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COXPEDEKATE VETERAN.

PUBLISHED MONTHLY IN THE INTEREST OF
CONFEDERATE VETERANS AND KIXDRI-D TC^PICS.

\ OLLME XII.

S. A. CUNNINGHAM, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

Nash\ii.i.e, Tenn.
1904.

INDEX— VOLUME XTl,

/

A Boy's First Battlr 54

Accurate Historical Records 11

Adams. Death of Gen. John 4S

An Old Flajr 3.-.

-Vnderson and Liytle. Gens 44

Arkansas Sharp.shootei's at A'icksburg 44

Arp. Bill. Memorial 6

Eighty .

I'.attle
Uattle
Battle
Dattle
I tattle

Ball's BlulT

Baltimore I..andniark. . .
Barefooted Con federates.

Barker. Col. W. B

Battery in Rossville Gap

Battery Wagner

Battle Above the Clouds

r.attle of Drury's Bluff 123.

of Klkhorn

of Franklin 227,

of .lonesboro

of Murfreesboro

of Missionary Ridge

Battle of Nashville — Bee's Report

Battle of Nashville. Gov. J. H. Porter

Battle of New Hope Church

B.attio of Raymond

Battle of Raymond and Jackson

Battle of White Hall

Behan, Mrs. W. J

Bethel Monument 430.

Bethel Momunent Association

Bit of True Romance

Black Skin but White Soul

Blaine's. George. Grave

Blood Thicker than Water

Books Supplied by the Veter.an

Box's Protest

Breckcnridge. Gen. John C

Brice's Cross Roads, A Private's View

Bryan, Jim

Burch. Mrs. Birdie Brown

Buried Alive

Bursting of "Lady Polk" im, 277,

Byrd's Gallantry at Perryville

31
195
441
281
355
104
221
229

27
341
390

lis

390
269
272
2S5
112

12
17S

S2
475
491
179

68

30

549

SO

470

529

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42,1

13

439

54,'!

C. (7) K 389

California .Spirit of the Confederacy 116

Campaign in Tennessee 338

Campaigning \uuier Forrest 6

Camp C'hase Reminiscences 121

Camp Chase Decorations 264

Capture .and Escape 22S

Capture of ,a Cannon 28

Capture of Garrison ,at New Creek 117

Capture of Two Feder.al Generals 437

Cause of Failure at Spring Hill 395

Chambers, W. R 587

Chance for a Diamond Ring 357

Changing the Words of Dixie 216

71

Checking tlie Rout 350

Chlmborazo Hospit.il 577

Chivalrous Act of a Federal Soldier 4S6

Chri.stian, Hon. Geo. L 185

Civil Side of the Confederacy : 109

Cl.arkson, Momunent lo John .\ 224

Cleburne, Gen. P. R 16

Cleburne's Humor 176

Close Calls 38

Ky.

Coley, W. U

Color Bearer and Guard at Perryville,

Comment on Stars and Bars

Confederate Battle Flag

Confederate Benefaction, A Permanent

Confederate Cannon at Gainesville, Ala

Confederate Families L^nited

Confederate Home of Kentucky 70,

Confederate Home for Texas Women

Confeder.ates in U, ,s. Army

Confederate MonumiMit at Fairfax. Va

Confederate Monument at Fort Smith. Ark

Confederate Momunent at Greensboro, Ala

Confederate Monument at Hampton. Va

Confederate Monument at Gallatin. Tenn

at Neosho. Mo

\t Libert.v. Mo

It Paris. Tex.as

to Kentuckians

.\ssoei,atlon

42
475
217
151
580
472
4 69
4 SO

Confederate
Confederate
Confederate
Confeilerate
Confederate
Confederate
(Confederate
Confederate
Confederate

Monument
Monument
Monument
Momunent
Memorial

150
281
391
IS
476
430
152
491
591
120
383

Memorial Liter.ary A.ssoclation

Ordnance

Rosters

Confederate Regiments in National Guard

Confederate War Incidents

Confederate Mt-morial Association

Confederated Southern Memorial Ass'n....82, 214, 333, 376,

Confederates in Procession

Confederates of Jefferson County. Miss

Cotton Interests in the South

Courtnay Golden Wedding

Courtesy Charaeli-ristie of the Lees

tM'omwell, William Ni-Isou

Crosses of Honor

Crosses of Honor at Louisiana Home

Crosses Returned after l''orty Years

Cruise of the Shenaiuloah

Cunningham. Piuil Davis

Ua rgan, J. T

D,at.e of Battle of Jonesboro

Daughters of American R<'Volution

Davis, Capt. Ben T

DavLs, Jefferson, Birthday a Legal Holiday

D.avis, Jefferson, Honored by Texas

Davis, Jefferson, Momunent

Davis, Jefferson, Portr.ait by Miss Helm

D.avis, Jefferson, Portrait for Capitol of Mississippi

Davis, Jefferson, The Re.al

Death of .Stonewall Jackson 15,

DeWilt. John H

Diimer by New York Camp

Diploma for Veterans

"Dixie" and "Dixie's Land" 39. 66. 434,

Dougli'.s' Battery at Nashvile

396
170
20
184
437
116
4S1
449
173
429
54S
582
473
355
214
377
341
489
382

276
354
390
276
176
477
448
37
268
215
195
532
482
492
267
375
229
435
446
531

Early in the Valley 23

Echoes from the Reunion 328

Ector's Brigade in Battle of Nashville 348

Editorials. .S, 60, 108. 160. 220, 266, 336, 378, 424, 474, 524, 576

Eleven Columns 79

Embarrassing Omissions 377

Eminent Southern Woman 158

Emmett, Daniel Decatur 432

Emmett's Dixie 501

Engineers in Line of Battle 5h2

Error? Corrected 7, 397

Evacuation of Morris Island 71

182011

Qor>federate V/eteraF}

Kvaiis. G«n. Clement AtiBflm ^'<

Evans's SlafT 1*9

Ewell, Miss Mary K '*"

Exporlonce on Picket 29

Failure at Spring Hill 39S

Kalllifnl Slave and I'rlend 122

Fight at IJca.l Angle 532

Fight at Fort Gilmer •'•S7

Fighting Aroiinil Vickshiiri; 120

Fighting Jupiler from Yorktown -''39

Fighting Kllpatrick's Escaiw 5SS

Firing a Caplureil Cannon at Fort Pillow 291

First Steam Toriieilo Boat l*""'

First Tennessee In Mexico l"!"

l-'lrst Victim of the War •"••'^

I-'Irsl While House Association •''

Five Confederates at Pelerslnirg 2S(!

I'laK (if Alabama Regiment "^l

Flanking Hood at Nashville 58.')

Forney's Address to His Men ''">"•

Forrest Covers Hood's Retreat -ISn

Forrest's Escort ■• -'"'

lM>rtv 1 lours In a Dungeon SSTi

Forty-Second Oeorgia Reslmeiil H

Founder of D. A. R 2TG

I'ounder of Monteasle 241

l-'raternal Con\"ention of Veterans 373

From Red River to Black River 449

(Save His I^ife for His Flag ■?!

(leorgia Campaign 76

(Jeorgla Home. A 22S

(ieneral Orders V. C. V 539

(Jordon. Gen. John B 506

Gordon Ei|Uestrian Statu<- 52 S

Gordon's First Speech Nortli IS"

(Jordon Memorial •l-ributes S.S, .",9. S3. 329

Gordon Monnniinl A.ssoeialion 102

Govan'.s Brigade at Pickett's Mill 74, ISC

Oracle's Brigade at Drury's HUiff S92

Granbur.v. (Jen. H. B 1 " ■'

I lale. Maj. H. S 3S

Hall. Col. John Gracey 527

Hardee. iA. Gen. W. J 4SiJ

Hardships of Army in East Tennessee 2IS

Harrisonliurg Memorial Association 491

Harris. Dr. John W 171

Heard, Mi.ss Ethel Tillman 151

Hero of Mobile Bay 11-'

Historicjil Records to be Preserved 374

Holconib, Capt. T. H. Inquired for 43S

1 lome for Needy Confederate Women 487

i looker on Cheatham's Division 523

Hood's .Retreat 436

I louston. Texas 11

I low Errors Become Historical l^'acts 172

How Kilpatrlck I^ost Pistols and Holster 177

1 hmiorons N'iews of War 22(i

Hunt, I.iciil. C. A 443

Inspiration of "My (Jld Keiiiiieky 1 lome" .')47

I ssvies of the \\':i r 5 1 .i

Jackson, Gen. T. J. i Slon(\v;ill; 174

Jackson. De.ith of 492

.lackson .Miinorial Hospital 214

.Jackson's 'Kittle .Sorrel" « 447

Kentucky in the Confederacy 79

I-,c.-, Binllday of Gen. It. E 1.S7

Lee and Jackson Day 1 12, 43S

l,ee and Longstreet at Gettysburg 489

lj(re Memorial Dinner 109

L,eo Monument in Memphis 2B7, 357

l,ee to the Rear 109

Lee, Mrs. J. C 1S6

I>ee. Dr. J. C, Ser\-ice of 497

T>ee. Gen. S. D 53

I.K>e (S. D.) on "Blue and Gray" 502

Lee's (S. D.) Staff Offlcers 427

Lee's (S. D. > Part In Checking Rout 350

Ijetter from Connnander in Chief 337

I..etter from Dan I-Immetl 433

I^-tters of th<> '''.O's 24

Lieutenant GeiuTals Surx'lvlng Si'>

Lightning Hug Fight, That 449

Littlejohn. N. C 2S3

l-ongstreet. G<'n. James 60

I.,oring and Lowry at Franklin 497

Loyalty of "Black Mammy" and "Uncle Jeft" 22.">

Ixiyall.v to Texas \'eterans 15

Lum.sden's Batter.v at Nashville 4S4

I /ytle's Sword 176

.Macgill-Hlll Wedding '.24. S82

Make It a Permanent Feature 57r>

.Management of Spanl.sh-.\merlcJ\n War Criticised SBO

Marking Graves of Confederate Prisoners 22.'i

-McCook's Corps at Chlckamauga 483

.McGla.shan, Gen. P. M 150

McCuUoch, Gen. Ben 67

.Mellen. Albert , 68

Jlcdical Officers Confederate Army and Navy 374

.Memorial Day In Shreveport 430

Memorial Day.s. Regard for 291

Memorial to Rill Arp 60

Memorial to Southern Women 469

Memorial to Women of the Confederacy 335

Memories of th<' '60's 85

Messmates 33

Mississippi Cniiitol 42

Mississippi ^\'omen 182

Missouri Battery in Tennes.see Campaign 3S9

Missouri in the Confederacy 79

Monument to John A. Clarkson 224

Monmnent to Gen. liordon 102

Monument to Faithful Slaves 443

Moore, Mrs. Edwin 103

Morgan's Ohio Raid 472

Morris Island 71

Mosby as a Soldier and Patriot 286

Mosby's Men not Guerrillas 538

Mothers of the Confederacy 133. 186, 527

My Moving Tent — Mrs. Mooney . . . •. 41

Xasliville's Invitation T 266

Nashville Reunion, 1904 262

Nashville and the Reunion, Tril>utes to ;'l

>jashville Battle Line 441

Neglect of Shilob National Park .">37

Negro Question, The 397

New Words for "Dixie" 432

North Carolina and Virgini.-i in tlie War - 217

North Carolina Drum Corps 336

Northern Rebellion and Soutlurn Secession 575

Officers Ate the Dog 226

OftieiMi Report History t:ommittec Grand Camp of Va. . . . 161

Oldest Motbrr of the Confederacy 123

Old Muster Rolls 438

One of Georgia's Youngest Soldiers 4 80

Partin. Capt. J. J 30

Partisan Rangers 595

i'earce. H. D ITS

IVlham Monument l'^3

l^erilous Feat of Scouts 121

Perilous Ride at Chickasaw Hayou 443

Personal Reminiscenci.'S 175

Pettus (Gen.) at Lookout .Mountain 395

Pickens Rifles 219

Picnic with General Pettus 531

Pleasant Episode at Franklin 226

Port Hud.son. Siege of 390

Price, General Sterling 16

Qopfederate l/eterai).

Railroads iind the 'VVoiia's Fair 550

Randolph, Tom 3S1

Rare Books 173

Rash Deed at Dead Angle 394

Recollections and I^etters of R. B. Leo 54.'i. 583

Reconstruction Reminiscencos 427

Recruiting in Ai'kansas, Perils of 495

Red-Letter Days in Dixie 7S

Red River to Black River, From 449

lielative Strength of the Two Armies r)34

llelic of War or Peace? 39:;

Reminiscences from the Trans-Mississippi 173

Reminiscences of the Civil War. Oordon 41

■ Reminiscences of Chickamaciga 71

Renewing Subscriptions 475

Reunion at L>'nn\iUe n9:i

Reunion at Nashville 155, 261. 575

Reunion Assembly at Vaiiderbilt Campus 222

Reunion Dates 109

Reunion Committee 220

Reunion. Kchoes from S2.'<

Reunion Kxercises 323

Reunion Kxpen.ses 5a

lli'uuion of .Mabama Dix'ision 572

Rt'union of I'Morida Division S5. 574

Reunion of Georgia Division 69. 53ti

Reunion of Kentucky Division 9

Reunion of North Carolina Division 37S. 521

Reunion of Second Brigade. Kentucky Division 531, 550

Reunion of Virginia Division 10

Reunion of Virginia Grand Camp. .Vnnnal 479

Ri'union Rates to Jack.son. Tenn 4S0

Reunion Souvenir Button 263

Reunion Success 323

Reunion Suggestions 115

Reunion Spirit in Nashville 221

Reunion Surplus 337

Reunions in Texas 522

Ringgold Gap Reminiscences 526

Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1S3

Routing a Federal Regiment Ill

Scai'borougli, J. A 2.S

Secession of Keniuck.v 2SS

Second Alabama, Company H 490

Second Campaign to Nashville 436

Severance. Mrs. Margaret 379

.Shenandoah. Cruise of the 489

Siege of Port Hudson 390

Siege of Spanish Fort 591

Siege of Vieksburg 77

Signal Corps Confederate Army 224

Shiloh National Park 537

.Shining Marks in Death 423

Slave Monmnent Question 525

Smith. Mrs. Cutler 349

Smith's, Melancthon. Battery 532

South Carolina Booltlet 217

Sontliern Womanhood 15

Southern Woman's Memorial Hall 334, 335, 469

Snowden. R. B 267

.Spanish Fort 354

.Spring Hill and Battle of Franklin 341

Stahlman. K. C 423

State Momniient at N'ieksbnrg 107

Stewart, Gen. A. P 392

Stole a Hog 30

"Stonewall" of the Confederate Navy 230

•■^lockton. Robert H 3S0

Story of an Old l'"lag 353

Success of the Reunion 323

Survivors Company F, 12th Alabama SI

Survivors ConCederato Navy 373

Swearing 336

Swell's Batler.v al Jonesboro 112

Swift Retribution for House Burning 472

Taulman Family 226

Tebault. Miss Corinne 262

Tennessee in the Confederacy

Texan Wlio Held Gen. Lee's Horse.

Texas Hero Day

Texas War Relics

Thanks from IVIrs. Gordon

Thomas, Gen. George H

Thomas's Re.gard for the South

Three Hundred Mile Raid

Tisdal. Marriage of N. R

Toombs. J. H

Townsend. Mrs. Mary Ashley

Tribute to Bill Arp

Tributes to General Gordon

Tribute to the Soutli

Tribute to the Women of the '60':.
Trousdale Home for Confederates. . .

Troy's. Col. D. S., &ash

Truth of History

.131, 159,

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V. Camps 26,

V. Camp, Mar.vland Line

V. Camp. New York City 33,

V. Camp at Fredericksburg

V. Trans-Mississippi Department

C. Chapter at Bainbrldge, (Ja

l!T (.Chapter at Bardslown. K.v

C. (^Iiapler at Gainesville, Fla. i Kirhy-Smilh )

C. Chapter at Hubbard City, Texas

C. Chapter at Mempliis, Temi. t Harvey Mathes) . . . .

C. Chapter at Lynchburg, Va. i Old Douiiniuni

C. Chapter at San Jose, Cal

C. Chapter at Norcross, Ga

C. Convention in Charleston

C. Convention, Florida Division

C. Convention in Sherman, Tex

C. Convention in St. I^ouis 107, 37.S,

C. Convention in Texas

C. Conventiitn 524,

C. of Texas to the President

C. Day at Monteagle

C. Minutes

C. in Montana

. C. Invitation to

C. Convention, Virginia Division

C. of Nashville at the Reunion

C. President's Report

C. President at Rome, Ga., Honored

C. Report Historical Committee

C. Report Historical Comniitteo, Arkansas Division...
C. V

C, V. Convention

C. V. Official Staff

C. V. Order

■1 the Flag

373

33

569

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492

471

442

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Vetei-ans Crossing Over 13,')

\'icksburg Siege 77

v. M. I. Biography 223

Virginia Monimient and Cemeter.v 4.»:5

Waller Correspondence 229

Walthall, Gen. B. C 473

War Time Experiences at Franklin 423

Washington Light Infantry 580

Watkin's Farm 441

Weed, Capt. F. W 182

What "Marching Through Georgia" Means 444

Wheeler in Atlanta Campaign 589

Wheeler on Sherman's Flank in Georgia 582

Willie House Association 5

Why the South Fired the First Shot 2.S4

Wilcox, J. W 40

Wives and Widows of Texas Veterans 231

Woman's Appeal for a Woman 547

182011

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Qor^federatc l/eterar}.

Woman's Bciu-vok-ni Society of Xa«hvil|p 2Sii

Woods. Miss Maud Coleman I " I

Wortliy a Ponslon --^

WrlRlit. Mrs. S. S "1

YounK Soldi<TS of llx' funfiHlpnicy ISI. 4S0. .%Js

POK.MS.

.\ Mls.fOurlan on llie Surnmlor <"•"

.\ Soutliern Roso *1~

At ArlinBton SSI

.\ Truo Romance !"!•

Auld LanK Svno (Paraplirased) ''SI

Dixie 1S<- "*

Dixie — New Version *SI

Dixie's Glory -■»•"

Kvery Year *"'"'

Fight of RiKlil aeainst Miglit -»-

Flag of tlip .'^outliland ••"•N

General (Jordon '>'>■ 1*1

General Wade Hampton 2 1 .".

I Am Dreamine """

I'm a Good Old Rebel -**

Jim of Blloxi ■'^'''•

Johnny R«'b in the Snow I ■'!'

I.<iciist Bloom for Confederate Dead --'-

My Mother 1^'

Passing Away ■' ■•

Our Brother.s in Black -■! 1

Stonewall Jack.son ' 1 ''

Sherman's Raid Thro' Georgia !""•

Shlloh "3S

Sons of Veterans ISfi

Soldiers on a Horse 553

Spirits Immortal 398

The Army of Northern Virginia 242

The Bugles of the Gray 5S7

The Day before .Xppomaltox Sail

The Last Reveille 21»

The Lord's Prayer 293

The Man in Gray 44n

The Red, White, and Red .'..ii

The Reunion SiiO

The Young Hero 13.')

Two Old Johnnies 50.">

The Uni3uccessful SG

Virginia Sn.",

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Burial of Gen. Granbury IT.'i

Banner ot Joseph H. Lewis Camp 40:;

Battle Abbey at St. Louis .'iOJ

Burned District in Baltimore 19".

Church at A.shwood 34"

