  day  she  is  in  better  health  than 
she  has  been  for  four  years.  Tlie  tnnior  is  now  al- 
most entirely  gone,  and  she  suffers  noinconvenience 
from  it  whatever,  and  is  able  to  help  do  the  hoiise- 
worI<,  po  buggy-riding,  and  is  enjoying  life  better 
than  for  years  past.  Therefore  we  clieerfullv  rec- 
ommend Dr.  D.  M.  Rye  lo  all  ladies  suffering  with 
the  sam-  disease,  and  say  to  the  public  that  ue  be- 
lieve if  it  had  not  been  for  Dr.  D.  M.  Bye  my  wife 
wouUl  to-day  have  been  in  her  long  resting  place. 
We  willrheerfulK  answer  all  questions  asked  us  by 
those  afflicted,  by  letter  or  otherwise. 

P.  S. — I  am  a  member  of  the  East  Texas  Confer- 
ence, and  I  am  serving  the  people  on  Musgrave 
Circuit  this  year.  We  Ti\  e  three  miles  and  a  half 
southwest  of  Pittsburg,  Camp  Count\ ,  Tex. 

REV.  S.  W.JONES. 

Bonks  and  papers,  describing  the  Combination 
Oil  Cure  for  Cancer!:  and  Tumnn,  sent  free  to  tJiose 
Interested.  Address  Du  D.  M.  Bye  Co.,  L.  Box 
462,  Dallas,  Tex.,  the  originators  of  the  Oil  Cure. 


All  Aboard  for  New  Orleans! 
-\I1  vctcr,Tns  inteiidiiig  to  be  on  hand 
at  the  greatest  reunion  ever  held  in  New 
Orleans  will  want  to  have  some  cards  to 
exchange  with  old  comrades  and  new- 
friends  they  will  meet  there.  To  supply 
this  want  the  Myers  Printing  House,  313 
St.  Charles  Street,  New  Orleans,  La, 
has  issued  for  this  occasion  two  special 
designs  of  cards  suitable  for  officers  and 
others,  and  will  furnish  printed,  com- 
plete, with  flags  in  corner,  for  50  cents 
per  hundred,  or  two  hundred  and  fifty 
for  $1.  Officers'  design,  with  Confed 
erate  officer  in  gray  with  gold  buttons 
and  trimmings,  holding  the  flag  in  colors, 
with  your  name  and  address,  etc.,  for  $T 
per  hundred,  or  two  hundred  for  $1.50. 
These  are  by  far  the  neatest  designs  ever 
issued  for  any  reunion,  and  comrades 
will  do  well  to  place  orders  early  to  se- 
cure prompt  attention,  as  the  demand  is 
e.xpected  to  be  very  large.  A  few  good 
agents  wanted  in  large  centers  at  a  lib- 
eral commi.ssion. 


How  Near  the  Brink! 

.\  small  trial  bottle  of  Vernal  Saw 
Palmetto  Berry  Wine  will  be  sent  free 
and  prepaid  to  any  reader  of  this  publi- 
cation who  needs  it  and  writes  for  it. 
One  small  dose  a  day  quickly  cures  the 
most  stubborn  case  of  constipation  or  the 


most  distressing  stomach  trouble,  to  stay 
cured.  Its  influence  upon  the  liver,  kid- 
lu-ys,  and  bladder  is  gentle  and  wonder- 
ful, and  restores  those  organs  to  a  con- 
dition of  health,  so  that  they  perforin 
their  functions  perfectly  and  painlessly. 
Perfect  health  and  vigor  is  soon  estab- 
lished by  a  little  of  this  wonderful  cura- 
tive tonic. 

.Any  reader  of  the  Veteran  may  prove 
lliis  remarkable  remedy  without  expense 
by  writing  to  Vernal  Remedy  Company. 
93  Seneca  Street,  P.uflTalo,  N.  Y.  They 
will  send  a  small  trial  bottle  free  to  all 
who  need  it  and  write  for  it.  It  quickly 
and  permanently  cures  indigestion,  con- 
stipation, flatulency,  catarrh  of  the  stom- 
ach, bowels,  and  bladder,  and  all  stom- 
ach, liver,  kidney,  and  urinary  troubles 
caused  by  inflammation,  congestion,  or 
catarrh.  Why  hesitate?  Write  imme- 
diately for  trial  bottle.  You  will  receive 
it  promptly.  Free  and  prepaid.  For 
sale  by  all  leading  druggists. 


Drug  Habit  Cured  at  Home  by  Dr. 
Ed  N.  Franklin,  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
.After  years  of  investigation,  we  dis- 
covered a  rational  treatment  for  the 
"drug  habit,"  and  now  oflfer  to  the  pub- 
lic a  treatment  that  meets  every  require- 
ment. We  cure  the  patient  without 
nervous  shock  or  any  pain.  They  arc 
more  comfortable  after  taking  the  first 
dose  of  tnedicine  than  while  taking  the 
drug,  and  will  continue  to  feel  better 
fiom  day  to  day.  There  is  no  weakness 
or  debility  by  the  treatment.  The  patient 
feels  that  he  is  cured  from  the  very  be-- 
ginning  of  the  treatment. 


U.   C.   V.   Reunion  Visitors,  New 
Orleans.   Attention! 

'I'he  Texas  and  Pacific  Railway  will 
sell  on  May  22,  23,  and  24,  from  New 
Orleans,  round-trip  tickets  to  all  points 
in  North  Texas  on  this  line,  as  well  as 
connecting  lines,  at  a  rate  of  one  fare  for 
the  round  trip.  These  tickets  will  be 
limited  for  return  to 'reach  New  Orleanis 
not  later  than  June  12,  1903.  This  will 
be  an  opportunity  for  any  one  desiring 
to  bring  friends  from  the  old  States  to 
Texas  via  New  Orleans  and  our  line,  as 
parties  could  use  tickets  from  the  old 
States  to  New  Orleans  and  return,  and 
rebuy  from  New  Orleans,  thus  making  a 
very  cheap  trip.  E.  P.  Turner,  peneral 
Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent,  Dallas, 
Tex.;  A.  S.  Graham,  City  Ticket  .\genl. 
St.  Charles  Hotel,  New  Orleans. 


>    PISO'S  CURE  FOR    m 


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CURES  WHERE  ALL  USE  FAILS. 
Best  '"iik'h  8yrup.  Tnsti's  (;.«».i.    Lso 
In  t;riiP.      H0I1I  hv  (Inik-k't^ts, 


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How  Some  of  Our  Beaders  Can  Make 
Money. 

Havinji  read  of  the  success  of  some  of  vour 
readers  sclliiiir  Dish\vashers.  I  have  tried  the 
yvork  with  \v<ui(li'i-liil  sm-ross.  I  have  not  made 
le.s.s  t.lian  ?^!'  any  day  tor  the  last  .six  mouths. 
The  JInund  t^'ity  Dishwa.shcr  gives  g<KKi  sjitis- 
factioii.  and  every  family  wants  oue.  A  lady  can 
wash  and  dry  the  dishes  -u-ithout  removing  her 
glaves,  and  rati  do  the  ^vork  in  two  minutes.  I 
g. 't  my  sample  machine  from  the  liound  City 
Dishwasher  t_'o..  of  St.  Louis.  JIo.  I  usi^  it  to 
take  orders,  and  sold  13  Dishwa-shers  the  first 
day.  Tho  Mound  City  Dishw-asher  Company 
will  stflrt  you.     Write  them  for  jiartieulsJi-s. 


L::dies  can  do  as  welt  as  men. 


JoHS  F.  'M 


Wanted. — Complete   volume   of   Vet- 
eran for  189.^.    This  office. 


Shopping,  either  in  person  or  by  mail, 
is  successfully  done  at  the  Manix  Store. 
Write  them  for  samples  and  prices. 
They  make  no  display  to  deceive,  and 
every  announcement  is  regarded  as  an 
agreement. 

Accident  Insurance  as  a  Premium. 

1  he  Vktkkan  has  arranged  to  furnish 
a  $i,oco  policy  of  accident  insurance  as  a 
premium  to  new  subscribers.  The  ^tna 
Registry  Company,  of  Nashville,  by  un- 
derwriting for  the  Union  Casually 
Company,  of  St.  Louis,  offers  excellent 
registration.  It  coinbines  personal  iden- 
tification (by  a  stamped  check  for  the  re- 
covery of  keys)  and  an  accident  policy 
for  $1,000  in  the  St.  Louis  company.  .-Ml 
this  protection  will  be  furnished  with  a 
year's  subscription  for  $1.25,  and  free 
for  two  new  subscriptions  by  any  old 
subscriber  who  sends  renewal  at  the 
same  time.  This  accident  insurance  for 
$1,000  costs  $1  per  year.  It  pays  $7.50 
per  week  for  five  weeks  of  disability  by 
accident,  if  it  occurs  while  riding  as  a 
passenger  on  a  railroad  train,  street  car, 
boat,  elevator,  or  any  public  conveyance, 
and  the  principal  sum  is  paid  for  acci- 
dental death.  In  writing  for  policy  send 
name,  address,  occupation,  age,  fe.\, 
whom  (o  notify  m  case  of  accident,  bene- 
ficiary, and  address  of  the  latter.  Age 
limits  ifi  to  65  years. 

Subscribers  are  furnished  with  a  niclal 
fire-  and  water-proof  label  for  attaching 
to  their  key  rings.  It  bears  a  number 
which  is  registered  with  the  name  and 
address  of  the  subscriber  in  the  com- 
pany's books.     See  April  Veteran. 


VETERANS  AND   OTHERS 

visiting    the    Reunion    at    New    Orleans 
are  reminded  that  we  can  furnish  them 

Willi  all  neoiled  traveling  outfits. 

Hill  Trunk  Company, 


200  Public  Squsre, 


Nashv'Pe,  Tann. 


=H     CONSUMPTION     « 


Qoijfederate  l/eteraij, 


LVAHSYILLMERRE  HAUTE  RR- 


WARD  SEMINARY 


FOR-  YOUNG 
LADIES 


W"  Atif£i'tinr\r^t  >T/m  1  iie  policy  of  tiie  school  is  to  do  serious,  honest  work.  The  purpose  is,  by 
C^atXCOTtOTiai  _^flf7i.  quiet,  earnest  effort,  to  make  of  pupils  cultured.  Christian  women.  Cata- 
J<)giKS  are  published  li»  give  definite,  trustwortliy  inforination. 

--»  j^    ^y       f  Seminary  and  Special  Courses  are  offered  in  Language,  Literature,  His- 

\^OUr>Se>S  OJ"  ^JXiay,  ^^^^,^  Science,  Alusic,  Art,  Elocution.  College  Preparatory  Certificate  ad- 
mits to  Wellesle)'  College  and  The  Woman's  College  of  Baltimore. 

^J  t^^-d^A^  «jC*  w  ^^^-t:^^  Nashville  excels  in  climate,  healthfulness,  and  social  culture, 
^_^a'V  ant  ages  OJ-  M^OCartOn.  ^,,^,  j^  ^]^^  educational  center  of  the  South.  It  is  widely  and 
favorably  known  fur  its  numerous  schools,  colleges,  and  universities,  and  affords  unusual  advantages  in 
Lectures,  Recil:ils,  and  opportunities  for  practical  education. 

4>     X./'       r     -I  «.-^      The  enrollment  for  the  past  season  in  the  boarding  department  was  the 

JrUDltC  inaOr^temenT.  largest  in  the  history  of  the  institution.  Notwithstanding  the  addition 
of  a  connecting  building,  the  school  was  filled  to  it's  utmost  capacity,  and  applicants  were  rejected  for 
want  of  room. 

-^      .     .  JT  -p    V  "The  work  done  in  Ward  Seminary  is  of  an   unusually  high  order,  the 

€JptfXiOf\  Oj"  ratrOfl'S.  home  life  of  the  institution  is  sweet  and  considerate,  and  the  religious 
tone  the  best.  The  school  is  not  sectarian,  but  pronouncedly  Christian.  Parents  sending  daughters  to  Ward 
Seminary  may  know  they  are  under  th.-  best  influence. "     '"'  Ward  Seminary  is  an  ideal  Christian  home." 

38tK  YEAR.  BEGINS  SEPTEMBER.  24 

Rooms  will  be  assigned  jnipils  in  the  order  of  application. 

For  Catalogue  Address  J.  D.  BLANTON,  Presideat,  Nashville.  Tenn. 


U.  Q.  V.  REUNION 

NEW   ORLEANS, 
MAY    19=22. 

A  light-hearted  echo  of  dark,  troublous  times, 
That  cheer  which  floats  down  the  breeze, 

And  swells  in  its  volume  above  the  thin  lines, 
In  welcome  to  brave  U.  C.  V.'s. 


LOW   R71TES    Via 


RocHsland 
System 


Choctaw,  Oklahoma  &  Gulf  R.  R. 


For   full    information    ask    your    nearest    ticket 
agent  or  address 

GEORGE  H.  LEE,  G.  P.  71.. 

LITTLE  ROGK,   aRK. 


THE  BEST  PLACE 
TO  PURCHASE 
ALL-WOOL 

Bunting  ©r 
Silk  Flags 

of  All  Kinds, 

SilK  Banners,  Swords,  Belts.  Caps, 

and  all  kinds  of  M  litarv  Equipment 
and  Society  Goods  is  at 

Veteran  J.  A.  JOEL  &  CO., 

88  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City. 

SEND  FOR  PRICE  LIST. 


Agents  Wanted 

in  every  Camp,  every  town,  in  every  coun' 
ty  in  all  the  Southern  States  to  introduce  a 
new  line  of  specialties.  Unusually  large 
commission. 

Veteran  Ohemical  Co., 

203  N.  Evring  Ave.,  St.  Louts,  Mo. 


FOR    OVER    SIXTY   YEAR& 

An  Old  and  Well-Tried  Remedy. 

MRS.  WINSLOW'S  SOOTHING  SYRUP 

MaBbeen  used  for  over  SIXTY  Vii_.i-<bv  MILLIONS 
of  M0THEH8  for  their  CHILDHEN  WHILE  TEETH. 
ING.  WITH  PERFECT  SUCCESS.  It  SOOTHES  tho 
CHILD,  SOETKNS  the  Gt'MS,  ALLAVS  all  PAIN: 
CUKES  WIND  COLIC,  and  is  the  best  remedy  for 
DIARKHCEA  Sold  by  Drufrirista  in  every  part  dt 
the  world.     Be  sure  and  ask  lor 

MRS.     WINSLOW'S     SOOTHING     SYRUP, 

AND  TAKE  NO  OTHER  KIND. 
Twenty-Five    Cents    a    BottIe« 


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BUFORD  COLLEGE 

=^— =^— =  NASHVILLE,  TENN.  ===^ 
A  Limited,  Select  Home  School  for  the  Higher  Culture  cf  Young  Women 
W^ithin  30  Minutes  of  "  The  Athens  of  the  South,"  Enjoying  All  of  the  Advantages  of 
Country  and  City.    ^    Non-Sectarian,   Non-Denominational,  but  Thoroughly  Christian 


UNRIVALET^  ill  I"c;Ui(jii,  en\  iroiinient,  aiiil  opportunities.  Spacious  Camjiiis  of  1\\  ent\-ll\  e  acres;  cistern 
and  chalybeate  water,  college  garden,  hennerw  and  dair*'.  Delightful  elevation,  invigciratiui;  atmosphere, 
and  beautiful  scenery. 

i'hysical  Culture,  (! ynuiastics,  Athletics,  and  all  out-door  sports  emphasized — ten  pins,  lawn  tennis,  croquet, 
basket  b.ill,  golf,  and  archerw 

An  up-to-date,  \\  cll-eciuipped  building,  commodious,  convenient,  and  comfortable;  situated  on  an  excellent 
electric  car  line,  and  furnislied  with  electricity,  water  works,  open  lires  and  stiam  lieat. 

Chapel,  reception  halls,  art  and  music  studios,  class-rooms,  dining-room,  reading-room,  library,  and  p;irlor  are 
all  on  the  first  floor;  no  steps  to  climb,  only  bed-rooms  on  second  lloor,  overv  room  opening  upon  the  spacious 
upper  and  lower  galleries  surrounding  the  entire  building. 

Tliorough  and  complete  Elective,  University  Preparatory,  Collegiate,  Hible,  Business,  and  Post  Graduate 
Courses.  Superior  advantages  in  Languages,  Literature,  .\rt.  Expression,  Piano,  Voice,  Violin,  and  Organ.  .\ll 
deiiartments  under  skilled  specialists,  supplemented  by  scholarly  lecture  corps,  and  admission  to  laboratories  of 
\'andcrbilt  I 'ni versify. 

The  College  is  just  closing  a  successful  year,  having  attained  its  limit  in  all  departments,  the  patronage  being 
nation;d  an<.l  foreign. 

Fall   Term    Opens    September   17,    1903 

Write  for  Beautiful  Year-Book     ^      ^     MRS.  E.  G.  BUFORD,  President 


7r^'^--^-'pi''vr^''s(^'7i-'7(-*7i-'7i^'7i-'!V^-^;r^-v[''9i--^-'si^ri^ 


Good  J^etjifs 

_for  the 

Grand-  Daug hiers 
ofihe  V.  C.  Vs. 


Carr-Burdette  College 

and   ConseviJatory    o_f 
Music,  Arf,   and  Elocxxiion. 

SHERMAN.  TEX. 


i;.  ill  ill  sill  Jill! 


Hot  water 


This  ctdlcgo,  justly  n:)niod  by  a  cntnnrtpnt  N'ortlirrn  critic  "The  Potit  W.-llpsley  of 
•ho  South,"  was  built  and  donitcd  by  Sirs.  O.  A.  C:irr.  a  truff  Dnuu-hlir  of  the  Con- 
leder.icy,  forme  higher  education  of  Siuilhern  Kirls.     In  its  liuildinir,  home  furnish- 
ings, drpartment  equipments,  and  Kaculty  il  is  the  peer  of  any  bn.ardinar  sehool  North   ^^* 
or  South.     Limited  to  So  boarders.     Ix>ra'tion,  high  and  healthful.     Artesian  water  from  a  cl,  plh  off.jofeet. 
he.il    and  all  modern  comforts.     Substantial  brick  buildinij:  stone  foundation.     Practically  lite-proof. 

I  he  Music  and  Art  teachers  were  educated  in  Germany  and  I'ranre,  and  the  Literary  te.ichers  studied  six  years  in  Europe  and  the  Orient.  The  Library,  Music 
Hooms,  Art  Studio,  and  Gymnasium  are  lborou;;hly  equipped.  Girls'  Militar)-  Company— the  only  one  in  the  South— org.inized  to  give  mental  concentration 
ana  physical  development.     The  college  furnishes  the  company  with  hancisome  Confe<ler:ite  uniforms,  guns,  drum,  etc. 

Come,  see,  and  be  convinced,  and  enjoy  the  old-time  Southern  hospitality  of  Carr- Hurdetle  College.     For  brochure,  < 
and  exterior  of  College,  address  <).  A.  or  MKS..().  A.  CAIlil.  rrincioaliDepartmect  B.   Sherman.  Tex. 


ICleclric  lights 


F  A.LLi-.T  EIR  M;^iO  P  EJNIS  [SEPT  EMBER     17, 


,  containing  53  photo-engTUvlngs  of  interior 
1903. 


QoQfed^rate  Uetera7, 


"  S'/>e  Ideal  College  Home  o_flhe  South, 


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'Belmont  College 


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J^cLsh-ville,  ISenn, 


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No.  6 


Qopfederate  l/eterap 


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K     * 


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HELEN     KELLER 
Daughter  and  Granddaughter  of  Confederate  Officers 


7i  New  Garment^Gutting  System! 


Free   with   Two  New  Subscriptions  to  the   Veteran. 


The  New  I-omloii 
t,:uiii*s'  'Jailor  Sys- 
tem, usually  snUl  :il 
55,  is  tonsi(i  Ftd  by 
many  the  ninst  con- 
venient ffa  rmc  n  I- 
culling  clmrt  ever 
de\  isea.  It  produces 
as  accurate  results  as 
the  cjinplicated  svs- 
tcnis  for  which  hira^e 
sums  are  charged.  It 
enables  the  mother 
who  has  little  ones 
to  pro\  i<leclulliingat 
a  niiniiiium  expeiiM-, 
and  s.ive  money  fnr 
other  di-partini'iits  of 
the  household  which 
now  goes  to  dress 
makers  or  for  the 
purcliaseof  palterns. 

This  system  is 
unique  because  of  its 
simjilicitv,  and  poii- 
ular  because  of  llie 
rapidity  and  accu- 
racy v  ith  whicii  a 
pattern  may  b  i' 
drafted  by  its  use. 

'J  lie  Vetkran  of- 
fers to  send  by  mail 
at  once  a  Chart  free 
with  two  new  sub- 
scriplinnsor  one  new 
siiliscription  with  a 
renewal.  Full  d  i  - 
rections  are  printed 
on  each  Chart,  and 
after  a  few  patterns 
have  been  drafteil 
the  user  will  be  abl^- 
to  do  as  good  work 
as  most  women  after 
a  long-  apprentice- 
ship under  alcompe- 
lent  dressmaker. 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 

322,  324,  1^6,  328  GREEN  SIREET,  LOLISVILIl,  <4Y. 


'OLDEST  AND  MOST  RELIABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cosl  !:rom  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  they  have  erected.  To  see  these 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Raleigh   N.  C. 

J.  C.  Caliioiin  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R.  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga, 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dal  ton,  Ga 

Nashville,  fenn. 

Columbia.  Tenn. 

Shelby  ville,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  State  Monument, 
Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  Va. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka- 
mauga Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


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tsmnch  as  [)raclicable;  these  siifiliestions  are  important. 

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Instance,  if  tlie  VFTEKA>f  t't-  ordered  to  I'eKin  uilh  January,  tlie  tiale  on  mail 
tlat  will  be  Decendier,  and  Ihe  srdiscr'ber  is  enlilled  In  that  rnnni  er. 

The  "civil  war"  was  too  lon^  affo  to  be  ca.  :d  the  "late"  war.  and  when 
eorreepondenls  use  that  term  lite  word  "  (jreat  '    war)  will  be  substituted. 


OFFICIALLT  REPRESENTS ; 

United  Confroehate  Veterans, 

United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 

Sons  of"  Veterans,  and  Other  OFtcANiZATioif*. 
The  Veteran  is  approved  a:".d  indorsed  odicially  by  a  larger  auC  i 
elevated  patronage,  doidilless,  than  anv  oilier  publication  in  existenr*. 

Thoufjh  men  deserve,  they  may  not  win  success. 

The  brave  will  honcr  the  brave,  vanquished  none  the  less 


Prick.  »1.oo  per  Ykak 
8iN<;i.K  (J.ii'Y.  10  Ci 


•*"' !  V( 


)L.  XL 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  JUNE,  1903. 


Nj.  6.  ! 


S.  A.  I  rsMNUIIAM. 

PltOl'KIKTUK. 


REUNION  KETROSPECT. 

It  would  sci.in  tliat  anniversary  rciiiiioiis  of  the  U.  C.  V. 
and  of  Confederate  Camps,  occf.rring  at  frequent  inter- 
vals in  all  parts  of  the  South,  would  exliaust  the  theme  which 
inspires   such   gatherings   and   beggar   the   realm   of   words, 


MISS   KTUKI,  TILLMAN    HEARD,    At'BURN,    ALA., 
Sponsor  for  the  South,  New  Orleans  U  c  union. 


but  men  may  draw  deep  and  long  from  the  great  wells  of 
feeling,  ami  language  will  be  found  wliile  the  world  lasts  to 
write  the  South"s  glorious  epic.  Men  and  women,  the 
grown-up  children  of  the  race,  hear  music  in  th-:  echo  of 
those  W'ords,  "Once  upon  a  tim?,"  which  float  from  the  far- 
off  shores  of  chiUMiood.  The  Soutli.  our  beauteous  mother, 
loves  to  teach  us  the  "once  upon  a  time"  of  her  heroic  days; 
and  we.  her  reverent  children,  go  back  to  the  language  of  the 
nursery  and  bid  her  "Tell  it  again,"  the  tender  story  of  her 
heroes  and  their  heroine  mothers,  daughters,  sweethearts, 
.ind  wives. 

The  recent  reunion  at  New  Orleans  revived  the  story  yet 
again,  and  men  gathered  there  as  around  the  camp  fires 
of  the  sixties.  Kindling  with  the  Irapfments  of  rcminiscenc:; 
fresh  camp  fires  around  which  their  children,  the  Sons  and 
Daughters,  will  sit  when  the  b.tttle-battered  veterans  have 
gathered  in  the  ;olemn  bivouac  of  the  dead.  Embers  from 
Ihc  camp  fires  of  true  patriots  need  never  die  while  a  noble 
posterity  abides.  Sons  and  Daughters,  let  it  never  be  said 
of  you  that  you  allowed  the  sacred  fire  lo  grow  cold ! 

According  to  the  overwhelming  spirit  of  patriotism  and 
love  for  a  common  cause  that  stimulates  all  Confederate  re- 
tniions.  it  cannot  be  said  of  any  particular  one  that  it  was 
"the  Kre."test"  in  the  history  r.f  such  gatherings.  The  last 
is  always  the  best,  in  that  the  warm  clasp  of  thg  hand  of 
fellowship  seems  more  a  reality  because  it  belongs  to  a 
more  immediate  past.  Hence,  at  the  present  time,  when 
the  great  reunion  at  New  Orleans  is  the  popular  theme  for 
discussion,  those  who  participated  in  its  ceremonies  are  en- 
thusiastic in  saying  there  never  was  one  like  it. 

.\  hasty  glance  at  the  memory  picture  made  by  the  recent 
happenings  in  the  Crescent  City  produces  a  many-colored 
scene  of  exquisite  harmony.  Here  a  city  whose  great  heart 
tlirobbcd  in  the  days  of  war,  and  whose  people  stood  as  one 
man  to  protect  the  honor  of  the  Southland,  stood  again  at 
the  post  of  duty.  It  is  not  to  grnn-visaged  war  alone  that  we 
must  look  for  heroes.  The  men  who  can  rise  to  the  dignity 
of  the  occasion  and  the  hour  are  t.i  be  clssed  among  na- 
ture's noblemen;  and  these,  in  th:-  end.  are  her  heroes, 
whether  the  horn  of  plenty  proclaims  the  abuic'ance  of  peace 
or  the  blast  of  the  war  trumpet  calls  men  to  arm  . 

It  has  been  urged  that  the  Sons  and  Dau-jhlers  shoul  1 
stay  at  home  and  allow  the  Veterans  to  enjoy  a  reunion  all 
their  own.  but  the  recent  spertacle  in  Christ  Church  Ca- 
thedral proved  a  strong  argument  for  the  presence  of  the 


24  L 


Qor^federate  l/eteraij. 


Daughters,  when  their  Memorial  Association  solemnly 
opened  the  reunion  exercises  with  prayerful  tribute  to  the 
memory  of  the  Confederacy's  President,  Jeflferson  Davis. 

And  what  could  be  more  edifying  than  the  spirit  which 
stimulates  the  actions  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans  at  reunions? 
At  their  recent  convention,  more  than  on  any  previous  oc- 
casion, the  Sons  seemed  to  realize  that  they  should  stand 
closer  to  the  Veterans,  in  order  to  become  the  more  worthy 
recipients  of  the  archives,  which  in  the  nature  of  things  must 
be  their  lieritage  in  a  few  tragically  short  years.  The  Vet- 
erans themselves  are  becoming  conscious  of  the  necessity 
of  drawing  nearer  to  the  Sons. 

The  two  ideas  on  which  Commander  Stone  seemed  to 
focus  his  convention  address  was  the  necessity  of  perfect 
organization  for  the  perpetuation  of  Confederate  history, 
and  the  desire  to  make  a  monument  to  the  women  of  the 
South.  Herein  lies  the  spirit  of  the  well-organized  family — 
the  son  must  step  into  his  father's  place  when  infirmity  and 
death  stalk  abroad,  and  his  strong  arm  must  raise  monu- 
ments of  manly  valor  to  the  women  "whose  strength,  veiled 
by  their  weakness,"  has  made  them  the  most  beloved  figures 
in  human  history. 

A  general  review  of  the  proceedings  at  the  New  Orleans 
reunion  is  necessarily  deferred  to   the  July  issue 

A  dozen  or  so  pages  of  this  number  are  used  to  print  in  ful! 
the  address  of  Hon.  John  H.  Rogers,  of  Fort  Smith,  Ark  . 
who  was  chosen  to  make  the  oration  of  the  convention.  Hon. 
John  VV.  Daniel,  United  States  Senator  for  Virginia,  was  the 
orator  of  the  former  New  Orleans  reunion  convention,  in 
1892,  and  survivors  who  heard  it  will  recall  his  almost  match- 
less oratory  and  the  love  feast  that  followed  it. 
"The  address  of  Judge  Rogers  was  begun  under  such  trying 


ciri.'unisl;:rices  that  he  hesitated  to  deliver  it.  Delegates  were 
weaiy  from  a  prolonged  morning  session,  and  they  were  slow 
in  assembling.  He  began  with  a  band  of  music  and  a  frolicking 
crowd  outside  the  auditorium,  which  seriously  threatened  con- 
ditons  for  a  satisfactory  hearing.  The  splendid  appearance  of 
the  speaker  and  his  frne  voice  soon  riveted  the  atteirtion  of  the 
audience,  whicli  had  increased  to  several  thousand,  mainly 
veteran;,  and,  ihcugh  it  was  lengthy,  interest  increased  to  the 
end,  and  a  spontaneous  rising  in  enthusiasm  and  gratitude  for 
his  manly  and  able  argument  in  behalf  of  the  South  caused 
the  passage  of  resolutions  that  it  be  published  and  sent  to  all 
the  Confederate  Coinps  and  to  a'l  colleges  in  the  South — "and 
North,  too,"  was  supplenrented. 

The  editor  of  the  Veteran  submitted  a  communication  the 
next  day,  which  was  read  to  the  convention,  and  for  which 
the  hearty   thanks  of  that  body  were  expressed.     It  reads: 

"The  motion  made  yesterday  by  a  comrade  from  Alabama, 
which  was  so  enthusiastically  seconded  and  passed  by  unani- 
mous vote,  that  the  great  oration  of  Hon.  John  H.  Rogers,  of 
Arkansas,  be  published  and  sent  to  all  of  our  Canrps  and  to 
the  numerous  universities  and  colleges  of  the  South  was,  T 
think,  in  the  original  form  made  as  a  request  of  the  Veteran, 
but  in  being  announced  by  the  Chairman,  Lieut.  Gen.  Stephen 
D.  Lee,  the  request  feature  was  omitted  and  a  proposed  amend- 
ment carried  that  it  be  sent  out  in  pamphlet  form.  I  cheerfully 
volunteer  to  send  the  Veteran  in  duplicate  to  every  Camp 
and  copies  to  every  university  and  college  in  the  United  States 
if  a  list  of  these  institutions  shall  be  furnished." 

The  proposition  is  being  complied  with  lo  the  letter.  It  in- 
creases the  size  of  this  number  and  will  cost  over  one  hundred 
dollars ;  'but  it  secures  the  address,  which  should  be  in  every 
American  home,  in  bound  volumes,  whereby  it  will  last  as  long 
as  there  is  a  record  of  the  awful  war  between  the  States. 


The  Veteran  is  in  receipt  of  resolutiotns  from  many  Con- 
federate Camps  relative  to  the  meeting  of  Lincoln  Post,  G.  A. 
R.,  of  Topeka,  Kan.,  at  which  place  the  names  of  Gen.  Lee  and 
President  Davis  were  branded  as  traitors  and  rebels,  an  act 
unwortlry  the  na?ne  which  the  Topeka  Post  bears.  The  Con- 
federate Camps  have  done  well  in  placing  on  their  various  rec- 
ords a  manly  defense  of  their  position  during  the  war,  and  the 
\'eteran  encourages  the  continued  efifort  of  Southerners  to 
kcfp  unsullied  the  ttames  of  the  dauntless  heroes  who  fought 
for  right  and  succumbed  before  might.  It  is  with  regret  that 
innited  space  piever.ts  the  pub'ication  of  all  these  resolutions. 


MISS    DAISY  H.  HARRISON, 
Maid  of  Honor  Piicific  Division,  U.  C.  V. 


A  score  of  years  ago  this  writer  and  Capt.  A.  PI.  Keller,  who 
resided  at  Tuscumbia,  Ala.,  were  seat  mates  in  a  railway  train 
as  it  neared  Tuscumbia.  They  had  been  discussing  the  polit- 
ical situation  in  a  conservative  way  when  he  was  startled  by 
a  sharp,  patriotic  rebuke  from  a  lady  on  the  seat  behind  them 
who  had  overheard  the  conversation.  It  was  a  pleasing 
explanation  that  the  Igdy  was  Capt.  Keller's  wife.  This  was 
before  the  U.  D.  C.  had  been  organized,  menrbers  of  which 
are  so  diligent  to  maintain  Confederate  principles. 

Capt.  Keller  was  a  faithful  friend  of  the  writer,  and  then  of 
the  Veteilan,  until  he  answered  the  "Last  Roll,"  in  1896.  A 
few  weeks  ago,  calling  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Keller,  now  of 
Florence,  Ala.,  request  was  made  for  Helen's  picture  for  the 
Veteran,  and  the  response  was  immediate  that  "her  father 
would  like  that."  She  added:  "I  want  my  daughters  to  join 
the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  on  their  father's  i-ecord, 
and  I  want  to  join  on  my  father's  record."  Happily,  Helen's 
mother   had   quite   recently   received    the   picture    with    which 


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tlie  front  luigc  of  this  miinl)cr  is  adorned.  Pica  was  made 
for  the  mother,  brother,  and  sister  of  Helen  in  a  group,  but 
the  modesty  which  could  not  be  overfcome  prevented  its  pro- 
curement. The  explanation  was  made  that  she  refused  to  fur- 
nish them  for  Helen's  book,  and  yet  was  sorry  not  to  oblige 
the  Veter.an. 


>   liAKLK.S    W.   AKAMS, 
Helen  Keller's  grandfather. 


HELEN  KELLEH. 

"I  could  not  see  till  I  was  blind; 
Then  color,  mujic,  light 
Came  floating  down  on  every  wind." 

Mr.  Hoar,  of  Massachusetts,  has  reconsidered  one  of  his 
earlier  statements  in  which  he  gave  to  Senator  John  Morgan 
the  credit  of  possessing  the  finest   intellect  in  Alabama.      The 
distinguished   Senator  has   later 
yielded  the  intellectual  palm  to 
Helen     Keller,     that     splendid 
marvel   of  humanity  who  came 
into  the  world  on  June  27,  1880. 
at    Tusrunibia,    Ala.,    and    who. 
when   nineteen   months  old,   the 
lisping  period  before   the  num- 
bers   came,    lost    her    sight    and 
hearing. 

All  the  world  knows  of  Helen 
Keller,  and  strong  men,  loving 
women,  and  tender  children 
bow  before  her  long  and  un- 
daunted demonstration  of  what 
handicapped  humanity  can  per- 
sevcnngly  accomplish  toward 
proving,  through  that  "other  sense,"  that  subtler  sense,  that 
the  light  which  never  was  on  sea  or  land  can  and  does  shine 
in  the  midst  of  the  material  darkness  that  envelops  and  en- 
ocimpasscs  many  of  the  children  of  men. 

In  "The  Story  of  My  Life,"  Helen  Keller's  almost  mystic 
autobiography,  which  has  just  been  issued  by  Doubleday, 
Page  &  Co.,  the  noble  woman  tells  how  the  wordless  cry 
of  liir  soul  from  the  earliest  mom-jnt  of  consciousness 
was:  "Light!  give  me  light!"  She  describes  the  beauteous 
moment  of  her  soul's  awakening  in  language  which  leaves 
no  doubt  that  she  early  found  the  Source  from  which  all 
light  radiates.  "Thus  I  came  out  of  Egypt  and  stood  before 
Sinai,  and  a  power  divine  touched  my  spirit  and  gave  it 
sight,  so  that  I  beheld  many  wonders.  And  from  the  sacred 
mountain  I  heard  a  voice  which  said;  'Knowledge  is  love  and 
light  and  vision.'  " 

It  is  remarkable  how  world-renowned  men  of  letters  en- 
tertain a  universal  conviction  of  the  high  mental  attainments 
and  holy  inner  personality  of  the  beloved  blind  girl,  as  these 
(|ualiticv  are  exemplified  in  her  life  before  men.  Mark 
Twain  has  said  that  "the  m  ,st  mtercs'.ing  characters  of  the 
nineteenth  century  are  Napoleon  and  Helen  Keller." 
Charles  Dudley  Warner  wrote  of  her  in  1896:  "I  believe  she 
i^  the  pure-t-mi:ided  human  Iieing  ever  in  existence.  .  .  . 
The  world  to  her  is  what  her  own  mind  is.  She  has  not 
even  learned  that  exhibition  on  which  so  many  pride  them- 
selves— 'righteous  indignation.'  .  .  Her  mind  is  not 
only  vigorous,  but  it  is  pure.  She  is  i:i  love  with  noble 
things,  wi'.h  noble  thoughts,  and  with  the  characters  of  noble 
nun  and  women."  She  possesses  a  poise  that  makes  her 
delightfully  companionable;  and  the  writer  has  said,  "Her 
good  >ense.  gond  humor,  and  imagination  keep  hir  scheme 
of  life  sane  and  beautiful." 


In  his  "Prince  of  Illusions,"  John  Luther  Long  tells  the 
story  of  an  imaginary  blind  boy  to  whose  consciousness  the 
conception  of  sin  was  as  remote  as  the  sense  of  sight;  but 
Helen  Keller,  the  living  reality  of  our  own  day  and  time, 
convinces  the  reader  in  "The  Story  of  My  Life,"  thit  she  is 
a  veritable  princess  of  illusions  living  in  an  age  of  sordid 
materialism,  and  that  the  high  atmosphere  she  breathes  is 
far,  far  above  the  experience  of  everyday  existence.  She 
does  not  say  these  thing;,  for  to  her  pure  mind  all  things 
are  pure  and  she  feels  herself  no  better  than  the  people 
about  her.  When  asked  to  define  love,  she  replied:  "Why, 
bless  you,  that  is  easy;  it  is  what  everybody  feels  for  every- 
body else."  The  world  has  meted  to  her  so  much  of  kind- 
ness that  she  is  permeated  with  a  spirit  of  beautiful  trustful- 
ness and  tolerance. 

"Surrounded  by  the  gentlest  inllucnces,  she  has,  from  the 
earliest  stage  of  her  intellectual  cniightenment,  willingly 
done  right.  She  knows  right  with  unerring  instinct  and 
does  it  joyously.     To  her  soul  all  evil  is  unlovely.'' 

In  the  whole  history  of  psychic  phenomena  and  human 
tenacity  of  purpose,  there  are  few  things  as  remarkable  as 
the  story  of  Helen  Keller's  acquisition  of  knowledge.  Just 
as  "more  light"  was  Goethe's  dying  cry,  so  does  it  seem  to 
have  been  the  password  into  human  life  of  the  deaf,  mute, 
blind  girl.  Miss  Sullivan,  the  teacher  who  became  so  im- 
portant a  factor  in  the  child's  history  when  she  was  six  years 
old,  is  an  object  lesson  for  future  ages,  and  her  methods 
as  a  medium  for  conveying  i;k,:s  and  developing  the  per- 
ceptive faculties  are  a  marvel  before  which  the  intellects  of 
contemporary  history  pause  'n  reverent  contemplation. 
Many  of  the  scholars  of  the  nineteenth  century's  latter  half 
have  delighted  to  do  homage  to  the  noble  woman  who 
seems,  in  her  rel.tion  to  Hel-.'n  Kcllci',  a  divinely  ordered 
complement. 

It  is  said  that  greatness  recognizes  greatness,  and  what 
could  be  more  beautiful  thin  the  friendship,  close,  gentle, 
affectionate,  sympathetic,  given  to  Helen  Keller  by  such 
men  as  Whittier.  Holmes,  Alexander  G,  Bell.  Edward  Ever- 


HKLEN   Keller's  father,  arthir   h.  kkller. 


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ett  Hale,  Charles  Dudley  Warner,  and  the  high-souled 
Phillips  Brooks,  who,  out  of  the  fullness  of  his  reverent  faith, 
conveyed  to  the  hungry  child,  groping  after  light,  her  first 
conception  of  the  fatherhood  of  God.  The  rapidity  and 
clearness  with  which  she  grasped  every  detail  that  led  to 
her  inental  development  possibly  are  the  most  striking 
things  in  the  blind  girl's  experience.  When  Miss  Sullivan 
took  charge  of  the  six-year-old  child,  in  1887,  she  knew  noth- 
ing of  the  methods  by  which  ideas  \  'ere  to  be  introduced  into 
the  intensified  shadow  land  where  her  baby  years  had  been 
spent,  but  three  months  and  a  half  after  the  first  word  was 
spelled  into  her  hand  she  wrote  to  her  relative:  "helen  write 
anna  george  will  give  helen  apple  simpson  will  shoot  bird 
jack  will  give  helen  stick  of  candy  doctor  will  give  mildred 
medicine  mother  will  make  mildred  new  dress." 

Think  of  it!  With  sightless  eyes  and  ears  that  knew  not 
the  sounds  so  necessary  to  the  instruction  of  man,  she  ex- 
pressed herself,  at  the  age  of  six,  as  many  hearing  and  see- 
ing children  often  fail  to  do.  .A.nd  four  years  later,  the  lit- 
tle girl  of  ten  years,  deaf,  blind,  mute,  wrote  the  following 
letter  to  Rev.  Phillips  Brooks: 

"South  Boston,  June  8,  1891. 

"My  Dear  Mr.  Brooks:  I  send  you  my  picture  as  I  prom- 
ised, and  I  hope  when  you  look  at  it  this  summer  your 
thoughts  will  fly  southward  to  your  happy  little  friend.  I 
used  to  wish  that  I  could  see  pictures  with  luy  hands  as  I  do 
statues,  but  now  I  do  not  often  think  about  it  because  my 
dear  Father  has  filled  my  mind  with  beautiful  pictures,  even 
of  things  I  cannot  see.  If  the  light  were  not  in  your  eyes, 
dear  Mr.  Brooks,  you  would  understand  better  how  happy 
your  little  Helen  was  when  her  teacher  explained  to  her 
that  the  best  and  most  beautiful  things  in  the  world  cannot 
be  seen  or  even  touched,  but  just  felt  in  the  heart.  Every 
day  I  find  out  something  which  makes  me  glad.  Yesterday 
I  thought  for  the  first  time  what  a  beautiful  thing  motion 
was,  and  it  seemed  to  me  that  everything  was- trying  to  get 
near  to  God.  Does  it  seem  that  way  to  you?  It  is  Sunday 
morning,  and  while  I  sit  here  in  the  library  writing  this  let- 
ter you  are  teaching  hundreds  of  people  some  of  the  grand 
and  beautiful  things  about  their  Heavenly  Father.  Are  you 
not  very,  very  happy?  and  when  you  are  a  bishop  you  wi.l 
preacli  to  more  people  and  more  and  more  will  be  made 
glad.  Teacher  sends  her  kind  remembrances,  and  I  send 
you  with  my  picture  my  dear  love. 

"From  your  little  friend,  Helen  Keller." 

Not  content  to  master  her  mother  tongue  alone,  this  eager, 
earnest  child  of  the  South  has  carried  her  mental  activity 
toward  the  mastery  of  other  languages,  and  in  her  college 
life  she  has  become  a  successful  student  of  French,  German, 
and  Latin.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  she  has  acquired  a 
liberal  education,  and  possesses  a  scholarly  appreciation  of 
the  history  of  literature  and  the  best  that  it  has  placed  before 
the  mind  of  man. 

Helen  Keller's  immediate  family  consists  of  a  widowed 
mother,  a  sister,  Mildred,  and  brother,  Phillips  Brooks  Kel- 
ler, whom  she  named  for  her  dear  friend  of  beloved  memory. 
The  Keller  family  is  descended  from  Casper  Keller,  a  native 
of  Switz^'rland,  who  settled  in  Maryland.  Helen  mentions 
a  rather  remarkable  coincidence  in  her  autobiography:  "One 
of  my  Swiss  ancestors  was  the  first  teacher  of  the  deaf  in 
Zurich,  and  wrote  a  book  on  the  subject  of  their  instruction." 
Casper  Keller's  son,  Helen's  grandfather,  entered  large 
tracts  of  land   in  Alabama  and   settled  there.      He  married 


the  daughter  of  one  of  Lafayette's  aids,  Alexander  Moore. 
and  granddaughter  of  Alexander  Spotswood,  an  early 
colonial  Governor  of  Virginia.  Helen's  paternal  grand- 
mother was  second  cousin  to  Robert  E.  Lee.  Her  father, 
Arthur  H.  Keller,  was  a  captain  in  the  Confederate  army, 
enlisting  in  1861.  He  was  det.iiled  as  quartermaster  ser- 
geant under  Dr.  D.  R.  Lindsay,  Twenty-Seventh  Alabama, 
stationed  at  Fort  Henry.  In  1862  he  joined  Roddy's  cavalry 
as  a  private,  an  1  in  '64  was  made  paymaster  of  Roddy's  Di- 
vision, a  position  which  he  held  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
He  was  a  prominent  man  in  Alabama,  in  which  State  he  died 
August  29.  1896.  His  wife,  Helen's  mother,  Kate  Adams 
was  the  daughter  of  Charles  Adams,  a  native  of  New!:ury- 
port,  Ma.is.,  who  moved  to  Helena,  Ark.,  and  enlisted  in 
the  Confederate  army  when  the  war  broke  out,  soon  risin.i? 
to  the  rank  of  brigadier  general.  He  commanded  the 
Twenty-Third  Arkansas  Regiment  and  did  active  service 
during  the  entire  struggle.  After  the  war  he  resumed  the 
practice  of  the  law  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  where  in  the  epi- 
demic of  .'87S  he  fell  a  victim  to  the  ravages  of  yellow  fever. 
This  brave  man  was  married  to  Lucy  Helen  Everett,  who 
belonged  to  the  same  family  as  Edward  Everett  and  Dr. 
Edward  Everett  Hale. 

Through  the  heroic  part  played  by  her  father  and  her 
maternal  grandfather  in  the  great  conflict  that  left  so  many 
hearthstones  desolate,  Helen  Keller  may  justly  be  called  a 
daughter  of  the  South,  though  she  rejoices  that  it  is  to-day 
a  united  part  of  a  united  country,  and  her  Massachusetts 
kinsmen  and  friends  are  as  much  her  brothers  as  the  chil- 
dren of  Southern  soil  who  realize  that  she  is  great  enough 
to  be  claimed  as  one  of  the  nation's  heroines. 


^'    A' .  f  ^•• 


^V- 


MISS  ALMA  GREER,  TEXARKANA,  ARK.^ 

Sponsor  for  Arkansas  Division. 


Confederate  l/eterap. 


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UNVEILING  AT  FLORENCE.  ALA. 

Having  worked  for  many  years  in  tlie  face  of  numerous 
discouragements  and  drawbacks,  the  Memorial  Associa- 
tion, assisted  by  the  Florence  Chapter.  U.  D.  C.  on  April 
J5  unveiled  the  beautiful  monument  at  Florence,  Ala.  The 
Memorial  Association  of  Florence  is  an  old  organization, 
as  we  reckon  time  in  a  new  land,  having  been  formerly 
organized  in  l86g.     The  .\ssoc  ation  was  originally  brought 


MONUMENT    AT   FI.dRKNCE,   ALA. 

into  existence  for  the  purpose  of  caring  for  the  brave  sol- 
diers of  Lauderdale  County  who  fell  for  llie  cause  so  dear 
1(1  their  manly  hearts. 

Early  in  its  history,  Mrs.  R.  O.  Pickett  was  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Association,  and  served  for  one  year.  Upon  her 
resignation,  Mrs.  Cutler  Smith  was  elected,  serving  faith- 
fully for  a  term  of  many  years.  During  her  administration 
llie  Association  united  with  the  Florence  Chapter,  U.  D.  C, 
in  the  splendid  work  of  raising  a  monument  fund,  and, 
ihougli  many  of  the  original  members  passed  away,  other 
earnest  workers  dropped  into  plac  s  male  Aacmt  by  the 
angel  of  death,  and  the  work  went  on. 

Those  who  know  the  hietory  of  the  noble  undcrlaking 
are  impressed  with  the  gentle  spirit  of  harmony  in  which  the 
women  of  Florence  have  worked,  and  when  the  sun  came 
out  an.l  rested  on  the  monument  on  the  d.iy  of  the  unveil- 
ing it  seemed  to  bear  a  radiant  message  of  gratitude  from 
the  heroes  who  died  lor  a  fair  cause  and  wlio  are  resting 
in  those  heavenly  fields  where  the  atmosphere  breathes  the 
elernal  peace  wdiich  passeth  understanding. 


splendid  increase  in  State  Chapters,  seven  being  added  to 
the  Alabama  Division  during  the  past  year.  Mrs.  Dowdell, 
the  retiring  president,  made  a  Deautiful  address  before  the 
Convention  and  submitted  the  annual  report,  which  proved 
the  energetic  methods  of  the  women  of  her  State  in  further- 
ing the  various  laudable  undertakings  that  will  perpetuate 
the  memory  of  Alabama's  heroes. 

The  Alabama  Division,  U.  D.  C,  under  its  able  Presidenl. 
Mrs.  A.  L  Dowdell,  is  making  earnest  efforts  to  arouse 
an  interest  among  the  sons  and  daughters  of  the  South,  in 
using  appropriate  words  to  the  stirring  notes  of  Dixie. 
Most  of  the  Southern  papers  have  indorsed  the  adoption  of 
ilu-  new  words,  and.  as  it  is  a  rare  exception  when  the  words 
an-  known  at  all,  an  appeal  is  made  that  the  patriotic  lines, 
reprinted  below,  be  universally  adopted  in  the  South  Why 
I  ciuld  not  all  the  Sons  and  Daui^htcrs  open  their  Camp  and 
Chapter  meetings  with  the  following  inspiring  song? 

DlxiEp — New  Version. 
I  wish  1  was  in  the  land  of  cotton. 
Cinnamon  seed  and  sancfy  bottom. 
Look  away!  look  away!  look  away! 

Dixie  Land. 
Her  scenes  shall  fade  from  my  memory  never. 
For  Dixie's  land,  hurrah  forever! 
Look  away !  look  away  !  look  away  ! 
Dixie  Land. 

Chorus. 
I'll  give  my  life  lor  Dixie, 

Away!  away! 
In  Dixie's  Land  I'll  take  my  stand. 
.■\nd  live  and  die  in  Dixie. 

Away !  aw-a\  ; 
Av.ay  down  South  in  Dixie. 

By  foes  begirt  and  friends  forsaken. 
The  faith  of  her  sons  is  still  unshaken. 
Look  away!  look  aw\iy!  look  away! 

Dixie  Land. 
For  Dixie  Land  and  Dixie  nation, 
We'll  stand  and  fight  the  whole  creation. 
Lock  away!  look  away!  look  away! 

Dixie  Land. 

Tlicn  up  witli  the  flag  that  leads  to  glory — 
.•\  thousand  years  'twill  live  in  story, 
Look  away!  look  away!  look  away! 

Dixie  Land. 
The  Southerner's  pride,  the  loeman's  wonder — 
That  flag  that  the  Dixie  boys  march  under. 
Look  away!  look  away!  look  away! 

Dixie  Land. 


,\i.Ai!A.\iA  Convention.  U.  D.  C  — On  May  12  the  Ala- 
bama State  Con\cntion.  U.  D.  C,  met  at  Tuscaloosa.  The 
attendance  was  unusually  iargj,  ar.d  the  reports  indicated  a 


Wanted  to  Suit  His  Rations. — "Stonewall''  Jackson  had 
little  mercy  on  soldiers  whom  he  caught  straggling,  but  is  said 
to  have  laughingly  condoned  one  instance.  During  a  forced 
march  in  the  summer  of  1862  he  stopped  to  consult  with  one 
of  his  general  officers.  The  entire  command  had  then  passed, 
and  as  Jackson  and  his  officers  rode  forward  to  rejoin  the 
colunui  the  former  discovered  a  private  up  a  persimmon  tree. 
Asked  by  the  commander  why  he  was  So  far  in  the  rear,  the 
private  replied:  "Eatin'  'simmons."  "Persimmons?"  roared 
Jackson.  "Why.  they're  not  even  ripe  yet."  "Like  'em  green 
just  now,"  explained  the  soldier,  ".\n'!  why?"  asked  Jackson, 
softening  a  little  with  amusement  at  the  fellow's  laconic  reply: 
"To  draw  my  innards  up  to  fit  my  rations." 


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Qopfederate  l/eterarj. 

S.  A.  CUNNINGHAM,  Editor  and  Prcprietor. 
Office:  Methodist  Publi^ng  House  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Thlii  pat)Ucalion  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  p«- 
aens  who  approve  its  principles  and  realize  its  benefits  as  an  nrgan  fo»  Asso* 
Cintions  throujf  nout  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  it<=  patronage  and  to 
cooperate  in  extending  its  circulation.    Let  each  one  be  constanily  diligent. 


liilETHOD  FOR  PERPETUATING  THE  VETERAN. 

There  appear:  to  be  general  satisfaction  with  the  plan  pro- 
posed for  perpetnating  the  Veteran  in  selling  interests,  to  be 
designated  as  shares,  indicated  on  page  206  of  the  May  number, 
purchasers  to  be  furnished  free  subscriptions  (except  in  Nash- 
ville and  foreign  countries  where  extra  postage  is  required), 
but  to  have  no  other  interest  while  it  is  published  by  the 
present  management.  The  first  payment  in  this  way  is  from 
Col.  V.  Y.  Cook,  of  Newport,  Ark.,  whose  friendship  for  the 
Veteran  has  not  been  exceeded  by  any  of  its  many  thousands 
of  friends.  This  interest  will  be  furnished  free  to  any  who 
will  send  forty  subscriptions  and  $40-  The  agency  for  the 
A'eter.^n  will  be  given,  as  a  rule,  to  such  subscribers  also. 
Judges  on  the  bench,  bankers,  and  others  in  prominent  occu- 
pations, serve  the  Veteran  as  agents — men  who  would  not 
represent  any  other  publication.  It  would  gratify  the  owner 
10  receive  a  multitude  of  patrons  on  these  terms.  Remember 
the  $10  pays  for  an  interest  and  that  a  free  subscription  for 
every  ten  dollars  is  supplied  as  desired.  A  free  subscription 
will  be  given  for  every  $10  paid,  and  each  ten  dollars  to 
stand  for  an  interest  in  the  Veteran. 


THE   VETERAN   AN   ENDXTRING   MONUMENT. 

When  Dr.  John  Uri  Lloyd,  the  gifted  author  and  chemist, 
of  Cincinnati,  O.,  delivered  an  address  before  the  Tennessee 
Stale  Eclectic  Society  on  May  6  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  he  re- 
ferred to  the  fleeting  quality  of  the  works  of  many  men  and 
the  more  enduring  monuments  erected  by  others.  In  his 
impromptu  1  espouse  to  the  words  of  welcome  by  the  Mayor 
of  Nashvilk,  Prof.  Lloyd  said  concerning  a  Nashville  enter- 
prise that  which  surprised  especially  his  Nashville  auditors : 

"Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  I  have  listened  with 
great  pleasure  to  the  words  of  welcome  spoken  by  your  wor- 
thy Mayor,  and  deeply  appreciate  the  greeting  extended  by  him 
to  Ihe  members  of  our  Society  and  their  visitors.  I  have 
long  looked  forward  with  the  most  pleasant  anticipation  to 
this  meeling  and  to  a  second  visit  to  this  beautiful  city.  1 
wa.s  here  many,  many  years  ago,  and,  although  I  have  often 
longed  to  return,  this  is  the  first  opportunity  presented.  I 
have  not  yet  had  the  pleasure  of  looking  around  and  seeing 
what  changes  have  taken  place  since  my  first  visit,  but  I 
know  that  time  has  brought  many  changes. 

"Mr.  Mayor,  I  om  not  a  public  speaker,  but  a  chemist.  In 
that  life  work  I  have  plodded  along  and  tried  to  accomplish 
some  good  results,  and  as  a  chemist  I  shall  presume  to  speak 
in  behalf  of  my  profesrion.  This  is  an  age  of  change,  of 
evolution,  of  progress.  It  is  an  era  of  sky  scrapers,  of  im- 
mense mechanical  and  architectural  structures,  of  magnificent 
bridges,  of  great  railroad  constructions,  of  telephones,  of  tele- 
graphs, of  wireless  telegraphy,  of  the  study  of  force  expres- 
sions unperceived  by  our  fathers.  Behind  it  all  stand  the 
chemist  and  the  physicist,  the  laboratory  and  the  crucible. 
Those  who  are  interested  financially  now  reap  the  monetary 
benefits.  They  see  money  only ;  their  eyes  are  closed  to  the 
plodding  scientist  of  the  past,  whose  patience  and  skill  enabled 
others  now  to  become  rich  and  powerful  leaders  in  the  indus- 


trial world.  They  get  the  money  out  of  tlieir  numerous  enter- 
prises, but  the  men  to  whom  they  are  indebted,  but  of  whom 
they  never  think,  are  the  scientists,  whose  brains  stand  back 
of  it  all.  This  monument  of  the  modern  era  is  one  to  science — 
this  nionuimnt  of  iron  and  gold  and  brass  and  stone  and 
motion  and  wonder. 

■".^11  material  works  pass  away  in  time.  The  monuments 
that  are  built  by  hands,  whether  of  brass  or  stone,  crumble 
and  are  seen  no  more.  You  have  heard  the  story  of  the 
lost  Atlantis,  the  myth  land  that  mysteriously  disappeared  in 
days  lost  to  history.  Gone  is  Atlantis,  but  the  story  of  its  past 
existence,  the  charming  legend  of  its  extinction,  still  remains. 
Her  monuments  of  stone  and  bronze,  her  cities  and  her  peo- 
ple, her  hard-built  treasures  are  buried  from  sight,  lost  are 
they  ever  to  cold  history.  Alone  stands  the  charm  of  legend, 
which  from  heart  to  heart  has  passed  on,  a  legend  of  romance 
built  on  love  and  passion  in  a  time  lost  to  years.  Alone  that 
monun'cnt  stands  to-day;  all  else  is  gone.  .Atlantis  the  mate- 
rial is  lost. 

"In  every  city  of  our  land  monuments  are  built  for  various 
reasons;  but  in  ihe  flight  of  time,  like  those  of  Atlantis  of  old, 
ihey  too  will  disappear.  Y'el,  when  stone  crumbles  and  iron 
rusts,  golden  legends  will  be  left  to  tell  of  events  that  hap- 
pened in  lands  where  now  the  stone  is  seen  and  the  heart  is 
touched.  As  I  think  of  my  last  visit  to  Nashville,  comes  to 
mind  the  .story  of  the  war  that  surged,  just  previously,  over 
this  section  of  our  now  peaceful  country.  As  I  now  see  Nash- 
ville, come  to  view  the  structures  of  stone,  speaking  now  of 
her  work  in  civilization's  army.  These  latter  are  her  visible 
monuments.  Yet  there  is  a  monument  now  being  built  here 
in  Nashville  which  is  destined  to  outlive  your  uplifted  piles  of 
brick  and -stone  and  iron  and  wood.  It  is  the  greatest  monu- 
ment that  can  or  will  be  built  here.  It  will  remain  to  speak 
to  generations  to  come  when  your  bronze  has  turned  green 
with  rust.  I  refer  to  the  Confederate  Veteran  [applause], 
that  monument  of  love  which  records  the  story  of  the  sacri- 
fices, of  the  heroism  of  men  and  women  of  the  South  in  their 
day  of  trial.  The  editor  is  unknown  to  me  personally,  but  I 
say  to  you  thai  he  is,  through  this  publication,  erecting  a 
monument  the  lines  of  which  will  live  forever.  A  copy  of  this 
journal  comes  to  my  desk  every  month,  and  I  never  fail  to 
read  its  pages.  It  records  the  history  of  the  past,  as  only  men 
who  know  the  past  can  tell  it.  Each  page  touches  a  heart. 
The  lesson  is  one  of  passion  and  of  sorrow,  of  pain,  disaster, 
and  death,  of  woman's  sacrifice,  of  man's  heroism,  of  the  giv- 
ing of  life  and  property,  of  familv  and  kindred,  in  behalf  of 
principle.  The  pages  of  this  monument  to  the  whole  South, 
the  Confederate  Veteran  of  Nashville,  teem  with  records  of 
devotion  in  the  past.  It  speaks,  too,  of  good  will  to  all  men, 
and,  by  its  courteous  treatment  of  the  veterans  who  wore 
the  blue,  its  kindly  words  for  men  once  foes,  is  even  now 
bringing  the  people  of  both  the  North  and  the  South  together 
in  a  way  which  could  not  be  achieved  otherwise,  [.\pplause.l 
In  a  time  to  come,  when  brick  and  mortar  now  builded  here 
have  crumbled,  hearts  will  feel  the  touch  that  comes  from  the 
stories  these  veterans  have  recorded  in  this  record  of  the  past 
that  Nashville  is  uplifting.  And  in  time  to  come,  from  out  these 
heart  touches,  legends  will  grow  into  form  and  speak  to  dis- 
tant peoples,  legends  that  know  no  North,  no  South,  no  East, 
no  West. 

"Some  may  disagree  with  me.  Let  them  make  their  protest 
and  rest ;  they  cannot  wait  the  end.  Some  may  say  that  I 
make  these  remarks  because  Mrs.  Lloyd  is  a  member  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  but  I  say  to  you,  they  come  be- 
cause I  believe  that  the  work  being  done  by  the  Confederate 
Veteran  is  monumental  and  just  what  I  have  said." 


Qopfederate  \/eterai> 


249 


ADDRESS  ON  MR.  DAVIS  IN  NEW  YORK. 

Hon.  Willmm  Hepburn  Rus.scll,  foniierly  of  Missouri,  made 
an  address  on  Jefferson  Davis  at  the  animal  banquet  given  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel,  New  York  City,  last  January,  that 
was  sent  to  the  Veteran  for  publication.  That  address  has 
been  carefully  considered  more  than  once,  with  the  wish  to 
give  it  place  in  thr«r  pages,  but  it  is  reluctantly  declined.  The 
address  seems  to  beg  the  privilege  of  paying  tribute  to  Mr. 
Davis  at  a  gathering  of  men  from  both  sides  in  the  great 
conflict.  Reference  is  made  to  it  now  not  so  much  to  criticise 
as  lo  exjilain  why  it  is  not  published,  and  yet  it  seems  un- 
fortunate to  attempt  a  eulogy  to  Mr.  Davis  in  any  sense 
apologetic. 

I  he  speaker  begins  willi  a  comparison  between  him  and 
Abraham  Lincoln  in  a  way  that  would  indicate  that  Mr.  Davis 
was  honored  in  being  from  the  same  Stale  as  Mr.  Lincoln — 
"one  believing  in  the  inalienable  right  of  man;  the  other,  in 
the  inalienable  rights  of  the  States."  While  stating  that  Mr. 
Davis  "was  willing  to  accept  tlie  Crittenden  compromise,  hop- 
ing, even  after  South  Carolina  seceded,  to  avoid  war  and 
maintain  the  Union,"  Mr.  Russell  says:  "Lincoln  did  right  to 
defeat  it!'  He  again  says:  "Abraham  Lincoln  gave  his  life 
for  the  Union  and  the  freedom  of  man,  while  Jefferson  Davis 
died  politically — and  his  heart  died  then — when  Grant  re- 
fused the  sword  of  Lee  at  Appomattox." 

In  beginning  his  eulogy  upon  Mr.  Davis,  Mr.  Russell  says: 
"No  American  need  be  ashamed  of  and  none  should  revile  or 
condemn." 

If  it  is  still  too  soon  to  pay  just  and  open-handed  tribute 
to  Mr.  Davis  in  New  York  or  elsewhere,  let  us  wait  rather 
than  beg  the  privilege  in  an  apologetic  sense.  It  is  not  bene- 
ficial for  those  who  would  give  Jefferson  Davis  his  due  to  do 
it  in  that  way. 

The  Veteran  never  forgets  Mr.  Lincoln's  kindly  character- 
istics when  referring  to  him,  and  believes  that,  had  he  lived,  the 
South  would  have  been  spared  largely  the  infamy  of  "recon- 
struction," but  it  does  not  "agree"  with  Mr.  Russell  in  his  in- 
tended eulogy  of  Mr.  Davis  to  credit  Mr.  Lincoln  with  giving 
his  life  "for  the  Union  and  the  freedom  of  man,  while  Jefferson 

Davis  lived  to  typify  a  cause."    Anybody  who  es,says  to 

comment  upon  the  lives  of  these  two  di.'^tinguished  men 
ought  lo  know  and  remember  that  Mr.  Lincoln's  part  in  the 
"freedom  of  man"  came  a.';  an  exigency  of  the  war  in  the 
face  of  his  own  declaration  that  he  had  no  right  under  his 
oath  to  interfere  with  the  institution  of  slavery. 

The  Southerners,  early  after  the  war,  wrote  and  spoke  in 
the  South  after  the  fashion  of  this  eulogy  upon  Mr.  Davis, 
but  in  quitting  it  they  secured  increased  respect  from  the  gal- 
lant men  of  the  North,  and  they  had  more  regard  for  them- 
selves. During  that  hiimilialing  jicriod  they  bought  school  his- 
tories for  their  children  of  which  even  the  North  should  be 
ashamed,  as  all  true  Southerners  are. 


TENNESSEE  STATE  MEETING.  XJ.  D.  C. 

On  Tuesday.  May  6,  Tennessee's  United  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy  met  in  brilliant  and  distiguished  array  at 
Clarksville,  Ihc  beautiful  town  on  the  Cumberland  River, 
noted  for  its  boundless  hospitality.  There  were  present  at 
the  assembly,  beside  the  various  delegates  from  all  over  the 
State,  the  able  officers.  Mcsdanies  T.  J.  Lath.im.  W.  G.  Oeh- 
mig,  A.  B.  Martin,  M.  C.  Goodlett,  John  P.  Hickman.  J.  T. 
McCutchcon,  W.  Hume,  and  D.  N.  Kennedy.  Mrs.  Clay 
Stacker,  of  Clarksville,  delivered  the  address  of  welcome. 

Business  of  grave  importance  was  wisely  handled,  and  the 
following  officers  for  thr  ensuing  year  were  elected:  Mes- 
6* 


dames  W.  G.  Oehmig,  Chattanooga.  President;  Clay  Stacker, 
Clarksville,  and  A.  B.  While,  Paris,  Vice  Presidents;  J.  P. 
Hickman,  Nashville.  Recording  Secretary;  E.  H.  Hatcher, 
CoKimbia,  Treasuier;  J.  T.  McCulchcou,  Jackson,  Corre- 
sponding Secretary;  W.  Hume,  Nashville,  Historian.  Paris, 
Tenn.,  was  selected  unanimously  for  the  next  convention. 


Mrs.  Janet  H.  Randolph,  of  Richmond,  writes  the  editor  of 
the  Veteran  in  regard  to  the  article  of  Mrs.  J.  P.  Hickman  in 
the  May  number,  and  calls  attention  lo  his  oversight  in  print- 
ing the  article  "when  he  knew  that  the  charter  of  the  Albe- 
marle Chapter  was  in  the  Veteran  office  for  six  months." 
The  editor  regrets  these  controversies,  and  especially  that  he 
should,  however  unwittingly,  have  been  the  cause  of  seeming 
partiality  to  one  side  or  the  other.  He  deplores  these  things. 
In  priming  Mrs.  Hickman's  answer  to  Mrs.  Garnett  he  had 
not  thought  of  the  controversy  involving  a  matter  upon  which 
he  could  give  information.  Mrs.  Randolph  cites  Mrs.  Parsley, 
of  North  Carolina,  and  Mrs.  Smythe,  of  South  Carolina,  as 
remembering  his  treatment  that  the  charier  had  been  in  his 
possession  for  several  months.  Even  granting  this,  it  would 
seem  that  the  date  of  the  charter  would  show  whether  or  not 
the  Albemarle  Chapter  was  in  fact  the  charter  Chapter. 

These  controversies  are  grievous,  and  the  Veteran,  while 
deferring  to  the  absolutely  honest  motives  of  both  sides,  has 
been  absorbed  in  too  many  things  to  be  able  to  recall  any  par- 
ticulars concerning  the  issue  involved.  In  printing  Mrs.  Hick- 
man's paper  it  was  without  thought  of  involving  anybody's 
integrity. 

The  Veteran  means  to  be  absolutely  impartial,  and,  while 
desirous  of  serving  every  Chapter  and  every  member  of  the 
great  organization,  it  pleads  for  higher  duties  incumbent  upon 
members.  Daughters  as  well  as  veterans  have  important 
duties  incumbent  upon  them  which  will  ere  long  devolve  upon 
others,  and  the  olive  branch  should  be  garlanded  over  every 
door  of  every  Chapter  of  the  U.  D.  C.  The  editor  regrets 
deeply  what  may  have  seemed  to  be  an  inclination  to  favor 
one  side  over  the  other.  Its  greatest  desice  is  that  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy  dwell  in  unity  of  spirit  everywhere. 


MIS.K    E.    M.   WORTH,    RUHMONP,    VA., 
Sponsor  for  .Army  of  Northern  X'irginla  Department. 


260 


Confederate  l/eteraij. 


CONFEDER.ATE  DAUGHTEBS. 

While  poets  sing  of  warlike  deeds 

On  battlefields  stained  gory, 
And  paans  chant,  and  garlands  wreathe 

For  heroes — still  the  story 
Of  suffering  unparalleled. 

Brave  duties  done,  though  breaking 
Were  Southern  women's  hearts  when  through 

The  land  with  war  was  quaking. 

Though  sages  sing  of  victories. 

Of  biotliers'  blood  by  brothers 
Drawn  warm  in  gushing  flow,  but  ah ! 

What  of  our  Southern  mothers — 
The  Southern  wife,  the  sister,  and 

The  Confederate  soldier's  daughter, 
That  fear-faint  waited  for  the  lists 

That  came  from  fields  of  slaughter ! 

The  roar,  the  crash,  the  battle  shout 

Of  red  war's  deep  damnation 
A  halo  cast  around  the  strife, 

A  lurid  fascination. 
That  nerved  the  Southron  foot  to  foot, 

To  die,  or  nobly  stand 
F'or  land  and  life,  for  child  and  wife, 

With  naked  steel  in  hand ! 

But  what  of  her  who  bade  farewell 

To  father,  son.  or  other, 
With  tear-dimmed  eyes  and  breaking  heart. 

The  soldier's  wife  or  mother. 
Who  smiling  girt  his  uniform, 

Her  hot  tears  falling  en  it. 
Said  bravely :  "Go,  ray  all,  and  come 

Back  with  your  shield  or  'pon  it !" 

And,  ah !  when  after  every  grand 

So-called  "victorious  battle," 
With  tens  of  thousands,  blue  and  gray. 

Moan  low  the  hoarse  death  rattle. 
What  bleeding  hearts  in  agony 

With  tear-dimmed  eyes  beclouded 
Did  Southern  women  mourn  their  dead, 

Uncoffined  and  unshrouded ! 

Whence  came  the  inspiration 

That  nerved  the  men  in  gray 
For  four  long  years  to  thwart  and  keep 

The  Northern  hosts  at  bay? 
Whence  came  that  heroism. 

Oft  proved  by  every  test? 
Whence  but  imbibed  with  mother's  milk 

From  Southern  mothers'  breast? 

All  hallowed  be  the  name  of  her, 

The  mother  of  Robert  Lee ; 
And  she  who  taught  his  infant  prayer 

To  Jackson,  at  her  knee ; 
And  of  that  Creole  mother  who 

Kept  jealous  watch  and  ward 
O'er  infant  steps,  and  thoughts  and  joys 

Of  our  own  Beauregard  ; 

And  she  who  molded  youthful  mind 

Of  Davis,  first  and  last 
Grand  chieftain  of  a  glorious  cause 

That  glorifies  our  past — 


All  mothers  of  our  knightly  chiefs. 

Who  life  did  freely  give 
That  honor,  truth,  and  liberty 

Should  in  the  Southland  live! 

O  mothers  of  the  Southland, 

Whose  hearts  have  sorely  hied 
For  Southern  dead  in  soldier  gra\  t.-. 

What  hallowed  tears  ye've  shed  1 
Whether  in  lone  cabin  'mongst  the  pines 

Or  mansion  on  the  hill, 
When  orphans'  wail  caused  widows'  eyes 

With  scalding  tears  to  fill. 

Here's  to  our  gentle  women, 

Who  will  keep  forever  bright 
The  memory  of  the  heroes 

Who  died  for  "God  and  Right !" 
Their  gentle  name,  like  music  sounds 

When  floating  o'er  the  waters, 
So  boys,  all  give  an  old-time  "yell" 

For  our  Confederate  Daughters ! 

Our  own  Confederate  Daughters  who 

Will  be  the  future  mothers 
Of  Southern  youth  and  Southern  maids, 

That  future  race,  my  brothers. 
Whose  proudest  boast  of  ancestry 

Will  be  fore'er  and  aye : 
"Our  sires  were  Confederates, 

Our  fathers  wore  the  gray  I" 

Ah,  yes,  the  Southern  soldier 
•  Is  still  unto  this  day 
Wearing  his  old  color — 

Still  wearing  of  the  gray; 
For  the  gray  is  on  each  frosty  head 

And  in  each  grizzled  beard, 
And  'neath  the  tombstones  gray  where  lie 

Those  whom  no  challenge  feared  ! 

O  Daughters  of  the  Southland, 

From  every  Southern  State, 
Let  ye  but  strive  your  mother's  lives 

And  deeds  to  emulate ! 
Then  will  your  name  like  music  sound. 

When  wafted  o'er  the  waters, 
A  psean  to  grand  womanhood,  • 

"United  Confederate  Daughters !" 

— J  aim  J.  Daly,  Gibson's  Louisiana  Brigade. 
New  Orleans,  November  I,  1902. 


Miss  Ellanetta  Harrison,  of  Somerset,  Ky.,  whose  picture 
appeared  in  the  May  Veteran  on  page  204,  is  an  author- 
ess of  unusual  attainments,  although  she  has  scarce  reached 
her  majority.  Her  last  book,  "The  Stage  of  Life,"  a  Ken- 
tucky story,  is  just  from  the  press.  The  proceeds  of  it  she 
proposes  lo  devote  to  the  proper  care  of  the  graves  of  Con- 
federates who  died  at  Mill  Springs,  Ky.,  January  19,  1862, 
when  Felix  K.  Zollicoffer  fell.  There  are  several  hundred 
Confederates  buried  there,  and  more  than  half  of  them  fill  un- 
known graves.  It  was  at  the  battle  of  Mill  Springs  that  the 
Fifteenth  Mississippi,  under  Lieut.  Col.  (afterwards  Gen.) 
E.  C.  Walthall,  suffered  the  tremendous  loss  of  45  per  cent 
of  all  who  were  engaged.  In  recognition  of  the  loyalty  of 
Miss  Harrison  to  the  Southern  cause,  Col.  Bennett  H.  Young 
appointed  her  Maid  of  Honor  to  the  New  Orleans  reunion. 


Qo^federate  l/eterap. 


251 


TKIBUTE  TO  GEN.  BEDFORD  FORREST. 

Gen.  Stci)lien  D.  Lee,  Chairman  of  the  History  Committee, 
handed  the  writer  this  concluding  page  of  the  report  of  his 
committee,  incidentally  remarking  that  what  he  cinbodicd  in 
his  report  to  the  Mississippi  Historical  Society  was  from  the 
published  official  record: 

"The  attention  cf  the  committee  has  been  called  to  a  para- 
graph found  on  pages  257  and  258  of  a  book  known  as  the 
'Young  People's  Story  of  the  Greater  Republic,'  by  Ella  Hines 
Stratton,  where,  in  speaking  of  the  capture  of  Fort  Pillow  by 
Gen.  N.  P>.  Forrest,  a  most  false  and  misleading  account  is 
given  of  that  battle  not  sustained  by  the  facts  of  the  occur- 
rence, as  brought  out  by  the  reports  and  correspondence,  as 
shown  in  Vol.  XXXH.,  Series  i.  Part  i,  of  the  "War  of  the 
Rebellion — Official  Records  of  the  Union  and  Confederate 
Armies.'  The  committee  is  pained  at  this  late  date  to  see  such 
paragraphs  breathing  all  the  bad  blood  of  the  bitterest  war  of 
the  centuries,  and  endeavoring  to  undermine  the  respect  of 
American  youth  for  their  ancestry,  in  a  book  which  is  gen- 
erally fair  in  other  respects.  Until  those  paragraphs  are 
expunged  by  the  author,  your  committee  states  that  the  book 
should  not  be  bought  or  allowed  in  the  home  of  any  Southern 
family,  where  Southern  youth  can  read  such  a  misrepresenta- 
tion of  liistory. 

"Gen.  N.  B.  Forrest  was  not  only  the  most  distinguished 
cavalry  leader  of  the  Confederacy,  but  his  memory  and  that 
of  his  heroic  followers  have  the  respect  and  love  of  every  true 
Southern  man  and  woman ;  and  no  slander  of  that  great 
Anicricar.  soldier  can  hold  in  any  true  American  heart  in  our 
reiuiilt'd  cnuntrv.  now  beloved  by  all  of  its  citizens." 


MRS.   S.J.   C.   r.OFORTH, 

Sponsor  for  S.  L.  Krecman  Camp,  Tracy  City,  Tenii.,  for  several  years  l>efore 

and  since  her  marriage. 

Returns  from  Confedbrati:  Bazaar. — Recent  reports 
from  Richmond,  Va.,  indicate  that  the  Confederate  Bazaar 
held  there  during  May  for  the  benefit  of  the  Jefferson  Me- 
ll.orial  Arch,  cleared  the  phenoinenal  sum  ol  over  $20,000. 
The  active  women  of  Richmond  and  their  absent  supporters 
in  every  .Southern  State  deserve  unstinted  praise  for  it. 


DECORATING  CAMP  CHASE  GRAVES. 

It  seems  unfair  to  any  conmiunity  or  set  of  men  to  take  too 
much  offense  against  unjust  action  when  the  very  small 
minority  proves  itself  the  instigator  of  such  action.  The 
Southern  papers  have  been  ready,  and  justly,  to  resent  the 
behavior  of  the  Hilltop  Improvement  Association,  an  or- 
ganization of  citizens  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Confederate 
Cemetery  at  Camp  Chase.  Ohio,  who,  after  a  stormy  session, 
refused  to  participate  in  the  annual  services  which  are  to  be 
held  this  month  at  the  cemetery  in  memory  of  tlie  Confed- 
erate dead  who  sleep  there. 

Something  should  be  said,  however,  to  relieve  from  op- 
probrium the  broad-minded,  genial-hearted  citizens  of  Co- 
lumbus, who  have  learned  to  look  on  the  Confederate  sol- 
dier as  an  .'\merican  of  valorous  spirit,  and  who  have  pre- 
viously generously  participated  in  th:  decoration  exercises 
over  the  graves  of  the  Confederate  dead.  President  Potts,  of 
the  Hilltop  Association,  in  trying  to  prevent  the  passage 
of  the  resolutions,  voiced  sentiments  which  should  be  re- 
corded. He  said  that  the  Confederate  graveyard  at  Camp 
Chase  was  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  North,  and  annually 
in  June  the  eyes  of  a  united  country  were  on  Coluinbus,  and 
this  city  had  gained  the  thanks  of  all  the  people  of  the 
Southern  States  because  of  its  care  of  the  graves  of  the  dead 
Confederates  He  said  he  was  one  of  those  who  thought 
the  war  of  the  rebellion  was  over.  He  had  been  laboring 
under  the  impression  that  the  sons  of  ex-Confedcrates  and 
sons  of  ex-Union  soldiers  fought  side  by  side  in  the  Spanish- 
.^merican  war  and  for  the  protection  of  the  Christians  in 
Ch.ina.    The  resolution  was  adopted  by  a  majority  vote. 

When  Col.  W.  H.  Knauss  was  informed  of  the  action 
taken  he  expressed  great  indignation.  He  said  that  the 
exercises  as  formally  held  had  always  been  postponed  for 
a  week  or  ten  days  after  the  regular  memorial  day  in  order 
not  to  interfere  with  these  exercises. 

Among  other  things.  Col.  Knaus  said:  "We  decorate  the 
graves  of  the  Confederate  dead  as  Americans  to  Americans 
and  not  as  to  Confederates — to  .American  heroes,  men  vvlio 
gave  up  their  lives  rather  than  give  up  principles  which  they 
thought  were  right.  I  cannot  see  any  good  reason  why 
such  action  should  have  been  taken,  and  I  believe  that  the 
people  of  this  city  should  repudiate  the  action  of  the  Hill- 
top Association,  for  it  <loes  not  represent  the  sentiment  of 
the  city. 

"I  shall  communicate  with  the  leaders  in  the  local  Chapter 
of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  and  arrange  for  some 
fitting  exercise  for  the  decoration  of  the  graves  of  the  Con- 
federates. I  had  intended  to  leave  the  entire  matter  with 
the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  but  since  this  attack 
I  shall  take  an  active  part  and  arrange  for  an  appropriate 
ceremony. 

"I  shall  also  look  up  the  records  of  some  of  the  men 
who  opposed  the  resolution  presented  by  W.  B.  Potts,  Presi- 
dent of  tho  .Association,  and  present  the  whole  in  a  letter  to 
the  public  of  Columbus.  The  people  who  oppose  such  a 
thing  are  cowards  and  arc  not  olive  to  the  interests  of  the 
people  of  the  nation. 

"The  statement  going  out  froin  Columbus  showing  that 
the  people  of  this  city  are  not  favorable  to  participating  in 
the  decoration  of  the  graves  of  the  Confederate  dead  will 
injure  the  city  more  than  any  other  thing  could  possibly  do, 
and  I  understand  it  was  printed  hi  all  Southern  newspapers." 


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Qopfederat^  l/eteraij. 


THE  SOUTH  VINDICATED— REUNION  ORATION   BY  HON.  J.  H.  ROGERS. 


Mr.  Commander,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  and  Fellow-Com- 
rades: No  man  could  be  insensible  of  so  great  a  privilege  and 
honor  as  this  occasion  confers  on  me.  This  uncounted  mul- 
titude findj  itself  assembled  in  the  greatest  of  all  Southern 
cities.  Every  inch  of  its  soil  has  been  consecrated  by  the 
blood  of  heroes  and  patriots.  Here,  in  Jackson  Square, 
fragrant  v.ith  the  magnolia,  jasmine,  and  rose,  adorned  with 
evergreens,  shrubbery,  and  flowering  plants,  stands,  and 
should  forever  stand.  Mill's  equestrian  statue  of  the  Sage 
of  the  Hermitage,  clustering  around  whose  name  and  fame, 
entwined  with  the  early  fortunes  of  this  beautiful  metrop- 
olis, are  holy  memories  more  lasting  than  marble  and  brass; 
preserving  forever  the  noblest  examples  of  civic  and  mili- 
tary achievements,  and  giving  inspiration,  hope,  and  courage 
to  the  countless  millions  of  his  countrymen.  Why  are  we 
here? 

No  fanatical  religious  crusade  prompted  this  immense 
concourse.  Here  are  to  be  found  all  creeds  and  faiths  and 
beliefs,  in  perfect  peace  with  each  other,  freed  from  all  an- 
tagonisms to  excite  the  passions  of  men.  In  yonder  sky 
are  no  angry  clouds  of  pestilence  or  war;  no  impending 
danger  threatens  our  land,  demanding  consultation  and 
means  of  protection  from  enemies  within  or  without.  We 
are  at  peace  at  home  and  abroad.  Neither  are  we  weary 
pilgrims  to  a  holy  Mecca,  seeking  absolution  of  our  sins, 
nor  are  we  aspirants  for  social  or  political  preferment.  This 
is  no  vast  political  convention  or  mass  meeting,  assembled 
for  purposes  of  considering  grave  matters  of  state  or  seek- 
ing to  confer  honors  on  favorite  sons.  Nay,  nay,  none  of 
these.     What  is  it  that  has  brought  us  together? 

This  great  assembly  hall,  festooned  with  bunting  and  flags, 
emblems  of  liberty  and  power;  its  amphitheater  filled  with 
the  brave  manhood  and  lovely  womanhood  of  the  South; 
these  venerable  men,  the  survivors  of  the  tremendous  con- 
flict of  the  si.xties — all  these  things  tell  of  a  deep,  underlying 
cause.  This  great  sea  of  upturned  faces,  glowing  with  life, 
intelligence,  and  sympathy — if  not  with  joy  unmingled  with 
sorrow — proclaim  that  the  purpose  of  our  assembling  has 
made  a  deep  impression  upon  our  hearts.  We  need  not  re- 
press the  emotions  by  which  we  are  agitated.  Whenever  and 
wherever  these  reunions  occur,  we  are  standing  amid  the  sep- 
ulchers  of  our  dead.  Every  foot  of  our  beloved  Southland 
is  distinguished  by  their  courage,  their  sublime  fortitude, 
their  self-denial,  their  unwavering  devotion  and  patriotism, 
and  sanctified  by  the  shedding  of  their  blood.  Thirty-eight 
years  separate  us  from  the  events  of  which  I  shall  speak. 
"Time  and  nature  have  had  their  course''  in  diminishing  the 
numbers  of  those  who  surrendered  at  the  close  of  the  great 
"Civil  War,"  but  neither  time  nor  nature  can  relieve  those  who 
survive  of  the  duties  they  owe  to  the  memory  of  our  un- 
recorded dead,  to  our  posterity,  to  our  beloved  Southland, 
and  to  ourselves.  We  are  here  to-day  to  discharge,  as  we 
may.  those  duties,  and  to  renew  old  friendships,  forged  in 
the  white  heat  of  common  sufferings,  and  hallowed  and  sanc- 
tified by  the  conscious  conviction  that  in  the  hour  of  trial 
and  peril  we  were  true  to  the  Constitution  as  it  was  framed 
and  handed  down  to  us  by  Washington  and  his  compatriots. 

We  are  here  also  to  pay  tribute  to  that  noble  band  of 
Southern  women,  the  mothers  and  daughters  of  the  Confed- 
eracy, to  whom  the  great  Southern  chieftain  dedicated  his 
book,  "The  Rise  and  Fall  of  the  Confederacy,"  in  words 
ever  to  be  remembered: 

"To  the  women  of  the  Confederacy,  whose  pious  minis- 


trations to  our  wounded  soldiers  soothed  the  last  hours  of 
those  who  died  far  from  the  object  of  their  love; 

"Whose  domestic  labors  contributed  much  to  supply  the 
wants  of  cur  defenders  in  the  field; 

"Whose  zealous  faith  in  our  cause  shone  a  guiding  star 
undimmed  by  the  darkest  clouds  of  war; 

"Whose  fortitude  sustained  them  under  all  the  privations 
to  which  they  were  subjected; 

"Whose  floral  tribute  annually  expresses  their  untiring 
love  and  reverence  for  our  sacred  dead; 

"And  whose  patriotism  will  teach  their  children  to  emu- 
late the  deeds  of  our  revolutionary  sires." 

All  hail  to  these  splendid  women,  nobly  represented  here 
this  day  by  tlie  Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Association, 
which  took  upon  itself,  when  peace  came,  to  care  for  our  dead 
and  erect  monuments  to  their  memory.  Welcome,  welcome  to 
them  and  to  the  representatives  of  all  other  true  organizations 
which  are  contributing  toward  the  works  of  love  in  which  we 
all  feel  the  deepest  concern. 

A  gifted  and  distinguished  son  of  .-Mabama,  the  author, 
the  statesman,  the  scholar,  and  the  man  of  God,  the  late 
Dr.  Curry,  has  written  two  books,  one  entitled  "The  South- 
ern States  of  the  American  Union,"  and  the  other,  "The  Civil 
History  of  the  Confederate  States."  Both  should  be  care- 
fully read  and  studied  by  every  intelligent  man  and  woman. 
North  and  South,  wha  wishes  to  know  the  truth  and  where 
to  find  it,  and  to  do  justice  to  the  South.  In  the  former 
is  found  this  passage: 

"The  establishment  of  truth  is  never  wrong.  History,  as 
written,  if  accepted  as  true,  will  consign  the  South  to  in- 
famy. If  .she  were  guilty  of  rebellion  or  treason,  if  she 
adopted  or  clung  to  barbarisms,  essential  sins,  and  immor- 
alities, then  her  people  will  be  clothed,  as  it  were,  with  the 
fabled  shire  of  Nessus,  fatal  to  honor,  to  energy,  to  noble 
development,  to  true  life." 

The  same  author  uses  this  striking  language: 

"That  the  conquerors  should  make  laws  for  the  conquered 
seems  a  political,  as  it  is  the  ordinary,  consequence  of  the 
conquest.  It  is  not  so  obvious,  nor  so  logical,  that  they 
should  make  history." 

In  another  passage  he  says: 

"One  of  the  most  singular  illustrations  ever  presented  of 
the  power  of  literature  to  conceal  and  pervert  truth,  to 
modify  and  falsify  history,  to  transfer  odium  from  the  guilty 
to  the  innocent,  is  found  in  the  fact  that  the  reproach  of 
disunion  has  been  slipped  from  the  shoulders  of  the  North 
to  those  of  the  South." 

No  thoughtful  man  can  pass  lightly  over  such  statements. 
If  true,  they  are  a  warning  to  us  that  if  we  value  our  good 
names,  our  parts  had  in  the  tragic  struggle  of  the  sixties; 
if  we  would  not  have  our  very  children  in  the  near  future, 
if  not  ashamed  and  apologizing  for  us,  then  unable  to  defend 
us,  we  must  not  be  idle  in  preserving,  recording,  and  teach- 
ing the  real  facts  upon  which  the  righteousness  of  our  ac- 
tions must  depend. 

I  find  no  fault  with  the  New  England  States,  that  from 
the  moment  the  Pilgrim  Fathers  touched  foot  on  Plymouth 
Rock  they  began  and  have  continued  day  by  day  to  record 
their  own  deeds;  but  it  cannot  be  truthfully  said  that  their 
writers  and  statesmen  have  always  been  as  just  and  faithful 
in  their  interpretation  and  treatment  of  the  actions  of  others 
as  they  have  been  diligent  in  recording  their  own  deeds,  and 
afterwards  in  escaping  their  responsibility  and  logical  con- 


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sequences.  It  is  a  misfortune  to  the  South  that  her  sons, 
if  not  indifferent,  then  carelessly  neglcctcc'  to  preserve  for 
tlie  historian  like  records. 

"The  true  record  of  the  Soutli,  if  it  can  be  related  with 
historic  accuracy,  is  rich  in  patriotism,  in  intellectual  force, 
in  civic  and  niilitiiry  achievements,  in  heroism,  in  honorable 
and  sagacious  statesmanship,  of  a  proper  share  of  vv'hich  no 
American  can  afford  to  deprive  himself.  So  much  genius 
in  legislation,  in  administration,  in  jurisprudence,  in  war, 
such  great  capacities,  should  expel  partisan  and  sectional 
prejudices." 

Let  us  see  where  the  seeds  of  disunion  were  first  sown — 
where  and  when  it  was  first  agitated,  and  under  what  cir- 
cumstances it  was  threatened.  If  to  the  doctrine  of  disunion 
or  secession  odium  should  attach,  then  simple  justice  de- 
mands that  the  responsibility  be  fixed  and  that  the  guilty 
be  not  permitted  to  escape  their  proper  place  in  history. 
If  no  odium  could  justly  attach,  no  one  need  feel  any  dread 
if  the  truth  is  made  clear.  In  no  sectional,  party,  or  re- 
sentful spirit  is  the  inquiry  made.  It  is  due  to  us,  to  the 
truth,  to  cur  children,  and  to  the  statesmen  and  leaders  of 
political  thought  in  the  old  South,  that  the  inquiry  be  made; 
it  is  due  to  the  dead  we  this  day  honor. 

For  much  of  what  I  shall  say  on  this  subject,  I  am  in- 
debted to  Dr.  Curry's  two  books,  already  mentioned. 

The  South  is  reproached  for  disunion — secession!  It  is 
the  basis  for  the  charge  of  treason;  of  disrupting  the  Union; 
of  violating  the  Constitution;  of  rebellion;  of  making  war 
on  the  United  States.  It  must  not  be  forgotten  that  there 
is  a  wide  difference  between  secession  and  rebellion.  The 
South  made  no  war  on  the  States  remaining  in  the  Union. 
Secession  meant  disunion  so  far  as  the  seceding  States  were 
concerned,  but  it  meant  neither  war  nor  rebellion.  It  meant 
a  Union  intact  so  far  as  all  the  States  were  concerned  which 
did  not  secede,  and  a  Union,  too,  under  the  Constitution. 
As  the  Stales  entered  the  Union,  each  under  acts  of  ratifi- 
cation of  its  own,  so  secession  meant  the  resumption  by  each 
State  of  its  delegated  powers,  by  repealing  the  acts  under 
which  each  secedir.g  State  entered  the  compact;  but  the  re- 
peal of  such  acts  did  not  and  could  not  affect  the  acts  by 
which  the  remaining  States  entered  into  the  Confederacy. 
The  States  of  North  Carolina  and  Rhode  Island  did  not 
ratify  the  Constitution  until  long  after  Washington's  ad- 
ministration began,  and  of  course  were  not  members  of 
the  Union.  But  the  Union  existed  nevertheless,  and  existed 
under  the  Constitution,  as  much  as  it  did  after  these  States 
became  members.  So  when  the  Confederate  States  seceded 
from  the  Union,  the  States  remaining  under  the  compact 
were  as  much  a  Union  under  the  Constitution  as  before. 

The  whole  history  of  secession  shows  conclusively  that  in 
seceding  the  South  had  no  intention  of  assailing  their  for- 
mer confederates.  To  their  credit,  every  step  taken  in  the 
matter  of  secession,  in  view  of  the  deep  feeling  and  intense 
excitement,  was  marvelously  conservative,  marked  with 
statesmanlike  conduct,  and  a  decent  regard  for  the  United 
States.  Its  peace  commissions,  its  diplomacy,  its  unpre- 
parcdness  for  war,  all  make  clear  to  those  who  wish  to 
know  that  the  South  sought  a  peaceful  withdrawal  from  the 
Union,  leaving  the  remaining  States  unharmed  and  undis- 
turbed. 

Had  a  State,  under  the  Constif.  'iv-in  as  interpreted  and 
understood  for  fifty  years  after  its  adu[.ticn,  the  right,  for  any 
reason,  to  withdraw  from  the  Union?  It  must  be  admitted 
that  if  such  right  ever  existed  it  continued  up  to  the  "Civil 
War,"  for  the  Constitution  had  never  becti  changed  in  that 


regard.  It  must  also  be  admitted  that  if,  for  any  reason,  a 
Stale  had  the  right  to  withdraw  of  necessity  it  had  the  sole 
right  to  determine  when  the  reasons  were  sufiicient;  and  it 
must  also  be  remembered  that  up  to  1861  the  question  was 
unsettled,  since  for  its  determination  no  tribunal  had 
ever  been  created,  nor  was  any  such  power  confided  by  the 
terms  of  the  Constitution  to  the  United  States.  These  state- 
ments, it  is  confidently  asserted,  are  historically  axiomatic. 

I  may  be  permitted  to  quote  two  authorities.  Mr.  Madi- 
son has  been  justly  called  the  "Father  of  the  Constitution." 
If  any  men  of  his  day  had  a  right  to  love  the  Union,  they  were 
Washington  and  Madison.  Both  of  them  contributed,  above 
all  others,  to  its  existence  and  early  maintenance;  both  of 
them  deprecated  its  destruction,  frowned  upon  all  efforts  for 
disunion  or  secession,  and  to  the  last  days  of  their  lives  were 
Its  ardent  and  devoted  friends.  Mr.  Madison,  than  whom  no 
purer  and  nobler  statesman  this  country  has  produced,  said : 

"Where  resort  can  be  had  to  no  tribunal  superior  to  the 
authority  of  the  parties,  the  parties  themselves  must  be  the 
rightful  judges  in  the  last  resort,  whether  the  bargain  made 
has  been  pursued  or  violated.  The  Constitution  of  the 
United  States  was  formed  by  the  sanction  of  the  States, 
given  by  each  in  its  sovereign  capacity.  The  States  then, 
being  parties  to  the  constitutional  compact  and  in  their  sov- 
ereign capacity,  it  follows  of  necessity  that  there  can  be  no 
tribunal  above  their  authority  to  decide,  in  the  last  resort, 
whether  the  compact  made  by  them  be  violated,  and  con- 
sequently that,  as  the  parties  to  it,  they  must  themselves 
decide,  in  the  last  resort,  such  questions  as  may  be  of  suf- 
ficient magnitude  to  require  their  interposition." 

"An  assemblage  of  citizens  of  Boston  in  Fanueil  Hall  in 
1809  states,  in  a  celebrated  memorial,  that  they  looked  only 
to  the  State  Legislatures,  who  were  ccinpetent  to  dexise 
relief  against  the  unconstitutional  acts  of  the  general  gov- 
ernment. "That  your  power  is  adequate  to  that  object  is 
evident  from  the  organization  of  the  Confederacy." 

Here  is  distinctively  recognized  the  doctrine  that  each 
sovereign  State  has  the  right  to  judge  alone  of  its  own  com- 
pacts and  agreements.  This  must,  of  necessity,  be  true  un- 
less the  right  to  interpret  the  compact  or  agreement  has 
been  waived,  or  the  power  conferred  upon  another.  This 
language  of  Madiso;i  is  buttressed  by  the  acts  of  ratification 
of  the  Constitution  by  some  of  the  States.  Virginia  said 
in  her  ratification  act: 

"The  delegates  do,  in  the  name  of  Virginia,  declare  and 
make  known  that  the  powers  granted  under  the  Constitu- 
tion, being  derived  from  the  people  of  the  United  States, 
may  be  resumed  by  them  whensoever  the  same  shall  be 
perverted  to  their  injury  or  oppression,  and  that  every 
power  not  granted  thereby  remains  with  them  and  at  their 
will." 

New  York  was  even  more  specific,  and  Maryland  and  other 
States  showed  equal  concert!  and  jealousy  in  safeguarding 
the  sovereignty  of  the  States. 

In  the  prior  history  of  the  country  repeated  instances 
are  found  of  the  assertion  of  tlij  right  of  secession  and  of 
a  purpose  entertained  at  various  times  to  put  it  into  execu- 
tion. Notably  is  this  true  of  Massachusetts — indeed,  of  all 
New  England.  In  1786,  when  the  States  were  bound  by  the 
Articles  of  Confederation,  we  arc  told  the  situation  was 
"dangerous  in  the  extreme."  "The  agitation  in  Massachu- 
setts was  great,  and  it  was  declared  that  it  Jay's  negotia- 
tions, closing  the  Mississippi  for  twenty  years,  could  not  be 
adopted  it  was  Iiigh  time  for  the  New  England   States  to 


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recede  from  the  Union  and  form  a  Confederation  by  them- 
selves." 

■  Plumer  traces  secession  movements  in  1792  and  1794,  and 
says:  "All  dissatisfied  with  the  measures  of  the  government 
looked  to  a  separation  of  the  States  as  a  remedy  for  op- 
pressive grievance." 

In  1794  Fisher  Ames  said:  "The  spirit  of  insurrection  has 
tainted  a  vast  extent  of  country  besides  Pennsylvania." 

In  1796  Gov.  Wolcott,  of  Connecticut,  said:  ''I  sincerely 
declare  that  I  wish  the  Northern  States  would  separate  from 
the  Southern  the  moment  that  event  [the  election  of  Jef- 
ferson] shall  take  place." 

Horatio  Seymour,  on  October  8,  1880,  in  a  public  address 
in  New  York  City,  thus  spoke:  "The  first  threat  of  disunion 
was  uttered  upon  the  floor  of  Congress  by  Josiah  Quincy, 
one  of  the  most  able  and  distinguished  sons  of  Massachu- 
setts. At  an  early  day  Mr.  Hamilton,  with  all  his  distrust 
of  the  Constitution,  sent  word  10  the  citizens  of  Boston  to 
stop  their  threats  of  disunion  an  '  let  the  government  stand 
as  long  as  it  would.  When  our  country  was  engaged  with 
the  superior  power,  population,  and  resources  of  Great 
Britain,  when  its  armies  were  upon  our  soil,  when  the  walls 
of  its  capitol  were  blackened  and  marred  by  the  fires  kindled 
by  our  foes,  and  our  Union  was  threatened  with  disasters, 
the  leading  officials  and  citizens  of  New  England  threatened 
resistance  to  the  military  measures  of  the  administration. 
This  was  the  language  held  by  a  convention  of  delegates 
appointed  by  the  Legislatures  of  three  New  England  States  and 
by  delegates  from  counties  in  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire : 
'In  cases  of  deliberate,  dangerous,  and  palpable  infractions 
of  the  Constitution,  affecting  the  sovereignty  of  a  State 
and  liberties  of  the  people,  it  is  not  only  the  right  but  the 
duty  of  such  State  to  interpose  for  their  protection  in  the 
manner  best  calculated  to  secure  that  end.'  'This  covers 
the  whole  doctrine  of  nullification.'  I  may  add,  it  covers 
the  whole  doctrine  of  secession,  for  it  recognized  the  right 
of  the  State  to  determine  when  infractions  of  the  Constitu- 
tion have  occurred,  and  to  apply  their  awn  remedies." 

The  men  who  uttered  these  threats,  which  gave  "aid  and 
comfort"  to  the  enemies  of  this  country  while  they  were 
burning  its  capitol,  were  held  in  high  esteem.  To  this  day 
the  names  of  George  Cabot,  Nathan  Dove,  Roger  M.  Sher- 
man, and  their  associates  are  honored  in  New  England." 

The  acquisition  of  Louisiana,  in  1803,  created  much  dis- 
satisfaction throughout  New  England,  for  the  reason,  as 
expressed  by  George  Cabot,  Senator  from  Massachusetts, 
and  the  grandfather  of  Senator  Henry  Cabot  Lodge  (in 
whose  "Life  of  George  Cabot"  the  statement  is  made): 

"That  the  influence  of  our  [northeastern]  part  of  the 
Union  must  be  diminished  by  the  acquisition  of  more  weight 
at  the  other  extremity."  At  ;he  time  secession,  or  separa- 
tion of  the  States,  was  freely  discussed,  and  with  no  sugges- 
tion of  any  idea  among  its  advocates  that  it  was  treasonable 
or  revolutionary. 

Col.  Timothy  Pickering,  an  officer  in  the  Revolution, 
afterwards  Postmaster  General,  Secretary  of  War,  and  Sec- 
retary of  State  in  Washington's  Cabinet,  and  afterwards  for 
many  years  a  Senator  from  Massachusetts,  was  also  a  le;'.d- 
ing  secessionist  in  his  day.  In  Lodge's  "Life  of  Cabot," 
his  letters  to  Senator  Cabot  reveal  his  convictions  of  the 
power  in  a  sovereign  State  to  sever  its  connection  with  t'le 
Union.  In  one  of  his  letters,  written  in  1803  to  a  friend,  lie 
says:  "I  will  not  despair.  I  will  rather  anticipate  a  new 
Confederacy,   exempt   from   the   corrupt  and  corrupting  in- 


fluences and  oppressions  of  the  aristocratic  Democrats  of 
the  South.  There  will  be  (our  children  at  the  furthest  will 
see  it)  a  separation.  The  white  and  black  populations  will 
mark  the  boundary." 

In  another  letter  he  says:  "The  principles  of  our  Revolu- 
tion point  to  the  remedy — a  separation;  that  this  can  be 
accomplished  without  spilling  one  drop  of  blood,  I  have  little 
doubt." 

Other  quotations  to  the  same  point  found  in  the  letters  oi 
Col.  Pickering  might  be  given.  The  occasion  forbids.  Such 
were  his  views  of  the  nature  of  the  compact  under  the  Con- 
stitution. He  was  a  revolutionary  patriot,  a  friend  and  as- 
sociate of  Washington,  and  a  trusted  servant,  during  many 
long  years,  of  Massachusetts. 

In  1811,  in  the  debate  of  the  bill  for  the  admission  of 
Louisiana  into  the  Union,  Josiah  Quincy,  a  member  of  Con- 
gress from  Massachusetts,  said: 

"If  this  bill  passes,  it  is  my  deliberate  opinion  that  it  is 
virtually  a  dissolution  of  the  Union:  that  it  will  free  the 
States  from  moral  obligation,  and  as  it  will  be  the  right  of 
all,  so  it  will  be  the  duty  of  some  definitely  to  prepare  for 
that  separation,  amicably  if  they  can,  violently  if  they  must." 

Cabot,  Quincy,  and  Pickering  were  strong  Federalists, 
not  "misguided  advocates  of  State  rights,"  but  friends  of 
a  strong,  centralized.  Federal  government. 

All  of  us  know  of  the  Hartford  Convention,  held  in  1814, 
growing  out  of  the  war  with  Great  Britain,  in  which  wore 
representatives  regularly  elected  by  the  Legislatures  of 
Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  and  Connecticut,  and  repre- 
sentativeS  irregularly  chosen  from  New  Hampshire  and  Ver- 
mont. They  sat  with  closed  doors,  but  it  is  known  that 
their  object  was  the  discussion  of  the  expediency  of  those 
States  withdrawing  from  the  Union  and  setting  up  a  sep- 
arate Confederation.  They  determined  upon  its  inexpe- 
diency then,  but  published  to  the  world  the  conditions  and 
circumstances  under  which  its  dissolution  might  become 
expedient. 

In  the  years  1844-45,  when  measures  were  taken  for  the 
annexation  of  Texas,  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts 
passed  a  resolution  that: 

"The  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  faithful  to  the 
compact  between  the  people  of  the  United  States,  according 
to  the  plain  meaning  and  intent  in  which  it  was  understood 
by  them,  is  sincerely  an.xious  for  its  preservation;  but  that 
it  is  determined,  as  it  doubts  not  the  other  States  are,  to 
submit  to  undelegated  powers  in  no  body  of  me\  on  earth," 
and  that  the  "project  for  the  annexation  of  Texas,  unless  ar- 
rested on  the  threshold,  may  tend  to  drive  these  States  into 
a  dissolution  of  the  LTnion." 

In  the  convention  which  framed  the  Constitution  itself 
the  proposition  was  made  and  lost,  giving  authority  to  em- 
ploy force  against  a  delinquent  State,  but  Mr.  Madison 
said: 

"The  use  of  force  against  a  State  would  look  more  like  a 
declaration  of  war  than  an  infliction  of  punishment,  and 
would  probably  be  considered  by  th;  party  attacked  as  a 
dissolution  of  all  previous  compacts  by  which  it  may  have 
bound." 

Senator  Henry  Cabot  Lodge,  in  his  "Life  of  Webster," 
says: 

"It  was  probably  necessary — at  all  events  Mr.  Webster 
felt  it  to  be  so— to  argue  that  the  Constitution  at  the  outset 
was  not  a  compact  between  the  States,  but  a  u-itional  in- 
strument, and  to  distinguish  the  cases  of  Virginia  and  Ken- 


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tucky  in  1799,  and  of  New  England  in  1814,  from  that  of 
South  Carohna  in  1830.  .  .  .  Unfortunately,  the  facts  were 
against  him  in  bnth  instances.  When  the  Constitution  was 
adopted  by  the  votes  of  States  at  Philadelphia,  and  accepted 
by  the  votes  of  States  in  popular  conventions,  it  is  safe  to 
say  there  was  not  a  man  in  the  country,  from  Washington 
and  Hamilton  on  the  one  side  to  George  Clinton  and  George 
Mason  on  the  other,  who  regarded  the  system  as  anything 
but  an  experiment  entered  upon  by  the  Stales,  and  from 
which  each  and  every  State  had  the  right  peaceably  to  with- 
draw, a  right  which  was  very  likely  to  be  exercised." 

Wendell  Phillips,  a  lawyer,  an  author,  and  a  statesman, 
in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  in  i86j,  said  that  the  States  who 
think  their  peculiar  institutions  require  a  separate  govern- 
ment "have  a  right  to  decide  that  question  without  appeal- 
ing to  you  or  me." 

"A  convention  in  Ohio  in  1859  declared  the  Constitution 
a  compact  to  which  each  State  acceded  as  a  State,  and  is 
an  integral  party,  and  that  each  State  had  the  right  to  judge 
for  itself  of  infraclicns,  and  of  the  mode  and  measiu'e  of 
redress,  and  to  this  declaration  Giddings,  Wade,  Chase,  and 
Denison  assented." 

At  Capon  Springs,  Va.,  June  28.  1851.  Daniel  Webster 
said: 

"I  do  not  hesitate  to  say  and  repeat  that  if  the  Northern 
States  refuse  willfully  and  deliberately  to  carry  into  eflfect 
that  part  of  the  Constitution  which  respects  the  restoration 
of  fugitive  slaves,  and  Congress  provide  no  remedy,  the 
South  would  no  longer  be  bound  to  observe  the  compact. 
A  bargain  broken  on  one  side  is  broken  on  all  sides." 

Writing  to  a  commiltee  of  New  York  lawyers  in  1851,  Mr. 
Webster  said: 

"In  the  North,  the  purpose  of  overturning  the  govern- 
ment shows  itself  mori^'  clearly  in  resolutions  agreed  to  in 
voluntary  assemblies  01  individuals,  denouncing  the  laws  of 
the  land,  and  declaring  a  Sxcd  mtent  to  disobey  them.  I 
notice  that  in  one  of  these  meetings,  holden  lately  in  the 
very  heart  of  New  England,  and  said  to  have  been  very 
numerously  attended,  the  members  unanimously  resolved 
'That  as  God  is  our  helper  we  will  not  suffer  any  person 
charged  with  being  a  fugitive  from  labor  to  be  taken  from 
among  us,  and  to  this  resolve  we  pledge  our  lives,  our  for- 
tunes, and  our  sacred  honor.'  He  conjured  his  fellow-citi- 
zens 'to  reject  all  such  ideas  as  that  disobedience  to  the  laws 
is  the  path  of  patriotism,  or  treason  to  yoar  country  duty 
10  Gid.'  " 

I  need  not  array  further  evidence  as  to  where  and  wi"i;n 
the  seeds  of  disunion  were  first  sown.  The  truth  is,  they 
antedate  the  Constitution,  and  the  nursery  and  hotbed  in 
which  they  were  cared  for  and  cultivated  in  the  first  fifty 
years  of  the  republic  was  in  the  North,  principally  New 
England.  The  truth  I  believe  is  that,  from  the  very  begin- 
ning, a  large  majority  of  the  South  believed  in  the  consti- 
tutional right  of  a  State  to  secede  and  some  believed  in  the 
doctrine  of  nullification  as  a  remedy  fo  flagrant  vinlations 
of  the  Constitution;  but  they  loved  the  Union,  and,  largely 
controlling  its  destinies  for  sixt^  out  of  seventy  years,  they 
held  it  steadily  within  its  constitutional  limits.  They  never 
nursed  any  doctrine  looking  to  it?  destruction.  In  its  early 
perils,  when  its  enemies  withi.i  and  without  threatened  its 
cxistcrice,  when  at  best  it  was  an  experiment,  the  South  was 
found  entangled  in  no  hostile  machinations.  As  in  her  rev- 
olutionary struggles  the  South  sent  to  the  army  no  Benedict 


Arnold,  so  in  the  weakness  of  licr  infancy  she  furnished  no 
Shay's  rebellions  nor  Hartford  conventions. 

Alexander  Stephens  has  said,  and  it  is  worth  remembering, 
that: 

"No  Southern  State  ever  did.  intentionally  or  otherwise, 
fail  to  perform  her  obligation  as  to  her  confederates  under 
the  Constitution,  according  to  the  letter  and  spirit  of  its 
stipulated  covenants,  and  they  never  asked  of  Congress  any 
action  or  invoked  its  powers  upon  any  subject  which  did 
not  lie  clearly  within  the  provisions  of  the  Articles  of 
Union." 

I  affirm,  tlierefore,  if  odium  is  to  attacli  to  the  South  for 
the  act  of  secession,  it  must  also  attach  to  the  great  North 
and  East,  where  it  was.  for  political,  economical,  and  indus- 
trial reasons,  sedulously  agitated  and  inculcated  up  to  the 
Mexican  war,  and  the  right  distinctly  recognized  by  its  lead- 
ing statesmen  up  to  i860.  History  ought  to  not  allow  them 
to  slip  this  odium,  if  odium  it  be,  from  their  shoulders  to 
the  shoulders  of  the  South. 

It  is  true.  South  Carolina  inaugurated  nullification  in  1830, 
a  doctrine  which  was  never  generally  accepted  by  the  South- 
ern statesmen,  and  which,  to  my  mind,  has  always  seemed 
illogical,  if  not  unethical;  a  doctrine  which,  as  I  have  always 
understood,  President  Davis  never  approved,  and  a  doctrine 
which  President  Jackson  unceremoniously  stamped  out;  a 
doctrine,  nevertheless,  as  we  shall  see.  which  permeated  all 
the  abolition  States  of  the  North. 

Our  children  should  know  that  the  Confederate  States, 
by  the  act  of  secession,  made  no  war  on  the  United  States; 
that  the  war  between  the  States  was  not  rebellion. 
It  was  the  result  of  an  effort  by  the  United  States  to  coerce 
States  against  their  will  to  remain  in  the  Union,  a  power 
not  to  be  found  in  the  Constitution,  a  power  which  all  the 
earlier  fathers  believed  did  not  exist,  a  power  utterly  in- 
consistent with  the  right  of  secession,  which  it  is  believed 
all  parts  o*  the  country  recognized  when  the  Constitution 
was  framed  and  for  many  years  thereafter. 

If  the  Southern  States  had  the  power,  notwithsr.i riding 
the  Constitution,  to  withdrrw  from  the  Union  in  iboj,  in 
1812  and  in  1845,  as  New  England  statesmen  then  affirmed, 
they  had  the  same  power  in  1861.  No  change  of  the  Con- 
stitution had  been  made,  and  the  relations  of  the  States 
to  each  other  were  unaltered.  If  that  power  existed  at  all, 
the  expediency  of  withdrawing  was  one  solely  for  each  State 
to  decide  for  itself. 

The  New  York  Tribune,  the  organ  of  the  abolitionists  of 
that  day,  said:  "If  the  Cotton  States  wish  to  withdraw  from 
the  Union,  they  should  be  allowed  to  do  so,"  and  that  "any 
attempt  to  force  them  to  remain  would  be  contrary  to  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  and  to  the  funda- 
mental ideas  upon  which  human  liberty  is  based,"  and  that 
"if  the  Declaration  of  Independence  justified  the  secession 
from  the  British  Empire  of  three  millions  of  subjects  in 
1776,  it  was  not  seen  why  it  would  not  justify  th;  secession 
of  five  millions  of  Southerners  frcm  the  Union  in  1861." 

I  make  no  apology  for  quoting  a  single  paragraph  from 
that  instrument,  the  Declaration  of  Independence: 

"We  hold  these  truths  to  be  self-evident:  that  all  men  are 
created  equal;  that  they  are  endowed  by  their  Creator  with 
certain  inalienable  rights;  that  among  them  arc  life,  liberty, 
and  the  pursuit  of  happiness;  that  to  secure  these  rights 
governments  are  instituted  among  men.  deriving  their  just 
power  from  the  consent  of  the  governed;  that  whenever 
any  form  li'  government  becomes  destructive  of  these  ends. 


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it  is  the  right  of  the  people  to  alter  or  abolish  it,  and  to 
institute  a  new  government,  laying  its  foundations  on  such 
principles  and  organizing  its  powers  in  such  form  as  to 
them  shall  seem  most  likely  to  effect  their  safety  and  happi- 
ness." 

Assuming  the  power  existed,  I  affirm  that  if  at  any  time 
in  all  our  history  secession  was  ever  justifiable  it  was  in 
1861.  No  less  than  fourteen  Northern  States  had,  by  Legis- 
lative enactments,  nullified  the  fugitive  slave  law;  and  what 
of  this  fugitive  slave  law? 

When  the  Constitution  was  framed  slavery  was  lawful 
in  all  the  States,  and  actually  existed  in  nearly  all.  True, 
it  had  been  forbidden  by  a  congressional  ordinance  in  the 
Northwest  Territory,  but  that  ordinance  was  accompanied 
by  a  proviso  for  the  rendition  of  fugitive  slaves,  and  this 
proviso,  says  Dr.  Curry,  "was  the  precursor  of  the  fugitive 
slave  clause,  embedded  the  same  year  in  the  Constitution, 
without  a  dissenting  voice." 

In  the  Dred  Scott  case,  Mr.  Justice  Nelson  said:  "We  all 
know,  the  world  knows,  that  our  independence  could  not 
have  been  achieved,  our  Union  could  not  have  been  main- 
tained, our  Constitution  could  not  have  been  established, 
without  the  adoption  of  those  compromises  which  recognized 
its  continued  existence,  and  left  it  (slavery)  to  the  responsi- 
bility of  the  States  of  which  it  was  the  grievous  inheritance." 

Mr.  Justice  Story,  in  the  Prigg  case,  said:  "Historically, 
it  is  well-known  that  the  object  of  this  clause  was  to  secure 
to  the  slaveholding  States  the  complete  right  and  title  of 
ownership  in  their  slaves,  as  property,  in  every  State  of  the 
Union  into  which  they  might  escape  from  the  State  where- 
in they  were  held  in  servitude." 

But  the  truth  demands  that  it  should  be  stated  that  neither 
that  ordinance  nor  the  constitutional  proviso  referred  to 
w;.i  the  origin  of  the  fugitive  slave  law.  "In  1643  Articles 
c(  Ci.ini'.'deration  were  formed  by  the  colonies  of  Massa- 
cht. •:::;,  Plymouth,  Connecticut,  and  New  Haven  for  mutual 
helj'  '  Articles  provided  that  sll  servants  running  from 
their  •  : ;  .ers  should,  upon  demand  and  proper  evidence, 
be  returned  to  their  majters  and  to  the  colonies  whence 
they  had  made  their  escape.  This  New  England  and  Puri- 
tan fugitive  slave  law  was  the  first  enacted  on  this  conti- 
nent." 

This  fugitive  slave  law,  thus  .mllified  by  fourteen  States, 
was  an  Act  of  Congress,  passed  in  pursuance  of  the  express 
mandate  of  the  Constitution.  The  temper  of  the  North  at 
that  time  may  be  best  illustrated  by  a  few  quotations. 

Mr.  Seward  said:  "There  is  a  higher  law  than  the  Consti- 
tution which  regulates  our  authority  over  our  domain. 
Slavery  must  be  abolished,  and  we  must  do  it." 

Others  formulated  their  creed  into  this  sentence:  "The 
times  demand  and  we  must  have  an  antislavery  Constitu- 
tion, an  antislavery  Bible,  and  an  antislavery  God." 

Mr.  Edmund  Quincy  thus  voiced  the  idea  of  his  school: 
"For  our  part  we  have  no  particular  desire  to  see  the  present 
law  repealed  or  modified.  What  we  preach  is  not  repeal, 
not  modification,  but  disobedience." 

A  reverend  and  active  abolition  agitator  said:  "The  citi- 
zen of  a  government  tainted  with  slave  institutions  may  com- 
bine with  foreigners  to  put  down  the  government." 

In  addition  to  the  action  of  various  Northern  States  in 
nullifying  an  act  of  Congress,  John  Brown  had,  in  October, 
1859,  heading  a  band  of  armed  conspirators,  invaded  the  State 
of  Virginia,  seized  the  arsenal  at  Harper's  Ferry,  and  was 
pursuing  a  concocted  plan  to  arouse  the  slaves  of  Virginia 


to  insurrection,  to  plunder,  to  murder,  and  to  overthrow 
the  government  of  that  State. 

Judge  Taney,  second  to  no  one  who  ever  sat  on  the  Su- 
preme Court  berich,  unless  it  be  Marshall,  was  assailed  in 
the  bitterest  and  most  vituperative  terms  for  his  decision 
in  the  Dred  Scott  case.  The  solem.n  judgment  of  that  court 
was  audaciously  and  insolently  set  at  naught  as  arbitrary 
and  void.  The  whole  North  was  angry  and  convulsed;  the 
voice  of  law  was  silent.  Mr.  Lincoln,  the  President  elect, 
and  the  idol  of  his  party,  had  said:  "The  Union  cannot  per- 
manently exist  half  slave  and  half  free." 

In  the  campaign  of  i860  Mr.  Seward  had  affirmed  that: 
'There  was  an  irrepressible  conflict  between  freedom  and 
slavery."  It  was  equivalent  to  a  declaration  of  war  by  the 
most  prominent  and  influential  statesmen  of  the  victorious 
party  upon  an  institution  peculiar  to  tlie  South. 

The  people  of  this  generation  cannot  comprehend  the 
intense  e.Kcitement  and  deep  feeling  existing  in  the  South, 
and  the  bitterness  growing  out  <.  f  this  question  between  the 
sections.  The  South  had  two  billions  invested  in  slaves 
when  Mr.  Lincoln  was  elected.  The  Constitution  had  been 
nullified  already.  His  position  on  the  slavery  question  was 
well  understood. 

Such  is  -1  dim  portrayal  of  the  situation  by  which  the  South 
was  confronted  in  i860. 

What  had  she  to  hope  or  expect  in  the  Union?  No  such 
conditions  had  ever  previously  existed.  No  such  conse- 
quences had  provoked  New  England  to  threats  of  disunion. 
Jt  was  not  a  question  of  the  control  of  the  government,  or 
an  economical  or  industrial  question;  it  was  not  a  question 
of  preserving  the  balance  of  pjwer  or  the  equilibrium  of 
the  sections,  such  as  was  felt  in  New  England  when  the 
Louisiana  and  Florida  purchases  were  made,  and  Texas  ac- 
quired. It  was  a  question  of  civilization,  of  constitutional 
liberty,  of  the  preservation  of  the  principles  of  the  Consti- 
tution; and  the  South,  when  the  alternative  was  presented 
of  abandoning  the  principles  of  the  Constitution,  or  giving 
up  the  Union,  with  alacrity,  but  with  the  deepest  reluctance 
that  the  necessity  existed,  chose  the  latter.  She  was  over- 
come, she  has  suffered,  but  she  ought  not  to  be  maligned  or 
misrepresented. 

I  must  not  be  misunderstood.  The  whole  question  of  se- 
cession and  disunion  has  been  forever  settled,  so  far  as  the 
domain  of  constitutional  law  is  concerned.  The  decree  was 
rendered  at  Appomattox,  and  was  written  in  the  best  blood 
of  all  sections  of  this  land.  It  was  rendered  in  the  court  of 
last  resort,  where  all  the  laws  but  those  of  war  are  silent. 
From  it  no  appeal  can  be  had  except  to  revolution,  which 
God  forbid. 

From  the  clear  skies  His  blessed  finger  points  to  a  re- 
stored Union,  and  His  beneficent  smile  is  spread  all  over  the 
land  where  dwells  a  people,  the  strongest,  the  most  enlight- 
ened, the  most  prosperous  and  happy  to  be  found  on  the 
habitable  globe.  In  all  our  struggles  we  have  not  been  for- 
gotten; His  mighty  hand  has  been  felt,  lifting  us  up  from 
our  calamities,  chastened  but  made  better  and  stronger  by 
His  loving-kindness.  "For  v.  :10m  the  Lord  loveth  he 
chasteneth;  and  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  receiveth." 

"Slavery  has  been  called  the  trembling  needle  which 
pointed  the  course  amidst  the  tumultuous  discussions  of  our 
Congresses  until  the  war  between  the  States  began." 

But  the  South  did  not  go  to  war  for  slavery  alone.  Thou- 
sands and  thousands  of  soldiers  from  every  State  in  the 
South,  perhaps  not  less  than  eighty  per  cent  of  them,  entered 


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the  army  willinglj'  and  deliberately,  aii^  served  through  the 
war,  who  never  owned  and  never  expected  to  own  a  slave. 
It  was  unmistakably  interwoven  among  the  causes  .of  the 
war.  It  was  inseparable  from  all  the  great  industrial,  eco- 
nomic, and  sectional  questions  involving  the  policy  and  con- 
trol of  the  government.  It  embittered  the  discussion  of 
every  public  question,  and  afterwards  embittered  the  great 
war  itself.  It  was  inextricably  interwoven  with  the  cause 
of  the  Confederacy.  It  brought  down  upon  it  the  preju- 
dices of  many  in  this  country  who  'believed  in  the  great  prin- 
ciple for  which  the  Soutli  contended,  but  who  would  not 
identify  themselves  with  a  cause  involving  the  perpetuation 
of  slavery.  It  brought  upon  the  South  the  moral  sense  of 
foreign  nations.  It  taught  us  what  Washington,  Jefferson, 
and  Madison  had  long  bef'^''".  recognized — that  the  moral 
sense  of  mankind  did  not  su-  ^in  it.  It  was  the  bane  of  our 
social  order,  and  it  was  the  chronic  cancer  which  gnawed 
at  the  vitals  of  our  future  greatness.  It  perished,  like  se- 
cession, as  one  of  the  incidents  and  results  of  the  war. 

Thank  God  it  is  gone  forever!  and  that  we  have  a  re- 
united country  under  one  flag,  the  emblem  of  a  free  people 
in  an  inseparable  Union  of  coequal  States,  and  never  des- 
tined, we  pray  God,  to  become  the  emblem  of  imperial 
power  at  home  or  abroad,  or  to  float  over  vassal  States  and 
subject  peoples  anywhere  against  their  will. 

Ours  was  not  a  war  of  conquest;  it  was  not  a  war  of  pelf; 
it  was  not  a  war  of  desolation;  il  was  not  a  war  of  fanati- 
cism ;  it  was  not  a  war  of  envy  and  malice ;  it  was  not  a  war 
on  defenseless  end  homeless  noncombatants:  it  was  not  a 
wzT  of  coercion.  Ours  was  a  war  of  self-defense,  a  war  for 
home,  for  self-government,  for  State  sovereignty,  for  the 
right  to  peaceably  withdraw  from  the  Union  into  which  we 
had  voluntarily  entered,  but  to  which  no  power  had  been 
delegated  to  coerce  a  State.  It  was  a  war  to  establish  the 
true  lines  between  the  powers  reserved  to  the  States  and 
those  delegated  to  the  general  government.  It  was  a  war 
to  preserve  our  form  of  government  as  the  fathers  under- 
stood it  when  it  was  framed. 

"No  higher  encomium  can  hi  rendered  to  the  South  than 
the  fact,  sustained  by  her  whole  history,  that  she  never  vio- 
lated the  Constitution;  that  she  committed  no  aggressions 
upon  the  rights  of  property  of  the  North;  that  she  simply 
asked  equality  in  the  Union  and  the  enforcement  and  main- 
tenance of  her  clearest  rights  and  guarantees." 

The  South  had  no  hatred  for  the  Union.  The  highest 
evidence  of  that  is  that  the  Confederate  Constitution  was 
substantially  the  same  as  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States,  modified  so  as  to  make  clear  the  construction  for 
which  the  South  had  always  contended.  There  were  few 
other  changes;  and  they  looked,  m  the  main,  to  the  correc- 
tion of  abuses  and  errors  which  experience  had  discovered. 
It  distinctly  inhibited  the  foreign  slave  trade,  prohibited 
their  introduction  into  the  Confederacy  from  any  other  Ter- 
ritory or  State  except  the  slaveholding  States  and  Territo- 
ries of  the  United  States,  and  gave  the  Congress  the  power 
to  prohi1)it  that  also.  True,  it  recognized  slavery,  as  did 
the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  and  afTorded  like 
guarantees. 

No,  the  South  had  no  hatred  for  the  Constitution,  and  no 
hatred  for  the  Union.  It  was  her  Constitution  and  her  Un- 
ion, in  common  with  all  the  other  States  created  by  the  wis- 
dom and  courage  of  all  their  sons.  The  ashes  of  her  chil- 
dren consecrated  the  battlefields  of  the  Revolution.  They 
had  led   sufTering  and   half-clad,   but   victorious  armies   for 


.\mcriean  Independence.  Washington  and  Henry  Lee, 
Marion,  Sumter,  and  Pinkney.  J.ihn  Paul  Jones  and  George 
Rogers  Clark  were  among  her  illustrious  soldiers  in  the 
great  struggle  for  independence. 

Camden,  King's  Mountain,  the  Cowpens,  Guilford  Court- 
house, Eutaw  Springs,  and  Yorktown  were  all  hers.  It  was 
our  Andrew  Jackson,  commanding  Southern  soldiers,  largely 
Kentuekians,  Tennessecans,  and  Mississippians,  who  fought 
the  battle  of  New  Orleans,  terminating  the  war  of  1815, 
the  war  which  has  been  called  t))e  second  war  of  Independ- 
ence, the  efifect  of  which  was  "to  vindicate  our  equality  and 
independence  among  the  nationalities  of  the  world.  It  gave 
us  a  position  of  dignity,  importance,  and  power  which  has 
never  been  diminished.  It  was  a  wholesome  agency  in  pro- 
moting national  unity,  in  developing  national  patriotism 
and  courage,  military  and  naval  skill  and  ability,  in  quieting 
for  many  years  sectional  discord,  and  demonstrating  our 
unaided  competency  to  defend  our  soil  and  coasts,  and  to 
cope  successfully  with  the  best-disciplined  army  and  the  most 
formidable  navy  of  the  old  world.'' 

In  this  centennial  year  of  the  celebration  of  the  acquisi- 
tion of  Louisiana  Territory.  I  can  hardly  resist  the  tempta- 
tion to  suggest  what  might  hav-  been  the  destinies  of  the 
Great  Republic  if  the  prevision  of  Thomas  Jefferson,  a 
Southern  statesman,  had  not  comprehended  the  tremendous 
importance  to  the  commercial  development  of  the  United 
Stales  and  the  preservation  of  the  Llfiion  that  the  "Father  of 
Waters''  should  forever  remain  under  their  control.  But  this 
digression,  however  inviting,  cannot  be  indulged. 

The  names  and  battlefields  I  have  mentioned  cannot  be 
separated  from  the  Union  any  more  than  the  light  from  the 
sun.  The  history  of  the  South,  with  all  its  tender  memories 
and  glorious  triumphs  in  war  and  in  peace,  were  bound  up 
in  the  history  of  the  colonies,  the  Confederation,  and  finally 
in  the  L^nion. 

Why  w.is  it  not  dear  to  her  people?  Why  should  she  not 
desire  to  preserve  it?  Why  should  five  millions  of  people, 
as  a  single  man.  rise  to  leave  their  father's  house,  but  for 
some  overshadowing  cause  and  impending  danger.  In  all 
history  did  ever  like  occur? 

And  wdien  the  North  determined  upon  coercion,  did  ever 
any  people  stand  together  r.s  di  1  the  people  of  the  South? 
With  her  ports  blockaded,  cut  off  from  the  outer  world,  with 
no  army  or  navy,  destitute  of  arms  and  ammunition,  almost 
w-ithout  manufacturing  industrie>  of  any  kind,  the  South  for 
four  years  conducted,  single-handed  and  alone,  against  the 
trained  army  and  navy  of  the  Urion,  backed  by  the  extensive 
industries  of  the  North  with  it>  enormous  population  and 
wealth,  with  its  immense  shipping  and  commerce,  and  with  its 
legions  of  mercenaries  from  other  lands,  the  most  stupen- 
dous war  of  modern  times.  Do  these  old  veterans  themselves 
realize  the  achievements  of  the  armies  of  the  Confederacy? 
One  in  whose  accuracy  I  have  implicit  faith  states  that 
more  than  half  as  many  men  w-ere  enrolled  in  the  Union 
army  as  the  entire  white  population  of  the  So\ithcrn  States 
proper,  including  all  the  women  and  children.  The  records 
show  that  more  than  two  mill'on,  eight  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand  troops  were  furnished  the  Union  army  by  the 
States :  and  while,  for  the  lack  of  official  data,  I  cannot  state, 
to  a  man,  the  enli'lment  in  the  Southern  army  from  first  to 
last,  the  estimate  has  the  sancti'.)n  of  high  authority,  deemed 
reliable,  that  the  Confederate  forces  available  for  action  dur- 
ing the  war  did  not  exceed  six  hundred  thousand  soldiers, 
of  whom  there  were  not  more  than  two  hundred  thousand 


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arms-bearing  men  at  any  one  time,  and  when  the  war  closed, 
half  that  number  covered  the  whole  effective  force,  of  all 
arms,  in  all  quarters  of  the  Confederacy. 

Besides  the  disparity  in  the  land  forces,  there  was  the  Fed- 
eral navy,  the  gunboats  and  the  ironclads,  without  which 
many  believe  Grant's  army  would  have  been  lost  at  Shiloh 
and  McClellan's  on  the  Peninsula. 

When  the  Union  army  dissolved,  four  hundred  thousand 
more  men  were  borne  on  its  roll  than  the  estimated  enlist- 
ments of  the  Southern  army,  from  the  spring  of  1861,  to  the 
spring  of  1865,  and  during  that  time  there  had  been  two 
hundred  and  seventy  thousand  Federal  prisoners  captured. 

Three  hundred  thousand  Federal  soldiers  sleep  in  eighty- 
three  beautiful  Federal  cemeteries,  rightly  cared  for  by  the 
government,  to  tell  to  posterity  the  awful  story  of  that 
mighty  fratricidal  conflict. 

How  shall  we  account  for  these  things?  Has  all  history 
afiforded  a  parallel?  What  is  it  that  made  the  South  a  unit 
and  molded  its  armies  for  terrib'e  battle?  Let  the  unpartisan 
and  truth-seeking  historian  of  the  future  answer;  but  what- 
ever his  answer  may  be,  if  he  could  challenge  the  respect  of 
mankind,  let  him  not  say  the  cause,  the  sentiment,  the  con- 
viction, or  whatever  it  was  that  inspired  them  to  brave  and 
noble  deeds  did  not  have  the  abiding  faith  and  solemn  sanc- 
tion of  her  armies  in  the  field  or  her  people  at  their  homes. 
Until  the  ragged  and  half-starved  remnants  of  Lee's  and 
Johnston's  armies  laid  down  their  arms  and  accepted  the 
cold,  stern  award  of  defeat;  until  tlie  ever-increasing  and 
overpowering  numbers  of  Grant's  and  Sherman's  armies 
made  battle  no  longer  possible,  unfaltering  they  stood  to- 
gether without  a  murmur,  still  hoping  against  hope  for  the 
triumph  of  their  cause;  and  when  the  end  came,  and  dis- 
aster and  ruin  met  the  eye  on  all  sides,  and  when  at  every 
fireside  w.-is  a  vacant  chair;  when  blackened  chimneys  identi- 
fied spots  where  happy  homes  had  stood ;  when  poverty  and 
want  stalked  abroad;  when  aliens  came  to  rule  that  they 
might  plunder;  when  ignorance  and  audacity  flaunted  them- 
selves in  high  places,  and  corruption  had  its  ready  and  rich 
rewards — still  they  were  true;  true  to  themselves,  true  to 
their  comrades  and  the  memory  of  their  martyred  dead, 
true  to  their  old  leaders,  true  to  their  great  captain,  and  true 
to  their  States  and  to  their  beloved  South.  Their  armies 
had  gone  down  in  defeat,  their  cause  had  failed,  their  fortunes 
had  been  swept  away,  disappointment  and  sorrows  and 
strange  conditions  hovered  on  all  sides  and  darkened  all 
the  ways ;  but  there  was  no  treacherous  and  cowardly  turn- 
ing, to  fix  upon  their  civil  or  military  leaders  the  responsi- 
bility for  the  origin  or  results  of  the  war.  They  had  staked 
everything  for  a  principle  in  vain.  Courageous  and  true, 
they  accepted  their  fate,  and  turned  again  to  build  up  their 
wasted  fortunes  and  prostrated  commonwealths. 

To  me  the  sweetest  and  noblest  chapter  in  the  book  of  our 
misfortunes  and  sorrows  was  the  treatment  which  the  South 
accorded  the  fallen  chief  of  the  Confederacy.  His  was  a 
pure,  a  great,  and  an  incorruptible  career.  He  had  served 
the  Union  with  great  distinction  in  high  stations,  in  war 
and  in  peace.  No  ambitious  longings  for  place  or  power 
now  remained.  All  hope  for  his  preferment  had  gone  out 
in  the  darkness  of  defeat.  Imprisoned  and  in  irons,_  he  suf- 
fered for  them  all.  Released  without  trip.!,  no  plea  for  par- 
don, disfranchised,  broken  in  health,  and  tcttering  with  care 
and  age,  he  returned  to  his  people,  to  be  welcomed  as  no 
other  man,  and  in  the  calm  digniry  of  a  private  citizen,  in  his 
quiet   home,    he   remained   their    idol,    their    counselor,    and 


their  friend,  devoting  the  last  days  of  his  noble  life  to  the 
preparation  of  a  defense  and  justification  of  that  people  for 
whom  he  had  been  made  a  vicarious  sacrifice.  He  had  never 
lost  their  faith,  their  confidence,  their  admiration,  or  their  love. 
There  is  something  strong  and  deserving  of  all  honor  in  a 
people  like  this. 

We  are  assembled  here  for  no  ignoble  ends.  We  are  here 
to  revive  no  issues  settled  by  that  unhappy  conflict.  We  are 
not  here  to  defame  others,  or  pervert  or  warp  the  truth. 
We  are  not  hers  to  exaggerate  or  magnify  the  glory  or 
virtues  of  one  section  of  our  common  country  at  the  ex- 
pense of  another;  nor  are  we  here  to  desecrate  this  occasion 
by  the  gratification  of  personal  ambition,  or  the  acquirement 
of  social  distinction  or  political  preferment.  We  are  here 
that  mankind  may  not  forget,  nor  falsehood  nor  calumny 
cloud  or  tarnish  the  calm  judgment  of  posterity,  as  to  the 
sincerity  ijf  the  motives  and  the  honorable  conduct  of  the 
Confederatj  soldiers.  We  affirm  our  desire  that  our  chil- 
dren may  understand  these  things;  that  they  may  the  more 
reverence  their  ancestry;  that  they  may  know  of  their  suf- 
ferings and  sacrifices  and  be  able  to  defend  their  good 
names,  and,  proud  of  their  achievements,  emulate,  in  the 
great  struggles  of  the  future,  if  such  await  our  country,  the 
fidelity,  patriotism,  love  of  home  and  country  attested  by 
the  veterans  of  1861  on  a  hundred  bloody  battlefields. 

Who  would  have  them  forget  the  Lees,  the  Johnstons, 
the  Jacksons,  and  the  Hills?  Who  would  have  them  forget 
Bragg,  Beauregard,  Hardee,  Price,  Polk,  and  Hood?  Who 
would  have  them  forget  that  .great  wizard  of  the  saddle, 
Bedford  Forrest,  and  our  own  little  Joe  Wheeler,  Pat  Cle- 
Ijurne.  the  lamented  Walthall,  and  innumerable  others?  Who 
would  have. us  forget  the  grand  old  man  yet  with  us,  and 
others  still  spared;  and  the  hosts  who  made  for  them  names 
that  can  never  perish  from  the  earth  as  long  as  genius  and 
courage  and  patriotism  challenge  the  admiration  of  man- 
kind? I 

Who  would  have  them  ignorant  of  the  glorious  charge  of  I 
Pickett  and  others  at  Gettysburg?  Who  would  have  them 
forget  the  death  struggle  at  Franklin,  Tenn.,  where  the  Con- 
federates won  a  glorious  victory,  but  at  a  cost  of  eleven  gen- 
eral officers  killed  and  wounded  and  si.x  thousand  men — 
nearly  one-fifth  of  the  army — in  five  hours?  Where  Gist  and 
Adams  and  Strahl  and  Cranberry  and  the  intrepid  Pat  Cle- 
burne fell — fell  in  the  very  forefront  of  battle,  and  around 
them  in  great  numbers  were  strewn  their  gallant  dead?  Who 
would  have  them  forget  Chickamauga,  where  friendly  dark- 
ness shielded  the  army  of  the  Cumberland  from  destruction? 
Who  would  have  them  forget  Jackson  in  the  \'alley  of  Vir- 
ginia, whose  campaigns  have  challenged  the  military  critics 
of  England  and  Germany  to  find  a  single  error? 

D'r.  Hunter  McGuire,  Jackson's  corps  surgeon,  in  an  ad- 
dress delivered  in  Richmond  in  1897,  made  this  statement: 
"Therefore  it  is  with  swelling  heart  and  deep  thankfulness 
that  I  recently  heard  some  of  the  first  soldiers  and  military 
students  of  England  declare  that  within  the  past  two  hundred 
years  the  English-speaking  race  had  produced  but  five  sol- 
diers of  the  first  rank— Marlborough,  Washington,  Welling- 
ton, Robert  Lee,  and  Stonewall  Jackson.  I  heard  them 
declare  that  Jackson's  campaign  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley, 
in  which  you,  and  you,  and  myself  in  my  subordinate  place, 
followed  this  immortal,  was  the  finest  specimen  of  strategy 
and  tactics  of  which  the  world  has  any  record:  that  in  this 
series  of  marches  and  battles  there  was  never  a  blunder 
committed  by  Jackson;  that  his  campaign  in  the  Valley  was 


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superior  lO  litlu-r  of  tho.-e  made  by  Napolcuii  in  Italy.  One 
British  ofticer,  who  teaches  strategy  in  a  great  European 
college,  told  nie  that  he  used  this  campaign  as  a  model  of 
strategy  and  tactics,  and  dwelt  upon  it  for  several  months 
in  his  lectures;  that  it  was  taught  for  months  in  each  session 
in  the  schools  of  Germany,  and  that  Von  Moltke,  the  great- 
est strategist,  declared  it  was  without  a  rival  in  the  world's 
history.  This  same  British  ofliccr  told  nu-  thit  he  had  rid- 
den on  horseback  over  the  battlefields  of  the  Valley,  and 
carefully  studied  the  strategy  and  tact  cs  there  displayed  by 
Jackson;  that  he  hod  followed  him  lo  Richmond,  where  he 
joined  with  Lee  in  the  campaign  against  McClellan  in  1862; 
that  he  had  followed  him  in  his  detour  around  Pope,  and  in 
his  nmnagcnient  of  his  troops  at  Manassas;  that  he  had 
studied  his  environment  of  Harper's  Ferry  and  its  capture, 
his  part  in  the  fight  at  Sharpsburg  and  his  flank  movement 
around  Hooker — and  that  he  had  never  blundered.  Indeed, 
he  added,  "Jackson  seemed  to  be  inspired."  Another  British 
officer  told  me  that  "for  its  numbers  the  Army  of  Northern 
Virginia  had  more  force  and  power  than  any  army  that  e\er 
existed." 

It  is  cruel  to  discriminate,  but  this  tribute  from  such  a 
source  is  too  rich  to  be  lost.  It  sliould  go  into  history  as 
the  priceless  heritage  of  our  people. 

I  ought  not  to  specify,  but  will  you  bear  with  me  for  one 
further  incident,  pathetic  as  it  is  heroic,  and  glowing  with 
the  spirit  which  animated  the  sacred  dead  we  strive  to  honor? 

At  Lexington,  Va.,  where  the  remains  of  Gens,  Lee  and 
Jackson  now  sleep,  is  the  Virginia  Military  Institute.  It 
was  in  successful  operation  in  May,  1864,  when  Seigel  ad- 
vanced up  the  Valley.  Gen.  John  C.  Breckinridge  was  sent 
with  an  inadequate  force  to  arrest  his  advance.  A  corps  of 
cadets,  boys  seventeen  and  under,  from  this  school,  con- 
sisting of  a  battalion  of  four  companies  of  infantry,  and  a 
section  of  three-inch  rifled  guns,  were  ordered  to  report  to 
him  at  Staunton.  The  march  was  made  in  two  days.  Two 
or  three  short  marches  brought  him  in  touch  with  Breckin- 
ridge's v,;tcrans.  Their  bright,  gaudy  uniforms,  clean  and 
new,  their  smooth,  girlish  faces,  trim  step,  and  jaunty  airs 
subjected  them  to  severe  raillery  and  all  manner  of  fun  from 
the  old  soldiers.  Breckinridge  did  not  want  to  use  them  if 
it  could  be  avoided.  Having  determined  to  receive  the  at- 
tack of  Seigel  at  New  Market,  the  boy  corps  was  ordered, 
in  a  beating  rain,  to  report  to  Gen.  Echols.  It  was  not  long 
until  the  bright,  new  uniforms,  bedraggled  with  rain  and 
mud,  presented  the  corps  in  a  dilapidated  and  pitiable  state; 
but  they  moved  on  and  took  position  on  tlie  extreme  left 
of  the  reserve  line  of  battle.  Wharton's  brigade  was  in  ad- 
vance, and  the  boy  corps,  brigaded  with  Echols,  was  in  the 
reserve.  The  order  to  advance  soon  came.  A  slight  knoll 
was  reached,  and  the  batteries  opened;  but,  not  having  the 
range,  little  damage  was  done  to  Wharton's  men.  But  when 
Echols's  men  reached  it  they  had  the  range,  and  their  fire 
began  to  tell  with  fearful  accuracy.  Let  their  Colonel  tell 
the  rest.     He  says: 

"Great  gaps  were  made  thr.i\igli  the  rank-;  but  the  cadet, 
true  to  his  discipline,  would  close  in  to  the  center  to  fill 
the  interval,  and  push  (Steadily  forward.  The  alignment  of 
the  battalion  under  this  terrible  fire,  wliich  strewed  the 
ground  with  killed  and  wounded  for  more  than  a  mile  on 
open  ground,  would  have  been  creditable  even  on  a  field 
day.  They  moved  steadily  forward  for  more  than  a  mile 
beyond  New  Market,  When  within  three  hundred  yards  of 
the  enemy's  batteries,  they  opened  with  canister,  case  shot 


and  long  lines  of  musketry  at  the  same  time.  The  fire  w'as 
withering — it  seemed  impossible  that  any  living  creature 
could  escape — and  here  we  sustained  our  heaviest  loss.  The 
commander  fell,  but  a  cadet  captain  took  command  of  the 
battalion  and  moved  forward  until  they  had  gotten  into  the 
first  line,  wdien  all  took  shelter  behind  a  fence,  and  then, 
after  a  few  minutes,  with  a  sh.:)Ut,  a  fusillade,  and  a  rush, 
the  enemy  fled  and  the  day  was  won." 

They  had  gone  as  far  as  the  best  troops  in  the  army. 
There  were  none  to  guy  them  then.  They  had  challenged  the 
love  and  admiration  of  the  veterans  of  the  Army  of  North- 
ern Virginia,  and  fifty-two  of  their  battalion,  of  the  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  composing  it,  killed  and  wounded  that  day, 
won  them  a  place  they  can  never  lose  in  history. 

I  cannot  tell  you  wdiat  it  was  that  inspired  those  beardless 
boys  to  deeds  of  noble  bearing  and  death.  Whatever  it  was 
ran  through  the  Confederate  armies.  These  were  the  sons 
of  the  old  South.  Is  it  to  be  despised?  Where  shall 
brighter  or  nobler  examples  of  heroism  and  sacrifice  be 
found? 

And  may  I  not  revert  lo  the  manner  in  which  the  war  was 
conducted  by  the  Confederates?  To  this  I  point  with  justi- 
fiable pride.  It  was  a  splendid  race  of  men  that  built  up 
the  old  South.  They  were  the  descendants  of  the  Cavaliers. 
They,  like  other  men,  had  their  faults,  but  they  cherished 
the  glorious  memories  of  a  long  line  of  ancestry  who  de- 
spised all  that  was  contemptible,  little,  and  mean;  they  were 
sticklers  for  the  observance  of  the  highest  sense  of  honor; 
they  built  their  lofty  characters  on  the  observance  of  the 
truth;  they  hated  moral  and  physical  cowardice,  and  their 
homes  were  the  habitations  of  virtue,  chivalrj*,  and  hospi- 
tality; but  they  were  conservative;  they  were  lovers  of  home 
and  the  demoted  friends  of  civil  and  religious  liberty.  They 
believed  in  as  little  government  as  was  consistent  with  the 
maintenance  of  law  and  order,  and  that  whatever  went  be- 
yond this  was  iiu  infringement  upon  the  liberty  of  the  in- 
dividual, destructive  of  that  love  the  citizen  owed  the  State, 
and  tended  to  destroy  the  self-reliance  and  independence  of 
the  individual  upon'  whose  love,  strength,  and  manhood 
rested  the  temple  of  free  constitutional  government.  Wh'.t 
contributinns  they  have  made  to  the  betterment  of  man- 
kind, and  what  inspiration  they  have  given  the  great  masses 
who  have  builded  this  wonderful  country  of  ours! 

The  great  Mississippian,  the  lawyer,  the  statesman  and 
the  General,  as  great  in  peac:  as  in  war,  himself  having 
borne  a  conspicuously  brilliant  and  honorable  part  in  the 
heroic  struggle  of  which  I  speak,  in  an  address  delivered  at 
the  unveiling  of  a  monument  to  the  Confederate  dead  at 
Jackson,  Miss.,  saiu  of  these  men  of  the  old  South  of  whom 
I  speak,  that  :  "From  among  them  came  the  statesman  who 
wrote  the  Declaration  of  Independence;  and,  strange  as  it 
may  sound  in  this  day  of  universal  freedom,  it  is  said  that  all 
who  signed  the  Declaration,  except  those  from  the  State 
of  Massachusetts,  and  perhaps  o;:e  or  two  others,  were  slave- 
holders. From  among  them  came  the  Father  of  His  Coun- 
try, the  Father  of  the  Constituiion,  and  the  greatest  of  all 
its  expounders.  At  the  head  of  the  great  armies,  in  the 
jiresidential  office,  in  cabinet  and  court,  and  in  all  the  na- 
tion's high  councils,  everywhere,  in  peace  and  in  war,  great 
Southern  lights  illuminate  the  annals  of  America,  and  shed 
upon  our  country's  name  its  chief  honor  and  renown.  From 
the  foundation  of  the  government,  through  all  the  epochs 
of  peace  and  arms,  down  to  1861,  Southern  statesinen  and 
orators.    Southern    philosophers   and   judges,    Southern    pa- 


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Qoi)federat8  l/eteraij. 


triots  and  soldiers  have  enacted  'he  brightest  chapters  of  this 
country's  liistory,  and  to  them  we  are  indebted  for  the  fun- 
damental sources  of  its  present  power." 

The  descendants  of  such  men  as  these  conducted  the-  war 
on  the  Confederate  side.  Is  it  surprising  that  it  was  con- 
ducted on  the  highest  plane  of  modern  warfare?  In  no 
single  instance  is  it  recorded,  even  in  the  partisan  histories 
already  written,  that  ruin  and  desolation  followed  in  the 
footsteps  of  its  armies;  nor  that  their  marches  were  known 
by  "pillars  of  fire  by  night  and  clouds  of  smoke  by  day," 
nor  that  the  birds  of  the  air  could  not  follow  them  without 
carrying  their  rations.  Sherman's  march  to  the  sea,  as  told 
by  himself,  and  Sheridan's  raid  through  the  Valley  of  Vir- 
ginia, as  characterized  by  his  own  pen,  find  no  counterpart 
in  Lee's  march  to  Gettysburg  or  Antietam,  or  in  Morgan's 
raid  through  Ohio.  No  Confederate  general  ever  recorded 
any  boast  of  his  cruelty  to  noncombatants,  or  felt  a  pride  m 
making  a  Warsaw  of  any  part  of  American  soil.  To  empha- 
size these  statements,  I  invoke  your  p^itience  while  I  read 
an  order  issued  by  a  man  while  in  the  enemy's  country, 
whom  I  believe  to  represent  the  highest  type  of  genuine 
and  true  manhood,  to  be  found  in  all  history: 

"Headqu.^rters  of  Army  of  Northern  Virginia, 
Chambersburg,  Pa.,  June  27,  1863. 

"The  Commanding  General  has  observed  with  marked 
satisfaction  the  conduct  of  the  troops  on  the  march,  and 
confidently  anticipates  results  commensurate  with  the  high 
spirit  they  have  manifested.  No  troops  could  have  dis- 
played greater  fortitude  or  better  performed  the  arduous 
marches  of  the  past  ten  days.  Their  conduct  in  other  re- 
spects has,  with  few  exceptions,  been  in  keeping  with  their 
character  as  soldiers,  and  entitled  them  to  approbation  and 
praise. 

"There  have,  however,  been  instances  of  forgetfulness  on 
the  part  of  some,  that  they  have  in  keeping  the  yet  unsullied 
reputation  of  the  army,  and  that  the  duties  exacted  of  us  by 
civilization  and  Christianity  are  not  less  obligatory  in  the 
country  of  the  enemy  than  our  own.  The  Commanding 
General  considers  that  no  greater  disgrace  could  befall  the 
army,  and  through  it  the  whole  people,  than  the  perpetration 
of  the  barbarous  outrages  upon  the  innocent  and  defense- 
less and  the  wanton  destruction  of  private  property  that 
have  marked  the  course  of  the  enemy  in  our  own  country. 
Such  proceedings  not  only  disgrace  the  perpetrators  and  all 
connected  with  them,  but  are  subversive  of  the  discipline 
and  efBciency  of  the  army,  and  destructive  of  the  ends  of 
our  present  movements.  It  must  be  remembered  that  we 
make  war  only  on  arme  '  men,  and  that  we  cannot  take 
vengeance  for  the  wrongs  our  people  have  suffered,  without 
lowering  ourselves  in  the  eyes  of  all  whose  abhorrence  has 
been  excited  by  the  atrocities  of  our  enemy,  and  ofifending 
against  Him  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth.  without  whose 
favor  and  support  our  eflforts  must  all  prove  in  vain. 

"The  Commanding  General,  therefore,  earnestly  exhorts 
the  troops  to  abst.-'.in  with  most  scrupulous  care  from  un- 
necessary or  wanton  injury  to  private  property,  and  he  en- 
joins upon  all  officers  to  arrest  and  bring  to  summary  pun- 
ishment all  who  shall  in  any  way  offend  against  the  orders 
on  the  subject." 

Who  could  have  written  this  order  except  Robert  E.  Lee? 

Years  after  the  war  had  closed,  at  a  time,  it  is  true,  when 
its  passiojis  had  not  subsided,  and  bitterness  in  the  hearts  of 
people  of  one  section  toward  their  countrymen  in  the  other 


still  lingered,  in  a  spirit  of  splendid  magnanimity,  the  vic- 
torious conqueror,  the  great  Captain  of  the  Union  army, 
taught  the  grand  lesson  of  forgiveness  and  fraternity  in  the 
imperishable  words,  "Let  us  have  peace." 

But  this  order  of  Gen.  Lee  was  penned  in  the  very  midst 
of  the  furious  struggle,  when  every  heart  was  filled  with  re- 
sentment and  indignation  at  the  cruel  outrages  upon  inno- 
cent and  defenseless  noncombatants  and  wanton  and  mali- 
cious destruction  of  private  property,  even  the  family  por- 
traits and  heirlooms,  and  household  effects  essential  to  the 
comfort  of  the  unprotected  wives  and  children  of  the  sol- 
diers in  the  field.  Contrast  it  with  Sherman's  march  to  the 
sea  and  Sheridan's  raid  in  the  Valley;  with  the  wanton 
destruction  by  fire  of  the  captured  cities  Atlanta,  Columbia, 
Charleston;  and  finally  with  that  order  of  that  other  Vir- 
ginian, Hunter,  by  which  the  torch  was  applied  even  to  the 
institutions  of  learning,  and  the  building  and  library  and 
apparatus,  the  accunnilations  of  forty  years,  of  the  Virginia 
Military  Tnstitu;(;,  and  the  libr-iry  and  apparatus  of  Wash- 
ington College,  endowed  by  the  Father  of  His  Country, 
perished  in  the  angry  flames;  or  contrast  it  with  the  con- 
duct of  Butler  in  New  Orleans. 

In  peace  Grant  gloriously  triumphed  over  the  passions 
engendered  by  war;  but  Lee,  horrified  by  the  heartless 
atrocities  of  the  invading  foe,  in  the  midst  of  the  enemy's, 
country,  with  every  opportunity  for  revenge,  triumphantly 
rose  above  all  the  natural  instincts  of  the  human  heart  for 
revenge,  to  inculcate  and  to  practice  the  teachings  of  the 
Saviour  of  mankind,  "Vengeance  is  mine,  I  will  repay." 

Peerless,  glorious  Robert  E.  Lee!  Glorious  in  prosperity — 
more  glorious  in  adversity ;  glorious  in  victory — more  glorious 
in  defeat;  resplendent  in  life — triumphant  in  death. 

What  a  monument  is  this  to  the  character  of  the  Southern 


army 


One  who  followed  Bragg  through  Kentucky  could  not 
have  known  by  observation  that  an  army  had  passed  along 
the  highway  unless  he  had  seen  where  it  had  camped  at 
night,  and  not  then  because  any  fence  had  lost  a  rail  or  any 
orchard  its  fruit. 

Is  there  not  something  in  the  history  of  a  people  like  that 
worth  preserving?  May  no  lessons  here  be  drawn  for  the 
elevation  of  mankind ;  no  memories  worthy  of  the  children 
of  the  South?  We  must  not  forget  that  a  large  number  of 
the  survivors  of  that  conflict  have  taken  up  their  abode  in 
the  Silent  City,  and  those  who  remain  are  admonished 
that  white  heads  are  the  companions  of  failing  memories. 
Whatever  they  shall  do  by  way  of  fixing  the  true  status  of 
the  Confederate  soldier  must  be  done  in  the  near  future,  for 

"To  the  past  go  more  dead  faces  every  year; 
Everywhere  the  sad  eyes  meet  us; 
In  the  evening's  dust  they  greet  us, 
And  to  come  to  them  entreat  us. 
Every  year." 

May  I  permitted  to  trespass  a  moment  longer?  It  is  of 
the  Confederate  soldiers  in  peace  I  would  speak.  I  cannot — 
nor  would  I  if  I  could — portray  the  ceaseless  chain  of  wrong 
and  oppression  which  followed  in  the  wake  of  the  great 
"Civil  War;"  and  it  came  upon  a  defenseless,  desolated  and  im- 
poverished land — a  land  rich  in  nothing  but  noble  men  and 
women  and  the  precious  memories  of  the  glorious  race . 
from  which  they  sprung  and  in  the  priceless  heritage  of  high 
achievements. 

If  those  who  fell  in  battle  could  have  spoken  from  their 


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graves,  they  would  scarcely  have  feiivicd  the  fate  of  the  sur- 
vivors. 

Sir,  if  anything  exceeds  in  constancy,  in  patience,  in  cour- 
age and  fortitude,  the  Confederate  soldier,  who  from  1863 
to  1865,  half-clad,  hungry,  and  almost  without  hope  of  suc- 
cess, followed  with  weary  but  steady  footsteps  the  tattered 
battle  flags  of  the  South  until  the  star  of  the  Confederacy  went 
out,  il  was  the  same  soldier  who,  for  the  decade  that  followed 
the  war,  in  poverty  and  in  want,  disfranchised  and  despised, 
overrun  by  aliens  and  strangers,  steadily  and  with  a  sublime 
constancy  and  devotion  resisted  wrong  and  oppression,  turned 
his  back  upon  place  and  power,  while  ignorance  and  dishonesty 
held  high  carnival,  until,  by  the  very  logic  of  events,  reason 
supplanted  bitterness  and  passion,  ignorance  and  vice  gave 
way  to  inlelligencc  and  personal  worth,  and  his  long-deferred 
redemption  came. 

Did  any  other  people  ever  face  and  overcome  adversity  as 
did  the  Southern  people?  The  same  spirit  which  gave  her 
armies  unity,  power,  and  endurance  followed  the  survivors 
back  to  the  civil  life  to  point  the  way  to  a  new  birth  such 
as  no  other  country  has  ever  experienced.  The  South  gave 
to  her  armies  all  of  her  male  population,  inclu;ling  beardless 
boys  and  gray-haired  men,  and  they  went  from  every  walk, 
profession,  and  calling  and  station  in  life.  Neither  the  bench, 
the  pulpit,  nor  the  institutions  of  learning  were  spared.  All 
answered  with  alacrity  and  determination  the  call  to  arms. 
When  it  closed  there  were  none  upon  whom  to  rely  but  the 
ex-Confedcratc  soldier.  He  it  was  who  took  up  the  new 
problems  which  the  changed  conditions  of  his  desolate  land 
presented.  Standing  by  the  graves  of  his  comrades,  inspired 
by  their  noble  deeiis,  chastened  and  disciplined  by  the  hor- 
rors, self-denials,  and  sufferings  of  war,  encouraged  by  the 
high  achievements  of  his  revolutionary  sires,  and  loving  to 
veneration  the  traditions  of  his  ancestry,  interwoven  as  they 
were  with  the  history  of  his  beloved  South,  undismayed  but 
hampered  by  the  prejudices  and  passions  which  war  had  left 
behind,  he  began  the  work  of  rebuilding  her  shattered  for- 
tunes and  rehabilitating  her  dismantled  commonwealths. 
But  as  the  South  had  fought  for  the  principle  of  local  self- 
government  and  failed,  so  in  the  disjointed  logic  of  the  times 
she  was  to  be  denied  its  application  in  the  reestablishment  of 
her  State  governments.  The  South,  yet  unadjusted  to  its 
changed  conditions,  struggling  under  its  burdens  of  misfor- 
tune and  in;pending  dangers,  misjudged,  misunderstood,  and 
mistrusted,  may  have  blundered  m  many  things;  and  the  great 
North,  forgetting  or  ignoring  the  great  qualities — the  fidel- 
ity and  honor,  the  genius  for  constructive  statesmanship 
and  good  government  which  her  fallen  foe  had  always  ex- 
hibited in  war  and  in  peace — gave  rein  to  unrestricted  pas- 
sions and  prejudices,  alike  harmful  to  itself  and  ruinous  to 
the  South. 

It  sent  the  carpetbagger,  who,  aided  by  those  who  had 
never  exercised  the  simph-rt  rights  of  citizenship,  were  ex- 
pected to  set  up  and  administer  such  governments  as  were 
fit  for  a  people  who.  for  nearly  three-quarters  of  a  century, 
had,  in  the  main,  guided  and  directed  the  splendid  progress 
and  development  of  the  great  republic.  I  would  not  dwell, 
if  time  permitted,  upon  the  riotous  conditions  into  which  a 
helpless  and  defenseless  people  were  plunged  by  this  char- 
acterless horde  of  insatiable  cormorants  who  assembled  at 
our  Slate  capitals,  to  blaspheme  the  very  name  of  civil  gov- 
ernment, and  plot  schemes  to  oppress  a  fallen  foe,  that  they 
might  prolong  their  opportunities  for  peculation.  This  is 
not  the  lime  nor  place,  but  it  mu.sl  be  left  to  the  future  his- 


torian, in  the  interest  of  truth  rind  as  a  lesson  to  posterity, 
and  as  a  warning  to  us  all  that  there  is  no  freedom  where 
one  man  is  permitted  to  govern  others  against  their  wills,  to 
drag  away  the  sheet  that  covers  the  rotten  corpse  of  re- 
construction. It  fell,  as  in  the  nature  of  things  it  could  not 
endure.  Time  gradually  assangcd  the  passions  of  the  war ; 
commerce  and  business  struggled  under  its  withering  in- 
Huences  and  demanded  better  things;  and  the  conscience  of 
the  great  victorious  North  viras  stricken  at  the  cruelties  and 
follies  and  ruin  it  wrought;  but  a  decade  had  passed,  a 
weary,  withering,  blighting  decade  of  misrule  on  the  one 
hand,  and  patient  endurance  and  long-deferred  hope  on  the 
other.  Again  the  e.x-Confederate  took  up  the  burden  of 
civil  government.  I  think  sometimes  we  forget  the  strong 
character.s  of  those  wlio,  Moseslikc,  led  us  out  of  the  wilder- 
ness of  our  woes.  Few  of  them  are  now  left,  and  their  faces 
recede  with  the  flying  years. 

They  were  ex-Confederates,  true  and  tried.  Some  yet 
live,  and  to  call  names  would  be  invidious;  but  we  owe  them 
a  double  debt  of  gratitude,  and  to  their  memories  reverence 
and  love. 

With  the  South's  overwhelming  problem  still  unsolved, 
slie  has  nevertheless,  under  tlie  auspices  of  her  own  people, 
fallen  upon  safe  and  peaceful,  if  not  happy  and  prosperous, 
times.  Her  sons  and  daughters  have  resumed  their  right- 
ful station,  and  whatever  the  future  has  in  store  of  good  for 
her  must  rest  upon  the  traits  and  characteristics  of  her  peo- 
ple. She  will  be  patient:  she  wMl  be  prudent.  To  all  the 
knightly  and  queenly  virtues  she  will  hold  fast,  trusting  in 
God  and  the  future  for  the  noble  and  good.  The  South  will 
not  despair. 

I  read  the  other  day  in  one  of  Talinage's  sermons  these 
words:  "There  is  a  flower  in  Siberia  that  blooms  only  in 
January,  the  severest  month  in  that  cold  climate.  It  is  a 
star-shaped  flower,  and  covered  with  glistening  specks  that 
look  like  diamonds.  A  Russian  took  some  of  the  seeds  of 
that  flower  to  St.  Petersburg  and  planted  them,  and  they 
grew,  and  on  the  coldest  day  of  January  they  pushed  back 
the  snow  and  ice  and  burst  into  lull  bloom.  They  called  it 
the  snow  flower;  and  it  makes  me  think  of  those  whom  the 
world  triei  to  freeze  out  and  snow  under,  but  who,  in  the 
strength  of  God,  push  through  and  up  and  out  and  bloom 
in  the  hardest  weather  of  the  world'o  cold  treatment,  starred 
and  radiant  with  a  beauty  given  only  to  those  who  find  life  a 
.'■truggle  and  turn  it  into  victory." 

These  sturdy,  venerable  veterans,  bearing  the  scars  and 
wounds  of  battle  in  their  bitterest  days,  like  tlie  snow  flowers 
of  Siberia,  pushed  their  way  up  and  out  an.l  through  all  the 
ice  and  snows  of  the  cold  winters  of  adversity,  and,  thank 
God  !  they  stand  for  all  that  is  .strong  and  conservative  and 
safe  in  government.    Will  their  posterity  do  less? 

Providence,  as  a  kind  Father,  took  by  the  hand  our  liberty- 
loving  ancestors  and  guided  them  here.  Generation  after 
generation  lived,  ruled,  and  passed  away,  retainiiii;  the  purity 
and  freshness  of  virtuous  power.  Greed  of  gain  and  lust 
of  power,  culminating  in  plutocratic  usurpation  of  all  the 
branches  of  government,  have  never  found  favor  or  encour- 
agement here.  Our  population,  Anglo-Saxon  still,  has 
never  been  dominated  by  foreign  elements  ignorant  and 
careless  of  the  principles  of  our  government  and  the  prac- 
tices of  our  fathers.  We  still  h  ive  our  splendid  inheritance, 
except  as  modified — let  us  believe  for  the  better— by  war. 

I  believe,  as  I  live,  that  if  our  institutions  are  to  be  pre- 
served much,  so  mueli.  will  depend  upon  th'S  goodly  South 


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Qoi>federat^  Ueterap. 


of  our?.  Our  deepest  concern  should  be  for  a  better  and 
more  righteous  national  character.  All  the  bounteous  ele- 
ments of  earth  and  sky  beckon  us  away  from  the  base  fasci- 
nation of  pelf  which  dishonors  an.l  destroys  our  country. 

Let  us  invite  all  her  people  into  paths  of  law  and  order, 
inculcating  peace,  and  keep  alive  our  sense  of  justice  and 
human  freedom,  and  let  all  our  advancement  and  growth 
be  characterized  by  such  a  recognition  of  the  rights  of  man 
as  shall  make  her  people  feel  that  the  blessings  of  Provi- 
dence are  theirs  under  a  government  of  just  and  equal  laws. 

May  our  beloved  Southland  build  all  her  temples,  not 
upon  the  shifting  quicksands  of  selfish  expediency,  but  upon 
the  everlasting  principles  of  right!  Let  us  not  forget  that. 
in  the  great  armory  of  Divine  Providence,  Justice  forges 
her  weapons  long  before  her  battles  are  fought;  that  in  the 
everlasting  courts  of  heaven  every  man  must  suffer  the  pen- 
alties of  hi;  disobedience,  and  all  nations  the  penalty  of  in- 
justice and  w^rong.  Whatever  may  be  our  burdens  or  ca- 
lamities, let  us  bear  them  with  that  courage  and  fortitude 
that  becomes  a  just  and  a  great  people;  and  may  our  children 
and  our  children's  children  be  inspired  to  walk  along  the  very 
mountain  ranges  of  an  enlightened  Christian  civiUzation, 
always  in  the  path  of  duty,  and  preserve  and  keep  sacred  the 
same  grert  qualities  that  made  their  ancestry  respected  and 
beloved  of  mankind! 

A  Sketch  of  Judge  Rogers. 
John  Henry  Rogers,  soldier,  lawyer.  Congressman,  and 
jurist,  was  born  on  a  plantation  near  Roxobel,  Eertie  County, 
N.  C,  October  9,  1845,  the  third  child  of  Absalom  and  Harriet 
Rogers,  and  grandson  of  William  Rogers,  a  farmer  and  me- 
chanic, who  lived  and  reared  a  family  of  twelve  children  in 
Pitt  County,  N.  C.  His  father  was  a  wealthy  planter  before 
the  war,  but,  being  deprived  of  his  slaves  and  everything  but 
his  lands,  was  reduced  to  poverty  by  that  disaster.  In  1852  the 
family,  consisting  of  his  parents,  brothers,  and  two  sisters,  re- 


TUDGE  JOHN    H.   ROGERS,  FORT    SMITH,  ARK. 


moved  to  a  cotton  plantation  in  ^ladison  County.  Miss.  He 
attended  schools  near  his  home  until  tSfii,  and.  in  addition  to 
the  ordinary  branches  and  a  little  Latin  and  Greek,  he  acquired 
some  proficiency  in  military  drill. 

This  accomplishment  he  made  useful  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
war,  when  he  was  chosen  drillmasler  of  tho.se  of  his  school- 
mates who  weie  over  fifteen  years  of  age:  and  in  the  following 
fall  he  acted  as  instructor  of  a  company  of  home  guards,  al- 
thongh  most  of  its  members  were  between  forty  and  sixty  years 
of  age.  Iri  March,  1862,  he  was  mustered  into  the  Ninth  Reg- 
iment, Mississippi  Infantry,  at  Canton,  Miss.,  as  a  private. 
In  the  battle  of  Munfordville  (Green  River),  Ky.,  he  was 
wounded  while  charging  the  enemy's  breastworks.  He  was 
subsequently  in  the  battles  of  Murfreesboro  (Stone  River), 
Tenn.,  Chickamauga,  Ga.,  Mission  Ridge,  near  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  and  Resaca,  Ga.  He  was  in  the  engagements  before 
.\tlanta,  July  26  and  28,  1864,  and  was  wounded  at  Jonesboro, 
Ga.,  in  September,  1864.  He  fought  at  Franklin.  Tenn.,  No- 
vember 30,  1864..  and  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  December  15,  1864. 
In  April,  1865,  although  but  nineteen  years  of  age,  he  was  pro- 
moted by  special  order  of  Gen.  Johnston  to  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant,  and  he  commanded  Company  F  of  the  Ninth  Mis- 
sissippi Regiment  until  the  capitulation  of  Johnston's  army. 

Returning  home  by  fool,  about  one  thousand  miles,  he  be- 
gan reviewing  his  studies,  and  entered  Center  College,   Dan- 
ville, in  September,  1865,  and  the  University  of  Mississippi  in 
1867,  where  he  was  graduated  in   1868.     He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Canton,  Miss.     After  teaching  a  short  time,  he  be- 
gan   his    legal    practice    at    Fort    Smith,    Ark.,    in    February, 
1869,   and  shortly  after  his  arrival   at  that  place  entered  the 
office  of  Judge  William  Walker.     From  1871  to   1874  he  was 
in   partnership   with   that   eminent   lawyer;    for  the   following 
three  year.s  he  practiced  alone,  and  then  for  five  years  served 
as  first  circuit  judge  of  the  Twelfth  Judicial   Circuit.     This 
office   he   resigned,   on   account   of   impaired   health,   in    May, 
1882,  and  in  the   following  November  was  elected  a  mettiber 
of  Congress,  where  he  served  in  the  forty-eighth,  forty-ninth, 
fiftieth,  ard  fifty-first  Congresses.     Throughout  his  public  ca- 
reer  he   made   few   set    speeches,   but   worked   laboriously   on 
committees,  and  took  an  active  part  in  the  daily  proceedings. 
During  the  last  si.x  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Judiciary 
Committee,    and    especialy    devoted    his    energies    to    securing 
legislation  amending  the  criminal  laws  of  the  L'nited   States, 
and  reorganizing  the  Federal  judiciary  system.     He  was  suc- 
cessful in  securing  the  writ  of  error  to  persons  convicted  of 
felony,  and  witnessed  the  creation  of  the  L^nited   States  Cir- 
cuit  Court  of  Appeals,  largely  the  outcome  of  his  own  per- 
sistent efforts  to  have  them  established  as  a  remedy  for  the 
congested  condition   of   the   business   of  the   Supreme    Court. 
The  bill  passed  was,  however,  only  a  modification  of  his  own 
.  plan  of  abolishing  the  Circuit  Courts,  and  making  the  District 
Courts  the  great  repository  of  original  jurisdiction,  civil  and 
criminal,  while  the  Circuit  Courts  of  Appeal  should  be  com- 
posed of  the  circuit  judges  then  in  office  and  two  others  to 
be  appointed.     Thus  a  stable  court  of  three  judges  would  be 
secured,  and  the  supreme  judges  relieved  of  all  Circuit  Court 
duty.     The   Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  w-ould  be  a 
great    con.stitutional    court,    but    would    retain    limited    super- 
visory control,  as  before,  over  the  United  States  Circuit  Court 
of  Appeals,  to  the  end  that  harmony  of  decision  on  questions 
of  general  law  might  be  secured.     Such  an  arrangement  Judge 
Rogers  still  hopes  to  see  established,  and  is  encouraged  by  the 
fact  that  it  has  already  been  partially  adopted  in  the  Eighth 
Circuit,   where   four  circuit  judges  now  constitute  the  court. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai>. 


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In  the  fifty-first  Congress  Judge  Rogers  came  prominently  be- 
fore the  pubhc  as  the  opponent  of  the  Speaker,  his  speeches 
assailing  what  he  believed  to  be  the  arbitrary  and  oppressive 
conduct  on  the  part  of  that  official  being  puljlished  by  the 
press  throughout  the  country.  Many  of  these  speeches,  in  tlieir 
biting  satire  and  argument,  were  considered   masterpieces   of 


MISS   BESSIE   ROGKRS.    FORT  SMITH,  ARK., 
Herald  for  Arkansas  Division,  United  Confederate  Veterans. 

their  kind.  In  the  interest  of  his  constituents  he  secured,  while 
m  Congress,  the  passage  of  a  hill  donating  the  abandoned 
I'nited  States  military  reservation  adjoining  the  city  of  Fort 
Smith  to  that  city  in  trust  for  the  public  schools,  which  have 
since  realized  a  munificent  trn.st  fund  from  this  source.  He 
also  secured  the  construction  of  a  handsome  pid)lic  building 
for  use  as  a  post  oflice  and  by  the  I'nited  States  courts,  and  of 
a  commodious*  prison,  while  through  his  elforts  a  United 
States  Circuit  Court  was  established  at  Fort  Smith  in  place 
of  a  United  Stales  District  Court  formerly  held  there,  wliicb 
had  Circuit  Court  powers,  and  exercised  jurisdiction  over  a 
part  of  till  State  of  Arkansas,  and  criminal  jurisdiction  over 
all  the  Indian  Territory.  Retiring  from  public  life,  after  the 
fifty-first  Congress.  Judge  Rogers  practiced  law  at  Fort  Smith, 
in  partnersliip  with  James  F.  Read,  until  November,  1896. 
when  he  was  appointed  by  President  Cleveland  successor  of 
Hon.  I.  C.  Parker.  late  United  States  District  Judge  for  the 
Western  District  of  Arkansas.  He  is  President  of  the  Board 
of  Education  of  Fort  Smith.  In  1S95,  on  the  occasion  of  his 
dcli\ery  of  the  annual  address  to  the  alumni  of  Center  Col- 
lege at  Danville.  Ky.,  that  institution  conferred  upon  him  the 
honorary  degrte  of  LL.D. 

Judge  Rogers  was  married  October  9,  1873,  'o  Mary  (iray, 
only  daughter  of  Dr.  Theodore  Dmdap  and  Elizabeth  Cray. 
of  Danville.  Ky.  Four  sons  and  one  daughter  are  living,  their 
first  child.   I  boodora.  having  died  at  the  age  of  two  years. 


It  may  be  (blVicuh  to  procure  the  list  of  universities  and  col- 
leges to  which  Judge  Rogers's  address  is  to  lie  sent.  The 
Veter.\n  will  appreciate  suggestions.  Col.  V.  Y.  Cook,  of 
Arkansas,  makes  liberal  order  for  extra  copies. 


MY  MOTHER'S  LOOM. 

BV    LE0N.\Rn    P.\SSMORE. 
The  following  poem  Is  dedicated  hy  her  son  of  I.:inge,  Tex  ,  to  the  mem/ 
ory  of  one  of  Georgia's  noble  daughters. 

Within  a  low  and  dusty  room, 

Where  heaps  of  rubbish  lie. 
There  is  an  old  and  broken  loom 

Beneath  my  ga7.in.g  eye. 
Behold  I  feel  upon  my  cheek, 

A  trickling,  bitter  tear; 
Would  you  the  cause,  my  reader,  seek 

Of  silent  weeping  here? 

In  gloomy  limes,  when  stormy  strife. 

Swept  o'er  both  North  and  South, 
When  Bine  and  Gray  in  battle  rife 

Both  faced  the  cannon's  mouth — 
My  mother  sat  with  saddened  brow, 

And  wove  the  threads  she  spun 
Upon  the  loom  before  me  now. 

From  ninrn  nil  «et  of  sun. 

By  labor  were  her  children  clad 

In    homespun    warm,   and   fed : 
For    in    the    field,    careworn    and    sad. 

She  labored  for  our  bread  : 
But  like  the  sunbeams  after  storm 

In  springtime's  early  days. 
When  father  came  home  free  from  harm 

The  smiles  played  on  her  face. 

He  fought  upon  Virginia's  fields; 

Around  bini  thickly  flew 
The  whizzing  l«ills;  at  last  he  yields 

To  those  who  wear  the  blue. 
Half-starved    and    ragged,    be    returns. 

Down-hearted  in  his  gloom. 
To  those   for   whom    he  greatly   yeanis 

In  that  dear  place  called  home! 

By  gentle  hand  the  wheel  is  turned; 

The  threads  ere  long  are  spun, 
And  with  a  care  by  patience  learned 

Are  woven  one  by  one — 
But  by  one  now,  no  longer  sad. 

From  fears  of  sad  alarm. 
And  so.tbe  soldier  soon  is  clad 

In  garments  strong  and  warm. 

So  was  the  past ;  and  now  I  see. 

In  fancy's  mirror  bright. 
In  after  years,  what  seems  to  mc 

A  grander,  nobler  sight ! 
1'he  past  upicared  before  me  stands: 

My  childhood  I  behold ; 
I  sec  my  loving  mother's  hands — 

'I'hcy'rc  weaving  threads  of  gold. 

Yes,  threads  of  gold  thai  in  my  life 

Unbroken  now  are  seen. 
Since  labor,  toil,  and  bitter  strife 

Have  broken  those  between  I 
You  wove,  dear  mother,  in  dark  hours. 

So  generously  and  true; 
A  cbaplet  now  of  Memory's  flowers, 

I'll  weave  and  give  to  you! 


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C^opfederate  l/eterap. 


CONFEDERATED  SOUTHERN   MEMORIAL   ASSO- 
CIATION. 

BY    MRS.    I.    M.    r.    OCKENDEN,    MONTGOMERY,   ALA. 

When  bronze  and  marble  shafts  shall  crumbling  lie 
In  ages  hence,  in  woman's  heart  will  be 
A  folded  flag,  a  brilliant  page  unrolled, 
A  deathless  song  of  Southern  chivalry ! 

The  practical  and  beautiful  thought  which  came  from  the 
brain  of  Miss  Julia  Garside,  now  Mrs.  Welsh,  and  was  exe- 
cuted by  a  call  from  Miss  Sue  H.  Walker,  both  of  Fayetteville, 
Ark.,  is  worthy  of  all  praise  and  deserves  special  mention  in 
the  Confederate  Veteran.  The  success  of  this  call  to  unite 
in  one  grand  organization  of  Southern  women  in  a  Confed- 
eration of  Memorial  Associations  to  meet  in  convention  an- 
nually, under  the  protection  of  the  United  Confederate  Vet- 
erans at  their  reunions,  has  surpassed  the  expectations  of  its 
most  ardent  supporters.  The  first  reunion  took  place  in  Mem- 
phis, Tenn. ;  the  next  in  Dallas,  Tex. ;  the  third  in  New  Or- 
leans, May  19-22,  1903. 

The  convention  was  held  in  the  armory  of  the  Continental 
Guards,  where  everything  necessary  for  the  comfort  of  the 
visiting  ladies  was  provided,  and  the  hall  was  beautifully 
decorated.  The  attendance  was  excellent.  Fifty-seven  memo- 
rial associations  were  represented.  The  interesting  meetings 
were  presided  over  by  our  graceful  and  most  worthy  Presi- 
dent, Mrs.  W.  J.  Behan.  The  minutes  of  these  sessions  will 
be  condensed  for  the  Veteran  as  soon  as  obtained  from  the 
Recording  Secretary. 

The  election  of  officers  took  place  on  the  22d,  and  gave  gen- 
eral satisfaction.  The  list  unanimously  elected  is  given  below : 
President,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Behan;  Vice  President  for  Alabama, 
Mrs.  J.  C.  Lee;  Vice  President  for  Florida,  Mrs.  W.  D.  Chip- 
ley  (reelected)  ;  Vice  President  for  Louisiana,  Mrs.  Alden 
McLellan:  Vice  President  for  Missouri,  Mrs.  Leroy  B.  Valiant; 
Vice  President  for  South  Carolina,  Mrs..  Alice  Gaillard 
Palmer;  Vice  President  for  Texas,  Mrs.  Sterling  Robertson 
(reelected)  ;  Vice  President  for  Arkansas,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Walker 
(reelected)  ;  Vice  President  for  Georgia,  Mrs.  A.  Timberlake 
(reelected)  ;  Vice  President  for  Mississippi,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Stevens  (reelected)  ;  Vice  President  for  North  Carolina,  Mrs. 
Garland  Jones  (reelected)  ;  Vice  President  for  Tennessee,  Miss 
Minnie  Ault  (reelected)  ;  Vice  President  for  Virginia,  Mrs. 
Shelton  Chieves ;  General  Historian,  Miss  Mary  A.  Hall ; 
Recording  Secretary,  Miss  Daisy  M.  L.  Hodgson ;  Correspond- 
ing Secretary,  Mrs.  George  A.  Williams ;  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
Gascoygne  Wright. 

The  reelection  of  Mrs.  W..  J.  Behan  to  the  presidency  wa.^ 
unanimous,  and  was  by  acclamation  in  recognition  of  her  abil- 
ity and  services  during  the  past  term.  She  makes  an  excellent 
presiding  officer,  and  has  steadily  won  friends,  who  are  stead- 
fast in  their  loyal  affection  to  one  who  has  served  as  truly  as 
if  a  private  in  the  ranks. 

The  retiring  officers  were  reluctantly  yielded,  each  having 
done  her  duty  to  the  best  of  her  ability.  But  while  the  re- 
election of  Mrs.  Behan  was  a  foregone  conclusion,  without 
a  dissenting  voice,  for  various  reasons  it  was  deemed  best  to 
pass  the  honors  of  the  other  offices  to  other  associations.  In 
some  instances  health  was  a  consideration ;  in  others,  as 
in  the  case  of  Miss  Sue  H.  Walker,  Corresponding  Secretary, 
so  untiring,  amiable,  prompt,  and  true,  the  duties  of  another 
office  prevented  her  acceptance  of  the  compliment  of  reelec- 
tion. 

A  rising  vole  of  thanks  partly  expressed  the  appreciation  of 
the  delegates  for  the  great  work  that  has  been  done_  by  these 


devoted  women  within  the  three  years'  existence  of  the  Con- 
federation. Very  interesting  reports  were  read  or  sent  in  by 
the  delegates. 

This  convention,  while  devoted  to  business,  was  also  a  social 
success.  Music  was  on  every  programme.  "Dixie"  was  para- 
mount, but  all  the  dear  old  songs  came  in  to  move  the  heart. 
Words  to  "Dixie,"  written  by  an  Alabama  girl  in  1861,  were 
gracefully  rendered  by  a  lovely  young  woman  from  the  Indian 
Territory.  Many  touching  incidents  took  place,  friendships 
were  renewed,  and  new  attachments  were  begun.  The  meeting 
of  1903  was  one  never  to  be  forgotten. 

Refreshments  were  bounteously  served  every  day  to  the  vis- 
itors, and  on  Saturday  Mrs.  Stonewall  Jackson  was  the  guest 
of  the  New  Orleans  Memorial  ladies.  At  every  plate  was  a 
souvenir  cup  embellislied  by  views  from  New  Orleans,  holding 
a  bouquet  of  sweet  peas.  After  the  luncheon,  when  the  beloved 
Mrs.  Jackson  was  the  guest  of  honor,  invitations  were  accepted 
to  witness  the  parade  from  the  grand  stand  of  the  Pickwick 
Club,  prepared  for  the  purpose.  Nothing  was  omitted,  and  M 
from  that  point  of  observation  was  witnessed  one  of  the  rftost  f 
touching  and  magnificent  parades  that  has  ever  passed  in  re- 
view in  this  or  any  other  country. 

New  Orleans  surpassed  herself  in  decorations  for  the  set- 
ting of  this  brilliant  panorama.  Through  the  lines  made  in 
the  crowds  passed  the  handsome  carriages,  containing  distin- 
guished men  and  women — time-worn  veterans  bearing  battle- 
torn  emblems,  beautifully  dressed  sponsors  and  maids,  fine- 
looking  officers,  and  grand  old  privates,  representing  every 
branch  of  the  service,  even  to  the  tars  who  were 

"The  seamen  of  Confederate  fame, 
Who  startled  the  wondering  world ; 
For  braver  fight  was  never  fought. 
Nor  fairer  flag  was  never  furled." 

Six  miles  of  this  magnificent  parade  passed  before  us,  raising 
their  hats,  caps,  and  swords  to  the  women  veterans  of  the 
South  and  to  the  daughters  and  granddaughters  of  the  men 
whom  we  delight  to  honor.  From  one  hundred  bands  came 
the  inspiring  notes  of  "Di.xie."  Women  laughed  and  wept 
and  waved  their  handkerchiefs.  Only  the  sinking  sun  and 
purpling  sky  reminded  us  of  the  parting  hour.  In  response 
to  one  of  the  club  members,  a  lady  said:  "New  Orleans  gen- 
tlemen are  the  finest  in  the  world;  the  Pickwick  Club  repre- 
sents New  Orleans  gentlemen."  Nor  must  New  Orleans  gen- 
tlewomen nor  gentle  children  be  omitted.  During  that  passing 
of  one  of  the  most  immense  crowds  ever  assembled  in  that 
city  the  writer  never  heard  an  unkind  word  nor  witnessed 
an  act  of  rudeness.  Fair,  beauteous,  graceful  women ;  hand- 
some, courteous,  hospitable  cavaliers,  adieu ! 

At  the  regular  business  meeting  of  the  organization  the 
Veteran  was  formally  made  official  organ  of  the  Confederated 
Memorial  Associations.  The  editor  was  introduced  and  pre- 
sented with  the  handsome  memorial  volume  recently  pub- 
lished and  now  on  sale  by  the  Association. 


A  Good   Lawyer. — "You  say  that  Col.  ,   the  lawyer, 

lives  in  that  house,   Ephraim?" 

"Yes  boss;  dar's  whar  Mister  Col.  presides." 

"And  you  fell  me  he  is  a  good  lawyer?" 

"They  aint  no  better  that  I  knows  on.  When  we  niggers 
state  the  circumstanches  uv  de  case,  he  jist  shets  one  eye 
an'  den  he  looks  at  you  and  he  says,  'Blame  yo'  soul,  nigger, 
ef  you  open  yo'  mouf  'bout  dis  heah  case  to  anybody  but 
me,  I  gwine  kill  you!'  And  den  he's  either  sho'  to  win  it 
or  sho'  to  lose  it." 


Qopfederate  l/ec^rai). 


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GEN.   EVANDER  M'NAIR. 
BV    H.   G.   BUNN,    COLCNEL   KOV'RJH    ARKANSAS    INFANTRY,   C.    S.   A. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  near  Laurel  Hill,  Rich- 
mond Comity,  N.  C.  April  15,  1820,  and  died  at  the  home  of  his 
son-in-law,  Mr.  Dan  Fairly,  Halliosbnrg,  Miss.,  November  13, 
Ipuj,  in  his  eigthy-third  year. 

In  lS2t  his  parents  moved  from  the  old  family  seat  in  North 
Carolina  to  Wayne  Connty,  Miss.,  and  in  a  few  years  ihence  to 
Simpson  County,  of  the  same  State. 

.\t  the  age  of  twenty  two  young  McNair  went  to  Jackson, 
the  capital  of  the  State,  and  for  sorne  years  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business.  Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  Mexican 
war  in  1846  he  volunteered  in  Company  E,  of  the  First  Mis- 
sissippi RiOos.  of  which  regiment  .TelTcrson  D.ivis  was  colonel. 


GEN.    EVANDER    M  NAIR. 

served  with  that  command  during  its  term  of  service  in  that 
r,  being  promoted  to  orderly  sergeant  of  the  company  be- 
0  its  termination  In  such  a  regiment  and  in  an  army  as 
lied  as  that  was  as  to  numbers  this  was  no  small  compli- 
i;t. 

\ftcr  the  return  from  the  Mexican  war  he  resumed  his  busi- 
^  in  Jacksqn  until  1856,  when  he  removed  to  the  town  of 
shington.  Ark.,  a  conmiunity  of  wealth,  culture,  and  refine- 
r.t,  where  he  rcembarkcd  in  the  mercantile  business,  and 
n  gained  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  that  elegant  people, 
le.  on  .-Xugust  11.  1859,  he  married  Miss  Hannah  Merrill,  of 
w  York,  a  woinan  of  rare  culture. 

'3n  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  between  the  States  he 
inptly  rallied  and  organized  a  battalion  of  seven  companies 
infantry,  and  immediately  set  out  for  Southwest  Missouri  to 
n  Brig.  Gen.  McCulloch,  then  in  command  of  the  Confed- 
les  in  that  military  district,  and  in  .Vugust,  1861,  reached  the 
\\n  of  Fayettcville,  in  Northwest  Arkansas,  where  there 
aitcd  to  join  his  battalion  another  excellent  company  of  one 
6**» 


hundred  men,  from  Calhoun  County,  in  Middle  Soulli  Arkan- 
sas, under  Capt  J.  B.  McCuiloch.  Two  other  companies  from 
South  Arkansas  were  added  in  a  few  months,  so  as  to  form  a 
full  regiment  of  ten  companies,  which  was  then  named  the 
South  Arkansas  Reginu-nl,  until  it  was  mustered  into  the 
Confederate  service  and  reported  to  the  War  Department  at 
Richmond,  when  it  was  named  and  numbered  officially  as  the 
"Fourth  Arkansas  Regiment  of  Infantry." 

He  met  the  division  of  McCulloch  at  the  little  town  01  Mt. 
Vernon,  a  few  miles  southwest  from  the  battlefield  of  Oak 
Hills  or  Wilson  Creek,  two  or  three  days  after  the  battle,  and 
then,  on  the  17th  of  August,  his  battalion,  as  it  was  then,  was 
mustered  into  the  service  of  the  Confederacy.  He  was  from 
thence  onward  a  part  of  the  army  of  McCulloch,  and  after  Gen. 
Van  Dorn  took  cominand,  on  the  .3d  of  March,  1861,  was  still 
a  part  of  McCulloch's  Division  in  the  army  as  thus  organized. 
He  commanded  his  regiment  in  the  battle  of  Elk  Horn,  and 
when  McCulloch  and  Mcintosh  had  fallen,  and  Col.  Louis 
Herbert,  of  the  Third  Louisiana  Infantry,  the  senior  colonel, 
had  been  captured,  in  the  early  stage  of  the  battle,  he  com- 
manded the  infantry  of  the  division,  and  repulsed  the  enemy 
in  front  of  the  Confederate  right.  After  the  battle  of  Elk 
Horn  the  army  under  Gen.  Van  Dorn  was  hurried  to  Corinth, 
Miss.,  to  reenforce  Gens.  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  and  Beaure- 
gard at  that  place,  then  concentrating  to  attack  Gen.  Grant  at 
Shiloh.  But  Van  Dorn's  Corps,  or  Army  of  the  West  as  it  was 
afterwards  known,  did  not  reach  Corinth  until  after  the  battle 
had  been  fought. 

After  the  army  under  Gen.  Beauregard  had  retreated  from 
Corinth  southward  to  Tupelo,  Miss.,  the  brigade  of  which  the 
Fourth  Arkansas  formed  a  part,  together  with  what  was  after- 
wards known  as  Ector's  Texas  Brigade,  and  another  division 
under  Brig.  Gen.  Pat  Cleburne,  were  detached  from  that  army 
and  sent  round  to  Chattanooga,  thence  to  Knoxville,  where 
Maj.  Gen.  E.  Kirby  Smith  organized  a  force  of  15,000  or  20,000 
men,  including  these  two  divisions  (which  he  styled  his  ad- 
vance), and  thence  advanced  rapidly  over  the  Cumberland 
Mountains  into  Southeastern  Kentucky.  On  August  30.  1862, 
Gen.  Kirby  Smith  met  the  Federal  force  of  several  thousand 
men  under  Brig.  Gen.  Mansur,  and  later  in  the  day  under  Maj. 
Gen.  William  Nelson,  commander  of  one  of  Buell's  divisions, 
in  the  second  day  of  the  battle  of  Shiloh.  Mansur  was  driven 
back  over  a  space  of  seven  miles  to  the  vicinity  of  the  town  of 
Richmond,  where  Nelson  had  brought  up  reenforcements  and 
taken  cominand.  This  army,  variously  estimated  at  10,000  or 
12,000  men.  was  attacked  on  its  right  center,  just  south  of  the 
turnpike  road  loading  from  the  southeast,  by  McNair,  then  in 
cotnmand  of  the  brigade,  with  a  flank  assistance  of  a  company 
of  most  excellent  sharpshooters  from  Brig.  Gen.  Preston 
Smith's  Brigade,  of  Cleburne's  Division,  operating  about  the 
town  cemetery,  and  utterly  routed.  Gen.  Nelson  was  slightly 
wounded,  and  hurried  from  the  field  with  his  routed  troops, 
who  were  headed  off  that  day  on  the  turnpike  northwestward 
from  Richmond,  and  mostly  captured  by  Scott's  Louisiana 
Cavalry  on  the  following  day  (Sunday)  while  Gen.  Kirby 
Smith  was  holding  thanksgiving  religious  services  at  Rich- 
mond for  this  clean  victory. 

For  the  excellent  management  of  his  brigade  in  this  battle,  as 
well  as  for  the  gallant  manner  in  which  his  troops  broke  the 
line  of  the  Federals  and  put  their  whole  force  to  the  rout — in 
this  battle,  it  is  said,  and  was  commonly  understood  at  the  time 
— Gen.  Kirby  Smith,  who  had  been  an  eyewitness,  promoted 
Col.  McNair  on  the  battlefield  to  a  brigadier  generalship,  which 
accord:  -ly  was  fully  accomplished  by  the  War  Department 
shortly  afterwards,   .\fter  his  promotion  he  was  assigned  to  the 


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command  of  the  brigade  to  which  his  old  regiment  belonged, 
Gen.  Churchill  having  been  transferred  soon  afterwards  to  the 
Trans-Mississippi  Department  and  promoted  to  a  major  gen- 
eralship, and  continued  in  command  of  it  until  he  was  trans- 
ferred, as  will  be  stated  further  on. 

He  was  in  command  of  his  brigade  at  the  battle  of  Murfrees- 
boro,  Tenn.,  on  December  31,  1862,  the  same  at  the  time  being 
one  of  the  three  brigades  in  the  division  of  Maj.  Gen.  John  P. 
McCown,  in  the  corps  of  Lieut.  Gen.  W.  J.  Hardee.  After- 
wards he  was  with  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Johnston  in  his  efforts  to 
relieve  the  beleaguered  city  of  Vicksburg,  Miss. :  and  still  later, 
with  his  brigade,  took  an  active  and  efficient  part  in  the  great 
battle  of  Chickamauga,  where  he  received  a  painful  flesh  wound 
in  the  thigh,  which,  though  not  dangerous,  incapacitated  him 
for  service  in  the  field  for  a  long  time,  and  he  was  transferred 
to  the  Trans-TMississippi  Department  just  before  Christmas 
following.  Upon  recovering  from  his  wound  he  was  assigned 
to  the  command  of  one  of  the  four  brigades  in  Gen.  Church- 
ill's division.  Gen.  E.  Kirby  Smith  being  at  the  time  in  command 
of  the  Tran.s-Mississippi  Department. 

Gen.  Churchill's  Division,  composed  entirely  of  infantry,  was 
not  engaged  in  any  important  battle  after  the  assignment  of 
Gen.  McNair  to  it.  From  that  time  on  until  the  close  of  the 
war  active  operations  in  that  department  were  mostly  confined 
to  the  rather  spectacular  cavalry  campaign  of  Gen.  Price  into 
Missouri,  known  as  the  "Missouri  Raid." 

After  the  return  of  the  scattered  and  much-demoralized  cav- 
alry from  that  movement  there  was  little  done,  and  military 
operations  were  mostly  confined  to  movements  here  and  there 
to  receive  supplies,  and  in  preparation  for  the  enactment  of  the 
final  scene  on  the  military  stage. 

After  the  downfall  of  the  Confederacy,  Gen.  McNair  re- 
mained only  a  short  time  at  his  home  in  Washington,  Ark.,  and 
then  removed  to  the  city  of  New  Orleans,  like  all  Confederate 
soldiers,  in  search  for  a  business  that  promised  support  to  him 
and  those  dependent  upon  him,  while  he  should  watch  with  the 
natural  anxiety  growing  out  of  such  a  situation  the  changing 
scenes  about  him. 

Afterwards  he  resided  for  some  time  at  Magnolia,  Miss., 
where  his  noble  wife  died  and  was  buried.  Her  husband  and 
three  children- — Edward  Fletcher,  Myra  Conway,  and  Maggie 
Merrill — survived  her. 

The  General  and  his  children  then  removed  to  the  city  of 
Hattiesburg,  in  the  same  State,  and  there  resided  until  his 
death.  Here  the  children  married  and  prospered,  and  still  re- 
side, except  that  the  son  resides  in  Chatawa,  Miss.,  near  by. 
The  elder  of  the  daughters  married  Mr.  S.  C.  Eaton,  and  the 
younger  Mr.  Dan  Fairly. 

The  writer  of  this  sketch  was  intimate  with  Gen.  McNair, 
socially  and  officially,  from  the  commencement  of  the  war,  in 
the  summer  of  1861,  until  the  close  of  the  year  1863,  and  takes 
pleasure  in  bearing  testimony  to  his  noble  character  as  a  man 
and  soldier.  He  was  then  about  forty  years  old,  in  manhood's 
prime,  tall  and  straight,  with  light  auburn  hair  and  dark-blue 
eyes,  neat  in  his  person,  dignified  in  manner,  and  yet  one  of 
the  most  companionable  of  men.  He  was  the  soul  of  honor, 
and  could  little  tolerate  smallness  or  meanness  in  others. 
The  writer  saw  him  but  once  after  the  war.  It  was  ten  or 
twelve  years  after  its  close,  during  a  short  business  stay  in 
Arkansas.  In  a  correspondence  about  seven  years  ago  he  was 
in  the  most  optimistic  spirit,  and  expressed  himself  as  happy 
in  all  his  surroundings. 

He  was  public-spirited  in  a  high  degree,  and  a  Christian  with 
'he  broadest  charity  of  feeling  toward  other  denominations  of 
t.  !;ristians.     He  was  consequently  beloved  by  all.  and  all  freely 


advised  and  conferred  with  him  in  all  great  moral  and  re- 
ligious movements.  He  thus  lived  and  died,  loved  and  re- 
spected, the  friend  of  all  who  knew  him. 

An  honorable.  Christian  life,  and  a  death  befitting  such  a  life, 
is  an  epitaph  that  can  be  written  on  the  tomb  of  only  the  very 
best  of  earth. 


BRIG.   GEN.  WILLIAM  E.  JONES. 

1!Y   THOMAS    W.    COLLEY. 

Brig.  Gen.  William  E.  Jones  was  born  on  Middle  Fork  of 
Holston  River,  in  Washington  County,  Ya.,  May  9,  1824;  and 
was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Piedmont,  Va  .  or.  June  5,  1864.  His 
father,  Robert  Jones,  was  an  early  settler,  and  his  mother 
was  Miss  Edmondson,  whose  ancestors  helped  to  subdue  this 
wilderness.  He  grew  up,  surrounded  by  hardy  pioneers, 
midst  the  picturesque  scenery  of  this  beautiful  mountain  re- 
gion, with  its  clear  streams  of  sparkling  water.  It  was  here 
that  many  of  the  heroes  of  King's  Mountain  lived.  When 
the  hour  came  for  the  display  of  military  genius,  it  found 
William  E.  Jones  ready  to  do  his  part. 

Gen.  Jones  was  educated  at  Emory  and  Henry  College  and 
at  West  Point  Military  Academy.  Graduating  from  the  latter 
place  in  1848,  the  next  three  years  were  spent  in  Oregon  as 
second  lieutenant  in  the  Mounted  Rifles,  U.  S.  A.  Returning 
home  on  furlough  in  1852,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza 
Dunn,  pie  left  for  his  post  of  duty  soon  after  his  mar- 
riage, taking  his  young  bride  with  him.  The  vessel  on  which 
they  took  passage  from  New  Orleans  was  wrecked  at  Pass 
Caballo,  Tex.,  on  March  26,  1S62.  In  attempting  to  land 
from  the  wreck,  the  young  wife  was  swept  away  from  the 
arms    of,   her    husband    by    the    angry    waves,    and    drowned. 


'^- 


GEN.    W.    E.    JONES. 

Lieut.  Jones  would  have  shared  the  same  fate  but  for  the  heroic 
efforts  of  his  cousin,  Thomas  B.  Edmondson.  He  returned  to 
his  command  with  a  sad  and  broken  heart.  His  wife's  re- 
mains were  recovered,  brought  back  to  Virginia,  and  interred 
at  old  Glade  Spring  Church. 

In  September,  1856.  he  resigned  his  commission  and  returned 
to  his  home,  and  in  1857  he  visited  Europe.  Returning  home, 
he  spent  four  years  on  his  beautiful  estate  on  the  Holston, 
where  he  devoted  his  time  to  its  improvement.     Before  Vir- 


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2G7 


ginia  had  seceded  and  severed  her  connection  with  the  Federal 
government,  he  had  organized  a  cavalry  company  composed 
of  tlie  bravest  and  best  material  that  the  mountainous  region 
afforded.  The  men  were  mostly  in  their  teens  and  were  en- 
thused with  the  spirit  of  their  leader.  He  was  elected  captain, 
and  in  honor  of  his  old  command  he  named  his  company  "The 
Washington  Mounted  Rifles." 

After  reporting  for  duty  at  Richmond  and  spending  a  few 
weeks  at  the  Cavalry  Camp  of  Instruction  at  Ashland,  the 
company  was  ordered  to  the  Valley  of  Virginia,  and  as  Com- 
pany L  was  attached  to  the  First  Virginia  Cavalry,  then  in 
command  of  Col.  J.  E.  B.  Stuart.  Here  the  company  re- 
mained until  the  first  battle  of  Manassas,  arriving  there  on 
the  night  of  July  ly.  and  taking  part  in  that  heroic  struggle. 
In  September  Capt.  Jones  was  promoted  to  colonel  of  flie 
First  Regiment,  with  Fitzhugh  Lee  as  lieutenant  colonel. 
This  position  he  held  until  the  reorganization  in  April,  1862. 
In  July  following  he  was  appointed  colonel,  Seventh  Virginia 
Cavalry,  Ashby's  old  regiment.  In  September,  1862,  for  gal- 
lant service  at  Orangeburg  C.  H.,  Va.,  he  was  promoted  to 
brigadier  general,  and  a  Iirigade  of  cavalry  was  organized  to 
cooperate  with  Stoi.ewall  Jackson  in  the  Valley  of  Virginia. 
Soon  after  this  Jackson's  forces  were  withdrawn  to  reenforce 
Gen.  Lee  at  Fredericksburg,  and  Gen.  Jones  was  left  in  com- 
mand of  the  Valley  Department,  where  lie  remained  through 
the  fall  and  winter.  His  lime  was  devoted  to  drilling  his 
men,  who  were  made  of  excellent  material,  but  for  the  most 
part  undfsciplined.  By  the  opening  of  spring  these  men  came 
forth  a  well-organized,  well-drilled,  and  well-equipped  brigade. 
Gen.  Jones  had  several  brilliant  skirmishes  with  the  enemy  dur- 
ing this  period,  and  early  in  the  spring  made  a  successful  raid 
into  Wc  t  Virginia.  He  was  on  this  expedition  thirty-two 
consecutive  days  and  nights.  He  destroyed  oil  wells  and 
machinery  and  150.000  b.-irrcis  of  oil,  besides  other  valuable 
property  of  the  enemy.  All  ibis  was  accomplished  with  small 
loss  to  his  command.  He  returned  by  way  of  Lewisburg,  and 
was  soon  ordered  to  join  Gen.  Stuart  at  Culpeper  C.  H.,  Va. 
Shortly  after  his  arrival  the  great  cavalry  battle  of  Brandy 
Station  was  fought,  where  Gen.  Jones,  by  his  eternal  vigi- 
lance, rendered  the  service  that  :,aved  the  day. 

The  defeat  of  the  whole  cavalry  corps  was  efifected.  and  the 
loss  of  the  battery  of  artillery,  composed  of  sixteen  pieces.  I 
am  informed  by  an  eyewitness  that  at  the  time  of  the  attack 
all  the  cavalry  and  artillery  horses  were  loose  and  quietly 
graz-ing  on  the  grass  of  that  favored  region,  and  the  men 
were  lying  aroiui<l  perfectly  unconscious  of  the  impending 
onslaught  of  Sheridan's  myriads  of  blue  horsemen.  Gen. 
Jones  took  the  precaution  to  allow  only  half  of  his  men  to 
graze  their  horses  at  a  time,  and  consequently  had  half  of  his 
men  ready  for  immediate  action,  and  rushed  them  into  the 
fray  and  completely  checked  the  serried  ranks  and  gave  lime 
for  the  artillerymen  to  secure  their  horses  and  prepare  for 
action.  He  served  with  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia  until 
September  of  t!iat  year,  and,  owing  to  a  disagreement  be- 
tween Gen.  Stuart  and  himself,  he  was  relieved  of  his  com- 
mand at  his  own  request.  Soon  after  this,  in  October,  1863, 
he  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Department  of 
Southwest  Virginia  and  East  Tennessee,  and  in  a  short  time 
he  reorganized  and  disciplined  the  men  in  this  department, 
and  soon  won  some  brilliant  victories  over  the  enemy. 

Early  in  November  he  surprised  and  captured  a  force  of 
some  fifteen  hundred  of  the  ci'cmy  near  Rogersville,  Tc"""  , 
indudmg  all  their  wagons,  ambulances,  and  equipments.  He 
was  with  Long'tne;  at  the  siege  of  Knoxville.  Teiin..  and  after 
the  retreat    frmn   lliat   pl.ice   he   surprised  and  captured   Maj. 


Beers,  with  his  whole  force  of  some  six  hundred  mep,  four 
pieces  of  artillery,  and  their  wagon  trains  and  equipments,  at 
Jonesville,  Va.  This  was  in  January,  1864.  He  wintered  his 
command  in  this  secttm,  and  early  in  the  spring  Gen.  Cook, 
with  a  considerable  i'orce,  came  through  Tazewell  County 
and  on  to  Wythe  County  to  destroy  the  Virginia  and  Ten- 
nessee railroad  and  lead  mines.  Here  Gens.  Morgan  and 
Jones  united  their  commands  and  gave  him  battle  at  Cloyd's 
Mountain,  in  Pulaski  County.  The  Confederates  were  rather 
worsted  in  the  battle  by  being  vastly  outnumbered,  but  the 
Federals  were  thwarted  in  their  main  design.  After  dama- 
ging the  railroad  to  some  extent.  Gen.  Jones  hastily  retreated 
to  West  Virginia  about  the  1st  of  June. 

Gen.  Hunter  was  on  his  celebrated  burning  and  destroying 
expedition  up  the  Valley  of  Virginia.  Gen.  Jones  was  or- 
dered to  liasten  to  that  quarter  and  intercept  him.  He  imme- 
diately embarked  his  small  infantry  force  on  the  train  and 
hastened  to  Staunton,  Va.,  at  which  place  he  arrived  late 
at  night  on  June  4.  He  immediately  marched  down  the  Val- 
ley to  Mount  Crawford,  and  then  across  the  country  to  Mount 
Hope  or  Piedmont,  where  he  barely  had  time  to  form  his  lines 
when  he  was  attacked  by  the  advance  of  Hunter's  army.  The 
battle  was  fierce  and  hotly  contested.  At  the  critical  moment, 
when  victory  seemed  to  shine  on  the  Southern  banner.  Gen. 
Jones,  from  his  place  of  observation,  saw  the  confusion  in  the 
rear  of  the  Federal  army,  their  baggage,  wagons,  ambulances, 
etc.,  moving  off  down  the  valley.  He  exclaimed  to  his 
adjutant  general  and  Gen.  Imboden:  "Now,  if  I  had  my 
cavalry  to  complete  the  victory!"  Saying  this,  he  rushed  off 
at  full  speed  into  the  hottest  of  the  fray  to  encourage  his 
men  to  greater  exertion.  He  had  scarcely  arrived  at  his 
line  of  battle  when  he  was  pierced  by  a  bullet  and  fell  from 
his  horse  dead.  All  was  soon  confusion  and  riot.  The  heroic 
leader  had  fallen,  and  the  men  became  panic-stricken  and  fled 
from  the  field  in  confusion.  So  ended  the  life  and  services  of 
as  brave  and  noble-hearted  a  man  as  Southwest  Virginia  ever 
produced.  His  remains  sleep  quietly  by  the  side  of  his  wife 
at  Old  Glade  .Spring  Presbyterian  Church. 


THE  MEANING  OF  LEE'S  NAME. 

A  Southern  woman,  in  Kansas  City  Star: 

I  have  been  interested  in  the  press  discussion  of  the  proposals 
to  place  the  statue  of  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee  in  the  National  Cap- 
itol as  one  of  Virginia's  two  representative  sons,  and  beg  a  lit- 
tle space  in  your  columns  to  set  forth  the  views  of  a  Southern 
woman  on  this  topic.  Were  Gen.  Lee  alive,  he  would  be  the 
first  man  to  earnestly  protest  against  the  placing  of  any  effigy 
of  himself  where  it  would  offend  any  body  of  the  American 
I'cople.  But  he  is  dead,  and  his  name  is  left  as  a  sacred  trust 
t'l  the  tliousands  who  loved  him. 

If  Viri^jinia  has  any  right  in  the  councils  of  the  nation,  if  she 
has  the  privilege  to  place  the  statue  of  any  of  her  sons  in  the 
national  halls,  she  has  the  just  right  to  set  there  that  of  Robert 
E.  Lee.  If  she  enjoys  the  privileges  of  a  State,  she  has  the 
same  right  to  determine  who  of  her  renowned  sons  shall  repre- 
sent her  as  other  States.  North.  Ea.st.  or  West. 

Virginia  did  not  follow  Robert  E.  Lee  out  of  the  Union ; 
she  seceded  through  no  voice  nor  vote  of  his ;  he  but  obeyed 
her  call  to  her  sons  and  followed  her  behest.  Had  he  but 
chosen  to  betray  his  State,  he  might  have  been  the  victorious 
commander  of  the  I'nion  forces,  instead  of  the  defeated  leader 
of  the  Confederacy.  He  might  sleep  to-day  in  place  of  Grant 
in  the  nation's  great  tomb  at  Riverside,  instead  of  in  the  chapel 
at    Lexington.     Wlien    Montgomery    Blair,    cm    behalf   of   the 


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QoQfederate  l/eterai>. 


United  States  government,  at  the  beginning  of  the  national 
struggle,  tendered  Lee  the  office  of  commander  in  chief  of  the 
Union  forces,  and  Gen.  Scott,  his  lifetime  friend,  reproached 
him  with  his  defection,  he  replied  in  these  memorable  terms : 
"Slavery?  Had  I  four  millions,  they  were  free !  Secession  is 
but  anarchy,  but  I  cannot  raise  my  hand  against  my  State." 

Who  of  all  her  children  sacrificed  for  Virginia  as  did  Lee? 
Not  JefTerson  nor  Henry;  not  Washington,  even.  Lee  gave 
fortune  and  his  beloved  home  at  Arlington.  His  three  sons 
imperiled  their  lives  for  her  cause.  He  shortened  his  own  life, 
and  was  soon  followed  by  his  devoted  wife,  lovely  Mary  Custis. 
Does  Virginia  owe  aught  to  the  memory  of  Robert  E.  Lee  ? 

But  it  is  not  as  a  brilliant  general,  as  a  man  of  lofty  charac- 
ter that  his  statue  should  find  place  within  the  Capitol  walls. 
Lee  stands  for  the  whole  South,  as  Lincoln  for  the  North.  By 
tacit  consent  the  South  lifts  up  Robert  E.  Lee  to  the  world  as 
Iier  representative,  and  cries,  "Estimate  us  by  him" — the 
Bayard,  the  Sidney,  the  exponent  of  the  nobility,  the  chivalry 
of  the  whole  fair  Southland. 

Goes  the  ex-Confederate  from"  Texas,  from  Alabama,  to 
Washington,  and  wanders  he  among  the  corridors  of  the  Cap- 
itol ?  Does  he  see  in  Virginia's  space  by  the  eflfigy  of  Washing- 
ton (fittingly  placed)  the  image  of  JeflFerson,  of  Madison' 
He  thinks,  "Famous  statesmen ;"  yet  there  is  no  emotion  in  his 
heart.  To  him  they  are  little  more  than  names.  But  comes  he 
suddenly  upon  the  statue  of  Lee,  that  gentle,  modest,  kindly 
face  that  won  even  his  foes.  Ah !  the  tears  that  he  is  not 
ashamed  of  come  welling  now.  "It  is  our  Capitol,"  he  cries, 
"and  one  country  now,  for  they  have  set  our  Lee  up  here,  and 
we  would  die  for  it!" 

But  the  G.  A.  R.  veter,in  comes  by,  and  he  too  pauses.  "A 
spotless  character,"  he  says,  "a  gallant  leader.  But  he  was  a 
rtbel ;  he  has  no  right  here." 

The  Southerner,  who  stands  with  outstretched  hand  and  face 
aglow,  the  word  "brother"  trembling  on  his  lips,  lets  the  arm 
fall  rigidly,  the  accents  die  unuttered,  and  turns  away  an  alien 
and  a  stranger  once  more. 

Has  the  G.  A.  R.  or  any  other  body  of  men,  whatever  their 
claim  on  the  consideration  of  the  American  people,  a  right  to 
weaken  the  bonds  slowly  knitting  together  North  and  South? 
The  veterans  of  the  G.  A.  R.  are  swiftly  passing  to  a  land 
where  all  things  shall  be  made  plain.  Would  they  leave  to 
their  children  the  legacy  of  a  united  or  divided  country?  If 
you  would  have  in  this  fair  land  no  half-hearted  Americans, 
honor  Robert  E.  Lee  and  what  he  represents  to  the  South  in 
no  grudging  way. 

Men  may  take  the  Southern  hand ;  he  who  would  reach  the 
Southern  heart  must  know  the  password  is — the  name  of  Lee. 

Abraham  Lincoln  would  right  gladly  have  seen  Virginia  place 
the  statue  of  Robert  E.  Lee  in  her  gallery  in  the  national  Cap- 
itol.   Will  the  G.  A.  R.  be  more  narrow  than  he? 


LEE  AT   OKANGE   C.   H. 

W.  G.  Lockh:irt.  Pine  Bluff,  Ark.: 

"On  page  ii6  of  the  March  Veteran  I  notice  an  article  en- 
titled 'Lee  to  the  Rear.'  I  can  fully  indorse  what  Comrade 
Wheeler,  of  IMaynor,  Tex.,  has  said.  The  Third  Arkansas  Reg- 
iment and  First,  Fourth,  and  Fifth  Texas  Regiments  composed 
Hood's  old  brigade.  I  was  a  memlier  of  the  Third  Arkansas 
Regiment  on  the  morning  of  May  6.  1864,  after  a  forced  march 
from  Orange  C.  H.  Hood's  Division  of  Longstreet's 
Corps  arrived  near  the  battlefield,  and  formed  in  line  of  battle 
across  the  Orange  plank  road.  Just  before  the  order  was  given 
to  advance.  Gen.  Lee  rode  out  in  front  of  the  portion  of  the 


brigade  on  th.e  left  of  the  plank  road,  and,  taking  off  his  hat, 
said :  '  I  want  to  lead  the  Texas  Brigade  in  this  charge.'  All 
recognized  the  fact  that  Gen.  Lee's  life  was  too  valuable  to  our 
cause  to  be  exposed  in  this  manner,  and  at  once  the  cry  arose 
along  the  line :  '  Lee  to  the  rear.'  Bowing  his  head,  he  rode 
through  the  lines  just  as  the  order  was  given  to  charge.  I  do 
not  remember  the  name  of  the  man  who  took  his  horse  by  the 
bridle,  turning  his  head  to  the  rear,  but  think  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  First  Texas  Regiment.  I  was  also  at  Spottsylvania 
on  May  12 ;  and  if  an  incident  of  this  kind  occurred  there,  I 
never  heard  of  it.  Truth  only  should  go  into  history,  and  ev- 
ery member  of  the  four  regiments  named  now  living  will  con- 
firm what  I  have  said.  I  hardly  think  a  Confederate  soldier 
could  posfibly  forget  an  incident  of  this  kind." 


UNVEILING  OF  MARYLAND  MONUMENT. 
The  monument  for  the  Maryland  sailors  and  soldiers  who 
fought  for  the  Confederacy  was  unveiled  on  May  2  at  Balti- 
more. The  monument  is  a  tribute  of  the  Maryland  Daugh- 
ters to  the  brave  men  of  the  State  who  distinguished  them- 
selves in  the  Con- 
,  federate  service  by 
their  courage  and 
devotion,  and  the 
sculptor  has  embod- 
ied in  the  memorial 
the  idea  that  "the 
■South  had' as  good 
a  right  as  the  North 
-to  be  proud  of  the 
valor,  fidelity,  and 
patience  of  its  sol- 
diers, and  that  the 
day  would  come 
when  the  nation  as 
a  whole  would  re- 
gard the  heroic 
deeds  done  by  both 
the  gray  and  the 
blue  as  a  national 
heritage."  That  day 
has  already  come,  as 
far  as  broad-minded 
men  are  concerned. 
The  unveiling  ex- 
ercises were  most 
impressive.  After 
the  invocation  by 
l\ev.  William  M. 
Dame,  State  Chap- 
lain for  the  U.  D. 
C,  little  Miss  Mar- 
garet Lloyd  Trim- 
l)le.  great-grand- 
daughter of  Maj. 
Gen.  Isaac  R.  Trimble,  and  little  Miss  Nannie  Young  Hard- 
castle,  the  great-granddaughter  of  Admiral  Franklin  Buch- 
anan, the  one  representing  the  army  and  the  other  the  navy, 
advanced  toward  the  monument  to  the  plaintive  strains  of  the 
old  melody,  "Tenting  on  the  Old  Camp  Ground."  As  the 
little  girls  touched  the  ropes  the  canvas  swayed  and  swung 
slowly  to  the  ground,  disclosing  the  beautiful  bronze  me- 
morial, representing  the  young  Confederate  soldier  wounded 
unto  death,  but  supported  on  the  arm  of  Fame.  (See  descrip- 
tion on  cover  page  of  October,  1902,  Veteran.)   Capt.  Henry 


Qopfederate  l/eterai>. 


269 


Howard,  orator  of  the  day,  was  inlroduced  by  Maj.  Gen. 
A.  C.  Trippc,  Commander  of  the  Maryland  Division,  U.  C.  V. 
Capt.  G.  VV.  Boothe,  First  Vice  President  of  the  Society  of 
the  Army  and  Navy  of  the  Confederate  States  in  Maryland, 
presented  the  monument  to  the  city  on  behalf  of  the  Daughters. 

GURL\    X'lCTIS. 
To   THE 

ScLDi.'iiis  AND  Sailors 

Of  Maryland 

In  the  Service  cf  the 

_  Confederate  States 

Or  America. 

1861-1865. 

The  sculptor  of  the  monument.  Mr.  F.  Wellington  Ruck- 
Stuhl,  occupied  a  seat  near  the  officers  and  Board  of  Managers 
of  llie  Baltimore  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  and  when  he  was  pre- 
sented deafening  cheers  proclaimed  the  appreciation  of  the 
crowd  for  the  part  he  had  played  in  the  event. 

The  story  of  the  creation  of  the  wonderful  statue,  "Gloria 
Victis,"  as  told  by  the  artist,  furnishes  many  interesting  de- 
fails  from  the  moment  of  its  conception  in  the  sculptor's 
brain  up  to  the  time  of  its  acceptance  by  the  Maryland  Daugh- 
ters after  it  was  discovered  by  Mrs.  Thomas  B.  Gresham,  of 
Baltimore,  in  the  New  York  studio  of  Mr.  Ruckstuhl. 

The  artist  recently  said  to  a  Baltimore  reporter :  "Like 
Lowell,  I  always  leaned  toward  the  men  and  causes  'almost 
great,"  and  all  my  life  I  have  been  haur.tcd  by  the  lines : 

'Glorious  'tis  to  wear  the  crown 
Of  a  deserved  and  pure  success ; 

But  he  who  knoweth  how-  to  fail  has  won 
A  crown  whose  luster  is  no  less." 

"About  fifteen  years  ago,  while  studying  in  Paris,  where  I 
spent  about  nine  years,  I  quarreled  one  night  with  a  Yankee 
sculptor  for  denouncing  the  men  who  fought  on  the  Southern 
side  during  the  Civil  War.  I  told  him  some  day  the  North 
would  recognize  the  heroic  valor  of  that  fight  and  be  proud 
of  the  men  who  fought  it.  and  history  would  throw  its  crown 
of  consolation  toward  the  South,  'and  some  day,"  I  con- 
cluded, 'I  will  make  a  nn-nument  that  will  e.xpress  the  verdict 
of  history.' 

"From  that  time  there  floated  vaguely  through  my  mind 
the  thought  of  the  statue*  and  I  seemed  dimly  groping  for  a 
tangible  shape  for  the  ideal  in  my  thoughts. 

"Tho  inspiration  came  suddenly  w-bilc  listening  to  the 
music  of  Tannhauser  at  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House  about 
two  year?  ago.  The  music  and  surroundings  faded  away,  and 
the  Southern  group  stood  out  boldly  to  my  mental  vision.  I 
saw  the  Southern  soldier,  having  fought  to  his  last  gasp, 
having  thrown  aside  all  military  accouterments,  even  his 
sleeves  rolled  up  in  the  desperation  of  a  hand-to-hand  en- 
counter :  I  saw  him  falling,  death-smitten  in  the  struggle,  and 
I  saw  aho  [here  the  artist,  lost  again  in  memory  of  the 
mental  vision,  sprang  to  his  feet  and  flung  out  a  protecting 
arm] — I  saw  the  downward  flight  of  Glory  catching  w'ith 
outstretched  arm  the  falling  hero,  snatching  his  form  and 
spirit  from  the  mire  of  oblivion  and  glorifying  his  cause  in 
ages  to  come 

"F  made  the  first  sketch  of  the  group  then  and  there,"  said 
the  artist,  sinking  back  again  into  his  chair,  "and  showed  it 
to  the  lady  who  was  attending  the  opera  with  me.  She  was 
ama/cd  that  I  took  tho  matter  so  seriously,  but  I  felt  th?t  the 
aspiration  of  years  had  taken  shape." 


PICKETT'S  CHARGE. 

The  sunbeams  flashed  on  Gettysburg, 

And  ushered  in  the  day 
That  saw  the  serried  lines  in  blue 

Confront  the  ranks  in  gray. 
They  touched  a  banner  rainbow-hued 

With  field  of  shining  stars ; 
They  lighted  up  a  crimson  flag 

Crossed  with  silver  bars. 

The  fire  flashed  on  Gettysburg, 

The  wave  of  battle  roared, 
And  hissing  tlirough  the  clouds  of  smoke 

The  hail  of  iron  poured. 
Along  the  ranks  of  faded  gray 

The  gory  gaps  enlarge, 
When  down  the  order  comes  from  Lee 

For  Pickett"s  men  to  charge. 

A  moment,  e'er   those   grand  brigades 

Dare  all  that  hellish  brunt: 
A  moment,  as  the  bugle  calls 

"The  colors  to  the  front!" 
And  fiercely  flashed  each  Southern  eye. 

Nor  reck  they  of  the  loss 
Of  life,  as  their  flag  goes  w-aving  by, 

With  its  shining  silver  cross. 

"March  !"     'Tis  the  tramp  of  chivalry. 

A  shout!     'Tis:  "Picket  comes!" 
The  echoes  cross  that  fateful  field 

O'er  the  thunder  of  the  guns. 
A  double-quick  to  the  line  of  smoke, 

To  close — a  moment's  stand ; 
Then,  at  the  clarion  sound  of  "Charge  I" 

In  plunge  the  whole  command. 

Up  to  the  mouths  of  the  belching  guns 

That  stand  at  the  gates  of  hell 
The  bayonets  shimmer  like  mimic  suns 

As  they  drive  to  the  Southern  yell ; 
While  proudly  topping  the  crest  of  smoke, 

Held  higher,  ever  higher. 
Over  the  plain  and  up  the  slope, 

Goes  ihe  cross  on  the  flag  of  fire. 

The  storm  of  death  strikes  Gettysburg 

Upon  that  fateful  day. 
As,  reeling  back  from  the  helcliing  guns 

Come  the  shattered  ranks  of  gray. 
Over  the  plain  and  down  the  slope. 

What's  left  of  Pickett's  men. 
With  the  tattered  rags  of  the  crimson  flag 

Held  high  to  the  last— Amen. 

To-day  those  sons  of  Gettysburg 

Sleep  'neath  the  verdant  sod. 
We  honor  their  names  and  deck  their  graves 

With  tlie  lovely  flowers  of  God. 
The  crimson  flag  with  the  silver  cross 

Is  gently  laid  away. 
But  the  heart  of  the  South  will  cherish  its  loss 

Forever — aye  and  aye.  —John  R.  Jones. 


San  Angelo,  Tex. — P.  G.  Benton  was  one  of  the  600  who 
went  to  Morris  Island,  and  would  like  to  hear  from  any  of 
the  others  who  were  of  this  number.  He  belonged  to  Burns's 
Regiment,  Missouri  Infantry,  Trans-Mississippi  Department. 


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Qoi/federat(^  Ueteraij, 


CAMP  DOUGLAS. 

BY   J.   J.    MOORE.   J.\CKSOX,    MISS. 

I  read  in  the  Veter.\n  for  Jaiiuarj'  an  account  from  J.  M. 
Berry,  of  Salem,  Mo.,  about  his  experiences  in  Camp  Doug- 
las. It  brought  vividly  to  my  mind  my  own  experiences  in 
that  place.  On  the  20th  of  July,  1864,  after  a  little  maneuver- 
ing, Featherstone's  Brigade  was  put  into  the  hottest  part 
of  the  fight  at  Peachtree  Creek.  I  was,  with  some  others, 
taken  prisoner.  After  the  firing  had  ceased,  and  while  going 
to  the  rear  of  the  Yankee  lines,  I  noticed  a  young  officer 
with  a  flag  of  the  Thirty-Third  Mississippi.  I  believe  he  told 
me  he  belonged  to  the  Twenty-Second  Michigan.  We  had 
been  "up  against"  Hooker's  Corps.  Next  day  we  were 
taken  to  Marietta  and  from  t'.ure  to  Chattanooga,  crowded 
in  box  and  stock  cars.  Our  guard  through  Tennessee  were 
soldiers  who  had  been  at  the  front,  and  were  all  right.  At 
Nashville  we  were  put  in  charge  of  a  lot  of  hundred-day 
men.  We  made  it  through  safely  to  Chicago  without  any 
trouble. 

On  August  1  we  were  marched  into  Camp  Douglas 
prison.  I  wish  1  could  banish  from  memory  the  horrors 
of  that  year  of  my  life.  I  cannot  and  will  not  undertake  to 
tell  it  all. 

Before  Lfsigning  us  to  barracks  we  were  searched,  and 
everything  of  any  value  taken  from  us.  Then  we  were  shown 
our  limits  and  the  rules  of  the  prison  explained.  In  all,  there 
were  sixty-four  shacks,  called  barracks,  sixteen  rows,  with 
four  in  each  row  and  streets  between.  Across  the  ends  and 
near  the  main  gate  there  was  a  row  of  three  small  buildings, 
besides  the  sutler's  store  and  express  office.  Around  three 
sides  of  the  prison  square,  between  the  buildings  and  fence, 
we  were  told  was  the  dead  line.  Along  the  front  side  was 
a  railing  about  ten  feet  from  the  wall  which  was  also  a  dead 
line.  Orders  were  that  any  prisoner  passing  the  dead 
line  should  be  shot  without  warning.  The  guards  were 
posted  along  a  w-alk  near  the  top  of  the  fence.  We  were 
told  that  the  commander  of  the  post  was  Gen.  Sweet.  The 
sutler  inside  was  a  brother-in-law  of  the  commander  of  the 
post.  I  mention  this  that  it  may  be  seen  how  such  a  com- 
bination could  and  did  conspire  to  starve  the  prisoners, 
compelling  them  to  beg  home  folks  for  money  with  which 
to  buy  provisions,  and  a  majority  of  us  had  to  suflfer  all  the 
pangs  of  hunger  every  day  and  night  until  it  ended  in  re- 
lease by  death  or  expiration  of  the  war.  Prisoners  whose 
homes  were  within  Federal  lines  might  write  home  for 
money.  Under  pressure  of  hunger,  those  who  could  get 
money  from  any  source  got  it.  They  paid  Nightingale, 
the  sutler,  twenty  dollars  a  barrel  for  flour  and  twelve  dol- 
lars a  barrel  for  yellow  corn  meal.  Of  course  no  prisoner 
was  allowed  to  have  actual  cash,  but  when  a  letter  came 
with  money  in  it  he  was  given  sutler's  tickets  for  all  or  part 
of  it.  It  was  presumed  the  free  use  of  greenbacks  would 
have  bought  a  pass  through  the  gates. 

Hunger  any  time  is  awful,  and  to  starve  in  the  midst  of 
plenty  seemed  cruelty  without  excuse.  The  South  has  been 
severely  condemned  because  of  the  suffering  of  prisoners  at 
Andersonville,  but  those  who  fought  on  the  side  of  the 
South  and  those  who  lived  here  during  the  war  remember 
the  scarcity  of  the  bare  necessities  of  life.  Even  corn  bread 
sometimes  was  hard  to  get,  and  any  kind  of  meat  was  a 
luxury.  So  while  in  the  midst  of  abundance  our  Confeder- 
ate soldiers  who  were  in  Camp  Douglas  hungered  in  the 
day   and   dreamed    of    good   things   at   night.     The    Yankee 


prisoners  received  such  as  our  own  soldiers  got  and  such  as 
our  people  at  home  had  to  be  contented  with. 

In  our  barracks  were  crowded  on  an  average  about  one 
hundred  and  sixty  men.  At  one  end  of  each  house  was  the 
kitchen  (?),  and  in  that  business  end  of  the  house  there  was, 
instead  of  a  stove,  a  large  kettle — I  suppose  of  a  capacity 
of  about  fifty  gallons.  We  had  the  privilege  of  contributing 
our  ration  of  meat  (possibly  as  much  as  two  or  three  ounces) 
a  day  to  the  kettle  of  sic  p  which  was  dished  out  to  us  through 
the  kitchen  window  into  any  old  tin  can  we  could  get,  and 
we  thought  we  were  lucky  to  get  so  much  soup  with  our 
little  piece  of  bread.  We  were  at  liberty  to  devour  the 
whole  thing  at  one  standing  or  mince  it  through  the  day. 

There  v.as  a  beast  called  "Red  Bill'  who  was  meaner  than 
the  puppy  that  followed  him.  He  went  among  the  prisoners 
quite  often,  and  always  had  a  dog  with  him.  It  was  said  that 
some  of  the  prisoners  got  the  dog  and  had  it  cooked  in  their 
kitchen.  I  have  no  doubt  of  it.  They  thus  took  a  little 
spite  out  of  "Red  Bill,"  besides  getting  some  fresh  dog 
meat. 

There  vrere  speculators  among  the  prisoners  who  would 
save  from  day  to  day  small  pieces  of  bread,  and  so  finally 
accumulate  enough  to  make  a  loaf.  This  they  would  sell 
and  buy  tobacco,  which  they  would  also  sell.  This  process 
would  frequently  net  the  trader  five  dollars.  There  were 
ten  or  twelve  thousand  prisoners,  among  whom  were  some 
who  could  make  very  pretty  finger  rings  out  of  gutta- 
percha and  ornament  with  mother-of-pearl.  These  rings, 
as  well  as  small  files  and  knives,  were  smuggled  in  by  the 
guards,  who  also  sold  the  rings  outside.  The  question 
might  be  asked,  "Why  didn't  you  all  do  something  like  that?" 
I  don't  know,  neither  do  I  know  yet  why  there  are  poor  peo- 
ple and  rich  people  who  all  live  in  the  same  town.  Those 
of  us  who  were  there  know  well  enough  that  if  our  prison 
had  worked  itself  into  a  prosperous  community  instead  of 
being  as  it  was,  a  herd  of  'half-starved  human  beings,  we 
would  have  been  searched  and  stripped  of  anything  found 
that  would  have  made  us  comfortable.  Looking  back 
through  the  long  avenue  of  time  to  the  place  where  Camp 
Douglas  looms  up  to  our  mental  vision,  we  who  were  shut 
up  there  feel  that  it  was  our  part  of  the  burden.  Starva- 
tion rations  issued  of  the  same  kind  all  the  time  resulted 
at  last  in  scurvy,  and  many  there  were  who  suffered  all  the 
agonies  known  of  this  loathsome  disease.  Only  death  could 
bring  relief,  and  I  saw  several  men  die.  An  epidemic  of 
smallpox  broke  out  amonj  us,  and  as  many  as  twenty 
cases  a  day  were  at  times  taken  to  the  pesthouse.  I  never 
knew  of  one  coming  back. 

Morgan's  mule  was  quite  an  institution  in  Camp  Douglas. 
I  suppose  our  keepers  felt  that  they  could  indulge  in  sar- 
casm, and,  having  built  a  frame  out  of  rough  two  by  four 
scantling,  such  as  we  might  call  a  horse,  they  dubbed  it 
"Morgan's  mule,"  and  it  was  their  pastime  to  pick  up  a 
crowd  of  the  prisoners  and  compel  them  to  sit  astride  that 
horse  the  best  part  of  a  day.  The  trestle  was  made  about 
ten  feet  high  and  twenty  feet  long.  I  have  seen  it  strung 
vvith  poor  fellows  who  had  to  sit  there  with  no  other  support 
nearly  all  day.  I  remember  about  one  man  who  by  some 
means  had  constructed  a  ladder  with  which  he  expected  to 
climb  over  the  wall,  if  not  killed  in  the  attempt.  Unfortu- 
nately, there  were  a  lot  of  sneaks  among  us  who  were  ready 
to  spy  and  report  any  plans  of  escape.  The  man  with  the 
ladder  was  found  out,  and  it  was  taken  from  him  and  set 
against  one  of  the  houses  inside,  and  he  was  then  made  to 


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climb  to  ils  top,  Ir.ke  a  view  of  the  surrounding  country  as 
far  as  he  could,  climb  down  again,  then  up  for  another  look. 
This  he  was  made  to  do  all  day  long.  Now,  it  may  serm 
funny  and  may  have  been  fun  to  the  Yankees;  but,  as  we  say 
in  these  later  days,  "it  depends  on  the  angle  of  vision." 


FR.ANK    A.    CRITZ,    WEST    POINT,    MISS. 

Judge  Critz  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  ser\  ice  at  the  age 
of  sixteen  under  Gen.  Wirt  Adams.  He  was  afterwards 
transferred  to  the  command  of  Gen.  Forrest,  and  serve<l  to 
the  end  of  the  war  in  Company  I,  Sixth  Mississippi  Regi- 
ment, Forrest's  Cavalry.  He  was  sergeant  of  the  company. 
Judge  Critz  was  extolled  for  his  gallantry  and  dcvcition  to 
duty.  He  participated  in  all  of  the  sanguinary  engagements 
of  Forrest's  command.  .Vttcr  the  war  Judge  Critz  prepared 
himself  by  teaching  school,  and  reading  law  at  night.  He 
graduated  at  the  University  of  Mississippi,  has  had  a  suc- 
cessful career  as  a  lawyer  and  business  man,  and  is  now  a 
leading  candidate  for  Governor  of  Mississippi. 


Camp  Ben  McCulluch's  Guest.— When  Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon 
lectured  early  in  March  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Tex.,  on  the  "Last 
Days  of  the  Confederacy,"  he  was  the  guest  of  Camp  Ben  Mc- 
Culloch,  and  under  the  escort  of  Adjt.  Gardner  was  carried  to 
the  hotel,  where  many  of  his  "old  boys"  rallied  around  him. 
When  he  had  given  each  a  hearty  handshake,  and  some  of  his 
comrades  were  shedding  tears  of  tender  retrospect,  the  General, 
in  his  genial,  wholesome  manner,  turned  to  his  comrades  and 
exclaimed:  "Boys,  if  I  had  any  more  fighting  to  do,  I  would 
want  cvcrv  one  of  you  with  me  again." 


BLAINE  VERSUS  HILL  ON  LEE. 

T.  C.  Thompson,  U.  S.  C.  \'.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.: 
"TIic  intemperate  language  of  the  G.  A.  R.  Topeka  resolu- 
tions suggests  a  suspicion  of  some  necessity  for  the  fervid 
display  of  loyalty.  'The  descendants  of  the  late  Rebels  in 
arms'  "will  not  be  silent  as  to  their  ancestry'  or  'deny  llieir 
lineage  from  such  ;'  but  they  will  write  history,  and  that  his- 
tory will  be  the  truth,  and  they  will  follow  the  biblical  in- 
junction ;o  send  light  to  the  benighted  for  whom  we  'de- 
scendants of  Rebels'  have  the  greatest  pity  and  desire  their 
early  instruction. 

"We  must  look  beyond  the  mere  passing  of  these  resolu- 
tions, and  charitably,  if  we  can,  find  the  reason  for  them. 
The  ignorance  of  these  people  is  due  to  the  fact  that  the  his- 
tory of  the  American  conflict  which  is  being  prepared  by 
Northern  writers  is  written  to  please  their  readers.  So  high 
a  leader  of  thought  in  the  North  as  James  G.  Blaine,  in  his 
'Twenty  Years  in  Congress,'  devotes  much  space  to  an  attempt 
to  prove  that  Gen.  Lcc  aided,  abetted,  and  helped  secession. 
This  is  not  true.  Mr.  Blaine  was  too  well  informed  a  man 
to  be  ignorant  of  the  facts,  but  he  was  never  broad  enough 
to  tell  the  truth  when  the  South  was  concerned.  Senatur 
Ben  Hill,  of  Georgia,  proved  time  and  again  on  the  floor  of 
the  Senate  and  in  Senator  Blaine's  presence  that  the  latter 
willfully  misrepresented  the  people  of  the  South  by  stating 
half  truths,  which  arc  more  misleading  than  whole  false- 
lioods.  Virginia  seceded  on  .'Vpril  17.  On  April  iS,  Hon. 
Francis  Preston  Blair,  speaking  for  President  Lincoln,  ten- 
dered Gen.  Lee  the  position  of  commander  in  cliief  of  the 
LInited  States  army.  He  declined  it,  stating,  though  op- 
posed to  secession  and  deprecating  war,  he  could  take  no 
part  in  an  invasion  of  the  Southern  States.  Two  days  after- 
wards he  forwarded  his  resign.ition  to  Gen.  Scott,  writing 
that  he  WMS  willing  to  (  ccupy  an  equivocal  position  no  longer. 
True,  the  i.-eoplc  of  Virginia  did  not  have  a  chance  to  ratify 
the  action  of  the  Convention  until  May  24,  but  this  was  a 
mere  formality;  so  history  teaches  us  that  Lee  was  forced 
to  act  by  Lincoln's  tender  of  office,  and  Blaine  knew  this. 
What  influence  Gen.  Lee  used  was  by  letters  to  his  sons  and 
his  friends,  and  in  all  of  these  he  deprecated  secession  and  ex- 
pressed the  hope  that  the  Union  might  be  saved.  The  truth 
of  history  is— and  no  one  knew  it  better  than  Mr.  Blaine — 
Lincoln,  and  not  Lee,  forced  Virginia  to  secede.  Mr.  Lin- 
coln's statement  in  his  famous  interview  with  Mr.  Baldwin 
(a  memb.r  of  the  Virginia  Secession  Committee,  a  strong 
Union  man,  who  voted  against  secession  March  17),  fol- 
lowed by  his  written  answer  to  the  committee  from  the  Vir- 
ginia Convention,  April  14,  which  was  'distinctly  pacific,  and 
in  which  he  expressly  disclaimed  all  purpose  of  war,'  were  so 
at  variance  with  Mr.  Lincoln's  performances  that  April  17  Vir- 
ginia .seceded,  with  Mr.  Baldwin  signing  the  ordinance  of  seces- 
Mon,  and  he  later  wrote:  'There  are  now  no  Union  men  in  Vir- 
ginia, but  those  who  were  Union  men  will  stand  to  their  arms 
and  make  :-.  fight  which  shall  go  down  in  history  as  an  illus- 
tration of  what  a  brave  people  will  do  in  defense  of  their 
liberties  after  having  exhausted  every  means  of  pacification.' 

".\s  great  as  I  believe  L'  coin  to  have  been,  he  misunder- 
.stood  the  temper  of  the  ?^  thern  people.  He  forced  Vir- 
ginia to  secede,  and  Mr.  1".  ne  knew  it.  Can  we  but  pity 
the  poor  Kansan  who  has  Iv  1  taught  incorrect,  misleading 
history  by  ,-.  man  who  person,  i  greatness  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Northern  j.cople?  I  say  the  Mr.  Editor,  that  it  is  full 
time  that  the  descendants  of  R.  '  els,  'who  are  (iwt)  ashamed 
of  their  ancestry.'  now  begin  writing  true  history." 


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Qopfe^erate  l/eterai;. 


A  RIFT  IN  THE  WAR  CLOUD. 

BY   OCTAVIA    ZOLLICOFFER   BOND. 

The  poem  is  based  on  an  incident  of  Gen.  William  Nel- 
son's march  south  from  Nashville  in  1862,  as  witnessed  by 
William  H.  Busbey,  th'-n  a  member  of  Nelson's  command,  and 
lately  the  managing  editor  of  the  Chicago  Inter-Ocmn.  Mr. 
Busbey  says:  "Nelson's  splendid  division  was  marching  at 
platoon  front,  occupying  the  full  width  of  the  turnpike.  A 
carriage  in  front  was  ordered  off  the  road  and  Nelson  was 
impatient  at  the  short  delay.  He  was  in  the  midst  of  his 
fuming  when  a  staff  officer  rode  up  and  reported  that  the 
daughter  of  the  recently  killed  Confederate  general,  Zolli- 
coflfer,  was  in  the  carriage.  Instantly  the  bugle  sounded  an 
order,  and  like  magic  the  10,000  men  swung  in  one  magnifi- 
cent wave  to  the  left,  and  the  road  was  clear  to  the  wonder- 
ing woman  in  black  who  sat  in  the  carriage.  Gen.  Nelson 
rode  forward  with  uncovered  head,  offered  his  apologies, 
and  then  escorted  the  carriage  along  the  front  of  his  di- 
vision." 

Bold  Northmen  press  southward  with  soldierly  zeal. 

With  sternly  set  faces 

And  resolute  paces. 
In  column  as  deadly  and  blue  as  their  steel. 

Naught  stops  the  broad  phalanx,  and  naugl'.  must  detain. 

No  man  may  evade  them. 

Nor  woman  persuade  them, 
For  orders  are  strict  and  their  duty  is  plain. 

See!    Nelson,  who  leads  them,  is  out  for  his  prey. 

Who  brooks  no  excuses. 

Who  brusquely  refuses 
To  parley  of  halt  or  to  hear  of  delay. 

"On!     Onward!!"  he  shouts  as  the  ten  thousand  pause. 

His  white  lips  are  fuming. 

With  rage  he's  consuming. 
The  turnpike  is  blocked,  and  he  sees  not  the  cause. 

"A  womac."  they  tell  him,  "alone  and  in  black 
In  her  carriage  would  pass  us." 
Fierce  leaps  Nelson's  wrath  as 

He  storms :  "Let  her  turn  through  the  fields  or  drive  back." 

"I  inu.'t  pass"  is  the  Southerner's  womanly  plea. 

Vain  plea  of  emergency. 

Bootless  her  urgency. 
Orders  are  rigid,  none  dare  to  agree — 

Till  an  aid-de-camp  mentions  her  name  in  the  ear 
Of  Nelson,  the  knightly. 
Whose  'scutcheon  s'hines  brightly. 

Shines  brightest  when  enemy,  helpless,  is  near. 

Full  bright  now  it  gleams  as,  by  knighthood  impelled. 

The  chief  doffs  war  plumage 

In  reverent  homage 
To  name  of  a  foeman  death  only  had  quelled. 

Full  fair  the  shield's  shining  as,  honoring  that  name, 

He  doffs  to  the  daughter 

Of  one  who  had  taught  her 
To  live  for  free  Southland  or  die  for  its  fame. 

Still  trailing  tlic  war  plume,  he  hastes  to  explain: 

"  Tis  a  tribute  we  offer 

To  brave  Zollicoffer, 
The  soldi^v  all  fearless,  the  man  without  stain. 


With  pleasure  we  yield  to  his  daughter's  desire. 

Room  there  for  her  carriage! 

Break  ranks  for  its  passage. 
Sound  bugles!     Give  orders  as  need  may  reqv.ire." 

Drums  beat  salutation,  the  trumpets  bray  loud; 

While  in  grand  evolu'.ion. 

With  swift  revi/iution. 
The  column  swings  left.     There's  a  rift  in  war's  cloud 

As  past  the  blue  cohorts  the  Southern  dame  moves, 
I'ast  battle  flag  lowered. 
Past  down-clanging  sword. 

Rides  safe  past  the  legions  whose  honor  she  proves. 

Entombed,  with  hands  folded,  tin   proud  Templars  lie. 
Knights-errant  no  longer 
Make  weak  cause  the  stronger. 

No  longer,  in  tournament,  free  lances  vie. 

Still  chivalry  lives  to  this  practical  day. 

Its  soul  yet  surviving 

In  generous  striving 
To  honor  brave  "blue,"  and  enshrine  martyred  "gray." 


•'  JACK  '■  AND  ■•  FITZ." 

BV   MAJ.   T.  P.  WEAKLEY. 

Gen.  Fitzhugh  Lee  visited  Belle  Meade  Sunday,  January  18, 
1903,  during  his  stay  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  he  lectured 
for  the  benefit  of  the  "Confederate  Private  Monument."  It 
was  arranged  tliat  he  should  visit  his  old  friend.  Gen.  W.  H. 
Jackson,  who  had  been  quite  ill,  and  who  was  unable  to  drive 
into  the  city. 

The  tv/o  were  classmates  at  West  Point  and  served  in  the 
same  regiment  of  cavalry  in  the  U.  S.  army.  Both  resigned 
and  volunteered  for  service  in  the  Confederate  army,  and  each 
rose  to  the  rank  of  major  general — Lee  in  the  Army  of  North- 
ern Virginia  and  Jackson  in  the  Army  of  Tenner.' c.  They 
saw  each  other'rarely,  but  between  them  existed  11. v  warmest 
regard. 

Owing  to  a  prolonged  illness.  Gen.  Jackson  was  unable  to 
leave  his  room  at  the  time  of  the  visit  for  longer  than  a  few 
moments ;  but  when  Gen.  Lee  approached  the  main  entrance  of 
the  house,  his  old  friend,  leaning  on  the  arm  of  his  son,  stood 
on  the  front  steps,  true  to  his  idea  of  hospitality,  and  there 
they  clasped  hands  and  greeted  each  other  with  a  deep  emotion, 
as  "Jack"  and  "Fitz."    Thus  they  stood  for  some  moments  be- 


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fore  entering  the  house,  and  no  one  dared  to  interrupt  their 
tender  greeting.  Several  hours  were  spent  by  these  two  gal- 
lant soldiers  in  talking  over  the  boyhood  days  at  West  Point, 
the  life  of  the  old  army,  and  the  years  of  Confederate  service, 
and  manly  tears  were  shed  by  both.  Though  the  family  and  a 
few  friends  were  present,  the  conversation  was  truly  a  duet. 
The  two  old  friends  were  boys  again,  and  they  were  "Jack'' 
and  "Fitz"  as  of  old. 

Seeming  to  forget  his  illness  in  the  diversion  of  such  retro- 
spect, Gen.  Jackson  invited  his  visitor  to  the  front  of  the  house, 
where  a  photographer  took  their  pictures. 

When  Gen.  Lee,  at  parting,  made  a  promise  to  come  and 
spend  some  time  at  Belle  Meade,  his  friend  said  in  tender 
tones :  "  'Fitz,'  you  had  better  come  quick." 


FIRST  MISSOURI  BRIGADE  AT  FRANKLIN. 

IIV    WILLIAM    L.    TkUMAN,   GUVTON,   CA. 

The  April  Vetlran  was  most  interesting  indeed.  The  ac- 
counts of  the  terrible  battle  of  Franklin,  written  by  two  of  the 
boys  in  blue,  was  very  much  appreciated.  It  is  not  supposed 
that  a  private  soldier  knows  much  of  any  great  battle  in  which 
he  took  part,  but  what  he  remembers  is  always  interesting  to 
his  comrades,  and  sometimes  valuable  as  history. 

I  will  relate  my  recollections  of  the  Franklin  massacre. 
My  battery,  the  First  Missouri  Artillery,  was  on  the  extreme 
right  of  our  line  next  to  the  river.  We  did  not  fire  a  shot,  nor 
did  I  hear  any  artillery-firing  along  our  line.  I  was  told  our 
batteries  had  orders  not  to  fire,  because  the  women  and  chil- 
dren were  in  the  town.  The  Federal  works  were  very  near 
the  liomcs. 

The  battery  followed  close  to  our  line  of  battle  as  it  ad- 
vanced to  the  charge.  I  could  see  the  line  for  nearly  half  a  mile. 
It  was  a  beautiful  sight.  Several  wide  gaps  were  made  by 
shells  from  a  battery  near  the  river  on  the  enemy's  left.  They 
were  soon  closed  as  the  line  advanced.  When  it  arrived  in 
range  of  the  Federal  works  I  .saw  their  pickets  running  in,  and 
a  sheet  of  fire  came  immediately  from  their  breastworks.  Our 
men  then  made  a  rush  for  the  foe,  and  when  within  a  short 
distance  of  their  works,  halted,  fired,  and  turned  back.  When 
out  of  range  they  halted  and  quickly  formed,  but  did  not  re- 
turn to  the  assault.  This  was  a  surprise  to  me.  I  knew  them 
to  be  brave,  tried  soldiers,  and  that  it  would  require  more  than 
the  fire  of  the  enemy  to  cause  them  to  turn  and  give  up  the 
fight  on  this  part  of  the  field.  I  did  not  learn  the  cause  until 
next  morning.  The  battle  raged  with  great  fury  on  our  cen- 
ter and  left  until  after  dark.  Considerable  artillery-firing 
came  from  the  enemy's  works,  but  our  two  hundred  or  more 
cannons  were  silent,  greatly  lo  the  sorrow  of  our  cannoneers. 
Their  hearts  bled  in  witnessing  the  unequal  contest  of  the  brave 
infantry  boys,  and  they  could  not  help  them. 

My  battery  camped  on  the  field.  At  daylight  I  learned  the 
enemy  had  retreated,  and  I  went  to  sec  what  had  caused  our 
men  to  go  back  the  evening  before.  When  wilhin  fifty  or  sev- 
enty-five yards  of  the  works  the  mailer  was  quickly  explained 
by  seeing  a  brush  fence  made  of  osagc  hedge.  It  was  indeed  a 
formidr.blc  obstruction.  It  was  impossible  lo  get  through  it, 
and  the  only  course  left  our  men  was  to  return.  They  were 
under  heavy  fire  at  close  range  from  a  concealed  foe.  I  walked 
the  breastworks  toward  the  center  and  left  of  our  line.  At  the 
eml  of  the  hedge  fence  another  serious  obstruction  began  and 
continued  to  the  pike  and  as  far  beyond  as  I  went,  if  my  mem- 
ory is  correct.  It  consisted  of  sharpened  fence  rails  placed  in  a 
deep  ditch,  at  an  angle  of  45  degree*,  as  close  as  they  could 
stand.  The  ditch  was  then  filled  with  dirt  and  packed  hard. 
I  foimd  il  a  hard  matter  to  pull  one  up  after  an  opening  had 


been  made,  liny  were  about  three  feet  high.  It  was  full  of 
gaps,  from  twu  lo  fifty  feet  or  more,  made  by  our  men  during 
the  assault.  1  think  about  one-third  were  pulled  1111;  the  bal- 
ance were  firmly  in  position.  I  understand  that  our  men 
stacked  arms  and  pulled  them  up,  and  that  too  under  a  mur- 
derous fire  from  repealing  rifles  at  close  range.  The  only 
thought  was  to  go  forward.  The  casualties  at  this  point  were 
fearful.  Hundreds  had  fallen  before  reaching  there,  but  it  was 
while  halting  and  crowding  through  the  openings  that  the  great 
slaughter  occurred.  Fron)  that  point  to  the  enemy's  works  the 
ground  was  strewn  willi  dead.  Many  hundreds  lay  dead  in  the 
ditch  on  the  outside,  and  not  a  few  inside  among  the  Federal 
dead.  Near  the  pike  the  enemy  had  utilized  a  gin  house,  bar- 
ricading it.  Tlicy  used  heavy  timber  for  head  logs  to  their 
breastworks.  Those  logs  were  shot  almost  to  pieces.  The 
Northern  dead  were  nearly  all  shot  in  the  head  or  face.  There 
were  quite  a  number  of  them  near  the  old  gin  house,  on  either 
side  of  the  turnpike,  wilhin  their  works. 

The  locust  grove  to  our  left  center  consisted  of  trees  about 
four  to  twelve  inches  in  diameter.  Nearly  every  one  was  cut 
down  by  bullets  from  the  enemy,  and  fell  with  their  tops  from 
their  works.  They  were  a  mass  of  splinters».from  about  two  to 
twelve  feet  high.  This  will  give  an  idea  of  the  leaden  hail- 
storm that  our  men  passed  through  along  the  line  of  attack. 

I  saw  quite  a  youth  inside  the  enemy's  works  at  this  point, 
who  had  Iieen  shot  in  the  forcliead, which  was  quite  blackwhere 
the  ball  went  in,  showing  be  was  right  at  the  muzzle  of  the 
gun.  In  his  haversack  was  about  one  pint  of  coarse  corn  meal, 
which  was  our  usual  rations  of  bread.  I  also  saw  a  number 
of  the  enemy's  dead  outside  their  works  to  the  left  of  the  pike, 
l>y  (he  colton  gin. 


MISS   GKACR    M  CULLOCH, 
Sponsor  C;imp  Sterling  Price,  U.  S.  C.  V.,  of  St.  I,ouis. 


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QoQfederate  l/eterai>. 


Among  the  many  noted  brigades  tliat  were  almost  annihi- 
lated in  this  fight  was  the  First  Missouri.  It  left  Springfield, 
Mo.,  in  March,  1862,  commanded  by  Gen.  Little,  who  was 
killed  at  luka.  Miss.  It  was  about  five  thousand  strong ;  near- 
ly all  were  young  men  of  the  best  blood  of  the  State,  and  was 
noted  for  discipline  and  fighting  record,  of  which  it  was  justly 
proud.  They  were  proud  of  the  rule  to  be  held  in  reserve  un- 
til, when  something  had  to  be  moved,  they  were  called  upon  to 
move  it.  The  battles  of  Elkhorn.  Farmington,  luka,  Corinth, 
Port  Gib.son,  Bakers  Creek,  Black  River,  siege  of  Vicksburg, 
the  Georgia  campaign,  including  the  battles  around  Atlanta  and 
Alntona,  had  attested  their  courage  under  severe  strain.  The 
brigade  on  reaching  Franklin  was  reduced  to  about  eight  hun- 
dred. They  entered  the  fight  at  Franklin  near  the  pike  by  the 
gin  house,  about  eight  hundred  'ong,  and  were  so  nearly 
wiped  out  of  existence  that  less  than  one  hundred  answered 
roll  call  next  morning.  The  First  Missouri  Battery  belonged 
to  that  brigade,  and  followed  it  from  Elkhorn  to  Franklin. 

Why  should  this  battle  be  fought  under  such  adverse 'cir- 
cumstances? I  believe  like  the  Catholic  priest  of  New  Orleans 
when  he  said  in  his  prayer  at  the  unveiling  of  the  Jackson 
monument :  "O  Lord,  thou  hadst  to  remove  Stonewall  Jack- 
sun,  that  the  war  might  end."  It  was  necessary  that  their  little 
unconquerable  army,  trained  by  the  great  General  Joseph  E 
Johnston  for  a  Waterloo  with  Sherman,  must  be  destroyed 
that  the  war  might  end,  and  Franklin  seems  to  have  been  the 
ordained  place. 

They  fought,  sufi'ered,  and  died  for  the  doctrine  of  State 
rights,  which  they  knew  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States 
guaranteed,  and  had  been  sustained  by  decisions  of  the  Federal 
courts. 


SCALING  THE  WORKS  AT  FEANKLIN. 

IV    W.    C.    NF.E^K,    S.MI-UiiD.    MaZ. 

I  saw  in  the  Confederate  Veteran  of  March,  1003,  a  com- 
munication from  Mr.  Rolrnd  Gooch,  Roysc  City,  Tex.,  in  which 
he  asks  for  news  of  a  lad  who  scaled  the  works  at  the  battle  of 
Franklin,  Tenn.,  near 
the  cotton  gin.     I  am 
pleased  to  inform  the 
gentleman. 

At  that  memorablj 
battle  Col.  Elijah 
Gates's  Missouri  Reg- 
iment covered  that 
part  of  the  works 
where  stood  the  cut 
ton  gin.  In  the 
charge  upon  that  al- 
m  o  s  t  impregnable 
place.  Company  H, 
Capt.  Burns's,  tu 
which  the  lad  be- 
longed, covered  the 
location  of  the  gin. 
In  our  charge  across 
the  open  field  we 
were  cut  up  so  badly 
that  when  we  reached 
the  breastworks  we 
were  not  ^  strong 
enough  to  take  them. 
Nevertheless,  the  bat- 
tle raged  fiercely 
right  across  the  works.     We  fought  with  pick,  shovel,  musket, 


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and  saber,  thinking  to  dislodge  the  Federals.  In  this  terrible 
onslaught  of  Gates's  indomitable  heroes,  the  lad  under  re- 
view scaled  the  works,  with  his  rifle  in  club  musket  form, 
endeavoring  to  beat  down  his  assailants;  but  they  laid  hold  on 
him,  drawing  him  across  to  their  side,  during  which  time  a 
ball  struck  his  left  arm  near  the  shoulder,  shattering  it  very 
badly.  When  in  the  midst  of  the  enemy,  some  wanted  to  run 
him  through  with  the  bayonet,  but  one  more  humane  took 
charge  of  him  and  gave  him  protection.  This  man,  seeing 
he  was  only  a  boy  and  badly  wounded,  took  his  own  blankets 
and  spread  them  upon  the  ground  beside  the  cotton  gin  and 
placed  the  lad  upon  them.  After  the  battle  was  over  I  sought 
the  lad,  who  was  my  brother,  four  years  my  junior.  I  found 
him  as  above  slated,  took  him  to  the  hospital,  and  cared  for 
him  until  the  army  fell  back  from  Nashville.  Being  appointed 
hospital  steward,  I  remained  behind  to  care  for  the  wounded. 
There  we  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy,  were  moved  to 
Nashville,  and  placed  in  the  "Zollicoffer  Barracks."  From 
there  the  lad  was  taken  to  Camp  Chase,  Columbus,  Ohio, 
where  he  was  kept  until  May,  when  he  was  paroled  and  sent 
back  to  Missouri. 

On  his  arrival  in  Missouri  a  gang  of  jayhawkers  conferred 
with  a  view  to  forcing  him  to  leave  the  State.  The  wife  of 
the  leader  of  the  mob  prevailed  on  them  not  to  do  so,  telling 
them  that  if  they  did  so  "some  would  surely  be  killed,  as  they 
well  knew  who  they  would  face."  That  night  he  slept  with 
two  good  revolvers  by  his  side;  and  if  he  had  been  molested, 
as  sure  as  fate  some  of  them  would  never  have  returned. 

The  next  morning  the  lad  started  to  Fremont  County,  la.. 
a  southwest  county  of  the  State,  which  was  at  that  time  called 
"Rebel  Heaven,"  being  mostly  settled  by  Southern  people 
who  had  been  run  out  of  Missouri  during  the  war.  He  went 
to  school  there.  In  the  fall  of  1872  he  married  a  lady  of 
old  Virginia  blood. 

The  ne.xt  spring  he  moved  to  Colorado,  and  soon  afterwards 
he  lost  his  wife.  In  18/4  he  located  in  Graham  County,  .\riz., 
where  he  has  since  lived,  a  law-abiding,  honored  citizen,  .-^s 
County  Treasurer  he  has  served  the  people,  and  as  a  citizen 
he  is  honored  and  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him. 

At  the  battle  of  Franklin  my  brother,  Thomas  Jefferson 
Neese,  was  about  seventeen  years  old.  A  good  likeness  of 
him,  which  was  taken  about  two  years  after  the  close  of  the 
war,  accompanies  this  sketch. 


T.  J.  NEESE. 


Expensive  War  Soap. — In  January,  1865,  about  fifty  sol- 
diers belonging  to  several  cavalry  commands  were  on  their 
way  back  to  their  «)mmands,  going  by  rail  from  Opelika, 
Ala.,  via  Columbus,  Ga.,  reaching  Milledgeville,  Ga.,  and 
camping  across  the  river  from  the  town.  We  had  been  in 
box  cars  all  the  way,  and  were  black  and  grimy  from  the 
smoke  of  the  engine.  Making  inquiries  as  to  who  was  the 
possesser  of  soap,  we  found  a  young  man  who  had  a  cake, 
hut  he  would  not  lend  his  cake,  neither  would  he  rent  it,  but 
he  finally  consented  to  wash  the  faces  of  my  cousin  and  myself 
for  fifty  cents  each,  he  to  furnish  the  soap,  towel,  and  warm 
water.  The  contract  required  that  our  necks,  as  well  as  our 
faces,  be  laundered.  The  job  was  well  done,  and  we  gladly 
handed  over  the  fifty-cent  shinplasters.  Feeling  somewhat 
"stuck  up"  over  our  recently  acquired  cleanliness,  we  went 
over  the  river  to  Milledgeville,  to  see  the  town  and  its  good 
people.  If  the  man  who  was  fortunate  enough  to  own  a  cake 
of  soap  is  still  in  the  land  of  the  living,  and  communicates 
with  W.  A.  Campbell  at  Columbus,  Miss.,  he  will  send  him  a 
cake  of  "Cashmere  bouquet." 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


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PLEA  FOR  SHILOH'S  DEAD.* 

I.Y    JIRS.    II,    A.    M'nuLCAL.    SAVANNAH,   TENN. 

Sliiloh  Chapter  bids  me  bring  you  fraternal  greetin.c^.  good 
cheer,  and  Godspeed  in  your  every  undertaking. 

Shiloh  Chapter,  located  in  Savannah,  Tenn.,  has  undertaken 
a  work  that  appeals  to  every  daughter  of  the  South.  Being 
situated  within  a  few  miles  of  the  historic  battlefield  of  Shiloh, 
it  seems  especially  fitting  that  w-  should  lay  the  foundation 
for  a  monument  to  the  Confederate  dead  who  fell  on  Sliilnh's 
field. 

This  Chapter  was  organized  with  the  avow'cd  purpose  of 
raising  and  collecting  funds  to  erect  this,  and,  wdiile  we  are  few 
in  numliers  as  yet,  we  are  united  in  purpose  and  full  of  zeal  for 
the  undertaking.  Having  put  our  shoulders  to  the  wheel,  we 
never  expect  to  turn  back  until  the  sunlight  flashes  on  "monu- 
mental marbles"  comniemnrative  of  Scmtlifin  valor  on  Sliiloh'- 
sanguinary  field. 

"We  c.ire  not  whence  they  cauH. 
Dearjs  their  lifeless  clay 
Whether  unknown  or  known  to  fame 
They  died  and  wore  the  gray." 

"They  fell  for  us,  an'd  for  them  should  fall 
The  tears  of  a  nation's  grief." 

We  have  laid  the  fiundatinn.  and  we  ask  the  Chapters  of 
this  division  and  every  otlier  in  the  great  V.  D.  C.  organi- 
zation from  the  States  that  had  troops  engaged  in  this  battle 
to  help  us  erect  the  superstructure.  The  battle  of  Shiloh.  wc 
all  know,  was  the  first  battle  of  the  great  war  by  the  West- 
ern army,  and  was  most  far-reaching  in  its  consequences. 
It  sent  a  thrill  of  awe  and  consternation  from  North  to  South 
and  from  East  to  We;t.  for  not  only  was  it  the  greatest  battle 
that  had  1  cen  fought  in  the  war  between  the  States,  but  the 
most  terrible  that  had  ever  been  fought  on  the  American  con- 
tinent. The  liattles  of  Bunker  Hill,  of  Concord,  and  of  New 
Orleans  pale  into  insignificance  beside  it ;  for  the  loss  in  killed, 
wounded,  and  missing  on  the  Confederate  side  was  more  than 
ten  thousand,  while  the  Federal  loss  was  more  than  thirteen 
thousand,  including  three  thousand  prisoners  captured  by  the 


^^l^iWi, 


-  It  1  i  i  ■(!    (   mm   H      \s     II     Al'I'KAKKIi    1  .N     Al'Kll,     l^Nj, 

Confederates  and  carried  with  them  on  their  retreat.      Tliese 
figures  arc  simply  appalling,  still  they  give  but  faint  idea  of 

•From  an  aiUlr,  ss  di-UvrrecJ  t>cforc  Ihe  Tennessee  Division  of  Ihc  I'nileil 
Daiij^hters  of  ihe  Confe<ier;tcy,  at  Clarksvitle,  May  f\  it.o^. 


the  immense   armies  that   met   in   battle   array  and   waged  so 
terrible  a  confiict  for  two  days. 

The  area  where  this  memorable  battle  occurred  has  been 
purchased  by  the  United  States  government  and  converted 
into  a  national  military  park,  which,  with  its  stalely  monu- 
ments to  the  Union  troops,  graveled  roads,  and  picturesque 
forests,  has  becon.e  a  place  of  much  beauty.  We  hope  to 
achieve  lor  the  Soiuli  ,i  heritage  to  our  people  more  enduring 


r:'^\i'L:\;il>:^m 


THE    SPRING   BY   TIIK  CHURCH    AT   SHILOH. 

than  silken  banners,  and  a  souvenir  for  history  that  will  last 
as  long  as  the  rock-ribbed  hills. 

The  spacious  and  lovely  park  contains  about  4.000  .icres.  in- 
cluding within  its  boundaries  the  terraced  river  bank  and  the 
cemetery  where  sleep  4,000  Northern  soldiers.  It  also  includes 
the  site  of  the  little  log  meetinghouse  that  received  so  fierce 
a  baptism  of  blood  an<l  death.  Had  the  little  cracked  bell  of 
that  old  church  tolled  on  till  now,  it  would  scarcely  have  fin- 
ished its  requiem  for  the  dead  who  fell  within  its  sound. 

The  area  includes  the  famous  "hornet's  nest."  where  the 
heat  of  battle  waxed  most  furiously,  and  where  the  dead  fell 
thickest.  It  also  includes  the  spot  where  the  tears  of  the 
South  might  w-ell  fall  in  one  vast  downpour — where  fell, 
mortally  wounded,  .Mber;  Sidney  Johnston.  A  noble  oak 
points  mournfully  to  the  sky  and  speaks  of  a  tragedy  that 
changed  the  tide  of  the  battle  and  rolled  the  gloomy  waters 
of  defeat  over  the  Southern  flag.  It  embraces  many  other 
points  of  interest,  including  the  Shilrh  Spring,  whose  cool 
waters  slaked  the  thirst  of  the  fai' •  ..:id  wounded  soldiers; 
also  the  celebrated  "Bloody  Pond'  \\hosc  limpid  depths  on 
tho.->c  dreadful  days  rcilccted  not  the  usual  April  sky,  but  held 
in  angry  crimson  solution  the  blood  of  brave  Southern  sol- 
diers who  charged  through  it  again  and  again.  In  this  vast 
park,  so  full  of  associations  for  both  North  and  South,  the 
liandmarks  of  nature  are  left  unchanged,  and  the  landscape 
presents  beauties  of  hill,  valley,  mossy  dell,  rivulet,  and 
Ircam.  every  rod  of  which  is  consecrated  ground  because  of 
the  brave  men  who  fought  and  fell  in  defense  of  our  homes. 

More  than  one  hundred  han(I..ome  and  enduring  monuments 
have  been  erected  by  the  government  and  the  Northern  States 
to  their  dead  upon  this  battlefield  within  the  limits  of  thi^ 
park.  Over  $200,000  has  been  expended  by  the  States  of 
Ohio,  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Iowa,   Pennsylvania,  and  Indiana— 


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(^oi7federat(^  l/eterai>. 


marble  sentinels  thai  speak  eloquenlly  to  the  patriotism  of  the 
States  that  erected  them.  Recently  a  large  delegation  from 
Indiana,  including  her  Governor,  Senators,  tlie  Hoosier  poet 
(Riley),  and  many  other  distinguished  citizens  attended  the 
dedication  of  their  monuments  in  this  park.  To  the  oft-re- 
peated inquiries  as  to  "where  are  the  Confederate  monuments," 
■we  could  only  say:  "Come  again  when  two  more  springs  have 
blossomed,  and  you  shall  see  us  dedicate  one  for  all  of  our 
soldiers." 

Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  will  you  help  us  keep  this 
promise?  I  hope  that  every  delegate  to  this  convention  will, 
upon  returning  home,  tell  each  Chapter  of  tb.e  sad  vacancy 
in  Shiloh  Park,  and  appeal  to  them  to  devise  ways  and  means 
to  help  us  incre:ise  our  fund  during  the  coming  year,  so  that 


m  two  years  we  may  entertani  thib  convention  and  have  you 
assist  in  dedicating  a  monument  that  will  be  the  pride  of  the 
South. 

Chickamauga  and  Stone  River  Parks  have  monuments  erect- 
ed by  Southern  friends  to  Southern  heroes,  and  shall  not  this 
important  one  at  Shiloh  receive  like  honors?  Shall  we  not 
erect  one  mausoleum  to  so  many  brave  hearts  who  poured  out 
their  lifeblood  on  their  country's  altar?  When  I  behold  these 
Northern  graves  so  diligently  cared  for  I  say,  "It  is  well ;"  but 
when  I  see  the  rude  hillocks  overgrown  with  saplings  and 
briers,  where,  uncoffined  and  unsung,  but  not  unhonored,  sleep 
my  brave  Confederate  dead — some  of  them  my  own  kinsinen 
after  the  flesh,  and  all  of  them  my  kinsmen  after  the  spirit — 
I  weep  that  it  is  so.  There  are  nearly  two  thousand  nameless 
graves  of  your  dead  as  well  as  ours. 

This  park  will  speak  to  future  ages  of  the  greatness  of  this 
country  and  of  its  patriotism.  Thousands  of  tourists  now  visit 
it  yearly,  and  a  stream  of  pilgrimage  has  already  set  in  that 
will  increase  with  the  years ;  hence  the  urgency  of  this  appeal. 
Shall  these  pilgrims  find  monuments  only  to  the  soldier  in 
blue  on  the  memorable  field  of  Shiloh,  where  victory  was 
thwarted  only  when,  mid  screaming  shot  and  shell,  the  soul 
of  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  went  up  to  God?  Shall  strangers 
look  in  vain  for  a  memorial  to  the  sons  of  the  South?  Shall 
they  behold  it  not,  and  think  that  the  bravest,  truest  soldiers 
on  earth  were  cowards  and  unworthy  to  be  thus  remem- 
bered ? 

Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  these  things  must  not  be. 
This  pa:k  is  on  Southern  soil  and  must  not  be  neglected. 

■'Ye  spirits  of  the  glorious  dead, 

Ye  watchers  from  the  sky, 
Who  sought  the  patriot's  crimsoned  bed 

With  holy  trust  and  high. 
We  build  our  altars  where  you  fell 

On  many  a  verdant  sod 
With  sabers  pointing  to  the  sky 

And  sanctified  to  God." 


The  monument  we  propose  to  erect  is  to  be  a  tribute,  a 
loving  memorial  from  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  to 
Southern  dead  at  Shiloh.  Movements  may  be  under  way  for 
particular  commands,  but  ours  is  a  separate  and  distinct  work, 
by  all  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  in  memory  of  all 
who  died  for  the  Confederacy. 

That  the  Savannah  Chapter  can  only  set  in  motion  the 
wave  which  shall  break  on  distant  shores  is  self-evident,  but 
to  begin  this  work  was  a  solemn  obligation,  and  our  Chapters 
should  cooperate  loyally.  Our  women  watched  and  prayed 
and  wept  within  sound  of  the  roar  of  battle  as  it  came  float- 
ing down  the  breeze  on  that  fateful  Sunday  forty-one  years 
ago,  while  their  husbands,  fathers,  and  sons  breathed  the  hot 
breath  of  battle,  and  the  duty  rests  upon  all  who  had  loved 
ones   there 

"Stoop,  angels,  from  the  pitying  skies; 
There  is  no  holier  spot  of  ground 
Than  where  defeated  valor  lies, 
By  mourning  beauty  crowned. 

The  holy  memory  of  the  just 
Sends  forth  sweet  fragrance  from  the  dust; 
The  sod  where  lies  the  true  and  brave 
Burst  forth  in  blossom  o'er  his  grave." 

There  on  that  lonely  plain,  when  the  storm  of  battle  had 
passed,  profane  hands  rudely  shoveled  the  dead  into  narrow 
ditches  and  cast  a  few  grudging  handfuls  of  earth  upon  them, 
and  they  were  left  for  the  first  rain  to  expose  their  bones  to 
the  elements. .  To-day,  here  and  there  among  ferns  and  mosses, 
blooms  that  sad  flower  of  mortality,  a  human  ski^l,  to  tell 
the  tale  of  the  hero  whose  soul  went  back  to  God,  and  the 
upturning  plow  brings  to  light  each  spring  poor,  shattered  bones 
strewn  broadcast — these  only  to  tell  of  the  uncrowned  heroes 
who  died  for  Southern  honor  and  for  Southern  right. 

The  Northern  soldier  sleeps  his  last  sleep  in  lovely  Shiloh 
cemetery,  in  the  bosom  of  the  Sunny  South,  his  narrow  home 


TENNKSSIE   RtVER    AT    i'ln'SBURG    LANDIN'G,  TENN. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai> 


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carefully  tended,  ualchcd  over  and  beautified  by  the  govern- 
ment of  the  United  States.  Loyal  Southernei  -  grudge  not 
this  watchful  care — the  bright  buds  and  blossom?  that  adorn 
the  rows  of  white  headstones,  the  tall  monuments  of  glis- 
tening marble,  or  the  thousands  of  waving  flags  that  make  the 
earth  a-flutter  with  stars  and  stripes  on  decoration  day.  I 
glory  in  the  generosity  of  a  government  that  tucks  its  sleeping 
children  away  in  trundle-beds  like  Shiloh  Park,  and  that  keeps 
eternal  watch  over  their  slumbers. 

Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  it  is  yours  to  uphold  this 
sacred  trust.  You  can  do  for  the  memory  of  the  Southern 
dead  what  the  government  has  done  for  the  Northern  dead. 
Let  the  scene  of  conflict  be  forever  marked  by  a  monument 
telling  of  the  deeds  of  those  whose  loyal  blood  soaked  the 
bruised  bosom  of  mother  earth.  The  same  red  Southern 
blood  that  crimsoned  the  waters  of  the  bloody  pond  flows  in 
our  veins,  and  shall  we  not  peri'.etuate  the  bravery  of  these 
martyrs  in  the  defense  of  our  homes?  On  the  anniversary  of 
the  battle  of  Shiloh  the  veterans  of  both  armies  irieet  in  peace- 
ful bivouac  to  honor  the  dead  and  cement  the  bonds  of  friend- 
ship between  the  living.  Let  them  find  ere  many  years  that 
your  offerings  and  your  tears  have  crystallized  into  a  monu- 
ment worthy  of  those  whose  memory  it  honors. 

The  Angel  of  Peace,  with  folded  wings,  is  yet  within  the 
marble  block,  waiting  release  by  woman's  fingers  to  keep 
watch  over  the  fallen  heroes  on  Shiloh's  field;  the  polished 
shaft  is  yet  uncut  in  nature's  quarry  that  shall  point  heaven- 
ward from  this  battlefield  at  woman's  command.  She  shall 
speak  to  marble,  to  granite,  and  to  bronze,  and  there  shall  come 
forth  stately  columns,  graceful  shafts,  and  sculptured  images 
in  sweet  mcmoriam.  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  this  charge 
is  yours.    Will  you  accept  it  ? 

The  Tennessee  swift  flows  beside 

The  city  of  the  dead 
Where  Shiloh's  heroes  fought  and  died ; 

It  guards  their  lowly  bed. 

There  marble  sentinels  stand  guard 

Where  Northern  heroes  sleep ; 
There  hand  of  sculptor,  song  of  bard, 

Their  lasting  record  keep. 

Soft  breezes  waft  sweet  fragrance  by 

From  glowing  beds  of  bloom. 
And  orioles  make  melody 

Above  each  grassy  tomb. 


By  massive  gates  and  walls  of  stone. 
And  trusted  waich.crs'  care. 

The  North  still  safely  guards  her  oivn 
Who  sleep  forever  there. 

But  ah  I  those  granite  walls  outside, 

Forgotten  and  unknow-n. 
There  sleep  the  boys  for  us  who  died — 

Our  Southern  dead,  our  o'^i'tt! 

On  Shiloh's  field  mme  braver  fought 
Nor  loved  their  country  more. 

Nor  truer  hearts  to  service  brought. 
Nor  nobler  colors  wore 

Than  Dixie's  sons — her  bravest,  best. 

The  soldiers  of  her  pride, 
Who  faced  the  foe  at  her  behest 

.•\nd  for  a  just  cause  dieii. 

And  vet  these  sacred  clods  reveal 

To-day  a  mournful  sight, 
Where  still,  in  ghastly,  mute  appeal, 

Their  bleaching  bones  gleam  white. 

Scarce  hid  by  mother  earth  they  lie, 

Unwatched,  forgot,  unkept, 
And  to  the  South  for  justice  cry, 

Neglected  and  unwept. 

No  marble  tells  tlieir  glorious  deeds 
Nor  marks  their  resting  place; 

No  granite  shaft  their  story  pleads, 
Nor  slabs  their  numbers  trace. 

No  flowers  bloom  for  them  to-day — 
Our  boys  in  gray  so  brave — 

And  thorns  and  weeds.  Memorial  Day, 
Conceal  each  crowded  grave. 

Shall  we  forget  whose  sons  they  were, 
Thou.gh  forty  years  have  fled? 

Shall  our  escutchen  bear  this  blur? 
Shall  we  forget  our  dead? 

O  Southland  women,  true  of  heait — 

The  nation's  diadem — 
Go  tell  how  well  they  bore  their  part 

And  rear  a  stone  for  them! 

A  gleaming  shaft  to  tell  their  fame 
And  how  they  bravely  fell. 

With  honor  for  each  martyred  name 
From  the  Soulli  they  loved  so  well. 


TIIK   I.ITTI.H    EVKRl.KIKN    TRFK    III  UK    II  I  ISTRATI  1)   WAS    PLANTED   AT    THE    .•.?<)!     WHERK    CRN.  A.   S.JOHNSTON    niEH. 


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FEMININE  FORTITUDE  IN  WAR  TIMES. 

liV    GEuRUL    W.    I..    F1.V. 

In  a  late  issue  of  the  Veteran  I  notice  an  account  of  the 
trials  and  dangers  undergone  during  the  war  by  a  noble  Con- 
federate woman  in  reaching  her  afflicted  husband.  Say  what 
we  please  about  the  heroism  of  our  Soutliern  men,  all  that 
we  endured  is  far  eclipsed  by  the  heroism  of  Southern  women. 
I  need  not  dwell  upon  the  risk  they  ran  while  alone  they  re- 
mained at  home  surrounded  by  thousands  of  slaves,  nor  of 
their  hardships  and  labors  in  feeding  and  clothing  themselves 
and  children.  Irr  these  respects  their  heroism  is  equaled  only 
by  the  devotion  of  their  faithful  slaves,  who  deserve  the  great- 
est credit  for  their  loyalty  to  their  owners.  Such  a  record  as 
was  made  by  our  noble  women  and  faithful  slaves  is  unparal- 
leled in  the  annals  of  history.  Let  our  children  and  children's 
children  have  these  lessons  deeply  instilled  into  their  hearts  and 
minds. 

In  addition  to  the  heroism  of  our  women  in  general,  there 
are  instances  of  remarkable  courage  and  devotion  that  deserve 
special  mention.    Among  these  is  this  personal  incident : 

When  Col.  W.  P.  Rogers  was  killed,  at  Fort  Robinet,  near 
Corinth,  I  was  taken  prisoner.  About  two  weeks  afterwards 
I  was  released  as  a  paroled  prisoner  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.  I 
wrote  to  my  wife  in  Gonzales  County,  Tex.  This  was  in 
October,  1862.  Owing  to  the  difficulty  in  communicating,  it 
was  long  before  this  letter  reached  her,  and  she  had  been 
wearing  mourning  for  about  six  weeks,  having  been  told  that 
I  was  killed  in  battle.  Receiving  my  letter,  she  determined  to 
go  to  me.  No  one  could  dissuade  her.  With  a  pair  of 
ponies  and  a  good  two-horse  wagon  she  made  preparations  to 
start,  with  a  negro  boy  as  driver,  a  negro  girl  as  nurse,  and 
her  three  children,  aged  respectively  six,  four,  and  two  years. 
When  ready  to  start,  my  wife  joined  an  old  schoolmate, 
who  was  going  with  her  husband  and  children  to  Mississippi. 
All  who  know  the  condition  of  the  country  at  that  time  can 
readily  form  a  very  correct  idea  of  the  hardships  attending 
a  journey  through  Texas  and  Louisiana  under  such  cir- 
cumstances. Her  traveling  companions  buried  one  of  their 
children  in  Louisiana.  Reaching  Rodney,  on  the  Mississippi 
River,  they  crossed  and  proceeded  to  Canton,  from  which 
place  my  wife  and  children  came  by  rail  to  Vicksburg.  I  was 
then  at  Chickasaw  Bayou,  about  eight  miles  above  Vicksburg. 
Imagine  my  surprise  on  receiving  a  message  that  my  wife 
was  at  a  hotel  in  the  city!  I  met  her  without  delay,  and  ar- 
ranged for  her  board  near  where  I  was  stationed.  There  she 
remained  about  two  weeks.  At  this  time,  about  May  i,  to 
meet  the  enemy  who  had  crossed  the  river,  I  was  sent  twelve 
miles  below  Vicksburg,  and  my  wife  went  to  her  father's 
home,  near  Starkville,  Miss.,  where  she  remained  until  October. 
I  was  in  the  siege  at  Vicksburg.  I  could  hear  nothing  from 
her,  nor  she  from  me.  After  the  surrender  of  that  place  I  was 
sent  to  Parole  Camp,  at  Demopolis,  Ala.,  and  afterwards  to 
Enterprise,  Miss.,  where  I  remained  until  about  the  1st  of 
November.  I  then  received  orders  from  the  Secretary  of 
War  to  return  to  Texas,  to  aid  in  filling  the  ranks  of  my  regi- 
ment, the  Second  Texas  Infantry,  and  to  return  with  it  to 
Mississippi  as  cavalry.    This  we  were  not  permitted  to  do: 

To  obey  my  orders  was  the  all-important  object  with  me. 
My  wife  would  not  consent  for  me  to  return  without  her. 
This  presented  a  problem.  The  Mississippi  River  was  then 
closely  guarded  by  the  Federal  army  and  navy.  For  a  man  to 
cross  alone  was  hazardous  in  the  extreme ;  but  to  cross  with 
a  woman,  three  children,  and  two  negroes  was  a  fearful  un- 


dertaking, and  the  probability  of  obtaining  provisions  and 
forage  presented  a  serious  problem.  But  the  necessity  ex- 
isted. The  thing  had  to  be  attempted.  Acting  upon  the  prin- 
ciple that  had  ever  actuated  me,  I  determined  to  do  the  best 
I  could  and  leave  the  results  to  Him  who  rules  all  things.  I 
sold  my  ponies  and  wagon,  and  purchased  two  good  mules  and 
an  old  ambulance.  Into  this  ambulance  I  placed  my  wife,  chil- 
dren, and  negroes  with  camping  outfit  and  a  supply  of  pro- 
visions sufficient  for  several  days.  On  the  third  day  out  I 
was  joined  by  Capt.  Holder,  of  my  regiment,  and  a  Dr. 
Jordan,  both  of  whom  had  been  ordered  across  to  Texas.  Be- 
fore reachmg  the  Mississippi,  we  were  joined  by  a  citizen,  a 
Mr.  Harris,  of  Starkville,  Miss.,  an  old  friend  and  schoolmate 
of  my  wife.  With  this  company  I  finally  reached  the  Mis- 
sissippi River  after  many  adventures.  Reaching  the  river  at 
Rodney,  and  finding  it  impossible  to  cross  there,  we  remained 
in  camp  for  three  days,  within  three  miles  of  the  Federal 
forces  at  Rodney.  After  reconnoitering  for  three  days,  I  de- 
termined to  proceed  to  Bruinsburg,  where  Gen.  Grant  had 
efTccted  a  crossing.  Here,  taking  our  hack  to  pieces,  we  sent 
the  bed  across  in  one  skifl  pulled  by  four  negro  men,  and 
the  rutming  gear  on  another.  In  the  stern  of  each  of  these 
skiffs  sat  two  men,  Capt.  Holder  and  the  negro  in  one,  and 
Dr.  Jordan  and  Mr.  Harris  in  the  other.  These  managed  the 
mules  and  horses.  Thus  everything  went  over  except  myself, 
my  wife,  children,  and  negro  girl.  These,  with  our  camp 
equipage,  remained  until  the  return  of  the  skiflfs.  These  were 
all  carried  by  the  same  means.  During  this  time,  it  being 
9  A.M.  when  we  began  crossing,  a  Yankee  gunboat  lay  just 
above  us  around  a  bend  of  the  river,  and  another  just  below 
around  another  bend.  I  anxiously  watched  the  smoke  of  these 
two  enemies.  Across  the  river,  we  hastily  put  our  hack  in  run- 
ning order  and  left  with  all  possible  speed.  We  traveled  six- 
teen miles  that  evening.  With  varied  adventures,  in  four 
weeks  we  reached  my  home  in  Gonzales  County,  whence  I 
soon  after  rejoined  my  regiment,  reaching  it  at  the  mouth  of 
Old  Caney  on  January  6.  For  a  soldier  these  would  be  small 
iTiatters,  not  worthy  of  any  serious  thought ;  but  for  a  woman 
and  children  I  think  such  courage,  fortitude,  and  devotion  can 
hardly  be  surpassed. 


MISS   LAURA  LESTER,  DEMING,  N.  MEX., 
Sponsor  for  the  PaciHc  Division  to  the  reunion  at  Xew  OiIl-ihs. 


Qoi>federate  l/eterai?. 


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CONSCBIPTING  ATLANTA  THEATER  IN  1863. 

BY  J.    W.   SIMMONS,   MEXIA,  TEX. 

About  July  I,  186,3,  Walthall's  Mississippi  Brigade  was  sent 
from  the  front  of  Gen.  Bragg's  army  in  Tennessee  back  to 
Atlanta.  The  boys  claim  we  were  sent  back  there  to  fatten  up 
preparatory  to  making  foot  cavalry  of  us,  to  protect  the 
Hanks  during  the  arduous  Cliickaniauga  campaign,  which  came 
on  in  September.  We  certainly  enjoyed  the  outing,  having  been 
in  the  army  for  nearly  three  years  and  confined  to  army  ra- 
tions. Here  we  had  access  to  the  city  markets — fruus,  vege- 
tables, and  melons  were  plentiful  and  cheap.  We  fattened 
sure  enough.     In  a  few  weeks  we  were  different-looking  men. 

Our  brigade  was  camped  in  the  woods  near  the  city.  While 
there  a  few  years  ago  at  the  big  reunion  I  went  out  to  look  at 
my  old  camp  ground,  and  found  it  covered  with  sky-scraping 
buildings. 

I  was  a  member  of  the  brigade  provost  guard,  being  detailed 
from  Company  E,  Twenty-Seventh  Mississippi  Regiment. 
This  was  composed  of  twenty-eight  select  men  from  the  bri- 
gade and  three  commissioned  officers.  Our  duty  usually  was 
to  guard  prisoners.  On  arriving  at  Atlanta,  as  there  were  no 
prisoners,  we  were  told  that  our  duty  was  to  go  in  squads  of 
four  men  with  one  non-commissioned  officer,  and  assist  the 
police  at  night  only  in  keeping  peace  and  order. 

The  first  few  nights  a  policeman  was  sent  with  each  squad 
to  show  ihcm  the  low  dives  and  places  where  whisky  was  kept 
that  soldiers  were  likely  to  frequent.  Atlanta  even  then  was 
an  important  railroad  center,  and  the  police  had  a  hard  crowd 
of  .soldiers  to  and  from  the  Virginia  army  every  night  to  deal 
with.  Many  were  the  funny  scenes  that  came  up  while  on  this 
duty,  and  often  a  tough  element  to  handle,  but  we  had  to  do  our 
duty,  and  were  not  afraid  to  do  it  without  fear  or  favor. 

One  evening,  about  the  first  of  .August,  the  entire  guard  was 
called  out.  and  told  confidentially  that  we  were  ordered  to  con- 
script the  theater  that  night.  We  were  told  to  get  our  sup- 
pers early  and  make  our  way  to  the  theater,  two  or  three  to- 
gether, and  by  different  streets,  so  as  not  to  attract  attention. 
To  enter  the  theater  before  tbe  crowd  assembled  and  take  our 
seats,  two  at  each  window  and  four  at  each  door,  and  be  care 
ful  not  to  attract  attention  until  the  play  was  over,  then  not  to 
allow  any  man  to  escape  until  his  papers  were  examined  by 
otticers.  who  would  be  there  for  that  purpose.  This  we  could 
easily  do  without  drawing  attention,  as  our  officers  had  a  stand- 
ing ticket  for  a  few  of  us  to  attend  the  theater  every  night  with 
arms  to  keep  order.  We  were  delighted  with  this,  for  we  knew 
the  city  was  full  of  able-bodied  men  who  ought  to  be  in  the 
army  as  well  as  us. 

A  theatrical  company  was  having  enormous  crowds  every 
night.  The  conscripting  officers  in  the  South  al  this  date  were 
sifting  the  earth  for  recruits  for  the  army,  which  were  badly 
neeiVd  at  every  point. 

These  officers  had  learned  that  there  were  a  number  of  men 
who  were  subject  to  military  duty  who  were  hiding  out  in  the 
city  during  the  daytime  and  were  slipping  out  to  the  theater  at 
night  with  the  girls.  Many  of  these  men  had  been  in  the  army, 
had  gotten  home  on  some  pretext  or  other,  and  had  failed  to 
return.     They  knew  something  of  the  hardships  of  war. 

The  play  went  through  in  good  shape,  to  the  delight  of  all, 
but  we  boys  did  not  cnjny  it  as  much  as  we  did  the  anticipa- 
tion of  Seeing  dudish  young  men  rudely  taken  from  their  best 
girls  and  marched  to  the  barracks  and  then  sent  to  the  army. 

When  the  crowd  in  exit  reached  the  door,  they  found  crossed 
bayonets.  Then  and  there  was  a  Babylonish  confusion.  Some 
attempted  to  escape  by  the  back  doors,  but  found  bayonets 
closely  guarding  every  exit.     Some  of  the  ladies  fainted,  some 


screair.ed,  some  abused,  and  some  said  it  was  all  right,  that  the 
men  ought  to  be  in  the  army.  I  was  sergeant  in  charge  of  the 
guard  at  the  main  door,  and  had  good  opportunity  to  observe 
the  confusion. 

An  officer  mounted  a  chair  and  told  the  crowd  not  to  be  ex- 
cited, that  no  one  should  be  hurt,  that  these  were  war  times, 
and  the  government  had  taken  this  plan  to  recruit  the  army; 
that  it  was  a  bright  moonlight  night,  and  the  ladies  could  easily 
get  home  without  escorts ;  that  women,  children,  old  men,  and 
cripples  would  please  pass  out  as  rapidly  as  possible,  and  all 
p.en  subject  to  military  duty  would  remain  until  their  fur- 
loughs, if  they  had  any,  could  be  examined  by  the  officers  at  the 
entrance. 

When  the  ladies  and  cripples  had  all  passed  out,  the  examina- 
tion began.  Some  laughed  and  took  it  as  a  huge  joke,  others 
cursed  and  swore,  but  all  were  forced  to  submit.  Some  were 
found  with  credited  leave  of  absence,  many  had  furloughs  long 
out  of  date,  many  claimed  to  have  furloughs  at  home,  but  no 
man's  word  or  any  kind  of  evidence  was  taken.  They  were 
permitted  to  send  home  for  their  papers,  provided  they  could 
get  some  friend  to  go  after  them  :  otherwise  they  went  to  the 
guardhouse. 

.It  fiok  several  hours  to  e.xaniine  all  the  papers,  and  when  it 
was  finished,  they  were  all  marched  downstairs  and  started  be- 
tween bayonets  to  the  barracks.  We  found  we  had  a  little  over 
three  hundred.  Many  had  on  officers'  uniforms  with  the  ranks 
of  lieutenant  and  captain,  and  some  few  had  the  audacity  to 
claim  the  rank  of  major.  These  were  worn  to  throw  the  con- 
scripting cifficer  off  his  guard,  and  to  give  them  better  standing 
with  the  ladies  who  did  not  know  any  bettpr. 

."Xs  a  general  thing  in  our  army  a  guard  would  not  tease  a 
prisoner,  neither  would  the  officers  allow  it,  but  under  these 
peculiar  circumstances  I  guess  they  thought  it  admissible, 
and  the  guards  guyed  tiiese  standing-collar  gentry  to  their 
heart's  content  with  such  remarks  as  these:  "Say,  Mister,  who 
went  home  with  your  best  girl  to-night?"  "How  will  you 
trade  that  uniform  for  mine?  It  will  become  you  better  now.'' 
"How  do  you  think  you  will  rest  to-night  on  the  soft  side  of  a 
plank?"  "Do  you  think  you  will  enjoy  hard-tack  and  fat  pork 
for  breakfast?"  "Where  have  you  been  keeping  yourself  late- 
ly?" "Come  down  out  of  that  bee-gum  hat.  I  know  you  are 
up  there,  I  see  your  heels  sticking  out."  and  hundreds  of  other 
such  remarks,  such  as  no  mie  but  a  soldier  would  ever  think  of. 

It  was  some  distance  to  the  barracks.  Some  women  followed 
us  pleading  for  their  friends,  but  no  attention  was  paid  to 
them,  except  that  they  were  told  in  a  gentlemanly  manner  that 
this  was  no  place  for  ladies,  and  that  if  their  friends  had  ex- 
emption papers  to  go  and  bring  them  and  they  would  be  re- 
leased at  once.  Before  we  reached  the  barracks  many  of  the 
friends  and  relatives  of  the  prisoners  overtook  us,  bringing 
blankets  and  soldier  clothing  for  them.  .About  three  o'clock 
in  the  morning  we  turned  them  over  to  the  guard  at  the  bar- 
racks, and  what  became  of  them  I  do  not  know,  but  it  was  re- 
ported that  they  took  the  morning  train  under  guard  for  the 
Virginia  army. 

The  conscripting  officer  in  charge  called  the  guard  to  order, 
and  complimented  us  for  the  soldierly  manner  in  which  we  had 
assisted  him  in  doing  a  good  night's  work  for  the  government 
we  all  loved  so  well.    He  then  dismissed  us. 

So  far  as  I  know,  there  are  but  two  of  those  twenty-eight 
men  now  living.  Lieut.  .Adams,  who  is  a  Baptist  minister  in 
Afississippi,  -nd  myself.  I  met  him  at  the  Dallas  reunion, 
and  we  had  ?  oyal  good  time  talking  of  army  times,  and  this 
frolic  in  particular.  The  most  of  us  were  knocked  out  before 
the  war  ended,  and  the  others  have  crossed  over  the  river. 


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EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS. 
Clarksdale,  Miss. — Wl.atevcr  arrears  I  owe,  please  pay  out 
of  this  ten-dollar  ($10)  check,  and  then  pay  $4  to  the  Sam 
Davis  fund  and  credit  the  balance  to  the  future.  In  having 
neglected  my  duty  to  you,  I  have  reflected  on  myself.  ■  Your 
work  cannot  be  estimated  in  dollars  and  cents.  The  appre- 
ciation in  which  I  hold  your  work,  the  manner  and  tone  of 
its  doing,  cannot  be  expressed  in  words.  You  are  in  reach 
of  your  splendid  reward,  for  there  is  no  other  volume  like 
yours,  and  it  is  written  with  so  little  that  is  mere  coloring. 
I  cannot  remember  any  similar  story  where  a  people  con- 
quered in  defeat.  I  know  all  that  is  best  survives,  but  it  is 
more  of  resurrection  than  a  continuance.  Walthall  was  a 
knightly  Under  among  unpaid  and  starving  soldiers,  whose 
banners  only  went  down  in  the  smoke  of  battle,  with  over- 
whelming numbers  in  the  great  witenagemote  of  the  na- 
tion. He  was  regarded  by  his  friends  and  political  enemies 
alike  as  the  embodiment  of  every  sentiment  which  ought  to 
make  the  ideal  statesman  and  soldier.  Through  him  and 
many  others  like  him,  we  came  direct  from  the  field  to  the 
forum.  You  tell  us  in  your  magazine  how  the  battle  goes, 
and  you  refuse  to  talk  about  a  "lost  cause."  It  can  never 
be  lost.  If  there  is  a  great  word  that  could  strengthen  and 
thrill  you,  I  should  like  to  say  it.  Your  work,  like  the  boy's 
amid  snow  and  ice,  carries  that  strange  device,  "Excelsior!" 
and  it  lives  in  many,  many  true  hearts. 

Dickens,  Tex.— Dr.  T.  B.  Love,  Adjutant  Camp  John  A. 
Green,  writes  that  Comrade  Nathan  D.  Johns,  an  old  Con- 
federate cf  his  camp,  who  belonged  to  Arizona  Scouts,  com- 
manded by  Capt.  James  H.  Tevis,  attached  to  Gen.  Tom 
Green's  Brigade,  Trans-Mississippi  Department,  wishes,  on  ac- 
count of  extreme  infirmity,  to  apply  for  a  pension.  The 
pension  law  requires  that  he  furnish  two  witnesses  who  can 
testify  as  to  his  service,  and  Comrade  Johns  asks  the  where- 
abouts of  two  of  his  old  comrades  who  can  make  necessary 
proof  of  his  service.  Comrade  Johns  is  worthy  and  needs  his 
pension. 

Augusta,  Ga.— I  do  thank  you  most  heartily  for  your  kind 
proposition  to  send  me  the  Veteran  until  I  can  pay.  Your 
conduct  on  the  magazine  has  for  a  long  time  convinced  me 
that  your  supreme  purpose  in  publishing  it  has  been  to 
vindicate  the  South  from  the  numerous  agencies  that  have 
been  employed  to  traduce  her.  And  now,  since  you  offer  to 
send  me  other  literature,  I  know  that  you  are  willing  and 
anxious  to  disseminate  knowledge  through  other  books  at 
a  sacrifice  to  yourself.  I  do  not  feel  that  it  would  be  right 
for  me  to  assume  additional  obligations,  small  or  great,  but 
I  hope  soon  to  be  in  a  position  to  order  Gen.  French's  "Two 
Wars."     I  am  very  grateful. 

Hope,  Ark.— W.  G.  Lewis,  Company  E.,  Ballentine's  Cav- 
alry, is  desirous  of  knowing  if  the  soldier  who  was  shot 
througli  both  legs  at  the  battle  of  Franklin  and  carried  of? 
the  field  by  him,  still  survives  that  tragic  night.  Comrade 
Lewis  says  he  took  the  soldier  on  his  horse  and  carried  him 
across  the  river. 

Wills  Point,  Tex.— James  A.  Harris  is  interested  in  the 
discussion  about  the  iiag  of  the  Thirty-Fifth  Mississippi  Reg- 
iment that  was  lost  at  Altoona,  Ga.  •  He  wants  to  learn  some- 
thing abont  a  man  who  was  sitting  outside  the  fort,  nearest 
the  railroad,  destitute  of  wearing  apparel.  The  man  ap- 
peared to  be  about  eighteen  years  of  age,  and  had  been  shot 
through  the  hips.  Comrade  Harris  was  within  three  feet 
of  him  going  in,  but  did  not  see  him  when  he  came  out. 
George  Carson  carried  the  flag  of  the  Thirty-Fifth  Missis- 
sippi, and  he  is   still  living  in  Mississippi.     Comrade   Harris 


wishes  10  correspond  with  members  of  the  Fourth   Michigan 
Regiment,  as  he  desires  to  make  friends  with  some  of  them. 

San  Angelo,  Tex.— P.  G.  Benton  was  one  of  the  600  who 
went  to  Mcrris  Island,  and  would  like  to  hear  from  any  of 
the  others  who  were  of  this  number.  He  belonged  to  Burns's 
Regiment,  Missouri  Infantry,  Trans-Mississippi  Department. 
.\damstown,  Md. — Comrade  Edward  Anderson,  who  was  a 
member  of  Fifth  Alabama,  Rodes's  Brigade,  says  that  he  was 
in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville  when  Gen.  Jackson  was  shot. 
He  has  noticed  where  a  Georgian  of  the  Fourth  Infantry 
says  that  Gen,  Jackson  was  shot  on  his  left,  and  that  it  was 
the  darkest  night  he  had  ever  seen.  Comrade  Anderson 
says  he  was  on  the  left  of  his  Georgia  friend,  on  a  dirt  road 
where  Gen.  Rodes  was  stationed,  and  that  Gen.  Jackson 
was,  to  his  recollection,  shot  on  his  (Anderson's)  left,  be- 
tween sunset  and  dark.  He  says  he  cannot  agree  with  the 
statement  of  the  Georgian  in  the  Veteran,  because  Gen. 
Jackson  passed  out  by  advance  guard  of  pickets  and  gave 
orders  to  fire  on  any  approaching  object  without  halting. 

Mascoutah,  111. — Fred  J.  Scheve,  an  ex-Union  soldier,  has 
in  his  possession  a  Confederate  flag  upon  which  is  inscribed: 
"Presented  by  the  ladies  of  Woodbury."  The  name  of  Mrs. 
Dr.  Wood  also  appear?  on  the  flag.  It  does  not  give  the 
name  of  the  State.  This  gentleman  wishes  to  return  the 
flag  to  the  ladies  of  Woodbury,  if  he  can  find  from  what 
State  it  came. 

Alva,  Fla. — J.  W.  Williams  writes:  "I  have  never  been  able 
to  attend  a  reunion,  or  even  visit  a  Camp  of  Confederate  vet- 
erans. I  was  not  actively  engaged  in  field  service  during  tlie 
invasion  of  the  Southern  States,  except  in  the  last  raid  by 
John  H.  Morgan  into  Kentucky  just  before  his  death,  and  I 
can  say  th.it  all  the  praise  given  to  Col.  Martin  for  bravery 
I  can  vouch  for,  as  I  saw  him  -mder  as  hot  fire  as  any  man 
sustained  during  the  war,  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky.  There  were 
seventy  men  in  the  company  I  was  temporarily  with,  and  in 
less  than  ten  minutes  after  the  action  began  I  was  the  rank- 
ing officer  left,  being  fourth  sergeant.  I  fired  fifteen  deliber- 
ate she'.:  in  that  battle,  and  I  don't  believe  I  missed  a  single 
shot,  ZLi,  ..  2  distance  ranged  from  twenty-five  to  one  hundred 
yards.  Lieut.  McCreary  was  badl}-  wounded,  Bailey  and 
Mitchell  both  captured.  .  .  .  Only  seven  out  of  the 
seventy  returned  with  the  command  to  Virginia." 

Rockbridge  Baths,  Va. — I  had  thought  of  having  it  discon- 
tinued, but  as  I  would  miss  its  welcome  appearance  every 
month,  I  have  decided  to  continue  for  the  present. 

Houston,  Tex. — Circular  letter  received.  No  worthier  cause 
could  be  selected  by  all  our  old  Confederate  veterans  than  to 
respond  to  the  call  of  our  "official  organ." 

Sumter,  S.  C. — In  getting  up  subscriptions  our  motive  was 
simply  to  spread  the  Veteran's  circulation  where  it  would  do 
good  and  help  a  little  to  keep  up  the  subscription  list.  If  you 
wish  to  do  so,  we  will  let  you  send  complimentary  numbers  to 
such  persons  as  we  may  name.  We  would  not  accept  any 
money  for  our  work.  Wc  simply  desire  to  have  as  many  sub- 
scriptions sent  in  as  possible,  because  we  feel  that  the  Vet- 
eran should  be  in  every  Southern  home.  You  will  find  in- 
clo!-ed  chock  for  $4  for  the  additional  list. 


War  PoEMS.^oseph  T.  Derry,  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture, Atlanta,  Ga.,  is  preparing  a  series  of  heroic  poems 
which  deal  with  phases  of  the  war  between  the  States.  He 
has  just  completed  "Memories  of  '64,"  and  this  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  "The  Gathering  of  the  Hosts"  and  "The  Battle 
Tide's  Alternate  Ebb  and  Flow."  "Memories  of  '64"  may 
be  had  by  sending  order  to  the  author. 


Confederate  l/eterar?. 


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THE  CAPTURE  OF  THE  KATYDIDS. 

It  was  in  April,  1865.  The  Confederate  forces,  Jackson's 
division  m  I'orresl's  cominand,  liad  camped  for  a  few  hours 
on  tlie  Lllack  Warrior,  just  across  from  the  beautiful  little 
town  of  Tuscaloosa,  Ala. 

These  men  were  worn  from  months  of  lighting,  foot-sore, 
poorly  clad,  and  they  were  ill-fed. 

Across  the  bridge  from  the  town  came  a  party  of  boys,  evi- 
dently to  visit  the  camp.  They  were  fine  young  fellows  and 
manly,  but  all  under  fifteen.  They  were  trimly  dressed  in 
cadet  uniform  of  gray  cloth  made  in  Georgia,  and  looked  like 
"carpet  knights"  when  compared  with  Jackson's  weary  vet- 
erans in  their  cheap,  dingy  gray  jeans. 

The  soldiers  seemed  inclined  to  amuse  themselves  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  boys.  One  of  ihem  asked,  in  a  jocular  wny: 
"Who  are  you  fine  fellows,  any  way,  with  your  spick  and  span 
uniforms?" 

"We  are  cadets,"  answered  the  young  captain  with  some 
pride.    "We  haven't  faced  fire  yet,  but  we  are  ready  to  do  it." 

A  bantering  laugh  followed.  One  of  the  tiien  exclaimed, 
jestingly:  "Cadets'  cadets!  Katydids,  you  mean;  nuich  fight- 
ing you  trim  little  fellows  could  do  I" 

The  laugh  went  round  among  the  soldiers.  The  nickname 
"Katydids"  caused  general  merriment,  and  the  boys  returned 
to  the  academy  very  much  offended. 

There  were  no  men  left  in  Tuscaloosa  excepting  those  who 
for  some  good  reason  could  not  bear  arms.  There  were  only 
women  and  little  children,  old  men,  and  these  cadets,  for  whom 
an  effort  was  made  to  preserve  in  the  military  academy  of 
the  place  the  regular  routine  of  drill  and  instruction.  But  the 
boys  were  often  restless,  sometimes  insubordinate.  There  had 
been  secret  talk  among  them  of  joining  Gen.  Forrest.  Some 
had  lost  fathers,  some  brothers,  and  all  felt  in  their  veins  the 
fire,  the  enthusiasm,  the  contagion  of  war. 

The  next  day  after  the  visit  to  the  camp  across  the  river,  the 
boys  were  out  on  the  school  campus,  when  suddenly  a  Con- 
federate scout  cau'e  ru.shing  across  the  bridge.  The  cadets 
hurried  down  10  the  road  just  in  time  to  catch  the  news. 
"The  Federals  are  coming!  tl>e  Federals!  Gen.  Cloxton  !" 

The  rider  hurried  on  and  the  cadets  held  a  consultation. 
Louis  Moore,  the  captain,  spoke  in  decided  tones.  "Boys,  wc 
must  defend  the  bridge !  We'll  bring  out  the  cannon  and  de- 
fend the  town  at  the  cost  of  our  liv^s!  The  time  has  ccme 
when  w-e  must  fight  for  our  mothers  and  our  homes!" 

A  loud  hurrah!  Then  followed  a  dash  down  the  campus 
to  the  armory.  In  a  few  moments  they  came,  returning  twenty 
strong  with  tlie  sni.dl  academy  cannon  and  a  case  of  aniinuni- 
tion. 

Suddenly  a  halt  was  called.  A  gray-liaired  professor  came 
hurrying  after  them.  He  commanded,  he  threatened,  but  quite 
ineffectually.  "We  are  soldiers!"  cried  the  young  captain. 
"We  are  going  to  defend  the  bridge  at  any  cost!" 

And  then  in  good  form  they  drew  up  in  line  of  battle  across 
the  end  of  the  bridge,  with  the  school  cannon,  loaded  and 
ready  for  action,  conunanding  the  narrow  space. 

Beyond,  suddenly  emerging  from  cover  of  the  forest,  ap- 
peared a  party  of  Federals.  Their  leader  held  a  field  glass. 
He  presently  advanced  a  little,  then  drew  nearer  still  and 
scanned  the  bridge  and  its  youthful  guard.  Dropping  his  glass, 
he  turned  and  galloped  back. 

"It's  a  handful  of  children,  general  !''  he  exclaimed  with  a 
quizzical  smile,  as  he  reached  the  commander;  "just  little  lads 
like  the  one  I  left  at  home,  but  they  are  drawn  up  to  defend 
the  bridge  like  soldiers,  sure  enough  !" 

"Children?"  repeated  the  general  in  a  tone  of  astonishment. 
"Has  it  come  to  that?  Well,  the  bridge  must  be  taken.     Give 


the  Older  to  ch.-irge,  but" — and  the  general's  eye  flashed  omi- 
nously— "but  tell  tlie  men  not  to  harm  a  hair  of  their  heads!" 

A  moment  later  the  order  was  given.  The  Federal  de- 
tachment advanced  across  the  open  space  toward  the  bridge. 

1  here  was  a  dash,  a  roar,  and  the  little  cannon  sent  its  best 
welcome  whizzing  into  the  ranks  of  the  Federals.  Again  it 
fired.  But  now  the  corps  had  reached  the  bridge  and,  with  a 
rush  forward,  overpowered  and  captured  its  brave  young  de- 
fenders without  having  unsheathed  a  sword  or  fired  a  gun. 
The  general's  order  had  been  olieyed.  Not  one  of  the  boys  had 
been  injured,  but  they  found  themselves  in  the  hand  of  a  pow- 
erful foe. 

"Why  didn't  you  fire?"  cried  the  young  captain  hotly. 
"We  haven't  surrendered!  we'll  not  surrender!  We  were  here 
to  be  shot  at,  to  die,  not  to  be  treated  like  a  lot  of  girls !" 

"We  are  not  down  here  to  fight  babies,"  answered  a  burly, 
kind-faced  soldier.  "We  were  thinking  about  our  own  little 
ones  at  home." 

At  this  juncture  two  oflicers  rode  up.  Each  leaned  from  his 
saddle,  caught  up  a  young  cadet,  and  both  galloped  toward  the 
town.  Here  quite  a  little  crowd  of  women  and  children  had 
gathered.  The  women  were  in  tears,  some  were  wringing 
their  hands,  others  were  already  starting  toward  the  bridge  to 
intercede  with  tlie  general. 

But  all  now  saw  the  two  officers  approaching  in  a  gallop,  and 
that  each  held  a  boy  helpless  under  his  arm.  There  was  an 
awe-stricken  liUFh  when  the  riders  dashed  up. 

"The  motliors  of  these  children — where  are  they?"  ex- 
claimed one  of  llip  Federals,  smiling.  "They  arc  game  little 
fellows,  but  defending  bridges  with  a  toy  cannon  against  five 
thousand  soldiers  isn't  exactly  a  safe  amusement  for  them!" 

The  occurrence  had  occupied  only  a  few  moments.  The 
fight  v/as  over  and  the  town  in  the  hands  of  the  Federals. 

No  punishment  ivas  visited  upon  the  young  prisoners  of  war, 
and  at  this  they  felt  much  aggrieved.  They  considered  such 
treatment  most  ignominious.  The  foe  simply  gave  them  into 
the  custody  fif  their  mothers. 

Somehow  the  Katydid  story  got  out,  and  the  name  clung  to 
the  cadets,  much  to  their  annoyance.  The  old  professor  de- 
clared the  boys  never  would  have  done  such  a  foolhardy  thing 
as  try  to  defend  the  bridge  had  it  not  been  for  the  sting  of  the 
"Katydid"  sobriquet,  but  there  never  was  any  question  re- 
garding the  fact  that  tlicv  were  hemic  vounir  fellow^s. 


COL.  K.  H.  OWKN,  LOS    ANGELES,  CAL., 
Ailjutanl  and  Chief  of  Staff,  Pacific  Division,  United  Confedenile  Nflerins. 


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Qorjfederate  Ueterap. 


SOUTH  CAROLINA  REUNION. 

Tlie  grand  State  reunion  of  veterans  at  Columbia.  S.  C,  is. 
chronicled  in  the  annals  of  May  next  to  the  splendid  gathering 
at  New  Orleans,  and  the  welcome  accorded  the  Palmetto  dev- 
otees who  journeyed  to  the   State's  capital  was  complete   in 
everv  detail.     It  was  estimated  that  15.000  visitors  were  in  the 


MISS    HALLIE    HUiNT    AUSTIN,  GREENVILLE, 
Sponsor  for  South  Carolina  Division. 

city  and  yet  they  were  all  made  comfortable,  it  being  the  para- 
momit  aim  of  Columbia's  citizens  to  provide  liberally  for  those 
who  reverenced  the  occasion  and  the  cause  for  which  it  was 
organized. 

The  best  and  most  honored  of  the  State's  public  men  were  in 
attendance  at  the  convention,  and  from  the  steps  of.  the  capi- 
tol  Gov.  Heyward  delivered  the  address  of  welcome.  Just 
as  the  distinguisiied  man  commenced  speaking,  a  shower  drove 
many  of  the  younger  folks  under  cover,  but  the  veterans  stood 
their  ground.  The  Columbia  State  published  the  incident  as 
follows:  '"I  am  reminded  by  this  shower  and  by  the  presence 
of  the  Georgians  of  an  incident  which  happened  on  the  Caro- 
lina coast,'  said  Gov.  Keyward  to  the  eager  listeners.  'A 
Georgia  corporal  who  knew  nothing  of  tides  stationed  a  pri- 
vate and  forbade  him  to  leave  the  post.  When  the  corporal 
of  the  next  relief  came  along  he  found  the  poor  fellow  stand- 
ing in  water  up  to  his  neck,  with  his  gun  held  high  in  air. 
"What  the  thunderation  are  you  doing  out  there?"  asked  the 
corporal.  "I  was  tuld  not  to  leave  my  post,"  was  the  response. 
"but  say,  haven't  we  had  the  dickens  of  a  freshet  up  the 
river?"  '  Gov.  Heyward  declared  that  there  had  been  a  freshet 
of  veterans  this  week,  pouring  into  Columbia  and  refreshing 
and  reviving  by  their  presence  the  members  of  the  days  gone 
by.  The  little  story  and  its  application  pleased  the  soldiers, 
who  bared  their  heads  to  cheer,  despite  the  rain.  As  Gov. 
Heyward  stood  at  the  foot  of  the  steps  of  the  Statehouse 
and  gave  South  Carolina's  godspeed  to  the  veterans  massed 
in  front  of  him,  on  each  side  of  the  remnants  of  South  Caro- 
lina's splendid  battalions  was  a  line  of  younger  soldiers,  on 
guard  to  prevent  the  profanation  of  the  space  reserved  for 
the  men   who  fought  their   way   to  immortality.     Beyond  the 


martial  scene  and  its  conjuring  influences  the  Confederate  sol- 
dier on  the  monument  stood  at  parade  rest.  Back  of  the 
speaker  the  faces  and  forms  of  children  gave  brightness  to 
the  picture,  and  the  old  'Rebs'  lived  their  lives  anew  in  gazing 
on  the  ycimg  faces  flushed  with  the  happiness  of  having  lit- 
erally bestrewed  with  flowers  the  pathway  of  the  army  whose 
unprotected  feet  have  felt  the  sharp  flint  on  Virginia  high- 
ways. Cheer  after  cheer  rent  the  air  as  the  veterans  gath- 
ered before  the  stand,  cheers  for  the  Governor  of  their  com- 
monwealth, cheers  for  the  children  who  will  be  the  queens  of 
Carolina  principalities  in  the  years  to  come." 