Carter House at Franklin 340

Color Bearer and Guard 1 6th Tennessee 47.">

Confederate Cemetery at I'ranklin 341

Cannon Captured at Manila 2S2

Confederate Home of Tennessee 32."j

Confederate Officers in Prison 283

Confederate Monument at Paris, Texas 120

Cotton Gin at Franklin 340

Court House at Trenton, Tenn 291

Davis's Prison Cell .S

Decor.ations at Newport News Reunion 1 1

Dixie's Land 434

Donelson Camp Group 14.'>

F.icsimile Pearce's Discharge 178

I'lag ot St. Mary's C.vnnoneers 333

Flag Presented Tenn. Div. U. D. C, by Mrs. Jno. C. Brown.. ."i30

Floral Tributes to Gen. Gordon 133

Forrest's Home at Hernando, Miss 279

Fortress Monroe .'*

Group of Mosby's Men 2S7

Group of Reunion Committee 321

Group on Porch of Soldiers' Home of Tenne.ssee 325

Hamilton Hotel, St. Louis 419

Harrison House

Home of Joseph H. Thompson

Hood's Point of View Where Line Broke

Hood's \"lewpoint at Franklin

Inauguration of Jefferson Davis

Johnson House

Ijingley Hall

Kentucky Conf«rdcrate Home

I^ealand, Home of Judge J. .•!. I/i-n

l..awn of R.iines Place

l.rfiwn of Old Overton Home

Lawn of Overton Lea's Home

McGavock Residence

Memphis Company of Confederates

Mississippi Capitol

.Monument at .\nder.son. S. C

Monument .at I'ort Smitli. Ark

Monument at I'-airfax, Va

MonumiMit .it Greensboro. N. C

Monument at Kentucky Confederate Honu-

.Monument at Liberty. Mo

Monument at Neosho, Mo

Monument of Wa.shington Liglit Infantry

Nashville Wiiarf in the 'fiO's

North Carolina Drum Corps

Private John Allen at Home

Pittslnirg Landing whi-re Buell's Army Crossed

Officers of Florida Division'u. C. V

Officers of Kentucky Division l'. C. V

Raccoon 1-touglis

Residence of Hugh Moore, Brentwood

Residence of Gen. S. D. Let-

Residence of Thomas S. Stevens

Residence of Wesley Greenfleld

Shy's Hill

Reunion Button

State Monument at Vicksburg

Survivors Compan\' F, IJtIi Alabama

The Parthenon, t'entennial Parit

The Rains' House

The Sheppard Picture's

The Trousd.'ile Home

Traveler's Rest, Overton Home

Troop A, Nashville Confederates

U. D. C. Group at Charleston

Van Chise, Home of Gov. Humphreys of Miss

Vanderbilt Campus

View of Franklin ,

\'iews of Richmond

War Skelclies 40,

Wliite I lou.sf of the Confederac.v

Where Cleburne l-'eli

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C 5 34 U 338 598 398 295 49S 193 5 4 5 51 33 30 4 4 95 27 44 27 39 40 36 4U5 451 Qo[>federal:^ l/eterai). Dodson. Col. E. M Douglas, Gen. H. Kyd. . . . Dunn. J. Thos Dysart, Dr. B. G Easlc.v. A. G Edgar, Edward Edwards, Mrs. P. 1'" Elkln.s, Col. Jn.i. 1, Fa rley, F. O Fcltus, L. V Ferguson, M. M FerRU.son,l{i;v. S. G Fields, Capt. Hugh I'"itzgerald, B. S. ." Garrett, Maj. W. R Gayle, P. H. S. & Mary A. Gepliard, S. A Gordon, Jno. B 192, Green, S. P Groner, Gen. V. D Gulce, J. G Hampton. W.adi' Harri.s. Hiv. J. ,1 Harris, J. T Harvey, W. A Ilondiicks. Jas. A Holmes. Nat Hollowell. Tims. R Hudson. Mrs. A. C Huffni.'tn, George Ingrahain, Col. Prentiss. . Jones, Dr. .1. C Jones, Dr. J. t, .tones, Capt. K. R Jones, Col. T. P Jojner, J. T Kennedy, D. N King. H. Clay King, W. C ] King. W. F Lewis. (5en. Jos. H Logan, Dr. H. G l.ongstreet, G<'n. Jas... si;, Lusk. Mary Toild Mallard. Col. J. J Margart. G. M Marniaduko. Col. Vincent. Marstellcr, Dr. A. A.... Martin. Dr. R. W Mason. Capt. Robl. H.... 'Me.\li)jne. Jas. A MeGuistoii. \V. T McDonald. Geo. L McDonald. Capt. Geo. W. . Ml Ghee. T. J JItKissick, Col. D. R. . . . McLendon. A. .1 McNeill. Rev. K B Meade, Da\ id .V Miller, B. R .Miller, Capt. G. B Mitchell, Dr. R. \V Mobley. B. B Moore. Ja.s. Wm Neil. Dr. J. B Adams. Mrs. \V. C Alford, George F Allen. Theo F Alderson. J. C Ander.sou. Joseph R..:;JH. Anderson. Mrs. I*allnn.. Aston. Mrs Atkins. Smith 1) Banks. Col. R. Barron, S, D. . . Beall. T. B Heiin. Mrs, .Ins Bed.-. II, Ml. .1. \v 4U1 125 235 190 190 SOO ISS 4riO 240 .-.97 232 232 451 194 129 125 238 293 401 294 34 236 450 13U 29fi 398 400 236 194 190 54 2 23? 342 12S 598 36 29,S 124 543 451 403 500 192 35 36 403 233 500 239 404 4011 599 39S 453 12.S 1311 4 50 4 53 192 597 4 52 127 59 12S 525 43S 472 4$43S 4 46 443 4 S3 2S1 O'Neal. Daniel 191 O'Neal, G. W 597 Parker, Jas. (J Parr, Capt. D. G Payne, Gen. W. H Peel, Dr. R. H Pendleton. L. B 39S. Perrin. Col. Jno. T Peters. Jno. B Porter. W. P Priest. S. S Proctor. Jno. R Prultt, J. A Randle. E. Troop Reynolds, L. W Richards. S. L Rivenbark. C. W. . . . Rives, Mrs. E. C Robert, Rev. P. G Robertson. Jno. S. . . . Rcdgers. Geo. E Rogers, A. J Russell. Capt. Milton. 238 233 1911 542 193 405 544 544 34 124 34 405 130 39S 12S 543 399 430 59S 596 Sandusky. Dr. G. C 542 Sands. Col. R. M 544 S^coll, Dr. Jno. 295 Scurry Camp Memliers. . . 596 Sefton. Mrs, Thos 546 Sharkey. Wm 599 Sherfessee. Louis 232 Shorl. 1!. F 499 Sloan, v.. K 404 Small. R. H 235 Smith, Chas. H 124 Smith, H. T Squires. J. W Stall. F. A Stanly, Maj. T. B. . . Starr. Capt. Henry . Stone. Wm. J Stout. Mrs. S. H. . . . 599 124 399 356 544 542 499 Symnies. F. M 130 Taliaferro. Felix T. . . . Tate. Wm. B Taylor. Col. Thos Taylor. Col. W Therrel. Dr. J. F Thompson. Gov. H. S. . . Trawick. Mary Alberta. Trice. Stephen B Tuttle. Rev. R. M 191 240 130 599 59S 189 29S 296 "Uncle Claiborne" 453 Walker. Thos. E . . . Watts. Elijah W< issing. Mrs. Mar: Welch, Capt. W. G Whitesides, W. K. . Wiggs, Capt, R. C Williams. Capt. A. Williams. Gen. .las Wilson Wohleben. Herman ^^'ood. Jno. T.aylor 597 596 452 451 500 597 344 451 1!. . . . .\.l;uil. ViMlni.'in. Tt«^nrv ... . 296 )RS. Bell. Mrs. U. 1) . 153 Bell. G. W. R 71 Bell. Capt. Jno. S . 447 Behan, Mrs. W. J . 333 Berkeley, Carter 13 Berkcle>-. Capt. F. B . . . . 175 Berry. J. M . 170 Billings. H. M . 177 Bingham. Capt. Jno. H. 172. Blackmore, .1, W . 152 Hlair. W. 1. 449 l;lair. J. W. 1 . 532 Hlaneliaid. Guv . 397 ISohon. W. K . asu Box, Sam SO Boyd. Hon. J. W 7 Brainard. Mrs. M 178 Brannock. T. Y '595 Broun. Wm. LeRoy 20 Brown. Jos. M 134 Brown. Tully 325 Browne. Dr. M. S 4 47 Buck, S. D 23 Burke. Mrs. S. C 103 Cabell, Gen. W. L 173. 183 Calhoun, W. L 528 Carmack. E. W 154 Carr, Mrs. O. A 481 Carter, T. G 385 Carter, W. P 600 Chambers, W. P 123 Chapman. W. S 390 Christian. George L 101 Clarkson. Jno. H 224 Compton. E. F 123 Coffey. W. H 30 Cooper. Col. D. B 337 Cox, Thos. P 440 Crowe, Jas. R 538 Crump. G. K 52S, 4S0 Cullins. G. T 354. 436 Cimningliam. Capt. F. . . . ISl Daffan. Miss Kate 84. 159 Daniel. Mrs. L. C 396 Dargan, J. T 292 Davidson. Hugh 279 Davis. Eli 591 Davis. W. H 76. 589 Davis. M. A 426 Doak. If. M 287 Dodson. W. C 582 Dowdell. Mrs 195 Doylc, J. H 175 Duke, Mrs. H. M 289 Dunlap. Sam B 289 Eggleston. J. R 113 Erwin, Jos 112 Fall. P. H 11 Finlay. L. W 110 Fitzgerald. Bishop 327 Fontaine. Lamar 327 Forney, Gen. Jno. H 533 Foster, Maj. W. F 274 Frazier, Gov. J. B 324 G., A. G lis Garnctt, Mrs. K. N 84 Garrard, L. T 350 Gass, W. T 38, 6S Gaut, Mrs. Jno. C 422 Gee. L. G 47S Gibson. Thos 482 Gibson. W. W 326 Gielow, Mrs. M. S 347 Gildersleeve. Dr. J. R. . . . 377 tjoodman. Luke 594 Gould. J. McKee 394 Graham. A. A 224 Uamill, Dr. H. M 540 Hamill. H. E 6. 529 Hamilton. W. F 423 Hamlett, Helen 135 Hammond, Rev. W. E. . . . 230 Harbaugh, T. C..219, 305, 587 Hardee. Gen. W. J 17 Harding, R. J 109 Hardy, Mrs. C 181 Harling. Stan C 73 Harris, Dr. Jno. W 170 Hay, C. C 186 Hefner, A. 11 US Hickman. Mrs. Jno. P. .263. 421 llcwitl, Fayette 471 HiU, A. B 527 Hill, Jas. M 18 Hirsh, J. E 2!' Hockersmith, P. B 227 Hockersmith, H. H 443 Holmes. Emory 267 Hord. B. M...67. 225. 385, 469 Howry, Charles B 473 Huffman, W. T 575 Hunt, V. v.. M.D 503 Inman, S. M 54S Iniser, Capt. Jno \V...177, 541 Irwin, Mrs. J. W 537 Ives. W. M 22S Jamison, J. C 548 Jastrcmski. Leon 425 Johnston. Col. J. S 470 Jones. Ed D 595 Jones. Dr. J. Wm 174 Jones. Judge T. G 329 Kcllar, Dr. J. M 397 Kelley. D. C 392 Key. T. J 390 Kiiloiigh. J. M 121 Kemp, Miss G. W 187 King. Dr. W. F 276 Kirby. Jno. L 441 Kniglit. Landon 195 Kooh. L. L. J 225 Langhorne, Jas. K 354 Lawrence. Mrs. L. H 440 Lee, R. E 437 Lee. R. B.. Jr 583 Lee, Gen. S. D. 1S4. 269. 325. 334, 337, 502 Leer, Mrs. C. C 70 Lewis, Maj. E. C 278 Littlejohn, N, B 283 Logan. John 32 Lowrance, W. B 217 Lumpkin. Miss E. C 69 Lyie, Jno. N 112 MacKethan. (•'.. R 133 Martin. Jno. 11 113 Maxwell. J. R 484 May. Dr. T. J 587 Mayes, R. 1! 243 Mc.Vlllster. J. C 473 McCann. Jas. M 242. 359 McClanahan. W. F 491 McCorkle. H 441 McCulloch, Robert 427 McCutclun, Mrs. S. R.... 79 McDonald. M. J 480 McDonald. Capt. S. K. . . . 219 McMurray. Dr. W. J 395 McNab. Laura J 15 Miekle. Gen. W. E 55 Merchant, Mrs. W. C. N.. 63 Miller. E. H 595 Miller. .M. A 279 Minnich. J. W 539 Moore. E. L 15 Moore. Jno. C 110 Morris. Miss Evie 522 MoiTison, Rev. J. H 228 Morton. T. C 70 Murff. Ilc.ii. A. J 430 Nelson. 11. K 12. 32 Noe, Rev. F. R 222 Norman. .1. D 283 Ockenileii. I. .\l. ]' 36. 179 Ogburn. K. S 173 Olds. Mrs. F. A 440 Oliver, W. T 525 Ouslcy, Clarence 231 0\erley, Milford 444 6 Qopfcderate l/eteraij. Owen. Edward 575 Park. Capt. R. E 81. SS Parkor. Jtidei- A. B 353 Pattlson. W. W 443 Pearson. W. SI 25 PcTklns. Rev. J. B IS Pickett. Mrs. U C 531 Pickett. Col. W. D 32S. 277 Pike. Albert 406 Polk. W. A 587 Port>'r. Oav. J. D 272. 341. 4SC. 523 Pi.rti-r. Capt 430 Powell. W. C 592 PiiRli. Mrs. T. B 13G Randolph. Iiinis 244 K.-iltan. Oeorge G 438 Rattan. T. H 449 R.-ddl.sli. P. W 335 Rees, W. H 2S5 Roese, Gen. George 2S6 Rice. C. S. 77 Richards. Capt. W. T 31 RIcliurd.s. Prof. J. F 21S Ridley, B. I.. 504 Riecke. A. W 39 Rltter. Wm. U 195 Robert.son. Helen C 353 Rr.bin.son. E. H 490 Rogers. Jas. R 183 Rose. E. B 182 Rounsaville. Mr.'i. J. A ... . 61 Rowlaml. Miss K. .M..TS, 4.S7 Rucker. Gen. E. AV 439 Russ. I.. H 291 Russell. W. F 13 Rutlodge, A. H 110 Salmon. H. W 182 Scales. D. M 489 Sanford. D. B 575 .Scott. H. H 58S Sea, A. M 9 Sea, Mrs. S. F 288 Seay. W. M 229 ScarhoniuBli. J. A 28 .Schurman. Miss Janet. . . . 284 Shartburne. George I) 121 .Shaw. J. D 477 Skill. -ni. T. M 175 POUT Adams, Gen. .luiin 482 Amiss. IJr. W. H 34 ,\Tulirsi)ii. Miss .\lma R.. 227 Ailir.son. MaJ. O. W 236 .\nder.son (jrandchildn-n . . 574 .Srmstrong, Richard I'". . . . 3.".7 Atkinson, Willie Jean 37.". Barker. Capt. W. B 2.S1 Balch. L. C 49S Ballentine. W. D 561 Bannerman, Jas Keating... 455 Beale, Mrs. J. D :!9 Beall. Col. H. n 400 Behan. Mrs. W. J 82 Bell, Mrs. H. D 215 Bertinatti, Madame E. R. . UU Benning. Gen. 11. I< 114 I3iles, J. C ■175 Birchelt, Dr. T. G HI linhoii, \\'. K. :iSU Bott. Irene P 4SS Bower. Miss Italja .'!5I Bower, M#i. E. C 1 1 H Branch, Gen. L. Oli 2:!.". Branch, Mr.s. L. OB 23 4 Breckenridge, Gen. J. C. 'M>'.t Brennan, T. M 2!i7 Brewer, W. P 299 Brinker, J. T sfl.S Sher\^'Ood. I. R 530 Sloan. W. E 325 I Sniartt. J. P 353 Smith. Capt. J. D 221, 483 SmIUi, E. A 448, 473 Smith. E. W 531 Smith. W. H 532 Smythe, Mr.s. .\. T 570 Sperry. M. W 490 Stanberry. Mrs. L. K. . . . 187 Stansel. W. B 592 Stephens. A. A 390 Stephenson. P. D 580 Stewart. Gen. A. P 273 Slinson. Dr. J. E 360 Sumpter. J. N 30 Taylor. J. N 426 Taylor. M. F 492 Taulman. J. E 220 Tenipleton. J. A 24 Tlsdal. N. R :!35, 475 Thomas, I.,. R 14 Tomb, J. H lOi; Traylor, Jno. H 534 Trigg. S. C 120 Truman. W. L 27 Tunnell. J. T 34S Twiggs. Judgi; H. D. D. . . 104 Tyler. H. A 430 W.. M. B 335 Walker, Mrs. S. IT 391 Warlick. J. C 17S Watkins. Jno. H 337 Westbrook. G. W 220 Wharton. M. B 431 White. Miss M. 1 30 Williams, Mrs. D. II 472 Williams. Jno. S 517 Williams. Mayor 324 Williams. Mr.s. V. M Ci: William.son, C. A 71 Willis. Mrs. R. N 72 Wilcox. J. W 2;i1 Wills, Maj. A. W :T4 Wilson, J. M 4:i.-. Wilson, Uni Ill Wyeth, Jno. A 4iiT Young. B. II :ini Young, Judge J. P 1 Tii Young. T. J n 7 RAITS. Burch. Mrs. Birdie B 498 Burt. N. H 193 Cabell. Gen. W. 1. Carlton. Wilson Carmack, E. W Carr. Mrs. O. A Chadwick, U.v. \V. 1). . . Che.-ithain. .Maj. J. .\ . . . . Chestnut. O. Ij Cliri.stian. Judge G. T/. . . Christian. Mrs. J. D. . . . Ciaypooie. .Miss Addle... Clark. Mildred I-ee Cleburne. Gen. P. R Clower. T. IT Coley. \V. II CoojJer. M. K Cravens. Miss Batson... Cromwell, Wm. Nelson. Cummin.s, Mrs. J. A Cunningham. Beatrice. . . Cunningham. Paul l>. . . Daffan, Miss Kate Daniel. Dr. F. K Dargan. J. T Davis. C. C Davis, JelTerson Davis, Miss Pauline. Dauglilr.v, Miss F. R .190, 2().") 122 153 4117 i; 124 494 183 438 347 303 1 42 301 341 335 74 434 382 494 354 81 448 334 348 Dodson. Col. E. M 402 Doughty. J. J 106 Dowdell. Mrs. A. C 216 Drake. R. W 81 DeWltt. John H 267 Ea&on. J. H 81 Edmonds. Mrs. Plioebe. . . 188 Elklns. Jno. L 450 Emmett. D. D 432 Evans, Gen. C. .\ 55 Ewell. Miss Mary K 547 Fant. Mrs. P. R 217 Farley, F. 240 Fonnell. Miss E. M 442 Field. Al G 501 Field, Hugh 451 Fleld.s. Miss Valeria T 7 Flnlay, Col. 1,. W 110 Foster, Maj. W. F 274 <5alt, Laura Talbot 440 Gaul. Mrs. Jno. C 422 Garrett. .Maj. W. R 129 Garrett. Miss Pearl B 118 C5ee. Miss Eula 478 G<'e. I.,. G 478 Gilder. Miss Bess L, -327 (ii.rdon. Gen. Jno. B.41. 50. 292 Gore, M. L, 33 Groner, Gen. V. D 294 Hale, Maj. H. S 38 Ibirapton, Gen. Wade 209 llaldee. Gen. W. J 486 Harrison. F. M 5G1 Haynes. A. H 336 ll.ard. Miss SlUiel T 151 llindren. MLss M. L. 347 Hitt, W. M 103 Hi.hson. Mrs. S. P 470 Herd, B. M 383 Hudson, Mrs. A. C 194 Jackson's Cook 323 .Tcwett. Dr. M. W 480 Johnson. Gen. A. R 3115 .Johnson. W. T 330 Jones, Dr. J. C 238 Jones. Miss Mar.v A 351 Jones. Hon. Thos. G 333 Kemper. Miss .Sophia .... 70 Kennedy, D. N 298 Kinney. Miss Belle 454 Kinney. Maj. and Wife. . . 353 Latham. G. A 501 Lee. Mrs. .1. C 186 r.ee. Gen. S. D 33, 237 T>emonds, XL 494 hewi.s. Gen. Jos. II 403 Lewis, J. J 336 lavely. Miss Ida 113 I-o.uan, Dr. H. G 500 l.ouKstreet, Gen. Jas SO Lumpkin. Miss E. E 69 Maguire, Mrs. M. P 280 Mallard, Col. J. J 36 .Martin. Dr. R. W 239 .Mason, Capt. R. B 404 Mc.\lpine, Jas. A 401 McCollum, Col. J. L 31 McCulloch, Gen. Ben 67 McCulloch. Capt. Robert.. 429 McConnell. Jno 475 McDonald. Mat J 480 McGavoek. Mrs. John 342 .VlcGlashan. Gen. P. A 150 .McMurray. Dr. W. J 397 .Meiehant. Mrs. \V. C. N.. 64 .Miller. B. B 597 Miller. G. B 453 Mickle. Gen. W. E 373 Moblev, E. B 596 .Mntflt, H. L 475 Moore, Mrs. Edward 103 .Morgan, J. M 33 Mosby. Charles 1 S 1 Mosby. Col. Jno. S 287 Murrell. Mrs. D. G 503 Mjers. Miss C. L 277 Noll. Dr. J. B 599 Officers Florida Division. 561 Park. Capt. RE 81 Parr. Capt. D. 233 Peel. Dr. R. H 190 Phllpot. Miss loin 374 Pickens. Mrs. M. G 4 76 Pickett, Mr.s. L. C 88 Pickett. Col. W. D 27S Porti-r. Mrs. P. G 280 Porter, Gov. J. D 345 Price. Gen. Sterling 1 Quarles. J. S 33 Randolph. Tom 381 Rattan. T. H 449 K.dd. .Ml.ss F. F 331 Iteynolds. L. W 403 Rico, C. S. 77 Riggins. Miss Paltie 484 Robert. Res-. P. G 543 Roberts. Mrs. Edmonda . . 471 Robertson. F. L 561 Robinson. Miss Martha.. 350 Roby. Wm. A 455 Sandusky. Dr. G. C 545 Saiissy. G. N 561 Scott. Dr. Jno. 295 Sefton. Mrs. Thos 546 Short. B. F 498 Severance. .Mrs. Margaret. 379 Simmons. N. R 81 Smartt. Miss Myra 346 Smith. Mr. & Mrs. Cutler. 349 Smitll. Dr. D. A 561 Smith, W. D 336 Snowden. R. B 268 Sponsors U. S. C. V 387 Stanly, Maj. T. E 356 Stewart. Gen. A. P 392 Stockton. R. H 380 Stone. Wm. J 542 Street, Miss Nannie P.... 347 Sullivan, Pauline 489 Tale. W. B 191 Tebault, Miss Corlnne.... 262 Thcma.s, Ml.ss Elizabeth.. 264 Thomas, Gen. G. H 275 Thomas, Maj. Jno. \V. . . . 266 Thomas, Col. L. P 14 Tindall, Miss Leona 400 Ti.>-dal. Com. and Wife... 423 Townsend. Mrs. M. .\ . . . . 477 Trawick. Mary .\ 1S9 Trice, Stephen E 298 Twiggs. Judge II. |i r> . 104 Vardeman, Gov. Jas. K.. 540 Walker, Gen. C. 1 335 Walthall. Gen. E. C 465 Walton, J. B 561 Ware, G. P 81 Warren, Rev. J. H 241 Washburn, L 33 Weed, Capt. T. W 182 Wharton. Rev. M. B 465 White, W. H 473 Wilcox, J. W 40 Williams, .Mrs. J. J 593 WilliaTiis. Jno. Sharp.... 313 \\'ilsoii. Ro.sa Lowry 600 Wilson, Miss Stella 70 Woods, Miss Maud C 101 Woods, Capt. S. 13 Wright, Mrs. S. S 72 Yeates, Frances 72, 285 Yeatman, Henr.v 296 Yoimg, Eliza Bennett... 29u The Death of Gen. J. B. Gordon, Jan'y 9, Is Occasion for National Sorrow. Vol. 13 NASHVII,I.B, TENN., JANUARY, 1904 No. i Qopfederate l/eterap GEN. STERLING PRICE. GEN. PATRICK R. CLEBURNE. (Si-o p^iiTi- 17.) |The picture of Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne on this page is from an old photograph enlarged and for sale by Col. H. G. Evans, of Columbia, Tcnn., for the tenclit of a fund with which to erect a shaft to Cleburne's memory, in the old churchyard at Ash' wood, in the Polk settlement, where he was lirst buried. It was there lliat Cleburne expressed a wish to be buried sliould he not survive the battle that was ininiincni. and which was fought at Franklin. In accordance wiili that wish, his body rested there for several years. It was llicn taken back to liis home at Helena, Ark,, and a monument erected; but it is fitting that the first scpulcher of his body should be marked by a shaft in his honor.] EJ^G^AVIJSfG 'By yill Processes COPPER PLATE Reception and Wedding Cards, Society Invitations, Calling Cards, and Announcements. ST EEL DIE EMBOSSED Monograms and Business Stationery in the latezt styles. H.\LF.TOS'E and ZINC PLATES for iU lustratioe purposes — the oery best made. 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Ouvat.I's Never- Fa,il, ei. positive cure for Dropsy. Duvekl's lr\fa.llible Pile Cure. DuvBlI's Herb Cure for Hemorrh&.f!e. The Veteran commends the reliability of Miss Sncad ' friost cordially. She has been valiant as a voung womm '— - in Confederate maUcii. F. M. DUVAL, 919 Curley St., Baltimore. Md. "Son^s of the Confederacy and Plantation Melodies.** Cnntainin^^ ly Soutliern songs, word;, and music Price, 50 cents. Ilest coUectinn for use in schools, Camps, and Chapters. Circulars and information free. Agents wanted. Big commission. Address Mrs. Albert Mitchell, Paris. Ky, u\m um\ iosgitai, RICHMOND. VA. We Cure Cancers, Tumors, and Chronic Sores without the use of the knife. 1 ■n'b Hearlj i alT«f^''„o»cTi'<,5* f 't bun trail Nearly Z scort years we han raiDiDg men ancl women ._ „ _._ _ _.;iDfss. Onlj BasiDPSS Col- ^_ .'''^'^1 If^pfl m ^ft'. *Dd second ID Soolh fe= -"" - .. _T*i; - ^ iftown ilsboildiDg. NovRcalion. rj|tiii'^,;r;snMi v^"™*' Catalogue free. 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General Agent, MEMTHIS, TEJVJV. ^ A BOOK OF ABSORBING INTEREST FOR CONFEDERATE VETERANS. 2 I Life and Letters of i I Robert Lewis Dabney,D.D..LL.D. | ^ Jty THOMAS CAUl' JOHXSOX, Ji.lt. ^ •^ Dr. Dabney was a conspicuous chanictcr iti Soullipni aff lirs for more tlian fifty jear.s, :iiui T^ ^*- enjoyed a naiional rt'pulalinn as a IVacher, Thpolojji:in, Preacher, and Patriot. ' — .« JJ^ Confrdfrate Veterans and all stuileuts of Soutli»*rii ideals will tintl in this vrluine a rich 7^ m^^ store of infortnalion coDcerninji the nn/r-M/iitn social, political, and in(hislrial cotulitions of ---o •^ the South, at (I Dr. Dabney's letters written durinff ihe slorniy clays of Vo to 'o; ;ire in ihem "^^ ^" selves a resume of that p- riod and a stronjj \ indicalio i of thr* principles for wnich tlie Si uih — ^ ^ fought Of special interest toxoid snUiiers are his letters tiurin;; the tinu* he si-rvfil as an arnn '"^ m^^ chaplain and as chief of-staff uoder Stonewall Jacks n during the wondtrful cainpaijf" in ilu- — « ^' V'allev of \'iry'nia. ""^ m^ The hook is a notable contribution lo the historical literature of the South, and a cop\ -^ ^," should be in the home of every true Soullurner. ~^ f^ 600 Pa?08. Cloth Binding. 2.50 Net (add 26c for postag-e). :::; ^1 Srf/if oil ortfi-rx to "^ ^ rnEsi{yri:nr.i\ committee of i'iiiLi(\irio\, ^ »^ riibliKlMiM an. I H.i..Us.ll.TK, ISICHMOM). V.\. ^ rrom One of the Most Successful Planters in North Carolina. Smi niMi,i-li, N. C\. heliniarv |S. lyrjj, 'J'lf lliwic I'irr/tlhtr Cl/finiriil Works, lioltimoj,-, MJ. Gknti.kmi-n: This is to certify that I liave useil C'erealite for a ninnber of years and have sold it for the i>;isl three v*ars, and I myself tintl it lo lie etpial to, if not better in many respects than. Nitrate Soda. Aly oesl cus'omer» are anxious to use it attain this year. On my own crops I used it on wln-at. oals, and cotton, and for every tlnllar I invested in C'erealite 1 am sure it paid uie J.^(^. I prefer Cerealite as a top dressin*/ i<t Vitrute Soda, even if the jjoods were the Same price. Splendid ^or oals and p^rain. Yonrirtriily, J. \\*. Stephenson. Reliable ajjent wanted in every conntv. THE TtWS ROAD.' Lc^k jt the Figures!" The World's l*'air at St. I.ouis in ig(H ^vlll (■..%,r twelve humlred acres of l.tnd. navinjj three himdred acres of exhibit si>ace. and v\ ill fofcl over fortv millions i.f dtdlurfr. St. I.«mis is reacheil direrllv fnun Texas h> the ! \ <;. N'.— Iron Mminlain Lines. Miles, Minutes, Money Saicd bilwten Ttias ind SI louis lii Iht I & C K . Th3 "True St. Louis World's Fair Line." I'M MlilfS ^lii.rlf>I, : li.iurv ;; iiiiimUS .plukrsl. HOUSTON TO ST. LOUIS. I-N, lllili> !.li..rl. -1. ■> li.i.u- ;; .nrmli - .|ni. k. M. GALVESTON TO ST. LOUIS. J... mil. - ^'m..i. vi, , i...,,tv - MMi ul. s nuifk.'^l, SAN ANTONIO TO ST. LOUIS. raMnil.'& shoK. ^l. ; li..iir^ i: ti.iiMiirs quickfsl, AUSTIN TO ST. LOUIS. Ki|u:illv :is <|iiick 111 .ill K;.sl.Tii Cili.'S lliroui;h St. I.iiuis. Figures do MOTMisiiEPResENT. St. Lttms io HousinH. 1 /tours S4 tniHtitfxquickffl, St. Louis to Gaiveslon. 4 hours 2S miuuifs quirkfst. St. Louis to San Autonto. 6 hours <fj miuutfs t/uirk^-st. St. Louis to Austin. Excellent Dining Car Service All the Way»AII the Time.... lll( ■^ri ilesl ixposilion of the ;ige will open n St I.ouis in Mav. itxk(, to I o?nn»cm- orale he. enleiinial of the \: eal 1 ^oulsiana Terrilorv Purchase by th e (.'nil •d Stales from • rai ce. St. I oins IS re iched dtrecth | from i'exas bv the : . tV G. N - Ir. n Mouii "THE TEWS ROAD." litlcrnjlictul & Grcjl Scrfbcni RjHrcjJ. L. TRice. 2(1 rice rresithiit nwl (.1 mdhI Munaticy. • D. J. PRICE, nritniil /'ir.w. iir/'j- irii.l Tirl.d .Went. Care ot the Expectant Mother By W. Lewis Howe. M.D. This book ttnv^A tri<tibling the miniljr physician re. CHPliiig ereiy liiile prnhletn wlncli may come uj'. piiliy iiinirove.l i'y piiysiciRn*. It will nijHwer nil nr- .iiiiHry ijin...tii>ii-. ni to' <iii*t, livgii-iio, nii<l exeicine ol i 111- iiiutiii'i nod ^ubufqileiu ciiie oi (lie cliild. A book I'very moilicr ..hoiild Imvo. Biiuuil III Re.i Cbilh. I'iic, ;. Ills, Pi.«li>«i.l. F A. DAVIS CO.. 1905 Cherry Street PhlladelphlK. FOfl OVER SIXTY VEARS An Old andWell-Tried Remedy. MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYHUP Im- lii.-ii il...-^! I Mi.-I\T\ \ K.\ K.-. 1,1 .Mil, I, Ions ol MdimOIi^ I „-,r (Hll.hHK.V WHIIJ-; Tl.ETHINii, WITH I'KHlKi T MIl-lKSS. It SI II ITil ES tin- CHILD, Mil'TKNS 11... lilMS, .M,I,,\YKnll I'AIN; ( TUE-S WINU COI.U:. iin.l .» ilu. l.i'^.l roii..'cly f.i l.|.MiItIli;.\. Sold by Iiriiyf^isls It. .v., IV piirt ol lliu w.iil.l. (it. mire toaflk f..r MRS. WINStOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, AND I'AKK NO (iTIIEIi KIND. TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A BOTTLE. '^.mijm^mmmmmm Qopfederate l/eterap. PUBLISHED MONTHLY IS THE INTEREST OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS AXD KINDRED TOPICS. Entered at the post office at Nash\ ille, Tenn., as second-class matter. * Contributors are requested *o use one side of the paper, and to abbreviate ssmtich as practicable; these suf^g^estions are important. Where clippinjjs are sent copy should be kept, as the Veteran cannot aodertake to return them. Advertising rates furnished on application. The date to a subscription is always given to the month btjore W ends. For iiutance, if the Veteran be ordered to begin with January, the date on mail Bat will be December, and the subscriber is entitled to that liuml cr. The "civil war" was too long ago to be cai?;:d the "late" war, and when correspondents use that term " War between the States " will be substituted. OFFICIALLT REPRESENTS: UmTED Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Veterans, and Other Organizatiow*. The Veteran is approved and Indorsed officially by a larger and elevated patronage, doubtless, than any other publication in exiateoca. Though men deserve, they may not win success. The brave will honor the brave, vanquished none the lei Prick, 1.(KI pkr Ykar. * .SiNdi.K Copy. K' Cents. \ -v.. I. XII. NASHVILLE. TKNN.. JANUARY. 1004. j^T^j J 1 S. A. CUNNINGHAM. ■ ' Proprietor. THE FIRST WHITE HOUSE ASSOClATK^X OF THE LOXFEDEK AC V, M( )\T(;()MER V, AEA. Organized July 4, igoo. Chartered February j, igoi. Motto: " Loving duty to the past, present, and future." Flower, White N'iolct. I Ik- object of tliis Association is to preserve as a Confeder- ate nmseuni and library tlie historic old home occupied by Mr. Davis and family in 1861 while in Montgomery, Ala., known to history as th.e first While llo\ise of the Confederacy; also as a repository for the valuable and numerous relics given the .\ssociation by Mrs. JelTerson Davis. (Iflioers: Queen Regent. Mrs. Jefferson Davis; Regent, Mrs. J D. Bealc; Vice Regents, Mrs. Virginia Clay Clopton and Mrs. Belle .Mien Ross; Recording Secretary, Mrs. .\lfrcd Bethca ; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. John W. .\. Sanford; Treasurer, Mrs. C. .'\. Lanier; Historian, Mrs. John G. Finley. Directors: Mrs. \'incc Elmore, Chairman; Mrs. Chappell Cory, Mrs. John Eberhardt, Mrs. B. II. Craig. Mrs. C. A. Lanier, Mrs. E. T. Lcdyard, Mrs. C. J. Campliell. Mrs. Jessie Lamar, Mrs. R. P. Grigg, Mrs. J. W. \. Sanford. Trustees: Mrs. Alfred Bethca, Chairman: Mrs. W, L. Durr, Mrs. William L. Chambers. Mrs. J. D. Beale, Mrs. John G. Finley. Mrs. Edward Trimble. Mrs. .Mbert Elmore. Committee for Collecting Relics: Mrs. J. D. Beale. Chair- man; Mesdames .Mfrcd Bethca. Chappell Cory, C. \. Lanier, E. M. Trimble. Committee on Books for Library: Mrs. Edwin Gardner Weed, Chairman; Mesdames W. L. Durr. Clifford Lanier, Mary Elmore Persons, Chappell Cory, Belle Allen Ross, Thomas Mc.Vdory Owen, Thomas H. Reynolds, W. L. Cham- bers, M. P. Watt, Mortimer Tuttle, B. ]. Baldwin, George C. Ball, Cornelia Branch Stone. Qoi)federat8 l/eteraQ. Wood Committee: Mrs. C. J. Campbell, Chairman; Mcsdames Ella H. Brock. J. Warren Jones. Bessie M. Judson, George Stowers, George Raoul, Edward Hastings. John Sav- age, J. A. Reeves, M. A. Jackson, C. B. Ferrcll, Sylas Tyson, L. G. Peacher, John W. Sanford. Jr.. Ed Naftel, Jessie Lamar, George Folmar, George Simpson, Misses Mary Burke and Katherine Holt. The Connnittce for Raising Funds has Mrs. A. M. Allen as Chairman, while the membership li-it comprises names of men, wonu-n. and children not only of Montgomery and Alabama but of the entire South. '•BLOOD THICKBK THAN WATER." i;y s. b. barri'.v, third texas cavalry, rusk, TEX. Rev. William D. Chadick was lieutenant colonel of the Fiftieth Alabama infantry Regiment, C. S. A., and resided in Huntsville, Ala. During the winter of 1864-65 he was al homo one day when, suddenly and very unexpectedly to him. Gen. McCook marched into the town at the head of a division of Federal cavalry, and was soon informed that Col. Chadick was in town, and the General felt very sure of capturing him. But Col. Chadick, unoliserved by any of the Federals, crossed the street from his home and secreted himself where he could not be found or pointed out by any one who would have betrayed him. Gen. McCook thought so much of the expected prize that it was deemed not undignified for a general of the United States army to go in person in search of him. So he went to his residence and interviewed Mrs. Chadick. Introducing him- self as Gen. McCook, he said: '"Madam, wliere is your hus- band?" Mrs. Chadicu answered : "He is nni here, sir." Col. Chad- ick's horse and rigging were there plainly to bv seen, but the Genera! was baffled in his efforts to find the object of hi^ search, as his furtlu r questioning elicited lio reliable information from the faithful wife. Something in the ap- pearance of Mrs. Chad ick seemed to impre>^ Gen. McCook, and after some hesitation he sai'i to her: "Madam, wi'' you please tell me where you were reared?" She answered: "In Steuben- ville, Ohio." ■•Why," said the General, "Steubenville is my home. Will you please tell me your maiden name?" "My maiden name," said Mrs. Chadick, "was Cook." "Were you Miss Jane Cook?" inquired the General. She answered: "I was." "Well," said he, "do you remember one Sunday morning, a long time ago, when you were on your way to Sunday school, that up near the Episcopal Church some bad little boys were culling up, and ,i policeman was in the act of carrying them to the lockup, and you interceded for them, telling the policeman that yi)u would stand good for their behavior if he would release them. and he did so?" She answered: "I remember it," "Well," said he, "I was one of those boys; and now, niailani. there is nothing T can do for you that I am not more than willing to do. I shall place guards at your gates, and not a man of my com- REV. W.M. D. CHADICK, D.I). mand shall enter your premises or disturb vcmi in any manner while I remain in this city; and if there is anything else I can do for your comfort or convenience, call on me and it will be done." The guards were posted at her gates, and not a soldier en- tered her home during Gen. McCook's occupation of Hunts- ville. Col. Chadick made good his escape that night, and sur- vived the war. His widow, formerly Miss Jane Cook, a very Urighl, well-|)reserved old lady, now lives in St. Louis, where she has made her home for a good many years with her son- in-law. Col. S. W. Fordyce, former President of the Cotton Belt Railroad. A fit comment upon Col. Fordyce (whose house has been the good home of Mrs. Chadick for years) as a man and as- a patriot is to quote his remarks when asked about his vol- untary contribution to a Confederate monument in Little Rock: "I was in the Federal army during the war, and have been in the Confederate since." Such men have been the real peacemakers in our sectional troubles. Had President Lincoln survived the war, conserva- tive patriots would have cibliterated sectional lines, and such noble characters as R. E Lee would have been embronzed \n the public parks of the Xatioiial Capitol, as well as in the finest halls of fame. CAMPAIGNING UNDER FORREST. BV HENRY EWELI. HORU. TENNESSEE COXFEDER.XTE HO.ME. In the last number of the Veteran Col. J. R. Binford. of Duck Hill, Miss., makes me out more kinds of liar than Gen. Eagan does Gen. Mi'es in their famous Embalmed Beef row. I wrote my article, printed in the Deccmlier number of the Veteran, from memory. It may contain a few errors as to names, but the main facts are just as I have stated them. I could get witnesses if I cared to go into a long, useless con- Irover.sy, but I don't want any of that, and I guess our good friend the Veteran does not either. I have received several letters from old comrades since the article was printed who took part in the Canton dri.l complimenting me on my "splen- did memory and accurate account." I don't claim to be an encyclopedia of the war, but of events that my regiment t )ok part iu 1 know something. I have been too busy hustling to make an lioncst living. Ilandicappcil as I am, it has been a hard fight (I was knocked down by the concussion of a shell at Ilarrishurg, Miss., and rendered almost deaf) to give much thought or time to those stirring old war times. We of the Tliird Kentucky always gave the Fifteenth Mississippi credit for being one of the best regiments in the service. The men proved it on many a hard-fought field, but there were 'others." But don't throw mud at Kcnluckians. Of the eight hundred men who participated in the Canton drill, less than one hundred ever saw their "old Kentucky homes'' again. As long as we were in I.oring's Division we carried our "Canton flag." and it was m all the fights of the division. We were mounted and joined Gen. I'orrest in North Mississippi. Forrest had a very small coniin.ind al thai lime. Nolwdy thought then that he had smsc enough to manag? a separate command. He had raised Bell's Brigade; but the men were poorly equipped, and many of them had never been in a fight. His batteries were light guns of poor quality. We captured the guns and horses that afterwards made Morton and Rice famous. In every raid that Forrest went on in Kentucky or Middle Tennessee our old Canton flag appeared. Gen. Forrest always favored the Tomiesseeans ; but when he wanted Bell to get down to his level best, he would say, "Watch those d — m Ken- Qopfederate Ueterap. tuckians and stay with them." At tlie fight at Brice's X Roads, when we had our last man in the fight, and the Yanks were still rushing men that had not fired a shot, Morton was "crowd- ing them with artillery." Gen. Buford got uneasy about our battery, and oallcd Gen. Forrcst'<; attention to the danger. For- rest looked around and saw our Canton flag flying close to the guns. I'htn turning to Gen. Buford, he said: "There are not Yankees here or to come that can capture that battery." At Harrisburg we jilantcd our flag on Gen. Smith's breastworks, while twenty "thousand infantrymen and eighteen guns were firing on our one brigade ; but it took sixty-two and a half per cent of the regiment to do it. It was among the first to cross the Tennessee River in front of Hood, and from there to Nashville it was in the front all the way. On the retreat, Wil- son tried, day after day, to ride over it. but never could. We found Gen. Forrest a major general, with a small, badly equipped command. In three months we were the 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 tliink 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." Error i.\ llnx. J.\mi;s W. Bcjvn's Speech. — I observe in the eloquent address of Hon. James W. Boyd, as published in the December Vetkran, that in referring to Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, he says: "Garnett, just out of the sick ambulance, with his heavy coat buttoned up," etc. This is a mistake, first published by Gen. E. P. Alexander, who commanded all the Confederate artillery stationed that day on Cemetery Ridge. He says Gen. Garnett had on, or was bullo;ied up in, an old army blue overcoat. The facts are that a few days before the battle, wliilc near Chambcrsburg, Gen. Garnett rode for- ward to tlic head of the division to see Gen. Pickett on some business, and just as he rode among the staff officers a fiery steed, ridden by Maj. Rolicrt Bright (who now lives at Wil- liamsburg, Va., and can verify this statement), slashed out and kicked Gen. Garnett on tlie ankle. The wound was a painful one, and he took to an ambulance, in which he reached the field of Gettysburg and was permitted by Gen. Pickett to go into the charge on horseback, as he could not walk without great pain and difliculty. He was not the least sick, and the fid blue coat or overcoat, which he always wore in cold or lainy weather, was not worn that third day of July, 186,3, when the weather was hot enough to scorch a feather. In passing through Richmond, Va., about the middle of June, Gen. Garnett had purchased a fine, new gray uniform, which he had on when killed in the charge at Gettysburg. I heard a gentlemnn of high character describe Stonewall Jackson's appearance on the battlefield of Bull Run "mounted on Old Sorrel." while it is well known that he did not have Old Sorrel until more than a year after that battle. — //. 7". Oucii, Kifi'iiiiond, I'a. CONFEDERATED SOUTHERN MEMORIAL ASSO- CIATION. New Orleans, La., December 9, 1903. Eiliior Veteran: All memorial associations of the South, forming part of the Confederated Southern Memorial Asso- ciation, arc hereby notified that the Confederated Southern Memorial Association will hold its fifth annual convention in the city of Nashville, Tenn., at the same time as the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. The opening feature of this convention will be the JefTerson Davis Memorial Service. Further particulars as to the church at which this service will be held, as well as the loca-" tion of Convention Hall, will be given later. The women of 1861-65. the women of the Confederacy, arc highly commended for their loyalty and devotion to memorial work, instituted by them in sorrow and gloom immediately after the surrender at Appumatto.x. This labor of love has been faithfully performed through trials and difliculties. until ^now every city, town, and hamlet throughout the South can proudly boast of a monument erected by its Ladies' Memorial Association to the Confederate dead. An invitation is hereby extended to all Memorial Associa- tions not yet affiliated to do so at once and thus unite, in one grand sisterhood, the woiucn of 1861-65, that their identity mav be preserved and a record of their glorious work be hand- ed down to posterity. Application blanks for membership may be had by applying to the Corresponding Secretary, 3303 Coliseum Street, New Orleans, La. Mrs. G. a. Williams, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. W. J. Behan, President, White Castle, La. MISS VALERIA fl N \ 1 Ml 1 IK; U.^, Judge A. J. Lawson, of Union City, writes at the request of I.eonidas Polk Chapter, U. D. C, sending a picture of Miss Valeria Fields, daughter of Col. Hume R. Fields, who waa colonel of the First Tennessee Infantry, C. S. A. Miss Valeri.i Fields was the representative of this Chapter to the convention of Daughters of the Confederacy at Charleston, S. C. She is an active worker for her Chapter. The Kentucky Division, United Daughters of the Confed- eracy, will hold its convention for 1904 at Paducah, Ky. 6 Qopfedera'c^ l/eterai). Confederate Weteraij. S. A. CrNNINT.HAM, Editor and Proprlelor. Offict: Mclhojist I'uMlsliinj; }lcuse Building, Naslivillc, Tenn. This publication is tlie pcrtonal prt^pertv "f S. A. Cunningham. AU per- sons who approve its principles and re:ili/.e' its benefits as an organ for Asso ■ Ciations throughout the South are requested to commend its patronage and to Cooperate in extending its circulation. 1-et each one be constantly diligent. The Fcliruary \'f.tek.\n will conlain important and interest- ing papers from proceedings in the Charleston Convention. The "Bill Arp" Memorial I'lnid was remitled to Mrs. Chas. H. Smith on Dccemher 24 with the names of the donors. Subscriptions have been received since then, and others arc solicited. One friend sending since Christinas mailed four dollars, half to X'eteran account and the other to this memo- rial, "if not too late." It will be sent to that fund. The Veter.\n will not surrender this project until further time to consider its extraordinary merit is had, anxious that the result will be a pride to every Southern patriot who laughed and sorrowed over the heroism and philosophy of expression of Maj. Chas. H. Smith during the great war and through all the intervening years since. While Kentucky and Missouri are making plain that they will not submit gf.ielly to discrimination against their States in the Jefferson Davis Monument, Maryland is as determined, as she expressed herself through delegates in the Charleston Convention, U. D. C. At the recent convention of Daughter.^ in Maryland it was determined to protest against the plan. Several important i>apers on the subject are in hand. FLORIDA KEIXDORSES THE VETERAN. Of the resolutions passed by the Florida Division, U. C. V., at the reunion in St. Augustine, December 7, 1903, the third, introduced by Gen.' George Reese, of De Soto Camp, Pcnsa- cola, was adopted : "As we believe the Co.nfeuebate Veteran is the best chan- nel through which l6 disseminate the facts as known by the particiiiaiits in the War between the States, we therefore urge upon the Veterans, Sons of Veterans, and Daughters of Vet- erans the inip(jrtaiH-c of subscribing to this, our official organ, and we urge upon the .\diutants of the Camps to report niontli- ly the death of veterans in this journal." Gen. E. M. Law, Honorary Commander for life of the Florida Division, wrote on December 16 to Mrs. Nettie Smith, an efficient and faithful agent of the Veteran : "It gives me great pleasure to inform you that, at its late reunion at St. Augustine, the Florida Division, United Con- federate Veterans, unanimously and enthusiastically indorsed the CoNFEUEKATE Veteka.n, and recommended that all Veterans, Sons of Veterans, and Daughters of the Confederacy subscribe for it and do all in their power to increase its circulation. The Veteran is essentially the mouthpiece, the exponent of the Confederate soldier, and he and his descendants should spare no effort to strengthen and encourage it in accom- plishing the great, patriotic work in which it is engaged." BROADER WORK FOR THE VETERAN. The Nashville American, whose editor. Col. Tatum, served in the Spanisb-.Vmerican war, says: "The Confederate Veteran is the bt-st publication of its kind extant. There is not another Confederate publication which equals it, and it is superior to any of the many pub- lications representing the I'nion soldier. This is a fact of which Mr S. A. Cunningham should be justly proud. I here are two or three journals published in the interest of the Spanish-American war soldiers, but they arc of little or no value. If the Confederate Veteran would devote a corner to these 'yoiing vtterans,' it would soon grow into an inter- esting department. They did not see as much hard service or reap as much .glory as their fathers, but they showed the spirit of their fathers, and would doubtless have shown themselves worthy sons, under severe test, if opportunity had been of- fered. The same territory that furnished the Confederacy with its soldiers furnished alxjut 50,000 soldiers in the brief war with Spain, and about 30,000 of these were the sons of Con- federate veterans. Arc they not entitled to as much recog- nition in the Confederate \ eteran as the organization known as the Sons of Confcde ate Veterans, whose members wear the uniform of an organization, but not a soldier's uniform?" WHERE JEFFERSON DAVIS II AS /.V PRISON. It has long been desired to print a picture of the casemate at Fortress Monroe where our beloved Jefferson Davis, the Confederate States President, was so long incarcerated, but i^^^^P^^^^^M^^^^^^H^^Ii^^ ^jj&i 1 1 ^jm nut until recently «a- a photograph secured. It was found in a relic store near the fort. It was old and dingy, and the vender seemed to regard it with but little concern. Julia Smith, Who Cuokeo for Him. — Inquiry was made of a colored cook who happened to be crossing the campus for the name of some one who knew Mr. Davis while in prison, aiul be gave the address of "Julia J. Smith, who cooked for him," and she wrote from Pluebus, Va., November 17, 1903; "I received your communication, through Mr. B. Whiting, requesting me to give you some incident of what occurred while I cooked for the Hon. President Jefferson Davis. Mr. Davis was in prison nine months before I commenced cooking for him ; then I was his cook until he went away. The first thing he desired me to cook was to devil some crabs for him, which I did. Dr. Cooper was his physician and Rev. Minnir- grade, of Richmond, Va., was his minister. I was very sorry when he left. I never lived with better people in all my life. He and his wife were very grateful for everything I did for them. Could I sec you, I would relate to you many incidents that happened while I was there, which are very interesting. 1 loved Mr. Davis. May God bless his offspring, and long may (liev live !" (Confederate l/eteraij. REUNION OF KENTUCKY DIVISION, U. C. V. EXTRACTS FROM AN ACCOUNT BY CAPT. ANDREW M. SEA. How delightful it is to lay aside the harassing and distract- ing cares of everyday life and through one glad day enjoy the communion and fellowship of those who, next to your own immediate family, you love better than all others in this world ! Such was the nianifest sentiment of the Kentucky Confed- erates, who met in Louisville October 2g, 1903, to attend the annual reunion of the Kentucky Division, U. C. V., at the Confederate Home, Pcwee Valley. A large percentage of the Camps was represented, but not with large delegations, perhaps not over five hundred alto- gether; yet they were the representatives of that remnant of immortal 40,000 Kentuckians who gave up their families, their homes, and their properly and fought for four long years to protect the hearthstones and firesides of strangers who, like themselves, were battling for constitutional rights, which were being denied tliem. I would not dispaiagc any Southern troops, but I do say that tlicrc were Kentuckians in every branch of the Confederate army, and in every place and undei all circumstances they fittingly illustrated tlie traditionary valor of the State and proved themselves thoroughly efficient and as brave as tlie bravest. What greater tribute could 1 pay? The world now concedes that the Confederate armies were the bravest and most heroic body of men that has ever been known. The deleg.ites were taken to Pevvec Valley over the Louis- vdle & Eastern Electric Railroad, passing on the way the beautiful Market Garden lands, the Kentucky Military Insti- tute, the Central Lunatic Asylum at Lakeland, the Southern Presbyterian Orphan Home, and the palatial residences of Anchorage and beyond to Pewee Valley. The inmates of tlic Home awaited tlieir arrival. Headed by a military band, comrades of the Home became an honorary escort to the dele- gates, followed by the Daughters and Sons and sympathizers, swelling the attendance to about two thousand. The magnifi- cent Kentucky Confederate Home is located on a gentle emi- nence one hundred yards from the street. The building is beautifully proportioned, one hundred and sixty feet long, throe and four stories high, contains one hundred well-furnished rooms, with verandas extending the entire length of the build- ing. The five acres of lawn, covered with blue grass as it grows in Kentucky, is interspersed with splendid forest trees. In one corner of the lawn there is a beautiful, vine-clad, point- ed Gothic chiircli. How inspiring the occasion! Amidst the strains of "Dixie," '"My Old Kentucky Home," and other Southern airs, the gray line of veterans marched up the avenue to the Home. All were happy, yet how different their emo- tions! 'i'hc youngest were yelling and screann'ng with delight, tlie hearts of the older were almost too full for utterance. Unbidden tears could scarcely be restrained ; and O, how fervently ar,d heartily they thanked the great God from whom all blessings flow that he had raised up loving hearts and willing hands to conceive, to establish, and to maintain this much-notdcd haven of refuge and rest for the battle- scarred, unpensioncd veterans, who might henceforth spend the few remaining years of their lives in comfort! Maj. J. M. Harper, a veteran of Pickett's command, was Chairman of the Refreshment Connnittee. He was al)ly sec- onded by Mis. Girand, the matron; Mrs. Coleman, wife of the supeiintendent ; Mrs. Ryan; and other ladies in the vicinity of Pewee Valley. A large delegation from the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter, U. D. C, was in attendance. The dinner was simply perfect — such a dinner as could be prepared only 1* GFl-ICERS OF KH:NTUCK^■ DIVISION, UNITED CONFEDERATE VETER.VNS. GRN. BENNETT H.YOUNG AND DAI'GHIER. COL. T. M. BARKKR, OKN. H P m'oONALI), GRN. J, B. BR IGGS, UKN. J. R . ROGSR S, Inspector General Kentucky Div. Coinmanilrr Third Ky. Uri^ade. Second Brigade. Tliird Briijade. 10 Qor^federate l/eterap. by Kentucky matrons. All were of the opinion that {or pro- fusion, variety, and excellence it had never been equaled on such an occasion. The business meeting was held in the dining room after dinner. Gen. Voung. the Commander of the Division, an- nounced that the affairs of the Division were in exceptionally good condition, and had received special approval from Gi-n. Stephen D. Lee, Commander of this department. The election of officers resulted in the unanimous reelection of Col. Ben- nett H. Voung as Division Commander; Col. J. R. Rogers, Commander of the First Brigade ; Col. Harry P. McDonald, Commander of the Second Brigade; Col. J. H. Mark, Com- mander of the Third Brigade ; and Gen. J. B. Briggs, Com- mander of the Fourth Brigade. Gen. Young, in addition lo l>eing the Commander of the Division, is also the Chairman of the Board of Managers and President of the Board of Trus- tees of the Home. He and Col. Harry McDonald, the Sec- retary of the Board of Trustees, have unselfishly contributed much time to establishing and successfully operating this superb Home. Their services have been invaluable, and the Confederates of this commonwealth owe them a debt of grati- tude which in this world can never be repaid. The Hoine was projected upon the idea that there would never be over eighty inmates, but in one year more tlian twice that number have been admitted, and there are still many ap- plicants. Few realized the tremendous necessity for such an institution ; but now that the needs are known, we are sure that a generous people will, through their legislators, liberally respond to reasonable requests for additional appropriations. Special committees will be appointed to memorialize the Legis- lature to provide for its enlargement and increased support. The report of the officers and managers, showing how the Home has been managed and maintained, is most satisfactory to all Confederates. Comrades returned to their homes with hearts full of gratitude for the blessings of the past year, and in faith that the Kentucky Confederate Soldiers' Home will be worthily maintained. REUNION OP VIRGINIA VETERANS. The Grand Camp of Virginia Veterans held their sixteenth annual reunion at Newport News, beginning on the 28th of October. The attendance was one of the largest and most enthusiastic ever held, and when Grand Commander James Macgill called the convention to order the auditorium was completely filled and much space in the gallery occupied. After prayer by Chaplain General John P. Hyde, Mayor Allan A. Moss delivered the address of welcome, which was re- siKJnded to by Commander Macgill. Col. Maryus Jones, on behalf of Magruder Camp, the local organization also, ex- tended a welcome to the visitors, to which Judge S. W. Wil- liams, of Wythevillc, rcjjlicd. 'I'he present officers of the Grand Camp arc : Judge George L. Christian, Grand Connnander, Richmond. VV. E. Harwood, First Lieut. Grand Commander, Petersburg. J. H. Fulton, Second Lieut. Grand Commander, Wytheville. Col. W. H. Stewart, Third Lieut. Grand Commander, Porl'^- mouth. Thomas C. Morton, Inspector Gcniral, Staunton, Va. Washington Taylor, Quartermaster General, Norfolk, Va. Rev. John P. Hyde, Chaplain General, Winchester, Va. Dr. John S. Powell, Surgeon General, Occoquan, Va. Thomas Ellett, Adjutant General, Richmond, Va. William Kean, Aid-dc-Camp, Thompson's Cross Roads, Va. Charles Waite, Aid-de-Camp, Culpeper, Va. The most interesting feature to the assembled delegates was the report of the Historical Committee, which was read by the Chairman, Judge George L. Christian. Much space in the re- port was devoted to the controversy with North Carolina, and while the report deprecated any differences between Confeder- ates, it went on to show that the claim of North Carolina as 10 being "first at Bethel, foremost at Gettysburg, and last at .•\pponiattox" was, in a measure, incorrect ; that Virginia troops were with those of the old North State on each of these occa- sions. The report of Inspector General T. C. Morton showed the State Organization in a prosperous condition, with in- creasing enrollments every year. Reports were also made by District Inspectors, either in person or by letter, from all parts of the State. Capt. J. Taylor Stratton read the following report, which had been forwarded to him by Mrs. Norman V. Randolph, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Jefferson Davis Monument Association: "Dear Comrades: I feel that I must take up your time for a few minutes with a short report from the Central Committee of the Jefferson Davis Monument Association. At the meet- ing of the Daughters in Richmond we were asked to assume the completion of the Davis monument, and we accepted the sacred trust. They turned over to our treasurer 20,000. We have in bank to-day 63,000, drawmg interest. Mr. Edward Valentine has been chosen to submit a model to the convention in Charleston. "I regret to say that Virginia has been behind in its contri- butions, and I now ask that the pictures of the three branches of the service, as drawn by Mr. Shepherd, at least one set, Ije bought by every Camp for its hall. These pictures for the leuniou are in charge of the Chapter at Newport News. When these pictures are sold, it will be the last appeal from the Central Comniitiee." .■\n important report on history was read by Mr. R. S. Black- l)urji Smith, in which the recommendation was made that an effort be made to have the Legislature make provision for and establish a hall of archives and history, in which are to be kept the records, information, etc., regarding the War between the States, which has been and which will be collected by the Sons of Veterans. The report was enthusiastically received, and a resolution was adopted, appointing a committee to appear before the next Legislature and ask that the hall of archives and history be established. A rising vote of thanks was tendered to the J. E. B. Stuart Camp, Sons of Veterans, and the people of the city for the hospitable reception given the delegates during their stay. The election of officers, the final business of the session, was next taken up. Division Commander E. Leslie Spence, of Richmond, was nominated for reelection ; but he declined to accept, and Col. W. W. Sale, of Norfolk, was unanimously chosen to succeed him. Mr. Charhjs Aylett Ashljy, of Newport News, was chosen Cc.niniander of the First Brigade; and Mr. E. Lee Trinckle, of Wytheville, was made Second Brigade Connnander. The Division Commander and the Commanders of the First and Second Brigades will now appoint all the other Brigade Commrnders, the Adjutant, Quartermaster, and other officers. The body adjourned after a remarkably harmonious meet- ing, having disposed of the business of the year in an un- usually short time. The parade of the Veterans was one of the most interesting features of the reunion to the public. Fully twenty thousand people gathered along the short line of march to witness the old soldiers march once more, many of them for the last time, Qopfederate l/eterap. 