Bishop  Capers  delivered  the  annual  address  to  the  South 
Carolina  Division.  He  was  a  brigadier  at  twenty-eight,  and 
before  he  was  thirty  he  was  made  Secretary  of  State  as  one 
\vho?e  judgment  might  be  trusted  at  the  time  when  South  Caro- 
lina needed  strong  men  to  bring  order  out  of  chaos.  He  was 
then  a  ministerial  sUident,  and  is  to-day  the  head  of  the  Epis- 
copal Churcli  in  South  Carolina. 


CAMP  SUMTER  CELEBRATION. 

The  thirty->ev  (.nth  .'.ninial  celebration  01  Camp  Sumter, 
U.  C.  v.,  was  held  at  Charleston,  S.  C,  April  17th,  and  gray- 
haired  men  met  to  hold  a  treasured  tryst  with  memory. 

Capt.  Charles  Inglesby.  the  Camp's  Commander,  pre- 
sided, and  splendid  and  striking  addresses  were  made  by 
Col.  James  Simmons,  Commander  T.  Grange  Simmons,  Capt. 
Charles  Inglesby,  Gen.  S.  W.  Ferguson,  and  Rev.  J.  A.  B. 
Sherer.  The  latter  responded  to  a  toast,  "Teachers  in  gray, 
our  monitors  in  every  high  and  holy  lesson  for  all  the 
ages  that  are  yet  to  be."  The  reverend  speaker  is  Chaplain 
of  the  Washington  Light  Infantry  and  tlie  son  of  a  brave 
Confederate  soldier.     He  said: 

"Mr.  Toastmaster :  I  read  in  a  newspaper  the  other  day 
that  a  man  had  asked  a  woman  that  old  question  in  physics 
as  to  what  will  happen  when  an  irresistible  force  encounters 


THOS.    W.  CAK\\  ,1.11.,   E.i;iji!.FIELD   C.  H., 
Major  General  Soutti  Carnlina  Division,  U.  C.  V. 

an  insurmountable  obstacle.     Her  instantaneous  reply  was: 
'The  man  surrenders.' 

"When  your  committee  honored  me  witli  an  invitation  to 


Qopfederati^  l/etcrai) 


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speak  Iktl-  this  c\cning  tlierc  were  insuniuiuiUalik-  obstacles 
to  prevent  my  acceptance  of  tlicir  invitation.  But  I  found 
myself  besieged  and  assaulted  by  an  irresistible  force.  And 
I  am  not  illuding,  believe  me.  to  the  seductive  suasivencss 
of  the  gallant  captain  in  conrnand  of  the  company  com- 
monly known  as  the  Soutlurn  Railway  Company.  To  be 
perfectly  serious,  t;tntlemen,  tlu-re  is  scarcely  any  other  invi- 
tation in  tlie  world  that  I  couM  value  more  highly  than,  or 
find  so  absolutely  irresistible  a?,  an  invitation  to  address  a 
Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans,  ana  Camp  Sumter  at  that.  I 
may  add  that  never  have  I  felt  a  deeper  sen.-e  of  inadequacy 
to  the  situation.  But  there  is  one  thing  I  can  do.  1  can  stand 
here  in  the  name  of  the  younger  generation  of  Southern 
men  and  jJcdge  tlfis  gallant  g:ay-haired  man  in  the  name 
of  the  Lorci  God  of  Hosts  that  we  never  shall  forget  those 
noble  teachers  in  gray,  our  monitors  in  every  high  and  holy 
lesson  for  all  ages  that  are  yet  to  be. 

"Down  here  in  South  Carolina  you  are  mighty  proud  of 
your  forelpthers.     Up   in    North   Carolina    Cwhcre   I   used   to 


MISSJKSSIK    LUCILE  THOMPSON,  SPARTANBURG, 
Chltf  Malil  of  llnnor  Soulh  Carollnit  DIvIm l  .  t     v 


come  from,  though  I  am  a  C'larlestonian  now.  heart  and 
soul)  we  may  not  have  so  large  and  varied  an  assortment  of 
forefathers  as  you  have  got.  but  we  are  mighty  proud  of 
n>ir  fathers,  because  every  last  one  of  them  fought  in  the 
Confederate  army;  only  a  few  old  bachelors  stayed  at  home. 

"They  were  none  too  fond  of  warfare;  possibly  because 
they  had  the  home  training,  so  to  speak.  They  betook 
themselves  to  the  mountains,  where  they  still  abide  and  cast 
their  votes  with  great  regularity  for  Andy  Jackson.  You 
have  heard  of  them.  They  are  the  famous  -mountain  whites' 
that  so  distinguished  themselves  toward  the  close  of  the 
war,  when  they  were  forced  into  the  ranks  at  the  point  of 
the  bayonet.  I  have  been  indulging  in  all  this  byplay  be- 
cause I  wanted  to  tell  you  a  story,  and  didn't  know  exactly 
how  to  get  up  to  it,  being  a  minister  instead  of  a  lawyer. 
I  think  it  is  one  of  the  very  best  stories  I  ever  heard.  A 
Connecticut  man  told  it  to  me  and  vouches  for  its  truthful- 
ness. As  I  said,  and  as  you  know,  these  lank  mountaineers 
were  conscripted  toward  the  close  of  tlie  war,  and  thrown 
out  in  front  of  the  line,  so  to  speak,  where  they  would  be 
between  the  Tarheels  and  the  deep  blue  sea  —the  deep  blue 
sea  pouring  its  tides  of  fire  on  them  from  the  front,  while 
the  Tarheels  were  poking  them  up  with  their  bayonets  from 
behind.  My  Connecticut  friend  says  that  on  one  occasion 
one  of  these  more  lank  than  loyal  soldiers  was  out  on  the 
line  in  this  very  unenviable  position,  a-crawling  along  on  ni.« 
hands  and  knees,  dodging  bullets  that  came  'ping'  to  right  ol 
him  and  'pcng'  to  left  of  him  with  a  persistence  which  he 
lound  decidedly  disconcerting.  Finally  he  could  endure  it  no 
longer.  Rising  to  his  feet— unfolding  to  his  full  length— 
he  waved  his  arms  above  his  head  and  vociferously  shouted 
toward  the  Yankee  lines:  "A-stop  yer  shootin;  there's  folki 
here!' 

"Gentlemen,  this  lean  compatriot  of  mine  speike  more 
wisely  than  he  knew.  There  were  folks  there!  Those 
ragged  men  in  gray  were  m^n.  They  were  the  noblest  types 
of  manhood.  I  maintain,  that  this  continent  has  ever  pro- 
chicoil.  They  left  to  the  world  most  noble  lessons  to  be 
learned;  ..rd  that  is  the  very  highest  achievement  of  the 
Confeden'.te  Soldier,  outranking  even  his  glorious  feats  of 
arms.  Your  toast  this  evening  rightly  calls  them  'teachers 
in  gray,  our  monitors  in  every  high  and  holy  lesson  for 
all  the  ages  that  are  yet  to  be.' 

"Ask  any  intelligent  child  in  this  city  what  kind  of  men 
they  were  who  fought  for  the  South  those  terrific  battles 
of  the  sixties,  and  he  will  tell  you  that,  first  and  foremost, 
they  were  patriots.  The  child  is  right.  .May  the  time  never 
come  whci  he  will  answer  otherwise,  and  call  them  'rebels' 
—foul,  dishonoring  word!  Never  did  truer  patriots  answer 
to  the  stirring  bugle  note  than  were  those  boys  in  gray  who 
sprang  from  the  plowshare  to  grasp  the  bayonet  and  fol- 
low their  peerless  leaders  through  stress  of  conflict  and 
poverty  and  ragged  sutTering  until  at  last,  in  the  trenches 
around  Petersburg,  they  grimly  massacred  the  French  lan- 
guage and  called  themselves  'Lee's  miserables.'  Patriots 
they  were  in  very  deed  and  truth,  fighting  with  as  lofty 
spirit  and  as  worthy  'motive  as  ever  filled  the  breasts  of 
courageous  men;  patriots  even  when  you  set  the  highest 
standard  of  patriotism,  wdiich  can  be  no  other  than  the 
struggle  for  human  liberty.  The  soldiers  of  the  South  did 
not  fight  for  slavery;  they  fought  for  freedom.  The  right 
of  a  Church  to  be  free  made  the  wars  of  Cronnvell.  The 
rig-ht  of  a  colony  to  be  free  made  the  war  of  the  Revolution. 
The  right  cf  a  State  to  be  free  made  the  war  for  Souther;! 


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independence— the  right  of  a  State  to  be  free.  The  wor'.d 
has  never  known,  nor  will  it  ever  know,  a  loftier  patriotism 
than  the  i)atriotism  of  the  soldiers  of  the  South. 

"But,  gentlemen,  what  is  patriotism?  Have  we  ever 
stopped  to  define  that  word  cl-.arly  to  ourselves?  Are  we 
not  disposed  on  occasions  of  this  kind  to  indulge  in  'glitter- 
ing generalities,'  rather  than  in  sober  reflection?  Your 
hearts  sw-11  and  thrill  at  the  magic  of  that  word,  but  do  your 
minds  instruct  you  why?  You  tell  me  that  patriotism  is 
love  of  country.  That  is  true,  and  it  is  not  true.  It  is  not 
the  clear  truth.  That  definition  is  too  large  and  too  vague 
to  be  useful.  What  is  a  man's  country?  Is  it  his  township, 
his  county,  his  State  or  Territoiy,  an  aggregation  of  States 
and  Territories,  or  the  continent  on  which  he  lives?  Some- 
times it  is  one,  sometimes  another;  but  always  there  is  the 
same  reason  and  root  for  patriotism.  And  what  is  that? 
Well,  it  is  the  root  of  the  word  'patriotism;'  there  you  will 
find  the  truth,  for  words  are  indeed  wonderful  teachers  when 
we  will  let  tliem  teach  us.  The  word  'patriot'  comes  from 
the  Latin  word  for  'father.'  The  Germans  precisely  express 
the  original  idea  of  our  word  when  they  call  their  country 
the  'Fatherland.'  Patriotism,  both  in  word  and  in  fact,  is 
bound  up  with  the  family.  Love  of  country  is  based  on 
nothing  else  than  love  of  home.  The  family  is  the  unit  of 
the  nation.  The  reason  why  you  love  the  rocks  and  rills 
of  this  your  native  land  is  because  it  is  your  native  land 
and  the  land  where  your  fathers  died.  Patriotism  is  no 
longer  a  vague  and  abstract  thing  when  we  see  that  it  con- 
sists in  the  love  of  home.  Here  is  a  definition  that  satisfies, 
carrying  with  it  the  conviction  both  of  the  heart  and  of  the 
mind.  Men  go  wild  when  they  see  the  flag  waving  before 
them  through  the  smoke  of  battle.  Why?  Because,  though 
they  know  it  not,  that  tattered  emblem  stands  for  a  little 
spot,  a  thousand  miles  away,  where  the  wife  waits,  with  the 
babe  against  her  bosom;  where  the  children  wonder  when 
that  man  {:■  coming  home  who  to  them,  if  to  none  other, 
is  the  best  and  bravest  and  wisest  and  strongest  man  in  all 
the  world;  where  the  very  cattle  in  the  stalls,  and  the  horses 
in  the  pasture,  strive  to  articulate  their  pleasure  when  the 
voice  of  the  master  is  heard;  where  the  faithful  watch  dog, 
fiercely  jealous  of  intruders,  leaps  in  joyous  welcome  for 
just  one  man.  And  so  the  soldier  fights  for  his  country 
Iiecause  it  holds  his  home.  Patriotism  in  its  last  reduction 
is  home-love.  And  that  is  why  the  men  of  the  South  re- 
sponded to  the  b.ittle  call  with  such  glad  eagerness— leaping 
to  the  embrace  of  the  war  god  as  a  babe  into  the  arms  of  its 
father;  because  they  believed  their  homes  were  endangered, 
invasion  was  imminent;  because  the  right  of  a  State  to  be 
free  meant  to  them  the  right  of  a  home  to  be  free  and  sacred. 
The  first  great  lesson  which  the  hand  of  the  schoolmaster  in 
gray  writes  high  upon  the  tablets  of  his  learning  children 
is  the  lesson  of  the  love  of  ho.iie.  He  was  willing  to  wade 
through  blood  for  that,  and  battle  with  fire,  and  sleep  out 
on  the  bare,  wet  ground,  or  else  sleep  beneath  the  touch 
of  its  cold  surface-damp  forever;  because  if  his  home  could 
not  be  kept  from  profane  alien  touch,  then  to  die  were  better 
both  for  him  and  for  them  he  loved. 

"My  friends,  this  word  'home'  is  the  distinctive  glory  of 
the  Anglo-Saxon  race.  No  language  but  the  Anglo-Saxon 
language  has  such  a  word.  The  Orientals  and  the  French 
and  all  the  other  peoples  of  the  world  speak  of  a  'house'  or 
a  'lodging  place,'  but  they  have  no  such  word  as  home. 
And  I  tell  you  that  when  that  word  loses  with  us  its  won- 
drous   sweetness    of    unfathomable    meaning,    when    'home' 


N 


means  less  to  I's  tlian  it  does  now,  when  it  no  longer  stirs 
the  deepest  emotions  of  the  heart,  when  manly  tears  no 
longer  flow  unbidden  at  the  singing  of  that  simple,  match- 
less song  of  Payne's,  'HoniP  Sweet  Home !' — no  other  people 
have  such  a  song  as  that — wny,  ni  that  day  the  glory  of  the 
Anglo-Saxon  race  will  have  peiished,  because  it  will  have 
lost  its  hold  upon  the  magic  'open  sesame'  which  has  un- 
barred the  gates  of  glory  and  of  grace  before  it  since  Her- 
mann first  fought  for  his  wife  and  child  and  home  against 
the  Romans. 

"Now  if  the  first  great  lesson  of  the  teachers  in  gray  was 
patriotism,  the  second,  no  less  vital,  was  manliness.  They 
fought  as  pr.triots,  and  they  fought  as  men.  They  gave  full 
proof  of  their  manhood  upon  a  hundred  battlefields.  But 
'peace  hath  her  victories,  no  k-ss  renowned  than  war;'  and 
the  regal,  final  toudh  of  manhood  upon  the  Southern  sol- 
dier came  in  the  way  he  met  defeat.  There  was  sorrow  in 
his  heart,  but  there  was  no  bitterness.  With  eyes  suft'used 
with  tears  he  pressed  the  knightly  hand  of  his  beloved 
'Uncle  Robert'  there  at  Appomatox:  and  from  that  moment 
the  war,  so  far  as  he  was  concerned,  was  over.  He  had 
appealed  to  the  final  arbitrament — that  of  the  sword — and  its 
decision  had  been  against  him.  He  accepts  that  decision  as 
sincere  and  final  and  banishes  from  his  heart  henceforth  all 
bitterness.  As  one  of  them  said  to  some  of  his  comrades 
who  talked  of  leaving  the  South,  'You  may  leave  the  South 
if  you  want  to,  but  I  am  going  to  Sandersville,  kiss  my 
wife,  and  raise  a  crop;  and  if  the  Yankees  fool  with  me  any 
more,  I'll  whip  'em  again:'  or,  as  Bill  Arp  said.  'Well,  I 
killed  as  many  of  them  as  they  did  of  me,  and  now  I'm  going 
to  work.' 

"Gentlemen,  I  challenge  the  \\orld  to  produce  a  spectacle 
of  manliness  surpassing  that  of  the  Southern  soldier  in  his 
hour  of  defeat.  Before,  he  had  been  every  inch  a  man;  but 
now  he  is  a  king  amongst  men.  I  hold  that  the  supreme 
achievement  of  Anglo-Saxon  civilization  was  the  cheerful 
spirit  of  that  foot-sore  man  in  gray  as  he  turned  toward  his 


MISS   MARGUERITE  J.  GARLAND, 
Maid  of  Honc.r,  Army  North  Virginia  Deparlment. 


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devastated  farm,  'with  malice  t-.wanl  none,  with  charity  for 
all,  with  til  unless  in  the  right,'  H'  God  gave  him  to  see  the 
right,  'to  bind  up  the  nation's  wounds.  .  .  .  to  do  all  that 
which  might  achieve  and  cherish  a  just  and  lasting  peace 
among  ourselves  and  with  all  nations.' 

"The  tattered  schoolmaster  in  gray — God  bless  him! — has 
thus  taught  us  for  all  time  the  two  fundamental  lessons  of 
home — love  and  manhood.  When  the  war  was  closed  he 
not  only  lebuilt  his  demolished  home,  but  he  protected  it 
from  the  ruthle.ss  invasion  of  the  carpetbagger  and  the 
hideous  specter  of  a  threatened  race  equality.  His  moni- 
tions bid  his  descendants  evermore  to  be  on  guard  against 
all  insidious  invasions  of  our  precious  home  life,  whether 
in  the  guise  of  pernicious  literature  that  would  corrupt  the 
morals  of  our  youth  by  destroying,  for  example,  the  in- 
violable sanctity  of  the  marriage  tie;  or  in  the  guise  of  a 
pernicious  license,  which  masquerades  as  liberty,  but  is  in 
reality  lawlessness,  whereas  law  is  the  very  corner  stone 
of  home.  His  manhood  serves  to  teach  us,  on  the  one 
hand,  to  let  the  dead  past  bury  its  dead;  but  on  the  other 
hand,  never  to  sacrifice  principle  for  policy  or  moral  health 
for  material  wealth.  He  is  loyal  to  the  Union,  every  whit; 
but  God  forbid  the  day  shou'.d  ever  come  when  he  or  his 
descendants  will  'crook  the  pregnant  hinges  of  the  knee 
where  thrift  may  follow  fawning!'  Teachers  in  gray?  Look, 
for  glowing  illustrations  of  what  I  mean,  on  that  superb 
leader  of  the  boys  in  gray,  the  peerless  chieftain  of  the  Con- 
federacy, the  first  American,  Robert  E.  Lee.  If  the  war 
between  the  States  had  accomplished  nothing  else,  it  were 
worth  all  the  fire  and  blood  and  tears  of  those  frrible  four 
years  that  the  children  of  the  South  might  have  set  high 
before  thcni  on  the  everlasting  pedestal  of  fame,  where  he 
may  be  seen  and  studied  of  all,  that  sole  and  splendid  teacher 
in  gray,  our  sublime  monitor  in  every  high  and  holy  lesson 
for  all  the  ages  that  are  yet  to  be.  He  tauglit  the  two  great 
lessons  of  patriotism  and  manhood  by  every  action  of  his 
stainless  life.  Patriotism?  Yes,  he  loved  his  home. 
Therefore,  when  in  April,  iS6r,  Francis  Preston  Blair,  the 
authorized  agent  of  President  Lincoln,  offered  him  the  com- 
mand of  the  Union  forces  with  the  words,  'I  come  to  you 
on  the  part  of  President  Lincoln  to  ask  whether  any  induce- 
ments that  he  can  olTer  will  prevail  on  you  to  take  com- 
mand of  the  Union  army:'  Lee  answered,  'H  I  owned  the 
four  million  slaves.  I  would  cheerfully  sacrifice  them  to  the 
preservation  of  the  Union:  but  to  lift  my  hand  against  my 
own  State  and  people  is  impossible.'  He  yielded  his  glorious 
services  freely  to  his  State  and  to  his  people  for  the  defense 
of  their  homes,  although  he  afterwards  wrote  to  a  confi- 
dential friend  that  he  'never  believed  we  could,  against  the 
gigantic  combination  for  our  subjugation,  make  good  our 
independence,  unless  foreign  powers,  directly  or  indirectly, 
assisted  us.'  When  his  belief  had  at  last  been  verified,  he 
said:  'If  all  were  to  be  done  over  again,  I  should  act  pre- 
cisely in  the  same  manner.^  I  could  have  taken  no  other 
course  without  dishonor.'  There  is  the  very  acme  and  per- 
fection of  patriotism. 

"The  wr.r  ended,  what  did  he  do?  He  accepted  the  result 
like  the  glorious,  gallant  gentleman  that  he  was.  As  an 
intimate  friend  bears  witness:  'Every  word  and  act  of  his 
exerted  an  influence  tending  to  heal  up  sectional  animosities, 
to  force  compliance  with  the  povcrnmental  policy  and  to 
inculcate  all  the  indispensable  qualities  of  good  citizenship.' 
Writing  to  a  friend  in  New  Orleans,  Lee  says:  'The  interests 
of  our  State   are   the   same  as   those   of  the  United   States. 


Its  prosperity  will  rise  or  fall  w;th  the  welfare  of  the  country. 
The  duty  of  its  citizens,  then,  appears  to  me  too  plain  to 
admit  of  a  doubt.' 

"Declining  offers  of  an  annual  salary  of  $10,000,  he  took 
the  presidency  of  Washington  College  at  a  salary  of  less 
than  one-third  of  that  sum,  that  he  might  indeed  become 
a  teacher  and  lead  the  young  men  of  the  South  even  as  he 
had  led  tneir  fathers  in  war,  to  recognize  and  obey  the 
beauty  and  the  dignity  of  law.  To  this  principle  he  was 
ever  as  true  as  the  needle  to  its  star.  Splendid  patriot! 
Matchless  embodiment  of  manhood!  Supreme  teacher  of 
the  South  through  all  the  shining  years!  'Vanquished,  he 
was  yet  a  victor.  To  honor  virtue  is  to  honor  him.  To 
reverence  wisdom  is  to  do  him  reverence.  In  life  he  was 
a  model  to  all  who  live.  In  death  he  left  a  heritage  to  all. 
One  such  example  is  worth  more  to  earth  than  the  stained 
triumphs  ot  ten  thousand  Cassars.' 

"Forth  from  its  scabbard,  all  in  vain — 
Forth  flashed  the  sword  of  Lee! 
'Tis  shrouded  now  in  its  sheath  again; 
It  sleeps  the  sleep  of  our  noble  slain, 
Defeated,  yet  without  a  stain, 
Proudly  and  peacefully!'" 


South  Carolin.\  Women  in  the  Confederacy. — In  a  few 
weeks  an  interesting  and  valuable  volume  will  be  presented  to 
the  public  published  by  the  South  Carolina  State  Committee, 
U.  D.  C.  It  is  conceded  that  the  women  of  this  State  bore  a 
heavy  part  of  the  burden  of  the  war  by  sustaining  home  re- 
sources while  the  men  were  at  the  front.  A  partial  list,  num- 
bering one  hundred  associations  in  which  they  worked,  is  evi- 
dence of  the  activity  throughout  South  Carolina,  and  further 
shows  that  there  was  one  soul,  one  spirit  of  self-devotion  and 
denial,  which  made  them  a  unit  in  effort.  Since  i8q8  the  State 
conventions  have  put  into  the  field  two  committees — one  to 
collect  historical  data,  and  the  second  to  edit  and  publish  the 
chronicles  of  the  work  of  the  women  in  the  war  period.  The 
diligence  and  success  of  the  first  committee,  together  with  the 
industry  of  the  second,  results  in  the  issuance  of  the  first  part 
of  the  book,  recording  the  daily  ministration  to  the  soldiery, 
the  practical  skill  in  domestic  economics,  the  unconscious 
heroism,  indomitable  will  in  privation,  the  commercial  and 
manufacturing  development  whicJi  are  well  portrayed  in  the 
narratives  of  the  grandmothers,  mothers,  wives,  sisters,  and 
relatives  of  many  who  now  represent  the  present  and  future 
strength  of  South  Carolina.  Scarcely  a  family  throughout  the 
State  but  will  proudly  recognize  and  claim  the  record  of  their 
domestic  circle  among  these  patriots  of  splendid  nationality. 
The  book  will  appear  in  attractive  covering,  Confederate  red, 
with  white  lettering,  under  the  title  "South  Carolina  Women 
in  the  Confederacy."  The  Southern  women  uphold  the  dig- 
nity of  the  Saxon  race,  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Taylor,  of  Columbia, 
S.  C,  Chairman  of  the  Publishing  Committee  of  this  book, 
which  promises  to  be  so  valuable,  is  a  splendid  type  of  the 
woman  whose  virtues  shine  in  war  and  peace  alike. 


Unwarrante.i  CuRiostTV. — A  venerable  negro  ap- 
proached ilie  ticket  office  in  a  Southern  railway  station  and 
informed  the  agent  that  he  wanted  to  buy  a  ticket. 

"To  what  point?"  queried  the  agent. 

"Dat's  my  business,"  indignantly  responded  the  negro. 
"You  white  folks  is  always  trym'  to  find  out  everything 
about  we  i.iggers." 


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Rc^i,   >uiilit  shafts,   in   holy   light, 

About  the  sacred  tomb: 
O  softening  shadows  of  the  night, 

Fall  lightly  in  the  gloom. 
For  he  who  lies  beneath  the  sod 

Loved  with  a  proud  devotion 
His  country  well — next  to  his  God! 

His  be  the  patriot's  portion. 

Members   of   Bowling  Green    (Ky.)    Camp,   U.    C.   V. 

Bowling  Green  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  has  sustained  a  great 
loss  durin.^  the  past  year  in  the  passing  away  of  six  of  its 
worthy  members:  Comrades  J.  D.  Galloway,  J.  S.  Barlow, 
W.  H.  Grubbs.  W.  H.  Mclntier,  William  Wyatt,  and  William 
Ford.  Recent  resolutions  of  the  Camp  express  in  manly 
terms  of  tenderness  the  esteem  in  which  these  noble  com- 
rades were  held. 

Members  cf  Camp  7,  U.  C.  V.j  Ruston,  La. 
T.  B.  Finley  was  born  in  Talladega,  Ala.,  March  6,  1843. 
He  enlisted  in  Company  S,  Twenty-Eighth  Louisiana  Regi- 
ment on  May  10,  1862 :  was  in  the  battles  of  Franklin,  Yellow 
Bayou,  and  Mansfield,  serving  in  the  Army  of  Tennessee  and 
the  Trans-Mississippi  Department.  Comrade  Finley  died  at 
liis  home  in  Ruston,  La.,  February  2,  1903.  He  filled  worthily 
offices  of  honor  and  trust  in  the  Parish  of  Lincoln,  serving 
as  deputy  sherifT  for  years,  and  at  date  of  death  was  sherifl' 
of  the  parish.  J.  H.  Madden,  born  in  Hempstead  County, 
Ark.,  August  3,  1836,  died  in  Simsboro  March,  1903.  He  en- 
listed in  Company  C,  Second  Louisiana  Regiment,  in  April. 
1861.  Comrade  Madden  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  his 
tellow-citizens,  and  was  true  to  every  trust.  He  served  in  the 
Army  of  Northern  Virginia.  Both  of  these  comrades  were 
true  and  fearless  Confederate  soldiers,  and  shed  their  blood 
for  their  principle.  What  more  can  be  said  of  them  for  the 
edification  of  surviving  comrades?  And  yet  it  is  not  alone 
as  soldiers  that  Comrades  Madden  and  Finley  are  commended 
to  the  esteem  of  men,  for  it  was  not  alone  as  soldiers  that 
those  who  knew  them  loved  them  best.  It  was  rather  for  the 
modest  good  sense  and  for  the  warm,  honest  hearts  that  beat 
beneath  their  tattered  gray  uniforms— hearts  that  never  brought 
a  blush  to  the  cheek  or  a  tear  to  the  eye  of  any  soldier. 

Members  of  Camp  Jenkins. 
Within  the  last  month  Camp  Jenkins,  of  Parkersburg,  W 
Va.,  has  lost  two  of  its  most  useful  members.  The  first  to  go 
was  Capt.  William  H.  Mayberry,  the  adjutant  of  the  Camp, 
who  died  in  the  58th  year  of  his  age.  Major  Marcellus  Clark 
passed  away  April  12,  in  his  74lh  year.  Both  of  these  veterans 
served  in  the  Thirty-Sixth  Virginia  Regiment.  Both  were 
valiant  soldiers,  upright  men,  and  useful  citizens.  Maj.  Clark 
was  also  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican  war.  Both  of  them  located 
in  Parkersburg  after  the  war.  Capt.  Mayberry  was  associated 
with  a  prominent  law  firm  at  the  time  o^  his  death.  Maj. 
Clark  entered  the  employment  of  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Rail- 
road Company,  and  for  more  than  thirty  years  was  a  faithful 


and  efticient  uliicial  of  that  company  until  he  was  retired  on 
pension  on  account  of  age.  It  was  one  of  his  dying  requests 
that  his  family  should  continue  to  subscribe  for  the  Confed- 
erate Veteran  as  long  as  any  of  them  survived. 

John  M.  Hudson. 
The  solemn  words  went  forth  on  Friday.  .-Xpril  24,  that 
John  M.  Hudson,  the  venerable  head  of  the  press  depart- 
ment of  the  Methodist  Publishing  House  at  Nashville. 
Tenn.,  had  suddenly  passed  away.  To  every  man  and 
woman  who  heard  the  sad  message  the  moment  became  as 
holy   as   th"   hour   of   prayer,   for   those   who   knew   John    M. 


j^    ^  JOHN    M.    HUDSON. 

Hudson  were  ine\u^..,._,  n,u  luLo  an  immediate  contempla- 
tion of  the  luajesty  of  immortality,  when  reflecting  on  his  en- 
trance into  eternal  life.  The  companions  who  knew  him  best 
loved  him  best,  and  those  to  whom  the  privilege  of  a  better 
acquaintance  was  denied  through  circumstances  were  al- 
ways conscious  of  a  loss  to  themselves.  His  genial  man- 
ner seemed  the  outward  expression  of  that  courtesy  of  heart 
which  must  ever  be  the  seal  which  proves  the  gentleman. 

Quiet,  gentle,  loving  to  his  family,  and  faithful  in  the  dis- 
charge of  every  duty,  those  who  love  his  memory  may  carry 
through  the  waiting  days  of  separation  the  assurance  of 
the  illumined  page  that  will  bear  his  fair  record  in  the  un- 
erring book  of  life. 

Chari.es  Edwin  Reese. 
Dr.  C.  E.  Reese,  a  dtscendant  of  revolutionary  ancestors, 
whose  uncle,    David   Reese,   was  one   of  the   signers  of  the 
Mecklenbuig     Declaration,     died     at     Lovvndesboro,     Ala., 


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April  25.  Enlisting  in  the  Forty-Fourth  Alabama  Infan- 
try, he  was  detailed  for  duty  in  Selma,  and  served  there 
.as  surgeon  until  its  close.  He  was  a  friend  of  the  poor,  a 
kind  and  loyal  husband,  and  a  devoted  and  gentle  father. 

Benj.\min'  Bloomfield. 

Maj.  B.  Bloomfield  died  suddenly  on  March  17,  at  Opelousas 
La.  He  was  born  in  New  Orleans  December  30,  1824,  and  was 
educated  in  that  city.  When  the  war  between  the  States  began 
he  was  a  member  of  the  famous  Washington  Artillery,  but  was 
.appointed  quartermaster  of  the  Second  Louisiana  Infantry,  with 
rank  of  captain,  and  assigned  to  Gen.  Magruder's  staff,  then  on 
the  Virginia  peninsula.  He  was  afterwards  promoted  to  quar- 
termaster general  of  the  army  of  the  peninsula,  with  the 
rank  nf  major,  in  which  capacity  he  served  through  tlic 
operations  of  1861,  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  and  the  seven 
days'  battle  before  Richmond.  When  Gen.  Magrudcr  was 
transferred  to  Te.xas,  Maj.  Bloomfield  was  sent  with  thirty- 
two  pieces  of  artillery  and  three  hundred  and  ten  men  to  fol- 
low Magruder.  He  took  his  command  to  Vicksburg  by  rail, 
and  from  there  by  boat  to  .\le.\'anilria.  La  ,  and  thence  marched 
overland  to  Niblett's  Bluff,  where  he  constructed  a  road  three 
miles  long  across  a  swamp  in  order  to  reach  the  Sabine  River, 
•which  he  crossed  on  flatboats.  Then,  impressing  a  railroad 
train,  he  took  his  guns  and  men  to  Houston  and  reported  to 
<jen.  Magruder,  and  was  ordered  to  San  Antonio.  But  before 
he  had  proceeded  far  in  that  direction  he  was  recalled  to  Hous- 
ton and  his  artillery  sent  to  Galveston,  where  it  had  a  promi- 
nent part  in  the  capture  of  the  Federal  boats  and  the  re- 
■establishnicnt  of  Confederate  control  there.  He  continued  on 
■duty  in  Te.xas  throughout  the  war,  and  made  a  worthy  record 
as  an  officer  at  headquarters. 

Maj.  Bloomfield  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  R.  E.  Lee 
Camp,  No.  14,  when  the  United  Confederate  Veterans'  Asso- 
ciation was  first  started,  and  always  took  a  deep  interest  in  its 
welfare,  being  elected  adjutant  of  the  Camp  on  its  organiza- 
tion, which  responsible  office  he  filled  for  several  terms  with 
marked  ability.  He  leaves  two  sons  and  three  daughters  to 
mourn  their  irreparable  In>s. 

Fdw.\rd   Troup  Ra.vule. 

The  gentle  spirit  of  Edward  T.  Randle  passed  into  eternity 
«arly  in  April.  He  was  a  beloved  resident  of  LUiion  Springs, 
Ala. 

Col.  R.  'M.  Sands,  of  Mobile,  pays  the  following  beautiful 
tribute  to  his  old  comrade: 

"Edward  Troup  Randle  was  my  comrade,  friend,  fellow- 
soldier,  and  fellow-officer  during  the  time  intervening  between 
April  23,  1861,  when  the  Third  Alabama  was  organized  at 
Montgomery,  till  the  12th  of  May,  1864,  when,  at  the  Wilder- 
ness he  was  disabled  by  the  loss  of  an  arm  in  one  of  the 
Woodiest  struggles  of  ihe  war.  I  knew  him  as  a  gallant,  feai - 
less  soldier,  who  won  his  way  from  the  ranks  to  the  captaincy 
of  his  company  by  gallantry,  devotion  to  principle,  and  the 
esteem  of  his  brothers  in  arms.  During  those  years,  when  the 
close  tie  that  welded  us  together — a  tie  even  stronger  than 
that  of  blood  kinship — that  of  fellow-soldiers  in  a  war  of 
four  years'  duration ;  when  we  stood  side  by  side,  daily  offering 
our  lives  upon  the  altar  of  our  country's  sacrifice,  he  was  my 
friend;  and  to  that  brave,  honest,  true,  noble,  and  accomplished 
gentleman  the  homage  of  my  love,  respect,  and  admiration  has 
not  been  *linnned  nor  diminished  by  the  forty  years  that  have 
passed.  .  .  .  We  had  been  shoulder  to  shoulder  at  Seven 
Pines,    in    the    seven    days'    fighting    from    Mechanicsville   to 


Malvern  Hill,  when  the  old  Third,  with  the  Army  of  Northern 
Virginia,  crossed  the  Potomac  and  planted  the  stars  and  bars 
on  Mar\-land's  hills,  at  Frederick.sburg,  at  Spottsylvania,  Get- 
tysburg, and  in  the  Wilderness. 

"Whatever  may  be  said  now  of  the  South  and  the  Con- 
federate soldier,  his  aspirations  and  his  deeds,  history  will 
speak  its  unalterable  decree  that  he  has  never  been  surpassed 
for  courage,  for  genius,  for  dash,  for  endurance,  and  for  de- 
votion. Flis  own  people  already  give  him  the  praise,  and  have 
said,  'Well  done ;'  and  the  outside  world,  which  knows  him 
by  his  deeds,  has  said :  'How  wonderful !'  Those  deeds  crown 
the  brow  of  his  children,  and  will  crown  his  children's  chil- 
dren with  immortal  wreaths  of  glory.  The  truth  of  his  great- 
ness will  surely  be  told  in  the  coming  years,  because  the 
greatest  instinct  in  nature  is  a  desire  for  the  truth,  and  when 
truth  has  once  been  well  planted,  it  sticks  and  stays  forever. 
We  have  no  fear  that  it  will  not  be  told,  but  when  a  noble  com- 
rade like  Edward  T.  Randle  leaves  us,  we  are  reminded  of 
those  facts  and  love  to  recite  them. 

"We  owe  it  to  ourselves  and  to  our  children,  we  owe  it  to 
justice  and  to  truth,  that  the  sacrifices  made  and  the  glorious 
deeds  done  should  not  pcri.sh,  but  should  be  handed  down  as 
a  heritage  to  our  children  and  to  mankind. 

"We  naturally  turn  our  faces  to  the  past,  and  in  doing  so 
there  rises  before  us  a  laud  as  fair  as  any  that  ever  spread 
to  view  before  human  vision.  That  was  the  land  of  the  Con- 
federate soldier,  the  land  of  true  men  and  of  modest  women. 

"Let  us,  therefore,  not  forget  the  past  and  the  memory  of 
the  heroic  deeds  of  those  who  are  so  fast  disappearing  from 
earth." 

Fades  his  calm  face  beyond  our  mortal  ken, 
Lost  in  the  light  of  lovelier  realms  above ; 
He  left  sweet  memories  in  the  hearts  of  men. 
And  climbed  to  God  on  little  children's  love. 

S.\M  L.  Mays. 

At  a  regul.-ir  meeting  of  Alonzo  Napier  Camp,  No.  1390,  L'. 
C.  v.,  Waverly,  Tenn.,  April  6.  1003,  resolutions  were  adopted 
in  regard  to  the  death  of  Comrade  Sam  L.  Mays.  He  joined 
the  army  in  1862  as  a  private  in  C^apt.  W.  W.  Hobbs's' com- 
pany. Col.  Alonzo  Napier's  cavalry  battalion.  Col.  Napier  was 
killed  at  Parker's  Cross  Roads,  in  West  Tennessee,  on  the 
last  day  of  i86j.  A  short  time  after  this  battle  this  battalion 
and  Co.x's  battalion  were  consolidated,  and  formed  the  Tenth 
Tennessee  Cavalry  Regiment.  Forrest's  old  brigade.  He  was 
a  member  of  Company  E  of  said  regiment.  Comrade  Mays 
was  a  brave,  true  soldier,  and  always  at  his  post  of  duty.  He 
was  in  all  the  battles  ir.  which  the  command  was  engaged, 
until  he  was  wounded  in  a  battle  near  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  on 
Tuesday,  September  22,  1863,  just  after  the  battle  of  Chicka- 
mauga,  ir'  which  his  left  arm  was  shot  off,  permanently  dis- 
abling hiin  from  further  field  service.  In  his  death  the  Camp 
has  lost  a  beloved  and  devoted  member,  the  community  in 
which  he  lived  a  good  citizen,  and  his  family  a  kind  husband. 

W.  T.  Porch.  W  .  W.  S.  Harris,  W.  S.  Traylor,  Conmiittee. 

n.  M.  SW.MN. 
B.  M.  Swam  ilied  at  his  home  near  Trenton,  Tenn.,  .\pril  9, 
1903,  aged  sixty-one  years.  He  was  a  native  of  Weakley  Coun- 
ty. Tenn.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  he  joined  Company 
^,  Thirty-First  Tenncs.see  Infantry,  served  with  it  (in  the 
.•\rmy  of  Tennessee)  until  the  close  of  the  war.  after  which 
lime  he  made  Gibson  County.  Tenn..  his  home.  He  died  a 
member  of  ihe  Cmnberland  Presbyterian  Church  at  Trenton, 
Temi.j'lcaving  a  wife  and  four  children. 


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Donald  Malcolm  McDonald. 

On  the  morning  of  March  4,  1903,  Maj.  D.  M.  McDonald,  a 
Missouri  pioneer,  died  at  his  home  in  St.  Joseph  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  eighty-nine  years.  Maj.  McDonald  was  the 
worthy  descendant  of  a  long  line  of  distinguished  ancestry, 
and  the  fair  page  of  his  family  history  received  a  rich  increase 
of  dignity  in  the  record  of  its  splendid  son  who  has  just  ended 
an  unusual  life  of  manly  usefulness. 

Maj.  McDonald  was  born  in  Devenport,  England,  Decem- 
ber 13,  1813.  He  was  of  Scotch  Highland  blood,  being  de- 
scended on  his  father's  side  from  the  family  of  Clanranald 
McDonalds,  from  which  sprang  the  famous  Marshal  McDon- 
ald, of  Napoleon's  army.  On  his  mother's  side  he  is  a  lineal 
descendant  of  the  family  of  Campbell  of  Aigylc,  who  are  the 
hereditary  Dukes  of  Argyle. 

His  father's  ance.'Jtors  fought  with  Bruce  at  Bannockburn. 
and  the  clan  was  regularly  engaged  after  that  in  every  re- 
bellion against  the  Scotch  and  English  governments  down  to 
the  last  rebellion  in  1745,  which  resulted  in  the  utter  breaking 
up  of  the  clan  system  at  Culloden.  • 

Maj.  McDonald  was  born  in  the  reign  of  George  HI.,  and 
also  lived  in  England  in  the  reign  of  George  IV.  His  mother's 
brother,  John  Campbell,  was  in  the  English  navy,  serving 
against  Napoleon,  and  was  on  the  vessel  Bellerophon,  which 
brought  Napoleon  to  England  a  prisoner  in  1815.  His  mother 
took  him  on  board  the  vessel  and  pointed  Napoleon  out  to  him. 

Arriving  in  America  in  1832,  the  family  settled  in  Pennsylva- 
nia, where  Maj.  McDonald  remained  until  the  year  1837,  when 
he  emigrated  to  Missouri.  In  1839  he  went  to  Pennsylvania  and 
married  Miss  Jane  E.  Clawater,  returning  to  Missouri  and 
settling  at  Liberty.  He  at  different  times  lived  at  Barry, 
Plattsburg,  and  Stewartsville,  and  during  the  period  preceding 
the  Confederate  war  held  several  government.  State,  and 
county  positions  of  trust  and  confidence. 

In  1S55  he  went  as  first  sergeant  of  a  company  under  Gen. 
Atchison  to  Kansas,  to  fight  the  abolitionists,  and  was  present 
at  Waukrush,  where  Senator  Pomeroy,  of  Kansas,  was  cap- 
tured. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  between  the  States  Maj. 
McDonald  was  residing  at  Stewartsville,  and  in  June,  1861, 
he  joined  Col.  John  T.  Hughes's  command  as  a  private  in  the 
Confederate  service.  He  was  then  promoted  to  different  staff 
positions  under  Col.  Hughes  and  Gen.  Slack,  but  in  the  bat- 
tles of  Carthage,  Lexington,  and  Wilson  Creek  took  a  rifle 
and  fought  in  the  ranks  as  a  private  soldier. 

After  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  in  which  he  was  engaged,  he 
enlisted  as  a  private  soldier  in  the  regiment  commanded  by 
Col.  Gideon  Thompson,  and  later  was  placed  upon  the  Colo- 
nel's staff  as  quartermaster ;  but,  following  his  old  habit,  he 
took  his  Sharp's  rifle  and  fought  in  the  ranks  at  Independence 
and  other  engagements  of  the  command.  Later  he  was  pro- 
moted to  Gen.  Jackman's  brigade  staff,  with  the  rank  of  major, 
and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

Maj.  McDonald  fought  as  a  private  soldier  in  every  engage- 
ment of  any  importance  west  of  the  Mississippi,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  Lone  Jack.  He  was  in  the  engagements  at  Car- 
thage, Lexington,  Wilson  Creek,  two  fights  at  Independence, 
Pea  Ridge,  Helena,  Newtonia,  and  others  through  Missouri, 
Arkansas,  and  Texas.  He  was  with  Price  on  his  raid  through 
Kansas  and  his  retreat  through  the  Indian  Territory. 

When  Gen.  Smith  decided  to  surrender  the  forces  in  the 
Trans-Mississippi  Department,  Maj.  McDonald  was  one  of 
those  who  refused  to  go  to  Mexico,  having  made  up  his  mind 
to  return  to  his  family,  although  warned  that  his  life  would 
pay  the  forfeit.     He  went  to  Shreveport,  La.,  and  surrendered, 


took  the  oath  of  allegiance,  and  was  paroled  on  the  isth  day 
of  June,  1865,  by  Gen.  Canby. 

Maj.   McDonald  removed  his  family  from  Stewartsville  to 
St.  Joseph.  Mo.,  in  1865.     His  wife  is  eighty-two  years  of  age, 


DONALD    MALCOLM    M  DONALD. 

and  together  they  enjoyed  a  blissful  married  life  covering  the 
unusual  period  of  over  sixty-three  years.  The  children  of  this 
union  are:  W.  A.  P.  McDonald,  Maj.  Clay  C.  McDonald,  Miss 
Kathleen  McDonald,  and  Mrs.  J.  E.  Barrow. 

Wrapped  in  a  tattered  battle  flag,  the  noble  veteran  of  many 
wars  was  borne  to  his  last  resting  place  by  his  aged  Confed- 
erate comrades. 

Dr.  C.  C.  Conway. 
Mrs.  W.  P.  Johnson,  Historian  Malvern  Chapter,  No.  431  : 
"I  have  been  requested  to  place  in  the  'Last  Roll'  of  the 
Veteran  a  sketch  of  the  life  of  my  Confederate  uncle,  Dr. 
Charles  C.  Conway,  which  came  to  a  triumphant  close  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1903,  at  his  beautiful  home.  Retreat,  on  the  banks 
of  the  Rapidan  River,  Orange  County,  Va.,  at  the  age  of 
sixty  years.  His  sacred  remains  rest  among  other  noble  sol- 
diers in  beautiful  Hollywood,  Richmond,  by  the  James, 
with  the  little  Confederate  flag  that  he  loved  so  dearly  placed 
upon  his  breast.  He  was  the  fourtli  child  and  only  son  of 
William  H.  and  Marion  Glossell  Conway,  born  April  6,  1843. 
He  was  converted  in  camp  and  confirmed  in  the  trenches  be- 
fore Richmond  with  many  other  soldiers,  by  Bishop  Johns, 
of  the  Episcopal  Church.  He  Mas  married  in  1871  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Sutton  Jones,  who  survives  him  with  three  daugh- 
ters, one  son,  and  a  grandson  who  bears  his  honored  name 
with  the  pride  of  a  Virginian.  Two  sisters  also  survive  him, 
Mrs.  Oscar  Stuart  Fitzhugh  and  Mrs.  Henry  Fitzhugh 
Thornton,  who  were  ever  the  recipients  of  his  tender  care. 

"Dr.  Conway  early  evinced  a  love  and  knowledge  of  surgery, 
and  the  number  of  poultry  and  animals  on  his  father's  planta- 
tion with  bandaged  legs  became  conspicuous,  he  having  col- 
lected most  of  his  little  sufferers  from  the  neighbors,  who 
never  regretted  trusting  them  to  his  skill  and  care.    When 


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only  twelve  years  of  tge  he  sewed  on  the  finger  of  a  negio 
girl.  In  after  years  this  woman  took  pride  in  showing  the 
crooked  finger  which  her  young  master  had  restored  to  her 
h.and.  These  sr.'.^Il  beginnings  increased  in  skill  on  the 
battlefield  and  in  the  hospital.  Leaving  a  medical  school,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  A,  Seventh  Virginia  Infantry.  After 
the  war  closed  he  graduated  an  M.D.  from  the  Washington 
University,  Baltimore.  With  rare  gifts  of  mind  and  heart, 
he  became  an  accomplished  physician  and  surgeon,  in  a  sense 
idolized  by  his  patients.  He  niniistered  to  rich  and  poor 
alike,  money  being  no  consideration  in  the  palh  of  duty,  and 
yet  everything  he  touched  prospered. 

"He  was  in  the  principal  battleL^  of  his  brigade  on  Virginia 
and  Pennsylvania  soil. 

"A  paragraph  from  one  of  his  war  letters  to  my  mother  (his 
sister),  dated  February  l6,  1862,  states:  'I  am  writing  to  you 
under  disadvantages  in  a  smoky  hut  by  a  pine  knot  fire,  while 
the  snow  is  drifting  in.  But  I  keep  well  and  am  ready  to 
reenlist.  We  have  double  duty  to  perform  now.  Thursday 
I  was  out  getting  logs  and  helping  to  build  the  surgeon's  hut. 
Yesterday  cut  in  all  that  snow  getting  wood,  came  back  with 
my  overcoat  stiflf  frozen  and  ice  all  over  my  hair,  and  am  de- 
tailed to  go  out  again.' 

"Missing  his  trr.in,  after  a  leave  of  absence,  he  swam  the 
James  River  at  Rocketts,  below  the  city,  when  he  was  seized 
with  cramps  and  was  picked  up  more  dead  than  alive.     But  he 
'reached  camp  in  time  to  answer  at  roll  call.'     Many  a  time 
in  after  life  he  swam  the  raging  waters  of  the  variable  Rapi- 
dan  for  the  sole  purpose  of  relieving  the  suffering  and  needy. 
"An  eyewitness  says  he  was  in  the  front  rank  at  Gettys- 
burg when  Pickett's  heroic  men  made  the  glorious  charge  on 
Cemetery  Hill,  and  so  intent  was  he  that  he  did  nut  hear  the 
order  to  fall  back.     He  was  left  almost  alone,  and  fell  down 
behind  a  dtad  horse,  several  parsing  over  him.     One  brutal 
fellow  attrimpted  to  thrust  his  bayonet  through  him,  when  an- 
other with  more  feeling  pushed  it  aside.     While  lying  there 
a  Minie  ball  struck  him  in  the  heel.     The  Yankees  dragged 
him  and  others  o.  the  wounded  into  a  graveyard,  where  they 
remained  a  day  and  a  night.     He  often  told  me  of  the  kind- 
ness of  the  enemy  to  the  wounded  there.     Here  it  was  that 
one  with  an  arm  wound  brought  water  and  poured  on  his 
foot   while   he   set   the   arm   of   the   Union    soldier.     He   was 
taken  to  a  hospital  in  Baltimore,  where  he  hid  under  his  cot 
to   prevent   the   Yankee   surgeon    from   amputating   his    foot. 
Dr.  Conway  asserted  afterwards  that  many  amputations  wero 
made  that  were  entirely  unnecv^ssary.     Ho  was  lame  a  long 
time,   and   tried   to   get  into  the   cuvalry   service — bought   a 
beautiful  horse  and  sent  his  application  to  Gen.  Kemper  to 
sign,  who  replieil  in  his  positive  way:  'He  is  too  good  an  in- 
fantry soldier  for  me  to  give  him  up.'     My  uncle  had  it  in  his 
power  years  afterwards  to  issue  a  like  command  to  the  gen- 
eral, then  ex-Governor  of  Virgini'.      Dr.   Ccnway  had  the 
honor  of  being  one  of  his  attcndi'ig  physicians  during  his  last 
illness.    The  dear  old  general  being  very  restless  and  fretful, 
he  did  not  want  to  do  as  my  uncle  advised  him.  who  gently 
reminded   him   of  the   past   by   saying:    'General,   remember 
what  you  always  told  us  boys  during  the  war.'     'Obey,  sir.' 
said  the  doctor.     'You  are  subioot  to  my  orders  now,  and  I 
hope  you  will  obey,'     After  that  he  had  no  further  trouble 
with  his  distinguished  patient.     While   Dr.    Conway  was   a 
patient  at  Baltimore  hospital,  a  devoted  aunt,   Mrs.  J.  W. 
Eno.   of  Wilkesbarre.   Pa.,   sent   her   generous-hearted   hus- 
band to  visit  him  and  other  Southern  prisoners,     .'\fter  put- 


ting a  roll  of  money  under  each  pillow  for  their  immediate 
needs,  Mr.  Eno,  in  the  honesty  of  his  Union  convictions, 
spoke  of  them  as  'misguided'  by  being  in  the  'Rebel  army;' 
when  Dr.  Conway  quickly  replied,  'Well,  if  we  are  young, 
we  are  following  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  and  he  is  old  enough 
to  know  the  side  of  right  and  justice.' 

"Like  'Chinese  Gordon,'  Dr,  Conway  at  all  limes  and 
everywliere  gave  his  strength  and  skill  to  the  weak,  his  sub- 
stance to  the  poor,  his  sympathy  to  the  suffering,  his  courage 
to  his  country,  and  his  heart  to  God. 

"With  eyes  serene  and  fearless,  and  his  feet  upon  thi- 
'Roek  of  Ages'  he  entered  the  shadowed  valley  which  leads 
to  everlasting  ii,.mu  If  all  those  to  whom  he  spoke  a  kindly 
word,  and  for  whom  he  did  kindly  acts,  were  gathered  to- 
gether, it  would  be  a  vast  multitude;  and  if  each  of  those  who 
were  made  happier  by  reason  of  his  life  could  cast  one  leal 
upon  his  grave,  he  would  sleep  now  beneath  a  wilderness  of 
foliage." 

T.  L.  Lanier. 

.\t  Waverly,  Tenii.,  on  April  4,  many  friends  of  Captain 
T.  L.  Lanier  assembled  to  pay  a  last  tribute  to  one  who  in  life 
was  patriot,  soldier,  friend.  The  death  of  this  brave  man, 
strong  in  spirit  always,  in  spite  of  physical  weakness,  was  a 
source  of  much  sorrow  to  the  members  of  Camp  Alonzo  Napier, 
1349,  U-  C.  v.,  of  which  he  was  the  faithful  commander. 

Capt.  Lanier  was  born  in  Lincoln  County,  Mo.,  March  1, 
1841,  and  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  enlisted  as  a  private  in 
Company  G,  Second  Regiment,  Missouri  Infantry  Volunteers, 
under  Price.  He  was  afterwards  promoted  to  first  lieutenant 
of  his  company,  and  a  little  previous  to  the  siege  of  Vicksburg 
was  promoted  to  captain,  and  after  the  fall  of  Vicksburg  was 
transferred  with  his  company  to  the  Army  of  Tennessee. 

He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Corinth,  and  at  the  bailie 
of  Franklin,  while  leading  his  company,  fell,  his  body  pierced 
by  seven  bullets  of  the  enemy,  and  was  borne  from  the  field  by 
two  comrades,  who  were  the  only  ones  of  his  company  wlio 
were  not  killed  or  wounded  in  that  battle. 

His  devotion  lo  the  interests  of  the  Veteran  will  not  be  for- 
gotten. 

William  H.  Heard. 

Dr.  W.  H.  Heard  died  at  his  home  in  .Arkansas  City,  Kan.. 
.'Vpril  2,  190.1.  He  was  formerly  a  resident  of  Newport. 
.•\rk.,  and  the  citizens  of  both  the  towns  in  which  he  had  lived 
universally  mourn  his  loss.  He  was  born  in  Chicot  County, 
.\rk.,  in  1S40,  and  spent  his  boyhood  on  a  farm. 

When  the  \. ar  between  the  States  broke  out,  he  was  attend- 
ing school  at  Georgetown  Colle,ge,  in  Kentucky.  When  the 
call  for  volunteers  was  made  he  laid  down  his  books  and 
shouldered  a  musket,  fighting  through  the  entire  war  as  a 
member  of  Company  D,  First  .Arkansas  Regiment.  He 
was  wounded  several  times,  but  never  ;,;riously,  and  for  a 
long  time  was  one  of  the  famous  Whitworth  Corps  of  Sharp- 
shooters, belonging  to  Cleburne's  Division.  On  the  retreat 
at  Franklin  he  was  captured,  and  spent  six  months  as  a 
prisoner  in  Camp  Douglas,  after  which  he  was  taken  to  New 
Orleans  and  exchanged. 

During  his  long  and  useful  career  as  a  citizen  of  Jackson 
County,  Dr.  Heard  held  many  positions  of  honor,  but  was 
never  an  aspirant  for  any  political  office  save  that  of  county 
treasurer,  which  he  filled  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  con- 
stituents. 


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Qoijfederat^  l/eteraij. 


Augustus  Emmet  Maxwell. 

Judge  A.  E.  Maxwell,  Florida's  eminent  jurist  and  states- 
man who  died  at  Chipley,  Fla.,  May  6,  was  born  at  Elber- 
ton,  Ga.,  1820. 

He  was  educated  in  Alabama  and  at  the  University  of 
Virginia.  After  an  extensive  practice  and  continued  service 
to  the  State  of  Florida,  both  as  its  secretary  and  attorney- 
general,  he  became  a  member  ( i  Congress  in  1853,  serving 
with  distinction  until  1857.  On  the  secession  of  the  State 
of  Florida  he  was  «lccted  Confederate  States  Senator,  and 
served  from  '62  to  '65. 

With  the  passing  away  of  Judge  Maxwell.  Senator  Vest,  of 
Missouri,  becomes  the  last  living  Confede:..-   iienator. 

The  death  of  Judge  MaxweU  remove;,  u.ie  of  the  most 
stalwart  and  interesting  characters  in  the  history  of  the 
South;  and  the  people  of  Pensacola,  in  whose  midst  he  had 
lived  since  the  war,  and  to  whom  he  had  ever  proven  a  val- 
ued citizen  and  friend,  will  long  mourn  his  loss. 

A.  G.  BoBO. 

On  February  19,  1903,  the  soul  of  Comrade  A.  G.  Bobo 
passed  into  the  land  of  peace,  where  he  will  again  enjoy  com- 
panionship with  those  noble  sons  of  the  South  who  have  pre- 
ceded him.  A.  G.  Bobo  was  born  in  Floyd  County,  Ga., 
March  19,  1839.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two,  when  the  war 
began,  he  enlisted  in  the  Confederacy  with  Company  E  of  the 
Eighth  Georgia  Regiment  of  Infantry.  This  regiment  was 
assigned  to  the  Army  of  Virginia. 

Comrade  Bobo  was  wounded  in  the  left  hand  at  Gettysburg. 
He  was  also  wounded  in  the  right  arm  during  the  battle 
around  Richmond.  This  maimed  old  hero  was  a  conspicuous 
actor  in  the  ranks  of  the  chivalrous  army  of  the  South  in  the 
great  war  drama.  At  its  close  he  returned  to  his  desolated  home 
in  Georgia,  but  soon  went  to  Montgomery  County,  Miss.,  and 
in  1867  married  Miss  Maggie  Fair,  the  daughter  of  Richanl 
Fair,  a  Mississippi  planter,  and  in  1868  he,  with  his  family, 
migrated  to  Hood  County,  Tex. 

Comrade  Bobo  was  an  exemplary  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  and  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  Joe  Wheeler 
Camp,  No.  581,  U.  C.  V.,  of  Cresson,  Tex.,  serving  as  first 
lieutenant  since  its  organization.  A  widow,  five  daughters, 
and  two  sons  survive  him. 

Dr.  Lucien  McDowell. 

Tribute  by  Milford  Overley,  lieutenant  Ninth  Ken- 
tucky Cavalry,  C.  S.  A. : 

"Dr.  Lucien  McDowell  died  at  Flemingsburg,  Ky., 
December  4,  1902,  in  the  seventy-third  year  o£  his  age. 
The  grave  has  closed  over  a  good  citizen,  a  Christian 
gentleman,  a  comrade  tried  and  true.  He  was  warm- 
hearted and  generous,  always  ready  to  help  where 
help  was  needed,  and  especially  where  the  needy  ones 
were  Confederates  or  their  families.  He  died  as  he 
had  lived — loyal  to  his  comrades  and  to  the  princi- 
ples for  which  he  had  fought  and  bled.  Comrade  Mc- 
Dowell was  born  in  Fleming  County,  Ky. ;  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Louisville  in  1849,  ^"5  married 
the  following  year.  He  practiced  medicine  in  Keii- 
tucky  seven  years,  and  moved  to  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  in 
1856.  He  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  service  as  sur- 
geon of  a  regiment  under  Gen.  JefT  Thompson,  Price's 
army,  in  t86i  ;  served  faithfully  and  well  with  the  gal- 
lant' Missourians,  and  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of 
Pea  Ridge.  He  was  subsequently  transferred  to  the 
department  east  of  the  Mississippi  River ;  had  charge 


of  a  hospital  at  Vicksburg  during  the  siege  of  that 
city,  and  was  there  wounded.  He  remained  in  the 
city  to  care  for  the  Confederate  sick  and  wounded  two 
months  after  the  surrender.  After  that  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  cavalry  under  Gen.  N.  B.  Forrest,  and 
followed  that  peerless  chieftain  through  all  his  trying 
campaigns.  He  was  at  Fort  Pillow,  at  Brice's  Cross 
Roads,  and  in  nearly  all  subsequent  engagements, 
acting  as  Gen.  Chalmers's  division' surgeon  a  po  tion 
of  the  time.  Dr.  McDowell  staved  till  all  was  over, 
till  the  starry  cross  went  down  forever;  but  he  did 
not  surrender,  he  was  not  paroled,  did  not  take  the 
oath  of  allegiance  to  the  United  States  Government, 
but,  bidding  adieu  to  his  comrades  who  were  waiting 
to  be  paroled,  he  rode  away,  with  his  face  toward  his 
'Old  Kentucky  Home,'  where  he  met  the  wife  and 
children  from  whom  he  had  been  separated  for  four 
long  years.  At  Flemingsburg,  the  home  of  his  child- 
hood, he  began  anew  the  battle  of  life.  He  was  penni- 
less but  not  friendless.  For  thirty-seven  years  he 
practiced  his  profession  with  success,  but  never  neg- 
lected the  poor." 


JUCIIAKD   J.    MALLETT, 

a  former  member  of  Company  C,  Third  Mississippi  In- 
fantry; Featherstone's  (Mississippi  Brigade,  Loring's  Divi- 
sion, who  died  at  Jackson,  Miss.,  March  7,  1903,  a  sketch  of 
whom  appeared  in  the  April  number  of  the  Confederate  Vet- 
eran. 


C^opfederate  l/eterap. 


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BATTLE   OF  NEW  HOPE  CHURCH. 

W.  H.  Kccs,  Kien/i,  Miss.  i,Compaiiy  A,  I  hirty-Second 
Mississippi,  Lowry's  Brigade),  writes: 

"In  the  Veteran  for  December,  1901,  Comrade  W.  R.  Qamp- 
bell,  of  the  Fourth  Louisiana,  persists  in  claiming  for  Quarles's 
Brigade  equal  credit  with  Lowry's  and  Granbury's  Brigades 
for  the  brilliant  victory  of  New  Hope  Church,  May  27.  That 
Quarles's  Brigade  did  partially  participate  in  that  engagement, 
as  did  also  the  Fifteenth  Arkansas  and  a  small  body  of  cav- 
alry, IS  admitted,  but  that  the  main  battle  was  fought  and  won 
by  Granbury's  brave  Texans  and  Lowry's  gallant  Mississip- 
pians  and  Alabamians  is  put  beyond  controversy  by  all  the 
historical  documents  and  facts  bearing  on  the  same. 

"Let  us  seek  the  truth  by  going  to  the  official  reports.  These 
are  the  best  authority  in  matters  of  this  kind,  and  when  ap- 
pealed to  should  be  conclusive.  Gen.  Cleburne,  the  command- 
ing officer  in  this  engagement,  while  mentioning  in  compli- 
mentary terms  not  only  the  part  taken  by  Quarles's  men  and 
the  Fifteenth  Arkansas  but  also  by  the  knightly  Walthall  and 
his  Mississippi  brigade,  gives  the  undisputed  honors  of  the  day 
to  Lowry  and  Granbury. 

"The  attack  was  made  by  Woods's  Division  of  Howard's 
Corps  on  Granbury  and  Lowry.  Gen.  Cleburne  in  his  official 
report  says  that  the  first  assault  was  made  on  Granbury's 
Brigade,  and  was  repulsed  with  great  slaughter ;  that  the  Tex- 
ans reserved  their  fire  until  the  enemy  approached  within 
twenty  or  thirty  paces  of  their  lines,  exclaiming  as  they  came, 
'Ah  !  d —  you,  we  have  caught  you  from  behind  your  logs !' 
The  enemy  then  swung  around  Granbury's  right  and  repeated 
the  assault  in  Lowry's  front,  with  the  same  result.  Gen. 
Cleburne,  in  the  conclusion  of  his  report,  says  that  'in  these 
repulses  Granbury  and  Lowry  saved  the  right  wing  of  the 
army-' 

"The  report  docs  not  fail  to  mention  the  part  acted  by  Gen. 
Quarles's  men  in  terms  of  generous  praise.  No  doubt  they  did 
all  the  fighting  they  had  opportunity  to  do,  and  did  it  well,  but 
that  old  Pat  Cleburne,  'a  chevalier  of  the  Army  of  Tennes- 
see' and  the  'Stonewall  of  the  West,'  fought  and  won  the  bat- 
tle of  New  Hope  with  Lowry's  and  Granbury's  brigades  can- 
not be  denied.     It  has  passed  into  history. 

"One  more  fact.  Nearly  all  the  enemy's  dead  (more  than 
seven  hundred)  were  found  in  Granbury's  and  Lowry's  front. 
It  is  said  that  so  many  dead  'Yankees'  were  never  seen  on  the 
same  space  of  ground.  Comrade  B.  L.  Ridley,  of  Stewart's 
stafTf,  in  writing  of  this  brilliant  achievement  says:  'Granbury 
and  Lowry.  of  Cleburne's  Division,  in  one  volley  left  770  Yan- 
kee? to  be  buried  in  one  pit.  Had  a  Tamerlane  been  there,  a 
pyramid  of  human  skulls  could  have  been  erected  at  New 
Hope.  Lieut.  R.  C.  Stewart  and  I  went  the  next  evening  to 
sec  the  dead  in  front  of  Granbury's  and  Lowry's  line.  Had 
Ahmed,  the  Turkish  butcher,  seen  it  be  would  have  been  ap- 
palled at  the  sacrifice.'  " 


HUMOROUS  STORIES  AND  INCIDENTS. 

The  following  amusing  incident  is  copied  from  an  old  file 
of  the  Augusta  (Ga.)  Chronicle  and  Sentinel  of  186,^  :  "On- 
cf  the  drummers  of  the  Sixteenth  Mississippi  Regiment  is 
nc^:r:ous  for  straggling  on  the  march.  Whether  advancing 
or  retreating,  he  is  said  to  be  always  in  the  rear.  In  Gen. 
Jackson's  famous  retreat  from  the  Valley  of  the  Shenandoah, 
after  whipping  Banks,  old  Sinith  got  some  miles  behind,  and 
while  sitting  on  the  roadside  solitary  and  alone,  resting  and 
eating  his  beef  and  biscuit,  he  observed  a  full  regiment  nf 
Yankee  cavalry   advancing.     He  jumped  out  into  the  woods, 


and  as  the  Yankees  came  near  he  thundered  away  on  his  drum, 
beating  the  long  roll  with  terrible  vim.  As  this  was  the  signal 
for  an  enemy  at  hand,  and  to  form  line  of  battle,  the  trick 
was  successful.  The  Yankees,  supposing  that  there  was  an 
infantry  regiment  lying  in  the  thicket,  faced  about  and 
skedaddled  in  the  regular  Bull  Run  style.  The  drummer  re- 
placed his  drum,  came  out  in  the  road  again  with  his  beef  and 
biscuit  in  one  hand  and  his  drumstick  in  the  other,  and  re- 
sumed his  marching  with  his  usual  equanimity." 

A  Friend  in  Need. — Comrade  W.  A.  Campbell  writes  that 
Mr.  Mosby,  a  veteran  of  Columbus,  !Miss.,  was  wounded  at 
Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  captured,  and  taken  to  Nashville,  where 
with  many  others  he  was  put  in  the  penitentiary,  then  used  as 
a  Federal  prison.  Among  the  prisoners  was  a  Confedcr.ile 
who  had  lost  all  his  clothing  except  his  under  garments;  and, 
as  it  was  rumored  that  all  of  the  prisoners  would  soon  be 
sent  North,  he  was  inuch  troubled  over  his  dilemma.  One  day 
a  young  lady  of  Nashville  visiting  the  prison  either  saw  or 
heard  of  this  young  soldier's  condition,  and,  leaving,  she  re- 
turned in  a  short  time.  She  told  the  prisoners  to  turn  their 
backs,  and,  taking  ofT  a  pair  of  trousers  she  had  smuggled  in, 
she  said:  "Give  these  pants  to  that  young  man.  and  tell  him 
to  wear  them  as  I  did  to  get  them  in  here."  The  lady  may 
yet  be  living;  if  so,  she  will  be  glad  to  know  that  her  kindly 
deed  has  been  remembered  all  these  years. 

One  Place  Left  for  Gen.  Grant. — At  a  recent  meeting  of 
Confederate  veterans  in  Richmond,  many  amusing  tales  were 
told.  One  of  them  was  how  Gen.  Grant  got  the  worst  of  it  at 
the  hands  of  a  Southern  woman.  The  Baltiinore  Sun  tells  the 
story ;  While  Grant  was  in  Charles  City  County  an  old  lady 
sent  one  of  her  grandchildren  to  ask  him  where  he  was  going. 
"Tell  your  grandmother."  said  Gen.  Grant,  "that  I  am  going 
to  Richtnond  or  Petersburg,  or  heaven  or  h — 1."  In  a  little 
while  the  boy  returned  and  said :  "Grandmother  says  you  can- 
not go  to  Richmond,  for  Gen.  Lee  is  there;  you  cannot  go  to 
Petersburg,  for  Beauregard  is  there ;  you  cannot  go  to  heaven, 
for  Gen.  Jackson  is  there."  Gen.  Grant  very  readily  saw  that 
only  one  place  was  left  to  him  in  case  he  wanted  to  go  some- 
where. 

What  John  Ali.en  Did. — Ex-Congressman  John  Allen, 
knc^n  as  "Private  Allen,"  because,  according  to  his  owoi  state- 
ment, he  was  the  only  private  in  the  Confederate  army,  was 
standing  on  Pennsylvania  .A.venuc,  Washington,  watching  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  parade,  says  the  New  York 
Times.  With  him  were  two  ladies.  As  the  multitude  of 
Grand  .'\rmy  men  swept  by  Private  Allen  was  visibly  im- 
pressed. After  several  hours  had  elapsed,  Charles  A.  Edwards, 
Secretary  of  the  Democratic  Congressional  Committee,  came 
along.  Allen  greeted  him,  stopped  him,  and  said :  "Edwards, 
how  long  has  this  parade  been  going  along?"  "Four  hours 
and  a  half,"  replied  Mr.  Edwards,  after  consulting  hi^  watch. 
Mr.  Allen  heaved  a  sigh,  turned  to  the  ladies,  and  said  in  a 
tone  of  melancholy  pride:  "Just  see  what  I  held  at  bay  for 
four  years." 

"A  Reconstructed"  Confederate. 

He  is  tall,  strong,  and  erect,  gray-haired,  fiery-eyed,  soft 
voiced,  and  gentle  of  manner.  He  fought  through  the  four 
years'  war  with  the  energy,  dash,  and  courage  for  which  he 
was  famous,  and  at  the  end — when  the  South  surrendered— 
faced  that  situation  with  as  much  heroism  as  he  had  displayed 
in  battle. 

.Vfler  nearly  forty  years  of  the  new  regime,  our  veteran  con- 
siders himself  "reconstructed,"  although  he  always  votes  with 


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the  "Solid  South."  On  the  whole  he  accepts  the  situation 
philosophically,  and  he  gave  his  only  son  Godspeed  when  he 
answered  his  country's  call  for  the  Spanish-American  .war  and 
marched  away  in  the  uniform  of  blue.  We  who  love  our  vet- 
eran best  know,  however,  that  behind  the  closed  door  of  his 
heart  the  ruined  cause  is  deeply,  tenderly,  solemnly  enshrined, 
and  will  be  for  aye.  We  regard  the  sentiment  with  reverence 
and  silence,  as  when  you  walk  softly  ifi  the  presence  of  sacred 
dead.  Though  so  tiery-tempered  and  quick-spoken,  like  the 
men  of  his  kind  and  vicinity,  he  is  very  gentle  and  tender  to 
the  young;  so  he  is  at  his  best  when  in  the  society  of  the  little 
ones,  who  have  for  him  that  "perfect  love  which  casteth  out 
fear." 

The  grandchildren  of  a  man  of  this  typ"  were  dressed  for 
a  Decoration  Day  celebration  to  be  given  at  school  some  time 
since.  They  wore  white,  gayly  adorned  in  ribbons  of  red-white- 
and-blue.  Each  Kttle  girl  had  a  plant  to  carry,  and  they  were 
full  of  excitement  and  joy  at  the  prospect  of  the  celebration  be- 
fore them.  "O  grandpa,"  said  the  youngest  child,  "we  are 
going  to  have  a  splendid  entertainment  at  school  to-day.  We 
arc  going  to  sing  'America,'  'The  Star-Spangled  Banner,' 
'Tenting  To-Night,'  and  'Rally  Round  the  Flag,  Boys.'  We  are 
taking  flowers  for  the  soldiers'  graves,  and  we  are  going  to 
salute  the  flag,  grandpa,  this  way."    And  she  saluted. 

He  was  looking  with  interest  and  love  at  his  darling,  enjoy- 
ing her  pleasure  and  excitement,  when  his  expression  changed 
and  softened,  his  dear  face  quivered  just  an  instant,  and  he 
spoke  very  softly  and  gently;  "Sing  them  all,  my  baby;  take 
your  flowers  and  salute  your  flag,  but, when  you  have  finished 
it  all  ask  your  teacher  to  let  you  sing  'Dixie'  and  the  'Days  of 
Av.Id  Lang  Syne,'  for  grandpa." 


PAYMENT  OF  DUES  TO  NEW  ORLEANS  URGED. 

Maj.  Gen.  B.  W.  Green,  commanding  the  Arkansas  Divi- 
sion U.  C.  v.,  sends  out  an  appeal  to  brigade  commanders, 
staff  officers,  and  Commanders  of  Camps  as  Circular  No.  i,  in 
which  he  appeals  for  payment  of  assessments,  which  are: 
On  major  generals,  $8;  brigade  generals,  $5;  and  upon  all 
staff  officers,  regardless  of  rank,  $2.50 — to  be  paid  immediately. 
He  asks  that  staff  officers  remit  to  Gen.  William  E.  Mickle, 
824  Common  Street,  New  Orleans,  $1  for  their  commissions 
and  $2.50  to  meet  this  assessment.  He  asks  also  that  Command- 
ers of  Camps  transmit  at  once  to  the  same  address  the  usual 
t>er  capita  tax  for  each  name  on  the  muster  roll  of  their  re- 
spective Camps. 

He  appeals  to  comrades,  saying ;  "We  cannot  ignore  this 
call  made  by  our  beloved  Commander,  who  has  never  before 
made  a  direct  assessment  upon  the  officers  of  the  association. 
He  would  not  do  so  now  but  for  the  absolute  necessity  which 
exists." 

[This  appeal  is  still  appropriate. — Ed.  Veteran.] 


Official  notice  has  been  issued  by  Gen.  Gordon,  through  his 
Adjt.  Gen.  Mickle,  that  the  committee  to  determine  the  place 
for  the  next  U.  C.  V.  reunion  will  meet  in  Louisville  during 
the  fall,  lii  the  inlerim  notice  is  given  that  all  cities  apply- 
inij  shall  have  due  consideration. 


Pat  Cleburne  Camp,  Waco,  Tex. — At  the  last  annual  elec- 
tion of  officers  for  Pat  Cleburne  Camp,  No.  222,  Waco,  Tex., 
the  following  were  chosen:  Captain,  Dr.  J.  C.  J.  King;  Lieu- 
■enants,  Hon.  S.  P.  Mills,  Dr.  W.  L.  Tucker;  Adjutant,  W.  T. 
Coleman ;  Quartermaster,  John  Moore ;  Chaplain,  Rev.  Frank 
i  age;  Surgeon,  Dr.  D.  R.  Wallace. 


AFTER  APPOMATTOX 

BY    T.    C.    HARBAUGH,   CASSTUWN,   0. 

it  was  after  Appomattox, 

And  our  banners  had  been  furled — 
Those  torn  and  tattered  banners 

That  had  waved  before  the  world. 
Nevermore  amid  the  battle 

Would  they  float  with  pride  and  glee. 
For  our  arms  were  stacked  forever 

In  the  final  camps  of  Lee. 

Ail  was  over — ^might  had  conquered. 

And  our  bugles  now  were  still. 
Nevtvmore  would  growl  our  cannon 

On  the  plain  and  on  the  hill. 
We  had  borne  our  flags  to  glory, 

Prisoners  of  war  were  we. 
But  the  years  would  tell  the  story 

How  we'd  fought  with  Robert  Lee. 

Oft  we  thought  of  comrades  sleeping 

On  the  war  fields  far  away. 
While  we  stood  a  sorry  remnant 

Of  that  mighty  host  in  gray; 
And  our  hearts  grew  sad  and  tender 

'Neath  the  battle-riven  pines, 
When  we  saw  our  gallant  chieftain 

Ride  the  last  time  down  the  lines. 

How  we  eager  crowded  round  him, 
'     How  the  tear  drops  dnnmed  each  eye; 
While  we  listened,  awed  to  silence. 

As  he  spoke  his  last  good-by; 
And  we,  watching,  wept  like  children 

As  he  slowly  rode  away. 
And  from  that  immortal  moment 

Dearer  grew  the  coat  of  gray. 

Ne'er  again  before  the  foemen 

Would  our  cherished  banners  fly; 
Ne'er  again  would  Lee,  the  matchless. 

Lead  us  on  to  victory. 
There  were  fields  of  fame  behind  us. 

And  the  future  lay  before, 
And  throughout  our  darling  Southland 

There  was  many  a  darkened  door. 

Years  have  passed  since  Appomattox, 

And  the  veteran's  hair  is  gray ; 
But  he's  proud  to  tell  his  children 

That  he  battled  till  that  day; 
And  in  life's  immortal  gloaming 

Sweeter  grows  the  memory 
That  he  followed  Southhaid's  banner 

And  the  plume  of  Robert  Lee. 


Mobile  and  Ohio  Railroad  Souvenir. 
The  Mobile  and  Ohio  Railroad  hr.d  an  attractive  advertise- 
ment on  the  cover  page  of  the  Easter  number  of  the  St.  Louis 
Mirror,  which  appealed  to  thousands  of  patriotic  Southern- 
ers. The  page  is  brilliantly  illuminated  with  reunion  an- 
nouncements and  with  pictures  of  R.  E.  Lee,  Jefferson  Davis, 
and  Generals  T.  J.  Jackson,  Beauregard,  and  J.  E.  Johnston. 
Ten  thousand  facsimile  reproductions  were  made  for  framing 
and  to  be  sent  free  to  all  applicants. 


Confederate  l/eterai>. 


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take  it  longer. 

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the  Confederate  Veteran  any  longer,  and  am  sorry  thai  you 
sent  it  to  my  address  any  longer  than  I  paid  for  it. 

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scription the  understanding  was  it  would  stop  after  the  first 
year.    Don't  care  to  have  it  any  longer. 

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Veteran,  and  I  authorize  you  not  to  send  it  any  more. 

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scription. 

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Should  I  decide  to  take  it  hereafter,  will  advise  you  to  that 
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ger than  I  subscribed  for. 

Shephcrdstown,  Va.^Your  letter  lo  hand.  I  ordered  the 
Veteran  stopped  through  your  agent,  but  it  continued,  and 
now  I  again  ask  that  it  will  be  discontinued. 

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when  I  subscribed  for  the  Veteran  it  was  with  the  distinct 
understanding  that  when  the  subscription  expired  it  was  to  be 
discontinued. 

Hillsboro,  Tex. — I  do  not  desire  the  Veteran  any  longer.  I 
only  subscribed  for  one  year,  which  time  has  expired.  You 
can  stop  same. 

F.  R.  Noe,  South  Beebe,  Ark. — Desires  that  some  one  send 
him  Morgan's  "War  Song."  He  writes  that  Comrade  R. 
Thrasher,  of  Baxter  County,  Ark.,  who  belonged  to  the  Forty- 
Third  Mississippi,  Col.  Moore's  regiment,  is  confined  to  a 
rhair.  Comrade  Thrasher  says :  "Tell  my  comrades  that  I  am 
patiently  waiting  for  my  summons  to  cross  over  the  river." 


D.   T.    Runyan.   of   Elizabethtown.    Ky.,   wants   the   address 
of  any  member  of  Company  B,  Fortieth  Georgia  Regiment. 


O.  H.  P.  Catron,  of  West  Plains,  Mo.,  had  the  misfortune 
to  lose  his  Cross  of  Honor  while  attending  the  reunion  at 
New  Orleans.  The  finder  will  be  suitably  rewarded  by  re- 
turning it  to  him  at  above  address. 


MISS  JESSIE    M  FARLAND,  TORT   LAVACA,  TEX., 
Sponsor  for  Camp  Sutton  1404,  U.  C.  V. 

Confederate  Patriotism. — On  February  7,  1R64,  John  T. 
Bryan,  of  Company  M,  First  Georgia  Regiment,  got  a  leave 
of  absence  from  his  caftain,  F.  A.  .•X.  Hill,  for  forty-eight  hours, 
and  got  home  on  the  6th  of  February,  1864,  after  an  absence  of 
over  four  years.  His  father  demanded  if  he  had  a  furlough, 
to  which  the  negative  was  given.  He  then  demanded  of  the 
son  why  he  was  there,  who  replied  that  he  had  leave  of  ab- 
sence from  his  captain.  The  father  had  not  even  said  "Good 
morning."  The  leave  of  absence  was  handed  him,  and  he 
perused  it  carefully  to  see  that  it  w^as  correct.  Not  till  then 
did  he  embrace  the  son  and  give  him  a  father's  welcome. 


IIIKRLAND  camp,  RIPLi   ■.  , 


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THE  RINGIN'  ROLL  OF  "DIXIE." 

BY    FRANK   L.    :-;TANTON. 

The  old  brigade^  march  slower  iiow — tlic  boys  who  wore  the 

gray- 
But  tliere"'  life  nn'  battle  spirit  in  a  host  o'  them  to-day! 
They  hear  their  comrades  calliiv   from   the  white  tents   far 

away, 
An'  answer  with  the  ringin'  roll  of  "Dixie !" 

They  feel  the  old-time  thrill  of  it ;  the  battle  plains  they  see : 
Again   they    charge    with   Jackson,    an'    face    the    fight    with 

Lee; 
An'  the  shoutin'  hills  are  Enswired  by  the  thunders  of  the 

sea. 
When  they  rally  to  the  ringin'  roll  of  "Dixie !" 

The  battlefields  are  voicelesSi  once  wet  with  crimson  rain : 
O'er  unknown  graves  of  heroes  wave  golden  fields  of  grain; 
But   phantom   forms — they   leap   to   life,   and  cheer   the   ranks 
again, 
Far-answerin'  to  the  ringin'  roll  of  "Dixie  !" 

Beat  drums,  the  old-time  chorus  ;  an',  bugles,  blow  your  best ; 
And  wave,  O  flags  tlrey  loved  so  well,  above  each  war-scarred 

breast — 
Till  they  vanish  down  the  valley  to  their  last,  eternal  rest. 
Still  answerin'  to  the  ringin'  roll  of  Dixie !'' 


"TWO  -WARS,"  BY  GEN.  S.  G.  FRENCH. 

Extracts  from  comments  concerning  the  book : 

His  story  of  high-pressure  steamers  racing  on  the  Missis- 
sippi, and  the  adventures  of  a  trip  by  river  from  Fort  Smith. 
Ark.,  to  Natchez  recall  a  condition  of  things  hardly  imagina- 
ble at  the  present  day. 

Marrying  a  young  lady  of  Mississippi  and  resigning  his 
commission  in  the  army  in  1853,  Capt.  French  settled  down 
to  the  quiet  life  of  a  prosperous  cotton  planter. 

But  the  secession  of  Mississippi  and  the  great  war  soon 
broke  up  this  peaceful  scene.  And  now  the  narrative  takes 
on  a  sterner  interest.  Gen.  French  was  of  Northern  birth, 
but  it  is  plain  that  the  South  had  not  a  more  devoted  adher- 
ent. This  peculiar  relation  to  the  struggle  gives  the  book  a 
special  value  for  the  historian. 

Commissioned  a  brigadier  general  in  the  provisional  army 
of  the  Confederate  States  in  October,  1861,  French  served  in 
various  capacities  with  zeal  and  efficiency  till  his  appointment 
as  major  general  to  command  a  division  of  the  army  under 
Gen.  J.  E.  Johnston  in  Mississippi.  The  strongest  military 
interest  of  the  book  will  be  found  in  his  narrative — mainly 
from  contemporary  notes — of  the  part  played  by  his  brave  di- 
vision, gallantly  led.  in  J.  E.  Johnston's  famous  Georgia  cam- 
paign and  in  the  battles  of  Peachtree  Creek,  AUatoona,  and 
Franklin,  under  Hood. 

In  the  painful  period  of  reconstruction,  we  see  Gen.  French 
struggling  with  indomitable  courage  to  restore  his  ruined 
Mississippi  plantation  to  something  like  profitable  production. 
Here  the  story  is  full  of  distressing  interest,  and  as  rich  in 
material  for  the  historian  as  the  records  on  which  Mr.  Thomas 
Nelson  Page  is  said  to  have  laid  the  impregnable  foundation 
of  "Red  Rock." 


"ON  THE  FIELD  OF  HONOR." 

The   Express,  Los  Angeles,    Cal. :    "Mrs.   Annah   Robinson 

Watson,  who  is  a  native  of  Louisville,  and  the  author  of  several 

beautiful  and  clever  books,  has  written  a  boys'  book  entitled 

"On  the  Field  of  Honor,"  which   has  been  published  by  the 


Sprague  Publishing  Company,  of  Detroit.  Each  chapter  con- 
tains an  account  of  brave  boyS'  who  were  in  the  war  between  the 
States,  and  tke  story  of  their  adventures  and  deeds.  Boys  will 
read  these  true  histories  with  much  pleasure." 

The  Times,  New  York,  N.  Y. :  "  'On  the  Field  of  Honor,'  a 
new  book  of  stories  of  young  American  heroes  by  Mrs.  Annah 
Robinson  Watson,  author  of  'A  Royal  Lineage,'  etc.,  is  the  sec- 
ond volume  in  the  series  of  books  for  American  boys.  Mrs. 
Watson's  latest  volume  presents  incidents  of  the  Civil  War, 
and  the  stories  told  are  true.  Mrs.  Watson  says  that  the  book 
'is  distinctly  a  flag  of  truce,  it  is  free  from  partisanship  and 
purely  American.' " 

Henry  A.  Lyman,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  says  of  this  book:  "It 
should  have  influences  for  the  molding  of  good  and  lofly  senti- 
ments in  the  minds  and  hearts  of  the  young  men  of  the  present 
and  future  generations.  The  somewhat  difficult  task  under- 
taken has  been  generously  handled." 


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Schaub,  J.  L.,  Lagrange,  Ga 1  00 

Hall,  W.   E..  Carthage,  Mo i  00 

Brunner,  J   H.,  Hiwassee,  Tenn. .  i  00 

Confederate,  Savannah,  Ga 3  00 

MrCaw,  David,  Columbia.  Tenn.  .  I  00 

Jones,  Hon.  S.  C,  Rockville,  Md.  i  00 

I        McKinney,  J.  W.,  Watt.  Tex I  00 

'        Williams,  Mrs.  D.  H.,  Gainesville, 

Ala I  00 

Martin,  B.  M.,  Jackson,  Tenn I  00 

Mal'hews,      Sam      Davis,      Fort 

Worth,  Tex i  co 

Hunt,  T.  A.,  Elkin,  N.  C 100 

Jones.  Mrs.  L.  H.  W.,  Shreveport, 

La   2  00 

W  niincjliam,  \!r.  and  Mrs.  J.  W., 

Chattanooga,  Tenn i  00 

W'bilsett,  W.  H.,  Richmond,  Ya.  .  I  00 

Withers,  Ed,  Lamar,  Mo i  00 

Ellis,  Capt.  W.  H.   H.,   Bozeman, 

.Mcnt t  00 

Paget.  H.  H.,  Ridge  Springs,  S.  C.  i  00 
Ward,  John  Shirley,  Los  Angeles, 

Cnl I   00 

Thorpe,  S.  R..  Los  Angeles.  Cal..  I  00 
Nolan,   George   N.,   Los   Angeles, 

Cal I  00 

Howell.  R.  H..  l.os  Angeles,  Cal.  i  00 


SAM  DAVIS  MONUMENT  FUND. 

Richards,  T.  W.  T.,  Los  Angeles, 

Cal     $  I  00 

-Pirtle,  John  M.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  r  00 

Settles,  W.  T.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  i  00 
Woodward,   S.   K.,    Los   Angeles, 

Cal I  00 

Blackstock,  N.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. .  i  00 
Steele,   Francis   H.,   Los   Angeles, 

Cal I  00 

Elliott,  J.  M.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal..  I  00 
Higgins,   Miss  Eliza  B.,  Los  An- 
geles,   Cal I  00 

Pickett,  J.  C,  Tuckahoe,  Ky I  CO 

Portlock.  Tapley,  Knoxville,  Tenn.  i  00 

Lewis.  Jack.   Glasgow,   Ky i  00 

Board,  W   K.,  Ellis  Mills,  Tenn.  .  i  00 
Sterling  Price  ,'Vuxiliary  Chapter, 
No.    596,    LT.    D.    C.    Bo/eman, 

Mont 2  50 

Jarrett,    Dr.    M.    L..    Jarrettsville, 

Md I  50 

Lee,  W.  R.,  Charlotte,  N.  C i  oc 

Lee,  D.  P.,  Charlotte,  N.  C i  00 

Camp    Sam    Davis,    Rogers    Prai- 
rie.   Tex .S  00 

Tondee,    Capt.   W.    H.,    Lumpkin, 

Gn I  00 

TIrrndou.    John    F.,    Geor.getown, 

Ky 3  00 

Bryson,  Barrett.  Gallatin,  Tonn.  .  .  i  00 

Bryson,  George  G.,  Gallatin,  Tenn.  I  00 

Bryson,  Ford,  Gallatin.  Tenn i  00 

Bryson,  Hnttie  H.,  Gallatin,  Tonn.  i  00 

Bryson,  Robert  H.,  Gallatin,  'I'enn.  i  00 
Bryson,      Richard     A.,     Gallatin, 

Tenn !  00 

Bryson,  Tandy  A.,  Gallatin,  Tcim.  i  00 
Hall,  Rev.  F..  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.  i  00 
Long.  Mrs.  Lemuel  R.,  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, Tenn i  00 

Long,  Miss  Maude,  Mt.  Pleasant, 

Tenn i  00 

Long,  Miss  Aiuiio.  Mt.   Pleasant, 

Tenn i  00 

Tipton,  Mrs.  Jonathan,  Knoxville, 

Tenn    I  00 

Given,   Miss   Lucy   D.,   Knoxville, 

Tenn 1  00 

Finegan,  Mrs.  Lucy  C,  Knoxville, 

Tenn i  00 

Gibbons,  J.  R.,  Bauxite,  Ark I  00 

Wyalt.  H.  C.  Los  Angeles,  Cal .  . .  i  00 
Kelly.    George    B.,    Los    Angeles, 

Cal I  no 

Rrnsle.  C.  A.,  Plaquemine,  La. . . .  i  00 

Dodson.  W.  C,  Waco,  Tex i  00 

Wallis.  l\Trs.  R.  S..  Rockdale.  Tex.  I  on 

Lewis,  R.  F.  Pittsburg.  Tex I  00 

Kirby-Parrish,   Mrs.  Lulie,   Nash- 
ville,   Tenn I  00 

Stover  Camp,  Strasburg,  Va 10  00 

H.iyden,  J.  T.,  Chicago,  111 i  00 

McCorrv'  Chapter.  IT.  D.  C,  Jack- 
son, Tenn 5  00 


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Little  Rock,  Ark.,  Miss  Annie  M. 
Lyons,  50  cents;  Clarksville,  Ga.,  Miss 
Lollie  C.  Kollock,  50  cents.  Miss  Louise 
B.  Kollock,  25  cents,  Edward  C.  Kol- 
lock, 75  cents;  White  Hall,  Va.,  J.  A. 
ir  rden,  50  cents. 

'Ihe  most  notable  additions  to  this 
fund  since  last  publication  are  the  con- 
tributions from  Dr.  Quintus  Cincin- 
natus Smith,  of  Austin,  Tex.,  for  his 
father  and  mother,  three  brothers  and 
himself,  he  being  the  only  surviving 
member  of  the  family ;  from  Comrade 
George  G.  Bryson,  of  Gallatin,  Tenn,, 
for  his  seven  children ;  from  John  Shir- 
ley Ward  and  other  comrades  at  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. ;  and  from  Stover  Camp, 
U.  C.  v.,  of  Strasburg,  Va.  These  con- 
tributions arc  all  acknowledged  with 
tlianks. 

Mrs.  Thomas  S.'Bocock,  Richmond, 
Va.,  requests :  "Please  see  that  this  mite 
($1)  is  added  to  the  Sam  Davis  monu- 
ment list.  No  hero  of  our  war  between 
the  States  is  more  admired  and  venerated 
by  mo  than  the  noble  boy  who  gave  his 
life  fur  honiir  and  loyalty." 

The  True  Heart  Stands  Sentinel. 

nv   JANIE   S.  BASKIN,   SAN  ANTONIO. 

The  Plains  of  Peace  are  silent 

Where  sleep  our  deathless  dead. 
And  none  there  were  who  heard  them 

Meet  there  with   noiseless  Iread. 
Still  burn  the  mystic  camp  fires 

Amidst  the  ranks  in  gray. 
While  undisturbed  they  sleep  there 

Till  dawns  eternal  day. 

And  is  there  none  to  guard  them 

Through  all  the  passing  years — 
The  men  in  gray  who  slumber, 

Crowned  with  a  nation's  tears? 
Aye,  bravely  are  they  guarded. 

The  true  heart  watches  well. 
And  to  the  listening  ages 

Their  glorious  deeds  shall   tell. 

They  rest  in  peace  together, 

A  sleep  that  knows  no  dreams. 
Save  through  the  hours  of  darkness 

The  brighter  future  gleams. 
True  heart,  keep  watch  above  them, 

Let  naught  despoil  their  fame. 
Guard  well  the  priceless  treasure, 

A   true  and   honored  name. 

Defeat  has  oft  its  triumphs. 

Hearts,  sing  your  swecjest  songs, 
And  give  to  them  the  glory 

That  to  their  name  belongs. 
Live  that  your  lives  may  echo 

The  sound  of  deeds  sublime. 
So  shall  ye  guard  their  memory 

Through  all  the  length  of  time. 


29(> 


Qcii)federat(^  UeteraQ. 


T.  A.  Mattox,  Leonard,  Tex.,  wants  to 
know  if  Ed  Douglass,  who  was  a  lieu- 
tenant in  Freeman's  Battery,  is  still  liv- 
ing. 

J.  W.  Trowbridge,  Anderson,  S.  C  . 
writes  that  he  would  like  to  hear  from 
Samuel  T.  Watson,  Riley  Sands,  or 
any  member  of  Company  E,  First  Tex- 
as Regiment,  Hood's  Brigade,  A.  N.  V., 
in  which  he  served. 


M.   R.   Tunno,    Savannah,   Ga. :    "Can 
some   comrade   give  me   information   of 

Bledsoe,    of    Tiptonville,    Tenn., 

who  was  a  detailed  man  in  ordnance  de- 
partment at  Columbus,  Ky.,  and  who  was 
wounded  at  Shiloh?" 


Ben  R.  Hargroves,  of  Sulphur,  Ind.  T., 
makes  inquiry  for  his  brother,  Robert  B. 
Hargroves,  who  was  a  member  of  the 
First  Texas  Cavalry,  Barnhill's  regi- 
ment. He  has  not  heard  from  him  since 
1873,  and  he  was  then  in  Texas. 


R.  R.  Hancock,  of  Auburn,  Tenn., 
asks  for  the  address  of  Henry  Ewell 
Hord,  whose  article  on  the  Third  Ken- 
tucky Regiment.  Buford's  Brigade,  ap- 
peared in  the  December  Veteran,  or  of 
any  members  of  this  briga  ^c  who  are 
now  living. 


R.  H.  Bellamy,  of  Fort  Mitchell,  Ala., 
writes  that  he  picked  up  in  a  street  of 
Montgomery  during  the  State  reunion 
in  November  a  Confederate  Cross  of 
Honor,  on  which  was  the  name  of  f. 
I.  Walker.  Will  forward  to  him  on  re- 
ceipt of  his  address. 


Val.  W.  Hardt :  "Knowing  you  to  be 
ever  ready  to  oblige  a  comrade,  who 
aware  that  many  Federal  soldiers  read 
your  valuable  periodical,  I  would  kindly 
ask  through  your  columns  if  there  is 
any  Federal  living  who  was  behind  that 
large  brick  building  to  the  left  of  the 
pike,  and  opposite  the  old  gin  during  the 
battle  of  Franklin.  If  so,  would  appre- 
ciate an  answer  through  your  columns." 


G.  R.  Christian,  Antelope,  Tex., 
writes  of  one  of  the  boys  he  knew  dur- 
ing the  war  .who,  "after  being  wounded 
in  a  battle  on  the  border  line  of  Mis- 
souri and  Kansas,  in  1862.  could  not 
load  his  gun.  Still  he  would  go  into 
the  line  of  battle  with  his  comrades. 
The  boys  often  said  to  him,  'Logue,  you 
go  back  to  the  rear;  you  can't  carry  a 
gun,'  to  which  he  would  reply,  'No. 
but  I  c.Tu  take  off  a  wounded  man.' 
Now  that  was  the  kind  of  stuff  the 
Southern  boys  were  made  of." 


Miss  Katie  Leachman,  Wellington,  Va. : 
"In  reply  to  inquiries  made  by  Mr. 
George  E.  Nisscn,  Salem,  N.  C,  in  Octo- 
ber Veteran,  I  would  like  to  state  that 
the  Confederate  dtad  of  both  First  and 
Second  battles  of  Manassas  are  nearly  all 
buried  on  a  hill  near  Croveton,  Va.  This 
cemetery  is  owned  now  by  the  Bull  Run 
Chapter,  U.  D.  C.  It  has  lately  been  in- 
closed with  a  handsome  iron  fence  ce- 
mented in  granite.  There  are  five  hun- 
dred or  more  Confederate  soldiers  buried 
here  who  for  some  time  lay  out  on  the 
commons,  as  a  simple  board  fence  that 
inclosed  it  has  long  since  disappeared. 
Every  grave  was  once  marked  with  plain 
board  headstones,  but  not  one  of  them 
remain.  Only  one  of  all  the  five  hundred 
is  marked.  This  is  in  marble  and  the 
emblem  of  his  State — the  Palmetto  tree 
— waves  over  him  in  Virginia.  We  hope 
in  time  to  raise  a  monument  in  meinory 
of  them  all." 


N.    D.    COLEMAN. 
(Sketch  wanted.) 


Col.  M.  F.  Taylor,  San  Simeon,  Cal., 
wants  to  know  where  he  can  procure  a 
copy  of  Von  Borck's  "Life  of  Gen.  J.  E. 
B.  Stuart." 


A.  F.  Southworth  writes  from  Hunt- 
ington, W.  Va. :  "Last  August  I  visited 
the  battlefields  of  Fredericksburg,  Chan- 
cellorsville,  and  Spottsylvania  for  the 
first  time  since  the  close  of  the  war. 
Everything  yet  looked  familiar  to  me.  I 
visited  'Bloody  Angle'  at  Spottsylvania, 
where  I  was  taken  prisoner  on  May  12, 
186^,  with  Carter's  battalion  of  artillery, 
of  which  I  was  a  member.  I  also  visited 
the  McCooley  House,  at  he  Angle.  It 
was  the  worst  wrecked  building  by  bullet 
and  shell  I  ever  saw.  Two  days  before 
I  was  there  the  keeper  of  the  house  un- 
earthed a  skeleton  which,  from  buttons 
found  near,  must  have  been  that  of  a 
Confederate  soldier,  and  which  goes  to 
show  that  the  bodies  of  many  Confed- 
erates were  vet  on  these  battlefields.     I 


would  like  to  get  any  information  possi- 
ble about  any  members  of  Recce's  bat- 
tery, which  was  in  our  battalion." 

SET'fLERS  AND  HOME  SEEKERS. 
On  the  first  and  third  Tuesdays  of 
each  month  to  and  including  April  21, 
1903,  the  Mobile  and  Ohio  Railroad  will 
sell  one-way  settlers'  tickets  to  points 
south,  southeast,  and  southwest,  includ- 
ing Mobile,  Ala.,  at  one-half  of  the  regu- 
lar one-way  fare  plus  $2.  On  the  same 
days  home  seekers'  excursion  tickets  will 
be  sold  to  same  territory  at  rate  of  one 
fare  plus  $2  for  the  round  trip.  Ask 
your  nearest  agent  or  John  M.  Beall,  A. 
G.  P.  A.,  M.  &  O.  R.  R.,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
for  further  particulars. 


NORTH  CAROLINA  REGIMENTAL 
HISTORIES. 

This  work,  which  is  a  complete  history 
of  the  North  Carolina  troops  in  the  great 
war  of  1861-65,  is  now  ready  in  five  large 
octavo  volumes  of  over  800  pages  each. 
a  total  of  4,100  pages.  The  histories 
were  written  and  the  work  edited  en 
tirely  by  participants  in  the  war,  without 
charge  for  their  services,  and  the  engrav- 
ings were  furnished  by  friends.  The 
State  furnished  paper,  printing,  and 
binding,  and  owns  the  work,  which  it  is 
selling  at  cost.  For  the  above  reasons, 
the  book  is  being  sold  at  the  marvelously 
low  figure  of  $1  per  volume. 

There  are  over  one  thousand  fine  en- 
gravings of  officers  and  private  soldiers, 
including  all  of  the  thirty-five  generals 
from  North  Carolina.  Also  thirteen  full- 
page  engravings  of  battles,  and  thirty- 
two  maps.  The  indexes  are  complete, 
and  embrace  over  seventeen  thousand 
names.  It  is  a  magnificent  work,  telling 
the  story  of  the  finest  soldiery  the  world 
has  seen. 

The  edition  is  limited.  Now  sold  at  $5 
for  the  set,  or  $1  per  volume.  When  the 
edition  is  exhausted  the  set  will  doubt- 
less sell  readily  at  a  very  high  price. 
Persons  purchasing  the  books  must  pay 
express  or  postage.  Express  within  the 
State,  on  single  volumes,  25  cents;  post- 
age on  each  volume  anywhere  in  the 
United  States,  34  cents.  Also  Colonial 
and  State  Records  at  $3  per  volume. 
Send  order  and  money  to  M.  O.  Sher- 
Rii.L.  State  Librarian,  Raleigh.  N.  C. 


MARK  TWAIN  ON  JOHN  HAY. 
Mark  Twain  (Samuel  L.  Clemens),  a 
Missourian  by  birth,  who  has  kept  young- 
er by  his  energy,  humor,  and  good 
will  than  most  of  his  fellows,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-seven  celebrated  his  birth- 
day on  the  last  Sunday  of  1902.     A  de- 


r, 


opfederate  l/eterap. 


297 


lightful  assembly  of  celebrities  in  New- 
York  parlicipated.  A  reporter,  in  giv- 
ing an  account  of  the  ceremonies,  states 
ihat  the  toastmaster  at  the  conclu- 
■  ion  of  other  matters,  said,  "Let  Mark 
Twain  loose;"  and  Mark  Twain  let 
himself  loose  for  about  thirty-five  min- 
utes. He  was  never  brighter,  he  was 
never  more  sardonic,  he  was  never 
sweeter,  he  never  more  successfully 
brought  humor  and  pathos  into  closer 
or  finer  relationship  in  all  his  life.  He 
InVPly  reveled  in  reminiscence,  char- 
acterization, and  gratitude.  Hardly  a 
suggestion  can  be  made.  The  full  re- 
I)ort  of  his  address  would  be  impos- 
sible, because  the  stenographer  was  so 
carried  away  by  the  words  that  he 
threw  down  his  pencil,  threw  back  his 
head,  and  took  it  all  mentally  in. 

Here  is  an  illustration:  He  said 
about  Secretary  John  Hay:  "More  than 
fifty  years  ago  both  of  us  were  bare- 
footed boys,  getting  stone  bruises,  and 
not  brcakiner  the  Sabbath  more  than 
once  a  week,  out  West.  And  now  look 
at  us.  He  has  been  poet,  author,  sol- 
dier, diplomat,  orator,  historian,  and 
is  now  Secretary  of  State.  And  I — I 
am  n  gentleman.  It  is  gi\-en  to  every 
Amoric'iU  to  become  what  he  is  fit 
for." 

And  this  he  also  said:  "There  .'ire  54 
men  here  Of  them,  39  are  my  dear 
personal  friends.  They  know  me  and 
I  know  them.  Of  the  remaining  15  I 
am  confident  thnt  T  can  borrow  money." 

And  he  said  very  much  more,  closing 
with  a  splendid  tribute  to  his  wife  as 
the  best  of  consorts,  the  truest  of 
friends,  the  kindest  of  critics,  and  add- 
ing: "Her  heart,  my  heart,  our  single 
heart,  you  will  find  full  of  love  and 
memory  for  you  all.  My  birthday 
will  he  Sunday,  and  hers — God  bless  her ! 
— was  Thursday." 

MORGAN'S  ESCAPE  FROM  CAMP 
CHASE. 

A  "Thrilling  Story  of  War  Times." 
by  Capt.  L.  D.  Hockersmith.  will  be- 
gin in  Glenn's  Graphic  at  Madison- 
ville,  Ky.,  this  month.  It  is  an  account 
of  the  escape  of  Morgan  and  his  men 
from  the  Columbus,  Ohio,  penitentiary 
in  November.  1863.  It  is  said  that  only 
one  other  man  living.  Capt.  Jake  Ben- 
nett, engaged  in  that  hazardous  under- 
taking of  cutting  out  of  the  Ohio  pen- 
itentiary 

Capt.  Hockersmith  planned  and  ex- 
ecuted the  escape.  No  other  man  ever 
knew  so  much  of  these  plans  as  Capt. 
Hockersmith.  The  story  will  be  a  se- 
rial   of    this    wonderful    escape.      The 


story   will  run  through  perhaps  ten  lt 
twelve  numbers  of  the  Graphic. 

This  paper  will  be  sent  three  months 
lor  two  new  subscribers  to  the  Vetera.n 
or  for  a  renewal  and  one  new  sutj- 
>criber. 

IN  MEM  OKI  AM. 
I'urled  are  the  banners. 

Our   heroes   are   dead; 
Faded  the   echoes 

That   followed  their  tread. 

Hushed  is  the  music 

That  wakened  their  day ; 

Silent  ihe  dirges 

'Ihat    bore   ihcni   away. 

All   thniiigh    the   Southland 
We've   laid   them   10    sleep. 

Huried  our  loved  ones 
Adown  in  the  deep. 

Some  on  the  summit 
Of  mountain  and  hill ; 

Some  in  the  valleys. 
All    peaceful   and   still. 

Others  are  lying 

With  loved  ones  at   home ; 
Thousands  we   weep  for 

Whose  graves  are  unknown. 

Sacred    the    twilight 

That   shroudeth   each   stone; 
Mothers  have  knelt  there 

And    sorrowed    alone. 

Ave   Marias 

And  prayers  have  been  said : 
Crushed  and  forsaken. 

Our  tears  we  have  shed. 

Lay  down   your  garlands. 

Place   laurel    wreaths   there — 
Purest  of  flowers 

And  all  that  is  fair. 

Cherish    forever 

Their   resting   place  green ; 
Weep   in   your  hearts 

For   the   army   unseen. 

Sing,  O  ye  poets. 

Of  our  soldiers  in  gray  : 
Monuments  raise  ye 

Above  their  cold  clay. 

Hushed  are   the  cannon  ; 

They   faced  them,  nor   lUd. 
Peacefully    sleep   ye. 

Confederate   dead. 

Loui.^E  C.^RV  Page. 

THE   OLYMPIAN   MAGAZINE. 

The  February  issue  of  the  Olympiati 
Magazine  is  the  second  number  of  this 
flourishing,  new.  illustrated  monthly, 
which  has  met  with  a  most  flattering 
reception  at  the  hands  of  the  press  and 


the  reading  public.  The  following  is  the 
table  of  contents:  Frontispiece,  A 
Dutch  Head,  by  W.  Brantley  Smith; 
Matthew  Clinker's  Adventure,  by  Julian 
Hawthorne;  .■\n  Incident  in  the  Greek 
Revolution,  by  Herbert  Cushing  Tol- 
man;  Aunt  .Amy,  the  Runaway,  by  T.  H. 
Brewer;  The  Race  that  was  Already 
Won,  by  John  Trotwood  Moore;  Ths 
Rose's  Secret  (poem),  by  Madison 
Cawein;  A  Modern  Quest  for  the  Holy 
Grail,  by  James  Henry  Stevenson;  Aui.t 
Cynthy's  Visitation,  by  Genella  F.  Nye; 
The  Charleston  Tea  Story  Revised;  .\ 
Mirage  of  the  Desert,  by  Holland 
Wright;  In  the  Passing  of  a  Night,  by 
E.  A.  Sears ;  Drift  of  Things ;  Among 
the  Universities  and  Colleges;  Ama- 
teur Sport. 

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Among  these  are  Charles  Egbert 
Craddock.  John  Trotwood  Moore,  Ju- 
lian Hawthorne.  Madison  Cawein.  Ed- 
ward Van  Zile,  Joseph  Altshelcr.  Lynn 
Roby  Meekins.  Sara  Beaumont  Ken 
nedy.  Will  T.  Hale,  Ingram  Crockett. 
Herbert  Cushing  Tolman,  and  others. 

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ly free  to  purchasers. 

An  efficient  purchasing  agent  is  post- 
ed in  latest  styles  and  "fads"  and  the 
most  reliable  dealers.  Mrs.  Morton  sup- 
plies household  furnishings,  wardrobes 
in  detail,  jewelry,  etc.  She  makes  a 
specialty  of  millinery. 

References  are  cordially  given  by  the 
Confederate  Veteran  and  the  Nash- 
ville daily  press. 


HTNTING  AND  FISHING  IN  THE 
SOUTH. 
.\  very  attractive  and  interesting 
book.  A  book  descriptive  of  the 
best  localities  of  the  South  for  va- 
rious kinds  of  game  and  fish.  Con- 
tains the  game  laws  of  the  different 
States  penetrated  by  the  Southern 
Railway.  Write  J.  E.  Shipley.  Tra\ - 
eling  Passenger  .Agent.  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  for  a  copy  of  this  publication. 

Read  the   Confederate   Mining  Com- 
pany's ad.  i'l  fin's  issue. 


298 


C^opfederate  l/eterap. 


Ead  Cancer  of  the  Nose  Cured  without 
Disfigurement  or  Pain. 

Dii  Soto,  Mo.,  Feb.  iS,  1902. 
Dr.  D.  M.  Byt  Co..  D.illi",  Tfx. 

I  )EAR  Sirs:  How  proud  I  .-ini  to  h:ivc  my  nose  well 
o-.ice  more!  It  is  all  healed  up.  Will  fecommi-iul 
vour  treatment  loanv  one  trouMctl.  As  far  as  I  can. 
i  will  trv  to  have  some  one  else  use  your  treatment, 
and  hope  you  may  live  to  see  manyiuore  cured.  1 
thank  you' for  what  vou  liavu  done  for  me. 

Yours  with  regards, 

MRS.  MARV  POMEROV,  De  Soto,  Mo. 

The  Combination  Oil  Cun- for  Cancer  .and  Mali;;- 
nant  DisiMSes  cures  more  casi-s  than  all  the  other 
treatments  combined.  It  is  soothing  and  balmy, 
s  ife  and  sure,  and  can  be  used  at  home  with  entire 
success.     Free  illustrated  books  a-d  papers  sent  o: 


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VliCO., 


Your  Brother's  Faults. 

Pardon  your  brother's  faults,  man. 

And  ask  that  he  forgive; 
Could  human  sin  no  pardon  win, 

No  mortal  soul  might  live ; 
No  need  of  heaven,  were  none  forgiven, 

For  none  could  reach  its  doors. 
Pardon  your  brother's  faults,  inan, 

And  bid  him  pardon  yours. 

Look  into  your  brother's  eye,  man, 

.'\nd  bid  him  read  your  own ; 
One-half  the  strife  of  human  life 

Is  born  of  guile  alone ! 
Deceit  creates  full  half  our  hates, 

.'^nd  half  our  love  it  stays. 
Look  into  each  other's  eyes,  men, 

.''ind  meet  each  other's  gaze. 


Wool  Bunting  Battle  Flags. 

The  Vetehan  has  secured  a  fine  sup- 
ply of  flags  of  desirable  material  and 
fast  colors,  2x3  feet,  for  Camps  at  the 
low  price  of  $2  each.  This  would  be 
a  nice  present  for  any  Camp.  It  would 
be  furnished  free  with  ten  subscrip- 
tions to  the  Yetek.\n. 


Drug  Habit  Cured  at   Home   by   Dr. 
Ed  N.  Franklin,  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

After  years  of  investigation,  we  dis- 
covered a  rational  treatment  for  the 
"drug  habit,"  and  now  offer  to  the  pub- 
lic a  treatment  that  meets  every  require- 
ment. We  cure  the  patient  without 
nervous  shock  or  any  pain.  They  are 
more  comfortable  after  taking  the  first 
dose  of  medicine  than  while  taking  the 
drug,  and  will  continue  to  feel  better 
fiom  day  to  day.  There  is  no  weakness 
or  debility  by  the  treatment.  The  patient 
feels  that  he  is  cured  from  the  very  bo- 
ginning  of  the  treatment. 


■Very  Emphatic 

are  the  claims  made  concerning  the  re- 
markable results  obtained  from  the  use 
of  'Vernal  Saw  Palmetto  Berry  Wine 
for  quick  and  complete  cure  of  all  stom- 
ach   troubles,    such    as    dyspepsia,    indi 


geslion,  flatulence,  and  catarrh  of  stom- 
ach, WMth  only  one  small  dose  a  day. 

These  positive  claims  arc  made  by 
thousands  who  are  cured  as  well  as  by 
the  compounders  of  this  wonderful  med- 
icine. No  statement  can  be  too  positive 
concerning  what  this  great  remedy  has 
done,  and  is  now  doing,  for  sufferers. 

A  small  trial  bottle  is  sent  Free  and 
Prepaid  to  any  reader  of  the  'Veteran 
who  writes  to  'Vernal  Remedy  Com- 
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■Vernal  Saw  Palmetto  Berry  Wine 
will  cure  any  case  of  constipation,  to 
stay  cured.  The  most  stubborn  case  will 
yield  in  less  than  a  week,  so  the  suf- 
ferer is  free  from  all  trouble  and  a  per- 
fect and  peimanent  cure  is  well  begun 
with  only  one  small  dose  a  day. 

We  have  received  thousands  of  unso- 
licited testimonial  letters  from  persons 
who  have  been  cured  by  this  wonderful 
remedy,  when  other  preparations  have 
failed. 

Every  sufferer  from  catarrh  of  the 
stomach,  constipation,  torpid  or  con- 
gested liver  and  kidney  troubles  should 
write  to  Vernal  Remedy  Company.  Buf- 
falo, N.  v.,  for  a  trial  bottle. 

Vernal  Saw  Palmetto  Berry  Wine  is 
a  specific  for  the  cure  of  inflammation 
of  bladder  and  prostate  gland.  A  trial 
bottle  is  sent  free  and  prepaid  if  you 
write  for  it. 

For  sale  by  all  leading  druggists. 


A  Strong'  Statement. 

Rev.  N.  B.  Hogan.  Springfield.  Mo., 
writes  that  Capt.  James  Warden,  who 
lives  at  No.  1360  N.  Jefferson  Street. 
Springfield,  has  a  copy  of  "Was  Jeff 
Davis  a  Traitor?"  He  says:  "It  is  the 
strongest  defense  of  the  South  I  ever 
read,  and  I  have  always  understood  that 
it  was  practically  suppressed  by  our  ene- 
mies. At  any  rate,  it  is  out  of  print,  and 
by  all  means  should  be  reproduced  and 
given  wide  circulation.  This  is  in  an- 
swer to  a  note  in  the  October  Veteran." 

In  reply  to  the  same  inquiry,  Capt.  S. 
T.  Kingsbery,  of  Valdosta,  Ga..  writes 
that  in  the  Davi?  Memorial  volume  by 
Dr.  J.  William  Jones  is  an  article  on  this 
subject,  embracing  articles  by  Hon.  B. 
J.  Williams,  of  Massachusetts,  and  oth- 
ers. Dr.  Jones  also  alludes  to  the  book 
as  having  been  written  by  Dr.  .Mbert 
Taylor  Bledsoe.  The  Veteran  has  the 
memorial  volume  for  sale  at  $1. 


</i    PISO'S  CURE  FOR    ^ 


i 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS. 
Best  Cough  Syrup.  Tastes  Good.  Uee 
la  time.     Sold  bv  druiiu'i-^ts. 


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*H     CONSUMPTION     ?> 


Wanted. — Complete   volume   of   Ve 
ERAN  for  1893.    This  office. 


SOUTHERN  BIVOUAC  WANTED. 
I  will  pay  $1  for  the  issue  of  Septem- 
ber, 1882,  and  75  cents  each  for  May  and 
June,  1883.  R.  A.  Halley,  Nashville. 
Tenn. 


Tour  of  All  Mexico  via  Iron  Moun- 
tain Route. 

Under  special  escort.  Pullman  tra'r 
with  wide  vestibule  cars,  drawir.,. 
rooms,  compartments,  parlor,  library, 
music  room,  and  the  largest  dining  car 
in  the  world  (now  building,)  and  the 
famous  open  top  car  Chi^ilitli,  the  only 
observation  car  that  really  and  truly 
observes.  Leisurely  itinerary  wit'n  long 
stops,  including  three  circle  tours  in 
the  tropics  and  the  ruined  cities  in  the 
South  of  Mexico.  All  distasteful  per- 
sonally conducted  features  eliminated. 
Exclusivenes  and  independent  move- 
ment assured.  Tickets  include  all  ex- 
penses everywhere.  Address  the  Amer- 
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Iron  Mountain  Route,  or  H.  C.  Town- 
send,  G.  P.  and  T.  A.  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
R.  T.  G.  Matthews,  T.  P.  A.,  Louis- 
ville.  Ky. 

If  you  have  never  tried  to  make  any 
one  happy,  you  have  no  idea  of  what  you 
have  missed. 


Southern  Railway. 

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Penetrating  Ten  Southern  Slates.     Reaching 

Principal  Cities  jf  the  South  with 

Its  Own  Lines. 

Solid  Vestibuled  Trains, 
Unexcelled  Equipment. 
Fast  Schedules. 

DINING   CARS  ^^^    operated    on    Southern 

■— — ^— — ^  Railway  trains. 

OBSERVATION  CARS  f>n  W.ishlngton  and 

!-■'  ■  ■  Southwestern    Ves- 

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ELEGANT  PULLMAN  SLEEPING  CARS 

of  the  latest  pattern  on  all  through  ^ralna. 


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Ass'l  Gen'l  Pass.  Agt.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.; 

J.  C.  LUSK, 

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Vol.  II 


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No.  7 


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HOODS  VIEW  POINT  OF  FRANKLIN. 
There  is  doubtless  to  every  ConfediTiite  veteran  soine 
particular  place  and  event  in  connectii  n  with  his  service 
in    the    army    that    remain-i    niDrc    vivi  llv    than    all    else. 


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Hood'.-i  view  of  Kraiililin  in  the  late  aflernoim  of  Novem- 
ber 30,  1864,  is  that  to  Ihe  e;litor  of  the  Vbtbhan.  He  has 
long  desired  to  ]iresrnt  that  scene  to  his  readers.  The 
picture  was  made  from  Winstead  Hill,  a  little  to  the  left 
of  the  (  nhinibia  pike,  faeinfj  north,  and  some  two  mid  a 
half  miles  from  the  courtlnui^i' 
in  Franklin.  The  pike  view  ends 
at  till'  Cnrler  residence,  wh'ch  is 
hidden  by  a  elnm|)  of  trees.  Tli  ■ 
cotton  gin  was  across  the  pikc>. 
say  seventy-five  yards.  The  lo- 
cust gr(.ve,  so  nearly  "shot  away.  ' 
was  to  the  rear  of  the  Carter 
house  and  iibout  as  far. 

The  writer  eoul.l  hardly  have 
been  more  central  in  the  carnape. 
as  he  was  piistel  on  the  side  of 
the  Federal  breastworks  and  filed 
guns  as  they  were  handed  to  hlin 
by  his  brigadier  general,  O.  F. 
Stralil.  who  was  first  shot  in  tli  ■ 
neck,  an  1  then  kill  d  while  beinj,' 
Carried  to  the  rear.  That  idenli(:il 
place  is  about   sixty   yards  to  the 


left  of  the  straigiit  stretch  nf  the  jiike  ;it  its  most  dis':  Ut 
point  in  the  picture,  and  as  far  south  of  the  (  arter  house, 
the  garden  only  interveiiinyf. 

The  picture  of  the  field  of  carnage  is  now  dotted  with 
shocks  of  grain.  The  McGavock  grove  is  in  the  distance 
to  the  right,  while  the  impregnable  fort,  from  which  much 
damage  was  done,  is  situated  across  the  Harpeth  River. 
It  is  well  preserved  still. 

The  writer  stood  there  wliere  the  artist  uiiikes  the  ex- 
posure, and  the  view  takes  in  practically  the  same  area 
as  Gen.  Hood  did  on  that  fateful  November,  thirty-eight 
and  a  half  years  ago.  .\i  that  time  there  was. hardly  any 
undergrowth.  The  point  is  on  the  slope  of  the  hill  toward 
Franklin,  and  Gen.  Hood,  after  a  few  minutes'  insj  ectioa 
with  his  field  glasses,  rode  back  toward  his  staff,  having 
gone  over  the  crest  of  the  hill  alone,  anil,  meeting  an 
officer,  also  on  horseback,  he  (Hood)  said,  "General,  we'll 
make  the  fight,"  and  the  two  clasped  hands  fervently. 

The  landscape  includes  by  far  the  most  fatal  fightirg 
area  to  Confederates  that  occurred  during  that  great  war. 

Reports  in  the  war  recortls  are  that  the  Confederates 
lost  in  killed,  1,7.J0;  disabled,  3,S00;  and  prisoners,  7'''2 
— a  total  of  6,2.52.  Other  reports  give  the  losses  greater, 
while  that  of  the  Federals  was  but  little  over  2,000.  In 
comparison  the  Confederates  lest  about  three  times  as 
many,  an  unparalleled  proportion  to  the  Federal  loss. 

The  area  covered  in  this  small  picture  will  interest  all 
of  the  survivors  of  that  awful  event.  The  writer  advanced 
across  the  broad  plain  (from  where  th's  picture  w.vs  ma  'e) 
as  the  right  guide  of  the  Forty-First  Tennessee  Regimen*, 
Cheatham's  Division,  about  seventy-five  yards  to  the  left 
of  the  pike,  and  much  of  the  time  by  the  side  of  Gen. 
Strahl,  who  went  in  on  foot,  havinir  git>rn  Im  horse  nwiiji 
that  4»y  to  Chaplain  (afterwards  Bishop)  Qiiintjird.  Phe 
tnemory  of  his  sad  face  will  never  be  effaced.  It  was  as 
if  he  knew  he  was  marching  to  his  death  1 


FRANKLIN  TO  THE  NOKTIl,  WMERE  THE  caiEAT   ItAril.B  WAS   E(U  (illT. 


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"Athens  of  the  South."     Upon  an  excellent  electric  car  line. 

Delightful    suburban    hnmc,     Charming  campus  of  2?  acres. 

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community.     Historic  association. 

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The  college  has  just  closed  a  most  successful  year,  having  at^ 
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Good    Places    to 
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In  the  highlands  and  mountains  of  Tennes- 
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ville, Chatiiuiooga,  and  St.  Louis  railway, 
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ana  SHORE. 

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An  Old  and  Well-Tried  Remedy. 

MRS.  WINSLOWS  SOOTHING  SYRUP 

hasbeen  used  forever  SIXTY  YFjiasbv  MILLIONS 
of  SIOTHEHSfortheirCHILOKEN  WHILE  TEETH 
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CHILD.  SOI-TFNS  the  GUMS,  ALLAYS  all  PAIN 
CURES  WIND  COLIC,  and  is  the  best  remedy  for 
DIARRHCEA  Sold  by  DriippriBts  m  every  part  of 
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Sons  of  Veterans,  and  Other  Organizations, 
The  Veteran  is  approved  ar.d  Indorsed  officially  by  a  larger  and 
elevated  patronage,  doubtless,  than  any  other  publication  in  existence. 

Though  men  (leser\'e,  they  may  not  win  success. 

The  brave  w-iil  honcr  the  brave,  vanq-aished  none  the  lees. 


BIOK,  Jl.tHI  IT.R  VkaR.   I 

inoleCiifv,  in  Cunts. I 


Vol.  XI. 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  JULY,  1903. 


N3. 


IS.  A.  (  UNNINGHAM, 
t  PlUHMUKTOR. 


THE  GRAY  PARADE. 

BY  DUDLKY  11.  WATSON. 

In  the  soul  of  the  multitudes  lining 

The  route  o£  the  Gray  parade 
There  throbhed  a  love  inclining 

To  reverence.     Undismayed 
By  the  years  they  were  bending  under. 

By  the  hopes  that  are  long  since  dead. 
The  veterans  marched  to  a  thunder 

Of  cheers  that  were  timed  to  their  tread — 
Marched  to  a  rhythm  of  heart  beats. 

Through  a  lane  of  tears  unshed. 
To  the  .strains  of  "Dixie"  they  trod  the  streets 

Beneath  the  flags  they  bore 
Through  the  battle's  brunt,  straight  to  the  front. 

In  the  valorous  days  of  yore. 
And  never  a  man  but  was  stronger 

For  their  passing,  and  never  a  soul 
But  was  lifted  and  bettered  the  longer 

It  looked  on  the  splendid  goal 
That  was  won  so  well  by  the  Hdst  in  Gray — 

The  goal  of  duty  well  done. 
And  deeply  the  prayer  welled  upward:  "May 
My  race  be  as  well  run!" 
Commenting  upon  the  New  Orleans  parade,  the  Picayune 
tates: 
"The  old  soldiers,  inspirited  by  their  great  numbers,  the 
ne  weather,  and  the  enthusiasm  of  the  admiring  specta- 
tors, marched   with  a  precision  and  vim  that  would  have 
lone  credit   to  young  men.     The   martial   music,   the  uni- 
brins,  the  waving  banners,  and  other  warlike  acconipani- 
Iients   undoubtedly    revived    old    war-time    memories,    and 
lany  an  old  grizzly  veteran  felt  that  he  could  parade  with 
|he  yotingest.     The  proof  of  their  ability  was  the  accom- 
llshinouf  of  the  feat  itself;  and  it  is  worthy  of  note  that. 
lesplte  the  route  was  fully  four  miles  long  and  every  par- 
Icipant  had  to  be  afoot  for  the  best  part  of  four  hours,  there 
■ere  no  cases  of  prostration  from  heat  or  fatigue.     .     .     . 
"Somewhere  between  eight  and  ten  thousand  were  In  the 
recession,  including  the   State  militia  and   visiting  mili- 
ary.    ^Vhile  the  active  military  made  an  inspiring  show, 
11  Interest  centered  in  the  marching  veterans.     It  was  their 
ay,  and  the  enthusiasm  of  the  multitude  was  reserved  for 
liem.     .     .     . 
"There  will  be  veterans  of  other  wars.  In  all  probability, 
ut  there  will  be  no  new  Confederate  veterans — men  who 


braved  the  toils  and  dangers  of  the  most  terrible  war  of 
modern  times,  and  yet  have  received  no  ofl^clal  rewards. 
It  is  probably  because  of  this  fact,  as  well  as  the  valor  of 
the  deeds  they  performed,  that  these  grizzly  old  warriors 
have  the  first  place  in  the  hearts  of  the  Southern  people. 
The  world  will  never  see  their  like  again;  and  as  their 
ranks  diminish,  the  reverence  felt  tor  the  survivors  will  in- 
crease. Such  sentiments  as  these  animated  the  spectators 
yesterday  and  helped  to  make  the  occasion  one  of  the  most 
memorable  in  the  history  of  this  city." 


DISCOURTESY  TO   GEN.  WHEELER  DENIED. 

Ail  article  thoroughly  .iilapLed  to  tl'-  bit  win;;  of  false 
jmpressiony  and  creating  feelings  sucn  as  the  better  ele- 
ment, both  North  and  South,  have  struggled  for  thirty- 
eight  years  to  subdue,  emanated  from  the  brain  of  an  At- 
lanta correspondent  after  the  close  of  the  reunion  at  New 
Orleans  in  regard  to  discourteous  treatment  of  Gen.  Joseph 


MISS    HUGBNIA  JAMES, 
.Sponsor  for  Trans-Mississippi  Department.  U.  C.  \*.,  New  Orleans 


300 


Confederate  Ueterao 


Wheeler.  The  article  was  widely  copied  in  the  North;  and 
it  seems  most  unfortunate  that  an  immediate  denial  was 
not  forthcoming,  as  this  hero  of  many  wars  would  have 
been  accorded  an  eager  hearing  by  any  i)ress  agent  in  the 
United  States.  Though  tardy,  a  most  satisfactory  letter 
appeared  from  Gen.  Wheeler  dated  Clevelan:!,  O.,  June  13, 
in  which  he  said: 

"During  the  three  days  1  was  in  New  Orleans,  and  until 
I  left  at  9  o'clock  on  the  night  of  the  22d,  I  was  the  recip- 
ient of  a  constant  accumulation  of  courtesies,  and  I  left 
with  my  heart  filled  with  gratitude  for  the  bountiful  at- 
tentions— and.  I  may  say,  ovations — which  had  been  show- 
ered upon  me.  During  those  three  days  and  during  my 
visit  to  New  Orleans  at  Mardi  Gras  the  kindness  and  at- 
tentions which  I  received  touched  me  very  deeply  and  will 
be  pleasant  memories  to  the  last  day  of  my  life.  During 
those  charming  days  I  met  many  dear  old  friends  whom  1 
had  not  seen  for  ye;irs.  I  traveled  more  th  n  3,000  miles 
for  the  pleasure  of  being  at  this  reunion.  1  went  for  the 
purpose  of  meeting  my  old  soldier  comrades,  and  I  also 
had  a  special  desire  to  secure  the  adoption  of  a  resolution 
thanking  the  Secretary  of  War  for  his  successful  effort 
■which  aided  ver>  much  in  the  enactment  of  a  law  to  print 
the  name  of  every  soldier  of  the  Confederate  Army.  For 
years  I  had  conferred  with  Gen.  Ainsworth  upon  this  mat- 
ter, and  had  devoted  much  effort  in  urging  that  printing 
the  names  of  all  Confederate  soldiers  should  be  regarded  as 
an  essential  part  of  the  rebellion  records,  and  that  with- 
out these  names  the  work  would  be  very  incomplete.  I 
felt  thankful  to  Secretary  Root,  and  I  was  certain  my 
brave  old  Confederate  soldiers  would  be  glad  to  join  me 
in  expressing  thanks  to  him;  and  I  am  grateful  to  them 
for  complying  with  my  request  and  adopting  the  resolution 
in  the  very  words  as  prepared  and  introduced  by  me.  They 
also  adopted  a  resolution  which  I  prepared  and  introduced, 
which  was  necessary  for  the  successful  prosecution  of  the 
work  by  which  the  names  of  Confederate  soldiers  will  be 
perpetuated  for  all  time. 

"Another  purpose  of  my  visit  was  to  renew  my  efforts  for 
our  disabled  and  suffering  comrades  by  urging  all  Con- 
federates to  make  special  demand  upon  the  lawmaking 
power  of  their  respective  States  for  enlarged  appropri- 
ations for  this  good  and  almost  sacred  purpose. 

"I  did  not  leave  New  Orleans  abruptly,  nor  did  I  lock 
myself  in  my  room.  During  the  day  and  evening  my  room 
was  almost  constantly  occupied  by  devoted  friends,  and 
much  of  the  time  was  filled  by  these  welcome  visitors.  The 
door  was  only  locked  when  1  was  asleep  in  my  bed. 

"1  did  not  have  a  vestige  of  any  kind  of  uniform  at  New 
Orleans.  Like  nearly  all  army  officers,  I  have  never  worn 
any  uniform  except  when  on  duty." 

Tlie  survivors  of  the  War  between  the  States  have  sat- 
tled  all  questions  pertaining  to  the  great  conflict,  and  are 
deeply  engrossed  in  the  duties  of  lite  that  pertain  to  peace. 
The  long  delay  in  the  appearance  of  Lhe  denial  was  the 
more  deplorable  because  of  the  extensive  circulation  for 
partisan  purposes  of  a  similar  sensation  occurring  during 
the  Charleston  reunion.  The  recent  m'srepresenta'ion 
was  so  false  that  it  should  have  been  repudiated  at  once; 
and  the  correspondent  should  not  only  be  exposed,  but 
prosecuted. 

The  editor  of  the  Vf.tek.^x  denied  the  outrageous  charge 
in  the  Nashville  American  in  the  next  issue  after  his  return 
from  the  reunion  in  the  following  manner: 

"S.  A.  Cunniii"hnui,  editor  of  the  Confederate  Veteraji, 


returned  from  New  Orleans  on  Sunday  night,  having  spent 
all  of  the  past  week  there.  He  discredits  the  reports  about 
Gen.  Wheeler  being  offended,  refusing  to  be  interviewed, 
and  leav  ing  the  city  on  account  of  the  failure  to  be  provided 
with  a  horse  in  the  parade. 

"Gen.  Wheeler  was  treated  with  the  utmost  cordiality, 
and  was  as  much  at  home  as  any  memb?r  of  the  convention. 
He  was  called  from  his  seat  on  the  platform  to  explain 
the  law  established  by  Congress  in  regard  to  the  muster 
rolls  of  Confederates  for  which  an  appropriation  was  made. 

"A  very  similar  sensation  was  created  in  connection  with 
his  being-  neg-lected  at  the  Charleston  reunion,  and  many 
people  will  recall  the  explanation  that  he  was  not  offended. 
His  best  friends  well  know  that  he  would  cheerfully  have 
niarclied  in  the  line  with  his  old  soldiers  and  the  'web- 
foots'  of  the  sixties  rather  than  have  created  this  sort  of 
sensation  again.  If  he  had  been  purposely  neglected  by 
the  officials,  he  knew  that  the  veterans  were  true  to  him, 
and  he  would  not  have  parted  from  such  congenial  com- 
panionship. 

"Gen.  "Wheeler  was  not  the  only  one  neglected  who  had 
at  least  equal  merit  to  consideration  from  the  management 
of  the  parade.  The  handsome  programme  stated  that  Dr. 
J.  William  Jones,  Chaplain  General  of  the  body,  and  Judge 
George  L.  Christian  and  their  wives  were  to  occupy  a  car- 
riage; the  chaperon  and  maid  of  honor  for  Florida,  after 
waiting  to  the  last  moment,  had  to  hire  their  own  car- 
riage; the  gifted  daughter  of  Admiral  Raphael  Semmes, 
the  most  worthy  and  conspicuous  representative  of  the 
navy,  was  not  provided  with  a  carriage;  and  nfeny  other 
persons  who  deserved  consideration  failed  to  receive  it, 
but  no  such  discourtesies  were  intended." 


MISS    MARY    ARMISTEAD  JONES,    RALEIGH, 
Sponsor  for  Sons  of  \'eter:ir.s  of  North  Curolinn. 


The  g-reat  are  those  who  look  not 
For  slights  from  friend  or  foe; 
Who  know  full  well 
How  time  will  tell 
The  truths  that  men  should  know! 


Qopfederate  l/eterai>. 


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UNITED  SONS  OF  CONFEDERATE  VETERANS. 

The  ho.spit.-ility  cxtriuled  tlie  Smis  of  Veterans  at  the  re- 
union was  a  proof  of  llie  universal  approval  of  the  organi- 
zation. 

The  convention  was  called  to  order  by  Temporary  Chair- 
man J.  T.  Nix.  Commandant  of  Camp  Beauregard.  After  a 
few  introductory  remarks,  in  which  he  alluded  to  the  Sons 
of  Veterans  as  the  pride  of  the  city  and  the  South.  Chair- 
man Dix  introduced  the  Rev.  John  Caldwell,  who  delivered 
the  invocation. 

Co.MJi.\M)AXT  Nix's  AnnuK.ss. 

Tlie  address  of  welcome  on  the  part  of  Cariip  Beauregard 
was  then  presented  by  James  T.  Nix,  as  follows: 

"Comrades.  Ladies,  and  Gentlemen :  The  week  hasn't  days 
enough,  the  day  hasn't  hours  enough,  and  the  hour  hasn't 
minutes  enough  for  me  to  express  the  unbounded,  royal  wel- 
come of  Camp  Beauregard,  the  city  of  New  Orleans,  and  the 
State  of  Louisiana  for  tlie  veteran  fathers  and  mothers  and 
their  sons  and  daughters.  In  the  name  of  Camp  Beauregard 
and  every  Camp  in  this  State,  I  welcome  you.  The  press,  our 
veteran  Mayor  Capdevielle,  the  city  fathers,  the  merchants, 
lawyers,  doctors,  mechanics,  policemen,  and  all  citizens  of 
this  great  city  welcome  you.  You  shall  have  the  divine 
right  of  kings,  who  can  do  no  wrong,  while  you  are  within 
our  gates.  Our  police  have  the  'tip.'  Your  Confederate 
badges  and  emblems  will  be  a  token,  like  the  blood  on  the 
doorposts  of  Egypt,  and  will  cause  the  angel  of  death  to 
pass  you  unharmed.  We  cannot  express  half  the  welcome 
that  our  hearts  dictate  for  the  veteran  who  said  when  he 
left  home: 
"'Git  my  old  knapsack,  Mary,  and  my  uniform  of  gray; 

Git  my  battered  helmet,  Mary:  for  I'll  need  'em  all  to-day. 

Git  my  canteen  an'  my  leggin's;  reach  me  down  my  rusty 
gun; 

For  I'm  goin'  out  paradin'  with  the  boys  of  '61. 

"'Now  I  am  ready,  Mary.  Kiss  me;  kiss  your  old  sweet- 
heart good-by; 

Brush  aside  them  wayward  tear  drops — Lord,  1  didn't 
think  you'd  cry! 

I  ain't  goin'  forth  to  battle — cheer  up,  Mary!  Sakes 
alive!  — 

I'm  just  goin'  out  paradin'  with  the  boys  of  '65.' 

"Our  sugar  refineries,  cotton  mills,  rice  mills,  lumber 
milts,  and  all  our  factories  stop  their  great  machinery  long 
enough  to  give  you  a  grand  welcome;  our  unsurpassed 
schools,  colleges,  and  universities  echo  their  harmonious 
■welcome;  our  churches  of  every  creed  tbU  their  bells  in  one 
grand  anthem  and  happy  welcome;  the  great  Father  of 
Waters  welcomes  you  with  the  whistle  of  all  the  myriad 
steamers  and  palatial  ships  on  its  bosom  in  the  mighty 
harbor  of  our  city. 

"Our  very  streets — Clio,  Calliope,  Euterpe,  Erato,  Melpo- 
mene, Polymnia,  Terpsichore,  Thalia,  and  L'rania — trans- 
formed into  the  goddess  muses,  whose  names  they  bear, 
dance  and  sing  you  a  song  of  welcome;  the  bunting  dances, 
the  flags  wave,  and  the  bands  play  your  welcome.  The 
flowers  bloom  prettier,  the  birds  sing  sweeter,  and  the  sun 
shines  brighter  for  your  coming. 

"To  all  cavaliers  we  say  that  we  are  here  to  kindle  no 
smoldering  strife,  but  are  here  to  honor  and  welcome  men 
like  the  tiracchi  of  Rome.  who.  although  they  had  even 
their  memory  proscribed  by  the  Roman  Senate  and  the  peo- 
ple were  forbidden  to  mention  their  names  and  their 
mother,  Cornelia,  was  not  allowed   to  wear  mourning  for 


them  after  they  had  been  brutally  assassinated  by  the  di- 
rection of  the  Senate  and  one  of  their  persistent  friends 
had  been  fastened  in  a  chest  with  vipers,  were  afterwards 
called  by  that  very  Roman  people,  when  allowed  to  speak, 
'the  sword  and  shield  of  Rome.'  So  we  say  that  our  Davis, 
Lee,  Jackson,  Gordon,  and  Confederate  veterans  were  the 
sword  and  shield  of  constitutional  law  and  liberty.  We 
say  to  those  who  wore  the  blue:  Honor  and  idolize,  if  you 
please,  your  Lincoln  and  Grant,  who  held  the  States  to- 
gether by  an  iron  hand  with  the  arm  of  war;  but  deny  us 
not  the  right  to  honor  our  Davis  and  Lee.  who  wore  the 
sword  and  shield  of  constitutional  law  and  liberty,  both  for 
you  and  for  uk.  O.  do  wo  kn(/w  how  closely  Jeff  D.ivis  has 
been  made  to  represent  us?  How  ineffably  so,  when  the 
chains  were  forged  for  his  hands  and  feet!  Then  think 
how  truly  he  represented  the  Southern  spirit  when  he 
struck  with  all  his  strength  the  man  who  attempted  to  put 


«#*v     A 


._       .HON.  JAMKST.    NIX. 

these  chains  upon  him.  although  a  prisoner  in  the  very  jaws 
of  death  and  without  a  friend  on  earth  who  could  come  to 
his  aid.  His  spirit  is  here  to-day  to  welcome  you.  Too 
blest  would  we  be  if  that  history-repeating  story  of  the 
Gracchi  could  apply  to  us  in  having  our  veteran  mothers, 
like  Cornelia — who,  although  she  had  the  most  illustrious 
of  all  Romans,  Scipio  Africanus,  for  a  father — say  that  it 
was  not  her  pride  to  be  his  daughter,  but  that  she  felt 
blessed  by  the  gods  in  being  the  mother  of  the  Gracchi,  who 
were  her  only  jewels.  O,  that  the  mantle  of  the  veterans, 
like  that  of  Elijah,  could  fall  on  us! 

"About  this  hour  on  a  beautiful  May  morning  just  thirty- 
eight  years  ago  I  saw  a  wounded  Confederate  veteran  com- 


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ing  in  the  distance.  An  exclamation  brought  the  mother, 
brother,  and  sister  to  the  scene;  hut  the  mother,  overcome 
with  joy,  fainted  and  was  unconscious  for  hours.  We  ex- 
tend to  you  the  welcome  that  the  soldier  received  on  his 
return  to  his  home  and  loved  ones  from  the  field  of  battle. 

"Mrs.  Stonewall  Jackson  and  Mrs.  Kirby-Smith,  we  wel- 
come you  and  all  the  heroic,  patriotic  women  of  the  South, 
and  wish  to  say: 

"  'The  maid  who  binds  her  warrior's  sash 
And,  smiling,  all  her  pain  dissembles. 
The  while  beneath  her  drooping  lash 

One  starry  tear  drop  hangs  and  trembles; 
Though  Heaven  alone  records  the  tear 

And  fame  shall  never  know  her  story, 
Her  heart  has  shed  a  drop  as  dear 
As  ever  dewed  the  field  of  glory. 

"  'The  wife  who  girds  her  husband's  sword, 

'iWid  little  ones  who  weep  and  wonder. 
And  bravely  speaks  the  cheering  word — 

What  though  her  heart  be  rent  asunder? 
Doomed  nightly  in  her  dreams  to  hear 

The  bolts  of  war  around  him  rattle — 
Has  shed  as  sacred  blood  as  e'er 

Was  poured  upon  the  field  of  battle. 

"  'The  mother  who  conceals  her  grief 

While  to  her  heart  her  son  she  presses. 
Then  breathes  a  few  brave  words  and  brief. 

Kissing  the  patriot  brow  she  blesses, 
With  no  one  but  her  secret  God 

To  know  the  pain  that  weighs  upon  her. 
Sheds  holy  blood  as  e'er  the  sod 

Received  on  freedom's  field  of  honor.' 

"Our  sponsor,  Miss  Augustin;  her  maids,  the  Misses 
Flotte,  Girault,  and  Carter;  the  sponsors  and  maids  of  all 
the  other  Camps  and  Brigades  of  this  State,  and  all  the 
ladies  of  this  city  and  State,  who  are  as  beautiful  as  ocean's 
fairest  gems,  as  brilliant  as  the  stars  of  heaven,  as  pure 
as  the  thoughts  of  an  angel,  and  as  warm-hearted  as  a 
lover's  dream,  bid  you  welcome,  welcome — a  thousand  wel- 
comes." 


UNITED   SONS   OF   CONFEDERATE  VETERANS. 

A  casual  observer  at  the  New  Orleans  reunion  would 
have  commented  on  the  enthusiasm  of  the  United  Sons  of 
Confederate  Veterans  when  they  met  with  their  venerable 
sires,  and  yet  the  proper  estimate  of  the  extent  of  the  enthu- 
siasm at  the  annual  convention  can  better  be  determined 
by  a  glance  at  the  various  sessions  at  which  a  large  attend- 
ance of  representative  Southerners  participated.  As  a  proof 
of  the  sincerity  and  earnestness  of  the  Sons,  their  meetings 
were  harmonious,  full  of  vigorous  purpose,  and  practical 
In  the  inauguration  of  plans  for  the  future  growth  of  their 
splendidly  conceived  organization.  These  evidences,  com- 
bined with  manly  veneration  for  tlie  green  graves  of  their 
hero  sires,  deference  to  the  survivors,  and  chivalric  deter- 
mination to  sustain  the  ideal  of  Southern  manhood  for 
Southern  womanhood,  leave  no  room  wherein  to  doubt  that 
the  organization  of  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans 
will  faithfully  guard  the  sacred  archives  of  a  glorious  past 
upon  which  high  ideals  for  a  worthy  future  may  be  built. 

The  action,  taken  by  the  Sons  relative  to  their  disap- 
proval of  receiving  contributions  from  any  but  men  for  the 
monument  to  the  women  of  the  South  illustrates  their  de- 
termination to  pay  the  entire  debt  to  tlie  heroines  of  the 


South  as  far  as  iu  them  lies  the  power  to  discharge  this 
holy  obligation. 

In  the  history  of  the  recent  convention  letters  o£  gold 
should  record  the  dramatic  moment  in  which  the  policy  of 
the  Sons  was  defined  in  the  decision  that  no  future  sub- 
scriptions should  be  received  from  women  toward  the  erec- 
tion of  the  monument  to  the  South's  mothers,  wives,  and 
daughters.  This  act  may  be  taken  as  a  refutation  of  the 
modern  charge  that  "sentiment  takes  wings  when  money 
appears;"  for  the  reports  of  the  meeting  show  tliat  a  large 
sum  was  volunteered  from  many  prominent  Daughters,  and 
as  quickly,  though  courteously,  refused  by  those  who  would 
blush  to  admit  to  future  generations  that  the  Sons  of  Con- 
federate Veterans  countenanced  the  erection  of  a  monu- 
ment to  Southern  Daughters  by  the  Daughters  themselves. 
The  Daughters  have  raised  monuments  far  and  near  to 
the  valiant  heroes  who  sleep  under  Southern  skies,  and  the 
noble  work  goes  on  under  their  zealous  direction.  The 
Sons  proudly  claim  their  right  to  embody  in  granite  the 
expression  of  that  ideal  which  stands  in  their  lives  for  the 
gentleness,  steadfastness,  purity,  and  holiness  of  Southern 
womanhood. 

Official  Proceedings. 
Looking  to  a  change  of  the  Constitution  broadening  the 
membership,  during  the  third  day's  session,  Col.  S.  A. 
Crump,  of  Macon,  Ga.,  proposed  an  amendment;  hut  in 
accordance  with  the  By-laws  the  amendment  cannot  be 
voted  on  until  the  next  convention. 

Col.  Crump's  amendment  was  to  Article  IV.  of  the  Con- 
stitution, and  proposed  that  those  eligible  to  membership 
should  be  tl)  all  male  descendants  of  those  who  served  in 
the  Confederate  Army  or  Navy  and  were  honorably  disr 
charged;  (2)  all  male  descendants  of  women  who  rendered 
aid  or  comfort  to  the  Confederate  forces;  (3)  all  nephews 
and  male  first  cousins  of  those  mentioned  in  Clauses  1  and 
2,  provided  there  was  good  and  honorable  reason  for  their 
direct  male  ancestors  not  having  been  iu  the  Confederate 
Army  or  Navy;  (4)  all  male  descendants  of  those  men- 
tioned in  Clause  3;  (5)  all  male  descendants  of  men  who, 
not  having  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  Army  or  Navy,  were 
employed  in  the  Confederate  Government  and  served  it  in 
some  other  important  capacity,  or  were  retained  out  of 
such  service  by  their  respective  State  or  municipal  au- 
thorities and  rendered  service  to  such  State  which  pre- 
vented service  in  the  land  or  naval  forces  of  the  Confed- 
erate Government. 

Chairman  Mann,  of  the  Memorial  Committcs,  opened  the 
discussion  by  proposing  a  resolution  recommenriing  a  one- 
dollar  per  capita  tax  for  the  benefit  of  the  Monument  Fund, 
which  resolution  was  adopted. 

"Whereas  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans  have 
undertaken  as  one  of  the  principal  objects  of  their  confed- 
eration the  loving  task  of  erecting  a  memorial  to  the 
women  of  the  Confederacy,  and  It  is  desired  that  every 
Son  in  our  organization  shall  have  some  part  in  this  labor 
of  love;  therefore,  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  we  urge  and  recommend  that  each  mem-' 
ber  of  our  confederation  contribute  before  the  next  reunion 
at  least  one  dollar,  and  that  each  Camp  levy  an  assessment 
and  collect,  or  raise  in  such  other  method  as  it  may  deem 
proper,  not  less  than  one  dollar  per  capita  before  said  time. 
"Resolved,  further.  That  the  Commander  in  Chief  be,  and 
he  is  hereby,  directed  to  communicate  this  resolution  to  the 
respective  Camps  and  to  the  Department,  Division,  and 
Brigade  commanders,  with  directions  to  said  commanders 
to  do  all  in  their  power  to  see  that  the  same  is  carried  out." 


Qopfederate  l/eteraQ, 


30.T 


Another  motion  by  Chairman  Maiin  to  have  the  moneys 
in  the  special  fund  left  at  the  conclusion  of  the  year's  work 
devoteri  to  the  Memorial  Fund  was  defeated.  The  motion 
was  voted  on,  but,  on  reconsideration,  was  lost. 

Contributions  were  then  taken  from  the  delegates  for  the 
fund.  The  following  subscriptions  were  taken:  Camp  110, 
P.  J.  Gilford,  $2.5;  Dr.  Harry  Stone,  of  Galveston,  through 
Mrs.  Stone.  $10;  \V.  H.  McLelland.  of  New  Orleans.  $10; 
William  Barrow,  Camp  133.  $5;  Camp  Dick  Taylor.  No.  12.5, 
$25;  W.  A.  Collier.  $1:  Mrs.  Rosenberg,  for  Charles  Macgill 
Drowry.  $10;  E.  H.  Richardson.  New  Orleans.  $125;  Camp 
431.  $25;  Camp  291,  $50;  Camp  378,  $25;  Camp  John  B. 
Hood.  No.  50,  Galveston,  $25;  Camp  285,  Pensacola.  $2. 

Tlie  total  contributions  amount  to  $261.  The  Memorial 
Fund  question  was  finally  closed. 

W.  A.  Collier.  Chairman  of  the  Historical  Committee, 
reported  as  follows: 

"The  work  of  this  committee  embodies  the  highest  du- 
ties of  this  Association.  The  committee  has  been  ham- 
pered by  lack  of  means.  We  need  about  one  hundred  dol- 
lars a  year  to  carry  on  the  work.  My  predecessor  alluded 
to  the  text-book  question.  It  is  intended  by  this  committee 
not  only  to  carry  this  on,  but  to  issue  a  report  of  general 
conditions  in  the  South. 

"The  Historian  of  the  organization  should  be  instructed 
to  cooperate  with  the  Historian  of  the  Veterans  and  see 
that  monthly  meetings  are  held  between  Sons  and  Veter- 
ans' Camps,  at  which  Veterans  should  read  papers,  and 
provision  be  made  to  have  these  papers  preserved  among 
the  historical  data. 

"It  is  suggested  that  every  Camp  take  steps  to  secure  a 
home  which  may  be  thrown  open  for  social  purposes." 

Tlie  report  was  approved  and  ordered  spread  on  the  Min- 
utes. It  was  also  ordered  that  one  hundred  dollars  be  ap- 
propriated for  the  work  of  this  committee. 

W.  P.  Lane  reported  for  the  committee  appointed  to  con- 
fer with  the  Veterans  as  follows: 

"The  committee  appointed  for  the  purpose  of  a  confer- 
ence between  tlie  United  Confederate  Veterans  and  the 
United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  with  a  view  to  the 
closer  association  of  the  two  confederations,  having  met 
and  exchanged  views,  submit  their  unanimous  report: 

"I.  That  there  shall  be  appointed  a  standing  committee 
of  five  members  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  and  a 
like  number  from  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans, 
to  be  selected  by  the  respective  Commanders  in  Chief,  to  be 
known  as  the  joint  committee  on  coiiperation  between  the 
Veterans  and  Sons;  and  it  is  recommended  that  the  several 
Divisions  appoint  similar  committees. 

"2.  That  at  all  the  reiinions  of  the  United  Confederate 
Veterans  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans  shall 
have  the  full  privilege  of  the  floor,  but  without  the  right 
to  vote;  that  particularly  at  the  opening  or  welcoming 
ceremonies  the  Sons  shall  he  seated  with  the  Veterans,  and 
the  Commander  of  the  Sons  shall  respond  to  the  address  of 
welcome  as  well  as  the  Commander  of  the  United  Confed- 
erate Veterans,  and  that  the  Veterans  have  similar  privi- 
leges at  all  conventions  of  the  Sons;  that  Divisions  of  the 
United  Confederate  Veterans  be  authorized  to  extend  simi- 
lar courtesies  to  the  Sons  at  all  Division  Reunions. 

"3.  That  at  all  parades  the  Sons  shall  be  the  special 
escort  to  the  Veterans. 

"4.  That  the  Camps  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans 
shall  be  authorized  to  enroll  in  associate  membership  the 
Sons,  giving  them  for  each  Camp  such  privileges  of  mem- 
bership as  such  Camp  may  determine;  provided,  that  such 


Son  is  a  member  of  some  duly  organized  Camp  belonging 
to  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans. 

"5.  That  the  Sons  be  urged  to  uniform  themselves  ia 
historic  gray,  but  in  so  doing  to  omit  from  such  uniforms 
all  designations  of  military  rank,  and  that  they  be  urged 
in  the  designation  of  their  officers  to  use  no  military  titles. 

"6.  That  all  Camps  and  all  officers  of  the  United  Confed- 
erate Veterans  be  earnestly  recommended  to  assist  In  every 
possible  manner  in  the  organization  and  support  of  Camps 
of  Sons,  and  that  the  Veterans  see  to  it  that  in  all  Confed- 
erate gatherings  and  celebrations  the  Sons  'shall  be  given 
prominence.  They  are  the  heirs  of  the  Veterans  and  must, 
by  association  \vith  them,  be  taught  the  glorious  heritage 
that  belongs  to  them." 

Some  discussion  ensued  as  to  whether  the  adoption  of 
the  report  would  change  the  Constitution.  As  a  result.  Mr. 
Sanders,  of  Louisiana,  moved  that  the  report  he  received 
and  filed. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Haughton.  former  Commander  ia 
Chief  of  the  Sons,  it  was  decided  to  appoint  a  committee  to 
carry  out  the  recommendations  of  the  report. 

Electio.n  of  Ofiicers. 

Judge  Haughton.  of  St.  Louis,  presented  the  name  of  Wm. 
McL.  Fayssoux.  saying  that  he  was  qualified  in  every  r* 
spect,  and  that  he  came  from  a  long  line  of  loyal  ancestors. 
His  male  relatives  on  both  sides.  Judge  Haughton  said, 
gave  their  money  and  blood  in  support  oi  the  Confederate 
cause.  His  father  opposed  Farragut  when  he  approached 
New  Orleans.  His  Division  has  been  well  represented,  and 
much  of  the  smoothness  with  which  the  present  convention 
has  been  conducted   has  been   di.e  to  him.     It  elected  to 

office,  the  Sons  will 

have  an  officer  brave 
and  true.  He  thea 
put  in  nominatioa 
the  name  of  "Win. 
Mc.L.  Fayssoux,  of 
New  Orleans. 

Dr.  Buckner,  Com- 
mander of  the  Trans- 
mississippi  Depart- 
ment, seconded  the 
nomination,  as  did 
F  J^^^^m    I.     J.     Stockett,     of 

^1^,,^^^  ^^^H    Fort  'Worth. 

^I^'*  .^^^^H        Mr.  Fayssoux  was 

elected  by  acclama- 
tion. 

Mr.  Fayssoux  was 
then  escorted  to  the 
platform  by  Messrs. 
Daniel,     of     Missis- 
sippi.     Tisdall,      of 
Texas,     and     Owen, 
of    Alabama.     After 
being    presented    by 
the  Commander  in  Chief,  h  ■  spoUe  briefly  in  np|)reciation 
of  the  honor  ci;nferred   upon   him.     He   then   tonk  a  scat 
beside  Coniniander  Stone  upon  the  stage. 

For  the  office  of  Commander  in  Chief  of  the  Army  of 
Nort.hern  Virginia.  E.  P.  Cox.  of  Richmond,  nominated  Di- 
vision Commander  Kearfott.  of  AVest  Virginia.  This  was 
seconded  by  the  present  Department  Commander,  Jesse 
Gathright.  of  Kentucky.     James  Mann  moved  to  close  the 


^VM.  MI,.  I'.WSSOUX. 


30  L 


Qopfederate  l/eteraij. 


nominations.  Mr.  Kearfott  was  then  e'ected  by  acclama- 
tion. 

John  D.  Nix,  of  Louisiana,  nominated  Wm.  G.  Daniel,  of 
Mississippi,  for  the  office  of  Commander  of  the  Army  of 
Tennessee.  The  nomination  was  seconded  by  J.  A.  Collins- 
worth,  of  Tennessee,  Greenwood,  of  Texas,  Bee  and  Kirk, 
of  Indian  Territory.  Division  Commander  Owen,  of  Ala- 
bama, nominated  W.  0.  Payne,  of  that  State.  The  nomi- 
nation was  seconded  by  Peter  Lindenstruth,  of  Florida. 

The  Adjutant  General  called  the  roll  and  the  vote  was 
found  to  be;  Daniel,  391;  Payne,  341.  Before  the  result 
was  announced,  Mr.  Payne's  name  was  withdrawn  and  the 
election  of  Mr.  Daniel  was  declared  unanimous  by  acclama- 
tion. 

W.  P.  Lane,  of  Fort  Worth,  nominated  N.  R.  Tisdall,  of 
Texas,  for  Commander  of  the  Trans-Mississippi  Deimrt- 
ment.  The  seconds  of  thi.s  nomination  were  numerous, 
Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Alabama,  and  Indian  Territory  be- 
ing   among'   them.       Mr.    Tisdall    was    then    unanimously 

elected.  

CONFEDERATE   ARMY   AND   NAVY   SURGEONS. 

The  Association  of  Medical  Officers  of  the  Confederate 
Army  and  Navy  closed  its  sessions  at  the  reunion  with  the 
gratifying  encouragement  that  tlie  attendance  was  larger 
than  on  any  previous  occasion.  Dallas  was  justly  proud  to 
register  one  hundred  and  forty-nine  out  of  the  four  hun- 
dred members,  and  the  enrollment  at  New  Orleans  in- 
creased to  one  hundred  and  fifty-six. 

The  members  were  enthusiastic  in  their  expressions  of 
satisfaction,  and  much  was  said  of  the  Committee  on  Ar- 
rangements "for  the  excellent  and  unparalleled  manner  in 
which  everything  was  done  for  the  interest,  comfort,  and 
enjoyment  of  every  member  of  the  Association;  also  to  the 
staff  of  the  Medical  Department  of  Tulane  University  for 
the  use  of  their  magnificent  halls  and  rooms  in  which  the 
meetings  were  held."  Special  praise  was  accorded  the 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Arrangements,  Dr.  E.  S. 
Chaille,  Dean  of  Tulane  University,  and  his  efficient  assist- 
ant. Dr.  H.  B.  Gessner.  The  ladies  of  the  C.  S.  M.  A.  and 
the  V.  D.  C.  of  New  Orleans,  who  daily  served  luncheons 
to  the  Confederate  surgeons,  under  the  direction  of  Mrs. 
D.  A.  S.  Vaught,  were  the  recipients  of  praise  that  compen- 
sated them  for  the  untiring  services  they  so  gladly  ren- 
dered. 

Amid  much  ajipliuise  Dr.  Stanford  E.  Chaille  was  unani- 
mously elected  President.  For  satisfactory  reasons  Dr. 
Chaille  declined  the  honor  conferred  upon  him.  The  Asso- 
ciation then  nominated  Dr.  John  R.  Gildersleeve,  of  Vir- 
ginia. This  distinguished  scholar  was  unanimously  elected, 
and  he  received  the  gavel  from  two  of  the  former  Presi- 
dents, Dr.  Cowan  and  Dr.  Keller,  the  resigning  President, 
Dr.  Kerr,  vacating  the  chair  to  the  newly  elected  President. 
The  Vice  Presidents  elected  were:  Dr.  J.  D.  Croom,  of 
North  Carolina;  Dr.  W.  E.  Brickell,  of  New  Orleans;  Dr. 
F.  R.  Calhoun,  of  Georgia;  and  Dr.  J.  M.  Holloway,  of  Ten- 
nessee. Dr.  Deering  J.  Roberts  was  again  elected  Secre- 
tary. 

MEDICAL  officers'    ASSOCIATION. 

In  extending  the  welcome  of  New  Orleans  to  the  Association 
of  Medical  Officers,  Dr.  Gessner  introduced  Dr.  Stanford  E. 
Chaille,  of  New  Orleans,  extracts  from  whose  speech  are 
copied  here ; 

"Medical  officers  of  the  Confederacy,  sons  and  friends  of 
the  veterans  of  the  South,  a  relic  of  the  Old  South  greets  you 
with  a  cordial  regard. 


"A  few  summers  ago,  while  galloping  slowly  along  a  South- 
ern road  in  company  with  an  ex-Confederate  officer  of  com- 
manding military  presence,  two  little  schoolgirls  passed.  One 
lovingly  said :  'See,  see  the  old  Confederate  general !'  'How 
you  know?'  said  the  others.  'Why,  look,  just  look  at  him, 
and  can't  you  hear  the  trumpets  blowing?' 

"No  years  have  stamped  so  indelibly  your  brains  as  the 
years  of  our  Civil  War,  the  memories  of  what  you  then 
thought  and  felt,  saw  and  heard,  and  a  glance  at  you  veterans 
suffices  to  awake  memories  more  vivid  and  accurate  than  a 
schoolgirl's  imagination  cjuld  invent.  ,_ 

"Wherever  in  the  South  you  may  have  been,  you  heard  the 
trumpet,  the  fife,  and  the  drum ;  for  in  every  city  and  village 
patriots  gathered,  you  among  them,  not  to  assail  any  man's 
rights,  but  to  defend  their  homes  from  invasion.  The  nearer 
you  moved  to  the  front,  the  louder  and  fiercer  resounded  the 
blowing  of  trumpets,  the  piping  of  fifes,  and  the  rattle  of 
drums.  And  when  at  last  the  battle  came,  you  heard  the 
brazen  blast  of  many  bugles  and  the  throb  of  many  war 
drums  mingled  in  tumultuous  uproar  with  the  tread  of  in- 
fantry, the  tramp  of  cavalry,  the  whir  of  artillery  wheels,  the 
creak  and  rumble  of  wagons,  and  the  clanking  of  arms.  Listen, 
and  you  can  still  hear  volleys  of  musketry,  buzzing  balls, 
shrieking  shells,  and  the  roar  of  cannon.  Look,  and  you  can 
still  see  the  battle  flag  of  the  South  moving  steadily  forward 
and  the  stars  and  bars  of  the  Confederacy  triumphantly  wav- 
ing over  exulting  patriots.  Listen  again,  and  can't  you  hear 
the  yells  of  victory  and  the  glad  strains  of  'In  Dixie  Land  I'll 
take  my  stand,  to  live  and  die  in  Dixie?'  So  ofteij  did  you 
hear  this  music,  under  such  varying  emotions  of  grief  as  well 
as  of  joy,  of  depression  in  defeat,  and  of  exultation  in  vic- 
tory, that  even  to  this  day  your  every  nerve  thrills  and  your 
every  muscle  quivers  when  you  hear  the  same  old  strains ; 
and  you  are  tempted  to  renew  the  old  yell  of  fierce  exultation 
in  victory  and  of  still  fiercer  defiance  in  defeat  whenever  »you 
hear  the  welcome  music  of  'Away  down  South  in  Dixie.' 

"So  furious  was  the  conflict,  so  loud  the  tumult  of  our  bat- 
tles, that  the  ferocious  uproar  resounded  around  the  earth,  and 
the  fame  of  the  dauntless  courage  and  of  the  sublime  fortitude 
of  the  heroic  patriots  of  the  South — who  lost  all  save  honor — 
will  linger  long  in  song  and  story, 

"But,  while  your  armed  comrades  were  dying  for  the  South, 
where  were  the  nonconibatant  medical  officers  of  the  Confed- 
eracy? Close  by  their  sides,  whether  sick,  wounded,  or,  dying; 
whether  on  the  bare  ground,  in  tent,  in  hospital,  or  on  the 
battlefield.  How  close  you  clung  to  your  suffering  comrades, 
let  this  small  fraction  of  the  woeful  truth  testify.  The  war  rec- 
ord of  only  a  small  portion  of  the  graduates  of  the  Medical 
Department  of  Tulane  Universtiy  has  been  traced.  Yet  of 
this  fraction  of  this  one  medical  college,  twenty-four  died  or 
were  permanently  disabled  by  wounds  received,  and  thirteen 
were  killed  in  battle.  Medical  officers  still  living  incurred  like 
risks. 

"With  rare  devotion  did  you  cling  to  your  posts  of  duty; 
with  aching  hearts  did  you  witness  the  blood-stained  crowd 
streaming  in  steady  current  to  the  rear  of  every  battlefield ; 
witness  the  sufferings  of  the  sick,  of  the  mutilated,  and  the 
dying — to  all  of  whom  you  hastened  with  prompt  and  welcome 
aid  and  comfort. 

"Never  can  you  forget  the  unselfish  and  uncomplaining  for- 
titude with  which  our  brave  and  beloved  comrades  endured 
their  misfortunes,  even  surpassing  the  dauntless  courage  dis- 
played in  battle.  How  very  often  it  seemed  that  the  worst 
wounded  were  the  loftiest  ideals  of  soldierly  manhood,  the 
choicest  sons  of  the  South,  the  rightful  inheritors  of  the  souls 


Qor7federat<^  l/ecerai>. 


305 


of  Washington  and  of  his  illustrious  compatriots  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary War!  How  constantly  did  their  gentleness,  afifec- 
tion,  and  gratitude  for  the  mere  discharge  of  your  duty  re- 
mind you  of  the  truth  of  the  old  lines  : 

'The  bravest  are  the  tenderest, 
The  loving  are  the  daring !' 
How   often   were  your  hearts   wrung  with   pity   and   anguish 
and  with  dread  lest  our  Southern  land  should  be  bereft  of  the 
'breed  of  noble  bloods !' 

"In  a  field  hospital,  close  to  the  rear  of  a  battlefield,  and 
crowded  with  the  recently  wounded,  I  witnessed  a  scene  elo- 
quent of  the  unconquerable  valor  of  Southern  patriots.  A 
Confederate  regiment  was  passing,  and  wounded  soldiers,  with 
hands  or  forearms  freshly  amputated,  rushed  to  the  front  gal- 
lery and  waved  their  mutilated  arms,  clothed  in  bandages  red 
with  their  own  oozing  blood,  and  shouted  words  of  encour- 
agement to  their  advancing  comrades  and  yells  of  defiance  for 
the  enemy. 

"Of  such  valorous  young  manhood  w.ere  your  heroic  dead. 
.\lthough  time  and  sorrow  have  grizzled  the  hair  upon  your 
heads  and  creased  your  faces  with  furrows,  your  hearts  still 
quiver  with  the  memory  of  those  who  were  the  dear  friends 
of  your  youth,  brothers  in  love,  often  brothers  suckled  at  the 
sacred  bosom  of  the  same  valiant  mother,  cherished  comrades 
who^e  blood  reddened  the  soil  of  our  country  in  such  copious 
-1  reams  that  the  old  South  is  to  you  a  holy  land.  A  merciful 
God  must  have  welcomed  these  gallant  braves,  ever  ready, 
when  not  on  duty,  for  a  frolic  or  a  fight,  eager  to  reverence 
and  defend  all  of  womanhood  and  to  kiss  every  darling  girl, 
and  yet  prompt  to  meet  death  with  a  glint  of  steel  within  the 
eyes  and  a  smile  upon  the  face.  .Shades  of  boyhood's  friends, 
beloved  comrades  of  our  youth,  whose  blood  was  shed  for  our 
defense,  we  veterans,  lingering  relics  of  your  past,  lovingly 
salute  you ! 

".\lthough  woefully  deficient  in  medical  and  surgical  sup- 
plies, there  is  convincing  evidence  that  in  victory  and  defeat 
you  did  your  duty  as  well  as  did  your  comrades.  They  killed 
more  of  their  foes  than  were  killed  by  these,  and  you  saved 
the  lives  of  more  captured  Federals  than  were  saved  of  cap- 
tured Confederates. 

"In  spite  of  the  valiant  discharge  of  trying  duties,  the  Con- 
federate army  was  forced  to  learn  the  old,  old  lesson  recently 
taught  the  brave  and  patriotic  Boers 

"Recall  the  awful  years  of  reconstruction,  when  the  sole 
comrades  you  envied  were  those  dead  on  the  field  of  battle, 
when  to  live  was  a  far  more  grievous  fate  than  to  have  died 
for  Dixie,  when  by  outrageous  taxation  you  were  robbed  of 
the  scanty  products  of  your  toilsome  poverty ;  when  your 
rights  as  pardoned  prisoners  of  war  with  restoration  to  cit- 
izenship were  desecrated ;  when  you,  the  descendants  of  a  long 
line  of  freemen,  you  who  had  during  four  of  the  bloodiest 
years  in  history  proved  that  the  sons  of  your  forefathers  had 
not  dcgeiuratod.  you  who  had  given  such  daring  to  the  .Xrmy 
of  the  Confederacy  that  even  its  victors  had  trembled,  you, 
even  you,  were  made  subservient  to  your  own  black  slaves, 
led  by  those  hyenas  of  the  North  called  carpetbaggers  and  by 
those  buzzards  of  the  South  called  scalawags.  Would  to  God 
we  could  forget  that  behind  these  villains  and  their  ignorant, 
venal  followers  stood  the  victorious  soldiers  of  the  United 
States,  and  that  over  them  all  flaunted  the  flag  that  could  never 
have  existed  but  for  the  valor  of  our  sires,  the  flag  crimsoned 
with  their  blood  shed  for  liberty,  independence,  and  a  fraternal 
union  I  In  those  woeful  days  it  seemed  to  Confederate  patriots 
that  hell  had  disgorged  all  its  fiends  to  devastate  the  South, 
and  that  S.itan  had  at  last  vanquished  God.     Then  the  tor- 


turing  iron   of   humiliation    scared   your   souls,   and   then    the 
'Solid  South'  was  born  that  still  survives. 

"But  slowly,  very  slowly,  you  began  to  realize  that  all  men 
of  the  North  were  not  animated  by  hatred,  malice,  and  re- 
venge, that  there  were  some  who  loved  justice,  loved  the 
South,  and  were  incensed  at  the  outrages  inflicted  by  the  vic- 
tors on  the  vanquished.  It  is  a  source  of  just  pride  to  recall 
that  the  first  manifestation  by  any  prominent  class  of  men  of 
the  justice  and  mercy  of  God  and  of  the  charity  of  Christ  is- 
sued from  those  whose  lives  are  dedicated  to  the  service  of 
humanity,  the  men  of  the  medical  profession.  In  1869  there 
assembled  in  New  Orleans  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion, bringing  with  it  from  Northern  homes  proffers  of  sym- 
pathy, encouragement,  influence,  and  aid;  led  by  him  who  was 
the  worthy  leader  of  our  profession.  For  he  was  the  na- 
tion's greatest  surgeon,  and  a  man  unsurpassed  for  nobility  of 
character  and  for  a  patriotism  broad  enough  to  clasp  in  loving 
arms  the  patriots  of  the  Confederacy.  This  great  and  good 
man  was  Samuel  D.  Gross,  of  Pennsylvania,  whose  memory 
should  be  cherished  by  every  son  of  the  South. 

"Another  ray  of  hope  came,  in  1872,  to  New  Orleans  and 
the  South,  for  it  proved  that  the  unconquerable  spirit  i'nt 
sustained  the  Confederacy  still  lived,  that  surviving  Confed- 
erates and  their  sons  could  still  strike  a  deadly  blow  for  their 
right  as  freemen  to  openly  purchase  and  to  wear  arms  for  their 
own  defense.  On  the  bank  of  the  Mississippi,  at  the  foot  of 
the  street  you  are  now  se.itcd  by,  stands  Liberty  Place,  where 
a  scanty  number  of  patriots  promptly  drove  the  armed  mer- 
cenaries of  the  carpetbaggers  into  the  near-by  customhouse, 
where,  under  the  folds  of  the  stars  and  stripes,  they  cowered 
for  protection.  Sixteen  patriots  were  killed  in  giving  this 
needed  lesson  to  the  United  States.  The  lesson  thus  taught 
was  that  the  reconstruction  governments,  based  on  carpetbag- 
gers, renegades,  and  ex-slaves,  were  flimsy  houses  of  cards 
that  the  crook  of  the  fingers  of  a  few  patriots  would  topple  to 
the  ground  but  for  the  support  of  the  army.  Therefore,  that 
these  governments  were  not  the  strong,  civil  governments 
hoped  for  by  a  revengeful  Congress,  but  the  very  worst  of  all 
military  govenmients,  one  executed  by  selfish  scoundrels,  sus- 
tained by  millions  of  semi-barbarians  who  cared  much  for 
license,  nothing  for  liberty,  and  who  knew  naught  of  the 
patriotism  that  passionately  faces  death  to  secure  the  rights  of 
freemen. 

"And  so,  at  last,  justice,  sound  policy,  and  some  fear  that 
the  Lion  of  the  Confederacy,  exhausted  by  starvation  and 
bleeding  wounds,  was  regaining  strength  and  might,  in  des- 
peration, renew  his  dreaded  roar  in  battle,  regained  our  an- 
cestral rights  as  freemen.  For  in  this  State,  in  1876,  a  Con- 
federate veteran,  griveously  mutilated  and  permanently  dis- 
abled in  battle  (Gen.  Francis  T.  Nicholls,  now  Chief  Justice), 
became  the  Governor  of  Louisiana.  Then  hope,  confidence, 
and  progress  revived,  after  fifteen  of  the  most  trying  years  that 
any  patriots  ever  endured. 

"By  the  healing  hand  of  time  the  Confederate  veteran  has 
been  delivered  from  the  passion  and  prejudice  of  youth;  by 
familiarity  with  adversity  he  has  been  guided  to  sympathy  for 
the  misfortunes  and  the  mistakes  of  all  others;  by  experience 
of  his  own  errors  and  frailties  he  has  been  trained  to  tolerate 
those  of  others;  and  by  the  restoration  of  his  rights  as  free- 
man and  by  the  regain  of  hope  and  prosperity  he  has  been 
rescued  from  wrath  and  restored  to  magnanimity.  Hence  il 
is  the  Confederate  veteran  who  teaches  the  divine  lesson, 
'Malice  toward  none,  charity  for  all,  with  firmness  in  the  right 
as  God  gives  you  to  see  the  right.'  And  it  is  the  Confederate 
veteran,  with  patriotism  in  his  soul  and  in  his  every  fighting 


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C^opfederate  Ueterarj, 


muscle,  who  hopes  to  unite   with  all  his   former  foes   in  the 
refrain : 

'Fold  up  the  banners  I  smelt  the  guns ! 

Peace  rules.    Her  gentler  purpose  runs, 

A  mighty  mother  turns  with  tears 

The  pages  of  her  battle  years — 

Lamenting  all  her  fallen  sons.' 

"In  this  city  stand  both  the  Confederate  Memorial  Hall  and 
the  Soldiers'  Home,  where  unfortunate  veterans  find  a  wel- 
come shelter.  At  one  end  of  this  very  street  stands  the  monu- 
ment at  Liberty  Place,  to  commemorate  the  sixteen  patriots 
who  died  to  defend  our  rights  openly  to  bear  arms ;  and  at 
the  other  end  is  to  be  found  one  monument  to  Confederate 
dead  and  another  in  memory  of  that  princely  gentleman,  ac- 
complished soldier,  and  great  commander,  Albert  Sidney  John- 
ston. Here  lived  for  a  time  those  noble  patriots  and  able  lead- 
ers, Gens.  Braxton  Bragg.  Leonidas  Polk,  and  Joseph  Wheel- 
er; and  here  died  those  unsurpassable  patriots.  Hood,  Beaure- 
gard, and  our  revered  Jefferson  Davis.  Towering  over  all 
other  monuments,  stands  erect  the  statue  of  that  peerless  type 
of  the  Confederate  soldier,  'on  whom  the  Lord  God  Almighty 
laid  the  sword  of  his  imperishable  knighthood,'  that  beau  ideal 
of  a  nation's  commander,  Robert  E.  Lee.  Every  one  of  these 
monuments  is  an  answer  by  the  men  of  New  Orleans  to  the 
ignoble  souls,  steeped  in  malice  and  revenge,  who  hoped  to 
'make  treason  odious,'  men  too  mean  and  petty  to  fathom 
the  nobility  of  spirit  that  has  gloriously  resulted  in  the  fact 
that,  the  more  Davis,  Lee,  and  our  other  famous  patriots  have 
been  belied  and  reviled,  the  more  they  have  been  beloved  and 
revered  throughout  the  South.  To  denounce  such  men  and 
their  followers  as  traitors  glorified  treason  and  converted  the 
foul  word  into  a  badge  of  honor. 

"As  a  member  of  your  profession  and  as  the  representative 
of  the  Tulane  Medical  Faculty,  a  majority  of  whose  members 
is  still  composed  of  Confederate  veterans,  I  bid  you  twice 
welcome,  welcome  to  our  city,  welcome  to  this  building,  a 
princely  gift  for  the  good  of  the  medical  profession  and  of  the 
public  from  the  generous  hearts  and  hands  of  Prof.  T.  G. 
Richardson,  a  Confederate  surgeon,  and  of  his  noble  wife,  as 
stanch  a  SoutHern  patriot  as  her  husband. 

"Having  served  first  as  a  private,  then  as  a  surgeon  in  the 
field,  and  afterwards  in  hospital,  then  as  a  captive  and  par- 
doned Rebel,  and  finally  as  a  free  citizen,  I  have  shared  the 
same  duties  and  the  same  joy,  grief,  despair,  and  hope  that 
you  have  experienced;  and  I  therefore  tender  you  many,  many 
welcomes,  streaming  from  the  depths  of  a  comrade's  heart — a 
comrade  who,  because  an  eyewitness,  profoundly  honors  your 
unsurpassed  devotion  to  principle  and  to  duty." 

May  22  Dr.  Chaille  was  unanimously  elected  President  of 
the  Association,  but,  because  of  other  imperative  duties,  was 
forced  to  decline. 


C.  S.   M.  A. 

Report  oi^  I'jsocl-edings  at  New  Orleans.  May  19-22.  190.3. 
We'll  Ice  'p  the  story  of  that  vpondrous  Past, 
For  which  the  Veterans  fought,  vyhile  Time  shall  last: 
Ages  will  roll — thrones,  empires  pass  away. 
But  ])oets,  still  sh-ill  sound  the  deathless  lay 
And  sing  the  epic  of  the  Kniaht  in  Gray. 

Mai-  19,  10:30  a.m. 
The    delegates   registered   and    received   badges   at    the 
Centennial    Grounds    Armory.     From    thenee    they    pro- 
ceeded to  Christ  Church,  where  was  held  a  beautiful  serv- 
ice in  memory  of  Hon.  .Tefferson  Davis,  the  only  Pre.sident 


of  the  Confederate  States  of  Ami-rica.  This  was  the 
solemn  opening  of  the  Heuniun  by  the  C.  S.  M.  A.,  and  was 
a  harmless  tribute  upon  the  bier  oi  the  most  unique  figure 
of  the  nineteenth  century.  The  old  colors  floated  every- 
where. The  bands  playe.l,  and  the  historic  eily  echoed 
and  reechoed  the  old  story. 

An  address  of  welcome  to  the  veterans,  delivered  by 
Mrs.  W.  J.  Behan  at  the  Auditorium,  in  behalf  of  the  C.  S. 
M.  A.,  was  one  of  the  numbers  on  the  programme.  Cries 
of  "Goii  bless  the  women!  '  rent  the  air.  "I'm  going 
back  to  Dixie!"  was  sung  by  the  iu.spired  multitude.  The 
ladies  withdrew,  leaviug  the  veterans  to  themselves  for  a 
business  session. 

Prom  3  to  6  p.m.  there  was  an  interesting  reception  given 
by  the  Memorial  Associations  of  the  city  at  the  Soldiers' 
Home,  to  all  visitors.  At  8  p.m.  there  was  a  social  rendez- 
vous at  the  St.  Charles  Hotel,  Col.  Blakeley,  mine  h;)St. 
Theaters  were  open  and  free  entertainments  to  the  fortu- 
nate wearers  of  the  badges  of  the  U.  C.  V.,  C.  S.  Jf.  A.,  U. 
S.  C.  v.,  and  the  U.  D.  C.,  and  the  press. 

Wednesday,  May  20,  9:30  a.m. 

The  C.  S.  M.  a.  was  called  to  order  in  the  Cintinental 
Guards'  Armory,  by  Mrs.  Alden  MeClellan.  of  the  Conven- 
tion Committee.  Prayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  Father  Lan- 
ton.  A  poem,  composed  by  Mrs.  Virginia  F.  Boyle,  was 
read  by  Miss  Outland.  with  musical  accompaniment. 

An  address  of  welcome  was  given  by  Gov.  Heard  for  the 
State.  Mayor  Capdeville  followed  in  behalf  of  the  city. 
Music  made  pleasant  intervals.  Gen.  Levert  represented 
the  U.  C.  V.'s  of  Louisiana,  and  Mr.  Charbonnet  the  Sons 
of  the  State.  All  city  organizations  were  presented, 
vieing  amiably  in  cordial  greetings.  Jfrs.  Freret  wel- 
comed the  visiting  memorial  ladies  in  behalf  of  the  New 


MISS    SUSANNE    ROBERTS,    SPRINGFIELD,    MO., 

Maid  of  Honor  Missouri  Division,  U.  C.  V.,  New  Orleans  Reunion. 

.Miss  Roberts  lias  twice  been  chosen  as  Sponsor  for  the  State. 


Qoofederate  l/eterap. 


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Orleans  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy.  The  address  of 
u  elcome  b^  Mrs.  .\I.  L.  Graham  for  Louishiua  was  followed 
l)y  Airs.  A.  Metlellau,  introducing  Mrs.  \V.  ,T.  Behan,  the  be- 
loved President  of  the  C.  S.  M.  A.,  whose  timely  remarks 
were  frequently  interrupted  by  applause.  Dear  old  tunes 
Here  rendered   by  fair  young-  i)erformers. 

The  roll  of  the  States  was  Ihen  calle.l.  Tlie  minutes  of 
the  lust  meeting  at  Dallas,  Tex.,  were  read  by  Miss  Daisy 
.M.  L.  llodgsoji,  Ree.  Sec.  Following  adjournment,  lun- 
cheon was  served  at  the  Armory  to  the  members  and 
guests.  Business  was  suspended  for  the  services  b\  the 
U.  C.  V.'s  in  memory  of  "Our  Winnie,  the  Daughter  of  the 
Confederacy,"  and  the  comrades  who  have  answered  ihe 
long  roll  since  last  Keunion  day,  followed  by  prayers  for 
Ihe  living.  "The  Vacant  Chair"  was  sung,  and  ihr  sad 
sound  of  "Taps"  closeil  the  solumn  hour. 

A  short  business  session  was  held  at  2  p.m.  Various  in- 
vitations were  extended  to  the  C.  S.  M.  A.  A  beautiful 
feature  of  the  convention  was  the  daily  programme  exe- 
cuted by  an  orchestra  of  lovely  girls. 

The  reading  of  reports  was  initiated  by  a  en  11  from  the 
(hair  for  .\labama.  first  in  alphabetical  order.  The  Sec- 
retary of  the  T,.  M.  A.,  a  delegate  from  Montgomery.  Ala., 
read  the  annual  report,  paying  an  affectionate  tribute  to 
the  President,  Mrs.  M.  D.  Bibb,  and  her  associates.  Next 
in  oi-der  came  the  report  of  Mrs.  D.  H.  Williams,  of  Gains- 
ville.  Adjournment  was  followed  by  a  trolley  ride  around 
the  city.  A  grand  ball  was  given  in  the  Auditorium  at 
night. 

Xo  more  brilli.-int  scone  was  enacted  than  the  bcnntiful 
gatlipring  of  Confederates  to  honor  Mrs.  Stonewall  .T;ick- 
son.  who  received  with  Mesdanies  E.  Kirby  Smith  and 
Braxton  Bragg.  Mrs.  W.  .T.  Eclinn  assiting  with  oth  r  dis- 
tingni.shed  ladies. 

Mrs.  Davis,  Mrs.  Hayes,  and  yonng  .Teffcrson  Hayes 
Davis,  the  last  of  the  noble  line,  were  remembered,  and 
many  a  heart  sent  the  wireless  message  of  a  loving  sigh. 

Thuksd.w.   M.vy  21.  9:3U  A.M. 

After  the  usual  prayer  and  other  preliminaries,  the  read- 
ing of  reports  was  continued.  Fifty-seven  associations 
were  represented  by  delegates  or  letters.  On  motion, 
the  Confederate  Veteuan  was  ma;le  the  official  organ. 
S.  A.  Cunningham,  the  editor,  accepted  the  selection  in 
his  own  brief  but  kindly  manner.  A  friend  and  eonfifeie 
stated  to  the  convention  that  "he  deserves  and  is  entitled 
to  the  r.-mk  of  colonel,  accompanying  three  stars  on  his 
collar,  but  he  wears  no  sign  of  rank  and  prefers  to  b- 
Mister.'' 

By  request.  Miss  Carolyn  Tennent,  a  fair  maid  of  honir 
from  the  Indian  Territory,  read  "Dixie,"  written  in  1861 
by  Tra  M.  Porter,  of  Greenvilh-,  Ala.  This  was  f<dlowed 
by  "Dixie"  from  the  young  ladies'  orchi'stra.  The  change 
of  words  to  the  inspiring  old  air  was  quietly  discussed, 
but  no  action  was  taken.  The  Committee  on  Badges  was 
requested  to  meet  at  thv*  noon  recess. 

Upon  adjournment  another  beautiful  luncheon  was 
served  by  Mrs.  .Tno.  D.  Richardson  and  her  able  assistants. 
Mrs.  Stonewall  .Tackson  was  the  guest  of  honor.  A  wel- 
come was  tendered  standing.  Refreshments  were  taste- 
fully served,  and  at  every  plate  was  a  memory  cup.  The 
decorations  were  red  and  white  sweet  peas. 

At  2  P.M.  the  gavel  announced  the  resumption  of 
buslneas.     The  Committee  on  Badges  selected  two  out  of 


many  designs,  and  these  were  voted  upon.  By  a  majcrity 
of  two  a  handsome  design  was  adopted:  a  wreath  of  stars, 
through  which  is  thrust  a  Confederate  flag.  Thereafter, 
the  ai)proach  of  Gen.  J.  B.  G.jrdon  being  announced,  every 
member  arose  to  her  feet  as  hs'  passed  up  the  central 
aisle,  the  clapping  of  fair  hands  expressing  but  mildly 
the  tide  of  feeling  that  greeted  him.  As  well  expressed 
by  Mrs.  Behan,  the  presiding  officer,  "Gen.  Gordon  needs 
no  introduction.  We  know  him  as  our  commander  in 
chief."  An  interesting  incident  took  place.  The  General 
was  requested  to  bestow  upon  Miss  Estelle  Hodgson,  of 
the  .luuior  Memorial  Association,  of  New  Orleans,  the 
gold  medal  offered  li.\  "I'hc  Jefferson  Davis  Memorial 
Committee,"  in  recognilii.n  of  her  industrious  and  pati  iotic 
achievement  in  selling  the  greatest  number  of  Davis  but- 
tons. The  offer  was  made  to  the  children  of  every  State, 
and  this  young  patriot  bore  off  the  palm  by  a  sale  of  nearly 
two  thousand.  Gen.  Gordon's  remarks  are  long  to  be  re- 
membered by  the  hupi)y  recixjient.  This  was  the  pro- 
logue to  an  affectionate  eulogy  on  Southern  vvomeu  of 
war  and  Southern  women  of  peace,  who  So  devotedly 
cherish  the  memories  of  the  past.  The  dear  representa- 
tive hero  of  that  precious  past  closed  with  an  eloquent 
indorsement  of  the  proposed  monument  to  Southern 
women  who  were  the  inspiration  of  every  hero  of  the  six- 
ties. As  he  passed  out  of  the  hall,  it  was  through  a 
column  of  smiling  -aye,  tearful — women  who  wished  to 
clasp  that  good  right  hand  that  led  the  charge  in  many 
sanguinary  battles. 

Adjournment  was  then  ordered  for  the  patriotic  celebra- 
tion by  the  .Junior  Memorial  Association  at  Lee's  Monu- 
ment at  5  P.M.,  in  which  nearly  every  child  in  the  city 
took  part. 

Again  balls,  teas,  receptions,  outings,  be  at  rides  on  the 
river  or  the  lakes  in  and  around  the  magnolia-crowned 
citj-. 

Friday,  May  22,  9:30  a.m. 

The  session  opened  with  the  Lord's  Prayer,  in  which  all 
united.  Reports  of  committees  were  in  order.  Messages 
of  congratulations  or  of  regrets  were  x-eceived.  Invita- 
tions were  extended. 

At  the  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  in  recog- 
nition of  her  invaluable  anil  untiring  services  so  de- 
votedly given  to  the  cause  of  memory  which  is  the  caus:' 
of  the  C.  S.  M.  A.,  Mrs  Alden  McClellan  being  in  the  cha^r, 
Mrs.  W.  .T.  Behan  w-as  reelected  president  by  acelamatii  n. 
The  compliment  was  accepted  with  emotion  and  a  re- 
newal of  assurances  that  her  best  energies  should  be 
given  to  the  noble  organization.  The  election  proceeded. 
It  seemed  to  be  the  understanding  that  some  changes 
were  necessary,  owing  to  conflicting  duties  and  resigna- 
tions. Mrs.  I.  M.  P.  Ockenden  s;iiii  that  such  changes 
being  suggested  on  the  democratic  principle  of  rotation 
in  office,  without  any  reflection  ujion  present  incumbents, 
she  would  nominate  Mrs.  .1.  C.  Lee,  her  colleague  from 
Montgomery,  for  Vice  President  from  Alabama,  in  rec- 
ognition of  her  as  the  niece  of  the  gallant  Gen.  Lomax. 
the  widow  of  Dr.  .T.  C.  Lee,  the  Vice  President  of  the  L. 
M.  A.  of  Montgomery,  and  as  one  of  the  trio  of  brave 
women  who  made  the  first  Confederate  flair  raised  west 
of  the  Mississippi  River.  Mrs.  Lee  was  elected  unanimously 
with  the  hearty  concurrence  of  Mrs.  D.  H.  Williams,  retir- 
ing Vice  President,  on  account  of  ill  he:ilth.     Mrs.  .Vkb-n 


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McClellan  was  then  elected  for  Louisiana,  Mrs.  L.  B  Val- 
iant for  Missouri,  Mrs.  Alu-e  Palmer  for  South  Carolina. 
The  reelections  were  as  follows:  Mrs.  Sterling  liobertscn, 
Texas;  Mrs.  J.  D.  Walker,  Arkansas;  Mrs.  Ximberlake, 
Georgia;  Mrs.  Stevens,  Mississipiii;  Mrs.  Garlaud  Jones, 
Xorth  Carolina;  Miss  Ault,  Tennessee;  Mrs.  Shelton 
Chieves,  Virginia. 

Mrs.  J.  C.  Lee  put  in  nomination  Mrs.  Ockenden  for 
Historian.  The  latter  received  the  motion  with  thanks, 
but  declined  in  favor  of  Miss  Mary  A.  Hall,  of  G?orgia, 
who  Avas  chosen.  Miss  Daisy  M.  L.  Hodgson  was  un^ni- 
mously  reelected  Recording  Secretary.  Miss  Sue  H. 
Walker  was  reelected  Corresp  nding  Secretary,  btit  de- 
clined. Being  requested  to  reconsider,  it  was  explaned 
that  she  had  been  appointed  State  Commissioner  to  the 
World's  Fair  at  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Geo.  A.  Williams  wps  then 
selected  for  the  office,  and  Mrs.  Gasccgne  Wright  was 
made  Treasurer.  Mrs.  Julia  Garside  Welch  resigning-.  A 
vote  of  thanks  was  given  the  retiring  officers  for  their 
efficient  .--orvice,  and  the  new  appointees  accepted  their 
positions. 

Mesdames  A.  L.  Dowdell  and  Hervey  Jones,  representing 
the  U.  D.  C,  asked  the  floor,  and  Mrs.  Dowdell  requested 
the  cooperation  of  the  C.  S.  M.  A.  in  the  proposed  adoption 
nf  appropriate  words  for  the  tune  of  "Dixie."  Consid- 
erable discussion  followed,  a  few  clinging  to  the  old 
minstrel  song,  but  it  was  generally  admitted  that  a  choice 
was  desirable  between  the  various  better  versions  already 
written.  Nothing  definite  was  done,  the  matter  being 
before  the  U.  C.  V.,  subject  to  the  action  of  a  committee. 
The  report  from  the  Committee  on  Resolutions,  composed 
of  Mesdames  Lizzie  Pollard,  of  Arkansas,  Elizabeth  Lyle 
Saxon,  of  New  Orleans,  and  C.  W.  P.  Brock,  of  Vir- 
ginia, was  read  by  Mrs.  Pollard.  This  embraced  thanks 
to  the  city  of  New  Orleans  for  cordial,  unstinted  hospi- 
tality in  the  entertainment  of  the  C.  S.  M.  A.,  and  the  sym- 
pathy of  this  Association  was  extended  to  the  absent  mem- 
bers, on  whom  bereavements  or  sorrows  in  any  form  have 
fallen.  The  ably-written  document  was  unanimously 
adopted.  The  doxology  was  sung,  and  the  convention  ad- 
journed to  meet,  God  willing,  at  the  Annual  Reunion  of 
Veterans  in  1904. 

Addenda. — Honors  were  lavished  upon  the  trio  of  dis- 
tinguished women,  comrades  of  Stfmewall  Jackson,  Kirby 
Smith,  and  Braxton  Bragg — heroes  all. 

Among  the  many  who  deserve  special  mention  are  the 
pages — the  handsome  boys  in  Confederate  uniforms,  and 
the  graceful  little  women  in  Confederate  colors,  who  Avere 
untiring  in  the  service  of  the  C.  S.  M.  A. 

Mrs.  W.  .T.  Behan  and  her  associates  of  th«>  C.  S.  M.  A. 
were  special  guests  of  the  Pickwick  Club,  and  occupied  a 
fine  position  from  which  to  witness  the  grand  parade 
which  occupied  the  hours  from  2  to  6  p.m..  and  coverel 
the  space  of  several  miles. 

No  unpleasantness  was  nb=ervp[l  in  that  vast  throng, 
perfect  order  and  good  nature  reig-ned  supreme — ^but  alas, 
one  sad  event  took  place!  .\n  old  veteran  who  was  too 
feeble  to  march  appeared  in  the  ra'iks;  he  dropped  out 
unnoticed,  save  by  a  few,  and  was  carried  in  an  ambulance, 
by  the  vigilant  hospital  force,  to  an  infirmary — only  tired! 
On  Saturday  morning  he  was — at  rest!  Upon  his  breast 
lay  the  Cross  of  Honor,  and  in  his  pocket  his  name  and 
address  at  Emorv,  Tex. 

Tt    Avas   good   for   us   to    meet    tngether.     The    fair   city 


honored  the  men  and  women  of  the  glorious  past,  and 
bound  to  herself  those  recipients  of  her  hospitality  by  a 
torrent  as  resistless  as  the  grand  old  river  which  brings 
the  rich  largess  of  a  continent  to  her  flower-strewn 
sands,  where  the  glittering  crescent  lies  under  the  bonnie 
blue  sky. 

MONUMENT.   GREENVILLE,   ALA. 
An   Important  event  occurred  in  Greenville,  Ala.,  in  the 
unveiling  of  the  monument  erected  to  the  memory  of  But- 
ler's Confederate  heroes  on  June  3.    Its  erection  is  the  work 
of  Father  Ryan  Chapter,  U.  D.  C. 

The  exercises  began  with  a  prayer  by  Rev.  Eugene  M. 
Stewart.  Thirteen  young  ladies,  dressed  in  white,  with  red 
sashes  with  the  names  of  Southern  States  inscribed,  went 
through  a  drill  exercise,  and  at  the  close  formed  a  circle 
around  the  monument.  After  a  short  recitation  by  Miss 
Leila  Shanks,  they  unveiled  the  shaft,  and  simultaneously 
"Dixie"  was  hegim  by  members  of  the  Chapter,  taken  up 
by  the  girls  around  the  monument.  The  beautiful  poem 
written  by  one  of  Alabama's  most  gifted  and  patriotic 
daughters.  Mrs.  1.  M.  P.  Ockenden,  was  used. 

Mrs.  Ockenden,  nee  Ina  Maria  Porter,  resided  in  Green- 
ville, Ala.,  in  1861,  and  in  that  year  wrote  the  words  to  the 
air  of  "Dixie,"  which  were  also  read  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Confederated  Southern  Memorial  Association  during  the  re- 
union. Her  name  and  that  of  her  illustrious  father  and 
Christian  mother  are  linked  with  many  noble  deeds  of 
mercy  and  charity  in  the  four  years  of  the  Civil  War.  Mrs. 
Ockenden  has  a  warm  place  in  the  hearts  of  Butler's  citi- 
zens. 

Hon.  C.  E.  Hamilton,  in  an  elegant  introduction,  pre- 
sented the  orator  of  the  occasion,  Hon.  B.  H.  Screws,  of 
Montgomery.  Though  in  the  open  air,  all  heard  him  dis- 
tinctly and  every  sentence  fell  like  music.  When  he  con- 
cluded, there  was  a  feeling  of  disappointment  that  the  ad- 
dress was  not  even  longer.  It  was  the  universal  verdict 
that  no  orator  in  the  State  could  have  more  thoroughly 
charmed  his  audience. 

Mrs.  Ockendex's  Poem. 

In  Dixie  cotton  loves  to  grow. 

With  leaf  of  green  and  boll  of  snow; 

Here  waves  the  golden  wheat  and  corn — 

In  Dixie  Land,  where  1  was  born — 

Away  down  South,  in  Dixie; 

Away,  away,  away  down  South,  in  Dixie. 

In  Dixie  sweetest  roses  bloom. 

The  jasmine  yields  its  rare  perfume; 

And  here  the  sea  breeze  haunts  the  South, 

With  orange  blossoms  in  her  mouth — 

Away  down  South,  in  Dixie; 

Away,  away,  away  down  South,  in  Dixie. 

In  Dixie  Land  we  love  to  give 

With  generous  hand;  we  love  to  live 

With  cheerful  light  and  open  door. 

What  matter  if  the  wind  does  roar? 

The  heart  is  warm  in  Dixie; 

Away,  away,  away  down  South,  in  Dixie. 

The  Dixie  skies  are  bonnie  blue, 
And  Southern  hearts  are  warm  and  true. 
Let  there  be  love  throughout  the  world; 
The  pure,  white  flag  of  peace,  unfurled. 
Floats  away  down  South,  in  Dixie; 
Away,  away,  away  down  South,  in  Dixie. 


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In  Dixie  Land  'tis  sweet  to  rove 
Through  piny  woods  and  sweet  gum  grove. 
And  hark!      The  rebel  mocking  bird. 
With  sweetest  song  you  ever  heard. 
Sings  away  down  South,  in  Dixie; 
Away,  away,  away  down  South,  in  Dixie. 
In  other  lands  'tis  sweet  to  roam; 
But  Dixie  Land  is  home,  sweet  home; 
And  Southern  maid,  with  simple  song. 
Loves  dear  old  Dixie,  right  or  wrong — 
God  bless  the  land  of  Dixie! 
Away,  away,  away  down  South,  In  Dixie. 


AnoTjT  Proposed  New  Words  for  "Dixik." 

.Mrs.  \V.  \V.  (  urter,  President  of  the  Florence  (Ala.) 
Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  writes; 

Please  correct  an  error  in  the  June  Vktehan  concerning 
new  words  for  "Dixie."  The  "appeal  that  the  patriotic 
lines  reprinted  be  universally  adopted  in  the  South"  is  a 
mistake,  as  the  version  referred  to  has  only  been  adopted 
temporarily  by  the  Florence  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  the  origi- 
nators of  the  movement. 

At  the  convention  of  the  Alabama  Division.  U.  D.  C.  in 
Tuscaloosa  on  May  12-11  the  movement  to  adopt  new  words 
for  "Dixie"  was  unanimously  indorsed  as  Alabama  Division 
work,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  attend  the  reunion 
in  New  Orleans  in  the  interest  of  this  work.  At  New  Or- 
leans the  Sons  of  Veterans,  in  convention,  unanimously 
indorsed  the  movement  and  appointed  a  committee  to  act 
with  the  Alabama  committee  to  select  a  version  to  be  used 
by  the  entire  South,  their  action  to  be  submitted  to  the 
veterans  for  indor.sement  at  the  next  reunion.  Only  one 
stipulation  was  made — that  the  version  adopted  should  pre- 
serve the  original  chorus  in  correct  English,  not  negro 
dialect.  The  chorus  is  the  only  part  of  "Dixie"  known  and 
loved  in  our  dear  Soiithland.  During  the  war  our  soldiers 
sang  different  versions  to  the  music.  It  was  not  the  words 
they  loved;  it  was  the  music.  Emmett'?  words  are  almost 
unknown,  others  being  used  in  preference.  To  quote  from 
the  New  Orleans  Titnes-Democrat,  "The  cBildren  of  .\tlant;i 
are  singing  one  version  of  'Dixie.'  those  in*  Mobile  another, 
those  in  Savannah  another,  those  in  New  Orleans  another;' 
and  we  can  add  that  in  Florence  and  Livingston,  Ala.,  still 
other  versions  are  sung. 

How  much  wiser  if  one  version  could  receive  the  in- 
dorsement of  all  our  Confederate  organizations  and  be 
sung  by  our  entire  South  as  a  national  song  to  the  inspir- 
ing strains  of  "Dixie,"  which  thrills  every  Southern  heart 
with  patriotism!  To  select  this  version  is  the  appointed 
work  of  these  committees,  and  we  ask  the  hearty  cooper- 
ation of  the  entire  South  in  this  noble  and  patriotic  effort. 
The  comniitten  appointed  by  the  Alabama  U.  D.  C.  Con- 
vention for  this  work  consists  of  Mrs.  A.  L.  Dowdell,  Ope- 
llka.  Chairman  and  retiring  President  of  the  Alabama 
Division;  Mrs.  Harvey  E.  Jones,  Mobile;  and  .Mrs.  M.  W. 
Camper,  Florence.  The  committee  appointed  by  the  Sons 
Is  not  reported  in  full,  but  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Owens,  Mont- 
gomery, is  a  member  of  it. 


HONORING  MOTHERS  OF  THE  CONFEDERACY. 
T.  E.  Stanley,  Company  G,  Sixteenth  Alabama  Infantry: 
I  have  just  returned  from  the  reunion  at  New  Orleans, 
and.  like  many  of  my  comrades  with  whom  I  have  ex- 
changed ideas  and  impressions.  I  believe  that  the  time 
has  come  when  the  "old  soldiers"  should  speak  a  word 
for  their  wives  and  sweethearts  of  long  ago. 


I  heartily  agree  with  our  commander.  Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon, 
in  his  utterances  relative  to  the  appointment  of  sponsors 
and  indorse  all  he  says  about  these  "noble  young  women." 
and  1  trust  that  I  fully  appreciate  the  ennobling  and  ele- 
vating influence  of  their  presence.  The  "beautiful  cus- 
tom" of  selecting  our  daughters  to  fill  this  post  of  honor 
is  one  in  keeping  with  the  chivalrous  spirit  of  the  soldiers 
of  the  Southland.  The  veterans  would  not  rob  them  of  one 
joy  or  pleasure  which  they  deserve,  and  in  every  instance 
will  gladly  pay  homage  to  their  unrivaled  beauty,  purity, 
and  grace.  Their  presence  lends  a  charm  and  sweetness 
to  our  meetings  which  cannot  be  dispensed  with.  What 
soldier's  heart  does  not  thrill  with  just,  ecstatic  pride  when 
he  feasts  his  eyes  upon  these  young  queens  of  ours?  To 
say  "they  are  just  like  their  mothers"  is  to  pay  them  the 
highest  tribute  that  woman  could  receive.  Yet,  my  com- 
rades, in  the  splendor,  beauty,  and  magnificence  of  our 
gatherings  it  seems  to  me  that  the  admiration  and  eleva- 
tion of  our  daughters  is  greatly  in  excess  of  that  public  and 
united  homage  we  owe  to  the  mothers  of  the  South.  Are 
we  not  neglecting  them?  What  post  of  honor  is  reserved 
for  them?  We  doft  our  caps  to  our  gay  young  sponsors, 
but  we  do  not  defer,  as  we  should  do,  to  the  gray-haired 
mothers,  the  wives  of  the  private  soldiers.  Are  we  not  lovy- 
ering  the  standard  of  our  manhood  when  we  fail  to  yield  to 
them,  in  our  public  gatherings,  the  honor,  love,  and  rever- 
ence they  so  richly  deserve?  If  woman  is  to  be  revered 
for  her  unselfish  devotion  to  her  country's  cause,  then  1 
say  the  gray-haired  women  of  the  South — the  girls  and 
sweethearts  of  the  "sixties" — are  entitled  to  unstinted  rev- 
erence from  us,  as  will  be  their  memories  from  generations 
yet  to  come.  I  refer  to  those  women  I  shall  name  the 
"mothers  of  the  Confederacy."  The  women  who  guarded 
your  homes  while  you  faced  the  enemy  in  the  field;  the 
women  who  endured,  without  a  murmur  or  complaint,  the 
long,  weary  years  of  privation  and  hunger,  and  whose 
hearts  were  burdened  with  sufferings  yet  untold;  the 
women  whose  fair  hands  never  ceased  to  toil,  and  who,  in 
spite  of  murder,  fire,  and  rapine,  clung  with  determined 
devotion  to  you,  to  yoiy  convictions,  and  to  their  coun- 
try's cause — these  are  the  women  who  saw  and  partici- 
pated in  the  great  war,  who  gave  up  their  sons,  husbands, 
brothers,  and  sweethearts  in  defense  of  home  and  of  honor. 

Are  we  "veterans?"  W'hr.l  are  they?  Wherein  did  our 
service  exceed  theirs  in  point  of  time,  hvroism,  or  patriot- 
ism? I  believe  if,  like  Saul,  we  slew  our  thousands,  they, 
like  David,  slew  their  tens  of  thousands. 

We  point  with  just  pride  to  our  empty  sleeves  and  for- 
get that  under  the  same  sod  which  covers  our  "good  right 
arm"  there  lies,  perhaps,  the  warm  heart  of  a  Southern 
woman.  We  shed  our  blood,  but  for  every  drop  of  it  we 
should  remember  that  her  heartstrings  snapped  with  a  tor- 
ture indescribable.  Since  she  shared  our  sorrows  and  mis- 
fortunes, why  not  make  her  the  recipient  of  our  public 
hniiors'.'  \Vli,\  HDt  have  some  gray-hnired  sponsors  whose 
service  and  sufferings  entitle  them  to  the  honor?  Why  not 
let  the  "old  boys  in  gr^'"  pay  homage  at  her  court  and  let 
her  daughters  be  her  "maids"  and  her  sons  the  cavaliers? 
The  opportunity  to  appoint  our  sponsors  will  soon  be  past. 
These  noble  women — "mothers  of  the  Confederacy" — are 
rapidly  disappearing,  and  I  feel  that  they  should  no  longer 
be  so  neglected.  Is  there  any  reason  why  they  should  not 
now  be  given  these  posts  of  honor?  Is  it  that  "society" 
demands  grace,  culture,  and  charm  of  manner  in  them? 
If  so.  then,  indeed,  they  have  the  requisite  qualifications. 
The  most  brilliant  courts  of  the  old  world  never  possessed 


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a  womanhood  equal  to,  or  endowed  with,  such  charm  of 
mauner  as  belongs,  without  effort,  to  the  Southern  girl  of 
the  "sixties."  and  the  appointment  from  among  them  to 
any  and  every  post  of  honor  would  be  hailed  with  delight 
by  many  of  the  "old  veterans"  as  a  just,  but  long-delayed, 
recognition  of  a  class  and  type  of  womanhood  never  to  be 
seen  again. 


MRS.  MAGGIE  JOHNS.       MRS    G.  W.  B  V  N  UM.       MK  S.  M.  B.  CURLEK. 

Mrs.  Maggie  Johns,  Sponsor  for  A.  S.  Johnston  Camp 
at  New  Orleans  reunion,  and  President  of  the  U,  D.  C,  at 
Corinth,  is  the  widow  of  Capt.  Johns. 

Mrs.  G.  W.  Bynum,  Matron  of  Honor,  is  the  wife  of 
Alaj.  G.  W.  Bynum,  Eleventh  Mississippi  Cavalry. 

Mrs.  :M.  B.  Curlee,  Matron  of  Honor,  is  the  widow  of 
Lieut.  Col.  W.  P.  Curlee,  Eleventh  Mississippi  Cavalry. 

These  "young"  ladies  all  passed  through  the  war  at  and 
near  Corintli,  Miss.,  with  all  of  its  hardships  and  horrors, 
and  are  now  active,  iiatriotic  workers  in  the  U.  D.  C, 


MONUMENT   TO  THE   WOMEN. 

The  following  unique  report  fnim  Gen.  .\.  P.  Stewart  on  the 
progress  of  the  fund  for  a  monument  to  the  women  of  the 
South  was  submitted  at  the  New  Orleans  reunion : 

"At  the  reunion  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  held 
in  Memphis,  Tenn,,  in  May,  igoi,  a  resolution  was  offered  by 
the  undersigned  to  the  effect  that  during  the  ensuing  twelve 
months  every  veteran  able  to  do  so  would  contribute  at  least 
one  dollar  toward  a  fund  for  appropriately  memorializing  the 
Southern  women  of  the  Confederacy.  The  resolution  was 
adopted  unanimously,  and  with  great  enthusiasm.  Several 
persons  immediately  threw  their  silver  dollars  on  the  platform, 
and,  much  against  .liis  wishes,  the  undersigned  was  appointed 
to  take  charge  of  the  contributions  and  act  as  treasurer  of 
the  Southern  woman's  memorial  fund.  The  total  amount  han- 
dled upon  that  occasion  was  $7.50,  all  in  silver.  The  names 
of  the  contributors,  with  a  single  exception,  were  not  given. 

■'Some  months  afterwards  a  letter  was  received  from  a  gen- 
tleman in  New  Orleans,  informing  the  undersigned  that  on 
some  former  occasion  the  Commander  of  the  U.  C.  V.'s  had 
appointed  a  committee  of  sixteen  gentlemen,  of  which  the 
writer  of  the  letter  was  chairman,  to  take  charge  of  the  whole 
busines  of  memorializing  the  Southern  women.  It  was  claimed 
that  this  committee  had  a  right  to  appoint  the  treasurer  and 
control  the  fund.  By  correspondence  with  Adjutant  General 
Moorman,  it  was  learned  that  such  a  committee  had  been  ap- 
pointed, and  that  it  had  the  right  to  name  its  own  treasurer. 


This  post  was  finally  offered  to  the  undersigned,  who  declined 
it,  however,  because  he  did  not  wish  at  this  time  of  life  to 
be  involved  in  a  financial  affair  that  would  probably  require 
several  years  for  completion.  Some  one  else  was  then  ap- 
pointed treasurer  by  the  committee. 

"In  the  meantime  some  contributions  to  the  fund  were  re- 
ceived, a  correct  statement  of  which  is  here  given : 

"May  29,  contributed  by  several  persons  at  Memphis  re- 
union, one  of  whom  was  J.  C.  Houston,  of  Meridian,  Miss., 
$7.50 ;  June  5,  Charles  F.  Ritter,  Covington,  Ky.,  $1 ;  June 
10,  J.  W.  Minnich,  Grand  Isle,  La.,  $1 ;  June  12,  Mrs.  Clara 
liuckingham  Downs,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  $1  ;  August  20,  Camp 
No.  2,  Louisiana  Division,  Army  of  Tennessee,  $100;  Septem- 
ber 3,  Maj.  John  J.  Hood,  Meridian,  Miss.,  $1 ;  December  18, 
C.  H.  Lee,  Jr.,  Falmouth,  Ky.,  $5;  June  4  to  May  7,  1902, 
A\ex  P.  Stewart,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  $100.    Total,  $216.50. 

"As  it  was  received,  this  money  was  deposited  at  four  per 
cent  interest  in  the  South  Chattanooga  Savings  Bank,  now 
the  Hamilton  Trust  and  Savings  Bank,  and  July  I,  1903,  will 
amount  to  $231.72. 

"As  the  whole  of  this  sum,  with  the  exception  of  $16.50  and 
the  interest,  was  contributed  by  Camp  No.  2  of  New  Orleans 
and  the  undersigned,  unless  this  convention  orders  otherwise, 
a  check  for  the  full  amount  due  from  the  Hamilton  Trust  and 
Savings  Bank  will,  on  July  i  next,  be  sent  to  Camp  No.  2, 
with  the  request  to  hold  it  until  it  can  be  invested  in  the  pro- 
posed memorial,  and  my  connection  with  this  enterprise  will 
come  to  an  end. 

"In  my  judgment,  it  is  our  sacred  duty  to  perform  this 
work.  The  world  never  produced  a  more  noble,  heroic,  self- 
sacrificing  race  of  women  than  the  Southern  womanhood  of 
the  Confederate  era.  If  the  Southern  soldier  made  the  Con- 
federate armies  immortal  and  covered  all  this  Southland  and 
their  respective  States  with  imperishable  glory  and  renown,  it 
is  due  to  the  fact  that  he  sprung  from  such  motherhood.  We 
will  prove  ourselves  unworthy  of  such  motlierhood  if  we  do 
not  perpetuate  in  some  endearing  memorial  the  unsurpassed 
womanly  and  Christian  graces  and  virtues  of  our  women. 
And  it  would  be  a  happy  thing  if  some  plan  can  be  devised 
that  will  effect  this  object  and  at  the  same  time  benefit  the 
living.  Ale.k  P.  Stew.^rt." 


INQUIRY  ABOUT  CONFEDERATE  FLAGS. 

Mrs.  D.  H.  Williams,  of  Gainesville,  Ga. ;  "Will  some  one, 
through  the  Veter,\n,  please  give  a  correct  and  truthful  his- 
tory of  our  Confederate  flags?  There  is  so  much  confusion 
in  regard  to  the  different  changes  and  the  causes  attending 
them  that  I  think  it  due  the  rising  generation  of  our  beloved 
Southland  to  be  fully  and  truthfully  instructed  in  all  things, 
small  as  well  as  great,  regarding  our  'War  for  the  Constitution 
and  Southern  Rights.'  "  Answer  to  Mrs.  Williams's  request 
has  been  published  several  times  in  the  Veteran.  The  front 
page  for  March,  1903,  has  the  four  flags  illustrated.  The  first 
is  the  stars  and  bars  (red,  white,  and  red  stripes),  with  seven 
stars  in  a  blue  field.  Some  of  these  flags  had  thirteen  stars. 
This  flag  was  adopted  by  the  Confederate  Congress  in  Mont- 
gomery, Ala.  The  next  was  the  battle  flag,  the  cross  with 
thirteen  stars  diagonally.  This  "battle  flag"  is  well  known. 
Later  the  Congress  at  Richmond  directed  the  addition  of  white 
extension  on  the  end  and  at  lower  side  of  the  battle  flag.  That 
was  objectionable,  as  there  was  too  much  white,  and  the  final  _ 
legislation  was  to  add  a  red  strip  to  the  end  of  it.  The  two  ■ 
of  the  four  flags  that  should  be  preserved  are  the  "stars  and 
bars"  and  the  battle  flag. 


Confederate  Ueterai). 


311 


MONUMENT  TO  GEN.   F.  A.   SHOUP. 
At    Sewiiiicc,    Tciiri..    Iherc    was    r('crntl\     dedicated    a 
splendid  granite  monument  to  Gen.  F.  A.  Shoup.     The  ab- 
stract of  address  by  iii.sliop  Gailur  which  follows  shows 
him  to  have  been  esiiecially  fitted  to  pay  the  tribute: 

"I  feel  that  it  is  a  high  honor  to  be  permitted  to  siioak 
to  you  to-day  over  this  prave,  not  only  because  Dr.  Shoup 
was  one  of  the  truest  and  noblest  spirits  that  ever  Idess  ■(! 
Sewanee  with  his  devotion,  but  becan.'^e  he  was  a  Con- 
federate soldier,  who.  to  the  day  of  his  death,  was  not 
ashamed  nor  afraid  of  the  principles  which  for  four  years 
he  had  gallantly  defended  upon  the  field  of  battle. 

"Let  me  say  first  of  -ill  what  he  w-as  in  this  University, 
and  what  his  influence  meant  to  us  younger  men  who  had 
the  privilege  of  his  friendship,  lie  was.  above  all  things, 
a  man  whom  Christian  discipleship  ha  I  trained  to  the 
utmost  delicacy  of  thousrht  and  feeling.  1  do  not  bidieve 
that  we  ever  had  a  more  perfect  gentleman.  To-day  the 
memory  of  his  personality,  of  his  fine  chivalry,  of  his 
contagious  humor,  his  rare  intelligence  and  abounding 
sympathy,  comes  over  me  like  a  lireath  of  air  from  the 
Tlllysinn  fields.  Long  before  I  ever  lived  at  Sew;inee  or 
knew  Sewanee  Dr.  Shonp's  great  and  noble-hearted  enthu- 
siasm was  to  me  a  joy  and  ins])iratirn. 

"I  remember,  when  we  laid  the  corner  stone  at  Tliorap- 
Ron  TTall,  now  occupied  by  the  Medical  Department,  that 
Dr.  Shoup  made  the  address — and  he  spoke  must  lovingly 
of  Prof.  Dabney,  and  quoted  Wordsworth's  lines: 
I   have  lived  to  locdi  on  nature, 
Xot  as  in  the  hour  of  thoughtless  youth. 
P.ut  as  hearing  oftentimes  the  still 
.'>ad  music  of  Humanity,  etc. 
And    everything  he   said   about    Dr.    Dabuey   might   with 
truth  be  said  about  himself.     He  lived   on  a  high  plane. 
He  was  a  man  of  ideals:  his  nattire  shrank  from  the  vulgar 
methods  of  the  common  world.     He  was  a  brave  and  true 
and  noble  and  gentle  and  God-fearing  spirit,  whom  it  is 
a  privilege  to  have  known  and  loveil. 

"I  said  that  he  was  a  Confederate  soldier  and  never 
ashamed  of  what  he  fought  for  in  the  great  war.  He  often 
said  to  me  that  our  young  men  are  growing  up  with  wrong 
views  on  this  subieet.  and  they  are  lieing  tempted  to  be 
dislo.val  to  their  fathers.  Well,  over  his  grave  to-day,  and 
in  loyalt3'  to  him,  as  one  of  those  young  men,  I  want  to  say 
what  the  young  men  of  the  South,  whom  I  know,  think 
upon  this  sub.iect.  We  think  that  the  honor  we  show  to- 
day to  the  life  and  service  of  a  brave  soldier  of  the  Con- 
federacy is  a  dut.v,  a  privilege,  and  an  opportunity.  First 
of  all  it  is  a  duty. 

"It  is  a  <Iut!i.  because  tlie  men  who  fought  and  died  for 
the  Confederacy  fought  and  died  for  their  countr.y.  No 
selfish  motivt'  prom)ited  them;  no  base  and  sordid  end 
appealed  to  Ihem.  Thc.v  gave  their  ambition,  their  serv- 
ice, their  all  for  their  native  land.  And  to  commemora(e 
that  sacrifice,  to  honor  that  heroism,  to  teach  our  children 
to  hold  in  deathless  reverence  that  supreme  unselfishness 
is  a  duty  which  only  the  base-minled  will  refuse  to  rec- 
ognize, because  he  is  too  dull  to  understand. 

"It  ).«  n  vrinlnge  for  us  younger  men  to  honor  the  Con- 
federate soldier.  We  live  in  a  greedy.  m(mey-mnking  age, 
where  our  finest  deeds  of  heroism,  on  bloody  fields  and 
sloping  decks,  are  sullied  with  vulgar  scheming  for  pecun- 
iary reward,  and  when  patriotism  has  almost  become  a 
marketable   cnmmoditv. 


"\Miatever  may  be  said  of  the  Confederate  soldiers 
they  were  not  mercenaries  nor  adventurers,  but  true  pa- 
triots; and  to  honor  them  and  recount  their  deeds  of  un- 
selfish heroism  is  to  honor  ourselves,  and  to  create  year  by 
year  a  fresh  inspiration  of  patriotism. 

"Finally  it  is  an  opportunitu — an  opportunity  to  tell  again 
the  history  of  our  country,  and  to  tell  the  truth  about  the 
men  whose  cause  has  added  a  real  share  of  glory  and 
honor  to  the  story  of  the  republic.  Over  this  grave  we 
may  cliallenge  the  record  and  demand  the  facts.  Gen. 
Shoup,  like  very  many  other  prominent  officers  in  the  Con- 
federate armies,  was  not  born  in  the  South,  and  had  ab- 
solutely no  interest  in  the  contest  except  that  of  detp 
conviction.     He   had    been    offered    the   position    of   com- 


(ln5t.riptiui)  on  the  .Muiiuiucitt.} 

Fk.wcis  .AsniRV  Shoup, 

M.\R.  22,  1.S35 — Si;pT.  4.  i8g6. 

Bkig.\dier  Genf.rat.  C.  S.  A.,  1861-5. 

Fkoikssor  in  Univursitv  oi-  SoiTH. 

1869-1896. 

numder  in  chief  of  the  militia  of  the  State  of  Indiana  a 
few  months  before  the  war  broke  out,  and  he  might  easily 
have  been  a  ma.ior  gcnei-al  or  a  lieutenant  general  in  the 
armies  of  the  Union;  but  he  acted  with  Gen.  Lee,  by  the 
dictates  of  'his  inexorable  and  pure  conscience,'  and  he 
never  regretted  the  choice  he  made. 

"Ah!  my  friends,  as  we  stand  with  our  faces  to  the  new 
day.  with  our  backs  to  the  gloomy  sh.-idows  where  a'l  the 
l)it1erness  and  controversy  of  the  past  is  buried:  prnud  of 
the  present  and  confident  if  the  futur<'  of  our  countr.y, 
let  us  gladly  remember  the  glorious  chivalry,  the  unself- 
ish devotion,  the  honest  patriotism,  of  the  soldiers  of  the 
Confederftcy,  whose  love  and  courage  crowne  1  the  .\meri- 
ean  name  with  great  renown,  and  handed  on  to  their  chil- 
dren a  heritage  of  imnicasur;ible  and  imi)erlshable  glory." 


312 


C^oij/ederate  V/eteraQ. 


Confederate   l/eterap. 

S.  A.  CUXXIXGHAM,  Editor  and  Propru-lor. 
Office:  Methodist  Publishing  House  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


This  puhlicalion  is  the  p.-rsonal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  per- 
sons who  approve  its  principles  and  realize  its  benefits  as  an  organ  for  Asso 
cialions  throughout  tin-  South  ar.'  requested  to  commend  ils  patronace  and  to 
cooperate  in  extending  its  circulation.     Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 


INTERESTS   OF  TEN   DOLLARS  IN  THE  VETERAN. 

VVUile  responses  to  suggestions  for  perpetuating  the 
Vkteka-n  have  been  withheld  or  delayed,  evidently  through 
■deUcacy  of  friends,  it  .s  now  announced  as  a  perfectly 
satisfactory  plan  by  the  management.  Every  suLsciiber 
strengthens  the  sentiment  of  perpetuity,  and  the  propo- 
sition seems  as  fair  as  could  be  adopted.  Ten  dollars 
pays  for  a  life  subscription  so  far  as  the  publisher  is 
concerned,  and  then  that  interest  is  of  value  in  proportion 
as  the  success  of  the  Vetisran  is  maintained.  Since  this 
plan  has  been  proposed  friends  have  sent  in  on  subscrip- 
tion account  three,  four,  five,  and  six  dollars,,  showing 
their  hearty  good  \vin  and  confidence— not  referring  to  the 
ten-dollar  ofl:'er.  Remittances  of  ten  dollars  on  the  terms 
indicated  are  most  gratifying,  and  the  amount  may  be  in- 
creased to  $100— not  more— and  for  every  ten  dollars  a 
free  subscription  will  be  given  to  any  address  available 
to  second-class  postage— all  but  Nashville  and  abroad. 

Corporate  papers  will  be  secured  when  a  suitable  num- 
ber have  enlisted  to  justify  a  widely  diversified  charter 
membership,  but  then  the  publicati.m  will  be  conducted 
under  a  lease,  the  payment  being  only  all  liabilities  of  the 
publication  and  the  free  subscriptions  indicated.  Com- 
rtides  are  urged  to  enlist  Sons  of  Veterans  in  this  matter, 
und  daughters  of  the  Confederacy  are  commended  to  make 
at  least  one  subscription,  so  as  to  have  the  Vetterak  f tee 
for  every  Chapter. 

A  multitude  of  comrades  have  expressed  solicitude  f"r 
the  work.  All  such  who  can  afford  to  do  so  are  requested 
to  make  this  ten-dollar  subscription.  Subscribers  in  ar- 
rears who  may  be  inclined  to  do  so  can  remit  what  they 
owe  to  July,  1903,  and  then  the  ten  dollars  would  pay  ad 
inftmitwm,  with  the  residuary  interests  indicated. 

Col.  A.  G.  Dickinson,  of  New  York,  who  has  not  been 
excelled  by  any  Confederate  in  gratuitous  service  to  his 
comrades,  writes:  "I  shall  be  glad  to  take  some  interest  in 
it  when  you  are  ready;  should  be  willing  to  invest  one  hun- 
dred dollars  in  the  enterprise. 

Col.  William  L.  DeRosset  writes  from  Wilmington,  N.  C: 
"I  feel  that  I  am  not  doing  enough  toward  helping  your 
publication,  and  conclude  to  send  you  che<k  for  $10  as  my 
mite  toward  the  subscription  to  organize  the  ownership, 
etc.     I  do  not  do  this  for  the  purpose  of  an  investment, 
but  simply  to  place  myself  on  a  pay- 
ing basis  as  a  subscriber,  which  will. 
r-<*^\  1   believe,  cover  the  rest  of  my  nat- 

_    ^t  iiral  life.     Our  people  owe  you  a  debt 

*"  ^^  of  gratitude  which  I  feel  can  never 

be  repaid!  The  magnificent  publi- 
cation which  you  have  been  getting 
out  for  at  least  ten  years  has  nobly 
fought  its  own  way  to  the  front,  and 
why  any  veteran  fails  to  become  a 
regular  subscriber  I  cannot  imagine. 
I  would  not  be  without  it  for  any 
consideration.  It  has  been  a  great  disappointment  to  me 
not  to  have  been  able  to  go  to  either  Memphis,  Dallas,  or 


\ 


¥ 


COL.  DEROSSET. 


Xew  Orleans,  being  prevented  in  two  cases  by  physical  dis- 
ability, and  in  the  last  by  official  Church  engagements 
which  I  could  not  turn  over  to  another.  Well,  my  friend, 
I  want  to  shake  your  hand  once  more  before  I  "cross  the 
river.'  Of  all  the  strangers  I  have  met  at  reunions,  grand 
old  Moorman  and  yourself  meet  best  my  views  of  straight- 
forward, honest,  enthusiastic  Confederates.  Now  one  is 
gone,  but  I  hope  you  will  long  be  spared  to  keep  up  the 
cause  until  it  is  well  taken  in  hand  by  the  Sons." 

Col.  DeRosset  has  done  well  his  part  in  the  U.  D.  C. — 
was  the  Major  General.  North  Carolina  Division,  in  its  or- 
ganization. Col.  DeRosset  had  subscribed  for  his  two 
sons  also,  and  wishes  to  be  informed  about  renewals.         , 

COMPLETE  FILES  OF  THE  VETERAN. 


K.  F.  Peildicord  writi-rs  ifoiii  Palmyra,  Mo..  June  27,  1903: 

'T  send  you  here- 
with photo  of  ten 
bound  volumes  of 
the  VBTiaLAN.  No 
greater  monument 
could  be  erected  to 
to  the  memory  of 
Sam  Davis,  the  Vet- 
eran and  the  Con- 
federate soldier, 
than  this  work  you 
have  so  faithfully 
builded  by  your  un- 
tiring devotion  and 
love  for  j-our  com- 
rades. The  entire 
ten  (10)  volumes  are 
beautifully  com- 
plete from  1893  to 
1902  inclusive,  with- 
out a  missing  page, 
and  are  prized  be- 
yond price." 


(^^opfederat^  l/eterai^ 


313 


MEMORIAL   SERVICE   AT   CAMP    CHASE,    OHIO. 

A  report  of  the  proceedings  at  Camp  Chase,  Ohio,  on  June 
II  will  be  the  more  appreciated  as  published  there,  so  that  of 
the  Columbus  Dispatch  is  copied  verbatim : 

"A  small  concourse  of  people  gaiheicd  at  Camp  Chase 
Thursday  afternoon,  and  with  bowed  heads  stepped  quietly 
within  the  inclosure  where  2,260  Confederate  soldiers  lie  sleep- 
ing, and  strewed  flowers  on  the  graves  of  the  men  who  wore 
the  gray. 

"The  ceremonies  attending  the  memorial  service  were  sim- 
ple but  pathetic  in  the  extreme.  The  Daughters  and  Sons  of 
the  Confederacy  walk:,!  side  by  side  down  the  long  rows  of 
markers  and  tenderly  laid  tokens  of  love,  in  the  form  of  floral 
pieces,  upon  the  mounds  covering  all  that  is  mortal  of  men 
who  died  while  prisoners  at  Camp  Chase. 

"Here  and  there  were  representatives  of  the  side  which  also 
suffered  and  which  honored  its  dead  at  Green  Lawn  but  a 
few  days  ago.  Some  were  there  to  show  respect  and  help 
perpetuate  the  memory  of  some  father  or  son  who  fought  on 
the  side  which  he  thought  was  in  the  right.  Other  scarred 
veterans  were  there  to  be  observed  and  prove  that  they  had 
long  since  fought  the  war  of  1861-65  and  could  honor  brave 
men  who  fell  on  either  side.  Only  a  few  attended  out  of 
mere  curiosity. 

"The  members  of  Robert  E.  Lee  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy,  under  whose  auspices  the  ceremonies  were  con- 
ducted, took  a  principal  part.  As  the  clear,  soft,  and  sweet 
notes  of  'Nearer,  my  God.  to  thee'  were  played  by  the  Fourth 
Regiment  band,  wreaths  of  moss  and  green  leaves,  entwined 
with  fragrant  magnolias  from  the  Southland,  were  laid  on 
the  earth  beneath  which  the  bodies  of  prisoners  were  placed 
forty  years  .-.go. 

"Each  lot  was  remembered,  not  only  witli  its  bouquet  of 
beautiful  roses,  carnations,  snowballs,  but  with  a  tear,  a  tear 
dropped  by  the  faithful.  The  generosity  of  the  South  in  an- 
swer to  the  appeal  of  Gen.  Gordon  made  it  possible  to  decorate 
every  grave  in  a  fitting  manner.  Flowers  started  to  arrive 
Wednesday,  and  came  in  boxes  froin  every  State  south  of 
Mason  and  Dixon's  line.  Not  only  were  flowers  sent,  but 
money  from  Chapters  too  far  away  to  send  flowers  and  have 
them  arrive  in  good  condition. 

"The  money  was  used  to  purchase  a  large  wreath  made  of 
carnations  and  rose?,  which  was  placed  under  the  memorial 
arch  with  the  famou<  Camp  Chase  bowlder  for  a  background. 
Near  the  arch  a  speakers'  stand  accommodated  the  chairman 
of  the  day,  Commandir  Shields,  of  the  Confederates :  Rev. 
John  Hewitt:  Gov.  Nash;  oflicers  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy,  including  Mrs.  Wooster,  of  Cincinnati,  the  State 
President:  Mr.  Al  G.  Field;  and  Col.  William  H.  Knauss. 

"Following  the  decoration  of  the  graves,  addresses  were  de- 
livered by  the  gentlemen  nained  above  and  Mrs.  Wooster. 
The  Chapter  sang  several  selections,  and  the  band  carried  out 
a  short  programme  between  the  talks. 

"The  principal  address  was  by  Rev.  John  Hewitt.     He  said  : 

"  'Beneath  the  ?od  whereon  we  stand  lie  the  bones  of  2.260 
men  who  died  as  prisoners  of  war  within  a  few  hundred  yards 
of  the  place  where  they  lie.  They  were  called  "Rebels"  because 
they  dared  to  submit  to  the  arbitrament  of  arms  the  settle- 
ment of  a  question  which  the  franiers  of  our  national  Con- 
stitution left  open,  or  at  least  stated  in  such  terms  as  to  leave 
room  for  more  than  one  interpretation.  It  was  a  question  on 
which  sonic  of  the  greatest  minds  in  the  republic  had  honestly 
dilTered  for  more  than  half  a  hundred  years:  a  question  which 
important  changes  in  national  conditions  forced  to  a  settle- 
ment, and  in  doing  so  compelled  brothers  to  f.nce  each  other 


in  a  conflict,  the  stubbornest,  the  bloodiest,  and  the  most  stu- 
pendous known  to  history. 

"  'This  is  not  the  time  or  place  to  discuss  the  merits  of  the 
questions  then  at  issue.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  from  our  point 
of  view  it  was  settled  in  a  way  which  requires  us  to  admit  that 
in  the  adjustment  of  governmental  policies  sometimes  "might 
makes  right." 

"  'Hence,  in  coming  here  to  strcu'  flowers  on  the  graves  of 
our  comrades,  it  would  be  irrelevant  to  reopen  the  question 
of  State   rights  or  to   indulge  laments  over  a   " cause." 


K  !■-  \  .  J 1 1  H  N    H  K  v\  1  n  . 

It  ieniaini  to  us  only  to  recognize  the  valor  and  to  perpetuate 
the  memory  of  men  who  formed  a  part  of  an  army  that  will 
forever  hold  the  first  place  in  the  thoughts  of  those  who 
measure  soldiers  not  by  the  victories  they  won  but  by  the 
maimer  in  which  they  fought. 

"  'Less  than  five  years  ago  Great  Britain,  influenced  mainly 
by  commercial  reasons,  flung  an  army  of  well-nigh  300,000 
men  against  the  republics  of  South  Africa,  and  wiped  them 
from  the  political  map  of  the  world.  But  to-day  there  is  not 
a  soldier  of  any  rank  among  the  living  or  the  dead  of  that 
army  to  whom  the  world  accords  a  higher  meed  of  honor  for 
patriotic  service  than  to  those  who  went  down  to  their  graves 
in  defeat  and  now  sleep  the  sleep  of  peace  on  their  own  soil. 

"  'The  two  cases  are  nearly  analogous.  If  our  national  Con- 
stitution had  so  clearly  defined  the  relations  of  the  several 
States  to  the  Federal  government  that  no  difference  of  opinion 
in  regard  to  them  could  fairly  have  arisen,  then  those  who 
took  up  arms  in  defense  of  the  doctrines  of  secession  might 
justly  be  scorned  as  rebels  undeserving  of  such  honor  as  we 
accord  to  those  whose  ashes  lie  in  this  inclosure.  But  when 
we  remember  that  their  rights,  as  they  had  good  reason  to 
understand  them,  were  threatened :  that  they  were  honest  in 
believing  that  the  terms  of  the  Federal  compact  left  them  free 
to  withdraw  from  the  Union ;  that  it  was  not  war  they  sought, 
but  peaceable  secession :  that  when  they  did  take  up  arms  it 
was  not  to  invade  sifter  States,  but  to  protect  their  property, 
their  homes,  and  their  firesides:  and  especially  when  we  re- 
member that  through  four  long  years,  against  fearful  odds  both 
in   numbers  and   material    resources — even  fighting  in   regard 


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to  these  against  the  world — they  set  an  exan;ple  of  endur- 
ance, daring,  and  military  prowess  which  won  for  them  undy- 
ing fanie  and  compelled  an  astonished  world  to  adopt  a 
loftier  ideal  for  the  emulation  of  its  soldiery — I  say  when 
we  remeniber  theso  things  we  do  not  hesitate  to  lay  votive 
offerings  where  such  men  sleep  and  to  bless  God  for  land 
that  can  produce — aye,  and  reproduce — such  spirits.  Let  it  be 
well  understood,  therefore,  that  in  observing  such  a  ceremony 
as  that  we  are  now  engaged  in  ex-Confederates  do  not  still 
contend  for  the  cause  which  brought  on  the  war  between  the 
States.  On  the  other  hand,  guided  by  convictions  of  duty 
as  strong  as  those  which  pronijited  them  to  lake  up  arms, 
they  accept  the  decision  rendered  by  their  defeat,  they  bow 
in  loyalty  to  the  Hag  by  whose  stripes  our  national  dissension, 
were  healed;  bui  they  cannot,  will  not,  forget  that  the  agree- 
ment on  which  our  Union  now  so  firmly  stands  was  writtc  i 
in  the  blood  of  1)rothers. 

"  "It  was  with  £uch  a  thought  in  mind,  as  we  have  reasc:'  : 
believe,  tivat  some  eight  or  nine  years  ago  a  veteran  of  t.ic 
Union  army  ventured  to  establish  the  custom  of  decorating 
these  graves  with  flowers  from  the  Southland.  Each  year 
since  we  have  followed  him  hither,  glad  of  the  opportunity 
thus  given  us  cf  doing  honor  to  the  memory  of  our  dead 
comrades,  while  quondam  foe;,  now  our  friends,  forged  chain- 
of  charity,  stronger  than  hooks  of  steel,  to  bind  North  and 
South  in  an  indissoluble  union  of  magnanimous  Americans. 

"  '1  he  climax  of  our  friend's  kindness  was  reached  when  last 
»car  about  this  time  this  monument,  which  reminds  us  that 
our  Confederate  comrades  were  Americans,  was  unveiled,  and 
when  the  sacred  duty  of  continuing  this  annual  ceremony  of 
decorating  their  gr^.ve-  wr-;?  fittinsly  trr.iisfei  red  to  the  mem- 


COL.  W.    H.    KNAUSS, 
Gratefully  remembered  bv  millions. 


AS    PREPARED    BY    COL.    KNAUSS    ORIGINALLY.  ] 

bers  of  our  Camp  and  of  the  R.  E.  T.ee  Chapter  of  the  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy. 

"  'So  that  this  is  the  first  time  wo  have  had  charge  of  the 
ceremonies  here.  It  seemed  best  for  many  reasons,  and  more 
in  keeping  with  our  thoughts  about  those  who  sleep  here,  that 
the  quiet  of  their  slumber  should  not  be  disturbed,  on  the 
one  hand,  by  holiday  decorations,  or,  on  the  other  hand,  by 
reviving  the  notes  of  discord  which  filled  the  air  when  they 
were  dying.  We  remember  where  we  are^that  our  lot  in 
life  is  cast  amongst  those  who  cannot  sympathize  with  us 
without  courting  criticism  from  people  who  are  prone  to  mis- 
judge; that  the  mother  earth  in  whose  embrace  the  bones  of 
our  brothers  lie  locked  in  the  prosperity  of  the  government 
against  which  we  fought;  that  the  flag  which  floats  over  us  is 
the  pledge  of  our  unreserved  loyalty;  and  that  the  peace  we 
enjoy  is  the  perquisite  of  good  faith  with  our  neighbors. 

"  'Hence  we  have  prepared  no  printed  programmes ;  we  have 
imported  no  far-famed  orators ;  we  have  planned  no  parades ; 
neither  have  we  ventured  to  invite  any  who  were  on  the  op- 
posite side  in  the  war,  lest  we  should  seem  to  be  asking  them 
tn  compromise  their  principles.  It  suited  our  feelings  better 
to  come  here  quietly,  lay  our  floral  off'erings  first  at  the  foot 
of  this  fitting  monument  to  our  dead  in  grateful  recognition 
of  the  generosity  of  those  who,  though  not  on  our  side  in  the 
struggle  of  forty  years  ago,  yet  place  a  higher  value  upon 
.American  manhood  than  upon  sectional  difl^erences,  and  then 
tenderly  distribute  them  where  they  may  speak  of  a  new  and 
better  life  morally,  spiritually,  and  politically  for  all.  But 
this  does  not  mean  that  those  who  have  come  without  special 
invitations  are  not  welcome.  On  the  contrary,  they  are  doubly 
welcome,  and  we  cannot  adequately  express  our  appreciation 
of  the  motives  that  prompted  them  to  come. 

"  'We  take  their  coming  to  mean  that  they  believe  in  a  union 
of  .American  hearts  as  well  as  of  American  States.  And  espe- 
cially in  the  case  of  Union  veterans,  that  they  are  glad  to 
accord  to  us  the  same  privilege  which  they  themselves  enjoy — 
namely,  of  emphasizing  by  outward  acts  their  respect  for  the 


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memory  of  men  who  shared  with  them  the  same  hard  tasks 
and  bitter  expeiiences  that  patriotic  duty  seemed  to  impose 
upon  tlicni.  We  do  not  understand  that  in  so  doing  they  yield 
a  principle,  but  that  they  help  to  heal  a  nation's  wounds.  1 
remember  how,  when  the  war  was  raging,  each  side  cared  for 
the  other's  dead  and  wounded  found  upon  the  field.  Neither 
side  thought  it  was  indorsing  the  other's  cause  in  doing  so 
then.  Why  should  it  be  different  now,  after  forty  years  of 
well-kept  faith  in  each  other's  pledges?  Let  the  spirits  of 
Grant  and  Lincoln  and  Lee  and  of  thousands  who  have  fol- 
lowed them  to  their  graves  answer. 

"  'In  our  dear  Southland  many  Union  soldiers  lie  buried  in 
inclosures  like  this,  where  Southland  soldiers  scatter  flowers 
on  behalf  of  loved  ones  still  living  in  the  North,  who  cannot 
perform  the  tender  duty  themselves.  The  idea  doubtless  harks 
back  to  the  days  when  it  was  the  custom  to  bury  suicides  at 
cross  roads.  It  was  against  the  law  to  bury  them  in  conse- 
crated ground.  But  at  every  cross  road  there  was  a  shrine 
or  symbol  of  the  redemption.  The  act,  therefore,  really  sig- 
nified, wc  dare  not  bury  them  with  the  faithful,  but  vvc  will  lay 
them  beneath  the  shadow  of  the  cross  in  order  that  with  the 
faithful,  it  may  be,  they  will  have  a  share  in  the  mercy  and 
kindness  that  flow  through  it  froin  heaven. 

"  'Have  the  hearts  of  men  so  changed  since  then  that  there 
is  less  room  in  them  now  for  the  Godlike  attributes  of  mercy 
and  kindness,  even  toward  enemies  whose  bodies  lie  moldering 
in  the  dust  ? 

"  'O,  my  friends,  forgiveness  of  our  enemies  is  indeed  a  large 
doctrine,  but  it  is  also  a  brave  one.  Tell  me  the  height  of 
the  sky,  the  source  of  the  wind,  the  origin  of  the  light,  the 
limit  of  love,  and  then  I  will  tell  you  where  forgiveness  begins 
and  where  forgiveness  ends.  Imt  nrit  till  then. 


HON.   W.    H.    HAKKI.SON,  oK   CINCINNATI, 
Who  (javc  the  arch  and  statue  ahove. 


MK.    HARRISON   s    GIFT    AT    CAM!'    CHASE. 

"  'According  to  the  Great  Teacher,  and  according  to  our  ex- 
perience, there  are  cases  where  forgiveness  is  a  sarcasm,  and 
there  is  one  case  where  it  is  an  impossibility — namely,  blasphemy 
against  the  spirit  of  love,  which  refuses  to  give,  and  there- 
fore can  never  receive  the  same. 

"  'It  is  no  question  of  casually  overlooking  things,  of  ignoble 
weakness  incapable  of  anger,  or  a  few  easy  expressions  which 
neither  mean  nor  cost  anything. 

"  'It  is  a  splendid  virtue  taught  of  God,  imbibed  at  a  mother's 
knee,  constantly  relearned  at  each  round  of  life's  ladder,  and 
after  a  harsh  period  of  analysis  restored  again  through  the 
mist  of  tears. 

"  'It  helps  the  world  more  than  aught  else  to  begin  again,  it 
arches  gulfs  and  spans  spaces,  it  collects  fragments  and  re- 
unites particles,  it  heals  wounds  and  joins  in  one  fold  a  scat- 
tered flock,  and  on  the  ashes  of  a  pitiable  past  it  erects  the 
fabric  of  a  fearless  future.  It  revives  the  best  of  what  is 
gone,  covering  what  should  be  forgotten  in  a  merciful  eclipse. 
It  restores  self-respect  when  almost  honor  is  lost,  and  makes 
life  worth  livirig  once  more  after  a  period  of  quasi  death.  It 
raises  the  downtrodden,  and  brings  a  light  into  every  dark- 
ness, and  by  the  sense  of  it  unites  the  living  with  the  dead, 
though  its  message  is  a  silent  one,  and  the  broken  links  are 
joined  afresh  without  the  sound  of  aught  but  the  throbbing  of 
the  human  heart. 

"  'We  know  that  none  can  be  forgiven  except  those  who  are 
worthy  of  forgiveness,  but  none  can  withhold  forgiveness 
when  once  the  eyes  are  lowered  and  the  hand  is  clean. 

"  'Comrades  and  Daughters,  move  quietly  among  the  graves 
of  our  honored  dead.  Lay  tenderly  upon  them  these  flowers 
from  our  Southland.  They  are  freighted  with  messages  of 
love  from  widows  and  orphans  and  sisters  and  sons,  to  hus- 
bands and  fathers  and  brothers  who  preferred  death  to  the 


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ignoniity  of  submission  without  passing  through  an  Antietam, 
a  Bull  Run,  and  a  Gettysburg. 

"  'Inhale  with  the  fragrance  of  these  flowers  the  odor  of 
sacrifices  offered  on  the  altar  of  honest  convictions,  that  the 
standard  of  American  manhood  may  never  be  lowered  by  the 
thought  of  defeat  or  disaster.  Sing  the  old  camp  songs  once 
more,  and,  if  they  will,  let  those  who  once  withstood  us  on 
the  firing  line  join  in,  and  repeat,  on  a  larger  scale,  that  affect- 
ing incident  of  the  war  long  ago,  when  assembled  thousands 
in  opposing  camps  one  n\a,ht  after  a  furious  battle  united  in 
smging  "Home,  sweet  home."  So  shall  be  fulfilled  in  this  age 
the  ancient  Scripture  prophecy :  "I  will  say  to  the  north.  Give 
up ;  and  to  the  south,  Keep  not  back."  So  shall  our  common 
country  prosper  and  be  happy  under  "The  Stars  and  Stripes." 
And  so  shall  the  nations  far  and  near  perceive  that  the  blood 
of  our  martyrs  was  the  seal  of  our  Union.' 

"Col.  William  H.  Knauss,  in  his  address,  which  was  very 
short,  briefly  reviewed  the  ceremonies  attending  the  memorial 
services  during  the  past  nine  years.  When  he  first  took  up  the 
work  of  decorating  the  graves  the  cemetery  was  in  a  deplora- 
ble condition.  By  the  assistance  of  Senator  Foraker  and  oth- 
ers a  stone  wall  was  built  about  the  graves  and  the  lots  kept 
in  good  condition  afterwards.  It  was  through  his  influence 
that  the  arch  was  constructed  at  the  cemetery  as  a  memorial 
to  the  men  who  died  there. 

"Col.  Knauss  read  the  address  he  delivered  the  first  time 
the  graves  were  decorated.     Among  other  things,  he  said : 

"  "In  a  true  spirit  of  Christian  charity  place  these  flowers  and 
flags  upon  the  graves  of  these  dead  soldiers,  in  token,  not  of 
respect  to  ihe  part  they  played  in  the  war,  .  .  .  but  of  the 
broader,  higher,  and  Christian  principle  which  teaches  for- 
giveness to  those  who  have  sinned  against  the  grandest  nation 
on  earth. 

"  'In  their  hearts  beat  the  same  desire  for  right,  love  of  home 
and  God,  and  I  tell  you,  if  we  can  judge  from  their  living 
comrades,  we  know  that  if  they  were  alive  to-day  they  would 
lov2  the  old  flag.  They  would  touch  elbow  with  us  in  pro- 
tecting our  national  standard,  that  will  ever  be  for  love  of 
country,  home,  humanity,  and  liberty. 

"  'These  symbols  of  purity  we  offer  at  these  lowly  graves, 
these  flowers,  these  flags,  and  many  future  generations  emu- 
late the  unselfish  devotion  of  even  the  lowliest  of  these  dead 
soldiers  I' 

"Gov.  Nash  spoke  briefly  and  extemporaneously.  He  said 
that  what  we  all  should  do  now  was  to  create  and  foster  an 
affection  for  the  government  as  it  now  exists,  and  that  honor- 
ing the  soldiers  on  .both  sides  who  fought  in  the  Civil  War 
for  the  brave  deeds  they  did  was  one  of  the  best  ways  to  do 
this. 

"Mr.  Al  G.  Field,  the  minstrel,  who  made  a  liberal  donation 
of  money  to  provide  flowers  for  the  graves,  spoke  at  length, 
wherein  he  said : 

"  'The  momentous  events  that  led  to  our  assembling  here 
to-day  are  buried  in  the  past.  The  bitterness  and  hate  en- 
gendered by  the  stirring  events  of  the  eventful  days  of  1861 
and  1861  are  gone  and  forgotten. 

"  'The  triumphs  and  defeats  of  the  great  Civil  War  in  Amer- 
ica live  only  in  the  history  of  a  united  country.  And  to-day 
with  pardonable  pride  all  true  Americans  boast  of  the  daring 
deeds  performed  by  the  brave  men  arrayed  on  either  side  in 
that  gigantic  struggle,  for  the  mammoth  proportions  of  Amer- 
ica's Civil  War  astonished  the  world. 

"  'The  cause  and  effect  of  our  family  feud  are  questions  that 
this  great  country  has  disposed  of  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  her 
people.    The  cost  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  in  a  pecuniary 


way  has  been  more  than  repaid  by  the  advancement  and  prog- 
ress of  the  country.  But  the  precious  lives  sacrificed,  the  flower 
of  American  manhood — the  bravest  of  the  brave,  the  inherit- 
ance of  their  courage,  will  ever  perpetuate  America's  greatness. 
Their  loss  cannot  be  atoned  for  by  any  earthly  gains. 

"  'For  thirty  years  before  the  war  of  the  rebellion,  slavery 
cast  the  shadow  of  the  coming  struggle.  Forty  years  after 
that  war  its  only  inheritance  not  disposed  of  is  the  so-called 
race  problem,  a  problem  that,  if  permitted  to  do  so,  will  solve 
itself;  but  if  theorists  and  reformers  persist  in  confounding  this 
so-called  race  problem  with  social  equality,  it  will  never  down 

"  'The  agitation  of  social  equality  is  the  factor  that  makes 
the  so-called  problem  an  issue.  Leave  the  negro  to  himself. 
With  the  aid  of  the  white  man,  with  the  acquisition  of  ex- 
perience and  knowledge,  he  will  work  out  his  own  salvation. 

"  'In  token  of  our  sincerity,  many  who  wore  the  uniforms 
of  blue  are  first  and  foremost  in  the  sacred  work  of  decora- 
ting the  graves  of  those  who  wore  the  gray,  covering  the  last 
resting  place  of  their  one-time  opponents  with  sweetest  flow- 
ers from  their  own  Southland,  honoring  the  memory  of  the 
fallen  foe,  cementing  the  bonds  of  friendship  and  love  be- 
tween the  living.  No  more  sacred  duty  was  ever  performed 
by  brave  men  and  fair  women. 

"  'The  bravery  of  men  in  war  will  always  be  most  conspic- 


GOV.  NASH  (of  OHIO),  WHO    HAS  TWICE  HONORED  OUR  DEAD. 

uous  in  the  history  of  their  lives,  yet  I  doubt  not  if  the  Chris- 
tian burial,  the  filial  devotion  shown  his  mother,  the  blame- 
less private  life  of  Robert  E.  Lee  will  not  live  longer  in  the 
hearts  of  his  countrymen  than  his  most  brilliant  military  ex- 
ploit. I  doubt  not  that  the  kindly  nature  and  magnanimity  of 
Abraham  Lincoln  will  be  cherished  recollections  after  his 
most  notable  political  achievement  has  passed  from  our  minds, 
for  love  and  sympathy  will  rule  the  world.  War  and  hate, 
bitterness  and  strife,  may  hold  sway  for  a  time ;  but  the  better 
nature  of  man  will  eventually  prevail.  The  man  who  cherishes 
hate,  the  man  who  lives  to  hate,  is  beyond  human  aid.  Com- 
mend him  to  God,  as  his  is  the  only  power  that  can  make  him 
a  useful  member  of  society,  even  in  these  strenuous  times. 


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'■  'The  sweetesl,  simplest  sermon  ever  delivered  is  comprised 
in  two  little  words,  'Jesus  wept."  The  depth  of  lender  sympathy 
expressed  in  those  two  little  words  are  a  sermon  in  them- 
selves. Jesus  was  called  to  that  little  home  in  Bethany,  whose 
door  had  alwavs  swung  wide  with  welcome  for  him,  when  the 
clouds  were  lowering  on  the  outside,  when  the  days  were  dark- 
est, when  the  storm  waged  the  fiercest — when  persecutors 
assailed  Iiim,  peace  was  always  found  within  that  hunihle 
home.  Xnw,  however,  the  angel  of  death  had  entered  the 
family  circle  and  closed  the  brother's  eyes.  Appreciating  the 
anguish  in  the  hearts  of  the  sisters,  Jesus  wept  in  sympathy 
with  them.  The  God-man  who  held  the  wind  in  the  hollow 
'if  his  hand,  he  who  could  command  wind  and  waves,  entered 
into  sympathy  with  those  who  were  aa:e;rievcd,  and,  my  friends, 
it  is  a  good  sign  of  the  times  when  sympathy  moves  the  mul- 
titude to  assemble  on  occasions  of  this  kind  to  pay  loving 
tribute  to  the  memory  of  the  dead. 

"  'The  only  differences  existing  between  the  men  who  fought 
imder  Lee  and  tho^e  who  fought  under  Grant  is  their  rivalry 
to  outdo  one  another  in  their  loyalty  and  devotion  to  their 
common  country,  and  their  love  for  the  one  flag  floats  over 
us  ail,  and  under  its  ample  folds  lives  a  happy,  prosperous, 
and  united  people.' 

"Flowers  in  Abundance. 

"Boxes  of  flowers  were  still  arriving  Thursday  afternoon 
from  the  South,  while  the  services  were  in  progress.  The 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  had  not  expected  such  a  pro- 
fusion of  beautiful  wreaths  and  cut  flowers,  and  were  greatly 
surprised. 

"Among  the  very  expensive  floral  donations  from  Colum- 
bus people  was  that  sent  by  the  West  Side  Business  Men's  Asso- 
ciation. It  was  placed  conspicuously  against  the  memorial 
arch." 

The  cash  contributions  amounted  to  $269.35,  oi  which  sum 
Mr.  AI  G.  Fields  contributed  $100.  The  list,  largely  from  the 
United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  is  as  follows : 

Cn.xPTERs  U.  D.  C.  Donating, 
Black  Horse  Chapter.  Warrenton,  Va. 
Johnstonc-Pettigrew  Chapter,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 
J.  H.  Lewis  Chapter,  Frankfort,  Ky. 
J.  E.  B.  Stuart  Chapter,  Fayetteville,  N.  C. 
Winnie  Davis  Chapter,  Pittsboro,  N.  C. 
Sclma  Chairter,  Selma,  Ala. 
Barbour  County  Chapter,  Eufaula.  Ala. 
Paducah  Chapter,  I'adticah,  Ky. 
Arthur  Manigault  Chapter,  Georgetown,  S.  C. 
William  Dorsey  Pender  Chapter,  Tarboro.  N.  C. 
Southern  Stars  Chapter,  Lincolnton,  N.  C. 
Nashville  Chapter,  Nashville,  Tenn. 
IV.ink  Cheatham  Bivouac  Chapter,  Nashville.  Tenn 
T.  X.  Waul  Chapter,  Hcarne,  Tex. 
John  R.  Gordon  Chapter,  Thomasville.  Ga. 
L.  S,  Ross  Chapter,  Bryan,  Tex. 
Molly  Ford  Reagan  Chapter,  Palestine,  Tex. 
Albert  Sidney  Johnston  Chapter,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Richard  Hawes  Chapter,  Paris,  Ky. 
Cedartown  Chapter.  Cedartown.  Ga. 
Tom  Barrette  Chapter.  Ghent,  Ky. 
G.  B.  Anderson  Chapter,  Hillsboro,  N.  C. 
Lawson  Bolts  Chapter,  Charleston,  W.  Va. 
Turner  .Xsliby  Chapter.  Winchester,  Va. 
"Last  Cabinet"  Chapter,  Washington,  Ga. 
Dr.  Basil  C.  Duke  Chapter,  Maysvillc,  Ky. 
A.  M.  Waddcll  Chapter,  Kinston,  Lenoir  County.  N.  C. 


Judah  P.  Benjamin  Chapter,  Oxford,  O. 

R.  E.  Lee  Chapter.  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 

Bell  Battery  Chapter,  Edenton,  N.  C. 

Chapter  Camden,  Ark. 

Seventeenth  Virginia  Regiment  Chapter,  Alexandria,  Va. 

Sterling  Price  Chapter,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Cape  Fear  Chapter,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 

William  B.  Bale  Chapter,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Stonewall  Jackson  Chapter,  Abingdon,  Va. 

Lexington  Chapter,  Lexington,  Ky. 

New  Berne  Chapter,  New  Berne,  N.  C. 

Henrietta  Morgan  Duke  Chapter,  Georgetown,  Ky. 

Camps  Surscribing. 
Mr.  Emil  Keisewetter,  Columbus,  O. 
R.  A.  Smith,  No.  24,  U.  C.  V.,  Jackson,  Miss. 
Mr.  J.  W.  Anderson,  Covington,  Ga. 
Stonewall  Jackson,  Charleston,  W.  Va. 
Alabama  Division,  No.  2.  New  Orleans,  .\la. 
J.  Ed  Murray.  No.  510,  Pine  BlufT,  Ark. 
Sterling  Price.  No.  31.  Dallas,  Tex. 
Tom  Smith,  Suffolk,  Va. 

Other  Subscriptions. 

A  donation  from  Mrs.  J.  H.  Smalling,  whose  father  is  buried 
at  Camp  Chase,  Johnson  City,  Tenn. ;  also  Mrs.  Robertson,  of 
Watauga. 

M,r.  U.  S.  Ray  sent  from  De  Queen,  Ark. 

Mrs.  Davie  L.  Worchesler,  Cincinnati,  O. 

Mrs.  Thomas  P.  Auschritz,  Fort  Washington,  Pa. 

Mr.  J.  M.  Ray,  Brigadier  General  commanding  Fourth  Bri- 
gade, North  Carolina  Division. 

Mrs.  William  C.  Turpin,  Macon,  Ga. 

Mrs.  E.  John  Ellis,  of  Louisiana. 

Alma  Springs  Sanitarium,  Alma.  Mich. 

Jeannette  C.  Wright,  Secretary  U.  D.  C.  Tappahannock,  Va. 

Forbes  Bivouac  Association,  Clarksville,  Tenn. 

Total  amoimt,  $269.35. 


UNITED  STATES  SOLDIERS  TO  'WEAR  GREEN. 

The  uniform  uf  United  States  soldiers  is  happily  changed 
from  blue  to  green.  Orders  were  recently  issued  by  the  Uniform 
Commission  of  the  War  Department,  which  prescribed  a  new 
uniform  for  officers  and  men.  The  chief  change  will  be  the 
adoption  of  olive  drab  as  the  uniform  ci  lor. 

The  selection  of  this  color  for  the  service  uniforms  was  made 
because  it  is  considered  the  one  best  calculated  to  render  troops 
invisible  when  in  contest  with  an  enemy.  Blue  will  be  re- 
tained for  the  dress  uniforms.  The  new  service  coat  is  to  be 
tight  at  the  waist  and  loose  at  the  chest,  the  regulations  pro- 
viding that  it  shall  be  at  least  five  inches  in  excess  of  the  chest 
measurement.  Tlie  trousers  are  to  be  loose  to  the  knee,  tight 
below  the  knee,  and  laced  from  the  knee  to  the  shoetops. 

The  new  dress  uniforms  of  the  officers  will  include  two  in- 
novations. The  lettering  "U.  S."  is  to  be  taken  from  the  col- 
lars, and  pins  representing  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  United 
States  substituted. 

The  suggestion  that  green  be  adopted  as  the  color  for  service 
uniforms  was  made,  it  is  understood,  by  an  oflicer  shortly  after 
the  close  of  the  war  between  the  States.  The  opposition  to 
his  plan  was  very  pronounced  then,  chiefly  because  of  the 
large  amount  of  sentiment  which  attached  to  the  army  blue. 
Now,  however,  it  is  recognized  that  the  change  will  be  wise. 
It  was  recommended  by  Gens.  Corbin.  Young,  and  Wood  after 
their  trip  abroad.  Uniforms  of  this  color  were  worn  by  the 
British  in  their  war  w  ith  the  Boers. 


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Qor^federate  Ueterap, 


MEMORIAL  TRIBUTE  AT  SHELBYVILLE. 

W.  L.  Flier  son,  now  m)  Cliattaiiooga,  addressed  the  Me- 
morial Assembly  at  Shelbyville,  Tenn.,  upon  invitation  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  on  our  Memorial  Day,  June  3 : 

"Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  In  this  era  of  good  feeling  it  is 
difficult  for  those  of  us  whose  lives  began  after  the  close  of 
the  great  war  to  realize  the  bitterness  of  the  passions  and  the 
deep  sense  of  long-continued  wrongs  and  injustice  which  in- 
troduced into  history  the  Confederate  soldier  and  resulted  in 
a  Confederate  cemetery  in  almost  every  Southern  community. 
But  the  stirring  scenes  and  stern  events  of  those  days  must 
ever  remain  vivid  in  the  memories  of  those  of  you  whose 
comrades  rest  in  these  graves. 

"Looking  back,  in  the  light  of  history  and  tradition,  to  the 
course  of  events  which  gave  rise  to  the  Southern  Confederacy, 
I  am  convinced  that  no  more  solemn,  dramatic,  or  impressive 
scenes  were  ever  enacted  in  any  deliberative  assembly  than 
transpired  in  the  Senate  of  the  United  States  when  the  South- 
ern Senators,  among  the  ablest  members  of  that  body,  arising 
one  after  another,  solemnly  announced  that  the  States  whose 
representatives  they  were  had  formally  withdrawn  from  the 
L'nion ;  maintained,  first  in  deliberative  argument  and  then  in 
passionate  eloquence,  the  right  and  the  necessity  of  the  States 
to  take  this  step;  and,  in  sadness  but  in  the  spirit  of  grim 
determination,  renounced  their  allegiance  to  the  government 
they  had  loved  so  long  and  served  so  faithfully. 

"The  intensity  of  the  impending  struggle  was  obvious  when 
Jefferson  Davis,  the  great,  scholarly,  and  high-minded  Senator 
from  Mississippi,  delivered  his  farewell  address  to  the  Senate. 
Calmly,  dispassionately,  and  in  sorrow,  he  stated  the  grievances 
of  the  Southern  States.  With  the  tongue  and  logic  of  a  mas- 
ter he  asserted  their  constitutional  right  to  peaceably  with- 
draw from  a  government  which  they  felt  denied  them  the  pro- 
tection of  their  rights  and  the  justice  due  them  as  sovereign 
States.  Then,  that  the  motives  of  his  people  might  not  be 
misunderstood,  he  said :  'We  but  tread  in  the  path  of  our 
fathers  when  we  declare  our  independence  and  take  the  hazard. 
This  is  done,  not  in  hostility,  not  to  injure  any  section  of  the 
country,  nor  even  for  our  own  pecuniary  benefit,  but  from 
the  high  and  solemn  motive  of  defending  and  protecting  the 
rights  we  inherited  and  which  it  is  our  sacred  duty  to  transmit 
unshorn  to  our  children.' 

"More  tersely,  more  defiantly,  the  fiery  and  eloquent  Toombs, 
of  Georgia,  recounted  the  demands  made  by  the  Southern 
States  of  the  North  as  the  condition  of  tb::r  remaining  in  the 
Union,  and  said :  'We  have  demanded  of  them  simply,  solely — 
nothing  else — to  give  us  equality,  security,  and  tranquillity. 
Give  us  these,  and  peace  restores  itself.  Refuse  them,  and 
take  what  you  can  get.' 

"I  have  quoted  tlie  language  of  these  eminent  men  of  that 
day  to  illustrate  the  spirit  in  which  the  bonds  of  the  Union 
were  broken  and  to  show  what  was  the  cause  for  which  the 
Confederate  soldier  braved  the  dangers  of  battle  and  endured 
the  hardships  of  war. 

"The  action  of  the  Southern  States  in  withdrawing  from  the 
Union  and  the  determination  of  the  Federal  government  to 
resist  their  withdrawal  made  up  the  issue  which  was  submitted 
to  the  arbitrament  of  arms.  That  issue  was  whether  a  sover- 
eign State  had  the  constitutional  right  to  peaceably  secede 
from  the  Union  when  its  people  believed  the  Federal  govern- 
ment had  ceased  lo  be  equal  and  just. 

"It  is  immaterial  to  the  fair  name  of  the  Confederate  soldier 
whether  he  fought,  as  he  asserted,  in  defense  of  the  constitu- 
tional right  of  secession,  or  whether,  as  maintained  by  his 
Northern  brethren,  he  was  engaged  in  revolution.    All  concede 


now  that  he  fought  because  he  believed  that  he  was  denied  his 
rights,  because  his  dauntless  spirit  taught  him  that  submission 
to  the  rule  of  a  government  which  he  felt  was  unjust  and 
oppressive  would  be  cowardly,  unmanly,  servile,  and  slavish. 
If  it  be  said  that  this  is  revolution,  then  we  accept  the  term, 
and  say  that  the  right  of  revolution,  or  resistance  to  long- 
continued  injustice,  is  God-given  and  above  all  constitutions. 
Its  brave  and  honest  e.xercise,  wherever  men  love  liberty,  is 
called  glorious.  Hence  whether  the  people  of  the  South  were 
engaged  in  constitutional  secession  or  in  revolution,  their 
course  was  equally  honorable,  and  the  long,  fierce  struggle 
they  maintained  was  equally  without  the  taint  or  suspicion  of 
dishonor.  We  hold  in  highest  honor  the  veterans  of  the  war, 
whether  they  be  called  secessionists  or  rebels. 

"But  the  direct  issue  upon  which  the  war  was  fought  wa.s 
secession.  I  have  no  purpose  to  enter  upon  any  discussion  of 
that  question.  I  may,  however,  say,  without  fear  of  offending 
ar.y,  that  it  was  then  an  open  question  and  one  which  could 
never  have  been  peaceably  settled  in  any  forum  of  debate. 
And  while  we  are  not  yet  convinced  that  the  Southern  states- 
men w-ere  overcome  in  the  debates,  or  that,  as  a  matter  of 
proper  constitutional  construction,  the  right  of  secession  did 
not  then  e.xist,  we  now  say,  without  reservation,  that,  by  the 
verdict  of  the  highest  tribunal  known  to  man  or  nation,  that 
right  is  gone. 

"The  constitution  to  which  you,  veterans  of  the  war.  swore 
allegiance  when  you  returned  to  the  Union,  and  the  only  con- 
stitution which  those  of  my  generation  have  ever  sworn  to 
support,  is  one  in  which  there  has  been  written,  in  your  blood 
and  that  of  your  comrades,  a  provision  that  the  right  of  seces- 
sion shall  exist  no  more  forever.  That  provision  has  been 
accepted  in  good  faith  by  the  people  of  the  South. 

"There  are  no  fairer,  no  prouder  pages  in  any  history  than 
two  which  your  deeds  have  helped  to  write  into  the  history 
of  your  country.  The  first  is  that  which  contains  the  brief, 
eventful  record  of  the  Southern  Confederacy.  The  second  is 
that  which  tells  the  story  of  the  heroic  struggle  in  peace  in 
which  the  survivors  of  that  government  battle  with  p-^judice 
and  injustice  to  retrieve  their  broken  fortunes  and  to  rehabili- 
tate their  country,  and  from  which  they  emerged  still  loving 
the  conquered  banner,  still  feeling  that  their  cause  was  just 
and  right,  offering  no  apology,  and  inexpressibly  proud  of  their 
deeds  of  valor,  but  true  as  the  truest  and  wholly  devoted  to 
their  reunited  country' 

"And  so  it  is  that,  loyal  citizens  of  this  great  American  re- 
public, we  to-day  make  our  annual  pilgrimage  to  the  silent 
city  sacred  to  those  who,  within  the  short  span  of  less  than 
half  a  century,  bore  arms  against  that  republic.  Proud  and 
devoted  adherents  to  our  Federal  government,  we  come  here 
from  time  to  time  to  do  honor  to  men  who  gave  their  lives  in 
brave  but  unsuccessful  resistance  to  the  power  of  that  govern- 
ment. And  why  is  this?  We  need  not  ask  that  question  when 
a  President  of  the  United  States,  himself  a  gallant  soldier  in 
the  Union  armies,  has  said  that  'in  the  evolution  of  sentiment 
and  feeling,  under  the  providence  of  God,'  the  time  has  come 
when  the  nation  should  have  a  part  in  caring  for  the  graves 
of  Confederate  soldiers.  William  McKinley  declared  that 
'every  soldier's  grave  made  during  the  unfortunate  Civil  War 
was  a  tribute  to  American  valor.'  And  he  but  uttered  the 
sentiment  which  dwells  in  the  heart  of  every  intelligent,  brave, 
and  truly  patriotic  citizen  in  the  nation.  He  but  stated  a  fact 
recognized  by  the  civilized  world.  He  rendered  the  truthful 
verdict  of  impartial  history. 

''This  is  the  measure  of  praise  and  honor  which,  in  an  age 
when  the  rule  seems  to  be  that  only  success  commands  respect. 


v^oijfederate  l/eterar>. 


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is  accorded  by  friend  and  foe  alike  to  soldiers  who  failed. 
Successful  arms  have  always  brought  honor  and  renown.  The 
people  have  always  received  with  triumphant  acclaim  the  vic- 
torious soldier.  But  it  is  tlie  peculiar  renown  of  the  defeated 
Confederate  soldier  that,  within  so  short  a  time,  he  who  fol- 
lowed the  banner  of  the  Southern  Confederacy  and  he  who 
conquered  it  are  held  by  a  reunited  country  in  equal  honor. 

"This  fair  glory  resting  upon  the  quiet  sleepers  in  these  hon- 
ored graves  cannot  but  mean  that  theirs  was  a  cause  which 
commands  the  respect  of  those  who  were  its  fof's  and  is  worthy 
to  be  cherished  by  those  who  suffered  for  it  in  tenderest, 
proudest  love. 

"And  so  we  come  here,  and  should  come  from  year  to  year, 
because  there  is  no  source  from  which  we  can  draw  more  of 
the  inspiration  to  valor,  manhood,  fidelity  to  duty,  and  devoted 
patrii  tism  than  from  the  record  of  the  gallantry,  the  patient 
suffering,  and  the  wonderful  spirit  and  endurance  of  the 
Southern  armies. 

"We  bring  our  children  here,  not  to  teach  them  disloyalty 
to  the  government  under  which  we  live,  but  to  teach  them  that 
the  war  was  made  necessary  by  the  fact  that  for  many  years  a 
great  question  had  divided  the  nation,  and  that  while  it  re- 
mained unsettled  the  republic  stood  upon  an  uncertain  and  un- 
steady foundation.  We  would  have  them  know  that  it  was  not 
so  important  that  the  right  of  secession  should  or  should  not 
exist  as  it  was  that  the  question  should  be  settled  one  way  or 
the  other.  We  would  tell  them  that  the  republic  is  to-day 
great  and  strong,  and  the  perpetuity  of  the  Union  assured  be- 
cause the  war  settled  that  question.  We  would  have  them  feel 
that  by  right  of  the  blood  and  lives  of  t";  ir  fathers,  sacrificed 
in  a  struggle  which  made  possible  its  permanent  and  peaceable 
existence,  this  government  is  theirs  and  worthy  of  their  love. 

"The  Confederate  armies  were  not  made  up  of  hirelings  or 
men  who  fought  because  they  loved  war,  but  of  men  of  a 
proud  lineage,  the  highest  type  of  the  Anglo-Saxon  race,  of 
men  who  fought  to  defend  their  homes  and  to  maintain  right.- 
which  men  of  spirit  everywhere  hold  dearer  than  life  itself. 
'I'herc  has  never  been  in  all  history  an  army  whose  average 
■soldier  was  the  equal  of  the  average  Confederate  soldier  in  all 
that  goes  to  make  a  man  and  a  soldier. 

"We  are  here  because  we  love  the  history  of  our  country, 
because  we  are  proud  of  the  deeds  of  valor  done  by  our 
fathers,  because  we  can  have  no  richer  heritage  than  that  the 
blood  of  Confederate  soldiers  courses  through  our  veins.  W'e 
are  here,  impelled  by  every  tie  of  love,  gratitude,  and  admira- 
tion, to  honor  those  whom  not  to  honor  is  to  dishonor  our- 
selves. 

"And  now  I  trust  I  may,  without  any  breach  of  the  pro- 
prieties of  this  occasion,  say  a  word  to  those  of  you  wdio,  like 
myself,  were  born  after  the  Confederate  soldier  had  passed 
into  history.  We  do  well  to  join  with  these  old  veterans  who 
bring  flowers  to  the  graves  of  their  comrades.  But  more, 
much  more,  is  incumbent  upon  us.  Forty-two  years  have 
elapsed  since,  in  the  pride  and  vigor  of  manhood,  they  put 
aside  the  avocations  of  peace,  laid  the  plans  and  aspirations  of 
their  lives  upon  the  altar  of  their  country,  and,  at  the  behest 
of  the  old  Volunteer  Stale,  tO'-k  up  arms  to  defend  the  State's 
honor  and  sovereignty,  the  most  superb  army  that  ever 
marched  upon  a  battlefield. 

"Thirty-eight  years  have  been  counted  out  of  the  span  of 
time  since  they  straggled  back  to  their  homes  and  neglected 
fields,  overcome  by  the  force  of  numbers  and  unlimited  re- 
sources, tried  in  the  fires  of  adversity,  sickened  at  the  con- 
stant sight  of  death,  sorrowing  over  the  loss  of  those  they 
loved,  four  of  the  best  years  of  their  lives  gone,  their  posses- 


sions destroyed,  the  health  of  many  impaired,  here  an  arm, 
there  a  leg  or  an  eye  left  behind,  depressed  by  bitter  disap- 
pointment, and  everywhere  feeling  the  gloom  of  impending 
new  disasters  and  dark  uncertainty. 

"The  youngest  soldier  who  served  in  the  Confederate  army 
is  now  past  the  meridian  of  life.  He  who  enlisted  in  '61  at 
twenty-eight  has  reached  his  allotted  three  score  and  ten. 
With  each  recurring  year  there  are  fewer  of  them  to  come 
here,  and  those  who  come  bring  whiter  hairs  and  more  of  the 
infirmities  of  age.  Twenty  years  from  now  the  youngest  of 
them  will  be  near  to  four  score  years,  and  but  few  will  re- 
mnin.  Yes,  ten  years  from  now  they  will  be  but  a  straggling 
band,  with  feeble  bodies,  weary,  faltering  footsteps,  and 
dimmed  eyes,  ncaring  the  grave.  Soon  the  only  roll  call  of 
Confederate  soldiers  must  be  on  another  shore. 

"These  men  maintained  the  honor  of  their  State  on  the  bat- 
tlefield. They  bore  the  brunt  of  the  dark  days  of  reconstruc- 
tion; they  were  its  backbone  through  that  trying  ordeal.  The 
State  owes  them  a  debt  of  gratitude,  and  has  but  little  time 
ir  which  to  pay  it 

"The  duties  and  responsibilities  which  the  merciless  march 
of  time  is  forcing  from  their  shoulders  are  falling  upon  ours. 
If  our  State  is  to  do  justice  to  these  highest  and  best  claim- 
ants upon  her  bounty,  we  must  see  that  it  is  done.  The  time 
has  come  when  every  man  who  has  an  honorable  record  as  a 
Confederate  soldier  and  who  is  in  indigent  circumstances 
should  receive  a  liberal  pension.  The  sentiment  of  our  people 
is  that  this  duty  must  and  will  be  discharged,  even  if  the 
State's  bonded  debt  must  wait  for  payment  while  her  bounti- 
ful resources  are  used  to  pay  the  higher  debt  which  she  owes 
to  those  wdio  were  her  stay  and  her  staff  in  her  hour  of  need. 

"Tennessee  has  a  proud  history.  No  State  has  had  a  better. 
Since  her  entrance  into  the  sisterhood  of  States,  her  people 
have  kept  her  fame  bright  and  fair.  Let  us  see  to  it  that  it 
may  not  be  said  that  the  first  stain  of  dishonor  was  placed 
upon  her  escutcheon  in  our  day  by  permitting  these  her  war- 
worn veterans  in  their  old  age  to  suffer  neglect  for  the  want 
(if  her  generous  bounty." 


MARYLAND  CONFEDERATE   VETERANS. 

AVill  Invite  the  U.  C.  V.  to  Meet  in  Baltimore  in  1905. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Maryland  Division.  United 
Confederate  Veterans,  assembled  in  Baltimore  on  June  27. 
There  was  a  large  attendance  of  delegates,  representing  the 
following  Camps:  Alexander  Young,  of  Frederick;  James 
R.  Herbert.  Franklin  Buchanan.  Arnold  Elzey,  Isaac  R. 
Thimble,  of  Baltimore:  George  H.  Stewart,  of  Annapolis; 
Charles  S.  Winder,  of  Easton;  James  Breathed,  of  Cumber- 
land. Gen.  Andrew  C.  Trippe  presided,  with  .■\djt.  D.  A. 
Fenton.  of  Herbert  Camp.  Secretary. 

Gen.  Trippe  congratulated  the  members  on  the  good  work 
done  in  the  past  year.  He  congratulated  the  Daughters  of 
the  Confederacy  on  the  accomplishment  of  their  labor  of 
love  in  the  erection  of  the  beautiful  monument  lately  un- 
veiled on  Jfount  Royal  Avenue,  and  complimented  the  Vet- 
erans on  their  fine  parade  on  that  occasion. 

The  matter  of  enlisting  the  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans 
in  the  several  Camps  of  the  State  was  warmly  advocated, 
the  United  Confederate  Veterans  having,  since  the  former 
meeting,  conferred  that  privilege. 

Gen.  Trippe  referred  to  the  harmony  anil  good  will  exist- 
ing among  Confederate  bodies  in  Marylnnd  and  predicted 
an  enlarged  influence  for  the  organizations  in  the  future. 

Officers  for  the  ensuing  year  were  unanimously  elected 
as  follows:  Major  General,  Andrew  C.  Trippe,  of  Baltimore; 


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Qot)/federat^  Ueterap, 


Oswald  Tilghman.  of  Easton.  and  John  F.  ZacUarias,  of 
Cumberland,  were  elected,  respectively,  to  command  the 
first  and  second  brigades. 

A  communication  from  Rev.  J.  W.  Jones  in  regard  to 
increasing  the  Battle  Abbey  Fund  from  $200,000  to  $300,000 
was  read.  The  matter  was  debated  and  finally  referred  to 
a  special  committee  for  future  action. 

Gen.  Tilghman  urged  upon  the  Camps  the  necessity  of 
collecting  the  names  of  Confederate  veterans,  so  that  lists 
could  be  forwarded  to  the  Secretary  of  War  for  preserva- 
tion in  the  archives  of  the  government.  Under  the  recent 
Act  of  Congress,  Wm.  L.  Ritter  was  selected  to  take  charge 
of  the  work. 

A  special  committee  of  three  members  from  each  Camp, 
with  the  Major  General  as  Chairman,  was  requested  to  take 
action  looking  to  inviting  the  United  Confederate  Veterans 
to  meet  in  Baltimore  in  1905. 

Baltimore  was  selected  as  the  next  place  of  annual  meet- 
ing at  the  tall  of  the  Division  Commander. 

Following  the  close  of  business  the  delegates  and  mem- 
bers present  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  Gen.  Trippe  and  Gen. 
Tilghman. 

PRESENTIMENT   OF  DISASTER  IN  BATTLE. 

Reading  recently  a  remarkable  case  of  presentiment 
brought  to  my  memory  one  of  forewarning  that  came  to 
a  member  of  Company  G,  Eleventh  Virginia  Infantry,  dur- 
ing the  great  war.  Will.  H.  Shearer,  of  Terry's  Brigade. 
Pickett's  Division,  had  just  returned  from  North  Carolina, 
where  they  had  participated  in  the  capture  of  Plymouth. 
"Little  Washington."  and  the  investment  of  Newbern. 
We  had  barely  gotten  into  the  intrenchments  south  of  Man- 
chester ahead  of  Gen.  Ben.  Butler  on  May  12,  1864,  and 
were  placed  under  command  of  Gen.  Braxton  Bragg  on 
May  15.  Gen.  Beauregard  came  over  from  Petersburg  and 
took  command.  He  at  once  arranged  the  preliminaries  sub- 
sequent to  bottling  Gen.  Butler.  Extra  ammunition  was 
issued,  and  everything  was  In  readiness  for  the  bottling 
process. 

About  5  o'clock  on  the  evening  before.  Comrade  Shearer 
approached  the  writer  and  requested  his  company  to  Gen. 
Terry's  headquarters.  On  the  way  Shearer  said:  "John, 
you  know  that  I  have  been  in  every  skirmish  and  battle 
that  our  company  has  been  in,  and  I  have  never  gotten  a 
scratch.  There  is  going  to  be  a  hot,  hard-fought  battle 
to-morrow,  and  there  will  be  details  made  for  the  hospital 
and  to  bury  our  dead,  and  I  feel  that  I  am  going  to  fill 
one  or  the  other.  I  want  to  make  a  bargain  with  you.  It 
is  that  if  you  get  wounded  or  killed,  I  will  take  care  of 
you.  If  you  are  wounded,  I  will  take  you  back  to  the  field 
hospital;  and  if  you  are  killed,  I  will  put  you  where  your 
body  can  be  found.  If  I  am  detailed  on  either  of  these 
duties,  you  will  do  the  same  for  me." 

I  tried  to  get  such  thoughts  out  of  his  mind  by  ridiculing 
the  idea.  I  told  him,  besides,  that  I  didn't  see  how  we 
could  make  such  an  agreement.  "That  is  why  I  want  to 
see  Gen.  Terry — to  get  his  permission,"  said  Shearer. 

We  walked  on  to  the  General's  tent,  and  Shearer  told 
him  of  his  presentiment.  His  earnestness  so  impressed  the 
General  that  he  finally  said:  "Well,  go  on;  and  if  any  trou- 
ble comes,  I  will  get  you  out,  if  I  can." 

We  went  into  the  fight  early  the  next  morning — May 
16.  1S64.  Shearer's  position  was  on  the  extreme  right  of 
the  company,  and  I  was  very  near  the  extreme  left.  We 
liad  fired  only  a  few  rounds,  when  I  found  that  Shearer 
had  come  from  his  position  on  the  right  and  was  fighting 


by  my  side.  We  had  fired  but  a  few  shots,  when  he  was 
struck  and  fell.  I  helped  him  up.  and  found  that  he  could, 
with  my  assistance,  walk.  Putting  his  arm  around  my 
neck  and  I  placing  my  arm  around  his  waist,  we  managed 
to  get  back  to  the  field  hospital.  His  wound  was  pro- 
nounced by  Dr.  John  R.  Ward,  surgeon  of  the  Eleventh  In- 
fantry, serious,  but  not  necessarily  fata!.  I  lefl  him  ai... 
went  back  to  my  place  in  the  line.  I  have  not  seen  Shearer 
since.  I  heard  some  years  ago  that  he  was  a  journalist 
in  Moutgomtry,  Ala.  If  he  is  still  living,  1  should  like 
very  much  to  near  from  him. 


John  B.  Omohundro  was  born  on  January  13.  1841.  in 
Amherst  County,  Va.,  and  enlisted  in  the  Davidson  Bat- 
tery at  Lynchburg  in  April,  1863.  He  served  with  Hum- 
phrey ilarshall  in  Kentucky  and  with  Lcmgstreet  in  Ten- 


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JOH.N     Li.     uvlOllUNDRO. 

nessee.  He  was  transferred  from  Tennessee  to  the  Army 
of  Northern  Virginia  at  Richmond  in  the  fall  of  1864,  and 
was  in  the  battle  of  Gaines's  Mill,  Culd  Harbor,  and  Drew- 
ry's  Bluff.  He  was  sent  across  the  James  River  to  Peters- 
burg with  A.  P.  Hill's  Corps,  and  served  in  the  trenches 
until  April  1,  186-5.  being  in  the  Crater  blow  up.  His  com- 
mand evacuated  Petersburg  on  April  2  (Sundaj>  morning) 
and  marched  and  fought  to  Appomattox,  where  it  surren- 
dered on  April  9.  Comrade  Omohundro  received  his  pa- 
role there  and  returned  to  Lynchburg,  his  home  and  the 
place  of  his  enlistment,  reaching  there  on  April  10.'  He 
now  lives  in  Whitesboro,  Tex.,  engaged  in  the  hardware 
and  furniture  business  with  two  of  his  sons,  and  would  be 
gratified  to  hear  from  any  comrades  of  Davidson's  Battery. 


J.  A.  Norton,  No.  904  4j4  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C, 
is  anxious  to  locate  the  grave  of  John  Little,  who  served  in 
Company  K.  First  Texas  Volunteer  Regiment,  under  Capt. 
Burton.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Second  Manassas, 
lost  a  leg.  and  died  within  two  days.  He  was  buried  by  his 
comrades  and  the  grave  marked,  and  it  is  hoped  that  some  of 
them  can  now  give  the  information  desired  for  the  benefit  of 
his  only  sister. 


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SOUTHERN  MEMORIAL   DAY   IN   ARKANSAS. 

Miss  Sue  Walker.  Fayetteville.  Ark.: 

June  3,  the  birthday  of  Jefferson  Cavis.  having  been 
adopted  by  the  Unil;d  Confederate  Vetf "  :»ns  at  the  Dallas 
Reunion  as  the  day  for  paying  tribute  to  the  Confederate 
dead,  the  Southern  Memorial  Association  of  this  place  ob- 
served the  day  with  appropriate  ceremonies,  notwithstand- 
ing the  inclemency  of  the  weather.  For  days  the  leaden 
skies  and  inces.sant  downpour  threatened  to  preclude  any 
exercises  at  the  cemetery;  but  the  Committee  on  Arrange- 
ments, with  a  courage  worthy  of  the  women  of  the  early 
sixties,  worked  on. 

The  morning  of  the  3d  dawned  cloudy,  but  by  !)  o'clock 
the  mists  had  cleared  away,  and  the  noise  of  wheels  could 
be  heard  in  all  directions  bringing  in  the  loyal  Confederate 
veterans  and  their  wives  and  children  from  country  and 
neighboring  towns.  The  procession,  headed  by  the  Uni- 
versity Band,  moved  from  the  Public  Square  at  11  o'clock 
sharp.     Col.  Vance,  of  Springdale,  was  marshal  of  the  day. 

The  ceremonies  at  the  cemetery  opened  with  music  by 
the  band,  followed  by  a  few  earnest  and  touching  remarks 
from  the  presiding  oflicer.  Dr.  W.  B.  Weicli.  A  most  beau- 
tiful and  appropriate  prayer  was  offered  by  the  chaplain. 
Rev.  R.  Thomsen,  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Cliurch. 
The  hymn,  "Nearer,  My  God,  to  Thee,'"  was  sung  by  the 
entire  assembly.  At  the  first  notes  of  the  dirge  the  vet- 
erans solemnly  marched  to  the  monument,  where  evergreen 
wreaths  were  given  them  to  decorate  the  graves  of  their 
fallen  comrades.  A  wreath  tied  with  the  Confederate  col- 
ors was  placed  upon  the  corner  of  each  white  marble 
marker.  Roses  and  other  flowers  in  abundance  scattered 
over  the  graves  by  matron,  maid,  and  toddling  infancy 
made  a  picture  long  to  be  remembered.  The  veterans  lin- 
gered long  in  this  beautiful  service,  until  the  soul-stirring 
notes  of  "Dixie"  called  them  to  the  stand  to  listen  to  the 
eloquent  address  by  Col.  Charles  Coffin,  of  Wabat  Ridge. 
The  ladies  of  the  Southern  Memorial  Association  were 
most  happy  in  their  selection  of  an  orator.  An  ear- 
nest, fluent,  and  forceful  speaker.  Col.  Coffin  held  his  au- 
dience with  wondeiful  ease.  So  great  was  their  interest 
and  attention  that  they  failed  to  notice  that  Dame  Nature 
had  begun  anew  her  copious  weeping;  and  when  the 
speaker  protested  that  he  would  not  longer  keep  them  e.\- 
posed  to  the  elements,  cries  of  "Go  on!"  and  "We  want  to 
hear  you!"  compelled  him  to  continue.  His  tribute  to  the 
great  leaders  was  eloquent,  but  far  more  touching  was  his 
praise  of  the  private  soldier  and  the  comradery  existing 
between  officers  and  men  when  off  duty.  The  women  of 
the  Confederacy  received  highest  encomiums,  and  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Southern  Memorial  Association  at  this  place 
felt  that  their  "S.  M.  A."  badge  was  a  royal  insignia  after 
listening  to  such  words  of  commendation.  The  earnest  at- 
tention of  old  and  young,  quietly  listening  in  the  pouring 
rain,  was  a  tribute  alike  to  the  speaker  and  the  cause. 
After  a  solemn  benediction  by  the  chaplain,  the  large  crowd 
dispersed,  with  ardor  undampened,  in  spite  of  the  rain. 

I'he  ladies  of  the  Southern  Memorial  Association  were 
the  recipients  of  many  congratulations  on  this  day.  They 
have  recently  had  all  the  original  sandstone  markers  in 
the  cemetery  replaced  by  white  marble — a  work  of  much 
time  and  labor  in  securing  funds. 

Our  monument  is  one  of  the  handsomest  in  the  South. 
It  was  erected  by  the  Southern  Memorial  Association  in 
1807,  and  was  unveiled  on  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of 
their  organization.  The  association  is  incorporated:  the 
cemetery  is  well  kept  and  cared  for;  and  last,  but  not  least. 


to  this  association  belongs  the  honor  of  conceiving  the 
idea  and  of  organizing  the  Confederated  Southern  Memo- 
rial Association,  composed  of  all  the  memorial  associations 
of  the  South,  which  held  its  fourth  annual  convention  at 
the  New  Orleans  Reunion  on  May  19-22. 


DEAD  ANGLE,   OB  DEVIL'S  ELBOW,   GA. 

H.  K.  Nelson,  Homer,  Ky. : 

Comrade  Kearny,  of  the  Sixth  Tennessee  Regiment,  seeks 
information  concerning  "Dead  Angle."  I  was  not  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Sixth,  though  of  the  same  brigade,  and  was  at 
"Dead  Angle,"  or  "Devil's  Elbow,"  as  it  was  sometimes 
called.  My  recollection  is  that  "Dead  Angle"  is  southwest 
of  the  Kennesaw  Mountain.  Our  works  made  a  short  el- 
bow, and  I  suppose  that  from  this  and  the  deadly  conflict 
there  it  derived  its  name.  We  had  built  good  breastworks, 
but  I  think  we  did  not  put  up  the  cheva.ux  de  frise  which 
Comrade  Harmon  speaks  of  till  after  the  assault — perhaps 
that  night.  The  enemy  formed  a  line  of  battle  under  the 
brow  of  the  hill,  and  a  more  gallant  charge  was  never  made. 
I  think  it  was  Jeff.  C.  Davis'  command.  It  was  late  in 
.lune — perhaps  the  27th.  We  reserved  our  fire  till  they 
were  in  a  few  yards  of  us,  when  we  opened  with  a  full  line 
of  infantry  and  an  enfilade  fire  of  artillery.  They  rushed 
right  up  to  our  works.  Their  colors  were  repeatedly  shot 
down,  but  each  time  they  were  taken  up.  Finally  the  en- 
sign stuck  their  colors  on  the  works,  but  failed  to  get  them 
away  and  our  boys  got  them.  At  last,  finding  that  they 
were  "up  against  the  real  thing,"  as  Cheatham's  boys  were 
there,  they  fell  back  under  the  brow  of  the  hill  and  began 
to  fortify.  We  could  hear  them  at  work,  as  they  were  only 
a  few  yards  distant. 

The  next  evening  Gen.  Cheatham  sent  out  a  flag  of  truce 
that  they  might  bury  their  dead  and  take  care  of  their 
wounded.  AVe  talked  with  the  Yankees,  moved  some  of 
their  dead  that  lay  against  our  works,  swapped  canteens 
with  them,  traded  them  tobacco  for  coffee,  and  one  of  our 
boys  who  had  left  his  pocketknife  on  a  large  stone  a  few 
days  before,  where  he  had  killed  and  dressed  a  sheep,  was 
lucky  enough  to  get  it  back  from  the  Yankee  who  had 
found  it.  One  of  the  Yankees  during  the  armistice  came 
up  to  our  works.  Reaching  up  and  taking  hold  of  a  string 
in  the  chevaux  de  frise.  he  said:  "1  would  not  like  to  eat 
fodder  out  of  that  rack." 

Having  intrenched  themselves  under  the  hill,  the  work 
of  advancing  slowly  began.  They  filled  cracker  boxes  with 
dirt  and  kept  them  in  front  of  them  to  protect  their  scalps, 
and  worked  day  and  night,  digging  and  throwing  the  dirt 
behind  them.  When  we  evacuated  the  "Dead  Angle."  they 
were  in  about  sixty  feet  of  us.  It  was  rumored  the  day 
before  we  evacuated  that  Gen.  Cheatham  had  ordered  hand 
grenades  and  troughs,  that  we  might  roll  the  missiles  into 
their  works;  but  we  did  not  get  them. 

I  do  not  remember  the  "turpentine  balls"  which  Com- 
rade Harmon  speaks  of,  but  recall  the  "false  flght,"  as  we 
called  it.  We  had  to  keep  videttes  out  at  night  a  few  feet 
in  front  of  our  works,  with  orders  for  them  to  discharge 
their  guns  and  jump  into  the  works  if  the  Yankees  should 
advance.  So  we  had  a  man  on  vidette  one  night — a  good 
soldier,  too — who  imagined  he  heard  the  Yankees  coming 
and  fired  off  his  gun,  and  into  the  ditch  he  tumbled.  The 
whole  command  rose,  and  the  "false  fight"  began.  For  a 
few  minutes  the  musketry  roared  and  the  artillery  boomed, 
but  soon  we  found  that  it  was  all  a  false  alarm.  But.  un- 
fortunately for  the  Yankees,  they  had  their  wagon  trains 
driven   into   an  old   field   across   the  hollow  from   us,   and 


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about  two  or  three  hundred  yards  distant,  for  the  purpose 
of  issuing  ammunition  and  "grub."  The  next  morning,  to 
our  surprise,  we  could  see  men,  horses,  and  mules  killed, 
and  wagons  upset  or  turned  over,  and  everything  in  evi- 
dence of  the  "false  fight." 

At  dawn  of  the  morning  before  we  evacuated  at  night, 
a  Yankee  approachod  our  works,  holding  in  one  hand  a 
coffeepot  and  in  the  other  a  tin  cup.  He  came  right  up 
and  mounted  the  works,  looked  first  to  the  right  and  then 
to  the  left,  and  instantly  changed  the  coffeepot  and  tin 
cup  each  to  the  other  hand.  We  supposed  that  it  was  a 
signal  to  his  friends  that  we  had  not  evacuate;!,  as  they 
were  expecting  ns  to  do. 

During  our  fighting  there  (for  it  was  kept  up  every 
day)  a  Yankee  shot  his  ramrod  at  our  line.  It  struck  a 
sapling,  breaking  it  in  two,  and  one  piece  about  eight  or 
ten  inches  long  stuck  through  the  leg  of  one  of  our  boys 
and  had  to  be  pulled  out. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER. 

BY   KATHKIN    H.\DE;.',   NASHVILLE,   TENN. 

A  phase  of  civilization,  unique  and  incomparable,  a  feature 
alone  of  the  southern  section  of  the  United  States,  has  passed 
away — the  old  social  fabric  of  the  South !  Not,  however, 
without  leaving  its  impress  upon  the  posterity  of  that  section 
which,  down  the  long  vista  of  future  ages,  will  be  seen  and 
heard  and  known  of  men.  It  was  this  civilization,  with  its 
large  heredity  of  revolutionary  heroes,  which  gave  the  great- 
er number  of  statesmen  to  frame  and  to  dispense  the  laws  of 
the  United  States,  and  which  developed  the  youth  of  this  land, 
from  generation  to  generation,  into  that  type  of  manhood 
which  stood  for  all  that  was  chivalrous  and  noble  at  the  open- 
ing of  hostilities  between  the  States — the  Confederate  soldier ! 

Let  us  picture  him  as  he  stood  for  the  first  time  in  rank  and 
file.  He  may  have  been  the  pale  scholar,  called  from  his  books 
and  from  his  pen  to  serve  his  country  in  her  time  of  need;  or 
perhaps  the  rude  mountaineer,  fired  with  zeal  for  his  coun- 
try's cause ;  or  yet  a  boy  in  his  early  teens,  whose  serene  brows 
and  clear  young  eyes  had  known  no  weight  of  thought  or  care, 
eager  to  cast  his  lot  with  the  soldiers.  Filled  with  the  enthu- 
siasm of  the  hour,  his  manly  form  garbed  in  the  gray  which 
reduced  him  from  his  individuality  to  a  part  of  a  machine, 
yet  a  machine  so  potent,  so  disciplined,  and  so  heroic  under 
the  tremendous  odds  against  it,  that  the  world  stood  aghast  at 
its  movements.  He  proudly  took  his  place  in  the  ranks, 
pledging  his  young  manhood  and  all  the  energies  of  youth, 
health,  and  strength — nay,  even  life  itself — to  a  cause  which 
from  his  cradle  he  had  regarded  as  right  and  just.  He  marched 
away  from  the  quiet  precincts  of  the  home  he  meant  to  de- 
fend into  the  valley  of  fire  and  blood. 

The  pitiful  stipend  from  his  country's  meager  exchequer  was 
no  incentive  to  the  enthusiastic  volunteer  of  the  Confederate 
army.  The  army  of  the  North  had  many  brave  and  patriotic 
men,  but  it  also  contained  tens  of  thousands  from  the  fresh 
foreign  element  too  lately  grafted  into  citizenship  of  the  great 
republic  to  feel  the  depth  of  patriotism  which  fired  the  breasts 
of  the  native  born.  Mercenaries  they  were,  who  followed  the 
Union's  flag  for  the  Union's  gold. 

To  follow  this  typical  soldier  through  the  vicissitudes  of 
campaign  afttr  campaign  for  four  memorable  years  were  too 
great  an  undertaking  for  this  brief  paper.  It  is  enough  to 
say  that  his  experiences  were  calculated  to  develop  all  the 
nobler  instincts  of  his  nature  or  to  risk  a  moral  bankruptcy — 
the  former,  his  reserve  force ;  the  latter,  depriving  him  of  all 
moral  integrity  to  aid  in  retrieving  his  broken  fortunes  when 


confronted  with  desolation  and  humiliating  defeat.  What- 
ever the  awful  effects  of  camp  and  army  life  in  moral 
and  physical  reL  .  n  may  have  been,  he  was  ever  the  soldier, 
true,  patriotic,  and  brave,  and  the  Phcenix  of  progress  and 
prosperity  which  has  risen  from  the  ashes  of  burned-out  hope 
bears  witness  to  the  measure  of  inherent  manhood  left  in  the 
overpowered  but  unconquered  Confederate  soldier. 

In  order  to  preserve  for  posterity  every  record  bearing  upon 
the  heroism  of  those  who  wore  the  gray,  it  behooves  those 
who  are  interested  to  gather  from  every  available  source  such 
inforiuation  as  may  prove  of  use  in  preserving  those  records. 
It  is  upon  this  plea  societies  are  founded  in  their  interests 
and  monuments  are  reared  to  perpetuate  their  memories. 

After  vindicating  the  soldier  who  has  died  for  a  righteous 
cause  and  after  honoring  the  veteran  who  is  passing,  these 
witnesses  must  give  valuable  testimony  to  integral  Southern 
ancestry  v/hen  our  own  type  of  the  purest  American  character, 
as  found  in  the  Confederate  soldier,  is  lost  in  the  tidal  wave 
of  immigration  and  amalgamation  which  dim  future  years 
must  bring. 

The  value  of  these  things,  so  precious  to  the  South,  can  be 
determined  only  by  the  priceless  treasures  in  kind  which 
have  ronie  down  to  us  from  the  days  of  the  Revolution,  and 
the  ,  :'dness  in  which  they  are  held.  It  is  especially  of  the 
old  veterans  of  the  Confederate  army  this  paper  treats. 

It  is  a  matter  of  ethical  history  that  a  people  of  agricul- 
tural countries  nre  of  kindlier  instincts  and  gentler  manners 
than  those  accustomed  for  generations  to  the  clang  of  ma- 
chinery and  the  whir  of  the  spindle.  As  Cincinnatus  of  old, 
who  left  his  plow  to  rescue  and  relieve  the  Roman  consuls, 
was  no  less  a  soldier  and  patriot  than  the  youth  bred  under 
the  shadow  of  the  Roman  eagles,  so  the  gentle  race  of  South- 
erners were  no  less  tremendously  in  earnest  in  valor  and  pa- 
triotism when  they  left  their  agricultural  pursuits  to  form  an 
army,  unprecedented  in  courage  and  fortitude,  in  defense  of 
their  beloved  South.  In  addition  to  his  intrepid  character, 
when  he  swore  allegiance  to  the  Southern  cause,  our  beloved 
veteran  had  youth.  O  ye  who  stand  to-day  upon  the  thresh- 
old of  old  age  must  know  in  its  deepest  sense  the  magic  in 
that  word ! 

Those  who  slept  in  nameless  graves  at  the  end  of  that 
struggle  were  preserved  in  immortal  youth,  but  the  soldier 
who  emerged  from  the  transforming  influences  of  that  fierce 
conflict  was  aged  in  experience  and  bereft  of  the  freshness  of 
his  early  manhood,  many,  blighted  and  battle-scarred,  to  walk 
no  more  in  the  joyous  paths  of  youth.  Truly  do  the  mills 
of  the  war  god  grind  exceeding  small ! 

He  is  an  old  man  now.  The  fires  of  life  burn  low  upon  the 
altars  of  his  heart.  While  luany  of  his  comrades,  by  reason 
of  fewer  years  or  more  favorable  environment,  are  still  ir 
the  full  vigor  and  strength  of  manhood,  the  aged  and  infiim 
are  in  the  majority  and  bear  him  company. 

Our  veteran  of  the  gray  loves  to  dwell  upon  the  past,  and 
to  recount  to  sympathetic  ears  the  story  of  camp  and  march 
and  battlefield  is  to  him  the  last  and  best  beloved  indulgence 
of  his  quiet  life.  A  new  fire  lights  up  his  gentle  face,  a  gleam 
long  since  lost  comes  back  to  his  eye,  as  when  in  reminiscent 
mood  he  relates  the  varied  and  thrilling  experiences  of  four 
years,  never  to  be  forgotten  as  a  Confederate  soldier.  Then 
let  us  cherish  and  comfort  him,  ever  tendere  t  and  gentlest 
to  him  who  has  survived  all  earthly  ties,  and  the  wreck  of 
home,  disabled  by  disease  and  by  wounds  that  will  not  heal — 
and  there  are  many  such  wounds.  It  is  not  long  that  lie  'hall 
abide  with  us,  and  with  his  passing  the  world  shall  not  look 
upon  his  like  again. 


C^opfederate  l/eterai}. 


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HIGH  TIDE  AT  GETTYSBURG. 

j;V    \VII,I.    IIICNUY    TllOMl'SON. 

This  is  the  fortieth  anniversary  of  the  battle  of  Gettys- 
burg-, July  1  to  3,  1863.  Tlie  forces  engaged  during  this 
three-days'  battle  were  on  the  Federal  side  about  US, 500 
men,  while  the  most  reliable  estimates  place  the  Confed- 
erate troops  on  the  field  at  about  70,000.  The  official  re- 
port of  the  United  States  War  Department  gives  the  losses 
as  follows:  Confederate— Killed  2,5<I2,  wounded  12,709 
prisoners  5,150;  total  20.451.  I'^derals — Killed  3,155, 
wounded  14,529,  prisoners  5,365;  total,  23,049.  The  bittl- 
of  Gettysburg  began  at  9  a.m.  on  Wednesday,  July  1.  and 
ended  on  the  eveniug  of  July  3,  1S63.  Gen.  I/.>e  started  on 
his  rctr'.'Mt  southward  early  on  the  morning  of  July  4. 

Will  Henry  Thompson,  Southern  poet,  was  barn  in  Cal- 
houn County,  Ga.  After  serving  in  the  Cnnfciierate  army 
throiighout  the  Civil  War,  he  removed  to  Indiana  with  h's 
elder  brother,  the  late  Maurice  Thom;son,  known  as  an 
author  and  naturalist,  who,  besides  vers?s  and  books  on 
n;  tural  history,  published  "The  Story  of  Louisiana,"  etc. 
Both  practiced  law  at  Crawfordsvillo,  Ind..  whence  Will 
Henry  Thompson  emigrated  to  Washingtu.i  Territory, 
taking  up  his  residence  at  Seattle. 

.\  clovid  possessed  ihe  hollow  field, 

The  gathering  battle's  smoky  shield; 

Athwart  the  gloom  the  lightning  flashed. 
And  thro'  the  cloud  some   horsemen  dashed. 

And  from  the  heights  the  thunder  pealed. 

Then  at  the  brief  command  of  Lee 
Jloved  out  that  matchless  infantry. 

With  Pickett  leading  grandly  down 

To  rush  against  the  roaring  crown 
Of  those  dread  heights  of  destiny. 

Far  heard  above  the  angry  guns 
A   cr3'  a    :oss  the   tumult    runs. 

The  voice  tliat  rang  thro'  Shiloh's  woods. 

And  Chickaraauga's  solitudes — 
The  fierce  South  cheering  on  her  sons. 

.•\h.  how  the  withering  tempest  blew 

.\gainst  the  front  of  Pettigrewl 

.\  khamsin  wind  that  scorched  and  singe  1 
Like  that  infernal  flame  that   frirged 

The  British  squares  at  Waterloo! 

.\  thousand  fell  where  Kemper  led; 

A  thousand  died  where  Garnett  bled; 
In  blinding  flame  and  strangling  smoke 
The  remnant  through  the  batteries  broke 

And  crossed  the  works  with  .\rmistead. 

"Once  more  in  glory's  van  with  Tne!" 

Virginia  cried  to  Tennessee: 

"We  two  together,  come  what  may, 
Shall  stand  upon  these  works  to-day — 

The  reddest  day  in  history!" 

Brave  Tennessee!     Reckless  the  way. 
Virginia  heard  her   comrade  say: 

"Close  round  this  rent  and  riddled  rag!'* 

What  time  she  set  her  battle  flag 
.■\mid  the  guns  of  Doubleday. 

But  who  shall  break  the  guards  f-at  wait 
Before  the  awful  face  of  Fate'? 

The  tattered  standards  of  the  ?  .nth 


Were  shriveleil  at  the  cannon's  mouth, 

And  all  her  hopes  were  desolate. 

In  vain  the  Tennesseean  set 

His  breast  against  the  bayonet! 
In  vain  Virginia  charged  and  i-aged, 
A  tigress  in  her  wrath  uncaged, 

Till  all  the  hill  was  red  and  wet! 

Above  the  ba3-onets,  mixed  and  crossed. 

Men  saw  a  gray,  gigantic  ghost 
Receding  through  the  battle  cloud, 
And  heard  across  the  tempest  loud 

The  death  cry  of  a  nation  lost! 

The  brave  went  down!     W'ithont  disgrace 

They  leaped  to  ruin's  red  embrace. 

They  only  heard  fame's  thunders  wake. 
And  saw  the  dazzling  sunburst  break 

In  smiles  on  Glory's  bloody  face! 

They  fell  who  lifted  up  a  hand 

And  bade  the  sun  in  heaven  to  stand; 
They  smote  and  fell  who  set  the  bars 
Against  the  progress  of  the  stars, 

.^nd  stayed  the  march  of  Motherland! 

They  stood  who  saw  the  future  come 

On   through   the   fight's   delirium; 
They  smote  and  stood  who  held  the  hope 
Of  nations  on  that  slipperj'  slope, 

.\niid  the  cheers  of  Christendom! 

God  lives!     He  forged  the  iron  will 

That  clutched  and  held  that  trembling  hill! 
God  lives  and  reigns!  He  built  and  lent 
The  heights  for  Freedom's  battlement. 

Where  floats  the  flag  in  triumph  still! 

Fold  up  the  banners!     Smelt  the  guns! 

Love  rules.     Her  gentler  purpose  runs. 
A  mighty  Mother  tiirns  in  tears 
The  pages  of  her  battle  years. 
Lamenting  all  her  fallen  sons! 


COURAGE. 

Because  1  hold  it  sinful  to  despond. 

And  will  not  let  the  bitterness  of  life 
Blind  me  with  burning  tears,  but  look  beyond 

Its  tumults  and  its  strife; 
Because  1  lift  my  head  above  the  mist, 

Where  the  sun  shines  and  the  broad  breezes  blow. 
By  every  ray  and  every  raindrop  kissed 

That  God's  love  doth  bestow — 
Think  you  I  find  no  bitterness  at  all. 

No  burden  to  be  borne,  like  Christian's  pack? 
Think  you  there  are  no  ready  tears  to  fall, 

Because  I  keep  them  back? 
Why  should  I  hug  life's  ills  with  cold  reserve 

To  curse  myself  and  all  who  love  me?     Nay! 
A  thousand  times  more  good  than  I  deserve 

God  gives  me  every  day. 
Dark  skies  must  clear;  and  when  the  clouds  are  past. 

One  golden  day  redeems  a  weary  year; 
Patient  I  listen,  sure  that  sweet  at  last 

Will  sound  his  voice  of  cheer. 
Then  vex  me  not  with  chiding;  let  me  be. 

I  must  he  glad  and  grateful  to  the  end. 
I  grudge  you  not  your  cold  and  darkness;  me 

The  powers  of  light  befriend. 


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Qo9fe«ierate  l/eterai). 


JEFFERSON  DAVIS  MEMORIAL. 

The  Richmond  (Va.,i  A\-:>j  reports  that  tlie  Jefferson  Davis 
Memorial  design  is  to  be  the  joint  creation  of  E.  V.  Valentine 
and  W.  C.  Noland,  the  former  to  do  the  sculpture  work  and 
the  latter  the  architectural  part.  It  says  the  cost  of  the  me- 
morial is  not  to  exceed  $60,000,  and  the  matter  is  left  entirely 
to  the  artists  as  to  the  form,  though  it  is  understood  that  it  is 
to  be  a  colonnade,  with  a  figure  of  Mr.  Davis  inside,  either 
standing  or  seated,  and  probably  with  two  or  more  allegorical 
figures  for  ornamentation. 

The  final  selection  of  the  site  will  be  made  by  the  Executive 
Committee,  Advisory  Board,  and  the  artists.  There  is  a  strong 
sentiment  in  favor  of  Twelfth  and  Broad  Streets,  the  location 
first  selected  for  the  arch,  as  it  is  in  an  historic  portion  of  the 
city,  and  from  that  point  the  river.  Church  Hill,  and  the  West 
End  can  easily  be  seen.  Many  of  the  people  and  school  chil- 
dren constantly  pass  there,  and  it  is  considered  especially  de- 
sirable. 

The  Confederate  Museum,  the  house  formerly  occupied  by 
Mr.  Davis — Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee's  old  home — now  used  by  the 
Virginia  Historical  Society;  the  Capitol  Square,  with  its 
monuments  and  historical  associations;  St.  Paul's  and  Monu- 
mental Churches,  three  large  hospitals,  and  the  city  hall — all 
are  within  a  stone's  throw  of  this  location. 

Should  the  memorial  be  placed  at  Twelfth  and  Broad,  the 
car  tracks  could  be  laid  to  go  in  a  circle  around  the  colonnade 
or  whatever  form  of  memorial  is  selected. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Association  Mr.  Noland  submitted  the 
sketch  of  a  proposed  memorial  which  was  made  sometime 
ago,  and  the  general  idea  was  acceptable  to  the  ladies,  it  being 
a  colonnade  with  figures  inside.  The  two  artists  will  make 
a  sketch  of  the  proposed  memorial  and  send  to  each  director 
a  copy.  If  the  ladies  have  any  suggestions  to  make,  they  will 
express  their  opinion,  and  a  complete  design  will  be  submitted 
at  the  meeting  of  the  Monument  Association  which  is  to  be 
held  Tuesday,  November  10,  in  Charleston,  S.  C.  All  that 
is  left  for  the  ladies  to  do  at  this  meeting  is  to  accept  or  de- 
cline the  design.  If  they  accept,  it  will  be  submitted  to  the 
convention  of  the  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  which 
will  meet  the  next  day  in  Charleston.  If  the  design  meets 
with  the  approval  of  that  body,  work  on  the  memorial  will  be 
commenced  at  once. 

There  is  now  about  $62,000  in  the  treasury,  not  counting  the 
$3,000  invested,  for  the  building  of  a  memorial,  says  the 
Nciis,  but  the  Association  will  not  go  over  $60,000.  The  sur- 
plus is  to  be  held  in  reserve  for  incidental  expenses  which  will 
necessarily  arise. 

The  central  committee  gives  notice  that  no  more  public  ap- 
peals will  be  made  for  the  monument,  though  any  one  desiring 
to  make  private  subscriptions  can  do  so. 

Mrs.  Davis  has  not  been  notified  of  the  change  in  the  plans, 
and  probably  will  not  be  until  some  design  is  accepted.  Mrs. 
William  J.  Behan,  a  member  of  the  Association  and  President 
of  the  Confederated  Memorial  Association,  as  was  Mrs.  Davis, 
was  opposed  to  the  arch,  and  also  to  the  location  at  Twelfth 
and  Broad  Streets. 

Many  of  the  ladies  were  in  favor  of  competitive  designs ;  but 
when  the  vote  was  taken  it  stood  five  to  five  for  one  artist  or 
for  competitive  designs,  so  Mrs.  S.  Thomas  McCuIlough,  the 
chairman,  cast  the  decisive  vote.  When  the  question  of  loca- 
tion was  considered,  and  several  sites  were  objected  to,  Mrs. 
Augustyne  T.  Smythe,  of  Charleston,  rose  and  ofifered  the 
battery  of  Charleston  for  the  site,  saying  that  the  South  Caro- 
lina city  would  be  willing  to  tear  down  several  houses  to  have 
the  honor  of  the  memorial. 


The  selection  of  Mr.  Valentine  and  Mr.  Noland,  both  of 
Richmond,  to  submit  the  design  for  the  memorial  was  received 
in  Richmond  with  delight.  Mr.  Valentine's  fame  as  a  sculptor 
is  recognized  all  over  the  country.  The  recumbent  statue  of 
Gen.  Lee  in  Lexington  and  the  statue  of  ThcJmas  Jefferson  in 
the  Jefferson  Hotel  are  of  his  work.  He  was  recently  given 
the  commission  by  the  State  to  prepare  a  statue  of  Gen.  Lee 
for  the  Statuary  Hall  in  Washington. 

.Mr.  Nuland  finished  his  studies  abroad,  as  did  Mr.  Valentine. 
Several  years  ago  his  design  of  a  memorial  to  Jefferson  Davis 
was  one  of  the  three  accepted  by  the  Veterans,  but  it  called 
for  an  expenditure  of  $150,000. 

Outsiders  accept  what  is  done  in  Richmond,  but  it  is  sin- 
gular that  Monroe  Park,  which  was  donated  as  a  consideration 
for  locating  it  in  Richmond,  is  ignored  by  the  committee, 
which  included  city  officials,  and  which  had  agreed  that  the 
name  of  the  park  should  be  changed  from  Monroe  to  Davis; 
and  then,  as  is  well  known,  the  corner  stone  was  placed  there 
in  the  presence  of  more  Confederate  veterans  than  will  ever 
asseiTible  in  Richmond  again.  It  is  extraordinary  that  all 
these  things  seem  now  to  be  overlooked,  while  the  fact  remains 
that  the  park  selected  is  for  ages  to  come  quite  central  to  the 
city  and  the  great  railroad  to  Washington,  connecting  with  all 
lines  from  the  South,  passes  in  fine  view  of  the  spot  where 
now  is  the  corner  stone  with  its  sacred  collection,  placed  there 
in  the  presence  of  a  multitude  who  have  crossed  over  the  great 
river  and  have  answered  here  at  the  last  roll  call. 


"KATYDIDS  "  WHO  'WERE  NOT  CAPTURED. 

BY    SAMUEL    WILL    JOHN,   CADET    CAPTAIN   COMPANY    B,    ALABAMA 
CORPS    CADETS,    1864-65. 

Knowing  your  earnest  desire  that  only  the  "truth  of  history" 
shall  appear  in  your  pages,  I  was  surprised  and  mortified  to 
read  on  page  281,  June  number,  the  article,  "The  Capture  of 
the  Katydids" — surprised  that  you  did  not  detect  the  utter 
impri:ib:ibility  of  the  tale  as  there  told,  but  were  imposed  upon; 
mortified  that  any  one  claiming  to  be  a  veteran  or  a  lover 
of  the  cause  for  which  they  fought  should  have  been  so  un- 
mindful of  the  truth  as  to  write  such  a  string  of  transparent 
falsehoods. 

The  first  false  statement  is  in  the  title,  for  the  "Katydids" 
were  not  captured.  It  is  true  that  State  Captain  Murfee  and 
Cadets  King  and  Kendrick  were  severely  wounded  in  the 
skirmish  with  a  part  of  a  Kentucky  regiment  of  Cro.xton's 
Brigade,  had  in  the  streets  of  Tuscaloosa  about  1 130  a.m. 
April  4,  1865,  and  had  to  be  left  in  the  hands  of  kind  friends 
in  the  city;  but  the  enemy  did  not  take  them,  nor  interfere 
with  them  in  any  way;  nor  did  they  capture  one  cadet- 
Jackson's  Division  of  Forrest's  Corps  did  pass  through  Tus- 
caloosa the  afternoon  of  March  26,  1865,  and  bivouac  near  th? 
city  that  night.  The  citizens  and  the  corps  of  cadets  gave 
Gen.  Forrest  a  "reception"  on  his  arrival  in  Tuscaloosa ;  but 
this  did  not  interfere  with  the  very  rapid  march  of  the  division, 
which  left  very  early  next  morning,  marching  eastward  from 
Tuscaloosa. 

Jackson's  Division  had  been  in  camp  for  several  weeks  in 
Mississippi  and  West  Alabama,  and  when  they  passed  through 
Tuscaloosa  were  well  mounted  and  clothed,  and  I  saw  no  evi- 
dence of  their  being  "foot-sore"  or  "ill  fed." 

None  of  the  cadets  went  across  the  bridge  while  Jackson's 
men  were  there,  for  every  officer  and  cadet  of  the  corps  was 
in  his  place  when  the  corps  gave  Gen.  Forrest  a  military  recep- 
tion, and  they  then  returned  to  the  university  for  supper  and 
studies. 

The  name   "K.-,'.ydid"    was   not  first  applied   to  a  cadet   by 


Qopfederate  l/eterai). 


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Jackson's  men.  Thty  had  been  called  "Katydids"  and  "Kildees" 
for  years  before  that  time;  ni  r  did  I  ever  know  a  cadet  to 
be  offended  by  being  called  by  either  name,  as  neither  had 
any  offensive  signification  whatever. 

I  was  a  cadet  from  September,  1862,  to  April,  1865,  and 
know  that  there  never  was  an  instance  of  insubordination  in 
the  corps  in  that  time.  On  the  other  hand,  the  drill  and  disci- 
pline were  well-nigh  perfect. 

Xo  Confederate  scout  gave  any  alarm  "ne.xt  day  after  the 
visit  to  the  camp  across  the  river." 

The  cadets  did  not  hold  a  consu'talion.  Louis  Moore  was 
not  a  captain,  nor  do  I  remember  a  cadet  of  that  name.  As 
the  corps  was  then  organized,  there  were  four  State  captains — 
Poynor,  Smith,  Murfee,  and  Massey.  They  were  officers  of  the 
university,  engaged  in  giving  instruction  in  military  tactics 
and  academic  studies,  and  wore  paid  salaries,  as  were  all  other 
officers,  f-cfessors,  etc.,  of  the  university.  The  three  cadet 
captains  were  Ross,  Brady,  and  John,  who  were  all  cadets, 
receiving  instruction  under  the  faculty,  and  were  in  every 
sense  of  the  term  students. 

There  were  no  cannon  at  the  university  at  the  time,  for  the 
three  field  pieces  belonging  to  the  university  had  been  turned 
over  to  a  Confederate  artillery  officer,  who  was  then  in  Tus- 
caloosa on  furlough  or  detail,  and  who  at  the  urgent  request 
of  the  Confederate  "commandant  of  the  post"  took  charge  of 
these  guns  and  all  the  harness  and  equipment  belonging 
thereto  and  placed  them  in  a  livery  stable  in  Tuscaloosa,  where 
the  enemy  found  and  took  them  on  their  first  dash  into  the 
city,  and  when  the  cadets,  more  than  a  mile  away,  knew  noth- 
ing of  their  movements. 

No  "gray-haired  professor  hurried  after  them  ;"  nor  did  lie 
or  any  one  else  command  them  to  desist  or  threaten  them. 

They  did  not  have  a  cannon  with  them,  nor  did  any  cadet 
fire  a  cannon  at  the  bridge  or  at  the  Yankees. 

The  colloquy  detailed  by  this  imaginative  writer  as  occur- 
ring between  the  Yanks  and  cadets  never  took  place — not  one 
liord  of  it. 

Nor  did  any  Federal  officer  catch  up  a  cadet  and  gallop  off 
with  him  toward  town.  Xeither  were  there  women  and  chil- 
dren present ;  nor  did  any  Federal  officer  ask  for  the  mother 
cf  a  cadet  who  was  lield  under  his  arm  on  horseback. 

No  punishment  was  visited  upon  "the  young  prisoners  of 
war,"  for  there  were  no  prisoners  taken  by  Croxton's  nun 
from  the  ranks  of  the  corps  of  cadets  as  previously  stated. 

Neither  did  "the  old  professor"  declare  the  boys  never 
would  have  done  such  a  foolhardy  thing  had  it  not  been  for 
the  sting  of  the  "Katydid"  sobriquet. 

The  cadets  were  all  in  their  accustomed  places,  attending 
recitaticins,  on  Monday,  the  3d  of  April,  and  the  battalion  held 
"dress  parade"  as  usual  that  afternoon. 

About  12:25  on  the  morning  nf  .Vpril  4.  Dr.  Garland,  the 
President,  whose  residence  was  across  the  Huntsville  road,  in 
front  of  the  campus,  was  heard  running  over  the  gravel  walk 
toward  the  giiardrooin,  shouting :  "Tell  them  to  beat  long 
roll.    The  Yankees  are  in  town  !" 

.\s  the  drum  corps  slept  in  the  guardroom,  it  was  but  a 
moment  when  that  last  "long  roll"  for  that  corps  was  rolling 
f'Ut  on  the  night  air.  and  there  was  hurried  forming  nf  the 
three  companies ;  and  these  went  on  to  the  "color  line"  at  a 
"double-qtiick."  when  the  commandant.  Col.  James  T.  Murfee, 
took  command  and  moved  the  battalion  at  a  "double-quick" 
oflf  the  campus  in  the  direction  of  the  city,  and  then  ordered 
Capt.  John  H.  Murfee  to  take  a  platoon  of  Company  C  and 
deploy  it  in  front  and  move  as  fast  as  possible  through  town 
and  on  toward  the  bridge. 


As  soon  as  the  skirmish  line  had  gained  a  little  distance 
to  the  front,  the  battalion  followed  at  a  "double-quick"  till  it 
had  arrived  opposite  the  girls'  college,  when  we  saw  the  flashes 
and  heard  the  shots  of  the  battle  then  going  on  between  the 
two  skirmish  lines  about  the  brow  of  the  hill,  across  the 
street  leading  from  the  business  part  of  the  city  to  the  bridge. 

The  battalion  was  then  moved  as  fast  as  it  could  run  into 
a  position  in  the  rear  of  our  skirmish  line,  where  it  was  formed 
in  line  of  battle. 

On  the  skirmish  line,  it  being  so  dark  that  a  man  could  not 
be  seen  more  than  ten  steps  away,  Capt.  Murfee  gave  the  com- 
mand to  his  platoon  to  lie  down,  and  then  cautioned  them  to 
fire  at  the  "flashes"  of  the  enemy's  guns,  and,  nothwithstand- 
ing  the  enemy  were  veterans,  armed  with  Spencer  magazine 
carbines,  while  the  cadets  had  never  been  under  fire  before  and 
were  armed  with  muzzle-loading  Springfield  rifles,  the  enemy 
soon  fell  back  across  the  bridge  with  a  greater  loss  than  they 
had  inflicted  on  the  cadets. 

Soon  after  the  enemy  retired,  they  permitted  a  Confederate 
officer  who  had  been  married  that  night  and  whoin  they  took 
prisoner  from  the  side  of  his  "bride  of  an  hour"  to  return  to 
her  home  in  our  lines,  and  from  him  our  officers  learned  that 
Croxton's  Brigade,  about  fifteen  hundred  men,  were  formed  on 
the  opposite  side  of  the  river,  with  the  field  pieces  they  had 
taken  from  the  stable  "in  battery,"  so  as  to  rake  the  bridge 
and  every  foot  of  the  approach  to  it. 

Dr.  Garland  and  Col.  Murfee  deemed  it  unwise  to  attempt 
to  take  the  bridge  or  to  hold  the  town  with  only  two  hundred 
and  fifty  rifles  (no  artillery),  and  ordered  the  corps  of  cadets 
to  return  to  the  university. 

I  hail  command  of  a  platoon  ol  Company  B  deployed  as 
skirmishers  on  the  left  of  the  battalion  and  about  a  block 
away,  and.  as  the  university  was  to  the  east,  or  right,  of  our 
positi'in,  this  platoon  naturallj'  became  the  rear  guard.  I 
marched  it  through  the  main  street  about  two  o'clock  on  the 
morning  of  the  4th  of  April,  without  seeing  or  hearing  any- 
thing of  the  enemy,  and  on  arriving  at  the  university  found 
that  the  corps  had  broken  ranks  and  been  ordered  into  their 
rooms  to  pack  their  knapsacks  and  get  blankets  and  were  com- 
ing out  and  forming  as  I  reached  the  campus.  Immediately 
after  my  arrival  the  battalion  was  formed  and  marched  away 
eastward  on  the  Huntsville  road,  till  we  came  to  the  bridge 
over  Hurricane  Creek,  where  we  halted  till  near  sundown, 
when  we  resumed  the  march  for  Marion.  Every  officer  and 
cadet  of  the  corps,  except  the  three  wounded,  was  in  his  place 
and  kept  in  ranks  till  we  reached  Marion. 

While  lying  near  Hurricane  bridge,  the  servants  ".ho  waited 
in  the  mess  hall  came  to  us  with  the  food  tb  t  had  been 
cooked  the  night  before,  in  trays,  and  this  was  ur  only  meal 
that  day. 

While  lying  near  that  bridge  that  fkv  we  saw  the  smoke 
from  the  burning  university  buildi"  "  und  heard  the  explo- 
sions from  the  destruction  of  our  1.  rvc  ammunition,  which 
we  were  unable  to  carry  with  us. 

I  have  made  this  recount  of  that  skirmish,  a  mere  skeleton 
or  outline,  to  show  how  very  different  the  truth  is  from  that 
account  of  "The  Capture  of  the  Katydids."  which  never  took 
place. 

The  sketeh  called  "The  Capture  of  the  Katyrtitlp."  a?  np 
pealing  in  the  June  number  of  the  Confederate  Veteran, 
was  published  first,  some  years  ago.  in  a  child's  magazine. 
It  was  written  from  items  furnished  in  a  conversation  with 
Confederate  Veterans,  discussing  from  memory  occurrenv.es 
of  the  Civil  War.     These  items  were  believed  to  be  entirely 


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correct  and  were  incorporated  in  the  sketch  as  presenting 
a  spirited  incident  of  the  times.  The  writer  is  not  a  vet- 
eran, but  one  who  is  quite  as  incapable  of  reflecting  in  any 
way  upon  those  who  fought  for  the  cause  that  failed  as 
had  she  borne  arms.  She  is  dowered  with  the  blood  of  the 
truest  patriots  of  the  South,  those  of  this  and  earlier  gen- 
erations. She  could  not  consciously  set  forth  or  relate 
events  except  as  supposed  to  have  occurred. 

The  final  returns  of  history  as  a  faithful  presentment  of 
any  age  cannot  be  secured  until  all  reports  are  in  and  all 
sifted:  it  is  inevitable  that  until  this  is  accomplished  mis- 
takes will  be  made.  There  is  some  compensation  in  the 
thought  that  each  mistake  corrected  brings  nearer  the  ulti- 
mate perfection  of  all  records. 


CONFEDERATE  MONUMENT  AT  MT.  JACKSON,  VA. 

Tljr  Mt.  Jackson  Chapter,  No.  132.  has  erected  a  hand- 
some monument  "to  all  Confederates"  at  Mt.  Jackson,  Va. 
It  was  dedicated  on  June  4,  1903. 

In  August.  1897.  Mrs.  James  H.  Williams,  President  of 
Shenandoah  Chapter,  Woodstock.  Va.,  planned  the  organi- 
zation of  our  Chapter.  In  the  following  September  we 
organized,  with  fourteen  members,  which  is  now  doubled. 
The  same  officers  have  been  continued,  except  that  of  Sec- 
retary, which  has  undergone  several  changes.  Every  mem- 
ber has  worked  toward  the  erection  of  this  monument,  and 
at  last  our  hopes  have  been  realized  and  a  handsome  monu- 
ment stands  in  our  cemetery,  surmounted  by  the  statue  of 
a  Confederate  soldier.  He  looks  down  pathetically,  with 
head  uncovered  in  respect  to  his  fallen  comrades. 

On  June  4.  a  lovely  day.  an  address  of  welcome  was  read 
by  the  mayor.  A  long  rocession  left  the  Public  Square 
and,  following  the  drum  corps,  marched  solemnly  to  the 
cemetery.  After  a  dirge  by  the  band  and  a  prayer  by  Rev. 
H.  Ditzler,   the  monument  was  surrounded   by  a   be\  y  of 


MT.  JACKSON  MOJNUMENT. 


girls,  daughters  of  the  members  of  the  Chapter,  and  was 
unveiled  by  Miss  Sophia  Rinker,  who  repeated  these  words: 
"To  t'  0  heroes  that  lie  buried  here  and  to  all  Confederates 
I  unveil  to-day  a  tribute  to  your  brave  and  noble  deeds." 
Then  the  master  of  ceremonies.  Robert  J.  Walker,  Esq.  (son 
of  Col.  Samuel  Walker,  of  the  Tenth  Virginia  Regiment, 
who  was  killed  in  battle),  made  a  beautiful  address,  after 
which  he  introduced  Rev.  G.  W.  Finley,  D.D.,  of  Augusta 
County,  A^a.,  and  that  noble  Confederate  soldier  gave  us 
a  stirring  oration  of  pathos  and  humor,  history  and  poetry, 
artistically  blended.  God  bless  the  Confederate  soldier 
who  dares  to  say:  "We  knew  we  were  right!"  Capt.  James 
Bumgardner,  of  Staunton,  was  then  introduced,  and  again 
we  were  entertained  by  one  who  knew  and  felt  that  he 
spoke  of  an  honored  cause.  Capt.  Bumgardner  was  ac- 
companied by  his  charming  daughter.  Col.  E.  E.  Stickley, 
of  Woodstock,  made  a  short  address  in  tribute  to  the  work 
of  the  ladies.  The  benediction  was  pronounced  by  Rev.  E. 
L.  Folk,  after  which  the  Veterans,  Sons  of  Veterans,  and 
the  bands  marched  to  the  hall  where  lunch  was  served. 

The  ladies  of  the  Mount  Jackson  Chapter  served  lunch 
at  their  homes  to  Chapters  and  to  invited  guests.  Two 
members  of  the  Seventeenth  Virginia  Regiment  Chapter, 
of  Alexandria,  were  present  and  were  given  a  hearty  wel- 
come. Among  our  other  guests  were  Mrs.  Leila  Russell 
Peachy  and  her  granddaughter,  little  Miss  Emily  Beatty,  of 
Washington.  D.  C,  the  daughter  and  great-granddaughter 
of  Dr.  A.  Russell  Meem,  the  surgeon  in  charge  of  large 
hospitals  established  here  at  Mt.  Jackson  much  of  the 
war.  He  died  at  his  post  of  duty,  in  Harrisonburg,  Va., 
some  months  before  the  surrender.  Mrs.  Peachy  and  the 
Misses  Pennybacker,  with  several  other  ladies  here,  were 
the  first  to  care  for  this  cemetery,  with  the  help  of  several 
ex-Confederate  soldiers,  Capt.  J.  T.  Adams  being  among  the 
number.  Those  were  hard  times;  still,  a  fence  was  put 
around  the  cemetery  and  these  heroes  were  remembered 
for  a  number  of  years  by  floral  tributes.  Some  of  these 
ladies  moved  to  distant  States  and  some  were  taken  to 
heaven.  Many  years  went  by  and  the  cemetery  was  almost 
forgotten;  a  feeble  effort  was  made  now  and  then,  but  not 
until  the  Mt.  Jackson  Chapter  was  organized  did  the 
work  show  for  itself.  Through  many  hardships  this  Chap- 
ter has  come  off  victorious.  It  stands  weH  with  the  United 
Daughters.  Its  aim  hereafter  is  to  continue  its  work  and 
to  let  nothing  be  undone  that  will  aid  the  cause. 

Many  thanks  we  owe  and  extend  to  our  Advisory  Board 
for  their  extreme  kindness  all  through  our  trials  and  diffi- 
culties; also  to  all  that  contributed  to  our  monument  fund, 
those  from  a  distance  as  well  as  those  from  our  own  com- 
munity. The  Sons  of  Veterans  and  citizens  we  thank  most 
heartily  for  their  efficient  aid  in  forming  themselves  into 
committees  and  arranging  for  the  unveiling  ceremonies. 
No  debt  rests  upon  our  monument,  and  each  member  of 
Mt.  Jackson  Chapter  has  an  equal  share  in  all  its  glory. 

The  officers  of  this  model  Chapter  are:  Mrs.  Monroe 
Funkhouser,  President;  Mrs.  Lelia  R.  Peachy  and  Mrs. 
James  Coffman,  Vice  Presidents;  Miss  Cary  Funkhouser. 
Secretary;  Mrs.  R.  R.  Rinker.  Treasurer;  Mis.  L.  H.  Rinker, 
Historian. 

The  other  members  are:  Mesdames  R.  L.  Apperson,  H.  S. 
Wunder.  S.  P.  Lonas,  J.  S.  0.  Murphy,  May  Wine,  S.  E. 
Colton.  M.  E.  Newman,  Maria  Calvert,  W.  H.  Burkett,  J. 
H.  Hepner.  J.  H.  Tisinger,  C.  L.  Bowman;  Misses  Bessie  C. 
Funkhouser,  Mattie  Rinker,  A.  M.  Samuels,  Margarette 
Funkhouser.  M.  M.  Pennybacker,  Elizabeth  Brooke,  Marga- 
ret Rinker,  Beulah  Newman,  W.  H.  Snapp.  Minnie  Snapp. 


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CONFEDERATE  ROSTERS  FOR  MISSISSIPPI. 

The  movement  for  a  complete  list,  or  roster,  of  the  volun- 
teers of  each  county  in  the  Confederate  service  has  been  most 
excellently  carried  out  in  Wilkinson  County.  The  difficulties 
of  such  a  task  at  this  remote  date  may  well  be  imagined  as 
great.  But  it  was  undertaken  by  Mr.  W.  C.  Miller.  Mayor 
of  W'oodville,  and  his  completed  work  may  well  form  a 
model  for  other  counties.  In  a  brief  preface  to  a  pamphlet 
print  of  the  various  county  companies  he  says:  "My  informa- 
tion in  compiling  the  list  of  men  enlisted  in  the  Confederate 
service  from  Wilkinson  County  is  derived  from  records,  re- 
ports, certified  publications  in  old  newspapers,  and  from  mem- 
bers of  the  different  companies." 

The  success  with  which  this  compilation  has  been  made  in 
Wilkinson  should  encourage  every  county  in  the  State  to  un- 
dertake the  labor,  and  without  delay.  The  figures  of  this  list 
will  cause  amazement  to  the  readers  of  the  future,  of  the  ex- 
tent of  the  drain  of  war  between  the  States  upon  tlic  man- 
hood of  the  South.  And  even  with  the  names  before  them,  it 
can  scarcely  be  believed  by  those  of  a  generation  later  than 
i860  that  the  war  vortex  was  so  insatiate  and  exhausting  as 
it  was.  Reading  these  figures,  it  must  be  remembered  that 
Wilkinson  County  was  but  a  sample  of  the  whole.  They  indi- 
cate that  estimates  in  bulk  have  under  instead  of  over  stated 
the  truth  of  the  percentage  of  soldiers  to  white  population. 
The  county  had  a  total  population  in  i860  of  15,933,  with  2,779 
whites — men,  women,  and  children.  Three  companies  of  in- 
fantry were  organized  and  sent  to  the  front  in  Virginia  the 
first  year  of  the  war.  After  Shiloh  another  was  raised  for 
the  western  army.  Their  full  aggregate  strength,  officers  and 
privates,  was  591.  In  addition  there  are  the  names  of  sixty 
who  served  in  companies  raised  in  ad.ioinincr  counties  and 
parishes.  This  forms  a  total  of  651,  or  nearly  a  fourth  of  the 
train   white  population. 

But  this  does  not  tell  the  whole  story.  As  the  war  pro- 
gressed and  the  call  came  for  more  men,  three  cavali"y  com- 
panies, with  186  members,  were  raised.  These  were  com- 
posed of  older  men  and  boys — what  Gen.  Grant,  with  such 
deadly  aptitude  called  "robbing  the  cradle  and  the  grave." 
Here  we  have  a  round  total  of  837,  nearly  a  third  of  the  total 
white  population,  under  arms.  At  this  ratio  Mississippi  would 
have  had  in  the  Confederate  service  about  100.000,  instead  of 
85.000.  as  commonly  computed.  To  arrive  at  an  approxi- 
mately exact  estimate  of  the  whole  State,  every  county  should 
set  abiiut  getting  up  a  list  of  names  as  thorouslily  as  Wilkin- 
son.—  Vicksburg  (Miss.)  Herald. 


GEN.  G.  W.  SEARS— A  PATHETIC  INCIDENT. 

BV  R.  N.  REA,  BRUNETTE,  I..\. 

While  there  have  been  recorded  in  public  print  countless 
deeds  of  heroism  and  fortitude  of  the  Confederate  soldier. 
in  my  humble  opinion  none  has  surpassed  that  of  Gen.  Clau- 
dius W.  Sears  at  the  battle  of  Nashville,  during  Gen.  Hood's 
Tennessee  campaign.  As  I  have  never  seen  any  reference  to 
it  in  print,  it  gives  me  pleasure  to  save  it  from  oblivion,  and 
hence  I  write  the  Veteran  of  that  gallant  old  Confederate 
soldier  and  his  faithful  horse  Billy.  I  was  present  when  it 
occurred. 

The  Federal  forces  had  succeeded  in  turning  the  right  and 
left  wings  of  the  Confederate  army.  Sears's  Brigade  occu- 
pied a  central  position,  and  when  his  command  yielded  to  the 
inevitable  it  passed  under  fire  from  front,  right,  and  left, 
.^fter  extricating  his  command  from  this  position.  Gen.  Sears 
rode  to  a  small  eminence,  in  order  to  get  a  better  view  of  the 
enemy.     He  removed  his  field  glass  from  its  case,  and  began 


his  inspection.  While  seated  upon  his  horse  and  with  the 
glass  to  his  eyes,  the  enemy  fired  a  shell  at  him.  It  carried 
away  one  of  his  legs  below  the  knee,  and  it  also  killed  his 
horse.  The  General  was  a  man  about  sixty  years  of  age,  the 
ground  was  frozen  hard  and  was  covered  with  deep  snow,  and 
it  seemed  the  coldest  as  v>eli  as  the  saddest  day  I  had  ever 
experienced.  No  surgeon  was  near  to  administer  to  his 
pressing  need ;  everything  was  in  confusion,  and  in  the  midst 
of  all  the  sad  surroundings  and  heartrending  scenes  of  a 
fierce  battle  the  grand  old  hero  stood  upon  one  foot,  and,  with 
tears  running  down  his  checks,  like  a  child,  exclaimed:  "Poor 
Billy!  Poor  Billy!"  He  did  not  seem  to  notice  his  own  sad 
condition,  but  his  whole  attention  and  sympathy  were  directed 
toward  the  faithful  steed  which  !:■:  had  ridden  during  the  en- 
tire war. 

An  ambulance  was  secured  to  carry  him  off  the  field,  and, 
after  making  him  as  comfortable  as  possible,  we  bade  him 
adieu,  never  expecting  to  see  him  again.  Many  of  us  never 
did.  They  say  "fortune  favors  the  brave."  In  this  case  it 
certainly  did,  for  he  recovered  and  was  for  many  years  pro- 
fessor of  mathematics  at  the  University  of  Mississippi.  His 
son  has  presented  his  portrait  to  the  Historical  Committee  of 
Mississippi,  to  be  placed  in  the  Hall  of  Fame  at  Jackson. 
There  are  few  who  are  more  worthy  of  this  distinguished 
honor,  and  Mississippi  in  honoring  him  honors  herself. 


A  War-Time  Story. — "When  I  got  into  the  town  of  Spar- 
tanburg. S.  C,  in  the  closing  days  of  the  Confederacy,  I 
realized  that  our  cause  had  failed,  and  my  idea  was  to  get 
out  of  the  country,  cross  the  Rio  Grande,  and  Join  the  Lib- 
eral faction  in  Mexico,"  said  Col.  Philip  B.  Thompson,  of 
Kentucky,  in  a  chat  with  friends  at  the  New  Willard.  says 
the  "Washington  Post. 

"I  was  feeling  very  hungry  when  I  struck  the  town  in 
tlie  early  morning  hours,  and  made  up  my  mind  that  I'd 
ask  the  lady  of  the  first  house  I  struclv  that  had  any  ap- 
pearance of  prosperity  to  give  me  a  bite  of  breakfast.  I 
picked  upon  an  aristocratic  brick  mansion,  and,  putting  on 
a  bold  front,  marched  up  to  the  front  door.  In  answer  to 
my  knock  a  well-dressed  negro  butler  came  and  civilly 
asked  my  business.  I  told  him  I  wanted  a  word  with  his 
mistress,  and  pretty  soon  a  very  liandsome  lady,  elegantly 
attired,  came  and  listened  patiently  while  I  told  her  that 
only  the  pangs  of  hunger  drove  me  to  asli  a  breakfast. 

"'I  will  willingly  ask  you  in  to  eat.'  said  she,  'if  you  can 
put  up  with  our  poor  fare.  We  have  scarcely  anything 
ourselves,  and  I  am  ashamed  to  invite  you  to  the  table; 
but  if  you  are  so  hungry,  perhaps  you  can  put  up  with  what 
we  have.'  I  was  ushered  into  a  spacious  dining  room. 
The  table  was  spread  with  snowy  linen  cloth;  there  was 
plenty  of  silverware,  the  real  thing,  and  more  cut  glass  than 
I  had  ever  seen. 

"But  what  do  you  suppose  the  meal  consisted  of?  A  sin- 
gle item — a  plate  of  corn  bread.  Not  a  blessed  tiling  be- 
sides this  bread — no  meat,  no  coffee,  no  milk,  not  the  sus- 
picion of  another  dish.  I  ate  a  good-sized  chunk  of  the 
bread,  and,  on  leaving,  heaped  blessings  on  the  head  of  my 
benefactress;  but  I've  never  ceased  to  wonder  at  the 
paucity  of  that  breakfast  menu  as  so  oddly  contrasted  with 
the  fine  home  and  its  luxurious  furnishings." 


Hi:  Came  from  All  the  States. — At  a  dinner  of  the 
Friendly  Sons  of  St.  Patrick,  says  the  Xew  York  Tribune. 
Joseph  L.  Barbour,  formerly  Speaker  of  the  Connecticut 
House  of.  Representatives,  told  this  story  to  illustrate  the 


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"cosmopolitan  spirit  in  which  the  Irishman  becomes  Amer- 
ican : " 

"There  was  an  Irishman  connected  witli  the  sutler's  de- 
partment in  the  Civil  War,  who  fell  asleep  on  the  battle 
field  after  Bull  Run.  A  party  of  Confederate  scouts  saw 
him.  and,  as  he  had  no  uniforra.  their  leader  prodded  him 
awake  and  asked:  "Who  are  you?  Where  do  you  belong? 
Whafs  your  name?' 

■■  'Begfobs.'  saj-s  Pat,  rubbing  his  eyes,  'them's  too  many- 
questions,  and  be  yure  leave  I'll  be  afther  askin'  yez  the 
same.' 

"  "We're  McClellan's  men,  just  from  Washington.' 

"  "I  knew  yez  ware,  gintlemen,  and  I'm  thot  same.' 

"'Oho,  that's  where  we've  caught  you!  Put  him  under 
arrest,  men!     We  belong  to  Beauregard's  army.' 

"  'Thin  ye  lied  to  me,  an",  suspectin'  that  same,  I  told  yez 
the  same  thing  yez  told  me,'  retorted  the  irishman,  prompt- 
ly. 'Now  give  me  the  truth,  an'  I'll  do  the  same  by  yez. 
What  State  do  ye  come  from?' 

"  "From  South  Carolina.' 

"  'So  do  I,  an'  from  all  the  other  States,  begobs;  an'  that's 
where  I'm  thinkin'  I've  got  the  best  of  yez.  Yez  don't  think 
I'd  be  sich  a  fule  as  to  come  all  the  way  from  Ireland  to 
belong  to  wan  State,  do  yez?'  " 


Diu.n't  Know  Himself. — Congressman  Jenkins,  of  Wis- 
consin, who  recently  introduced  a  measure  looking  toward 
the  governmental  seizure  of  the  coal  mines,  was  talking 
about  the  vanity  that  inflates  some  men  when  they  achieve 
success  in  life. 

"In  my  boyhood,"  he  said,  "I  remember  how  a  man  from 
my  town  was  elected  to  a  minor  political  office,  and  got  so 
puffed  up  about  it  that  he  would  hardly  speak  to  any  one 
on  the  street. 

"One  day  a  blacksmith  who  had  electioneered  for  this 
man  entered  his  office  and  extended  his  hand;  but  the  other 
failed  to  see  his  hand,  and  said:  'I  don't  remember  you, 
sir." 

"The  blacksmith  looked  around.  Half  a  dozen  men  were 
present,  and  to  these  he  remarked;  'Gentlemen,  this  here 
reminds  me  of  the  mayor  that  they  elected  once  in  my 
wife's  town.  They  elected  him  more  for  a  joke  than  any- 
thing else — an  old  ragpicker  to  the  mayoraltj'.  They 
made  him  buy  a  frock  coat  and  a  white  tie  and  plug  hat, 
and  they  persuaded  him  to  ride  around  in  a  fall-top  buggy. 
It  was  a  change,  I  tell  you. 

"  'Well,  his  wife  met  him  at  the  house  door  on  his  first 
day  in  office,  and  he  passed  her  by  without  looking  at  her. 
He  was  grand,  you  see,  in  his  plug  hat  and  white  tie:  but 
she  had  on  nuly  her  working  clothes,and  her  sleeves  were 
rolled  up.  "Why,  James,"  she  says,  nearly  crying — "why, 
don't  you  know  me,  James?"  "How  can  I  know  you, 
Mary?"  says  he — "how  can  I  know  you  when  I  don't  know 
myself  now?" 

"  'There  are  other  men  besides  that  rag-picker  mayor,' 
the  blacksmith  added,  'who  don't  know  themselves;'  and 
he  grinned  at  his  embarrassed  audience  and  walked  out." 


Hk  We.nt  RiGifT  O.X.— The  author  of  "Personal  Recollec- 
tions and  E.xperiences  in  the  Confederate  Army"  gives  an 
instance  of  soldierly  wit  ever  ready  to  wipe  out  a  defeat. 

The  march  to  Sharpsburg  was  one  of  the  severest  ever 
made  by  infantry  troops,  about  thirty  miles  in  fourteen 
hours.  The  river  at  Shepardston  is  over  half  a  mile  wide 
and  full  of  shoals. 


A  gallant  little  Irishman,  belonging  to  the  Eighteenth 
Mississippi,  never  flinched  for  a  moment,  and  was  one  of 
the  sixteen  who  crossed  the  river.  He  was  a  short  man  and 
brave  as  a  lion.  In  crossing,  he  held  his  gun,  cartridge 
box,  and  shoes  on  his  head,  to  prevent  them  from  getting 
wet.  When  within  twenty  yards  of  the  shore,  he  called 
back:  "Boys,  I'm  over  dry  shod!" 

At  that  moment  he  slipped  into  a  deep  hole  and  went 
under,  head  and  ears,  gun  and  all.  Then,  as  he  rose,  he 
continued,  quietly,  as  if  merely  finishing  his  remark: 
"After  I  get  on  some  dry  clothes." — New  Orleans  Picayune. 


Inevitable  "Eyewitness." — The  late  John  T.  Crisp  was 
a  participant  in  the  battle  of  Westport.  He  liked  to  de- 
scribe engagements  from  his  point  of  view,  and  he  never 
failed  to  interest  his  auditors.  Sometime  ago,  while  seated 
at  a  "round  table"  in  a  down-town  caf§,  he  gave  free  vent 
to  his  wonderful  imagination  in  the  presence  of  Richard 
Gentry  and  others  who  were  at  the  scene  of  the  battle  at 
the  time  it  raged  the  fiercest. 

The  "Colonel"  told  of  the  way  his  company  had  charged 
the  enemy,  of  how  the  Federalists  were  put  to  flight,  and 
of  how  he  himself  had  been  in  the  forefront  of  the  bloody 
battle. 

Gentry,  who  was  a  member  of  Crisp's  company,  finally 
interrupted  a  beautiful  piece  of  word-painting  about  the 
horrors  of  war  by  saying:    "Now.  Colonel,  you  know  you 

ran  like  on  that  day.     I  was  running  with  you,  and 

you  kept  ahead  of  me  until  we  were  out  of  range  of  the 
Union  guns.  Yes,  sir,  you  ran,  sir;  by  gad,  sir,  you  re- 
treated, sir,  and  I  retreated  with  you." 

Crisp  calmly  looked  at  Gentry  for  a  moment,  and  then 
exclaimed:  "I  never  told  a  good  war  story  that  some  eye- 
witness did  not  jump  up  and  spoil  it." 


Peeling  Better. — One  Sunday  Dr.  Ducachet  arose  feeling 
wretched.  He  called  an  old  colored  servant  to  him,  and 
.said:  "Sam,  go  around  and  tell  the  sexton  to  post  a  notice 
on  the  church  door  saying  that  I  am  too  ill  to  pi-each  to- 
day." 

"Now,  massa,"  said  Sam,  "don't  you  gib  up  dat  way;  you 
can  get  'long  all  right." 

The  argument  resulted  in  the  minister's  starting  off. 
The  services  over,  he  returned  looking  brighter. 

"How  you  feel,  massa?"  said  Sam,  as  he  opened  the  door. 

"Better — much  better,  Sam.  I  am  glad  I  took  your  ad- 
vice." 

"I  knowed  it!  1  knuwed  it!"  said  Sam,  grinning.  "1 
knowed  you'd  feel  better  when  you  git  dat  sermon  out  o' 
your  system." — Christian  Work. 


ATTENTION,   WALTHALL'S  BRIGADE! 

At  an  enthusiastic  meeting  of  some  of  the  survivors  of  this 
heroic  command  held  at  Mississippi  Headquarters  during  the 
reunion  in  New  Orleans,  it  was  decided  to  make  as  complete 
a  roster  as  possible  of  the  surviving  members  of  that  brigade. 
This  can  be  done  only  by  each  member  sending  in  as  many 
names  of  survivors  as  are  in  his  knowledge.  This  work  is  in 
the  hands  of  Rev.  E.  A.  Smith,  chaplain  of  the  brigade,  who 
was  a  member  of  Company  A,  Twenty-Ninth  Mississippi 
Regiment.  He  resides  at  Brewton,  Ala.  Send  Comrade 
Smith  the  names,  carefully  designating  company,  regiment,  and 
present  post  office  address,  also  giving  officers  of  company  and 
regiment. 


C^opfecierat^  l/eterai). 


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MISS    IRENE  RUSSELL,    ATHENS,    ALA. 

One  of  the  most  amiable  and  attractive  graduates  of  Ward 
Seminary  this  year  is  ihe  j'oung  woman  v>,hor,c;  picture  is  given 
above.  She  graduated  in  music,  both  instrumental  and  vocal. 
under  Miss  Coldwell  and  Mr.  Starr,  taking  a  three  years' 
course.  She  was  assistant  as  Superintendent  of  Practice  in  the 
■-chool,  and  also  President  of  its  Y.  W.  C.  A.  A  more  per- 
fectly rounded  character  never  carried  a  diploma  from  that 
noble  institution  for  the  education  of  women.  Miss  Russell 
has  ambition  to  teach,  and  the  procurement  of  her  services 
would  be  fortunate  for  anv  community  or  school. 


REUNION  IN  INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

Gen.  R.  B.  Coleman,  Commander  Indian  Territory  Di- 
vision U.  C.  v..  in  General  Order  Xo.  101,  sets  forth  that  the 
city  of  Durant,  in  the  Choctaw  Nation,  has  selected  the 
fith.  7th,  and  Mh  days  of  Aug-ust  next  as  the  days  for  hold- 
ing the  second  Territorial  Convention  or  Reunion  of  all 
the  Camps  and  organizations  of  Confederate  veterans  of 
the   Indian   Territorj-.     This  order  states: 

"AH  brigade  Commanders  are  earnestly  requested  to 
urge  the  formation  of  new  Camps  in  their  brigades  and  to 
urge  all  existing  camps  to  the  Importanc-  of  the  meeting 
and  to  send  a  full  delegation  as  rejires intatives  to  said 
convention. 

"All  Commanders  of  Camps  are  earnestly  requested  to 
raise  the  stardard  of  their  Camps  to  their  full  member- 
ship. 

".Ml  Confederate  veterans,  soldiers,  and  s  illnis  in  Ih- 
Indian  Territorj'  are  ncgently  requested  to  form  into 
Camps  and  send  delegates  to  the  convention,  and  those  not 
belonging  to  Camps  are  urgently  requested  to  attend  the 
Iteimion  and  become  members  of  some  Camps. 

"There  will  be.  as  in  the  past,  one  lady  sponsor  and 
chief  maid  of  honor  appointed  to  represent  the  Indian  Ter- 
ritory Division,  who  will  be  entertained  by  the  city  of 
Durant.  The  pleasant  duty  and  honor  of  this  appoint- 
ment will  fall  to  the  lot  of  Brig.  Gen.  William  E.  Gentry, 
commanding  the  Creek  and  Seminole  brigade.  The  Com- 
manding General  being  in  perfect  accord  with  the  past 
precedent  of  each  brigade  and  Camp  selecting  and  being 


NEW     BllLDINGS    OF    CI   MUKRLAND    UNIVERSITY. 

CUMBERLAND  UNIVERSITY  ALUMNI. 

The  Cumberiaud  University,  Lebanon.  Teun...  desires  to 
place  on  file  a  short  sketch  of  the  life  of  every  alumnus  of 
the  institution,  either  dead  or  living.  Especially  are  they 
anxious  to  know  the  war  record  of  her  many  sons  who 
fouglit  in  the  Confederate  Army.  The  rank  of  general  was 
reached  by  W.  B.  Bate,  Robt.  E.  Houston.  John  C.  Carter, 
and  Robt.  Hatton.  We  are  informed  that  there  is  also  a 
Gen.  Cox.  of  North  Carolina.  Whether  other  men  reached 
the  rank  of  general  we  are  uncertain.  If  any  old  veteran 
knows  of  other  former  students  of  Cumberland  University 
who  reached  that  rank,  the  university  will  be  delighted  to 
have  such  information.  We  desire  to  know  not  only  the 
number  of  generals,  but  are  anxious  to  know  the  number 
and  rank  of  all  other  officers,  together  with  rank  and  file, 
sent  out  from  the  university.  When  this  information*  has 
all  been  plated  on  file,  it  is  the  purpose  of  the  university  to 
publish  a  catalogue  containing  all  its  alumni,  with  the  lead- 
ing facts  of  each  lite. 

Any  information  of  any  Cumberland  University  son.  or 
suggestion  as  to  source  of  such  information,  will  be  most 
thankfully  received.  Send  all  such  information  to  Rev.  P. 
Marion  Simms,  Registrar,  Lebanon.  Tenn. 


Geo.  F.  Jliller.  of  Ingersoll,  O.  T.,  inquires  for  Samuel 
Miller  .Tackson,  the  youngest  son  of  the  late  Dr.  Alexan- 
der .lackson.  He  says  his  father  helped  to  rear  Dr.  .Mec 
.lackson  in  old  Virginia. 

represented  by  each  a  lady  sponsor  and  as  many  maids  of 
honor  as  may  seem  proper,  would  urge  each  brigade  Com- 
mander to  appoint,  to  represent  his  brigade,  a  lady  sponsor, 
and  as  many  maids  of  honor  as  desirable,  and  would  urge 
each  Camp  to  be  represented  by  a  camp  sponsor  and  as 
many  maids  of  honor  as  desiraljle. 

"Business  of  great  importance  will  come  up  lor  con- 
sideration by  the  Convention,  covering  the  three  great 
principles  of  the  organization — viz..  Historical,  Benevolent, 
and  Social. 

"Tlie  Commanding  General  bespeaks  for  this  the  great- 
est gathering  ever  yet  convened  in  the  Indian  Territory." 


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Qoijfederate  l/eterap. 


Ami  then  we  kuow  Rome  blessed  clay. 
When  earthly  visions  pass  away. 

Awaiting-  God's   behest, 
Xo  more  o'erwhelmed  by  wave  or  wind, 
United  with  our  dead  we'll  find 

The  mnunt  on  which  to  rest. 

Quite  a  number  uf  notices  of  deceased  comrades  and 
Datighters— mothers  of  the  Confederacy— are  necessarily 
held  over  for  subsequent  issues. 

ilE.MBERS   OF   CaMP    WIXXIE   DaVIS,    WaXAHACUIE. 

AVaxahachie.  Tex.,  records  the  death  of  three  members 
of  Camp  Winnie  Davis,  No.  108,  XJ.  C.  V.,  who  were  mem- 
bers of  Parsons"s  Texas  Brigade. 

William  A.  Calfee  was  born  at  Greensburg,  Ky..  in  1838. 
and  in  1859  he  became  a  resident  of  Waxahachie,  where,  in 
1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  Twelfth  Texas  Cavalry. 
As  regimental  bugler  he  served  throughout  the  entire  war 
on  the  staff  of  Col.  W.  H.  Parsons. 

Dr.  R.  P.  Sweatt  was  born  in  Wilson  County,  Tenn.,  in 
April,  1830,  and  moved  to  Waxahachie  in  1852.  enlisting  in 
Company  C,  Nineteenth  Texas,  in  April.  1862.  He  was 
soon  promoted  to  the  rank  of  assistant  surgeon  of  Par- 
sons's  Brigade.  He  died  on  November  21.  1902.  and  was 
buried  by  Waxahachie  Lodge,  No.  90,  F.  and  A.  M.,  if  which 
he  was  Master  in  1865. 

Abraham  Allen  Kemble  was  born  in  Warren  County,  Ky., 
in  1826;  and  while  he  was  yet  in  his  prime  he  moved  to 
W'axahachie,  where,  in  April,  1862,  he  joined  Company  C, 
Nineteenth  Texas  Cavalry.  He  was  soon  promoted  to  the 
Quartermaster's  Department,  with  the  rank  of  captain,  and 
served  in  that  capacity  until  the  surrender  in  1865.  He 
was  an  able  lawyer,  possessing  a  judicial  mind  of  unusual 
ability,  and  he  was  noted  for  the  clearness  and  incisiveness 
with  which  he  presented  his  case. 

William  Ckoshoex — Nathan  HrusT. 
On  May  13  and  14  two  worthy  citizens  passed  away  at 
l.one  Mountain,  Tenn.— William  Croshorn,  aged  seventy. 
and  Rev.  Nathan  Hurst,  aged  seventy-five  years.  Both  men 
enjoyed  the  respect  of  the  district  in  which  they  lived,  and 
both  were  veterans  of  the  War  Between  t"he  States.  They 
were  valiant  soldiers,  and  were  ever  faithful  to  the  mem- 
ory of  the  cause  for  which  they  fought  so  bravely. 

W.  P.  Bowers. 
On  March  17,  1903,  at  Ityville,  Ark.,  death  called  Com- 
rade W.  P.  Bowers.  The  war  record  of  this  noble  man  was 
one  which  should  be  treasured  with  pride  by  those  who 
mourn  his  loss;  for,  as  a  member  of  Company  G.  Eight- 
eenth Arkansas  'Volunteers,  he  did  gallant  service  in  many 
engagements,  being  on  duty  during  the  war  in  Mississippi, 
Louisiana,  Missouri,  and  Texas.  In  spite  of  the  suffering 
which  he  endured  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  proud 
of  fne  wounds  which  he  received  during  the  struggle  that 
placed  him  among  the  South's  brave  heroes. 


Loui.s  TunxER  Baskett. 
After  a  lingering  illness,  L.  T.  Baskett  passed  away  at 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  on  December  27,  1902.  He  had  been  com- 
mander of  Camp  Hugh  A.  Reynolds,  No.  218.  U.  C.  V., 
Greenwood,  Miss.;  and  his  record  indicates  that  he  was  as 
brave  a  man  as  ever  defended  the  right  or  resented  a  wrong. 
He  was  identified  with  many  movements  for  the  better- 
ment of  society,  and  his  friends  could  always  find  him  in 
the  front  ranks  fighting  for  principle.  In  every  sphere  in 
life — as  citizen,  soldier,  and  office  holder — he  performed  his 
duty  with  a  devotion  and  fidelity  known  only  to  his  kind. 
During  the  war  he  was  a  member  of  Company  I.  Twenty- 
first  Mississippi  Regiment,  under  command  of  Capt.  B.  G. 
Humphreys.  He  was  in  seventeen  battles;  was  wounded 
five  times,  and  only  retired  from  service  when  his  wounds 
incapacitated  him  for  duty. 

Ambro.se  Howse. 

Comrade  A.  Howse,  a  native  of  Rutherford  County.  Tenn., 
died  at  his  adopted  itome,  Leger.  O.  T.,  on  March  14,  1903, 
in  his  sixty-seventh  year.  In  1861  Comrade  Howse  enlisted 
ill  the  Forty-Seventh  Tennessee  Itegiment.  He  served  in 
the  battles  of  Shiloh  and  Corinth,  and  for  gallant  service 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  captain,  and  commanded 
Company  G,  Twelfth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  sharing  the  hard- 
ships with  Forrest's  men  to  the  close  of  the  war.  In  1865 
he  returned  to  his  devastated  home  in  Gibson  County. 
Tenn.,  where  he  remained  until  1871,  when  he  removed  to 
.lohnson  County,  Tex.  In  1891  he  moved  to  Greer  County, 
O.  T..  whefe  his  family  still  reside. 

Comrade  Howse  was  elected  captain  of  Altus  Camp,  No. 
1417,  U.  C.  v.,  at  its  first  meeting,  and  was  reelected  annu- 
ally up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Quoting  the  language 
of  G.  H.  Kennedy,  adjutant  of  Altus  Camp:  "Greer  County 
has  lost  a  good  citizen,  the  Methodist  Church  a  zealous 
worker,  and  the  U.  C.  V.  a  faithful  comrade." 

Ma.j.  Jesse  Taylor. 
Maj.  Jesse  Taylor  died  at  the  Soldiers'  Home,  near  ..Vash- 
ville.  on  Monday,  June  l. 

He  was  born  at  Lexington,  Tenn..  seventy-one  years  ago, 
and  was  by  birth  a  soldier;  his  ancestors  before  him  having 

participated    in    th  ^ 


wars  of  his  coun- 
try, and  his  father, 
Jesse  Taylor,  being 
with  Gen.  Jackson 
at  the  battle  of  New 
Orleans,  in  1815. 

Maj.  Taylor  was 
sent  to  the  naval 
academy,  at  Annap- 
olis, by  appointment 
of  his  uncle,  C.  C. 
Williams,  then  in 
Congress  from  his 
Congressional  Dis- 
trict (Col.  Williams 
being  the  grand- 
father of  Hon.  John 
Sharpe  Williams,  of 
Mississippi).  His 
career  at  Annapolis  was  a  brilliant  one,  and  he  graduated 
with  honors  in  the  class  with  Geo.  S.  Dewey  and  others. 
He  remained  in  the  United  States  navy  until  just  before 


1 


MAJ.  JESSE    TAYLOR. 


Qopfederate  Ueterai} 


331 


tlie  lireakiiig-  out  of  liostililies  betwei'ii  the  States  when, 
.•igaiust  the  earnest  protests  of  Admiral  Farragiit,  under 
whom  he  was  serving-,  he  resigned  and  eame  home.  He 
entered  the  Confederate  service  prompilv.  It  is  said  that 
Admiral  Farragut  was  so  struck  with  young  Taylor  that 
lie  (jllered  to  send  him  from  American  waters  and  keep 
iiim  there  until  the  close  of  the  approaching  war  if  he 
would  not  resign. 

With  him  both  of  his  brothers  joine  I  the  Confederate 
.'limy,  and  remiiineil  in  it  as  long  as  there  was  any  fighting 
to  be  done. 

Flc  joined  the  artiller3'  branch  of  the  service,  and  served 
with  gallantry  in  every  engagement  in  which  he  partici- 
pated. At  Fort  Henry  he  was  second  in  command,  and 
imieh  of  the  credit  of  that  splendiil  defense  is  given  to 
him.  The  Confederate  Military  History  elaborates  this 
fact.  He  "possessed  the  art  of  fighting."  and  in  him  were 
so  developed  the  life  of  soldier  aiil  sailor  that  in  the 
more  practical  affairs  of  this  life  after  the  war,  measured 
from  a  monetary  basis,  he  was  not  a  siieeess.  He  was  big- 
hearted,  brainy,  courteous  and  considerate,  and  a  true 
friend. 

Mrs.  LrcY  White  Hayes. 
Ancitlier  of  the  remarkable  women  of  Tennessee  is 
added  to  the  "Last  Eol!"  properly  in  the  Vetbrax.  Mrs. 
Lucy  White  Hayes,  the  widow  of  J.  Addison  Hayes,  died 
after  a  brief  illness  at  the  Nashville  home  of  W.  L.  B. 
Lawrence,  of  pneumonia.  She  had  been  spending  the 
winters  for  some  years  with  her  daughti'r,  Mrs.  Lula  H. 
Lawrence,  in  Florida,  and  as  usual  had  come  to  Tennes- 
see for  the  summer.  Mrs.  Hayes  was  ready  to  visit 
her  daughter.  Mrs.  A.  E.  liarrett.  near  Carthage,  Tenn., 
when  the  fatal  illness  attacked  her.  Two  of  her  sons, 
summoned  from  their  far-awray  homes,  J.  Addison  Hayes 
and  W.  O.  Hayes,  arrived  from  Colorado  Springs,  Col. 
Mrs.  Lawrence  had  already  arrived  from  Orlando,  Fla.. 
and  Mrs.  Garrett   was  accessible  in  her  Tennessee  home. 


MRS.  Ll'l  ^     will  IK    II  WKS. 


SO  that  all  were  present  except  (apt.  Kichard  Hayes,  of 
San  Antonio,  Tex. 

Much  space  might  be  given  to  the  beautiful  life  of  this 
noble  woman.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Wm.  V.  Taylor, 
of  Memphis,  Tenn.,  granddaughter  of  Judge  Leonard 
Henderson,  who  was  Chief  .Tustice  of  North  Carolina  for 
some  forty  years,  great-granddaughter  of  Dick  Hender- 
son, of  the  Transylvania  Company  (the  most  conspicuous 
corporation  that  liad  existed  in  its  time). 

Mrs.  Hayes  maintained  the  exalted  characteristics  of 
her  illustrious  progenitors.  She  kept  abreast  of  the  times 
in  all  things.  She  was  fully  conversant  with  the  political 
and  literary  outlook,  and  was  conspicuously  bright  and 
cheerful,  hiding  her  own  sorrows  and  symiJathizing  with 
others  in  their  troubles.  She  was  gentle,  considerate, 
generous,  a  devoted  mother,  a  loving  friend,  and  a  devout 
Christian.  Some  very  significant  remarks  made  in  her 
last  hours  illustrate  the  trend  of  her  thoughts.  She  said: 
•1  hear  the  little  birds— they  are  calling  me— they  will 
miss  me.  Tell  Sallie  to  take  courage  and  comfort.  Tell 
them  to  get  ready  for  the  trip.  J  see  it  all  now— I  see  it 
all."  Her  last  words  were:  "I  love  everyb(  dy  from  every- 
where." In  her  fourscore  and  one  years  she  had  been 
a  blessing  to  the  generations. 

As  evidence  of  the  prominence  of  her  family  in  this  city, 
two  important  streets  bear  the  names  Addison  and  Hayes. 
It  is  recorded,  too.  in  this  connection,  that  her  son,  J. 
Addison  Hayes,  is  tlie  son-in-law  of  Jefferson  and  Varina 
Howell  Davis,  their  griiiulchildren  being  hers  also. 

Joiix  T.  Cmsr. 
In  April,  1903,  Col.  J.  T.  Crisp,  one  of  the  mo.st  interest- 
ing characters  in  the  public  life  of  Missouri,  died  at  his 
home  in  Independence,  aged  sixty-flve  years.  At  the  out- 
break of  the  war  Col.  Crisp  enlisted  with  Gen.  Shelby's 
Brigade.  He  served  through  the  entire  war,  and  at  its 
(lose  went  to  Independence,  where  he  resided  from  that 
time.  His  declining  years  meant  no  diminution  to  his 
energy;  and  though  he  would  elimb  to  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives with  great  effort,  his  arrival  did  not  mean  that 
he  had  come  to  rest.  It  was  seldom  that  he  failed  to  rise 
to  the  occasion,  and  he  was  ever  equal  to  the  situation. 

Dk.  S.  S.  Scott. 

Dr.  S.  S.  Scott  died  at  Erluiiger.  Ky.,  on  May  22,  ISC'?. 
His  birth  occurred  in  Cwen  County  on  December  12,  1S20. 
Robert  M.  Scott,  the  father,  was  a  man  of  much  prominence 
and  influence;  while  his  father  came  to  America  from  Bel- 
fast, Ireland,  about  1790  and  became  a  teacher  in  Lexing- 
ton, Ky. 

Dr.  Scott  was  appointed  a  cadet  to  tue  West  Point  Mil- 
itary .\eademy.  but  an  acciileut  to  one  of  h's  hands  made 
liim  ineligible  for  further  service. 

In  18.50,  throush  correspondence  with  Theo.  O'Hara,  Dr. 
Scott  raised  two  hundred  and  twentyfiio  men  for  an  expe- 
liition  to  Cuba,  and  embarked  from  New  Orleans  on  April 
14  of  that  year.  These,  with  twenty-five  other  men.  made 
the  Kentucky  Regiment  in  the  first  Lopez  expedition,  with 
Theo.  O'Hara  as  colonel,  T.  T.  Hawkins  and  William  Hardy 
as  majors,  and  Dr.  Scott  as  surgeon.  The  expedition  w^as  a 
failure,  and  the  regiment  sailed  for  Key  West.  Fla. 

At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War,  Dr.  Scott  took  the  side 
of  the  South.     In   1860  William  L.  Yancy,   at  his  request. 


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can.e  to  Kentucky  and  delivered  a  speech  at  Florence. 
He  used  every  exertion  to  induce  Kentucky  to  go  with 
the  South;  and,  failing  in  that,  he  went  to  recruiting  for 
the  Confederate  Army,  and  raised  the  greater  part  of  Capt. 
A.  S.  Medari's  company  of  Col.  Roger  Hanson's  regiment. 
He  served  as  a  private  in  that  company,  but  was  engaged 
most  of  the  time  in  recruiting  up  to  the  fall  of  1861.  He 
then  reported  to  Dr.  David  Yandell.  medical  director  at 
Bowling  Green,  and  was  appointed  surgeon  to  one  of  the 
hospitals  there,  but  was  soon  after  made  surgeon  of  Maj. 
Phifer's  battalion  of  Arkansas  cavalry. 

He  was  elected,  without  his  knowledge,  as  a  member  of 
the  famous  "Council  of  Ten,"  the  legislative  body  of  the 
"Provisional  Government"  of  Kentucky,  to  fill  the  place  of 
Gen.  George  B.  Hodge.  He  remained  with  the  "council" 
until  after  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  still  holding  his  position  in 
the  medical  service.  He  was  subsequently  ordered  to  East- 
ern Kentucky,  and  became  surgeon  of  the  Fourth  Ken- 
tucky Cavalry,  under  Humphrey  Marshall,  with  which  he 
remained  in  the  capacity  of  surgeon,  brigade  surgeon,  sur- 
geon of  division,  and  for  a  time  medical  director  of  the 
Department  of  Southwest  Virginia  and  East  Tennessee,  un- 
til Col.  Giltner  marched  to  Mount  Sterling  to  surrender 
in  1S65.  He  then,  with  a  small  party,  .ioined  Gen.  Breck- 
inridge in  North  Carolina,  and  was  among  the  last  to  sur- 
render. 

He  returned  to  Kentucky  after  the  war  and  resumed  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  He  had  graduated  in  the  Med- 
ical Department  of  Transylvania  University  in  1S42  and 
from  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio  in  1853. 

In  politics  he  was  a  straight-out  Jeifersonian  Democrat, 
and  in  1877  was  one  of  the  electors  on  the  Tilden  ticket, 
receiving  nearly  two  hundred  votes  more  than  any  other 
district  elector  in  the  State. 

Several  years  ago  he  moved  to  Erlanger  and  resided  with 
his  son,  Robert  J.  Scott,  who,  with  his  wife,  gave  his  father 
the  tenderest  care  in  his  declining  years. 

Dr.  Scott  was  a  man  of  great  strength  of  character  and 
never  forsook  a  friend  i-or  aliandoned  a  cause  in  which  he 
had  such  faith  as  he  maintained  in  the  Confederacy. 

,ToHN  W.  Bennett. 

Capt.  J.  W.  Bennett,  a  naval  veteran  of  the  Mexican  War 
and  the  War  Between  the  States,  died  at  his  home.  The 
Heights,  near  Sykesville,  Md.,  on  June  27,  1903. 

Capt.  Bennett  is  survived  by  a  widow  and  six  children. 
His  widow  was  a  daughter  of  the  late  Commodore  Charles 
Lowndes.  The  children  are:  Misses  Ellen  Lowndes  and 
Harriet  Gibson  Bennett  and  Messrs.  Charles  Lowndes, 
Pennington  Tilton.  B.  Bladen,  and  Francis  Lloyd  Bennett. 

Capt.  Bennett  was  born  in  Talbot  County,  Md..  in  iS22, 
and  was  appointed  midshipman  in  the  navy  in  1840.  After 
seeing  sea  service,  he  entered  the  Naval  Academy  and  grad- 
uated with  the  first  class  from  the  institution  in  1846. 
He  immediately  secured  an  appointment,  serving  under 
Commodores  Conner  and  Perry  in  their  naval  operations 
against  Vera  Cruz  and  in  the  land  operations  against  Tux- 
pan  and  Tabasco.  Being  transferred  to  the  flagship  Mis- 
sissippi, he  was  taken  with  yellow  fever.  When  he  recov- 
ered, he  was  made  acting  master  of  the  Spitfire,  which 
position  he  held  until  the  Mexican  War  ended. 

Returning  to  the  United  States,  he  was  engaged  in  coast- 
survey  work,  especially  on  the  "Outer  Diamond  Shoal,"  off 
Cape  Hatteras.  The  winters  of  1848  and  1850  were  spent 
on  the  Raritan  in  the  West  Indies.  He  was  on  the  Susque- 
hanna when  she  made  her  trip  to  Japan  and  the  East  In- 


dies. When  Commodore  Perry  reached  Japan.  Capt.  Ben- 
nett was  navigating  officer  of  the  Susquehanna,  and  was 
discharging  that  duty  when  the  squadron  entered  Yeddo 
Bay  for  the  first  time. 

Capt.  Bennett  was  on  duty  in  the  Naval  Observatory  at 
Washington  when  the  crisis  which  precipitated  the  War 
Between  the  States  arose.  He  was  ordered  to  join  an  ex- 
pedition setting  out  under  the  command  of  Admiral  Rowan; 
but  as  he  suspected  it  was  aimed  against  the  Sourh,  he 
asked  the  Navy  Department  to  change  his  orders  oi-  accept 
his  resignation.  He  did  not  go  with  the  expedition,  and  a 
month  later  was  notified  that  his  name  had  been  stricken 
off  the  navy  rolls.  He  immediately  went  to  Richmond, 
a::ked  for  an  appointment  in  the  Confederate  Navy,  and  re- 
ceived it  in  one  hour.  He  reported  to  Gen.  Beauregard,  at 
Manassas,  to  take  part  in  the  intrenchment  work,  and  in 
the  subsequent  battle  commanded  two  of  the  eight  batter- 
ies in  the  intrenchments  at  headquarters. 

Capt.  Bennett's  first  assignment  in  the  Confederate  Navy 
was  to  the  Nashville,  Capt.  Pegram,  which  was  fitted  out 
to  carry  Confederate  Commissioners  Mason  and  Slidell  to 
England.  The  commissioners  went  by  another  ship,  but 
the  Nashville  went  straight  to  Southampton,  England.  In 
the  entrance  to  the  British  Channel  she  captured  the  Amer- 
ican merchantman  Harvey  Birch,  removed  her  valuables, 
and  burned  her.  The  Nashville  was  the  first  vessel  to  carry 
the  Confederate  flag  into  British  waters.  After  an  inef- 
fectual effort  by  the  United  States  ship  Tuscarora  to  cap- 
ture her,  the  Nashville  ran  the  blockade  and  reached  the 
harbor  of  Beaufort,  N.  C. 

Capt.  Bennett  went  from  the  Nashville  to  the  Gaines, 
which  was  beached  in  the  battle  of  Mobile  Bay,  the  crew 
escaping  to  Mobile  in  small  boats.  The  command  of  a 
naval  battei-y  called  "Buchanan"  was  his  charge  until  he 
took  command  of  the  new  Nashville  in  the  defense  of  Mo- 
bile. The  city  having  been  evacuated,  the  fleet  retired  up 
the  Tombigbee  River;  and  while  at  Demopolis,  Ala.,  news 
was  received  of  the  surrender  of  Gens.  Lee  and  Johnston 
and  the  assassination  of  President  Lincoln.  Capt.  Bennett 
returned  to  Maryland  by  way  of  New  Orleans  and  Norfolk 
and  settled  at  The  Heights. 

S.  D.  Stockman. 

Capt.  S.  D.  Stockman,  who  died  at  Covington,  La.,  in 
July,  1902,  was  one  of  the  most  widely  known  Confederate 
soldiers  in  that  State.  The  following  brief  war  record 
will  be  of  interest  to  his  old  comrades: 

Capt.  Stockman  was  born  in  Elizabethtown,  Ky.  When  ■ 
the  Civil  War  broke  out,  he  w*as  a  resrdent  of  Natchez,  I 
Miss.;  and  in  response  to  the  call  of  Gov.  Pettus  for  volun- 
teers, he  entered  the  service,  joining  the  Natchez  Light  In- 
fantry, Company  A,  First  Regiment,  Mississippi  Volun- 
teers, Gen.  Reuben  Davis's  Brigade,  which  was  ordered  to 
the  assistance  of  Gen.  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  at  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.  After  serving  his  time,  he  reenllsted,  and  was 
elected  second  lieutenant  of  the  Natchez  Southrons,  under 
command  of  R.  A.  Inge,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service 
on  March  8,  1862.  His  company  was  ordered  to  Corinth, 
Miss.,  and  there  assigned  to  duty  as  Com)  any  B,  with  Col. 
Robert  A.  Smith's  Tenth  Mississippi  Regiment,  in  Chal- 
mer's  Brigade  of  Infantry.  In  April,  1862,  he  was  ap- 
pointed commissary  of  the  Tenth  Mississippi  Regiment, 
with  the  rank  of  captain.  In  November  of  the  same  year 
he  was  transferred  from  his  regiment  and  assigned  to  duty 
at  headquarters  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee.  In  June,  1863, 
he  was  commissioned  captain  In  the  regular  army  by  the 


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Secretary  of  War,  and  held  the  position  of  depot  commis- 
sary of  the  Army  of  Tennessee  successively  on  the  staffs 
of  Gens.  Bragg,  Joseph  E.  Johnston,  and  Hood.  When  Gen. 
Hood's  army  was  ordered  to  North  Carolina,  Capt.  Stock- 
man was  assigned  to  duty  with  Maj.  W.  H.  Danieron.  State 
commissary  for  Mississippi,  with  whom  he  remained  \intil 
the  close  of  the  war.  On  May  S,  186.5.  he  was  paroled  at 
Meridian,  Miss.,  and  returned  to  Natchez,  where  he  lived 
until  his  removal  to  New  Orleans  in  August,  1876. 

Capt.  Stockman  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
Association  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee,  and  was  its  treas- 
urer from  May,  1877.  to  January,  1883.  He  was  elected 
vice  president  of  Camp  No.  2.  U.  C.  V..  in  1889.  serving  out 
his  full  term.  His  health  failing,  he  gave  up  business  and 
moved  to  Covington,  La.,  in  1901,  where  he  died. 

His  son,  George  1).  Stockman,  served  in  Cuba  as  second 
lieutenant  of  the  Second  Louisiana  Volunteer  Infantry. 

Mrs.  Stella  P.  Dinsmorf. 

One  of  the  saddest  reports  that  has  ever  been  received  for 
"Last  Roll"  is  that  of  Mrs.  Stella  P.  Dinsmore,  a  leading, 
active  member  of  the  Joseph  Wheeler  Chapter,  U.  D.  C, 
at  Sulphur  Springs,  Texas.  She  was  ever  diligent  for  the 
success  of  the  Vlikran  and  its  work.  Although  born  in 
Iowa.  March  8,  18.56,  she  was  taken  by  her  parents  to  Texas 
in  lSo9;  and  on  December  29,  1875,  she  was  married  to  J. 
H.  Dinsmore.  whose  brilliant  career  as  a  lawyer  was  ac- 
celerated by  her  offices  as  his  wife.  In  the  education  of 
their  four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  Nashville 
has  a  proud  share.  Mrs.  Dinsmore  was  enterprising  and 
prominent  In  social  life  and  ar'.lve  in  all  charitable  de- 
mands that  surrounded  her.  S;'0  was  a  diligent  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church,  a  member  of  the  Christian  Woman's 
Board  of  Missions  and  of  the  Woman's  Texas  Press  Asso- 
ciation. 

Her  greatest  zeal  was  in  behalf  of  the  United  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy.  From  a  sketch  furnished  by  Mrs.  Kyle 
Bass  the  following  extracts  are  made  in  a  sketch  of  her 
lite  in  connection  with  the  U.  D.  C. : 

"Dear  friends,  it  is  with  sad  hearts  we  meet  here  to-day 
to  offer  our  tribute  of  love  and  regard  for  the  memory  of 
our  loved  President.  We.  her  coworkers  in  the  U.  D.  C, 
fully  realize  what  a  void,  never  to  be  filled,  her  death  will 
leave  in  our  Chapter.  From  the  time  she  oiganized  the 
Joseph  Wheeler  Chapter,  July  1,  1S98,  until  her  death. 
May  30,  1903,  she  gave  her  time  and  ability  to  the  advance- 
ment of  the  cause  she  loved.  She  attended  all  the  State 
conventions  and  was  in  close  touch  with  our  Division  offi- 
cers. She  was  appointed  on  a  number  of  important  com- 
mittees and  was  largely  instrumental  in  raising  money  for 
the  Albert  Sidney  Johnston  monument  to  be  erected  at 
Austin.  In  two  years  from  the  time  of  our  organization 
the  Joseph  Wheeler  Chapter  numbered  on  its  rolls  seventy- 
four  members,  owing  to  her  untiring  efforts  and  wise,  poli- 
tic management.  The  State  Division  showed  its  apprecia- 
tion of  her  work  by  electing  her  its  Third  Vice  President. 
This  convention  was  held  In  Austin;  and  among  so  many 
giftr-d  women  It  was.  indeed,  an  honor  to  be  selected  for 
this  position.  That  she  filled  the  office  ably  was  shown  by 
her  reelection  at  the  next  annual  meeting,  which  convened 
at  Corslcana.  She  was  four  times  elected  as  our  delegate 
to  the  general  conventions. 

"When  the  sad  news  of  Mrs.  Dinsmore's  death  flashed 
over  the  wires  to  our  Division  President,  Mrs.  Cone  John- 
son, her  reply  was:  'The  entire  Division  will  mourn  the 
loss  of  one  so  loved."     During  the  period  of  two  and  one- 


half  years  in  which  Mrs.  Dinsmore  officiated  as  President 
of  the  Joseph  Wheeler  Chapter,  our  meetings  were  generally 
held  at  her  home,  where  she  welcomed  us  with  true  South- 
ern hospitality.  It  is,  indeed,  hard  for  us  to  realize  that 
never  again  will  she  be  in  our  midst,  never  again  will  we 
hear  her  voice  greet  us. 
"On  January  2.  1903.  it  was  our  privilege  to  elect  her  our 


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President  for  the  fourth  time.  In  unison  with  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Chapter,  she  wished,  above  all  else,  to  erect  a 
monument  in  our  city  commemorative  of  the  dead  heroes 
who  wore  the  gray.  Her  last  work  of  charity  was  to  inter- 
est the  Chapters  and  Camps  throughout  the  State  in  the 
donation  of  rocking-chairs  to  the  Invalid  soldiers  in  the 
Home  at  Austin.  Her  efforts  met  with  the  most  gratifying 
result,  and  many  a  feeble  old  man  tottering  on  the  brink 
of  the  grave  will  realize  that  'she  hath  done  what  she 
could.'  " 

Capt.  W.  H.  Robarts. 

On  June  5,  1903,  William  H.  Robarts,  of  Guernsey,  Arl<., 
answered  the  last  roll  call  and  crossed  over  the  river  to  rest 
under  the  shade.  He  was  the  son  of  John  W.  and  Parnelia 
Robarts,  and  was  born  in  Eufaula,  Ala.,  August  22,  1845.  He 
was  being  educated  in  the  private  schools  of  Columbus.  Ga. ; 
and  thence.  May  7,  1861,  when  a  boy  of  sixteen,  he  joined  the 
Confederate  army,  becoming  a  member  of  Company  I,  "Geor- 
gia Grays,''  Fifth  Georgia.  He  was  in  the  battles  of  Corinth, 
Miss.,  Atlanta  and  Columbus,  Ga.,  and  many  others.  In  1865 
he  surrendered  with  his  company  at  Columbus,  Ga.,  where  he 
had  enlisted  four  years  before.  Entering  the  service  as  a  pri- 
vate, he  came  out  a  captain. 

On  his  return  Mr.  Robarts  foiind  his  widowed  mother  des- 
titute from  the  results  of  the  war,  and,  bravely  assuming  the 
responsibilities  of  manhood,  he  gave  her  the  tendcrcst  care 
and  support. 

On  November  26,  1862,  Mr.  Rnbarts  married  Miss  Alice 
Phillips,  of  Ophelia,  Ala.,  and  they  had  two  sons  and  two 
daughters.    The  eldest  daughter  had  died. 


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Ill  February,  187;,  Mr.  Robarts  came  to  Hempstead  County, 
Ark.,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business.  He  was  a  quiet, 
unassuming  gentleman,  devoted  to  his  family  and  home ;  was 
for  many  years  justice  of  the  peace  and  postmaster  at' Guern- 
sey, where  he  enioyed  the  cunlidencc  and  esteem  of  all. 

Early  in  his  life  Capt.  Robarts  joined  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  was  baptized  in  infancy  by  the  lamented  Bishop  J.  O. 
Andrew,  of  Georgia,  his  great  uncle. 

Db.  W.  B.  Stroup. 

Comrade  E.  A.  Paden  sends  a  copy  of  resolutions  by  Ben. 
T.  Duvall  Camp,  U.  C.  V..  Fort  Smith,  Ark.,  passed  at  a 
refTular  meeting  of  tlie  Camp,  October  9,  1902: 

"Whereas  it  has  ]ileased  the  great  Creator  of  the  Uni- 
verse to  remove  from  earth's  trials  and  sorrows  our  be- 
loved comrade  and  color  bearer.  Dr.  W.  D.  Stroup,  a  tried 
and  faithful  offlcer  and  member  of  this  Camp, "it  is  meet 
that  we  place  on  record  our  appreciation  of  his  many  vir- 
tues as  a  friend  and  of  his  earnest  and  valued  services  to 
his  profession. 

"Dr.  .Stroup  was  born  in  Georgi.i  in  the  year  of  1836,  and 
died  in  Fort  Smith,  Ark.,  August  26.  1902,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-six  years.  He  received  his  medical  education  in  Ma- 
con, Ga.,  and  during  the  Civil  War  he  was  surgeon  of  Ed- 
wards's Battalion,  Georgia  Cavalry.  He  subsequently  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  liis  chosen  profession  in  the  city 
of  Macon  for  a  few  years,  and  then  removed  to  Arkansas, 
settled  in  Franklin  County,  and  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness in  connection  with  his  practice. 

In  1885  he  moved  to  Fort  Smith,  where  he  was  actively 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  until  his  death. 


DoCTOK    .siKuur. 

Full  of  energy  and  earnestness  in  his  professional  work, 
he  clung  to  duty  long  after  the  germ  of  disease  had  num- 
bered his  days  among  us.  May  his  example  of  courage  and 
cheerful  submission  inspire  us  along  the  pathway  of  life, 
and  his  manliness  and  friendliness  ever  receive  our  most 
profound  tippreciation  and  respect! 

"Be  it  resolved.  That,  bj-  this  sad  event,  our  Camp  h;is 
lost  one  of  its  most  honored  members;    the  medical  pro- 


fession, an  earnest  and  progressive  professional  gentle- 
man, a  genial  and  best  friend.  Dr.  Stroup's  devotion  to 
the  memory  of  the  South's  cause  never  wavered.  He  was 
not  only  a  member  of  the  Ben.  T.  Duvall  Camp,  U.  C.  V., 
of  this  city,  but  was  also  a  member  of  the  Association  of 
Confederate  Surgeons.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  literary  at- 
tainments and  was  fond  of  the  poets;  but  his  love  of  scien- 
tific literature  made  him  a  student  in  many  branches  of 
science  outside  of  his  chosen  profession,  and  his  mind  was 
a  rich  storehouse  on  a  wide  range  of  topics. 

"Resolved,  further.  That,  bowing  to  the  will  of  Him  «  ho 
gave  and  who  now  hath  taken  the  spirit  of  our  friend  from 
the  pangs  of  disease  and  suffering  and  purified  it  for  the 
life  beyond,  we  hereby  express  our  heartfelt  sympathy  with 
his  bereaved  family  and  aged  mother." 

The  report  is  signed  by  J.  S.  McCorkle  and  C.  C.  Cook, 
committee. 

JAMES  G.   AYDELOTT. 

ilr.  Aydelott  was 
an  active,  public- 
spirited  citizen  and 
took  a  lively  interest 
in  every  enterprise 
th.Tt  had  for  its  object 
the  advancement  of 
his  State,  his  county, 
.md  his  town.  His 
was  a  most  g.n!al 
ilisposition,  and  he 
\\as  kindly  of  heart 
and  charitable.  He 
was  a  prominent  Ma- 
son, an  Odd  Fellow  of 
distinction,  a  Knight 
"f  Pythias,  and  a 
meniljer  of  the  An- 
cient Order  of  United 
Workmen.  He  was 
active  in  politics,  al- 
though never  seeking 

JAMES  G.  AYDELOTT.  ^jr^.^     ^^^^  ^,^^  ^   ^^^^_ 

ber  of  the  Democratic  State  Committee.  He  had  been  a 
resident  of  Coffee  County  all  his  life,  excejit  during  the 
years  he  gave  to  the  service  of  his  cuuntry  as  a  (  onfeder- 
ate  soldier.  There  survive  him  wife,  daugliter,  and  thrs  e 
sons.     He  died  Monday,  June  '.Di.  19():!. 

Rev.  J.  R.  Loyd,  ex-chaplain  of  Camp  Hardee,  of  Birming- 
ham, Ala.,  died  at  his  home  near  that  city  on  November  16. 
He  served  the  Confederacy  as  a  member  of  the  Fifty-Sec- 
ond Virginia  Regiment. 

Surrotinded  by  a  large  assemblage  of  admirers  and 
friends.  John  Tumbull  Purves,  a  gallant  Confederate 
veteran,  was  recently  laid  to  rest  at  Girod  Cemetery, 
New  Orleans,  La. 

J.  G.  Miller,  a  former  Tennesseean,  died  in  Forney, 
Tex.,  during  the  closing  days  of  February,  aged  sixty- 
seven  years.  He  served  throughout  the  war  in  Com- 
pany C.,  Eleventh  Tennessee.  Mr.  Miller's  friends 
in  his  early  home,  as  well  as  those  of  the  home  of  his 
adoption,  remember  him  as  an  admirable  citizen  and 
a  loval  friend. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


336 


WHY  WE  SHOULD  ORGANIZE  CHAPTERS  OF  U.  D.  C. 

Maj.  F.  M.  MumfoicI  delivered  an  address  at  St.  Francis- 
ville.  La.,  in  behalf  of  the  West  Feliciana  Chapter,  U.  D.  C. 
June  18,  1903. 

As  it  is  necessary  for  all  things  to  have  a  beginning,  it 
is  .seemingly  one  of  my  duties,  as  the  senior  officer  of  the 
veteian  organization  here,  to  call  the  ladies  of  this  parish 
together  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  local  Chapter  of 
the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy.  This  has  long  been  the 
desire  of  our  veterans,  and  we  are  glad  that  our  hopes  are 
at  last  being  realized.  I  have  been  asked  the  questions; 
"  Why  do  you  organize  Chapters  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy?  \\'hat  good  can  they  do?  "  1  don't  know  that 
I  can  better  answer  these  questions  than  by  reading  from 
the  address  of  Dr.  John  Lloyd,  the  gifted  author  and  chem- 
ist, of  Cincinnati,  O.,  delivered  before  the  Tennessee  State 
Eclectic  Society,  on  May  6,  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  After  a 
lengthy  discussion  of  his  theme,  he  makes  a  glowing  trib- 
ute to  the  CoiSFEiiKRATK  Vetekan.  (See  page  248.  June 
number.)  Here  seems  to  be  the  work  of  one  of  t"he  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy,  a  noble  Southern  woman,  who  in 
devotion  and  love  for  our  cause  has  molded  the  heart  of 
the  Northern  man  that  she  loves  and  no  doubt  causes  him 
to  speak  the  kind  words  that  I  have  just  read  you.  All  of 
you  have  a  mission,  and  you  all  have  a  duty  that  you  owe 
to  the  Southland,  By  being  a  Daughter  of  the  Confederacy 
you  can  best  fulfill  that  duty,  which  the  old  veterans  have 
bequeathed  to  you.  Use  the  Confederate  Veteran  as  your 
textbook:  carefully  read  the  pages  of  this  little  volume 
every  month,  and  you  will  never  ask  the  question:  "Why 
do  you  wish  me  to  become  a  Daughter  of  the  Confed- 
eracy? " 

Oui'  thin,  gray  line  grows  thinner  every  day.  and  it  will 
not  be  many  years  before  there  will  be  none  to  answer  the 
roll  call:  but  it  is  gratifying  to  know  that  we  are  leaving 
behind  us  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  and  that  when 
the  time  comes  that  the  last  name  shall  be  called  some 
noble  woman  of  the  Southland  will  step  to  the  front  and 
,iiis\ver  like  the  French  Sergeant  did  when  the  name  of 
Napoleon's  grenadier,  Latour  d'Auvergne,  was  called:  she 
can  salute  the  whole  world  and  answer:  "Dead  on  the  field 
of  honor."  And  although  this  last  survivior  will  not  die 
I  in  the  bloody  fiell  (if  baltlr.  she  will  die  on  the  field  of 
honor,  as  her  la.st  duties  will  b;^  devoted  to  vpork  on  the 
pages  of  history,  which  will  yet  teach  to  coming  genera- 
tions the  justice  of  a  cause  that  failed  and  the  rightful  vin- 
dication of  a  people  that  was  overpowered,  hut  not  con- 
quered: overwhelmed  by  numbers,  but  covered  by  a  glory 
that  the  world  applauds  and  by  a  heritage  that  the  South 
will  ever  be  justly  proud  of. 

And  to  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  we  shall  soon 
consign  all  that  is  and  that  shall  be  lefi  of  us.  We  espe- 
cially ask  of  you  to  take  in  charge  and  care  for  the  monu- 
ment that  we  have  erected  to  West  Feliciana's  Confederate 
dead.  Keep  the  sod  green  around  its  base,  and  on  Memorial 
Day  (June  3)  of  each  year  let  loving  hands  scatter  beauti- 
ful flowers  as  offerings  and  expressions  of  gratitude  to  our 
heroic  dead.  There  is  nothing  more  fitting  or  appropriate 
than  these  silent  symbols  as  an  offering  of  the  Southern 
heart  and  as  a  testimonial  of  our  faith  in  the  purity  and 
(lp\()tion  of  the  Confederate  soldier  who  died  for  the  In- 
tegrity of  our  Southland.  The  flowers  of  the  field  form  a 
connecting  link  between  the  living  man  and  the  lifeless 
earth.  They  can  receive  the  homage  of  admiration  without 
vanity,  and  they  can  suffer  the  coldness  of  neglect  without 
complaint.      Thus    the    flowers    seem    to   he   appointed   our 


companions  and  comforters  in  all  the  changing  scenes  of 
life.  If  you  would  beautify  the  resting  place  of  the  loved 
and  lost  with  the  most  expressive  symbols  of  life  and  im- 
mortality; if  you  would  consecrate  anew  all  the  Confed- 
erate monuments  with  offerings  of  purity  from  God's  most 
glorious  work,  you  can  choose  nothing  better  than  flowers. 

With  gentle  prayers  and  woman's  love, 
Strew  them  gently;   select  the  best 

And,  with  the  blessings  of  our  God  above. 
Place  them  where  the  soldier  is  at  rest. 

Monuments  are  being  erected  all  over  the  South;  they 
are  lasting  object  lessons,  teaching  us  not  to  forget.  The 
surviving  veterans,  whose  hearts  are  filled  with  memories 
of  the  past,  implore  you.  with  tearful  eyes,  not  to  forget. 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  you,  in  your  turn,  must 
teach  the  coming  generations  of  the  Southland  not  to  for- 
get; and  then  in  the  years  to  come  the  Southern  youths 
will,  in  the  forum  and  in  debate,  repeat  from  Kipling's 
immortal  "Recessional:  ' 

"Lord  God  of  hosts,  be  with  us  yet. 
Lest  we  forget,  lest  we  forget!" 


W.  C.  Curry,  a  member  of  Company  A,  Eigiitei-nth  Ala- 
bama Infantry,  wishes  to  hear  from  any  member  of  that 
company  or  regiment.     Address  him  at  Kockport,  Tex. 


.\  Camp  of  Sons  of  Veterans  was  organized  at  Staunton. 
Va.,  on  June  9,  and  given  the  name  of  the  beL)Ved  J.  E.  B. 
Stuart.  W.  S.  Kerr  was  elected  Commander;  V.  K.  Chris- 
tian, Lieutenant  Commander;  H.  S.  Uilkeson,  .Vdjutanf 
Dr.  Koller.  Surgeon;  Rev.  W.  N.  Scott,  Chaplain;  B.  F. 
Kennedy.  Color  Sergeant. 


The  officers  elected  by  Wm.  E.  Jones  Camp  No.  70>,  U. 
C.  v.,  at  Abingdon.  Va..  recently  are:  J.  H.  Hagy,  Com- 
mander; John  G.  White  and  C.  F.  Keller,  Lieutenant  Com- 
manders; Thos.  K.  Trigg.  Adjutant;  Thos.  W.  Colley, 
Quartermaster;  Dr.  R.  J.  Preston,  Surgeon;  Theo.  M. 
Clap.  Paymaster;  Rev.  Isaac  Baker,  Chaplain. 


W.  E.  Rcdwiue,  Redwinc,  La. :  "Why  does  not  some  one 
gather  information,  while  it  can  be  done,  of  the  many  acts  of 
devotion  and  daring  of  the  noble  women  of  the  South  during 
the  great  war  and  publish  as  'The  Heroines  of  the  South?' 
Many  acted  as  scouts,  spies,  guides,  and  did  other  things  that 
should  be  preserved  in  history.  Can  you  not  call  upon  all 
who  have  personal  knowledge  of  these  acts  to  send  the  ac- 
counts to  you?"  The  Charleston  Nczi's  and  Courier  published 
a  fine  scries  of  papers  on  this  subject  a  quarter  century  ago. 
It  was  published  in  a  book,  but  is  understood  to  be  out  of 
print." 

During  the  reunion  at  Dallas  a  veteran  named  Bell, 
supposed  to  have  been  from  Virginia,  fearing  that  his 
watch  and  chain  might  be  stolen,  handed  them  to  the  man- 
ager of  a  restaurant  for  safe-keeping  until  he  should  a-k 
for  them.  He  has  never  called  for  his  watch  and  chain, 
and  publication  having  been  made  in  the  Dallas  city  pa- 
pers, and  the  attention  of  the  Commanders  of  theVir- 
ginin  Division  called  to  the  niiitter  without  response. 
Sterling  l^ricc  Camp,  No.  3L  directed  publication  in  the 
('<)Xi"Ei»i",R.\Ti-;  Veteran  in  order  that  our  comrade  may 
have  his  valualiles  restored  tn  him.  .\ddress  Col.  O.  Steele, 
.\djutaiit.  D:ill;i.s.  Tex. 


536 


C^oi^j-ederate  Ueterao. 


The  Monteagle  Assembly  for  Health,  Comfort,  and  Culture. 


Knowledge  of  and  interest  in  the  Monteagle  Assembly. 
known  as  the  "Southern  Chautauqua"  in  the  beginning.  i> 
widespread  in  the  South.  Fascinating  memories  of  the  scenery 
and  the  moral  and  healthful  atmosphere  of  its  earlier  years  ar^- 
not  recalled  without  remembrance  also  of  dust  and  inferior 
accomodations  for  guests.  But  Monteagle  is  of  age  now. 
Its  twenty-first  annual  session  is  on,  and  the  delights  of  the 
place  will  gratify  every  friend  of  the  wisely  managed  institu- 
tion. 

Capt.  M.  B.  Pilcher,  General  Manager,  who  has  conducted 
twilight  prayers  every  season  for  eighteen  years,  and  whose 
interest  in  the  place  exceeds  that  of  "summer  home,"  has  hap- 
pily had  the  helpful  cooperation  of  the  President,  J.  W. 
Thomas  (President  of  the  splendid  railroad  that  supplies  four 
trains  each  way  every  day  but  Sunday),  so  that  Monteagle  is 
transformed  in  many  respects.     Maj.  Thomas  always  succeeds 

in   anything   he    under- 
takes. 

Capt.  Pilcher,  being 
asked  of  the  conditions 
this  year,  spoke  of  hav- 
ing enlarged  the  main 
sewer  of  the  place, 
which  is  a  fine  improve- 
ment, and  of  the  im- 
proved roadways  and 
walks.  As  an  evidence 
■  if  his  merit  in  man- 
aging such  enterprises, 
Capt.  Pilcher  was  elect- 
ed manager  of  the 
Nashville  Tabernacle, 
delightfully  r  e  m  e  m  - 
bered  by  a  multitude  of 
veterans. 

The  amazing  changes 
at  Monteagle,  however, 
are  through  the  Ladies' 
Association,  under  the 
direction  of  its  President,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Pilcher.  These  enthu- 
siastic officials  in  the  good  accomplished  there  have  spent  the 
greater  part  of  si.x  months,  the  first  half  of  this  year,  in  charge 
of  laborers  in  perfecting  and  beautifying  the  place.  The  park 
area  is  very  attractive,  splendid  curbing  girds  the  walks,  and 
the  public  improvements  will  induce  owners  of  homes  to  see 
to  it  that  by  another  year  the  mountain  top  will  blossom  as 
never  before. 

The  programme  for  this  season,  July  2  to  August  26,  prom- 
ises rare  treats,  and  the  magnificent  new  auditorium  will  doubt- 
less be  a  resort  of  much  profit  as  well  as  pleasure.  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy  who  attended  the  convention  there  last 
season  from  many  of  the  States,  and  recall  the  delightful,  joy- 
out  event,  will  be  disappointed  that,  while  the  programme 
designates  August  7  as  U.  D.  C.  and  W.  Y.  C.  A.  Day,  only 
a  half  hour  is  named  for  U.  D.  C.  "conference  and  addresses." 
Such  a  limited  time  would  deter  any  except  those  who  happen 
to  be  present  from  taking  an  interest.  The  error  must  have 
been  unintentional,  as  there  was  no  finer  event  in  all  the  weeks 
of  1902. 

Ch.\racter  of  the  Organization. 
Monteagle  is  a  Christian  organization,  governed  by  a  Board 
of  Trustees  chosen  from  the  life  members,  each   evangelical 


MUS.    M.    B.    PILCHER. 


MONTE-\CLE    HOTEL. 

denomination  represented  in  the  membership  being  entitled 
to  four  trustees,  if  so  many  are  members.  Any  one  may  be- 
come a  life  member  on  application,  if  approved,  and  the  pay- 
ment of  twenty-five  dollars.  There  are  no  shares  or  stock- 
holders. All  income  of  every  kind,  beyond  meeting  the  neces- 
sary expenses  of  maintenance,  is  devoted  to  the  improvement 
of  the  property  or  the  widening  of  the  privileges  and  oppor- 
tunities which  it  gives.  The  sale  of  lots  goes  to  the  lessening 
of  a  rapidly  decreasing  obligation  incurred  in  the  purchase  and 
first  improvement  of  the  property. 

The  Monteagle  Assembly  has  been  maintained  on  high  lines 
in  education  and  morals  throughout  its  history.  It  is  at  the 
same  time  a  restful  resort  for  nonparticipants  in  this  matter. 


MAJ.   JOHN    W.   THOMAS. 


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Qoijfederate  Ueteraij. 


The  Little  Man  Next  Door. 

I  ponder  now  and  ask  how  shall 

I  think  one  thought  the  more? 
My  eyes  arc  watching  all  the  while 

The  little  man  next  door. 
He's  old  and  poor,  with  trembling  head; 

His  hair  is  white  as  snow. 
From  early  light  till  dark'ning  night 

He  potters  to  and  fro. 

He  trims  his  plants  with  shaking  hand, 

Or  stays  a  lender  slip : 
He   holds  communion   with  himself 

With  eager,  murm'ring  lip. 
"I  like  hydrangeas,"  once  he  said, 

"I've  had  this  many  years; 
Then  I  was  young  and  full  of  hope" — 

His  eyes  were  dim  with  tears. 

My  lilies,  too,  I  planted  here 

Near  thirty  years  ago : 
I  like  their  fragrance  and  their  bloom, 

Their  whiteness  like  the  snow. 
I  planted  some,  these  years  agone. 

Over  my  boy  that's  dead; 
They  write  the  grave  is  overrun, 

.\nd  white  from  foot  to  head. 

But  Mary  loved  the  roses  best — 

She  was  a  rose  in  life. 
I  planted  all  these  Howers  for  her; 

She  was  a  faithful  wife. 
Yes,  yes,  I  sec  some  little  face 

Each  time  I  break  a  spray ; 
^   inetimes  the  boy  that's  gone  to  war. 

The  girl  that's  far  away. 

But  where  they  go.  or  where  they  stay, 

God  sees  them  just  the  same., 
I  feel  impatient  now  and  then, 

Until  I  breathe  his  name." 
He   smiles  and   hands  me  up   a   rose — 

I  know  his  heart  is  sore — 
A  les'on  in  humanity. 

The  little  man  next  door. 

—S.  M.  O'MaHn: 


Southern  Hallway  Officials. 

Tributf.  To  Those  Who  Win  Success. 

S.  H.  Hardwick,  General  Passenger 
Agent  of  the  Southern  Railway,  at  a 
convention  of  the  Southern  Railway 
Agents'  Association  in  Savannah,  Ga., 
said  in  regard  to  those  who  had  won 
success,  his  subject  being  in  regard  to 
"M'hat  We  Do  Not  Know :" 

"What  we  do  not  know  is  the  meas- 
ureless syiupathy  of  the  men  who  have 
climbed  the  highest. 

"We  look  about  throughout  the  broad 
land,  and  we  see,  almost  as  an  invariable 
rule,  that  the  men  who  are  at  the  head  of 
the  great  railways  of  this  country  start- 
ed as  poor  boys.  This  is  conspicuously 
and  gloriously  true  of  our  own  great 
road.  They  know  what  we  know  of  the 
hard  lines  of  frugality  and  trial  in  early 


life.  They  know  of  the  anxious  moth- 
ers whose  support  they  were.  They  know 
of  the  self-sacrifice  which  our  service 
requires,  of  the  putting  away  of  boyish 
pleasures  and  companionship  that  the 
manly  burden  might  be  bravely  borne. 
Such  men  can  never  forget,  nor  can  they 
ever  withhold  true  and  helpful  sym- 
pathy from  every  truly  deserving  boy 
and  man  following  after  them.  Such 
men  know  that  their  days  are  dimin- 
ishing, and  they  know  full  well  that  the 
work  of  continuing  and  still  further  ad- 
vancing the  success  of  the  great  rail- 
road work  is  dependent  upon  the  young 
men  of  !he  proper  .r.ike-up,  closely  fol- 
lowing after  tlicni.' 

Good   Shopping  Free  of  Cost. 

Mrs.  M.  B.  Morton,  of  625  Russell 
Street,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  has  varied  ex- 
perience as  Purchasing  Agent,  and  her 
small  commissions  are  paid  by  the  mer- 
chants, so  that  her  services  are  absolute- 
ly free  to  purchasers. 

An  efficient  purchasing  agent  is  post- 
ed in  latest  styles  and  "fads"  and  the 
most  reliable  dealers.  Mrs.  Morton  sup- 
plies household  furnishings,  wardrobes 
in  detail,  jewelry,  etc.  She  makes  a 
specialty  of  millinery. 

References  are  cordially  given  by  the 
Confederate  Veteran  and  the  Nash- 
ville daily  press. 


I 


Tour  of  All  Mexico  via  Ii-on  Moun- 
tain Boute. 

Under  special  escort.  Pulliuan  train 
with  wide  vestibule  cars,  drawing- 
rooms,  compartinenls,  parlor,  library, 
music  room,  and  the  largest  dining  car 
in  the  world  (now  building),  and  the 
famous  open  top  car  Chililitli,  the  only 
observation  car  that  really  and  truly 
observes.  Leisurely  itinerary  with  long 
stops,  including  three  circle  tours  in 
the  tropics  and  the  ruined  cities  in  the 
South  of  Mexico.  All  distasteful  per- 
sonally conducted  features  eliminated. 
Exchisiveness  and  independent  move- 
ment assured.  Tickets  include  all  ex- 
penses everywhere.  Address  the  Amer- 
ican Tourist  Association,  Reau  Camp- 
bell, General  Manager,  186  Dearborn 
Street,  Chicago,  III.,  and  agents  of  the 
Iron  Mountain  Route,  or  H.  C.  Town- 
send,  G.  P.  and  T.  A..  St.  Louis.  Mo., 
R.  T.  G.  Matthews.  T.  P.  A..  Louis- 
ville.  Kv 


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CURES  WHERE  ALL  ELSE  FAILS, 
ncpt '""iiBh  Hynip.  Tnsit"^  <J"i'il.   Use 
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Have  you  ever  noticed,  neighbor— but  I 

think  you  have,  maybe — 
That  the  color  of  your  glasses  tints  the 

things  you  chance  to  see? 
If  tlie  glass  is  clear  as  crystal,  all   the 

world  is  fair  and  bright; 
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earth  is  dark  as  night. 
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of  mortals,  too. 
Have  a  way  of  wearing  glasses  that  are 

apt  to  tint  the  view. 
Though    I've    never    seen    such   glasses, 

Hi  me  the  less  I  think  I  know 
I  have  worn  them,  as  have  others,  since 

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No.  8 


Qopfederate  l/eterap 


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The  Confederate 
Mining  Qompany 

IlVeORPORTlTED    UNDER    THE    LaWS    OF    aR/ZOIVa 


Capital  Stock,  $1,000,000.        Par  Value,  $IO  per  Share 


OFFIGERS 

Col.  Lee  Crandall,  President,    -         -  -         Globe.  Ariz. 

Theodore  Crandall,  Manager,           '-  -        Globe,  Ariz. 

Maj.  R.  W.  Crabb,  Sec'y  and  Treas.,  Uniontown,  Ky 

Dr.  Z.  T.  Bundy,  Director,             •         -  -     Milford,  Tex. 

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The   Qandalarid  Group   of  Mining   Glaims 

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2\t    a    Meeting    of    the    Stockholders    and   Directors 

at  the  reunion  in  New  Orleans  the  price  of  the  stock  was  advanced  loo  per  cent — from  $i  to  $2 
per  share.  The  new  stock  books  are  now  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer,  and  the  new  stock 
at  the  new  price  is  going  rapidly.  Now,  don't  wait  until  the  second  advance,  when  you  will 
have  to  pay  $5  per  share,  or  even  more. 

Address    R.     W.    Grabb,     Treasurer,    Uniontown,    Ky, 


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Qopfederate  Ueterap. 


PUBLISHED    MON'THLY    IN    THE    INTEREST    OF    CONFEDERATE    VETERANS    AND    KINDUKD    TOPICS, 


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A3  mucli  as  practicable;  these  sii>ji;estions  are  important. 

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tlBt  will  be  December,  and  the  subscriber  is  entitled  to  that  nund  cr. 

The  "civil  war"  was  too  long  ago  to  be  ca.':d  the  "late"  war.  and  when 
correspondents  use  that  term  the  word  "  great  ^    war)  \\\\\  be  snbsliliited. 


OFFtClALLr  REPRESENTS! 

CXITED  CorsJl-EDERATE  VETERANS, 

United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 

Sons  of  Veterans,  and  Other  OKGANiZATioifa. 
The  Veteran  is  approved  ar^d  indorsed  oflicialiy  by  a  larger  acd  i 
elevated  patronage,  doulilless,  than  any  other  ptiblicalion  in  existence- 

Though  men  deserve,  they  may  not  win  success, 

The  brave  will  honrr  the  brave,  vanq'.nshed  none  the  les&- 


Price,  JLOO  I'KR  Year.  I  ^         vt 
SINGLE  Corv,  10  Cents.'    *"'"   -'^•'• 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  AUGUST,  1903. 


No.  8. 


IS.  A.  CUNNINGHAM, 
)  Pkopkiktor. 


TRUE  HISTORY  OF  OUR   BATTLE   FLAG. 

Gi'ii.  \\  .  I.,  Calu'll,  Lieiitoiijiit  Gnu-rai  Cninniaiuliiig  tlie 
Trans-Mississippi  Department,  U.  C.  V.,  responded  to  a  re- 
quest of  tlie  Veteran  for  information  about  the  Confederate 
battle  flag  a  few  years  ago,  and  here  is  his  letter  in  full : 

"When  ihe  Confederate  army,  commanded  by  Gen.  Beaure- 
gard, and  llic  Federal  army  confronted  each  other  at  Manassas, 
it  was  seen  that  the  Confederate  flag  and  the  stars  and  stripes 
looked  at  a  distance  so  much  alike  that  it  was  hard  to  dis- 
tinguish one  from  the  other.  Gen.  Beauregard,  thinking  that 
serious  mistakes  might  be  made  in  recognizing  our  troops, 
after  the  battle  of  the  i8th  of  July  at  Blackburn  Ford  or- 
dered that  a  small  red  badge  should  be  worn  on  the  left 
shoulder  by  our  troops,  and,  as  I  was  chief  quartermaster, 
ordered  me  to  purchase  a  large  amount  nf  red  flannel  and  to 
distribute  to  each  regiment.  I  distributed  the  red  flannel  to 
a  number  of  regiments,  who  placed  badges  on  the  left  shoul- 
ders of  the  men.  During  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  it  was  plainly 
to  be  seen  that  a  great  number  of  Federal  soldiers  wore  a 
similar  red  badge.  I  saw  these  badges  on  a  number  of  prison- 
ers we  captured  that  day.  Gens.  Johnston  and  Beauregard  met 
at  Fairfax  C.  H.  in  the  latter  part  of  August  or  early  in  Sep- 
tember, and  determined  to  have  a  battle  flag  for  every  regiment 
or  detached  command  that  could  be  easily  recognized  and 
easily  carried.  I  was  telegraphed  to  come  at  once  to  Fairfax 
C.  H.  I  found  both  Gens.  Beauregard  and  Johnston  in  Gen. 
Beauregard's  office  discussing  the  kind  of  flag  that  should  be 
adopted.  Gen.  JohuEton's  flag  was  in  the  shape  of  an  ellipse,  a 
red  flag  with  blue  St.  Andrew's  cross  and  stars  on  the  cross 
(white)  to  represent  the  different  Southern  States.  (No  white 
border  of  any  kind  was  attached  to  this  cross.)  Gen.  Beaure- 
gard's was  a  rectangle,  red  with  blue  St.  Andrew's  cross  and 
white  stars  similar  to  Gen.  Johnston's.  Both  were  discussed  and 
thoroughly  examined  by  all  of  us.  .After  we  had  fully  dis- 
cussed the  two  styles,  taking  into  consideration  the  cost  of  Ihe 
material  and  the  care  of  making  the  same,  it  was  decided  that 
the  elliptical  flag  would  be  harder  to  make,  that  it  would  take 
more  cloth,  and  that  it  could  not  be  seen  so  plainly  at  a  dis- 
tance ;  that  the  rectangular  flag,  drawn  by  and  suggested  by 
Gen.  Beauregard,  should  be  adopted.  Gen.  Johnston  yielded 
at  once  when  the  reasons  given  by  Gen.  Beauregard  and  myself 
were  so  good  and  substantial.  Xo  one  else  was  present  but 
we  three.  No  one  knew  about  this  flag  but  we  three  until  an 
order  was  issued  adopting  the  Beauregard  flag,  as  it  was 
called,  and  directing  me,  as  chief  quartermaster,  to  have  the 
flags  made  as  soon  as  it  could  be  done.  I  immediately  issued 
an  address  to  the  good  ladies  of  the  South  to  give  me  their 


red  and  blue  silk  dresses,  and  to  send  ihcni  to  Capt.  Collin 
'McRac  Selph,  quariermaster  at  Richmond,  Va.  (Capt.  Selph 
is  now  living  in  New  Orleans),  where  he  was  assisted  by  two 
elegant  young  ladies  (Misses  Careys,  from  Baltimore)  and 
Mrs.  Gen.  Henningsen,  of  Savannah,  and  Mrs.  Judge  Hopkins, 
of  Alabama.  The  Misses  Careys  made  battle  flags  for  Gens. 
Beauregard  and  Van  Dorn,  and  I  think  for  Gen.  J.  E.  John- 
ston, and  they  made  Gen.  Beauregard's  out  of  their  own  silk 
dresses.  This  flag  is  now  in  Memorial  Hall,  New  Orleans, 
La.,  with  a  statement  of  that  fact  from  Gen.  Beauregard. 
Gen.  Van  Dorn's  flag  was  made  of  a  heavier  material,  but  very 
pretty.  Capt.  Selph  had  a  number  of  these  flags  made,  and 
sent  them  to  me  at  Manassas.  They  were  distributed  by  order 
of  Gen.  Beauregard.  One  flag  I  had  made,  and  gave  it  to 
the  Washington  Artillery.  They  have  it  yet.  My  wife,  who 
was  in  Richmond,  made  a  beautiful  flag  out  of  her  own  dresses 
(silk),  and  sent  it  to  a  cousin  of  hers,  who  commanded  an 
Arkansas  regiment.  This  flag  was  lost  at  Elk  Horn,  but  was 
recaptured  by  a  Missouri  diyisioij  under  Gen.  Henry  Little.  It 
being  impossible  to  get  silk  enough  to  make  the  great  number 
of  flags  needed,  I  had  a  number  made  out  of  blue  and  red 
cotton  cloth.  I  then  issued  a  circular  letter. to  the  quarter- 
masters of  every  regiment  and  brigade  in  the  army  to  make 
flags  and  to  use  any  blue  and  red  cloth  suitable  that  they  could 
get.  Gens.  Beauregard  and  Johnston,  being  both  good  draughts- 
men, drew  their  own  designs.  The  statement  going  the  rounds 
that  this  battle  flag  was  first  designed  by  a  Federal  prisoner  is 
false;  not  one  w-ord  of  truth  in  it.  No  living  soul  except  Gens. 
Beauregard  and  Johnston  and  myself  knew  anything  about  this 
flag  until  the  order  was  issued  direct  to  me  to  have  them 
made  as  soon  as  it  could  be  done. 

"P.  S. — Gen.  Beauregard's  battle  flag  is  in  the  Meinorial 
Hall,  New  Orleans,  La.,  in  charge  of  that  gallant  soldier,  Gen. 
J.  h.  Chaleron,  who  will  take  pleasure  in  showing  it  to  any 
visitor.  The  Washington  Artillery  battle  flag,  which  I  pre- 
sented to  ihem  on  account  of  my  admiration  of  tlicir  gallantry, 
bravery,  and  patriotism,  can  be  seen  at  any  lime  at  the  Wash- 
ington Artillery  Hall." 

It  is  apparent  from  the  foregoing  that  Gen.  Cabell  is  the 
best  authority  in  the  world  on  the  Confederate  battle  flag.  He 
does  not  attach  importance  to  the  additions  to  the  flag  made  by 
the  Confederate  Congress:  first  the  white  extension  and  then 
the  added  strip  of  red  across  the  end.  Gen.  Cabell  was  one 
of  the  first  United  States  army  officers  to  send  in  his  resigna- 
tion, and  he  left  that  service  under  flattering  prospects  for 
promotion.  He  resigned  the  position  of  chief  quartermaster, 
■'\.  N.  v.,  to  engage  in  field  service. 


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GENEKAL  AND  GOVERNOR  ROSS. 

Lawrence  Sillivan  Ross  was  born  at  Benton's  Post,  la., 
September  Z/,  i8j8,  near  an  Indian  reservation  occupied  by 
the  Fox  and  Sax,  his  parents  being  Capt.  Shapley  Prince 
Ross  and  Catherine  Fulkerson  Ross.  When  he  was  yet  small 
his  parents  moved  to  Texas  and  located  at  Old  Nashville, 
on  the  Brazos.  From  there  they  removed  to  .Austin,  and  later 
to  the  Indian  village  ot  Waco,  where  Capt.  Ross  was  Indian 
agent.  .V  home  was  built  and  the  family  became  identified 
with  llic  village,  which  has  grown  to  the  proportions  of  a 
city.  With  such  surroundings  and  examples  or  bravery,  he 
naturally  inclined  to  military  life,  and  the  intervals  between 
the  sessions  of  the  Florence  Wesleyan  University,  in  North 
Alabama,  were  spent  in  actual  service  against  the  Comanches 
on  the  frontier  of  Texas.  He  made  a  glorious  record  as  "the 
boy  captain"  in  this  dangerous  warfare. 

In  1858,  with  a  few  followers,  he  had  a  battle  with  the 
Comanches,  in  which  ninety-five  Indians  were  ki  hd,  three 
hundred  and  fifty  horses  taken,  and  a  little  white  girl,  whose 
parents  were  never  known,  was  captured.  She  was  reared  and 
educated  in  his  family,  the  name  Lizzie  being  given  to  her. 
The  young  captain  was  dangerously  wounded  in  the  action. 
He  lay  on  the  battlefield  for  five  days,  and  was  then  carried 
on  a  stretcher  ninety  miles  to  a  United  States  post.  When 
able  to  travel,  he  return. -d  to  his  university,  and  graduated 
the  next  summer. 

He  returned  to  Texas  in  1859,  wh  n  Gov.  Sam  Houston. 
the  immortal,  gave  a  command,  and  he  at  oc;  organized  a 
force  and  went  at  the  bloody  Comanch:s  in  dead  earnest. 
He  captured  and  destroyed  their  principal  village,  then  on 
Pease  River,  killed  a  great  number,  captured  over  four 
hundred  head  of  horses,  and  during  this  campaign  Cynthia 
Ann  Parker  was  captured,  after  having  been  with  the  Indians 
thirty  years.  Her  son,  by  her  Indian  husband,  is  now  he.id 
chief  of  the  remnant  of  the  Comanche  tribe.  In  a  hand-to- 
hand  combat,  the  chief.  Peta  Nocona,  was  killed  by  Ross. 
His  shield,  buffalo  horns,  lance,  etc.,  were  secured,  an  I  s.'nt 
as  trophies  to  Gov.  Houston.  Young  Ross's  horse  was  shot 
through,  but  he  escaped  without  injury.  After  th  se  s'giai 
victories  over  the  red  forces,  Maj.  Gen.  Winfield  Scott  wrote 
Ross  an  autograph  letter,  ofl'ering  him.  as  young  as  he  was, 
a  commission  in  the  United  States  army.  But  th  >  war  be- 
tween the  sections  soon  after  commenced,  and  Sul  Ross,  as 
he  was  always  called,  joined  the  company  of  his  brother, 
Capt.  Peter  Fulkerson  Ross,  who  had  also  done  distinguished 
service  on  the  frontier  with  their  father,  Capt.  Shapley  Ross. 
From  a  private.  Sul  Ross  ro'e  rapid'y  in  the  regiment  to 
which  the  company  was  attached,  being  made  major,  lieuten- 
ant colonel,  colonel,  and  in  the  fall  of  i852,  was  made  briga- 
dier general  in  the  Confederate  army.. 

He  participated  in  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  engage- 
ments, and  always  with  distinction.  He  was  never  wounded, 
but  had  seven  horses  shot  from  under  him.  At  the  battle 
of  Corinth.  Miss.,  he  won  special  mention,  and  his  name 
was  sent  by  Gen.  Dabney  H.  Maury  to  the  Department  of 
War  as  one  who  displayed  most  distinq;iiished  gallantry. 

Returning  home  after  the  clcse  of  the  war,  he  went  to 
farming  in  the  Brazos  bottom,  near  Waco.  In  1874,  when 
the  criminal  classes  were  in  the  ascendant,  and  when  neither 
life  nor  propert.v  were  safe,  his  fellow-citizens,  looking  for  a 
trusted  leader,  elected  him  sherifif  of  McLennan  County,  and 
in  his  own  cniiet.  fearle^--  w^'v  1-'  r^stm-pd  confide'ice.  In 
1875  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Cnn^titntional  Conven- 


tion, and  served  as  State  Senator  from  1881  to  1S83.  In  1886, 
as  the  nominee  of  the  Democratic  party,  hi  was  elected 
Governor  of  the  State,  and  in  1888  was  renaminated  and  re- 
elected for  a  second  term,  practically  without  opposition. 
These  four  years  of  his  wise  and  conservative  administra- 
tion were  marked  by  great  development  of  all  the  interests 
in  ihe  Stale  and  general  upbuilding  of  her  institutions. 

When  he  retired  at  the  end  of  his  second  term  as  Governor, 
he  had  a  stronger  hold  upon  the  confidence  and  affection  of 
the  people  of  the  State,  regardless  of  party  or  creed,  than  any 
man  has  held  since  the  days  of  Sam  Houston. 

Always  loyal  to  the  welfare  of  Confederates  as  Major  Gen- 
eral commanding  the  Te.\as  Division  of  the  U.  C.  V.,  he 
served  his  comrades  three  years,  during  which  his  wise 
counsel  was  shown  in  the  prosp  rons  growth  and  steady 
development  of  that  great  order. 

In  1891  he  was  chosen  president  of  the  Agricultural  and 
Meclianical  College,  located  at  College  Station,  near  Bryan, 
Tex.,  the  responsible  duties  of  which  he  continued  to  dis- 
charge up  to  the  moment  of  his  sudden  and  untimely  death 
at  College  Station.  January  ,-5,  1898,  in  the  fifty-nith  yeir  of 
his  age. 

He  was  married,  at  Waco,  in  1859.  to  Mjss  Elizab.th  Tins- 
ley,  who.  through  all  the  years  of  trials  and  triumphs,  was  his 
faithful  helpmate.  Six  children  survive,  to  whom  the  memory 
of  his  well-spent  life  is  a  blessed  heritage.  His  widow  now  re- 
sides at  Waco,  where  they  had  hop.d  to  spend  their  later 
years  together. 

As  a  private  citizen  he  was  public-spirited,  and  fully  abreast 
with  the 'thought  and  enterprise  of  current  events.  As  a 
military  commander,  he  knew  no  fear,  and,  like  Henry  of 
Navarre,  wherever  flashed  his  bright  sword,  there  the  com- 
bat was  deepest.  As  the  chief  executive  of  the  State  of 
Texas,  he  was  conservative  and  patriotic.  .\s  an  educator, 
the  very  bearing  and  atmosphere  of  purity  and  nobility  of 
character  that  environed  him  was  a  boon  to  th?  ."itudents 
which  they  will  feel  the  beneficial  effects  of  all  their  lives. 
Sul  Ross  was  a  patriot  in  the  utmost  meaning  of  the  term, 
and  his  memory  will  long  be  preserved  in  the  hearts  of  the 
people  of  Texas. 

GERMAN  HISTORY  OF  OUR  GREAT  WAR. 

The  St.  Loui.s  Globi'-D''mocrat  publishes  sperial  corre- 
spondenee  from  Berlin  in  regard  to  the  concluding  volume 
of  Baron  von  Freytag-Loringhoven's  important  work,  "Stud- 
ies of  the  Conduct  of  War,  Based  on  the  American  War  ot 
Secession  in  Virginia."  etc. 

The  author  is  the  head  of  the  department  for  war  his- 
tory of  the  great  general  staff,  and  devoted  two  years  to  the 
task  of  writing  the  book,  after  a  decade  of  preparation  and 
studies.  The  kaiser  himself  intrusted  Baron  von  Freytag 
with  the  compilation  of  the  great  work,  in  which  William 
has  taken  much  personal  interest.  Aside  from  the  narra- 
tive, which  is  spirited  and  to  the  point,  the  most  interest- 
ing portions  of  the  work,  from  a  military  standpoint,  are 
the  parallels  between  warlike  events  in  America  and  those 
on  European  battlefields.     The  author  says: 

"Our  own  wars  of  lSfiO-1864  and  1870.  1871  made  us  neg- 
lect the  great  American  war:  yet  no  more  important,  edu- 
cational, and  interesting  war  was  fought  for  centuries. 

"Reflect  for  a  moment  on  this:  A  nation  of  colonists, 
having  achieved  independence  at  the  end  of  the  eighteenth 
century,  rises  sixty  years  later  to  engage  in  a  sanguinary 
brother  war,  lasting  four  long  years.     The  work  of  Wash- 


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ington  is  in  peril  of  being  undone.  Tlie  war  Itself  is  one  of 
gigantic  proportions.  Militia,  gradually  developing  the 
character  of  standing  armies,  do  the  bulk  of  the  fighting. 
The  scene  of  warfare  covers  a  territor.v  ten  times  the  ex- 
tent of  the  German  Empire. 

"Liiie  most  other  wars  of  the  period,  the  War  of  Seces- 
sion grew  out  of  economic  contentions,  and,  as  in  the  war 
of  the  future,  sea  power  played  a  prominent  ^lart  in  the 
final  decision.  Last,  but  not  least,  the  War  of  Secession 
was  fought  with  thoroughly  modern  weapons:  indeed,  the 
•Jnlted  States  was  the  first  country  to  demonstrate  on  a 
lirg?  scale  the  value  of  up-to-date,  strategic  technique. 

"For  the  development  of  modern  warfare  in  general  the 
War  of  Secession  was  of  the  greatest  impetus,  and  a  minute 
study  of  its  various  phases  and  the  final  results  prove  that 
warlike  preparedness,  drill,  and  intelligent  officers  and  men 
are  essential  to  ultimate  success." 

The  first  volume  deals  with  the  beginning  oC  the  war. 
when  the  "forces  around  Washington  take  the  offensive 
and  suffer  defeat  at  Bull  Run." 

The  author  then  demonstrates  by  historic  comparisons 
that  QuU  Run  was  the  logical  outcome  of  American  nnpre- 
paredness  for  war.  "All  improvised  armies  act  the  same 
when  first  brought  face  to  face  with  the  enemy." 

After  Bull  Run.  the  author  devotes  much  space  to  a  de- 
scription "of  the  landing  of  the  Army  of  the  Nortli  in  the 
peninsula  of  Virginia."  He  tells  of  the  retreat  of  the  Con- 
federates u))(in  Richmond.  ,laclvs(in"s  successts  iu  the 
.■-^henandoab  Valley,  and  Lee's  onslaught  on  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac.  The  liaron  docs  not  hesitate  to  proclaim 
himself  a  lic;nM,\  :iilniiirr-  ol'  tlii'  gall;int  1  adcr  of  the 
South,  and  the  story  of  Lee's  seven  days'  glorious  fight  for 
the  delivery  of  Itichuiond  forms  a  fascinnting  chapter  in 
the  liook.  one  for  iiriiiy  men  to  study  and  agfain  study- 
Next,  we  are  acquainted  with  the  "offensive  of  the  great 
cajjtain  of  the  Soiith  against  the  new  Army  of  Virginia, 
assembled  north  of  the  Rappahannock  River  and  com- 
manded by  Pope."  Jackson'.s  operations  on  the  left  wing 
of  the  Confederates  are  set  forth  in  clear  language,  and  a 
fine  pen  picture  of  the  battle  of  Manassas  (August  30,  1862) 
follows. 

The  rest  of  the  first  volume  is  devoted  to  an  appreciation 
of  the  South's  great  general,  Robert  Edward  Lee. 

"At  that  time  Lee  was  iu  his  fifty-sixth  year.  He  was  a 
descendant  of  a  wealthy  anil  highly  e-teemed  family, 
which  came  to  \irginia  \\ith  the  lirst  English  settlers. 
His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Washington's  adopted  son  and 
owm-r  of  part  of  the  landeil  ])rn])erty  th.nt  had  belnnged 
to   the   -fnllii'i-   of    liiv   roiiMl  r\  .' 

"Lee  received  his  military  education  at  West  Point  and 
entered  the  I'nited  .States  army  as  au  oflieer  of  engineers. 
He  won  his  spurs  in  the  Mexican  War,  when  he  acted  as 
Scott's  chief  of  staff,  exerting  considerable  influence  in  that 
I)osition.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  Lee  was  at 
Washington,  working  over  plans  for  the  reorganization  of 
the  United  States  army.  Even  at  that  time  his  character 
and  capabilities  were  so  well  known  and  so  highly  es- 
teemed that  President  Lincoln  thought  of  intrusting  him 
with  the  command  of  the  Union  forces.  But  Virginia  se- 
ceded, and  Lee,  though  oi)posed  to  secession  and  a  patriot 
of  the  highest  type,  placed  his  sword  at  the  service  of  his 
native  State.  He  could  not  think  of  fighting  against  the 
land  of  his  fathers  and  grandfathers.  Only  four  days  after 
Virginia  had  seceded,  Lee  resigned  from  the  United  States 
arnij-  and  went  home. 


"The  organization  of  the  Virginia  niiltia  was  his  first 
undertaking  in  the  Confederate  cause,  but  soon  he  rose  to 
the  distiiK'tion  of  military  counselor  to  Jefferson  Davis. 
The  wounding  of  Johnston  made  him  commander  in  chief. 
It  is  eminently  difficult  to  draw  comparisons  between  Lee 
and  the  famous  captains  of  European  battlefields. 

"Lee  woTked  and  acted  upon  conditions  that  never  be- 
fore confronted  leaders  of  men.  He  was  the  equal  of  the 
great  Frederick  in  making  much  out  of  little,  in  econo- 
mizing with  men  and  resources,  in  reckoning  with  the  en- 
emy's superiority  and  saving  his  forces  to  meet  the  emer- 
gencies of  the  moment;  and.  like  Moltke.  he  knew  the  value 
of  wise  restraint  an<l  trusted  in  the  ability  and  good  will  of 
the  generals  working  under  his  direction. 

"No  doubt  Lee  was  a  great  man,  of  extraordinary  capac- 
ity for  doing  things;  but  his  lovable  personality  towers 
above  the  manifestations  of  his  genius  even.  That  person- 
ality, morn  than  anything  else,  gave  him  his  place  in  his- 
tory. He  was  an  imposing-looking  man.  sitting  on  his 
horse  with  much  elegance,  and.  though  grand  seigneur  by 
birth,  most  simple  and  democratic  in  his  ways.  If  the  sol- 
diery suffered  from  lack  of  food  and  shelter,  so  did  he. 
His  face  was  serene  with  the  serenity  of  the  man  who.  in 
his  heart  of  hearts,  has  done  with  life.  Lee  was  too  wise 
a  man  not  to  fear  that  the  awful  sacrifices  entailed  by  the 
war  might,  after  all,  be  in  vain.  In  that  respect,  too,  he 
resembled  the  hero  of  the  seven  years'  war.  Recall  the 
thoughts  and  refiections  that  dominated  Frederick's  soul  so 
frequently  after  the  sorry  day  of  Kollin. 

"Lee  was  perhaps  the  noblest  victim  of  the  War  of  Se- 
cession, because  he  survived  the  downfall  of  his  cause. 
What  unhappiness  compared  with  the  good  luck  of  the 
heroic  Jackson,  the  incomparable  Stuart,  the  excellent  Hill, 
and  others  who  perished  in  battlel  At  the  end  of  the  war 
Lee  was  a  pauper,  and  this  man.  who  had  marshaled  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  men.  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  teach- 
ing. Having  led  so  many  men  to  their  death,  he  longed  to 
prei)are  the  country's  youth  for  life. 

"The  year  1864  brought  a  revival  of  the  old  mistakes  by 
the  Union  generals,  every  leader  working  for  his  own  fame 
only,  neglecting  the  rest  and  shirking  patriotic  duties. 
Despite  three  years  of  fighting  and  superiority  iu  numbers 
(the  North  lommanded  three  times  more  men  than  the 
South),  the  end  of  the  Civil  War  was  yet  far  off.  If  things 
had  been  allowed  to  drift,  it  might  have  been  undetermina- 
ble. 

"The  North  lacked  a  great  captain,  a  man  large  enough 
ana  capable  enough  to  meet  Lee  on  his  own  ground,  uutil 
at  last  Lincoln  decided  to  give  Grant  a  chance— Grant,  the 
victor  of  Vicksburg. 

"Grant  was  born  in  Ohio  in  1S22,  his  father  being  a  small 
farmer  and  tanner.  Like  Lee,  Grant  was  a  West  Pointer. 
His  life  was  a  continuous  struggle.  At  the  outbreak  of  the 
war  he  was  an  employee  of  his  own  father,  but  duty  in  the 
field  quickly  showed  what  kind  of  a  man  he  really  was. 
His  conduct  in  the  battles  of  Shiloh,  Vicksburg,  and  Chat- 
tanooga assured  his  fame  as  a  hero  and  strategist  of  high 
order. 

"Grant  was  a  man  of  tremendous,  indomitable  will 
power:  cold,  determined,  sober-minded,  and  practical.  The 
resoluteness  that  marked  his  every  action  and  his  apparent 
disregard  for  human  life,  particularly  that  of  the  negro,  for 
whom  the  North  was  pretending  to  fight,  characterize  him 
as  a  man  preeminently  fit  for  his  position, 

"The  American  people  are  right  in  according  him  chief 
credit  for  the  preservation  of  the  Union,  yet  Grant  cannot 


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really  be  classed  with  the  nation's  great.  He  lacked  gifts 
of  mentality  as  well  as  those  of  heart  and  sentiment.  At 
West  Point  he  was  not  esteemed  a  good  scholar.  In  that 
respect  the  general  of  the  great  republic  resembled  'Wel- 
lington, of  whom  it  was  said:  'Who  would  have  prophesied 
glory  to  this  slow,  backward  boy?' 

"Undoubtedly  it  was  Grant's  surpassing  merit  that,  right 
from  the  start,  when  he  became  commander  in  chief,  he 
insisted  upon  taking  the  offensive;  but  it  should  be  added 
that  the  individual  and  material  resources  at  his  disposal 
were  almost  unlimited,  and  that  he  utilized  these  sinews 
of  war  with  brutal  vigor  rather  than  special  cleverness. 
Placed  as  Lee  was.  Grant  would  have  proved  a  failure,  no 

doubt."  

GENERAL  BEUNION  GLEANINGS. 

There  is  no  organization  of  any  importance  whose  greatness, 
strength,  and  influence  does  not  depend  on  a  multiplicity  of 
life-giving  and  sustaining  elements.  The  longevity  of  such 
bodies  as  the  United  Confederate  Veterans,  United  Sons  of 
Confederate  Veterans,  and  United  Daughters  of  the  Confed- 
eracy may  be  attributed  largely  to  the  peculiar  potency  of  their 
various  reunions,  especially  the  annual  gathering  where  fa- 
thers, sons,  and  daughters  blend  their  interests  and  sympathies 
toward  perpetuating  the  events  of  the  war  and  the  reconstruc- 
tion period,  which  historians  of  the  future  will  term  the  foun- 
dation epochs  of  the  South's  greatness. 

At  the  great  annual  reunion  of  the  U.  C.  \'.  men  become 
unconsciously  stimulated  by  the  presence  of  old  friends  and 
associates,  and  they  revive  and  relate  actual  occurrences  of  the 
storm  and  stress  period,  when  it  would  never  occur  to  them 
to  take  up  their  pens  in  the  quiet  of  their  homes  and  write  a 
history  of  their  war  experiences. 

Bit  by  bit  the  stories  told  at  New  Orleans  could  be  gathered 
together,  producing  in  their  manifold  coloring  of  light  and 
shade  a  mosaic  of  great  price.  Men  carried  to  New  Orleans 
not  their  stories  alone,  but  their  relics  and  their  scars,  the 
latter  becoming  inspiring  affidavits  to  the  doubting  Thomases 
who  lack  the  generosity  of  spirit  to  conceive  of  man's  willing- 
ness to  suffer  for  a  worthy  cause. 

The  Veter.\n  has  collected  a  few  reminiscences  of  value  and 
interest,  as  they  include  facts  that  should  not  be  lost.  The 
student  must  read  history  with  the  assistance  of  various  side 
lights,  if  he  would  broaden  his  view  and  enrich  his  fund  of 
knowledge;  and  he  who  acquires  the  habit  of  looking  only  to 
the  end  of  his  nose  establishes  a  confused  vision,  deprives  his 
life  of  pleasing  vistas,  and  is  dubbed  by  his  fellow-beings  "a 
narrow  man." 

Capt.  W.  H.  McChesney,  who  served  in  Company  E,  Fif- 
teenth Louisiana  Regiment,  Jackson's  Command,  told  during 
the  reunion  a  number  of  incidents  concerning  "Stonewall" 
which,  though  not  generally  known,  are  historically  true. 
Among  other  things.  Comrade  McChesney  said : 

"Gen.  Jackson  was  a  rigid  disciplinarian,  and  never  allowed 
anything,  not  even  his  deep  religious  sense,  to  interfere  with 
his  duty  to  his  country.  He  was  a  man  who  had  the  highest 
regard  for  the  holiness  of  the  Sabbath,  and,  while  he  would 
not  let  himself  be  troubled  with  work  of  a  merely  personal 
nature  on  Sunday,  he  went  on  with  matters  of  the  smallest 
military  detail  the  same  on  that  day  as  on  any  other. 

"But  he  was  the  oddest  man  I  have  ever  seen.  Yet  this 
seems  to  be  the  chief  characteristic  of  all  geniuses.  Look  at 
Napoleon,  for  instance,  or  any  other  man  whose  name  shines 
brightly  in  the  annals  of  time. 

'You  know  'Stonewall'  Jackson  taught  school  before  the 
great  war.    Well,  I  had  a  good  friend,  a  comrade  that  served 


with  me,  who  was  a  pupil  at  Gen.  Jackson's  school.  He  says 
that  often  when  he  would  take  the  boys  out  to  drill  them,  and 
a  rain  or  storm  would  come  up,  no  matter  how  rough  the 
weather.  Gen.  Jackson  would  continue  the  exercises  as  if  alto- 
gether unconscious  of  the  warring  elements  until  the  drill  was 
finished.  And  woe  unto  the  lad  who  showed  an  unwill- 
ingness to  continue.  The  man  was  entirely  absorbed  by  the 
work  before  him  at  all  times,  regardless  of  everything  else. 

"Another  trait  in  Jackson's  character  which  has  not  been 
forcibly  enough  brought  out,  and  one  upon  which  I  think  hinges 
the  wonderful  success  which  always  followed  him,  was  his  in- 
dependence of  others.  He  never  depended  upon  another  to  do 
anything ;  he  would  do  it  himself,  and  know  that  it  was  done 
as  he  wished.  He  followed  this  pJan  all  his  life.  Is  there  any- 
thing in  history  to  equal  his  achievements  in  the  Shenandoah 
campaign  and  Chancellorsville?  Lee  and  Jackson,  with  40,000 
men,  routed  an  army  of  135,000  under  Hooker.  Jackson's  at- 
tack upon  Hooker  from  the  rear  was  a  brilliant  movement. 

"Gen.  Jackson  always  rode  a  horse.  He  sat  in  the  saddle  in 
a  stooping  posture,  so  that  one  would  take  him  to  be  a  small 
man ;  but  when  on  foot  he  stood  erect,  measuring,  I  suppose, 
fully  six  feet. 

"He  always  spoke  very  fast.  At  the  Rapidan  River  Gen.  Jack- 
son rode  down  the  line  one  evening,  hurriedly  inspecting  the  po- 
sition of  the  army.  When  he  reached  our  regiment  he  addressed 
the  colonel.  'Goodwin  McG.,  have  you  sees  Hill,  A.  P.,  pass 
here?'  'Yes;  he  just  went  down  the  line,'  the  colonel  replied. 
Gen.  Jackson  galloped  his  horse  oft,  followed  hy  his  color 
bearer  and  two  couriers.  The  enemy  had  opened  a  hot  fire 
upon  us,  and  the  air  was  full  of  Minie  balls,  but  'Stonewall' 
Jackson  pafd  no  attention  to  this.  After  the  party  had  gone 
a  short  distance,  a  fierce  cannon  ball  came  humming  and  struck 
the  color  bearer's  horse  in  the  flank,  literally  tearing  the  animal 
to  pieces.  The  color  bearer  was  unhurt.  As  he  went  to  the 
ground,  his  legs  straddling  the  horse,  he  stood  erect  on  fiis  feet. 
AJthough  this  was  right  at  Gen.  Jackson's  side,  he  seemed  un- 
conscious of  what  had  just  happened,  and,  without  turning  his 
head,  said  to  one  of  his  couriers:  'Let  the  color  bearer  have 
your  horse.' 

"I  have  seen  Jackson,"  Capt.  McChesney  continued,  "stop- 
in  the  middle  of  a  road  and  sign  a  death  sentence  on  the  pom- 
mel of  his  saddle  without  saying  a  word,  and  then  ride  off. 
He  forgot  everything  for  what  was  umnediately  in  front  of 
him,  and  nothing  could  interfere  w'ith  his  plans." 


MISSOURI   GIRL  AT  THE   REUNION. 

The  Marshall,  Mo.,  Index  contained  an  interesting  report 
from  Miss  Bettina  Ruth  Bu^h,  from  which  the  following 
extracts  are  made: 

"It  was  not  long  after  we  left  Memphis  until  we  began  to- 
feel  the  Southern  atmosphere — the  Southern  hospitality — to- 
hear  the  silvery  Southern  pccent,  which  sounded  to  our  hungry 
ears  like  the  chiming  of  a  silvery  bell :  and  soon  the  cool  salt 
breezes,  mingled  with  the  odors  of  the  sweet  magnolias,  filled 
the  air,  and  we  knew  we  were  near  the  Crescent  City;  and, 
sure  enough,  its  lights  were  winking  and  blinking  at  us;  and 
over  our  heads  in  the  air,  at  the  doors  and  windows,  from 
every  store  and  housetop  and  almost  from  every  nook  and 
corner,  the  lights  that  illumined  the  city  were  set  into  letters 
forming  the  words  "Welcome,  U.  C.  V;"  and  above  them  the 
bunting  and  flags,  in  red,  white,  and  red,  and  stars  and  bars, 
waved  their  welcome,  and  time  and  again  ais  the  long  heavy 
trains  unloaded  their  many  passengers  the  hospitable  peo- 
ple and  the  veterans  gathering  aroimd  sent  cheer  on  cheer. 
'Welcome !     Hurrah  !     Hurrah  i' 


Qor>federate  l/eterai). 


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"Indeed,  it  scciiKil  tliat  llic  city  was  ovfiTuii.  Iiiit  New- 
Orleans  had  made  plans  that  would  have  been  hard  to  defeat. 

"By  the  time  we  reached  the  St.  Charles  Hotel  every  nerve 
seemed  alert,  and  our  blood  boiling,  for  we  were  in  the  good 
old  Southland,  with  the  very  best  people  on  earth — the  Con- 
federates. 

"'I'hc  first  nieeling  of  the  Confederate  Veterans  was  held  at 
tlif  big  auditorium  in  the  fair  grounds,  where  we  heard  some 
tlirilling  "Welcomes." 

"But  one  speech  I  sh  ill  never  forget  was  delivered  by 
Judge  John  H.  Reagan.  In  it  there  was  no  pompous  phrase- 
making,  but  he  spoI<c  is  one  who  understood  his  subject, 
and  he  told  the  story  of  the  struggles  of  the  South  and  of  its 
history  clearly  and  truly,  and  yet  witliout  a  word  of  hate  or 
revenge.  When  he  closed,  a  resolution  was  offered  and 
adopted  thanUing  him  for  the  address,  declaring  it  to  he  the 
most  valuable  historical  document  ever  read  before  tlia  as- 
-■iciation. 

"The  most  rousing  and  enthusiastic  part  of  every  speech 
at  this  Confederate  reunion  was  in  reference  to  the  untrue 
histories  of  the  Civil  War  that  the  young  and  rising  genera- 
tion now  study,  urging  and  nerving  the  Historical  Committee 
to  greater  efforts,  and  the  report  of  the  Historical  Committee, 
afterwards  read,  was  very  enthusia?tic  and  inspirint;  and  was 
heartily  cheered. 

"Judge  John  H.  Reagan,  in  his  grand  speech,  said:  'If  we 
value  our  good  names,  our  parts  had  in  the  tragic  struggles 
of  the  si.\ties:  if  we  would  not  have  our  very  children  in  the 
near  future,  if  not  ashamed  and  apologizing  for  us,  then 
unable  to  defend  us — we  nnist  not  be  idle  in  teaching  the  real 


MISS   BETTINA   RUTH    BUSH. 


facts;  for  history,  if  accepted  as  true,  will  consign  the  South 
to  infamy.  The  true  record  of  the  South,  if  it  can  be  related 
with  historic  accuracy,  is  rich  in  patriotism,  in  intellectual 
force,  in  civic  and  military  achievements,  in  heroism,  in  hon- 
orable and  sagacious  statesmanship,  of  a  proper  share  in 
which  no  American  can  afTor<l  to  deprive  himself.  So  much 
genius  in  legislation,  in  administration,  in  jurisprudence,  in 
war,  such  great  capacities,  should  expel  partisan  and  sectional 
prejudices." 

"Thomas  P.  Stone,  then  Commander  in  Chief  of  the  Sons 
of  Veterans,  said:  'We  should  see  that  no  false  histories  are 
placed  in  our  schools  to  educate  the  children  of  our  country 
in  the  belief  that  our  fathers  were  traitors.  The  Confederate 
soldier  was  the  same  kind  of  soldier  that  suffered  with  Wash- 
ington at  Valley  Forge,  and  followed  him  to  victory  at  York- 
town.  We,  the  young  men  of  the  South,  have  a  sublime 
and  sacred  duty  to  perform  in  this  cause,  for  there  is  no  virtue 
in  manhood  that  comes  from  a  deeper  source  or  bespeaks  a 
finer  breeding  than  the  virtue  of  filial  loyalty.  Human  lan- 
guage in  all  its  dialect  exhausted  its  capacity  for  sweetness 
in  those  beautiful  words  'father  and  mother,'  and  on  this  grand 
occasion  we  meet  to  do  homage  to  them.  Our  greatest  hope 
is  to  prove  worthy  to  follow  in  your  footsteps,  and  to  have 
the  coming  generations  fee!  the  burning  admiration  for  you 
which  your  deeds  during  the  war  inspire  in  us.' 

"Besides  the  business  meetings  and  speeches  of  the  Con- 
federate Veterans,  Sons  and  Daughters,  during  the  four  days' 
visit  in  New-  Orleans  there  were  three  balls  and  three  recep- 
tions, besides  private  receptions  for  the  Sponsors  and  Maids 
of  Honor.  One  of  the  grandest  receptions  was  the  private 
reception  given  by  the  daughter  of  Mayor  Paul  Capdeville 
to  the  Sponsors  and  Maids  of  Honor.  On  Thursday  even- 
ing from  seven  to  nine  a  reception  was  given  at  the  Palm 
Garden,  in  the  St.  Charles  Hotel,  for  Mrs.  Stonewall  Jack- 
son, that  her  many  friends  might  meet  and  shake  hands  with 
her  once  more. 

"A  meeting  of  the  Alabama  soldiers  at  the  Missouri  head- 
quarters was  an  incidental  feature  of  the  reunion,  to  the 
Missouri  soldiers  most  interesting.  The  Alabama  general 
and  soldiers  in  a  body,  wearing  their  uniforms  'in  battle 
array,'  marched  to  the  Missouri  headquarters,  saluted  Gen. 
Gates,  presented  him  with  two  large  and  beautiful  bouquets 
tied  with  red,  while,  and  red  ribbons ;  and  the  .-Mabama  ofiicer. 
Gen.  Harrison,  then  made  a  thrilling  speccli,  in  which  he 
paid  a  beautiful  tribute  to  Gen.  Gates  and  his  division  for 
their  defense  of  Mobile  while  they  were  fighting  in  other 
quarters,  to  which  Gen.  Gates  responded.  Both  salutations 
and  tributes  were  beautiful,  and  the  speeches  were  pathetic. 

"Friday,  at  the  parade  of  the  veterans  a  new  feature  was  a 
company  of  little  boys — in  the  parade  they  looked  not  over 
ten  years  old — some  leading  the  parade,  with  their  drum* 
playing  martial  music,  followed  by  others  in  their  perfect 
uniforms  of  gray,  and  carrying  their  little  muskets,  and  these 
in  turn  followed  by  the  horsemen,  all  little  boys  in  Confed- 
erate uniforms,  and  carrying  their  guns  and  bright  new  flags, 
and  then  came  the  boys'  band  playing  'Di.xie.'  These  were 
followed  by  the  older  boys,  the  young  men,  the  older  men, 
and  finally  came  the  old  crippled  and  feeble  soldiers  with 
tattered  flags  and  faded  uniforms.  In  all  it  was  a  sad  sight, 
as  well  as  an  inspiring  one;  and  when  the  band  played  'Dixie' 
at  the  last,  when  the  parade  was  almost  over,  I  ran  up  to  my 
room  in  the  St.  Charles,  which  overlooked  the  street,  and  it 
seemed,  as  I  stood  there  and  looked  over  that  vast  throng 
of  people,  that  the  whole  world  was  suspended  beneath  my 
window,  and  every  person  was  cheering.     Indeed,   I   never 


3U 


Confederate  Ueterap, 


expect  to  see  just  such  another  sight,  or  hear  again  such 
universal  cheers  for  the  Confederacy.  But  besides  the  parade, 
and  in  fact  all  during  our  stay  in  Xew  Orleans,  we  saw  many 
thrilling  and  touching  scenes  and  pathetic  pictures  of  the 
old  soldiers  gathered  together  in  small  groups :  we  saw  them 
laughing  together  over  some  amusing  incident,  or  weeping 
together  in  mutual  sympathy  at  the  remembrance  of  past 
hardships  they  had  passed  through  together.  On  the  train. 
in  the  streets,  in  the  street  cars,  on  the  porches,  in  cafes  and 
parlors,  in  every  hall  and  byway,  sitting  and  standing,  they 
were  in  twos  and  threes,  talking  or  laughing,  weeping  or 
cheering — again  living  over  the  days  of  the  war.  At  thi. 
fair  grounds,  in  the  Old  Soldiers'  Home,  and  in  the  Old 
Soldiers'  Hospital,  at  the  Mess  Hall,  and  at  the  memorial 
halls  they  met  and  mingled  together  as  in  bygone  days,  while 
from  every  hall  and  parlor  floated  to  them  the  voices  of  their 
daughters  singing  the  good  old  Southern  songs  of  the  sixties. 
smiling  with  their  happiness  or  weeping  for  their  sorrow. 
Or  at  night,  while  their  sons  and  daughters — the  children  of 
the  South — were  happy  and  dancing  on  the  inside  of  the 
brilliantly  lighted  auditorium  at  the  Fair  Grounds  to  the 
music  of  the  passionate  players,  just  on  the  outside,  in  tents 
or  before  their  camp  fires,  sat  the  old,  feeble  soldiers,  in  their 
rows  and  rows  of  tents,  fir  and  wide,  and  the  smoke  from  their 
camp  fires  curled  away  in  the  distance,  while  the  moonlight 
and  stars  beamed  softly  o'er  them,  and  God  himself  seemed 
watching  from  the  great  blue  sky  above,  to  answer  the  prayer 
from  their  noble  hearts  for  the  young  and  rising  generation 
of  the  South — the  Southern  l»iys  and  girls,  their  happy  and 
joyous  children — that  they  may  ever  revere  and  respect  their 
aged  parents,  their  noble  deeds,  and  the  battles  they  fought 
for  them,  that  when  the  hardships  and  battles  of  life  come 
to  them  they  may  meet  them  as  bravely  as  their  fathers  did; 
and  when  they  come  to  the  last  camping  ground  and  mto  the 


tents   i>f    the    feeble    and   old — O.   if    we   could   as   truly    say, 
■\\'c  ha\  e  fought  a  good  fight.'     And  methinks, 

■That  time  shall  yet  decide. 

In  truth's  clear,  far-off  light, 
That  the  men  who  wore  the  gray  ana  died 

With  Lee  were  in  the  right.'  " 


MRS.  S    H.  WATSON,  WAXAHACHIE, 
Historian  Texas  Division,  U.  D.  C. 


BEUTSriON    TEXAS   DIVISION,    U.    C.    V. 

The  great  Texas  Division  of  the  United  Confederate  \'eter- 
ans  held  its  annual  ccnvention  at  Sherman  July  15-16.  There 
are  two  hundred  ;.:  l.  ninety-five  Camps  in  the  division,  one 
hundred  and  twentj -eight  of  which  were  represented  by  four 
hundred  and  ninety-five  delegates.  Sherman  had  well  arranged 
for  a  full  delegation,  and  all  of  the  incidental  entertainments 
that  could  have  been  accepted  were  provided. 

Dr.  J.  T.  Wilson,  of  Sherman,  Commander  of  the  home 
Camp,  Miljlred  Lee,  presided  in  the  opening  ceremonies. 
Bishop  Joseph  Key,  Acting  Chaplain  General  of  the  division, 
covered  an  invocation.  Mayor  Fielder,  of  Sherman,  made  the 
address  of  welcome,  and  the  band  played  "Dixie."  Hon.  J.  T. 
Brown,  of  Sherman,  made  an  inspiring  address,  followed  by 
Mr.  Charles  Balsel  in  behalf  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy. Miss  Ethel  Mills  sang  "Dixie."  A.  L.  Beatty  spoke 
for  the  Sons  of  Veterans,  who  were  well  represented.  His 
theme  was  in  advocacy  of  correct  history  for  the  young. 

Col.  S.  P.  Greene,  Adjutant  General  of  the  division,  re- 
sponded to  the  address  of  welcome.  He  urged  the  importance 
of  maintaining  Confederate  sentiment  in  the  South.  An  ardent 
address  was  made  by  Commander  Tisdale,  of  the  Trans-Mis- 
sissippi Department  of  Sons  of  Veterans. 

Gen.  K.  M.  Van  Zandt,  Commander  of  the  Texas  Division, 
made  an  appropriate  address,  thanking  the  people  of  Sherman 
for  their  hospitality,  etc..  before  taking  up  the  order  of  busi- 
ness. 

Ad.tut.\nt  Gener.-^l  Greene's  Report. 

Fort  Worth^  Tex.,  July  1 1,  1903. 

Major  General  K.  M.  Van  Zandt,  Commanding  Texas  Division,  U.  C.  \'. ; 

General:  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  lep.jrt  of 
the  Adjutant  General's  department  of  your  division  f  ji  the  y\::: 
ending  July  15,  IQ03: 

1.  At  the  eleventh  reunion,  held  in  Dallas,  Jul\  30,  190^, 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  Camps  reported  ^nd  paid  their 
per  capita  tax. 

To  this,  the  twelfth  reunion,  Camps  have  rep~irl' 0'  .ind  paid 
iheir  per  capita  tax.  and  arc  entitled  to  delegare r,  ;is  shown 
by  the  annexed  statement  (marked  A),  which  givi '^  the  amount 
paid  and  the  number  of  votes  to  which  each  Camp  r-porting  is 
entitled. 

By  the  foregoing  it  will  be  seen  that  but  little  progress  has 
been  made  in  the  endeavor  to  get  all  the  Camps  of  the  division 
into  line.  Some  Camps  which  reported  last  year  have  fallen  out 
by  failure  to  report  this  year;  while  a  few  who  had  not  here- 
tofore reported  have  been  added  to  the  rolls  of  reporting 
Camps.  It  has  required  unremitting  labor  on  the  part  of  this 
department  to  obtain  the  result  as  above,  and  I  again  call  at- 
tention to  the  fact  that  a  large  number  of  Camps  on  the  roll 
of  the  as.sociaticn  utterly  ignore  all  attempts  to  induce  them 
to  report  to  the  division ;  and  again  ask  the  reunion  to  con- 
sider the  question  whether  or  not  such  Camps,  who  so  per- 
sistently refuse  to  come  into  line,  should  longer  be  carried  upon 
our  rolls;  and,  if  so,  what  is  to  be  done  to  induce  them  to 
give  adherence  to  the  State  organization? 

2.  I  hereto  attach  (marked  B)  a  letter  from  general  head- 
quarters of  the  association,  in  which  it  is  shown  that  the 
incotne  of  the  general  headquarters  is  insufficient  for  the  car- 


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rying  on  of  the  business  thereof;  and  that  this  division  has 
been  assessed  in  the  sum  of  $3C0,  in  addition  to  the  per  capita 
paid  in  by  the  Camps  thereof,  to  supplement  the  amount  neces- 
sary for  said  headquarters;  and  I  respectfully  suggest  that  this 
matter  be  referred  to  a  special  committee,  appointed  at  an  early 
hour  of  the  present  reunion,  who  shall  consider  and  report  to 
the  reunion  what  action  shall  be  taken  w-ith  respect  to  the  same; 
and,  if  said  money  is  to  be  raised,  tlic  manner  in  which  it  shall 
be  done. 

3.  I  hereto  attach  (marked  Exhibit  C)  the  report  of  Comrades 
Gibson,  Terrell,  and  Carruth,  committee  on  Soldiers'  Home 
and  Legislation;  and,  also  a  report  (marked  D)  from  Col.  J. 
Q.  Chenoweth,  on  the  subject  of  the  Confederate  Home  at  Aus- 
tin, in  which  much  very  interesting  information  is  given  with 
regard  to  the  present  management  of  said  Home. 

In  this  connection  I  deem  it  my  duty  to  call  the  attention 
of  the  reunion,  through  you,  to  the  fact  that  the  facilities  of 
the  Home  are  utterly  inadequate  to  accommodate  the  increasing 
number  of  our  comrades  who  must  be  received  therein  or  suf- 
fer  great   privation   and   hardship.     I    am   informed   that   the 


GEN.  K.  M.  VAN  ZANDT. 

Home  is  now  crowded  to  its  utmost  capacity,  and  that  there 

are  on  file  at  least  applications  from  comrades  who  are 

represented  to  be  entitled  to  be  received  therein  if  there  were 
room  for  them.  While  the  Home,  as  now  conducted,  is  an 
honor  to  the  State  and  is  doing  a  great  work  for  our  unfortu- 
nate comrades,  yet  it  seems  to  me  that  there  exist  two  very 
rrave  defects,  which  cannot  be  remedied  under  the  present  ar- 
rangements: First,  the  extent  of  the  territory  embraced  within 
this  State  is  so  great  that  many  of  our  indigent  comrades  re- 
siding at  a  long  distance  from  the  Home  do  not  have  the  same 
chance  of  admittance  as  those  residing  nearer.  An  examination 
of  the  roll  of  the  present  inmates  will,  I  think,  demonstrate  this. 
Secondly,  no  provision  has  been  or  can  be  made,  as  the  Home 
is  now  constituted,  by  which  the  wives  of  our  old  comrades  who 
seek  ;  !aiittance  can  be  received  with  them ;  and  many  old  com- 
rades who  are  in  every  way  entitled  to  be  received  prefer  to 
suffer  on  in  want  and  penury  rather  than  to  accept  the  comfort 
of  the  home  at  the  expense  of  abandoning  his  old  wife,  who, 
in  fact,  is  as  much  entitled  to  these  comforts  as  himself.  This 
last  trouble  was  sought  to  be  remedied  by  providing  a  State 
pension.  While  this  was  an  issue  before  the  people  I  was 
8« 


personally  very  much  in  favor  of  it,  yet  it  seems  to  me  that 
the  practical  operation  of  the  law  has  been  a  failure.  First, 
because  of  the  smallness  of  the  pension  given ;  and,  secondly, 
because  the  frauds  that  have  crept  in  have  reduced  even  that 
pittance.  In  my  opinion  there  should  be  established  one  or 
more  additional  homes  in  this  State,  and  that  a  place  should  be 
devised  by  wliich  the  old  wives  of  indigent  comrades  could 
remain  with  ihem.  I  am  informed  that  a  place  of  this  kind 
is  being  successfully  operated  in  Missouri.  If  this  idea  could 
be  carried  out,  the  necessity  of  pensions  would  be  done  away 
with,  and  the  money  now  so  used  would  be  available  for  that 
purpose ;  and  would,  I  believe,  be  ample  for  the  maintenance 
of  two  or  more  additional  homes.  I  therefore  recommend  that 
a  special  conmiittee  or  five  be  appointed  by  this  reunion  to 
consider  this  matter  and  report  to  the  reunion  their  conclusion 
as  to  same. 

4.  I  hereto  attach  (marked  E)  report  of  the  special  com- 
mittee appointed  under  resolution  passed  at  the  last  reunion, 
to  consider  and  report  as  to  amendments  to  the  division  consti- 
tution. 

5.  The  report  of  the  Mortuary  Committee  lias  not  readied 
this  office,  but  will,  I  presume,  be  presented  by  the  comnntlCL' 
to  the  reunion. 

6.  I  hereto  attach  a  statement  (marked  F)  of  the  receipts 
and  disbursements  of  the  moneys  coming  to  this  department, 
and  the  same,  together  wilh  the  vouchers  and  books  of  ac- 
counts, is  submitted  to  the  reunion. 

7.  I  desire  again  to  acknowledge  my  obligation  to  Lieut. 
Col.  George  Jackson  for  the  great  assistance  rendered  in  the 
conduct  of  the  business  of  the  office  during  the  past  year;  and 
also  to  acknowledge  the  uniform  kindness  and  courtesy  shown 
me  by  the  officers  of  your  staff  and  of  the  several  brigades : 
and  also  to  acknowledge  the  kindness  of  the  newspapers  of  the 
State  in  giving  gratuitous  publication  to  orders  and  other 
matters  pertaining  to  our  cause. 

Respectfully  submitted.      S.  P.  Greene,  Adjutant  General. 

Gen.  Van  Zandt  appointed  the  following  committees : 
On   Resolutions :    First    Brigade,   T.   P.   Edgar,    Galveston : 
Second,    T.    J.    Brown,    Austin;    Third,    Seth    Mills,    Waco; 
Fourth,  J.  H.  Letellier,  Sherman ;  Fifth,  Duke  Goodman,  Fort 
Worth. 

On  Credentials:  First  Brigade,  Philip  Falls,  Houston;  Sec- 
ond, not  represented ;  Third,  W.  D.  Shaw,  Waco ;  Fourth, 
P.  W.  Foster,  Sulphur  Springs;  Fifth,  J,  A.  Cummins,  Bowie. 

Inspector  General's  Report. 

Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  July  14,  1903. 

M.ij.  Gen.  K,  M.  Van  Zandt,  Coinniantler  Texas  Division,  V   C.  V. 

General:  I  now  hand  you  my  report  for  year  ending  July, 
1903.  The  duties  of  the  Inspector  General's  office  are  so  closely 
associated  with  those  of  the  Adjutant  General  that  any  at- 
tempt to  make  a  detailed  statement  would,  of  necessity,  be 
largely  a  repetition  of  the  Adjutant  General's  report. 

The  labor  of  the  Adjutant  General's  office  increases  each  year. 
The  amount  of  work  done  in  the  -Adjutant  General's  office  of 
the  Texas  Division,  I  feel  warranted  in  stating,  will  equal  one- 
fifth  of  the  work  performed  in  the  Adjutant  General's  office  at 
New  Orleans.  The  Adjutant  General's  report  is  so  complete 
in  every  detail  that  when  the  minutes  arc  placed  in  the  hands 
of  each  Camp  in  the  division  no  correspondence  is  necessary 
to  find  out  the  most  mimue  item  of  interest. 

The  Sons  and  Daughters  arc  equally  careful  in  preparing 
their  minutes.  More  particular  are  they  in  the  minutes  of 
their  general  reunions. 

I  regret  very  much  that  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  United 


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Qopfederat^  l/eterap. 


Confederate  Veterans  lias  not  deemed  it  best  to  have  printed  the 
minutes  of  our  general  reunion;  the  absence  of  these  minutes 
has  become  a  very  serious  mntter,  as  minutes  are  very  neces- 
sary for  the  better  understanding  of  the  workings  of  the  or- 
ganization. They  are  a  law  within  themselves;  they  strangle 
all  undue  criticism ;  they  are  an  educational  source ;  they  are 
a  mirror  reflecting  that  pure  Confederate  atmosphere  we 
breathe  at  our  general  reunions ;  they  are  helpful  from  a 
financial  standpoint.  I  am  confronted  with  much  criticism  that 
I  am  powerless  to  refute,  as  I  have  no  minutes  of  our  general 
reunion  to  hold  up  as  a  shield,  as  a  protector,  and  as  a  law, 
to  vindicate  the  acts  of  the  heads  of  our  beloved  organization. 

There  is  a  growing  tendency  to  place  a  commercial  value 
upon  everything.  Such  a  spirit  is  inconsistent  with  the  con- 
stitutional principles  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans'  or- 
ganization. And  while  Time,  the  destroying  reaper,  is  fast 
thinning  our  ranks,  and  our  organization  growing  weaker  with 
each  succeeding  year,  we  are  reminded  that  more  money  is 
necessary  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  organization. 

Then,  again,  the  spirit  of  commercialism  is  fast  finding  lodg- 
ment in  our  ranks.  The  Confederate  organizations  are  be- 
coming yearly  more  popular;  the  politicians  are  using  its  chan- 
nels to  seek  office,  and  the  designing  man  to  chase  the  dollar. 
I  find  in  many  portions  of  the  State  that  the  United  Confeder- 
ate Veteran  Camps  are  amalgamating  with  the  masses  and 
holding  reunions ;  the  masses  are  fast  overshadowing  these 
Camps.  The  day  is  not  far  distant  when,  if  this  is  kept  up, 
these  Camps  will  lose  their  identity.  I  already  know  of  one 
Camp  that  when  first  organized  was  composed  of  sixty  grand 
Confederate  veterans;  to-day  that  same  Camp  has  very  few 
veterans  in  it.  Not  an  officer  of  it  (except  the  Adjutant)  ever 
saw  any  service.  Completely  in  the  hands  of  the  masses.  It 
is  sad  to  note  how  many  Camps  there  are  that  are  not  identi- 
fied with  the  division.  What  is  the  matter  with  these  Camps? 
Are  they  not  satisfied  with  the  records  they  made  during  the 
war?  I  can  trust  my  comrades  will  at  once  resolve  to  cease 
this  mix-up  business.  Keep  your  United  Confederate  Veteran 
organization  separate.  If  you  hold  reunions,  let  them  be  dis- 
tinctly Confederate.  Get  in  line  with  the  State  division,  and 
forever  after  remain  in  the  house  of  your  comrades. 

This  same  commercialism  I  find  in  the  individuals  who  are 
disposed  to  ask,  "Will  it  pay?"  (when  requested  to  act  for  the 
good  of  the  cause)  rather  than,  "Is  it  right?"  These  com- 
rades place  expediency  above  principle,  money  above  hu- 
manity. I  do  not  understand  that  the  United  Confederate 
Veteran  organization  is  one  of  profit  and  gain,  but  rather  one 
of  love  and  sacrifice,  and  each  of  our  comrades  should  respond 
cheerfully,  and  do  what  he  can  to  lessen  the  burdens  of  the 
overtaxed  workers.  We  cannot  be  true  to  ourselves  and  do 
otherwise. 

I  find  the  Mothers  and  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  over 
the  Stale  at  large,  are  as  full  of  zeal  and  love  for  the  cause 
as  were  our  women  during  1861  and  1865.  You  may  call 
them  the  weaker  vessels  if  yon  will,  but  do  not  do  so  in 
derision.  Physically,  woman  is  the  weaker  vessel,  but  morally 
and  spiritually  she  is  infinitely  man's  superior.  Reason  teaches 
and  history  confirms  the  statement  that  before  you  can  have  a 
race  of  brave  men  you  must  have  a  race  of  noble  women.  It  was 
the  sublimity  of  the  moral  courage  of  the  women  of  the  South 
that  inspired  and  sustained  the  heroism  of  the  soldiers  of  the 
Confederacy. 

The  statesmanship  of  our  President,  Jefferson  Davis,  was 
justified  by  the  constitution  of  the  American  government.  His 
character  as  a  citizen  was  without  a  flaw  or  blemish,  and  rep- 
resented the  highest  ideal  of  Americanism.     The  memories  of 


this  grand,  good,  and  brave  man  have  been  left  to  us  to  emu- 
late and  hand  down  to  future  generations  as  a  beacon  light  to 
the  shores  of  greatness,  distinction,  and  glory.  Follow  it,  com- 
rades ;  it  will  do  to  live  by ;  it  will  do  to  die  by ;  it  will  do  to 
leave  to  posterity,  that  future  greatness  and  goodness  may  be 
shaped. 
Respectfully,  Duke  Goodman,  Inspector  General. 

New  Comm.\nder  of  the  Fourth  Brig.«iDE. 
H.  W.  Graber,  elected  Brigadier  General  to  command  the 
Fourth  Brigade  (.comprising  eighty-six  Camps)  of  the  Texas 
Division,  U.  C.  V.,  enlisted  from  Austin  County,  Te.x.,  in  1861, 
for  the  war,  with  Terry's  Texas  Rangers  (Eighth  Texas  Cav- 
alry), at   tlie  organization  of  this   celebrated  command,  was 

with  his  regiment 
in  all  of  its  opera- 
tions until  the  close 
of  hostilities,  save 
about  twelve  months 
while  a  prisoner. 
He  was  wounded  in 
March,  1863,  near 
Bowling  Green,  Ken- 
tucky, while  on  a 
scout  in  an  engage- 
ment with  a  large 
infantry  force, 
though  making  his 
escape  from  the 
field.  He  was  such 
an  incumbrance  to 
his  comrades,  en- 
dangering their  safe- 
ty  from  capture  or 

BRIG.  GEH.   H.  W.  GRABER.  .,  .,     ..  ^i.    »  . 

annihilation,  that  he 
begged  them  to  leave  him  to  his  fate  and  save  themselves, 
which  they  were  reluctantly  compelled  to  do.  .\fter  several 
months  in  the  hospital  and  in  prison  at  Bowling  Green, 
awaiting  court-martial,  he  was  sent  to  the  Louisville  prison, 
and  while  there  honored  with  a  pair  of  handcuff's,  though  still 
suffering  from  his  wounds,  for  resenting  an  insult  by  a  negro 
official.  He  was  subsequently  sent  to  prisons  at  Camp  Chase, 
O.,  Fort  Delaware,  and  Point  Lookout  Prison,  from  the 
latter  of  which  he  escaped  under  a  dead  man's  name. 

On  arrival  at  Richmond  he  called  on  Senator  Oldham, 
through  whom  he  secured  transportation  to  his  regiment  in 
camp,  near  Greeneville,  East  Tennessee,  where  they  had  just 
arrived  from  the  Knoxville  campaign. 

His  next  service  was  from  Dalton,  Ga.,  to  Savannah. 
thence  through  the  Carolinas. 

At  Savannah  his  company  was  detailed  for  scout  duty  witli 
Gen.  Lafayette  McLaws  until  after  the  battle  of  Bentonvillc, 
and  when  returning  one  night  to  camp,  near  Greensboro, 
N.  C,  from  a  scout,  learned  the  army  had  surrendered.  He 
determined  not  to  Surrender,  but  to  make  his  way  to  Texas 
and  join  the  army  over  there.  He  succeeded  in  persuading 
about  thirty  of  the  regiment  to  start  out  with  him,  and  dur- 
ing the  night  the  balance  of  the  regiment  started  in  small 
bodies,  and  as  far  as  known  not  a  single  member  of  the 
Eighth  Texas  surrendered  with  Johnston's  army.  The  coun- 
try was  surrendered  faster  than  they  could  ride  over  it,  and 
when  finally  they  reached  New  Orleans  the  Trans-Missis- 
sippi Department  had  surrendered. 

Gen.    Graber's    connection    with   the   U.   C.    V.    dates   back 


Qopfederate  l/sterap. 


StT 


to  its  organization  in  Texas,  and  on  the  organization  of  the 
Trans-Mississippi  Department  he  was  commissioned  Quarter- 
master General  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  W,  L.  Cabell,  which  posi- 
tion he  resigned  to  assume  command  of  the  Fourth  Brigade. 

.'Vs  a  member  of  Camp  Sterling  Price,  he  has  ever  proven 
himself  worthy  of  the  honors  conferred  (having  served  as  its 
Commander  several  years  ago),  always  ready  with  counsel, 
labor,  time,  and  purse  to  assist  in  all  worthy  objects  under- 
taken by  the  Camp. 

Oliver  Steele,  Adjt.  Sterling  Price  Camt>,  si. 

INCIDENTAL   TO    STORIES   OF    KATYDIDS. 

BY    DR.    .TOIIN    r.    ilTCHT.    FAVKTTl- Vn,LK.    .\KK. 

As  there  is  some  controversy  in  the  Veteran  concerning 
what  the  Federals  did  at  Tuscaloosa  about  the  4th  of  April, 
1865,  I  give  the  following: 

In  company  with  three  others,  two  of  whom  were  Capt. 
James  Ezell  and,  I  think,  John  Rickman.  both  of  Chapel 
Hill,  Tenn.,  I  followed  behind  Wilson's  Federal  Cavalry 
for  some  time  during  his  raid  into  the  interior  of  the  South. 
Gen.  Croxton,  of  Wilson's  command,  left  the  road  to  Selina 
and  turned  toward  Tuscaloosa,  and  we  followed  him  until 
near  Tuscaloosa,  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  river.  We  then 
left  the  road  and  passed  around  Croxton's  command,  arriv- 
ing in  Tuscaloosa  ahead  and  late  in  the  afternoon  of  about 
the  3d  of  April  (1  am  not  certain  a«  to  date'),  cxpeclini; 
to  report  to  Forrest  at  that  place. 

Learning  on  arrival  that  Gen.  Forrest  had  been  there  and 
had  hurriedly  left  to  head  oflf  Gen.  Wilson  at  Selma.  we 
left  town  in  the  direction  Forrest  had  gone,  passing  down 
the  prettiest  street  T  had  ever  seen,  in  the  center  of  which 
was  a  row  of  evergreen  trees.  When  two  or  three  miles  nn: 
of  town  we  put  up  at  a  private  residence  and  slept  soundly. 
After  breakfast  we  went  back  to  Tuscaloosa  to  give  warning 
that  Croxton.  with  about  fifteen  hundred  men,  was  headed 
for  that  place,  leaving  destruction  and  waste  behind  them, 
and  we  were  .satisfied  that  they  would  burn  the  town. 
Looking  across  the  river,  I  could  see  down  the  street  to  our 
right  a  group  of  men  or  linv.  ^v^nnl  w  wr-'  told  were  cadet-. 
Ezell  rode  down  that  way,  and  I  rode  down  toward  the  river, 
on  the  opposite  bank  of  which  there  were  about  one  hundred 
Federal  soldiers.  On  the  way  I  was  warned  by  a  citizen 
not  to  go.  tor  I  would  be  killed;  and  that  there  was  a  white 
flag  put  up  to  surrender  the  city.  I  rode  on  until  I  could  be 
heard,  and  called  to  them  to  know  if  I  could  come  down  to 
the  river  bank,  have  a  talk  with  iheni.  and  return  unmolested 
Being  so  assured.  I  rode  down  to  the  river  on  a  very  fine 
gray  horse,  being  one  of  the  horses  Capt  Kzell  and  I  had 
taken  out  of  the  Federal  Capt.  Bill  Rickman  camp  one  night 
near  Rover.  Tenn..  when  Kzell  fired  at  a  negro  guard,  who 
fell  full  length  at  the  report  of  the  pistol. 

On  arriving  at  the  river,  after  a  short  talk,  I  readily  learned 
that  they  were  very  anxious  to  know  of  Gen.  Forrest's  where- 
abouts. I  said  to  them  that  T  would  not  tell.  They  did  not 
insist,  but  endeavored  to  find  out  by  other  questions.  Think- 
ing they  would  be  afraid  of  Forrest — as  they  well  knew  they 
would  be  at  great  hazards  if  that  wizard  of  the  saddle  were 
near — and  hoping  to  frighten  them  so  they  would  not  attempt 
to  cross  the  river  and  fire  the  town,  when  asked  as  to  my 
Command,  I  told  them  I  belonged  to  Gen.  Forrest's  escort, 
and  I  was  sent  down  there  to  sec  about  that  *hite  flag  mat- 
ter. 

"You  don't  know  where  Forrest  is?" 

I  replied:  "T  will  not  tell  you." 


"You  say  you  belong  to  the  escort,  and  don  t  know  where 
Forrest  is?" 

I  replied:  "I  certainly  belong  to  the  escort." 

They  then  ordered  some  men  to  report  to  their  general 
and  see  about  me  taking  up  the  flag.  Upon  their  return  I  was 
informed  it  was  all  right  to  remove  the  flag.  I  then  asked 
if  they  were  going  to  fire  at  me  on  my  return  if  I  took  the 
tlag.  Upon  being  assured  they  would  not,  I  got  the  flag 
and  rode  back  to  town.  When  about  halfway  up  the  hill, 
their  bugles  sounded  to  boots  and  saddles.  Thinking  they 
were  leaving,  and  finding  Ezell  in  waiting,  we  rode  on  out  of 
town. 

I  did  not  belong  to  the  escort,  neither  did  I  see  any  bridge; 
lor  the  Federals  asked  me  to  come  over  and  exchange 
papers.  I  told  them  I  had  no  skiff;  for  them  to  come  over, 
as  there  was  a  flat  or  skiflf  or  something  of  the  kind  on  their 
side.  But  their  report  from  their  general  broke  up  our 
parleying. 

I  write  this  because,  if  the  Federals  did  not  enter  the  city 
after  this,  I  feel  like  I  had  saved  the  city  from  the  flames. 


FATAL   SHOT  OF  "JEB"  STUART. 

Frank  Dorsey,  in  the  Maryland  Journal,  Towson.  gives 
some  interesting  data  from  Confederate  war  records.  He 
concludes: 

"I  was  stationed  on  the  right  of  our  line,  near  the  Tele- 
graph or  Brook  road,  with  my  company  (K)  dismounted, 
numbering  about  seventy  men.  and  the  first  I  knew  about 
i>ur  troops  being  whipped  and  driven  back  on  the  left  was 
when  Gen.  Stuart  came  down  to  my  position  with  a  view 
of  ordering  me  back,  and  just  as  he  rode  up  to  the  company 
the  Yanks  charged.  He  halted  a  moment  and  encouraged 
the  men  with  the  words  (his  saber  above  his  head)  'Bully 
for  old  K!  Give  it  to  them,  boys!'  And  just  as  K  had  re- 
pulsed the  Yanks  he  was  shot  through  the  stomach,  reeled 
on  his  horse,  and  said,  'I  am  shot,'  and  then,  'Dorsey,  save 
your  men.'  I  caught  him  and  took  him  from  his  horse,  he 
insisting  that  I  should  leave  him  and  save  my  men.  I  told 
him  we  would  take  him  with  us.  and,  calling  Corporal  Robert 
Bruce  and  Private  Charles  Wheatley,  sent  him  to  the  rear. 
No  other  troops  that  I  saw  were  near  Gen.  Stuart  when  he 
was  shot.  I  do  not  know  the  exact  position  of  the  mounted 
men  of  our  regiment.  I  tell  you  in  those  heated  fights  a 
fellow  did  not  h.ive  much  time  to  look  around." 

By  an  order  from  the  War  Department  .\ugust  6.  1864, 
K,  all  Marylanders,  was  transferred  from  the  First  Virginia 
to  the  First  Maryland,  of  which  Gus  W.  Dorsey  was  made 
lieutenant  colonel  commanding. 

On  April  8,  1865,  the  First  Maryland  was  attached  to  the 
Second,  or  "old  brigade,"  which,  on  the  morning  of  the  pth, 
iinder  the  connnand  of  that  .glorious  Virgini.i  voUmteer 
who  was  always  "on  hand  when  the  pinch  came,"  Brig.  Gen. 
Thomas  T.  Munford.  "cut  their  way  through  the  Yankee 
line"  and.  about  five  hundred  men,  were  disbanded  by  Gen. 
"Tom"  Munford  April  28,  1865.  because  of  "Joe"  Johnston's 
surrender  on  the  26th. 


D.  C.  Dngger.  of  Vilas.  N.  C.  having  seen  it  stated  in  the 
Veteran  that  the  real  name  of  "Sue  Mnnday"  was  .Terome 
Clark,  comments:  "While  in  prison  in  Louisville,  on  my 
way  to  Camp  Chase,  I  saw  n  man  hanged  who  gave  his 
name  as  Sue  Munday.  Should  like  to  know  if  it  was  the 
Jerome  Clark  who  was  hanged." 


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Qoijfederate  l/eteraij. 


(Confederate  l/eterai). 

S.  A.  CUNNINGHAM,  Editor  and  Proprietor. 
Office:  Methodist  Publishing  House  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


This  publiciilion  is  Ihc  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  per- 
sons who  approve  its  principles  and  realize  its  benetiis  as  an  organ  for  Asso- 
ciations throughout  the  .South  are  requested  to  commend  its  patronage  and  to 
cooperate  in  extending  its  circulation.     Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 

PROPOSITION  TO  ALL  PATRONS. 

Response  to  the  proposition  for  perpetuating  the  Veteran 
is  disappointing.  The  few  who  have  responded  have  given 
much  satisfaction  in  sharing  the  moral  responsibility,  but 
for  some  reason  there  is  lethargy  inconsistent  with  the  senti- 
ment of  patrons.  Recently  quite  a  number  have  remitted  five 
dollars  on  subscription  without  even  referring  to  the  ten-dollar 
proposition,  which  means  free  subscription  for  the  life  of  the 
publisher  and  a  share  in  the  property.  No  one  has  ever  ob- 
jected to  the  terms.  The  projwietor  feels  that;  Sons  and 
Daughters  ought  to  take  this  matter  in  hand  heartily,  for  the 
Veteran  promises  more  of  usefulness  than  all  other  things  in 
honor  of  the  Southern  people  for  all  time. 

This  additional  proposition  is  made :  Any  who  are  paid  into 
1904  or  farther  can  have  the  free  subscription  for  life  and  the 
share  of  stock  by  payment  of  $9.  For  instance,  if  payment  has 
been  made  into  1906,  $7  would  pay  for  this  free  subscription 
and  ultimate  interest.  If  a  friend  is  in  arrears  and  his  time 
expired  any  time  in  1002,  $11  would  pay  in  full,  or  if  in  1901 
$12.  These  free  subscriptions  and  interests  might  be  made 
in  behalf  of  son,  daughter,  or  grandchild.  What  better  could 
any  faithful  Confederate  do  than  to  hand  the  Veteran  down 
in  this  way? 

Unless  responses  are  better  soon,  the  plan  will  be  aban- 
doned and  the  money  refunded  to  those  who  have  remitted. 
In  that  event  the  pleasure  will  be  enjoyed  of  entering  each 
person  who  has  already  remitted  the  $10  as  a  free  subscriber 
for  the  life  of  the  publisher.  Will  friends  please  write  their 
views  of  this  matter? 

An  explanation  to  those  who  should  give  zealous  attention 
to  this  proposition  is  that  the  publisher  is  not  seeking  fortune 
by  this  method,  but  rather  to  provide  resources  whereby  he 
may  maintain  the  Veteran  the  more  thoroughly  in  an  emer- 
gency like  that  which  so  tried  it  a  few  years  ago.  If  patrons 
could  know  fully  that  awful  test,  they  would  act  now  in  a 
practical  way.  A  multitude  in  that  emergency  gave  evidence 
of  their  intention  to  rally  if  it  should  become  necessary,  but 
happily  it  did  not,  and  might  not  again,  but  the  proposed  co- 
operation would  give  deserved  strength  for  such  an  ordeal. 
Fast-failing  Confederates  should  establish  a  medium  like  the 
Veteran,  but  better,  whereby  its  perpetuity  would  be  estab- 
lished beyond  the  period  of  any  individual  existence.  It  is  a 
great  wonder  that  in  the  will  of  patriotic  Southerners  sub- 
stantial sums  are  not  provided  under  the  direction  of  trustees 
for  this  purpose. 


CONFEDERATE  ORGANIZATIONS. 

Comrades,  what  of  the  hour?  Are  you  ready  for  marching 
orders?  Do  you  worthily  consider  the  responsibilities  of  the 
last  march  and  the  last  battle?  Do  you  feel  proper  pride  as 
a  Confederate  in  the  right  finish  of  things  in  your  organiza- 
tion? Isn't  it  bad  for  the  glorious  memories  of  the  Confed- 
eracy to  let  Confederate  Camps — the  last  organizations  per- 
haps by  the  name — dwindle  away  insignificantly,  possibly  in 
debt?  Wouldn't  it  be  better  to  designate  final  meetings  and 
disband  with  clean  balance  sheets  to  all  the  world?- 


These  suggestions  may  seem  premature,  but  the  abandon- 
ment of  many  Camps  and  the  indifference  of  members  to  their 
duties  in  more  prosperous  Camps  impel  the  Veteran  to  sug- 
gest creditable  dissolutions. 

Since  the  New  Orleans  reunion  there  has  been  sent  out  by 
the  Veteran  blanks  to  all  of  the  1,500  Camps,  with  return 
postpaid  envelopes  for  answers  to  important  questions,  and  the 
results  indicate  far  more  of  nihility  than  many  imagine.  It 
is  well  to  face  these  solemn  issues  and  act  upon  them  in  proper 
deference  to  the  sacredness  of  purpose  for  which  they  were 
organized.  When  a  Camp  has  few  ni«nbers  and  its  further 
usefulness  is  hopeless,  it  would  be  well  to  have  a  last  meeting 
and  formally  disband.  Members  of  it  who  can  do  so  might 
join  other  Camps.  The  Veteran  would  like  to  have  the  views 
of  comrades,  very  briefly  stated,  in  regard  to  the  policy  best 
to  be  pursued  in  this  matter. 


DAUGHTERS   OF  THE  CONFEDERACY  IN  TEXAS. 

Report  of  the  Seventh  Annual  Convention  of  the  Texas 
Division,  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  held  in  Fort 
Worth,  December  2-4,  comes  in  a  well-condensed  book  of 
one  hundred  and  twenty  pages.     It  shows  a  live,  progressive 

membership,  with 
some  large  Chap- 
ters in  different 
cities.  Those  hav- 
ing membership  of 
over  one  hundred 
are  :  Houston,  339  ; 
the  Oran  M.  Rob- 
erts Chapter,  151  ; 
and  the  R.  E.  Lee, 
118;  Galveston,  303 ; 
Waco,  1 12 ;  Victo- 
ria, 106;  San  An- 
tonio, 187;  Austin, 
192 ;  Fort  Worth, 
129;  Eagle  Lake, 
no.  Many  smaller 
places  indicate 
quite  a  prosperous 
membership  in  pro- 
portion, 

A  more  careful  review  of  this  report  would  gratify  friends 
of  the  cause  and  stimulate  others  to  greater  achievements  in 
the  great  organization. 

LOUISIANA   STATE   CONVENTION. 

The  annual  State  convention  of  the  Louisiana  Division, 
United  Confederate  Veterans,  has  been  announced  for  Au- 
gust 26,  27,  1903,  at  Alexandria,  La.  A  rate  of  one  fare 
for  the  round  trip  has  befcn  established  on  all  railroads  in 
Louisiana.  Tickets  will  be  on  sale  August  25  and  26,  good 
returning  until  August  3i-  The  people  of  Alexandria  are 
making  preparations  for  this  State  reunion,  and  the  indica- 
tions are  that  there  will  be  quite  a  large  attendance.  The 
election  of  the  major  general  to  command  the  division  for 
the  ensuing  year  will  take  place  August  27. 


MRS.  CONE  JOHNSON, 
President  Texas  Division,  U.  D.  C. 


In  crediting  the  generous  donations  for  decoration  of 
graves  at  Camp  Chase,  O.,  the  Veteran  did  not  include  in 
the  July  issue  the  names  of  the  following  donors,  which 
were  sent  in  later:  D.  C.  Mills,  Hilliards,  O.;  Camp  2,  Louis- 
iana Division  Association  Army  of  Tennessee ;  Zebulon  Vance 
Camp,  68i,.Asheville,  N.  C. 


Confederate  l/eterar}. 


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ENCOURAGE  CDNS  AND  DAUGHTERS. 

Occasionally  comrades  complain  that  too  much  space  is 
given  in  the  Veteran  to  the  Sons  and  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy, too  much  to  pictures,  etc.  On  the  other  hand,  Daugh- 
ters complain  that,  though  the  V'eteran  is  their  official  organ, 
it  fails  to  give  them  their  proportionate  share  of  space.  Ah, 
the  responsibility  of  the  work!  A  letter  from  Hon.  N.  R. 
Tisdal,  of  Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  Commander  of  the  Trans-Mis- 
?ippi  Department  of  Sons,  a  zealous  official,  gives  a  worthj 
complaint — using  the  word  in  the  most  delicate  sense — in 
behalf  of  the  Sons  and  Daughters. 

"When  you  meet  in  your  national.  Stale,  or  county  reunions, 
some  at  least  sccin  to  lose  «ight  of  the  fact  that  we  are  your 
Sons  and  Daughters  and  that  it  depends  to  a  great  extent  on  us 
to  give  the  future  generation  the  truth  as  it  is.  Don't  you  think 
you  often  forget  to  give  us  the  encouragement  we  want  and  so 
much  need?  I  attended  the  reunions  at  Louisville,  Memphis, 
Dallas,  and  New  Orleans,  and  a  number  of  State  and  county 
reunions  in  this  State  and  in  others,  where  I  have  noticed  and 
have  had  other  Sons  to  call  my  attention  to  how  Httle  atten- 
tion is  paid  to  the  Sons  and  Daughters,  and  I  have  heard  en- 
thusiastic Sons  express  depression  in  their  efforts  to  organize 
Camps,  for  their  work  is  so  little  appreciated  by  a  host  of 
veterans — at  least  they  never  give  us  any  encouragement. 
Often  we  are  not  even  recognized  by  the  officers  in  charge. 
All  do  not  treat  us  that  way,  but  it  is  done  by  many.  It  is 
needless  to  say  that  we  are  not  only  of  the  same  blood,  but 
we  love  and  honor  our  Confederate  veterans." 

In  his  letter,  Commander  Tisdal  appeals  directly  to  the  vet- 
erans, and  asks :  "Don't  you  think  it  would  be  honoring  your- 
selves as  well  as  us,  to  encourage  the  Sons  to  go  join  some 
Camp,  to  tell  them  of  their  first  duty  to  honor  their  fathers  and 
mothers?  In  no  way  can  they  do  a  greater  honor  than  to  give 
to  establish  the  truth  and  justice  of  the  Civil  War."  In  con- 
clusion he  appeals  for  some  strong  editorials  on  this  all-im- 
portant matter,  to  arouse  the  eld  veterans  to  the  great  neces- 
sity of  organizing  these  Sons  into  Camps  in  every  hamlet. 


WHO  WORKED   ON  MRS.   DAVIS'S   BOOK. 

The  following  from  Mrs.  V.  Jeflferson  Davis,  in  some  un- 
accountable way,  though  dated  March  28,  1903,  was  not  seen 
by  the  editor  of  the  Veter.\n  until  August  7.  It  refers  to  a 
paragraph  in  the  John  Dimitry  sketch,  February  Veter.\n. 

"My  Dear  Mr.  Cuiuiirigliam:  On  the  seventy-third  page  of 
your  valuable  journal,  the  Confederate  Veteran,  of  April  I 
find  the  following  sentence :  'In  1890  Mr.  Dimitry  came  South 
to  aid  his  friend,  James  Redpath,  in  the  preparation  of  data 
for  the  memoir  of  Jefferson  Davis,  which  the  two  wrote  in 
collaboration  with  Mrs.  JclTerson  Davis,'  which  is  quite  in- 
accurate, and  I  ask  the  insertion  of  this  correction  in  your 
next  isssue. 

"The  lamented  and  gifted  Mr.  John  Dimitry  came  to  Beau- 
voir  for  a  few  hours,  and  T  should  have  been  glad  to  have  his 
assistance  in  looking  up  data ;  and  his  criticisms  and  memory 
of  events  would  have  been  especially  valuable  to  me,  but  he 
told  me  that  his  eyes  were  so  afflicted  by  some  ailment  that  the 
kind  of  work  I  especially  wished  him  to  do — viz.,  the  summing 
up  of  the  military  services  of  our  commanders — he  could  not 
perform ;  so  that  to  my  knowledge  he  did  nothing  in  the  prep- 
aration of  my  memoirs.  I  had  not  the  appendix  to  the  Con- 
gressional Globe,  and  asked  Mr.  Redpath  to  go  into  New 
Orleans  and  copy  accurately  the  citations  I  had  made  from 
memory.     Neither  Prof.  Dimitry  or  Mr.  Redpath  wrote  any- 


thing for  my  memoir,  nor  indeed  did  any  one  else  other  than 
myself,  except  such  aid  as  my  esteemed  friend,  Col.  William 
Miller  Owen,  gave,  whom  I  invited  to  write  the  history  of 
battles  in  which  he  had  borne  a  distmguished  and  honorable 
part  in  the  Washington  Artillery.  Col.  Owen  wrote  many 
very  spirited  and  clear  accounts  of  the  hard-fought  battles  of 
our  troops;  but  unfortunately  my  publisher  declined  to  pub- 
lish them  when  incorporated  in  my  narrative,  and  accredited 
to  the  author  in  the  text,  as  they  said  the  book  would  be  more 
bulky  than  they  contemplated.  So  they  were  crowded  out  in 
the  three  condensations  I  was  obliged  to  give  my  manuscript 
l>efore  its  publication,  after  which  I  gave  the  majority  of  them 
to  him  for  his  use,  as  they  were  valuable  and  most  interesting. 

"Mr.  Redpath  had  every  disposition  and  ability  to  have 
helped  me  except  that  he  had  not  the  same  point  of  view,  did 
not  know  the  personnel  of  our  people,  and  had  recently  suf- 
fered a  severe  stroke  of  apoplexy  which  disabled  him  for 
mental  effort.  He  thought  our  seacoast  had  improved  his 
health,  therefore  I  asked  for  no  one  in  his  stead  and  he  re- 
mained at  Beauvoir,  but  he  did  no  work  on  my  book,  though 
he  copied  many  pages  of  e.xcerpts  of  Pollard's  history  before 
he  found  out  I  did  not  consider  it  accurate  and  could  not 
accept  it.  His  services  to  me  were  simply  criticisms  of  style 
and  comparison  and  verification  of  dates,  which  certainly  as- 
sisted me  greatly.  The  faults  of  my  memoir  proceeded  prob- 
ably from  lack  of  experience  in  literary  work.  I  tried  to  tell 
the  exact  truth  as  I  saw  it,  and  the  failure — if  there  was  one — 
was,  like  the  book,  entirely  my  own. 

"Very  truly  yours.  V.  Jefferson  D.^vis." 


GEORGIA  SONS  OF  VETERANS. 

The  recent  annual  meeting  of  Francis  S.  Bartow  Camp, 
United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  was  largely  attended, 
and  the  proceedings  were  very  interesting.  Several  new  mem- 
bers were  received,  officers  were  elected,  and  after  the  business 
session  refreshments  were  enjoyed  and  some  informal  speeches 
made.  The  election  of  officers  resulted  as  follows :  Command- 
ant, Charles  G.  Edwards;  Lieutenant  Commanders,  Gordon  L. 
Groover  and  S.  W.  Parnell ;  Treasurer,  Alfred  Duncan  Kent; 
Quartermaster,  F.  L.  Purse;  Color  Sergeant,  W.  L.  Lander- 
shine  ;  Historian,  R.  J.  Travis ;  Surgeon,  W.  W.  Jarrel,  M.D. ; 
Chaplain,  M.  J.  Epting. 

Reports  were  received  from  various  officers.  Treasurer  Kent 
received  the  thanks  of  the  Camp  for  his  very  efficient  services. 

It  was  decided  that  the  Camp  should  contribute  half  the 
amount  of  the  annual  expenses  of  keeping  in  good  condition 
the  Bartow  lot  in  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery.  The  Oglethorpe 
Light  Infantry  will  contribute  the  remainder. 

The  social  feature  of  the  evening  was  the  delightful  spread 
that  had  been  prepared  for  the  Camp  by  the  Independent  So- 
ciety of  St.  Paul's  Church.  The  tables  were  very  prettily 
decorated,  and  the  Sons  of  Veterans  thoroughly  enjoyed  the 
good  things  provided.  A  number  of  delightful  impromptu 
speeches  were  made. 


THE  WOMEN  OF  THE   CONFEDERACY. 

Capt.  J.  W.  Ward,  at  a  meeting  of  Camp  Sumter,  S.  C, 
U.  C.  v.,  responded  to  the  above  designated  toast. 

"Is  language  adequate  to  pay  just  tribute  to  a  subject  so 
sublime?  Who  were  those  noble  women  for  whom  I  have 
the  honor  to  respond  to-night?  They  were  the  mothers  and 
the  wives  of  the  tiien  who  composed  an  army  for  whose 
courage,  endurance,  and  loyalty  to  principle  we  must  go  to 
ancient  Greece  for  a  parallel.     They  were  the  women  who 


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Qopfederate  Uete-ap. 


cculd,  without  a  murmur,  relinquish  all  the  blandishments 
of  luxurious  life  for  servile  drudgery  when  their  altars  of 
liberty  were  assailed.  They  were  the  women  whence  from 
their  homes  had  gone  the  lamp  that  burned  with  the  luster 
of  the  moon  and  stars,  at  their  command,  to  grapple  in  dead- 
ly conflict  against  fearful  odds. 

"This  the  incentive  that  lit  the  camp  fires  of  the  Confed- 
eracy and  kept  them  in  ardent  glow  from  the  mountains 
of  Virginia  to  the  plains  of  Texas.  This  the  inspiration 
that  fired  the  souls  of  those  heroic  men  who  charged  with 
Lee  and  Hampton  and  Pickett.  It  was  such  an  inspiration 
that  nerved  those  gallant  boys  who  tramped  over  mountain 
road  and  frozen  ground  with  bleeding  feet  at  "Stonewall" 
Jackson's  pace.  And  it  was  such  an  inspiration  as  this  that 
held  invincible  for  four  long  years  the  battered  walls  of 
yonder  fortress — Sumter. 

"When  the  sad  tidings  reached  us  that  the  beloved  child 
of  the  Confederacy,  Winnie  Davis,  whose  infant  eyes  first 
saw  the  light  amid  the  storm  of  battle,  had  passed  away,  this 
camp,  in  meeting  assembled,  paid  tribute  to  her  memory. 
It  was  my  prerogative  lo  convey  to  her  bereaved  mother 
a  copy  of  the  chaste  and  touching  tribute  from  the  pen  of 
Dr.  R.  L.  Brodie.     This  is  Mrs.  Davis's  reply  to  my  letter: 

"  'The  beautifully  engrossed  memorial  resolutions  in  mem- 
ory of  my  child  have  been  received,  and  I  cannot  adequately 
express  my  thanks  for  them.  Such  a  verdict  upon  her  pure 
and  womanly  life,  passed  by  our  countrymen,  is  the  only 
comfort  left  for  me,  alone  as  I  must  be  until  the  end  of  my 
stormy  life.  In  my  desolation  I  turn  to  my  own  people  for 
sympathy,  and  am  always  theirs  and  yours  faithfully, 

■Varina  Jefferson  Davis,' 

"Yes,  my  comrades ;  hers,  like  her  sister's  in  this  sacred 
cause,  has  been  a  stormy  life,  like  our  own,  fast  drawing  to 
a  close.  But  they  will  live  beyond  the  blight  of  time. 
Their  virtue,  their  heroism  and  unswerving  devotion  to 
principle,  shall  endure  when  the  monuments  they  have  erected 
to  the  heroes  of  the  cause  thej-  loved  so  well  shall  have 
crumbled  into  dust. 

"When  the  closing  scenes  of  Appomattox  had  blasted 
every  ray  of  hope  for  the  consummation  of  their  wildest  joy, 
and  despair  was  stamped  upon  every  brow,  'twas  the  women 
of  the  Confederacy  who  lifted  up  their  voices  to  cheer  and  to 
admonish  these  broken-hearted  men.  Though  their  banners 
were  forever  furled,  there  was  duty  yet  to  be  done.  These 
mothers,  who  had  trained  their  boys  from  early  childhood 
with  'these  precepts  in  thy  memory,  look  thou  to  character.' 
It  was  character  thus  implanted  in  their  minds  that  pro- 
duced the  soldiers  that  they  were,  and  it  was  this  manly 
training  that  enabled  them  to  cope  with  the  intricate  prob- 
lems that  confronted  them  after  the  sword  had  been  beaten 
into  the  pruning  hook.  When  they  saw  their  sons  and  hus- 
bands struggling  against  gigantic  influences  in  the  endeavr  r 
to  retrieve  their  lost  fortunes,  she  did  not  say  to  them  go 
'bend  the  supple  hinges  of  the  knee  and  gather  frith  by 
fawning."  No;  she  pointed  them  to  manly  duty,  whether  in 
field  or  forum,  in  the  profession  or  workshop,  and  bade 
them  "gather  gear  by  every  wile  that's  justified  by  honor." 

"This,  my  comrades,  is  a  brief  portrayal  of  the  women  of 
the  Confederacy  as  well  as  my  feeble  language  can  express  it. 
May  God  bless  their  noble  souls!  And  may  we  not  indulge 
in  the  hope  that  the  example  of  these  women  be  preserved 
through  their  prosperity,  and  thus  be  perpetuated  those 
lofty    characteristics   that   have    ever    adorned    the    South? 


Then  may  we  realize  as  a  people  the  prophecy  as  foretold 
by  that  lamented  priest  and  poet  in  these  pathetic  words : 
"  'And  the  graves  of  the  dead,  with  the  grass  overgrown, 
May  yet  form  the  footstool  of  Liberty's  throne; 
And  each  single  wreck  in  the  warpath  of  might 
Shall  yet  be  a  rock  in  the  temple  of  right.'  " 


THE  LATE  POPE  LEO. 

The  above  picture  is  from  a  photograph  secured  by  Bishop 
Bryne,  of  Tennessee,  who  was  in  Rome  when  the  Pope  was 
eighty  years  old.  The  impulse  to  publish  his  picture  was 
strengthened  by  recalling  a  day  in  prison  at  Indianapolis,  when 
a  priest  entered  from  the  city  and  a  group  of  prisoners  of 
the  Tenth   Tennessee — the   "Bloody   Tinth" — sprang   forward. 


POPE   LEO,  FROM    PHOTO   AT   EIGHTY   YEARS. 

and  one  of  them,  speaking  for  the  group,  said :  "Father,  we 
love  you  very  much,  but  we  intend  to  die  fighting  the 
Yankees." 

Mrs.  Lulie  Kirby  Parish,  of  Nashville,  made  a  large,  hand- 
some painting  on  tapestry  from  this  photograph,  which  was 
hung  opposite  the  inain  doorway  of  the  Cathedral  during  the 
memorial  services  in  his  honor.  Leo  XIII.  was  a  great  man, 
and  much  beloved  by  many  Confederates. 


Too  Busy  to  Count. — While  in  Congress  "Private"  John 
Allen,  of  Mississippi,  could  hardly  be  induced  to  give  a 
serious  answer  to  a  serious  question.  The  older  members 
knew  this,  and  seldom  went  to  the  Southern  wit  for  informa- 
tion, but  new  men  often  came  t^  grief  by  doing  so.  Shortly 
after  Mr.  Littleiield,  of  Maine,  had  taken  his  seat  after  his 
first  term  he  wanted  some  figures  in  a  hurry.  Turning  to  Mr. 
Allen,  he  said:  "Pardon  me,  sir,  but  you  were  at  Gettysburg; 
can  you  tell  me  how  many  Federal  soldiers  were  killed  out- 
right there?"  "I  am  sorry,  very  sorry,  indeed,  that  I  can't 
accommodate  you,"  replied  the  "private,"  "but  the  fact  is  I 
was  so  busy  that  I  clean  forgot  to  count  my  shots." 


C^opfederate  l/eteraij. 


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GAY  TO  GRAVE  IN  THE  ARMY  OF  NORTHERN 
VIRGINIA. 

These  reminiscences  were  written  by  request  for  a  young 
lady  who  read  them  at  a  meeting  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy in  Waynesboro,  Va. : 

Now  it  is  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy ;  then  it  was 
the  mothers,  sisters,  and  sweethearts  of  the  South  who  gath- 
ered to  see  their  sons,  brothers,  and  lovers  off  to  the  war. 
What  a  thrilling  time  it  was  in  that  spring  of  1861  when  ,1 
"nation  was  born"  and  a  most  glorious  chapter  in  human 
bearing  and  daring  was  written  !  The  Southern  Confederacy, 
that  inspiration  of  cavaliers  and  righteousness,  that  inspirer 
of  heroes,  who  pricked  their  names  on  the  pages  of  history 
with  sword  and  bayonet  point ;  of  poets,  who  "wreathed 
around  with  glory"  the  Southern  cross ;  of  matrons  and 
maidens,  who  gave  more  than  life  to  its  defense  ! 

Then  began  the  assemblying  of  that  Southern  manliood  and 
boyhood  who  were  to  go  "sounding  down  the  ages"  as  the 
Confederate  army.  Among  the  first  to  enroll  themselves  un- 
der its  banner  were  the  Valley  Rangers,  a  volunteer  cavalry 
company  composed  of  the  very  best  of  the  young  men  living 
along  the  eastern  side  of  Augusta  County,  who,  under  their 
first  captain,  the  brave  Patrick  (who  later  as  major  of  the 
Seventeenth  Battalion  was  to  die  gloriously  on  the  plains  of 
Second  Manassas),  met  in  historic  Waynesboro  to  go  to  the 
front.  It  was  then  the  comedy  parts  in  the  great  opening 
drama  commenced.  How  exercised  we  were  about  our  uni- 
forms, how  we  had  to  send  off  for  the  material,  and  get  just 
the  right  shade  of  color,  and  the  exact  buttons,  braid,  etc. ! 
How  we  watched  the  making  of  them  and  how  impatient  we 
got ;  and,  at  length,  when  finished  and  donned,  how  we  did 
strut,  and  how  gorgeous  we  were  with  our  wide  yellow  (the 
cavalry  color)  striped  trousers  and  braided  coats  and  Jjright 
brass  buttons  (a  gross  of  them,  more  or  less)  ;  and  our  hats, 
great  wide-brimmed  slouches,  with  plume  and  gilt  cord  and 
tassel ;  and  what  a  sight  was  the  little  fellow  in  his  over- 
large  clothes !  My  eye ;  but  it  was  comic,  and  our  pictures 
would  grace  the  Sunday  newspaper  of  to-day.  Then,  at  last, 
when  everything  was  ready,  our  horses,  the  very  finest  and 
best  in  the  county,  groomed  to  perfection,  with  plaited  manes 
and  tails;  new  saddles,  with  bright  red  blankets  and  girths: 
our  big,  old-fashioned  saddle  pockets  stuffed  to  bulging  with 
every  useful  article:  and  then  the  baggage  wagon  to  follow 
with  our  trunks,  bedding,  etc.,  enough  for  an  army  in  later 
days.  And  the  joke  of  it  all  was,  that  not  one  in  ten  had 
a  weapon  of  any  kind  unless  it  was  a  toy  pistol  or  so.  And 
to  think  of  such  a  going  to  war !  But  then,  the  guns  we 
would,  and  did,  get  later  from  the  enemy.  How  vividly  the 
scene  comes  back  of  our  last  mustering !  How  we  formed 
in  line  on  Main  Street,  and,  as  we  mounted  our  horses  for  the 
last  time,  of  the  motherly  caress  and  cautions,  the  father's 
advice,  the  sister's  proud  smile,  and  the  admiring  looks  of 
the  younger  brothers  and  servants;  and  then,  the  sly  embrace 
of  the  sweetheart  behind  the  parlor  door,  when  we  rushed 
in  to  say  good-by  for  the  twentieth  time  I  Last  came  the  pres- 
entatiim  of  our  flag  and  farewell  address  from  our  good  and 
true  "Old  Parson"  Richardson. 

Then  from  our  captain  came,  "Attention,  company  I  By 
twos,  march  !  Head  of  column  right !"  and  away  we  marched 
for  Harper's  Ferry  to  fight  Yankees,  and  without  a  gun. 
(Pure  comedy  that,  with  no  chance  for  a  tragedy.)  What 
an  enjoyable  march  it  was !  To  us  boys  it  was  as  when 
school  closed  and  wc  reveled  in  the  sense  of  freedom  and 
dreamed  of  the  great  and  daring  deeds  we  should  perform. 
The  march  down  the  valley  in  that  lovely  April  was  enjoyed 


ever  so  much.  How  we  laughed  and  chatted  by  the  way,  and 
now  and  then  tried  the  speed  and  mettle  of  our  horses,  and 
how  wc  were  cheered  and  admired  by  the  girls  all  along  the 
route !  And  the  great  event,  our  arrival  at  Harper's  Ferry, 
where  was  forming  that  grand  army  that  later,  as  the  Army 
of  Northern  Virginia,  was  for  the  coming  four  years  to  per- 
form the  declz  of  heroism  that  make  it  the  honor  it  now  is  to 
be  a  Daughter  of  the  Confederacy!  Camp  life  was  a  revela- 
tion and  delight  to  the  boys  who  had  been  so  strictly  reared  at 
home,  and  we  threw  ourselves  into  and  enjoyed  it  to  the  full. 
How  we  smoked,  played  cards,  frolicked,  tussled,  and  let 
ourselves  out  in  gay  abandon  I     O,  but  it  was  jolly! 

Pretty  soon  our  camp  at  the  Ferry  was  broken  up,  and  the 
war  began  in  earnest.  Then  our  company — now  known  as 
Company  E,  First  Virginia  Cavalry — made  the  first  fight  in 
the  Valley  by  a  skirmish  with  a  lot  of  Yankees  across  the 
Potomac  at  Williamsport,  and  in  a  few  days  wc  had  our  first 
man  shot — Sam  Dalhouse — and  then  we  fought  along  with  the 
West  Augusta  Guard  of  Staunton  and  the  Rockbridge  Artil- 
lery and  the  other  troops  under  Jackson  (the  building  Stone- 
wall Brigade)  at  Falling  Waters,  and  under  J.  E.  B.  Stuart, 
our  major  then  and  afterwards  our  great  cavalry  general.  We 
captured  the  very  first  company  of  Yankees  and  had  one  of 
our  company — Zach  Johnson — wounded.  Both  Johnson  and 
Dalhouse  died  in  a  few  months,  partly  from  their  wounds.  It 
was  in  this  fight  at  Falling  Waters  that  Maj.  D.  W.  Drake  and 
Capt.  John  Opie,  then  privates  in  the  West  Augusta  Guards, 
being  a  little  in  advance  of  our  line  of  battle  and  intent 
on  firing  at  tlu-  Yankees,  did  not  notice  the  withdrawal  of 
their  command,  but  continued  shooting,  and  thus  those  two 
brave  boys  held  in  check  the  Yankee  Gen.  Patte«on's  army 
for  a  while,  and  then  fell  back  in  good  order  and  without  a 
scratch.  Both  of  these  boys  afterwards  performed  many 
deeds  of  bravery  besides  the  holding  in  check  of  an  army. 
But  it  was  not  all  tragedy ;  and  when  the  fight  was  over,  then 
came  the  camp  with  its  pleasures  of  good  comradeship  and 
fun,  and  thus  we  got  the  variety — tragedy  and  comedy ;  that 
was  the  spice  of  our  soldier  life.  It  was  not  often  we  saw 
our  sweethearts  or  any  other  fellow's  sweetheart,  but  just 
now  and  then  we  would  camp  near  some  nice  girls  and  would 
have  the  time  and  cheek  to  make  their  acquaintance.  So  it 
happened  to  us  one  time  down  in  Culpeper  County.  We 
camped  for  a  month  near  the  homes  of  several  charming  girls, 
and  fortunately  "one  of  ours"  (Drake)  knew  them,  so  our 
mess  "had  the  call"  on  that  house,  and  we  went  in  for  all  the 
fun  and  good  eatings  possible.  We  had  music  and  dinners 
and  suppers  whenever  we  could  get  away  from  camp.  And 
just  then  we  got  a  "box  from  home,"  and  concluded  to  set  up 
a  big  dinner  to  our  girl  friends  as  a  return  for  the  many  we 
had  from  them.  So  with  much  care  and  concern  we  fixed  up  a 
table  with  some  old  plank,  and  covered  it  with  an  oilcloth 
for  a  table  cover,  and  had  stumps  for  seats.  Now,  every  mess 
had  in  it  one  who  was  supposed  to  be  a  boss  cook.  Ours 
was  James  E.  Irvine,  the  best  of  comrades  and  soldiers. 
So  to  "old  Jim"  was  intrusted  the  making  of  the  coffee  and 
the  spread  generally,  whilst  we  courting  boys  rode  gayly  away 
to  fetch  our  girls  on  behind  us  into  camp,  and  how  delightful 
was  that  ride !  How  we  would  spur  our  horses,  making  them 
cut  up,  so  the  girl  on  behind  would  hold  on  to  us  ever  so 
clingingly,  as  it  is  their  nature.  O  my ;  but  the  fun  of  that 
ride  and  our  entry  into  camp !  How  the  boys  would  pass  by 
our  mess,  at  a  distance,  just  to  get  a  glance  at  the  girls,  and 
others  would,  from  behind  frees,  take  long  and  wistful  looks 
at  the  strange  beings.  O.  those  boxes  from  home,  what  de- 
lights  they   were  both   in  giving  and  receiving  I     How  care- 


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(Confederate  l/eterai>. 


fully  were  their  contents  selected !  The  best  of  everything  at 
home  was  for  the  soldier  boys.  And  then,  how  the  boys  en- 
joyed them,  and  how  unselfish  they  were  calling  in  their 
friends  to  the  feast !  At  last  dinner  was  announced-.  First 
came  the  ham  (it  was  the  best  in  the  smokehouse),  boiled 
and  then  roasted  to  a  turn  at  home,  with  its  spots  of  black 
pepper,  the  "piece  irresistible."  Then  the  sausage,  so  nicely 
fried  by  Jim,  with  its  brown  gravy,  the  cold  tongue,  the  jar 
of  pickle,  the  nice  butter,  the  home-made  cheese,  apple  and 
peach  butter,  a  glass  of  jelly;  then  the  cakes,  sugar,  ginger, 
doughnuts,  and  the  great  fruit  cake,  a  little  coffee,  ready 
ground  and  perhaps  the  last  they  had  at  home,  and  the  sugar, 
salt,  and  pepper,  and  the  long  black  bottle  of  rare  old  grape 
wine  we  had  found  down  in  one  corner  of  our  box — just  "in 
case  of  sickness,"  you  know.  Everything  fit  to  make  a  feast 
for  the  gods  of  war.  But  the  goddesses  were  there  too,  and 
so  Venus  feasted  with  Mars,  and  everything  was  Elysium. 
What  a  feast  it  was,  spread  in  that  woodland  camp  of  the 
First  Virginia,  in  advance  of  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia ! 
With  the  danger  line  only  a  few  miles  away,  we  needed  no 
other  spice  to  incite  enjoyment  of  the  present,  for  who  more 
than  the  careless  and  gay  "Confed"  could  take  in  every 
passing  pleasure  and  bit  of  humor,  even  when  going  into  a 
fight?  Yes;  it  was  with  us  as  in  our  camp  song; 
"Then  let  the  big  guns  rattle  as  they  will. 
We'll  be  gay  and  happy  still." 
So  we  made  ourselves  gay  and  festive  at  that  dinner,  and 
gave  the  girls  a  jolly  good  time  and  a  bright  bit  of  camp  life, 
not  knowing  or  caring  for  the  morrow. 

Dinner  over,  we  got  permission  from  the  ladies  and  enjoyed 
our  pipes  as  usual;  then  later* we  had  a  song  or  two,  just  to 
let  the  other  boys  "hear  an  angel  sing"  once  again.  And  then, 
again  taking  our  lovely  guests  up  behind  us  on  our  prancing 
steeds,  we  returned  them  in  safety  to  their  homes.  That  was 
the  comedy.  Afterwards  came  the  tragedy,  when  a  few  days 
later  our  bugles  sounded  boots  and  saddles,  and  we  heard  the 
Yankee  cavalry  had  crossed  the  Rappahannock,  captured  our 
pickets,  and  were  advancing  on  our  camp.  "Then  there  was 
tnounting  in  haste."  We  were  soon  ready  and  riding  rapidly 
to  meet  them.  The  ladies,  our  late  guests,  lived  in  the  direc- 
tion of  our  march,  so  our  party  rode  over  to  say  good-by; 
and  it  was  with  a  sigh  and  a  tear,  but  brave  words,  they 
bade  us  farewell,  and  perhaps  forever.  And  it  turned  out, 
though  we  did  not  get  killed,  that  we  never  saw  our  sweet 
girls  again.  We  met  the  Yankees  and  fought  one  of  our 
historic  battles  of  Kelley's  Ford,  March  17,  1863,  and  we 
drove  them  back  across  the  river,  and  thus  opened  the  cam- 
paign of  1863,  in  which  was  fought  Chancellorsville.  So  it 
was  we  lived  our  soldier  life,  from  grave  to  gay  and  gay  to 
grave,  and  as  time  passed  the  fighting  was  more  frequent,  and 
there  was  more  of  tragedy  and  less  of  comedy,  for  after  each 
fight  some  gay  spirit  of  fun  would  be  missing  from  around  a 
camp  fire.  Yet  those  who  were  left  got  all  the  pleasures  pos- 
sible out  of  life,  and  without  any  disrespect  for  the  missing 
comrade  we  kept  up  the  fun  and  frolic  to  the  end.  And  to 
some  of  the  survivors  those  were  the  four  gayest  and  j oiliest 
years  of  life.  One  of  Them,  "Fish." 


The  Scorpion  and  the  Wivern  were  constructed  by  Laird 
Brothers,  of  Liverpool,  under  the  supervision  of  Capt.  James 
D.  Bulloch,  of  the  Confederate  navy,  an  uncle  of  President 
Roosevelt.  Owing  to  the  protest  of  Mr.  Adams,  then  Minister 
to  England,  acting  under  orders  from  Secretary  Seward,  the 
British  government  seized  the  two  vessels  and  refused  to 
allow  them  to  be  turned  over  to  the  Confederacy.  It  has  been 
asserted  by  Southern  naval  officers  that  the  failure  of  the  Con- 
federate government  to  secure  these  two  monitors,  which  were 
then  the  most  formidable  war  vessels  afloat,  went  far  to 
change  the  result  of  the  war  between  the  States. 

There  are  now  living  in  Washington  two  or  three  ex-Con- 
federate naval  officers  who  were  among  those  sent  to  England 
to  bring  the  Scorpion  and  the  Wivern  to  this  country,  one  of 
whom  furnished  the  following  account  of  the  Scorpion: 

"Soon  after  the  battle  between  the  Merrimac  and  the  Mon- 
itor in  Hampton  Roads,  in  1862,  the  Confederate  government 
ordered  from  Laird  Brothers  two  monitors,  and  sent  Capt.  Bul- 
lock to  England  to  superintend  their  construction.  The  con- 
tract price  was  about  $46,875  apiece.  One  was  to  be  com- 
pleted in  March,  1863,  and  the  other  in  May  following.  They 
were  known  while  undergoing  construction  as  El  Tousson  and 
El  Mounassir. 

"There  was  some  delay  in  the  work,  and  it  was  not  until 
May  27,  1863,  that  the  Confederate  officers  who  were  to  man 
the  new  boats  ran  the  blockade  at  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  started 
for  England.  Those  in  the  party  were :  Matthew  F.  Maury, 
John  R.  Hamilton,  Capt.  Littlepage,  Dan  Trigg,  H.  H.  Marma- 
duke,  and  Capt.  James  North.  Capt.  Bullock  was  to  command 
one  of  the  monitors,  and  Capt.  North  the  other. 

"The  party  were  beached  at  Eleuthera  Island  for  two  days. 
Then  a  wrecking  vessel  came  to  their  relief  and  towed  their 
ship  ta  Nassau.    They  arrived  in  England  in  August. 

"The  agents  of  the  United  States  government  in  England 
found  out  the  intentions  of  the  Confederates  in  regard  to  the 
Laird  monitors,  and  reported  the  matter  to  Secretary  Seward. 
The  latter  filed  a  protest  through  Minister  Adams,  and  En- 
gland held  up  the  two  vessels. 

"The  Confederate  officers  then  invoked  the  aid  of  Bravay 
Brothers,  French  bankers,  who  announced  that  they  would  pur- 
chase the  monitors  from  Laird  Brothers,  and  that  they  were 
the  agents  of  the  khedive  of  Egypt  in  the  transaction.  Their 
real  plan  was  to  turn  them  over  to  the  Confederates.  The 
British  government  sent  a  secret  messenger  to  the  khedive, 
who  denied  all  knowledge  of  the  matter. 

"Upon  this  Secretary  Seward  notified  the  British  and  the 
French  governments  that  if  the  Lairds  were  allowed  to  deliver 
the  two  boats  to  Bullock  the  United  States  would  consider  it 
an  act  of  war  and  would  act  accordingly. 

"The  English  papers  said  at  the  time  that  the  superiority  of 
the  two  vessels  over  those  of  the  British  navy  was  a  disgrace 
to  England. 

"An  old  Confederate  sailor  wrote  to  the  Association  of  Con- 
federate Veterans  suggesting  that  they  buy  it  as  a  relic.  His 
letter  reached  New  Orleans  too  late  to  receive  attention." 


LAST  OF  THE  CONFEDERATE   NAVY. 

The  New  York  Siiii  of  recent  date  gives  an  account  of  the 
foundering  of  the  British  monitor  Scorpion  off  George's  Shoals, 
while  being  towed  from  Bermuda  to  St.  John,  N.  B.,  where  she 
was  to  be  broken  up  as  old  metal  The  Sun  says  that  it  marks, 
perhaps,  the  passing  of  the  last  relic  of  the  navy  of  the  Con- 
federate government. 


It  is  easy  enough  to  be  pleasant 

When  life  flows  by  like  a  song. 
But  the  man  worth  while  is  the  man  who  will  smile 

When  everything  goes  dead  wrong. 
For  the  test  of  the  heart  is  trouble, 

And  it  always  comes  with  years ; 
And  the  smile  that  wins  the  praises  of  all 

Is  the  smile  that  shines  through  tears. 

— Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox. 


Qopfederate  \/eterai>, 


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REMINISCENCES  OF  INDIANOLA,  TEX. 

BY  EUDORA  I.  MOORE,  PORT  LAVACA,  TEX. 

Situated  on  the  southern  shore  of  Matagorda  Bay,  a  lit- 
tle more  than  one  hundred  miles  southwest  of  Galveston, 
is  a  long,  low  stretch  of  white  shell  with  clumps  of  salt 
cedars  growing  here  and  there,  a  number  of  old  under- 
ground cisterns,  the  posts  of  two  wharves  extending  far 
out  into  the  bay,  the  crumbling  walls  of  the  old  court- 
house, some  moxinds  of  earth  thrown  up  by  the  federals 
for  forts,  a  graveyard  with  broken  and  prostrate  head- 
stones and  graves  overgrown  with  thorn  bushes — these 
are  about  all  that  is  left  of  what  was  once  the  thriving 
city  of  Tndianola. 

Partially  washed  away  by  the  furioiis  storm  of  1875, 
when  hundreds  of  her  people  were  drowned,  and  again  in 
'86  visited  by  both  fire  and  flood,  she  "yielded  up  the 
ghost,"  and  the  few  who  escaped  that  fearful  tempest 
sought  places  of  security  in  the  interior  of  the  State. 
Here,  in  early  days,  LaSalle  and  his  men  landed,  and  years 
afterwards  cakes  of  white  wax,  intended  for  candles  to  be 
used  in  the  missions,  floated  ashore  from  the  wreck  of 
some  vessel. 

The  town  was  established  about  the  close  of  the  Mexi- 
can war,  and  in  the  fifties  long  trains  of  Mexican  carts 
came  bringing  silver  and  <  ther  commodities  for  ship- 
ment, and  returned  laden  with  merchandise  for  the  in- 
terior. Here  hundreds  of  beeves  were  driven  and  shipped 
on  steamboats  for  New  Orleans  and  Cuban  markets.  At 
another  time  a  herd  of  camels  with  their  drivers  were 
landed,  and  emigrants  for  West  Texas  and  soldiers  for 
the  protection  of  the  frontier  passed  through  this  place. 

When  the  thunders  of  the  great  war  began  to  mutter  a 
companj'  of  United  States  soldiers  marched  back  thnnigh 
the  town  and  took  vessel  ])roparatory  to  leaving  the  State. 
They  had  not  proceeded  far  when  they  were  overtaken  by 
Confederates  in  a  little  imn  steamer,  the  Unitid  States, 
by  order  of  Gen.  Van  Dorn,  and  compelled  to  return. 
After  a  few  days  they  were  paroled  and  went  on  their  way 
rejoicing.  A  few  of  the  men  remained  and  joined  our  army^^ 

At  Pass  Cavallo,  the  entrance  to  Matagorda  Bay,  the 
Confederates  built  Fort  Esperanzn,  and  here  a  few  men 
were  stationed.  In  1S62  the  yellow  fever  broke  out  among 
them  and  spread  to  the  town.  Quite  a  number  died,  both 
of  soldiers  and  citizens.  In  1863  part  of  a  regiment  of 
men  under  Col.  Ireland,  afterwards  Governor  •  f  Texas, 
was  stationed  here.  In  November  of  that  year  the  t'ederals 
captured  Fort  Esperanto,  but  its  garrison  escaped,  and 
the  troops  evacuated  Indianola,  It  was  at  this  time  that 
Gen.  Magruder  ordered  the  vacant  houses,  wharves, 
bridges,  etc.,  burned;  but  I  never  knew  until  I  read  in  the 
Veterajv  to  whom  we  owed  the  noncommittal  of  the  order. 
Col.  S.  II.  Darden,  knowing  the  distress  it  would  cause, 
wrote  to  Gen.  Magruder  a  letter  of  explanation,  and 
the  order  was  in  part  revoked,  the  railroad  bridge  and  a 
large  pile  of  lumber  only  being  burned. 

Soon  after  the  evacuation  the  Federal  gunboats  came  up 
the  bay  and  went  on  to  Port  Lavaca,  twelve  miles  distant, 
which  place  they  bombarded,  doing,  however,  but  little 
damage.  The  Federals,  who  were  mostly  Western  men  of 
the  Thirteenth  .Army  Corps,  invested  the  city  of  Indianola 
for  three  months.  They  had  been  in  niiiny  hard-fought 
battles,  as  their  decimated  regiments  and  tattered  battle 
flags  plainly  indicated,  and  came  there  to  rest  and  re- 
cuperate,   preparatory    to    the    spring    campaign.    They 


killed  our  cattle  and  tore  down  all  unoccupied  houses  be- 
longing to  Confederates,  but  beyond  that  treated  us  much 
better  than  we  were  treated  by  United  States  soldiers 
during  reconstruction  days.  Col.  Oran  Perry,  whose  regi- 
ment was  camped  at  our  place,  gave  strict  orders  against 
molesting  anything  about  the  premises. 

During  the  three  months  of  their  occupancy  we  never 
heard  a  word  from  our  soldier  boys  or  how  it  was  with 
"The  Cause"  other  than  from  a  Yankee  standpoint,  and 
we  coiild  not  always  find  it  in  our  hearts  to  believe  their 
reports. 


CAVALRY  SERVICE  UNDER  GEN.  WHEELER. 

BY  W.  H.  DAVIS,  COMPANY  F,  FOURTH  TENNESSEE  CAVALRY. 

For  some  time  I  have  been  contemplatin.e  writing  a  series  of 
war  reminiscences  upon  the  individual  exploits,  adventures, 
and  achievements  of  Gen.  Tom  Harrison's  cavalry  brigade. 
It  was  composed  of  the  Eighth  Texas  (Terry's  Rangers). 
Eleventli  Texas,  Third  Arkansas,  and  Fourtli  Tennessee.  I 
hope  that  what  I  may  write  will  give  pleasure  to  those  now 
living  who  laid  down  their  arms  in  glorious  defeat  at  Char- 
lotte, N.  C,  and  reflect  credit  upon  those  gallant  and  unflinch- 
ing heroes  whose  bones  are  crumbling  in  tombless  graves  on 
the  hundreds  of  gory  fields. 

The  Eighth  and  Eleventh  Texas  were  nicknamed  "Chums;" 
the  Third  Arkansas,  "Joshes;"  and  the  Fourth  Tennessee, 
"Paul's  People,"  the  last  named  for  our  lieutenant  colonel, 
Paul  Anderson.  On  one  occasion,  after  a  severe  engagement, 
many  of  his  regiment  checked  up  short,  and  he  was  heard  to 

inquire:   "I  wonder  whar  the  li all   my  people  are?"     It 

was  the  custom  of  the  soldiers  of  each  regiment  to  mingle  in 
camp  and  on  the  march  with  any  other  regiment  in  the  brigade. 
However,  when  a  "scrap"  was  "on  tap,"  whether  by  matured 
plans  or  unexpectedly,  every  soldier  was  in  line  somewhere, 
ready  to  do  battle,  and,  if  need  be,  to  die,  for  they  were  a 
solid  phalanx  of  heroes.  What  could  be  more  glorious  than 
a  dauntless  hero,  fearlessly  jeopardizing  his  life  for  a  cause 
he  deems  just? 

After  Sherman  left  .Atlanta  and  started  on  his  famous 
(infamous)  march  to  the  sea.  Kilpatrick,  with  about  five  thou- 
sand cavalry,  started  in  the  direction  of  Augusta,  presumably 
contemplating  the  destruction  of  our  arsenals  and  cotton  fac- 
tories in  operation  there.  Gen.  Wheeler,  with  his  command  of 
about  twcnty.-fivc  hundred  strong,  at  once  started  in  hot  pur- 
suit, and,  after  several  days'  skirmishing  between  our  advance 
and  Kilpatrick's  rear,  the  latter  pitched  camp  near  Rock 
Springs,  Ga.  By  the  shrewdness  of  Capt.  Shanon,  who  com- 
manded Wheeler's  Secret  Scouts,  Kilpatrick's  pickets  were 
captured  without  the  fire  of  a  gun,  leavitig  his  camp  wide  open. 
"Little  Jo"  rode  into  the  enemy's  camp  at  daylight  next  morn- 
ing, iinding  Kilpatrick  and  his  men  asleep,  and  opened  fire  on 
them  as  they  lay  in  bed.  Kilpatrick  barely  escaped  capture 
by  mounting  a  bareback  horse  caparisoned  only  with  a  halter, 
he  being  bareheaded,  barefooted,  and  with  nothing  on  but  his 
underclothing,  leaving  several  fine  horses,  his  gold-mounted 
sfvord.  a  pair  of  ivory-handled  six-shooters,  aiid  a  handsome 
saddlc^all  of  which  the  boys  presented  to  Gen.  Wheeler. 
-Among  the  horses  captured  by  us  was  a  beautiful  spotted  stal- 
lion which  Kilpatrick  was  riding.  Although  the  entire  camp 
was  completely  surprised,  the  Yanks  fought  like  emissaries 
from  the  infernal  regions.  They  lay  in  bed  and  used  their 
seven-shooting  Spencer  carbines  and  forty-five  caliber  six- 
sRooters  with  deadly  effect.  It  required  about  fifteen  minutes 
to  completely  stampede  them.     They  left  three  hundred  and 


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fifty  killed  and  wounded  on  the  field,  and  six  hundred  prison- 
ers, with  a  like  number  of  horses,  and  the  greater  part  of  their 
equipage  and  pack  mules.    We  followed  up  the  victory,  hard 
pressing  our  foe.    About  4  p.m.  Kilpatrick's  advance  reached 
Buck  Head  Creek,  and  carefully  prepared  to  fire  the  bridge 
spanning  it.     After   crossing  it,   the  application   of  torches 
soon    had    it    ablaze.     By    a    dash    of    "Paul's    People"    the 
enemy's  rear  guard  was  quickly  driven  back,  and  the  burn- 
iner   bridge   soon    recovered   from   the   flames.     Di'.ring   this 
delay     Kilpatrick    lost    no    time    in    erecting    ra;I    breast- 
works,   and    when    we    crossed    the    creek    we    -encountered 
his  outpost  within  a  mile.     His  first  line  of   works,  about 
two  hundred  yards  in  front  of  the  main  line,  was  manned 
by  a  dismounted  brigade,  their  right  'jeing  protected  by  a 
mounted  re.giment  in  the  open,  level  field,  and  their  left  by  a 
dense  woodland.    '  Little  Joe"  and  "Old  Paul'  rode  at  the  head 
of  our  column,  marching  in  fours.     A  dense  woodland  skirted 
our  right,  and  an  open  field  ^tretchel  a  quarter  of  a  mile  to  our 
left.     Arriving  within  about  one  hundred  yards  of  the  first 
line,  it  opened  on  us  a  galling  fire  which  threw  the  head  of 
our  column  into  more  or  less  confusion.     An  order  from  Gen. 
Wheeler  to  "left  front  into  line"  and  charge  the  mounted  regi- 
ment miscarried,  but  Jim  Blair  and  myself  personally  heard 
the  order,  and  spurred  our  horses  forward  to  take  our  places 
in  line.    We  reached  a  point  within  fifty  yards  of  the  mounted 
regiment,  every  man  of  whom  directed  his  fire  at  us.    A  cap- 
tain in  the  enemy's  line  pc'inted  his  sword  at  us  and  shouted: 
"Shoot  the  scoundrels!"     Having   no   hope   of   escap- 
ing with  my  life,  I  dismounted,  and,  turning  my  horse  parallel 
to  their  line,  rested  my  carbine  across  my  saddle  and  took 
three  deliberate  shots  at  him,  the  third  one  taking  effect  in 
his  chest.     One   of   his   men   seized   the   reins   of  his  bridle, 
and  another  his  arm.  and  conducted  him  to  the  rear,  whether 
dead  or  alive  I  cannot  state.     About  this  juncture  Col.  An- 
derson filed  the  column  to  the  right  into  the  woods,  march- 
ing to  a  distance  that  left   our  rear  opposite  the   extreme 
left  of  the  enemy's  line.     The  Tennesseeans  were  followed 
by  Terry's  Rangers,  and  both  regiments  wheeled  into  line. 
The  Third  Arkansas  and  Eleventh  Texas  were  aligned  to  the 
left  of  the  road  in  the  open.     All  this  was  quickly  accom- 
plished  under   a   murderous   fire.     Our   buglers   blasted   the 
charge,  and  the  entire  brigade  was  hurled  at  our  foes  like  a 
thunderbolt.     The  routing  of  the  bluecoats  quickly  succeeded 
our  onslaught,  and  they  were  driven  in  wild  confusion  to 
the   main   line,    on    which    was    planted   a   battery    of    four 
twelve-pound    howitzers,    which    opened   a   destructive    vol- 
ley with  grape  and  canister.     "Little  Joe"  then  sounded  a  re- 
treat, so  as  to  realign  his  entire  command.     Ashby's  brigade 
was  on  the  right,  Dibrell's  on  the  left,  and  Harrison's  in  the 
center.     Kilpatrick's   command   was  covered  by  a   continuous 
line   of  breastworks  in   crescent   shape.     Anderson's   Tennes- 
seeans and  Terry's  Rangers,  being  in  the  timber,  proceeded 
slowly  until  reaching  the  open.    Meantime  the  Eleventh  Texas 
and  Third  Arkansas  went  by  our  left  flank  in  as  perfect  a  line 
as  I  ever  saw  on  a  drill  field.     Reaching  the  open,  our  bugler, 
Jim  Nance,  sounded  the  charge,  and  at  our  foe  we  went  like 
an  avalanche,  but  our  entire  line  was  driven  back   in  defeat. 
Retiring  and  re-forming,  a  second  assault  was  made  with  the 
same  result,  we  both  times  sustaining  fearful  loss  in  men  and 
horses   in  a  hand-to-hand   encounter   across  the   breastworks. 
We  retreated  to  our  former  position  to  re-form  for  the  third 
onslaught.    Being  in  line.  Col.  Anderson  took  position  in  front 
and  center  of  the  regiment,  and  commanded:   "Attention!" 
Every  man's  ears  awaited  his  command,  when  he  cried  out: 


"Boys.  I  want  every  d man  in  this  regi:nent.  when  we  reach 

the  edge  of  the  woods,  to  put  spurs  to  his  horse  and  go  like 

h to  the  Yankee  breastworks;  then  abandon  your  horses, 

and,  with  a  six-shooter  in  each  hand,  go  over  and  drive  the 

d scoundrels  out."    From  every  throat  in  the  line  the  reply 

went  back:  "All  right.  Colonel.  Your  people  will  all  be  there." 
Old  Jim  Nance's  bugle's  shrill  notes  sounded  "Forward,"  and 
with  a  yell  we  again  started,  not  to  defeat  but  to  a  glorious 
victory,  the  howitzers  still  roaring  their  uncomfortable  re- 
frain, to  the  successful  silencing  of  small  arms. 

Out  of  the  woods,  we  put  spurs  to  our  foaming  chargers,  and 
reached  the  breastworks.  Each  man,  religiously  obeying  or- 
ders, with  a  six-shooter  in  each  hand,  commenced  scaling  the 
tnemy's  works  in  the  face  of  a  galling  fire.  Our  foes,  quickly 
perceiving  our  determination  to  win  or  die,  were  at  once  dis- 
comfited, and  beat  a  retreat,  when  the  wild  work  of  human 
destruction  commenced.  We  went  over  the  breastworks  at 
sunset,  using  our  six-shooters  very  effectively,  leaving  the  field 
blue  with  their  dead  and  wounded,  and  capturing  some  two 
hundred  prisoners  with  their  horses  and  arms.  Our  men 
fcught  well  to  avenge  our  comrades,  whom  we  had  left  welter- 
ing in  their  precious  blood.  We  followed  in  hot  pursuit  until 
it  became  too  dark  to  successfully  find  our  way  through  the 
pine  and  black-jack  undergrowth.  This  victory  demoralized 
Kilpatrick  and  his  soldiers,  since  we  were  so  eminently  suc- 
cessful in  driving  him  from  a  position  of  his  own  choosing, 
and  that,  too,  strongly  fortified  and  manned  by  more  than 
double  our  number,  and  he  decided  to  abandon  his  raid  on 
,\ugusta. 

I  am  not  in  possession  of  any  official  data  to  give  the  casual- 
ties on  either  side,  but  I  know  both  suffered  fearfully.  Fight- 
ing superior  numbers  with  superior  arms  behind  breastworks 
gave  us  the  hot  end  of  the  wire.  But  we  started  in  to  win,  and 
in  doing  so  we  .saved  the  loss  of  more  value  than  "Little  Joe's" 
entire  command  ever  cost  the  Confederacy. 

A  very  amusing  incident  which  I  cannot  resist  describing 
took  place  as  we  were  retiring  from  our  second  assault.  Lieut. 
Charles  A.  Baird,  while  we  were  passing  through  the  wood- 
land, was  caught  under  the  chin  by  a  vine  and  dragged  from 
his  horse.  In  falling  the  vine  was  twisted  into  a  loop,  sus- 
pending him  about  two  feet  from  the  ground,  making  a  comical 
picture.  The  writer,  seeing  his  predicament,  rushed  to  his 
assistance  with  a  large  Bowie  knife,  clipped  the  vine,  and 
thereby  saved  him  from  a  most  absurd  hanging.  Meanwhile 
the  shells  and  solid  shot  were  pruning  the  pine  and  cypress 
trees  about  us,  but  we  had  a  good  laugh  and  the  experience 
made  us  lifelong  friends. 

Kilpatrick  never  attempted  another  sally  from  the  infantry 
army,  feeling,  I  suppose,  that  he  would  suffer  like  defeat. 
Thence  it  became  "Little  Joe's"  duty  to  keep  the  enemy  round- 
ed up  in  as  small  a  compass  as  possible,  which  he  efficiently 
accomplished.  Sherman  was  heard  to  remark  during  the  cam- 
paign that  Wheeler  was  the  best  provost  guard  he  ever  had. 
No  command  of  cavalry  was  ever  so  successful  as  was  Gen. 
Wheeler's  on  this  campaign  in  the  discomfiture  and  destruction 
of  an  enemy  and  his  supplies. 


Capt.  K.  P.  Peddicord  writes  that  a  movement  has 
been  inaugurated  to  erect  a  monument  to  the  memory  of 
the  ten  Confederate  prisoners  who  were  executed  in  Pal- 
myra, Mo.,  October  18,  1862,  by  Gen.  John  McNeil,  com- 
manding the  Federal  forces  in  Northeast  Missouri.  It  is 
known  as  "The  Palmyra  Massacre." 


Confederate  l/eterap. 


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BATTLE  OF  THE  CRATER. 

r.Y    W.    A.    DAY,    SHKRRILL's   FCRD,   N.    C. 

I  sec  the  accoiinls  of  battles  written  by  comrades  who  par- 
ticipated in  them  are  growing  fewer  in  number  every  year. 
Can  it  be  that  the  packed  l<napsack  under  the  heading,  "The 
Last  Roll,"  is  responsible  for  it  ?  Comrades,  it  has  been 
thirty-eight  long  years  since  we  fought  our  last  battles.  The 
sons  and  daughters  of  the  South  will  need  our  help  after  we 
are  all  gone,  so  let  us  help  them  while  we  live.  Let  us  give 
them  true  sketches  of  those  terrible  battles,  so  that  in  the 
days  to  come  the  descendants  of  the  old  Confederate  soldiers 
may  read  of  the  brave  days  of  old. 

The  battle  of  the  crater  has  been  known  in  story  and  in 
song  as  the  bloodiest  battle  of  the  war.  I  give  this  history 
as  I  saw  it.  I  was  a  private  soldier,  twenty  years  of  age,  in 
Company  1,  Forty-Ninth  North  Carolina  Regiment,  Ransom's 
Brigade,  Gen.  Bushrod  Johnson's  Division.  We  were  among 
the  first  troops  to  arrive  at  Petersburg  when  Butler  moved 
his  army  up  the  James.  Our  division  had  been  engaged  in 
all  the  battles  around  Drewry's  Bluff  and  Bermuda  Hundred, 
and  when  Gen.  Grant  crossed  the  James  at  City  Point  and 
moved  up  the  river  were  among  the  first  to  arrive  at 
Petersburg,  marching  all  night  and  reaching  the  city  at  sun- 
rise. We  rested  a  few  minutes  at  Blandford  Cemetery,  then 
double-quicked  two  miles  out  on  the  Jerusalem  plank  road, 
where  we  aided  the  militia  in  checking  the  advance  of  Grant's 
army  as  it  rapidly  approached  the  city.  This  was  the  begin- 
ning of  the  siege  of  Petersburg,  which  lasted  two  hundred  and 
seventy  days.  Our  division  occupied  the  trenches  during  the 
entire  siege,  and  was  under  the  fire  of  the  Yankee  guns  every 
day  and  night  of  the  time,  except  fourteen  days  when  we 
were  sent  out  on  the  right,  where  our  division  was  nearly  all 
killed  and  captured  at  the  disastrous  battle  of  Five  Forks. 

But  it  is  in  regard  to  the  crater  that  I  write  now.  I  have 
heard  disputes  concerning  the  troops  who  made  that  grand 
charge  in  the  afternoon  of  July  30,  1864,  known  as  Mahone's 
charge.  I  believe  that  Tennessee,  Virginia,  South  Carolina, 
and  North  Carolina  were  all  represented.  I  know  the  Twen- 
ty-Fifth North  Carolina  Regiment  was. 

The  battle  commenced  at  daylight  and  ended  with  the 
charge  of  our  troops  in  the  afternoon,  which  cleared  the  breast- 
works of  the  Yankees  and  reestablished  our  lines. 

I  had  been  out  all  night  on  picket,  returning  just  before 
day  on  the  morning  of  the  30th,  and  liad  seen  nothing  unusual 
on  the  Yankee  side.  1  was  very  sleepy  and  tired,  and  went 
into  a  bombproof  a  few  paces  in  rear  of  the  works,  and  in 
a  few  minutes  was  asleep.  I  was  suddenly  awakened  by  a 
tremendous  jar,  which  loosened  the  timbers  overhead  and  let 
the  dirt  roll  in  on  me,  almost  covering  me  up.  I  was  first 
under  the  impression  that  a  sixty-four  pounder  mortar  shell 
had  struck  the  bombproof  and  caved  it  in,  but  in  a  few 
minutes,  with  a  thunder  that  shook  the  hills,  the  entniy 
opened  two  hundred  pieces  of  artillery,  massed  for  the  pur- 
pose on  our  lines,  and  the  earth  trembled  under  the  shock. 
I  seized  my  gun  and  ran  out  into  the  works.  The  men  were 
all  under  arms,  and  about  the  time  I  got  into  my  place  in  the 
ranks  the  orders  came  to  move  down  the  line  of  breastworks 
to  the  right  at  double-quick. 

Pegram's  battery  stood  on  the  top  of  a  hill  in  the  open  field, 
the  ground  sloping  off  gently  in  front  for  a  distance  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  yards,  then  abruptly  down  to  the  railroad, 
near  where  the  tunnel  was  started.  In  the  rear,  at  some  dis- 
tance, was  a  small  ravine,  then  rising  ground  back  to  Ceme- 
tery Ridge,  half  a  mile  in  the  rear,  which  the  enemy  intended 
to  crown   with   artillery  should  they   succeed   in   gaining  the 


ridge  through  the  breach  in  the  works.  There  the  whole 
country  around  would  have  been  at  the  mercy  of  their  guns. 
On  the  right  and  left  were  ravines,  a  small  stream  running 
through  the  one  on  the  left,  heading  at  a  spring  two  hundred 
yards  above.  On  the  left  the  woods  reached  up  to  within 
seventy-five  yards  of  the  battery.  The  place  was  known  as 
Elliott's  salient. 

There  were  two  regiments  between  ours  (the  Forty-Ninth 
Noilh  Carolina)  and  the  battery — viz,,  the  Twenty-Fifth 
North  Carolina  and  a  South  Carolina  regiment.  The  South 
Carolinans  were  nearest  the  crater,  and  lost  a  number  of  men 
by  the  explosion.  A  few  weeks  before  we  had  thrown  up  a 
work  in  the  rear  of  the  battery,  connecting  with  the  main 
line  on  each  side.  This  line  saved  us  that  day.  It  was  known 
as  "the  cavalier  line." 

Capt.  Wrii,lit's  masked  battery  of  six  guns  stood  on  the  hill 
above  the  ravine  on  the  left,  just  in  the  rear  of  the  main  line, 
with  an  enfilading  fire  on  the  enemy's  works.  When  our  or- 
ders came  we  moved  rapidly  along  the  works,  which  made  a 
bend  just  above  the  ravine  in  front  of  Capt.  Wright's  battery, 
and  soon  came  in  full  view  of  the  crater  over  on  the  other 
hill.  The  place  where  the  battery  stood  was  now  a  hole  in 
the  ground,  one  hundred  feet  long,  si.xty  feet  wide,  and  thirty 
feet  deep,  with  the  smoke  rising  in  great  clouds  out  of  it. 
By  that  time  it  was  light  enough  to  see  a  considerable  dis- 
tance, and  our  men  could  be  .seen  running  rapidly  to  the  rear, 
and  the  whole  field  in  front  full  of  Yankees  and  negroes 
charging  up  to  the  crater.  The  great  burly  negroes  in  their 
ill-fitting  uniforms,  half  drunk  it  was  said,  were  shouting  at  the 
top  of  their  voices,  "No  quarter  to  the  Rebels!  No  quarter  to 
the  Rebels !"  and  butchering  every  man  they  found  alive  in  the 
works.  The  soldiers  who  fought  in  that  battle  will  never 
forget  it.  That  dreadful  shout,  "No  quarter!"  from  the 
negro  troops  rang  in  our  ears  for  days  afterwards.  We 
plainly  saw  the  position  we  were  in.  To  be  captured  by  the 
negro  troops  meant  death  not  only  to  ourselves  but,  it  ap- 
peared, to  the  helpless  women  and  children  in  Petersburg. 
The  shots  from  Capt.  Wright's  battery  were  flying  low  over  our 
heads,  plowing  great  lanes  through  the  Federals.  We  dashed 
down  the  works,  across  the  ravine,  and  up  the  hill,  shouting 
to  our  retreating  comrades  to  "Hold  on ;  we  are  coming !" 
Arriving  at  the  cavalier  line,  the  Forty-Ninth,  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Flemming,  filed  to  the  right  in  line,  and  halted  with  half 
llie  regiment  in  the  cavalier  line  and  half  in  the  main  works 
on  the  left,  with  the  colors  at  the  angle.  The  enemy  were 
still  charging  into  the  crater  and  into  the  works  on  each  side. 
They  were  so  thick  that  they  had  no  lines.  Thirteen  United 
States  flags  were  flying  in  our  front,  planted  on  our  works 
near  the  crater.  The  moment  we  halted  we  were  ready  for 
Ihem,  with  plenty  of  ammunition  and  a  whole  field  full  to 
shoot  into.  Our  officers  ran  along  the  lines  with  their  naked 
swords  in  their  hands,  shouting  to  us  tliat  we  were  fighting 
for  our  lives  and  for  everything  we  held  dear  on  earth,  and 
not  to  let  them  force  us  out.  Two  hundred  pieces  of  artil- 
lery W'Cre  playing  on  us,  but  we  held  on  to  the  works.  The 
flames  flew  out  in  solid  sheets  from  the  muzzles  of  our  guns, 
mowing  them  down  in  heaps,  and  they  could  not  stand  it 
.Ml  who  could  not  get  into  the  crater  and  the  works  on 
each  side  made  a  rush  back  to  their  own  works,  but  very  few 
ever  reached  them.  This  gave  us  a  little  time  to  rest  and 
let  our  guns  cool.  The  firing  soon  ceased,  with  the  exception 
of  a  few  pieces  of  artillery  and  the  sharpshooters.  The 
smoke  which  had  been  lit  up  by  the  flashes  of  the  guns  soon 
became  so  dense  that  we  could  scarcely  see  through  it.  We 
were  soon  moved  farther  down  the  works,  so  as  to  have  more 


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room,  and  with  an  order  to  keep  a  sharp  lookout  in  front. 
This  move  brought  us  down  to  where  the  woods  were  in  our 
front.  A  fresh  lot  of  ammunition  being  brought  in  and  dis- 
tributed so  that  we  would  have  nothing  to  do  but  pick  it  up, 
and  the  smoke  having  somewhat  cleared  away,  we  lay  about 
an  hour  watching  a  mortar  battery,  which  we  had  planted 
in  a  rear  ravine,  pitch  shells  into  the  crater,  which  was  packed 
full  of  both  white  and  black.  Every  shell  sped  true  to  the 
mark  and  crashed  in  among  them.  Some  tried  to  get  out 
and  run  back  to  their  own  works,  but  the  sharpshooters 
dropped  them  before  they  were  halfway. 

The  enemy  waited  until  we  were  well  rested  and  our  guns 
cool,  then  made  another  heavy  charge  on  the  works  on  the 
left  of  the  crater  and  in  our  immediate  front.  The  lookouts 
gave  the  alarm,  and,  springing  to  our  posts,  we  saw  heavy 
lines  of  the  enemy  charging  up  through  the  woods  and  in 
about  fifty  yards  of  the  breastworks.  They  were  sheltered  by 
the  timber,  and  came  very  near  getting  into  our  works,  but 
we  poured  the  bullets  into  them  so  heavily  that  they  had  to 
fall  back.  We  watched  for  them  to  re-form  and  come  agaii:, 
but  that  was  the  last  charge  they  made.  We  lay  there  some 
time  waiting  for  them  to  return,  but  our  part  of  the  fighting 
was  over  for  that  day. 

Just  before  the  charge  was  made  we  were  moved  farther  up 
the  line  to  the  left  to  guard  against  a  flanking  charge  which 
the  enemy  was  expected  to  make.  This  position  placed  us  in 
full  view  of  the  charge. 

When  the  assaulting  columns  arrived,  they  moved  into 
position  sheltered  by  the  hills,  and  formed  their  lines  in  the 
ravine  between  the  works  and  Cemetery  Ridge.  When  all 
were  ready  they  moved  slowly  up  the  hill,  three  columns  deep, 
until  they  were  in  full  view  of  both  armies.  Then  the  charge 
began.  With  ringing  shouts  and  waving  flags  they  moved 
rapidly  across  the  field,  through  the  plunging  shots  of  the 
Federal  artillery,  and  cheered  by  their  comrades  who  were 
holding  the  works  on  each  side  of  the  crater.  They  dashed 
up  to  the  brink  of  the  ditch,  halted  a  moment  as  if  mapping 
out  their  work,  fired  a  rolling  volley  into  the  ditch  filled  with 
Yankees,  the  most  of  them  being  negroes,  at  their  feet;  then, 
turning  the  butts  of  their  guns,  they  sprang  into  the  ditch 
among  them.  The  slaughter  was  terrible.  The  soldiers  were 
excited ;  they  were  reckless ;  they  burst  the  negroes'  skulls 
with  the  butts  of  their  guns  like  eggshells.  The  officers  tried 
to  prevent  it,  but  they  were  powerless.  It  was  "No  quarter 
for  the  Rebels"  that  morning,  and  it  is  no  quarter  for  them 
now.    The  fight  was  soon  ended. 

The  Yankee  dead  lay  in  heaps  between  the  works,  the 
wounded  trying  to  crawl  out  from  under  the  dead.  Many  of 
them  came  out  on  our  side  and  made  their  way  down  to  the 
little  rivulet  that  ran  from  the  spring  above  down  through 
the  works,  filled  up  on  water,  and  died  like  flies.  I  saw 
numbers  of  them  lying  on  their  faces  in  the  stream  with  the 
water  dammed  above  them  until  it  ran  over  their  heads.  A 
great  many  died  in  the  field  before  reaching  the  water. 

I  went  up  to  the  spring  after  the  battle  was  over  to  wash 
the  powder  smoke  off  my  hands  and  face.  A  Rhode  Island 
soldier  walked  by  me,  saying  he  was  a  prisoner,  and  asked  the 
nearest  way  to  Petersburg.  He  was  told  to  keep  on  to  the 
rear  and  he  would  find  the  city.  He  said  he  knew  their  com- 
manders made  a  mistake  when  they  sent  the  negroes  in  to 
fight  us,  and  that  "white  men  fighting  white  men  is  different 
from  white  men  fighting  negroes." 

If  the  armies  of  Gen.  Grant  had  been  victorious  at  the  crater, 
and  could  have  planted  their  guns  on  Cemetery  Ridge,  the 
siege  of  Petersburg  would  have  been  at  an  end ;  the  thin  lines 


of  Gen.  Lee  in  front  of  that  little  city— the  Cockade  City,  as 
it  was  known  among  the  soldiers — would  have  been  broken, 
and  perhaps  the  city  destroyed,  and  not  only  the  soldiers  who 
were  unable  to  escape,  but  the  helpless  noncombatants  also — 
all  would  have  been  at  the  mercy  of  the  brutal  negroes,  whose 
battle  cry,  "No  quarter,"  would  doubtless  have  been  main- 
tained. But  a  kind  Providence  willed  it  otherwise,  and 
when  the  sun  went  down  on  that  dreadful  day  it  showed  our 
lines  restored  and  our  men  in  them. 

The  next  day  was  spent  in  burying  the  dead.  The  white 
flag  was  planted  midway  between  the  lines,  and  nearly  all 
day  the  soldiers  of  both  armies  crowded  their  works  near  the 
crater  watching  the  details  at  work  and  studying  the  works 
on  the  other  side.  It  was  our  first  chance  to  stand  up  and 
look  over  since  the  beginning  of  the  siege.  Large  pits  were 
dug  and  the  dead  placed  in  them  until  nearly  full ;  then  the 
dirt  was  packed  on  them  and  leveled  over.  The  enemy  wanted 
to  mound  up  the  pits ;  but  our  men  refused,  fearing  they 
would  use  the  mounds  for  breastworks.  The  most  of  our 
dead  were  carried  back  to  Blandford  Cemetery  and  buried. 

A  brass  twelve-pounder  howitzer  was  thrown  to  within 
thirty  feet  of  the  Yankee  works.  A  sixty  days'  furlough  was 
offered  any  one  who  would  crawl  down  there  in  the  dark  and 
tie  a  long  rope  to  it  so  it  could  be  hauled  in,  but  the  under- 
taking was  so  dangerous  that  no  one  would  attempt  it. 


Between  a  Mad  Bulldog  ajid  the  Yankees. — This  ex- 
tract from  a  letter  written  from  Richmond,  Va.,  Julj'  15, 
.18K.^,  by  D.  Kennedy  to  his  mother,  illustrates  vividly  the 
spirit  of  the  Confederate  soldier  at  that  time:  "I  arrived 
at  the  hospital  early  this  morning,  and  hav..'  not  had  an 
opportunit}'  of  writing  you  before  now.  I  am  slightly 
wounded.  The  ball  entered  just  above  my  light  shoulder 
blade,  and  lodged  in  my  neck.  It  was  cut  out  in  an  hour 
after  I  was  shot.  I  was  wounded  on  the  first  day's  fight 
at  Gettysburg'.  I  shall  be  able  to  rejoin  my  command  in 
fifteen  or  twenty  days.  There  is  no  chance  for  me  to  get  a 
furlough.  We  went  into  battle  with  twenty-one  men.  Two 
were  lulled  and  fourteen  wounded.  Two  of  the  latter  lo<t 
their  right  arms,  and  one  his  right  leg.  Our  colonel  and 
major  were  both  wounded.  ...  On  Saturday,  the  4th 
inst,  all  the  wounded  who  could  walk  h.id  orders  to  walk 
back  with  the  wagon  train  to  Virginia.  I  pressed  an  old 
horse,  near  the  battlefield,  and  got  a  saddle  from  an  old 
r  itchman's  barn,  and  journeyed  along  splendidly  until  I 
bad  nearly  reached  the  Potomac  River,  when  a  force  of 
Yankee  cavalry  made  a  dash  upon  our  train.  1  had  halted 
at  a  tavern  near  a  crossroad.  Suddenly  a  squad  of  Yankee 
cavalry  came  dashing  down  the  road  at  full  speed,  scream- 
ing and  firing  their  pistols  at  random,  creating  a  general 
stampede  among  the  wagons.  I  tumbled  off  my  ol;l  steed 
and  told  my  legs  to  save  the  body.  A  crowd  of  ladies, 
men,  and  children  were  tumbling  pellmell  into  the  cellar. 
I  saw  the  cellar  door  and  doubled-quick.'d  to  reach  it,  but 
an  overgrown  bulldog  met  me  in  the  path  with  bristles 
raised  and  growling  furiously,  as  good  as  to  say:  'You 
ragged  rebel,  you  can't  pass  here.'  I  was  in  a  terrible 
dilemma  and  had  to  work  fast — a  mad  bulldog  in  front 
and  the  Yankees  all  around  me.  I  soon  succeeded  in  calm- 
ing the  old  dog's  rage,  and  quietly  sneaked  into  the  cellar 
and  hid  among  some  boxes  until  our  cavalry  drove  the 
Yankees  off.  They  took  my  hi;rse  and  clothes,  and  cap- 
tured some  sixty  of  our  wagons  and  a  good  many  prison- 
ers." 


Qopfederate  l/eterai}, 


357 


HENRY   T.   STANTON'S   POEM. 

BY    O.    A.    CARR,    CARR-BURDETTE    COLLEGE.    SHERMAN,    TEX. 

The  poem  by  Henry  T.  Stanton  may  interest  the  readers 
of  the  Confederate  Veteiran.  I  heard  him  read  it.  My 
brother,  Capt.  H.  P.  Carr,  gathered  up  the  remains  of  his 
company  and  asked  mc  to  march  witli  him  on  that  Decora- 
lion  Day  in  tlic  year  1875.  from  llic  courthdiisc  to  the  ceme- 
tery in  Lexington,  Ky.,  saying  that  Htnry  T.  Stanton  was 
to  read  a  poem. 

There  were  one  hundred  graves  arranged  in  a  semicircle 
about  a  rustic  mound.  On  the  summit  of  this  mound  of 
stone  was  a  drooping  flag  with  broken  shaft.  Not  far  from 
this  mound  were  the  toniljs  of  Hanson  and  Brcckinridgi-  (J. 
C).  beautifully  decorated,  and  Morgan's  plume  was  placed  at 
his  grave.  There  were  nameless  graves  in  that  semicircle. 
V/ith  breathless  stillness  the  audience  witnessed  Henry  T. 
Stanton  ascend  the  mound  and  take  his  stand  by  the  drooping 
flag,  from  which  eminence  he  read  the  following  poem: 
An  hundred  mounds  are  circled  near, 

An  hundred  heroes  under. 
An  hundred  knights,  that  ne'er  shall  hear 
Again  the  battle's  thunder. 

But  o'er  the  turf  in  drooping  fold. 

With  broken  staff,  a  banner. 
Shall  keep  their  knightly  prowess  told. 

In  true  chivalric  manner. 

.\mong  the  mounds  are  some  whose  names 

Upon  the  stones  arc  missing — 
Who  fell  in  front  too  soon  for  Fame's 

As  for  the  mother's  kissing. 

The  brave  'unkniwn"  in  marti  1  pri 'e 

Is  honored  here  and  knighted; 
We  only  know  a  hero  died, 

A  soldier's  home  was  blighted.  ^ 

Be  still,  sad  bells!     Where  Han-on  lies 

Ten  thousand  tongues  are  telling; 
The  wailings  of  a  people  rise 
,  Beyond  an  iron  knelling. 

What  need  to  make  a  mournful  tone 

Upon  an  anthem  organ. 
Whilst  broken  rusts  the  sword  that  shone 

Above  the  plume  of  Morgan. 


What  founts  Kentucky  starts  for  one 
Of  all  her  dead  the  newest ; 

For  Breckinridge,  her  peerless  son. 
Her  proudest  and  her  truest. 

There  shrouded  lies  her  richest  gift 
To  God  and  fame  and  story, 

Whose  going  left  a  golden  rift 
Upon  the  skies  of  glory. 

It  may  not  be  that  in  our  day 
Yon  blighted  land  will  blossom, 

The  land  for  which  their  coats  of  gray 
Grew  crimson  on  the  bosom. 

But  time  will  come  at  last  for  all. 
When  from  these  mounds  of  ours 

The  Master  hand  shall  build  the  wall 
That  closed  the  land  of  flowers. 


MRS.  JAMES   GAINaS   CARLOSS, 
Sponsor  for  A.  P.  Itill  Camp.  Texarkana,  Tex.,  Dallas  reunion. 


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DAlUiHTERS    OF    CONFEDERACY    EXHIBIT,    AT    TEXARKANA    -SIRKET    FAIR. 

of  the  'I'exarklna  Chapter  V,  D.  C,  N'o.  567.  at  a  Street  Fair  held  at   I'exarkana,  Tex.,  on  April  aS,  19OJ. 


358 


Qoi)federac8  Ueterai), 


CONFEDERATE  EDUCATIONAL  HOME.* 

Mrs.  M.  C.  Goodlttt,  .Mrs.  M.  H.  Clift,  and  I  are  a  com- 
mittee ai<pointed  by  our  State  President,  Mrs.  T.  J.  Latham,  to 
raise  fun>ls  for  the  Confederate  dormitory  to  be  built,  in  con- 
nection with  Peabody  College.  We  have  selected  as  onr 
board  of  ad\isers  Chancellor  James  D.  Porter,  Dr.  J.  I.  D. 
Hinds,  Mr.  J.  .M.  Bass  and  Prof.  W.  R.  Garrett,  all  of  Peabody 
College.  Thete  gentlemen  have  manifested  a  great  interest  in 
our  work,  and  have  kindly  advised  us  whenever  necessary,  for 
which  we  thank  them. 

The  first  work  of  our  committee  was  to  interest  the  veterans 
of  Tennessee  and  to  get  their  indorsement.  This  we  did  at 
their  State  reunion  in  Nashville  last  October.  .\t  the  sugges- 
tion of  our  chairman,  Mrs.  Goodlett,  and  of  our  board  of 
advisers,  I  prepared  a  paper  setting  forth  the  needs  of  educa- 
tion for  woman  and  our  plan  for  helping  her  to  obtain  it.  The 
Veterans  very  kindly  gave  us  a  hearing,  and  not  only  indorsed 
the  plan  most  enthusiastically  but  gave  a  rising  vote  of  thanks. 

Then  we  began  to  devise  means  for  raising  funds,  and  de- 
cided that  our  State  should  have  the  honor  of  making  the  first 
appropriation  for  this  Confederate  Educational  Home,  which 
it  to  be  a  monument  to  the  women  of  the  Confederacy.  Then 
it  was  that  our  work  began  m  earnest.  We  regret  to  report 
that  after  all  arrangements  had  been  made  for  asking  of  the 
Tennessee  Legislature  an  appropriation,  it  was  thought  best 
not  to  introduce  the  bill,  as  it  might  interfere  with  the  appro- 
priations sought  of  the  State  in  order  to  retain  the  Peabody 
educational  headquarters,  with  its  fund  of  $2,000,000,  for  which 
a  college  for  teachers  is  to  be  erected.  However,  we  wish  to 
thank  Senator  Jones,  of  Marshall  County,  and  Hon.  Douglas 
Wikle,  of  Williamson  County,  for  kindly  offering  their  serv 
ices  in  introducing  and  advocating  the  proposed  bill,  and  all 
others  who  helped  us  in  this  important  undertaking. 

The  editor  of  the  Confeder.-vte  Veteran  has  our  sincere 
thanks  for  his  kindness  net  only  in  making  free  of  charge  sev- 


MRS.  TENNIE    PINKERTON    DOZIFR. 

eral  hundred  copies  of  my  address  suggesting  that  this  Con- 
federate home  be  built  and  that  it  be  built  in  connection  with 
Peabody  College  and  in  honor  of  the  women  of  the  Confed- 

*  Paper  read  by  Mrs.  Tennie  Pinkerton  Dozier  before  the  Clarksville  Con- 
▼ention,  Tennessee  Division,  U.  D.  C,  May  6,  1903, 


erac>',  but  also  for  his  generous  offer  of  one  dollar  for  each  of 
the  forty-si.x  Chapters  in  the  State. 

Chancellor  James  D.  Porter  has  assured  us  that  a  desirable 
lot  will  be  given  on  which  to  erect  the  home  whenever  we  are 
ready  for  it. 

We  should  be  pleased  to  give  the  name  of  each  of  the  thirty 
who  have  so  kindly  sent  contributions  for  this  Confederate 
home.  Help  has  been  pledged  not  only  by  Tennesseeans,  but 
by  friends  in  other  States.  The  Wrought  Iron  Range  Com- 
pany, of  St.  Louis,  has  kindly  offered  to  give  us  a  range  for 
the  dormitory.  Mr.  John  L.  Smithwick,  of  the  Dozier  Bakery, 
of  St.  Louis,  has,  as  a  friend  to  the  Clarksville  Chapter,  pledged 
$joo  on  the  basis  of  $10,000.  This  is  indeed  appreciated. 
Would  that  ninety-nine  others  would  do  likewise.  But  those 
who  cannot  give  a  hundred  dollars  are  requested  to  give  some- 
thing to  this  most  worthy  cause,  however  small  the  gift  or 
from  whatever  State  it  may  come. 

We  are  also  grateful  to  Gen.  A.  P.  Stewart  for  the  interest 
he  manifests  in  our  educational  work.  The  Frank  P.  Gracey 
Camp,  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  Clarksville.  Tenn.,  sends 
us  a  donation  of  $25.     Let  others  do  what  they  can  promptly. 

Several  of  the  Chapters  have  promised  help  in  this  noble 
work.  Franklin  Chapter,  with  a  membership  of  fifty-three, 
has  pledged  $100,  and  we  trust  that  every  Chapter  in  the  State 
will  give  at  least  $1  per  member. 

Could  we  only  realize  how  many  young  women  there  are  in 
our  Southland  who  are  longing  for  an  education  and  have  not 
the  means  to  obtain  it,  surely  we  would  not  hesitate  to  exert 
ourselves  that  we  might  help  them.  Consider  the  advantages 
that  would  be  theirs  could  this  home  be  built!  For  $100  for 
a  scholastic  year,  or  perhaps  even  less,  a  young  woman  could 
have  the  advantages  of  this  home  and  of  the  Peabody  College, 
which  are  many,  also  of  the  hospital  fund.  What  a  relief  it 
must  be  to  all  of  the  students  of  this  college  to  feel  that,  should 
they  be  sick  or  injured,  medical  attention,  a  room  in  the  hos- 
pital, and  a  nurse  would  be  furnished  without  any  further  cost 
than  the  hospital  fee  of  $2 !  There  would  be  some  who  could 
not  pay  even  $100  per  year,  but  we  could  help  them  to  do  it. 

Some  of  us  may  be  indifferent  to  this  home,  feeling  that  we 
and  ours  will  never  have  need  of  it.  But  whatever  may  be 
cur  circumstances  now,  none  of  us  can  tell  how  it  may  be  jvith 
our  progeny.  Besides,  many  have  been  less  fortunate,  and  to 
their  descendants  this  home  would  be  a  great  help.  Then  there 
is  that  long  list  of  brave  men  who  laid  down  their  lives  for 
their  country.  With  their  wives,  children,  and  grandchildren 
the  fight  was  not  over  when  our  loved  ones  returned  home. 
Many  of  them  have  ever  since  been  fighting  the  battles  of  life, 
some  even  fiercer  than  many  that  were  fought  on  our  batth  • 
fields,  missing  day  by  day  the  loving  care  and  protection  of 
the  devoted  husband  and  father  who  never  came  back.  What 
we  wish  to  do  now  is  to  help  those  who  need  our  help  most — 
help  them  to  live  lives  worthy  of  their  fathers.  We  wish  the 
sons  and  daughters  of  our  own  dear  Southland  to  stand  always 
among  the  strongest,  the  noblest  of  God's  men  and  women. 

[In  a  personal  note  Mrs.  Dozier  requests  that  her  report  be 
given  in  full,  especially  that  part  referring  to  the  Veter.xn. 
It  is  given  as  requested,  with  the  desire  that  every  Chapter 
make  known  to  the  editor  its  desires  in  regard  to  this  small 
contribution  for  each  Chapter.  Since  the  receipt  of  Mrs. 
Dozier's  paper,  fresh  expressions  of  encouragement  have  been 
received  by  her,  and  in  a  recent  letter  she  says:  "Would  that 
this  home  were  already  built  and  prepared  for  occupancy  I  Let- 
ters from  dear  girls  (one  from  Louisiana)  are  arriving  with 
frequency,  asking  if  they  may  have  places  within  its  walls 
when  completed."] 


(^oijj-ederate  Ueteraij. 


359 


PRICE'S  RAID  INTO  MISSOURI. 

Herewith  is  given  a  partial  hialury  ul  tlie  part  taken  by  Gen. 
W.  L.  CaLiell's  Brigade  in  the  so-called  Missouri  raid  by  John 
C.  Darr,  a  member  of  Company  E,  Gordon's  Regiment,  Cabell's 
Brigade,  Trans-Mississippi  Department,  now  a  member  of  Ben 
T.  EnAry  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  No.  977,  written  from  Atkins, 
Pope  County,  Ark.,  July  3  : 

"After  the  spring  campaign  in  1864  had  closed  with  great 
success  to  all  the  Southern  troops  engaged  in  many  hard- 
fought  battles  in  the  State  of  Arkansas  at  Arkadelphia,  Ruck- 
port,  Saline  River,  Spoonville,  Okolona,  Wolf  Creek,  Elkins 
Ferry,  Little  Missouri  River,  Moscow,  Prairie  De  Ann, 
Poison  Springs,  Marks  Mills,  Antoine,  etc.,  forcing  the 
Federal  commander  Steel  to  evacuate  Camden  and  make  his 
way  back  to  Little  Rock,  after  losing  many  of  his  soldiers, 
Cabell's  Brigade,  composed  entirely  of  Arkansas  troops,  bore 
the  brunt  of  all  the  engagements  named,  and  many  skirmishes 
besides.  The  brigade  then  went  to  Arkansas  River  to  recruit 
their  stock,  as  there  was  much  gram  and  grass  there  in  cribs 
and  fields.  Gen.  Cabell  was  tl.en  in  command  of  the  country 
east  of  Pine  Bluff  and  bordering  on  the  Mississippi  River. 
The  men  and  stock  having  been  badly  worsted  in  the  spring 
campaign,  at  the  same  time  the  brigade  was  largely  recruited, 
the  losses  in  men  having  been  heavy  especially  at  Poison 
Springs  and  Marks  Mills.  Cabell's  Brigade  belonged  to  Gen. 
J.  F.  Pagan's  Division,  whose  headquarters  were  near  Monti - 
cello. 

"About  the  loth  of  August  preparations  were  commenced 
for  a  campaign  which  the  ranks  knew  meant  business.  It 
was  understood  that  Gen.  Sterling  Price  was  going  to  carry 
a  mounted  force  into  Missouri,  whick  move  was  staried 
about  the  middle  of  August,  and  Pagan's  Division  was  se- 
lected as  a  part  of  the  invading  column.  Late  in  August 
Cabell's  Brigade  left  Princeton,  Ark.,  with  six  well-mounted 
regiments,  indifferently  armed  for  cavalry,  and  a  battery  of 
two  brass  rifles  ami  two  smooth-bore  iron  guns  of  si.\  to  ton 
pounds,  commanded  by  Capt.  Hughey,  an  excellent  artillery 
officer.  Men  and  animals  were  in  extra  trim.  The  bri- 
gade was  composed  of  Monroe's,  Gordon's.  Morgan's,  Hill's, 
and  Gunter's  Regiments,  Proctor's  Company,  and  Harrell's 
Battalion  (Witherspoon  and  Woolscy's  Battalions  composed 
Gunter's  Regiment).  Cabell's  Brigade  had  about  twenty- 
six  hundred  armed  men  and  between  two  and  three  hundred 
unarmed  men.  Most  ol  these  men  had  been  wounded  and 
were  first-class  soldiers.  There  were  many  unarmed  men 
in  other  commands  who  were  almost  worthless  as  soldiers. 
Cabell's  Brigade  comprised  about  one-third  of  Price's  army 
of  invasion.  The  route  of  the  army  was  by  way  of  Tulip, 
.\rk.,  thence  over  the  roughest  mountain  roads  in  the  State. 
Arriving  at  Dardcnelle,  on  Arkansas  River,  early  in  Septem- 
ber, we  had  pontoon  boats  to  bridge  the  river,  all  hauled 
from  our  starting  point;  but  the  river  being  very  low,  it  was 
determined  to  lord  it.  Gen.  Cabell  had  charge  of  the  cross- 
ing of  the  whole  command,  which  was  accomplished  without  i 
si-  ^le  mishap  of  any  kind.  It  was  a  grand  sight  to  see  the 
'  road  river  full  of  men  and  horses,  mules,  artillery,  and 
wagons. 

"Our  first  brush  with  the  Federals  took  place  on  the  north 
bank  of  the  river,  resulting  in  the  killing  and  wounding  of 
five  or  six  .Arkansas  Federals  and  capturing  a  lot  of  horses. 
.\fter  crossing  the  river  Gen,  Pagan's  Division  separated 
fram  Gen.  Marniadukc's  Command.  Cabell's  Brigade,  being 
in  advance,  took  the  road  leading  by  way  of  Glass  'Village 
and  Springfield,  Marmaduke  going  by  Clinton.     After  Cab- 


ell had  passed  Point  Remove  Creek  his  command  met  the 
Fourth  Arkansas  Federal  Cavalry,  under  Col.  Fuller,  who 
rushed  after  our  advance  guard,  which  had  orders  not  to 
fight  the  Federals,  but  to  fall  back  on  the  command.  This 
was  well  carried  out,  but  to  the  surprise  of  Fuller,  he  met 
Col.  Gordon's  Regiment  and  Capt.  Hughey's  Battery  ready 
for  him  and  business.  Fuller's  troops  were  soon  nicely 
whipped  and  scattered,  leaving  many  dead  men  and  horses  in 
his  route,  also  leaving  a  good  number  of  prisoners  in  Gordon's 
hands.  I  presume  they  were  paroled.  Gordon's  Regiment 
followed  the  Federals  through  Lewisburg.  Cabell's  Brigade 
led  the  next  day.  Col.  Harrell's  Regiment  here  left  our  bri- 
gade, going  in  the  direction  of  Northwest  Arkansas,  and  was 
not  with  us  in  Missouri. 

"Cabell's  Brigade  had  frequent  skirmishes  with  the  enemy, 
being  annoyed  by  bushwhackers.  The  command  reached 
Batesville,  Ark.,  about  the  middle  of  September.  A  few 
days  later  we  were  in  Pocahontas,  where  we  were  allowed  a 
short  rest.  ."Vbout  the  20th  we  crossed  the  Missmiri  line, 
Pagan's  Division  in  the  center,  Marmaduke  on  the  right, 
Shelby  on  the  left,  with  Cabell  in  the  advance.  The  country 
was  full  of  militia  and  bushwhackers,  all  on  the  best  of  horses 
and  well  armed.  These  house  burners,  thieves,  and  murdei- 
ers  kept  in  our  front  from  north  of  Pocahontas,  Ark.,  into 
Southeast  Missouri.  They  murdered,  robbed,  burned,  or 
stole  everything  they  could  lay  hands  on.  They  turned  old, 
decrepit  men  and  women  and  children  out  of  their  houses,  not 
allowing  them  to  take  a  single  article  with  them,  many  in 
their  night  clothes.  Then  they  burned  the  houses  and  every- 
thing left  in  them,  except  such  articles  as  they  (tlie  Federals) 
took  for  their  own  use.  All  such  outrages  were  committed  on 
the  Southern  noncombataiits.     rnbell's  command,  with  others. 


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Treasurer  Texas  Division.  V.  D.  C. 


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soon  put  a  stop  to  this  uncivilized  warfare.  No  savage  In- 
dian ever  committed  such  outrages  as  these  Federal  murder- 
ers, robbers,  and  house  burners.  The  Confederates  killed 
and  routed  them  completely.  The  next  fight  was  at-Fred- 
rickton,  Mo.,  in  which  Cabell's  Brigade  took  a  hand. 

"About  September  27  wc  arrived  at  Ironton,  after  driving 
the  enemy  out  of  Arcadia,  capturing  a  few  Yanks  with  their 
major,  who  was  in  command.  Cabell  then  had  his  artillery 
carried  to  the  top  of  Shepard's  Mountain,  and  a  Missouri 
battery  was  placed  on  an  opposite  mountain.  From  either 
of  these  batteries  you  could  look  right  down  into  the  Federal 
fort  in  the  valley,  and  we  poor  privates  in  the  rank  expected 
to  see  the  enemy  shelled  out  of  that  fort  in  double-quick 
time.  It  certainly  could  have  been  done  in  a  few  minutes; 
but  instead  of  this.  Gens.  Price  and  Fagan  ordered  a  charge. 
It  was  reported  at  the  time  that  Gen.  Cabell  protested  against 
it;  but,  ot  course,  obeyed  his  superior  officers,  and  made 
the  charge  over  a  thousand  yards  of  open  _ round,  without 
shelter  or  support.  But  Cabell's  men  rushed  right  up  to  the 
enemy's  works,  where  they  found  a  ditch  outside  twelve  feet 
wide  and  eight  feet  deep,  which  made  it  impossible  lo  reach 
and  scale  tlie  walls,  and  there  was  nothing  the  men  could 
do  but  fall  back.  Cabell's  horse  was  shot  from  under  him, 
and  his  loss  was  very  heavy  both  in  men  and  officers.  Col. 
Oliver  Basham,  one  of  our  bravest  and  best  officers,  wu 
killed,  and  Col.  J.  F.  Hill  was  badly  wounded.  A  large 
number  of  wounded  officers  and  men  were  Icll  m  the  hos- 
pital at  Arcadia.  This  charge  was  one  of  the  most  unreason- 
able blunders  ever  made.  There  is  no  doubt  about  Cabell 
opposing  this  charge.  It  was  a  useless  sacrifice  of  a  large 
number  of  brave  and  true  officers  and  men. 

"Gen.  Cabell's  ne.xt  move  was  to  strike  the  railroad  between 
Franklin  and  St.  Louis,  about  thirty  miles  west  of  St.  Louis. 
The  object  of  this  move  was  the  destruction  of  railroad  and 
government  property  and  supplies  at  Franklin,  all  of  which 
was  completely  accomplished  with  small  loss  to  us,  as  Cabell 
always  did  when  in  command.  The  depots  at  Franklin,  Sum- 
mit, and  other  places  were  destroyed.  Plenty  of  fine  horses 
were  found  in  and  near  Union  City.  The  men  swapped  their 
tired  and  worn-out  horses  for  fine,  fresh  ones.  We  passed 
Union  City  about  October  i,  from  which  place  our  brigade 
moved  on  west,  Cabell's  Brigade  being  always  placed  near- 
est the  Federals,  no  matter  whether  in  advance  or  in  the 
rear. 

"Near  Jet^erson  City  we  met  the  enemy  in  large  force, 
and  a  hard  fight  resulted;  but  Cabell  drove  I.im  into  the  cil> 
^his  den.  VV*  remained  the  balance  of  the  day  and  all 
night  in  full  view  of  the  enemy  in  the  city. 

"We  next  moved  west  through  a  fine  country.  Cabell's 
Brigade,  in  the  rear,  was  charged  by  a  heavy  force  at  some 
mills.  But  "-e  routed  them,  with  heavy  loss  to  them  and 
small  loss  to  '-s.  We  then  camped  for  the  night  two  miles 
from  the  mills.  Cabell  had  many  wounded  here,  but  few 
were  killed. 

"October  8  Cabell  was  in  the  advance  with  his  brigade, 
and  moved  in  the  direction  of  California,  Mo.  The  home 
guards  (Federals)  retreated  as  our  brigade  advanced.  At 
this  place  we  found  the  depot  fillr  '  v  :th  everything  a  soldier 
needed,  which  we  confiscated.  '1  '■  ■•  itizens  were  allowed 
to  take  such  property  as  belonged  to  them,  and  the  public 
property  was  then  destroyed,  as  well  as  the  railroad  track. 
The  citizens  of  California  fed  our  command  with  plenty  of 


well-cooked  grub.  The  brigade  next  moved  to  Boonville, 
and  was  in  the  rear. 

"We  reached  Boonville  on  the  eve  of  the  loth.  Cabell's 
Brigade,  being  in  the  rear,  failed  lo  get  their  quota  of  mili- 
tary supplies  captured.  But  the  good  Southern  ladies  there 
made  up  by  supplying  us  with  plenty  of  good  things  for  our 
supper  and  breakfast.  About  ten  o'clock  next  day  the  Fed- 
erals opened  on  us  with  artillery.  Gen.  Cabell  galloped  up  to 
his  brigade  and  ordered  his  men  to  drive  them  back,  which 
they  did,  driving  them  through  and  out  of  town.  Cabell's 
loss  was  twenty-five  killed  and  wounded.  Mar  naduke's  and 
part  of  Pagan's  Divisions  struck  the  enemy  in  flank  and 
drove  them,  following  them  a  good  long  distance,  and  re- 
ported the  enemy's  loss  very  heavy.  We  also  did  some 
heavy  fighting  near  Lexington.  Cabell's  Brigade  then 
moved  on  to  Mine  Creek,  crossed  it,  and  camped.  We  cap- 
tured a  body  of  Federal  home  guirds  in  a  barn.  It  being 
very  dark,  many  made  their  escape.  The  next  point  of  the 
brigade's  move  was  Jonesboro,  where  we  captured  a  large 
mill,  with  plenty  of  corn  and  flour.  Our  ne.xt  point  wa- 
Marshall,  and  we  camped  on  Salt  Fork.  We  found  many 
kind  people  in  Saline  County.  We  remained  here  some  two 
or  three  days. 

"About  October  20  we  moved  from  Waverly.  Gen.  Shel- 
by attacked  Blount,  who  had  a  very  large  force  near  Lex- 
ington. Shelby  being  hard  pressed,  Cabell  went  to  his  as- 
sistance, and  in  a  short  time  the  Federals  were  whipped  and 
suffered  great  loss.  Shelby  continued  the  pursuit,  even  after 
dark.  The  next  point  was  Independence.  Three  horses 
were  shot  from  under  him  here.  Marmaduke  was  in  ad- 
vance, and  was  furiously  attacked  at  Blue  River;  so  much  so 
that  he  and  Shelby  were  losing  ground,  and  Cabell  went  to 
their    assistance.     The    Federals    were    posted   behind    rock 


MRS.    W.   p.   LANE,  FORT   WORTH, 
Secretary  Texas  Division,  U.  D.  C. 


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fences.  Cabell  put  his  command  prompUy  in  action,  and 
ihe  combine  soon  routed  the  enemy,  driving  them  through 
Independence.  Here  Capt.  Todd  was  shot  down.  The  next 
morning  the  enemy  in  our  rear  drove  in  our  pickets.  Cabell 
in  turn  drove  him  back.  We  were  again  attacked,  and  this 
time  in  the  streets  in  flank,  but  we  again  drove  them  back. 
Cabell  then  moved  on  through  the  city,  but  was  struck  from 
all  points  except  west.  Here  a  large  force  of  our  men  were 
cut  ofif  and  our  guns  captured.  Gen.  Cabell,  to  escapi.'  cap- 
ture, jumped  his  horse  over  one  of  our  guns  and  ra.i  hini 
right  through  a  house  and  escaped.  They  were  all  around 
Cabell  and  our  battery  men,  and  whacking  them  in  all  di- 
rections with  their  sabers.  Afterwards  we  drove  the  enemy 
back,  with  heavy  loss  to  them,  at  a  bridge  crossing  over 
tlie  railroad  in  the  suburbs  of  the  city.  The  enemy  fo'lowed 
us  all  night,  making  charge  after  charge.  We  camptd  in 
line  of  battle  near  Ivansas  City,  on  Westport,  after  fighting 
for  twelve  heirs  in  total  darkness.  The  next  morning  our 
wagon  train  was  on- the  Fort  Scott  road,  Cabell's  Brigade 
guarding  the  train,  with  Tyler's  Brigade  in  front.  Pagan's 
two  Arkansas  Brigades,  with  Marmaduke  and  Shelby,  at- 
tacked the  enemy  near  Westport.  CabcU,  after  crossing 
Little  Blue,  started  the  train.  A  large  force  of  the  enemy 
were  on  our  left  and  rear.  Cabell  attacked  this  force  with 
vigor,  when  they  retreated.  The  train  was  rushed  rapidly 
forward.  The  grass  was  tall  and  dry.  Cabell  ordered  it 
fired,  and  we  kept  up  a  brisk  fire  through  the  blaze.  The 
flames  and  our  balls  drove  the  enemy  out  of  our  road.  We 
camped  on  Grand  River.  Cabell  lost  several  men  killed 
here,  as  well  s  some  wounded.  The  Federal  loss  was  heavy. 
We  had  to  kill  them  or  let  them  run  over  us. 

"October  24  I  think  we  camped  near  a  stream  called 
Marias  de  Cygne,  after  a  hard  day's  march.  Cabell's  Bri- 
gade was  in  the  rear,  in  line  of  battle  on  top  of  a  bald 
prairie  ridge,  during  the  night.  The  enemy  made  a  number 
of  attacks  on  us  until  two  o'c:4ock  the  next  morning,  but 
failed  to  accomplish  anythin.c;.  On  the  morning  Marmaduke 
relieved  us.  After  finding  Marmaduke's  Division,  it  being 
left  to  take  care  of  the  rear.  Cabell  was  soon  called  to  his 
relief,  as  he  was  heavily  pressed.  We  then  came  to  a  stream 
in  our  front  that  was  entirely  blocked,  at  every  point  where 
it  was  possible  to  cross,  by  wagons  and  teams  belonging  to 
refugees  who  were  noncombatants.  fJeeing  from  the  Fed- 
erals. The  enemy  were  .irmcd  with  sjrcatly  suiierior  repeating 
guns  to  our  own  single  shots.  The  enemy  poured  a  co:. 
tinned  and  deadly  fire  inln  our  hastily  funned  r.ink^.  wliioli 
wr.s  more  damaging  than  we  could  return  them.  Besides, 
they  outnumbered  us  three  to  one.  w-illi  ten  pieces  of  artillery 
to  our  one.  Owing  to  such  odds  against  us,  we  were  soon 
thrown  into  great  disorder  and  routed.  They  charged  us 
from  all  directions.  No  diflFerence  what  course  we  took  to 
make  our  escape,  we  were  sure  to  run  into  the  foe.  They 
drove  us  at  least  one  mile  from  our  first  stand  before  we 
could  collect  any  ehow  of  re^i'-tance  Gordon'^  fla"  hearer 
waved  his  flag  at  them  in  defiance.  We  had  no  choice  of 
moves.  We  either  had  to  charge  through  their  ranks  or  sur- 
render. We  rushed  through  the  enemy's  lines  with 
little  show  of  escape,  but  many  of  us  got  away.  Of  course 
many  were  killed,  wounded,  and  captured.  We  had  great 
diflficulty  in  crossing  the  creek  with  the  crossings  all  blocked 
at  indicated.  The  stream  was  everywhere  full  of  men  and 
horses,  the  Confederates  frying  to  make  their  escape,  and 
the  Federals  trying  just  as  hard  to  capture  or  kill  them. 
But  with  all  this,  many  of  us  escaped,  the  writer  being  cue 


of  that  number.  Gen.  Cabell's  horse  here  fell  over  him  in 
the  water,  and  he  was  captured  before  he  could  get  relief, 
but  made  his  escape  and  started  to  the  front  afoot.  He  was 
again  captured  and  escaped.  He  was  captured  the  third 
time,  and  held  and  carried  to  the  rear  a  prisoner.  The  enemy 
fired  several  shots  at  him  after  he  surrendered,  without  effect. 
Gen.  Marmaduke  was  also  captured.  It  was  reported  that 
both  captured  generals  were  well  treated  by  Gen.  Pleasan- 
ton  while  in  his  charge,  but  not  well  ireatod  111  some 
others'  hands.  It  was  reported  that  the  Federals  intended 
to  carry  the  two  generals  through  Kansas  and  exhibit  them; 
but  Gen.  Rosecrans  promptly  put  a  stoi>  to  such  a  plan, 
and  treated  them  with  special  consideration.  This  ended  their 
military  career  for  the  war,  as  they  were  not  released  until 
some  time  after  its  close.  This  battle  took  place  in  the 
latter  part  of  October,  i86^.  In  this  fight  the  Confeder- 
ates were  greatly  outnumbered  and  were  badly  worsted. 
They  were  completely  routed,  and  at  least  half  of  Gen.  Cabell's 
Brigade  were  killed,  wounded,  or  captured.  The  balance  of 
the  brigade  was  now  conmianded  by  Col.  T.  M.  Gunter,  the 
senior  in  rank  able  for  duty.  Never  did  men  suffer  greater 
hardships  than  did  Gen.  Sterling  Price's  troops  after  this  de- 
feat of  his  army.  The  army  retreated  continually  day  after 
day,  night  after  night.  No  slops  could  be  made  s-.:fficient  f'^r 
rest  to  the  troops  and  animals,  nor  time  for  sufficient  foraging 
or  feeding,  "^he  night  after  this  defeat  the  greater  part  of 
our  train  was  burned,  and  it  was  an  immense  one — some 
said  fifteen  hundred  wagons.  The  writer  cannot  say  how 
many,  but  it  'vas  one  vast  prairie  of  flame  and  explosions. 
Price's  command  continued  retreating  south,  and  passed  in 
sight  of  Fort  Scott  just  at  day  daw-n.  The  command  was 
engaged  in  various  skirmishes,  but  no  general  engagement. 
Near  Newtonia,  in  Southwest  Missouri,  we  had  considerable 
fighting,    in    which    engagements    Gen.    Shelby's    troops    were 


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MISS    EDITH    E.  ELLIS,  PORT   WORTH, 
Assistant  Secretary  Texas  Division,  I*.  D.  C. 


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almost  stampeded.  He  soon  rallied  them,  and  Gen.  Cabell's 
Brigade  was  then  put  into  action  to  their  assistance,  and 
I  never  saw  men  show  more  bravery  and  fight  better  than 
those  two  brigade  rcmiuints  did  on  that  occasion.  Otlicrs 
engaged  in  this  fight  did  their  duty  well.  Arkansas  and 
Missouri  troops  always  did.  Gen.  Shelby  was  a  born  cavalry 
leader;  and  Gunter  was  there  too,  be  it  said  to  his  honor. 
After  this  there  were  only  light  skirmishes.  Owing  to 
scarcity  of  food  for  man  and  forage  for  the  animals,  regiments 
or  brigades  were  sent  over  different  routes  the  better  to 
obtain  subsistence.  Part  of  our  troops  gave  Fayetteville, 
Ark.,  a  call,  and  shelled  the  enemy's  works  at  that  place 
the  greater  part  of  the  day  and  camped  near  there  that  night 
in  a  severe  snowstorm,  without  shelter  or  food  for  the  men 
or  the  animals.  Here  the  writer  and  a  squad  of  about  thirty 
men,  under  an  officer,  were  allowed  to  turn  our  course  for 
Clarksville,  Ark.,  about  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  miles 
southeast  of  Fayetteville.  To  pass  through  this  country, 
which  was  infested  with  Arkansas  Federals  and  bushwhack- 
ers, was  a  very  dangerous  undertaking;  but  we  succeeded 
without  the  loss  of  a  man  and  with  very  little  molestation. 
We  found  Clarksville  occupied  by  some  three  hundred  Fed- 
erals, but  some  of  us  slept  in  good  warm  beds  within  one 
and  a  half  miles  of  the  Federal  command.  We  also  had 
good  Yankee  grub  for  supper  and  breakfast,  as  well  as  horse 
feed.  Here  our  squad  scattered  for  their  homes,  all  in  the 
enemy's  lines  in  Johnson  and  Pope  Counties,  each  to  look 
out  for  himself.  The  writer,  with  two  othtrs,  took  the 
road  for  Dover,  in  Pope  County,  at  which  place  we  found 
the  Federals.  The  writer  reached  his  mother's  home,  twen- 
ty miles  southeast  of  Dover,  in  the  early  days  of  November. 
After  scouting  through  that  section  with  others,  watching 
for  a  means  or  opportunity  to  cross  the  Arkansas  River, 
which  was  very  high,  he  was  captured  late  in  November 
while  making  his  way  to  cross  that  stream,  hoping  to  get 
back  to  the  army,  and  was  no  more  with  his  regiment.  It 
was  afterwards  learned  that  Price's  troops  made  their  way 
south  to  Te.xas,  with  little  hindrance  on  their  route  through 
the  Indian  Territory,  almost  starving  on  the  route.  The 
writer  was  released  from  prison  at  Little  Rock,  Ark,,  soon 
after  Lee's  surrender,  in  April,  1865, 

"These  sketches  are  from  memory,  and  the  writer  would 
appreciate  any  corrections.  Five  times  as  many  pages 
would  not  contain  all  of  interest  in  this  unfortunate  cam- 
paign. While  paying  tribute  specially  to  Cabell's  Brig.ide, 
I  must  say  that  all  other  troops  did  their  duty  well.  Never 
was  there  a  better  body  of  troops  anywhere  than  those  led 
by  Gen.  Price  into  Missouri  on  that  raid.  There  were  a 
few  mossbacks  that  followed  the  command.  Gen.  Cabell 
says  about  his  brigade  when  he  started  into  Missouri :  'No 
man  ever  commanded  better  soldiers  than  Arkar.sas  soldiers. 
No  man  ever  had  better  officers  and  men  than  were  to  be 
found  in  Cabell's  Arkansas  Brigade,  They  were  brave,  hon- 
est, and  true  patriots,'  that  never  failed  to  perform  their 
duty  and  never  flickered  in  battle.  No  command  was  ever 
subjected  to  more  privations  and  more  dangers.  The  fact 
is,  from  the  day  Price's  command  crossed  the  Arkansas 
River  to  the  day  of  my  capture  they  were  either  in  a  skir- 
mish or  a  battle.  After  crossing  into  Missouri  it  was  almost 
one  continued  battle.  The  route  traveled  by  Price's  army 
could  be  tracked  by  the  dead  men  of  Cabell's  Brigade. 
When  any  part  of  Price's  army  was  pressed,  Cabell  was 
always  called  to  their  rescue.     After  our  rout  at   Marias  de 


Cygnc  there  was  not  a  day  but  what  the  Federals  could 
have  bagged  Price's  demoralized  and  cut-to-pieces  army 
had  they  pressed  it  with  vigor  and  military  skill.  Though 
routed,  we  had  taught  them  a  lesson  which  they  could  not 
overlook;  and  this  is  why  they  did  not  press  us  to  the  wall. 

"With  Cabell  must  be  linked  in  chains  of  gold  that  noble, 
kind,  and  brave  patriot,  Col.  Anderson  Gordon.  No  braver, 
cooler  officer  and  patriot  ever  fought  and  bled  for  Dixie. 
He  passed  over  the  river  a  few  years  since  at  Morrillton, 
Ark.  Then  there  was  our  Lieut.  Col.  Faith,  who  was  as- 
sassinated in  Franklin  County  while  on  duty  there.  He 
was  one  of  the  best  men  and  soldiers  that  ever  lived.  But 
why  indiv:  'i.alize  where  all  were  brave  soldiers  and  patriots? 
We  had  no  Jculkers  among  the  officers  or  privates  in  Cabell's 
Brigade,  An  officer  without  brave  and  true  men  cannot 
accomplish  any  good  and  brave  deeds ;  neither  can  brave 
men  accomplish  much  that  is  commendable  under  an  in- 
competent commander.  You  see  from  what  Gen.  Cabell 
said,  and  still  says,  about  his  men  what  he  thought  they  were, 
and  what  he  thought  of  the  private  soldier  of  whom  the 
writer  has  the  honor  of  being  one  of  the  boys," 


TIP   GOT   HIS  FURLOUGH. 

J.  N.  Sumpter.  Company  G,  Bleventli  Virginia  Infantry. 
Christiansburg,  Va.: 

"We  were  in  the  lines  between  the  James  and  Appomat- 
tox Rivers  playing  cork  to  Beast  Butler's  bottle  along-  in 
1804,  and  were  having  a  good  time  drinking  Yankee  coffee 
and  looking  at  the  pictures  of  running  'Rebels'  and  read- 
ing of  the-  total  destruction  of  Fitz.  Lee's  cavalry  and  the 
capture  of  Fitz.  and  other  war  fairy  tales  in  the  Yaukee 
papers,  when  our  amusement  was  suddenly  brought  to  an 
end  by  the  issuance  of  an  order  from  corps  headquarters 
forbidding  any  intercourse  with  the  enemy.  All  we  could 
do  when  the  Yankees  held  up  their  tobacco  pipes  was  to 
shake  our  heads  and  curse  just  a  little. 

"One  day  an  order  was  issued  stating  that  a  thirty  days' 
furlough  would  be  granted  to  whoever  would  capture  a 
prisoner.  When  this  order  was  received.  Tip's  eyes  fairly 
danced,  and  a  look  of  determination  took  possession  of 
him.  Tip  had  been  singing-  'The  Girl  1  Left  Behind  Me,' 
'Home,  Sweet  Home,'  and  'Her  Bright  Smile  Haunts  Me 
Still'  tor  some  time;  so  we  knew  what  was  the  matter 
with  Tip. 

"As  soon  as  ranks  were  broken  he  began  to  look  around 
for  a  partner,  which  he  was  not  long  in  finding.  Off  they 
started,  and  in  a  short  while  they  came  back,  following 
one  of  Gen.  Butler's  bluecoats.  Tip  looked  happier  than 
the  fellow  who  was  wounded  just  enough  to  get  a  shore 
visit  home.  He  got  his  furlough.  All  of  us  begrudged  his 
good  luck.  Even  our  gallant  captain  had  a  far-away,  long- 
ing look;  for  he,  too,  had  at  that  time  a  bad  case  at  home 
akiu  to  Tip's.  The  boys  never  told  how  they  captured  the 
Yankee.  The  same  brave  characteristics  have  carried  Tip 
to  the  top  row,  and  he  is  now  an  honored,  influential,  Chris- 
tian member  for  the  third  term  of  the  Virginia  Legisla- 
ture and  of  Adjutant  Garland  Rodes  Camp,  U.  C.  V." 


Maj,  J.  A.Cheatham,  a  brother  of  Gen.  B.  F.  Cheatham,  sends 
from  Memphis,  Temi.,  a  small  pocket  case,  time-worn  and  bat- 
tie-scarred,  bearing  on  the  cover  the  name  of  Charles  Driggs, 
Company  F,  Second  Regiment,  Beilefontaine,  O.  Any  friend 
or  relative  desiring  the  recovery  of  the  sacred  relic  may  apply 
to  the  Veteran. 


QoQfederate  l/eterap 


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SOME  FLORIDA  HEROES. 

Two  dtspeiatc  charges  were  made  by  detachiiKiits  from 
the  Florida  Brigade,  led  by  Maj.  Pickens  B.  Bird  and  Cipt. 
Seaton  Fleming,  at  the  second  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  Va. 

In  the  memorable  campaign  of  1864  between  Gens.  Lee 
and  Grant,  the  latter  had  started  out  with  the  boast  of  this 
last  (as  a  popular  song  of  the  day  had  it)  "  'On  to  Richmond  " 
1  hear  the  Yankees  say,"  that  "he  was  going  to  fight  it  out 
on  that  line  if  it  took  all  summer;"  but  maneuver  as  he  would, 
wherever  he  presented  himself  there  he  found  Gen.  Lee  ready 
to  give  battle.  This  flanking  mnvemcnt  continued  until,  liav 
ing  been  thwarted  in  every  attempt,  with  a  loss  in  killed  and 
wounded  during  his  campaign  oi  more  than  sixiy  thousand 
men,  or  about  the  number  Gen.  Lee  had  in  his  army  at  the 
beginning,  he  at  last  gave  up  the  line  he  had  chossn,  estab- 
lished himself  at  City  Point,  and  laid  siege  to  Petersburg. 
Indeed,  he  occupied  the  position  Gen.  McClellan  had  selected 
for  his  new  base,  had  he  been  left  to  carry  out  liis  plans 
after  his  defeat  in  the  seven  days'  fight  around  Richmond. 
This  was  a  splendid  compliment  by  Gen.  Grant  to  the  sagacity 
of  Gen.  McClellan.  a  man  who  commanded  the  respect  and 
admiration  of  the  Confederate  soldier  as  well  as  the  love  of 
his  own. 

One  of  the  mosi  determined  and  disastrous  movements  of 
Gen.  Grant  was  at  the  second  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  where 
the  Florida  Brigade,  then  commanded  by  Brig.  Gen.  Joseph 
Finegan,  took  a  conspicuous  part  on  June  ^,  1864.  The  Con- 
federate works  at  the  point  referred  to  were  occupied  by  the 
division  of  Maj.  Gen.  John  C.  Breckinridge.  In  frort  ni 
them  was  massed  a  large  force  of  Federals.  Having  failed 
in  repeated  efforts,  another  desperate  charge  was  made  under 
the  cover  of  darkness  and  fog  of  early  dawn.  Gen.  Breckin- 
ridge's men,  wearied  with  marching  and  long  hours  of  nightly 
vigil,  were  taken  by  surprise,  and  the  works  carried,  his  men 
falling  back  in  some  confusion  to  where  the  Florida  Brigade, 


"M*;. 


MRS.  ROSKLLE  CLIFTON  COOLKY 

Prpsi.lpnl  Florld.i  Division,  U.  D.  C. 


held  in  reserve,  had  rested  for  the  night.  The  Floridians, 
roused  from  their  slumber,  were  called  to  arms  and  ordered 
to  charge  the  breastworks  and  drive  the  enemy  out.  Thi.^ 
they  did  in  fine  style,  and  the  Confederate  lines  were  re- 
established. "P.  W.  A."  (P.  W.  Alexander),  the  noted  war 
correspondent  of  the  time,  wrote  his  paper  at  Savannah  that 
the  Florida  troops  had  made  a  magnilicent  charge,  swept  the 
enemy  before  them  l.ke  a  whirlwind,  and  dubbed  it  the  "Whirl- 
wind Brigade." 

This  spirited  action  was  not  accomplished  without  loss,  and 
more  was  to  follow.  Hardly  had  we  reached  the  intrench- 
ments  when  the  brave  Capl.  Reynolds,  with  his  flowing  locks, 
fell  shot  through  the  brain;  .tiuI  within  the  nc.\t  few  minutes 
the  young,  handsome,  and  gallant  Lieut.  James  Owens, 
adjutant  of  the  Sixth  Florida  Battalion,  fell  over  a  lifeless 
corpse,  both  within  a  few  yards  of  the  writer.  The  works 
we  occupied  had  been  (it  was  said)  laid  out  at  night,  were  at 
the  foot  of  a  ridge,  formed  a  sort  of  angle,  and  were  both 
enfiladed  by  the  enemy.  To  such  an  extent  wi-re  we  exposed 
to  their  fire  that  no  one  could  either  leave  or  approach  our 
part  of  the  line;  all  day  long  orders  from  and  reports  to 
brigade  headquarters  had  to  be  transmitted  by  word  of  mouth, 
or  through  the  medium  of  a  cap  box  passed  from  hand  to 
hand,  and  ammunition  was  replenished  in  the  same  way.  To 
this  disadvantage  was  added  .  nother  of  still  more  signifi- 
cmee.  While  we  had  driven  '':e  enemy  from  our  inlrench- 
ments,  he  still  occupied  the  line  of  rifle  pits  in  our  immediate 
front,  and  from  these  secure  hiding  places  his  sharpshooters 
kept  up  an  incessant  fire  and  made  our  lives  miserable.  In 
this  bloody  angle  or  death  trap  it  was  almost  as  much  as  a 
man's  life  to  show  his  head  even  for  a  moment.  Some  would 
playfully  place  their  hats  upon  their  ramrods  and  hold  them 
above  the  breastworks  for  a  moment  to  have  these  marks- 
men, mistaking  them  for  heads,  shoot  at  them.  The  fire  was 
galling,  and  came  so  thick  and  fast  that  onr  colors  were  soon 
riddled,  and  the  flagstaff  perforated  in  a  number  of  places. 
The  feeling  was  that  by  just  holding  up  an  open  hand  Minie 
balls  might  be  caught  as  if  hailstones.  Facing  this  uncom- 
t'ortable  condition,  the  loss  it  entailed,  and  the  apprehension 
that  the  enemy  might  take  advantage  of  the  weakness  of  our 
position.  Maj.  Bird,  of  the  Sixth  Florida  Battalion,  Lieut. 
Col.  John  M.  Martin,  commanding  afterward-  the  Xintb 
Florida  Regiment,  were  ordered  to  take  command  of  a  detail 
made  up  from  the  troops  thus  exposed,  a  mere  skirmish  line, 
and,  at  a  signal,  leap  over  the  intreixhmcnts.  charge  and 
capture  or  drive  out  the  enemy's  sharpshooters  from  the 
rifle  pits.  This  was  in  broad  daylight  over  an  open,  unob- 
structed field  and  in  full  view  of  the  enemy  from  the  start. 
It  was  indeed  a  forlorn  hope,  but  the  brave.  u'ndaiTnted,  de- 
termined men  promptly  responded,  and  Maj.  Bird  led  them 
like  a  knight  of  old.  It  was  a  thrilling  spectic'e  to  witness 
this  handful  of  men  make  this  sort  e.  a  most  hazardous  and 
desperate  adventure,  against  a  division  of  the  Federal  army, 
with  their  expert  sharpshooters  in  front  of  their  secure  hidir<? 
places.  They  poured  death-dealing  missiles  into  this  devote  ! 
band  as  tlicy  advanced  at  "dinible-cinick."  Tbi'v  acq'.iittr-! 
themselves  as  well  as  brave  men  could. 

That  brilliant  charge  of  a  mere  skirmish  line  against  such 
fearful  odds  was  never  surpassed,  but  was  fully  equaled  by 
another  charge  of  a  similar  character  at  the  same  place  and 
for  the  same  purpose  later  in  t'le  day.  a  similar  detail  led  by 
the  no  less  gallant  and  brave  Capt.  Seaton  Fleming,  of  the 
Second  Florida  Regiment.  Maj.  Bird  and  those  of  his  men 
who  had  escaped  the  first  murderous  fire  of  the  enemv  hall 


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traversed  the  greater  p;irt  of  the  distance  to  the  rifle  pits 
when  he  fell,  pierced  by  three  mortal  wounds.  As  he  sank 
to  his  knees  he  looked  back  toward  our  line  and  held  up 
one  hand  as  a  signal  of  distress.  This  appeal  was  not  un- 
heeded. Three  men,  including  the  writer,  jumped  over  the 
breastworks  and  ran  to  his  r.scue.  All  three  were  shot 
■down.  The  writer  had  reached  the  side  of  Maj.  Bird,  had  him 
.by  the  arm,  and  was  in  the  act  of  lifting  him  up  when  his  left 
•leg  was  shot  from  under  him.  A  ball  passed  through  the 
thigh,  severing  the  sciatic  nerve  and  paralyzing  it  instantly. 
There  we  lay  for  an  hour  or  more,  until  there  came  a  lull  in 
the  firing  and  some  of  our  friends  ventured  out  to  our  as- 
sistance. That  tried  and  true  soldier,  Serg.  P.  N.  Bryan,  of 
Company  D,  Sixth  Florida  Battalion,  came  to  my  aid,  and  at 
the  peril  of  his  own  life  lay  by  me  until  we  could  regain  the 
shelter  of  our  intrenchments.  As  I  could  neither  walk  nor 
•  crawl,  and  as  it  was  too  perilous  for  him  to  attempt  to  carry 
me,  my  rescue  was  accomplished  by  my  laying  prone  upon 
■my  back,  and  while  Serg.  Bryan  would  pull  and  tug  at  my 
shoulders  I  would  draw  up  my  sound  leg,  plant  my  heel 
in  the  ground,  ease  the  weight  of  my  body  with  my  hands, 
give  a  shove,  dragging  my  limp  and  hslpless  leg  behind  me, 
and  in  this  manner  gain  a  couple  of  feet  at  a  time.  After  this 
awkward,  painful,  and  under  any  other  circumstances  ludicrous 
fashion,  after  a  long  time  we  traversed  the  one  hundred  and 
fifty  to  two  hundred  yards  and  landed  inside  our  earthwo.ks, 
where  I  found  myself  in  the  limited  space  between  the  trav- 
erses, wedged  in,  like  so  many  sardines  in  a  box,  with  other 
wounded,  both  friend  and  foe,  with  scarcely  room  to  turn 
over,  and  there  remained  in  that  uncomfortable  position  from 
about  ten  or  eleven  o'clock  in  the  morning  until  nine  o'clock 
at  night,  as  it  was  utterly  impossible  for  the  litter  bearers 
or  surgeons  to  reach  us. 

Pardon  the  digression,  but  "grim-visaged  war"  was  here 
tinged  with  a  dash  of  romance.  There  were  already  three 
bullet  holes  in  my  hat  when,  as  I  reclined  with  my  head  against 
the  raised  side  of  the  traverse,  another  enfilading  shot,  very 
much  like  a  blow  from  a  hickory  stick,  struck  me  on  the 
head,  made  a  furrow  in  my  scalp,  and  clipped  as  with  a  sharp 
knife  a  lock  of  my  hair,  which  fell  in  the  lap  of  a  near-by  com- 
rade, who  picjced  it  up  and  handed  it  to  me.  I  preserved  it 
as  a  memento,  and  sent  it  in  my  first  letter  to  my  sweetheart, 
who  six  months  later,  while  I  was  still  on  crutches,  became 
my  wife,  and  has  ever  since  been  my  loving  and  helpful  wife. 

The  annoying  and  damaging  fire  from  the  rifle  pits  con- 
tinuing, Capt.  Seaton  Fleming,  of  the  Second  Florida  Regi- 
ment, was  ordered  to  lead  another  detail  similar  to  that  of  the 
morning  and  for  the  same  purpose.  Che  Second  Florida 
had  been  the  first  to  leave  the  State,  and  had  reached  Rich- 
mond the  night  of  the  first  battle  of  Manassas.  Richmond 
was  wild  and  exultant  over  the  great  and  signal  victory 
-Capt.  Fleming  was  a  lieutenant  in  that  brigade.  He  had  been 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Williamsburg  while  with  a  party  of 
volunteers,  who  after  nightfall  had  gone  to  the  front  for  the 
purpose  of  rescuing  the  body  of  our  colonel,  the  chivalrous 
aiH  superb  George  T.  Ward,  who  had  been  killed  while  lead- 
mg  his  regiment.  After  a  few  munths'  imprisonment  Capt. 
Fleming,  then  lieutenant  and  adjutant  of  the  regiment,  had 
been  exchanged ;  and  from  thence  to  the  day  of  his  death,  at 
Cold  Harbor,  he  had  sliared  in  the  fortunes  of  the  Army  of 
Northern  Virginia.  He  had  participated  in  all  its  campaigns, 
battles,  and  victories.  This  long  and  arduous  service  had 
made  him  a  seasoned  soldier,  and  he  certainly  was  a  most 
•capable    officer— young,    intelligent,   manly,    of   an   engaging 


personality.  anJ  with  a  zeal  and  enthusiasm  for  thj  cause  he 
fought  for  that  knew  no  waning.  1  shall  never  forget  how 
he  looked  ?.s  he  came  into  the  traverse  where  I  lay,  so  as  to 
have  a  more  central  position.  He  crouched  under  the  breast- 
works like  a  tiger  before  its  spring.  He  was  silent  but 
thoughtful.  He  knew  that  from  the  moment  they  left  the 
shelter  of  our  breastworks  he  and  his  men  would  be  exposed 
to  a  concentrated  and  deadly  fire  which  neither  they  nor  their 
friends  could  return;  nor  could  any  diversion  be  made  in 
their  favor.  He  had  witnessed  the  charge  of  Maj.  Bird  and 
his  detail,  and  his  practiced  eye  told  him  this  second  effort  to 
dislodge  the  enemy  must  prove  as  futile  as  the  first.  Could 
our  brigade  commander  have  seen  the  situation  as  we  did 
from  our  plainer  paint  of  view,  he  never  would  have  per- 
mitted this  second  sacrifice  of  so  many  brave  soldiers.  In- 
deed, I  have  been  told  that  the  order  was  all  a  mistake  and 
was  not  so  intended.  Probably  a  verbal  order  was  passed 
down  the  line  from  mouth  to  mouth,  and  some  qualifying  or 
optional  directions  were  dropped  in  its  transmission..  How- 
ever that  may  have  been,  Capt.  Fleming  made  his  dispositions 
to  obey  it. 

"Theirs  not  to  make  reply. 

Theirs  not  to  reason  why,  ' 

Theirs  but  to  do  and  die;" 
"Some  one  had  blundered." 

As  he  leaned  there  against  the  breastworks  he  took  off  his 
watch  and  handed  it  to  some  one  near  him  with  some  direc- 
tions inaudible  to  me.  Several  times  he  looked  at  me,  but 
spoke  not  a  word.  The  occasion  was  too  serious.  Probably 
for  the  brief  period  he  remained  there  his  thoughts  were 
occupied  with  the  great  issue  of  life  and  death  which  so  soon 
was  to  be  tried  in  a  court  where  there  was  no  appeal,  and, 
being  a  Christian  man  of  exemplary  habits,  was  offering  up 
his  silent  prayers  to  the  throne  of  grace. 

The  crucial  moment  had  come.  At  the  agreed  signal  Capt. 
Fleming'  and  his  brave  band  of  heroic  soldiers  scaled  the  in- 
trenchments and  disappeared  from  my  view.  They  did  all 
that  brave  men  could  do;  but  the  odds  were  too  great,  and  the 
same  sad  fate  that  had  been  meted  out  to  Maj.  Bird  and  his 
brave  men  on  that  small  but  bloody  and  luckless  field  fell  to 
them.  Both  of  these  audacious  and  desperate  charges  were 
made  with  no  thought  of  glory,  honor,  or  reward,  but  solely 
from  a  sublime  sense  of  duty.  There  was  no  touch  of  the 
elbow  to  give  confidence  and  encouragement,  no  wild  and  ex- 
ultant "Rebel  yell,"  as  with  a  massed  brigade  or  division 
making  a  charge,  to  stimulate.  There  was  neither  impulsive- 
ness nor  excitement  to  dull  the  sense  of  peril.  Their  one 
and  only  consolation  was  the  consciousness  of  duty  per- 
formed, however  dire  the  consequences  might  be  to  them- 
selves. To  my  mind  their  behavior  was  superlatively  heroic, 
and  I  much  doubt  if  it  has  ever  been  surpassed.  But  a  I'ttle 
while  ago  the  world  rang  with  praises  of  Lieut.  Hobson  nd 
his  brave  crew,  and  well  deserved  was  all  the  fame  that  came 
to  them.  I  would  not  snatch  a  single  chaplet  from  the 
heroic  Hobson's  brow,  for  their  glory  and  renown  was  well 
won  ;  but  to  the  end  that  the  families,  kinspeople,  friends,  and 
countrymen  of  the  brave  men  of  whom  I  write  may  be  able  to 
fully  measure  and  appreciate  the  heroic  and  devoted  conduct 
of  these  consecrated  patriots,  I  would  say  that  Lieut  Hob- 
son's  bold  conception,  perilous  adventure,  and  brilliant 
achievement  was  made  under  the  friendly  curtain  of  night; 
while  Bird  and  Fleming  and  their  no  less  brave  and  worthy 
followers,    undaunted    by    the    overwhelming    numbers    and 


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strong  position  of  the  brave  veterans  of  the  Union  army, 
made  their  more  than  courageous  charges  with  the  liright  * 
orb  of  day  revealing  the  full  lineaments  of  their  persons  to 
the  enemy  from  the  start,  and  the  app.-illiii!;  ln>ses  they  sus- 
tained in  these  terrific  encounters  amounted  almost  to  an- 
nihilation. One  and  all,  those  who  led  and  those  who  fol- 
lowed were  entitled  to  the  highest  meed  of  praise;  one  and 
all,  those  who  perished  there  and  the  few  who  survived  should 
have  a  crown  of  amaranthine  glory. 

These  minor  affairs,  at  the  time,  were  obscured  by  the 
greater  events  of  the  day — the  charge  of  the  full  brigade  in 
the  early  morning  and  the  fierce  and  desperate  battles  that 
were  waged  along  the  entire  front  of  our  army.  It  is  re- 
corded that  in  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor  Gen.  Grant's  army 
suffered  a  loss  of  more  than  ten  thousand  men  in  killed  and 
wounded.  Their  frequent  charges  had  been  so  uniformly  re- 
pulsed and  their  failures  so  disheartening,  it  is  s:iid,  that  for 
the  first  time  they  had  refused  to  obey  orders  to  charge  again, 
which,  taken  with  their  appalling  and  stupendous  losses  in 
the  entire  campaign,  had  a  most  depressing  and  discouraging 
effect  upon  the  Federal  administration  at  Washington,  for 
their  hopes  were  centered  in  the  success  of  Gen.  Grant  in 
this  last  gigantic  movement  for  the  capture  of  Richmond  to 
make  a  brilliant  clima.x :  but  it  was  not  so  to  be,  for  the  Army 
of  Northern  Virginia,  though  "wearied  with  victory"  and 
suffering  from  losses  difficult  if  not  impossible  to  repair,  was 
still  a  splendid  fighting  machine,  virile,  alert,  responsive  to 
duty,  self-reliant,  confident,  hopeful,  and  inspired  with  an 
unshaken  and  unshakable  belief  in  the  mvincibility  of  their 
great  and  well-beloved  leader.  Gen.  Lee.  It  was  still,  as  for 
three  long  tragic  years  of  menace  and  battle,  the  lion  in  the 
path  of  her  persistent  beleaguers.  Not  until  nearly  a  twelve- 
month later,  suffering  from  daily  losses  from  attrition  on  a 
battle  line  thirty  miles  long,  from  frequent  skirmishc-,  as- 
sauUs.  counter  assaults,  and  battles,  from  short  ration>,  long 
vigils,  an<l  exhaustion,  anil  the  opposing  with  th^-ir  constantly 
diminishing  numbers  to  the  constantly  increasing  numbers 
of  the  enemy,  did  the  proud,  brave,  self-sacrificing,  and  de- 
voted capital  of  the  Confederacy,  like  the  gallant  army  that 
had  for  four  years  stood  a  "stone  wall"  in  her  defense, 
finally  "yield  to  overwhelming  nuinbers  and  resources." 

Four  days  after  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  as  I  lay  stretched 
upon  a  cot  in  Howard  Grove  Hospital,  in  the  suburbs  nf  Rich- 
mond, fevered  and  threatened  with  gangrene  in  my  wound, 
with  sick  and  wounded  all  around  me.  Mrij.  Bird  occupied  a 
cot  but  two  or  three  removed  from  mine.  He  was  attended 
by  Chief  Surgeon  Thomas  M.  Palmer,  from  his  home  coun- 
ty, the  gentle  and  solicitous  Dr.  William  H.  Babcock,  am! 
that  devoted  angel  of  mercy  Mrs.  Martha  M.  Reid.  a  widow 
who  had  come  in  from  Florida  to  act  as  a  matron,  and  who 
had  but  recently,  in  the  bloody  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  been 
bereaved  of  her  only  child.  She  ministered  in  every  way  that 
a  tender  and  sympathetic  woman  could  do;  but  al'  realized 
from  the  first  that  his  wounds  were  necessarily  fatal,  and  he 
had  just  been  informed  that  there  was  positively  no  hope  for 
him.  Raising  hiinself  slightly  upon  his  elbow,  he  turned  his 
face  toward  me  and,  calling  me  by  name,  said:  "Tell  them 
I  died  like  a  Confederate  soldier,"  and  in  a  short  while  the 
brave  fight  he  had  made  for  life  was  over.  What  prouder 
epitaph  could  be  engraved  upon  hi^  tombstone  than  his  own 
last  message,  almost  his  dying  words?  .'Vfter  so  many  lurnic 
sacrifices  and  such  brave  and  determined  endeavor,  what 
prouder  or  more  glorious  title  than  to  have  been  called  "a 


Confederate  soldier,"  a  soldier  whose  record  and  associations 
gave  inspiration  to  the  poet  who  truly  said: 

"Xo  nation  rose  so  white  and  fair 
Nor  fell  so  pure  of  crime." 

J.  F.  T. 
P.  S.— Judge  Charles  B  Howry,  of  Mississippi,  himself 
an  ex-Confederate  soldier,  and  now  a  member  of  the  United 
States  Court  of  Claims  at  Washington,  requested  me  to  write 
something  of  the  military  history  of  Maj.  Bird,  whose  daugh- 
ter is  now  his  wife,  and  I  have  chosen  this  method  of  doing  s& 
in  order  that  I  might  do  justice  to  all  the  brave  men  who 
participated  in  the  events  herein  narrated.  J.  F.  T. 


"HIGH  TIDE  AT  QETTTSBTJRG." 

BV    MISS    K.\TE    .\I.\SOX    RcWI.AMl. 

It  will  surprise  many  readers  of  the  Confederate  Vet- 
eran (July  number)  to  find  the  author  of  the  aliove-nanie.l 
verses  classed  as  a  "Southern  poet."  If  Mr.  Thompson 
served  in  the  Confederate  army,  he  certainly  is  not  an  ex- 
pooent  of  Confederate  principles.  These  he  must  have 
abandoned  on  removing  to  Indiana.  Xo  Irue  Southerner 
could  write  such  lines  as  these: 

They  fell  who  lifted  up  a  hand 
And  bade  the  sun  in  heaven  to  stand; 
They  smote  and  fell  who  set  the  bars 
Against  the  progress  of  the  stars. 
And  stayed  the  march  of  Motherland! 

They  stood  who  saw  the  future  come 
On  through  the  fight's  delirium; 
They  smote  and  stood  who  held  the  hope 
Of  nations  on  that  slippery  slope. 
Amid   the   cheers   of   Christendom! 

God  lives!     He  forged  the  iron  will 
That  clutched  and  held  that  trembling  hill! 
God  lives  and  reigns!     He  built  and  lent 
The  heights  for  Freedom's  battlement. 
Where  floats  the  flag  in  triumph  still!" 

Only  a  writer  in  sympathy  with  the  North  could  have 
penned  such  sentiments  as  the  above  in  an  attempt  to  justify 
injustice  and  coercion.  What  a  mockery  to  make  the  Al- 
mighty the  author  of  evil!  What  was  Gettysburg  but  the 
triumph  of  the  "strongest  artillery?"  .And  to  .^ay  that  God 
was  on  that  side  because  the  strongest  won  is  simply  to  de- 
clare that  might  makes  right.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Cave,  in  his 
splendid  address  in  Richmond  May  30,  1894,  well  said :  "I  do 
not  forget  that  a  Suvaroff  triumphed  and  a  Kosciusko  fell, 
that  a  Nero  wielded  the  scepter  of  empire  and  a  Paul  was  be- 
headed, that  a  Herod  was  crowned  and  a  Christ  cnirified ; 
and  instead  of  accepting  the  defeat  of  the  South  as  a  divine 
verdict  against  her,  I  regard  it  as  but  another  instance  of 
'truth  on  the  scaffold  and  wrong  on  the  throne.'  "  And  the 
speaker  added:  ".At  .Appoinattox  Puritanism,  backed  by  over- 
whelming numbers  and  unlimited  resources,  prevailed.  But 
brute  force  cannot  settle  questions  of  right  and  wrong. 
Thinking  men  do  not  judge  the  merits  of  a  cause  by  the 
measure  of  its  success;  and  I  believe 

The  world  shall  yet  decide 
In  truth's  clear,  far-off  light ; 

that  the  South  was  in  the  right;  that  her  cause  was  just;  that 
the  men  who  took  up  arms  in  her  defense  were  patriots  that 


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had  even  better  reason  ioi  what  they  did  than  had  the  men 
who  fought  at  Concord.  Lexington,  and  Bunker  Hill;  and 
that  her  coercion,  whatever  good  may  have  resulted  or  may 
hereafter  result  from  it.  was  an  outrage  on  liberty."  But 
did  any  good  result  from  it  ?  Can  any  good  result  from 
wrong?  It  was  a  blow  to  the  great  American  principle 
of  the  right  o;  =eIf-government.  It  established  a  prece- 
dent which  has  been  fruitful  of  evil.  "The  progress  of 
the  stars!"  Ask  the  miserable  Filipinos  what  this  means. 
Under  this  so-called  f^ag  of  freedom,  600,000  of  these 
poor  islanders  have  perished  from  war,  famine,  and  pesti- 
lences, causes  directly  imputable  to  the  United  States  govern- 
ment. And  now  one  of  the  latest  of  "the  long  series  of  un- 
constitutional. un-American,  despotic  acts."  including  tor- 
ture inflicted  upon  prisoners,  which  have  marked  from  the 
beginning  the  seizure  and  occupation  of  the  Philippines — is 
the  "law"  in  Manila  forcing  the  band;  at  the  theaters  to  play 
the  "Star-Spangl.d  Banner"  after  "Aguinaldo's  March." 
whenever  the  patriotic  Filipino  air  is  rendered,  the  latter 
being  received  by  the  audience  with  rapturous  applause,  while 
the  former  is  met  with  dead  silence  or  with  groans  and 
hisses. 