11 under their old flags to the tune of Dixie, and it was one continuous cheer from the moment the head of the column came in sight until the last man had passed. Mr. R. K. Curtis was chief marshal, assisted by a number of aids. Grand Com- mander Macgill headed the column with the various Camps of Confederate Veterans. These were followed by the Camps of the Sons of Veterans, led by their Division Commander, Col. W. W. Sale, of Norfolk ; next were carriages with the State and district sponsors and maids of honor and distinguished guests attending the reunion. A mounted company of old Veterans and Sons of Veterans brought up the rear. The history report is withheld that those who combat Judge Christian's report in behalf of North Carolina may respond, so that he can give them full benefit in the same issue. DECORATIONS AT NEWPORT NEWS REUNION. The home of Thomas F. Slearnes, No. Jio) West Avenue, Newport News, Va., decoruletl for tlie Conf, derate revinion. His father, Orren D. Stearnes, was lieutenant in Conipanv O, Kif v-l-2iy:lilh Virginia Regiment, and died in tile Confederate hospital at St.uinton, \'a.. In 1S62. GROWTH OF HOUSTOtW. TEX. The recent splendid convention of the Texas Division, U. D. C, al Houston made the occasion one of interest, especially to Texas. Col. Philip H. Fall was requested to furnish some data, and the following liberal extracts are used : "In 1842, as a youngster two years old, I was brought to Houston from Jackson, Miss., where I first saw the light. At that time you can imagine what Houston was — a small hamlet, composed of tents and board shanties, no railways. People traveled by stagcco.acb or private conveyance; wagons came from lumdreds of miles distant with cotton, taking back groceries, lumber, etc. As late as 1855 these conditions pre- vailed. Houston had just begun 10 grow and put on airs when the War between the States ccmmenced, and during that period no improvements wxre inaugurated. Gen. J. B. Magru- der, commanding District of Texas, had military headquarters here, which made it a bustling point. Cotton was shipped by wagon to Brownsville, on the Rio Grande River, and thence to Europe. This made money (gold) plentiful. When I arrived at Houston, just before the surrender, from east of the Mis- sissippi, where we, dressed in rags and tatters, often bare- footed, with very spare rations, I found the theater in full blast, men garbed in full ball dress, and women decorated with diamonds and magnificently dressed. It was a wonderful change to me, after having for so long been deprived of com- forts. "Houston didn't feel the war. In fact, no doubt, it rendered the city a great trading point, which has continued ever since. If Dick Dowling, with his forty-two fellow-Irishmen, had re- treated from Sabine Pass, all of this would have been dif- ferent. Had the Yanks captured Sabine Pass, they would have made Houston their headquarters, and controlled the entire State. They would have been enabled to ship thousands and thousands of bales of cotton North. In truth, had not Dowling made the fight at Sabine Pass, the Confederacy would have succumbed long before it did. The Trans-Mississippi would have been entirely under Yankee domination. Dick Dowling Monument. "Your humble servant raised about 500 of the 1,600 so far in hand for a monument to Dick Dowling. and his men. Dick Dowling Camp raised about 250, and the Irish societies of the city about 850. No other city of its size on earth would have failed to erect a splendid monument to the memory of such heroes. It is a sad reflection upon Houston, and, being a citizen of sixty-one years' standing, I feel privileged to up- braid my people with such neglect of this hero-benefactor. The whole State is indebted to Dowling and his men. "In 1855 deer were plentiful within sight of Houston; wild horses were roaming the prairies near by; bear were common objects as one rode through the forest; prairie chicken, partridges, wild turkey were in abundance ; a lark sat upon every bush, singing its sweet song; children were kept ipiict and went to sleep under the threat of the Indians' coming. "At the close of the war we had two short railroads; now we have thirteen. Our population was between fifteen and twenty thousand; now it is about eighty thousand. Splendid Iiouses are being built in every direction, both dwelling and six- to eight-story business houses. "The government is digging a channel in Buffalo Bayou to the ocean, and soon the largest vessels can come to Houston. "The oil fields all around us have given us an impetus for- ward. The new industry (rice) is changing everything. Land which could have been bought a little while back at twenty- five cents per acre will now bring forty to one hundred dollars for cultivation of rice. Gold has recently lx;en discovered at Harwood, not far west of Houston. "Altogether, Houston has the finest prospect of any city in America. The Houston Post has prospered beyond prece- dent, and recently moved into a seventy-five thousand dollar home, built on the profits of the paper. "Houston's people are a magnificent set, and never failed to do the handsome, except in the Dowling monument matter. But they may right about soon, and do their duty in this respect." Another "youngest soldier !" E. G. Baxter, of Clark County, Ky., was born September 10, 1849; enlisted June 15, 1862; made second lieutenant July 5, 186.1, Company A, Seventh Ken- tucky Cavalry, Morgan's command. 12 Qo>>federat^ l/eterai?, BATTLES OF RAYMOND AND JACKSON. Gen. John Gregg's Brigade was composed of the Third, Tenth, Thirtieth, Forty-First, Fiftieth, and First Battalion of Tennessee Infantry, and the Seventh Texas, Gen. Gregg's old Regiment. It left Port Hudson, La., on May 2, 1863, and marched to the railroad, a distance of about thirty miles. There we boarded the train, and ran up to Jackson, Miss., reaching Jackson on the 5th. After camping at Pearl River a few days, Gen. Gregg received orders to march for Raymond. We reached Raymond near sundown, and camped in and by the town on the niglit of the 15th. E^rly the next morning the bugle blew the assembly, and all hands were in line, for it was reported by the cavalry picket that "a small force of Yankees" was approaching. Gen. Gregg moved the brigade of about eighteen hundred men to the southwest of the town, and about 10 a.m. formed line of battle in a woodland, between two public roads in tlic shape of a V, which intersect near tlic town, with a graveyard between them. The Forty-First Regiment was halted at the graveyard, and ordered to stack knapsacks, and were held as a reserve. The Yankees formed in our front a double line of infantry, and posted their artillery^and it seemed that they had plenty of it — on the hills in our front, from which they began to shell our line. Gen. Gregg ordered us to advance, which was done in fine style. We attacked the Yankees, driv- ing back the first line and engaging the second, when we found that we were truly "up against Grant's army." It had crossed the Mississippi River below Vicksburg at Grand Gulf, and was marching on Jackson, so as to gain the rear of Vicks- burg. Soon the _Forty- First was double-quicked to the right of our line, but soon it was ordered to the left wing, and back to the graveyard in double-quick and out on the road to llie left to take position. We held out ground against great odds until near sundown, when the brigade was ordered to retire, which it did in good order, leaving its dead and many of its wounded on the field. Some of the wounded had been taken back to the town and had the best of treatment by the ladies there. Our loss was very heavy, and that of the enemy was worse. Col. McGavock, of the Tenth Tennessee, was killed while leading his gallant old regiment in the charge. Private Lee McClure, of the Third, conspicuously brave, was killed. Capt. Ab Boon, of Company F, Forty-First, was killed. He advanced the skir- mish line into a thicket, where he came upon a Yankee, who shot him. The Captain called to Henry C. Whitesides, of his company, who was near him, and said: "Go tell Col. Till- man that the enemy is flanking him. They have killed me." And he sank down dead. When Whitesides had delivered the message and returned to where his captain lay, his sword and gold watch were gone, having been taken by the enemy. The Forty-First was formed, to bring up the rear, in an open field under a heavy fire from the Federal artillery, and exe- cuted the move, "Change front, forward on first company," with as much composure as if they had been on a drill field, and the men were highly complimented by Gen. Gregg, who witnessed the move. The brigade passed through Raymond near dark, marching out on the Jackson road about three miles, and camped. The next morning we marched for Jack- son, and met Gen. W. H. T. Walker's Brigade of Georgia troops. They had left their knapsacks at Jackson, and had come at a quick step to meet us. Gen. Walker, being the senior, took command of the division — the two brigades. We reached Jackson about dark, and occupied the breastworks in front of the city. The Yankees had followed us closely, and in a half hour's time after we halted their camp fires were seen in our front. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, having arrived, took command, and the next morning, in a downpour of rain, we evacuated Jackson. The citizens were very much excited at the approach of the Yankees, and the business houses were thrown open, the goods thrown into the streets, and many soldiers loaded themselves with such things as they wanted. The convicts were turned out of the penitentiary. As we marched out by the lunatic asylum, the inmates were scattered about the premises in a confused manner. We marched toward Canton, some ten miles north. Grant's army turned back toward Vicksburg, and fought Gen. Pemberton at Edwards Station, after which he retreated and occupied the fortifications around Vicksburg. Gen. Johnston, having received reenforcements, moved by Benton to Yazoo City to take position on Grant's flank and rear. On July 4 Vicksburg fell, and on the morning of the 6ih we started on a forced march for Jackson, with orders to keep as silent as possible. No guns were to be discharged, no hal- looing to be allowed, with positive orders that straggling from the ranks be not pcrmiitcd. We had a race with Grant's army for Jackson, and they had the shorter route. Water was very scarce, seldom to be had at all, and the weather was extremely hot, so there was much sufl'ering. When we reached Jackson, Grant was again on our heels. We occupied the works around the city from the river above to the same below. Grant took position in our front, and soon sharpshooting and cannonading began in earnest. For seven days it continued, and many as- saults on our works were made. Gregg's Brigade was posted on the left of the road going out of the city toward Vicksburg. One morning the Yankees charged our pickets in a ravine, where there were pools of water, and drove them out. Gen. Gregg called for three hundred volunteers to rcenforce our line to retake the ravine, which was done. The Yankees were driven out and a number of canteens were captured. They had sent in details with canteens to get water. One evening, about one o'clock, the Yankees charged our works at a point where a section of Bledsoe's Battery was situated, just on the left of our brigade, and Sergeant Ball, who had charge of the sec- tion, shot at the color bearer, and severed his head from his body. He then (for at that moment the Yankees retreated) jumped over the works, ran to the dead Yankee, wrapped the head up in the flag, and brought it inside of the works, and the boys tore up the flag into small strips and tied them on their guns. On tlie next morning an armistice, was had in order that the Federals might bury their dead. During the armistice an old Billy goat passed out along the road and got between our line of works and that of the Yankees. There was a man in the Forty-First Tennessee. John England, who the boys called R-ockic, whose appetite thirsted for the flesh of the aforesaid Billy, so he jumped over the works and started in hot haste after the Billy goat. Billy being suspicious of said Rnckie's intentions, started down the lines, his momentum being like unto a hobbyhorse, first the head going up and then the tail, now and then looking back at Rockie, who, with cap in hand, was following in close pursuit. Our boys began to call 10 Rockie, "Lie down, Rockie !" when the Yankees took up the strain, and both sides with mirthful exclamations called, "Lie down, Rockie!" From that day to the close of the war "Lie down, Rockie" was a byword with ihe soldiers. After the seven days' fighting, we again evacuated Jackson, and soon after we went to Chickamauga to reenforce Gen. Bragg. Homer, Ky. H. K. NeI.SON. Qopfederat^ l/eterao. 13 The foregoing reminiscence will be read with interest by survivors who were engaged. The writer recalls the battle of Raymond as the most unequal of the war. There had to be constant and rapid shifting of Gregg's little brigade, with spaces between regiments equal to their frontage to prevent our being surrounded. On one occasion the Forty-First Ten- nessee, while moving by file to our left, became so exposed to the enemy that a terrific fire of small arms knocked up the dust like a sudden fall of large raindrops, and about two- jliirds of fhc men in the rear and front of Capt. S. O. Woods CArr. s. o. woons. and his fii.st sergeant (now edilor of the Veteran) were wounded or their clothes torn by bullets. When it was manifest that quick withdrawal of the brigade was imperative to avoid its capture, the line was moved at a <juick but orderly step back through the town of Raymond. Members of the Tenth Tennessee, Irish, who were carrying the dead body of their gallant colonel, Randall W. McGavock, killed only a little while before, .seeing that the Federal army would soon overtake them, were about to drop his body when Lieut. P. M. Griffin, in charge of the body, checked them resolutely with these words: "D^ it, men; die by your colo- nel !" Seeing that it would be impossible to get away with the body, Lieut. GritTin advised his men to go, and he stayed and surrendered, that he might do what he could for burial of the body. On the way to prison Capt. Grifiin (then lieutenant) made his escape while the boat was anchored at Memphis, get- ting out through the wheel house and swimming ashore. Raymond on tliat eventful afternouu illustrated the magic speed and enei-gy of Southern women in an emergency. Homes were opened, and wounded Confederate soldiers were being cared for just as if they had been sons and brothers. That eventful day in the history of Raymond, from early morn — when, among other kindnesses, little plugs of tobacco were carried along the lines and graciously given the sol- diers — until the welcome sunset and the darkness that fol- lowed enabled the little brigade to escape capture by a large army, will ever remain a vivid memory to those who shared in its anxiety and suffering. The people of Raymond have always held in admiration and gratitude the deeds of our sol- diers on that memorable day in May, i86,r MOIV SEl-E.V IT ERE liUKIED ALU'E. I sometimes meet with friends who ask me if I am one of the seven who were buried alive in Virginia by a shell. I answer by telling them how it happened. Well, it was this way: I was on picket duty at night. To protect ourselves from the shot and shells while keeping the Yankees from landing, we erected pits about seven feet square and five to six feet high. We were three miles from the river, our line extending endwise toward it. Our aim was to keep them from landing a force off on the river, so we had orders to throw up the mounds about every fifty yards. The pit we were in was some five and a half feet deep, and there was a trench dug running out around for the vedette to stand in. He had orders when he saw the flash of the artillery to run back behind the mound, which he did, and fell on us while we were asleep, and the four-hundrcd-pound shell that was thrown three miles struck the mound and exploded in there and covered us five or six feet. When we were taken out we were all in a manner dead. We were taken away on litters. While they were carrying us away, another shell came from the same boat, passing a little higher, and exploded. Then the boys laid us down and ran away, but soon returned and got us out. While in there the boys who started to get us out ran away and left us in there, the shelling was so hot. Gil Turner, who now lives near Chapel Hill, told some boys to pitch in with him and get us out, which he and they did. Had it not been for Turner, we should have been there yet. So I wish Gill Turner and those who helped him may live long and be happy while they live. The awful feelings I had while in that condition I shall never be able to tell. It seems that I thought of every- thing I ever knew. This occurred in Virginia. The writer is W. F. Russell, and his comrades were of the Seventeenth Tennessee Regiment: J. M. Hastings, Sim Terry, Warren Hinsen, P. D. Parker, Simon Roberts. The other one of the seven I cannot recall, but I should like to know. I hope to see Gill Turner several times before I die. Jim Bkvan Was Tiidre. — Comrade Carter Bcrkcly. of. Staunton, Va., states that James Bryan, an inmate of the Soldiers' Home at Richmond (who spent the summer with his friend Lieut. Gov. Echols), went out with Company I, Fifth Virginia Regiment, Stonewall Brigade. No finer sol- dier ever pulled a trigger than Jim, and he was badly wounded several times. At the bloody angle, Capt. Charles S. Arnall was acting adjutant of the Stonewall Brigade, and in passing the Fifth Regiment he heard a voice coming from the line of battle that was fighting desperately: "Hello, Captain!" He turned and saw Jim in the front rank loading his gun. He said: "Captain, you see me, don't you?" The next day the Captain saw Jim, and said: "Jim, what in the world did you stop me in that awful place yesterday for?" He replied; "Captain, wasn't that the hottest place you ever saw?" The Captain said it was. "Well," said Jim, "I only wanted a wit- ness that I was there." 14 C^oijfederate l/eterap. REMIWISCEXCF.S 01- FORTY-SECOND GEORGIA. Col. L. P. Thomas wriics in Gwinnett (Ga.) Journal: "Mr. Editor: By request of one of the fair Daughters of tlic Ojnfederacy of your grand old county, I contribute a short article for the 'Woman's Edition' of your journal for the wor- thy purpose of aiding the Winnie Davis Memorial. "Alter my return from the gold fields of California, in 1856, I married one of Gwinnett's purest and brightest daughters, and conunenced a mercantile business under the style of Wil- son & Thomas. I was enjoying prosperity in this business when the tocsin of war was sounded. I organized Company A from the noble, gallant young men of Gwinnett County, which became a part of the grand old Forty-Second Georgia Regiment. It was first commanded by Col. R. J. Henderson, with R. F. Maddo.v lieutenant colonel, W. H. Hulscy major. After fighting over Kentucky and through Tennessee, it was at Vicksburg in the memorable forty-seven days' siege, witii the hardships of the ditches, on half rations and part of the time eating mule meat to keep soul and body together, all this time under a galling fire from the gunboats on the river and the small arms from the enemy occupying the intrench- ments surrounding this doomed city. "After returning to our native Georgia, we fought over ali the bloody fields from Missionary Ridge to Atlanta, and then again made an onward march to Nrishville, fighting over the ncvcr-to-be-forgotten plains of Franklin, which was one of the hardest fought battles of the war. We had been in many skir- mishes, besides having fought the following hard and bloody battles, viz. ; Tazewell, Cumberland Gap, Chickasaw Bayou, Baker's Creek, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face, Resaca, New Hope, Pumpkin Vine, Kennesaw, Atlanta (July 20, 18O4), Atlanta (July 22, 1864), Atlanta (July 28, 1864}, Jonesboro, Franklin (November 30, 1864), Nashville (Decem- ber 16, 17, 1864), Edisto River, Bindker's Bridge, Orangeburg, Winston, and then Bentonville, this being twenty-two in all and the last battle of the war. A few of this noble old regi- ment yet remain. " Benton viu.E. "In this last battle of the war all of this grand regiment cov- ered themselves in glory. We had taken our position in a pine forest near the main road leading to Smithfield Station, at which point the Federals charged our line repeatedly, theii colors proudly waving immediately in our front. Their colors would rise and fall in a few feet of our battle line. It was here I saw Moses Martin, of Company A, fall. He lay there among other wounded ones, and encouraged our boys to move on. Soon after this charge was made, and we were resting en our arms, some of the Confederate officers came rapidly down our line and complimented us for the fight we had made. Soon after this our entire army was again moved toward Smithfield Station, at which point the reorganization of the army under Gen. J. E. Johnston took place. Col. R. J. Hen- derson, who had been commanding Cumming's Brigade for some time, was promoted to brigade commander. I had first taken coinmand of the Forty-Second Georgia on the battlc- lield at Resaca, Ga., and commanded in most of the battles ihereaftei". "In this reorganization I was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and J. J. McClendon was made the major. The regiment was then known as the Consolidated Forty-Second Georgia Regi- ment, many of the regiments being consolidated so as to make one regiment, and new officers placed over them. "Gen. J. E. Jolinslon had again assumed command, and the different organizations, under new leaders, commenced in ear- nest to drill and maneuver, preparing for the next battle. "With this new order of things we were again ready for the conflict, but the fighting was over. "Soon thereafter our entire army commenced to march to- ward Greensboro, N. C. On the march, perhaps the second day on the way, a soldier, who had belonged to the Virginia army and had in some way gotten away in advance of his com- rades and no doubt was moving as rapidly as he could to- ward his loved ones and home, disheartened, sore-footed, and hungry, reported to the officers he first met that Gen. Lee cut.. I.. 1". TIIUMAS. had surrendered. This seemed, so absurd that we could not believe it, and the poor fellow was j)ut under arrest and held for a day. After this the news of the surrender came thick and fast, and the Virginia soldier was again allowed to pro- ceed toward his home, apologies having been made to him. "Another thrilling incident I remember. A soldier (his regiment and name I have forgotten) had been tried by a court-martial for desertion. He was a young fellpw, and had not been long with his command; but the strictest discipline was necessarily in force, and the sentence was death. He was to be executed that very day near Greensboro. The de- tail of men had been made, the time and place selected where he was to be legally executed (shot to death) under military order. His position had been taken, the soldiers were drawn up in front to do the firing, when a dashing young officer from the army headquarters was seen in the distance riding at breakneck speed and waving the pardon from the general connnanding just in time to save the life of the poor fellow. "We commenced moving again in silence toward Greens- boro and High Point, where we surrendered a few days thereafter. "Gen. Johnston, in his 'Narrative of the War,' says: 'On May 2, 1865. the three corps and three little bodies of cav- alry of the Confederate army were ordered to march to their destinations, each under its own commander, and my military connection with these matchless and fearless soldiers was terminated.' C^opfederat^ l/eterai) 15 "Our command moved on to High Point, a short distance from Greensboro, and there in an old fiekl I had our regiment to stack arms, about four hundred in number, and when that was done, amid a silence that could almost be felt, many a tear was shed by brave officers and brave men while standing there over those guns. A beautiful address had been pre- pared and hnnded to me, signed by every officer and non- commissioned officer in my regiment, expressive of the highest admiration for me and the deepest regret at parting. This address I still have, preserved among my many cherished army relics. " "Tell :t as you may, It never can be told; Sing it as you will. It never can be sung — The story of the glory Of the men who wore the gray.' " L. P. Thomas Chapter, U. D. C./ Norcross, Ga. Laura J McNab, President, furnishes us a sketch: "The L. P. Thomas Chapter, U. D. C, was organized at Norcross August g, 1899, with twelve charter members. The first officers were: Mrs. E. L. McNabb, President; Mrs. R. A. Myers and Mrs. H. V. Jones, Vice Presidents ; Mrs. Julia Gartrell, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Druscilla RichardscJii, Corresponding Secret:iry; Mrs. W. M. Wallace, Treasurer; Mrs. Cornelia C. Jones, Historian. "The Chapter numbers eighteen members now. Two of the charter members have died, and six members have moved away, among them the efficient Treasurer, Mrs. Wallace. "In nan;ing the Chapter for Col. L. P. Thomas, the ladies desired not only to compliment a brave oflicer but also to pay a well-deserved tribute to the gallant Forty-Second Rcgimeni, which numbered among its members so many of Gwinnett's bravest soldiers. "Every year since its organization the Chapter has observed, with appropriate exercises, Lee's birthday. Memorial Day, and the birthday of Jefferson Davis, on which occasions addresses have been delivered by such distinguished persons as Col. L. P. Thomas, Gen. A. J. West, Hon. H. P. IBell, and ex-Gov- ernor .'\. D. Candler. "On Memorial Day the graves of every Confederate veteran who sleeps in the cemetery at Norcross is wreathed with flow- ers. In this the Daughters of the Confederacy have the hearty cooperation of all the citizens. Silver-haired veterans and prattling children go hand in hand paying the beautiful tribute of love to the 'men who wore the gray.' "The Chapter has contributed to the Winnie Davis Memorial at Athens and the Davis monument at Richmond. Twenty- five crosses of honor have been delivered to Veterans, and twelve more applications are filed, lo be delivered this Jan- uary. "The Chapter holds its regular meetings on the first Friday afternoon of each month. In addition to this, last winter the members had a Study Evening, one evening in the week de- voted lo the study of such characters as Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, and Calhoun." The Richard B. Hubbard Chapter, U. D. C. — The Rich- ard B. Hubbard Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was organized Saturday evening, October 24, at Hubbard City, Tex., with a membership of about thirty. Miss Katie DafVan, of Ennis, Tex., President of the State or- ganization, was there to assist in organizing the Chapter. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Dora Pinkston; Vice Presidents, Mrs. R. S. Stovall and Mrs. Mat- tie Waller; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Joseph E. Taulman; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Hallie Sadler; Registrar, Mrs. J. M. Peden; Historian, Mrs. Cora Porter; Treasurer, Mrs. W. W. Thompson. Characteristic of Southern Womanhood. — A fine illus- tration of the energy and industry exhibited by the Southern women after the war was recently given by a patron of the Veteran in what she had done for herself and others: "After the first bitterness was over, I realized that I must work or lose my mind. Since then I have tried to do with all my might whatever work God seemed to place before me. On our old place I superintended the planting and cultivation of a small but beautiful orange grove. The income from it was ample for my simple wants. The freeze eight years ago cut it down to the ground. The succeeding cold winter and want of money rendered my efTorts to restore it futile. In spite of all the sorrow the war brought upon me and mine and upon my beloved Southland, I would rather that it came than that my countrymen had submitted to be trampled upon without a struggle to he free. The cause was and is very dear to my heart." Manner of Stonewall Jackson's Death. — E. L. Moore. Esq., writes from Lamar, Mo., a comment on Capt. Randolph's sketch, in which he stales : "The article on the 'Manner of Stonewall Jackson's Death,' by W. F. Randolph, captain of Jackson's bodyguard, is very interesting; but I call your attention to the serious discrep- ancies between this account and that of the same great tragedy (commencing on page 685 of the 'Life and Campaigns of Jackson') by R. L. Dahney, who, I understand, was Jackson's chief of staff. Capt. Randolph places himself in command of Jackson's bodyguard at that time, while Dabncy's account ap- parently gives that position to a Capt. Wilbourne, and does not mention Capt. Randolph. Other discrepancies in names and details appear, but this is the most serious and serves as an illustration. "Now, for the sake of historical truth, it does seem that there ought to be some effort at reconciliation of these author- ities. Surely there ought to be no question as to every name and detail of so imporlant an event as the firing upon Jackson that fatal night. "Dahney 's work was written by a man who was intimately associated with Jackson during his campaigns, and was pub- lished prior lo April i, 1866, while everything was fresh in the author's mind. I hope this mystery can be cleared up." LOYALTY TO TEXAS VETERANS. A Tyler, Tex., special to the Houston Post reports a case of at- tempted shooting which illustrates the sentiment of that people: "In a crowded store Dave Murray, aged about seventy years, a gallant Confederate soldier, shot at a young man about twen- ty-seven years of age. Mr. Murray, who enjoys the love and esteem of every one who knows him, stated the trouble was caused by a family matter. The bullet passed through the crown of Tom Johnson's hat, grazing his head. News soon spread that Dave Murray was under arrest, and immediately the poor and the v,realthy ex-Confederates came pouring into the courthouse. His bond was placed at 300, and the aggre- gate wealth of his bondsmen is over 500,000. Every one was anxious to sign the bond. Hut Murray, the defendant's broth- er, was taken from the jail here in reconstruction days and mobbed by Federal soldiers. He was bayoneted to death by over five hundred soldiers. He had attacked with a knife a Yankee soldier for insulting a lady in the streets." 16 (Confederate Ueterai>. GEN. STERLING PRICE. BV REV. J. R. PERKINS, HUNTSVILLE, MO. Prince Edward County, Va., contributed her quota of stars to that constellation of military geniuses that rose resplendent in the skies of the Old Dominion. High among that number, shining as a Mar of the iirst magnitude, is Sterling Price. He was a Virginian by birth and a Missourian by adoption. Born September 14, 1809, he grew to manhood in the county of his nativity. He was educated at Hampden-Sidney College, a ven- erable institution that numbers among its charter members Patrick Henry and James' Madison. Democracy in this Western world has ever sought the out- post of civilization unhampered by the customs and the tradi- tions of the lands across the sea. This is a partial explanation of that great exodus of Puritan and Cavalier from out the con- servative East. In the soil of the Slates of the Middle West these two streams of humanity confiuenced and gave birth to the American citizen. In the wake of this tide the Price fam- ily came to Missouri in 1831, and settled in Chariton County. From 1832 to 1840 Sterling Price knit strength into his vig- orous frame by labor upon his father's farm. He had, in 1833, married the daughter of Capt. Head— an excellent Virginia family that had preceded the Prices to Missouri. Young Price became a leading citizen of Chariton County, combining his well-trained mind with rare tact and common sense. He carried these qualities, with a winning personality, into the political arena, and was elected to the eleventh Gen- eral Assembly of the State of Missouri upon the Democratic ticket. He was honored in his second term by being chosen speaker of the House. At this time Sterling Price was thirty- one years old. He possessed the dash and the courtliness of the Cavalier and the austerity of Puritan moral conviction. He was of that type and quality which gave to this country her first Americans. Thus he soon was deemed an integral part of the life of his State, and accordingly, in 1844, was elected to the Lower House of the Twenty-Ninth Congress of the United States. War with Mexico was pending. The controversies in Con- gress were heated. The martial spirit of the man was stirred, the innate Anglo-Saxon aversion to Latin supremacy asserteJ itself, and he chose a military life. He was a soldier born. Jefferson Davis, the future President of the Southern Con- federacy, and Sterling Price resigned their seats in Congress at the same time, and were commissioned by President Polk to raise regiments m their respective States. Col. Price's regiment was detailed for duty in New Mexico Territory. When the Connnanding General Kearney pro- ceeded to California with the main army. Sterling Price was virtually given military command of the Territory, with a force of two thousand men. Immediately upon the departure of Gen. Kearney, the Mex- icans rose in revolt, brutally murdered the provisional gov- ernor, and planned to exterminate all American life in New Mexico. But the conspirators had not reckoned with the men from Missouri and their young colonel. Placing himself at the head of five hundred men. Col. Price stormed the heights on which the enemy was posted, received his baptism of fire, won the first engagement of his military career, and displayed a trait that ever characterized him in warfare — leading men into battle rather than directing them into it. Five more fierce engagements subjugated the enemy. The acluevements of the young colonel were recognized by Con- gress, and he was raised to the rank of brigadier general. The impartial historian of our war with Mexico will acknowledgt the command of Price as the winner of New Mexico to the arms of the United States. Sterling Price returned home laden with honors. In 1852 he was elected Governor of Missouri. At the expiration of his term of office ominous war clouds lowered over the nation, from which the lightning of sectional hate occasionally flashed, followed by the mutlermgs of discontent. His attitude in that ordeal is easy of definition. He be- lieved in the sovereignty of the States ; he was acquainted with the difficulties attending the formation of the constitution by the representatives of the thirteen original colonies; he knew that constitutional rights in America were born of revolu tionary rights, and he felt that when constitutional doctrine endangered the liberties of a people the right of revolution became imperative. "Rights in the constitution" was his motto; but if rights were not to be had in it, then create a new constitution. In the special convention of 1861, called by Missouri, Price stood for these principles. But the "irrepressible conflict" came. It would have been less bitter in Missouri had not Nathaniel Lyon, bigot and fanatic, stalked upon the scene. He spoke with contempt of the Price-Harney agreement — an agreement that would have saved thousands of lives and millions of dollars. At this juncture Sterling Price drew his sword, as did Lee, in defense of his State. Gen. Sherman said that the North iiiukl better afi'ord to lose the State of Missouri than Price. i he motives which actuated Price were not ulterior, for he knew that the strength of the North was double that of the South, but with him might did not make right. Price's record in the War between the States stamps him as one of the foremost leaders of the lost Confederacy. From Wilson Creek's sanguinary battle he emerged the leader of his people. At Lexington he executed a piece of strategy that set the Eastern critics wondering and caused the North to send her best generals against him. On tlie field of Elk Horn he distin- guished himself by personal bravcryrand for his care of his sol- diers he won the sobriquet of "Old Pap." At luka he fought so hard that Rosecrans said: "Price is a pertinacious fighter." The Confederate retreat from Corinth, slipping out of the care- fully laid meshes of a superior Federal force, was one of the most sensational and strategic moves of the entire war. Price conducted the crucial part of that retreat. Never was his sub- jective soldier instincts better displayed. When theories failed, his native cunning, resourcefulness, and conunon sense won. When Lee surrendered. Sterling Price soon accepted the sit- uation gracefully, and with characteristic optimism faced the problems which awaited every son of the South. But the re- construction of the nation was for others, for Missouri's great .soldier was summoned to go up higher. Unbiased and unem- bittered, he passed away September 29, 1867, mourned by the South, for which he had fought, and respected by those against whom he had unsheathed his mighty sword. [In using the sketches of Gens. Sterling Price and Patrick R. Cleburne, it was intended to give the picture of each the full front page, but failure to procure suitable pictures precluded it. A picture of the Cleburne (lag was kindly sent by Col. H. G. Evans, of Columbia, Tenn., an ardent admirer of "Old Pat," but it is of blue print, and therefore cannot be repro- duced by the photo-engraving process. — Ed.] Qoijfederate l/eterap. 17 MAI. GUN. PATRICK R. CLEBURNE. The following extracts are taken from a sketch of Gen. Cle- burne written by Gen. Hardee in May, 1867, in whose corps Gen. Cleburne served most of the time from the rank of colonel to that of major general : "Patrick Ronayne Cleburne was an Irishman by birth, a Southerner by adoption and residence, a lawyer by profession, a soldier in the British army by accident, in his youth, and a soldier in tlie Southern armies from patriotism and conviction of duty in his manhood. Upon coming to the United States, he located in TTelcna, Ark., where he studied and practiced law. In the commencement of the war for Southern independence, he enlisted as a private. He was subsequently made captain of his company, and shortly after he was elected and commis- sioned colonel of his regiment. Thus from one grade to an- other he gradually rose to the high rank of major general, which he held when he fell. It is but just praise to «ay there was no truer patriot, no more cour.Hgeous soldier, nor. of his rank, more able commander in the Southern armies ; and it is too much to add that his fall was a greater loss to the cause he espoused than that of any other Confederate leader after Stonewall Jackson. "In the battle of Franklin, Novemlier jo, 1864, Cleburne fell at the head of his division. Ho was one of thirteen general officers killed or disabled in the combat. He had impressed upon his officers the necessity of carrying the position he had been ordered to attack, a very strong one, at all cost. The troops knew from fearful experience, of their own and their enemy's, what it was to assault such works. To encourage them, Cleburne led them in person nearly to the ditch of the enemy's line. There rider and horse, each pierced by a score of bullets, fell dead close by the enemy's works. "The death of Cleburne cast a deep gloom over the army and the country. Eight millions of people, whose hearts liad learned to thrill at his name, now mourned liis loss, and felt there was none to take his place. The division with which his fame was identified was worthy of him, and he had made it so. Its numbers were made up and its honors shared by citizens of the five States — Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. In it was also one regiment of Irishmen, who, on every field, illustrated the characteristics of the race that fur- nishes the world with soldiers. No one of its regiments but bore upon its colors the significant device of the "crossed cannon niverted," and the name of each battle in which it had been engaged. Prior to the battle of Shiloh, a blue battle flag had been adopted by me for this division; and when the Con- federate battle flag became the national colors, Cleburne's Divi- sion, at its urgent request, was allowed to retain its own bullet- riddled battle flag. This was the only division in the Confed- erate service allowed to carry into action other than the na- tional colors; and friends and foes soon learned to watch the course of the blue flag that marked where Cleburne was in the battle. Where this division defended, no odds broke its lines; where it attacked, no numbers resisted its onslaught, save only once — there is the grave of Cleburne and his heroic division. "Cleburne, at the time of his death, was about thirty-seven years of age. He was above the medium height, about five feet eleven inches, and, though without striking personal advan- tages, would have arrested attention from a close observer as a man of mark. His hair, originally black, became gray under the care and fatigue of campaigning. His eyes, a clear steeJ-gray in color, were cold and abstracted usually, but beamed genially in seasons of social intercourse, and blazed fiercely in moments of excitement. A good-sized and well-shaped head, prominent features, slightly aquiline nose, thin, grayish whiskers worn on the lip and chin, and an expression of countenance, when in repose, rather indicative of a man of thought than action, com- pletes the picture. His manners were distant and reserved to strangers, but frank and winning among friends. He was as modest as a woman, but not wanting in that fine ambition which ennobles men. Simple in his tastes and habits, and ut- terly regardless of personal comfort, he was always mindful of the comfort and welfare of his troops. An incident which occurred at Atlanta illustrates his habitual humanity to pris- oners. A captured Federal officer was deprived of his bat and blankets by a needy soldier of Cleburne's command, and Cle- burne, failing to detect the oflfender or to recover the property, sent the officer a hat of his own and his only pair of blankets. "Cleburne's remains were buried after the battle of Franklin in the Polk Cemetery, near Colinnbia. Tenn. Gens. Granbery and Strahl. brave comrades who fell in the same action, were buried there also On the march to Colmnbia, a few days be- fore his death. Cleburne halted at this point, and in one of the gentle moods of the man that sometiines softened the mien of the soidier, gazed a moment in silence upon the scene, and, turning to some members of his staflf, said : 'It is almost worth dying to rest in so sweet a spot.' "It was in remembrance of thfese words that their suggestion was carried out in the choice of his burial place. In this spot where nature has lavished her wealth of grace and beauty — in the bosom of the State be did so much to defend, within whose borders he first guided his charging lines to victory. and to whose soil he finally yielded to the cause the last and all a patriot soldier can give— rests what was mortal of Patrick Cleburne, and will rest until his adopted State shall claim his ashes and raise above them monumental honors to the virtues of her truest citizen, her noblest champion, her greatest soldier. "Cleburne had often expressed the hope that he might not survive the loss of independence by the South. Heaven heard the prayer, and spared him this pang. He fell before the ban- ner he had so often guided to victory was furled, before the people he fought for were crushed, before the cause failed. "Two continents now claim his name, eight millions of peo- ple revere his memory, two great communities raise monuments to his virtues, and history will take up his fame and hand it down to time for e.xampling, wherever a courage without stain. a manhood without blemish, an integrity that knew no com- promise, and a patriotism that withheld no sacrifice, are hon- ored of mankind." Since the above was written by Gen. Hardee, Arkansas has claimed the dust of her illustrious soldier, and it now rests beneath a handsome monument in the cemetery of Helena. I lie remains of Gen. Granbery have been removed to Texas, and Gen. Strahl to Dyersburg, Tenn.. among the people vifith whom he lived on coming South from Ohio. It is a singular fact that, though Cleburne's and Cheatham's Divisions were together nearly all of the war, there was never any jealou.sy of one command toward the other. There was, in fact, ardent admiration between the men of the two com- mands. On occasions of terrific fighting each was proud of the support of the other, and the heroism of one division was an inspiration to the other. IT. S. Fulkr writes from Malvern, Ark.: "The Veter.^n for November, on page 519, made me say, 'Fort Moultrie was in possession of the enemy,' while it was in our possession, and it w-as our own guns that sunk our boat. The North Carolina Regiment was ordered to Sullivan's Island and ours to James Island. That was some time before the final evacuation of Morris Island." 18 Confederate l/eterap, MONUMENT AT FORT SMITH, ARK. An interesting story is told by Joseph M. Hill in the dedi- cation of a Confederate monument at Fort Smith, Ark. While it comes as an oration, it is a gem in historic data, and was delivered in behalf of the Varina Jefferson Davis Chapter, U. D. C. Mr. Hill is the youngest son of Gen. D. H. Hill, and son-in-law of Gen. D. H. Reynolds. Ladies and Gentlemen: In October, 1817, a military post was established at Belle Point, near the confluence of the Poteau and Arkansas Rivers, by Maj. William Bradford, act- ing under the order of Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Smith, of the United States army, commanding the Ninth Military Depart- ment, which embraced this part of the then Missouri Territory. In 1818 a wooden stockade, protected by wooden block- houses, was constructed thereon, and named, in honor of Gen. Smith, Fort Smith. It was occupied as a fort for twenty years, when a new site was selected, and three hundred acres purchased by the government, principally from Capt. John Rogers, the then owner of the land upon which most of our city is located. This tract constituted what is known as the Reserve, so famed in our local history. The fort was built thereon in 1838, its rock walls being con- structed with the stone taken from Belle Point, thereby effacing the beauty of that work of nature. From J838 until April 23. 1861, the fort was almost contin- uously occupied by United States troops, and on the latter date was evacuated, evidently in anticipation of tlie storm about to break. The army officers selected a beautiful site within this Re- serve, on the banks of the Poteau above the Point, for the burial of the dead belonging to the army. When the Confederate government was organized and Arkansas cast htr fate with the new-formed nation, the fort became (at least de facto) the property of the Confederate States, and was used by their troops. The bloody battle of Elk Horn, or Pea Ridge, was fought on the 7th day of March, 1862, and therein fell Brig. Gens. Ben. McCulloch and James Mcintosh. Of them their com- manding officer, Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn, said: "McCulloch and Mcintosh fell in the very front of the battle and in llie full tide of success; with them went down the confidence and hope of their troops. No success can repair the loss of such leaders." All that was mortal of these heroes was brought here for interment in the cemetery appertaining to the fort. The story of their burial is like a talc from an olden book: Two coffins side by side, covered with the flag for which they died, drawn by six milk-white horses caparisoned in black, each led by a slave dressed in black, escorted by soldiers with reversed arms. Muffled drums and martial music marked the time of this stately procession as it wound its way through a silent multitude gathered from the whole countryside, standing with uncovered heads and moist eyes. "Slowly and sadly they laid them down. From the field of their fame fresh and gory. They carved not a line, they raised not a stone; But left them alone in their glory." Thus what had been the Federal cemetery became the Con- federate cemetery. Gen. McCulloch's body was soon removed to. Texas. Afler the battle of Prairie Grove another sad scene was wit- nessed when the body of gallant Brig. Gen. ."Mexander E. Steen, who fell in that battle, was brought here and interred beside his comrades. The old fort, during the year 1862 and until September I. 1863, was used principally as a hospital. There the wounded and the sick from Elk Horn, Prairie Grove, and other battle- fields in this vicinity were brought for treatment and care. Ihe good women of Fort Smith devoted themselves to the nursing of these sick and wounded soldiers. The dead were all buried in this cemetery until the roll call in that bivouac of the dead numbered three hundred and eighteen Confederates. On September i, 1863, the Federals again occupied Fort Smith, and it remained in their hands until the war closed. After the war the Federal government, with just and gen- erous hands, gathered its dead from the battlefields and laid them tenderly to rest in cemeteries adorned with the beauties of nature and art, and commemorated their valor in shafts of marble and tablets of bronze. This cemetery on the Re- serve became one of the eighty-three national cemeteries main- tained by the government, and in it lie one thousand, eight hundred, and twenty-five Federal soldiers, and over their graves waves the flag of a reunited country. The Confederate dead buried there had no government to care for their heroic dust ; their flag was furled, but they have not been forgotten. About a decade after the war Gen. James F. Fagan and Dr. Elias DuV'al, names beloved in our community, inaugurated a movement to erect a monument to Gens. Steen and Mcin- tosh and their comrades to mark their resting place in the national cemetery. The ladies gave dinners, lectures, and en- tertainments of various kinds to assist in raising the neces- sary funds. Part, if not all, was thus raised by them. Col. FuKT SMITH CuNFlDKRATL MUNIMENT. Qopfederate l/eterai}, 19 Elias C. Boudinot, that prince of song and story, delivered a lecture in behalf of this fund. As a result of this work a modest, yet appropriate, shaft was erected on Confederate Mound, and the bodies of the Confederates in the cemetery were placed together there. This monument remained there until destroyed by the cyclone of 1898, and another was placed in its stead when the government caused all the monuments destroyed bv that storm to be replaced. The Grand Army of the Republic have followed, if they did not inaugurate, a beautiful custom. Annually they assemble to honor their dead. With sad steps they march to the graves of their fallen comrades and scatter the flowers of spring, and with other appropriate ceremonies commemorate their valor in life and heroism in death. Every year when the Federal sol- diers and their wives and daughters have performed these beautiful rites a band of devoted Southern women have mar- shaled those of Southern ties to the cemetery, and there cov- ered the Confederate dead with roses and heaped garlands of tvergreens over their unresponsive dust. It is not invidious, but only simple justice, to say that this work of love has bee:i led by that devoted daughter of the South, Mrs. Sallie Ruth- erford, who has not been deterred by storm or sorrow from paying this tribute to the dead who wore the gray. Sometimes this memorial day has been jointly celebrated, and fitting eulogies delivered on both the gray and the blue. On the 23d of September, 1898, at the invitation of Miss Fannie Scott, of Van Buren, eight ladies met her and Mrs. Henry A. Mayer, then President of the Mary Lee Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy of Van Buren, at the resi- dence of Mrs. James M. Sparks, and it was then resolved to organize a Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy in Fort Smith, and on October 6, 1808. Varina Jefferson Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy was formally organized with a full corps of officers, thirty-one ladies par- ticipating in the organization. It is a sorrow refreshed by this occasion that Miss Fannie Scott, Arkansas's Daughter, cannot see the fruition of the work of the Chapter she was instrumental in organizing. Her love of the South was intense and her devotion to the veterans of the lost Confederacy sublime. If it is given to the souls of those who die in the Lord to revisit the earth, her gentle spirit is with us to-day as a benediction. The object of the Chapter was declared to be "to search for and preserve the true history of the brave deeds of our South- ern men and women, and see that it is taught to the rising generation; to care for the graves of our Confederate heroes; and to see that the day set apart for decoration day be ob- served each year; to fulfill the duties of sacred charity to- ward Confederate veterans and their descendants ; and to erect monuments to our dead." The most cherished purpose of this Chapter (which has grown to one hundred and thirty members) has been to erect a suitable monument to the Confederate dead, and, as the original monument to Steen and Mcintosh and the Confeder- ates in the national cemeterv was destroyed, it was thought most fit to erect it on that spot where so many of them lie, which is endeared to the hearts of this community by many sad associations; and lliere, standing over the dust of these dead, would be ,1 ninii\uiunt tn .ill the Confederate dead. "We care not whence thoy came ; Dear is their lifeless clay: Whether unknown, or known to fame. Their cause and country still the same — They died and wore the gray." This Chapter accumulated by the hard work of its ladies the sum of 936.64, which was made by giving teas, dances, and suppers, attending booths at street fairs, and various enter- tainments, in which they worked in unison and harmony to this common end. A committee, consisting of Mrs. John H. Rogers and Mrs. James M. Sparks was appointed to solicit funds, and 1,196 was secured by solicitation and voluntary contribution. The sums ranged from ten cents to fifty dollars, and, whether the widow's mite or the rich man's dollars, each was given with full heart and ready hand; and all, except less than fifty dollars, was given from Fort Smith. 