"The  progress  of  the  stars"  in  the  United  States  themselves 
means  a  race  issue  with  little  prospect  of  its  adjustment,  it 
means  crimes  before  unknown;  it  means  political  corruption 
in  high  places;  it  means  a  steady  current  toward  imperialism, 
or  the  undermining  of  the  American  Federal  system.  The 
impetus  toward  imperialism  was  given  in  1865,  with  the  re- 
sult of  the  unjust  war  against  the  South,  and  it  has  been 
greatly  accelerated  since  by  the  high-handed  acts  of  the  United 
States  in  their  dealings  with  Cuba,  Hawaii,  the  Philippine 
archipelago.  Can  we  believe  that  a  beneficent  Deity  sanctions 
all  this  wrongdoing?    A  thousand  times  no! 

The  old  English  divine,  Jeremy  Taylor,  in  his  comments 
on  the  third  temptation  of  our  Lord  in  the  wilderness,  has 
these  wise  words  to  say  of  the  work  of  the  evil  one  on  earth : 
"By  proper  inherent  right,  God  alone  disposes  all  govern- 
ments; but  it  is  also  certain  that  the  devil  is  capable  of  a 
delegate  employment  in  some  great  mutation  of  States;  and 
many  probabilities  have  been  observed  by  wise  personages, 
persuading  that  the  grandeur  of  the  Roman  Empire  was  per- 
mitted to  the  power  and  managing  of  the  devil.  And  this 
lust  of  dominion  is  a  turning  away  from  God  to  the  prince 
of  darkness:  "and  all  those  who,  by  injury  and  usurpation, 
possess  and  invade  others'  rights  would  do  well  to  consider 
that  a  kingdom  is  too  dearly  paid  for,  if  the  condition  be 
first  to  worship  the  devil."  Then  of  those  who  fought  r.t 
Gettysburg,  "they  fell"  who  were  the  apostles  of  truth  and 
liberty;  "they  stood"  who  were  the  exponents  of  despotism 
and  error.  And  not  for  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world  the 
devil  could  offer  would  we  exchange  the  Southern  "soldier's 
epitaph  :" 

"He  fought  with  Jackson  and  with  Lee! 
The  fairest  pearls  of  chivalry 
That  gem  the  coronet  of  fame! 
The  boldest  knights  that  ever  led 
A  host  through  fields  blood-wet  and  red, 
Where  Freedom  knelt  beside  her  dead 
And  hid  her  weeping  eyes  in  shame. 

He  fought  with  Jackson  and  with  Lee ! 
O  glorious  epitome ! 
With  Valor's  sword  and  Honnr's  shield, 
Throughout  those  desolating  ye:;rs 


Of  waste  and  want  and  grie  f  and  tears, 
With  V'alor's  sword  and  Honor's  shield. 
He  stood  and  fought  on  Freedom's  field.' 


CONFEDERATE   MEMORIAL   ASSOCIATION. 

Its  Status,  PL.^NS,  and  Prositxts. 

It  has  been  a  great  gratification  to  our  comrades  and  friends 
generally  that  at  the  recent  V.  C.  V.  reunion  in  New  Orleans 
the  Board  of  Trustees  were  able  to  report  that  our  Treasurer 
had  in  hand  $104,471.04,  safely  invested  and  yielding  interest, 
and  that  the  balance  of  the  Rouss  donation  ($40,000),  $50,000 
appropriated  by  the  city  of  Richmond,  and  other  subscrip- 
tions amounting  to  $10,000,  made  the  sum  of  $204,471.04,  which 
more  than  meets  the  original  liberal  offer  of  Comrade  Rouss, 
and  will  enable  ihe  Board  to  go  forward  at  once  in  erecting  the 
"Memorial  Hall,"  or  "Battle  Abbey"  as  it  has  been  called. 

But  the  Board  decided  that,  in  view  of  the  increased  cost 
of  building,  and  in  its  desire  to  make  the  Hall  a  worthy  me- 
morial, while  reserving  $100,000  as  a  permanent  endowment, 
at  least  $100,000  should  be  added  to  this  fund,  and  instructed 
the  Secretary  and  Superintendent  to  vigorously  push  an  effort 
to  secure  this  amount  at  the  earliest  day  possible. 

It  will  be  an  easy  task  to  accomplish  this  if  our  Confederate 
Camps,  the  Chapters  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 
the  Camps  of  the  Sons,  and  our  friends  generally  will  take 
hold  of  and  contribute  to  the  enterprise. 

We  earnestly  appeal,  then,  for  help  in  one  or  more  of  the 
following  ways    : 

1.  Let  Camps  of  Veterans  and  Sons  and  Chapters  of  the 
Daughters  make  us  a  donation. 

2.  Let  individuals  make  us  contributions,  large  or  small, 
as  they  may  be  able. 

3.  Let  the  names  and  addresses  of  parties  able  and  proba- 
bly willing  to  help  be  sent  to  the  Secretary. 

4.  Let  arrangements  be  made  for  the  Secretary  to  deliver 
lectures  for  the  benefit  of  this  fund,  dividing  proceeds  with 
some  local  object  when  desired. 

We  cordially  congratulate  our  friends  generally  that,  after 
years  of  disappointment,  we  are  at  last  within  reach  of  the 
beautiful  memorial  which  was  founded  by  our  lamented  com- 
rade, Charles  B.  Rouss.  and  we  confidently  appeal  to  them  to 
help  us  make  it  worthy  of  our  Confederate  cause,  our  leaders, 
our  self-sacrificing,  devoted  women,  and  our  Confederate 
people  generally. 

We  have  erected  monuments  to  individuals  and  to  classes 
of  our  heroes.  Let  us  make  a  monument  to  them  all,  as  well 
as  a  great  library  and  depository,  from  whence  the  future 
historian  may  draw  material  with  which  to  tell  the  true  story 
of  our  great  struggle  for  constitutional  freedom. 

All  checks  should  be  made  payable  to  the  order  of  George 
L.  Christian,  Treasurer,  C.  M.  A.,  and  sent  to  J.  William 
Jones,  Secretary  and  Superintendent,  Richmond,  Va. 

It  is  proper  to  add  that  every  dollar  now  contributed  to  this 
fund  goes  into  the  treasury  without  the  deduction  of  a  cent 
for  salaries,  commissions,  or  expenses  of  any  kind  whatever. 

Clement  A.  Evans.  President, 
Board  of  Trustees.  C.  M.  A. 

Robert  White,  Cluiinn<in. 

Executive  Committee,  C.  M.  A. 


Dr.  Ervin  Floyd,  of  Fayetteville.  N.  C,  served  as  private 
in  Company  F,  Seventh  Florida  Regiment,  from  Ocala,  Fla. 
He  would  like  to  hear  from  any  members  who  were  in  that 
company. 


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Sleep  well !    For  some  the  earthly  days  were  long. 

And  weary  were  their  feet ; 
So  gladly  now  they  join  the  heavenly  throng, 
Their  voices  mingle  with  the  angels'  song ; 

Their  well-earned  rest  is  sweet. 

Coi..  John  W.  Caldwell. 

BY  M.   B.   MORTON,  MANAGING  EDITOR  NASHVILLE  BANNER. 

A  gallant  soldier  of  a  great  cause  went  to  his  reward  when 
Col.  John  W.  Caldwell  hreathed  his  last  at  his  home  in  Rus- 
sellville,  Ky.,  July  4,  1903. 

Well  might  it  have  been  said  of  him,  he  was  the  "bravest 
of  the  brave,"  for,  of  sturdy  Scotch-Irish  stock,  he  knew  not 
fear.  He  was  a  fighting  Confederate ;  he  marched  to  Dixie 
when  the  first  drum  tapped,  and  was  on  the  fifing  line  in  the 
Carolinas  when  the  last  shot  was  fired  and  the  torn  and 
bleeding  boys  in  gray  succumbed  to  the  inevitable  and  turned 
their  faces  once  more  toward  their  ruined  and  di^iii,iiiili-d 
homes  to  plow  the  blood-stained  soil  and  make  the  waste 
places  to  blossom  as  the  rose. 

He  was  born  a  soldier,  and  was  a  leader  among  men  in  every 
walk  of  life,  true  to  his  friends  and  ever  ready,  like  "Old 
Hickory,"  to  take  the  responsibility.  He  rose  to  the  rank 
of  colonel  in  the  matchless  "Orphan  Brigade,"  and  as  senior 
colonel  commanded  it  longer,  perhaps,  than  any  of  its  gen- 
erals, save  Judge  Joseph  H.  Lewis,  who,  though  his  head  is 
white  as  snow,  is  still  spared  as  a  splendid  specimen  of  the 
men  Kentucky  furnished  the  Confederacy. 

John  W.  Caldwell  was  born  in  Russellvillc,  Ky.,  sixty-seven 
years  ago.  When  fourteen  years  of  age  he  went  to  Texas, 
where  he  remained  for  five  years,  returning  then  to  Russell- 
ville  and  studying  law  in  the  office^  of  his  kinsman,  William 
Morton.  Shortly  after  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  Civil 
War  broke  out,  and  he  raised  a  company  in  Logan  County 
and  joined  the  Confederacy.  This  was  Company  \.  Fifth 
(afterwards  the  Ninth)  Kentucky  Infantry,  C.  S.  .'\.  He  was 
promoted  to  the  rank  of  major  for  gallantry  at  Shiloh,  where, 
out  of  his  company  of  sixty-four  men,  twelve  were  killed  and 
twenty-nine  were  wounded.  His  left  arm  was  shattered  by 
a  shot  in  this  engagement.  When  the  regiment  was  reor- 
ganised. May  15,  1862,  he  was  made  lieutenant  colonel,  and 
was  promoted  to  the  colonelcy  April  22,  1863.  He  partici- 
pated in  many  of  the  hard-fought  battles  in  Tennessee,  Mis- 
sissippi, Louisiana,  and  Georgia.  He  was  at  Stone's  River, 
^'icksburg,  and  Chickam.iuga.  and  in  the  latter  engagcnu-ni 
was  again  wounded  in  the  left  arm,  and  from  this  wound  he 
suffered  to  the  day  of  his  death.  Despite  his  wounds  and  ill- 
ness contracted  in  camp  in  the  malaria-infested  districts  of 
the  South,  his  wonderful  will  power  and  bulldog  tenacity 
kept  him  alinosf  constantly  on  duty. 

It  has  often  been  said  that  for  thirty  years  after  the  war 
all  the  offices  in  Kentucky,  State,  county,  and  nutiiicipal. 
were  filled  by  members  of  tiio  Orphan  Brigade.  In  truth 
this  brigade  was  composed  of  the  best  young  men  of  the 
State,   in   courage,  morals,   education,   and   ability:   and   when 


they  came  home  from  the  war  there  is  little  cause  of  wonder 
that,  though  defeated  in  arms,  they  were  politically  invin- 
cible. They  were  the  logical  leaders,  and.  though  assisted  by 
a  sentiment,  their  abilities  and  enterprise  entitled  them  to 
the  success  they  achieved  and  which  they  would  have  claimed 
even  though  there  had  been  no  war. 

After  the  close  of  hostilities,  Col.  Caldwell,  like  other  Con- 
federates, accepted  the  situation  in  good  faith,  and  there  were 


HON.   J. 


C  AI.IAVIJI.L. 


none  more  loyal  or  devoted  than  he  to  his  reunited  country, 
yet  the  cause  of  the  Confederacy  was  ever  dear  to  his  heart 
and  the  old  boys  who  wore  the  gray  had  no  truer  iricnd  than 
he.  To  the  Confederates  of  his  native  county  he  was  always 
their  commander,  and  when  they  got  in  trouble  they  could  al- 
ways turn  to  him  for  sympathy  and  assistance. 

In  1866  he  was  elected  County  Judge  of  Logan  County.  He 
was  then  elected  to  Congress  from  the  Third  Kentucky  Dis- 
trict, and  served  with  distinction  for  three  terms,  voluntarily 
retiring  from  politics  because  of  failing  health,  though  he 
might  have  served  indefinitely  in  Congress,  and  though  a  word 
of  as.sent  from  him  would  have  made  him  successively  Gov- 
ernor and  United  States  Senator  from  Kentucky. 

During  the  last  twenty  years  of  his  life  Col.  Caldwell  was 
almost  an  invalid,  though  seldom  confined  to  his  bed,  and 
almost  every  day,  with  the  regularity  of  clockwork,  his  erect 
and  soldierly  figure  could  have  been  seen  moving  back  and 
forth  between  his  residence  and  his  place  of  business.  Most 
of  <h'\s  time  he  was  president  of  the  Logan  County  Bank,  hav- 
ing practically  abandoned  the  practice  of  law,  in  which  he  had 
achieved  marked  success,  on  his  first  election  to  Congress. 

He  was  stricken  with  paralysis  a  few  weeks  before  his 
death,  and  never  rallied,  though  everything  was  done  for  him 


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that  medical  science  couM  suggest  and  that  loving  hands 
could  find  to  do.  When  ihe  angel  brought  the  final  summons 
he  was  ready,  and  his  courageous,  gentle  spirit  took  its  flight 
to  join  his  comrades  in  the  far-off  home  of  the  soul. 

Mrs.  Sarah  McGavock  Lindsiev. 

Rev.  James  H.  McNeilly  pays  worthy  tribute: 

"On  Sunday,  July  s,  at  her  home  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  there 
passed  from  e:;rth  to  her  heavenly  home  one  of  the  sweet- 
est, purest,  noblest  of  those  women  who  were  the  glory 
of  the  South  in  the  days  before  the  Civil  War. 

"Mrs.  Sarah  McGavock  Lindsley  was  born  in  Nashville, 
and  for  seventy-three  years  her  life  was  identified  with  the 
history  of  the  city.  She  came  in  touch  not  only  with  the  stir- 
ring events  of  the  last  century,  'but  also  with  some  of  the 
great  actors  in  those  events.  Her  life  was  passed  in  a  circle 
where  not  ir'rely  wealth  and  social  position  but  great  intel- 
lectual and  moral  force  influenced  the  course  of  events.  Her 
character  was  thus  formed  and  developed  in  an  atmosphere 
of  culture,  refinement,  and  high  ideals.  And  she  was  a  true 
representative  of  the  true-hearted,  sincere,  pure,  gentle  wom- 
anhood of  the  old  days.  She  was  a  prominent  factor  in  all 
that  was  highest  and  best  in  the  social  life  of  her  time. 

"Her  father,  Jacob  McGavock.  was  one  of  the  original 
builders  of  the  city's  prosperity — a  man  of  integrity,  o.  pub- 
lic spirit,  of  wealth,  and  of  large  influence.  Her  mother 
was  a  daughter  of  Felix  Grundy,  one  of  the  most  eminent 
of  the  lawyers,  orators,  aand  statesmen  of  his  day,  whose 
fame  i.  c.ie  pride  of  Tennessee. 

"As  a  young  lady,  Miss  Sarah  McGavock  won  friends  by  her 
lovely  disposition,  her  gracious  manners,  her  attractive  per- 
son, her  unfailing  kindness,  and  her  unaffected  Christian 
character.  She  was  an  early  and  lifelong  friend  of  Rachel 
Jackson,  the  granddaughter  of  Gen.  Andrew  Jackson,  and 
so  was  thrown  into  intimate  relations  with  the  'Herm.tage 
neighborhood,'  long  noted  for  its  wealth,  culture,  and  re- 
finement. 

"In  1857  she  was  married  to  Dr.  J.  Berrien  Lindsky,  a 
son  of  the  great  president  of  the  University  of  Nashville, 
Dr.  Philip  Lindsley.  Her  husband  was  a  man  of  profound 
scholarship,  and  in  her  he  found  a  companion  to  make  a 
happy  home,  and  also  to  sympathize  with  him  in  his  favorite 
study  of  Tennessee  history.  By  her  birth  and  family  tradi- 
tions she  was  identified  with  the  grand  history  of  the  State; 
and  she  was  a  worthy  representative  of  the  heroic  race  who 
won  the  land  from  the  savages  and  the  wilderness;  and  who 
won  fame  in  politics  and  war.  She  was  an  earnest  helper  of 
her  husband's  in  preparing  his  great  work  "The  Military 
.\nnals  (Confederate)  of  Tennessee,"  and  made  whatever 
sacrifice  was  necessary  to  make  the  money  to  publish  the  vol- 
ume. 

"When  the  Civil  War  came  her  deepest  sympathies  were 
with  her  native  South.  Four  cf  her  brothers  took  up  arms 
for  their  country.  Her  brother.  Col.  Randall  McGavock, 
of  the  Tenth  Tennessee  Regiment,  fell  in  the  forefront  of 
battle  on  the  bloody  field  of  Raymond,  Miss.,  in  186,;.  She 
could  never  mention  his  name  without  tears  for  her  'unre- 
turning  brave.' 

"During  the  war  she  remained  in  Nashville,  a  constant 
and  faithful  nurse  and  helper  of  the  Confederate  prisoners 
in  the  hospitals  where  her  husband  was  employed  as  a  sur- 
geon, and  after  the  w^r  she  was  one  of  the  most  earnest 
and  efficient  workers  for  the  benefit  of  Confedirate  soldiers; 


and  in  1891  she  was  chosen  president  of  the  Ladies'  Auxil- 
iary to  the  Confederate  Soldiers'  Home.  Her  tender  and 
sympathetic  heart  was  so  deeply  moved  by  the  sight  of  these 
scarred  and  broken  veterans  of  the  Confederacy  that  a  visit 
to  the  Home  was  always  followed  by  days  of  sorrowful  de- 
pression, as  she  recalled  the  memories  of  their  grand  and 
fruitless  struggle. 

"Mrs.  Lindsley  was  one  of  the  originators  of  the  Ladies' 
Hermitage  Association;  and  she  was  very  active  in  securing 
the  ir.terest  not  only  of  all  of  her  own  family,  but  also  in 
bringing  many  others  to  her  help  in  the  noble  enterprise 
of  preserving  the  home  of  'Old  Hickory'  as  a  shrine  of  pa- 
triotism. For  twelve  years  she  was  an  active  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Association,  and  was  regent  for 
the  last  four  years  of  her  life. 

"The  death  of  Dr.  Lindsley,  in  1897,  ended  for  her  a  happy 
and  loving  companionship  of  forty  years,  in  which  as  wife 
and  mother  she  manifested  the  highest  traits  of  Christian 
womanhood.  Her  home  life  revealed  the  richness  and  depth 
and  tenderness  of  her  nature.  . 

"Mrs.  Lindsley  was  for  nearly  three  sc^ire  years  a  member 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Nashville.  Her  piety 
was  deep  and  genuine,  showing  itself  in  deeds  nf  kindness  and 
in  the  making  of  her  home  a  sweet  center  of  culture  and  re- 
finement, of  love  and  service.  Her  life  was  a  benediction 
to  the  community.  'Strength  and  honor  were  her  clothing; 
and  she  shall  rejoice  in  time  to  come.'  She  hath  entered  into 
the  rest  of  the  people  of  God." 

While  nothing  need  be  added  to  the  foregoing,  the  editor 
of  the  Veteran  is  constrained  to  make  record  of  his  per- 
sonal admiration  of  the  noble  woman  for  over  thirty  years. 
In  a  pamphlet  reminiscence  of  his  regiment  in  the  seventies 
he  mentioned  the  tragic  death  of  Col.  Randall  McGavnck 
at  Raymond  and  the  heroic  efforts  of  his  men  to  save  the 
body  from  capture  in  that  unequal  struggle.  It  induced  a 
journey  of  over  sixty  miles  from  Nashville  by  Dr.  Lindsley 
to  learn  every  particular  possible,  and  it  was  introduction 
to  a  friendship  with  the  family  that  continued  without  alloy 
to  the  end,  and  every  thought  of  the  beautiful  woman  and  her 
noble  life  rests  now  on  memory's  willing  tablet  as  a  kene- 
diction.  Dr.  Lindsley's  urgent  commendation  that  the  au- 
thor of  that  pamphlet  write  a  history  had  effect  upon  the 
disposition  whereby  the  Veteran  is  here  and  what  it  is. 

Dk.  W.  H.  Bennett. 

On  April  25,  1903,  at  Lebanon,  Tenn.,  the  place  of  his 
birth  and  life  work,  Dr.  W.  H.  Bennett,  a  true  soldier  and 
gentleman,  went  to  join  the  ranks  of  the  faithful  who  ha^e 
passed  away.  When  a  youth  he  was  a  memter  of  Hatton's 
Seventh  Tennessee  Regiment,  and  served  in  Virginia  until 
the  spring  of  '62,  when  ill  health  caused  his  discharge.  In 
the  summer  of  that  year  he  became,  with  many  of  his  neigh- 
bor boys,  a  member  of  the  Cedar  Snags,  commanded  by 
Capt.  (afterwards  Col.)  Paul  Anderson. 

This  company  did  escort  and  courier  service  first  for  Gen. 
Forrest,  then  for  Gen.  Wharton,  until  his  transfer  to  the 
Trans-Mississippi  Department,  and  lie  was  then  chosen  by 
Gen.  Hood  to  do  like  service  for  him  on  the  celebrated  cam- 
pai,gn  from  Dalton  to  Jonesboro,  Ga.,  and  the  snbser|uent 
advance  into  Tennessee. 


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This  service  required  intelligence  and  courage  of  no  small 
degree,  and  so  faithfully  was  it  performed  that  Capt.  Ander- 
son was  promoted  and  gained  celebrity  througliout  the  cavalry 


DR.    W.    H.   BENNETT. 

branch  of  the  service;  and  his  successor,  Capt.  J.  H.  Britton, 
also  became  widely  and  favorably  known. 

The  company  was  then  attached  to  Smith's  Fourth  Ten- 
nessee Cavalry  Regiment,  and  Dr.  Bennett  served  faithfully 
iherem  until  the  end  by  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Johnston's  surrender 

On  returning  to  his  home  in  the  spring  of  '65  he  began 
the  great  battle  of  life  with  the  same  fortitude  previously 
shown.  He  chose  dentistry  for  his  profession,  and  graduated 
from  the  Baltimore  Dental  College,  and  for  more  than  a 
third  of  a  century  practiced  skillfully  and  faithfully,  gaining 
a  competence  and  maintaining  the  respect  of  all  who  knew 
him.  He  w:  s  a  soldier  of  the  cross  also,  and  brought  to 
that  service  the  same  faithfulness  exhibited  elsewhere. 

Dr.  Bennett  was  twice  married.  He  leaves  his  widow 
and  two  ■"■ons  the  heritage  of  a  successful,  honest.  Christian 
life.  On  Monday,  April  6,  his  birthday,  his  former  pastor 
paid  him  merited  tribute  to  a  large  concourse  of  sympathizing 
friends  and  a  goodly  company  of  old  comrades. 

J.  Elam  Caldwell. 
Dying  as  he  had  lived,  a  true  soldier,  a  noble  man,  J.  E. 
Caldwell  closed  his  eyes  in  the  la>t  sleep  on  June  19,  1903, 
at  Charlotte.  N.  C.  He  was  a  valued  member  of  Mecklen- 
burg Camp,  ,^82,  and  the  resoluti'^ns  of  the  Camp  submitted 
to  the  Veteran  by  Adjutant  H.  D.  Duckworth,  signed  by 
J.  B.  Alexander,  Historian,  Nathaniel  Gibbon,  and  Thomas 
J.  Black,  committee,  set  forth  his  m  iny  virtues  and  indicate 
in  touching  language  the  sorrow  that  is  felt  in  passing  out 
of  life.  Comrade  .Mexander  said  of  him:  "He  consecrated 
his  all  to  the  cause  he  loved  so  well,  an  1  his  associates  in  the 
old  hornets'  nest  company  of  the  First  Bethel  Regiment 
speak  of  him  in  highest  praise."  Maj.  J.  G.  Harris  was  his 
ranking  officer  in  the  Seventh,  and  never  failed  to  speak  of 


his  efficiency.  After  the  war  Comrade  Caldwell  ever  re- 
mained true  to  the  South,  administering  to  the  affairs  of  the 
Stale  and  using  his  every  energy  toward  the  advancement  of 
education.  Never  would  he  allow  the  Confederate  soldier  to 
be  forgotten  when  he  should  be  remembered  for  past  serv- 
ices, and  he  contended  that  the  men  who  could  protect  the 
Tennessee  Calvary,  and  was  paroled  in  North  Carolnia. 

Wade  Presly  Rutledge,  of  Vance,  Tenn.,  died  June  22. 
Comrade  Rutledge  left  school  and  entered  the  Confederate 
army  early  in  1861,  joining  Capt.  Gammon's  company  in  the 
Nineteenth  Tennessee  Infantry.  He  was  later  with  Forrest, 
and  then  with  Whocler  as  a  member  of  Company  B,  Fourth 
Tennessee  Cavalry,  and  was  paroled  at  the  close  of  the  war  in 

Noi  ih  Carolina.  

Father  T.  V.  Robinson. 

For  several  weeks  some  interesting  data  has  been  expected 
concerning  the  late  Comrade  T.  V.  Robinson,  of  the  Paulist 
Fathers  in  New  York  City.  A  friendship  with  this  good 
man  for  more  than  a  decade,  and  his  devotion  to  the  Veteran, 
make  it  desirable  to  record  something  of  his  noble  character- 
istics. He  served  in  the  Richmond  (Va.)  Howitzers  in  the 
sixties.  After  the  war  he  became  a  Jesuit  priest,  and.  was 
devoted  to  his  Church  to  the  end.  Of  the  Paulist  Fathers, 
New  York,  he  was  distinguished  as  an  ardent  Southerner,  and 
three  years  ago  when  visiting  the  editor  of  the  Veteran  in 
Dr.  Wyeth's  hospital,  as  he  frequently  did  at  much  incon- 
venience, he  emphasized  his  desire  to  procure  a  bound  set  of 
the  Veteran  for  the  library  of  his  church,  authorizing  the 
payment  of  $25  for  the  set.     He  died  February  19,  1903. 

Father  Robinson  was  a  devoted  friend,  a  liberal  man  in  his 
religious  views,  and  he  went  about  doing  good  to  the  last. 

A  sketch  received  as  we  go  to  press  will  appear  in  tlie  Sep- 
tember issue. 


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Col.  JoiiTi  G.  Kelly. 

Col.  John  G.  Kelly,  pioneer  civil  engineer  of  Missouri, 
brave  soldier  and  patriotic  citizen,  died  at  Webster  Groves, 
June  16,  1903,  after  an  illness  of  several  months.  He  served 
through  the  entire  Civil  War,  enlisting  in  a  company  of 
cavalry,  of  which  he  was  made  captain.  He  joined  Gen. 
Jeff  Thompson  at  New  Madrid,  where  he  was  attached  to 
the  staff  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel,  and  g^ven 
charge  of  the  erection  of  Fort  Thompson;  before  its  com- 
pletion Island  No.  10  fell.  The  forces  then  joined  Gen. 
Price  at  Memphis,  where  Col.  Kelly  was  given  command 
of  the  heavy  guns  on  a  gunboat.  This  service  proved  dis- 
tasteful and  unhealthy,  and  he  was  then  placed  on  the 
staff  of  Gen.  Henry  Little,  where  he  remained  until  that 
officer's  death.  He  was  then  transferred  to  the  staff  of 
Gen.  Hebert,  of  Louisiana,  and  participated  in  the  battles 
of  Chickasaw  Bayou,  Corinth,  and  the  siege  of  Vicksburg. 
For  services  here  rendered  upon  the  works  he  was  pro- 
moted to  major  of  engineers,  then  sent  to  Cape  Fear 
Elver,  where  he  erected  fortifications  at  the  mouth  of 
the  harbor  of  Wilmington,  N.  C. 

During  a  night  raid  at  Smithville  he  was  captured  by 
Lieut.  Gushing  and  taken  to  the  blockading  squadron. 
He  was  a  prisoner  of  war  for  thirteen  months,  and  one  of 
the  unfortunates  twice  picked  out  for  severe  treatment 
in  retaliation  for  the  condition  of  Audersonville  and 
Charleston  prisoners. 

Col.  Kelly  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  January  10,  1834. 
His  parents,  Thomas  G.  Kelly  and  Alice  Gaskin,  died  in 
his  infancy,  and  he  was  carefully  brought  up  and  educated 
by  his  maternal  uncle.  His  father  was  engaged  in  trade 
between  the  West  Indies  and  English  ports,  and  intended 
his  son  for  the  navy,  but  a  broken  arm,  ths  result  of  a 
fall  from  his  pony,  disqualified  him.  He  studied  his  pro- 
fession under  the  distinguished  civil  engineer,  Henry 
Brett. 

He  was  early  confirmed  in  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  at 
eighteen  years  of  age,  without  the  knowledge  or  consent 
of  relatives,  embarked  for  America,  of  which  he  had  heard 
and  read  glowing  accounts,  arriving  in  New  York  in  1850. 
He  went  immediately  to  Baltimore  and  visited  friends  of 
his  uncle's,  and  there  joined  a  party  of  gentlemen  coming 
to  Missouri  to  select  and  enter  lands  for  the  government. 
Here  he  remained,  settling  in  St.  Louis,  and  at  once  en- 
gaged in  the  location  and  surveying  of  the  Missouri, 
Pacific,  and  Iron  Mountain  railroads,  thus  materially  aid- 
ing in  the  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis. 

For  many  years  he  was  county  engineer,  a  position  Gen. 
U.  S.  Grant  once  aspired  to.  He  had  charge  of  many  sur- 
veys for  Illinois  railroads,  notably  the  Alton  and  Kock 
Island  from  Beardstown  north.  He  was  chief  engineer  of 
the  Vicksburg  and  Ship  Island  Railroad.  In  1880  he  moved 
to  Colorado  to  take  charge  of  mining  property  in  which 
he  was  interested.  During  his  eight  years'  residence  there 
he  was  elected  to  represent  his  district  in  the  Legislature, 
being  the  only  Democrat  ever  sent  from  Chaffee  County, 
This  showed  his  great  popularity. 

On  his  return  to  St.  Louis  he  became  connected  with  the 
electric  business  as  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Munici- 
pal Electric  Light  and  Power  Company,  and  at  the  time  of 
his  death  held  the  position  of  treasurer  of  the  Missouri- 
Edison  Electric  Company. 

There  are  few  more  marked  and  worthy  examples  of  a 
well-spent,  useful  life  than  that  shown  in  the  career  of 


the  subject  of  our  sketch.  Sincerity,  honorable  dealing, 
unswerving  integrity,  and  a  universal  benevolence  were 
parts  of  his  nature.  He  was  a  devoted  husband  and 
father,  and  a  most  loyal  friend,  genial  and  courteous  in 
manner.  He  was  a  gentleman  of  wide  culture  and  a  pol- 
ished writer.    His  account  of  the  Southern  side  of  the  Civil 


COL.   JOHN    G.    KELLY, 

War,  in  Hyde's  "History  of  St,  Louis."  is  conceded  to  be  a 
most  just  and  fair  recital  of  those  stirring  events  in  Mis- 
souri. He  was  greatly  beloved,  and  his  death  will  be 
deeply  regretted  by  a  host  of  friends.  He  leaves  a  wife, 
who  was  Miss  Medora  Benson,  a  St.  Louisian  by  birth,  and 
two  daughters,  Mrs.  William  V.  Eberly  and  Miss  Alice 
Medora  Kelly,  to  mourn  their  loss, 

P.     M.    GUERRANT. 

P,  M.  Guerrant,  son  of  Rev.  Peter  D.  Guerrant,  was  born 
in  North  Carolina  in  1863.  When  a  small  boy  his  family 
moved  to  Danville,  Va.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mariah 
Cole  in  1855,  and  moved  to  Kentucky  in  1887.  Up  to  the  time 
of  Mr.  Guerrant's  death,  February  12,  1903,  at  Fulton,  Ky.. 
he  lived  a  consistent  life  as  a  Christian,  and  as  a  husband, 
father,  and  neighbor  he  was  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  evei-y 
duty  in  life.  He  served  for  three  years  under  Gens.  Wht-.er 
and  Forrest,  Second  Kentucky  Regiment,  and  was  noted  for 
his  bravery,  

CoL,  T.  S.  Gallaway. 

Col.  T.  S.  Gallaway  died  at  his  home  in  Somerville  on  May 
23,  in  his  sixty-third  year.  He  graduated  at  the  Virginia  mili- 
tary Institute  in  1861,  and  was  commissioned  major.  In  1862 
he  was  promoted  to  colonel  of  the  Twenty-Second  North  Caro- 
lina troops,  and  surrendered  with  the  army  at  Appomattox. 
He  was  captain  of  the  cadets  at  the  Virginia  Military  Institute 
at  the  time  of  the  John  Brown  insurrection,  and  carried  his 
company  to  Harper's  Ferry  to  assist  in  hanging  Brown  and 
quelling  the  disorder. 


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J.  F.  Maull. 
A  noble  soldier,  a  natrii)tic  citizen  who  labored  earnestly  in 
behalf  of  the  indigent  Confederate  Soldiers'  Home  of  Alabama, 
has  gone  to  that  home  not  made  by  hands.  Comrade  Maull 
died  in  April  at  Montgomery,  Ala.  As  a  boy  he  made  a 
splendid  record  as  a  Confederate  soldier,  and  in  his  niaturer 


J.   F.    MAULL. 

years  he  became  a  brave  soldier  in  tlie  battle  of  life,  fighting 
ever  for  the  principles  of  right  and  justice  with  the  weapon 
of  peace,  manly  charily.  Though  Comrade  Maull  sutTered 
many  reverses,  he  met  them  with  the  same  unconquered  spirit 
which  led  him  to  niaUe  his  escape  when  a  mere  boy  from 
Elmira  prison  and  brave  the  perils  of  a  journey  back  to  the 
Confederate  lines  near  Richniom!. 

Surrounded  by  his  devoted  family,  this  noble  man  died  as  he 
had  lived,  ready  to  follow  unflinchingly  whither  the  great  Cap- 
tain directed. 

A  fine  tribute  was  paid  to  Comrade  Maull  by  W.  G.  Frasier. 
of  Robinson  Springs,  Ala. : 

Now  the  last  sad  taps  are  sounded. 

Now  the  Rebel  shout  is  stayed ; 
Heaven's  the  happy  camp  unbounded, 

Where  God's  orders  are  obeyed, 
Where  the  Prince  of  Peace  benignly 
Lulls  to  rest  the  soul  divinely. 

J.    G.    MlLLEl^. 

J.  G.  Miller,  a  former  Tenncsseean,  died  in  Forney,  Tex., 
during  the  closing  days  of  February,  aged  sixty-seven  years. 
He  served  throughout  the  war  in  Company  C,  Eleventh  Ten- 
nessee. Mr.  Miller's  friends  in  his  early  home,  as  well  as 
those  of  the  home  of  his  adoption,  remember  him  as  an  ad- 
mirable citizen  and  a  loyal  friend. 


J.  W.  Webb,  a  member  of  the  William  Henry  Trousdale 
Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans,  No;  4<)S,  died  at  his  home  in 
Maury  County  on  June  6,  in  his  seventy-fifth  year.  Comrade- 
Webb  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army  in  October,  1861,  in 
the  Fifty-Third  Regiment  of  Tennessee  Volunteers,  Company 
C.  He  was  captured  at  Fort  Donelson,  exchanged  in  1862. 
and  paroled  May  6,  1865. 

Comrade  W.  S.  L.  Neeley,  also  a  member  of  William  Henry 
Trousdale  Camp,  No  405,  died  at  his  home  near  Bigbyville 
June  15.  He  entered  the  Confederate  service  in  1862,  Company 
G,  Ninth  Tennessee  Mounted  Infantry,  and  was  paroled  in 
May,  1865.  At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Camp  suitable  resolu- 
tion.; expressive  of  the  sympathy  and  tributes  of  respect  were 
passed,  copies  of  which  were  sent  to  the  families  of  their  de- 
ceased comrades. 

Comrade  J.  T.  Edwards,  a  nieinber  of  Paragould  Camp,  No. 
449,  of  Green  County,  Ark.,  died  at  his  home,  Fairview,  Ark., 
on  .'\pril  TO.  He  entered  the  service  in  1861,  and  surrendered 
in  1865  with  the  Eighteenth  Mississippi  Cavalry.  He  was  a 
minister  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

COMMANDER   C.    C.    BEAVENS. 

Comrade  C.  C.  Heavens,  a  member  of  Dick  Dowling  Camp, 
of  Houston,  Tex.,  died  July  4.  Few  men  were  better  known 
or  more  generally  beloved  throughout  Confederate  circles  in 
Texas  than  Comrade  Heavens.     He  v,-as  the  founder  of  Dick 


C.   C.    BEAVENS. 

Dowling  Camp  at  Houston  and  cf  Camp  Magruder  at  Gal- 
veston. At  a  late  meeting  of  tlie  Dick  Dowling  Camp,  of 
which  he  was  a  member  at  the  time  of  his  death,  a  beautiful 
tribute  was  paid  his  memorj^in  resolutions  drawn  up  by  Com- 
rade W.  W.  Dexter. 

On  page  412,  Vol.  VH.,  of  the  Veteran,  a  sketch  of  him 
may  be  found. 


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Qopfederate  l/eteraij. 


FORCEFUL  MEN  OF  THE  SOUTH. 

It  is  time  that  people  of  both  sections  abandon  argument 
that  the  Southern  people  are  lazy  and  lack  in  enterprise  or 
ability  as  compared  with  Northerners.  Our  own  people  are 
quite  as  censurable  for  unjust  comparisons  when  some  of  them 
return  from  wealthy  cities  praising  the  enterprise  North 
in  contrast  with  "stupidity"  at  home.  The  increase  of  popula- 
tion at  the  North  is  not  reckoned,  so  that  there  is  much  more 
to  be  done  in  the  South  in  proportion. 

But  this  account  is  rather  to  do  with  forceful  characters. 
Years  ago  J.  L.  Randolph  went  to  Texas  from  Smith  County, 
Tenn.,  and  engaged  in  banking,  starting  with  a  capital  of  $30,- 
000.  That  same  bank— the  Merchants  and  Planters  of  Sher- 
man—has a  capital  stock  of  $600,000,  with  nearly  $300,000  as 
a  surplus,  and  Tom  Randolph,  his  son,  has  recently  been 
elected  President  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  of 
St.  Louis,  with  a  capital  and  surplus  of  $5,500,000.  Financiers 
in  New  York  are  largely  Southern  men,  and  their  concen- 
trated financial  power  would  amaze  those  who  have  not  in- 
vestigated the  subject. 

Nashville  feels  quite  proud  of  the  success  of  two  of  her 
young  men  in  the  legal  profession,  each  of  whom  has  been 
made  general  counsel  for  a  great  railway  system — the  Louis- 
ville &  Nashville,  with  headquarters  at  Louisville,  and  the  Il- 
linois Central,  with  headquarters  at  Chicago. 


JUDGE  J.    M.   DICKINSON, 
General  Solicitor  and  Counselor  Illinois  Central  Railroad. 

Jacob  McGavock  Dickinson  was  born  in  Columbus,  Miss., 
January  30,  1851.  His  parents  were  Henry  Dickinson,  a 
descendant  of  Henry  Dickinson  who  came  from  England  io 
Virginia  in  1654,  and  Anna  McGavock,  oldest  daughter  of 
Jacob  McGavock  and  Louisa  McGavock,  daughter  of  Felix 
Grundy,  residents  of  Nashville,  Tenn.  Henry  Dickinson  was 
an  eminent  lawyer  of  the  Mississippi  bar,  a  chancellor  for 
many  years,  presidential  elector,  and  one  of  the  commission- 
ers sent  by  his  State  to  Delaware  on  the  question  of  seces- 
sion. 


J.  M.  Dickinson  was  married  April  20,  1876,  at  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  to  Martha  Maxwell  Overton,  daughter  of  John  and 
Harriet  Maxwell  Overton.  They  have  tliree  children,  John 
Overton,  Henry,  and  J.  M.  Dickinson,  Jr. 

Judge  Dickinson  passed  his  early  youth  in  Columbus,  Miss., 
where  near  the  end  of  the  great  war,  at  the  age  of  fourteen, 
he  volunteered  and  served  under  Gen.  Ruggles  in  the  opera- 
tions about  Columbus.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ishani  Har- 
ris Bivouac,  C.  S.  A.  at  Columbus. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  he  moved  to  Nashville,  and  remained 
there  until  November,  1899,  when  he  went  to  Chicago.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Nashville,  the  Montgomery 
Bell  Academy  there,  and  graduated  at  the  University  of  Nash- 
ville under  the  chancellorship  of  Gen.  E.  Kirby  Smith,  taking 
the  A.B.  degree  in  1871  and  the  degree  of  A.M.  in  1872.  In 
1871-72  he  was  assistant  professor  of  Latin  in  the  University 
of  Nashville.  During  that  period  he  took  a  night  course  of 
physiology  and  demonstration  of  anatomy  in  the  medical 
department.  In  the  fall  of  1872  he  entered  the  Columbia  Law 
School,  New  York,  under  the  teaching  of  Theodore  Dwight, 
and  took  both  the  junior  and  senior  courses.  In  the  summer 
of  1873  he  traveled  in  Europe,  and  that  October  he  matriculated 
in  the  University  of  Leipzig  for  the  purpose  of  studying  Ger- 
man and  taking  a  course  in  Roman  law  and  political  economy. 
In  1874  he  took  a  course  of  lectures  on  literature  in  the 
Sorbonne  and  in  the  Civil  Law  in  L'  ecole  du  droit  at  Paris. 
In  the  fall  of  1874  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Nashville. 
He  was  in  the  years  1890-93  specially  appointed  by  Governors 
Buchanan,  Taylor,  and  Turney  to  serve  upon  the  Supreme 
Bench,  and  when  Chief  Justice  Horace  H.  Lurton  resigned 
to  accept  a  position  on  the  Federal  Bench,  Governor  Turney, 
on  March  23,  1893,  tendered  to  Judge  Dickinson  an  appointment 
to  a  position  on  the  Supreme  Bench. 

Judge  Dickinson,  while  never  a  candidate  for  office,  always 
took  an  active  part  in  politics.  He  was  specially  prominent 
during  the  bitter  contest  in  Tennessee  growing  out  of  the 
State  debt,  and  was  in  1882  chairman  of  the  State  Credit  wing 
of  the  Democratic  party.  Twice  he  was  chairman  of  the 
Committee  of  Fifty  of  the  Reform  Association  of  Nashville, 
which  in  two  bitter  and  prolonged  contests  completely  over- 
threw the  ring  politicians  and  political  bosses. 

Judge  Dickinson,  on  December  14,  1889,  before  the  Bankers' 
Association  of  Chicago,  delivered  an  address  upon  the  "Fi- 
nancial and  General  Condition  of  the  South"  which  attracted 
wide  attention  from  the  press  generally  and  was  accepted 
by  the  press  and  leading  men  of  the  South  as  an  acceptable 
exposition  of  the  Southern  situation. 

In  1896  he  was  selected  to  deliver  at  the  Centennial  Ex- 
position at  Nashville  the  address  commemorative  of  the 
Hundredth  Anniversary  of  the  Admission  of  Tennessee  into 
the  Union. 

On  February  6,  1895,  he  was  commissioned  As:i=tant  At- 
torney-General of  the  United  States,  and  served  to  the  end 
of  Mr.  Cleveland's  term,  when  he  resigned.  He  was  then 
made  District  Attorney  foi  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  Rail- 
road Company  for  Tennessee  and  Northern  Alabama,  and  also 
engaged  in  general  practice.  He  also  became  a  professor 
in  the  Law  School  of  Vanderbilt  University,  where  he  taught 
until  his  removal  to  Chicago. 

November  I,  1899,  he  succeeded  Judge  James  Fentress  as 
General  Solicitor  of  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  Company. 
On  November  i,  1801,  he  succeeded  Mr.  B.  F.  Ayer  as  Gen- 
eral Counsel  of  that  company,  the  duties  of  both  offices  then 
being  combined. 


Qoofederate  l/eterap. 


873 


In  April,  1903,  he  was  selected  by  tlie  President,  in  con- 
nection with  Mr,  David  T.  Watson,  nf  Pittsburg  as  Counsel, 
and  Mr.  Hannis  Taylor,  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  and  Mr.  Cliandler 
P.  .'Vndcrson.  of  New  York  City,  as  Associate  Counsel,  to 
represent  the  Government  of  the  United  States  before  the 
Alaska  Boundary  Commission  in  London  in  Septinihcr,  igo.5. 

Hon.  Charles  N.  Burch,  General  Counsel  for  the  Louisville 
&  Nashville,  succeeds  the  late  Judge  Bruce,  whose  assistant  he 
was.  Mr.  Burch  is  but  thirty-four  years  of  age.  His  father, 
Col.  John  C.  Burch,  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  of  the 
State,  being  editor,  and  practically  owner,  of  the  leading  daily 
paper  in  the  capital  of  the  State  before  and  after  the  war. 


CHARLES    N.    BURCH, 
General  Counsel  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railroad. 

In  his  position  as  aid-de-camp,  Col.  Burch  was  much  in  con- 
ference with  ranking  generals  during  the  war  period,  and 
the  records  show  that  when  it  became  necessary  he  would 
appeal  directly  lo  President  Davis  concerning  the  well-being 
of  those  who  lived  in  the  South  and  were  not  in  sympathy 
with  her  war  for  independence.  He  was,  however,  as  ardent 
a  Confederate  as  served  in  the  war. 

Col.  Burch  was  Speaker  of  the  Tennessee  Senate  in  1857-58. 
After  the  war  he  was  Comptroller  of  the  State,  and  also  served 
as  Secretary  of  the  L'nited  States  Senate,  wdiich  position  he 
held  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  Washington 
in  1881.  Mrs.  Burch,  the  wife  and  mother,  was  Miss  Lucy 
Norvell,  of  Virginia.     She  died  in  Nashville  in  1897. 

Charles  N.  Burch  was  educated  in  Nashville  and  Washing- 
ton. He  graduated  from  the  Academic  Department  of  Van- 
dcrbilt  in  1888,  winning  the  Founder's  Day  Medal,  and  grad- 
uated from  the  Law  Department  in  1889.  After  traveling  in 
Europe  extensively,  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  l8i)0  in  the 
office  of  Dcnioss  &  Malone.  Later  he  fnrined  a  partnership 
with  Judge  Claude  Waller.     He  was  appointed  Assistant  City 


Attorney  in  1895  by  Hon.  John  B.  Keeble,  City  Attorney,  and 
in  1897  received  appointment  as  Assistant  United  States  Dis- 
trict Attorney  to  Tully  Brown  by  Attorney-General  Harmon. 
He  resigned  this  position  in  September  of  1898,  and  in  Jan- 
uary, 1899,  W'as  appointed  District  Attorney  of  the  Louisville  & 
Nashville  Railroad  for  Tennessee.  In  the  latter  part  of  that 
year  he  succeeded  Judge  Dickinson  as  District  Attorney,  the 
latter  having  been  made  General  Solicitor  of  the  Illinois  Cen- 
tral. In  November  of  1901  Mr,  Burch  was  appointed  General 
Solicitor  of  the  L.  &  N.  R.  R.,  removing  to  Louisville,  Ky., 
where  he  was  assistant  and  associate  of  Judge  H.  W.  Bruce, 
General  Counsel  for  that  road,  and  on  the  death  of  the  latter 
Mr.  Burch  became  General  Counsel  in  July,  1903. 

Before  leaving  Nashville  Mr.  Burch  was  for  several  years 
lecturer  in  the  Vanderbilt  Law  School,  and  for  five  years  was 
Secretary  of  the  Tennessee  Bar  Association.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Floy  Cooper,  daughter  of  Col.  D.  B.  Cooper, 
December  29,  1891.  This  lovely  woman  died  in  Louisville  in 
January,  1903. 


East  Te.vnesseeans  in  Atlanta. 

In  considering  the  Confederate  period  by  cxatnination  of 
maps  there  is  ever  the  disposition  to  piss  over  Eastern  Ten- 
nessee. To  this  day  the  sentiment  there  is  as  much  in  dis- 
cord as  any  section  of  New  England.  The  political  leaders 
of  that  section  for  both  sides  so  espoused  the  cause  of  the 
Union  that  Southerners  could  not  remain  in  peace.  It  may 
therefore  interest  some  not  familiar  with  the  facts  to  read 
extracts  here  given.  The  versatile  Sam  Small  discusses  the 
subject  in  the  Atlanta  Constitution.  It  will  be  read  with  inter- 
est. He  tells  that  when  some  one  interrupted  Henry  W. 
Grady  in  his  boastings  about  Atlanta  with  "O,  Grady,  At- 
lanta is  not  a  typical  Southern  town.  It  is  a  Yankee  town,  and 
owes  its  spirit  and  enterprise  to  Northern  men  and  capital !" 

And  Grady  replied :  "That  is  not  so !  but  it  might  have  been 
if  the  East  Tennesseeans  hadn't  got  here  first!" 

I  recall  the  incident  because  the  Augusta  Tribune  has  just 
published  a  column-long  editorial  making  the  same  accusa- 
tion that  was  made  to  Grady.     .     .     . 

Among  those  who  came  to  ."Xtlanta  from  Tennessee  none 
gained  an  earlier  and  more  enduring  influence  than  Jur'ge 
John  L.  Hopkins.  It  would  be  impossible  to  make  many  of 
our  citizens  of  to-day  understand  the  perils  to  life  and  proper- 
ty that  existed  here  in  the  later  sixties,  when  Judge  Hopkins 
was  made  judge  of  our  superior  court.  He  was  a  reckless 
man  who  traveled  our  streets  day  or  night  without  a  six- 
shooter  on  his  hip. 

But  when  Judge  Hopkins  took  the  bench  there  came  a  new 
era.  He  stirred  up  the  officers  of  the  law-  with  a  sharp  stick, 
and  the  w;;y  he  made  the  path  of  crime  a  hard  road  to  travel 
was  a  caution.  His  name  soon  came  to  stand  for  the  majes- 
ty and  power  of  the  law.     .     .     . 

Gen.  Alfred  Austell  came  to  Georgia  from  East  Tennessee, 
and  after  the  war  began  the  banking  business.  His  early 
life  at  Dandrid.tre  taught  him  the  value  of  work  and  dollars. 
He  was  a  model  citizen  i'.nd  far-seeing  financier.  lie  helped 
to  create  what  we  now  call  "the  Atlanta  spirit,"  and  he  was 
never  wanting  when  calls  were  made  to  advance  the  city's 
fame  and  prosperity.  His  best  monuments  are  before  us 
every  day. 

From  Greeneville,  East  Tennessee,  came  Gen.  William  M. 
Lowry,  If  you  enter  the  Lowr>'  National  Bank,  over  the  door 
to  the  president's  office  you  may  see  the  features  of  one  of 
the  gentlest,  kindest,  golden-hearted  men  that  ever  blessed 


374 


Qo9J-ederat(^  Ueteraij. 


any  community.  In  his  old  Tennessee  home  his  name  was  the 
synonym  for  all  that  was  good,  helpful,  and  chivalrous  in 
man.  He  was  the  familiar  friend  and  supporter  of  Andrew 
Johnson  in  the  latter's  first  days  of  politic  il  struggle,  and 
only  parted  company  with  him  when  Andy  elected  to  stand 
by  the  Union. 

Gen.  Lowry  was  a  citizen  who  brought  enterprise,  wisdom, 
and  optimism  to  Atlanta  and  became  a  strong  man  at  the 
wheels  of  our  first  feeble  efforts  to  redeem  a  ruined  city. 
He  strikingly  resembled  Jefferson  Davis  in  build  and  features, 
and  could  be  easily  mistaken  for  that  eminent  man.  The 
memory  of  Gen.  Lowry's  life  and  deeds  is  one  that  Atlanta 
will  not  permit  to  perish. 

Few  men  have  lived  in  Atlanta  as  major  factors  in  its 
business  world,  and  yet  so  little  known  personally  to  its 
people  as  the  late  James  Swann.  He  was  quiet,  reserved, 
and  shrank  from  any  form  of  individual  publicity.  He  came 
from  honest,  sturdy.  East  Tennessee  stock,  and  inherited  the 
calm  of  mind,  the  invincible  purposefulness  and  straightfor- 
ward methods  of  the  Scotch-Irish  inhabitants  of  that  region. 
Back  of  his  reserve,  however,  there  was  the  heart  of  a  true 
man  and  the  intelligence  of  a  philanthropist.  Otherwise 
thousands  of  Georgia  boys  now  and  hereafter  would  never 
have  become  debtors  to  him  for  invaluable  aid  that  Tie  gave 
to  the  Georgia  School  of  Technology. 

And  think  a  minute  of  the  Inmans — Walker  P.  and  Hugh, 
and  John  and  Samuel  M.— and  imagine  how  much  Atlanta 
is  indebted  to  that  quartette  of  East  Tennesseeans  for  the 
earlier  "get  there"  spirit  of  her  new  era  above  her  ashes! 
Tennessee  lost  four  struggling  privates  when  they  left  her 
soil,  but  Atlanta  gained  four  great  captains  of  industry  and 
wealth-making. 

Walker  P.  Inman  is  a  man  of  remarkable  mental  and  busi- 
ness acumen  and  success. 

Samuel  M.  Inman.  although  largely  interested  in  great 
finances  and  obliged  to  remain  much  in  New  York,  can  never 
be  thought  of  except  as  an  .\tlantian  and  one  of  her  soundest 
supports  in  trying  days,  honored  and  loved  by  us  all. 

John  H.  Inman  has  passed  on  into  the  great  majority  on 
unseen  shores,  lamented  by  all  who  remember  his  many  virtues. 

And  Hugh — well,  he  is  with  us  by  a  large  majority,  accord- 
ing to  the  last  election  and  tax  assessor's  returns. 

Judge  William  T.  Newman,  of  the  Federal  court  for  the 
Northern  District  of  Georgia,  came  to  Atlanta  out  of  the  Con- 
federate army— a  bold  young  Tennesseean  who  had  given  one 
of  his  arms  to  the  cause  he  believed  to  be  right. 

He  began  the  practice  of  law,  became  city  attorney,  and 
in  that  position  was  practically  the  Warwick  of  the  local  De- 
mocracy. Brave  to  recklessness,  generous  to  a  fault,  patri- 
otic to  his  people's  cause,  with  the  self-sacrificing  devotion 
of  a  Curtius,  "Bill  Newman"  reached  the  point  where  he 
could  have  what  he  wanted. 

President  Cleveland  appointed  him  to  his  judgeship,  and 
the  people  have  found  in  him  a  jurist  who  is  as  pure  as  his 
ermine  and  as  just  as  he  is  humane. 

In  the  foregoing  there  are  omissions  for  brevity  without 
loss  of  point,  but  friend  Small  fails  to  do  justice  in  his  com 
parison  to  John  H.  Inman.  He  went  to  New  York  soon 
after  the  war  with  less  than  fifty  dollars,  and  for  years  he 
was  the  most  conspicuous  Southerner  there.  He  was  one 
of  the  most  conspicuous  financiers  in  the  United  States.  He 
may  have  lost  heavily  in  an  effort  to  control  the  cotton 
market,  but  there  was  no  other  man  w/ho  did  as  much  for  de- 
velopment of  the  South. 


A  Beautiful  Wedding  in  Galnesvllle,  Tiat. 

Married,  Wednesday,  June  3,  at  Gainesville,  Tex,  Mr. 
George  Stainback  Frierson,  of  Tyler,  Tex.,  and  Miss  Min- 
nie Agatha  Wright,  of  Gainesville. 

The  wedding  occurred  at  the  Denton  Street  Methodist 
Church,  which  was  handsomely  decorated  for  the  oc- 
casion by  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  of  which  the  bride  was 
an  honored  member.  The  chancel  rail  was  banked  with 
daisies,  the  same  flower  filling  immense  bowls  at  each 
entrance  to  the  choir  gallery.  A  bank  of  palms  and  olean- 
ders concealed  the  organist,  and  the  chancel  was  filled 
with  evergreens  and  choice  cut  flowers,  roses  and  carna- 
tions predominating.  The  whole  was  so  harmoniously 
arranged  that  from  the  daisies  below  to  the  delicate  i^ink 
of  the  tallest  oleander  seemed  one  large  pja-amid  of  floral 
beauty  unbroken  save  by  the  soft  light  that  flickered  from 
candles  gracefully  placed  amid  the  blossoms. 

Previous  to  the  arrival  of  the  bridal  partj'  Mrs.  C.  L. 
Potter  rendered  in  a  charming  manner  BischofE's  beauti- 
ful love  song  "Because  You  Love  Me." 

To  the  joyous  strains  of  Mendelssohn's  Wedding  March, 
plaj'ed  bj'  Prof.  R.  C.  Gewal,  the  bridal  party  entered  the 
church.  First  came  the  ushers:  Messrs  Roy  Hempstead, 
of  Houston,  Chai-les  Rives,  Sam  Gladney,  B.  K.  Gover,  of 
Cleburne,  Henry  Gough,  Edgar  Turner,  Oscar  Powers,  and 


MR.    AND    MRS.    G.    S.    FRIERSON. 

Dr.  George  Comegys.  They  were  followed  by  the  matron 
of  honor,  Mrs.  George  Womaek,  aunt  of  the  bride,  attired 
in  a  handsome  black  lace  costume,  and  carrying  an  arm 
bunch  of  bridesmaid  roses.  Immediately  behind  her  came 
the  bride  with  her  father,  Judge  J.  M.  Wright.  They  were 
met  at  the  altar  by  Mr.  Frierson  and  his  best  man,  Mr. 
Mac  Clain,  of  Houston.  The  bride  wore  an  elegant  going- 
away  gown  of  navy  blue  Boncle  Voile  with  large  collar  of 
antique  lace,  a  Gage  hat  of  blue  straw  with  trimming  of 
cord  and  aigrette.  She  carried  a  shower  bouquet  of 
bride  roses  and  smilax. 


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The  ceremony  was  perfurmed  by  the  Kov.  J.  F.  Pierce  in 
a  most  impressive  manner. 

The  bride's  fatlier,  Judge  .T.  M.  Wright,  is  a  prominent 
member  of  the  .Tosepli  E.  Johnston  Camp  of  Confederate 
Veterans  of  Gainesville,  and  has  ever  been  a  zealous  friend 
of  the  Veteran,  while  she  is  an  enthusiastic  member  of 
the  local  Chapter  of  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  and 
will  be  remembered  as  Charleston's  guest  of  honor  at  the 
reunion  in  that  city,  when  she  was  the  recipient  of  many 
courtesies.  She  is  a  young  woman  of  regal  appraiance, 
and  is  possessed  of  all  the  attributes  which  go  1o  make 
"a  noble  woman,  nobly  planned."  To  comfort  and  solace 
the  coming  years,  to  meet  the  social  and  domestic  re- 
quirements of  the  present,  and  inspire  with  noble  hope 
and  lofty  aspiration  the  future,  Mr.  Frierson  has  been 
exceedingly  fortunate  in  his  selection  of  a  wife. 

The  groom  is  a  young  and  popular  business  man  of 
Tyler,  and  is  highly  esteemed  for  his  noble  and  manly 
qualities  of  head  and  heart. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frierson  left  on  the  evening  Santa  Fe 
train  for  Nashville.  Tenn.,  at  which  place  they  visited 
relatives  for  a  week,  going  thence  to  Columbus,  Miss.,  to 
visit  the  groom's  mother.  From  Columbus  they  went, 
about  .July  1,  on  a  tour  of  the  North  and  East,  and  will 
return  to  Texas  about  September  1. 

With  the  good  wishes  of  many  friends  at  home  and 
abroad  numerous  costly  and  elegant  presents  were  re- 
ceived by  the  bride,  whose  popularity  extends  all  OTer 
the  United  States. 


FOURS  IN  YEARS  OF  SERVICE. 

William    L.    Thompson    was    a  private    in    Company    G, 
Fourth  Louisiana  Regiment,   Infantry;   was  transferred  to 


Company  B,  Point  Coupee  Artillery,  and  participated  in 
the  battle  of  Shlloh  and  all  the  subsequent  battles  in  which 
his  command  was  engaged. 

Mr.  Thompson  served  four  years  as  a  private  soldier  in 
the  Confederate  Army,   four  years  in  the  State  Senate  of 


THOMPSON, 


Louisiana,  four  years  in  the  Legislature  of  Texas,  four 
years  as  a  Special  Inspector  of  Customs  under  President 
Cleveland,  and  four  years  as  Adjutant  General,  Trans-Mis- 
sissippi Dei>artment,  U.  C.  V.  He  is  now  Judge  .Vdvucate 
General  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  T.  J.  Jarrard,  commanding  the 
First  Texas  Brigade,  U.  C.  V.  He  is  a  practicing  attorney 
at  Beaumont,  Tex. 

William  L,  Thompson  was  born  and  reared  in  St.  Helena 
Parish,  La. ;  secured  a  literary  education  at  the  Florence  Wes- 
leyan  University,  Florence,  Ala. ;  graduated  in  law  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Louisiana. 

M.  S.  Swann,  Roy,  Ga.,  desires  to  know  the  whereabouts  of 
the  following  comrades  who  served  with  him  in  the  Confed- 
erate service :  Jerry  demons,  Charley  Cooley,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  James  Saxton,  George  Wilburn,  of  Gordon  County, 
Ga. ;  A.  W.  Bray,  of  Augusta,  Ga. ;  N.  E.  Dabncy,  of  Texas ; 
and  John  Starks,  all  of  whom  served  under  Maj.  Haws,  of 
Hawsville,  Ky.,  quartermaster  of  the  wagon  repair  shops.  They 
served  at  Calhoun,  Savannah,  Decatur,  and  Augusta.  Later, 
back  to  Decatur.    They  separated  near  Kingston,  Ga. 


Mrs.  Mary  Gordon,  Beebe,  Mont.,  inquires  for  Paul  Nevils, 
a  young  soldier  of  Ross's  Brigade,  who  had  an  exciting  expe- 
rience with  some  Union  soldiers  at  her  home  in  Georgia,  but 
managed  to  get  away.     She  would  like  to  hear  from  him. 


WILLIAM    L.    THOMP.SON. 


J.  T.  M.  Bailey,  Marion,  Ala.,  who  was  a  private  in  Company 
K,  Tliirly-Scventh  Regiment,  Georgia  Volunteers,  desires  the 
address  of  members  of  his  old  company. 


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BARREN  COUNTY,  KY.,  VETERANS. 

At  a  recent  reunion  at  Beaver  Creek,  in  Barren  County, 
Ky.,  there  was  fine  attendance,  and  the  local  paper  prints  all 
the  names  procured,  with  their  respective  commands,  together 
with  the  list  of  all  members  of  Ihe  Orphan  Brigade  and  other 
commands  of  that  county  who  were  not  present.  The  ages 
of  many  present  were  also  published.  In  a  list  of  forty-three, 
four  are  under  sixty  years,  thirty-one  are  between  sixty  and 
seventy  years,  five  are  seventy  years,  and  three  are  older,  the 
average  of  all  being  sixty-four  years  and  seven  months. 

Capt.  J.  A.  Hindman  is  President  and  W.  Wood  Secretary. 


Martin  Frazer,  who  was  sergeant  of  the  Second  Indiana 
Cavalry,  has  in  his  possession  a  Bible,  captured  on  Chilhowee 
Mountain,  by  the  Tennessee  River,  sometime  in  1863.  The 
Bible  is  in  good  condition,  and  has  written  on  the  fly  leaf: 

"Presented  by  your  friend,  A.  N.  Neal.  May  the  God 
herein  revealed  protect  you  and  bring  you  off  victorious  in 
the  coming  struggle!" 

And  just  below:  "May  10,  1861.    J.  B.  Wilkerson." 

Mr.  Frazer  would  be  glad  to  find  the  owner.  His  address 
is  1209  East  Main  Street,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Arthur  Lee,  of  Furman,  Ala.,  desires  the  addresses  of  any 
surviving  members  of  the  Third  Alabama  Regiment. 


LIEUT.  KELLY,  OF  MISSISSIPPI. 

James  W.  Robert,  122  N.  College  Street,  Nashville,  Tenn. : 

"When  the  battle  of  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  was  fought,  De- 
cember 28-30,  1862,  I  was  a  small  boy  ten  years  of  age.  My 
father,  Alexis  J.  Robert,  lived  in  the  northeast  suburb  of 
Murfreesboro,  about  one  mile  from  the  battlefield.  In  com- 
pany with  several  other  boys  about  my  age.  I  went  on  the 
battlefield  the  first  day,  within  half  a  mile  of  a  Federal  bat- 
tery, when  we  realized  our  danger  and  ran  away  as  fast  as  our 
legs  could  carry  us. 

"A  lieutenant  named  Kelly,  from  a  Mississippi  regiment,  who 
was  badly  wounded,  his  thigh  bone  being  shattered,  was 
brought  to  my  father's  residence,  and  a  private  named  John 
Barefoot,  from  his  company,  was  detailed  to  wait  on  him. 
The  surgeon  said  his  leg  must  be  amputated  to  save  his  life, 
but  the  lieutenant  objected,  saying  he  would  not  submit  to  the 
operation.  He  lingered  two  or  three  months  and  died,  and 
was  buried  at  the  old  city  cemetery.  Four  other  Confederates 
were  fatally  wounded,  and  were  carried  to  a  neighbor's  resi- 
dence, where  they  all  died  within  two  weeks,  and  were  buried 
on  the  lot  in  front  of  Squire  Dromgoole's  residence. 

"As  the  Confederates  retreated  two  or  three  days  after  the 
fight  and  the  Federal  army  occupied  the  city,  this  communi- 
cation is  intended  to  inform  relatives  or  friends.  I  don't  re- 
member the  regiment  to  which  he  belonged." 


NORTH  CAROLINA  REGIMENTAL  HISTORIES. 

A  complete  history  of  North  Carolina  troops  in  the  great 
war  of  '6i-'6s  has  been  issued  in  five  large  volumes  of  over 
eight  hundred  pages  each.  As  the  histories  were  written  and 
the  work  edited  entirely  by  participants  in  the  war  without 
charge  lor  their  services,  the  engravings  furnished  by  friends, 
the  State  furnishing  paper,  printing,  and  binding,  the  work 
is  being  sold  at  cost.  The  price  is  now  $5  for  the  set  or  $1 
per  volume,  postage  or  expressage  additional.  Within  the 
State  expressage  is  25  cents  for  a  single  volume;  postage, 
34  cents  per  volume  anywhere.  The  set  shipped  by  freight 
or  express  is  of  course  cheaper  in  proportion  than  by  single 
copy.     The  edition  is  limited. 

There  are  over  one  thousand  fine  engravings  of  officers  and 


private  soldiers,  including  the  thirty-five  generals  from 
North  Carolina;  also  thirteen  full-page  engravings  of  bat- 
tles, and  thirty-two  maps.  The  indexes  are  complete,  and 
embrace  over  seventeen  thousand  names.  It  is  a  splendid 
work,  telling  the  story  of  the  finest  soldiery  the  world  has 
ever  seen.     Cash  must  accompany  all  orders. 

Four  volumes.  Roster  N.  C.  troops,  war  of  '6i-'6s,  for  the 
nominal  sum  of  $1  per  set.  Also  Colonial  and  State  Records 
at  $3  per  volume,  twenty  volumes  now  ready,  .■\ddress  M. 
O.  Sherrill.  State  Librarian.  Raleigh.  N.  C. 


THE  CARR-BURDETTE  COLLEGE  HONORS  TEXAS. 

The  rea  ers  of  the  Veter.\n  will  notice  in  this  issue  the 
advertisement  of  Carr-Burdette  College,  at  Sherman,  Tex. 
The  college  in  on  a  unique  and  firm  basis.  Mrs.  O.  A.  Carr 
is  the  founder,  builder,  and  donor  of  the  college.  To  it  she 
has  consecrated  her  talent,  energy,  and  fortune.  Site  recog- 
nized that  an  institution  on  the  order  of  Wellesley  was  needed 
in  the  South,  and  Carr-Burdette  in  building,  location,  home 
furnishings,  department  equipments,  and  faculty  is  appro- 
priately named  by  Northern  critics  "the  petit  Wellesley  of  the 
South."  Mrs.  Carr  in  her  aspiration  says  that  it  has  not 
reached  her  ideal,  but  friends  visiting  it  see  nothing  lacking 
as  an  ideal  college  home  for  girls. 

A  new  organization  has  been  formed  for  the  benefit  and 
pleasure  of  the  students — namely,  the  "Carr-Burdette  Rifles." 
The  Veteran  presents  a  photogravure  of  these  Carr-Bur- 
dette Rifles,  taken  in  front  of  the  college  building.  As  is  well 
known  by  thousands,  Mrs.  Carr  chaperoned  the  Carr-Bur- 
dette Rifles_  to  New  Orleans  to  attend  the  reunion  of  L'nited 
Confederate  Veterans.  They  created  quite  a  sensation,  in 
their  heavily  gilted  Confederate  gray  uniforms,  by  the  accu- 
rate and  graceful  dexterity  wilii  which  they  bandied  their  ginis. 
Through  the  military  movements  they  gained  concentration, 
exactness,  strength,  and  grace.  They  are  instructed  in  regu- 
lation army  tactics,  gymnastics,  etc.,  and  have  been  author- 
ized by  the  Adjutant  General  to  parade  under  arm-:  without 
ammunition. 

The  knowledge  that  the  Carr-Burdette  Rifles  gained  of  the 
grt.nd  old  historic  city  of  New  Orleans  and  the  p'easure  they 
gave  the  Veterans  by  their  military  drills  and  th^  honors  that 
were  showered  upon  them  (not  the  least  of  which  was  their 
being  made  "Guard  of  Honor"  to  Gen.  Gordon  and  Mrs. 
Stonewall  Jackson)  compensated  them  richly  for  the  amount 
expended  on  the  trip.     It  was  an  era  in  their  young  lives. 

Accepting  with  much  pleasure  the  invitation  of  Professor 
and  Mrs.  Carr  to  be  their  guest  at  the  Texas  reunion,  U.  C. 
v.,  July  IS,  16,  the  editor  of  the  Veteran  improved  the  fine 
opportunity  to  inspect  the  college  building  and  its  complete 
and  faultless  appliances  for  physical  as  well  as  mental  develop- 
ment of  young  women,  and  he  is  all  the  prouder  to  use  lib- 
eral space  in  behalf  of  the  college. 


Mr.  A.  B.  Samuels,  of  Parkersburg',  W.  Va.,  is  anxious  to 
recover  a  valise  lost  on  his  way  home  from  New  Orleans 
reunion,  and  thinks  that  a  comrade  from  Kentucky,  vrith 
whom  he  traveled  from  just  below  Memphis,  may  have 
taken  it  in  charge.  This  comrade  belonged  to  Camp  No. 
6  of  the  Kentucky  Division,  and  will  relieve  Mr.  Samuels 
very  much  by  writing  him. 


William  Davidson,  of  Hermitage,  Tenn.,  inquires  of 
George  Ellis,  with  whom  he  was  in  prison  at  Camp  Doug- 
las, Barracks  21,  the  last  seven  months  of  the  war. 


(i^opfederate  l/eteraij. 


Home  of  Genei-al  Lee. 

This  eloquent  and  patriotic  threnody 
to  the  honor  and  fame  of  R.  E.  Lee, 
was  contrilnilcd  In  the  New  Orleans 
Times  Democrat  by  Miss  Clara  Lee 
Piickett,  of  Louisiana,  now  residing,  as 
it  were,  under  the  shadow  of  Arlington. 
The  poem  is  alike  creditable  to  the 
young  author  and  her  loved  Southland. 

The  Homi!  of  Rodert  Lee. 
The  home  of  Lee  upon  the  hill 

The  blue  Potomac  sweeps 
Around  in  silence  deep  and  still. 

The  Northern  soldier  sleeps, 
White-pillared,  holy  as  a  shrine. 

Alone  through  all  the  years. 
Save  for  the  clasp  of  clinging  vine. 

The  raindrop's  dewy  tears. 

Through   silent    rooms    where   strangers 
tread. 

And  time  seems  lost  to  view ; 
AVhcre  sleeps  the  city  of  the  dead — 

The  valiant  and  the  true — 
'Mid  olden  dreams  and  vanished  power, 

Beyond  life's  ebbing  sea, 
A  spirit  breathes  in  every  llower 

That  speaks  of  Robert  Lee. 

Amid  the  ranks  of  Blue  and  Gray. 

When   shot  and  shell  were  rife. 
The  heroes  brave  who  fouglu  that  day 

For  liberty  and  life — • 
Be  they  the  ones  who  wore  the  (iray. 

Or  th.ose  who  wore  the  Blue, 
The  crimson  stains  at  close  of  day 

Made  heroes  grand  and  true. 

And  new  his  old,  deserted  home. 

A  specter  of  the  Gray. 
Where  North  and  South  together  come 

As  pilgrims,  day  by  day. 
Lends  to  the  scene  a  holy  peace 

Above  the  .ijraves  of  Blue. 
For  loyalty  shall  never  cease — 

The  Sifihland's  sons  are  true! 

And  though  the  name  of  Roliert  Lee 

Is  linked  with  war's  defeat, 
From  nut  the  past  his  meiuory 

Abideth  pure  and  sweet. 
Not  bis  the  hotuapc  far  and  wi<le. 

That  rings  from  sea  to  sea. 
Yet     Southern     hearts,     with     deathks 
pride, 

Enshrine  the  name  of  Lee. 


Cheap  Lands  for  Home  Seekers  and 
Colonies. 

The  country  along  the  Cotton  Belt 
Route  in  Southeast  Missouri,  .\rkansas. 
Northwest  Louisiana,  and  lexas  offers 
the  greatest  opportunities  for  home  seek- 
ers. Mild  climate,  good  water,  cheap 
t)uilding  material,  abundance  of  fuel,  and 
soil   that    will   often    in   a    single   season 


yield  enough  to  pay  for  the  ground. 
Land  can  be  Imught  as  cheap  as  $2.50 
an  acre,  prairie  land  at  $4  and  $S  per 
acre  up,  bottom  land  at  $5  and  $6  per 
acre  up,  improved  or  partly  cleared  land 
at  $10  and  $15  per  acre  up.  Some  fine 
prepositions  for  colonics — tracts  of  2,000 
to  8.000  acres  at  $4  to  $10  fer  acre— big 
money  in  this  for  a  good  organizer. 
Fruit  and  truck  lands  in  the  famous 
peach  and  tomato  belt  of  East  Texas  at 
$10  to  $20  per  acre  up.  Write  us  for  in- 
formation about  cheap  rates,  excursion 
dates,  also  literature  descriptive  of  this 
great  country,  a?id  let  us  help  you  find 
a  home  that  will  cost  you  no  more  than 
the  rent  you  pay  every  year. 
E.  W.  L.vBeaime,  G.  p.  &•  r.  A. 
Cotton  Belt  Route,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Good  Shopping  Free  of  Cost. 

Mrs,  M.  B.  Morton,  of  625  Russell 
Street,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  has  varied  ex- 
perience as  Purchasing  Agent,  and  her 
small  commissions  are  paid  by  the  mer- 
chants, so  that  her  services  are  absolute- 
ly free  to  purchasers. 

An  efficient  purchasing  agent  is  post- 
ed in  latest  styles  and  "fads"  and  the 
most  reliable  dealers.  Mrs.  Morton  sup- 
plies household  furnishings,  wardrobes 
in  detail,  jewelry,  etc.  She  makes  a 
specialty  of  millinery. 

References  are  cordially  given  bv  the 
Confederate  Veteran  and  the  Nash- 
ville daily  press. 


Summer  Tourist  Rates. 

Very  low  Summer  Tourist  Rates  are 
now  offered  by  the  Southern  Railway 
to  resorts  in  Tennessee,  North  Carolina, 
Virginia,  and  Southeastern  Seacoast, 
as  well  as  other  points  in  the  South. 
For  particulars  as  to  rates,  limits,  sched- 
ules, etc.,  write  J.  E.  Shipley,  Traveling 
Passenger  Agent,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Hunting  and  Fishing  in  the  South. 

.\  very  attractixe  and  interesting 
book.  A  book  descriptive  of  the 
best  localities  of  the  South  for  va- 
rious kinds  of  game  and  fish.  Con- 
tains the  game  laws  of  the  different 
States  penetrated  by  the  Southern 
Railway.  Write  J.  E.  Shipley.  Tra'  ■ 
eling  Passenger  Agent.  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  for  a  copy  of  this  publication. 


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Tour  of  All  Mexico  via  Iron  Moun- 
tain Route. 

Under  special  escort.  Pullman  train 
with  wide  vestibule  cars,  drawing- 
rooms,  compartments,  parlor,  library, 
music  room,  and  the  largest  dining  car 
in  th<  world  (now  building),  and  th.? 
famous  open  top  car  Chililitli,  the  only 
observation  car  tli.-it  really  and  truly 
observes.  Leisureiy  itinerary  with  long 
stops,  including  three  circle  tours  m 
the  tropics  and  the  ruined  cities  in  the 
South  of  Mexico.  All  distasteful  per- 
sonally conducted  features  eliminated. 
Exclusiveness  and  independeirt  move- 
inent  assured.  Tickets  include'  all  ex- 
penses everywhere.  Address  the  .Amer- 
ican Tourist  Association,  Reau  Camp- 
bell, General  M;iiiager,  186  Dcarljorn 
Street.  Chicago.  111.,  and  agents  of  the 
Iron  Mountain  Route,  or  H.  C.  Town- 
send,  G.  P.  and  T.  \..  St.  Louis.  Mo., 
R.  T.  G.  Matthews,  T.  P.  .\..  Louis- 
ville,  ky. 


'Wool  Bunting  Battle  Flags, 
The  Veteran  has  secured  a  fine  sup- 
ply of  flags  of  desirable  material  and 
fast  colors,  2.\-.^  feet,  for  Camps  at  the 
low  price  of  $2  each.  This  would  be 
a  nice  present  for  any  Camp,  h  would 
be  furnished  free  with  ten  subscrip- 
tions to  the  Veteran. 


Wanted. — Complete    volume    of   Xzt^ 
era.v  for  i8ev     This  office. 


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RATES  MODERATE. 

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Efficient  Service.  Exclusive. 

Extensive  Library.  Accessible. 

Orchestral  Concerts  Every  Evening. 

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Frnir,  Grainl  C.-ntml  Sl.ilinn  l:.ko  cars  marked 
Broaiiw.iyand7th  Ave.  Scvtii  minutes  lo  Empire. 

On  crossing  any  of  tlic  ferrirs.  take  tne  gth 
Avenue  Elev.iled  Rallw.iv  to  ^oth  Street,  from 
whicti  It  is  one  minute's  walk  to  fiotcl. 

Send  for  descriptive  booklet. 

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Qopfederate  l/eterai?. 


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AT 


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summer  resorts  of  the  North  is  fulfilled  in  the  "  Valley  of 
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includes  a  history  of  Forrest's  Cavalry 
for  the  last  fifteen  months  of  the  war. 
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appointed  A.  &  I.  G.,  with  the  rank  of 
captain  in  the  regular  army,  and  served 
in  tliat  position  from  December,  1862, 
to  the  surrender.  He  commands  the 
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the  c.iuse  of  voiir  troul'le  prob.ihly  lies  in  your 
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Invariably  arhie\ed  b\  Vernal  Saw  Palmptto  nerr\ 
Wine  lies  in  tlie  fact  that  it  act*  directly  upon  tliese 
origans, 

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samide  f^nltle  tb;it  you  can  test  and  try  at  home. 
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medicine  if  vou  use  the  \'ern  il  S!iw  Palmetto  Berry 
Wine.  Only  one  dose  a  day  does  the  wi»rk.  amt. 
Instead  of  havinij  to  increase  the  dose  to  get  the 
desired  effect,  you  reduce  it.  No  remedy  like  it 
has  ever  been  placed  on  the  market;  and  if  you 
•uffpf  from  Indigestion,  flatulence,  rtmstipation.  or 
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California 


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ESS  $25 


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Georgia   Railroad. 

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TWO   WARS; 

An  Autobiography  of  Samuel  G.   French, 

Grja'ujtccf  West  Feint  in  t64J,  Licutcnanl cl LiS'if  Ar' 

tiilrry    in   the    United  Stjtcs  Army,    in  the 

Kcxlc^n   U' jr.  and  Major  General  in 

t'.:e    Ccntederale  Army, 

I'rom  (liMrics  and  notes,  carcful- 
l\  ktpl  ilui'ln;^  many  years  of  ac- 
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the  da\  s  of  reconstruction.  Pub- 
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Nashville,   Tenn. 


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ers. B,iar<lrr8  limited  to  100.  Very  select.  Ev- 
crylhing  of  the  hijjhcst  order.  Parents  wishing 
the  veryhc&t  for  their  daughters,  at  re.ison;ihlera:e>, 
will  find  it  hrrr       S*'ti(l  for  hp;iiilifnl  c.'Unlnjjjue. 

REV.  B.  F.  CABELL.  EawlngGnen,  Ky. 


BIG  81 


Chain  ofS  Colletres  owned  by  buslnes* 

■n  and  indors,i'd  by  business  men. 

Fourteen    Cashiers  of    Banks  are  on 

our  Board  of    Pirector-^.    Our  diplonii  means 
soniethinu'.   Enter  any  time.    Positi 

i  Draughon's 
J  Practical... 
^3  Business ... 

(Incorporaluii,  Capital  Stock  SX«VKH].UO.J 
Nashville,  Tenn.        I)        Atlanta,  Ga. 
Ft.  Worth.  Texas,       c         Montgomery,  aia. 
St  Louis.  Md  '^         Galveston,  Texas, 

Litlle  Rock,  Ark.        A         Shreveport,  La. 

For  15-)pitrecataloFUJ  address  either  place 
If  yoti  prefer,  may  pay  tuition  o  it  of  salary  af- 
ter conrpe  is  coninli'ti'd.    Guarantee  praduates 
to  V -.  c  "iipeleiit   or  no  cbarires  for  tuition. 

HOME  STUDY:  liookkeeping.  Shorthand, 
P.Minianship,  etc.,  tau'^'it  bv  ni'il.  Write  for 
Uk)  paije  BOOKLET  oa  liome  Study.    Ifs  Iree, 


JACKSONVILLE 

via  ValdosL-*  Route,  from  \'aldosla  via  Georgia 

Sontherr.  .j;d  Florida  R-y.,  from  Mact-n 

via  Central  of  Georgia  Ry.,  from 

ATLANTA 

via  Western  and  Atlantic  U.  R.,  from 

CHATTANOOGA 


NASHVILLE 

ashville,  Chattanooga,  .and  St.  L 
arriving  at 

ST.  LOUIS 


vtl  the  Nashville,  Chattanooga.,  and  St.  Louie  R^^ 

arriving  at 


AND  AT 

CHICAGO 

over  the  Illinois  Ceii*r;i^  R.  R.  from  Martin,  Temu 

DOUBLE  DAILY  SERVICE  AND 
THROUGH  SLEEPING  CARS 

M.UNTAINF-D    OVFR    THIS 

SCENIC   LINE. 


Ticket  agents  of  the  Jacksonville-St.  Louis  and 
Chicago  iine,  and  agents  of  connecting  line?  In 
FUtridn  and  the  Southeast,  vM'  eive  you  full  In- 
fonr.atlon  as  to  schedules  ot  uV\:  Joulile  daily  serv- 
ice to  St.  Louis,  Chicago,  and  the  Northwest,  and 
of  train  time  of  lines  connecting.  They  will  al8» 
sell  you  tickets  and  advise  you  as  to  rates. 


F.  D.  MILLI:R,        -        •  Atlanta,  Ga, 

Traveling  Passenger  Agent  I.  C.  R.  R. 

WM.  SMITH,  JR.,      •      •      Nashville,  Tekm^ 

Commercial  Agent, 


Confederate  l/eterar;. 


SISTER:  READ  MY  FREE  OFFER. 


Wise  Words  to  Sufferers 

^rom  a  Woman  of  Notre  name.  Inl 


Iwill  mail,  free  of  charge  tbis  Home  Treatment 
with  full  instnicuons,  and  the  history  of  mv  own 
case  to  any  lady  suffering  from  female  trouble  y"S 
can  cure  yourself  at  home  without  the  old  of 
any  physician.    It  will  cost  you  nothineto  ei™ 

?inf  ^'°?^°'  ^'"*'■  ^""^  "  y°"  decide  to  continue 
It  will  only  cost  you  about  twelve  cents  a  week! 
It  will  not  interfere  with  your  work  or  occupation 
I  have  nothing  to  sell.    Tell  other  suffereVs  of  it 
-that  IS  all  I  ask.    It  cures  all.  younger  old 

«S>If  you  feel  a  bearing-down  sensation,  sense  of 
impending  evil,  pain  in  the  backer  bowels  creeninr 
feeling  up  the  spine,  a  desire  to  cry  frequently  hot 
flashes,  weariness,  frequent  desire  to  urinate  or  if 
you  have  Leucorrhea  ( Whites),  displacement  or  Fall- 
ing of  the  Womb,  Profuse,  Scanty  or  Painful  Periods 
Tumors  or  Growths,  address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS 
NOTRE  DAME.  IND..  U.  S.  A.,  for  the  Frbb 
Treatment  and  Full  Information 
Thousands  besides  tP'clf  have  cured  iJjemselves  with  it.  I  send  it  in  plain  wranT>»r«' 
TO  MOTHERS  Oi-  yACGHTtBS  Iwill  explain  a  simple  Home  Treatment  which  sneedil* 
•nd  effectually  cures  L  cnrrhea.  Green  Sickness  and  Painful  or  Irregular  Menstruation  in  youne 
ladies.  It  will  save  you  nxiety  and  expense  and  save  your  daughter  the  hum.Aation  of  ezplaininE  her 
troubles  to  others.    Plv  lapness  and  health  always  result  from  its  use.  *'  s      * 

Wherever  yon  live  I  can  refer  you  to  well  known  ladies  of  your  own  state  or  county  "^'lo  know 
•nd  will  gladly  tell  any  sufferer  that  this  Home  Treatment  really  cures  all  diseaser  adj  tiona 
of  our  delicate  female  organism,  thoroughly  strencthens  relaxed  muscles  and  liga.^ents  which 
cause  displacement,  and  makes  womon  weU.    Write  to-day,  as  this  offer  will  not  be  mad"  agaia. 

Addrcs  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS,  cx  h     Nolte  Oaine,  Ind.,  U.  ^'.  JL 


CONTAGIOUS  BLOOD  POISON 

Is  the  name  sometimes  given  to  whatis  gener- 1  We  have  a  NEW  SECRET  Rfmptiv  o>,o„ 
ally  known  as  the  BAD  DISEASE.  It  is  not  lutelv  unknown  tntvS.V,„£.  .KEMEDY  abso- 
confined  to  dens  of  vice  or  the  lower  classes!l!!l^^cures°iS'^5  t^V^'',?.  ^^'l-f '°°;..//i™??«°« 


s 


BLOOD 


oiij    t^uw»u  ti3    LUC  ctrt.ij    l^lC5iL/\oll.,     JC   1 

confined  to  dens  of  vice  or  the  lower  classes. 
The  purest  and  best  people  are  sometimes 
Infected  with  this  awful  malady  through 
handling  the  cloihlng,  drinking  from  the 
same  vessel,  usins  the  same  toilet  articles, 
or  otherwise  coming  In  contact  with  per 
eons  who  tave  con- 
tracted it. 

It  beeins  usually 
with  a  little  blister 
or  sore,  then  swell- 
ing in  the  groins,  a 

red  eruption  breaks  ^.^.^^_— _^_^__ 
out  on  the  body,  sores  and  ulcers  appear 
m  the  mouth,  the  throat  becomes  ulcer- 
ated, the  hair,  eye  browa  and  lashes  fall 
out  and,  as  the  blood  becomes  more  con- 
taminated, copper  colored  splotches  and 
Sustular  eruptions  and  sores  appear  upon 
Iflerent  parts  of  the  body,  and  the  poison 
even  destroys  the  bones. 

Oiir  MAGIC  CURE  is  a  Speclflo  for 
IhlB  loathsome  disease,  and  cures  it  even 
to  the  worst  forms.  It  is  a  perfaci.  anti- 
dote for  the  powerful  virus  tha-  ^fiuutes 
the  blood  and  penetrates  to  al  parts  of 
the  system.  Unless  you  get  this  poison  ou  t 
of  your  blood  it  will  ruin  you,  and  bring 
lusgraceand  disease  upon  your  children  for 
It  can  be  transmitted  from  parent  to  child. 
Write  for  our  free  home  treatment 
Sookand  learn  all  about  contagious  blood 
poison.  If  you  want  medical  advice  give 
us  a  history  of  your  case,  and  our  phy-  a^ 
Blciana  will  furnish  all  the  information  you 
wish  without  any  charge  whatever. 


cures  m  Id  to  35  days.    We  refund  money  If 
we  do  not  cure.     You  can  be  treated  at 
home  for  the  same  price  and   the  same 
guaranty.    With  those  who  prefer  to  come 
here  we  wUl  contract  to  cure  them  or  nay 
expense  of  coming,  railroad  and  hotel  bills, 
and  make  no  charge, 
if  we  fail  to  cure.   If 
you  have  taken  mer- 
cury,  iodide  potash, 
and  still  have  aches 
and  pains,   mucous 
-  patches    in    mouth, 
sore  throat,  pimples,  copper-colored  spots, 
vlcers  on  any  parts  of  the  body,  hair  or 
eyebrows  falling  out.  It  is  this  secondary 
blood  poison  we  guarantee  to  cure.    We 
solicit  the  most  obstinate  cases  and  chal- 
lenge the  world  for  a  case  we  cannot  cure 
This  disease  has  always  baffled  the  skill 
of  the   most  eminent   physicians.     For 
many  years  we  have  made  a  specialty  of 
treating  this  disease  with  our  MAGIC 

CUKE, and  we  have $.500,000capital  behind 
our  unconditional  guaranty. 

WE    CURE   QUICKLY   AND    PERMANENTLY. 

Our  patients  cured  years  ago  by  our 
Great  Discovery,  unknown  to  the  profes- 
sion, are  today  sound  and  well,  and  have 
healthy  children  since  we  cured  them 

DON'T  WASTE   YOUR   TIME   AND   MONEY 

experimenting.    We  have  the  ONLY  cure. 

Absolute    and  positive    proofs  sent  sealed 

on  application.    lOO-page  book  free.    NO  BRANCH 

OFFICES.    Address  lully  as  follows: 


....„„,  g,,.„,  I  OFFICES.    Address  lully  as  follows: 

Cook  Remedy  Co.,  589  Masonic  Temple,  Cliicam  HI. 


American 
^Lung  Balm  Pad 


FOB    rwE    POeVE^f^lO^    <4ND   CUKE 


Cords.   Sore   Throe 
LaOrlppt^    Cons. 


Croyp.   Pneumonia. 
TipMon  and  Chills. 


'  HMEBICAN  LUNG  BtLM  m  Cfl. 


HO  HUMBUG. 

Three i ii oue.  SwiiieV Stock Jl.iik- 
eraiid  Calf  Diliorner.  S.o;)s  swine 
lioin  looting.  Makes ISdiffci-cnt  ear- 
iiKuk',.  Extracts  horns.  Price,  $1.50. 
Seii(l.$l  fortri.ll.  If  it  suits,  send  bal- 
ance. P.ntentedMMvB,  :302.  Hog  and 
Calf  Holder,  only  To  cents. 

FARMERBEItiHTOlV,  Fairfield,  Iowa. 


BETWEEN 
ST.  LOUIS 

AND 

TEXAS 

ANO 

MEXICO. 


THE 

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BETWEEN 
SIRMINGHIM, 
MERIDIAN 

AND 

TEXAS 

VW  SHREVEfOn. 


The  International  and  Great  Northern 
Railroad  Company 

IS  THE  SHORT  LINE. 

Through  Care  and  Pullman  Sleepers 
Daily.  Superior  Passenger  Service. 
Fast  Trains  and  Modern  Equipment. 

IF  YOU  ARE  GOING  ANYWHERE, 

Ask  I.  and  O.  N.  Agents  for  Com- 
plete Information,  or  Wiile 

O.  J.  PRICE, 

OeoeraJ  Passenger  and  Tlclcet  Ageot ; 

L.  PRICE, 

3(t  Vice  President  and  Oeneral  SuperlDleodent ; 


p*LESTinm,  rex. 


BETWF.EN 
KANSAS 

CITY. 
TEXAS, 

AND 

MEXICO. 


THE 

I.&G.N. 


BETWEEN 
MEMPHIS 

ANO 

TEXAS 

ANO 

MEX 


MISSOURI 

VACIFIC 
-KAILWAy^ 

...  OR.  ... 

IRON  MOUNTAIN 
ROUTE 

From         T.  LO\/I.y 
and  MEMTHI^y 

Affords  J  .-.-jris':,  Prospector, 
or  Home  Seeker  the  B'rst 
Service.  Fastest  Schedule 
to  All  Points  in 

MISSOURI,  KANSAa,  NEBRASKA, 
OKMHGMA  and  INDIAN  TERRI' 
TORY,  COLORADO,  UTAH,  ORE^ 
CON,  CALIFORNIA,  ARKANSAS, 
TEXAS,  LOUISIANA,  OLD  and 
NEW  MEXICO,  and  ARIZONA. 


Pullman  Sleepers,  Free  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars  on  All 
Trains.  Low  R.Tles,  Free  De- 
scriptive Literature.  Consult 
Ticket  Agents,  or  address 


H.  C.  Townsend 

li.  I>.  and'I.  A. 
St.  Lcl-is,  Mo, 


R.  1 .  G.  Matthews 

T.  P.  A. 
Louisville,  Kv, 


J 


wm(mmmm:Hm 


LET  US  ERECT  A  MEMORIAL  TO  "BILL  ARP."— Last  Roll,  Pp.  421-2. 


VoL  II 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  SEPTEMBER,  1903 


No.  9 


Qopfederate  l/eterap 


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GEN. 

JAMES    EWELL 

BROW 

N    STUART. 

See 

page 

390. 1 

The  Gonfederate 
Mining  Gompany 

IXeORPORTlTED    UNDER    THE    LaWS    OF    URIZONa 


Capital  Stock,  $1,000,000.       Par  Value,  $10  per  Share 


OFFieERS 

,,,  Col.  Lee  Crandall,  President,    -  -         .         Globe,  Ariz.  ^^ 

^^^  Theodore  Crandall,  Manager,  -        Globe,  Ariz.  ^^m 

^H  Maj.  R.  W.  Crabb,  Sec'y  and  Treas.,  '  Uniontown,  Ky  ^^^ 

Ur^  "'•J-.  Dr.  Z.  T.  Bundy,  Director,  ■  -         -     Milford,  Tex.  | 

Capt.  J.  I.  Wilkes,  Director,         -  -  Martin,  Tenn. 

R.  W.  WoLSEFER,  Director,  -  -  Louisville,  Ky. 


The   Gandalarid  Group   of  Mining   Qlaims 

Five  of  the  richest  claims  in  the  famous  mineral  belt  of  Arizona,  now  owned  by  the  Confed- 
erate Mining  Company. 


2lt    a    Meeting    of    the    Stockholders    and   Directors 

at  the  reunion  in  New  Orleans  the  price  of  the  stock  was  advanced  loo  per  cent — from  $i  to  $2 
per  share.  The  new  stock  books  are  now  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer,  and  the  new  stock 
at  the  new  price  is  going  rapidly.  Now,  don't  wait  until  the  second  advance,  when  you  will 
have  to  pay  $5  per  share,  or  even  more. 

Address    R.    W.    Grabb,     Treasurer,    Uniontown,    Ky. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


PUBLISHED    MONTHLY    IN    THE    INTEREST    OF    CONKKDERATE    VETERANS    AND    KINDRED    TOPICS, 


Kntered  :»t  the  post  office  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  as  second-class  matter. 

Contributors  are  requested  .o  use  one  sitle  of  the  paper,  and  to  abbreviate 
«3antich  as  practicable;  these  supijestions  are  important. 

Wiicre  clippings  are  sent  copy  should  be  kejU,  as  the  Vetekax  cannot 
mdertake  to  return  them. 

Advertising  rates  furnished  on  application. 

The  date  to  a  subscription  is  ahvavsgiven  to  the  month  tu-Jore  it  ends.  For 
LXUtance,  if  the  Veteran  be  ordered  to  bejjiii  \\W\  January,  the  date  on  mail 
dst  will  be  December,  and  the  subscriber  is  entitled  to  that  nimil  cr. 


The  "civil  war'*  was  too  long;  aeoto  be  ca?rd  the  ' 
currespi)ndent;>  use  that  term,  '"  \^'ar  between  the  Slates  ' 


late"  war,  and  when 

will  he  suhstiluted. 


OFFICIALLr  REPRESENTS: 

UmXED  CoNFEnERATE  VETERANS, 

United  Dalighters  of  the  Confederacy', 

Sons  of  Veterans,  and  Other  ORGANizAnoBre. 
The  Veteran  is  approved  and  indorsed  othcialiy  by  a  larger  and 
elevated  patronage,  doubtless,  than  any  other  publication  in  existence. 

Though  men  deserve,  they  may  not  win  success, 

The  brave  will  honor  the  brave,  vanquished  none  the  less. 


Price,  ?1.00  peb  Year,  (  -tTm     VT 
Single  Copt,  10  CisNTS.t  ^'^^-  ■'^'■• 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  SEPTEMBER,  1903. 


No.  9.  j 


S.  A.  CUNNINGHAi 
Proprietor. 


Suggestive  Note  to  Thousands. — A  venerable  comrade 
writes  from  Missouri,  saying:  "Is  it  possible  I  have  omitted 
to  send  my  subscription  for  1903?  Only  a  day  or  two  since 
I  noticed  the  label,  which  shows  me  in  arrears.  I  beg  a  thou- 
sand pardons  for  what  my  grandson  calls  'forgetlessness,'  and 
inclose  my  dollar." 

The  Veter.\n  is  not  discontinued  after  expiration,  in  the 
confidence  that  those  receiving  it  intend  to  renew.  Those  who 
don't  so  intend  cripple  its  usefulness,  and  it  is  earnestly  re- 
qiiested  that  those  wdio  don't  expect  to  pay  report,  so  that 
llicre  will  be  no  misunderstanding. 

It  is  also  requested  that  reports  be  made  promptly  on  any 
errors  that  may  be  noted  in  date  of  subscription,  that  proper 
correction  or  explanation  may  be  made.  Hereafter  such  er- 
rors must  be  reported  within  six  months  of  last  payment  in 
order  to  secure  attention. 

.Attention  to  these  requests  will  relieve  the  office  force  of 
much  unnecessary  trouble,  as  well  as  save  the  publication 
necessary  funds. 

P.  \.  Blakey,  Mt.  Vernon.  Tc.\..  writes  : 

"Recently  I  have  been  impressed  with  the  importance  of  the 
veterans  doing  a  lot  of  work  and  doing  it  at  once.  Within  ten 
years  nearly  all  of  the  old  veterans  will  have  crossed  over 
the  river.  Then  there  will  be  but  few  to  attend  reunions,  but 
few  to  take  up  the  work  of  the  veterans  where  they  lay  it 
down.  What  will  then  become  of  the  history  and  cause  that 
we  represent?  Who  will  then  perpetuate  these  things  and  ob- 
jects that  we  represent  and  are  trying  to  instill  in  the  minds  of 
the  rising  generation?  Our  only  hope  of  success  is  in  those 
who  follow  us.  Then  let  us  do  all  we  can  to  have  them  or- 
ganize the  Sons  and  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  and  begin 
now  the  important  work.  'What  thou  doest,  do  quickly.' 
'The  night  cometh  when  no  man  can  work.'  Put  the  Veteran 
in  the  hands,  head,  and  heart  of  all  these  young  and  old  peo- 
ple, and  aid  them  all  you  can,  and  we  will  see  good  results." 


The  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  at  San  Franci.sco  arc 
not  behind  their  sifters  in  all  good  works,  and  their  special 
efforts  now  are  directed  toward  endowing  a  room  in  a  hospital 
for  sick  Confederates.  The  .\lbert  Sidney  Johnston  Chapter, 
of  that  city,  of  which  Mrs.  A.  B.  Voorhics  is  President,  will 
give  a  charity  ball  on  October  23  for  the  lienefit  of  this  object, 
and  visiting  friends  are  asked  to  bring  their  dress  suits  with 
them  and  lend  their  prcencc  to  the  occasion.  The  Convention 
of  Bankers  is  to  meet  in  San  Francisco  on  the  lOth  of  October, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  many  of  them  will  attend  this  ball. 


THE  FLAG  OF  TEARS. 

BY    1.    M.    P.   0.,    MONTGU.MERY,   ALA. 

[These  lines  were  suggested  at  the  reuion  in  New  Orleans 
by  a  remark  from  Mr.  \'.Tnce  Prather,  to  whom  the  poem  is 
dedicated. 

Mrs.  Ockenden  possesses  the  faculty  perhaps  enjoyed  by  no 
other  woman  as  a  mature  writer  of  beautiful  verse  in  the 
sixties,  and  who  is  equally  capable  still.] 

Beautiful  flags  are  flying 
Over  the  world ; 
But  the  flag  of  a  vanished  nation, 
Softly  furled, 
Deep  in  my  heart  for,  lo !  so  many  years. 
Is  folded  away — the  Flag  of  Tears ! 

Under  the  faded  colors 

Softly  tread, 
For,  following  in  silence, 
Pass  the  dead. 
Ah,  the  heart  will  ache  so  many  years 
For  perished  hopes,  dear  Flag  of  Tears  I 

Beautiful  still  in  tatters. 

Once  so  gay : 
The  darkened  stain  is  kindred  blood  ; 
Alas,  the  day  I 
My  father's  groan  still  haunts  the  years. 
And  on  its  folds  my  mother's  tears. 

The  silver  stars  are  faded, 
White  turned  red : 
The  Bonnie  Blue  is  battle-smoked, 
The  nation  dead ; 
But  out  of  the  dust  of  the  dying  years 
Rises  the  phantom  Flag  of  Tears. 

For  all  it  meant  wept  woman ; 

Men  of  might 
Have  brushed  aside  the  sacred  tear 
To  see  to  fight. 
No  fairer  flag  has  floated  down  the  years 
Than  in  my  heart  low  lies,  the  Flag  of  Tears. 

When  dim  the  lights  are  burning 

For  the  soul. 
And  from  the  veteran's  vision 
The  shadows  roll. 
He  sees  the  cross  he  followed  all  these  years ; 
Lay  over  him  the  flag — the  Flag  of  Tears. 


388 


Qopfederate  Ueterap. 


Missouri  Reuniun  at  Cohmbia. 

The  Confederate  Soldier  Veterans  of  Missouri  will  hold 
their  State  Reunion  for  1903  at  Columbia,  September  24-26, 
and  a  fine  representation  is  expected. 

Columbia  is  an  important  educational  place,  and  of  course 
the  culture  and  wealth  of  that  section  are  guarantee  of  de- 
lightful entertainment.  The  State  University,  the  Baptist 
and  Christian  Churches  have  large  schools.  Besides,  there 
are  a  female  school,  a  private  military  school,  and  public 
schools.    Hence  it  is  a  place  of  interest  as  well  as  refinement. 

Missouri  comrades  are  very  active  in  their  cause,  and  much 
importance  attaches  to  the  convention. 

A  correspondent  writes :  "Columbia  has  a  population  of 
about  seven  thousand,  besides  the  many  sojourners  and  patrons 
of  the  schools.  The  State  University  maintains  all  its  depart- 
ments well  up  with  the  times.  It  has  an  appropriation  of 
nearly  $700,000  for  every  two  years,  and  other  schools  give  an 
additional  population  in  large  proportion,  so  that  the  very  at- 
mosphere is  pervaded  with  music,  poetry,  flowers,  and  philos- 
ophy, besides  all  the  other  educational  panorama  and  annexes. 
This  (Boone)  County  was  'before  the  war'  one  of  the  largest, 
if  not  the  largest,  slave-holding  counties  in  the  State.  The 
State  University  was  located  here  in  1840.  The  people  are 
descended  from  the  old  Virginia  and  Kentucky  stock,  and  this 
county  was  mainly  settled  by  families  from  Madison  County, 
Ky.,  with,  of  course,  a  sprinkle  from  other  Southern  States. 
We  claim  to  have  the  most  beautiful  and  atrractive  city  and 
surroundings  west  of  the  Mississippi.  We  have  two  railroads 
and  four  rock  roads,  or  pikes.  The  city  is  ten  miles  from  the 
Missouri  River  and  thirty  miles  from  the  State  Capital,  Jef- 
ferson City.  This  county  was  decidedly  Southern  in  senti- 
ment, and  furnished  many  of  her  sons  to  the  Confederacy — 
many  who  never  returned.  One  of  the  most  destructive  bat- 
tles of  the  war  (considering  the  number  engaged),  if  not  in 
history,  was  fought  at  Centralia,  in  this  county." 

Dedications  on  Shiloh  Batti.efield. — On  the  6th  and  7th 
of  October  Illinois  will  dedicate  her  thirty-seven  monuments 
on  the  battlefield  of  Shiloh.  It  is  expected  that  a  number  of 
the  prominent  citizens  of  that  State  will  attend  the  cere- 
monies. Senator  W.  B.  Bate  hopes  to  have  the  monument 
in  memory  of  the  Second  Tennessee,  of  which  he  was  its 
f^rst  commander,  ready  by  the  ist  of  that  month.  Information 
concerning  matters  at  the  Shiloh  Battlefield  Park  are  cheer- 
fully furnished  by  Capt.  J.  W.  Irvin,  of  Savannah,  Tenn. 

Reunion  of  "Old  Stonewall  Brigade." — The  annual  re- 
union of  the  "Old  Stonewall  Brigade,"  A.  N.  V.,  will  occur  at 
Staunton,  Va.,  October  22.  The  "Stonewall"  Jackson  Camp, 
U.  C.  v..  No.  469,  has  arrangements  in  charge.  Members  of 
the  First  Brigade  are  especially  invited.  Those  who  expect 
to  attend  are  requested  to  notify  Thomas  D.  Ransom,  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements. 

A  meeting  will  be  held  at  Fairview,  Ky.,  on  October  3  of 
the  members  of  Jeff  Davis  Camp  and  other  Camps  in  that 
section,  and  no  pains  are  being  spared  to  make  the  occasion 
a  pleasant  and  profitable  one  for  the  visitors.  The  address 
will  be  made  by  Capt.  W.  T.  Ellis,  of  Owensboro. 


A  new  Chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  has 
been  organized  in  Buford  under  the  title  of  the  "Bill  Arp 
Chapter,"  in  honor  of  the  late  Maj.  Charles  H.  Smith,  who 
was  a  native  of  Gwinnett  County.  From  thirty-five  to  forty 
ladies  have  made  application  for  charter  membership.  Mrs. 
John  T.  Smith  has  been  appointed  president. 


REUNION    AT    BROWNSVILLE. 

Delay  of  report  from  the  reunion  at  Brownsville,  Tenn., 
causes  but  a  partial  account  at  this  time.  The  prmcipal  ad- 
dresses were  by  Hon.  R.  M.  Patterson,  M.  C.  an.l  Judge 
Hammond,  of  the  U.  S.  District  Court.  Delightful  music 
and  recitations  were  interspersed  between  the  invocation 
and  addresses.    It  was  a  day  of  patriot  feasting. 

Social  Fei.\tures  of  the   Reunion. 

The  twelfth  annual  reunion  of  the  ex-Confederate  soldiers 
of  Haywood  and  adjoining  counties,  given  on  July  30  at 
Johnson's  Lake,  Brownsville,  Tenn.,  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Hiram  S.  Bradford  Bivouac,  was  coupled  with  many  pleasant 
social  features  throughout  the  day.  An  elaborate  Southern 
reception  given  at  night  at  the  home  of  former  Chancellor  H. 
J.  Livingston  was  a  closing  incident  of  the  reunion.  Usually 
the  crowd  is  worn  out  after  a  day  in  the  country,  and  so  many 
pleasures  there  in  reminiscence,  oratory,  music,  and  song;  but 
a  generous  rain  the  preceding  evening  had  made  the  day  a 
pleasant  one  for  a  reunion,  and  a  goodly  number  of  those 
who  spent  the  morning  and  afternoon  at  Cuthbert's  Memorial 
Hall  (the  building  of  the  veterans)  were  fully  able  to  partake 
of  the  hospitality  of  Judge  Livingston.  The  reception  was 
given  in  honor  of  Judge  E.  S.  Hammond  and  wife  and  Gen. 
George  W.  Gordon,  of  Memphis,  who  were  the  guests  of 
Judge  Livingston's  family  and  Mrs.  Helen  Taylor  respective- 
ly. There  were  also  present  as  specially  invited  guests  the 
members  of  Bradford  Bivouac,  Forrest  Chapter,  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy,  and  the  members  of  the  Brownsville  bar. 
The  home,  a  beautiful  old  Southern  place  of  colonial  design, 
located  on  West  Main  Street  but  a  few  blocks  from  the 
courthouse,  was  decorated  for  the  occasion  with  mingled  flags, 
the  stars  and  bars  and  stars  and  stripes.  Some  of  these  en- 
signs had  seen  actual  service  and  were  tattered  by  war. 
Among  the  decorations  was  the  banner  of  Miss  Genevieve 
Livingston,  presented  to  her  by  Mrs.  George  W.  Gordon  when 
the  former  was  recently  acting  as  sponsor  for  the  Tennessee 
Division  at  the  New  Orleans  reunion.  The  reception  hall, 
parlors,  and  large  hall  running  the  whole  length  of  the  house 
were  opened  into  one,  and  after  the  guests  had  been  presented 
to  the  out-of-town  visitors  they  were  seated  in  convenient  nooks 
and  made  to  feel  very  much  at  home  by  the  tactful  committee 
of  young  Southern  women,  who  were  considerate  alike  of  the 
old  soldiers  and  Sons  of  Veterans  present.  A  dainty  repast 
was  served  at  ten  o'clock.  Later  there  was  a  reading  by  Mrs. 
Edna  Brown  Gates,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  who  is  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Bradford  Bivouac,  so  complimented  for  many 
graceful  favors  performed  by  her  for  the  comrades  on  their 
local  occasions  and  at  Dallas  two  years  ago  as  sponsor  for  the 
Camp.  Among  those  who  were  present,  in  addition  to  the 
Memphis  party,  were  Judge  John  R.  Bond,  of  this  judicial 
district ;  Capt.  Robert  W.  Haywood,  a  veteran  of  both  the 
Mexican  war  and  the  War  between  the  States ;  ex-Congress- 
man D.  A.  Nunn,  a  Brownsville  barrister ;  Capt.  M.  V.  Crump, 
of  Memphis ;  the  municipal  officers  of  Brownsville ;  Miss  Flor- 
ence Hardy,  of  Crockett  County,  Tenn. ;  Mrs.  W.  H.  Alford, 
of  Gunnison,  Miss.;  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy;  and  the 
invited  guests  above  suggested.  The  Reception  Committee 
was  composed  of  the  following:  Mrs.  T.  B.  King,  Misses 
Laura  Bradford,  Eva  Beasley,  Eddie  Brewer,  Mary  Neil  Cur- 
rie,  Rosa  Davis,  Genevieve  and  Mary  Livingston,  Hattie 
Moses,  Annabel  Moore,  Mrs.  James  Brown,  and  Mrs.  Edna 
Brown  Gates.  The  reception  in  entirety  was  enjoyed  by  all 
participants. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai). 


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THE  HEROES  OF  COLD  HARBOR. 

BV  ROB.    II.    WELCH,   SECOND    MD.   INF.,   ANNAPOLIS,    MD. 

In  the  August  number  of  the  Veteran  T.  F.  F.  writes 
of  "Some  Florida  Heroes,"  wherein  he  gives  all  the  credit  of 
the  repulse  of  the  Federals  at  Cold  Harbor,  June  3,  1864,  to 
the  Florida  Brigade.  While  I  would  not  detract  from  the 
fame  of  the  Florida  Brigade,  I  have  always  thought — -and 
others  agree  with  me — that  the  credit  of  that  achievement  was 
due  to  the  Second  Mar>'land  Infantry  and  the  First  Maryland 
Battery.  I  know  that  was  Gens.  Lee  and  Breckinridge's  opin- 
ion from  general  orders  issued  by  them  a  few  days  after  the 
battle.  I  remember  very  distinctly  seeing  Finnegan's  Brigade 
;idvancing  at  double-quick  in  our  rear  and  obliquely  to  our 
left.  After  we  had  driven  out  the  Yankees,  they  occupied  a 
jiortion  of  the  breastworks,  and  were  under  a  heavy  fire  all 
(lay,  and  must  have  suffered  considerable  loss.  I  saw  an  ex- 
cellent and  accurate  description  of  that  battle,  written  by  Mr. 
B.  W.  Owens,  of  Dement's  First  Maryland  Battery,  pub- 
lished some  years  since  in  a  Richmond  paper. 


Winnie  Davis  Memorial  Hall. — The  Committee  of  Geor- 
gia Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  met  at  Athens  September 
I, and  examincdand  accepted  ihcWinnie  Davis  Memorial  Hall. 

I'lierc  were  present  of  the  committee  Mrs.  James  A.  Rounsa- 
ville,  of  Rome,  who,  as  President  of  the  Georgia  Division, 
nriginated  the  idea  of  erecting  the  memorial  hall  ;  Mrs.  Billups 
Phinizy,  of  Athens ;  Mrs,  W.  F.  Eve,  of  Augusta ;  and  Mrs. 
A.  G,  Jackson,  of  Augusta.  Miss  Mildred  Rutherford,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Georgia  Division  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confed- 
eracy, through  whose  stirring  work  and  unceasing  effort  the 
greater  portion  of  the  money  was  raised  for  the  construction 
"f  the  building,  was  not  present,  being  now  in  Europe.     The 

\(Ianta  Cha])1er  has  so  far  led  the  list  in  the  amount  of  the 
-nbscriptions  to  the  buildiii.g  fund,  followed  by  Athens  and 
.Savannah,  Each  of  tlicse  Chapters  has  given  to  the  fund  up- 
ward of  thirteen  hundred  dollars,  and  each  is  still  engaged 
in  the  work  of  raising  funds  for  it.  Other  Chapters  through- 
'  'Ut  the  State  have  done  well,-  and  the  fund  that  has  gone  to 
pay  for  the  building  has  been  raised  by  thousands  of  patriotic 
women  in  Georgia.  The  State  of  Georgia  recently  gave  $6,000 
tiiward  the  Iniilding  fund. 


Stonewall  Jackson  Chapter  at  K.\nsas  City. 

In  response  to  a  call  through  the  papers  of  Kansas  City  last 
December  fifty  women  assembled  and  organized  another  Chap- 
ter of  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  for  that  city.  The  fol- 
lowing officers  were  chosen:  President,  Mrs.  John  L  Peak: 
Vice  Presidents,  Mesdames  R,  E.  Wilson,  James  Ellison,  A, 
H,  Munger,  and  S.  A.  Morgan;  Recording  Secretary,  Mrs, 
Julia  M.  Johnson:  Corresponding  .Secretary,  Mrs,  George 
English;  Treasurer,  Mrs,  Y,  Pinkston ;  Custodian,  Mrs.  T.  M. 
James;  Historian,  Mrs.  Roma  Worrell. 

While  there  arc  fifty  charter  members,  the  Chapter  is  lim- 
ited to  one  hundred.  Meetings  will  be  held  the  third  Mon- 
day of  every  montli.  Contribution  was  made  to  the  bazaar 
at  Richmond.  When  the  members  come  together  this  fall, 
each  one  will  be  expected  to  suggest  some  plan  by  which 
money  can  be  made  to  carry  on  the  good  work  of  the  organiza- 
tion. While  pledged  to  historical  and  memorial  work,  the 
Chapter  will  work  on  philantliropic  lines  also;  and  it  is  ex- 
pected that  the  Stonewall  Jackson  Chapter  will  become  one  of 
the  most  industrious  and  successful  Chapters  in  Missouri. 


TRANS-MISSISSIPPI   DEPARTMENT  OF  SONS. 

Under  dale  of  August  15  Commander  N.  R.  Tisdal,  of  the 
U.  S.  C.  v.,  appoints  his  staff  in  this  General  Order  No.  I  : 

"In  assuming  the  command  of  the  Trans-Mississippi  De- 
partment, U.  S.  of  C.  V.'s,  it  is  desired  to  announce  that  some- 
thing material  is  expected  in  the  way  of  results 

"The  Commander  requires  that  each  of  his  persona!  staff 
fhall  exhibit  an  active  interest  in  the  work,  and  to  that  end 
has  selected  those  of  his  comrades  who  have  a  healthy  interest 
in  it  that  does  not  lag  at  any  season. 

"The  following  are  his  stafT  appointments : 

"I.  J.  Stockett,  Adjt.  Gen.  and  Chief  of  Staff,  Ft.  Worth,Tex. 

"J.  M.  Ball,  Quartermaster  General,  Houston,  Tex. 

"John  F.  Easlcy,  Inspector  General,  .-Vrdmore,  Ind.  T. 

"S.  Y.  T.  Knox,  Commissary  General,  Pine  Bluff,  Ark. 

"Perry  Leslie,  Judge  Advocate  General,  Sherman,  Tex. 

"Dr.  L.  A.  Suggs,  Surgeon  General,  Fort  Worth,  Tex. 

"Rev.  W.  J.  Sims,  Chaplain  General,  Chelsea,  Ind.  T. 

"Miss  Virginia  Ball,  Asst.  Com.  Gen.,  Fort  Worth,  Tex. 

"W.  S.  Jarratt,  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

"William  Lightfoot,  Asst.  Q.  M.  Gen.,  Thurber,  Tex. 

"V.  M.  Clark,  Asst.  Q.  M.  Gen.,  Sulphur  Springs,  Tex. 

"Miss  Estclle  Daugherty,  Asst.  Q.  M.  Gen.,  Houston,  Tex. 

"Miss  Louise  D.  Lightfoot,  Asst.  Q.  M.  Gen.,  Thurber,  Tex. 

"W.  E.  W.  Nicholson,  .•Vsst.  Com.  Gen.,  Fort  Worth,  Tex." 

Commander  Tisdal  says  that  "in  appointing  young  lady  as- 
.sistants  a  decided  departure  has  been  made  from  the  rule 
which  has  obtained  under  past  administrations ;  but,  recog- 
nizing the  influence  and  energy  of  the  ladies  in  the  work  of 
the  organization,  and  being  fully  aware  of  the  effort  being 
made  in  sonic  quarters  to  eliminate  Camp  and  brigade  sponsors, 
it  is  deemed  but  a  worthy  tribute  to  the  ladies  to  provide  a 
higher  honor,  if  possible,  as  a  reward  for  their  zealous  work 
in  behalf  of  the  L^nited  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  and 
much  good  is  expected  to  result  from  this  innovation." 


NAME—CONFEDERATE  WAR. 

R.  J.  Hancock,  of  Charlultcsvillc,  \'a.,  lonuerly  captain  of 
Company  D,  Ninth  Louisiana  Regiment,  A.  N.  V..  expresses 
these  sentiments : 

"For  the  life  of  mc  I  cannot  see  why  .Southern  people  do 
not  say  the  'Confederate  war.'  We  say  Mexican  war,  Semi- 
nole war,  Spanish  war,  Boer  war,  etc.,  and  should  call  our 
great  war  by  its  right  name.  The  Civil  War  is  a  misnomer. 
Webster  says  'a  civil  war  is  a  war  between  inhabitants  of  a 
town  or  State.'  Mr.  Jefferson  Davis  said  it  was  a  'War  be- 
tween the  States.'  He  was  right,  but  it  takes  too  much  time 
and  breath  for  that.  Certainly,  we  were  a  band  of  Confeder- 
ates fighting  for  our  rights  and  our  firesides,  and  I  think 
'Confederate  War'  conveys  the  true  meaning  and  is  expressive. 
In  conclusion,  why  does  not  some  son  of  our  Southern  folks 
compose  a  song  to  be  called  'O,  I  am  a  jolly  old  Rebel?'  We 
are  not  all  dead  yet." 


The  Joseph  Louis  Hogg  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  of  Jacksonville, 
Tex.,  will  erect  a  $2,000  monument  in  their  city  park  in  honor 
of  the  Confederate  dead. 


N.  R.  Tisdale,  Commander  of  the  Trans-Mississippi  United 
Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  organized  during  .\ugust  a 
Camp  of  Sons  at  Mt.  Vernon,  with  fifty-four  charter  members. 
R.  T.  Wilkerson  was  chosen  Commander,  and  Z.  R.  Langston 
.■Xdjutant. 

A  Chapter  of  Daughters  was  also  organized,  with  seven- 
teen charter  members.  Miss  Kate  Moore  being  elected  Presi- 
dent, and  Miss  Kate  Schurtlcff,  Secretary. 


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Qoofederate  l/eterai). 


Qoi)federate  l/eteraQ. 

S.  A.  CUXNIXGHAM,  Editor  and  Proprietor.      . 
Office:  Methodist  Publishing  House  Building,  XashviUc,  Tenn. 


This  publication  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  per- 
=ons  who  approve  its  principles  and  realize  its  benefits  as  an  organ  for  Asso. 
-'aliens  throuirhout  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  its  patronage  and  to 
coeperate  in  extending  its  circulation.     Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 


CONFEDERATE    VETERAN    ORGANIZATIONS. 

Comrades  of  the  Confederate  Army  will  remain  loyal  to 
each  other  until  the  last  spark  of  life  flickers  and  is  gone. 
They  are  now  a  power  in  the  land  and  respected  in  propor- 
tion as  they  richly  deserve.  As  business  and  professional 
men  they  are  practical,  and  they  are  expected  to  be  so  in 
the  most  sacred  service  of  their  lives,  but  are  they? 

It  is  time  now  to  begin  such  action  as  will  give  the  or- 
ganization an  honorable  ending.  Who  will  suggest  an  out- 
line? Is  it  possible  that  comrades  will  let  their  Camps  die 
ignominiously?  Won't  the  ofificers— if  any  are  left— or 
other  members  where  Camps  are  doomed  undertake  a  final 
meeting  and  make  formal  declaration  of  the  end?  Let 
these  final  meetings  be  reverential,  and  prepare  suitable  reso- 
lutions for  the  Veteran!  Then  such  members  as  would 
like  to  be  identified  with  the  organization  can  apply  for 
membership  in  other  Camps.  In  this  way  there  would  be 
at  least  a  live  Camp  or  Bivouac,  and  its  members  would  be 
in  line  to  serve  their  comrades  in  Confederate  homes  or 
hospitals  until  all  had  "crossed  over." 

The  policy  of  dropping  out  of  the  organization — Camps 
"going  dead"  informally— is  not  to  our  credit,  and  the  Vet- 
eran pleads  for  the  adoption  of  some  plan  of  honorable 
dissolution.  We  owe  it  to  the  memory  of  those  who  fell  in 
battle  and  those  who  were  faithful  veterans  in  the  organiza- 
tions until  tlieir  death  to  take  some  such  action. 


The  plan  for  perpetuating  the  Veteran  has  not  been  taken 
up,  but  the  proprietor  is  gratified  that  he  proposed  a  method 
so  fair  and  so  practical  for  its  perpetuation.  All  subscrip- 
tions have  been  returned  to  those  good  friends  who  re- 
sponded, and  they  are  to  be  complimented  for  life  just  the 
same  as  if  their  money  had  been  kept.  The  proprietor 
does  not  murmur  that  his  proposition  was  not  more  gen- 
erally accepted  and  cooperation  thereby  secured,  and  he  is 
gratified  that  in  that  matter,  as  in  all  else,  he  has  done  all 
he  could  all  the  time  in  behalf  of  the  people  whose  sacrifices 
in  the  sixties  were  the  greatest  ever  made  for  principle.  He 
trusts  that  inany  more  years  may  be  added  to  his  oppor- 
tunity to  continue  this  noble  work.  In  the  meantime  he 
hopes  that  Sons  and  Daughters  will  inaugurate  soine  meth- 
ods for  perpetuating  the  principles  herein  advocated  after 
the  last  veteran  has  finished  his  course. 


The  Veteran  rejoices  in  the  blessing  that  it  has  pros- 
pered for  over  ten  years,  mainly  on  subscriptions,  and  that 
it  has  ever  been  liberal  in  its  course.  It  has  shown  the 
same  consideration  for  the  poorest  as  for  the  richest.  It  has 
published  a  multitude  of  tributes  to  the  dead,  with  never  a 
cent  of  compensation  except  wherein  the  family  or  friends 
have  bought  copies.  Its  course  has  been  so  liberal  that 
many  a  veteran  has  assumed  that  it  was  furnished  like  a 
pension  fund,  while  every  dollar  and  every  cent  has  been  fur- 
nished by  the  publisher. 

A  recent  letter  illustrates  this.  A  comrade  who  has  been 
sick  in  New  York  at  the  Ashland  House  asks  the  Veteran 


to  mention  kindnesi  to  him  by  the  proprietor,  Mr.  Brock- 
way,  who  .was  an  ofiicer  in  the  Federal  army. 

All  inquiries,  etc.,  are  free ;  hence  comrades  and  a  friendly 
press  might  cooperate  in  this  liberality  to  its  continued  pros- 
perity.   Special  request  will  be  made  of  the  press  soon. 

In  this  connection,  appeal  is  made  to  comrades  who  take 
it  to  remain  steadfast  to  the  end.  Do,  comrades,  have  your 
family  understand  it  to  be  your  wish  to  pay  what  may  be  due 
at  your  death,  if  they  do  not  continue  it,  and  ask  them  to 
send  a  notice  of  your  death.  Failure  to  p.iy  cripples  its  work. 
The  Veteran  is  not  sent  to  any  except  in  the  faith  that  they 
will  pay  from  date  of  expiration;  so  nobody  should  take  ad- 
vantage of  its  liberal  policy  and  then  refuse  to  pay.  While  the 
Veteran  has  succeeded  longer,  without  doubt,  than  any 
other  periodical  in  the  United  States  by  its  subscription — 
save  only  the  story  papers — it  will  be  doomed  eventually  so 
far  as  veterans  are  concerned.  Sons  of  Veterans  and  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy  must  sooner  or  later  take  an  active 
interest  in  it.  Let  us  do  all  Confederate  work  decently  and 
in  order. 


GEN.    J.    E.    B.    STUART. 

Gen.  James  Ewell  Brown  Stuart,  born  in  Patrick  County, 
Va.,  February  6,  1833,  was  the  fourth  son  of  Hon.  Archibald 
Stuart  and  Elizabeth  Letcher  Panil.  The  grandfather  was 
Alexander  Stuart,  Chief  Justice  of  Missouri  and  otherwise  a 
man  of  distinction,  having  fought  in  the  Revolutionary  War 
and  being  conspicuously  heroic  in  the  battle  of  Guilford 
C.  H. 

J.  E.  B.  Stuart  went  to  West  Point  in  1850,  leaving  Emory 
and  Henry  College  (Virginia)  to  accept  the  appointment  from 
Hon.  Mr.  Bocock,  his  representative  in  Congress.  He  gradu- 
ated after  four  years  of  faithful  service  and  study,  and  was 
made  second  lieutenant  in  the  regiment  of  Mounted  Rifles, 
which  regiment  was  then  stationed  in  Texas.  In  1855  he  was 
transferred  to  the  First  Cavalry,  which  was  then  being  or- 
ganized at  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  under  Col.  Edwin  Sumner, 
in  which  he  served  until  the  War  between  the  States.  During  1 
this  time  he  was  in  active  service  against  the  frontier  Indians,  f 
and  also  in  Kansas  during  the  difficulties  originating  there 
with  John  Brown  and  other  such  leaders. 

While  on  leave  of  absence  from  his  regiment  in  1859,  and 
being  in  Washington  City,  he  acted  as  aid  to  Col.  R.  E.  Lee, 
who  was  sent  to  Harper's  Ferry  to  disarm  and  disband  the 
party  of  abolitionists  gathered  there.  It  was  J.  E.  B.  Stuart 
who  demanded  the  surrender  of  the  party  then  holding  "the 
armory,"  and  who  resisted.  He  led  a  body  of  United  States 
Marines  against  the  outlaws,  their  weapon  of  attack  being  a 
very  heavy  iron-shod  ladder.  John  Brown,  of  Kansas,  was 
then  recognized  and  captured.  The  informed  world  knows 
the  results — as  well  as  the  awful  struggle  from  1861  to  1865. 

John  Esten  Cooke  wrote  of  him : 

"Young,  gay,  gallant:  wearing  a  uniform  brilliant  with  gold 
braid,  golden  spurs,  and  a  hat  looped  up  with  a  golden  star 
and  decorated  with  a  black  plume ;  going  on  marches  at  the 
head  of  his  cavalry  column,  with  his  banjo  player  gayly 
thrumming  behind  him ;  leading  his  troops  to  battle  with  a 
camp  song  on  his  lips ;  here  to-day  and  away  to-morrow : 
raiding,  fighting,  laughing,  dancing,  and  as  famous  for  his 
gallantry  toward  women  as  for  his  reckless  courage.  Stuart 
was  in  every  particular  a  singular  and  striking  human  being, 
drawing  to  himself  the  strongest  public  interest  both  as  a  man 
and  a  soldier.  Of  his  military  ability  as  a  cavalry  leader. 
Gen.  Sedgwick  probably  summed  up  the  general  opinion  when 
he  said:  'Stuart  is  the  best  cavalryman  ever  foaled  in  NortK 


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America.'  Of  his  courage,  devotion,  and  many  lovable  traits, 
Gen.  Lee  bore  testimony  on  his  death,  when  he  retired  to  his 
tent  with  the  words :  'I  can  scarcely  think  of  him  without 
weeping.'  Stuart  thus  made  a  very  strong  impression  both 
on  the  people  at  large  and  on  the  eminent  soldiers  with  whom 
he  was  associated.  The  writer  enjoyed  his  personal  friendship, 
and  observed  him  during  a  large  part  of  his  career.  From  the 
first  his  cavalry  operations  were  full  of  fire  and  vigor,  and 
Gen.  J.  E.  Johnston,  under  whom  he  served  in  the  Valley, 
called  him  'the  indefatigable  Stuart.' 

"In  May,  1863,  at  Chancellorsvillc,  when  Jackson  was  dis- 
abled and  Stuart  assumed  command  and  sent  to  ascertain 
Jackson's  views  and  wishes  as  to  the  attack  on  the  next  morn- 
ing, the  wounded  conunandcr  replied :  'Go  back  and  tell  Gen. 
Stuart  to  act  on  his  own  judgment,  and  do  what  he  tliinks 
liest.     I  have  implicit  confidence  in  him.' 

"Stuart's  attack  with  Jackson's  Corps  on  the  ne.xt  morning 
fully  justified  this  confidence.  His  employment  of  artillery  in 
mass  on  the  Federal  left  went  far  to  decide  this  critical  action, 
.\t  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  in  the  preceding  December, 
the  same  masterly  handling  of  his  guns  had  protected  Jackson's 
right  toward  the  Massaponnax,  which  was  the  real  key  to  the 
battle ;  and  in  these  two  great  actions,  as  on  the  left  at  Sharps- 
liurg,  Stuart  exhibited  a  genius  for  the  management  of  artil- 
lery which  would  have  delighted  Napoleon. 

"When  the  Confederate  forces  advanced  northward  in  the 
^unmier  of  1S62,  Stuart's  cavalry  accompanied  the  column, 
.md  took  part  in  all  the  important  operations  of  that  year  on 
the  Rapidan,  the  Rappahannock,  the  Second  Manassas,  Sharps- 
burg,  and  Fredericksburg.  Tn  these  bustling  scenes  Stuart 
.icted  with  immense  energy  and  enthusiasm,  laying  broad  and 
ilec])  his  reputation  as  a  cavalry  officer.  By  incessant  fighting 
:ind  an  ardor  and  activity  which  seemed  to  pass  all  bounds, 
be  had  by  this  time  won  the  full  confidence  of  Gen.  Lee. 

"When  Gen.  Grant  moved  toward  Spottsylvania  C.  H.,  it 
was  Stuart  who,  according  to  Northern  historians,  so  ob- 
structed the  roads  as  to  enable  Gen.  Lee  to  interpose  his  army 
at  this  important  point.  Had  this  not  been  effected,  Rich- 
mond, it  would  seem,  must  have  fallen — Stuart  thus  having  the 
melancholy  glory  of  prolonging  for  an  additional  year  the  con- 
test, ending  only  in  .Xpril,  1865.  His  death  speedily  followed. 
Gen.  Sheridan  turned  against  him  his  own  system,  organized 
on  the  Chickahominy  in  June,  1862.  The  Federal  horse  pushed 
liast  I-ee's  army  to  surprise  Richmond.  Stuart  followed  in 
baste  with  such  force  of  cavalry  as  he  could  collect  on  tlie 
instant.  The  collision  took  place  at  Yellow  Tavern,  near  Rich- 
mond :  and  in  the  engagement  Stuart  was  mortally  wounded, 
and  two  or  three  days  afterwards  expired.  He  fell  defending 
the  capital  in  a  desperate  struggle,  and  came  to  his  death  by 
leckless  exposure  of  himself — his  only  thought  having  been 
10  accomplish  his  end.  .And  as  his  life  had  been  one  of  earnest 
devotion  to  the  cause  in  which  he  believed,  so  his  last  hours 
were  tranquil,  his  confidence  in  the  mercy  of  Heaven  unfailing. 
When  he  was  asked  how  he  felt,  he  said:  'Easy,  but  willing 
10  die  if  God  and  my  country  think  I  have  done  my  duty.' 
His  last  words  were:  'I  am  going  fast  now;  I  am  resigned. 
God's  will  be  done.' 

"Although  his  utter  carelessness  as  to  the  impression  he  pro- 
duced subjected  him  to  many  calumnies,  it  is  here  placed  on 
iccord,  by  one  who  knew  his  private  life  thoroughly  and  was 
with  him  day  and  night  for  years,  that  he  was  in  morals 
among  the  purest  of  men:  a  faithful  husband,  absolutely  with- 
(■ut  vices  of  any  description,  and,  if  not  demonstrative  in  his 
religious  views,  an  earnest  and  exemplary  Christian.  His  love 
for  his  wife  was  deep  and  devoted,  and  on  the  death  of  his 


little  daughter  Flora  he  said  to  me,  with  tears  in  his  eyes : 
'I  shall  never  get  over  it.' 

"When  one  day  some  person  in  my  presence  indulged  in 
sneers  at  the  expense  of  'preachers,'  .supposing  that  the  roys- 
tcring  young  commander  would  echo  them,  Stuart  said  coldly: 
'I  regard  the  Christian  ministry  as  the  noblest  work  in  which 
any  human  being  can  engage.'  He  never  touched  spirits  in 
any  form  during  his  whole  life,  having  promised  his  mother, 
he  told  mc,  that  he  w'Ould  not ;  did  not  use  tobacco  even. 

Feci  mar  Pf.rsonai.  Characteristics. 

"lie  liad  none  of  tlic  mock  dignity  of  small  men  in  com- 
mand, and  s])oke  and  acted  with  entire  naturalness.  Often  his 
utterances  were  full  of  rough  humor.  Having  reported  to  him 
en  one  occasion  that  a  force  of  Federal  cavalry  had  crossed 
the  Rappahannock  below  Fleetwood,  and  were  drawn  up  on 
the  southern  bank,  I  received  from  him  the  order:  'Well,  tell 
Col.  Beale  to  lick  into  'em,  and  jam  'em  right  into  the  river.' 

"At  Fredericksburg,  in  the  evening,  when  one  of  the  officers 
sent  a  courier  to  ask  how  the  battle  was  going,  his  answer 
was :  'Tell  him  Jackson  has  not  advanced,  but  I  have,  and 
that  I  am  going  on,  crowding  'em  with  artillery.' 

"While  conversing  with  him  one  day  in  regard  to  his 
hazardous  expedition  around  Gen.  McClellan's  army  on  the 
Chickahominy,  I  said  that  if  attacked  while  crossing  below  he 
would  certainly  have  been  obliged  to  surrender,  when  his  reply 
was:  'No;  one  other  course  was  left — to  die  game.'  In  these 
straightforward  and  unceremonious  utterances  Stuart  ex- 
pressed his  character,  as  he  worded  it  on  another  occasion,  to 
'Go  through  or  die  trying.' 

"In  camp  he  was  both  a  lovable  and  a  provoking  person ; 
lovable  from  the  genuine  warmth  of  his  character,  and  pro- 
voking from  the  entire  disregard  of  the  feelings  of  those 
around  him,  or,  at  least,  from  his  proneness  to  amuse  himself 
at  any  and  everybody's  expense.  When  the  humor  seized  him. 
he  laughed  at  nearly  everybody.  Gen.  Lee  he  invariably  spoke 
of,  as  he  treated  him,  with  profound  respect,  but  he  even  made 
merry  with  so  great  a  man  as  Jackson,  or  'Old  Stonewall,'  as 
he  affectionately  styled  him.  The  two  distinguished  men 
seemed  to  have  a  sincere  friendship  for  each  other,  which  al- 
ways impressed  me  as  a  very  singular  circumstance  indeed, 
but  so  it  was.  They  were  strongly  contrasted  in  character  and 
temperament,  for  Stuart  was  the  most  impulsive  and  Jackson 
the  most  reserved  and  reticent  of  men.  But  it  was  plain  that 
a  strong  bond  of  mutual  admiration  and  confidence  united 
them.  Jackson  would  visit  Stuart  and  hold  long  confidential 
conversations  with  him,  listening  to  his  views  with  evident  at- 
tention, and  Stuart  exhibited,  on  the  intelligence  of  this  great 
man's  death,  the  strongest  emotion. 

"Stuart's  delight  was  to  have  his  banjo  player,  Sweeney,  in 
his  tent:  and  even  while  busily  engaged  in  his  official  corre- 
spondence he  loved  to  hear  the  gay  rattle  of  the  instrument 
and  the  voice  of  Sweeney  singing,  'Jine  the  Cavalry,'  'Sweet 
Evelina,'  or  some  other  favorite  ditty.  From  time  to  time  he 
would  lay  down  his  pen,  throw  one  knee  over  the  arm  of  his 
chair,  :ind  call  his  two  dogs,  two  handsome  young  setters, 
which  he  had  brought  across  the  Rappahanock,  or,  falling 
back,  would  utter  some  jest  at  the  expense  of  his  staff.  Fre- 
quently he  would  join  in  the  song,  or  volunteer  one  of  his 
own,  his  favorites  being  'The  Bugles  Sang  Truce,'  'The  Dew 
Is  on  the  Blossom,'  and  some  comic  ballads,  of  which  the  one 
beginning  'My  Wife's  in  Castle  Thunder'  was  a  fair  specimen. 
These  he  roared  out  with  immense  glee,  rising  and  gesticula- 
ting, slapping  his  officers  on  the  back,  throwing  back  his  head 
while  he  sang,  and  generally  ending  in  a  burst  of  laughter." 


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C^oofederate  l/eteraj). 


The  foregoing  arc  extracts  from  a  long  and  interesting 
sketch  by  the  beloved  author,  John  Esten  Cooke,  while  the 
concluding  testimony  is  from  one  who  knew  him  most  inti- 
mately : 

"His  sense  of  duty  and  implicit  trust  in  his  God  was  the 
mainspring  of  his  life — a  life  as  pure  and  true  as  a  child's. 
He  never  expected  to  survive  the  war,  and  to  his  wife  he  often 
spoke  of  this,  but  always  with  the  confidence  of  one  ready  for 
the  call  whenever  it  should  come.  His  last  hours  were  marked 
with  the  beautiful  resignation  of  an  earnest  Christian.  The 
one  trial  was  not  having  his  wife  and  two  little  children  with 
him.  He  had  married  in  1855  a  daughter  of  Gen.  P.  St.  George 
Cooke,  of  the  Second  United  States  Dragoons." 


£BBOB.S  IN  JUDGE  JOHN  H.    ROGERS'S  ADDRESS. 

FROM    LETTIili   UI-    SEPTE.Mr.ER   5    BY    THE    AUTIKR. 

In  my  address  delivered  at  the  Confederate  reunion.  New 
Orleans,  in  May  last  are  two  errors.  The  second  line  of  the 
verse  quoted  from  Albert  Pike's  beautiful  poem,  "Every 
Year,'  was  inadvertently  omitted,  and  the  omission  was  not 
discovered  until  the  Veteran  print  appeared.  The  line  omitted 
is  "As  the  loved  leave  vacant  places  every  year." 

The  second  error  relates  to  the  nativity  of  Gen.  David 
Hunter.  He  is  referred  to  as  a  Virginian.  I  was  led  into 
this  error  by  a  Virginia  friend,  generally  well-informed  and 
reliable;  but  as  to  Gen.  Hunter's  nativity  he  was  mistaken. 
To  be  sure,  as  to  the  facts,  I  wrote  to  the  War  Department, 
and  am  advised  that  his  war  record  shows  he  was  born  in 
Washington,  D.  C;  but  the  information,  except  as  to  his 
birth,  which  I  got  from  the  War  Department,  was  very 
meager.  So,  at  the  suggestion  of  a  friend,  I  wrote  to  a 
relative  of  Gen.  Hunter's,  and  from  him  received  a  letter,  the 
contents  of  which  I  am  prepared  to  use,  and  which  will 
prove  of  historical  interest.  He  writes  as  follows  from 
Washington,  D.  C.  June  22.  1903: 

"My  Dear  Judge:  Gen.  David  Hunter,  who  figured  in 
the  Shenandoah  Valley  in  Virginia  during  the  late  Civil 
War,  was  the  son  of  the  Rev.  Andrew  Hunter,  who  was 
a  Presbyterian  minister  and  a  professor  in  the  Union 
Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton,  N.  J.  Andrew  Hunter 
(Gen.  David's  father)  was  born  in  York,  Pa.,  and  I  don't 
think  ever  lived  in  Virginia,  although  his  father  (David 
Hunter,  who  had  been  an  officer  in  the  British  Army  during 
the  Frendh  and  Indian  wars)  removed  to  the  county  of 
Berkeley,  then  in  Virginia,  now  in  West  Virginia,  late  in 
life,  after  all  his  children  were  born  and  well  grown.  At 
that  time  Andrew  Hunter  (Gen.  David's  father)  was  a 
grown  man,  and  took  part  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and 
was  publicly  thanked  by  Gen.  Washington  for  his  gallant 
service  in  the  battle  of  Monmouth.'  Gen.  David  Hunter's 
mother  was  Mary  Stockton,  a  daughter  of  Richard  Stock- 
ton, one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
from  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  and  his  grandmother,  so  I 
have  heard,  was  a  daughter  of  Witherspoon,  another  signer. 
Gen.  David  Hunter's  branch  of  the  family,  or  rather  his 
father's  branch,  has  always  been  known  as  the  Jersey  branch 
of  Hunters  as  distinguished  from  the  Virginia  Hunter.s, 
and  the  aforesaid  David's  antecedents  cannot  be  classed 
as  Virginian — his  father  having  been  born  in  York,  Pa., 
and  he  himself  either  in  Princeton  or  Washington.  It  is  a 
source  of  deep  regret  and  mortification  to  the  Virginia 
Hunters  that  Gen.  David  Hunter  brought  disgrace  upon  an 
honorable   name   by   his   barbarous   conduct    while   in   com- 


mand in  the  \'alley,  although  it  will  be  found  by  an  examina- 
tion of  the  official  reports  that  Sheridan  and  Milroy  were 
as  bad,  and  in  some  respects  worse. 

"Did  you  know  that  Gen.  Grant  issued  the  order,  gener- 
ally attributed  to  Sheridan,  to  destroy  mills,  barns,  crops, 
etc.,  so  that  a  crow  in  flying  over  the  valley  would  have  to 
take  its  own  provender?  Hunter's  infamy  consisted  in  se- 
lecting his  own  relatives  as  the  victims  of  his  torch — among 
them  being  the  Hon.  Alex  R.  Boteler,  whose  wife  was  a 
Miss  Stockton  and  a  relative  of  his,  whose  beautiful  home 
near  Shepherdstown  he  burned  to  the  ground,  and  the  fine 
residence  of  my  Uncle  Andrew  Hunter,  near  Charleston, 
Jefferson  County,  Va.  Andrew  Hunter  last  named  was  the 
representative  of  the  State  in  the  prosecution  of  old  John 
Brown  and  his  accomplices  in  the  Harper's  Ferry  raid. 

"In  Volume  II.  of  Sherman's  'Memoirs,'  pages  128,  129, 
will  be  found  a  letter  written  by  H.  W.  Halleck,  Major  Gen- 
eral and  Chief  of  Staff,  from  Washington,  D.  C,  to  Gen. 
Sherman  at  Atlanta,  in  which  he  says :  'I  do  not  approve  of 
Gen.  Hunter's  course  in  burning  private  houses  or  uselessly 
destroying  private  property.  That  is  barbarous.'  I  do  not 
think,  however,  that  anything  which  either  Sheridan,  Milroy, 
or  Hunter  did  in  the  Valley  of  Virginia  or  elsewhere  could 
possibly  exceed  in  wanton  and  ingenious  cruelty  Sherman's 
gleeful  account  of  the  barbarous  conduct  of  his  own  army  in 
Georgia." 


ANNIHILATION  OF  COMPANIES. 

BV   W.    H.    WISE,    CHESTER,   S.    C. 

My  regiment — the  Twenty-Third  South  Carolina,  a  part  of 
Evans's  Brigade — was  ordered  from  the  coast  of  South  Caro- 
lina to  reenforce  those  tried  old  veterans  of  Virginia  who  had 
met  the  enemy  at  Manassas,  at  Yorktown,  and  around  Rich- 
mond, impressing  them  with  the  fact  that  to  overrun  the 
South  would  be  no  child's  play.  We  joined  them  in  time  for 
Second  Manassas,  where  my  company  (F)  went  into  the  bat- 
tle with  some  forty  or  forty-five  men  and  came  out  with  only 
seven  or  eight  unhurt.  The  others  were  killed  or  wounded. 
When  we  went  into  the  Boonesboro  fight  two  of  our  company 
some  to  care  for  the  disabled,  there  were  only  four  of  us  in 
the  ranks,  without  a  commissioned  officer  of  the  company. 
When  we  went  into  the  Boonesboro  fight  two  of  our  regiment 
were  wounded  by  the  same  shell  early  after  starting  into 
action,  and  soon  after,  while  lying  down  upon  the  line,  my 
only  comrade  was  killed  by  a  Minie  ball.  Therefore  I  was 
left  alone  to  stand  for  old  Company  F. 

From  Boonesboro  we  fell  back  to  Sharpsburg,  where  we 
held  the  enemy  in  check  some  four  days,  and  amid  my  asso- 
ciates there  I  found  a  man  from  Company  G,  whose  experi- 
ence was  similar  to  mine.  We  gave  each  other  all  the  con- 
solation we  could  under  the  trying  circumstances.  The  regi- 
ment, in  number,  was  not  more  than  a  company.  When  we 
recrossed  the  Potomac  and  got  back  into  Virginia  and  the 
incomparable  Lee  halted  his  weary  men  to  recuperate,  within 
a  few  days  some  twenty  men  stood  with  me  on  other  fields. 


Stonewall  Jackson's  Sister. — At  Columbus,  O.,  Septem- 
ber 3,  the  Thirty-Second  O.  V.  I.,  after  a  reunion,  marched 
in  a  body  to  a  local  sanitarium,  and  gave  flowers  to  Lena 
Jackson  Arnold,  a  sister  of  Gen.  "Stonewall"  Jackson,  the 
Confederate  leader.  She  was  a  Union  sympathizer,  and  in 
1864  nursed  members  of  the  Ohio  regiment  at  Beverly,  Va., 
where  she  then  lived. 


Qoijfederate  l/eterai>. 


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HOOD'S   TEXAS  BRIGADE. 

Gen.  Hood's  famous  battle  at  Gaines's  Mills,  'Va.,  in  June, 
1862,  when  he  gallantly  led  the  I<"ourlh  Texas  Infantry  through 
McClellan's  lines,  was  fought  all  over  again  at  a  meeting  of 
tlie  few  survivors  of  Hood's  Brigade  during  the  reunion. 
Every  soldier  of  that  gallant  brigade  is  proud  of  the  name. 

At  the  time  that  the  battle  of  Gaines's  Mill  was  fought. 
Gen.  Hood  had  advanced  to  the  rank  of  brigadier  gemral, 
but  he  had  promised  his  old  command,  the  Fourth  Texas, 
that  he  would  lead  them  in  the  first  great  battle  that  they 
fought.  True  to  his  promise,  he  rode  into  the  Fourth's  camp 
on  the  day  of  the  battle  and  told  his  comrades  that  he  had 
come  to  keep  his  promise.  Seeing  a  weak  spot  in  McClellan's 
lines,  which  every  one  else  had  seemingly  overlooked,  he 
moved  that  single  regiment  against  the  Federals,  and  gained 
a  signal  victory. 

A  welcome  member  among  the  survivurs  was  that  splendid 
veteran,  J.  G.  Wheeler,  the  m,  n  who  gave  the  famous  cry, 
"Lee  to  the  rear!"  in  the  Wilderness.  Though  there  has  been 
frequent  discussions  as  to  who  caught  Gen  Lee's  bridle  on 
this  memorable  occasion,  it  seems  to  be  generally  conceded 
that  Capt.  Harding  was  the  first  to  reach  the  horse's  head, 
ind  yet  he  admits  that  one  or  two  others  had  lain  hands 
nil  the  animal.  But  there  was  little  discussion  at  the  New 
Orleans  meetinii  regarding  Wheeler's  action,  when  thi-  cry 
ran  down  the  line,  and  was  maintained  with  such  persistence 
that  Gen.  Lee  accepted  the  position  and  withdrew. 

Mr.  John  G.  Wheeler,  with  a  widowed  mother  and  a  young- 
er brother  (the  latter  of  whom  became  a  lieutenant  governor), 
emigrated  to  Texas  from  Gunter's  Landing,  Ala.,  when  a 
mere  youth.  When  the  war  broke  out.  he  enlisted  with  the 
lerrj'  Rangers,  and  saw  active  service  in  Tennessee  and  Vir- 
.;inia  until  his  health  gave  down,  necessitating  a  furlough, 
after    prolonged    confinement    in    the    hospital    at    Nashville. 


J.   G.    WJIEF.LER. 

With  the  furlough  he  repaired  to  his  adopted  home  in  Texas 
lo  regain  his  shattered  health.  Later  he  joined  the  Tom 
Greene  Rifles,  and  returned  to  the  heart  of  the  war,  losing 
his  left  arm  near  the  shoulder  in  the  Battle  of  the  Wilderness. 
!•* 


Mr.  Wheeler  returned  to  Austin  and  was  elected  county  court 
clerk  of  Travis  County,  of  which  office  he  was  deprived  soon 
thereafter  by  the  carpetbag  administration,  and  he  therefore 
began  teaching  school.  Mr.  'V\'heeler  began  merchandising 
soon  after  his  marriage  to  Miss  Margaret  Brown,  of  San 
Antonio  at  Manor,  near  Austin,  and  has  ever  since  been  a  most 
successful  merchant  at  that  place.  Although  having  but  one 
arm,  Mr.  Wheeler  has  always  been,  and  is  yet,  a  crack  shot, 
and  shooting  quail  is  his  favorite  recreation.  He  uses  a  No.  16 
Parker,  bringing  it  to  his  left  shoulder  stump  very  dexterously, 
notwithstanding  he  is  a  man  now  verging  upon  three  score  and 
ten.  Besides  himself,  his  family  consists  of  a  wife,  two  boys, 
and  five  girls.  Mrs.  Stanley  Cooney,  of  Nashville,  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Johns,  of  Chicago,  and  Mrs.  W.  P.  Rector,  of  Manor,  are  the 
married  daughters.  Mr.  Wheeler  seldom  converses  about  the 
War  between  the  States,  but  certain  it  is  that  there  never  lived 
a  braver  soldier  nor  a  truer  citizen  than  John  G.  Wheeler,  of 
Manor,  Tex. 

President  Davis's  .Account  of  It. 
Dr.  J.  W.  Sharp,  of  Grenada,  Miss.,  says  of  the  event : 
"Comrade  Lockhart,  of  Pine  Bluff,  .\rk.,  in  giving  an  ac- 
count of  an  event  on  the  plank  road  May  6,  1864,  in  which  a 
soldier  in  one  of  Hood's  divisions  took  hold  of  Gen.  Lee's 
bridle  and  turned  his  horse's  head  to  the  rear,  says  he  was 
also  at  Spott.sylvania  on  the  12th  of  May,  and  if  an  incident 
of  this  kind  occurred  there  he  never  heard  of  it.  I  was  as- 
sistant surgeon  of  Harris's  Mississippi  Brigade,  and  on  the 
field  at  the  time,  and  such  an  incident  did  occur.  President 
Davis  says  in  his  'Rise  and  Fall  of  the  Confederate  Govern- 
ment,' Vol.  n.,  page  521  :  'Johnson's  line  had  been  broken, 
and  at  this  time  and  place  a  scene  occurred  of  which  Missis- 
sippians  are  justly  proud.  Col.  Venable,  of  Gen.  Lee's  staff, 
was  sent  to  bring  Harris's  Mississippi  Brigade  from  the  ex- 
treme right.  Gen.  Lee  met  the  brigade  and  rode  at  its  head 
until  under  fire,  and  the  soldiers  invoked  him  to  go  back.  Lee 
said :  "If  you  will  promise  me  to  drive  those  people  from  our 
works,  I  will  go  hack."  The  brigade  shouted  the  promise.' 
Col.  Venable  afterwards  wrote:  'Never  did  a  brigade  .go  into 
a  fiercer  battle  under  greater  trials;  never  did  brigade  do  its 
duty  more  nobly.'  " 

An  Eyewitness  to  Lee's  Offer  to  Le.\d. 

Fred  J.  V.  LeCand,  Vicksburg.  Miss.,  writes :  "I  note  what 
W.  G.  Lockhart  says  (page  268,  July  Veteran)  about  Gen. 
R.  E.  Lee  offering  to  lead  Hood's  Brigade  on  May  6,  1864. 
I  accept  his  statement  as  true.  I  notice,  however,  that  he 
doubts  the  statement  so  frequently  made  that  Lee  proposed  to 
lead  Harris's  Brigade  of  Mississippians  on  the  12th  of  May 
at  Spottsylvania.  I  a.'sert  that,  for  I,  with  many  others  yet 
living,  witnessed  it.  I  would  give  the  scene  if  it  had  not  been 
so  frequently  and  truthfully  told.  I  could  yet  prove  it  by 
many  eyewitnesses.  A  private  soldier  can  hardly  be  sup- 
posed to  see  or  hear  of  all  that  occurred  along  a  line  of  battle. 
I  am  firmly  convinced  that  Gen.  Lee  did,  on  two  or  more  oc- 
casions, propose  to  lead  brigades  into  battle.  Our  brigade  was 
in  the  first  line  which  charged  into  the  works  that  day;  and 
part  of  the  Sixteenth  Mississippi  occupied  the  spot  where  the 
white  oak  tree  was  felled  by  bullets." 

Comrade  I.eCand  was  of  Company  G,  Twelfth  Mississippi 
Regiment,  and  is  Commander  Natchez  Camp,  No.  20.  U.  C.  V. 

Ver.sion  of  J.  P.  Manuel.,  Nokesville,  Va. 
I  see  in  the  June  \'eteran.  page  268,  some  criticisms  of  a 
statement  that  appeared  in  the  December  Veteran  of  ig02  in 
regard  to  "Gen  Lee  to  the  Rear,"  saying  nothing  but   truth 


394 


Confederate  l/ete-ap. 


should  go  in  history.  Now  there  is  nothing  in  that  statement 
that  appeared  in  the  December  issue  but  truth.  The  incident 
occurred  on  the  morning  of  the  12th  of  May,  1864,  at  what 
was  afterwards  known  as  the  bloody  angle,  and  just  after  the 
capture  of  Johnson's  Division  at  the  salient  angle  of  our 
works.  Our  brigade,  which  was  composed  of  the  Thirteenth, 
Thirty-First.  Forty-Ninth,  Fifty-Second,  and  Fifty-Eighth 
Virginia  Regiments,  and  at  one  time  commanded  by  "Extra" 
liiliie  Smith,  the  Governor  of  Virginia,  at  this  critical  mo- 
ment with  Lee's  army  cut  in  two  and  one  division  captured. 
We  were  marched  into  position  and  formed  in  line  just  in  the 
rear  of  our  breastworks,  then  in  possession  of  an  overwhelm- 
ing force  of  Yankees,  and  it  was  at  this  moment  that  Gen. 
Lee  rode  through  the  right  of  the  Forty-Ninth  Virginia  Regi- 
ment, of  which  I  was  a  private,  and  took  off  his  hat.  If  he 
spoke,  I  did  not  hear  him.  Some  one  shouted,  "Gen.  Lee  to 
the  rear!"  and  the  whole  command  joined  in  with  "Gen.  Lee  to 
the  rear!"  Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon  then  said,  "General,  these  men 
r.re  Virginians.  They  have  never  faltered,  and  you  won't 
now.  will  you,  boys?'  and  a  shout  went  up,  "No,  no."  Gen. 
Gr-'lon  then  turned  Gen.  Lee's  horse  around  and  gave  the 
order  to  charge,  and  I  do  not  believe  there  was  ever  a  grander 
charge  made.  We  had  about  twenty-five  hundred  men,  and 
it  is  >aid  that  we  took  twenty-seven  hundred  prisoners. 


THE  LAST  FLAG  THAT  FELL. 

Many  claims  have  been  put  forth  for  the  youngest  soldier 
of  the  Confederacy,  and  some  very  young  patriots  have  been 
brought  to  light.  C.  T.  Dudgeon,  of  Port  Lavaca,  Tex., 
writes  that  Dr.  C.  W.  D.  McNeil,  of  that  place,  born  in  May, 
1848,  was  mustered  into  the  Confederate  service  in  October, 
1861,  as  private  in  Company  H,  Fourth  Georgia  Regiment. 
He  was  transferred  to  Fanning's  Battalion  in  March,  1862,  and 
^erved  till  the  close  of  the  war,  being  paroled  April  30,  1865. 

A  special  act  of  bravery  was  performed  by  Comrade  McNeil 
during  the  battle  of  West  Point,  Ga.  At  the  time  he  was  ser- 
geant on  the  stafJ  of  Gen.  R.  C.  Tyler,  and  at  6  a.m.  on  April 
16  he  hoisted  on  high  the  Confederate  flag  of  Fort  Tyler  for 
the  last  time.  At  about  11  a.u.  the  cry  arose  that  the  rope 
h.ad  been  severed  by  a  fragment  of  shell.  The  next  instnnl 
the  little  sergeant  was  seen,  climbing  up  the  pole  like  a  sq  lir 
rel,  amid  shot  and  shell,  a  hatchet  in  his  belt  and  two  staple^ 
between  his  teeth.  "Come  down !  Come  down !"  is  the  cry 
of  a  dozen  voices  or  more;  but  on  he  climbed  until  the  rope 
was  reached,  when  he  readjusted  the  flag  and  with  his  staples 
nailed  the  rope  to  the  pole.  Then,  waving  his  cap  in  triumph 
to  the  enemy,  he  slid  down  the  pole.  A  yell  rose  from  the 
boys  in  the  fort,  and  Gen.  Tyler  patted  him  on  the  head  and 
commended  him  for  his  bravery.  He  was  then  placed  in  com- 
mand of  the  skirmishers  at  the  bridge,  and  told  to  hold  it  for 
two  hours  if  possible.  He  held  it  for  five  hours  with  only 
nine  men. 

Comrade  Dudgeon  quotes  from  Pollard's  "History  of  the 
War,"  page  723,  that  "the  memorable  defense  of  West  Point 
was  made  in  a  small  work.  Fort  Tyler,  about  a  half  mile  from 
the  center  of  the  town.  Firing  continually  with  cannon  and 
rifles,  the  enemy  slowly  and  cautiously  approached  the  gallant 
little  band  of  heroes  until  within  about  twenty  steps  of  them. 
Then,  with  loud  yells,  they  attempted  to  scale  the  works,  but 
were  repulsed  and  held  at  bay  until  all  the  ammunition  in  the 
fort  had  been  exhausted,  and  then  the  brave  and  gallant  men 
inside  the  fort  hurled  stones  and  even  their  unbayoneted  guns 
upon  them.  The  Confederate  flag  was  never  hauled  down  nor 
any  white  flag  hoisted.  The  flag  pole  had  to  be  cut  down  in 
order  to  get  the  flag. 


THE  SWORD  OF  COL.  JOHN  M.  STONE. 

BY  JESSIE  T.   M.MTHEWS,  lUKA,   MISS. 

"  'Tis  shrouded  now  in  its  sheath  again, 
It  sleeps  the  sleep  of  the  noble  slain. 
Defeated,  yet  without  a  stain." 

After  remaining  in  the  hands  of  the  erstwhile  enemy  for 
nearly  thirty-eight  years,  the  sword  of  the  gallant  colonel  of 
the  Second  Mississippi  Regiment  has  been  restored  to  the  keep- 
ing of  his  widow.  The  sword  presented  to  Col.  Stone  when 
captain  of  the  luka  Rifles  by  Col.  Terry  was  bent  at  the  first 
battle  of  Manassas,  so  this  was  the  second  he  had  used  during 
the  war.  He  had  been  to  Mississippi  for  recruits,  and  while 
returning  to  Virginia  was  captured  with  eight  hundred  other 
returning  soldiers  at  Salisbury,  N.  C,  April  12,  1865,  by  Stone- 
man's  command.  The  Confederates  were  taken  to  Blowing 
Rock  prison  and  turned  over  to  Kirk.  The  prisoners  vtrere 
plundered  by  Kirk's  men.  It  is  related  that  they  became  so 
accustomed  to  such  experiences  that  a  Yankee  soldier  could 
turn  a  man  over  with  his  foot  and  search  his  pockets  without 
rousing  him.  It  was  at  this  time  that  Col.  Stone  declared ; 
"If  I  am  ever  released,  I  will  fight  as  I  never  fought  before." 
Wilson,  of  the  famous  raid  fame,  came  up  with  the  prisoners, 
and  one  of  his  men,  Morris  W.  LeShure,  now  of  Ohio,  secured 
Col.  Stone's  sword.  Although  he  does  not  explain  how  he,  a 
private  soldier,  took  the  sword  of  an  officer,  Mr.  LeShure  de- 
scribed Col.  Stone  in  a  general  way,  and  identified  a  picture  of 
him  as  the  owner  of  the  sword,  thus  leaving  little  doubt  that 
it  belonged  to  Col.  Stone. 

Many  inexplicable  things  were  done  by  Federal  soldiers  at 
the  close  of  the  war,  deeds  that  could  not  be  sustained  by  any 
code  of  civilized  warfare.  Col.  Stone  advertised  for  his  sword 
many  years  ago,  but  received  no  tidings  of  it.  Mr.  LeShure 
says  he  saw  the  advertisement,  but  kept  silent,  not  wishing  to 
give  the  sword  up.  With  advancing  years,  however,  his  feel- 
ings changed,  and  a  desire  to  live  by  the  golden  rule  prompted 
him  to  make  inquiry  through  the  Secretary  of  State  of  Mis- 
sissippi for  Col.  Stone  or  any  member  of  his  family.  This 
act  on  his  part  led  to  a  correspondence  which  resulted  in  the 
sword's  being  forwarded  to  Mrs.  Stone. 

The   return   of  the  sword  was  the  act  of  a   friend,   not  an 
enemy.     Mr.  LeShure  concluded  a  private  letter  thus : 
"Under  the  sod  and  the  dew, 
Waiting  the  judgment  day. 
Love  and  tears  for  the  Blue, 
Tears  and  love  for  the  Gray." 

SWORD  OF  COL.  ENGLEDOW. 

On  June  the  2-tth  there  was  a  public  installation  of  of- 
ficers and  barlieeue  dinner  by  Dixie  Lodge  .\.  F.  and  A. 
M.  of  Troup,  Tex.,  also  a  masterly  address  "On  the  Order" 
by  Dr.  liidley,  of  Mineola.  A  large  number  of  the  broth- 
erhood, with  their  families  and  invited  guests,  were  pres- 
ent. On  this  occasion  the  sword  of  their  deceased  broth- 
er. Col.  W.  n.  Engledow,  which  had  been  in  the  lodjj:- 
since  1866,  was  presented  to  his  son,  J.  E.  Engledow.  The 
presentation  was  made  by  Col.  Engledow's  old  companion 
in  arms,  the  valiant  Confederate  veteran,  Lieut.  John  C. 
Tarbutton,  who  spoke  of  the  g.illant  and  meritorious  serv- 
ices of  his  comrade  and  his  continued  iiromotion,  dwelling 
especially  on  his  conduct  at  Mansfield  and  Pleasant  Hill, 
Col.  Engledow  being  severely  wounded  near  the  close  of 
the  last  named  battle,  but  remaining  with  his  regiment 
tntil  the  field  was  won.  The  presentation  wns  responded 
to  bv  the  grateful  son. 


Qoi^federate  l/eterai). 


395 


PiiiDE  OF  THE  Veteran's  Son  —A  Lbshon. 

"1  reoeivu  the  sword  most  gladly;  with  truest,  heartfelt 
thankfulness,  with  loftiest  and  most  fervent  pride.  I 
assure  you  that,  with  its  proud  history  and  noble  associa- 
tions, it  will  be  sacredly  treasure.!. 

"1  am  proud  of  this  sword,  my  fritnds — proud  of  it 
because  it  was  my  father's;  proud  of  it  because  it  was 
bravely  wielded  in  a  glorious  cause;  proud  of  it  because 
it  so  long  found  a  useful  and  h.  )nored  place  in  old  Dixie 
Lodge;  proud  of  it  because  it  comes  to  me  at  last  from 
tlie  hands  of  my  father's  comrades  and  my  own  personal 
friends. 

"To  me  this  occasion  should  be  must  aus|)icious.  This 
presentation  by  your  most  honorable  bndy — tlie  soldier, 
llie  sword,  the  lodge,  the  friends,  with  the  thousand  en- 
dearing memories  clustering  about  them,  do  me  honor. 
T  feel  their  uplifting  and  inspiriting  influence;  and  had 
I  the  grasp  of  ]>ower  to-day,  a  response — such  a  response 
as  only  such  an  occasion  coiild  insiiirc — should  find  its 
utterance. 

"I  offer  no  apolog.y  for  the  tribute  which  I  too  shall 
offer  to  the  memory  of  my  father.  Unhappily.  I  was  at 
an  early  age  deprived  of  his  parental  care  and  counsel; 
but  I  remember  him  as  a  man  of  marked  integrity,  honest 
and  upright,  and  most  tmselfish  in  all  his  life  and  char- 
acter. A  zealous  and  devoted  Mason,  a  splendid  citizen 
and  gallant  soldier.  Out  in  the  coll.  bleak  world,  though 
long  consigned   to  his   silent   grave,   lie  yet  lived  to  me. 


COL.   ENGLEDOW. 

KnJiii  .Til  nil  ;inil>rolvpt*. 

Wherever  my  footsteps  wandered  I  found  th<jse  who  knew 
him,  and  his  honored  name  was  my  passport  to  their  love 
and  confidence.  This  was  my  legacy,  a  heritage  I 
would  not  exchange  for  many  another  of  gold  and  silver 
and  lands  and  precious  stones.  In  ever\  relation  of  life 
he  stands  a  giant  upon  my  memnry's  page,  but  that  in 
which  in  my  vision  he  grows  sublimely  grand  is  the  r61e 
of  Confederate  soldier — n  Confederate  soMier  who  wore 
a   scar. 

"Even  now  mcthinks  T  can  catch  the  rustle  of  the  stars 
and  bars  as  they  floated  out  proudly  over  the  glistening 


sands  of  old  KnoxviUe.  I  can  hear  the  drum's  1  ud  beat, 
the  fife's  shrill  notes,  and  the  steady  tramp  of  the  soldier 
boys  as  they  marched  out  and  on  and  'over  the  hi. Is  and 
far  away' — some  never  to  return;  some  to  come  back 
after  that  fearful  struggle  wounded,  broken  in  health 
and  fortune,  to  fight,  like  heroes  again,  agaiu.'-t  the  clouds 
and  storms  of  adversity,  but  sjon  to  be  gathered  to  that 
'Bivouac  of  the  Dead,'  wliere  the  'sclJier  sleeps,  his  war- 
fare o'er,  and  dreams  of  battlefields  no  m.re.'  Others 
there  were  who  came  tripping  homewa  d,  the  bloom  and 
flush  of  vigorous  manhood  still  upon  them,  again  to  don 
their  ■•.nor,  and  with  courage,  constancy,  and  heroism 
that  had  immortalized  their  soldier-life  to  go  in  and  con- 
quer the  more  peaceful  yet  strenuous  pn  blems  in  civic 
life.  And  many  of  these  are  now  resting  with  their  com- 
rades in  the  snow-white  tents  'beyond  the  river.'  A  few, 
alas  how  few!  of  this  Gideon's  glorious  band  are  left'to  us, 
and  whose  'hearts  .like  muflleil  drums  are  beati  g  funeral 
marches  to  the  grave.' 

"The  Texas  soldier  proved  his  valor  and  prowess  ujjon  a 
hundred  fields.  From  the  mountains  and  caflons  of  New 
Mexico  to  the  dark  and  blootly  ground  of  Kentucky  and 
Tennessee,  from  the  ports  of  Galveston  and  Sabine  Pass — 
from  the  bajous  of  Louisiana  to  the  'high  tide'  at  Gettys- 
burg. It  was  given  to  this  little  band  with  their  com- 
rades of  Walker's  Texas  Division  to  stand  in  the  breach 
where  two  mighty  armies  were  converging  for  the  inva- 
sion of  our  own  fair  land  of  Texas.  Right  well  did  they 
fight  back  these  Goths  and  Vandals  from  our  shore.s. 
Right  well  did  they  save  our  land,  our  homes,  our  fire- 
sides, from  their  desecration.  Had  not  these  intrepid  men 
of  Walker  and  Green  and  Morton  turned  and  in  their 
might  hurled  back  these  hordes  of  devastation,  there  hail 
been  another  story  of  ruin  and  rapine  and  desolation, 
another  picture  of  the  'Pillar  of  fire  by  night  and  the 
clouds  of  smoke  by  day;'  another  song  had  been  sung,  and 
'Marching  throtigh  Georgia'  had  found  its  comnanicn 
note  in  Texas.  There  were  greater  battles  than  Mansfield 
and  Pleasant  Hill  and  .Tenkin's  Ferry,  and  the  numerous 
other  engagements  in  which  these  men  took  p:irt,  but  none 
more  bravely  fought  and  gloriously  won,  few  more  de- 
cisive, and  none  so  vitally  momentous  to  the  welfare  and 
security  of  our  beloved  Texas.  All  honor  to  these  men. 
I  am  glad  they  were  privileged  to  stand,  as  it  were,  at  the 
verj'  threshold  of  our  homes  and  preserve  inviolate  this 
Lone  Star  State  from  the  iron  heel  of  the  ruthless  invader. 

"But  lately  1  stood  w  ithin  the  sacred  precincts  of  that 
Palladium  of  Southern  pride  and  Southern  honor  and 
Southern  traditions,  the  beautiful  city  that  g.ive  so  much 
of  its  heart's  love  and  heart's  blood  to  the  cause  it  wor- 
shiped. Dear,  devoted  old  New  Orleans,  stripped  and 
plundered  and  maimed  and  sorely  wounded  by  the  red 
hand  of  war,  an  1  even  when  the  fiat  'Let  there  be  peace' 
had  gone  forth  to  know  no  peace,  but  yet  to  suffer,  her 
iprostrate.  form  still  tortured  by  the  insatiate  foe.  The 
occasion  was  the  Reunion.  Then  and  there  I  met  the 
heroes  of  the  sixties,  and  when  I  looked  into  their  cour- 
ageous and  undaunted  faces  and  remembered  that  my 
father  was  a  soldier,  and  marched  and  fought  by  the  side 
of  these  God-like  men.  I  felt  that  I  tno  had  a  part  in  this 
great  scene — a  part  that  no  band  of  earth  could  take  from 
me. 

"My  friends,  you  whose  fathers  battled  so  courageously 
in  this  awful  conflict,  let  us  resolve  that  this  interest  shall 


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be  maintained  and  perpetuated.  1  marvel  that  we  can  be 
so  listless,  so  callous,  so  unappreciative  of  the  glories  our 
fathers  haTe  bequeathed  us,  who  for  four  long  years  stood 
up  against  such  odds  as  war  had  never  known'  before, 
while  the  sabers  clashed  and  the  muskets  rattled  and  the 
cannon  thundered — 'and  all  the  world  wondered.' 

"The  Confederate  soldier  is  fast  becoming  the  proto- 
type of  courage  and  daring  and  bravery  and  constancy 
and  all  the  attributes  that  make  the  proudest  of  the 
world's  military.  And  when  the  verdict  of  the  nations 
shall  be  uttered,  the  apotheosis  of  mighty  soldierhood 
shall  stand  forth  invested  with  the  'gray  jacket"  Ci  the 
Confederate  veteran. 

"And  the  South  shall  have  her  epic  too;  some  pen  shall 
j-et  strike  upon  her  fierj'  shield,  and  fortli  there  shall 
spring  an  Iliad  to  go  radiating  down  the  ages.  Our  chil- 
dren shall  drink  from  this  well  of  Southern  chivalry;  and 
the  time  shall  come  when,  if  we  would  look  up  some 
bright  and  beautiful  page  that  our  children  may  recite 
or  declaim  on  commencement  day,  we  still  shall  find 
'.Sheridan's  Eide' — let  it  stand,  but  on  another  page  tTiere'll 
be  words  to  call  up  the  gigantic  shadow  of  Stonewall 
Jackson  hovering  over  the  Shenandoah.  And  there  will 
be  a  beautiful  poem,  bringing  to  our  transported  vision 
the  immortal  Lee  as  when  in  the  awful  stress  and  crisis 
of  battle  he  rode  forward  and  asked  that  he  might  lead 
the  Texas  Brigade  to  the  charge  and  victory.  We  take 
up  this  volume  again  and  find  as  of  j'ore  page  after  page 
concerning  the  great  and  good  Lincoln — it  is  well.  But, 
we  may  turn  again  and  from  its  fairest  may  gather  gems 
and  pearls  and  jewels  and  heaven's  rarest  flowers  from 
out  the  life  of  that  other — that  great  soldier,  brilliant 
statesman,  noble  patriot,  and  Christian  gentleman,  Jef- 
ferson Davis. 

Whence  cometh  the  light?     Where  sounds  this 
iliriam's  song? 

Who  eometh  over  the  hills 

Her  garments  with  morning  sweet, 

The  dance  of  a  thousand  rills 

Making  music  at  her  feet? 
"  'Tis  the  fair,  bright  daughter  of  the  Confederacy. 
She  who  shall  stand  like  'Liberty  enlightening  the  world.' 
and  from  her  glowing  torch  shall  gather  an  aurora  of 
truth  resplendent.  True  to  the  traditions  of  Southern 
womanhood — a  priestess  in  the  tem^Jle  of  Mars;  an  angel 
by  the  bed  of  the  wounded  and  dying,  she  yet  goes  on 
(he  erstwhile  bloody  field,  and  from  its  funeral  trenches 
garners  the  bones  of  the  fallen  braves,  and  over  them 
raises  the  snow-white  tablet  of  love's  memorial.  Keep- 
ing her  tireless  vigil  beside  the  vestal  fires  of  Southern 
history;  no  alien  hand  to  mar  its  knightly  pages  until 
truth  one  day  shall  stand  before  her  and  take  from  her 
pure  white  hands  its  bi-illiant  annals  to  weave  a  chaplet 
that  shall  forever  glorify  this  Southland. 

"And  now,  my  friends,  again  I  thank  you.  I  take  this 
sword  fresh  from  your  noble  temple.  Where'er  I  be  it 
shall  find  lodgment  upon  the  altar  of  my  home  and  my 
heart — not  as  the  fond  and  broken-hearted  mother  who 
gathers  up  the  little  relics  and  mementoes  of  her  sweet 
dead  child  anon  to  goin  secret  and  weep  over  them — but 
up  among  my  most  precious  heirlooms,  up  on  the  wall 
beside  my  dearest  family  pictures  it  shall  hang,  and  when 
each  day  I  look  upon  it  I  shall  think  of  the  man  who  wore 
it,  of  the  cause  for  which  he  drew  it,  of  the  altar  where  it 


rested;  and  may  these,  the  man,  the  cause,  the  consecra- 
tion inspire  me  to  'do  noble  things — not  dream  them  all 
day  long.'  And  my  children  too,  when  they  shall  have 
heard  its  splendid  story,  shall  look  upon  it  proudly  and 
shall  see  here  an  ideal,  a  bright  ideal — an  ideal  that  knows 
no  path  but  honor's." 

EARLY'S    STRENGTH    AT    'WINCHESTER. 

BY    MAJ.    S.\MUEI.   J.    C.    MOCRE. 

The  battle  of  Winchester  between  Gen.  Early  and  Gen. 
Sheridan  was  fought  September  19,  1864.  In  the  Federal  re- 
ports it  is  called  the  "Battle  of  the  Opequon,"  the  name  of  a 
creek  about  five  miles  from  Winchester,  where  the  battle  began. 
Recently  an  article  on  this  battle  appeared  in  a  publication, 
evidently  written  by  one  not  conversant  with  the  facts  and 
who  doubtless  gatliered  his  information  from  some  Northern 
history,  stating  that  Early  had  from  30,000  to  3S,ooo  troops, 
when  in  fact  he  did  not  have  over  one-third  of  that  number. 
Maj.  S.  J.  C.  Moore,  who  was  Gen.  Early's  inspector  gen- 
eral and  whose  duty  it  was  to  know  the  strength  of  Gen. 
Early's  army,  writes  the  following  in  reply: 

"I  was  at  that  time  a  member  of  Early's  staff,  acting  as 
assistant  inspector  general  of  the  army,  and  when  Col.  A.  S. 
Pendleton  was  killed  at  Cedar  Creek  I  succeeded  him  as 
adjutant  general  of  the  army.  I  mention  these  facts  merely  to 
indicate  that  I  was  in  a  position  to  know  what  I  now  affirm. 
Sometime  before  the  19th  a  large  part  of  his  army  was  with- 
drawn from  the  Valley  and  ordered  to  Richmond  to  take  part 
in  the  defense  of  that  city  and  Petersburg. 

"After  his  defeat  at  Winchester,  Kershaw's  Division  was 
ordered  back,  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek. 
Instead  of  having  30,000  or  35,000  men  on  the  19th,  his  army 
consisted  of  8,000  infantry,  about  2,000  cavalry,  and,  including 
the  artillery,  did  not  exceed  11,000  men. 

"With  this  small  army  he  held  his  position,  repulsing  every 
attack  upon  his  line  from  sunrise  until  4  p.m.,  about  which 
time  Sheridan's  cavalry  came  up  the  Martinsburg  road  in 
overwhelming  force  and  gained  his  rear,  and  thus  the  defeat 
was  caused. 

"In  the  morning  some  four  hundred  or  more  of  the  Yankees 
were  taken  prisoners,  among  them  a  staff  officer  who  had  on 
his  person  the  moniing  report  of  Sheridan's  cavalry  of  a  day 
or  two  before  the  battle,  which  was  brought  to  Gen.  Early 
on  the  field.  It  showed  11,500  men  present  for  duty,  a  very 
large  part  of  whom  were  massed  when  the  advance  was  made 
on  the  Martinsburg  road.  Sheridan's  army  has  been  esti- 
mated at  from  40,000  to  45,000  men.  I  hope  you  will  publish 
this  statement  in  justice  to  the  old  general  and  his  gallant 
army." 

Pennsylvania  Maid  Detected  Confederates  Bathing. — 
A  Confederate  residing  near  Springfield,  Tenn.,  is  the  re- 
ported author  of  a  good  story  from  Lee's  campaign  into  Penn- 
sylvania. "It  was  just  before  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and 
our  regiment  was  camped  on  the  suburbs  of  a  pretty  Pennsyl- 
vania town.  A  small  river  was  near  the  camp,  and  one  after- 
noon I  suggested  to  some  boys  in  my  company  that  we  take  a 
swim.  They  took  to  the  idea,  and  likewise  to  the  water,  in 
quick  time.  There  were  no  houses  in  the  immediate  vicinity, 
but  on  a  hillside,  about  half  a  mile  away,  an  old  spinster  re- 
sided. We  had  been  swimming,  and  enjoyed  it,  when  a  boy 
trudged  into  camp  in  search  of  the  captain  with  a  note  from 
the  old  maid,  which  read:  'Dear  Sir:  I  wish  you  would 
order  your  men  out  of  the  river.  I  can  see  them  plainly 
through  my  brother's  field  glasses.' " 


Qopfederats  l/eterai). 


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THE  CHARACTER  OF  ROBERT  E.  LEE. 

On  an  occasion  for  honoring  the  memory  of  Gen.  R.  E.  Lee, 
Curtis  Guild,  Jr.,  said : 

"Judgment  is  a  product  of  the  reason.  Sincerity  is  an  at- 
trihute  of  tlie  soul.  We  may  leave  to  the  historians  the  ques- 
tion of  Lee's  judgment,  but  no  man  alive  or  dead  has  the  right 
to  question  Lee's  sincerity.  His  fame  is  Virginia's,  his  life  and 
love  were  the  Confederacy's ;  but  those  memories  of  consum- 
mate military  skill,  of  devoted  and  utter  self-sacrifice,  of  pa- 
triotic duty  performed  in  defeat  as  in  victory,  belong  not  to 
Virginia  nor  to  the  South  alone,  but  to  the  United  States  of 
America.     .     .     . 

"You  remember  the  master  of  strategy  and  tactics,  whose 
most  wonderful  victory  at  Chancellorsville  was  saddened  only 
by  the  loss  of  his  great  lieutenant.  You  remember  the  brave, 
patient,  uncomplaining  soul,  who,  on  the  bitter  evening  of  his 
great  defeat,  had  no  word  of  comment  or  criticism  but  those 
historic  sentences  of  noble  self-abasement :  'I  alone  am  to 
blame.    The  order  to  attack  was  mine.' 

"You  remember  the  soldier  whose  devotion  to  the  cause  he 
loved  was  neither  blind  nor  brutal.  You  remember  the  an- 
tagonist who  never  by  word  or  epithet  converted  the  doctrine 
(if  opposition  into  the  gospel  of  hate 

CONTHAST  AT  HoME-GoiNG  OF  THE  TwO  ArMIES. 

"If  credit  is  due  to  the  Northern  soldier  who,  returning  to 
liis  home  victorious,  quietly  took  his  place  as  a  citizen  in  the 
industrial  army,  credit  is  due  to  the  Southern  soldier  who. 
without  the  uplift  of  succcsss,  with  an  incentive  that  has  led 
'  ther  men  to  outlawry,  returned  in  too  many  cases  not  to  a 
liomc  but  to  a  ruin,  set  in  the  midst  of  an  impoverished  land, 
and  bravely  started  life  afresh  with  nothing  but  his  two  hands 
and  the  scarred  soil  of  the  fields." 

Comrade  Thos.  \V.  CoUey,  of  Abingdon,  Va.,  calls  atten- 
tion to  a  few  errors  in  his  sketch  of  lieu.  \Vm.  E.  .Tones,  on 
])ages  20(1-207,  of  .Tune  VnTKRjVN.  The  name  Cook  is  used 
instead  of  Crook,  the  Federal  commander,  and  that  it 
was  Gen.  Crook  instead  of  (Jen.  Junes  that  ret'  'ated  into 
We.st  Virginia. 


PREACHING  VS.   PRACTICE. 

It  is  easy  to  sit  in  the  sunshine 

And  talk  to  the  man  in  the  shade; 
It  is  easy  to  float  in  a  well-trimmed  boat, 

.'\nd  point  out  the  places  to  wade. 

But  once  we  pass  into  the  shadows, 

VVe  murmur  and  fret  and  frown. 
And  our  length  from  the  bank,  we  shout  for  a  plank. 

Or  throw  up  our  hands  and  go  down. 

It  is  easy  to  sit  in  your  carriage, 

And  counsel  the  man  on  foot ; 
But  get  down  and  walk,  and  you'll  change  y<nir  talk 

As  you  feel  the  peg  in  your  boot. 

It  is  easy  to  tell  the  toiler 

How  best  he  can  carry  his  pack; 
But  no  one  can  rate  a  burden's  weight 

Until  it  has  been  on  his  back. 

The  upcurlcd  mouth  of  pleasure 

Can  prate  of  sorrow's  worth  ; 
But  give  it  a  sip.  and  a  wrytr  lip 

Was  never  made  on  earth. 

— Ella  Whcelci    UTrc.r 


COL,  J,    B,    HIBB, 


COL.   JOSEPH  B.  BIBB  AND  HIS  REGIMENT. 
Col.  Bibb  has  been  written  about  by  a  comrade,  who  said  of 
him  and  his  regiment : 

"It  is  most  fitting  to  make  record  in  the  Veteran  of  Col.  J. 
B.  Bibb,  who  commanded  the  Twenty-Third  Alabama  Infan- 
try. He  was  the  most  conspicuous  member  of  his  distin- 
guished family  in 
the  War  between  the 
States,  Bibb  Coun- 
ties in  Alabama  and 
Georgia  were 
named  in  honor  of 
his  direct  ances- 
tors. His  wife  is 
the  ardent  Daugh- 
ter of  the  Confed- 
eracy who  s  u  c- 
cceded  her  mother, 
Mrs,  Sophia  Bibb, 
in  the  Indies'  Me- 
morial Association, 
though  unhappily, 
through  ill  health, 
has  been  unable  to 
do  what  she  would 
for  the  past  year 
or  so.  It  was  in 
her  home  that  so 
m  a  n  y  welcomes 
were  given  to  Pres- 
ident Davis  and  fannly  during  and  after  tlic  War  between  tht; 
States,    Their  relations  as  friends  were  most  ardent. 

"No  body  of  men  ever  reflected  more  honor  upon  the  State 
ihan  the  brave  soldiers  of  Pettus's  Brigade.  No  regiment  ever 
made  a  finer  record  than  the  dear  old  Twenty-Third  Alabama 
under  the  devoted  patriot  and  heroic  soldier,  Col,  J.  B,  Bibb, 
His  influence  over  his  men  was  marvelous,  and  his  personal 
magnetism  was  always  on  the  side  of  right  and  justice.  It 
has  truly  been  said  of  him  that  'no  knightlier  soldier  ever 
drew  blade  in  defense  of  his  native  land.'  The  South  abounds 
in  such  examples,  but  old  Confederates  will  be  iiardoned  for 
cherishing  every  incident  in  the  career  of  their  own  com- 
manding officers.  A  few  days  before  the  ordinance  of  seces- 
sion was  passed.  Gov,  Moore  called  for  volunteers  to  take 
possession  of  Fort  Morgan.  A  number  of  patriotic  citizens 
formed  an  association  called  'The  Minute  Men.'  These  prompt- 
ly offered  their  services  and  were  organized  into  a  company 
called  the  Montgomery  Rifles.  J.  B.  Bibb  w'as  elected  cap- 
tain, Judge  Keys  and  Mr.  Keys,  his  brother  lieutenants,  and 
Dr.  J.  B,  Gaston,  surgeon,  Ben  Yancey,  son  of  the  distin- 
guished orator  William  L.  Yanccy,"held  the  oflice  of  sergeant, 

"After  the  return  of  the  popular  Capt,  J,  B.  Bibb,  he  quickly 
raised  six  companies  and  accepted  a  proposal  from  Col,  F,  K. 
Beck  to  unite  their  forces.  Thus  was  formed  the  Twenty- 
Third  Regiment,  which  immediately  entered  active  service  in 
1861.  Col.  Beck  was  wounded  at  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  and 
compelled  to  remain  at  home  until  1864.  During  that  period 
Lieut.  Col.  J.  B.  Bibb  was  acting  commanding  officer  of  the 
regiment.  .\  short  time  after  Col.  Beck's  return  to  his  post 
he  was  killed  by  an  explosion  of  a  shell  from  a  Federal  bat- 
tery. At  Missionary  Ridge  this  brigade  fought  like  mad 
heroes,  their  ranks  being  terribly  thinned.  \X  Rcsaca  we  suf- 
fered heavy  losses,  but  maintained  a  position  in  front  of  Sher- 
man all  the  way  to  Atlanta  and  Jonesboro,  losing  brave  men 
in  every  encounter.     Marching  with  Hood  into  Tennessee,  our 


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forces  were  engaged  at  Columbia  and  Nashville  and,  guarding 
the  rear  of  the  sternly  retreating  army,  it  moved  into  the 
Carolinas.  The  Twenty-Third  was  greatly  depleted  by  such 
continuous  service.  At  the  reorganization  in  North  Carolina 
a  remnant  of  another  brave  regiment  was  consolidated  with 
it  and  the  gallant  Col.  Bibb  was  retained  in  command. 

"Gen.  S.  D.  Lee  made  special  mention  of  the  superb  charge 
of  this  regiment  at  Columbia,  Tenn.  Col.  Bibb  led  his  in- 
trepid men  across  the  pontoon  bridge  under  the  scathing  fire 
of  the  enemy  and  captured  the  Federal  battery  in  the  trium- 
phant charge,  where,  heedless  of  himself,  to  quote  Gen.  Lee, 
he  nobly  'won  his  spurs.'  The  Twenty-Third  Alabama  fought 
the  last  of  its  many  battles  at  Bentonville,  having  followed  the 
dear  old  flag,  its  beacon  light,  through  glory  and  gloom,  dur- 
ing the  four  long  years  of  bloody  war ;  and  when  its  folds 
were  sadly  furled  the  remnant  returned  to  their  desolate, 
ruined  homes,  having  lost  all  save  honor — aye,  unsullied  honor. 
vk-hich  will  shed  its  effulgent  halo  around  the  sons  of  the 
Southern  Confederacy  until  'the  stars  grow  pale.' 

"A  short  time  after  the  promotion  of  Col.  Bibb,  Gen.  Joseph 
E.  Johnston  made  application  for  his  appointment  as  brigadier 
general,  which  he  was  only  prevented  from  receiving  bythe  clojc 
of  war.  He  was  in  active  service  during  the  entire  war,  with 
the  exception  of  one  period  of  severe  iJIness  and  when  he  was 
detailed  by  Gen.  Kirby  Smith  to  preside  over  the  court-martial 
held  in  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  for  the  trial  of  Federal  spies  who, 
wearing  Confederate  uniforms,  had  seized  a  steam  engine  at 
Chattanooga,  leaving  the  cars  filled  with  Confederate  troops 
en  route  for  the  seat  of  war.  They  were  captured  by  several 
brave  men  who  pursued  them  on  a  hand  car.  Their  names,  if 
possible  to  obtain,  should  be  enrolled  on  a  scroll  of  honor. 
Col.  Bibb,  against  the  earnest  remonstrance  of  his  physician, 
returned  to  the  army  before  he  had  recovered  his  strength  suf- 
ficiently to  walk  without  a  cane.  Many  friends,  wishing  to 
prevent  his  return  to  active  duty,  nominated  him  for  the  legis- 
lature, and  a  delegation  met  him  at  the  station,  where  his  regi- 
ment was  en  route  from  Mobile  to  the  Army  of  Tennessee. 
Thoy  urged  his  acceptance  on  the  score  of  equal  usefulness 
at  home,  but  he  resisted  all  inducements  and  arguments  and 
wil'mgly  offered  himself  upon  the  altar  of  the  Confederacy. 

"He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Nashville  and  borne  from 
the  field  with  bleeding  lungs,  which  were  never  healed.  Be- 
sought by  his  officers  and  surgeon  to  leave  the  service,  he  re- 
fused, saying:  'The  Confederacy  has  need  of  all  her  sons,  and 
death  is  preferable  to  defeat."  With  the  valiant  men  of  Gen. 
Stevenson's  Division,  in  command  of  his  gallant  regiment,  he 
fought  the  last  battle  at  Bentonville.  He  returned  home  in  an 
ambulance  the  greater  part  of  the  way,  and  never  regained  his 
health.  He  died  in  1869  of  consumption  caused  by  the  wound 
received  at  Nashville  and  the  subsequent  exposure  and  hard- 
ships of  camp  life — which  only  the  Confederate  soldier  knew — 
and  murmured  not,  'because  it  was  all  our  poor  country  could 
do.' 

"Col.  Bibb  was  buried  in  his  Confederate  uniform,  which 
had  been  preserved  at  his  own  request  for  that  purpose.  His 
riderless  army  horse  was  led  by  his  faithful  army  servant  as 
his  old  comrades  bore  him  to  his  last  resting  place  in  Oakwood 
cemetery.  As  the  cortege  passed  on,  tears  fell  from  eyes  un- 
used to  weeping,  for  one  of  llie  bravest  and  noblest  of  men  had 
pasted  from  earth  to  join  the  liost  invisible. 

'To  live  in  hearts  wc  leave  behind  is  not  to  die.'  " 

Mrs.  J.  M.  P.  Ochenden,  who  sends  the  foregoing,  adds : 
"The  flag  of  the  noble  Twenty-Third  is  in  po.ssession  of  the 
State,  among  the  relics  so  carefully  preserved  by  our  gifted 
historian,  Hon.  Thomas  E.  Owen,  at  the  State  Capitol." 


THE  PORTRAIT  OF  FORREST. 

An  occasion  of  very  notable  interest  at  Nashville,  Tenn., 
was  the  unveiling,  with  appropriate  ceremonies,  in  the  State 
Capitol  of  a  life-size  portrait  of  the  famous  Confederate  cav- 
alry general,  Natlian  Bedford  Forrest,  painted  for  the  State  by 
Mr.  Hankins.  .Among  the  distinguished  company  present  were 
a  number  of  veterans  who  followed  the  thrilling  fortunes  of 
the  "Wizard  of  the  Saddle"  through  the  war,  including  Capt. 
John  W.  Morton,  the  present  Secretary  of  State  of  Tennessee, 
who  was  his  chief  of  artillery;  Maj.  Charles  W.  Anderson 
of  Murfreesboro,  his  adjutant  general;  and  Capt.  William  M, 
Forrest,  of  Memphis,  his  son  and  aid-de-camp. 

Capt.  Morton,  the  chairman  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
pass  upon  the  skill  and  fidelity  of  the  artist,  after  stating  that 
the  portrait  was  satisfactory,  said :  "Long  after  the  gray- 
haired  veterans  of  the  Confederate  army  shall  have  passed 
away,  and  when,  as  far  as  possible,  all  errors  have  been  elim- 
inated and  expunged  from  the  pages  of  a  history  that  will 
shine  with  truth  alone,  a  glorious  constellation  will  ever 
brighten  the  Confederate  heaven.  It  will  be  an  empyrean  of 
exalted  memories,  where  the  brightest  of  these  fixed  stars 
will  beam  in  their  appropriate  places,  differing  from  one  an- 
other in  their  peculiar  glory,  but  all  in  all  a  lustrous  revelation 
of  the  valor,  the  virtues,  and  the  genius  of  our  great  com- 
manders. In  the  zenith  of  this  grand  constellation  the  first 
and  largest  will  be  a  trinity  of  stars.  The  greatest  and  cen- 
tral luminary  will  send  forth  earth-wide  rays,  brilliant  beyond 
all  others,  but  shining  everywhere  with  softened  radiance. 
The  other  two,  dift"erent  of  element  but  satisfying  the  sense  of 
admiration-,  will  disclose  each  its  own  particular  brightness  to 
the  right  and  left  of  the  splendid  central  star :  one,  Sirius- 
like,  with  far-flashing  radiance,  as  though  it  were  a  light  di- 
vine from  a  Christian  warrior's  shield ;  the  other,  with  the 
rich,  dazzling,  lurid  that  seems  to  fling  lightnings  of  defiance 
to  the  sun's  fiercest  rays  from  the  burnished  shield  of  a  daimt- 
less  heart.  Robert  E.  Lee,  Stonewall  Jackson,  Bedford  For- 
rest !  The  first  preeminent  by  reason  of  a  superlatively  noble 
nature,  an  exalted  purity  of  character  combined  with  a  just 
and  world-wide  fame  as  the  illustrious  commander  of  incom- 
parable armies  that  loved  him  with  a  love  as  near  adoration 
as  ever  blessed  a  mortal ;  the  other  two  startling  the  solitudes 
of  space  and  making  the  chasms  of  time  to  echo  and  echo  again 
with  their  matchlessly  adroit  and  marvelously  swift  achieve- 
ments. Jackson  prayed  and  marched  and  prayed  and  fought. 
Forrest,  like  a  ruthless  besom  of  destruction,  made  the  air 
lurid  with  his  maledictions  as  he  hurled  himself  .pon  the  foe. 
He  was  indeed  the  "Wizard  of  the  Saddle,"  sii;  reliant  and 
aggressive  with  the  conscious  power  of  one  who  ;;;ways  knew 
when,  how,  and  where  to  strike.  Without  military  training,  he 
forced  his  way  from  the  ranks  of  the  company  in  which  he 
enlisted  and  sprang  to  fame  as  a  commander  of  fighters,  as 
complete  and  brilliant  as  ever  reflected  honor  upon  any  school 
of  arms.  We  picture  him  one  spring  morning  at  reveille, 
taking  his  place  in  the  ranks  with  comrades  who  barely  knew 
his  nanie.  and  four  years  later  a  lieutenant  general,  the  re- 
splendent and  fiery  star  whose  fame,  whose  deeds,  and 
whose  genius  were  and  ever  will  be  the  themes  of  eager  dis- 
cussion in  every  camp  and  school  where  military  skill  and 
!cience  enlist  a  thought." 

At  the  conclusion  of  Capt.  Morton's  remarks,  Mrs.  Lulu  B. 
Epperson,  the  gifted  and  beautiful  daughter  of  a  gallant  Con- 
federate soldier,  drew  the  cords  of  the  Confederate  flag  which 
covered  the  portrait — the  flag  of  the  Thirty-Second  Tennessee, 
stolen- at  Fort  Dgnelso^l  and  secured  from  a  pawn  shop  in  Ohio 


Confederate  l/eterai), 


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when  the  life-sized  figure  and  martial  features  of  the  great 
cavalry  general  were  revealed  in  vivid  colors  and  the  audience 
burst  into  enthusiastic  applause. 


SPIRIT    OF    SOUTHERN    WOMANHOOD. 

It    is    uiulcrsloiid    tlial    Mary    AndcrsiMi    may    return    to    the 
stage.     In  discussing  it  with  a  leading  stage  manager,  she  said; 


ONE   ANNIVEBSABY   FOR  LEE   AND   JACKSON. 

BY    .U:i)GK    JOHN    i\.    I-YLK,    WACO,    TEX. 

"1  cannot  lefer  to  Lee  without  mention  of  his  great  com- 
panion and  friend,  Stonewall  Jack.' on.  Never  two  men  in  the 
world  were  such  great  complements  of  each  other.  Never  two 
men  who  had  more  admiration  for  each  other."  (Senator 
Daniel,  in  a  lecent  lecture  at  Baltimore.) 

Reading  this  gave  me  pleasure  and  suggested  a  thought 
which  I  send  to  the  Confederate  Veteran  for  the  considera- 
tion of  comrades.  It  is  this:  As  Lee  and  Jackson  were  in 
life  so  united — twins  as  it  were— in  their  fame  and  service, 
why  not  celebrate  the  igth  of  January  as  "Lee  and  Jackson 
Day?"    Let  it  be  observed  by  Confederates  everywhere. 

They  were  so  united  in  life  that  the  thought  of  one  in- 
stinctively suggests  the  other.  Why.  then,  separate  them  in 
our  acts  of  devotion  ? 

It  is  appropriate  to  celebrate  the  19th  of  January  as  the 
amiiversary  of  Jackson's  biith.  He  may  have  been  born  on 
that  day.  Mrs.  Jackson,  in  her  life  of  him,  says  that  he  was 
born  in  January,  1824.  but  that  the  e.xact  day  is  uncertain,  as 
the  family  Bible  was  destroyed  in  a  conllagration  that  con- 
sumed his  father's  residence  and  the  record  of  his  birth. 

January  21,  which  has  been  named,  is  somewjiat  guesswork. 
With  this  uncertainty  it  would  seem  appropriate  to  designate 
the  igth  as  the  anniversary  of  his  birth. 

Comrades,  let  us  do  it.  Read  Col.  Henderson's  life  of 
Jackson  and  see  how  he  weaves  Lee  and  Jackson  into  almost 
one  man,  and  you  will  not  hesitate  a  moment.  Parts  of  the 
book  sound  like  a  life  of  Lee,  so  harmonious  were  the  two 
great  leaders  in  all  their  movements. 

[The  Veteran  suggests  that,  as  Mrs.  Jackson's  birthday  is 
July  21.  if  there  were  no  other  leason,  she  might  sentimentally 
have  designated  January  21,  it  being  exactly  a  divide  of  the 
yeai  from  her  birthday,  and  the  day  that  he  was  named 
"Stonewall."] 


MARY   ANDERSON. 

"If  I  should  consent  to  coine  to  ."Kmerica  at  all.  it  would  be 
for  the  benefit  of  my  fellow-artists  who  have  been  less  fortu- 
nate than  I,  and  who  need  the  advice  and  assistance  of  one 
who  has  had  the  advantages  which  I  have  been  fortunate 
enough  to  enjoy.  If  I  do  come,  I  shall  .spend  my  time  in  an 
efi'ort  to  help  those  who  need  it  most,  those  who  have  real 
tnleiit  and  are  struggling  for  recognition  from  the  public." 

BLANKS  FOR  WAR  RECORD. 

CoiVi-.t'c  J.  J.  Wolfender,  Commander  of  the  Newbcrn 
I  N.  C. )  Camp,  sends  the  Veteran  a  blank  gotten  out  by  his 
Cari:p— n'j  by  18  inches— as  a  suggestion  for  other  Camps. 
The  plan  is  headed : 

1X61  VV.\R  RF.CORIV  1865 

Ca.mi'  NEwnr.RV,  No.  1162. 


Xaiii-: 


Bon;- 


.      \inicrc- 


Thc  date  of  enlistment,  company,  rcginuut,  rank,  etc.,  all 
have  proper  blank  spaces.  Then  with  ample  blank  spaces 
there  are  on  the  left-hand  margin:  Transferred.  Promoted, 
Battles  Engaged  in.  Cajitured,  Wounded,  Surrendered,  with 
When  and  Where,  Present  Residence,  Died  When. 

The  silicet  seems  larger  than  necessary.  If  it  were  10  by  12 
inches,  and  neatly  |)repared,  such  a  record  would  merit  neat 
flaming.  Indeed,  a  handsomely  engraved  heading,  with  the 
Confe<lerate  flags  in  colors,  might  be  prepared  for  all  appli- 
cants. The  Veteran  would  checrfidly  cooperate  in  this  if 
many  comrades  would  like  it. 


JUDGE   J.    N.    LVLE,  -WACO,   TEX. 


The  Cul  J    R    liuford,  page  414,  should  be  Binford. 


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Qorjfederate  Ueterai>< 


WORTHY   WORDS   AT   SHERMAN   REUNION. 

W.  L.  Sanfukd's  Address  to  the  Veteiians. 

[Delivered  in  the  Courthouse  Square  during  the  reunion  of  the  Tex  is  Division.] 

It's  hardly  necessary  for  me  to  state  that  I  am  not  an  ex- 
Confedcrate  soldier ;  nevertheless  I  am  proud  to  say  that  I 
came  from  a  sire  and  grandsire  who  were  deeply  loyal  to  tl:'. 
South  in  the  hour  of  her  supremest  agony,  and  from  my 
mother's  breast  I  drank  a  love  and  loyalty  to  the  South — 
a  love  for  her  sun-crowned  hills  and  fragrant  valleys,  her 
genial  skies  and  murmurous  streams,  a  loyalty  to  her  glorious 
past,  her  bright  present,  and  her  hopeful  future,  that  life  only 
feeds  and  death  only  can  quench! 

There  are  within  our  gates  to-night  the  remnant  of  the 
most  incomparable  army  that  ever  swept  to  battle,  an  army 
whose  inspiration  was  the  noblest  cause  that  ever  lighted 
the  path  to  immortality  and  whose  leaders  were  the  most 
splendid  types  of  exalted  manhood  that  ever  crowned  a  nation 
with  the  glory  of  their  deeds;  and  as  I  gaze  into  your  faces 
there  flashes  before  my  eyes,  like  some  vast  panorama,  all  the 
things  that  I  have  heard  and  all  the  things  that  I  have  read 
of  that  great  tragedy  that  filled  the  land  with  graves  and 
robed  the  nation  in  mourning;  and,  remembering  your  heroic 
bearing,  both  amid  the  tumult  of  war  and  the  subsequent  day.s 
of  peace,  I  thank  God  from  the  depths  of  my  heart  for  my 
part  of  the  rich  heritage  you  have  bequeathed  to  all  the  sons 
and  daughters  of  the  South. 

It  is  both  refreshing  and  hopeful  to  witness  a  scene  like 
this,  when  for  a  season  the  people  of  all  classes  and  ages  and 
sexes,  of  every  religious  creed  and  political  faith,  putting 
behind  them  their  various  diflferences,  have  gathered  in  har- 
monious assemblage  to  honor  a  grent  cause,  to  recall  tlie 
events  of  a  glorious  past  that  holds  nothing  but  proud  mem- 
ories, to  rehearse  scenes  of  pathos  and  heroism  whose  im- 
partial recital  till  the  end  of  time  will  give  to  history  its 
brightest  pages,  and  with  reverential  hands  to  lay  on  the 
shrine  of  the  illustrious  dead  the  richest  garlands  of  faith  and 
devotion.  Next  to  the  cross  of  Christ,  humanity  hath  no 
holier  Mecca  than  the  grave  of  an  honest  soldier  who  died 
for  a  principle  he  held  as  right.  There  the  mother  may  bring 
her  children  and  teach  them  the  loftiest  object  lesson  of  pa- 
triotism and  duty.  There  men  may  come  and  in  sweet  com- 
munion with  the  spirits  of  the  immortal  dead  may  gather  new 
hope  and  new  faith,  new  courage  and  new  inspiration  to  meet 
the  manifold  obligations  of  life.  To  my  mind  there  is  some- 
thing strikingly  significant  in  these  annual  reunions  of  Con- 
federate soldiers  to  manifest  their  unshaken  faith  and  death- 
less allegiance  to  a  cause  which  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century  has  slumbered  in  the  shroud  of  defeat.  From  times 
immemorial  triumphant  nations  have  celebrated  the  anni- 
versaries of  great  victories,  have  marked  with  appropriate 
emblems  the  battlefields  where  their  armies  were  triumphant, 
and  have  perpetuated  the  martial  deeds  of  their  countrymen 
in  columns  of  marble  and  arches  of  granite.  But  history 
does  not  record  another  instance  where  a  people,  overwhelmed 
in  defeat,  their  government  overthrown,  their  armies  beaten 
and  disbanded,  their  homes  burned,  their  fields  laid  waste, 
and  every  hope  buried,  have  through  years  of  sorrow  and 
- .-'v»rsity  clung  with  unwavering  devotion  to  the  justice  of 
that  cause,  though  accepting  with  sublime  resignation  the 
adverse  judgment  of  war,  raising  memorial  stones  where 
their  battling  legions  met  disaster,  weaving  the  blossoms  of 
each  returning  spring  into  wreaths  to  strew  on  the  graves  of 
their  fallen  comrades,  and  with  a  loyalty  akin  to  worship  cling- 
ing to  the  chieftains  who  led  them  to  defeat. 


England  celebrates  the  triumph  of  Waterloo,  and  Prussia 
exults  in  the  memory  of  Sedan,  but  France  tries  to  forget 
them  both.  Our  own  proud  nation  keeps  alive  the  mem- 
ories of  Bunker  Hill  and  New  Orleans,  but  England  would 
blot  them  from  history.  But  Gettysburg  and  Appomattox 
are  as  sacred  to  the  South  as  to  the  North,  for  there  the 
flower  of  Southern  chivalry,  dazzling  the  world  with  glorious 
deeds  of  arms,  laid  down  its  life  in  defense  of  a  stainless 
cause!  We  would  not  forget  them  if  we  could!  I  say  there 
is  something  significant  in  these  annual  reunions  which  grow 
to  my  mind  in  language  more  eloquent  and  forceful  than  ever 
fell  from  the  lips  of  mortal  man  of  the  righteousness  and 
justice  and  immortal  life  of  that  cjuse.  The  principle  for  the 
recognition  of  which  you  struggled  so  long  and  suffered  so 
much  will  yet  triumph.  It  will  rise  again.  Not  with  bristling 
ranks,  and  rattling  musketry,  and  thundering  artillery ;  not 
amid  the  pomp  and  horror  of  war;  but  in  a  golden  time  of 
peace  it  will  take  root  and  grow  in  the  minds  and  hearts  of 
your  children,  and  in  the  political  doctrines  which  they  shall 
leach ;  and  in  the  Federal  laws  of  the  land  it  will  find  an 
abundant  expression. 


When  Christ  expired  upon  the  cross  of  Calvary,  declaring 
that  he  would  rise  from  the  grave,  the  Jews  mocked  and  the 
Roman  soldiery  laughed  him  to  scorn.  They  rolled  a  stone 
before  his  sepulcher,  and  sealed  it  with  a  Roman  seal  and 
guarded  it  with  a  Roman  watch.  But  in  God's  appointed  time 
he  broke  the  shackles  of  death  and  the  grave,  and  in  triumph 
caine  forth  the  Saviour  of  lost  mankind.  When  the  sov- 
ereign rights  of  States  was  crucified  upon  the  cross  of  war 
at  Appomattox,  the  world  declared  it  dead;  but  the  prophecy 
went  forth  that  I  here  would  be  a  glorious  resurrection.  And 
that  imperishable  principle  which,  inwrapped  in  the  cere- 
ments of  dishonor,  has  lain  in  the  tomb  of  the  years,  in  times 
of  oppression  and  affliction  will  shatter  the  chains  of  error 
and  prejudice  and  come  forth  strong  in  life  and  power  to  save 
the  State  and  preserve  the  liberties  of  the  people;  and  grate- 


W.    L.   SANFORD. 


W.  L.  Sanford  was  born  in  Kentuclty,  and  grew  up  to  manhood  in  Augusta, 
Ga.  He  was  educated  in  Alabama  and  Virginia;  went  to  Texas  in  18S5,  and 
has  been  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  at  Sherman  ever  since. 


C^opfederati^  l/eCera.7 


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ful  humanity  will  come  with  chaplets  of  adoration  and  praise 
to  crown  the  faithful  keepers  who  guarded  the  holy  sepulcher 
wherein  it  slept! 

A  gentleman  for  whom  I  entertain  a  high  regard  said  that 
he  had  served  faithfully  four  years  in  the  Confederate  army, 
believed  in  the  justice  of  the  cause  for  which  he  had  fought, 
and  was  still  loyal  to  the  interests  of  the  South ;  but  when 
the  war  ended  he  laid  away  his  musket  and  went  home  to  his 
family  and  his  business,  determined  to  "let  the  dead  past  bury 
its  dead."  He  believed  these  reunions  kept  alive  a  spirit  of 
animosity  and  prejudice,  and  were  therefore  productive  of 
more  harm  than  good.  This  gentleman,  like  many  others, 
through  lack  of  information  on  the  subject  and  through  in- 
difference, has  failed  to  comprehend  the  object  of  the  Con- 
federate Association  and  the  good  which  it  has  accomplished. 
Far  from  perpetuating  an  ignoble  sentiment,  the  army  and 
camp  reunions  both  North  and  South  have  done  more  to 
create  a  spirit  of  fairness  and  justice  and  conciliation  in  the 
hearts  of  the  people  of  both  sections  than  have  the  combined 
influences  of  party  strategy,  commercial  and  business  inter- 
couvi-e,  and  the  public  press.  A  true  soldier  is  brave  and  mag- 
naninimis  in  peace  as  well  as  in  war,  and  none  is  quicker 
than  he  to  realize  these  selfsame  traits  in  friend  and  foe 
alike. 

The  steadfast  faitli  anl  loyalty  with  which  the  Southern 
people  have  defended  the  Confederacy,  resenting  with  elo- 
quent and  brave  defiance  every  aspersion  cast  anon  the 
motives  of  their  leaders,  have  been  as  potent  in  compelling  the 
respect  and  admiration  of  the  foe  as  was  their  courageous 
bearing  upon  the  field  of  battle.  Their  intense  and  unyield- 
ing conviction  of  right  has  aroused  in  the  hearts  of  the  North 
a  recognition  of  their  splendid  and  patriotic  manhood,  and 
where  bitterness  once  flourished  there  has  sprung  up  a  lofty 
sentiment  of  mutual  consideration  and  regard,  which,  watered 
by  tears  of  fraternal  sympathy  and  tended  by  gentle  hands 
of  love,  has  grown  with  the  years,  and  bears  to-day  the  rich 
fruitage  of  a  country  reunited  for  all  time  to  come! 

The  object  of  these  reunions  is  not  to  keep  alive  the  fires 
of  enmity  and  dissension,  but  rather  to  kindle  a  kindlier  feel- 
ing in  the  hearts  cf  all;  to  renew  the  bonds  of  comradeship 
that  were  forged  in  the  flame  of  battle;  to  raise  becoming 
monuments  to  the  memory  of  the  dead:  to  provide  for  the 
destitute  among  the  living,  and  to  preserve  to  posterity  an 
unbiased  history  of  tlie  events  that  led  up  to  the  conflict  be- 
tween the  States,  the  true  and  vital  principle  involved  in  the 
issue,  and  the  heroic  part  which  the  armies  of  the  South 
played  in  that  great  carnival  of  human  destruction.  No 
loftier  purpose  ever  actuated  human  endeavor,  and  it  chal- 
lenges the  admiration,  the  cordial  syinpathy.  and  the  hearty  co- 
operation of  every  man  who  loves  his  country  and  would  im- 
part to  his  children  the  inspiration  of  the  great  lives  that  are 
interwoven  with  the  history  of  its  progress. 

If  you  would  find  a  land  where  the  spirit  of  patriotism  is 
greatest,  go  to  that  land  which  is  richest  in  legacies  nf  heroic 
deeds;  which  is  crowned  with  dismantled  forts  and  scarred 
with  graves  of  fallen  patriots  and  with  grass-grown  breast- 
works where  the  royal  blood  of  dauntless  hearts  was  poured 
out  upon  the  altar  of  freedom ;  where  marble  shaft  and  obelisk 
in  solemn  grandeur  mark  the  spot  where  mighty  arms  met  in 
battle  shock :  where  sculptured  hu'^t  and  bra7en  statuary,  in 
halls  of  art  and  temple  courts,  in  public  parks  and  business 
thoroughfares,  throbbing  with  human  life,  in  dumb  eloquence 
commemorate  the  names  that  were  not  born  to  die.  and.  point- 
ing to  the  distinguished  achievements  of  the  past,  call  pos- 
terity to  the  needs  and  opportunities  of  the  present  and  bid 


it  march  with  courageous  heart  to  grasp  the  possibilities  of 
the  future. 

If  we  would  foster  in  the  hearts  of  our  children  a  loyal 
devotion  to  their  country,  wdiich  alone  can  preserve  it  from 
the  fate  that  has  befallen  every  government  instituted  by  man; 
would  arouse  a  jealous  regard  for  their  rights  and  liberties, 
an  aniinating  desire  to  accomplish  some  great  work  in  the 
cause  of  humanity,  a  lofty  ambition  to  attain  and  hold  a 
high  place  in  the  esteem  and  affections  of  their  countrymen, 
we  should  not  only  encourage  the  study  and  emulation  of  the 
great  example  of  their  time,  but  sliould  surround  them  with 
the  stimulating  and  ennobling  influences  of  the  illustrious 
lives  that  have  passed  into  history. 

The  battle  cry,  "Remember  the  Alamo!"  and,  "Remember 
Goliad !"  nerved  many  a  flagging  heart,  strengthened  many  a 
weary  arm,  in  that  decisive  conflict  of  San  Jacinto,  when  the 
ranks  of  Santa  Anna,  torn  and  bleeding,  vanished  forever  from 
these  shores.  .  .  .  Thus  may  we,  by  erecting  fitting  monu- 
ments throughout  the  South,  not  only  commemorate  the 
memory  of  a  mighty  government  that  lives  only  in  the  hearts 
of  the  Southern  people,  and  discharge  a  duty  we  owe  to  those 
who  perished  in  its  defense,  but  impart  to  the  youth  of  this 
and  succeeding  generations  a  higher  aim  and  a  firmer  resolve 
in  all  the  chosen  walks  of  life.  And  it  is  to  this  laudable  en- 
terprise that  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  Association 
is  committed,  and  in  this  work  they  have  had  the  conspicuous 
and  valuable  aid  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  an 
organization  composed  of  loyal  Southern  women — all  honor 
to  their  names!  And  it  is  with  pardonable  pride  that  I  point 
to  the  magnificent  monument  that  graces  the  public  plaza 
of  Sherman,  recalling  the  fact  that  it  was  the  first  one  erected 
in  all  the  Trans-Mississippi  States  to  the  memories  of  all 
the  brave  soldiery  who  followed  to  eternal  fame  the  royal 
banner  of  the  bars  and  stars. 

Another  great  work  that  is  engaging  the  earnest  attention 
of  this  association  is  the  collection  of  all  papers,  letters,  and 
reliable  information  bearing  upon  the  rise  and  fall  of  the 
Confederacy.  From  this  date  it  is  intended  that  there  shall 
.  be  compiled  an  authentic,  unbiased,  and  comprehensive  history 
to  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  coming  generations,  that 
they  may  know  that  the  fierce  civil  strife  that  for  a  season 
rent  in  twain  this  great  republic  was  not  the  result  of  disloyalty 
to  the  common  country,  was  not  a  reckless  abandonment  of 
the  great  principles  upon  which  rest  its  free  institutions,  was 
not  the  culmination  of  sectional  passion  and  prejudice,  was 
not  the  work  of  insurgent  hands ;  but  was  the  inevitable  out- 
come of  an  inborn,  long-cherished,  and  uncompromising  con- 
viction of  the  sovereign  rights  of  States,  that  these  rights 
had  never  been  surrendered  to  the  Federal  government,  and 
that  Federal  invasion  of  any  State  was  a  crime  against  that 
State,  a  despotic  usurpation  of  power,  and  a  violation  of  the 
constitution  of  the  United  States.  Upon  this  simple  state- 
ment we  rest  our  cause,  and  we  fear  not  the  verdict  of  pos- 
terity. 

I  believe  we  should  be  as  careful  in  the  selection  of  the 
literature  with  which  we  feed  the  minds  and  hearts  of  our  chil- 
dren as  in  the  choice  of  the  food  we  place  in  their  mouths.  The 
one  builds  up  the  physical  man,  which  thrives  for  a  time  and 
then  crumbles  into  dust ;  but  the  other  builds  up  the  spiritual 
man,  which  survives  the  fading  centuries  and  lives  in  God's 
eternity.  I  believe  that  every  Southern  college  and  every 
Southern  school,  from  the  great  university  in  the  city  to  the 
schoolhouse  on  the  hill,  should  be  supplied  with  a  Southern 
history  written  by  Southern  men  and  printed,  if  needs  be, 
on   a    Southern   press.      It   might   be   colored   with   sectional 


403 


Qo>^federat^  Ueterat^, 


feeling,  but  I  would  rather  have  my  children  prejudiced  in 
favor  of  their  country  than  preju  liced  against  it. 

This,  briefly,  is  the  obiecl  and  work  of  the  Confederate  As- 
sociation; an  object  thai  embraces  not  one  ignoble  thought 
or  prejudice,  but  which  is  permeated  with  the  noblest  senti- 
ments that  dwell  in  the  human  heart;  an  object  which,  a.s  its 
constitution  declares,  is  purely  social,  benevolent,  and  his- 
torical— social,  in  that  it  renews  and  strengthens  the  bonds 
of  comradesbii) ;  benevolent,  in  that  it  alleviates  the  suffering 
and  distress  of  its  unfortunate  victims  of  war;  historical,  in 
that  it  preserves  a  faithful  record  of  the  greatest  conflict  of 
modern  times. 

May  the  remembrance  of  the  fathers'  heroic  deeds  in  times 
of  war  nerve  us  to  nobler  deeds  in  times  of  peace.  And  when 
the  evening  shadows  come,  and  the  winter  fires  are  brightly 
burning  on  the  hearts,  and  our  children  gather  about  us,  let 
us  rehearse  its  scenes  and  tell  of  its  matchless  heroes. 
Robert  E.  Lee,  the  great-souled  Lee.  the  incarnation  of  all 
that  is  pure  and  true  and  good  in  human  life;  Stonewall  Jack- 
son, the  blameless  citizen,  the  consecrated  Christian,  the 
superb  soldier  whose  life  was  the  palladium  of  our  hopes 
and  whose  mournful  death  marked  the  beginning  of  the  end 
of  "Ihe  storm-cradled  nation  that  fell;"  Albert  Sidney  John- 
ston, on  whose  tomb  is  inscribed  "No  country  e'er  had  a  truer 
son,  no  cause  a  nobler  champion,  no  people  a  braver  defender, 
no  principle  a  purer  victim;''  Ambrose  Hill,  whose  aggres- 
sive generakliip  challenged  the  applause  of  the  whole  army 
and  was  remembered  in  the  dying  dreams  of  Stonew-dl  Jack- 
son, who  in  the  delirium  of  death  ordered  "A.  P.  Hill  to 
prepare  for  act-  .1;"  Pickett,  the  magnificent,  who  rode  upon 
the  whirlwind  and  directed  the  most  stupendous  and  thrilling 
storm  of  soldiery  that  the  world  has  ever  seen ;  John  B.  Hood, 
rash,  perhaps,  and  over  zealous,  but  brave  and  true  and  worthy 
to  take  his  place  beside  Richard  the  Lion-Hearted;  Bedford 
Forrest,  who  swept  through  the  ranks  of  the  foe  as  a  tem- 
pest through  a  forest  of  oaks,  leaving  wreck  and  ruin  behind ; 
Jeb  Stewart,  with  laughter  in  his  eyes  and  song  on  his  lip 
and  death  on  his  blade;  Turner  Ashby,  the  peerless  young 
knight  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley ;  John  Morgan,  the  bold 
Kentucky  raider,  who  fought  like  a  god  and  died  like  a  mar- 
tyr; John  Pelham,  the  immortal  young  cannoneer,  who  with 
a  single  gun  checked  an  advancing  army;  Dick  Dowling,  who 
with  forty-two  patriots  drove  back  a  host  of  six  thousand 
men  as  the  rock-bound  shore  hurls  back  the  waves  of  ocean — 
these,  and  all  the  martyred  hosts  who  lie  in  hero  sleep  in  the 
valleys  of  Virginia,  upon  the  red  old  hills  of  Georgia,  or  on  the 
sunny  banks  of  the  winding  Tennessee !  May  they  rest  in 
peace!  May  the  rivers  sing  a  dirge  a'ld  the  winds  wail  a 
requiem  over  the  graves  wherein  they  sleep,  and  may  the 
memory  of  their  names  and  the  golden  record  of  their  deeds 
be  enshrined  in  our  hearts  to  bless  us  and  ours  forever! 


RECORD  THE  CONFEDERATE  MADE. 

DY  W.   L.   S.\NFORD,  SHERMAN,  TEX. 
[What  an  ex-Confe<leriite  said,  afttr  resell nsj  an  ace  -nnt  of  Ih  ■  dc hate  in  Ton- 
gress  on  the  proposition  to  admit  ex-Confed^ratrs  t  1   the    I-Vder.tl   ^loIditTi,' 
Home.] 

My  record's  such  that  I  should  somewhat  hesitate  to  go 
And  seek  admission  to  the  home  for  Federals,  for  you  know 
I  chanced  to  be  with  Johnston  when  McDowell  made  a  play 
To  rid  the  earth  of  Beauregard,  and  so  we  marched  that  way. 
'Twas  at  Manassas  Junction,  which  the  Federals  call  Bull  Run, 
And  in  this  stirring  summer  time  of  eighteen  ^ixty-one. 
The  Government  officials  and  society  turned  out 


From  Washington  to  see  us  run  in  ignominiou-i  rout. 
They  found  us  without  searching,  and  before  the  d.iy  was  done 
That  gay  assemblage  burnt  the  wind  in  flight  to  Washington. 
O,  there  was   wild   confusion,   and   that   thoroughfare  of   old 
Was  strewn  for  miles  with  fans,  silk  hats,  and  epaulets  of  gold. 
Three  thousand  killed  and  wounded  were  the  only  ones  who 

stayed. 
And  so  I  am  embarrassed  by  the  record  that  we  made. 

And  then  I  was  at  Seven  Pines  and  at  Mechanicsville; 

At   Gaines's   Mill  and  Frazier's   Farm  and  bloody  Malvern 

Hill. 
For  seven  days  the  battle  rageJ,  and  when  its  wrath  was  o'er 
Abe  Lincoln  said  he  needed  just  three  Imndred  thousand  more. 
But  scarcely  had  we  rested,  when,  again  at  old  Bull  Run, 
We  hurled  Pope's  shattered  columns  in  defeat  to  Washington. 
He  tried  to  drive  a  wedge  of  steel  'twixt  Lee  and  Jackson's 

corps. 
Then   Lincf)ln   found  he   needed  just  si.x  hundred  thousand 

more 
To  quell  the  Rebel  rising  in  the  fierce  secession  States, 
And  then  he  had  no  surplus  men,  as  history  relates. 
And  later  on  at  Fredericksburg,  with  Burnside  in  command, 
They  rashly  stortned  the  flaming  heights  where  we  had  made 

a  stand. 
Twelve  thousand   dead   and   wounded   was  the   penalty   they 

paid, 
And  Fm  somewhat  embarrassed  by  the  record  that  we  made. 

And  then,  as  luck  would  have  it,  I  was  with  the  daring  throng 
That  bayed  Joe  Hooker's  army,  trenched,  one  hundred  thou- 
sand strong. 
We  had  one-third  his  number;  but  that  mattered  not.  for  we 
Were  led  by  griin  old  Stonewall,  and  the  great  commander,  he 
Who,  in  soft  slouched  hat  of  brown  and  faded  cape  of  gray. 
Was  worth  full  fifty  thousand  men  on  any  battle  day! 
When  Jackson  gave  the  order,  his  immortal  veteran  cirps 
Shot  by  and  flanked  the  enemy  by  fifteen  miles  or  more, 
And  burst  upon  his  right  and  rear,  in  their  historic  way, 
While  Lee  with  fourteen  thousand  kept  the  battle  front  that 

day. 
We  scattered  them  like  chaft',  although  outnumbered  tlirce  to 

one ; 
They  faded  from  our  vision  like  the  mist  before  the  sun. 
We  didn't  leave  enough  to  make  a  decent  dress  parade; 
And  therefore  I'm  embarrassed  by  the  record  that  we  made. 

And  then   I   had    some   trouble   in   the    spring   of   sixty-four, 
When  Grant  appeared  upon  the  scene  and  pushed  his  forces 

o'er 
The  Rapidan  toward  Richmond.     And  the  journey,  I  would 

state, 
Consumed  eleven  months,  although  the  distance  is  not  great. 
He  might  have  made  it  in  a  week,  but  found  along  the  way 
Some  serious  impediments  in  the  ragged  coats  of  gray. 
We  met  him  at  Cold  Harbor  in  the  blithesome  tnonth  of  June; 
Our  uniforms  were  faded,  but  our  muskets  were  in  tune! 
The  hand  of  the  dread  angel  that  smote  Egypt  in  the  night 
Was  not  more  deadly  than  the  hands  we  lifted  in  that  fight. 
He  charged,  recoiled;  then  stormed  again,  and  failed  with  all 

his  power. 
And  lost  ten  thousand  on  the  field  in  less  than  half  an  hour! 
Such    deeds    seem    superhuman,    and    their   memory    will    not 

fade, 
And  that's  why  Fm  embarrassed  by  the  record  tliat  we  made. 


Qoijfederare  i/eterap 


103 


CAPT.   FAYSSOXJX  IN  NICAKAGUA   EXPEDITION. 

IIV    J,    I.    JAMISUX.    I.r  I  llklF.,    liKl-A 

In  the  May  number  of  the  Confederate  Veteran  appeared 
a  brief  sketch  of  the  career  of  the  late  Capt.  Callender  Irvine 
Fayssoux,  father  of  William  McLellan  Fayssoux,  of  New  Or- 
leans. An  error  occurs  in  the  second  letter  of  his  first  and 
the  initial  letter  of  his  second  Christian  name,  while  there  is 
no  reference  to  the  most  brilliant  achicvcnunt  of  this  brave 
and  chivalrous  man. 

Capt.  Fayssoux,  then  a  lieutenant  in  the  Nicaraguan  navy, 
was  in  command  of  the  war  schooner  Granada  at  the  time 
I  was  stationed  with  a  detachment  of  the  First  Light  Infantry 
at  San  Juan  del  Sur,  during  a  greater  portion  of  the  summer 
of  1856,  to  watch  the  movements  of  the  Costa  Ricans  and  to 
guard  the  transit  route  to  Lake  Nicara- 
gua. Capt.  Fayssoux  cruised  off  tlu- 
port  and  along  the  Pacific  Coast.  Ik- 
made  San  Juan  del  Sur  his  rendezvou-. 
and  spent  much  of  his  time  on  shore, 
where  he  occupied  quarters  with  Col. 
John  B.  Markham,  of  Vicksburg,  Mis^  . 
and  myself.  I  became  intimately  ai 
quainted  with  him.  Capt.  Fayssoux 
was  a  native  of  Missouri  and  one  (  1 
the  most  admirable  men  I  ever  knew 
Calm  and  courageous  in  battle,  he  w^i 
gentle  and  without  arrogance  in  soci  i; 
intercourse.  His  bravery,  his  loyall\ 
to  friends,  and  his  incorruptible  ch.n 
acter  won  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
who  made  his  acquaintance.  Th< 
qualities  he  maintained  without  blenii 
throughout  the  war  in  Nicaragua,  nu 
no  other  man  was  so  greatly  admin 
and  so  completely  trusted  by  Gi  1 
Walker,  the  Commander  in  Chief. 

This  little  vessel  was  a  Costa  Rican 
coast  trader  that  had  come  with'  a  cargo 
of  merchandise  into  San  Juan  del  Sur 
flying  the  American  flag,  and  in  com- 
mand of  an  American  named  Morton. 

The  fact  that  the  Granada  in  reality  was  a  Costa  Rican  vessel 
was  soon  detected.  She  was  confiscated,  transformed  into  a 
war  schooner,  armed  with  two  six-pound  carronades,  and  her 
command  given  to  Fayssoux,  tlie  lieutenant.  The  total  num- 
ber of  men  on  board,  including  olficers,  was  twenty-eight. 
The  Granada  soon  became  a  terror  to  Costa  Rica  and  her  al- 
lies, harassing  the  coast,  capturing  and  sinking  trading  boats, 
and  destroying  coast  commerce. 

Among  the  captures  of  importance  was  that  of  Gen.  Mariano 
Salazar,  tlie  most  noted  and  powerful  revolutionist  of  that 
day  in  all  Central  .Xmcrica.  He  was  taken  to  Granada  and 
shot  to  death  on  the  public  pla:'.a  on  the  afternoon  of  .-Vugust 
3,  1856,  for  high  treason  against  the  government  of  Nicaragua. 
Costa  Rica  hastened  to  defend  herself,  and  fitted  out  a  large 
brig,  to  which  was  given  the  name  "Once  de  Abril"  (eleventh 
of  April),  to  connnemorate  an  alleged  victory  over  Walker 
at  Rivas  on  April  ll,  1856.  The  brig  carried  four  nine-pound- 
ers, and  was  manned  by  one  hundred  and  fourteen  men  and 
officers,  with  Capl.  VHlIarosla  in  command. 

On  October  2.^,  1856.  the  Granada  was  lying  off  the  port  of 
San  Juan  del  Sur.  At  about  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  a 
large  brig  was  sighted  bearing  down  upon  the  little  schooner. 
The  stranger  quickly  ran  up  the  Costa  Rican  colors  and  held 
steadily  on  her  course.    The  flaunting  challenge  of  the  Once 


de  .\bril  stirred  the  fighting  blood  of  the  Granada's  men,  who 
ran  to  quarters  and  cleared  the  deck  for  action.  Fayssoux 
hove  anchor  and  moved  toward  the  enemy.  The  Once  dc 
Abril  began  the  engagement  by  firing  a  broadside  at  a  range 
of  four  hundred  yards,  but  did  scarcely  any  damage.  Reali- 
zing the  disparity  in  s-ize,  men,  and  armament,  Fayssoux  ran 
his  vessel  close  in  and  fired  his  little  carronades  as  rapidly  as 
possible,  hoping  by  some  good  fortune  of  war  to  gain  an  ad- 
vantage. For  four  hours  the  duel  continued,  the  combatants 
struggling  with  desperate  tenacity  each  to  overcome  the  other. 
At  eight  o'clock  the  Granada  drew  up  almost  within  arm's 
length  and  fired  a  solid  shot  into  the  magazine  of  the  Once  de 
.•\bril.  With  a  roar  her  deck  timbers  were  shattered,  and  the 
brig,  enveloped  in  jmoke  ind  flame,  was  lifted  from  the  water. 
The  Once  de  Abril  sank  back  and  dis- 
ippearcd  beneath  the  waves  of  the  Pa- 
cific. Of  her  crew  of  one  hundred  and 
fourteen  men,  only  forty  were  rescued; 
the  others,  dead  and  alive,  went  down 
with  the  wreck.  Capt.  Villarosta  was 
found  struggling  in  the  water  and  taken 
on  board  the  Granada.  Fayssou.x  called 
the  roll  of  his  men  and  found  James 
Elliott,  killed;  Matthew  Pilkington, 
dangerously  wounded ;  Dennis  Kane, 
slightly  wounded.  In  appreciation  of 
this  brilliant  victory,  Lieut.  Fayssoux 
was  promoted  to  a  full  naval  captaincy, 
and  the  government  of  Nicaragua  pre- 
sented him  with  the  Rosario  cocoa- 
nut  plantation,  near  Rivas,  one  of  the 
finest  and  most  beautiful  estates  in  all 
Meridional  department  of  Nicaragua. 

It  would  make  this  narrative  too 
long  to  recount  in  detail  the  story  of 
the  life  and  services  of  this  remarkable 
man.  '  He  was  accomplished  in  naval 
etiquette,  and  whatever  hi.;  rights  were 
lie  exacted  them,  and  was  equally 
prompt  in  showing  to  others  thecivilties 
due  their  rank.  His  soldierly  training 
was  strongly  shown  when  the  British  man  of  war  Esk  came 
into  the  port  of  San  Juan  del  Sur,  and  her  commander,  in  a 
hauglUv  and  offensive  manner,  demanded  to  know  by  what 
authority  Fayssoux  was  flying  a  flag.  "By  the  authority  of 
my  government."  was  the  tart  reply.  This  angered  the  Briton, 
who  sent  a  peremptory  order  for  Fayssoux  to  come  on  board 
the  Esk  and  show  his  commission  or  he  taken  as  a  prize  or 
sunk.  To  this  demand  Fayssoux  sent  a  defiant  refusal.  The 
commander  of  the  Esk  saw  quickly  that  the  Granada's  com- 
mander could  not  be  bullied,  and  finally  sent  a  courteous  re- 
quest for  Fayssoux  to  visit  him.  He  consented,  and  went 
aboard  the  Esk. 

The  integrity  and  indomitable  courage  of  Fayssoux  were 
shown  in  a  splendid  manner  at  a  time  nf  extreme  peril  when 
he  was  lying  off  San  Juan  del  Sur  awaiting  news  of  the  result 
of  the  siege  of  Rivas.  where  Walker,  with  less  than  five  hun- 
dred men.  was  surrounded  by  the  allied  army  of  more  than 
five  thousand.  A  strong  force  of  the  enemy  occupied  San 
luan  and  was  engaged  in  building  barricades.  Fayssoux 
threatened  to  open  fire  upon  the  town  unless  work  on  the  barri- 
cades was  stopped.  Through  the  intercession  of  Capt.  Davis, 
commanding  the  United  States  sloop  St.  Mary's.  Col.  Estrada, 
in  connnand  of  the  enemy,  agreed  to  abandon  the  building  of 
the   barricades.     The  next   day   Fayssoux  discovered   that  the 


C.    I.    F.\VSSOl"-\ 


404 


(Roofed era ti^  l/eterap, 


work  was  being  setretly  pushed  forward.  He  had  prepared 
to  bombard  when  Capt.  Davis  again  interceded  and  gave  his 
personal  pledge  that  the  promise  would  be  kept. 

The  integrity  of  Fayssou.x  and  his  loyalty  to-  the  govern- 
ment he  served  were  put  to  an  unsuccessful  test  at  this  time. 
To  induce  him  1o  surrender  the  Granada,  he  was  offered 
$2,000,  then  $5,000,  and  finally  asked  to  name  his  own  price. 
All  these  overtures  were  indignantly  refused,  and  the  emissary 
of  treason  was  almost  kicked  from  the  deck  of  the  Granada. 
The  offers  were  no  temptation  to  Fayssoux,.  though  he  knew 
that  Walker's  reign  in  Nicaragua  was  nearing  its  close,  and 
at  best  could  last  only  a  few  days,  and  that  Capt.  Davis  had 
forbidden  him  to  leave  the  harbor  on  pain  of  being  sunk. 

Capt.  Fayssoux  inherited  his  martial  spirit  from  ancestors  on 
both  sides.  His  grandfather  Fayssoux  was  surgeon  general  of 
the  Carolina  forces  in  the  American  revolution,  while  his 
maternal  grandfa'ther  was  Gen.  Irvine,  who  commanded  a 
division  under  Washington  at  the  crossing  of  the  Delaware. 
He  bore  in  his  Christian  names,  Callender  and  Irvine,  those  of 
two  distinguished  revolutionary  heroes. 

Capt.  Fayssoux  was  the  last  to  surrender  when  Gen.  Walker 
capitulated  at  Rivas,  May  i.  1857.  Capt.  Davis,  of  the  sloop 
St.  Mary's,  had  demanded  that  Capt.  Fayssoux  surrender  the 
Granada.  He  refused,  and  yielded  afterwards  only  when  the 
St.  Mary's  broadside  at  close  range  was  brought  to  bear  upon 
the  Granada,  and  an  order  had  come  from  Gen.  Walker  him- 
self. With  his  eyes  bedimmed  with  tears,  the  gallant  Fays- 
soux lowered  his  flag.  Upon  returning  to  the  United  States, 
after  the  surrender,  Capt.  Fayssoux  assisted  Gen.  Walker  in 
the  preparation  of  a  book,  now  almost  out  of  print,  entitled 
"The  War  in  Nicaragua,"  partly  historical  and  partly  vindica- 
tory of  the  introduction  of  the  .'\merican  element,  and  of 
Walker's  own  course  in  the  conduct  of  the  war  m  Nicaragua. 
He  died  a  few  years  ago  in  New  Orleans. 

"Ah  !  soldier,  to  your  honored  rest. 
Your  truth  and  valor  bearing; 
The  bravest  are  the  tenderest, 
The  loving  are  the  daring." 


MRS.  LUCINDA  N-EEL-?. 

BY   T.    H,    CRADPOfK,   OF   DALLAS,   TF..\. 

Mrs.  Lucinda  Neely  is  ninety-five  years  old — probably  the 
oldest  Confederate  mother  living — and  is  revered  and  respected 
by  every  old  soldier  in  Dallas  County,  Tex.  She  has  had  four 
sons,  one  of  whom  died  in  youth,  and  two  gave  their  lives 
while  wearing  the  gray.  One  returned  home  after  tlie  war, 
and  is  now  our  County  Commissioner — George  Neely,  who  is 
a  grandfather. 

This  remarkable  woman  possesses  all  her  mental  faculties, 
and  is  as  active  as  a  much  younger  person.  She  was  born 
in  1808,  in  Rutherford  County,  Tenn.  Her  father  was  James 
Hopkins,  a  frontiersman.  When  his  daughter  was  only  nine 
years  old,  he  moved  from  Tennessee  to  Illinois,  and  from  there 
to  Missouri,  where  she  met  a  sturdy  young  pioneer.  Pallas 
Neely,  to  whom  she  was  wedded  in  October,  1839.  The  young 
husband  built  his  own  log  house,  and  Mrs.  Neely  assisted  in 
making  its  interior  furnishings. 

One  of  her  sons,  John  Neely,  was  captured  by  the  Union 
forces,  and  died  in  the  Alton  prison  in  1863.  Thomas  was 
killed  in  a  skirmish  near  Pea  Ridge,  Ark,  George  and  his 
father  survived,  but  the  latter  was  retired  from  the  army  in 
1863.  disabled  and  broken  in  health. 

When  the  war  began,  Mrs.  Neely  was  left  alone  with  her  two 


little  daughters,  while  the  three  sons  and  father  went  to  fight 
for  the  Southern  cause.  The  ravages  of  the  war  were  felt 
probably  more  severely  in  Missouri  than  in  any  other  State. 
Living  in  a  country  overrun  by  the  Federal  troops,  with  a 
husband  and  three  sons  in  the  Confederate  army,  Mrs.  Neely 
experienced  all  the  horrors  of  war.  Speaking  of  his  mother  a 
short  time  since.  Commissioner  Neely  said :  "She  was  always 
a  'dyed-in-the-wool'  Confederate,  and  she  has  not  surrendered 
yet." 

During  the  war  the  homes  of  both  Northern  and  Southern 
sympathizers    were    swpjit    .Twny    by    the    invading    armies    of 


MRS.    LUCINUA   NEELY,  OAK    CUFF,   DALLAS,   TEX., 
Aged  ninety-five  years. 

bushwhackers.  Times  became  so  hard  in  Missouri  that  Mrs. 
Neely  decided  to  move  to  Texas.  In  1863  she  and  her  daugh- 
ters placed  all  of  their  movable  belongings  in  a  "prairie 
schooner"  drawn  by  two  oxen,  and  started  on  their  five-hun- 
dred-mile trip  with  a  party  of  other  refugees  from  Missouri. 
It  took  seven  weeks  to  make  the  journey  from  Stockton,  Mo., 
to  Dallas  County. 

Mrs.  Neely  has  twenty  grandchildren  and  nineteen  great- 
grandchildren living — all  in  Texas  and  mainly  in  Dallas  Coun- 
ty. She  now  resides  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Milas  Hopkins, 
where  she  is  visited  regularly  every  week  by  her  son  and  his 
children.     Her  husband  died  in  1876. 


Josiah  Trope,  of  Higginsville,  Mo.,  is  anxious  to  restore 
to  Maj.  John  J.  Wheeler,  of  the  Confederate  army,  a  goli 
watch  taken  from  him  when  captured.  Has  been  in- 
formed that  Maj.  Wheeler  is  somewhere  in  Texas — that  he 
was  at  one  time  proprietor  of  the  "LeGrand"  Hotel  in  Dal- 
las.    Mr.  Trope  was  sergeant  of  the  Eighth  Iowa  Infantry. 


(Confederate  V/eterap.  405 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS  MONUMENT.  only  a  few  accessories  appropriate  to  the  branch  of  the  service 

The   Uintcd   Daughters   of   the    Cimfedcracy,   through    }ilrs.  represented. 
S.  Thomas  JNIcCullough,  President,  report  to  the  contributors  "Ihe    cavalryman   is   about   to    saddle   his    horse;    has   the 

to  the  Confederate  Bazaar,  held  in  Richmond,  April  15  to  May  bridle  in  his  hand,  whilst  the  saddle  is  on  a  limb  near  by,  and 

z.  1903,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Jefferson  Davis  Memorial  and  near  it  lie  his  rolled  blanket  and  saber. 

the   Confederate   Museum,   the   White   House  of   the   Confed-  "The  infantryman  is  equipped  with  rolled  blanket  over  his 

cracy,  as  follows ;  shoulder,   bell,   bayonet,  canteen,  etc.     He   has   stopped   for  a 

The  Central  Committee,  finding  it  impossible  to  thank  indi-  moment  at  the  camp  fire  to  light  his  pipe,  and  supports  his 

yidually  the   many  contributors,   sends   out   this   circular.     It  rille  in  the  hollow  of  his  elbow,  in  order  to  have  both  hands 

was  only  after  all  other  means  had  failed  that  the  committee  {x^q 

determined  to  hold  this  bazaar,  trusting  to  the  support  of  the  ••The  artilleryman  is  an  officer,  standing  on  the  slight  slope 

directors  and  regents  who  represent  the  States  of  the  South.  of  a  breastwork,  and  signaling  to  the  gunners  to  reserve  their 

How  well  this  trust  was.  fulfilled  is  shown  by  the  annexed  re-  fire  until  he  can  observe  the  enemy  with  his  field  glass      The 

port  of  returns  from  the  States  represented  at  the  bazaar:  ^muke  drifting  by  indicates  that  the  gun  near  him  has  just 

Official  Report  of  Mrs.  K.\te  S.  Winn,  Tre.\surek.  °^^"  "'''^'^• 
Yj     j^jj                                                                          J         0  gg  "Attention  is  concentrated  on  the  figures  alone,  and  there  is 

Solid  South-represaiting  "chapters' fiom  West      '  '  "°  '"'7''°"  of  representing  incident.     There   is  no  newness 

Virginia,  Indiana,  California,  New  York  City,  ^''°"'  "''    '"''^'    °^  "'"^  individuals.     Their  clothing  shows 

service 

Washington,  D.  C,  and  Indian  Territory 1,85071  .,.,-,   '-  r    ,,-,,■      ,        

c     .,     r-      r                                                                        £  I  he  figures  are  of  the  hght-haircd  and  dark-haired  types- 
South   Carolina    «. 1,651  45  .  ,     "  ^,  .,,,,...  -"^ 

T,  two  ot  them,      ihe  artillervnian  s  hair  is  iron-eray,  as  there 

Tennessee    1,457  5°  1  r      •  .  „        '  .  .      ,      ^       ' , 

XT     .,    r-       r  ^^^'■'^  numbers  of  middle-aged  men  in  the  Confederate  service 

North  Carolina 1,30520  ,       ,      i,  ^. 

V     ^     ,  ,  r^,  ■  who  should  not  go  unrepresented  in  this  series.    The  period  to 

Kentucky  and  Ohio 1,34540  u,.^ii:i  u  1         •    .u  <■    o^ 

,,.  which  the  figures  belong  is  the  campaign  of  l86'?. 

Missouri    1,20523  ,.T-,  .  ,j  ,       ,     ,        ?     r   ,     T  ,v  T^     . 

P         .  >    J    J  These  pictures  are  sold  for  the  benefit  of  the  Jefferson  Davis 

„,     .J      Monument.     The  work  is  done  by  the  Chapters.     It  is  hoped 

rlorida    1,002  25  ,,    ,  ~  ,  ,~,      ,         •,,    .  , 

,,      ,      ,  •  ^  ^Y\at  every  Camp  and  Chapter  will  at  least  buy  one  set,  as  it  is 

Maryland    1.002  00  .,    ,.  .1  1       /  ^,      c-     .,      1      ,  j  1 

.      .  .  necessary  that  the  younger  people  of  the  South  should  know 

Louisiana   1,001  50  .,  .,  ,    ,    .     ,    ,  ,  ,  ^  , 

.,  ,  -  the  uniform  of  their  fathers,  and  not  the  grotesque  figure  of 

Alabama    83500  ^     ,    ,      ^        ...      .        ,         ,      ,         ^ 

,   ,  ,,  a  Confederate  soldier  in  a  long  frock  coat. 

Arkansas 667  31  „^.        .       .     ,  ,  1    n  •     ,       ■  .         •     , 

_  Ihe  size   is  ten  and  one-half  inches  by  seventeen   inches, 

,,.     .     .■". mounted  upon  board  fifteen  inches  by  twentv  inches,  ready  for 

Mississippi    51930  r  ■  -r,  •  •       »  r  11  .       >>    J  1       t  ^ 

_  '^  framing.     1  he  price  is  $1.50  for  the  set.     Orders  to  be  sent 

to   Mrs.    William    Robert   Vawter,    Chairman   and   Treasurer 

„  °''   •  •  ■  ■ .;•■•. :  •. ''^"5  'I  Picture  Committee,  Richmond,  Va." 

Paper  badges,  private  contributions,  and  interest.     1,979  3° 

Total  receipts  $23,442  09  CAPTURE  OF  ENTIRE  CAMP. 

Expenses    1.428  71  ,    ,       „  . •,,        1  u  ai 

Judge  Harris,  ot  Memphis,  who  was  a  Mississippian  prior 

Amount  cleared  $22,013  38  '°  '"^  removal  to  Tennessee,  told  a  unique  story  during  the 

*  ■      ,  '  .  reunion  of  the  capture  of  an  entire  Federal  company  by  one 

Of  this  amount,  ?i 5.000  is  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  Davis  ,  ,  .  i    .u     c         »       4.1    m-     •     •      ■       1 

,  ',.        ,  ^^  ^,  .    ,  man  of  his  command,  the  Seventeenth  Mississippi,  who  was 

Monument,  thus  swelling  the  sum  to  $63,000.     The  remainder         -j  j   u  -ri  t„i,      t    1,       -rt,. .-„ 

^  .,.   .  .  aided  by  a   negro.     The  man  was  John   Lake.     The  negro 

goes  to  the  Confederate  Museum.     This  monument  is  an  as-  ,         .  ,    ,   ,  .  ,  c     j        t    1.         u„      -     ;- 

**       ,  ,,,  ,  ,    „  ,     ,  who   aided  him  was  known  as  Sandy.     Lake,  who  was  in 

sured   success.     We  congratulate  each  State,  each  individual.  ,~  t-      ■  w  j.  .1  u  1  t 

Companv    r,    sighted    the    soldiers,    who    were   m    camp.     In- 

011  such  splendid  results  .  ,     ^  structing  Sandy  and  sending  him  to  flank  them,  he  boldly 

We  thank  you  again  for  the  noble  support  given  to  the  Cen-  ,,     ,  .      ,       .       ...  '   ■  .      .j  .    j  a j«j  »!,«;.. 

.   •'  ,     ,,T  ■  ,  walked  up  in  front  with  drawn  sword  and  demanded  their 

tral  Commiltce,  and  ask:    Is  ours  a    ost  cause?  ,         _,      .,     ,  , ,    .     ^,.„„    ,..i,„_  .1,- 

,,'„,,,„  ^,    .  .  ,  ^  surrender.     The   Yankees  sprang  for  their  arms,  when  the 

Mrs.  N.   v.  Randolph,  Chairman  Central  Lorn.;  ,,    ,       .     .,£.,    ,,  c        .„-_5"    tu:„v;.,™ 

,,       _  -^    ^  .^  negro  yelled  out:     Shall  we  open  fire,  captain?      Ihinking 

Mrs.  Edgar  D.  Taylor,  Treasurer;  x,.  ^  ^i.  1   4   ,1     \7-     1  „     1  -j   i„    „  .i,„:,  „_„„ 

,,„,.„  '  '  that  they  were  surrounded,  the  Yankees  laid  down  their  arms 

Mrs.  B.  a.  P.lenner,  Sccrctarv-  .  1    j    «  »    ^i.         •    1.   j      r  .u    n^-s^A^,^i^<, 

and  were  marched  off  to  the  main  body  of  the  Contederates. 

Secure  This  Group  of  Fine  Pictures. 

Mrs.  N.  V.'Randolpli,  Chairman  of  the  Central  Committee,  A  SWORD  OF  ADMIRAL  RAPHAEL  SEMMES. 

sends  out  the  following  circular :  Among  the  numerous  valuable  Confederate  relics  that  were 

"The  Central  Committee  of  the  Jefferson  Davis  Monument  shown  in   New  Orleans  during  the  recent  reunion,  one  was 

Association  has  a  set  of  three  plates,  representing  the  three  the   handsome   gold   and   silver   jewel-mounted   sword   which 

branches  of  the  Confederate  army.    These  plates  arc  executed  was  presented  to  Admiral  Raphael  Semmes  by  Queen  Victoria, 

in  the  best  style  of  colored  work,  from  designs  in  water  color,  while  he  was  in  England,  after  the  sinking  of  the  Alabama 

by  Mr.  William  L.  Sheppard.     Mr.  Shcppard's  service  in  the  by  the  Kearsarge.    The  sword  is  the  relic  of  Judge  Oliver  J. 

Confederate   army  afforded   him   advantages   in   the   study  of  Sommes,  of  Mobile,  the  oldest  son  of  Admiral  Semmes.    This 

types,  places,  etc..  in  the  life  of  the  Confederate  soldier  pos-  sword,    valued    not    only    for    its    rich    setting   of   jewels    in 

sessed  by  only  a  few  artists.  gold  and  silver  but  far  more  for  its  historic  association,  was 

"The  figures  arc  treated   with  almost   no  background,  and  lost  in  transit  from  New  Orleans  to  Mobile. 


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Qoofederate  l/eterap 


hO 


PAT  CLEBURNE'S  TRUCE  AT  KENNESAW. 

BY    WALTER   A,    Ll.ARK,   AUGUSTA,   GA. 

June  27,   1864. 
'Tvas  '64 — a  fair  June  day. 

No  shadows  dimmed  the  bending  sky, 
And  summer  breezes  in  tb.eir  play 

Loitered  and  lingered  lovingly. 

And  yet  the  crooning  of  the  pines 

Was  blended  with  the  sullen  roar 
Of  cannon  from  th'  embattled  lines 

Of  Logan's  ?.nd  of  Palmer's  corps. 

Two  hours  the  hurtling  missiies  sang 
Their  war  song  to  the  "Blue  and  Gray,'' 

And  then  the  Federal  bugles  rang 
Their  signal  for  the  deadly  fray. 

"Fall  in  !     Fail  in  !"  rings  down  the  line. 
And  as  their  flashing  banners  spread 

The  ranks  in  blue  with  arms  ashine 
Step  forth  witli  brave  and  eager  tread. 

With  martial  fire  their  hearts  arc  stirred 

Beneath  the  fair  sky's  placid  arch, 
As  all  along  the  line  is  heard : 

"Attention!     Forward!    Guide  center !    March!" 

Before  this  panoplied  array. 

The  gray-clad  pickets  from  their  posts 
With  sullen  mien  and  air  give  way, 
-  Followed  by  the  advancing  hosts. 

On.  on  they  come  through  forest  aisles, 
With  quickened  step  and  courage  high. 

And  every  face  is  wreathed  in  smiles 
With  hope  of  easy  victory. 

Pat  Cleburne's  line  is  hushed  and  still. 

But  brave  the  glint  in  every  eye, 
And  al!  their  hearts  with  valor  thrill 

For  home  and  right  to  dare  and  die. 

And  now  but  twenty  paces  lie 

Between  the  blue  lines  and  their  goal. 

And  fair  the  sun  shines  in  the  sky, 

And  bravely  clear  the  drum  beats  roll. 

Then  suddenly  the  grim,  gray  line 

Becomes  a  seething  mass  of  flame, 
The  woodland  slopes  incarnadine 

Before  the  graycoats'  deadly  aim. 

Rank  after  rank  goes  down :  the  tones 

Of  belching  cannon  and  tlie  rattle 
Of  musketry  blend  with  the  groans 

.^nd  shrieks  of  men  cut  down  in  battle. 

No  line  could  stand  such  leaden  hail ; 

The  blue  ranks  stagger  and  recoil, 
And  seek  beyond  its  maddened  pale 

Protection  from  the  deadly  spoil. 

And  now  another  danger  came 

To  add  its  horrors  to  their  pain : 
From  burning  woods  the  hissing  flame 

Menaced  the  wounded  and  the  slain. 

"Cease  firing,"  brave  Pat  Cleburne  sai9 ; 

"Go  out  and  save  your  helpless  foes." 
.'\nd  down  the  smoking  guns  are  laid. 

And  o'er  the  works  the  gray  line  goes. 


QoQfcderate  l/eterap. 


407 


Under  llic  hurniiig  summer  sim, 
Under  llic  hot  Hames'  fiercer  glare, 

Gently  they  bear  lliem  one  by  o:n- 
Into  the  cool  and  s^haded  air. 

And  brave  right  arms,  that  in  llic  stress 
Of  battle  knew  no  fear  or  dread, 

Grow  soft  as  woman's  as  they  press 
To  save  the  dying  and  tlic  dead. 

Their  foe  had  said  that  "War  is  hell :" 
To  Cleburne's  knightly  soul  'twas  given 

To  show,  amid  its  shot  and  shell, 
In  Southern  hearts  a  touch  of  heaven. 

Dear,  brave  old  Pat,  amid  the  strife 
Of  bloody  Franklin's  fated  plain, 

Vou  gave  for  us  your  glorious  life, 
Beside  a  hecatomb  of  slain. 

But  in  oiu'  hearts  you  live  again. 

The  geullc.'it  of  the  gallant  brave, 
And  knightliest  of  the  knightly  train 
Who  died  our  Southern  land  to  save. 


PAITHFUL  OLD  SLAVES;  DEGENERATE  PROGENY. 

Ibm.  B.  G.  Humphreys  addressed  the  people  of  his  old 
home  at  Port  Gibson,  Miss.,  on  behalf  of  the  Sons  of  Con- 
federate Veterans  in  a  meinorial  service.  He  showed  a  spirit 
worthy  of  his  sires.  After  noting  some  remarkable  statistics 
of  Mississippians  in  battle,  he  said  concerning  slavery : 

"I  would  not,  of  course,  have  the  institution  back  again  if  I 
could;  but  it  is  my  fixed  opinion,  judging  the  negro  who  grew 
to  manhood  in  slavery  and  the  negro  who  has  grown  to  man- 
hood in  freedom,  that  as  a  race  he  reached  his  zenith  in  all 
those  qualities  which  make  for  civilization  and  Christianity 
under  the  old  regime.  Forty  years  in  the  history  and  devel- 
opment of  a  race  is  but  a  short  while  indeed,  but  in  that  time 
the  finger  of  '01c  Massa'  and  'Die  Missus,'  which  always 
pointed  heavenward,  has  been  unobserved,  and  the  course  of 
the  great  body  of  the  younger  generation,  I  regret  to  say  it, 
has  been  almost  headlong  in  the  opposite  direction. 

"The  songs  that  have  come  down  to  us  from  the  old  planta- 
tion are  not  the  songs  of  the  caged  bird;  there  is  no  wailing 
of  the  sold  crying  out  to  its  God  for  deliverance;  there  is  no 
story  of  brick  without  straw.  Many  and  many  is  the  time 
that  I  sat  as  a  child  and  looked  into  the  black  and  wrinkled 
face  of  the  freedirian  and  noted  the  light  that  does  not  lie 
illumine  his  face  as  he  recounted  the  happy  days  back  on  the 
Id  plantation. 

"If  proof  were  needed  that  the  story  of  'Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin'  was  a  figment  of  the  imagination,  the  war  itself  fur- 
nished it.  L(  ft  at  home  to  work  the  field  and  make  the  crops 
that  were  to  sujiport  our  armies,  the  negro  had  it  in  his  power 
at  all  times  to  strike  the  blow  that  would  have  brought  the  Con- 
federacy to  its  knees.  The  first  blaze  of  an  insurrection,  the 
first  scream  of  a  murdered  mistress,  would  have  dissolved  the 
ranks  of  the  Confederate  armies,  and  every  soldier  'would 
have  brooked  the  eternal  devil'  to  make  his  way  back  to  his 
home  and  his  loved  ones.  Yet  in  all  those  long  and  bloody 
years  never  a  torch  was  lighted,  never  a  hand  was  raised. 

"The  slave  who  wore  no  cross  nor  crown 
With  shackled  feet  trod  freedom  down. 
Knew  that  each  rebel  soldier  slain 
Broke  one  link  in  his  iron  chain. 


Yet  fought  his  way  through  the  whirlwind's' breath, 

Rode  on  the  storm  to  conquer  death. 

Reckless  of  what  might  mar  or  make; 

Only  to  die  for  his  master's  sake. 

Waterloo,  Trafalgar,  Salamis, 

Marathon,  show  us  a  page  like  this.' 

"Let  me  read  you  a  piece  of  poetry  that  must  forever  give 
the  lie  to  the  calumnies  heaped  upon  our  fathers,  a  poem 
which,  whenever  read,  will,  I  sincerely  hope,  rekindle  the 
dying  embers  of  the  old-time  feeling  we  once  entertained  for 
the  negro.  Xo  such  story  as  is  told  in  this  poem  was  ever 
founded  on  fiction." 

'Old  Mo.se  at  Gettysburg. 

Rushing  from  shelter  far  in  the  rear, 

"My  master  wounded?"  is  that  what  I  hear? 

Forth  to  the  rescue  rushed  the  slave, 

Into  the  battle  to  succor  and  save. 

"Master,  O  Master,"  he  cried  aloud. 

Breaking  a  path  through  the  battle  cloud, 

Fighting  his  way  through  friends  and  foes; 

"Answer  me.  Master ;  here's  Ole  Mose. 

You  know  when  we  left  Ole  Missus  said, 

'Fotch  him  back,  Moses,  livin'  or  dead.' 

I  promised,  O  Master !" — but  more  and  more. 

Louder  and  fiercer  the  cannons  roar. 

"Master !"  again  the  tempest  rose — 

"Answer  me.  Master;  here's  Ole  Mose." 

The  valleys  trembled  again,  and  then 

The  mountains  reeled  like  drunken  men. 

"I  done  told  Missus,  0  Master  dear, 

Ole  Mose  is  comin' ;  can't  you  hear?" 

Through  hurtling  death  and  fire  and  smoke. 

What  arm  wards  off  the  fatal  stroke? 

What,  judged  by  human,  finite  sense, 

Could  shield,  but  the  arm  of  Providence? 

'Twas  Heaven's  own  mercy,  tender  and  sweet, 

The  angel   spirit  in  his  feet, 

That  led  Ole  Mose  through  the  crimson  tide 

To  stumble  and  fall  at  his  master's  side. 

"Dear  Mose,  is  it  you?"  as  soft  and  slow 

The  wave  of  life  ebbed  to  and  fro. 

"Tell  mother — God  bless  you,  dear  Old  Mose" — 

His  life  went  out  on  the  storm  that  rose. 

Sheltered  in  arms  that  were  strong  to  save. 

In  the  brave  black  arms  of  the  faithful  slave, 

Borne  back,  back  over  rock  and  ledge. 

Over  the  battle's  perilous  edge, 

Borne  by  this  martyr,  this  more  than  man, 

Southward  across  the  Rapidan — • 

Back  to  the  dear  old  homestead  where 

White  doves  float  in  the  crimson  air. 

Stood  by  the  grave  wdicre  his  master  slept. 

For  the  first  time  turned  aside  and  wept. 

Is  it  strange  that  his  future  seemed  dark  and  dim. 

And  dark  to  us  as  it  was  to  him? 

He  had  fought  for  his  master,  had  gladly  died. 

Shall  we  not  help  him  in  paths  untried? 

All  over  the  South  one  prayer  arose : 

"God  forget  us  who  forget  Ole  Mose."  ' " 


In  reporting  change  in  address,  sub.scribcrs  are  requested, 
as  a  special  favor,  to  give  previous  office  also,  as  it  is  neces- 
sary to  know  that  in  order  to  make  the  change. 


408 


C^Of}federate  Ueterar?. 


STATUES  FOR  THE  HALL  OF  FAME.      "* 

Under  the  caption  "Let  Virginia  Cliuose  W'lium  She  Will" 
the  Chicago  Tribune  makes  this  worthy  comment  in  regard 
to  contributions  for  the  Hall  of  Fame.  Omissions  occur 
where  it  uses  the  term  "the  lost  cause  of  disunion."  That 
wicked  word  "lost"  should,  when  used,  be  coupled  with  that 
of  "disunion." 

"Every  State  in  the  Union  has  the  right  to  place  the  statues 
of  her  two  favorite  sons  in  statuary  hall  in  the  capitol  at 
Washington.  Virginia  has  about  decided  that  one  of  her 
two  shall  be  Robert  E.  Lee.  The  selection  of  Lee  is  said 
to  have  given  ofTense  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
and  it  is  now  planned  to  propose  at  the  next  encampment 
of  that  body,  in  San  Francisco  next  month,  a  resolution  re- 
questing Congress  to  enact  that  the  statue  of  no  man  who 
ever  opposed  the  Union  shall  be  permitted  in  Statuary  Hall. 

"The  Grand  Army  should  lend  no  sanction  to  such  a 
scheme.  If  it  does,  it  will  be  lending  its  weight  to  the  cause 
against  which  it  fought  for  four  bloody  years — the  cause 
of  disunion.  Such  an  action  on  the  part  of  th;  Grand  Army 
would  do  much  to  relight  the  fires  of  sectionalism — fires 
which,  until  within  the  last  year  or  two,  seemed  about  to  go 
out  forever. 

"If  Congress  forbade  \'irginia  to  place  Lee's  statue  in 
the  Capitol,  is  it  not  sure  that  Virginia  would  then  decide 
to  leave  the  pedestal  vacant?  And  would  not  the  other 
Southern  States  also  nominate  famous  Confederates,  and, 
on  being  refused,  leave  their  psdestals  vacant?  And  would 
not  those  empty  places  do  more  than  their  statues  could  ever  do 
to  preserve  the  fame  of  those  heroes?  Would  not  a  statuary 
hall  but  half  filled  with  statues  be  a  perpetual  token  that  the 
North  and  South  will  not  unite  in  heart  so  long  as  the  North 
treats  the  South  like  an  enemy  conquered  instead  of  a  friend 
reconciled? 

"The  waver  of  the  bloody  shirt  is  not  what  he  wishes  to  be 
considered — an  ultra  patriot.  On  the  contrary,  he  is  an 
enemy  to  his  country.  The  allegiance  of  Americans  is  to 
the  United  States — not  to  the  North  and  not  to  the  South. 
In  1861  we  could  not  have  union  unless  by  fighting.  To-day 
we  cannot  have  it,  except  superficially,  unless  by  peace. 

"Let  Virginia  choose  the  dead  she  wishes  to  commemorate. 
If  she  honors  Lee  above  all  but  Washington,  let  her  place 
his  statue  in  the  Capitol.  He  was  a  great  and  a  good  man, 
although  he  stood  by  his  State  instead  .of  the  Union.  The 
North  as  well  as  the  South  may  take  pride  in  this  American 
for  the  purity  of  his  life  and  his  military  genius. 

"The  greatest  men  of  the  North,  Grant  and  Lincoln,  were 
magnanimous  to  the  South.  They  tried  to  soothe  and  heal 
the  wounds  from  which  she  suffered.  Lesser  men  were  not 
so  magnanimous,  but  essayed  to  humiliate  still  further  the 
ruined  land.  Which  of  those  examples  is  the  nobler  and 
the  wiser  for  this  generation? 

"If  the  North  contemns  the  dead  heroes  of  the  South, 
the  South  will  make  them  martyrs,  and  their  pale  shades 
will  do  more  than  all  the  blood  of  all  their  legions  ever  did 
to  further  and  continue  the  ciuse  of  disunion.  The  North 
granted  a  complete  amnesty  to  Lee  living.  Shall  it  with- 
draw the  anincst}'  from  Lee  dead?" 


SOUTHERN    GIRLS   ON    CAUSES   OF   THE    WAR. 

Miss  Ellen  Louise  McAdams,  of  Lewisburg,  Tenn.,  secured 
the  prize  for  the  best  story  on  the  war  in  her  school  at  the  last 
term.  The  manuscript  covers  over  twenty-seven  pages  of  legal 
cap,  and  it  is  so  systematic  a  history  of  the  causes  leading  to 
the  war,  the  tragic  years  of  its  existence,  and  the  malevolence 
of  reconstruction  that  it  would  make  a  worthy  school  reader. 

The  loyalty  of  the  author  to  the  South  while  her  father  is 
"a  mean  old  Republican,"  to  use  his  own  term  jocosely  (he 
is  of  an  old  Whig  family),  makes  the  fair  young  woman  de- 
serve all  the  greater  credit   for  her  noble  vindication  of  her 


Mrs.  jr.  .7.  Williams,  of  Wolfe  City,  Tex.,  widovi'  of  T.  J. 
Williams,  Company  D.  Third  lieorgia  Cavalry,  desires  to 
hear  from  any  of  his  old  comrades  who  can  help  her  to 
prove  her  claim  to  a  pension  to  which  she  fe.ds  entitled. 


MISS   ELLEN   LOUISE   M  ADAMS. 

native  Southland.  Writing  of  the  devastation  and  ruin  in  the 
South,  she  says :  "The  knowledge  of  these  outrages  nerved  the 
Southern  arms  to  strike  a  deadlier  blow  and  overcome  all 
thought  of  personal  fear  in  every  Southern  heart.  But  they 
could  not  withstand  starvation  and  the  overwhelming  odds 
against  them,  and  so  in  the  gloom  of  a  defeat,  glorified  by 
valiant  deeds,  their  tattered  flag  was  furled  at  Appomattox 
and  the  remnant  of  the  Southern  army,  worn,  grim,  battle- 
scarred,  laid  down  their  arms  in  sorrow  and  in  tears.  .  .  . 
Thank  God,  Southern  men  were  no  less  great  in  defeat  than 
in  victory.  They  faced  toil  and  poverty  unflinchingly,  cheered 
and  inspired  in  the  work  of  building  by  Southern  women 
who  had  shown  themselves  fit  mates  for  heroic  souls.  .  .  . 
We  still  have  a  tear  for  the  banner  so  sadly  furled  and  for  all 
it  represents." 

Prize  Essay  at  Columbia,  Tenn. 
Eleanore  Felicia  Hussey,  who  received  the  prize  offered  by 
the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  to  the  senior  class  of  the 


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(^OT)federate  i/eterci? 


409 


Colunilnn  Jnstitutc  for  the  best  paper  on  "The  True  Causes 

of  the  Civil  War,'' 
is  the  oldest  daugh- 
ter of  William  B. 
Hussey,  late  of 
Huntsville,  A  1  a. 
H  i  s  grandfathers, 
Matthew  Hussey 
and  Samuel  Ward, 
were  pioneers  of  the 
Slate,  both  of  them 
having  moved  there 
f  1  o  m  Albemarle 
I  nunty,  Va.,  before 
Alabama  became  a 
State.  He  volun- 
teered in  i86i.  at 
tlic  age  of  nineteen, 
in  the  Ninth  Ten- 
nessee Regiment, 
Army  of  Tennes- 
see. Having  been 
Ky.,  he  was  made  sergeant  of 
He  was  afterwards  in  the  Dahoii 
Atlantic  campaign,  and  then  under  Hood. 

Miss  Hussey  (born  at  Huntsville,  Ala.)  has  lived  -n  C.-lnm- 
bia,  Tenn.,  from  1896  until  the  removal  of  the  famil>  to  .NiiSh- 
ville,  a  year  ago.  She  graduated  at  the  Columbia  Institute  in 
June,  1902.  Her  mother,  Mrs.  Ella  Hussey,  would  be  much 
pleased  to  hear  from  any  of  her  husband's  war  comrades. 

Miss  Hussey  reviews  the  history  of  the  country  on  the  ques- 
tion of  slavery,  admitting  that  Southern  extremists  were  deter- 
mined  to   dcslrny    llic   Union    rather   than   have   slavery   pro 


W.    B.    HUSSEY. 


slightly  wounded  at   Pcrryvil 
the  hospital  at  Chattanooga. 


hibited  in  the  Territories,  while  Northern  extremists  were 
equally  determined  to  destroy  the  Union  unless  slavery  was 
abolished  in  the  Southern  States.  More  conservative  North- 
erners were 'for  its  being  left  to  the  States  where  it  existed, 
but  to  prohibit  it  from  the  Territories.  The  "Clay  Compro- 
mise" of  1850  she  sets  forth  as  follows: 

"l.  Slavery  should  be  prohibited  in  the  District  of  Columbia. 
2.  California  should  be  admitted  as  a  free  State.  3.  I'he  organ- 
ization of  Utah  and  New  Mexico, as  Territories  without  any 
provision  about  slavery,  leaving  that  to  the  settlers.  4.  The 
payment  of  a  large  sum  to  Texas.  5.  A  resolution  that  Con- 
gress should  have  no  power  over  interstate  slave  trade,  con- 
cluding with  terms  for  passage  of  a  severe  fugitive  slave  law."' 


WISS   ELEAMIRE   I-ELILIA    Hl'SSEV. 


THE  CAUSE  OF  THE  'WAB:  MISTS  IN  THE  "WAY. 

BY    B.     M.    ZETTLER,    KIRKW  OOU,   GA. 

The  writer  read  with  unusual  interest  that  "Memorial  Tribute 
at  Shelbyville"  printed  in  the  July  'Veteran,  and  the  head- 
lines of  this  article  indicate  some  of  the  reflections  it  sug- 
gested. 

The  address  contains  many  beautiful  sentiments,  and  as  a 
Confederate  veteran  the  writer  desires  to  express  his  ap- 
preciation of  this  tribute  from  one  "whose  life  began  after 
the  close  of  the  great  war." 

But  there  are  expressions  in  the  address  thit  to  me  are 
confusing  and  misleading,  and  in  the  kindest  spirit  I  beg  to 
dissent  from  them. 

When  the  eloquent  speaker  declared,  "The  action  of  the 
Southern  States  in  withdrawing  from  the  Union  and  the  de- 
termination of  tlie  Federal  govirnmciit  to  resist  their  with- 
drawal made  up  the  issue  which  was  submitted  to  tlie  arbitra- 
ment of  arms,"  he  states  the  cause  of  the  war  completely ;  but 
when  in  the  next  sentence  he  says,  "That  issue  was  whether 
a  sovereign  State  had  the  right  to  peaceably  secede  from  the 
Union  when  its  people  believed  the  Federal  government  had 
ceased  to  be  equal  and  just,"  he  is  misleading.  Was  it  not 
the  overt  act,  and  not  the  right  to  act,  that  was  the  cause  of 
the  war?  And  did  the  war  really  determine  and  settle  the 
question  of  the  right  of  a  sovereign  State  to  secede?  Did  it 
not  simply  settle  adversely  the  poiver  of  thirteen  of  them  to  do 
so  at  that  time? 

And  when  he  further  states  that  "for  many  years  a  great 
question  had  divided  the  nation"  (meaning  the  question  of  the 
right  of  a  State  to  withdraw),  is  he  historically  correct?  There 
were  questions  that  divided  the  sections  and  alienated  the 
people,  but  this,  we  think,  could  hardly  be  classed  one  of  them. 

Does  not  our  eloquent  friend  draw  on  his  imagination  some- 
what lie  declares:  "The  Constitution  to  which  you  veterans 
of  the  war  swore  allegiance  when  you  returned  to  the  Union 

.  .  is  one  in  which  there  has  been  written  in  your  blood 
and  that  of  your  comrades  a  provision  that  the  right  of  se- 
cession shall  exist  no  more  forever?" 

Tliat  the  character  of  our  government — the  United  States — 
has  been  changed  and  is  not  what  it  was  during  the  first 
seventy-five  years  of  its  existence,  no  one  will  deny,  nor  is 
it  aside  from  the  truth  to  say  that  that  change  came  as  one 
of  the  results  of  the  War  between  the  States ;  but  not  yet,  we 
insist,  has  it  been  written  in  the  Constitution  that  the  nation 
is  supreme  in  all  things,  nor  as  yet  is  it  given  to  any  man  to 
declare  what  shall  be  the  character  of  our  government  a  hun- 
dred  years  hence. 

The  writer  would  close  as  he  began,  expressing  apprecia- 
tion of  Mr.  Frierson's  beautiful  tribute  and  commending  its 
perusal  and  preservation  to  every  lover  of  the  glorious  South- 
ern Confederacy. 


410 


QoQj-ederate  l/eterai^. 


NORTHERNERS  JUSTIFIED  SECESSION. 

\V.  R.  Chapman,  ILPcil..  1!,S.,  and  D.Ped.,  writes  from 
Lois,  Fauquier  County,  Va. : 

"The  general  impression  is  that  the  sovereignty  of  the 
States,  or  the  disunion  doctrine,  was  originated  by  Calhoun, 
of  South  Carolina;  but  the  best  information  obtainable  on 
this  subject  shows  that  the  State  rights  doctrine  did  not 
originate  in  either  section,  but  was  recognized  at  the  first  as 
underlying  the  Constitution  accepted  and  ratified  by  each  of 
the  sovereign  States,  and  was  first  agitated  at  the  North, 
and  not  at  the  South. 

"In  1803  Col.  Timothy  Pickering,  a  Senator  from  Massachu- 
setts and  Secretary  of  State  in  the  Cabinet  of  John  Adams, 
said,  in  speaking  of  State  rights:  T  will  not  despair.  I  will 
rather  anticipate  a  new  Confederacy.  This  can  be  accom- 
plished without  spilling  one  drop  of  blood,  I  have  little  doubt. 
It  must  begin  with  Massachusetts.  Thp  proposition  would  be 
welcomed  by  Connecticut.  And  could  we  doubt  of  New 
Hampshire?  But  New  York  must  be  associated,  and  how  is 
her  concurrence  to  be  obtained?  She  must  be  the  center  of 
the  Confederacy.  Vermont  and  New  Jersey  would  follow,  of 
course,  and  Rhode  Island  of  necessity.' 

"Josiah  Quincy,  also  of  Massachusetts,  emancipated  the  same 
doctrine  in  181 1  in  opposing  the  bill  for  the  admission  of 
what  was  then  called  the  Orleans  Territory  (now  Louisiana) 
when  he  said  that  if  the  bill  passed  and  that  territory 
was  admitted  the  act  would  be  subversive  of  the  Union,  and 
the  several  States  would  be  freed  from  their  Federal  bonds 
and  obligations,  and  that,  'as  it  will  be  the  right  of  all  the 
States,  so  it  will  be  the  duty  of  some,  to  prepare  definitely 
for  a  separation,  amicably  if  they  can,  violently  if  they  must.' 

"The  Hartford  Convention  was  called  in  1814,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  opposition  of  New  England  to  the  war  of  1812. 
Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  Connecticut,  and  several  coun- 
ties and  towns  of  other  Northern  States  sent  delegates  to  this 
convention.  They  deliberated  with  closed  doors  on  the  pro- 
priety of  withdrawing  the  States  represented  in  it  from  the 
Union.  They  issiied  an  address,  in  which  they  said :  'If  the 
Union  be  destined  to  dissolution,  it  should,  if  possible,  be  the 
work  of  peaceful  times  and  deliberate  consent.  Whenever  it 
shall  appear  that  the  causes  are  radical  and  permanent,  a  sepa- 
ration by  equitable  arrangement  will  be  preferable  to  an  alli- 
ance by  constraint  among  nominal  friends  but  real  enemies.' 
In  1839  ex-President  John  Quincy  Adams  said :  'The  indisso- 
luble link  of  union  between  the  people  of  the  several  States 
of  this  confederated  nation  is,  after  all,  not  in  the  right,  but  in 
the  heart.  If  the  day  should  ever  come  (Heaven  avert  it!) 
when  the  affections  of  the  people  of  these  States  shall  be 
alienated  from  each  other,  the  bonds  of  political  association 
will  not  long  hold  together  parties  no  longer  attracted  by  the 
magnetism  of  consolidated  interests  and  kindly  sympathies, 
and  far  better  will  it  be  for  the  people  of  the  disunited  States 
to  part  in  friendship  with  each  other  than  to  be  held  together 
by  restraint.'  He  also  presented  to  Congress  a  petition  for  a 
dissolution  of  the  Union. 

"Mr.  William  -Rawble,  of  Pennsylvania,  in  his  work  on  the 
Constitution,  says :  'It  depends  on  the  State  itself  to  restrain 
or  abolish  the  principles  of  representation,  because  it  depends 
on  itself  whether  it  will  continue  a  member  of  the  Union. 
To  deny  this  right  would  be  inconsistent  with  the  principles 
on  which  all  our  political  systems  are  founded,  which  is  that 
the  people  have  in  all  cases  a  right  to  determine  how  they  will 
be  governed.'  Shortly  after  the  nomination  of  Gen.  Taylor, 
a  petition  was  presented   in  the  Senate,   asking  Congress  to 


'advise  means  for  the  dissolution  of  the  Union.'  The  votes  of 
Messrs.  Seward,  Chase,  and  Hale  were  recorded  in  favor  of 
its  reception. 

"In  1844  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  attempted  to  co- 
erce the  President  and  Congress  by  this  language:  'The  project 
of  the  annexation  of  Texas,  unless  arrested  on  the  threshold, 
may  tend  to  drive  these  States  (New  England)  into  a  disso- 
lution of  the  Union.' 

"In  1855  Senator  B.  F.  Wade,  of  Ohio,  a  notorious  South- 
hater,  said  in  a  speech  delivered  in  the  Senate:  'M'ho  is  the 
judge  in  the  last  resort  of  the  violation  of  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States  by  the  enactment  of  a  law?  Who  is  'the 
final  arbiter,  the  general  government  or  the  States  in  their 
sovereignty?  Why,  sir,  to  yield  that  point,  to  yield  up  all  the 
rights  of  the  State  to  protect  her  own  citizens,  is  to  consoli- 
date this  government  into  a  miserable  despotism.'  Again,  he 
said,  on  December  18,  i860 :  'I  do  not  so  much  blame  the  peo- 
ple of  the  South,  because  I  think  they  have  been  led  to  believe 
that  we  to-day,  the  dominant  party,  who  are  about  to  take  the 
reins  of  government,  are  their  mortal  foes,  and  stand  ready 
to  trample  their  institutions  under  foot.'  All  know  his  subse- 
quent life. 

"November  9.  i860,  Horace  Greeley  said  in  Iiis  paper,  the 
New  York  Tribune:  'If  the  cotton  States  consider  the  value 
of  the  Union  debatable,  we  maintain  their  perfect  right  to 
discuss  it.  Nay,  we  hold,  with  Jefferson,  to  the  alienable  right 
of  communities  to  alter  or  abolish  forms  of  government  that 
have  become  oppressive  or  injurious;  and  if  the  cotton  States 
decide  that  they  can  do  better  out  of  the  Union  than  in  it,  we 
insist  on  letting  them  go  in  peace.  The  right  to  secede  may 
be  a  revolutionary  one,  but  it  exists  nevertheless,  and  we  do 
not  see  how  one  party  can  have  a  right  to  do  what  another 
party  has  a  right  to  prevent.' 

"December  17,  i860,  he  again  said  in  the  Tribune:  'If  the 
Declaration  of  Independence  justified  the  secession  from  the 
British  Empire  of  three  millions  of  colonists  in  1776,  we  do 
not  see  why  it  would  not  justify  the  secession  of  five  millions 
of  Southrons  from  the  Federal  Union  in  1861.  If  we  are  mis- 
taken on  this  point,  why  does  not  some  one  attempt  to  show 
wherein  and  why?' 

"Then  a~ain,  on  February  23,  1861 :  'We  have  repeatedly 
said,  and  we  once  more  insist,  that  the  great  principle  em- 
bodied by  Jefferson  in  the  Declaration  of  American  Independ- 
ence— that  governments  derive  their  just  powers  from  the  con- 
sent of  the  governed — is  sound  and  just,  and  that  if  the  slave 
States,  the  cotton  States,  or  the  Gulf  States  only  choose  to 
form  an  independent  nation,  tliey  have  a  clear  moral  right 
to  do  so.  .  .  .  Whenever  a  considerable  section  of  the 
Union  shall  deliberately  resolve  to  go  out,  we  shall  resist  all 
coercive  measures  designed  to  keep  it  in.  We  hope  never  to 
live  in  a  republic  where  one  section  is  pinned  to  the  rest  by 
bayonets.' 

"On  November  9,  i860,  the  New  York  Herald  said :  'Each 
State  is  organized  as  a  complete  government,  holding  the 
purse  and  wielding  the  sword,  possessing  the  right  to  break 
the  tie  of  the  confederation  as  a  nation  might  break  a  treaty, 
and  to  repel  coercion  as  a  nation  might  repel  invasion.  Coer- 
cion, if  it  were  possible,  is  out  of  the  question.'  Yet  these  very 
statements  and  editors  supported  the  government  in  coercing 
the  Southern  States ! 

"President  Buchanan  and  his  attorney-general,  E.  M.  Stan- 
ton, decided  at  the  same  time  that  there  was  no  power  under 
the  Constitution  to  coerce  a  seceding  State;  and  yet  what  a 
radical  change  came  over  Stanton  in  his  after  life ! 


Qoijfederate  l/eterai}. 


ttii 


"Mr.  H.  C.  Lodge,  in  his  'Life  of  D.  Webster,'  uses  this  lan- 
guage: 'When  the  Constitution  was  adojjted,  by  the  votes  of 
the  States  at  Philadelphia,  and  accepted  by  the  votes  of  the 
States  in  popular  conventions,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  there  was 
not  a  man  in  the  country,  from  Washington  and  Hamilton  on 
the  one  side  to  George  Clinton  and  George  Mason  on  tho 
other  side,  who  regarded  the  new  system  as  anything  but  an 
experiment  entered  into  by  the  States,  and  from  which  each 
and  every  State  had  the  right  peaceably  to  withdraw,  a  right 
which  was  very  likely  to  be  exercised.' 

"Mr.  J.  C.  Carter,  now  of  New  York,  I)ut  a  native  of  New 
England,  said  in  his  speech  before  the  University  of  Virginia 
in  1898;  'I  may  hazard  the  opinion  that  if  the  question  had 
been  asked,  not  in  i860  but  in  1788,  immediately  after  the  adop- 
tion of  the  Constitution,  whether  the  Union  as  formed  by  that 
instrument  could  lawfully  treat  the  secession  of  a  State  as 
rebellion,  and  suppress  it  by  force,  few  of  those  who  partici- 
pated in  forming  that  instrument  would  have  answered  in  the 
affirmative.' 

"In  an  article  published  in  the  Lowell  Sun  on  June  5,  1886. 
entitled  'Died  for  Their  States,'  he  said :  'When  the  original 
thirteen  colonies  threw  of?  their  allegiance  to  Great  Britain  Ihey 
became  independent  States,  independent  of  her  and  of  each 
other.  The  recognition  was  of  the  States  separately,  each  by 
name,  in  the  treaty  of  peace  which  terminated  the  war  of  the 
revolution.  That  this  separate  recognition  was  intentional, 
with  the  distinct  object  of  recognizing  the  States  as  separate 
sovereignties,  and  not  as  one  nation,  will  sufficiently  appear  by 
reference  to  the  si.xth  volume  of  Bancroft's  "History  of  the 
United  States."  The  .Krticles  of  Confederation  between  the 
States  declared  "that  each  St.itc  retains  its  sovereignty,  free- 
dom, and  independence."  It  is,  then,  a  compact  between  the 
States  as  sovereigns,  and  the  Union  created  by  it  is  a  federal 
partnership  of  .States,  the  Federal  government  being  their 
commrn  agent  for  the  transaction  of  the  Federal  business 
within  the  limits  of  the  delegated  powers.' 

"Mr.  T.  K.  Oglesby  quotes  Mr.  A.  Lincoln  as  saying.  Jan- 
uary 12.  1848,  that  'any  people,  anywhere,  being  inclined  and 
having  the  power,  have  the  right  to  ri.se  up  and  shake  off  the 
existing  government  and  form  a  new  one  that  suits  them  bet- 
ter.   This  is  a  most  valuable  and  most  sacred  right.' 

"William  Lloyd  Garrison  demanded  through  his  paper.  Tlie 
Liberator,  'immediate  emancipation  of  the  negro.'  Garrison 
was  a  fearless  fanatic.  But  with  all  his  fanaticism  he  was 
obliged  to  recognize  the  fact  that  the  Constitution  nowhere 
opposed  slavery,  and  he  therefore  characterized  it  as  'an  agree- 
ment with  death  and  a  covenant  with  hell.' 

"President  \'an  Burcn  in  1836  declared  himself  earnestly 
opposed  to  any  attempt  to  abolish  or  interfere  with  slavery  in 
the  District  of  Columbia  or  elsewhere. 

"Senator  .Miberton,  of  New  Hampshire,  in  i8,?S  introduced 
resolutions  which  declared  that  under  the  Constitution  Con- 
gress had  nothing  to  do  with  slavery  in  the  States,  and  it 
passed  with  only  six  adverse  votes.  The  other  resolutions  as- 
serted that  the  petitions  for  the  abolition  of  slavery  in  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  and  in  the  Territories  were  part  of  a  plan 
to  afTect  the  institution  of  slavery  and  indirectly  to  destroy  it 
in  the  Southern  States:  that  all  attempts  to  abolish  slavery  in 
the  District  of  Columbia  and  in  the  Territories  were  in  viola- 
tion of  the  Constitution;  and  that  every  petition  or  paper  on 
the  subject  should,  when  presented  in  the  House,  be  at  once 
laid  on  the  table.  These  resolutions  were  passed  by  a  two- 
thirds  majority,  and  it  was  hoped  that  the  slavery  agitation 
was  finally  settled. 


"The  fanatics  of  the  North,  led  by  W.  L.  Garrison  and  J.  G. 
Whittier,  continued  to  grow  in  numbers  and  strength  until 
they  elected  Lincoln  in  1861.  This  was  the  culmination  of  the 
State  rights  doctrine  and  the  agitation  of  the  slavery  ques- 
tion.   By  his  election  the  war  was  precipitated. 

"J.  Q.  Adams,  during  a  journey  through  Pennsylvania,  in- 
formed a  society  whose  petitions  he  had  frequently  presented 
that  he  was  'opposed  to  the  abolition  of  slavery  in  the  District 
of  Columbia,'  not  because  he  doubted  the  power  of  Congress 
to  do  so,  but  because  he  regarded  it  as  'a  violation  of  repub- 
lican principles  to  enact  laws  at  the  petition  of  one  people 
which  are  to  operate  upon  ani.ther  people  without  their  con- 
sent. The  people  of  the  District  have  property  in  their 
slaves.'  He  would  present  and  had  presented  petitions  to  Con- 
gress, but  still  regarded  it  as  'a  violation  of  republican  princi- 
ples.' The  leaders  at  the  North  were  willing  to  present  peti- 
tions, and  work  that  their  principles  be  made  law.  as  long  as  it 
did  not  affect  the  property  or  interests  of  the  Northern  people. 
Mr.  Daniel  Webster  denounced  the  abolition  societies  in  one  of 
his  speeches  in  reply  to  Mr.  Calhoun.  The  platform  of  the 
Repwblican  parly,  i860,  condcmnei!  John  Brown's  raid  in  \'ir- 
ginia  in  1859. 

"Congress  stood  by  the  proslavery  party  as  late  as  1854 
and  during  the  Kansas  civil  W'ar.  Both  the  antislavery  and 
proslavery  parties  of  Kansas  adopted  State  constitutions,  and 
each  sent  a  delegate  to  Congress.  The  antislavery  constitu- 
tion excluded  slavery  from  Kansas,  while  the  proslavery  con- 
stitution permitted  slavery  in  Kansas.  President  Franklin 
Pierce  and  Congress  recognized  the  proslavery  govermnent. 

"President  James  Buchanan  thought  the  Federal  govern- 
ment had  no  power  to  force  a  State  to  remain  in  the  Union. 

"Senator  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  of  Illinois,  in  1861  introduced 
a  resolution  that  an  amendment  be  added  to  the  Constitution 
forbidding  the  Federal  government  to  interfere  with  slavery 
in  the  States." 


Pbktty  Ranciu  "Cheese." — I  visited  a  small  town  in  the 
Southern  part  of  Kentucky  and  called  on  the  only  merchant 
of  the  place.  He  was  opening  a  case  of  axle  grease,  and 
one  of  the  small  boxes  of  yellow  grease  was  left  uncovered, 
when  an  old  darky  entered,  and.  noticing  it.  said:  "Good 
mornin',  Massa  Johnson!  What  am  dem  little  cheeses 
worf?" 

"About  fifteen  cents  I  reckon,  Sam,"  said  the  merchant. 

"S'pose  if  I  buys  one  you  will  frow  In  de  crackers." 

"Yes,  Sam." 

Sam  put  his  hand  into  his  pocket  and  fished  out  fifteen 
cents,  and  Mr.  Johnson  took  his  scoop  and  dipped  up  some 
crackers. 

Sam  picked  up  the  uncovered  box  and  the  crackers  and 
went  to  the  back  part  of  the  store,  took  out  his  knife,  and 
fell  to  eating. 

Another  customer  came  in,  and  Mr.  Jonnson  lost  sight  of 
his  colored  friend  for  a  moment.  Later,  however,  he  went 
to  the  back  iiart  of  the  store  and  said:  "Woil.  Sam.  how 
goes  it?  " 

"Say,  Massa  Johnson,  dem  crackers  is  all  right,  but  dat 
am  de  rausomest  cheese  I  ebber  eati" 


W.  J.  Vance,  of  Plummerville,  Ark,  asks  tb;it  any  one 
knowingf  tho  command  in  which  .1.  T.  Ools,  of  ilissouri, 
enlisted,  and  with  whom  he  served,  will  kindly  give  him 
that  information  and  tlius  aid  the  wiJow  in  securing  a 
pension.  It  is  thought  that  he  was  in  Marmaduke's  com- 
mand. 


412 


QoQfederate  l/eterap, 


EXECUTION  OF  CAPT.  HENRY  WIRZ. 

The  story  told  by  Dr.  W.  J.  W.  Kerr  in  vindication  of  Capt. 
TJenry  Wirz,  of  Switzerland,  Military  Commandant  of  the 
'Confederate  prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga.,  who  was  hanged  by 
;a  drumhead  court-martial  after  the  close  of  the  war,  was 
most  thrilling  in  its  various  details.  Dr.  Kerr  was  so  af- 
fected by  the  recital  of  the  condemnation  of  his  friend  that 
several  times  his  voice  broke  and  he  was  unable  to  continue : 

"So  far  as  is  known  to  myself  or  to  any  member  of  this 
-association,  I  am  the  only  living  medical  officer  who  was  on 
•duty  at  Andersonville  prison  during  the  year  1864  out  of 
si,\ty-eight.  I  knew  Capt.  Wirz  as  no  other  man  knew  him,  and 
I  have  been  requested  to  give,  as  far  as  I  am  able,  an  account 
of  this  the  most  unfortunate  man  that  belonged  to  our  army; 
a  man  who  was  born  in  a  foreign  country;  a  man  who  fell  a 
martyr  to  the  cause  he  espoused  so  nobly  and  heroically;  a 
man  who  had  his  life  taken  away  not  by  truthful  witnesses 
but  by  a  court-martial  ruled  over  and  domineered  by  a  judge 
advocate  and  a  president  whose  names  will  go  down  to  pos- 
terity as  having  been  connected  with  one  of  the  foulest  mur- 
■ders  and  the  most  infamous  proceedings  that  have  ever  oc- 
-curred  at  any  trial  of  this  kind  since  the  world  began. 

"In  February,  1864,  Capt.  Wirz  was  ordered  by  Gen.  Winder 
to  report  to  Col.  Persons,  commandant  of  the  tnilitary  prison 
-at  Andersonville.  As  he  was  conversant  with  several  lan- 
guages, he  was  preeminently  fitted  to  deal  with  the  motley 
crew  under  his  charge.  He  found  the  prison  in  a  very  un- 
satisfactory and  unsanitary  condition,  and  at  once  set  to  work 
lo  change  and  improve  it.  At  the  time  of  his  arrival  at  the 
prison  there  were  only  seven  or  eight  thouand  prisoners  in  a 
sixteen-acre  stockade,  but  in  a  short  time  the  prison  began  to 
be  badly  crowded,  so  that  by  the  last  of  May  there  were 
nearly  19,000  prisoners  in  it,  nearly  1,500  to  the  acre.  Capt. 
Wirz  went  to  work  to  enlarge  the  prison,  and  by  the  middle 
of  June  had  enlarged  it  to  twenty-five  acres,  and  had  erected 
several  buildings  inside  it  to  shelter  the  sick.  But  by  the 
middle  of  July  the  prison  was  again  filled  to  overflowing, 
there  being  36,000  prisoners  in  it.  The  heat  of  summer  and  the 
crowded  condition  of  the  prisons  made  a  great  deal  of  sick- 
ness, and  the  death  rate  was  quite  heavy.  Here  let  me  say 
that  the  hard-heartedness  and  cruelty  charged  against  Capt. 
Wirz  is  as  false  as  hell  itself!  Several  times  has  he  gone 
into  the  hospital  with  me,  and  I  have  seen  his  eyes  fill  with 
tears  when  he  would  see  and  speak  of  the  suffering  and  dis- 
tress there  that  could  not  be  prevented.  Through  his  advice 
a  number  of  men  were  selected  from  the  prison  and  paroled 
unconditionally  to  go  to  Washington  and  report  the  condi- 
tions to  the  United  States  government,  and  try  to  get  an 
exchange  of  prisoners.  Right  well  do  some  of  you  recollect 
Stanton's  reply:  "We  have  got  plenty  of  men;  and  if  some  of 
them  die  at  Andersonville,  what  does  it  matter?  We  can 
whip  the  South  much  quicker  by  not  exchanging  prisoners 
and  forcing  the  South  to  feed  and 'guard  them,  and  thus 
weaken  their  army;  and  by  holding  their  men  in  prison,  re- 
duce their  strength  that  much.'  And  yet,  gentlemen,  the 
whole  blame  of  the  deaths  at  Andersonville  was  placed  on 
Wirz  instead  of  on  Edwin  M.  Stanton,  Secretary  of  War  of 
the  United  States  government,  and  his  associates. 

"After  the  surrender,  Capt.  Wirz,  being  very  much  abused 
by  some  of  the  prisoners  who  had  been  turned  loose,  wrote 
to  Gen.  Wilson,  then  in  command  of  cavalry  at  Macon,  that 
he,  Wn-z,  was  being  badly  treated,  and  he  would  thank  him 
if  he  would  send  a  guard  to  protect  him.  Now,  look  at  the 
cowardly  and  dastardly  manner  resorted  to  to  have  him  ar- 
rested.    Gen.    Wilson   immediately   sent   one   Capt.   Henry   E. 


Noyes  down  to  Andersonville,  who  went  to  Capt.  Wirz  and 
told  him  that  he  had  come  down  after  the  prison  records, 
which  were  delivered  him  at  once.  Noyes  then  told  him  that 
if  he  would  come  to  Gen.  Wilson,  in  order  to  furnish  verbally 
atiy  information  that  Gen.  Wilson  might  need,  he  should  have 
safe  conduct  going  and  coming,  and  would  not  be  molested  in 
any  way.  On  his  arrival  at  headquarters  he  was,  in  viola 
lion  of  evtry  promise  made  to  him  and  of  every  regulation  of 
\civilized  warfare,  seized,  placed  in  close  confinement,  and  sent 
to  Washington,  D.  C,  put  in  the  old  capitol  prison,  and  held 
there,  without  letting  his  family  £ee  him  until  his  mock  trial 
began,  which  for  one-sidedne£S  and  false  swearing  has  hardly 
any  equal  in  history.  Holt  and  others  had  determined  to 
hang  him,  and,  it  mattered  not  what  the  evidence  was,  it  could 
not  have  changed  their  determination. 

"One  hundred  and  fifty-eight  prisoners  were  placed  on  the 
Stand  for  or  against  Wirz,  and  every  witness  who  swore  to 
the  killing  of  and  cruelty  to  prisoners  swore  that  it  was  dur- 
ing the  last  of  August  and  the  month  of  September,  1864, 
when  these  alleged  crimes  were  committed,  and  sixty-five  of 
them,  both  for  prosecution  and  defense,  sw-ore  that  during  this 
whole  time  Capt.  Wirz  was  either  sick  in  bed  or  on  sick 
leave,  and  such  was  the  truth. 

"Now,  let  us  look  at  the  character  of  Capt.  Wirz,  as  shown 
by  the  official  'Records  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,'  pub- 
lished by  the  United  States  governme,nt.  [Here  Dr.  Kerr 
read  several  letters  taken  from  the  Sfficial  records  of  the 
United  States  government,  written  by^^pt.  Wirz  to  Capt. 
Chapman,  Acting  Adjutant  of  Post,  ancfjyCol.  Chandler,  C. 
S.  A.,  earnestly  entreating,  and.jeven  laiploring,  that  he  be 
furnished  better  provisions  for  ptisoners-i'Shd  better  means  for 
taking  care  of  them.]  .t>V  ■■■:■■■ 

"  'With  the  means  at  my  disposaj,';  said  Capt.  Wirz,  'it  is 
utterly  impossible  to  take  proper  y^fe  of  the  prisoners.  As 
long  as  30,000  men  are  confined  in.''6ne  inclosure  the  proper 
policing  and  cleansing  are  impossible.  A  long  confinement  has 
depressed  the  spirits  of  thousands,  and  they  are  entirely  in- 


MRS.    SEABROOK    W.    SVDNOR, 
Fiisl  \':ce  President  Tcx;is  Division,  U.  D.  C,  llf-uston. 


Qopfederate  l/eterat). 


•13 


different.  The  rations  ave  tlie  same  as  those  issued  to  our 
own  men,  one-third  of  a  pound  of  bacon  and  one  and  one- 
fourth  pounds  of  corn  meal,  or  one  pound  of  fresh  beef  in 
lieu  of  the  bacon.  Occasionally  beans,  molasses,  and  rice  are 
issued.  A  good  deal  could  yet  be  said  as  to  how  and  why  the 
prison  is  not  in  a  better  sanitary  condition,  but  I  deem  it  un- 
necessary, as  you  have  yourself  seen  where  the  fault  lies. 
I  hope  your  ofTicial  report  will  make  such  an  impression  on 
the  authorities  at  Richmond  that  they  will  issue  the  neces- 
sary orders  to  enable  us  to  get  what  we  badly  need.' 

"Now  compare  this  following  letter  with  Capt.  Wirz's,  and 
see  which  is  the  heartless  villain.  This  is  an  extract  from  a 
letter  writen  by  Col.  A.  J.  Johnson,  in  command  of  the  Fed- 
eral prison  at  Rock  Island:  'In  the  first  place,  instead  of 
placing  them  [the  Confederate  prisoners]  in  fine,  comfortable 
barracks  with  three  large  stoves  in  each,  and  as  much  coal 
as  they  can  burn  both  day  and  night,  I  would  place  them  in 
a  pen  with  no  shelter  but  the  heavens,  as  our  poor  men  were 
at  Andersonville.  Instead  of  giving  them  the  same  quality, 
and  nearly  the  same  quantity,  of  food  as  that  the  troops  on 
duty  receive,  I  would  give  them  as  nearly  as  possible  the 
same  quality  and  quantity  of  provisions  that  the  fiendish 
Rebels  gave  our  men,  and  instead  of  a  constant  issue  of  cloth- 
ing. I  would  let  ihem  wear  rags,  as  our  pocv  men  in  the  hands 
of  the  Rebels  were  compelled  to  do.' 

"The  Rock  Island  prison  was  established  in  December,  i86,?. 
and  existed  a  little  more  than  a  year.  During  that  time 
2,484  Confederates  were  sent  for  confinement  there.  Nineteen 
hundred  and  twenty  of  them  died  there.  Only  564  that  en- 
tered its  portals  survived.  Compare  this  with  the  worst 
death  rate  in  any  Southern  prison,  and  the  charges  of  neglect 
and  cruelty  are  utterly  disproved. 

"After  the  farce  of  a  trial  which  would  be  a  disgrace  in 
any  civilized  country  was  finished,  a  verdict  of  'guilty'  was 
pronounced,  and  was  approved  by  President  Andrew  Johnson. 
After  the  trial  quite  a  number  of  prominent  Northern  men 
made  an  effort  to  have  the  sentence  changed.  A  few  days 
before  Wirz  was  executed,  Mr.  Louis  Schade,  counsel  for  the 
defense,  made  his  last  appeal.  'It  was  Capt.  Wirz,'  said 
Mr.  Schade,  in  his  letter,  'who  furnished  our  boys  with  writ- 
ing materials,  that  they  might  prepare  a  petition  for  exchange 
to  be  sent  to  Washington;  who  let  about  fifty  drummer  boys 
escape,  in  order  that  they  might  not  endure  the  horrors  of 
the  stockade;  and  who  sent  twenty-six  men  North,  that  they 
might  see,  for  the  purpose  of  exchange,  the  President  and 
the  Secretary  of  War.  If  I  had  the  government  patronage 
and  the  prospect  of  an  ofiice  or  two,  as  has  been  the  case  with 
some  of  the  witnesses  in  this  trial,  I  do  not  doubt  in  the  least 
that  I  can  within  four  weeks  find  enough  testimony  to  hang 
every  member  of  the  Wirz  Military  Commission,  on  any 
charge  whatever,  provided  it  is  done  before  such  a  tribunal.'  ' 

Dr.  Kerr  has  power  to  entertain  the  listener  indefinitely, 
owing  to  his  varied  and  active  service  during  the  war.  In 
his  arms,  it  will  be  remembered,  Albert  Sidney  Johnston 
breathed  his  last.  He  told  an  amusing  story  of  how  he  out- 
witted some  Federal  soldiers  who  were  seeking  his  life.  He 
was  on  trial  with  Capt.  Wirz,  and  after  Wirz's  execution  he 
was  attached  to  a  hospital  in  Macon.  Some  of  Gen.  Wilson's 
brigade  were  in  barracks  near  the  town,  and  one  of  them  rec- 
ognized him  and  swore  to  have  him  hung  as  a  spy.  He  went 
to  camp  for  a  friend,  by  whom  he  hoped  to  prove  the  charge, 
and  while  he  was  gone  a  friend  of  Dr.  Kerr's  rushed  him  up 
to  his  room,  cut  off  his  beard,  trimmed  his  hair,  smeared  his 
f.ice,  breast,  and  arms  with  a  mixture  that  made  him  look 
like  a  Mexican,     .'\rrayed  in  filling  garments,  he  sallied  forth 


and  held  conversation  with  the  soldiers  who  came  to  hang 
him.  Then  he  went  to  his  hospital  and  spread  the  report  of 
his  own  apprehension,  court-martial,  and  hanging.  All  the 
staff  believed  him,  and  he  was  not  recognized  until  he  could 
no  longer  control  his  laughter. 


TRIBUTE  TO  MR.  DAVIS  FROM  THE  PACIFIC. 

From  the  far-away  State  of  Washington  comes  an  earnest 
tribute  to  President  Davis.  Comrade  E.  H.  Lively,  promi- 
nently identified  with  the  Southern  element  of  that  section, 
has  been  active  to  keep  Confederate  sentiment  alive  in  the 
hearts  of  those  who  have  drifted  away  from  their  Southland, 
perhaps  nevermore  to  reach  its  borders.    He  writes : 

"Richmond,  Va.,  the  seven-hilled  city  of  the  South,  and 
which  bore  the  brunt  of  the  War  between  the  States,  it  is 
gratifying  to  know,  is  the  resting  place  of  President  Jefferson 
Davis,  where  will  be  located  the  monument  to  that  typical 
Southern  soldier,  statesman,  and  patriot.     He  was  the  rcpre- 


E.    H.    LIVELY. 

sentative  of  the  Southern  people,  their  patriotism,  their  mag- 
nificent hospitality  and  excellence,  the  personification  of  their 
chivalry  and  nobility.  In  beholding  this  monument  to  departed 
worth,  future  generations,  in  the  great  march  of  time,  will 
read  the  never-dying  history  of  the  sixties,  the  Southern  land- 
mark directing  future  civilization,  that  the  quicksands  ancf 
whirlpools  on  our  political  chart  may  be  ."itrongly  emphasized. 

"The  significance  of  the  memorial  will  be  that  of  an  all-the- 
while  benediction  upon  the  heads  of  the  Southern  people,  who 
upheld  him  as  long  as  there  was  any  possible  strength.  Just 
here  we  rise  to  the  importance  and  majesty  of  the  occasion,, 
and  utter  the  matchless  command  through  Father  Ryan: 
'Go,  Glory,  and  forever  guard 

Our  President's  hallowed  dust ; 
.\nd.  Honor,  keep  eternal  ward; 
And,  Fame,  be  this  thv  trust  !' " 


414 


Qor>j-ederat{^  Ueteraij. 


PRIZE  DRILL  AT  CANTON,  MISS. 

Col.  J.  R.  Buford,  of  Duck  Hill,  Miss.,  writes  Capt.  Thomas 
Gibson,  correcting  several  errors  of  importance.  The  letter  was 
written  December  29.  1902: 

"You  ask  who  presented  the  flag  at  the  prize  drill  in  Can- 
ton. Mrs.  Douglas  Latimer,  a  young  widow,  was  the  lady. 
Comrade  Ewell  Hord,  of  the  Third  Kentucky,  is  wrong  in 
many  particulars  in  his  article,  December  Veter.^n,  and  I  re- 
peal his  language  to  him:  'How  fearfully  these  old  veterans  get 
things  mixed !' 

"I  can  prove  by  war  records  that  Gen.  Hardee  never  com- 
manded this  department,  and  consequently  could  not  have 
drilled  his  (the  Third  Kentucky)  regiment.  And  further,  had 
Hardee  been  the  department  commander,  he  would  scarcely 
have  drilled  a  regiment,  for  such  a  thing  as  a  lieutenant  gen- 
eral's drilling  a  regiment  is  unheard  of — until  Comrade  Hord 
wrote.  Gen.  Polk  was  in  command  of  the  department,  and  in 
this  I  am  sure  you  will  agree  with  me.  Comrade  Hord  is  mis- 
taken again  about  the  circumstances  that  brought  about  the 
drill.  These  are  the  facts :  When  Gen.  Polk  reviewed  Loring's 
Division  at  Canton,  as  the  Fifteenth  Mississippi  passed  the  re- 
viewing stand,  he  asked  what  regiment  that  was,  and  was  in- 
formed that  it  was  the  Fifteenth  Mississippi.  After  the  di- 
vision passed,  he  requested  Gen.  Loring  to  have  the  regiment 
brought  back,  as  he  wished  to  see  it  drill.  We  returned  and, 
in  the  presence  of  Gens.  Polk,  Loring,  Adams,  and  Buford, 
drilled  for  some  time,  after  which  Gen.  Polk  turned  to  Gen. 
Loring  and  remarked :  T  never  saw  that  drilling  equaled  at 
West  Point.'  This  compliment  soon  spread  over  the  division, 
and  Col.  Thompson  concluded  that  his  Third  Kentucky  could 
beat  the  Fifteenth  Mississippi,  and  this  contention  finally 
ended  in  the  prize  drill.  Hord  is  mistaken  again  as  to  the 
number  of  men  in  each  regiment.  Each  regiment  was  to  carry 
300  men  into  the  drill.  We  did  not  have  800  men,  as  Hord 
states,  for  we  had  passed  through  several  hard-fought  battles 
and  at  Fishing  Creek,  Ky.,  lost  227  men  and  at  Shiloh  234, 
besides  many  that  had  died  from  disease  and  others  dis- 
charged ;  hence  800  was  more  than  we  had  names  on  our 
muster  rolls.  Comrade  Hord  is  mistaken  again  as  to  the 
judges  of  that  drill.  He  says  Adams,  Buford,  and  Hardee 
were  the  judges.  Neither  of  these  officers  was  a  judge.  Har- 
dee was  not  present,  and  of  course  Gens.  Adams  and  Buford 
would  not  have  been  selected  to  judge  their  own  men,  being 
interested  parties.  The  judges  were  Gen.  W.  H.  Jackson,  of 
the  cavalry;  Col.  Thomas  M.  Scott,  of  the  Twelfth  Louisiana; 
and  Col.  Forney,  of  Forney's  Battalion.  He  mistakes  again 
when  he  said  it  took  them  some  time  to  decide.  Their  de- 
cision was  given  in  less  than  fifteen  minutes  after  the  drill 
ceased.  Again  he  mistakes  about  the  decision  being  a  great 
surprise  to  all,  the  ladies  especially  being  dissatisfied.  I  have 
never  yet  seen  any  one  who  witnessed  the  drill  but  said  the 
decision  was  correct.  I  will  say,  however,  that  the  Third  Ken- 
-tucky  had  a  splendidly  drilled  regiment,  composed  of  as  brave 
men  as  ever  fought  beneath  the  stars  and  bars,  and  we  claimed 
to  excel  them  rnly  in  the  manual  of  arms,  for  as  to  field  move- 
tnent  they  were  in  every  respect  our  equals." 


FATEFUL  FIGHTING  AT   FORT  FISHER. 

A  reunion  of  the  men  of  both  sides  who  immortalized  Fort 
Fisher,  at  the  mouth  of  Cape  Fear  River,  twenty  miles  below 
Wilmington,  N.  C,  occurred  on  August  12,  1903.  It  may  be 
the  fir' I  of  annual  reunions.  The  attendance  was  from  six 
Tiundivd  to  eight  hundred.  Gov.  .\ycock  was  of  the  party,  and 
•made  an  address. 


The  first  speaker  introduced  was  Eugene  S.  Martin,  Esq., 
of  Wilmington.  He  referred  in  eloquent  words  to  the  great 
battle,  and  said  they  stood  up  and  did  all  that  men  could  do, 
and  then  laid  down  their  arms.  It  was  the  most  memorable 
bombardment  ever  known  in  the  world's  history.  The  Con- 
federates fought  like  men  against  the  terrific  assault,  acted 
like  men,  and  our  enemies  were  the  first  to  pay  tribute  to  our 
heroic  deeds,  which  made  Fort  Fisher  immortal.  "You  acted 
like  men,"  said  he  to  the  survivors.  "Your  manhood  and 
patriotism  were  never  equaled  before  nor  since,  and  you  rest 
on  the  laurels  you  attained.  While  you  glory  in  the  acts  you 
achieved,  it  is  also  becoming  that  you  give  credit  to  the  foe, 
to  the  heroic  courage  of  the  senior  officer  in  charge  of  the 
forces  that  landed  and  plunged  into  the  jaws  of  death.  It  is 
pleasant  to  think  that  the  bitterness  has  been  swept  away. 
Time  has  brought  forth  the  truth,  and  for  it  we  are  mainly 
indebted  to  those  who  captured  the  fort.  It  had  but  one  thou- 
sand men  to  defend  a  fort  one  and  three-fourths  miles  long,  and 
of  that  number  many  were  sick  and  absent  and  some  disabled 
in  the  first  fight.  They  had  600  guns,  10,500  Federal  troops, 
and  2,000  sailors  and  marines.  In  Capt.  Parker,  standing  here, 
I  have  a  witness  that  the  sailors  and  marines  did  not  attack 
without  resistance,  for  they  never  got  in  at  all.  Four  hundred 
of  the  flower  of  the  American  navy  were  killed  by  our  forces 
within  thirty  minutes,  and  we  made  thein  do  as  they  have 
never  done  before  or  since — retire  in  disorderly  retreat.  The 
few  men  on  the  left  could  not  hold  the  ramparts,  and  the  gal- 
lant hero.  Gen.  Curtis,  took  advantage  of  this  weakness  and 
planted  the  first  Federal  flag  on  the  fortification  and  fired  on 
my  men.  On  the  left,  defending  the  bridge,  two  pieces  of 
artillery  drove  back  two  brigades  twice,  in  the  first  killing 
and  wounding  nearly  all  the  men,  and  in  the  second  almost 
repeating  it  to  those  who  went  to  the  relief.  After  being 
driven  back  the  second  time,  they  discovered  that  they  could 
get  on  the  ramparts.  Then  two  brigades  came  into  the  fort. 
From  that  time,  3  130  in  the  afternoon,  with  ten  to  one  in  num- 
bers against  you,  you  fought  them  until  9  p.m.,  when  every 
cartridge  was  exploded. 

"I  am  not  much  at  complimenting  the  ladies.  I  have  often 
said  that  North  Carolina,  so  justly  first  in  the  Confederacy 
for  troops,  had  behind  them  women  noted  for  devoted  and 
self-sacrificing  patriotism.  They  sent  boys  from  their  apron 
strings  to  fight.  The  first  killed  at  Fort  Fisher  was  one  of 
those  darling  boys.  The  women  of  North  Carolina  are  un- 
surpassed in  self-sacrificing  devotion  to  their  country. 

"I  am  glad  to  meet  Capt.  Parker.  I  wish  I  could  have  met 
Gen.  Curtis  here.  On  one  occasion,  when  I  was  in  New  York, 
they  gave  me  a  glorious  welcome.  Gen.  Curtis  told  me  of 
your  gallantry.  I  told  them  we  never  raised  the  white  flag, 
and  they  applauded  as  if  they  were  Rebels.  I  am  glad  of  a 
reunited  country.  In  one  of  those  charges  made  under  Stone- 
wall Jackson,  the  immortal  soldier,  a  young  man  was  shot 
down  on  the  battlefield.  He  was  carried  to  his  Tennessee 
home  and  buried  on  a  beautiful  hill.  The  people  of  the 
town  assembled  to  do  him  honor.  They  erected  a  monu- 
ment to  him.  and  on  it  made  this  inscription:  'Here  Lies  a 
Hero  Who  Gave  His  Life  for  His  Country.'  In  the  last  war 
with  Spain,  at  the  battle  of  San  Juan  Hill,  under  Theodore 
Roosevelt,  a  soldier  was  shot  and  killed  on  the  field.  His 
body  was  sent  to  the  same  village  in  Tennessee,  and  he  was 
buried  by  the  side  of  his  father.  A  monument  was  erected, 
and  on  it  was  this  inscription :  'Here  Lies  a  Hero  Who 
Died  Fighting  for  His  Country.'  This  is  a  true  illustration 
of  the  reuniting  of  two  sections.     I  have  never  apologized  for 


Qopfederate  l/eterai}. 


il5 


what  I  tli'l.  1  know  the  Soiitliern  States  had  a  right  to  se- 
cede, and  I  wuiikl  do  over  again  what  I  did." 

The  battles  occurred  January  13,  14,  and  15,  1865.  Other 
speeches  were  made  by  CoL  Lamb,  who  defended  the  fort, 
and  by  Capt.  Parker,  who  was  in  the  Federal  army  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  assault.  Capt.  Parker  was  Schley's  chief  coun- 
sel in  his  late  trial  before  the  Naval  Board.  After  the  speak- 
ing, Capt.  Parker  introduced  the  following  resolution,  which 
was  unanimously  adopted : 

"Whereas  one  of  the  most  memorable  battles  of  the  War 
between  the  States,  and  the  fiercest  bombardment  since  the 
invention  of  gunpowder,  took  place  at  this  historic  spot  on  Jan- 
uary 13-15,  1865,  it  is  eminently  right  and  proper  that  we,  the 
veterans  of  the  blue  and  the  gray,  should  make  an  efTort  to 
have  the  heroism  of  these  brave  men  pcrpetnateil  to  the  re- 
motest generation;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  we  pledge  ourselves  to  use  our  influence 
with  our  Senators  and  members  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives to  ask  Congress  to  restore  the  old  fort  and  create  a  park 
which  will  remain  an  everlasting  monument  to  the  brave 
Americans  who  took  part  in  tint  bloody  struggle." 

MONUMENT  TO  WOMEN  OF  THE  CONFEDERACY. 

"Justitia,"  of  Montgomery,  sends  tho  fd'owing  under  cap- 
tion "Honor  to  Whom  Honor  Is  Due;" 

"Gen.  A.  P.  Stewart  has  said  some  excellent  :ind  eloquent 
things  on  this  subject;  so  have  many  othciT.  notably  our 
Commander  in  Chief,  Gen.  John  B.  Gordon,  at  the  reunion 
in  New  Orleans  and  elsewhere.  The  subject  has  been  agi- 
tated in  Camps  and  at  reunions  for  several  years.  It  has 
been  called  a  new  movcnu-nt.  It  is  as  old  as  the  dead  dust 
of  the  roses  that  were  tirsl  strewn  upon  the  graves  of  the 
Confederate  dead,  and  as  imperishable  as  the  altar  which 
breathes  again  when  time  unseals  th;  jar.  Before  me  lies 
the  yellowing  manuscript  of  an  address  spoken  and  published 
in  Montgomery.  Ala.,  in  April.  i86j.  Th:  writer  and  speak- 
er was  \'ctcran  E.  P.  Morris'ett.  a  member  of  Camp  Lo- 
max.     The  following  is  a  (|Uolation  : 

"  'The  M.\y  OrrERiNc.  .XrHii..  1866. 

"  'The  ladies  of  Montgomery,  moved  by  the  spirit  which  is 
instinctive  with  their  sex  and  characteristic  of  that  devotion 
manifested  by  them  during  the  lale  struggle  for  Soutliern  in- 
dependence, to  give  practical  expression  to  these  emotions 
of  sympathy  and  gratitude  for  the  martyied  heroes  in  a 
cherished  but  unsuccessful  cause,  purpose  giving  on  the 
first  day  of  May  next  a  grand  offering,  tableaux,  and  con- 
cert, the  proceeds  of  which  are  to  be  devoted  to  the  removal 
and  decent  interment  of  the  remains  of  .\laliama  soldiers 
who  gave  their  lives  for  their  country  and  whose  bones 
now  lie  unburicd  and  neglected  on  every  battlefield  from 
the  Susquehanna  to  the  Mississippi. 

"'While  no  political  signifieancc  i*  intended  by  this  exhibi- 
tion of  veneration  for  the  m.niory  of  th(;se  who  perished 
in  a  cause  they  believed  ju't  and  holy,  still  the  ladies  of 
Montgomery  are  not  ashamed  nor  afraid  to  confess  that  they 
do  honor  the  cause  in  which  fill  their  fathers.  b;i;  bands.  l)roth- 
ers,  lovers;  that  tlicy  nevir  shall  b;li-ve  that  these  went 
down  to  dishonorable  gnvcs,  traitors  to  their  country,  be- 
I  cause,  forsooth,  their  cfTorts  for  independence  were  less 
successful  than  those  wdiich  lib^M-aled  our  forefathers  from 
the  tyrannical  rule  of  George  III. 

L"'No,    it    is   not    de^ircil    to   gangrene   the    wounds    of   tlie 


savor  of  partisan  feeling,  but  to  pay  the  last  sad  tribute  to 
the  remains  of  those  whose  living  relatives  are  everywhere 
among  us,  and  whose  patriotic  impulses  are  mingled  with 
the  tender  and  sacred  attachments  of  domestic  ties.  Who 
can  fail  to  respond  to  this  noble  cause  of  the  ladies  of 
Montgomery?  Is  there  one  in  whose  bosom  ever  throbbed 
a  Southern  sentiment  who  can  withhold  his  encouragement 
and  assistance  from  this  sacred  enterprise?  Let  the  result 
of  this  exhibition  answer.  How  appropriate,  how  consistent 
with  their  past  patriotic  services,  how  illustrative  of  their 
appreciation  of  valor  and  that  chastity  of  chivalric  honor 
that  feels  a  stain  as  a  wound,  is  it  that  the  ladies  should  inau- 
gurate and  control  this  last  pious  tribute  to  the  mortal  remains 
of  our  lamented,  heroic  dead. 

"'Beholding  this  sublime  .spectacle  of  the  beauty  of  the 
land,  gathering  around  to  preserve  from  insult  and  to  scatter 
with  flowers  the  graves  of  the  brave,  we  are  in  doubt  wliich 
most  to  admire,  the  heroic  sacrifices  of  the  one  or  the  grate- 
ful devotion  of  the  other.  And  while  the  ladies  of  the  South 
are  giving  thus  still  another  proof  of  their  grateful  appre- 
ciation of  the  sacrifices  of  the  soldiers,  cannot  their  Mirviving 
comrades  fix  upon  some  suitable  tribute  commemorative  of 
the  devotion,  constancy,  patriotic  endurance  and  sublime 
self-sacrificing  spirit  displayed  by  the  women  of  our  late 
revolution?  Can  we  not  here  in  Montgomery,  where  the 
spirit  of  liberty  first  flashed  into  a  clearly  defiiu'd  pl:ni  of 
resistance,  here  w-here  the  ladies  were  first  in  their  smiles 
to  cheer  on  the  brave  and  last  in  their  tears  to  linger  about 
their  graves,  can  we  not  here  erect  to  the  memory  of  their 
deeds  a  lofty  Corinthian  monument  whose  summit  shall 
pierce  the  skies  and  whose  graceful  shaft  shall  be  co^cred, 
not  like  the  obelisk  of  Luxor,  with  mystic  characters  of  a 
forgotten  tongue,  but  upon  all  its  sides,  from  the  base  to 
thj  capital,  let  it  commemorate  in  our  native  language  the 
names  and  glorious  deeds  of  the  women  of  our  own  dear 
Southern  land? 

"Montgomery,  Ala.,  April.  iS^/i. 

"The  above  speaks  for  itself.  So  far  as  the  writer  has  seen 
or  heard,  this  was  the  first  occasion  when  such  a  suggestion 
was  made,  and  deserved  to  be  placed  on  record  in  the  \  et- 

ERAN." 

A  fair  will  be  held  at  Greensboro.  N.  C,  in  October,  during 
the  general  reunion  of  North  Caroliniatis.  and  the  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy  there  will  have  a  booth  for  the  sale 
of  relics  and  souvenirs  of  the  Confederacy.  They  are  anx- 
ious to  have  a  good  collection,  and  parties  having  things 
for  sale  or  who  are  willing  to  donate  will  help  a  good  cause 
by  communicating  with  Mrs.  E,  B.  Brodnax,  President 
They  wish.  also,  to  get  a  gavel  from  some  historic  spot  hoti- 
ored  bv  North  Carolina  valor. 


.\  lady  from  llio  North  asks:  "In  the  rush  of  defeat  at 
rhiclcamauga.  what  became  of  Rosecran.s's  field  hospital? 
Were  the  surgeons  and  all  captured,  or  what  hapiiened?" 
She  would  also  be  glad  to  get  any  aulbeiitic  war  reminis- 
cences to  use  in  a  book  for  young  people. 


F.  G.  Barry,  of  West  Point,  Mirs.,  wants  to  know  if  Lieut. 
White,  of  Company  E,  Eighth  Confederate  Cavalry,  is  liv- 
ing. He  has  not  heard  of  him  since  the  surrender,  but  thinks 
he  went  to  his  old  home  in  Virginia.  He  would  also  like  to 
hear  of  "glorious"  old  Bi'l  Logan,  second  lieutenant. 


416 


Qopfederate  l/eteraij. 


Rev.  T.  V.  Robinson. 

The  late  Rev.  Thomas  Verney  Robinson,  of  the  Paulist 
Fathers,  New  York  City,  was  a  Confederate  veteran.  On  his 
mother's  side  he  was  a  descendant  of  Pocahontas,  and 
paternally  of  a  prominent  Irish  physician,  who  was  a  dis- 
tinguished member  of  the  United  Irishmen,  forced  to  flee  for 
his  life  after  the  execution  of  Robert  Emmet. 

When  the  war  broke  out  Father  Robinson,  who  was  of  an 
intensely  religious  nature,  was  a  theological  student  in  the 
Episcopal  Seminary  at  Alexandria,  Va.  He  had  entered  there 
a  short  time  before,  having  made  part  of  the  course  of  the 
Virginia  Military  Institute.  Previous  to  that  he  had  reached 
his  graduating  year  at  William  and  Mary  College. 

His  parents  were  very  wealthy,  and  young  Robinson  was 
brought  up  in  affluence,  having  his  own  body  servant,  and  his 
early  life  surrounded  with  every  luxury.  When  Virginia 
seceded  he  left  the  seminary  and  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier 
in  the  Richmond  Howitzers.  With  them  he  remained  till  after 
the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  partaking  of  the  wonderful  ex- 
periences of  the  war  in  Virginia.  Though  offered  a  commis- 
sion, he  refused  it,  and  remained  in  the  ranks  by  preference.  In 
the  early  summer  of  1863  his  health  broke  down,  and  he  was 
induced  to  accept  the  place  of  ordnance  sergeant.  At  the  sur- 
render of  Richmond  and  Petersburg  he  remained  too  long  at 
his  post,  and  was  captured.  After  a  short  imprisonment  on 
Ward's  Island,  New  York  harbor,  he  was  released  by  the 
termination  of  the  war. 

His  family  was  made  penniless  by  the  war,  and  he  was  for 
several  months  in  great  straits  for  the  necessities  of  life  in 
New  York  City.  He  obtained  employment  as  school-teacher 
and  private  tutor.  Meanwhile  his  mind  had  been  working 
anxiously  upon  religious  questions.  Finally  he  was  received 
into  the  Catholic  Church  by  the  late  Monsignor  Preston,  of 
New  York  City,  and  soon  after  that  joined  the  Paulist  Fathers. 

After  he  had  made  his  studies  he  was,  in  1872,  ordained 
priest.  His  career  as  a  priest  was  greatly  distinguished  by  his 
love  for  the  poor  and  the  sick,  whom  for  many  years  he  vis- 
ited, assisted,  consoled,  and  every  way  loved.  Some  ten  years 
ago  his  health,  v/cakened  by  the  hardships  of  the  war,  was 
much  enfeebled. 

His  allegiance  to  the  Confederate  cause  was  something  won- 
derful. He  never  faltered  in  it.  To  him,  as  to  so  many  other 
heroic  souls  of  the  South,  there  was  no  "lost  cause."  Wholly 
devoid  of  bitterness,  he  was  yet  steadfast  and  outspoken  in  his 
loyalty  to  the  great  movement  for  Southern  independence. 

[See  brief  sketch  with  picture  in  August  Veteran.  Ob- 
serve in  it  also  an  error  designating  him  as  a  Jesuit  priest  in- 
stead of  Paulist  priest.- — Ed.] 

Capt.  W.  G.  Hawkins. 
The  death  of  Capt.  W.  G.  Hawkins  at  his  home,  Jackson- 
ville, Fla.,  is  much  regretted  by  many  friends.  He  had  been 
ill  for  about  ten  days  with  congestion  of  the  brain.  Few 
men  were  better  known  in  his  city  and  county  than  Capt. 
Hawkins,   and   none   made   a   better   record   for   conscientious 


discharge  of  duty  as  an  upright  citizen.  The  golden  rule  was 
his  aim,  and  he  came  as  near  obeying  it  as  it  was  possible. 

Capt.  Hawkins  went  to  Jacksonville  at  the  close  of  the 
great  war,  and  engaged  in  pile- driving  and  dock-building.  He 
constructed  many  docks  between  Jacksonville  and  Sanford,  on 
the  St.  Johns  River.  For  the  past  several  years  he  had  held 
the  position  of  county  license  and  sanitary  inspector,  and  he 
was  ever  efficient  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty  as  an  officer. 

Capt.  Hawkins  was  a  prominent  i\Iason.  As  a  Confederate 
he  served  his  native  South  well,  and  came  out  of  the  war  with 
many  scars.  He  was  promoted  for  his  gallantry  on  the  field 
to  the   captaincy   of   his   company — .'V,   Twenty-Fourth    South 


CAPT.    HAWKINS. 

Carolina  Infantry.  He  was  a  native  of  White  County,  Tenn., 
his  parents  moving  to  Charleston  in  his  infancy.  Of  his  imme- 
diate family  Capt.  Hawkins  left  only  a  wife. 

The  funeral  was  conducted  by  Rector  Rev.  W.  E.  Warren 
in  the  Episcopal  Church.  The  interment  at  Evergreen  Cem- 
etery was  by  the  Masonic  fraternity.  The  R.  E.  Lee  Camp,  of 
which  Comrade  Hawkins  was  past  Commander,  attended  in  a 
body.  A  Jacksonville  paper  says  of  him:  "He  was  a  faithful 
public  officer,  scrupulously  performing  his  duties,  yet  with  a 
kindness  toward  the  poor  and  needy  that  endeared  him  to  all 
with  whom  he  came  in  contact :  and  if  ever  a  man  was  fitted 
to  enter  the  'kingdom  of  heaven,'  he  was  that  man." 

A  committee  comprised  of  R.  H.  Weller,  E.  F.  Gilbert,  and 
H.  H.  Love  adopted  resolutions,  in  which  they  say : 

"The  latest  bereavement  in  this  Camp  of  Confederate  Vet- 
erans is  in  the  death  of  Past  Commander  William  G.  Haw- 
kins, who  died  in  the  sixty-eighth  year  of  his  age  on  the  13th- 
of  June  at  his  home  in  this  city. 

"As  a  man,  an  earnest  Christian,  a  loyal  and  useful  citizen, 
he  was  true  in  all   the   relations  of  life,  in  official  positions,. 


Qopfederate  l/eteraij. 


417 


i 


prompt  in  duly  and  faithful  in  its  discharge.  As  a  soldier  at 
the  outbreak  of  the  war  between  the  States  he  enlisted  as  a 
private  and  rose  later  to  be  captain  of  his  company.  The  wound 
in  Company  A,  Twenty-Fourth  South  Carolina  Regiment, 
and  rose  later  to  be  captain  of  his  company.  The  wound 
from  which  he  suffered  in  all  his  after  life  was  received  in  the 
battle  of  Big  Black  River,  Mississippi,  in  the  fruitless  efforts 
to  stop  the  advance  of  the  Federal  army  on  Vicksburg. 

"For  his  strong  and  upright  manhood,  his  honorable  char- 
acter as  a  soldier,  a  citizen  and  faithful  Christian,  we  record 
his  departure  with  appreciation  of  his  life  and  deep  sorrow. 

"Resolved,  That  we  express  to  his  stricken  widow  our  most 
heartfelt  sympathy  at  her  loss." 

"Grandma"  Barbara  Palmer. 

The  Sherman  (Tex.)  Register  contains  an  interesting 
sketch  of  the  late  venerable  Mrs.  Barbara  Parmer,  who  died 
recently  at  the  great  age  of  ninety-seven  years.  F'or  over 
seventy  years  she  was  a  zealous  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  She  was  the  last  of  the  pioneers  who  organized  the 
Methodist  Church  at  Plattsburg  in  1832.  Early  in  the  war  her 
husband  and  sons  whj  were  old  enough  enlisted  for  service, 
and  "she  wore  her  hands  to  the  very  quick  in  helping  the 
l)oys  in  gray."  She  is  survived  by  Allen  and  Ed  Parmer, 
Wichita  Falls;  Tom  Parmer,  Eldorado;  Mrs.  J.  C.  Dorser, 
Sherman.  Tex.;  and  Mrs.  Mollie  Thompson,  Guthrie,  Okla. 

The  Register  says :  "Mrs.  Parmer  was  known  and  loved  by 
(.very  Confederate  soldier  in  Northwest  Texas,  and  indeed  was 
almost  idolized  by  those  who  for  ten  years  or  more  past  met 
in  annual  reunion  with  Camp  Stonewall  Jackson,  of  Archer 
County;  and  no  one  of  the  great  throngs  who  attended  the 
reunions  of  that  Camp  took  greater  pleasure  or  seemed  hap- 
pier at  the  meeting  and  greeting  of  the  veterans  than  did 
Grandma  Parmer,  by  which  title  she  was  always  affectionately 
addressed.     Stonewall  Jackson  Camp  will  miss  her." 

J.  Cash  Cologne. 
J.  Cash  Cologne,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Marshall,  Va.,  died 
May  29,  1903.  He  was  a  gallant  Confederate  soldier  of  the 
Seventeenth  Virginia  Infantry,  Corse's  Brigade,  Pickett's  Di- 
vision, A.  N.  V.  He  enlisted  in  the  Warrenton  Rilles,  a  mere 
boy,  at  Warrenton,  Va.,  in  1861.  and  fought  through  to  the 
surrender  at  Appomattox,  participating  in  the  first  fight  on 
Virginia  soil,  at  Fairfax  Courthouse  (where  his  captain,  John 
Q.  Marr,  was  killed),  the  first  and  second  battles  of  Bull  Run, 
Seven  Pines.  Gaines's  Mill,  Gettysburg,  all  the  battles  in  the 
wilderness  and  arotmd  Richmond  in  which  Pickett's  Division 
was  engaged.  He  always  bore  himself  as  a  true  man  and  a 
lirnve  soldier.  He  and  Pen  Jordan  (who  now  lives  in  Mem- 
phis, Tcnn.)  were  the  principal  scouts  in  front  of  the  lines 
between  Richmond  and  Petersburg  where  J.  Cash  Cologne 
was  captured,  thrown  into  a  dungeon  in  Fortress  Monroe,  and 
sentenced  to  be  shot ;  but  the  United  States  officer  in  com- 
mand of  the  fort  learning  that  Maj.  Auld,  in  Richmond,  held 
as  hostage  for  him  one  of  their  colonels,  he  w-as  released  un- 
conditionally. A  wound  received  in  one  of  the  battles  gave 
him  much  trouble,  and  finally  caused  his  death. 

Charles  Willard. 
On  Sunday  afternoon,  July  26,  at  4  :.10  o'clock,  the  remains  of 
Charles  Willard  were  consigned  to  their  last  resting  place  in 
Mt.  Olivet  Cemetery.  He  was  horn  in  Nashville  in  1852,  and 
died  June  10,  IQ03,  at  his  home  in  Waverly  Place.  Mr.  Willard 
had  been  in  bad  health   for  six  weeks  before  his  death,  and. 


while  cognizant  of  the  approaching  end,  had  no  dread  of  the 
dark  journey.  Strict  integrity,  faithfulness  to  every  trust,  and 
unselfishness  to  the  last  degree  were  his  conspicuous  charac- 
acteristics.  He  was  an  exemplary  member  of  the  M.  E. 
Church,  South,  living  a  quiet,  helpful  life.  He  was  a  husband 
of  model  character,  a  kind  father,  and  a  friend  to  trust.  He  en- 
joyed the  esteem  and  friendship  of  his  entire  acquaintance,  and 
his  loss  as  a  Christian,  citizen,  relative,  and  friend  is  deeply  re- 
gretted. Though  too  young  to  enter  the  armj',  his  sympathies 
were  ardently  with  those  who  wore  the  gray.  He  was  devoted 
to  the  Confederate  Veteran.  His  brother,  William  Warren 
Willard,  was  in  the  service  of  the  Confederacy,  and  fell  in  ihe 
battle  of  Jonesboro,  Gn.,  September  i,  1864. 

D.  N.  Alley. 

D.  N.  Alley  was  born  in  Texas  in  the  year  1S40,  and  depart- 
ed this  life  July  6,  1903,  at  Jefferson,  Tex.,  where  he  had 
always  resided,  except  for  a  few  years  after  the  war,  when  he 
went  to  California. 

He  entered  the  Confederate  army  early  as  a  private  in  Com- 
pany  G,    Third   Texas   Cavalry,    and    was    promoted   to   first 


D.    N.    ALLEY. 

lieutenant  of  his  company.  He  served  with  his  regiment  as 
infantry  for  a  year  in  Kctnr's  Brigade;  but  on  being  remounted 
the  regiment  formed  a  part  of  the  brigade  under  Gen.  Sul  E. 
Ross,  of  Texas.  He  was  appointed  by  Gen.  Ross  to  the  com- 
mand of  the  "Brigade  Scouts,"  and  was  complimented  by  him 
as  one  of  the  bravest  and  most  daring  officers  in  that  famous 
brigade.  After  the  war  ended  he  became  a  useful  citizen, 
helping  to  rebuild  the  shattered  ruins  of  his  State  and  country. 

Charles  Fitzenri-.iti;r. 
The  funeral  of  Charles  Fitzcnreitcr,  who  was  a  member 
of  the  famous  Fenncr's  Louisiana  Battery  of  New  Or- 
leans, took  phce  at  his  late  residence,  Lake  Charles,  under 
the  auspices  of  Calcasieu  Camp,  No.  63.  U.  C.  V.  The  serv- 
ices were  conducted  in  part  at  the  residence  by  the  veterans, 
after  which  the  cortege  proceeded  to  the  Catholic  church, 
where  services  were  conducted  by  Father  Peters.  The  re- 
mains were  taken  to  the  family  resting  place  at  Goosport, 
where  a  beautiful  and  impr<  ssive  ceremonv  was  conducted 
by  Chaplain   M.   E.   Shaddock.     Comrade  W.   H.  Albertson 


4:18 


C^OQfederaCe  Ueterai). 


delivered  a  few  impressive  remarks  upon  the  death  of  our 
late  comrade,  which  struck  deep  into  the  hearts  of  the  as- 
sembly and  the  old  guard  of  veterans.  The  funeral  arrange- 
ments were  in  charge  of  Maj.  W.  A.  Knapp.  The  coffin  was 
covered  with  a  Confederate  battle  flag.  The  pall  bearers  were 
Maj.  W.  H.  Albertson,  Surgeon  L.  C.  Richardson,  Adjutant 
Phil  Jacobs.  Chaplain  M.  E.  Shaddock,  Lieut.  J.  C.  Lableu, 
M.  J.  Guzmu'.  C.  P.  Hampton.  E.  H.  Gretn,  Z.  Langley, 
and  Eugene  Borrow. 

John  Paul  Bccock. 

John  Paul  Bocock  was  the  son  of  Rev.  John  Holmes  Bo- 
cock,  D.D.,  who  was  the  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Georgetow^n,  D.  C.  When  the  war  broke  out,  like 
many  another  Southerner  north  of  the  Potomac,  he  came  back 
to  Virginia  to  "suffer  with  his  people."  He  was  a  man  of 
brilliant  scholarship  and  was  one  of  the  ablest  pulpit  orators 
ever  produced  by  his  State.  He,  Dr.  Bocock,  was  a  brother  of 
Thomas  S.  Bocock,  who  was  the  only  speaker  the  Confederate 
Congress  ever  had.  He  was  also  of  a  prominent  Virginia  fam- 
ily on  the  mother's  side,  his  maternal  uncle  being  the  well- 
known  James  L.  Kemper,  who,  with  Armstead  and  Garnett. 
led  Pickett's  Division  up  Cemetery  Ridge  on  the  third  day  of 
Gettysburg.  Gen.  Kemper  was  afterwards  Governor  of  Vir- 
ginia. 

John  Paul  Bocock  took  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  at 
Washington  and  Lee  University  at  Lexington,  Va.,  when  only 
nineteen  years  of  age,  under  the  presidency  of  Gen.  Custis 
Lee,  oldest  son  of  Robert  Lee.  He  was  regarded  as  one  of  the 
most  brilliant  alumni  ever  sent  forth  by  this  great  school,  so 
indissolubly  connected  with  the  name  and  last  days  of  our 
chieftain  Lee.  After  practicing  law  a  few  j'ears  in  Cincinnati, 
John  P.  Bocock  devoted  himself  to  journalism,  first  in  Phila- 
delphia, then  in  New  York.  He  had  been  a  frequent  con- 
tributor to  the  North  American  Rcviciv,  Harper's  publications, 
and  other  standard  periodical-.  As  a  student,  collector,  and 
translator  of  "Horace,"  he  had  no  superior  in  this  country 
perhaps.  He  was  translating  the  odes  into  English  poetry  for 
the  Boston  Bibliophile  at  the  time  of  his  last  illness.  His  last 
article,  "A  Debut  in  American  Scholarship,"  appeared  in  Har- 
per's Weekly  June  20,  igo;^,  three  days  after  his  death. 

Rev    F,  L.  Allen. 

Col.  W.  B.  Woody  writes  from  Rockdale,  Tex. : 

"Another  Christian  officer  and  soldier  has  gone  to  meet  the 
honored  in  that  upper  and  better  land.  Thus  ended  the  earthly 
pilgrimage  of  Rev.  F.  L.  .-Mien  August  i.  IQ03. 

"Comrade  Allen  was  born  in  Forsyth  County,  Ga.,  February 
5,  1835.  His  ancestry  was  a  part  of  the  true-blooded  Chris- 
tians v/ho  planted  both  Christianity  and  liberty  in  this  land 
of  ours.  In  obedience  to  the  call  of  his  country  in  1861  he  vol- 
unteered in  a  company  that  formed  a  part  of  the  Third  Geor- 
gia State  Troops  that  enlisted  for  six  months,  after  which  he 
organized  a  cavalry  company  and  was  elected  its  captain.  This 
company  was  Company  F,  of  the  Third  Georgia  Cavalry,  and 
they  were  always  in  the  front  line  of  that  world-famous  fight- 
er, Gen.  Joe  Wheeler.  .  .  .  After  the  surrender  at  Appo- 
mattox he  laid  down  his  arms,  returned  to  a  devastated  home, 
and  set  to  work  to  rebuild  that  onre  happy  country.  Later, 
he  moved  to  Texas,  settling  in  Fayetio  County.  He  joined  the 
M,E.  Church,  South,  and  soon  became  a  preacher.  No  man 
did  more  to  build  up  Texas,  and  at  the  same  time  win  souls 
to  Christ,  than  this  good  man, 

"For  the  last  ten  years  he  was  a  memljer  of  Camp  Sam 
Davis,  U,  C.  v..  and  soon  after  joining  was  elected  itf  'Ir.p- 


lain.  His  prayers  over  our  dead  still  linger  in  our  memories, 
and  will  be  a  guide  to  our  tottering  steps  until  we  too  shall 
meet  him  again  around  that  camp  of  everlasting  joy.     .     .     . 

"On  Sunday  morning  at  ten  o'clock,  followed  by  the  largest 
funeral  procession  ever  seen  in  Rockdale,  we  laid  this  com- 
rade's body  to  rest  in  the  city  cemetery  until  the  day  when  all 
the  dead  shall  rise  to  meet  our  Lord  in  the  air. 

"Soon  after  Camp  Sam  Davis  was  organized,  Comrade 
Allen  and  the  writer  were  made  a  Committee  on  Memorials, 
and  now  he  is  gone.     Let  me  ask:  Who  will  write  for  me?" 

Dr,  John  T,  Doneghv. 

From  a  paper  of  March  4,  1863,  the  following  is  taken : 

"Died  at  Boston  Mountain,  Ark.,  November  3,  1862,  Dr. 
J.  T.  Doneghy.  At  the  time  the  War  between  the  States  was 
inaugurated  Dr.  Doneghy  was  a  practicing  physician  at  West- 
on, Mo.  For  several  years  previous  he  had  lived  with  his 
family  in  the  city  of  Indianapolis.  Ind.,  where  he  was  popular 
as  a  man  and  as  a  physician,  and  where  he  left  many  esteemed 
friends.  He  located  as  above  stated.  He  was  warm-hearted, 
impulsive,  and  devoted  to  friends,  but  was  unrelenting  toward 
his  enemies,  politically  speaking.  Having  been  born  and  edu- 
cated in  Kentucky,  he  was  a  strong  advocate  of  Southern 
rights  and  Southern  institutions.  Consequently  when  the  war 
between  the  North  and  the  South  was  precipitated  he  took  the 
side  of  the  South.  He  neither  desired  nor  intended  to  engage 
in  the  terrible  struggle,  but  the  single  alternative  was  left 
him,  either  to  be  torn  from  his  family  and  incarcerated  in 
some  cheerless  prison  or  to  unite  his  destiny  with  that  of  the 
Southern  army, 

"At  Lexington,  Mo,,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Sterling  Price,  he  was 
given  the  position  of  surgeon  of  Cornell's  Missouri  Cavalry 
Regiment.  He  served  his  regiment  faithfully  and  well,  and 
won  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  who  had  to  do  with 
him.  Zealous  in  everything  he  undertook,  he  labored  un- 
ceasingly for  the  cause  in  which  he  engaged.  Sometimes  his 
colonel  would  humor  him  by  permitting  him  to  accompany  a 
body  of  troops  on  a  scouting  expedition.  He  was  always  in 
front,  ready  to  face  danger,  for  he  feared  nothing.  At  the 
memorable  battle  of  Pea  Ridge  he  went  into  the  fight  at  the 
head  of  the  column,  alongside  the  colonel,  and  was  severely 
wounded.  When  again  ready  for  military  duty.  Dr.  Doneghy 
accepted  the  position  of  surgeon  of  Col,  Emmit  A'IcDonald's  St. 
Louis  Regiment. 

"About  the  ist  of  November,  1862,  in  company  with  a  small 
detachment  of  the  regiment,  he  went  on  a  scouting  expedition, 
and  came  upon  a  small  band  of  the  enemy  concealed  in  a 
house  near  Boston  Mountain,  Ark,,  when  he  rode  up  in  front 
of  the  house  and  demanded  an  immediate  surrender,  at  the 
same  time  presenting  his  pistol  at  the  officer  in  command. 
The  demand  was  refused,  his  pistol  snapped,  failing  to  dis- 
charge, and  he  instantly  received  a  shot  which  terminated  his 
life  in  a  few  moments.  Manfully  and  nobly  he  expired  with 
scarcely  a  struggle,  and  his  companions  in  arms  all  felt  and 
admitted  that  a  good  and  brave  man  had  fallen.  He  died 
wearing  justly  the  proud  appellation  of  one  of  the  bravest,  it 
not  the  bravest,  men  of  his  regiment.  He  left  a  young  wife 
and  daughter  of  six  summers,  who  still  live  in  Missouri.  Hav- 
ing to  leave  his  family  so  suddenly  seemed  to  trouble  him  more 
than  all  things  else.  He  was  a  Freemason  in  good  standing. 
He  was  decently  buried,  under  the  supervision  of  Lieut.  Col. 
M,  L.  Young,  in  a  little  graveyard  near  the  spot  from  which 
his  spirit  winged  its  flight  up  to  the  God  who  gave  it. 

"Dr.  Doneghy  was  a  brother  of  James  Doneghy,  of  Jackson 
County,  Mo.,  who  died  in  the  Confederate  service  at  Lamar, 
Barton  County,  Mo,,  a  few  days  after  his  brother," 


Confederate  Uetsrap 


419 


|.    M.    LHECll. 


I 


James  M.  Lekcii. 
Comrade  J.  M.  Leech  died  at  Bellbiickle,  Tenn..  August  IQ, 
1903.  lie  was  a  venerable  man,  a  devout  Chrisiiair  Four 
years  of  his  life  were  given  to  the  Confederate  artillery  serv- 
ice. His  efficiency  in  that  service, 
as  in  all  else,  is  confirmed  in  the 
fact  tliat  he  was  chosen  the  private 
secretary  of  Gen.  Robert  E.  Leo 
while  president  of  the  Washington 
(now  Washington  and  Lee)  Uni- 
versity. This  intimate  relationship 
mabled  him  to  know  Gen.  Lee  bet- 
ter than  most  men,  and  it  is  need- 
less to  say  that,  contrary  to  rule, 
the  more  closely  observed  the  great- 
er he  was.  When  Gen.  Lee  died 
Mr.  Leech  came  to  Nashville,  and 
was  made  bursar  of  the  Vanderbilt 
University.  Afterwards  he  engaged 
ill  the  business  department  of  the 
Methodist  Publishing  House,  where 
he      was      employed      continuously 

until  his  death — about  sixteen  years.  After  making  his  resi- 
dence in  Nashville,  Mr.  Leech  married  the  widow  of  John 
I'oyser,  who  made  him  a  truly  devoted  companion,  and  by 
whom  they  were  blessed  with  two  children,  Josephine  and 
Harry  Leech.  Comrade  Leech  was  truly  a  noble  man,  a  fit 
associate  of  Robert  E.  Lee,  and  \»  liose  pure  life  may  well  be 
imitated,  or  at  lea^t  attempted.  b\  those  of  loftiest  ambition 
for  life's  best  achievements. 

Capt.  James  Lafayette  Smith. 

John  W.  Jordan,  Adjutant  General,  Indian  Territory  Divi 
sion,  U.  C.  v.,  writes  concerning  a  comrade: 

"Capt.  J.  L.  Smith  died  at  his  home  in  Tahlcquah,  Iml.  T.. 
.•\ugust  18,  1903,  aged  sixty-seven  years.  He  was  a  native  of 
Jackson  County,  Ala.  He  enli.sted  in  the  Confederate  army  in 
the  spring  of  1861  in  the  Fouith  Arkansas  Infantry,  and  was 
badly  wounded  at  Shiloh.  He  was  transferred  to  Company 
K,  Fourth  Alabama  Cavalry,  as  captain.  He  was  captured 
twice,  and  escaped  each  time.  He  had  lived  with  the  Chcrokccs 
iwenty-onc  years,  and  w'as  a  noble  citizen,  honored  by  all  who 
knew  him. 

"Capt.  Smith  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  Tahlcquah  cemetery  by 
devoted  Confederate  comrades,  and  his  casket  was  draped  with 
our  battle  flae.  that  he  loved  so  well,  and  with  the  stars  and 
strijics." 

John  .■\nthonv   Lani5ku.vi. 

J.  A.  Landruni,  a  devoted  memlier  of  A.  McDonald  Camp. 
.Missoula,  Mont.,  died  at  his  home.  Stevensville,  on  June 
.24,  1903,  aged  sixty-one  years.  He  was  born  in  Pike  County, 
Mo.,  and  did  gallant  service  in  the  Confederate  cavalry  under 
Gen.  Sterling  Price.  He  haves  two  daughters.  Mrs.  Charles 
]'\ick  and  Miss  Etta  Landrnni ;  and  there,  with  many  warm 
friends,  deeply  mourn  his  loss. 

RonF.RT  Sylvester  Owen. 

Robert  S.,  son  of  Dr.  John  and  Mrs.  Anna  K.  Owen,  was 
born  in  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  April  28.  1825 :  and  died  May  25, 
1903.  He  was  educated  in  the  L'nivcrsity  of  .Mahama.  and  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Tuscaloosa.  He  moved  to  California  in 
1S4Q.  and  remained  six  years. 

He  served  in  the  Confederate  army  under  Gen.  Wheeler, 
doing  his   full   duty  as  a   soldier.     On   receiving  the  cross  of 


honor,  he  said  he  hoped  for  a  "crown  of  glory  in  the  here- 
after." He  had  fine  literary  and  mu.'ical  talents,  and  was  a 
great  reader.  Many  of  his  "Sketches  of  the  War"  were  pub- 
lished in  the  Sunny  Soitlh.  His  ready  wit  and  interesting 
reminiscences  did  not  fail  him.     He  died  a  devout  Christian. 

Capt.  James  M.  Carson. 

James  Marsh  Carson  was  born  in  Charleston  August,  183 1  : 
and  died  at  Sumter,  S.  C,  February  17,  1888.  He  graduated 
at  the  South  Carolina  College  in  the  class  of  1850,  with  Barn- 
well, Rion,  Elliott,  Bratton,  Gist,  and  others,  all  of  whom 
were  afterwards  conspicuous  in  the  history  of  the  State 
Entering  upon  a  commercial  career  in  1851,  he  soon  became 
active  in  business  circles,  and  quickly  won,  and  retained 
through  life,  the  confidence  and  respect  of  the  entire  com- 
munity. 

His  membership  in  the  Washington  Light  Infantry,  of 
Charleston,  began  early,  and  ended  only  with  his  life.  Hand- 
some in  person,  of  soldierly  bearing,  scholarly  tastes,  and 
winsome  manners,  he  was  very  popular. 

When  the  War  between  the  States  developed,  the  Washing- 
ton Light  Infantry  was  mustered  in  as  a  part  of  the  Twenty- 
F'iflh  South  Carolina  Volunteers,  Hagood's  Brigade,  and 
formed  the  first  two  companies  of  that  famous  command. 

James  M.  Carson  was  appointed  captain  of  Company  .\, 
and  served  throughout  the  war  in  that  capacity.  During  the 
battle  of  Fort  Sumter  he  so  equaled  every  emergency  that  he 
became  a  trusted  leader. 

When  Fort  Sumter  was  evacuated  by  Maj.  Anderson,  Capt. 
Carson  was  sent  with  his  company  to  take  possession  of  and 


(  A:T.    JAMES    MARSH    CARSON. 

(In  dress  uniform  used  Ixfo'p  and  after  llie  War  lielween  the  Stales  t>y  the 

Wasliington  I-lglit  Infantry,  Charleston,  S.  C.) 


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garrison  the  fort.  He  often  visited  the  lookouts  at  the  most 
exposed  points,  and  chatted  cheerfully  and  encouragingly  to 
his  men  while  shells  were  shrieking  and  bursting  on  every 
side.  Eleven  of  his  men  were  killed  by  the  falling  of  a 
casemate.  In  the  battles  of  Walthall  Junction,  Secessionville, 
Battery  Wagner,  Drury's  Bluff,  Petersburg,  and  Fort  Fisher, 
he  was  complimented  for  distinguished  service.  While  leading 
the  charge  at  Swift's  Cretk,  !ie  was  severely  wounded  in  the 
arm. 

On  his  return  to  duty  the  command  of  a  North  Carolina 
regiment  was  tendered  him,  but  he  decUned  the  offer,  pre- 
ferring to  remain  with  his  old  Washington  Light  Infantry. 

January  10,  1865,  Capt.  Carson  was  placed  m  command  of 
the  regiment.  Col.  Simonton  having  been  assigned  to  the 
command  of  Fort  Caswell.  Soon  afterwards  the  regiment 
was  ordered  to  Fort  Fisher ;  and,  while  repulsing  an  attack 
there,  Capt.  Carson  was  wounded  in  the  head,  captured,  and 
taken  to  a  Northern  prison,  where  he  was  confined  until  the 
general  surrender.  (See  notice  of  reunion  at  Fort  Fisher  in 
this  Veteran.) 

At  a  memorial  service  held  in  his  honor  soon  after  his  death 
by  the  Washington  Light  Infantry,  numerous  tributes  to  his 
courage  and  manliness  were  paid  by  his  friends.  His  com- 
mand ever  placed  unbounded  confidence  in  his  judgment,  and 
he  was  a  welcome  guest  with  every  mess.  On  the  weary 
march,  under  burning  sun,  or  through  rain  and  sleet,  he  scat- 
tered words  of  good  cheer.  He  was  firm  in  discipline,  alert 
in  emergencies,  brave  and  intrenid  in  battle,  and  his  battle  cry 
was  always:  "Boys,  follow  me!" 

Beloved  by  comrades  and  friends  and  the  idol  of  his  family, 
his  death  was  deeply  regretted  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Dr.  a.  B.  Flint. 
Dr.  A.  B.  Flint  was  born  March  18,  1835  ;  and  died  July  5, 
1903.  He  entered  the  Confederate  army  as  a  private  in  the 
Tenth  Texas  Infantry.  He  was  edu- 
cated under  the  careful  training  of 
"Old  Master,"  Rev.  J.  T.  McKinzie, 
at  Clarksville.  Tex.  He  had  studied 
medicine  under  Dr.  Stone  at  New 
Orleans,  and  soon  after  entering  the 
army  he  was  appointed  assistant  sur- 
geon of  the  regiment.  He  was  pro- 
moted later  to  surgeon  of  Ector's 
Brigade,  and  when  the  war  closed  he 
wa^  surgeon  of  French's  Division. 
After  the  war  he  returned  to  his  home  and  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  medicine,  with  great  success.  Dr.  Flint  was  a 
useful  and  highly  respected  citizen  in  all  the  walks  of  life.  He 
waS  an  influential  member  of  the  Twenty-Fifth  Legislature  of 
Texas. 

'  Gen.  T.  N.  Waul. 

The  particulars  of  Gen.  T.  N.  Waul's  death  have  not  yet 
beeti  received  by  the  Veteran.  The  first  news  comes  from 
Miss  Katie  Daffan.     Her  report  for  the  Chapter  states : 

"The  Ennis  Chapter  sincerely  mourns  the  death  of  Gen.  T. 
N.  Waul,  one  of  our  noblest  and  best,  a  truly  devoted  patriot, 
andipart  of  our  loved  cause,  the  firm  believer  and  sympathizer 
in  each  line  of  our  beloved  work.  Until  his  last  day  were 
the  memories,  tender  reminiscence,  folklore,  song,  and  story 
of  his  adored  South  green  and  fragrant  to  him. 

"On  the  journey  to  the  great  beyond  he  went  as  a  soldier, 
wearing  the  faithful  gray  coat  that  had  covered  his  warm  beat- 
ing heart  in  the  thickest  of  the  battle.     One  of  the  best  Chap- 


DR.  A.   B.   FLINT. 


ters  in  the  Texas  Division  bears  his  name — the  T.  N.  Waul, 
at  Hearne.  He  was  deeply  touched  when  this  excellent  Chap- 
ter honored  him,  as  well  as  themselves,  in  giving  their  Chap- 
ter iiis  name.  He  felt  much  pride  and  loving  interest  in  their 
growth.  We  mourn  for  him  as  for  the  true  patriot.  We  ex- 
tend genuine  sympathy  to  the  wife  and  children,  who  will  miss 
him  from  the  fireside. 

They  leave  us  so  fast,  our  heroes  in  gray. 

And  we  love  them  and  miss  them  so; 
Their  great  regiments  are  forming  on  Glory's  bright  plain ; 

.Angels  meet  them  when  onward  they  go." 

A.  J.  Reynolds. 
A.  J.  Reynolds,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Fort  Myers,  Fla., 
died  suddenly  at  that  place  one  day  in  August.  He  had  for 
some  years  been  a  sufferer  from  heart  trouble,  but  had  never 
allowed  this  to  depress  his  naturally  bright  and  joyous  nature. 
Comrade  Reynolds  was  born  at  Madisonville,  Ky.,  in  1841. 
When  the  war  broke  out  he  was  refused  enlistment  in  that 
State,  being  considered  a  hopeless  consumptive,  and  went  to 
Tennessee  and  enlisted  in  the  Fourth  Regiment.  He  was 
severely  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  and  given  an  hon- 
orable discharge  to  go  home  and  die ;  but  he  recovered  and 
enlisted  in  Company  A,  Tenth  Kentucky  Cavalry,  with  which 
he  served  as  orderly  sergeant,  being  wounded  three  times. 
He  was  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C,  in  1865.  He  taught 
school  after  the  war,  and  in  1867  married  Miss  Nannie  A. 
Clayton,  who,  with  three  children,  survives  him.  He  led  the 
life  of  a  fanner  till  1S72,  then  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  Dixon,  Ky.  On  account  of  ill  health  he  removed  to 
Welaka,  Fla.,  and  was  eminently  successful  in  his  undertak- 
ing until  the  disastrous  freeze  of  1894-95.  which  injured  his 
orange  groves  so  they  never  recovered ;  so  in  1899  he  removed 
to  Fort  Myers  and  engaged  in  business  with  his  son,  in  which 
he  was  also  successful.  He  was  esteemed  by  his  fellow-citi- 
zens, 

J.  Z.  Shugert. 
J.  Z.  Shugert.  .'\djutant  of  Armistead  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  was 
buried  on  the  i8th  of  August  at  the  cemetery  in  Chase  City, 
Va.  After  the  conclusion  of  the  religious  services,  Capt.  T. 
D.  Jeffress  assembled  the  comrades  present  around  the  grave 
and,  amid  the  impressive  silence,  made  an  appropriate  and 
touching  address;  then  read  the  Confederate  burial  service, 
concluding  by  placing  a  small,  furled  Confederate  battle  flag 
upon  the  grave  to  molder  in  the  dust  with  this  faithful  com- 
rade. 

S.  L.  BOWDEN. 
Samuel  L.  Bowden,  an  old  and  highly  respected  citizen  of 
Granbury,  Tex.,  died  at  his  home  there  during  the  month  of 
August.  He  went  to  Texas  in  1866  from  South  Carolina,  and 
during  the  war  belonged  to  the  celebrated  Palmetto  sharp- 
shooters, Jenkins's  Brigade,  Longstreet's  Corps,  A.  N.  V., 
and  at  the  battle  of  Antietam,  with  the  rank  of  first  sergeant, 
he  commanded  his  company. 

John  M.  McGhee. 
John  M.  McGhee,  of  Waco,  Tex.,  died  March  25,  1902.  He 
was  a  sincere  Christian  and  a  loyal  Confederate.  He  enlisted 
at  the  beginning  of  the  war  as  first  lieutenant  of  Company  F, 
Sixteenth  Alabama  Regiment— Col.  Wood's— and-  served 
through  the  war.  His  children  hold  as  their  most  precious 
legacy  the  record  of  his  service  for  the  Confederacy. 


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Tlie  pathos  of  the  foregoing  is  the  more  appreciated  by 
those  who  know  best  the  sad  last  days  of  "Bill  Arp" — Maj. 
Charles  H.  Sinith.  They  were  the  last  lines  he  ever  wrote. 
It  will  be  seen  that  they  were  to 
tlie  Atlanta  Constitution,  for 
which  he  had  furnished  weekly 
letters  for  more  than  a  quarter 
of  a  century.  In  referring  to 
these  letters  the  Constitution 
says :  "They  were  a  reflex  not 
alone  of  the  rural  South  but  of 
the  active,  thinking,  rehabilitated 
South — a  delightful  admixture  of 
unaffected  wit,  droll  humor, 
sharp  satire,  common  sense  phi- 
losophy, reminiscent  gossip,  and 
realistic  description.  The  good 
gray  'Sage  of  Bartow'  was  of 
the  old  school,  and  therefore,  in 
the  political  sense,  an  irreconcil- 
able ;  but  only  with  respect  to  the 
South's  few  dearest  prejudices. 
He  was  not  a  repiner.  As  much 
as  he  loved  yesterday,  he  met  the 
opportunities  and  obligations  of 
to-day  halfway,  with  cheery  heart 
and  clear  ej'c.  His  counsel  was 
wise  and  safe.  His  view  point  of 
life  and  affairs  was  healthy." 

After  great  suffering  and  a  pro- 
longed illness  that  baffled  the  skill  of  his  physicians,  and  when 
the  life  cord  was  nearly  broken,  his  son,  Dr.  Ralph  Smith 
(who  had  been  called  from  his  home  at  Jacksonville.  Fla.), 
discovered  gallstones  and  had  them  removed — a  quantity  be- 
yond any  ever  known  to  the  profession ;  they  were  as  a  double 
handful,  in  size  from  bird  shot  to  butter  beans,  and  looked  as 
l)ebblcs  over  which  water  had  run  for  ages — but  it  was  too 
late.  There  was  not  enough  vitality  remaining  to  enable  him 
10  rally  again,  and  for  a  few  days  longer  be  remained  in  the 
uncon.scious  slate  that  he  had  been  in  for  several  days  before, 
and  then  fell  on  sleep. 

Maj.  Smith  lived  at  Rome,  and  practiced  law  when  the 
great  war  broke  out.  He  struck  upon  a  humorous  vein  when 
his  neighbors  were  furious  at  President  Lincoln's  call  for  -5,- 
000  troops  to  subjugate  the  South.  He  read  a  paper  that  he 
had  written  to  a  group  of  friends,  who  urged  that  it  be 
printed,   but   he   was  not   inclined   to   sign   it.     Of  the  group 


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M.\.T.  CH.NRl.ES   H.   SMITH    ("BILL  ARP") 


there  was  a  country  wag  named  "Bill"  Arp,  who  volun- 
teered, "Put  my  name  to  it."  He  soon  became  famous  for 
his  humorous  treatment  of  serious  subjects.  His  humor  was 
of  a  subtle  kind,  and  his  philoso- 
phy was  such  as  to  create  wide- 
spread interest  in  all  he  wrote. 
His  papers  dwelt  largely  upon 
members  of  his  family  and  neigh- 
bors, and  to  those  who  knew  them 
they  were  a  perpetual  treat. 
Nearly  twenty  years  ago  the 
writer  sought  data  for  a  sketch 
of  him — which  sketch  was  used 
as  a  preface  to  one  of  his  books — 
and  the  following  characteristic- 
ally concise  note  was  received: 

"Born  in  Gwinnett  County  in 
1826.  Father  a  native  of  Massa- 
chusetts, and  mother  from  South 
Carolina.  Father  came  to  Savan- 
nah when  a  youth  ;  taught  school 
and  wedded  his  pupil,  and  never 
returned  North.  B.  A.  grew 
up  with  all  the  other  town  boys, 
and  was  about  as  bad ;  went  to 
school  some  and  worked  some ; 
was  brought  up  a  merchant ;  went 
to  college  at  Athens,  Ga. ;  studied 
law  and  got  married ;  and  when 
the  war  came,  commenced  writing 
rebellious  letters,  and  continued  to  write  while  in  Virginia  in 
the  army.''    This  did  not  interfere  vi-ith  his  service. 

After  the  war,  Maj.  Smith  bought  a  splendid  farm  near 
Cartersville.  Ga,,  where  he  resided  for  several  years. 

It  was  while  he  was  a  farmer  near  Cartersville  that  the 
sketch  was  written,  and  it  contains  this  paragraph: 

"He  is  not  a  'boss'  on  his  own  farm,  but  he  always  leads 
the  gang  of  field  hands;  and  both  young  and  old,  black  and 
white  among  the  neighbors  have  learned  what  it  is  to  follow 
him  down  a  corn  row.  He  is  proud  of  his  mettle,  and  goes 
into  all  the  work  of  a  regular  farm  hand  with  a  determination 
to  outdo  all  who  work  with  him.  And  while  he  lasts  he 
keeps  ahead,  but  he  works  too  hard  and  fast  to  last  long. 
A  few  years  ago,  from  early  dawn  till  ten  o'clock  he  pushed 
hard  his  four  grown  sons,  who  would  attempt  to  keep  abreast 
of  him :  but  suddenly  he  would  stop,  shoulder  his  hoe.  and 
march  for  the  front  piazza,  where  he  would  cock  his  heels  on 


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the  banisters,  light  his  pipe,  and,  with  his  hoe  still  in  hand, 
as  if  he  intended  to  return,  wonld  fall  into  cogitation,  keeping 
one  eye  all  the  while  on  the  four  boys  he  had  left  in  the 
field.  By  and  by  his  hoe  would  be  laid  aside,  and  his  pen 
become  his  weapon  for  the  rest  of  the  day.  At  noon  he  would 
go  to  the  spring  for  a  bucket  of  fresh  water,  with  which  to 
refresh  the  tired  laborers.  If  the  cook  was  away,  he  would 
go  to  the  kitchen,  slip  in  quietly,  so  as  not  to  alarm  Mrs. 
Arp,  and  get  dinner  for  the  family." 

Tiventy-four  years  ago  this  editor  conducted  a  lecture  tour 
for  Maj.  Smith  through  some  of  the  Southern  States.  Both 
had  a  good  time,  and  both  shared  equally  the  profits  of  the 
tour.  The  lecturer  paid  no  attention  whatever  to  the  re- 
ceipts, and  the  money  was  divided  every  few  days.  At  the 
conclusion  of  the  tour  the  manager,  in  making  the  last  divide, 
made  a  mistake  of  $20  in  his  own  favor.  Calling  attention  to 
the  error  as  they  journeyed  home,  the  generous,  noble,  fa- 
therly man  said,  as  if  talking  to  his  own  son :  "I  am  sorry 
you  found  it."    It  illustrated  his  unselfish  nature. 

The  funeral  was  held  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Car- 
lersville  August  26,  fellow-elders  of  the  deceased  being  pall- 
bearers. All  business  was  suspended  in  the  town,  and  the 
large  church  edifice  was  filled,  while  many  could  not  get  seats. 
Rev.  E.  H.  White,  the  pastor,  conducted  the  services,  assisted 
by  Rev.  Mr.  Christian,  of  the  Methodist  Church,  while  the  ad- 
dress was  by  Rev.  Sam  Jones,  and  was  designated  "the  most 
beautiful  talk  of  his  life."     In  part,  he  said : 

"My  neighbors  and  brethren,  I  count  it  a  pathetic  honor  to 
mingle  my  tears  and  sorrow  with  you  to-day,  and  to  say  a  few 
words  of  sympathy  and  love  to  the  bereaved  family  and  this 
stricken  community. 

"Maj.  C.  H.  Smith — 'Bill  Arp,'  as  we  called  him  and  love 
to  call  him  still — was  known  around  the  world,  and  to-day 
we  stop  and  bow  our  heads  in  sorrow  and  in  respect,  and 
millions  join  us  in  this  token  of  respect  and  love  to^  one 
whom  they  never  saw  perchance,  but  had  learned  to  love  him 
because  he  had  lightened  their  burdens,  soothed  their  sorrows, 
and  helped  them  to  meet  life's  difficulties  more  heroically  and 
more  joyfully.  In  the  past  few  weeks  of  his  illness  I  have 
traveled  from  Boston  west  to  Nebraska,  and  many  warm 
grips  of  the  hand  have  I  had  everywhere  as  his  friends  would 
look  me  in  the  face  and  hold  my  hand  and  say :  'How  is  "Bill 
Arp?"  Will  he  get  well.  O,  if  he  should  die,  how  could  we 
spare  him?  How  we  shall  miss  his  weekly  message  of  philos- 
ophy, facts,  and  love !'  No  man  of  all  my  knowledge  had 
more  friends  than  he,  and  none  fewer  enemies. 

"What  he  wrote  has  made  many  a  man  a  better  husband, 
and  many  a  woman  a  better  wife,  and  many  a  child  a  more 
dutiful  son  or  daughter.  He  was  a  kindly  husband  and  un- 
selfish father,  a  generous,  kindly  neighbor;  and  we  would  all 
to-day  pluck  the  sweetest,  most  fragrant  flowers  from  the 
gardens  of  our  hearts  and  lay  them  on  his  casket,  and  say  to 
his  loyal,  noble  wife  and  children,  whom  he  loved:  'This  is 
but  a  small  token  of  the  love  we  have  for  him  and  the  rever- 
ence and  respect  we  shall  ever  have  for  his  memory.'  I  loved 
'Bill  Arp.'  I  would  add  a  prayer:  God  bless  his  dear,  loyal, 
loving  wife  and  children  and  grandchildren,  whom  he  loved ! 
We  knew  him  and  loved  him.  and  these  grandchildren  of  his 
will  sit  in  the  years  to  come  and  read  the  stories  and  hear 
the  lessons  of  their  noble  grandfather  with  an  interest  that 
would  charm  an  angel. 

"My  highest  expression  of  love  for  him  as  a  neighbor  and 
friend  would  be  the  wish  that  if  I  were  transferred  to-day 
from  earth  to  heaven,  I  would  ask  the  angels  to  locate  me  on 
the  same  street  and  a  near-by  neighbor  to  the  new  hotpe  just 
made  for  'Bill  Arp,'  my  honored  friend." 


"Tip,"  a  faithful  man  born  a  slave  in  Mrs.  Smith's  family, 
who  served  the  Major  faithfully  through  the  war  and  after- 
wards, who  moved  him  from  Rome  to  the  farm  near  Carters- 
ville,  and  then  went  from  Rome  to  move  tlie  family  into  town, 
was  present  at  the  funeral. 

At  noon  the  funeral  procession  had  gathered  around  the 
new-made  grave,  shaded  by  a  young,  hardy  oak  tree,  on  a 
beautiful  hill,  in  sight  of  two  railroads.  As  the  choir  sang 
"God  Be  with  You  Till  We  Meet  Again"  the  editor  of  the 
Veteran  resolved  to  give  an  opportunity  to  any  who  may 
choose  to  contribute  one  dollar  toward  a  memorial  tablet. 
Much  or  little  can  be  used,  so  do  not  hesitate  to  send  one 
dollar — only  one — and  do  it  before  the  end  of  October.  Free- 
will offerings  from  Confederates  would  be  a  fitting  tribute  to 
as  faithful  a  comrade  as  has  lived  or  died.  This  suggestion  is 
without  the  knowledge  of  the  family  or  any  one  except  the 
companion  of  the  writer,  who  joins  the  editor  with  $1. 

R.  N.  GooLEiy. 
R.  N.  Cooley  was  a  gallant  member  of  Company  A, 
Eleventh  Tennessee  Infantry,  and  served  faithfully  from  May, 
'61,  to  the  close  of  the  war.  His  death  occurred  on  May  2, 
1903,  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  where  he  had  gone  for  treatment. 
He  was  found  by  comrades  at  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  of  that 
city,  dying  alone  and  unattended  by  any  of  his  family.  He 
had  left  three  children  in  Desha  County,  Ark.,  when  he  went 
to  the  hospital,  and,  rather  than  distress  them  by  the  infor- 
mation of  his  dying  condition,  he  bravely  endured  his  suf- 
fering and  died  in  loneliness.  He  lived  as  it  becomes  a  man 
to  live,  and  died  as  becomes  a  hero. 

Noble  Helper  on  the  Veter.\n  Murdered. 
One  of  the  saddest  tragedies  that  ever  occurred  was  in  the 
death  of  Edwin  H.  Welburn,  of  Nashville,  for  some  twenty 
years   foreman   of  the   printing   department   of  the   Methodist 
Publishing  House,  which  concern  prints  the  Veter.^n. 

On  the  morning  of  August   19  the  editor  of  the  Veteran 
went  to  Mr.  Welburn's  desk,  on  the  third  floor  of  the  Pub- 
lishing  House,   to   inquire   as   to 
the  status  of  composition  on  the 
current    issue.      Looking    in    the 
"^S*  '^     IQ|H|H     copy  drawer,   Mr.  Welburn  said 
jK  ^^^H     *'^''*  ''''  ^^^  Veteran  copy  was  at 

,^P  Ml  Mt^^H  ^^''^  machines.  The  promise  to 
have  more  in  hand  promptly 
was  being  complied  with  when 
several  gentlemen  called  at  the 
Veteran  office,  and  were  in  con- 
versation at  the  time  an  assassin 
stealthily  approached  Mr.  Wel- 
burn and  shot  him  dead.  The 
murderer,  with  pistol  in  hand, 
ran  down  the  two  flights  of 
stairs,  with  witnesses  after  him, 
and  was  shortly  after  captured. 
The  conference  with  the  deceased  only  a  brief  while  before 
made  the  indelible  impression  that  a  more  considerate  man 
for  his  fellows  did  not  exist.  Conscientious,  accurate,  and 
careful  in  every  business  detail,  he  was  well  fitted  for  his 
position.  His  Christian  zeal  was  ever  apparent,  and  his  ef- 
forts to  be  just  were  manifest  in  every  act  of  his  life. 

The  picture  herewith  printed  does  not  do  the  subject  justice. 
He  was  a  very  attractive  man,  of  pleasing  address,  and  in  so 
far  as  there  is  holiness  of  life  Edwin  H.  Welburn  was  a 
worthy  example. 


E.  H.  WELBURK. 


Qoijfederate  l/eterap. 


423 


MONUMENT  TO  GEN.  GRANBUBY. 
During  the  reunion  of  Hood  County  Confederate  veterans 
at  Granbury,  Tex.,  in  the  early  part  of  August,  a  movement 
was  inaugurated  to  erect  a  ten-thousand-dollar  monument 
to  Gen.  H.  B.  Granbury,  whose  remains  lie  in  the  Granbury 
cemetery.  Granbury  Camp  has  the  matter  in  hand,  and  ap- 
pointed J.  R.  Morris  and  A.  Baker  as  correspondents  to  solicit 
contributions  to  the  fund.  All  Confederates  specially  inter- 
ested in  the  movement  should  contribute  of  their  means  to  this 
good  cause.  Gen.  Granbury  was  one  of  the  six  Confederate 
generals  killed  in  the  battle  of  Franklin,  and  in  1891  his  re- 
mains were  carried  to  Texas,  his  native  State,  and  reinterrcd 
at  Granbury.  A  General  Executive  Committee  has  been  ap- 
pointed, comprised  of  Gov.  S.  W.  T.  Lanham,  Col.  J.  Q.  Cheno- 
wetli,  of  Austin;  Gen.  K.  M.  Van  Zandt ;  J.  D.  Shaw,  of  Waco: 
S.  A.  Cumiiiigham,  of  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  Col.  Stone,  of  Waco; 
Maj.  John  V.  Rankin,  of  Brownwood;  W.  P.  Lane,  of  Fort 
Worth  ;  and  L.  J.  Caraway,  of  Granbury. 

FROM   SICK    BED   TO    BATTLE. 

nv  11,  M.  II. 
I  notice  the  \'eti;ran  occasionally  makes  mention  of  soiue 
old    soldier  yet   living   whose   matchless   nerve   and   soldierly 
<iualities  were  conspicuous   in  driys  when   such   qualities  were 


COL.  J.    H.   MOOKE. 

most  admired;  hence  I  veiUure  to  submit  the  picture  and  a 
brief  sketch  of  Comrade  J.  H.  Moore,  who  was  born  in  1842 
in  Hickman  Comity,  Tenn.  He  is  from  a  line  of  distinguished 
ancestors. 

.\fler  receiving  an  academic  education.  Col.  Moore  (he  is 
called  colonel  out  of  consideration  for  his  high  character) 
entered  the  United  States  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis;  but 
when  the  South  was  threatened  with  war  he  returned  home 
and  joined  the  Seventh  Tennessee  Infantry.  His  regiment  was 
soon  sent  to  Virginia,  and  became  a  part  of  Archer's  famous 
brigade,  and  served  the  entire  war  in  the  Army  of  Northern 
Virginia.  He  was  in  every  battle  his  cominand  participated 
in  from  Seven  Pines  to  Appomattox,  and  on  more  than  one 
occasion  left  a  sick  bed  to  join  his  regiment  when  he  knew 


they  were  going  in  action,  only  to  return  to  bed  after  the 
battle  was  fought.  Comrade  Moore  is  one  of  the  very  few- 
survivors  of  his  regiment  who,  in  Pickett's  immortal  charge 
at  Gettysburg,  crossed  the  stone  wall  nearest  to  the  enemy 
and  for  a  moment  stood  amid  the  guns  of  the  Federal  bat- 
tery. "Jack"  Moore  is  as  gentle  and  modest  as  he  is  brave 
and  honest,  and  no  reader  of  the  Veteran  will  be  more  sur- 
prised to  see  the  above  than  himself. 


"ROBERT   DEVOY." 

"Robert  Devoy,  a  Tale  of  the  Pahnyra  Massacre,"  by  Frank 
H.  Sosey,  is  the  title  of  an  historical  novel  recently  issued  by 
Sosey  Brothers'  Press,  of  Palmyra,  Mo.  An  organization 
known  as  the  Palmyra  Confederate  Monument  Association 
has  been  perfected  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  monument  to 
the  victims  of  this  massacre,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  circula 
tion  of  this  book  w'ill  help  to  arouse  interest  in  this  under- 
taking. 

On  October  18,  1862,  ten  Confederate  prisoners  were  taken 
from  the  military  prison  in  Palmyra,  Mo.,  driven  in  govern- 
ment wa.gons  to  the  Fair  Grounds  at  the  outskirts  of  the  city, 
seated  on  ten  coflfins  arranged  in  a  semicircle  in  the  arena,  and 
shot  to  death  by  Federal  soldiers  under  orders  of  Gen.  John 
McNeil,  of  St.  Louis,  who  was  then  in  command  of  the  Fed- 
eral forces  in  North  Missouri.  This  wholesale  slaughter  was 
in  retaliation  for  the  abduction  and  supposed  murder  of  An- 
drew Allsman,  a  Union  citizen  of  Palmyra,  considered  by 
Southerners  a  Federal  spy.  No  event  of  the  War  between 
the  States  caused  more  general  discussion  than  this  massacre, 
and  it  was  taken  up  by  both  President  Lincoln  and  President 
Davis  and  discussed  by  tliem  with  their  cabinets  at  several 
meetings.  President  Davis  demanded  the  surrender  of  Mc- 
Neil, ordering  Lieut.  Gen.  Holmes  to  shoot  the  first  ten  Fed- 
eral officers  that  fell  into  his  hands  if  the  deiuand  was  not 
complied  with. 

The  author  of  "Robert  Devoy"  lias  probed  deep  into  th^ 
mystery  concerning  the  fate  of  Andrew  Allsman,  and  the 
story  of  the  sentence  and  execution  of  the  ten  men  is  graph- 
ically told. 

The  story  opens  with  a  highly  entertaining  chapter  on  Ma- 
rion City,  a  mushroom  town  founded  in  Marion  County  in 
183s  by  Col.  William  Muldrow,  a  famous  promoter  from  whom 
Mark  Twain,  w-ho  afterwards  lived  in  the  same  county,  got 
his  Col.  Mulberry  Sellers. 

Interwoven  with  the  historical  features  of  the  book  is  a 
charming  love  story,  in  which  Robert  Devoy,  a  dashing  young 
captain  in  the  Confederate  service,  is  the  hero,  and  Helen 
Marsden,  a  beautiful  young  Virginia  girl,  who  has  just  moved 
to  Missouri,  is  the  lieroine.    Price,  $l.    Postage,  8  cents. 


Miss  Mary  Leigh  Guion.  a  talented  young  musician  and 
daughter  of  Col.  Lewis  Guion,  of  New  Orleans,  has  written  a 
beautiful  waltz  entitled  the  "Confederate  Reunion  Waltz," 
which  she  has  "reverently  dedicated  to  boys  who  wore  tho 
gray."  The  music  stirs  the  heart  and  will  bring  back  many 
a  memory  to  the  old  veterans.  The  title-page  is  a  very  hand- 
some reproduction  of  the  four  Confederate  flags  draped  about 
the  picture  of  Jefferson  Davis.  The  design  was  made  by  Miss 
Guion,  who  is  an  artist  as  well  as  a  musician. 

Miss  Guion  comes  of  a  patriotic  family, and  it  is  well  that  her 
first  musical  composition  should  be  dedicated  to  those  whose 
lives  were  given  in  defense  of  their  native  land.  The  waltz 
was  played  at  the  ball  of  May  20  in  New  Orleans,  and  again 
at  the  Sons  of  Veterans'  ball,  and  was  highly  compliinented. 


424 


Qopfederate  Ueteraij. 


INQUIRES  FOB  COMRADES. 

Dan  Coffman,  Kaufman,  Tex. :  "I  was  with  Johnston's 
army  from  Dalton  to  Atlanta,  Ga.  In  a  fight  at  Newnan  with 
Gen.  McCook  I  was  captured  by  Kilpatrick's  command  just  as 
he  started  on  his  raid  to  our  rear,  July  i8,  1864.  I  was  sent 
to  Camp  Douglas  for  safe-keeping,  and  bunked  part  of  the 
time  in  Barrack  41  with  two  soldiers — one  named  West,  from 
Missouri,  and  Bowen,  from  Bowling  Green,  Ky.  I  should 
like  to  hear  something  of  these  comrades.  I  was  elected  one 
of  the  commissioners  to  distribute  the  supplies  of  clothing, 
tobacco,  etc.,  that  came  from  the  Confederate  government. 
There  were  three  others,  one  named  Childress,  from  any  of 
whom  I  should  be  gratified  to  hear.  I  was  in  prison  when 
Lincoln  was  assassinated,  and  know  all  about  the  treatment 
the  soldiers  received  then  and  afterwards,  as  well  as  before, 
and  could  tell  of  many  incidents.  I  enlisted  in  Company  E, 
Sixth  Texas  Cavalry,  in  June,  1861,  under  Ben  McCuUoch, 
and  served  until  June,  1865,  in  army  and  prison.  During  much 
of  my  service  I  was  under  Gen.  Sul  Ross." 

D.  H.  Sweeney,  Silverton,  Tex. :  "I  was  a  member  of  Com- 
pany B,  Fifteenth  Alabama,  Law's  Brigade,  Hood's  Divi- 
sion. Would  like  to  hear  from  any  friends  among  the  boys 
of  Fourth  and  Fifteenth  Alabama,  Tenth  and  Twentieth 
Georgia,  First,  Fourth,  Fifth  Texas,  and  Third  Arkansas." 

John  W.  Lacock,  of  Mason,  111.,  who  served  in  the  Ninety- 
Third  Infantry,  said  they  captured  the  Twenty-Fifth  Georgia 
twice  during  the  war,  the  second  time  during  the  two  days' 
fight  at  Nashville  in  1864.  The  first  capture  was  at  Jack- 
son, Miss.,  in  1863.  He  has  such  pleasant  recollections  of 
those  he  met  of  that  regiment  that  he  would  like  to  hear 
from  some  of  the  survivors. 

In  a  letter  to  the  Veteran,  Jim  Polk  Hewitt,  of  Waco, 
Tenn.,  writes  that  he  is  confined  to  the  house  with  a  chronic 
ailment  and  would  be  very  glad  to  have  friends  and  com- 
rades send  him  something  to  read — anything  that  is  intere :t- 
ing  to  themselves.  This  appeal  will  not  go  unheeded  by 
those  who  have  sympathy  for  a  comrade  shut  off  from  so 
many  of  the  pleasures  of  life.  Comrade  Hewitt  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  C,  Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  and  served 
under  Forrest  till  the  battle  of  Chickamauga. 

Comrade  Gibson  Garwood,  of  Bellefontaine.  O.,  would 
like  to  hear  from  his  old  colonel,  R.  L.  Y.  Peyton,  of  the 
Third  Regiment,  Missouri  State  Guards,  Mounted  Infantry, 
of  '61;  also  from  any  of  the  comrades  of  Company  A,  under 
Capt.  William  Doak,  which  was  made  up  at  Butler.  Bates 
County,  Mo.,  and  was  afterwards  part  of  the  regiment  under 
Col.  Peyton.  He  also  asks  of  any  of  Col.  Bledsoe's  Bat- 
tery who  were  with  him  in  the  battle  of  Drywood  about 
September,  1862.  Comrade  Garwood  was  with  the  gun 
called  the  "Black  Bitch,"  a  six-pounder.  Capt.  Bledsoe  was 
wounded  in  that  engagement,  which  lasted  nearly  two. 
hours;  and  the  battery  lost  seventeen  out  of  twenty-six,  and 
nine  horses  out  of  twelve,  but  all  the  pieces  were  saved. 


PRIDE  IN  FAMILY  HISTORY. 

Comrade  Benjamin  Gabriel  Slaughter,  of  Winchester,  Tenn., 
had  a  hard  lot  in  the  war.  He  is  colonel  as  the  official  com- 
missary on  the  staff  of  Maj.  Gen.  George  W.  Gordon,  com- 
manding the  Tennessee  Division,  U.  C.  V.  In  the  history  of 
the  Slaughter  family  by  Dr.  Philip  Slaughter,  of  St.  Mark's 
Parish,  Culpeper  County,  Va.,  it  is  recorded  that  the  Slaugh- 
ters emigrated  from  Lincolnshire,  Gloucester,  and  Worcester, 
England,  prior  to  1620,  and  made  valuable  land  entries  up  to 
1732  in  Virginia.     The  history  dwells  upon  the  name  of  Col. 


Robert  Slaughter,  famous  in  the  French  and  Indian  wars,  and 
his  wife,  Frances  Anne  Jones,  daughter  of  Col.  Cadwalader, 
of  honored  lineage. 

Robert  Slaughter  No.  2  and  his  brother  Francis  were  the 
first  church  wardens  of  St.  Mark's,  1731. 

Robert  Slaughter,  a  son,  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Capt. 
Augustine  Smith,  a  son  of  Capt.  Lawrence  Smith,  of  York- 
town,  who  commanded  the  fort  at  Falmouth  and  was  a  dis- 
tinguished  Virginian    of   his   day 

Benjamin  Gabriel  Slaughter,  son  of  Gabriel,  married  Lucy 
Nance,  daughter  of  Capt.  Gabriel  Glenn  Osborne  (deacon) 
and  Nancy  Osborne,  of  Charlotte  C.  H.,  Va.,  who  settled  in 
Bedford  County,  Tenn.,  in  1820.  Mrs.  G.  G.  Osborne's  father, 
Philip  Osborne,  was  a  revolutionary  soldier. 

In  the  compilation  a  long  line  of  soldiers  from  privates  to 
major  generals  were  participants  in  the  various  wars  of  our 
country  down  to  1903.  A  number  have  distinguished  them- 
selves as  men  of  executive  ability  in  the  Cabinet,  United  States 
Senate,  Congress,  and  as  governors  and  other  State  officials, 
as  teachers  of  high  rank,  preachers,  vestrymen,  and  deacons. 

Slaughter,  a  Confederate. — Dr.  B.  G.  Slaughter  (Land  and 
Immigrant  Agent  of  the  Iron  Mountain  Route  and  Texas 
and  Pacific  Railroad)  was  born  near  Danville,  Ky.,  March  8, 
1845,  and  left  old  Transylvania  University  at  Lexington,  Ky., 
to  enlist  in  the  Confederate  army.  He  joined  Company  A, 
John  H.  Morgan's  old  squadron,  at  Chattanooga,  early  in  1862. 
He  was  in  active  service  as  a  private  in  many  engagements 
on  the  outposts  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee  and  Kentucky 
throughout  the  great  war.  He  served  mainly  in  Capt.  Thomas 
Quirk's  Scouts  of  Morgan's  Calvary,  and  he  had  some  thrill- 
ing experiences.  The  rope  was  prepared  to  hang  him  and 
Joe  Davis  after  they  had  been  captured  inside  the  enemy's 
lines,  heavily  armed  and  in  citizen's  clothes.  Slaughter  made 
his  escape  by  putting  spurs  to  his  well-trained  mare;  Davis 
bribed  the  guard.  Champ  Ferguson  had  stabbed  two  of  their 
men  the  day  before  as  they  were  driving  stolen  hogs  from  a 
woman's  fattening  pen,  and  they  were  enraged. 

Again  Slaughter  was  sentenced  to  be  shot  at  Lexington. 
Ky.,  in  retaliation  for  bushwhackers  that  Morgan  had  killed  in 
Southwestern  Kentucky,  but  a  reprieve  was  obtained  by  Hon. 
John  A.  Pratt,  who  had  influence  with  Gen.  Burbridge.  Mr. 
Pratt  is  yet  living  at  Danville,  Ky. 

Dr.  Slaughter  was  exchanged  at  Vicksburg  and  City  Point : 
paroled  four  times  because  of  sickness  and  serious  wounds ; 
was  one  of  those  who  drew  beans  at  Cairo,  111.,  when  twenty 
Confederates  were  to  be  executed  for  guerrillas  or  bush- 
whackers.   Luckily  he  did  not  get  a  black  bean. 

Comrade  Slaughter  spilled  his  share  of  blood.  Part  of  his 
brain  was  shot  out  near  Glasgow.  He  was  also  shot  through 
the  left  hip  and  his  jaw  was  fractured  with  the  butt  of  a 
pistol.  Again,  the  back  of  his  head  was  broken  near  Tompkins- 
ville,  Ky.  He  received  two  saber  wounds  at  Lebanon,  Tenn. 
His  left  eye  was  shot  out  at  Mr.  Sterling,  Ky.,  after  which 
he  was  on  parolo  to  the  close  of  the  war. 

The  famous  Elsworth  told  of  a  scout  in  Kentucky  when  at 
night  Comrade  Slaughter  sat  astride  the  arm  at  the  fop  of  a 
telegraph  pole,  when  a  company  of  Federals  passed  along  the 
road  across  the  track  after  midnight  looking  for  Morgan's 
men.  The  boys  all  took  to  the  woods,  while  this  young  scout 
sat  as  quietly  and  lightly  on  his  high  perch  as  the  circum- 
stances would  admit,  until  all  had  passed. 

The  Pacific  Division  will  hold  a  reunion  in  Los  Angeles  on 
the  2Sth  and  26th  of  September.  Gen.  Cabell  and  Mrs.  Kate 
Cabell  Currie  are  expected  to  attend,  as  well  as  Gen.  Mickle 
and  Miss  Patrick,  from  Nfw  Orleans. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


425 


THE  HOME  OF  GEN.  LEE. 

This  eloquent  and  patriotic  threnody  to  the  honor  and  fame 
of  Lee  was  contributed  to  the  New  Orleans  Times-Democrat 
])y  Miss  Clara  Lee  Puckette,  a  native  of  Louisiana,  now  re- 
siding under  the  shadow  of  Arlington,  the  old  homestead  of 
Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee.  The  poem  is  alike  creditable  to  the  gifted 
young  author  and  her  lovtd  Southland; 

THE  HOME  OF  ROBERT  E.  LEE. 

The  home  of  Lee  upon  the  hill 

The  blue  Potomac  sweeps: 
Around  in  silence  deep  and  still 

The  Northern  soldier  sleeps ; 
White-pillared,  holy  as  a  shrine, 

Alone  through  all  the  years. 
Save  for  the  clasp  of  clinging  vine, 

The  raindrops'  dewy  tears. 

Through  silent  rooms  where  strangers  tread 

And  time  .seems  lost  to  view ; 
Where  sleeps  the  city  of  the  dead. 

The  valiant  and  the  true, 
'Mid  olden  dreams  and  vanished  power, 

Beyond  life's  ebbing  sea, 
A  spirit  breathes  in  every  flower 

That  speaks  of  Robert  Lee. 

.iXmid  the  ranks  of  Blue  and  Gray, 

When  shot  and  shell  were  rife, 
The  heroes  brave  who  fought  that  day 

For  liberty  and  life, 
Be  they  the  ones  who  wore  the  gray. 

Or  those  who  wore  the  blue, 
The  crimson  stains  at  close  of  day 

Made  heroes  grand  and  true. 

And  now  his  old,  deserted  home, 

A  specter  of  the  Gray, 
Where  North  and  South  together  con.c 

As  pilgrims  day  by  day, 
Lends  to  the  scene  a  holy  peace 

Above  the  graves  of  Blue ; 
For  loj'alty  shall  never  cease — 

The  Southland's  sons  arc  true ! 

And  though  the  name  ot  Robert  Lee 

Is  linked  with  war's  defeat. 
From  out  the  past  his  memory 

Abidoth  pure  and  sweet ; 
Not  his  the  homage  far  and  wide 

That  rings  from  sea  to  sea. 
Yet  Sinilhcrn  hearts,  with  deathless  pride. 

Enshrine  the  name  of  Lee. 


Open  the  door  of  the  heart;  let  in 
Sympathy  sweet  for  stranger  and  kin ; 
It  will  make  the  halls  of  the  heart  so  fair 
That  angels  may  enter  unaware. 
Open  the  door. 


-Selected. 


OPEN  THE  DOOR. 

Open  the  door,  let  in  the  air; 
The  winds  are  sweet,  and  the  rtowers  fair; 
Joy  is  abroad  in  the  world  to-day ; 
If  our  door  is  wide  open,  he  may  come  this  way. 
Open  the  door. 

Open  the  door  of  the  soul ;  let  in 
Strong,  pure  thoughts,  which  shall  banish  sin ; 
They  will  grow  and  bloom  with  grace  divine. 
And  their  fruit  shall  be  sweeter  than  that  of  the  vine. 
Open  the  door. 


DIXIE  BY  THE  BAND. 

Hush!     They're  comin'!     Don't  you  hear  'em? 

Hear  the  rhythm  of  their  tread? 
See  the  dust  above  the  highway. 
See  the  banner  overhead? 
Don't  your  heart  swell  nigh  to  bustin"?     Don't  a  tear  bedim 

your  eye 
When  the  war-  and  time-worn  heroes  in  gray  uniforms  go  by? 

Dton't  your  soul  swell  up  within  you, 

With  a  rapture  you  can't  tell. 
When  the  band  starts  playin'  "Dixie?" 
Don't  you  want  to  up  an'  yell, 
.^n'  go  chargin'  them  old  heroes,  an'  go  shakin'  of  each  hand? 
Or  stand  quiet  with  your  hat  ofT  when  it's  "Di.xic"  by  the  band? 

Don't  yeh  think  o'  bygone  glories. 
An'  of  Stonewall  Jackson?     Say? 
Don't  yeh  see  Lee's  charger  champin' 
An'  a  prancin'  down  the  way? 
But  each  angel  tunes  her  harp  up  in  perfumed  supernal  gloam, 
.'\n'  plays  "Dixie" — yes,  an'  sings  it — when  each  Johnny  Reb 
comes  home  I 

P'rhaps  Fm  some  unreconstructed 

But  at  that  big  rendezvous. 
When  they're  gathered  up  in  glory. 
Up  beyond  the  archin'  blue, 
1  would  like  to  march  when  they  march,  I'd  be  glad  to  take 

my  stand 
.\n'  have  judgment  passed  upon  me  to  the  strains  of  "Dixie 
Land." 


I  would  not  count  it  failure  if  in  vain 
I  strove,  with  earnest  self-forgetfulness, 

Of  some  high  task  fruition  to  obtain. 
But  did  not  win  the  guerdon  of  success ; 

If  my  poor  effort  no  base  thought  did  know, 

I  would  not  call  it  so. 

But  if  I  won  it  by  a  selfish  might. 
Staining  endeavor  by  a  servile  greed. 

By  so  much  as  one  paltering  with  the  right. 
Or  by  the  savor  of  one  wrongful  deed. 

Then  would  1  count  attainment  of  desire 

Failure  most  dire.  — L.  M.  Montgomery. 


THE  OLD,  DEAR  FACE. 

A  face  whprein  is  read  a  great  reward 

Of  suffering  and  patience  purified. 
Unto  who.se  sight  our  trodden  ways  accord 

A  glimpse  of  heavenly  vistas  arching  wide. 

And,  looking  there,  I  lay  my  care  aside. 

As  one  who  sees,  with  sudden  peace  restored. 

The  star  alx)ve  low  hills  at  eventide 
Or  lilies  on  the  altar  of  the  Lord. 

— R.  K.  Craiidall.  i)i  the  Century. 


(Confederate  l/eterap. 


Historic  Flag  for  Sale. 

Briefly,  it  is  the  flag  of  the  First  Mis- 
sissippi Regiment  borne  during  the 
war  with  Mexico  by  the  gallant  ensign, 
George  W.  Campbell,  in  every  battle 
of  that  regiment  when  led  by  Col.  Jef- 
ferson Davis,  afterwards  President  of 
the  Southern  Confederacy.  It  waved 
over  him  and  his  men  in  the  service  of 
the  United  States  at  Buena  Vista,  Mon- 
terey, and  every  foot  of  that  brilliant 
series  of  conflicts  when  the  name  of 
Jefferson  Davis  was  one  of  the  proudest 
possessions  of  the  United  States.  It 
was  twice  shot  from  the  hand  of  the 
brave  ensign.  After  its  famous  career, 
it  was  intrusted  to  the  color  bearer,  who 
esteemed  it  one  of  his  most  valuable 
possessions,  and  in  death  gave  it  to  his 
wife,  who  in  turn  gave  it  to  her  little 
daughter,  now  Mrs.  Zanita  Tamplet, 
the  Registrar  of  the  Tom  Green  Chap- 
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President  Davis  died  she  sent  it  to  be 
laid  over  his  bier.  This  was  done,  and 
it  was  bound  about  his  casket  by  the  late 
Gen.  Moorman,  kept  there  through  the 
last  long  journey  from  New  Orleans  to 
Richmond.  It  was  placed  over  his  si- 
lent form  when  it  lay  in  state  at  the 
first  Confederate  capital,  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  and  was  not  removed  until  the 
casket  was  lowered  into  the  grave  at 
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her  by  Gen.  Moorman  when  he  returned 
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this  relic,  without  a  counterpart  in  the 
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Montgomery,  Ala.,  who  will  be  pleased 
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from  any  State  or  individual.  Missis- 
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relic.  It  would  grace  her  new  and  beau- 
tiful capitol  and  be  a  grand  tribute  to 
the  gallant  Ensign  Campbell,  to  the 
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Reio-ns,  but  the  heirs  apparent  to  his  throne 
are  "many.  It  is  because  of  the  variety  of 
her  industries  that  home  seekers  of  every 
class  look  to 

ARKANSAS 

Her  fruits,  wherever  exhibited,  carry  away  the  prize  from  her  sister  States; 
two  yearly  vegetable  crops  are  demonstrated  possibilities,  and  her  lum- 
ber "her  coal,  her  granite  and  zinc  deposits  offer  flattering  inducements 
to  the  investor.     See  FOR  YOURSELF. 


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System 


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For  the  Round  Trip  the 

FIRST  AND  THIRD  TUESDAYS 

of  each  month. 

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FRANK  H.  GRIFFITH,  T.  P.  A.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 


Rife  Hydraulic  Engine. 

Pumps  water  by  water  power.    Can 

be  used  where  rains   fail.    Absolute 

air-feed.     Will  pump  30 

feet  high  for  each  foot 

of  fall. 

NHr      Every  One  Guaranteed. 

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329  Church  Street,  Nashville.  Tenn. 


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HANCOCK'S  DIARY 
includes  a  history  of  Forrest's  Cavalry 
for  the  last  fifteen  months  of  the  war. 
R.  R.  Hancock  was  a  member  of  Bell's 
Brigade,  Buford's  Division  of  Forrest's 
Cavalry.  The  book  is  bound  in  cloth 
and  contains  644  octavo  pages.  Price, 
single  copy,  $2.  This  book  and  the 
Veteran  one  year,  $2. 

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month's  treatment  cured  her,  and  we  are  under 
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Truly,  C.  BuMPUs. 

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positive  and  painless  cure.  Most  cases  are  treated 
at  home,  without  the  service  of  a  physician.  Send 
for  book  telling  what  wonderful  things  are  being 
done  by  simply  anointing  with  oils.  The  combina- 
tion isa  secret;  gives  instant  relief  from  pain,  de- 
stroys the  cancer  microbes,  and  restores  the  patient 
to  health.  Thousands  of  cancers,  tumors,  catarrh, 
ulcers,  piles,  and  malignant  diseases  cured  in  the 
last  eight  years.  If  not  afflicted,  cut  this  out  and 
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Wise  Words  to  Sufferers 

From  a  Woman  of  Notre  Dame.g 


I  will  mail,  free  of  charf^e  this  Home  Treatment 
with  full  instructions,  and  the  history  of  mv  own 
case  to  any  lady  suffering  from  female  trouble.  You 
can  cure  yourself  at  home  'without  the  aid  of 
any  physician.  It  will  cost  you  nothing  to  give 
the  treatment  a  trial,  and  if  you  decide  to  continue 
it  will  only  cost  you  about  twelve  centA  a  weekt 
It  will  not  interfere  with  your  work  or  occupation 
I  have  nothing  to  Bell.  Tell  other  sufferers  of  it 
—that  is  all  I  ask.    It  cures  all,  young  or  old. 

*^If  you  feel  a  bearing-down  sensation,  sense  of 
impending  evil,  pain  in  the  back  or  bowels,  creepinp 
feeling  upthe  spine,  a  desire  to  cry  frequently,  hot 
flashes,  weariness,  frequent  desire  to  urinate,  or  if 
you  have  I.cucorrhea  ( Whitcsl,  displacement  or  Fall- 
ing of  the  Womb,  Profuse,  Scanty  or  Painful  Periods. 
Tumors  or  Growths,  address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS, 
NOTRE  DAME,  IND.,  U.  S.  A,  for  the  Fre» 
Treatment  and  Fdll  Inporhation. 
Thousands  besides  tp-  ^Jelf  have  cured  ihemsclves  with  it.  I  send  it  in  plain  wrappers, 
TO  MOTHERS  OF  "JACGHTiiKS  I  will  explain  a  simple  Home  Treatment  which  speedily 
■Dd  effectually  cures/,,  -cerrhta,  Creen  Sickntss  and  Painful  or  Irrrpdar  Menslruatwn  in  young 
ladies.  It  will  save  you  rjiiWvand  «/?>e5f  and  save  your  daughter  the  hum..iation  of  explaining  her 
troubles  to  others.    PIttapncssand  health  always  result  from  its  use. 

Wherever  von  live  I  can  refer  you  to  well  known  ladies  of  your  own  state  or  county  ""'lo  know 
■nd  will  gladly  tell  any  sufferer  that  this  Home  Treatment  really  cures  all  diseaset*  jdi  tions 
of  our  delii-ate  female  o'rpanism,  thoroughly  strengthens  relaxed  musrles  and  Iiga..ient«  whicb 
^use  displacement,  and  makes  womon  vvell.    Write  to-day,  es  this  offer  will  not  be  mad.?  again. 

Address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS.  Box  H     Notfe  Dame.  Ind..  U.  S.  A. 


CONTAGIOUS  BLOOD  POISON 


BLOOD 


Is  the  name  somntimrs  piven  to  ■what  is  pi^npr- 
Blly  known  as  the  UAD  DISEASE.    It  iw  nut 
confined  to  dens  of  vice  or  the  lower  classes. 
The  purest  and  best  people  are  sumelimes 
Infected  with  this  awful  malady  through 
handllnK  tho  clolhiuf^,  drinking  from  the 
ftame  vessel,  usinsr  tho  same  toilet  articles, 
or  otherwise  comint;  in  contact  with  per- 
sons who  have  con- 
tracted it. 

It  bepins  usually 
with  a  litUe  blister 
or  sore,  then  swell- 
ing in  the  proins,  a 
red  eruption  breaks 

out  on  the  body,  sores  and  ulcers  appear 
In  the  mouth,  the  throat  becomes  ulcer- 
ated, the  hair,  eye  browa  and  lashes  fall 
out  and.  as  the  blood  becomes  more  con- 
taminated, copper  colored  splotches  and 
SURtular  eruptions  and  sores  appear  upon 
ifferent  parts  of  the  body,  and  the  poison 
even  destroys  the  bones. 

Our  MA(;iO  CUKE  is  a  Speciflo  for 
this  loathsome  disease,  and  cures  it  even 
In  the  worst  forms.  Kt  is  a  pcrf?cf  anti- 
dote for  the  powerful  virus  tha*  */«  iiutcs 
the  blood  and  penetrates  to  al.  parts  of 
the  system.  Unless  you  get  this  Of.ison  out 
of  your  blood  it  will  ruin  you,  and  brinp 
dispraceand  diseaso  upon  your  children  fur 
Ucan  be  transmitted  from  parent  to  ch. Id. 
Write  for  our  free  home  treat  mem 
book  and  learn  all  about  contapious  blood 
poison.  If  you  want  medical  advice  pive 
as  a  history  of  your  case,  and  our  phy- 
Blclana  will  furnish  nil  the  information 
wish  without  any  charge  whatever, 


you 


We  have  a  NEW  SECRET  REMEDY  abso- 
lutely unknown  to  the  profession.    Permanent 
cures  in  15  to  35  days.    We  refund  money  M 
we  do  not  cure.    You  can  be  treated  at 
home  for  the  same  price   and   the   same 
puaranty.    With  those  who  prefer  to  come 
hero  we  will  contract  to  cure  them  or  pay 
expenseofcominp,  railroad  and  hotel  bills, 
and  malte  no  charge, 
if  we  fail  to  cure.    If 
you  have  taken  mer- 
cury, iodide  potash, 
and  still  have  aches 
and  pains,    mucous 
patches    in    mouth, 
sore  throat,  pimples,  copper-colored  spots, 
ulcers  on  any  parts  of  the  body,  hair  or 
eyebrows  falling  out,  it  is  this  secondary 
blood  poison  we  guarantee  to  cure.    Wo 
solicit  the  most  obsiinale  cases  and  chal- 
lenpc  tho  world  for  a  case  we  cannot  cure. 
This  disease  has  always  baffled  the  skill 
of  the    most  eminent    physicians.     For 
many  years  we  have  made*  a  specialty  of 
treating   this  disease  with  our  MAG  1(3 
CITKE.and  wehavc$500.000capltal  behind 
our  unconditional  guaranty. 

WE    CURE   QUICKLY   AND    PERMANENTLY. 

Our  patients  cured  years  apo  by  our 
Great  Di.scovt.ry,  unknown  to  the  profes- 
sion, are  today  sound  and  well,  and  have 
healihv  children  since  we  cured  them 

DON'T  WASTE  YOUR   TIME   AND   MONEY 
experimenting.    We  have  the  ONLY  cure. 
Absolute    and  positive    proofs  sent  sealed 
on  appllcatinn.    lOCl-pape  book  free.    NO  BRANCH 
OFFICES.    Address  fully  as  follows: 


Cook  Remedy  Co.,  589  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago,  III. 


American 
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Tipilnn  end  Chilli. 


HO  HUMBUG. 

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BETWEEN 
ST.  LOUIS 

AND 

TEXAS 

ANO 

MEXICO. 


THE 

I.&6.N. 


BETWEEN 
BIRMINGHAM, 
MERIDIAN 

AND 

TEXAS 
VU  SHREVEPOIIT. 


The  loternational  and  Great  Northern 
Railroad  Company 

IS  THE  SHORT  LINE. 


Tlirongli  Cai-3  and  Pullman  Rlecpera 
UatlT.  Superior  Piissencer  Service. 
Fast'Trains  and  Moilern  EquipraonU 

IF  YOU  ARE  GOING  ANYWHERE, 

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BETWEEN 
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AND 

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THE 

I.&G.N. 


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MEMPHIS 

ANO 

TEXAS 

ANO 

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TACIFIC 

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ROUTE 

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TORY, COLORADO,  UTAH,  ORE- 
GON, CALIFORNIA,  ARKANSAS, 
TEXAS,  LOUISIANA,  OLD  and 
NEW  MEXICO,  and  ARIZONA. 


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Trains.  I-o\v  Rales,  Free  De- 
scriptive Literature.  Consult 
Ticket  Agents,  or  address 


H.  C.  Townsend         R.  T.  G.  Mallhews 
C.P.andT.  A.  T.  P.  A. 

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A  Bath 

for 
Beauty 

and 
Health. 


Allen's  Fountain  Brush  and  Bath  Outfit 

Friction,  ShoTver  and  Massage  Combined. 

The  only  Sanitury  Buth  brush  that  at  one  operatiuQ 
thuroughly  cleanses  the  skin,  imparting  a  healthy 
tone  and  rIow.  and  puts  one  in  a  condition  to  resist 
colds,  la-i^rippe  and  all  contagions  and  infectious  dis- 
eases. Furnished  either  for  bath  tub  connection,  or 
with  our  fountain  and  Safety  Portable  Floor  Mat.  En- 
ablln^r  one  to  take  a  perfect  gpray  and  frictional  bath 
In  any  room.  With  this  outttt  one  is  Independent  of 
the  bath  room,  as  a  better  bath  can  be  taken  with  two 
quarts  of  water,  than  with  a  tub-full  the  old  way.  In- 
Burts  a  clear  complexion,  bright  eyes,  rosy  cheeks, 
ch»-erful  spirits,  sound  sleep.  Should  be  in  every  home 
and  every  travelers  trunk  or  grip.  Full  outfit  No. 
2,  consisting  of  Fountain  Brush;  combination  rubber 
hnt  water  bag;  bath  fountain  and  syringe  and  safety 
mat.    Price  «5. 50. 

A  tre^ntc  "^  mftkluft  from  |2S  to  176  p«r  ve^k 
"fiClllS  Bellbf  tbreo  outfits.  Send  for  FKEE 
bix>klct,  "The  Ijcieoce  of  tbo  Bath,"  prices  hnA  terms. 

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fit*  gftllou* 


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TO 

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AND  RETURN  VIA 

E.&T.H.R.R. 

Saturday,  August  22. 


Tickets  good  ou  all  regular  trains  of 
August  33,  limited  for  returu  passage  to 
August  25,  -with  ])rivileges  of  extension 
untd  August  2H  by  depositing  ticket  on 
or  before  August  2~>  with  K.  Bookwalter, 
City  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent,  C  & 
K.  I.  R.  R.,  131  Adams  St.,  Chicago. 
and  payment  of  $1.  For  further  detailed 
information  address 

S.  L.  Rogers,  G.  A., 

Nashville,  Tenn.; 

D.  H.  Hillman,  G.  P.  &  T.  A., 

Evansville,  Ind. 


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The  New  Orleans  Short  Liae 

from  all 

Eastern  and  Virginia  Cities 

is  \  ja  the 

Norfolk  &  Western  Railway 

BRISTOL   and  CHATTANOOGA. 

THROUGH  SERVICE. 

DINING  CAR. 

All  information  cheerfullj'  furnished. 


I..  J.  ELLIS,  E.  P.  A., 

I     ,      T,,,,,..^,  39S  liroadwav,  New  York. 

J.   I..  PRIXDLE,  P.  A., 

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C.   P.  GAITHER,  X.  E.  A.,      ' 

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\V.  B.  BEVILL,  G.  P.  A.,  Roanoke,  Va. 


-fEACHERS    RANTED. 

^  We  neid  at  once  a  few  more  Te.achers.  Good  po- 
sitions are  being-  filled  daily  by  us.  We  are  receiy- 
ini;  more  calls  this  year  than  ever  before.  Schools 
and  colleges  supplied  with  teachers  free  of  cost. 
Inclose  stamp  for  reply. 

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J.  L.  Graham,  LL.D.,  Manager, 
'5--'54  R.andolph  Building,  Memphis,  Tenn. 


^  COM'RADE!  <^ 

HERE  IS  YOl  R    CHANCE 
TO  M  \KE  AyoXEY.     SELL 

Prof.  Long's  Magnetic  Combs. 

Guaranteed  to  remove  dandruff,  stop  hair  from 
fallin;^  nut,  and  cure  scalp  ailments.  Big  profits. 
50C  sample,  2 :;c.     Circulars  free.     Sendto-dav. 

PROF.  LONG,  76  Ash  St.,  Pekin',  111. 


"Song's  of  *he  Confederacy  and 
Plantation  Melodies." 

Containing-  19  Southern  songs,  words  and  music. 

Price,  50  cents.     Best  collection  for  use  in  schools. 

Camps,  and   Chapters.      Circulars  and  information 

free.     Agents  wanted.     Big  commission.     Address 

Mrs.  Albert  Mitchell.  Paris.  Ky, 


Follow  the  Flag. 


Sept.  15  to  Nov.  30. 

X'cry  low-  one-way  colonist  rates  to  Calitornia. 
VVashington.  Oregon.  Montana.  British  Colum- 
bia, and  intermediate  points. 

Wry  low  rnund-trip  rate  lo 

Salt  Lake  and  O^den, 

SEPTEMBER   12  to  14. 

Denver  and  Return, 

OCTOBER  5  to  8. 

San  Francisco  and 
Los  Angeles, 

OCTOBER  8  to  17. 

For  information  regarding  the  above  low- 
rate  excursions  ask  your  local  ticket  agent 
or  write  the  undersigned. 

F.W.  GREENE,  D.  P.  A.  Wabash  R.R., 

223  Fourth  Avenue,  Louisville.  Ky. 

Atlantic  foast  Line 

MILEAGE  TICKETS 

($25  PER  1,000  MILES) 

ARE  GOOD  OVER  THE  FOLLOWING  LINES: 
Atlanta    Kioxville  &  Northern  Ry. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R. 

Baltimore  Steam  Packet  Co.  1     Between  Baltimore 

Chesapeake  Steamship   Co.  j  and  Norfolk. 

Charleston  &  Western  Carolina   Ry. 

Columbia,   Newbury  &   Laurens  R.  R. 

Georgia    Northern    Railway. 

Georgia    Railroad. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

Louisville,   Henderson  &   St.   Louis   Ry. 

Nashville.  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

Northwestern    Ry.    ot    South     Carolina. 

Coast  Line  Steamboat  Co. 

Richmond,  Fredericksburg  &  Potomac  R.  R. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

Western  &  Atlantic  Ry. 

Washington   Southern   Ry. 

Western   Ry.  of  Alabama. 

A    C0NVENIEN1     METHOD    OF    TRAVELING. 

W.  J.  CRAIG, 

General  Passenger  AgenV 
See  Ticket  Agents.  Wilmington.  N.  C. 


This  Tells  the  Story. 

Siron^  Ca_rds  from  Lea.ding  Citizens,  Distinguished 
Judges,  arvd  Prominent  La.wyers.       v^       v«7        sg 

THOMAS  D.  FITE,  Sr.,  a  retired  merchant  of  Nashville,  and  who  was 
iilLMitilied  witli  the  wholesale  trade  of  the  South  for  half  a  century,  says: 
'■  R.  W.  Jennings,  the  proprietor  of  Jennings'  Business  College,  was  my  part- 
ner in  the  wliolesale  dry  goods  trade  for  six  ^-ears,  he  having  exclusive  charge 
of  the  countingroom,  and  it  is  needless  to  say  his  work  was  in  the  highest 
degree  satisfactory ;  in  fact,  he  has  been  for  a  long  time  considered  one  of  the 
most  scientific  bookkeepers  this  country  has  ever  produced.  I  sent  my  two 
sons  to  his  college  for  the  reason  that  1  knew  the  man,  and  knew  tint  he  had 
tlie  entire  confidence  of  tlie  business  community  for  thoroughne  and  re- 
liability." 

MR.  J.  H.  FALL,  of  the  lirm  of  J.  II.  Kail  .t  Co.,  Nashville,  one  of  the  largest 
wholesale  hardware  houses  in  the  .South,  says:  "  I  have  known  Mr.  R.  W.  Jen- 
nings, President  of  Jennings'  Business  College,  quite  well  for  many  years.  1  lis 
long  identity  and  close  connection  witli  the  mercantile  and  banking  world  en- 
ables him  to  conduct  a  business  college  based  upon  actual  experience,  and  this 
feature  gives  his  school,  in  my  judgment,  a  decided  advantage.  Several  of  our 
emplovees  were  trained  bv  Mr.  Jennings,  and  all,  without  exce]>tion,  are 
melhodical,  painstaking,  and  reliable.  I  therefore  unhesitatingly  indorse  and 
commend  this  college  to  all  who  are  seeking  a  business  education." 

Mr.  Fall  sent  his  son  to  this  college. 

GEN.  W.  H.  JACKSON,  for  many  years  the  distinguished  ],roprietor  of  Belle 
Meade  Stock  Farm,  said:  "  1  laving'known  Mr.  K.  W.Jennings  for  a  number 
of  years,  and  being  satisfied  as  to  his  business  methods  and  his  etliciency  as  an 
educator  of  youth  to  prepare  them  for  practical  business,  I  sent  my  son  to  his 
college,  and"  it  affords  me  pleasure  to  commend  him  to  all  who  are  contem- 
plating the  sending  of  their  sons  and  daughters  to  such  a  scliool." 

For  circulars,  address  /?.  W.  Jennings,  Mashv:!!e,  Tenn. 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 


322,  324,  i^6,  328  GREEN  STREET,  LOLISVIUA,  KY. 


'OLDEST  AND  MOST  REUABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cosl  from  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  they  have  erected.  To  see  these 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 

J.  C.  Calhoun  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R.  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga. 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dalton,  Ga. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Columbi.i.  Tenn. 

Shelbyville,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  State  Monument, 
Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  Va. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka- 
mauga Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


When  needing  first-class,  plain,  or  artistic  work  made  from  the  finest  qual- 
ity of  material,    ^rite  them  for  designs  and  prices. 


World's 
Largest 
Hotel  Bein^ 
Built  on  the 
World's 
Fair 

Grounds, 
St.  Louis,  by 
The  Gook 
Hotel  and 
Excursion 
Go. 


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Entrance  to  Hotel  "Napoleon  Bonaparte**— The  Largest  Hotel  in  the  World. 

"World's  Fair  Site,  St.  Louis. 
0"WTied  and  Operated  by  The  Cook  Hotel  and  Excursion  Co 


TMi£    ST.    LOUIS    GLOBE- DEMOGR21T    S2iYS: 

THE  largest  huit-l  in  the  world  and  the  only  private  business  enterprise  nil  the  World's  Fair  grounds,  apart  from  the  exhibits  of  the  concessionaires 
on  the  Pike,  is  now  in  course  r  y-ctinn.  1  he  Napoleon  Bonaparlc  will  be  the  name  of  this  mammoth  building.  The  hotel  will  stand  on  one  of 
the  highest  elevations  of  the  Fa,v//v'inds.  at  the  southwest  corner.  The  immense  size  of  the  building  will  make  it  one  of  the  sights  of  the  city. 
It  will  have  a  frontage  of  2.500  fed,  a  grc".  (^'-ir^nh  than  eight  city  blocks,  or  approximately  about  one-half  mile.  In  depth  the  structure  will  average 
about  250  feet  at  its  deepest  part,  but  c\en  at  t..-^  '  ^t^tal  ground  area  covered  by  the  hotel  will  be  over  fourteen  acres.  The  plans  contemplate  the  ac- 
commodation of  7.000  guests  at  one  time.  It  will  ^  Oryl  ^^"-'^  stories  in  height.  On  the  first  floor  wilt  be  located  the  office  rotunda,  dining  rooms,  and 
lunch  rooms.  The  main  dining  room  will  be  17<;  by  a^Q'^r.t  in  size,  the  rotunda  will  be  200  feet  square,  and  the  lunch  room  will  be  120  by  4S  feet. 
In  the  dining  room  a  brigade  of  soldiers  might  eat  at  one  ti.       '-'-liile  the  rotunda  could  furnish  lounging  quarters  for  a  regiment.     One  of  the  attractive 

i^JSii"  along    the    full  front  of  the    building,    from  which    a   bird's-eye    view  of  the  en- 


features  of  the   gigantic    hotel  will    be  the  broad  piazza,   exii.^J'i^' 


lire  Fair  may  be  obtained 


■p. 


WILLIAM  MODE  COOK,  Prcsldcnn     C.  M.  HILL,  Vice  PrcsJdeall     L,  C.  SPOONER.  Sccrcliry  I     G.  H.  TEN  BROEK,  Treasurer  Had  Allorney  lor  Company. 

THE  COOK  HOTEL  AND  EXCURSION  CO., 

(a     MISSOURI     CORPORATION      -     CAPITAL.     $150.000) 

Owners  of  the  NAPOLEON  BONAPARTE  HOTEL  {the  la^rgest  the  world  ha.s  ever  know!\>. 
which  is  located  oi\  ground  dona.ted  by  the  Exposition  Con\pa-ny,  on  the  World's  Fa.ir  site, 
in  aLppreciation  of  the  merit  of  this  enterprise  a-nd  its  ^rea.t  ed\icaL.tional  va.lue.  J^  ->» 


THIS  COMPANY  is  now  prepared  to  offer  to  school-teachers  and  to  the  pub- 
lic at  large  unusual  advantages  and  opportunities.     These  are: 

The  positive  reservation  of  accommodations  In  the  Hotel  Napoleon  Bonaparte 
upon  one  week's  notice. 

The  saving  of  street  car  fares,  and  the  avoidance  of  the  ordeal  of  going  to 
and  from  the  grounds  by  the  overtaxed  street  car  service. 

Medical  attendance  whenever  necessary  without  extra  charge. 

The  privilege  of  living  in  the  largest  hotel  the  world  has  ever  known,  and 
the  only  one  ever  located  on  a  World's  Fair  site  and  on  high  ground  over- 
looking it  all. 

The  privilege  of  transferring  your  rights  to  any  other  person  if  through  sick- 
ness or  other  unavoidable  causes  you  cannot  go  yourself. 

Daily  admissions  to  the  Fair. 

The  opportunity  of  enjoying  all  the  above  at  a  cust  so  nominal  as  to  place 
them  within  the  reach  of  every  one. 

Street  cars  run  from  the  Hotel  to  every  part  of  the  city.      Fare,  five  cents. 

The  Intramural  Railroad,  which  runs  through  all  parts  of  the  Fair  grounds, 
is  directly  in  front  of  the  Napoleon  Bonaparte  Hotel.     Fare,  five  cents. 

During  the  World's  Fair  railroads  will  make  low  rates,  and  it  will  be  easy  for 
members  to  estimate  their  total  expenses  for  trip  to  the  Fair. 

The  rooms  in  the  hotel  will  be  of  all  sizes  to  accommodate  large  or  small  par- 
ties. All  rooms  will  be  furnished  neatly  and  comfortably.  The  tabic  will  be 
supplied  with  all  there  is  in  the  market,  of  the  best  quality,  and  prepared  by 
experts.     Electric  fans  will  be  provided  for  every  room. 


Under  no  circumstances  will  these  advantages  a.nd  rights  be 
given  unless  secured  by  conlr&ct  in  a.dva.nce.     As  sot  n  as  the  limited 

numlicr  nf  memberships  arc  Snid  this  offer  will  be  withdrawn  and  memberships 
will  be  worth  a  premium.  Our  rates  are  made  possible  only  by  the  large  num- 
ber we  expect  to  entertain,  and  because  of  the  action  of  the  Exposition  Com.pa- 
ny  in  donating  to  us  a  portion  of  the  W^orld's  Fair  site  on  which  to  erect  our 


hotel. 


THHERieaJV  PLAX, 


For  ?15 — that  is,  $1  down  and  the  balance  monthly  until  paid  before  May, 
1904 — we  will  issue  a  certificate  entitling  the  holder  to  all  of  the  above  accom- 
modations and  privileges,  towit:  six  days'  board  and  lodging  (and  longer,  if  do- 
sired,  at  proportionate  rales),  six  admissions  to  the  Fair,  and  medical  attention 


when  necessary. 


EUROPEAN  PLTilV. 


For  an  engagement  of  rooms  for  no  less  than  six  days,  and  for  as  many  more  as 
desired,  rates  have  been  placed  at  from  $t  to  $5  per  day,  graded  according  to 
size  and  location  of  room.  etc.  First  payment  en  membership  fee  is  Sz.  bal- 
ance monthly  until  paid  before  May,  1904-  The  memberships,  as  already 
stated,  being  limited,  it  behooves  all  contemplating  a  visit  to  the  Fair  to  at  once 
s^nd  their  $z.  first  payment,  to  the  Cook  Hotel  and  Excursion  Co..  at  the  general 
offices  of  the  Company  named  below,  when  proper  certificate  will  be  forwarded. 


GENERTLL  OFFIGES,   HOLLAND  BUILDING, 


ST.  LOUIS,    MO. 


References:  Leading  men  of  St.  Louis,  including  Exposition  officials,  and  many  bankers  in  various  cities. 

DEPOSITORY,  THIRD  NATIONAL  BANK,  ST.  LOUIS. 


Vol.  II 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  OCTOBER,  1903 


No.  10 


(opfederate  l/eterap 


E/fCRAVI/fG 

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Cards,  Society  Invitations,  Calling  Cards, 

and  Announcements. 
STEEL  DIE  EMBOSSED  Monograms  and 

Business  Stationery  in  the  latest  styles. 
HALF-TONE  and  ZINC  PLATES  for  iU 

lustratice  purposes — the  eery  best  made. 

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Commercial  Work,  Color  Posters  in  special 
designs  for  all  purposes — Bicouac  and  Re- 
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Nanufftcturin^  Stationers. 
Printers,  and  Genera.1  Office  Outfitters 


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ACIDINE, 

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THE    MOST  WONDERFUL 

Iron  Tonic  and  Blood  Purifier  in  tlie  World. 

Nature's  Own  Remedy.    Has  Cured  Thousands. 
Guaranteed  to  Cure  in  their  Worst  I-  orms 


InolgesilDn, 
D)spepsla, 

Sick 
Neadaclie, 

Nervous 
Prostration, 

Dtbllity, 
Sore  Throat, 

Female 
Complaints, 


Piles,  Skin 
Diseases, 
Old  Sores, 
hheumatlsm, 
Kidney 

Troubles, 
Diarrhoea 
and  Flux, 
Cholera 
Morbus,  etc., 


Or  any  Derangement  of  the  Stomach  or  Bowels. 

A  General  Tonic  and  Upbullder  of  ttie  System  for  All  Mankind. 

Directions. — Always  dilute  15  to  25  drops  in  a  wine- 
glass of  water,  after  meals;  children  less,  according  10  age. 

For  Old  Sores,  Skin  Diseases,  Tetter,  etc. apply  as  a  lin- 
iment, full  strength,  two  or  three  times  a  day. 

For  Sore  Throat,  eargle,  diluted  one-half,  every  two  or 
three  hours.     For  full  directions,  see  circular. 

Important. — ^s'ever  use  hard  limewater  Aor  diluting. 
Keep  in  cool  place. 

PRICE.  SO  CENTS. 

ACIDINE  MINERAL  CO..  JACKSON.  MISS. 

H.    M.    SWANN,    Manager. 


/Jlff^fTl'fWl'i'fT"V^'ni?rTl'n^T'n^ 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 

322,  324,  326,  328  GREEN  STREET,  LOLISVIUX,  i^Y. 


'OLDEST  AND  MOST  RELIABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cost  from  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  they  have  erected.  To  see  these 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Raleigh.  N.  C. 

J.  C.  Calhoun  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R..  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga. 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dalton,  Ga. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Columbia,  Tenn. 

Shelbyville,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  State  Monument, 
Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  Va. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka- 
mauga Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


When  needing  first-class,  plain,  or  artistic  work  made  from  the  finest  qual- 
ity of  material,  write  them  for  designs  and  prices. 


Qopfe^erate  l/eterap. 


PUBLISHED    MONTHLY     IN    THE     INTEREST    OF    CONFEDERATE     VETERANS     AND    KINDRED    TOPICS. 


Kntered  at  the  post  oflicc  at  Nashville,  Tcnn.,  as  second-class  matter. 

Contributors  are  requested  .o  use  one  side  of  the  paper,  and  to  alibreviate 
umuch  as  practicable;  these  su^p;estions  are  important. 

Where  clippin^fs  are  sent  copy  should  be  kept,  as  the  Vrtera.v  cannot 
aodertake  to  return  them. 

Advertising  rates  furnished  on  application. 

The  date  to  a  subscription  is  always  ^iven  to  the  month  brjorf  it  ends.  For 
laitance,  if  the  Veteran  be  ordered  to  begin  with  January,  the  date  on  mail 
lAat  will  be  December,  and  the  subscriber  is  entitled  to  tliat  numl  er. 

The  **  civil  war*'  was  too  lonp  ago  to  be  cal-cd  the  "late"  war,  and  when 
correspondents  use  that  term  "War  lietween  the  States'*  will  be  substituted. 


OFFICIALLT  REPRESENTS: 
United  Confrdkrate  Veterans, 

Unitejj  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 

Sons  of  Veterans,  and  Other  Organtzatiows, 
The  Veteran  is  approved  and  Indorsed  otlicially  by  a  larger  and  i 
elevated  patronage,  doubtless,  than  any  other  publication  In  exieteoce. 

Though  men  deserve,  they  may  not  win  success. 

The  brave  will  honor  the  brave,  vanquished  none  the  less. 


PBIOK,  $1.00  PER  YKAR,  (   -^T  -y-T 

SINGLBCOPT,  lOCKKTS.l     '  "'^'     -*-^' 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  OCTOBER,  1903. 


V„    in    |S.  A.  CUNNINGHAJl. 
ilU.   lU.  )  Propriktoe. 


In  a  sense  apology  is  given  for  the  long  articles  in  this  issue 
of  the  Veteran.  The  elaborate  space  given  to  the  Indian  Na- 
tions' joining  the  Confederacy  is  because,  doubtless,  there  never 
was  any  part  of  it  published,  and  it  makes  an  important  link 
in  the  history  of  the  Indians  who  joined  the  South  in  the 
sixties.  Many  things  e.xpected  in  this  issue  are  deferred.  It 
will  gratify  readers  who  desire  earlier  issues  that  hopeful 
progress  is  being  made. 

An  account  of  reunion  at  Columbia,  the  Missouri  Confed- 
erate Veterans,  and  the  dedication  of  a  monument  at  Gallatin, 
Tenn.,  are  of  the  more  important  articles  deferred. 

The  "Last  Roll"  continues  to  grow.  More  sketches  and 
shorter  ones  should  be  published  herein.  It  is  specially  de- 
sired to  pay  tribute  to  every  Veteran  who  was  a  subscriber. 

Of  recent  deaths  not  given  here,  mention  is  made  of  Dr. 
S.  H.  Stout,  who  has  an  article  in  this  issue;  the  wife  of 
Gen.  Stephen  D.  Lee ;  and  some  prominent  Georgians,  one  of 
whom  was  Dr.  Scott,  founder  of  the  Agnes  Scott  Institute, 
at  Decatur;  also  Gen,  Bradley  T.  Johnson,  of  Maryland. 

If  comrades  would  instruct  their  families  that  in  the  event 
of  their  death  amounts  due  the  Veteran  should  be  paid,  it 
might  help.  Recently  a  prominent  civil  engineer  wrote  the 
Veteran  :^"I  am  sorry  that  my  father  left  nothing  and  has  no 
executor."  His  father  was  a  prominent  Confederate,  and  had 
attention  for  years  in  the  Veteran.  Surely  sons  ought  to  pay 
such  bills. 


CHARLESTON  U.  V.  C.  CONVENTION. 

The  general  convention  of  the  United  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy will  be  held  in  Charleston,  S.  C,  beginning  November 
II.  There  are  seven  hundred  and  fifty  Chapters  of  the  associa- 
tion, represented  in  all  the  .Southern  States  and  several  North- 
ern and  Western  States  and  Territories. 

Each  Cbapter  is  entitled  toone  representative  for  every  twenty- 
five  members,  and  one  delegate  for  a  fraction  of  at  least  seven 
members.  Votes  may  be  cast  for  the  entire  Chapter  by  one 
delegate,  and  voting  by  proxy  is  also  permitted  in  case  no  dele- 
gates attend. 

The  Southeastern  Passenger  Association  will  give  a  rate  of 
one  and  a  third  fares  plus  twenty-five  cents  to  all  attending  the 
convention.  The  full  fare  to  Charleston  must  be  paid  and  a 
certificate  secured  from  the  ticket  agent  stating  that  full  fare 
has  been  paid.  This  certificate  is  to  be  signed  by  the  Record- 
ing Secretary,  and  for  the  return  a  one-third  fare  will  be  sold. 

Delegates  are  requested  to  fill  out  and  return  promptly  the 
blank  credentials  which  will  be  sent  to  them,  so  that  Mrs. 
Hickman  may  report  to  the  Committee  on  Credentials. 


The  Grand  Camp,  United  Confederate  Veterans  of  Virginia, 
will  hold  their  sixteenth  annual  reunion  at  Newport  News 
October  28-30,  and  the  Sons  of  Veterans  will  hold  their  re- 
union at  the  same  time  and  place — James  Magill,  Commander. 


The  Georgia  Division,  U.  C.  V.,  Convention,  to  be  held  in 
Augusta  November  11,  12,  is  anticipated  with  more  than  ordi- 
nary interest.  Gen.  Clement  P\..  Evans,  Commander,  expects 
a  large  attendance. 

UNWORTHY  "AMALGAMATION"  IN  CAMPS. 

BY  COL.  WILLIAM  L.  CE  ROSSET,  WILMINGTON,  N.   C. 

My  Dear  Comrade:  Your  leading  editorial  for  September  in 
regard  to  keeping  alive  the  U.  C.  V.  Camps  leads  me  to 
ask  that  you  call  particular  attention  to  the  report  of  Inspector 
General  Goodman,  on  the  staff  of  Gen.K.  M.  Van  Zandt,  Texas 
Division,  appearing  in  the  August  number  of  the  Veteran, 
pages  345  and  346,  wherein  he  says :  "I  find  in  many  portions 
of  the  State  that  the  U.  C.  V.  Camps  are  amalgamating  with 
the  masses  and  holding  reunions;  the  masses  are  fast  over- 
shadowing these  Camps.  The  day  is  not  far  distant  when,  if 
this  is  kept  up,  these  Camps  will  lose  their  identity.  I  al- 
ready know  of  a  Camp  that,  when  first  organized,  was  com- 
posed of  si.xty  grand  Confederate  Veterans ;  to-day,  that  same 
Camp  has  very  few  Veterans  in  it.  Not  an  officer  of  it  (ex 
cept  the  adjutant)  ever  saw  any  service.  Completely  in  the 
hands  of  the  masses." 

It  would  be  interesting  to  know  if  the  bronze  crosses  of 
honor  have  been  distributed  to  members  of  this  Camp  indis- 
criminately. 

The  case  should  be  called  to  the  attention  of  the  Adjutant 
General,  as  well  as  to  the  President  of  the  U.  D.  C,  for  full 
investigation ;  and  if  found  that  the=e  people  have  been  hon- 
ored by  the  crosses  of  honor,  steps  should  be  taken  to  de- 
prive them  of  them  in  the  shortest  possible  way. 

I  believe  that  such  cases  have  tended  to  reduce  the  member- 
ship of  some  good  ("amps,  and  if  permitted  to  continue  will 
result  in  disbanding  many. 

The  roster  of  Cape  Fear  Camp,  No.  254,  to  which  I  have 
the  honor  to  belong,  some  two  or  more  years  since  required 
each  one  of  its  members  to  file  with  the  adjutant  a  complete 
record  of  his  services,  which,  after  reference  to  a  committee, 
was  acted  upon  by  the  Camp  just  as  if  it  was  the  com- 
rade's first  application  for  membership.  What  was  the  result? 
Simply  that  the  investigations  discovered  the  fact  that  several 
deserters  were  on  our  rolls,  and  they  were  summarily  dis- 
pensed with. 


436 


/ 


Qopfederate  l/etcrai^. 


Qopfedcrate  l/eterai>. 

S.  A.  Ct'NNlNGHAM,  Editor  and  Proprietor. 
Office:  Methodist  Publishing  House  Building^,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

This  publication  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  AH  per- 
SOQ^  ■who  approve  its  principles  and  realize  its  benefits  as  an  organ  for  Asso- 
C^aons  throughout  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  Its  patronage  and  to 
cooperate  in  extending  its  circulation.     Let  each  one  b«  constantly  diligent. 

CO-OPERATION  BY  CONFEDERATES. 

A  very  unhappy  probability  is  threatened  in  the  next  report 
of  the  circulation  of  the  Veteran.  It  is  a  fate  that  may  be 
expected  by  and  by,  but  it  should  not  be  yet  awhile.  Each 
year's  circulation  is  given  here,  that  the  point  will  be  the  better 
understood:  Average  for  1893,  7,683;  1894,  10,137;  1895,  12,- 
916;  1896,  13,444;  1897,  16,175;  1898,  19,100;  1899,  20,166;  1900, 
20,345  ;  1901,  20,365  :  1902,  20,358. 

It  may  be  seen  that  for  the  first  time  in  its  history  there 
was  a  falling  off  last  year  of  seven  per  month,  while  every 
previous  year  shows  increase.  The  fact  that  fifty  new  sub- 
scribers or  renewals  for  every  day  in  the  year  is  necessary  to 
keep  even  is  evidently  not  realized,  and  the  sad  death  rate 
during  the  present  year  threatens  a  greater  decline  than  before. 

This  deplorable  fact  confronts  all  who  will  consider  the  sit- 
uation. Now  to  every  friend  of  the  Veteran  a  conference  is 
proposed.  Let  it  be  as  if  the  proprietor  were  in  your  own 
home  and  discussing  the  situation  with  you.  Would  you  be 
inclined  to  consider  the  subject  in  a  patriotic,  earnest  manner? 
Of  course  that  cannot  be.  A  child  born  in  1903  could  not  in 
a  long  life  go  to  all  the  places  and  confer  with  the  subscribers 
or  their  successors  on  this  subject.  Cooperation  can  be  had 
only  by  mail.  The  small  service,  in  proportion,  by  agents  costs 
thousands  annually. 

An  extraordinary  proposition  is  made  to  each  of  you,  and 
general  compliance  would  result  in  good  that  can  hardly  be 
estimated^it  is  a  business  proposition,  and  it  is  hoped  that 
YOU  will  comply —  viz. :  Procure  two  new  subscribers,  send  the 
money  to  this  office,  and  a  year  will  be  added  to  your  sub- 
scription. This  may  be  repeated  two  or  three  times.  This 
may  be  considered  "big  pay,''  but  the  trial  would  be  amazing. 
In  thus  adding  to  the  subscription  you  are  especially  requested 
to  select  those  persons  whose  sympathies  in  the  cause  promise 
continuation  of  patronage.  You  know  that  the  Veteran  is 
the  most  valuable  periodical  in  the  world.  Its  career  of  nearly 
eleven  years,  with  prosperity  chiefly  through  subscriptions,  is 
guarantee  of  public  approval,  but  the  circulation  ought  to  be 
100,000  instead  of  20,000.  This  proposition  may  seem  reck- 
less, but  diligence  in  the  face  of  fate,  to  all  Confederates  now 
living,  is  of  importance  and  is  necessary  to  the  power  that  it 
ought  to  wield  for  its  cause. 


THE  PROPOSED  MEMORIAL  TO  BILL  ARF. 

A  recent  number  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian,  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  contains  the  following :  "The  Confederate  Vet- 
eran has  an  appreciative  article  on  'Bill  Arp,'  as  he  was 
familiarly  known,  but  whose  real  name  was  Maj.  Charles  H. 
Smith.  Mr.  Smith  was  a  genial  writer,  who  made  many 
friends  in  all  parts  of  the  country  by  his  good  humor  and  his 
fine  philosophy.  The  Veteran  suggests  a  memorial  to  him. 
If  the  suggestion  should  take  material  form,  there  will  doubt- 
less be  many  outside  the  ranks  of  the  soldiers  who  will  be  glad 
to  help  in  its  erection." 

The  Veteran  would  emphasize  the  last  sentence  in  the  fore- 
going. A  memorial  to  the  beloved  patriot  by  all  the  people 
of  the  South,  and  others  whose  sympathies  are  in  accord,  by 
dollar  subscriptions  should  be  one  of  magnitude  and  exquisite 


workmanship.  The  Southern  people  who  enjoyed  "Bill  Arp's" 
humor,  philosophy,  and  faithfulness  should  now  give  $1  to 
show  their  appreciation. 

Since  the  Veteran  is  the  only  medium  through  which 
friends  are  invited  to  participate,  its  editor  is  all  the  more 
anxious  to  succeed.  A  personal  explanation  will  be  made 
to  contributors,  which  they  will  certainly  appreciate.  It  is 
not  for  the  public.  The  proposition  was  that  remittances  be 
made  before  the  end  of  October.  The  purpose  was  to  get  the 
money  in  hand  promptly  and  turn  it  over  to  the  family.  A 
list  of  subscribers  will  be  published,  and  a  copy  of  it,  whether 
large  or  small,  will  be  furnished  for  the  corner  stone  of  the 
monument.  When  all  records  are  resurrected,  let  it  be  your 
joy  that  your  name,  or  that  of  wife  or  child,  is  in  the  list. 
No  man  of  the  South  more  richly  deserves  the  testimony  thus 
proposed  of  a  generous,  faithful  fellow-man.  The  Veteran 
seeks  your  tribute.  Take  hold  of  the  matter.  Get  up  a  club 
for  it.  Dollar  subscriptions  only  are  sought.  The  first  con- 
tributor in  Tennessee  after  the  writer  was  the  Governor  of  the 
State,  Hon.  J.  B.  Frazier. 


REGIMENTAL  HISTORIES. 

An  earnest  plea  for  the  writing  of  regimental  histories  is 
made  by  J.  Montgomery  Wilson,  of  Springfield,  Mo.,  who  is 
doing  all  he  can  for  perpetuation  of  the  Confederate  soldiers' 
record.  If  some  one  should  be  appointed  by  the  survivors  of 
every  company  to  gather  data  of  its  service,  this  could  be 
compiled  and  embodied  in  the  regimental  history,  and  its 
accuracy  could  not  be  questioned.     Comrade  Wilson  says : 

"I  wish  to  make  an  appeal  to  every  old  veteran  of  the  Con- 
federate States  and  Indian  Territory  to  assist  and  encourage 
in  every  way  the  writing  of  a  history  of  every  regiment,  bat- 
talion, and  battery  that  belonged  to  the  Confederate  service. 
I  know  it  will  have  to  be  done  largely  from  memory,  as  there 
are  probably  but  few  personal  diaries  now  in  existence.  This 
is  a  sacred  duty  that  we  owe  to  posterity.  These  histories 
would  be  invaluable  to  future  statesmen,  historians,  and  our 
immediate  descendants  as  works  of  reference.  No  one  but 
the  few  survivors  of  these  regiments,  battalions,  and  batteries 
can  furnish  this  material  or  matter  for  a  history.  Some  may 
say  it  will  cost  a  little  money  and  some  labor.  This  is  true, 
but  are  you  not  willing  to  do  this  for  the  sake  of  the  principles 
for  which  you  fought  and  suffered  four  years?  There  is  not 
a  survivor  of  any  company  or  command  who  cannot  furnish 
facts  and  incidents  that  would  be  highly  prized  by  future  gen- 
erations. We  must  not  neglect  this  duty,  if  for  no  other  rea- 
son than  to  vindicate  the  action  of  those  who  gave  their  lives 
and  means  freely  for  a  great  principle.  If  the  present  sur- 
vivors do  not  furnish  the  material  for  a  history  of  our  side  of 
the  great  war,  a  true  account  can  never  be  written. 

"There  are  various  ways  by  which  this  work  can  be  accom- 
plished. I  served  one  year  in  Company  H,  of  the  Fifteenth 
Arkansas  Infantry  Regiment,  over  two  years  in  Capt.  P.  H. 
Buchanan's  Company  of  Bush  Brown's  Battalion  of  Cavalry, 
and  the  rest  of  the  war  in  Company  G  of  Col.  E.  I.  Stirman's 
Arkansas  Cavalry.  I  now  appeal  personally  to  every  survivor 
of  each  of  these  commands  to  unite  on  some  plan  whereby  we 
may  write  a  history  of  these  three  commands  and  set  an  ex- 
ample for  the  other  Arkansas  troops.  I  am  certainly  proud 
to  say  that  I  served  in  each  of  them,  and  would  feel  honored 
indeed  to  have  my  name  go  down  to  posterity  on  their  muster 
rolls.  Will  every  survivor  feeling  an  interest  in  this  matter 
address  me  at  No.  505  Harrison  Street,  Springfield,  Mo.,  with 
any  suggestion  or  information  desired.  This  is  a  matter  that 
should  be  considered  by  the  proper  committees  at  our  annual 
reunions." 


C^opfederate  l/eteraij. 


437 


LARGEST  CAMP  OF  SONS  IN  EXISTENCE. 

3Y   W.    P.   LANE,   COMMANDER   U.    S.    C.    V.    IN    JtXAS. 

1  write  in  behalf  of  the  R.  E.  Lee  Camp  of  Fort  Worth, 
the  largest  Camp  of  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans  in  exist- 
ence. Our  Camp  was  organized  in  igoi,  just  prior  to  the  an- 
nual reunion  at  Memphis,  and  now  Jias  a  membership  of  over 
twelve  hundred.  It  is  therefore  the  largest  of  any  Camp  of 
Sons  in  the  South,  a  distinction  of  which  we  are  very  proud, 
and  a  position  we  expect  to  maintain.  Our  Camp  is  named 
(R.  E.  Lee)  the  same  »s  the  parent  Camp,  with  the  addition 
of  U.  S.  C.  v.,  insteaJ  of  U.  C.  V. 

We  hold  our  tneetings  every  Sunday  afternoon  at  three 
o'clock,  the  same  time  and  place  that  the  Veterans  meet,  except 
that  we  hold  our  sessions  in  an  adjoining  hall;  and  we  have 
not  failed  to  meet  a  single  Sunday  in  nearly  three  years. 

The  beginning  of  the  great  activity  among  our  sons  was 
largely  due  to  an  article  wiiiten  by  Col.  C.  C.  Cummings,  His- 
torian of  the  Texas  Division,  U.  C.  V.,  in  which  he  compared 
the  boys  to  ground  hogs  (this  being  the  day  on  which  we  first 
attempted  to  organize),  who  had  come  out  of  their  holes  and 
seen  their  shadows  and  returned  to  be  seen  no  more.  Imme- 
diately after  this  comparison  appeared  in  print,  a  few  of  the 
more  patriotic  of  the  Sons  banded  together  and  determined 
not  to  rest  under  such  a  reflection  from  so  high  and  eminent 
authority,  and  now  we  have  a  larger  Camp  than  the  Vet- 
erans, and  the  Colonel  is  envious. 

To  encourage  the  Sons  in  the  organization  for  its  enlarge- 
ment and  maintenance,  the  parent  Camp  resolved  to  elect 
every  member  of  Sons  an  honorary  member  of  their  Camp, 
and  this  has  been  of  great  assistance  in  building  up  our  pres- 
ent membership.  It  is  regarded  by  the  Sons  as  a  very  hon- 
orable distinction  to  be  elected  an  honorary  member  of  any 
Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans.  As  soon  as  the  name  of  a 
Son  is  passed  upon  favorably  by  our  Camp,  it  is  handed  in  to 
the  parent  Camp,  who  elect  him  an  honorary  member  of 
their  organization. 

This  distinguished  favor  is  not  only  shown  the  Sons  but 
the  Daughters  also.  All  committee  work  pertaining  to  the 
interest  of  both  organizations  is  done  in  conjunction,  and  most 
of  the  resolutions  originating  in  either  body  are  made  joint 
resolutions.  We  assist  the  Veterans  in  raising  and  maintaining 
a  fund  for  the  relief  of  distressed  and  worthy  Confederate 
soldiers.  The  parent  Camp  is  so  large,  and  so  many  of  the 
Veterans  are  poor,  that  this  alone  requires  an  annual  expendi- 
ture of  from  $1,200  to  $i,S00,  and  it  is  with  pride  I  make  the 
assertion  that  we  never  permit  our  treasury  to  become  empty. 
This  money  is  guardedly  and  economically  expended  by  an 
executive  committee  from  tlie  parent  Camp. 

Confederate  Park  Association. 

We  have  an  organization  known  as  the  "Confederate  Park 
Association,"  and  hold  a  charter  from  our  great  State  of 
Texas.  Our  by-laws  provide  that  no  one  shall  be  eligible  to 
membership  in  this  association  except  Veterans,  their  Sons 
and  Daughters,  and  known  descendants  of  Confederate  sol- 
diers. This  association  has  purchased  four  hundred  acres  of 
as  fine  land  as  there  is  in  Texas — and  this  means  the  finest  in 
the  world — for  a  park  and  annual  meeting  grounds.  We  are 
contracting  for  a  large  lake  covering  twelve  acres  of  the 
ground,  and  this,  when  completed,  will  be  stocked  with  the 
finest  fish.  Wc  expect  to  bore  an  artesian  well,  build  a  large 
pavilion,  lay  out  driveways  and  do  everything  necessary  to 
make  the  park  an  ideal  pleasure  resort  and  camping  ground. 

We  have  employed  as  keeper  of  this  park  an  old  Confed- 
erate soldier  with  one  leg  and  his  two  old  maid  sisters.     We 


built  them  a  comfortable  house  in  which  to  live,  purchased 
them  a  horse  and  spring  wagon,  cows  with  calves,  hogs, 
chickens,  turkeys,  ducks,  geese,  and  everything  else  necessary 
to  insure  them  a  comfortable  living,  and  they  are  now  enjoy- 
ing the  happiest  period  of  their  lives.  The  President  of  this 
association  is  the  beloved  K.  M.  Van  Zandt,  Major  General  of 
the  Texas  Division,  U.  C.  V. 

It  might  be  well  and  profitable  to  add  in  this  connection  that 
no  person  is  eligible  in  either  Camp  to  the  honorable  position 
of  sponsor  or  maid  of  honor  who  is  not  an  active  member  of 
the  Julia  Jackson  Chapter,  U.  D.  C. 

The  R.  E.  Lee  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  has  between  seven  hundred 
and  eight  hundred  members,  while  the  R.  E.  Lee  Camp,  U.  S. 
C.  v.,  has,  as  already  stated,  between  twelve  hundred  and 
thirteen  hundred  members,  Julia  Jackson  Chapter,  U.  D.  C, 
between  three  hundred  and  four  hundred  members,  and  Anna 


w.  p.  I.ANE. 

Carter  Lee  Chapter,  Children  of  the  Confederacy,  between 
one  hundred  and  two  hundred  members.  Fort  Worth  is  in- 
deed a  Confederate  city.  The  water — yes,  water — we  drink 
and  the  very  air  we  breathe  is  Confederate,  and  for  these  rea- 
sons wc  live  in  the  healthiest,  the  most  congenial  and  delight- 
ful place  in  the  universe. 

[Miss  Frances  Yeates  writes  from  Fort  Worth  September 
29:  "Our  Confederate  Park  was  formally  opened  two  weeks 
ago.  We  camped  out  there  four  days.  The  opening  was  a 
great  success."] 


James  R.  Randall,  of  poetic  fame,  and  eminent  for  many  no- 
ble deeds, in  writing  of  a  recent  visit  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  says: 
"It  is  the  greatest  educational  center  in  the  South,  omitting 
Maryland,  if  that  be  a  Southern  State."  This  threatens  a 
divorce  between  Comrade  Randall  and  "My  Maryland." 


438 


Qopfederate  V/eterai}. 


REUNION  INDIAN  TERRITORY  DIVISION,  U.  C.  V. 
The  second  annual  reunion  of  the  Indian  Territory  Division 
was  held  at  Durant,  Ind.  T.,  on  the  20th  and  21st  of  August. 
Something  over  six  thousand  people  were  present,  including 
representatives  of  Camps  with  their  sponsors  from  all  of  the 
five  nations  and  many  old  veterans  from  Texas,  Arkansas, 
Oklahoma,  Kansas,  and  Missouri.  The  assembly  was  called 
to  order  by  Hon.  D.  Head,  and  after  a  touching  prayer  by 
Rev.  C.  Stubblefield,  asking  divine  blessing  on  the  bowed 
gray  heads  before  him.  Mayor  W.  T.  Poole  was  introduced  by 
Gen.  R.  B.  Coleman,  Commander  of  the  Division  and  master 
of  ceremonies,  and  he  delivered  the  address  of  welcome  in  be- 
half of  the  citizens  of  Durant.  Mayor  Poole,  in  extending  the 
welcome,  said:  "We  have  only  one  regret — our  resources  are 
not  as  boundless  as  our  love  and  admiration  for  you,  or  we 
would  give  you  a  more  royal  time.  We  have  only  one  re- 
quest, and  that  is :  if  you  don't  see  what  you  want,  ask  for  it ; 
and  if  it  is  in  the  city,  it  is  yours — the  city  is  yours,  the  gates 
are  open,  our  hearts  and  our  homes  are  open."  Hon.  R.  T. 
Williams,  a  member  of  the  N.  B.  Forrest  Camp  at  Durant, 
then  made  a  welcome  address  on  behalf  of  his  Camp. 

In  the  afternoon  Gen.  R.  B.  Coleman  delivered  the  response 
in  behalf  of  the  veterans  to  the  address  of  welcome. 

At  night  the  crowd  was  treated  to  a  grand  display  of  fire- 
works in  connection  with  other  amusements  for  the  visitors. 

Friday  was  devoted  ;'lmot  entirely  to  business.  Gen,  Cole- 
man called  the  convention  10  order,  and,  after  paying  an  elo- 
quent tribute  to  the  women  of  the  South  and  the  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy,  called  for  reports  of  the  various  com- 
mittees. After  these,  Mrs.  Katie  Cabell  Currie,  the  beloved 
daughter  of  Gen.  Cabell,  in  response  to  calls  from  the  assem- 
bly, made  a  beautiful  and  touching  address.  At  its  close  hun- 
dreds of  the  old  fellows  pressed  forward  to  shake  the  hand  of 
the  daughter  of  "Old  Tige." 

The  following  resolution  was  passed  unanimously. 
"Resolved,  That  none  but  worthy  ex-Confederate  soldiers, 
honorably  discharged  from  the  service,  paroled  or  disbanded, 
shall  become  members  of  the  U.  C.  V.  of  the  Indian  Territory, 
and  that  the  records  of  all  applicants  for  membership  shall  be 
rigidly  investigated." 

The  election  of  a  Division  Commander  being  next  in  order. 
Gen.  Coleman  stated  that,  owing  to  other  work  requiring  all  of 
his  time,  he  could  not  accept  a  renomination,  but  named  Gen 
John  B.  Gait,  of  Ardmore,  as  a  suitable  man  to  succeed  him, 
and  Gen.  Gait  was  elected  as  Division  Commander  for  the 
ensuing  year.  The  election  of  Brigade  Commanders  resulted 
as  follows:  Dr.  D.  M.  Haily,  Commander  of  Choctaw  Brigade; 
Dan  J.  Kendall,  Commander  of  Chickasaw  Brigade;  Gen.  W. 
H.  Gentry,  Commander  of  Cherokee  Brigade. 

As  the  Territorial  Division  of  the  Sons  of  U.  C.  V.  failed  to 
hold  a  business  meeting,  their  Commander  in  Chief,  William 
McL.  Fayssoux,  will  have  to  appoint.  Mrs.  Lewis  Paullim 
delivered  an  address  of  welcome  to  the  Sons,  Daughters, 
sponsors,  and  maids  of  honor  on  behalf  ^of  the  Julia  Jackson 
Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  of  Durant.  Checotah  was  selected  as  the 
next  meeting  place,  and,  after  passing  a  hearty  vote  of  thanks 
for  the  hospitality  shown  them  by  the  good  people  ot  Durant, 
the  convention  adjourned. 


states  that  he  represented  the  Veteran  by  a  public  appeal  in 
ils  behalf,  and  sends  check  for  a  nice  list  of  subscribers. 

Camps  with  Officers,  Sponsors,  and  Maids  of  Honor 
Present. 

Oklahoma  Camp:  Major  General,  S.  J.  Wilkins;  Sponsor, 
Miss  Kate  Harrell ;  Maids  of  Honor,  Miss  Naomi  Philips, 
Miss  Lucile  Trader,  Miss  Enima  Davis,  and  Pearl  W.  Win- 
gate. 

Oklahoma  City  Camp:  First  Lie-.Uenant,  J.  G.  Street;  Spon- 
sor, Miss  Lena  Hudelson ;  Maid  of  Honor,  Jessie  Thompson. 

Lexington    Camp:    Captain,   J.    M.   Jarboe;    Sponsor,    Mrs. 
Smith ;    Maids  of   Honor,   Miss  Tommie  Holford  and   Miss     ' 
Jessie  Harness. 

Norman  Camp:  Sponsor,  Miss  Maud  Wingate;  Maids  of 
Honor,  Misses  Alice  Wilson,  Effie  Armstrong,  Etta  Williams, 
Stella  Ford,  Maggie  Rollins,  Nina  Bc^;ent,  Ollie  Briggs,  Carlee 
Chesney,  and  Maud  Russell. 

First  Brigade:  Commander,  W.  D.  Matthews;  Adjutant,  J. 
G.  Street ;  Sponsor,  Miss  Nannie  Matthews ;  Maids  of  Honor, 
Miss  Mattie  Matthews  and  Miss  Cora  Rollins. 

Second  Brigade:  Commander,  A.  P.  Watson;  Adjutant,  D. 
A.  Sparks;  Sponsor,  Miss  Ruby  Parker. 

Third  Brigade:  Commander,  Sam  Porter;  Adjutant,  Jerott 
Todd;  Sponsor,  Miss  Mattie  Douglas;  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss 
Myrtle  Locke. 

S.  J.  Wilkins  was  elected  Commander  of  the  Oklahoma 
Division,  and  Maj.  J.  P.  Allen,  of  the  First  Brigade. 

Shawnee  was  selected  as  the  place  of  meeting  next  year. 


The  Oklahoma  reunion  at  Norman,  held  late  in  August — 
25th  and  26th — was  a  successful  one,  although  not  attended  by 
Veterans  at  remote  points  as  liberally  as  it  would  have  been 
on  account  of  the  late  sale  of  tickets  at  reduced  prices. 

Comrade  William  D.  Matthews,  in  sending  notes  about  it. 


HOOD'S  CAMPAIGN  AT  MURFREESBORO. 

Little  has  ever  been  published  from  the  Confederate  side  at 
Murfreesboro ;  hence  the  following  paper  on  Slocomb's  Bat- 
tery, Fifth  Company  Washington  Artillery,  at  Overall's 
Creek,  near  there,  in  December,  1864,  has  been  written  by 
Gen.  J.  A.  Chalaron,  who  there  commanded  it: 

"Meeting,  a  short  while  back,  one  of  the  survivors  of  the 
Thirteenth  Indiana  Federal  Cavalry,  who  was  visiting  our 
Memorial  Hall,  an  exchange  of  war  experiences  with  him 
brought  out  the  fact  that  he  was  at  Overall's  Creek,  Tenn., 
with  his  regiment,  when  it  charged  my  guns.  The  episode  is 
one  so  rare  in  war,  and  one  so  glorious  for  the  Washington 
.'Artillery,  that  the  duty  of  recording  it,  which  I  have  always 
felt  devolved  upon  me,  has  by  this  meeting  at  last  been  stimu- 
lated into  execution. 

"Confederate  blood  on  the  ensanguined  works  and  field  of 
Franklin  was  hardly  dry,  and  our  burial  parties  were  still  per- 
forming their  last  sad  duty  to  our  fallen  comrades,  when 
Hood's  army  took  up  the  line  of  advance  toward  Nashville 
on  the  morning  of  December  I,  1864. 

"Lieut.  Gen.  Stephen  D.  Lee's  Corps  led  the  column ;  Lieut. 
Gen.  A.  P.  Stewart's  followed:  Maj.  Gen.  Cheatham's  Corps 
moved  last.  Forrest's  cavalry  covered  the  front  and  flanks. 
It  was  the  morning  of  the  2d  before  Cheatham  passed  through 
the  town,  crossed  the  bridge  over  the  Harpeth  River,  and 
pushed  forward  on  the  main  pike  to  Nashville.  Bate's  Divi- 
sion of  this  corps,  to  which  Slocomb's  Battery  was  attached, 
shortly  after  passing  over  the  liver,  drew  out  of  the  column 
and  took  a  pike  leading  off  to  the  right,  skirting  the  base  of 
the  hill  just  across  from  Franklin,  upon  which  stood  a  frown- 
ing fortification  that  commanded  the  town  and  its  vicinity, 
and,  by  its  fire,  played  an  important  part  in  the  battle. 

"It  was  in  obedience  to  the  following  order  sent  to  Gen. 
Cheatham  that  the  division  had  left  the  main  column: 


QoF>federate  l/eterarj. 


439 


"  'Headquarters,  Near  Franklin,  December  2,  1864,  7  a.m. 

"  'Gen.  Hood  directs  that  you  will  send  Bate's  Division,  with 
one  battery  of  artillery,  over  to  Murfreesboro,  and  direct  them 
to  destroy  the  railroad  from  Murfreesboro  to  Nashville,  burn- 
ing all  the  bridges  and  taking  the  blockhouses  and  burning 
them.  A.  P.  Mason, 

Colonel  and  Assistant  Adjutant  General.' 

"The  battery  Gen.  Bate  selected  from  his  battalion  of  artil- 
lery was  Slocomb's,  and,  being  its  commander  at  the  time,  I 
became  acting  chief  of  artillery  of  the  division  on  that  expe- 
dition. Wc  moved  on  the  Triune  Pike  to  that  place,  then 
across  to  the  Wilkin- 
son Pike,  and  on  the 
morning  of  the  4th  of 
December  cut  across 
country  to  the  Nash- 
ville and  Murfrees- 
boro Pike,  which  we 
struck  about  six  miles 
from  Murfreesboro. 
The  evening  before 
we  had  camped  near 
the  Claybrook  plaoi , 
and  at  this  hospita- 
ble and  lordly  home 
Gen.  Bate  had 
made  his  headquar- 
ters for  the  night. 
Here  it  was  definitely 
ascertained  that  Gen. 
Rousseau,  in  com- 
mand at  Murfrees- 
boro, had  a  force  of 
from  8,000  to  10,000 
men.  Bate's  Division 
barely  counted  1,600 
men  of  all  arms  present  for  duly.  It  comprised  tlic  brigades 
of  Gen.  H.  R.  Jackson,  Georgians ;  of  Gen.  Tyler  under  Gen. 
T.  B.  Smith,  Georgians  and  Fennessecans ;  cf  Finley  Flori- 
dians  under  Col.  Robert  Bulloch;  SloconU/s  Battery,  Fifth 
Company  Washington  Artillery ;  and  one  hundred  and  fifty 
cavalry  under  Col.  B.  J.  Hill. 

"The  morale  of  most  of  this  force  had  been  badly  shaken  by 
what  then  appeared  to  us  the  useless  slaughter  and  blundering 
sacrifice  of  the  flower  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee  before  Frank- 
lin. Demoralization  was  openly  expressed  by  many,  and  I 
felt  apprehensive  of  the  loss  of  my  guns,  should  any  emergency 
arise  that  would  require  stout  and  determined  fighting  for 
their  protection  by  their  infantry  supports. 

"On  the  4th,  about  midday,  we  drove  in  the  enemy's  pickets 
at  the  crossing  of  the  pike  and  railroad  over  Overall  Creek, 
where  a  very  strong  blockhouse  on  the  Murfreesboro  side  of 
the  creek  protected  the  railroad  bridge  that  stood  about  five 
hundred  yards  below  the  pike  and  its  bridge. 

"I  was  instructed  by  Gen.  Bate  to  reconnoiter  the  block- 
house and  compel  its  surrender  by  the  fire  of  my  guns.  After 
leconnoifering,  I  reported  the  blockhouse  as  a  very  strong  and 
large  one,  and  that  at  the  distance  I  would  be  compelled  to 
keep  from  it.  owing  to  the  open  nature  of  the  ground  from 
which  we  had  approached  it,  and  the  limited  range  and  impact 
of  my  battery  of  four  smooth  bore  Napoleon  guns,  I  felt  that 
it  would  take  some  time  to  reduce  the  place,  during  which  the 
garrison  of  Murfreesboro,  attracted  by  the  cannonading,  would 
certainly  march  out  to  its  relief  and  give  battle  to  the  divi- 
sion.    Gen.   Bate  ordered  me  to  open  on  the  blockhouse.     I 


GEN.  J.  a.  chalaron. 


then  planted  my  guns  to  the  left  of  the  pike,  between  it  and 
the  railroad,  about  six  hundred  yards  from  the  blockhouse 
and  about  the  same  distance  from  the  bridge  by  which  the 
pike  crossed  the  creek,  the  open  ground  down  from  the  creek 
giving  me  an  unimpeded  view  of  both  blockhouse  and  the  pike 
bridge.  The  spot  on  which  stood  my  guns  was  the  first  swell 
of  ground  from  the  level  of  the  creek  bottom,  and  the  eleva- 
tion may  have  been  about  fifteen  feet  above  the  bank  of  the 
creek.  The  swell  was  wide  enough  to  hold  the  battery  in 
action ;  then  fell  into  a  gentle  depression,  deep  enough  to  shield 
a  man ;  then  rose  again  a  short  distance  back  to  somewhat 
higher  ground.  The  Murfreesboro  side  of  the  creek  was 
wooded,  and  the  movements  of  the  cneiny  were  thus  screened, 
except  along  the  pike,  down  which,  for  a  mile  or  more,  a 
clear  view  could  be  had  toward  Murfreesboro. 

"Gen.  Bate  had  made  his  disposition  as  follows:  Col.  Hill's 
cavalry  was  out  scouting  on  the  flanks  and  skirmishing  in 
front  across  the  creek,  from  which  it  had  driven  the  enemy's 
pickets  to  within  three  miles  of  Murfreesboro.  Three  regi- 
ments of  the  Florida  Brigade  under  Col.  Robert  Bulloch  stood 
as  a  protection  between  the  battery  and  the  creek,  at  right 
angles  to  the  pike  and  facing  its  bridge.  Their  skirmishers 
were  along  the  creek's  bank.  Gen.  H.  R.  Jackson's  Brigade 
was  put  to  work  destroying  the  railroad  off  to  the  battery's 
left  and  rear;  Gen.  T.  B.  Smith's  brigade  was  held  in  reserve 
to  the  battery's  rear  and  right;  the  Sixth  Florida  was  guard- 
ing the  wagon  train,  far  to  the  rear.  On  the  left  front  of  the 
battery,  and  as  close  to  the  blockhouse  as  possible,  Lieut.  A. 
B.  Schell,  with  the  Whitworth  rifle  detachment  of  the  divi- 
sion, was  using  his  far-rcacliing  weapons. 

"At  about  12  M.  I  opened  fire  on  the  blockhouse  with  every 
gun,  and  my  gunners'  practice  was  excellent;  almost  every 
shot  told.  The  earth  could  be  seen  to  fly;  the  lookout  was 
knocked  to  pieces.  The  cannonading  had  not  lasted  half  an 
hour  when  I  descried  cavalry  hurrying  from  Murfreesboro 
toward  the  scene  of  action.  A  few  solid  shots  hurled  in  their 
direction  caused  them  to  turn  off  the  pike  to  their  right,  and 
to  make  their  way  toward  the  blockhouse  behind  the  screen  of 
woods.  I  sent  word  of  their  approach  to  Gen.  Bate,  and  con- 
tinued pounding  the  blockhouse.  Next  appeared  down  the 
pike  rushing  artillery,  that  likewise  turned  off  to  their  right, 
upon  reaching  the  zone  of  our  fire,  and  disappeared  behind  the 
woods.  Finally,  a  low  and  dense  cloud  of  dust  revealed  the 
approach  of  the  enemy's  infantry  column  along  the  pike,  which 
also  filed  off  to  their  right,  as  the  cavalry  and  artillery  had 
done.  In  succession  I  sent  notice  of  these  movements  to  Gen. 
Bale. 

"An  hour  of  leisurely  fire  since  we  opened  on  the  block- 
house had  certainly  elapsed,  when  of  a  sudden  the  enemy's 
artillery  opened  upon  my  battery  from  a  point  between  the 
blockhouse  and  the  pike,  on  their  side  of  the  creek.  The 
distance  was  about  eight  hundred  j'ards  between  our  guns  and 
theirs. 

"My  attention  and  guns  were  immediately  turned  from  the 
blockhouse  to  the  enemy's  artillery,  and  an  exceedingly  lively 
duel  ensued  between  us.  which  lasted  a  long  while,  the  enemy, 
in  the  meantime,  arranging  his  forces  and  engaging  our  in- 
fantry from  across  the  creek,  preparing  to  throw  his  infantry 
and  cavalry  over. 

"The  enemy's  artillery  was  finally  silenced,  and  my  fire  was 
directed  upon  his  infantry,  that  could  be  seen  moving  to  cross 
the  pike  bridge. 

"Nothing  but  my  discharges  of  canister  kept  the  enemy  from 
pushing  up  to  my  position.  Gen.  Smith's  reserve  brigade  was 
brought  up :  but  they  got  no  farther  than  my  pieces,  and  hud- 


440 


C^opfederate  l/eterap. 


died  up  around  them  to  such  an  extent  as  to  impede  their 
rapid  handling.  Most  of  this  brigade  mixed  with  the  disor- 
ganized Floridians  in  the  depression  in  my  rear,  and  all  was 
confusion  around  me,  when  as  I  stood  on  the  left  of  my  bat- 
tery came  running  to  me  Lieut.  A.  B.  Schell  from  the  left 
front,  shouting  to  me :  'Look  out,  Chalaron,  the  enemy's  cav- 
alry are  forming  on  your  left  to  charge  you  on  the  flank !' 
And,  sure  enough,  as  I  turned  to  that  direction  there  appeared 
a  long  front  of  cavalry  some  four  hundred  yards  off,  just 
starting  at  a  rapid  pace  toward  my  left  and  rear.  Immediately 
I  ordered  my  guns  to  cease  firing  at  the  enemy's  infantry, 
pointed  out  the  line  of  cavalry  to  Lieut.  A.  L  Leverich,  whose 
section  was  on  the  left  as  the  battery  stood,  ordered  him  to 
throw  his  guns  round  to  the  left,  and  to  pour  canister  into 
that  cavalry  as  fast  as  it  could  be  fired,  which  he  did  with  in- 
credible rapidity.  Limbering  up  Lieut.  C.  C.  Johnston's  sec- 
tion, I  rushed  it  down  in  the  depression  behind  us,  faced  it 
to  our  left,  and  dashed  forward  to  bring  it  in  action  on  a  line 
with  Leverich. 

"On  that  December  day  dusk  was  fast  approaching,  for  the 
hours  had  quickly  sped  in  their  fullness  of  all-absorbing  con- 
flict and  danger ;  and  as  I  dashed  on,  Johnson  by  my  side,  and 
his  guns  tearing  after  us,  and  neared  the  line  where  I  intended 
planting  them,  through  the  falling  veil  of  darkness  loomed  up 
the  enemy's  line  of  horses,  madly  coming  at  us,  unchecked  by 
Leverich's  canister.  There  was  no  time  to  halt,  to  come  into 
battery,  to  do  anything  but  meet  the  clash,  which  I  saw,  from 
the  impetus  the  cavalry  line  had  gathered,  was  but  an  instant 
off.  Turning  to  Johnson,  I  said:  'Leverich  has  failed  to 
check  them !  They're  on  us !  Have  you  a  weapon  ?'  'Not  a 
penknife,'  he  replied ;  and,  as  I  raised  my  sword  arm  to  guard 
my  head  from  an  expected  saber  stroke,  as  a  few  more  strides 
would  bring  the  foe  and  us  together,  I  realized  that  the  horses 
alone  of  that  line  of  battle  were  charging  us.  The  riders  had 
been  swept  off  by  Leverich's  canister.  On  they  came,  how- 
ever, at  unabated  speed,  some  thirty  or  forty  horses,  riderless, 
but  aligned,  sweeping  like  a  whirlwind  past  us  through  the 
intervals  of  the  seconds  that  followed,  over  guns  and  men  and 
disorganized  infantry,  and  far  to  our  rear,  adding  to  the  con- 
fusion that  prevailed.  This  line  gone,  the  second  or  other 
squadron  could  be  dimly  descried  in  confusion — its  riders 
wheeling  about  and  around  to  retrace  their  steps  as  fast  as 
possible — their  regiment  cured  of  further  aggressiveness  on 
that  flank.  Bringing  Johnson's  section  into  battery,  I  ordered 
him  to  open  with  shrapnel  on  that  retreating  cavalry,  and  pro- 
ceeded to  retire  Leverich's  section,  that  had  kept  on  firing  un- 
til Johnson  had  opened.  I  placed  this  section  some  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  yards  to  the  right  and  rear  of  Johnson's,  and 
opened  from  it  in  the  direction  of  the  enemy's  infantry,  that 
had  crossed  the  pike  bridge  and  driven  off  our  infantry  in  my 
front. 

"Our  infantry  that  had  been  around  me,  with  but  few  ex- 
ceptions, had  disappeared,  bearing  to  the  rear  the  report  that 
my  guns  had  been  captured.  My  battery  thus  found  itself 
alone,  without  any  support  whatever,  on  the  scene  of  conflict. 
The  mantle  of  night,  fortunately,  covered  from  the  enemy  my 
helpless  predicament.  When  Leverich's  section  had  opened,  I 
retired  Johnson's,  planting  it  some  one  hundred  and  fifty  yards 
to  the  rear  and  left  of  Leverich ;  and  when  Johnson  had 
opened,  I  withdrew  Leverich  toward  the  pike,  and  no  bullets 
coming  at  me  from  any  direction,  and  the  reverberation  of  my 
guns  alone  disturbing  the  silence  of  the  field,  I  ceased  firing 
altogether  and  gained  the  pike  in  movement  to  the  rear,  with 
my  battery  intact,  and  sought  my  division,  which  I  felt  must 
have  re-formed  not  far  away. 


"In  the  meantime  the  company's  details  at  the  caissons  and 
ambulance  caught  more  than  twenty  horses  that  had  charged 
over  us,  and  all  bore  the  number  13  branded  on  their  haunches. 
Later,  we  became  aware  that  they  belonged  to  the  Thirteenth 
Indiana  Federal  Cavalry.  The  battery  had  not  come  un- 
scathed out  of  this  affair.  Private  Louis  Seibrecht  had  been 
killed  by  a  cannon  ball.  Private  Henry  Miller  severely  wound- 
ed by  a  cannon  ball.  Private  E.  H.  Wingate  severely  wounded 
by  a  Minie  ball  through  the  chest.  Private  John  Berry  severely 
wounded  by  a  Minie  ball  in  the  jaw  and  throat.  Corporal  J. 
H.  Scott  and  Private  C.  Wild  slightly  wounded,  and  many 
others  had  been  struck.  Seven  horses  had  been  killed.  The 
battery  had  fired  two  hundred  and  seventeen  rounds  of  am- 
munition, seventy-six  of  which  had  been  directed  against  the 
blockhouse. 

"Nearly  a  mile  in  the  rear  of  where  my  last  shot  had  been 
fired,  riding  ahead  of  my  guns,  I  perceived  in  the  darkness  a 
group  of  mounted  men  on  the  pike.  It  was  Gen.  Bate  and 
some  of  his  staff.  As  I  approached,  one  exclaimed,  'There  is 
Chalaron!'  and  Gen  Bate,  hailing  me.  asked:  'Is  that  you. 
Chalaron.'  'Yes,'  I  replied.  As  I  reached  the  group,  he  said : 
'I  am  so  sorry  you  have  lost  your  guns.'  I  answered  in  no 
amiable  mood:  'Lost  my  guns?  No,  sir,  I  have  not  lost  my 
guns !'  Gen.  Bate  expressed,  in  a  fervent  manner,  his  satis- 
faction at  this  announcement.  In  his  report  of  this  affair 
(R.  R.,  Vol.  LXV.,  Part  I.,  page  745)  he  says:  'Slocomb's 
Battery,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Chalaron,  acted  with  con- 
spicuous and  most  effective  gallantry.' 

"The  report  of  Lieut.  H.  Milo  Torrence,  commanding  the 
blockhouse,  says :  'The  enemy  opened  three  pieces,  twelve- 
pounder  artillery,  on  Blockhouse  No.  7,  at  a  distance  of  five 
hundred  to  eight  hundred  yards,  throwing  seventy-two  shot 
and  shell,  thirty-one  of  which  struck  the  building — five  in  the 
lookout  and  two  in  the  main  building  and  its  entrance  way. 
Of  the  twenty-one,  six  were  thrown  into  the  inner  casing  at 
loop  line.  It  will  be  remembered  that  the  outer  casing  of  this 
house  is  supported  above  the  loop  line  by  pillars  twelve  to 
fifteen  inches  long.  The  shot  were  thrown  in  between  the 
upper  and  lower  logs  of  the  outer  case,  and  the  pillars  were 
struck  and  shattered,  but  none  knocked  entirely  out.  No 
shot  penetrated  the  main  building;  no  shot  struck,  however, 
directly  on  the  loop,  the  bearing  of  the  guns  being  such  as 
not  to  admit  of  it  except  at  the  corner.'  " 


W.  A.  Campbell,  of  Columbus,  Miss.,  relates  some  humorous 
mistakes :  "A  year  or  so  ago  the  son  of  a  lady  friend  of  mine 
called  at  my  home  in  company  with  a  man  who  had  lost  a  leg 
and  an  eye  just  as  we  were  going  to  the  dining  room,  and  I  in- 
vited them  to  breakfast  with  me.  I  called  the  young  man 
aside  and  asked  him  in  what  battle  the  old  man  had  been  so 
severely  wounded.  To  my  surprise,  he  stated  that  the  man 
had  been  injured  while  dynamiting  fish.  This  reminds  me  of 
another  similar  experience.  It  was  memorial  day,  and  the  ad- 
jutant of  the  Camp  had  distributed  badges  to  all  the  members, 
and  we  were  preparing  to  march  to  the  cemetery,  when  I 
noticed  a  stranger  near  with  a  peg  leg.  I  approached  him  and 
offered  my  badge,  as  'no  one-legged  soldier  shall  be  without 
a  badge  if  I  have  one  to  give  him.'  It  developed  later  that  he 
had  lost  his  leg  in  a  sawmill." 


Comrade  W.  G.  Lockhart  wrote  sometime  since  concerning 
"Lee  to  the  Rear,"  and  by  an  error  in  the  office  the  sketch  was 
headed  "Lee  at  Orange  C.  H.,"  instead  of  "At  the  Wilderness." 
He  commends  the  report  of  J.  G.  Wheeler. 


Qopfederate  l/etsrap. 


441 


"A  RIDE  INTO  THE  JAWS  OF  DEATH." 

LIEUT.  GEN.   STEPHEN   D.  LEE,  COLUMBUS,   MISS. 

In  the  Veteran  for  June,  1902,  page  259,  there  is  an  article 
from  Comrade  H.  H.  Hockersmith,  headed  "A  Ride  into  the 
Jaws  of  Death,"  and  inquiring  wlio  the  bold  rider  was.  It  is 
described  as  follows:  "This  was  indeed  a  ride  into  the  jaws 
of  death.  The  courier  had  to  ride  parallel  with  the  Feder.il  lines 
nearly  two  miles,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  not  less  than  one 
thousand  shots  were  fired  at  him,  and  generally  at  close  range. 
And  as  he  came  dashing  down  the  line,  his  hat  held  firmly  in 
his  teeth,  his  form  erect,  his  long  black  locks  waving,  dashing 
past  us  a  meteor,  such  a  shout  went  up  as  possibly  was  never 
heard  before  or  afterwards.  Many  daring  feats  were  accom- 
plished during  the  war,  but  none  more  so  than  this,  and  the 
hero  at  this  time  would  have  made  a  picture  second  to  none 
for  the  easel  of  the  most  gifted  painter.  ...  If  this  brave 
man  is  still  alive,  he  is  deserving  of  the  lavish  praise  of  the 
whole  South;  if  dead,  then  for  grandeur  his  monument 
should  be  second  to  none  erected  for  the  great  heroes  who 
have  passed  from  earth." 

In  your  August  number  for  1902,  page  354,  Comrade  W.  T. 
Moore,  of  J.  W.  Throckmorton  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  at  McKinney, 
Tex.,  claims  that  his  brother,  Rev.  James  A.  Moore,  of 
Clarksville,  Tex.,  was  the  bold  rider,  and  says  Col.  Withers 
sent  him,  etc.  R.  N.  Rea,  of  Brunetta,  La.,  claims  that  the 
bold  rider  was  Sergt.  Richard  W.  Wilday,  of  the  Forty-Sixth 
Mississippi  Regiment,  etc. 

As  to  the  comrades  mentioned  by  the  two  writers,  I  know 
nothing,  and  each  may  have  performed  a  gallant  feat,  but  1 
feel  that  both  are  mistaken  in  this  instance.  I  commanded  the 
troops  on  the  battlefield  of  Chickasaw  Bayou,  and  the  incident 
is  fresh  in  my  mind. 

Capt.  W.  H.  Johnson's  company  of  cavalry  were  acting  as 
couriers,  and  attached  to  my  headquarters  were  Lieut.  Sid  S. 
Champion,  of  the  company,  and  Corporal  R.  D.  Champion, 
when  the  enemy  were  repulsed  in  their  most  gallant  assaults. 
I  was  fearful  I  would  run  short  of  ammunition  if  the  attack 
was  renewed,  and  also  wanted  to  dispatch  Gen.  Pembcrton,  in 
Vick.sburg,  six  miles  distant,  the  result  of  the  battle  at  that 
time.  I  wrote  a  dispatch  and  started  it  by  two  couriers,  one 
immediately  after  the  other,  and  both  of  the  brave  men  were 
killed  before  they  got  one  hundred  yards  from  the  starting 
point.  It  was  then  that  Corporal  R.  D.  Champion,  wlio  was 
Sn  charge  of  my  couriers,  volunteered  to  bear  the  dispatch, 
and  in  sight  of  the  two  dead  men  who  had  preceded  him. 
I  wrote  the  dispatch  a  third  time  and  gave  it  to  him,  and  he 
carried  it  safely  into  Vicksburg  to  Gen.  Pemberton,  and  the 
ammunition  was  sent  to  me  over  the  ridge  road  from  Vicks- 
burg to  Chickasaw  Bayou,  out  of  range.  Champion's  first 
route  was  from  Chickasaw  Bayou  along  the  road  at  the  foot 
of  the  bluffs  in  full  view  of  the  enemy  for  over  five  miles. 
Their  .'sharpshooters  were  in  the  abattis,  or  felled  timber 
across  the  bayou  (Willow),  parallel  to  the  bluffs.  The  ring- 
ing of  the  rifles  of  the  enemy  for  the  distance  told  of  the  rapid 
progress  of  the  bolil  rider  and  his  presumed  safe  journey  into 
the  city. 

Now  to  the  record  and  proof.  In  those  days  there  w'ere 
so  many  gallant  deeds  that  not  nnich  importance  was  attached 
to  them.  All  Confederate  soldiers  were  heroes;  but  as  we 
look  back  now  we  recall  those  most  striking,  and  this  is  one 
of  them. 

In  Serial  Number  24,  Volume  XVII.,  Part  One,  "War  of  the 
Rebellion,"  Official  Reports  of  the  Union  and  Confederate 
Armies,  published  by  the  government,  pages  680  to  684  inclu- 
1(1* 


sive,  appears  the  official  report  of  Stephen  D.  Lee,  brigadier 
general  commanding  provisional  division  of  operations,  De- 
cember 25,  1862-January  2,  1S63.  On  page  683  is  this  state- 
ment :  "Capt.  W.  H.  Johnson  and  Lieut.  Sid  S.  Champion, 
volunteer  aid,  acted  gallantly  and  were  of  great  service.  I 
would  also  mention  Corporal  Champion  (R.  D.),  of  Capt 
Johnson's  company,  in  charge  of  couriers,  for  his  bravery.  He 
carried  several  important  orders  under  heavy  fire." 

I  present  also  the  following  as  collateral  evidence,  knowing 
that  the  two  comrades  were  in  error.  I  wrote  Col.  Montgomery 
a  gallant  Confederate  who  had  married  into  the  Champion 
family,  to  see  if  any  evidence  remained  of  the  incident.  Mrs. 
M.  M.  Champion,  the  wife  of  Lieut.  Sid  S.  Champion  at  the 
time  of  the  battle,  wrote  to  me : 

"Champion  Hills,  January  2,  1902. 

"Gen.  Lee:  I  was  at  Col.  Montgomery's  a  few  days  ago, 
and  he  requested  me  to  write  you  in  reference  to  the  bearer 
of  dispatches  from  Chickasaw  Bayou  to  Vicksburg.  It  was 
without  doubt  my  husband's  nephew,  Robert  Champion,  who, 
after  two  others  had  been  killed  in  attempting  it,  volunteered 
to  take  and  deliver  them  safely.  Poor  fellow,  he  has  been 
dead  many  years. 

"I  send  you  part  of  two  letters  from  my  husband,  Sid  S. 
Champion,  to  refresh  your  memory  of  those  troublous  times. 
You  can  return  them.  I  have  a  good  many  of  his  war-time 
letters.    Very  respectfully,  Mrs.  M.  M.  Champion." 

The  following  is  an  extract  from  Lieut.  Champion's  letter 
to  his  wife,  written  from  the  battlefield  of  Chickasaw  Bayou, 
and  now  before  me  : 

"The  killed,  I  know,  was  not  less  than  four  hundred  or  five 
hundred.  The  wounded,  according  to  all  rules  of  computation, 
is  three  times  as  great.  About  three  hundred  prisoners  were 
captured— the  precise  number  I  have  not  been  able  yet  to 
ascertain.  But,  dear,  what  is  so  near  to  me  now  is  Robert. 
What  a  glorious  boy  he  is !  "Vou  may  well  be  proud  of  him 
as  my  nephew.  He  was  called  up  in  the  presence  of  his  captain, 
received  the  thanks  and  the  highest  compliments  from  Gen. 
Lee  for  his  cool  courage  and  daring.  In  calling  at  Gen.  Lee's 
headquarters  this  evening  to  pay  my  respects  and  report  his 
couriers  for  discharge,  he  immediately  inquired  for  my  nephew 
and  told  Capt.  Johnson  he  wanted  Robert  to  come  and  stay 
with  him,  to  regulate  his  household.  Then,  turning  to  me,  he 
said  ■  'Lieutenant,  I  have  taken  a  great  fancy  for  your  nephew. 
Let  him  come  and  stay  with  me.  The  next  battle  I  shall  have 
him  with  me.     I   know   him,  and  can   rely  on  hmi  in  every 

emergency.' "  ,  •  /-. 

In  another  letter,  later  from  the  battlefield,  Lieut.  Cham- 
pion says: 

"Bob  is  still  Gen.  Lee's  orderly.  Johnson  told  me  that  Oen. 
Lee  called  Bob  up  and  paid  him  the  highest  comphment  he 
ever  heard  paid  man  when  he  (Johnson)  got  in  camp  Mon- 
day night.  Dear.  I  am  proud  of  Bob.  He  is  a  noble  boy,  as 
brave  as  Julius  Cscsar." 

Now,  Mr.  Editor,  these  are  the  facts,  sustained  by  official 
report  and  undoubted  collateral  evidence.  There  is  not  a 
shadow  of  a  doubt  that  Corporal  R.  D.  Champion,  of  John- 
son's cavalry  company,  was  the  bold  rider.  I  know  from  ex- 
perience at  this  late  day  that  memory  alone  is  very  unreluable 
as  to  war  incidents,  and,  unless  backed  by  authoritative  evi- 
dence, should  not  be  considered  conclusive,  and,  as  Comrade 
H  H  Hockersmith  says:  "If  dead,  then  for  grandeur  his 
monument  should  be  second  to  none  for  the  great  who  have 
passed  from  earth" 


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C^^opfederate  Uete-ap, 


MONUMENT  TO  CONFEDERATES  KILLED  AT  BRITTON  't>  LANE  IN   SEPTEMBER,    1862. 


The  above  is  a  cut  of  John  Ingram  Bivouac  and  the  monu- 
ment they  have  built  to  the  memory  of  those  who  fell  in  the 
desperate  charge  of  Col.  Wirt  Adams's  Cavalry  Regiment  in 
Britton's  Lane  Stptember  I,  1862.  Rev.  E.  B.  McNei',  Presi- 
dent of  the  Bivouac,  originated  the  monument  movement  and 
pressed  it  to  completion.  For  ten  or  twelve  years  he  per- 
sistently kept  up  his  labor  of  love  until  an  acre  of  land  was 
secured,  the  handsome  and  durable  monument  erected,  the 
grounds  fenced  :md  trees  planted  to  beautify  them. 

Comrade  McNeil  is  a  native  of  Franklin  County,  Tenn., 
although  he  served  as  a  private,  the  post  of  honor  as  well  as 
of  hardship,  for  nearly  four  years  in  the  First  and  Forty- 
First  Mississippi  Infantry.  He  is  a  Baptist  minister,  and  has 
been  a  successful  pastor  of  several  Churches  since  the  war. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Con- 
federate Soldiers'  Home  and  Pension  Commissioner  for  West 
Tennessee. 

On  the  monument  is  the  following  inscription :  "Erected  by 
John  Ingram  Bivouac,  No.  5,  to  the  memory  of  an  unknown 
number  of  Confederate  dead  who  fell  on  this  field  in  battle 
September  i,  1862,  and  many  of  whom  were  buried  in  a  pit 
at  this  spot." 

On  the  1st  of  September,  iSgS,  the  thirty-si.xth  anniversary 
of  the  battle,  the  monument  was  dedicated  with  proper  cere- 
monies. The  bones  of  four  Confederate  soldiers  were  also 
taken  up  from  isolated  graves  and  placed  at  the  foot  of  the 
monument  with  the  others  that  had  been  resting  there  in  the 
pit  for  thirty-six  years.  Mrs.  Emily  Toone  (formerly  Brad- 
ford) knelt  by  the  side  of  the  box  containing  the  bones  of  her 
husband  while  prayer  was  held. 

Contributions  to  help  build  the  monument  came  from  Mis- 
sissippi, Louisiana,  Arkansas,  Texas,  and  Tennessee.  One 
poor  woman  from  Arkansas  sent  a  half  dollar  to  help,  be- 
cause her  father  was  one  of  those  buried  there. 

From  a  letter  written  a  few  days  after  the  fight  by  a  mem- 
ber of  Col.  Wirt  Adams's  Regiment  to  Mrs.  J.  B.  Allen,  of 
Port  Gibson,  Miss.,  whose  brother,  Sergeant  Major  Lee  Bris- 
co,  was  killed  on  the  field,  we  take  the  following  account  of 
the  charge : 

"The  enemy  were  strongly  posted  in  the  woods,  their  line 
extending  on   each  side  fronting  a  lane  that  led  up  to  their 


position.  In  their  front  on  one  side  of  the  lane  was  a  corn- 
field, and  on  the  other  a  field  grown  up  in  bushes — affording 
good  cover  for  their  skirmishers.  These  skirmishers  were 
thrown  well  in  front  on  both  sides  of  the  lane,  while  two 
pieces  of  artillery,  supported  by  a  strong  infantry  force,  were 
in  position  directly  in  the  lane  where  it  entered  the  woods. 
There  was  a  high  'stake  and  ridered'  fence  on  each  side,  and 
the  road- was  very  narrow,  caused  by  deep  gullies  that  had 
been  washed  out  by  the  rains. 

"Having  failed  to  dislodge  the  enemy  with  some  of  his  dis- 
mounted guns,  Gen.  Armstrong  called  up  Col.  Adams's  Regi- 
ment, which  had  been  covering  the  rear  that  day,  and  ordered 
him  to  form  by  fours  and  drive  the  enemy  from  his  position. 
The  order  was  promptly  obeyed,  though  there  was  not  a  man 
in  the  regiment  but  could  see  the  death  trap  we  were  to  ride 
into.  We  formed  in  the  road,  and  at  the  words  'Attention ! 
Gallop !  Forward  march !'  we  started  on  our  desperate 
charge.  While  in  the  road,  and  before  entering  the  lane  from 
our  side,  the  enemy  had  an  enfilading  fire  at  us  with  their  artil- 
lery, but  when  the  clear  notes  of  the  bugle  rang  out  the 
'Charge !'  and  we  swung  by  fours  into  the  narrow,  dusty  path 
to  death,  we  were  in  pointblank  range  and  not  more  than  a 
hundred  and  fifty  yards  from  their  guns,  that  were  now  vom- 
iting double  charges  of  grape  and  canister  as  fast  as  they 
could  fire,  while  their  skirmishers  on  both  sides  poured  a 
sleadj"  fire  into  our  charging  column. 

"Col.  Adams,  mounted  on  a  beautiful  cream-colored  mare, 
ivell  to  the  front  leading  his  men  at  racing  speed,  was  a  con- 
spicuous target  for  the  enemy,  and  every  moment  I  expected 
to  see  hin;  fall.  Close  as  they  could  get  to  him  rode  Sergt. 
Major  Lee  Brisco,  Lieut.  Montgomery,  and  Capt.  Bondurant, 
the  two  first  to  give  up  their  gallant  lives  a  few  seconds  later 
amid  the  captured  guns  of  the  enemy,  and  the  latter  to  fall 
wounded  with  his  horse  shot  dead  beneath  him  near  the  same 
spot.  The  fire  was  awful,  and  under  the  withering  blast  the 
head  of  our  column  went  down.  Those  behind,  unable  to  see 
for  the  blinding  dust,  with  the  notes  of  the  bugle  sounding 
the  charge  still  ringing  in  their  ears,  spurred  madly  forward 
toward  the  sound  of  the  guns,  only  to  stumble  and  fall  over 
their  dead  and  wounded  comrades  and  horses  in  front  until 
the  narrow  lane  was  completely  blocked.     But  the  guns  were 


Confederate  l/eterap. 


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won;  the  few  survivors  in  front  had  pressed  forward,  and  the 
gunners,  mounting  the  horses  attached  to  tlie  limber  chests 
and  caissons,  made  off  as  fast  as  possible,  and  their  support, 
after  firing  another  volley,  also  retired,  leaving  us  in  posses- 
sion of  the  guns,  but  with  no  ammunition  to  use  them  and 
not  strength  enough  to  move  them.  I  can  never  forget  the 
picture  of  Col.  Adams  as  I  saw  him  at  that  moment,  siated  on 
the  cream-colorci'  mare,  from  whose  nostrils  the  blood  spurted 
with  each  heave  of  her  panting  sides,  with  a  smoking  pistol  in 
his  hand  and  the  light  of  a  panther  in  his  eyes  as  he  looked 
around  on  his  dead  and  dying  men  and  the  few  survivors 
who  had  lived  to  follow  him  through.  Then  he  looked  down 
the  lane  to  where  his  charging  squadrons  were  completely 
blocked  in  a  confused  mass  of  dead  and  wounded  men  and 
horses,  realizing  that  there  was  no  hope  of  assistance  from 
them.  Soon  the  regiments  of  Col.  Slenimons  and  Col.  Pinson 
dismounted  and  came  to  our  support,  driving  back  the  enemy, 
who  were  again  advancing,  and  saved  the  guns. 
"Such   a   foolhardy   charge   should   never   have   been   made. 


REV.   K.  B.  M  NKIL. 

Down  a  narrow,  dusty  lane,  with  artillery  in  front  and  infan- 
try on  each  flank,  and  only  space  sufficient  for  us  to  form  in 
fours,  with  the  fire  of  i,8oo  or  2,000  rifles  focused  on  us  in 
addition  to  the  artillery,  was  simply  madness,  and  only  the 
good  God  of  battle  saved  us  from  annihilation.  The  charge 
of  the  Light  Brigade  at  Balaklava  was  not  more  foolish  or 
more  glorious  than  the  charge  of  Col.  Wirt  Adams's  Regi- 
ment of  Confederate  cavalry  up  Brilton's  Lane  that  dusty  day 
in  September,  1862." 

T.  L.  Kelly,  of  Cliuton,  111.,  seeks  information  of  Joseph 
Nickols,  one  of  the  original  Louisiana  Tigers  and  afterwards 
a  member  of  Company  F,  Fourth  Kentucky  Infantry,  dis- 
banded at  Washington,  Ga.,  May,  1865. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  VETERAN— A  SKETCH. 

He  is  tall,  strong,  and  erect,  gray-haired,  fiery-eyed,  soft- 
voiced,  and  gentle  of  maimer.  He  fought  through  the  four 
years  of  the  war  with  the  energy,  dash,  and  courage  for 
which  he  was  famous ;  and  at  the  end.  when  the  South  sur- 
rendered, faced  that  situation  with  as  much  heroism  as  he 
had  displayed  in  battle.  After  thirty  odd  years  now  of  the 
new  regime  our  veteran  considers  himself  entirely  recon- 
structed, although  he  always  votes  with  the  "solid  South" 
and  frciiuently  gets  into  heated  arguments  on  politics;  but  on 
the  v.'hole  he  accepts  the  situation  philosophically,  and  very 
gladly  gave  his  only  son  "Godspeed"  when  he  an.swercd  his 
country's  call  and  marched  away  under  the  flag  of  his  grand- 
fathers for  the  Spanish  war.  We  who  love  our  veteran  best, 
though,  know  that  behind  the  closed  door  of  his  heart  deeply, 
tenderly,  and  solemnly  the  lost  Confederacy  is  enshrined,  and 
will  be  for  aye;  and  we  regard  the  sentiment  with  reverence 
and  silence  as  when  you  walk  softly  and  solemnly  in  the 
presence  of  sacred  dead. 

Though  so  fiery-tempered  and  quick  spoken,  like  the  men  of 
his  type  and  vicinity,  he  is  very  gentle  and  tender  to  all  young 
and  helpless  things,  little  children  and  animals  adoring  him. 
So  he  is,  at  his  best,  lovable  and  charming  when  in  the  so- 
ciety of  his  little  granddaughters,  who  have  for  him  that  "per- 
fect love  which  casteth  out  fear."  Sometime  since  they  were 
dressed  for  a  decoration  day  celebration  to  be  given  at  school. 
They  were  in  white  and  gayly  decorated  in  ribbons  of  red, 
white,  and  blue.  Each  little  girl  had  a  plant  to  carry,  and  they 
were  full  of  excitement  and  joy  at  the  prospect  of  the  cele- 
bration before  them.  "O  grandpa,"  said  the  youngest  child, 
"we  are  going  to  have  a  splendid  entertainment  at  school  to- 
day. We  are  going  to  sing  'America,'  'The  Star-Spangled 
Banner,'  'Tenting  To-Night,"  'Rally  Round  the  Flag,  Boys,' 
and  we  are  taking  flowers  for  the  soldiers'  graves,  and  we  are 
going  to  salute  the  flag  this  way,  grandpa,"  and  she  saluted. 
He  was  looking  with  interest  and  love  at  this  darling,  enjoy- 
ing her  pleasure  and  e.Kcitement,  when  we  saw  his  expression 
change  and  soften;  his  dear  face  quivered  just  for  an  instant, 
and  he  spoke  very  softly  and  gently:  "Sing  them  all,  my  baby; 
take  your  flowers,  and  salute  your  flag ;  but  when  you  have 
finished  it  all,  ask  your  teacher  to  let  you  sing  'Dixie'  for 
grandpa  and  the  days  of  auld  lang  syne." 

"In  Dixie's  land  I'll  take  my  stand, 
I'll  live  and  die  in  Dixie." 


Rev.  E.  C.  Faulkner,  Brinkley,  Ark.:  "The  Veteran  for 
September  calls  attention  to  the  fact  that  in  ten  more  years 
nearly  all  the  old  Confederates  will  be  in  their  graves. 
What  a  solemn  thought,  and  yet  how  true!  I  sometimes 
think  it  a  pity  that  such  men  have  to  die — so  brave  and  gen- 
erous in  war,  and  in  peace  the  highest  type  of  American  citi- 
zens. What  we  do  must  be  done  quickly.  The  idea  of 
'Blanks  for  War  Record'  strikes  my  fancy.  So  few  widows 
and  children  of  veterans  can  tell  the  company  and  regiment, 
or  even  the  brigade,  in  which  husband  and  father  fought. 
I  trust  our  children  will  perpetuate  the  Confederate  Vet- 
eran long  after  we  have  ceased  to  write  and  talk." 

Mrs.  A.  A.  Tufts,  Camden,  Ark.,  desires  to  procure 
copies  of  some  articles  contributed  by  her  mother  under  the 
pen  name  of  "Eva"  to  a  magazine  called  the  "Southern  Ladies' 
Companion,"  published  by  McFerrin  &  Henkle  about  1848  to 
1852.  The  articles  consisted  of  a  series  of  "Pales  from  Real 
Life,"  and  also  short  poems  on  various  subjects.  Any  one 
who  can  help  her  in  getting  these  copies  will  confer  a  great 
favor. 


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Qor^federate  Ueteraij. 


THE  BURNING  OF  CHAMBERSBURG. 
No  destruction  of  property  by  the  Confederate  armies  dur- 
ing the  War  between  the  States  has  been  condemned  by  the 
people  of  the  North  in  such  unmeasured  terms  as  the  burning 
of  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  in  1864  by  order  of  Gen.  Early.  While 
bitterly  denouncing  this  as  a  wanton  destruction  of  property, 
they  applaud  Sherman  for  permitting  and  encouraging  his 
troops  to  commit  daily  the  most  unprovoked  acts  of  incen- 
diarism and  theft  upon  the  helpless  citizens  along  his  line  of 
march  from  Dalton  to  Atlanta ;  and  after  the  fall  of  the  latter, 
with  no  army  in  his  front  to  intercept  his  "famous" — infamous 
— march  to  the  sea,  the  acts  perpetrated  upon  the  defenseless 
women  and  children,  to  say  nothing  of  incendiarism,  were  as 
fiendish  and  brutal  as  ever  marked  the  conquests  of  the  Goths 
and  Vandals  in  the  days  of  barbarism.  It  may  condone  Amer- 
ican soldiery  to  note  that  two-thirds  of  Sherman's  army  was 
made  up  of  mercenary  hirelings,  foreigners  whose  brutal  in- 
stincts made  them  fit  tools  to  go  beyond  the  merciless  orders 
of  their  leader.  They  had  no  interest  in  the  welfare  of  Amer- 
icans. These  Northern  partisans,  while  applauding  Sherman, 
also  sang  the  praises  of  Sheridan,  who  had  made  the  proud 
(?)  boast  in  this  day  of  civilized  warfare  that  his  ruthless 
marauders  had  with  fire  and  sword  so  desolated  the  beautiful 
Valley  of  the  Shenandoah,  inhabited  at  that  time  only  by 
homeless  and  helpless  women  and  children,  that  a  "crow  would 
starve  to  death  flying  over  it  unless  he  carried  his  rations  with 
him."  And  yet  Sheridan's  army  was,  as  a  whole,  composed 
of  less  objectionable  material  than  Sherman's.  It  is  reported 
that  quite  a  number  of  his  subordinates  resigned  or  were  de- 
prived of  their  commissions  rather  than  execute  the  brutal  or- 
ders issued  them,  but  he  found  in  one  Hunter  a  creature  not 
only  willing  but  eager  to  carry  out  his  orders.  The  following 
is  a  copy  of  a  letter  written  Hunter  by  Mrs.  Edmund  I.  Lee, 
one  of  his  victims,  which  clearly  expresses  the  estimate  placed 
upon  him  by  the  unfortunate  citizens  of  Virginia  at  that  time: 
"Shepherdstown,  Va.,  July  20,  1864. 
"Gen.  Hunter:  Yesterday  your  underling,  Capt.  Martindale, 
of  the  First  New  York  Veteran  Cavalry,  executed  your  in- 
famous order  and  burned  my  house.  You  have  had  the  satis- 
faction ere  this  of  receiving  from  him  the  information  that 
your  orders  were  fulfilled  to  the  letter,  the  dwelling  and  every 
outbuilding,  seven  in  number,  with  their  contents,  being  burned. 
I,  therefore,  a  helpless  woman,  whom  you  have  cruelly 
wronged,  address  you,  a  major  general  of  the  United  States 
army,  and  demand  why  this  was  done?  What  was  my  oflfense? 
"My  husband  was  absent,  an  exile.  He  has  never  been  a 
politician,  or  in  any  way  engaged  in  the  struggle  now  going 
on,  his  age  preventing.  This  fact  David  Strother,  your  chief 
of  staflF,  could  have  told  you.  The  house  was  built  by  my 
father,  a  revolutionary  soldier,  who  served  the  whole  seven 
years  for  your  independence.  There  was  I  born ;  there  the 
sacred  dead  repose;  it  was  my  house  and  my  home;  and  there 
your  niece,  who  lived  among  us  all  this  horrid  war,  up  to  the 
present  moment,  met  with  all  kindness  and  hospitality  at  my 
hands. 

"Was  it  for  this  that  you  turned  me,  my  young  daughter, 
and  little  son  out  upon  the  world  without  a  shelter?  Or  was 
is  because  my  husband  is  the  grandson  of  the  revolutionary 
patriot  and  Rebel,  Richard  Henry  Lee,  and  the  near  kinsman 
of  the  noblest  of  Christian  warriors,  the  greatest  of  generals, 
Robert  E.  Lee?  Heaven's  blessings  be  upon  his  head  forever! 
You  and  your  government  have  failed  to  conquer,  subdue,  or 
match  him ;  and  disappointed  rage  and  malice  find  vent  upon 
the  helpless  and  inoffensive. 

"Hyenalike,  you  have  torn  my  heart  to  pieces ;  for  all  hal- 
lowed memories  clustered  around  that  homestead ;  and,  demon- 


like,  you  have  done  it  without  even  the  pretext  of  revenge,  for 
I  never  saw  or  harmed  you.  Your  office  is  not  to  lead  (like  a 
brave  man  and  soldier)  your  men  to  fight  in  the  ranks  of  war, 
but  your  work  has  been  to  separate  yourself  from  all  danger, 
and,  with  your  incendiary  band,  steal  unawares  upon  helpless 
women  and  children,  to  insult  and  to  destroy.  Two  fair  homes 
did  you  yesterday  ruthlessly  lay  in  ashes,  giving  not  a  moment's 
warning  to  the  startled  inmates  of  your  wicked  purpose;  turn- 
ing mothers  and  children  out  of  doors,  your  very  name  exe- 
crated by  your  own  men  for  the  cruel  work  you  gave  them  to 
do.  In  the  case  of  Mr.  A.  R.  Boteler,  both  father  and  mother 
were  far  away.  Any  heart  but  that  of  Capt.  Martindale  (and 
yours)  would  have  been  touched  by  that  little  circle,  com- 
prising a  widowed  daughter,  just  risen  from  her  bed  of  ill- 
ness, her  three  little  fatherless  babes,  the  eldest  not  five  years 
old,  and  her  sick  sister.  I  repeat,  any  man  would  have  been 
touched  at  that  sight  but  Capt.  Martindale.  One  might  as  well 
hope  to  find  mercy  and  feeling  in  the  heart  of  a  wolf,  bent  on 
its  prey  of  young  Iambs,  as  to  search  for  such  qualities  in  his 
bosom.  You  have  chosen  well  your  man  for  such  deeds ; 
doubtless  you  will  promote  him. 

"A  colonel  of  the  Federal  army  has  stated  that  you  deprived 
forty  of  your  officers  of  their  commands  because  they  refused 
to  carry  out  your  malignant  mischief.  All  honor  to  their 
names  for  this,  at  least ;  they  are  men ;  they  have  human 
hearts  and  blush  for  such  a  commander. 

"I  ask  who  that  does  not  wish  infamy  and  disgrace  attached 
to  him  forever  would  serve  under  you  ?  Your  name  will  stand 
on  history's  page  as  the  hunter  of  weak  women  and  innocent 
children ;  the  hunter  to  destroy  defenseless  villages  and  re- 
fined and  beautiful  homes,  to  torture  afresh  the  agonized 
hearts  of 'suffering  widows;  the  hunter  of  Africa's  poor  sons 
and  daughters,  to  lure  them  into  ruin  and  death  of  soul  and 
body;  the  hunter  with  the  relentless  heart  of  a  wild  beast,  the 
face  of  a  fiend,  and  the  form  of  a  man.  O  Earth,  behold  the 
monster ! 

"Can  I  say,  'God  forgive  you  ?'  No  prayer  can  be  offered  for 
you.  Were  it  possible  for  human  lips  to  raise  your  name 
heavenward,  angels  would  thrust  the  foul  thing  back  again  and 
demons  claim  their  own.  The  curses  of  thousands,  the  scorn 
of  the  manly  and  upright,  and  the  hatred  of  the  true  and  hon- 
orable will  follow  you  and  yours  through  all  time,  and  brand 
your  name.  Infamy!     Infamy! 

"Again,  I  demand,  why  have  you  burned  my  house?  An- 
swer, as  you  must  answer  before  the  Searcher  of  all  hearts. 
Why  have  you  added  this  cruel,  wicked  deed  to  your  many 
crimes?" 

The  burning  of  Chambersburg  was  not  an  act  of  wanton  de- 
struction of  property  by  marauding  soldiers  under  irresponsi- 
ble officers,  but  it  was  an  act  of  retaliation  for  property  de- 
stroyed by  Gen.  Hunter,  and  was  so  stated  by  Gen.  Early 
when  he  issued  the  order.  One  of  the  houses  above  referred 
to  as  having  been  burned  by  Hunter  had  been  taken  by  him 
for  his  headquarters.  Only  two  ladies  occupied  the  house, 
and  he  had  promised  them  his  protection,  but  immediately 
after  his  departure  an  officer  and  some  soldiers  returned  with 
a  written  order  from  Hunter  to  burn  and  destroy  everything 
about  the  premises. 

A  few  days  later,  as  Gen.  Hunter  was  passing  another  Vir- 
ginia mansion,  a  lady  asked  him  why  he  had  destroyed  the 
magnificent  home  of  Col.  Anderson.  He  replied  that  Virginia 
women  were  worse  traitors  than  their  husbands,  and  he  would 
burn  the  houses  over  their  heads  in  order  to  make  them  per- 
sonally and  immediately  experience  some  punishment  for  their 
treason ;  and,  on  another  occasion,  he  said  to  a  Virginia  lady 
that  he  would  humble  the  Virginia  women  before  he  left  the 


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I 


State.  Many  other  acts  could  be  mentioned  of  actual  destruc- 
tion, threats,  and  wanton  violence  on  the  part  of  Hunter,  all 
of  which  make  up  public  sentiment  that  prevailed  at  that  time 
in  Virgmia,  and  which  required  steps  on  the  part  of  tlic  mili- 
tary authorities  to  prevent  their  recurrence  in  the  future,  as 
well  as  to  stop  the  useless  destruction  then  going  on ;  but 
these  are  sufficient  to  explain  the  reason  why  the  city  of  Cham- 
bersburg,  in  Pennsylvania,  was  burned. 

Gen.  John  McCausland,  under  whose  immediate  orders  the 
city  was  burned,  gives  the  following  account  of  it : 

"On  July  28  I  received  an  order  from  Gen.  Early  to  cross 
the  Potomac  with  my  brigade  and  one  under  Gen.  Bradley  T. 
Johnson  and  proceed  to  the  city  of  Chambcrsburg.  My  orders 
were  to  capture  the  city  and  deliver  to  the  proper  authorities 
a  proclamation  which  Gen.  Early  had  issued  calling  upon  them 
to  furnish  me  with  $100,000  in  gold  or  $500,000  in  greenbacks, 
and  in  case  the  money  was  not  forthcoming  I  was  instructed 
to  burn  the  city  and  return  to  Virginia.  The  proclamation 
also  .stated  that  this  course  had  been  adopted  in  retaliation  for 
the  destruction  of  property  in  Virginia  by  orders  of  Gen. 
Hunter,  and  specified  that  the  homes  of  Andrew  Hunter,  A.  R. 
Boteler,  E.  J.  Lee,  Gov.  Letcher,  J.  T.  Anderson,  the  Virginia 
Military  Institute,  and  others  in  Virginia  had  been  burned 
by  orders  of  D.  Hunter,  a  Federal  commander,  and  that  this 
money  demanded  from  Chambersburg  was  to  be  paid  to  the 
parties  specified  as  compensation  for  their  loss  of  property. 
It  appears  that  Gen.  Early  adopted  this  policy  after  proper  re- 
flection ;  that  his  orders  were  distinct  and  final,  and  that  what 
was  done  on  this  occasion  by  my  command  was  not  the  result 
of  inconsiderate,  action  or  want  of  proper  authority,  as  was 
alleged  by  many  parties  at  the  North,  both  at  the  time  and 
since  the  close  of  the  war. 

"On  the  29th  of  July  the  two  cavalry  brigades  that  were  to 
make  the  dash  into  Pennsylvania,  by  turning  the  right  of 
Hunter's  army,  were  assembled  at  Hammond's  Hill,  in  Berke- 
ley County,  W.  Va.  During  the  night  the  Federal  pickets  on 
the  opposite  side  of  the  river  were  captured,  and  our  troops 
crossed  just  at  daylight  on  the  morning  of  the  30th  and  moved 
out  on  the  National  road.  At  Clear  Spring  we  left  the  Na- 
tional road  and  turned  into  the  Mercersburg  road  to  the  north. 
We  reached  Mercersburg  about  dark,  and  stopped  to  feed  our 
horses  and  give  the  stragglers  time  to  catch  up.  After  this 
stop  the  march  was  continued  all  night,  notwithstanding  the 
opposition  made  at  every  available  point  by  a  regiment  of  Fed- 
eral cavalry.  We  reached  Chambersburg  at  daylight  on  the 
31st.  The  approach  to  the  town  was  defended  only  by  one 
piece  of  artillery  and  some  irregular  troops,  who  were  soon 
driven  off,  and  the  advance  of  o\ir  force  took  possession  of  the 
town.  The  main  part  of  our  two  brigades  was  formed  on  the 
high  ground  overlooking  the  town. 

"I  at  once  went  into  the  city  with  my  staff  and  requested 
some  of  the  citizens  to  inform  the  city  authorities  that  I 
wanted  to  see  them.  I  also  sent  my  staflf  through  the  town  to 
locate  the  proper  officials  and  inform  them  that  I  had  a  procla- 
mation for  their  consideration.  Not  one  could  be  found.  I 
then  directed  the  proclamation  to  be  read  to  as  many  citizens  as 
were  near  me,  and  asked  them  to  hunt  up  their  town  officers, 
informing  them  that  I  would  wait  until  they  could  either  find 
the  proper  authorities,  or,  by  consultation  among  themselves, 
determine  what  they  would  do.  Finally,  I  informed  them  that 
I  would  wait  si.x  hours,  and  if  tliry  would  then  comply  with 
the  requirements  their  town  would  be  safe;  but  if  not,  it  would 
be  destroyed  in  accordance  with  my  orders  from  Gen.  Early. 

"After  a  few  hours'  delay,  many  citi/.ens  came  to  see  me. 
Some  were  willing  to  pay  the  money ;  others  were  not.  I 
urged  them  to  comply,  giving  them  such  reason  as  occurred 


to  me  at  the  time,  and  told  them  plainly  what  they  might  ex- 
pect in  the  event  of  their  failure  to  pay  the  money  demanded. 
I  showed  to  my  own  officers,  and  to  the  citizens  who  came  to 
see  me,  my  written  authority  and  orders  of  Gen.  Early,  and 
before  a  single  house  was  burned  both  the  citizens  and  the 
Confederate  officers  fully  understood  why  it  was  done  and  by 
whose  orders. 

"After  wailing  until  the  expiration  of  the  six  hours,  and 
finding  that  the  proclamation  would  not  be  complied  with,  the 
destruction  was  begun  by  firing  the  most  central  blocks  first, 
and  after  the  inhabitants  had  been  removed  from  them.  Thus 
the  town  was  destroyed,  and  tlie  citizens  driven  to  the  hills  and 
fields  adjacent  thereto.  No  lives  were  lost  among  the  citizens, 
and  only  one  soldier  was  killed,  he  being  killed  after  the  troops 
had  left  the  place.  About  noon  the  troops  were  re-formed  on 
the  high  ground  overlooking  the  town,  where  most  of  them 
had  been  posted  in  the  early  morning,  and  the  return  to  the 
Potomac  was  begun.  We  reached  the  river  the  next  day  at  or 
near  Hancock,  Md. 

"Gen.  Early,  in  hi^ 'Memoir,'  page  57,  says:  'A  written  de- 
mand was  sent  to  the  municipal  authorties,  and  they  were  in- 
formed what  would  be  the  result  of  a  failure  or  refusal  to 
comply  with  it.' 

"In  this  expedition  our  troops  passed  through  more  than 
one  hundred  miles  of  hostile  territory,  executed  all  orders 
that  were  issued  with  promptness  and  regularity,  and  never 
have  I  heard  of  any  complaint  of  acts  unauthorized  by  their 
superior  officers,  of  competent  authority  to  order  it,  and.  more- 
over, that  it  was  an  act  of  retaliation  perfectly  justified  by  the 
circumstances,  and  was  at  all  times  in  keeping  with  the  rules 
governing  civilized  warfare." 

Correct  Shape  of  the  Confederate  Battle  Flag.— R.  A. 
Owen,  of  Port  Gibson,  Miss.,  protests  against  the  use  of 
"imitation  battle  flags:"  "It  is  with  a  feeling  of  sorrow  I  have 
noticed  that  our  battle  flag  at  this  late  day,  and,  in  fact,  every 
one  I  have  seen  made  since  the  war,  was  oblong.  I  was  in 
line,  a  high  private  in  the  Twelfth  Mississippi  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, when  Gen.  Beauregard  had  every  regiment  of  his  corps 
(then  the  .'Vrmy  of  Northern  Virginia)  presented  with  the 
battle  flag  after  the  first  battle  of  Manassas,  and  all  were 
square.  How  could  the  St.  Andrew's  cross  be  properly  formed 
otherwise.  I  venture  to  say  that  not  a  veteran  of  the  Army  of 
Northern  Virginia  recognizes  this  oblong  thing  that  we  parade 
under  at  our  reunions  as  the  flag  that  we  fought  under.  As 
we  are  making  history  for  the  sake  of  our  children  and  chil- 
dren's children,  let  us  transmit  our  flag  to  them  in  its  proper 
shape.  I  have  waited  in  vain  for  an  abler  writer  than  I  to 
call  attention  to  this  error.  Our  national  flag  was  oblong, 
but  the  battle  flag  was  certainly  square.  Please  call  attention 
of  the  flag  makers  to  this  inexcusable  error,  and  oblige  one 
who  reverences  the  old  battle  flag  as  something  sacred." 


P.  G.  Carter,  of  Celeste,  Tex.,  wants  to  know  the  names  of 
four  comrades  who  were  sent  with  him  and  M.  B.  Hylton, 
now  of  Illinois,  on  a  little  reconnoitcring  expedition  in  i8<.'4. 
He  says :  "Gen.  Bradley  T.  Johnson  commanded  the  brigade 
going  in  advance  of  Gen.  Early  down  the  Valley  of  Virginia 
on  our  way  into  Maryland.  The  Twenty-Seventh  Battalion 
of  Virginia  Cavalry  was  called  upon  for  volunteers  to  find  the 
Federals,  drive  in  their  pickets,  and  report  back.  We  started 
north  toward  Newtown,  Va.,  and  after  going  about  a  mile 
learned  that  a  large  regiment  of  Federal  cavalry  was  en- 
camped at  Newtown.  After  going  some  distance,  we  fo\nid  we 
were  raising  an  immense  dust,  which  shielded  us  completely, 
so  we  decided  to  charge  them.  This  we  did,  and  ran  them 
away  from  their  dinner,  which  we  appropriated  and  enjoyed." 


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Qoijfederat^  l/eteraij. 


TWENTY-THIRD   TENNESSEE  REGIMENT. 

BY   JASPER   KELSEY,  LYNNVILLE,  TENN. 

The  Twenty-Third  Tennessee  Regiment,  C.  S.  A.,  was  or- 
ganized at  Camp  Anderson  in  July,  1861,  with  ten  companies. 
The  regimental  officers  were  Col.  Matt.  Martin,  Lieut.  Col. 
James  F.  Neill,  and  Maj.  George  H.  Nixon.  In  August  we 
moved  to  Camp  Trousdale,  and  in  September  to  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.,  where  we  were  put  into  Cleburne's  Brigade, 
Hardee's  Division,  Confederate  States  Army.  About  Febru- 
ary I,  1862,  after  the  surrender  of  Fort  Donelson,  our  forces 
were  withdrawn  from  Kentucky  to  Corinth,  Miss.  On  Friday, 
the  5th  of  April,  before  the  battle  of  Shiloh  (on  the  6th  and 
7th),  our  command  fired  on  the  Federals  for  the  first  time. 
The  regiment  was  in  the  general  engagement  on  the  6th  and 
"th,  and  lost  many  men  and  officers.  Our  colonel,  J.  F.  Neill, 
was  wounded  early  in  the  morning  of  the  first  day;  Capt. 
Moore,  of  Lawrence  County,  was  killed  in  the  first  charge; 
Capt.  Harder,  of  Perry  County,  was  wounded  and  captured 
sometime  during  the  battle ;  Flane  Wilson,  State  Senator  from 
Lawrence  County,  went  into  the  battle  and  was  lost.  It  is  sup- 
posed he  was  killed  on  the  battlefield.  After  a  brilliant  vic- 
tory on  the  first  day  and  a  demoralization  on  the  second,  the 
command  marched  back  to  Corinth.  While  there  the  year  of 
service  for  which  we  had  volunteered  expired,  and  the  regi- 
ment was  reorganized.  New  officers  were  elected.  Most  of 
the  old  ones  resigned  and  went  home  or  to  other  commands. 
R.  H.  Keeble,  of  Murfreesboro,  was  elected  colonel.  Bragg 
was  now  in  command  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee. 

The  Twenty-Third  Regiment,  while  at  Corinth,  was  put 
into  the  brigade  of  Brig.  Gen.  B.  R.  Johnston,  and  went  with 
the  Army  of  Tennessee  by  rail  through  Mobile,  Montgomery, 
and  Atlanta  to  Chattanooga,  Tenn. ;  from  there  we  marched 
over  the  Cumberland  Mountains  by  way  of  Dunlap,  Spencer, 
and  Sparta,  crossed  the  Cumberland  River  above  Hartsville, 
and  marched  into  Kentucky. 

The  Twenty-Third  Tennessee  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of 
Perryville,  and  lost  many  men  killed  and  wounded.  Our  next 
fight  was  the  battle  of  Murfreesboro,  on  December  29,  1862. 
The  Twenty-Third  Tennessee,  with  Johnson's  Brigade,  was 
placed  on  the  line  of  battle  at  the  opening  of  the  fight.  They 
made  a  right  wheel  and  attacked  the  Federals  on  their  right 
flank,  and  drove  them  back  several  miles,  carrying  everything 
before  them  and  throwing  the  enemy's  right  wing  into  complete 
disorder.  After  the  battle  we  went  into  winter  quarters  at 
Tullahoma. 

Early  in  the  spring  of  1863  we  moved  northward,  and 
camped  a  short  time  at  Wartrace.  Sometime  in  June  we  had 
a  skirmish  with  th^Federals  at  Hoover's  Gap,  in  Rutherford 
County,  after  which  we  fell  back  with  the  army  to  Chatta- 
nooga. The  Twenty-Third  Tennessee  was  sent  to  Charles- 
ton, in  East  Tennessee,  where  we  remained  until  about  Sep- 
tember I,  when  we  again  joined  the  main  body  of  the  army, 
and  on  the  19th  and  20th  of  September  engaged  in  the  battle 
of  Chickamauga.  Many  of  our  men  were  killed  and  wounded 
in  that  bloody  battle.  The  Confederates  gained  a  complete 
victory,  driving  the  Federals  back  to  Chattanooga  in  the  great- 
est disorder.  We  then  took  position  on  Missionary  Ridge, 
just  south  of  Chattanooga,  where  we  did  duty  until  about 
November  i. 

While  we  were  on  Missionary  Ridge,  the  Twenty-Third  and 
Seventeenth  Tennessee  Regiments  were  consolidated,  and  aft- 
erwards known  as  the  Seventeenth  and  Twenty-Third  Ten- 
nessee. R.  H.  Keeble  was  made  colonel ;  Floyd,  lieuten- 
ant colonel ;  and  John  G.  Lowe,  major.  About  that  time 
Johnson's  Division  was  attached  to  Longstreet's  Corps,  and 


did  service  with  Longstreet  in  the  winter  of  1863  and  1864  in 
Upper  East  Tennessee,  and  did  some  fighting  around  Knox- 
ville  and  at  Bean  Station. 

The  winter  was  an  extremely  cold  one,  and  some  of  our 
men  were  barefooted  and  almost  destitute  of  clothing.  Gen. 
Longstreet  issued  an  order  for  the  men  to  make  their  own 
shoes  out  of  the  fresh  skins  of  the  cows  that  were  being  killed 
for  beef.  Part  of  the  time  we  lived  on  jerked  beef  without 
salt,  and  bread  made  of  unbolted  wheat  flour,  and  sometimes 
bread  and  no  meat  at  all. 

In  the  spring  of  1864  we  were  moved  to  Petersburg,  Va. 
In  April  of  that  year  the  regiment  was  in  a  hard-fought  battle 
on  the  South  Side  railroad,  between  Petersburg  and  Rich- 
mond, losing  a  great  number  of  men  killed  and  wounded;  but 
by  that  fight  we  saved  the  railroad  connection  between  Rich- 
mond and  Petersburg  to  the  Confederates. 

We  fortified  our  position  near  Drewry's  Bluff,  on  the  James 
River,  and  did  duty  there  under  fire  of  the  Federal  gunboats 
until  about  June  15,  when  the  army  of  Gen.  Grant  made  its 
first  attack  on  Petersburg.  We  moved  around  on  the  lines  in 
front  of  that  place,  had  hard  fighting  all  day  on  the  i6th,  and 
on  the  morning  of  the  17th  the  Federals  in  heavy  force  at- 
tacked our  brigade  on  the  left  flank  (it  being  unsupported), 
and  killed  and  wounded  a  great  number  of  men  and 
captured  about  four  hundred  men  and  officers.  After 
that  time  the  Twenty-Third  Tennessee  served  under  Gen. 
Lee  around  Petersburg  and  Richmond,  losing  men  and  officers 
until  the  final  surrender  of  the  Army  of  Virginia.  Maj.  Lowe 
was  captured  on  the  17th  of  June,  1864;  Col.  Keeble  and  Col. 
Floyd  were  both  killed  in  the  battles  around.  Petersburg. 

I  cannot  give  much  account  of  what  happened  to  our  regi- 
ment after  June  17,  1864,  as  I  was  wounded  and  made  a 
prisoner  tlxat  d.iy,  and  remained  in  prison  until  the  end  of  the 
war. 

One  CoMP.^NV  of  Seventeenth  Tennessee  Regiment. 

B.  A.  Oehning,  now  of  New  York  City,  sends  the  following: 

"For  some  time  past  I  have  been  an.xiously  watching  to  see 
in  the  Veteran  an  account  from  some  member  of  our  old 
regiment,  the  Seventeenth  Tennessee,  or  from  some  member 
of  Gen.  Bushrod  Johnson's  old  brigade  of  Tennessee  veterans. 
Hoping  others  will  follow,  I  give  a  brief  account  of  our  old 
company : 

"At  Winchester,  Tenn.,  in  the  spring  of  i86r,  the  First  Ten- 
nessee Volunteer  Infantry  Regiment  was  organized.  Pete 
Turney,  having  been  elected  colonel  of  the  regiment  by  ac- 
clamation, moved  at  once  with  his  gallant  command  to  Vir- 
ginia, where  it  remained  during  the  war. 

"Immediately  after  the  First  Regiment  had  marched  from 
Winchester,  our  fellow-townsmen,  T.  W.  Newman,  Albert  S. 
Marks,  Dr.  McCutcheon,  and  others,  were  quite  busily  en- 
gaged getting  together  volunteers  for  another  regiment.  While 
the  Winchester  people  were  exerting  their  energies  to  raise 
the  required  number  of  men  to  form  another  company.  Dr. 
Whitfield,  J.  C.  Grant,  Pink  Cole,  and  others  were  bending 
their  efforts  to  obtain  a  sufficient  number  of  men  to  form  a 
company  at  Marble  Hill.  In  the  meanwhile  the  boys  from 
Winchester  and  the  boys  from  Marble  Hill  had  rendezvous  at 
Camp  Harris.  Finding  that  neither  Marble  Hill  nor  Winches- 
ter had  the  required  number  of  men  separately  to  form  a  full 
military  company,  the  two  sections  agreed  to  unite,  and  elected 
company  officers  as  follows : 

"Captain. — A.  S.  Marks. 

"Lieutenants. — ^J.  C.  Grant,  Pink  Cole,  and  Wm.  Newman. 

"Sergeants. — Perry  Newman,  Josh  Tipps,  B.  A.  Oehning, 
B.  Franklin,  Charles  Wagoner. 


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"Corporals.— Vi/'mMd   Scott,   C.   R.   Handly,   George   Pless, 
James  Walker. 

"The  company  was  composed  of  the  following  privates : 
"Acklan,  G. ;  Acklan,  Joseph  ;  Anderson,  Marion. 

"Black,  N.  B. ;  Black,  Marcus;  Bailey, ;  Bickley,  James; 

Birmingham, ;  Bruce,  Marshall;  Bramage,  John;  Brewer, 

Buck;  Butterworth,  John. 
"Chapman,  William;  Cherry,  Cutler;  Cherry,  Fred;  Church, 

Peter;   Church.  Jacob;   Crawford,  ;   Chrisman,  Edward: 

Chrisman,  William;  Curie,  David. 

"Dalton,  Lee  ;  Davis,  Jeff ;  Donaldson,  John  ;  Durham, . 

"Edwards,  Thomas. 

"Farris,   William;   Foreman,  Jess;   Fitzpatrick,  John;   Fitz- 
patrick,  James  B.;  Francis,  Joseph. 

"Gather,  Phillip;   Gillespie,  James;   Golden,  James;  Green- 
lee, Henderson;  Grant,  Thomas;  Grant,  . 

"Handly,  Dr.  Gip;  Handly,  J.  R. ;  Hall,  Isaac;  Holland, . 

"Judd,  Thomas;  Johnson,  James. 
"Kitchens,  William;  Kitchens,  Berry. 

"Lewis,   John;    Lewis.    Baily;    Linbough,   Mike;    Linbough, 
Joel ;  Logan,  L.  P. ;  Logan,  J.  N. ;  Lockhart,  James. 

"Maddox,  Robert;  Martin,  Nathan;   Martin,  Dallas;  Mar- 
tin,   Thomas;    Marshall,    John;    Middleton,   Josiah;    McCoy, 
David;  McDanicl,  James;  McKcnzic,  Alfred. 
"Olliver,  Thomas;  Osborne,  William;  Osborne,  Jess. 
"Patton,  William;   Parker,  James;   Perry,  S. ;   Pless,  New- 
ton. 
"Sanders,  Wily ;   Sanders,  John ;   Sanders,  Jacob ;   Sanders, 

J.  P.;  Sandidge.  ;  Sims,  John;  Sims,  S.  L. ;  Sterritt,  H. 

O. ;   Stewman,  Rube ;   Stovall,   Paul ;   Scivally,  William ;   Sci- 
vally,    Zack ;    Simmons,   James ;   Simmons,   Henry ;    Simpson, 
Kit ;  Speck,  Amos. 
"Taft,  James ;  Taft,  John  ;  Taylor,  Cap ;   Travis,  Andrew ; 

Travis,  ;  Tipps,  Jacob;   Tipps,  General;  Tipps,  Wilson; 

Tipps,  Henly  ;  Tipps,  Mike. 

"Warner,  George;  Wagoner,  George;  Weaver,  Judge;  Wil- 
liams, Matthew ;  Williams,  John. 
"Yarbrough,     John ;     Yarbroiigh,     Rufus ;     Young,     John ; 

Young,  . 

"On.  the   twentieth    day   of   May,    1861,   our   company   was 
formally  mustered  into  service  at  Camp  Harris." 


Reorganization  of  the  Monticello  Camp. 
A  meeting  of  Confederate  Veterans  was  called  at  Monticello, 
Fla.,  on  the  4th  of  July  for  the  purpose  of  reorganizing  the 
U.  C.  V.  Camp  at  that  place.  Comrade  S.  Pasco  was  made 
Chairman  and  B.  W.  Partridge  Secretary.  A  most  cordial 
welcome  to  the  city  was  extended  to  the  old  veterans  by  Com- 
rade S.  C.  Botts.  Hon.  W.  B.  Lamar,  a  distinguished  son  of 
a  gallant  soldier,  responded  in  behalf  of  the  Veterans.  On 
motion  of  Hon.  J.  J.  Willie,  it  was  decided  to  reorganize  the 
U.  C.  V.'s,  and  that  the  present  organization  should  take  its 
old  name  of  Patton  Anderson  Camp,  No.  59.  The  books  were 
then  opened  for  enlistment,  and  fifty-seven  old  veterans  were 
enrolled.  The  election  of  officers  followed,  resulting  in  the 
imanimous  election  of  Hon.  S.  Pasco,  Commandant;  C.  T.  Car- 
roll, D.  H.  Bryan,  and  W.  Z.  Baily,  Vice  Commandants.  Com- 
rade S.  C.  Botts  was  chosen  Adjutant;  B.  L.  Baker,  Chaplain; 
and  J.  J.  Willie,  Treasurer.  The  Camp  decided  by  resolution 
to  meet  twice  a  year,  on  the  8th  of  January  and  4th  of  July. 
Mrs.  K.  D.  Scott,  President  of  the  Ladies'  Memorial  Associa- 
tion, with  the  assistance  of  other  ladies,  furnished  an  elegant 
dinner  to  the  old  veterans. 


RIGHT  OF  THE  SOUTH  TO  SECEDE. 
The  venerable  and  much-beloved  Gen.  Alex  P.  Stewart,  who 
suffered  a  severe  stroke  of  paralysis  while  at  Epson  Springs 
some  weeks  ago,  had  many  expressions  of  sympathy  sent  to 
him.  The  Frank  Cheatham  Bivouac,  through  a  committee, 
sent  expression  of  sympathy  and  esteem,  in  which  the  follow- 
ing occurred :  "The  committee  expresses  in  this  connection  its 


gen.    ALEX    p.    STEWART. 

high  esteem  for  you  in  the  fact  that  your  appointment  to  an 
important  position  in  the  service  of  the  government  has  not  in- 
duced you,  at  any  time,  to  express  any  apology  for  the  South's 
action  in  the  most  stupendous  event  in  the  history  of  her  peo- 
ple— the  war  for  her  constitutional  rights." 

Gen.  Stewart  was  much  gratified  by  the  many  evidences  of 
esteem  and  affection.     In  reply  to  the  foregoing  he  wrote: 

"I  hold  that  the  action  of  the  Southern  people  was  legally, 
constitutionally,  and  morally  right.  The  Southern  people  were 
devoted  to  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the  country,  and  never 
violated  either.  They  never  encroached  upon  the  rights  or 
property  of  the  people  of  any  section,  and  were  entirely  con- 
tent in  the  enjoyment  of  those  rights  that  were  guaranteed 
to  them  by  the  Constitution.  They  did  not  create  the  institu- 
tion of  slavery  nor  introduce  the  negro  into  this  country,  and 
have  no  occasion  to  apologize  for  the  existence  of  the  one 
and  the  presence  of  the  other,  nor  for  their  action  in  1861-65. 


Wheeler  Who  Participatep  in  Capture  of  President 
Davis.— Mr.  J.  M.  Wheeler,  one  of  the  captors  of  President 
Jefferson  Davis,  died  in  a  railway  car  in  Wyoming  Septem- 
ber 7,  while  returning  from  the  Grand  Army  meeting  in  San 
Francisco.  From  a  special  to  the  New  Orleans  Picayune  the 
following  is  quoted:  "Wheeler  was  with  the  company  which 
captured  Mr.  Davis,  and  received  part  of  the  reward  given  by 
the  government  for  the  prisoner.  He  said  that  he  was  the  first 
Northern  soldier  to  lay  hands  on  the  Confederate  President 
Contrary  to  the  story  that  Mr.  Davis  was  dressed  in  woman's 
clothes,  Wheeler  always  said  that  he  wore  a  long  waterproof 
coat  when  captured." 


us 


C^oi^federate  l/eterap. 


LAWS  THAT  UNITED  CHOCTAW  AND  CHICKASAW  INDIANS  WITH  THE  CONFEDERACY. 


ALBERT  PIKE— FOR  C.  S.  A. 

Some  names  are  stronger  without  prefix,  so  all  titles  to  this 
man  are  omitted.  Albert  Pike  was  born  in  Massachusetts 
December  29,  1809.  Being  poor,  he  secured  board  and  tuition 
by  teaching  for  an  undergraduate  course,  and  afterwards  ap- 
plied himself  to  books  till  he  was  well  educated. 

In  1834  he  moved  to  Arkansas,  and  in  October  of  that  year 
was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Hamilton. 

He  commanded  a  company  in  Archibald  Yell's  regiment  in 
the  Mexican  War.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Arkansas,  and  was  regarded  the  leading  lawyer  in  that 
State.  In  1853  he  was  practicing  law  in  New  Orleans.  It  was 
he  who  first  proposed  the  convention  that  resulted  in  a  rail- 
road across  the  continent. 

Albert  Pike  espoused  the  cause  of  the  South  in  the  War  be- 
tween the  States,  and  was  made  a  brigadier  general.  His 
estate  was  confiscated  by  the  United  States  and  retained  by 
it  till  after  his  death— about  forty  years— when  part  of  it  was 
leturned  to  his  children.  He  and  Charles  W.  Adams,  also 
of  Massachusetts— grandfather  of  Helen  Keller  [see  June 
Veteran  1.  who  went  to  .Arkansas  in  early  life,  and  who  was 
also  a  brigadier  general— practiced  law  as  partners  in  Mem- 
phis for  a  while.  Gen.  Pike  afterwards  went  to  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  practiced  law  there  until  18S0. 

Of  Albert  Pike's  poems  a  noted  English  critic,  "Kit  North," 
said  their  author  deserved  to  rank  high  with  American  poets. 
He  became  versed  in  many  languages,  and  was  an  able  trans- 
lator of  many  of  them. 

Albert  Pike  was  esteemed  as  "the  greatest  Mason  of  any 
age."  He  was  made  a  Mason  in  Little  Rock  in  1850  and  a 
Knight  Templar  in  1853.  He  received  the  thirty-third  degree 
at  New  Orleans  in  1857,  and  was  crowned  an  active  member  of 
the  Supreme  Council  at  Charleston  March  20,  1858.  He  was 
Honoraiy  Grand  Commander  of  the  Supreme  Councils  of 
Brazil,  Egypt,  and  Tunis,  Provincial  Past  Grand  Prior  of  the 
Grand  Priory  of  Canada,  and  was  an  honorary  member  of  the 
Supreme  Councils  of  Mexico,  Colon,  Hungary,  New  Granada, 
Italy,  the  Northern  Jurisdiction  of  the  United  States,  England, 
Scotland,  Ireland,  Belgium,  Canada,  and  Greece.  His  ability, 
learning,  and  character  were  thus  recognized  and  honored 
throughout  the  world. 

At  the  centennial  celebration  of  the  establishment  of  the 
Supreme  Council  of  Thirty-Third  Degree  Masons  in  the 
Southern  District  of  the  United  States  a  magnificent  monu- 
ment was  dedicated  to  his  memory  in  Washington  City  at  a 
cost  of  $15,000.  There  appears  no  inscription  on  the  face  of 
the  monument  but  the  name  "Albert  Pike." 

Having  anticipated  that  a  monument  would  be  erected  to 
him,  he  said:  "When  I  am  dead,  I  wish  my  monument  to  be 
builded  only  in  the  hearts  and  memories  of  my  brethren  of  the 
Ancient  and  Accepted  Rite,  and  my  name  to  be  remembered 
by  them  in  every  country,  no  matter  what  language  men  speak 
there,  where  the  light  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish 
Rite  shall  shine  and  its  oracles  of  truth  and  wisdom  be  lis- 
tened to." 

There  is  a  memorial  room  to  him  in  the  Temple  at  Wash- 
ington.    It  is  tlie  room  in  which  he  fell  asleep  April  2,  1892. 

According  to  oiTicial  publications,  Albert  Pike  was  placed  in 
command  of  the  Indian  Territory  early  in  November,  1861,  and 
on  the  22d  of  that  month  he  was  assigned  to  the  department 
that  included  the  Indian  Territory.  In  1862  he  was  still  in 
command  of  that  department. 

The  Masonic  Brotherhood  in  the  South  feels  just  pride  in 
the  successor  to  Albert  Pike  by  the  selection  of  James  Daniel 


Richardson,  a  native  of  Rutherford  County,  Tenn.,  born 
March  10,  1843.  He  was  at  school  at  Franklin  College,  near 
Nashville,  when  the  War  between  the  States  broke  out,  when 
he  left  school  and  entered  the  Confederate  army.  For  a  time 
he  was  a  private,  but  for  some  three  years  he  was  adjutant 
of  the  Forty-Fifth  Tennessee  Regiment.  He  entered  public 
life  early,  and  became  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives in  1871.  In  1873-74  he  was  State  Senator,  and  sin.:e 
1884  he  has  been  continuously  a  member  of  Congress,  lie 
was  President  of  the  National  Democratic  Convention  in  1900, 
and  has  been  the  Democratic  leader  of  that  House  for  several 
years.  He  was  Grand  Master  of  Masons  in  Tennessee  in 
1873-74,  and  has  advanced  to  the  highest  position  in  the  order. 
The  position  is  of  much  importance,  and,  as  it  is  for  life, 
this  useful  public  servant  retires  so  as  to  devote  his  entire 
time  as  the  Acting  Grand  Commander  of  the  Supreme  Council. 

Representatives  of  the  Indian  Nations. 

A  short  biographical  sketch  of  the  signers  of  the  treaty  of 
North  Fork  Village  between  the  Confederate  States  of  Amer- 
ica and  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  of  Indians.  The 
Indian  Territory:  Robert  M.  Jones,  a  Choctaw  Indian,  mem- 
ber of  the  General  Council  of  the  Choctaw  Nation,  and  mem- 
ber of  the  Confederate  Congress  as  a  delegate  from  the  Choc- 
taw and  Chickasaw  Nations.  Sampson  Folsom,  captain  in 
Tandy  C.  Walker's  Regiment,  afterwards  colonel  of  the  First 
Choctaw  Cavalry,  a  full-blood  Choctaw.  Forbis  Leflore,  a 
member  of  the  General  Council  of  the  Choctaw  Nation,  a 
half-breed  Choctaw.  George  W.  Harkins,  a  doctor  of  medi- 
cine, a  member  of  the  Choctaw  General  Council,  a  half-breed 
Choctaw.  Allen  Wright,  a  member  of  the  Choctaw  General 
Council  and  Governor  of  the  Choctaw  Nation.  Alfred  Wade, 
captain  commanding  a  company  of  cavalry.  Coleman  Cole,  a 
member  of  the  Choctaw  General  Council  and  Governor  of  the 
Choctaw  Nation,  a  full-blood  Choctaw.  William  B.  Pitchlynn, 
captain  of  a  company  of  cavalry,  member  cf  the  Choctaw 
Senate  and  of  the  General  Council,  a  half-breed  Choctaw. 
McGee  King,  a  member  of  the  Senate  and  of  the  General 
Council,  a  full-blood  Choctaw.  William  King,  a  large  stock 
raiser,  member  of  both  houses  of  the  Choctaw  Council,  a 
half-breed  Choctaw.  John  P.  Turnbull,  member  of  the  Choc- 
taw General  Council,  a  half-breed  Choctaw.  William  Bryant, 
a  member  of  both  houses  of  the  Choctaw  General  Council  and 
Governor  of  the  Choctaw  Nation.  All  of  them  men  of  ster- 
ling worth  and  patriotism,  men  who  would  grace  any  forum. 

The  signers  of  the  same  treaty  from  the  Chickasaw  Nation 
were  representative  Chickasaws,  as  follows :  Edmond  Pickens, 
member  of  both  houses  of  the  Chickasaw  Legislature;  Holme.'; 
Colbert,  also  a  member  of  the  Chickasaw  Legislature ;  James 
Cambile,  a  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  Chickasaw  Nation; 
Joel  Kemp,  a  member  of  the  Chickasaw  Council ;  William 
Kemp,  a  large  agriculturist  and  stock  man ;  Winchester  Col- 
bert, a  member  of  the  supreme  bench  of  the  Chickasaw  Nation; 
Henry  C.  Colbert,  a  lawyer  of  renown  in  the  Chickasaw  Na- 
tion; James  N.  M'Lish,  judge  of  the  County  Court  of  the 
Chickasaw  Nation;  Martin  W.  Allen,  member  of  the  Chicka- 
saw Council ;  John  M.  Johnson,  member  of  the  Chickasaw 
Council,  large  stock  raiser;  Samuel  Colbert,  judge  of  the 
County  Court  of  Pickens  County,  Chickasaw  Nation ;  A.  Alex- 
ander, stock  raiser:  Wilson  Frazier,  judge  of  the  Circuit 
Court  and  member  of  the  Supreme  Court;  C.  Columbus,  died 
shortly  after;  Ashalatubbee,  ccmmander  of  a  company  in  the 
Chickasaw  Battalion;  John  E.  Anderson,  farmer  and  stock 
raiser. 


Qo[>federat:(^  l/eterar?. 

FULL  TEXT  OF  NEG0TL4TI0NS. 


449 


Secession  of  Indians  from  the  United  States, 
sent  by  gen.  r.  b.  coleman,  u.  c.  v.,  malester. 

A  Treaty  of  Friendship  and  Alliance,  made  and  concluded 
at  the  North  Fork  Village,  on  the  North  Fork  of  the  Canadian 
River,  in  the  Creek  Nation  west  of  Arkansas,  July  12.  iSfii, 
between  the  Confederate  States  of  America,  by  Albert  Pike, 
commissioned  with  plenary  powers  of  the  Confederate  States, 
of  the  one  part,  and  the  Choctaw  Nation  of  Indians  by  Rob- 
ert M.  Jones,  Sampson  Folsom,  Forbes  Lcflare,  George  W. 
Harkins,  Allen  Wright,  Alfred  Wade,  Coleman  Cole,  James 
Riley.  Rufus  Folsom,  William  Pitchlynn.  McGce  King.  Wil- 
liam King.  John  Turnbull.  and  William  Bryant,  commission- 
ers appointed  by  the  principal  chief  of  the  said  Choctaw  Na- 
tion, in  pursuance  of  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  thereof,  and 
the  Chickasaw  Nation  of  Indians,  by  Edmond  Pickens, 
Holmes  Colbert.  James  Gamble.  Joel  Kemp,  William  Kemp, 
Winchester  Colbert,  Henry  C.  Colbert,  James  N.  McLish, 
Martin  W.  Allen.  John  M.  Johnson,  Samuel  Colbert,  Archi- 
bald Ale.xander.  Wilson  Frazier,  Christopher  Columlnis,  A. 
Shulah  Fribbic,  and  John  E.  Anderson,  commissioners  elect- 
ed by  the  Legislature  of  the  said  Chickasaw  Nation  of  the 
other  part. 

The  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of  .\merica.  having 
by  an  Act  for  the  protection  of  certain  Indian  tribes,  approved 
May  21,  1861,  offered  to  assume  and  accept  the  protectorate 
of  the  several  nations  and  tribes  of  Indians  occupying  the 
country  west  of  Arkansas  and  Missouri  and  to  recognize 
them  as  their  wards,  subject  to  all  the  rights,  privileges,  and 
immunities,  titles,  and  guarantees  with  each  of  said  nations 
and  tribes,  under  treaties  made  with  them  by  the  United  States 
of  America,  and  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  of  In- 
dians, having  each  assented  thereto,  upon  certain  terms  and 
conditions. 

Now,  therefore,  the  said  Confederate  States  of  .\merica, 
by  .\ll)ert  Pike,  their  commissioner,  constituted  by  the  Pres- 
ident under  authority  of  the  Act  of  Congress  in  their  behalf 
with  plenary  powers  for  the  purpose,  and  the  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  Nations,  by  their  respective  commissioners  afore- 
mentioned, have  agreed  to  the  following  articles — that  is.  to 
say: 

Article  I.  There  shall  be  perpetual  peace  and  friendship 
and  an  alliance  offensive  and  defensive  between  the  Confed- 
erate Slates  of  America  and  all  of  the  States  and  people,  and 
Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  of  Indians  and  all  the  peo- 
ple thereof. 

Art.  II.  The  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  of  Indians 
acknowledge  themselves  to  be  under  the  protection  of  the 
Confederate  States  of  America,  and  of  no  other  power  or 
sovereign  whatever ;  and  do  hereby  stipulate  and  agree  with 
them  that  they  will  not  hereafter,  nor  shall  any  of  their  people, 
contract  any  alliance  or  enter  into  any  compact,  treaty,  or 
agreemint  with  any  individual  State  or  with  a  foreign  power, 
and  the  said  Confederate  States  do  hereby  assume  and  accept 
the  said  protectorate,  and  recognize  the  said  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  Nations  as  their  wards;  and  by  the  consent  of  the 
said  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  N.ntions  novi-  here  fully  given 
the  country  whereof  they  are  proprietors  in  fee  as  the  same 
is  hereinafter  defined,  is  annexed  to  the  Confederate  States  in 
the  same  manner  and  to  the  same  extent  as  it  was  annexed  to 
the  United  .States  of  America  before  that  government  was 
dissolved,  with  such  modifications,  however,  of  the  terms  of 
annexation,  and  upon  such  conditions  as  are  hereinafter  ex- 
pressed :   in  addition  to  all   the  rights,  privileges,  immunities, 


titles,  and  agreements  with  or  in  favor  of  the  said  nations 
under  treaties  made  with  them  and  under  the  statutes  of  the 
United  States  of  America. 

Art.  III.  The  Confederate  States  of  America,  having  ac- 
cepted the  said  protectorate,  hereby  solemnly  promise  the 
said  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  never  to  desert  or 
abandon  them,  and  that  under  no  consideration  will  they  per- 
mit the  Northern  States  or  any  other  eneinj'  to  overcome 
them  and  sever  the  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws  from  the  Con- 
federacy ;  but  that  they  will,  at  any  cost  and  at  all  hazards, 
protect  and  defend  them  and  maintain  unbroken  the  ties 
created  by  identity  of  interests  and  institutions  and  strength- 
ened and  made  perpetual  by  this  treaty. 

Art.  IV.  The  following  shall  constitute  and  remain  the 
boundary  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  country — that  is  to 
say :  Beginning  at  a  point  on  the  Arkansas  River  one  hundred 
paces  east  of  old  Fort  Smith,  where  the  western  boundary 
line  of  the  State  of  Arkansas  crosses  that  river,  and  running 
thence  to  Red  River  by  the  line  between  the  State  of  Arkan- 
sas and  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  country,  as  the  same 
was  resurveyed  and  marked  under  the  authority  of  the  United 
States  in  1855.  thence  up  Red  River  to  the  point  where  the 
meridian  of  the  one  hundredth  degree  west  longitude  crosses 
the  same :  thence  north  along  said  meridian  to  the  main 
Canadian  River:  thence  down  said  river  to  the  junction  with 
the  Arkansas  River :  thence  down  said  river  to  the  place  of 
beginning.  The  boundaries  of  the  said  country  on  the  north 
and  on  the  south,  between  the  said  east  and  west  lines  being 
the  same  in  all  respects,  with  all  riparian  and  other  rights 
and  privileges,  as  they  were  fixed,  created,  and  contained  by 
the  treaties  of  October  18,  1820,  and  September  27.  1830. 

Art.  V.  It  is  hereby  agreed  by  and  between  the  Choctaw 
and  Chickasaw  Nations  that  the  boundaries  of  the  Chickasaw 
country  shall  hereafter  continue  to  be  as  follows — that  is  to 
say :  Beginning  on  the  north  bank  of  Red  River  at  the  mouth 
of  Island  Bayou,  where  it  empties  into  Red  River,  about 
twenty-six  miles  on  a  straight  line  below  the  mouth  of  False 
Washita :  thence  running  a  northerly  course  along  the  main 
channel  of  said  bayou  to  the  junction  of  the  three  prongs  of 
said  bayou,  nearest  the  dividing  ridge  between  the  Washita 
and  Low  Blue  Rivers,  as  laid  down  on  Capt,  R.  L.  Hunter's 
map;  thence  northerly  along  the  eastern  prong  of  Island 
Bayou  to  its  source :  thence  due  north  to  the  Canadian  River ; 
thence  west  along  the  main  Canadian  to  the  ninety-eighth 
degree  of  west  longitude :  thence  south  to  Red  River,  and 
thence  down  Red  River  to  the  beginning.  Provided,  however, 
if  the   lines   running   due   north    from  the   eastern   source   of 

Island  Bayou  to  the  main  Canadian  shall  not  include 

or    Wa-pa-nocka    Academy    within    the    Chickasaw    District. 

then  an shall  be  made  from  said  line,  so  as  to  leave  said 

academy  two  miles  within  the  Chickasaw  District,  northwest 
and  south  from  the  line  of  boundary. 

Art.  VI.  The  remainder  of  the  country  held  in  common 
by  the  Qioctaws  and  Chickasaws,  including  the  leased  district, 
shall  constitute  the  Choctaw  District,  and  their  officers  and 
people  shall  at  all  times  have  the  right  of  safe  conduct  and 
free  passage  through  the  Chickasaw  District. 

Art.  VII.  The  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  hereby 
give  their  full,  free,  and  unqualified  assent  to  these  provisions 
of  the  ,\ct  of  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of  America, 
entitled  ".■\n  Act  for  the  Protection  of  Certain  Indian  Tribes." 
approved  May  21.  1861.  whereby  it  was  declared  that  all 
revisionary  and  other  interests,  right,  title,  and  proprietorshij) 
of  the  LTnited  States  in  and  unto  and  over  the  Indian  country 
in  which  that  of  the  said  nations  is  included,  should  pass  to 


450 


Confederate  l/eterai). 


and  rest  in  the  Confederate  States :  and  whereby  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Confederate  States  was  authorized  to  take  military 
possession  and  occupation  of  said  country;  and  whereby  all 
the  laws  of  the  United  States,  with  the  exception  thereinafter 
made  applicable  to  and  in  force  in  said  country,  and  not  in- 
consistent with  the  title  or  spirit  of  any  treaty  stipulations 
entered  into  with  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations,  amon^ 
others,  were  reenacted,  combined  in  form,  and  declared  to 
be  in  force  in  said  country,  as  laws  and  statutes  of  the  said 
Confederate  States :  provided,  however,  and  it  is  hereby 
agreed  between  the  said  parties  that  whatever  in  the  said 
laws  of  the  United  States  contained  is  or  may  be  contrary 
to,  or  inconsistent  with,  any  article  or  provision  of  this  treaty 
is  to  be  of  none  effect  henceforward,  and  shall,  upon  the  ratifi- 
cation hereof,  be  and  taken  to  have  been  repealed  and 

amended  as  of  the  present  date,  and  this  assent  as  thus  quali- 
fied and  conditioned  shall  relate  to  and  be  taken  to  have  been 
given  upon  the  said  day  of  the  approval  of  the  said  Act  of 
Congress. 

Art.  VIII.  The  Confederate  States  of  America  do  hereby 
solemnly  guarantee  to  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations, 
to  be  held  by  them  to  their  own  use  and  behoof  in  fee  simple 
forever,  the  lands  included  within  the  boundaries  defined  in 
Article  IV.  of  this  Treaty;  to  be  by  the  people  of  both  the 
said  nations  in  common,  as  they  have  heretofore  been  held, 
so  long  as  the  grass  shall  grow  and  water  run,  if  the  said 
nation  shall  so  please,  but  with  power  to  survey  the  same  and 
divide  it  into  sections  and  other  legal  subdivisions  when  it 
shall  be  so  voted  by  a  majority  of  the  legal  voters  of  each 
nation  respectively  and  of  making  partition  thereof  and  dis- 
position of  parcels  of  the  same  by  virtue  of  laws  of  both  of 
said  nations  duly  enacted;  by  which  partition  or  sale,  title  in 

fee  simple  absolute  shall  vest  and  purchases  whenever  it 

shall  please  both  nations  of  their  own  free  will  and  accord, 
and  without  solicitation  from  any  quarter  to  do  so ;  which 
solicitation  the  Confederate  States  hereby  solemnly  agree 
never  to  use,  and  the  title  and  tenure  hereby  guaranteed  to  the 
said  nation  is,  and  shall  be,  subject  to  no  other  condition, 
reservation,  or  restriction  whatever  than  such  as  are  herein- 
after specially  expressed. 

Art.  IX.  None  of  the  lands  hereby  granted  to  the  Choctaw 
and  Chickasaw  Nations  shall  be  sold,  ceded,  or  otherwise  dis- 
posed of  to  any  foreign  nation  or  to  any  State  or  Govern- 
ment whatever,  and  in  case  any  such  sale,  cession,  or  dispo- 
sition should  be  made  without  the  consent  of  the  Confederate 
States,  all  the  said  lands  shall  thereupon  revert  to  the  Con- 
federate States. 

Art.  X.  The  Confederate  States  of  America  do  hereby  sol- 
emnly agree  and  bind  themselves  that  no  State  or  Territory 
shall  ever  pass  laws  for  the  government  of  the  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  Nations,  and  that  no  portion  of  the  country  guar- 
anteed to  them  shall  ever  be  embraced  or  included  within,  or 
annexed  to,  an}'  territory  or  province;  nor  shall  any  attempt 
ever  be  made,  except  upon  the  free,  voluntary,  and  unsolicited 
application  of  both  said  nations,  to  erect  therein  said  State  or 
any  other  territorial  or  political  organization  or  to  incor- 
porate it  into  any  State  previously  created. 

Art.  XL  The  lease  made  to  the  United  States  by  the  treaty 
of  June  22,  l8s5,  by  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  of 
all  that  portion  of  their  common  territory  which  lies  west  of 

the   ninety-eighth  parallel   of  west   longitude   is  hereby  

to  the  Confederate  States,  but  for  the  term  of  ninety-nine 
years  only  from  the  date  of  this  treaty,  and  it  is  agreed  that 
the  Confederate  States  may  settle  and  maintain  therein,  upon 
reserves,  with  definite  limits,  but  of  sufficient  extent,  all  the 


bands  of  the  Wichitas  or  La-wai-hash,  Huicas,  Caddos,  La- 
hua-ca-ras,  Ana-doyh-cos,  Kichias,  Low-ca-was,  lonais,  Co- 
manchcs,  Delawares,  Kickapoos,  and  Shawnees,  and  any 
other  bands  whose  permanent  ranges  are  south  of  the  Canadian 
or  between  it  and  the  Arkansas,  and  which  are  now  therein  or 
that  they  may  desire  hereafter  to  place  therein,  but  not  in- 
cluding any  of  the  Indians  of  New  Mexico  nor  any  other 
bands  than  those  included  in  the  above  specifications  and 
descriptions  without  the  consent  of  both  Choctaw  and  Chicka- 
saw Nations;  provided,  and  it  is  hereby  further  agreed  that 
whenever  the  said  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  become 
a  State  the  reserves  so  apportioned  to  the  said  several  bands 
ihall  belong  to  them  in  fee,  not  exceeding,  however,  for  each 
band  the  same  quantity  of  good  land  as  would  belong,  upon 
a  partition  of  the  lands  of  the  two  nations,  to  an  equal  num- 
ber of  Choctaws  or  Chickasaws  in  the  whole  country;  and 
when  the  said  bands  consent  to  a  partition  among  themselves, 
each  individual  shall  have  and  receive  in  fee,  within  the  said 
leased  country,  as  large  a  quantity  of  good  land  as  shall  or 
would  be  apportioned  to  each  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  on 
partition  of  all  the  national  lands,  with  the  right,  however, 
now  and  in  all  future  time  to  the  said  several  bands,  so  set- 
tled or  to  be  settled  in  said  leased  district,  to  hunt  upon  all 
the  vacant  and  unoccupied  parts  of  the  same  without  let  or 
molestation. 

Art.  XII.  It  is  hereby  further  agreed  between  the  parties  to 
this  treaty  that  the  Indians  so  settled  upon  reserves  in  the 
country  so  leased  shall  be,  until  they  are  capable  of  self-gov- 
ernment, or  until  they  shall  be,  v/ith  their  own  consent,  in- 
corporated among  the  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws,  subject  to 
(he  laws  of  the  Confederate  States,  and  to  their  exclusive  con- 
trol under  'such  rules  and  regulations  not  inconsistent  with 
the  rights  and  interests  of  the  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws  or 
with  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the  Confederate  States  as 
may  from  time  to  time  be  prescribed  by  the  President  of 
their  government ;  provided,  however,  that  the  country  so 
leased  shall  continue  open  to  settlement  by  Choctaws  or  Chick- 
asaws as  heretofore,  and  all  members  of  each  nation  settled 
therein  shall  be  subject  to  tl."  jurisdiction  and  laivs  of  the 
Choctaw  Nation,  except  as  ii  hereinafter  providfj,  i,"r  which 
purpose  the  said  leased  district  may  be  a  district  i  (hat  na- 
tion, but  no  interference  with  or  trespasses  upon  the  set- 
tlements or  improvements  of  the  Reserve  Indians  shall  be 
permitted  under  any  pretense  whatever,  nor  shall  any  of  the 
laws  of  either  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nations  be  in  force 
in  said  leased  country  except  so  far  as  those  of  the  Choctaw 
Nation  can,  without  infraction  of  this  treaty,  apply  to  the 
members  of  either  nation  residing  in  the  district  in  question. 

Art.  XIII.  All  navigable  streams  of  the  Confederate  States 
and  of  the  Indian  country  shall  be  free  to  the  people  of  the 
Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations,  who  shall  pay  no  higher 
toll  or  tonnage  duty  or  other  duty  than  citizens  of  the  Con- 
federate States ;  and  th.e  citizens  of  those  nations  living  upon 
Red  River  shall  have,  possess,  and  enjoy  upon  that  river  the 
same  ferry  privileges  to  the  same  extent  in  all  respects  as 
citizens  of  the  Confederate  States,  on  the  opposite  side  there- 
of, subject  to  no  other  or  different  tax  or  charge  than  they. 

Art.  XIV.  So  far  as  may  be  compatible  with  the  Constitu- 
tion of  the  Confederate  States  and  with  the  laws  made,  en- 
acted, or  adopted  in  conformity  thereto,  regulating  trade  and 
intercourse  with  the  Indian  tribes  as  the  same  are  limited 
and  modified  by  this  treaty,  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Na- 
tions shall  possess  the  otherwise  unrestricted  right  of  self- 
government  and  full  jurisdiction,  judicial  and  otherwise,  over 
persons  and  property  in  their  respective  limits,  excepting  only 


Qoi>federat^  l/eceraij. 


451 


such  white  persons  as  are  not  by  birtli,  arloption,  or  otherwise 
members  of  either  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nations:  and 
that  there  may  be  no  doubt  as  to  the  meaning  of  this  exception, 
it  is  hereby  declared  that  every  white  person  who  resides  in 
the  said  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  country,  or  who,  without 
intermarrying,  is  permanently  domiciled  therein  with  the 
consent  of  the  authorities  of  the  nation,  and  votes  at  elections 
is  to  be  deemed  and  taken  to  be  a  member  of  the  said  nation 
within  the  term  intended  and  meaning  of  this  article;  and 
(hat  the  e?:ceptions  contained  in  the  laws  for  the  punishment 
of  offenses  committed  within  the  Indian  country  to  the  ef- 
fect that  they  shall  not  extend  or  apjily  to  offenses  committed 
by  one  Indian  against  the  person  or  property  of  another 
Indian  shall  be  so  extended  and  enlarged  by  virtue  of  this 
article  when  ratified,  and  without  further  legislation,  as  that 
none  of  said  laws  shall  extend  and  apply  to  any  offense  com- 
mitted by  any  Indian  or  negro  or  mulatto,  or  by  any  white 
person  so  by  birth,  adoption,  or  otherwise  a  member  of  such 
Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation  against  the  person  or  property 
of  any  Indian,  negro,  or  mulatto,  or  any  such  white  person 
when  the  same  shall  be  committed  within  the  limits  of  the 
said  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation,  as  hereinbefore  defined,  but 
all  such  persons  shall  be  subject  to  the  laws  of  the  Choctaw 
and  Chickasaw  Nations  respectively,  and  to  prosecution  and 
trial  before  their  tribunals,  and  to  punishment  according  to 
such  laws  in  all  respects  like  native  members  of  the  said 
nations  respectively. 

Art.  XV.  All  persons  not  members  of  the  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  Nations  who  may  he  found  in  the  Choctav/  and 
Chickasaw  country  as  hereinbefore  limited  shall  be  considered 
as  intruders  by  the  civil  officers  of  the  nation  and  be  re- 
moved and  kept  out  of  the  same,  either  by  the  civil  officers  of 
the  nation  under  the  direction  of  the  executive  or  Legisla- 
ture or  by  the  agent  of  the  Confederate  States  for  the  nation, 
who  shall  be  authorized  to  demand,  if  necessary,  the  aid  of  the 
military  for  that  purpose,  with  the  following  exceptions  only — 
that  is  to  say,  such  individuals,  with  their  families,  as  may  be 
in  the  employment  of  the  government  of  the  Confederate 
Stales;  all  persons  peaceably  traveling  or  temporarily  so- 
journeying  in  the  country  or  trading  therein  under  license 
from  the  proper  authority,  and  such  persons  as  may  be  per- 
mitted by  the  Choctaws  or  Chickasaws  with  the  assent  of  the 
agent  of  the  Confederate  States  to  reside  within  their  re- 
spective limits  without  becoming  members  of  either  of  said 
nations. 

Art.  XVI.  A  tract  of  two  sections  of  land  in  each  of  said 
nations,  to  be  selected  by  the  President  of  the  Confederate 
States,  at  such  point  as  he  may  deem  most  proper,  including, 
if  he  pleases,  the  present  site  of  the  agency  in  each  nation,  is 
hereby  ceded  to  the  Confederate  Stales,  and  when  selected  shall 
be  within  their  sole  and  exclusive  jurisdiction;  provided,  that 
whenever  the  agency  for  either  nation  shall  be  discontinued 
the  tract  ?o  selected  therein  shall  revert  to  the  said  Choctaw 
and  Chick.-isaw  Nations  with  all  the  buildings  that  there  may 
be  therein;  and  provided  also  that  the  President  may  at  any 
time  in  his  discretion  select  in  lieu  of  within  said  reserves  any 
unoccupied  tract  of  land  in  the  same  nation  and  in  any  other 
part  thereof,  not  greater  in  extent  than  two  sections,  as  a 
site  for  the  agency  for  svich  nation,  which  shall  in  such  case 
constitute  the  reserve,  and  that  first  selection  shall  thereupon 
revert  to  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations. 

Art.  XVII.  The  Confederate  States  shall  have  the  right  to 
build,  establish,  and  maintain  such  forts  and  military  post 
roads  as  the  President  may  deem  necessary  within  the  Choc- 
taw  and   Chickasaw  country :   and  the  quantity  of  one  mile 


.square  of  land,  including  each  foot  or  part,  shall  be  reserved 
to  the  Confederate  States,  and  within  their  sole  and  exclusive 
jurisdiction  so  long  as  such  fort  or  post  is  occupied;  but  no 
greater  quantity  of  land  beyond  one  mile  square  shall  be  used 
or  occupied,  nor  any  greater  quantity  of  timber  felled  than  of 
each  is  actually  requisite ;  and  if  in  the  establishment  of  such 
fort  any  individual  member  of  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw 
Nation  or  any  property  of  either  nation  be  taken,  destroyed,  or 
injured,  just  and  adequate  compensation  shall  be  made. 

Art.  XVIII.  The  Confederate  States  or  any  company  incor- 
porated by  them  or  any  one  of  them  shall  have  the  right  of 
way  for  railroads  or  telegraph  lines  through  the  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  country ;  but  in  the  case  of  any  incorporated  com- 
pany it  shall  have  such  right  of  way  only  upon  such  terms  and 
payment  of  such  amounts  to  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Na- 
tions as  may  be  agreed  upon  between  it  and  the  National 
Councils  thereof;  or  in  case  of  disagreement  by  making 
full  compensation,  not  only  to  individual  parties  injured,  but 
also  to  the  nation ;  for  the  right  of  way  all  damage  and  in- 
jury done  to  be  ascertained  and  determined  in  such  manner 
as  the  President  of  the  Confederate  States  shall  direct,  and 
the  right  of  way  granted  by  said  nation  for  any  railroad  shall 
be  perpetual,  or  for  such  shorter  term  as  the  same  may  be 
granted  in  the  same  manner  as  if  no  reversion  of  their  lands 
to  the  Confederate  States  were  provided  for  in  case  of  aban- 
donment by  them  or  extinction  of  their  nation. 

Art.  XIX.  No  person  shall  settle,  farm,  raise  stock  within 
the  limits  of  any  post  or  fort  or  of  either  agency  except  such 
as  are  or  may  be  in  employment  of  the  Confederate  States  in 
some  civil  or  military  capacity:  or  such  as  being  subject  to 
the  jurisdicirii  and  laws  of  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation 
are  permitted  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  fort  or  post 
10  do  so,  thereat  or  by  the  agent  to  do  so  upon  the  agency 
reserve. 

Art.  XX.  An  agent  of  the  Confederate  States  for  the  Choc- 
taw and  Chickasaw  Nations  and  an  interpreter  for  each  shall 
continue  to  be  appointed.  The  interpreters  shall  reside  at 
(heir  respective  agencies,  and  the  agent  at  one  of  them  or 
alternately  at  each,  and  whenever  a  vacancy  shall  occur  in 
either  of  the  said  offices  the  authorities  of  the  nation  shall 
be  consulted  as  to  the  person  to  be  appointed  to  fill  the  same, 
and  no  one  shall  be  appointed  against  whom  they  protest,  and 
the  agent  may  be  removed  on  petition  and  formal  charges  pre- 
ferred by  the  constituted  authorities  of  the  nations,  the  Pres- 
ident being  satisfied,  upon  full  investigation,  that  there  is 
sufficient  cause  for  such  removal. 

Art.  XXI.  The  Confederate  States  shall  protect  the  Choc- 
taws and  Chickasaws  from  domestic  strife,  from  hostile  in- 
vasion, and  from  aggression  by  other  Indians  and  white  per- 
sons not  subject  to  the  jurisdiction  and  laws  of  the  Choctaw 
or  Chickasaw  Nations,  and  for  all  injuries  resulting  from  such 
invasion  or  aggression  full  indemnity  is  hereby  guaranteed  to 
the  party  or  parties  injured,  ""'  of  the  treasury  of  the  Confed- 
erate States,  upon  the  same  p  •^■.iple  and  according  to  the  same 
rules  upon  which  white  persoi: ,  are  entitled  to  indemnity  for 
injuries  or  aggressions  upon  them  committed  by  Indians. 

Art.  XXII.  It  is  further  agreed  between  the  parties  that  the 
agent  of  the  Confederate  States,  upon  the  application  of  the 
authorities  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations,  will  not 
only  resort  to  every  proper  legal  remedy  at  the  expense  of  the 
Confederate  States  to  prevent  intrusion  upon  the  lands  of  the 
Choctaws  and  Chickasaws  and  to  remove  dangerous  or  im- 
proper persons :  but  he  shall  call  upon  the  military  power,  if 
necessary,  and  to  that  end  all  commanders  of  military  posts 
in   the  said  country   shall  be  required  and   directed  to  afford 


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him,  upon  his  requisition,  whatever  aid  may  be  necessary  to 
elTect  the  purpose  of  this  article. 

Art.  XXIIl.  If  any  property  of  any  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw 
be  taken  by  citizens  of  the  Confederate  States  by  stealth  or 
force,  the  agent,  on  complaint  made  to  him  in  due  form  by 
affidavit,  shall  use  all  legal  means  and  remedies  in  any  State 
where  the  offender  may  be  found  to  regain  the  property  or 
compel  a  just  remuneration;  and  on  failure  to  procure  re- 
dress, payment  shall  be  made  for  the  loss  sustained  by  the 
Confederate  States,  upon  the  report  of  the  agent,  who  shall 
have  power  to  take  testimony  and  examine  witnesses  in  re- 
gard to  the  wrong  done  and  the  extent  of  the  injury. 

Art.  XXIV.  No  persons  shall  be  licensed  to  trade  with  the 
Choctaws  and  Chickasaws  except  by  the  agent  and  with  the 
advice  and  consent  of  the  National  Council.  Every  such 
trader  shall  execute  a  bond  to  the  Confederate  States  in  such 
form  and  manner  as  was  required  by  the  United  States  or  as 
may  be  required  by  the  Bureau  of  Indian  Affairs.  The  au- 
thorities of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  may,  by  a 
general  law  duly  enacted,  levy  and  collect  on  all  licensed 
traders  in  the  nation  a  tax  of  not  more  than  one-half  of  one 
per  cent  on  all  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise  brought  by 
them  into  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  country  for  sale,  to 
be  collected  whenever  such  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise 
are  introduced  and  estimated  upon  the  first  cost  of  the  same 
at  the  place  of  purchase  as  the  same  shall  he  shown  by  the 
copies  of  the  invoice  filed  with  the  agent ;  provided,  that  no 
higher  tax  shall  be  levied  and  collected  than  is  actually  levied 
and  collected  in  the  same  year  of  native  traders  in  the  nation, 
nor  shall  one  be  taxed  at  all  unle^  the  others  are.  No  appeal 
shall  hereafter  be  from  the  decision  of  the  agent  or  council 
refusing  a  license  to  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Afifairs  or 
elsewhere,  except  only  to  the  superintendent  in  case  of  re- 
fusal by  the  agent,  and  no  license  shall  be  required  to  author- 
ize any  member  of  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nations  who  is 
by  birth  and  blood  an  Indian  to  trade  in  the  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  country,  nor  to  authorize  any  person  to  sell  flour, 
meat,  fruits,  and  other  provisions,  or  stock,  wagons,  agricul- 
tural implements,  or  arms  brought  from  any  of  the  Confed- 
erate States  into  the  country;  nor  shall  any  tax  be  levied 
upon  such  articles  or  the  proceeds  of  sale  thereof.  And  all 
other  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise  exposed  to  sale  by  a  per- 
son not  qualified,  without  a  license,  shall  be  forfeited  and  be 
delivered  and  be  given  to  the  authorities  of  the  nation,  as 
also  shall  all  wines  and  liquors  illegally  introduced. 

Art.  XXV.  All  restrictions  contained  in  any  treaty  made 
with  the  United  States  or  created  by  any  law  or  regulation  of 
the  United  States,  upon  the  unlimited  right  of  any  member 
of  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation,  to  sell  and  dispose  of  to 
any  person  whatever  any  chattel  or  other  article  of  personal 
property,  are  hereby  removed,  and  no  such  restrictions  shall 
hereafter  be  imposed,  except  by  their  own  legislation. 

Art.  XXVI.  It  is  hereby  further  agreed  by  the  Confederate 
States  that  all  the  members  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
nations  as  hereinbefore  defined  shall  be  henceforward  com- 
petent to  take,  hold,  and  possess  by  purchase  or  descent  lands 
in  any  of  the  Confederate  States  heretofore  or  hereafter  ac- 
quired by  them. 

Art.  XXVII.  In  order  to  enable  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
Nations  to  claim  their  rights  and  secure  their  interests  with- 
out intervention  of  agents  or  consuls,  and  as  they  are  now  en- 
titled to  reside  in  the  country  of  each  other,  they  shall  be 
jointly  entitled  to  a  delegate  to  the  House  of  Representatives 
of  the  Confederate  States  of  America,  who  shall  serve  for 
the  term  of  two  years,  and  be  a  member,  by  birth  and  blood 


on  either  the  father's  or  mother's  side,  cf  one  of  said  nations, 
over  twenty-one  years  of  age,  laboring  under  no  legal  disabil- 
ity by  the  laws  of  either  nation,  and  such  delegate  shall  be 
entitled  to  the  same  rights  and  privileges  as  may  be  enjoyed 
by  delegates  from  any  territory  of  the  Confederate  States. 
The  first  election  for  delegate  shall  be  held  at  such  time  and 
places,  and  be  conducted  in  such  manner  as  shall  be  described 
by  the  agent  of  the  Confederate  States,  to  whom  returns  of 
such  elections  shall  be  made,  and  he  shall  declare  the  person 
having  the  greatest  number  of  votes  to  be  duly  elected  and 
give  him  a  certificate  of  election  accordingly,  which  shall  en- 
title him  to  his  seat.  For  all  subsequent  elections  the  times, 
places,  and  manner  of  holding  them  and  ascertaining  and  certi- 
fying the  result,  shall  b^prescribed  by  law  of  the  Confederate 
States.  The  delegate  shall  be  elected  alternately  from  each 
nation,  the  first  being  a  Choctaw  by  blood,  on  either  the  fa- 
ther's or  mother's  side,  and  a  resident  in  the  Choctaw  country, 
and  the  second  a  Chickasaw  by  blood,  on  either  the  father's 
or  mother's  side,  and  a  resident  in  the  Chickasaw  country, 
and  so  on  alternately.  At  the  respective  elections  such  per- 
sons only  as  fulfill  the  foregoing  requisites  shall  be  eligible, 
and  when  one  is  elected  to  fill  a  vacancy  and  serve  out  an  un- 
expired term  he  must  belong  to  and  be  a  resident  in  the  same 
nation  as  the  person  whose  vacancy  he  fills. 

Art.  XXVIII.  In  consideration  of  the  uniform  loyalty  and 
good  faith,and  the  tried  friendship  for  the  people  of  the  Confed- 
erate States  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  people,  and  of  their 
fitness  and  capacity  for  self-government  proven  by  the  estab- 
lishment and  successful  maintenance  by  each  of  a  regularly  or- 
ganized republican  government,  with  all  the  forms  and  safe- 
guards to  which  the  people  of  the  Confederate  States  are  ac- 
customed, it  is  hereby  agreed  by  the  Confederate  States  that 
whenever  and  so  soon  as  the  people  of  each  said  nation  shall, 
by  ordinance  of  a  convention  of  delegates  duly  elected  by  ma- 
jorities of  the  legal  voters,  at  an  election  regularly  held  after 
due  and  ample  notice  in  pursuance  of  an  Act  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  each,  respectively  declare  its  desire  to  become  a  State  of 
the  Confederacy,  the  whole  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  country 
as  above  defined  shall  be  received  and  admitted  into  the  Con- 
federacy as  one  of  the  original  States  without  regard  to  popu- 
lation ;  and  all  the  members  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
Nations  shall  thereby  become  citizens  of  the  Confederate  States, 
not  including,  however,  among  such  members  the  individuals 
of  the  bands  settled  in  the  leased  district  aforesaid.  Provided, 
that  as  a  condition  precedent  to  such  admission  the  said  na- 
tions shall  provide  for  the  survey  of  their  lands,  the  holding  in 
severalty  of  parts  thereof  by  their  people,  the  dedication  of  at 
least  one  section  in  every  thirty-six  to  purposes  of  education, 
and  the  sale  of  such  portions  as  are  not  reserved  for  these  or 
other  special  purposes,  to  citizens  of  the  Confederate  States 
alone,  on  such  terms  as  the  said  nations  shall  see  fit  to  fix,  not 
intended  or  calculated  to  prevent  the  sale  thereof. 

Art.  XXIX.  The  proceeds  of  such  sales  shall  belong  entirely 
to  members  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations,  and  be 
distributed  among  them  or  invested  for  them  in  proportion  to 
the  whole  population  of  each,  in  such  manner  as  the  Legisla- 
ture of  said  nations  shall  provide;  nor  shall  any  other  persons 
have  any  interest  in  the  annuities  or  funds  of  either  the 
Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  people,  nor  any  power  to  legislate  in 
regard  thereto. 

Art.  XXX.  Whenever  the  desire  of  the  Creek  and  Seminole 
people  and  of  the  Cherokees  to  become  a  part  of  the  said  State 
shall  be  expressed  in  the  same  manner  and  with  the  same 
formalities  as  is  above  provided  for  in  the  case  of  the  Choc- 
taw  and   Chickasaw  people,   the   country   of  the   Creeks  and 


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Scniinoles  and  that  of  the  Cherokecs  respectively  or  either  by 
itfclf  may  be  annexed  to  and  become  an  integral  part  of  said 
State  upon  the  sarhe  conditions  and  terms  and  with  the  same 
rights  to  the  people  of  each  in  regard  to  citizenship  and  the 
proceeds  of  their  lands. 

Art.  XXXI.  The  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  may  by 
joint  act  of  their  legislative  authorities  receive  and  incorporate 
in  either  nation  as  members  thereof,  or  permit  to  settle  and 
reside  upon  the  national  lands,  such  Indians  of  any  ot^er 
nation  or  tribe  as  to  them  may  seem  good,  and  each  nation 
alone  shall  determine  who  are  members  and  citizens  of  the 
nation,  entitled  to  vote  at  elections  and  share  in  annuities. 
Provided,  that  where  persons  of  another  nation  or  tritx'  shall 
once  liavc  been  received  as  members  of  cither  nation,  they  shall 
not  be  disfranchised  or  subjected  to  any  other  restrictions 
upon  the  right  of  voting  than  such  as  shall  apply  to  the  Choc- 
taws  or  Chickasaws  themselves.  But  no  Indians  other  than 
Choctaws  and  Chickasaws  not  settled  in  the  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  country  shall  be  permitted  to  come  therein  to  re- 
side without  the  consent  and  permission  of  the  legislative 
authority  of  each  nation. 

Art.  XXXII.  If  any  citizen  of  the  Confederate  States  or 
any  other  per^on  not  being  permitted  to  so  by  the  authorities 
of  either  of  said  nations,  or  authorized  by  the  terms  of  this 
treaty,  shall  attempt  to  settle  upon  any  lands  of  said  nation, 
he  shall  forfeit  the  protection  of  the  Confederate  States,  and 
such  punishment  may  be  inflicted  upon  him,  not  being  cruel, 
unusual  or  excessive,  as  may  have  been  previously  prescribed 
by  the  law  of  said  nation. 

Art.  XXXIII.  No  citizen  or  inhabitant  of  the  Confederate 
States  shall  pasture  stock  on  the  lands  of  the  Chtxrtaw  or 
Chickasaw  Nation ;  but  their  citizens  shall  be  at  liberty  at  all 
times,  and  whether  for  Inisiness  or  pleasure,  peaceably  to 
travel  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  country,  to  drive  their  stock 
through  the  same,  and  to  halt  such  reasonable  time  on  the 
way  as  may  be  necessary  to  recruit  their  stock,  such  delay 
being  in  good  faith  for  that  purpose  and  for  no  other ;  and 
members  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  shall  have 
the  same  rights  and  privileges  under  the  same,  and  no  other 
restrictions  and  limitations  in  each  of  the  Confederate  States. 

Art.  XXXIV.  If  any  person  hired  or  employed  by  the  agent 
or  any  other  person  whatever  within  the  agency  reserve  or 
any  post  or  port  shall  violate  the  laws  of  the  nation  in  such 
manner  as  to  become  an  unfit  person  to  continue  in  the  Choc- 
taw or  Chickasaw  country,  he  or  she  shall  be  removed  by  the 
superintendent,  upon  the  application  of  the  executive  of  the 
nation  in  which  such  person  is.  the  superintendent  being  sat- 
isfied of  the  truth  and  sufficiency  of  the  charges  preferred. 

Art.  XXXV.  'Ihe  officers  and  jieoplc  of  the  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  Nations  respectively  shall  at  all  times  have  the 
right  of  safe  conduct  and  free  passage  through  tlic  lands  of 
each  other:  and  the  members  of  each  nation  shall  have  the 
right,  freely  and  without  seeking  license  or  permission  to  set- 
tle within  the  country  of  the  other,  and  shall  thereupon  be  en- 
titled to  all  the  rights  and  immunities  of  members  thereof, 
including  the  right  of  voting  at  all  elections  and  of  being 
deemed  qualified  to  hold  all  offices  whatever  (except  that  no 
Choctaw  shall  be  eligible  in  the  Chickasaw  Nation  to  the  office 
of  chief  executive  or  to  the  Legislature)  :  provided  also, 
that  no  member  of  either  nation  shall  be  entitled  to  participate 
in  any  funds  belonging  to  the  other.  Members  of  each  nation 
shall  have  the  right  to  institute  and  prosecute  suits  in  the 
courts  of  the  other,  under  such  regulations  as  may  from  time 
to  time  lie  prescrilicd  by  their  respective  legi.slatures. 

Art.   XXX\'I.    Any   person    duly   charged   with   a   criminal 


offense  against  the  laws  of  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation 
and  escaping  into  the  jurisdiction  of  the  other  shall  be  prompt- 
ly surrendered  upon  the  demand  of  the  proper  authority  of 
the  nation  within  whose  jurisdiction  the  offense  shall  be  al- 
leged to  have  been  committed. 

Art.  XXXVII.  The  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  shall 
promptly  deliver  up  persons  accused  of  any  crime  against  the 
laws  of  the  Confederate  States  or  any  State  thereof  who  may 
be  found  within  their  limits,  on  the  demand  or  requisition  of 
the  executive  of  a  State  or  the  executive  or  other  proper 
officer  of  the  Confederate  States,  and  each  of  the  Confederate 
States  shall,  on  the  like  demand  or  requisition  of  the  executive 
of  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation,  promptly  deliver  up 
all  persons  accused  of  any  crime  against  the  laws  of  said 
nation  who  may  be  found  within  their  limits. 

Art.  XXXVIII.  In  order  to  secure  the  due  enforcement  of 
so  much  of  the  laws  of  the  Confederate  States  in  regard  to 
criminal  offenses  and  misdemeanors  and  to  civil  remedies  as 
is  or  may  be  in  force  in  the  said  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
country,  and  to  prevent  the  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws  from 
being  further  harassed  by  judicial  proceedings  had  in  foreign 
courts  and  be  for  juries  not  of  Ihe  vicinage,  the  said  country 
is  hereby  erected  into  and  constituted  a  judicial  district  of  the 
Confederate  Slates,  to  be  called  the  Tush-ca-hom-ma  District, 
for  the  special  purposes  and  jurisdiction  hereinafter  provided; 
and  there  shall  be  created  and  semi-annually  held  within  such 
district,  at  Boggy  Depot,  a  district  court  of  the  Confederate 
States,  with  the  powers  of  a  circuit  court,  so  far  as  the  same 
shall  be  necessary  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  treaty, 
and  with  jurisdiction  coextensive  with  the  limits  of  such  dis- 
trict, in  such  matters  civil  and  criminal,  to  such  extent  and 
between  such  parties  as  may  be  prescribed  by  law,  and  in  con- 
formity to  the  terms  of  this  treaty. 

Art.  XXXIX.  In  addition  to  nuuli  and  such  parts  of  the 
Acts  of  Congress  of  the  United  Slates,  enacted  to  regulate 
trade  and  intercourse  with  Indian  tribes,  and  to  preserve  peace 
on  the  frontiers,  as  has  been  reenaeled  and  continued  in  force 
by  the  Confederate  States,  and  as  are  not  inconsistent  with  the 
provisions  of  the  treaty,  so  much  of  the  laws  of  the  Confeder- 
ate Stales  as  provides  for  the  punishment  of  crimes  amount- 
ing to  felony,  at  common  law  or  by  statute,  against  the  laws, 
authority,  or  treaties  of  the  Confederate  States. and  over  which 
Ihe  courts  of  the  Confederate  States  have  jurisdict.on.  includ- 
ing the  counterfeiting  of  the  coin  of  the  Confederate  States,  and 
so  much  of  such  laws  as  provides  for  punishing  violations  of 
the  neutrality  laws,  and  resistance  to  the  process  of  the  Con- 
federate States,  and  all  the  Acts  of  the  Provisional  Congress 
providing  for  the  common  defense  and  welfare,  so  far, as  the 
same  are  not  locally  inappreciable,  shall  hereafter  be  in  force 
in  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  count ry,  and  the  said  district 
courts  shall  have  exclusive  jurisdiction  to  try,  condenm,  and 
punish  oft'enders  against  any  of  such  laws,  to  adjudge  and 
pronounce  sentence,  and  cause  execution  thereof  to  be  done, 
in  the  same  manner  as  is  done  in  other  district  courts  of  the 
Confederate  States. 

Art.  XL.  The  said  district  courts  of  the  Confederate  States 
of  America  for  the  district  of  Tush-ca-hom-ina  shall  have  the 
same  admiralty  jurisdiction  as  other  district  courts  of  the 
Confederate  States;  and  jurisdiction  in  all  civil  suits  for  fines, 
penalties,  and  forfeitures  of  the  Confederate  States  against 
any  person  or  persons  residing  or  found  within  the  district, 
and  in  all  civil  suits  at  law  or  in  equity,  when  the  matter  in 
controversy  is  of  greater  value  than  five  hundred  dollars,  be- 
tween a  citizen  or  citizens  of  any  Stale  or  States  of  the  Con- 
federate States,  or  any  territory  of  the  same,  or  any  alien  or 


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aliens,  and  a  citizen  or  citizens  of  the  said  district,  or  person  or 
persons  residing  therein,  and  the  Congress  of  the  Confederate 
States  will,  by  suitable  enactments,  provide  for  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  judge  and  other  proper  ofificers  of  the  said  court, 
and  make  all  necessary  enactments  and  regulations  for  the 
complete  establishment  and  organization  of  the  same,  and  to 
give  full  effect  to  its  proceeding  and  jurisdiction. 

Art.  XLI.  The  trial  of  all  offenses  amounting  to  felony  at 
common  law  or  by  statntt-  committed  by  an  Indian  of  any  one 
of  the  tribes  or  bands  settled  in  the  leased  district  against  the 
person  or  property  of  a  member  of  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw 
Nation,  or  by  one  of  the  latter  against  person  or  property  of 
one  of  the  former,  shall  be  tried  in  the  district  court  of  the 
Confederate  States  hereby  provided  for,  and  until  such  court 
is  established  in  the  district  court  of  the  Confederate  States 
for  the  district  or  for  the  western  district  of  Arkansas. 

Art.  XLII.  The  said  district  court  shall  have  no  jurisdiction 
to  try  and  punish  any  person  for  any  offense  committed  prior 
to  the  day  of  the  signing  of  this  treaty;  nor  shall  any  action 
in  law  or  equity  be  maintained  therein  except  by  the  Confed- 
erate States  or  one  of  them,  when  the  cause  of  action  shall 
have  occurred  more  than  three  years  before  the  same  day  of 
the  signing  hereof,  or  before  the  bringing  of  the  suit. 

Art.  XLIII.  All  persons  who  are  members  of  the  Choctaw  or 
Chickasaw  Nation,  and  are  not  otherwise  disqualified  or  dis- 
abled, shall  hereafter  be  competent  witnesses  m  all  civil  and 
criminal  suits  and  proceedings  in  any  court  of  the  Confederate 
States  {or  of  any  one  of  the  States),  any  law  to  the  contrary 
notwithstanding. 

Art.  XLIV.  Whenever  any  person  who  is  a  member  of  the 
Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation  shall  be  indicted  for  a.iy  of- 
fense in  any  court  of  the  Confederate  States,  including  the  dis- 
trict court  of  Tush-ca-hom-ma  District  {or  in  a  State  court) 
he  shall  be  entitled  as  of  common  right  to  subixena  and,  if 
necessary,  compulsory  process  for  all  such  witnesses  in  his 
behalf  as  his  council  may  think  material  for  his  defense ;  and 
the  cost  of  process  for  such  witnesses  and  of  service  thereof 
and  the  fees  and  mileage  of  such  witnesses  shall  be  paid  by  the 
.Confederate  States,  being  afterwards  made,  if  practicable,  in 
case  of  conviction,  of  the  property  of  the  accused.  And  when- 
ever the  accused  is  not  able  to  employ  counsel  the  court  shall 
assign  him  one  experienced  counsel  for  his  defense,  who  shall 
be  paid  by  the  Confederate  States  a  reasonable  compensation 
for  his  services,  to  be  fixed  by  the  court  and  paid  upon  the 
certificate  of  the  judge. 

Art.  XLV.  The  provisions  of  all  such  acts  of  Congress  of 
the  Confederate  States  as  may  now  be  in  force  or  as  may 
hereafter  be  enacted  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect 
the  provisions  of  the  constitution  in  regard  to  the  redelivery 
or  return  of  fugitive  slaves  or  fugitives  from  labor  or  services, 
shall  extend  to  and  be  in  full  force  within  the  said  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  Nations,  and  shall  also  apply  to  all  cases  of  escape 
of  fugitive  slaves  from  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations 
into  any  other  Indian  nation,  or  into  one  of  the  Confederate 
States,  the  obligation  upon  each  such  nation  or  State  to  re- 
deliver such  slaves  being  in  every  case  as  complete  as  if  they 
had  escaped  from  another  State,  and  the  mode  of  procedure 
the  same. 

Art.  XLVI.  The  official  acts  of  all  judicial  officers  in  the 
said  nations  shall  have  the  same  effect  and  be  entitled  to  like 
faith  and  credit  everywhere  as  like  acts  of  judicial  officers  of 
the  same  grade  and  jurisdiction  in  any  one  of  the  Confederate 
States,  and  the  proceedings  of  the  courts  and  tiibunals  of  the 
said  nations  and  the  copies  of  the  laws  and  judicial  and  other 
records  of  the  said  nations  shall  be  authenticated  like  similar 


pioceedings  .of  the  courts  of  the  Confederate  States  and  the 
laws  and  office  records  of  the  same,  and  be  enttled  to  the  like 
faith  and  credit. 

Art.  XLVII.  It  is  hereby  declared  and  agreed  that  the  in- 
stitution of  slavery  in  the  said  nations  is  legal,  and  has  existed 
from  time  immemorial :  that  slaves  are  taken  and  deemed  to 
be  personal  property ;  that  the  title  to  slaves  and  other  property 
having  its  origin  in  the  said  nations  shall  be  determined  by  the 
laws  and  customs  thereof,  and  that  the  slaves  and  other  per- 
sonal property  of  every  person  domiciled  in  said  nations  shall 
pass  and  be  distributed  at  his  or  her  death  in  accordance  with 
the  laws,  usages,  and  customs,  and  shall  everywhere  be  held 
valid  and  binding  within  the  scope  of  their  operation. 

Art.  XLVIII.  It  is  further  agreed  that  the  Congress  of  the 
Confederate  States  shall  establish  and  maintain  post  offices 
at  the  most  important  places  in  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
Nations,  and  cause  the  mail  to  be  regularly  carried  at  reason- 
able intervals  to  and  from  the  same,  at  the  same  rates  of 
postage  and  the  same  manner  as  in  the  Confederate  States. 

Art.  XLIX.  In  consideration  of  the  common  interests  of  the 
Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  and  the  Confederate  States, 
and  of  the  protection  and  rights  guaranteed  to  the  said  nations 
by  the  treaty,  the  said  nations  hereby  agree  that  they  will  raise 
and  furnish  a  regiment  of  ten  companies  of  mounted  men  to 
serve  in  the  armies  of  the  Confederate  States  for  twelve  months. 
The  company  officers  of  the  regiment  shall  be  elected  by  the 
members  of  each  company  respectively.  The  colonel  shall  be 
appomted  bythe  President, and  the  lieutena-it  colonel  and  major 
be  elected  by  the  members  of  the  regiment.  The  men  shall 
be  armed  by  the  Confederate  States,  receive  the  same  pay  and 
allowance  as  other  mounted  troops  in  the  service,  and  not  be 
marched  beyond  the  limits  of  the  Indian  country  west  of  Ar- 
kansas without  their  consent. 

Art.  L.  It  is  further  agreed  by  the  Confederate  States  that 
neither  the  Choctaw  nor  Chickasaw  Nation  shall  ever  be  called 
on  or  required  to  pay.  in  land  or  otherwise,  any  part  of  the 
expenses  of  the  present  war  or  of  any  war  waged  by  or  against 
the  Confederate  States. 

Art.  LI.  The  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Natons  hereby  agree 
and  bind  themselves  at  any  future  time  to  raise  and  furnish, 
upon  the  requisition  of  the  President,  such  number  of  troops 
for  the  defense  of  the  Indian  country  and  of  the  frontier  of 
the  Confederate  States  as  he  may  fix,  not  out  of  fair  propor- 
tion to  the  number  of  their  inliabitant;,  tr  be  cmpiciyed  for  ■•uch 
terms  of  service  as  the  President  may  fix ;  and  such  troops 
shall  always  receive  the  same  pay  and  allowances  as  ether 
troops  of  the  same  class  in  the  services  of  the  Confederate 
States. 

Art.  LII.  It  is  further  agreed  that  after  the  restoration  of 
peace,  the  government  of  the  Confederate  States  will  defend 
the  frontiers  of  the  Indian  country  of  which  the  Choctaw 
and  Chickasaw  country  is  a  part,  and  hold  the  forts  and  posts 
therein  with  native  troops  recruited  among  the  several  Indian 
nations  included,  under  the  command  of  officers  of  the  army 
of  the  Confederate  States  in  preference  to  other  troops. 

Art.  LIU.  It  is  hereby  ascertained  and  agreed  by  and  be- 
tween the  Confederate  States  and  the  Choctaw  Nation  that  the 
United  States  of  America,  of  which  the  Confederate  States 
were  heretofore  a  part,  were  before  the  separation  indebted 
and  still  continue  to  be  indebted  to  the  Choctaw  Nation,  and 
bound  to  the  punctual  payment  thereof  in  the  following  sums 
annually  on  the  first  day  of  July  of  each  year — that  is  to  say: 
Perpetual  annuities  amounting  to  nine  thousand  dollars  under 
the  second  article  of  the  treaty  of  November  i6,  1805,  and  the 
second  article  of  the  treaty  of  January  20,  1825.     The  sum  of 


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six  hundred  dollars  per  annum  for  the  support  of  light  horse- 
men, under  the  thirteenth  article  of  the  treaty  of  October  i8, 
1820;  the  sum  of  six  hundred  dollars  per  annum  in  lieu  of  the 
permanent  provision  for  the  support  of  a  blacksmith,  and  the 
sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  in  lieu  of  permanent  provision 
for  iron  and  steel  under  the  sixth  article  of  the  said  treaty 
of  October  18,  1820,  and  the  ninth  article  of  the  said  treaty 
of  January  20,  1825 :  the  annual  interest  on  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  held  in  trust  for  the  Choctaw  Nation 
by  the  United  States,  under  the  thirteenth  article  of  the  treaty 
of  June  22,  1855,  which  by  that  article  was  to  be  held  in  trust 
for  the  said  nation  and  to  constitute  part  of  a  general  Choctaw 
fund,  yielding  an  annual  interest  of  not  less  than  five  per  cenr 
per  annum,  and  no  part  thereof  has  been  invested  in  stocks 
or  bonds  of  any  kind  but  remains  in  the  hands  of  the  United 
States ;  and  it  is  hereby  ascertained  and  agreed  between  the 
said  Confederate  States  and  the  Choctaw  Nation  that  there 
was  due  to  the  said  nation  on  July  I,  1861,  for  and  on  the  ac- 
count of  the  annuities,  annual  payment  and  interest,  the  sum 
of  thirty-five  thousand  five  hundred  and  twenty  dollars — that 
is  to  say:  For  the  permanent  annuities  and  other  annual  pay- 
ments and  allowances  due  them,  ten  thousand,  five  hundred, 
and  twenty  dollars ;  for  interest  on  the  said  sum  of  five  hundred 
thousand  dollars  for  the  year  which  ended  on  June  30,  1S61, 
twenty-five  thousand  dollars.  And  it  is  not  being  desired  by  the 
Confederate  States  that  the  Choctaw  Nation  should  continue  to 
receive  the  annual  sums  from  the  Government  of  the  United 
States,  or  otherwise  have  any  further  connections  or  commu- 
nication with  that  government  and  its  superintendents  and 
agents.  Iherefore  the  Confederate  Slates  of  America  do 
hereby  assume  the  payment  for  the  future  of  all  the  above- 
recited  annuities,  annual  payments,  and  interests,  and  do  agree 
and  bind  themselves  regularly  and  punctually  to  pay  the  same 
to  the  treasurer  of  the  said  nation  or  to  such  other  person  or 
persons  as  shall  be  appointed  by  the  General  Council  of  the 
Choctaw  Nation  to  receive  the  same ;  and  they  do  also  agree 
to  bind  themselves  to  pay  to  the  treasurer  of  the  said  nation, 
immediately  upon  the  ratification  by  all  parties  of  this  treaty, 
the  said  sum  of  thirty-five  thousand  five  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  dollars  due  on  the  first  day  of  July  of  the  present  year 
as  aforesaid. 

Art.  LIV.  And  it  is  further  ascertained  and  agreed  between 
the  Confederate  States  and  the  Choctaw  Nation  that  the  United 
States  of  America,  while  the  said  several  Confederate  States 
were  included  in  the  said  union,  held  and  do  continue  to  hold 
in  their  hand  the  sum  of  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  paid 
by  the  Chickasaw  Nation  to  the  United  States  for  the  Choctaw 
Nation  under  the  treaty  of  January  17,  1837.  and  which  it  was 
agreed  by  that  treaty  should  be  invested  in  some  safe  and  se- 
cure stocks  under  the  direction  of  the  Government  of  the  United 
States,  redeemable  within  a  period  of  not  less  than  twenty 
years,  and  the  interest  thereon  to  be  annually  paid  to  the 
Choctaw  Nation  and  be  subject  to  the  entire  control  of  the 
General  Council,  and  which  sum  having  been  invested  in 
bonds  or  stocks  of  certain  States,  part  or  all  whereof  are 
now  members  of  the  Confederate  States,  it  was  agreed  by 
the  United  States,  by  the  thirteenth  article  of  the  treaty  of 
June  22,  1855,  that  the  same  should  continue  to  be  held  in 
trust  by  the  United  States,  and  constitute,  with  certain  other 
sums,  a  general  Choctaw  fund,  yielding  an  animal  interest  of 
not  less  than  five  per  cent ;  and  it  being  further  agreed  that,  in 
addition  to  the  sum  of  money  above  mentioned,  other  moneys 
were  justly  due  owing  from  the  United  States  of  America 
when  the  Confederate  States  were  parts  thereof,  and  still  con- 
tinue due  and  owing  and  unpaid  to  the  said  Choctaw  Nation, 


in  part  appropriated  and  part  unappropriated  by  the  Congress 
of  the  Umted  States  under  existing  treaties.  Therefore  the 
Confederate  States  do  hereby  assume  the  duty  and  obligation 
of  collecting  and  paying  over  as  trustees  to  the  said  Choctaw 
Nation  all  sums  of  money  accruing,  whether  from  interest  or 
capital  of  the  bonds  of  the  several  States  of  the  Confederacy, 
or  of  any  bonds  or  stocks  guaranteed  by  either  of  them,  now 
held  by  the  Government  of  the  United  States  in  trust  for  the 
Choctaw  Nation,  and  will  pay  over  to  the  said  nation  the 
said  interest  and  capital  as  the  same  shall  be  collected.  And 
the  said  Confederate  States  will  request  the  several  States  of 
the  Confederacy  whose  bonds  or  stocks  or  any  bonds  or  stocks, 
guaranteed  by  them  are  so  held  to  provide  by  legislation  or 
otherwise  that  the  capital  or  interest  of  such  bonds  or  stocks- 
shall  not  be  paid  to  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  but 
to  the  Government  of  the  Confederate  States  in  trust  for  the 
Choctaw  Nation.  And  the  said  Confederate  States  do  hereby 
guarantee  to  the  said  Choctaw  Nation  the  final  settlement 
and  full  payment  upon  and  after  the  restoration  of  peace  and 
the  establishment  and  recognition  of  their  independence  as  of 
debts  in  good  faith  and  conscience  as  well  as  in  law,  due  and 
owing  on  good  and  valuable  consideration,  by  the  said  Con- 
federate States  and  the  other  of  the  United  States  jointly,  be- 
fore the  secession  of  any  of  the  States,  of  all  sums  of  money 
that  are  so  as  aforesaid  justly  due  and  owing  by  the  late 
United  States,  under  existing  treaties,  to  the  Choctaw  Nation 
or  people,  for  itself  or  in  trust  for  individuals,  and  of  any 
sums  received  by  that  government  and  now  held  by  it  by  way 
of  interest  on  or  as  part  of  the  capital  of  any  of  the  bonds  or 
stocks  of  any  of  the  States  wherein  any  funds  of  the  Choctaws 
had  been  invested,  and  do  also  guarantee  to  it  the  final  settle- 
ment and  full  payment  at  the  same  period  of  the  capital  and 
interest  of  all  bonds  or  stocks  of  any  of  the  Northern  States 
in  which  any  of  the  said  Choctaw  funds  may  have  been  in- 
vested. 

Art.  LV.  All  the  said  annuities,  annual  payments,  and  the 
interest  and  the  arrearages  thereof  shall  be  applied  under  the 
exclusive  direction  of  the  Genera!  Council  of  the  Choctaw  Na- 
tion to  the  support  of  their  government,  to  purposes  of  educa- 
tion, and  to  such  other  objects  for  the  promotion  and  advance- 
ment of  the  improvements,  welfare,  and  happiness  of  the  Choc- 
taw people  and  their  descendants  as  shall  to  the  General  Coun- 
cil seem  good;  and  the  capital  sums  of  five  hundred  thou'^and 
dolhrs  each  shall  be  invested  or  reinvested,  after  the  restora- 
tion of  peace,  in  stocks  of  the  States  at  their  market  price, 
and  in  such  as  bear  the  highest  rate  of  interest,  or  be  paid  over 
to  the  Choctaw  Nation  to  be  invested  by  its  authorities  or 
otherwise  used,  applied,  and  appropriated  as  its  Legislature 
may  direct ;  and  the  other  moneys  due  and  owing  to  the  said 
nation,  and  payment  whereof  is  hereby  guaranteed,  shall  be 
used,  applied,  and  appropriated  by  the  Choctaw  Nation  in  ac- 
cordance with  treaty  stipulations,  and  so  as  to  maintain  un- 
impaired the  good  faith  of  the  Choctaw  Nation  to  those  for 
whom  it  will  thus  become  trustees.  And  no  department  or 
officer  of  the  Government  of  the  Confederate  States  shall  have 
power  to  impose  any  conditions,  limitations,  or  restrictions 
on  the  payment  to  the  «aid  nation  of  any  of  said  annual  sums 
or  arrearages  of  the  said  capital  sums  of  five  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  each,  or  in  any  wise  to  control  or  direct  the  mode 
in  which  such  money  when  received  by  the  authorities  of  the 
nation  shall  be  disposed  of  or  expended ;  nor  shall  any  appeal 
be  made  to  any  Department  Bureau  or  officer  of  the  Confed- 
erate States  from  the  decision  of  the  General  Council  of  the 
Choctaw  Nation  or  of  any  committee,  court,  or  tribunal  to 
which  it  may  commit  the  adjudication  by  any  person  or  per- 


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sons  from  any  decision  that  maj'  be  rendered  under  the  twelfth 
article  of  the  treaty  of  June  22,  1855,  adverse  to  the  justice 
and  equity  of  any  claim  presented  as  one  of  those  which, 
under  that  article,  the  Choctaw  Nation  became  liable  for  and 
bound  to  pay;  but  the  adjudication  and  decision  of  the  Legis- 
lature, or  of  any  committee,  court,  or  tribunal  to  which  it  may 
intrust  the  investigation  and  decision  against  any  such  claim, 
shall  be  absolutely  final. 

Art.  LVI.  It  is  hereby  ascertained  and  agreed  by  and  between 
the  Confederate  States  and  the  Chickasaw  Nation  that  the 
United  States  of  America,  of  which  the  Confederate  States 
were  heretofore  a  part,  were,  before  the  separation,  indebted, 
and  still  continue  to  be  indebted,  to  the  Chickasaw  Nation,  and 
bound  to  the  punctual  payment  thereof  in  the  following 
amounts  annually  on  July  i  in  each  year — that  is  to  say:  Per- 
manent annuity   of  three  thousand  dollars  under  the  Act  of 

the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  approved  on , 

1790.  The  annual  interest  at  six  per  cent  on  the  sum  of  two 
hundred  and  sevenly-si.x  thousand  seven  hundred  and  eighty- 
one  dollars  and  fifty-seven  cents,  the  amount  of  so  much  of  the 
United  States  six  per  cent  loans  in  which  the  funds  of  the 
Chickasaw  Nation  were  invested,  under  the  third  and  eleventh 
articles  of  the  treaty  of  May  24,  1834.  And  the  annual  interest 
at  six  per  cent  on  the  further  sum  of  one  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  the  principal  of  that  amount,  Ohio  six  per  cent  stock, 
in  which  part  of  the  Chickasaw  funds  had  been  invested  under 
the  same  articles  of  the  same  treaties,  and  which  was  paid  into 
the  treasury  of  the  United  States  on  January  9,  1857,  to  the 
credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  and  having  been 
duly  covered  into  the  treasury  on  January  14  in  that  year, 
where  it  remains.  And  it  is  also  hereby  ascertained  and  agreed 
between  the  said  Confederate  States  and  the  Chickasaw  Nation 
that  there  was  due  to  the  said  nation  on  July  i,  1861,  for  and 
on  account  of  the  said  annuity  and  interest,  the  sum  of  twenty- 
five  thousand  six  hundred  and  six  dollars  and  eighty-nine 
cents.  And  it  not  being  desired  by  the  Confederate  States  that 
the  Chickasaw  Nation  continue  to  receive  these  annual  sums 
from  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  or  otherwise  have 
any  communication  or  connection  with  that  government,  its 
superintendent,  and  agents,  therefore  the  Confederate  States  of 
America  do  hereby  assume  the  payment  for  the  future  of  the 
above-recited  annuity  and  interest,  and  do  agree  and  bind 
themselves  regularly  and  punctually  to  pay  the  same  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  said  nation,  or  to  such  other  person  or  persons 
as  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Legislature  of  the  Chickasaw 
Nation  to  receive  the  same ;  and  they  do  also  agree  and  bind 
themselves  to  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  nation,  immediately 
upon  ratification  by  all  parties  of  this  treaty,  the  sum  of  twenty- 
five  thousand  six  hundred  and  six  dollars  and  eighty-nine 
cents,  due  July  i  of  the  present  year  as  aforesaid. 

Art.  LVn.  Whereas  it  was  agreed  between  the  United  States 
and  the  Chickasaw  Nation,  by  the  third  article  of  the  treaty 
made  between  them  on  October  20,  1832,  that,  as  a  full  compen- 
sation to  the  Chickasaw  Nation  for  the  country  ceded  to  the 
United  States  by  that  treaty,  the  LInited  States  would  pay  over 
to  the  said  nation  all  the  money  arising  from  the  sales  of  lands 
so  ceded,  after  deducting  therefrom  the  whole  cost  and  ex- 
penses of  surveying  and  selling  the  lands,  including  every  ex- 
pense attending  the  same ;  and  whereas  by  the  eleventh  article 
of  the  treaty  of  May  24,  1834.  between  the  United  States  and 
the  Chickasaw  Nation,  it  was  agreed  that  all  funds  result- 
ing from  all  entries  and  sales  of  such  lands,  after  deduc- 
tion of  expenses  of  surveying  and  selling  and  other  advances 
made  by  the  United  States,  should,  from  time  to  time,  be  in- 
vested in  some  secure  stocks,  redeemable  within  a  period  of 


not  more  than  twenty  years,  the  interest  whereon  the  United 
States  should  cause  to  be  annually  paid  to  the  Chickasaws ; 
and  whereas  by  the  fifth  article  of  the  treaty  of  June  22,  1855. 
it  was  agreed  between  the  United  States  and  the  Chickasaw 
Nation  that  the  United  States  should  continue  to  hold  in 
trust  the  National  Fund  of  the  Chickasaws,  and  constantly 
keep  the  same  invested  in  safe  and  profitable  stocks,  the  in- 
terest on  which  should  be  annually  paid  to  the  Chickasaw 
Nation ;  and  whereas  it  is  now  by  the  Confederate  States 
and  the  Chickasaw  Nation  ascertained  and  agreed  that  the 
following  sums,  part  of  the  said  fund  of  the  Chickasaws  arising 
from  the  sale  of  their  lands,  were  invested  by  the  late  United 
Stales,  were  part  thereof  in  bonds  and  stocks  of  certain  of  the 
States,  in  manner  following — that  is  to  say:  In  the  five  per 
cent  stock  of  the  State  of  Indiana  two  hundred  and  ten  thou- 
sand dollars ;  in  six  per  cent  stock  of  the  State  of  Maryland, 
lourteen  thousand  four  hundred  and  ninety-nine  dollars  and 
seventy-five  cents ;  in  six  per  cent  stock  of  the  State  of  Ten- 
nessee, one  hundred  and  seventy  thousand  six  hundred  and 
sixty-six  dollars  and  sixty-six  cents ;  in  six  per  cent  stock  of 
the  State  of  Arkansas,  ninety  thousand  dollars,  on  which  no  in- 
terest has  been  paid  since  July  i,  1842;  in  si.x  per  cent  stock  of 
the  State  of  Illinois,  seventeen  thousand  dollars;  in  six  per  cent 
stock  of  the  Richmond  &  Danville  Railroad,  guaranteed  by  the 
State  of  Virginia,  one  hundred  thousand  dollars;  and  in  six 
per  cent  stock  of  the  Nashville  &  Chattanooga  Railroad,  guar- 
anteed by  the  State  of  Tennessee,  five  hundred  and  twelve 
thousand  dollars ;  and  it  being  claimed  by  the  Chickasaws 
that  all  the  moneys  received  by  the  United  States  from  the 
sale  of  their  lands,  after  deduction  of  proper  disbursements 
out  thereof,  have  not  been  invested,  that  they  have  been 
charged  with  losses  and  expenses  which  should  properly  have 
been  borne  by  the  United  States,  and  that  in  many  cases  money 
held  in  trust  by  the  United  States  for  the  benefit  of  the  orphan 
and  incompetent  Chickasaws  had  been  wrongfully  paid  out  to 
persons  having  no  right  to  receive  the  same,  and  in  consequence 
of  which  complaints,  then  as  now  made,  it  was  agreed  by  the 
fourth  article  of  the  treaty  by  the  same  parties,  June  22,  1852, 
that  an  account  should  be  stated  as  soon  thereafter  as  prac- 
ticable, under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior, 
exhibiting  in  detail  all  the  moneys  which  had  from  time  to  time 
been  placed  in  the  treasury  to  the  credit  of  the  Chickasaw  Na- 
tion, resulting  from  the  said  treaties  of  1832  and  1834,  and  all 
the  disbursements  made  therefrom ;  and  that  to  the  account 
so  stated  the  Chickasaws  should  be  entitled  to  take  exceptions 
which  should  be  referred  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  who 
should  adjudicate  the  same  according  to  the  principle  of  law 
and  equity,  and  his  decision  should  be  final ;  and  it  was  also 
by  the  same  article  agreed  that  the  cases  of  wrongfully  made 
payments  should  be  investigated  by  the  Congress  of  the  United 
States  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior, 
and  if  any  person  had  been  defrauded  by  such  payments  the 
United  Stales  should  account  for  the  amount  so  misapplied, 
as  if  no  such  payment  had  been  made.  Therefore  the  Con- 
federate States  do  hereby  assume  the  duty  and  obligation  of 
collecting  and  paying  over  as  trustees  to  the  said  Chickasaw 
Nation  at  par  and  dollar  for  dollar  all  sums  of  money  accruing, 
whether  from  interest  or  capital,  of  the  said  bonds  or  stocks 
of  the  said  States  of  the  Confederacy,  or  of  stocks  guaranteed 
by  them  so  held  by  the  Government  of  the  United  States  in 
trust  for  the  Chickasaw  Nation,  and  will  pay  over  to  the  said 
nation  the  said  interest  and  capital,  as  the  same  shall  be  col- 
lected ;  and  the  said  Confederate  States  will  request  those 
States  to  provide,  by  legislation  or  otherwise,  that  the  capital 
and  interest  of  such  bonds  or  stocks  shall  not  be  paid  to  the 


Qoi>federate  Ueterao 


457 


Government  of  tlie  United  States,  but  to  the  Government  of 
the  Confederate  States  in  trust  for  the  Chickasaw  Nation. 
And  the  said  Confederate  States  do  hereby  guarantee  to  the 
said  Chickasavif  Nation  the  final  settlement  and  full  payment, 
upon  and  after  the  restoration  of  peace  and  the  establishment 
of  their  independence,  as  of  debts  of  good  faith  and  conscience, 
as  in  law  due  and  owing,  on  good  and  valuable  consideration, 
by  the  said  Confederate  States  and  the  other  of  the  United 
States  jointly  before  the  secession  of  any  of  the  States,  of  all 
sums  of  money  received  by  that  government  from  the  sales 
of  the  Chickasaw  lands  or  otherwise  however  in  trust  for  the 
Chickasaw  Nation  or  individuals  thereof  and  which  remain 
uninvested  or  which  it  expended  in  unwarranted  disbursements, 
or  in  the  payment  of  charges  or  expenses,  not  properly  charge- 
able to  the  Chickasaws  for  the  ascertainment  whereof  such 
account  shall  be  taken  after  the  restoration  of  peace,  by  or 
under  the  direction  of  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs,  as 
was  directed  by  the  fourth  article  of  the  treaty  of  June  22, 
1852,  and  in  accordance  with  the  legal  rules  for  stating  ac- 
counts of  trust  funds  and  investments ;  and  the  Confederate 
States  do  hereby  guarantee  to  the  Chickasaw  Nation  the  final 
settlement  and  full  payment  at  the  same  period  of  all  moneys 
belonging  to  the  orphans  or  incompetent  persons  or  to  other 
Chickasaws,  and  wrongfully  paid  by  the  United  States  to  per- 
sons unauthorized  to  receive  them,  and  for  that  reason  or  for 
any  other  not  yet  paid  to  the  proper  persons,  under  the  same 
fourth  article  of  the  treaty  last  mentioned,  as  quahfied  and 
limited  by  the  proviso  added  thereto  by  way  of  amendment, 
or  under  article  ten  of  the  same  treaty,  which  cases  shall  be 
investigated  by  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  or  by  the 
agent  under  his  direction.  And  they  also  guarantee  to  it  the 
final  settlement  and  full  payment,  after  the  same  period,  of  the 
said  sums  invested  in  United  States  stocks  and  the  said  sum 
of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  so  covered  into  the  treasury 
on  January  14,  1857,  and  of  any  other  sums  received  by  the 
government  and  now  held  by  it,  by  way  of  interest  on  or  as 
part  of  the  capital  of  any  of  the  bonds  or  stocks  of  any  of  the 
States  wherein  any  funds  of  the  Chickasaws  had  been  invested ; 
and  they  do  also  guarantee  to  it  the  final  settlement  and  full 
payment  at  the  same  period  -of  the  capital  and  interest  of  all 
bonds  and  stocks  of  any  of  the  Northern  States  in  which  any 
of  said  Chickasaw  funds  have  been  invested. 

Art.  l.VIII.  It  is  further  hereby  agreed  that  the  said  an- 
nuity, interest,  and  arrearages  hereby  assumed  and  agreed  to 
be  paid  by  the  Confederate  States  shall  be  applied  under  the 
exclusive  direction  of  the  Legislature  nf  the  Chickasaw  Nation 
to  the  support  of  their  government,  to  purposes  of  educa- 
tion, and  to  such  other  objects,  for  the  promotion  and  advance- 
ment of  the  impriivenient,  welfare,  and  happiness  of  the 
Chickasaw  people,  and  their  descendants,  as  shall  to  the  Leg- 
islature seem  good ;  and  the  capital  in  full  of  all  the  said 
bonds  and  stocks  of  States,  corporations,  and  the  United 
States,  and  the  principal  of  money  due  by  the  United  States 
shall  be  invested  or  reinvested  after  the  restoration  of  peace 
in  stocks  of  the  States  at  their  market  price,  and  in  such  as 
bear  the  highest  rate  of  interest,  or  be  paid  over  to  the  Chick- 
asaw Nation,  to  be  invested  by  its  authorities,  or  otherwise 
used,  applied,  and  appropriated  as  its  Legislature  may  direct, 
without  any  control  or  interference  on  the  part  of  any  depart- 
ment, bureau,  or  officer  of  thtf  Confederate  States. 

Art.  LIX.  It  is  hereby  further  agreed  that  no  claim  or  ac- 
count shall  hereafter  be  paid  by  the  Government  of  the  Con- 
federate States  out  of  the  Chickasaw  funds,  unless  the  same 
shall  have  first  been  considered  and  allowed  by  the  Chickasaw 
Legislature. 


Art.  LX.  Whereas  by  the  first  article  of  the  treaty  between 
the  United  States  of  America  and  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
Nations,  on  June  22,  1855,  it  was  provided  that  the  boundary 
of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  country  should  begin  "at  a 
point  on  the  Arkansas  River  one  hundred  paces  east  of  old 
Fort  Smith,  where  the  western  boundary  of  the  State  of 
.Arkansas  crosses  the  said  river,  and  run  thence  due  south  to 
the  Red  River,"  which  was  also  the  line  of  boundary  fixed  by 
the  treaties  of  January  20,  1825,  and  September  20,  1830 ;  and 
whereas  when  the  said  line  was  originally  run  between  the 
State  of  Arkansas  and  the  Choctaw  Nation  it  was  erroneously 
run  to  the  westward  of  a  due  south  line  from  that  point  of  be- 
ginning of  the  Arkansas  River;  and  whereas  when  the  said 
line  was  again  run  by  the  United  States,  after  the  making  ofthe 
said  treaty  of  June  22.  1855,  it  was  arbitrarily  ordered  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Interior,  in  violation  of  the  said  treaties,  that 
the  said  line  should  not  be  run  due  south  in  accordance  there- 
with, but  that  the  old  erroneous  line  should  in  lieu  thereof  be 
traced,  and  the  same  was  accordingly  done,  thus  leaving  with- 
in the  limits  of  the  State  of  Arkansas  a  strip  of  country  be- 
longing to  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  in  the  shape 
of  a  tri.mglc.  having  Red  River  for  its  base ;  and  whereas  all 
the  lands  contained  therein  that  are  of  any  value  were  sold  or 
granted  by  the  United  States,  and  are  chiefly  held  and  have 
been  improved  by  private  individuals,  it  is  therefore  agreed 
by  the  Confederate  -States  and  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
Nations  that  the  said  line  so  run  and  retraced  shall  be  perpet- 
uated as  the  line  between  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  country 
and  the  State  of  Arkansas,  and  that  the  said  triangular  tract 
of  land  shall  belong  to  and  continue  to  form  an  integral  part 
of  that  State,  and  all  titles  to  lands  therein,  from  and  under 
the  United  States,  be  confirmed.  And  it  is  further  agreed  that 
in  consideration  therefor  the  said  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
Nations  shall,  upon  the  restoration  of  peace  and  the  establish- 
ment and  recognition  of  the  independence  of  the  Confederate 
States,  be  paid  by  them  the  fair  value  of  the  lands  included  in 
the  said  tract  in  their  natural  state  and  condition  and  unim- 
proved, and  of  the  Salt  Springs  therein  at  the  date  of  the  said 
treaty  of  1855,  and  without  interest;  which  fair  actual  value 
shall  be  ascertained  by  a  commission  of  four  persons,  two  of 
whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the  President  of  the  Confederate 
States,  one  by  the  Choctaw  Legislature,  and  one  by  the  Chick- 
asaw Legislature,  and  the  expense  of  which  commission  shall 
be  borne  by  the  Confederate  Slates. 

Art.  LXI.  It  is  further  agreed  that  if  the  present  war  con- 
tinues the  Confederate  States  will,  upon  request  of  the  execu- 
tive of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations  respectively,  ad- 
vance to  the  Choctaw  Nation  the  sum  of  fifty  thousand  dollars, 
and  to  the  Chickasaw  Nation  two  thousand  dollars,  in  dis- 
charge of  so  much  of  the  money  due  to  each  respectively  by 
the  United  States,  and  will  invest  each  sum  in  the  purchase, 
for  each  nation  respectively,  of  such  arms  and  ammunition  as 
shall  be  specified  by  the  executive. 

Art.  LXII.  All  provisions  of  the  treaties  made  by  the  Choc- 
taws  and  Chickasaws,  or  either,  with  the  United  States,  under 
which  any  rights  or  privileges  were  secured  01  guaranteed  to 
the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation,  or  to  individuals  of  either, 
and  the  place  whereof  is  not  suppHed  by  any  provision  of  this 
treaty,  and  the  same  not  being  obsolete  or  no  longer  necessary, 
and  so  far  as  they  are  not  repealed,  annulled,  changed,  or  mod- 
ified by  subsequent  treaties  or  statutes,  or  by  this  treaty,  arc 
continued  in  force  as  if  the  same  had  been  made  with  the  Con- 
federate States. 

Art.  LXIII.    It  is  further  agreed  that  the  sum  of  two  thou- 


458 


Qoi)j-ederate  Ueterai}, 


sand  dollars  shall  be  appropriated  and  paid  by  the  Confed- 
erate States,  immediately  upon  the  ratification  of  this  treaty, 
to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  delegation  of  the  Choctaws  and 
Chickasaws  by  whom  this  treaty  has  been  negotiated,  and  that 
the  same  shall  be  paid  over  to  R.  M.  Jones  and  by  him 
equally  r'vided  among  the  members  of  the  said  delegation. 

Art.  XIV.  A  general  amnesty  of  all  past  offenses  against 
the  la  '^  of  the  '^iiited  States,  or  of  the  Confederate  States, 
committed  before  the  signing  of  this  treaty,  by  any  member 
of  the  Choctaw  or  Chickasaw  Nation,  as  such  membership  is 
defined  in  this  treaty,  is  hereby  declared;  and  all  such  per- 
sons, if  any,  charged  with  any  such  offense  shall  receive  from 
the  President  full  and  free  pardon,  and  if  imprisoned  or  held 
to  bail,  before  or  after  conviction,  be  discharged;  and  the 
Confederate  States  will  especially  request  the  States  of 
Arkansas  and  Texas  to  grant  the  like  amnesty  unto  all  offenses 
committed  by  any  Choctaws  or  Chickasaws  against  the  laws 
of  those  States  respectively,  and  request  the  Governor  of  each 
to  reprieve  or  pardon  the  same,  if  necessary. 

In  perpetual  testimony  whereof  the  aforesaid  Albert  Pike, 
as  commissioner  with  plenary  powers  on  the  part  of  the 
Confederate  States,  doth  now  set  his  hand  and  affix  the  seal 
of  his  arms,  and  the  undersigned  commissioners,  with  full 
powers  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations,  do  hereunto 
set  their  hands  and  affix  their  seals. 

Done  in  triplicate  at  North  Fork  village  place,  and  upon  the 
day,  in  the  year  1861,  aforesaid. 

Albert  Pike,  Commissioner  of  the  Confederate  States  of 
America. 

Robert  M.  Jones,  Sampson  Folsom,  Farbis  Leflore, 
George  W.  Haskins,  Allen  Wright,  Alfred  Wade,  Cole- 
man Cole,  William  B.  Pitchlyn,  McGee  King,  William 
King,  John  P.  Turnbull,  William  Bryant,  Commissioners 
of  the  Choctaw  Nation. 

Edmund  Pickens,  Holmes  Colbert,  James  Gamble,  Joel 
Kemp,  William  Kemp,  Winchester  Colbert,  Henry  C.  Col- 
bert, James  N.  McLish,  Martin  W.  Allen,  John  M.  John- 
son, Samuel  Colbert,  A.  Alexander,  Wilson  Frazier,  C. 
Columbus,  A.  Shalatubbe,  John  E.  Anderson,  Commission- 
ers of  the  Chickasaw  Nation. 

Duly  ratified  and  copies  exchanged  in  North  Fork  village 
July  12,  1S61. 

William  Queenseerry,  Secretary  of  the  Commission. 


HOIV  I  LOST  AND  RECOVERED  MY  HAT. 

extracts  from  the  account  by  chaplain  J.  WILLIAM  JONES. 

Every  old  soldier  of  the  Army  of  Northwestern  Virginia 
remembers  the  campaign  from  the  Wilderness  to  Peters- 
burg, when  Lee  outgeneraled  Grant  at  every  point,  and, 
despite  his  overwhelming  numbers  and  resources,  won  from 
him  a  series  of  splendid  victories.  And  we  all  remember  our 
life  in  the  trenches,  when,  with  starvation  rations  and  an  in- 
adequate supply  of  clothing,  less  than  40,000  men  had  to  guard 
forty  miles  of  breastworks  and  be  constantly  on  the  alert 
against  a  foe  more  than  four  times  our  numbers  and  abundant- 
ly supplied  with  rations,  clothing,  and  everything  necessary  to 
the  efficiency  of  an  army. 

The  opposing  lines  were  so  close  together  at  some  places 
that  the  penalty  of  any  exposure  of  the  person  was  death  or 
severe  wounds.  I  remember  going  one  day  to  the  lines  just 
south  of  the  Appomattox  to  visit  my  old  company  (D,  Thir- 
teenth Virginia  Regiment),  in  which  I  had  had  the  honor  of 
serving  the  first  year.  The  lines  were  so  close  together  that 
loud  talking  in  one  line  could  be  easily  heard  in  the  other. 


There  were  in  the  breastworks  immense  beams  with  port- 
holes for  the  muskets,  and  iron  shutters  to  protect  them  when 
no  firing  was  going  on.  I  was  looking  through  one  of  these 
portholes  at  "our  friends,  the  enemy,"  fearing  that  some  par- 
ticular bullet  might  strike  in  that  particular  hole  at  that  par- 
ticular time,  when  a  sudden  gust  of  wind  lifted  my  hat  and 
landed  it  in  between  the  lines.  It  was  a  new  blockade  hat,  for 
which  I  had  invested  some  $300 ;  but  I  gave  it  up  at  once,  as  I 
would  not  have  risked  going  after  that  hat  for  all  the  hats 
that  ever  ran  the  blockade.  I  was  on  my  way  to  the  bomb- 
proof of  a  friend  to  borrow  a  second-hand  hat — think  of  a 
second-hand  Confederate  hat  in  February,  1865 — when  my  old 
comrade,  George  Hauer,  came  up  and  iaid :  "Chaplain,  I'll  get 
your  hat."  His  proposition  to  get  my  hat  was  earnestly  de- 
clined, and  I  thought  that  I  had  dissuaded  him  from  the  un- 
dertaking, and  had  actually  borrowed  a  second-hand  hat  and 
was  about  to  leave  the  trenches,  when  the  brave  fellow  came 
up  with  a  proud  smile  md  said:  "Here  is  your  hat.  Chaplain." 

"Why,  how  did  you  get  it,  George?" 

"0,  I  crawled  down  the  trench  leading  to  the  picket  post, 
and  fished  it  in  with  a  pole." 

"Did  not  the  Yankees  see  and  shoot  at  you  ?" 