19975 was contributed through solicitations of Ben T. DuVal Camp, United Confederate Veterans, and that fund has been used to adorn and beautify the approaches to this monument. The names of all the donors to this fund are placed in the corner stone of this monument. Some of the contributions to this fund are from those not of Confederate sympathy, who gave from a broad liberality, desiring to honor valiant Americans. In these ways a inonument fund of 2,332.39 was raised. The Daughters of the Confederacy selected a conmiittee of three veterans and three ladies to choose the design, contract for the monument, and cause its erection. That committee consisted of Messrs. John H. Rogers, Charles A. Birnie, and J. E. Reynolds, and Mrs. James l\f. Sparks, Mrs. W. J. Echols, and Mrs. Sue Bonneville. The completion of this monument, with every dollar of its cost paid, finishes their work. It is not on the site contemplated by reason of the intolerance of a Secretary of War, whose name should not be mentioned on a day dedicated to honoring American patriots. In behalf of the monument committee, I deliver this monu- ment to the Daughters of the Confederacy. The Daughters of the Confederacy will keep the faith. The women of the South sent to the front father, husband, son, and lover, and gave a smile with the parting tears. For four years, with needle, spinning wheel, and loom, they furnished clothing to the soldiers in front, and ofttimes with hoe and plow provided food at home. They endured hardships and privation with the stoicism of the veteran ; their spirits never waned, and in the face of defeat they sung to their foes the songs of the South. They never faltered, and they never surrendered. Welcoming back their loved ones, they cheered their despondency, helped the maimed, and revered the mem- ory of their dead next to their God. They taught their chil- dren with the prayers of childhood the story of "that storm- cradled nation that fell," and made reverence of that a part of their religion. To their daughters this monument and all of which it is emblematic is handed as a sacred trust. They will teach posterity that wc have one country, one flag, and one people ; but once there was another flag, now furled forever, and under its folds marched armies clad in gray who added new honor to American manhood and new luster to American history, and they will point to this monument to emphasize the history of that other time, "Lest We Forget." C.\PT. Ben Davis with Pemberton at Vicksburg. — John Haywood, of Covington, Tenn., requests space in the Veteran to correct a mistake in Young's "History of the Seventh Ten- nessee Cavalry," which does great injustice to the memory of Capt. Ben Davis in the statement that he was "absent without leave" for a certain period. I belonged to his company, and testify that he was within the fortifications of Vicksburg with his company as Gen. Pemberton's escort and couriers during the time referred to. His son, Mr. Ben Davis, of Brownsville, and several members of the company request this correction. 20 Confederate l/eteraij. CONFEDERATE ORDNANCE DURING THE WAR. niOM JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES ARTILLERY. William I.^ Roy Broun, while President of Alabama Poly- technic Institute, Auburn, and who was formerly lieutenant colonel of ordnance of the Confederate army, commanding the arsenal at Richmond, wrote the following account : In complying with your request to give experiences and difficulties in obtaining ordnance during the war, I shall en- deavor, relying on my memory and some available memoranda preserved, to give a statement of the collection and manufac- ture of ordnance stores for the use of the Confederate armies, so far as such manufacture was under my observation and control. After a year's service in the field as an artillery offi- cer, I was ordered to Richmond and made tuperinlendent of armories, with the rank of major in the regular army, a new office in the army of the Confederate States, and sent to various points in North Carolina and Georgia to inspect and report on the facilities possessed by different manufactories for mak- ing arms, swords, sulphuric acid, etc. As a general rule, the facilities for manufacturing were meager and crude, giving little prospect for an early serviceable product. Early in the spring of 1862 I was ordered to report at Holly Springs, Miss., and take charge of a factory just purchased by the Confederacy, and designed for the manufacture of small arms. It was not many months before the defeat of the Confederate army under Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston at Shi- loh, Tenn., which caused a hurried removal of all the niacliin- ery to Meridian, Miss. I went to Richmond again, reported to the chief of ordnance, and was assigned to duty connected with the ordnance department. The Confederate Congress had authorised the appointment of fifty new ordnance officers, and the applications to the War Department became so numerous and persistent for these ap- pointments that the Secretary of War, Col. Randolph, or- dered that all applicants should submit to an examination, and that appointments would be made in order of merit, as re- ported by the board of examiners. Thus what we are now familiar with as civil service examinations were introduced by the Confederate War Department in 1862 in the appoint- ment of ordnance officers. I was made lieutenant colonel of ordnance, and as presi- dent of the board with two other officers constituted the board of examiners. Ry direction of Gen. J. Gorgas, the chief of ordnance, I prepared a field ordnance manual by abridging the old Ignited States Manual and adapting it to our service when necessary. This was published and dis- tributed in the army. The examination embraced the field ordnance manual as contained in this abridged edition, the elements of algebra, chemistry, and physics, with some knowledge of trigonometry The first examinations were held in Richmond. Of course the fact of the examinations greatly diminislied the number of applicants. Of those recommended by the board, so many were from Virginia that the President declined to appoint them mitil an er|iuil opportunity was given to the young men of the different armies of the Confederacy in other States. Hence I was directed to report to and conduct examinations in the armies of Gens. Lee and Jackson in Virginia, Gen. Bragg in Tennessee, and Gen. Penibcrton in Mississippi. Un- der other officers examinations were conducted in Alabama and Florida. The result of this sifting process was that the army was supplied with callable and efficient ordnance officers. Early in \9&t, I was appointed commandant of the Rich- mond arsen.-il. Here tlic greater part of the ordnance and ordnance stores were prepared for the use of the Confederate armies. The arsenal occupied a number of large tobacco factories at the fool of Seventh Street, near the Tredegar Iron Works, between Cary Street and the James River. It included all the machine shops for working wood and iron organized into dif- ferent departments, each under subordinate officers, arranged to manufacture ordnance stores for the use of the Confederate army. Cannon were made at the Tredegar Iron Works, including siege and field guns, Napoleons, howitzers, and banded cast- iron guns. Steel guns were not made. We had no facilities for making s'ecl, and no time to experiment. The steel guns used by the Confederates were highly valued, and, with the exception of a few purchased abroad, were all captured from the Federals. At the beginning of the war the machinery belonging to the armory at Harper's Ferry wms removed to Richmond, and there established. This armory manufactured Enfield rifles, and the product was very stnall. not exceeding five hundred per month. With the exception of a few thousand rifles, the soldiers at the beginning of the war were armed with the old smooth- bore muskets and with old Austrian and Belgian rifles im- ported. These they exchanged for Enfield rifles as they were favored by the fortunes of war. In the summer of 18(12, after the seven days' battles around Richmond between Gen. Lee and Gen. McClellan, men were detailed to collect arms from the field, which were carried to the Richmond arsenal, and then as quickly as possible re- paired and reissued to the army. Subsequently, through the blockade runners, a large importation of excellent rifles was received and distributed. When the men detailed for this purpose were collecting the thousands of Enfield rifles left by the Federals on the battle- fields around Richmond, I remember seeing a few steel breast- plates that had been worn by the Federal soldiers who were killed ill battle. They were solid steel in two parts, shaped to fit the chest, and were worn under the coat. These were brought as curiosities to the arsenal, and had been pierced by bullets. I remember this as a fact of my own knowledge. Some years ago the charge that some of the Federal soldiers wore breastplates was denied and decried as a gross slander, and in reply thereto I published in the Nation the statement here made. These no doubt represented a few sporadic cases, worn without the knowledge of others. The Confederate sol- diers had to rely for improved arms on captures on the battle- field and on importation, when the blockade could be avoided, having available no large armory. i he Tredegar Iron Works at Richmond, Va., was tlic chief manufactory of siege and field guns, all cast-iron and smooth liore. The large Colnmbiads were made there, also the howitzers, twelve-inch bronze Napoleons, etc. But tlie higldy valued banded Parrott three-inch rilics, with which the army was well supplied, were, as a rule, captured on the battlefield. As the war continued great difficulties were experienced in obtaining the needful ordnance supplies, and many devices were resorted to. After the battles about Chattanooga, Tenn., when the Confederacy lost possession of the copper mines, no more bronze Napoleons could be made ; but instead thereof a light cast-iron twelve-pounder, well banded after the manner of the Parrott guns, was made, and found to be equally as effective as the Napoleon. At the beginning of the war it must be remembered that the Confederacy had no improved arms, no powder mills, no arsenals, no armnrie?. no cap machines, and no improved can- Qopfederate l/eteraij. 21 non. All supplies, at first, were obtained by importation, though the blockade subsecjuently cut off this foreign supply. All arms were percussion cap muzzle loaders. In the begin- ning the old flint-lock smooth-bore muskets were changed to percussion cap lock and issued to the troops. To keep a supply of percussion caps was a difficult and very serious problem, as the demand for caps was about twice as great as it was for cartridges. The machines made after the United States pattern did not yield a large tupply. and simpler and much more efficient ma- chines for making, tilting, pressing, and varnishing caps were invented and made by Southern mechanics. Aher the Federals obtained possession of the copper mines of Tennessee, great anxiety was excited as to the future store of copper from which to manufacture percussion caps. The casting of bronze field guns was immediately suspended, and all available coper was carefully hoarded for the manu- facture of caps. It soon became apparent that the supply would be exhausted and the armies rendered useless unless other sources of supply could be obtained. No reliance could be placed on the supply from abroad, though large orders were forwarded, so stringent was the blockade. Of course the knowledge of this scarcity of copper was not made public. In this emergency it was concluded to render available, if possi- lilo, some of the copper turpentine and apple brandy stills whicli still existed in North Carolina in large numbers. Secretly, with the approval of the chief of ordnance, an offi- cer was dispatched, with the necessary authority to purchase or impress all copper stills found available, and ship the same, cut into strips, to the Richmond arsenal. By extraordinary energy he was enabled to forward the amount necessary for our use. The strips of copper of these old stills were rcrollcd and handed over to the cap manufacturer. And thus were all the caps issued from the arsenal and used by the armies of the Confederate States during the last twelve months of the war manufactured from the copper stills of North Carolina. After the completion of the cap machines, which were an improvement on the old United States machine, eight hands only, two being men, the others hoys and girls, frequently manufactured from the strip copper over three hundred thou band caps within eight hours, stain])ing, filling, preparing, and varnishing them. 'I'hcse cap machines thus had a capacity of producing a million a day. These caps made at the arsenal were frequently tested, and pronounced to be superior in re- sisting effects of moisture and in general efficiency. For the completion of these machines, the Confederate gov- ernment awarded the inventor, an employee of the arsenal, llie sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, be- ing then equal to two thousand in gold. To manufacture llie fulminate of mercury, we needed nitric acid and mercury. A quantity of mercury was obtained early in the war from Mexico. To make nitric acid, we required niter and sulphuric acid. The sulphuric acid we manufactured in North Carolina, after many failures and difficulties, espe- cially in obtaining the lead to line the chambers. Niter was made by the Niter and Mining Bereau, especially organized for that purpose. Everywhere about the environs of Rich- mond could be seen large earthen ricks and heaps which con- tained dead horses and other animals, designed for use in the manufacture of niter. The available earth from caves was also made to yield its quota of niter. With this sulphuric acid and niter, on the banks of the James River, we manufactured tlie nitric acid required in the manufacture of fulminate. Near the close of the war the supply of mercury became ex- hausted. Here was a most serious difficulty. We had not, and could not obtain, the mercury, an essential material with which to manufacture fulminate of mercury ; and without caps the army could not fight, and must be disbanded. This was an extremely serious situation, as no mercury could be obtained in the limits of the Confederacy. We began to experiment on substitutes, and fortunately found in Richmond two substances, chlorate of potash and sulphuret of antimony, which, when properly combined, answered the purpose satisfactorily. And the battles around Petersburg during the last few months of ilie war were fought with caps filled with this novel substitute. Our lead was obtained chiefly, and in the last years of the war entirely, from the lead mined near Wythcville, Va. The mines were worked night and day, and the lead converted into bullets as fast as received. The old regulation shrapnel shells were filled with leaden balls and sulphur. The Confederacy had neither lead nor sulphur to spare, and used instead small iron balls and filled with asphalt. We had no private manufactories established which could furnish the appliances needed, and frequently everything had to be done from the very beginning by the ordnance depart- ment and the army in the field. For instance, to run the forges to make the irons for the artillery carriages we needed charcoal. To obtain this I purchased the timber of a number of acres of woodland on the south side of the James River, and secured a detail of men to burn the charcoal for the use of our forge department. During the winter men from Gen. Lee's army cut and shipped 10 Richmond the timber with which artillery carriages were made on' which to mount the guns to fight the battles in the spring. Men appointed for that purpose followed the army and collected the hides of the slaughtered animals, which were used to cover the saddletrees made of timber, cut by temporary details of men from the army in the field. As the war continued efforts were made to build permanent and well-appointed arsenals, as at Macon and Augusta, Ga. The large arsenal at Augusta, under the management of Col. Rains, was especially devoted to the manufacture of powder. Toward the close of the war it was making an abundant sup- ply of very superior character, equal, and in some respects superior, to that imported from foreign countries. Under the demands of necessity in many instances, cotton converted into rubber cloth was used in the manufacture of infantry accoutermcnt.^, and was found especially useful in making belts for machinery. Models of inventions were frequently sent to the arsenal, of which large numbers were valueless, and those good in theory could not be tried for want of skilled machinists and ordnance supplies. I remember on one occasion, the last year of the war, that a large number of Spencer lirecch-loading rifles, the result of a capture, were turned over to the arsenal, and, though greatly desired by the troops, could not be reissued for want of am- nnmition. In the effort to make the cartridges for the Spencer rifles, in the first place, tools had to be devised with which to make the tools used for making the cartridges. Hence the surrender of Richmond came before the cartridges were made. A plan was proposed at the arsenal to increase the accuracy and range, and thus render a\ailable and more efficient the smooth-bore muskets in possession of the Confederacy. The plan proposed was theoretically correct, and is worth mention- ing, inasmuch as very late in the war the identical plan was sent to President Davis from Canada as a scientific gift of great value. This was sent by him to the War Department, and hence found its way to the arsenal, where the drawings were regarded with interest, since they correspond exactly with those made at the arsenal years previously. The idea was to fire an elongated compound projectile made of lead and ^2 Qoijfederate l/eterap. hard wood, or papier-mache. In the diagram the heavy lines represent a section of the leaden arrow bullet, with center of gravity well forward; the dotted lines represent the hollow- sabot of wood, or hard papier-mache. On firing, the lighter material, moving first, would press outward the arrow head, and thus destroy windage, and the flight of the trajectory would be as an arrow, without rotating on the shorter axis, inasmuch as the center of inertia of the projectile would be in advance of the center of resistance of the air. At least that was the theory of the compound projectile devised for the old smooth-bore musket. An attempt was made to use on the field a round concussion shell from the howitzers as mortars. In this concussion shell a friction primer properly wrapped acted as a fuse, its head terminated in a bullet, which rested on the shoulder of the brass fuse that screwed into the shell, leaving an unfilled hol- low space about the bullet. When the round shell struck any point, except that exactly in rear of the prolongation of the wire, put in the axis of the bore by using a sabot, the momen- tum of the bullet would draw the friction primer and explode the shell, regardless of the point on which a round shell struck. A gun carriage was made for howitzers with a round shell trail, as thus they could be used as mortars, and fired at a high angle. These were rather experiments than instances of success, and are only mentioned now to show that the ordnance officers did something more than simply attempt to imitate the Fed- erals. They were prevented from accomplishing what they planned by reason of the want of machinery to do the neces- sary work. During the siege around Petersburg it was discovered that the shells used for the large Parrolt guns were very defective— that is, had but very short range. The shells would start off and fly well and straight, revolving on the longer axis during the first half of the trajectory, and then suddenly whirl on the shorter axis and drop almost vertically. One can tell by the ear the instant the axis of revolution changes, if one gun is fired. The action of the shell being observed, the cause was obvious, and a remedy suggested itself. The center of the resistance of the air at the summit of the trajectory was in advance of the center of inertia, and produced a couple that caused the rotation on the shorter axis. The obvious remedy was to make the front of the shell hemispherical instead of conoidal, and diminish its length, and thus put the center of gravity forward of the center of resistance. With this change made, the maximum range was attained and the complaints of the artillerist ceased. When we consider the absence of manufactories and ma- chinery and of skilled mechanics in the South at the beginning of the war, its successfully furnishing ordnance supplies for so large an army during the four eventful years is a striking evidence of the energy and resources and ability of its people. The success of the ordnance department was due to its able chief. Gen. J. Gorgas, and, in a measure, to the intelligence and devotion of its officers selected by the sifting process of special examinations. I must add this, that never was an order received from Gen. Lee's army for ammunition that it was not immediately sup- plied, even to the last order to send a train load of ammunition to Petersburg, after the order was received for the evacuation of Richmond. As continuous work was necessary to keep a supply of ammu- nition at times, serious difficulties threatened the arsenal not only from scarcity of supplies of material but also from de- preciation of our currency. Food supplies were very scarce in Richmond and became enormously high in Confederate currency, and during the very severe last winter of the war all the female operatives who filled cartridges with powder left the arsenal and struck for higher wages. These were trained operatives, and the demand for ammunition was too great to afford time to train others, even if they could have been secured. An increase in money wages would not relieve the difficulty. I remember once being, early in the morning, on the island in James River, with the ice and frost everywhere, surrounded by a number of tliinly clad, shivering women, and, mounting a flour barrel, I attempted to persuade them by appeals to their loyalty and patriotism to continue at tlieir work until better arrangements could be made. But patriotic appeals had no effect on shivering, starving women. Very fortunately, at this juncture a vessel with a cargo for the ordnance department ran the blockade at Wilmington, N. C, laden not with rifles and powder but with bacon and sirup, and articles for food and clothing, these being of extreme value. An ordnance store was immediately established, and food and clothing sold to the employees of the arsenal at one- fourth the market price. This fortunate cargo made all happy, and relieved the impending difficulty. I submit herewith a statement of the principal issues from the arsenal made up to January i, 1865. This can be relied on as accurate, having been copied from the official reports preserved at the arsenal, consolidating all issues. The report was prepared by my order, furnished the Richmond Enquirer, and published the day of the evacuation of Richmond. A copy was published in the Nczu Eclectic Magazine, April, 1869, from which this extract is taken ; "Statement of Principal Issues from the Arsenal. "Statement of principal issues from the Richmond Arsenal from July I, 1861, to January I, 1865. "Artillery Equipments, Etc, — Columbiads and siege guns, 341; field pieces of all descriptions, 1,306; field gun carriages, 1..375; caissons, 875; forges, 152; sets of artillery harness, 6,- 852; rounds of field, siege, and seacoast ammunition, 921,441; friction primers, 1,456,190; fuses, 1,110,966; portfires, 17,423: rockets, 3,985. "Infantry and Cavalry Arms, Accuutcrmcnts, Etc. — Infantry arms, 323,231 ; cavalry arms, 34,067; pistols, 6,074; swords and sabers, 44,877 ; sets of infantry and cavalry accouterments, 375,510; knapsacks, 188,181; haversacks, 478,498; canteens and straps, 328,977; gun and carbine slings, 115,087; small arm cartridges, 72,413,854; percussion caps, 146,901,250; cavalry saddles, 69,418; cavalry bridles, 85,139; cavalry halters, 75.611; saddle blankets, 35,464; pairs of spurs, 59,624; horse brushes, 42,285 ; currycombs, 56,903." The enormous amount of "thirteen hundred fieldpieccs of all descriptions" classed among the issues does not signify lliat that number was manufactured at the arsenal, but that number includes all those obtained by manufacture, by pur- chase, or by capture, and afterwards issued therefrom. The writer in the Enquirer further says : "Assuming that the is- sues from the Riclmiond arsenal have been half of all the issues to the Confederate armies, which may be approximately true, and thai 100,000 of the enemy were killed, not regarding the wounded and those who died of disease, it will appear from the statement of issues that above one hundred and fifty pounds of lead and three hundred and fifty pounds of iron were fired for every man killed ; and if the proportion of killed and wounded be as one to six, it would further appear that one man was disabled for every two hundred rounds expended. Qopfederate l/eterai>. 23 In former wars, with the old smooth-bore musket, it was gen- erally said, 'His weight in lead is required for every man who was killed;'" and from the issues of the arsenal it does not appear that the improved rifle requires a pound less. It will appear to one fond of statistics, who may reduce the moving force of the projectiles to horse power, that the force required to kill one man in battle will be represented by about one thousand horse power. Some general remarks in reference to the conclusion of the war and the destruction of the arsenal may not be out of place. There were a large number of Federal prisoners in and about the city. Libby prison was filled with officers, and Belle Isle with many privates. To release these was the object of cavalry raids against the city, when the main army was absent. All the operators of the arsenal and the Tredegar works and emi)loyees of the departments were organized in regiments, and were called to the field when a raid was expected. So they literally worked with their muskets at their sides, and so valuable were the lives of the skilled artisans that it was said: If three iron workers in the regiment of the arsenal were killed, the manufacture of cannon would stop. But the end was approaching. In the Confederate Senate I remember listening to an animated discussion in regard to en- listing negro troops in the army. It was urged by some of the Senators that we should enlist and arm fifty thousand ncsroes, of course with a pledge of freedom. 1 knew we could not possibly arm five thousand. The ord- nance department was exhausted. One company of negroes was formed, and I witnessed the drill in the capitol square, but I understood that as soon as they got their uniforms they vanished in one night. As the spring of 1865 approached the officers often discussei! the situation. We knew that Lee's lines were stretchea lu breaking, we knew the exhausted condition of every depart- ment, and we knew the end was near. Sunday, April 2, was a bright, beautiful spring day, and RichnKind w.\? assembled at church. T was at St. Paul's Chinch. About four pews in front of nic sat President Davis, and in a pew behind him Ccn. Gorgas, chief of the ordnance department and my chief. During the service and before the sermon the sexton of the church, a well-known individual m the city, stepped lightly forward, and, touching Mr. Davis on the shoulder, whispered something to him. Mr. Davis imme- diately arose and walked out of the church with a calm ex- pression, yet causing some little excitement. In a moment the sexton came back and called out Gen. Gorgas. I confess that I was made extremely uneasy, and was reflecting on the prob- able cause when, being touched on the shoulder and looking around, the sexton whispered to me that a messenger from the War Department awaited me at the door. I instantly felt the end had come. I was ordered to report to the War De- partment, where I soon learned that Gen. Lee had telegraphed that his line was broken and could not be repaired, and that the city must be evacuated at twelve o'clock that night. I was ordered to remove the .stores of the arsenal, as far as could be done, to Lynchburg, and was informed that the President and chief oflicials would proceed to Danville, and the line be reestablished between Danville and Lynchburg. I immediate- ly had the canal boats of the city taken poi^scssion of, and be- gan to load them as rapidly as possible with machinery, tools, stores, etc., to be carried to Lynchburg. As a large supply of prepared ammunition could not be taken, I had a large force employed in destroying it by throw- ing it into the river. Supplies of value to families were given away to tho.se who applied. By midnight the boats laden with stores were placed under charge of officers and started for their destination, which they never reached. What became of them, I never knew. About two o'clock in the morning Gen. Gorgas, the Chief of Ordnance, came to the arsenal to tell me that he was about to leave with the President for Danville, and to report to him there. I never reported to him till fifteen years later, when I met him at Sewanee, Tenn., the Vice Chancellor of the Uni- versity of the .South. Every possible eflfort was made to prevent the destruction of the arsenal. I, as commanding officer, visited every building between three and four o'clock in the morning of the 3d of April, had the gas extinguished and the guards instructed to shoot any man who attempted to fire the buildings. One hour afterwards (I was then four miles from the city) the rapid and terrible explosion of the shells heard in the distance proved that that part of the city occupied by the arsenal was being made desolate by the torch applied by the frantic mob. Shortly after the President left the city, the gunboats were blown up. After witnessing the explosion from the arsenal, I sent for the keeper of the magazine, and, satisfying myself that life would not be endangered by its destruction, wrote an order for him to explode the magazine a! five in the morning, the last order of the Ordnance Department, and among the last orders of the Confederate government, given in the city of Richmond. As I rode out of the city in the early dawn, I saw a dense cloud of smoke suddenly ascend, with a deafening report that shook the city to its center. Thus ended the surrender of the city of Richmond. The mob immediately took possession, looted the stores, and fired the city. A largo part of beautiful Richmond was burned to the ground. The Fedcr,-!.! troops marched into the burning city in splen- did order, took possession, dispersed the mob, and saved, by their energy and discipline, the city from total destruction. GEN. EARLY IN THE VALLEY. BY CAPT. S. D. BUCK, BALTIMORE, MD. I have before me an article written by a comrade of Com- pany B, Fourth Georgia Regiment, as fine a body of men as ever marched to battle; but I must diflfer with him as to Gen. Early's "Combination of Blunders," as he terms Early's Val- ley campaign. Ke makes a bold charge of blunders, but names none, intimating only that Early should have contin- ued the advance. He also says that he "saw Gens. Early, (jordon, and others trying to rally the troops," and that "the whole line gave way at the same time." Now, pardon me, comrade, but you are in error. Early rode up to the rear of our brigade, Pegram's, and I was near him while the battle was in progress on our left. We stood fast, and I saw brigade after brigade break ; but we moved back only when ordered to do so by Gen. Early himself, and our alignment was per- fect till we got back to Cedar Creek Bridge. On crossing we were broken, but Gen. Pegram rallied part of the brigade a half mile from the bridge and received a cavalry charge, and on the edge of Middletown he stopped the artillery and opened on the enemy. I am positive that the North Carolina Brigade east of the pike fell back in good order, and their alignment was commented upon at the time. Sheridan had 35,900 troops, while Early's reported 10,000 was, in fact, not over 8,000. Custer was on one flank with 5,000 cavalry and Merrell on the other with over 4,000. We drove the enemy from Cedar Creek to Middletown, over three miles, and at 4 p.m. Early did not have 5,000 men in line. 24 C^or^federate l/eterap, Most of the absentees had left their colors to pillage the cap- tured wagons— excusable to some extent, as they needed clothing and felt that Sheridan would keep on to the Potomac River. "Every sensible man saw the end," he writes. I confess that the regiment I had the honor to belong to did not see it in that light, but believed so firmly in the justice of our cause that they never lost hope. Early's campaign in the Valley shows marked ability, and the day will come when justice will be done the old hero. Gen. Lee never lost faith in him, and when relieved of command so wrote him. If he had had 25,000 troops, Sheridan would never have been known in poetry or prose. He killed, wounded, and captured more of Sheridan's troops that he had in his army. They admit .pver 16,000 loss. WAR TIME LETTERS OF THE SIXTIES. Comrade J. A. Templeton, of Jacksonville, Tex., who was a member of Company G, Tenth Texas Cavalry Dismounted, sends some old letters written to his parents in the winter of 1863. They are in the original envelopes, each bearing two tive-cent Confederate postage stamps : "Cami- Near Shelbvvii.le, Redford County, Tenn., January 9, 1863. •■Dear Father and Mother: As it has been some lime since I wrote you, this may surprise you, but I have had no chance before. I ain now with Capt. Good's old battery, commanded by Capt Douglas, as a detail. I would not change for any- thing, as artillery service is nuicli easier than infantry or cavalry. "I suppose you have heard of the battle of Murfreesboro, fought on the 30th and 31st of December. The first day we went within two miles of the town, but did not drive the enemy back scarcely any. Our brigade was not engaged, though they were shelled a good deal by the enemy. The battery was placed back in the reserve, and did nothing the iirst day, but about eight o'clock on the 31st we were ordered out, and were soon against a brigade of live Yankees. I thought w^e were going to be charged, as they were in less than one hundred yards of us, advancing and not a gun un- limbered. As soon as we got our guns ready they took to tlieir heels, but our canister shot overtook a good many of them. We drove them away from a splendid battery of six or eight guns, which our brigade captured, but they got on our flank and recovered it. We were tlicn placed on the extreme left wing. In the meantime our brigade was pur- suing tile enemy, together with Gens. Rains's and McNair's brigades. Our division came on them while they were pre- Ijaring breakfast. The coffeepots and frying pans were on the fireri steaming as we went through their camp. Our pris- oners said that the First Ohio never ran before that morning. . . Gen. Rains was killed on the second day. He was a Tennesseean, and lived at Nashville. He died fighting to- ward his home, like many other Tennesseeans who fell tliat day. Adjt. Jarvis and Lieut. Col. Craig were wounded slight- ly. Our men charged a cedwr brake and failed, because the enemy had masked a battery." Another letter from Shelbyville, April 22, 1863, states: "I again write you a few lines. I have given up all hope of ever receiving another letter froin home. The mails being so uncertain is all that keeps me from accusing you of never writing to me. ... I have no news that you have not heard. An important move must be in hand from present ap- pearances of things. We are ordered to send all our baggage to the rear, retaining only one tent fly to every sixteen men. I look for another Kentucky trip or some long march. Polk's Corps is camped in the vicinity of She'byville. There are three divisions in the corps — viz.. Withers', Cheatham's, and McCown's — and generally from three to five brigades in each division. Brig. Gen. A. P. Stewart is at present our division commander. McCown has not been in connnand in some time. Gen. Bragg received and inspected Polk's Corps a week or two ago. li there is any one in S. J. Johnson's company that would rather be in this, he can get a swap. That is the only way to get a transfer this side of the river. 1 have heard different reports as to whom Johnson's company is serving. One says that it has been sent to the borders of Texas to guard wagon trains. If this is true, I should like very much to be with them, and, anyway, to get a transfer to that com- pany would suit inc. "We are doing very well here now. We moved camp yes- terday, and have the prettiest camp I ever saw. It has been a woods lot (before the fences around it were destroyed) with large beech, ash, and elm trees that afford good shade. I am afraid that some night when we get sound asleep orders will come for us to get up and cook rations and be ready to march by daylight. This occurs when we get into some pleasant camp and begin to be comfortably situated. This time last year we had arrived at Memphis, so it has been one year since we crossed the Mississippi River. I was in hopes that peace would be restored to our country by this time, but can't see that it is any nearer at hand. I hope to 'tell the tale' if the war lasts twenty years." MISREPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SOUTH. The Nezu York Sun published, sometime since, a statement represented to emanate from "a professor in one of the lead- ing universities of the South." The newspaper ought to have accei)ted this as ridicule : "It is little wonder that the sectional lines disappeared so slowly when one remembers some of the instructions given in tlic backwoods schoolhouscs the first year after the war. "In one of the border States such instructions as these were given by the teacher, orally, for there were no sclioolbooks for quite a while after the war : "'Who was the first President?' If the pupil answered 'George Washington,' the teacher replied rather sadly : 'Yes, he was the first President at the time you speak of, but the Iirst President of the South was Jefferson Davis.' "Then he would ask, 'Who was the greatest soldier in the world?' and he would answer himself: 'Gen. Lee.' ■ "When the class in geography was called, and the question was asked: 'Name the greatest cities in the country,' the class was instructed to say: 'New Orleans, Richmond, and Charles- ton.' The longest river in the United States was given as the 'Lower Mississippi,' and the class was further instructed that the capital of the country was Richmond. 'The greatest piuducts of the country were cotton and sugar, and New Or- leans molasses came next. 'In all these instructions there was never any reference to the North. No harsh words were spoken of Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, or of any of the great events in which they partici- pated. 'They were simply ignored." The last paragraph is about the only truth in the sketch. 'The comment, for instance, on the first President is ridiculous. 'The South has always been proud of Washington, and the "first" as applied to Mr. Davis is minimized by our own people, who fondly refer to him as the only President of the Confederate States. C^opfederati^ l/ecerai). V. Y. COOK, NOT LOANABLE. 25 THE CADETS AT TUSCALOOSA NOT CAPTURED. Mr. W. F. Pearson, who was a cadet at the Alabama Univer- sity at Tuscaloosa, writes a history of the cadets in rebuttal to the stories about the Katydids, of which humorous accounts have been given. These accounts did not emanate from a de- sire to reflect upon the students in the Alabama University, yet they gave offense, and Comrade Pearson throws bright light upon that branch of the Confederate service of which South- <'rners may well be proud. The Veter.nn assures this comrade ;iud all others who were there, and their parents, that no desire wen was had to belittle the lads and young gentlemen of the battalion or lo deprive tlicni of any merited credit. The Louis Moore referred to is evidently a misprint. In his letter from Poarch. Okla., Comrade Pearson writes at length : "An account of 'The Capture of the Katydids,' which ap- peared in the Confeder.vte \'eteran for June, 1903, would be i-.nnoticed except to be laughed at but for the injustice it does 10 the Alabama Corps of Cadets, volunteers in the Confederate army, who did their duty as soldiers and arc entitled to con- sideration as Confederate veterans. Evidently the story was written by one unacquainted with the city of Tuscaloosa and ignorant of the circumstances attending its capture, hence the ■:onclusion that it was constructed upon humorous 'war inci- dents.' Louis Moore, the boy hero of the story, was never a cadet in Tuscaloosa. The story is false in every particular, as can be proven by the university register and by the living mem- bers of the Alabama Corps of Cadets. As that was the most txciting and happiest period of my life, I have a distinct recol- lection I if (he details. "Gen. J. T. Murlee, President of the Marion Military Insti- tute, was commandant of the corps of cadets ; Prof. W. S. Wyman, President of the University of -\labama, and Prof. E. A. Smith, Stale Geologist of Alabama, were professors in the university. They and many others know all the facts, and by them it can be proved that 'Louis Moore,' as a cadet or as a defender of Tuscaloosa at any time, was and is unknown. In Tuscaloosa, during the war, there were no httle-boy cadets, nor an academy for cadets, and there was no campus except that at the university. The Federals did not make a charge on cadets in Tuscaloosa at any time. The only cadets there dur- ing the war were the Alabama Corps of Cadets, and they wore neat home-spun jeans Confederate uniforms with a white collar, subject to daily inspection, turned over the jacket collar. Among these cadets there was not in 1864 or 1865 a 'coatee,' a spiked-tail jacket covered with brass buttons, nor any kind of uniform that would have suggested to soldiers the name 'Katydid,' an epithet not coined for cadets until after that time. "One day near the end of March, when the Yankees were looked for, the Alabama Corps of Cadets were posted before the bridge near a wall of loose brick that had been built by the citizens. Parties of cadets may have obtained permission • n that day to cross the bridge and visit the camp of Forrest's command, in which they had many friends ; but it surpasses the belief of those who were acquainted with Confederate boys in uniform, and knew the spirit of fun and mirth with banter that prevailed in the South, that any of these cadets became offended or indignant at any soldier's jeer or joke. Before leaving home the cadets had learned all about these jokes and '?ells,' pnd they knew exactly what to say in reply to the cavalry. If any cadet took offense, the fact was never reported to the corps, among whom this visiting party of cadets mingled for hours. The truth is that a most friendly feeling existed be- tween Forrest's men and the cadets. During the previous win- ter about forty cadets had jomed that conimand. and as cav- alrymen they continued to wear their cadet uniforms. "The facts on which the story depends — viz.. the charge by magnanimous Federals who refused to harm the fighting boys, the heroic defense, the capture of the little boys, and Louis Moore's complaining speech, are all false in every particular, because nothing of the kind ever happened and no such boys were in existence. ".•\ fight occurred in Tuscaloosa a half mile fr.nn the bridge, in which a captain and two cadets were badly wounded ; but no cadet then, nor at any other time, was captured by the Fed- erals. That Gen. Croxton despised the cadets until he met them is probable; that he gave orders to capture and spank Init not kill them is possible. But no such orders were carried init. No cadet was captured. The 'spanking' of an enemy is a joke more ancient than the almanac. Two thousand years pgo it was repeated by Scrtorius when he saw Metcllus coming to relieve young Poinpey in defeat. In his most popular opera a celebrated wit and song writer says : ■Quixotic is his enterprise, and hoiieless his adventure is, Who seeks for jocularities that haven't yet been said. The world has joked incessantly for over fifty centuries. And all the jokes that's possible have long ago been made.' "Judge Young .s.ays that 'it was an essential fact of the story that a courier on horseback notified the cadets of the enemy's approach on .•Kpril 4,' Even if this be true, which is not a part of the story, to send that courier was a duty of Col. Hardcastle, who had refused to permit cadets to guard the bridge. That the guards of cavalry were derelict in their duty on the night of April S, when the bridge was taken, cannot be denied. "The description of Jackson's Division of Forrest's Cavalry, as given by the writer and approved by Judge Young, of Mem- phis—viz., 'They were men worn with months of fighting, fool-sore, poorly clad, and they were ill fed' — are expressions recognized as having been used numberless times in describing Stonewall Jackson s immortal soldiers; but they cannot appro- priately be applied to Forrest's Cavalry, especially in April, 1S65. These cavalrymen at that time had done but little fight- ing for months; riding on horses, they certainly were not 'foot- sore ;' and they were allowed to feed themselves, and did feed, at Confederate supply depots under their care and protection. The cadet uniforms were cut by a skilled tailor; and they were neat, for we had not slept on the ground, except in Mobile, in a dirty cotton warehouse. The cadets also had shining guns, for it was a part of their duty to keep them bright. "The Alabama Corps of Cadets, numbering two hundred and eighty-five boys and young men whose ages, with two excep- tions, ranged from fifteen to eighteen years, were considered by the Confederate authorities as being immature and unable to undergo the hardships of a campaign under Lee. Hood, or Forrest, and for this reason they were stationed in Tuscaloosa and quartered in the unversity buildings, where they pursued the university course of studies and performed such military duties as are required of regular soldiers in barracks. The corps of cadets, divided into three companies, was formed into a battalion and commanded by Col. J. T. Murfee, a distin- guished graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, who. on account of his unusual attainments, had been detailed from the Confederate army, in which he was a lieutenant colonel, to drill the battalion and to instruct the advanced students in the science of military engineering, tactics, and the art of war. His fitness for this responsible trust was demonstrated by the discipline he maintained over the cadets and their perfec- tion in all the evolutions of the drill and manual of arms. 26 Qo^federati^ l/eterarj, "When the Confederate amiies were greatly increased by vol- unters in 1862 and 1863, every available cadet was sent to re- cruiting stations as drillmasters, and they proved themselves competent officers. My eldest brother, at that time a cadet, wrote home that on being called out of ranks to drill the com- pany he was unable to speak a word of command and the failure filled him with grief and disappointment. Father wrote immediately, advising him to ask for another trial. Having passed the second ordeal satisfactorily, he was sent to the Thirtieth Alabama, under Col. Charles M. Shelly, at Talladega. "The cadets sent out for this purpose went to the front later as privates in their respective regiments. Indeed, from this time on cadets frequently left the university to join one of the main armies of the Confederacy. In the winter preceding the close of the war about forty left, and in their neat and trim uniforms, which were becoming to soldiers, joined Forrest's command. Months afterwards several of them called to see their friends at the university. Hence the improbability of cadets, because of their neat uniforms, being derided by For- rest's men, whose uniforms were of the same material. Cav- alrymen who camped in the university grove often witnessed our battalion drill and dress parade, and some of them re- marked that we were better drilled than any troops they had seen in the army. Having been enlisted in the Confederate army as volunteers, the cadets were subject at all times to a call from the government, and at different times were ordered into actual service: in August, 1864, to meet and repel Gen. Gen. Rousseau's raiders, who were making a demonstration toward Montgomery, the capital of the State. In a sharp fight near Notasulga, Ala., the corps of cadets and a few other Confederate troops defeated this detachment of cavalry and drove them back toward West Point, Ga. In the following December the battalion was sent to Gen. Maury at Mobile, where a land attack was constantly expected, and we remained there until that danger had passed. In that city we had the distinguished honor of being selected as the escort of Admiral Semmes, the most renowned Confederate naval commander, from the railroad station to his home. He had arrived by a long, circuitous journey from England, where he had been re- ceived and entertained by the nobleman who rescued him from drowning when the Alabama was sunk in a famous naval duel off Cherbourg, France, with the United States steamer Kear- sarge. "During the two first days of 1865 the cadets, somewhat de- moralized, were returned to Tuscaloosa. "One bright day in March we were sent to breastworks six miles beyond Northport to fight Yankees who were reported to be coming. Returning to the university, we remained there until that dark night when the Federals crossed the bridge and went into Tuscaloosa without being fired upon. "As the facts and circumstances of this exploit by the Fed- erals and of the fight by the cadets and their retreat have been misrepresented and ought to be ventilated, I shall give the par- ticulars of these occurrences as I learned them by observa- tion, from reports current at that time, and lately from Prof. W. S. Wynian, who was a prisoner. "The Capture of Tuscaloosa. "By a rapid march a Federal cavalry brigade fifteen hundred strong arrived at Northport a few hours after dark on April 5, and, finding no guard at the bridge, crossed into Tuscaloosa and took from a livery stable the two field pieces of artillery which had been removed from the university by order of Col. Hard- castle and against the protests of Col. Garland and Col. Murfee. Col. Hardcastle also refused the request for a guard of cadets to be posted at the bridge, but intrusted that duty to men who abandoned this important post because the night was very dark and our cavalry scouts had reported after sunset that no Yan- kees were within sixty miles. "Whether or not a courier was sent by Col. Hardcastle to notify the cadets, the Yankees were already in town before the alarm was given. But the cadets, accustomed to guard duty, were easily aroused. Even while the long roll continued its ominous sound, the ranks were being formed, and Company A. with a dozen men only, hurried off, leaving the belated to run faster and overtake their command. The companies came to- gether at the university grove, and skirmishers were deployed. Marching more slowly in column after we reached Main Street, the battalion halted on the brow of the hill overlooking the valley betwen the town and the bridge, and a line of battle was formed. In a few moments the companies began to fire by file at the indistinct enemy, and with such regularity, rapidity, and precision that the Federals retired. From prisoners captured by our skirmishers Col. Murfee learned that we were con- fronted by a Federal brigade under Gen. Croxton, who had orders to surprise the city and capture the cadets; but our sudden arrival and regulated movements caused him to suspect that pretended friends had led him into a trap set by Gen.- Forrest, and in consequence he retreated down the hill to wait till daylight. After our wounded had been cared for, we were ordered to retire to the university. "On our side Capt. Murfee's ankle was shattered, Cadet King's leg was broken, and Cadet Siler was shot through the chest, but not a cadet was captured. " 'In this action six Federals were killed and several wound- ed. The killed were buried at Tuscaloosa in the old cemetery, and were afterwards removed to a national cemetery, probably to that near Chattanooga.' (Prof. W. S. Wyman.) "When the battalion retreated to the university, Col. Murfee explained that the force opposed to the cadets comprised fifteen hundred Federal cavalry, armed with repeating rifles. He or- dered the battalion to re-form in the public road at the south- east corner of the campus, and gave us permission to get from our quarters such clothing as we actually needed. Within twenty miinilcs the battalion, in a column of fours, with a lan- tern in front, again began to retreat, and marched seven miles east to Hurricane Creek, which we reached at daylight. On a high hill beyond the creek we stood under arms all day, ex- pecting every hour to see the Federal advance. At sunset we recro.sscd the bridge, and, after marching fourteen miles south, halted for the night. 'God bless the man that invented sleep I' Our first meal on this retreat was at a very large spring, which we readied the next morning after marching three hours. A continuous march of several days, during which the cadets were in high spirits, brought us to Marion, a depot of Confed- erate supplies, and we fared there better than we had at the university. We learned here that the university buildings, ex- cept tlie observatory, had been burned. A week later the Fed- erals, hearing of Forrest's approach, left Tuscaloosa, burning the bridge after recrossing it. "Finally we were informed of Lee's surrender and given an indefinite leave of absence, with permission to keep the Spring- field rifles which Gen. Maury, commanding the army at Mobile, had issued to us in exchange for the short bronze Mississippi rifles with which we were at first armed. His reason was that 'the cadets were perfect in drill, and deserved splendid guns to fight with.' " Qoijfederate Ueterap 27 BATTLE OF ELK HORN—CORRECTION. BY W. L. TRUMAN, GUEYDAN, LA. [By a mishap part of this account was omitted last month, and it is now completed. — En.] In the article by Gen, W. L. Cabell on Confederate battle flags, as it appeared in the August Veteran, mention is made of a few of the patriotic deeds of our noble women. The wom- en of our Southern Confederacy were the grandest, bravest, and purest women that ever blessed this earth. It made us ragged soldier boys happy to take off 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, and always love and teach the righteous principles for which they suffered 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 our retreat. The Northern Army commanded by Gen. Curtis was en- camped at Elk Horn Tavern, in Benton County, Ark, near Sug- ar Creek, except one division under Gen. Sigel at Bentonville, 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 Gen. 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 kept up this slow pur- suit all night, coming up with the enemy near Elk Horn about daylight. The country is rough and mountainous, and the road we were traveling had steep clifted sides, and in leaving it our men had to climl) very high bluffs in order to form line of battle. The enemy was ready for us and saluted with a hiavy 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 afterwards, 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 into action under a heavy five. We were soon ready, and opened fire with our si.x guns. In twenty minutes the enemy withdraw, leaving one gun behind. Gen. Henry Little, commanding the First Missouri Brigade, now advanced and engaged the enemy on our right. The roar of small arms was fearful. We contiriued to throw shells into their line of battle, and our brave, talented captain sat his beautiful iron-gray horse and was happy. They stood their ground well about lialf an hour, then retreated. Our men raised a yell and fol- lowed them for some distance. Things were quiet now for quite a while. We could plainly hear the firing and the Rebel yell of McCuUoch's men in our frotit engaging the enemy on the opposite of us. They did not seem to bo more than two miles off. Every man in Price's little army heard the s.inie, and it did us all good to know that we had the enemy penned and 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 the foot of the hill. We brought up a few, and such fun as we had reading love letters ! Some of them were 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 extreme 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 the field. Capt. Wade placed one battery in position immediately, ordered to load with canister and commence firing. We raked 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 exposed, but continued to send a per- fect hailstorm of canister mto the bushes. In a remarkably 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 face 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. Things 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 McCulloch's men since nine or ten o'clock in the morning, but later in the night we learned that McCulloch 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 v.as in a high state of cultivation. There were several sutler 28 Qoofederatc l/eteraij 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 the enemy, who were in full view on a ridge in the field unpleasantly close. 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 oi the field, well concealed in many places by small under- growth. The brave young Capt. Clark, with his Missouri bat- tery, was already in position, and was so gay and happy thai 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 losing 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 enemy now made a dettrniincd advance along the whole line for the pur- pose of cutting through Price's little army of Missouri sol- diers and opening a way for retreat, but he was gallavtly met, driven back with heavy loss, and the second day's fight was over. Gen. Van Dorn, at this stage of action, ordered Price to retreat and join McCulloch's part of the army, which had not fired a shot for twenty-four hours from having no leader. This move astonished us all. We were not whipped. We had had everything our own way right from the start. They had played their last card and lost, and it seemed to us that a demand for surrender was in order. Every man, from Gen. Price down, was mad and grieved because they had to move away and leave the fruits of their glorious victory behind and have it said they were whipped. A Yankee colonel, whom we had captured with many of his men in their last charge, made free to say to all that Gen. Curtis had given orders for all of his wagons to be loaded with their Ijaggage and supplies and be ready to follow if he opened a way for them to retreat, and if he failed and had to surrender, the wagons must be burned. In leaving the battlefield, my battery took a wrong road and was separated from the main body for two days without any protection, but the enemy made no pursuit and we were in no danger of capture. After traveling about six miles over a rough road, we entered a rocky hollow with steep cliffs on each side, which continued for about one mile, then suddenly emerged into an open space about three hundred yards wide with heavy timber on the opposite side, and near the timber was a regiment of infantry in line of battle facing us. When we came up, Capt. Wade was ordered (by the colonel, I sup- pose) to take position on the right of the regiment, which he did. They were a fine-looking set of men, dressed in Con- federate uniform, about six hundred strong, and they had the most beautiful flag I ever saw. It was the first time I had seen one of our new battle flags, and this one was made of the finest silk, with heavy golden silk fringe bordering, cord and tassels of the same, a nice staff, with golden spear on the top, and the name "Col. — Reeves's — Arkansas Regiment" in golden letters across its face. The colonel's initials and num- ber of regiment. I do not remember. Our battery was not in position more than five minutes before we hoard fiv? or six shots fired from small arms some distance up the rocky hol- low we had just traveled, and several stragglers appeared in the opening in that direction, two or three being mounted. One rider seemed to have entered the open space from a road farther to our right, as he was coming diagonally across the front of our battery on a direct line for the head of the regi- ment. He was riding a beautiful sorrel, with light mane and tail, and came at a rapid pace. When near our front I noticed that he was an officer dressed in full major general's uniform, cavalry lx)ots, black hat pinniJd up on one side with a white ostrich feather, gold cord and tassels, and a red silk sash around his waist. He was fine-looking, hut rather stout, and seemed very much excited. It was said by all that this was Gen. Albert Pike. When he got opposite the regimental colors he gave some command in a loud voice. I did not h?ar what he said, but was told he commanded the men to disjierse and take to the woods and save themselves, or they would be cap- tured in a few minutes. He then continued his flight, and the regiment melted away and disappeared in the woods in less than two minutes. Their beautiful flag was throw^n upon the ground and abandoned. Every member of my battery wit- nessed this afifair. We remained in battery a few minutes with our guns loaded ready for action; but as no enemy ap- peared, Capt. Wade ordered us to limber up, and we continued our retreat. In getting info the road again we pas.^cd near the abandoned flag and Frank Dye ran and picked it up, and with some help ripped it from the stafif. He then folded it up and placed it in his bosom, buttoning his coat over it, and brought it safely into camp. I do not remember what disposi- tion was made of it. There is a possibility that I may be mis- taken in the name stamped upon the flag. Perhaps this was the flag mentioned by Gen. Cabell as being lost at Elk Horn, and recaptured by Gen. Henry Little's Missouri troops. I have never blamed those men for obeying that uncalled-for order. They were new troops, and doubtless three-fourths of them gave their lives later on for their country. I should be glad to hear from any comrades who were present about this un- fortunate affair. JOE COTHERN'S CAPTURE OF A CANNON. J. .'\. Scarlwrough. of Mississippi, sends an account of some incidents in the service of a comrade : "On (he 28th of July, 1864, when the Confederates swept the Federal breastworks in front of Atlanta, Joe Cothern, a member of Company H, Seventh Mississippi Regiment, Sharp's Brigade, ran several hundred feet past the enemy's works and found a Federal artillery captain trying to get a cannon in position. Everything was in confusion, and with drawn sword the excited captain was trying in vain to rally his men and place his battery. By this time Confederates and Federals were getting considerably mixed. The captain dashed at Cothern and demanded his surrender. Cothern fired at him and inflicted a serious wound in the shoulder. The captain fell from his horse and screamed: 'I surrender!' When the drivers saw their captain fall they abandoned their horses and took to their heels. Cothern then assisted the wounded caplaiii on to the caisson, placed a brush in his hands, rind ordered him to stimulate the hindmost span of horses while he mounted the lead horse, and dashed away with a fme twelve-pound cannon drawn by three spans of fine horses, with a Yankee captain sitting on the caisson and whipping the C^opfederate l/eteraij. 29 horses for all they were worth. The Federals had rallied by this and were pouring volley after volley into the Confederate lines to gain the ground they had lost, and the wounded cap- tain was laying whip to the horses and crying out : 'Drive up, Johnnie ! drive up, or you will all be killed !' 'Johnnie" made the landing unscathed with his prisoner, cannon, and three spans of horses, one of which was shot through the leg in the flight. "During the Georgia campaign. Comrade Colhern served as an independent scout, and on one occasion, near Atlanta, he took advantage of a Federal picket who occupied an outpost. The fellow had grown careless and was sitting down reading some letters, and the first thing he knew Cothern's gun was pointing at him, accompanied by a small, still voice saying, 'Surrender.' He gave his name as Johnnie Rawls, was a congenial spirit, and proved to be a dismounted cavalryman, belonging to Company H, Thirty-Seventh Indiana Regiment of Cavalry. Rawls was an ingenious fellow, and one day picked up the leg bone of an ox, polished it nicely, then carved on it in miniature form the stars and stripes with his initials, company, regiment, etc., presenting it to his captor with the request that he keep it as a memento of the picket post in front of Atlanta. It is still in possession of Comrade Cothern." Comrade Scarborough writes a pathetic incident concerning Capt. Rankin, from Columbia, Miss., while in front of Atlanta. He was acting lieutenant colonel of the Seventh on that day, and was shot dead from his horse while leading the charge. The Confederates were repulsed, leaving the pale and lifeless form of the Captain in the enemy's hands. The Confederates fell back a pace, re-formed, and rested on their arms. During this lull the voice of song was heard within the Federal lines, and proved to be a Masonic funeral song which touched a sympathetic chord in the breast of every Mason within the Confederate lines, and they too joined in sweet accord and sang with their brother Masons in blue, for they knew that a brother Mason was filling a bloody grave. Soon after the funeral service was over the Federals sent in a flag of truce accompanied by the belongings of Capt. Rankin, consisting of his sword, watch, spur, etc., with an earnest request that there be a special committee appointed to carry those valuables to I lie poor, heartbroken widow. The service proved to be the burial of Capt. Rankin with Masonic honors. MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE ON PICKET ALONE. nv J. E. HIRSH, COMPANY G, 22D MISSISSIPPI INFANTRY. Every one who actively served in the war must have been at some time or other in dangerous positions. During my four years of service, all active, I had numerous hairbreadth escapes and squeezed out of some very tight places. The first one 1 recall was in the fall of 1861. soon after the battle of Belmont. We were in reserve on the Kentucky side of the Mississippi River, while the fight took place on the opposite side, and the heaviest gun the enemy had — a six-pounder — could not throw a shot more than halfway across the river. But I am digress- ing. We established our winter quarters at Fulton or Feli- ciana, Ky.. while the Federals had theirs at Paducah, about fifty miles north of us. About halfway between us Mayfield, county seat of Graves County, is situated. Each force con- sisted of bctwocn two thousand and three thousand men, but was supposed and Wicved by the other side to be anywhere from fifteen lo thirty thousand men. Both sides captured and evacuated Mayfield regularly once a week, the garrison in posses.sion invariably retreating before the enemy appeared. During all these maneuvers not an enemy was seen nor a gun fired by either side. However, in November, while we were holding the town with perhaps one hundred and fifty or two hundred men, a reliable negro brought in the report that five thousand Yankees were on their way from Paducah to sur- round and capture us. The lieutenant in charge of our force decided to immortalize his own and our names by turning the surprise on them. Silently some forty or fifty of us folded our tents and stole away in the dark. We met again a few miles north. Two roads from Paducah made a junction there. I volunteered to be the advance guard, about a quarter of a mile farther north, all alone, this being a very dangerous un- dertaking. I agreed to remain on watch from about 10 p.m. until daybreak, all alone, without relief. The night was quite chilly, cloudy, with occasionally a little moonlight, when I cautiously edged my way forward. I soon discovered a num- ber of buildings on a hill ahead of me, and not desiring to pass them. I established my post at the foot of the hill, climbed over the fence, and look position under a large Iwech tree inside the fence. On reconnoitcring I found a large uproot- ed .stump, top toward the fence and a large hollow in the rear, where the roots had l>een pulled up when the tree was felled, which I iminediately preempted as my bullet-proof fort, should hostilities commence. For an hour or two I heard voices in the vicinity of the houses, then everything became quiet. The moon hid behind the clouds, the air became more chilly, the hours were rolling by— -having no timepiece, I was unable to tell how many — when I became conscious that somebody or something was trying to slip up on me. After watching care- fully for some time and getting my eyes familiarized with the surroundings, I discovered that the movements were caused by wood mice in search of beechnuts. A few more hours passed, when, this time sure, I heard a number of people tramping through the brush in my direction. They did not keep step or march like soldiers, but that could hardly be ex- pected in the woods at ni^ht. When nearly at my post they suddenly stopped, and the moon coming out for just a moment showed me a lot of cattle browsing. Some eight or ten hours more passed, during which time noises of various kinds kept me awake and on the alert, when suddenly a Yankee picket, who had been stationed in the top of my tree, gave a signal in imitation of an owl, which was instantly answered by another picket stationed near the buildings on the hill by a good imita- tion of a rooster. I tried my 1>cst to locate his position aI)Ove mo for a shot, when out flew a real live owl. whose hoot I had mislaketi for a signal. 1 had now been standing on post for apparently fifty or sixty hours ! I was nearly frozen to death, and daybreak seemed to be as far oflF as ever, when I discerned the sound of hoofs away up the road toward Paducah. My well-trained ear con- vinced me by the regularity of the hoof clatter tliat a squad of cavalry was advancing. The dogs at the different planta- tions, as the troop passed along, added their bark to the clatter. The company drew nearer and nearer and the noise becamt louder and louder. When the regiment passed the buildings on the hill I could hear the general in command give orders. The brigade quickened their pace as they thundered down the hill toward tne. I took a look at my little fort behind the stmiip, dried the flint and steel on my musket, filled the pan with fresh priming, and laid tlie musket on the top rail of the fence, fingers on the trigger. I decided to allow the leader, who was most likely a guide and perhaps a "loyal" South- erner, lo pass, and to reserve my fire for the next two or three, who were likely officers. My musket being loaded with ball and buckshot, I had several chances. After firing, I intended to scoot for my little fort before they could return the fire. By 30 Confederate l/eterai>. this time a faint streak of gray had made its appearance in the eastern sky, but it was still quite dark. Nearer and nearer they came. 1 distinctly heard voices in the rear of the column on the hill. I steadied my nerves and watched for the oppor- tune moment. A horse's head came out of the shadow, the horse's body followed, no one astride of it. Three or four more horses followed, no one astride of them. The enemy had passed. There is where I got my gray hairs. GEORGE BLAINE'S GRAVE. On one of the loveliest days of last June a sweet little girl of ten summers knelt in a field of daisies, gathering the flowers she loved. Acres of daisies whitened the hill slope all about her, and she gathered handful after handful till her arms held a great sheaf. Looking up with a sudden thought, she said : "I will gather more and put them on the soldier's grave." A little later the rays of the setting sun touched a low mound in the village cemetery decorated with flowers gath- ered by the hands of a little child, born long years after "the soldier" had been laid there to rest. It was the grave of George Blaine, of the Seventh Texas Regiment, who was killed at the battle of Franklin. On the eve of the battle, far from his Texas home and the sister who prayed for him there and watched for the brother who would never return, he told his negro servant that he had a cousin, the wife of Dr. Aaron C. White, living at Spring Hill, twelve miles from Franklin. He wished to be taken to their home if killed or wounded in the battle. He fell never to rise again, and the heartbroken servant took him to Spring Hill. The writer was one of the three small children of the home who saw him for the first time in the calm majesty of death. It made an indelible impression, and the pathetic burial at the village cemetery the following day is still vividly remem- bered. There were no military honors, no minister to con- duct a religious service, and no crowd to follow him to his last resting place. Only three little children looked on in awed silence while their father helped the faithful servant lower the body into the grave and fill in the earth, but the frame of the latter shook with sobs and the tears rained down his face as he bent to the task which hid forever from his sight the loved form of his young master. There was mourning in every house in the village that day: the churches were turned into temporary hospitals filled with wounded and dying soldiers, and all were too busy minister- ing to those yet living to do honor to the dead. "Uncle Nick" was sent on his way with his master's horse and watch, a lock of hair, etc., and later the sister wrote from Texas that he had reached her safely with these last tokens. She spoke of having her brother's body removed as soon as days of peace came, but she too died, and he was left to slumber on here. The years slipped swiftly and silently away, and almost forty had been numbered with the past when the postmaster at Spring Hill received a letter inquiring for Dr. White or some member of his family. It was from "Uncle Nick" Blaine, the faithful servant of the young soldier, asking about the grave of his master. He wrote after receiving the desired information and sent some pressed cedar to be laid on "mas- ter's grave." The grave has never been marked by a stone, but a wild cherry sprang up near the spot and grew into a tree. Mocking birds build their nests there and sing requiems above his sleep- ing dust. Sprlnj^ Hill, Tenn., October, lyjj. THE DEATH OF CAPT. J. J. PARTIN. BY W. H. COFFEV. COMPANY B, 4TH TENN. INFANTRY. Many Confederate soldiers disappeared in battles during the war of whom nothing was ever afterwards heard by either their comrades or families. A mystery of this kind came un- der my observation recently which I may help to solve, hoping it may, through the Veteran, reach the eyes of some of the family. At the New Orleans reunion I met a member of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry, and incidentally asked him if he knew a Capt. J. J. Partin, of his regiment. He replied that he did, but that after the battle of Chickamauga the command never knew or could find out what became of him. I then gave him the following statement of facts: Capt. Partin was badly wounded at Chickamauga, fell into the hands of the Federals, was sent to Nashville, Tenn., and placed in the old Zollicoffcr House, which at that time was used as a hospital. I was a prisoner and in the hospital at the time, having been detailed by the Yankees to nurse our vvoimded. In this way I became acquainted with Capt. Partin and learned his history. He -was born in East Tennessee, but had moved to Camden, Ark., and was living there with hi.^ wife and three children when the war broke out. He was a Methodist preacher and a millwright by profession, but when the war began he returned to his native State, joined the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry, and was elected captain of a com- pany. He was a genial gentleman, and I became nmch at- tached to him. For a time it looked as if the wound would heal all right, but, in spite of the doctor's skill and good nursing, it began to grow worse, and pieces of the thigh bone had to be taken out. And right here I desire to say — and it aff'ords me pleasure to do so — that the doctor who attended him was one of nature's noblemen, gentle, tender, and brave. I often won- der if that good man is still living. He was a citizen doctor from Ohio, who volunteered his services, and his name was Hackenburg, and often when making his rounds of the hos- pital his wife and little bright, curly-haired girl would accom- pany him. The good woman always had words of kindness for us, and the sweet little bright-eyed angel daughter would sing her dear little songs that brought tears to the eyes of the wounded soldiers. In spite of Dr. Hackenburg's skill, poor Partin died. He requested the doctor to see that his body was buried in his uni- form, and in compliance with this request we robed the body in a new gray uniform and turned it over to the Doctor, and I feel assured it was properly buried, but where, J am unable to say. I have made repeated efforts to find the family of Capt. Partin, in order that I might tell them of his last peace- ful moments on earth and his thoughts of them, but have never been able to do so. I hope this may attract their atten- tion. TllEY STOLE A HOG—THE OlFXER'S COURSE. nV J. N. SUMPTER, CHKISTIANSBURG, VA. Our regiment was camped near Goldsboro, N. C, in the springtime of 1864, when rations were short and not of the most palatable kind — Bermuda pickled beef and pork and corn bread. So one day some of our boys concluded to go out skirmishing through the pines in search of something better suited to their appetites. Well, they skirmished pretty near all day, and were unable to buy or beg anything. East- ern North Carolina is noted tor its fine hogs and sweet potatoes. Not being able to buy or beg anything, five of us concluded we would confiscate the first eatable article we came across. We had gone but a short distance when we (Confederate l/eteraij. 31 spied several large, fat hogs lying in a fence corner. One of the boys picked up a piece of a broken pine limb, and, striking Mr. Hog between the eyes, stiffened him out, cut his jugular, and in a very short while he was ready to be carved. Not being able to take the whole hog, we cut his hams otT and started two of the boys back with them to wait at a given place, and figured how we were to get our meat in to camp. We then visited a large white house about half a mile from the road. Upon arrival at the gate, an elderly gentleman, sitting on his porch, invited us in very cordially. Our spokesman said we had drawn some fresh meat, and we had very little salt and if he had any to spare we would like to buy some. The gentleman said, "Certainly;" and, going back through the house, he soon returned with about a peck of salt in a sack, and in reply to our inquiry as to how much we owed him said: "Not a cent." We all thanked him and turned to go, when he said: "Don't go yet. Our supper will be ready in a few minutes, and you young gentlemen must stay and take supper with us. It is both dinner and supper, as we eat only two meals a day." We accepted the invitation, had a good supper, and were introduced to the young ladies of the house. While at sup- per the lady of the house said she was very glad that we stopped; she had three sons in the Confederate army, and it was always a great pleasure to do for the Confederate soldier what she hoped some one would do for her boys, though she said there were sonic very bad men in our army. When about to leave, one of the boys said. "Jack, give me a pipe of tobacco," but Jack had none; when the old gentle- man said. "Hold on, boys ; I have some, and I will get it for you." So out he went, and soon came back with about twenty bundles of leaf and half a dozen plugs of chewing tobacco, and gave it to us, saying: "If you young gentlemen st^y about here any time, come out to see us. I like for gentle- manly soldiers to come ; but, as wife says, there are some \ ery mean men, and I hope there are few such men in our army. They come out here and kill my hogs, carry off the hind quarters, and leave the other half to rot in the woods. If they would only let me know they wanted fresh meat, I wculd have a hog butchered and send it in to camp for them; I could, you know, have the fore parts of the hog cooked for my negroes." Well, sir, while this p.itriotic citizen was telling this, I think it would have taken but a light pufif of air to have blown all three of us off of the face of the earth. We could all three have vanished through an inch auger hole. Well, on going back we decided that one of us should tell the gentleman that we had found parts of a hog, while the other two of us should wait for our comrade to return. It was not very long till Mr. and Jack came up. Mr. thanked us, and gave us one of the fore quarters. He made us take it. and, on excusing ourselves from taking it. told him that we could not carry it iiuo camp, as the colonel would not allow anything brought into camp without a note from the "owner," staling that he had sold or given it to whoever had it. "Well," says Mr. , "I can write; get a piece of paper and write what is necessary, and I will sign it," which he did. We returned to camp with our meat, the meanest, most self- condemned boys in the Confederate army. And they all vowed that that was the first and would he the last hog that they would ever confiscate. Col. j. l. m ai.i.iM (m im w . .<< a. k. r.). atl.\nta Who belonged to the "Tlftccoon Houghs" and is t>f Gen. J. B. Gordon's staff BALL'S BLUFF. Capt. T. W. T. Richards, Company G, Mosby's Battalion, writes of an incident of uncivilized warfare practiced by the enemy at the battle of Ball's Bluff. He says: "At that time I was a noncommissioned officer in Carter's Company of the Eighth Virginia Infantry. Col. Hunton commanding. On the morning of the battle we were engaged with the enemy at the crossing of Goose Creek, on the Alex- andria and Leeshurg Pike. In the afternoon we were double- quicked to the woods skirting' Ball's Bluff, and formed in line of battle a short distance from an open field in our front. Our skirmishers, of which my chum Joe Calvert and myself were members, developed the enemy strongly posted in a ravine that crossed this open field, supported by a battery of artillery We reported the situation to our colonel, and he inunediately lined us up for a charge. In the meantime a Mississippi regiment had joined us and were lying down a short distance in our front. At the command we went forward, passed over the Mississippi regiment into the field at a double-quick, and went at them with a yell, the Mississippians supporting us. "The Federal.5 did not wail to receive our charge, but broke for the river and bluffs. We followed close, crowding them down to the river bank. As we advanced to the bluff, Calvert and myself, still together, came upon a pile of Federal knap- sacks and a Federal soldier guarding them. He shot at us and turned to run. Both of us were out of ammunition, but Calvert drew a pocket pistol and fired just as the Yankee I cached the bluff. He struck his man, who leaped over the bluff and fell in the forks of a tree, where he lay dead until the next day. The battery, composed of brass guns, was near the pile of knapsacks. Calvert and myself went up to look at them. It was then getting dusk. As we stood there Calvert looked down the incline of the bluff and saw a column ad- vancing in line of battle. He called out: 'There come the Yankees.' I looked and saw the column, but in their center and front was the tall and unmistakable form of Clinton 32 Qoijfederate l/eterai}. Halcher, one of our regiment, and the soldier accredited in one of your former articles with the killing of Col. Baker. He was SIX feet seven inches tall, and I knew him well, as wt were both students at Columbian College, Washington, D. C, when the war began. I said to Calvert : "They are not Vankees, for there is Clint Hatcher among them.' We con- tinued our examination of the guns, when the advancing col- umn fired at us. I started on a run to my regiment, about two hundred yaids back, which I reached and reported what I had seen. We were ordered forward, aiid met this Federal column just at the top of the hill, when there was most ter- rific fighting for a few minutes. The Federals again fell back to the bank of the river. This was the last fighting. After the battle I was walking over this part of the field, when I saw the form of a very tall soldier lying on the ground with his face upward. I stooped down, and saw at once that it was Clint Hatcher. A Mississippian told me that in the earlier pan of the fight ho was captured, and that the Federals also captured a tall Virginian, and in this last charge they put him- self and this Virginian in front of their column. My informa tion leads me to believe that the Federal Col. Baker was killed in this last charge. If so, he paid with his life the penalty for the cowardly act of placing Confederate prisoners in front of his charging column. "Referring to Clinton Hatcher, I may mention an incident that occurred just before the hring on Sumter. We were students at Columbian College, on Fourteenth Street, Wash- ington, D. C. One night Hatcher and J. C. Salsby, of Missis- sippi, ran up a Confederate flag on the mast over the college building. The flag floated there for several hours in plain view of the capitol building and the President's mansion, before it was discovered by the college officers, when Dr. Samson, the President of the college, reinovcd it. It is doubtless the only time a Confederate flag ever floated over a public building in the Federal capital. Hatcher was a brave and fearless soldier, and had his life been spared would have won distinction in the cause for which he so early died."' A THRRE-HUNDRED-AND-FIFTY-MILE RAID. BV JOHN LOGAN, LOGAN, MO. On August I, 1862, Cols. Cockrill and Jacknian left the Arkansas River for North Missouri, with such men as could mount themselves, lor the purpose of bringing Upton Hayes's unarmed men from that section. I think Cockrill commanded. We marched in two divisions, Col. Coffee striking Missouri soinewhcrc in Stone County, thence going north through Dade, St. Clare, Bate, and Johnson to Lone Jack, in Jackson County, two hundred miles from my home, while our com- mand concentrated fifty miles west, near Neosho, Newton County, followed the State Ijne though Newton, Jasper, Bar- ton, Vernon, Bates, thence turned east through Johnson to Warrensburg, and from there made a bee line for Lone Jack, arriving two hours ahead of Col. Coffee. We continued the march eight miles in a northwest direction, and went into camp. Coffee reached Lone Jack about night, and camped, not knowing that there were any troops near, but Col. Emorv Foster had been sent out from Lexington with one thousand picked men to drive Quantrcll from the State. Quantrell was giving them lots of trouble along the river counties. When Foster reached Lone Jack he found CofTee there. Having some brass guns, he immediately opened on CofTee, who, hav- ing no guns, left the neighborhood, and Foster went into camp in the little village. We could hear the firing at our camp, so we immediately fell into line and marched back to within a half mile of Foster's men. dismounted, formed as infantry (for we were regular in- fantry soldiers), formed a hollow square around the village ex- cept the south side, which had been left for CofTee to close, but he had secured a pilot in his hurry that led him clear out of the country. My understanding is that he did not get to the fight, but of this I am not sure. The fight opened at five o'clock, and we held our ground till eleven ; then Foster's men gave way, after killing thirty-seven of our men. He was wounded and captured. My recollection is that he lost one hundred and eighty. I was one of the detail to bury our dead, all of whom we placed in one pit. We did not bury Foster's men, but laid them out the best we could under the circumstances. We cap- tured two twelve-pound brass rifle guns, over which we had a hard tussle for two hundred miles. They tried hard to take them from us, but we were proud of them and needed them in our business, so we took them to .•\rkaiisas. DEAD ANGLE AGAIN. BY H. K. .N'KI.SON, HOMER, KV. About that "cup of cold cofTee." In the October number of the Veteran. Comrade W. G. Lewis, of cavalry fame, wishes me to explain how a Federal soldier could approach our forti- fications in "broad daylight'' with nothing but a tin cup and coffeepot in his hand, climb up on our works, examine our situation with the utmost composure, and then depart in peace ''without even giving us a drink of cofTee." Now, if Comrade Le\vi> will read my article in the Veteran in which I mention this incident at Dead Angle, he will see I said "at dawn," not "broad daylight " I did not say "with the utmost composure,'' but that "he came straight up, mount- ed the works, looked to the right, then to the left, and instant- ly changed the cofTeepot and tin cup to opposite hands. We knew at the time that it was a signal to his forces, I did not say that he then "departed in peace without a good-by or offering any one a cup of coffee." The Yankee did not hesi- tate to step down, and step down (piickly, into our works, a prisoner of war. He knew that he was either a prisoner or a dead Yankee from the moment he stepped out of his works, for he was in reach of oiir guns. Since writing of the incident, I have received a letter from Comrade W. H. Kearney, of Trezevant, Tenn., in which he says he remembers the incident distinctly ; that the Yankee crossed over and was taken into our works in a few feet of him. Characteristic (.f Southern Womanhood. — .\ fine illus- tration of the energy and industry exhibited by the Southern women after the war was recently given by a patron of the Veteran in writini; of what she had done for herself and others : "After the first bitterness was over, I realized that I must work or lose my mind. Since then I have tried to do with all my might whatever work God seemed to place before me. On our old place I superintended the planting and cultivation of a small, but beautiful, orange grove. The income from it was ample for my simple wants. The freeze eight years ago cut it down to the ground. The succeeding cold winter and want of money rendered my efTorts to restore it futile. In spite of all the sorrow the war brought upon me and mine and upon my beloved Southland. I would rather that it came than that my countrymen had submitted to be trampled upon without a struggle to be free. The cause was and is very dear to my heart." Confederate l/etera^. 33 TEXAS DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY. The Texas Division, U. D. C, met in annual session in Houston December 2-6, 1903. It was one of the largest and inott representative bodies of women to be found anywhere. There are more than seven thousand members of the Texas Division, and more than one hundred and thirty Chapters. Excellent work was reported by the Confederate Home, the Literary, the Anniversary, the Text-Book, and the various JVIonument Committees. These noble women will undertake to build a home for the widows and orphans of Confederate veterans, also" to fit up a library and reading room in the Sol- <liers' Home at Austin. During the year just closed many tender and loving remembrances have been sent to the Sol- diers' Home by the Texas Daughters. Houston entertained the convention in the most beautiful manner. There were many entertainments and evidences of ihoughtfulncss from every citizen. With great entluisiasm and by acclamation Miss Katie L. Daffan, of Ennis, was elected President of the work in Texas. Tennessee. In Gore's Company there were eight in one mess, four of whom were killed in battle — Abram Y. Denton and Solomon L. Hall in the battle of Murlreesboro, January 2, .ffi*--^ ".a-^ ■i m mm MISS KATIE P.\FFAN, PRKSinENT TEXAS TIVISION, U. D. C. Mrs. J. W. Crawford (of Palestine), Mrs. Goldstein (of San Antonio), Mrs. J. B. Williams (of Brenham), Mrs. Edwin Moore (of Sherman), were elected Vice Presidents in the order that they are named. Mrs. W. P. Lane, of Fort Worth, the excellent Secretary, was reelected ; Mrs. A. C. Johnson, of Corsicana, was elected Treasurer; Mrs. J. W. Hazlctt, of Hearne, Registrar; Mrs. Z. P. Fulmore, of Austin. Custodian of Division books and papers ; and Mrs. S. H. Watson, of Wa.xahachie, the efficient Historian, was re- elected. This convention will go into history as one of the best, the most harmonious, and one of the most instructive ever held by the Texas Division, U. D. C. FOUR MESSMATES KILLED, FOUR SURVIVE. Capt. "Bill" Gore took a company of infantry in May, 1861, to Camp Trousdale. This company and another under Capt. L. T. Armstrong were of the Eighth Tennessee under A. S. Fulton, one of tlic most noted regiments in the Army of CAPT. J. S. QUARLES, J. M. MORGAN, M. I,. GORE, L. WASHIiURN. 'S6.H; Perry F. Morgan, near Atlanta, July 22, 1864; and James i'. McCue. in the battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. The tber four are ,ill yet living, and in October, 1902, they had a picture made in a group, an engraving of which is given. MEM'' OFFICERS OF THE MARYLAND LINE. The Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States in the State of Maryland elected for 1903-04 the follow- ing officers : President : Capt. George W. Booth. Vice Presidents: Maj. W. Stuart Symington and Lieut. J.iscph Packard. Recording Secretary : Capt. Wni. L. Ritter ; Assistant, Joshua Thomas. Corresponding Secretary: John F. Hayden. Treasurer: Capt. F. M. Colston. Executive Committee : James R. Wheeler, William H. Pope, August Simon, Mark O. Shriver, Daniel L. Thomas, Lamar lldllyday, and D. Ridgely Howard. Chaplains: Rev. Messrs. William M. Dame, R. W. Cowardin, William C. Maloy, Henry T. Sharp. Sergeant at Arms : George W. Schafer. Secretary W. L. Ritter, while sending the above, writes : "A copy of the Confederate Veteran was brought to the attention of every member present at the meeting." CONFEDERATE VETERAN CAMP OF NEW YORK. The new Adjutant of the Camp, Edwin Selvage, reports as follows : "A'Camp Fire' will be held at Tuxedo Hall January 19, the anniversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee's birthday. Gen. Joseph Wheeler has been invited to deliver an address on Lee. "Connnandcr Owen reports that the fourteenth annual dinner for January 25 promises to be a grand success; that six weeks prior to the dinner all the forty-three boxes were engaged, and that orders sufficient to fill ten more boxes are now on the waiting list. Chairs behind the boxes will be sold to a limited extent. Nearly three hundred seals at the tables had been engaged. "The Commander of the Camp requests members to send any magazines and novels that they do not care to keep to the Soldiers' Homes at Richmond, Va., and New Orleans, La., where they will be greatly appreciated. "He announces the death, on December 12, 1903, of Comrade D. K. Mason, who served in the First Kentucky Regiment of Infantrv." 34 Qoi)federate l/eteraij. ■^^^ PMSSiXG AIVAV. They are passing away from us, passing, passing away. The dear old boys, the true old boys that marched in the ranks of gray. Tliey arc passing away ; they who have known The raid in ihe darkness, the rider o'erlhrown, And the shell-torn steed's pain-bidden neigh, All on the fields of the far away. And the hands now quiver that used to be strong — The way they have traveled has been so long. The weights they have lifted, the burdens they have borne — They have all been heavy; and shall we mourn That they are all passing away? 1 know we shall, and I say we shall. The gray That they wore— it's the same dear color to-day. The tottering tread of the last of the men Who fought for their country, as seemed to them then — For right or for wrong? Who recks aught to-day? Since the whole world has heroed the men of the gray, Shall not be unnoted while sons yet remain. 1 would I could lift them a worthier strain. And when they march in the proud parade, A-slep to the tunes that the old bands played, We wave and we cheer as they all move on ; But it's O for the sight of the ones that are gone ! —Harry 11. Williams, Uvcrpool, Tex., in Galveston Nctcs. Hon. John R. Pkcctok. Mr. John R. Proctor, who was President of the United States Civil Service Connnission, died suddenly, the other day, in Washington. He was greatly respected, and the press. North as well as South, has cordial words of esteem. The New York Times says : "He was sent to the University of Pennsyl- vania to prevent his joining the Confederate army, a precau- tion which proved quite inadequate, as he ran away and served gallantly through the war." After returning to his native Ken- tucky, he studied geology, and became Slate Geologist. Roose- velt sccuied his position for him under President Cleveland, a position he held for a decade before his death. 1 he 7 imcs concludes editorially a fine tribute in these words: "Personally, he was one of the noblest and most delightful of men." E. Tuooi' Rani'Le and Jason G. Guice. The following are resolutions of respect adopted by Mnj. Gen. George P. Harrison and staff at the reunion held in Birmingham, Ala., November 4, 190J : •'Whereas the Omnipotent Deity, in the exercise of his in- finite wisdom, has called from the battlefields of this earthly sphere to a peaceful home of eternal rest our beloved brothers, E. Troop Randle and J. G. Guice, niembers of the staff of George P. Harrison, Major General of the United Confederate Veterans; and whereas almost half a century ago as comrades of our departed brothers we had occasion and opportunities of witnessing their courage and manhood in the strife between brothers of a common country, and which history records as the greatest internecine strife in the annals of Ihe world's battles ; and whereas their fortitude and intrepid courage evi- denced themselves on all occasions where duty called or op- portunity offered ; and whereas by their respective demise we have lost lifelong companions, "brothers in arms,' and brave heroes in their country's defense ; therefore be it "Resolved, That in the death of our beloved brothers wc each feel a personal sense of loss in a companionship and comrade- ship incapable of being supplied until we meet on the eternal shores. "Resolved, Further, that as fellow-members of our departed brothers upon the staff of Maj. Gen. Harrison, commanding the United Confederate Veteians of Alabama, we mourn their deaths as a loss to their respective communities; we tender their respective families the sinceicst assurance of our ten- derest sympathies and affection. "R. H. Adams, William B. Jones, B. M. Washburn. Official : Harvey E. Jones, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff." Dr. William H. Amiss. Dr. W. H. Amiss passed 9way on August 8, 1903. Main- hearts were saddened, for far and wide he was known and belcved. He was an important member of his community. Dr. Amiss was born at Melville, near Amissville, Rappa- hannock County, Va., the home of his father, Capt. Elijah Amiss, November 12, 1829, and was therefore in his seventy- fourth year. He was educated at the University of Virginia, where he took his earlier course in medicine, graduating later at the University of Pennsylvania, April g, 1853. With the ex- ception of the four years of the War between the States, the long, busy period of his professional life, amounting in all to fifty years, was passed in Springville, Va. The practice of medicine, while a business, was to him a noble work, to which he gave his life's best energies. The high ethics of a pro- fession which sends men forth not primarily to earn a living but to alleviate human surTering found abundant expression in his long life of faithful work among his fellow-countrymen. At the breaking out of the great war Dr. Amiss went to Richmond, and offered his professional services to the surgeon general, C. S. A. He was commissioned assistant surgeon, and assigned as such with the Nineteenth Mississippi Regi- ment, and served with it during the Peninsula campaign and DR. W. H. A.MISS. Qoi}federate l/eterap. 35 the seven days' fighting around Richmond, after which he was promoted to snrgeon, and transferred to the Sixtieth Georgia Regiment, Lawton's Brigade, then stationed at Me- chanicsville, near Gordonsville, Va., in 1862, and remained with it until tiie close of the war, rendering distinguished service. In conjunction with his brother. Dr. T. B. Amiss, surgeon of the Thirty-First Georgia Regiment, Lawton's Brigade, he performed an almost miraculous operation upon Maj. Snowdcn Andrews, of Maryland, on the night after the battle of Cedar Mountain. Maj. Andrews survived the war, and did not die until a year ago. It is not given to all inen to have a unique and striking personality, but this was the case with Dr. Amiss. He was always a marked man. Strong and positive by nature, he was what he was at all times and in all places. An earnest and devoted member of the Episcopal Church, it was a desire near to his heart for many years to see a church erected in his village, Siiringville, Va. In the last year of his life it was his privilege to sec this good work accomplished. Maky Tddd Lusk. Where the Tennessee River makes its extreme Southern bend, a little valley nestles between the great smoky moun- tains. In this sequestered spot lies the village of Guntersville, Ma., near which, on an Easter morning in the year of 1874, a little daugliter was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Todd. Mary Carlisle slic was christened. She was a perfect beauty. "Her briglit eyes were heaven's own blue ; Her hair a gold mesh with the sun shining through." Here slie spent the greater part of her happy childhood, sur- rounded by her friends and relatives, attending the villa.i^e school in its season. At the age of fourteen she was sent to llie Florence Seminary, where she remained until she grad- uated. This tender child had bloomed into lovely woman- hood — truly the pride of the village. She made hosts of friends on her visits to other cities and climes, but her heart ever turned to the place where her loved ones dwelt. When ■ once her heart was touched, the tie held fast to the end, as was shown by the fidelity to the boy lover to whom she plight- ed her troth in true boy and girl fashion, while both were H-arcely in their teens. How litting that he go to the great metropolis, win for himself a name and fame, for her a home, and return to claim his bride. On November 23, 1898, Dr. Thruston G. Lusk and Marv Carlisle Todd were married in the little Presbyterian church where she first went as a pupil, then as teacher, where she en- tered her name on the church roll. This wedding brought to- gether the rich and the poor, the high and the low, for none "knew her but to love her, and none named her but to praise.' On every lip this sentence was framed: "Mamie Todd is mar- ried." How regal she looked in her bridal robes! That she was loved was attested by the looks of pride and admiration that beamed in every face. How soon this scene is changed ! Two years have scarcely gone wheu this message passes among these same friends : "Mamie Todd is dead." On March 11, 1901, at her home in New York, surrounded by all that love and science could sug- gest, she faced the King of Terrors with the same brave, courageous front which characterized her, averring: "It is not hard to die, only hard for those who are left." Her grief- stricken husband came, bringing her casket and this, her last message to her mother : "Tell my mother that I loved her." She sleeps in the same sheeny robes in which she was clad on her wedding day, so fair, so calm. Ihe little mound lies on the hill facing the spot where her pure, spotless soul first flut- tered into life; on the right is the boyhood home of her lover and husband; on the left her home, where a father, mother, and two brothers daily mourn their loss; near by her sister friends — all pass in sight of this loved spot in their going to and fro, and many sighs and tears are wafted and shed in the thought : "She has passed." The echo of the same bells that once called her forth now sound over her grave. She sleeps in peace, and will not lack the flowers like her face — the sweet pink rose, the pure white rose, the faithful evergreens. Literary Circle Rcsoliilioiis. — With a deep sense of loss in the death of Mary Todd Lusk, a member and coworker, the Literary Circle of Guntersville, Ala., put on record this testi- mony to her beautiful life and character: "After a brief illness she was called to rest, and though the message came suddenly, she went forth willingly, fearlessly. Her life has come to its close while yet in its morning. She went in and out before us during all these years — always the same, always at her post scattering sunshine everywhere, un- til the coming of her bridal eve, when she was transplanted from the realm of maidenhood to adorn the home of Dr. I'hurston G. Lusk, of New Vork. "'In view of her youth, her sudden death, her noble life, which gave promise of still greater usefulness, we bow with sorrowful resignation to so mysterious a dispensation. "We stand by her vacant scat with hearts stirred to their depths by these sad, sweet memories, which shall be enshrined among our n:ost sacred things. "We would have kept her here — would have held her back to this earth of tears, sin, and trials, where shadows darken every sunbeam— but greater love than ours has spared her all these and called her up higher. "To the bereaved husband who sits in tlie shadow of this great sorrow, to the father and mother, and to all who con- stitute the innermost circle of her associations, we offer our deepest sympathy. "Mirs. John A. Lusk, Miss Mildred Alford, Mrs. A. G. Henry, Committee." Tribute by New York Chapter, U D. C. My Dear Dr. Lusk: I am authorized by the Daughters of tlie Confederacy to send you a copy of the following resolu- tion, adopted at our last meeting: "Rcsolvrd, That by the death of Mrs. Lusk this Chapter has sustained the loss of a valued member, and we are deprived of the companionship of a refined, gentle, and beloved friend, for whom we sincerely mourn." Mary Fairfa.x Childs, Cor. Sec. In a personal note Mrs. Childs wrote: "Mrs. Lusk was in- deed admired by us all, and we feel that no one can fill her place. Every one at our last meeting expressed the deepest re- gret that one so young and lovely should have passed away." Her father, W. H. Todd, enlisted in the army in June, 1861. in Morgan County, Ala. He was in the Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. R. E. Lee for fouj- years in Company E, Ninth Alabama Regiment, Gen. A. P. Hill's Corps, Gen. Hood's Division, Gen. Wilcox's Brigade. He entered the army as a private, and was made captain at the first vacancy, and served as such till the close of the war. A few months before her death the editor of the Veteran was a patient in the private hospital of her uncle, Dr. John .