"Yes,  they  did,"  and  the  brave  boy  held  up  his  right  arm, 
with  which  he  had  worked  the  pole,  and  showed  a  number 
of  bullet  holes  through  the  sleeve.  He  added :  "I  reckon  they 
would  have  plugged  me  anyhow  before  I  could  get  the  hat, 
but  I  called  out ;  'Stop  your  foolishness,  Yank.  I  am  doing 
you  no  harm.  I  am  just  trying  to  get  my  Chaplain's  hat!' 
A  good-natured  fellow  replied :  'AH  right,  Johnny ;  I  will  not 
shoot  again  if  you  will  hurry  up  and  get  it  before  the  officer 
comes  with  the  relief.' " 

RECKLESS  AND    WICKED    WORDS   Of   SHERMAN. 

by    col.    JAMES    W.    BOWLES,   LOUISVILLE,    KY. 

I  see  that  Sherman  has  characterized  our  cavalrymen  and 
their  leaders  in  a  manner  much  more  discreditable  to  himself 
than  to  them,  so  preposterously  unjust  it  is.  He  says  in  his 
"Memoirs:"  "The  young  bloods  of  the  South,  sons  of  planters, 
lawyers  about  town,  good  billiard  players,  and  sportsmen,  who 
never  did  work  and  never  will.  .  .  .  They  care  not  a  sou 
for  niggers,  land,  or  anything — the  most  dangerous  set  of  men 
this  war  has  turned  loose  upon  the  world."  (If  he  had  said 
upon  my  men,  I  should  not  dispute  it,  and  that  was  just  what 
was  nettling  him.)  "They  have  no  past,  present,  or  future. 
They  are  splendid  riders,  first-rate  shots,  and  utterly  reckless. 
These  men  must  all  be  killed  or  employed  by  us  before  we  can 
hope  for  peace.  Stuart,  John  Morgan,  Forrest,  and  Jackson 
are  the  types  of  this  class.  They  have  no  property  or  future, 
and  therefore  cannot  be  influenced  by  anything  but  personal 
considerations." 

If  they  were  sons  of  planters  or  farmers,  how  is  it  that 
they  had  no  property  or  hope  of  ever  having  any?  If  they 
cared  "nothing  for  niggers,  land,  or  anything,"  how  was  it 
that  they  could  be  influenced  by  personal  considerations — 
bribes?  Are  these  nothing  in  the  ordinary  sense  of  the  term? 
And  how  could  he  say  that  such  sensible,  industrious,  high- 
toned,  honorable  gentlemen  as  Stuart,  Morgan,  Forrest,  and 
Jackson  were  types  of  the  men  he  so  loosely  describes?  He 
writes  like  a  crazy  man. 

Both  Morgan  and  Forrest  were  industrious  business  men  of 
means ;  and  were  they  alive,  they  would  be  well  off  and  en- 
joying a  wonderful  fame  and  popularity,  and  with  Stuart  and 
Jackson  they  would  have  had  a  brilliant  future,  even  had  they 
come  out  of  the  war  penniless.  Insurance  companies,  etc., 
even  in  the  North,  would  have  given  them  fine  salaries  simply 
for  the  weight  their  names  would  carry. 


Qopfederat^  l/eterap. 


459 


EULOGY  ON  OLD   VIRGlNL-l. 

Prof.  William  A.  Obenchain,  of  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  deliv- 
ered an  address  on  this  theme ;  and  the  Richmond  Times- 
Dispatch,  introducing  it,  says : 

"Wherever  a  Virginian  may  go,  and  in  whatever  portion 
of  the  habitable  globe  he  may  make  his  home,  he  never  ceases 
to  love  and  to  be  proud  of  the  land  of  his  nativity,  its  his- 
tory, achievements,  and  traditions.  No  true  Virginian  ever 
blushes  for  his  native  Stale,  and,  on  the  other  hand,  pro- 
claims with  pride  his  loyalty  to  her." 

Prof.  Obenchain's  Address. 

I  have  chosen  for  my  theme  on  this  occasion  Virginia,  and 
I  trust  that  in  my  tribute  to  that  grand  old  commonwealth, 
brief  as  it  shall  be,  I  may  be  able  to  utter  some  thought  that 
will  inspire  you  with  loftier  patriotism  and  stimulate  in  you  a 
greater  desire  for  one  of  the  noblest  of  studies,  the  history  of 
our  own  country. 

A  book  agent  who  stopped  recently  at  one  of  the  hotels  in 
our  little  city  said  to  the  clerk  the  next  morning  that  he  had 
had  a  remarkable  dream.  He  dreamed,  he  said,  that  he  was 
in  heaven,  and  that,  to  his  great  surprise,  he  saw  me  standing 
near  by,  heavily  chained.  In  answer  to  his  inquiry  what  that 
meant,  St.  Peter  said :  "Why,  if  we  were  to  turn  that  fool 
fellow  loose,  he  would  go  straight  back  to  Virginia.  ' 

I  have  no  recollection  of  any  conversation  or  remark  on  my 
part  that  could  have  suggested  such  a  dream.  I  am  proud  of 
my  native  State,  but  I  have  always  been  modest  in  her  praise. 
I  am  inclined  to  think,  therefore,  that,  in  the  words  of  Sheri- 
dan, in  his  speech  in  reply  to  Mr.  Dundas,  the  gentleman  must 
have  been  "indebted  to  his  memory  for  his  jests  and  his 
imagination  for  his  facts."  But,  dream  or  not,  it  is  a  good 
story. 

When  I  think  of  oJd  Virginia,  land  of  my  birth,  I  feel  that 

"Where'er  I  roam,  whatever  realms  to  see. 
My  heart,  untraveled,  fondly  turns  to  thee." 

Why  is  it  that  every  Virginian  is  so  proud  of  his  State? 
Why  does  he  love  her  fields  and  forests  and  streams,  her  hills 
and  valleys  and  mountains — every  foot  of  her  soil ;  in  fact, 
from  the  lowest  level  of  her  sea-beat  shore  to  the  summits  of 
her  highest  peaks?  Why  do  descendants  of  Virginians, 
wherever  found  and  however  remote,  speak  with  pride  of 
their  Virginia  anceslry?  Why  is  it  that  even  those  who  fought 
against  her  feel  fcr  her  more  tenderness  than  for  any  other 
State?  Because  cf  ler  chivalrous,  high-minded  men,  her  true, 
noble-hearted  vvom?n,  and  her  grand  old  civilization,  with  its 
hospitality  and  graciousness  of  social  life;  of  the  great  states- 
men and  soldiers  she  has  produced,  and  the  splendid  part  she 
has  played,  and  played  so  magnanimously,  in  the  history  of 
our  country.'  The  soil  of  no  other  State  has  been  the  theater 
of  so  many  great  historic  events.  The  history  of  no  other 
State  is  so  full  of  romantic  interest.  Her  citizens  have  been 
the  pioneers  of  other  States,  and  they  have  carried  with  them 
her  traditions  and  the  impress  of  her  institutions  wherever 
they  have  gone. 

Virginia  was  the  first  settled  of  all  the  colonies,  and  the 
linst  to  establish  representative  government  on  American  soil. 
Her  loyalty  to  Charles  H.,  in  the  days  of  Cromwell,  won  for 
her  the  proud  title  of  the  Old  Dominion.  Her  Nathaniel 
Bacon  struck  the  first  blow  against  political  and  religious  in- 
justice and  oppression  in  the  New  World,  and  her  Thomas 
Hansford,  one  of  Bacon's  bravest  followers,  was  "the  first 
martyr  to  American  liberty."  That  episode  in  her  history  has 
been  misnamed  "Racon"s  Rebellion."  It  was  really  inchoate 
revolution,  and  it  failed  of  success  only  because  it  was  just 
one  century  in  advance  of  the  limes. 


In  the  founding  and  upbuilding  of  this  mighty  republic  of 
ours,  Virginia  has  done  more  than  any  other  State.  Against 
the  mother  country  she  had  no  grievance  of  her  own.  but  she 
made  common  cause  with  Massachusetts. 

It  was  her  Patrick  Henry  who,  in  the  House  of  Burgesses, 
sounded  the  first  note  of  alarm  against  British  tyranny,  and. 
by  his  fiery  eloquence,  fanned  into  a  flame  the  spark  of  resist- 
ance ten  years  before  the  battle  of  Lexington  was  fought. 

Virginia  was  the  first  to  move  for  a  Continental  Congress, 
to  take  measures  against  the  assault  on  the  chartered  rights  of 
Massachusetts.  It  was  her  Richard  Henry  Lee  who  was  the 
author  of  the  famous  resolution  in  Congress.  June  7,  1776. 
"That  these  colonies  are,  and  of  right  ought  to  be,  free  and  in- 
dependent States."  It  was  her  Jeflferson  who  wrote  the  Decla- 
ration of  Independence.  It  was  her  Washington  who  com- 
manded the  armies  and  won  the  cause  of  the  patriots  in  the 
long  and  trying  War  of  Independence,  and  is  known  as  the 
"Father  of  His  Country." 

With  her  own  men  and  money  and  arms  she  conquered  the 
Northwest  Territory  and  held  it  in  possession,  and  it  was 
that  conquest  and  possession  that  enabled  our  commissioners 
at  the  treaty  of  Paris  to  make  good  their  contention  that  our 
Western  boundary  should  extend  to  the  Mississippi  River. 
And  that  territory,  to  which  she  alone  had  a  valid  title,  she 
afterwards  generously  ceded  to  the  United  States  for  the  ben- 
efit of  the  whole  Union. 

Virginia  was  the  first  State  in  the  Union  to  abolish  the  slave 
trade. 

It  was  an  act  of  her  Legislature  that  led  to  the  convention 
which  framed  the  Federal  Constitution,  and  saved  the  coun- 
try from  anarchy.  It  was  her  Madison  who  is  known  as  the 
"Father  of  the  Constitution."  To  the  lofty  character  and  per- 
sonal influence  of  her  Washington,  and  the  unshaken  confi- 
dence in  his  patriotism,  was  mainly  due  the  adoption  of  the 
Constitution;  and  it  was  her  Marshall  who,  as  Chief  Justice, 
gave  it  vitality  and  force. 

It  was  her  Jefferson  who,  with  wise  foresight,  brought  about 
our  first  expansion,  in  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  Terri- 
tory, an  empire  in  itself.  It  was  the  same  Jefferson  who  sent 
an  expedition  under  two  young  Virginians — Lewis  and  Clarke 
— to  the  far  Northwest,  and  thereby  strengthened  our  claims 
to  the  Oregon  Territory.  It  was  under  her  Monroe  that  our 
next  acquisition  of  territory  was  made,  in  the  purchase  of 
Florida.  It  was  her  sons,  Scott  and  Taylor,  who  commanded 
our  troops  in  Mexico,  and  won  victory  for  our  arms,  and  ad- 
ditional territory. 

Of  the  five  greatest  English-speaking  generals,  according  to 
the  ablest  of  English  military  critics,  Virginia  has  produced 
three;  Washington,  Lee,  and  Jackson.  And  one  of  the  ablest 
generals,  if  not  in  some  respects  the  ablest,  on  the  Federal 
side  in  the  War  between  the  States  was  also  a  Virginian  by 
birth — Gen.  George  Henry  Thomas. 

Of  the  twenty-five  Presidents  of  the  United  States,  seven 
were  born  on  Virginia  soil;  and  of  these,  five  were  residents 
of  the  State  at  the  time.     Surely  "old  Virginia  never  tires." 

In  the  early  days  of  secession  Virginia  took  a  conservative 
position,  notwithstanding  the  assault  on  her  peace  and  dignity 
and  the  murder  of  some  of  her  citizens  in  the  John  Brown 
raid.  With  characteristic  devotion,  the  majority  of  her  people 
were  opposed  to  disunion.  True  to  her  motherly  instincts, 
she  tried  to  act  as  a  mediator,  to  save  the  Union  and  avert  the 
horrors  of  civil  war.  She  proposed  the  Peace  Congress  that 
met  in  Washington  in  the  early  part  of  February,  1861, 
though  it  failed  of  its  purpose.  All  the  compromise  meas- 
ures proposed  "were  indignantly  and  insultingly  rejected." 
Still   hoping  and  persevering,  she  sent   later  a  delegation  of 


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Confederate  l/eterai), 


her  own  to  confer  with  Mr.  Lincoln,  but  received  from  him 
no  satisfactoiy  reply.  Instead  came  Mr.  Lincoln's  call  for 
75,000  men. 

X'lrginia  had  now  to  tight  for  or  against  her  Southern  sis- 
ters. There  was  no  other  aliernative.  Hesitating  no  longer, 
she  cast  her  lot  with  her  own  people  and  bared  her  bosom 
to  the  contest,  well  knowing  that  she  would  be  made  the  chief 
bat'.le  ground  of  the  war. 

And  \'irg!nia,  mother  of  Slates  and  statesmen;  old  Vir- 
ginia, not  only  just,  but  ever  generous,  unselfish,  and  mag- 
nanimous in  her  dealings  with  other  States;  grand  old  Vir- 
ginia, Jto  which  our  countrj'  owes  more  for  its  independence, 
frame  of  government,  growth,  and  greatness  than  to  any  other 
State  in  the  Union — is  the  only  State  that  has  been  torn 
asunder  and  robbed  of  part  of  her  territory  and  population,  by 
the  act  of  other  States  in  Congress,  against  her  will  and  in 
violation  of  the  principles  her  Washington  was  instrumental 
in  establishing,  and  of  the  Constitution  her  Madison  chiefly 
framed.  And  the  saddest  feature  of  all  is,  her  own  daughter 
aided  in  the  "political  rape  !" 

They  could  rob  her,  in  her  helplessness,  of  part  of  her  ter- 
ritory, but,  thank  God!  they  can  never  rob  her  of  one  jot  or 
tittle  of  her  glory.  L'nder  changed  conditions,  the  like  of  her 
old  social  fabric,  with  all  that  is  implied  in  the  phrase,  "the 
old  Virginia  gentleman,"  may,  alas !  never  be  seen  again  in 
our  land;  but  she  is  still  the  grand  Old  Dominion,  proud  of 
her  sons,  proud  of  the  part  she  took  in  the  winning  of  only 
independence,  proud  of  the  part  she  has  played  in  the  upbuild- 
ing of  our  country,  and  proud  ever  of  the  part  she  acted  in  the 
War  between  the  States.  Her  soil  has  been  reddened  with  the 
blood  not  only  of  men  of  almost  every  State  and  Territory  in 
the  Union  but  of  men  of  nearly  every  European  nationality ; 
and  all  her  battle  scars  are  scars  of  honor. 

Her  banner,  glorified  on  many  a  battlefield,  still  floats  out 
proudly  on  the  breeze,  untarnished  by  any  dishonorable  act. 
Her  escutcheon  is  without  blot  or  blemish,  and  in  its  warning 
motto,  "Sic  Semper  Tyrannis,"  is  breathed  the  undying  love 
of  liberty  and  the  unconquered  and  unconquerable  spirit  of 
her  people.  Her  glorious  history  is  inseparably  interwoven 
with  the  history  of  our  whole  country  from  its  earliest  set- 
tlement down  to  the  present  time,  and  the  fame  of  her  Wash- 
ingtons  and  her  Lees  and  her  Jacksons  will  lose  nothing  of 
its  luster,  but  gather  and  grow  as  the 
years  roll  on. 


"The  roses  nowhere  bloom  so  white 

As  in  X'irginia ; 
The  sunshine  nowhere  shines  so  bright 

As  in  Virginia ; 
The  birds  nowhere  sing  so  sweet. 
And  nowhere  hearts  so  lightly  beat. 
For  heaven  and  earth  both  seem  to  meet 

Down  in  Virginia. 

The  days  are  never  quite  so  long 

As  in  Virginia, 
Nor  quite  so  filled  with  happy  song 

As  in  Virginia; 
And  when  my  time  has  come  to  die. 
Just  take  me  back  and  let  me  lie 
Clo.se  where  the  James  goes  rolling  by. 

In  old  Virgijiia. 

There  is  nowhere  a  land  so  fair 

As  old  Virginia, 
So  full  of  song  and  free  of  care 

As  Old  Virginia ; 
And  I  believe  that  happy  land 
The  Lord's  prepared  for  mortal  man 
Is  built  exactly  on  the  plan 

Of  old  Virginia." 


THE  NAME  OF  (R.  E.)   LEE. 

BY  L.    C.    H.,   TO   SECRET.\RY    U.    D.    C. 

Keep,  Virginians,  keep  this  day, 
'Tis  your  heritage  for  aye ; 
Treasure  of  an  unknown  worth, 
Gav^  it  not  our  Lee  his  birth  ? 
Would  ye  seek  a  brighter  fame. 
Greater  or  more  glorious  name? 
Search  the  nation's  annals  through. 
Scan  all  future  archives  too. 


MISS    TEXA  JORDAN,  WHEELING,  W.  VA., 
Maid  of  Honor  to  New  Orleans  Reunion. 


MRS.  BUCHANAN,  MISS   M ARJORIE  C ATCHINGS,   BIRMINGHAM,  ALA., 

First  Vice  President  Tex.  Div.,  U.  D.  C.      Sponsor  4th  Div.,  U.  C.  V.,  Ala.,  New  Orleans  Reunion. 


Qopfederat^  l/eterai) 


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Grant  your  feeble  days  extend, 
Till  your  task  shall  have  an  end. 
When  dissolved  each  vale  and  hill. 
Ye  would  be  but  searching  still. 

Know  yc  none  surpass  our  chief, 
Stanchcr  than  the  wave-lashcd  reef, 
Firmer  than  the  oak  limbs'  joint, 
Truer  than  the  needle's  point. 

Tell,  then,  fathers,  tell  the  youth 
All  his  grandeur,  all  his  truth, 
All  his  tenderness  and  might, 
His  fidelity  to  right. 

Tell  them  how  he  strove  full  long 
To  redress  his  country's  wrong. 
How  not  once  he  flinched  before 
Cannon's  angry  shot  and  roar. 

How  he  stood  beneath  the  shell. 
Which  hurled  demons  as  it  fell. 
How  he  slaked  a  foeman's  thirst. 
How  he  blessed  the  lips  that  cursed. 

Ah,  kind,  noble,  generous  Lee ! 
Reverence  brims  our  hearts  for  thee. 
Rest  well  now,  the  strife  is  o'er ; 
Thy  loved  Southland  calls  no  more. 

But  ye  Southrons,  bless  that  sun 
Which  didst  bring  your  mighty  one. 
Let  your  love  with  pride  proclaim, 
Such  a  record,  such  a  name !" 


APTFR  THE  P.ITTLE. 

BY   W.    A.    CLARK,   AUGUSTA^   GA. 

The  touching  incident  recorded  in  the  following  verses  oc- 
curred on  a  bloody  Western  battlefield  in  the  old  war  days  in 
the  sixties.  Rev.  J.  B.  McFerrin,  formerly  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  and  now  in  heaven,  an  able  and  honored  minister  of 
the  Methodist  Church  and  for  four  years  a  Confederate  chap- 
lain in  the  Army  of  Tennessee,  was  the  Christian  hero  of  this 
pathetic  incident.  His  untiring  devotion  to  the  sick  and 
wounded  amid  the  dangers  and  hardships  of  camp  and  field 
are  gratefully  remembered  by  his  surviving  comrades,  while 
his  gentle  kindness  to  a  stricken  foe  will  be  embalmed  in  the 
loving  memory  of  every  veteran  of  both  the  blue  and  the  gray: 

'Twas  evening  on  the  battlefield; 

O'er  trampled  plain,  with  cirnagc  red, 
The  lines  in  blue  were  forced  to  yield, 

Leaving  their  dying  and  their  dead. 

All  day,  mid  storm  of  shot  and  shell. 

With  smoking  crest,  war's  crimson  tide 
Had  left  its  victims  where  they  fell, 

Nor  heeding  if  they  lived  or  died. 

And  now  the  cannon's  roar  was  dumb. 

The  "Rebel  yell"  was  hushed  and  still : 
The  shrieking  shell,  the  bursting  bomb 

Were  silent  all,  on  plain  and  hill. 

From  out  the  lines  of  faded  gray 
To  where  the  battle's  shock  was  spent, 

A  Rebel  chaplain  made  his  way. 
On  mercy's  kindly  mission  bent. 


He  knelt  beside  a  stricken  foe. 
Whose  life  was  ebbing  fast  away, 

.■\nd  then  in  gentle  words  and  low 
He  asked  if  he  might  read  and  pray. 

"No,  no,"  the  wounded  man  replied, 
"My  throat  is  parched,  itiy  lips  are  dry ;" 

And  in  his  agony  he  cried, 
"O,  give  me  water  or  111  die." 

The  chaplain  liurried  o'er  the  strand, 
And  in  the  stream  his  cup  he  dips. 

Then,  hastening  back,  with  gentle  hand 
He  pressed  it  to  his  w'aiting  lips. 

"Now  shall  I  read?"  he  asked  again. 

While  bleak  winds  blew  across  the  wold. 

"No,"  said  the  soldier  in  his  pain, 
"I'm  growing  cold,  I'm  growing  cold." 

Then  in  the  wintry  twilight  air 

His  coat  of  gray  the  chaplain  drew, 

Leaving  his  own  chilled  body  bare 
To  warm  the  dying  Ixiy  in  blue. 

The  soldier  turned  with  softened  look. 

With  quivering  lip  and  moistened  eye. 
And  said:  "If  you,  in  all  that  book, 

Can  find  for  nie  the  reasons  why 

A  Reliel  chaplain  such  as  you 

Should  show  the  kindness  you  have  shown 
To  one  who  wears  the  Union  blue, 

I'll  hear  them  gladly  every  one." 

In  tender  tones  the  good  man  read 
Of  love  and  life  beyond  the  grave. 

And  then  in  earnest  prayer  he  plead 
That  God  would  pity.  heal,  and  save. 

Above  the  "blue,"  above  the  "gray" 
Shone  no  cathedral's  lofty  spire. 

Yet  I  am  sure  the  songs  that  day 
Were  chanted  by  an  angel  choir. 

The  evening  darkened  into  night, 

The  shadows  fell  on  wood  and  strand. 

But  in  their  hearts  gleamed  fofter  light 
Than  ever  slionc  on  sea  or  land. 

And  ere  the  winter  night  was  o'er. 
Beyond  the  sunset's  purpled  hue, 

The  stars  ro.se  on  a  fairer  shore 
To  greet  the  dying  boy  in  blue. 

Long  years  have  come  and  gone  since  then. 
Long  years  the  good  man  lived  to  blejs 

With  kindly  deed  bis  fellow-men. 
And  then  to  die  in  perfect  peace. 

And  wlvn  in  hc.iven's  eternal  day 
They  met  before  His  throne  of  light. 

There  was  no  blue,  there  was  no  gray. 
For  both  were  robed  in  God's  own  white. 


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Qo^federat^  Ueteraij. 


CONFEDERATE  HISTORY. 
"How  can  Confederate  history  be  truthfully  taught, portrayed, 
and  preserved?"  inquires  Dr.  S.  H.  Stout,  of  Dallas,  Tex.,  who 
was  surgeon  and  medical  director  of  hospitals  for  the  C.  S.  A. 
of  Tennessee.    He  writes  about  it  as  follows : 

"Whether  the  many  false  impressions  touching  Confederate 
history  made  by  school  text-books,  newspaper  sensational 
sketches,  and  magazine  articles,  written  by  Northern  authors 
and  by  the  members  of  the  younger  generation  of  Southern 
men  and  women  who,  in  many  instances,  Iiave  followed  the 
lead  of  Northern  writers,  can  ever  be  removed,  is  a  problem 
of  grave  importance.  How  it  may  or  can  be  solved  has  been 
the  subject  of  serious  thought  by  many  of  us  old  Confederates, 
who  know  the  facts  that  provoked  the  secession  of  the  South- 
ern States  and  were  intelligent  actors  in  the  war  of  1861-65  on 
the  side  of  the  Confederacy. 

"Like  'swift  witnesses'  in  trials  for  felony,  who  volunteer 
to  testify  that  they  may  conceal  their  own  complicity  in  the 
commission  of  crime,  the  money  capitalists  of  the  North,  who 
provoked  the  Confederate  war  that  they  might  reap  a  harvest 
of  financial  advantages  therefrom,  even  before  that  war  had 
ended  utilized  the  millionaire  publishing  houses  and  hired 
authors  to  propagate  falsehoods  and  utter  them  for  the  pur- 
pose of  exciting  prejudice  against  the  motives  and  actions  of 
those  who  acted  on  the  Confederate  side.  Before  the  surren- 
der of  the  Confederate  arms  text-books  pretending  to  be 
veracious  histories  of  the  United  States  were  introduced  into 
the  schools  of  Tennessee  and  such  other  territory  (parts  of  the 
Southern  States)  as  were  earliest  sufferers  from  the  depre- 
dations of  the  carpetbaggers  and  their  fanatical  missionaries, 
whose  support  was  furnished  by  wealthy  financiers  greedy  to 
perpetuate  the  advantages  of  excessive  tariff  schedules  and  the 
banking  system  that  were  the  spawn  of  Federal  necessity  in 
the  waging  of  war  against  the  Southern  States.  Thus  it  early 
came  to  pass  that  falsehoods  piled  upon  falsehoods  were  in- 
truded upon  the  attention  of  readers  as  truthful  history.  Can 
the  falsehoods  ever  be  refuted,  and  the  minds  of  readers  of 
them  now  beclouded  by  'swift  witnesses'  ever  be  truly  en- 
lightened? 

"This  question  may  be  answered  in  the  affirmative  if  the 
living  Confederates,  though  many  of  them  are  now  bowed 
down  with  the  weight  of  years,  do  their  duty  to  themselves, 
and  with  pen  record  truthfully  the  knowledge  of  facts  and 
events  of  which  they  are  themselves  cognizant,  see  that  truth- 
ful histories  are  put  into  the  hands  of  their  children  and  grand- 
children, and  that  those  historical  novels,  such  as  'The  Crisis,' 
written  to  defend  the  foreigners  who,  without  the  warrant  of 
Constitution  or  law,  under  their  abolition  leader  captured 
Camp  Jackson,  inaugurated  for  the  training  of  the  Missouri 
State  militia,  be  suppressed.  This  capture  was  a  feat  that  could 
have  been  accomplished  only  by  ignorant  'Black  Dutch'  under 
the  leadership  of  fanaticism,  and  employed  by  usurping  mili- 
tary men.  Many  of  the  descendants  of  Confederate  soldiers 
have  been  led  by  the  cunning  of  the  financiers  to  believe  that 
'The  Crisis'  as  an  historical  novel  truly  ventilates  the  animus 
of  the  people  of  St.  Louis  and  the  State  of  Missouri  at  the 
time  Camp  Jackson  was  captured. 

"Of  the  historical  narratives  written  by  intelligent  real  actors 
in  the  war  on  the  Confederate  side,  the  book  written  by  Gen. 
Samuel  G.  French,  entitled  'Two  Wars :  An  Autobiography,' 
is,  in  the  estimation  of  this  writer,  the  most  accurate  state- 
ment of  facts  and  events.  It  ought  to  be  in  the  home  of  every 
Confederate  family,  and  be  studied  by  the  junior  members  there- 
of. Though  not  pretending  to  write  a  complete  history,  the 
author  conscientiously  states  facts  as  he  personally  observed 


them,  and  truthfully  records  events  as  he  witnessed  them  when 
transpiring.  The  .<itudy  of  this  book  will  tend  to  excite  a 
desire  on  the  part  of  the  reader  to  learn  more  of  the  facts 
of  the  history  of  the  great  Confederate  war.  It  is  written  in 
such  a  style  that  the  junior  reader  can  catch  from  it  the  true 
animus  of  the  Confederates,  and  learn  why  their  armies  and 
navy  made  for  four  years  so  long  and  gallant  a  defense  against 
.great  odds  as  to  numbers  and  resources. 

"History  is  often  spoken  of  as  'philosophy  teaching  by  ex- 
ample.' This  aphorism  cannot  be  acknowledged  to  be  truth- 
ful by  the  students  of  our  schools,  whose  study  of  history  is 
confined  to  the  meager  outlines  of  history  placed  in  their  hands 
and  in  our  schools,  public  and  private.  For  those  text-books 
are  but  the  dry  bones  of  the  history  of  the  country,  or  epoch, 
they  only  pretend  to  outline. 

"Besides  such  works  as  Gen.  French's  autobiography,  we 
need  a  multiplicity  of  historical  novels  or  romances  by  authors 
acquainted  with  the  facts  of  Confederate  history  and  qualified 
by  intellectuality,  association,  and  tradition  to  teach  tlirough 
creations  of  the  imagination  the  true  animus  of  the  people  of 
our  Southland  and  of  our  great  statesmen  and  heroes,  and  the 
philosophy  of  the  history  enacted  by  them,  which  was  so  glori- 
ously wise  in  colonial  times,  so  promotive  of  free  institutions, 
and  achieved  so  much  in  extending  and  broadening  the  area 
of  freedom  on  the  North  American  continent. 

"Among  the  historical  novels  that  ought  to  be  found  in  every 
Southern  family  is  Thomas  Dixon's  'Leopard  Spots.'  It  is, 
under  guise  of  romance,  a  truthful  unveiling  of  the  oppressions 
and  insults  endured  by  the  Southern  people  under  the  reign  of 
the  dishonest,  marauding  carpetbaggers  of  the  reconstruc- 
tion period  after  the  war  of  the  sixties.  There  is  not  a  ficti- 
tious name  in  the  book  that  had  not  its  existence  in  the  real 
life  of  that  most  disgraceful  period  in  the  history  of  American 
civilization.  That  book  is  therefore  worthy  of  the  study  of 
adults  seeking  to  learn  the  philosophy  of  the  history  of  that 
period  of  misrule  in  the  South.  The  patience  of  Southern 
men  and  women  under  that  misrule  is  suggestive  of  profound- 
est  thought  to  all  students  of  the  philosophy  of  history.  The 
organization  of  the  Kuklux  Klan  saved  Christian  civilization 
in  the  rural  sections  of  the  South. 

"There  is  another  novel  by  a  Southern  author,  young  in  years, 
who  was  born  and  reared  in  the  valley  of  the  Tennessee  River 
in  North  Alabama,  in  close  neighborhood  with  the  blue  lime- 
stone basin  of  Middle  Tennessee.  This  region  was  the  first 
cotton-growing  section  the  invading  Federals  penetrated.  The 
thrift  and  independence  of  the  white  families  there  excited  the 
envy  of  avaricious  soldiers  and  trading  camp  followers  of  the 
Federal  Gen.  Mitchell,  "the  stargazer,"  Turchin  (the  Ger- 
man), Dodge,  and  Wheeler.  The  abundance  of  the  food 
products  there  was  wonderful,  and  that  abundance  fostered  a 
spirit  of  hospitality  never  excelled,  if  ever  equaled,  in  any  sec- 
tion of  the  country.  This  abundance  also  tended  to  excite 
the  avaricious  greed  of  the  invaders,  and  made  them  yearn  to 
supersede  the  landholders  in  the  occupation  of  their  farms  and 
plantations.  The  happiness,  comfort,  and  contentment  of  the 
slave  were  a  disappointment  to  the  fanatics  of  the  Federal 
army.  To  alienate  the  affection  of  the  slaves  for  the  whites 
was  therefore  the  aim  of  the  policy  of  the  Federals  in  in- 
troducing before  the  war  ended  the  Freedman's  Bureau  agents 
to  harass  the  negroes  into  leaving  their  white  people  by  herd- 
ing them  on  a  large  farm  where  they  died  by  the  thousands 
while  the  officers  in  charge  were  stealing  from  the  Federal 
government. 

"It  was  in  Limestone  County,  Ala.,  that  Miss  Maia  Pettus, 
the  author   of  the  historical   novel   entitled  the  'Princess  of 


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Glenndale,'  \  ts  born.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  A.  Pettus, 
who  was  ;.  loy  soldier  in  his  teens  at  the  close  of  tlie  war, 
and,  though  dependent  for  much  information  upon  the  narra- 
tives of  parents  and  grandparents,  Miss  Pettus  has  certainly 
been  fortunate  in  weaving  into  her  story  many  historical  in- 
cidents which  transpired  in  that  neighborhood  and  many 
scenes  and  events  which  are  well  known  and  remembered  by 
her  seniors. 

"The  pictures  she  draws  of  scenes  in  and  about  a  large  South- 
ern plantation,  with  its  numerous  contented  and  happy  slaves, 
are  true  m  every  lineament.  The  master  was  a  gentleman  of 
the  old,  high-toned  Southern  type — one  of  many  whose  wont 
was  to  exercise  large  hospitality  in  an  unstinted  way,  and  to 
treat  all  his  dependents  with  honorable  and  charitable  consid- 
eration in  all  of  his  intercourse  with  them. 

"The  heroine  of  the  novel,  the  Princess,  is  a  typical  young 
lady  of  her  class,  and  her  character  is  drawn  with  skill.  In 
the  various  phases  of  the  fortune  of  the  Princess  the  skill  of 
the  author  is  always  patent,  and  the  characteristics  of  the 
pure,  refined,  and  educated  young  Southern  woman  of  the 
olden  time  are  truthfully  and  happily  portrayed.  Incidents  of 
the  story  and  the  events  narrated  sometimes  excite  the  sensi- 
tive reader  to  tears;  nor  is  the  author  without  skill  in  arousing 
the  sense  of  the  ludicrous. 

"This  book  offers  a  feast  for  the  adult  student  of  history, 
and  affords  a  good  opportunity  for  the  young  student  of  either 
sex  to  gather  some  idea  of  the  true  mission  of  the  historian, 
and  lo  inspirit  him  to  catch  the  animus  of  the  times  when  and 
the  people  among  whom  the  events  it  is  the  province  of  the 
truthful  historian  to  record  may  have  transpired. 

"The  'Princess  of  Glenndale'  is  a  work  that  can  be  profitably 
utilized  by  the  aged  Confederate  soldier  because  of  his  natural 
fondness  for  reminiscences  of  the  time  in  which  he  was  an 
heroic  actor.  From  it,  too,  the  studious  schoolboy  or  school- 
girl can  learn  the  true  causes  of  the  war,  related  in  such 
language  as  the  young  student  can  comprehend,  and  so  tiuth- 
fully  and  logically  as  to  command  the  approval  of  adiili  read- 
ers. 

"As  a  work  of  genius,  the  'Princess  of  Glenndale'  is  destined 
to  outlive  this  generation.  As  a  text-book  for  the  study  of 
the  spirit  of  the  history  of  the  time  in  which  the  Princess 
lived,  and  the  philosophy  of  the  actors  in  the  war  in  that  re- 
gion, the  'Princess  of  Glenndale'  offers  large  gleanings  for  the 
gathering  of  the  honest  student  in  future  times." 


The  Book  "Is  Davis  a  Traitor?" — Replying  to  the  inquiry 
for  a  copy  "f  the  book  "Is  Davis  a  Traitor?"  Capt.  John  J. 
Hood,  of  Meridian,  Miss.,  wrote  sometime  ago  that  he  has 
a  copy,  and  of  it  says:  "It  was  published,  the  second  edition, 
in  1879.  by  Logan  D.  Dameron,  manager  of  the  Advocate 
Publishing  Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Dr.  Bledsoe,  the  author, 
was  one  of  the  most  learned  and  profound  scholars  of  the 
South.  He  was  as  conversant  with  the  Constitution  and  all 
that  it  compassed  as  Webster,  Calhoun,  or  Mr.  Davis,  and 
his  argument  in  this  book  is  unanswerable.  It  is  lucid,  log- 
ical, and  convincing.  It  ought  to  be  a  text-book  in  every 
school  in  the  South,  and  should  be  alongside  Mr.  Davis's 
'Rise  and  Fall  of  the  Confederate  States'  in  every  home.  The 
United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  and  the  Sons  of  Con- 
federate Veterans  are  now  the  custodians  and  guardians  of  the 
richest  heritage  of  the  South  and  the  past  history  of  this  peo- 
ple. The  history  of  the  great  cause  is  in  their  keeping,  and 
they  alone  can  perpetuate  a  memory  of  the  deeds  and  hero- 
ism and  hold  reverentially  sacred  the  chivalry  and  stainless 
honor  of  the  old  Confederates  hy  placing  in  the  hands  of  their 


children  and  their  children's  children  the  books  that  state  cor- 
rectly facts  of  history,  and  especially  should  they  see  to  it 
that  the  'Rise  and  Fall  of  the  ConfeJerate  Government'  goes 
into  every  home,  a  monument  to  deeds  of  ancestral  valor  that 
should  he  graven  in  gold." 

This  book  should  not  only  be  in  every  Southern  library  and 
school,  but  in  every  home  alongside  the  Bible.  It  should  be 
taught  by  fathers  to  their  sons  and  daughters,  so  there  may 
be  no  break  in  the  continuity  of  devotion  to  that  ever-living 
cause,  loyalty  to  which  has  been  the  brightest  jewel  in  the 
diadem  of  this  glorious  Southland,  In  this  work  are  incar- 
nated the  sacred  touch  and  gentle  spirit  of  the  sainted  "Daugh- 
ter of  the  Confederacy,"  wrought  there  during  years  of  her 
untiring  devotion  to  her  father,  her  constant  and  unselfish 
ministration  to  him  in  his  declining  years  of  isolation,  her 
filial  help  in  his  literary  labors,  and  her  absolute  consecration 
of  her  splendid  womanhood  to  his  companionship  and  solace. 
What  a  great  work !  What  a  heritage,  bearing  on  its  face 
an  imperishable  monument  to  the  peerless  womanhood  of  the 
South!  Will  they  cherish  it?  Will  they  perpetuate  it?  I 
answer  for  them :  Yes !  For  they  have  always  been  true  to 
the  heroes  who  battled,  bled,  and  died  for  the  immortal  trin- 
ity— Principle,  Honor,  and  Womanhood. 


SONGS  OF  THE  SIXTIES. 
It  is  the  plan  of  the  Veteran  to  publish  from  time  to  time 
songs  that  were  so  popular  in  the  South  during  the  days  of 
war.     Herewith  is  a  familiar  one  that  was  kindly  sent  by  Mrs. 
J.  A.  King,  of  Eagle  Lake,  Tex. : 

Wait  for  the  Wagon. 
Come,  all  you  sons  of  freedom,  and  join  our  Southern  band ; 
We're  going  to  fight  the  enemy,  and  drive  them  from  the  land. 
The  South  is  our  motto  and  Providence  our  guide ; 
So  jump  into  the  wagon,  and  we'll  all  take  a  ride. 

Chorus. 
Wait  for  the  wagon,, 
The  dissolution  wagon; 
The  South  is  our  wagon, 
.'\nd  we'll  all  take  a  ride. 

Secession  is  our  password,  and  our  rights  we'll  all  demand. 
And  to  defend  our  firesides  we  pledge  our  hearts  and  hands. 
Jeff  Davis  is  our  President,  with  Stephens  by  his  side ; 
Brave  Beauregard,  our  general,  will  join  us  in  the  ride. 

Our  wagon's  plenty  large  enough,  our  running  gear  is  good ; 
It's  stuffed  with  cotton  round  the  sides,  and  made  of  Southern 

wood. 
South  Carolina  is  the  driver,  with  Georgia  by  her  side; 
Virginia  will  hold  our  flag  up,  and  we'll  all  take  a  ride. 

There're  Tennessee  and  Texas  also  in  the  ring — 
They  wouldn't  have  a  government  where  cotton  isn't  king. 
Alabama,  too,  and  Florida  have  long  ago  replied ; 
Mississippi's  in  the  wagon,  anxious  for  a  ride. 

Kentucky  and  Maryland  are  slow — 
They  must  join  us  ere  long,  or  where  will  they  go? 
The  Missouri  boys  are  ready  to  join  our  noble  tide ; 
So  come  along,  brave  Jackson,  and  join  us  in  the  ride. 

Our  cause  is  just  and  holy,  our  men  are  brave  and  true; 
To  whip  the  Lincoln  invaders  is  all  we  have  to  do. 
God  bless  our  noble  army!    In  Him  we  all  confide; 
So  jump  into  the  wagon,  and  we'll  all  take  a  ride. 


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Qoijfederate  l/eterai). 


THE  SUCCESS  OF  DEFEAT. 

A  memorial  service  of  the  General  Turner  Ashb_\-  CamiJ, 
No.  240  U.  C.  v.,  held  in  Christ  Episcopal  Church,  Win- 
chester, Va..  April  19,  1903,  was  as  fullows:  Hymn.  "On- 
ward, Christian  Soldiers.'"  choir;  Prayer.  Rev.  Henry  M. 
White,  D.D.;  Introductorj'  Address.  Commander  E.  T. 
Barton;  Roll  Call  of  the  Dead  of  the  Camp,  Adjutant  P. 
W.  Boyd.  Other  hymns  sung  were:  "God  Moves  in  a  Mys- 
terious Way,"  "Rock  of  .\ges,"  and  "Nearer,  My  God,  to 
Thee."'  Scriiiture  Reading-.  1  Cor.  xv.  20-58.  Rev.  Nelson  P. 
Dame. 

Rev.    Chas.    D.    Bulla   delivered    the   following'   orati  n: 

"Sir  Walter  Scott  tells  the  story  of  Robert  Patersou. 
that  loving  admirer  of  the  Covenanters,  who  devoted  his 
time  and  energies  without  fee  or  reward  to  the  restoration 
of  their  monuments.  The  touch  of  time  had  mossed  the 
marble  on  which  their  names  were  chiseled  and  their 
virtues  recited,  and  these  names  were  passing  into  ob- 
livion. Then  Old  Mortality,  as  Paterson  came  to  be  called, 
wandered  over  Scotland's  kirkyards,  scraping  away  the 
moss,  chiseling  anew  the  letters  and  sacred  story  of  the 
men  who  saved  the  liberties  and  faith  of  Auld  Scotia. 
Thus  he  traveled  for  forty  years  till  he  was  found  on  the 
highway  in  Dumfriesshire,  dy'aig.  his  oil  white  pony, 
the  companion  of  all  his  wanderings,  standing  by  the 
side  of  his  master.  This  religious  itineiant  considered 
himself  as  fulfilling  a  sacred  duty  while  renewing  to  the 
eyes  of  posterity  the  decaying  emblems  of  the  zeal  and 
sufferings  of  their  forefathers,  and  thereby  trimniino-,  as 
it  were,  the  beacon  light  which  was  to  warn  future  gen- 
erations to  defend  their  religion,  even  unto  blond. 

"We  are  here  to-day  for  much  the  same  sort  of  work — 
to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  heroes.  A  memorial  serv- 
ice in  Winchester,  April  nineteenth.  The  day  is  signifi- 
cant. It  was  on  the  nineteenth  of  April  that  a  body  of 
American  soldiers,  organized  under  legal  authority,  re- 
sisted British  aggression  at  Concord,  Mass.,  the  first  bat- 
tle ground   of   American   independence. 

'By  the  rude  bridge  that  arched   the   flood. 

Their  flag  to  April's  breeze  unfurled, 
Here  once  the  ei^battled  farmers  stood. 

And  fired  the  shot  heard  round  the  world.' 

"And  \^'inchester  is  an  appropriate  place  for  a  memorial 
service.  Fair  Daughter  of  the  Shenandoah,  you  will  be 
honored  and  sung  by  generations  unborn,  because  in  the 
heart  of  your  mourning  beauty  first  flamed  that  fine  senti- 
ment which  expressed  itself  in  memorial  blooms  on  the 
ground  where  defeated  valor  lies. 

"On  this  day,  full  of  sad  memories,  we  bring  the  tribute 
of  our  tears.  We  sorrow,  but  not  as  those  who  have  no 
comfort,  for  glory  stands  beside  our  grief;  grief  it  is,  yet 
it  is  glory  none  the  less  that  lifts  on  high  a  chaplet  from 
the  sons  of  grief.  Our  tribute  is  more  than  an  expression 
of  sectional  feeling;  it  is  the  voice  of  that  sentiment  of 
admiration  which  responds  to  greatness  in  men.  By  this 
memorial  service  we  say  that  to  stand  and  suffer  for  the 
sake  of  conscientious  convictions,  as  did  these  men  in 
gray,  of  the  sixties,  is  an  act  of  courage  to  be  honoied 
forever. 

"These  were  the  men  who  followed  Stonewall  Jackson 
to  battle!  Jackson — like  your  own  Ashby — in  battle,  as 
impetuous  as  a  thunderbolt;  in  camp,  as  gentle  as  a  wom- 
an.    Jackson — the  praying  soldier,  whom  God  had  to  re- 


move before  He  could  give  victory  to  Union  armies.  And 
these  were  the  men  who  followed  the  matchless  Lee! 
Lee — the  pattern  gentleman  of  the  South;  the  devout 
Christian,  always  attentive  to  the  dictates  of  duty  and 
honor.  Lee — who,  when  President  Lincoln  offered  him 
the  command  of  the  army  which  was  to  act  against  the 
South,  said:  'I  can  take  no  part  in  an  inoasion  of  the  South- 
ern States.'  Lee — that  Virginian  of  Virginians,  who  loved 
the  South  with  a  true  and  noble  devotion,  and  if  armieB 
are  to  be  sent  against  her  he  must  defend  her,  and  so  de- 
liberately turned  liis  back  on  wealth  and  fame  and  power, 
choosing  rather  to  suffer  aiHictiin  with  his  own  people; 
and 

'Forth  from  its  scabbard,  pure  and  bright. 

Flashed  the  sword  of  Lee! 
Par  in  the  front  of  the  deadly  fight. 
High  o'er  the  brave  in  the  cause  of  Right; 
Its  stainless  sheen,  like  a  beacon  light. 

Led  on  to  victory. 
Forth  from  its  scabbard,  high  in  air. 

Beneath  Virginia's  sky — 
And  they  who  saw  it  gleaming  there, 
And  knew  who  bore  it,  knelt  to  swear 
That  where  that  sword  led  they  would   dare 

To  follow — and  to  die. 
Out  of  its  scabbard!     Never  hand 

Waved  sword  from  stain  as  free. 
Nor  purer  sword  led  braver  band. 
Nor  braver  bled  for  a  brighter  land. 
Nor  brighter  land  had  a  cause  so  grand. 
Nor   cause  a  chief  like  Lee!" 

"Brave,  uncomplaining,  marching  steadily  on  against 
four  times  their  numbers,  these  men  in  steel-tipped  lines 
of  gray  gave  up  their  lives  for  tlieir  homes  and  homeland. 

"In  the  crypt  of  St.  Paul's  Cathedral,  London,  rests  the 
body  of  that  architect.  Sir  Christopher  Wren.  A  tablet 
above  bears  the  appropriate  inscription,  'Si  mo'iiimentmn 
requiris,  dreumsince' — If  you  seek  a  monument,  look 
around.  There  it  was,  the  new  St.  Paul's,  one  of  the  finest 
cathedrals  in  the  world,  upon  which  he  had  worked  thirty- 
five  years.  I  write  this  inscription  for  these  veterans  to- 
day. This  valley,  covered  with  blossom-banners  of  arple 
and  peach  and  cherry;  land  of  schools  and  churches  and 
happy  homes — it  was  for  tliis  land  that  tliese  heroes  went 
forth  to  battle.  If  you  seek  their  montiment,  look  around 
upon  this  fairyland  of  sunshine  and  flowers. 

"We  chant  with  Father  Ryan  his  pathetic  lines: 
Furl   that   banner,   softly,   slowly  1 
Treat  it  gently — it  is  holy. 

For  it  droops  above  the  dead. 
Touch  it  not — unfold  it  never: 
Let  it  droop  there,  ftirled  forever — 
For  its  people's  hopes  are  fled! 

"Well,  veterans,  our  banner  was  conquered,  but  our 
cause  was  not  lost;  you  and  your  fallen  comrades  did  not 
suffer  in  vain;  the  life  blood  of  hutidreds  of  thousands  of 
the  slain,  that  flowed  in  crimson  rivulets  toward  the  rivers 
and  toward  the  sea,  was  not  wasted;  like  the  perfume  of 
Mary's  alabaster  box,  its  fragrance  fills  our  Southland, 
and  penetrates  the  souls  of  her  sons,  inspiring  a  holy 
patriotism. 

"When  Robert  Bruce,  hero  of  Bannockburn,  died,  his 
heart  was  embalmed  and  placed  in  a  silver  casket  and  en- 


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trusted  to  Sir  James  Douglas,  to  be  carried  to  Palestine 
and  buried  in  Jerusalem.  Douglas  was  killed  fighting 
against  the  Moors  in  Spain,  and  the  sacred  relic  of  Bruce 
with  the  body  of  its  devoted  champion  was  taken  to  Scot- 
land and  buried  at  Melri)se.  Before  Douglas  frll,  he 
loosed  the  casket  from  about  his  neck,  and  throwing  it 
amid  his  fierce  assailants,  extaimed:  'And  thou,  brave 
heart  of  Bruce,  go  first  in  fight  as  thou  wast  wont,  and 
Douglas  will  folh>w  thee  and  die.'  So,  when  hard  pressed 
in  the  conflicts  of  life,  the  sons  of  these  veterans  will  hold 
before  them  the  heroism  of  their  noble  sires,  and  follow, 
and,  if  need  be.  die  for  the  right. 

"Franl<lin  said:  'If  you  would  not  be  forgotten  as  soon 
as  you  are  dead,  either  write  things  worth  reading,  or  do 
things  vvortli  writing.'  The  story  of  vvliat  these  men  did 
has  been  read  around  the  world — 

Nor  shall  their  glory  be  forgot 
While  Fame  her  record  keeps, 

Or  Honor  points  th«  hallowed  spot 
Where  Valor  proudly  sleeps. 

Nor  wreck,  nor  change,  nor  Winter's  blight 

Nor  time's  remorseless  doom. 
Shall  dim  one  ray  of  glory's  light 
That  gilds  their  deathless  tomb. 
"In  a  few  years  'taps'  will  have  sounded  for  us  all;  cen- 
turies will  come  and  go;   civilizations  grow  old  and  pass 
away;   the  earth  burn  into  a  cinder,  and  the  heavens  be 
rolled  up  as  a  scroll;  but  so  long  as  God  remembers,  the 
men  who  follow  honor,  veering  not,  through  all  Time's 
Junes  and  through  all  Time's  Decembers  will  not  be  for- 
got.    God   grant    that   the    'reveille'    of   the   resurrection 
morning  may  summon  us  all  to  Heaven's  roll  call. 

"During  a  sea  fight  between  the  Chilian  and  Peruvian 
navies  in  1879,  Admiral  Miguel  Grau  was  killed  at  his  post 
in  the  conning-tower  of  the  Peruvian  iron-clad  'Iluusrur.' 
Only  fifty  of  the  crew  and  company  came  out  unhurt;  the 
vessel  was  disabled  and  captured.  To  this  day,  at  every 
general  muster  of  a  Peruvian  army  division,  at  every 
monthly  inspection  on  the  ships  comprising  the  fleet,  the 
name  of  Grau  is  the  first  lo  be  heard  in  the  roll  call.  An 
officer  stejis  forward,  lifts  his  hat,  points  upward,  and 
answers:  'Absent,  but  accounted  for.  He  is  witli  the 
heroes.'  As  your  Adjutant  called  the  roll  of  your  fifty 
dead  comrades  to-day,  a  solemn  hush  fell  upon  this  assem- 
bly. In  the  holy  calm,  methinks  I  heard  a  voice  soft 
and  low,  like  music  sounding  from  afar,  answering  for 
these  heroes:  'Absent.  They  are  among  the  immortals.'  " 
The  benediction  was  pronounced  by  Chaplain  John  P. 
Hyde. 
"I  sing  the  hymn  of  the  conquered,  who  fell  in  the  battle 

of  life— 
The  hymn   of  the  wounded,  the  beaten,   who  died   over- 
whelmed in  the  strife: 
Not   the  jubilant  song  of  the  victors,  for  whom   the  re- 
sounding acclaim 
Of  nations  was  lifted  in   chorus,  whose  brows  wore  the 

chnplet  of  fame — 
But  the  hymn  of  the  low  and  the  humble,  the  weary,  the 

broken  in  heart. 
Who  strove  and  who  failed,  acting  bravely  a  silent  and 

desperate  part; 
Whose  youth  bore  no  flower  on  its  branches  whose  hopes 
burned  in  ashes  away: 


From  whose  hands  slipped  the  prize  they  had  grasped  »t: 
who  stood  at  the  dying  of  day 

With  the  work  of  their  life  all  around  them,  uplifted,  un- 
heeded, alone; 

With  death  swooping  down  o'er  their  failure,  and  all  but 
their  faith  overthrown." 


THE  FIRST  CQN FEDERATE  OF  GEORGIA. 

Thirteen  years  ago  the  surviving  members  of  the  First 
Confederate  Regiment  of  Georgia  organized  an  association, 
and  since  then  have  been  holding  annual  reunions  in  Chicka- 
mauga  Park.  After  the  erection  in  the  park  of  the  Georgia 
monument,  which  is  one  of  the  most  imposing  on  that  historic 
battlefield,  the  reunions  were  located  at  its  base.  This  regi- 
ment was  of  J.  K.  Jaclcson's  Brigade  of  Cheatham's  Division, 
and  participated  in  the  two  days'  struggle,  losing  forty-four 
per  cent  of  their  force.  They  have  accomplished  much  good 
.•since  their  organization.  They  have  placed  neat  and  durable 
headstones  over  the  graves  of  every  member  of  the  regiment, 
wherever  found.  They  also  have  a  complete  roster  of  the 
regiment,  showing  where  and  when  every  member  of  the  regi- 
ment enlisted,  the  names  of  all  killed  or  captured,  where 
they  were  confined,  etc. — all  of  which  is  in  the  hands  of  their 
efficient  Secretary,  Capt.  J.  L.  Hill,  now  of  Nashville. 

To  this  association  also  belongs  the  honor  of  being  the 
first  to  agitate  the  question  of  erecting  monuments  to  the  noble 
women  of  the  South,  as  shown  by  the  following  resolution 
passed  at  this  annual  meeting  in  1899: 

"Whereas  the  Confederate  veteran  owes  it  to  himself  dur- 
ing his  life  to  see  that  suitable  monuments  are  erected  to 
commemorate  the  faithful,  self-sacrificing,  and  heroic  services 
of  their  wives,  sisters,  daughters,  and  sweethearts  in  the  holy 
cause  of  the  South ;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  we  ask  each  Southern  State  to  erect  monu- 
ments to  their  patriotic  women  to  show  posterity  that  they 
appreciated  and  honored  them  for  their  devotion  and  services 
to  the  lost  Confederacy. 

Capt.  W.  J.  Whitsett,  of  Ringgold,  Ga,,  and  Capt  J.  L. 
Hill,  of  this  city,  are  officers  of  the  Association,  and  both  were 
members  of  the  old  regiment,  Capt.  Whitsitt  bing  one  of  the 
few  original  members  of  the  regiment  at  the  surrender,  and 
at  that  time  in  command  of  it.  The  last  annual  reunion  was 
held  on  the  19th  of  September. 


Dr.  John  D.  Massengill,  of  Blountville,  Tenn.,  writes  of  an 
article  in  the  August  Veteran  :  "When  I  read  what  W.  H. 
Davis  had  to  say  in  regard  lo  Gen.  Tom  Harrison's  Cavalry 
Brigade,  I  was  very  forcibly  struck  with  the  truthfulness  and 
accuracy  of  it.  I  was  one  of  'Paul's  People,'  and  remember 
well  the  engagement  referred  to,  and  after  forty  years  have 
passed  I  can  still  hear  Jim  Nance's  bugle  notes  sounding 
'Saddle  up  !  Forward  !  Charge !'  etc.  I  was  a  mere  boy  dur- 
ing the  days  mentioned;  but  how  vivid  they  are  to  me  to-day! 
It  will  not  be  long  till  there  is  not  one  left  of  Company  B, 
Fourth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  WMieeler's  Command,  for  the 
youngest  of  us  now  are  not  young  by  any  means.  The  time 
is  already  here  for  Comrade  Davis's  reminiscences,  and  no 
member  of  the  command  will  take  greater  pleasure  in  reading 
and  keeping  up  with  what  he  has  to  say  than  the  writer." 


Henry  J.  Jfyers,  Equitable  Building.  Memphis,  Tenn.,  wrote 
some  months  since  that  he  had  in  his  possession  a  Southern 
cross,  picked  up  on  the  floor  of  the  St.  Charles  Hotel  during 
the  New  Orleans  reunion.  While  there  was  no  mark  of 
identification,  the  loser  may  be  able  to  prove  the  property. 


466 


C^opfederat^  l/eteraij. 


"In  peace  they  sleep — the  brave  Unknown — 

Beneath  the  verdant  sod; 
Above  them  bends  the  azure  zone — 

The  starlit  arch  of  God. 
They  came  not  back  who  went  to  war, 

Those   heroes  brave  and  true; 
They  fell  beneath  the  Southern  star 

Before  the  ranks  in  blue." 

Col.   Georgb  W.  Curtis. 

Col.  W.  S.  Hawkins,  of  Tennessee,  contributed  the  fol- 
lowing to  the  memory  of  Col.  George  W.  Curtis,  who  was 
mortally  wounded  at  Cedar  Run  (sometimes  called  Slaughter 
Mountain),  Va.,  August  9,  1862,  while  leading  the  Twenty- 
Third  Virginia  Volunteers,  and,  as  Col.  S.  T.  Walton's  official 
report  No.   46  says,   "in  attempting  to  rally  his  men,  who, 

owing       to       a       very    

destructive  cross  fire,  F" 
had  been  ordered  to 
fall  back  a  short  dis- 
tance and  were  in  some 
confusion.  The  regi- 
ment, again  advancing, 
repulsed  the  enemy 
until  ordered  to  stop 
by  Gen.  Jackson. 

"But  there  is  still 
another,  and  how  sh.ill 
I  speak  of  him?  The 
dauntless  soldier!  The 
ardent  friend !  Thi- 
patriot  far.hful  unto 
death!  How  w.-Il  do  I 
remember  the  firmness 
of  his  principles,  his 
generous  readiness  to 
offer  up  all  on  the  be- 
loved shrine  of  his 
country's      hope,      his 

calm  dignity,  his  gentle  courtesy,  and,  over  all,  that 
sadness  of  his  features  in  repose  that  seemed  to  betoken 
his  early  death !  As  I  write  I  feel  how  weak  and  un- 
worthy of  him  are  these  poor  words.  Let  the  historic  page 
embalm  his  deeds  of  swift  renown  and  his  illustrious  sacri- 
fice in  the  cause  which  conscience  blessed.  Let  some  more 
skillful  master  of  the  art  of  praise  depict  his  earnest  valor 
and  his  manly  worth.  My  humble  province  shall  be  to 
summon  to  my  help  fair  Poesy,  who  comes,  her  bright 
ej'es  all  bedewed  above  his  sepulcher,  and  gladly  aids  me  in 
tressing  for  that  martyr  tomb  a  wreath  of  immortelles. 
Son  of  the  Southland!    Hast  thou  fallen, 

O  friend,  thus  soon  in  this  wild  strife? 
Didst  thou  so  many  battles  brave 
To  find  at  last  this  earthy  grave. 
And  seal  thy  patriot  vow  with  life?" 


COL.  G.  W.  CURTIS. 


Another  comrade  writes: 

"Col.  G.  W.  Curtis,  of  Bethany,  W.  Va.,  was  a  man  pos- 
sessing a  generous  disposition  and  a  soul  truly  noble.  Hi* 
amiable  manners  commended  for  himself  the  friendship  and 
admiration  of  all  his  acquaintances.  Prompted  by  the  high 
sense  of  duty  and  honor,  he  left  the  home  of  his  youth  and 
the  hallowed  associations  of  relatives  and  friends  and  re- 
sponded to  the  call  of  his  State,  and  was  assigned  to  duty 
in  the  Twenty-Third  Virginia  Regiment  of  \'olunteers,  bear- 
ing the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  in  Gen.  Taliaferro's  Brigade. 

"In  this  position  he  acted  for  one  year,  enduring  the 
fatigue  and  hardships  of  the  memorable  Valley  Campaign 
of  Stonewall  Jackson,  which  will  ever  be  green  in  the  mem- 
ory of  the  good  and  great  of  what  is  called  'Our  Common 
Country.' 

"At  the  close  of  the  first  year's  strife,  upon  many  a 
well-fought  field,  he  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  colonel, 
commanding  the  Twenty-Third  Virginia  Regiment  of  Volun- 
teers. But  his  duration  in  this  capacity  was  short-lived  and 
lamentable,  for  he  was  mortally  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
Cedar  Run,  near  Culpeper  Courthouse,  Virginia,  on  the 
7th  day  of  August,  1862,  and  now  sleeps  beneath  the  blood- 
stained soil  of  glory.  He  had  done  his  duty  nobly  upon  the 
plains  of  Mexico,  as  he  also  did  upon  the  soil  of  Virginia." 

In  his  official  report  of  the  battle  of  Cedar  Run,  Col.  A. 
G.  Taliaferro  says: 

"Lieut.  Col.  Curtis,  commanding  the  Twenty-Third  Regi- 
ment of  Virginia  Volunteers,  fell  mortally  wounded  while 
gallantly  leading  his  regiment  into  action.  He  came  to  the 
regiment  in  September,  1861,  from  Brooke  County,  Va.,  a 
private  and  a  refugee  from  the  tyrants  of  the  Northwest, 
and  in  the  reorganization  he  was  called  to  the  position  he 
so  gallantly  filled,  a  fit  testimonial  by  the  officers  to  his 
gallantry  and  good  conduct.  He  has  fallen  from  his  home 
and  friends,  but  will  long  be  remembered  by  all  associated 
with  him  in  the  cause  of  liberty." 

Thus,  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-five,  his  life  was  given  for 
the  cause  he  espoused.  He  was  buried  in  the  yard  of  a 
farmhouse  near  the  battlefield,  where  the  remains  still  lie. 
Surely  such  noble  service  and  such  sacrifices  should  entitle 
him  to  honorable  burial  among  his  brave  comrades  in  some 
Confederate  cemetery.  Gen.  W.  B.  Curtis,  of  the  Union 
Army,  was  an  elder  brother  of  Col.  Curtis,  and  obtained  like 
distinction  for  bravery. 

J.  P.  Humphreys,  Collierville,  Tenn.:  "I  have  in  my  pos- 
session a  silver  dollar  of  1859  (U.  S.),  engraved  above  the 
eagle's  head,  'Lieut  James  Walker,  Second  Regiment,  T. 
Vs.  On  the  left  side  of  Goddess  of  Liberty,  'April  26,  1861.' 
Would  be  glad  to  hear  from  Lieut.  Walker  if  living,  or  some 
of  his  family  if  they  care  for  the  dollar. 

Dr.  Arthur  R.  B.^-rey. 
Arthur  R.  Barry  was  born  at  Washington,  D.  C,  in  Decem- 
ber, 1839,  the  son  of  David  Barry  and  grandson  of  James  D. 
Barry,  who  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Washington.  He 
was  reared  partly  at  Washington  and  partly  on  his  father's 
plantation  in  Prince  George  County,  Md.  He  graduated  at 
Georgetown  University  in  March,  1861,  and  soon  after  enlisted 
in  the  Confederate  army  in  Capt.  Shafifer's  Company,  com- 
posed of  Washingtonians  and  a  few  Marylanders,  and  attached 
to  Gen.  Philip  St.  George  Cocke's  command.  They  partici- 
pated actively  in  the  first  battle  of  Manassas,  and  were  highly 
complimented  by  Gen.  Beauregard  on  the  field.    Dr.  Barry  was 


(Confederate  l/eterap. 


413' 


detailed  to  attend  the  wounded,  and  sent  with  them  to  the 
hospital  at  Charlottesville.  Afterwards  he  was  appointed  as- 
sistant surgeon  in  the  army,  and  served  in  this  capacity  at 
various  hospitals  in  Richmond,  Va.,  and  at  Statesville,  N.  C. 
Later  on  he  performed  field  duty  with  the  Sixty-First  Virginia 
Infantry.  After  promotion  to  surgeon  he  was  assigned  to  the 
Ninth  Virginia  Infantry,  Armistead's  Brigade,  Pickett's  Divi- 
sion, with  which  he  served  during  the  greater  part  of  the  war. 
At  the  close  of  the  war  he  walked  from  Appomattox  to  City 
Point,  where  he  took  steamer  to  Fortress  Monroe,  On  ac- 
count of  the  excitement  following  the  assassination  of  Presi- 
dent Lincoln,  he  was  refused  transportation  to  Baltimore,  and 
therefore  asked  passage  for  Mexico,  where  war  was  then  be- 
ing waged  between  Maximilian  and  that  country.  He  was 
sent  in  company  with  other  Confederates  of  Louisiana  and 
Texas  to  New  Orleans,  where  they  were  received  with  great 
honor,  being  the  first  Confederate  pri.soners  to  arrive.  Finding 
himself  without  money,  he  lectured  on  the  Army  of  Northern 
Virginia,  and  made  of  it  a  financial  success.  Through  the  in- 
fluence of  some  Texas  friends,  he  went  to  Texas  instead  of 
Mexico,  landing  at  Galveston  on  a  government  ship.  He  went 
into  the  interior  and  taught  school  in  Polk  County ;  then 
moved  to  Brazos  County  and  practiced  medicine  successfully 
until  he  was  called  to  the  office  of  County  Judge.  He  served 
for  one  or  two  terms,  and  removed  to  Weatherford  in  1890, 
where  he  resided  until  death,  in  August,  1903.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1870  to  Miss  Angle  Caruthers,  who  survives  him  with 
two  children.  Dr.  Barry  was  a  prominent  and  useful  citizen, 
and  in  his  death  the  Slate  of  Texas  loses  one  who  was  de- 
voted to  her  interests,  and  the  community  one  whose  memory 
will  ever  be  cherished. 

Calvin  W.  Turner. 
Calvin  W.  Turner,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Bastrop,  Tex., 
and  a  true  Confederate,  died  at  his  home  on  June  13,  1903, 
aged  sixty-one  years.  He  was  born  in  Tennessee  in  1835,  and 
in  1849  went  with  his  parents  to  Bastrop  County,  Tex.,  where 
he  afterwards  resided.  In  1861  he 'enlisted  in  the  Confederate 
army  as  a  member  of  Company  D,  Parson's  Brigade,  serving 
mostly  in  Arkansas  and  Louisiana.  At  the  surrender  he  was 
doing  service  on  the  Little  Brazos,  where  his  command  was 
disbanded.  After  the  war  he  began  merchandising,  but  in 
1875  again  turned  his  attention  to  farming.  He  was  twice 
married— to  Miss  Matlie  E.  Linton,  who  died  in  1868,  and 
then  to  Mrs.  Kate  N.  Hamilton  in  1871.  She  and  eight  chil- 
dren are  left  to  mourn  the  loss  of  husband  and  father.  He 
purchased  the  Exchange  Hotel  at  Bastrop  in  1895,  and  lived 
there  until  his  death. 

J.  El  AM  Caldwell. 
J.  E.  Caldwell,  a  member  of  Jlecklenburg  Camp  of  Char- 
lotte, N.  C,  died  on  the  19th  of  June,  1903,  after  a  short  ill- 
ness. His  comrades  of  the  old  "Hornet's  Nest"  Company  of 
the  First  or  Bethel  Regiment  gave  him  highest  praise,  and 
for  the  cause  he  loved  so  well  he  consecrated  his  all.  After 
the  war  he  ever  strove  to  keep  true  the  friends  of  the  South, 
and  under  no  circumstances  would  he  have  the  Confederate 
soldier  forgotten.  He  had  used  all  of  his  powers  to  build  up  the 
material  wealth  and  schools  of  the  State,  and  his  administra- 
tion of  the  affairs  of  State  had  been  with  its  best  welfare  at 
heart.  Mecklenburg  Camp  passed  resolutions  of  respect  for 
this  dear  comrade  and  in  eulogy  of  his  many  sterling  qualities. 

Capt.  Albert  Rennolds. 
Albert  Rennolds,  the  son  of  Otway  Rennolds  and  Malvera 
Cason,  was  born  at  Rockland,  Essex  County,  Va. — the  home 


of  his  ancestors  for  seven  generations — on  June  11,  1841.  He 
attended  Fleetwood  Academy,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  was 
sent  to  the  Virginia  Military  Institute,  at  Lexington,  Va.  He 
stood  high  in  his  classes,  and  left  the  Institute  on  the  l8th 
day  of  April,  1861,  the  day  after  Virginia  seceded,  for  Rich- 
mond, where  he  was  assigned  by  Gov.  Letcher  and  employed 
in  drilling  the  volunteers  that  were  coming  in  from  all  parts 
of  the  State. 

After  staying  in  Richmond  a  few  months,  he  resigned,  re- 
turned home,  and  enlisted  as  a  member  of  the  Ess^.x  Sharp- 
shooters, which  became  Company  F,  Fifty-Fifth  Virginia  In- 
fantry. He  was  elected  lieutenant  of  his  company  in  about  a 
year,  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  captain  for  gallantry  in  his 
twenty-first  year. 

In  Heth's  Division,  A.  P.  Hill's  Corps,  he  followed  the 
starry  cross  of  the  Confederacy  and  participated  in  most  of  the 
battles  in  which  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia  was  engaged. 


capt.  rennolds. 

He  was  wounded  at  Mechanicsville,  Chancellorsvillc,  the  Wil- 
derness, and  at  the  Wcldon  Railroad — very  severely  at  Chan- 
ccllorsville  and  the  Wilderness.  He  was  left  in  command  of 
the  rear  guard  of  one  wing  of  the  army  in  the  evacuation  of 
Fort  Harrison  and  its  memorable  retreat  from  Richmond. 
He  was  captured  at  Sailor's  Creek  and  carried  to  Johnson's 
Island,  and  from  there  transferred  to  the  old  capitol  prison 
at  Washington.  While  there  the  assassination  of  Lincoln  oc- 
curred. The  spirit  of  revenge  on  the  part  of  the  authorities 
and  the  mob  held  high  carnival,  and  the  /c.r  talioiiis  ran  so 
high  and  riotous  as  to  threaten  the  massacre  of  the  Confederate 
prisoners  there  in  retaliation  for  the  foul  deed  for  which  they 
were  in  no  way  responsible.  This  engendered  in  time  a  riotous 
and  mutinous  determination  on  the  part  of  the  prisoners  to 
preserve  themselves. 
After  the  war,  Capt.  Rennolds  at  first  engaged  in  farming ; 


408 


Confederate  Ueteraij. 


but  in  1878  began  teaching,  and  taught  until  his  death,  thus 
following  the  example  of  his  beloved  commander,  R.  E.  Lee. 
He  was  an  ardent  schoolman,  of  high  standards  and  up-to-date 
methods,  and  his  work  in  the  public  school  system  was  not  ex- 
celled in  his  count}'.  He  was  county  surveyor  for  a  number 
of  years,  and  at  his  death  was  Chairman  of  the  Pension  Board 
and  Commander  of  Wright- Latane  Camp,  having  been  re- 
elected several  times.  He  was  the  fourth  of  his  name  to  bear 
the  title  of  captain.  His  grandfather,  Sthreshly  Rennolds,  was 
on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Lafayette,  with  the  rank  of  captain;  his 
uncle,  Albert  Rennolds,  was  on  the  staff  of  Sam  Houston, 
with  the  same  rank ;  and  another  uncle,  William  Rennolds,  was 
captain  of  a  Virginia  company  in  the  War  of  1812. 

Albert  Rennolds  was  wrapped  up  with  the  idea  of  estab- 
lishing the  justice  of  the  cause  of  his  beloved  Confederacy, 
and  as  a  historian  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  that  there  were 
few  in  Virginia  better  posted.  His  address  on  the  "Battle  of 
Chancellorsville"  before  Wright-Latane  Camp,  published  in 
the  Confederate  Veteran  and  Tidcmctter  Democrat,  was  a 
thrilling  and  valuable  contribution  to  history.  He  never  failed 
to  impress  upon  the  minds  of  the  youth  of  his  country,  and 
others  as  well  with  whom  he  came  in  contact,  the  necessitv  of 
keeping  bright  in  their  memories  the  glorious  deeds  perfonif  d 
by  the  men  in  gray  in  their  heroic  struggle  for  constitutional 
liberty. 

Capt.  Rennolds  was  married  in  1867  to  Miss  Christian  Trible, 
<iaughter  of  Dr.  John  S.  Trible,  of  Dunnsville,  Va.,  who  died 
in  1883;  and  of  their  six  children  five  are  living.  He  always 
•was  religiously  inclined,  and  ardently  so  in  his  latter  days. 
Every  Sunday  he  drove  five  miles  to  teach  a  Sunday  school 
and  Bible  class  of  Confederate  veterans.  He  was  buried  at 
Rockland,  wrapped  in  gray.  He  was  a  gallant  captain,  an  hon- 
est man,  a  Virginia  gentleman,  and  a  pure  Christian. 

Capt.  T.  H.  Francis. 
Capt.  T.  H.  Francis,  of  Atlanta,  died  September  4.  His 
Tiealth  was  considered  excellent.  He  had  hardly  ever  been 
known  to  complain,  and  heart  failure  is  considered  the  cause 
of  his  death.  Comrade  Francis  was  a  native  of  Virginia. 
He  was  sixty-seven  years  old.  He  lived  in  Memphis,  Tenn., 
in  1861,  and  enlisted  in  the  Fourth  Tennessee  Regiment,  and 
was  chosen  captain  of  a  company.  He  was  desperately  wound- 
ed in  the  battle  of  Murfreesboro,  and  captured  on  the  with- 
drawal of  the  Confederate  forces.  He  was  imprisoned  at  the 
North  Afterwards  until  exchanged.  He  wis  a  member  of 
the  Atlanta  Camp,  No.  159,  U.  C.  V.  After  the  war, 
Capt.  Francis  lived  at  Montgomery,  Ala.,  Covington,  Ky., 
Jackson.,  Tenn.,  and  Atlanta.  He  was  survived  by  his  wife, 
a  daughter,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Brown,  of  St.  Louis,  and  three  sons: 
Montgomery  D.,  Henry  L.,  and  Wallace  K.  Francis. 

Capt.  John  W.  Frater. 

In  Pensacola,  Fla.,  on  August  26,  Capt.  John  W.  Trater  gave 
■up  the  mortal  for  immortality.  He  was  born  in  Santa  Rosa 
County,  Fla.,  in  1839.  He  enlisted  for  the  Confederacy  at  the 
beginning  of  the  war,  and  had  conmiand  of  a  company  of 
State  troops  during  the  occupation  of  the  Fort  and  Navy  Yard 
at  Warrington,  by  the  mouth  of  Pensacola  harbor.  When  this 
was  evacuated  by  Gen.  Bragg,  he  resigned  his  command  and 
entered  the  cavalry  service,  becoming  a  captain  in  Myers's 
Brigade  under  Gen  Maury.  While  on  special  service  in  Es- 
cambia County,  he  and  twenty-eight  of  his  command  were 
taken  prisoners  and  sent  to  Ship  Island,  where  they  remained 
■until  the  close  of  the  war. 

At  the  time  of  his  death  Capt.  Frater  was  commander  of 


Camp  Ward,  U.  C.  V.,  of  Pensacola,  and  was  borne  to  his  last 
rest  by  comrades,  clad  in  his  Confederate  uniform.  He  was 
an  ardent  Confederate  and  a  typical  Southern  gentleman,  brave 
and  true-hearted. 

A.  J.  Parrish. 
After  a  long  illness  frorn  consumption,  A.  J.  Parrish  died  at 
his  home  in  Goodnight,  Ky.,  in  August,  1903.  He  was  one  of 
the  best-known  men  of  his  county.  He  was  a  Confederate  sol- 
dier, having  enlisted  in  Capt.  William  W.  Bagby's  Company 
F,  Sixth  Kentucky  Infantry,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war.  After 
the  battle  of  Shiloh  he  was  transferred  to  Company  E,  under 
Capt.  D.  P.  Barclay.  At  the  battle  of  Stone's  River  he  was 
wounded  through  the  left  thigh,  but  rejoined  his  regiment  and 
was  with  it  to  the  end.  He  was  wounded  by  a  horse  thief 
sometime  after  the  war,  and  never  recovered  frorn  that  wound. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife  and  five  children.  Members  of 
Joseph  H.  Lewis  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  acted  as  pallbearers.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  his  county. 

J.  L.  Lemonds. 
After  weeks  of  patient  suffering,  our  comrade  and  friend 
J.  L.  Lemonds  passed  away  in  October,  1902,  at  his  home  in 
Paris,  Tenn.,  aged  sixty-five  years.  In  all  the  relations  of  life 
he  had  fulfilled  his  part  nobly,  and  no  one  can  take  his  place. 
This  son  of  Henry  County  enlisted  for  the  Confederacy  in 
May,  1861,  in  Company  C,  Fifth  Tennessee  Infantry,  and  was 
elected  third  lieutenant,  under  Capt.  Conway.  After  the  re- 
organization, he  reenlisted  as  a  private  under  Capt.  Caldwell. 
When  the  battle  of  Perryville  had  been  fought,  reliable  officers 
were  in  demand,  and  Comrade  Lemonds  was  called  to  the 
first  lieutenancy  of  Capt.  R.  B.  Peebles's  company,  where  he 
was  noted  for  efficiency  in  every  sense.  He  was  in  the  "hun- 
dred days'  fighting"  from  Rockyface  Ridge  to  Atlanta  and 
Jonesboro.  In  the  severe  battle  of  Peachtree  Creek  he  re- 
ceived his  fourth  and  last  wound,  which  put  him  permanently 
out  of  active  field  service.  His  captain  states  that,  although 
shot  through,  he  never  gave  up  as  long  as  he  was  allowed  to 
stay  in  the  field.  He  went  back  home,  not  to  murmur  or 
despair,  but  in  the  race  of  life  he  distanced  many  who  were 
not  so  handicapped.  E.x-Gov.  Porter,  who  was  chief  of  staff 
to  Gen.  B.  F.  Cheatham,  spoke  of  him  as  "the  always  reliable." 

Rev.  C.  T.  Blair. 
Calvin  T.  Blair  was  born  in  Rutherford  County,  Tenn., 
near  Smyrna,  December  9,  1842;  and  died  March  25,  1903,  at 
[Decherd,  Tenn.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  Third 
Alabama  Cavalry,  and  served  in  this  company  till  some  time 
in  1864,  when  he  was  wounded,  captured,  and  taken  North, 
where  he  remained  till  the  close  of  the  war.  Comrade  Blair 
was  a  minister  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  for  a  number 
of  years  was  stationed  in  Nashville,  and  was  identified  with 
Cheatham  Bivouac.    He  was  also  a  Mason. 

Thomas  O.  Hall. 

One  of  the  most  faithful  contributors  to  the  Veteran  has 
passed  away  in  the  death  of  "Tom"  Hall  at  his  home  in 
Louisville,  Ky.,  on  September  4.  Death  came  to  him  sud- 
denly in  the  early  morning.  The  previous  day  had  been  one 
of  his  usual  activity,  and  the  summons  came  with  but  slight 
warning. 

Thomas  Hall  was  born  at  Mt.  Washington,  Ky.,  1841,  and 
at  twelve  years  of  age  entered  the  male  high  school  of  Louis- 
ville, graduating  at  the  end  of  four  years  as  one  of  the  honor 
boys  of  his  class.     He  then  went  to  Hendersonville  and  learned 


Qopfederate  l/eteraij. 


46& 


the  tobacco  business,  but  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  went  to 
Southern  Mississippi,  joined  an  uncle,  and  enlisted  in  the 
Third  Mississippi  Infantry  as  a  private.  It  was  his  pride  that 
he  served  through  the  war  and  took  part  in  many  of  the  bat- 
tles of  the  West :  that  he  was  twice  wounded  and  once  cap- 
tured, but  escaped  from  the  Federal  troops  and  rejoined  his 
command.  While  his  service  was  in  the  army,  much  of  what 
he  wrote  about  was  service  in  the  navy. 

It  was  at  Tom  Hall's  suggestion  that  the  battleship  Ken- 
tucky was  named  for  that  State,  and  he  was  honored  with  its 
christening. 

On  account  of  his  health  he  went  to  Canada  immediately 
after  the  war,  and  for  several  years  was  connected  with  a 
steamboat  company.  It  was  then  that  he  formed  such  a  love 
for  nautical  affairs.  He  was  in  Canada  for  several  years, 
then  returned  to  Louisville  and  took  up  newspaper  work. 
He  was  connected  with  the  different  newspapers  of  that  city, 
and  was  also  for  some  years  Kentucky  representative  for  the 
Cincinnati  Inquirer.  He  was  sent  to  Cuba  by  the  latter  paper, 
and  wrote  some  very  interesting  articles  about  that  island. 
As  river  editor  of  the  Louisville  papers  he  was  well  known 
by  the  river  men  from  Pittsburg  to  New  Orleans. 

The  funeral  services  were  conducted  by  the  George  B. 
Eastin  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  of  Louisville,  of  which  he  was  a 
member,  and  in  conformity  with  his  special  request  Confed- 
erate comrades  were  his  pallbearers.     He  was  also  a  member 


of  the  Veteran  Firemen's  Association,  which  he  first  con- 
ceived and  worked  to  its  organization,  and  for  which  he  acted 
as  Secretary  for  several  years,  the  Marine  Engineers'  Asso- 
ciation, Stationary  Firemen's  Association,  and  the  Progressive 
Union  of  New  Orleans. 

Comrade  Hall  had  many  mementos  of  his  service  in  the 
war,  and  the  most  valued  was  an  iron  medal  given  him  sev- 
eral years  ago  by  Gen.  John  B.  Gordon.  It  had  been  made 
from  one  of  the  guns  of  the  Merrimac,  and  was  presented  to 
Gen.  Gordon  during  the  reunion  in  Richmond,  Va.  Mr.  Hall 
was  in  the  crowd  during  the  presentation,  and  afterwards  sev- 
eral of  them  were  talking  with  Gen.  Gordon,  and  some  one 
mentioned  Hall's  bravery,  saying  that  he  had  never  been  cen- 
sured by  his  superiors  but  once,  and  that  was  for  recklessness. 
Gen.  Gordon  asked  him  his  rank,  and,  on  learning  that  he  had 
served  as  a  private,  he  then  unpinned  the  medal  and  handed 
it  to  Mr.  Hall,  saying:  "I  want  to  make  you  a  present  of  this 
medal.  I  would  rather  a  private  soldier  like  you  had  it  than 
any  general  in  the  army." 

His  wife,  daughter,  and  two  sons  survive  him. 

Judge  Lafayette  Benton  Hall. 
In  the  death  of  Judge  L.  B.  Hall,  of  Dixon,  Ky.,  that  com- 
munity has  lost  one  of  its  most  prominent  and  enterprising 
citizens,  and  his  family  is  bereft  of  a  loving  husband  and  fa- 
ther. Death  came  to  him  suddenly  in  his  sixty-second  year. 
Lafayette  Benton  Hall  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army  in 
1861,  joining  the  Eighth  Kentucky  Infantry  and  serving  un- 
der Capt.  Jones,  Gens.  N.  B.  Forrest,  Buford,  and  Lyon,  as 
he  was  transferred  from  time  to  time.  He  was  First  Sergeant 
during  the  greater  part  of  his  service,  and  went  through  the 
war  without  getting  wounded.  He  was  a  brave  soldier  and 
always  true  to  the  cause  he  served.    This  is  also  said  of  him: 


TTIOMAS    O.    HALL. 


JUDGE   L.    B.    HALL. 


470 


(Confederate  l/eteraij. 


"The  official  career  of  Judge  Hall  was  one  of  the  most  suc- 
<:essful  and  remarkable  of  any  man  in  his  county.  In  1874 
he  became  a  member  of  the  fiscal  court  of  Webster  County 
and  served  four  years,  and  in  1879  was  elected  county  judge, 
and  so  well  did  he  serve  the  people  that  he  was  indorsed  for 
that  position  every  time  he  asked  it,  serving  as  judge  for 
twenty-three  years — till  January,  1902.  His  name  was  synon- 
ymous with  justice  and  right.  He  was  married  in  1874  to 
Miss  Martha  Williams,  and  of  the  eleven  children  born  of  this 
union  ten  survive." 

Judge  Hall  was  a  member  of  the  order  of  Masons  from 
1866;  and  after  the  usual  religious  services  at  the  funeral,  the 
remains   were   taken   in   charge   by   the   Masons   and   interred 

according  10  their  rites.  

M.  A.  HiNES. 

Miles  A.  Hines  was  born  in  Green  County,  Ga.,  in  July, 
1839,  and  when  a  young  man  removed  to  Mississippi.  He 
answered  the  patriot's  call,  and  enlisted  in  April,  1861,  for  the 
Confederacy,  in  the  Fifteenth  Mississippi  Regiment.  After 
twelve  months  of  active  service,  he  received  a  wound  at  the 
battle  of  Shiloh  which  disabled  him  for  further  service.  He 
■was  a  prisoner  of  war  for  a  year ;  then  was  exchanged  and 
went  home,  not  being  able  to  rejoin  his  command.  He  went 
to  Texas  in  1865,  and  cast  his  interests  with  the  enterprises 
and  achievements  of  that  State,  making  a  worthy  and  faith- 
ful citizen.     His  death  occurred  on  February  3,  1903. 

Isi'MAKL    BaRABARGER. 

Ishniael  Barabarger  died  at  Union  Springs,  Ala.,  in  July, 
1903,  after  a  long  and  useful  life,  being  in  his  eighty-second 
year.  He  was  a  splendid  soldier,  having  served  as  a  private 
in  Fowler's  Battery  during  the  War  between  the  States. 


FAITHFUL  SLAVE.  "COL.  ROBERT." 

BY    MRS.    M.    F.   AKIN,   CARTERSVILLE,   CA. 

Bob,  or  as  he  sometimes,  when  a  slave,  liked  to  be  called, 
"Col.  Robert,"  was  the  slave,  the  carriage  driver,  and  general 
all-round  helpful  servant  of  the  late  Hon.  Warren  Akin,  ex- 
tnember  of  the  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States.  From  the 
teginning  of  the  War  between  the  States  he  was  keenly  inter- 
ested in  all  that  occurred,  so  much  so  that  some  persons 
thought  he  was  eagerly  looking  for  freedom.  His  master  did 
not  tliink  so,  and  trusted  Bob  iniplicitly  to  care  for  his  fam- 
ily during  his  absence  from  home  and  to  care  for  his  property 
as  far  as  he  could.  Bob  always  expressed  and  showed  the  ut- 
most interest  in  the  Southern  soldier;  so  much  so  that  when 
boxes  of  home-made  comforts  were  sent  to  our  soldiers  he  al- 
ways put  in  his  contribution  of  well-knit  gloves,  knit  with  a 
needle  like  a  crochet  needle  that  was  of  his  own  make.  Sol- 
diers in  Virginia  often  sent  thanks  for  the  gloves  that  added 
to  their  comfort.  When  Stonenian's  raiders  came  through  Ox- 
ford, Ga.,  by  Bob's  warning  and  management  his  master  barely 
escaped  to  the  woods  as  they  entered  the  village.  Their  first 
inquiry  was  for  Col.  Akin.  Bob  was  offered  $500  in  gold  if 
be  would  secure  his  capture.  He  was  not  even  tempted  to  be- 
trayal. The  offer  was  raised  to  $1,000.  He  told  me :  "I  had 
to  tell  a  heap  of  lies,  but  I  said  nothing  about  Marster."  At 
that  time  he  was  much  excited,  and,  with  his  ax  held  behind 
him,  followed  a  Federal  soldier  who  was  plundering  the  house. 
I  was  alarmed,  and,  calling  him  aside,  asked  what  he  was 
doing  with  that  ax.  He  replied :  "Why,  Miss  Mary,  if  that 
man  insults  you,  I  will  kill  him."  With  a  warning  for  him 
to  be  quiet,  I  took  the  ax  away  and  hid  it. 

During  Col.  Akin's  "hide  out"  Bob  carried  his  food  to  him 
and  protected  him  in  every  way  possible.  When  told  he  was 
a  free  man,  he  seemed  depressed,  and  remarked :  "I  don't  want 


to  be  free;  I  don't  know  what  to  do  with  myself.  I  don't  know 
how  to  support  my  family."  It  was  a  large  family,  and  he 
was  the  only  one  who  seemed  to  have  any  conception  of  what 
it  was  to  support  them.  His  master  made  arrangements  for 
him  to  get  back  to  Bartow  County,  bought  for  him  a  cow,  a 
horse,  some  few  hogs,  and  went  security  for  his  year's  supply. 
But  he  was  extravagant,  and  could  not  understand  the  neces- 
sity for  economy.  After  many  changes  of  place,  he  finally  set- 
tled down  at  Cassville,  where  he  had  lived  from  boyhood,  and 
just  said:  "Master,  you  will  have  to  help  me."  Then  the  mas- 
ter died,  and  Bob  became  dependent  on  the  sons.  He  worked 
hard,  was  honest  and  respectable,  was  always  cheerful  and  gay, 
with  perfect  confidence  in  the  "Akin  boys"  to  care  for  him. 
He  joined  the  Methodist  Church  several  times,  and  at  last 
settled  down  into  a  devout  and  pious  life.  After  a  long  illness 
he  seemed  to  recover  his  health,  but  was  suddenly  stricken 
with  paralysis,  and  after  a  few  days'  silent  suffering  he  died. 
He  was  seventy-three  years  of  age.  When  a  negro  has  lived 
long  as  slave  and  as  a  freedman,  has  been  faithful  in  what 
he  considered  his  Christian  duty,  without  even  making  any 
attempt  at  social  equality  with  the  white  race,  has  always  been 
cheerful  and  hopeful,  even  under  adverse  circumstances,  it 
seems  right  to  me  that  some  notice  should  be  taken  of  that 
man's  life,  and  after  death  he  should  be  remembered  with 
grateful  hearts  by  those  he  served;  and  it  is  thus  Bob  Beavers 
is  remembered  by  the  wife  and  children  of  the  man  he  so 
faithfully  served. 

THE  EDGAR  ALLAN  POE  COTTAGE. 

On  an  elevated  place  in  Fordham,  an  uptown  suburb  of  New 
York  City,  stands  the  cottage.  It  was  while  a  resident  there 
that  Poe  wrote  "The  Raven"  and  did  much  of  his  other  best 
work.  He  was  not  in  high  esteem  of  himself  at  the  time,  but 
ventured  to  show  "The  Raven"  to  a  neighbor,  George  P.  Mor- 
ris, author  of  "Woodman,  spare  that  tree,"  etc.,  who  was  so 
pleased  that,  in  returning  the  manuscript,  he  said :  "That  is 
one  of  the  best  things  you  have  written,  and  you  ought  to  have 
it  published." 

Twenty  years  ago  the  editor  of  the  Veteran  had  the  pleasure 
of  being  a  guest  in  the  Poe  cottage  for  weeks.     It  was  the  resi- 


r^«-'- jftrTr..i.f: 


^-j^i«^i;i'«'i'HI 


THE   EDGAR   POE   COTTAGE. 

dence  of  a  noble  Christian  Southern  woman.  Poe's  neighbors 
were  there  still,  to  some  of  whom  he  had  given  articles  of 
Iiousehold  furniture,  valued  above  price  not  because  of  his 
fame  but  in  remembrance  of  his  neighborlj'  kindness.  An  old 
woman  had  a  Bible,  a  clock,  and  a  rocking-chair.  A  New 
York  banker  pleaded  with  her  to  sell  him  the  clock,  offering 
twenty  times  its  real  value,  but  she  would  not  part  with  it. 


\09federate  l/eterap. 


471 


\~<  »'5xi  < 


MAKVELOUS  SHOWING  FROM  THE  CITY  OP 

Tlie  adniiralion  of  the  civilized  world  for  the  courage,  en- 
durance, and  patriotism  of  the  Confederate  soldier  and  the 
people  of  the  South  from  1861  to  1865  was  equaled  only  by 
their  astonishment  at  the  wonderful  recuperative  powers  and 
energy  displayed  by  them  after  the  conflict  in  rebuilding  and 
beautifying  the  waste  places  that  had  been  seared  by  fire  and 
sword;  in  developing  their  iron  and  coal  fields;  in  building 
factories,  and  with  their  products,  in  a  few  years,  first  chal- 
lenging, then  defeating  in  the  markets  of  the  world,  other  sec- 
tions that  had  more  than  half  a  century  the  start  of  them  in 
enterprises  of  this  kind. 

The  latest  evidence  of  these  self-reliant  and  recuperative 
powers  of  the  Southern  people  is  to  be  seen  at  Galveston, 
Tex.  To  have  restored  the  unfortunate  city  to  its  former 
greatness  within  a  period  of  twenty  or  thirty  years  would 
have  been  a  gratifying  work  elsewhere  than  in  the  South,  but 
the  people  who  had  so  quickly  restored  prosperity  to  their 
country  directly  after  the  War  between  the  States  could  brook 
no  such  delay.  Scarcely  had  the  waters  receded  and  the  dead 
been  buried  before  they,  with  that  home-loving  spirit  character- 
istic of  the  Southern  people,  began  preparations  not  only  to  re- 
build but  to  make  a  greater  city  and  securer  than  ever  from 
the  intrusions  of  the  sea.  How  well  they  are  succeeding  is 
evidenced  by  the  following  extracts  taken  from  the  Galveston 
Daily  A'cws,  whose  stanch  loyalty  and  firm  faith  in  the  future 
greatness  of  the  city  has  been  a  powerful  factor  in  accom- 
plishing these  wonderful  results: 

"The  cataclysm  of  September  8.  1000,  aroused  the  people 
of  Galveston  to  the  necessity  of  providing  this  port  and  city 
protection  from  the  sea.  Not  that  it  was  feared  Galveston 
would  be  visited  by  another  such  calamity,  but  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  city  and  port  and  its  future  success  depended  upon 
an  impregnable  defense  against  further  attack  from  the  sea. 
The  courage  and  patriotic  confidence  displayed  by  Galveston's 
citizenship  after  the  storm  were  to  be  given  another  test,  and 
the  sea  wall  idea  was  born  to  live  and  develop  to  a  solid  con- 
crete wall  seventeen  feet  high  along  the  Gulf  front  for  a  dis- 
tance of  three  miles.  It  may  also  be  interesting  to  note  that 
one  mile,  or  one-third,  of  the  sea  wall  is  finished.  One  million 
five  hundred  thousand  dollars  in  bonds  was  issued  by   Gal- 


GALVESTON,  TEXAS— THE  NEW  SEA  WALL. 

veston  City  and  County  to  build  the  sea  wall.  Of  this  amount, 
$475,400  has  already  been  expended.  In  addition  to  this,  the 
government  within  the  past  year  has  expended  on  Galveston 
Island  and  in  Galveston  waters  $848,000.  As  an  indication 
of  her  future  greatness  it  is  only  necessary  to  show  that 
Galveston  has  passed  Boston-Charlestown,  Mass.,  and  now 
holds  third  place  in  the  rank  of  exporting  points  in  the  United 
States,  having  advanced  from  twenty-third  place  to  eighteenth 
place  as  a  port  of  entry  among  the  ocean  and  Gulf  ports. 

"Foreign  export  values  for  the  fiscal  year  amounted  to  $104,- 
121,087,  an  increase  over  the  values  of  the  previous  year  of 
$5,096,097,  and  an  increase  over  the  previous  banner  year  of 
the  port  by  $2,158,295,  being  the  only  port  in  the  United 
States  passing  her  old  high  record. 

"All  records  in  Custom  House  receipts  were  broken,  last 
year's  receipts  being  exceeded  116  per  cent. 

"Total  value  of  freight  handled  in  Galveston  harbor  for  the 
year  was  $447,910,707,  an  increase  of  $201,343,461  over  the 
previous  year. 

"Total  value  of  freight  handled  in  the  coastwise  trade  was 
$342,278,279,  a  sum  more  than  double  the  value  of  freight 
handled  in  any  previous  year  in  the  history  of  the  port." 

"Effect  of  a  Cur  of  Cold  Coffee." — W.  G.  Lewis,  Com- 
pany E.,  Ballentine's  Regiment  of  Cavalry,  Hope,  Ark. :  "Will 
you  please  have  Comrade  H.  K.  Nelson,  who  writes  an  in- 
teresting account  in  the  July  number  of  the  Veter.'vn  about 
'Dead  Angle'  near  Kennesaw  Mountain,  explain  how  a  Fed- 
eral soldier  could  approach  our  fortifications  in  broad  day- 
light, with  no  other  weapon  save  a  coffeepot  and  tin  cup, 
climb  upon  the  works  and,  with  the  utmost  composure,  survey 
our  army  without  even  being  persuaded  to  come  over  by  some 
of  the  boys,  and  then  depart  in  peace  without  even  a  good-by 
or  offering  any  one  a  cup  of  coffee?  I  have  pondered  over 
this  part  of  Comrade  Nelson's  sketch,  and  can  only  advance 
one  theory  by  way  of  explanation:  That  Yankee,  knowing 
how  short  the  Rebels  were  on  coffee  rations,  and  their  fond- 
ness for  this  beverage,  took  advantage  of  the  situation  and 
bought  off  the  Rebel  videttes  with  a  cup  of  cold  coffee.  How 
is  this,  brother?  They  were  not  as  tame  as  this  fellow  with 
the  coffeepot  on  our  part  of  the  line  near  Lost  Mountain." 


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diaenj)oo  of  the  lungs  and  bronchial  tubea.  Having  tested 
ita  wonderful  curative  puvrera  in  thoueaudB  of  cases  (with 
ft  record  of  90  per  cent  permanently  cured),  and  desiring 
lo  relieve  human  auifering,  I  will  eend  free  of  charee  to 
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The  Loving  Are  the  Daring. 

Repeatedly  during  the  recent  Confed- 
erate reunion,  both  press  and  orators 
quoted  from  Bayard  Taylor's  famous 
poem,  writen  upon  an  incident  in  the 
Crimean  War  of  England,  France,  Sar- 
dinia, and  Turkey  against  Russia,  in 
1854.  The  poem  is  entitled  the  "Song 
of  the  Camp,"  and  is  as  follows: 

"Give  us  a  song !"  the  soldiers  cried, 
The  outer  trenches  guarding. 

When  the  heated  guns  of  the  camps  al- 
lied 
Grew  weary  of  bombarding. 

The  dark  Redan,  in  silent  scoff. 
Lay,  grim  and  threatening,  under; 

And  the  tawny  mound  of  the  Malakoff 
No  longer  belched  its  thunder. 

There  was  a  pause.    A  guardsman  said : 

"We  storm  the  forts  to-morrow. 
Sing  while  we  may ;  another  day 
Will  bring  enough  of  sorrow." 

They  lay  along  the  battery's  side. 

Below  the  smoking  cannon, 
Brave    hearts    from    Severn    and    from 
Clyde 

And  from  the  banks  of  Shannon. 

They  sang  of  love,  and  not  of  fame, 

Forgot  was  Britain's  glory; 
Each  heart  recalled  a  different  name. 

But  all  sang  "Annie  Laurie." 

Voice  after  voice  caught  up  the  song. 

Until  its  tender  passion 
Rose  like  an  anthem  rich  and  strong. 

Their  battle  eve  confession. 

Dear  girl,  her  name  he  dared  not  speak, 

But  as  the  song  grew  louder 
Something  upon  the  soldier's  cheek 
Washed  off  the  stains  of  powder. 

Beyond  the  darkening  ocean  burned 
The  bloody  sunset's  embers. 

While  the  Crimean  valleys  learned 
How  English  love  remembers. 

And  once  again  a  fire  of  hell 
Rained  on  the  Russian  quarters 

With  scream  of  shot,  and  burst  of  shell, 
And  bellowing  of  the  mortars ! 


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And  Irish  Nora's  eyes  are  dim 
For  a  singer  dumli  and  gory ; 

And  English  Mary  mourns  for  him 
Who  sang  of  "Annie  Laurie." 

Sleep,  soldiers!  still  in  honored  rest. 
Your  truth  and  valor  wearing. 

The  bravest  are  the  tenderest, 
The  loving  are  the  daring. 

A   llaii<lM<»iii*'  Pair  of  ICoIled  (>old 

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References  are  cordially  given  by  the 
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Cheap  Lands  for  Home  Seekers  and 
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For  150  page  catalogue  address  either  place. 
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'Arc  Your  Bowels  l^c^gular?" 

The  bowels  and  liver  are  the  body's  sewers. 
c  they  are  clogged,  they  are  bound  to  overflow 
nd  carry  poison  and  disease  everywhere.  Con- 
tipation  is  the  beginning  of  disease,  and  la 
aused  by  weak  bowels.  Tne  first  questiOD 
■OUT  physician  always  asks  is:  "Are  your 
)Owel3  regular?"  If  not.  they  must  be  made 
o — but  don't  use  purgatives.  They  only  add 
o  the  weakness.  Use  Vernal  Saw  Palmetto 
ierry  Wine,  the  natural,  easy,  strengthening 
ure  of  the  bowels.  It  mends  the  bowels  so 
hey  can  naturally  move  themselves.  Only  one 
mall  dose  a  day  does  it  so  thoroughly  they 
tay  cured. 

It  is  the  most  positive  and  i>ermanent  cure 
cnown  for  dyspepsia,  indigestion,  catarrh  of 
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iver,  and  kidney  troubles.  Give  it  a  trial  by 
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New  Orleans  to  Chicago. 


r.  r.  ramns  o.  p.  a. 


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from  all 

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is  via  the 

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BRISTOL  and  CHATTANOOGA. 

THROUGH  SERVICE. 

DINING  CAR. 

All  inform.ition  cheerfully  furnished. 


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„    „    ^.,..„^„    39S  Broadway,  New  York. 
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We  need  at  once  a  few  more  Teachers.  Good  po- 
sitions are  being;  tilled  daily  by  us.  We  are  receiv- 
ing more  calls  this  year  than  ever  before.  Schools 
and  colleges  supplied  with  teachers  free  of  cost. 
Inclose  stamp  for  reply- 

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"Son^s  of  ihe  Confederacy  and 
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Containing  19  Southern  songs,  words  and  music. 

Price,  50  cents.     Best  collection  for  use  in  schools. 

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frei!.     Agents  wanted.     Big  tommission.     Address 

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Barber  Shop.  Kusiian  and  Turkish 
Bath  ^Cooms. 

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Alao  Barber  Sl^op  at  325  Cburek  Street. 


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Washington.  Oregon,  Montana.  British  Colum- 
bia, and  intermediate  points. 

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Salt  Lake  and  O^den, 

SEPTEMBER  12  to  14. 

Denver  and  Return, 

OCTOBER  5  to  8. 

San  Francisco  and 
Los  7ln^eles,=— 

OCTOBER  8  to  17. 

For  infortnation  regarding  the  above  low- 
rate  excursions  ask  your  locil  ticket  agent 
or  write  the  undersigned. 

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Atlantic  Coast  Lije 

MILEAGE  TICKETS 

($25  PER  1,000  MILES) 

ARE  GOOD  OVER  THE  FOLLOWING  LINES: 
Atlanta    Kioxville  &  Northern  Ry. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R. 


Baltimore  Steam  Packet  Co. 


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Between  Baltimore 
and  Norfolk. 


Chesapeake  Steamship  Co 

Charleston  &  Western  Carolina  Ry. 

Columbia,  Newbury  &  Laurens  R.  R. 

Georgia    Northern    Railway. 

Georgia  Railroad. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 

Louisville,   Henderson  &   St.   Louis   Ry. 

Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Ry. 

Northwestern    Ry.   of    South     Carolina. 

Coast  Line  Steamboat  Co. 

Richmond,  Fredericksburg  &  Potomac  R.  R. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 

Western  &  Atlantic  Ry. 

Washington   Southern   Ry. 

Western   Ry.  of  Alabama. 

A    C0NVENIEN1     iirlETHOD    OF    TRAVELING. 

W.  J.  CRAIG, 

General  Passenger  A|en( 
See  Ticket  Agents.  Wilmington.  N.  C. 


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SISTER:  READ  MY  FREE  OFFER. 


Wise  Words  to  Sufferers 

From  a  Woman  of  Notre  Dame,TnI 


1  will  mail,  free  of  charge  this  Home  Treatment 
with  full  instructions,  and  the  history  of  my  own 
case  to  any  lady  suffering  from  female  trouble.  You 
can  cure  yourself  at  home  without  the  aid  of 
any  physician.  It  will  cost  you  nothing  to  Rive 
the  treatment  atrial,  and  if  you  decide  to  continue 
it  will  only  cost  you  about  twelve  centa  a  week* 
It  will  not  interfere  with  your  work  or  occupation, 
I  have  nothing  to  sell.  Tell  other  sufferers  of  it 
— that  isalU  aslc    It  cures  all.  younger  old. 

.K^If  you  feel  a  bearing-down  sensation,  sense  of 
impending  evil,  pain  in  the  back  or  bowels,  creeping 
feeling  up  the  spine,  a  desire  to  cry  frequently,  hot 
flashes,  weariness,  frequent  desire  to  urinate,  or  if 
you  have  Leucorrhea  ( Whites),  displacement  or  Fall- 
ing of  the  Womb,  Profuse.  Scanty  or  Painful  Periods, 
Tumors  or  Growths,  address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS, 
NOTRE  DAMK,  IND.,  C.  S.  A,  for  the  F«e« 
Treatment  and  Ftjti.  Information. 
Thousands  besides  tav^iit  have  cured  ihemselves  with  it.  I  send  it  in  plain  vrrappers. 
TO  MOTHERS  OR  ;#AV,GHTEBS  I  will  explain  a  simple  Home  Treatment  which  speedily 
•nd  effectually  cures /.«vc»rrA«,  Gre't  Htctness  and  Painful  or  Irreptlar  Menstruation  in  young 
Udies  It  will  save  you  ,fi*i/-r>and  ^i^cuj^aud  save  your  daughter  the  hum„iation  of  explaining  her 
troubles  to  others.    Pluupness and  heall"  ilways  result  from  its  use. 

Wherever  von  live  I  can  refer  you  to  well  known  ladies  oi  your  own  state  or  countv  "-^o  know 
•nd  will  Eladly  tell  any  sufferer  that  this  Home  Treatment  really  cures  all  diseaaer'  jditiona 
of  our  delicate  female  organism,  thoroughly  strenpthens  relaxed  muscles  and  liga.^enta  whicb 
Catise  displacement,  and  makes  women  well.    Wnte  to-day,  as  this  offer  will  not  be  made  again. 

AMre»  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS.  Box  H     NoUe  Dame.  Ind.,  U.  i^.  A. 


CONTAGIOUS  BLOOD  POISON 


BLOOD 


la  the  name  sometimes  given  to  what  Is  gencr- 1 
ally  known  as  the  BAD  DISEASE.  It  is  not  | 
confined  to  dens  of  vice  or  the  lower  classes.  . 
The  purest  and  best  people  are  sometimes  I 
Infected  with  this  awful  malady  throuRh  [ 
handling  the  clothing,  drinking  from  the 
same  vessel,  uslni?  the  same  toilet  articles. 
«r  otherwise  coming  in  contact  with  per- 
sons who  have  con- 
tracted it. 

It  begins  usually 
with  a  little  blister 
or  sore,  then  swell- 
ing In  the  groins,  a 
red  eruption  breaks 

out  on  the  body,  sores  and  ulcers  appear 
in  the  mouth,  the  throat  becomes  ulcer- 
ated, the  hair,  eye  browa  and  lashes  fall 
out  and,  OS  the  blood  ly>comes  more  con- 
taminated, copper  colored  splot^'hes  and 
pustular  eruptions  and  sores  appear  upon 
SlfTerent  parts  of  the  body,  and  the  poison 
even  destroys  the  bones. 

Our  MA(ilO  CURE  is  a  Speclflo  for 
this  loathsome  disease,  and  cures  it  even 
Id  the  worst  form.s.  It  Is  a  perfecfc  anti- 
dote for  the  powerful  virus  tha  ^^'llutes 
the  blood  and  penetrates  to  al  parts  of 
the  system.  Unless  you  getthis poison  out 
of  your  blood  It  will  ruin  you,  and  bring 
disgrace antl  disease  upon  your  children  for 
It  can  be  transmitted  from  parent  to  child. 
Write  for  our  free  home  treatment 
book  and  learn  all  about  contagious  blood 
poison.    If  you  want  medical  advice  give 

na  a  history  of  your  case,  and  our  phy- 

■Iclans  will   furnish   all   the   Information  you 
Vlah  without  any  charge  whatever. 


We  have  a  NEW  SECRET  REMEDY  abso- 
lutely unknown  to  the  profession.    Permanent 
cures  In  15  to  S.'i  days.    We  refund  money  11 
we  do  not  cure.     You  can  be  treated  at 
homo  for  the  same  price  and   the  same 
guaranty.    With  those  who  prefer  to  come 
here  we  will  contract  to  cure  them  or  pay 
expcnseof  coming,  railroad  and  hotel  bills, 
and  make  no  charge. 
If  we  fail  to  cure.    If 
you  have  taken  mer. 
cury.  Iodide  potash, 
and  still  have  aches 
and  pains,   mucous 
patches    in    mouth, 
sore  throat,  pimples,  copper-colored  spots, 
ulcers  on  any  parts  of  the  body,  hair  or 
eyebrows  falling  out.  It  Is  this  secondary 
blood  poison  wo  guarantee  to  cure.    We 
solicit  the  most  obstinate  cases  and  chal- 
lenge the  world  for  a  case  we  cannot  cure. 
This  disease  has  always  baffled  the  skill 
of   the    most  eminent    physicians.     For 
many  years  we  have  made  a  specialty  of 
treating   this  disease  with  our  MAOIO 
CUKE.and  wehaveJ.iOO.OOOcapital  behind 
our  unconditional  guaranty. 

WE    CURE   QUICKLY   AND    PERMANENTLY. 

Our  patients  cured  years  ago  by  our 
Great  Discovery,  unknown  to  the  profes- 
sion, are  today  sound  and  well,  and  have 
healthy  children  since  we  cured  them 

DON'T  WASTE  YOUR   TIME   AND    MONEY 
experimenting.    We  have  the  ONLY  cure. 
Absolute    and  positive    proofs  sent  sealed 
on  application.    100. page  book  free.    NO  BRANCH 
OFFICES.    Address  fully  as  follows: 


Cook  Remedy  Co.,  589  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago,  III. 


American 
I  Lung  Balm  Pad 


C«ld*.  Sore  Thro.l.  Craup    Pnnjfnonla. 
L.Oripp«    CnntumpHon  and  Chill.. 


HO  HUMBUG. 

Three  in  one.  SwineV Stock  >[.Trk- 
er  and  Calf  Dehorncr.    Slops  B^vill 
from  rootinp.  Makc948dilTerrnt  ear 
marks.  Kxtracta  horns.  I'rice,  |1.5n.| 
8end$l  for  trial.  If  itfiuita^Bond  bal-' 
nnce.  r.itonted  MayO.  ;;»02,  Hog  and 
Calf  Holder,  only  76  cents. 

FARMER  BKIGHTON,  Fairfield,  Iowa. 


BETWEEN 
ST.  LOUIS 

AND 

TEXAS 

AND 

MEXICO. 


THE 

I.&6.N. 


BETWEEN 
BIRUINOHIH, 
MERIDIAN 

AMD 

TEXAS. 

TUSBBEnrSIT. 


The  iDteroatlonal  and  6reit  Northen 
Railroad  Compaoy 

IS  THE  SHORT  LINE. 


Thmngli  Cars  and  Pullman  Sleepers 
Daily.  Superior  Pa^nper  Service. 
Fast'Trainaand  Moilcm  EqtUpment. 

IF  YOU  ARE  GOING  ANYWHERE, 

Ask  I.  and  G.  N.  Agents  for  Oom- 
pleto  Information,  or  Write 

O.  <J,  PRICE, 

Geoerol  Piuwm«er  and  Tloket  AfBDl  t 

t.  PRICE, 

V\  Tlce  President  and  0«iienl  Soperinlendeni  t 


PAUEsrtitB,  rex. 


BETWfiEN 
KANSAS 

CITY. 
TEXAS. 

AND 

MEXICO. 


THE 

I.&G.N, 


BETWEEN 
MEMPHIS 

AND 

TEXAS 

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TACIFIC 

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or  Home  Seeker  the  Best 
Service.  Fastest  Schedule 
to  All  Points  in 

MISSOURI,  KANSAS,  NEBRASKA, 
OKLAHOMA  and  INDIAN  TERRI' 
TORY,  COLORADO,  UTAH,  ORE' 
GON,  CALIFORNL\,  ARKANSAS, 
TEXAS,  LOUISIANA,  OLD  and 
NEW  MEXICO,  and  ARIZONA. 


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St.  I»t_'is,  Ml'. 


R.  T.  G.  Matlhrws 

T.  1\  A. 

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World's 
Largest 
Hotel  Bein^ 
Built  on  the 
World's 
Fair 

Grounds, 
St.  Louis,  by 
The  Gook 
Hotel  and 
Excursion 
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Entrance  to  Hotel  *' Napoleon  Bonaparte*'— The  Largest  Hotel  in  the  World. 

"World's  Fair  Site,  St.  Louis. 
Owned  and  Operated  by  The  Cook  Hotel  and  Excursion  Co. 


TUB    ST,    LOUIS    GLOBE-DEMOGRAT    S2iYS: 


THE  largest  hotel  in  llie  world  and  the  only  private  business  enterprise  on  the  World's  Fair  grounds,  apart  from  the  exhibits  of  the  concessionaires 
on  the  Pike,  is  now  in  course  of  erection.  The  Napoleon  Bonaparte  will  be  the  name  of  this  mammoth  building.  The  hotel  will  stand  on  one  of 
the  highest  elevations  of  the  Fair  grounds,  at  the  southwest  corner.  The  immense  si^c  of  the  building  wilt  make  it  one  of  the  sights  of  the  city. 
It  will  have  a  frontage  of  i.soo  feet,  a  greater  length  than  eight  city  blocks,  or  approximately  about  one-half  mile.  In  depth  the  structure  will  average 
about  250  feet  at  its  deepest  part,  but  even  at  this  the  total  ground  area  covered  by  the  hotel  will  be  over  fourteen  acres.  The  plans  contemplate  the  ac- 
commodation of  7.000  guests  at  one  lime.  It  will  be  but  two  stories  in  height.  On  the  first  floor  will  be  located  the  office  rotunda,  dining  rooms,  and 
iunch  rooms.  The  main  dining  room  will  be  171;  by  200  feet  in  size,  the  rotunda  will  be  200  feet  square,  and  the  lunch  room  will  be  120  by  48  feet. 
In  the  dining  room  a  brigade  of  soldiers  might  eat  at  one  lime,  while  the  rotunda  could  furnish  lounging  quarters  for  a  regiment.  One  of  the  attractive 
features  of  the  gigantic  hotel  will  be  the  broad  piazza,  extending  along  the  full  front  of  the  building,  from  which  a  bird's-eye  view  of  the  en- 
tire Fair  may  be  obtained. 


WILLIAM  MODE  COOK,  President!     C.  M.  HILL.  Vice  President,     L  C.  SPOONER,  Secretary,     G.  H.  TEN  BROEK.  Treasurer  and  Attorney  lor  Company. 

THE  COOK  HOTEL  AND  EXCURSION  CO., 

(a     MISSOURI     CORPORATION      .      CAPITAL.     $lBO.OOO) 

Owners  of  the  NAPOLEON  BONAPARTE  HOTEL  (the  la.rgest  *Ke  world  ha.s  ever  known), 
which  is  loc&ted  ot^  ground  dona^ted  by  the  Exposition  CompaLny,  on  the  World's  Fa.ir  site, 
in  aLppreciation  of  the  merit  of  this  enterprise  a-nd  its  ^rea^t  educa.tional  vaLlue.  ^  -^ 


THIS  COMPANY  is  now  prepared  10  oflcr  to  school-teachers  and  to  the  pub- 
lic at  large  unusual  advantages  and  opportunities.     These  are: 

The  positive  reservation  of  accommodations  in  the  Hotel  Napoleon  Bonaparte 
upon  one  week's  notice. 

The  saving  of  street  car  fares,  and  the  avoidance  of  the  ordeal  of  going  to 
and  from  the  grounds  by  the  overtaxed  street  car  service. 

Medical  attendance  whenever  necessary  without  extra  charge. 

The  privilege  of  living  in  the  largest  hotel  the  world  has  ever  known,  and 
the  only  one  ever  located  on  a  World's  Fair  site  and  on  high  ground  over- 
looking it  all. 

The  privilege  of  transferring  your  rights  to  any  other  person  if  through  sick- 
ness or  other  unavoidable  causes  you  cannot  go  yourself. 

Daily  admissions  to  the  Fair. 

The  opportunity  of  enjoying  all  the  above  at  a  cost  so  nominal  as  to  place 
them  within  the  reach  of  every  one. 

Street  cars  run  from  the  Hotel  to  every  part  of  the  city.      Fare,  five  cents. 

The  Intramural  Railroad,  which  runs  through  all  parts  of  the  Fair  grounds, 
is  directly  in  front  of  the  Napoleon  Bonaparte  Hotel.     Fare,  five  cents. 

During  the  World's  Fair  railroads  will  make  low  rales,  and  it  will  be  easy  for 
members  to  estimate  their  total  expenses  for  trip  to  the  Fair. 

The  rooms  in  the  hotel  will  be  of  all  sizes  to  accommodate  large  or  small  par- 
lies. All  rooms  will  be  furnished  neatly  and  comfortably.  The  table  will  be 
supplied  with  all  there  is  in  the  market,  of  the  best  quality,  and  prepared  by 
experts.     Electric  fans  will  be  provided  for  every  room. 


Vnder  x^o  circumstances  will  these  advantages   a.nd  rights   be 
given  unless  secured  by  contra-ct  in  a-dva^nce.     As  soon  as  the  limited 

number  of  memberships  are  sold  this  offer  will  be  withdrawn  and  memberships 
will  be  worth  a  premium.  Our  rates  are  made  possible  only  by  the  large  num- 
ber we  expect  to  entertain,  and  because  of  the  action  of  the  Exposition  Compa- 
ny in  donating  to  us  a  portion  of  the  World's  Fair  site  on  which  to  erect  our 


hotel. 


AMERJeaX  PL71S, 


For  $15 — that  is,  $2  down  and  the  balance  monthly  until  paid  before  May. 
IQ04. — we  will  issue  a  certificate  entitling  the  holder  to  all  of  the  above  accom- 
modations and  privileges,  towit:  six  days'  board  and  lodging  (and  longer,  if  de- 
sired, at  proportionate  rates),  six  admissions  to  the  Fair,  and  medical  attention 
when  necessary. 

EUROPEaX  PL71X. 

For  an  engagement  of  rooms  for  no  less  than  six  days,  and  for  as  many  more  as 
desired,  rates  have  been  placed  at  from  $1  to  $5  per  day,  graded  according  to 
size  and  location  of  room,  etc.  First  payment  on  membership  fee  is  $2,  bal- 
ance monthly  until  paid  before  May,  igo4-  The  memberships,  as  already 
staled,  being  limited,  it  behooves  all  contemplating  a  visit  to  the  Fair  to  at  once 
s:-nd  their  $1,  first  payment,  to  the  Cook  Hotel  and  Excursion  Co.,  at  the  general 
offices  of  the  Company  named  below,  when  proper  certificate  will  be  forwarded. 


GENERAL  OFFIGES.   HOLLAND  BUILDING. 


ST.  LOUIS,    MO. 


References:   Leading  men  of  St.  Louis,  including  Exposition  officials,  and  many  bankers  in  various  cities. 

DEPOSITORY,  THIRD  NATIONAL  BANK,  ST.   LOUIS. 


Qopfederate  Ueterap. 


E6eCONFEDERATE 
MINING  COMPANY 


To  the  Officers,  Directors,  and  Stockholders  of  the 
Confederate  Mining  Co. 

It  is  my  pliasuri;  to  report  to  you  tliat  I  visited  tlie  Coiifodcralc  Miniiif;;^  Compam  's  mines  in  the 
Brown  Alining  District,  Alaricopa  County,  Ariz.,  during  the  month  of  Jul  v. 

'J'hese  mines  are  known  as  the  Candalaria  group,  consisting  of  ten  claims  in  one  body.  The  com- 
pany also  owns  seven  claims  in  the  Reno  Canon,  but  they  are  now  working  the  first-named  group. 
This  is  a  copper  proposition,  but  it  carries  good  gold  values. 

1  founil  Manager  Theodore  Crandall,  with  a  force  of  men,  hard  at  work,  sinking  a  shaft  on  the 
Chicopee  claim,  and  driving  a  tunnel  under  the  Monitor  claim,  lie  is  meeting  with  good  success  in 
his  work,  and  every  day  brings  new  values  to  light.  His  plans  are  to  sink  a  shaft  three  hunilreil 
feet  ilown  by  the  side  of  the  foot  walls,  where  he  expects  to  strike  the  sulphide  ore.  He  figures  tiiat 
at  that  depth  he  will  have  a  body  of  ore  one  liundred  and  fi\e  feet  wide.  lie  is  now  getting  out 
some  very  high-grade  ore,  and  will  continue  to  pile  it  up  on  the  dump,  there  to  await  the  smelter. 
He  lias  just  ins*  ailed  some  valuable  machinery — a  power  hoist,  whim,  track,  and  cars — which  will  do 
the  work  of  several  men.  He  will  add  the  electric  drills  and  other  new  machinery  as  soon  as  he  can 
make  room  for  them. 

There  is  no  time  being  lost  by  not  having  the  smelter  at  work  now;  the  ore  is  being  piled  up  just 
as  fast,  and  the  other  work  is  l)cing  done  as  rapidlv  as  possible.  When  we  have  found  the  capacity 
of  our  mines,  then  we  will  bu}-  the  size  smelter  tliat  will  suit  them.  We  do  not  want  to  make  the 
mistake  that  others  have  made  in  placing  their  machinery  before  they  knew  what  was  the  capacity 
of  the  mines. 

Some  are  impatient,  and  want  dividends  at  once.  Thev  will  take  stock  on  Saturday,  and  expect 
the  dividends  to  follow  on  the  next  Monday.  It  takes  time  to  establisll  any  great  enterprise.  It  will 
take  time  to  develop  a  great  mine  and  put  it  on  a  paying  basis;  yet  the  Confederate  Mining  Com- 
pany has  made  rapi<l  strides  toward  a  great  success  since  its  organization.  You  have  a  property 
novr  that  is  worth,  in  my  opinion,  half  a  million  dollars,  and  you  have  only  to  hold  on  to  j'our  stock 
and  to  add  to  it  all  you  can  get. 

The  company  held  an  option  on  a  claim  that  was  dangerously  close  to  its  property.  The  amount 
was  for  $2  500,  and  due  August,  1904,  and  when  I  was  out  there  I  went  to  see  the  owner.  I  found 
him  in  need  of  some  ready  cash,  and  offered  him  $2,000,  which  he  finally  accepted,  thereby  saving 
the  company  $^00.  This  propert)'  is  now  all  jiaid  for  in  full,  and  the  company  does  not  owe  a  dol- 
lar. It  has  no  high-salaried  ofiicers,  and  every  dollar  that  is  paid  out  has  a  value  received  in  labor 
or  work  of  some  kind. 

I  urge  all  those  who  have  not  gotten  the  limit  of  200  shares  to  do  so  out  of  this  block  of  stock,  and 
those  who  have  no  stock  to  take  what  they  can  now,  for  when  this  is  gone  3-ou  will  surely  have  to 
])ay  $5  or  more  per  share  for  it.  I  warned  30U  last  May  that  the  stock  would  be  advanced  at  the 
New  Orleans  reunion,  and  it  went  up  100  per  cent,  and  now  I  feel  doubly  sure  that  it  will  go  higher 
when  this  block  of  slock  is  gone. 

Have  all  your  old  comrades  and  Southern  friends  to  take  what  they  can  now.  Those  who  took 
the  first  block  of  stock  doubled  their  money  the  first  year.  I  recommend  it  to  my  old  comrades  as 
the  best  investment  they  can  get.      I  would  not  do  so  if  I  were  not  sure  it  is  all  right. 


Uniontown,  Kv.,  Oct.  I,  1903. 


R.  W.  eRTlBB,  Treasurer. 


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IPERSONALTOSOBSCRIBERS!! 


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If  you  are  sick  with  any  disease  of  the  Circulation,  tlie  Stomach, 
■  Liver,  Kidneys,  Bladder,  or  Throat,  YITiE-OKE  WILL  CURE 
YOU  I 

NOEL  is  the  discoverer  of  Vita3-0re,  has  been  familiar  vrith  its 
wonderful  properties  for  two  generations,  has  watched  its 
remarkable  action  in  thousands  upon  thousands  of  cases,  and 
HE  OUGHT  TO  KNOW. 

NOEL  SAYS  he  doesn't  want  your  money  unless  Vitoa-Ore  ben- 
efits you,  and  NOEL  is  old  enough  to  know  what  he  wants. 
NOEL  SAYS  that  the  Theo.  Noel  Company  has  instructions 
to  send  a  full-sized  one-dollar  package  on  thirty  days'  trial 
to  every  sick  or  ailing  reader  of  this  paper  who  requests  it,  the 
receiver  to  BE  THE  JUDGE,  and  not  to  pay  ONE  CENT  un- 
less satisfied,  and  NOEL  is  the  President  and  principal  stock- 
holder of  the  Theo.  Noel 
Company,  and  what  HE 
says  goes.      Here  is  his 
SIGNATURE  ON  ITccy- 

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Read  This  Special  Offer. 

WE  WILL  SEND  to  every  suljscriber  or  reader  of  the  The  Confed- 
erate Vetekan,  or  worthy  person  recommended  by  a  subscril:)er 
or  reader,  a  full-sized  One-Dollar  package  of  VIT.iE-OKE,  by  mail. 

Postpaid,  sufficient  for  one  month's  treatment,  to  be  paid  for  within  one 

month's  time  after  receipt,  if  the  receiver  can  truthfully  say  that  its  use 

has  done  him  or  her  more  good  than  all  the  drugs  and  dopes  of  quacks  or 

good  doctors  or  patent  medicines  he  or  she  has  ever  used.    Kead  this  over 

again  carefully,  and  understand  that  we  ask  our  pay  only  when  it  has  done 

vou  good,  and  not  before.    We  take  all  the  risk,     i  ou  have  nothim;  to  lose. 

It  it  does  not  benefit  you,  you  pay  us  nothing.    Vitfc-Ore  is  a  natural,  hard, 

adamantine,  rocklike  substance — mineral — Ore — mined  from  the  ground 

like  gold  and  silver,  and  requires  about  twenty  years  for  oxidization.     It 

contains  free  iron,  free  sulphur,  and  magnesium,  and  one  package  will  equal  in  medicinal  strength  and  curative  value 

800  gallons  of  the  most  powerful,  efficacious  mineral  water  drunk  fresh  at  the  springs.     It  is  a  geological  discovery,  to 

which  nothing  is  added  and  from  which  nothing  is  taken.     It  is  the  marvel  of  the  century  for  curing  sucli  diseases 

as  Rheumatism,  Bright's  Disease,  Blood  Poisfjning,  Heart  Trouble,  Dropsy,  Catarrh  antl  Throat  AtVections,  Liver, 

Kidney  and  Bladder  Ailments,  Stomach  and  Female  Disorders,  La  Grippe,  Malarial  Fever,  Nervous  Prostration,  and 

General  Debility,  as  thousands  testify,  and  as  no  one  answering  this,  writing  for  a  package,  will  deny  after  using. 

Vittu-Ore  has  cured  more  chronic,  obstinate,  pronounced  incurable  cases  than  any  other  known  medicine,  and  will 
reach  such  cases  with  a  more  rapid  and  powerful  curative  action  than  any  medicine,  combination 
of  medicines,  or  doctor's  prescription  which  it  is  possible  to  procure. 

Vitie-Ore  will  do  the  same  for  you  as  it  has  for  hundreds  of  readers  of  this  paper  if  you  will 
give  it  a  trial.  Send  for  a  $1  package  at  our  risk.  You  have  nothing  to  lose  but  the  stamp  to 
answer  this  announcement.  We  want  no  one's  money  whom  Vita--Ore  cannot  benefit.  You  are 
to  be  the  judge!  Can  anything  be  more  fair'/  What  sensiltle  person,  no  matter  how  prejudiced 
he  or  she  may  be,  who  desires  a  cure  and  is  willing  to  pay  for  it,  would  hesitate  to  try  Vit;e-Ore 
on  this  liberal  olTer?  One  package  is  usually  sufficient  to  cure  ordinary  cases;  two  or  three  for 
chronic,  oljstinate  cases.  ^  '^-^e  mean  just  what  we  say  in  this  announcement,  and  will  do  just 
as  we  agree.  Write  to-c^y  _~  q,  package  at  our  risk  and  exjjense,  giving  your  age  and  ail- 
ments,   and  mention  this  p^,    'J'/jj^, ,,we  may  know  that  you  are  entitled  to  "this  liljeral  offer. 


W-'J- 


V  I  T  AE  •  O  R  E. 

A  ^eolot^ical  wr>nder. 
di.^i'overi^d  l^y  The  o . 
Noel,  CTeoloffist.  and 
mined  from  the  ground 
like  Gold  and  Silver. 


C^-This  offer  will  challenge  the  ^^^l 

every  living  person  who  desires  betu,, 

have  defied  the  medical  world  and  grown   '""^^  Oj"'''h  ^%^- 

but  ask  only  your  investigation,  and  at  our  e.\],       e,  regardless  of  what  ills  you  have,  by  send 

ing  to  us  for  a  package.     ADDRES.S 


and  consideration,  and  afterwards  the  gratitude,  of 

^  "^  or  who  suffers  pains,   ills,   and  diseases  which 

Di-      ..:.u ^yg  pjjj.g  jjQ(.  fpj.  your  skepticism. 


THEO.   NOEL 


VETERAN   DEPT.. 

VITAE-ORE  BLDG., 


COMPANY, 

CHICAGO,  ILL. 


Vol.  II 


NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  NOVEMBER,  1903 


No.  II 


Confederate  l/eterap 


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I  AMES  BANNER  MAN,  Brigadier  General,  ELIJAH  GATES,  Major  General,  H.  W.  SALMON,  Brigadier  General, 

St.  Louis.  St.  Joseph.  Clinton. 

Gommandin^  Officers  Missouri  Divisi  tn.  United  Gonfederate  Veterans. 


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Cards,  Society  Invitations,  Calling  Cards, 

and  Announcements. 
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Business  Stationery  in  the  latest  styles. 
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lustratice  purposes — the  eery  best  made. 

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Commercial  Work,  Color  Posters  in  special 
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THE  WEST  POINT  ROUTE 

Atlanta  and  West  Point  Railroad, 
The  Western  Railway  of  Alabama. 

Transcontinental  Lines 
Fast  Mail  Route 

operating  the  fastest  scheduled  train 
in  the  South.     To 

TEXAS.  MEXICO,  CALIFORNIA 

and  all  Southwestern  points. 

Superb  dining  cars;  through  Pullman 
and  tourist  sleeping  cars.  For  special 
rates,  schedules,  and  all  information,  ad- 
dress 

J.  B.  Heyward,  D.  P.  A., 
Atlanta,  6a. 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 

322,  324,  126,  328  GREEN  STREET,  LOLISVIUX,  H\. 


'OLDEST  AND  MOST  RELIABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cost  from  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  they  have  erected.  To  see  these 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cjnthiana,  Ky. 
Lexington,  Ky. 
Louisville,  Ky. 
Raleigh.  N.  C. 
J.  C.  Calhoun  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R,  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga. 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dalton,  Ga. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Columbia,  Tenn. 

Shelbyville,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  State  Monument, 
Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  Va. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka- 
mauga Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


When  needing  first-class,  plain,  or  artistic  w^ork  made  from  the  finest  qual- 
ity of  material,  write  them  for  designs  and  prices. 


Confederate  l/eterai?. 


^^eCONFEDERATE 
MINING  COMPANY 


To  the  Officers,  Directors,  and  Stockholders  of  the 
Confederate  Mining  Co. 

It  is  my  plcasiux'  to  report  to  3011  that  I  visitcil  the  Confederate  IV^'niiig-  Company's  mines  in  the 
Brown  Mining  District,  Maricopa  County,  Ariz.,  during  tile  month  of  j.d\'. 

These  mines  are  known  as  the  Candalaria  group,  consisting  of  ten  claims  in  one  body.  The  com- 
pany also  owns  seven  claims  in  the  Reno  Canon,  but  they  are  now  working  the  first-named  group. 
This  is  a  copper  proposition,  but  it  carries  good  gold  values. 

I  found  Manager  Theodore  Crandall,  with  a  force  of  men,  hard  at  work,  sinking  a  shaft  on  the 
Chicopee  claim,  and  driving  a  tunnel  under  the  Monitor  claim.  He  is  meeting  with  good  success  in 
his  work,  and  every  day  brings  new  values  to  light.  His  plans  are  to  sink  a  siiaft  three  humlrcd 
feet  down  by  the  side  of  the  foot  walls,  where  he  expects  to  strike  the  sulphide  ore.  He  figures  that 
at  that  depth  he  will  have  a  body  of  ore  one  hundred  and  fi\e  feet  wide.  He  is  now  getting  out 
some  very  high-gratle  ore,  and  will  continue  to  pile  it  up  on  the  dump,  there  to  await  the  smelter. 
He  has  just  installed  some  valuable  machinery — a  power  hoist,  whim,  track,  and  cars — which  will  do 
the  work  of  several  men.  Jle  will  add  the  electric  drills  and  other  new  machinery  as  soon  as  he  can 
make  room  for  thcni. 

There  is  no  time  being  lost  by  not  having  the  smelter  at  work  now;  the  ore  is  being  piled  up  just 
as  fast,  and  the  ether  work  is  being  done  as  rapidly  as  possible.  When  we  have  found  the  capacity 
of  our  mines,  then  we  will  Iniy  the  size  smelter  that  will  suit  them.  We  do  not  want  to  make  the 
mistake  that  others  have  made  in  placing  their  machinery  before  the}^  knew  what  was  the  capacity 
of  the  mines. 

Some  are  impatient,  and  want  di\idends  at  once.  Thcv  will  take  stock  on  Saturda}',  and  expect 
the  dividends  to  follow  on  the  next  Monday.  It  takes  time  to  establish  any  great  enterprise.  It  will 
take  time  to  develop  a  great  mine  and  ]iut  it  on  a  paying  basis;  vet  the  Confederate  Mining  Com- 
pany has  made  rapid  strides  toward  a  great  success  since  its  organization.  You  have  a  property 
now  ihat  is  worth,  in  my  opinion,  half  a  million  dollars,  and  you  have  only  to  hold  on  to  3'our  stock 
and  to  add  to  it  all  you  can  get. 

The  company  held  an  option  on  a  claim  that  was  dangerously  close  to  its  property.  The  amount 
was  for  $2  500,  and  due  August,  1904,  and  when  I  was  out  tliere  I  went  to  see  the  owner.  I  found 
him  in  need  of  some  ready  cash,  and  offered  him  $2,000,  which  he  finally  accepted,  thereby  saving 
the  company  $500.  This  projx'rty  is  now  all  paid  for  in  full,  and  the  company  does  not  owe  a  dol- 
lar. It  has  no  high-salaried  officers,  and  every  dollar  that  is  paid  out  has  a  value  received  in  labor 
or  work  of  some  kind. 

I  urge  all  those  who  liave  not  gotten  the  limit  of  200  shares  to  do  so  out  of  this  block  of  stock,  and 
those  who  ha\  e  no  stock  to  take  what  they  cm  now,  for  when  this  is  gone,  you  will  surely  have  to 
pay  $5  or  more  per  share  for  it.  I  warned  3011  last  May  that  the  stock  would  be  advanced  at  the 
New  Orleans  reunion,  and  it  went  up  too  per  cent,  and  now  I  feel  doubly  sure  that  it  will  go  higher 
when  this  block  of  stock  is  gone. 

Have  all  your  old  comrades  and  Southern  friends  to  take  what  they  can  now.  Those  who  took 
the  first  block  of  stock  doubled  their  money  the  first  year.  I  recommend  it  to  my  old  comrades  as 
the  best  investment  they  can  get.      I  vv'ould  not  do  so  if  I  were  not  sure  it  is  all  right. 

/?.   W.  GRABB,  Treasurer, 


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United  Confederate  Veterans, 

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Sons  op  Veterans,  and  Other  Organizatioiw. 
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elevated  patronag'c,  doubtless,  than  any  other  publication  In  existeoce. 

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NASHVILLE,  TENN.,  NOVEMBER,  1903. 


No.  11.  j 


Profriitob. 


BADGE  FOR  THE  C.  S.  M.  A. 

This  badge,  designed  by  Mrs.  Vir- 
ginia Frazer  Boyle,  of  Memphis, 
was  adopted  at  the  New  Orleans  Con- 
vention, and  the  following  beautiful 
poem  frcm  her  pen  in  regard  to  it 
was  read  by  her.  It  was  a  niemora- 
lilc  feature  of  the  meeting.  The  Con- 
federated Memorial  Association  must 
be  proud  of  its  official  badge,  snd  proud 
of  the  inspiration  of  its  member,  the 
gifted  author  of  the  follinviug  poem  : 

^\  ar  h;i.«  playofl  the  pramc  of  I>atllo.'5  on  the  bloody  Held  of  Mars. 

With  fall'  brhunl  Uio  mask  of  hope,  tor  cl.ishing  g.  ay  and  b!u;'. 
And  beside  its  broken  altars  one  has  turlei^  its  stars  and  bars— 

The  whitest  flower  of  chivalry  that  heraldry  e'er  knew; 

And  the  knighthood  of  the  Southland  kept  the   memory  of  the 
cros3 
Above  the  bitter  lees  of  life  the  darkened  years  have  quaffed— 

For  Its  spirit  lives,  Invincible,  beyond  life's  woe  and  loss- 
Its  wassail  bowl  was  valor  and  Immortal  truth  the  draught. 


How  they  charged!    The  whole  world  wondered  at  the  thrilling 
battle  .stroke. 
In  life's  grandest  panorama,  like  Lrusadeis  they  had  come; 
But  knightlier  far  than  legenil  e'er  In  song'  or  story  woke— 
For  their  cross  was  love  and  honor,  and  their  Holy  Grail  was 
Home! 


What  marvel,   then,   that   nations  heard   and   gave   of  their  ap- 
plause. 

Before  the  clash  of  right  with  might,  of  principle  with  gold? 
That  cradle  and  the  grave  were  robbed  to  swell  the  living  cause 

That  loft  upon  the  sodden  field  the  grandest  record  told? 


Flate  won,  and  knew  not  mercy  in   that  av  ful  molten  blare, 
When  the  Southrons  turned  In  sorrow  from  the  smoking  can- 
non's mouth. 
Eut  the  arms  of  love  were  round  them,  and  above  a   grim  de- 
spair 
Rose  the  voices  of  their  veslnis,  fait  hfiil  women  of  1  he  Snol  li  I 

Theirs   were  the  hands  that  tied    ht  sash  and  girt  the  blade  of 

light; 

Theirs  were  i  he  hearts  that  fared  Ihem  forth,  the  liravesi  of  Ihe 

brnv*': 

Theirs  were  Ihe  feet  Ihnt  trod  the  loom  from  morn  till  wenry  night. 

And  theirs  the  love  Ihnt  knelt  In  fall h  beside  n  warrior's  crave! 


Far  out  upon  the  wrecks  of  love  their  cradle  songs  were  cast  — 
The  songs  of  nursing  mothers,  as  Jiey  wept  the  blood-stained 
shields, 

And  hymned  unto  the  boom  of  guns,  the  rattling  ot  the  blast; 
Their  days  of  youth  lie  buried  on  i  i.soi  en  battlelields; 

I'ut    they   builded.    In    the   twilight   of   their    hopes   and    of    their 
fears, 
IjOvc'.s  memorial    unlo  valor,   that  shall  stand  while  time  shall 
bide; 
Blent  of  springtime's  crimson  roses  and  the  purity  of  tears— 
The  Southron's  glory-chaplet,  for  the  victor's  shaft  denied. 

And  the  wide  world  heard   no  murmur  from  the   keepers  of  the 
shrine- 
In  the  birth  throe  of  a  nation,  nor  the  deal  h  panj^  that  It  broufiht  — 
in  the  tending  of  the  cypr,;ss  that  a  faithful  few  will  twine, 
AVhen  fate  tramples  down  the  laurels  that  a  dauntless  people 
sought. 

Give  the  laurel    to  the  victor;  give  the  song  unto  the  slain; 

Give   the   Iron   cross   of    honor,   ere   death   lays   the   Southron 
down! 
But  give  to  these.  soul-i)roven,  tried  by  fire  and  pain. 

A  memory  of  their  mother  love  that  pressed  an  iron  crown! 


THE  BILL  AKP  MEMORLIL. 
Responses  are  not  liberal  so  far  as  they  should  be  to  the 
memorial  fund  the  Veteran  desires  to  deliver  to  the  family 
of  Maj.  Charles  H.  Smith  (Bill  Arp).  It  is  not  lack  of  in- 
terest, but  that  kind  of  delay  that  is  often  calamitous  to  Con- 
federate enterprises.  Notice  is  now  given  that  all  money  re- 
ceived for  this  purpose  should  be  in  hand  so  as  to  be  for- 
warded to  the  family  before  Christinas,  with  a  list  of  the 
donors.  So  far  as  the  Veteran  is  concerned,  it  seeks  to  com- 
plete this  matter  and  send  to  the  family  without  suggestion  as 
to  the  manner  of  memorial.  Comrades  and  friends  who  want 
to  compliment  the  Veteran  or  its  owner  are  earnestly  re- 
quested to  send  one  dollar  subscriptions  right  away.  This  is 
the  only  medium  employed;  and  if  it  is  not  worthy  the  cause, 
those  who  do  not  respond  must  share  the  humiliation  of  fail- 
ure. Some  send  clubs.  That  is  the  best  way.  One  exception 
to  the  rule  of  one  dollar  is  made  in  the  following,  from  Capt. 
George  C.  Norton,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  who  writes :  "I  inclose 
you  my  check  for  $5  for  the  monument  fund  for  Maj.  Smith. 
I  certainly  commend  you  for  making  an  effort  to  erect  a  monu- 
ment to  one  who  did  so  much  for  the  Southern  people.  He 
was  my  first  cousin.  We  were  both  born  at  Lawrenceville, 
Ga.,  and  moved  to  Rome,  Ga.,  about  the  same  time.  We  were 
in  the  satve  rc.qimcnt  and  brigade  in  the  army." 


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CONIEDEItATED  SOITHERS  MEMORIAL   ASSOCIATIOX. 
BY    MRS.    I.    M.    P.    OCHEXDEN. 
'*  Proudly  as  our  Southern  forests 
Meet  the  winter's  shaft  so  keen. 
Time-defying  memories  cluster 

Round  our  hearts  in  living  green.'* 

It  is  with  grateful  liearts  that  we  acknowledge  the  mercy  of 
Almighty  God  in  that  the  revered  and  beloved  widow  of  our 
only  President,  Hon.  JeflFerson  Davis,  is  convalescing  after  a 
critical  illness,  during  which  the  tender  sympathies  of  South- 
ern men  and  women  were  with  her  and  her  remaining  loved 
ones  and  our  prayers  ascended  to  Heaven  for  her  recovery. 

In  this  connection  the  power  of  woman  and  the  sweetness 
of  sympathy  are  suggestive.  Memory  reproduces,  froin  the 
pen  of  her  illustrious  husband,  the  ntatchless  dedication  to 
"The  Rise  and  Fall  of  the  Confederate  Government."  It  con- 
tains in  beautiful  simplicity  the  sacredness  of  the  cause,  the 
most  touching  gratitude,  and  the  knightliest  appreciation  of 
woman.  May  the  woman  he  loved  long  be  spared  to  her 
daughter  and  her  people,  and  may  "The  Flag  of  Tears"  lie 
lightl}'  ox'er  his  noble  heart  I 

The  local  Confederate  .Memorial  Association  of  New  Or- 
leans, La.,  recently  held  a  good  meeting  at  Memorial  Hall. 

Subscriptions  are  being  received  by  Mrs.  Joseph  R.  Davis 
for  a  portrait  of  President  Davis  for  the  Memorial  Hall. 

Among  the  relics  in  that  already  famous  collection  will  be 
placed  a  unique  painting  which  was  presented  to  the  Associa- 
tion by  Mrs.  Frank  M.  Kerr.  It  was  executed  by  the  late  tal- 
ented .\chille  Guibet,  father  of  the  late  Capt.  Achille  Guibet, 
one  of  the  leaders  in  the  battle  of  September  14,  1S74,  and 
grandfather  of  Mr.  Achille  Guibet,  third  of  the  name,  now  on 
the  Louisiana  State  Board  of  Engineers.  The  gift  is  from 
yuung  Mr.  Guibet,  through  Mrs.  Kerr,  the  wife  of  Mr.  F.  M. 
Kerr,  an  associate  on  the  same  board.  The  painting  is  remark- 
able in  conception  and  execution.  Apparently  it  is  a  beautiful 
heap  of  red  and  white  roses  and  star  jasmine,  a  fresh  and 
bright  flower  piece,  the  colors  perfectly  preserved,  although 
painted  more  than  forty  years  ago.  But  it  is  more.  From 
another  standpoint  it  is  a  Confederate  flag,  the  jasmines  being 
the  stars.  When  Prof.  Guibet  was  thus  inspired  a  reign  of 
terror  was  threatening  that  devoted  city.  When  it  came,  the 
picture  was  sacredly  guarded  in  the  family,  or  it  would  have 
been  seized  by  Federal  authority  and  the  artist  imprisoned. 
Mrs.  Behan,  in  accepting  the  historic  gift,  returned  the  thanks 
of  the  .-Kssociation  w'ith  grateful  expressions  of  appreciation. 
Imprisonment  for  such  a  thing  was  by  no  means  unusual 
during  that  grievous  time.  \  young  lady  was  arrested  for 
singing  "A  Lament  for  Mumford,"  and  imprisoned  in  evening 
dress.  The  incident  is  related  in  an  old  pamphlet  published 
for  limited  circulation,  of  which  only  a  few  copies  remain. 

Many  valuable  books  on  the  Confederate  war  from  the  library 
of  the  late  Judge  Sambola  have  been  presented  by  his  widow 
and  daughter  to  the  ^Memorial  Association,  of  New  Orleans. 

The  Ladies'  Memorial  Association  of  Montgomery,  Ala., 
whose  monument  to  the  Confederate  soldiers  and  sailors  is 
said  to  be  the  most  beautiful  in  the  South,  met  in  the  Council 
Chamber  October  5,  resuming  their  work  of  love  after  a  sum- 
mer's rest.  There  W'as  general  rejoicing  in  the  fact  that  the 
President,  Mrs.  M.  D.  Bibb,  has  returned  to  her  post,  after 
having  been  an  invalid  for  a  year,  and  is  greatly  improved  in 
health.  The  meeting,  however,  had  the  usual  element  of  sad- 
ness, two  members  having  died  during  the  summer,  and  oth- 
ers having  been  bereft. 

The  members  have  not  been  idle  during  the  vacation.  Mrs. 
j.  C.  Lee,  the  Y\<:t  President,  in  behalf  of  the  Association,  ac- 


cepted the  offer  of  the  .\mateur  MinstreU.  and  the  result  was 
an  enjoyable  entertainment  at  Pickett  Springs  and  a  most 
gratifying  addition  to  the  treasury  for  the  Chickanianga  fund. 
In  tendering  the  amount  to  the  Association  Mrs.  Lee  made 
some  appropriate  remarks,  and  expressed  the  hope  that  ''every 
Memorial  woman  will  exercise  a  new  energy  in  this  sacred 
cause,  and  that  by  another  year  we  of  Alabama  will  have  built 
a  monument  on  Chickamauga's  victorious  field,  where  Ken- 
tucky. Tennessee,  Maryland,  South  Carolina,  and  Georgia  have 
completed  beautiful  shafts  to  their  noble  martyrs.  Let  us 
hasten  to  erect  one  for  the  many,  many  Alabama  soldiers  who 
there  sleep  their  last  sleep."  The  Historian  says :  "It  is  pe- 
culiarly appropriate  that  while  the  crowning  triumph  of  the 
Unicn  arms  was  won  at  Gettysburg,  the  Southern  battle  ground 
was  the  scene  of  ;;  great  Confederate  victory  fairly  achieved 
by  desperate  valor  battling  against  superior  numbers." 

Mrs.  Lee  was  tendered  the  thanks  of  the  .Association  for  this 
addition  to  the  fund  now  being  collected  for  Chickamauga. 

.\mong  the  letters  read  by  the  Secretarj-  were  two  from  Mrs. 
W.  J.  Eehan,  President  of  the  Confederation  of  Associations, 
containing  items  of  interest  and  expressing  her  abiding  love 
for  the  cause  for  which  we  are  united;  and  one  from  Dr.  John 
A.  Wyeth,  the  well-known  medical  scientist,  the  eminent  sur- 
geon and  veteran,  who  gave  to  literature  his  thrilling  "Life  of 
Forrest."  Dr.  Wyeth  will  subscribe  to  the  Chickamauga 
monument,  an  assurance  most  gratifying  to  Meinorial  workers 
of  his  native  State. 

A  letter  to  the  Montgomery  Advertiser  asks:  "What  is  the 
matter  with  the  old  words  to  'Dixie?'  "  The  writer  also  quotes 
from  remarks  made  by  a  lady  at  the  reunion  in  New  Orleans : 
"If  it  was  good  enough  to  fight  by,  it  is  good  enough  to  sing." 
The  matter  is  simply  this :  The  words  are  unworthy  of  the  air. 
They  were  composed  by  Dan  Emmett  for  a  negro  minstrel 
performance.  He  never  intended  them  for  anything  but  amuse- 
ment The  air  became  popular,  but  the  words  are  nothing  but 
vioggerel  and  negro  dialect.  Some  do  not  even  rhyme.  The 
Confederate  \rar  was  far  from  being  an  amusing  perform- 
ance. Now  that  we  wish  to  preserve  the  air  and  have  our 
children  sing  it  in  the  schools  and  hand  it  down  to  pos- 
terity, is  it  fitting  that  a  tune  which  awakens  the  saddest  and 
most  sacred  recollections  should  be  wedded  to  comic  words? 
When  annually  at  reunions  we  assemble  with  the  veterans 
who  meet  each  other  with  tear-dimmed  eyes ;  when  we  h-i\e 
listened  with  kindling  cheek  to  the  gray-liearded  old  soldier 
or  the  proud  son  of  a  veteran  report  the  four  years'  tragedy; 
when  Memorial  ladies  and  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy 
wreathe  garlands  for  the  graves  of  our  dead — is  it  in  harmony 
with  cur  feelings  that  little  children  sing  those  words  to 
"Di.xie?"  Thire  :.>  nothing  derogatory  to  Dan  Emmett  in  this 
sentiment.  God  bless  him !  We  shall  never  forget  him.  But 
let  us  reply  in  the  words  of  a  veteran,  who  said  when  the  sub- 
ject was  discussed  in  New  Orleans:  "We  did  not  fight  to  those 
words ;  it  was  the  tune.  I,  for  one,  never  heard  the  words  to 
'Dixie'  until  the  war  was  over.  There  is  nothing  inspiring  in 
them.  We  never  sang  going  into  battle — it  was  too  serious  a 
matter — but  the  bands  played  'Dixie.'  " 


.  WORDS  FOR  "nixiF.r 

BY   T.   A.    HAMILTON,   BIRMINGH.^M,   AL.\. 

Much  has  been  said  as  to  new  words  for  "Dixie."  I  have  al- 
ways regarded  the  words  of  Mr.  Emmett's  minstrel  song  as 
most  inappropriate  to  be  coupled  with  the  music  which  the 
South  adopted  as  its  martial  air  when,  for  the  second  time, 
we  had  to  defend  "the  right  of  the  colonies."     I  have  greatly 


Qoi>federate  l/eterai}. 


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hoped  that  sumc  genius  would  arise  equal  to  the  task  of  suit- 
ing words  to  the  music  as  harmoniously  and  grandly  as  in  that 
greatest  of  hattle  songs  that  was  evolved  from  the  throes  of 
the  French  Revolution.  Of  all  the  suggestions  that  have  come 
within  my  notice,  nothing  equals  the  words  written  by  Gen. 
Albert  Pike  early  in  the  sixties.  I  inclose  a  copy,  which  was 
much  sung  at  the  time  by  everybody  and  in  concerts,  to  the  ex- 
clusion to  Mr.  Enimett's  minstrel  song. 

The  music  of  "Di.xie"  is  inspiring— the  blood  Hows  faster  in 
one's  veins  on  hearing  it — but  my  spirits  flap  as  an  empty  sail 
in  a  calm  on  hearing  the  comic  words  of  a  cheap  show  coupled 
W'ith  music  that  has  become  famous  and  glorified  by  the  most 
gallant  associations.  There  is  a  conservative  clement  that  op- 
poses all  changes,  and  in  this  case  seem  to  have  a  mistaken 
idea  that  the  meaningless  words  of  the  show  song  are  entitled 
to  come  in,  or  to  stay  within,  the  halo  of  glory  which  shone 
about  Southern  arms  in  1861.  But  they  are  too  light — too 
frivolous  to  live — they  mean  nothing;  they  neither  "point  a 
moral  nor  adorn  a  tale" — there  is  probably  now  not  a  person 
in  the  whole  South  that  can  repeat  the  original  song — there  is 
nothing  in  thcni  to  remember.  No  deep  emotions  can  be 
aroused  by  them.  The  battle  song  of  a  proud  and  gallant 
IJCople  cannot  be  written  in  negro  dialect,  nor  can  it  be 
written  otherwise  than  in  the  chaste,  refined,  and  educated 
language  of  a  refined  and  gallant  people. 

Contrast  any  part  of  the  great  French  hynni  with  a  line 
fiom  Enimett's  song,  and  see  how  uncomfortable  and  small 
you  feel.     Let  me  quote  a  couplet : 

"Here's  ;i  health  to  the  next  old  missus 
And  all  de  gals  what  wants  to  kiss  us." 

Could  the  General  quote  this  to  inspire  his  men?     \\'liy,  ihe 
Rebel  yell  would  never  have  liecome  historic. 

The  glint  of  our  bayonets  woidd  never  have  fla-shed  around 
the  world  the  .glory  of  our  defense  if  these  insignificant  words 
were  a  part  of  owe  "Dixie."  No.  we  have  never  had  any 
words  to  "Dixie"  before  Gen.  Pike  wrote.  Let's  have  our 
"Dixie"  in  dignified,  soul-stirring  Anglo-Saxon  words  that 
Ii7c  and  breathe  and  burn;,  something  that  a  mother  can 
teach  the  boy  and  the  girl ;  something  that  will  make  them 
feel  and  think  and  awaken  patriotism.  And  if  they  ever  have 
to  fight,  it  will  nfit  be  "like  dumb,  driven  cattle;''  they'll  be 
"heroes  in  the  fight."  If  any  man  or  woman  can  do  better 
than  Gen.  Pike  has  written,  bring  him  or  her  to  the  front. 

The  move  for  something  better,  or  to  center  on  one  version, 
came  first  from  the  Daughters.  God  bless  them  I  The  mas- 
terpiece in  the  gnat  drama  of  the  creation  was  woman.  There 
is  nothing  done,  that  is  done  right,  unless  she  has  a  hand  in 
it,  and  we  cannot  do  without  her.  I  utterly  dissent  from 
the  former  part  of  a  speech  made  to  me  some  years  since  by 
a  rather  remarkable  old  man,  though  an  uneducated  one.  He 
announced  as  bis  opinion  (he  had  bis  second  wife  then)  that 
"winitns  is  curious  things;  you  can't  git  along  wid  'em,  and 
you  can't  git  along  widout  'em." 
Let  us  have  words  for  our  "Dixie." 

Ai.m.RT  Pike's  Version. 
Southrons,  hear,  your  country  calls  you  ! 
L'p!  lest  wcrse  than  death  befall  you! 

To  arms!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 
Lo!  all  the  beacon  fires  are  lighted; 
Let  all  hearts  be  now  united! 
To  arms!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 
Chorus. 
Advance  the  ?.ag  of  Dixie ! 
Hurrsh !  hurrah ! 


For  Dixie's  land  we'll  take  our  stand, 
lo  live  or  die  for  Dixie! 

To  aims !  to  arms  ! 
And  conquer  peace  for  Dixie; 

To  arms  !  to  arms  ! 
And  conquer  peace  for  Dixie. 

Hear  the  Northern  thunders  mutter; 
Nortliern  flags  in  South  winds  flutter! 

To  arms  !  to  arms !  to  arms !  in  Dixie ! 
Send  them  back  your  fierce  defiance. 
Stamp  uiion  th'  accursed  alliance  ! 

To  arms!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 

Fear  no  danger:  shun  no  labor; 
Lift  up  rifle,  pike,  and  saber ! 

'lo  arms  !  to  arms  !  to  arms  !  in  Dixie ! 
Shoulder  pressing  close  to  shoulder. 
Let  the  odds  make  each  heart  bolder! 

'J"o  arms!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 

Hnw  the  South's  great  heart  rejoice 
At  your  cannon's  ringing  voice ! 

To  amis!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 
For  faith  betrayed  and  pledges  broken, 
Wrong  inflicted,  insult  spoken. 

To  arms!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 

Swear  upon  your  country's  altar 
Never  to  submit  or  falter. 

To  arms!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  i:)ixie! 
Till  the  spoilers  are  defeated. 
Till  the  Lord's  work  is  completed. 

lo  arms!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 

Hall  not  till  our  federation 

Secures  among  earth's  powers  its  station. 

To  arms  !  to  arms !  to  arms !  in  Dixie  ! 
Then  at  peace,  and  crowned  with  glory. 
Hear  vour  children  tell  the  story. 

To  arn;s!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 

If  the  loved  ones  weep  in  sadness, 
Vict'ry  soon  shall  bring  them  gladness. 

To  arms  !  to  arms !  to  arms !  in  Dixie ! 
Fx'iltant  pride  soon  banish  sorrow, 
Smiles  chase  tears  away  to-morrow. 
To  arms!  to  arms!  to  arms!  in  Dixie! 

These  words  werf  taken  from  a  scrapbook.  which  I  recog- 
nize as  having  been  published  early  in  the  war  over  the  name 
of  Gen.  Albert  Pike,  of  Mississippi,  and  were  sung  extensively 
by  young  and  old  and  in  concerts,  etc. 


KXEir  THEIR  M.IX-GEX.  WILLIAM  McCOMB. 

In  the  galaxy  of  stubborn  fighters  of  the  Army  of  Northern 
Virginia  none  more  justly  deserves  a  fairly  won  reputation 
than  Gen.  William  McComb.  He  went  out  as  adjutant  of 
the  Fourteenth  Tennessee,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  was  a 
brigadier  general  commanding  Archer's  f.imous  brigade,  to 
which  his  old  regiment  belonged. 

Gen.  McComb  was  a  Pennsylvanian  by  birth,  and  on  a  re- 
cent visit  to  his  native  county  was  invited  to  attend,  as  a  guest 
of  honor,  a  meeting  of  the  Union  Veteran  Legion  at  New 
Castle,  Pa.,  composed  of  old  soldiers  who.sc  average  time  of 
service  in  the  army  was  three  years  and  three  months.  Gen. 
McComb  was  royally  entertained  by  them. 

In  a  letter  to  the  \'eter.\n  Gen.  McComb  says:  "It  certainly 


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was  very  gratifying  to  me  to  find  tlie  kind  feeling  existing 
with  the  rank  and  file  of  the  true  soldiers.  I  mean  those  who 
saw  service  in  the  field  from  1861  to  1865.  The  Camp  referred 
to  above  admits  no  one  to  membership  who  was  not  at  least 
two  years  in  active  service.  All  old  soldiers  on  either  side 
know  that  much  of  the  strife  or  feeling  kept  up  between  the 
North  and  South  for  years  past  has  been  caused  by  men  who 
saw  but  little,  if  any.  active  service  on  the  field  of  battle. 

"I  was  present  on  memorial  day  by  invitation  of  Col. 
Daugherty,  Commander  of  the  G.  A.  R.,  and  I  never  received 
a  more  cordial  greeting  than  by  the  Union  ve.erans  on  that 
day.  It  was  more  gratifying  to  find  that  the  Confederate 
soldiers'  graves  in  the  cemetery  received  the  same  care  and 
attention  as  those  of  the  Union  soldiers.  They  were  marked 
and  covered  with  flowers.  When  I  left  my  native  State  for 
my  adopted  State  in  the  sunny  South,  many  a  warm  shake  of 
the  hand  was  given  me  by  veterans  of  the  Union  army,  with 
the  expression  of  "God  bless  you  in  your  Southern  home!' 

"I  mention  the  above  facts  to  show  that  there  is  very  little 
bitter  feeling  existing  between  the  true  ex-soldiers,  as  some 
people  try  to  make  it  appear. 

"It  was  my  good  fortune  to  be  connected  with  the  Fourteenth 
Tennessee  Regiment,  and  later  with  the  First,  Seventh,  Four- 
teenth Tennessee  and  Thirteenth  Alabama ;  also  Gen.  Bush- 
rod  Johnson's  old  brigade  of  Tennesseeans.  More  intelligent 
or  braver  soldiers  the  sim  has  never  shone  upon.  It  was  due 
to  the  deeds  of  these  noble,  brave  men  that  so  much  respect 
and  attention  was  shown  me  by  the  veterans  of  the  other  side." 

Col.  J.  S.  DuShane  introduced  Gen.  McComb,  who  said 
that  he  would  not  make  a  speech,  but  thanked  his  hosts  for 
the  great  courtesy  shown  him.  He  said  that  he  came  to  New 
Castle  in  1847,  and  in  January,  1855,  he  started  for  the  West. 
A  little  incident  on  the  trip  changed  the  whole  course  of  his 
life.  He  had  paid  his  fare  at  Pittsburg  for  a  river  trip  to 
St.  Louis,  but  near  Marietta  the  boat  ran  on  to  a  sand  bar,  and 
before  it  could  be  gotten  off  the  river  froze,  and  it  was  not 
possible  to  proceed  farther.  He  went  to  Cincinnati  by  rail, 
and  there  friends  advised  him  to  go  South  rather  than  West. 
Yielding  to  their  advice,  he  went  to  Tennessee;  "and  thus," 
said  he,  "my  lines  were  cast  with  the  people  of  the  South  and 
the  whole  course  of  my  life  was  changed." 

A  local  paper,  telling  the  story  of  that  meeting  or  reunion, 
reports  this  pathetic  story  by  a  Union  veteran  named  Morris : 
"At  South  Mountain  I  had  been  sent  out  on  picket  duty,  and 
lying  under  a  tree  I  found  a  Confederate  soldier,  a  mere  boy. 
I  was  about  to  pass  him  as  one  dead  when  the  poor  fellow 
lifted  an  arm.  I  asked  him  if  he  had  been  wounded,  and  he 
replied  that  he  had  not  been,  but  was  ill  almost  unto  death. 
He  begged  me  for  water,  and  I  got  him  a  drink.  I  got  per- 
mission from  my  colonel  to  take  him  to  my  tent.  I  secured 
medical  attendance  for  him  and  kept  him  in  my  tent  for  two 
days.  When  he  left,  he  told  me  he  was  a  volunteer  aid  on 
the  staff  of  Gen.  Winter,  and  told  me  that  if  I  was  ever  cap- 
tured to  let  him  know.  Well,  I  was  captured  and  sent  to 
Belle  Isle,  thence  to  Libby  and  to  Andersonville.  I  had  writ- 
ten as  directed  from  each  of  those  places,  but  had  gotten  no 
answer.  One  morning,  at  the  latter  place,  I  was  called  out 
and  told  to  advance  three  paces.  I  believed  that  my  turn  had 
come,  as  it  had  come  to  many  of  the  other  prisoners ;  but  as 
I  advanced  I  was  told  to  report  at  headquarters.  I  went  there, 
and  as  I  reached  it  a  young  man  sprang  forward  and,  throw- 
ing his  arms  around  me,  cried  out :  'My  God,  I  have  found 
you  at  last.'  He  took  me  to  Richmond,  where  he  bought  me 
a  pair  of  shoes,  for  which  he  paid  $75.  It  was  the  boy  I  liad 
saved  at  South  Mountain.     He  is  still  my  friend." 


COKFEDERATE  MEDICAL  RECORDS. 

For  the  information  of  all  who  are,  or  may  become,  inter- 
ested. Dr.  E.  A.  Flewellen  (post  office  address.  The  Rock,  Ga.) 
announces  herein  that  he  has  forwarded  four  manuscript  vol- 
umes pertaining  to  the  office  of  medical  director  of  the  Army 
of  Tennessee  to  Gen.  F.  C.  Ainsworth,  Chief  of  the  Record 
and  Pension  Office,  War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C,  to 
be  preser\ed  with  other  archives  of  the  army  to  which  they 
pertain. 

The  four  volumes  referred  to  do  not  contain  full  and  com- 
plete records — others  having  been  lost  or  destroyed.     Nolwith- 


E.    \.    FLEWELLEN,   M.D., 
A  Medical  Director  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee. 

standing  that  fact,  it  is  believed  that  they  should  be  preserved 
by  lieing  placed  in  the  repository  above  named,  where  many 
Confederate  records  are  in  safe-keeping. 

Those  volumes  contain  the  official  orders  and  correspond- 
ence of  Medical  Directors  E.  A.  Flewellen  and  A.  J.  Foard 
from  January  20,  1863,  to  August  15,  1864  (the  records  of 
previous  and  later  dates  were  lost  or  destroyed)  ;  also  copies 
of  orders  and  communications  from  Surgeon  General  S.  P. 
Moore  and  reports  to  him  of  casualties  from  January  21,  1863, 
to  February  20,  1865.  They  contain,  in  addition,  a  record  made 
by  the  purveyors  from  November  20,  1862,  to  August  19,  1863 ; 
also  an  incomplete  roster  of  the  surgeons  and  assistant  sur- 
.!?eons. 


Tennessee  Regiment  of  Confederates. 
A  movement  has  been  inaugurated  by  Confederate  veterans 
in  Tennessee  to  organize  a  regiment  for  the  public  service. 
The  officers  are  to  be  as  follows :  Edwin  Bourne,  of  Memphis, 
Colonel ;  J.  H.  McDowell,  Union  City,  Lieutenant  Colonel ; 
I.  T.  Howlett,  Nashville,  Major.  So  far  the  captains  are: 
Company  A,  George  B.  Malone,  Memphis ;  Company  C,  L.  E. 
Talbot,  Jackson  ;  Company  D,  John  A.  Crofford,  Covington ; 
Company  E,  J.  H.  McDowell,  Union  City;  Company  F,  Wil- 
liam T.  Lawler,  Martin ;  Company  G,  William  O.  Gordon, 
Trenton ;  Troop  A,  George  F.  Hager,  Nashville. 


QoQfederate  l/eterap. 


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CONFEDERATE  HOME  OF  MISSOURI. 

BY    OIL.    H.   A.    NEWMAN,    SECRKTARV.    HUN'TSVILLE. 

In  accordance  witli  the  promise  I  made  you  at  our  State 
reunion,  I  send  a  statement  of  tlie  appropriation  made  for  our 
Confederate  Home  by  our  General  Assembly  of  Missouri. 
This  appropriation  is  made  for  the  years  1903  and  1904:  Sup- 
port, $40,000;  salaries,  $19,000;  drugs,  $2,000;  stationery  and 
printing.  $1,000;  general  repairs,  $2,500;  hospital  excavation, 
$500;  fencing,  $500;  cottage  for  hired  help,  $800;  for  better 
water  supply,  $2,000;  total,  $68,300. 

In  addition  to  this  appropriation  made  by  the  Slate,  we  have 
three  hundred  and  .sixty-two  acres  of  land  in  a  higli  state  of 
cultivation.  The  farm  produced  this  year  five  hundred  bush- 
els of  wheat  for  our  rents.  Last  fall  we  butchered  sixty-four 
hogs.  We  had  in  about  forty  acres  of  vegetables.  For  the 
six  months  ending  June  30  the  cost  />(7r  capita,  including 
everything,  for  the  two  hundred  inmates,  was  forty-two  cents. 
This  is  about  as  cheap  as  we  care  to  feed  them,  as  they  de- 
serve all  that  they  derive. 

We  have  now  two  hundred  inmates  in  the  Home.  We  have 
buried  eighteen  during  the  past  six  months  in  the  Home  cem- 
etery. The  inmates  represent  the  different  States  of  the  South 
as  follows:  Missouri,  iii;  Virginia,  30;  Tennessee,  10;  Ken- 
tucky, 3;  Louisiana,  5;  Arkansas,  s;  South  Carolina,  4;  North 
Carolina,  6;  Georgia,  S;  Alabama,  6;  Texas,  6;  Maryland, 
3;  Mississippi,  6;  Florida,  I. 

Every  State  in  the  Confederacy  is  represented  in  the  Home. 

We  estimate  our  appropriation  from  the  State  at  forty-two 
cents  per  capita ;  the  remainder  is  the  product  of  the  farm. 
This  estimate  of  forty-two  cents  per  day  includes  support, 
salaries,  and  all  expenses. 

The  Confederate  Home  of  Missouri  is  in  fine  condition, 
with  splendid  officers  and  well-behaved  inmates,  who  are 
spending  the  evenings  of  their  lives  as  well  as  old  people  can. 
We  have  a  library  with  over  four  thousand  volumes.  We 
have  a  chapel  where  divine  service  is  held  every  Sabbath  by 
different  denominations.  We  have  a  cemetery  where  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty  old  soldiers  are  buried,  with  neat  headstones 
at  most  of  their  graves.  In  addition  to  raising  hogs,  we  keep 
a  dairy  of  about  twenty-five  cows,  and  everything  is  done  to 
make  the  inmates  as  happy  as  possible.  We  feel  gratified  that 
we  can  extend  our  brethren  of  the  Southern  States  a  helping 
hand.  It  requires  two  years'  residence  in  the  State  of  Mis- 
souri for  admission  to  the  Home.  The  General  Assembly 
gives  us  whatever  estimates  we  make.  We  have  a  splendid 
new  hospital  that  cost  $15,000,  with  now  forty  inmates.  We 
put  up  our  own  ice,  and  raise  our  own  corn,  oats,  and  vege- 
tables. We  don't  want  the  words  of  Dixie  changed,  and  we 
will 

"Hoe  it  down  and  scratch  the  gravel. 
In  Dixie  land  we're  bound  to  travel." 


REUNION  OF  MISSOURI  CONFEDERATES. 

The  seventh  annual  reunion  of  the  United  Confederate 
Veterans  of  Missouri,  which  was  held  this  year  in  Colum- 
bia, was  one  of  the  most  successful  in  the  history  of  the  or- 
ganization. The  local  committees  had  made  every  conceiva- 
ble preparation  for  the  visitors,  and  details  were  complete. 

A  thorough  canvass  had  been  made  of  the  town  and  en- 
tertainment secured  for  the  visitors  at  the  homes  of  citizens. 

Business  houses  as  well  as  a  gre^it  number  of  the  resi- 
dences were  decorated  with  Confederate  .lags  and  colors, 
mingled  with  the  stars  and  stripes.  A  huge  sign,  extending 
across  Broadway,  bore  the  legend  "Welcome  to  the  United 
Confederate  Veterans." 
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The  meetings  of  the  reunion  were  held  in  the  University 
auditorium.  The  University  cadet  band  received  much  ap- 
plause. The  lower  floor  was  filled  with  the  old  soldiers, 
while  the  other  visitors  filled  the  galleries.  The  popularity  of 
"Dixie"  was  shown  by  the  enthusiasm  with  which  the  Vet- 
erans and  others  greeted  it. 

Maj.  Gen.  E'ljab  Gates,  of  St.  Joseph,  addressed  a  few- 
words  of  welcome  to  his  old  comrades. 

The  meeting  was  presided  over  by  his  adjutant  general, 
John  C.  Landis,  of  St.  Joseph. 

E.  W.  Stephens,  editor  of  the  Columbia  Herald,  said  on 
behalf  of  the  citizens  of  Columbia  and  Boone  County: 

"On  this  good  day  Columbia  and  Boone  County  extend  com- 
fort and  heartfelt  welcome  to  the  old  soldiers  of  the  Southern 
Confederacy.  In  this  greeting  all  the  people  join,  without  re- 
gard to  politics  or  religion.  There  was  a  time  when  this  salu- 
tation would  have  been  high  treason,  and  at  the  risk  of  lib- 
erty and  life ;  but  to-day  Union  men  and  Southern  sympa- 
thizers. Federal  and  Confederate  bushwhackers,  and  the 
militia,  and  especially  your  brethren  of  the  J.  J.  Searcy  Camp 
of  \'ctcrans,  vie  with  each  other  in  the  cordiality  of  their  wel- 
come, and  authorize  the  statement  that  all  they  have  is  for 
you  contraband  of  war.  Even  the  Rebel  yell  has  become  a 
loyal  hallelujah,  and  you  can  indulge  in  it  to  your  heart's 
content.  If  this  be  treason,  make  the  most  of  it.  You  can, 
therefore,  organize  your  foraging  squads,  send  them  in  all 
directions,  commanding  them  to  confiscate  whatsoever  they 
can  lay  their  hands  on,  and  there  will  be,  no  post  commander 
or  provost  marshal  to  mokst  or  to  attempt  to  make  thenj 
afraid. 

"The  old  university  building,  with  which  some  of  you  were 
once  familiar  as  a  gloomy  prison  house,  has  long  ago  burned 
down,  and  this  splendid  edifice,  constructed  largely  by  j'our 
munificence,  is  now  consecrated  to  peace  alone,  its  classic  halls 
bid  you  hospitable  welcome,  and  on'y  the  silken  cords  of  love 
will  bind  you  willing  prisoners  as  you  sit  beneath  its  roof- 
tree. 

"As  you  go  fortlj  you  will  find  hogs  fatter  and  corn  and 
chickens  more  plentiful  than  they  were  in  the  strenuous  and 
scanty  sixties,  but  we  trust  your  appetites  are  no  less  keen  and 
your  passion  for  possession  no  less  ardent  now  than  they 
were  then.  You  are  welcome  to  whatever  you  see,  except  our 
wives  and  sweethearts.  It  is  presumed  that  you  have — at 
least  you  ought  to  have — wives  or  sweethearts  or  daughters 
or  granddaughters  along  with  you.  The  welcome  extended 
to  you  is  accorded  to  them  in  double  measure.  Especially  do 
we  hail  with  joyous  greeting  the  fair  young  daughters  of  the 
Confederacy  who  grace  this  occasion  as  its  sponsors  and  maids 
of  honor. 

"It  is  not  forgotten  that  the  Southern  woman  has  her  share 
of  glory  fully  equaling  that  of  the  Southcni  soldier.  The 
brave  self-sacrifice  and  the  stout  heart  of  her  who  sent  her 
husband  or  son  to  battle  while  .she  maintained  the  long  and 
lonely  vigil  in  his  absence,  uncomplainingly,  with  the  deepen- 
ing anxieties  ;is  the  fateful  years  rolled  on,  represents  a  hero- 
ism even  greater  than  that  which  had  the  solace  of  compan- 
ionsiiip  in  the  weary  march  or  the  inspiration  of  excitement 
in  the  wild  tumult  of  battle.  The  Confederacy  could  not  have 
maintained  itself  a  year  but  for  these  gentle  and  dauntless 
heroines  of  the  home.  In  all  the  elements  of  refinement, 
graciousnc'S.  beauty,  and  loveliness  the  world  awards  the 
palm  to  the  Southern  woman ;  and  like  good  wine,  she  grows 
belter  as  she  grows  older. 

"1  he  time  has  arrived  when  the  heroism,  the  patriotism, 
and   the   Irftv   manhood   of  the   Confederate   soldier  are   the 


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common  pride  and  glory  of  the  American  people.  The  mists 
of  passion  and  prejudice  have  been  lifted.  Wc  see  face  to 
face,  and  he  who  wore  the  blue  has  no  more  treasured  legacy 
to  leave  to  his  children  than  that  it  was  his  proud  honor  to 
receive  in  surrender  the  stainless  sword  of  his  brother  who 
wore  the  graj',  a  sword  whose  history  sheds  deathless  luster 
upon  American  valor. 

"Whatever  may  have  been  the  privilege  of  others,  it  has 
been  your  proud  fortune  to  have  illustrated  the  self-sacrifice, 
the  fortitude,  the  long-suffering,  the  recuperative  possibilities 
of  American  manhood  as  have  none  others  since  Washington 
led  his  devoted  legions  in  the  war  for  independence.  Others 
might  have  acquitted  themselves  as  nobly,  but  they  had  not  the 
opportunity  for  suffering  in  war  or  for  resignation  in  defeat 
that  has  been  yours.  Adversity  i.s  the  crucible  which  tests 
and  refines  true  gold,  and  you  have  endured  the  test  and  have 
come  forth  the  purer  and  the  brighter  from  its  chastening  flame. 
"In  peace  you  hnve  been  no  less  heroic  and  true.  You  hon- 
orably accepted  your  defeat,  returned  to  desolate  homes  and 
ruined  fortunes  and  manfully  took  up  the  battle  of  life  with 
the  san'e  courage  with  which  you  had  faced  the  storm  of  war. 
"Vividly  we  recall  the  whirlwind  of  excitement  and  en- 
thusiasm which  swept  over  Missouri  when  Gov.  Claiborne  F. 
Jackson  issued  his  call  for  troops,  and  when  for  the  first 
lime  the  bugle  call  rang  throughout  our  State.  The  scene 
again  arises  before  us  as,  mounted  on  farm  horses  or  mules, 
or  in  two-horse  wagons,  or  afoot,  and  armed  with  shotguns 
or  rusty  muskets  or  revolvers,  or  not  armed  at  all,  the  raw, 
undisciplined,  unsophisticated  young  chivalry  of  Missouri 
rushed  headlong  to  Boonville  to  rally  under  the  banner  of 
that  majestic  and  beloved  old  leader,  Sterling  Price. 

"The  curtain  v;as  to  be  lifted  and  Wilson  Creek,  Pea  Ridge, 
Lexington,  Springfield,  Corinth,  Vicksburg,  Franklin,  and  all 
the  other  bloody  tragedies  were  to  be  enacted  in  the  dread 
drama  of  war.  The  blood  of  thousands  of  gallant  Missou- 
lians  was  to  stain  many  a  battlefield,  and  their  bones  yet 
sleep  on  plain,  valley,  and  niountain : 

'But  their  names  shall  never  be  forgot 

While  Fame  her  record  keeps 
And  Glory  points  the  hallowed  spot 
Where  Valor  proudly  sleeps.' 
"While  it  is  a  record  of  blood  and  carnage,  it  is  also  one  of 
glory  and  honor.  With  just  pride  we  recall  the  heroism  of 
those  days,  the  faithfulness,  self-sacrifice,  and  devotion  of  the 
private  soldiers,  and  the  gallant  and  brilliant  achievements  of 
their  leaders.  What  an  opportunity  it  gave  for  Missouri  to 
demonstrate  to  all  *the  world  the  heroism  and  patriotism  of 
her  sons !  Proudly  we  recall  Sterling  Price,  the  noble  com- 
mander in  chief,  the  manly  and  gallant  Marmaduke,  the  chiv- 
alrous Shelby,  the  lion-hearted  Parsons,  the  picturesque  John 
B.  Clark,  Sr.,  and  the  brave  John  B.  Clark.  Jr.,  and  Rains 
and  Bowen  and  Martin  Green  and  Porter  and  Steen  and  Mc- 
Kinney  and  Caleb  Dorsey,  and  a  long  list  of  others  who  long 
ago  passed  to  the  great  unknown.  Some  equally  as  worthy, 
with  empty  sleeves  or  with  whitened  heads,  yet  remain. 

"You  have  been  as  strong  in  peace  as  you  were  brave  in 
war.  To-day  we  behold  a  State  teeming  with  a  prosperous 
population,  with  splendid  cities  and  thriving  towns  and  vil- 
lages pulsating  with  commerce,  radiant  with  schoolhouses  and 
churches  and  the  spirit  of  progress.  For  all  this  splendid  civ- 
ilization of  the  new  Missouri  we  are  indebted  to  no  one  cause 
more  than  to  the  energy  and  courage  with  which  the  Confed- 
erate soldiers  applied  themselves  to  the  rebuilding  of  their 
shattered  fortunes  after  the  War  between  the  States. 

"Patriotism   and    progress   are   possessions    upon   which   no 


man  or  class  of  men  hold  a  trust.  Missouri  is  cosmopolitan. 
In  the  honor  of  its  development  Federal  soldiers  as  well  as 
Confederates,  Northern  men  and  Southern  men,  foreign-  and 
native-born,  have  had  a  share,  and  to  its  hospitable  soil  every 
man  of  whatsoever  clime  has  cordial  welcome,  and  from  none 
more  than  from  those  who  followed  the  stars  and  bars  in  the 
War  between  the  States.  So  broad  is  our  patriotism  and  so 
world-wide  our  humanitarianism  that  they  include  the  nations 
of  the  earth,  and  in  1904  it  will  greet  them  all  in  such  an  ex- 
hibition of  the  world's  resources,  history,  and  progress  as  has 
never  been  beheld  in  the  history  of  mankind.  The  day  of  Mis- 
souri's glory  is  at  hand. 

"You  not  only  returned  with  your  fealty  and  enthusiasm  for 
Missouri  unweakened ;  you  came  back  loyal  to  the  Union  and 
to  the  flag.  You  never  were  disloyal.  You  were  not  guilty  of 
treason. 

"Most  of  the  actors  in  that  bloody  drama  have  passed  over 
the  river  and  rest  under  the  shade  of  the  trees.  The  remorse- 
less march  of  time  admonishes  you  that  ere  long  you  must  join 
them.  Soon  the  last  reunion  will  adjourn  on  earth  to  meet 
beyond  the  stars.  But  neither  time  nor  change  can  efface  the 
record  of  those  who  shed  luster  upon  their  country's  name  nor 
rob  their  descendants  of  the  glorious  legacy  of  their  achieve- 
ments. 

'Let  fate  do  her  worst,  there  are  relics  of  joy. 
Bright  dreams  of  the  past,  which  she  cannot  destroy; 
Which  come  in  the  nighttime  of  sorrow  and  care, 
And  bring  back  the  features  that  joy  used  to  wear. 
Long,  long  be  our  hearts  with  such  memories  filled ! 
Like  the  vase  in  which  roses  have  once  been  distilled — 
You  may  break,  you  may  shatter  the  vase  if  you  will, 
But  the  scent  of  the  roses  will  hang  round  it  still.' " 
Judge  J.  D.  Lawson,  Dean  of  the  Law  Department  of  Mis- 
souri  University,   representing  the  University,   welcomed   the 
veterans  on  behalf  of  President  Jesse,  who  was  too  ill  to  attend. 
Thursday  evening  the  veterans  were  very  enjoyably  enter- 
tained with   a   complimentary  reception  at   Christian   College, 
which  was  largely  attended.    The  Columbia  Herald,  a  model 
newspaper,  reports: 

Twenty  members  of  "Bob"  Stockton's  company  during  the 
war  were  banqueted  by  him  at  the  Gordon  Hotel  Thursday 
evening.  Besides  the  men  of  his  command,  some  of  the  more 
distinguished  guests  were  present.  The  table  was  beautifully 
decorated  with  small  Confederate  flags  and  flowers,  and  a  ban- 
quet of  five  courses  with  wine  was  served.  Rev.  Dr.  Cobb  pro- 
nounced the  blessing  and  benediction.  Maj.  Harvey  Salmon 
acted  as  toastmaster,  and  the  following  gentlemen  responded  to 
toasts :  S.  A.  Cunningham,  editor  of  the  Confederate  Veteran, 
Nash^ille,  Tenn. ;  Hon.  Frank  L.  Pitts,  of  Paris,  Mo.;  Col. 
AVilliam  T.  Anderson,  Maj.  Harvey  Salmon,  James  P.  Ban- 
nerman,  and  Gen,  Gates,  and  the  venerable  Dorsey  who  pro- 
cured Sloci'ton's  first  position  after  the  war — more  of  this  later. 
The  other  guests  and  members  of  Col.  Stockton's  company 
voere :  P.  E.  Chesnut.  St.  Joseph  ;  George  P.  Gross,  Kansas  City : 
James  Synamon,  Platte  County;  T.  D.  Scuddcr,  J.  P.  Bull, 
J.  D.  Hnlliday.  and  Frank  Grannon,  of  St.  Louis;  Albert  O. 
Alkn.  Jefferson  City:  W.  H.  Kennan,  Mexico;  and  several 
others.  This  ^yas  one  of  the  most  elaborate  affairs  of  the 
reunion,  and  it  was  greatly  enjoyed  by  all  present. 

The  narade  was  under  the  direction  of  C.  G.  Gillaspy,  Assist- 
ant Chief  of  Police  of  St.  Louis,  and  of  Capt.  W.  C.  Chitty, 
Commandant  of  Cadets. 

Gen.  Gates.  Commander  of  the  Misi^ouri  Division  of  LTnited 
Confederate  Veterans,  and  Maj.  John  C.  Landis.  Chief  of  Staff, 
headed  the  parade  in  a  carriage      They  were  followed  by  the 


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491 


University  Cadet  Band.  After  the  band  came  the  Confederate 
Veterans,  about  five  hundred  in  number,  on  foot.  The  maids 
of  honor,  chaperons,  and  sponsors  in  carriSfees  brought  up  the 
rear  of  the  parade. 

Senator  Cockrell  made  an  address  that  was  conservative  but 
eloquent.  He  confined  himself  to  a  discussion  of  the  War 
between  the  States.  He  began  his  address  with  the  statement 
that  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  was  adopted  leav- 
ing many  questions  in  doubt,  among  which  was  the  question  of 
the  sovereign  rights  of  States.  "The  emergency,"  said  Sen- 
ator Cockrell,  "which  brought  the  question  to  an  issue  oc- 
curred in  1861,  and  the  War  between  the  States  was  the  result." 

Judge  John  C.  Stone,  of  Kansas  City,  introduced  a  resolu- 
tion to  ch?nge  the  words  of  "Dixie."  He  said  the  words  to 
"Di.Kie"  were  not  expressive  of  the  true  sentiment  of  the  South, 
and  were  not  suitable  to  be  sung  in  parlors.  He  asked  that  a 
committee  be  appointed  by  the  various  Chapters  of  the  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy  to  take  the  matter  up  and  provide  suit- 
able words,  and  that  the  music  of  the  song  not  l>e  changed  in 
any  particular. 

One  old  veteran  was  recognized  by  the  chairman,  who  said : 
"We  fought  all  through  the  war  to  the  words  of  'Dixie.' 
When  we  were  lying  in  camp,  one  part  of  the  camp  would  be- 
gin singing  it  and  the  others  would  answer  with  the  next  verse. 
When  we  won  victories,  the  words  of  'Dixie'  were  our  shouts 
of  victory ;  and  when  we  were  defeated,  the  old  words  of 
'Dixie'  were  our  greatest  comfort.  They  were  good  enough 
for  us  then  and  are  good  enough  now.  I  am  not  in  favor 
of  changing  the  words  of  'Dixie,'  and  move  that  the  resolution 
be  laid  on  the  table." 

When  the  motion  for  the  adoption  of  the  resolution  was  put 
to  the  house,  vociferous  "No!"  echoed  from  every  part  of  the 
hall,  most  men  voting  just  as  if  it  had  been  proposed  to  re- 
pudiate "Dixie." 

The  meeting  adjourned  a  few  minutes  after  twelve  o'clock 
to  the  campus,  where  dinner  was  served  by  the  townspeople. 
The  dinner  was  under  the  direction  of  Prof.  L.  M.  DeFoe,  of 
the  University  faculty,  and  passed  off  with  none  of  the  con- 
fusion that  is  generally  common  at  such  affairs. 

United  States  Senator  W.  J.  Stone  spoke  Friday  afternoon, 
confining  himself  to  a  discussion  of  the  War  between  the 
States,  the  causes  leading  up  to  it,  and  the  effects  of  the  war 
on  the  country  at  large.  While  discussing  the  efl^ects  of  the 
■war,  Senator  Stone  faid :  "In  many  States  the  race  question  is 
still  the  dominant  issue,  and  its  peril  increases  daily.  The 
<luestion  will  be  solved  some  day,  but  I  don't  know  how,  nor 
will  I  discuss  it."  Mr.  Stone's  speech  was  frequently  inter- 
rupted with  cheers  when  he  spoke  of  the  bravery  shown  by  the 
soldiers  of  the  South  and  of  their  enterprise  and  industry  in 
building  up  the  country  devastated  by  the  war. 

Following  Senator  Stone's  speech.  Miss  Julia  Sampson,  of 
the  faculty  of  Stephens  College,  .sang  "The  Wearers  of  the 
Gray,"  and  responded  to  an  encore,  accompanied  on  the  violin 
by  Mr.  George  Venable.  Miss  Sampson,  always  popular  as  a 
soloist,  won  new  admirers  lierc. 

Miss  Todhunter,  of  Lexington,  charmed  the  audience  with 
a  reading,  and  was  encored. 

Rev.  Dr.  Jones,  of  Richmond,  former  chaplain  in  Lee's  army, 
made  some  impromptu  remarks,  consisting  of  war  stories,  etc. 

The  most  important  business  of  the  meeting  was  the  intro- 
duction of  the  following  resolutions  by  W.  H.  Kennan  : 

"Whereas  the  Confederate  cemetery  is  situated  near  Spring- 
field, Mn.,  and  contains  the  graves  of  three  hundred  and  eighty- 
five  Confederates,  marked  with  neat  head  and  foot  stones,  who 
fell  at  Wilson's  Creek  and  other  battles  fought  in  Missouri 


during  the  War  between  the  States.  It  consists  of  a  tract  of 
three  and  one-half  acres,  inclosed  with  a  solid  stone  wall,  in 
which  is  erected  a  marble  monument,  with  pedestal  sixteen 
feet  high,  mounted  by  a  statue  in  bronze,  representing  a  Con- 
federate soldier,  and  which  is  twelve  feet  and  seven  inches 
high,  to  the  nieniory  of  Missouri  Confederate  soldiers.  Lying 
north  and  contiguous  to  the  Confederate  cemetery  is  the  Fed- 
eral cemetery,  inclosed  by  a  stone  wall,  separated  from  the  Con- 
federate cemetery  by  a  single  stone  partition  wall,  belonging  to 
and  well  kept  by  the  United  States.  The  Confederate  cemetery 
is  duly  incorporated  by  the  laws  of  Missouri  under  and  by  the 
name  of  Confederate  Cemetery  Association  of  Missouri,  for  a 
period  of  two  thousand  years,  and  holds  title  to  said  land,  on 
which  said  cemetery  is  situated,  and  is  empowered  to  transfer 
the  title  to  said  land  either  to  the  city  of  Springfield,  County 
of  Green,  State  of  Missouri,  or  United  States,  whenever 
county.  State,  or  United  States  should  agree  to  receive  and 
hold  the  same  in  trust  for  the  sole  use  and  purpose  as  a  cem- 
etery for  the  graves  of  men  who  were  in  the  military,  naval, 
or  civil  service  of  the  Confederate  States  of  America,  and 
agree  to  incur  the  expense  necessary  to  keep  in  good  order, 
and,  at  least,  up  to  its  present  condition  of  beauty  and  care- 
taking.  The  Confederate  Cemetery  Association  of  Missouri  is 
without  means  of  any  kind  or  sort  to  maintain  and  properly 
care  for  said  cemetery ;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved:  i.  That  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  of  Mis- 
souri, in  meeting  assembled,  at  the  seventh  annual  reunion,  ear- 
nestly pray  the  Representatives  in  Congress  from  Missouri  to 
introduce  and  pass  a  bill  transferring  the  title  of  said  cemetery 
to  the  United  States,  under  the  terms  and  conditions  ex- 
pressed fully  in  its  articles  of  association  at  the  earliest  period 
possible. 

"2.  That  when  said  cemetery  is  transferred  and  accepted  by 
the  United  States  the  partition  wall  dividing  the  Confederate 
cemetery  and  Federal  cemetery  be  torn  down." 

The  resolution  brought  forth  the  most  violent  discussion,  and 
was  opposed  as  bitterly  as  was  the  resolution  to  change  the 
words  to  "Dixie."  B.  F.  Murdock,  of  Platte  City,  moved  to 
refer  the  resolution  to  a  vote  of  the  Camps  of  the  Missouri 
Division,  which  motion  was  carried. 

For  the  temporar)'  relief  of  the  cemetery  a  f<er  cafita  tax  of 
ten  cents  was  voted  on  all  ex-Confederates  in  Missouri.  An 
additional  l>cr  cafita  tax  of  ten  cents  was  voted  for  headquar- 
ter expenses. 

A  Missouri  Encampment  at  Barnity  Lake. 

Miss  Dora  Pcttigrcw,  of  Salem,  Mo.,  kindly  sends  an  ac- 
count of  the  seventh  atmual  encampment  of  the  South  Cen- 
tral Missouri  ex-Confederate  Association,  held  at  Barnity 
Lake,  in  the  Ozarks : 

"This  splendid  site  was  donated  by  Mr.  Barnity,  and  could 
not  be  excelled  as  a  camping  ground.  It  was  a  tract  of  land 
of  about  three  hundred  acres  and  covered  with  forest  trees 
of  all  kinds  and  with  numerous  springs,  and  was  near  the 
side  of  a  mountain,  forming  a  most  beautiful  and  ideal  place 
for  the  encampment.  It  was  estimated  that  about  20,000  peo- 
ple were  in  attendance  during  the  week  beginning  September 
I,  and  over  2,200  camp  fires  animated  the  scene  at  night.  The 
programme  opened  with  an  invocation  by  Rev.  J.  H.  Hicks, 
who  served  in  a  Missouri  battery,  followed  by  an  address  by 
Hon.  Robert  Lamar,  one  of  Missouri's  statesmen  and  the  son 
of  a  Confederate.  An  address  was  also  delivered  by  Hon. 
James  Reed.  Mayor  of  Kansas  City :  and  Judge  Gautt,  of 
Jefferson  City,  spoke  very  touchingly  of  the  past.  Some  reci- 
tations were  given  by  Misses  Olga  and  Maggie  Williams." 


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Qopfederate  l/eterai). 

S.  A.  CL'XNIXGHAM,  Editor  and  Proprietor. 
Office:  Methodist  Publishing  House  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


This  publication  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  per- 
sons who  approve  its  principles  and  realize'its  benefits  as  nn  organ  for  Asso- 
ciations throughout  the  South  are  requested  to  commend  its  patronage  and  to 
cooperate  in  extending  its  circulation.     Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 


SAM  DAVIS— FORTY  YEARS  AGO. 

The  committee  designated  by  the  Tennessee  Legislature  with 
authority  to  erect  a  monument  on  Capitol  Hill  in  honor  of 
the  hero  Sam  Davis  met  in  the  office  of  the  chairman,  Maj. 
E.  C.  Lewis,  in  Nashville,  October  26,  1903.  The  special  pur- 
pose of  the  meeting  was  to  consider  a  design  submitted  by  the 
sculptor,  F.  Wellington  Ruchstuhl  After  considering  the 
subject,  resolutions  were  adopted  that  no  contract  be  made 
until  the  necessary  money  is  in  hand,  and  that  the  chair- 
man enter  into  negotiation  with  other  sculptors  for  a  more 
satisfactory  design,  if  such  can  be  secured.  It  was  resolved 
by  the  committee  that  steps  be  at  once  taken  to  complete  the 
raising  of  necessary  funds  to  erect  a  memorial  at  least  fitting 
the  high  character  of  Sam  Davis  and  a  credit  to  Tennessee 
and  the  South.  Sam  Davis,  however,  is  already  the  pride  of 
the  entire  country,  and  liberal  contributions  have  been  sent  in 
by  some  who  were  of  his  executioners. 

The  committee  is  now  composed  of  President  J.  W.  Thomas, 
Maj.  E.  C.  Lewis,  Maj.  R.  H.  Dudley,  Judge  J.  W.  Childress, 
Messrs.  G.  H.  Baskette,  Jno.  C.  Kennedy,  and  S.  A.  Cunning- 
ham. Since  the  last  meeting  of  the  committee  the  two  senior 
members,  Joseph  W.  Allen  and  Judge  John  M.  Lea,  have  died. 

It  is  explained  that  the  committee  has  met  with  great  diffi- 
culty in  procuring  a  satisfactory  design.  No  photograph  of 
Sam  Davis  has  ever  been  found.  The  composite  picture  in 
bust,  which  is  so  well  known  and  so  pleasing  to  Veteran 
readers,  is  not  considered  as  portraying  the  expression  mer- 
ited by  the  hero  in  the  crucial  moment  when,  for  the  last  time, 
he  is  offered  his  life  for  his  honor  and  he  so  determinedly  puts 
Satan  behind  him  and  declares  that  if  he  had  a  thousand  lives 
he  would  surrender  them  all  then  and  there  rather  than  falsify 
his  honor  or  betray  a  friend.  To  present  him  in  bronze, 
standing  by  the  noose  that  is  to  choke  him  to  death,  embody- 
ing the  honor  of  the  Confederate  soldier,  the  scene  must 
have  been  thrilling  beyond  the  gift  of  most  sculptors.  To 
present  such  a  scene  and  locate  it  in  the  choicest  spot  of  the 
Capitol  grounds  of  his  native  State  is  an  undertaking  in  which 
the  committee  is  deeply  concerned.  Practically  considering 
the  subject,  the  committee,  which  comprises  some  of  the  most 
representative  men  in  Tennessee,  appeals  to  every  patriot  who 
would  like  to  share  in  the  glory  of  honoring  this  matchless 
hero  to  contribute  to  the  fund. 

The  editor  of  the  Veteran,  as  is  well  known,  inaugurated 
this  monument  movement,  and  is  as  ardent  as  ever.  His  origi- 
nal plea  was  that  those  who  favored  the  undertaking  remit  to 
him  November  27.  This  November  27  will  be  the  fortieth  anni- 
versary of  that  tragic  event  which  immortalized  the  character 
of  this  private  Confederate  scout.  Will  you  write  that  day 
and  send  your  two  mites,  or  one  even,  that  the  work  may  be 
closed?  That  original  appeal  brought  one  check  for  $100  from 
a  man  who  has  since  gone  the  way  of  all  the  earth,  and  many 
other  checks  for  smaller  amounts.  Who  knows  but  that  on  this 
November  27  Sam  Davis  and  Joseph  W.  Allen  may  together 
rest  their  harps  and  look  down  to  see  who  in  this  way  will  help 
to  take  the  earth  closer  to  them?     Don't  fail  to  write  and  re- 


mit whatever  you  may  be  inclined   for  this  fund  on  Friday, 
November  27,  1903. 

With  an  interesting  report  of  the  reunion  near  Warrenton, 
Va.,  by  the  Joe  Kendall  Camp,  which  will  appear  in  the  next 
isisue  of  the  Veteran,  IMiss  Kate  Mason  Rowland  writes: 
"The  Camp  was  named  for  the  brave  Virginia  boy  whose 
dying  deed  of  heroism  has  rendered  his  name  immortal.  Joe 
Kendal!  went  out  to  the  war  from  a  humble  home  among  his 
native  hills  as  a  gunner  in  the  Fauquier  Artillery.  His  bat- 
tery, commanded  by  Col.  Robert  M.  Stribling,  was  engaged  in 
a  hot  artillery  duel  in  one  of  the  battles  around  Richmond. 
Struck  by  a  cannon  ball,  young  Kendall  fell  mortally  wounded. 
As  he  was  borne  all  mangled  and  bleeding  from  the  field,  he 
was  carried  past  the  artillery  horses.  'Stop !'  cried  the  young 
hero  to  his  bearers.  'Put  me  down  here  and  let  me  hold  the 
horses  while  their  driver  takes  my  place  at  the  guns.'  Con- 
tinuing, as  a  plea  he  said:  'You  see  I  must  die.  Nothing  can 
be  done  for  me.  But  I  can  at  least  hold  the  horses  while  I  lie 
here.'  He  pleaded  so  earnestly  and  his  condition  was  so  hope- 
less that  his  request  was  granted.  The  reins  were  wound 
firmly  around  his  hands,  his  friends  moved  off,  and  the  driver 
left  him.  After  the  battle  was  over,  the  enemy  having  been 
.  repulsed,  young  Kendall  was  found  dead  at  his  post,  the  reins 
of  the  horses  still  in  the  grasp  of  his  lifeless  hands." 


REGARDING  THE  NEXT  REUNION. 

In  a  reported  interview  with  Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon  concerning 
the  general  U.  C.  V.  reunion  for  1904,  he  is  quoted  by  the 
Picayune  as'saying:  "All  over  the  South  there  is  a  disposition 
on  the  part  of  Confederate  veterans  to  return  to  New  Orleans 
and  make  it  the  permanent  meeting  place.  The  next  meeting, 
however,  will  not  be  held  in  New  Orleans.  The  Executive 
Committee  will  meet  some  time  in  November,  and  after  that 
the  place  for  the  next  reunion  will  be  announced.  The  com- 
mittee is  exceedingly  anxious  to  make  some  arrangements,  if 
possible,  to  arrange  for  the  veterans  to  visit,  at  small  personal 
cost,  the  Wold's  Fair  at  St.  Louis;  but  the  general  opinion  is 
that  it  would  not  do  to  hold  the  next  reunion  in  St.  Louis,  for 
the  reason  that  St.  Louis  will  be  visited  by  such  multitudes 
of  people." 

There  is  an  exaggerated  idea  concerning  the  cost  of  these 
reunions.  They  will  hardly  ever  again  be  as  large  as  they  have 
been.  It  would  seem  opportune  to  have  the  next  gathering  in 
Nashville,  as  trains  could  carry  delegations  to  St.  Louis  in  a 
night  or  day.  Nashville  has  her  great  auditorium,  and  is  as 
full  of  Confederate  devotion  as  ever. 


The  Georgia  Division  of  the  United  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy is  holding  its  annual  convention  in  Atlanta  in  the 
closing  days  of  October.  Miss  Mildred  Rutherford,  the  Pres- 
ident, being  abroad,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Hull,  of  Savannah,  State  Vice 
President,  is  ofnciating.  The  attendance  is  increased,  as 
on  Friday,  the  30th,  the  beautiful  memorial  to  Winnie  Davis 
at  Athens  will  be  dedicated,  and  many  no  doubt  will  attend. 
The  Constitution  says:  "The  building  is  now  completed,  beau- 
tifully furnished,  and  is  ready  for  presentation."  This  is  no 
doubt  the  greatest  enterprise  successfully  completed  in  the  great 
organization  by  the  women  of  any  State  during  so  short  a 
period.  The  dedication  is  to  be  on  the  first  anniversary  after 
its  corner  stone  was  laid. 

Officers  of  thf.  Vircini.\  Division,  U.  D.  C. — Honorary 
Presidents:  l\Irs.  James  Mercer  Garnett,  Baltimore,  Md. ; 
Mrs.  Philip  T.  Yeatman,  Alexandria,  Va. ;  Miss  Mary  Amelia 


Confederate  l/eterap. 


493 


Smith,  Warrcnton,  Va.  President:  Mrs.  William  A.  Smoot, 
Ale.Nandria.  Vice  Presidents-  Miss  Ruth  Jennings,  Lynchburg; 
Mrs.  James  Y.  Leigh,  Norfolk;  Mrs.  Robert  T.  Meade,  Peters- 
burg; Mrs.  Charles  E.  Heald,  Lynchburg.  Recording  Secre- 
tary: Mrs.  Otto  L.  Evans,  Amherst.  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary: Mrs.  E.  H.  O'Brien,  Alexandria.  Treasurer:  Mrs.  Tate, 
Pulaski.  Registrar:  Mrs.  A.  C.  WyckofT,  Alexandria.  His- 
torian: Mrs.  Philip  E.  Yeatman,  Norfolk.  Custodian:  Mrs. 
Boiling,  Richmond. 

CALIFORNIA  CONVENTION,  PACIFIC  DIVISION. 
The  Pacific  Division,  U.  C.  V.,  held  its  annual  convention 
in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  September  25.  It  was  called  to  order 
by  Maj.  Louis  Tiemann,  Commander  of  Camp  No.  770,  the 
senior  Camp  in  Los  Angeles.  Adjt.  Gen.  E.  H.  Owen  called 
the  roll  of  Camps  in  the  division,  and  where  there  were  more 
delegates  than  the  autliorized  number  the  delegations  adjusted 
their  membership  in  the  convention.    Hon.  A.  W.  Hutton  was 

elected  major  general 
to  command  the  di- 
vision for  the  ensuing 
year.  Los  Angeles  was 
chosen  as  the  place 
for  holding  the  next 
reunion. 

Miss  Nannie  Harl 
is  the  daughter  of  a 
liighly  esteemed  Con- 
federate comrade  of 
Colusa,  Cal.,  and  was 
rhoscn  by  Camp  "Pap" 
Price  as  its  sponsor. 
This  Camp  is  under 
the  command  of  Maj. 
John  B.  Moore,  of 
South  Carolina,  and 
embraces  all  of  Cal- 
ifornia north  of  Sac- 
ramento, this  being  so 
far  the  only  L'.  C.  V.  Camp  in  all  that  vast  section. 


MISS    N.\NNIE    H.\RL. 


"STAR  OF  THE  WEST"  GAVEL. 
Miss  Mary  C.  Kimbrough  is  the  daughter  of  Judge  A. 
Kimbrough,  of  Green- 
wood, Miss.,  and  niece  _^^■-r 
of  Mrs.  W.  S.  Green, 
of  Colusa,  Cal.  She 
presented  to  the  U.  C. 
V.  at  Memphis  a  gavel 
made  from  the  wood 
of  the  celebrated  "Star 
of  the  West,"  which, 
after  being  captured  by 
t  h  e  Confederates  at 
Hampton  Roads,  was 
taken  to  Galveston, 
Tex.,  then  brought 
back  to  New  Orleans 
and  run  up  the  Mis- 
sissippi and  Yazoo 
Rivers  and  siuik  at  the 
junction  of  the  Yazoo 
and  Tallahatchie  Riv- 
ers at  Greenwood. 


McC. 


SOUTHERNERS  IN  PITTSBURG. 

Among  the  latest  Camps  organized  in  the  U.  S.  C.  V.  is 
that  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  which  will  be  known  as  the  Robert  E. 
Lee  Ca;iip.  The  organization  was  effected  through  the  efforts 
of  W.  H.  Kcarfott,  of  West  Virginia,  who  holds  the  office  of 
Commander  of  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia,  U.  S.  C.  V., 
and  is  now  a  resident  of  Pittsburg.  It  is  the  ultimate  aim  of 
this  Camp  to  resolve  itself  into  an  independent  military  organi- 
zation, that  discipline  and  military  regulations  may  add  to  the 
interest  of  the  members,  and  social  features  will  not  be  over- 
looked in  the  desire  to  entertain  those  who  are  now  and  may 
hereafter  be  affiliated  with  the  Camp.  A  membership  of  fifteen 
was  enrolled  at  organization,  and  it  is  expected  to  add  many 
more  during  the  ne.xt  month.  J.  P.  Lindsay,  who  is  an  officer 
in  the  National  Guard  of  Pennsylvania,  was  elected  Command- 
er; T.  B.  Lee,  First  Lieutenant  Commander;  C.  S.  Woods, 
Adjutant;  Dr.  R.  E.  Poole,  Surgeon;  L.  W.  O'Rear,  Quarter- 
master. 

Last  year  a  Southern  Society,  composed  of  members  born  in 
the  South,  was  organized  in  this  city,  and  it  now  has  about  one 
hundred  on  the  rolls.  There  are  many  descendants  of  those 
who  wore  the  gray  engaged  in  the  various  industries  of  the 
busy  city  of  Pittsburg  and  vicinity,  and  in  these  organizations 
the  Sons  of  the  South  will  find  a  hearty  welcome  when  coming 
as  strangers  into  a  strange  land.  Their  social  life  will  be  en- 
larged, and  they  will  be  brought  into  closer  contact  with  their 
fellow-men. 


A^K^ 


MISS    M.VRV   C.    KIMBR01T.H. 


GRAND  CAMP  OF  VIRGINIA  REUNION. 

James  Macgill,  of  Pulaski  City,  commanding  the  Grand  Camp 
of  Virginia,  writes  the  Veteran  :  "I  am  glad  that  you  expect  to 
be  with  us  in  Newport  News  October  28-30,  during  the 
reunion  of  the  Grand  Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans  of  Vir- 
ginia. Col.  Edward  Owen,  Commander  of  the  New  York 
Camp,  informs  me  that  he  will  be  there  with  his  Camp,  to- 
gether with  many  of  their  wives  and  daughters.  From  all  re- 
ports, the  coming  reunion  will  be  the  largest  ever  held  of  the 
Grand  Camp.  The  Veterans  of  Virginia  seem  to  be  more  in 
sympathy  with  our  work  than  ever.  I  will  report  fifteen  or 
twenty  new  Camps  formed  this  year,  with  a  large  increase  of 
numbers  in  all  Camps.  The  parade  will  be  in  the  afternoon  of 
the  29th,  when  the  local  Camps,  the  R.  E.  Lee  and  Pickett,  of 
Richmond,  A.  P.  l^ill,  of  Petersburg,  and  others,  will  take  part. 
On  the  28th  there  will  also  be  the  nnnual  meeting  of  Virginia 
Division,  U.  C.  V.,  which  it  has  been  the  custom  each  year  to 
hold  on  one  of  the  days  of  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Camp.  They  elect  officers  for  the  ensmrg  vcar  and  transact 
any  business  for  the  division  that  may  come  before  the  meeting. 
Maj.  Gen.  Theodore  S.  Garnett,  commanding  the  Virginia 
Division,  U.  C.  V.,  has  tendered  his  resignation  ;  and  should  he 
insist  upon  its  acceptance,  a  major  general  will  be  elected." 

The  following  appointments  of  sponsors  and  maids  of  honor 
have  been  made  by  Gen.  Macgill,  Commander  for  this  sixteenth 
annual  meeting  of  the  Grand  Camp : 

For  the  State  at  Large — Sponsor,  Miss  Virginia  Holmes 
Greever,  Chilhowie,  Va. ;  Chief  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Mary 
Paul  Roper,  Petersburg,  Va. ;  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Elizabeth 
W.  Curtis,  Hampton.  Va. 

Second  District — Sponsor.  Miss  Mary  Clarence  Garnett, 
Newport  News,  Va. ;  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Minnie  Boykin, 
Smithficld,  Va. 

Tliird  District — Sponsor,  Miss  Imogene  Gregor)',  Manches- 
ter, Va. 

Fourth  District — Sponsor,  Miss  Hall  Davis,  Petersburg,  Va. ; 
Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Pattic  Manson,  Jorgensen,  Va. 


491 


Confederate  l/eterap. 


Fifth  District — Spontor,  Miss  Annie  Curtis,  Berkley,  Va. ; 
Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Nellie  Martin,  Lynchburg,  Va. 

Sixth  District — Sponsor,  Mrs.  Rosa  Roberts  Evans,  Salem. 

Seventh  District — Sponsor,  Mrs.  Louise  Fletcher  Green, 
Gaines's  Cross  Roads,  Va. ;  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Mary  Rich- 
ard, Strasburg,  Va. 

Eighth  District — Sponsor,  Miss  Edith  Ramsey,  Alexandria, 
Xa. :  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Flora  Davison,  Alexandria,  Va. 

Ninth  District — Sponsor,  Miss  Rosalie  'M.  Williams,  Wythe- 
vilie,  Va. ;  Matron  of  Honor,  Mrs.  Lucy  P.  Levell,  Wytheville. 

Tenth  District— Sponsor,  Miss  Nannie  Brooke  Scott,  Staun- 
ton, Va. ;  .Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Minnie  S.  Morton,  Staunton. 

The  following  new  Camps  have  been  chartered : 

No.  112— E.  J.  Perkins  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  White  Top,  Grayson 
County,  Va. ;  Commander,  W.  J.  Cornett;  Adjutant,  J.  F. 
Russell.     Post  office,  White  Top,  Va. 

No.  113 — A.  M.  Davis  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  Bay  wood,  Grayson 
County,  Va. ;  Commander,  Haywood  Blevins;  Adjutant,  H.  W. 
Fields.    Post  office,  Baywood,  Va. 


"OLD  DOUGLAS"— THE   CAMEL  BURDEN  BEARER. 

J.  W.  Cook,  of  Helena,  Ark.,  who  belonged  to  Company  A, 
Forty-Third  Mississippi  Regiment,  writes  of  an  interesting  at- 
tache of  the  regiment  who  could  not  speak  for  himself  even 
had  he  survived  the  carnage  of  war: 

"  'Old  Douglas'  was  an  African  camel  and  belonged  to  the 
Forty-Third  Mississippi  Regiment.  He  was  given  to  Col. 
William  M.  Moore,  of  the  regiment,  by  Lieut.  Hargrove,  of 
Company  B.  Col.  Moore  assigned  Douglas  to  the  regimental 
band,  for  whom  he  carried  instruments  and  knapsacks.  The 
camel's  first  active  service  was  with  Gen.  Price  in  the  luka 
campaign.  He  was  sent  to  the  wagon  train,  and  stampeded  all 
the  teams.  There  was  only  one  horse  in  Little's  Division 
which  would  face  Douglas  at  first,  and  that  was  Pompey,  the 
little  bay  stallion  belonging  to  Col.  Moore,  but  it  was  not  long 
till  he  was  on  intimate  terms  with  all.  His  keeper  would  chain 
him  to  keep  him  from  wandering  off,  but  Douglas  would  sit 
back  and  snap  any  kind  of  chain,  then  proceed  to  graze  at 
leisure,  though  never  leaving  the  regiment  or  interfering  with 
anything  that  did  not  interrupt  him.  When  the  regiment  was 
ready  to  start  Douglas  would  be  led  up  to  the  pile  of  things 
he  was  to  carry,  and  his  leader  would  say,  'Pushay,  Douglas ;' 
and  he  would  gracefully  drop  to  his  knees  and  haunches  and 
remain  so  till  his  load  was  adjusted  and  he  was  told  to  get  up. 
His  long,  swinging  gait  was  soon  familiar  with  the  entire  com- 
mand, and  ours  was  called  the  'Camel  Regiment.'  Douglas 
was  in  the  engagements  of  Price  and  Van  Dorn  in  Mississippi, 
and  went  with  us  to  Pemberton  at  Vicksburg,  where  he  was 
killed  by  a  skirmisher  during  the  siege.  His  gallant  owner  had 
fallen  in  the  second  day's  fight  at  Corinth.  Douglas  was  a 
faithful,  patient  animal,  and  his  service  merits  record  in  the 
Veteran." 

Greenwood,  S.  C,  Dedicates  Her  Monument.— A  monu- 
ment was  dedicated  at  Greenwood,  S.  C,  October  22.  The 
address  was  made  by  Judge  W.  T.  Gary,  of  Augusta,  Ga.  The 
east  side  of  the  monument  is  inscribed :  "Our  Confederate  Sol- 
diers." On  the  south  and  west  are  appropriate  inscriptions, 
while  the  north  side  bears  this  significint  statement:  "1861- 
1865.  Patriots  who  were  animated  by  the  same  faith,  actuated 
by  the  same  love  of  country,  beset  by  the  same  trials  and  dan- 
gers, endowed  with  the  saine  fortitude,  and  who  fought  as 
heroically  to  maintain  self-government  as  did  the  colonial  fa- 
thers to  attain  the  same  end,  who,  with  them,  are  immortalized 
in  the  same  halo  of  glory." 


PRAYER  WEEK  OVER  THE  WORLD. 

The  World's  Young  Women's  Christian  Association  has  is- 
sued a  call  to  a  week  of  prayer  for  the  young  women  of  the 
world,  November  S-14.     The  topics  are: 

November  8,  for  the  World's  Committee. 

November  9,  Africa,  including  Cairo  and  South  Africa. 

November  10,  America,  including  Canada,  the  United  States, 
and  the  scattered  associations  in  South  America  and  the  West 
Indies. 

November  II,  Asia,  including  the  national  work  in  India 
and  the  scattered  associations  in  China,  Japan,  and  Asia 
Minor. 

November  12,  Australasia. 

November  13,  Europe,  including  Denmark,  France,  Ger- 
many, and  Great  Britain. 

November  14,  Europe,  including  Italy,  Norway,  Spain, 
Sweden,  and  Switzerland. 

Four  American  young  women  go  out  this  fall  as  foreign 
secretaries :  Alice  Newell,  of  Radcliffe  College,  and  Miss  Mary 
McElroy,  General  Secretary  of  the  Harlem  Young  Women's 
Christian  Association,  to  India :  Theresa  Morrison,  of  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  to  the  Women's  University  of  Tokio; 
and  Miss  Martha  Berninger,  of  the  Presbyterian  Board,  to 
work  among  the  factory  girls  of  Shanghai.  On  account  of  the 
death  of  Miss  R.  F.  Morse,  one  of  the  original  American 
members  of  the  World's  Committee,  Mrs.  Thomas  S.  Glad- 
ding, of  Montclair,  has  been  appointed  by  the  American  Com- 
mittee to  represent  them  on  the  World's  Committee.     . 


LIEUT.  OWEN  SNUFFER  AND  "UNCLE"  GEORGE. 

The  Osceola  (Mo.)  Democrat  raised  money  to  send  "Uncle" 
George  McDonald,  of  St.  Clair  County,  a  colored  Confederate 
veteran,  and  perhaps  the  only  one,  to  the  Confederate  reunion 
at  Columbia  last  month.  "Uncle"  George  went  with  the  Con- 
federates from  St.  Clair  County,  and  fought  in  several  en- 
gagements. At  Wilson's  Creek  a  Minie  ball  plowed  through 
his  hip  and  a  buckshot  struck  him  in  the  face. 

George  lay  groaning  upon  the  ground  when  he  was  found  by 
Owen  Snuffer,  lieutenant  of  his  company.  Snuffer  stooped 
down,  examined  the  black  man's  wounds,  and  stanched  the 
flow  of  blood  from  them.  "For  God's  sake,"  cried  the  suffering 
negro,  "give  me  a  drink  of  water."  Snuffer's  canteen  was 
empty,  but  midway  between  the  firing  lines  was  a  well.  To 
reach  it  the  lieutenant  was  to  become  the  target  of  sharpshoot- 
ers, and  it  meant  almost  certain  death.  But  with  bullets  falling 
around  him  like  hailstones  he  pushed  forward  until  the  well 
was  reached.  And  then  he  discovered  that  the  bucket  had  been 
taken  away  and  the  windlass  removed.  The  water  was  far 
down  and  the  depth  unknown.  The  well  was  old-fashioned — 
stone-walled.  Owen  pulled  off  his  long  cavalry  boots,  and, 
faking  one  in  his  teeth,  he  let  himself  down  slowly,  hand  over 
hand,  until  the  water  was  reached  and  the  boot  filled,  and  then 
he  climbed  up,  straddling  the  well  and  clutching  with  hands 
and  feet  the  rocky  walls..  Reaching  the  surface  again,  he  picked 
up  the  other  boot  and  safely  made  his  way  back  to  the  Con- 
federate lines. 

Returning  from  the  war,  "Uncle"  George  settled  near  Mone- 
gaw  Springs,  and  has  reared  an  intelligent,  honest,  industrious 
family.  One  of  his  children  educated  himself,  graduated  at 
the  Smith  University,  in  Sedalia,  and  is  now  in  charge  of  a 
Church  in  Kansas.  Another  is  waiter  at  the  Commercial  Hotel 
in  Osceola,  and  is  known  for  his  strict  integrity. 


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Qoi)fedcrate  V/eterap. 


495 


THE  BOWIE  PEl.HAM  CAMP,  NO.  572. 

The  Bowie  Pelhams  held  their  third  annual  reunion  at 
Bowie,  Tex.,  August  19,  20,  21.  The  attendance  was  esti- 
mated at  5,000,  including  veterans,  wives,  and  children.  Con- 
federates from  as  far  as  thirty  and  forty  miles  were  present. 
A  good  band  of  Bowie  discoursed  inspiring  music. 

While  Judge  C.  C.  Cummings  was  speaking  to  the  assembly 
he  was  asked  to  desist  for  a  few  minutes  that  a  marriage  cere- 
mony might  be  performed,  after  which  he  proceeded  in  his 
ever-forccfuI  way. 

The  eating  was  fine,  and  the  multitude  enjoyed  the  hospital- 
ity of  the  Camp  and  the  Bowie  Daughters.  Capt.  James  A. 
Cummins  had  worked  a  month  for  its  success,  and  enjoys 
well-earned  gratitude. 

Gen.  Cabell  ("Old  Tige")  and  Mrs.  Katie  Cabell  Currie 
contributed  to  the  fires  of  patriotism,  which  burned  brightly 
throughout  the  encampment. 

The  Bowie  Cross  Times  published  the  list  of  registered  vet- 
erans, which  is  here  copied  to  illustrate  whence  Texans  came: 

"T.  A.  Cummins,  C,  13th  Tex. ;  John  Friend,  A,  9th  Tex. ; 
R.  C.  Levister,  H,  6th  S.  C. ;  F.  M.  Whatlcy,  E,  25th  Ga.; 
W.  J.  Brock,  G.  3d  Tenn. ;  H.  Nichols,  A,  32d  Miss. ;  H.  C. 
Maddox,  Standford  Battalion,  Miss.;  S.  H.  Lancaster,  B,  7th 
Tenn. ;  J.  W.  Black,  G,  4th  Tex.  Cav. ;  E.  Bates,  A,  loth 
Miss.;  W.  J.  Brice,  3d  Battalion,  Ga. ;  W.  H.  Grigg,  G,  20th 
Tenn.;  J.  A.  Sanders,  A,  3d  Cadets;  L.  B.  Ballard,  A,  Texas 
Reg.;  W.  A.  McDaniel,  G,  Gano;  Ing  Morgan,  E,  4th  Ark.; 
S.  L.  Hickman,  K,  9th  Tex. ;  J.  M.  Adamson,  D,  sth  Tex. ; 

\V.  F.  Bailey, , ;  T.  \V.  Gardner,  E,  14th  Ala. ;  J.  H. 

Crouch,  Carrolls,  Ark. :  Jno.  Helton,  A,  3d  Ga. ;  P.  T.  Lun.i, 
I,  2d  Miss.:  Levi  Ferryman,  1,  31st  Tex.;  W.  Yarbrough,  C, 
1st  Tex.;  T.  W.  Pulliam,  Maj.  22d  Miss.;  B.  Faulkner,  B, 
rd  Ky. :  E.  S.  Allen,  I,  20th  Ala. ;  J.  D.  Sinclair,  C,  42d  Tex. ; 
.\  D.  Tommc,  E,  15th  Ala.;  W.  H.  Nix,  F,  Hampton  Leg.; 
1  L.  Sar'trs.  B,  ist  Tex.;  G.  McGuire,  I,  27th  La.;  T.  J. 
Ccc'ran,  1  53d  Tenn. ;  Sam  McDonald,  Bowling  Co. ;  D.  W. 
Spelti,  B,  Griffin's  Reg.;  J.  P.  Parker,  A,  56th  Ala.;  A.  M. 
Rali'h.  E,  4th  Tenn.;  John  Clark,  C,  2d  Ga. ;  B.  Prater,  F, 
48th  Tenn.;  N.  H.  Hardestcr,  B,  14th  Ark.;  T.  W.  Johnson, 
G,  l6th  S.  C;  Sam  Heath,  B,  lolh  Mo.;  M.  B.  Clay,  I,  42d 
Ga. ;  T.  A.  Major,  C,  Ark.  Div. ;  J.  C.  Oliver,  B,  Forrest  Cav. ; 
R.  D.  Tucker,  K,  ist  Tex.;  T.  T.  Ralph,  E,  ist  La.  Cav.;  C. 
C.  Kixon,  C,  29th  Tex. ;  W.  S.  Robinson,  G,  34th  Tex. ;  J.  P. 
Gambill,  B,  9th  Tenn.;  R.  F.  Lee,  D,  20th  Tex.;  B.  M.  Lee, 
Lane's  Regiment;  W.  W.  Dillard.  L  13th  Miss.;  J.  N.  Huddle- 
ston,  E,  19th  Ga. ;  J.  T.  Leftwich,  D,  27th  Tenn. ;  A.  Jackson, 
H,  Ala.;  E.  W.  Heard,  A,  l.st  Ala.:  C.  C.  Coats,  A,  2d  Tex.; 
G.  B.  Cleaveland,  E,  33d  Tex.;  F.  E.  Price,  E,  Ala.:  J.  M. 
Long,  Tex.  Reg.;  J.  M.  Fox,  G,  34th  Tex. ;  J.  H.  Pace.  L  13th 
Tex.;  E.  P.  Cleaver,  Ranger's  Div.,  Mo.:  S.  R.  Bourland,  F, 
9th  Miss.;  J.  W.  I..ain,  G.  29th  Ala.;  Eli  Armstrong,  B,  2d 
.^la. ;  C.  W.  Jones,  A,  3d  Ark.;  F.  M.  Ivy,  2d  Miss.  Infantry; 
T.  P.  Phagan,  41st  Tenn.;  J.  A.  Holfcrook,  D,  Martins;  Dr. 
E.  P.  Brown,  D,  39th  Mo.;  R.  B.  White,  Ark.  Div.;  J.  S. 
Phillips,  K,  I2th  Tenn.;  L.  W.  Dalton,  I,  2d  Miss.;  W.  A. 
Morgan,  A,  21st  Ark.;  J.  H.  Patterson,  Price's  Div.;  J.  K. 
McGriggor,  F,  Mo.  Div.:  J.  I.  Jetton,  I.  19th  Tex.;  Robt. 
Bean,  B,  nth  Tex.;  J.  N.  Pecry,  A,  loth  Mo.  Cav.:  J.  A. 
Roddin,  H,  55th  Ala.;  J.  McCartney,  J.  Ark.  Reg.;  W.  F. 
Mull,  A,  2d  N.  C;  H.  M.  Loopcr,  H,  4th  S.  C. :  W.  M.  Kirby, 
K,  25th  Tenn. ;  S.  D.  Glazner,  F.  i8th  Ala. ;  M.  V.  Day,  G, 
1st  S.  C. ;  J.  T.  Trice.  I,  46th  Ga  :  J.  M.  Cockrell,  I,  46th  Miss. ; 
J.  A.  Mctcalf,  2d  Ky.  Inf.;  R.  M.  Burnett,  H.  nth  Ark.; 
Jno.  Harvill.  E.  Tex.  Reg.;  J.  M.  Bcaslcy.  G,  41ft  Ala.;  J.  S. 
Downs,  F,  45lh  N.  C. :  J.  ,\.  Lance,  F.  6th  Ga. ;  G.  L.  Arledgc, 


J.  3d  La.;  R.  F.  Crim,  C.  15th  S.  C. :  G.  F.  Davis,  12th  Tenn. 
Cav. ;  C.  Pigg,  I,  Mo.  Div. ;  J.  L.  Banks,  A,  ist  Ark. ;  M.  P. 
Bauknight,  A,  nth  Fla. ;  R.  H.  Templeton,  A,  44th  Tenn.; 
T.  J.  Grisham,  H,  59th  Tenn. ;  R.  O.  West,  G,  3d  N.  C. ;  J.  W. 
Raines,  E,  9th  Tenn. ;  D.  Speer,  K,  loth  Tex. ;  Sam  Smith,  A, 
Bowler  Reg. ;  S.  A.  Lunn,  E,  loth  Tenn. ;  W.  F.  Moore,  A, 
Lane's  Reg. ;  J.  R.  Simmons,  K,  3d  Tenn. ;  H.  K.  Stone,  Ga. 
Legion ;  W.  C.  Knightstep,  Lyon's  Bat.,  'Va. ;  G.  W.  Herald, 
G,  1st  Mo.  Cav.;  H.  C.  Whitley,  B,  13th  Tex.;  Col.  J.  A. 
Wilson,  24th  Tenn.  Inf. ;  J.  J.  Tomlinson,  G,  ist  Ga. ;  G.  W, 
Herron,  B,  13th  Ark.;  W.  L.  Neece,  F,  6th  Ga.  Cav.;  F.  A. 
Sayre,  14th  Tex.  Cav. ;  W.  M.  Robinson,  G,  ist  Ga. ;  J.  M. 
■J'isdal,  I,  9th  Ark. ;  T.  M.  Grisham,  F,  9th  Miss. ;  Joe  Johnston, 
F,  3d  Mo.  Cav. ;  J.  A.  McNutt,  K,  7th  Cav. ;  W.  H.  Redwinc, 
Wheaty  Reg. ;  W.  S.  Cummins,  A,  9th  Tex.  Cav. ;  John  Archer, 
A,  I2th  Ky.;  J.  H.  Bowers,  G,  2d  Mo.;  G.  B.  Moore,  B,  Brad- 
dock  Bat. ;  R.  F.  Presley,  A,  Ala.  Res. ;  A.  Steelman,  D,  loth 
Tex.;  W.  A.  White,  A,  nth  Tex.;  S.  V.  Camp,  B,  13th  Te.x. ; 
Z.  J.  Arnold,  F,  Johnson's  Reg. ;  T.  P.  Payne,  F,  43d  Tenn. ; 
Joel  Melton,  B,  loth  Mo.  Cav.;  S.  D.  GafTord,  A,  Lane's  Reg.; 
J.  A.  Martin,  R,  20th  Tenn.;  Thomas  Robinson,  G,  6th  Ga.; 
F.  G.  Hankins,  F,  1st  Trans-Miss.;  J.  S.  P.  McNatt,  G,  16th 
Mo.;  J.  M.  Stone,  E,  Mo.;  J.  P.  Wyatt,  C,  12th  Tenn.;  A.  J. 
Holcomb,  E,  7th  Ark. ;  W.  M.  Mayo,  F,  4th  .A.la. ;  S.  L.  Con- 
nor, A,  49th  N.  C. ;  F.  M.  Williamson,  C,  nth  Tenn.;  F.  G. 
Henderson,  B,  La.;  J.  M.  Stallings,  K,  2d  La.  Cav.;  E.  L. 
King,  B,  33d  Tenn. ;  T.  R.  Wood,  A,  16th  Ga. :  J.  W.  Pate, 
F,  23d  Tex. ;  R.  F.  Huggins,  I,  3d  I\Iiss. ;  J.  P.  Kimbrough,  F, 
34th  Ala.;  J.  G.  Rosson,  H,  41st  Tenn.;  J.  H.  White,  H,  i6th 
Ga.;   B.   Walters,   Tenn.   Bat.;    F.  J.   Chandler,  D,  7th   Ky.; 

A.  J.  How!:.  E,  Guerrillas;  T.  D.  Ditto,  K,  9th  Ala.;  P.  L. 
Kendal,  C,  Sth  Tex.;  O.  B.  Elliott,  F,  5th  Tex.  Cav.;  D. 
Weathersby,  B,  nth  Tex.;  A.  F.  Williams.  H,  56th  Ala.;  H.  G. 
Chandler,  E,  12th  Ky. ;  E.  T.  Whitley,  Whaley's  Co. ;  John  M. 
Martin,  Ga.  Res.;  ']'.  A.  Mounts,  C,  i6th  Tex.;  J.  A.  Boyd, 
Chester  Artil.,  Ga. ;  J.  J.  Stanley,  Baxter's  Reg.;  G.  W.  Tinkle, 
C,  Ark.  Bat.;  J.  D.  Jones,  A,  Parson's  Rangers;  R.  N.  Boone, 

B,  Miss.  Cav.;  L.  E.  Harlan,  E,  Sth  Miss.;  J.  W.  Slaughter, 
K,  38th  Tenn. ;  J.  H.  Armstrong,  Morgan's  Bat.,  Ark. ;  M.  M. 
Tankersley,  Montgomery  Bat.,  Miss.;  W.  R.  Havens,  Good's 
Tex.  Bat. ;  J.  R.  Humphreys,  H,  loth  Mo. ;  D.  H.  Barnett,  C. 
Sth  La.  Cav. :  A.  B.  Ridling,  C,  12th  Ark.  Inf. ;  W.  L.  Cabell, 
Com.  Trans. -Miss.  Department ;  J.  E.  Gibson,  N,  38th  Ga." 


Sixteenth  Mi.ssissti'Pi  Regiment  and  Gen.  Lee. — R.  K. 
Gillespie,  of  Raymond,  Miss.,  writes  that  Comrade  J.  V. 
LeCand  is  correct  in  saying  that  Gen.  Lee  was  led  to  the  rear 
on  that  memorable  day.  May  12,  1864.  He  sends  this  cer- 
tificate :  "I,  R.  J.  Gillespie,  of  the  Raymond  Fencibles,  Com- 
pany A,  Twelfth  Mississippi,  Harris's  Brigade,  certify  that 
1  saw  him  make  this  oflFer,  but  could  not  hear  his  words. 
The  General  rode  out  in  front  of  our  line  about  forty  or  fifty 
step>,  and  while  in  that  position  the  Yankees  threw  a  shell  at 
him,  which  exploded  just  in  front  of  him,  but  failed  to  injure 
him  or  his  escort;  however,  one  of  the  privates  in  our  com- 
pany was  injured  by  that  shell.  Gen.  Lee  then  rode  forward 
to  the  head  of  the  brigade,  of  which  was  the  Sixteenth  Mis- 
sissippi, where  he  was  stopped  by  the  boys  of  the  Sixteenth 
and  his  horse  led  to  the  rear.  Then  we  went  into  the  "Death 
Angle,"  where  we  lost  Lieut.  Robert  Hunter.  Lafayette  Kelly, 
and  Vernon  Phelps — all  killed  These  three  lived  in  Raymond, 
Miss.,  and  Willie  Gibbs.  who  lived  southwest  of  Edwards, 
Miss.,  lost  a  leg.  Never  did  men  do  braver  work.  Trees 
were  cut  down,  and  the  bark  lorn  off  within  three  feet  of  the 
groimd. 


496 


C^oofederate  l/eterai). 


IVOMEN  AS  PATRIOTS. 

The  Confederate  Veteran  for  Octo  ber  of  last  year  con- 
tained an  address  by  Miss  Edmonda  Augusta  Nickerson,  of 
Warrensburg,  at  the  Missouri  U.  C.  V.  at  St.  Joseph,  Septem- 
ber 9,  1902.  There  was  so  great  demand  for  that  issue  that  or- 
ders could  not  be  supplied,  and  the  following  revised  is  ex- 
pected to  meet  that  demand,  while  it  suitably  represents  the 
noble  women  who  meet  in  Charleston  this  month. 

Soldiers  of  the  Confederacy,  Ladies,  and  Gentlemen:  The 
domestic  isolation  of  women  has  deterred  them,  as  a  sex, 
from  taking  an  active  part  in  the  affairs  of  the  world.  Indeed, 
their  home  surroundings  and  their  own  inclinations  are  in  har- 
mony with  this  condition  of  their  lives.  Yet  notwithstanding 
this  social  custom  that  has  set  a  limit  to  their  sphere  of  life, 
the  history  of  the  world  shows  that  in  time  of  danger  and 
trouble  and  distress  they  have  always  risen  to  the  highest  ideal 
of  courage  and  devotion,  and  have  performed  their  part  on  all 
the  great  occasions  that  have  agitated  and  convulsed  the  nations 
of  the  world.  In  all  the  ages,  both  the  highborn  and  the  lowly 
have  been  the  objects  of  intolerant  persecution,  the  same  as  the 
men;  and  when  their  lives  have  been  cast  in  times  of  revolu- 
tionary convulsions,  Ihcir  sex  has  given  them  no  exemption 
from  the  toils,  the  disappointments,  and  the  perils  of  political 
life,  but  they  have  always  suffered  their  share  in  the  prison, 
on  the  scaffold,  and  at  the  stake,  and  have  met  their  fate  with 
all  the  courage  of  the  Christian  martyrs  in  the  Roman  age. 

In  the  time  of  war  and  governmental  commotion  they  have 
met  the  duties  of  patriotism  and  performed  their  part  in  all  its 
emergencies.  Their  great  love  of  country,  their  terror  of  mili- 
tary invasion,  their  hatred  of  wrong  and  oppression  have  ever 
made  them  the  equals  of  men,  so  far  as  their  strength  would 
go,  in  the  defense  of  their  homes  and  in  the  desperate  resist- 
ance to  the  advance  of  an  invading  host. 

The  women  of  Judea  bore  their  part  in  defending  the  city 
ol  Jerusalem  from  the  Roman  armies  under  Titus.  So  great 
was  their  courage  and  so  desperate  their  resistance  in  the  midst 
of  peril,  pestilence,  and  famine,  that  it  was  not  until  the  Holy 
City,  its  temples,  its  towers,  and  its  monuments  were  laid  in 
shapeless  ruins,  the  very  site  itself  destroyed,  and  the  whole 
Jewish  race  reduced  to  servitude,  did  they  submit  to  the  all- 
conquering  legions  of  Rome. 

When  the  Duke  of  Alva,  on  his  mission  to  destroy  the  civil 
and  religious  liberties  of  the  Netherlands,  laid  siege  to  the 
city  of  Haarlem,  hundreds  of  both  noble  and  untitled  women 
enrolled  themselves  in  the  army  of  their  country  and  stood 
side  by  side  with  the  men  and  endured  with  unfailing  courage 
all  the  hardships  and  dangers  of  a  long,  bloody,  and  disastrous 
siege,  and  never  laid  down  their  arms  until  their  homes  were 
in  ruins  and  they  themselves  surrounded  and  taken  captives  by 
an  overwhelming  foe. 

When  the  French  army  encompassed  the  doomed  city  of 
Saragossa,  razed  its  ancient  walls  to  the  ground,  and  carried 
it  by  storm,  they  found  the  bodies  of  forty  thousand  dead 
Spaniards  in  the  midst  of  the  ruins,  a  great  portion  of  whom 
were  wom.en — women,  noble,  self-sacrificing  women  of  all 
ranks  of  life,  who  had  guarded  the  ramparts  of  their  city  as 
long  as  there  was  one  stone  left  upon  another,  and  had  fought 
by  the  side  of  their  fathers,  their  husbands,  and  their  brothers 
from  house  to  house  and  from  street  to  street,  disputing  every 
step,  refusing  to  surrender,  and  at  last  giving  up  their  lives 
rather  than  live  under  the  domination  of  a  hated  alien  race. 

In  all  ages  and  in  all  climes  women  have  done  tlie  best  they 
could  to  preserve  the  integrity  of  their  country  and  to  maintain 
its  freedom  and  independence. 


This  fierce  spirit  of  resistance  to  oppression  comes  to  the 
Anglo-Saxons  from  their  ancestors,  who  ever  maintained  it  in 
the  German  forests  against  the  all-conquering  legions  of  the 
Roman  Empire,  and  they  have  preserved  it  with  varying  for- 
tunes under  the  reigns  of  the  most  autocratic  of  the  English 
kings.  This  love  of  liberty  comes  by  inheritance  to  the  women 
as  well  as  to  the  men,  and,  although  it  is  masked  by  attributes 
of  an  effeminate  nature,  it  has  ever  been  developed  in  times  of 
extreme  danger  and  peril.  It  has  been  the  guiding  star  of  their 
descendants,  who  have  preserved  it  in  all  the  emergencies  of 
their  social  and  political  life  and  transplanted  it  in  the  wilds  of 
America,  to  grow  stronger  and  stronger  in  the  new  world  un- 
der the  impulsive  energy  of  a  branch  of  the  same  race.  And  at 
a  later  day,  when  the  chartered  rights  of  Massachusetts  were 
assailed,  her  people  made  subject  to  the  exactions  of  the  British 
king,  and  the  port  of  Boston  closed,  the  same  spirit  of  liberty 
was  manifested  throughout  the  whole  land,  from  Salem  to  Sa- 
vannah ;  and  although  the  Southern  colonies  had  no  grievances 
of  their  own,  still  the  unselfish  cry  went  up  from  women  and  men 
alike  that  "the  cause  of  Massachusetts  is  the  cause  of  us  all." 
The  call  for  aid  from  the  North  was  answered  by  a  demand 
for  colonial  independence  by  the  people  of  the  South,  and  the 
Mecklenburg  Resolutions  urged  by  the  patriots  of  North  Caro- 
lina, regardless  of  sex,  were  the  first  popular  declaration  that 
defied  the  authority  of  the  English  crown.  And  thus  was 
sounded  from  the  South  the  first  open  declaration  of  colonial 
independence  that  eventually  bound  all  the  colonies  together 


MISS    EDMONDA   AUGUSTA  NICKERSON. 


Qopfederate  l/eteraij. 


497 


in  a  common  cause  and  inaugurated  that  bond  cf  fraternal 
union  tliat  was  destined  to  drive  from  this  continent  the  reign 
of  tyrant  kings  and  establish  forever  the  rule  of  the  people. 
From  the  beginning  at  Concord  to  the  end  at  Yorktown,  all 
through  the  desolating  scenes  of  a  seven  years'  revolutionary 
war,  the  vifomen  all  over  this  land,  in  the  North  as  well  as  the 
South,  met  its  privations,  its  sorrows,  and  its  perils  with  the 
same  resolute  courage  that  inspired  their  ancestors  through  so 
many  ages  of  strife  against  arbitrary  power.  And  whether 
amid  'he  surroundings  of  a  dcsolnted  home,  or  in  tlie  hospitals 
relieving  the  sufferings  of  the  sick,  or  on  the  field  of  battle 
administering  to  the  wounded  and  the  dying,  they  performed 
their  part  in  the  great  struggle  that  convulsed  the  nations  of 
the  earth  and  brought  life  and  freedom  and  independence  to  the 
American  world;  and  afterwards,  when  independence  was  won, 
with  the  gentle  helpfulness  of  their  sex,  they  made  haste  to 
emerge  from  the  poverty  and  privation  that  had  entered  their 
households  and  to  repair  the  wreck  and  ruin  that  wear's  desola- 
tion had  wrought  around  them,  so  that  the  peace  that  had 
come  might  cheer  and  gladden  and  bless  their  humble  homes. 

The  members  of  the  Amphictyonic  Council  that  directed  the 
destinies  of  the  Grecian  States  have  not  achieved  a  greater  re- 
nown than  history  will  accord  to  the  distinguished  men  who 
sat  in  the  Continental  Congress  under  the  first  Confederacy  and 
wrought  the  wondrous  revolution  that  fixed  the  name  of  the 
great  republic  upon  the  map  of  the  globe.  They  combined  the 
political  and  military  strength  of  all  the  colonies  into  a  Federal 
Union  under  the  Articles  of  Confederation  of  1777,  and,  after 
a  long  and  bloody  struggle  with  the  greatest  earthly  power 
then  in  existence,  they  sustained  the  cause  for  which  the  Amer- 
ican armies  fought,  and  established  the  independence  of  their 
country.  All  honor  and  glory  to  their  names!  With  halters 
around  their  necks,  they  directed  the  sacred  cause  of  freedom 
and  braved  the  vciiae.mcc  of  llic  Briti';h  throne.  Illustrious 
men !  who  escaped  the  rebel's  fate  to  wear  a  patriot's  crown, 
and  to  live  for  their  country's  sake  to  direct  the  destiny  of  a 
triumphant  and  happy  land. 

And  afterwards,  when  the  independence  of  the  several  States 
was  acknowledged  by  the  British  crown  and  the  Confederacy 
had  entered  upon  that  glorious  destiny  that  the  God  of  nations 
had  ordained,  it  was  realized  by  the  great  statesmen  who  had 
organized  it  that  the  powers  delegated  to  the  Federal  govern- 
ment were  not  sufficient  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  people  in 
the  changed  condition  of  the  country,  and,  at  their  instigation, 
a  convention  was  called  for  the  "purpose  of  ievi  =  ing  the  Arti- 
cles of  Confederation  and  making  them  adequate  to  the  exigen- 
cies of  government  and  the  preservation  of  the  Union."  The 
Convention  met,  as  called,  at  Philadelphia,  and  twelve  sovereign 
Slates  responded  and  were  represented  in  its  discussions,  and, 
after  a  prolonged  and  laborious  session  of  four  months,  the 
result  of  their  deliberations  was  the  forination  of  the  "more 
perfect  Union"  under  the  Constitution  of  1787,  the  foundation 
of  which  was  laid  upon  those  great  principles  of  civil  and  reli- 
gious freedom  set  forth  in  the  Declaration  of  Independence: 
"That  governments  derive  their  just  powers  from  the  consent 
of  the  governed,  and  when  the  form  of  government  becomes 
destructive  to  those  ends,  it  is  the  right  of  the  people  to  abol- 
ish it  and  institute  a  new  government  that  shall  seem  most 
likely  to  cflfect  their  safety  and  happiness."  This  immortal 
declaration  was  saved  and  sanctified  to  the  world  by  the  blood 
that  was  shed  during  the  American  Revolution,  and  was  made 
the  corner  stone  upon  which  tin-  L'liioii  of  the  Stales  was  erect- 
ed, and  under  the  wise  provisions  of  which  the  country  ex- 
tended its  boundaries,  the  people  increased  in  numbers,  grew 


greatly  in  wealth,  and  prospered  as  no  people  on  earth  ever 
prospered  before. 

The  members  of  the  Philadelphia  Convention  of  1787,  who 
framed  the  Constitution,  and  those  statesmen  who  advocated 
its  adoption,  declared  by  their  speeches  and  writings  that  it 
was  founded  upon  the  principles  of  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence of  1776,  otherwise  it  would  never  have  been  adopted 
by  the  convention  or  ratified  by  the  sovereign  States  that  cre- 
ated the  American  Union.  And  because  the  spirit  of  this  pro- 
vision was  not  set  forth  and  expressly  stated  in  words  in  the 
body  of  the  instrument  itself.  Sam  Adams,  of  Massachusetts, 
Patrick  Henry,  of  Virginia,  and  hundreds  of  patriots  and 
statesmen  of  the  North  and  South,  as  members  of  the  ratify- 
ing conventions  of  the  Slates,  denounced  its  centralizing  tend- 
ency and  opposed  its  ratitu-atioii  until  assurances  were  given 
that  the  compact  should  be  so  amended  as  to  secure  to  the  peo- 
ple a  Bill  of  Rights,  and  reserve,  by  an  express  provision,  the 
sovereignty,  freedom,  and  independence  of  the  several  States; 
and  it  was  by  reason  of  these  patriotic  objections  that  the  Bill' 
of  Rights,  as  set  forth  in  the  amendments,  was  afterwards 
adopted  and  made  a  part  of  the  instrument,  the  tenth  of  whicb 
provides  that  "the  powers  not  delegated  to  the  United  States 
by  the  Constitution,  nor  prohibited  by  it  to  the  States,  are  re- 
served to  the  States  respectively  or  the  people."  The  pro- 
visions of  this  amendment  were  written  in  simple  and  unequiv- 
ocal language,  and  seemed  too  plain  to  be  construed  away  by 
the  recusants  of  a  later  generation.  They  were  recognized  by 
all  the  States  and  the  people  as  being  the  palladium  of  the 
reserved  rights  of  the  States,  and  especially  did  the  North,  by 
the  writings  of  her  statesmen,  the  acts  of  State  Legislatures, 
and  the  declarations  of  her  press,  clergj-,  platforms,  and  people, 
from  the  foundation  of  the  government,  avow  and  advocal: 
those  principles,  and  continued  to  do  so  up  to  the  fateful  year- 
of  1861,  when  a  sectional  faction,  dominating  the  political  des- 
tiny of  the  Northern  States  and  organized  in  envious  hatred  to 
the  people  and  institutions  of  the  South,  obtained  control  of 
the  Federal  government,  defied  the  conservative  influences  of 
the  country,  and  under  the  delusive  shibboleth  of  "Save  the 
Union"  and  the  passionate  outcry  for  war,  in>'asion,  and  blood- 
shed, they  reversed  the  constitutional  construction  that  had  sus- 
tained the  national  glory  for  more  than  threescore  years,  and  by 
the  lawless  exercise  of  an  absolutism,  an  executive  usurpation, 
an  unconstitutional  "war  power,"  the  Southern  States  were  in- 
vaded by  a  hostile  military  force,  and  "thus  the  flames  of  a  civil 
war,  the  grandest,  saddest,  and  bloodiest  in  history,  lighted  up 
the  whole  lienvens."  and  carried  di-niay  and  sorrow  and  death 
into  a  million  American  homes. 

'1  he  truth  is  that  in  llii^  experimental  amalgamation  of  two 
kindred  but  distinct  castes  of  people  that  seemed  so  happy  and 
presaged  such  a  great  and  glorious  political  future  two  in- 
compatible civilizations  had  been  constitutionally  yoked  to- 
gether—the Cavalier  of  the  South  and  the  Puritan  of  the 
North ;  the  one  the  descendants  of  the  inen  who  followed 
Prince  Rupert  when  he  saved  the  day  for  King  Charles  I.  on 
the  bloody  field  of  Edgehill ;  and  the  other  came  from  the 
religious  zealots  who  rode  in  the  ranks  of  the  Ironsides  and 
charged  with  Cromwell  on  the  fateful  field  of  Marston  Moor 
and  Naseby.  This  racial  difference  was  manifested  in  the 
American  army  during  the  struggle  for  independence,  and  was 
denounced  by  Gen.  Washington  by  a  special  order  issued  in 
'775  from  his  headquarters,  near  Boston.  It  appeared  in  the 
Constitutional  Convention  of  1787  in  a  more  violent  form,  and 
developed  into  a  contest  between  the  North  and  the  South  for 
sectional  supremacy,  and  would,  at  one  time,  have  dissolved  the 


498 


Qopfederate  V/eterar>. 


convention  and  destroyed  all  hope  of  forming  the  "more  per- 
fect Union,"  had  not  the  wisest  counsels  prevailed,  and  the 
discordance  between  the  contending  sections  been  harmonized 
by  the  compromises  that  made  possible  the  adoption  of  the  new 
Constitution.  And  after  the  War  of  the  Revolution  had  ended 
and  the  independence  of  the  several  colonies  was  won,  this  nat- 
ural antagonism  was  made  stronger  by  the  divergent  and  op- 
posing interests  of  the  soil,  climate,  and  productions  of  the 
two  sections.  The  prosperity  of  the  North  was  involved  in 
manufacturing  and  commercial  occupations,  and  required  the 
protection  of  a  high  tariff  for  their  successful  pursuit.  The 
great  interests  of  the  South  were  entirely  agricultural,  and  they 
demanded  free  trade  with  all  the  world  for  their  growth  and 
expansion.  The  North,  addicted  from  the  landing  of  the  Pil- 
grims to  Indian  and  African  servitude  in  all  of  its  forms,  con- 
signed the  most  of  its  slaves  to  the  rice  fields  of  the  South  be- 
cause they  were  unprofitable  at  home,  and  at  last  entirely 
abolished  the  institution  and  adopted  free  labor  as  the  most 
lucrative  form  for  its  industries.  The  South,  depending  for 
the  production  of  its  staples  upon  the  existence  of  African 
slavery,  which  had  been  introduced  into  its  midst  by  the  com- 
mercial greed  of  the  Northern  merchants,  in  an  evil  hour  ac- 
cepted it  as  an  agricultural  necessity;  and  the  ill-fated  race 
became  interwoven  as  a  part  of  its  political  and  social  organi- 
zation. And  it  was  not  long  after  this  unnatural  alliance  was 
consummated  and  the  "more  perfect  Union"  was  formed  before 
the  fell  spirit  of  sectional  jealousy  and  hate,  kept  in  abeyance 
by  the  memory  of  a  common  revolutionary  contest,  arose  be- 
tween the  discordant  civilizations,  and  a  struggle  against  each 
other  for  sectional  supremacy  began. 

The  dreaded  specter  that  was  foretold  by  the  prophetic  warn- 
ings of  Patrick  Henry  appeared  at  last,  as  if  he  had  looked 
through  the  ages  and  caught  a  glimpse  of  the  fearful  invasion 
that  was  to  drench  the  soil  of  Virginia  with  blood.  It  was  the 
"fire  bell  at  night"  whose  angry  peal  fell  upon  the  ear  of 
Thomas  Jefferson  and  awakened  him  and  filled  him  with  ter- 
ror, as  if  it  sounded  the  knell  of  the  Union.  It  was  the  ill- 
boding  spirit  that  lingered  around  the  deathbed  of  John  Cald- 
well Calhoun,  "the  purest  citizen,  the  most  exalted  patriot,  and 
the  greatest  statesman  this  country  ever  produced,"  and  caused 
him,  as  he  beheld  the  terrible  vision,  to  utter  the  endearing 
sentence :  "The  South,  the  poor  South — God  only  knows  what 
will  become  of  her !"  Prophetic  words !  words  of  loving 
warning  tliat  lingered  upon  his  trembling  lips  and  "now  speak 
from  his  honored  grave  with  the  truth  and  wisdom  of  in- 
spiration." 

The  sectional  agitation  that  began  with  the  formation  of  the 
government  and  continued  with  but  slight  intermission  for 
nearly  three-quarters  of  a  century  came  to  a  culmination  when 
at  last  the  leaders  of  the  dominant  faction  of  the  North,  ap- 
pealing to  the  angry  passions  of  men,  raised  a  moral  and  polit- 
ical issue  that  divided  the  country  by  a  geographical  line,  and, 
under  the  pretext  that  African  slavery,  which  their  own  fathers, 
by  bargain  and  sale,  had  transplanted  in  the  South,  was  an 
unpardonable  sin,  that  there  was  an  "irrepressible  conflict"  be- 
tween the  two  great  sections  of  the  country,  and  that  the 
Union  "could  not  endure  half  slave  and  half  free,"  they  com- 
menced those  unlawful  aggressions  against  the  constitutional 
rights  of  the  South  that  destroyed  all  social  and  religious  inter- 
course between  the  sections,  marred  their  political  welfare,  dis- 
solved the  fraternal  Union,  and  at  last  deluged  the  whole  land 
in  blood.  They  conspired  to  do  this,  and  did  do  it,  in  order 
to  extend  their  political  power  and  establish  a  sectional  empire 
that  would  be  dominated  for  all  time  to  come  by  a  majority  of 


the  State  and  the  people  of  the  North.  They  organized  a 
mighty  military  and  naval  force,  and  sent  it  to  invade  the 
Southern  States  by  sea  and  land,  to  inaugurate  against  them  a 
ruthless  and  bloody  war,  to  destroy  their  sovereignty,  and  to 
subjugate  their  people  to  the  domination  of  an  unconstitutional 
power. 

The  people  of  the  South — men,  women,  and  children — arose 
en  masse  to  resist  the  invasion,  and  for  four  long,  bloody, 
and  desolating  years  they  defended  their  homes  with  an  in- 
trepidity, courage,  and  fortitude  unparalleled  in  all  the  annals 
of  unhallowed  war.  The  high-spirited  youths  of  the  entire 
South  enrolled  themselves  in  the  ranks  of  the  army  with  the 
greatest  enthusiasm.  The  mass  of  them  were  highly  educated, 
and  many  were  the  heirs  of  great  wealth  and  high  social  stand- 
ing. Their  boyhood  had  been  passed  upon  the  farm,  and  they 
grew  to  manhood  hardy,  self-reliant,  skilled  in  the  use  of  fire- 
arms, and  proficient  in  all  those  manly  sports  that  had  been 
followed  by  many  preceding  generations  of  their  race. 

From  the  day  of  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  to  the  end  of  a  long 
and  bloody  war  the  destiny  of  the  mass  of  the  Southern  youth 
was  changed.  They  were  to  leave  the  avocations  of  civil  life, 
their  educational  prospects,  and  the  comforts  of  home,  to  bear 
the  exposure,  the  hardships,  and  the  dangers  of  military  life; 
and,  above  all,  by  their  devotion  to  duty,  their  submission  to 
military  discipline,  their  courage  on  the  field  of  battle,  their 
kindness  and  mercy  to  the  fallen,  they  were  to  weave  around 
the  name  of  the  Confederate  soldier  a  halo  of  glory,  a  deathless 
renown  that  will  survive  all  the  monuments  raised  by  the  hand 
of  man  and  go  sounding  down  through  all  the  ages. 

The  moral-  influence  of  their  homes  was  in  keeping  with 
the  beneficent  training  of  their  boyhood.  "Family  prayers, 
open  recognition  of  an  overruling  Providence,  habitual  and 
reverent  instruction  in  religious  truths,  made  them  sincere  be- 
lievers in  the  great  truths  of  Christianity,"  and  which,  through- 
out all  the  hardships  and  dangers  of  their  military  lives,  they 
never  forgot ;  and  when  they  left  their  homes  to  do  battle  in 
the  defense  of  their  country,  they  took  with  the  parting  bless- 
ing of  their  mother  the  little  Bible  with  her  last  admonition 
written  on  its  fly  leaf;  and  in  all  their  wanderings  during  the 
war — in  trial,  in  suffering,  and  in  peril — they  turned  to  its  pages 
for  consolation  and  thought  of  her  and  all  their  loved  ones  at 
the  far-off  home.  It  was  this  love  of  home  and  the  remem- 
brance of  its  Christian  teachings,  this  early  belief  in  the  pro- 
viding goodness  of  God,  that  afterwards  developed  in  the  South, 
ern  armies,  as  the  war  progressed,  those  marvelous  religious 
gatherings  held  by  night  and  by  day.  before  and  after  battle, 
sometimes  in  the  midst  of  shot  and  shell,  that  made  their  en- 
campments echo  and  reecho  with  songs  and  thanksgiving  to 
the  great  God  that  decides  the  destinies  of  nations.  The  high- 
est in  military  station,  as  well  as  the  rank  and  file,  were  there, 
and  as  they  stood  uncovered  in  Christian  devotion  around  the 
altar  erected  in  God's  holy  temple,  an  altar  that  leveled  all 
ranks  and  laid  the  officer's  sword  beside  the  soldier's  musket, 
inspired  by  the  same  lofty  sentiment,  cheered  by  the  same  hope, 
in  the  midst  of  a  common  danger  and  whilst  devoting  their 
lives  to  the  same  cause,  officers  and  soldiers  alike  prayed  to  the 
great  God  of  battles  that  their  arms  might  be  crowned  with 
success,  that  the  ruthless  invader  might  be  driven  from  their 
land,  and  that  the  people  of  their  country  might  again  be  free. 
The  women  of  Judea  or  of  Haarlem  or  of  Saragossa  did  not 
suffer  or  sacrifice  more  in  the  defense  of  their  homes  than  the 
women  of  the  Southern  States  for  the  land  they  loved  so  well. 
Amid  the  wildest  blasts  of  the  storms  of  war  they  stood  undis- 
mayed, and  hoped  and  prayed  for  a  brighter  future  to  come; 


Qopfcderate  l/eterap. 


499 


with  loving  confidence  they  encouraged  all  around  them  and 
made  their  sorrow-stricken  homes  brighter  by  their  cheerful 
presence.  The  Southern  home,  that  model  of  quietude  and  do- 
mestic happiness,  gave  up  its  all.  The  women,  as  usual,  made 
the  greatest  sacrifice ;  the  mother  gave  up  her  son,  the  wife  her 
husband,  the  sister  her  brother,  the  engaged  girl  gave  up  her 
betrcthcd,  and,  with  a  blessing  and  a  tear,  they  bade  them  good- 
by  and  sent  them  forth  to  do  battle  for  their  country. 

"The  wife  whose  babe  first  smiled  that  day, 

The  fair,  fond  bride  of  ycster  eve, 
And  aged  sire  and  matron  gray. 
Saw  the  loved  warriors  haste  away, 

And  deemed  it  sin  to  grieve." 

The  women  of  the  South  gave  all  they  had  to  their  country. 
They  saw  their  fathers,  husbands,  and  brothers  depart  to  the 
field  of  battle,  and  they  saw  them  no  more  forever.  They  put 
■way  their  imported  and  store-bought  garments  and  dressed  in 
clothes  that  were  woven  and  made  by  their  own  hands.  They 
tore  the  carpets  from  the  floors  of  the  mansion  and  cottage, 
and  sent  them  to  the  camps  to  be  used  as  blankets  by  the  sol- 
diers. Hands  that  never  knew  the  task  of  an  hour's  labor  were 
willingly  turned  to  daily  and  nightly  toil.  They  wove  blankets, 
knit  socks,  made  over  and  patched  old  garments  and  sent  them 
to  clothe  a  half-naked  army.  They  took  charge  of  the  hospitals 
and  nursed  the  sick  and  wounded  back  to  life  and  health,  or, 
with  gentle  and  loving  hands,  they  dressed  the  dead  and  laid 
them  away  in  their  last  resting  places.  They  followed  the 
army  on  the  field  of  battle  and  hung  like  ministering  angels  at 
the  side  of  the  wounded  and  dying.  They  bound  up  the  wounds 
of  friend  and  foe  alike,  and  cheered  tliem  with  words  of  sym- 
pathy and  kindness.  They  heard  the  last  wish  of  the  dying  boy, 
and  sent  it  with  a  lock  of  hair  and  his  words  of  undying  love 
to  the  mother  at  the  far-oflf  home.  When  the  Southern  army 
gave  way  before  the  overwhelming  hosts  that  surrounded  it, 
the  women  of  the  South  bore  the  great  disaster  and  met  their 
fate  with  as  much  courage  as  the  men;  and  when  the  govern- 
ments of  the  Southern  States,  in  violation  of  the  terms  under 
which  their  armies  in  the  field  had  surrendered,  were  over- 
thrown by  military  violence,  their  territory  held  under  martial 
law  and  reduced  to  the  condition  of  conquered  provinces,  they 
pas>td  through  the  dark  days  of  the  desolating  reconstruction, 
and  met  with  resolute  fortitude  the  triumphant  presence  of  the 
foe  that  had  invaded  their  land,  destroyed  their  institutions, 
usurped  their  governments,  bonded  their  property,  and  held 
them  beneath  their  slaves  in  social  and  political  bondage.  And 
when  at  last  their  political  thralldom  ended  and  local  self-gov- 
ernment was  once  more  recognized  in  the  land,  they  made  haste 
to  rare  for  the  maimed  and  needy  heroes  who  had  fought  in 
their  defense,  and  to  preserve  the  memory  of  the  dead  who  had 
died  for  them  on  the  field  of  battle.  They  organized  associa- 
tions that  extended  over  every  Southern  State  and  had  mem- 
bers in  every  Southern  home,  and  under  the  name  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  they  went  forth  on  their  holy 
mission  of  mercy  and  of  love.  By  lectures,  festivals,  and  enter- 
tainments they  enlisted  the  patronage  of  the  people  and  col- 
lected large  sums  of  money  and  expended  them  in  building  re- 
treats where  the  decrepit  soldiers  could  find  the  care  and  com- 
forts of  a  home.  They  gathered  together  the  scattered  re- 
mains of  their  dead  heroes  and  gave  them  burial  in  places  beau- 
tified by  their  own  hands  and  made  attractive  by  magnificent 
and  costly  monuments  that  will  mark  their  last  resting  place 
and  perpetuate  their  glorious  fame. 

All  hail  to  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy!    May  the  great 


God  of  mercy  bless  them !  They  have  builded  well  and  wisely 
and  better  than  they  knew.  They  have  laid  the  foundation  of  a 
work  of  gratitude,  a  labor  of  love  that  will  be  continued  by 
their  children  and  their  children's  children,  until  a  moumental 
memorial  shall  crown  every  battlefield  and  every  cemetery 
where  their  martial  heroes  lie,  and  their  glorious  work  and 
self-sacrificing  labors  will  be  linked  with  the  deathless  fame  of 
their  fallen  heroes  and  be  made  to  live  forever. 

The  annals  of  the  human  race  will  show  that  our  sex  have 
ever  been  true  and  loyal  to  those  who  in  the  time  of  trouble  and 
peril  and  war  have  stood  high  in  the  councils  of  the  nation, 
and  have  sacrificed  much  for  its  welfare  and  defense.  Jeffer- 
son Davis,  as  the  chosen  leader  of  the  Southern  Confederacy, 
had  their  full  confidence;  and  as  time  wore  on  and  his  great 
ability,  patriotism,  and  courage  were  developed  by  the  progress 
of  the  war,  they  learned  to  honor,  admire,  and  love  him; 
end  when  his  armies  were  overwhelmed,  and  to  symbolize  the 
bondage  of  his  people  whom  he  had  served  so  faithfully  and 
so  well,  he  was  made  a  chained  captive  in  the  casemated  cell 
of  Fortress  Monroe — then  from  that  moment  he  became  the 
object  of  their  tenderest  affection,  and  will  for  all  time  to  come 
hold  the  first  place  in  their  memory  as  the  beloved  chief  of  their 
wrecked  and  ruined  cause.  And  this  kindly  sympathy,  this 
love,  this  admiration  followed  him  through  all  the  days  of  his 
illustrious  and  honored  life;  and  when  he  died,  high  above  the 
general  sorrow  of  the  people  of  the  South  could  be  heard  the 
unfeigned  grief  of  its  women,  as  if  the  dark  shadow  of  death 
had  been  cast  athwart  their  own  households. 

Animated  by  a  spirit  of  sectional  hate,  the  political  writers  of 
the  North,  in  order  to  degrade  the  cause  of  the  South,  have 
sought  to  cast  reproach  upon  the  name  and  fame  of  its  chosen 
leader,  Jefferson  Davis,  by  seeking  to  hold  him  responsible  for 
all  the  calamities  that  attended  a  bloody  and  destructive  war; 
but  the  great  scholars  of  the  globe  liave  turned  tlic  search  light 
of  scientific  investigation  upon  the  constitutional  history  of  this 
country,  and,  in  vindication  of  the  truth,  have  declared  to  the 
world  that  the  parties  to  the  constitutional  compact  were  sover- 
eign States,  and  had  the  right,  as  it  was  their  duty,  to  with- 
draw from  the  Union  whenever,  in  their  judgment,  it  endan- 
gered their  safety  and  happiness,  and  that  Jefferson  Davis  was 
justified  in  all  that  he  did  to  secure  a  political  separation  from 
a  factional  section  of  States  that  had  for  so  many  years  violated 
and  broken  the  fundamental  agreement.  They  exonerate  him 
from  all  blame  for  the  blood  that  was  shed,  and  place  its  re- 
sponsibility upon  the  heads  of  those  who  violated  the  Constitu- 
tion of  their  country  and  inaugurated  the  war.  They  applaud 
him  for  the  great  part  that  he  took  in  the  greatest  drama  ever 
enacted  in  the  history  of  the  world,  and  now  that  he  is  dead 
they  honor  his  memory  for  all  that  he  sacrificed  and  suffered 
in  the  sacred  cause  of  constitutional  liberty.  And  thus  it  if 
that  the  whole  world  now  knows  that  Jefferson  Davis  led  only 
where  the  freemen  of  thirteen  commonwealths  were  glad  to 
follow,  and  that  the  six  hundred  thousand  Confederate  officers 
and  soldiers  who  fought  for  home  and  friends  and  kindred  and 
for  separation  from  a  broken  and  discarded  Union  would  have 
followed  the  same  flag  and  fought  the  same  battles  if  their 
great  leader  in  the  contest  and  the  greatest  of  his  compeers 
had  never  been  born.  Time  has  shown  that  all  those  defeated 
Confederate  veterans  who  still  live  take  upon  themselves  all 
the  responsibility  for  what  they  did  as  soldiers  in  the  war  be- 
tween the  States ;  and  now  that  the  mighty  issue  has  been 
tried  and  the  wager  lost,  they  demand  that  they  bear  with 
their  great  leader  their  full  portion  of  blame  for  its  failure,  and 
claim  their  share  of  the  glory  which  was  won  on  a  thousand 


500 


Qoi}federate  l/eterai). 


battlefields  by  those  wondrous  deeds  of  valor  that  astonished 
the  nations  of  the  earth  and  linked  that  gigantic  struggle  for 
constitutional  independence  with  a  fame  that  will  be  immortal. 

And  the  women  of  the  Southland,  true  to  their  love  for  the 
triumph  of  justice  and  right,  will  denounce  the  untruthful  writ- 
ings against  the  fair  name  of  Jefferson  Davis.  They  will  de- 
fend all  the  great  acts  of  his  illustrious  life,  and  keep  ever 
bright  and  green  their  love  for  his  memory.  They  will  remem- 
ber the  purity  of  his  private  life,  his  fortitude  under  many  try- 
ing difficulties,  his  indomitable  courage  throughout  all  the  vicis- 
situdes of  his  eventful  career,  and,  above  all,  his  suffering  as  a 
vicarious  victim  for  the  cause  of  the  people;  and  should  they 
forget  all  this,  the  cruel  scene  enacted  within  the  casemated 
cell  of  Fortress  Monroe  would  rise  up  as  a  vision  and  remind 
them  of  the  duty  they  owe  to  the  memory  of  the  most  illus- 
trious of  their  dead. 

The  greatest  benefactors  of  the  human  race  have  ever  de- 
voted their  lives,  their  fortunes,  and  their  sacred  honor  to  the 
cause  of  the  people  in  all  the  emergencies  of  revolutionary 
strife;  and  because  they  have  resisted  the  cruel  edicts  of  polit- 
ical despotisms,  the  usurpation  of  undelegated  powers  in  con- 
stitutional governments,  or  the  unchained  violence  of  sectional 
majorities  in  a  democracy  run  mad,  they  have  suffered  chains, 
imprisonment,  and  death  from  the  hands  of  those  whose  lust 
of  ambition  has  led  Ihem  to  seize  unlawful,  arbitrary  power  and 
exercise  it  in  despotic  sway.  Algernon  Sidney  was  judicially 
murdered  on  the  scaffold  because  he  opposed  the  tyranny  of  a 
British  king.  John  Hampden  escaped  the  same  fate  when  he 
fell  in  the  defense  of  liberty  in  the  battle  of  Chalgrove  Field. 
George  Washington  would  have  languished  in  a  felon's  cell  and 
died  with  a  rope  around  his  neck  if  he  had  not  won  success  in 
the  revolutionary  war  he  led.  It  is  success,  and  success  alone, 
that  separates  the  "rebel"  from  the  "patriot"  and  commands  the 
condemnation  or  the  admiration  of  the  world.  The  experience 
of  Jefferson  Davis  has  been  no  exception  to  this  rule  that  an 
exacting  world  has  made.  He  did  not  succeed,  and  imprison- 
ment, chains,  and  impending  death  were  for  years  his  portion. 
It  was  history  that  repeated  the  tragic  story  of  the  martyrs  to 
the  cause  of  liberty,  and  it  will  be  history  in  its  own  good  time 
that  will  do  him  justice.  It  will  bear  recorded  testimony  to  his 
great  love  of  republican  government,  his  burning  patriotism, 
and  the  lofty  ideal  of  his  political  life,  and  by  its  paramount 
authority  cause  his  name  to  be  placed  high  on  the  scroll  of  im- 
mortal fame,  side  by  side  with  the  names  of  Hampden  and  Sid- 
ney and  Washington  as  the  greatest  of  all  the  great  champions 
of  freedom's  cause. 

After  his  death,  Winnie  Davis,  the  "Daughter  of  the  Con- 
federacy," became  doubly  endeared  to  the  people  of  the  South- 
em  States,  and  when  she  appeared  at  the  annual  reunions  her 
advent  was  hailed  by  all  the  women  of  the  South  as  the  com- 
ing of  their  queen.  The  most  honored  ladies  of  the  land  gath- 
ered to  bid  her  welcome  among  a  people  who  honored  and  loved 
her  illustrious  father  so  much,  and  lavished  upon  her  their  fond 
and  loving  attentions.  The  officers  and  soldiers,  the  remnant 
of  his  ragged  and  invincible  armies,  gathered  in  knightly  array 
around  their  enthroned  idol  and  attested  by  the  wildest  acclaim 
that  the  love  they  bore  the  father  had  descended  in  full  meas- 
ure to  his  child.  And  when  death  came  and  took  her  from 
them,  the  people  of  the  whole  South — men,  women,  and  chil- 
dren alike — stood  uncovered  around  her  grave  and  in  sincere 
and  silent  grief  shed  tears  of  bitter  sorrow.  Her  last  remains 
are  laid  away  in  the  beautiful  cemetery  of  Hollywood,  in  the 
city  of  Richmond.  Over  her  grave  stands  a  marble  mausoleum, 
erected  by  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  in  loving  remem- 


brance of  the  father  and  a  pledge  of  tenderest  affection  for  his 
child — a  memorial  so  beautiful  in  its  conception,  so  exquisite 
in  its  design,  and  so  perfect  in  its  proportions  that  it  has  at- 
tracted the  admiration  of  all  beholders  and  is  made  by  its 
massive  strength  to  endure  for  many  ages  to  come.  An  an- 
gelic figure  surmounts  the  classic  pedestal  and  portrays  the 
beauty  of  her  spotless  life  and  her  virgin  hope  of  a  glorious 
immortality.  And  thus  was  laid  away  the  first  and  only 
adopted  Daughter  of  the  Confederacy.  As  fate  ordained  that 
there  should  be  no  succession  to  the  high  office  her  father 
had  held,  so  it  was  fitting  that  no  other  should  succeed  the 
daughter  to  the  throne  where  the  love  of  the  Southern  people 
had  placed  her. 

The  present  generation,  in  taking  steps  to  raise  a  monument 
to  commemorate  the  services  of  the  women  of  the  Confederacy, 
seems  to  have  forgotten  that  our  beloved  President  in  his  life- 
time erected  a  memorial  to  their  memory  more  enduring  than 
tablets  of  marble  or  brass.  In  ever-loving  remembrance,  he 
has  consecrated  to  their  unselfish  devotion  his  great  work,  "The 
Rise  and  Fall  of  the  Confederate  Government,"  in  which,  as 
with  the  hand  of  a  master,  he  has  traced  the  constitutional 
history  of  this  country,  gathered  together  and  systematized  its 
scattered  fragments,  analyzed  its  principles,  and  by  an  argument 
that  has  never  been  answered  demonstrated  to  the  world : 

That  the  Congress  which  assembled  at  Philadelphia  was  com- 
posed of  representatives  from  thirteen  distinct  and  separate 
colonies,  and  as  such  announced  to  the  world  by  the  immortal 
declaration  of  the  4th  of  July,  1776,  "that  they  are,  and  of 
right  ought  to  be,  free  and  independent  States"  and  "absolved 
from  all  allegiance  to  the  British  crown." 

That  afterwards,  in  the  same  Congress,  as  such  separate  and 
distinct  colonies,  they  did  enter  into  Articles  of  Confederation 
and  Perpetual  Union  whereby  they  agreed,  under  the  style  of 
the  "United  States  of  America,"  to  form  "a  firm  league  of 
friendship  with  each  other  for  the  common  defense,  the  security 
of  their  liberties,  and  their  mutual  and  general  welfare,"  re- 
serving to  each  State  its  sovereignty,  freedom,  and  independ- 
ence, and  every  power,  jurisdiction,  and  right  which  was  not 
expressly  delegated  to  the  United  States  in  convention  assem- 
bled. 

That  when  the  war  of  the  revolution  ended  and  independ- 
ence was  won,  His  Britannic  Majesty,  in  the  treaty  of  peace 
made  at  Paris  with  the  United  States  in  1783,  acknowledged 
each  of  the  several  colonies  separately  and  by  their  respective 
names  to  be  free,  sovereign,  and  independent  States,  treated 
with  them  as  such,  and  "relinquished  all  claim  of  sovereignty 
C'>  er  their  territorial  rights  forever." 

That  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1787  was  called  for  the 
"sole  and  express  purpose  of  revising  the  Articles  of  Confed- 
eration of  1777,  and  to  form  a  "more  perfect  Union,"  but  "not 
to  change  the  character  of  the  Federal  system."  And  in  ac- 
cordance with  this  design  it  framed  a  constitutional  compact 
which,  by  its  terms,  did  not  create  a  national,  consolidated  gov- 
ernment that  derived  its  powers  from  the  people  of  the  United 
States  in  the  aggregate,  but  a  confederated  republic  composed 
of  several  sovereign,  free,  and  independent  States,  which  re- 
served to  the  people  thereof  every  power,  jurisdiction,  and  right 
that  was  not  expressly  delegated  to  the  general  government 
which  they  established. 

That  history  shows  that  the  Constitution  of  this  country  owes 
its  existence  to  the  exercise  of  the  right  of  secession  on  the 
part  of  the  States  that  assembled  in  the  Constitutional  Conven- 
tion of  1787,  in  that  eleven  States  seceded  from  the  Confed- 
eracy  formed   under  the  Articles  of   Confederation  of   1777, 


Qorjfederate  l/eterap. 


r.oi 


which  they  had  declared  to  be  perpetual.  And  as  they  with- 
drew from  one  Federal  Union  to  form  another  that  would  bet- 
ter met  the  exigencies  of  their  political  life,  they  could  not, 
without  a  criminal  suppression  of  the  truth  and  a  monstrous 
perversion  of  public  duty,  have  formulated  a  constitutional 
compact  that  would  be  silent  in  its  terms  as  to  the  right  of 
secession,  yet  by  implication  and  construction  deny  to  their 
posterity  the  same  inalienable  right  that  they  themselves  had 
exercised  as  sovereign,  free,  and  independent  States. 

That  political  sovereignty,  wherever  it  may  be  lodged,  ex- 
ists as  a  whole  and,  like  the  human  soul,  cannot  be  divided. 
In  this  country  it  resides  with  the  :;piple  of  the  several  sover- 
eign States.  It  belongs  to  posterity,  and  camiot  be  alienated, 
and  when  the  people  of  the  States  created  the  Federal  govern- 
ment and  delegated  to  its  three  departments  certain  express 
powers,  they  did  not  and  could  not  transfer  to  them  the  whole 
or  any  portion  of  their  sovereignty. 

That  this  paramount  authority  resided  with  the  people  of  the 
several  independent  communities  that  formed  the  Confederated 
Republics,  and  when,  in  the  exercise  of  their  sovereign  power, 
the  Southern  States  passed  ordinances  of  secession  and  dis- 
solved their  Confederate  connection,  the  allegiance  of  the  peo- 
ple thereof  became  due  to  the  different  States  of  which  they 
were  citizens,  and  not  to  the  Federal  government,  which  was  a 
mere  corporate  agent  of  tluir  creation. 

That  under  the  provisions  of  the  Constitution  of  1787  the 
States  in  severalty  reserved  the  same  right  which  they  held  un- 
der the  Articles  of  Confederation  to  withdraw  from  a  Union 
into  which  they  had  voluntarily  entered  as  sovereign  communi- 
ties, "whenever  it  proved  destructive  to  the  ends  for  which  it 
was  created,  and  endangered  their  safety  and  happiness." 

That  the  great  fundamental  safeguards  thus  engrafted  upon 
the  written  Constitution  of  this  country,  and  without  which 
the  Union  of  these  States  could  never  have  been  formed,  came 


down  from  their  forefathers  as  the  inalienable  rights  of  the 
people  of  the  Sounth,  established  the  righteousness  of  the  cause 
for  which  the  Confederate  soldiers  fought,  and  justified  them 
in  resisting  the  advance  of  the  Federal  armies  and  in  defend- 
ing their  homes  from  invasion. 

Instinct  with  the  mighty,  all-pervading  spirit  that  rules  the 
moral  world,  this  great  historical  masterpiece  repudiates  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  sword  that  presumed  to  decide  a  great  polit- 
ical controversy  involving  the  constitutional  rights  of  ten  mil- 
lions of  the  Anglo-Saxon  race,  and  in  the  full  triumph  of  a 
righteous  cause  it  turns  from  the  unhallowed  slaughter  fields 
of  ar  internecine  war  to  the  forum  of  reason,  justice,  and  truth 
as  the  only  tribunal  fit  to  hear  and  determine  the  mighty  issue. 

It  appeals  to  history,  to  time,  for  the  vindication  of  the 
Confederate  soldiers,  and,  like  a  flambeau  in  the  night  held 
high  aloft,  a  torch  of  liberty,  it  goes  down  to  posterity  to  en- 
lighten and  instruct  the  world.  All  over  the  pages  of  this  im- 
mortal book,  and  in  its  dedication,  "To  the  Women  of  the 
Confederacy,"  he  has  described  their  burning  patriotism,  their 
unfailing  devotion  and  patient  suffering  in  such  glowing  elo- 
quence of  words  that  their  fame  is  coupled  with  his  own  illus- 
trious name,  and  will  live  and  endure  forever. 

Glorious  dedication!  whose  imperishable  lines  are  inscribed: 

"To 

The  women  of  the  Confederacy, 

Whose  pious  ministrations  to  our  wounded  soldiers 

Soothed  the  last  hours  of  those 

Who  died  far  from  the  objects  of  their  tenderest  love; 

Whose  domestic  labors 

Contributed  much  to  supply  the  wants  of  our  defenders  in  the 

field; 

Whose  zealous  faith  in  our  cause 

Shone  a  guiding  star  undimmed  by  the  darkest  clouds  of  war; 

Whose  fortitude 
Sustained  them  under  all  the  privations  to  which  they  were  sub- 
jected ; 
Whose  floral  tribute 
Annually  expresses  their  enduring  love  and  reverence 
For  our  sacred  dead ; 
and 
Whose  patriotism 
Will  teach  their  children 
To  emulate  the  deeds  of  our  Revolutionary  sires." 

The  story  of  Marathon  and  Salamis  has  outlived  the  repub- 
lics of  Greece.  The  warlike  exploits  of  Alexander's  army  have 
survived  the  empire  that  he  erected.  The  Roman  republic  has 
disappeared  from  the  map  of  the  world,  but  the  imperishable 
record  of  her  imperial  legions  still  endures  to  interest  and  in- 
struct mankind ;  and  as  those  great  historical  achievements 
have  outlived  the  mighty  governments  that  directed  them,  so 
will  the  story  of  the  heroism,  devotion,  and  patriotism  of  the 
women  of  the  Confederacy,  as  pictured  in  words  of  golden 
fire  on  the  pages  of  that  immortal  work  of  Jefferson  Davis,  be 
read  and  known  of  all  men  long  after  this  new-born  American 
empire  that  has  risen  from  the  ruins  of  a  Federal  Union  of 
sovereign,  coequal,  and  independent  States  shall  have  declined 
and  fallen  and  passed  away. 


MKS.    llt.-.TER    11.    UAKNllAKT, 
State  Chaperon,  Missouri  Reunion, 


Many  valuable  books  on  the  Confederate  war  from  the  library 
of  the  late  Judge  Sambola  have  been  presented  by  his  widow 
and  daughter  to  the  Memorial  Association  of  New  Orleans. 


602 


C^opfederate  l/eterap. 


"FALSIFYING  HISTORY." 

BY  GEORGE  T.  TODD,  ADJUTANT  DICK  TAVI.OR  CAMP,  U.   C.  V.,  TEXAS. 

Under  this  head  the  editor  of  the  National  Tribune  quotes 
and  criticises  a  report  of  the  History  Committee  of  the  Grand 
Camp  of  Confederates  through  its  Chairman,  Judge  George 
L.  Christen,  held  at  Wj-theville,  Va.  This  report  recites  two 
facts :  One  that  the  Confederate  Congress  passed  a  law  that 
Federal  soldiers  in  Southern  prisons  should  be  treated  as 
were  the  soldiers  in  the  armies  of  the  Confederacy,  and  the 
other  charges  Gen.  Grant  with  having  contended  that  "a  gen- 
eral exchange  of  prisoners  would  mean  that  the  South  would 
fight  to  extermination,  and  he  would  rather  see  Northern  sol- 
diers die  in  Southern  prisons  than  to  release  Confederate  pris- 
oners, who  would  recruit  the  army  of  Lee." 

The  writer  becomes  furiously  angry  and  denunciatory,  with- 
out attempting  to  prove  a  single  statement  in  the  report  as 
false.  He  charges  intent  to  "whitewash"  the  vilest  crime  in 
the  history  of  the  "so-called"  Confederacy  by  repeating  "stale 
old  lies,"  etc.  He  then  virtually  concedes  the  passage  of  the 
law  by  the  Confederate  Congress  as  claimed  in  the  report,  but 
charges,  I  presume  as  a  true  fact  in  history,  "that  something 
like  70,000  Union  soldiers  were  starved  to  death  in  Rebel 
prisons ;"  "that  the  rebels  had  4,000,000  slaves  raising  food, 
and  if  it  were  true  that  Gen.  Grant  refused  exchange,  it  would 
not  e.xcuse  the  barbarities  iniflcted  by  the  Rebels  upon  their 
prisoners." 

Now  I  shall  quote  entirely  from  reliable  Northern  sources 
in  order  to  show  who  is  "falsifying  history." 

Col.  W.  F.  Fox,  a  Union  soldier  of  New  York  and  President 
of  the  Society  of  the  Twelfth  Army  Corps,  in  his  excellent 
work  on  "Regimental  Losses  in  the  Civil  War"  (page  50), 
says :  "The  total  number  of  Union  soldiers  who  died  while  in 
the  hands  of  the  enemy,  according  to  official  report,  was  30,- 
156."  He  then  gives  the  causes  of  death,  including  disease, 
wounds,  sunstroke,  accident,  drowning,  etc.,  not  one  of  which 
is  charged  to  starvation — altogether  less  than  one-half  the 
number  this  veracious  writer  says  were  "starved  to  death." 
On  page  529  Col.  Fox  gives  the  same  statistics,  and  adds : 
"The  total  deaths  among  prisoners  include  all  who  died  while 
in  the  enemy's  hands,  whether  in  prison  or  on  their  way  there, 
or  in  field  hospitals,  or  lying  disabled  within  the  enemy's  lines." 

But  Col.  Fox  also  gives  the  mortality  in  Northern  prisons. 
On  the  same  page  (50)  he  says:  "In  Northern  military  prisons, 
where  (of  course)  the  inmates  were  furnished  with  good 
food  and  quarters,  yet  30.152  Confederates  died  in  Northern 
prisons.  But  this  number  does  not  include  the  deaths  at 
Johnson's  Island  and  some  other  places  of  confinement,  neither 
does  it  include  deaths  in  field  hospitals." 

Now,  to  reach  a  fair  percentage  of  the  mortality  among 
prisoners  on  both  sides,  I  quote  from  the  official  report  of 
Surgeon  General  Barnes,  U.  S.  A.,  who  states  "that  in  round 
numbers  the  Confederate  prisoners  held  by  the  North  amount- 
ed to  220,000,  while  the  number  of  prisoners  of  the  United 
States  held  by  the  Confederates  was  270,000."  Thus  out  of 
270,000  cared  for  by  Confederates,  30,156  died,  while  out  of 
only  220,000  held  in  Northern  prisons,  30,152  died,  "not  in- 
cluding Johnson's  Island  and  some  other  places  of  confine- 
ment, nor  deaths  in  field  hospitals,"  which,  of  course,  will 
swell  the  aggregate  many  thousands.  Judging  by  the  per- 
centage, rat  soup  and  starvation  must  have  created  more  deaths 
in  Northern  than  in  Southern  prisons. 

Now,  coming  to  the  second  claim  in  the  report  that  Gen. 
Grant  and  his  government  refused  exchanges,  preferring  to  let 
their  own  men  die  in  prison  rather  than  face  released  Con- 
federates again  in  the  field,  I  might  quote  many  Southern 
authors,  but  prefer  Northern  authority. 


In  the  summer  of  1864  a  delegation  of  Federal  prisoners  was 
sent  from  Andersonville  to  Washington  to  plead  for  their  ex- 
change. One  of  that  delegation,  Henry  M.  Brennan,  writes  as 
follows :  "In  my  opinion,  and  that  of  a  good  many  others,  a 
good  part  of  the  responsibility  for  the  horrors  of  Anderson- 
ville rests  with  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant,  who  refused  to  make  a  fair 
exchange  of  prisoners."  And  the  chairman  of  that  delegation 
said  that  he  "was  more  contemptuously  treated  by  Secretary 
of  War  Stanton  than  he  ever  was  at  Andersonville." 

Gen.  U.  S.  Grant  wrote  to  Gen.  B.  F.  Butler  from  City 
Point,  Va.,  August  18,  1864,  as  follows:  "It  is  hard  on  our 
men  held  in  Southern  prisons  not  to  exchange  them,  but  it  is 
humanity  to  those  left  in  the  ranks  to  fight  our  battles.  If  we 
commence  a  system  of  exchange  which  liberates  all  prisoners 
taken,  we  will  have  to  fight  on  till  the  whole  South  is  extermi- 
nated. If  we  hold  those  caught,  they  amount  to  no  more 
than  dead  men.  At  this  particular  time,  to  release  all  Rebel 
prisoners  North  would  insure  Sherman's  defeat,  and  would 
compromise  our  safety  here." 

Maj.  Gen.  B.  F.  Butler,  in  his  official  report  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  Conduct  of  the  War,  says :  "I  wrote  an  argu- 
ment showing  our  right  to  our  colored  soldiers.  This  argu- 
ment set  forth  our  claims  in  the  most  offensive  form  possible 
for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  wishes  of  the  lieutenant 
general  (Grant),  that  no  prisoners  of  war  should  be  ex- 
changed. .  .  .  The  argument  was  enough.  .  .  .  No  ex- 
change was  afterwards  offered." 

Now,  in  all  candor,  and  in  the  light  and  truth  of  history, 
at  whose  door  lies  the  blame  for  prison  sufferings  and  mor- 
tality? It  can  be  excused  only  by  conceding  the  truth  of 
Gen.  Grant's  position  that  the  South  could  not  have  been  over- 
come without  keeping,  at  all  hazards,  her  prisoners  held  at 
the  North.  According  to  the  truth  of  history,  starvation  cuts 
only  one  great  figure  in  the  entire  war,  and  that  was  the  starv- 
ing of  Confederates,  not  Federals.  Only  "Gen.  Starvation" 
could  assail  and  capture  the  20.000  brave  Confederates  at 
Vicksburg  on  the  day  after  Gen.  Pickett  assailed  and  captured, 
but  for  want  of  support  could  not  hold,  the  heights  of  Gettys- 
burg. 

Other  unfounded  charges,  such  as  "4,000,000  slaves  at  work 
for  the  South  raising  food,"  might  be  noticed.  That  was  the 
entire  number — men,  women,  and  children.  Of  the  able- 
bodied  portion,  many  thousands  were  Federal  soldiers,  and 
other  thousands  "contrabands,"  following  the  camps  and  sut- 
tlers'  wagons  of  the  Federal  army.  Not  to  fan  and  revive, 
but  to  allay  the  bygone  fires  and  passions  of  the  war,  should 
be  our  aim  to-day. 

However,  it  requires  no  spirit  of  prophecy  to  predict  that 
never  again  will  one  section  of  the  States  dare  to  invade  an- 
other in  order  to  conquer  by  armed  force  an  unwilling  people. 
The  multiplied  thousands  of  bloody  graves,  marked  and  un- 
marked, scattered  from  Gettysburg  to  Vicksburg  and  the  Rio 
Grande  River,  form  an  unanswerable  argument  against  it,  and 
will  forever  forbid. 

[This  report  has  been  delayed,  so  much  proof  having  al- 
ready been  adduced ;  but  persistent  malignity  requires  that  the 
old  story  be  repeated.] 


A  comrade  writes  from  Atlanta :  "Passing  through  Mont- 
gomery on  August  23,  and  strolling  around  generally,  I  passed 
the  undertaking  establishment  of  W.  H.  Tice,  the  coroner  of 
the  county.  A  handsome  casket  was  wrapped  in  a  Confederate 
flag,  which  attracted  my  attention.  I  asked  who  that  was,  and 
Mr.  Tice  replied :  'That  is  an  old  Confederate  soldier,  and  I 
Intend  to  bury  him  as  if  he  were  worth  $100,000.' " 


Qopfederate  V/eterap. 


603 


"FORREST'S  RAID  INTO  MEMPHIS." 

BY   W.  B.   STEWART,   ARLINGTON,  TENN. 

About  4  A.M.,  Sunday,  August  21,  1864,  Gen.  Forrest,  with 
part  each  of  Bell's  and  Neely's  Brigades  and  two  pieces  of 
artillery,  moved  briskly  through  the  hazy  twilight  in  columns 
of  fours  along  tlie  Hernando  road,  toward  Memphis.  The 
General,  on  his  sujierb  charger,  soon  glided  toward  the  head 
of  the  column.  His  command,  in  low,  firm  tones,  was :  "For- 
ward, men!"  Capt.  W.  H.  Forrest  moved  into  the  lead  with 
his  company,  to  clear  the  way  of  pickets.  Our  detachment 
was  led  by  Col.  T.  H.  Logwood,  with  orders  to  proceed  to  the 
Gayoso  Hotel  and  capture  Gen.  Hurlburt,  whose  headquarters 
were  there.  Col.  Jesse  Forrest  was  directed  to  make  for  Gen. 
C.  C.  Washburn's  headquarters,  on  Union  Street,  and  to  send 
one  detachment  to  capture  Gen.  R.  P.  Buckland,  and  another 
to  the  Irving  Block,  on  Second  Street,  to  release  the  Confed- 
erate prisoners  held  there.  Gen.  Forrest,  with  Col.  Bell  and 
parts  of  Barteau's,  Newsom's,  and  Russell's  regiments,  and 
Lieut.  Sale,  with  his  two  pieces  of  artillery,  were  to  remain  in 
the  neighborhood  of  the  State  Female  College,  to  cover  the 
return  of  the  columns  sent  into  town. 

Onward  sped  the  troopers.  A  shot  was  heard,  the  outmost 
pickets  having  been  reached  and  captured.  When  the  second 
reserve  was  reached  a  few  more  shots  were  heard.  Faster 
moved  the  column,  and  the  excitement  was  intense,  but  the 
injunction  of  silence  had  to  be  observed.  Some  delay  was 
caused  by  the  column  proceeding  due  north  toward  the  col- 
lege, then  countermarching  to  follow  the  Hernando  road 
around  to  the  left.  Our  detachment  closely  followed  the  lead 
of  Capt.  Forrest,  and  passed  by  a  Federal  battery  on  the  left 
side  of  the  road,  which  had  been  swept  of  its  men  by  the  on- 
rush of  Capt.  Forrest.  Though  daylight  was  abroad,  a  thick 
fi  g  enveloped  our  right,  from  which  a  Federal  officer  was 
heard  trying  to  rally  his  scattered  men,  saying:  "Fall  in  here, 
men !    It  is  nothing  but  a  band  of  guerrillas." 

Treasured  memories  came  to  mind  as  we  passed  places  fa- 
miliar from  my  childhood :  the  Provine  residence,  McKinney's, 
the  old  bed  of  the  Memphis  and  Lagrange  railroad,  over  which 
only  one  train  ever  passed,  but  it  is  now  the  much-used 
Broadway;  the  residences  of  Col.  R.  F.  Looney  and  Gen.  Pres- 
ton Smith;  just  opposite,  at  the  intersection  of  Hernando 
road  by  Lauderdale  Street,  the  home  of  my  mother,  three  sis- 
ters, and  two  young  brothers.  There  were  three  of  us  then 
who  could  not  really  call  it  our  home,  for  we  had  dared  to 
fight  for  that  home. 

I  had  hoped  to  see  my  home  folks  as  we  passed,  and  per- 
chance breakfast  with  them  that  Sunday  morning,  but  it  was 
so  early  that  there  was  no  one  astir.  Sweeping  past  like  an 
avalan'he  along  Hernando  Street  to  Beale,  thence  to  Gayoso 
Street,  v.e  dismounted.  Just  then  from  a  window  above  some 
Federal  cried  out :  "Hello,  boys  !    What  luck  on  your  raid  ?" 

We  hastened  to  the  Gayoso  Hotel,  where  we  found  Capt. 
Forrest  with  some  of  his  men  on  horseback  in  the  rotunda  of 
the  hold.  As  we  entered  I  heard  him  call  to  them:  "Come 
out  of  here,  you  forty  thieves !"  Some  were  upstairs,  mak- 
ing so  much  noise  battering  doors  with  the  butts  of  their  guns 
that  it  sounded  like  a  skirmish.  A  cigar  case  in  the  hotel  was 
broken,  and  occasionally  in  passing  a  Confederate  would  grab 
something.  I  got  two  pipes  and  a  few  cigars.  This  incident, 
among  others,  is  why  I  could  not  stand  up  at  one  of  Sam 
Jones's  meetings  when  he  called  on  any  one  who  did  not  steal 
anything  during  the  war  to  stand  up.  Col.  Logwood  con- 
scripted a  clerk  in  the  hotel,  and  commanded  me  to  take  him 
in  charge  and  go  with  him  to  his  room  to  get  his  pistol  and 


such  other  articles  as  he  desired  to  take  with  him.  His  room 
was  upstairs,  and  I  waited  at  the  door.  He  seemed  slow; 
but  as  he  was  an  acquaintance  of  Col.  Logwood,  I  did  not  un- 
duly hurry  him.  Some  ladies— hotel  attendants,  I  suppose— 
entreated  me  not  to  take  him.  When  he  was  ready  we  has- 
tened downstairs.  The  command  was  mounted  and  in  the 
act  of  leaving.  I  asked  Col.  Logwood  what  to  do  with  the 
man,  and  he  said :  "Turn  him  loose  and  mount  your  horse. 
We  are  going  to  leave  here  immediately."  The  clerk  was 
overjoyed.  He  bowed  humbly,  thanking  the  Colonel.  I  felt 
thankful  also,  for  the  task  was  unpleasant  to  me.  I  have  for- 
gotten his  name,  but  should  like  to  hear  from  him. 

Squads  of  Federals  began  to  gather  and  fire  at  us  from 
house  corners.  Not  finding  Col.  Hurlburt  at  the  hotel,  he 
having  spent  the  night  with  Col.  Eddy,  our  mission  in  that 
respect  was  a  failure,  and  the  other  detachment  also  failed  to 
accomplish  the  object  of  its  mission. 

Hurriedly  we  retraced  our  way  down  Beale  to  Hernando 
Street.  At  every  cross  street  we  were  fired  at  by  scattered 
bands.  One  or  two  of  our  horses  were  killed  here,  and  one 
man  wounded.  I  was  told  that  a  large,  strong  woman,  a  Mrs. 
Beethe,  succeeded  in  getting  the  wounded  man  into  her  store, 
near  by,  and  with  an  ax  successfully  kept  off  some  negroes 
who  were  anxious  to  kill  him.  We  moved  out  down  Vance  to 
Echols  Street,  thence  to  the  Hernando  road.  On  Echols 
Street  Comrade  Perkins  was  killed.  As  we  passed  him  sev- 
eral ladies  were  seen  gonig  to  where  he  lay  dead  with  up- 
turned face. 

On  passing  my  old  home  I  turned  to  the  gate,  where  I  saw 
standing  my  mother,  sisters,  brothers,  and  one  or  two  others, 
watching  our  column  pass.  Just  then  some  Federals  from 
Stewart  Avenue  fired  across  our  yard  at  the  passing  Confed- 
erates, when  mother  and  the  others  ran  toward  the  house  to 
get  out  of  the  way  of  the  flying  balls.  I  called  to  my  youngest 
brother,  but  in  the  confusion  he  did  not  realize  who  it  was. 

The  command  moved  down  Lauderdale  Street  to  Trigg, 
thence  east  to  Hernando,  and  in  passing  a  battery  stable  we 
had  orders  not  to  break  ranks,  even  to  get  the  horses.  I  tried 
in  vain,  however,  to  grab  the  halter  of  a  fine  claybank  horse. 

We  soon  reached  the  command,  where  Gen.  Forrest  was. 
After  remaining  there  an  hour  or  so  skirmishing,  we  moved 
out  toward  Nonconnah  Creek,  where  we  halted  two  or  three 
hours  to  communicate  with  Gen.  Washburn  in  regard  to  ex- 
changing and  paroling  prisoners  and  furnishing  the  Federal 
prisoners,  four  or  five  hundred,  with  food  and  clothing.  Many 
of  them  were  taken  in  their  nightclothes,  and  our  stock  of 
provisions,  as  well  as  of  clothing,  was  running  low. 

Being  convinced,  though  without  positive  knowledge,  that 
our  camp  that  night  would  be  near  Horn  Lake  Depot  road, 
I  concluded  to  spend  the  night  with  Stephen  Lester,  an  old 
friend  of  our  family.  The  Lesters  welcomed  me  heartily,  and 
on  leaving  the  next  morning  they  filled  my  haversack. 

My  command  did  not  stay  where  I  expected,  but  had  moved 
on  to  Hernando.  After  riding  two  or  three  miles,  I  suddenly 
approached  a  squad  of  bluecoats,  and  was  too  close  to  escape. 
Another  trial  of  prison  life  seemed  to  be  my  fate.  I  had  been 
a  prisoner  at  Alton,  111.,  and  had  no  desire  to  be  one  again. 
I  soon  saw  a  white  flag,  when  I  felt  relieved.  It  was  Col.  W.  P. 
Hepburne  and  Capt.  H.  S.  Lee,  with  a  detachment,  who  had 
gone  to  Hernando  with  clothing  and  provisions  for  tEe  Fed- 
eral prisoners.  As  they  passed  me  Capt.  Lee  asked :  "How  far 
back  to  our  men?"  "Three  or  four  miles,"  I  replied.  I  came 
near  telling  the  truth,  but  did  not  know  it.  The  Federals  had 
camped  the  night  before  w'thin  one  mile  of  where  I  stayed. 


504 


C^opfederat^  l/eterap, 


Hastening  on,  I  reached  Hernando.  The  first  man  I  met  in 
the  edge  of  town  was  Capt.  W.  M.  Forrest  looking  for  strag- 
glers, to  which  class  I  belonged. 


mon  with  the  Confederate  soldier  at  that  time,  so  no  special 
attention  was  made  of  it.  His  name  is  "Bob"  Strieker,  and  he 
lives  now  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.  He  was  at  the  time  a  member 
of  Swett's  Battery,  commanded  by  Capt.  Harvey  Shannon. 


SIVETT'S  BATTERY  AT  JONESBORO. 

BY   GEORGE   D.    VAN    HORN,   PARIS,  TENN. 

The  battle  of  Jonesboro,  Ga.,  occurred  on  the  ■ — ,   1864, 

and  the  incident  I  wish  to  relate  happened  on  that  day. 
We  arrived  at  Jonesboro  early  that  morning  and  took  position 
to  the  north  of  the  railroad  about  three  hundred  yards,  at  the 
elbow,  where  we  immediately  commenced  to  throw  up  a 
breastwork  for  our  artillery,  four  Armstrong  ten-pound  rifles, 
the  very  best  guns  in  the  army.  By  one  o'clock  we  had  fin- 
ished our  works,  brought  up  the  ammunition  wagons  and 
caissons,  and  placed  them  under  the  hill  immediately  behind 
the  guns. 

Our  support  consisted  of  a  very  thin  line  of  the  old  Arkan- 
sas Brigade  of  Infantry.  The  troops  on  our  left  had  been 
fighting  for  over  two  hours,  and  we  had  been  looking  out 
■eagerly  expecting  every  moment  to  see  the  Yankees  come  out 
of  the  woods  in  our  front.  It  was  about  five  o'clock  when  the 
first  line  made  its  appearance,  then  another  and  another,  until 
five  double  lines  were  in  full  view,  coming  in  double-quick. 
Our  guns  opened  on  them  at  a  distance  of  three-quarters  of 
a  mile,  and  kept  it  up,  the  Yankees  halting  only  at  times  to  re- 
line,  then  on  again.  Shortly  our  infantry  commenced  on 
them,  and  we  began  to  use  double  charges  of  canister,  but 
they  kept  coming.  Their  rear  lines  caught  up  with  the  front 
ones,  and  soon  they  were  on  our  breastworks.  Our  infantry 
and  artillery  were  still  firing  as  rapidly  as  possible,  but  hun- 
dreds of  them  were  climbing  over  the  works.  The  first  ones 
that  came  in  found  the  gun  already  loaded  and  ready  to  fire. 
The  embrasure  was  filled  with  howling  Yanks.  One  of  them 
called  to  the  man  who  was  firing  the  gun  that  if  he  fired  again 
lie  would  run  his  bayonet  through  him,  but  the  gunner  paid  no 
attention  and  fired,  clearing  out  the  porthole.  The  Yank 
pulled  down  his  gun  and  drove  his  bayonet  through  the  gun- 
ner's breast,  pinning  him  to  the  ground,  and,  putting  his  foot 
■on  the  man's  breast,  jerked  the  bayonet  out,  leaving  his  man 
en  the  ground,  as  he  thought,  dead. 

There  were  others  in  the  battery  who  distinguished  them- 
selves. Another,  a  gunner,  took  his  ramrod  and  struck  a 
'i'ankee  on  the  head,  crushing  his  skull. 

The  battery  and  all  of  the  Arkansas  Brigade  were  captured 
at  this  point.  That  night  they  were  all  marched  to  Atlanta, 
among  them  the  man  who  was  run  through  with  a  bayonet. 
The  next  day  some  one  told  Gen.  JefT  Davis,  who  was  in 
■command  at  Atlanta,  that  there  had  been  a  hand-to-hand  fight 
at  Jonesboro.  He  hooted  at  it,  and  asked  his  informer  to 
show  him  some  of  the  bayoneted  men ;  and,  when  informed 
that  there  was  one  now  down  at  the  bull  pen  with  the  pris- 
oners, he  instantly  gave  orders  to  bring  him  up,  as  he  was 
anxious  to  see  him.  The  man  was  brought  to  headquar- 
ters and  showed  the  wound,  but  Davis  was  not  satisfied  until 
the  surgeon  passed  a  probe  through  it  from  front  to  back,  the 
surgeon  pulling  it  through.  Gen.  Davis  was  satisfied.  He 
gave  the  man  a  good  suit  of  citizen's  clothe.?  and  a  pass,  giving 
him  the  freedom  of  Atlanta.  The  man  walked  out,  looked 
around  to  get  his  bearings,  turned  south,  and  on  the  morning 
of  the  next  day  was  at  Gen.  Hardee's  headquarters  in  Lovejoy 
Station  in  fine  spirits.  I  suppose  you  would  like  to  know  this 
man's  name  and  what  became  of  him.  Of  course  the  Con- 
federate government  gave  him  a  medal  of  honor,  or  recognized 
liis  gallantry  in  some  way.     No,  such  deeds  were  not  uncom- 


MORE  ABOUT  THE  KATYDIDS. 

FROM   A   FRIEND  AND   ADMIRER  OF  THE  VETERAN. 

In  a  recent  issue  of  your  valued  publication  a  sketch  ap- 
peared called  "The  Capture  of  the  Katydids."  In  the  issue 
following  was  a  criti.ism  of  the  sketch,  which  challenged  in 
the  most  positive  manner  the  statements  made  by  its  writer. 
An  inquiry  into  their  accuracy  may  interest  your  readers,  for 
it  is  only  just  to  state  that  they  are,  in  the  main,  sustained  by 
the  highest  authorities,  such  as:  The  official  reports  of  Capt. 
Hardcastle,  Commandant  of  the  Post  of  Tuscaloosa,  Nos.  103 
and  104,  War  Records ;  letters  of  Col.  Garland  and  Gen.  Jack- 
son;  Col.  Croxton's  report;  the  dispatches  of  Gen.  Forrest; 
and  the  recent  article  in  the  Memphis  Commercial  Appeal  by 
Tames  T.  Murphee,  Commandant  of  .A.labama  Corps  of  Cadets, 
J  862-65. 

In  addition.  Judge  J.  P.  Young,  of  Memphis,  Tenn.,  who  was 
at  seventeen  a  member  of  Company  A,  Seventh  Tennessee  Cav- 
alry, says:  "Jackson's  Division  of  Cavalry  was  at  Northport 
March  30,  31,  1865.  The  men  zvere  worn  from  months  of  fight- 
ing, icere  poorly  clad  and  ill  fed.  The  boys  from  the  military 
academy  at  Tuscaloosa,  several  dozen  of  them,  did  visit  Jack- 
son's Division  on  March  30.  They  wore  trim  uniforms,  were 
called  Katydids  by  the  men,  and  did  become  indignant  at  the 
humorous  epithet.  I  was  present  at  the  time,  as  were  also 
many  other  members  of  my  command.  A  courier  on  horse- 
back did  ride  \o  the  university  and  give  warning  of  the  ap- 
proach of  Croxton's  force.  The  Federals,  under  Croxton,  did 
attack  the  bridge  on  April  4.  The  cadet  cannon  was  put  in 
position,  and  a  squad  composed  of  boys  and  men  hastened  to 
the  defense  of  the  bridge.  The  camp  story  brought  by  eye- 
witnesses, belated  in  Tuscaloosa  during  the  fight,  supplies  the 
remainder  of  the  incidents  related  in  the  sketch,  'The  Cap- 
ture of  the  Katydids.'  In  its  narration  the  main,  essential 
facts  are  all  correctly  set  out," 

Mr.  James  C.  Jones,  who  was  acting  assistant  adjutant 
general  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  W.  H.  Jackson,  says:  "We  ar- 
rived at  Tuscaloosa  on  March  30,  and  remained  there  that  day 
and  part  of  the  next,  camping  at  Northport,  just  across  the 
river  from  the  town.  While  there  I  distinctly  remember  the 
cadets  in  considerable  numbers  visiting  our  encampment  and 
headquarters  at  Northport.  There  were  perhaps  several  dozen 
of  them.  They  were  clad  in  neat  little  uniforms,  and  offered 
quite  a  contrast  to  the  veterans  of  Forrest's  Cavalry  in  their 
dusty  and  dingy  clothing.  I  also  remember  the  men  playfully 
calling  them  'Katydids.'  They  were  nice,  brave-looking  little 
fellows,  and  evidently  deemed  themselves  every  whit  the 
equals  of  the  veterans  as  warriors,  and  I  have  no  doubt,  if 
opportunity  offered,  would  have  shown  themselves  so.  Later 
we  heard,  either  from  Confederate  soldiers  or  from  Federal 
prisoners,  I  do  not  now  recall  which,  the  incidents  of  the  cap- 
ture of  Tuscaloosa.  It  was  stated  by  these  persons  that  an 
officer  in  advance  of  Croxton's  column  had  discovered  that 
the  stockade  at  the  bridge  was  defended  by  lads  of  the  cadet 
corps  only,  who  reported  that  fact  to  Gen.  Croxton,  and  that 
the  Geneial  had  then  given  orders  to  his  command  to  charge 
the  bridge  and  barricades,  but  not  for  their  lives  to  take  the 
life  of  one  of  those  boys.  They  were  to  capture  the  boys,  but 
not  to  harm  them ;  but  the  General  added,  so  we  were  told, 
that  the  troopers  might  paddle  the  lads  with  the  flat  of  their 


(Confederate  l/eterai>. 


505 


sabers  if  ihey  could  catch  them.  That  is  about  the  way  the 
story  was  reported  to  us,  and  I  have  no  doubt  of  its  truth. 
1  here  are  other  surviving  comrades  who  will  remember  these 
incidents." 

So  it  would  appear  that  "The  Capture  of  the  Katydids," 
as  given  in  the  Confederate  Veteran,  is  corroborated  by  the 
strongest  testimony,  and  that  its  inaccuracy  is  limited  to  the 
most  trivial  points,  such  as  the  hour  at  which  the  attack  oc- 
curred, the  use  of  a  fictitious  name,  and  the  suppo.silion  that  the 
cadets  acted  upon  their  own  responsibility  rather  than  under 
orders  in  their  gallant  defense  of  the  bridge.  The  material 
furnished  the  author  by  old  soldiers  was  put  into  narrative 
form  and  published  in  a  magazine  several  years  ago. 


SOME  MISSISSIPPI  HEROES. 

BY   F.  G.  nARRV,  WEST  PUINT,  MISS. 

I  find  the  following  names  in  Volume  XL.,  Series  I,  page 
813,  "War  of  the  Rebellion  Official  Records,"  on  the  "Roll 
of  Honor"  for  bravery  at  the  battle  of  Hanover  Junction  in 
1864,  which  was  read  to  every  regiment  in  Lee's  army  at  the 
fir.'t  dress  parade  after  its  receipt : 

"Privates  J.  C.  Halbert,  Company  E;  A.  L.  Mcjunkin,  Com- 
pany H;  James  M.  Gillei-pie,  Company  I;  G.  W.  Williams, 
Company  K,  of  the  Eleventh  Mississippi  Regiment,  whose  gal- 
lant colonel,  R.  O.  Reynolds,  lost  an  arm  at  the  very  last  battle 
before  Petersburg,  Va." 

I  ask  the  insertion  of  this  in  the  Veteran  to  see  if  any  of 
those  then  young  heroes  yet  survive.  Some  of  them  may  an- 
swer this,  or  else  some  friend.  Col.  Reynolds  passed  away 
several  years  since.  He  was  one  of  Mississippi's  finest  law- 
yers and  public  men.  The  name  of  Halbert  is  familiar  in 
Noxubee  County,  and  Gillespie  in  Monroe. 

This  complete  Roll  of  Honor  should  have  been  published  ere 
this.  It  may  be  expected  in  the  Veteran.  The  list  is  made 
up  largely  of  Second  and  Forty-Second  Mississippi  Infantry 
Regiments,  Forty-Seventh  and  Fifty-Fifth  North  Carolina 
Regiments,  and  the  Jeff  Davis  Legion  of  Cavalry  from  Mary- 
land. • 

SHOT  THROUGH  BY  A  CANNON  BALL. 
I.  E.  Hirsh,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Iclls  an  amusing  story: 
"It  may  interest  some  of  the  Veteran  readers  to  hear  how 
Capt.  Elliott,  of  Company  R,  Twenty-Second  Mississippi,  had 
a  six-inch  solid  shot  pass  clear  through  him  without  disabling 
him. 

"On  the  morning  of  the  second  day's  battle  of  Corinth,  Oc- 
tober 4,  1862,  our  division  (Lovell's)  held  the  extreme  right  of 
the  line  opposite  the  enemy's  strongest  position,  College 
Hill.  We  had  the  hardest  of  the  fight  on  the  first  day,  Octo- 
ber 3,  while  Price  had  it  on  the  4th  on  our  left.  We  were 
crdered  to  lie  down  on  the  crest  of  a  ridge  opposite  College 
Hill.  The  First  Missouri,  under  Col.  Bowen.  was  to  our  left, 
and  between  us  a  battery  of  four  pieces  took  up  position.  Aft- 
er firing  just  one  round  from  each  gun.  College  Hill  opened 
on  them,  and  in  less  than  five  minutes  there  was  scarcely  a 
man,  horse,  gun  carriage,  or  caisson  left  of  the  outfit.  The 
Federals  had  their  guns  massed  on  College  Hill,  some  sixty 
pieces  or  more,  and  had  been  practicing  all  summer  at  that 
very  spot.  At  the  same  time  we  were  within  range  of  their 
Springficlds.  The  ridge  on  which  we  were  had  a  rise  of  about 
one  inch  to  the  mile;  all  timber  and  brush  had  been  cleared 
away,  and  there  was  nothing  larger  or  better  to  hide  behind 
than  an  occasional  blade  of  grass,  or  a  dead  leaf.  There  was 
therefore  no  complaint  when  orders  to  fall  back  were  passed 
along    the    line.      Capt     Elliott    had    been    holding    down    the 


ground  just  behind  me.  Being  rather  slim,  and  having  longer 
legs  than  I,  he  was  gaining  on  me.  When  he  was  about  a 
dozen  yards  ahead  of  me,  I  saw,  heard,  and  felt  a  solid  six- 
inch  shot  pass  by  me,  strike  the  Captain  fair  and  square  on  the 
hip,  passing  through  him,  and  dropping  to  the  ground  some 
distance  in  front  of  us,  and  rolling  farther.  Of  course  the 
Captain  fell.  I  stopped  when  I  reached  him,  and  asked,  "Cap- 
lain,  are  you  hurt?"  to  which  he  replied,  "I  am  killed — a  can- 
non ball  [asscd  through  me.  I  saw  it  as  it  came  out  in  front." 
1  offered  to  assist  him  to  the  rear,  which  offer  he  at  first  de- 
clined, as  he  was  killed  anyway,  and  ordered  me  to  keep  on 
and  get  some  protection.  But  I  helped  him  to  his  feet,  and  aft- 
er he  had  taken  a  few  steps  he  broke  away  and  beat  me  to 
the  rear.  It  seems  the  shot  was  pretty  well  spent  when  it 
struck  him ;  it  turned  him  so  quickly  that  neither  he  nor  I 
noticed  the  turn,  and  then  it  passed  harmlessly  by,  while  both 
of  us  were  sure  it  went  through  him." 


CONPHDERAIES  !N  DYERS  BURG. 

The  Confederate  reunion  and  barbecue  was  a  splendid  suc- 
cess. At  eleven  o'clock  a  detachment  from  Dawson  Bivouac, 
connnanded  by  Capt.  W.  H.  Roark,  and  bearing  a  large  Con- 
federate fl?g,  marched  to  the  Hotel  Tucker  for  the  purpose  of 
escorting  Gen.  Rate  to  the  court  room,  where  the  meeting  of 
the  morning  was  held. 

The  procession  formed  with  Gen.  Bate,  accoinpanied  by  the 
Hon.  R.  D.  Chambers  and  Gen.  S.  L.  Cockroft  at  its  head, 
Gov.  Frazier,  with  Hon.  T.  C.  Gordon  and  Hon.  M.  M.  Mar- 
shall following.  Commander  Roark  and  his  gallant  boys  in 
gray  completed  the  parade.  Smiley 's  Mechanics'  Band  played 
"Dixie ;"  and  the  inspiring  music,  together  with  the  inarching 
veterans  with  their  old  general  at  their  head,  brought  from 
the  crowd  cheer  after  cheer.  The  large  court  room  was  filled 
to  its  utmost  capacity.     Many  ladies  were  present. 

Rev.  H.  W.  Brooks  invoked  divine  blessings  upon  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  day.  He  paid  an  eloquent  tribute  to  the  older 
soldier. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  prayer  the  Hon.  R.  D.  Chambers 
introduced  Gen.  Bate  to  the  audience  in  a  patriotic  and  elo- 
quent speech.  Gen.  Bate  was  greeted  with  great  applause. 
He  paid  a  fine  tribute  to  the  people  of  Dyer  County,  to  her 
ladies  and  her  soldiers,  recounted  much  of  the  history  of  the 
war,  and  appealed  to  the  citizens  to  go  on  with  the  undertak- 
ing to  build  a  monument  to  their  dead. 

After  Senator  Bate's  address  there  was  an  adjournment  to 
the  barbecue  grounds,  and  the  multitude  was  fed  with  an 
abundance. 