•\. Wyeth, and she was the last lady visiter before he passed the crucial test of the surgeon's knife, and when the sunlight of life and hope had dawned again his first visit was to the pleasant home of Dr. Lusk and wife. 36 Qor}j-ederat(^ Ueteraij, Dr. William H. Beltox. Whereas the Supreme Commander, on November l6, 1903, ordered our beloved comrade. William H. Belton, M.D., to re- port to headquarters a little in advance of us, his fellow- soldiers; therefore be it Resolved, That while we shall miss from our camp fire this true, noble-hearted comrade, the sunlight of whose presence enabled us to bear more easily the fatigues and trials of life's campaign; and while we shall feel keenly his absence in the trying hours of pain and affliction ahead of us till Mother Earth takes us to htr bosom, which his wisdom and skill might liave contributed so much to lessen — we know that the order came from One who docth all things well, and are certain that in the revelations of eternity we shall concur in its wisdom. Resolved, That, so long as our little remnant of life shall hold out, we shall feel the influence for good upon oux hearts and minds that grew out of association with our departed com- rade; and shall try to profit by the examples found in his career, in those high characteristics of a true and brave indi- vidual manhood and a clear-sighted patriotism. Resolved, That Camp Pap Price extend its loving sympathy to the family of our departed comrade in this the darkest hour of their lives, and pray that the God of the orphan may take our comrade's children under his protecting care, shielding them from every snare and temptation, and eventually bring- ing them to join father and mother in tlie eternal home, where there will be no more parting. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered in the record book of the Camp, a copy of them presented to the family of Comrade Belton, and a copy sent to the Colusa Sun, of Colusa, Cal., and the Confedekate Veteran, Nashville, Tenn. Done by order of Camp Pap Price, No. 1360, United Con- federate 'Veterans, of which he was a charter member, at Colusa, Cal., December i, 1903. Committee on Resolutions: J. S. Cameron, John L. Jackson, Joseph S. West. David S. Curl. Another comrade has fallen— David S. Curl, of Shelbyvillc, Tenn. In early manhood he entered the Confederate service iefore his native Tennessee had become a member of the new government, and joined the First Tennessee Confederate Regi- ment. Comrade Curl was a natural musician, and became skillful in that art as a member of his regimental band, and under the inspiration of its music the regiment displayed that courage which won fame for the command upon many battle- fields. He was a soldier true and tried until the last shot was fired. Returning then to the life of a civilian, he met the de- mands of duty with the same loyalty and faithfulness that characterized him as a soldier. "Resolved, That wc, his comrades, mourn his death, and that in the grave where his body rests we will bury whatever faults or foibles he may have had, and will treasure the mem- ory of his virtues and good deeds. ••J. A. Thompson, E. Shapard, J. M. Moore, Committee." C.M'T. J. J. Mallard. Capt. Mallard was born in Walker County, Ala., April 17, 1826; and in 1846, with his parents, moved to Athens, Tex., and the following year moved to Cherokee County, where they settled and the parents remained until their death. Early in the fifties, Capt. Mallard went 10 Dallas, Tex., and engaged in mercantile business, and during his residence there, in 1856, was married to Miss Elizabeth Knight, who, together with five sons and two daughters, survives him. When the War between the States broke out, Capt. Mallard moved to Cherokee County, Ala., and enlisted in the Confed- erate army. He was made quartermaster of Burford's Regi- ment, in which capacity he served through the war. Returning to Texas, he settled in Rusk, and engaged again in mercantile business, which he continued until the time of his death, Oc- tober 2, 1903. He was laid to rest in the Rusk cemetery, after appropriate services at the Methodist Church, of which he had been a steward for more than a quarter of a century, the last rites being conducted at the grave by the Masons, of which fraternity he was a member. The Masonic Lodge of Rusk adopted resolutions from which the following is given: "Brother Mallard was an honest, upright citizen, a safe and conservative business man, a consistent member of the Meth- odist Church fir in.inv years, and a brave, loyal soldier of the CAPT. MALLARD. Confederacy. He was a good and true Mason, and a member of Euclid Lodge and Cherokee Chapter for more than forty years, having served as Principal Sojourner in the Chapter initil he became too feeble to attend our meetings. Therefore be it "Resolved, That in the death of Brother Mallard this lodge has lost one of its oldest and most venerated members. Mason- ry has lost one of its most earnest and zealous advocates, the Stale an honored and useful citizen and patriot, the Church a consistent and active member, and his family a faithful, in- dulgent, and affectionate husband .-md father." J. T. Juvner. In Bolivar, 'lenn., on Friday, December 11, 1903, J. T. Joyner, an old Confederate veteran, passed away. He was a member of Company E, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, a brave soldier who served through the war. Qoijfederate V/eterai). 37 ^ SHEFPARD PICTURES FOR Mrs. N. V. Randolph, Chairman Central Committee of th^; Jefferson Davis Monument Association, Richmond, Va. : '"The Central Committee of the Jefferson Davis Monument Association liavc a set of three pictures, representing tlie three brandies of tlie Confederate army. These plates are executed from designs in water color by Mr. William' L. Sheppard, whose service in the Confederate army afforded him advan- tages in the study of types, places, and color in the life of the Confederate soldier which were possessed by only a few- artists. "The figures are treated with almost no background, and only a few accessories appropriate to the branch of the service represented. "The infantryman is equipped with rolled blanket over his shoulder, belt, bayonet, canteen, etc. He has stopped for a moment at the camp fire to light his pipe, and supports his rifle in the li'illuvv of his elbow, in order to have both hands free. "The artilleryman, a captain, stands on the slight slope of a breastwork, and signals to the gunners to reserve their fire until he can observe the enemy with his field glass. The smoke drifting by indicates that a gun near him has just been fired. "The cavalryman is about to saddle his horse: has the bridle in his hand, whilst the saddle is on n limii near by. and near it lie his rolled blanket and saber. "Attention is concentrated on the figures alone. There is no newness about the 'outfit" of these individuals. Their clothing shows service. THE DAVIS MONLMEN I. "The figures are of the light-haired and dark-haired type* — two of them. The artilleryman's hair is iron-gray, as there were numbers of middle-aged men in the Confederate service who should not go unrepresented in this scries. The figures belong to the campaign period of 1863. "These pictures are sold for the benefit of the Jefferson Davis monument. The work is done by the Chapters. It is hoped that every Camp and Chapter will buy at least one set, as it is necessary that the younger people of the South should know the uniform of their fathers, and not the grotesque figure of a Confederate soldier in a long frock coat. "The price is 1 for the set ; postage, 13 cents. The size is io.'-2 inches by 17 inches, mounted upon board 15 inches by 20 inches, ready for framing. Orders to be sent to Mrs. William Robert Vawter, Chairman and Treasurer Picture Committee, Richmond, Va." CONCERNING PRESIDENT DAVIS'S MONUMENT. It is now stated that the Jefferson Davis monument will be unveiled in Richmond, June 3, 1907, the anniversary ot President Davis's birthday. The Davis Monument Fund was turned over to the United Daughters of the Confederacy five ye.irs ago by the United Confederate Veterans' Association at a convention held in Richmond. Twenty thousand, five hundred dollars was- lurned over to the Daughters, and since that time they have raised over 43,000. The total amount raised is 66,000. though this amount is not all in bank, the Daughters having: 38 Qor^federati^ l/eterai), invested quite a sum in Slieppard's pictures, representing the three arms of the Confederate service, the artillery, infantry, and the cavalry. From the sale of these pictures they ex- pect to realize about 5,000. The monument will cost about 70,000, which will include everything. The Daughters of the Confederacy want to raise about 10,000 in addition to the sum they have on hand. Of this 10,000, they propose to invest 5,ooo, the interest of which they will use in caring for the grounds of the monu- ment. Work on the monument will begin next July, and the gran- ite work will be completed long before the lime for the un- veiling. Three years, however, will be required for the com- pletion of the bronze figures, the statue of JcfTerson Davis, the other a female allegorical figure. Sculptor Valentine has stated that he could not possibly complete the figures under three years. The figure of Davis will stand eight feet high on a granite pedestal of a-bout the same height, and the female figure, pointing heavenward, will stand about seven feet high on the summit of a column fifty-six feet high. The erection of the monument is in charge of a building committee composed of the following: Joseph Bryan, chair- man; Judge G. L. Christian, J. Taylor Ellyson, David C Richardson, E. D. Taylor, J. S. Ellett, and J. C. Dickerson. Mrs. Thomas S. McCulloch, of Staunton, Va., is President of the Davis Monument Association; Mrs. Blenncr, Secre- tary; and Mrs. E. D. Taylor, of Richmond, Treasurer. Typical Confedekate Officer i.v Uniform. — Henry S. Hale «as born in Warren County, Ky., May 4, 1836. In September of 1861 he enlisted in Company H, Seventh Kentucky Regi- ment of Infantry. He made up a company in Graves County, Ky., and was elected its captain, as which he served till after the battle of Shiloh, when, at the reorganization, he was elected major of the regiment. Maj. Hale took part in many important battles — Shiloh, Corinth, siege of Vicksburg, Baker's Creek. Jackson, Miss.. Brice's Cross Roads, Harrisburg, and Old Town Creek, Miss. He was severely wounded in the latter engagement, but through the careful nursing and motherly attention of Mrs. James Sykes, of Columbus, Miss., one of the devoted Southern mothers of the time, he was restored to health and rejoined his command at West Point, Miss. He was then promoted by Gen. Forrest to the rank of lieutenant colonel for gallant con- duct in the battle of Baker's Creek, June 10, 1864, and as- signed to diuy with ihe Third and Seventh Kentucky Regi- ments, then mounted infantry. He surrendered with this com- mand at Columbus, Miss., in April, 1865. Col. Hale was never a prisoner of war, but he surrendered to the captivating smiles and graceful accomplishments of one of the South's fairest daughters — a graduate of the once famous Institute for Mules, at Columbus — a daughter of Mrs. Eliza Gregory, of DcKalb, Miss., to whom he was married in November of 1865. The uniform of which the old coat was a part was bought in Mobile. Ala., in the early part of the year 1864, at a cost of 800. It has been preserved, and is now held as a relic of war and love by the fair lady who has been the life companion and the inspiration of the purposes and achievements of his life, humble though they be, and who is now the President of the Mayficld Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy. Though overpowered in war and a willing victim in love, he came out of it all a victor in the end. and is thankful to the great Com- mander for continued health and prosperity. COL. H. S. HALE. 7W0 "CLOSE CALLS." BY W. T. GASS, SULPHUR Sl'RlNGS, TEX. Editor I'rtcraii: I notice that you ask your subscribers for incidents of personal daring and narrow escapes during the war. Permit me to give you two that came under my per- sonal notice, and there are a dozen or more veterans of How- ell's old Eleventh Texas Battery, and probably fifty or one hundred of Alexander's Cavalrv Regiment of Texas volunteers now living, who will vouch for the truth of the following. Both incidents occurred at the battle of Newtonia, in South- west Missouri, in September, 1S62, ;md both of the actors are yet living — one at McKinncy, Tex., and the other at Purcell. ind. T. Private Bill Franklin, the wheel driver on third piece, Eleventh Texas Battery, was sitting on his horse during an artillery duel between that four-gun battery and Rhabb's twelve-gun Federal Kansas battery when a percussion shell from a ihrcc-ineh Parrott gun struck the horse on which Franklin was sitting;. Striking the animal in the shoulder, missing Franklin's leg not over two incites, it passed through the horse at an angle and between the rider's legs, exploding inside the animal, tearing out his entrails and coming out at the Hank, mangling the other horse so badly in the hip that he had to be shot after the fight was over. The saddle on which Franklin was riding was split into a dozen pieces, and both of his legs from the knees up to crotch were frightfully bruised, but, strange to say, he was not killed. Indeed, so great was the fellow's pluck and endurance that he helped take the harness off the dead and wounded horses and refused to leave the field for an hour or two afterwards, when he was finally induced to go to the field hospital in the little village, half a Qoijfederate l/eterap. 39 mile in the rear, where his wounds were dressed by Dr. O. H. Caldwell, our company surgeon (now living in Dodd City, Fannin County, Tex.), who will vouch for the truth of this statement. I was filling the post of No. 2 at the time the in- cident happened, and the shell — the boys called that kind "saw logs" — passed within ten or fifteen feet of my head. Franklin recovered, and made a good soldier the rest of the war, being furloughed at Fort Washita, Ind. T. (our bat- tery never surrendered or were paroled), in May, 1865. He was living a year or two ago, and probably is yet, at Purcell, Ind. T. The other incident, and almost as "close a call" as Franklin's, happened to Capt. Andrew P. Carter, commissary of Alexan- der's Regiment of Texas Cavalry. In early life Capt. Carter was afflicted with white swelling in one of his legs, and one leg was considerably shorter than the other, and what we tisually term bow-legged. In the morning fight at the same place, and same day, Capt. Carter had put two or three large red Missouri apples in the tail pockets of his coat. He had <lismounted from his horse, and was standing near Capt. Joe Bledsoe's two-gun Missouri Battery, Joe Shelby's Brigade, when a Federal battery opened on them at about four hundred ,ind fifty yards' distance, and one of the first rounds fired, a six-pound solid .shot, passed between Capt. Andy's legs, miss- ing him clean, but shot the tail of his coat off, made pom- ace out of the apples, and ruined his Innch. Capt. Carter's place was properly with his wagon train in the rear. I don't know whether his Nevs-tonia experience cured him of rushing up on the firing line the rest of the war or not, but I do know that had it not been for the bow in his game leg he would certainly have lost his life on that occasion. •'DIXIE." BV A. \V. RIECKE, CHARLESTON, S. C. The article in the Novemhcr Veteran headed "Words for Dixie" has been read with interest and pleasure, and I fully agree in the praise of Albert Pike's words as adopted for that martial tune. The almost meaningless words of the original minstrel song by Daniel Ennnett have no sliare in the great role that "Di.xie" had among the soldiers of Southern armies. It w^as the soul-stiring martial strain that fired the blood then, and yet causes the "Rebel yell" to resound on the air when heard in any assembly of our Southern people. The words of the poet. Albert Pike, that were later composed to better suit its purpose and more befitting the great occasion of the times that proved the mettle of our Southern people, women as well as men — they are niore suitable to the great Southern melody and the spirit of the people "to live and die for Dixie." How well they have come up to that promise, history attests. Thou- sands and thousands have died for Dixie — have given theii iifeblood in her caiise. As many more have been spared to live for Dixie — have found truth in the words, "to live for Dixie, harder part," had almost despaired, and have yet, in spite of great difiicullies, made her more glorious in peace than m war. The resolution offered by the Missouri reunion of the U. C. ^'. to change the words of "Di.---ic" was most inappropriate, and was well voted down. There is no claim made by our people to Mr. Emmelt's words of the song. They simply ap- propriated the music and made it the battle strain of the Con- federacy. The music of these and Albert Pike's words were the "Dixie" of our soldiers; these are a legacy of the times that tried men's souls and proved them true ; then let them so stand as "our Dixie." True, the words do not suit present circum- stances, but they had tlieir birth in a time they suited, and so should remain a memento of it ; then couple Pike's version to our great strain — a fitting memorial of our boys in gray. It is the martial music of the great national airs, "Hail, Columbia," "Watch on the Rhine," "God Save the King," and "The Marseillais," that inspire men "to dare and die," not the words that are atlached to them, which are never heard when those occasions "to do or die" offer. This writer recalls to mind the first occasion when the afterwards so popular tune had its birth in the excitement at- tending the secession movement. The war, of course, had not then stiirttd. It was in the evening of the day that our State. South Carolina, seceded, December 20, 1S60. Great crowd.s had gathered in front of the hotels, calling on prominent men to address them, which they did in stirring words, and the ex- citement was great. Between the speeches the band in the corridor of the hotel played popular airs. Among them was the one to which so many later marched bravely to battle, "to do or die for Dixie." No words were heard, but the tune took and caused great enthusiasm, which hardly knew bounds. .Such was its birth among the exciting scenes of those stormy times, and its popularity has not waned since in either weal or woe. It is one thing that the failure of our Confederacy could not deprive us of, though our one-time foes would, no doubt, have gladly done so, for that and the Rebel yell were no pleasant sounds to them. They betokened too much earnest- ness of the Southern soldiers "to live or die for Dixie." iMRS. .1. n. BliALE, MONTGOMEUV. ALA., Second Vice President LT idled D.iutflilers of the Confederacy. The Atlantic Coast Line Railway maintains its well-estab- lished reputation for conducting a safe and reliable system in a liberal and conservative manner. Its aggregate mileage, in- cluding iarge systems not bearing its name, gives it an unseen power, and that strength, while exercised upon business prin- ciples, is controlled by a spirit that forgets not. 40 Qoipfederate l/etcraij. RECORD OF A VALIANT CONFEDERATE. J. W. Wilcox, Adjutant of the U. C. V. Camp, Macon, Ga.. has been so generous and so faithful through all the years of the Veteran that it sought data as to his service, and he re- plied : "For myself I can only say that I tried to do my duty, and to this day and forever I shall be glad that I was a Confed- erate soldier. Next to my wife and children, the tenderest spot in my heart is for the boy comrades with whom I helped make Southern history from 1861 to 1865. My Confederate sketches are for the pleasure of my friends." Some credentials of his service are as follows: "Richmond, Va., December, 1864. "It is with pleasure that I say Sergt. J. W. Wilcox is en- titled to the highest consideration a gallant and zealous Con- federate soldier can receive. "Sergt. Wilcox entered the service in May, 1861, with the Washington Artillery of New Orleans, and has been in action with that liattalion in every engagement. He has no superior as a soldier, and merits and receives at the hands of his offi- cers and the rank and .'ile of his command the full appreciation due to his most excellent standing. "I have no hesitation in most cordially recommending Sergt. Wilcox for promotion, and sincerely hope he may obtain thai which he has most worthily earned. J. B. Walton, "Late Colonel and Cliicf of Anilkry, Longstreet's Corps." "Headquarters Battery Washington Artillery, December 8, 1864. "It gives me plea.sure to fully indorse the within testimonial, and also that of Col. Walton. While I was in command of the Fourth Company, Washington Artillery, Sergt. Wilco.x was under my immediate command, and always merited the highest consideration. I consider he will fill any position to that of field officer with ability and credit. ■'B. F. EsHiEMAN, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding." Comrade Wilcox is now an expert hydraulic and civil en- gineer and no mean artist with his pen in depicting the old Confederate of forty years ago, as the following show: A private's entertainment. "GIVE ME A PIECE OK BREAIJ." THE ANSWER FR M APPOMATTOX. ■ —-■^s' "ALL THESE legions! WHY "GOOD AS KVER." DID WE SURRENDER.'" AT THE veterans' REUNIO.N PARADE, NEW ORLEANS. J. W. WILCOX. ' HAND TO FRONT. (Confederate l/eterarj, 41 -REMINISCEXCES OF l HE Cll'IL WAR:' Widespread interest is manifested in Gen. John B. Gordon's "Reminiscences nf Ihc Civil War," recently issued from the press of Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. To every old survivor of the Confederate arm}', or th': descendants of those who helped to make Confederate history from 1861 to 1865, the book will be of special interest, and every fair-minded student of American history will read it with in- terest and profit, not only on account of its historic value, which is unquestionable, coming as it does from an eyewit- ness and a prominent official participant in most of the great events of which he writes, i)ut also because of the patriotic and nonpartisan spirit manifested throughout. In his introduction, Gen. Gordon says : "1 have endeavored to make my review of that most heroic era so condensed as to claim ihc attention of busy people, and so impartial as to com- mand the confidence of all fair-minded jieople in all sections. . . . I have endeavored to show that the courage displayed ;ui(l the ratio of losses sustained were unprecedented in mod- ern warfare. I have also recorded a large number of those characteristic and thrilling incidents which illustrate a unique and hitherto unwritten phase of the war.'' In a most inter- esting and entertaining manner he has interwoven this matter with the historical facts in his "Reminiscences" from Manas- sas. Seven Pines, Aiuietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spottsylvania, all those long months of desperate fighting and sulTeriiig around Richmond and Petersburg, to the last heroic charge at Apijoinatlo.x. lie does not give as much space to the Army of Tennessee as Western men would like, but he writes the more about events with which lie is the more familiar. Careful and critical accounts are given of a iiuinber of great battles, including Gettysburg, tlie capture of Vicksburg, and GEN. J. B. CORIKDN. the campaign that ended with the battle of Missionary Ridge. The most important iccord for the student of correct history is the battle oi Cedar Creek, October 19. 1864. fought between Gens. Early and Sheridan. Gen. Early, in his official report, claims that his victory in the .morning was turned into a de- feat in the afternoon by his troops stopping to plunder the cap- lured camps of Sheridan's men. Gen. Gordon indignantly and most positively denies this accusation, at the same time giving an eniircly difiercnt version of the fight, with evidence to sustain his view-s. He says: "Only the Si.xth Corps of Sheridan's entire force held its ground. ... It was at fliat time greatly outnumbered, and I had directed all the in- fantry under my command to assail in front and on both llanks simultaneously, and Col. T. H. Carter, chief of artil- lery, to open on it with all of his guns and those wc had cap- tured. After looking at the situation, he remarked: "General, j'ou will need no infantry. With enfilade fire from my bat- teries I will destroy that corps in twenty minutes.' At this moment Gen. Early came upon the field and said, 'Well, Gor- don, this is glory enough for one day;' to which I replied, "It is very well so far, but wc have one more blow to strike, and then there will not be left an organized company in Sheri- dan's army;' to which he replied, 'No use in that; they will all go directly.' " Gen. Gordon remonstrated, but to no purpose. 1 he Si.vth Corps did not go, and it was on this corps as a nucleus thai Sheridan, when he arrived on the field, rallied and reorgan- ized his defeated ai my and beat Early from the field. ■J'his book is supplied by the V'eter.^n. See notice elsewhere. "My Moving Ient," isv a Woman uv the Si.xties. Confederates and their friends are commended to "My Moving Tent," by Mrs. Sue F. Mtxiney, a native of Mur- freesboro, Tenn., where her father, lion. John E. Dromgoole, was conspicuous for his kindness to Confederates, sick, wound- ed, and in prison. The book, while embodying the experi- ences of the wife of a Methodist minister for almost half a century, is a memorial to those who have made the pilgrimage pleasant, a thing of joy in the retrospect. The review is almost a vitagraph of men— politicians, preachers, teachers — and women. The book includes the period of the War between the States, when there was much moving of tents — when there were tents —and these movements are followed with increasing interest till the final tragedy, when our flag was furled forever, but enshrined in the affections of every sad survivor. These Confederate chronicles will be read with emotion by those of whom she says with emphasis "that no such army as tlie Southern [the Confederate] was ever marshaled." The period of reconstruction, the changing of the old order and adjustment to the neware vividly portrayed without the least element of sensationalism, and in the whole book there is no expression of bitterness. The work of chaplains and of mis- sionary chaplains in the .Army of Tennessee is of much value. Mrs. Mooncy has given us the minutes of the association, her Imsband ha\ing been its secretary. Rev. Mr. Mooney has just closed his fifty-fourth year as an active minister in the Methodist itinerant ranks, having been a mcmlwr for thirty- seven years of the Tennessee Conference, three years of the St. Louis Conference, and for fourteen years of the Memphis Conference, in which "the moving tent" is now pitched. The book is published by the ]Methodi9t Publishing House, Nashville, Temi. Pp., 300: price. 1. Henderson's Life of T. J. Jackson with the \'eter\x, 4. .^5. Two Wars, by Gen. S. G. French, and the N'eteran 1 yr., 2.50. 42 Qoofederat(^ Uet-erarp, 5 K..*-Z^—- « .«s.f5^i * iiiiTT.^prTiiiKiP-^'^' I _ t 1 MISSISSIPPI'S NEW STATE CAPITOL. Work on the building was begun the first day of the first month of the century, and was completed August 20, 1903. The structure is 402 feet long, 225 feet wide, and the dome i-; 180 feet high. The aggregate cost was 1,093,641. The legis- lative halls are located in the two extremes. Self-winding electric clocks are supplied in every office and public room. There are 750 incandescent liglits in the central dome and rotunda, and 4,000 other similar lights in the building. Tlic Governor's reception room is finished in Numidian marbl.-. The cost of the marble in the building was 101,000, and of the '"Bedford" limestone 212,000. The cost of the electric and gas light fixtures in the building was 15,000. There are mar- ble mosaic floors in the legislative halls, the Governor's re- ception room, the Supreme Court room, the State Library, the corridors, and lobbies. An eagle made of copper wiih a heavy coating of pure gold leaf, eight feet high and fifteen feet from tip to tip of wings, surmounts the dome of the magnificent building. 'Apfrgvf.d— John McRo.^^•."— The New York Tribune iclls of an "old Washington gentleman who overheard President Lincoln tell this story: "Durmg one of his busy reception hi.urs, when the President was talking first to one, then to another, of the many who filled the room at the White House, a gentleman asked if any news had been received from John Morgan, whose Confed erate cavalry were raiding Kentucky and Ohio. '"We'll catch John some of these days,' replied Lincoln. '1 admire him, for he is a bold operator. He always goes aflcf the mail trains in order to get information from Washington On his last raid he opened some mail bags and took possession of the official corre-^pondence. One letter was from the War Department to a lieutenant in Grant's army. It contained a captain's commission for him. Right under the signature of A. Lincoln the audacious Morgan wrote 'Approved— Jnlm Morgan.' and sent the cnmniission on its way.'" W. H. COLEY, MILAN, TENN. In March, 1863, when only fifteen years old. Comrade Coley joined the Tenth Tennessee Cavalry, then of Starnes's Brigade, but afterwards commanded by Gen. Dibrell under wc ^ £ Forrest. He served as courier until tlie army fell back tr> Chattanooga. .At Chickamauga he received his first wound during a charge with his regiment, near Gordon's Mill, on a Federal battery. He afterwards was attached to Long- street's command, and served with it for eight months; but was transferred back to the Army of Tennessee, which he joined at Dalton, a'nd participated in all the battles of John- ston's army from Dalton to Atlanta. He served in the Tennessee campaign, was in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and surrendered, under Forrest, at Gainesville, Ala., in 1865. Since the war. Com- rade Coley, while suc- cessful in business, he has never permitted his laisiness affairs to less- en his enthusiasm or abate his love and ad- miration for his old army comrades and Iriends. He was chief- 'y instrumental in or- ganizing recently Biv- luiac No. 39 and Camp \'o. 1443, of wliich he was chosen President, and having them named in honor of his old comrade, Capt. John W. Morton, chief of Forrest's Artillery. Comrade Coley's fam- ily consists of two accomplish'. li dau.sliters and an only son, Robert Lee. One of the most delightful parts of any journey from the Suuth to Washington and the East is by the Richmond, Fred- ericksburg, and Potomac Railroad. While the system is under a combined management, the same heads conducting its busi- ness for many years are still in charge, and matters are so systematized that the large increase of'its business does not interfere with its prompt service, W. 11. COLKV. (^oijfederat^ l/eterar?, A CURE FOR ASTHMA. AsthmA BUffererB need no longer leave home fliid husi- BWi in order to be cured. Nature has produced a vegeta- ble remedy that will permanently cure Aethma ni.d all dieeases of the lunge and hrnnchial tuhea. Having It-sled its wonderful curative powers in thousauds of cases iwith » record of 90 per cent permanently cured), and desiring to relieTft human sutTering, I will send free of charge to all sufferers fi-om Aethma, Consumption. Catarrh, JJronchi- tis, and nervous diseases this recipe in German, French, or English, with full directions for preparing and using. Bent hy mail. Address, with stamp, nsming thia piiper, W. A. Noyes, 847 F'owers' Block, Rocheeter, N. T. THE PUBLIC LIFE OF J.\I\!ES M. ■ M.\SON. BV HIS D.MCHTER. Mr. Mason was a member of tlie Vir- ginia Legislature from 1826 to 1832. In United Slates Congress, 18.^7-39; L'nitetl States Senate, 1847-61. He was tlie author of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; appointed Confederate Commis- sioner to England, 1861, serving until 1865. His corres|)ondencc willi the govern- iiKu at Richmond gives much interest- ing information not published before. C^riginal dispatches given hero afTord aiithentii accounts of facts often mis- represented: views of Members of Par- liament on blockade and recognition; Mr. Lindsay's interview with the I'rench Emperor; visit of M. Mercier to Rich- mond a mystery; Emperor favors rcc- ogniticin. but will not act alone; cot- ton famine in England; Slideil m.ikcs formal demand for recognition in ihj ciiiiHror; Mason makes the same on Lord Russell, which is refused, Presi- tU nt Davis on the attitude of the British Ministry: English scheme to raise mon- 1 y on cotton; French proposal 'or loan; ICngland determined to risk no tro'.ib'e with the United States; success of Confederate loan; Seward's admission that tho "Mallnry Report" was a for- gery; additional forgery hy United States governnunt; popular scntinitnt in England s;rongly with the South; fight between -Alabama and Kearsage; St. Albans Raid; letter from Bennelt Young: vindication of right to self- government the sole objtcl of the South; Hon. D. V. Kcniur sent with special instructions to the commission- ers to ascertain whether any concessions regarding slavery would securt; recog- nition; Mason's conversation with Lord Donoughmore and Lord I'almerston on this subject; the Hampton Ro;ids Con- ference. 1865; assassination of Presi- >/» PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE AIL ELSE FAILS. I Best t"«>u((h 8ynip. Tostos (Jix>d. U»o In time. ^Id by drusKlsts. CONSUMPTION y dent Lincoln; Mason's denial of Stan- ton's charge of Confederate conspiracy. This book will shortly be ready for delivery. Orders can be sent to the author. Miss Virginia Mason, Char- lottesville, Va.. The Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company, Roanoke, Va.. or to book stores. Cloth, 3.50; half library, 4; library, 5.50. R. J. Neely, Paris, Ky., wants a few genuine Confederate buttons. He would like to have two or three from each of the original Southern States. He also wants an oval C. S. 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Unlike most manufacturers of proprietary rem- edies, the Vernal H«-niedy Co. do not ask vou to purchase their medicine until vou have tried it. I'hev Iiave so much contider-ce in their remedy that tliey will send al'sohitelv free, bv mail, postpaid, a sample bottle that you can test and Irv at home. No money is wanted; simply send thenia postal. Vou don't have Ut coniinuaUv dose yourself with nietlicineif you use the \'ernalSaw Palmetto ^errv Wine. Only one dose a day does the work, antf, instead of havinjT to incre.ise the dose to get the desired effect, ^■>u reduce it. No remedy like it h.is ever been placed on tlie market; and if vou sviffer frtJin iniii:;estion. rtatulence, constipation, or any form of kidney trouble, vou should ntt delav, but write at once for a s.imnle of this trulv remark- able remedy. Address \ ernal Remedy Co., 03 Seneci nnihlinC. Buffalo, N. V. BEST PASSENGER SERVICE IN TEXAS. 4-IMPORTANT GATEWAYS-4 P'P TEXASI ^«^^ailwayM«'='" NO TROUBLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. 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Kn- abUi« OM to Uke a prfect tpruy and frl< llonal bntb In any room. With tbu outnt one Islndtptnd.ni of thr bath room, an a bentr bilh ciin be taken althtwo uoaru of w«t«r, than wliha tiiMuU theold»ay. In. .ur«i a dear ccmplejlcn. brlcht e.ves Tu,y cb.eks, chM^rfnlaplrlU. ...und ^l.■ep. Sho.ild be In every homi. and .»erT traveUrs trunk or ^Ip. tull outlHJ-o. t ooMl»ting of K"UOtalnBrui!h; combination rublnr hot water ban; bath fountain and ojrlngc andoalety mat. Price K.M AfcniS „nit« Uio outais. 8«>l tot fkei Mki*l, 'Tt* bctmc* of tbo B»ib." pricw Mid t«nna THE ALLE.N MAMFACTIRING CO, 13i Erie St.. Toledo. 0. •»iij omtillrd. Atlantic Coast Line WHY NOT TAKE A TRIP THIS WINTER THROUGH Florida and Ctibcs,^ 9 This heauliful State ami island have been brought within easy reach by the splendid tlirou^;h-train service of the Atlantic Coast Line, the ijreat thor- iiutliifare to the tropics. Winter Tourist Tickets now on sale to all points in FLORID AandHAVANA. For rates, schedules, niajis. slecpitijj car and steamship accommodations ap- ply to W. J. CRAIG, General Passenger A/(ei\l, WILMINGTON. N C. <^OaDaySure %lf ^9 furnlnh ti.e work and teach : <he locility nhereynu Inc. Si.-nd ii» jour adtlreti atiii we will 4K|>lain the huamcsi fully, rcmeniher we yuaraolvi- a cIpnrproDt o(3f<>r every day • w.>rk. al'solutelv sur- \\ ritf ntori'o. ItUVALniMK&iTlltlNUCO., Buz |039i UeCoK, llkti. SonH 111 your addresf li I wc willth'jw yoii hi>w tuniake f Jad.iy alisuluti-1) Rure; wa work and teach y-'U froo, y<>u wurk in t^]f^ Q Chalnoffl D U o^''" "*"'*' I Chalnof9Co1Ieee80wiie(1Vyt>uiln«ii 1 indors.-d by business men. C«shier5<>f Banks arc oa t>ur Hoard o( Director-*. Uur <liplonia means •-onjrihin^r. Kntor any lime. Positiinis secaretl i Draughon's ^ -^^ ? J Practical... J Business... (Incorix)rat.il, Capital si.ick SiaxviH"'.) Nashville, Tenn. (J Atlanta, Oa. Ft. Worth, Icxas, e Montgomery, ftia St Louis. Md , Galveston, Texas, LIt'.le Rock. Ark. 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OBSERITATIONCARS "" W«i.hlnirt<m •■4 Roullitresiem Vcati- bu'ed Lintil.e*i, nod \Vn-«t]ln/ion asd ^^-s| tauoogs UmlLed ria Lyuchl^urg. ELEGANT PULLMAN SLEEPING CMItt of Uia isLcst paticro on &U tkrou^ 8. H. HARUWICK, QemeTAl Paaeenger A^t., Washlngtom, D. Ob O. A, BISNSCOTEH, AsaS. Qcn'liPaa*. KfU, Chattanooss, J. E. SUITLEY, TrsTeUng PaM. Agt., CiialUnooga, PATENTS. MATTHEWS ®. CO.. SOLICITORS or PATENTS. Bond Building, WasKineton. D. C. P;itcnls:m(lTr:uIe-M;irlis securcti in the Ignited Stales :uul Foreign Countries. l*am]>lilet of In- fclructions furnished free on .iiijilication. Qopfedcrate l/eterai?. RHEUMATISM CURED Without takinij medicine. Tried and heartily indorsed. A medical discover^' which is revolu- tionizing the treatment of rheumatism. It is the James Henry Medicated Belt. It Cure^ 'Rheumatism ^COithout TaKjng Medicine. It consists simply cf a IilU with certain metlicims (^iiiltcd within it, which is worn around ihe waist, anti is not in any way annoy- ing. The medical qualities are absorbed by the body, and (jiiick relief follows. Wonderful results have been cffecred, as the testimonials followin<; show. This remedy is a boon to luimanity, for it iirinj:;s safe and speedy relief from liie pains of one of the nio>t dreadful maladies. The stoniacli cannot stand medicine that is jiowtrful cnoui::h to eradicate uric acid, liierefore treatment by absorption is the only sure cure. As a ))reventive, wear the belt one week in each montli from October to May. If you are subject to rlieumatic attacks, why not wear one of the belts as a jircventive? It may keep you from suHfcring from that terrible disease; and just think, it costs only ^2, just the price of one visit from your doctor! Nashville, Tenn. I.KXINGTON, KV. I bouk:ht one nf tlic Henry Medicated Rheu- ma.tic Belts, ;iiid. aflor \vc:iritit: it tor llircf il:i\^. it n- licvcd inc of a vrry srvore att.ick of rlumm.ilism of Iwo months' duratiun. in which I sutlcrrd tintnid nt^ony. I can say thai I consider it the most wonderful rheumatic cure extant. 'I". R. EASTIN, Shoe Merchant. Nashville. Tenn. In preference to taking medicine internally, and bcinK familiar with the medicine used in the JoLines Henry Bell and its action. 1 used the belt myself with gfod results in rheumatism. \V. J. Sneed, M.D, Nashville, Tenn. My wife h.is been a sufferer from rheumatism and ex- treme nervousness for the past two years. After wear- ing the Medica.1ed Belt for a short time, she found felicf from bmh troubles. I, clan LANhts. With I.aiidis nankinj; Cn. I"or nervousness ;iiul ceneral drl)iliH' l have tried the Ja.mes Henry Medicated Rheumatic Belt, and have found wonderful relief froii; its use. My nervous- ness has entirely disappeared, tny 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 have been a sufferer from rheumatism. As a result, I have passed many sleepless mights, and have been incapacitated trom active business. My attention was called to the Jet.mes Henry Medicated RKeu- mSLtic Belt by those v ho had tried it and in ^hom I had treat confidence. I tried it. and am a well man. 'Ihrec days' trial convinced mc that The result would be all that my friends claimed for it. My restoration from rheumatism has been complete. John' S. WotiD.^Ll., t Real Estate .\genl. Nashville. TE^'^^ The J&n\es Henry Belt relieved me of a severe case of rheumatism in a few days. I have gained stead- ily in weight since 1 began its use. Vinef Donelsok. I unhesitatingly recommend the JCkines Henry Ned* ic&.ted Belt to all who are suffering from rheumatism. 1 had not felt well for years; since 1 began using the belt I have realt/.rd a marked improvement, and am sat- isfied it will effect a permanent cure. R. P. McClNNIS. NASH\ II. ll. Tknn. I commenced wearin;: a JaLmes Henry Nedic&ted Rheuinai.lic Bell about the first of last November, and was relieved entirely of all pain in less than thirty days. I am well for Ihc first lime in ten or twelve years. I think the belt is one of the wonders of ' ic age. J. T. BURCH. MA.ILBT> OJV Ti.BCBITT OF T7KICB, ^2. Address 15 he COJ^FE^DE^AlTE VETERA JW. The best line to INDIANAPOLIS, PEORIA. CHICAGO. And all points in Indiana .' nd Michigan. CLEVELAND. NEW YORK. BOSTON. AND ALL. POINTS EAS-r. Informalioii clieerfullv furnished OM application at Ciiv liiket OirKc, " Hig Four Route," No. 259 Fourth Avenue, or write to S, j Gates, (leiieral .\i;ent, I.mnsville, K\ THE BEST PLACB TO PURCHASE ALL-WOOL Bunti ng or Silk Flags iif All Kinds, SilK Banners, Swords, Belts. Caps. ;iik1 .ill kiiuls (.f M lil.irv lliniipnienl and Society (ioods is al Veteran J. A. JOEL & CO., 88 Nassau Street, New York City. si:\ii I'Oit riitcE LIST. Rife Hydraulic Engine. *unips \v;iti'r Ijy water imwcr. C";in be used \\ here livdraulio rams (ail. vXbsnlnie air fcctl. MMll iniiiip thirty feet lii;:li for eaeli foot of fall. Every One Guaranteed. CHAUNcer c. foster, splcul agent, 328 Chnreli Street, Nnsliville, •fenn. A FACT. The New Orleans Short Line from all Eastern and Virginia Cities is via the Norfolk & Western Railway BRISTOL and CHATTANOOGA. THROUGH SERVICE. DIHINC CAR. All informalioii clu-.'rfullv furnislied. I.. J, ELLIS. E. P. A., ^oS Itroadwav, New York. J. K, rRINIILE, P. A., .V*> Hroadwav, New Vork. C. P. GAITIIER. X. E. A., " 1 12 Summer St., noston, Mass. E. J. LOCKWOon. I". A.. 12J0 Pa. Ave., Wasliintrton. D. C. C. H. ROSLEY, l>. P. A., 8^8 Main St., Kichmond. Va. JOHN E. WAGNEU, C. P. A., S?S Main St., Kiclimond. Va. \V. E. HAZLEWOOD, P. A., 171 Main St., Norfolk, Va. E. L, HAXES, C. P. A., 720 Main St.. Lvnchbure, Va, S. II. YOUNGER, G. A., 720 I^Iain Street, Lvnchhurtr, Va. M. F. ItR.VGG, T. P. A., Koaiioke, Va. W. B. BliVILL, G. P. A., Koanoke, Va. B Personal to Subscribers! A BARREL of VH.-r.Orc i** not ncrrssar* to ooiivin<-*» you that it is tin* Ifdt reimniy in. on. or imt of thf t'HTth lor ailing |»t>ople. lo prori* In ynn iK»?iitively that it will pure )Our IIIi,hs it ha^s tho ills i>r sty many olben*. On*- nunre of llir Urv (one i>Hcka^*>) inix<*<l with a tiuart of wator, one nMitith'd Irmlin^iit, is all that you nood for the teit. all thi* n l>lfnrp we want toKulmiit. and we want to send it to you at our rink. Ynii trp lo bp tlii* Jirtir*'! One nionth'tn troatiuont •^ with this ntlaral reiiiril) will do for you what six months' uw of other advertise*! trt^t- ments <-Hunot. If it d<K\s not. you to derith*. we want nulhinir from you. R^eaLd Ovir SpeciaLl Offer 77|K Hll.l. sKND to everv suljseriVMT or reader of th<* Tonkkukhatk VtrrKHA.v. o- worthy %%P onrsoii rt'«oiimi«*!ule<f hy a snl>s<'rilKT. a full-siz»*«l o%iv nullnr pai-ka^e of Vlta'-Ort*, ny nuiil. pustpHhl. sutticient for one month's treatment, to U* paid for witliiu one months tini«' alti-r receiitt if the n-i-eivcr «-an trtithfnlly say tlmt its use hiLS done him or hrr m»»re ^^oul than all the drutfs or dopesof <|uaek>^ or ijood do.toi-s or ]mt4 nt med- ieines he or sbe has i-ver used. Itead thw over a^rmn "Hrrtiillv. and understand that we ask our pay only nhi-a it him dnm' jnii iroinl. uiiil imt in'inn-. \V«' tak*- all the risk. You Iiavi'nothirijr to ios**. If it does not iM-nelii you. von jiay n> nothing;. Vlla-Urc is a natural, hard, adjimantino. roeklike sul^stanee uiinei-aV <>^'o mintHl from the ifround like ^lAtX mid silver, and re<piires a1:out twenty years for oxidization. It contains ire<' iron, freesul- )diur. and mai^nesium. and tmo paek TOOK MEDICINE FOR TWENTY YEARS No Permanent Benefit Vitae-Ore "Brni^j a Complete Care I lot'l il my duly to tell _\uii. ;iu.i nho ijie uc tier- id pul-ijiu. H IihC \ it'e-(.>rf I):is :i«.-ei»tti(ili>lir-il lor iih'. For the last twenty >e:irs I have taken a 1 kin'ls of iiii'dH'inf, liiii :tt int lime ree<-ivrd more than a sliiilit tPnipor«ry re- lief. Three yenr.s ago I took treat- ment from one of thf Ites^t doct'rs nt Ixupold, IndlHUa. He examined m<- and >.'ave as his n|<inion tlmt I h:id Catarrh. Hroiiehilts, Liver jiiid Kidney Troitli e. I was at tliat limeiak'-nMiih a M-vore pain In mv i>a<-k.wMrlihedia<i- nosed as I{|n-iimai- ic I.innltMvo. 1 doc- tovf'd with liiin con- tiniial'yand p> rsisl- f n t I y I'm r ti v c months* lime, yet- ting relief f'«r only a very sh- r time, and gave up hope of ever ;;eL- ling weh ii-iiin. Vila>-Ore HUH recommended to me In a friend who ha<l used it and spi.kf (»f it very hiudilv. I pr*)- fiired a fnll treatment and bH;ian immedlalely to MX- it Hi-i-nrdinji; to din-rtjon^. As a ri stdi. my Mirieriiij; is now a thing "»f tlie pnst. ard my '-ni r IS a permanent one. ns iliis oucu rr^'d ti.'tfin iiioiitlis nii'K during whieh time I have lelt as will :iM 1 ever 'iid in my life and eoiitiniie to feel so. I ;iin forly-lVmr years old. My wde also has reason I') pj-aiHc it as strongly .TF I have, she having t>tM-n enred by its u^e of a f^tomach Trouhle. I eonsei- enliousiy believe that Vita'- V're has saved my lilV. and eertninly will do hII in my power to bring it to t!ie attention ol those abonl rne. JOSKIMl L. MKl'MI'dl, Apalona. In<l. age will eiiualin nuslieinal strength an<i etirative value sun gallons of the nmst iMiwerlul. etlieaeions mineral water ilrnnk fresh at thesprings. It is a geologiejil diseovery. to whi"h nothing is added and fivnn whi<b nothing is taken. It is the nnnvel.-i the i-entnry tor em ing such diseasfN as UlieitniatUai. ItrivhlN I IsoHfie. Itloiiil rnKiMdii::. Henri Iroiihli-. ftiop- s> . I :il:irrll iiiiil lliritiit KTiTllntis. I.h • er, Kiilni y. ini>l HIaililer lilaieiil«, Miniiiif II 1111(1 I- ea)nle HUonli-rs. I.n (Jiipin*. Miilnriid htter. NcMttii'* l'ri'>- trnll o>. aim! i;rn<'ral Deliil ly.as thou- sands testify, anil as no one answer- ing this, writing lor a paekage. will di*ny after using. Vhip^Ore hnseure4l more »dironi«'. obstinate, proiionnced ineuraldoi-asesthan any other known niedieine. and will reach sneh eas4»s witli a more rajiifl and powerful cur- ative aetion than any naHlieino. eoni- Viinat ioii of nn-tlieines. or doctor's lire.serii>tion which it is possible to pr»jc\ire. VI r.K-OUK will do the same for you H.S it has Un- huiulreils id readers of this paper, if yon will give it a trial. Si-n<l fm- H 1 |i'n«kiit:e at aiirrlAk. Yon havi- nothing to lose but the .stamp to answer this aninniiuement. It the niedi.ine does not benefit you. wrtlc us Ml, iin'l tliere is iki h;irni done. We \\:\ut no uiieN nioMi-^ Hhoin Vlta'-Ore ranniil heneflt. Can anything l>e more fair? What sensible person, no unit ter how jirejudiced heor she may be. who de.sire.s a cure and is willing to i)ay for it. wouhl ht>i*itate to try Vi- tje-t>i"e on this liberal olTer- One imekage is nstnilly sultieient to cure ordiuarv cases: two or three lor idinmic. obstinate cases. We uH-nn hist nhiit ne kii> in this annoiuice- "inent, and will d<l,iust what wo agree. Write t'Mlay for a package at our risk and expen.se. giving age and ail- ments, and mention this paper, so we mnv know that you are entitled to tills "liberal offer. This ollVr >v . ■Iinllcnyi' the attention an 1 ronsideration, and allor- nanl^ the irrati/^s q ' e\ri y livin:; person ulio dcMires bettor health or nho suW'vrs pains, ih'^ P^ »iseases nhirh have *lelh'H the niedieal «orld and :rronn w<nse nith ai;f^<? ''are n<»t lor your skeptieisni, but ask only your in> esti^ration, an<l a. A,j • tiense, reyanlless ol" what ills you have, !»y sendinir to us lor a parkair*.*^ .DhUKSS THEO. NOEL CO.. Veteran Dept., Vilae-Ore BIdg.. Chicago Vol. 12 NASHVII.LE, TENN., FEBRUARY, 1904 No. 2 "Confederate Veteran >■ R j^^^^^^^^^H ^WL"^ ^B ^^k"^ ;y«I!^^| H ^ ■ ■, .'t ^' *^^^^^^^^^^^^l ^^tf ^^ ^1 ^^^^^^■fSn^^ ^^H €■ ^^^^^^^^^^^^kj^^^j^^ arrL- ''^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1 JOHN BROW\ GORDOX Born in isai: Ki"«<l"»t<'t' >n !.<>-'; niiinii'il in 1854: raiitain. then lientenant colonel in tin' Confcdi-niti' iifiny in IWil : colonol and lirimidier Kenrral in ISiH: major general in 1H*»4; lientonant general in l?y'i5: I'nit^'d St«t<>.s Senator. lHT:i. re- leeted in ISTll: resigneil in 1SS1(; governor of bis State in ISSli: rtM-leeted in ISHS: I'niteil States Senator again in ISiKI: retired from p<dities in 1WI(\ The In-- lovitl first and only Commander of tln' I'nited Contedi'VMt.' Veterans from its organization nntil his deatli ^ ^ ■< Qoofederate l/eterar), l ii>^iwM¥>»i^iiyi^¥>»>^iiyM»^>^^^ "Confederate Mining *Cc. TniisE Oi.» "CoxFEns" Have Struck It Rich. ,\11 money received iov ^ale of this stock goes into in developing and getting out tlie ore. No fees will he \ iting cnlerpris-e, one based upon actual known values. Write for reference and descriptive booklet to I.NCORPORiTED UNDER T^IE UWS OF ARIZONA. Capital Stock - 1,000,000 Par Value - 10 per Share X..« ^-Iliiit't.. tl. ;.'.,|,1.- . : ili.- ^. .mil 111 2 per Share. FULLY PAID AND ABSOLUTELY NONASSESSABLE. This stock has advanced in price loo per cent in one year. Ten of the richest copper claims in the famous mineral belt of Arizona now owned and being developed by t!us companv. The second block of stock is now being sold, and will soon be gone. This has proved to be a line investment. The stock has already doubled once in price, and will go higher before the next National Reunion in May. 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A New Book. ... Delightful History. ^ A BOOK OF ABSORBING INTEREST FOR CONFEDERATE VETERANS. ^ I Life and Letters of i Sooltiem Secessloii. \ | Robert Lewis Dabney. D.D.,LL.D. | BY ^ C= Bu THOMAS CAR!' JOUNSOX. D.D. ^ Ik Ik * Ik * Ik Ik Ik Ik BY E.W. R. EWING, LL.B., Son ol a Late Confederate Ollker. Should prove of service to futurt histon'ar.s. — A KiTCBARV Critic. '^'flNIQUE, indispensable lo young or old; V>^ fcarlcsi. yel dignified: condmioni drawn from th« lol id facts of hiitof)'— facr*. too. gath- ered from otiicial report* ind public documenti. and, in miny mitancei, to be found in no other work. Nonh ot South, ireatlnt Ciiril War ca isei. Tb« "flmierant incubator;" llavery irgaliztd under the Ordinance ol 1787: ilavery legislation from Oregon lo the Carolinas: the Lincoln Re- publicans and their bloody sedition in Kanaai' tnd many other orielnal features make me work a valuable addition t* Southern literature. vcars, and g^'" Dr. Dabney was a conspicuous character in Sontlu-rn aff nrs for tnore than fifty ye ^.— enjoyed a nalioiial repvilalion :is a Teacher, Thooln^jian, Preiu-lu-r, and I';itriot. —^ •^ Confederate Veterans and all students of Soiitlifrn ideals will lind in this vchinie a rich "^ ^ store of information concerninj; the a»ttr-M/um social, political, and iiuiu-slrial conditions of -^ •^ the South, arid Dr. Dabney's letters written duriiij; the stormy days of 'fv to '6j are in them- ""^ ^-^ selves a r6suni6 of that period and a strong vindication of the principles for which the South — *^ y ■ fought. Of special interest to old soldiers are his letters during the time he served us an army '.J ^v-^ chaplain and as chief-of-staff under Stonewall JacksoM during the wonderful campaign in the -*^ •^ Valley of Virginia. ^Cm ^m^ The book is a notable contribtition to the historical literature of the South, and a copy -*^ gp* should be in the home of every true Southerner. _«2 S^ 600 Pagres. Cloth Binding*. 