Hon.  r.  C.  Gordon  introduced  Gov.  J.  B.  Frazier.  Col. 
Gordon  is  always  happy  on  such  occasions.  Gov.  Frazier  said 
that  he  was  glad  to  be  present  and  to  rejoice  with  the  people 
upon  this  festal  occasion. 

In  those  polisJicd  sentences  for  which  he  is  noted  the  Gov- 
ernor paid  tribute  to  the  old  soldiers;  to  the  women,  who  had 
sustained  and  supported  them  while  engaged  in  war  and  who 
had  soothed  and  comforted  them  when,  broken  in  fortune, 
they  had  returned  from  the  conflict.  He  dwelt  upon  the 
loyalty  of  the  Confederate  soldier  to  the  reconstructed  govern- 
ment, and  brought  tears  to  the  eyes  of  the  old  soldiers  on  the 
stand  as  he  demanded  that  history  truthfully  record  their 
valor  and  patriotism. 

J.  F.  Dickson,  of  Howe,  Tex.,  would  like  to  hear  from  some 
survivors  of  the  Second  New  V'ork  Cavalry,  especially  of  two 
members  who  chased  him  quite  a  while  on  the  retreat  from 
Gettysburg.  He  was  riding  a  mule,  and  thinks  they  would  re- 
member him  from  that  circumstance. 


506 


Confederate  l/eterap. 


SEVEN  FIXES   TO  PRISON— J-JTID  INCIDENTS. 

BV    J.    M.    JONES,  ORLIXDA,   TENN. 

I  recall  an  incident  which  occurred  within  the  Federal  lines 
on  the  daj'  after  the  battle  of  Seven  Pines,  which  led  to  a 
scene  some  two  months  later  on  the  streets  of  Richmond,  re- 
viving memories  of  mingled  joy  and  sadness.  It  was  the  event 
of  two  Confederate  soldiers  bearing  a  third  from  that  bloody 
field  of  carnage.  I  am  one  of  the  three,  and  think  the  other 
two  were  North  Carolinians. 

On  the  morning  of  May  31,  1862,  after  a  night  of  incessant 
rain,  which  fell  in  torrents,  a  Tennessee  brigade  (of  which  I 
was  a  member),  then  under  command  of  Gen.  Robert  Hatton, 
and  known  afterwards  as  Archer's  Brigade,  struck  tents  and 
began  preparations  to  march.  While  we  were  yet  in  camp, 
some  of  the  "knowing  ones"  of  my  company  stated  that  or- 
ders had  been  intercepted  by  the  commanding  officer,  that  we 
were  to  take  part  in  bagging  about  six  thousand  Yankees  who 
had  crossed  the  Chickahominy  River  the  evening  before,  and 
were  then  completely  entrapped  by  the  flooded  condition  of  the 
stream  and  cut  off  from  the  only  route  of  retreat.  This  story, 
however,  as  the  sequel  shows,  proved  to  be  false,  in  part  at 
least. 

After  marching  and  maneuvering  the  greater  part  of  the  day, 
we  reached  the  place  where  we  were  to  enter  upon  our  first 
general  engagement  with  the  enemy.  It  soon  appeared  that 
we  were  about  to  lose  the  glorious  victory  anticipated,  for  the 
Federals  had  been  reenforced  and  already  took  the  aggressive. 
In  our  advance  we  entered  a  thick  wood  which,  together  with 
the  shadows  of  evening,  so  enveloped  the  scene  as  to  make  it 
almost  impossible  to  tell  friend  from  foe ;  and,  to  add  to  the 
peril  of  the  situation,  those  of  us  who  formed  the  first  two 
files  of  my  company  had  gone  several  paces  in  advance  of  the 
main  line.  We  soon  found,  to  our  horror,  that  we  were  left 
in  the  darkness,  and  we  all  beat  a  hasty  retreat,  every  man 
for  himself.  After  going  about  twenty  paces,  to  what  I  sup- 
posed to  be  my  rear,  a  heavy  volley  of  musket  shots  poured  in 
from  that  direction.  I  at  once  commanded  myself  to  "lie 
down,"  which  order  was  instantly  obeyed.  Soon  the  firing  of 
small  arms  ceased,  after  which  some  two  or  three  cannon 
shots  were  fired  in  quick  succession,  and  the  battle  of  Seven 
Pines  was  over.  A  deathlike  stillness  prevailed.  I  didn't 
know  in  what  direction  to  move,  but  go  I  must,  as  it  was 
then  well  into  the  night  and  I  was  wet,  cold,  and  hungry.  I 
started  in  the  same  direction  I  was  going  before,  and  soon 
confronted  a  dense  line  of  soldiers  in  the  shadow  of  the  timber 
by  the  edge  of  the  old  field.  The  videttes  discovered  my 
presence  about  as  soon  as  I  did  theirs,  and  called  "Halt!" 
whereupon  I  suspiciously  inquired  as  to  what  it  was,  when 
instantly  two  men  came  from  the  ranks  with  guns  at  a  charge 
and  asked  what  regiment  I  was  hunting.  Seeing  they  were 
Yankees  and  that  parley  would  be  useless,  I  acknowledged 
that  I  was  a  Confederate  soldier  and  belonged  to  the  Four- 
teenth Tennessee  Regiment,  upon  which  they  proposed  to  in- 
troduce me  to  their  major.  After  my  introduction,  the  jolly 
major  told  me  that  his  regiment  was  the  Forty-Ninth  New 
York,  and  then  drew  from  his  pocket  a  handsome  silver  flask 
filled  with  brandy,  and  asked  me  to  join  him  in  a  toast  to 
good  old  Tennessee,  which  I  confess  I  did  with  a  hearty  good 
will,  for  I  was  very  wet  and  chilled.  I  was  several  times  as- 
sured that  I  would  be  well  treated  as  a  prisoner  of  war.  My 
gun  and  cartridge  box  had  been  taken  and  I  was  escorted  to 
the  quarters  of  the  provost  guard  at  an  old  farmhouse  near 
by,  where  I  spent  the  balance  of  the  night  with  a  number  of 
other  Confederates  who  had  been  captured  during  the  fight. 
A  field  hospital  had  been  established  at  this  same  farmhouse. 

In  the  morning   following  the   Confederate  prisoners -were 


given  the  liberty  to  ramble  over  the  battlefield,  then  within  the 
Federal  lines,  in  search  of  their  wounded  comrades,  i  was 
thus  engaged,  between  ten  and  eleven  o'clock,  when  I  was  at- 
tracted by  the  groans  and  struggles  of  a  wounded  man  who 
had  apparently  just  reached  the  shade  of  a  little  pine  bush. 
He  pleaded  for  water  by  a  touch  of  his  fingers  upon  his  dry 
and  almost  bloodless  lips.  I  had  no  water,  but  went  in  search 
of  help  to  carry  him  to  the  hospital.  I  soon  found  another 
Confederate  soldier,  and  we  got  our  wounded  comrade  on  a 
litter  and  started  on  our  way,  my  assistant  in  front.  After 
making  about  half  the  distance,  we  stopped  for  a  moment's 
rest,  but  soon  on  we  went  again  for  thirty  or  forty  yards, 
when  my  assistant,  a  tall  and  physically  strong-looking  man, 
though  of  a  despondent  temperament,  said  that  he  must  rest 
again,  and  instantly  came  to  the  ground  with  his  end  of  the 
litter.  The  wounded  boy  had  become  faint  and  almost  lifeless 
frotii  the  suffering,  fatigue,  and  the  oppressive  heat  of  the 
sun,  which  was  beaming  down  in  his  face  with  all  the  force 
of  a  June  midday.  I  urged  the  man,  who  was  all  the  help  I 
had,  to  consider  that  a  moment's  delay  there  in  the  hot  sun 
might  be  fatal  to  our  comrade,  and  that  we  must  pick  him 
up  and  hurry  on.  We  again  started,  but  got  only  a  few 
yards  this  time  when  the  despondent  fellow  came  to  the 
ground  again,  saying  that  he  could  go  no  further  with  such  a 
load.  Then  I  became  indignant  over  the  situation,  believing 
that  his  inability  to  go  was  more  the  want  of  will  power  than 
physical  strength,  and  I  used  severe  language,  when  he  gath- 
ered up  the  stretcher  and  we  pulled  through  to  the  hospital 
without  another  stop.  Our  comrade  by  that  time  had  more 
the  appearance  of  a  corpse  than  a  living  being.  We  turned 
the  poor  fellow  over  to  the  doctor  and  nurses. 

I  was  soon  taken  from  that  place,  with  the  dead  and  dying 
all  around,  for  a  Northern  prison — Fort  Delaware.  After 
about  two  months  an  exchange  of  prisoners  was  made,  and 
I  was  landed  at  City  Point,  on  the  James  River.  From 
there  I  went  to  Richmond,  expecting  to  find  my  regiment,  but 
found  only  the  sick  and  disabled,  who  were  quartered  just 
outside  the  city  limits,  the  rest  of  the  command  having 
gone  with  Jackson  to  meet  Pope's  army,  then  advancing  on 
Richmond.  As  soon  as  I  could  get  transportation  I  went  to 
my  command. 

On  the  morning  that  I  was  to  leave  Richinond,  and  while 
hurrying  to  the  station  by  a  hospital,  a  smooth-faced  young 
fellow  in  a  Confederate  uniform,  with  a  smile  of  recognition 
beckoned  me  to  stop.  He  saw  my  surprise,  and  with  that 
same  happy  smile  offered  me  his  hand  with  the  question : 
"Do  you  not  remember  the  wounded  boy  who  was  carried 
from  the  battlefield  of  Seven  Pines  to  a  Yankee  hospital  ?" 
I  replied  that  I  did,  but  did  not  expect  him  to  live  to  the  end 
of  that  day.  Said  he,  "I  am  the  boy,"  and,  again  taking  my 
hand  in  his,  and  with  the  most  profound  gratitude  that  I  have 
ever  seen  expressed  in  voice  ami  countenance,  he  thanked  me 
:igain  and  again,  saying  that  though  he  could  not  utter  a 
word  while  being  carried  to  the  hospital,  his  mind  was  clear, 
and  he  knew  all  I  did  from  the  time  I  first  spoke  until  I  laid 
him  down  at  the  hospital,  and  that  he  believed  if  it  had  not 
been  for  me  he  would  have  died  all  alone  in  that  old  pine 
field.  E.xpressing  gratitude  that  I  had  been  able  to  help  him, 
I  hurried  on  my  way  to  the  depot.  I  should  be  gratified  to 
hear  from  any  of  my  comrades,  especially  this  one. 

IN  ENEMY'S  LINES  WITH  PRISONERS. 

BY  T.    J.    CORN.   ESTILL    SPRINGS,   TENN. 

I  was  fourth  sergeant  in  Company  K,  Thirty-Second  Ten- 
nessee Infantry,  Col.  Ed  Cook's  regiment,  of  Gen.  John  C. 
Brown's  old  brigade,  then  commanded  by  Gen.  J.  B.  Palmer, 
under  Col.  J.  P.  McGuire. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


507 


On  the  i8th  of  March,  1865,  while  camped  at  Smithfield, 
N.  C,  we  received  orders  to  cook  three  days'  rations  and  be 
ready  to  move  by  one  o'clock.  We  marched  about  sixteen 
miles  in  a  southeastern  direction  and  camped  for  the  night. 
We  were  not  permitted  to  light  fires  or  to  make  any  noise. 
This  was  the  only  indication  that  we  were  near  the  enemy, 
but  at  the  first  streak  of  daylight  a  roar  of  guns  in  our  front 
told  us  that  the  fight  was  on.  We  quickly  formed  and  moved 
by  the  right  flank  through  the  woods  into  an  old  field,  which 
we  were  crossing  in  quick  time  when  "Old  Jo,"  as  the  boys 
loved  to  call  Gen.  Johnston,  dashed  by  us  going  to  the  front. 
Although  we  had  been  instructed  to  make  no  noise,  the  boys 
gave  him  a  cheer.  He  lifted  his  hat,  but  did  not  halt  or  speak. 
The  Vanktes,  however,  answered  the  cheer  with  a  few  shells. 
but  they  did  no  damage. 

On  reaching  the  timber  on  the  far  side  of  the  field  we 
formed  in  line  of  buttle,  and,  after  halting  a  few  moments, 
were  ordered  to  throw  up  breastworks.  With  two  or  three 
old  axes  we  cut  some  pine  poles,  and  with  our  bayonets  dug 
a  little  trench,  making  rifle  pits  some  eight  or  ten  inches  high. 
We  were  sitting  or  lounging  about  when  Col.  McGuire  came 
walking  leisurely  by  down  the  line  and  said:  "Boys,  you  re- 
member the  19th  and  20th  of  September,  1863,  at  Chicka- 
manga?  Well,  this  is  the  19th  of  March,  and  you  may  look 
out  for  some  work  to-day  as  hot  as  it  was  there."  He  had 
scarcely  finished  speaking  when  a  heavy  fire  opened  on  our 
skirmishers  in  front.  They  fell  back  rapidly,  closely  followed 
by  a  brigade  of  the  enemy,  who  now  began  to  move  slowly  and 
in  splendid  order.  Col.  McGuire  was  standing  close  behind 
our  lines,  and  ordered  us  to  wait  for  the  command  to  fire. 
We  were  lying  down  behind  our  little  breastworks  in  the 
brush,  and  the  Yankees  were  within  forty  steps  of  us  when 
the  order  came  to  fire.  It  demoralized  them  completely,  and 
we  were  ordered  to  charge.  We  went  at  them  and  drove 
them  over  and  beyond  their  works  some  two  hundred  yards, 
capturing  all  their  knapsacks,  shovels,  picks,  etc.  After  halting 
long  enough  to  re-form  our  lines,  Gen.  Palmer  ordered  us  for- 
ward. We  struck  them  next  time  on  their  flank,  and  captured 
a  second  line  of  works.  We  evidently  broke  their  line  in  this 
last  charge,  for  they  fell  back  right  and  left,  and  we  passed 
through  on  a  half  wheel  to  the  left. 

I  was  on  the  extreme  right  of  our  line,  which  threw  me 
far  inside  of  the  Yankee  lines.  We  were  halted  a  moment  to 
re-form,  and  I  knew  from  the  heavy  firing  in  our  rear  that  th- 
Yanks  were  making  a  desperate  effort  to  reestablish  their  lin-; 
and  if  they  did  so,  we,  especially  those  of  us  on  our  right, 
were  in  a  ticklish  place.  I  looked  to  the  left  of  our  line,  and 
saw  Gen.  Palmer  sitting  on  his  horse  directing  the  fire  on  the 
enemy  in  front  of  our  left,  and  just  at  that  time  the  Yankees 
came  up  in  his  rear  and  opened  on  him.  It  was  more  than 
our  boys  could  stand,  and  they  broke  in  di.sorder.  running  to 
the  left.  I  started  out  by  the  same  route,  but  the  Yanks  closed 
in  behind  them  solid  with  their  line  re-formed,  and,  after  firing 
a  few  scattering  shots  in  our  direction,  went  in  pursuit.  I  saw 
all  of  this  before  I  dodged  behind  a  tree.  The  firing  grew 
farther  and  farther  away  before  I  ventured  out  to  look  around. 
Not  a  living  .soul  could  I  see.  I  was  thinking  what  best  to  do 
when  I  heard  some  one  call  me.  I  looked  around  in  the 
direction  from  whence  the  voice  came,  and  saw  Col.  Searcy,  of 
the  Forty-Fifth  Tennessee,  step  from  behind  a  tree,  and  I 
never  in  my  life  was  so  glad  to  see  any  one.  I  went  to  him, 
and  we  were  discussing  the  situation,  when,  to  our  surprise, 
our  boys  began  to  crawl  out  from  under  the  brush,  logs,  etc., 
until  there  were  seventy-five  of  us.  The  Colonel  told  us  the 
only  thing  we  could  do  would  be  to  throw  away  our  guns  and 
cartridge  boxes  to  keep  the  Yankees  from  getting  them :  that 


we  were  a  mile  or  more  inside  of  their  lines,  and  they  weie 
liable  to  come  upon  us  at  any  moment.  We  had  just  about 
decided  to  do  this  when  he  said:  "Boys,  let's  get  back  here  a 
little  bit  on  dry  land"— the  place  we  were  in  being  a  low, 
marshy  spot  covered  with  water.  We  all  moved  back  to- 
gether about  fifty  yards  to  an  old  log  and  halted,  when,  to  our 
surprise,  a  Yank  crawled  out  from  underneath  and  said  that 
he  would  surrender;  then  another  and  another.  They  came 
from  under  and  behind  logs  and  brush  just  as  we  had  until 
there  were  ten  of  them,  including  a  Yankee  captain,  who  sur- 
rendered his  sword  to  Col.  Searcy.  They  proved  to  be  of  the 
Ninth  Indiana,  that  had  become  detached  from  their  command 
in  our  last  assault  when  we  went  through  their  line  and  made 
a  half  wheel  to  the  left.  Seeing  we  had  carried  everything 
in  front  of  us,  and  being  cut  off  from  their  men,  they  naturally 
"took  to  the  bush"  and  had  not  seen  the  last  act  in  the  drama. 
One  of  them  remarked:  "Well,  Johnnies,  you  seem  to  have  the 
earth  to-day,  and  we  might  as  well  surrender."  Col.  Searcy 
at  once  realized  the  situation,  ordered  us  to  fall  in  (after  first 
allowing  us  to  empty  the  eatables  out  of  the  Yankee  knap- 
sacks), which  we  did  in  single  file,  two  Rebs,  then  a  Yank, 
until  we  were  all  in  line,  and  in  this  order  moved  us  back  into 
the  swamp  some  two  miles  or  more,  and  waited  for  nightfall. 
Our  prisoners  never  discovered  the  real  situation,  but  Col. 
Searcy  told  them  we  were  going  out,  quietly  if  we  could,  but 
fight  out  if  we  must,  and  that  if  it  came  to  a  fight  they  would 
be  the  ones  most  surely  to  suffer,  and  advised  them  to  keep 
quiet  and  make  no  attempts  to  escape  or  betray  us.  They  ac- 
cepted the  situation,  and  gave  us  no  trouble.  We  took  a  north- 
east course,  keeping  concealed  in  the  swamps  and  dense  wood- 
land during  the  day  and  taking  up  our  line  of  march  after 
night.  On  the  28th  of  March  we  arrived  at  Raleigh  and  turned 
our  prisoners  over  to  the  provost  marshal. 

I  followed  the  Confederate  flag  from  the  beginning  to  the 
end  of  the  war,  but  in  all  that  time  never  suffered  as  much 
from  hunger  as  I  did  those  eight  days  we  were  trying  to  get 
through  the  Yankee  lines. 


HONORING  AN  AGED  COMRADE. 

July  8  was  an  interesting  day  in  Lawrence  County,  Tenn. 
Camp  George  H.  Nixon,  U.  C.  V.,  held  a  reunion  and  cele- 
brated the  eighty-third  birthday  anniversary  of  their  comrade, 
J.  R.  Kelso,  .^n  account  of  it  is  given  by  Thomas  J.  Doss, 
who  served  in  Company  F.  Thirty-Second  Tennessee: 

"Mr.  Kelso  is  a  fair  specimen  of  that  soldierly  character  of 
which  every  true  Southerner,  as  well  as  every  true  American, 
should  feel  proud.  He  was  born  in  Giles  County  July  8,  1820, 
moved  to  Lawrence  County  in  1853,  and  has  lived  at  his  present 
home  fifty  years,  except  when  in  the  war. 

"On  November  27,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  Forty-Eighth 
Regiment  of  Tennessee  Infantry,  and  served  through  the  war. 
A  thousand  or  more  people  were  present  at  the  reunion,  and 
after  speeches  by  Rev.  Gibson  and  Dr.  Harvey,  the  old  sol- 
diers, led  by  Capt.  Thomas  H.  Meredith,  formed  in  line  and 
marched  around  the  grounds.  When  dinner  was  announced, 
our  aged  friend,  Mr.  Kelso,  led  the  way  to  a  table  abundantly 
supplied  and  especially  prepared  for  the  old  veterans.  Ample 
provision  was  made  for  everybody.  After  dinner  a  picture 
was  made  of  the  veterans  and  sponsors  for  the  Camp.  Except 
for  these  latter,  every  face  in  the  picture  is  framed  with  'silver 
threads  among  the  gold.' 

"Next  on  the  programme  came  an  eloquent  and  patriotic  ad- 
dress by  Judge  Robert  B.  Williams,  who  justly  eulogized  the 
Confederate  as  a  hero  and  Jefferson  Davis  as  a  martyr.  In 
the  course  of  his  remarks,  when  speaking  of  Jefferson  Davis, 
Judge  Williams  related  the  following  incident,  showing  how 


508 


(Confederate  l/eteraij. 


he  was  respected  and  admired  even  by  those  who  denounced 
him  as  a  traitor : 

"  'Up  in  the  hill  country  of  Kentucl<y  there  were  two  Union 
soldiers  who  stood  for  election  to  the  Legislature  Just  after 
the  close  of  the  war,  in  1S65.  Gen.  Frank  Wolford  and  Col. 
Silas  Adams  had  both  seen  service  as  officers  in  the  First  Ken- 
lucky  Regiment,  Federal.  It  was  a  Republican  stronghold — a 
county  that  had  furnished  two  regiments  to  the  Federal  army, 
but  scarcely  a  dozen  men  to  the  Confederacy.  The  time  was 
just  two  days  before  the  election.  Wolford  was  for  general 
and  complete  amnesty ;  Adams  turned  in  his  speech  to  Gen. 
Wolford  and  insisted  that  he  state  to  the  audience,  and 
especially  to  the  old  Union  soldiers  present,  if  he  would  be 
in  favor  of  releasing  that  arch  traitor,  Jeff  Davis,  who  was 
tlien  in  prison  and  in  irons  at  Fortress  Monroe.  Wolford  told 
bun  he  would  answer  when  it  came  his  time  to  speak.  His  re- 
ply was  as  follows : 

"  '  "Fellow-citizens,  I  was  at  Bucna  Vista.  I  saw  the  battle 
lost  and  victory  in  the  grasp  of  the  brutal  and  accursed  foe; 
I  saw  the  favorite  son  of  our  Harry  of  the  West,  my  colonel, 
weltering  in  his  blood ;  I  saw  death,  or  captivity — worse  than 
death — for  every  surviving  Kentuckian  on  that  gory  field — 
everything  lost  or  hopeless.  Then  I  saw  a  Mississippi  regi- 
ment, with  Jefferson  Davis  at  its  head,  appear  on  the  scene. 
I  see  him  now  as  he  was  then,  the  incarnation  of  battle,  a 
thunderbolt  of  war,  the  apotheosis  of  victory,  the  avatar  of 
rescue.  He  turned  the  tide;  he  snatched  victory  from  defeat. 
His  heroic  hand  wrote  the  words  of  Buena  Vista  in  letters  of 
everlasting  glory  on  our  broad  escutcheon.  I  greeted  him  then 
as  a  hero,  my  countryman,  my  brother,  and  my  rescuer.  He  is 
no  less  so  to-day,  and  I  would  strike  the  shackles  from  his 
aged  limbs  and  make  him  as  free  as  the  vital  air  of  heaven, 
and  clothe  him  with  every  right  I  enjoy,  had  I  the  power. 
Put  that  in  your  pipe  and  smoke  it,  Silas  Adams!" 

"  'Even  though  deserved,  it  took  courage  to  pay  such  a 
tribute  at  that  time.' 

"The  old  fellows  enjoyed  themselves  thoroughly,  but  many 
of  them  doubtless  shook  hands  at  parting  for  the  last  time,  for 
the  ranks  are  rapidly  thinning  by  the  hand  of  death.  Only  a 
few  years  more  and  the  last  of  that  hungry,  barefooted,  ragged, 
but  heroic  army,  that  for  four  years  hurled  itself  with  trium- 
phant and  exultant  shout  against  overwhelming  odds,  shall 
have  passed  away,  but  they  leave  a  priceless  heritage  of  valor, 
trutli,  and  honor  to  their  descendants." 


INCIDENTS  OF  BATTLE  AT  GETTYSBURG. 

Dick  Reid,  Sergeant  of  Police,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  gives  per- 
sonal recollections  of  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  which  show 
that  he  "was  there:" 

"Gettysburg;  yes,  I  will  never  forget  that  fatal  day,  as  I 
slood  at  the  last  gun,  a  three-inch  rifle,  with  the  lanyard  in  my 
hand,  awaiting  orders  to  open  fire  on  Cemetery  Heights  and 
clear  the  way  for  Pickett's  charge.  We  had  one  hundred  and 
tighty-six  pieces  of  artillery  in  this  line,  from  ten-pound  Par- 
rott's  up  to  thirty-pounders  and  three-inch  rifles.  I  was  at  the 
extreme  gun  on  the  left,  and  opposite  Cemetery  Heights.  Gen. 
Bob  Toombs,  with  his  Georgia  brigade,  marched  up  to  where 
we  were  in  position,  and  commenced  deploying  his  brigade  to 
protect  our  artillery  against  a  charge,  and  about  this  time  the 
Yankee  skirmishers  opened  on  us  with  a  pretty  heavy  fire. 
Gen.  Toombs  was  sitting  on  a  poor  sorrel  horse,  and  he  no- 
ticed some  of  his  men  dodge  their  heads  in  the  line  as  the 
Minie  balls  passed  by,  and  at  last  he  raised  up  in  his  saddle 


and  gave  a  yell :  'Stop  that  dodging,  boys.'  The  boys  closed 
up  and  stood  erect  in  line.  About  this  time  the  Yankees  opened 
thirty-pound  Parrott  guns  on  us,  and  as  the  shells  came  screech- 
ing over  us  from  little  Round  Top  one  of  them  passed  close 
10  Gen.  Toombs's  head,  and  he  dodged  it.  One  of  his  men  in 
the  line  yelled  at  the  General,  and  said,  'Stop  that  dodging. 
General,'  and  immediately  Gen.  Toombs  raised  up  in  his  saddle 
and  said,  '1  hat's  right,  boys,  dodge  all  the  big  ones,  but  d — 
the  little  ones.' 

"Pickett's  Virginia  division  was  laying  just  in  the  rear  of 
our  long  line  of  artillery,  in  two  lines  of  battle,  with  Gen. 
Heth's  Division  in  supporting  distance.  In  Heth's  Division 
was  Gen.  Archer's  Tennessee  brigade,  composed  of  the  Thir- 
teenth Alabama,  Fifth  Alabama  Battalion,  First  Tennessee, 
Seventh  Tennessee,  and  Fourteenth  Tennessee.  It  was  a  small 
brigade,  but  their  loss  was  terrible.  In  the  charge  they  lost 
si.x  hundred  and  seventy-seven  men  killed,  wounded,  and  miss- 
ing. This  terrible  loss  shows  how  the  sons  of  old  Tennessee 
immortalized  themselves  at  Gettysburg.  [Reid  was  a  Vir- 
ginian.— Ed.] 

"Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  sitting  on  old  Traveler,  came  down  the 
line  of  artillery  and  gave  us  orders  that  he  did  not  want  us  to 
open  fire  by  single  guns.  At  the  fire  of  the  first  gun  on  the 
right  we  were  to  open  up  by  batteries,  from  right  to  left.  The 
one  hundred  and  eighty-six  guns  in  this  line  opened  up  on 
Cemetery  Heights.  The  ground  under  our  feet  shook  like  an 
earthquake.  The  enemy  responded,  and  the  only  thing  that  I 
tan  compare  it  to  is  some  terrible  cyclone.  In  the  midst  of  this 
awful  fire  at  this  time  Gen.  Longstreet,  the  corps  commander, 
appeared  on  his  horse  whittling  a  stick,  and  Gen  Pickett  rode 
up  to  him,  saluted  him,  and  told  him  that  he  was  ready  to  move 
forward. 

"Gen.  Pickett  was  a  small  man,  about  five  feet  eight  and  a 
half  inches  tall,  with  long,  curly  hair  hanging  over  his  shoul- 
ders, and  looked  every  inch  the  soldier  he  was.  He  had  blonde 
whiskers,  and  wore  a  small  blue  cap  on  the  side  of  his  head. 
He  moved  out  in  front  of  the  artillery  with  his  Virginia  divi- 
sion, and  at  the  head  of  each  regiment  was  the  blue  flag  of 
Virginia,  bearing  the  State  motto:  'Sic  semjicy  tyrannis.' 

"Gallant  boys,  the  flower  of  the  South,  as  they  moved  for- 
ward in  that  terrible  charge  with  "guns  to  the  right  of  them 
and  guns  to  the  left  of  them,  that  volleyed  and  thundered,' 
they  marched  as  steadily  as  on  dress  parade. 

"Pickett's  Division,  with  Heth's  supporting,  gave  the  old 
Confederate  yell  and  went  over  the  breastworks  into  the  ceme- 
teix  and  planted  their  battle  flags  on  the  enemy's  artillery. 
The  brave  Gen.  Armistead,  an  old  man,  seventy  years  old, 
with  his  white  hair  hanging  over  his  shoulders  and  his  hat  on 
top  of  his  sword,  commanding  one  of  the  brigades  in  Pickett's 
Division,  was  the  first  man,  mounted  on  his  horse,  to  reach 
Cemetery  Heights,  and  just  as  he  hallooed  at  Archer's  Tennes- 
see. Brigade  to  stand  by  Virginia  he  was  shot  dead  in  his 
saddle.  Ten  Confederate  generals  lay  dead  and  wounded  in 
front  of  the  enemy's  breastworks. 

"I  saw  the  remnant  of  Pickett's  Division  when  it  returned 
from  the  charge.  They  were  forming  in  line,  and  I  think 
three  hundred  and  twenty  men  comprised  all  that  was  left. 
Gen.  Pickett  was  standing  in  front  of  them,  wiping  his  face 
with  his  handkerchief.  At  this  time  Gen.  Lee  rode  up  to  Gen. 
Pickett,  placed  his  hand  on  Pickett's  shoulder,  and  said: 
'Never  mind  this,  sir.  I  am  responsible  for  it.  Get  your  men 
in  line.  I  need  all  the  men  you  have.'  I  think  Gen.  Lee  was 
expecting  a  countercharge  from  the  enemy;  but  it  did  not 
come,  and  that  night  we  commenced  falling  back  to  Hagers- 
town,  Md." 


(^opfederat^  l/etcrap. 


50f> 


MEMORIAL  ADDBESS  AT  NEW  ORLEANS.* 

General,  Comrades,  Ladies,  and  Gentlemen:  As  in  the  days 
never  to  be  forgotten  we  were  wont  to  halt  when  the  roar  of 
battle  ceased,  and  stand  with  bowed  heads  and  hearts  beside 
the  graves  of  fallen  comrades,  so  to-day  we  pause  amid  the 
stress  and  strain  of  the  warfare  of  life  each  of  us  is  waging 
to  drop  a  tear  to  the  memory  of  our  departed  brothers. 

Called  to  express  the  thought  and  feelings  that  fill  your 
breasts,  and  to  weave  for  you  the  garlands  you  would  place 
upon  their  tombs,  well  may  I  devoutly  wish,  as  I  do,  that 
mine  were  the  tongue  and  hand  of  some  poet-priest,  like  him 
whose  harp,  alas!  hangs  hushed,  but  whose  song,  clear  and 
sweet,  still  thrills  the  sunny  Southland  he  loved  so  well.  For 
then  might  I  hope  to  bring  some  word  or  flower  worthy  of 
this  hour  and  alike  of  those 

"Who  glorified 
Their  righteous  can^e,  and  tliey  who  made 
The  sacrifice  supreme,  in  that  they  died 
To  keep  their  countr>'  free." 

BtU  though  this  lie  denied  nie  and  I  bring  only  a  few  broken 
words,  a  handful  of  wild  flowers,  they  aic  brought  with  the 
love  and  loyalty  of  a  heart  within  whose  inmost  sanctuary 
these  fallen  brothers  and  the  cause  they  so  nobly  strove  to 
maintain  are  enshrined — a  heart  that  still  believes  and  dares 
to  say  that 

"The  men  were  right  who  wore  the  gray, 
And  right  can  never  die." 

We  would  not  forget  the  just  and  imperative  limitations  of 
an  occasion  like  this,  nor  suffer  ourselves  to  present  themes 
we  would  gladly  discuss  at  other  times  and  places.  Far  less 
to  catch  the  thought,  if  not  the  words,  of  others  would  we 
come,  "for  harmsake  nor  for  hatesake,"  to  "stir  with  a  breath 
the  ashes  of  a  settled  strife,"  to  speak  one  word  unworthy  of 
this  hour  and  of  the  memory  of  those  we  mourn.  The  rather 
would  we  seek  to  show,  though  necessarily  in  briefest  outline, 
why  the  Confederate  soldier — of  whom  in  peace  and  in  war 
our  departed  comrades  were  such  noble  representatives — should 
over  have  high  praise  and  honor  from  all  whose  souls  can 
kindle  into  just  appreciation  of  men  who  strive  manfully  for 
truth  and  right,  though,  seemingly,  in  vain. 

To  demonstrate  this,  let  us  go  back  "over  years  that  have 
flown"  to  the  days  of  :86o-6t.  when  the  great  drops,  fore- 
nmners  of  the  coming  storm,  were  falling  upon  our  land,  and 
see  who  and  what  were  the  men  who  so  soon,  and  as  if  by 
strongest  native  right,  sprang  to  so  tall  a  stature  among 
earth's  heroes  and,  with  the  banner  under  which  they  marched 
and  fought,  challenged,  and  still  challenge,  "the  gaze  of  the 
world."  Who  and  what  were  they?  An  ignorant  rabble,  im- 
bruted  by  long  oppression  until  they  loved  the  chains  that 
liad  ceased  to  gall,  fit  tools  for  the  unholy  work  of  unscrupu- 
lous and  ambitious  demagogues?  Base  hirelings  ready  to 
sell  their  blood  for  gold  to  do  a  tyrant's  bidding?  Mere  ad- 
venturers, free  lances  spurred  on  by  the  cry  of  "Booty  and 
Beauty?"  Thoughtless  youth,  panting  for  opportunity  to  seize 
"the  bubble  reputation  even  in  the  cannon's  mouth?"  Worn- 
out  politicians  crazed  by  lust  for  place  and  power?  There  is 
not  a  mountain  nor  a  valley,  a  forest  nor  a  field,  in  all  our 
land  that,  if  gifted  with  ten  thousand  tongues,  would  not 
thunder  back  the  answer:  "No!     No!     No!" 

Freemen,  taught  and  trained  by  the  foremost  men  of  their 
day  to  know  and  appreciate  the  principles  of  the  government 


•R^v.  G.  W.  FInley,  of  Vlr)finia,  made  the  twautlfiit  ni'-fnorUl  adilres*  at 
N-w  Orleans,  and,  though  late.  It  now  appears  In  full  In  the  Vctekan. 


founded  by  their  fathers,  they  understood  the  issues  forced 
upon  them ;  they  knew  the  blessings  of  peace,  and  lo\  ed  the 
Union.  But  they  loved  liberty  and  justice  more,  and  shrank 
not  from  war  to  defend  and  secure  them  Tu  proof,  see  thein 
spring  to  fill  the  ranks  of  the  army,  ycLi.'-i;  -in  !  old,  rich  and 
poor,  from  town  and  village,  mountain  and  plain,  homes  on 
the  river  and  "by  the  sounding  sea."  Profes'  jrs  and  students 
deserted  the  halls  of  learning;  lawyers  and  judges  abandoned 
the  bar  and  the  bench  ;  physicians  left  their  practice  in  quiet 
homes  for  the  surgeon's  horrid  work;  political  leaders,  tried 
and  true,  exchanged  the  forum  for  the  camp ;  officers  of  the 
army  and  navy  resigned  their  commissions  and  offered  to  the 
States  that  gave  them  birth  their  swords  and  their  skill ;  min- 
isters, farmers,  merchants,  inechanics,  and  laborers  turned  from 
the  beneficent  pursuits  of  peace  to  tread  the  bloody  paths  of 
war,  and  all  cheered  on  by  the  smiles  and  prayers  of  mothers 
and  wives,  sisters  and  sweethearts,  than  whom  none  fairer, 
purer,  nobler,  and  braver  ever  adorned  and  blessed  any  land 
beneath  the  sun. 

Would  we  further  see  who  and  what  manner  of  men  they 
were?  Look  for  a  moment  at  some  of  their  leaders,  whose 
fame  has  been  so  widely  blown  and  whose  names  'still  thrill 
with  emotions  so  deep  and  strong  the  hearts  of  us  who  fol- 
lowed thein.  Ashby,  "knightly  as  knightlicst  Bayard  could 
crave ;"  Stuart,  "bold  as  the  Lion  Heart,  dauntless  and  brave ;" 
Forrest,  that  born  genius  for  war,  almost  always  "there  first 
with  the  most  men  and  ready  to  mix  with  'em ;"  Beauregard, 
the  gallant;  Taylor,  worthy  son  of  a  noble  sire;  and  a  host  of 
others,  with  him  of  whom  our  president  said,  "If  one  head, 
one  heart,  and  one  hand  could  have  saved  the  Confederacy, 
that  hand  and  heart  and  head  were  lost  when  .Mlicrt  Sidney 
Johnston  fell  at  Sbilob  ;"  or  that  hero  who  came  ainongst  us — 

"At  first  he  lowly  knelt ; 
Then,  gathering  up  a  thousand  spears, 
He  swept  across  the  field  of  Mars, 
Then  bowed  farewell  and  walked  beyond  the  stars," 

but  not  until  his  j 

"Cross  Keys  unlock  new  paths  to  fame. 
And  Port  Republic's  story 
Wrests  from  bis  ever-vanquished  foes 
Fresh  tribute  to  his  glory;" 
or  him  who 

"Down  into  history  grandly  rides. 
Calm  and  unmoved  as  in  battle  he  sat. 
The  gray-bearded  man  in  the  black  slouch  hat," 

of  whom  we  and  all  the  ages  sing  with  Father  Ryan: 
"Go,  Glory,  and  forever  guard 
Our  chieftian's  hallowed  dust; 
And,  Honor,  keep  eternal  ward; 
And,  Fame,  be  this  thy  trust! 

Go  with  your  bright  emblazoned  scroll, 

And  tell  the  years  to  be 
The  fir.st  of  names  to  flash  your  roll 

Ls  ours — great  Robert  Lee!" 

And  one  more,  the  grand  old  man  from  the  banks  of  the 
Mississippi — need  I  name  him? — who,  undeterred  by  the  clamor 
his  every  public  appearance  evoked,  undismayed  by  the  cruel 
and  cowardly  attacks  of  his  enemies,  and  the  still  bitterer  and 
cowardlier  defection  of  former  friends,  gave  the  best  efforts 
of  his  declining  days,  as  he  had  given  the  full  power  of  his 
prime,  to  the  vindication  of  the  principles  upon  which  the 
Southern  Confederacy  was  founded,  and  for  which  her  sons 


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iind  (laughters  strove  and  suffered  with  a  courage  and  devo- 
tion unsurpassed,  if  ever  equaled,  in  all  the  annals  of  time. 

"Ah,  they  chained  his  feeble  frame, 
But  they  could  not  chain  his  thought. 
Nor  the  right  for  which  he  fought ; 

And  they  could  not  chain  his  fame. 

But  they  riveted  his  name 

To  the  hearts  of  you  and  me;" 

as  worthy  now  our  love  and  homage  as  when  we  hailed  him 
"chief"  on  Manassas's  bloody  plains — our  first,  our  last,  our 
only  President ! 

Despite  the  too  frequent  misrepresentation  and  heedless  mis- 
understanding of  their  motives  and  conduct,  the  world,  hap- 
pily, is  coming  more  and  more  to  see  and  acknowledge  that 
such  men  and  their  leaders  were  not — aye,  could  not  have 
been — moved  by  any  ignoble  impulse  or  insufficient  cause  to 
dare  and  to  endure,  as  they  did,  four  long  years  of  bloody  strife ; 
but  were  true  patriots  contending  for  principles  and  rights 
they  could  not  yield  without  a  struggle,  save  at  the  cost  of 
their  manhood  and  honor.  They  had  heard,  like  their  great 
leader,  the  call  of  Duty — "that  stern  daughter  of  the  voice  of 
God,  ever  the  most  potent  inducement  to  noblest  service" — 
and. true  to  their  birth  and  traditions,  were  ready  to  follow  with 
swift  and  steady  step  wherever  she  might  lead.  The  great 
questions  of  constitutional  rights  had  been  made  clear  to 
them  by  the  profoundest  students  of  history,  philosophy,  and 
ethics,  the  wisest  and  purest  statesmen  their  land  had  ever 
known.  When  these  rights  were  imperiled,  and  even  denied, 
they  sought  most  earnestly,  as  their  fathers  had  long  been  do- 
ing, by  all  available  means  peacefully  to  secure  and  maintain 
them ;  and,  when  all  these  failed,  their  spirit  and  purpose  may 
best  be  seen  in  the  noble  answer  of  John  B.  Baldwin,  who, 
when  a  prominent  politician  of  the  North  after  the  fall  of 
Fort  Sumter  and  the  proclamation  of  Mr.  Lincoln  wrote,  ask- 
ing, "What  will  the  Union  men  of  Virginia  do  now?"  replied: 
■"There  are  now  no  Union  men  in  Virginia.  But  those  who 
were  Union  men  will  stand  to  their  arms  and  make  a  fight 
which  shall  go  down  in  history  as  an  illustration  of  what  a 
brave  people  can  do  in  defense  of  their  liberties  after  having 
•exhausted  every  means  of  pacification."  How  splendidly  those 
words  were  fulfilled,  let  the  record  all  the  way  from  Philippi 
and  Big  Bethel  to  Bentonville  and  Appomattox  answer,  as 
the  "men  who  wore  the  gray"  made  theirs 

".     .     .     the  land  that  is  blessed  with  their  dust, 
And  bright  with  the  deeds  of  the  downtrodden  just; 
The  land  where  the  battle's  red  blast 
Has  flashed  to  the  future  the  fame  of  the  past." 

Of  their  superb  courage  in  battle,  of  their  cheerfulness, 
patience,  and  fortitude  in  camp  and  on  the  march,  in  the 
dreary  and  deadly  prisons  of  their  captors,  as,  half-clothed  and 
worse  than  half-fed,  they  marched  and  fought  against  odds 
that  might  have  justified  the  bravest  in  yielding — there  is  no 
need  for  me  to  speak  at  length,  but  I  will  borrow  and  apply 
to  them  words  once  spoken  by  a  gifted  son  of  Virginia:  "This 
much  is  undoubtedly  true:  They  heroically  maintained  the 
principles  for  which  the  South  contended  with  an  eye  that 
never  quailed,  with  a  cheek  that  never  blanched,  a  step  that 
never  faltered,  a  courage  that  never  flinched,  a  fortitude 
that  never  failed,  a  fidelity  that  even  captivity  could  not  re- 
press, and  with  a  constancy  even  unto  death,"  and  thus  "up- 
lield  a  conflict  which  was  the  miracle  of  the  age  in  which  it 
occurred  and  will  be  the  romance  of  the  future  historian." 

Such  was  the  Confederate  soldier  in  war,  until,  yielding  to 


and 


overwhelming  numbers  and  resources,  he  sadly,  yet  tenderly 
and  proudly,   furled  that  banner  he  had  borne  and  defended 
with  valor  and  devotion  so  splendid. 
Grand  in  war,  what  was  he  when 

"The  long,  hard  fight  was  done, 
Silenced  was  every  gun," 

"When  came  the  bitter  end,  the  bugle  blew 

Its  last  sad  note  that  brought  the  blinding  tears 
Down  wasted  cheeks,  from  eyes  that  only  knew 
Honor  and  death  through  all  the  weary  years?" 

Sour  and  sullen,  did  he  turn  to  his  desolated  home  to  sit 
idly  down  and  curse  the  fate  that  had  wrought  such  wreck  and 
ruin  ?  Disfranchised,  pursued,  and  harassed  through  all  those 
dark  reconstruction  days  by  the  cruel  hate  not  of  his  soldier 
foes  but  of  corrupt  and  scheming  politicians,  with  few  re- 
sources save  his  own  brave  heart  and  indomitable  will  and  the 
recuperative  powers  of  a  land  on  which  shone  the  Southern 
sun — see  him  take  up  and  manfully  bear  the  burdens  of  life 
until  wasted  lands  again  waved  with  bountiful  harvests,  cities 
rose  from  their  ashes  and,  with  new  ones  that  sprang  from 
his  enterprise  and  energy,  adorned  the  land  as  busy  marts  of 
trade,  while  field  and  forest  echoed  and  reechoed  with  the  roar 
of  the  multitudinous  wheels  of  prosperous  industry. 

Steadily  came  the  recognition  of  his  quality  until  the  high 
places  in  commerce  and  manufacture,  in  schools  of  learning 
and  legislative  halls,  in  courts  of  law  and  in  pulpits  that  pro- 
claimed the  "gospel  of  the  blessed  God,"  sought  and  claimed 
him  as  their  own. 

The  history  of  the  wonderful  development  and  prosperity  of 
our  land  for  the  past  thirty  years  is  largely  the  record  of  the 
energy,  wisdom,  and  skill  of  such  men  as  Echols,  Hotchkiss, 
and  Randolph,  of  Virginia;  Vance,  Ransom,  and  Carr,  of 
North  Carolina ;  Hampton  and  the  Haskels,  of  South  Caro- 
lina ;  Gordon  and  Howell,  of  Georgia ;  Herbert  and  Jones,  of 
Alabama;  Lamar  and  Walthall,  of  Mississippi;  Nichols,  of 
Louisiana;  Reagan,  of  Te.xas ;  Young,  of  Kentucky;  with  the 
host  of  their  compeers  from  their  sister  States. 

And  when  once  more  "the  war  drums  throbbed"  and  bugles 
called  for  brave  hearts  and  strong  arms  to  uphold  the  com- 
mon flag  of  a  reunited  people  against  a  foreign  foe,  side  by 
side  with  the  sons  of  the  North  and  West  marched  our 
Wheeler  and  our  Lee,  with  their  sons  and  ours,  to  show  that 
at  duty's  call  their  loyal  hearts,  unchilled  by  age,  still  flamed 
with  the  fires  that  glowed  in  their  breasts  of  old. 

Comrades,  all  imperfect  as  this  sketch  of  the  Confederate  is, 
would  it  not  be  much  more  so  if  we  fail  to  remember  how, 

"Back  of  lines  that  never  quailed 
Far  from  battle  banners'  flash," 

there  ever  stood  that  noble  band — the  foremost  of  the  heroic 
spirits  that  made  the  man  in  gray  what  he  was — the  women  of 
our  Southland?  If,  as  has  been  so  well  and  beautifully  said  by 
one  whose  battle-scarred  form  lends  added  force  to  the  elo- 
quence he  delights  to  use  in  behalf  of  the  Confederate  cause, 
"there  can  be  no  heroism  without  self-sacrifices,"  then  "her 
sacrifices  were  greater,  as  her  courage  was  more  sublime  even 
than  that  of  the  soldier  who  carried  the  tattered  battle  flag, 
leaped  into  the  "imminent  deadly  breach,"  and  gave  his  body 
to  the  sword  and  to  the  shot  and  shell  of  battle.  She  was 
the  soldier's  best  and  truest  friend  in  the  war,  as  she  has  been 
in  peace  his  helpmate  and  consolation.  Hers,  too,  was  the 
greatest  glory ;  and  as  the  circle,  whose  line  hath  neither  be- 
ginning nor  end,  is  the  emblem  of  eternity,  so  must  our  silent 


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and  reverent  homage  to  her  memory  be  the  sign  of  our  adora- 
tion which  no  word  of  the  lip  and  no  image  of  poesy  or  brush 
or  chisel  could  express  save  to  narrow  and  diminish."  Moth- 
ers and  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  reverently  and  loyally 
we  salute  you  to-day.  For  well  we  know  that  the  "sun  that 
went  down  on  the  stricken  field  of  Appomattox  had  seemed 
gone  to  rise  no  more  for  the  Confederate  soldier  had  not  the 
Confederate  woman  remained  to  sustain  and  soothe  with  her 
unfaltering  trust  and  deathless  fortitude." 

Surely  in  this  presence  and  on  such  an  occasion  I  need  not 
hesitate,  before  bringing  this  sketch  to  a  close,  to  point  to  the 
record  of  the  Southern  soldier  as  a  "soldier  of  the  cross." 
Our  honored  Chaplain  General,  in  his  valued  book,  "Christ  in 
the  Camp,"  has  shown  how  readily  and  generally  the  preach- 
ing of  the  gospel  was  received,  and  how  many,  from  Davis, 
Lee,  Jackson,  Polk,  and  Stuart,  down  to  the  humblest  pri- 
vate, loved  and  followed  Jesus  and  gave  to  the  world  Chris- 
tian lives  and  characters  so  beautiful,  so  pure,  and  so  strong. 
Nor  is  it  an  unseemly  boast  when  I  advert  to  the  fact  that  the 
Clnirches  and  synagogues  of  our  land,  Jew  and  Gentile,  Ro- 
manist and  Protestant,  and  the  blessed  and  uplifting  influ- 
ences that  have  flowed  from  them,  owe  so  much  under  God 
to  the  old  Confederates  who  have  filled  and  are  filling  their 
pews  and  pulpits.  As  examples,  recall  such  names  as  Hoge, 
Dabney,  and  him  for  whom  the  tears  of  this  city  and  the 
South  are  still  falling — the  gifted  and  princely  Palmer— Jones 
and  Broadus,  Duncan  and  Granbury,  Repass,  Capers,  and  Pe- 
terkin,  with  the  host  of  those  trained  with  and  by  them  to 
meet  and  to  discharge  their  duty  to  themselves,  their  country, 
and  their  God. 

O  comrades,  if,  alas !  there  be  any  among  us  who  now  as 
of  old,  so  true  to  other  claims  upon  their  hearts  and  lives, 
have  never  yet  given  allegiance  to  the  great  Captain  of  Salva- 
tion, may  I  not  plead  with  you  in  his  name  to  enlist  under  his 
banner,  while  I  tenderly  remind  you  that  "there  is  nothing 
great  but  God,  there  is  nothing  solemn  but  death,  there  is 
nothing  momentous  but  judgment."  and  that  "he  who  seeks 
any  enduring  portion  from  anything  lower  than  the  skies, 
from  anything  less  stable  than  the  heavens,  from  anything  less 
sufiicient  than  God,  is  doomed  to  disappointment.  The  man 
with  a  mortal  body  inhabited  by  an  immortal  soul,  drifting  to 
an  eternal  future  without  preparation  for  it,  is  like  a  richly 
freighted  ship  sailing  round  and  round  in  an  open  sea,  bound 
for  no  port,  and  which,  by  and  by,  goes  down  in  darkness  and 
storm." 

One  by  one,  as  the  sad  roll  call  we  have  beard  to-day  so 
clearly  shows,  we  are  marching  with  ever-nearer  step  to  the 
grave.  Soon  at  the  latest  each  of  us  will  have  made  bis  last 
march  and  fought  his  last  battle.  May  we  so  prepare  for  that 
hour  that  every  one  of  us  may  by  God's  grace  and  love  be 
ready,  and,  following  still  our  departed  chieftains,  "take  our 
places  among  those  who  have  nobly  fought  and  grandly  tri- 
umphed," with  the  hand  of  truth  and  love  to  write  above  our 
graves:  "Here  lie  true  Confederates  and  Christian  soldiers." 

And  now,  comrades,  as  best  we  could  we  have  discharged 
the  duty  assigned  us.  Do  we  not  well  to  claim  for  the  Con- 
federate soldier  in  peace  and  in  war  the  honor,  love,  and 
praise  due  to  what  is  best  and  noblest  in  man  ?  Of  such  were 
those  who  have  passed  away  since  last  this  grand  Camp  met. 
Other  and  abler  tongues  than  mine  have  told  and  will  tell  you 
how  well  they  filled  Ihcir  places.  While  Virginia  and  Louisiana 
mourn  their  Randolph  and  their  Moorman,  their  sisters  weep 
for  sons  as  worthy.  As  we  stand  in  thought  beside  their 
graves,  let  us  take  up  the  song  of  some  who  loved  and  honored 
our  living  and  our  dead,  and  sing  with  tlirni  how 


for 


Aye, 


"A  king  once  said  of  a  prince  struck  down, 
'Taller  he  seems  in  death,' 
And  this  speech  holds  truth,  for  now  as  then, 
'Tis  after  death  that  we  measure  men. 
And  as  mists  of  the  past  are  rolled  away, 
Our  heroes  who  died  in  their  tattered  gray 
Grow  taller  and  larger  in  all  their  parts, 
And  fill  our  minds  as  they  fill  our  hearts; 
And  for  those  who  lament  them,  there's  this  relief, 
That  Glory  sits  by  the  side  of  Grief," 

"Their  names,  like  bayonet  points  when  massed. 
Blaze  out  as  we  gaze  upon  that  past. 
That  past  is  now  an  arctic  sea 

Where  the  living  currents  have  ceased  to  run ; 
But  over  that  past  the  fame  of  Lee 
Shines  out  as  "The  Midnight  Sun  ;" 
And  that  glorious  orb  in  its  march  sublime 
Shall  gild  their  graves  till  the  end  of  time." 

"Time  shall  not  dim  their  memory.     The  web 

The  spider  weaves  may  hang  across  the  mouth 
Of  the  dismantled  cannon,  and  the  ebb 
And  flow  of  erstwhile  battle  in  the  South 
Be  but  the  shadowy  gleam. 
Of  a  long-vanished  dream. 
But  over  all  their  deeds  shall  loom  supreme,  telling 
Through  all  the  years  the  story  of  their  faith. 
Their  love  of  truth,  of  freedom,  and  of  duty. 

While  slands  the  .Sacred  Hill  or  flows  llic  Shining  River." 


REV.   G.    W.    FINLEY. 

Rev.  G.  W.  Finley  served  in  Arniistead's  and  Garnett's 
Brigades  of  Pickett's  Division,  A.  N.  V.,  as  First  Lieutenant, 
Co.  K,  Fifty-Sixth  Regiment  Virginia  Infantry.  Garnett's 
Brigade  participated  in  the  charge  on  Cemetery  Hill,  July  .1, 
1863,  at  Gettysburg.  He  was  captured  on  that  hill  and  held  as 
prisoner  until  May  14,  1865.  He  is  now  pastor  of  the  Tinkling 
Spring  Church,  Va.,  and  Chaplain  of  the  Third  Brigade,  Vir- 
ginia Division,  U.  C.  V.,  on  the  stafT  of  Brigadier  General  H. 
C.  Michie. 


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REUNION  AT  FRANKLIN,  N.  C. 

The  reunion  at  Franklin,  N.  C,  this  year  was  an  event  of 
widespread  interest.     It   lasted  two  days — Friday  and   Satur- 
day, September  4,  5.     The  ladies  were  in  charge  of  the  dinner, 
hence  it  was  a  feast.     Maj.  N.  P.  Rankin  drilled 
and  marched  the  old  boys  as  when  they  were  in 
their   teens.     Rev.    E.    L.    Bain    preached   at   the 
Methodist    Church,    taking    as    his    text    Ephe- 
sians   vi.    14,    15 :   "Stand   therefore,   having  your 
loins  girt   about   with   truth,   and   having   on  the 
brea=.tplate  of  righteousness;  and  your  feet  shod 
with  the  preparation  of  the  gospel  of  peace." 

At  ten  A.M.  Saturday  the  Camp  held  a  business 
meeting,  which  was  presided  over  by  Maj.  N.  P. 
Rankin,  Commander.  Three  new  members  were 
received.  The  Commander  was  authorized  to 
appoint  four  delegates  to  the  State  reunion. 

The  death  of  Comrade  John  H.  Matlock,  June 
25,  190.?,  was  announced,  and  his  name  was  or- 
dered to  be  put  on  "The  Last  Roll." 

Maj.  Rankin  addressed  the  Camp,  suggesting 
that  a  memorial  association  be  formed  for  Macon 
County,  and  that  an  effort  be  made  to  erect  a 
monument  on  the  public  square  of  Franklin  to 
the  memory  of  the  soldiers  who  volunteered  from 
that  county  in  the  War  between  the  States. 

R.  Q.  Mallard,  D.D,,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  hav 
ing  been  invited  to  address  the  veterans  at  eleveii 
o'clock,  he  spoke  for  fifty  minutes  in  a  very  in- 
teresting  manner,   which   was   much   enjoyed   by 
the  veterans  and  people. 

After  a  resolution  of  thanks  to  Dr.  Mallard 
and  Rev.  .Mr.  Bain  for  their  services,  which  wa^ 
adopted  by  a  rising  vote,  the  Camp  adjourned 
and  the  reunion  disbanded. 

The  assistance  of  the  good  people  of  Franklin 
in  furnishing  aid  in  procuring  rations  was  much 
appreciated  by  the  veterans. 

A.  A.  Howe,  of  the  First  Maine  Battalion, 
Company  A,  a  veteran  of  the  Federal  army,  was 
present,  and  handled  the  drum. 

One  hundred  and  thirty  veterans  attended. 

Veterans  of  the  old  North  State  maintain  a 
dignity  and  pride  in  their  extraordinary  record 
that  is  most  comiriendable.  They  were  slow  to 
espouse  the  cause  of  their  sister  States  of  the 
South,  but  v/hen  once  enlisted  they  were  there 
"the  whole  war  to  stay,"  and  they  are  still  doing 
more  to  perpetuate  a  history  of  their  achievements  than  any 
other  Stale.  Their  roster  includes  every  honorably  discharged 
soldier  of  those  who  survived  the  Confederate  war. 


Finger  Ring  of  Lieut.  A.  C.  Grah.\.m,  Seventh  Texas.— 
J.  Ogdcn  Murray  writes  from  Winchester,  Va. :  "Some  months 
ago,  as  chairman  of  a  committee  appointed  by  the  Gen.  Turner 
Ashby  Camp,  U.  C.  V.,  of  this  place,  to  remove  the  bodies  of 


Illinois  Dedication  at  Shiloh  Postponed,— Capt.  J.  W. 
Irwin,  of  Savannah,  Tenn.,  wrote  September  28:  "Having  in- 
formed you  that  Illinois  would  dedicate  her  monuments  at 
Shiloh  October  6,  7,  I  write  to  notify  you  that  this  ceremony 
has  been  postponed  until  April  6,  7,  1904.  This  change  has 
been  made  by  the  Illinois  State  Commission  because  of  the 
low  stage  of  the  rivers  and  the  uncertainty  of  transportation." 

Miss  Myrtle  Lawson,  of  Hopkinsville,  Ky.,  dcEires  the 
war  record  of  Maran  Dew.  knowing  nothing  further  than 
that  he  was  killed  during  the  war,  though  thinks  he 
joined  the  army  of  Sumner  County,  Tenn.  Any  comrade 
remembering  him  may  serve  her. 


officers  CHARLES    L.  ROBINSON   CAMP   NO    947,  U.  C.  V.,  FRANKLIN,  TKNN. 
I.  Maj.  N.  P.  Rankin,  Commander,     j.  C.  J..  Luther,  First  Lieutenant  Commander.      3. 
E   loe,  second  Lieutenant  Commander,     .f.  W.  A.Curtis.  Adjutant.     5.  W.  R.  Staltcup,  Quar- 
lermaster.     6.  G.  A.  Campbell,  Commissary.     7.  J.  G.  Bates,  Third  Lieutenant  Commander. 

some  Confederate  soldiers  killed  in  1862  at  Bruceton  to  Mt. 
Hebron  Cemetery,  Winchester,  I  found  in  the  coffin  of  First 
Lieut.  A.  C.  Graham,  Company  One,  Fifth  Texas,  a  ring 
which  had  been  buried  with  him  all  these  years.  It  would 
give  me  great  pleasure  to  deliver  it  to  some  one  of  his  family 
if  living,  or  near  relative.  Will  you  please  print  this  note  in 
the  Veteran,  as  it  might  be  the  means  of  restoring  the  ring 
to  the  proper  person?" 


S.  W.  Brooker,  President  of  the  Confederate  Soldiers'  Re- 
lief Association  at  Columbia,  S.  C,  acting  for  the  association, 
makes  inquiry  concerning  the  bequest  of  Mrs.  S.  P.  Lees,  of 
New  York,  of  $60,000  to  survivors  of  the  Confederacy.  No- 
tice of  this  bequest  was  published  in  the  Veteran  for  April, 
igo2,  but  nothing  further  is  known  about  it.  Any  one  informed 
as  to  the  conditions  of  this  benefaction  will  confer  a  favor  by 
writing  to  Mr.  Brooker  or  to  the  Veteran. 


Qoijfederat^  l/eterai). 


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HOLDING  A  BRIDGE  FOR  FORREST. 

BY   D.    MILLEK,   CANTON,   MISS. 

It  is  not  always  the  largest  battles  that  are  the  bloodiest,  as 
witnessed  by  the  little  fight  of  which  I  wish  to  write,  and 
menlion  of  which  I  have  never  seen. 

During  the  latter  part  of  1863  there  was  organized  in  At- 
tala, Leake,  and  Holmes  Counties,  Miss.,  a  company  of  boys. 
None  of  us  were  over  eighteen  years  of  age,  except  our  cap- 
tain, John  Kennedy,  who  was  nineteen  and  h^d  seen  two 
years'  service  in  the  cavalry.  I  was  just  eighteen,  and  was 
iirst  lieutenant.  As  soon  as  mustered  in  we  were  ordered  to 
report  to  Gen.  Wirt  Adams  at  Jackson,  Miss.,  and  he  assigned 
us  to  Col.  Griffith's  Eleventh  and  Seventeenth  consolidated 
Arkansas  Regiment.  In  a  short  time  we  were  ordered  to  re- 
port to  Gen.  Forrest  at  Tupelo.  From  that  time  on  we  were 
in  all  the  battles  fought  by  that  great  military  genius.  At  Har- 
risburg  we  had  six  killed  and  ten  wounded  out  of  our  boy 
company. 

But  the  bloody  little  fight  of  whicli  I  write  was  a  few  days 
after  that.  Our  troops  were  on  the  move  when  Kennedy  was 
ordered  to  report  in  person  to  Gen.  Forrest,  who  ordered  him 
to  take  his  company  and  a  detail  of  twenty-five  from  another 
company,  making  about  seventy-five  in  all,  and  to  hold  a  long, 
tall  bridge  that  spanned  a  river  (Big  Black,  I  think  it  was), 
and  extending  some  distance  out  in  the  swamp  on  each  side. 
Kennedy's  orders  were  to  hold  the  bridge  at  all  hazards  until 
sundown,  and  under  no  circumstances  was  he  to  burn  it.  It 
was  about  2  p.m.  before  the  troops  had  all  passed  over,  and  we 
began  to  make  preparation  for  emergencies,  confident  that  the 
enemy  would  soon  be  up.  We  first  took  up  some  planks  about 
the  middle  of  the  bridge,  which  was  about  three  hundred 
yards  long;  then  began  to  fortify  our  position,  which  com- 
manded the  bridge.  On  our  side  of  the  river  there  was  a  rail 
fence  along  the  road,  and  a  low,  marshy  swamp  on  the  other. 
We  had  scarcely  finished  making  breastworks  out  of  the  rails 
before  the  enemy  appeared  on  the  opposite  side.  Their  ad- 
vance guard  rode  out  on  the  bridge  until  they  reached  the 
opening  we  made  by  removing  the  planks,  which  they  had  not 
noticed  until  they  were  right  on  it.  We  opened  on  them  in 
their  huddled-up  position  a  murderous  fire,  which  we  kept  up 
until  the  few  that  were  left,  and  able  to  do  so,  retreated  rap- 
idly. .\iter  the  smoke  cleared  away  we  saw  that  the  passage 
by  the  bridge  was  completely  blocked  with  dead  men  and 
horses.  Their  reenforcements  were  hurried  up,  with  three 
pieces  of  artillery.  Fortunately  the  ground  was  such  that  their 
.shells  went  over  us,  and  our  rail  breastworks  protected  us 
fairly  well  from  the  rifles  of  their  dismounted  men.  Up  to  this 
time  we  had  only  two  killed  and  three  or  four  wounded.  We 
were  congratulating  ourselves  on  our  success  when  some  one 
discovered  a  line  of  Yankees  advancing  on  the  rear  of  our 
right.  When  first  discovered  they  were  not  more  than  a  hun- 
dred yards  away,  deployed  as  skirmishers,  slowly  feeling  their 
way  through  the  switch  cane  that  covered  the  swamp.  Orders 
were  whispered  down  our  line  to  hold  our  fire,  for  as  yet  they 
had  not  located  us  exactly.  When  they  came  within  fifty  or 
sixty  yards  of  us  we  opened  on  them.  For  a  moment  they 
were  in  confusion,  but  their  officer  soon  rallied  them  and,  or- 
dered a  charge,  placing  himself  at  their  head.  They  made  a 
rush,  firing  as  Ihcy  came.  l)ut  when  within  forty  steps  of  us 
they  were  stopped  by  a  deep  slough  (of  which  we  were  not 
aware)  filled  with  water.  l"ndcr  our  rapid  fire  they  were  com- 
pelled to  fall  back  again,  which  they  did  in  great  confusion, 
but  leaving  seven  of  our  boys  dead  and  a  number  wounded. 
Again  we  were  congratulating  ourselves  that  the  bridge  was 


safe  and  the  fight  over,  when  we  saw  the  enemy  coming,  the 
same  line  re-formed,  still  farther  to  our  right  and  rear,  evi- 
dently with  the  purpose  of  avoiding  the  slough  that  had 
stopped  their  first  attempt;  but  they  were  mistaken,  for  the 
slough,  as  we  discovered  afterwards,  was  an  old  cut-off  of  the 
river  in  the  shape  of  a  horseshoe,  and  filled  with  water  when 
the  river  rose  as  it  then  was.  Their  second  charge  was  as 
dashing  as  their  first.  This  time  the  bend  in  the  slough  brought 
them  w'ithin  thirty  steps  of  us  before  they  came  to  a  halt. 
As  they  began  to  give  away  again  under  our  fire,  Capt.  Ken- 
nedy ordered  us  to  charge,  which  we  did  up  to  the  slough 
from  our  side,  and  some  of  the  boys  went  in  up  to  their 
shoulders ;  but  our  exposure  cost  us  dear.  The  enemy  on  the 
opposite  side  of  the  river,  as  well  as  those  in  front,  were  pour- 
ing their  fire  upon  us.  It  was  now  sundown,  and  we  prepared 
to  withdraw  according  to  our  orders.  We  found  that  sixteen 
of  our  little  command  were  dead  and  eighteen  wounded.  We 
counted  thirty-seven  dead  Yankees  along  the  edges  of  the 
.slough  and  as  far  in  the  switch  cane  as  we  could  see,  to  say 
nothmg  of  those  on  the  bridge,  which  we  could  not  see  for  the 
dead  horses.  We  reached  Gen.  Forrest's  headquarters  about 
midnight.  He  was  so  well  pleased  with  Capt.  Kennedy's  re- 
port that  the  latter  ventured  to  ask  him  how  he  happened  to 
select  him  with  such  a  small  force  for  such  a  perilous  job,  to 
which  the  "old  man"  replied:  "Because  I  thought  you  were 

d fool  enough  to  stay  there."    Our  company  was  paroled 

at  Crystal  Springs,  Miss.  If  Capt.  Kennedy  is  alive,  and  will 
write  me,  I  will  return  him  his  old  army  pistol,  which  I've  kept 
all  these  years  in  remembrance  of  him. 


THE  LAST  MAN  KILLED  IN  THE  JVAR. 
Judge  R.  C.  Beckett,  of  West  Point,  Miss.,  thinks  the  last 
man  killed  in  the  Confederate  service  was  in  his  regiment.  He 
states :  "I  was  a  member  of  Armistead's  Regiment  of  Missis- 
sippi Cavalry  at  the  surrender.  When  Mobile  was  captured  by 
the  Yankee  squadron  we  retreated  up  the  Mobile  &  Ohio 
railroad  to  State  Line  Station,  Miss.  The  next  day  after 
leaving  Mobile  we  had  a  small  skirmish  with  the  advance 
guard  of  the  Federal  army,  which  was  following  us,  and  one 
man  in  our  regiment  was  killed.  This  was  about  the  4th  or 
5th  of  May,  1865,  and  I  remember  talking  about  it  after  we 
had  surrendered  that  our  regiment  had  the  last  man  killed  that 
was  killed  in  the  war,  and  I  think  it  is  a  fact.  The  exact  date 
of  this  man's  death  could  no  doubt  be  ascertained  if  necessary, 
and  it  would  be  an  interesting  historical  event  to  establish." 


NEW  CAMP  AT  BEAVER  DAM,  VA. 
Thomas  Shannon,  Assistant  Adjutant  of  Stonew-all  Camp, 
Portsmouth,  Va.,  reports  the  organization  of  a  Camp  at 
I'.caver  Dam,  Isle  of  Wight  County,  Va.,  by  Col.  William  H. 
-Stewart,  Assistant  Inspector  General  of  the  Grand  Camp  of 
Virginia.  A  meeting  was  called  for  this  special  purpose,  and 
at  the  conclusion  of  addresses  by  Cols.  Griffin  and  Stewart 
the  organization  was  perfected  by  electing  the  following  offi- 
cers: Commander,  Jacob  T.  Bradshaw;  Lieutenant  Command- 
ers, John  W.  Robertson,  J.  P.  Rhodes,  J.  J.  Andrews;  Adju- 
tant, D.  L.  Butler;  Quartermaster,  W.  H.  Beale;  Surgeon, 
Dr.  T.  H.  Barnes;  Chaplain,  Spencer  Carr;  Treasurer,  Timo- 
thy Hays;  Sergeant  Major,  John  Beale;  Vidette,  J.  P.  Whit- 
field; Color  Sergeant,  James  H.  Butler.  This  meeting  was 
thoroughly  enjoyed  by  the  attendants,  and  the  occasion  will 
long  linger  pleasantly  in  memory. 


614 


Qoi>j-ederat(^  Ueterai>. 


"What  hallows  ground  where  heroes  sleep? 
'Tis  not  the  sculptured  piles  you  heap. 
But  strew  his  ashes  to  the  wind, 
Whose  sword  or  voice  has  blessed  mankind ; 
And  is  he  dead  whose  glorious  mind 

Lifts  thine  on  high? 
To  live  in  hearts  we  leave  behind 
Is  not  to  die." 

Wife  of  Gen.  Stephen  D.  Lee. 

A  friend  of  the  family  writes  from  Mississippi : 

"The  death  at  her  home  in  Columbus,  Miss.,  a  few  weeks 
ago,  of  Mrs.  Regina  Harrison  Lee,  wife  of  Gen.  Stephen  D. 
Lee,  is  very  widely  lamented.  As  a  young  girl  during  the 
War  between  the  States,  when  the  hospitals  at  Columbus  were 
filled  with  the  sick  and  wounded  of  both  armies,  she  was  ever 
among  the  first  iii  those  gentle  ministrations  that  gave  relief  to 
tortured  bodies  and  minds.  And  in  this  service  the  same 
solicitude  was  shown  for  the  Union  soldiers  as  for  the  Con- 
federate, all  the  good  women  of  Columbus  as  well  as  Mrs. 
Lee  (at  that  time  Miss  Regina  Harrison)  dispensing  their 
charity  alike  to  wounded  friend  and  foe,  though  they  them- 
selves were  intensely  Confederate. 

"During  the  twenty  years  in  which  Gen.  Lee  served  as 
President  of  the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  Mrs. 
Lee  was  the  good  angel  of  the  boys,  exerting  ever  a  wonderful 
influence  over  them  by  re;ison  of  her  gentle,  motherly  interest 
and  sweet,  kindly  disposition.  She  was  a  daily  visitor  to  the 
hospital  whenever  it  had  a  tenant,  and  many  there  are  who 
have  reason  to  remember  her  for  her  earnest  solicitude  and 
tender  nursing  during  hours  of  suffering.  During  Gen.  Lee's 
incumbency  as  President  more  than  10,000  boys  and  young 
men  were  students  at  the  A.  and  M.  College,  and  not  one 
of  them  but  shared  in  some  way  in  the  kindly  interest  of 
Mrs.  Lee.  Thus  it  is  that  so  many  in  every  part  of  this  country 
and  in  foreign  lands  will  learn  of  the  death  of  this  good 
woman  and  feel  it  a  personal  bereavement." 

Tribute  by  the  U.  D.  C.  of  Mississippi. 

In  the  death  of  Mrs.  Stephen  D.  Lee,  our  Honorary  Presi- 


le^h 
liPir 


and  shrinks  beneath  the  burden  of  grief  andiPVing  sympathy 
that  is  laid  upon  it  by  the  sorrow  of  one  we  dearly  love— a 
statesman  and  soldier  whose  name  shines  with  brilliance  in 
Mississippi's  galaxy  of  noble  sons  (Gen.  Stephen  D.  Lee), 
but  whose  heart  now  quivers  beneath  the  stroke  of  the  chas- 
tening rod,  and  whose  home  lies  within  shadows  so  dense  that 
the  gloom  creeps  forth  and  falls  upon  loyal  Southern  hearts 
the  broad  land  over. 

In  the  peace  and  quiet  of  her  stately  ancestral  home  in  Co- 
lumbus, Miss.,  amid  the  scenes  of  her  happy  youth  and  hap- 
pier womanhood,  among  her  own  and  her  husband's  friends, 
and  with  her  best  beloved  beside  her,  this  woman  who  had 
bravely  lived  and  nobly  served  as  friend,  as  wife,  as  mother, 
'■fell  on  sleep"  and  entered  into  rest. 

With  the  passing  of  this  splendid  representative  of  the 
Southern   gentlewoman   of  antc-belhnn    days — a   gentlewoman 


born  and  reared  and  lavishly  dowered  with  all  that  was  best 
of  the  South's  culture  and  refinement — another  golden  link 
has  fallen  away  from  the  rapidly  shortening  chain  that  blends 
the  life  of  to-day  with  the  beautiful  yesterday. 

Mrs.  Lee  was  the  daughter  of  one  of  Mississippi's  most  dis- 
tinguished sons  and  brilliant  lawyers,  James  P.  Harrison,  who 
bestowed  upon  his  little  girl  a  name  which  v^fas  prophetic — 
Regina.  And  from  the  care-free  childhood  days  on  to  the 
days  of  her  splendid  maturity  she  proved  on  every  side  her 
rigliL  to  the  roya!  title. 

Within  ancestral  halls  she  ruled  right  royally  in  girlhood's 
realm,  and  later  of  her  husband's  heart  and  home  she  proved 
the  queen.  In  darker  days,  when  war  clouds  enshrouded  her 
beloved  country,  her  reign  was  extended  and  her  throne  found 
anchor  in  the  hearts  of  the  splendid  men  who  followed  her 
soldier-husband  through  the  four  years'  agony. 

Again  in  later  life,  when  silver  threads  had  twined  the 
crown  of  age  about  her  brow,  she  found  her  realm  within  the 
hearts  of  thousands  of  Mississippi  boys  who  studied  at  the 
A.  and  M.  College  while  her  husband  was  President.  And 
never  was  queen  more  loyally  loved  and  served  with  truer  de- 
votion. 

That  she  merited  the  love  and  honor  which  overflowed  her 
latter  days  is  proven  by  the  strength  with  which  she  trod  th'? 
uneven,  thorn-pricked  path  of  life,  and  the  courage  she  dis- 
played in  overcoming  the  obstacles  with  which  all  Southern 
women  had  to  contend  in  those  years. 

She  was  the  "true  descendant  of  a  patriot  line,"  and  through- 
out his  distinguished  career  strengthened  her  husband's  cour- 
age and  comforted  his  heart  as  he  forged  onward  to  emi- 
nence which  his  splendid  worth  achieved. 

For  many  years  the  heavy  burden  of  invalidism  had  been 
upon  this  frail  woman,  but  her  courage  never  faltered  even 
when  her  family  and  most  eminent  physicians  lost  all  hope. 
Bravely,  cheerfully,  she  set  her  heart  to  the  task  of  accepting 
the  will  of  Him  who  doeth  all  things  well,  and  was  thus  tri- 
umphant to  the  end. 

Always  a  devoted  friend  of  the  soldiers  who  fought  beside 
her  husband,  Mrs.  Lee,  in  late  years,  gave  added  thought  and 
affection  to  the  remnant  that  is  left,  and  her  home  in  Colum- 
bus grew  to  be  headquarters  for  all  work  and  workers  in  the 
cause  we  love.  There  the  veterans  loved  to  gather,  and  there 
they  found  a  tender  greeting  and  gracious  hospitality.  There 
the  Daughters  learned  to  go  in  person  or  by  letter,  as  pilgrims 
go  to  the  Mecca  of  their  love  and  hope;  nor  did  one  ever 
turn  away  not  comforted. 

To-day  the  gentle  spirit  that  had  sweetened  life  for  so  many 
has  passed  on,  and  is  at  rest  beyond  the  river  beneath  the  shade 
of  the  trees,  where  we  know  she  has  found  many  thousands  of 
those  -^ho  exchanged  the  ragged  gray  jacket  for  the  shining 
robes  "that  saints  immortal  wear." 

Behind  her  she  has  left  the  veterans  hastening  on  to  join 
their  comrades  now  at  rest  and  the  great  army  of  Daughters, 
each  one  of  wliom  should  strive  to  keep  as  a  precious  gift  the 
memory  of  such  service  as  these  noble  women  gave  to  God 
and  home  and  native  land. 

In  the  grief-darkened  home  of  the  Lees,  the  husband.  Gen. 
Stephen  D.  Lee,  the  only  son,  Blewett,  the  sister.  Miss  Mary 
Harrison,  and  the  brother,  Gov.  James  T.  Harrison,  mourn 
together,  but  are  comforted  with  a  sympathy  as  wide  as  the 

land  she  loved.  

Capt.  John  T.  Purvis. 

Surrounded  by  a  large  assemblage  of  admirers  and  friends, 
John  Turnbull  Purvis,  a  gallant  Confederate  veteran,  was 
recently  laid  to  rest  at  Girod  Cemetery,  New  Orleans,  La. 


QoF>federat^  Uecerai). 


515 


Laura  Doan  Steele. 

Mrs.  L.  D.  Steele,  of  Mexico,  Mo.,  was  born  in  Audrain 
County,  Mo.,  near  Mexico.  She  was  the  youngest  daughter 
of  Judge  Hezekiah  and  Matilda  (Berry)  Doan.  Her  parents 
moved  to  Audrain  County  from  Cynthiana,  Ky.  Judge  Doan 
was  one  of  the  first  judges  of  Audrain  County. 

Miss  Laura  Doan  was  a  girl  in  her  teens  at  the  close  of  the 
war,  but  during  the  war  and  until  her  death  always  took  an 
active  part  in  any  movement  for  the  betterment  of  the  South- 
ern soldier.  Capt.  F.  L.  Pitts,  former  State  Treasurer  of 
Missouri,  in  writing  of  her  work,  recently  said:  "She  was  one 
of  the  best  friends  the  Confederate  soldier  had,  and  did  a 
great  deal  more  good  than  a  great  many  who  were  in  the 
ranks." 

Her  brother  Augustus  was  a  Confederate  soldier,  and  died 
of  smallpox  contracted  in  the  army. 

Mrs.  Steele  was  an  active  member  of  the  Southern  Aid 
Society  of  Mexico,  which  was  organized  just  after  the  war. 
Later,  she  was  President  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 
and  at  her  death  was  Vice  President  of  the  Blandford  Memo- 
rial Association  of  Mexico. 

She  was  indefatigable  in  her  efforts  to  assist  in  raising 
money  for  the  erection  of  the  monument  to  our  gallant  dead 
at  Springfield,  Mo.,  and  the  last  visit  she  made  from  home 
was  lo  its  unveiling. 

At  the  famous  Centralia  Massacre,  Mrs.  Steele,  then  Miss 
Doan,  was  arrested  and  taken  to  the  guardhouse,  and  made  to 
wash  and  prepare  the  Union  soldiers  for  burial.  She  and  her 
father  were  arrested  many  times. 

Miss  Loua  Steele,  her  only  daughter,  and  her  son.  Master 
Lockridge  Steele,  have  a  relic  left  them  by  their  mother — an 
autograph  album  sent  to  Mrs.  Steele  from  Johnson's  Island 
prison,  February  24,  1864,  by  Capt.  T.  B.  Wilson,  captain  of 
the  Second  Missouri  Infantry.  This  album  contains  several 
hundred  names,  both  officers  and  privates,  who  were  captured 
and  taken  to  that  prison.  She  died  July  22,  1902,  having  sur- 
vived her  husband,  Robert  S.  Steele,  a  little  over  six  years. 

Only  two  children  surviving,  the  youngest,  Robert  Lock- 
ridge Steele,  and  Loua  Perrin  Steele,  who  was  State  sponsor 
at  St.  Joseph  in  September,  1902,  and  maid  of  honor  to  sponsor 
at  Columbi.i  in  September,  1903;  also  alternate  for  W.  H.  Ker- 
nan,  who  was  appointed  to  represent  the  Confederate  Camp 
at  Dallas  in  April,  1902,  from  Mexico. 

After  reporting  to  the  Veteran  (February,  1901)  the  work 
of  the  women  of  Mexico,  Mo.,  for  the  State  monument  at 
Springfield,  Mrs.  Steele  stated  that  it  was  the  third  time  in 
her  life  that  she  had  taken  up  this  work.  First  in  the  South- 
ern Aid  Societies  established  in  Missouri  just  after  the  war, 
and  again  for  Ihe  Confederate  Home  at  Higginsville;  and  she 
added,  in  compliment  to  the  Veteran  :  "But  however  much  I 
may  have  done  then  and  do  now,  I  feel  that  it  all  sinks  into 
nothingness  compared  with  your  noble  and  unselfish  labors." 

Elie  Ganiek,  Member  of  Camp  No.  32. 
On  October  4,  1903,  the  soul  of  the  brave  Elie  Ganier  passed 
away.  He  was  born  in  St.  James  Parish,  La.,  in  1839.  His 
father,  Francois  Ganier,  was  a  native  of  France,  who  came  to 
Louisiana  in  1820  and  engaged  in  merchandising,  afterwards 
in  sugar-planting.  He  married  Mademoiselle  Hcloise  Le  Bouef, 
a  daughter  of  one  of  the  oldest  settlers  in  Louisiana.  They 
reared  a  family  of  seven  children — namely.  Joseph,  Prosper, 
Jules,  Francois,  Marie  Louise,  Eloide,  and  Elie  Ganier — all  of 
wliom  were  educated  in  France.  His  daughters  married  and 
remained  there,  in  the  city  of  Nantes.  His  sons  returned  to 
the  United  States.     Elie  engaged  in   the  business  of  a  wine 


merchant  for  a  time,  but  soon  closed  the  business  to  enter  the 
service  of  the  Confederacy.  He  and  his  brother  Francois 
joined  the  St.  James  Chasseurs,  and  went  to  Virginia  among 
the  first  volunteers.  Francois  was  first  lieutenant  and  Elie 
a  noncommissioned  officer.  They  were  assigned  to  the  Trans- 
Mississippi  Dcparlment,  under  Kirby  Smith.  Both  were 
wounded  at  tlie  battle  of  Mansfield,  Elie  Ganier  being  shot  in 
the  knee.  He  was  carried  off  the  field  and  placed  on  a  rude 
bench  in  a  vacant  church  among  many  wounded,  where  he  lay 
unattended  for  thirty-six  hours.  His  leg  was  so  swollen  that 
his  boot  had  to  be  cut  off,  and  he  was  disabled  for  si.x  months. 


ELIE   GANIF.R. 

Through  life  he  suffered  from  it,  but  by  his  indomitable  forti- 
tude he  concealed  the  fact  from  the  public.  After  the  surren- 
der of  Gen.  Lee,  he  purchased  a  cotton  plantation  in  Madison 
Parish,  where  he  spent  thirty  years  in  the  cultivation  of  cotton. 

As  a  citizen  he  was  highly  esteemed  for  his  public  spirit,  his 
interest  in  the  levees,  where  he  first  introduced  the  banquette  or 
protection  levee,  which  is  now  universally  accepted  as  the  best 
method  of  strengthening  levees.  .'\s  a  social  companion  he 
was  beloved  for  his  generous  hospitality,  his  refined  humor,  bis 
modesty,  and  his  incorruptible  purity  and  honesty. 

Comrade  Ganier  was  married  in  1877  to  Miss  Amanda  Davis 
Mitchell,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  C.  J.  Mitchell  and  a  niece  of  Pres- 
ident Jefferson  Davis.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ganier  were  ac- 
complished musicians,  who  charmed  and  delighted  their  friends 
by  their  performance  on  piano  and  violin.  He  leaves  three 
sons — Elie,  Mitchell,  and  Albert — all  young  men  of  promise 
and  devoted  to  their  widowed  mother. 

CoL.  George  W.  Scott. 
Col.  George  W.  Scott,  of  Decatur,  Ga.,  founder  and  sup- 
porter of  the  Agnes  Scott  Institute,  died  on  the  morning  of 
October  4.  He  was  a  member  of  a  distinguished  and  promi- 
nent family  of  Pennsylvania,  but  came  South  in  1850  on  ac- 
count of  his  health,  and  had  been  identified  with  its  interests 
ever  since.  He  was  well  known  in  Georgia  and  Florida,  and 
esteemed  for  his  many  high  qualities.  He  fought  for  the  Con- 
federac\ ,  nnd  was  made  colonel  of  a  regiment.     He  partici- 


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pated  prominently  in  the  battle  of  Olustee,  in  which  the  Fed- 
erals were  badly  beaten,  and  in  the  battle  of  Natural  Bridge 
helped  to  save  the  capital  of  Florida  from  capture.  This  was 
the  only  Southern  capital  not  captured  during  the  war.  When 
the  war  closed  he  was  colonel  in  command  of  Middle  and 
West  Florida  and  part  of  South  Georgia. 

Although  the  war  left  hiir.  ruined  financially,  he  had  won 
the  good  opinion  and  regard  of  every  man  in  his  State,  and  in 
1866  was  nominated  for  Governor  over  his  own  vigorous  pro- 
test, but  was  counted  out  by  the  military  power  controlling 
Florida.  His  business  ventures  had  been  remarkably  success- 
ful, and  at  his  death  he  possessed  a  large  fortune.  He  gave 
■bountifully  to  charity,  and  in  a  way  that  was  not  known. 
Above  everything  else  he  loved  his  family,  the  Agnes  Scott 
Institute,  named  for  his  mother,  and  the  cause  of  the  Con- 
federacy, being  one  of  the  most  devoted  Southerners  of  the 
State.  Every  year  he  sent  to  Florida  for  a  Confederate  badge, 
which  he  prized  highly. 

George  Marshall  Francisco. 

Commander  George  j\l.  Francisco,  of  the  John  H.  Marma- 
■duke  Camp,  Marshall,  Mo.,  died  on  the  sth  of  October,  aged 
sixty  years.  He  had  served  but  a  month  as  Commander  of 
■the  Camp.  He  was  born  at  Marshall  in  1843,  and  was  taken, 
when  an  infant,  to  Virginia  by  his  parents  to  grow  up  in 
the  land  of  his  forefathers.  When  the  war  broke  out  he  was 
a  cadet  at  the  Virginia  Military  Institute,  and,  although  only 
seventeen  years  of  age,  with  manly  heart  he  enlisited  in  the 
cause  of  his  country  and  served  her  faithfully  for  four  long 
years,  enduring  the  vicissitudes  of  war  with  unfailing  courage 
in  prison,  the  camp,  and  the  field. 

Comrade  Francisco  went  back  to  Missouri  after  the  war, 
and  from  1867  was  almost  continuously  a  citizen  of  Marshall, 
living  a  life  full  of  all  that  is  best  in  humanity.  Resolutions 
of  respect  were  passed  by  a  committee  from  the  Camp  com- 
posed of  Messrs.  D.  F.  Bell,  G.  W.  Lankford,  and  R.  W. 
Nicolds. 

Col.  L.  Spratt. 
Col.  Leonidas  Spratt,  one  of  the  surviving  members  of  the 
South  Carolina  Secession  Convention,  died  in  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,  on  the  4th  of  October,  in  his  eighty-fifth  year.  He  had 
advocated  secession  strenuously,  and  was  sent  by  the  Conven- 
tion as  its  ambassador  to  Florida  to  induce  that  State  to 
<rast  its  lot  with  Sotith  Carolina,  in  which  he  succeeded.  He 
was  editor  of  the  Southern  Standard,  established  in  Charles- 
ton in  1853,  and  had  written  several  well-known  scientific 
Ijooks.     Col.  Spratt  was  a  cousin  of  President  Polk. 

N.  B.  Forrest  Camp — Historian's  Report. 

BY  JOHN    W.    FAXON,   CHATTANOOGA. 

Comrades:  As  living  soldiers  of  the  South,  spared  by  a  gra- 
cious Father  to  return  to  our  homes  from  a  fratricidal  war 
scarcely  equaled,  in  its  destructive  effects,  by  any  war  in  the 
history  of  the  world ;  many  of  us  growing  weaker  and  more 
tremulous  each  year  as  we  assemble  to  decorate  the  graves  of 
our  heroes,  or  drop  a  tear  in  memory  of  those  who  have  been 
called  within  a  twelvemonth  "to  report  to  the  headquarters  of 
eternity" — we  have  come  to-day  to  commemorate  our  dead  as 
brothers  of  a  cause,  in  which  we  hold  a  common  interest  yet, 
as  dear  and  near  to  us  as  when  we  faced  the  storms  of  de- 
struction or  charged  a  determined  foe.  It  is  now  time  for  re- 
flection. As  we  read  over  the  names  and  deeds  of  those  who 
so  recently  gave  us  a  cordial  greeting,  we  cannot  but  wonder 
■why  they  have  l:>een  translated  from  earth,  while  the  all-wise 


Ruler  has  pci-mitted  U5  to  still  abide.  It  is  only  a  few  short 
months,  or  years  at  best,  when  we  shall  each  of  us  have  to  an- 
swer to  the  bugle  call  from  above. 

"^lan  lives  to-day. 
To-morrow  he  is  gone; 
And  when  he  passes  from  the  eyes  of  men, 
Even  so  soon  he  passes  from  the  mind." 

If  we  are  not  ready  to-day  to  meet  the  great  change  from 
life  unto  death,  will  we  be  ready  to-morrow?  A  true  soldier 
never  incurs  the  risks  or  dangers  of  uncertainties. 

Since  we  last  assembled  in  this  sanctuary  on  a  similar  occa- 
sion ten  of  our  comrades  have  proven  to  us  the  frailty  of 
human  life,  and  have,  like  a  shadow,  quickly  passed  from  our 
vision,  we  trust  to  a  glorious  reward. 

S.  K.  PHILLIPS  was  born  in  Washington  City,  on  the 
Maryland  side,  October  7,  1833.  He  was  reared  and  educated 
in  Maryland.  His  occupation  was  that  of  an  accountant.  He 
entered  the  Confederate  service  in  1861,  at  Big  Shanty,  Ga., 
as  a  private  in  Company  I,  Fourth  Georgia  Regiment  of  In- 
fantry. He  was  discharged  twice  on  account  of  deafness,  but 
volunteered  the  third  time  in  his  old  regiment.  He  had  served 
in  the  war  department  at  Washington.  His  efficiency  as  an 
acaountant  and  his  inefficient  hearing  caused  him  to  be  trans- 
ferred to  the  War  Department  of  the  South.  However,  he 
went  through  the  Kentucky  campaign  with  Gen.  Bragg,  and 
after  the  return  of  our  army  to  Tennessee  he  was  assigned  to 
Vicksburg,  where  he  passed  through  that  notable  siege  and  sur- 
rendered with  the  Confederate  army.  He  was  afterwards  de- 
tailed as  chief  clerk  and  disbursing  officer  of  Gen.  Gabbott, 
who  was  in  charge  of  the  Niter  and  Mining  Bureau.  In  May, 
1865,  he  was  paroled  at  Talladega,  .'Via.  He  never  lost  a  day 
from  his  regiment,  never  having  had  a  furlough  nor  asked  for 
one.  After  the  establishment  of  Chickamauga  Military  Park,  he 
was  appointed  to  a  position,  which  he  held  until  1898,  when 
his  health  failed,  and  he  was  sent  to  the  Confederate  Soldiers' 
Home,  near  Na.=;hville,  Tenn.,  where  he  died  November  15, 
1902,  and  he  was  buried  in  the  soldiers'  cemetery.  He  was  a 
man  of  brilliant  attainments,  a  genial  companion,  a  poet  of 
merit,  and  one  who  was  ever  faithful  to  the  cause  he  so  robly 
espoused.  He  held  the  position  of  Historian  of  this  Camp  at 
one  time,  whioh  he  filled  most  efficiently. 

CAPT.  G.  M.  CLARK  was  born  in  Haywood  County,  N.  C, 
July  28,  1845.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  E,  Sixth 
North  Carolina  Infantry,  Army  of  Northern  Virginia,  April  4, 
1861.  His  company  was  on  detached  service  for  about  twelve 
months  with  the  Thomas  Legion.  He  was  wounded  in  the 
battle  of  Malvern  Hill  in  the  seven  days'  fight  around  Rich- 
mond, and  was  captured  near  Jonesboro,  Tenn.,  in  November, 
1863,  and  paroled  in  1865.  His  rank  at  the  dose  of  the  war 
was  captain.  He  resided  in  Chattanooga  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  March  7,  1903.  By  occupation  he  was  a  carpenter.  His 
remains  were  buried  by  the  Camp  in  the  Confederate  cemetery. 

CAPT.  H.  M.  MIDDLETON  was  born  August  20,  1835,  in 
Gwinnett  County,  Ga.  He  enlisted  in  Company  H,  Thirty- 
Ninth  Georgia  Regiment,  as  lieutenant,  in  March,  1862.  He  was 
wounded  at  Mission  Ridge ;  was  captured  at  Vicksburg  July 
4,  1863,  again  at  Summerville,  Ga.,  February  22,  1864,  and  re- 
leased July  25,  1865.  He  resided  in  this  city  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  was  at  one  time  connected  with  the  Morrison  Lum- 
ber Company,  and  later  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace.  He 
died  suddenly  at  his  home  in  this  city  March  28.  1903.  He  was 
most  highly  esteemed  for  his  many  virtues.  He  was  buried 
with  the  honors  of  the  Camp  in  the  citizens'  cemetery  here. 

C.  P.  ROBERTSON  was  born  in  Habersham  County,  Ga., 


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in  1845.  He  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army  about  tlie  13th  of 
August,  1861,  at  Clarksville,  Ga.  Ife  was  in  the  infantry  serv- 
ice, but  the  records  furnish  no  information  as  to  tlie  number 
of  tlie  regiment  or  the  name  of  his  company.  He  served  from 
private  to  captain.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battles  of  Bull 
Run,  Antietam,  Frederickfhurg,  v/as  captured  at  Front  Royal, 
and  was  in  prison  at  Washington  City  and  Elmira,  N.  Y. 
After  being  in  prison  for  eight  months,  he  was  exchanged  at 
Bermuda  Hundred,  and  surrendered  at  Appomattox  C.  H.  in 
April,  186.S.  His  residence  was  Chattanooga,  and  his  occupa- 
tion a  merchant.  He  died  April  25,  1903,  and  was  buried  in  the 
Confederate  cemetery,  this  city. 

LIEUT.  COL.  GARNETT  ANDREWS  was  born  in  Wash- 
ington, Ga.,  May  15,  1837.  He  entered  the  Confederate  service 
April  5,  1861,  at  Savannah,  Ga.,  when  he  was  commissioned 
second  lieutenant ;  promoted  in  May,  1S61,  to  be  first  lieutenant ; 
in  June,  1861,  he  was  detailed  as  acting  adjutant  general  on  the 
stafT  of  Gen.  H.  R.  Jackson,  in  the  Army  of  Northern 
Virginia;  commissioned  captain  and  adjutant  general  of  Pro- 
visional Army  of  Confederate  States  October  29,  1861.  He 
was  at  Fredericksburg,  Richmond,  East  Tennessee,  Wilder- 
ness, Spottsylvania  C.  H.,  South  Anna  River,  Second  Cold 
Harbor,  Bermuda  Hundred,  Petersburg,  and  Appomattox.  He 
was  promoted  to  major  and  adjutant  general  July  14,  1863.  In 
November,  1864,  he  was  assigned  to  command  the  Second 
Foreign  Legion  at  Charlotte,  N.  C,  the  name  of  which  was 
afterwards  changed  to  the  Eighth  Battalion,  Confederate  In- 
fantry, composed  of  si.x  companies,  of  whicli  he  was  lieutenant 
colonel.  In  the  fight  with  Stoneman's  Cavalry  at  Salisbury, 
N.  C,  April  12,  1865,  he  was  badly  wounded  by  a  pistol  shot 
through  the  shoulder  and  a  saber  thrust  through  the  neck.  He 
was  slightly  wounded  at  Spottsylvania  C.  H.  and  at  Second 
Cold  Harbor,  but  did  not  leave  the  field.  He  organized,  by  or- 
der of  the  Secretary  of  War,  the  local  force  of  four  thousand 
detailed  men  at  Richmond,  which  were  commanded  by  Gen. 
Custis  Lee  against  the  famous  raids  of  Kilpatrick  and  Dahl- 
gren.  He  fought  with  these  troops  at  Brook's  turnpike,  where 
an  assault  by  Dnhlgren's  troops  was  repelled.  Col.  Andrews 
posted  the  first  picket  line  of  Gen.  Lee's  along  the  river  front 
at  Fredericksburg  on  the  night  when  the  army  first  took  posi- 
tion, at  which  time  he  was  adjutant  general  of  Drayton's  Bri- 
gade. McLaw's  Division  of  Longstreet's  Corps.  He  had  com- 
mand of  the  detail  which  burned  the  long  bridge  at  South 
Anna  after  Gen.  Lee  began  his  retreat  to  Cold  Harber,  an  ex- 
ceedingly dangerous  duty,  but  successfully  performed.  Sep- 
temlier  26,  1885,  he  was  elected  Commander  of  this  Camp. 
As  a  charter  member  he  worked  faithfully  in  its  organization. 
He  was  an  able  Commander  and  devoted  to  the  Camp.  He  died 
at  his  residence  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  May  6,  1903,  and  was 
buried  at  his  old  Georgia  home. 

COMRADE  N.  C.  FORD  was  also  a  charter  member  of  this 
Camp.  He  was  born  in  Campbell  County,  Va.,  March  6,  1833. 
He  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  service  June  20,  1861,  as  first 
lieutenant  of  Company  A,  Twenty-First  Virginia  Regitnent  of 
Infantry.  His  first  fight  was  at  the  battle  of  Kinston.  On 
the  reorganization  of  the  army  in  1862,  and  reelection  of  offi- 
cer.-!,  he  was  ab'^ent  on  sick  leave  and  was  not  reelected  On 
recovering  his  health  he  joined  Stuart's  Horse  Artillery  as 
a  private,  and  remained  with  them  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg,  Brandy  Sta- 
tion, Spottsylvania,  Trevilian  Depot.  Gettysburg,  and  in  vari- 
ous actions  from  the  time  Grant  crossed  the  Rappahannock  un- 
til he  reached  Petersburg.  He  was  in  the  retreat  from  Peters- 
burg, and  reached  Lynchburg  before  learning  of  Gen.  Lee's 
surrender.     He  was  also  with  Stonewall  Jackson  from  Win- 


chester, Va.,  at  Bath  and  Romney,  and  with  Gen.  Early  at 
Winchester.  He  was  never  wounded  nor  taken  prisoner.  His 
home  was  in  Chattanooga,  where  he  died  July  6,  1903. 

L.  V.  GILBERT  was  born  February  11,  1842,  in  Coosa 
County,  Ala.  His  application  for  membership  in  this  Camp, 
indorsed  strongly  by  Hon.  E.  W.  Pettus  and  Mr.  F.  L.  Chad- 
wick,  of  Alabama,  had  been  favorably  received  and  acted  upon, 
but  he  was  not  elected  to  membership  on  account  of  his  death. 
He  enlisted  at  Perryvillc,  Perry  County,  Ala.,  in  August,  i86i, 
in  Company  A,  Twentieth  Alabama  Regiment,  in  the  Western 
Army.  He  served  also  in  Cheatham's  Division  and  Hood's 
Corps.  He  was  slightly  wounded ;  was  captured  July  22,  1864, 
and  released  from  prison  March  22,  1865.  He  was  a  private, 
and  his  occupation  after  the  war  was  that  of  carpenter.  He 
resided  in  Chattanooga,  wdierc  he  died  July  20,  1903.  He  was 
buried  at  Steele  Station. 

A.  M.  JOHNSON  was  born  at  Gainesville,  Ga.,  January  31, 
1830.  He  never  enlisted  in  the  service  of  the  Confederacy, 
but  served  the  South  during  the  war  in  the  railroad  depart- 
ment. At  one  time  he  was  superintendent  of  the  Wills  Valley 
Road  (now  the  Alabama  Great  Southern  Railway),  and  after- 
wards assisted  in  operating  the  Macon  &  Brunswick,  Atlanta 
&  West  Point,  and  the  Georgia  Railroad  under  Confederate- 
military  orders.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  Forrest  Camp. 
He  died  April  21,  1903.  after  a  long  illness. 

JOHN  A.  COOPER  was  born  in  Hamilton  County,  Tenn., 
May  27,  1815.  He  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army  at  Chat- 
tanooga in  Capt.  Thomas  R.  Mitchell's  Companj',  Thirty-Fifth 
Tennessee  Infantry,  Gen.  Ben  Hill's  Command,  afterwards 
Gen.  Pat  Cleburne's.  He  was  wounded  at  Chickaniauga  :  cap- 
tured at  Jonesboro,  N.  C,  May  i,  1865.  Pie  was  paroled  May 
z6,  1865,  near  Jonesboro,  N.  C.  He  resided  in  Chattanooga, 
and  died  September  21,  1903.  and  was  buried  at  Forest  Hill 
cemetery. 

DAVID  B.  RANKIN  was  born  in  Marion  County,  Tenn., 
March  2,  1845.  He  formerly  resided  at  Cleveland,  Tenn.  He 
was  a  merchant.  He  entered  the  Confederate  service  in  May, 
1863,  at  McMinnville,  Tenn.,  in  N.  B.  Collin's  Company, 
Wheeler's  Scouts,  and  was  on  detached  service,  scouting  alt 
the  time.  He  was  once  captured,  and  escaped  the  same  night 
with  his  horse.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  this  camp.  He 
died  at  Red  Bank,  Hamilton  County,  Tenn.,  October  2,  1903, 
and  was  buried  at  his  home  October  3.  1903. 

This  ends  the  list  of  our  departed  comrades. 

For  them  the  last  sad  taps  have  sounded ; 

For  them  the  "Rebel  shout"  is  stayed  ; 
But  heaven's  the  happy  camp,  unbounded. 

Where  God's  orders  arc  obeyed. 
There  the  Prince  of  Peace  I>enignly 
Lulls  to  rest  the  soul  divinely. 

R.  N.  COOLEY. 
R.  N.  Cooley  was  a  g-allant  member  of  Company  A, 
Eleventh  Tennessee  Infantry,  and  served  faitlifully  from  May, 
'61,  to  the  close  of  the  war.  His  death  occurred  on  May  2, 
1903,  in  Memphis.  Tenn.,  where  he  had  gone  for  treatment. 
He  was  found  by  comrades  at  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  of  that 
city,  dying  alone  and  tJnattended  by  any  of  his  family.  He 
had  left  three  children  in  Desha  County,  Ark.,  when  he  went 
to  the  hospital,  and  rather  than  distress  them  by  the  infor- 
mation of  his  dying  condition,  he  bravely  endured  his  suf- 
fering and  died  in  loneliness.  He  lived  as  it  becomes  a  man 
to  live,  and  died  as  becomes  a  hero. 


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C^opfederate  l/eterag. 


Dr.  S.  H.  Stout. 

Dr.  Samuel  Hollingsworth  Stout,  A.M.,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  was 
born  in  March,  1822;  and  died  in  September,  1903.  Much 
has  been  published  in  the  Veter.\x  from  the  pen  of  Dr. 
Stout.    He  was  a  native  of  Nashville. 

Reaching  his  eighty-second  year,  more  than  three  score 
years  of  his  useful  and  valuable  life  he  wrought  most  ear- 
nestly in  behalf  of  his  fellow-man;  and  to  no  one  man  in  all 
that  devoted  band  who  formed  the  medical  staff  of  the  Army 
of  the  Confederate  States  was  given  such  opportunities  of 
relieving  the  sufferings  and  prolonging  the  lives  of  the  rank 
and  file  who  wore  the  gray.  He  availed  himself  of  these 
advantages,  and  with  self-sacrificing  zeal  and  almost  super- 
human energy  that  was  most  commendable  he  achieved 
much.  Systematic  and  methodical  in  everything,  with  a 
clearness  of  intellect  and  logical  reasoning,  never  over- 
looking the  rights  of  others,  their  peculiarities  and  environ- 
ments, his  services,  whether  as  surgeon  of  Brown's  (Third 
Tennessee)  Regiment  of  Infantry  during  the  first  year  of 
the  great  war  or  in  the  more  arduous  and  responsible  posi- 
tion he  held  during  the  three  subsequent  years  of  that  mem- 
orable struggle  as  Medical  Director  of  the  Hospitals  of  the 
Army  of  Tennessee,  are  deserving  of  high  commendation. 

Although  in  comparatively  good  health  for  his  advanced 
age,  he  evidently  wrote  with  prophetic  view,  as  if  he  appre- 
hended that  the  end  was  near.  Having  recently  removed 
from  Dallas  to  Clarendon,  he  stated:  "I  am  more  satisfac- 
torily situated  here  in  Clarendon  than  I  have  ever  been  any- 
where in  Texas.  (I  have  been  in  Texas  twenty-one  years.) 
I  decline  to  visit  patients,  and  I  now  have  nothing  to  do 
save  to  work  upon  my  records,  write  my  'Narrative,'  and 
to  take  care  of  myself.  My  wife  and  I  have  greatly  im- 
proved in  health  and  strength  since  we  have  been  here." 

W.  H.  Reynolds,  Commander  of  Birmingham,  reports  that 
Dr.  A.  C.  Henry,  a  member  of  Camp  Bedford  Forrest  No. 
1387,  U.  C.  v.,  of  Woodlawn,  Ala.,  died  suddenly  on  Sep- 
tember 24,   1903.     Dr.   Henry  was  a  true  and  tried  soldier. 
He  was  a  surgeon  in  the  Confederate  army.    At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  a  minister  in  the  Christian   Church,  highly 
respected,   and  loved  by  all   his  comrades   and   friends.    The 
Camp  passed  suitable  resolutions  in  respect  and  honor  to  his 
many  sterling  qualities. 

Daniel  M.  Huett. 
Daniel  M.  Huett,  of  Company  C,  Sixth  Kentucky  Infantry, 
died  at  his  home  near  Burlington,  Ky.,  September  9,  1903. 

George  W.   Steele. 
George  W.  Steele,  of  Trousdale,  Tenn.,  member  of  Leoni- 
■das  Polk  Bivouac  and  William  Henry  Trousdale  Camp,  died 
•on  April  s,   1903.     He  served   as  a  private  in  Company  E, 
Fifty-Third  Tennessee  Regiment,  from  January,   1862. 

J.\MES  William  Holt. 
J.  W.  Holt,  a  member  of  R.  A.  Smith  Camp,  of  Jackson, 
Miss.,  died  on  September  11,  1903,  in  his  seventy-first  year. 
■Comrade  Holt  was  one  of  the  first  to  enlist  in  the  Confeder- 
ate army,  and  when  the  troops  marched  off  in  i86i  he  left 
Woodville,  Miss.,  as  color  bearer  for  the  Wilkinson  Rifles, 
▼■Company  K,  Sixteenth  Mississippi  Regiment.  He  was  soon 
promoted  to  ensign  of  the  regiment,  and  it  was  the  pride 
■of  his  life  to  recount  the  grand  charges  of  his  command,  how 
-the  colors  were   shot   down   and   recovered,   and   his   devotion 


DR.    S.    H.    STOUT. 

to  the  buUet-riddkd  flag,  emblem  of  his  overpowered  country. 
He  served  through  the  entire  war,  and  in  one  of  the  last 
charges  at  Petersburg  he  received  a  fearful  wound  in  the  head, 
from  which  he  had  a  long  siege  in  the  hospital.  His  Chris- 
tian faith  was  perfect.  No  child  ever  trusted  a  devoted  father 
more  implicitly  than  he  trusted  his  God  and  Saviour,  whom 
he  ever  served  in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

M.«ij.  John  Foster  Hearn. 
Maj.  John  Foster  Hearn,  a  native  of  Wilson  County, 
Tenn.,  who  served  in  the  Fifteenth  Tennessee  Infantry, 
died  in  Mississippi  several  years  ago.  Information  is 
wanted  concerning  his  service.  Kindly  address  the  Vet- 
eran.   He  was  familiarlj'  Icnown  as  "Jack"  Hearn. 

P.    M.    GUERRANT. 

P.  M.  Guerrant,  son  of  Rev.  Peter  D.  Guerrant,  was  born 
in  North  Carolina  in  1863.  When  a  small  boy  his  family 
moved  to  Danville,  Va.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mariah 
Cole  in  1855.  and  moved  to  Kentucky  in  1887.  Up  to  the 
time  of  Mr.  Guerrant's  death,  February  12,  1903,  at  Fulton, 
Ky.,  he  lived  a  consistent  life  as  a  Christian,  and  as  husband, 
father,  and  neighbor  he  was  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  every 
duty  in  life.  He  served  for  three  years  under  Gens.  Wheeler 
and  Forrest,  Second  Kentucky  Regiment,  and  was  noted  for  his 
bravery. 


Qoi}federate  l/eterap. 


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HOOD'S  TEXAS  BRIGADE  ASSOCIATION. 

BY    GEORGE    A.    BR.ANARn,    SECRETARY    AND    TREASURER     PERPETUAL, 
HOUSTON,   TEX. 

The  officers  for  the  following  year  are  Dr.  Sam  R.  Bur- 
roughs, of  the  First  Texas  Regiment,  President ;  W.  H.  Les 
sing,  of  the  Fourth  Texas,  Vice  President ;  Dr.  J.  C.  Jones, 
of  the  Fourth  Texas,  reelected  Surgeon  (Dr.  Tones  was  bri- 
gade surgeon  at  the  Appomattox  surrender)  ;  W.  E.  Copeland, 
of  the  Fourth  Texas,  reelected  Chaplain.  The  office  of  Treas- 
urer was  made  perpetual,  and  added  to  the  office  of  Secretary, 
which  also  is  perpetual.  It  is  the  wish  of  the  Brigade  Asso- 
ciation for  you  to  publish  as  much  of  its  proceedings  as  you 
can  conveniently  do. 

We  had  a  fine  reunion.  Over  eighty  members  answered  to 
their  names.  Our  numbers  are  growing  less  rapidly.  In  1862, 
early  in  the  spring,  we  numbered,  all  told,  in  the  three  regi- 
ments— First,  Fourth,  and  Fifth  Texas — 4,000  men  and  offi- 
cers, and  at  the  surrender  a  little  over  475.  A  large  per- 
centage of  those  who  died  were  killed  on  the  battlefield.  I 
have  in  my  possession  the  casualty  list  of  our  campaigns  until 
May,  1864.  Our  next  reunion  is  named  for  June  29  and 
30,  1904.  This  change  is  to  avoid  meeting  on  Sunday.  It  will 
he  held  at  Ennis,  Te.K. 

The  hearts  of  the  survivors  of  Hood's  Texas  Brigade  are 
with  you,  and  we  hope  the  Veteran  will  be  perpetuated  as 
long  as  a  survivor  or  a  son  of  one  lives. 


ALABAMA  REUNION  AT  BIRMINGHAM. 

Thomas  M.  Owen,  Commander  of  the  United  Sons  of  Con- 
federate Veterans  in  Alabama,  issues  reunion  orders  for  No- 
vember 4,  5,  at  Birmingham,  in  which  he  states : 

"Much  important  business  will  come  before  this  meeting, 
and  it  is  earnestly  desired  that  there  should  be  a  full  and  en- 
thusiastic attendance.  Every  Camp  in  the  division  must  be 
represented.  The  Confederate  veterans  have  their  reunion  at 
the  same  time,  and  this  in  itself  should  be  an  inspiration  to 
all  loyal  Sons  and  arouse  enthusiasm  sufficient  to  bring  dele- 
gations from  all  the  Camps. 

"Each  Camp  is  entitled  to  one  delegate  for  every  ten  active 
members  in  good  standing  on  its  rolls,  and  one  additional  for 
every  fraction  of  five  or  more  members,  but  every  Camp  in 
good  standing  is  entitled  to  at  least  two  delegates.  Delegates 
must  present  written  credeniials,  signed  by  the  commandant 
and  adjutant  of  their  Camps. 

"Camps  should  at  once  elect  delegates,  elect  or  appoint  local 
sponsors,  and  pay  the  annual  per  capita  tax.  Commandants  are 
requested  to  make  a  report  on  the  general  condition  of  the 
Camp,  the  historical  work  accomplished  during  the  year,  and 
the  contributions  made  by  the  Camp  to  patriotic  causes,  giving 
names  of  the  objects  to  which  help  has  been  given,  etc. 

"The  annual  oration  will  be  made  by  Hon.  Thomas  Goode 
Jones,  of  Montgomery.  This  oration  will  be  delivered  before 
a  joint  meeting  of  the  veterans.  Sons  of  Veterans,  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy,  and  visitors. 

"For  information  at  Birmingham,  Hugh  M.  McNutt,  Com- 
mander of  Camp  Clayton,  will  respond." 


EVACUATING  MORRIS  ISLAND. 

BY    H.    S.    FULLER,    MALVERN,   ARK. 

After  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Gen.  Colquitt's  Brigade, 
to  which  my  regiment,  the  Twenty-Third  Georgia  Infantry, 
belonged,  was  ordered  to  Charleston,  S.  C,  to  form  a  part  of 
the  garrison  at  Morris  Island.  It  was  not  a  pleasant  change 
for  men  who  had  been  marching  and  fighting  with  the  Army 
of  Northern  Virginia  to  be  cooped  up  on  a  little  sandy  island 


of  not  more  than  fifteen  or  twenty  acres  of  land  almost  sur- 
rounded by  a  fleet  of  from  fifty  to  sixty  armed  vessels  carry- 
ing guns  of  the  heaviest  caliber,  pouring  their  deadly  missiles 
on  us,  and  supported  by  land  batteries  of  heavy  artillery  and 
mortars,  to  say  nothing  of  their  sharpshooters,  who  were  ready 
and  willing  to  pick  us  off  if  we  ventured  to  show  a  hand  above 
our  fortification.  It  made  the  place  almost  intolerable  day  or 
night.  During  the  day  they  would  knock  down  so  much  of 
our  fortifications,  principally  of  sand,  that  it  would  require 
almost  the  entire  force  at  the  garrison  to  repair  it  through  the 
night.  Our  walls  were  fifteen  feet  high  and  from  twelve  to 
fourteen  feet  thick,  but  their  mortar  batteries  would  throw 
their  shells  over  in  our  midst,  doing  great  damage,  especially 
at  night,  when  the  detail  of  workers  were  repairing  damages 
done  during  the  day.  On  dark  nights  the  lighted  fuses  to 
these  shells  would  look  like  falling  stars,  and  they  would  come 
sometimes  in  such  showers  as  to  appear  that  all  the  stars  were 
falling  at  once.  It  was  a  veritable  death  trap,  and  it  was  a  re- 
lief to  us  when  we  learned  that  the  island  was  to  be  evacuated. 
On  August  31,  about  3  p.m.,  my  regiment  and  a  North  Caro- 
lina regiment  boarded  a  steamboat  at  Cummins  Point,  bound 
for  Sullivan's  Island,  and  the  North  Carolina  regiment  for 
James  Island,  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  harbor.  For  some 
reason,  designedly  or  otherwise,  the  pilot  of  the  boat  took  the 
wrong  channel,  and  when  about  a  mile  and  a  half  from  land 
we  came  in  range  of  the  guns  from  Fort  Moultrie,  occupied 
by  the  enemy,  and  in  a  few  moments  they  knocked  our  wooden 
steamboat  into  splinters,  and  she  went  down  with  a  thousand 
or  twelve  hundred  men  on  board.  Fortunately,  the  channel 
was  shallow  at  this  point  and  the  tide  was  out,  which  left  the 
upper  deck  out  of  water,  and  we  hung  on  to  it  through  the 
night,  anxiously  looking  for  relief  which  did  not  come.  We 
all  knew  what  to  expect  when  daylight  would  expose  us  to 
the  fleets  as  well  as  the  land  batteries  of  the  enemy,  all  of 
which  were  in  easy  range  of  us.  The  outlook  was  not  made 
more  hopeful  by  the  fact  that  the  tide  had  begun  to  come  in 
and  would  soon  sweep  us  off,  except  that  it  gave  us  the  choice 
of  either  being  drowned  or  shot  to  death  by  the  enemy. 
Daylight  came,  and  not  a  shot  was  fired  at  us;  then  sun-up, 
and  still  not  a  shot  from  the  enemy.  In  the  meantime  our 
marine  corps  came  to  pur  relief,  and  in  yawls  and  barges  car- 
ried us  over  to  Fort  Sumter,  landing  the  last  of  us  about 
eight  o'clock.  The  Yankees  evidently  saw  our  helpless  condi- 
tion and  refrained  from  firing  on  us,  for  which  I  have  always 
had  the  greatest  respect  for  that  particular  command,  but  I've 
never  understood  why  our  marine  corps  was  so  slow  in  com- 
ing or  attempting  to  come  to  our  relief. 

I  wish  to  correct  W.  A.  Day  concerning  his  account  of  the 
charge  on  the  Crater  at  Petersburg  July  30,  1864,  as  it  ap- 
peared in  the  August  Veteran.  I  was  an  eyewitness  to  the 
charge.  My  brigade  occupied  the  works  not  over  three  hun- 
dred yards  east  of  the  Crater,  and  on  ground  elevated  enough 
for  us  to  see  all  that  transpired.  The  memorable  charge  in 
the  evening  was  made  by  Wright's  Georgia  Brigade,  Wilco.x's 
Alabama  Brigade,  and  Mahone's  Virginia  Brigade.  If  there 
were  any  Tennesseeans,  South  Carolinians,  or  North  Caro- 
linians engaged,  it  was  at  some  other  place  than  at  the  final 
assault  made  by  the  three  brigades  named. 


THOUGHT  HE  HAD  GEN.  G.  W.  GORDON'S  SPURS. 

BY  H.  E.  WAl-D,  1023  22D  ST..  N.   W.,  WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

On  the  gth  of  July,  1864,  I  was  mustered  out  of  Company 
F,  Nineteenth  Illinois  Infantry,  at  Chicago,  after  a  service  of 
three  years  and  two  months.  I  then  went  to  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  and  was  appointed  Sutler  of  Hospital   No.  3,  located 


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Qoijfederate  l/eteraij. 


on  the  corner  of  the  Square  and  Front  Street.  When  the 
Confederates  evacuated  Nashville,  thty  burned  the  bridge 
over  the  Cumberland  River  at  that  point,  and  I  built  my  store- 
room in  Bridge  Street,  approaching  the  Sriuarc. 

The  surgeon  in  charge  of  the  hospital  was  J.  R.  Ludlow, 
of  Philadelphia,  and  the  steward  was  Horace  Baker,  from 
Maine.  I  had  some  trouble  with  the  latter,  and  an  altercation 
ensued,  in  which  I  knocked  him  over.  The  surgeon  in  charge 
of  the  hospital  preferred  charges  against  me,  and  I  was  ar- 
rested and  taken  before  the  provost  marshal  of  the  city,  who 
was  a  Lieut.  Goodwin,  of  the  Thirty-Seventh  Indiana  Infan- 
try. This  officer  said  that  I  would  have  to  go  to  prison  and 
stand  trial.  I  argued  that  a  hospital  steward  was  not  a  com- 
missioned officer,  and  my  offense  was  no  greater  than  if  I 
had  struck  a  private  soldier.  He  contended  that,  as  charges 
had  been  preferred  against  me,  he  had  no  discretion  in  the 
matter  and  no  alternative  but  to  send  me  to  prison.  I  had  a 
friend,  Martin  C.  Cotton,  a  druggist  of  South  Nashville,  who 
offered  to  go  on  my  bond  and  also  to  get  another  bondsman. 
Of  course  the  marshal  could  not  accept  their  proposition. 

I  was  marched  out  to  prison,  which  was  the  penitentiary 
west  of  the  city,  between  two  guards  with  bayoneted  guns. 
There  were  men  in  the  prison  from  all  classes  and  conditions 
of  life  and  for  all  manner  of  charges.  I  remained  there  a 
little  over  three  weeks,  during  all  which  time  my  friend  Cot- 
ton was  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  get  me  released.  It  was  just 
after  the  battle  of  Nashville,  and  there  were  a  number  of  Con- 
federate soldiers  in  the  prison,  taken  in  that  and  the  battle  of 
Franklin,  among  whom  was  Gen.  G.  W.  Gordon.  One  day  a 
man  came  along  showing  a  pair  of  spurs,  which  he  said  Gen. 
Gordon  wore  at  the  battle  of  Franklin,  and  which  the  General 
had  presented  to  him.  A  happy  thought  struck  me,  to  pur- 
chase the  spurs,  present  them  to  the  provost  marshal,  and  get 
out  of  prison.  While  we  were  looking  at  them,  I  asked  the 
man  if  he  would  sell  them.  He  said  he  would  if  he  could 
get  enough  for  them.  We  agreed  on  five  dollars,  and  I 
bought  them.  That  afternoon  I  wrote  a  note  to  Lieut.  Good- 
win, presenting  him  the  spurs.  The  next  day  he  came  out  to 
the  prison  and  had  me  called  before  him.  In  an  arrogant  tone 
he  asked  me  if  I  wrote  him  that  letter  which  he  held  in  his 
hand.  I  replied,  "Yes,"  and  in  reply  to  "where"  I  got  the  spurs 
I  said :  "I  bought  them  from  a  man  in  the  prison."  He  de- 
manded that  I  show  him  the  man.  We  soon  found  the  man, 
and  he  demanded  to  know  where  he  got  them.  "Gen.  Gordon 
gave  them  to  me,"  he  replied.  They  started  off  to  find  Gen. 
Gordon,  and  I  never  spoke  to  either  of  them  afterwards,  and 
never  again  saw  the  man  I  bought  the  spurs  from.  The  next 
day  I  was  released  from  prison.  After  the  war  I  saw  Lieut. 
Goodwin  in  this  city,  but  did  not  speak  to  him. 

[Mr.  Ward  also  inclosed  a  letter  from  Gen.  G.  W.  Gordon 
of  July  27,  1903,  in  which  he  disclaims  any  recollection  of  the 
matter,  but  doesn't  consider  it  remarkable,  as  his  mind  was 
engaged  in  graver  things.  This  significant  sentence  appears 
in  Gen.  Gordon's  letter:  "I  was  then  a  prisoner  of  war,  many 
of  my  brave  soldiers  and  comrades  had  been  slain  at  Franklin, 
and  I  then  realised  that  the  Confederate  cause  was  in  ex- 
treme peril."] 

Frank  A.  Taulman,  of  Hubbard  City,  Tex.,  wants  to  make  a 
roster  of  Company  G.  Thirty-Second  Texas,  Ector's  Brigade, 
with  which  he  served.  He  asks  that  all  comrades  seeing  this 
will  send  in  their  names  and  those  of  all  other  members  of 
whom  they  know.  The  Hon.  Travis  Henderson,  of  Paris, 
Tex.,  was  captain  of  the  company. 


JOE  JOHSSTON  CAMP,  MEXIA.  TEX. 

Joe  Johnston  Camp,  of  Mexia,  Tex.,  is  the  model  for  the 
u.  C.  V.  While  not  so  large  in  membership,  numbering  only 
one  hundred  and  sixty,  its  enthusiasm  and  good  management 
elicit  praise.  It  has  grown  from  a  small  beginning  until  at  its 
annual  reunions  there  are  from  10,000  to  12,000  persons  in  at- 
tendance daily. 

This  Camp  owns  a  beautiful  park  of  seventy-two  acres  six 
miles  out  from  Mexia,  at  the  mouth  of  Jack's  Creek  on  the 
high  bluffs  of  the  Navasota  River.  The  park  is  laid  off  in  lots, 
40x80  feet,  with  regular  avenues  and  streets.  These  lots  were 
sold  to  comrades  at  $5  each,  and  some  have  resold  at  $75. 
Some  have  built  substantial  shacks  on  their  lots.  They  have  a 
large  pavilion,  dance  hall,  waterworks,  telephone,  electric 
lights,  and  many  other  improvements. 

For  fifteen  years  the  Camp  has  been  self-sustaining,  its  reve- 
nues being  derived  from  privileges  let  out  on  the  grounds  dur- 
ing each  reunion.  This  year  the  gross  receipts  were  $801,  and 
expenses  $503,  leaving  a  balance  in  the  treasury  of  $298.  Their 
treasury  has  never  been  empty,  notwithstanding  the  many  calls 
for  charity,  which  are  always  responded  to  if  the  applicant  is 
found  worthy. 

The  reunions  are  held  during  the  moonlight  nights  of  July 
or  August.  In  the  daytime  the  crowd  is  entertained  by  music, 
distinguished  speakers,  and  business  meetings ;  at  night  there 
is  a  free  concert  at  the  pavilion.  There  are  many  attractions 
on  the  Midway,  and  it  is  from  these  that  the  Camp  derives  its 
revenue ;  and  under  the  management  of  the  Camp  there  are 
during  each  reunion  plenty  of  barbecued  meats,  bread,  etc.,  on 
the  grounds,  a  restaurant,  grocery  store,  and  lodging  house. 
The  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  and  Sons  of  Veterans  have 
a  day  each  for  their  annual  meetings.  The  entire  community 
takes  great  interest  in  and  looks  forward  to  each  reunion  for 
a  week's  outing  of  pleasure.  Many  protract  it  by  going  before 
and  remaining  after  it  closes.  Morning  and  evening  salutes  are 
fired  from  a  piece  of  the  noted  Val  Verde  batterj',  which  was 
used  during  the  war  by  both  armies,  and  which  was  buried 
three  different  times  for  safe-keeping.  An  electric  railway 
which  will  run  by  these  grounds  is  now  in  contemplation. 

The  fifteenth  annual  reunion  was  held  in  July  of  this  year. 
Maj.  H.  A.  Boyd,  a  veteran  of  two  wars,  was  elected  Com- 
mander, and  H.  W.  Williams  Adjutant. 


Average  Age  of  Veterans. — Comrade  W.  H.  Patterson,  of 
Paducah,  Ky.,  at  the  recent  reunion  there,  took  the  ages  of 
Comrades  registering,  and  he  reports  the  following  to  the 
Veter.^n  :  "I  find  that  the  total  ages  of  one  hundred 
comrades  who  were  present  at  our  reunion,  October  15,  16, 
aggregated  63.409.  Thus  you  see  the  average  age  was  63.4 
years.  The  oldest  was  J.  B.  Rark,  Third  Kentucky,  eighty-one 
years,  and  the  youngest  were  H.  E.  Hord.  Third  Kentucky,  and 
Jacob  Penn,  Seventh  Kentucky,  each  fifty-six  years." 


The  following  list  embraces,  as  far  as  known,  all  of  the  sur- 
vivors of  Company  H,  Second  Kentucky  Infantry,  who  served 
to  the  close  of  the  war:  Joseph  H.  Robinson.  James  H.  Sum- 
mers, Robert  M.  Jones.  Paschal  T.  Baker,  and  Elijah  Parker. 
The  company  was  organized  at  Camp  Boone,  Tenn.,  with  nine- 
ty-five men  early  in  July,  1861. 


The  Camp  at  Poolville.  Tex.,  held  a  reunion  on  September 
17,   which   was   well   attended.     Addresses   were   delivered  by 
Judges  J.  M.  Richards  and  D.  M.  Alexander,  and  there  were 
recitations  appropriate  to  the  occasion  by  young  ladies.     The  ■ 
meeting  was  a  specially  good  one. 


Qoijfederate  l/eterap. 


521 


REUNION  AT  PADUCAH,  KY. 

The  reunion  of  the  Second  Brigade  of  the  Kentucky  Di- 
vision, V.  C.  v.,  was  held  at  Paducah,  Ky.,  October  15  and  16. 
Tliere  were  in  attendance  six  hundred  and  fifty  old  soldiers. 
The  reunion  was  held  at  the  Fair  Grounds,  just  beyond  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city.  Visitors  were  met  at  the  railway 
stations  and  conducted  to  the  Palmer  House,  where  they  were 
enrolled  and  furnished  badges  and  had  their  return  railroad 
tickets  stamped.  All  Confederate  veterans  were  guests  of 
J.  T.  Walbert  Camp  No.  463,  and  the  badge  was  a  passport 
entitling  the  wearer  to  free  transportation  on  street  railways, 
entertainment  and  sleeping  accommodations  by  the  citizens ; 
also  to  free  meals  on  the  grounds,  where  preparations  were 
made  to  give  four  meals  to  each  of  twelve  hundred  persons. 
A  sumptuous  dinner  was  served  at  I  .y>  p.m.  on  the  15th. 
After  dinner  the  old  soldiers  assembled  in  the  amphitheater, 
J.  R.  Briggs  connnanding  the  brigade,  where  a  love  feast  was 
held  until  supper,  at  5:30  r.M.  It  was  a  part  of  the  programme 
In  hiild  a  camp  (ire  at  8  p.m.;  but  owing  to  the  difficulty  of 
lirnviding  siu'tablc  skepinc  quarters  on  the  grounds,  it  was  de- 
clared off,  and  all  but  those  who  preferred  to  remain  on  the 
grounds  and  sleep  soldier  fashion  on  straw  returned  to  the 
city,  where  the  citizens  entertained  them  for  the  night.  Those 
remaining  on  the  grounds  had  a  good  time  until  late  at  night, 
and  then  retired  to  their  straw  beds  and  left  the  camp  to  the 
guards.  Company  I,  Third  Regiment,  Kentucky  N.  G. 

We  had  breakfast  at  the  grounds.  There  was  a  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  regiments  composing  the  brigade  and  a  short  parade 
on  Broadway  from  First  to  Ninth  Street,  with  soldiers  on  foot, 
officers  and  staff  mounted,  followed  by  the  National  Guards. 
.\fter  the  parade,  we  look  cars  for  the  Fair  Grounds,  where 
dinner  was  served.  After  dinner  we  had  a  love  feast,  at  which 
all  got  happy.  Speeches  were  made  by  Gen.  H.  B.  Lyon,  Col. 
H.  S.  Hale,  Capt.  W.  C.  Clark,  R.  J.  Barber,  and  others. 
Among  our  visitors  were  S.  A.  Cunningham,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  and  Maj.  Lawson,  of  Jefferson  County,  Ky.,  Financial 
.■\gent  of  the  Confederate  Home  at  Peewee  Valley. 

The  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  held  a  delightful  recep- 
tion at  the  Palmer  House,  where  refreshments  were  served. 
The  Daughters  were  on  the  ground  in  force  each  day,  mixing 
freely  with  the  boys,  and  thereby  contributing  greatly  to  the 
success  of  the  reunion. 


REUNION  AT  CATESUILLE,  TEX. 

Report  of  the  annual  reunion  of  Gatesvillc  (Tex.)  Camp, 
.August  12-14,  comes  through  R.  L.  Suggs,  its  adjutant,  and  the 
programme  seems  to  have  been  especially  enjoyable.  The  re- 
union w-as  decidedly  the  most  successful  yet  held.  A  Con- 
fe<lerate  Park  and  Auditorium  Company  has  been  formed  there, 
beautiful  grounds  purchased,  and  a  large  auditorium  erected 
thereon.     The  old  soldiers  h.-.ve  the  use  of  this  free. 

A  fine  programme  was  carried  out  each  day  and  night. 
Since  the  last  meeting,  a  Chapter  of  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy has  been  formed,  and  it  was  through  their  efforts 
that  the  veterans  were  so  royally  entertained.  While  they 
arranged  the  programme  for  the  three  days,  yet  the  second 
day  might  be  designated  specially  as  the  Daughters'  Pay.  On 
that  morning  there  was  a  grand  carnival  and  stiect  parade.  In 
this  each  Smithern  State  was  rcpre-entcd  by  a  young  lady 
who,  with  her  altendanls,  rode  on  a  beautifully  decorated  float 
to  the  grounds.  There  were  also  a  sponsor  and  her  maids  on 
a  Confedcialc  float;  a  "Daughter  of  the  Confederacy;"  twelve 
little  girls  in  the  Maypole  dance;  twelve  little  boys  in  gray 
representing  the  "Rising  Generation"  of  the  South;  a  solder 


in  gray  and  a  soldier  in  blue;  a  sergeant  at  arms  and  color 
bearer. 

After  reaching  tlie  auditorium,  a  beautiful  Southern  drama, 
entitled  "The  Furled  Banner  of  the  South,"  was  given,  in 
which  the  sponsor  advances  from  tlie  Confederate  veterans 
with  the  furled  battlellag  to  be  placed  in  the  keeping  of  that 
State  which  can  prove  itself  most  loyal  to  it  wdien  unfurled. 
It  is  finally  given  into  the  keeping  of  the  "Rising  Generation.' 

On  the  evening  of  the  last  day  they  were  tendered  a  recepii  n 
by  the  citizens  of  the  town,  and  the  great  reunion  closed  with 
a  regular  "love  feast." 

Comrade  J.  W.  Minnick  writes  from  Grand  Isle,  La.,  con- 
cerning a  command  at  Chickamauga.  He  asks :  "What  brigade 
was  it  that,  coming  to  our  relief,  passed  through  our  horses 
huddled  around  Jay's  Mill  by  a  swing  to  the  right,  and  then  by 
an  'oblique  left,'  and  struck  a  Federal  command  to  our  right? 
We  asked  some  of  the  men  what  command  theirs  was,  and  the 
replies  were-  'Longstreet's.  Hood's  Division,  Hood's  Texas. 
We've  come  down  from  Virginia  to  help  you  fellows.'  I  went 
around  their  way  during  a  lull  and  asked  a  lieutenant,  who  was 
sheltered  behind  a  big  pine  tree  with  a  bullet  hole  through  his 
shoulder,  how  they  were  making  out,  and  he  said  badly;  that 
'Hood  ran  into  a  masked  battery,  and  they  have  fought  us  to  a 
standstill.'" 
Mr.  Minnick's  paper  concludes  with  this  paragraph  : 
"The  First  Georgia  Brigade  gets  as  its  only  credit  that  'it 
was  speedily  driven  back  on  the  infantry,'  whereas  it  held  two 
divisions  in  check  for  nearly  five  hours  without  support  other 
than  the  ignorance  of  the  enemy." 

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CONSUMPTION  CURED. 

An  old  phyalcian,  retired  fiom  practice,  had  placed  in 
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MfSS  HOBSOX  -IX  OLD  ALA- 
BAMA." 

Miss  Anne  Hobson.  whose  'In  Old 
Alabama"  has  recently  been  published  by 
Doubleday,  Page  &  Co.,  is  a  sister  of 
Lieut.  Richmond  Pearson  Hobson. 

Miss  Hobson  knows  negro  life  in  the 
South  thoroughly,  and  these  new  dialect 
stories  are  said  to  be  a  most  accurate 
delineation  of  negro  character.  "Miss 
Mouse,  the  Little  Black  Merchant"  tells 
the  stories,  which  form  a  very  humor- 
ous picture  of  life  in  a  small  Southern 
town.  The  illustrations  are  vividly  in- 
teresting, being  from  photographic 
studies  from  life.  Aside  of  her  fitness 
to  write  such  a  book.  Miss  Hobson  is 
a  loyal,  practical  Daughter  of  the  Con- 
federacy, and  she  will  appreciate  the 
friendly  interests  of  her  father's  com- 
rades and  other  families  in  behalf  of 
"Miss  Mouse." 


Mrs.  S.  J.  Nolcn  writes  from  Sharon, 
La.,  asking  for  the  address  of  the  lady 
who  sent  the  notice  about  the  grave  of 
B.  L.  Wise,  who  was  buried  somewhere 
in  Tennessee.  This  lady  had  bef  n  keep- 
ing the  grave  in  good  order. 


L.  M.  Graham,  Conner,  Fla.,  would 
like  to  hear  from  any  comrade  of  his 
brother,  W.  B.  Graham,  of  the  Sixth 
Florida  Battalion,  while  in  Fort  Dela- 
ware prison.  It  was  reported  that  he 
died  there,  but  nothing  definite  was 
ever  learned. 


Capt.  S.  T.  Kingsbery,  of  Valdosta, 
Ga.,  writes  that  a  lady  of  that  com- 
munity has  a  Bible  picked  up  by  her 
husband  on  Malvern  Hill,  Va.,  in  1862. 
On  the  fly  leaf  is  inscribed:  "Mr. 
Smith  Sage's  Bible,  presented  to  him  by 
his  sister  Jennie,"  and  below  this  is 
written  the  name  "S.  T.  Sherman,  Rich- 
mond,    Va."       There     is     a     perforated 


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card  in  the  book  in  which  is  worked, 
"I'll  not  forget  thee,"  and  a  wreath  of 
llowcrs  is  also  attached  to  the  fly  leaf. 
The  Bible  w^iil  be  gladly  surrendered  to 
the  owner  or  any  member  of  his  family. 


Thomas  F.  Mobley,  of  Pewee  Valley, 
Ky.  (Kentucky  Confederate  Home), 
would  like  to  get  some  information 
about  his  brother  George,  who  died  at 
Dixon's  Springs,  Tenn.,  at  the  home  of 
Mrs.  Gipson  and  was  buried  in  her  gar- 
den. George  belonged  to  the  First 
Kentucky  Cavalry,  Col.  Ben  Hardin 
Helm's  Regiment. 


L.  McLendon,  Company  G.  First 
Arkansas  Cavalry,  Rison,  Ark.:  "For 
the  purpose  of  assisting  Col.  S.  H. 
Nowlin,  Chairman  of  the  Historical 
Committee  of  United  Confederate  Vet- 
erans of  Arkansas,  I  should  like  for  any 
member  of  Company  G,  First  Arkansas 
Cavalry,  to  make  out  a  list  of  the  mem- 
bers so  far  as  recalled  and  send  to  me 
to  be  forwarded  to  Col.  Nowlin.  If 
Orderly  Sergeant  McKelvy  is  still  liv- 
ing, he  will  doubtless  have  the  roll  of 
our  company.  He  was  elected  at  Fred- 
ericktown,   Mo. 


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"Twelve  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
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readv  t<>  answer  any  ami  all  (juestions  pertain- 
ing; to  your  medicine  and  treatnienr.  I  remain 
youis  ior  success,  K.  L.  Simmons, 

Flatonia,  Tex. 

Tlie  Combination  Oil  Cure  for  Cancer  has  the 
imlorsement  of  the  hij,diest  medical  authoiity  in 
tlie  world.  It  would  seem  strange  indeed  if  per- 
sons atllicted  with  ciinccrs  and  tumors,  Jiftcr 
knowinj;  the  facts,  wnuld  resort  to  the  dreaded 
knife  and  burning  plaster,  wliicli  have  hitherto 
been  attencled  with  such  fatal  results.  The  fact 
that  m  llie  last  eight  years  over  one  hundred 
doctors  have  put  themselves  under  this  mild 
treaimeiit  shows  their  conlldence  in  the  new 
method  <d  treating  those  horrible  diseases.  Ter- 
eony  alhicted  will  do  well  to  send  for  free  book 
jjiving  paiticnlars  and  prices  of  Oils.  C:dl  on 
or  addiess  Dk.  D.  M.  ISyk  Co.,  418  MhIu  Street, 
Dallas,  Tex.    P.  O.  Box  402. 


Qoofederate  l/eterap. 


Big  Four  Route. 

Summer  Tourist  Line  to 

MOUNTAINS, 

LAKES,        FOREST, 

and  SHORE. 

NEW  YORK  and  BOSTON, 

The  Traveler's  Favorite  Line. 


g*Ulf»AHn     Pullman     Sleeping      Cars 
•»"'•*'•**•'  Strictly  Modern. 


IntHanapolis,  PeoHa, 

and  all  points  in 

Indiana  and  Michiganm 

Vnequaled  Dining  Car  Service, 

Modern  Equipment. 

Fast  ScheoLles. 

Write  for  Summer  Tourist  Book. 

WARREN  J.  LYNCH,  W.  P.  DEPPE, 

Gen'l  Pass.  *  Ticket  Agt.,    Ai.st.  G.  T.  .V  T.  A., 

Cincinnati,  Otiio, 

S.  J.  GATES.  General  Agent.  Lo.iisville,  Ky. 


TAKE   THE 


Natchez  &  Southern  Ry, 


•  ANDi 


New  Orleans  & 
Northwestern  R.  R. 


FROM 


NATCHEZ,  MISS., 

TO=  ^ 

POINTS  NORTH. 


W.  C.  STITH, 

Fraloht  Traffic  fVlanao«r. 

H.  C.  TOWNSEND, 

Cenaral  Passenger  and  Tickal  Aganl, 

SI.  Louis,  IMo. 

C.   B.   BROWNELL, 

Ass't  Can'l  Freight  and  Passenger  Agent. 


VA. 


THE  GREAT 

SOUTHWEST. 


MANY    SEEKING   HOMES  WHERE 

LANDS  ARE  CHEAP  AND 

CLIMATE  IS  MILD. 


Low   Rate*  for  Home  Seekers  and  Colonists 
Twice  a  Montli. 


Many  farmers  in  the  Northern  and 
Eastern  States  are  selling  their  high- 
priced  lands  and  locating  in  the  Sonth- 
wcst — in  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Loiiisinna, 
and  Texas.  Many  who  have  been  unable 
to  own  their  homes  in  the  older  country  are 
buying  land  at  the  low  prices  prevailing 
in  the  new  country — $s,  $io,  $15  per  acre 
and  up.  These  lands  are  mostly  cut-over 
timber  lands,  some  of  them  possessing 
a  deep,  rich  soil,  producing  corn,  wheat, 
oats,  clover,  cotton,  fruits,  and  vegeta- 
bles. Well-inipruved  farms  are  scat- 
tered througliMut  this  country.  Many 
places  with  small  clearings  and  some  im- 
provements can  be  bought  very  cheap. 
Our  descriptive  literature  gives  a  fairly 
good  idea  of  this  country.  It  tells  about 
the  soil,  crops,  climate,  people,  schools, 
churches,  water,  and  health.  It  contains 
maps  showing  the  location  of  counties, 
towns,  railways,  and  streams,  and  gives 
the  names  and  addresses  of  real  estate 
dealers  in  the  towns. 

Reduced  rates  for  home  seekers  and 
colonists  are  in  effect  first  and  third 
Tuesdays  of  each  month,  by  way  of  St. 
Louis,  Cairo,  or  lilemphis  and  the  Cot- 
ton Belt  Route.  Let  us  send  you  our 
literature  and  quote  you  rates,  .\ddrcss 
W.  G.  Adams,  Traveling  Passenger 
Agent  Cotton  r.elt  Route.  Nashville. 
Tenn .  or  E.  W.  La  Beaume,  General 
Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent  Cotton  Belt 
Route.  St,  Louis,  !^To. 


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ALL-WOOL 


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nf  All  Kiiuis, 

Silk  Banners,  Swords,  Belts,  Caps, 

and  all  kinds  of  M.lUarv  Equipment 
and  Society  (Joods  is  at 

Veteran  J.  A.  JOEL  &  CO.. 

88  Nbssbu  Street,  New  York  City. 

Si:\I)   I  Oli   riiUF.  T.T.'^T. 


AUCTION     ht'VOLVERS,    GUNS, 

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iii.iilrd  r>c  stanijis. 

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,  solutely  cured  while  yoii 

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Inhalant !     CoQtiouous 

application  direct!)  to 

^'z  _:  'lie   diseased  surface 

Asthma  as  well  as.  Catarrh.  Inexpensive,  agree- 
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Burcn  street,  Chicago. 


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MATTHEWS  ®.  CO.. 

SOLICITORS  or  PATENTS. 
Bond  Building,  Washington.  D.  C. 

ratents  and  Trade-MarlwS  sccurt'd  in  the  United 
StLitcs  and  Forriirn  Comitrirs.  Pamphlet  of  In- 
strnrtioiis  fiiriiislied  free  ni>  ap|>liratinn. 


BEST 

PASSENGER  SERVICE 

IN  TEXAS. 

4-IMPORTANT  GATEWAYS-4 


T/P 


NO  TROUBLE  TO  ANSWER  QUESTIONS. 


E.  P.TURNER, 

Oen-l  Pass'r  and  Tiokct  Aocnt. 

Dallas,  texa* 


QoQfederat^  l/eterap. 


Southern  Railway 

7,814  Klles.  One  ManayemoDt. 

PeaetTsttng  tea  Suutbeni  gtmtet.    BcaclUac 

Prlacip»I  CltlM  or  the  SoaUi  wiU> 

Its  OwB  LiDca. 

Solid  Vestibuled  Trains. 
Unexcelled  Equipment 
Fast  Schedules. 

DININO  CARS  on  operated    on    Bontbcn 
-^-^^^^^—    Hallway  tialns. 

OBSeR¥A  TION  CARS  <>■>  Washington  mmI 

Souihweateni  VeaU- 

bnled  Limltail,  and  W&eblngion  aid  Ctet- 
tanooga  Limited  rla  LynoUnirg. 

CLEGAHT   PUUMAM  SLEEFHtO  CA/tS 


oi  tlie  lateat  pattern  on  aU  tturongk 

8.  H.  HARDWICK, 
OcBsral  Paasenger  Agt.,  Waeblnglom,  D.  O, 

0.  A.  BENSCOTEB, 
Aaat.  ewi'l^Pasa.  Agu  Chattanooga,  Team, 

J.  E.  SHIPLEY, 
Traveling  Paoa.  Agt.,  CtaatUnoogs,  Ttaa. 


Low  Colonist 


Rates 


VIA    THE 


TO 


The  WEST  and 
SOUTHWEST 


This  is  a  good  route  to  the 
new  and  fertile  fields  of  Okla- 
homa, the  Indian  Territory  and 
Texas.  Low  rates — both  single 
and  round  trip — in  effect  on  the 
first  and  third  Tuesdays  of  each 
month.  For  detailed  informa- 
tion, address 

J.N.CORNATZAR 

Division  Passenger  Agent 
MEMPHIS,  TENNESSEE 


J 


When  writing  to  advertisers  mention  Veteran. 


JACKSONVILLE 

■via  Valdosta  Route,  from  Valdosta  via  Geoi^t 

Sonthem  .j".d  Florida  Ry.,  from  Macci. 

via  Central  of  Georgia  Ry.,  from 

ATLANTA 

via  Western  and  Atlantic  R.  R.,  from 

CHATTANOOGA 


NASHVILLE 

ashville,  Chattanoog-a,  and  St.  L 
arriving  at 

ST.  LOUIS 


Tl&the  Nashville,  Chattanoog-a,  and  St.  Louie  R7.. 

arriving  at 


AND   AT 

CHICAGO 

over  the  Illinois  Centra!  R.  R.  from  Martia^Tenn 


DOUBLE  DAILY  SERVICE  AND 
THROUGH  SLEEPING  CARS 

MAINTAINED   OVER  THIS 

SCENIC   LINE. 


Ticket  ag^ects  of  the  Jacksonville -St.  Louis  ani? 
Chicago  line,  and  agents  of  connecting  lines  Ie 
Florida  and  the  Southeast,  ^ill  give  you  full  Id- 
formation  as  to  schedules  ot  tni^  double  daily  serv- 
ice to  St.  Louis,  Chicago,  and  the  Northwest,  and 
of  train  time  of  lines  connecting.  They  will  also 
sell  you  tickets  and  advise  you  as  to  rates. 


F.  D.  MILLER,        -        •        •        Atlanta,  Ga. 

Traveling  Passenger  Agent  I.  C.  R.  R. 
WM.  SMITH,  JR.,      •      •      Nashville,  Tenn^ 

Commercial  Agent. 


r\|#l  Q  Chain  ofS  Colleges  owned  by  baiine«9 
Kl|«  X  men  and  indorsed  by  business  men. 
■****  **  Fourteen   Cashiers  of   Banks  are  on 

our  Board  of  Directors.  Our  diploma  means 
someihinfT.  Enter  any  lime.    Positions  secured. 

i  Draughon's 
J  Practical... 
^  Business... 

(Incorporated,  Capital  btuck  SaOO.OUO.UO.) 
Nashville,  Tenn.        (J        Atlanta.  Ga. 
Ft.  Worth,  Texas,       c  Montgomery,  Ala. 

St.  Louis,  Mo.  .         Galveston,  Texas. 

Little  Rock,  Ark.       A        Shreveport,  La. 

For  150  page  catalogue  address  either  place. 
If  yon  prefer,  may  pay  tnitioii  out  of  salary  af- 
ter course  ia  completed.    Guarantee  graduates 
to  be  competent  or  no  charges  for  tuition. 

HOME  STUDY:  Bookkeepinsr,  Shorthand, 
Penmanship,  etc.,  tauglit  bv  mail.  Write  lor 
I(X)  page  BOOKLET  oa  Home'Study.    It's  free 

Why  Suffer  Long^er 

from  indigestion,  dyspepsia,  or  constipation  when 
so  certain  a  cure  is  offered  you?  Vernal  Saw  Pal- 
metto Berry  Wine  is  a  sure  and  positive  cure  for  all 
diseases  of  the  stomach,  liver,  kidney,  and  howels, 
while  as  a  remedy  for  all  affections  o'f  the  bladder, 
urinary  tract,  or  sexual  s\  stem  its  equal  has  yet  to  be 
prepared.  We  have  so  much  conhdence  in  Vernal 
Saw  Palmetto  Berry  Wine  that  we  don't  ask  you  to 
purchase  it  until  you  have  tried  it  and  satisfied  vour- 
self  that  it  is  impossible  to  exaggerate  its  wonderful 
curative  qualities.  If  you  are  sick,  don't  delay,  but 
lay  this  paper  down  NOW  and  write  to  the  Vernal 
Remedy  Co.,  93  Seneca  Building,  BuflFalo,  N.  V., 
foi  a  sample  of  this  wonderful  preparation.  It 
will  be  sent  by  mail,  postpaid,  without  one  cent  of 
expense  to  you,  and  the  relief  vou  will  derive  from 
the  sample  will  show  you  what  a  truly  magnificent 
remedy  v'ernal  Saw  Palmetto  Berry  Wine  is. 

Vernal  Saw  Palmetto  Berry  Wine  effects  a  cure 
because  it  goes  to  the  root  of  the  trouble  and  re- 
moves the  cause  of  the  disease.  It  builds  you  up, 
and  by  its  action  upon  the  mucous  membranes  lining 
the  various  passages  and  cavities  of  the  body  as- 
sists the  system  to  throw  off  the  dead  and  \  sele^s 
matter  that  accumulates  and  poisons  the  body.  It 
gives  you  a  regular  internal  bd.th,  and  only  one  dose 
a  day  dots  the  work. 

If  yen  are  sick,  why  hesitate  when  a  free  trial  of 
this  excellent  remedv  is  yours  for  the  asking? 

Address  Vernal  Remedy  Co.,  g-i  Seneca  Build- 
ing, Buffalo,  N.  V. 


VENh  WD/,  vicn 

Duv&rs  Eureka,  cures  Dyspepsia,  only. 
Duvakl's    Never-Fak.il,    a.    positive    cure    for 

Dropsy. 
Duva.l*s  lnfa.llible  Pile  Cure. 
Duvak.rs  Herb  Cure  for  HemorrhaLge. 


F.  M.  DUVAL,  919  Curley  St.,  Baltimore.  Md. 


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the  locality  where  you  live.  Send  us  )our  addresa  and  we  will 
exiilain  thebuBinesB  fully,  remember  we  guarantee  a  clear  pro  til 
of  $:if'>r  every  day's  work,  al>solutelv  suf  IVrttt'  alonce. 

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(Confederate  l/eterar;. 


SISTER:  READ  MY  FREE  OFFER. 


Wise  Words  to  Sufferers 

From  a  Woman  of  Notre  Dame.liil 


I  will  mail,  free  of  charee  tiiis  Home  Treatment 
with  full  instructions,  and  the  history  of  my  own 
case  to  any  lady  suffering  from  female  trouble.  You 
can  cure  yourself  at  home  without  the  aid  of 
any  physician.  It  will  cost  you  nothing  to  give 
the  treatment  atrial,  and  if  you  decide  to  continue 
it  will  only  cost  you  about  twelve  cent*  a  week^ 
It  will  not  interfere  with  your  work  or  occupation. 
I  have  nothing  to  Bell.  Tell  other  sufferers  of  il 
— that  is  alll  aslc    It  cures  all.  young  or  old. 

4^1f  you  feel  a  bearing-down  sensation,  sense  of 
impending  evil,  pain  in  the  back  or  bowels,  creeping; 
feeling  up  the  spine,  a  desire  to  cry  frequently,  hot 
flashes,  weariness,  frequent  desire  to  urinate,  or  if 
you  have  Leucorrhea  ( Whites),  displacement  or  Fall- 
inf^  of  the  Womb,  Profuse,  Scanty  or  Painful  Periods, 
Tumors  or  Growths,  address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS, 
NOTRE  DAMK.  IND.,  U.  S.  A,  for  the  F»E» 
Treatment  and  Pen,  Inporuatioh 
Thousands  besides  Bi>'««lt  have  cured  themselves  with  it.  I  send  it  in  plain  wrappers 
TO  MOTHERS  OR  nAUGHTEBh  T  will  explain  a  simple  Home  Treatment  which  speedilj 
■nd  effectually  cures/,-  rerrhea.  Green  Suf  tess  and  Painful  or  Irregjtlar  Menstruation  in  young 
Iidies  It  will  save  you  nxiety  and  extensei^<\A  save  your  daughter  the  hum..iation  of  explaining  hef 
troubles  to  others,    plurjpness  and  health  always  result  from  its  use. 

Wherever  von  live  I  can  refer  you  to  well  known  ladies  of  your  own  state  or  countv  -^'lo  know 
■nd  will  elatlly  tell  any  sufferer  that  this  Home  Treatment  really  cures  all  diseaser  .idition* 
of  our  delicate  female  orfranism,  thoroughly  strencthena  relaxed  musrles  and  liga.uents  whicll 
ause  displacement,  and  mahes  women  well.    Write  to-day,  as  this  offer  will  not  be  made  again 

Address  MRS.  M.  SUMMERS.  Box  H     NoUe  Game.  Ind..  U.  S.  A. 


CONTAGIOUS  BLOOD  POISON 


BLOOD 


is  the  name  somi'timcs  given  to  what  is  genor- 
tUy  known  as  the  DAD  DISEASE.  It  is  not 
conflned  to  dens  of  vice  or  the  lowerclasses. 
The  purest  and  best  people  are  sometimes 
Infected  with  this  awful  malady  through 
handling  the  clothing,  drinking  from  the 
BBme  vessel,  usmg  the  same  toilet  articles. 
or  otherwise  coming  In  contact  with  per- 
sons who  have  con- 
tracted it. 

It  begins  usually 
with  a  little  blisti-r 
or  sore,  then  swell- 
ing In  the  groins,  a 
red  eruption  breaks 

out  on  the  body,  sores  and  ulcers  appear 
iQ  the  mouth,  the  throat  becomes  ulcer- 
kted,  the  hair,  eye  brows  and  lashes  fall 
out  and,  as  the  blood  becomes  more  con- 
taminated, copper  colored  splotches  and 
pustular  eruptions  and  sores  appear  upon 
olderent  parts  of  the  body,  and  the  poison 
even  destroys  the  bones. 

Our  MACIO  CURE  is  a  Speclflo  for 
this  loathsome  disease,  and  cures  it  even 
In  the  worst  forms.  St  is  a  pcrf^cv  anti- 
dote for  the  powerful  virus  tha  .>■  •■utes 
the  blood  and  penetrates  to  al  pirts  of 
the  system.  Unless  you  getthls poison  out 
of  your  blood  It  wih  ruin  you,  and  bring 
dlsgraceand  disease  upon  your  children  for 
It  can  be  transmitted  from  parent  to  child. 

Write  for  our  free  home  treatment 
Vmk  and  learn  all  about  contagious  blood 
poison.    If  you  want  medical  advice  give 

OS  a  history  of  your  case,  and  our  phy- 

■Icians  will   furnish   all   the   Information  you 
wish  without  any  charge  whatever. 


We  have  a  NEW  SECRET  REMEDY  abso- 
lutely unknown  to  the  profession.    Permanent 
cures  in  l.'i  to  3.')  days.    We  refund  money  U 
we  do  not  cure.     You  can  be  treated  at 
home  for  the  same  price  and   the  same 
uaranty.    With  those  who  prefer  to  come 
ere  we  will  contract  to  cure  them  or  pay 
espenseof  coming. railroad  and  hotel  bills, 
and  make  no  charge, 
if  we  fail  to  cure.    It 
you  have  taken  mer. 
cury,  iodide  potash, 
and  still  have  aches 
and  pains,   mucous 
patches    in   mouth, 
sore  throat,  pimples,  copper-colored  spots, 
tilrrrs  on  any  pans  of  the  body,  hair  or 
eyebrows  falling  out,  it  is  this  secondary 
blood  poison  we  guarantee  to  cure.    We 
solicit  the  most  obstinate  cases  and  chal- 
lenge the  world  for  a  case  we  cannot  cure. 
This  disease  has  always  baffled  the  skill 
of   the    most  eminent    physicians.     For 
many  years  we  have  made'a  specialty  of 
treating   this  disease  with  our  MAO  10 
CUKE.and  we  have $.tOO,000 capital  behind 
our  unconditional  guaranty. 

WE    CURE   QUICKLY   AND    PERMANENTLY. 

Our  patients  cured  years  ago  by  our 
Groat  Di.soovrry,  unknown  to  the  profes- 
sion, are  tutlay  sound  and  well,  and  have 
healthy  children  since  we  cured  them 

DON'T  WASTE  YOUR   TIME   AND   MONEY 
experimenting.    We  have  the  ONLY  cure. 
Absolute    and  positive    proofs  sent  sealed 
on  application,    loapace  book  free.    NO  BRANCH 
OFFICES.    Address  luUy  as  follows: 


Cook  Remedy  Co.,  589  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago,  III. 


ONLY    ti^    WURLITZER'S 

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POST  ! 

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Will  pump  lliirty  feel 
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Every  One  Guaranteed. 

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BETWEEN 

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AND 

TEXAS 

ANQ 

MEXICO. 

THE 

I.&6.N. 

BETWEEN 
BIRHINGHIH. 
MERIDIAN 

AND 

TEXAS 

YUSHSCTETOtT. 

The  International  and  Great  Northen 
Railroad  Company 

IS  THE  SHORT  LINE. 

TlJTongh  Cars  and  Pnllmaii  Sleepers 
Dally.    Superior  Passenger  Service. 
Fast  Trains  and  Modern  EqmpmeaL 

IF  YOU  ARE  GOING  ANYWHERE, 

/        '.  and  G.  N.  Agents  for  Com- 
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AND 

TEXAS 

AND 

MEX 

MISSO\/^I 
TACIFIC 

IRON  MOUNTAIN 
ROVTE 

rrom  -^^J'T.  LO\/I.y 
and  MEMTHI^ 

Affords  lourisf,  Prospector, 
or  Home  Seeker  the  Best 
Service.  Fastest  Schedule 
to  All  Points  in 

MISSOURI,  KANSAS,  NEBRASKA, 
OKLAHOMA  and  INDIAN  TERRI' 
TORY,  COLORADO,  UTAH,  ORE' 
GON,  CALIFORNIA,  ARKANSAS, 
TEXAS,  LOUISIANA,  OLD  and 
NEW  MEXICO,  and  ARIZONA. 


Pullman  Sleepers,  Free  Re- 
clining Chair  Cars  on  All. 
Trains.  Low  Riites,  Free  De- 
scriptive Literature.  Consult 
Ticket  Agents,  or  address 


H.  C.  Townsend 

G.P.andT.A. 
St.  L^ns,  Mo. 


R.  T.  G.  Malfhews 

T.  P.  A. 

Louisville,  Kv. 


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Qoofederate  Ueterap. 


IF  YOU  ARE  GOING  WEST, 

Go    Southwest. 

The 

Southern    Pacific 

Traverses  Louisiana,  Texas,  New  Mexico, 
Arizona,  California.  Pullman  standard  and 
excursion  sleepers.  Free  chair  cars.  Day 
coaches.  OIL-BURNING  LOCOMO- 
TIVES— no    smoke,    no    dust,    no    cinders. 

Low    Colonist    Rates    to    all    Points. 

See  for  yourself  the  famous  Oil,  Rice,  Cotton,  Sugar, 
Lumber,  Tobacco,  Grape,  Truck,  and  Cattle  Country  of 

THE    GREAT    SOUTHWEST. 

Write  for  Illustrated  Pamphlets  to 
T.  J.  Anderson,  G.  P.  A.        HOUSTON,  TEX.  Joseph  Hellen,  A.  G.  P.  A. 


Do  You  Know 

That  OklaKoma.   has    raised    more    wheat    per  acre    for 

the  past  ten  years  than  any  of  the  famed  Northwestern 

wheat  States — 
That  OklaKomat   raises   the   corn   of   Iowa,   IlHnois,    and 

Nebraska — 
That  OklaKomaL  stands  at  the   head  in   the   quality   and 

yield  of  her  cotton — 
That  OklaKoma.  excels  in  the  production  and  quality  of 

oais,  barley,  rye,  and  almost  every  variety  of  fruits  and 

vetcetables — 
That  OklaKoma.  has  an  ideal  climate.' 

See  for  Yourself! 


One   Fare 
plus  $2.00 


For  the  Round  Trip, 
First  and  Third  Tues- 
days of  each  month ! 


GEO.  H.  LEE,  G.  P.  A.,  Li!lle  Rock,  Ark. 
FRANK  M.  GRIFFITH,  T.  P.  A.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 


^^ 

^'^'ToL..v  Land  Warrants 

issued  to  soldiers  of  any  war.     Also  Soldiers'  Ad- 
ditional Homestead  Rights.     Write  me  at  once. 
FRANK  H.  REGER,  Barth  Block,  Denver,  Col. 

3««Dr(5AAC[tioHWEf£\^ER 

■n^A^^a  wanted.  COCLTEBOPTIULCO.  Cbluco.UJ. 

,yire  you  Going 
Eajt? 

IF  .yo.   TAKE   THE 


SEABOARD 

AIR  LINE  RAILWAY. 


DIRECT  ROVTE  AND  A 
PLEASANT  ONE  BETWEEN 

South  and  East. 


Superb  Tr&ins! 

Pullman  Dr&wing-Rooin  Sleepers! 

Comfortable  TKoroughfare  Cars! 

CaL.fe  Dining  Ca.rs! 

For  information  as  to  rates,  reserva- 
tions, descriptive  advertising  matter, 
call  on  your  nearest  ticket  agent  or 
address 

WILLIAM  B.  CLEMENTS.  T.  P.  A., 

CKaj'les  B.  R.ya.n,         W.  E.  Chrisli&n. 

U-  1'.  A..  A.  G.  I'.  A., 

I'oKTSMIM   I'M,   Va.  AILANTA.  ItA. 


NORTH    TEXAS 
^     POINTS     ^ 

VIA 


Santa  Fe 

il  1^ 


TO 


Ga.Iveston,  and  Points 
South,  East,  and 
West.  ^  ^  Equip- 
meivt,  Service,  and  Cui- 
sine unsurpaLSsed.  «^ 


W.  S.  KEENAN,  G.  P.  A., 

Galveston,  Tex. 


Qopfederat*^  l/eteraij. 


A  Bath 

for 
Beauty 

and 
Health. 


Allen's  Fountain  Brush  and  Bath  Outfit 

Friction,  ShoTverand  IVtiiRnnife  Combined, 

The  only  Sanitary  Idtlh  Itrush  Hint  ut  one  o(>cratn>n 
th'TouKhly  cU'ttnseH  the  pkin,  irupartlnff  a  healfhy 
tnne  and  (t'o".  i^"*!  puts  one  in  a  condition  to  resist 
I'fjlds,  lu-Krtppc  and  nil  contagious  and  liifocttmis  dl8- 
■^(1888,  KurnlHhed  either  fur  Imth  tub  eonm-ftlun,  or 
with  our  fountftln  and  Safety  I'nrtJildo  Floor  Mat.  Kii- 
nbllnx  one  to  t«l*R  a  prrfeet  flpruy  and  frlctlonal  Imtli 
In  any  room,  ^Vlth  this  oiitllt  one  la  Independent  «f 
(he  bath  room,  n-^  a  better  h.ith  enn  be  taken  with  two 
quarts  of  water,  than  with  a  tub  full  the  old  way.  In- 
sures a  clear  complexion,  brijrht  eyeB,  rcsy  ehteks, 
cheerful  Bplrita,  8otind  sleep.  Should  be  in  every  home 
and  every  travelers  trunk  or  K^lp-  Full  outfit  ^  o. 
8.  conslHtlnpr  of  Fountain  Brush;  combination  rnhiier 
hot  water  hng.  bath  fountain  and  eyrlDgu  and  Buluty 
mat-    i*rlco*fi.fiO. 

Atwanie  M*  tn»kl0R  from  126  to  176  per  work 
/tj^ClllA  BpiUnj  ibfje  (lutfltK.  SpiiiI  for  F!a:E 
bookTM,  "The  Scli'DCO  of  tli«  Bath,"  prlrr*  KDil  trrinft. 

THE  ALLEN  MANUFACTURING  CO^  434  Erie  St..  ToleJo.  0. 


Of*  iklloai. 


LVAtlSVlllMERRE  HAUTE  RR- 


■^s» 


TO  THE 

NORTH 

NEW  ORLEANS'  _ 


CHICAGO 


DANVILLE 


TERRE  HAUTE 

vincennes 
FevansVille 

nashville 

BIRMINGHAM 
MONTGOMERY 


MOBILE 


Tfmmft  SERVICE 

VU  L  4  N.,  E.  4  T.  H.  and  C.  4  E  I 

2VcstibuIed  Throueh  Trains  4| 
Daily,  NashvUIe  to  Chicago  £ 
Tbmfb  BoHct  SlMpInt  inc)  Oar  Cotcket, 
New  Orltans  to  Chicago. 


w.  p.  ramtas  0.  P.  A. 
rvAvartLLa.  am. 


D.  H   B1M.IUS  O.  ■.  A 
w\aR7iLLa  Tan. 


A  FACT. 

The  New  Orleans  Short  Liae 

frnin  all 

Eastern  and  Virginia  Cities 

is  \i:i  Ihe 

Norfolk  &  Western  Railway 

BRISTOL  and  CHATTANOOGA. 

THROUGH  SERVICE. 

DINING  CAR. 

All  infcirmiilioii  clicprfullv  fiiniislieil. 


I..  J.  ELUS,  E.  r.  A,, 

I.  E.  PRINDLE.  p^.^^^''-^""™"-^--  >>■•="'  Vork. 

C.  P.  GAITHER,  3J'S  Broadway.  New  York. 

E.  J.  EOCKwd,'f,?:'rX.,^'-  ''°''°"'  ^'''- 

„    ,,    „^ '2-0  Pi.  Ave.,  Washinclon,  D.  C. 

C.  II.  COSLEV,  I).  P.  A.,  .     •'-■ 

,«.r,T  ^    .  "l?  Main  St.,  niclimond,  Va. 

JOHX  E.  \VAG\E|{,  C.  P.  A  , 

^v.E.HAZLE^^S;?/i:%"'A'''^'""°"''•'••• 

E.L.HANES.C.R'^'f"^'-^'"*"'-'''- 

■..    r,    ,.^,,„„,  '■-°-'^'"'"  ■'''•.  Lynchburg,  Va. 
S.  B.  YOUNGEIt,  (;.  A., 

..-,,„„.     ''-°  '^''''"  Street,  Lynchburg,  Va. 
M.  F.  BRACG,    1.  1'.  A.,  Roanoke,  Va. 
\V.  B.  BEVILE,  G.  P.  A.,  Roanoke,  Va. 


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■J-^ACHERS    RANTED. 

_  \Ve  n.T.l  at  oiu  i-  a  few  more  Teachers.  Good  po- 
sitions are  being  tilled  daily  by  us.  We  are  receiv- 
ins  more  calls  this  year  tlian  ever  before.  Schools 
and  colleges  supplied  with  teachers  free  of  cost. 
Inclose  stamp  for  reply, 

AMERICAN  TEACHERS'  ASSOCIATION, 

J,  L,  Graham,  LL.D.,  Manager, 
152-154  Randolph  Building,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

OLD  SOLDIERS. 

Nice,  light,  easy  work  for  you,  and  a  big 
profit  too,  selling  Prof.  Long's  Magnetic 
Combs.  Beautiful  and  unbreakable.  Remove 
dandruff,  stop  hair  from  falling  out,  and  make 
fluffy  hair.  50c.  sample  25c.  Catalogue  free. 
PROF.  LONG,  7b  Ash  St.,  Pekin.  111. 

"Son^s  of  the  Confederacy  and 
Plantation  Melodies." 

Containing  ly  Southern  songs,  words  and  music. 

Price,  50  cents.     Best  collection  for  use  in  schools, 

Camps,  and   Chapters.      Circulars  and  information 

free.     Agents  wanted.     Big  commission.     Address 

Mrs.  Albert  Mitchell.  Paris.  Ky, 


Follow  the  Flag. 


"DAILY" 

Sept.  15  to  Nov.  30. 

Very  low  one-way  colonist  rales  lo  Califnini*. 
VVashington,  Oregon,  Montana.  British  Colum- 
bia, and   intermediate  points. 

Very  Inw  round-lrip  rate  to 

Salt  Lake  and  O^den, 

SEPTEMBER   12  lo  14. 

Denver  and  Return, 

OCTOBER  5  to  8. 

San  Francisco  and 
Los  Angeles, 

OCTOBER  8  to  17, 

For  information  regarding  the  above  low- 
rate  excursions  ask  your  local  ticket  agent 
or  write  the  undersigned. 

F.  W.  GREENE,  D.  P.  A.  Wabash  R,R., 

223  Fourth  Avenue,  Louisville.  Ky. 

Atlantic  foast  Ljne 

MILEAGE  TICKETS 

($25  PER  1,000  MILES) 

ARE  GOOD  OVER  THE  FOLLOWING  LINES: 

Atlanta    K  loxvillc  &  Northern  Ry. 

Atl.inta  A  West  Point  R.  R. 

Banimore  Steam  Packet  Co.  ^    Between   Baltimore 

Chesapeake  Steamship   Co.  j  ami  Norfolk. 

Charleston  &  Western  Carolina   Ry. 

Columbia.   Nrwiniry  &   Laurens  R.   R. 


Georuia    Nnrtlirrn     Railway. 

Georgia    Railroad- 
Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R. 
Louisville,   Henderson  &   St.    Louis   R>. 
Nashville.  Challanonqn  S,   St.  Louis  Ry. 
Norlhwoslcrn     Ky.    ol     South     Carolina. 
Coast    Line    Steamboat    Co. 
Richmond,  Frederirkshiirq   A  Potomac  R.  R, 
Seaboard  Air  Line  Ry. 


Western  &   Atlantic   Ry. 
Washington    Soidhern    Ry. 
Western    R>.   ol   Alahama. 

»    CONVENIENT     METHOD    OF    TRAVELIHO. 

W.   J.   CRAIG, 

General  Passenger  Agenl, 
See  Ticket  Agents.  Wilmington.  N.  C. 


World's 
Largest 
Hotel  Bein^ 
Built  on  the 
World's 
Pair 

Grounds, 
St.  Louis,  by 
The  Gook 
Hotel  and 
Excursion 
Go. 


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Entrance  to  Hotel  "Napoleon  Bonaparte" — The  Largest  Hotel  in  the  World. 

World's  Fair  Site,  St.  Louis. 
O'w^ned  and  Operated  by  The  Cook  Hotel  and  Excursion  Co 


THE    ST.    LOUIS    GLOBE  DEMOeRAT    SaYSt 

THE  largest  hold  in  the  world  and  the  only  private  business  enterprise  on  the  World's  Fair  grounds,  apart  from  the  exhibits  of  the  concessionaires 
on  the  Pike,  is  now  in  course  of  erection.  The  Napoleon  Bonaparte  will  be  the  name  of  this  mammoth  building.  The  hotel  will  stand  on  one  of 
the  highest  elevations  of  the  Fair  grounds,  at  the  southwest  corner.  The  immense  size  of  the  building  will  make  it  one  of  the  sights  of  the  city. 
It  will  have  a  frontage  of  2,500  feet,  a  greater  length  than  eight  city  blocks,  or  approximately-about  one-half  mile.  In  depth  the  structure  will  average 
about  250  feet  at  its  deepest  part,  but  even  at  this  the  total  ground  area  covered  by  the  hotel  will  be  over  fourteen  acres.  The  plans  contemplate  the  ac- 
commodation of  7.000  guests  at  one  time.  It  will  be  but  two  stories  in  height.  On  the  first  floor  will  be  located  the  office  rotunda,  dining  rooms,  and 
lunch  rooms.  The  main  dining  room  will  be  17^  by  200  feet  in  size,  the  rotunda  will  be  200  feet  square,  and  the  lunch  room  will  be  120  by  48  feet. 
In  the  dining  room  a  brigade  of  soldiers  might  eat  at  one  time,  while  the  rotunda  could  furnish  lounging  quarters  for  a  regiment.  One  of  the  attractive 
features  of  the  gigaritic  hotel  will  be  the  broad  piazza,  extending  along  the  full  front  nf  the  building,  from  which  a  bird's-eye  view  of  the  en- 
tire Fair  may  be  obtained. 

WILLIAM  MODE  COOK.  President!     C.  M.  HILL.  Vice  President,     L  C.  SPOONER,  Secretary  1     G.  H.  TEN  BROEK.  Treasurer  and  AUorney  for  Company. 

THE  COOK  HOTEL  AND  EXCVRSION  CO., 

(a     rvllSSOURI     CO  R  PO  rat:  ON— _C  API  TAU.     SIBO.OOO) 

Owners  of  the  NAPOLEON  BONAPARTE  HOTEL  (the  l&rgest  the  world  Ka.s  ever  known). 
whicK  is  loca>.ted  on  ground  don&.ted  by  the  Exposition  Con\p&.ny,  on  the  World's  FaLir  site, 
in  aLppreciation  of  the  merit  of  this  enterprise  a^nd  its  ^rea.(  educsLtional  vak.lue.  J*  ^ 


THIS  COMPANY  is  now  prepared  to  offer  to  school-teachers  and  to  the  pub- 
lic at  large  unusual  advantages  and  opportunities.     These  are: 

The  positive  reservation  of  accommodations  in  the  Hotel  Napoleon  Bonaparte 
upon  one  week's  notice. 

The  saving  of  street  car  fares,  and  the  avoidance  of  the  ordeal  of  going  to 
and  from  the  grounds  by  the  overtaxed   street  car  service. 

Medical  attendance  whenever  necessary  without  extra  charge. 

The  privilege  of  living  in  the  largest  hotel  the  world  has  ever  known,  and 
the  only  one  ever  located  on  a  World's  Fair  site  and  on  high  ground  over- 
looking it  all. 

The  privilege  of  transferring  your  rights  to  any  other  person  if  through  sick- 
ness or  other  unavoidable  causes  you  cannot  go  y  -'jsclf. 

Daily  admissions  to  the  Fair.  .    JF* 

The  opportunity  of  enjoying  all  the  above  at  n  '-^^  >  nominal  as  to  place 
them  within  the  reach  of  every  one.  C  ^ 

Street  cars  run  from  the  Hotel  to  every  part  of  the  city.     "^    ti^"*^  c^pts. 

The  Intramural  Railroad,  which  tuns  through  ail  parts  or  -Ofyl'  grounds, 
is  directly  in  front  of  the  Napoleon  Bonaparte  Hotel.     Fare,  five  ..  ^Q 

During  the  World's  Fair  railroads  will  make  low  rates,  and  it  will  t.  tor 

members  to  estimate  their  total  expenses  for  trip  to  the  Fair.  *^js 

The  rooms  in  the  hotel  will  be  of  all  sizes  to  accommodate  large  or  small  p^'^ 
ties.  All  rooms  will  be  furnished  neatly  and  comfortably.  The  table  will  be 
supplied  with  all  there  is  in  the  market,  of  the  best  quality,  and  prepared  by 
experts.     Electric  fans  will  be  providL-d  for  every  room. 


Vnder  no  circumstances  will  these  advantages  aLi\d  rights  be 
^iven  unless  secured  by  contra.ct  in  aL.dva>.nce.  As  soon  as  the  limited 
number  of  memberships  are  sold  this  qffer  will  be  withdrawn  and  memberships 
will  be  worth  a  premium.  Our  rates  are  made  possible  only  by  the  large  num- 
ber we  expect  to  entertain,  and  because  of  the  action  of  the  Exposition  Compa- 
ny in  donating  to  us  a  portion  of  the  World's  Fair  site  on  which  to  erect  our 


hotel. 


AMERienX  PLTIX. 


For  S15 — that  is,  $2  down  and  the  balance  monthly  until  paid  before  May, 
1904, — we  will  issue  a  certificate  entitling  the  holder  to  all  of  the  above  accom- 
modations and  privileges,  towit:  six  days'  board  and  lodging  (and  longer,  if  de- 
sired, at  proportionate  rales),  six  admissions  to  the  Fair,  and  medical  attention 
when  necessary. 

EUROPEAN  PLTtlV. 

For  an  engagement  of  rooms  for  no  less  than  six  days,  and  for  as  many  more  as 
desired,  rates  have  been  placed  at  from  $1  to  $s  per  day,  graded  according  to 
size  and  location  of  room,  etc.  First  payment  on  membership  fee  is  $2,  bal- 
Oa'^pce  monthly  until  paid  before  May,  1004.  The  memberships,  as  already 
**  jtated,  being  limited,  it  behooves  ail  contemplating  a  visit  to  the  Fair  to  at  once 
send  their  S2,  first  payment,  to  the  Cook  Hotel  and  Excursion  Co.,  at  the  general 
offices  of  the  Company  named  below,  when  proper  certificate  will  be  forwarded. 


GENERAL  OFFIGES,   HOLLAND  BUILDING, 


ST.  LOUIS.    MO. 


References:   Leading  men  ot  St.  Louis,  including  Exposition  officials,  and  many  bankers  in  various  cities. 

DEPOSITORY,  THIRD  NATIONAL  BANK,  ST.   LOUIS, 


address  H.  G.  eaSJPER,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Southern  a^ent. 


Reunion  or  united  Gonislerals  Vel^ran-s  for  1904.  to  Ds  Held  in  Nasfiviile.   Tims  not  iiettixod 


Vol.  II 


NASHVILLE,  TENN  ,  DECEMBER,  1903 


No.  12 


opfederate  l/eterap 


GROUP  OF  U.  D.  C.  AT  ANNUAL  CONVtNTION.  CHARLESTON.  S.  C.  NOVEMBER.  1903. 

Aiii.iiif;  Ihc  gi'llUcineii   in   llif  nn.ii|)  will   ln>  s.-.ii   tin-  liiiMTiicir  of  >  .iilli   t  :iriiliiia.    .\Li\  or  SiiiUhr,   ..f 
,  Charleston,  and  Hon.  Ed  I.    Valentine  and  E.  D.  Tajlor,  of  Richmond. 


EJVG1RAVIJVG 

'By  ^yill    'Processes 

COPPER   PLATE   Reception  and    Wedding 

Cards,  Society  Invitations,  Calling  Cards, 

and  Announcements. 
STEEL  DTE  EMBOSSED  Monograms  and 

Business  Stationery  in  the  latezt  styles. 
HALF-TONE  and  ZINC  PLATES  for  il- 

lustratice  purposes — the  oery  best  made. 

hit  he  graphic 

E.ngra.'Ved 

Commercial  Work,  Color  Posters  in  special 
designs  for  all  purposes — Bivouac  and  Re- 
union Occasions. 


^randci  "Printing  Company 

NASHVILLE,    TENN. 

Manufacturing  Stationers, 
Printers,  and  Genera^l  Office  Outfitters 


AX  a: 


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THE  WEST  POINT  ROUTE 

Atlanta  and  West  Point  Railroad, 
The  Western  Railway  of  Alabama. 

Transcontinental  Lines 
Fast  Mail  Route 

operating  tlie  fastest  scheduled  train 
in  tlie  South.     To 

TEXAS.  MEXICO,  CALIFORNIA 

and  all  Southwestern  points. 

Superb  dining  cars;  through  Pullman 
and  tourist  sleeping  cars.  For  special 
rates,  schedules,  and  all  information,  ad- 
dress 

J.  B.  Heyward,  D.  P.  A., 
Atlanta,  Ga. 


THE  MULDOON  MONUMENT  CO., 

322,  324,  i26,  328  GREEN  STREET,  LOUISVIUi,  i(Y. 


'VLDEST  AND  MOST  RELIABLE  HOUSE  IN  AMERICA.) 


Have  erected  nine-tenths  of  the  Confederate  Monuments  in  the  United 
States.  These  monuments  cost  from  five  to  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The 
following  is  a  partial  list  of  monuments  thej*  have  erected.  To  see  these 
monuments  is  to  appreciate  them. 


Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Raleigh.  N.  C. 

J.  C.  Calhoun  Sarcophagus, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
Gen.  Patrick  R.  Cleburne, 

Helena,  Ark. 
Helena,  Ark. 
Macon,  Ga. 
Columbus,  Ga. 
Thomasville,  Ga. 
Sparta,  Ga. 


Dalton,  Ga. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Columbia,  Tenn. 

Shelbyville,  Tenn. 

Franklin,  Tenn. 

Kentucky  State  Monument, 
Chickamauga  Park,  Ga. 

Lynchburg,  Va. 

Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina Monuments,  Chicka- 
mauga Park,  Ga. 

Winchester,  Va. 


When  needing  first-class,  plain,  or  artistic  work  made  from  the  finest  qual- 
ity of  material,  write  them  for  designs  and  prices. 


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Contrilmlors  are  requested  ,o  use  one  side  of  the  paper,  and  to  alit)reviale 
U  mtich  as  practicable;  these  sn^^jestions  are  important. 

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undertjike  to  return  them. 

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correspondents  use  that  term  "  \\  ar  between  the  States'*  will  be  substituted. 


OFFIClALLr  REPRESENTS! 
United  Confederats  Veterans, 

United  Daugmtkrs  op  the  CoNrEnRRACV, 

Sons  op  Veterans,  and  Other  Organizatioks. 
The  Veteran  is  approved  and  indorsed  ofticially  by  a  Larger  and  i 
elevated  patronage,  doubtless,  than  any  other  publication  In  existeoce. 

Though  men  deserve,  they  may  not  win  success. 

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•vr„    ,0    (S.  A.  CUNNINQHAJl 
i>U.  1-,  I  Proprietob. 


DELAYED  REPORTS  AND  THE  REASONS. 

Explanation  rather  tlian  apology  is  given  for  delay  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  great  convention  of  United  Daughters  of 
the  Confederacy  at  Charleston  Noveni'oer  11-14.  It  is  not  the 
fault  of  the  Veteran.  Diligence  was  exercised  to  procure 
photographs  and  reports  which  singularly  have  been  withheld 
in  sc)>  important  a  sense  that  the  entire  report  is  deferred  for 
the  next  issue.  An  important  lesson  is  worthy  to  be  learned 
by  all  who  desire  the  widespread  information  given  through 
the  VETER.^N,  which  is  that  the  publication  cannot  ii-ait.  All 
patriotic  women,  as  well  as  men,  who  want  all  the  South  to 
know  what  they  are  doing  should  send  reports  in  promptly. 

A  picture  of  U.  D.  C.  delegates  at  Charleston  on  front  page. 

Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Camp  of  Virginia  Veterans,  the 
State  organization,  including  the  able  report  of  the  Historical 
Committees,  is  withheld  for  the  succeeding  issue.  Briefly,  it 
was  a  great  reunion,  Newport  News,  the  city  that  entertained 
tliem  royally,  was  a  mere  landing  for  steamers  twenty  yearf 
ago.  Now  of  its  population  five  or  si.'c  thousand  are  employed 
in  .ship-building  for  the  government  and  for  large  coqiora- 
tions.  Long  streets  of  asphalt  and  electric  cars,  with  splendid 
business  blocks  and  beautiful  residences,  indicate  the  ability  of 
that  city  and  the  smaller  contiguous  places  of  Hampton  and 
Fortress  Monroe,  all  connected  by  electric  cars,  to  entertain 
ilie  Virginia  Veterans  in  a  manner  honorable  to  that  distin- 
guished commonwealth,  with  its  glorious  historic  record. 


PLEA  BY  GEN.  LEE  FOR  A   TENT. 

Maj.  W.  F.  Alexander,  of  Augusta,  Ga.,  possesses  a  pa- 
thetically characteristic  letter  from  Gen.  R.  E.  Lee  to  the 
Quartermaster  General,  C.  S.  A.,  which  was  never  published 
initil  recently.  The  Chronicle  mentions  it  as  "the  simple  words 
from  the  general  of  a  great  army  courteously  petitioning  a 
personal  comfort  with  no  semblance  of  high  authority :" 

"HEAnQUARTERS,  July  21,  1864. 

"General:  I  find  it  necessary  to  ask  you  for  a  new  tent.  My 
present  one  was  among  the  first  that  were  made  in  Richmond 
in  1861,  and  has  been  my  principal  habitation  ever  since, 
wherever  I  have  been.  lis  weary  jounieyings  and  the  storms, 
especially  of  the  last  two  months,  have  made  distressing  rav- 
ages upon  hi  roof  and  walls.  It  now,  I  regret  to  say,  affords 
an  insecure  shelter,  I  doubt  whether  it  will  hold  together 
longer  than  the  current  summer  months. 

"Have  you  any  good  canvas  from  which  you  can  have  me  one 
made?  If  so,  1  shall  be  obliged  to  you  for  a  new  one.  Please 
have  it  made  properly,  so  that  the  front  can  be  well  closed, 


and  let  the  apron  at  the  bottom  extend  all  the  way  round  and 
the  fly  be  sufiiciently  capacious. 
"Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  R.  E.  Lee." 


THE  VETERAN  BY  "THE  OTHER  SIDE." 
G.  S.  Conger,  Esq.,  Gouverneur,  N.  Y.,  writes: 
"Dear  Sir:  Inclosed  find  my  check  for  $2,  I  have  been  a 
subscriber  since  the  time  of  the  Atlanta  Exposition,  when  I 
took  occasion  to  look  over  the  battlefields  of  the  Southwest, 
especially  Pittsburg  Landing,  Corinth,  and  Chickamauga.  I 
was  much  interested.  ^Teeting  on  my  journey  a  Confederate 
at  Corinth,  who  had  a  Confederate  Veteran  on  his  desk,  I 
subscribed,  and  have  ever  since  read  it  with  interest  and  profit. 
I  say  profit  because  it  has  helped  me  to  put  myself  in  the 
other  fellow's  place,  for  that  I  think  is  the  only  way  we  can  do 
justice  by  those  who  diflfer  with  us.  I  was  a  member  of  Bat- 
tery D,  First  New  York  Light  Artillery,  and  was  with  the 
Fifth  Corps  of  our  army  from  the  Wilderness  to  Appomattox. 
We  lost  two  guns  near  Wilderness  tavern,  on  Orange  turn- 
pike, on  the  morning  of  May  5,  1864.  and  I  always  read  with 
peculiar  interest  anything  said  in  the  Veti^ran  covering  the 
period  and  location  of  my  service.  The  common  experiences 
of  our  soldier  life  were  the  same,  and,  though  diff^ering  from 
you  in  many  matters  of  fact  and  principle,  as  set  forth  in  the 
Veteran,  still  1  read  all  with  interest,  and  the  "Last  Roll" 
with  a  deep  feeling  of  sadness.  How  foolish  the  bitterness 
displayed  on  either  side  during  the  war  now  appears  to  us  as 
we  calmly  review  the  irrepressible  conflict  of  ideas — issues — 
that  had  to  be  fought  to  a  finish.  How  helpless  on  cither  side 
to  avert  the  awful  carnage,  but  how  considerate  we  now  ought 
to  be  of  each  other  I  Instead  of  the  bitterness  I  once  felt,  I 
now  feel  a  special  tenderness  for  every  Confederate  whose 
battle  smoke  I  saw,  and  I  would  entertain  most  royally  and 
with  the  greatest  pleasure  the  man  who  wounded  me  in  the  leg 
at  Bethesda  Church. 

"Cunningham,  you  are  a  good  fighter.  I  admire  you  for  the 
heroic  struggle  you  are  making  for  your  comrades.  They,  no 
doubt,  appreciate  it,  and  well  they  may.  Truly  you  have  given 
the  Confederate  Vkteran  a  high  rank  among  soldier  papers. 
It  excels  all  others  in  many  respects.  If  it  were  not  so  far  to 
have  you  come,  I  would  invite  you  to  come  and  talk  to  the 
soldiers  of  St.  Lawrence  County,  1  hey  would  accord  you  a 
most  hearty  reception." 

This  patriot  is  a  lawyer  at  Gouverneur,  and  is  President  of 
the  Giand  Army  Post  at  that  place.  At  a  recent  reunion  of 
his  battery  there  were  forty-four  members  present,  and  he  had 
as  guest  at  the  time  Department  Commander  Foster, 


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C^opfederate  l/eterai). 


GEORGIA  STATE  REUNION. 

The  Georgia  Division  of  United  Confederate  Veterans  held 
its  annual  reunion  in  Augusta  November  10-12.  The  Chron- 
icle, in  reporting  it,  states  that  the  convention  hall  was  crowded 
to  the  doors  when  Gen.  Clement  A.  Evans,  Commander,  called 
the  Convention  of  1903  to  order. 

Looking  out  on  the  sea  of  faces,  crowned  in  the  great  major- 
ity of  instances  with  the  silvery  locks  of  those  who  have 
grown  wrinkled  and  worn  in  the  batile  against  time,  no  one 
could  be  surprised  that  the  speakers  were  fired  with  a  seeming 
entliusiasm.  The  inspiration  lay  before  them.  No  heart  could 
fail  to  beat  faster,  no  mind  could  fail  to  think  higher  thoughts, 
no  tongue  would  have  attempted  to  say  less  than  was  said. 
It  was  a  case  of  heroes  meeting  heroes.  On  the  faces  of  the 
multitude  were  written  in  unmistakable  characters  the  signs 
of  intelligence  and  courage,  tempered  in  sufferings  and  hard- 
ships, and  purified  in  tears  and  regrets.  It  was  probably  the 
greatest  audience  that  ever  assembled  in  the  city  of  Augusta. 
At  least  it  is  true  that  no  audience  were  ever  more  in  sympathy 
with  the  reasons  of  their  coming  together. 

When  Gen.  Evans,  accompanied  by  many  members  of  his 
staff,  was  making  his  way  to  the  stage,  a  mighty  shout  rent 
the  air  and  rattled  the  glasses  in  the  windows.  Men  all  over 
the  hall  were  on  their  feet,  v/ildly  waving  their  hats. 

A  moment  later  the  Artillery  Band  struck  up  "Dixie,"  and  a 
second  storm  of  cheering  followed.  Gen.  Evans  was  forced  to 
take  a  seat  and  wait  the  lime  when  enthusiasm  could  no  longer 
prevail  because  of  the  want  of  breath. 

In  calling  the  meeting  to  order,  Gen.  Evans  said  the  Con- 
federate States  of  America  was  a  religious  body;  that  they 
believed  in  a  God,  and  said  so  in  their  organization.  Their 
great  leader  was  the  grandest  of  all  spiritual  leaders,  the  man 
of  Galilee,  Jesus  Christ.  He  wished  the  convention  to  be 
opened  with  bowed  heads  in  religious  exercise,  and  introduced 
the  Chaplain  General  of  the  U.  C.  V.,  Dr.  J.  W.  Jones,  to  lead 
in  the  devotions.  Dr.  Jones  led  in  a  beautiful  and  appropriate 
prayer. 

Organization  of  the  convention  was  effected.  The  Adjutant 
General,  W.  M.  Crumley,  read  the  list  of  Camps  in  the  State, 
and  a  Committee  on  Credentials  was  designated,  the  following 
members  being  named:  Maj.  L.  L.  Middlebrooks,  Capt.  John 
W.  Clark,  and  Capt.  E.  J.  O'Connor. 

M.NYOit  PitiNizv's  Wklcome. 

"It  is  ray  privilege  and  pleasure  to  welcome  you  to  our 
city,  and  I  but  voice  the  sentiments  of  the  entire  community 
when  1  assert  that  Augusta  has  never  known  a  prouder  mo- 
ment than  when,  throwing  open  wide  her  hospitable  arms,  she 
welcomes  the  gray  f.nd  battle-scarred  veterans — the  representa- 
tives of  a  cause  never  to  be  known  as  a  lost  one  in  the  present 
or  future  history,  while  Southern  hearts  hold  in  memory  the 
deeds  of  these  valiant  men.  We  capitulate  on  your  advance 
with  greeting  and  hospitable  thought  intent ;  and  lay  in  your 
trend  not  the  ashes  of  forgetfulness,  but  the  unquenchable  fire 
of  pride  and  patriotism  that  we  will  ever  feel  for  our  Con- 
federate soldiers.     .     .     . 

"God  grant  that  your  remaining  davs  may  be  peaceful  and 
happy,  and  when  the  last  drum  tap  is  sounded,  may  you  be 
ready,  as  you  always  were  in  the  days  of  the  sixties,  to  respond 
to  the  final  summons,  and  may  God,  in  his  mercy,  show  you 
the  way  to  cross  over  the  river  and  rest  under  the  shade  of  the 
trees. 

"To  the  sweet  and  lovely  little  lady  [Laura  Gait,  of  Louis- 
ville] who  is  our  guest  upon  this  auspicious  occasion,  we  bid 
you  a  tender,  warm,  and  loving  greeting.     In  after  life,  when 


you  have  reached  the  age  of  maturity,  may  the  event  that  has 
made  you  so  famous  never  be  forgotten  by  you,  and  may  your 
loyalty  always  be  strong  and  steadtast  to  the  sentiments  ex- 
pressed on  that  occasion. 

"We  count  ourselves  most  honored  to  welcome  to  his  old 
home  our  valued  friend,  Gen.  C.  A.  Evans.  Augusta  holds 
her  claim   upon  him  with   a  tender  allegiance  that  the  year* 


GEN.    EVANS. 


but  Strengthen  and  deepen,  and  that  he  may  continue  to  fight 
the  good  fight  that  his  life  work  so  fully  demonstrates  I  feel 
is  a  sentiment  that  finds  response  in  thousands  of  hearts. 

"Our  sister  State,  South  Carolina,  could  have  bestowed  upon 
us  no  greater  honor  on  this  momentous  occasion  than  the 
presence  of  the  galbnt  M.  C.  Butler  anfords. 

"Augusta  with  all  her  bounding  pride,  on  this  great  day, 
would  yet  be  a  derelict  to  Georgia  loyalty  did  she  fail  to 
memorialize  by  some  evidence  our  grand  and  gallant  Gordon. 
Though  unavoidably  prevented  from  meeting  with  us,  I  know 
he  is  with  us  in  spirit,  and  to  make  this,  in  very  truth,  a  re- 
union of  brave  souls,  I  call  for  three  cheers  for  the  illustrious 
John  B.  Gordon."     [They  were  given  with  zest.] 

Almost  unobserved.  Miss  Gait  had  entered  the  hall  during 
the  early  part  of  the  meeting,  and  when  discovered  by  the  audi- 
ence was  seated  next  to  Capt.  William  Dunbar,  her  escort. 
Amid  the  wildest  enthusiasm  some  one  moved,  that  she  be 
escorted  to  the  stage  and  given  a  seat  of  honor.  The  motion 
was  carried  amid  renewed  enthusiasm,  and  Miss  Gait  was 
led  to  a  seat  directly  behind  Gen.  Evans.  Ovation  after  ova- 
tion was  accorded  the  little  girl. 

Maj.  James  C.  C.  Black  welcomed  the  Veterans  to  Augusta 
in  l)oliaif  of  the  local  Camps  and  the  reunion  committee. 

Maj.  Black's  speech  was  a  gem  of  patriotic  oratory.  As  he 
resumed  his  seat,  friends  pressed  around  to  grasp  him  by  the 
hand  and  congratulate  him  on  the  magnificent  effort.  While 
this  was  going  on,  the  Artillery  Band,  which  was  stationed  in 
the  gallery,  struck  up  "My  Old  Kentucky  Home,"  and  the  old 
veterans  cheered  until  they  fell  exhausted  into  their  seats. 

Gen.  Evans  responded  to  the  addresses  of  welcome.  As  a 
preface  to  his  speech  he  declared  that  Maj.  Black  could  not 
have  been  such  an  orator  if  he  had  not  been  the  Confederate 
soldier  he  was.  At  his  command  the  great  audience  arose  as 
one  man  to  its  feet  and  gave  three  cheers  for  Mayor  Phinizy 
and  Maj.  Black,  giving  them  with  a  will. 


C^opfederate  l/etararj. 


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In  Gen.  Evans's  hearty  response  on  behalf  of  the  Georgia 
Division,  and  after  some  special  complimentary  remarks  in  re- 
gard to  the  addresses  of  welcome,  he  said: 

i  do  not  know,  in  making  this  response,  whether  or  not 
I  should  yield  myself  to  a  sunshine  and  shower  effusion  of 
combined  tears  and  laughter  produced  by  sheer  excess  of 
grateful  joy.  All  preparations  for  this  reunion  are  on  a  mag- 
nificent scale,  and  they  proclaim  like  a  pictorial  poem  the  rare 
hospitable  intent  of  our  gracious  host.  Words  of  welcome 
have  also  eloquently  informed  us  that  the  great  warm  heart  of 
this  dear  city  is  the  power  that  produced  all  these  signal  honors 
to  the  Confederate  soldier.  You  have  played,  by  word  and 
deed,  upon  the  responsive  chord  of  our  Confederate  emotions 
until  they  are  tremulous  with  the  excitement  of  this  wondrous 
scene. 

"I  am  not  capable  of  responding  by  the  use  of  that  quality 
of  speech  which  is  likened  to  silver.  I  am,  in  fact,  uncertain 
whether  it  is  best  to  speak  at  all  or  whether  all  of  us,  sitting 
subdued  into  happy,  eloquent  silence,  should  thus  more  suita- 
bly express  our  golden  gratitude. 

"It  is  one  of  those  truths,  stranger  than  fiction,  that  Augusta 
has  been  invaded  by  a  multitude  of  friends,  but  the  invaded 
city  has  captured  all  the  mvaders.  Augusta  has  not  merely 
thrown  its  gates  wide  open,  but  has  torn  down  the  fences  and 
bidden  every  Confederate  to  be  his  own  automobile,  self- 
moved,  to  come  straight  into  the  city  anywhere.  It  says,  by 
all  tokens,  that  it  is  a  blessed  privilege  to  give  ovations  to  the 
men  who  wore  the  gray ;  and  our  gray  eagle  Georgia  Division 
replies  that  it  is  still  more  blessed  to  receive  welcomes  such 
as  Augusta  gives. 

"There  is  on  the  fair  face  of  this  beautiful  day  a  smile 
which  will  not  come  off.  Music  is  in  the  air,  and  there  is 
dancing  by  the  sunbeams.  Broad  Street  blazes  like  a  king's 
highway.  Greene  Street  is  grand  and  glad,  and  other  streets 
are  dad  in  gay  attire.  The  stately  monuments  salute  the 
scene  with  patriotic  fervor,  and  North  Augusta,  across  the 
Savannah,  with  Carolina  as  her  flowing  train,  uplifts  her  hand 
and  says,  with  sparkle  in  her  eyes:  'Here's  to  your  happiness 
forever,  old  boys !' 

"Grim-visaged  war  has  surely  smoothed  his  wrinkled  front, 
and  the  voice  of  the  Southern  turtle  dove  is  heard  in  the  land. 
Confederate  joy  has  leaped  into  the  band  wagon,  and  the  band 
is  playing  "ihe  old-time  Ccmfederatc  is  good  enough  for  me.' 
Southern  patriotism  is  in  the  saddle  to-day,  and  its  spirited 
horse  prances  to  the  stirring  strains  of  dear  old  'Dixie.' 
The  bugles  sound  eternal  truth  to  strife  on  earth,  and  the 
angels  answer  back  from  heaven  a  long,  loud,  and  grand 
amen!  O  let  eternal,  happy  sunshine  suffuse  the  old  soldiers' 
souls  like  imcreated  original  light  pervades  the  paradise  of  the 
blest.  Augusta's  unsurpassed  Confederate  monument  declares 
"the  truth  where  its  inscription  says,  'Well  worthy  of  the 
grandeur  of  all  ovation  are  these  brave  soldiers  of  the  Con- 
federacy ;'  and  may  their  children  prosper  and  be  happy  as 
they  niove  on  in  the  ways  of  their  fathers ! 

"Augusta  soil  has  been  made  rich  and  sacred  by  the  fool- 
prints  of  great  colonial,  revolutionary,  and  Confederate  men. 
The  dust  of  the  plain  on  which  it  reposes  in  beauty  and  grace 
has  been  converted  into  the  gold  dust  of  precious  memory.  I 
recall  the  story  of  its  early  history,  when  great  colonials,  great 
revolutionary  heroes,  and  Confederate  princes  walked  its 
streets — among  them  George  Walton,  John  Milledge,  James 
Jackson,  and  Telfair:  Walton,  the  sturdy  patriotic  signer  of 
the  Declaration  of  Independence;  Milledge,  Jackson,  and  Tel- 
fair, the  fiery  'Liberty  boys.'  Let  me  summon  them  to  say  on 
which  side  would  they  have  stood  when  Georgia  set  its  seal 


to  the  ordinance  of  secession.  Do  you  not  hear  those  Liberty 
boys  reply :  'We  would  have  fought  for  Georgia  and  its  cause 
forever?'  Later  the  historic  visit  was  made  by  Lafayette, 
whom  Augusta  entertained  as  the  gallant  young  French 
marquis  who  had  tendered  life  and  fortune  to  achieve  the  in- 
dependence of  the  colonies.  Ask  him  his  position,  and  hear 
him  say:  'My  sword  would  have  been  drawn  for  the  inde- 
jiendencc  of  the  Confederacy."  Another  came  to  Augusta, 
whose  sublime  character  brought  to  him  the  title  of  father  of 
his  country.  Let  us  ask  Washington:  'Reverend  sir,  what 
would  you  have  done  when  invading  hosts  of  armed  men 
trampled  Southern  soil  in  1861  ?'  His  reply  would  surely  be: 
'My  course  would  have  been  precisely  that  of  Robert  Lee.' 
I  will  call  but  two  more  grand  men,  and  need  only  call  their 
names  to  say  enough  that  these  two  were  once  the  guests  of 
Augusta — Jefferson  Davis  and  Robert  E.  Lee. 

"My  comrades,  in  your  name  I  accept,  with  gratitude,  the 
splendid  hospitalities  of  this  lovely  and  prosperous  Southern 
city.  We  shall  float  our  banners  and  fly  our  battle  flags;  we 
shall  smile  and  look  young;  we  shall  laugh  and  grow  fat;  we 
shall  be  good,  at  least  while  here;  and,  although  we  shall 
sometimes  sing  the  Confederate  song  of  the  swan,  we  will  love 
Augusta  forever. 

"Augusta  !  All  our  Confederate  wealth  in  gratitude  is  your 
priceless  invested  treasure.  As  for  myself,  I  have  many  rea- 
sons to  claim  a  share  in  the  joys  of  this  occasion.  From  your 
law  school  in  the  fifties  I  received  in  my  youth  my  law  diploma. 
In  your  courthouse  I  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  From  your 
county  a  company  of  brave  and  splendid  j'oung  men  fought 


with  me  under  my  command,  and  hundreds  of  others  fought 
with  me,  side  by  side,  to  the  end.  In  passing  once  homeward, 
^adly  wounded,  I  had  a  day  of  needed  and  well-remembcrcd 
ministration  of  kindness  by  the  ladies  of  your  Wayside  Home. 
Ten  good  years  I  lived  among  you,  knew  you  well,  and  loved 
you  with  all  my  soul.  Your  city  is  very  lovely  to  my  eyes, 
and  I  love  you  with  all  my  heart  more  than  ever.     But,  better 


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Qo9federat(^  l/eterar), 


than  all,  you  have  the  hearts  of  all  my  Confederate  brothers. 
They  are  mimlful  that  Augusta  is  named  in  honor  of  a 
princess,  but  now  they  crown  you  Queen  of  Courtesy  and  Em- 
press of  Hospitality." 

At  the  conclusion  of  Gen.  Evans's  address  the  convention 
resumed  the  regular  order  of  business. 

The  Committee  on  Credentials  announced  that  sixty-six  of 
the  Camps  of  the  State  were  represented  by  properly  accred- 
ited delegates,  two  hundred  and  sixty-four  being  present. 

Gen.  Evans  announced  this  a  constitutional  quorum,  and 
proceeded  to  the  order  of  business. 

At  the  time  for  the  election  of  ofiicers  Gen.  Evans  called  Gen 
West  to  the  chair  and  retired. 

Maj.  Middlebrooks  nominated  Gen.  Evans  for  reelection. 
Maj.  J.  C.  McDonald  seconded  the  nomination,  and  Gen. 
Evans  was  elected  by  a  rising  vote,  amid  great  enthusiasm. 

He  was  escorted  back  to  the  chair.  He  feelingly  thanked  his 
comrades  for  the  honor,  tears  in  his  eyes  and  his  form  shakins; 
with  emotion.  He  asked  their  cooperation  in  working  for  the 
good  of  the  common  country  on  Confederate  principles. 

Maj.  W.  H.  Pennaman,  of  Savannah,  was  nominated  and 
unanimously  elected  as  Secretary  of  the  Georgia  Division  for 
the  ensuing  year. 

The  meeting  of  the  brigades  were  announced  for  six  o'clock 
at  the  Armory.  An  invitation  from  the  local  chapter  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  to  a  reception  at  the  courthouse 
at  seven  o'clock  was  accepted. 

The  four  brigades  held  separate  conventions  and  elected 
brigad-;  Commanders  for  the  ensuing  year  as  follows: 

Northern  Brigade — Brigadier  General,  A.  J.  West. 

Eastern  Division— Brigadier  General,  C.  M.  Wiley. 

Southern  Division— Brisadier  General,  Peter  McGlashan. 

Western  Division,  Brigadier  General,  Thornton  Wheatley. 

These  were  all  reelected.  They  responded  in  brief  addresses, 
assuring  their  men  that  the  honor  was  appreciated  and  prized 
most  highly.    Great  feeling  was  shown  in  these  addresses. 

Col.  Li.  li.  Brooks,  of  Columbia,  S.  C,  in  a  few  well-choseu 
words  introduced  Miss  Elizabeth  Lumpkin,  formerly  from 
Georgia,  but  now  of  Winthrop  College,  Rock  Hill,  S.  C,  who 
made  the  closing  address  of  the  session.  It  was  a  magnificent 
eulogy  of  Southern  people  and  the  lost  Confederacy.  More 
about  it  may  be  expected  in  the  Veteran. 

Business  features  may  also  be  given  for  information  to 
Georgians  and  as  suggestive  to  Veterans  in  other  States. 

Miss  Lumpkin  lost  a  letter  on  Greene  Street,  between  Mc- 
intosh and  the  courthouse,  or  in  the  courthouse.  It  was  a  let- 
ter signed  by  Gen,  Nelson  A.  Allies,  and  relates  to  the  shooting 
of  Miles  by  a  Confederate  soldier,  and  is  addressed  to  the  lat- 
ter, whose  name  is  not  remembered  by  Miss  Lumpkin.  It  was 
to  have  been  read  at  the  courthouse.  Any  one  finding  the  same 
will  confer  a  great  favor  by  returning  it  to  Mr.  R.  E.  Al'en, 
■jyj  Broad  Street.  Reward,  if  any  is  desired,  will  be  paid  for 
its  delivery  as  .stated. 

HOW  AUGUSTA  IV AS  SAVED  FROM  BURNING. 

BY   COL.   ALEX   ROBERT   CHISOLM,   NOW   OF   NEW   YORK. 

A  few  lines  of  secret  history  of  the  War  between  the  States, 
by  which  the  city  of  Augusta,  Ga.,  was  probably  saved  from  a 
like  disaster  to  that  which  befell  the  city  of  Columbia,  will  in- 
terest your  readers. 

My  near  relative,  Capt.  Miles  Hazzard,  now  a  resident  of 
Georgetown,  S.  C,  was  a  very  distinguished  cavalry  officer, 
commandmg  a  large  portion  of  a  Georgia  regiment,  he  being  a 
native  of  that  State.  His  command  operated  as  scouts  on  the 
flank  of  Sherman's  army  in  the  march  through  Georgia,  until 


his  arrival  at  Augusta,  where  he  was  under  the  command  of 
Gen.  D.  H.  Hill,  who  then  commanded  all  the  troops  in  the 
vicinity.  Mr.  Morse,  tlien  the  editor  of  tlie  principal  news- 
paper in  Augusta,  had  become  a  violent  opponent  of  President 
Jefferson  Davis.  In  expectation  of  Sherman  taking  Augusta, 
most  of  the  cotton  had  been  piled  in  the  widest  streets,  to  be 
burned.  Gen.  D.  H.  Hill  issued  an  order  to  Capt.  Hazzard  that 
when  Sherman  was  about  to  enter  the  city  he  must  take 
Mr.  Morse,  put  him  on  a  jackass,  and  deliver  him  to  Gen.  Sher- 
man ;  then  to  set  fire  to  the  cotton. 

I  was  in  Charlestown  with  Gen.  Beauregard,  where  I  re- 
ceived a  private  letter  from  Capt.  Hazzard.  informing  me  of 
his  oraer  and  of  his  fears  that  the  city  would  be  burned  if  the 
cotton  was  set  on  fire.  I  brought  the  matter  to  the  attention  of 
Gen.  Beauregard,  who  promptly  countermanded  Gen.  Hill's- 
orders,  thus  saving  the  cotton  and  the  city,  while  Morse  lived 
to  enjoy  his  life  in  beautiful  Augusta,  and  afterwards  became 
a  warm  friend  of  mine  in  this  city  as  manager  of  the  Daily 
News,  one  of  our  most  prosperous  democratic  papers.  Hill  and 
Morse  are  now  dead. 

Gen.  Hill  was  never  able  to  learn  how  Beauregard  came  to 
cancel  his  orders.  Only  a  few  days  since,  a  friend  of  mine  in 
this  city,  who  married  a  lady  of  South  Carolina,  informed  me 
that  he  saved  eighty  bales  of  cotton  in  Augusta,  which  he  sold 
for  one  dollar  per  pound.  The  citizens  of  Augusta  should  be 
ever  grateful  to  Capt.  Hazzard,  for  he  not  only  saved  their 
city,  but  with  the  proceeds  of  that  cotton  they  recovered  finan- 
cially much  sooner  than  those  of  any  other  Southern  city. 

1  was  present  in  Columbia,  with  Beauregard  and  Hampton, 
when  the  former  ordered  Hampton  not  to  permit  the  cotton 
there  to  be -set  on  fire,  as  it  would  endanger  the  city,  and  in  no 
event  benefit  the  enemy,  as  all  the  railways  had  been  destroyed, 
so  that  it  could  not  be  moved.  The  following  night  Sherman's 
army  set  fire  to  the  cotton  and  the  city. 


SIDNEY  HERBERT  IN  SAVANNAH  NEWS. 

Sidney  Herbert  writes  the  Savannah  (Ga.)  Nezvs:  "The  bill 
introduced  in  Congress  by  Representative  Rixey,  of  Virginia, 
to  admit  old  Confederate  soldiers  to  National  Soldiers'  Homes 
is  an  unwise  measure.  These  institutions  are  already  over- 
crowded with  old  Union  soldiers,  and  this  alone  would  be  a 
suflScient  reason  for  not  passing  the  bill.  Representative  Rixey 
should  take  the  'bull  by  the  horns'  and  not  by  the  tail,  and  in- 
troduce a  bill  for  a  national  soldiers'  home  for  old  Confederate 
soldiers.  Such  a  bill  wonld  have  a  much  better  chance  to 
pass,  and  would  win  more  general  outside  support." 

He  also  writes  concerning  the  "Daughter  of  the  Confeder- 
acy:" "I  am  glad  to  see  by  a  telegram  in  the  Augusta  Chronicle 
that  the  U.  C.  V.  of  Savannah  protests  against  making  Misi 
Laura  Gait  the  "successor"  of  Winnie  Davis,  as  the  "Daughter 
of  the  Confederacy."  As  I  have  before  stated  in  these  letters, 
there  can  be  no  legitimate  'successor'  to  that  dear  child  who 
grew  up  in  the  midst  of  the  prolonged  war  and  its  immediate 
disastrous  entailments,  and,  thus  growing  up  into  a  noble 
young  womanhood,  won  a  deep  and  abiding  place  in  the 
hearts  of  all  her  people — a  place  no  other  can  ever  occupy." 

Any  discussion  of  this  matter  should  be  regarded  as  entirely 
apart  from  the  noble  young  patriot  Kentucky  girl,  members  of 
whose  family  are  extremely  modest.  It  is  certain  they  would 
not  aspire  to  such  distinction.  The  dear  child  no  more  expect- 
ed glory  than  did  Sam  Davis  in  his  surrender  of  life  for  prin- 
ciple. Laura  Gait  yearned  for  favor  by  her  teacher,  but  to 
sing  "Marching  through  Georgia"  was  a  wicked  thing  to  do, 
and  it  was  so  very  disagreeable  to  her  that  she  put  her  fingers 
in  her  ears  to  avoid  its  wicked  sound. 


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535 


J.EE  AND  JACKSON  DAY. 

'I'lic  survivors  of  the  famous  Stonewall  Brigade,  at  a  re- 
uni'iii  lield  in  Staunton,  Va.,  on  the  twenty-second  of  October, 
adoptcil  the  following  preamble  and  resolutions,  signed  by 
'1  luiMKis  D.  Woodward,  Secretary: 

"Wlu-reas  the  day  in  January  on  which,  in  the  year  1824, 
Gen.  i  homas  J.  Jackson  was  born  is  a  matter  of  uncertainly; 
therefore  be  it 

"Resolved:  t.  That  we,  the  survivors  of  the  Stonewall  Bri- 
gade, in  reunion  assembled,  do  adopt  the  nineteenth  day  of  that 
month  as  the  anniversary  of  his  birth. 

"2.  That  as  that  date  is  also  the  anniversary  of  the  birth  of 
Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee,  and  as  these  two  great  men  were  so  united 
in  iifc  that  the  thought  of  one  instinctively  suggests  the  other, 
we  will  celebrate  the  day  as  'Lee  and  Jackson  Day.' 

"3.  That  all  Camps  of  Confederate  Veterans  and  Sons  of 
Confederate  Veterans  and  Chapters  of  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy be  requested  to  observe  the  nineteenth  day  of  Jan- 
uary as  'Lee  and  Jackson  Day,'  that  these  heroes  may  be  as 
united  in  the  memory  of  their  countrymen  as  tliey  were  in 
their  service  and  their  fame." 

Judge  John  N.  Lylc,  whose  Camp  at  Waco,  Tex.,  inaugurated 
liie  plan  to  unite  the  birthday  of  "Stonewall"  Jackson  with  that 
of  Gen.  R.  E.  Lee,  sends  the  above  and  the  following  notes : 

"From  the  inclosed  copy  of  resolutions  adopted  by  the  sur- 
vivors of  the  Stonewall  Brigade,  at  their  recent  reunion  at 
Staunton,  Va.,  you  will  sec  that  the  article  in  the  September 
\'f:TER.'>..\  has  borne  fruit  quite  early  after  planting.  I  should 
be  glad  if  you  would  publish  the  resolutions  in  the  Veteran 
and  call  attention  to  tlieni  editorially,  urging  the  Camps  and 
Chapteis  to  adopt  the  request  of  the  Stonewall  Brigade  and 
celebrate  January  19  as  'Lee  and  Jackson  Day.' 

"I  note  with  gladness  your  conmients  in  the  last  two  issues 
nn  the  decay  of  Veteran  Camps.  It  is  the  inevitable.  With  a 
few  exceptions,  the  old  boys  have  done  their  do,  and  the  af- 
fairs of  life  have  lost  interest  to  them.  It  is  hard  to  move 
them  from  the  comforts  of  the  chimney  corner.  Seeing  thi.-' 
coming,  I  have  been  urging  for  some  time  a  consolidation 
of  the  Veterans,  Daughters,  and  Sons  in  one  association  to 
take  the  place  of  the  U.  C.  V.  I  have  met  with  no  success. 
The  Veterans  here  are  organizing  a  county  association  (in- 
corporated), and  will  buy  camp  ground  and  hold  annual  re- 
tuiions  or  camps.  But  this  has  more  of  the  connnercial  than 
Confederate  motive.  It  is  to  have  a  great,  promiscuous,  po- 
litical, commercial,  social  gathering  every  summer. 

"How  would  it  do  to  consolidate  the  Sons  of  Confederate 
Veterans  and  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy?  It  is  tha 
only  chance  I  sec  of  keeping  alive  a  Simon  pure  Confederate 
organization.  If  the  Sons  were  mingled  with  the  Daughters, 
I  think  they  would  be  stimulated  to  take  greater  interest  in 
the  cause." 


-ELEVEN  COLUMNS  FOR  DAVIS  MEMORIAL." 

BY    T.   RANDOLPH    SMITH,    HENDERSON,   N.    C. 

Some  one  has  said  that  if  he  were  given  the  songs  of  a 
country  he  could  write  that  lOimtry's  history ;  and  wc  of 
"Dixie  land"  arc  proud  of  our  Southern  songs,  and  delight  in 
knowing  that  "The  Bonny  Blue  Flag"  gives  the  names  of  the 
Slates  of  our  Confederacy  in  order  as  they  seceded,  the 
eleven  sisters,  joined  by  the  holiest  of  earthly  ties,  fighting  for 
their  freedom  and  rights;  and  now  these  eleven  States — one 
time  that  glorious  dream,  the  Confederacy — with  the  L'uited 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  leading,  arc  to  erect  a  memorial 
to  our  beloved  first,  and  only.  President,  Jeflferson  Davis.     As 


those  eleven  States  acknon  ledgcd  him  as  President,  and  gave, 
as  he  did.  their  all  to  the  "loved  cause,"  so  let  them,  only 
them,  be  represented  in  that  memorial.  It  is  proposed  to  have 
thirteen  columns  in  that  memorial,  representing  the  eleven 
States  that  seceded  and  Kentucky  and  Missouri.  Think  of 
what  the  President  of  the  Confederacy  would  say  to  having 
these  States  honored  equally  with  his  own  eleven  Confederate 
States !  As  a  man  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon,  so  no 
State  could  serve  the  Confederacy  and  the  Federal  government, 
and  Kentucky  and  Missouri  had  Federal  Governors.  They 
were  represented  in  the  Federal  Congress,  and  were  under  the 
protection  of  the  Federal  flag  the  whole  four  years  of  the  war. 
Though  these  States  had  representatives  in  the  Confederate 
Congress,  they  could  not  represent  these  States. 

Kentucky,  Maryland,  and  Missouri  gave  to  the  Confederacy 
some  of  the  bravest  men  who  followed  Lee  and  Western  com- 
manders ;  and  when  the  memorial  to  President  Davis  is  com- 
pleted, let  us  erect  no  columns  to  these  States,  stepsisters 
to  the  Confederacy. 

The  memorial  at  Richmond,  the  capital  of  the  Confederate 
States  of  .America,  is  to  bo  a  symbol  of  all  that  the  Confederate 
war  meant  to  the  South — built  to  honor  the  man  chosen  from 
all  the  seceding  States  to  be  their  head — and  as  it  is  the  "holy 
of  holies"  of  our  "lost  Confederacy,"  let  no  State  be  repre- 
sented in  it  that  did  not  give  its  all  to  the  Confederacy, 
and  certainly  let  no  States  that  by  government  and  arms 
fought  against  us  and  put  indignities  upon  our  President  be 
represented.  No  man  living  who  wore  the  gray  will  sanction 
such  an  act.  They  know  too  well  all  that  was  sacrificed  and 
lived  throfigh  for  this  cause  to  consent.  As  there  were  eleven 
States  in  the  Confederacy,  so  there  should  be  eleven  stars  on 
every  Confederate  flag,  especially  on  the  Crosses  of  Honor 
given  to  the  heroes  who  wore  the  gray  and  still  glory  in  this 
sacred  uniform,  and  wear  it,  when  they  can,  at  their  reunions. 

My  father,  Orrcn  Randolph  Smith,  designed  the  stars  and 
bars,  and  though  the  model  he  sent  to  Montgomery  bore  only 
seven  stars  for  the  .seven  States  which  had  at  that  time  seceded, 
he  suggested  that  a  star  be  added  fur  each  Stale  as  she  seceded. 
He  says  that  some  Yankee,  seeing  we  were  Rip  Van  Winkles, 
and  thinking  it  hard  that  the  Union,  with  all  the  world  to  draw 
upon,  should  be  kept  out  of  Richmond  four  years  by  eleven 
States,  added  two,  and  we,  yet  half  asleep,  not  only  did  not 
resent  it,  but  adopted  it,  to  our  own  hurt. 

As  the  English,  with  sorrowing  hearts  and  bowed  heads  and 
grief-stricken,  buried  their  beloved  queen,  saying,  "The  queen 
is  dead,"  standing  erect,  tlieir  grief  turned  into  joy,  sang, 
"Long  live  the  king,"  so  let  us  reverently,  lovingly  build  this 
memorial  to  the  man  who  represented  the  loved  cause  of 
Dixie,  and  allow  no  enemy,  nor  even  stranger,  to  have  a  hand 
in  it,  but  keep  it  our  very  own,  and  selfishly  as  a  mother  the 
memories  of  her  dead  babv. 


Wa.Iter  Stewart,  Woodland,  La.,  who  was  of  Company  E, 
First  Louisiana  Cavalry,  wishes  information  of  Gen.  Jenkins, 
Kershaw's  Division,  Longstrcet's  Corps,  commanding  a  brigade 
of  infantry  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga.  In  this  battle  Gen. 
Jenkins  was  wounded  on  the  head  by  a  piece  of  shell,  and  went 
to  the  rear  for  surgical  aid. 


Maj.  W.  P.  Dcaring,  No.  486  Whitehall  Street,  Atlanta,  Ga., 
is  engaged  in  writing  the  history  of  the  loyally  of  the  negro 
during  the  war  and  the  days  of  reconstruction.  He  would  be 
picised  to  have  any  acts  of  devotion  or  heroism  of  the  old 
body  servant  or  slave  during  those  trying  times  in  his  work. 


536 


Confederate  Uetera^, 


(Confederate  l/eterai). 

S.  A.  CUNNINGHAM,  Editor  and  Propriutor. 
OflSce:  Methodist  Publishing  House  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


This  publication  is  the  personal  property  of  S.  A.  Cunningham.  All  per- 
sons who  approve  its  principles  and  realize'its  benefits  as  an  organ  for  Asso 
ciations  tnroug^hout  Ihi-  South  are  requested  to  commend  its  patronaee  and  to 
cooperate  in  extending  its  circulation.     Let  each  one  be  constantly  diligent. 


THE  THANKSGIVISG  DAY. 

The  designation  of  a  day  for  Thanksgiving  is  the  distinctive 
event  of  the  nation  in  acknowledging  the  sovereignty  of  God 
over  all  else.  It  is  the  most  distinctive  characteristic  of  a  na- 
tion's proper  humility  in  the  highest  sense.  There  should  be 
diligent  consideration  for  all  living  persons  and  all  life,  since 
all  are  created  by  an  Omniscience  that  numbers  even  the  hairs 
on  human  heads.  The  Veteran  deplores  that  it  has  not  pur- 
sued a  conviction  heretofore  expressed  in  changing  Thanks- 
giving day  to  make  it  contiguous  to  Sunday.  President  Wash 
ington  made  Monday  the  week  day  of  observance,  as  it  hap- 
pened, and  President  Jefferson  Davis,  during  the  existence  of 
the  Confederate  States,  designated  Friday  the  day  for  Thanks- 
giving. President  Lincoln  set  apart  Thursday,  and  his  suc- 
cessors have  continuously  continued  to  observe  that  day  of  the 
week.  Christmas,  the  Fourth  of  July,  and  other  holidays 
could  not,  of  course,  be  changed ;  but  since  Thanksgiving  may 
be  arbitrary,  if  there  be  potent  reasons  for  another  day  of  the 
week,  why  not  be  progressive  and  change  the  date?  It  would 
iiardly  be  extravagant  to  state  that  millions  of  ^dollars  are 
sacrificed  in  the  shutting  down  of  factories  and  the  travel  in 
the  aggregate  of  hundreds  of  thousands  of  miles  that  would 
be  avoided  if  this  day  of  prayer  and  praise  was  either  Saturday 
or  Monday.  It  is  very  important  and  desirable  that  the  day  be 
observed  as  universally  as  practicable.  The  moral  effect  being 
the  great  purpose  of  the  event,  it  should  be  so  ordered  that 
every  man  be  at  home  with  his  family  where  it  is  practicable. 
The  interests  of  a  hundred  thousand  traveling  men — drum- 
mers— should  induce  much  consideration  of  the  subject. 
While  many  of  these  men  live  in  luxury  and  can  afford  to 
journey  home  Wednesday  and  return  Thursday  night,  a  large 
number  are  obliged  to  economize  and  cannot  afford  the  luxury 
and  the  blessing  of  a  family  reunion,  and  so  are  obliged  to  re- 
main away,  and  because  of  the  general  suspension  of  business 
lose  the  time.  Consider  the  meditations  of  such  a  man  loyal 
to  home  and  a  dependent  family.  Instead  of  proper  sentiments 
of  gratitude  for  the  blessings  that  have  come  to  others  and  to 
himself,  he  can  but  bemoan  his  own  misfortunes,  and  the  day 
is  painfully  the  reverse  of  what  it  is  designed  to  be.  By  mak- 
ing Thanksgiving  day  contiguous  to  Sunday,  traveling  men 
who  can  be  with  their  families  but  three  or  four  times  a  year 
would  arrange  far  in  advance  to  be  at  home  at  that  time,  and 
the  time  would  be  anticipated  long  beforehand  with  such  joy  as 
is  designed  in  its  appointment. 

Saturday,  it  seems,  would  be  preferable.  The  Jews  would 
no  doubt  favor  it.  Then  Sunday  might  be  given  to  cooks  and 
other  servants  far  more  generally.  To  be  earnestly  practical, 
on  the  day  following  Thanksgiving  luxuries  it  would  be  easy  to 
provide  the  meals  with  cold  turkey,  etc.,  for  Sunday. 

If  the  Veteran  could  bring  about  this  change  as  a  side  issue 
to  its  great  work,  that  service  to  millions  would  compensate 
for  all  the  struggles  of  its  existence.  The  editor  invites  ex- 
pression from  all  who  agree  with  him.  Such  data  would  be 
preserved  for  seasonable  use.  Camps  of  Veterans,  Grand 
Army  Posts,  associations  of  traveling  men,  and  even  railroad 
corporations  might  well   enough  take  action  on  this  subject, 


as  the  mileage  traveled  might  exceed  what  it  is.  Then  manu- 
facturers whose  plants  are  put  in  operation  at  great  expense 
would  hail  with  gratitude  the  event  of  shutting  down  Friday 
night  for  the  week,  paying  their  employees  so  they  could  all 
procure  suited  luxuries.  No  persons  or  interests  would  suffer 
bj-  this  change,  and  the  result  would  be  a  far  more  general  and 
generous  observance  of  that  Thanksgiving  week  day  added  to 
the  Sabbaths  designated  by  the  Lord  of  Hosts. 


TRIBUTE  TO  "BILL  ARP'S"  MEMORY. 
An  explanation  is  here  given  that  was  not  intended  to  be 
made  public,  but  the  exigencies  of  the  cause  induce  it.  The 
editor  of  the  Veteran  has  explained  that  he  resolved  at  the 
grave  of  Maj.  Charles  H.  Smith  to  give  its  patrons  an  oppor- 
tunity to  contribute  to  a  memorial  fund.  His  purpose  was 
simply  to  accept  dollar  subscriptions  and  send  with  the  names 
of  the  donors  to  the  family  and  to  publish  the  list  in  the  Vet- 
eran as  an  honor  roll.  He  felt  that  he  could  assume  this  re- 
sponsibility, and  prepared  the  article  for  the  September  issue 
without  the  knowledge  of  the  family.  It  seemed  appropriate 
for  him  to  do  this  after  an  intimacy  with  the  distinguished 
philosopher,  patriot,  and  huinorist,  regardless  of  other  means 
adapted  to  this  most  worthy  purpose.  With  that  article  in 
type  and  a  proof  of  it  in  his  pocket,  he  happened  to  be  with  a 
member   of  the   family,   who   introduced   the   subject,   saying: 


M.-iJ.    CHARLES    H.    SMITU    ("BILL   ARp"). 

"It  was  believed  by  the  family  that  father's  friends  might  like 
to  make  a  contribution  to  a  monument;  and  I  said  if  it  should 
be  undertaken,  Mr.  Cunningham  is  the  proper  person  to  do  it" 
The  proof  sheet  of  the  article  was  immediately  produced,  and 
so  the  matter  stands.    It  was  a  gratifying  coincidence. 

Imagine  the  pride  in  being  so  selected  as  an  approval  of  the 
purpose  already  undertaken,  and  the  ambition  to  succeed  in 
a  measure  commensurate  with  the  dignity  of  the  enterprise. 
Thousands  of  people  will  approve  this  patriotic  and  laudable 
undertaking,  who  would  be  pleased  to  cooperate,  but  the  slow- 
ness to  act  may  humiliate  the  editor  of  the  Veteran  in  his 
purpose.  It  is  desired  to  complete  the  fund  by  Christmas 
and  send  it  as  a  seasonable  offering,  and  the  appeal  is  made 
most  earnestly  that  all  who  want  a  share  in  such  a  memorial 


(^oi>federate  Ueteraij. 


6b7 


report  now  or  not  later  than  December  20.  The  appeal  is 
made  ardently  that  those  who  wish  to  contribute  a  dollar  re- 
poi-t  it  by  that  date,  even  if  they  remit  the  money  later.  A 
large  contribution  in  these  small  sums  would  be  a  vindication 
of  the  faithful  and  just  principles  that  "Bill  Arp"  advo- 
cated so  independently  through  all  the  intervening  years, 
through  carpet  bag  rule  and  in  the  better  years  following  that 
bitter  period.  A  worthy  memorial  to  this  faithful  champion  of 
right  would  of  itself  be  a  vindication  of  the  great  principles  for 
which  he'  so  boldly  contended. 

The  grave  of  Maj.  Smith  is  on  a  beautiful  hill,  near  a  rail- 
road junction;  and  if  a  memorial  worthy  the  man  be  erected, 
all  day  passengers  on  the  Western  and  Atlantic  and  the  Sea- 
board Air  Line  roads  who  pass  Cartcrsville,  Ga.,  may  have  the 
pleasure  of  seeing  it. 

A  good  way  to  help  this  cause  by  those  who  have  not  spare 
money  would  be  to  procure  four  new  subscribers  to  the  Vet- 
eran, and  one  dollar  will  be  added  to  it  in  the  name  of  those 
who  procure  them.  The  man  or  woman  who  will  supply  four 
worthy,  poor  Confederates  the  Veteran  for  next  year  will  be 
accepted  as  a  contributor  to  this  fund.  So  earnest  is  the 
editor  of  the  Veteran  to  succeed  in  raising  a  sum  worthy  that 
he  appeals  to  personal  friends  who  would  contribute  to  his 
memory  in  such  way  to  send  one  dollar  now  to  the  honor  of 
this  patriot,  philosoplier,  and  Christian. 

His  great  lecture,  "Dixie  Then  and  Dixie  Now"  is  ready  for 
publication  in  the  Veteran,  but  there  is  so  great  pressure  for 
space  it  will  be  withheld  a  few  months  longer. 


Col.  V.  Y.  Cook,  of  Newport,  Ark.,  an  honored  soldier  and 
officer  of  two  wars,  having  sent  his  dollar  for  the  Bill  Arp 
memorial,  sends  an  additional  sum  of  $3  in  the  names  of  his 
tliree  daughters  (May,  Jennie,  and  Varina),  concluding  his  let- 
ter as  follows:  "No  Confederate  is  more  entitled  to,  or  worthy 
of,  an  appropriate  monument  than  Maj.  Charles  H.  Smith,  and 
I  am  glad  to  see  the  inau.guration  of  such  a  movement  by  the 
Veteran."    Col.  Cook  had  subscribed  for  Mrs.  Cook  also. 

W.  E.  Winston,  Wiskom,  Tex.,  who  served  in  the  First 
North  Carolina  Infantry,  sends  a  dollar  with  this  note :  "I 
honored  'Bill  Arp'  living,  and  I  honor  and  revere  his  memory 
though  dead." 

Reports  from  Col.  Bennett  H.  Young,  who  sends  more  than 
the  limit,  and  others  are  yet  to  appear. 


DON'T  ATTRIBUTE  THE  TERM  TO  FATHER  RYAN. 
Mrs.  G.  P.  Wheeler,  No.  18  Chase  Avenue.  North  Adams, 
Mass.,  writes  inquiry  to  the  Veteran  for  a  poem  by  Father 
.\.  J.  Ryan,  entitled  "The  Lost  Cause."  The  writer  knows  of 
no  such  poem,  nor  even  the  term  in  any  poem  the  distin- 
guished patriot  ever  wrote.  That  phrase,  like  "the  New  South," 
evidently  originated  in  the  mind  of  some  one  unfriendly  at 
heait  to  Southern  principles.  Tf  those  who  desire  to  use  the 
term  "lost"  in  such  connections  would  designate  Lost  Con- 
federacy, they  would  not  insult  the  great  majority  of  South- 
erners who  believe  the  principles  for  which  the  South  fought 
were  just,  and  that  they  will  live  despite  defamation.  It  would 
be  well  for  all  who  believe  the  cause  of  the  South  in  going  to 
war  was  justified  by  inalienable  right  and  by  the  Constitution 
of  the  Union  as  founded  by  our  fathers  to  abrogate  the  term 
at  all  times  and  upon  all  occasion  of  reference  to  the  vital 
issues  that  caused  the  great  War  between  the  States. 


SuGOESTEn  RrroRii  Concerning  the  Battle  Flag. — The  bat- 
tle flag  of  the  Confederate  army  was  discussed  by  the  U.  C.  V. 
cfimmittec  at  the  Louisville  meeting,  with  the  following  result: 

"Whereas  there  appears  to  be  much  difference  of  opinion 
12* 


as  to  the  shape  and  design  of  the  battle  flag  of  the  Confed- 
eracy— a  matter  of  such  historical  importance  as  to  require 
settlement  in  authoritative  manner  by  the  Veterans  now  living; 
therefore  be  it  resolved 

"I.  That  a  committee  of  five  be  selected  to  ascertain  all  ac- 
cessible data  regarding  the  origin,  shape,  and  design  of  the 
same,  and  prepare  a  resolution  to  be  submitted  for  considera- 
tion to  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  to  be  assembled  in 
convention  at  the  annual  reunion  to  be  held  in  Nashville,  Tenn., 
1904. 

"2.  That  said  committee  is  also  hereby  directed  to  ascertain 
the  laws  of  the  Confederate  Congress  relating  to  the  afore- 
mentioned battle  flag  and  the  flags  adopted  respectively  on 
March  4,  1861,  May  i,  1863,  and  March  4,  1865. 

"Committee:  Dr.  Samuel  E.  Lewis,  of  Washington,  D.  C., 
Chairman;  Col.  J.  Taylor  Ellyson,  of  Richmond,  Va. ;  Gen. 
A.  C.  Trippc,  of  Baltimore,  Md. ;  Col.  Fred  L.  Robertson,  of 
Tallahassee,  Fla. ;  Brig.  Gen.  J.  F.  Shipp,  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

The  committee  is  commended  to  the  very  interesting  paper 
on  this  subject  by  Gen.  W.  L.  Cabell  on  the  first  inside  reading 
page  of  the  Veteran  for  August,  1903. 


Mr.  C.  B.  Van  Pelt,  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  sends  a  "P.  5." 
and  a  dollar  with  this  note :  "I  hand  you  the  amount  of  my 
subscription  to  the  Veteran  for  the  ensuing  year.  I  wish  the 
Federals  issued  such  a  commendable  chronicler  of  events  per- 
taining to  the  great  Confederate  war." 


UNITED  SONS  OF  CONFEDERATE  VETERANS. 

BY   ROBERT    A.    SMYTHE,  ESQ.,   EX-COMMANDER   IN    CHIEF, 
CHARLESTON,    S.    C. 

I  have  been  asked  to  write  a  few  words  of  greeting  to  my 
comrades  in  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  and 
am  very  glad  of  this  opportunity  to  express  my  pleasure  in 
seeing  the  steady  and  wholesome  growth  of  this  organization, 
as  shown  by  the  minutes  of  its  recent  conventions.  It  is  in- 
deed gratifying  to  note  the  growth  of  the  order  in  the  West, 
and  my  friend.  Commander  in  Chief  Fayssoux,  has  sent  me 
some  very  encouraging  reports  of  the  recent  work. 

The  last  convention  must  have  been  a  most  interesting  one, 
and  I  hope  it  will  be  my  good  fortune  ere  long  to  again  be 
at  one  of  these  gatherings.  Let  the  good  work  go  on,  and  let 
each  Son  of  the  old  Confederacy  do  his  part  in  preserving  its 
priceless  history. 

The  Veteran  ranks  are  thinning  rapidly,  and  many  duties 
devolve  upon  us  as  their  successors.  Among  them,  there  is 
none  more  pressing  than  helping  the  Confederate  Veteran 
10  continue  its  useful  career.  Our  reunion  in  Nashville  adopt- 
ed the  Veteran  as  our  oflicial  organ,  and  we  had  a  regular 
department  in  it  for  the  news  of  U.  S.  C.  V.  This  courtesy 
was  extended  by  Mr.  Cunningham,  who  has  certainly  done  a 
noble  work  for  the  perpetuation  of  Confederate  history.  The 
Camps  of  Sons  should  bear  this  in  mind  and  should  help  the 
Veteran  by  their  subscriptions  and  also  by  contributed  articles 

The  conunittee  for  the  erection  of  a  monument  to  the 
women  of  the  Confederacy  has  a  noble  work  before  it,  and 
it  is  a  great  pleasure  to  be  one  of  its  members  and  work  with 
its  enthusiastic  Chairman,  Mr.  James  Mann.  Please  convey  to 
the  U.  S.  C.  V.  my  wish  for  successful  and  continued  growth 
and  best  regards  to  my  old  comrades. 


CHRISTMAS   PRESENTS   SUGGESTED. 
Henderson's  Life  or  T.  J  Jackso.j  with  the  Veteran,  $4.35. 
Two  Wars,  by  Gen.  S.  G.  French,  and  the  Veteran  i  yr.,  $2.50. 
Reminiscences  of  the  Civil  War,  by  Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon,  and 
the  Veteran,  $3.50.     Address  the  Veteran,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


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Qopfederate  l/eterai^. 


THE  MISSOURI  REUNION. 

On  pages  489-491  of  the  November  Veteran  tliere  was  a 
partial  account  cf  the  proceedings  by  Missouri  Confederates  at 
Columbia,  the  location  of  the  State  I'niversity,  in  their  annual 
convention.  The  oration  that  thrilled  the  thou- 
sands present  was  by  James  W.  Boyd,  Esq.,  of 
St.  Joseph.  It  was  reserved  for  this  issue.  .\ 
more  beautiful  campus  could  hardly  be  found 
to  any  university  in  America.  There  was  an  ex- 
hibition of  wealth  and  culture  by  the  tliousands 
in  attendance  that  will  linger  with  gratitude  and 
pride  by  those  in  attendance  until  time  shall  lie 
no  longer.  No  man  of  the  North  who  enjoys 
an  uplifting  in  spirit  could  have  seen  and  heard 
what  occurred  there  without  honoring  in  lii;; 
heart  the  men  and  women  of  the  South  as  long 
as  he  may  be  blessed  with  a  memory.  United 
States  Senators  and  Governors  (most  of  whom 
were  old  enough  to  share  the  honor  of  Confeder- 
ate comradeship)  were  prominent  participants  in 
the  proceedings,  along  with  many  men  who  have 
lived  in  the  humbler  walks  of  life  and  who  en- 
joyed the  honor,  with  their  distinguished  as- 
sociates, of  being  Confederate  veterans.  If 
the  veterans,  the  mothers,  the  sons,  and  the 
daughters  of  all  the  South  could  have  had  the 
inspiration  of  that  reunion,  there  would  be  a 
magnetic  increase  of  all  organizations  the  pur- 
pose of  which  is  to  maintain  the  honor  of  the 
Southern  people  in  all  they  did  in  those  eventful 
years  of  the  sixties. 

Fitting  resolutions  were  adopted  by  the  con- 
vention in  recognition  of  the  remarkable  hos- 
pitality of  Columbia.     They  were  as  follows: 

Resolutions  of  Thanks. 
The  United  Confederate  Veterans  of  the  Mis- 
souri   Division,    in   our   seventh   annual    reunion 
assembled,  hereby  tender  lo  the  citizens  of  Co- 
lumbia and  Boone  Comity  our  hearty  thanks  for 
the  generous  hospitality  which  has  been  extended 
to  us — particularly  to  the  Columbia   newspapers 
for  their  courtesies:  lo  the  curators,  faculty,  and 
students  of  the   University  of  Missouri   for  the 
use  of  the  auditorium  of  the  university,  in  which 
we  have  held  our  meetings;  to  the  faculties  of 
Christian    and    Stephens    Colleges    for   the   very 
enjoyable  concerts  given  for  our  entertainment; 
10  the  University  band  for  kindly  attention ;  and 
to  the  reception  committees  for  their  foresight  in 
providing    homes    for    our    delegates.      We    will 
carry  to  our  homes  the  most   pleasant  recollections   of  the 
warm-hearted  welcome  which  has  greeted  us  on  every  hand 
in  this  splendid  old  city  and  county,  which  have  so  joyably 
maintained  their  reputation  for  hospitality.     We  invoke  the 
blessings  of  Heaven  upon  the  city  and  county  and  our  great 
University. 

Speech  of  James  W.  Boyd. 
Gen.  Gates,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  The  Missouri  Division 
of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans,  the  Major  General  com- 
manding, the  Confederate  soldier,  his  wife,  widow,  sons,  and 
daughters,  highly  appreciate  the  kind  and  cordial  welcome  so 
earnestly  and  eloquently  extended  them  by  the  J.  J.  Searcv 
Camp,  No.  717,  the  great  University  of  Missouri,  and  this 
beautiful  and  classic  city. 


You  have  made  glad  the  hearts  of  your  visitors  by  such 
a  greeting  as  might  have  been  expected  from  Columbia,  the 
.\thenaeum  of  Missouri,  full  of  refined  and  generous  people. 
whose  hospitality  seems  to  know  no  bounds — the  capital  city 


COLUMNS    VI-    OLU    C.MVEKSITV    BUILDING    ON    CAMPUS. 

of  Boone  County,  which  long  ago  wrote  upon  its  banner 
the  motto,  "For  om-  country  we  live,  for  our  country  we  die," 
and  whose  homes  furnished  so  many  noble  sons  as  priceless 
sacrifices  upon  the  altar  of  the  Southern  Confederacy. 

Your  reception  will  be  long  remembered  and  gratefully 
cherished  by  these  survivors  of  the  most  memorable  war  in 
the  history  of  our  race — this  remnant  and  rear  guard  of  the 
Southern  army,  composed  of  men  who  for  four  years  pitched 
their  tents  within  the  zone  of  fire  and  held  constant  com- 
panionship with  death. 

They  are  now  here  upon  a  peaceful,  social,  patriotic  mis- 
sion, true  to  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  and  for  the  promotion  of 
truth;  and  truth  is  religion. 

Some  are  here  destitute  of  an  arm,  others  minus  a  leg,  and 


Qopfederat^  l/eterai). 


539 


most  of  them  with  scarred  Ixidies.  There  is  one  man  liere 
who  wears  thirteen  Imllct  marks,  who  was  three  times  lc''t 
as  dead,  who  also  suffered  in  prison.  Others  are  here  who 
escaped  from  prison  to  get  back  under  the  battle  flag. 

By  welcoming  them,  you  honor  the  dead,  place  the  laurel 
wreath  upon  one  hundred  thousand  graves  of  men  who  wove 
the  gray,  fought  under  the  Stars  and  Bars,  and  died  as  brave 
men  die — in  the  defense  of  their  inalienable  rights,  their 
homes,  and  all  they  held  dear  and  sacred  in  this  world. 

In  these  reunions  we  stand,  under  weeping  willows.  abmU 
the  scpulchers  of  our  dead.  The  whole  Southland  is  sanc- 
tified by  their  blood.  Their  sublime  courage  has  thrown 
upon  the  sky  of  Dixie  a  picture  so  bright  and  beautiful  that 
neither  defeat  nor  oppression  nor  smoke  nor  fire  nor  dev- 
astation nor  desolation  dire  and  calamitous  has  been  able 
to  mar  or  blemish  it — an  aurora  australis  which  can  never 
fade. 

The  canopy  of  tbe  South  is  studded  with  stars  which  shall 
never  go  down — stars  which  shall  grow  brighter  and  bright- 
er as  the  ages  in  their  endless  procession  succeed  each  other. 

We  would  be  unworthy — miserable  recreyits — did  wc  not 
honor  our  dead  and  strive  to  perpetuate  their  memory. 

No  nobler  men  ever  lived,  no  braver  soldiers  ever  answered 
the  bugle  call  nor  marched  under  Hag  or  banner.  They  were 
untainted  by  selfishness.  The  frosts  of  commercialism  never 
touched  their  lofty  souls.  They  fought,  not  for  conquest,  nor 
for  coercion,  but  from  a  high  and  holy  sense  of  duty. 

No  sacrifice  was  too  costly,  no  march  too  long,  no  odds 
too  great,  no  breastworks  too  high,  no  death  too  awful  for 
rhcm  to  make  and  meet  and  charge  and  defy. 

True  to  the  instincts  of  their  birth, 

Faithful  to  the  teachings  of  their  fathers. 

Constant  in  their  love  of  State, 

They  died  in  the  performance  of  their  duty. 

They  have  gloried  a  fallen  cause. 

By  the  simple  manhood  of  their  lives, 

Their  patient  endurance  of  suffering, 

Who,  in  the  dark  hours   of  imprisonment. 

In  the  hopelessness  of  the  hospital, 

In  the  agony  of  death  on  the  field. 

Found  support  and  consolation  in  the  belief 

That  at  home  they  would  not  be  forgotten. 

And  we  arc  here  to  hold  in  unfading  memory  their  sacred 
honor! 

The  fact  that  their  flag  went  down  before  overwhelming 
numbers  settled  the  question  in  controversy,  but  proved  no 
moral  fact.  The  decision  was  final,  and  they  cheerfully, 
bravely,  and  loyally  abided  the  result. 

The  Confederate  soldier  fought  against  the  coercion  of 
States.  He  fought  for  rights  which  had  been  acknowledged 
from  the  time  the  Constitution  was  adopted. 

Up  to  i860  the  sovereign  power  of  the  State,  subject  only 
to  the  limitations  in  the  Federal  Constitution,  had  been 
everywhere  recognized,  and  nowhere  more  persistently  in- 
sisted on  than  in  Massachusetts  and  the  other  New  England 
States. 

In  1780  Massachusetts  in  her  convention  declared  that  her 
people  had  the  sole  and  exclusive  right  to  govern  themselves 
as  a  free,  sovereign,  independent  State;  and  that  they,  and  they 
alone,  had  the  indefcasable  right  (o  institute,  reform,  alter, 
and  totally  change  the  government  whenever  their  happiness 
and  welfare  might  seem  to  require  it. 

When  the  l,ouisian,i  Purchase  was  under  discussion.  Mas- 


sachusetts bitterly  opposed  it,  and  threatened  to  exercise 
what  she  called  her  unquestioned  right  of  secession  if  the 
measure  should  be  insisted  on. 

Timothy  Pickering,  an  officer  in  the  Revolution,  after- 
wards Postmaster  General,  Secretary  of  War,  and  Secretary 
of  State  in  Washington's  cabinet,  and  for  many  years  a 
Senator  from  Ma.ssacluisetts,  did  not  like  Jeflferson's  admin- 
istration, and  proposed  a  general  dissolution  of  the  Union, 
with  the  view  to  the  formation  of  a  Northern  Confederacy. 
This  scheme  was  favored  by  New  Hampshire,  Massachusetts. 
New  Jersey,  Rhode  Island,  Vermont,  and  Connecticut,  but  it 
was  deemed  imprudent  to  act  without  the  alliance  of  New 
V'ork.  New  York  declined  Ihe  proii'isition.  and  the  project 
failed. 

In  1S04  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  asserted  and 
defined  the  principle  of  secession  by  the  following  enact- 
ment: "The  annexation  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  to  the 
Union  transcends  the  constitutional  power  of  the  govern- 
ment of  the  United  States.  It  forms  a  new  confederacy  to 
which  the  States,  united  by  their  former  compact,  are  not 
bound   to  adhere." 

In  the  debate  on  the  bill  for  the  admission  of  Louisiana, 
the  representative  from  Massachusetts.  Hon.  Josiah  Quincy, 
said:  "If  the  bill  passes,  it  is  my  deliberate  judgment  that 
it  is  virtually  a  dissolution  of  the  Union;  that  it  will  free 
the  States  from  their  moral  obligations;  and,  as  it  will  be 
the  ri.ght  of  all,  so  it  will  be  the  duty  of  some  to  definitely 
prepare  for  a  separation,  amicably  if  they  can.  violently  if 
they  must." 

A  Southern  member  raised  the  point  that  the  suggestion 
of  a  dissolution  of  the  Union  was  out  of  order,  but  on  ap- 
peal, the  house  sustained  Mr.  Quincy,  who.  in  an  elaborate 
argument,  vindicated  the  right  of  secession. 

In  1812,  when  the  war  with  England  was  on  hand,  Mas- 
sachusetts and  Connecticut  refused  to  furnish  their  quota 
of  soldiers.  The  call  of  the  President  for  troops  from  those 
States  was  ignored;  and,  during  hostilities  with  England, 
those  States  arranged  for  the  Hartford  convention. 

The  Hartford  convention  assembled  in  1814,  with  delegates 
from  Connecticut,  Rhode  Island,  and  Massachusetts,  regu- 
larly elected  by  the  Legislatures  of  those  States,  and  delegates 
from  other  States.  That  convention  expressed  its  adherence 
to  the  doctrine  of  State  sovereignty  in  the  following  lan- 
guage: "When  emergencies  occur,  which  are  either  beyond 
the  reach  of  judicial  tribunals  or  too  pressing  to  admit  of 
delay  incident  to  their  forms.  States  wihich  have  no  common 
umpire  must  be  their  own  judges  and  execute  their  own 
decisions." 

.'\nd  thus  at  that  time  when  our  country  was  suffering 
disaster,  when  wc.  for  the  second  time,  confronted  the 
armies  of  the  British  Empire,  when  our  capitol  at  Washing- 
Ion  was  sacked  and  burned,  when  our  existence  as  a  govern- 
ment was  threatened,  some  of  the  New  England  States  re- 
fused to  furnish  their  proportion  of  troops  for  the  defense 
i)f  our  common  country;  and  the  people  of  the  South — 
Kontuckians,  Tcnuesseeans.  Louisianians,  and  Mississippians 
— and  others  under  Andrew  Jackson  at  New  Orleans  met  the 
picked  battalions  of  the  British  army,  led  by  Pakcnham. 
and  with  magnificent  courage  laid  low  the  British  flag, 
saved  the  honor  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  and  established  the 
prestige  of  the  United  States. 

In  1845,  when  measures  were  taken  for  the  annexation  of 
Texas,  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  passed  another  reso- 
lution which  was  as  follows:  "The  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 


540 


Qoofederate  l/eterai). 


chusetts,  faithful  to  the  compact  between  the  people  of  the 
United  States,  according  to  the  plain  meaning  and  intent 
in  which  it  was  understood  by  them,  is  sincerely  anxious  for 
its  preservation ;  but  Massachusetts  is  determined,  as  it 
doubts  not  the  other  States  are,  to  submit  to  undelegated 
powers  in  no  body  of  men  on  earth,  and  that  the  project  for 
the  annexation  of  Texas,  unless  arrested  on  the  threshold, 
may  tend  to  drive  these  States  into  a  dissolution  of  the 
Union." 

In  1851  Daniel  Webster  said:  "I  do  not  hesitate  to  say  that 
if  the  Northern  people  refuse  to  obey  the  laws  of  Congress 
and  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  the  South  would 
no  longer  be  bound  to  the  compact." 

In  1859  an  Ohio  convention  declared:  "That  the  Constitu- 
tion was  a  compact  to  which  each  State  acceded  as  a  State, 
and  that  each  State  had  a  right  to  judge  for  itself  of  in- 
fractions and  of  the  mode  and  measure  of  redress." 

In  1861  Wendell  Phillips,  a  lawyer,  author,  and  statesman, 
said:  "The  States  which  think  their  peculiar  institutions  re- 
quire a  separate  government  have  a  right  to  decide  the  ques- 
tion for  themselves." 

In  the  very  convention  which  framed  the  Constitution  a 
proposition  was  brought  forward  to  embody  in  it  a  provision 
authorizing  the  use  of  force  by  the  Federal  government 
against  a  State,  and  that  proposition  was  voted  down! 

Just  a  year  or  two  ago  Charles  Francis  Adams,  son  of 
Charles  Francis  Adams,  who  was  the  son  of  John  Quincy 
Adams,  who  was  the  son  of  old  John  Adams,  made  a  speech 
in  Charleston;  and  in  another  in  New  York,  concerning  the 
rights  of  a  State,  he  said:  "If  we  accept  the  judgment  of 
modern  students  and  investigators,  it  would  seem  that  the 
weight  of  the  argument  falls  into  the  Confederate  scale. 
The  issue  was  settled  by  might,  not  by  right." 

We  refer  to  these  facts,  not  to  argue,  but  because:  "Noth- 
ing in  the  past  is  dead  to  the  man  w'ho  would  learn  how  the 
present  came  to  be  what  it  is." 

In  1861,  weary  of  discord  and  dissension,  harassed  and 
threatened,  confronted  with  a  momentous  proposition  which 
involved  her  very  existence,  the  South  did  only  what  the 
New  England  States  had  long  maintained  they  had  the 
right  to  do.  Then  her  soil  was  invaded,  her  overtures  of 
peace  were  spurned;  and,  when  no  other  recourse  was  left, 
she  went  to  war. 

And  now,  after  this  lapse  of  time,  conscious  of  rectitude 
in  aim  and  motive,  she  claims  only  the  privilege  of  relating 
to  her  own  children  the  simple  annals  of  her  life,  that  they 
may  know  the  true  character  of  their  own  mother,  and  not 
be  influenced  by  false  and  designing  stories  published  in 
books  called  history.  From  her  schools,  her  homes,  her 
libraries — from  all  schools,  homes,  and  libraries — such  publi- 
cations ought  to  be  excluded,  as  you  would  exclude  from 
your  household  the  germs  of  yellow  fever. 

But  time  has  cleared  away  the  smoke,  and  with  it  passion 
and  prejudice  have  gone.  Now,  happily,  all  the  people. 
North,  South,  East,  and  West,  unite  in  paying  tribute  to 
the  man  who  wore  the  gray.  They  now  say  he  is  "the 
unique  character  in  American  life."  He  is  indeed  an  object 
lesson  of  devotion  to  duty,  a  picture  of  the  virtues  of  the 
elder  day  in  the  setting  of  the  twentieth  century.  His  hero- 
ism has  become  the  heritage  of  every  American;  it  makes 
up  some  of  the  brilliant  pages  of  American  history,  and  con- 
stitutes a  material  part  of  the  grandeur  of  the  world's  great- 
est republic. 

When  the  final  verdict  of  history  shall  have  been  written 


it  will  place  the  Confederate  soldier  upon  an  imperishable 
monument,  crown  it  with  the  symbol  of  heroism,  and  por- 
tray his  deeds  as  worthy  to  endure  forever  and  forever. 

On  Fame's  eternal  camping  groimd  his  tent  shall  stand 
through  all  the  ages.  The  men  who  wore  the  blue  will  help 
to  build  the  mighty  mausoleum  and  write  the  epitaph. 
They  cannot  afiford  to  say  that  the  men  who,  against  over- 
whelming odds,  won  so  many  world-renowned  fields  against 
them  were  not  brave,  chivalrous,  and  heroic.  They  cannot 
afford  to  say  that  the  men  who,  against  four  times  their 
number,  made  the  distance  from  Washington  to  Richmoml 
four  thousand  miles,  the  way  four  years  long,  and  the  road 
the  hottest  mortals  ever  trod,  were  not  heroes.  No,  no,  the 
Union  soldier  cannot  say  that,  because  he  was  a  brave  man 
and  fought  with  the  courage  of  his  honest  convictions. 

His  pension  roll  contains — or  did  a  few  years  ago — a 
million  names,  and  every  name  on  the  list,  whether  he  will 
or  not,  is  a  positive  witness,  already  subpoenaed,  before  the 
High  Court  of  History  to  testify  to  your  conduct  as  a  soldier. 

And  to  this  list  you  may  add  two  hundred  thousand  other 
Union  soldiers  killed  and  mortally  wounded  who,  through 
their  deaths,  testify  to  this  same  fact. 

History  cannot,  and  will  not,  ignore  such  testimony. 
Even  now  Jackson's  campaign  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  in 
which  many  of  you  took  part,  is  regarded  in  the  great  mili- 
tary schools  of  Europe  as  the  finest  specimen  of  strategy 
and  tactics  of  which  the  world  has  any  record.  It  is  used  in 
those  schools  to-day  as  a  model.  It  is  taught  for  months 
at  a  time  in  the  sessions  of  the  schools  of  Germany.  Von 
Moltke,  the  great  captain,  declared  it  superior  to  any  cam- 
paign ever  planned  by  Napoleon,  and  without  a  rival  in  the 
world's  history. 

It  took  two  things  to  make  Jackson's  campaigns  the 
marvel  of  the  world:  Jackson's  genius,  and  the  genius  and 
heroism  of  the  private  soldier,  his  foot  cavalry,  the  men  who 
marched  under  his  banner  twenty,  twenty-five,  and  thirty 
miles  a  day  in  order  to  be  there  on  time. 

In  this  forum,  in  these  halls,  in  other  universities  and  col- 
leges, they  tell  us,  through  tradition,  song,  and  story,  of  the 
wonderful  deeds  of  the  ancient  Greek  and  Roman,  of  Ther- 
mopylae, Marathon,  and  Plataea,  of  Cassar  and  his  Tenth 
Legion  which  carried  the  Roman  eagle  to  the  confines  of 
the  known  world,  of  the  chivalric  knights  of  the  Middle 
Ages,  of  Saratoga  and  Yorktown,  of  Cowpens  and  King's 
Mountain,  of  Lodi  and  Austerlitz,  of  Napoleon  and  the  Old 
Guard,  of  Wellington  and  Waterloo,  of  Marcos  Bozzaris  and 
his  Suliote  band,  of  Buena  Vista,  Monterey,  and  Mexico; 
but  there  is  nothing  recorded  which  surpasses  the  achieve- 
ments of  the  soldier  who  wore  the  gray.  For  undaunted 
heroism,  unyielding  endurance,  patient  suffering,  incessant 
fighting,  and  deathless  valor  he  is  without  a  parallel.  He 
was  the  ancient  Greek  of  modern  times,  led  by  the  Miltiades 
of  the  nineteenth  century,  the  world's  hero,  Robert  E.  Lee. 

The  Spartan  lived  again  in  the  Confederate  uniform. 
When  the  flag  of  the  Stars  and  Bars  was  unfurled,  conse- 
crated by  woman's  devotion,  sanctified  with  woman's  tears, 
with  all  the  hopes  that  clustered  around  it,  with  all  the 
mighty  millions  of  forces  arrayed  to  crush  it,  Leonidas  rose 
from  the  dead  to  fight  under  its  folds,  to  again  die  for  his 
country,  and  with  him  a  hundred  Spartan  bands  and  a  thou- 
sand Laceda?monian  cohorts  elected  to  stay  and  die  by  it. 

For  four  long  years  the  Confederate  soldier  stood  one 
against  four.  With  scant  supplies,  inferior  munitions  of 
war,   he   stood   as   600,000   men   and   boys,   all   told,    against 


Qopfederate  l/eter&i?. 


541 


2.778,304    men    supplied   with    tlie   most   approved   arms   and 
provided   for  in  every  respect. 

In  the  Union  army  there  were  enhsted  494,000  foreigners, 
186,017  negroes,  making  a  total  of  foreigners  and  negroes 
of  680,017.  If  the  United  States  had  not  enlisted  a  single 
white  American  citizen,  its  armies  would  have  outnumbered 
the  total  enlistment  of  the  Confederate  army  by  80,017  men, 
a  larger  number  than  Lee  ever  had  perhaps  at  any  one  time. 
From  the  seceded  States  the  Union  army  enlisted  317,714 
men.  These  added  to  the  foreign  enlistment  made  811,7:4, 
or  211,714  soldiers,  exclusive  of  negroes,  in  excess  of  the 
total  enlistment  during  the  four  years  of  the  Confederate  forces. 
Add  to  this  excess  the  negro  enlistment,  and  you  have 
397,731  more  men  than  the  Confederacy  had,  all  told,  from 
the  beginning  to  the  end.  If  not  a  single  white  American 
citizen  from  the  Northern,  Eastern,  or  Western  States  had 
ever  put  his  name  down  or  fired  a  gun,  there  still  would 
have  been  in  the  Union  army  397,731  more  men  than  the 
Southern  army,  according  to  its  total  enlistment  all  told, 
ever  had. 

To  this  excess,  add  the  troops  from  the  nonscceding 
States — nearly.  2,000,000 — and  you  have  2,778,304  men,  or 
2,178,304  men  more  than  the  South  mustered  from  first  to 
last.  It  is  astounding  to  know  and  consider  that  the  Union 
army  had  as  many  soldiers  as  the  Southern  army,  and  in 
addition  thereto  2,178,304  more.  Marvelous  disparity  in  num- 
bers! 

And  when  we  consider  the  advantages  these  millions  had 
in  provisions,  transportation,  munitions,  and  all  other  martial 
resources,  the  simple  story  becomes  more  and  more  amazing. 
When  the  war  began,  the  Confederate  soldier  had  to  dc 
with  such  weapons  as  he  could  hastily  lay  his  hands  upon. 
He  had  to  whij)  the  Yankees  to  get  guns  to  fig'ht  them  with, 
and  oftentimes  he  had  to  depend  on  the  enemies'  commissary 
deparlmcnt  tor  his  rations.  Wlien  Bledsoe's,  Guibor's,  Lan- 
dis's.  Wade's,  and  other  batteries,  in  1861,  were  spoiling  for 
a  fight,  they  had  to  have  their  sabots  turned  in  carpenter 
shops;  tin  shops  supplied  their  straps  and  canisters;  dry 
goods  merchants  donated  red  flannel  for  cartridge  boxes, 
which  the  soldiers  at  night  filled  with  broken  horseshoes 
and  iron  rods  cut  up  into  short  pieces. 

When  a  few  thousand  gallant  young  Missourians  gathered 
together  August  10.  1861,  under  the  leadership  of  Sterling 
Price  at  Wilson's  Creek  to  maintain  their  rights  as  they 
believed  them  to  be,  and  to  defend  their  Missouri  homes  from 
ruin  and  desecration,  they  were  armed  with  old  shotguns, 
flintlock  rifles,  horse  pistols,  and  such  obsolete  weapons 
as  could  be  picked  up  here  and  there;  and  their  artillery  was 
supplied  with  this  home-made  ammunition.  Thus  armed, 
they  went  forth  to  meet  five  thousand  trained,  well-armed, 
well-drilled  soldiers  of  the  Federal  army,  led  by  a  g.illant, 
experienced  commander. 

And  what  a  day  that  was  in  the  history  of  Missouri!  The 
account  the  Missouri  boys  gave  of  themselves  that  day  will 
live  as  long  as  history  lives,  and  their  deeds  will  be  rehearsed 
in  song  and  story  through  all  the  coming  ages.  And  in 
the  far-off,  undreamed-of  future,  when  the  history  of  Mis- 
souri shall  grow  dim  with  age,  the  last  page  to  fade  away 
will  contain  an  account  of  their  conduct  on  that  immortal 
day.  I-ong  after  the  beautiful  monument,  erected  on  or  neir 
that  sacred  field  where  many  of  you  were  baptized  with  fire, 
shall  have  crumbled  back  to  dust,  the  record  made  that  day 
will  be  as  bright  and  clear  as  the  pages  of  a  newly  printed 
book. 


.■\nd  this  was  only  the  beginning.  These  same  Missourians 
followed  the  flag  through  twenty-two  renowned  battles  and 
numberless  minor  actions,  and  went  with  heroic  courage 
through  all  the  years,  from  Booneville,  June,  1861,  to  the 
26th  day  of  April,  1865,  when  they  finally  yielded  to  over- 
whelming numbers,  four  years,  and  a  thousand  miles  from 
home !     Now  they  are  back  here — 

"Came  from  the  jaws  of  death. 
Back,  from  the  mouth  of  hell, 
All  that  are  left  of  them." 

And  just  before  Wilson's  Creek  the  world's  greatest 
tragedy  had  been  opened  at  Manassas  Junction  by  your  coiu- 
patriots  of  Virginia,  the  Carolinas,  Georgia,  Louisiana,  and 
others,  July  21.  On  that  day  a  great  army,  splendidly 
equipped— infantry,  cavalry,  artillery,  everything,  drilled, 
experienced,  and  composed  in  part  of  the  regulars  of  the 
United  States  army,  led  by  an  experienced  general — came 
out  from  Washington  with  bugles  and  banners  to  go  "On 
to  Richmond." 

Over  by  Manassas,  near  Bull  Run,  they  met  a  lot  of  young 
men  from  the  South,  armed  with  such  guns  as  the  young 
Confederacy  could  provide,  not  the  best,  practically  un- 
drilled,  totally  inexperienced  in  military  affairs,  but  full  of 
hope  and  courage.  And  when  the  sun  went  down  that  day 
Bull  Run  ran  red  with  the  blood  of  that  mighty  host,  .-nd 
McDowell's  army  was  one  vast  mass  of  fugitives  flying  for 
safety  back  toward  Washington;  and  Jackson's  name  was 
"Stonewall."  And  the  world's  awful  quadrennial,  blood- 
red  drama  was  on:  and  you  know  and  experienced  what  fol- 
lowed. 

Four  years  of  carnage  in  which  the  red  shaft  of  war  plowed 
its  broadest,  deepest  furrows.  Six  hundred  thousand  guns 
stood  against  2,700,000  guns  and  won  many  victories. 

On  more  than  a  hundred  immortal  fields,  where  death 
reaped  so  rich  a  harvest  of  precious  lives,  the  Confederate 
soldier,  by  his  undaunted  courage,  heroic  devotion,  lofty 
bearing,  gentlemanly  conduct,  and  quenchless  valor,  won 
for  himself  the  plaudits  of  the  world,  and  wrote  his  name 
in  unfading  letters  upon  the  eternal  scroll  of  fame. 

Deathless  courage!  At  Corinth  you  hear  again  the  fa- 
miliar roar  of  these  same  troublesome  Missouri  batteries. 
You  see  the  barriers  and  works  of  the  enemy,  behind  which 
are  a  mighty  multitude.  The  roads  leading  into  them  are, 
in  every  direction,  blue  with  reenforcements  marching  to 
swell  their  excessive  numbers.  You  realize  that  the  hour  is 
at  hand!  Expectation  is  spontaneous.  Then  you  hear  the 
voice  of  the  soldier  who  presides  over  this  peaceful  gathering, 
then  in  command  of  Little's  old  true  and  tried  brigade,  ring 
out  with  clear  and  determined  accent:  "Forward,  double- 
quick,  follow  me!"  And  over  the  railroad  they  spring. 
Upon  the  enemy  they  rush  with  desperation  born  of  South- 
ern knighthood.  Over  all  obstacles  they  force  their  flag 
to  the  front,  and  there,  with  the  varynig  tide  of  the  Titanic 
struggle  with  unequal  numbers,  it  rises  and  drops  and  rises 
again  and  again,  until  death  and  blood  themselves  tire  of 
the  awful  test  of  manhood,  when,  from  sheer  force  of  over- 
whelming odds,  it  is  borne  from  the  field  with  eighteen  bullet 
holes  in  its  folds — an  immortal  witness  to  immortal  heroism. 

FicrrriNG  at  Franklin. 

Tennyson  has  immortalized  Balaklava,  where  Brudenell, 
Earl  of  Cardigan,  led  his  English  soldiers  through  the  nar- 
row valley  of  guns  and  rode  upon  the  Russian  battery. 


542 


QoQfederate  l/eteraij. 


Rut  the  charge  of  the  Light  Brigade  fades  into  insignifi- 
cance by  the  side  of  the  charge  of  the  Confederate  soldier 
at  FrankHn.  Twenty  thousand  Confederate  soldiers  proudly 
nicivcd  forward  to  storm  a  citadel  defended  by  twenty-fi^'e 
thousand  Federal  troops  safely  intrenched  and  sheltered  be- 
hind their  impregnable  fortifications. 

Formed  in  a  semicircle  and  marching  to  a  common  center, 
the  divisions  were  forced  to  overlap  just  before  reaching  the 
ditch  and  breastworks.  There  they  were  met  with  an  inces- 
sant sheet  of  fire  and  death  which  rolled  like  an  endless 
scroll  from  the  parapet.  What  a  ghastly  scene  was  that  to 
till.-  left  of  the  ginhouse!  But  "On.  on,  forward!"  was  the 
IT)'.  1  he  decimated  ranks  reformed  and  charged  again  and 
cry.     Nine  separate  and  distinct  charges  were  made. 

O  perilous  ta.sk!  O  sublime  courage!  O  victory,  so  dearly 
won  I 

At  Franklin,  Marshall  Ney,  the  incarnation  of  war,  lived 
again,  and  led  Hood's  army  into  and  thrnug'h  the  awful  vol- 


HON.    J.WIES    W.    liUVD. 

cano,  and  the  heroes  of  all  the  past  ages  came  to  life  again 
in  the  Confederate  uniform  and  followed  your  battle  flag. 
Col.  Edward  .A.dams  Baker,  who  was  behind  the  Federal 
breastworks  during  this  struggle,  writing,  says:  "I  doubt 
if  in  the  liistory  of  the  world  a  single  instance  of  such  des- 
perate, undaunted  valor  can  be  produced." 

O  Franklin,  field  of  blood!  upon  which  the  Confedera- 
cy lost  so  many  of  her  great  generals;  where  companies 
and  regiments  lost  seventy-five  per  cent  of  their  numbers; 
where  Gist  and  Strahl  and  Cranberry  and  the  intrepid  Cle- 
burne fell  in  the  forefront  of  the  battle ;  where  the  army  lost 
one-fifth  of  its  numbers  in  five  hours;  where  Gen.  John 
Adams,  already  wounded,  rode  his  horse  up  to  the  enemy': 
embankments  and,  cheering  his  men,  undertook  to  leap  pver. 


when  he  fell  on  their  battlements,  pierced  with  nine  bullets; 
where  Cockrell's  brigade  flag  received  thirteen  bullets;  where 
Col.  Elijah  Gates,  with  both  arms  shot  and  dangling  at  his 
sides,  rode  with  the  bridle  reins  in  his  teeth  upon  the  bloody 
breastworks  of  the  enemy,  leading  the  First  and  Third  Mis- 
souri Cavalry  Regiments  dismounted. 

Franklin!  Eternal  monument  of  undying  devotion,  of 
courage  without  a  parallel — for  all  future  time  thy  name  shall 
stand  for  Confederate  prowess! 

And  Gettysuurg. 

At  Gettysburg  whole  regiments  of  Confederate  soldiers 
lost  in  killed  and  wounded  eighty-seven  men  out  of  every 
hundred.  Other  regiments  lost  as  many  as  eighty-two  men 
out  of  every  hundred.  Capt  Tuttle's  company.  Twenty  Sixth 
Nortli  Carolina  Regiment,  went  into  action  with  three  of- 
ficers and  eighty-four  men.  All  the  officers  and  eighty-three 
men  were  killed  or  wounded.  They  stayed  until  e\cry  man, 
iNcept  one,  w'as  shot  down.     Only  one  left! 

Company  F,  of  the  same  regiment,  went  into  that  fight  with 
ninety-one  men,  rank  and  file — three  officers  and  eighty-eight 
men.  ihey  fought  openly,  boldly,  long  and  well,  and  never 
quit  until  every  officer  and  every  man  (ninety-one,  all  told) 
lay  dead  or  dying  on  that  fateful  field.  Ninety-one  men  out 
uf  ninety-one  men  dead  or  weltering  in  their  own  heart.-)' 
lilood  I  Not  a  man  to  answer  the  next  roll  call ;  not  a  soul 
left  to  tell  the  story  of  the  undying  devotion  of  the  dead  and 
(lying  heroes  of  Company  F ! 

Gettysburg!  Gettysburg!  Fame's  Eternal  Camping 
( iround  !     Bivfluac  of  the  Confederacy's  deathless  dead  ! 

It  is  the  third  day  of  the  battle !  It  is  half-past  one  o'clock ! 
The  dreadful  roar  echoes  down  the  valley  between  Cemetery 
Hill  and  Seminary  Ridge,  then  dies  away  like  distant  thun- 
iler.  A  Inish,  solemn  as  death,  falls  over  the  two  great  ar- 
mies, one  numbering  about  one  hundred  and  twelve  thou- 
sand, the  other  about  sixty-five  thousand;  a  stillness  so 
ileep  that  the  rustling  leaf  is  heard  as  it  quivers  in  the  dan- 
cing sunbeam. 

What  is  it  that  holds  the  brave  Union  soldier  spellbound? 
When  Pickett  rides  up  to  Longstreet  and  says,  "General, 
shall  I  charge?"  The  whole  world  wondered!  A  solemn  awe 
filled  the  earth  !     The  shadow  on  the  dial  stood  still ! 

Foreboding  strains  of  martial  music  rise  over  the  field. 
The  flags  are  softly  waving.  The  soldiers  look  each  other 
in  the  face  and,  without  a  word,  read  the  whole  story.  The 
inen,  fmni  rank  to  rank',  quietly  bid  each  other  good-by. 
I'^very  man  looks  into  his  own  grave,  and  then  sends  home 
i.ver  tlie  wireless  telephone  a  farewell  message  to  his  loved 
ones. 

And,  O  my  soul,  the  bugle  sounds!  The  lino  of  gray, 
with  shining  bayonets,  emerges  from  the  trees  skirting  the 
Emmettsburg  road.  Garnett's  brigade  on  the  left,  Kemper's 
on  the  right,  Armi  stead's  to  the  rear  of  the  center.  Garnett, 
just  out  of  the  sick  ambulance — with  his  heavy  coat  buttoned 
up.  perhaps  to  strengthen  his  weak  body,  perhaps  for  a 
shroud — passes  Longstreet,  smiles,  salutes,  and  goes  straight 
to  death. 

The  division  moves  forward  as  if  on  dress  parade.  "Stern 
Federal  veterans  stand  awe-stricken  and  thrilled  with  won- 
der and  admiration  at  the  sight  of  this  sublime   heroism." 

Across  the  valley  of  death  for  three-quarters  of  a  mile 
it  comes — this  solid  wall  of  living  men.  The  roar  of  the  can- 
non shakes  the  earth.  A  ihundred  guns  on  the  right  and  left 
volley  and  thunder,   enfilade  and  plow  through  their  ranks 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


643 


witli  Iiullborn  destruction,  leaving  wide  and  terrible  gaps. 
Again  and  again  the  men  close  up.  On  move  the  lines 
with  steady,  unflinching  purpose.  At  last  Pickett  and  the 
survivors  of  his  division  reach  the  hill  on  which  Meade's 
great  army  is  stationed.  Along  its  crest,  death,  in  full  pan- 
oply, with  exultant  glee,  holds  high  carnival.  But  not  a  line 
wavers,  not  a  man  falters.  Up  the  side  of  the  hill  they 
spring,  over  the  stone  wall  and  breastworks  they  come  with 
the  Stars  and  Bars:  and  the  world's  record  is  broken.  His- 
tory turned  over  a  new  leaf  and  wrote  her  brightest  chapter 
on  courage  and  valor  unsurpassed  and  unsurpassalile. 

Men  and  brethren,  build  here  a  .shaft  that  will  fitly  com 
mcniorate  the  sublime  heroism.  Help  the  truth  to  talk 
through  bronze  and  granite  to  future  ages,  and  inspire  them 
to  noble  deeds  by  the  examples  set  by  the  men  who  wore 
the  gray.  Erect  a  mighty  monument,  firm  and  lasting  as  the 
eternal  hills,  to  the  private  soldier. 

TIic  real  liero  in  that  war  was  tlie  man  who  walked  in  the 
ranks  ;ind  went  to  certain  death,  knowing  his  name  would 
never  again  appear,  except  in  the  list  of  the  killed. 

If  Lee,  why  not  Jackson?  if  Jackson,  why  not  Cleburne? 
if  Cleburne,  why  not  the  boy  who  marched  twenty,  twenty- 
five,  thirty  miles  a  day  to  get  there  in  time  to  die — to  die  as  a 
simple  matter  of  devotion  to  duty,  already  consecrated  and 
sealed  for  death  by  a  mother's  kiss  implanted  on  his  youth- 
ful brow^  with  an  intensity  of  suffering  inconceivable  as  she 
bade  him  go  and  join  the  mortal  combat?  He  is  my  hero. 
He  is  God's  child.  His  mother  is  the  heroine  of  us  all  for- 
ever. 

.And  don't  forget  the  smaller  boys,  from  only  twelve  to 
sixteen  years  of  age,  who  went  to  the  forefront  in  the  dark 
days  when  hope  was  dead.  The  cadets  of  Virginia,  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  in  nunilwr.  joined  Breckinridge  at  New  Mar- 
ket May  15,  1864.  The  soldiers  good-humoredly  guyed  theni 
at  first  about  their  smart  uniforms  and  their  girlish  faces. 
Before  the  battle  Ix'gan,  now  and  then  you  could  hear  a 
"Rebel"  shouting  to  them:  "Look  out  there,  boys!  If  the 
Yankees  shoot,  they  are  not  particular,  and  sonic  of  you 
little  fellows  may  get  hurt.  " 

But  the  battle  is  now  on,  and  the  fighting  is  terrific  and 
against  great  odds.  A  Federal  battery  seems  to  be  having 
its  own  way  and  is  raining  destruction  upon  the  Confeder- 
ate ranks  with  shell,  canister,  and  grape,  and  there  are  no 
troops  that  can  be  spared  to  silence  it.  The  cadet  corps  is 
kept  lying  down,  watching  tlie  dreadful  tragedy.  The  crisis 
is  at  hand.     Something  must  be  done! 

Above  the  din  of  battle  is  heard  the  voice  of  Col.  Scott 
Ship,  "Corps  of  cadets,  follow-  me.  "  In  a  minute  the  boys 
are  in  line;  then  we  hear  the  command.  "Dress  to  the  right, 
fr.ruard,  double-quick!"  And  on  they  sweep  across  the  plain 
of  death,  A.  P.  Kvans  and  his  color  guard  in  the  front  with 
their  beautiful  banner,  A  full  volley  from  the  battery  is  let 
loose.  Fifty  cadets  with  girlish  faces  are  mowed  down 
toward  the  center  as  with  a  scythe.  Ship's  horse  goes  down. 
In  an  instant  he  is  upon  his  feet  with  the  ringing  command. 
"Close  to  the  center!"  Without  a  waver,  on  they  go  across 
the  wheal  field  as  if  on  dress  parade.  Hand  to  hand  they  en- 
gage the  iron  soldiers  at  the  guns:  the  battery  is  taken,  and 
on  they  sweep;  the  enemy  is  retreating;  a  shout  goes  up 
along  the  lines;  the  victory  is  won! 

A  battalion  of  Georgia  cadets  was  placed  to  hold  one  of  the 
roads  leading  across  the  Oconee  River.  The  Feder.il  soldiers 
called  them  "Brown's  Babies."  In  the  emergencies  of  the 
hour  Capt.  John  H.  Weller  commamlcd  them.     He  says  they 


made  a  gallant  fight,  and  that  he  saw  on  that  little  battle- 
field boys  dead  and  other  boys  bleeding,  with  the  pallor  of 
death  on  their  faces,  not  over  twelve  years  of  age.  And  i 
reckon  it  is  true. 

Can't  you  build  a  little  monument  also  to  these  small  boys, 
plant  a  few  flowers  around  it  upon  which  the  dewdrops  may 
come  and  nestle  until  the  morning  sun,  touching  them  with 
its  dawning  rays,  bids  them  kiss  the  petals  good-by  and  fly 
away  upon  their  iridescent  wings,  like  angels,  to  the  throne 
of  God  to  plead  for  the  perpetuation  of  the  memory  of  thest 
little  dead  heroes? 

But  I  must  stop.  It  would  take  a  thousand  \ohimcs  to 
record  the  heroic  deeds  of  tlic  Confederate  soldier.  In  my 
dreams  I  see  him  yet.  In  my  dreams,  still  I  hear  the  "Reb- 
el yell,"  and  then  his  wild  huzza,  as  amid  flame  and  smoke, 
and  battle  shout,  and  saber  stroke,  and  shot  and  shell,  and 
cannon  roar,  and  leaden  hail,  and  bloody  bayonets,  he  plants 
the  Stars  and  Bars  on  a  hundred  fields  of  victory. 

But  I  awake.    The  end  has  come.     The  flag  is  furled. 

"But  its  fame  on  brightest  pages, 
Penned  by  poets  and  by  sages, 
Shall  go  sounding  down  the  ages." 

t)ut  of  this  sacrifice,  blood,  and  death  there  is  n.jthing 
left  to  him  but  "The  Southern  Cross  of  Honor,"  and  there 
is  nothing  left  to  us  but  his  undying  fauie.  But  this  legacy 
enriches  us  all. 

And  now  we  are  one  people,  forty-five  States,  united  for- 
ever; one  country,  one  purpose,  one  flag,  the  flag  our  fore- 
fathers fought  seven  long  years  to  establish — the  Stars  and 
Stripes — emblem  of  liberty  throughout  the  world,  and  hope 
of  the  human  race. 

Mr.  Chairman,  ladies,  and  gentlemen,  citizens  of  Colund)ia, 
the  Missouri  Division  of  Confederate  Veterans  sii'it,  ,  you, 
and  thrice  thanks  you  for  your  noble  welconu 

THE  CROSS  OF  HONOR. 
This  poem    was   composed   by   Miss   Vivian   Poindexter,   a 
iuendier  of  the  Baker-Lemmon  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  of  Coving- 
ion,  Tern.,  and  read  on  Memorial  Day,  when  Cross.'s  of  Honor 
were  bestowed  on  ir.embers  of  Joe  Brown  Camp : 

We  meet  on  this  Memorial  Day, 

Our  love  and  garlands  giving 
To  honor  those  who  have  passed  .nwav. 
To  cheer  and  honor  the  living. 

To  j'ou  who  now  on  Uniplc  and  brow 

The  livery  of  gray  are  wearing 
As  proudly  as  when  in  the  battle's  din 

Southern  arms  you  were  Iwaring — 

We  give  this  emblem  of  the  Southern  cause, 

In  the  bronze  that  will  not  perish. 
In  memory  of  battles  you  bravely  fought  , 

For  the  cause  we'll  ever  cherish. 

For  as  long  as  Southern  breezes  blow 
With  the  fragrance  of  flowers  blended. 

We  will  honor  the  soldier  who  faced  the  foe 
And  Southern  homes  defended. 

Then  let  us  honor  our  noble  dead. 

And  cover  their  graves  with  flowers; 
But  our  hearts  will  go  with  this  token  bestowed 

On  these  living  heroes  of  ours. 


544 


QoQfederat(^  l/eterap, 


GEN.  E.  /;•.  PRICE. 

BY  CAPT.  J.  C.   WALLACE,  CO.   A,   1ST  REGIMENT,   MISSOURI  BRIGADE. 

Edwin  VV.  Price,  eldest  child  of  Gen.  Sterling  Price,  is  a 
native  Missourian.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  county  and  the  State  University  at  Columbia.  Upon 
leaving  the  university 
he  married  Miss  Kittie 
Bradford,  of  Boone 
County,  May  i,  1855. 
He  took  his  young  wife 
to  his  farm  in  Chariton 
County,  where  they 
lived  happily  until  the 
breaking  out  of  the 
War  between  the 
States. 

He  volunteered  in  the 
first  company  raised  ii' 
his  county,  and  ^\ 
elected  captain  by  a^ 
clamation.  He  and  Id 
lieutenants  immediately 
went  to  St.  Louis  and 
reported  to  Gen.  Frost, 
who  was  in  command 
of  a  camp  of  instruc- 
tion under  the  State 
law,  and  remained  there 
until  the  day  Camp 
Jackson  surrendered. 
On  the  morning  of  May 
10,  1861,  Capt.  Price, 
not  anticipating  a  n  y 
trouble  in  camp  that 
day,  asked  permission 
of  Gen.  Frost  to  allow 
him  and  his  officers  to 
visit  the  city  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  a  uniform  for  his 
company.  The  request  was  granted,  and  by  noon  they  had  ac- 
complished their  mission.  Capt.  Price  invited  his  officers  to 
dine  with  him  and  his  father  at  the  Planters'  Hotel.  His  father 
was  then  State  Bank  Examiner  and  boarding  there. 

Upon  reaching  the  hotel  they  met  Gen.  Sterling  Price,  who, 
upon,  seeing  his  son  and  his  lieuienants,  asked  what  they  were 
doing  there,  and  when  informed  that  they  had  come  to  dine 
with  him  remarked :  "Gentlemen,  you  have  no  time  to  dine. 
Lyon  is  marching  upon  your  camp."  There  was  a  carriage 
in  front  of  the  hotel.  He  pointed  to  the  carriage  and  said: 
"Go  with  all  possible  speed  to  Gen.  Frost,  and  ascertain  from 
him  if  he  intends  to  fight.  If  so,  take  a  musket  and  stay  with 
him.  H  not,  however,  say  to  the  General  that  1  have  advised 
you  to  make  your  escape,  if  possible,  and  return  to  your  com- 
pany." Upon  their  return  to  camp  Gen.  Frost  told  theui  he 
was  sorry  they  had  returned,  for  he  felt  it  was  impossible  to 
get  away.  They  replied  that  with  his  permission  thev  would 
make  the  effort.  He  told  them  to  go  if  they  could.  They  did 
not  take  time  to  go  to  their  tent  for  their  baggage,  but  entered 
a  carriage  and  drove  leisurely  between  the  lines  of  the  enemy 
to  the  nearest  railway  station,  and  made  their  escape  from  the 
city.  As  soon  as  a  battalion  was  raised  in  Chariton  County 
Capt.  Price  was  elected  lieutenant  colonel.  After  taking  part, 
with  his  command,  at  the  battles  of  Carthage.  Drywood,  and 
Lexington,  he  was  elected  colonel,  and  soon  after  the  election 
of  Gen.  John  B.  Clark,  Sr.,  to  the  Confederate  States  Senate 
Col.   Price  was  elected  brigadier  general  of  his  brigade.     At 


that  time  he  was  onh-  twenty-seven  years  old.  He  is  now 
living  upon  his  farm  in  Chariton  County,  enjoys  excellent 
health,  far  exceeding  most  men  of  his  age  in  active  business. 


GEN.    K.    W.    I'RICE. 


JEFFERSON  DAVIS'S  BIRTHPLACE. 

On  October  2,  1903,  the  old  soldiers  of  Todd  and  Cheatham 
Counties,  Ky.,  held  memorial  services  in  the  church  which  was 
built  at  the  birthplace  of  Jefferson  Davis  at  Fairview,  Ky.,  and 
where,  sixteen  years  ago,  at  the  church  dedication  he  deliv- 
ered one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  impressive  addresses  of  his 
eventful  life.  About  a  year  ago  the  church  was  burned,  and 
it  has  recently  been  rebuilt,  which  was  the  occasion  of  the 
memorial  service.  The  large  attendance  and  the  magnificent 
dinner  served  by  the  ladies  attested  the  love  and  veneration 
that  the  people  living  in  the  county  where  Mr.  Davis  was 
born  have  for  their  revered  chieftain.  They  had  hoped  to 
have  Mrs.  Davis  there,  but  her  severe  illness  prevented  it. 
Letters  of  sympathy  and  the  local  papers  containing  pictures 
of  the  old  homestead  and  the  lovely  church  were  sent  to  her. 
There  is  a  large  well  of  never-failing  water  that  the  oldest 
citizens  say  was  there  when  President  Davis's  father  owned 
the  property. 

The  old  locust  and  walnut  trees  under  which  Mr.  Davis 
played  as  a  child  are  still  there,  but  the  old  trees  have  been 
shorn  of  their  branches.  Mrs.  M;  C.  Goodlett  was  given  a 
piece  of  one  of  the  trees  for  a  gavel  to  be  used  by  the  U.  D.  C. 
at  the  recent  meeting  in  Charleston. 


CHAPTER  U.  D.  C,  COLEMAN.  TEX. 

A  number  of  ladies  of  Coleman,  Tex.,  met  at  the  home  of 
Mrs.  W.  R.  McClellan  last  August  and  organized  a  Chapter  of 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy,  enrolling  sixty  members.  Thii 
good  showing  is  evidence  that  Coleman  is  full  of  Southern 
women  who  honor  companions  and  ancestors  of  the  early  six- 
ties. Two  meetings  have  been  held  since,  and  interesting  pro- 
grammes given.  The  younger  members  find  it  a  pleasure  to 
revive  the  old  songs  of  loyalty  to  the  gray  without  losing  de- 
light in  giving  things  of  later  date. 

The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  year:  Mrs.  J.  E. 
McCord,  President;  Mrs.  J.  M.  Bailey,  Mrs.  W.  R.  McClellan, 
and  Mrs.  J.  O.  Woodward,  Vice  Presidents;  Mrs.  Tom  Mar- 
tin, Secretary;  Mrs.  J.  Warren,  Treasurer;  Mrs.  C.  A.  Jack- 
son, Registrar ;  Mrs.  J.  P.  Ledbetter,  Historian. 


Union  Veteran  Volunteers  Information. — Rev.  John  A. 
Wright,  of  Bridgeport,  Ohio,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union 
army  during  the  War  between  the  States,  while  in  Stanton 
Hospital,  Washington  City,  under  treatment  for  a  wound  re- 
ceived in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  became  acquainted 
with  Lieut.  Col.  W.  G.  Delony  (Cavalry  Battalion),  of  Cobb's 
Georgia  Legion.  He  was  brought  a  wounded  prisoner,  and 
died  there.  If  the  widow  of  Col.  Delony  or  either  of  his  chil- 
dren are  living,  Rev.  Mr.  Wright  could  give  them  some  inter- 
esting and  comforting  facts  in  regard  to  the  death  of  the 
Colonel. 

Otis  Bethune,  of  Sixty-Third  North  Carolina,  C.  S.  A.,  was 
also  taken  there  a  wounded  prisoner.  This  generous  comrade 
of  the  other  side  would  gladly  give  particulars  concerning  him. 


Minor  Meriweather,  Esq.,  of  St.  Louis,  while  sending  $2 
for  the  Sam  Davis  monument  and  $1  for  the  memorial  to 
Maj.  Charles  H.  Smith  (Bill  Arp;,  says:  "Let  us  adopt  for 
"Dixie"  the  words  of  Albert  Pike  as  published  in  the  Novem- 
ber Veteran. 


Qoi)federat(^  Ueceraij, 


f)45 


MANNER  OP  STONEWALL  JACKSON'S  DEATH. 

BY    W.    F.   RANDOLPH,   CAPTAIN    OF  JACKSON's   BODYGUARD. 

It  is  not  my  purpofe  to  give  a  detailed  account  of  the  memo- 
rable bottle  of  Cliancellorsville,  bnt  only  to  give  some  few  in- 
cidents of  the  first  two  davs  leading  up  to  the  terrible  catas- 
trophe which  was  the  closing  scene  of  one  of  the  most  brilliant 
and  successful  movements  recorded  in  the  history  of  any  war. 

The  writer  was,  during  these  two  days,  attached  to  the  per- 
son of  Gen.  Jackson,  and  only  left  his  side  occasionally  as  the 
bearer  of  orders  to  his  division  commanders. 

During  the  winter  of  1862-6.^  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia 
was  encamped  near  and  arotmd  Fredericksburg,  and  the  writer 
was  in  command  of  a  company  of  cavalry  and  attached  to  the 
headquarters  of  Gen.  Stonewall  Jackson,  then  located  near 
Hamilton's  Crossing,  about  three  miles  below  the  town. 

The  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  which  took  place  the  13th  of 
December,  resulted  in  the  defeat  of  Burnside,  and  his  retreat 
across  the  river  ended  all  active  operations  for  the  winter.  So 
we  settled  down  in  quiet  observation,  awaiting  with  anxious 
expectation  the  advance  of  Gen.  Hooker,  whose  artillery 
crowned  the  heights  on  the  other  side  of  the  river,  where  the 
white  tents  of  tl^e  Federal  army  could  be  seen  dotting  the  hills. 

The  spring  was  well  advanced,  the  country  all  around  us  was 
co^-ered  with  verdure  and  the  roads  had  become  dry  and  hard, 
when  we  were  awakened  from  our  long  holiday  by  the  welcome 
announcement  that  the  Federal  commander's  long-expected  ad- 
vance had  at  last  commenced,  and  that  a  portion  of  his  army 
had  crossed  the  Rapidan  at  Germania  Ford  and  was  marching 
upon  Fredericksburg.  Gen.  Lee  at  once  put  his  whole  army 
in  motion,  with  Jackson's  Corps  in  the  front,  leaving  one  divi- 
sion under  Gen.  Early  to  prevent  the  enemy  from  crossing  at 
Frcderickiburg  and  attacking  his  rear. 

Two  of  the  best  divisions  of  Longstrect's  Corps  had  been  de- 
tached and  sent  to  Southeastern  Virginia,  leaving  Gen.  Lee 
with  scarcely  fifty  thousand  infantry  w-ilh  which  to  meet  that 
well-equii)ped  army  of  Hooker's,  consisting  of  more  than  one 
hundred  thousand  men.  After  an  arduous  and  exciting  march 
without  rest,  the  army  frequently  advancing  in  line  of  battle 
and  expecting  every  moment  to  meet  the  enemy,  the  advance 
column,  consisting  of  a  portion  of  Hill's  Division,  halted  about 
sunf«t,  within  less  than  a  mile  of  the  Chancellorsville  House, 
in  the  vicinity  of  which  tlio  enemy  was  evidently  concentrated. 
awaiting  our  attack.  Bi;t  the  impenetrable  nature  of  the 
thickets  which  separated  us  prevented  any  further  advance  in 
that  direction,  and  the  whole  armj'  was  forced  to  bivouac  for 
the  night.  At  this  point  a  road,  which  w-as  kiiown  as  Mine 
Run  Road,  intersected  alx)ut  at  right  angles  the  plank  road 
along  which  we  had  been  moving,  and  here,  with  no  other 
protection  than  the  spreading  arms  of  an  immense  oak  and 
without  camp  equipage  of  any  kind,  the  two  generals,  Lee  and 
Jackson,  slept  for  the  night,  myself  and  a  few  of  my  troops 
lying  within  a  few  feet  of  them.  I  was  awakened  next  morn- 
ing by  a  light  touch  on  my  shoulder,  and  on  jumping  up  had 
the  mortification  to  find  that  the  sun  had  already  risen  anil 
Gen.  Lee  had  gone.  Gen.  Jackson,  who  was  just  mounting  his 
horse,  turned  to  me  with  a  kindly  word  and  smile,  telling  me 
to  follow  as  soon  as  possible,  and  dashed  ofl'  at  a  furious  gallop 
down  the  Mine  Run  Road,  along  which  his  troops  had  been 
rapidly  marching  since  daylight.  I  did  not  succeed  in  overtak- 
ing the  General  again  for  several  hours,  and  when  at  last  1 
came  up  with  him  he  was  far  in  advance  of  his  columns,  stand- 
ing talking  to  Gen.  Fit?lutgh  Lee  in  the  old  turnpike  road,  at  a 
point  about  five  miles  distant  from  Chancellorsville.  having 
made  a  circuit  of  fifteen  miles,  thus  putting  the  whole  Federal 
army  between  himself  and  Gen.  Lee  and  the  two  divisions  of 
12*« 


Longstrcet's  Corps  which  were  with  him.  As  the  several  divi- 
sions of  the  corps  came  up,  they  were  formed  in  line  of  battle, 
and  about  four  o'clock  in  the  evening  everything  was  in  readi- 
ness for  the  attack. 

While  Fitz  Lee  was  talking  to  Gen.  Jackson  a  half-dozen 
troopers  rode  up,  bringing  with  them  a  Yankee  lieutenant, 
whom  they  had  just  captm-cd.  Lee  turned  to  the  officer  and 
asked  him  snulingly:  "What  woidd  Hooker  think  if  old  Stone- 
wall were  to  suddenly  fall  upon  his  rear."  ".\h,"  said  the 
Federal  officer,  "Hooker  has  both  Jackson  and  your  great  Lee 
in  the  hollow  of  his  hand,  and  it  is  only  a  matter  of  a  very 
short  time  when  your  whole  army  will  be  bagged."  Jackson's 
lips  closed  in  a  grim  smile;  but  he  said  nothing,  and  Lee  and 
his  troopers  rode  aw?y,  laughing,  leaving  us  alone. 

The  General  turned  to  me  and  asked  how  far  behind  was  the 
advance  of  his  army.  I  replied  that  the  leading  division  ought 
to  be  up  in  an  hour.  We  both  dismounted,  Jackson  seating 
himself  on  a  log  by  the  road,  studying  a  map  which  he  spread 
out  before  him.  After  tying  our  horses,  I  took  my  seat  not 
far  from  him,  and,  being  .somewhat  fatigued  from  the  long  ride, 
1  fell  asleep.  Waking  with  a  start,  I  turned  and  saw  the 
General  kneeling  with  his  arms  resting  on  the  log  in  earnest 
prayer.  I  was  profoundly  impressed,  and  a  feeling  of  great 
security  came  over  me.  Surely  this  great  soldier,  who  held 
such  close  and  constant  communion  with  his  Maker,  must  cer- 
tainly succeed  in  whatever  he  undertook ! 

Presently  the  General,  sealed  on  the  log,  called  me  to  his 
side  and  ordered  me  to  ride  down  the  turnpike  as  far  as  pos- 
sible in  the  direction  of  the  enemy,  and  ascertain  if  any  of  his 
pickets  were  stationed  in  the  direction  facing  our  advance,  and 
to  gather  any  other  information  it  was  possible  to  obtain. 

Taking  one  man  with  me,  I  galloped  rapidly  down  the  road 
until  I  came  within  sight  of  the  camp  fires  of  the  enemy.  Dis- 
mounting, I  tied  my  horse  in  a  thicket  near  the  road,  advanced 
cautiously,  expecting  every  moment  to  come  in  contact  with 
some  outlying  picket,  but  met  no  enemy  until  I  came  to  an 
opening  in  the  woods  overlooking  a  large  field,  where  I  saw  a 
jight  most  amazing  and  unexpected.  No  less  than  a  vast  force 
of  Federals  in  every  conceivable  state  of  disorder,  without  any 
formation:  several  batteries  of  artillery  unlimhercd;  hundreds 


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Erected  b)  th»*  I.iifHps*  Mc'"orl.il  Association,  and  unveili-d  in  1S93.     Il  i 

'  thirty-two  feet  hij^ii,  and  made  of  Falrtietd  granite. 


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(^0T)feder2^(^  l/eterai), 


gathered  around  tlic  camp  fires  cooking,  some  snnning  them- 
selves in  the  bright  May  sunshine,  as  apparently  unconscious 
of  danger  as  if  they  had  beeen  encamped  around  the  environs 
of  Washington  Citj' — no  sentinels,  no  pickets,  no  line  of  battle 
anywhere.  My  heart  bounded  with  exultation,  and  I  could 
have  shouted  for  joy.  "Verily,"  I  said  to  myself,  "the  God  of 
battles  has  this  day  delivered  these  people  into  our  hands." 
Hurrying  to  my  horse.  I  mounted  and  rode  with  all  possible 
speed  to  where  I  had  left  the  General.  I  made  my  report.  Not 
a  word  escaped  his  lips.  He  raised  his  eyes  to  heaven  and  his 
lips  seemed  to  murmur  a  prayer;  and  then,  turning  to  Gen. 
Hill,  who  was  then  with  him.  he  said:  "Order  the  whole  line 
to  advance,  Gen.  Hill,  but  slowly,  with  great  caution,  and  with- 
out noise.'' 

And  so  the  movement  commenced,  slowly,  silently,  with  no 
sound  save  the  occasional  cracking  of  a  stick  beneath  the  feet 
of  the  men;  those  long  gray  lines  stretching  far  into  the  gloom 
of  the  forest  pressed  on ;  twenty-five  thousand  veterans  of 
many  a  bard-fought  field,  who  had  never  moved  save  in  the 
path  of  victory ;  on  ?nd  on  in  the  gathering  evening,  the  sink- 
ing sun  casting  long  shadows  behind  them,  and  there  was  a 
ttrange  calm  preceding  a  storm,  the  like  of  which  has  rarely 
ever  been  chronicled  in  the  annals  of  war. 

When  our  line  of  battle  emerged  from  the  dense  wood  which 
effectually  concealed  the  advance,  it  came  immediately  upon 
the  Federal  encampment  and  directly  in  the  rear  of  their  whole 
line.  The  first  intimation  the  enemy  had  of  our  approach  was 
(he  characteristic  Confederate  yell,  which  rolled  along  the  line, 
and  rung  out  clear  and  loud  above  the  thunderous  clash  of 
musketry  and  reechoed  ihrough  the  forest,  which  had  until 
then  been  as  silent  as  the  grave.  Never  was  surprise  so  com- 
plete ;  never  was  a  victory  more  easily  won.  As  our  lines  swept 
like  an  avalanche  over  the  Federal  camps,  they  were  over- 
whelmed and  outnumbered  at  every  point.  Resistance  was 
paralyzed,  and  the  panic  which  ensued  is  indescribable.  On 
the  part  of  the  enemy  it  was  not  a  retreat,  but  the  wildest 
flight — a  race  for  life.  At  one  time  during  the  evening  a  young 
officer,  wild  with  enthusiasm,  dashed  up  to  the  General,  crying: 
"General,  they  are  running  too  fast  for  us ;  we  can't  come  up 
with  them."  "They  never  run  too  fast  for  me,  sir,"  was  the 
immediate  response.  And  thus  onward  rushed  pursuers  and 
pursued,  down  the  road  toward  Chancellorsville.  Now  and 
then  Jackson  would  press  his  horse  to  a  gallop  and  dash  to  the 
front,  and  whenever  he  appeared  the  troops  would  break  ranks 
and  rush  around  him  with  the  wildest  cheers  that  I  ever  heard 
from  human  throats. 

When  night  closed  upon  the  scene  the  victory  seemed  com- 
plete. The  infantry  of  the  enemy  had  disappeared  from  our 
immediate  front,  falling  back  under  cover  of  several  batteries 
of  artillery,  which,  halting  upon  every  eminence,  poured  a 
furious  fire  of  shot  and  shell  down  the  road  upon  our  advancing 
columns.  In  order  to  avoid  this  heavy  fire  as  much  as  possi- 
ble, our  men  were  formed  in  columns  and  marched  up  the 
edge  of  the  dense  wood,  and  parallel  with  the  road.  The  moon 
was  shilling  very  brightly,  rendering  all  objects  in  our  imme- 
diate vicinity  distinct. 

About  this  time  Gen.  A.  P.  Hill  rode  up,  and  Jackson  and 
himself  had  a  conference  of  some  length.  I  did  not  hear  all 
that  was  said,  but  both  were  deeply  absorbed,  for  shells  from 
tlie  battery  of  the  enemy  were  bursting  all  around  us  and 
plowing  up  the  ground  under  our  horses'  feet  without  either  of 
them  taking  the  slightest  notice  of  the  little  incident.  The 
firing  soon  ceased,  and  Hill  rode  away. 

At  this  juncture  the  General  had  no  officer  with  him  except 
Lieut.  Keith  Boswell,  an  officer  belonging  to  his  signal  corps, 


and  myself,  toegether  with  a  dozen  of  my  own  men,  who  were 
riding  behind.  A  Confederate  brigade  was  marching  slowly 
in  column  on  the  left  of  the  road  and  close  to  the  woods.  Lieut. 
Boswell  was  riding  on  the  right  of  the  General  and  I  on  the 
left  between  him  and  our  lines.  The  General  turned  to  me 
and  asked:  "Whose  brigade  is  that?"  "1  don't  know,  sir,"  I 
replied ;  "but  will  find  out  in  a  moment."  I  at  once  rode  up  to 
our  line  and  asked  the  first  oflScer  I  met  whose  brigade  it  was. 
He  replied :  "Lane's  North  Carolina."  I  rode  back  to  Jackson, 
giving  him  the  reply.  "Go  and  tell  the  officer  in  command,"  he 
said,  "to  halt  his  brigade."  I  rode  up  to  the  same  officer,  gave 
the  comniand,  and  told  him  that  it  came  from  Gen.  Jackson 
in  per.son.  The  order  was  passed  along  the  line,  and  the  whole 
brigade  halted  at  once,  made  a  half  wheel  to  the  right,  facing 
the  road,  and  rested  upon  their  arms.  We  continued  our  move- 
ment in  the  same  order,  walking  our  horses  very  slowly  toward 
the  front  of  the  brigade.  Suddenly  the  General  asked :  Cap- 
tain, is  there  a  road  near  our  present  position  leading  to  the 
Rappahannock?"  I  replied  that  not  far  from  where  we  stood 
there  was  a  road  which  led  into  the  woods  in  the  direction  of 
the  Rappahannock  River. 

"This  road  must  be  fotmd  then,  at  once,"  he  said.  He  had 
hardly  uttered  these  words  when  a  few  scattering,  random  shots 
were  heard  in  the  woods  to  our  right.  The  men  in  line  on  our 
left,  excited  apparently  by  this  fire,  commenced  firing  across  the 
road  into  the  woods  beyond,  not  in  regular  volleys,  but  in  a 
desultory  way  without  order,  here  and  there  along  the  line. 

Gen.  Jackson  turned  to  me  and  said :  "Order  those  men  to 
stop  that  fire,  and  tell  the  officers  not  to  allow  another  shot 
fired  without  orders."  I  rode  up  and  down  the  line  and  gave 
the  order  to  both  men  and  officers,  telling  them  also  that 
they  were  endangering  the  lives  of  Gen.  Jackson  and  his  escort. 
But  in  vain;  those  immediately  in  front  would  cease  as  I  gave 
the  order,  but  the  firing  would  break  out  above  or  below  me, 
and  instead  of  ceasing  the  shots  increased  in  frequency.  I 
rode  back  to  Jackson  and  said :  "General,  it  is  impossible  to 
stop  these  men.  They  seem  to  be  in  a  kind  of  panic.  I  think 
we  had  best  pass  through  their  line  and  get  into  the  woods  be- 
hind them."  "Very  well  said,"  was  the  reply.  So  making  a 
half  wheel  to  the  left,  thus  presenting  a  front  of  about  sixty 
yards,  our  little  company  commenced  the  movement  to  pass 
Ihrough  the  line,  and  thus  to  put  ourselves  beyond  the  range  of 
the  lire.  A  few  more  seconds  would  have  placed  us  in  safety, 
for  we  were  not  over  three  yards  from  the  line;  but  as  we 
tunied,look!ng  up  and  down  as  far  as  my  eye  could  reach,!  saw 
that  long  line  of  bayonets  rise  and  concentrate  upon  us.  I  felt 
what  was  coming,  and,  driving  spurs  into  the  flanks  of  my 
horse,  a  powerful  animal  and  full  of  spirit,  he  rose  high  in 
the  air,  and,  as  we  passed  over  the  line,  the  thunder  crash  from 
hundreds  of  rifles  burst  full  in  our  very  faces.  I  looked  back 
as  my  horse  made  the  leap,  and  everything  had  gone  down  like 
leaves  before  the  blast  of  a  hurricane.  The  only  living  thing 
besides  myself  that  passed  Ihrough  that  stream  of  fire  was  Bos- 
well's  black  stallion,  my  attention  being  called  to  him  by  the 
rattle  of  a  chain  halter  that  swung  loose  from  his  neck  as  he 
passed  out  of  sight  in  the  darkness  of  the  wood.  But  his  sad- 
dle was  empty.  Boswell  too,  an  old  comrade  of  many  a 
perilous  scout,  had  gone  down  with  all  the  rest  before  that  in- 
excusable and  unwarranted  fire.  My  own  horse  was  wounded 
in  several  places,  my  clothing  and  saddle  were  perforated  with 
bullets,  yet  I  escaped  without  a  wound,  the  only  living  man  to 
tell  the  fearful  story. 

As  soon  as  I  could  control  my  horse,  rendered  frantic  by  his 
wounds,  I  rode  among  our  men,  who  were  falling  back  into 
the  woods,  and   from   behind  the  trees   were   still   continuing 


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547 


that  reckless  and  insane  fire,  and  urged  llicni  to  form  tlicir  Vim 
and  come  back  to  the  road,  telling  them  that  they  had  fired  not 
upon  the  enemy  but  upon  Gen.  Jackson  and  his  escort.  Then 
sick  at  heart  I  dnsliod  back  to  the  road,  and  there  the  saddest 
tragedy  of  the  war  was  revealed  in  its  fullest  horror. 

I  saw  the  General's  horse,  which  T  recognized  at  once,  stand- 
ing close  to  the  edge  of  the  road,  with  his  head  bent  low,  and  a 
stream  of  blood  running,  from  a  wound  in  his  neck.  Jumping 
from  my  horse,  I  hastened  to  the  spot,  and  saw  the  General 
himself  lying  in  the  edge  of  the  woods.  He  seemed  to  be  dead. 
I  threw  myself  on  the  ground  by  his  side  and  raised  his  head 
and  shoulders  on  my  arm.     He  groaned  heavily. 

"Are  you  much  hurt,  General,"  I  asked,  as  soon  as  I  could 
find  voice  and  utterance. 

"Wild  fire  that,  sir;  wild  fire,"  he  replied  in  his  usual  rapid 
way. 

This  was  all  he  said.  I  found  that  his  left  arm  was  shattered 
by  a  bullet  just  below  the  elbow  and  his  right  hand  was  lac- 
erated by  a  Minie  ball  tliat  had  parsed  through  the  palm.  Not 
a  living  scul  was  in  si^bt  llicn.  but  in  a  few  moments  A.  P.  Hill 
rode  up,  and  then  Lieut.  Smith,  one  of  his  aids.  Gen.  Hill 
ordered  mc  to  mount  my  horse  and  bring  an  ambulance  as 
tjuickly  as  possible.  "But  don't  tell  the  men  it  is  Gen.  Jackson 
who  is  wounded,"  he  said.  I  soon  found  two  of  the  ambu- 
lance corps  with  a  stretcher,  and  ordered  them  to  the  front, 
saying  that  a  wounded  officer  needed  their  services.  Then  I 
rode  further  on  to  find  an  ambulance.  Before  coming  up  with 
one  I  met  Sandy  Pendleton.  Jackson's  adjutant  general.  I  tolj 
him  what  bad  occurred,  and  he  ordered  me  to  go  and  find  Gen 
J.  E.  B.  Stuart  and  tell  him  to  come  up  at  once. 

"Where  shall  I  find  him  ?"  I  asked. 

"Somewhere  near  the  Rappahannock,  he  replied;  "not  more 
than  four  or  five  miles  away." 

I  rode  off  through  the  woods  in  the  direction  of  tlie  river, 
and  by  a  piece  of  good  luck  soon  struck  a  well-defined  road, 
which  seemed  to  lead  in  the  right  direction.  After  riding 
along  (hat  road  for  a  few  miles,  I  had  the  good  fortune  to  meet 
Gen.  Stuart  himself,  with  a  small  escort  of  cavalry.  I  stated 
that  Gen.  Jackson  had  been  badly  wounded,  and  that  Pendleton 
had  ordered  me  to  tell  him  to  come  to  the  army  at  once.  With- 
out making  any  comment,  he  dashed  off  at  full  speed.  I  tried 
to  follow,  but  by  this  lime  my  horse  was  much  weakened  by 
the  loss  of  blood  and  began  to  stagger  under  me.  I  was 
obliged  to  dirmount,  and  found  that  he  was  shot  through  both 
thighs  and  slightly  wounded  in  several  other  places,  so  I  was 
forced  to  walk,  lending  the  wounded  animal  slowly  behind  me. 

Thus  ended  my  connection  with  the  tragic  incident  of  this 
most  memorable  night.  I  did  not  reach  headquarters  until  two 
o'clock  that  night.  I  saw  Dr.  McGuire  and  asked  him  abou* 
the  General's  condition.  He  said  that  his  arm  had  been  am- 
putated below  the  elbow,  his  wounded  hand  had  been  dressed, 
and  that  he  was  vesting  quietly.  "The  wounds  are  serious 
and  very  painful,"  he  said,  "but  not  necessarily  fatal,  and  there 
seems  to  be  no  reason  why  he  should  not  recover." 

If  asked  why  and  how  svich  a  fire  could  have  occurred,  I  can 
only  answer  that  it  was  then  and  still  is  a  mystery,  wholly  un- 
accountable and  without  provocation  or  warrant.  We  had 
been  for  some  time  walking  our  horses  along  the  road  in  close 
proximity  to  this  very  brigade  from  which  the  fire  came.  The 
moon  poured  a  flood  of  light  upon  the  wide,  ojien  turnpike. 
Jackson  and  his  escort  were  plainly  visible  from  every  point 
of  view,  and  the  General  himself  must  have  been  recognized 
by  any  one  who  had  ever  seen  him  before.  There  was  no  rea- 
son for  mistaking  us  for  an  enemy;  and  when  turning  to  pa.ss 
through  our  line  to  avoid  the  scattering  random   shot   which 


was  sending  bullets  all  around  and  about  us,  I  did  not  for  a 
minute  dream  that  there  was  any  possibility  of  the  giftis  of 
our  own  men  being  directed  upon  us.  An  accident  inex- 
plicable, unlocked  for,  and  impossible  to  foresee  deprived  the 
army  of  its  greatest  general  at  a  time  when  his  services  were 
indispensable.  If  Jackson  had  lived  that  night,  he  would,  with- 
out doubt,  have  marched  his  columns  along  the  very  road  upon 
which  I  met  Stuart,  thus  throwing  his  entire  force  in  the  rear 
of  Hooker's  army,  his  left  resting  upon  the  Rappahannock, 
cutting  off  the  enemy's  communications  and  forming  around 
his  flanks  a  net  of  steel  from  which  he  could  never  have  ex- 
tricated himself.     .     .     . 

C.ipt.  Randolph  disagrees  with  Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon's  account 
in  Scribncr's  Magazine,  in  which  he  gives  the  "almost  uni- 
vcr.sal  opinion  that  Jackson  was  killed  by  his  own  men,"  ac- 
cepting the  statements  of  thought  fui  Union  officers  in  prefer- 
ence to  his  own  comrades,  who  were  in  the  front  and  near 
where  he  was  killed. 

It  was  certainly  no  mooted  question  in  the  army  then.  It 
was  well  understood  and  absolutely  known  that  the  fire  came 
from  our  own  lines;  and  how  in  the  face  of  this  fact  Gen. 
Gordon  should  have  such  grave  doubts  is  not  easy  to  under- 
stand, and  why  he  should  place  such  implicit  confidence  in  the 
opinion  of  Federal  officers  about  such  a  matter  are  passing 
strange.  It  will  be  remembered  that  this  fire  occurred  'oetween 
eight  and  nine  at  night,  in  a  road  on  each  side  of  which  was 
a  dense  wood  almost  impenetrable,  the  enemy  was  in  full 
flight,  there  was  no  organized  resistance,  every  Federal  soldier 
as  well  as  officer  was  hunting  only  some  place  of  safety.  How 
then,  in  the  midst  of  al!  this  confusion,  in  a  dense  wood,  in  the 
darkness  of  the  night,  could  any  Federal  officer,  however 
"thoughtful,"  stop  and  not  only  locate  Gen.  Jackson's  position, 
but  tell  by  whom  he  was  killed?  Gen.  Gordon,  I  think,  with  all 
of  his  eloquence  and  ability,  will  find  this  hard  to  explain. 
The  truth  is,  there  was  no  enemy  in  our  immediate  front, 
no  effort  was  made  on  their  part  to  resist  our  advance,  the 
rout  and  panic  being  complete.  The  Federal  general  would 
be  very  glad  to  ascribe  the  death  of  Jackson  to  the  prowess  of 
his  own  men  and  the  thoughlfulness  of  his  officers,  but  the 
truth  of  history  ought  to  be  vindicated,  and  a  fact  so  momen- 
tous and  far-reaching  in  its  effects  upon  the  South,  a  fact 
which  changed  the  civilization  of  a  continent,  ought  not  to  be 
misiepresented.  The  facts  given  in  the  foregoing  account  are 
as  distinct  in  my  memory  now  as  they  were  when  engraved  in 
letters  of  blocd  forty  years  ago. 


REUNION  IN  VIRGINIA. 

Miss  Kate  Mason  Rowland  writes  of  the  reunion  of  the 
Joe  Kendall  Camp  in  Fauquier  County,  near  Warrenton: 

"The  reunion  took  place  on  the  grounds  of  the  Bethel  Acad- 
emy, about  four  miles  from  Warrenton,  Saturday,  Atigust 
29.  The  August  sun  being  overcast  made  the  weather  cool 
and  pleasant.  The  beautiful  spot  selected  for  the  meeting, 
with  its  undulating,  grass-embroidered  lawns,  its  picturesque 
buildings  and  noble  trees,  was  filled  with  a  happy  assemblage, 
about  one  thousand  in  all.  The  veterans  of  the  Camp,  some 
sixty  out  of  the  hundred  and  odd  on  the  roll  being  present, 
numbered  among  their  members,  with  infantrymen  and  ar- 
tillerists, representatives  of  the  famous  'Black  Horse  Cavalry,' 
and  the  no  less  renowned  gray  horsemen  known  as  "Mosby's 
men.'  And  the  families  of  the  old  soldiers  were  there,  down 
to  the  third  and  fourth  generations.  Young  mothers  brought 
their  babies;  children  were  there  of  every  age  with  their 
parents;  the  lads  and  lassies;  and  women  who  'remembered 
the  war,'  and  who  had  seen  fathers  or  husbands  or  brotliers 


6i8 


Qoijfederate  l/eteraij. 


go  out  to  battle  for  Southern  rights,  some  of  them  never  to 
return,  and  the  rest  to  return  in  '65  mostly  to  desolate  hearths 
and  broken  fortunes. 

"The  Camp  is  named  after  the  brave  Virginia  boy  whose 
dying  deed  of  heroism  has  rendered  his  name  immortal. 
Joe  Kendall  vi'ent  out  to  the  war,  from  a  humble  home 
among  his  native  hills,  as  a  gunner  in  the  Fauquier  Artillery. 
His  battery,  commanded  by  Col.  Robert  M.  Stribling,  was 
engaged  in  a  hot  artillery  duel  in  one  of  the  battles  around 
Richmond.  Struck  by  a  cannon  ball,  young  Kendall  fell 
mortally  wounded.  As  he  was  borne,  all  mangled  and  bleed- 
ing, from  the  field,  he  was  carried  past  the  artillery  horses. 
'Stop!'  cried  the  young  hero  to  his  bearers.  'Put  me  down 
here  and  let  me  hold  the  horses  while  their  driver  takes  my 
place  at  the  guns.  You  see  I  must  die.  Nothing  can  be 
done  for  me;  but  I  can  at  least  hold  the  horses  while  I  lie 
here,  and  so  be  of  some  service.'  He  pleaded  so  earnestly, 
and  his  condition  was  so  hopeless,  that  his  request  was  granted. 
The  reins  were  wound  firmly  around  his  hands,  his  friends 
moved  ofif  and  the  driver  left  him.  After  the  battle  was  over, 
the  enemy  having  been  repulsed,  young  Kendall  was  found 
dead  at  his  post,  the  reins  of  the  horses  still  in  the  grasp  of 
his  lifeless  hands.  Etiam  in  mortc  Miis.  Was  there  ever  a 
nobler  instance  of  Spartan  endurance  and  more  than  Greek 
patriotism  than  this  sublime  deed  of  the  untutored  lad  of 
Fauquier  County'  The  story,  as  is  fitting,  is  pictured  on  the 
handsome  silk  badge  of  the  Camp  which  bears  Joe  Kendall's 
name  and  honors  his  memory.  With  recollections  such  as 
these,  and  with  thronging  thoughts,  both  grave  and  gay,  of 
the  stirring  years  of  the  Confederacy,  an  inspiration  was  'in 
the  air'  of  that  August  day  to  many  of  us  which  made  it  one 
of  thorough  enjoyment  not  soon  to  be  forgotten. 

"Ample  provision  was  made  for  the  dinner,  to  which  ail 
were  invited.  Barrels  of  lemonade,  cold  tea,  and  hot  coffee 
were  the  wholesome  beverages  provided;  while  ham  and  fried 
chicken,  pickles,  apple  pies,  fruit,  and  other  good  things 
furnished  a  feast  worthy  of  the  hospitality  of  the  neighbor- 
hood. A  business  meeting  was  held  early  in  the  day  in  one 
of  the  buildings  there,  which  was  opened  with  prayer  by 
Mr.  Tom  C.  Thornton,  of  Warrenton;  Dr.  J.  H.  Cochran, 
of  The  Plains,  Commander  of  the  Camp,  presiding.  There 
a  movement  was  set  on  foot  to  erect  a  memorial  to  Gen. 
William  Smith,  of  Fauquier,  one  of  Virginia's  two  war  Gov- 
ernors. The  people  took  their  seats,  as  many  as  could  be 
accommodated,  in  a  pavilion  open  on  all  sides  (used  by  the 
school  for  a  gymnasium).  An  elevated  platform,  opposite 
the  speaker's  stand,  was  occupied  by  over  a  dozen  members 
of  the  Loudon  Cornet  Band,  whose  music  was  excellent.  The 
battle  flag  of  the  Confederacy  and  an  old,  war-worn  Virginia 
standard  were  crossed  over  the  heads  of  the  speakers,  while 
between  these  flags  hung  a  blue  silk  banner,  on  which  was 
inscribed  in  white  letters  Kipling's  well-known  couplet: 

'Lord  God  of  hosts,  be  with  us  yet, 
Lest  we  forget,  lest  we  forget !' 

"Ah!  who  could  'forget'  in  such  a  scene,  amid  such  sur- 
roundings? The  veterans'  entrance  to  the  reserved  seats  fur- 
nished an  interesting  and  pathetic  spectacle.  Many  of  them 
were  bent  with  years,  yet  with  eyes  still  bright,  and  some  of 
them  as  strong  and  vigorous  as  ever.  The  band  played  the 
beloved  strains  of  'Dixie,'  and  all  stood  up  with  a  simul- 
taneous impulse  of  enthusiasm,  women  waving  their  handker- 
chiefs and  the  old  Confederates  leading  the  chorus  of  ap- 
plause. 


"The  Commander  of  the  Camp  (Dr.  Cochran)  voiced  the 
sentiment  of  the  hour.  He  was  followed  by  Col.  Tom  Smith, 
the  gallant  son  of  the  Confederate  General  and  War  Govern- 
or, who  made  an  eloquent  though  brief  eulogium  of  the  de- 
ceased members  of  the  Camp.  These  included  three  well- 
known  and  popular  clergymen:  Rev.  George  W.  Nelson, 
Rev.  Walter  Robertson,  and  the  Rev.  Buchnor  Randolph,, 
brother  of  Bishop  Randolph.  A  fine  address  was  made  after- 
wards by  the  I^ev.  William  Dudley  Powers,  one  of  the  Camp's- 
guests,  who,  though  but  a  boy  in  the  last  years  of  the  war, 
had  worn  the  gray  and  stood  in  the  trenches  around  Rich- 
mond. The  most  notable  visitor  was  the  silver-tongued' 
orator,  Virginia's  pride,  Senator  and  'Major'  John  W.  Dan- 
iel. He  is  indeed  a  youthful-looking  'veteran,'  though  he 
was  maimed  for  life  in  the  service  of  his  State.  His  hand- 
some face  and  noble  presence  would  distinguish  him  in  any 
assembly.  Though  Maj.  Daniel  had  not  expected  to  speak, 
he  was,  as  always,  etiual  to  such  demands,  and  he  delighted  his 
hearers  by  his  reminiscences  of  the  war,  delivered  in  the 
forceful  and  impassioned  style  of  which  he  is  a  master. 
Another  distinguished  guest  of  the  Camp  was  Gen.  Lee's 
famous  and  trusted  scout,  now  the  'Reverend'  Frank  String- 
fellow,  whose  deeds  of  daring  and  adventure  make  up  one 
of  the  most  thrilling  chapters  of  martial  history.  For  more 
than  an  hour  the  large  audience  listened  with  rapt  attention 
to  Mr.  Stringfcllow  as  he  told,  with  his  wonderful  memory 
for  details,  of  some  of  his  war  exploits  in  and  around  Fau- 
quier County.  Many  of  those  who  heard  him  were  able, 
from  personal  knowledge,  to  corroborate  his  account.  The 
story  of  the 'raid  on  Pope's  wagon  train  at  Catlett's  Station, 
where  most  important  papers  were  captured  from  Pope's 
tent,  enabling  Gen.  Lee  to  plan  the  victory  of  the  seconcl 
battle  of  Manassas,  was  graphically  narrated.  Before  the 
raid  was  made,  the  brave  scout  was  sent  by  Gen.  Lee  to  War- 
renton, then  occupied  by  Federal  troops,  to  ascertain  where 
the  wagon  train  was.  In  his  'blue'  uniform  in  the  dead  of 
night  young  Stringfellow  entered  the  sleeping  town,  and 
walked  up  first  to  the  handsome  residence  of  Mr.  Marshall, 
on  one  of  the  principal  streets,  and  coolly  knocked  at  the 
door.  The  townspeople,  always  on  the  alert  and  expectant 
of  nocturnal  visits  from  Mosby's  guerrillas,  many  of  them 
Warrenton  'boys,'  were  never  caught  napping.  The  door 
was  soon  opened,  and  with  noiseless  steps  the  scout  was  re- 
ceived into  the  friendly  mansion.  The  young  lady  of  the 
house,  hearing  muffled  sounds  beneath,  low  voices  in  earnest 
conversation,  at  one  rushed  to  the  conclusion  that  this  was 
her  brother.  Col.  Charle.s  Marshall,  an  officer  on  Lee's 
staff.  She  flew  downstairs  in  dressing  gown  and  slippers 
and  with  disheveled  hair,  and  was  about  to  throw  her  arms 
around  the  young  man's  neck  to  embrace  him,  when  she  dis- 
covered her  mistake.  Mr.  Stringfellow  says  he  has  always 
regretted  that  lost  kiss!  But  the  young  girl,  as  clever  as 
she  was  attractive,  who  had  kept  eyes  and  ears  open  and 
was  eager  to  do  anything  for  the  Confederate  cause,  imme- 
diately sat  down  in  the  friendly  darkness,  for  they  dared  not 
strike  a  light,  and  gave  the  scout  the  clearest  and  fullest  in- 
formation about  the  enemy;  and  to  his  question,  'Where  is 
the  wagon  train?'  resptmded  promptly,  'At  Catlett's  Sta- 
tion.' From  the  home  of  the  Marshalls  the  scout  went  boldl;.' 
up  to  a  house  where  some  guards  were  asleep  on  a  porch. 
Pulling  one  of  them  by  the  leg  to  wake  him,  he  asked:  'Where 
is  our  wagon  train?'  'At  Catlett's  Station,'  said  the  man, 
scarcely  opening  his  eyes,  and  grumbling  and  swearing  at 
being  roused  from  his  slumbers.     This  experiment  was  re- 


Qoi)federate  l/eterai). 


519^ 


peated  witli  two  or  more  soldiers  by  the  persevering  'blii';- 
coat,'  each  man  gniml)ling  and  swearing  in  turn  and  giving 
the  same  answer.  Tlie  scout  then  found  an  officer  as  he 
walked  on,  to  whom  he  put  the  question  as  before:  'Where 
is  our  wagon  train?'  Here  too  came  the  answer:  'At  Catlett's 
Station.'  Finally,  in  order  to  exhaust  all  sources  of  in- 
formation, our  friend  lounged  up  to  the  lighted  window  of  a 
basement  where  some  negro  women  were  washing  the  sol- 
diers' clothes.  The  better  to  preserve  his  disguise  and  secure 
his  object,  he  greeted  the  sable  washerwomen  as  'young 
ladies,'  and  insinuatingly  queried:  "Where  is  our  wagon 
train?'  The  ready,  answer  came  that  he  had  received  in 
«very  case:  'At  Catlett's  Station.'  So  now,  having  heard 
from  the  citizens,  from  the  soldiers,  from  the  ofificers,  and 
from  the  negroes  that  Pope's  wagon  train  was  at  Catlett's 
Station,  the  vigilant  and  careful  scout  felt  that  he  could  report 
this  with  confidence  to  Gen.  Lee.  And  then  the  raid  was 
ordered. 

"It  will  be  seen  the  first  information  that  led  to  the  raid 
was  given  by  a  Confederate  woman,  a  young  girl,  Miss 
Lillie  Marshall,  now  the  wife  of  the  Hon.  Moses  M.  Green, 
of  Warrenton,  Fautiuier's  present  representative  in  the  Vir- 
ginia Leguslature,  and  an  enthusiastic  member  of  the  Joe 
Kendall  Camp.  Mrs.  Green,  it  need  hardly  be  added,  is  a 
Daughter  of  the   Confederacy. 

"Mr.  Stringfcllow  had  other  adventures  to  relate  of  equal 
interest.  One  of  the  members  of  the  Camp  who  made  a 
brief  address,  which  was  full  of  Confederate  fervor  and  devo- 
tion, was  Col.  Stribling,  of  'Joe  Kendall's  Battery.'  An 
honored  Confederate  general,  William  H.  Payne,  was  ex- 
pected to  speak,  but  was  not  able  to  gratify  his  friends.  Be- 
tween addresses  the  band  discoursed  stirring  and  patriotic 
music,  'The  Bonnie  Blue  Flag'  coming  next  to  'Dixie'  in 
popularity. 

"After  the  ceremonies  were  over,  the  musicians  playeri 
waltzes  for  the  young  people  to  dance,  and  many  lingered  to 
watch  the  graceful  movements  of  the  light-hearted  revelers. 
At  length,  by  sundown,  the  crowd  melted  away,  the  veterans 
voting  it  one  of  the  most  successful  of  their  annual  meet- 
ings The  picture  of  the  Joe  Kendall  Camp  which  appears 
below  was  taken  on  the  grounds  during  the  reunion." 


J.ICKSON  AT  VIRGIX'IA  MILITARY  INSTITUTE. 

BY    JAiMlS    n.    HDDGKIM,    MANASSAS,    VA. 

Some  years  ago  I  published  a  story  of  Stonewall  Jackson 
in  The  Youth's  Companion,  and  rewrite  it  substantially  as  it 
was  told  me  by  Rev.  Templeman  Brown,  of  Maryland,  who 
was  present  at  the  time,  and  who  vouches  for  the  truth  of 
the  narrative.  Mr.  Brown  said  that  he  was  at  Lexington  in 
the  winter  of  1860-61,  and  was  on  the  day  on  which  the  affair 
occurred  taking  dinner  with  Gen.  Smith,  who  was  in  charge  of 
the  Military  Institute  at  that  time.  It  seems  that  the  students 
of  the  Institute,  most  of  them  of  Southern  birth  or  rearing, 
were  in  the  habit  of  going  down  into  the  town  of  Lexington,  and 
getting  into  arguments  with  the  "natives"  on  the  subject  of 
secession,  at  that  time  a  question  of  course  much  debated.  It 
should  be  premised  that  at  that  date  the  large  majority  of  the 
residents  of  that  part  of  Virginia  bordering  on  what  is  now 
West  Virginia,  a  State  which  was  characterized  by  Gov.  Wise 
as  "the  bastard  offspring  of  a  political  rape,"  naturally 
took  the  side  of  the  Union  in  all  arguments.  From  argu- 
ments with  words  simply  the  students  fell  to  blows,  but  in  the 
majority  of  cases  found  thcmseives  no  match  for  the  rugged 
mountaineers.  In  fact,  so  frequently  did  they  return  the 
worse  for  their  rencounters  that  at  last  they  resolved  on  hav- 
ing recourse  to  arms.  On  the  day  in  question  Mr.  Brown  was 
dining  with  Gen.  Smith,  and  some  of  the  "boys"  had  been 
down  town,  engaged  in  the  usual  argument,  returning  with 
bloody  noses  as  the  result  of  tliat  final  appeal  to  the  original 
''arms." 

Mrs.  Smith  came  into  the  dining  room,  remarked  Mr.  B — , 
and  .said  that  the  students  were  getting  their  guns  from  the 
armory,  and  that  they  were  going  down  into  the  town  to  do 
battle  with  the  citizens.  Gen.  Smith  seemed  completely  upset 
by  the  statement  and  incapable  of  taking  any  steps  to  prevent 
what  promised  to  be  a  bloody  collision. 

Jackson's  residence  was  about  halfway  between  the  insti- 
tute and  the  town.  In  some  way  word  reached  him  of  the 
movement  of  the  students  while  he  was  at  dinner,  and  he  at 
once  left  the  table  and  went  to  the  front  of  the  house.  Sure 
enough  here  came  the  students  pellmell  down  the  road,  some 
hatless,  all  with  guns  taken  from  the  armory,  and  in  great  ex- 
citement. Jackson  stepped  to  a  horse  block  in  front  of  the 
house,  and  just  as  the  head  of  the  column  was  driving  past, 
called  out  in  his  most  commanding  tone :  "Halt !  Front 
face!"     The   hoys   halted   almost   instinctively.     "Well,  young 


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(^^oijfederate  l/eteraij. 


genllcmcr.,"  lie  asked  in  liis  iiiikli.<t  tone,  •'vvlicrc  are  you  go- 
ing?" 

One  of  the  foremost  told  in  a   few  words  their  grievances 
and  their  resolution  to  right  them. 

"Well,"  he  said,  "that's  very  well,  perliaps,  but  who's  your 
leader?" 

They  acknowledged  that  they  had  none. 

"Do  you  not  think  that  it's  rather  imprudent  to  sally  out  0:1 
an  enterprise  such  as  this  without  a  leader?" 
They  acknowledged  that  it  seemed  so. 
"How  would  you  like  me  to  lead  you?" 
Nothing  would  please  them  better,  so  they  said. 
"Well,  then,  I  think  as  we  are  going  on  a  serious  enterprise 
we  had  better  try  and  organize.     Suppose  we  get  out  here  in 
the  road  and  drill  a  little."     This  was  done,  and  then,  having 
cooled  their   sanguinary  mood  somewhat,  he  took  them  over 
into    the    adjoining    field,    marched,    countermarched,    double- 
quicked,  until  they  were  pretty  well  tired  out.     Then,  bringing 
them  back  into  the  road,  and  drawing  them  up  in  front  of  his 
horse  block,  he  made  them  a  little  speech  on  the  impropriety 
of  such  actions  as  they  had  planned,  saying  that  some  of  them 
might  be  killed,  to  the  grief  of  friends  at  home,  or  some  of 
the  townspeople  might  be  slain,  bringing  sorrow  and  dismay 
on  their  families,  and  "now  be  good  boys  and  go  back  to  your 
studies.     You  came  here  not  to  learn  the  practice  but  the  the- 
ory of  war,  and  books,  not  weapons,  are  your  equipments  just 
now." 

In  a  few  words  they  were  persuaded  to  return  to  the  in- 
stitute, and  a  bloody  collision  was  avoided. 

Here  we  see  the  real  Jackson,  resourceful,  ready,  alert.  He 
exhibited  then,  at  Lexington,  exactly  the  same  readiness  of 
mind,  the  same  quickness  of  apprehension,  the  same  ability  to 
form  an  instant  plan,  the  same  ability  to  carry  out  his  plan 
as  at  the  Wilderness  or  at  Spottsylvania.  Greatness  is  born, 
not  made,  and  although  the  great  man  may  never  have  op- 
portunity to  exercise  his  talents,  he  does  not  create  them  on 
occasion — they  are  in  him,  ready  to  rise  when  the  exigency 
occurs.  Jackson  was  as  great  in  stopping  those  headlong  boys 
at  Lexington  as  in  leading  his  men  against  the  enemy  a  year 
later. 


THE   BURNING   OF   COLUMBIA,  S.   C. 

HV    LIEUT.    MILFORD    OVERLEY,   NINTH    KENTUCKY    CWALRY. 

Reading  Chaplain  General  J.  William  Jones's  recent  biograph- 
ical sketch  of  Lieut.  Gen.  Wade  Hampton,  in  which  he  speaks 
of  the  controversy  between  Hampton  and  Sherman  relative 
to  the  burning  of  Columbia,  S.  C,  I  am  reminded  that  in 
i860,  while  the  facts  in  the  case  were  still  fresh  in  my  mem- 
ory, I  published  in  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer  a  brief  article  con- 
tradicting Gen.  Sherman's  official  report  of  the  burning,  stat- 
ing that  I  was  one  of  Gen.  Hampton's  rear  guard  on  that  oc- 
casion, and  was  probably  the  very  last  Confederate  to  leave 
Columbia;  that  I  heard  the  order  given  to  see  that  no  cotton 
was  fired  for  fear  of  burning  the  city,  and  that  the  order  was 
c'ueyed ;  that  the  Confederates  did  not  burn  Columbia,  but  that 
Sherman  and  his  army  wantonly  destroyed  the  beautiful  cap- 
ital of  the  hated  Palmetto  State. 

Of  course  my  statement  had  little  weight  as  opposed  to  the 
official  report  of  a  victorious,  and  then  popular,  army  com- 
mander, but  it  was  true. 

Kettell's  history  of  the  war  (North)  contains  the  following 
upon  the  subject  of  the  burning  of  Columbia:  "Gen.  Wade 
Hampton,  who  commanded  the  Rebel  rear  guard,  had,  in  an- 
ticipation of  the  evacuation  of  the  place,  ordered  all  the  cotton 


to  be  moved  into  the  streets  and  fired.  A  violent  gale  was 
blowing  as  the  advance  of  the  Union  army  entered  Columbia, 
and  before  a  single  building  had  been  fired  h^  Sherman's  or- 
der, the  smoldering  fires  set  by  Hampton's  order,  and  which 
the  soldiers  and  citizens  labored  hard  to  extinguish,  were  re- 
kindled by  the  wind  and  communicated  to  the  buildings 
around."  Sherman's  official  report  says :  "I  disclaim,  on  the 
part  of  my  army,  any  agency  in  the  fire,  but,  on  the  contrary, 
claim  that  we  saved  what  of  Columbia  remains  unconsumed ; 
and,  without  hesitation,  I  charge  Wade  Hampton  with  having 
burned  his  own  city  of  Columbia." 

Some  years  ago,  in  writing  up  the  Carolina  campaign  for 
publication  in  a  home  paper,  I  made  the  following  statemetit 
concerning  the  destruction  of  Columbia:  "I  was  one  of  Hamp- 
ton's rear  guard,  and  was  probably  the  very  last  Confederate 
to  leave  the  city,  yet  I  saw  no  cotton  burning  in  the  streets  of 
Columbia,  nor  did  I  hear  any  order  from  any  one  to  fire  the 
cotton,  but  I  did  hear  one  just  the  reverse.  It  was  given  to 
a  detachment — three  companies — from  the  Ninth  Kentucky 
Cavalry  that  was  ordered  back  to  Columbia  as  a  provost 
guard  after  the  Confederates  had  evacuated  the  place  and  be- 
fore Sherman  entered  it.  I  asked  and  obtained  of  Col.  Breck- 
inridge, the  brigade  commander,  permission  to  accompany  the 
detachment,  and  was  present  and  heard  this  order  given  to 
the  officer  commanding :  "It  is  Gen.  Hampton's  order  that  you 
return  to  Columbia,  bring  out  any  straggling  Confederates 
you  may  find,  and  see  that  no  cotton  is  fired.'  Having  no 
time  to  lose,  the  detachment  immediately  proceeded  on  its 
mission,  passing  down  in  front  of  Sherman's  skirmish  line, 
which  was  in  plain  view,  and  entering  the  city  in  advance  of 
him.  In  the  suburbs  we  met  Mayor  Goodwyn  and  other 
municipal  officers  in  carriages,  with  a  white  flag,  going  out  to' 
surrender  the  city.  During  the  parley,  which,  however,  was 
a  brief  one,  we  hastily  visited  different  streets  in  search  of 
straggling  Confederate  soldiers,  but  found  none,  neither  did 
we  find  any  cotton  burning.  Falling  back  as  the  Federals  ad- 
vanced along  the  streets,  the  detachment  passed  out  toward 
the  east  (it  had  entered  from  the  north),  and,  by  a  circuitous 
route,  rejoined  the  command  on  the  Winsboro  road.  I  re- 
mained in  the  city  after  the  detachment  had  gone,  just  keep- 
ing out  of  the  enemy's  reach  by  falling  back  from  street  to 
street  till  pushed  out  by  the  advancing  infantry  (they  had  no 
mounted  men  in  the  city  at  that  time),  yet  I  saw  no  cotton 
burning  in  Columbia.  Basing  my  conclusions  on  what  I  saw 
(the  Federals  in  possession  of  the  city),  on  what  I  failed 
to  see  (any  cotton  burning  in  the  streets),  and  on  what  I  heard 
(the  order  to  see  that  no  cotton  was  fired),  I  can  safely  say 
that  the  Confederates  had  no  hand  in  the  burning  of  Colum- 
bia, Gen.  Sherman's  official  report  to  the  contrary  notwith- 
standing." 

Ill  his  "Memoirs,"  published  in  1875,  Gen.  Sherman  says: 
"In  my  official  report  of  this  conflagration  I  distinctly  charge 
it  to  Gen.  Wade  Hampton,  and  confess  I  did  so  pointedly  to 
shake  the  faith  of  his  people  in  him,  for  he  was,  in  my  opin- 
ion, a  braggart,  and  professed  to  be  the  special  champion  of 
South  Carolina."  ,  He  then  claimed  that  Columbia  was  burned 
by  accident  and  not  by  design.  Now  how  much  respect  can 
proud  American  people  have  for  the  memory  of  one  of  their 
great  generals  who  would  make  to  his  government  such  a 
report,  and  for  a  purpose  so  base?  Similar  falsehoods  have 
been  exposed  through  the  Confederate  Veteran,  and  it  is  sin- 
cerely to  be  hoped  that  the  work  will  go  on  till  we  have  a 
full  and  fair  history  of  the  War  between  the  States. 


Confederate  Ueterai). 


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BATTLE  OF  ELK  HORN. 

W.    L.    TRUMAN,    GL'EYDAN,   I.A. 

Ill  the  arliclc  Iiy  Gen.  W.  L.  Calicll  on  Confeileraic  l.allle- 
flags,  as  it  appeared  in  tlic  August  Vi-.tkran,  nuntion  is  made 
of  a  few  of  the  patriotic  deeds  of  our  noble  women.  The  wom- 
en of  our  Southern  Confederacy  were  tlie  grandest,  bravest, 
and  purest  women  that  ever  blessed  this  e.irth.  It  t.nade  us 
ragged  soldier  boys  happy  to  take  oflf  our  hats  to  them  along 
the  roadside  and  to  receive  a  smile  and  a  nod  of  recognition. 
God  grant  that  our  Southern  daughters  may  come  up  to 
their  standard  in  all  that  is  pure  and  true  and  brave,  an.l 
always  love  and  teach  the  righteous  principles  for  which 
they  sutTered  and  did  so  much! 

Gen.  Cabell  says  in  regard  to  a  certain  flag:  "My  wife,  who 
was  in  Richmond,  made  a  beautiful  flag  out  of  her  own  silk 
dresses  and  sent  it  to  a  cousin  of  hers  who  commanded  an 
Arkansas  regiment.  This  flag  was  lost  at  Elk  Horn,  but  was 
recaptured  by  a  Missouri  Division  under  Gen.  Henry  Little." 
That  event  induces  me  to  tell  what  I  know  of  the  Elk  Horn 
fight,  and  about  a  beautiful  flag  that  fell  into  the  hands  of 
Capt.  William  Wade's  First  Missouri  Battery,  of  which  I 
was  a  member,  on  oiir  retreat. 

The  Northern  Army  commanded  by  Gen.  Curtis  was  en- 
camped at  Elk  Horn  lavern,  in  Benton  County,  Ark., near  Sug 
ar  Creek,  except  one  division  under  Gen.  Sigel  at  Bentonvillc, 
a  few  miles  to  the  north.  Gen.  Van  Dorn  divided  his  army, 
sending  Gen.  Price  with  his  Missouri  troops  to  attack  the  ene- 
my on  the  north  and  (Jen.  McCulloch  on  the  southwest,  which 
cut  off  all  chances  for  the  enemy  to  retreat.  Price  aimed  to 
crush  Sigel  at  Bentonville;  but  that  wily  general  got  a  chance 
to  run,  and  he  was  never  known  to  be  caught  on  a  retreat. 
His  rear  guard  cut  down  trees  and  blocked  the  road  in  many 


places;  and,  as  there  was  no  way  to  go  around,  we  had  to  get 
axes  and  cut  them  out  of  our  way.  We  keot  up  tliis  slow  pur- 
suit all  night,  coming  up  with  the  enemy  rear  Elk  Ho:n  about 
daylight.  The  country  is  rough  and  mountainous,  and  the 
road  we  were  traveling  had  stiej)  cliftcd  sides,  and  in  leaving 
it  our  men  had  to  climb  very  high  bluffs  in  order  to  form  line 
of  battle. 

The  enemy  was  ready  for  us  and  sa'uted  with  a  luavy.  ar- 
tillery fire.  My  battery  was  ordered  to  climb  a  certain  rocky 
hill,  take  position,  open  fire,  and  silence  a  battery  that  was  do- 
ing our  men  considerable  damage.  We  expected  to  have  great 
trouble  in  getting  up  that  steep  hill,  as  we  had  several  very 
balky  teams,  but  to  our  surprise  and  joy  they  went  up  in  a 
gallop,  leaving  the  cannoneers  way  behind.  We  learned,  and 
saw  it  demonstrated  many  times  afterward-,  that  a  balky  team 
never  balks  under  fire.  When  on  top  of  the  hill  the  battery  we 
were  sent  to  engage  paid  its  unwelcome  respects  to  us,  and  we 
had  to  go  in  battery  under  a  heavy  fire.  We  were  soon  ready, 
and  opened  fire  with  our  six  guns.  In  twenty  minutes  the 
enemy  withdraw,  leaving  one  gun  behind.  Gen.  Henry  Little, 
comni;  nding  the  I-"irst  Missouri  Brigade,  ikuv  advanced  and 
engaged  the  enemy  on  our  right.  The  roar  of  small  arms  was 
fearful.  We  continued  to  throw  shells  into  their  line  of  battle, 
and  our  Irave.  talented  Captain  sat  his  beautiful  iron-gray 
horse  and  was  happy.  They  stood  their  ground  well  about 
half  an  hour,  then  retreated.  Our  m; n  raised  a  yell  and  fol- 
lowed them  for  some  distance.  Things  were  quiet  t.ow  for 
quite  a  while.  We  could  plaii.ly  hear  the  firing  and  the  Rebel 
yell  of  McCulloch's  men  in  onr  front  engaging  the  enemj-  on 
the  opposite  of  us.  They  did  not  seem  to  b?  more  than  two 
mile.s  off.  Every  man  in  Price's  little  army  heard  the  same,  and 
it  did  u-  all  good  to  know  thai   Wv'  had  the  enemy  penned  and 


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Qo^federati^  l/eterap. 


there  was  no  chance  for  them  to  get  out  unless  they  whipped 
Price,  and  the  beginning  they  had  made  convinced  us  they 
could  not  do  that. 

When  the  firing  ceased,  we  noticed  several  piles  of  knapsacks 
at  tlie  foot  of  the  hill.  We  brought  up  a  few,  and  such  fun 
as  we  had  reading  love  letters.  Some  of  them  weie  just  over- 
powering, and  the  boys  would  hold  their  breath  and  act  in  other 
amusing  ways  while  they  were  being  read  aloud.  We  did  not 
know  the  girls,  so  there  was  no  harm  done.  None  of  the  blue 
clothing  and  but  few  other  articles  were  appropriated. 

Firing  soon  commenced  on  our  e.xtreme  left,  and  my  battery 
was  moved  in  that  direction,  finding  our  infantry  hotly  en- 
gaged in  an  unequal  contest  trying  to  drive  the  enemy  out  of 
the  dense  bushes  on  the  opposite  side  of  an  old  field.  They  had 
made  one  charge,  but  were  driven  back,  and  had  taken  shelter 
m  a  hollow  in  the  middle  of  tlie  field.  Capt.  Wade  placed  one 
battery  in  position  immediately,  ordered  to  load  with  canister 
and  commence  firing.  We  ia!.ed  the  bushes  front,  right,  and 
left  for  several  minutes  under  quite  a  sprinkle  of  Minie  balls. 
Suddenly  our  infantry  gave  a  yell  and  started  on  a  double- 
quick  for  their  concealed  foe.  A  sheet  of  fire  leaped  from 
those  bushes  the  whole  length  of  the  field  and  farther,  and 
never  let  up.  Our  boys  were  again  forced  back,  and  took  shel- 
ter under  the  hill.  In  the  meantime  we  had  run  our  guns 
by  hand  some  distance  into  the  field,  firing  all  the  time.  We 
were  now  very  much  e-xposed,  but  continued  to  send  a  per- 
fect hailstorm  of  canister  into  the  bushes.  In  a  rem.irkably 
short  time  our  men  returned  to  the  assault  the  third  time, 
and,  with  a  continuous  yell  and  in  the  face  of  that  terrible 
fire,  went  right  into  the  brush,  routed  the  enemy,  and  drove 
them  nearly  a  mile  beyond  Elk  Horn  Tavern,  which  was 
Gen.  Curtis's  headquarters,  capturing  many  wagons  and  com- 
missary stores.  Our  loss  was  heavy,  but  during  my  four 
years'  service  I  never  saw  better  fighting.  They  were  Mis- 
souri troops,  but  I  do  not  remember  who  commanded.  My  bat- 
tery followed  in  the  pursuit  at  a  double-quick. 

As  I  was  following  my  gun  I  passed  one  of  our  infantry 
boys  sitting  on  the  ground  holding  the  head  of  a  dying  North- 
ern soldier  in  his  lap.  He  called  to  me  and  asked  if  I  had 
any  water  in  my  canteen,  as  he  wanted  some  for  the  man.  I 
ran  to  him,  knelt  down,  and  gave  the  dying  soldier  a  drink. 
He  tried  to  thank  me,  but  could  only  move  his  lips.  He  then 
raised  his  right  hand,  with  a  happy  smile  on  his  lips,  and 
patted  me  on  my  cheek,  seeming  to  sav,  "God  bless  you  !"  He 
had  a  smooth  face,  was  fine-looking'  and  handsome.  He  was 
from  Illinois,  but  I  never  learned  his  name.  I  shall  never  for- 
get that  sweet  frxe  when  he  blessed,  me  for  that  last  drink 
of  cold  water.     I  hope  to  meet  him  in  the  bright  beyond. 

I  could  not  tarry,  but  went  in  a  fast  run  to  overtake  my  bat- 
tery. When  I  came  up  they  had  unlimbered  and  prepared 
for  action.  We  soon  opened  fire,  replying  to  a  battery  trained 
upon  us,  and  continued  firing  until  after  dark.  Thing's  soon 
became  quiet  after  we  ceased,  and  the  first  day's  battle  was 
over.  We  had  driven  the  enemy  about  two  miles  and  held  the 
field.  We  had  not  heard  a  gun  nor  a  yell  from  McCulIoch's 
men  since  nine  or  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning,  but  later  in  the 
night  we  learned  that  McCuIloch  and  Mcintosh  were  killed 
early  in  the  morning.  The  other  officers  were  puzzled  on 
the  subject  of  rank,  and  could  not  decide  who  should  take  com- 
mand. 

Elk  Horn  Tavern  is  situated  on  a  beautiful  plateau  which 
was  in  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  There  were  several  sutler 
wagons  in  park  near  our  battery,  and  we  laid  in  a  supply 
of   candies,   tobacco,   canned    fruit,   and   other    useful    articles. 


There  was  a  large  barn  near  by  full  of  commissaries,  and  we 
secured  plenty  of  sugar  and  coffee  and  other  groceries.  The 
tavern  was  full  of  the  wounded  of  both  armies. 

About  sunrise  my  battery  was  ordered  to  advance  and  take 
position  in  the  edge  of  a  field  and  open  fire  on  tlie  enrmy,  who 
were  in  full  view  on  a  ridge  in  the  field  unpleasantly  c'.cse.  As 
we  moved  for  our  position  we  passed  in  the  rear  of  our  line 
of  battle.  The  men  were  lying  flat  on  the  ground  at  the  edge 
ol  the  field,  well  concealed  in  many  places  by  small  under- 
growth. The  brave  young  Capt.  Claik,  with  his  Missouri  bat- 
tery, was  already  in  position,  and  was  so  gay  and  happy  that 
morning  as  we  passed  him  going  to  our  position.  Every  one 
who  knew  him  loved  him,  and  his  battery  boys  idolized  him.  As 
we  entered  a  strip  of  heavy  timber  the  enemy  opened  fire  on 
us  from  several  batteries,  and  such  a  cyclone  of  falling  timber 
and  bursting  shells  I  don't  suppose  was  ever  equaled  during 
our  great  war.  Our  advance  was  stopped  on  account  of  fallen 
trees,  and  our  horses  were  being  killed  every  minute.  We 
were  ordered  back,  but  how  to  get  back  required  a  kind  of 
military  tactics  not  learned  at  military  schools.  We  finally 
obeyed  the  order  in  some  way  I  cannot  describe,  after  lo;ing 
several  men  and  thirteen  horses.  The  gallant  Clark's  battery 
had  the  brunt  of  this  terrible  fire.  He  was  slain,  but  his  bat- 
tery could  not  be  driven  from  its  position.  The  enem.y  now 
found  Gen.  Forrest  a  major  general,  with  a  small,  badly 
equipped  command.  In  three  months  we  were  th.e  best-mounted 
and  equipped  cavalry  in  the  C.  S.  A. ;  we  had  the  finest  bat- 
teries, and  got  all  from  the  Yanks.  In  six  months  v,e  made 
Forrest  a  lieutenant  general,  with  a  name  that  will  stand  as 
long  as  the  American  people  care  for  heroic  deeds.  The 
few  of  us  that 'got  home  are  proud  to  think  we  did  our  duty 
always ;  the  rest 

".     .     .       sleep  their  last   sleep. 

They  have  fought  their  last  battle; 

No  sound  can  awake  them  to  glory  again." 


GEN.  ROSS'S  SCOUTS  IN  GEORGIA   CAMPAIGN. 

BY  R.  G.  CHILDRESS    (OF  THIRD  TEXAs),  ROSCOE,  TEX. 

In  the  summer  of  1864,  while  Johnston  and  Sherman  were 
confronting  each  other  in  North  Georgia,  amidst  the  thunder 
of  artillery  and  the  rattle  of  small  arms  day  and  night,  Gen. 
Ross's  scouts  were  operating  part  of  the  time  in  Sherman's 
rear,  about  thirty  or  forty  miles  northeast  of  Rome.  We 
heard  of  a  squad  of  Federal  cavalry  that  was  out  scouring 
the  country  for  Confederate  soldiers,  as  they  said,  but  in  fact 
were  out  plundering  and  robbing  the  people  as  they  went. 
We  were  traveling  north  in  a  public  road.  About  noon  we 
halted  in  a  grove  near  the  road,  and  remained  there  until 
about  the  middle  of  the  afternoon,  when  we  saw  a  squad  of 
Federal  cavalry  coming  down  the  road.  We  had  no  way  of 
escape  without  being  seen  by  them.  They  were,  in  fact,  close 
upon  us  before  we  saw  them.  With  little  time  to  think  and 
act,  we  decided  that  the  best  thing  we  could  do  would  be  to 
show  a  bold  front  and  bluff  them.  They  were  moving  down 
a  lane,  and  we  were  near  the  mouth  and  had  the  advantage 
of  the  dense  grove  of  small  timber.  When  the  Yanks  got 
in  about  one  hundred  yards  of  us  we  fired  on  them.  They 
were  surprised  and  routed.  They  went  flying  back  down  the 
lane  in  great  confusion.  We  killed  one  of  their  horses  and 
captured  the  rider.  We  knew  there  were  too  many  of  them 
for  us,  and  that  they  mi,ght  rally  and  return.  We  left  the 
public  road,  dropped  back  two  or  three  miles,  and  bivouacked 
for  the  night.  That  night  a  company  of  cavalry  went  back 
to  where  we  fired  and  asked  an  old  citizen  how  many  men 


C^oijfederat^  l/eteraQ. 


553 


we  had  when  we  fired  on  tlicm  lliat  evening.  He  told  thcni 
he  didn't  know,  b\it  if  tliey  would  continue  down  the  road 
they  might  meet  witli  ns;  that  he  had  heard  that  the  roads 
were  lined  with  Confederate  soldiers;  he  told  the  captain  th^t 
in  order  to  get  him  to  retrace  his  steps  and  not  to  advance 
any  farther  down  the  country,  as  he  knew  how  the  citizens 
would  be  treated  by  them.  The  old  man  told  us  that  he  did 
not  know  of  any  Confederate  soldiers  in  that  part  of  the 
country  until  he  heard  the  firing  that  evening.  They  re- 
turned north,  whence  they  came. 

They  arrested  an  old  man  that  night  near  where  we  had 
fired  upon  and  routed  them,  and  carried  him  ofTf.  We  never 
heard  what  they  did  with  him.  The  next  day  we  beat  our 
way   back   south   toward   Rome. 


FORBES  LOST  HIS  RATIONS. 

BY    \V.    R.    BURWELL,   CHARLOTTE,   N.    C. 

I  was  a  member  of  the  Fifty-Sixth  North  Carolina  Regiment, 
Ransom's  Brigade,  in  the  days  when  we  "Tar  Heels"  were  help- 
ing to  make  the  glorious  history  of  the  Southern  Confederacy. 
But  it  is  not  to  mention  any  fighting  in  which  I  or  my  regi- 
ment participated  that  !  write,  although  I  was  severely  wound- 
ed one  time  and  mortally  scared  more  than  twenty  times.  It 
was  our  brigade  that  charged  and  carried  the  Yankee  breast- 
works at  Hare's  Hill,  near  Petersburg,  Va.,  on  the  25th  of 
March,  1864,  but  almost  before  we  could  draw  a  long  breath 
they  charged  and  carried  as,  so  we  threw  down  our  guns  and 
threw  up  our  job  of  serving  Mars  Robert  and  went  to  live  with 
the  Yanks  for  a  spell. 

We  were  marched,  two  thousand  strong,  to  City  Point,  on  the 
James,  loaded  on  the  water  deck  of  a  coal  barge,  carried  to 
Point  Lookout,  Md.,  and  unloaded  on  an  island  of  about  six 
hundred  acres.  After  being  examined  and  relieved  of  all  valu- 
ables, for  which  receipts  were  given,  we  were  registered  by 
name,  rank,  and  regiment,  and  put  in  an  inclosure  of  about  fifty 
acres,  surrounded  by  a  plank  fence  fifteen  feet  high.  We  did 
not  present  a  very  stylish  appearance  as  we  marched  in, but  what 
we  lacked  in  style  was  more  than  made  up  for  in  variety.  No 
two  of  us  were  dressed  alike,  for  a  Confederate's  private  uni- 
form at  that  stage  of  the  game  consisted  only  in  foot  wear. 
Most  all  of  us  were  barefooted ;  many  of  us  had  no  hats, 
lost  in  our  rush  at  the  works;  our  clothing  gave  ragged  evi- 
dence of  long  and  hard  service — some  of  our  pants  were'  worn 
out  in  the  bosom,  others  at  the  knees,  while  others  were  heav- 
ily fringed  around  the  bottoms.  But  we  put  on  a  bold  front, 
and  when  the  Yankees  would  guy  our  appearance,  we  would 
fome  back  at  them  with  the  question  if  they  were  not  ashamed 
to  let  such  a  ragged,  half-starved  set  of  Rebs  lick  'em  three  to 
one. 

At  8  A.M  we  were  furnished  a  loaf  of  bread  and  a  small  piece 
of  pickled  pork,  codfish,  or  a  No.  3  mackerel.  At  noon  a  pint 
of  bean  soup  was  issued  to  us.  This  completed  our  day's  ra- 
tions. A  detail  of  prifoners  was  sent  out  every  morning  to 
work,  some  to  unload  commissary  stores  from  vessels,  some  lo 
wheel  turf  to  the  o'ficers'  (juarters  to  beautify  their  yards,  etc. 

I  bunked  with  a  fellow  from  Louisiana  named  Forbes.  We 
found  that  if  we  could  get  out  on  detail  to  help  unload  com- 
missary stores  there  would  be  some  chance  of  our  picking  up 
something  to  cat,  so  we  made  our  arrangements  accordingly. 
Now  P'orbes  wasn't  the  best-shaped  man  I  ever  saw.  His  little 
legs  were  so  thin  that  in  standing  before  you  they  gave  you  an 
idea  of  two  straws  stuck  in  an  Irish  potato.  The  morning  wc 
were  detailed  Forl)es  procured,  by  trading,  a  pair  of  pants  with 
very  large  legs.     I  put  on  two  extra  large  shirts  and  an  old 


1  ic-yuni  hat  that  a  Yankee  had  supplied  me  with.  There  w^ere 
about  twenty  prisoners  out  on  this  detail  engaged  in  unloading 
;i  large  vessel  of  commissary  supplies.  We  carried  the  goods 
on  our  backs  from  the  vessel  to  the  large  warehouse.  Forbes 
and  1  kept  together  and  had  been  cultivating  the  negro  guard  at 
the  warehouse.  At  half-past  three  we  carried  our  last  load; 
at  four  we  would  be  returned  to  the  "gen."  By  a  little  persua- 
sion we  prevailed  on  the  negro  guard  to  walk  to  the  farther 
end  of  the  building  while  we  filled  Forbes's  pants  legs  full  of 
flour,  having  first  tied  them  tight  around  the  ankles.  I  then 
lined  my  shirt  with  crackers  and  dried  herring  and  my  bee-gum 
hat  witli  Irish  potatoes.  We  had  scarcely  finished  loading  up 
when  the  bugles  sounded  for  us  to  assemble  and  march  back 
to  prison.  Before  entering  the  prison  we  had  to  march  single 
file  between  two  posts  to  be  counted  by  the  officer  of  the  guard. 
I  passed  all  right,  but  had  my  doubts  about  Forbes,  for  his 
legs  were  away  ofT  the  biggest  part  about  him,  and  we  had 
packed  the  flour  in  so  tight  that  he  could  hardly  work  his  knees, 
so  I  glanced  over  m>  shoulder,  as  I  stepped  through,  in  time 
to  see  the  officer's  eyes  almost  bulge  out  of  his  head  as  he 
looked  at  Forbes's  shape* and  halted  him.  Noticing  the  strings 
around  Forbes's  ankles,  he  stooped  down  and  cut  them  with  his 
knife.  In  an  instant  Forbes  was  standing  knee-deep  in  flour. 
"March  !"  said  the  officer,  and  Forbes  marched,  leaving  two 
streaks  of  flour  behind  him  and  a  blue  streak  of  profanity 
above  him,  which  the  laughter  of  the  officer  and  men  served 
only  to  make  bluer. 


U'JS  iriTH  "JEB"  STUART  WHEN  HE  WAS  SHOT. 

Ihomas  Jackson  Watson,  of  No.  2  Wall  Street,  New  York, 
writes  concerning  tlie  death  of  Gen.  J.  E.  B.  Stuart : 

"My  memory  to-day  is  very  clear  on  the  main  points.  I  was 
a  hiember  of  Company  K  (a  Maryland  company),  which,  with 
Company  D,  formed  the  First  Squadron  of  the  First  Virginia 
Cavalry,  and  on  May  Ii,  1864,  we  were  in  tlic  thicket  of  woods 
to  the  right  of  Chickahominy  River. 

"Gen.  Sheridan,  late  in  the  afternoon,  made  a  charge  and 
broke  through  our  lines.  In  that  charge  Gen.  Stuart,  leading 
eight  companies  of  the  First  Virgi^a  Cavalry  down  the  Chick- 
ahominy road,  was  mortally  wounded.  We  were  fighting  in 
the  woods  when  the  Federal  cavalry  charged  us,  on  horseback, 
and  drove  us  back.  Orderly  Sergeant  William  Wright,  of 
Conqiany  K,  killed  a  Federal  soldier  and  captured  his  horse. 
When  we  were  driven  back,  I  was  on  the  extreme  left  of  our 
line,  at  which  place  Gen.  Stuart  appeared  suddenly,  when  I 
took  ofi'  my  hat  to  cheer  him  and  I  discovered  that  he  was 
woimdtd.  I  helped  him  off  his  horse;  just  then  Gen.  Fitzhugh 
Lee  and  Capt.  Dorsey  came  up,  and  Gen.  Lee  ordered  us  to 
take  him  away.  We  put  him  on  the  horse  that  we  had  cap- 
tured from  the  Yankees,  took  him  back  and  put  him  in  the 
ambulance  of  Gen.  Lomax's  command  at  the  bend  of  the 
road,  about  half  a  mile  distant.  I  led  the  horse,  and  Charlie 
Whcatiey,  Fred  Pitts,  and  J.  D.  Oliver  held  him  on  the  horse. 
Between  the  place  that  wc  started  and  the  ambulance.  Gen. 
Stuart  was  sufTering  such  pain  that  he  insisted  upon  getting  oflf 
the  horse  and  lying  down  on  the  ground.  We  kept  him  on 
the  horse  until  we  got  him  to  the  ambulance.  Charlie  Wheat- 
ley  went  to  Richmond  with  him.  and  I  returned  to  my  company. 

"Charlie  Whcatiey  has  crossed,  the  river ,  Fred  Pitts  lives 
in  Philadelphia  and  Capt.  Dorsey  in  Montgomery  County,  Md. 

"Gen.  Stuart  at  that  time  was  riding  a  horse  that  belonged 
to  Ben  Weller,  who  was  a  member  of  the  First  Virginia  Regi- 
ment and  was  detailed  as  a  courier  for  Gen.  Stuart." 


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QoQfederate  Uetera^. 


REMINISCENCES  Of  THE  PENINSULA. 

Brig.  Gin.  H.  T.  Douglas,  now  of  New  Vork,  pays  tribute 
to  the.  survivors  of  tlie  Army  of  the  Peninsula,  C.  S.  A. : 

"I'orty-iwo  years  have  passed  since  there  were  assembled  on 
the  historic  plains  of  Yorktown,  in  Virginia,  troops  of  the 
Confederate  States  army  under  Maj.  Gen.  John  Bankliead 
Magnider,  afterwards  known  as  the  Army  of  the  Peninsula. 
Gen.  Magrudcr  was  not  a  stranger  to  the  people  of  Virginia, 
his  native  State.  The  record  of  his  distinguished  services  in 
the  Me.vican  War,  gaining  for  him  two  brevets  and  special 
mention  in  the  reports  of  Gen.  Scott,  were  fresh  in  the  memory 
of  his  people,  and  they  welcomed  him  to  the  command  of  tht 
Confederate  troops  at  this  important  point. 

"In  the  march  of  events  it  will  be  remembered  that  serving 
with  Cr.pt.  Magruder,  then  in  command  of  a  light  battery  in 
the  Mexican  War,  and  especially  commended  by  him  in  his 
reports  for  distinguished  ser\'ices  and  gallantry  in  battle,  was 
Lieut.  1.  J.  Jackson,  U.  S.  A.  It  was  this  same  soldier  who 
at  Bull  Run  won  the  sobriquet  of  'Stpnewall'  Jackson,  and 
whose  lame,  growing  brighter  with  time,  will  live  forever,  who 
became  the  great  lieutenant  and  right  arm  of  the  grandest 
of  soldiers,  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee. 

"The  Army  of  the  Peninsula  was  composed  of  the  flower 
of  the  South:  troops  from  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  South 
Carolina,  Georgia,  Alabama,  Florida,  Mississippi,  and  Louisi- 
ana filled  its  ranks.  It  received  its  baptism  of  fire  on  the 
field  of  Big  Bethel,  where  the  First  North  Carolina  Infantry, 
under  Col.  (afterwards  Lieut.  Gen.)  D.  H.  Hill,  two  battal- 
ions of  infantry  from  Virginia  under  Lieut.  Cols.  Edgar 
Montague  and  W.  H.  Stewart,  two  companies  of  artillery 
(Richmond  Howitzers)  commanded  by  Capts.  J.  Thompson 
Brown  and  Robert  Stanard,  under  Maj.  George  W.  Randolph 
(afterv^ards  Secretary  of  War),  and  a  small  force  of  cavalry 
.under  Capt.  Jeff  Phillips,  commanded  by  Gen.  Magruder,  met 
and  defeated  the  Federal  army  under  Gen.  Butler. 

"The  following  incident  forcibly  illustrates  the  changes 
vv-hich  time  brings  about:  At  the  battle  of  Bethel  a  young 
lieutenant,  U.  S.  A.,  in  command  of  a  section  of  light  bat- 
tery, was  killed  in  action  whilst  gallantly  performing  his  duty. 
The  war  between  the  States  ended.  The  wheel  of  time  rolled 
on,  and  in  i8ci8  the  country  was  again  fired  by  the  fever  ol 
war,  and  the  Spanish-American  war  began.  Men  who  had 
worn  the  blue  and  the  gray  were  found  standing  shoulder  to 
shoulder  in  support  of  a  common  cause,  and  the  writer  had 
the  honor  to  receive  from  President  McKinley  an  appointment 
as  brigadier  general,  U.  S.  A.,  with  orders  to  report  to  Gen. 
Fitzhugh  Lee,  commanding  the  Seventh  Anny  Corps,  U.  S.  A., 
at  Jacksonville,  Fla.  On  reporting  for  duty  I  was  assigned  the 
command  of  a  brigade  in  the  Second  Division,  commanded 
by  that  distinguished  soldier.  Gen.  Abram  K.  Arnold,  U.  S.  A. 
Imagine  my  surprise  to  find  that  the  adjutant  general  of  the 
Second  Division  was  the  son  of  the  gallant  young  lieutenant 
who  had  yielded  up  his  life  on  the  field  of  Bethel.  It  seemed 
to  me  but  a  mere  span  of  time  since  the  tragic  event  of  1862. 
I  found  this  young  soldier  worthily  following  in  the  footsteps 
of  his  father,  the  adjutant  general  of  a  division  in  which  1 
commanded  a  brigade.     Surely  time  does  work  wonders. 

".After  the  repulse  of  the  Federal  army  at  Bethel,  the  Army 
of  the  Peninsula  was  kept  actively  employed  for  the  next  year 
in  constructing  the  defenses  of  the  Peninsula  at  -  Gloucester 
Point  and  Yorktown  and  along  the  line  of  the  Warwick  River, 
and  in  constantly  moving  from  point  to  point,  watching  and 
skirmishing  with  the  enemy  and  keeping  him  well  within  his 
intrenchments  at  Newport  News  and  Fort  Monroe.  In  one 
of  these  skirmishes  the  gallant  Lieut.  Col.  Charles  Drew,  of 
Louisiana,  was  killed. 


"The  Peninsula  became  the  drill  ground  and  training  school 
for  a  part  of  that  army  to  become  so  famous  as  the  Army  of 
Northern  Virginia,  and  to  the  lessons  taught  it  by  its  able 
commander  may  be  attributed  to  a  large  degree  the  distin- 
guished career  of  the  soldiers  of  this  gallant  little  army. 

"In  the  spring  of  1862  Gen.  McClellan,  with  his  grand  army, 
splendidly  equipped  and  organized,  began  his  march  from 
Fortress  Monroe  and  Newport  News  on  Richmond.  The  troops 
of  our  advance  guard  fell  back  slowly  as  McClellan  moved  up 
until  the  lines  at  Yorktown  and  on  the  west  bank  of  the  War- 
wick River,  stretching  from  Yorktown  to  Mulberry  Island,  on 
the  James  River,  were  reached  and  occupied.  The  Army  ol 
the  Peninsula  comprised  at  that  time  about  12,000  men  of  all 
arms,  and  with  its  thin  gray  line  interposed  to  its  giant  foe 
the  only  barrier  to  the  Confederate  capital. 

"In  order  that  the  defense  of  the  Peninsula  may  be  under- 
stood, I  will  state  that  at  Yorktown  the  Peninsula  narrows  to- 
a  strip  of  land  about  fourteen  miles  in  width  between  the 
James  and  York  Rivers.  The  little  stream  known  as  the  War- 
wick River,  a  tributary  of  the  James  River,  has  its  source  with- 
in less  than  a  mile  of  Yorktown,  and,  running  south,  empties 
into  the  James  River  at  Mulberry  Island.  Along  this  stream 
there  were  two  grist  mills — Wynn's  and  Lee's — located  about 
three  and  eight  miles  respectively  south  of  Yorktown,  and 
which,  with  the  back  water  of  their  ponds,  formed  a  part  of 
our  defensive  lines,  occupying  a  distance  of  about  two  miles. 
South  of  Lee's  mill  the  Warwick  River  developed  into  a 
stream  of  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  in  widtli  and  from 
live  to  ten  feet  in  depth.  The  defenses  of  Yorktown  con- 
sisted of  bastioned  earthworks  about  one  mile  in  length  en- 
veloping the  village.  These  works  were  connected  with  two 
strong  earth  redoubts  constructed  on  the  high  ground  com- 
manding the  south  approach  to  Yorktown  and  the  head  waters 
of  the  Warwick  River,  and  a  line  of  rifle  pits  was  constructed 
along  the  west  bank  of  this  little  stream  from  Yorktown  to 
Lee's  mill.  Two  dams,  located  between  Lee's  and  Wynn's 
mills,  were  thrown  across  the  stream,  flooding  the  lowlands 
for  a  depth  of  from  two  to  five  feet. 

"Earthworks  for  artillery  and  infantry  were  constructed  at 
the  two  dams  and  at  Wynn's  and  Lee's  mills.  The  Army  of 
the  Peninsula  occupied  this  line,  sometimes  with  long  inter- 
vals between  men.  Ih  rear  of  and  parallel  to  the  line, of  de- 
fense there  had  been  constructed  a  military  road,  affording 
quick  communication  between  all  parts  of  the  line.  The  weak 
points  in  the  defensive  line  of  the  Peninsula  were  the  York 
and  James  Rivers,  on  both  flanks.  The  York  River  was  de- 
fended by  the  guns  at  Yorktown  and  Gloucester  Point,  and 
was  considered  reasonably  secure.  The  James  River  was  un- 
protected, save  by  the  armored  vessel  Virginia,  which, 
after  its  great  battle  with  the  United  States  ships  Cumberland 
and  Congress,  both  of  which  it  destroyed,  and  the  drawn  bat- 
tle with  the  Monitor  and  Minnesota,  occupied  a  position  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Elizabeth  River,  commanding  the  approach  to 
Norfolk,  Portsmouth,  and  the  Navy  Yard,  leaving  practically 
the  James  River  open  to  the  enemy's  fleet. 

"For  three  long  weeks  without  receiving  reenforcements 
the  Army  of  the  Peninsula  held  the  lines  at  Gloucester  Point 
and  Yorktown,  and  stretching  fourteen  miles  across  the  Penin- 
sula to  Mulberry  Island,  on  the  James  River,  met  the  enemy 
with  undaunted  front  at  every  point,  never  yielding  a  foot. 
?>IcClellan  felt  our  strength  by  attacks  made  at  various  point.s 
along  the  line.  At  Dam  No.  i,  defended  by  a  small  force  of 
infantry  and  artillery,  a  fierce  attack  was  made  one  afternoon. 
The  enemy  was  met  with  great  gallantry,  defeated  and  driven 
liack  with  considerable  loss.  In  this  attack  Col.  McKenny,  of 
the  Fifteenth  North  Carolina  Infantry,  was  killed.     The  lines- 


QoF^federate  l/etsrap, 


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of  the  two  armies  were  so  closely  drawn  at  this  point  and  the 
firing  so  constant,  both  night  and  day,  that  the  enemy's  dead, 
many  oi  whom  fell  within  a  few  feet  of  our  slight  line  of 
rifle  pits,  could  not  be  collected  for  burial,  and  remained  ex- 
posed for  several  days  after  the  battle.  Finally,  the  command- 
ing officer  of  the  Federal  forces,  under  flag  of  truce,  asked  for 
a  cessation  of  hostilities  and  permission  to  gather  up  and  bury 
their  dead,  which  was  granted. 

"After  making  attacks  at  several  points  along  our  line  and 
being  met  at  every  point,  McClellan,  with  his  grand  army,  sat 
down  in  front  of  this  little  army,  and  by  regular  approaches 
began  bis  preparations  for  the  second  siege  of  Yorktoum.  At 
the  end  of  three  weeks  reenforcements  from  Gen.  Joseph  E. 
Johnston's  army,  under  G.  W.  Smith,  Longstrcet,  Early,  Ewcll, 
Whiting,  Rodes,  and  others,  began  to  arrive,  and  Gen.  Johnston 
moved  down  and  established  his  headquarters  at  Lee's  house, 
about  seven  miles  soiUh  of  Yorktown,  and  assumed  the  com- 
mand of  the  united  forces. 

"The  relief  afforded  by  the  reenforcements  to  the  army  of 
the  Peninsula,  almost  worn  out  by  three  long,  weary  weeks  of 
constant  watching  and  fighting,  was  greatly  needed  and  came 
at  a  mo.st  acceptable  time.  With  our  reenforcements  we  be- 
came very  'cocky,'  believing  that  if  McClellan  would  then  at- 
tack we  could  do  more  than  act  on  the  defensive,  and  visions 
of  possibly  a  great  victory  filled  the  hearts  of  the  men  of  the 
Army  of  the  Peninsula.  The  possibility  of  retreating  without 
giving  battle  had  never  been  thought  of  by  this  army. 

"Time  went  on,  each  army  watching  the  other  and  skir- 
mishing daily,  until  one  morning  the  writer,  who  was  the  engi 
necr  olticer  of  the  Army  of  the  Peninsula,  was  summoned  to 
the  quarters  of  his.  commander  and  told  that  Gen.  Johnston 
had  decided  to  abandon  the  Peninsula  and  that  preparation.* 
for  the  movement  should  be  made.  Worn  out  by  the  anxiety 
and  activity  of  a  campaign  which  for  skill  and  courage  has 
rarely  been  equaled,  to  abandon  the  Peninsula  was  a  great  dis- 
appointment to  Gen.  Magruder.  He  considered  our  line,  even 
v/ith  its  exposed  right  flank,  a  strong  one,  and  was  anxious  to 
fi'jbt.  There  were  other  points  on  the  Peninsula  favorable  to 
defense  by  an  inferior  force,  especially  at  Williamsburg,  where 
two  creeks,  tributaries  of  the  James  and  York  Rivers,  approach 
each  other  so  closely  as  to  leave  less  than  two  miles  of  line  to 
he  defended.  He  knew,  moreover,  that  the  abandonment  of 
the  Peninsula  meant  the  giving  up  of  Norfolk,  Portsmouth, 
the  Navy  Yard,  the  Eastern  Shore  counties,  and  all  of  that  por- 
tion of  Virginia  south  of  the  James  River  and  east  of  City 
Point,  and  the  destruction  of  our  iron-clad  Virginia,  whose 
draught  of  water  was  too  great  for  her  to  be  taken  up  the  James 
River,  besides  opening  up  to  the  enemy  Northea.steru  North 
Carolina  from  a  base  of  operations  especially  favorable  at 
Norfolk,  and  he  protested  with  great  earnestness  against  the 
move.  His  superior  officer,  however,  had  decided  upon  the 
plan  of  campaign,  and  his  duty  was  to  obey  orders.  After 
discussing  the  details  of  the  movement  of  his  command  and 
giving  the  necessary  orders,  he  turned,  and  with  uplifted  ann. 
pointed  to  the  field  where  for  so  many  days  and  nights  his 
splendid  little  army  had  contended  with  and  held  in  check  its 
giant  foe,  and,  with  a  voice  bif)ken  by  the  emotions  which 
filled  his  breast,  exclaimed:  'Sic  transit  gloria  Pcninsuhi!' 

"The  movement  began.  McClellan  was  (juick  to  follow,  and 
at  Williamsburg,  the  scene  of  much  of  the  early  colonial  his- 
tory of  Virginia,  and  which  for  many  years  had  been  the  cap- 
ital of  the  Slate  and  the  seat  of  the  colonial  governnunt,  at- 
tacked the  rear  guard  of  Gen.  Johnston's  army.  The  fighting 
for  several  hours  was  sharp,  with  considerable  losses  on  both 
sides.    The  old  Army  of  the  Peninsula  displayed  the  highest 


courage  and  iiroxcil  itself  worthy  of  its  distinguished  com- 
mander. The  gallant  Mott,  of  Mississippi,  Ward,  of  Florida, 
and  Irby,  of  Alabama — all  of  the  Army  of  the  Peninsula — 
yielded  up  their  lives  on  this  bloody  field.  The  Confederate 
army,  although  largely  outnumbered,  repulsed  every  attack 
and  drove  the  enemy  back  at  every  point,  and,  after  holding 
its  ground,  at  its  leisure  resumed  the  inarch. 

"'I  he  next  clash  of  arms  occurred  near  Barhamsville,  in 
New  Kent  County,  about  sixteen  miles  north  of  Williamsburg. 
McClellan,  finding  Gen.  Johnston  had  retired  his  army  from  his 
front  on  the  Peninsula,  sent  Franklin's  Corps,  who  had  not 
debarked  from  their  transports,  up  the  York  River,  and,  landing 
on  the  Pamunkey  River,  opposite  West  Point,  pushed  out  to- 
intercept  Johnston's  army.  At  the  Burnt  Ordinary,  a  point 
twelve  miles  northwest  of  Williamsburg,  the  road  leading  from 
Williamsburg  to  Richmond  divides,  one  continuing  north  via 
Baihamsville,  the  other  turning  to  the  west  via  Diascun  bridge. 
From  continued  rains  and  the  movement  of  wagon  trains  the 
roads  had  become  almost  impassable.  McClellan,  anticipating 
that  Gen.  Johnston  would  divide  bis  army  at  this  point,  mov- 
ing them  over  the  two  roads,  sent  Franklin  to  attack  that  part 
of  his  (Johnston's)  army  moving  on  the  Barhamsville  road. 
Franklin's  attack  was  feeble  and  was  met  by  a  small  force 
under  Whiting  and  driven  back.  I  have  often  thought  that  if 
we  in  turn  had  made  a  vigorous  attack  in  force,  Franklin's 
Corps  might  have  been  destroyed  or  captured.  It  was  in  this- 
fight  that  the  gallant  Archer,  of  Maryland,  and  Hood,  of 
Texas,  won  their  spurs.  1  he  army  continued  its  march  until 
the  south  bank  of  the  Chickahominy  was  reached.  Then  fol- 
lowed the  battle  of  Seven  Pines,  where  Gen.  Joseph  E.  John- 
ston was  seriously  wounded  and  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee  assumed 
the  command  of  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia.  Then  came 
the  seven  days'  battles  around  Richmond,  and  at  Savage  Sta- 
tion and  Malvern  Hill,  the  last  one  of  the  bloodiest  of  these 
memorable  engagements.  Ihc  old  Army  of  the  Peninsula 
bore  the  brunt  of  the  day,  sustaining  its  reputation  for  courage 
and  efiicicncy. 

"In  the  carnival  of  war  vvliich  followed  during  the  next 
three  years  the  Army  of  the  Pepinsula  was  broken  up  and 
merged  into  many  commands.  It  was  always  conspicuous  for 
its  high  courage,  its  soldierly  qualities,  and  devotion  to  duty. 
Many  of  its  officers  became  greatly  distinguished,  among  them 
J.  B.  Hood  and  D.  H.  Hill,  holding  the  highest  commands, 
won  by  their  valor  and  distinguished  services,  following  in 
the  pathway  where  knightly  honor  led  the  way. 

■■.\fter  the  seven  days'  battles  around  Richmond,  resulting  in 
the  defeat  of  McClellan,  Gen.  Magruder  relinquished  his  com- 
mand in  the  .•\riny  of  Northern  Virginia  and  was  assigned  to 
the  command  of  the  District  of  Texas,  the  Indian  Territory, 
New  Mexico,  and  Arizona,  m  the  Trans-Mississippi  Depart- 
ment. When  he  assumed  command  the  enemy  had  possession 
of  Galveston,  the  principal  port  west  of  the  Mississippi  River. 
In  a  short  time  be  organized  a  force  consi.sling  of  dismounted 
cavalry,  and  with  a  small  river  steamboat  attacked  the  enemy, 
caiituring  the  gunboat  Harriet  Lane  and  the  city  of  Galveston, 
with  a  large  supply  of  stores,  completely  driving  out  the 
enemy,  and  held  the  city  of  Galveston  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  For  boldness  and  .skill  this  achievement  has  never  been 
surpassed. 

".Ag.iin  at  Sabine  Pass,  w-ith  a  single  company  of  artillery 
occupying  a  small  earthwork,  he  defeated  an  attack  of  the 
enemy's  navy,  and  captured  several  of  their  ships.  The  career 
of  this  brilliant  soldier  closed  with  the  war.  the  last  troops  to 
surrender  being-  those  of  his  command.  The  morning  report 
of  this  gallant   little  army  will  show  its  numbers  greatly  re- 


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duced  and  growing  less  each  year  as  time  goes  by.  Taps  has 
been  sounded  long  ogo  for  the  commander  of  the  Army  of  the 
Peninsula  and  for  many  of  those  who  composed  that  army. 
The  youth  of  1861-62  has  become  the  gray-haired  veteran  of 
1903,  and  soon  must  pass  into  oblivion. 

•'My  object  in  writing  this  brief  sketch  of  the  Army  of  the 
Peninsula  and  its  distinguished  commander,  Gen.  J.  B. 
Magrudcr,  is  that  history  should  not  be  silent  in  recording 
the  deeds  of  as  gallant  an  army  as  ever  bore  arms,  and  that  the 
"brilliant  services  rendered  by  its  commander  in  his  defense  of 
•the  Peninsula  and  in  the  Trans-Mississippi  Department  should 
not  be  veiled  in  obscurity.  It  has  been  written  from  recollec- 
tion, without  notes  or  papers  of  reference— a  labor  of  love.  I 
know  I  have  left  unsaid  a  great  deal  that  might  be  said  of  the 
-distinguished  services  rendered  and  the  brilliant  deeds  accom- 
plished by  tliis  gallant  little  army  and  its  commander.  In  its 
-incompleteness  I  dedicate  this  sketch  to  my  comrades  of  the 
Army  of  the  Peninsula,  the  survivors  of  the  commands  of  Cols. 
Tom  August.  Jce  Mayo,  Jeflf  Phillips,  Edgar  Montague,  John 
Thompson  Brown,  H.  Coulter  Cabell,  Ben  S.  Ewell,  Jack 
Maury,  Crump  and  Robert  Johnston,  of  Virginia;  of  Gens. 
Howell,  and  T.  R.  R.  Cobb,  Pierce  Young,  and  Robert  Toombs, 
-of  Georgia;  of  Cols.  Mott  and  Taylor,  of  Mississippi;  of  Col. 
Ward,  of  Florida;  of  Gens.  D.  H.  Hill,  Lane,  and  Hoke,  of 
North  Carolina ;  of  Gen.  Kershaw,  of  South  Carolina ;  of  Cols. 
Fry  and  Winston,  of  Alabama;  of  Cols.  DeRussy,  Marigny, 
Hunt,  Forno,  Zulokowskie,  Levy,  York,  Coppens,  Rieter  and 
Drew,  of  Louisiana.  They  were  all  members  of  the  old  Army 
of  the  Peninsula.  It  was  a  part  of  that  army  that  won  from  its 
gallant  foe  the  name  that  will  never  die— 'the  Invincible  In- 
fantry of  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia.'  " 

The  foregoing  is  given  just  as  written.  The  indication  that 
Gen.  J.  E.  Johnston  should  not  have  fallen  back  as  he  is  re- 
ported by  Gen.  Douglas  will  not  be  agreeable  to  those  who 
served  ujider  him  in  the  .Army  of  Tennessee,  for  his  old  sol- 
diers felt  that  he  rarely,  if  ever,  committed  a  military  blunder. 

An  omission  will  be  noted,  besides,  in  no  reference  to  Henry 
Bryan,  who  was  the  adjutant  general  to  Gen.  Magruder  and 
dreadfully  wounded  at  Malvern  Hill.  Then,  Col.  A.  G.  Dick- 
inson, who  succeeded  Col.  Bryan  as  adjutant  general  and  later 
as  chief  of  staff  to  Gen.  Magruder,  was  conspicuous  in  that 
service.  He  also  was  desperately  wounded  while  leading  the 
iorlorn  hope  in  the  battle  of  Galveston,  and  was  sent  to  San 
Antonio  to  overcome  a  mutiny  and  restore  order  to  a  part  of 
Magruder's  command,  in  which  he  succeeded.  These  must 
have  been  unintentional  omissions. 


CHOKED  BATTERY  CAUSED  A  STAMPEDE. 

BY   G.    M.    ROBINSON,   AUSTIN,  TEX. 

While  returning  from  a  cavalry  raid  into  Kentucky  under 
-the  command  of  Gen.  Pegram,  in  1863,  we  had  a  disastrous 
engagement.  We  were  falling  back  after  driving  the  Fed- 
erals from  Danville,  Ky.,  and  their  cavalry  was  pursuing 
tis.  On  reaching  Somerset  our  commander  determined  to 
give  battle,  and  accordingly  we  deployed  right  and  left,  form- 
ing under  cover  of  woods  and  fences.  The  Federals  ap- 
proached, and  also  deployed  in  an  open  field  in  full  view 
of  our  line,  the  only  time  during  the  whole  war  that  I  saw 
two  cavalry  commands  deploy  in  full  view  of  each  other. 
It  was  truly  a  picturesque  scene,  and  our  command  was 
anticipating  a  victory,  as  we  had  the  decided  advantage  in 
position,  and  our  light  artillery  was  posted  just  to  our  left. 
"When  the  battle  opened  the  Federals,  having  the  advantage 
of  long-range   guns,    were  pouring  a  leaden   hail   upon   us. 


We  returned  the  fire  with  our  carbines,  and  expected  our 
artillery  to  open  fire  and  drive  them  back.  (I  remember  well 
the  crisis,  for  just  at  this  time  two  balls  struck  me  on  the 
left  leg  just  above  the  knee,  tearing  off  pants,  but  leaving  no 
scratch;  while  another  struck  the  same  leg  on  opposite  side 
of  knee,  cutting  out  the  skin  the  width  of  the  ball.)  Just  then 
word  was  passed  down  the  line  that  our  artillery  was  choked, 
and  the  command  was  given  to  fall  back,  and  quite  a  panic 
ensued.  I  remember  on  reaching  the  river,  a  few  miles  east 
of  the  town,  that  one  small  boat  was  all  the  chance  for  cross- 
ing the  stream,  and  many  had  to  swim  the  river. 


PERILOUS  RIDE  OF  LIEUT.  JOE  DAVIS. 

J.    D.    J.    SHELBYVILLE,     KY. 

Gen.  S.  D.  Lee's  account  of  Corporal  Champion's  famous 
ride  at  Chackasaw  Bayou,  in  the  October  Veteran,  reminds 
me  of  an  event  my  grandfather,  Capt.  J.  W.  Johnston,  of 
Company  E,  First  Kentucky  Cavalry  under  Gen.  Wheeler, 
relates  concerning  Lieut.  Joe  Davis  and  his  daring  ride  near 
Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Gen.  Longstreet  was  moving  toward  Knoxville  after  the 
battle  of  Chickamauga,  and  Gen.  Wheeler  was  on  a  raid  in 
Central  Tennessee.  Lieut.  Davis,  then  second  lieutenant  in 
Company  E  had  been  left  at  the  convalescent  horse  camp 
near  Dalton,  Ga.,  and  was  ordered  to  accompany  Gen.  Long- 
street  with  all  the  convalescent  men  able  to  march,  making 
in  all  a  very  good  company.  With  this  improvised  com- 
pany, Lieut.  Davis  was  acting  as  advance  guard  for  several 
other  detached  bodies,  the  only  cavalry  with  Gen.  Longstreet. 

When  neap  Knoxville,  Davis  left  his  company  to  recon- 
noiter.  After  riding  for  some  time  in  the  thick  bushes,  he 
suddenly  found  himself  cut  off  from  his  command  and  facing 
a  brigade  of  Federals  commanded  by  Col.  Woolford.  It  was 
when  in  this  position  that  Lieut.  Davis  showed  his  nerve  as 
a  true  soldier,  preferring  to  take  a  desperate  chance  with 
death  than  surrender.  So  with  his  teeth  set  and  riding  as 
erect  as  a  commander  rode  in  review,  he  put  spurs  to  his 
horse  and  boldly  dashed  along  the  Federal  line  of  battle 
within  thirty  yards  of  their  guns,  each  sending  forth  its 
missile  of  death  as  he  passed,  until  he  reached  the  road  in 
safety  and  soon  joined  his  comrades,  very  little  the  worse 
for  his  adventure. 


THE  SOUTHERN  CROSS. 

BY   J.    M.    m'cAINS,    MONTGOMERY,   ALA. 
It  is  only  a  bit  of  bronze  stamped  in  the  form  of  a  cross, 
Lettered  plainly,  simply  figured,  wittiout  tile  crudest  gloss— 
"U.  D,  C.  to  U.  C.  V."— these  letters  surely  tell 
Dixie's  daughters'  true  devotion  to  a  cause  they  loved  so  well. 

"1S61-1SG5"— four  years  that  held  a  century's  woe; 
The  Sunny  South  was  called  to  arms  to  meet  a  mighty    foe; 
Long  and  bravely  her  sons  did  battle  lor  home  and  llbeny  sweet, 
But  fate  and  the  world  combined  did  lower  her  flag  in  defeat. 

"Deo  Vindice"— our  cause  was  just,  the  adage  will  come  true. 
Those  who  firmly  hold  to  faith  shall  in  full  receive  tneir  due; 
The  beautiful  star-crossed  banner  1  see  in  my  dreams  at  night, 
And  a  brother's  life  in  its  folds  is  held— a  sad  yet  glorious  sight. 

This  Cross  of  Honor  is  a  gift  more  precious  than  jewels,  gems. 

or  gold; 
A  king's  full  ransom  could  not  buy  it  though  three  times  over 

told; 
The  cross  of  bronze  to  my  lips  1  press  and  see   ten  thousand 

faces  fair, 
To  each  and  every  one  of  which  my  heart  doth  true  allegiance 

bear. 


Qopfederate  l/eterap. 


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CRATER  LEGION  OE  ALIHOME'S  BRIGADE. 

One  of  tlie  most  interesting  rennions  of  Confederate  sol- 
diers since  the  war  was  that  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  on  November 
6,  when  tlie  battle  of  the  Crater  "was  fonght  over  again.'' 
Twenty  thousand  people  assembled  on  the  Crater  battlefield  to 
witness  the  thrilling  sight.  Sham  battles  have  often  been 
fought,  but  it  is  rare  that  historic  conflicts  are  reproduced,  and 
especially  by  some  of  the  survivors  of  the  battle. 

The  Richmond  companies  of  the  Seventieth  Virginia  Regi- 
ment, "the  Blue's"  Battalion,  represented  the  Federal  forces. 
To  the  hundreds  of  Virginia  volunteers  participating,  it  was 
that  of  a  soldier  life,  but  to  the  tottering  renmant  of  Mahone's 
Crater  Legion,  charging  over  the  same  ground  they  did  thirty- 
nine  years  ago  under  the  battle  fiag  amid  the  roar  of  the  guns, 
it  was  as  if  the  hand  of  tiine  had  been  turned  back  and  the 
undying  past  was  being  lived  over  again. 

The  parade  through  the  streets  of  Petersburg  was  the  most 
imposing  and  picturesque  seen  in  the  city  since  Lee's  army 
marched  out  of  it.  But  the  clinia.x  of  all  was  when  the  waver- 
ing lines  of  Mahone's  old  Crater  Legion,  made  up  from  mem- 
bers of  all  the  Camps,  marched  by,  bearing  aloft  the  battlcflag 
presented  to  them  by  Portsmouth  Chapter,  U.  D.  C.  A 
shout  from  ten  thousand  throats  greeted  them,  mingled  with 
tears  of  womei\.  A  grizzled  old  negro,  clad  in  Confederate 
gay,  with  his  army  canteen  over  his  shoulder,  the  observed  of 
all  observers,  was  lustily  cheered  as  he  marched  in  the  pro- 
cession, for  he  was  well  known  as  Stonewall  Jackson's  cook 
and  servant. 

Address  of  Col.  W.  H.  Stewabt. 

[The  address  of  Lieut.  Col.  Willi.im  H.  Stewart.  Chief  uf 


col.    W.    H.    STtWART    IN    THE    SIXTIES. 


the  Crater  Legion,  to  the  surviving  soldiers  of  Mahone's. 
Brigade,  who  participated  in  the  charge  on  the  Crater  at 
Petersburg,  delivered  on  the  6th  day  of  November,  1903. 
while  they  stood  on  the  very  ground  from  which  they  charged 
on  July  30,  1864.] 

My  Comrades  of  Mahone's  Brigade,  Survivors  of  the  Charge- 
of  the  Crater:  It  is  meet  to  thank  God  in  a  grateful  spirit  and 
with  a  loving  heart  for  the  privilege  of  forming  again  on> 
this  old  line  of  battle. 

I  would  rather  stand  here  to-day  conscious  of  having  per- 
formed my  duty  in  the  peril  of  July  30,  1864,  than  own  thou- 
sands of  gold  and  of  silver. 

We  here  declare  that  we  fought  for  right  and  justice,  for 
constitutional  liberty,  for  our  homes  and  for  our  firesides;^ 
and  stand  up  before  all  men  as  proud  as  kings  of  the  uni- 
form we  wore  in  the  Confederate  ranks. 

The  dust  of  our  uncoflined  comrades  has  been  stirred  in 
these  furrows  by  the  plow  of  the  unthinking  husbandmaa 
as  the  seasons  have  passed,  but  we  have  cherished  their  mem- 
ory as  the  vestal  fire  of  our  lives. 

From  this  line  you  rose  upon  your  knees,  rushed  as  a  whirl- 
wind over  this  field,  and  crushed  the  black  battalions  which 
had  started  down  the  hill  in  more  than  fourfold  your  num- 
bers, hissing  "No  quarter"  in  your  ears,  bent  on  capturing 
the  city  of  Petersburg. 

No  wonder  Mahone  said:  "You  must  save  the  city!"  No 
wonder  Emmett  Richardson  shouted:  "Now  is  your  time, 
boys,  if  you  are  ever  going  to  do  anything  for  the  old  Cock- 
ade City!"    No  wonder  all  went  forwar  '  to  do  or  die! 

At  nine  o'clock  in  the  morning  Burnside  reported  that 
"many  of  the  Ninth  and  Eighteenth  Corps  were  retiring  be- 
fore the  enemy."  You  were  the  enemy  who  swept  them  back, 
and  Lee  said  it  was  the  work  of  heroes. 

While  at  your  posts,  yonder  at  Willcox  Farm,  you  heard 
the  tremendous  explosion  of  eight  thousand  pounds  of  gun- 
powder, which  had  been  buried  twenty-two  feet  beneath  the 
surface  of  the  earth,  forcing  the  upheaval  of  an  immense 
cone  of  more  than  one  hundred  thousand  cubit  feet  of  earth, 
which  fell  around  in  heavy  masses,  crushing  and  burying 
alive  hundreds  of  our  sleeping  soldiers,  making  clouds  of 
dust  and  a  great  volume  of  smoke  and  tire  like  the  out- 
pouring of  a  great  volcano. 

The  main  gallery  of  the  mine  from  the  enemy's  line  to  the 
end,  under  Pegram's  Battery,  was  five  hundred  and  twenty- 
two  feet  in  length  and  tlie  side  galleries  vyere  about  forty 
feet  each. 

The  excavation  made  by  the  explosion  was  one  hundred 
and  thirty-five  feet  long,  ninety-seven  feet  broad,  and  thirty 
feet  deep. 

The  artillery  opened  along  the  whole  line,  and  that  day  the 
enemy  expended  three  thousand  eight  hundred  and  thirty- 
three  rounds  of  ammunition,  weighing  seventy-five  tons. 

Burnside  had  planned  to  rush  his  negro  troops  into  the 
breach  and  throw  them  into  the  city  upon  the  sleeping  in- 
habitants, but  his  superiors.  Grant  and  Meade,  made  him 
push  his  three  white  divisions,  commanded  by  Ledlie,  Potter, 
and  Willcox,  foremost ;  and  they  took  possession  of  the  Crater 
and  about  two  hundred  yards  of  our  breastworks,  includin)^ 
the  rear  works,  termed  in  the  reports  "trench  cavalier." 

He  then  put  in  his  negro  division  of  nine  regiments,  com- 
manded by  Gen.  Edward  Ferrero,  to  press  beyond  the  white 
divisions  and  capture  that  crest,  then  the  very  gateway  to  the 
city. 

The    enemy   held    our    works    from   4:45    in    the   mor»ing. 


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C^opfederate  l/eteraij. 


when  the  mine  exploded,  until  8:45  a.m.,  when  the  ne- 
groes emerged  from  the  trenches,  shouting,  "Remember  Fort 
Pillow;  no  quarter  for  Rebels!"  and  coming  down  this  hill, 
you  met  them  in  the  open  field,  hurled  them  back  upon  their 
white  supports,  recapturing  our  lines,  both  "retrenched  cava- 
lier" and  the  main  line  up  to  the  crest  of  the  Crater,  and  you 
held  on  to  every  inch  you  gained;  and  at  two  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon  Saunders's  Brigade  made  their  splendid  charge 
-and  finished  the  work  of  reestablishing  our  lines. 

The  eight  hundred  men  of  Mahone's  Brigade,  who  aligned 
in  this  ravine  on  that  parching  July  day  over  thirty-nine 
years  ago,  charged  into  an  army  corps! 

Burnside's  Corps  reported  the  day  after  the  battle  present, 
equipped  for  duty,  nine  thousand,  five  hundred  and  fifty-five 
infantry,  and  he  gave  as  his  loss  on  the  30th  of  July  three 
thousand,  four  hundred  and  seventy-five  officers  and  men. 

He  swore  before  the  court  of  inquiry  that  he  put  every 
single  man  of  his  corps  in  the  fight;  then  he  must  have  put 
in  thirteen  thousand  and  thirty  men.  Now,  crediting  three 
thousand  as  his  loss  up  to  the  time  you  rose  from  this  place 
to  charge,  there  were  more  than  ten  thousand  men  of  his 
corps  in  the  works  (not  counting  those  of  the  eighteenth 
corps  he  mentions)  when  you  charged  up  this  hill  to  retake 
them.  Besides,  there  were  four  army  corps  (Birney,  Han- 
cock, Ord,  and  Warren)  ever  behind,  in  supporting  dis- 
tance, aggregating  probably  more  than  Lee  had  in  the  entire 
Army  of  Northern  Virginia,  which  was  stretched  out  on  a 
line  of  thirty  miles.  You  captured  fifteen  of  their  flags,  un- 
counted small  arms,  and  a  number  of  prisoners. 

Gen.  Lee,  Gen.  Beauregard,  and  Gen.  A.  P.  Hill  looked  on 
from  yonder  elevation,  and  saw  you  perform  one  of  the  most 
wonderful  feats  in  the  annals  of  warfare.  It  sounds  like 
fiction;  and  although  I  saw  it  and  was  of  it  in  a  small  meas- 
ure, I  sometimes  wonder  how  it  was  done.  Its  magnitude 
was  marvelous!  Its  achievement  was  one  of  the  most  thrill- 
ing in  human  experience!  Is  there  another  deathless  record 
in  the  world's  history  where  five  regiments,  averaging  one 
hundred  and  seventy-five  soldiers,  charged  an  army  of  ten 
thousand  men  and  took  from  them  fifteen  of  their  battle 
standards? 

The  testimony  of  the  enemy  establishes  the  truth  of  the 
wonderful  victory,  and  the  lamentation  of  Grant,  "It  is  the 
saddest  affair  I  have  witnessed  in  the  war,"  reechoed  the 
praise  bestowed  on  your  valor  by  the  peerless  Lee. 

But  the  cost  to  you  of  his  praise  was  the  sacrifice  of  one 
hundred  and  seventeen  lives  of  your  bravest  comrades,  and 
to  them  we  owe  the  duty  of  inscribing  their  names  on  im- 
perishable tablets  in  our  temple  of  fame,  soon  to  be  erected 
in  the  capital  city  of  the  South;  and  let  us  also  ask  a  place 
for  them  on  the  walls  of  old  Blandford  Church. 

"For  those  who  fell,  be  yours  the  sacred  trust 

To  see  forgetfulness  shall  not  invade 
The  spots   made   holy  by  their  noble  dust; 

Green  keep  them  in  your  hearts,  Mahone's  Brigade." 

A  distinguished  soldier  and  eminent  citizen  of  the  city  of 
Richmond  has  said:  "With  the  Army  of  Northern  Vir- 
ginia there  were  three  critical  occasions  requiring,  above 
other  occasions,  real  heroism:  i.  Jackson  holding  the  line 
at  First  Manassas  with  his  brigade  from  the  mountain  sec- 
tion. 2.  The  charge  of  Pickett's  Division  at  Gettysburg, 
composed  of  Virginians  from  all  sections,  most  of  them  from 
the  middle  section  of  Virginia.  3.  The  charge  of  eight  hun- 
dred men  of  Mahone's   Brigade,  under  Col.   D.   A.  Weisiger, 


at  the  Crater  before  Petersburg — X'irginians  from  the  tide- 
water section  of  Virginia.  They  were  all  picturesque  occa- 
sions, and  required  all  the  courage  in  men,  and  they  did  not 
fail  from  any  quarter  of  the  dear  old  State." 

This  is  a  great  tribute  to  the  soldiers  of  Virginia,  which 
gleams  out  as  the  evening  star  in  the  shadows  of  night  above 
surrounding  constellations. 

Soldiers,  nothing  in  all  the  earth  could  bring  more  honor 
to  your  name  than  the  part  you  acted  on  this  field  in  rescu- 
ing the  inhabitants  of  dear  old  Petersburg  from  the  brutal 
malice  of  negro  soldiers  in  the  flush  of  success,  and  in  saving 
the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia  on  that  critical  occasion. 
Privates,  soldiers  with  muskets, 
"Men  of  the  ranks,  step  proudly  to  the  front; 

'Twas  yours  unknown  through  sheeted  fiame  to  wade 
In  the  red  battle's  fierce  and  deadly  brunt; 
Yours  be  full  laurels  in  Mahone's  Brigade." 


CONFEDERATE  VETERAN  C4MP  OF  NEW  YORK, 

BY    M.\J.    EDWARD  OWEN,   COMMANDER,   NOV.    II,    I9O3. 

Again  do  I  congratulate  the  members  of  this  Camp  on  its 
continued  prosperity  during  the  past — its  thirteenth — year, 
ft  still  occupies  the  high  position  in  the  community  which  it 
long  since  gained  by  its  const rvative  course  and  its  charities. 

Its  prosperity  is  attested  by  the  fact  that  during  the  past 
year  sixty-six  new  members  were  added  to  the  roll.  The  mem- 
bership numbers  now  nearly  four  hundred. 

The  regular  monthly  meetings  are  largely  attended,  showing 
the  active  interest  members  generally  have  in  the  Camp.  It 
has  done  good  deeds  of  charity,  relieving  parties  in  trouble 
and  distress,  obtained  employment  for  a  few,  and  sent  several 
veterans  stranded  here  to  their  homes  in  the  South. 

The  Camp  has  always  met  its  obligations  promptly,  and 
there  are  no  outstanding  liabilities. 

The  Mortuary  Fund  of  the  Camp  for  the  burial  of  deceased 
members  in  need  in  its  plot  in  Mt.  Hope  Cemetery  has  a  bal- 
ance in  the  Union  Trust  Company  of  $931.58. 

The  thirteenth  annual  banquet  last  January  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria,  with  ladies  present,  was  a  pronounced  success  in  all 
particulars.  There  were  some  eight  hundred  and  fifty  ladies 
and  gentlemen  present.  Several  "Camp  fires"  were  held  during 
the  year. 

F.DiTORiAL  Notes  about  the  Camp. — At  the  regular  annual 
meeting,  held  on  October  27  last,  the  following  were  elected 
to  fill  offices  for  the  ensuing  year :  Commander,  Edward  Owen  ; 
Lieutenant  Commander,  H.  N.  BuUington;  Adjutant,  Edwin 
Selvage;  Paymaster,  William  Preston  Ilix;  Chaplain,  Rev. 
George  S.  Baker;  Surgeon,  Dr.  J.  Harvie  Dew;  Executive 
Committee,  Samuel  B.  Paul,  J.  J.  Rivera,  Theo.  C.  Caskin, 
G.  Terry  Sinclair,  and  George  Howe  Winkler. 

This  Camp  still  continues  on  its  high  road  of  prosperity  un- 
der the  able  management  of  Commander  Owen,  recently  re- 
elected to  fill  that  office  for  the  si.xth  consecutive  term. 

The  Camp  will  hold  a  Camp  fire  in  honor  of  the  memory  of 
Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee  on  January  if)  next,  and  on  January  25 
next  it  will  have  its  annual  dinner  in  the  grand  banquet 
hall  of  the  Waldorf-Astoria. 

The  remains  of  the  late  Thomas  P.  Ochiltree  were  removed 
on  Sunday,  November  8,  from  the  vault  in  Greenwood  Ceme- 
tery to  the  plot  of  the  Confederate  Veteran  Camp  of  New 
York  in  Mount  Hope  Cemetery,  and  there  interred.  They 
were  accompanied  to  their  last  resting  place  by  some  of  the 
comrades  of  Col.  Ochiltree,  and  the  ritual  of  the  Camp  was 
read  at  the  grave. 


Qopfed^rate  l/eterai). 


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THOMAS  AND  LliE— HISTORICAL  FACTS. 

BY    DR.    T.    WII.I.TAM    JdNES. 

The  proof  is  overwhelming  that  Maj.  Gen.  Geo.  H.  Thomae, 
U.  S.  A.,  was  a  strong  secessionist.  I  give  merely  an  outline  of 
the  facts : 

1.  As  major  in  the  old  Second  Cavalry,  which  Cul.  R.  E. 
Lee  was  commanding,  he  was  accustomed  to  express  himself 
so  strongly  in  favor  of  the  Soutliern  side  of  the  controversy 
that  Col.  Lee  took  him  aside  and  advised  him  not  to  talk  so 
freely,  as  it  might  cause  unpleasantness  in  the  mess. 

2.  He  applied  for  the  position  of  commandment  cf  cadets 
of  the  Virginia  Military  Institute,  saying  in  his  autograph  letter 
to  Gen.  Smith,  then  superintendent  of  the  Institute  (that  let- 
ter is  in  the  archives  of  the  Southern  Historical  Society), 
that  "from  present  appearances,  I  will  soon  ha\c  to  seek 
other  employment." 

3.  He  applied  to  Gov.  Letcher  for  appointment  as  Adjutani 
Geqeral  of  the  State,  and  was  appomtcd  by  hiin  Chief  of  Ord- 
nance, and  the  place  held  open  for  him  until  it  became  evident 
that  he  had  decided  to  remain  in  the  Kedeia'  army. 

4.  When  Lieut.  Fitz  Lee  had  resigned  his  commission  in 
the  United  States  army  and  was  on  his  way  to  offer  his  sword 
to  Virginia,  his  native  Stale,  he  n-.et  Maj.  Thomas,  who  told 
him  that  lie  would  join  him  as  soon  as  he  could  settle  certain 
business,  and  as  they  parted  Thomas  said:  "Look  out  for  a 
place  for  me,  Fitz.  I  shall  be  with  you  just  as  soon  as  I  can 
close  up  some  business  matters."  Mrs.  Thomas,  who  was  a 
Northern  woman  and  strongly  adhered  to  the  Federal  cause, 
said,  when  her  husband  made  this  remark  to  Lieut.  Lee:  "In- 
deed, Mr.  Lee,  he  will  do  no  such  thing  if  I  can  prevent  it." 

5.  He  had  a  large  part  of  his  baggage  sent  in  April,  i85i.  lo 
his  old  home  in  Southampton  County.  Va.,  showing  that  he 
purposed  coming  himself.  His  sisters  received  and  cared  for 
his  baggage,  but  after  he  sided  with  the  North  against  \'ir 


ginia,  they  always  insisted  that  their  brother  "was  dead,''  and 
could  never  be  persuaded  to  acknowledge  him. 

6.  Senator  Cameron,  of  Pennsylvania,  in  a  s,-eech  in  defense 
of  Gen.  Fitz  John  Porter,  claims  that  when  Maj.  George  H. 
Thomas  was  purposing  to  join  the  Army  of  Virginia,  his  native 
State,  he  was  "saved  to  the  Union"  by  the  arguments  and  per- 
suasion of  Fitz  John  Porter.  Mr.  Cameron  argued  that  Por- 
ter's equal  service  in  securing  to  the  Federal  army  the  great 
ability  of  Thomas  should  be  recognized  and  rewarded. 

7.  It  was  well  known  that  friends  of  Gen.  Thomas  in  the 
Virginia  convention  after  the  ordinance  of  secession  had  been 
passed  argued  that  Thomas  be  elected  commander-in-chief  of 
the  Virginia  forces  in  preference  to  Lee,  "because  he  [Thomas] 
was  an  original  secessionist  and  Lee  was  not."  The  convention 
preferred  and  elected  Lee.  How  far  this  action  of  the  con- 
\-ention  decided  the  course  of  Thomas  need  not  be  discussed. 

8.  The  following  letter  of  that  gallant  soldier  and  accom- 
plished gentleman.  Gen.  Dabncy  H.  Maury,  who,  as  an  officer 
in  the  old  army,  knew  Mai.  Thomas,  and  was  thoroughly 
cognizant  of  all  the  facts  in  his  case,  was  published  in  the 
Southern  Historical  Society  Papers,  and  seems  to  settle  the 
question.     He  says :  "Thus  it  is  clearly  shown  that  George  H. 

Thomas  did  intend  to  cast  his  fortunes  with  his  native  State, 
and  was  prevented  from  doing  so  by  the  influence  of  his  wife 
or  other  considerations  which  could  not  be  called  'patriotic' 
by  any  stretch  of  language.  As  for  Robert  Edward  Lee,  he 
was  the  son  of  'Light  Horse  Harry,'  a  Virginian  of  the  Vir- 
ginias, and  a  patriot  to  the  very  core.  He  was  not  an  "original 
secessionist'  (.as  was  Thomas),  and  clung  to  the  Union  with 
filial  devotion,  but  he  never  doubted  the  right  of  a  Slate  to 
secede  from  the  Union,  and  held  most  emphatically  that  'a 
union  pinned  together  by  bayonets'  would  be  no  union  at  all. 
When  President  Lincoln,  through  the  Elder  Blair,  offered 
him  the  supi-eme  command  of  the  United  Stales  armies  in  the 
field  called  out  to  'suppress  the  rcbellinn.'  he  promptly  declined 


i'"  Mil.\  I  Li.  (1,    ».  A  M  f,    I    .s  1  1  Kit    c  <»N  k  K  J  -K  H  ,\  i  K     \  K  1  R  K  A  -N  .^. 
This  Camp  met  at  I'oolvillp.  Tex.,  October  17.     Out  of  the  lliirtv  members  that  answered  to  roll  call,  ten  different  States  were  represented.     Hugh  L, 
Ray,  Jr.,  delivered  the  address  of  welcome,  followed  by  speeches  from  judf^e  J.  M.  Richardson,  Rev.  H.  P.  Macgaughili,  Judge  D.  M,  Alexander,  and 
Rev.  J.  P.  Patterson.    The  veterans  were  also  entertained  by  recitations  from  Misses  Mamie  Bryan  and  Dollie  Neal. 


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the  tempting  offer,  saying:  'If  the  four  millions  of  slaves  in  the 
South  were  mine,  I  would  free  them  with  a  stroke  of  my  pen 
to  avert  this  war.  But  I  cannot  take  up  arms  agiinst  my 
State,  my  home,  my  children.'  He  fought  for  his  heme,  his 
native  State,  and  the  God-given  'inahenable  rights  'of  liis  peo- 
ple. He  always  called  the  war  'our  great  struggle  for  con- 
stitutional freedom,'  and  never  regretted  the  part  he  took  in 
it.  He  said  to  his  great  lieutenant,  Wade  Hampton,  in  1869: 
'We  could  have  taken  no  other  course  without  dishonor;  and 
it  it  were  all  to  be  gone  over  again.  I  should  act  in  precisely 
the  same  manner.'  Thomas  a  patriot  and  Lee  a  traitor !  Well, 
this  will  pass  into  history  as  true  when  it  is  established  that 
'the  Tories'  of  the  Revolution  and  Benedict  Arnold  were  patri- 
ots, and  George  Washington  and  'Light  Horse  H.irry'  Lee 
were  traitors,  when  'might  makes  right'  and  truth  becomes 
falsehood." 

DEAD  ANGLE.— GEORGIA  CAMPAIGN. 

BY   GEORGE    W.    H.'^RRIS,    ST.    LOUIS,    MO. 

In  a  recent  issue  of  the  Veteran  appears  an  article  from 
my  townsman  and  friend,  B.  H.  Harmon,  Trezevant,  Tenn., 
on  the  "Dead  Angle"  fight  in  Georgia,  in  1864.  I  have  often 
wondered  why  some  one  did  not  write  concerning  this  af- 
fair, yet  Harmon's  article  is  the  only  account  I  have  seen. 

I  belonged  to  Walthall's  Division,  which  was  on  a  different 
part  of  the  line,  but  remember  the  general  topography  of  the 
country.  Johnston's  line  ran  east  and  west,  fating  north  and 
crossing  the  railroad,  in  all  a  distance  of  ten  or  fifteen  miles. 
Comrade  Harmon  is  evidently  in  error,  according  to  my  rec- 
ollection, in  several  particulars.  Dead  Angle  was  on  the  left 
of  Kennesaw,  and  the  battle  of  Kennesaw  Mountain  was 
fought  on  the  right  of  the  main  part  of  the  mountain.  I  don't 
remember  any  river  or  stream  on  the  Kennesaw  line  large 
enough  to  be  bridged.  My  friend  might  have  been  impressed 
witli  water,  as, that  was  about  all  that  we  had  to  drink,  except 
an  occasional  draught  of  "pine  top."  The  Confederate  line 
along  Kennesaw  Mountain  was  farther  south  than  the  New 
Hope  Church,  and  therefore  not  the  same  line. 

Reviving  the  memories  of  the  Georgia  campaign  of  1864 
reminds  me  of  several  incidents  in  that  campaign  which  have 
not  been  recorded  in  history,  although  there  are  many  sur- 
vivors who  took  active  part  in  those  incidents. 

Many  of  the  boys,  both  Yanks  and  Johnnies,  remember  the 
lightning  bug  fight  at  New  Hope  Church.  It  may  seem  odd 
»  that  lightning  bugs  could  get  up  a  fight,  yet  it  is  a  fact.  Our 
line  ran  by  New  Hope  Church,  and  my  brigade  was  in  reserve, 
one  hundred  yards  or  more  in  the  rear  of  the  trenches,  in  a 
small  depression  caused  by  a  ravine.  Millions  of  lightning 
bugs  were  flashing  their  phosphorescent  light  in  the  balmy 
breeze  of  a  summer  night,  when  either  a  Federal  or  Confeder- 
ate picket  fired  his  gun  and  gave  the  alarm  that  a  charge  was 
being  made.  Two  great  armies  turned  loose  every  piece  of 
ordnance  they  had,  consisting  of  artillery,  musketry,  etc.  That 
was  one  night  when  "h —  broke  loose  in  Georgia." 

Col.  W.  .\.  Owen,  commanding  the  Forty-Sixth  and  Fifty- 
Fifth  Tennessee  Consolidated  Regiment,  having  been  ordered 
with  Quarles  to  the  right,  asked  nie  to  take  care  of  his  horse, 
which  I  did,  but  got  into  trouble.  I  mounted  the  fiery  steed, 
and  had  I  remained  in  the  little  valley  I  would  have  been  all 
right,  as  the  death-dealing  missiles  from  the  enemy's  guns 
would  have  passed  over  my  head.  I  rode  out  of  that  valley 
upon  a  dead  level  for  a  mile  or  more  through  a  wheat  field 
that  was  ready  for  the  harvest.  The  shot  and  shell  and  Minie 
balls  seemed  to  do  the  harvesting,  and  that  frightened  the 
horse   and  also   myself.     The   result   was  that   I   was   thrown 


into  the  wheat  field,  and  the  horse  left  for  parts  unknown.  I 
pulled  myself  together  and  hustled  for  a  city  of  refuge  among 
seme  teamsters,  with  whom  I  spent  the  remainder  of  the  night, 
and  found  the  horse  the  next  morning  at  Gen.  Johnston's  head- 
quarters. 

In  conversation  with  a  Federal  soldier  many  years  after, 
who  was  in  that  fight,  I  asked  him  what  harm  was  done  to 
his  side,  and  he  replied  that  "you  d—  fellows  killed  nearly 
all  our  horses  and  mules  hitched  to  our  commissary  wagons, 
as  wt  were  at  that  time,  2  a.m.,  drawing  our  daily  rations." 

I  passed  New  Hope  Church  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year, 
1864,  on  our  return  march  to  Tennessee,  and  found  every 
tree  between  the  lines  dead  from  shot  and  shell.  The  forest 
Ictpked  like  a  great  deadening. 

I  inclose  you  a  copy  of  a  letter  from  Lieut.  John  W.  Moran, 
who  was  a  member  of  Cheatham's  Division,  which  will  ex- 
plain itself. 

"Dresden,  Tenn.,  May  15,  1903. 

"  Mr   George  "VV.  Harris,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

"Dear  George:  Yours  of  the  13th  inst.  received.  I  think 
Mr.  Harmon  was  right  in  stating  that  'Dead  .\ngle'  was  on 
line  of  Kennesaw.  The  Angle  was  on  our  left,  New  Hope 
Church  on  left  center,  and  Kennesaw  on  right  center,  with 
Sand  Mountain  on  extreme  left,  where  Gen.  Polk  was  killed. 
Our  brigade  (Strahl's)  was  on  the  extreme  left,  next  to 
Maney's,  which  was  in  the  ditches  at  the  Angle  and  did  the 
fighting.  We  relieved  them  after  the  second  or  third  day, 
and  lemained  in  that  position  until  the  army  retreated.  The 
enemy  lost  about  as  many  at  the  foot  of  Kennesaw  when  they 
:'ttacked  French's  Division  as  they  did  at  the  Angle.  It  was 
a  vei'y  disastrous  line  of  battle  for  them.  I  read  a  very  in- 
teresting account  of  the  fight  at  the  foot  of  Kennesaw  in 
French's  'History  of  Two  Wars.'  I  have  the  book,  which 
you  can  read  when  you  come  down  this  summer." 

Mr.  Editor,  you  were  with  Johnston's  army  and  perhaps  at 
New  Hope,  Dead  Angle,  Kennesaw  Mountain,  and  other  bat- 
tles in  the  Georgia  campaign  of  1864,  and  would  be  pleased 
should  you  throw  lights  upon  these  disputed  points. 

It  has  been  thirty-nine  years  since  that  time.  I  was  only  a 
boy,  less  than  fifteen  years  old,  hut  was  old  enough  to  do  a 
good  deal  of  skirmishing  around  to  keep  out  of  danger  and 
look  wise,  and  my  memory,  although  it  may  be  at  fault,  yet 
was  indelibly  impressed  with  the  awful  scenes  enacted  in 
Georgia.  My  recollection  is  that  New  Hope  Church  is  fifteen 
miles  northwest  of  Marietta,  Ga.,  and  Kennesaw  Mountain 
about  two  miles  in  the  same  direction. 


A   VETERAN  WRITES  OF  MESSMATES. 

BY    A.    S.    HCRSLEY,   COLUMBIA,   TENN. 

In  ail  old  copy  of  the  Veteran  I  saw  notice  of  the  death  of 
an  old  messmate,  Alex  W.  Brandon,  of  Na.shville.  He  died 
more  than  a  year  ago,  but  I  was  living  in  the  mountains  and 
had  not  heard  of  it.  His  picture  is  a  striking  likeness  of  him 
when  in  the  vigor  of  manhood. 

My  original  messmates  on  May  I,  1861,  were  Joseph  W. 
Byniim,  W.  G.  Graham,  William  T.  Carr,  Henry  H.  Estes, 
James,  Alex,  and  Edmond  Brandon,  sons  of  Charles  Brandon. 
Henry  Estes  secured  an  exchange  to  the  cavalry  ser\'ice  at 
Valley  Mountain,  and  we  took  in  Byron  Richardson.  Joseph 
W.  Bynum  died  at  Bath  Alum  Springs,  Va. ;  Byron  Richardson 
was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Perryville,  with  many  other  members 
of  the  First  Tennessee,  and  James  and  Ale.x  Brandon,  W.  G. 
Graham,  and  W.  T.  Carr  were  wounded. 

Alex  Brandon  was  wounded  in  the  hand  .so  badly  as  to  ren- 


\OF>federate  l/eterap. 


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der  him  unfit  for  field  service,  and  he  was  detailed  for  the 
hospital,  under  Dr.  S.  H.  Stout,  at  Chattanooga.  He  made  a 
fine  nurse,  and  his  services  were  highly  prized  by  Dr.  Stout. 
He  was  a  good  man  and  an  ideal  soldier.  He  was  also  a  good 
cook  in  camp,  tidy  in  dress,  and  was  always  in  ranks  on  the 
march,  and  ready  for  duty.  As  a  nurse  he  was  tender  and 
careful  as  a  woman.  He  returned  to  his  company  for  field 
service  later  in  the  war,  and  performed  it  to  the  end,  surren- 
dering April  26,  1865.  He  marched  across  the  mountains  with 
his  comrades  to  Tennessee,  and  lived  at  Franklin  for  a  time, 
where  he  was  a  carpenter  and  contractor,  but  afterwards  moved 
to  Nashville. 

He  was  the  last  of  the  three  brothers  who  belonged  to  Com- 
pany H,  known  at  first  as  the  Maury  Grays.  James  was 
wounded  at  Dead  /^ngle,  June  27,  1864,  and  died  a  few  days 
afterwards;  Edmond  went  to  Te.xas  and  was  murdered  at  his 
home  at  night,  supposedly  for  his  money.  William  G.  Graham 
was  killed  on  the  4tli  of  July,  1864,  and  William  T.  Carr  was 
killed  in  the  battle  of  Nashville. 

A.  W.  Brandon  was  a  member  of  Cheatham  Bivouac,  and 
was  buried  by  the  bivouac.  It  would  be  impossible  to  find  in 
the  Army  of  Tennessee  belter  soldiers  than  those  I  have  named. 
Joseph  W.  Bynum  died  before  we  got  into  a  big  battle,  but  he 
was  Ijrave  and  of  surpassing  gifts  of  eloquence  and  learning. 
His  death  v.'as  very  saddening  to  all  his  messmates,  who  nursed 
him  tenderly  to  the  end.  When  his  body  reached  home,  it  near- 
ly crazed  his  old  father,  Chapley  P.  Bynum,  who  was  a  Union 
man.  A  grave  had  been  dug  for  our  young  friend  at  Windy 
Cave  churchyard,  but  Mr.  Alf  Nicholson  happened  to  be  com- 
ing to  Columbia  at  the  time  and  brought  the  body  home,  and  he 
lies  in  Greenwood  Cemetery — a  cemetery  ornamented  with 
many  monuments  to  Confederates  and  the  burial  place  of  many 
Confederate  soldiers.  W.  G.  Graham  was  Bynum's  law  part- 
ner, and  he  too  had  rare  attainments. 

W.  T.  Carr  was  known  as  the  bravest  and  gamest  soldier 
in  the  regiment.  He  and  Graham  were  wounded  in  nearly 
every  engagement.  It  was  such  men  that  made  Hume  R. 
Field's  First  Tennessee  Regiment  famous. 

In  passing  through  the  capitol  grounds  recently  I  saw  these 
words  written  on  a  Iward;  "This  spot  has  been  selected  for  a 
monument  to  Sam  Davis."  This  is  all  right.  I  knew  Sam 
Davis.  I  saw  him  in  playing  leapfrog  jump  over  Dave  Sub- 
Utt  [one  of  the  largest  soldiers. — Ed.]  and  a  hundred  other 
members  of  the  Rutherford  Rifles,  which  was  one  of  the  best 
companies  in  the  army.  He  was  a  brave  young  fellow.  Mon- 
uments should  also  be  erected  over  such  other  young  heroes  as 
W.  T.  Carr.     Napoleon  would  have  made  him  a  marshal. 


COL.  JAMES  HAMPTON  ROADS  CUNDH'F. 

Col.  J.  H.  R.  Cundiff  served  through  the  four  years  of  the 
great  war,  and  although  living  in  Missouri  on  "the  borderland" 
and  having  varied  interests  within  the  Northern  limits,  he  left 
a  prosperous  newspaper,  which  he  owned,  and  joined  the  army 
under  Gen  Sterling  Price.  Col.  Cundiff  was  a  Southerner  by 
birth  and  nature,  inheriting  the  best  blood  of  Virginia,  his 
ancestral  line  showing  unbroken  loj-alty  to  State  and  country. 
He  began  his  service  as  lieutenant  colonel.  Later  he  became 
adjutant  general  and  participated  in  many  strenuous  battles. 
His  clothes  were  pierced  by  bullets  and  his  horse  shot  under 
him,  but  he  escaiied  tm'.ouchcd. 

In  the  battles  of  luka  and  Corinth  Col.  Cundiff.  under  the 
gallant  leadership  of  Col.  Elijah  Gates,  saw  war  at  its  worst. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  Col.  Cundiff  joined  the  expedition  to 
Mexico  under  Gen.  Joe  Shelby.  The  following  year  Col. 
Cundiff  spent    in   the  administration   service  of  the   Imperial 


Mexican  Railway  Company,  where  his  familiarity  with  the 
Spanish  tongue  made  his  intercourse  and  correspondence  par- 
ticularly valuable. 

As  party  feeling  ."-ubsidod  in  Missouri,  home  feehngs  gained 
their  natural  ascendency,  and  Col.  Cundiff  returned  to  his 
native  city  of  St.  Joseph,  taking  up  again  his  journalistic  life, 
his  paper  gaining  steadily  in  influence  until,  in  1880,  he  re- 
moved to  St.  Louis,  buying  an  interest  in  the  St.  Louis  Re- 
public and  becoming  its  editor  in  chief  and  business  manager, 
which  capacity  he  filled  at  the  time  of  his  death,  in  1885.  His 
many  friends  remember  him  to  have  been  genial,  kindly,  just, 
rigidly  exact  and  frankly  outspoken,  a  true  man,  a  generous 
friend,  and  one  virbo  would  not  trample  a  worm  or  cringe  to 
an  emperor. 

Miss  Hannah  Cundiff,  a  daughter,  is  a  talented  musician,  and 
for  several  years  has  given  her  time  to  the  training  of  chil- 
dren's voices  in  juvenile  opera,  and  especially  in  giving  these 
productions  under  the  auspices  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confed- 
eracy. Miss  Cundiff  was  chosen  maid  of  honor  for  three  suc- 
cessive reunions,  and  the  Cundiff  Camp,  of  St.  Joseph,  is 
named  for  her  father.  Her  mother  was  the  organizer  and 
first  president  of  the  Sterling  Price  Chapter,  U.  D.  C,  in  St. 
Joseph  It  seems  very  fitting  that  one  of  our  own  Daughters 
should  be  able  to  so  materially  aid  the  Chapters  in  their  benev- 
olent work. 


Union  Officfr  Requests  His  Sword. — U.  S.  Wcstbrook,  of 
Ripley,  III.,  would  like  to  know  of  Gen.  J.  B.  W.  McCausland. 
C.  S.  A.,  who  succeeded  to  the  command  of  Jenkins's  Brigade. 
He  wishes  to  communicate  with  Iiim,  if  living.  In  explanation 
of  this,  Mr.  Westbrook  writes: 

"In  the  year  of  1864,  and  on  the  morning  of  July  3,  I  was  by 
seniority  in  command  of  a  blockhouse  eight  miles  west  of  Mar- 
tinsburg,  W.  Va.,  at  a  place  called  North  Mountain.  About 
seven  o'clock  of  that  morning  my  pickets  were  attacked  near 
Hedgeville.  'o  I  took  out  Company  B.  One  Hundred  and 
Thirty-Fifth,  O.  V.  I.,  to  meet  the  attack.  I  had  but  two  com- 
panies of  my  regiment.  I  supposed  it  w-as  Mosby's  command 
making  the  attack.  After  some  little  skirmishing  we  were 
driven  back  to  the  blockhouse  and  forced  to  surrender  it  and 
my  one  hundred  and  sixty-three  men.  My  men  were  finally 
sent  to  Andersonville,  but  I  was  left  at  Macon,  Ga.  What  I 
wished  to  say  was  that  Gen.  McCausland  buckled  on  my  saber, 
and  as  he  has  had  it  a  longer  time  than  I  did,  I  should  like  to 
get  it  iMck  now  as  a  relic  for  one  of  my  buys,  of  whom  I  have 
five— all  grown  and  following  the  arts  of  peace." 


"Soldiers  on  a  Horse." — Rev.  A.  T.  Goodloe,  of  Cheap 
Hill.  Tenn.,  writes:  "I  knew  the  song  with  this  title  during 
the  war,  but  have  forgotten  all  but  the  first  verse  and  the 
chorus.    Who  can  furnish  it  entire? 

"  'Old  Bedford  on  a  spree  was  bent. 
Soldiers  on  a  jubilee; 
So  into  old  Kentuck  he  went, 
Soldiers  on  a  horse. 

"  'Then  walk  along,  jog  along, 
Soldiers  on  a  jubilee; 
Then  walk  along,  jog  along. 
Soldiers  on  a  horse.'  " 


The  address  -'f  W.  H.  Coffey,  of  Company  B.  Fourth  Ten- 
nessee Infantry,  is  desired.  He  wrote  the  Veteran  in  regard 
to  Capt.  J.  J.  Partin,  who  died  of  wounds  in  the  Zollicoffer 
barracks.  Nashville,  during  the  war,  but  the  letter  is  without 
date  or  post  office. 


562 


Qopfederate  l/ete-ap. 


SOME  TIME. 

Some  time,  when  all  life's  lessons  have  heen  learned. 

And  snn  and  stars  for  evermore  have  set, 
The  tilings  which  our  weak  judgments  here  have  spurned — 

The  things  on  which  we've  grieved,  with  lashes  wet — 
Will  flash  before  us  mid  our  life's  dark  night. 

As  stars  shine  most  in  deepest  tints  of  blue ; 
And  we  shall  see  how  all  God's  plans  were  right. 

And  what  most  seemed  reproof  was  love  most  true. 

And  we  shall  see  how,  while  we  fret  and  sigh, 

God's  plans  go  on,  as  best  for  you  and  me — 
How,  when  we  called,  he  heeded  not  our  cry. 

Because  his  wisdom  to  the  end  could  see. 
.■\nd  e'en  as  prudent  parents  disallow 

Too  much  of  sweets  to  craving  babyhood. 
So  God,  perhaps,  is  keeping  from  us  now 

Life's  sweetest  things,  because  it  seemeth  good. 

And  you  shall  shortly  know  that  lengthened  breath 

Is  not  the  sweetest  gift  God  sends  his  friend, 
But  that  sometimes  the  sable  pall  of  death 

Conceals  the  fairest  boon  his  love  can  send. 
If  we  could  push  ajar  the  gates  of  life, 

And  all  God's  workings  see. 
We  could  interpret  all  this  doubt  and  strife, 

.\nd  for  each  mystery  find  there  a  key.     But  not  to-day ! 

So  be  content,  poor  heart ; 

God's  plans,  like  lilies  pure  and  white,  unfold: 
We  must  not  tear  the  close-shut  leaves  apart — 

Time  will  reveal  their  calyxes  of  gold ! 
And  if,  through  patient  toil,  we  reach  the  land 

Where  tired  feet,  with  sandals  loosed,  may  rest, 
Where  we  may  clearly  know  and  understand, 

1  think  that  we  shall  say :  "God  knew  the  best !" 

J.  Wesley  Choate,  of  the  Wayne  County,  Tcnn.,  Rangers, 
died  in  the  hospital  at  Nashville  during  the  war,  Septembe'- 
l8,  l8()i.  He  was  of  the  first  in  his  section  to  enlist.  While 
on  a  biief  visit  nonie  i')  August  he  seemed  to  have  a  present- 
iment that  he  would  never  return.  In  this  depressed  spirit  he 
called  the  servants  to  tell  them  good-by.  In  turning  to  his 
mother  at  the  last,  he  said:  "Must  this  parting  be  forever?" 
In  less  than  six  weeks  hi.s  father  was  summoned  to  his  sick 
'Ded,  but  ere  he  reached  Nashville  he  met  an  escort  taking 
him  to  his  home  for  burial.  Young  Choate  was  a  noble,  gen- 
erous-hearted youth,  and  his  death  created  widespread  sorrow. 

Cai'T.  I..  T.  Baskf.tt. 
Though  late  in  paying  this  tribute  to  the  memory  of  a  com- 
rade who  was  in  life  one  of  the  Vhteran's  most  loyal  and 
zealous  friends,  no  one  has  ever  deserved  to  a  greater  extent 
such  attention  through  its  columns.  A  gallant  Confederate 
soldier,  a  citizen  of  high  .standing,  a  man  possessing  tenderest 
sympathies  for  the  unfortunate  and  needy,  ready  at  all.  times 


to  assist  those  in  want  ?»d  distress,  Capt.  Baskctt's  life  of 
some  seventy  years  was  one  truly  worth  the  living.  His  death 
occurred  in  ^'emphis  on  December  2",  ig02,  where  he  had  been 
under  treatment  at  St.  Joseph's  Hospital.  The  remains  wen- 
carried  to  Greenwood,  Miss.,  where  he  had  so  long  resided. 

Capt.  Baskett  was  born  in  South  Carolina  on  February 
9-  i"^.3,3.  ^"<1  "'35  taken  in  infancy  to  Mississippi  by  his  parents. 
and    with  the  exception  of  the  four  years  from  l86l  to  1865, 


(A IT.    BASKETT. 

wliich  he  spent  in  service  for  his  country,  he  resided  in  that 
State.  As  a  soldier  in  Humphrey's  Brigade  of  Longstrect's 
Corps,  A.  N.  v.,  he  was  in  every  engagement  from  Seven 
Pines  to  the  long  fight  in  the  trenches  around  Petersburg, 
where  he  was  so  badly  wounded  as  to  entitle  him  to  a  fur- 
lough. He  was  faithful  to  duty  in  every  position — as  private, 
then  lieutenant,  and  at  last  virtually  as  captain,  being  the  com- 
manding officer  of  his  company,  and,  when  the  end  came,  he 
turned  to  the  duties  which  awaited  him  as  a  private  citizen. 
Of  Capt.  Baskett  it  can  be  truthfully  said  that  in  every  walk 
of  life  he  met  the  responsibilities  of  the  hour  with  courage, 
and  every  duty  was  performed  under  the  guiding  star  of  an 
exalted  purpose. 

Capt.  Wim.iam  Nelson  Scrucgs. 

Capt.  William  Nelson  Scruggs,  a  veteran  of  two  wars,  dierj 
at  his  home  in  McDade,  Tex.,  October  i,  1903.  He  was  a 
man  of  high  order  of  intellect  and  character. 

Comrade  Scruggs  was  born  in  182.V  His  father  gave  six 
sons  to  the  Confederacy,  fom-  of  whom  yielded  their  lives  ui 
defense  of  the  country  they  loved  so  well.  Capt.  Scruggs's. 
first  experience  as  a  soldier  was  with  Zachary  Taylor  when 
about  seventeen  or  eighteen  years  old,  and  he  fought  with 
gallantry  at  Palo  Alto,  Monterey,  and  liuena  Vista. 

In  1861  he  raised  a  company  for  the  Confederate  army,  and 
was  made  captain.  This  became  Company  F  of  the  Sixtii 
Alabama  Infantry,  of  which  John  B.  Gordon  was  major.  He 
led  his  men  through  all  the  battles  of  the  Army  of  Northern 


Qoofcderate  l/eteraij. 


56a 


Virginia  in  the  faninus  Sloneuall  Jnckson  Corps,  parlicipaling 
in  Iwcnty-cmc  pitched  battles  from  Seven  Pines  to  Appomattox. 
In  1870  he  removed  to  Bastrop  County,  'l"cx.,  and  has  since 
been  a  prominent  citizen  of  thai  section,  serving  as  County 
Commissioner  for  twelve  years.  He  was  always  alive  to  the 
interests  of  his  cotnmunity  and  faithful  to  the  duties  of  his 
ofli(.c,  and  as  a  neighbor  was  loved  and  appreciated. 


Gkn'.  J.  L.  Kkmpkr. 

Maj.  (ien.  James  Lawson  Kemper  was  horn  in  Madison 
County,  Va.,  in  1824.  He  descended  from  British  and  Con- 
tinental ancestors,  who  settled  in  Virginia  in  1700.  He  took 
the  degree  of  M.A.  at  Washington  College,  Virginia.  In  1847 
lie  was  commissioned  captain  in  the  volunteer  army  by  Presi- 
dent Polk,  and  joined  Gen.  Taylor's  army  in  Mexico.  Gen. 
Kemper  was  for  ten  years  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Lcgi<-Ia- 
lurc,  for  two  years  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Delegates,  and  for 
a  number  of  years  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Military 
.\ffairs.  He  was  also  President  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  of 
I  In-   \"irginia  Military  Institute. 

On  May  2.  1861,  he  was  com- 
missioned colonel  of  the  Vir- 
.minia  volunteers,  and  assigned 
to  the  command  of  the  Seventh 
Regiment  of  Infantry.  He  wa~ 
t'lrst  engaged  with  his  regimem 
in  the  first  battle  of  Manassa^. 
July  Ji.  1861,  where  his  regi 
ment  was  temporarily  attached 
to  the  bri.gade  commanded  by 
(len.  J.  .\.  Karly. 

Afterwards  his  regiment  was 
assigned  to  a  brigade  com- 
manded by  Gen.  Longstreet. 
Tile  brigade  was  subsequently 
given  to  tlic  command  of  .\. 
P.  Hill,  and  under  him  Col. 
Kemper,  with  his  Seventh  Reg- 
iment, was  in  the  hottest  of  th 


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M.\.T.    GEN.    J.    I-.    KE.VII'ER. 


fight  at  Williamsburg,  and  en- 
gaged with  the  enemy  for  nine  successive  hours,  capturing  the 
several  pieces  of  artillery  and  four  hundred  prisoners. 

Immediately  after  this  battle  he  was  promoted  to  the  com- 
mand of  the  old  brigade,  which  had  been  commanded  by  Long- 
.streel,  Kwell,  and  A.  P.  Hill.  He  participated  in  the  first 
day's  fight  at  Seven  Pines  and  the  seven  days'  fighting  around 
Richmond.  In  the  second  battle  of  Manassas  Gen.  Kemper 
coninianded  a  division  comprised  of  several  of  the  brigades 
that  afterwards  made  Pickett's  Division.  In  this  engagement 
he  was  opposed  to  the  extreme  right  of  the  enemy,  but,  acting 
upon  his  own  judgment  in  the  crisis,  he  changed  front  so  as 
to  strike  the  enemy's  left  flank,  and  soon  afterwards  he  re- 
ceived a  message  fiom  Gen.  Lee  to  make  precisely  the  .same 
movement  he  had  already  effected  w'ith  eminent  success,  in- 
flicting tremendous  loss  upon  the  enemy.  He  commanded  his 
own  brigade  in  the  battles  of  South  Mountain  and  Sharps 
burg.  After  the  relnrn  of  Kemper"s  Rri.gade  from  the  first 
.Maryland  campaign,  it  was  incorporated  in  Pickett's  Division. 

Soon  after  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  early  in  1863,  Gen. 
Kemper  was  detached  and  sent  with  his  brigade  to  Kr>rlh 
Carolina,  where  he  commanded  the  forces  at  Kingston.  He 
afterwards  rejoined  Pickett  in  front  of  SulToIk,  Va.,  partic- 
ipated in  the  operations  at  that  place  and  marched  with  the 
division  into  Pennsylvania. 

In  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  Gen.  Kemper  was  desperately 
wounded  while  gallantly  leading  his  brigade.     He  was  brought 


oft'  tlie  field,  but  without  hopes  of  his  recovery,  and  was  after- 
wards captured.  He  was  held  prisoner  for  three  mouths,  but 
upon  the  written  certificates  of  several  of  the  United  States 
surgeons,  that  "he  must  soon  die,"  he  was  exchanged  for 
Brig.  Gen.  Graham,  U.  S.  A.,  slightly  wounded  and  captured 
at  Gettysburg.  .After  his  exchange.  Gen.  Kemper  was  too 
much  disabled  to  perform  field  duty  (carrying  to  the  day  of 
his  death  an  unextractcd  ounce  ball  in  his  body),  but  was  as- 
signed to  the  important  service  of  commanding  the  local  forces 
in  and  around  Richmond,  the  reserve  forces  of  Virginia,  and 
the  Bureau  of  Conscription,  and  while  in  discharge  of  this 
duty  put  nineteen  thousand  men  into  the  Confederate  service 
from  \  irginia.  In  June,  1864,  be  was  commissioned  major 
general. 

In  1871  he  was  presidential  elector  for  the  State  at  large  on 
the  conservative  ticket,  and  Governor  of  Virginia  from  187.; 
to  1878.  At  the  end  of  his  term  the  United  States  Senator- 
ship  was  unanimously  tendered  to  him  by  the  Legislature,  but 
declined  on  account  of  failing  health  and  a  wish  to  retire  to 
his  well-earned  rest  in  private  life.  A  great  sufterer,  partially 
paralyzed  on  one  side,  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days  at 
1ms  country  home.  Walnut  Hills,  Orange  County,  Va.,  where 
he  died  in  April,  1805. 

JtTDGF.  J.\Mt:s  E.  Cobb. 

In  far-away  Las  Vegas,  N.  Mex.,  where  he  had  gone  in 
search  of  health.  Judge  James  E.  Cobb,  of  Alabama,  died  on 
June  2.  His  remains  were  brought  back  home  to  Tuskegee 
for  burial.  Among  the  many  who  had  helped  to  make  Tuske- 
gei'  a  place  of  culture  and  refinement,  no  one  strove  harder  to 
honor  his  home  than  did  he,  and  no  life  shed  more  luster  on 
his  town  than  did  tliat  of  this  distinguished  citizen. 

Judge  Cobb  was  a  native  of  Thomaston,  Ga.,  and  was  Ixjrn 
October  5.  1-3.35.  He  graduated  at  Emory  College  and  after- 
wards taught  school,  studying  law  at  the  time,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  1857.  Soon  thereafter  he  emigrated  to 
Texas  and  located  at  Quitman,  removing  a  year  later  to  Hen- 
derson, where  he  practiced  til!  i860,  when  the  town  was 
burned  He  then  went  to  Galveston,  but  not  finding  a  satis- 
factory opening  walked  two  hundred  miles  from  Henderson 
to  Beaumont  and  thence  to  Liberty,  where  he  taught  till 
Texas  seceded. 

He  joined  Company  F.  Filth    I  exas  Volunteers,  A.   N.  V., 
as  a  private,  but  was  promoted  to  the  office  of  second  lieu- 
tenant    soon    after    the 
organization,  and  after- 


wards   w;i 
lieuteiiaiil.         1  le 
captured    at    the 
of       Gettysburg 
taken      to      Fort 


made    fir^t 

lie      wa. 

hattlc 

a  n  d 

Mc- 


Henry.  near  Baltimore, 
then  to  Fort  Delawan.. 
and  later  to  Johnson', 
Island,  where  he  ri - 
mained  till  February  7, 
1864.  He  was  then 
taken  to  Point  Look- 
out, thence  to  Charles- 
ton Harbor,  to  be  ex- 
posed to  the  fire  of 
Confederate  gims  witli 
six  hundred  other  ofti- 
cers.  From  here  he 
was  sent  to  Fort  Pulaski 
till  Gen.  Lee  surrendered 


f  ^^ 


JAMBS   E 

thence  to  Fort 


COBB   AS    A    CONFKDERATE. 

Delaware,  and  kept 


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QoQJ-ederat^  Ueteraij, 


He  returned  to  his  homo  at  'Ihomaston,  Ga.,  after  the  war; 
but  soon  after  settled  at  Tuskegec,  Ala.,  where  he  made  name 
and  fame  for  himself  as  jurist  and  statesman.  He  was  elected 
Judge  of  the  Ninth  Judicial  Circuit  in  1S74,  serving  continu- 
ously up  to  1886,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  Fiftieth  Congress. 
He  was  reelected  four  times,  serving  ten  years  in  Congress 
with  faithfulness  and  ability.     After  retiring  from   Congress, 


HON.    J.    E.    COBB. 

he  resumed  the  practice  of  law  at  Tuskegee,  but  was  never  ac- 
tive and  strong  again,  disease  having  taken  a  firm  hold  on 
him  and  sapping  his  life  and  vitality. 

Judge  Cobb  was  from  early  manhood  a  consistent  member 
of  the  M.  E.  Church,  South,  always  faithful  in  doing  those 
things  which  best  supported  his  Church  and  pastor. 

For  the  past  twenty-five  years  he  had  been  a  prominent 
figure  in  the  affairs  of  Alabama,  and  through  it  all  kept  his 
escutcheon  clear  and  his  name  untarnished.  He  was  a  valua- 
ble member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  which  framed 
the  organic  law  now  in  force  in  Alabama.  As  an  editor  on 
the  Tuskegee  News  from  1869  to  1874,  he  was  a  power  in 
shaping  public  opinion.  In  Masonic  circles  he  had  high  posi- 
tion, having  once  been  Grand  High  Priest  of  the  Royal  Arch 
Chapter  of  Alabama.  ,  He  was  Master  of  Tuskegee  Lodge  at 
his  death,  and  was  buried  with  Masonic  rites.  In  1867  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  E.  Hunter,  who,  with  six  of  the 
seven  children  born  to  them,  survives  him. 


Mrs.  K.^te  Fulkerson  Hurt. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Anna  Stonewall  Jackson  Chapter,  U.  D. 
C,  held  at  Abingdon,  Va.,  November  12,  1903,  it  was  resolved 

That  we  desire  to  express  our  sincere  sorrow  on  account  of 
the  death,  on  October  14,  1903,  of  our  esteemed  President,  Mrs. 
Kate  Fulkerson  Hurt ;  that  this  Chapter  has  lost  an  efificient 
and  faithful  officer,  our  community  a  useful  citizen,  and  many 
of  us  a  true  and  tried  friend. 

The  daughter  of  an  officer  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  the  sis- 
ter of  two  distinguished  oflficers  in  the  Confederate  army,  one 
of  whom  lost  his  life  at  the  head  of  the  Third  Virginia  Brigade 
on  the  Chickahominy,  she  believed  firmly  in  keeping  the  mem- 


ory of  those  who  served  their  country  fresli  in  the  hearts  of 
the  living,  and  was  always  ready  to  do  her  pan  to  that  end. 
She  was  a  fair  type  of  that  noble  army  of  Southern  women 
who  suffered  and  prayed  and  waited  during  the  war,  and  who, 
when  peace  came,  welcomed  back  the  survivors  of  the  "lost 
Confederacy,"  and  then  and  ever  afterwards  had  tried  to 
help  their  country  and  honor  their  God  by  maintaining  pure 
homes,  inculcating  in  the  minds  of  their  children  sentiments 
of  virtue  and  patriotism,  and  themselves  leading  unobtrusive 
but  useful  lives. 

That  we  hereby  extend  our  sympathy  to  the  family  of  our 
deceased  President ;  that  these  resolutions  be  spread  on  the 
minutes  of  the  Chapter,  and  that  copies  thereof  be  published  in 
the  Confederate  Veteran  and  in  the  Abingdon  Virginian. 

Mrs.  Sue  P.  Trigg,  Mrs.  Mary  P.  Campbell,  Miss  Sue  M. 
Ewing,  were  the  cotnmittee  on  the  report. 

William  Milton  Cathey. 
After  a  few  days  of  patient  suffering,  William  M.  Cathey, 
of  Greenville,  Tex.,  passed  away  from  his  loved  ones  of  earth. 
He  was  born  in  Maury  County,  Tenn.,  in  1837,  and  when  the 
call  to  arms  came  from  the  South  he  left  his  young  wife  at 
home  and  enlisted  in  Capt.  Bilfle's  Company  of  Maj.  Akin's 
Ninth  Battalion,  Tennessee  Cavalry,  Ashby's  Brigade.  He 
made  a  true  and  valiant  soldier  till  the  surrender  at  Charlotte. 
N.  C,  April  26,  1865.  Returning  home,  he  engaged  in  farming 
till  about  ten  years  ago.  when  he  removed  to  Texas  and  en- 
gaged in  merchandising.  Later  he  was  in  the  real  estate 
business.  He  settled  in  Greenville  about  three  years  since,  and 
there  leaves  his  wife  to  mourn  her  loss. 

Ona  a.  Alexander. 

Miss  Ona  Alexander,  youngest  daughter  of  William  T.  and 
Jennie  Alexander,  was  born  in  Gadsden,  Ala.,  August  16,  1885, 
and  died  in  Tuscaloosa,   Ala.,  June  23,   1903,  aged   seventeen 
years,    ten   months,    and    seven    days. 
She   accompanied   her   father   to   the 
U.  C.  V.  reunion  at  New  Orleans,  La., 
where  many  of  the  old  veterans  paid 
lier  marked  attention.     On  her  return 
home  to  Chattanooga  she  stopped  off 
at  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  for  a  short  visit 
to  her  sister,  Mrs.  E.   W.  Hausman, 
w  here  she  was  stricken  with  measles. 
Her  mother  and  a  sister  reached  Tus- 
caloosa in  time  to  be  with  her  during  ,  ^ 
the  last  hours,  but  her  father,  being 

m  North  Texas,  did  not  arrive  until  after  she  had  passed 
away. 

She  was  a  devout  member  of  Christ  Episcopal  Church,  Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn.,  and  never  neglected  her  religious  duties.  Her 
body  was  laid  to  resit  June  26,  1903,  in  Citizens'  Cemetery, 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  near  the  Confederate  monument,  six  vet- 
erans of  N.  B.  Forrest  Camp,  No.  4,  acting  as  pallbearers, 
and  Rev.  Dr.  W.  C.  Robertson  conducting  the  funeral  services. 

The  following;  was  copied  from  the  Tuscaloosa  Times- 
Gazette:  "It  was  one  of  the  saddest  events  that  has  ever  hap- 
pened in  Tuscaloosa.  Miss  Alexander  came  to  Tuscaloosa  to 
spend  commencement  with  her  sister,  stopping  over  on  her 
way  from  the  reunion  at  New  Orleans.  She  had  been  here 
only  a  few  days  when  she  was  stricken  with  tlie  measles.  She 
did  not  appear  very  ill,  and  was  soon  convalescent.  Thursday, 
however,  she  had  a  relapse  and  was  desperately  ill  until  the 
end.  All  that  the  best  of  skill  and  good  nursing  could  do 
availed  not,  and  the  beautiful  spirit  entered  into  rest." 


Qorjfederat^  l/eterai) 


565 


Mrs.  E.  S.  Jcjiinson. 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Jollll■^on  (nee  Miss  Clicster  Bibb),  who  died  in 
St.  Louis  November  6,  was  a  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy  in  Owensboro,  Ky.,  her  former  home.  She  was 
a  daughter  of  G.  M.  Bibb,  of  the  Ninth  Kentucky  Regiment, 
C.  S.  A.  Her  rare  intellect  and  faithful  work  made  her  one 
of  the  most  prominent  members,  and  she  will  long  be  remem- 
bered not  only  by  her  associate  members  but  by  all  whose 
])lcasure  and  good  fortune  it  was  to  know  her. 


L. 

Nasi 


W.   Smith, 
ville,   Tenn. 


Lawson  W.  Smith. 
a  member  of  Frank  Cheatham  Bivouac,  of 
an.l  of  Company  C,  Confederate  Veterans, 
died  at  his  home  in 
this  city  on  May 
I,  1903.  He  was 
born  in  White 
County,  Tenn.,  in 
1836,  and  enlisted 
in  Company  B,  Six- 
t  e  e  n  t  h  Tennessee' 
Infantry,  at  its  or- 
ganization, remain- 
ing with  it  until 
the  surrender  of 
Gen.  Joseph  E. 
Johnston's  army  at 
Greensboro.  H  e 
was  always  at  his 
post  ready  for  duty, 
and  at  the  reorgan- 
ization was  elected 
lieutenant  of  the 
company. 

There  was  no  bet- 
ter soldier  or  citi- 
zen than  Comrade 
Smith.     He  was   ■< 

devoted  Cliurch  member  from  early  life.     Company  B  attended 

the  funeral,  uniformed  and  equipped,  and  fired  a  parting  salute 

over  his  grave. 

A  memorial   was  prepared  by  Comrades  J.  W.   McConnell, 

H.  C.  Binkley,  and  M.  M.  Gee,  as  a  committee  of  Company 

B,  Confederate  Veterans. 


LAWSoN    W.    SMII  ir. 


Dr.  VViu.iAM  M.  Lemen. 

At  his  home  near  lledgcville,  W.  Va.,  Dr.  William  M. 
Lemcn  entered  into  the  life  eternal  on  May  2,  1903,  being  in 
his  seventy-second  year.  His  body  was  laid  to  rest  in  the 
cemetery  at  Hcdgcvillo,  attended  by  a  large  concourse  of 
friends,  among  whom  were  many  Confederate  veterans. 

Dr.  Lemen  was  a  gallant  soldier  from  the  beginning  to  the 
end  of  the  war,  serving  as  a  meml)cr  of  Company  B,  First 
Regiment,  Virginia  Cavalry,  commanded  first  by  Gen.  J.  E.  B. 
Stuart,  and  later  by  Gen.  Fitzhugh  Lee.  His  death  occurred  on 
the  fortieth  anniversary  of  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  in 
which  he  took  part.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Falling  Water.  He  died  as  he  had  lived,  true  to  his 
convictions  in  religion  and  as  to  the  justice  of  the  cause  for 
which  he  had  fought.  His  wife  survives  him  with  four  chil- 
dren :  Mrs.  William  E.  Branhani,  Mrs.  William  D.  Ropp, 
Miss  Sarah  E.  and  William  N.  Lemcn,  and  one  sister,  Mrs. 
Joseph  Hosier,  of  Carlisle,  Pa. 


Capt.  H.  C.  Ellis. 

"A  friend"  writes  frotn  Hartsvillc,  Tenn.: 

"Capt.  H.  C.  Ellis,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  died  at  his 
home  in  Hartsvillc  on  the  morning  of  October  17,  1903.  in 
his  eighty-sixth  year.  Capt.  Ellis  was  born  in  Sumner 
County  in  1818,  moved  to  Hartsville  in  1843,  where  he  was  a 
merchant  until  the  beginning  of  the  war  of  the  sixties,  when 
he  entered  the  Confederate  army  as  captain  in  Col.  W.  W. 
Ward's  Ninth  Tennessee  Regiment  of  Cavalry,  under 
Gen.  John  H.  Morgan,  with  whom  he  served,  and  was  cap- 
tured on  Morgan's  Ohio  raid  at  Buffington's  Island,  Ohio; 
was  in  prison  with  the  officers  of  Morgan's  command  at 
Columbus,  Ohio;  knew  of  the  time  and  plan  of  Morgan's 
escape  from  Columbus  prison.  He  was  sent  from  Columbus 
to  Fort  Delaware,  where  he  remained  a  prisoner  until  ex- 
changed in  1864.  He  rejoined  his  command,  and  served  until 
paroled  in  North  Carolina  after  Lee  and  Johnston's  surrender. 

"On  his  return  home,  Capt.  Ellis  engaged  in  agriculture, 
possessing  one  of  the  best  farms  in  Tennessee.  By  his  zeal 
and  energy  he  succeeded  in  everything  he  undertook.  \i 
a  citizen  he  was  public-spirited,  and  no  enterprise  for  the 
good  of  the  community  failed  to  receive  his  hearty  support. 
Railroads,  schools,  and  churches  received  his  liberal  support. 
Although  he  had  no  children,  his  contribution  to  the  Ma- 
sonic Institute  at  Hartsville.  after  it  was  burned,  was  a  lari;e 
factor  in  its  being  rebuilt.  Capt.  Ellis  married  Miss  Jose- 
phine Towson  fwho  survives  him),  with  whom  he  lived  over 


CAPT.    ELLIS. 

fifty  years,  and  to  whom  he  clung  with  devotion  until  his  last 
ray  of  reason  was  gone. 

Capt.  Ellis  was  president  of  the  bank  of  his  town  fronr 
the  time  of  its  organization,  in  1884,  until  his  death.  He  was 
a  good  citizen,  a  good  neighbor,  a  good  Mason,  a  true  sol- 
dier, and  a  devout  Christian.  Can  we  not  believe  that 
'When  the  trumpet  of  the  Lord  shall  sound,  and  time  shall  be 
no  more, 

.'\nd  the  morning  breaks,  eternal,  bright  and   f.'.ir; 
When  the  saved  of  earth  shall  gather  over  on  the  other  shore,. 

And  the  roll  is  called  up  yonder,  he'll  be  there?'  " 


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Qopfederate  l/eteraQ, 


CO-OPERATION  BETWEEN  VETERANS  AND  SONS. 

In  "General  Orders  No.  303"  the  Commanding  General  an- 
nounces with  pride  his  satisfaction  in  actions  that  look  to  the 
closer  relations  that  are  to  he  estahlishcd  between  the  U.  C.  V. 
and  the  U.  S.  C.  V.,  and  he  is  confident  that  this  feeling  ani- 
mates every  member  of  our  beloved  organization. 

He  directs  particular  attention  to  the  report  of  the  Special 
Committee  who  had  this  matter  under  consideration  during 
the  recent  reunion,  which  report  was  enthusiastically  adopted 
by  the  convention : 

"The  committee  appointed  for  the  purpose  of  a  conference 
between  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  and  United  Sons  of 
Confederate  Veterans,  with  a  view  to  the  closer  association  of 
the  two  confederations,  having  met  and  exchanged  views,  sub- 
mits the  following  report  through  C.  Irvine  Walker,  Chairmai; 
of  the  Committee: 

"I.  That  there  shall  he  appointed  a  standing  committee  of 
five  members  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  and  a  like 
number  from  the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans,  to  be 
selected  by  the  respective  Commanders  in  Chief,  to  be  known 
as  the  Jomt  Committee  on  Cooperation  between  the  Veterans 
and  Sons;  and  it  is  recommended  that  the  several  divisions 
appoin':  similar  committees. 

"2.  That  at  all  reunions  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans 
the  United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans  shall  have  the  full 
privileges  of  the  floor,  but  without  the  right  to  vote.  That 
particularly  at  the  opening  or  welcoming  ceremonies  the  Sons 
shall  be  seated  with  the  Veterans,  and  the  Commander  of  the 
Sons  shall  respond  to  the  address  of  welcome  as  well  as  the 
Commander  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  ;  and  that  the 
Veterans  have  siinilar  privileges  at  all  conventions  of  Sons. 
That  divisions  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  be  author- 
ized to  extend  similar  courtesies  to  the  Sons  at  all  division  re- 
unions. 

"3.  1  hat  at  all  parades  the  Sons  shall  be  the  special  escorts 
to  Veterans. 

"4.  That  the  Camps  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans 
shall  be  authorized  to  enroll  in  associate  membership  the  Sons, 
giving  them,  for  each  Camp,  such  privileges  of  membership 
as  such  Camp  may  determine,  provided  such  Son  is  a  member 
of  some  duly  organized  Camp,  belonging  to  the  United  Sons 
of  Confederate  Veterans. 

"5.  That  the  Sons  be  urged  to  uniform  themselves  in  historic 
gray,  but  in  so  doing  omit  from  such  uniforms  all  designations 
of  military  rank;  and  that  they  be  urged  in  the  designation  of 
their  officers  to  use  no  military  titles. 

''6.  That  all  Camps  and  all  officers  of  the  United  Confed- 
erate Veterans  be  earnestly  recommended  to  assist  in  every 
possible  manner  in  the  organization  and  support  of  Camps  of 
Sons;  and  that  the  Veterans  see  to  it  that  in  all  Confederate 
gatherings  and  celebrations  the  Sons  shall  be  given  promi- 
nence. They  are  the  heirs  of  the  Veterans  and  must,  by  asso- 
ciation with  them,  be  taught  the  glorious  heritage  that  belongs 
to  them." 

The  Conunanding  General  urges  all  the  Division  Command- 
ers to  at  once  give  this  suljject  careful  and  immediate  considera- 
tion and  insist  that  Camp  officers  take  up  the  matter  without 
delay,  so  that  the  objects  may  be  iminediately  effective;  and 
he  appoints  the  following  committee  to  represent  the  U.  C.  V. : 
Lieut.  Gen.  C.  I.  Walker,  commanding  Ariny  of-  Northern 
Virginia  Department.  Chairman;  ]\Iaj.  Gen.  Bennett  H.  Young, 
commanding  Kentucky  Division ;  Brig.  Gen.  John  A.  Webb, 
conunanding  First  Brigade,  Mississippi  Division;  Maj.  Gen. 
K.  M.  Van  Zandt,  commanding  Texas  Divi.sion  ;  Private  W. 
R.  Houghton,  of  W.  J.  Hirdce  Camp,  No.  30,  Birmingham. 


Hon.  William  IVIcL.  Fayssoux,  Commander  in  Chief,  U.  S 
C.  v.,  has  named  on  behalf  of  the  Sons:  Comrades  R.  B. 
Haughton,  Chairman.  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  W.  P.  Lane,  Fort 
Worth.  Tex.;  H.  L.  Whitfield.  Jackson,  Miss.;  A.  M.  S. 
Morgan,  Charleston,  W.  \'a. ;  W.  M.  Barrow,  Baton  Rouge. 

Commander  General  Gordon  sincerely  trusts  that  this  Join! 
Conunitlee  will  not  be  backward  in  doing  all  possible  to  make 
the  Sons  feel  that  they  are  our  heirs,  are  part  and  parcel  of 
i  ur  Association,  "and  must  be  taught  the  glorious  heritage 
that  belongs  to  them."  Too  much  zeal,  too  great  an  interest 
cannot  be  taken  in  this  most  important  work. 


VIRGINIA  SONS  OF  VETERANS. 

It  is  the  custom  of  the  Virginia  Division,  U.  S.  C.  V.,  to 
hold  their  reunion  at  the  same  time  and  at  the  .same  place  as 
ihe  Grand  Camp  of  Confederate  Veterans,  and  this  year  it  was 
held  on  October  28-30  at  Newport  News,  Va.  The  Sons  at- 
tended in  large  numbers,  delegates  being  present  from  eleven 
Camps,  it  being  the  largest  gathering  of  Sons  ever  held  in 
Virginia. 

On  the  first  day  only  a  short  business  session  was  held,  com- 
mittees were  appointed  on  credentials  and  to  extend  greetings 
to  the  Confederate  Veterans  in  session  at  the  place. 

On  the  second  day  the  convention  was  called  to  order  at 
eleven  o'clock  by  the  Division  Commander,  E.  Leslie  Spence, 
Jr.,  in  the  hall  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association. 
The  large  hall  was  well  filled  with  the  delegates  and  with  many 
of  their  lovely  sponsors  and  maids  of  honor.  A  motion  to  in- 
crease the  per  capita  tax  to  the  division  headc|uarters  from 
five  cents  to  twenty-five  cents  was  overwhelmingly  defeated. 
Comrade  E..  P.  Cox,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Good 
of  the  Division,  submitted  his  report  containing  many  valuable 
suggestions,  which  was  adopted,  and  it  is  expected  will  result 
in  very  much  good. 

Comrade  R.  .S.  Blackburn  Smith,  Chainnan  of  the  History 
Committee,  read  his  interesting  report,  this  being  the  most 
important  part  of  the  meeting.  Comrade  Smith's  report, 
which  will  have  attention  in  a  subsequent  issue  of  the  Veteran', 
recommended,  among  other  things,  that  a  bill  be  introduced  in 
the  Virginia  Legislature  creating  a  new  department  in  the 
State  government,  one  of  the  duties  assigned  to  it  being 
Ihe  collection  of  all  papers  relating  to  the  part  Virginia  took 
m  the  war  from  1861  to  1865  and  the  collection  of  the  muster 
rolls  of  the  troops  furnished  the  armies  of  that  period.  It 
was  an  excellent  report,  many  very  important  facts  being 
brought  out. 

The  report  of  the  Division  Commander  was  received  with 
much  enthusiasm,  as  it  showed  a  marked  increase  in  the  num- 
ber of  new  Camps  during  the  year,  and  a  revival  of  the 
interest  in  the  old  Camps.  There  were  eleven  new  Camps 
organized  since  the  last  reunion,  the  largest  number  of  Camps 
ever  organized  in  any  one  year  in  Virginia. 

In  the  election  of  officers.  Commander  Sale,  of  the  First 
Brigade,  was  elected  Division  Commander ;  E.  Leslie  Snence, 
Jr.,  declined  reelection,  having  held  that  office  for  three  years. 
He  was  appointed  by  Commander  in  Cliief  Biscoe  Hindnian 
upon  the  election  of  Division  Comander  James  Mann  to  the 
connuand  of  the  Department  of  A.  N.  V.,  and  having  been 
elected  to  succeed  himself  at  the  three  reunions  prior  to  the 
one  just  held.  Commander  Spence  received  a  division  com- 
posing thirteen  Camps,  and  turned  over  to  his  successor  a 
division  of  thirtj'  Camps  in  good  condition,  said  to  be  as  good 
as  any  division  in  the  entire  Confederation.  Comrade  Charles 
Aylett  Ashby,  of  Newport  News,  was  elected  Commander  of 
the  First  Brigade,  and  Comrade  E.  Lee  Trinkle,  of  Wytheville, 


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567 


was  reelected  Cominander  of  the  Second  Brigade.  'Iliere  were 
three  Iiundred  Sons  in  the  parade  on  'rhiirsday  afternoon.  The 
following  is  the  list  of  sponsors  and  their  niaids  of  honor 
for  the  \'irginia  Division.  U.  S.  C.  V..  at  their  re\inioii  at 
Newport  News. 

Sponsor  in  Chief,  Miss  Annie  Henry,  Norfolk  :  First  Maid  of 
Honor,  IMiss  May  Davies.  Chase  City;  Second  Maid  of  Honor, 
Miss  Marie  Peabody  McGill,  Petcrsbnrg ;  'I'hird  Maid  of 
Honor,  ISfiss  Elizabeth  Bowdoin,  Norfolk. 

Sponsor  Fir.st  Brigade.  Miss  Margaret  Old,  Norfolk  ;  Maid 
of  Honor,  Miss  Anne  Salley,  Newport  News. 

Sponsor  Second  Brigade,  Miss  Eleanor  French.  .Alexandria  ; 
Jlaid  of  Honor,  Miss  Ella  Jackson.  Richmond. 

First  District  Sponsor,  Miss  Virginia  Ward  Maitland, 
Fredericksburg;  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Ellen  Dickerson  Wal- 
lace, Fredericksburg. 

Second  District  Sponsor,  Miss  Melissa  Payne,  Norfolk; 
Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Anne  Burwell  Jones,  New|K)rt  News. 

Third  District  Sponsor,  Miss  Agnes  Drewry,  Centralia; 
Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Sophia  WHiitc,  Richmond. 

Fourth  District  Sponsor,  Miss  Ro.sa  B.  Stephenson,  Peters- 
burg ;  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Mary  Doaiglas  Gee,  Petersburg. 

Sixth  District  Sponsor,  Miss  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Lynchburg ; 
Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Edith  Appleton.  Lynchburg. 

Seventh  District  Sponsor,  Miss  Elizabeth  Love,  Winchester; 
Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Helen  McGill  Page,  Bcrryville. 

Ninth  District  Sponsor,  Miss  Minnie  B.  Spiller,  Wythe- 
ville ;  Maid  of  Honor.  Miss  Elizabeth  Waller  Moore,  Wythe- 
vdlc. 

Tenth  District  Sponsor,  Miss  Janet  Carter  Berkley,  Staun- 
ton ;  Maid  of  Honor,  Miss  Kate  Hutcheson,  Staunton. 


and  charm  of  her  touch,  wliicli  really  reflects  on  every  accord 
of  our  souls,  are  simply  wonderful,  but  not  less  her  deep 
feeling,  which  can  express  a  Chopin  as  well  as  a  Liszt.  Storms 
of  applause  broke  out   again   and  again,  and  the  artiste  was 


A  SOVTHERA'   WOMAN'S  FAME  AS  A   PIANIST. 

Marie  Louise  Bailey  was  born  in  Nashville,  Tenn.  She 
went  to  Europe  when  fourteen  years  old.  Her  entire  education 
was  in  the  continental  schools.  She  speaks  German,  French, 
and  Italian  as  well  as  her  mother  tongue,  English.  .\t  si.xtcen 
years  of  age  she  made  her  debut  in  the  old  Gewandhaus,  in 
Leipzig,  with  great  success.  Later,  she  made  a  successful  tour 
through  America  and  Canada.  In  i8g8  she  married  Lieut. 
Louis  Apfelbeck,  an  ofificer  of  distinction  in  the  Austrian 
service.  She  has  played  before  many  of  the  crowned  heads  of 
the  old  world.  She  has  been  decorated  by  the  Shah  of  Persia 
and  the  Duke  of  Coburg.  She  has  letters  of  congratulation 
from  the  nobility  and  distinguished  personages  of  every  coun- 
try. At  a  recent  concert  in  Beirut  she  was  a  guest  of  Baron 
de  Cuny  at  his  magnificent  palace,  Eremitage. 

In  her  Beirut  concert  she  was  overwhelmed  with  con- 
gratulations and  floral  tributes,  and  Baron  de  Cuny  gave  her  a 
gold  medal.  This  official  is  a  Prussian  in  the  service  of  the 
Emperor,  and  later,  through  his  offices,  Madame  Bailey  will 
have  an  opportunity  of  playing  before  the  Kaiser. 

In  Beirut  she  played  before  an  immense  audience  in  a  Ii,ill 
of  great  size,  so  overcrowded  that  many  people  had  to  stand. 
Of  her  performance  a  German  musical  paper  of  recent  date 
says:  "Madame  Bailey  carried  away  tin-  pulilic  through  her 
'great  genius.'  Madame  Bailey  has  every  (piality  which  the 
best  critic  in  the  world  can  ask  from  the  world's  greatest 
pianist.  (jreat  intelligence,  soul,  expression,  temperament, 
and  an  tmequalcd  technique — but  this  is  the  greatest  part  of 
her  art.  Her  great  technique,  which  appears  sometimes  more 
magic  than  reality,  is  ;•  road  which  she  uses  alone  to 
reach  the  zenith  of  her  soul !  The  elasticity  of  her  iron  wrist 
and  velvet  fingers,  her  scales,  which  can  be  compared  only  to 
a  strand  of  pearls  or  Venetian  lace  work,  and  the  fragrance 


jAtr^^lO^- 

M.ARIF.   T.OUISE    (HAII.EY)    APFELBECK. 

compelled  to  give  the  'Campanella'  of  Liszt  and  then  a  Chopin 
nundxT.  Without  (juestion  Madame  Bailey  belongs  to  the 
greatest  artistes  of  our  century. 

She  was  received  at  the  station  by  distinguished  persons 
with  a  carriage  drawn  by  four  white  horses  that  cost  2,000 
niaiks   each. 

ESTIMATE  OF  COTTON  CROP  FOR  190J-04. 
Dear  Sir:  We  beg  to  submit  for  your  information  the  fol- 
lowing estimate  of  the  United  States  cotton  crop  for  1903-04. 
compiled  from  reliable  and  intelligent  correspondents  in  every 
cotton-growing  county  in  the  Southern  States.  Our  efforts 
lo  obtain  approximately  correct  results  have  been  as  diligent 
and  thorough  as  it  was  possible  to  make  them. 

Our  Estimate 

State.  Estimated  Crop  of  Crop  Nov. 

190^-04.  Crop  ig02-o.^.        ^5.  Last  Year. 

.\labama    1,100,000  1,050.000  1,000,000 

Arkansas  800,000  1.000,000  1,000,000 

Florida    50,000  5S,ooo  50,000 

(ieorgia    1,350,000  1,470,000  1,350,000 

Louisiana    800,000  884.000  825,000 

Mississippi    1,300,000  T.404,000  1.450,000 

North  Carolina 550,000  575,000  650,000 

South    Carolina 900.000  950,000  950,000 

Tennessee    &    Okla ....  550,000  509,000  525,000 

re:;as  &  Indian  Ter...  2,900,000  2,831,000  3.200,000 


Estimated    total io,,^oo.ooo  10,728,000  i  r,ooo,ooo 

As  a  rule,  weather  conditions  throughout  the  SoiUh  for  the 
\ear  have  been  unfavorable  for  the  production  of  cotton. 
The  gathering  season  has  been  exceptionally  fine  in  all  sec- 
tions, and  the  crop  thus  far  has  been  secured  in  good  condi- 
tion; marketed  rapidly  on  account  of  urgent  demand  in  the 
interioi  from  spinners,  whose  mills  were  closed  for  some 
months,  or  who  carried  over  very  small  stocks  into  the  new 
cotton  year.     Yours  truly,  Latham,  .Alexander  &  Co. 


Qopfederate  l/eterai). 


CATARRH  CAN  BE  CURED. 

Catanti  in  akitidred  ailment  of  cooBumptioti,  long  con- 
Bidei'ed  lucurable;  uiid  yet  tbere  ia  ooe  remedy  that  will 
poailively  curt;  CHlarrh  in  any  of  iie  alages.  For  iiiauy 
years  llns  leuM-dy  was  used  by  the  lale  Dr.  Sieveus,  a 
Widely  uuted  imiiiuiiiy  on  all  aiaeiiaet*  of  the  tUroat  aud 
lung8,  Haviug  leateu  its  wonderiul  curative  powers  id 
thuiisnnds  or  cases,  and  desiring  to  relieve  human  eui- 
ferni:^,  1  will  send  iree  of  cliaiye  to  all  suUerera  from  Ca- 
tarrh, Asthma,  ConBumptioo,  and  oervons  di^enses,  this 
mcipe,  in  German,  French,  or  English,  with  lull  direc- 
■tioui  for  preparing  and  uatDg.  Sent  by  mail,  by  address- 
ing, with  stamp,  naming  tuie  paper,  W.  A.  Koyes,  847 
PowerB  Block,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


THE    CROSS    OF    HONOR. 

The  committee,  composed  of  M.  M. 
Teager,  Jno.  W.  Heflin,  and  John  G. 
Morris,  appointed  to  prepare  and  re- 
port resolutions  in  commemoration  of 
the  event  of  conferring  the  Cross  of 
Honor  upon  Confederate  veterans  by 
the  Lucien  McDowell  Chapter  No.  503, 
United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy, 
at  Flemingsburg,  Ky.,  submitted,  at 
the  conclusion  of  the  resolutions,  the 
following  poem  by  Mr.  M.  M.  Teager: 

Cross  of  Honor — yes,  confer  it; 

Price  of  valor  bravely  won. 
Woman's  gift,  reward  of  merit, 
Badge  of  honor;  keep  it,  wear  it, 
Sacred  gift  from  sire  to  son; 
Emblem  of  thy  strong  protection, 
'  ■  Woman's  faith  and  kind  affection, 
Loyalty  to  home  and  section. 

Duty  nobly,  bravely  done; 
Borne  from  fields  by  .thunders  riven. 

Dusky  mountain,  hill  and  plain; 
Badge  for  matchless- valWr  given. 
Sacred  in  the  sight  of  heaven. 

Sacred  to  the  gallant  slain. 
May  each  manly  bosom  bear  it. 
Proudly,  nobly,  bravely  wear  it; 
Hearts  with  trusted  honor  spare  it 

From  reproach  and  guilty  stain. 
Sacred  to  the  love  we  nourished, 

Sacred  to  the  land  we  love, 
Wear  it  for  the  lives  that  perished 
Bravely   for   the  cause  we  cherished. 

Trusting  in  the   Power  above; 
Arms  of  Truth  and  Justice  lend  us 
Succor,  vindicate,  defend  us. 
In  the  lap  of  peace  befriend  us 

As  his  righteous  laws  approve. 
Gallant  spirits,  gone  before  us. 

Fallen  in  their  manhood's  prime. 
Softly,  sweetly  bending  o'er  us, 
Mingle  voices  with  the  chorus 

Borne  upon  the  vesper  chime. 
Eyes,  though  dim,  and  locks  are  hoary. 
Emblems   of  a   nation's   glory, 
Live  and  bloom  in  song  and  story, 

Fresh  upon  the  shores  of  time. 


y>    PISO'S  CURE  FOR 


CURES  WHERE  ALL  ^lSE  FAiLS. 

I  Best  C(.>ii;;h  Syrup.  'l'asti.'3  Guud.   Use 


CONSUMPTION     y 


Kindred  hearts,  in  love  united — 

Souls  that  win  the  world's  applause, 
Homes  bereft,  love  unrequited, 
All  save  hope  and  honor  blighted 

'Neath  the  touch  of  cruder  laws. 
Wear  the  Cross  of  Honor,  brothers. 
Gift  from  gentle  hands  of  others, 
Daughters,  sisters,  wives,  and  mothers. 

Listed  in  one  common  cause. 
Cross  of  Honor,  'mersed  in  slaughter. 

Born  in  battle  smoke  and  flame. 
Nursed  on  fields  of  crimson  waters; 
Tears  of  widows,  wives,  and  daughters. 

Fields  of  monumental  fame: 
Let  each  sacred  badge  remind  us 
Of  the  kindred  ties  that  bind  us, 
And  with  honor  leave  behind  us 

Records  of  a  spotless  name. 


SPECIAL  LAND  BUYERS'  EXCUR- 
SIONS 
will  run  to  the  new  lands  of  Greer  Coun- 
ty, Okla.,  and  other  sections  of  the  great 
Southwest,  in  November  and  December, 
via  the  Frisco  System. 

Are  you  looking  for  rich  and  fertile 
farming  lands  in  the  Southwest,  which 
you  can  buy  from  one-fourth  to  one- 
tenth  the  cost  of  lands  of  the  East  and 
North?  They  produce  as  much  acre  for 
acre.  Here  is  a  chance  to  better  your 
condition  and  add  a  liberal  amount  to 
your  pocketbook. 

For  full  particulars  and  special  rail- 
road rates  apply  at  once  to  R.  S.  Lemon, 
Secretary  Frisco  System  Immigration 
Bureau,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


A  NOVELTY  IN  RAILROAD  EDU- 
CATION, 
The  novel  project  of  running  a  palatial 
special  train  from  Chicago  to  New  Or- 
leans and  return,  a  distance  of  nearly  two 
thousand  miles,  for  the  sole  benefit  of 
competitors  was  successfully  carried  out 
by  the  officials  of  the  Illinois  Central 
Railroad  recently.  Nearly  one  hundred 
general  passenger  agents  and  members  of 
their  families  were  the  guests  of  the  Illi- 


nois Central  during  the  trip,  everything, 
including  musical  entertainments  in  the 
observation  car,  being  provided  by  the 
company.  Had  any  one  undertaken  to 
purchase  the  service  and  entertainment 
provided,  the  cost  could  not  have  been 
far  from  $10,000.  The  train  was,  so  to 
speak,  an  edition  de  luxe,  the  Pullman 
Company  certifying  that  the  new  cars 
furnished  were  the  finest  ever  manufac- 
tured by  them,  and  the  engineers  and 
train  crew  were  the  most  expert  in  the 
employ  of  the  railroad  company. 

The  novelty  of  the  affair  consists 
largely  in  the  fact  that  a  few  years  ago 
railroad  companies  strove  to  keep  from 
competitors  accurate  knowledge  of  con- 
ditions along  their  lines  of  railroad.  Ex- 
cluding the  complimentary  feature,  the 
main  purpose  of  the  Illinois  Central  ex- 
pedition was  to  educate  competing  lines 
regarding  the  unexcelled  transportation 
facilities  possessed  by  that  company,  and 
the  possibilities  which  lie  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  South.  Although  progressive 
men,  the  general  passenger  agents  who 
were  on  the  trip  were  amazed  to  learn 
that  the  Illinois  Central  now  practically 
has  a  double-track  system  all  the  way 
between  Chicago  and  New  Orleans,  and 
a  rock-ballasted  roadbed  with  few 
grades  and  curves  which  is  capable  of 
accommodating  an  enormous  volume  of 
traffic.  They  were  also  surprised  at  the 
phenomenal  commercial  and  industrial 
awakening  which  the  South  is  expe- 
riencing, and  they  will  spread  the  news 
regarding  both  facts  for  months  to  come. 

In  doing  this  they  will  be  advertising 
the  South  most  effectively  and  promoting 
travel  there  from  every  quarter  of  the 
country.  Naturally  the  Illinois  Central 
will  get  the  benefit  of  this,  for,  in  short, 
it  has  recruited  a  force  of  one  hundred 
live  advertising  agents  from  among  the 
ranks'  of  its  active  competitors.  Under 
railroad  methods  in  vogue  prior  to  the 
era  of  "community  of  interests,"  such  an 
undertaking  would  have  been  hailed  as 
suicidal. 


f  WILL  GIVE  YOU  »  ^^"^^  Fitting 

lairoi  GOLD  SPECTACLES  FREE. 


SEND  NO  MONEY. 


Just  write  nic  \Qn  ii.iuk's  of  speet.aolc  w^'aiers  unci  1  will  do  this:— First  1  will  mail 
you  my  perfect  Home  Kye  Tester  Free.  Then  latter  you  have  sent  me  your  test)  1  will 
mail  you  a  full  $3.5(1  family  set  of  spectacles  (which  will  wear  yourself  and  faniily  a  lite- 
time)  for  only  $1.(11)— and  with  this  I  will  also  send  a  Handsome  KuUed  Gold  Fair  free,  aiy 
regular  price  for  this  full  family  set  of  spectacles  is  $2.5U  and  your  home  dealers  are  charginj,' 
from  $2.50  to  JS.UO  a  pair  for  them,  which  would  make  this  set  cost  you  about  $lU.iJU  if  yuu  bought 
them  from  your  home  merchant.  I  am  really  giving  away  the  wUole  set  free  (the  dollar  I  will  ask  you 
to  s^end  me  with  your  test  is  only  to  pay  for  this  announcement!.  I  am  doing  this  for  a  short  time 
*>■>*>%  just  to  prov<^  to  you  and  all  other  spectacle  wearers  in  the  United  States  i  hat  >iiy  siieetacles— 
the  Dr.  Haux  "Famous  Perfect."  Vision  Spectacles— are  the  most  perfect  Httint:.  clearest  and  tlie  best 
that  money  can  buy.  and  Til  pive  you  your  dollar  back  and  let  yuu  keep  th(_'  spectacles  also  if  you 
y<Mir8*-lt'  don't  sav  they  are  the  best  and  finest  you  have  ever  bought  at  anv  i)rice.  Address:- 
I>R.  HAUX  SPKrXACI.B  CO..  ST.  I^OUIK,  MO.  ajf"!  W^A^•T  ACSEXTS  AI^SO. 
NOTE.— The  above  is  the  largest  spectacle  house  in  the  United  States  and  is  thoroughly  reliable. 


Qopfederat^  l/eterai), 


"UNDER  GOLDEN  SKIES;  OR,  IN 
THE  NEW  ELDORADO." 

A  true  and  beautiful  story  by  a  South- 
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chivalric,  manly,  womanly,  giving  to 
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treats  of  the  South — of  North  Carolina. 
The  local  color  is  faithful,  and  much 
history  and  tradition  is  mingled  with 
the  narrative. 

As  the  wife  of  a  Confederate  veteran. 
Mrs.  Osborne  dedicates  the  book  to  the 
brave  and  noble  heroes  of  America 
who  have  made  the  history  of  our  war 
a  glorious  heritage. 

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in  green  cloth  with  gold  lettering;  485 
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"Agriculture  for  Beginners,"  by  C.  W. 
Burkett,  Professor  of  Agriculture,  F.  L. 
Stevens,  Professor  of  Biolog>',  and  D. 
H.  Hill,  Professor  of  English  in  the 
North  Carolina  College  of  Agriculture 
and  Mechanic  Arts,  is  a  valuable  little 
work,  profusely  illustrated  with  cuts  that 
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agriculture  in  all  of  its  branches,  giving 
treatment  of  soils  and  plants,  for  field 
crops,  orchard,  garden,  dairy,  poultry, 
etc.  It  would  be  of  great  assistance  to 
any  one  who  tills  the  soil  for  pleasure  or 
profit.  Published  by  Ginn  &  Company, 
Boston,  Mass. 


T.  R.  McDonald,  of  Dade,  Fla., 
(Holmes  County),  inquires  the  where- 
about of  any  members  of  Company  K, 
Twenty-Third  Alabama  Regiment.- 


THE  GREAT 

SOUTHWEST. 

MANY    SEEKING   HOMES  WHERE 

LANDS  ARE  CHEAP  AND 

CLIMATE  IS  MILD. 


Low   Ratsa  lor  Homo   Seekers  and  Colonials 
Twice  a  Month, 


Many  farmers  in  the  Northern  and 
Eastern  States  are  selling  their  high- 
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west— in  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Louisiana, 
and  Texas.  Many  who  have  been  unable 
toown  theirhonies  in  the  older  country  arc 
buying  land  at  the  low  prices  prevailing 


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in  the  new  country^$5,  $10,  $15  per  acre 
and  up.  These  lands  are  mostly  cut-over 
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a  deep,  rich  soil,  producing  corn,  wheat, 
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Our  descriptive  literature  gives  a  fairly 
good  idea  of  this  country.  It  tells  about 
the  soil,  crops,  climate,  people,  schools, 
churches,  water,  and  health.  It  contains 
maps  showing  the  location  of  counties, 
towns,  raihvay.s,  and  streams,  and  gives 
the  names  and  addresses  of  real  estate 
dealers  in  the  towns. 

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Tuesdays  of  each  month,  by  way  of  St. 
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Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent  Cotton  Belt 
Route,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


J.  A.  Turpin,  of  L'Argent,  La.,  inquires 
if  any  veteran  member  of  the  Crescent 
City  Regiment  can  give  him  particulars 
of  the  wounding  of  Capt.  A.  F.  Haynes, 
of  one  of  the  companies  of  that  regiment, 
which  was  commanded  by  Marshall  J. 
Smith.  Capt.  Haynes  was  mortally 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh  in  the 
second  day's  fight,  and  it  is  thought  he 
was  carried  to  Grenada,  Miss.,  where  he 
died. 


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the  fashion  centers, 
i^^^^^^M^^^^^^—  with  exquisite  taste 
^^"*^^^^"^^^^^^  and  judgment  and 
thoriju;;li  knowledge  of  values,  I  am  in  po- 
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shopping.  Wedding  and  school  outfits  and 
holiday  novelties  are  specialties  with  me. 
Samples  and  estimates  submitted.  Write 
and  let  me  do  your  Christmas  shopping. 

Miss  Martha  71.  Snead, 

mr>  Equitable  Building, 
LOUISVILLE,  KEKTVeKY. 

The  Veteran  commends  the  reliability  of  Miss  Snead 
most  cordially.  She  has  been  valiant  as  a  young  woman 
in  Confederate  matters. 


Qoofederate  l/eterap, 


IF  YOU  ARE  GOING  WEST, 

Go    Southwest. 

The 

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Traverses  Louisiana,  Texas,  New  Mexico, 
Arizona,  California.  Pullman  standard  and 
excursion  sleepers.  Free  chair  cars.  Day 
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Write  for  Illustrated  Pamphlets  to 
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Do  You  Kno^v 

That  OklaKoma.   has    raised    more    wheat    per  acre    for 

tile  p:ist  ten  years  than  any  of  the  famed  Northwestern 

wlicat  States — 
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Nebraska— 
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yield  of  her  cotton — 
That  OklaKoma.  excels  in  the  production  and  quality  of 

oats,  barley,  rye,  and  almost  every  variety  of  fruits  and 

vegetables — 
That  OklaKoma.  has  an  ideal  climate? 

See  for  Yourself ! 


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plus   $2.00 


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First  and  Third  Tues- 
days of  each  month  ! 


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FRANK  M.  GRIFFITH,  T.  P.  A.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 


1    PAY  SPOT  CASH    FOR 

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i»3mmmmiwm 

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C&.fe  Dining  Ca.rs! 

For  information  as  to  rates,  reserva- 
tions, descriptive  advertising  matter, 
call  on  your  nearest  ticket  agent  or 
address 

WILLIAM  B.  CLEMENTS.  T.  P.  A.. 

Athuita,  Gu. 

Charles  B.  Rya-n.         W.  E.  Christian. 

G.  1'.  A..  A.  G.  I>.  A., 

rilKTSMOnil,  Va.  AlLANTA,  Ga. 


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^     POINTS     ^ 

VIA 


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1  j^ 


TO 


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South,  East,  and 
West.  ^  ^  Equip- 
n\ei\t,  Service,  and  Cui- 
sine unsurpSLSsed.  ^ 


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Galveston,  Tex. 


C^or^fcderate  l/eterai/. 


THE  WAY  TO  THE 

SOUTHWEST 


HALF  RATES  PLUS  $2 

December  1  and  15,  January  5  and  19. 

Write  y^or  y^ull  inform  a  f  ion. 

J.  N.  CORNATZAR.  General  Agent. 

MEMPHIS,  TEJV/^. 


BETWEEN 
ST.  LOUIS 

AND 

TEXAS 

ANO 

MEXICO. 


THE 

I.&G.N. 


BETWEEN 
S'RMiNGHlW 
MERIDIAN 

ANO 

TEXAS 

y\t  SMRfVEPO«T 


The  international  and  Great  Northern 
Railroad  Company 

IS  THE  SHORT  LINE. 

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Fast  Trnias  and  Modern  Kquipment. 

IF  YOU  ARE  GOING  ANYWHERE, 


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Inf  irmation,  or  Write 


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L,  PRICE. 

art  Vloo  Pn^ldefot  Bwl  OcnemJ  Sopprlnt^wlent ; 


fAi.ESTiHB,  rex. 


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CITY, 
TEXAS, 

AND 

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THE 

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Cancer  of  the  Lip  Cured  by 
Anointing  with  Oil. 

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KlXD  FlllKNns:  Words  will  not  oxpros.';  iiiv  sT-it- 
iliuli-  for  tile  cure  I  received  fmni  your  Oil  Cure  for 
the  cinciT  on  uiy  lip.  11  is  healed' up  nil  rijjht,  and 
I  lalie  ereat  jdeasure  in  reconimcnclinij  vour  won- 
derful Oil  Cure  to  any  that  may  ho  sufferini;  from 
the  loathsome  disease  of  cancer.  Vou  can  use  this 
letter  in  any  way  y<nt  see  fit.  Hopinjr  it  will  he  a 
Messingf  to  some 'one,  1  beff  to  remain  vnur  true 
friend,  J.  Gi  Moss. 

The  Comlunation  Oil  Cure,  for  cancer  and  ma- 
liljnant  diseases,  lias  the  indorsement  of  the  hrst 
medical  autlu>rities  of  the  world.  It  cures  when  all 
else  failfs.  anil  jrives  relief  frcuil  unceaslni;  pain. 
Illustrated  hooks  and  papers  sent  free  to  those  in- 
terested. Call  cm  or  address  Dn.  !>.  M.  Hvi-:  Co., 
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"Leading  bns.  col.sonth  Potomac  river," 


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FOR  OVER  SIXTY  YEARS 

An  Old  and  Weil- Tried  Remedy. 

MRS.    WINSLOW'S     SOOTHING    SYRUP 

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MRS.  WINSLOW'S  SOOTHING  SYRUP, 

ANIl  TAKK   NO  UTini;  KIND. 
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Containinjj  lo  Southern  sonf^s,  words  and  music. 

Price,  50  cents.     Rest  collection  for  use  in  schools. 

Camps,  and  Chapters.     Circulars  anil  Information 

free.     Agents  wanted.     Bijr  commission.     Address 

Mrs.  Albert  Mitchell.  Paris.  Ky, 


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Misso\/nki 

TACIFIC 

...  OR.  ... 

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to  All  Poinis  in 

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OKLAHOMA  and  INDIAN  TERRI' 
TORY,  COLORADO,  UTAH,  ORE'. 
GON,  CALIFORNIA,  ARKANSAS, 
TEXAS,  LOUISIANA,  OLD  and 
NEW  MEXICO,  and  ARIZONA. 


Pullman  Sleepers,  Free  Re- 
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Trains.  Low  Rales,  Frre  De- 
scriiUivc    Literature.      Consult 

Ticket  Agents,  or  address 

H.  C.  Townsend         R.  T.  G.  Matthews 
G.  P.  and  T.  A.  T.  P.  A. 

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Expectant  Mother 

By  W.  Lewis  Howe.  M.D. 

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sanliiig  e  eiy  lilMe  pri'l'lem  wli.cli  niav  come  up. 
I'ully  ft|>proveil  t»y  pliyMcmn-*.  It  «illitnswfi  nil  or- 
liiiHiy  qiic.iiiiiii-*  ns  to  ilifi,  IiyaifiH',  Aii<l  cxficiwe  ot 
I  i)u  niolhfi  nnil  hubocqiictn  cnrf  ot  (lit*  child.  A  book 
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We  Cure  Cancers,  Tumors,  and  Chronic 
Sores  without  the  use  of  the  llnife. 


Qoijfederate  l/eterai?. 


RHEUMATISM  CURED 


Without  taking  medicine.     Tried  and  heartily  indorsed, 
tiimi/ins  tlie  treatment  of  rheumatism.      It  is  the 


A  medical  discoverj'  which  is  revolu- 


James  Henry  Medicated  Belt. 

It  Cures  ^heumaiUm   ^GUiihoui  Takjng  Medicine. 

It  consists  simply  of  a  belt  with  certain  medicines  quilted  within  it,  which  is  worn  around  the  waist,  and  is  not  in  any  way  annoy- 
ing. The  medical  qualities  are  absorbed  by  the  body,  and  quick  relief  follows.  Wonderful  results  have  been  effected,  as  the  testimonials 
followinjj  show.  This  remedy  is  a  boon  to  humanity,  for  it  brings  safe  and  speedy  relief  from  the  pains  of  one  of  the  most  dreadful  maladies. 
The  stomach  cannot  stand  medicine  that  is  powerful  enough  to  eradicate  uric  acid,  therefore  treatment  by  absorption  is  the  only  sure  cure. 

As  a  preventive,  wear  the  belt  one  week  in  each  month  from  October  to  May.  If  you  are  subject  to  rheumatic  attacks,  why  not  wear 
one  of  the  belts  as  a  preventive?  It  may  keep  you  from  suffering  from  that  terrible  disease;  and  just  think,  it  costs  only  ^2,  just  the 
price  of  one  visit  from  your  doctor! 

Nashville,  Tenn. 


LtXlNGTON,  Kv. 

I   bought   one    of    the    Henry  Medicated   Rheu- 

n\a.tic  Belts,  and,  after  wearing  it  for  three  days,  it  re- 
lieved mo  nf  3  very  severe  attack  of  rheumatism  of  two 
months'  duration,  in  which  I  suffered  untold  agony.  I 
*  can  say  that  I  consider  it  the  most  wonderful  rheumatic 
cure  extant.  T.  B.  Eastin, 

Shoe  Merchant. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 
In  preference  to  taking  medicine  internally,  and  being 
familiar  with  the  medicine  used  in  the  J&.n\es  Henry 
Belt   and    its  action.    I    used  the  belt  myself  with   good 
results  in  rheumatism.  \V.  J.  Sneed,  M.D. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 
My  wife  has  been   a  sufTerer  from  rheumatism  and  ex- 
treme nervousness  for  the  past  two  years.     After  wear- 
ing the   Medicakted   Belt  for  a  short  time,  she  found 
relief  from  both  troubles.  Lulan  Landis. 

With  Landis  Banking  Co. 


For  nervousness  and   general  debility  I  have  tried  the 
J&mes  Henry  Medicated  Rheumatic  Belt,  and 

have  found  wonderful  relief  from  its  use.  My  nervous- 
ness has  entirely  disappeared,  my  general  health  is  good, 
and  I  feel  like  an  entirely  different  man.  I  have  advised 
several  of  my  friends  to  try  this  remedy,  and  they  have 
done  so  with  the  same  happy  results.     L.  H.  Davis, 

Of  Yarbrough  &  Davis. 

Nashville,  Tenn. 
For  years  I  ha\'e  been  a  sufferer  from  rheumatism.  As 
a  result,  I  have  passed  many  sleepless  mights,  and  have 
been  incapacitated  from  active  business.  My  attention 
was  called  to  the  JsLfnes  Henry  Medicated  RKeu- 
ma>.tic  Belt  by  those  who  had  tried  it  and  in  whom  I 
had  great  confidence.  I  tried  it,  and  am  a  well  man. 
Three  days' trial  convinced  me  that  the  result  would  be 
all  that  my  friends  claimed  for  it.  My  restoration  from 
rheumatism  has  been  complete.     John  S.  W'oodall, 

Real  Estate  Agent. 


Nashviule,  Tenn. 
The   Ja>.ines  Henry  Belt  relieved   me   of  a  severe 
case  of  rheumatism  in  a  few  days.     I  have  gained  stead- 
ily in  weight  since  I  began  its  use.    Vinet  Donelsun. 

I  unhesitatingly  recommend  the  J&.n\es  Henry  Med- 
ica.ted  Belt  to  all  who  are  suffering  from  rheumatism. 
I  had  not  fell  well  for  years;  since  I  began  using  the 
belt  I  have  realized  a  marked  improvement,  and  am  sat- 
isfied it  will  effect  a  permanent  cure. 

R.  P.  McGlNNIS. 

N.ASHViLLE,  Tenn. 
I  commenced  wearing  a  Jak.n\es  Henry  Medica.ted 

RheumaLlic  Belt  about  the  first  of  last  November,  and 
was  relieved  entirely  of  all  pain  in  less  than  thirty  days. 
I  am  well  for  the  first  time  in  ten  or  twelve  years.  I 
think  the  belt  is  one  of  the  wonders  of  the  age. 

J.  T.  BurcH. 


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MOUNTAINS, 

LAKES,        FSIREST, 

ana  SHORE, 

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CHICAGO 


Pullman      Sleeping      Cars, 
Strictly  Modern. 


Indianapolis,  Peoria, 

and  all  points  in 

Indiana  and  Michiganm 

Unequaled  Dining  Car  Service. 

Modern  Equipment,  ■ 

Fast  Scheaiiles. 

Write  for  Summer  Tourist  Book. 

'WARREI^  J.  LYNCH,  W.  P.  DEPPE. 

(Jcnl  Pass.  &  Ticket  Agl.,     Assl.  G.  P.  A:  T.  A., 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

S.  J.  GATES,  General  Agent,  Louisville,  Ky. 


THE  BEST  PLACE 
TO  PURCHASE 
ALL-WOOL 

Bunting  or 
Silk  Flags 

uf  All  Kinds, 

Silk  Banners,  Swords,  Belts,  Caps, 

and  all  kinds  of  M  litary  Equipment 
and  Society  Goods  is  at 

Veteran  J,  A,  JOEL  &  CO., 

88  Nassau  Street,  New  York  City, 

SEXD  FOR  PRICE  LIST. 


Watkins  Gas  and 
GasoiineEngines 

run  on  an  elec- 
tric  magneto. 
No  batteries  or 
li"t  tubes  to  re- 
new. From  2  to 
'S>  horsepower. 

Catalogue  sent 
ou  request. 

C.  C.  Fosier. 
Nashville,  Tenn. 


A  FACT. 

The  New  Orleans  Short  Line 

from  all 

Eastern  and  Virginia  Cities 

is  via  the 

Norfolk  &  Western  Railway 

BRISTOL  and  CHATTANOOGA. 

THROUGH  SERVICE. 

DINING  CAR. 

AH  inform;ttion  cheerfullv  furnished. 


L.  J.  ELLIS,  E.  P.  A., 

39S  Broadway,  New  York. 
J.  E.  PRIXDLE,  P.  A., 

igS  Broadway,  New  York. 
C.  P.  GAITHER,  N.  E.  A., 

112  Summer  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
E.  J.  LOCKWOOD,  P.  A., 

1229  Pa.  Ave..  Washington,  D.  C. 
C.  H.  BOSLEY,  D.  P.  A., 

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JOHN  E.  WAGNER,  C.  P.  A., 

8l8  Main  St.,  Richmond,  Va. 
W.  E.  HAZLEWbOD,  P.  A., 

171  Main  St.,  Norfolk,  Va. 
E.  L.  HANES,  C.  P.  A., 

7J0  ^^ain  St.,  Lynchburg,  Va. 
S.  B.  YOUNGER,  G.  A., 

720  Main  Street,  Lynchburg,  Va. 
M.  F.  BRAGG,  T.  P.  A.,  Roanoke,  Va. 
W.  B.  BEVILL,  G.  P.  A.,  Roanoke,  Va. 


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DESIGNS  FOP  U.  C.  V.  BUTTONS  PA  TENTED  FOP  EXCLUSIVE 

USE  OF  UNITED  CONFEDEPA  TE  VETERANS  My  14.  IS96. 
U.  O.  V.  Society  Buttons.    Gold.    Flafc  cnamclcil  in 


■  SI  00 


Lapel  Button. 


lors.    Each 

U.  O.  V.  Society  Buttons.  Plated.  Flag  enauiclcd  in 
colors.   Each 2"> 

U.  D.  C.  Hat  Pins.  Gold  -  plated.  Flag  enameled  in 
colors,    EaWi 1  00 

r.  C.  v.  Cuif  Buttons.  Gold-plati-d.  Flag  enameled  in 
colors.    Per  r-nir. 1  50 

U,  S,  C.  V,  Cuff  Buttons.  Gold-plated.  Flag  enameled 
in  colors.    Per  pair 1  .50 

U.  S.  (',  V.  Lapel  Buttons.  Gold-plated.  Flag  enam- 
eled in  colors,     Ea.-h 1  00 

TT,  O.  T.  Vuifitrm  liiittous.    (\)atsi7,o.    Per  dozen .5<» 

I ',  C.  V,  I'uiform  Buttons.    Vest  size.    Per  dozen 2.'i 

U.  C.  T.  VniformButtouHatPin.    Plated.    Each 50 

Z^" Send  remiliance  tu}ilh  order. 


Un.lorm  Butlotu 


Richmond, 

Fredericksburg,  & 

Potomac  R.  R. 

AND 

Washington 
Southern  Railway. 

THE  RICHMOND-WASHINGTON  LINE, 

Tile  I-ink  ConiU'Cling  the 

ATLANTIC  COAST  LINE  R   R„ 
BALIIMUHE  &  OHIO  R.  R,. 
CHESAPEAKE  &  OHIO  R'Y, 
PENNSYLVANIA  R.  R,, 

SEABOARD  AIR  LINE  RY, 
and  SOUTHERN  RAILWAY 


Tl.lv 


AM  Toinls 


1  Kklu 


n,l,  V 


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Between 

Richmond.  Washington.  Baltimore, 

Philadelphia,   New   York.    Boston.   Pittsburg. 

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E  WTLT>  SKXD  to  evory  subscriber  or  vendor  of  the  Ccinpf.deratk  Vetehan  or  wortliy  person 
riTniiiinriMieci  liy  a  suliscriber  or  reader,  a  fiiU-siztMl  one  dollor  paeka^eof  Vita>-<>re  l>y  mail, 
l)n^tii;iiil,  sufficient  for  one  month's  treatment,  to  1.h^  paid  for  within  one  months  time  after 
receipt  it  lie"  n-eeiver  can  truthfully  say  that  its  use  has  done  him  or  her  more  j;ood  than  all  the 
drugs  and  dojjes  of  quacks  or  K<">d  doct^irs  or  pati  nt  medicines  lie  or  she  has  ever  used,  liead  this 
over  a^am  carefully,  and  understand  that  we  ask 
uly  whi'n  it  has  done  ynu  yood.  and  not  be 


our  ]iMy  riuiy  win-n  it  Uasaone  ynu  i;< 

fore    We  take  » 11  the  risk.   You  have  nothing;  to  lose 

It  it  docs  iKtt  In-TH'tit  you,  you  pay  us  iiothint^     Vita'- 

<  >re  is  a  natural,  hard.  ad;nnaiitine,  rocklike  sub- 
stam-e— mineral  Ore — niiiUMl  tri.ui  the  ground  like 
g->ld  and  silver,  in  the  neigliborliood  of  a  once  pow- 
iTlul  but  now  extinct  mineral  spring,  comiiared  to 
whicdi  the  S])riiiu:s  of  the  present  day  are  but  pvg- 
ini"-s.  whoso  Wiilers.  impregnated  with  the  healing 
and  iiierlicinal  <iualities  of  the  ore  found  at  its  l.^ase. 
no  doubt  sinmti'd  for  centuries  before  the  foot  of 
man  trod  the  Western  Continent.  It  requires  about 
twenty  .\-*:irs  lor  oxidization.  Itcontains  free  iron, 
free  sulphur,  and  magnesium,  and  one  j.ackage  will 
e'lual  in  medicinal  strength  and  curative  value  soti 
gallonsof  the  most  powerful,  efficacious  mineral  wa- 
ter drunk  fresh  at  the  springs.  It  is  a  geological  dis- 
covery, t-o  wliich  nothing  is  added  and  from  whi«-h 
nothing  is  tak  -n.  It  is  the  marvel  of  the  century  for 
curing  su<h  disi-ases  as  Rheumatism.  Bright's  Dis- 
ease. Blood  Poisoning.  Heart  Trouble.  Dropsy,  Ca- 
tarrh and  Throat  AtTcetions.  Liv.-r.  Kidney,  and 
Bladder  Ailments.  Stomach  and  Femal"  Uiwjrders, 
La  Grippe.  Malarial  Fever,  Nervous  Prostration. 
and  (General  D._'bility.  as  thousands  testify,  and  a?, 
no  one  an-iwering  this,  writing  for  a  package,  will 
deny  after  using.  Vita^-Ore  has  cured  more  chron- 
ic, obstinate,  pronounced  incurable  cases  than  any 
other  known  mi^dicine. and  will  r«'ueh  su'h  i-.-iseswith 
a  more  rapid  and  powerful  curative  action  than  any 
nii'dii-iue,  comliination  of  m  'diiniit's.  or  doctor's  pre- 
Bcrijition  which  it  is  possible  to  ]>rocure. 

Vit:i'-l>re  will  do  the  same  for  you  as  it  ha-sfor  hun- 
dreds of  readers  of  this  paper,  if  you  will  give  it  a 
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sires a  cure  and  is  willing  to  pay  for  it.  would  hesi- 
tate t^>  try  Vit:f-C>roon  this  liberal  otTer!^  One  pack- 
ago  is  usually  sufficient  to  exire  ordinary  cjKses;  two 
or  thrtic  for  chronic,  obstinate  cases,  We  mean  gust 
wliat  we  say  in  thisannonnt-emeiit.  and  will  do  just 
a-s  we  agri-e!  Write  t^i-day  for  a  i)ackage  at  our  risk 
ami  oxi»ensi'.  giving  age  and  ailments,  and  mention 
this  paper,  so  we  may  know  that  you  are  entitled  to 
this  liberal  olTer. 

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living  person  who denires  better  health  or  who  suffers  pains,  ills,  and diaeasea  which  havedefled  the 
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REV.  WM.  E.  DOVGIIERTY  HAS  USED  IT 

AND  KNOWS  WHAT  IT  WILL  DO. 

Read  What  He  Says. 

FiTZHKRAi-u.  Ga. —  1  write  ,•»  few  linos  just  to 
say  that  at.'p.i't  'me  year  ago  I  began  taking 
VitiD-Oie  '>r  catai  rh  of  the  head  snd  iliroat. 
I  at  that  time  had  a  liH<l  ease  nf  indigestion  and 
Kidney  Trotiliie.  S'-metimes  stones  w-iild 
form  in  ray  kidneys,  and  J  would  be  compelled 
to  lie  on  hot  bot- 
tles until  they 
W'Uild  jtnss  -mto 
the  bladder.  My 
di;!»'Stion  was  so 
bad  I  ."  e  1  d  o  m 
dared  to  eat  np 
nm«-h  as  eight 
ounces  of  food 
before  preachmg 
in  the  evening, 
lewt  1  should  l>6 
distress*  d  w  hile 
in  the  pulpit  I 
li  .id  nn  thought 
wlintevci'  of  be- 
I  II  g  cured  of 
these  irouhlea 
w  hen  I  began 
taking  Vilnp-Ore. 
But  I  am  nirnl  vouiiil  i"nl  will  «f  allal'  them, 
and  (Jod  :ind  Vtt:p-<  »rc  did  ii  For  H-.  through 
one  of  Hi^  --ullt'iing  x-rvaiii-i.  called  iny  atten- 
tion to  \our  "ad  "  in  our  lea<iing  Chinch  pa- 
per, in  which  you  oth-red  t  send  a  §1  p»ek- 
agH  on  trial  loany  one.  and  thre«  them  upon 
their  iHHiur  to  pay  for  it  if  )H>nefited.  I  have 
been  taking  Vita*  the  regularly  according  to 
directions.  3lylBlari-li  is  Neipnty-flTC  ppr  cent 
hi'tter.  and  mj  Ki<lii<'i  am)  Stoninrh  Troiihlp 
(•nlirf>lv  lurrd.  1  mn  in  in  bett'-r  heaUh  than 
I  have  been  in  eighteen  years  ifor  it  ha-  been 
about  eighteen  years  since  I  look  Catarrh.)  1 
cnn  heartily  and  conscientiously  rfcomnit-nd 
ViTje-Ore  to  sntfering  tiuinanitv  as  the  best 
iiicih'MMe  which  I  have  ever  lal{nn. — Wm.  !>. 
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room  on  a  winter  day,  the  fireplace  is 
the  first  thing  he  sees.  You  want  it 
to  look  neat  and  prc'ty.  and  a  P.  &  B. 
fire-set  will  help  to  do  it. 

75c  Iron 
^2.90  'Brass 


AIRTIGHT 
HEATER 

Strong  sheet  steel.     Nothing  but  its  thin  sides  be- 
tween you  and  the  h.eat.     Iron  braces  across  bottom. 
No  warping.     Shut  the  damper  when  you  go  to  bed, 
and    YOUR    ROOM  WILL    BE  WARM    IN   THE   MORN- 
ING.    It  keeps  the  fire.      Side's  highly 
polished,  and  nickeled  foot  rail  on  either  side. 
HeightfromFlcKir  Weight, 
No.        Top.  Pipp.  to  Slain  Top.      Crnted. 

221  12/^X20  5  inches  22  inches  27  lbs. 
2z?  15^x24  6  inches  27  inches  34  lbs. 
227  17^^x26    6  inches       31  inches        38  lbs. 


No.  22IP.$3  00 
No.  225P.  3  50 
No.  227P.  4  00 


K'JVBEATEJV—For  there  is  nothing  makable 
thai  can  beat  it yor  its  price 

Dcitntj^    Thin.-Bloivn 

Tximhler 


Fancy  Lamps 

A  beauty  of  the  latest  cut  and  style, 
complete  with  globe. 

We  are  one  of  the  five  biggest  im- 
porters and  jobbers  of  glassware  in 
the  United  States,  and,  buying  in  such 
quantities,  we  can  give  you  prices  you 
can't  get  elsewhere. 

$5.50 


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PHILLIPS  m.  BUTTORFF  MANv 

Son  Vciliou  House  Furnishers 


Thin  glass,  wondrously  dainty, 
with  a  pretty  band  pattern 
etched  round  the  rim. 

Nothing  shows  up  better  than 
a  lot  of  pretty  glassware  on  your 
table,  and  at  the  price  these 
tumblers  arc  otlcrcd.  it  would  be 
a  shame  not  to  get  them. 

As  thin  as  tumblers  for  which 
you  pay  much  more,  and  as  pret- 
ty as  anybody  could  want;  AND 
THINK  OF  THE  PRICE, 


75c 
per  dozen 


.TURING  CO. 


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Nashville,  Tenn. 


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Single  Copy,  lO  Cents 


Per  A.nnuni,  $1.00 


Confederate  Soldier 
and  Daug'Hter 


Vol  2 


TYLER,  TEXAS,  MAY,  1Q03. 


No  I 


MISS    LE3NA    RANDAL.    WACO.     TEX  \S. 
Sponsor  for   the   Department    of   the    Son's    of  Veterans    of  the  South 


^  9^ont/i/y  f/^affazine  o/^  Southern  Sentiment  and  Confederate  JVistori/  and 

^0torans,    Q/nitcr^   ^auff/itffrs  o^  tAo  Oonfor^oracy,    nnt^   '?/nifod  Sons  o^  Uon/'edcrafo  *2/eforans. 


CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


NOTICE  ALL 

How  It  Happened 


The  Journal  that  Rejuvenated 


To  theConfedeate  Veteans,  Sons,  Daugh- 
TE  s,  AND  Fiends  ok  the  Confedeath 
Cause— Geeting: 

The  Confederate  Soldier  and  Daughter  au- 
nouuces  that  it  has  been  "borued  over." 

The  following  will  prove  of  interest: 

A  company— joint  stock — has  been  formed  to 
support  aud  push  the  journal,  and  ample  funds 
have  been  provided. 

Strictly  up-to-date  euerg)-  and  business 
method — just  the  same  old  Confederate  blood 
descended  into  the  present  generation  —  have 
been  infused.  The  management  can  nnquali- 
fiedlv  promise  that  the  Confederate  Soldier  ami 
Daughter  will  be  henceforth  both  a  literarj'  aud 
financial  success. 

But  the  management  doesn't  propose  to  indefi- 
nitely sink  dollar  after  dollar  unrewarded  by 
hope  of  a  return.  Indeed,  it  is  iuteuded  and  ex- 
pected that  under  the  careful  administration  now- 
assured  the  Confederate  So'dier  and  Daughter 
shall  be  self-supporting  from  the  resumption  of 
its  publication — and,  in  fact,  immediately  become 
a  highly  prosperous  and  satisfactory  property. 
But  there  is  backing  to  it  to  sustain  such  ex- 
pectations. 

Here  is  one  way  we  start  things 

Off  with  a  Boom ! 

Look  hkrk!  Two  Thoi-sani)  Shares  of  Pre- 
ferred Veteran  io  per  cent  Stock,  of  a  par 
value  of  |ti.oo  each,  in  the  Confederare  Soldier 
and  Daughter,  have  been  set  aside  to  Be  Given 
to  Veterans. 

Each  of  the  first  2,000  persons  who  pay  up, 
either  as  old  subscribers  extending  their  sub- 
scriptions, or  as  new  subscribers,  for  one  year, 
shall  be  entitled  to  one  share  of  the  Preferred 
Veteran  10  per  cent  Stock  in  the  Confederate 
Soldier  au4  Daughter. 

The  sum  of  jti.25  must  be  paid  in  advance.  The 
yearly  subscription  to  Confederate  Soldier  aud 
Daughter  is  ;?i.oo — the  Ji.oo  share  of  stock  is 
therefore  sold  to  these  first  2,000  spry  people  for 
only  25  cents.  It  pays  10  per  cent — ten  cents--a 
}-ear,  preferred  dividend — 40  per  cent  on  the 
cost. 

But  mind  you — these  are  Preferred  Veteran 
Shares — they  will  be  issued  only  to  Confederate 
Veterans — this  is  too  good  a  thing  to  extend  to 
anybody  BtrT  Veterans.  I^ach  subscriber  shall 
have  the  privilege  of  naming  the  Veteran  to  whom 
the  stock  shall  issue.  We  are  thus  Making  the 
Veterans  Partnurs  with  Us  in  the  Confederate 
Soldier  and  Daughter. 

The  dividend  on  their  Stock  is  Preferred — 
must  be  provided  for  ahead  of  any  and  all  other 
dividends. 

True,  it  is  a  small  amount,  this  dividend — 
only  ten  cents  per  share — but  the  share  only  costs 


twenty-five  cents.  At  any  rate,  that  ten  cents 
will  give  the  Veteran  a  permanent  annual  ten 
cent  reduction  on  his  subscription — or  he  can 
turn  in  the  stock  itself  to  be  redeemed  in  ex- 
tended subscription. 

No  Veteran  may  hold  more  than  five  Preferred 
Shares.  The  stock  will  only  be  issued  acconi- 
panving  subscriptions,  new  or  extended. 

A  month  from  date  of  subscription  will  be  al- 
lowed, where  desired,  within  which  to  furnish 
name  of  Veteran  to  w  hom  stock  is  to  issue. 

But  the  2,000  shares  may  all  be  gone  in  less 
than  a  month.     We  are  hustling. 

So  FILE   YOUR    CLAIM    BY      ETURN    MAIL — i.  e., 

send  in  the  subscription  oriCK — and  wait  till 
later,  if  desired,  to  settle  the  rest. 

We  reserve  the  right,  when  the  2,000  shares 
are  taken,  to  apply  each  jti.25  thereafter  received 
to  an  eighteen  mouths  paid  subfcription. 

CLUB  RATES. — For  five  or  more  of  these  sub- 
scription— with  stock — seut  in  at  once,  we  allow 
a  uniform  club  rate  of  $1.00  each.  On  less  than 
five,  we  allow  no  rate  or  reduction. 

Here's  an  Opportunity. 

Get  up  a  club  of  five — YOl'  do  it — and  issue  all 
the  Preferred  Veteran  Stock  to  one  Veteran— it 
may  be  "tlie  most  popular  veteran,"  as  deter- 
mined by  vote  of  the  five  subscribers.  In  a  club 
of  five,  3-ou  see,  the  stock  comes  absoluteh-  free — 
a  I5.00  premium.     Go  after  it  quick! 

ALL  RIGHT— HERE  WE  GO  ! 

Let's  get  in  all  of  the  2,000  New  Subsc  i  be  s 
or  Renewals  by  Retu   n  Mail. 
I'raternallv, 

CONFEOEemSOLDItUNDDMHejjIerJexas, 

Make  all  money  orders  payable  to  Confiederate 
Soldier  and  Daughter. 


HARRIS 
EXCHANGE     BANK, 


TYLRR,  TEXAS. 


Transacts  a  General 

BANKING   BUSINESS 


Solicits 

Vgur  Patronage. 

JAS    T.  HARRIS,   Cashier. 


Confederate  Soldier  and  DaugHter. 

Entered   ,\lari;h   17,  l!K)i,  at  Tyler,  Texas,    ais  Secoiid-Claax  Mail  Matter  Under  Act  of  Congress  of  March  3, 1879. 


Vol.  2. 


TYLER,  TEXAS,  MAY,  1903. 


No.  1. 


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INTERIOR    OF    FRENCH    OPERA     HOUSE. 


NEW  ORLEANS  AND  ITS  CHARMS. 


[From  a  St)uvcnir  of  the  SoutluTii  Kicilic^  and  Houston  & 
Texas  Central  llaihvay  Company.  | 

That  which  portends  to  be  the  greatest 
reunion  of  Confederate  Veterans  in  the 
greatest,  most  historic  and  romantic  of 
Southern  cities,  will  occur  at  New  Orleans 
beginning  May  19,  and  continuing  to  and 
including  May  22,  when  the  hospitable 
doors  of  the  far  famed  Crescent  City  will 
be  thrown  open  to  greet  the  grizzled  wear- 
ers of  the  Gray,  their  wives  and  sons  and 
daughters,  and  all  strangers  who  may 
approach  her  gates,  and  all  who  come  tn 
participate  in  or  witness  one  of  the  spei'- 
tacles  which,  as  the  years  roll  on,  in- 
crease in  the  sublime  beauty  of  that  loy- 
alty to  men  and  traditions    always   close 


to  the  hearts  of  the  remnants  of  the  Lost 
Cause,  and  those  who  follow  in  their 
footsteps. 

All  that  loving  hands  and  loyal  hearts 
can  do  will  be  done  by  the  patriotic  citi- 
zens of  New  Orleans,  to  make  this  the 
"Red-letter"  convention,  and  the  most 
interesting  and  instructive  ever  held. 

New  Orleans  being  such  an  attractive 
and  picturesque  city,  and  so  accessible 
from  many  points,  the  delegations  attend- 
ing this  convention  bid  fair  to  be  the 
largest  and  most  representative  of  any 
preceding  convention.  It  is  but  meet 
that  the  brave,  true  Confederates  should 
assemble  on  the  soil  made  sacred  by 
the  dust  of  the  patriots,  the  scene  of 
many  a  stormy  conflict,  and  as  historic  as 
any  in  America.  The  past  and  the  pres- 
ent will  be  charmingly  linked  in  graciosu 


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hospitality.  There  is  no  community  in 
which  the  memories  of  the  Confederacy 
are  more  tenderly  cherished,  or  in  which 
the  heroic  deeds  of  the  Confederate  sol- 
diers are  more  proudly  remembered  than 
this.  And  no  community,  therefore, 
where  the  work  of  this  august  body  will 
meet  with  more  sincere  co-operation  or 
more  heart-felt  sympathy. 

Dear  to  the  heart  of  the  Confederate 
Pilgrim  will  be  the  colossal  statue  of 
Gen.  Robt.  E.  Lee,  surmounting  a  marble 
shaft,  seventy  feet  high,  in  Lee  Circle, 
Confederate  Memorial  Hall,  Camp  street, 
next  to  Howard  Library,  shows  an  inter- 
esting collection  of  mementoes  and  relics 
held  dear  to  our  cause.  The  Soldiers' 
Home,  Bayou  St.  John,  near  Esplanade 
avenue,  and  th3  magnificent  anti-bellum 
homes  without  number,  surrounded  by 
the  most  beautiful  flowers  and  mosscov- 
ered  trees,  all  have  their  particular  charm 
and  interest. 

If  it  be  true,  as  Seneca  wrote,  of  a 
lofty  and  deeply  shaded  grove,  filled  with 
venerable  trees, whose  interlacing  boughs 
shut  out  the  face  of  heaven  that  "tlie 
grandeur  of  the  trees,  the  shade  so  dense 
and  uniform,  infuse  into  the  breast  Ihe 
notion  of  a  Diety," 'what  must  be  the  feel- 
ing of  patriotism  and  reverence  awakened 
in  the  heart  of  eyery  true  Southerner 
when  he  makes  a  pilgrimage  to  this 
Southern  Mecca,  with  its  hallowed 
shades,  its  sacred  relics, and  its  inspiring 
associations. 

To  give  a  complete  recital  of  all  the 
historic  events  which  have  occurred  in 
the  vicinity  of  New  Orleans  would  be 
long  though  full  of  interest,  but  a  few 
stand  apart,  separate  and  distinct,  and 
have  their  honored  places  in  the  world's 
history. 

New  Orleans  was  settled  by  the  French 
in  1718.  Louisiana  was  transferred  to 
Spain,  in  1763.  Soon  after  re- transfer- 
red to  France.  It  was  then,  with  a  vast 
territory  drained  by  the   Mississippi   and 


Missouri  rivers,  sold  by   Napoleon   I.  to 
the  United  States  in  1803. 

In  181.5  it  was  successfully  defended  by 
Andrew  Jackson  against  the  British,  un- 
der General  Packenham.  In  1860,  Louis- 
iana having  seceded  from  the  Union, 
New  Orleans  became  an  important  com- 
mercial and  military  center,  and  was 
blockaded  by  a  Federal  fleet.  An  expe- 
dition of  gun  boats,  under  Commander 
Farragut,  forced  the  defense  near  the 
mouth  of  the  river,  April  24,  1862.  The 
city  was  compelled  to  surrender,  and  was 
occupied  by  General  Butler  as  a  military 
governor. 


ENTRANCE  TO  H.  SOPHIE  NEWCOMB  COLLEGE 

A  bronze  equestrian  statue  of  General 
Andrew  Jackson  in  "Jackson  Square"  in 
front  of  the  Cathedral  marks  the  spot 
where,  in  January,  1815,  after  having 
driven  back  the  British  invasion,  he  was 
greeted  with  cheers  by  a  grateful  city, 
marched  under  an  arch  of  triumph,  and 
later  the  hero  of  the  battle  of  New  Or- 
leans became  the  chief  executive  of  the 
greatest  of  nations. 

Facing  "Jackson  Square"  is  the  Cath- 
edral of  St.  LcuiS;  erected  in  1794,   built 


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in  the  style  ot  the  Renaissance.  The 
story  of  the  churches  is  a  long  one  of 
both  Catholic  and  Protestant.  Many  are 
beautiful.  St.  Patrick's  church,  Camp 
street,  above  Canal,  Coliseum  Place  Bap- 
tist church,  f'amp  street,  near  Terpsi- 
chore; St.  Paul's  near  Margaret  Place; 
Christ  Church,  Episcopal,  on  St  Charles 
avenue,  and  many,  many  more.  The 
first  statue  erected  in  this  country  to  a 
woman  is  in  New  Orleans.  In  Margaret 
Place,  where  Camp  and  Prytania  cross, 
is  a  loving  tribute  to  a  grand  woman, 
who  gave  her  fortune,  amassed  by  her 
own  enercry,  to  philanthropy.  It  is 
known  as  "Margaret  Mfmumeiit." 


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In  a  drive  over  the  city  the  Cotton  Ex- 
change, the  United  States  Marine  hospi- 
tal, Tulane  University,  Sophie  Newcomb 
memorial  College,  Masonic  Temple, 
United  States  mint,  Washington  Artillery 
Armory,  should  not  be  omitted — and  by 
all  means  see  the  Cabildo,  the  old  Span- 
ish court  buildings,  the  finest  specimens 
of  Spanish  architecture  this  side  of  Mex- 
ico. Here  LaFayelte  lodged  when  he 
was  the  guest  of  the  city. 

Cotton  Exchange,  corner  of  Carondelet 
and  Gravier;  U.  S.  Marine  hospital,  cor- 


ner Henry  Clay  avenue;  Tulane  Univer- 
sity, St.  Charles  avenue,  opposite  Audu- 
bon Park:  Masonic  Temple,  St.  Charles 
and  Pedido;  United  States  mint.  Espla- 
nade and  Levee;  Washington  Artillery 
armory,  St.  Charles,  above  Girard;  Old 
Spanish  Court  buildings,  on  either  side 
of  the  cathedral  on  St.  Charles  street. 

The  parks  are  varied  and  beautiful, 
and  include  "West  End,"  which  is  beau- 
tifully situated  on  Lake  Pontchartrain, 
and  where  thousands  find  recreation  and 
enjoyment  during  the  heated  term. 
"Spanish  Fort,"  also  on  the  lake  at  the 
mouth  of  P)ayou  St.  John.  It  was  here 
that  General  .Jacks^^n  landed  in  1814. 

"The  Fair  Grounds,"  where  the  well 
known  and  well  attended  New  Orleans 
racing  takes  place  every  year  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Crescent  City  Jocky  club, 
will  become  familiar  to  veterans  and  vis- 
itors, as  it  is  there  the  reunion  grounds 
will  be,  Congo  Square,  known  as  "Beau- 
regard Square,"'  between  North  Rampart 
and  St.  Charles,  and  others,  all  frequent- 
ly visited  by  tourists.  In  a  visit  to  New 
Orleans  the  cemeteries  should  not  be 
omitted;  they  are  a  distinct  feature  of 
this  place,  so  abounding  in  strange  and 
interesting  sights.  Bodies  are  not  buried 
but  placed  in  receiving  vaults  made  of 
granite  or  marble.  Some  of  these  tombs 
are  elegant  and  costly,  and  'neath  the 
long  rows  of  magnolia  and  cypress  trees, 
present  an  impressive  but  melancholy 
beauty — in  some  tombs  you  find  mort- 
uary magnificence.  "Metairie,"  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  cemeteries  in  the 
world,  is  at  the  head  of  Canal  street. 
The  "Campo  Santo"  of  St.  Roche  on 
Claiborne  street,  is  another.  The  Gothic 
chapel  here  is  noted  for  the  many  legends 
which  surround  it,  and  the  supposed  per- 
formance of  genuine  miracles.  Wonder- 
ful cures  are  said  to  have  been  accom- 
plished in  answer  to  prayer.  Of  course, 
we  must  be  in  the  proper  spirit  to  re- 
ceive this.  The  young  women  of  the 
district  believe    that    by    praying   there 


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daily  for  a  year,  they  will  receive  a  "de- 
sirable husband."  The  chapel  is  often 
filled  with  these  loving,  trustful  crea- 
tures, so  devoted  to  the  happiness  and 
welfare  of  the  human  race. 

All  tastes  may  be  satisfied  at  the  New 
Orleans  theaters,  from  the  grandeur  and 
soulful  music  of  grand  opera,  to  the  tune- 
ful, dazzling,  shimmering-skirted  chorus- 
girls  of  the  vaudeville. 

Grand  Opera  House,  on  Canal,  near 
Dauphine,  "Audubon,"  on  St.  Charles 
near,  Commercial  Alley,. "Tulane"  and 
"Cresent"  theatres,  Baronne  and  Com- 
mon streets,  "Orpheum,"  on  St.  Charles 
street,  two  squares  above  St.  Charles  ho- 
tel, and  the  "French  Opera  House," 
where  the  Mardi  Gras  balls  are  held,  cor- 
ner of  Bourbon  and  Toulouse. 

And  then  the  old  French  Quarter — -but 
why  try  to  describe  it?  Who  can  tell  of 
the  legends,  romances,  color  and  life, 
love  and  heartaches,  separations  and 
fond  returns,  that  have  marked  epochs 
in  this,  one  of  the  best  known  spots  in 
the  world. 

"Some  of  the  beautiful  old  Creols 
houses  still  remain — the  Creoles  are  not 
quick  to  learn  new  ways,  and  are  strong- 
ly adhesive  to  localities;  and  many  of 
the  best  families  have  been  much  reduced 
by  the  constantly  turning  wheel  of  for- 
tune. But  the  stateliness  and  dignity 
remain,  and  the  "Grand  Dame,"  and  her 
beautiful  "star-eyed"  daughters  are  still 
there,  fondly  cherishing  their  traditions 
of  birth  and  family  heritage.  The  Cre- 
oles are  of  the  Gaellic  type,  somewhat 
softened,  and  have  something  of  a  cli- 
matic languor.  There  may  be  more 
beautiful  women  than  those  of  the  Creole 
type — I  have  not  seen  them.  Their  eyes 
are  piercingly  dark,  though  of  mild  ex- 
pression and  full  of  tenderness,  the  kind 
you  never  forget.  Large,  soft  and  lus- 
trous, oriental  in  shape,  and  reflecting 
their  sweet  spirit  and  gentle  tempera- 
ment. Their  carriage  is  singularly  ele- 
gant, their  figures  supple  and  exquisitely 


moulded.  Their  voices,  melodious  and 
sympathetic,  and  the  clear,  low  tones  of 
their  conversation  convey  an  unspeaka- 
ble charm.  The  "princess  of  the  royal 
blood"  is  indelibly  engraved  on  their 
personality.  They  love  music  and  danc- 
ing, and  always  educated  in  convents, 
their  education  coming  from  the  French 
side  entirely. 

We  all  remember  the  story  of  the  Cre- 
ole belle,  who  was  permitted  to  talk  to 
her  lover  only  through  a  latticed  window 
and  play  for  him  on  her  lute,  and  after 
weary  waiting  for  the  blessing  and  sanc- 
tion of  irate  and  unreasonable  parents, 
was  stolen  by  the  lover  and  carried  away 
— away,  across  the  water,  never  to  return 
to  her  citron  and  orange  groves.  It  was 
then  that  the  father  and  mother  were 
taught  by  the  persistent  young  lover 
that  the  way  of  the  transgressor  is  hard 
— to  find;  and  what  is  crime  to  one  is 
virtue  to  another.     Romance  and  legend 


BEGGAR  AT  GATE  OF  ST.  PETERS. 

are  inseparable  from  this  quarter.  Fig 
palm,  pomegranate  and  orange,  the 
wealth  of  rare  old  flowers,  the  vine- 
draped  walls  of  the  tangled  old  gardens' 


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^nd  the  moss-covered  trees  haunted  with 
^weet  song-birds — only  a  step  from  the 
living,  throbbing  city  into  the  repose  and 
quiet  of  "Creole  Suburb,"  and  yet  you 
might  be  stepping  into  another  century 
or  touching  another  age. 

The  French  Market,  below  Jackson 
Square,  presents,  in  the  early  morning 
hours,  a  panorama  of  moving  humanity. 
All  colors,  kinds  and  classes  are  there 
assembled.     It  has  been  called  the  "Bab- 


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el  of  Tongues,"  for  together  with  the 
large  French  population  of  New  Orleans 
will  be  found  Spanish,  Sicilian,  Italian 
and  some  Irish,  German  and  Dutch,  for 
in  one  part  of  New  Orleans  you  find  a 
miniature  Holland  without  the  wind-mills. 
A  celebrated  tourist  and  genuine  globe- 
trotter once  said,  "After  you  have  looked 
all  over  the  world  for  what  you  want,  go 
to  the  French  Market.''  .\nd  there  it  is 
— all  things — world  without  end.  No- 
body can  leave  empty-handed,  and  the 
tradition  says:  Visit  the  French  Market 
and  you  will  be  sure  to  return  to  New- 
Orleans. 

The  romanticist,  the  student  artd  the 
idle  tourist  will  be  entertained  here. 

It  is  a  temptation  to  think  of  New  Or- 
leans only  throujfh  the    romance    of    its 


past.  The  charm  of  French  Town  is  per- 
ennial, and  there  is  no  ground  more 
congenial  to  the  artist  and  story-teller. 

The  "Old  Absinthe  house,"  corner  of 
Bourbon  and  Bienville;  'Vendetta  Al- 
ley," on  Decatur,  between  St.  Phillip  and 
Dumaine  streets,  and  Fere  Antoine's  date 
palm  stood  at  the  northeast  corner  of 
Bourbon  and  Orleans  streets.  Here  are 
many  of  the  scenes  of  Cable's  romances. 
The  "Haunted  Hou.se,"  corner  Royal  and 
Hospital  streets — La  Fayette,  Marshal 
Ney  and  Louis  Philipe,  all  have  occupied 
it  at  different  times.  The  residence  of 
Madame  I^elicieuse  on  Royal  near  St. 
Phillip  street,  the  shop  of  Lafitte,  corner 
Bourbon  and  St.  Phillip  streets,  and  the 
well-remembered  house  of  Jean-a  Poque- 
lin  stood  near  the  junction  of  what  is  now 
Poydras  and  Freret  street.  And  ao  it  is 
not  a  square  or  an  intersection  about 
which  some  thrilling  tragedy  or  pathetic 
story  cannot  be  told.  It  would  be  im- 
possible to  exhaust  the  subject  of 
"French  Town."  A  man  from  New  En- 
gland who  had  educated  his  four  daugh- 
ters in  a  ctlebrated  college  in  the  l"'ast, 
asked  their  teacher  where  he  should  take 
them,  that  they  might  know  cosmopoli- 
tan life  at  its  height.  "Give  them  a  year 
in  New  Orleans, "said  the  wise  old  teach- 
er. New  Orleans  is  thoroughly  cosmo- 
politan, and  yet,  by  virtue  of  its  com- 
parative isolation,  strong  provincialism 
has  been  developed  in  trait  and   manner. 

Into  no  city  in  the  world  comes  more 
delicious  sunshine  and  fresh  air.  Geo- 
graphical position  must  have  been  given 
to  New  Orleans  by  an  especially  favoring 
Providence,  for  the  city  is  surrounded  by 
the  most  fertile  lands,  and  supported  by 
broad  acres  of  magnificent  sugar  planta- 
tions. Navigable  waters  bring  the  com- 
merce from  the  outside  world  to  this  open 
and  accessible  gateway.  And  in  the 
past,  at  least,  ihe  commerce  of  a  country 
has  been  dejiendcnt  upon  riparian  com- 
munication with  the  outside  \vorld. 
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place,  perhaps  the  feeling  of  enervation 
and  indolence  may  sometimes  creep  upon 
you,  but  this  city  of  Flora  is  entirely 
guarded  and  protected  from  the  chilling 
blast  of  winter,  so  devastating  and  fre- 
quent in  less  favored  parts,  while  the 
heat  of  summer  is  fanned  and  softened 
by  the  breeze  from  the  lakes  and  gulf. 
New  Orleans  is  in  a  tangle  of  lakes — to 
sustain  the  compass  and  keep  direction, 
you  must  have  a  superb  "bump  of  lo- 
cality," or  else  have  local  erudition.  The 
city  forms  a  crescent  in  the  bend  of  the 
river,  and  it  is  hard  to  tell  how  the  river 
gets  out. 

There  is  nothing  accidental  about  this 
place,  but  it  is  the  inevitable  devel- 
opment of  natural  and  artificial  condi- 
tions, clearly  defined,  and  unquestion- 
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The  streets  of  New  Orleans,  the  Levee 
and  wharves,  teem  with  commercial  en- 
terprise, and  the  markets  are  overflowing 
with  sugar,  rice,  cotton,  tobacco,  wheat, 
oats,  flour — all  in  immense  quantities. 
The  large  sugar  industry  in  and  around 
New  Orleans  is  too  well  known  to  men- 
tion here.     The  excellence  of   the   street 


car  service  and  the  facilities  for  going 
about  could  not  be  better  as  there  are 
few  places  of  interest  that  cannot  be 
reached  by  cars,  and  they  all  center  on 
Canal  street,  which  is  the  promenade  of 
fashion  and  beauty,  and  chief  thorough- 
fare of  business  exchange,  the  starting 
place,  as    it    were — "all    roads    lead    to 

Canal." 

You  may  take  a  car  anywhere  in  the 
city,  and  you  will  finally  land  on  Canal 
street;  but  you  had  better  know  where 
you  are  going  when  you  take  one  on 
Canal,  for  there  is  no  telling  where  you 
may  go,  or  what  you  may  see  before 
your  return. 

But  the  tiled-roofed  mansions,  the  old 
Ursuline  convent  and  Spanish  state 
houses,  the  rows  of  magnificent  present- 
day  houses  on  St.  Charles  avenue,  the 
old-fashioned  ante-bellum  houses  on 
Esplanade,  the  wharves,  the  factories, 
curio-shops  in  the  by-ways,  the  funny 
places  where  the  legerdemain  arts  are 
practiced  in  such  mystery,  are  not  all — 
no,  not  by  any  means.  Another  taste 
and  inclinatien  has  been  anticipated  and 
well  provided  for.  No  ambitious  epicure 
ever  visited  New  Orleans  in  vain!  The 
"Prince  of  the  Dining-room-realm"  is 
here,  who  dispenses  concoctions  French 
Italian  and  Creole,  prepared,  not  in  keep- 
ing with  the  taste  of  man.     O,  no;  but  of 

the  gods! 

On  the  corner  of  Madison  street,  near 
Jackson  Square,  is  an  old  two-story 
house,  at  which  you  would  not  look  a 
second  time  but  for  the  magic  letters  on 
the  corner-stone,  "Begues."  To  a  feast 
here  you  are  not  admitted  just  for  the 
asking,  but  application  and  inquiry  must 
be  made  beforehand,  and  Monsieur 
Begue  must  assign  you  a  day  and  a 
place  at  his  table — for  the  size  of  his 
dining-room  and  number  of  his  guests 
are  limited.  Breakfast  is  the  meal, 
served  at  11  o'clock.  And  you  are  per- 
mitted to  watch  Madame  as  she  prepares 
your  savory  relishes,  in  the  old- fashion- 


CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DALfGHTER. 


ed,  well-appointed  kitchen.  And  then 
Monsieur's  whistle  announces  the  break- 
fast! You  will  be  convinced  that  the 
fish  is  better  than  anything  you  ever 
tasted  in  your  life,  until  you  are  served 
with  the  salad  and  by  the  time  the  meal 
is  finished  and  you  have  "drunk  deep" 
of  the  good  French  coffee,  you  will  de- 
cide that  you  have  been  fasting  all  of 
your  life  before.  Where  could  Omar  be 
with  his  famed  "Jug  of  wine  and  loaf  of 
bread?"  Not  under  a  tree,  I  ween,  but 
at  breakfast  with  Begue,  with  "Thou 
across  the  table.  A  unique  feature  of 
this  old  place,  which  has  been  so  oft  vis- 
ited, is  the  "Autograph  Album,"  con- 
taining the  autographs  and  "grateful  re- 
membrance" of  many  delightful  guests. 
No  better  "finale"  could  conclude  a  visit 
to  New  Orleans  than  a  breakfast  with 
this  old  French  couple,  and  when  you 
become  skeptic  about  the  way  to  your 
heart,  and  need  guidance,  Begue  knows 
a  simple  and  direct  route. 

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You  could  never  call  New  Orleans  a 
city  of  "prunes  and  prisms",  but  gay- 
ety  and  frivolity,  abandon  to  pleasure 
and  recreant  life,  music,  dancing,  bright 
colors,  playfulness,  frolic,  are  there — 
never  uninteresting,  never  monotonous 
or  stupid;  no  fear  of  satiety. 

You  may  meet  the  "Solid  South"  on 
any  corner  in  the  form  of  the  old  black 
mammy,  in  her  round,  big  apron,  her 
snow-white  'kerchief  and  the  bright  ban- 
dana "cignon"  on  her  head. 

Let  us  hope  that  the  ancient  and  pict- 
uresque may  never  be  removed  from  this 
proud  city,  which  is  a  wondrous  blend- 
ing of  the  quaint  and  modern,  old  and 
new,  practical  and  romantic.  Let  the 
"ancient  land-mark"  remain  untouched. 
Let  not  commercialism  and  the  mad  rush 
for  the  "new  and  improved"  lead  to  the 
destruction  of  antiquities  so  long  famed 
in  song  and  story. 

When  these  are  gone  the  charm  is 
gone.  May  the  old  city  be  always  loved 
for  its  markedly  cordial,  ingenuous  and 
warmhearted  hospitality  and  quick  re- 
sponsiveness to  appreciation  and  kind- 
ness. KATIE  DAFFIN. 

Ennis,  Texas. 


nificent,"  "(Jrunewald"  and  Deneohaud, 
Commercial,  Cosmopolitan  and  Faba- 
cher's  are  too  well  known  to  mention. 


Ft.  Worth  Register:  The  children  of 
the  Confederacy  entertained  a  number  of 
their  friends  Thursday  afternoon,  cele- 
brating in  much  joyousness  the  first 
birthday  of  the  organization.  There  was 
a  duet  "Dixie"  sung  by  Delia  Telfair  and 
Minnie  Luther,  a  recitation  by  Adrian 
Ford,  a  song  by  Minnie  Luther  called 
the  "Origin  of  the  Flag."  The  officers 
of  the  chapter  Mark  Kate  McDougall, 
MiUtie  Mae  Capp=i,  Frances  Van  Zandt, 
lOlizabeth  Hovenkarap  and  Virginia 
Logan  received  the  guests  assisted  by 
Dudley  Tarlton,  Adrian  Ford  and  Will 
Strippling.  Tea  and  waifers  were  served 
afterwards  and  the  young  folks  had  a 
merry  dance. 


CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


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By  the  Confederate  Publishing  Co.  Tyler  Texas. 
Lee  &  Burnett  Printers. 


The   Ist  Texas  regiment  at  Antietam 
lost  86.3  per  cent. 


At  Manasas  the   26th   Georgia  lost  76 
per  cent  of  its  total  force. 


The  last  battle  fought  was  at  Palmetto 
Ranch,  Tex.,  May  13,  1861. 


The    first   hostile   gun    fired  was  April 
12, 1861,  at  Fort  Sumpter,  South  Carolina. 


The  7th  Texas  Infantry,  1100  strong  in 
1861,  surrendered  in  1865,  38  officers  and 
men. 


Cockrell's  Missouri  brigade  at  Frank- 
lin, Tenn.,  lost  60  per  cent  of  its  total 
force. 


At  Chickamauga  Bate's  Tennessee 
brigade  lost  600  out  of  1100  men  en- 
gaged. 


Many  good  articles  on  file  for  publica- 
tion that  will  appear  in  due  time.  After 
the  New  Orleans  Reunion  we  will  have 
more  room. 


To  North  Carolina  belongs  the  greatest 
per  centage  in  any  one  battle.  Com- 
pany F,  26th  N.  C.  regiment  at  Getty s- 
berg,  out  of  3  officers  and  88  men.  lost 
all  killed  and  wounded.  In  Capt.  Tuttle's 
company,  same  regiment,  83  men  lost 
out  of  84.  Company  C,  same  regiment, 
lost  36  men  out  of  38  men  and  officers. 
This  was  a  fearful  loss  in  killed  and 
wounded. 


During  the  war  between  the  States, 
2,258  engagements  are  reported  in  his- 
tory. Confederate  army  about  600,000; 
Federal  army  2,856,132.  Loss  from  all 
causes:  Confederates  437,000;  Federals 
485,216. 

The  Daughters  of  Confederacy  will  be 
pleased  with  the  U.  D.  C.  department. 
Miss  ICatie  Daffan  is  a  painstaking  and 
gifted  writer.  Send  in  your  reports  to 
Miss  Katie  Daffan,  Ennis,  Texas. 


In  the  seven  days  fighting  around 
Richmond,  Anderson's  South  Carolina 
brigade  and  Featherston's  Mississippi 
brigade  lost  65  per  cent.  Hood's  Texas 
brigade  64  per  cent. 


At  the  battle  of  Corinth,  Miss.,  the 
Confederate  force  12,000,  the  Federals 
25,000.  The  latter  were  strongly  forti- 
fied— the  Confederates  forcing  the  fight 


Garnett's  brigade  at  Gettysberg  lost 
66  per  cent.  Parry's  Florida  brigade 
in  the  same  engagement  lost  65  per 
cent. 


The  total  loss  at  Gettysberg,  on  both 
sides,  foots  up  51,000 — making  this  the 
mightitest  conflict  of  modern  times. 


New  Orleans  will  do  her  best,  and  that 
means  a  great  thing  for  the  old  Confede- 
rate soldier. 


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The  First  Texas  Cavalry  Band  of 
Ennis,  Tex.,  will  go  to  the  New  Orleans 
Reunion  as  an  official  band. 


Gen.  Felix  H.  Robertson,  commander 
3rd  brigade,  Texas  Division  U.  C.  V.,  has 
appointed  Miss  Theresa  D.  Ross,  of 
Brenham,  brigade  Sponsor.  Miss  Ross 
is  a  member  of  the  Brenham  chapter. 
Daughters  of  Confederacy,  and  is  a 
charming  young  lady. 


All  these  little  people   are  quite  full  of 
enthusiasm    about  their   work,    and   are 
going  to  work  with  a  will. 
Very  Respectfully, 

Mrs.  John  H.  Reagan. 


We  see  no  reason  why  the  Confederate 
Soldier  and  Daughter  should  not  grow  to 
twice  its  present  size.  If  every  Chapter 
in  Texas  will  give  us  six  cash  subscrib- 
ers, and  that  number  be  supplemented 
by  the  Camps  in  Texas,  we  promise  the 
magazine  to  be  equal  to  any  other  in  the 
South.  From  the  Daughters  we  exjiect 
a  good  help  and  patronage.  Now  let  us 
pull  together  in  a  glorious  cause  that 
will  crown  our  efforts  in  a  grand  success. 
It  is  your  magazine. 


PALESTI.^E  LETTER. 

Palestine,  Tex.,  May  11,  1903. 

Capt.  Sid  .Johnson,  Editor  Confederate 
Soldier  and  Daughter,  Tyler,  Texas. 

I  enclose  you  a  clipping  from  our  home 
paper  of  the  organization  of  a  chapter 
of  U.  D.  C.  at  Rusk,  last  Wednesday, 
which  please  give  space  in  your  valuable 
magazine.  Since  our  return  from  Rusk, 
I  have  organized  a  chapter  of  "Children 
of  Confederacy"  in  Palestine,  with 
twenty-six  members. 

The  children  complimented  me  by 
giving  the  chapter  my  name,  calling  it 
the  "Molly  Ford  Reagan,"  chapter.  The 
following  officers:  Miss  Hazel  Cook, 
President;  Miss  Margarette  Crawford, 
1st  Vice-President;  Miss  Emory  Sweet- 
man,  2nd  Vice-President;  Miss  lOlhel 
Gorman,  Corresponding  Secretary; 
Miss  Lucille  Campbell,  Recording  Sec- 
retary; Miss  Grace  Jewell  Link,  Treas- 
urer, 


ANOTHER  CHAPTER. 

From  the  Palestine  Daily  Visidir. 

Upon  the  solicitation  of  a  number  of 
the  ladies  of  Rusk,  as  well  as  at  the  re- 
quest of  Mrs.  Cone  Johnson,  State 
President  U.  D.  C,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Crawford, 
and  Mrs.  John  H.  Reagan,  accompanied 
by  Judge  Reagan,  who  went  on  a  visit  to 
his  relatives,  went  to  Rusk  last  Wednes- 
day, the  6th  inst.,  and  met  the  ladies, 
re-enforced  by  about  eight  or  ten  gen- 
tlemen of  the  town,  at  the  Presbyterian 
church  and  organized  a  chapter  of 
Daughters  of  Confederacy  of  twenty - 
two  members.  The  chapter  was  named 
Frank  Taylor  chapter,  in  honor  of  Capt, 
Frank  Taylor,  who  led  the  first  company 
from  Cherokee  cou.ity  in  '61,  to  do  battle 
for  his  country,  and  was  one  of  the  lead- 
ing citizens  of  that  county,  and  was 
killed  in  battle  during  the  war. 

The  officers  of  the  chapter  are:  Mrs. 
Chase,  President;  Mrs.  W.  M.  Imboden, 
1st  Vice-President;  Mrs.  Dr.  Jno.  H. 
Reagan,  2nd  Vice-President:  Miss 
Bessie  Killingsworth,  Recording  Secre- 
tary ;  Miss  FrankieTatham,  Correspond- 
ing Secretary ;  Miss  Sue  Frazier,  Treas- 
urer; Mrs.  S.  B.  Barron,  Historian; 
Mrs.  A.  M.  Vining,  Registrar;  Mrs.  J. 
T.  Perkins,  Chaplain. 

Mrs.  (.'rawford  won  golden  opinions  by 
her  ease  and  grace  as  a  presiding  officer, 
and  her  knowledge  of  the  work  she  has 
been  engaged  in  as  well  as  her  familiarty 
with  parliamentarj'  usage. 

The  whole  party  had  a  delightful  visit 
in  Rusk,  being  most  hospitably  enter- 
tained, and  left  the  new  chapter  full  of 
enthusiasm  as  to  their  work,  and  proud 
of  their  chapter.  Their  work  for  the 
present  will  be  the  care  of  the  cemetery 
of  the  place,  and  the  needs  of  old  Con- 
federate soldiers, 


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CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


Miss  Adma  Green,  of  Texarkana,  Ark., 
has  been  appointed  Sponsor  for  the  Ar- 
kansas Division  at  New  Orleans.  Miss 
Green  is  pretty  and  accomplished. 

MUSIC  FOR  THE  U.  V.  C. 
The  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  will 
run  a  special  train  for  the  U.  C. 
v.,  which  will  be  accompanied  by  the 
Harris  Juvenile  Band — 25  in  number — 
who  will  furnish  music  en  route.  This 
special  train  will  leave  Fort  Worth  and 
Dallas  about  noon,  arriving  at  New 
Orleans  next  morning  for  breakfast. 


MISS  RANDAL. 
On  the  cover  page  appears  the  portrait 
of  Miss  Leona  Randal,  of  Waco,  who 
holds  the  distinguished  position  of 
Sponsor  for  the  Sons  of  Veterans  of  the 
entire  South.  Miss  Randal  is  an  occom- 
plished  and  beautiful  young  lady,  and  a 
fit  representative  of  the  young  woman- 
hood of  the  South.  She  will  grace  the 
exaulted  position  with  that  grace  and 
dignity  with  becoming  modesty  that  only 
a  true  loyal  Southern  girl  can  do.  We 
all  feel  justly  proud  of  Miss  Randal. 

A  NEW  NOVEL. 
We  have  read  with  much  interest, 
Tillie,  a  Love  Story,  by  Mrs.  James  T. 
Harris,  Tyler,  Texas.  The  plot  is  a  good 
one,  and  the  talented  author  has  pre- 
sented the  characters  in  a  pleasing  and 
graphic  romance.  When  you  read  one 
chapterthe  nextone  invitesyou  to  find  the 
results  to  follow.  The  story  is  interest- 
ing and  the  personel  presented  given  in 
a  fascinating  style,  and  is  on  a  high  plane 
teaching  a  wholesome  lesson.  You  will 
find  it  a  good  story,  well  written,  and 
you  should  read  it.  The  book  was  printed 
by  Lee  &  Burnett,  Tyler,  Texas. 

The  Confederate  Soldier  and  Daughter 
is  late  this  month  on  account  of  a  num- 
ber of  cuts  of  Sponsors  and  Maids  of 
of  Honor  not  reaching  us  in  time  for 
this  month.  They  will  appear  in  the 
June  number- 


Western  Recorder,  Ky:  No  man  in 
the  state  could  have  died  whose  death 
would  have  caused  more  general  and 
deep  regret  than  that  of  Capt.  Edward 
Porter  Thompson  of  Frankfort.  He  dis- 
tinguished himself  in  the  Confederate 
army,  and  since  the  war  has  made  an 
enviable  reputation  as  an  historian.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  he  was  compiling 
for  the  state  the  Confederate  war  records 
of  Kentuckians. 


A  PLEASING  LETTER. 

Capt.  Sid  S.  Johnson,  Tyler,  Tex.: 

Allow  me  to  congratulate  you  on  your 
success  in  re-establishing  the  "Confede- 
rate Soldier  and  Daughter"  under  con- 
ditions so  favorable,  financially  and 
otherwise,  to  efficiency,  permanacy  and 
in  keeping  with  the  merits  of  the  cause 
espoused. 

Of  a  truth  we  may  say,  it  seems  a 
pleasing  co-incident  that  the  publication 
should  have  been  resume!  just  at  this 
time,  while  our  hearts  and  minds  are 
mellowed  with  the  benediction  of  Resur- 
ection  morn,  our  eyes  gladdened  with 
Easter  lillies  and  our  ears  being  regaled 
with  Easter  anthems,  to  say  nothing  of 
the  facts  that  all  nature  is  a  tune  to  the 
sympathy  of  new  life,  expanding  leaves 
and  bursting  buds.  As  true  and  loyal 
patriots  we  all  love  our  great  and  glorious 
country  as  a  whole;  yet,  we  of  the 
Southland  cannot  be  chided  for  keeping 
the  graves  of  our  Veterans  green,  the 
traditions  of  our  ancestors  fresh  and  the 
incense  of  our  devotion  to  all  that  clusters 
about  the  memories  of  the  Southern 
Confederacy,  aglow  on  our  alters.  These 
being  in  part  the  mission  of  the  Confed- 
erate Soldier  and  Daughter,  let  us  bid  it 
God  speed.  Enclose  I  send  $1.00  to  re- 
new my  subscription. 

Very  truly, 

Mrs.  M.  D.  Farris. 


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CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


U.  D.  C.  DEPARTMENT. 


MISS  KATIE  DAFFAN,   Edttor. 


OFPICRRS  OF  TEXAS  DIVISION. 

President    Mrs,  Cone  Joii-;on  Tyh-r 

KirSt  Vicp  Pi-osident Mrs.  Seabrook  Snyrt.r  H.>ustiin 

Second  Vii-e  President Mrs.  B.  F.  EadsMarsliall 

Third  Vioe  Pi-esidneut Miss  Kate  Daffan  Ennis 

Fourth  Vic-e  President Mrs.  S.  E.  Biiehanan  Dallas 

Secretary     . . .  .Mrs.  W.P.  Lane  910  W.  First  St.  Ft.  Worth 

As-iistant  Secretary  Miss  Editli  Kl  lis 

Treasurer Mrs.  Wharton  Bates  Hi  >ust'  -n 

Registrar  Miss  MoUie  Connor  Eagle  Lake 

Historian Mrs.  S.  H.  Watson  Waxahachie 

Please  send  all  communications  for  this  Department  to 
Miss  Katie  Daftan,  Ennis,  Texas. 


"Who  bade  us  go  wiih  smiling   tears 

Who  scorned  the  renegade 
Who;  silencing  their  trembling  fears 

Watched,  cheered,  then  wept  and  prayed. 

Who  nursed  our  wounded  with  tenaer  care 

.\nd  then,  when  all  was  lost. 
Who  lifted  us  from  our  dispair 

And  counted  not  the  cost 

The  Women  of  the  South." 


TO  THE  tHAPTERS. 

To  all  Daughters  of  Confederacy : 

In  taking  charge  of  the  U.  D,  C.  De- 
partment in  the  "Confederate  Soldier 
and  Daughter,"  I  urge  every  Chapter  in 
our  Division  to  send  me  data  in  regard 
to  their  work,  account  of  chapter  meet- 
ings, entertainments  given,  appropria- 
tions made  for  any  department  of  our 
work,  also,  send  notice  of  your  observa- 
tion of  our  memorial  days,  and  of  all 
local  work  being  done  by  your  chapter. 

In  this  way,  the  chapters  will  be  in 
touch  with  each  other.  Send  matter,  in- 
tended for  publication,  to  me  here. 

I  desire  to  make  the  Department  read- 
able, and  instructive,  and  can  do  so  with 
your  assistance. 

Please  let  me  know  what  you  are  doing. 
Yours  very  Sincerely, 
Katie  Daffan, 

Ennis,  Texas,  April  6,  1903. 

The  Dallas  chapter  paid  a  loving  trib- 
ute to  their  Confederate  dead  on  Decora- 


tion Day,  and  covered  with  beautiful 
flowers  the  graves  in  their  "Confederate 
Plot."  Mrs.  Katie  Cabell  Currie,  Pres- 
ident of  the  Dallas  chapter,  her  dear 
father.  Gen.  Cabell,  assisted  by  every 
Daughter  of  Confederacy  and  the  mem- 
bers of  Camp  Stirling  Price  performed 
this  duty  of  love  and  patriotic  devotion. 
The  choicest  flowers  were  left  on  the 
graves. 

The  Navarro  chapter,  Corsicana,  as- 
sisted by  Camp  Winkler,  U.  C.  V.  held 
beautiful  services  for  their  Confederate 
dead  on  Memorial  Day,  and  remembered 
many  graves.  The  Daughters,  Sons,  chil- 
dren and  citizens  assisted  in  this  honor. 
The  chapter  at  Corsicana  with  its  many 
strong  members,  under  the  excellent 
leaderaliip  of  Mrs.  Fannie  Halbert,  the 
much  loved  president,  is  one  of  the  best 
in  our  Division,  and  the  Daughters  of 
Texas  remember  with  pleasure  the  de- 
lightful hospitality  dispensed  by  that 
chapter  when  the  State  Convention  was 
held  in  Corsicana. 

The  Sims-Watson  chapter  at  Waxa- 
hachie, assisted  by  the  Camp  Winnie 
Davis  observed  Decoration  Day  with 
appropriate  ceremony.  A  well  rendered 
programme  was  given,  at  the  completion 
of  which,  the  graves  of  all  soldiers  in  the 
city  cemetery  were  lovingly  remem- 
bered with  flowers.  This  chapter  keeps 
abreast  with  all  privileges  and  opportuni- 
ties offered  by  the  work  of  the  Daughters 
of  Confederacy,  and  have  taken  their 
place  among  the  leading  chapters  in  our 
Division.  They  keep  up  every  lina  of 
their  work. 

Another  Decoration  and  Memorial  Day 
was  observed  by  the  Ennis  chapter. 
Services  were  held  in  the  auditorium  of 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  consisting   of    memorial 


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address  by  Rev.  Duncan  to  our  chapter- 
historian,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Dunkerly,  who  died 
in  October,  and  an  address  to  the  Con- 
federate Veterans  by  Rev.  W.  K.  Penrod, 
and  music  by  Knnis  band.  Sixty-three 
crosses  of  honor  were  conferred  upon 
Veterans  and  Sons  of  Veterans,  who 
were  entitled  to  this  distinguished  honor. 
After  this  evening  the  Veterans,  Sons 
of  Veterans,  Daughters  an  J  children's 
auxiliary,  led  by  the  Iannis  Cavalry 
band,  marched  to  Myrtle  cemetery,  where 
the  graves  of  all  soldiers  and  Daughters 
of  Confederacy  were  remenibertd  with 
flowers.  During  the  serv'ce  of  decora- 
tion the  band  played  softly.  'Nearer  my 
God  to  'I'hee,''  anil  "Sweet  Dye  and 
Bye."  Many  citizens  pjir-ticipated  in 
beautiful  service  of  loving  remembrance. 

J*        ^^ 

The  Belton  chapter  hel  1  patriotic-reli- 
gious service  on  Decoration  Day  at  the 
Baptist  church.  At  this  time  the  beau- 
ful  poem  "Our  Southland  Loved,"  by 
Mrs.  Jane  Ware,  was  sung  to  the  air  of 
'•Auld  Lang  Syne,"  After  the  services 
the  graves  of  soldiers  and  Daughters 
were  covered  with  flowers. 

Decoration  Day  was  observed  all  over 
the  South,  and  by  nearly  every  chapter 
in  our  State.  Appreciation  of  service 
rendered,  and  benefits  received  is  a  noble 
tribute.  Let  us  always  remember  our 
blessed  dead. 

The  Confederate  Bazaar,  held  in  Rich- 
mond Virginia  this  month,  is  perhaps  the 
most  important  function  of  its  liind  ever 
held  in  the  South,  livery  Southern  state 
has  a  booth  or  table,  presided  over  by 
a  chairman  and  alternate  chairman,  and 
articles,  fancy  and  substantial,  have 
been  sent  by  each  state  to  the  respect- 
ive booth's.  The  Texas  booth  is  said  to 
be    the   most   beautiful,    it   represents   a 


Texas  star,  and  is  beautifully  illuminated 
with  electric  lights.  Mrs.  S.  D.  Drewry 
of  Centerville,  Va..  is  chairman  of  Texas 
Booth.  Mrs.  Drewry  is  a  sister-in-law 
of  our  dearly  loved  Mrs.  Rosenberg. 
The  alternate  chairman  is  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Harris,  of  Richmond,  formerly  Miss  An- 
nie Seale  of  .lasjier,  Texas.  Many  Tex- 
as Chapters  as  well  as  individuals  have 
sent  contributions  to  the  Bazaar. 

J*       jt 

"A  TOUCHING  INCIDENT." 

At  the  annual  Decoration  and  Memor- 
ial service  observed  by  the  Marshall 
Chapter,  at  Marshall,  crosses  of  honor 
were  conferred  upon  one  hundred  veter- 
ans. A  beautiful  program  wa?  given, 
consisting  of  music  by  the  excellent 
local  talent  of  Marshall,  and  beautiful 
addresses  in  honor  of  the  beloved  dead. 

The  energetic  Daughters  of  Confeder- 
acy of  Marshall  under  the  able  guidance 
and  direction  of  their  president,  Mrs, 
Elgin,  made  this  occasion  beautiful  and 
impressive. 

One  incident  of  all  others  was  touching 
and  sweet. 

Little  Golen  Eads,  son  of  the  dearly 
beloved  Dr.  B.  F.  Eads,  who  died  in 
February,  received  from  the  chapter  the 
cross  of  honor  that  would  have  been 
given  to  his  distinguished  father,  he  be- 
ing "the  oldest  Hying  lineal  male  de- 
scendent." 

Golen  Eads  is  a  lovely  boy,  bright  and 
attractive  in  many  ways,  and  is  a  source 
of  great  pride  and  comfort  to  his  dear 
mother. 

Mrs.  Eads,  second  vice  president  of 
the  Texas  division  U.  D.  C.  is  one  of  the 
ablest  workers  in  our  division  and  she 
has  many  loyal  loving  friends  whose 
hearts  bored  in  deepest  sympathy  with 
her  in  her  crush i   g  sorrow. 


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CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


"NEW    CHAPTER    AT    KAUFMAN."' 

It  was  my  pleasure  recently  to  assist 
in  the  organization  of  a  chapter  of 
Daughters  of  Confederacy  at  Kaufman. 
Much  enthusiasm  and  appreciation  of 
the  cause  was  sliown. 

The  organization  occurred  Friday  eve- 
ning, May  1st,  at  the  court  house. 
Members  of  camp  Juda  P.  Benjamine, 
U.  C.  V.  and  Camp  Sul  Ross  U.  C.  V. 
were  present  and  encouraging  talks  were 
given  by  Hon.  H.  M.  Gossett,  Rev. 
Hodges,  Major  Pipes,  commander  uf  the 
camp,  and  Judge  Casnaham. 

A  good  charter  membership  was  re- 
ceived, and  the  chapter  bids  fair  to  be 
much  pleasure  and  help  to  the    division. 

They  were  pleased  to  name  their  new 
chapter  for  Judge  Jno.  H.  Reagan, 
calling  it  the  Kaufman  Reagan  Chapter. 
Those  who  love  the  cause  in  Kaufman 
were  delighted  to  have  in  their  midst  an 
organized  chapter  of  Daughters  of  Con- 
federacy. 

The  following  officers  were   elected: 

President,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Coleman. 

First  Vice  Pres.,  Miss  Jamie  Pipes. 

Secretary,  Mrs.  Effie  Terry. 

Treasurer,  Miss  Effie  Nash. 

Historian,  Mrs.  P.  H.  Rivers. 

It  was  with  one  wise  and  loving  en- 
thusiasm that  the  chapter  was  named  for 
Judge  Reagan. 

J*       ^ 
ROCKING  CHAIRS  FOR  THE  HOME. 

Many  chapters  over  the  state  have  re- 
sponded to  the  wise  suggestion  of  Mrs. 
Dinsmore  of  Sulphur  Springs,  in  regard 
to  sending  rocking  chairs  to  the  soldiers 
home  at  Austin. 

Col  Cheneworth  writes  very  apprecia- 
tive letters,  and  perhaps  no  gift  would 
have  given  more  genuine  pleasure  and 
comfort.  Many  chapters  had  the  names 
of  the  soldiers  printed  on  the  chairs,  in 
case  any  soldiers  were  there  from  their 
town  or  county. 


There  are  still  many  soldiers  in  the 
home  not  yet  provided  with  chairs — let 
the  Daughters  see  that  every  soldier  has 
a  comfortable  chair. 

To  love  and  care  for  the  old  soldiers  is 
a  privilege  that  we  can  only  have  a  few 
years,  and  they  appreciate  the  thought- 
fulness  of  the  Daughters  more  than  the 
Daughters  have  any  idea. 


"MEMORIAL  DAY." 

Memorial  day  was  observed  for  the 
first  tima  in  the  history  of  our  little  city. 
Last  Sunday,  April  26th,  by  the  Gen. 
Joseph  Louis  Hogg  Chapter,  U.  D.  C.  a 
nice  program  had  been  arranged  for  the 
occasion,  an  interesting  feature  being 
the  address  by  Mr.  J.  J.  Phelps. 

Mr.  Phelps  is  an  enthusiastic  Confed- 
erate Veteran  and  handles  skillfully  any 
subject  pertaining  to  the  Confederacy. 

Forty  four  graves  were  decorated,  in- 
cluding ^wo  Union  graves,  with  beautiful 
flowers  and  wreathes  made  of  evergreen 
tied  with  the  Confederate  colors. 

We  feel  very  much  encouraged  by  this, 
our  first  public  effort,  and  trust  that  our 
zeal  for  the  noble  cause  will  grow  day  by 
day.         (Mrs.)  Maude  T.  McDougal, 

Cor.  Sec,  Joseph  Louis  Hogg  Chapter 
U.  D.  C. 

MRS.  MARY    WEST. 

The  Texas  Division  U.  D.  C.  can  ill 
afford  to  loose  such  members  as  Mrs. 
Mary  West,  president  of  the  Mary  West 
Chapter  at  Waco,  which  chapter  bears 
her  name.  A  loyal  devoted  daughter  of 
Confederacy — hers  was  a  life  of  activity 
and  work  accomplished  and  she  inspired 
all  whom  her  life  touched  with  her  ear- 
nest unselfish  devotion  for  the  Confeder- 
ate soldier. 

Surrounded  by  those  who  loved  her, 
her  sweet  spirit  departed  April  11th,  1903. 


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Mrs.  West  bore  strong  identity  with 
altruistic  woi'k  of  every  nature — she  held 
a  high  and  active  office  in  the  Woman's 
Auxiliary  to  the  Young  Mens  Christian 
Association,  and  in  this  broad  field  of 
usefulness,  she  gave  heroic  effort,  and 
encouraged  the  glorious  work  of  the 
association.  She  was  a  consecrated 
Christian  and  a  valued  member  of  the 
First  Baptist  church  at  Waco.  She  re- 
quires no  eulogy,  for  her  beautiful  life 
and  her  christian  example  is  a  monument 
to  her  goodness  and  greatness. 

The  Texas  Division  joins  in  deepest 
sorrow  with  the  devoted  husband,  and 
the  dear  children  who  survive  her,  and 
to  dear  Miss  Uecca,  who  was  her  loving 
companion  in  her  many  patriotic  and  re- 
ligious duties  we  extend  loving  sympathy. 

The  sacred  remains  were  laid  away 
wrapped  in  the  flag  of  the  Confederacy, 
and  followed  to  their  last  resting  place 
by  many  hundred  sorrowing  friends;  the 
Daughters  of  Confederacy  attended  the 
funeral  in  a  body,  with  aching  hearts, 
for  they  realized  that  her  place  could 
not  be  filled. 

The  following  beautiful  lines  are  from 
the  talented  pen  of  Mrs.  Peck  of  Navarro 
Chapter,  Corsicana, 

THE  HEROES  THAT  SLEEP. 


(Decoration  Day  Pceui.) 

How  peaceful  tlieir  slumbers,  how  quiet  their 
rest. 

These  heroes  thiit  died  for  the  cause  they  loved 
best. 

The  birds  sing  reveille,  at  morn  o'er  their  graves, 

And  the  branches  of  trees  are  the  banners  that 
wave. 

From  the  soil,  where  the  dust  is  mingling  togeher, 

Springs  the  blossoms  of  peace,  blue  bells  and 
gray  heather; 

And  the  dew-drops,  Heaven's  tears,  gleam  bright- 
ly today 

Above  the  still  hearts  of  the  Hlue  and  the   Gray. 

So  we'll  garland  their  graves  w  itli  the  same  gen- 
tle hand. 

For  in  battle  array  they  together  now  stand. 

They  are  marshaled  by  music  of    Heavenly   tone, 


.And  together  are  gathered  'round  Heaven's  white 

throne. 
All  that's  mortal  now  rests  'nealh  these   mounds 

of  dark  sod, 
Hut  their  spirits  have  flown   to    a   just    and    kind 

Ood, 
Who  forgives  all  alike,  all  discord  and   hate. 
.\nd  welcomes  them  all  to  that  beautiful  gate. 
We  mingle  our  tears  with  Heaven's   bright    dew, 
.\nd  shed  them  alike  for  the  Gray  and   the    Blue, 
I'or  there  are    sad    hearts    which    are    breaking 

today. 
For  l)oth  those  who  wore  the  Blue  and  the    Gray. 
Doth  not    grief,    that    dark,    tronbletl    spirit   of 

woe. 
Make    akin    the    uhole    race,   when    sorrow    we 

know? 
Then  let  us  shroud  all  ill  feelings  with  our    dead 

ones  today, 
.\nd  tenderly  cherish  the  Blue  and  the  Gray. 
Mamie  Downanl  Peck, 
Navarro  Chairman,  Corsicana. 
J-  ^ 

D.   A.    NUNN    CHAPTER. 

On  April  11th,  Mesdames  Howard, 
Word  and  Ezell,  of  Palestine,  organized 
in  Crockett  a  chapter  of  daughters  of 
Confederacy.  Many  responsive  hearts 
were  found  to  the  Confederate  cause, and 
an  enthusiastic  chapter  was  organized. 
Congratulations  are  due  the  Crockett 
chapter  upon  the  name  selected — the 
chapter  will  be  known  as  the  D.  A.  Nunn 
chapter  U.  D.  C.  in  honor  of  Col.  D.  A. 
Nunn,  known  and  loved  so  many  years 
in  his  home  town  and  throughout  Texas. 
A  gallant  Confederate  soldier  and  an 
honored  statesman,  and  a  citizen  re- 
spected and  loved  by  his  contemporaries 
for  his  many  (qualities  of  head  ano  heart. 

It  was  a  graceful  compliment  to  come 
from  the  chapter,  who  have  a  reputation 
to  sustain  as  well  as  one  to  make — since 
no  name  would  have  been  so  appropriate 
or  given  such  genuine  pleasure  as  the 
one  selected. 

Co'.  Nunn  is  known  in  many  places. 
Long  live  the  D.  A.  Nunn  chapter.  May 
their  meetings  be  well  attended  and  their 
enthusiasm  gre^it.  The  Texas  division 
extends  greeting  l>  them  and  wishes 
them  a  life  of  activny  and  benefit  re- 
ceived. 


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CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAtlGHTEIt. 


MILDRED     LEE     CHAPTER,     LAM- 
PASAS. 

It  was  my  pleasure  recently  to  visit  the 
Mildred  Lee  Chapter,  at  Lampasas, 
which  is  doing  excellent  work,  and  keeps 
abreast  with  all  things  which  pertain  to 
our  work.  This  chapter  meeting  was 
held  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Browning,  who 
with  her  charming  daughter,  extended 
beautiful  hospitality  to  the  chapter  and 
guests. 

The  program  as  arranged  by  our 
State  Historian,  was  followed  ar:d  several 
interesting  papers  and  animated  discuss- 
ions were  given  as  well  as  beautiful 
music. 
The  chapter  voted  to  send  funds  to  pssist 
in  working  the  graves  of  the  Texas  sold- 
iers who  are  burried  in  Okaloma,  Miss,, 
also  to  make  a  "rod  and  white"  comfort 
is  the  chapters  contribution  to  the  Con- 
federate Bazarr  at  Richmond.  The 
treasury  of  this  chapter  is  in  an  excel- 
lent condition,  and  the  Historian,  Mrs. 
Stokes,  keeps  all  interesting  data  in  her 
scrap  book. 

Mrs.  Skinner,  for  so  many  years  the 
loved  president  of  the  chapter,  is  a  zeal- 
ous earnest  worker.  The  younger  mem- 
bers of  the  chapter  at  the  present  time 
hold  office,  and  each  office  is  capably  and 
honorably  filled. 

Mrs.  Burns,  the  president,  is  a  most 
enthusiastic  worker.  The  personality  of 
the  chapter  is  excellent,  and  they  have 
the  support  and  sympathy  of  th^\^  Camp 
and  the  entire  city  of  Lampasas.  They 
hope  in  time,  to  erect  a  monument.  At 
the  close  of  this  interesting  meeting  de- 
lightful refreshments  were  served,  and 
the  afternoon  ended  with  a  charming 
drive  over  the  picturesque  little  city, 
with  Mrs.  carpenter  who  is  a  thorough 
"Daughter"  and  who  gives  much  of  her 
time  and  talent  to  the  work  of  the  Con- 
federacy. 


The  following  beautiful  poem,  written 
by  Mrs.  Jane  Morton  Ware,  formerly  his- 
torian, now  registrar  of  the  Belton  chap- 
ter at  Belton. 

The  Belton  chapter  sings  these  beauti- 
ful lines  to  the  sweet  old  melody  "Annie 
Laura."  The  other  chapters  of  our  divis- 
ion will  be  glad  to  do  the  same,  and  they 
will  be  grateful  to  Mrs.  Ware  for  giving 
them  the  opportunity.  We  shall  hope  to 
have  frequent  contributions  from  Mrs. 
Ware. 

MY  SOLDIER  LOVER. 

(  1  he  lanieut  of  a  Soutlern  maiden,  after  the 
war,  for  her  lover  who  was  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Atitietaiii.) 

Air — '•Annie  Laura." 

Potomac's  banks  are  bonnie, 

j\nd  pleasant  is  the  land; 
Where  my  ^allant  soldier  lover 

Crossed  o'er  with  Lee's  command: 
But  he  ne'er  came  back  again, 

And  my  heart  i';  full  of  pain; 
For  freedom,  home,  and  country 

He  laid  him  down  to  die. 

His  smiles  was  like  the  sunshine. 

His  eyes  of  heaven's  own  blue. 
His  voice  like  summer  zephyrs, 

His  heart  was  brave  and  true; 
And  he  kissed  my  lips  so  cold 

When  he  bade  nie  sad  good-bye  — 
And  for  my  gallant  lover 
I'd  lay  me  down  and  die. 

I  promised  to  be  faithful. 

To  watch;  and  wait,  and  pray; 
And  when  the  war  was  over 

To  be  his  own  some  day. 
And  to  him  I  pledged  my  troth 

Ere  he  marched  so  bravely  forth; 
But  by  rippling  Antietam 

He  laid  him  down  to  die. 

I'll  ne'er  forget  my  promise, 

To  him  I  will  be  true 
Till  the  angels  bear  my  spirit 

Beyond  the  skies  so  blue: 
And  for  him  my  heart  will  beat 

Till  in  those  realms  we  meet; 
For  my  gallaut  soldier  lover 

I'll  lay  me  down  and  die. 

Mks.  Jane  Morton  W.\re, 

Belton,  Texas. 


CONFEDERATK  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


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The  following  goo 3  report  comes  from 
the  daughters  at  Sulphur  Springs:  The 
Joseph  Wheeler  Chapter  U.  D.C.  held  its 
regular  meeting  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  .J. 
K.  Bass  last  Fiiday  afternoon.  Mrs. 
Blanch  Milam  was  elected  Registrar  and 
Mrs  W.  F.  Henderson  3rd  vice  president. 
The  literary  program  was  rendered  giv- 
ing pleasure  to  all  jjresent  "The  battle 
of  Shiloh,"  given  by  Mrs.  Mary  J  Blythe 
and  "Forts  lost  to  the  Confederacy,"  by 
Mrs.  K.  .J.  Bass  will  be  transcribed  in 
our  volumn  of  historical  data..  On  the 
first  Friday  in  May  the  literary  jirogram 
will  be  rendered  as  usual.  Some  of  the 
program  will  be  answered  to  roll  call  with 
short  facts  about  Beauregard  (May  be- 
ing his  birth  month)  next,  "The  Penin- 
sula Campaign,"  Poems,  song^  and  dis- 
cussions upon  other  subjects  of  interest. 
The  Confederate  veterans  and  all  friends 
of  the  Confederacy  are  cordially  invited 
to  attend  our  meeting  on   May  1st. 

LANCASTER   CHAPTER. 

An  active  chapter  flourishes  in  the  little 
city  of  Lancaster. 

Miss  Perry,  the  splended  president, 
writes  that  their  membership  application 
have  been  properly  filled  out  and  filed 
with  the  State  Registrar,  they  follow  our 
official  program  and  their  membership 
increases  with  each  meeting. 

During  the  warm  weather  last  summer 
the  chapter  met  regularly,  and  Miss  Per- 
ry read  aloud  "The  Leopards  Spots" 
which  added  much  to  the  interest. 

The  Lancaster  chapter  sent  to  the 
Confederate  Bazaar  at  Richmond,  a  sofa 
pillow  with  the  Texas  flag  on  it  embroid- 
ered in  colors.  This  chapter  is  a  valu- 
able addition  to  our  division.  May  many, 
many  more  of  this  same  kind  be  organ- 
ized. 

GEN.    A.    1^    GRIFFITH    CHAPT1:R. 
Gen.  J.  B.  Gordon  has  recently  visited 


the  beautiful  little  city  of  Terrell  and  de- 
livered his  lecture  on  "The  last  days  of 
the  Confederacy."  It  was  a  genuine 
pleasure  to  me  to  be  present  at  this  time. 

ICvery  thing  that  loyal  hearts  and  lov- 
ing hand^  could  do  was  done  t)  bono,' 
this  bravo  leader  of  our  confederate 
cause.  The  D.uigliter.s  of  Confederacy 
and  veterans  met  the  hero  at  the  arrival 
of  the  train  and  escorted  him  while  the 
band  played  "Dixie,"  and  the  "red  and 
white"  ribbons  waived  t  ■  the  lOlks  hotel 
where  an  informal  reception  was  held. 
The  veterans  walking  the  entire  way  on 
either  side  of  his  carriage,  as  an  escort 
of  honor.  A  short  program  was  given 
at  the  reception  consisting  of  vocal  and 
instrumental  music,  a  beautiful  address 
of  loving  welcome  to  General  Gordon  by 
one  of  Terrells  gifted  orators. 

The  General  responded  expressing 
deep  appreciation  for  the  enthusiasm  and 
cordiality  shown  him. 

The  lecture  was  well  attended,  and 
much  feeling  and  genuine  Confederate 
sentiment  was  expressed  by   all    present. 

The  Terrell  chapter,  though  not  among 
the  oldest  in  the  state,  has  done  good 
work.  At  the  present  time  they  are  pre- 
paring to  give  a  "Bazaar"  the  proceeds 
of  which  will  be  used  towards  placing  a 
handsome  portrait  of  our  beloved  Judge 
John  H.  Reagan  in  the  Texas  room  at 
the  museum  in  Richmond.  The  work  to 
be  done  by  Mrs.  Gill  of  Paris. 

Mrs.  Cartwright,  the  excellent  presi- 
dent of  the  chapter,  is  a  zealous  worker 
and  imparts  much  enthusiasm  and  ener- 
gy to  her  members — as  does  Mrs.  Webb, 
whose  love  for  the  history,  tradition  and 
folk  lore  of  our  dear  South-land  is  known 
to  her  many  friends. 

The  personality  of  the  entire  chapter 
is  good,  and  we  pray  that  success  may 
attend  their  every  effort. 


IS 


CONFEDERTAE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


Falls  County  chapter  at  Marlin  have 
decided  to  build  a  monument.  They 
will  also  assist  the  citizens  and  veterans 
of  Marlin  in  entertaining  Hoods  Texas 
Brigade  which  meet  there  Juno  27tli. 
There  are  many  capable  members  in  this 
chapter  and  they  have  urcomplisbed 
much. 

All  state  committees  of  the  Texas  Di- 
vision are  hard  at  work.  Mrs.  Sampson 
chairman  of  anniversary  committer, 
early  in  the  year  sent  out  splendid  an- 
nouncements of  her  plan  of  work,  to 
each  chapter,  as  a  result,  memorial  days 
are  being  more  generally  observed  than 
ever  before,  and  much  thought  is  being 
given  to  programme  work  on  t!:ese  oc- 
casions. The  committee  on  Text  Books 
are  making  investigation  of  histories  and 
literature  used  in  our  public  schools,  and 
will  make  a  strong  and  continued  effort 
to  place  proper  books  in  the  hands  of 
school  children.  The  committee  on 
children  auxiliaries  hope  to  report  a  large 
number  of  organizations  by  the  end  of 
the  year  and  they  have  made  a  fine 
beginning.  All  other  committees  are 
working  hard,  the  results  will  be  good, 
and  in  many  respects  this  is  a  year  of 
activity  and  "going  forward." 

J.  B.  HOOD  MONUMENT. 

The  following  invitation  was  received 
by  many  Daughters  of  Confederacy 
throughout  Texas: — You  are  cordially 
invited  to  attend  and  participate  in  the 
unveiling  and  other  ceremonies  attendant 
on  the  dedication  of  the  monument  to  the 
Confederate  Dead,  on  Thursday,  April 
16,  1903,  in  the  Capitol  grounds  at  Aus- 
tin, Texas.  C.  G.  Caldwell,  E.  A. 
Holmes,  W.  R.  Hamby,  R.  M.  Love,  J. 
M.  Cotton,  Invitation  commtttee  John 
B.  Hood,  Camp  U.  C.  V. 

The  following  program  was  observed 
at  the  unveiling: 


I.  Bugle  assembly  call  to  order. 

2      Invocation  by  Rev.  H.  M.  Sears. 

3.  Song.  '"Tenting  on  the  Old  Camp 
Ground.'"  At  the  conclusion  of  the 
sjng,  the  monument  was  unveiled  by 
Misses  Bissie  Orr,  Christine  Littlefield, 
Nina  Richardson  and  Bessie  Robertson, 
under  the  auspices  of  Siidney  Johnston 
Chapter  105,  U.  D.  C. 

4.  Delivery  of  the  monument  to  the 
Camp  by  board  of  trustees. 

5.  Reception  of  monument  by  com- 
mander of  Camp  John  B.  Hood,  W.  H. 
Richardson. 

6.  Dedication  oration,  Gov.  S.  W.  T, 
Lanham. 

7.  "Dixie,"  by  Besser's  Band. 

8.  Presentation  of  distinguished 
guests  by  commander  of  camp. 

I).  Address,  "United  Daughters  and 
United  Sons  of  the  Confederacy,"  by 
Hon.  Yancy  Lewis  of  the  University  of 
Texas. 

10.  Unfurling  of  Confederate  flag  by 
Miss  Marie  von  Rosenberg. 

II.  "Bonnie  Blue  Flag,"  by  the  band. 

12.  Young  ladies,  representing  the 
States  of  the  Confederacy,  placed  flow- 
ers and  wreaths  on  the  monument — Miss 
Mary  Graham,  South  Carolina;  Miss 
Beatrice  Vining,  Mississippi;  Miss  Louise 
Walton,  Florida;  Miss  Nellie  Sterzing, 
Alabama;  Miss  Mamie  Sieker,  Georgia; 
Miss  Rosalee  Barrett,  Louisiana;  Miss 
Bessie  Hutchings,  Texas;  MiiS  Ethel 
Massie,  Virginia;  Miss  Bessie  Massie, 
Arkansas;  MissImogeneFuUmore,  North 
Carolina;  Miss  Sallie  Belle  Weller Tenn- 
essee; Miss  Dora  Thornton,  Missouri; 
Miss  Ouida  Norton,  Kentucky;  Miss 
Grace  Troup,  Maryland. 

13.  The  audience,  accompanied  by 
the  band,  sang  "Praise  God,  from  Whom 
All  Blessings  Flow." 

The  program  was  concluded  with  the 
benediction,  a  salute  by  the  Texas  Vol- 
unteer Guard  and  taps  by  the  trumpet 
corps. 


CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


Id 


In  the  evening;  a  beautifully  appointed 
reception  was  given  by  the  Daughters  of 
Confederacy  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Cone 
Johnson,  President  Texas  Division,  and 
all  visiting  Daughters  of  Confederacy. 

The  floral  decorations  were  lavish  ami 
tasteful,  and  the  evening  was  one  of 
great  enthusiasm  and  genuine  pleasure 
to  all  participating. 

The  services  of  the  day  were  concluded 
in  the  hall  of  Representatives,  when 
Judge  Reagan  and  ex-Gt)v.  Lubboch 
paid  loving  tril)ute  to  the  Confederate 
Soldier. 

This  monument  of  Texas  granite, 
stands  on  the  capitol  grounds  near  tiie 
entrance. 

The  bronze  statue  of  Jefferson  Davis 
surmounts  it,  and  the  four  departments 
of  military  service  are  represented  by 
heroic  statues  of  bronze  at  each  cornner. 
The  Infantry,  Cavalry,  Artillery  and 
Navy. 

This  monument  is  the -loving  tribute  of 
John  B.  Hood  Camp  U.  C.  V.  to  their 
comrades — for  many  years  they  have 
worked  faithfully,  having  endured  hard 
ships  and  discouragement  often,  as  the 
funds  were  raised  entirely  by  subscrip- 
tion. Texas  is  proud  of  this  beautiful 
tribute  to  the  memory  of  our  heroic 
dead,  so  beautifully  placed,  as  it  is,  at 
our  State  Capital,  and  we  pray  the  time 
may  not  be  long  until  a  Confederate 
monument  adorns  every  city  in  our  be- 
loved State. 


Miss  Virgie  Van  Zandt,  daughter  of 
Gen.  K.  M.  Vandt,  of  Fort  Worth,  has 
been  appointed  by  Gen.  W.  L.  Cabell, 
Sponsor  for  the  Trans -Mississippi  ]>e- 
partment.  Miss  Van  Zandt's  many  friend.s 
are  delighted  at  this  appropriate  honor 
and  all  write  that  no  better  selection 
could  have  been  made. 


MRS.  STELLA    P.  DiNSMORE. 

Mrs  Stella  P.  Dinsmore,  of  Sulphur 
Springs,  is  receiving  congratulations  for 
her  excellent  suggestion  in  regard  to 
sending  rocking  chairs  to  the  soldiers 
home.  It  was  the  privilege  of  many 
Texas  chapters  to  respond  to  her  sug- 
gestion. Mrs.  Dinsmore  is  an  enthusiastic 
Daughter,  and  the  comfort  and  happiness 
of  our  old  soldiers  lies  very  near  her 
heart. 


Miss  Cartwright  of  Terrell,  Tex.,  has 
been  appointed  "Herald"  for  Texas, 
by  Maj.  Gen.  K.  M.  Van  Zandt,  Com. 
Tex.  Div.  U.  C.  V.  This  is  one  of  the 
prettiest  compliments  and  highest  honors 
given  to  young  ladies,  and  to  be  "Herald" 
for  the  grand  Lone  Star  State  is  a  dis- 
tinction that  any  young  lady  may  be 
proud  to  bear.  Miss  Cartwright  will  fill 
this  high  position  with  grace  and  reflect 
honor  upon  her  State. 


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CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


GEN.  K.  W.    VAN  ZANDT, 

Fort  Worth,  Texas,  Commander  of  the  Texas  Divisioh  of  the  Confederate  Veterans. 


DOUGLAS'  TEXAS  BATTERY. 


LEAVES  FROM  THE  DIARY  OF  SAM  THOMP- 
SON A  PRIVATE. 

CHAPTER  I. 

I  am  glad  to  see  that  there  has  been 
begun  in  your  columns  the  publication 
of  the  Diary  of  Sam  Thompson,  a  private 
member  of  Douglas'  Battery,  which  gives 
the  substantial  history  of  that  famous 
company  of  Texans,  from  the  commence- 
ment of  the  Diary  to  the  close  of  the  war. 
But  Mr.  Thompson,  having  joined  the 
Battery  after  it  had  reached  the  Seat  of 
War  in  Missouri,  his  Diary  does  not 
include  its  history  previous  to  that  date. 
With  the  permission  of  all  concerned,  I 
will,  exclusively  from  memory,  undertake 
to  supply  the  missing  link. 


In  the  first  part  of  June,  1861,  an  ar- 
rangement was  made  by  means  unknown 
to  me,  by  which  an  artillery  company 
was  formed  to  be  composed  of  fifty  men 
each  from  Smith  and  Dallas  counties, 
Texas. 

James  P.  Douglas,  the  young  editor  of 
the  Tyler  Reporter,  full  of  the  spirit  of 
the  times,  gathered  about  him  the  quoto 
due  from  this  county,  consisting  almost 
exclusively,  of  young  unmarried  men, 
some  of  them  being  mere  stripplings. 

At  the  same  time,  Capt.  D.  Y.  Gaines, 
of  this  county,  was  gathering  a  company 
of  men  for  a  cavalry  regiment  then  mus- 
tering in  the  State  to  become  the  historic 
3rd  Texas.  On  Saturday,  the  8th  of 
June,  this  cavalry  company  took  its  fare- 
well of  the  people  in  front  of  the  Old 
Holman  house.  The  address  of  the  oc- 
casion was  delivered   by   Dr.    U.   G.    M. 


CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


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Walker.  On  the  Monday  foil  owing  (June 
10th,)  James  P.  Douglas  formed  his  men 
on  the  square  just  westof  thecourt  house 
yard  and  facing  t  he  courthouse.  Here 
the  people— fathers,  mothers,  brothers^ 
sisters,  friends  and  sweethearts  passed 
down  the  line  and  extended  their  fare- 
wells. In  this,  as  in  almost  all  other 
earthly  scenes,  the  pathetic  and  the  ludi- 
crous were  strangely  mixed.  Just  to  my 
left  a  comrade  parted  with  his  betrothed. 
They  embraced  and  wept  aloud  upon 
each  other's  shoulders.  They  never  met 
again.  His  young  life  went  out  in  the 
"thick  of  the  fight"  on  our  first  battle 
field  and,  she,  after  many  years  of  single 
devotion  to  his  memory,  passed  over  the 
river  to  join  him  on  the  other  shore. 

Immediately  in  my  presence  a  big  fat 
old  lady  begged  a  lean  and  hungry  look- 
ing country  boy  to  take  care  of  her  40 
year  old  bachelor  son,  who  had  gone  off 
with  the  cavalry  company.  Our  banner 
was  presented  to  us  in  a  beautiful  ad- 
dress by  Miss  Mollie  K.  Moore,  a  young 
lady,  raised  and  educated  in  Smith  coun- 
ty, who  was  just  beginning  to  attract  the 
attention  of  the  country  to  her  splendid 
gifts  as  a  poetess.  I  remember  that  she 
besought  us  to  come  back  bearing  that 
flag  in  triumph,  or  "come  not  back  at 
all."  James  P.  Douglas  received  the 
flag  in  our  behalf  and  in  response  to  Miss 
Moore's  challenge  to  bring  that  flag  back 
in  triumph  or  stay  off  with  it,  he  swore 
us  "by  the  Internal"  never  to  return  with- 
out it.  lOvery  hat  went  high  in  the  air 
and  fifty  pairs  of  youthful  lungs  echoed 
the  oath  ni  loyalty  to  that  silken  emblem. 
The  beautiful  work  of  our  artistic  ladies 
composed  of  silken  pieces  cut  from  some 
of  their  dresses  never  flounced  in  the 
face  of  the  enemy  but  once,  that  occasion 
length,  battle  of  Elkhorn  or  Pea  Ridge. 
Here  the  IJattery  maintained  an  unequal 
fight  with  nearly  all  of  Curtiss  and  Seagle 


for  two  hours  while  Van  Dorn  and  Price 
withdrew  them  in  haste  from  the  field. 
Our  officers  discovering  that  all  the  other 
troops  had  been  withdrawn  and  that  the 
battery  was  being  flanked  and  would  be 
captured  in  a  few  moments,  ordered  a 
hasty  retreat,  and  its  flag  was  left  stand- 
ing on  the  field,  but  one  of  the  men  dis- 
covering it,  returned  at  the  risk  of  his 
life  and  brought  it  away.  As  its  delicate 
structure  for  field  use  as  a  battl(>  flag  it 
was  sent  home  and  preserved  by  the 
ladies  who  gave  it.  Mrs.  Alf  Davis  held 
this  flag  in  her  possession  only  a  few 
years  ago.     Ed.  W.  Smith. 


AN  OLD  WAR  LETTER. 

MORTON    STATION,    MISS. 

August  9th,  1863. 

My  Dear  Father: — I  am  once  more 
permitted  to  write  you  a  letter,  having  a 
chance  to  send  it  to  Texas  by  Mr.  Geo. 
Gibson.  I  had  a  letter  wrote  and  fixed 
ready  to  send  to  you  by  one  of  our  com- 
pany who  drawed  a  furlough,  though  he 
did  not  go  to  Texas.  Gen.  Johnston  or- 
dered a  furlough  for  every  twenty-fifth 
man  that  was  present  for  duty.  Our 
company  numbered  37  for  duty  and  by 
consolidating  with  another  Co.,  both 
companies  were  allowed  three  men.  and 
Capt.  Hall  drew  with  another  Capt.  to 
see  who  should  furlough  the  third  man 
and  Co.  I  got  to  send  two  men. 

Mr.  Gibson  has  been  off  sick  ever 
since  last  spring  and  has  a  furlough  from 
the  hospital  and  intends  starting  tomor- 
row. 

It  has  been  so  long  since  1  have  had 
the  pleasure  of  writing  to  you  I  hardly 
know  what  to  write  first.  I  have  nothing 
in  the  way  of  army  news  that  would  be 
cheering  to  you.  The  fall  of  Vicksburg 
and  Port  Hudson  has  been  a  great  slam 
indeed,  though  we  are  not  whipped   yet, 


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CONFEDERAME  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


though  some  of  our  men  are  ready  to 
give  it  up.  I  am  proud  to  say  there  are 
but  few  in  this  condition.  The  enemy 
have  been  trying  to  take  Charleston  for 
some  time  but  have  not  made  mucli 
speed,  so  far.  Gen.  Lee  has  fell  back  to 
his  old  stand  in  Virginia.  Gen.  John 
Morgan  has  been  through  the  s'ates  of 
Kentucky,  Ohio  and  Indiana  and  is  still 
somewhere  north  doing  mischief  to  Yan- 
keedom.  I  hope  he  will  pay  them  the 
same  compliment  that  th°y  did  to  Western 
Mississippi.  Such  as  burning  houses, 
stealing  property,  etc.  There  is  no  Yan- 
kees now  this  side  of  Big  Black  and  n(> 
force  there. 

It  has  been  some  time  since  I  have 
heard  from  Cousin  J.  F.  Templeton.  I 
expect  he  was  with  Morgan  in  Ky.,  Ohio 
and  Ind.  It  was  his  intention  to  get  a 
transfer  to  some  command  in  Texas  last 
spring  though  I  have  never  heard  how  he 
succeeded  in  getting  it.  I  have  received 
tw.j  letters  from  Bro.  Franklin  that  was 
written  in  April  and  May.  In  the  last 
one  he  states  that  Cousin  Thos.  Jefferson 
was  killed  at  Fayettville,  Ark.  I  was 
sorry  indeed  to  hear  of  the  poor  fellows 
death,  although  he  could  not  have  died 
in  a  better  cause.  There  is  no  discount 
en  the  Ark.  troops  over  here.  They 
fight  as  well  as  any  set  of  men  living. 

1  would  like  to  be  on  the  right  side  of 
the  Mississippi  river  very  much,  as  we 
are  cut  off  from  home  as  we  are  at  pres- 
ent. I  see  no  prospect  for  us  to  ever 
cross  the  river  until  the  war  ends 
and  no  telling  when  that  will  happen,  as 
the  Yanks  have  had  a  little  success  here 
of  late. 

I  expect  we  will  go  from  here  to  Selma 
or  to  Mobile.  It  is  said  that  Grant  is 
sending  troops  to  Virginia  from  Vicks- 
burg.  No  telling  where  we  will  have  to 
go,  just  where  we  are  needed  most  I 
reckon.  If  I  was  on  the  other  side  of 
the  river  1  would  not  care  so  much.  As 
we  are  on  this  side  I  guess  we  will  be  apt 


to  stay  awhile.  Since  we  left  Tenn. 
where  we  were  last  May  we  have  ex- 
perienced many  hardships.  After  the 
fall  of  Vicksburg  Gen.  Johnston  fell 
back  to  Jackson  and  Grant  after  him  and 
there  they  had  a  siege  for  eight  days. 
Johnston  found  out  he  was  about  to  be 
flanked  and  "Skeedaddled"'  on  the  night 
of  the  16th  of  July,  and  fell  back  to  this 
(Morton)  Station.  I  will  close  though  I 
will  try  and  write  a  letter  to  Frank  this 
evening.  You  must  write  every  oppor- 
tunity, and  1  will  always  write  every 
chance.     Your  obedient  son, 

Jno.  a.  Templeton. 
P.  S.  I  will  not  have  time  to  write 
Frank  a  letter.  You  will  please  send 
this  to  him  the  first  chance  you  get.  I 
would  like  to  write  to  you  often  but  this 
will  be  the  last  chance  soon.  Tell  Ma  to 
write  to  me  and  give  my  best  wishes  to 
Grand  Pa  and  tell  him  I  think  I  will  live 
to  get  home,  although  the  prospect  is 
gloomy  at  present.  If  you  see  D.  M. 
Johnson,  Esq.,  tell  him  his  son  Alfred 
is  well.  Greggs  Brigade  is  at  Enterprise, 
Miss.  J.  A.  T. 


THREE  SPIES  CHASED    AND    CAP- 
TURED. 


BY    CAPT.   JAMES    W.  LEE. 

In  the  month  of  March,  1864,  General 
Whitfield,  commanding  a  brigade  of 
cavalry  in  General  Jackson's  division, 
was  encamped  for  a  time  at  Mt.  Pleasant 
Tenn.  While  there  he  decided  to  visit 
his  sister,  living  at  Centerville,  on  Duck 
river,  some  twenty-five  miles  away  in  the 
direction  of  Ft.  Donelson.  He  took  with 
him  on  his  trip  his  son,  Colonel  Thomas 
Whitfield,    of    the    Texas     Legion,   and 

Captain of  the  Third  Texas  regiment, 

with  thirty-three  picked  men,  as  an  es- 
cort; all  well  mounted  and  equipped. 
The  quiet  little  town  was  reached  just 
before  nightfall  and  soon  it  was  known 


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23 


that  General  Whitfield  and  escort  were  in 
town  and  the  citizens  began  to  collect 
from  every  direction,  each  claiming  the 
privilege  of  entertaining  some  of  the  vis- 
iting soldiers.  The  distribution  com- 
menced and  ended  long    before    all    the 

applicants   were    supplied.     Captain 

and  two  soldiers,  in  the  distribution,  be- 
came the  guests  of  Dr.  Moore  and  his 
estimable  family.  After  supper  and 
sometime  spent  in  pleasant  social  inter- 
course, they  all  retired  for  the  night, 
"not  dreaming  of  war's  alarms.'" 

About  2  o'clock  in  the  morning  hur- 
ried footsteps  were  heard  approaching 
the  house. 

The  yard  gate  opened  and  shut  with 
considerable  force  and  noise.  When  the 
familiar    voice    of    the      orderly     called 

Captain ,  in  less  time  than  it  takes  to 

tell  it  all  three  stood  in  the  door  with 
guns  in  hand  ready  for  business  of  the 
most  serious  nature. 

"What  do  you  want?"  demanded  the 
officer. 

"General  Whitfield  wants  you  at 
once,"  was  the  quick  reply.  No  time 
was  lost,  and  soon  the  captain  and  his 
men  stood  in  the  presence  of  their  super- 
ior awaiting  his  further  command. 

"Captain,"  said  General  Whitfield, 
"about  ten  days  ago  three  spies,  well 
mounted  and  armed,  passed  through  this 
place  going  in  the  direction  of  Waverly. 
They  took  dinner  at  the    house    of    Mr. 

S and  after  they  had  gone  he   missed 

a  fine  gold  watch  and  chain,  greatly 
prized  by  the  family.  The  same  men 
passed  here  less  than  an  hour  ago  on 
their  return,  going  in  the  direction  of 
Fort  Donelson.  I  want  you,  with  eight 
or  ten  picked  men,  to  pursue  and  capture 
them." 

The  captain  called  for  volunteers  and 
Sergeant  Smith  and  six  men  promptly 
responded  to  the  call.  Within  fifteen 
or  twenty  minutes  the  little  squad  was 
mounted  and  making  their  way    through 


the  deep  darkness  to  the  ferry,  only  a 
few  hundred  yards  distant.  Fortunately 
the  old  colored  ferryman,  who  had  pass- 
ed the  spies  over  the  deep,  narrow 
stream,  had  not  gone,  though  he  was 
arranging  to  depart. 

"I  want  you  to  put  me  and  my  men 
across  this  stream  just  as  quickly  as 
possible,"  said  the  commander. 

"Well,  boss,"  said  the  old  ferryman, 
"but  some  of  your  men  will  have  to  help 
me  pull  the  boat." 

"You  shall  have  all  the  help  you 
want,"  was  the  (juick  reply. 

I'Jight  men  and  horses  were  soon  aboard 
the  flat  boat  and  it  was  slowly  moving  to 
the  opposite  bank. 

"How  long  since  you  passed  those 
three  men  over?" 

"Not  long;something  like  an  hour." 

"Were  they  well  mounted  and  armed?" 

"As  well  as  I  could  see  they  were  well 
mounted  and  well  armed." 

"Did  they  pay  you  for  putting  them 
over?" 

"Yes,  boss;  they  gave  me  this  bill." 
(Producing  and  showing  a  $20  Confed- 
erate note  by  the  dim  light  of  a  candle). 
"They  said  that  they  did  not  want  any 
change;  that  they  had  no  time  for  de- 
lay," added  the  negro. 

"Did  they  then  go  on?" 

*'Yes,  sir,  they  took  a  drink  from 
their  canteen  and  said.  'Old  man,  we 
would  give  you  a  dram,  but  we  have  not 
got  time,'  and  they  hurried  off  in  the 
darkness." 

It  was  with  difficulty  that  the  squad 
kept  the  road,  watching  meantime  for 
a  light  or  a  surprise.  At  last  to  our 
great  delight  daylight  begau  to  dawn 
and  as  soon  as  we  could  see  sufficiently 
well,  we  began  to  look  for  horse  tracks, 
but  none  could  be  found.  Having  cov- 
ered many  miles  over  the  stony  road,  we 
came  at  last  to  a  point  where  the  roads 
forked. 

"Now,"  said  the  captain,  "here  we 
must  divide  our   force    and   separate.     I 


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CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


will  take  Perry  and  Rice  and  pursue  the 
right-hand  road  and  you,  sergeant,  take 
the  remainder  and  go  to  the  left  and  fol- 
low that  way  two  hours,  and  if  at  the  end 
of  that  time  you  have  discovered  no 
trace  whatever,  then  return  to  Center- 
ville  and  upon  your  arrival  at  this  point 
place  a  cedar  top  in  the  road,  that  I  may 
know  of  your  return.  Should  I  return 
first  I  will  do  likewise  for  your  informa- 
tion." 

Soon  after  the  separation,  as  the  cap- 
tain and  his  men  were  following  the  road 
down  a  ravine,  he  said:  "Here  are 
horse  tracks  and  they  are  freshly  made,'" 

With  great  caution  did  they  now  pur- 
sue their  course.  As  the  little  valley 
gradually  grew  wider  the  farms  became 
larger  and  the  farm  houses  better.  At 
last  we  met  a  citizen  in  the  road. 

"How"  long,"  said  the  captain,  "since 
my  three  men  passed  this  way?" 

"Not  long,"  said  he.  "They  are  tak- 
ing breakfast  at  that  next  house  now," 
pointing  to  a  house  some  two  hundred 
yards  ahead. 

"What  kind  of  a  house  is  it?" 

"It  is  a  double  log  house  with  a  pas- 
sageway between." 

"How  many  doars  to  the  house  and 
where  located?" 

"Three — one  on  either  side  and  one  in 
the  hall." 

"In  which  room  are  they  eating  break- 
fast?" 

"The  one  this  way." 

"Where  are  their  horses?" 

"In  the  barn  just  this  side  of  the 
house." 

"Is  there  a  dog  at  that  place?" 

"I  am  not  sure,  but  I  rather  think 
not." 

The  captain  and  his  men  quit  the 
road,  getting  the  barn  between  them  and 
the  house,  l^pon  reaching  the  barn  they 
made  their  horses  secure  and  then  in  a 
whisper  the  leader  told  Perry  to  follow 
him  to  the  door  on  the  east  side  of  the 
house,  while  Rice  was  to  enter  the  door 
on  the  east  side  of  the  house,  while  Rice 
was  to  enter  the  door  to  the  west  and,  if 
necessary,    shoot   to   kill.     The    captain 


and  Perry  entered  the  door  at  the  same 
moment,  both  with  guns  leveled  and 
cocked.  He  commanded:  Throw  up 
your  hands  or  die."'  Just  at  that  mo- 
ment Rice  thundered  against  the  other 
door,  partially  open,  andbrought  his  gun 
to  a  level.  Every  hand  in  the  room  went 
up,  not  only  of  the  three,  but  of  the  little 
awe-stricken  family  whose  hospitality 
they  were  enjoying.  The  captain  and 
Perry  covered  the  three  prisoners,  while 
Rice  relieved  them  of  their  guns  and 
watches  and  amongst  others  the  fine 
gold  watc'i  and  chain  belonging    to   Mr. 

S at   Centerville.     The    hostess,     a 

small  woman,  was  wild  with  excitement 
and  screamed  at  the  top  of  her  voice. 
The  captain  told  her  to  be  quiet  and  she 
should  not  in  any  way  be  molested,  and 
that  restored  order  in  the  household.  He 
turned  to  the  host,  who  stood  like  a  stat- 
ute, and  said:  "Bring  me  some  plow 
lines,  and  do  it  quickly."  He  did  it. 
Rice,  who  had  had  much  experience  on 
the  Texas  frontier,  proceeded  to  make 
the  arms  of  the  three  prisoners  perfectly 
secure.  When  marched  into  the  yard, 
after  looking  around  and  seeing  no  other 
soldiers  present,  they  asked :  "Where 
are  the  balance  of  your  men?" 

"We  will  go  now  and  look  for  them," 
said  the  captain. 

"Well"  said  they,  "if  we  had  known 
there  were  only  three  of  your  party  we 
would  never  have  surrendered." 

"But,"  said  the  captain,"  you  are  my 
prisoners  and  the  incident  is  closed. 

With  our  captives  placed  on  their  hors- 
es and  made  perfectly  secure,  we  at 
once  proceeded  to  Centerville,  and  it  was 
our  privilege  to  place  the  cedar  top  in  the 
forks  of  the  road.  General  Whitfield  was 
greatly  pleased  at  the  result  and  fell  heir 
to  a  fine  horse,  something  that  he  very 
much  needed. 

The  captain  was  ordered  to  carry  the 
prisoners  to  Columbia,  Tenn.,  and  deliv- 
ered them  to  the  provost  marshal  and 
report  in  person  to  General  Van  Dorn, 
who  commended  the  officer  and  men,  and 
they  returned  to  their  command  at  Mount 
Pleasant,  Tenn. 

According  to  an  account  subsequently 
published  in  the  Chattanooga  Daily 
Rebel,  two  of  the  spies  were  tried,  con- 
victed and  executed,  the  third  having 
turned  State's  evidence, 


CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


25 


ROSS'  TEXAS  BRIGADE. 


BY    SID    S.    JOHNSON. 


CHAPTER    2. 

The  preceding  chapter  introduced  the 
outlines  of  the  papers  to  follow — com- 
mencing with  company  K,  Srd  Texus 
Cavalry,  ending  with  the  sui'i'cnder  of 
Ross'  Texas  Brigade,  at  .lackson,  Miss., 
May  12,  1865.  Hence,  I  give  the  muster 
roll  of  Company  K  as  made  up  trying  to 
account  for  every  officer  and  private. 
Other  company  rolls  will  follow:  Com- 
pany K  was  the  first  organized  company 
leaving  Smith  county,  preceding  Doug- 
las' Battery  one  day,  7th  of  .Tune  ISfil : 

The  company  organization  in  1801,  was 
as  follows: 

David  Y.  'Raines,  Captain:  resigned  at 
Corinth,  Miss.,  18(32,  died  in  Falls  county, 
Texas. 

Wm.  Milburn,  1st.  Lieutenant;  resigned 
at  Corinth,  Miss.,  1862,  died  at  Starrville 
Texas. 

Stephen  Rowe,  2nd  Lieutenant;  re- 
signed at  Corinth,  Miss.,  1862,  residence 
in  Tennessee. 

Sid  S.  Johnson,  3rd  Lieutenant,  resi- 
dence, Tyler,  Texas. 

Reorganized  at  Corinth,  Miss.,  in  May, 
1862,  and  the  following  company  officers 
elected : 

Sid  S.  Johnson,  Captain;  wounded  in 
North  Miss.,  1863,  at  Lovejoy  Station, 
Ga.,  1864,  residence,  Tyler,  Texas. 

Wm.  Fletcher  Logan,  1st  Lieutenant; 
killed   at    Middleburg,  Tenn.,  1863. 

A.  C.  Irvin,  2nd  Lieutenant — promoted 
— residence,  Gainesville,  Texas. 

Frank  NoLle,  3rd  Lieutenant — promo- 
ted— died  in  Houston,  Texas. 

Reuben  Tunnel — to  fill  vacancy — 3rd 
Lieutenant;  killed  at  Thompson  Station, 
Tenn.,  1863. 

.John  .Teffries — to  fill  vacancy — 3rd 
Lieutenant;  died  at  Starrville,  Texas. 

L.  A.  Alexander,  killed  at  luka.  Miss., 
1862. 


Robt.  A.  Austin,  residence,  Lindale, 
Texas. 

J.  F.  Armstrong,    discharged  in  1862, 
died  in  Henderson  county,  Texas. 
J.  W.  Arnold,  died  in  Shreveport,    La. 
Robt    Arnold — recruit — died    in    Rusk 
county,  Tex. 

H.  A.  Beeman,  died  in  Smith  co.,  Tex. 

Lawrence  Butts,  residence,  Macon,  Ga. 

W.    C.    Bowen,    wounded   at   Corinth, 

Miss.,    1862,    died   in  Van  Zandt  county, 

Texas. 

John  Bates,  discharged  1362,  died  in 
Tyler,  Texas. 

James  Bates,  discharged  1862,  died  in 
Tyler,  Texas. 

William  Bonner — Color  Sergeant — kill- 
ed luka.  Miss.,  1862. 
Alex.  Bevel,  unknown. 
Thos.  H.    Bates,   wounded    in    Tenn., 
residence,  Dallas,  Texas. 

Geo.  W.  Chilton,  elected  Major  of  the 
regiment,  wounded  at  Chustalallah,  re- 
signed in  1862,  died  in  Tyler,  Texas. 

Frank  Clinkscales,  died  in  Smith  coun- 
ty, Texas. 

.James   Clinkscales,    wounded   at    Co- 
rinth, Miss  ,  1862,  died  in  Starrville,  Tex. 
W.  H.  Coates,"wounded  at  luka.  Miss., 
1862,  Rome,  Ga.,  1864,  residence  Green- 
ville, Tex. 

D.  H.  Cabiness,  detailed  in  hospita' 
service,  unknown. 

R  R.  Cade,  discharged  1862,  residence. 
Van  Zandt  county,  Tex. 

Silas  Gates,  killed  at  Oak  Hills,  Mo., 
Aug,  10,  1861. 

W.  C.  Day,  lost  a  leg  from  an  injury, 
residence,  Tyler,  Tex. 

D.  V,^  Day,  wounded  at  Oak  Hills,  Mo., 
1861,  died  at  Enterprise,  Miss  ,  1862. 

J.  A.  Dorsey,  died  in  Smith  county, 
Tex. 

Chip  Dorsey,  died  in  Bell  county,  Tex. 
O.  H.  P.  Dean,  wounded  at  Oak  Hills, 
Mo.,  1861,  unknown, 
.lohn  Dean,  unknown. 
W.    W.    Duke,    residence,    Longview. 
Tex. 


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CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


J.  B.  Douslas,  transfered  to  Douglas" 
Battery,  1862,  died  in  Tyler,  Tex. 

Geo.  Davis,  discharged  in  1862,  died 
in  Cherokee  county,  Tex. 

Houston  Dear,  wounded  in  North  Miss., 

1862,  died  in  South  Texas. 

John  Evans,  killed  in  Tennessee,  1864. 

W.  F.  Flewellen,  wounded  at  luka, 
Miss.,  1862,  in  Georgia,  1664,  residence, 
Belton,  Tex. 

T.  D.  Finuean,  unknown. 

O.  E.  Funderburgh,  died  in  Arkansas, 
1861. 

O.  O.  Funderburgh,  died  at  Enter- 
prise, Miss.,  1862. 

Sim  Florence,  wounded  at  Numan,  Ga. , 

1863,  residence.  Grand  Saline,  Tex. 

Rich  Fortson,  wounded  in  front  of 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  1864,  died  in  Smith  county, 
Tex. 

Wm.  Finley,  unknown. 

Asbury  Fortson.  discharged,  1862,  died 
in  Smith  county,  Tex. 

S.  A.  Goodman,  discharged  1861,  died 
in  Smith  county,  Tex. 

Lem  Gray,  discharged  1861,  died  in 
Smith  county,  Tex. 

A.  J.  Gilliam,  discharged  1862,  resi- 
dence, Tyler,  Texas. 

Gabe  Gilley,  discharged  1862,  died  in 
Western  Texas. 

C.  H.  Gilchrist,  killed  at  Rome,  Ga., 
1864. 

J.  M.  C.  Green,  died  in  Arkansas,  1861. 

Lee  Green,  killed  in  front  of  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  1864. 

Rufus  Hitt,  killed  at  luka.  Miss.,  1862. 
Willis  Hitt,  wounded  at  luka,  Miss. ,1862, 
killed  in  Tenn.,  1863. 

.John  A.  Hill,  wounded  in  North  Miss., 
1863,  died  at  Whitehouse,  Tex. 

T.  R.  Hill — recruit — died  in  Comanche, 
Tex. 

R.  W.  Holbrook,  discharged  1861,  un- 
known. 

J.  U.  M.  Hunt,  died  in  Smith  county, 
Tex. 

A.  J.  Harold,  discharged  1862,  died  in 
Washington  county,  Tex. 


E.  R.  Haltom,  discharged  1861,  died  in 
Smith  county,  Tex. 

T.  W.  Jarvis,  detailed  as  blacksmith, 
residence,  Lindale,Tex. 

E.  Jarvis,  wounded  at  luka,  Miss. ,  1862, 
residence,  Hubbard  City,  Tex. 

L.  Jarvis,  wounded  Lovejoy  Station, 
Ga.,  1864,  residence,  Troupe,  Tex. 

G.  A.  Jarvis,  discharged  1862,  died 
in  Smith  county,  Tex. 

Ike  Johnson,  transfered  to  10th  Texas, 
1862,  residence.  Rusk  county,  Tex. 

Robt  Jeffers,  unknown. 

N.  Knight,  residence,  Wolf  City,    Tex. 

John  L.  Kay,  died  in  Smith  county, 
Tex. 

Geo.  R.  Kennedy,  discharged  1861, 
transfered  back  from  Ector's  brigade, 
1864,  residence,  Tyler,  Tex. 

R.  B.  Lignoski,  wounded  in  North 
Miss.,  1862,  at  Benton  Miss.,  1863,  resi- 
dence, Houston,  Tex. 

O.  J.  Larkin,  died  in  Henderson  coun- 
ty, Tex. 

R.  B.  Lewter,  wounded  at  luka.  Miss., 
1862,  residence,  Cook  county,  Tex. 

E.  R.  Latham,  died  at  Lindale,  Tex. 

Robt  Ligon,  died  in  Smith  county,  Tex. 

A.  A.  McDougal,  wounded  at  luka. 
Miss.,  1862,  at  Spring  Place,  Ga.,  1864, 
residence,  Tyler,  Tex. 

H.  F.  McDougal,  died  in  Sn  ith  coun- 
ty, Tex. 

J.  A.  McClure,  wounded  at  New  Hope 
Church,  Ga.,  1864,  died  in  Eastland 
county,  Tex. 

H.  J.  McKay,  wounded  at  Corinth, 
Miss.,  1862,  residence,  Overton,  Tex. 

Joe  Milburn,  residence,  in  Arkansas. 

Joshua  Milburn,  died  in  Walker  coun- 
ty, Tex. 

John  H.  Morgan,  killed  in  Tenn.,  1864. 

Frank  McCorley,  discharged,  1862^ 
died  in  Henderson  county,  Tex, 

Ed  B.  Noble,  died  in  Austin,  Tex. 

D.  M.  Neel,  died  in  Dallas,  Tex. 

Ben  Nash,  unknown. 

W.  B.  Nelson,  wounded  in  front  of  At- 
lanta, 1864,  died  in  Yazoo  City,  Miss. 


CONFEDERATE  SOLDIER  AND  DAUGHTER. 


2l 


Ed  Phelps,  killed  on  Yazoo  river,  1863. 

T-  W.  Parish,  wounded  at  luka,  Miss., 
1862,  died  in  Washington  county,  Tex. 

T.  M.  Pressley,  wounded  on  Big  Black, 
Miss.,  1863,  residence,  Tarrant  county, 
Tex. 

James  Pruett,  died  in  Hunt  county, 
Tex. 

A.  M.  Pricket,  wounded  at  .laekson, 
Miss.,  1863,  died  in  Mississippi. 

Wm.  Perry,  lost  a  leg  at  Rome,  Ga., 
1864,  died  in  Henderson  countj%  Tex. 

K.  M.  Pearson,  wounded  at  Benton, 
Miss.,  1863,  died  in  Smith  county,  Tex. 

Samps  Reece,  killed  in  North  Alabama, 
1863. 

James  Ray,  wounded  at  luka.  Miss., 
1862,  died  in  Wood  county,  Tex. 

Dan  Rowe,  wounded  at  luka.  Miss., 
1862,  at  Oak  Hills,  1861.  died  in  Co- 
manche county,  Tex. 

Wallace  Riggle,  killed  at  Rome,  Ga., 
1864. 

H.  H.  Bothwell,  unknown. 

J.  B.  Stewart,  wounded  at  luka,  Miss., 
1862,  residence,  Luling,  Tex. 

Dan  Shamburger,  wounded  at  luka, 
Miss.,  1862,  died  in  Wood  county,  Tex. 

Wm.  J.  Shamburger,  wounded  in  North 
Mississippi,  1863,  residence,  Hawkins, 
Tex. 

James  L.  Smith,  died  in  Arkansas, 
1861. 

Byron  Sigler,  discharged  1862,  died  in 
Wood  county,  Tex. 

Trby  Stamper,  wounded  at  lukn,  1S(>2, 
killed  at  Corinth  Miss.,  1862. 

E.  F.  Swann,  discharged  1861,  died  in 
Tyler,  Tex. 

Jessie  Terry,  residence,  Lampasses, 
Tex. 

Joe  Thompson,  killed  in  Tenn.,  1864. 

Hugh  Venable,  discharged  1S()2,  resi- 
dence, Henderson  county,  Tex. 

John  Wilcoxson.  residence,  San  Mar- 
cos, Tox. 

G.  B.  H.  Wilson,  killed  in  Tenn..  1864. 

James  Wilson,  residence,  Arp,  Tex. 


James  F.  Warren,  discharged  1862, 
died  in  Quitman,  Tex. 

B.  A.  Wells,  discharged  1861,  died  in 
Hawkins,  Tex. 

E.  B.  Wiggins,  wounded  at  Rome,  Ga., 
1864,  residence,  Tyler,  Tex. 

John  White,  discharged  1861,  un- 
known. 

Robert  Walker,  wounded  at  Oak  Hills, 
Mo,,  1861,  discharged  1861,  died  in  Kauf- 
man county,  Tex. 

Harrison  Walker,  discharged  1862,  res- 
idence in  Mississippi. 

Sam  Wright,  died  in  Smith  county, 
Tex. 

F.  G.  Weeks,  died  in  Smith  county, 
Tex. 

This  company  roll  was  made  up  by  the 
survivors  of  company  K.  It  is  in  the 
main  correct.  I  find  commissioned  of- 
ficers resigned  3;  killed  2;  wounded  1; 
non-commissioned  and  privates  killed, 
18;  discharged,  25;  wounded,  26;  trans- 
fered,  5;  without  wounds,  10;  unac- 
counted for  8;  making  a  total,  rank  and 
file,  108. 

[Continued.) 


The  Literary  Editor  of  the  New  Or- 
leans Picayune,  of  March  29,  1903,  has 
this  to  say  of  our  magazine: 

"The  Confederate  Soldier  AND  Daugh- 
ter, a  monthly  magazine  of  Southern 
sentiment  and  Confederate  history,  and 
devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  Veteran 
Confederate  Associations,  and  published 
at  Tyler,  Tex.,  has,  on  the  title  page  of 
its  March  number,  the  picture  of  Miss 
lOstelle  Daughorty,  of  Houston,  Tex., 
who  was  Sponsor  of  the  First  Texas  Brig- 
ade at  the  Reunion  at  Dallas,  last  year. 
The  magazine    has  a  number  of  articles 


relative  to  the  Texas  U.  C.  V.  Ca 


mps. 


The  6th  Mississippi  and  10th  Georgia 
regiments,  lost  at  Murfreesboro,  respec- 
tively, 76  percent. 


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Cyclone  Clothes  Pins 

A  NEW  AND  USEEUL  PATENT  AND  PERFECT  SUCCESS.  HOLD 
ANY  KIND  OF  GARMENT,  THICK  OR  THIN,  ON  ANY  KIND  OF 
LINE,  IN  ANY  KIND  OF  WEATHER.  THEY  HAVE  THE  GOOD 
POINTS  OF  ALL  THE  CLOTHES  PINS,  AND  ARE  CLAIMED 
BY    THOSE    WHO    USE    THEM    AS    THE     BEST    MADE. 


Sold    by    Agents    OnI> 

Anyone  wanting  paying  employment   shnuld    investigate 

Cyclone  Clothes  Pins  sell  rapidly  and  yield  a  iine  profit,  also  give 
perfect  satisfaction.  The  plan  offered  to  agents  means  money  to  you 
if  you  take  advantage  of  it.  If  you  are  at  all  interested,  write  for 
further  information,  and  we  will  show  you  how  you  can  make  big 
money  canvassing,  or  selling  territorj-,  or  both;  how  to  get  the  goods, 
Cthat  is.  make  them,  cost  of  material,  and  all)i  for  less  than  one  cent 
per  dozen.  They  sell  at  50  cents  a  set  (three  dozen),  Pins  only,  or 
75  cents  for  Line  and  Pins.  Machines  for  making  Cyclone  Clothes 
Pins  will  be  furnished.  The  capacity  of  machines,  200  dozen  per  day. 
Write  for  samples  and  information  concerning  state  and  county  rights. 


R.  L.  HORSLEY, 

Inventor,  Fort  Worth,  Texas. 


J.  P.  STARNES, 

Texas  General  State  Agent,  Lmdale,  Texas- 


H.J.  McBRIDK,  SURGEON  DENTIST, 
Parlor  on  South  Broadway,      -     -     Tyler,  Texas. 


Incomparable 
Service 
To  El  Paso 
And  California 


S.  A.  LINDSEY, 

Attorney-at-Law.     Solicitor  in  Bankruptcy. 

Tyler,  Texas. 


"Griffith   Has   It 
For  Less." 


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^    '"  the  most   Fertile  and     .... 
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$C5?^A  Large  List  of  Ranch  and  Farm  Properties. 
Correspondence  Solicited  ;  :        : 

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»*"  A  few  special  bargains  in  truck  and  fruit  farms  this  month — if  you 
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The  niaiiaKcniciit  will  allow  a  nice  coniniission  for  solio- 
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To  the  Great  U«  C»  V*  Reunion  at  New  Orleans 

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For  further  information  apply  to  nearest  ag;ent,  or  to 

S.  F.  B.  Morse,  M.  L.  Robbins,  T.  J.  Anderson, 

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of  extention  to  June  15,  1903. 

For  full  information  regarding  rates,  schedules,  or   through   car   service  ASK 
ANY  COTTON  BELT  MAN,  or  Address 

.JOHN  F.   LEHANE, 
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For  the  largest  catalogue  of  the  largest 
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The  Confederate  Mining  Company, 

GLOBE,  ARIZONA. 

The  Confederate  Mining  Company  was  organized  at  the  suggestion  of 
Col.  Lee  Crandall,  who  is  our  president,  and  who  procured  for  us  eight  (8) 
mining  claims  of  twenty  (20)  acres  each,  said  by  expert  mining  men  to  be 
the  best  in  the  Territory,  He  is  exceedingly  anxious  for  us  to  take  the 
stock  in  order  that  we  may  get  the  full  bene'fit  of  the  immense  profits  paid 
out  each  year.  We  are  offering  the  treasury  stock  of  ten  thousand  dol- 
lars at  Si. 00  per  shaJe  of  $10.00  par  value  each  to  the  ex- Confederate 
soldier  first,  their  families  and  friends  next,  not  less  than  ten  shares  sold 
to  anyone.  After  this  stock  is  taken  up  none  can  be  bought  for  less  than 
full  par  value.  He  says,  tell  your  friends  in  confidence  to  take  this  stock, 
they  will  never  regret  it,  but  that  it  will  prove  to  be  the  best  investment 
they  ever  made  in  their  lives.  If  you  cannot  take  more  than  10  share" 
take  the  10  shares,  which  will  be  $100,  and  cost  you  $10,  full  paid  and 
non-assessable,  and  may  pay  you  several  hundred  dollars  per  year.  Wila 
the  men  that  we  have  at  the  head  of  our  company,  the  mines  secured  and 
mines  in  operation  around  us,  we  are  bound  to  succeed.  The  facts  £  -e 
Col,  Crandall  has  a  warm  place  in  his  heart  for  the  Confederate  soldier, 
has  been  and  is  now  doing  all  he  can  for  us,  besides  giving  us  these  mines 
he  gives  us  the  benefit  of  his  years  experience  in  successful  mining  and 
assures  us  of  success. 

There  is  no  scheme  or  trick  in  the  company,  but  a  plain,  honest  offer, 
made  in  good  faith,  and  it  is  better  than  a  United  States  pension. 

The  Confederate  Mining  Company,  of  Arizona,  is  situated  in  Reno  Pass, 
pronounced  by  experts  to  be  the  best  in  the  territory  and  that  in  addition 
and  adjacent  thereto  we  have  option  on  large  tracts  of  land  that  we  are  at 
liberty  to  take  up  at  will.  The  president  of  our  company  is  authority  for 
the  statement  that  it  is  his  purpose  to  make  this  company  the  greatest  fi- 
nancial success  of  any  concern  of  the  kind  in  the  Southwest;  that  Arizona 
abounds  in  minerals,  gold,  silver  and  copper  in  paying  quantities  and  will 
when  properly  developed,  be  the  richest  in  the  United  States,  and  that 
such  a  thing  as  failure  is  not  even  thought  of.  He  further  states  that  we 
can  say  in  confidence  to  our  friends  subscribing  for  this  stock  that  we  will 
succeed. 

If  one  thousand  of  our  people  will  take  ten  shares  each  of  this  stock,  the 
par  value  of  which  is  ten  dollars  and  which  we  are  now  offering  at  one 
dollar  per  share  and  our  mines  will  pay  one  fourth  the  amount  paid  by 
other  mines  now  in  operation  in  the  same  Territory  and  we  have  every 
reason  to  believe  they  will;  it  will  mean  an  increased  circulation  of  cash 
money  to  the  amount  of  525,000.00  per  month  in  this  community. 

No  schemes,  no  gold  brick,  no  watered  stock,  no  futures,  but  a  plain, 
honest  mining  proposition  and  is  better  than  a  United  States  pension.  Re- 
member if  you  want  some  of  this  stock  you  must  not  delay.  As  soon  as 
ten  thousand  dollars  are  sold  it  will  be  taken  off  the  market  or  sold  at  par 
until  our  mines  are  opened,  after  this  they  may  go  above  par. 

Major  R.  W.  Crabb, 
Dr.  Z.  T.  Bundy,  Uniontown,  Ky. 

Director  of  Company  and  Solicitor  of  Subscrlptline  for  Texas, 

Milford,  Texas. 


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