2.60 Net (add 26c for postage). "^ * ■" Sffid all ordfrs to ^ ^ PRESHrrERFAX COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION, 3 meat eioth. J JX 300 Paiea. Price, 1.50. Advance tnltoduciory orders booked at Si by mail. ADDRESS ALL ORDERI TO «/. L. HiLL RRiNTiNG CO., ■^^^^ RiGHMOJVD, Vn, I'lililisliiM-H and ltnnl<s<^llei>4, liiniMOND, VA. ^^^vP^CDCf^TA PI CC atwholeeale. Send f fXr IvrCUIAbLtdrorcataJoK.Asrents il 4M^ Tl ^ CUULlBE0PTlCAliC41>.ChUacO(Ilb rrv>.'*'*VWVwn A ■ ff%Bk A Y..11 can ram Jfur ehMco rf « UrffP ? 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Advertising rates furnished on application. TT» date to a subscription is always given to the month hfjore if ends. For iaitanc«, If the Veteran be ordered' to begin with January, the date on mail yUt will be December, and the subscriber is entitled to that numl er. Th* " civil war *' was too long ago to be called the " late " war. and when correspondents use that term " War between tlie States" will be substituted. OFFICIALLT RErRESENTS: United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacv, Sons or Veterans, and Other Organteatioks. The Veteran Is approved and Indorsed officially by a larger and i elevated patronage, doubtless, than any other publication In ezUUnc*. Though men deserve, they may not win success. The lirave will honor the brave, vanquished none the le«a. Price, 1.(X) per Year. (.Vr>T YIT Single Copy, 10 Cents, f * "*" -'*-^'^- NASHVILLE, TENN., FEBRUARY, 1904. vr„ 9 j S. A. CUNNINGHAM, mu. i.. I Proprietor. GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE, COMMANDER IN CHIEF U. C. V., SUCCESSOR TO GEN. JOHN B. GORDON. Kxtracts from the American Encyclopedic Dictionary and chief of artillery in the Seven Days' fighting. He wa^ others give interesting data concerning Gen. S. D. Lee, Gen. then put in command of the Fourth Virginia Cavalry, and was Gordon's successor as Commander in Chief of the U. C. v.: at once conspicuous in bold scouting. When the campaign "Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee is a native of Charleston, S. C. against Pope opened, he vi-as made colonel of artillery and He descended from most hon- orable revolutionary ancestors. Since the Confederate war he lias been a distinguished citizen of Mississippi. He was born September 22, 1833. He was prepared in the admirable schools of Charleston, and en- tered West Point in 1850, and graduated in 18S4 in the class with J. E. B. Stuart, Custis Lee, Pender, Pegrani, Gracie, and others who were after- wards distinguished in the ^ onfcdcrate service, and O. O. Howard, Weed, and others of note in the Federal armies. He served in the Fourth Artil- lery on the frontiers of Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska. He was made first lieutenant in 1856, and in 1857 served under Col. Loomis against the In- dians in Florida. "On the secession of his na- tive State he promptly re signed (being then stationed at Fort Randal, Nebr.), and was made captain of South Caro- lina Volunteers. He steadilv rose from this rank through all the grades to that of lieu- tenant general, and so surrendered at the close of the war. "His first service in the war was as aid to Gen. Beauregard, being one of the two officers sent to demand the surrender of Fort Sumter, and, when the demand was refused, ordering the nearest battery to fire on the fort. He served as captain of a battery in the Hampton Legion, and in November, 1861, lie was promoted to major of artillery. He served with J. E. Johnston at Yorktown in the spring of 1862, and was promoted lieutenant colonel of artillery for gallant and meritorious serv- ice. He was with Whiting at Seven Pines, and was Magruder's 1 lEUT. GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE. put in command of a battalion cif twenty guns. "At Second Manassas he oc- cupied a ridge between Jack- •-nn's and Longstreet's posi- lions ; and when the enemy ad- vanced his heavy lines to crush Jackson, Lee opened on them with all of his guns, which lie handled with such terrific ef- fect that the slaughter was fearful, and the enemy's col- innns gave way, being cut to liieces, and retired. Col. Lee ind his battalion (consisting • if Rhett's South Carolina Bat- iiry under Lieut. William I'.lliott and Parker's, Eubank's, and Jordan's Virginia Bat- teries) were highly compli- mented in the official reports, and President Davis said they saved the day. "The following incident is told as illustrating the spirit of his men : When the enemy had charged to within a hun- dred yards of the guns, and lieen repulsed with great slaugh- ter by the free use of grape and canister, a boy of sixteen rushed up to Capt. W. W. Par ker, widely known for his piety as well as his cool courage, and exclaimed: 'Captain, God has given us the victory!' 'Yes, my son,-' was the reply, 'but go back to your gun. We shall thank God after a while.' And they did have afterwards a thanks- giving service. Gen. Lee was eminently a CTiristian soldier. "At Sharpsburg again Lee and his battalion were greatly dis- tinguished. They lost heavily, however — more than one hun- dred men and ninety horses out of the four batteries. Lee himself, it is stated, was confidentially consulted by Jackson in reference to a desperate move he was contemplating, and grim 61 Qopfederate Ueterap. old Stonewall yielded to the advice of the accomplished young artillerist. "After this campaign Lee was made brigadier general, and sent to command at Vicksburg, and, being a stranger to the State, President Davis, in a speech at Jackson, soon after took occasion to say of him : 'He was sent to Virginia at the be- ginning of the war with a little battery of three guns. With these he fought the Yankee gunboats, drove them oflf, and stripped them of their terrors. He was promoted for dis- tinguished services on various fields. He was finally made colonel of artillery, and I have reason to believe that at the last great conflict on the field of Manassas he served to turn the tide of the battle, and consummate the victory. On suc- ceeding fields he has won equal distinction. Though yet young, he has fought more battles than many officers who have lived to an advanced age and died in their beds. I have, therefore, sent Gen. Stephen D. Lee to take charge of the defense of Vicksburg.' "Mr. Davis continued to cherish the highest opinion of Lee, and is quoted as having said one day at Bcauvoir not long before his death, when speaking freely of his generals : 'Stephen D. Lee was one of the very best all-round soldiers we had. I tried him in artillery, and he handled his guns so superbly that I thought we could never spare him from that arm of service : I tried him in command of cavalry, and he made such a dashing cavalryman that I thought he was born for that service; and when I put him to command infantry I found him equally as able and accomplished in that position. He was a great and good soldier.' "Soon after he took command at Vicksburg, Gen. Sherman brought down 30,000 men from Memphis, and advanced by way of Chickasaw Bayou, where Lee was posted with only 2,7CO men. and gave him so bloody a repulse that after losinu: 1,700 men killed, wounded, and prisoners, Sherman retreated, reembarked on his transports and went back to Memphis. "It was a sad day for the Confederacy when Gen. J. C. Pemberton was put in command of Vicksburg, and there seems little doubt that if S. D. Lee (who greatly distinguished him- self at Baker's Creek, where he had three horses shot from under him and was slightly wounded, and in several assaults upon Vicksburg) had been continued in command the results would have been different, and if Vicksburg had fallen the army would have been saved. "After the capture of Vicksburg, on the 4th of July, Lee was soon exchanged and was made major general on the 3d of August, and assigned to the command of all the cavalry in Mississippi. In April, 1864, he was put in command of the Departmer.t of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, and was soon after made lieutenant general. His force was ut- terly inadequate for any proper defense, but it was under his orders that Forrest routed Sturgis at Tishomingo Creek. When Gen. Sooy Smith invaded Mississippi .with 16,000, Lee had but 6,000 (mostly Forrest's Cavalry) witli which to meet him, but he did not hesitate to attack him near Pontotoc, and after three days of hard fighting, culminating in the battle of Harrisburg, one of the severest of the war, he drove the enemy and compelled his retreat before one-third of his numbers. "When Gen. Hood succeeded Gen. Johnston Lee was put in command of his corps, and participated in the ill-fated cam- paign into Tennessee. Lee commanded the rear guard on the retreat from Nashville, and his cool courage and skillful man- agement, aided by the heroic fighting of his men and by For- rest, saved the remnants of Hood's army. "He was so severely wounded in the foot that he could take no further part m the closing scenes of the war. His Life Since the War. "Being captured by a beautiful and accomplished Mississippi woman, whom he married, he located at Columbus, -Miss., and has taken a prominent part in the affairs of the State, being several times elected to the State Senate, and being a promi- nent member of the Constitutional Convention. He has been for many years President of the State Agricultural and Me- chanical College at Starkville, and has conducted its affairs with such signal ability and success that his people of Mis- sissippi say: 'We would make him Governor, or United States Senator, but we cannot afford to lose his services from the college.' "Gen. Lee is a high-toned Christian gentleman, a deacon of the Baptist Church, widely admired and loved, and exerting a potent influence for good, especially among his old comrades and the young men of his State and the South." GEN. CLEMENT AN S ELM EVANS, COMMANDING ARMY OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT, U. C. V. Native of Georgia, born in Stewart County, descendant of Virginia and North Carolina Revolutionary officers and sol- diers, who were descendants of immigrants from Wales, En- gland, and Scotland, he was educated and admitted to the bar from the Georgia Law School, and began practice at the begin- ning of the nineteenth year of his age. He received training in military in his youth as a member of a splendid volunteer company in his town o^ Lumpkin. He was elected judge of his county court when twenty-two years old and State Senator when twenty-six. He was entitled to exemption from mili- tary service as a Senator, but, not claiming the privilege, he assisted, in December, i860, in forming a military company for the war if the Soutli should be invaded. He was mus- tered into the service of the Confederacy with a company of the Thirty-First Georgia Regiment as a private. He was soon appointed major, and about six months afterwards was promoted to colonel of the regiment and attached to Lawton's Brigade, afterwards Gordon's and then Evans's Brigade. This brigade was in the division and corps of Stonewall Jackson. Evans served with this brigade in all the campaigns of Vir- ginia to .Vpponiattox. During tliis constant service b* was wounded at the first Cold Harbor battle, at Gettysburg, and the battle of Monocacy very severely, and slightly in the battle of the Wilderness. He was made brigadier general for services at Spottsylvania and in the battle of May 12, 1864. He suc- ceeded Gordon as commander of the brigade and afterwards to command of the division. He commanded Lawton's Brigade in the charge of Early's Division at Fredericksburg December 13, 1862. He led his regiment, which was the advanced command in the successful charge of Gordon's Brigade, to take Marye's Heights. He commanded the division at the battle of Morton's Ford, driv- ing Gen. Hayes back across the Rapidan and winning a letter of special cumniendatinn from Gen. Ewell, who was com- iranding the corps. . • He was intimately the close supporter of (Jen. Gordon in his many successful fights, always believing strongly in (Jor- don's great military ability. He was with Gordon in the early morning assault on Sheridan's army at Cedar Creek, in which such brilliant success was gained, commanding at that time the brigade on the right and making the opening charge. When Gordon was promoted to command the corps, he arose to the command of the division, and at the close of the sum- mer campaign of 1864 occupied the right of Lee's army near Hatcher's Run, and then in the trenches at Petersburg. He Confederate \/eteraF>. 55 was among the first to cross with his division the enemy's breastworks in the famous assault on Fort Stedman. He commanded his division in many attacks made on the rear of Lee's army during the retreat from Petersburg. He led his division at Appomattox in a charge after the surrender (not having notice of the surrender at the time), capturing two guns and seventy-eight prisoners. Seeing the necessity of keeping up tlie comradeship of Con- federate soldiers, he joined in the forming of the first Con- federate Associations, which were substituted by the Con- federation of United Confederate Veterans. The U. C. V. was suggested at New Orleans in 1889, organized in 1890 at Chattanooga, under which at first he was for a short time adjutant general and chief of staff. However, he was soon made Commander of the Georgia Division, and has been re- tained in that high position until now, always attending re- unions and feeling great interest in all Confederate affairs. By the vacancy created by the death of Gen. Gordon, Gen. S. D. Lee became General Commanding the Association, and Gen. Evans became Lieutenant General Commanding the Army of the Tennessee Department. Gen. Evans now becomes Chairman of the History Com- mittee, and is President of the Confederate Memorial Asso- ciation. He has made numerous addresses on various phases of the Confederate war at Birmingham, Nashville, Charleston, and Richmond, which were pulilishcd at the time. He speaks every year by invitation at some place in Georgia, but his most extensive service was rendered as author and editor of a work of twelve volumes called ''Confederate Military History." Gen. Evans was very intimately associated with Gen. Gor- don. Back in the sixties they held conferences in the midst of active campaigns and pending battles ; and they penetrated alone twice, the enemy's line to find a place to make an at- tack. They viewed together the enemy's position at Cedar Creek, and decided to report to Early the advantages of an attack, also our conference on my line at the point where the attack was to be made at Fort Stedman ; and Gen. Gordon visited him when under the surgeon's hand after Monocacy. in addition to numberless other little incidents in camp ani' field. EXPENSES OF GENERAL U. C. V. REUNIONS. Gen. 'William. E. Mickle sends extracts from the minutes o) the New Orleans reunion of 190,3, in which the subject of econoiriizing expenses at Confederate reunions was discussed, and a resolution was offered by William H. Mayo, of St. Louis, Mo. : "Whereas the increasing expenditures made by the citizens who have invited the annual reunion to be held in their cities have a tendency to deter other communities from tendering invitations for the future sessions, and it has become desirable that some expression of opinion shall be made by this body; therefore be it "Rcsoh-fci, That the Confederate Veterans give notice that they will ndt expect from their future hosts the splendid and lavish hospitality which has been poured out by New Orleans at this session and heretofore by other cities. All provisions which may he made for the entertainment of veterans will be clieerfully accepted, but in matters of decoration and expendi- tures not absolutely necessary we urge the great virtue of moderation." Gen. Bennett H. Young, the Commander of the Kentucky Division, U. C. V., came to the front of the stage and, in his big-hearted way, said: "My comrades, if you come to Louis- ville, you will be entertained as you have never been before. Our people would net consent to any limit being placed on ilicir respect and admiration for this great body." Gen. Stephen D. Lee, at that time Commander of the Army of Tennessee Department, then said that "there was a growing sentiment that this organization was getting top-heavy, and that there was too much of the spectacular. In 1892, when we met in this city. Washington Artillery Hall was not one-half full. Now the great expanse of the Fair Grounds is hardly sufficient to hold them. Our record should be clear on that one point. We do not want to impose burdens which would make other cities hesitate to invite us." Gen. J. B. Gordon wrote from Berlin Mills, N. H., Decem- ber I, 1903 (his last letter to the editor of the Veteran) : "My Dear Major: Yours of November 21 just received. I am glad to know that Nashville has consented to receive us again next year. ... I like your suggestion of cutting down the expense of these entertainments, and agree with you fully that we ought to bring the expense within the ability of a larger part of our cities, so that they might feel inclined to take care of us." GEN. CLEMENT A. EVANS. Gen. J. B. Gordon's Rank, C. S. A. — On October 23, 1899, Gen. Gordon wrote the Veteran as follows : "I was informed by Gen, Breckinridge, Secretary of War, while my corps was at Petersburg, that I had been made a lieutenant general. Like a great many other cases at that period of the war, my com- mission never reached me. I was, however, accorded the rank in assignment, but was waiting for my commission to the last before signing officially as lieutenant general." 56 QoF)federat2 Ueterap, GORDON, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, U. C. V. BY I. M. KKIER OCKtNDEN. »ECR£TARV LAIlIES' MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, MO.STGOMERY, ALA. • Just when the voung month of the glad new \ ear Over the South had stretcheil a beauteous hand Hat come a wail of woe, and Nature's tear Kow softlv falls for him, from strand to strand! B/ brave men honored, brave in war and peace, Ck>rdon! the great, the good, the true, in one! Out of the darkness came his sweel release, Boll call is over, the whi'e sleep begun — Dare we, with lamentations, break his rest? O lay the flag in silence o'er his breast! Now, ve who love a hero, weep, one lietli here. Commanding General of the Knightly Dead, They guard thy calm repose, the men in gray ; And woman's green memorials shall wreathe thy bed. When this rad song has, sighing, died away ! Yes, Gen. Gordon is dead, and the influence of his li£e will fade by degrees until it will only exist in a story — a sad, sad fact. The prolongation of his strenuous, useful days was a blessing to mankind. Gen. Gordon had his share of business reverses after war losses, and that hampered him in his great achievements until his later days. It was his blessing to give out in largest degree exemplification of the finest citizenship of the old South. His funeral was evidently the most remarkable that ever occurred in the Southern States save that of Jefferson' Davis in the ceremonies at New Orleans , and agam at Richmond. Atlanta has wit- nessed the funerals of Benjamin H. Hill, Henry W. Grady, Alexander H. Stephens, Joseph E. Brown, and other distinguished men; but the sentiment expressed generally on January 14, 1904, was that no such funeral ceremony had ever occurred in the capital of Georgia. The day was clear, all business was suspended for four hours, and military bodies were so dis- tributed as to prevent overcrowding, and many thousands passed through the rotunda of the capitol to take a last look at the placid face of the eminent Southerner. Floral tributes were lavishly banked on each side of the casket and along the avenue for passage. In addition to the stream that coursed through the capitol during the day and a half that the body lay in state, the exten- sive grounds about the capitol were packed with people, :i mere lane through the human mass being kept open from the capitol to the Presbyterian church, nearly opposite, on Wash- ington Street. There gorgeous floral tributes were massed about the pulpit and to the gallery overhead. The hall of rep- resentatives and the church held merely small delegations of the thousands and thousands assembled. The services in both places were worthy the distinguished dead. A volume should be published to contain the proceed- ings. Ten-minute tributes were paid by Governors and other distinguished men from nearly all the Southern States, while the profoundly religious tributes in the church were all that devout Christians could desire. Additional tributes may bo expected in an early number of the Veteran. With all that was conceivable as worthy of being done by State and Church, the demonstration was greater and greatest in the packed hnes of people that extended for more than a mile on both sides of the avenue 10 the cemetery. There must have been fully forty thousand people out. The solemn grandeur of the pageant hushed all to silence, and manifest sorrow was universal. The firing of cannon at the capitol was continued every thirty minutes through much of the day, and military service at the grave added to the impressiveness of the burial. A Confederate battleflag was draped about the casket before be- ing lowered into the cold ground. Sketch oJ Gen. Gordon's Career. John Brown Gordon was born in Upson County, Ga., July 6, 1832, of Scotch ancestry, his grandfather being one of seven brothers who emigrated from Scotland previous to the Revo- lutionary war, in which they all took part in behalf of the colonies. The grandfather made his home in Wilkes County, X. C, whence Rev. Zachariah H. Gordon, father of Gen. Gor- don, removed to Georgia. Young Gordon was graduated in 1852 from the Georgia State University, and a few months later was admitted to the practice of law. In September of 1854 he was married to Miss Fanny Haral- son, daughter of Gen. Hugh A. Haralson, of LaGrange, Ga. The wedding occurred on her seventeenth birthday, when he was but twenty-two. Interested in some coal lands in North Georgia, John B. Gordon was giving his personal attention to the development of this property when Sumter was fired upon. Two sons had been born to him, and he was tested by the struggle between devotion and duty to his family and to his country. Early in 1861 he organized a company of the stalwart mountaineers of that section, was elected captain, and under the euphonious name of "Raccoon Roughs" they were mustered into the Con- federate service. Through promotion he rose to major and then to lieutenant colonel of the Sixth Alabama in December of that year. His regiment was called to Virginia, and frotn Manassas to Appomattox he bore a conspicuous part in making the glorious history of the Southern Confederacy. In the Penin- sula campaign he was assigned to Rodes's Brigade of D. H. Hill's Division, and on April 23, 1862, he was promoted to colonel. At the battle of Seven Pines, during the advance of his brigade, Rodes was severely wounded, and the command devolved upon Gordon as senior colonel. At Malvern Hill he again commanded the brigade and led it in the magnificent charge delivered against the Federal position by Hill's Divi- sion. (Confederate Ueterap. 67 Commissioned brigadier general on November i, 1862, he was assigned to command that splendid brigade of Georgians, the Thirteenth, Twenty-Sixth, Thirty-First, Thirty-Eighth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-First Regiments. This he commanded at Chancellorsville and in the Pennsylvania campaign. Again leading in Early's advance upon Harrisburg, Gordon reached the Susquehanna at VVrightsville, the most extended advance into the United States territory achieved in the East during the four years' war. Recalled on account of the concentration at Gettysburg, on the first day of the struggle there he par- ticipated prominently in the determined attack from the North, which drove the Federals through the town to the strong posi- tion that they subsequently held. During the November opera- tions of that year he, with his brigade, participated in the fighting below the Rapidan. On the memorable 5th of May, when Ewell's Corps struck the first blow upon the advancing columns of Grant in the Wilderness, Gordon's Brigade, after Jones had been driven back, advanced, repulsed the Federals, and reestablished the Confederate line. On the following day, in command of two brigades, he made a sudden attack at sunset upon Sedgwick's Corps with such gallantry that the enemy was driven from a large part of his works and six hun- dred prisoners captured, among them Gens. Seymour and Shaler. In the succeeding struggle at Spottsylvania C. H. G^. Gordon was particularly distinguished as the commander of Early's Division. Immediately after Johnston was over- whelmed by Hancock he threw his division in front of the victorious enemy. Gen. Lee rode up, evidently intending to lead the men in the charge, so imminent was the peril to the army. Gordon remonstrated, the men cried, "Lee to the rear," and one of them, seizing the General's bridle, led his horse back, while the charge was made with fury and the Federals were driven back to the base of the "Bloody Angle," where the fight continued furiously during the day. On May 14, 1864, Gordon was promoted to major general .ind put in command of a division composed of Evans's Georgia I'.rigade, Hays's and Stafford's Louisiana Brigades, and Ter- ry's Virginia Brigade, made up of the remnants of the old Sionewall Brigade and others. With this command he joined l;icckinridge and Early, after the battle of Cold Harbor, in ilic repulse of Hunter, moved to Harper's Ferry, attacked Maryland Heights, and at Monocacy led the attack on the iiLiht whicli routed Lew Wallace. After this campaign closed !• lore the defenses of Washington, Gordon had a prominent t in the figliling in the Shenandoah Valley under Early, 1 was especially distinguished in the surprise and defeat of oridan's army early in the day at Cedar Creek. Returning to the lines before Petersburg, Gen. Gordon was igncd to the command of the Second Corps, A. N. V. In March, with about half the depicted army at his disposal, he made a desperate sally and captured Fort Stedman and parts of the line to the right and left of it, but did not have sufficient strength to hold the position. He held the last lines at Petersburg and fought with stubborn valor for every inch of space. He guarded the retreat from the fated city with stubborn resistance to the attacks of the enemy, and at Appo- matto.x C. H. was put in command of half of Lee's army, who w'ere intended to cut through Grant's line had not the surren- der been determined upon. In an official report of Gen. D. H. Hill, Gen. Gordon was designated ','the Che\alier Bayard of the Confederate army," an apt characterization of the brave and chivalrous commander. Gen. Gordon passed through so many battles without being wounded that his men possessed a sort of blind faith that he w'as not to be killed in battle, as evidenced by such expressions as "They can't hurt him ;" "He's as safe in one place as an- other;" "His is a charmed life." Many had fallen at his side, his clothing had been torn by shot and shells, but up to the Sharpsburg storm no wound had ever been made upon him. Early in tliat battle he was shot through the calf of the right leg, and later on higher up in the same leg, but no bones were broken, and he continued to move along the line and encour- age his men, who were firing with the coolness and precision of peace soldiers at target practice. Later in the day a third ball pierced his left arm, tearing asunder the tendons and mangling the flesh. When his men caught sight of the blood running down his fingers they pleaded with him to leave them and go to the rear, pledging that they would stay there and fight to the last, but he yielded not. A fourth ball ripped through his shoulder, leaving a wad of clothing in the wound. Although mucli weakened by these shocks and the loss of blood, he remembered his pledge to Gen. Lee that they would stay there till the battle ended or until night. He thought he saw his left wavering, and told Private Vickers, of Alabama, who volunteered to carry any order, to tell them that he was still on the field, and would stay there, and to remember their promise to Gen. Lee. Brave Vickers had gone less than fifty yards when he was instantly killed by a ball through his head. Although desperately weakened from loss of blood and scarce- ly able to stand. Gen. Gordon attempted to go himself, but had gone only a short distance when he was struck by a ball squarely in the face, the ball barely missing the jugular vein in passing out. He fell forward unconscious with his face in his cap, and he says he might have been smothered in his own blood had not some considerate Yankee previously shot a hole through his cap which let the blood out. This wound was so serious that his surgeon and devoted friend, Dr. Weatherly, had little hope of his recovery. Gordon said to him : "You think I am going to die, but I am going to get well." Long afterwards Dr. Weatherly admitted that this assurance was his first and only basis of hope. Mrs. Gordon, who faithfully followed her husband through the war, was soon sent for. The doctors were doubtful about the propriety of admitting her to the room, fearing the effect upon their patient, but he was more fearful of the effect his appearance would have upon her. His face was black and shapeless — so swollen that one eye was hidden and the other nearly so. His right leg and left arm and shoulder were bandaged and propped with pillows. He knew slie would be greatly shocked, and to reassure her at once he said as she came -in: "Here's your handsome [?] husband; been to an Irish wedding." Thenceforward she was at his bedside con- stantly, and to her devoted care was due his remarkable recov- ery. When hostilities had ended, he called his heroic men about him and advised them to bear the trial, go home in peace, obey 68 Qor^federat^ \/eterar>. the laws, rebuild the country, and work for its future. With the same policy that "peace hath her victories no less re- nowned than war's," he afterwards labored consistently for the advancement of the South in a unified country. He took a prominent part in the national conventions of his party from 1866, was a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 1868, but was defeated. In 1873 and 1879 he was elected United States Senator. Resigning in 1880, he actively participated in the building of the Georgia Pacific Railroad. In 1886 and 1888 he was elected Governor, and in 1890 again entered the United States Senate for six years' service. Then he retired from political activity, and was remarkably successful in presenting at the North as well as the South a famous historic lecture upon the "Last Days of the Confederacy." From the organi- zation of the United Confederate Veterans he held the high position of Commander in Chief of that great fraternal order. On a memorable occasion, at the Nashville reunion in 1897, he attempted to resign this position, as he had done repeatedly before, but was so enthusiastically reelected that he accepted the verdict as meaning that he would have to serve through life, which he faithfully did. Tribute by the Atlanta Constitution. "Gen. John B. Gordon was the beau ideal of military lead- ers. His practical genius in this regard was of an exceptional order, but it is doubtful if he had a peer among all the corps commanders of the Confederate army in the magnetic verve, the superb elan, the magnificent courage of his bearing in battle. Where Gordon's hot-throated guns thundered acts of splendid daring were being done in the name of the God of battle, in no small measure inspired by his matchless war- rior personality. WHiere his batteries roared and screamed the high tide of carnage ran reddest, and there often the fate of battle hung. When Gordon charged, the earth trembled with the impact of his wild battalions and the welkin cracked witli the shrill terror of their battle cry. He was the idol of the whole army, and his soldiers would have followed him into the fiery vortex of hell. They followed him through many a Balaklava. "In civil life Gen. Gordon stood among the strong men of his time. He was possessed of statesmanlike qualities of mind and heart, and his intellectual gifts were supplemented with the graces of oratory. His native Georgia long loved to do him honor by calling him to her official service, and in her service he did her no mean honor in the eyes of the whole nation. The labors of his later years on the lecture platform, in the highest office within the gift of his organized former comrades in arms, and in the difficult field of literature, were conspicuously successful. The last great act of his life, the writing of his 'Reminiscences of the Civil War,' was nothing short of brilliant." Army of Northern Virginia Department. Gen. C. Irvine Walker, Commanding Army Northern Vir- ginia Department, issued from Greenville, S. C, January 12, 1904, General Order No. s, in which he states : "With a profound sense of the greatness of our loss, the death of our beloved Commander, Gen. John B. Gordon, is officially announced to the comrades of the Army of Northern Virginia Department. "FroiTi the birth of the grand association, the United Con- federate Veterans, until now, our comrades have indissolubly associated with its splendid career, the magnificent character, large heart, magnetic oratory of the knightly Gordon. He was not only our devoted comrade, the brilliant orator who so magnificently presided over our reunions, not only our com- mander in chief, but our own Gen. Gordon — a title and a name which to the Confederate veteran meant only one man and one glorious union of high characteristics which made him the superb man and leader. There never has been in our hearts but one Gen. John B. Gordon, and vainly may any one iispire to fill the place in our affections ever held by him. . . . All organizations and comrades of this Department will dis- play the customary badges of mourning until after the next General Reunion of the U. C. V." Signed officially and by James G. Holmes, Adjutant Gen- eral and Chief of Staff. Theodore S. Garnett, Major General, Commanding Virginia Division, issues orders in accordance with the spirit of Gen. Gordon's death, as does Stith Bowling, Conmianding First Brigade. Resolutions by Blue and Gray in Ohio. A meeting of Confederate and Federal veterans, about an equal number of each being present, was held at the office of Col. W. H. Knauss, Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, January 10, 1904. Col. Knauss, presiding, announced the death of Gen. Gordon. Col. W. H. Knauss, Dr. Thomas P. Shields, and Judge David F. Pugh were chosen as a committee on resolutions, and the following comprise in substance what was adopted by Ij a rising vote: "Whereas the all-ruling power, the God in whom we all place our trust, has seen fit to permit our country to be blessed by sparing the life of our respected friend and citizen to this time, for which we feel thankful ; whereas his life was of such a character as to have the respect of all loyal and true citizens; and whereas Gen. John B. Gordon, who was one of the ablest and bravest generals in the Confederate army, and, in our hiuubic judgment, did more since the close of the War between the States for the pacification of the North and South than any other person ; therefore be it "Resolved, That we extend to his widow and children our sincere sympathy in their hour of great grief, and that our Heavenly Father will comfort and bless them." Action at Aberdeen, Miss. Camp Sam J. Gholson, No. 1255, U. C. V., Aberdeen, Miss., sends the following report of its proceedings, January 11, 1904: "At a called meeting of the Camp to consider the death of our Commander, Gen. John B. Gordon, the Commander ap- pointed Maj. S. A. Jonas, Col. E. T. Sykes, and M. Roth as Committee on Resolutions, when the following was unani- mously adopted : "Whereas the Great Commander has summoned our be- loved chief and comrade, Gen. John B. Gordon, to 'Fame's eternal camping ground ;' therefore be it "Resolved: i. That it is with the deepest sentiments of per- sonal bereavement that we receive the heart-breaking tidings. Gen. John B. Gordon was the ideal Southern soldier ; the greatest in achievement of all the infantry commanders devel- oped by the civil war among Americans, who sprang as it were 'froin the loins of the people' a born soldier, who re- ceived in the sulphury blasts of battle the military education that equipped his fellow-commanders for the field of Mars. A citizen-soldier, like our beloved Walthall and the greatest of cavalry leaders, Forrest, he was peer to any general in cither artny in the field, and great in all the walks of life and elevated citizenship. "2. That this Camp offer its tcndcrcst tribute of sympathy to his bereaved household, and each other the proud con- Qoofederate l/eteraij. 59 gratulation of having loved and honored him in all the walks of peace and war. "3. That copies of these resolutions be sent to the family of our deceased commander to the Confederate Veteran and Memphis Afpcai." Tribute to Gen. Gordon in Winchester, Ky. While in session to honor the birthday of Gen. R. E. Lee, the Virginia Hanson Chapter, U. D. C, of Clark County, Ky., one of the most useful Chapters in the great organization, there was an interruption from the regular proceedings to do honor to the memory of Gen. J. B. Gordon. The report of the committee, comprised of B. F. Curtis, R. P. Scobee, J. D. Wills, Leeland Hathaway, and E. G. Bax- ter, contained the following expressions : "The death of Gen. John B. Gordon removes the acknowl- edged leader of the Confederate Veterans. It also takes, per- haps, the grandest and surely the most superb and picturesque figure from the ranks of men, "There were greater soldiers, there have been statesmen of broader wisdom and finer acumen, we have had orators too as eloquent and persuasive, and our country has produced gentlemen as cultured, as courteous, and as chivalrous as he, but no man of our age combined in such fullness and beauty all of these elements of greatness. As a soldier he will rank with McDonald, Bliicher, and with our Jackson, Longstrect, and Breckinridge. As a statesman, Governor, Senator, and elsewhere he justified the trust imposed and adorned the posi- tion he held. Stepping from his provincial home to the United States Senate, he took his place modestly yet con- fidently, and bore himself as if 'to the manner born.' "Orators too we have had who swayed Senates and set the hustings afire. Here he was the peer of the best. In our national Legislature, on the platform, on the 'stump,' he was a very wizard of speech. "But above all and better than all were his talks to his comrades. When the gray heads were assembled and his words swept like a flame across their hearts, his very spirit seemed to possess them, and their greeting raised the roof. At such times he was the very incarnation, the apotheosis, of eloquence. It was designated as 'worth a day's ride to hear Douglass say "My fellow-citizens." ' To hear Gordon, with his proud head erect, shout "My Comrads!" was like a bugle call. It brought the veterans to their feet with a yell, whose echoes reverberate through life, and which will follow us to our graves. "He was in all the relations of life a manly man. Kindly, courteous, honest, brave, and chivalric, he for seventy event- ful years 'bore without reproach the grand old name of gen- tleman.' He brought across the line into the twentieth cen- tury the virtues without the vices of a former period. More than any other man known to contemporary history, he illus- trates the highest type of the old school gentleman, the worth and the chivalry of the old South. "Soldier, statesman, orator, gentleman, comrade, friend, we bid thee farewell ! Vou fought a good fight and 'after life's fitful fever may you sleep well !' " Expressions by the Chicago Camp. At a meeting of Camp 8, U. C. V., of Chicago, January 15, 1904, on account of the death of Gen. Gordon, resolutions were adopted, and the report states : "Thus has passed away from mortal ken of the South's greatest captains, most illustrious statesmen, brilliant and pol- ished orators, whose eloquence has swayed and electrified vast audiences of his countrymen, and commanded the ear of listening Senates. "Gen Gordon unsheathed his sword in defense of his be- loved Southland in the very beginning of the War between the States, and returned it to its scabbard only after the noble Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant at Appomattox. "Resolved, That in the death of Gen. Gordon his native Stale, Georgia, has lost her noblest son, whose place cannot be easily filled ; the South its most illustrious character, con- spicuous figure, earnest advocate, and ablest defender ; and the whole county — that he loved so well — one of its foremost and most patriotic citizens. "Resolved, That we tender to his grief-stricken family our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy in their sore distress and sad bereavement. "B. F. Jenkens, Commander; "J. T. White, Adjutant." Tributes to Gen. Gordon in Tennessee. Gen. George W. Gordon, Commanding the Tennessee Divi- sion, U. C. v., issued a special order: "It is with profound sadness and unspeakable regret that the Major General commanding the Tennessee Division of the federation of United Confederate Veterans announces to the command the untimely death of our beloved and venerated Commander in Chief, Gen. John B. Gordon, the able captain, the intrepid soldier, the gifted orator, the loyal patriot, the upright citizen and Christian gentleman." Camp Frank Cheatham, of Nashville, held a special meeting to express its convictions and profound sorrow in the death of Gen. Gordon. The following memorial, presented by S. A. Cunningham, was unanimously adopted as an appendix to the resolutions, and ordered sent to Gen. Clement A. Evans : "Camp Frank Cheatham, No. 35, U. C. V., is called in extra session because of the death of our Commander in Chief, Gen. John B. Gordon. "All faithful veterans of the Confederate army have had ex- periences next to meeting the grim reaper. Death, and they have become philosophers ready even for that last summons of earth just as they put their lives in jeopardy during the tragic years of the sixties. While we, a part of the great or- ganization, shared in all these trials and bow to the greatest Commander, "who doeth all things well," we sorrow deeply in this loss and express our exalted and affectionate regard for the memory of our magnetic and incomparable leader, the man who did much more than any of his fellows to exalt the character of the Confederate soldier. "While Gen. Gordon possessed frailties, as have all men, he exalted to an eminent degree that warmth of feeling for his fellows which made friends of the enemy and turned the channel of thought throughout all the North, so that millions of people have been softened in their prejudices and the young- er generations will study the history of our sectional diflfer- ences with kindlier concern, and for all time the marvelous career of John B. Gordon will exist a blessing to the govern- ment of our fathers." By the Joseph H. Lewis Camp, Glasgow, Ky. W. Wood, Adjutant of the Joseph H. Lewis Camp, No. 874, U. C. v., at Glasgow, Ky., reports resolutions on the death of Gen. Gordon, in which it is said that "as a soldier he ranked with the foremost; as a statesman he was true to his con- victions and to his people; as a citizen he was honored of all men ; as a Christian he walked with the God that he faithfully served." [More extended tribute on page 83.] 60 QoQfedera':^ l/eteraij. Qopfederate l/eteraij. S. A. CfNNINGHAM. Editor and Proprietor. Office: Methodist I'utilishlnj,' House Building, Nashville, Tenn. ThU pnMication is the personal property of S. A. Cunningham, All per- #ans who approve its principles and realize its benefits as an or;;an for Asso> Cations throughout the South are requeslc<l to commend its patronage and to cooperate in extending its circulation. Let each one be constantly diligent. GEN. LONGSTREET PAW UNCLE SAM IN 1862. It is fitting in this issue of the Veter.\n to note the action of Gen. James Longstreet in settlement of his obligations to the United States in December, 1862. He was Paymaster in the United States Army in 1861, and the Veteran, having in- formation that he paid into the United Slates treasury a bal- ance that he owed during the war, sought information through Maj. M. J. O'Shaughnessy, who was at the head of the De- partment of Loans at Washington during the greatest crisis known in the history of the Government. That gentleman, a resident of Nashville, wrote to a friend in the treasury of the United States January 20, 1904, for particulars, and Mr. Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer, wrote in reply on January 28: "... It appears, however, that in December, 1862, a repay warrant was issued which shows a deposit of 828.22 to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States by James Longstreet, I'. M. This deposit was made by the Assistant Treasurer of the United States, New York, December 6, 1862, for credit of James Longstreet, Paymaster, under instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury of December 3, 1862. It ap- pears to have been the balance standing to his credit as Pay- master with that officer, and was covered into the treasury as a repayment of moneys previously advanced to him for dis- bursement to the army." WILL THE SOUTH HONOR "BILL ARPf" A most worthy movement has been inaugurated for an equestrian statue of Gen. Jno. B. Gordon, and a large sum will be speedily raised. While that movement is in progress the Veteran calls at- tention to another that has been permitted to lag and the status of which wounds the pride of the inaugurator. Maj. Smith's family appreciate deeply the esteem manifest- ed by those who have contributed, and will give public expres- sion ere long ; but surely, surely the Southern people will not be content with this very small sum. The list is given which shows how slow people who knew and honored "Bill Arp" for forty years are to provide a fund to honor his memory. Will these who have responded not raise clubs among their friends? Single subscriptions to the Gordon fund exceed all that has been donated for Maj. Smith. It is a discredit to the South that this matter is not being responded to, and it humiliates the management of the Veteran that such lethargy is shown. This condition must not remain as it is. If you are a friend to the Veteran, won't you please confer with your family and write that you have considered the subject, even if you decide against contributing only one dollar to place a memorial by the grave of Maj. Chas. H. Smith? The Veteran will not give up this undertaking in this way. Only one dollar was solicited from each. Let any who can't send one dollar for- ward a dime. .Some evidently have not acted from the im- pression that opportunity closed with 1903. The Veteran arbitrarily extends the time. A creditable sum must be raised for this purpose. Let us raise it at once. The total amount so far subscribed is 87.25. See the list. CoNTKiBUTIONS POR A MEMORIAL TO MaJ. CbAS. H. SmITH. Cunningham, S. A., Nashville, Tenn 1 00 Brown, Joseph M., Atlanta, Ga i 00 Frazier, Gov. J. B., Nashville, Tenn i 00 DeWitt, John H., Nashville, Tenn i 00 Gilrealh, Thomas M., Cartersville, Ga i 00 Crouch, R. C, Morristown, Tenn i 00 Shirkey, S. W., Wingard, Ala i 00 Confederate Veteran, Goldsboro, N. C I 00 Nettles, T. A., Tunnel Springs, Ala i 00 Gilfoil, J. H., Omega, La i 00 Currie, Miss H. \., Omega, La i 00 Currie, Miss A. E., Omega, La i 00 Capt. W. H. Reid, Sandy Springs, Ark i 00 Norton, Col. George. Louisville, Ky 5 00 VanMeter, Mr. and Mrs. C. J., Bowling Green, Ky 2 00 Irvine, Rev. William, Bowling Green, Ky i 00 Patterson, Mrs. T. L., Cumberland, Md I 00 i Spurlin, W. F., Camden, Ala 100 f Dozier, Mrs. N. B., Franklin, Tenn i 00 Campbell, Mrs. W. P., Cassinade, La i ix) Jones, T. S., Macon, Ga. . . ". i 00 ■ Young, Cel. B. H., Louisville, Ky 2 00 ~ Meriwether, M., St. Louis, AIo i c» Fletcher, D. U., Jacksonville, Fla i 00 Croom, J. D., Maxton, N. C I tx) Cook, Col. and Mrs. V. Y., Newport, Ark 2 <X) Cook, Misses May, Jennie, and Varina, Newport, Ark. ... 3 00 Southern Star Chapter, U. D. C, Lincolnton, N. C I 00 Beale, A. J., Cynthiana, Ky i 00 Dawson, G. W., Plattsburg, Mo i 00 Winston, W. E., Waskoni, Te.\ i 00 Parsons, S. R., Hartley, Ark I 00 Rierson, J. H., Kaufman, Tex i 00 Briggs, Miss L. P., Jacksonville, Fla 3 00 Jeff Davis Chapter, U. D. C, Guthrie, Ky I CO Rogers, B. H.. Plantersviile, Miss i 00 Balch, L. C, Little Rock, Ark i 00 Turner, John A., ct al, Athens, Ala 8 75 Sprinkel, C. A., Harrisonburg, Va i 00 Hinson, W. G., Charleston, S. C I 00 Campbell, John E., Austin, Tex i 00 Carter, P. G., Celeste, Tex i 00 Thompson, W. A., Gurley, Ala I 00 Anderson, Mrs. M. E., Pickens, Miss I 00 Snyder, J. W., Jacksonville, Fla I 00 Snyder, C. S., Jacksonville, Fla I 00 Jett, W. A. L., Murray Hill, N. J I 00 Lester, Capt. John II., Denting, N. Mex i 00 Dick Taylor Chapter, U. D. C, Grand Cane, La 4 00 McMullen, Mrs. M. A., Largo, Fla i 00 McMullen, D. M., Sr., Largo, Fla i 00 McMullen, W. A., Largo, Fla I 00 Simpson, W. B., Hackberry, Tex I 00 Hale, N. M., Dyer, Tenn i 00 Lauck, T. H., Leander, Tex i 00 Brumback, Mrs. L. G., Ida, Va 1 00 Alexander, S. J , Macon, Tenn i 00 Pickett, A. J., Hector, Ala i 00 "A Friend," Nashville, Tenn 2 50 Withers, E. A., Lamar, Mo 2 00 Neilson, T. H., New York City i 00 Lehman, C. .\., Oldenburg, Miss i 00 Spradling, Robert, Decatur, Tenn i 00 Sills, J. F., Camden, Ala i 00 Qor^federate l/eterap. 61 UNITED DAUGHTERS AT CHARLESTON. Extracts from the President's Address. Mrs. James A. Rounsaville, of Rome, Ga., prefaced her an- nual address by saying that she had recently attended several other conventions of organizations of women "for the purpose of comparing the personnel and work of these with our own. Like other partial parents, I came away from all happy in the conviction that my own dear Daughters were more charming, brilliant, and beautiful than any others. Reviewing the work of the Daughters of the Confederacy since organization, we are impressed with the truth spoken by the philosopher of old, 'He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own good,' for though no selfish motive has actu- ated these Daughters of the South in their earnest efforts, it is true that as they have labored in their own special field of endeavor, they have themselves been touched into a new life and lifted up even in proportion to the earnestness and sin- cerity of their efforts for others. How earnest, how sincere those efforts have been is evidenced by the success attending upon them, and the magnitude of the territory covered by the organization, for not in the South alone do our women cherish the traditions of the past, but wherever they have gone they carry the memories of home and its histoiy, so that to-day the organized Daughters of the Confederacy, from the great Babylon of New York, reach out their hands in greeting to a sister Chapter located where the sun-kissed waters of the Pacific sweep through the portals of the Golden Gate." The address was condensed on account of the great press for time. In alluding to the work for the Jefferson Davis mon- ument, Mrs. Rounsaville said : "It is to be a monument to our great civil chieftain, which, by its mere being, will illus- trate the love of this Southern people for their President; a love crystallized into action by the efforts of the Daughters of the Confederacy, who have, by work and words, touched a re- sponsive chord in Southern hearts and brought from all sec- tions willing contributions to a fund destined to erect a monu- ment which would typify a people's love and represent a peo- ple's loyalty ; a sacred fund, made up of contributions from young and old, men, women, children, rich, poor, high, and low; a monument which shall be the testimony of the present to the futme, to warn those who keep this land that, though their sires be dead, the principles for wliich they fought can never die." Brief allusion w-as then made to the work being done in Di- visions and Chapters as follows : Alabama, whose noble Daughters, true to the cause, despite the meaning of the sweet-syllabled name of their grand old State, seem never in word or act to say : "Here we rest." Arkansas keeps up the fine record so early made by it as one of the first Divisions formed west of the great "Father of Waters." California, home of the Honorary President, Mrs. Pritchard, though a younger Daughter of our organization, already de- serves laurels for magnificent work accomplished. Interest in that State is evidenced by the fact that she sends across this great continent so many loyal Daughters to greet us here, where you are called to order by the sound of the beautiful gavel presented last year by California. District of Columbia, enthusiastic, energetic, and ambitious to accomplish grand results, despite the uncongenial atmos- pheie surrounding it. I had the privilege and pleasure of greeting many of these Daughters last February in the home of the President of Stonewall Jackson Chapter, the first formed in the District. Florida, the Land of Flowers, is keeping up her record of fine work well done. Despite a la.rge Northern element antag- onistic to Confederate ideals and efforts, it stands among the leading Divisions of our organization. Indian Territory, a baby Division, comes with a fine record of work accomplished. This Division is remarkable, including, as it does, wMves and daughters of the original Americans, the noble red men themselves, the Choctaws and Cherokees, who fought in the Confederate army. Kentucky, land not only of beautiful women and brave men, but of brave women also, as evidenced both in the noble mothers of the Confederacy and their Confederate Daughter-^ of to-day, who have illustrated their love and loyalty in mon- uments, in a Soldiers' Home, and in the suppression of that obnoxious play, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Also in the lessons a true Southern woman instilled in her grandchild, Laura Gait, who, despite her teachers, refused to sing that song of cruel memories, "Marching through Georgia," and by her action and suffering therefor secured a rule excluding it and similar productions from Kentucky schools. Not only Ken- tucky but all the South, will love to honor the little maid. Then Louisiana comes — our gracious hostess of a year agone— comes with new laurels on her brow, already so bedecked; Slate of generous hospitality, loving words and deeds, whose sweet flowers are rivaled by sweeter woman- hood, and whose eloquent sons are rivaled by her eloquent (laughters— Louisiana, where both Sons and Daughters have illustrated all that is best in manhood and womanhood of the South. We welcome you, and would again give voice to our appreciation of all your loving thought for, and courtesy to, us but one short twelvemonth_past. And Mao'Iand, our Maryland, which has written "Finis" on so noble an achievement this past year in the completion of that exquisite monument, which bodies forth in marble and in bronze the very heart of the South— its love, its grief, and yet withal its pride and everlasting faith. Mississippi comes, the State which has shared with Virginia liie greatest honors the South could bestow, since from one \vas chosen our civil chieftain, Mississippi's adopted son, the South's beloved and ever-honored President, Jefferson Davis ; while from the other came that other chieftain of unequaled worth, the peerless Lee. Worthy of her honors Mississippi proves herself this year by her record, writ on monuments, in Soldiers' Home, and in new Chapters. Mississippi has never lacked in quality; in numbers she now promises to rival other States. And here is Missouri, the State of gallant Sterling Price and other heroes, equaled only by her heroines. Gladly you will hear of the great work accomplished by the Daughters, now in name as well as deed united. A border State, she yet may well give inspiration by her work to other States more fortunately circumstanced. New York Chapter we greet as a State within herself. Southern daughters illustrating in a Northern clime the vir- tues of a Southern mother— even as the bravery of Southern fathers is illustrated in the work they do. Ohio, dear Oh.io, the lusty little infant, exhibiting such re- markable traits a year ago. She hasn't grown mucli yet, but sht has on short skirts, and is not only walking but running to keep up with the older sisters. Brave North Carolina, the Old North State, which has been credited with sending more soldiers into the Confederate army than any other Southern Slate, and had, when the last yearly report was issued, sent more dollars to th: Jefferson Davis Memorial Association Fund than other State. Yes, North C3rolina Daughters arc, indeed, proving themselves 62 Confederate l/eteratj, worthy of the brave men who have since Nathaniel Bacon's initiative stood in the forefront of the supporters of God-given liberty. Georgia's chief work has been the Winnie Davis Memorial. This beautiful tribute to a beautiful life has just been com- pleted at a cost of 25,000, and given into the hands of the State for the use of Georgia girls. The Empire State is also happy to have contributed more to the Jefferson Davis Mon- ument this year than any other State of the South. But Georgia and Tennessee should be honored together, as the two States which, by united effort, formed the organization of United Daughters of the Confederacy, and have hand in hand worked together for the advancement of its interests and principles. Especial honor, however, I would give to Tennes- see as having the first Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy. and would remind you that it was in Tennessee's capital city that the representatives from Georgia's first Chapter met the representatives from Tennessee's first Chapter to lay the foundations for this great organization of United Daughters. As a representative of Georgia, I clasp hands with Tennessee, to bid this great organization of to-day Godspeed in the many grand enterprises, historical, educational, benevolent, in whic!i it is engaged. And here's to South Carolina, the State which has with lov- ing heart and open hand welcomed us within its charmed por- tals, the State of beautiful memories, of brave sons and true- daughters, of eloquence and song and poeti-y; third State to form a division of United Daughters of the Confederacy, and possessing in the noble women who comprise that Division and in the magnificent work they have accomplished yet another cause for pride. And we all are proud of South Carolina, personally and lovingly proud, since there is not a Southern State but claims among her daughters many who trace in their veins the blood of a Carolina sire, either among the followers of Marion or Morgan or Sumter, or among their worthy sons, who, in de- fense of the same principles, followed Hampton, Jackson, or Lee. And proud are we all, with a personal pride, of the Lone Star State, the great State of Texas, in which we point not to our fathers but to our sons and our daughters, for each State here represented has contributed in priceless citizenship to the great commonwealth of the West. Each State watches witli fond interest its development and glories in its achievements even as each Daughter here glories in the achievements of those women who comprise the great Texas Division, whicli goes forward, under its present brilliant leader and the other notably able women who guide its destinies, to heiglits oi which we can yet but dream. Last, but not least dear, welcome to our Virginians— to the Virginia Division, which in its union makes us at last truly United Daughters of the Confederacy, with no State claiming two Divisions, no State claiming a Division with Chapters out- side its pale. Truly Virginia's Daughters, in overcoming per- sonal feeling, sacrificing personal pride and desire for the good of the cause, have set a worthy example for us to follow. Though there is no longer a Virginia Division, "Grand" r.i name, all Virginia Daughters have proven themselves to be better still, grand in deed. With love and reverence we bid Godspeed to the Daughters of our great Mother State. Then with love we turn to the record of Virginia's daughter. West Virginia, which five years since took the initiative in Division union, under the wise guidance of her who to-day, as our Corresponding Secretary, is West Virginia's most gracious gift to us. (^oi^federate Ueteraij. 63 To-day to the rosters of Divisions we may add the name of far-away Montana, where three Chapters have just united. All hail to the loyal daughters of the South, who keep alive the fires of patriotism in that distant Northern clime. Mrs. Rounsaville then briefly alluded to the Fitzhugh Lee Chapter, of Evansville, Ind., the Salt Lake City, and other detached Chapters deserving especial honor for their enter- prise and loyalty to the South in the midst of strangers and unsympathetic surroundings. Mrs. Rounsaville here announced that, with full appreciation of the many requests made that she allow her name to be con- sidered again for the presidency, she had long ago decided for personal reasons that it would be impossible to do so. and, had no personal reasons existed, her belief in rotation in office and desire to see other Daughters occupy these positions of honor in turn would have caused her to reach the same conclusion. She then stated that, in closing, she would quote from the fare- well address of Gen. Lee to his soldiers, words which seemed so well suited to this body of faithful women: "You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed, and I earnestly pray that a mer- ciful God will extend to you his blessing and protection. With an increasing admiration of your constancy and devotion, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous considera- tion of myself, I will, as your presiding officer, bid you an afTcctionate farewell at the close of this convention and take my place as a worker in the line of privates." REPORT OF HISTORICAL COMMITTEES, U. D. C. BY MRS. W. C. II. MERCHANT, CHAIRMAN, CHATHAM, VA. Madam Pvcsidevt, Daughters of the Confederacy: Father Ryan says : "A land without ruins is a land without memories ; a land without memories is a land without history. A land that wears a laurel crown may be fair to see, but twine a few cypress leaves around the brow of any land, and be that land barren, beauliless, and bleak, it becomes lovely in its conse- crated coronet of sorrow and wins the sympathy of the heart and of history." At Manassas, in 1861. the Southern Con- federacy sprang, full-grown, into the center of the arena of the world's history, crowned with the victor's wreath of laurel. "Onward o'er gallant Ashby's grave swept war's successful tide. And Southern hopes were living yet when Polk and Morgan died." But gradually, leaf by leaf, the laurel is exchanged for the cypress, and at Appomattox we stoop to place this wreath upon the grave of our fondest hopes and naost cherished ambitions. "It is a Nation's death cry — yes, the agony is past; The stoutest race that ever fought, to-day has fought its last." Overwhelmed, but unconquered ; broken-hearted, yet trium- phant in the knowledge that Southern honor and integrity are inviolate. "No nation rose so pure and fair, None sank so free from crime." As the former Chairman of the Historical Committee, U. D. C, has well said that sufficient circulars, recommendations, etc., have been distributed among the State Divisions to sup- ply the needs of several years, hence it appeared to us de- sirable to ascertain the result of previous earnest labors rather than to attempt to add aught to what had been so well done. Therefore each State Historian has been communicated with, or in the few Divisions where that office did not exist the State President has been requested, in accordance with Article HL, Section L, of the by-iaws of this organization, to furnish the Chairman of your committee a report of their historical work. All have responded save Oklahoma, which we were unable to reach. Our request has been returned undelivered. We were not cognizant of the organization of a Chapter in Utah until after our arrival at this convention. We invite your attention to a summary of the gratifying records received. Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida report unprejudiced text-books used in their schools, which is largely owing to the efforts and influence of the Unit- ed Daughters, who have likewise secured the use of impartial histories in portions of Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and Arkansas. The Ohio Division has been successful in intro- ducing Southern histories in the schools of Ohio as books for reference. Historical committees are active in Texas, West Virginia, and South Carolina, while almost all States report Chapters having such committees. Texas and Virginia have introduced historical sessions at their annual conventions, and many States report preparations for such exercises in the future. Li all Divisions the Historian's report and other his- torical papers are read. Our hearts thrill with pride as we read of the paper read at the recent organization of the Montana Division, of the "Reminiscences" presented at sessions of the U. D. C. in California and District of Columbia. Chapters in all Divisions have historical features upon their programmes. In Indiana and Indian Territory they consist of responses at roll call. Many Divisions report great interest and much suc- cess in forming "Rolls of Honor" — notably, Louisiana, Georgia, Kentucky, West Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas. The children of Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and Mississippi are reported organized in Confederate work, some are auxiliary to a Chapter. U. D. C, others are members of a distinct organization, Children of the Confederacy — all will, doubtless, some day become members of the women's society. The circulars furnished State Historians by the Historical Committee have been freely circulated throughout each Divi- sion. To these the Historians of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Arkansas added special and most urgent appeals. Georgia and Florida Divisions offer a gold medal to the student in the State schools who shall write the best essay upon some Confederate topic. Chapters in other Divisions pre- sent similar incentives for historical research. The Georgia and Virginia Divisions have completed a history of their mon- uments and cemeteries in Georgia. This volume also con- tains photographs of each monument, the whole being most interesting and instructive. State Historians appear thor- oughly alive to their duties and responsibilities. We partic- ularly mention those stationed on our "picket line" — Missouri and West Virginia. Confederate zeal must thrive indeed in a hostile atmosphere, for witness the enthusiasm in Montana, Pennsylvania, and New York, in Ohio, Indian Territory, and Indiana ; while from California comes the message that, so strong a hold have the Daughters in San Francisco, women of Northern birth have set themselves energetically to work to find some relative whose services to the Confederate cause might render them eligible. The women of these Divi- sions, the majority of whom have been transplanted to their distant Northern and Western homes, with a faith superior to environment, a steadfastness of purpose which knows no severing, and a courage indomitable, cherish the "furled ban- ner," furled but "wreathed around with glory." "And though conquered we adore it, Weep for those who fell before it. Pardon those who trailed and tore it." 64 QoQfederate l/eterai^. Scorning all malice, too noble not to forgive, thinking often of their friends, seldom of their enemies, women of Southern parentage are faithfully training their children in the "prin- ciples which shall eventually light the world to freedom and to peace" — principles which, while the foundations of the lost Confederacy, are yet the corner stone of all patriotism, whether it be found with Stonewall Jackson under the stars and bars on the Henry House Hill, or with Gen. Wheeler at San Juan. Never in any country have the women passed through as many vicissitudes of fortune in the same period of time as those of the South. Delicate, refined, cultivated, shielded from every care, women of the old regime knew little and cared less for politics. Life to them was all sunshine and brightness. A casual observer would have thought them as easily crushed as one of their own rose leaves. Yet after the Peace Confer- ence, when those who had hoped for a peaceful adjustment were convinced that war was inevitable ; finally, when Lin- coln's call for men to "put down the rebellion" set the match to the already smoldering tinder, the women, through their love for husbands, fathers, sons, brothers, sweethearts, and country, roused to a full comprehension of the conditions. Self was forgotten, patriotism was supreme. "The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill, A perfect woman, nobly planned. To warn, to comfort, and command, And yet a spirit still and bright With something of an angel's light." Loved ones were sent to the front with counsel well-nigh divine: "Be just, and fear not. Let all the ends thou aimest at be thy country's, thy God's, and truth's." Soft hands grew rough as bandages were torn, linen scraped, cartridges made, and comforts and conveniences prepared for the soldiers. The tender skin was sore pricked as seam after seam was sewed while the tallow dip grew low in the socket, but the letters sent to the front were always brave and hopeful. No matter if the shirts were contrived of shawls and dresses, carpets converted into blankets, boxes for the hospital filled with deli- cacies which could ill be spared; for the Southern woman's heart and soul were her country's, and no sacrifice was too great, no eflfort too gigantic for her to undertake. Extensive plantations were cared for, dependents directed in their labors, the sick nursed, the children taught spinning, weaving, knitting — ^all accomplished. The God who gave the strength alone knows how. When the four long, weary years of war were over, and the veterans in torn and tattered fragments of once gray uniforms began to straggle home, "their wars behind them, God's great peace before," the women met them, bade them welcome. Home — even if the plantation be a wreck, ■ the mansion a ruin, and the future a blank. Glorified in heroism, immortalized through nobility of character, standing with the smoking fires of ruined homes around them, Southern womanhood yet possessed the courage to think, love, pray, dare, live. "While hope lives, let not the generous die, 'Tis late before the brave despair." Somehow the children were fed, not always bountifully; somehow they were clothed, perhaps insufficiently ; somehow they were taught, not much from books possibly; but lessons of endurance and self-denial, of patience and industry, which have made this generation a people unrivaled in strength and power. And above all, the women of the South have taught their children lessons of love for their native land, of pride in her history, and devotion to her welfare. As early as 1862 women in several States, the memory of their loved ones em- bracing all who fell in the same cause, by strewing the graves of all Confederate soldiers with flowers, laid the foundation for the Memorial Associations, and these at the close of the war growing out of the Soldiers' Aid Societies "builded bet- ter than they knew" in preserving names and dates which oth- erwise would have been lost to history. Through all diffi- culties and discouragements the Memorial Associations con- tinued their work of collecting in consecrated ground the bodies of all Confederate soldiers, inclosing and marking these graves ; but when this was done, little seemed left for the Associations save the annual observance of Memorial Day. To the immature judgment of the young, who ever anticipate the future, these sad and painful memories obscured the glo- rious record of the past, and with the natural turning of youth from death and its associations they lost interest. Mothers in the South felt that some effort must be made to give their daughters a living work, a work which, reaching back forty years, should unravel the tangled threads of history, twine them with the living issues of the day, and transmit this priceless heritage to • a generation trained to appre- ciate the honor. Hence the organization of Daughters of the Confederacy, formed in 1894 by representatives from two States, to-day with a membership approaching forty thousand and local organizations in twenty-four States and Territories. Proud? Certainly, ours is the right. Satisfied? Not until all the world admits that the Confederate soldiers were loyal, brave, patriotic, gallant men, justified in their construction of constitutional right; not until every text-book so teaches our MRS. W. C. N. MliliCIIANT. children; not until all living vutcrans are cared for and the dead honored, all cligililc women enrolled in our organization, and the heroism of every Southern man and woman recorded. In the latter duty only are Daughters of the Confederacy lag- gard, for with the modesty which is one of the charming at- tributes of Southern womanhood that clause of our Consti- tution requiring that we "record the part taken by Southern women after the war in the reconstruction of the South as Qopfederate Ueterai). 65 well as in patient endurance of hardship and patriotic devotion during the struggle," has hitherto been greatly overlooked or neglected. Daughters — and we speak to those who were the children of the Confederacy, who have been reared since white-winged Peace hovered over fair Dixie, those who have reaped the benefits of the days of unremitting toil and nights of anxious watchfulness, endured cheerfully, without murmur, by the war women of the South — it is not your heroism you are to chronicle and preserve, nor the devotion of your generation that you are to record, for the maiden of 1861 is the white- haired mother of 1903 ; what duty paramount to the loving task of preserving her patriotism ! In all our sunny Southern country no monument tells the story of woman's loving self- sacrifice, by counsel of now silent lips we may say we trust there never will be; but here, under the shadow of Fort Sum- ter, where the listening world was startled by the first shot fired for home, right, and country, let us resolve to unite in honoring the women of the Confederacy "in the greatest of all realms, the realm of history and literature from whose sover- eign heights no shocks of war or material upheavals can over- throw the glories of their fame." South Carolina, as ever progressive, assertive of her "rights" as of old, lias taken the initiative. "South Carolina Women in the Confederacy" is now on sale and meeting with success well merited. Alabama con- templates a like publication. This committee earnestly recom- mends the compiling of a similar work in each State, and sug- gests that State Presidents urge the Chapters of their divi- sions to increased activity in filling "Rolls of Honor" and the collecting and preserving of manuscripts and records. In this connection we would note and recommend the work of the Historian of Georgia, Miss iMildred Rutherford, in urging the comj'iling by each Chapter of five volumes as fol- lows : "Muster Roll," "Reminiscences," "Sketches of Women," "Confederate Relics," "Daughters of the Confederacy." Thus beginning with the date of the soldier's enlistment, following through his life and the life of the women of the same period, closing with the history the Daughters are making, complying with these details the most complete and valuable history ex- tant would be procured. We reconnnend the appointment of an Historical Committee in each State and Territorial Division, with the State His- torian as Chairman. We heartily commend action of the Historians of Texas. Arkansas, and South Carolina in issuing "Causes for Chapter Study," and advise a similar action in all Divisions. We fur- ther suggest that these not only include histories and biogra- phies, but also poems and lighter literature by Southern writers. We further recommend that this body by special by-law appoint the second Tuesday in November (the day prior tn the General Convention) as the Historical Day of this Asso- ciation. We heartily indorse the recommendations of the former Historical Committee as to the organization of Children's Auxiliaries and the introduction of historical sessions at all State Conventions, U. D. C. In recommending books which have been examined by this committee, we heartily indorse the following, previously rec- ommended : Alexander Stephens's "War between the States," Jefferson Davis's "Rise and Fall of the Southern Confederacy.' Percy Gregs's "History of the United States," Curry's "South- ern States of the American Union." We further recommend Alexander Stephens's "Pictorial History of the United Slates," Jones's "History of the United States," Louise Manly's "Southern Literature," Holmes's "History of the United States," Gen. Gordon's "Reminiscences of the Civil War," Lee's "History of the United States," Black- ford's "Trial and Trials of Jefferson Davis."* Other volumes of possible merit have appeared during the year which we were prevented from examining sufficiently to recommend. 1 he papers of Miss Adelia M. Dunovant, of Texas, dis- playing profound thought and careful research into the polit- ical history of the South, are mighty with truth and carry with them the logic that convinces. If it were possible to in- duce Miss Dunovant to publish these in book form, we would earnestly recommend that they be placed in the schools of the South. All Daughters are also familiar with the "Rem- iniscences" collected by Mrs. Josie Frazer Cappleman, of Mississippi, and the recent "Review of Slavery in the United States" by Mrs. Sophie Fox, of Kentucky. Another name deserving record as preserving the history of the individual Confederate soldier is that of Mrs. S. E. Gab- bett, whose devotion to the work she has undertaken in mem- ory of the husband of her youth merits more than a passing thought. As Custodian of the Southern Cross of Honor she has personally examined the records of more than 35,000 Con- federate soldiers, upon each of whom the Daughters have proudly bestowed this Cross of the Legion of Honor. "As even a tiny shell recalls The presence of the sea. So gazing on this cross of bronze. The past recurs to nie. I sec the stars and bars unfurled And like a meteor rise To Hash across the startled world, A wonder in the skies. I see the stars and bars refurled, Unstained in Glory's hand, .\nd peace again her wings unfold Above a stricken land. .Ml this and more this magic cross Recalls to heart and brain : Beneath its mystic influence The dead past lives again." .\ past for which wc offer no apologj', make no excuse, claim- ing the vindication of the righteousness of our cause at the hands of our Maker. "Deo vindice." Jefferso.s- Davis Chaptct. No. 540, U. D. C. Historian Mrs. Virginia B. Hilliard reports from San Sran- cisco, Cal. : "It becomes my pleasant duty to record a year of brilliant success, the reward of untiring devotion and diligent work of the members. Meetings have been held the second Wednesday of every month, omitting July and August; but during these months the Membership and Charity Committees held four meetings. All were presided over by our worthy President, with one exception, when she was doing service as delegate at the Los Angeles Convention. Our Registrar. Miss Dain- gerfield, was chosen as delegate to the National Convention held in New Orleans in November. Her inestimable services were so appreciated there that she was requested by the ladies of Alexandria, La., to visit their city and organize them into a new Chapter. She consented, and formed what is now * Several other books were added to this list by the Convention. 66 Qopfederat^ l/eteraQ. known as the Gov. Moore Chapter, named in honor of the war official. "At our meeting in that month in this city a valuable silk flag was donated. It was made in Washington, D. C, behind closed doors, previous to the battle of Bull Run by two young ladies, hoping to wave it on the entrance of Gen. Lee into Washington. A second flag was exhibited to the Chapter by a member who made it when she was a girl of twelve during the reign of Ben Butler in New Orleans. It was concealed under a rosebush by day, and at night, with closed shutters, it was worked upon. "An appeal for the Jefferson Davis monument brought forth a pledge from the Chapter of all entrance fees of members until the monument is completed. "December recalls five veterans whom we were to remember at Christmas. A box of luxuries was sent to each, besides clothing and much literature. One of these veterans, who was a surgeon on the staff of Gen. Wade Hampton, has been as- sisted to his daughter in Butte, Mont. "Mrs. Goodlett, founder of the U. D. C, graciously accepted the position of honorary member : Helen Keller was also placed on that list. Owing to the severe illness of our loved First Vice Presi- dent, Mrs. LaMare, we have been debarred throughout the year from her gracious presence and wise counsel. Though feeling her sympathy and interest from afar, we wait a little impatiently to see her with us again. "The reunion on January 19 occurred at the residence of Mrs. Denver, and was largely attended. It was made very entertaining. A fine eulogy on Gen. R. E. Lee, read by the late Rev. R. C. Foute, was of the programme. "To the Richmond Bazaar two boxes were sent. The Chap ter chose as its individual gift small Sequoia trees. Miss Nan- nie C. Van Wyck assisted at the Californa exhibit. "The Chapter has been divided into committees, attending to charitable work, such as visiting the almshouse, securing positions for veterans out of employment, bestowing personal comforts on their families, and caring for soldiers who wish to go South, from the Veteran Fund. No amount of woik seems too much for their willing hands, and the sacrifice of time and comfort never gives them a care. "The Chapter has contributed to the Bull Run inclosiire fund, and also for a monument to be placed over the heroic dead. To the Custis Lee Chapter, of Lexington, Va., we have sent 111 for the purchase of the 'Stonewall' Jackson home. "Across our bright horizon at intervals a cloud has cast its shadow, reminding us that 'in the midst of life we are m death.' The sad intelligence of the death of one of our honorary members, Mrs. Wigfall, awakened our keenest regrets. The death of Mrs. Joseph G. Baldwin also called from us another distinguished woman of high lineage. Judge Baldwin was one of the State Supreme Judges in the fifties, and a well- known Southern author. Most of us have read with delighted interest his 'Flush Times in Alabama.' Mrs. Spencer, an- other valued member, having for some time borne heroically the fickle freaks of fortune, was called onward and upward, and leaves us a cherished memory. The next to answer the summons was Miss Louise Carnahan, the authoress. She was a charter member; and though, through her literary pur- suits, we were denied much association with her, in cur hearts she lives to memory dear. Last, but far from least, the re- quiem bells sadly recalled the loss of our loved chaplain. Rev. R. C. Foute. To his influence and unselfish care of our Chap- ter, at even personal inconvenience, we owe much, and he has left a sorrowing number of Daughters that bless his memory. "Cheered by past results, the Chapter begins a new year with renewed vigor and a determination that the work of the order shall be executed with unflinching devotion. Rev. Mr. Mongcs, of the Church of the Advent, has been chosen our chaplain. He graciously accepted, and was with us in Sep- tember and opened the first meeting after the summer. Bishop Moreland was elected to, and has accepted, the position of Honorary Chaplain of the Chapter. "As to-day we can joyfully state we are the banner Chapter of the State, we have every reason to be satisfied with our work." THE WORDS OF '■DIXIE." I BY MRS. FLORA M'doNALD WILLIAMS. I cannot understand why, after more than forty years of good service, there should be this clamor to substitute other words for the old song of "Dixie." As for Gen. Pike's fine poem, there are several reasons why it should not be sung to the gay little quickstep. In the first place, the words of his song require a martial, dignified air as a proper accompani- ment, while "Dixie" is more appealing than martial, more ■ pathetic than grand, and altogether unsuited to the heroic ■ measures suggested in those stirring lines. It is highly probable that it owes not only its popularity but its very existence at the present time to those very "silly" and inoflfensive words which are now so much discussed. No one who lived on the border in reconstruction days, and possibly even now, would be permitted to sing such words as: "Swear upon your country's altar Never to submit or falter, Till the spoilers are defeated. Till the Lord's work is completed, Halt not till our federation Secures among earth's powers its station." The single allusion in the modest words of "Dixie" to any- thing even approaching the "sinews of war" being where "Ole Miss" "Smiled as fierce as a forty-pounder," unless the "butcher's cleaver" could be regarded as also com- ing under that head. One of the strongest claims that "Dixie" has on our love •md veneration comes from the fact that it was the cradle ■iong of our infant republic, the one unimpeachable legacy which she has bequeathed us ; and, like all cradle songs, the words don't pretend to be anything but a tuneful jingle, and belong to the time that gave them birth. Who among us, because we are grown up and graduated be- yond the nonsense rhymes of "Mother Goose," would be will- ing to see them paraphrased into modern English? "Dixie" does not belong to this age. It is a heritage from a dead and glorious past, and we are not at liberty to bedeck a sacred heirloom to please our present fancy, but must accept it as it comes to us. No one was ever heard to object to the words of "Yankee Doodle" because tlicy were inconsequential; neither is the music either martial or grand. But what "loyal" citizen ever heard it far away from home that there was not an instant re- ■iponse from the heart? After all, it is the association, and not the words, which hallows the old airs. " 'Give us a song,' the soldiers cried," • in the eve of a great battle, but "They sang of love, and not of fame; Forgot was Britain's glory." Qoi>federate l/eterai>. 67 GEN. BEN Mcculloch. BY B. M. HORD. Ben McCuIloch was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., November ii, 1811, of Scotch-Irisli ancestry. His father, Maj. Alexander McCulloch, was a veteran of the wars of 1812-15, participating in the battle of New Orleans, and was aid-de- camp to Gen. Coffee in the campaign against the Creek In- dians. He moved to West Tennessee when that portion of the State was very sparsely settled and known as the Western Dis- trict of Tennessee. There were no school facilities, but fortu- nately Maj. McCulloch owned an extensive library for that day, of which young Ben was a diligent and retentive reader, but the wild country, the abundance of game, and a close and intimate association with tlie sons of Davy Crockett, and with the famous Tennesseean himself, stimulated a natural love in young McCulloch for woodcraft, hunting, and shooting, quali- ties in which he excelled and that were valuable to him in after years in his border warfare with the Indians and Mexi- cans on the Texas frontier and battlefields of Mexico. When Texas was making a fight for her independence of Mexico, the adventurous spirit of young McCulloch, encouraged by his older friend. Col. Davy Crockett, prompted him to cast his fortunes with this little band of patriots. A severe illness prevented his meeting with Crockett in Texas, or doubtless he would have been, with his friend, a member of the heroic gar- rison massacred in the Alamo. At the battle of San Jacinto Gen. Houston gave him command of a piece of artillery. It was McCulloch's first experience with a gun of this kind (he afterwards became an expert in the use of all kinds of firearms, and as such was sent to Europe by the United States to examine and report upon all the most improved weapons of war) ; but he fought his little gun at San Jacinto, advancing "hand to front" after every discharge, until within less than a hundred and fifty yards of the Mexican lines, when Houston, at the head of his little army, rushed by him on a charge that routed the Mexicnns. "For conspicuous gallantry," Gen. Houston promoted the quiet and modest young Tennesseean on the field to lirst lieutenant of artillery. The battle of San Jacinto established the Republic of Texas, and McCulloch was elected a member of her Congress. After peace was pro- claimed, he settled at Gonzales to follow his profession of sur- veyor, but his time was alx>ut evenly divided between sur- veying and, as captain of a company of Rangers, fighting In- dians and Mexicans, who were constantly depredating on the settlers. When hostilities opened between the United States and Mexico he promptly joined, with his company of Rangers, the forces under Gen. Taylor, with wliom he served until the dose of the war, winning a national reputation as a gallant soldier, and from that sturdy old warrior. Gen. Taylor, the rank of major with the encomium of "a bold, daring, successful scout and desperate fighter," and in his ofiicial report of the battle of Bu'.-na Vista he says : "The success of the day was largely due to the information furnished by Maj. McCulloch." He was a member of the first Legislature that assembled in the State of Texas ; was appointed by President Pierce mar- shal of the Eastern District, a position he held for nearly eight years : but when a bill passed Congress in 1855, creating a new cavalry regiment, so brilliant and successful had been his services in the war with Mexico that, notwithstanding he was a civilian, a strong pressure from all parts of the country was brought to bear upon the administration for his appointment as colonel of the regiment. The friends of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston were also pressing his claims for the same position. In the life of this great soldier, written by his son. Col. Wil- liam Preston Johnston, he says: "That gallant and popular partisan leader, Maj. Ben. McCulloch, was vehemently pressed for the same appointment (colonel of the Second Cavalry), but it was Gen. Johnston's good fortune to have in the Sec- retary of War (Jefferson Davis) a friend who had known him from boyhood and who esteemed him as high as any man living. . . . McCulloch, not having received the rank of colonel, refused the rank of major tendered him. He had been a gallant and enterprising leader of partisan troops, and deserved well of his country. His nomination for major was a high compliment, as he was the only field officer selected from civil life." It was indeed a high compliment to McCulloch's ability as a soldier, for this regiment w-as officered by Albert Sidney Johnston as colonel and R. E. Lee as lieutenant colonel. W. J. Hardee (appointed to the majorship declined by McCulloch) and George H. Thomas were the majors, and from its subor- dinate ofl'iccrs came more distinguished generals on both sides in the War between the States than any other regiment in the United Slates army. Mr. Davis, as Secretary of War, and later as President of the Confederacy, was averse to appoint- ing any one to high military rank in the field who was not a West Pointer or who had not demonstrated his ability to coinmand; but he had, as colonel of a Mississippi regiment, served in the same column with McCulloch under Gen. Taylor in the Mexican war, and was familiar with the services he had rendered. On the bloody and hard-fought field of Buena Vista, after victory had been won, he unwotind his own sash from iiis person and tied it on McCulloch in appreciation of the gallant services he had rendered that day. And in evidence of his appreciation of McCulloch's ability, the first commission as brigadier general issued to a civilian in the Confederate States army, and among the first issued to any one, was to Gen. Ben McCulloch, of Texas. In fact, at the time this com- mission was issued there were but four officers in the Con- federate army, in the field, who ranked hiiti — Gens. A. S. Johnston, Joe Johnston, Beauregard, and Bragg. The com- missions of Gens. R. E. Lee and Ben McCulloch as brigadiers licar the same date, May 14, l86i. Of these dislniguished generals, only .\ S. Johnston and UU.N. BE.X M CULLDCII. 68 C^oofederate l/eterap, Ben McCuUoch were killed in battle. Both fell early in the war— McCulIoch at Elkhorn or Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862; Johnston a month later almost to a day, at Shiloh, April 6, 1862, and both under strikingly like circumstances : both at the flood tide of victory, and the troops of both defeated after they fell ; but McCulloch, before he fell, had fought and won, at Wilson's Creek, the most complete and decisive victory over the Federal generals Lyon and Siegel that up to that time had been fought west of the Mississippi. McCulloch was as magnanimous as he was brave. After de- clining the rank of major in the Second Cavalry, President Pierce ap|)ointed him, with Gov. Powell, of Kentucky, Peace Commissioner to Utah to settle the troubles then existing be- tween the Mormons and the United States. The Second Cav- alry, under Col. A. S. Johnston, was sent to support the de- mands of the Conmiissioners. After returning from his suc- cessful mission a friend of Col. Johnston's, writing him from Washington, says: "Ben McCulloch told me yesterday that he was rejoiced that you had been appointed, instead of him- self, colonel of the regiment, as, from close observation in Utah, he believed you were the best man that could have been sent there." ("Life of A. S. Johnston.") He was wonderfully magnetic. The assembled conven- tion that passed the ordinance of secession in his State com- missioned him to collect as soon as possible a force sufficient to capture the United States garrison at San Antonio. Such was his popularity that within less than three days, at his call, eight hundred men had assembled, and the garrison, under Geii. Twiggs, with all of its ordnance and supplies, surrendered with- out firing a gun. He shrank almost to timidity from noto- riety, never wore a uniform or insignia of rank of any kind, except a star on his hat, but was scrupulously neat in his dress, and when killed had on a suit of black velvet. Texas, as yet, has done herself but little credit in honoring the memory of one whose name adds luster to the brightest pages of her glorious history ; one who with strong arm and matchless courage helped to hold aloft the wavering lone star flag of an unborn Republic : one who stood in the shock of battle from Matamoras to Buena Vista that she might join the sistcrhoofl of States ; one who, at her behest, led her gal- lant sons to victory beneath the battle flag of the Confederacy, and, on the bloody field of Elkhorn, in front of his victorious legions, yielded up the life that he had gallantly risked a bun dred times for the honor and glory of Texas. No more deserv- ing or heroic dust rests beneath her historic sod than that of Ben McCulloch, yet no monument marks his resting place save a block of Texas granite, placed there by his nephew, Capt. Ben E. McCulloch, bearing the words : "Brigadier General Ben McCulloch, killed at Elkhorn, Ark., March 7, 1862, aged fifty years. Patriot, Soldier, Gentleman. He gave his life for Texas." NERVE OF ALBERT MELLEN AS PRISONER. In an old paper is found a dispatch to the Natchez Democrat giving an account of the death, at Dallas, Tex., of Mr. Albert Mellen, forinerly of Natchez, and a brother of Messrs. Thomas L. and W. F. Mellen. This recalls to mind a remarkable in- cident in the life of Mr. Mellen, which is worthy of record as evincing the spirit of our people during the war. In the summer of 1864 Mr. Albert Mellen, then a young man of twenty-four years, was a prisoner at Vicksburg. The Federal military authorities, then in possession of that de- voted city, ordered him out for street or fortification work under a negro guard. He claimed his exemption as a pris- oner, and peremptorily refused to obey the order. A squad of negro soldiers, under command of a white lieutenant, was sent to him to attempt coercion at the point of the bayonet. In the presence of the flashing steel he stood unawed, and a moment later, seeing that the squad was bent on coercion and that he must go or be impaled, he suddenly seized a hatchet that happened to be in reach, and, throwing himself upon his knees, quickly extended his left arm along the floor, and with two bold strokes of the hatchet completely severed the hand from the arm. Then rising to his feet, he held the bleeding, mangled stump close to the face of the lieutenant and said : "Now, sir, will you make me work for your rotten government under a negro guard?" He conquered then, and never afterwards regretted the act. A few days afterwards he was sent to Camp Chase, and after the war had closed was one of the very last to be re- leased from that terrible pen. A picture illustrative of the above incident was exhibited in New Orleans City by a well-known painter, and it is now in the family residence of the late Mr. Hyatt. A BLACK SKIN. BUT WHITE SOUL. The loyal old Southern plantation negroes, like their friends and former masters, ilie Confecierale veterans, are fast passing away. One of these, "Uncle" Jim Gass, recently died in Bon- ham, Tex., and Comrade W. T. Gass, editor of the Hopkins County Democrat, whose slave he was, pays this tribute : "The anouncement of the sudden death of this faithful .nnd honest old man was a cause for tears and sorrow to the writer. The faithful negro carried us around in his arms and on his sturdy back and shoulders in infancy, and as we grew older taught us to swim, to fish, to hunt, and to ride. He was black, but he had a whiter soul and purer life than hundreds of boys and men we have known with white skins. When the war clouds of 1861 came, although 1 ut a boy of fifteen, I en- listed in the Confederate service. J.i;i c.-^nie to me aid said: 'Marse Will, I want to go wid you to de war. I'll stay wid you and never leave you.' My mother was a widow, father having died a short time before, and 1 explained to Jim that we both couldn't leave home at once; that one of us would liave to stay to care for her and four brothers and sisters younger than myself. The argument was unanswerable. Dat's a fact, Marse Will ; I specks I'm de one to stay.' "Looking back through the mist and tears of forty-one years, it is a melancholy pleasure to testify to the faithfulness of our trusty old slave and companion of boyhood, for he was as true to his trust as was any Confederate soldier true to his flag during all those four years of war, blood, fire, and block- ade. And when, in May, 1865, I returned home, I found Jim still at his post of duty. With two horses and a wagon he had been making numerous trips to Shreveport, taking down flour and trading it for sugar and molasses, helping my wid- owed iTiothcr to keep the wolf from the doo-, Jim being her mainstay and chief purveyor of the commissary department Peace to his ashes !" Capt. J. E. Fowlkr's Copy of Hardee's Tactics. — Eugene Marshall, of Manchester, Tenn., states: "I have in my pos- session Vol. I. of 'Hardee's Light Infantry Tactics,' published in Nashville in 1861. It bears on the blank leaf the name of 'Capt. James E. Fowler, 5th Regt., Tenn. Vol.' The book is somewhat defaced with blood, and was taken from a deserted Confederate Camp at Murfreesboro soon after the battle of Stone's River. If Capt. Fowler is still alive, or if any repre- sentative of his family would like to have the book, it would be a pleasure to me to forward it to them." Qopfederate l/eterai). 69 MISS LUMPKIN TO GEORGIA VETERANS. [An address by Miss Elizabeth Elliott Lumpliin at State reunion In Au- gusta. 1903-] Mosi Honored Veterans, Ladies and Gentlemen: They have asked me to speak to you ; I who am a Georgia woman, a woman whose bahy eyes looked first into tlic mother eyes of Georgia and, meeting their splendid tenderness and beauty, smiled back and lay content, ;; woman whose childish feet strayed on the red old hills of Georgia, whose young wom- an's heart became a harp, whose tense strings vibrated to the deeds of the men and women of Georgia, whose lips shall meet those mother lips in the last lingering kiss of life. "Aunt Minervy Ann" says : " 'Tain"t big houses, 'tain't land, 'tain't fine clothes, what makes quality; hit's des a long line er graveyards stretching way back to Virgin'y er fudder wid a whole heap cr graves in 'em whar' dar's a heap cr folks what knowed how to treat t'other folks." You know how to treat "other folks," for am 1 not a Georgian and know that you do? You have greeted me, but how can I find words to give you greeting when everj- pulsing heart beat says : "I love you " — you grand old men who guarded with your lives the virgin whiteness of our Georgia? As one of our great men has said : "Come, spirit of our State ; come from your rivers that seek the sea ; come from your waves that wash your shores and run up to kiss your sands ; come from the air that hovers over your mountain tops ; come, spirit of a glorious ancestry, from beyond the cedars and the stars ; come from history that wraps you in robes of light, and let me invoke the memories that hang around yon like the mantle of Elijah, and shall become the ascension robe of your new destiny ; touch the chord in your people's hearts, that they may rise in the majesty of your love, and build mon- uments to yon higher than the towers of Baalbec. Let them warm to ihe fires of an intense love, and glow with the light of a more celestial glory. Let them swear round your altars to be still prouder that they are Georgians. As a daughter who has felt the sunshine of your skies, I bow to the majesty of your glory, and to your spirit I would pour out the fondest affection and strew flowers upon your pathway, "Would that it were my destiny to increase the flood tide of your prc>^; ority, as it shall be mine to share your fortunes, and when Miy days shall be ended may I sleep beneath your soil, where the April raindrops will fall upon my grave, and the sunshine of your Southern flowers will blossom above my heart !" I would rather be a woman than a man. What woman would not. if she could be a Southern woman and be loved by Southern men — in this land where a man may with honor love a thousand, and yet love only one, and that one for eternity? What woman would not, if she might, give up her love to those Southern men ? for the soul's armor is never well set to the heart until a woman's hand has braced it, and 'tis only when she braces it loosely that the honor of manhood and of womanhood shall fail. My father was a Confederate soldier, and, though I love him and honor iiis dear name above all other men, with that glory to crown his head, he must needs be to me a thousand- fold great c- Rut there is one honor we may not have, we daughters of Georgia. 1 have said it before and repeat it — an honor our lovely mothers gloried in. We can work with tireless fingers, we can run with tireless feet for these men ; but they could love and marry Confederate soldiers! And our fathers loved them. A blind man said: "Just to see you; just to see you, and then go blind again." Once there was a gallant old Confederate soldier, who was starving in prison. He had not seen his beloved for two years, and they told him if he could reach home he might go. In sight of the old home she came out to meet him, and their two boys were at her side. "O, I am home and well again, well again, beloved !" he cried. "Then he held out his arms, smiled, and died. And that smile never left him. Like an angel of light sitting triumphant in the whitened halls of death — aye, on the conqueror's own throne and proclaiming that there be earthly loves that build their temple on the stony brow of dissolution itself." I come to you from my adopted land, from the land of the palmetto, from a land of fair women and brave men. Side by side you worked and loved. Side by side you fought and bled for the sake of our land. When our Northern brethren asked for help to put oppression from our shores in the distant past. South Carolina and Georgia were among the first and bravest. Carolina gave her Marion, her Sumter, her Pickens ; Georgia her Twiggs, her Clarke, her Mcintosh. But when the time came for them to stand up for that which they knew to be right, in the days of the sixties, brave and bright and splendid as the warrior maid of long ago, Ihank God, they did it ! One face that Georgia and South Carolina and all the be- loved South delight to honor is missing here to-night. We love his name; we love his splendid honor; we love his glory MISS ELIZABETH ELLIOTT LUMPKIN. 70 Qopfederate Ueterai). and his scars. May the God of bailies and of peace bless and keep our hero. Gen. John B. Gordon ! I would have been a man once. I would have foughl with Gordon. I would have charged with Pickett at Gettysburg when every hope was lost, or watched with Hood, on Winston Hill, when he gave his fateful orders for the brave brigade to go down to their death ; or stood by Forrest when the great cavalry leader of the Confederacy laid down his sword long enough to melt his iron foul in sorrow. "I would have been at the front near Nashville when, from the 2d of that freezing December until the i6th. Hood's remnant of an army starved and fired and froze and fell ; and when began that stubborn, freezing, dying retreat that ended the war and buried the flag of the lost Confederacy in the soil of its birth." I do want to say one word about the books used in our schools. The man or woman who would place in the schools of the South a text-book that does not do full and complete justice to the Confederate soldier would, with unholy hands, tear afresh the scars he bears ; they would pluck out his dim old eyes and turn him out into the pitiless world, friendless, homeless, nameless, and nationless. They shall not leave you anhonored ! All these things we shall teach your children in our schools, by our firesides, in our songs and stories. And do you teach them also. Let the children hear the old stories of storm and war and battle, let them sing with you the dear old songs of Dixie. Let theni come to your reunions, and they will bear you in their arms when you are weary with the years. Aye, they will do more than that. They will build monuments of memories in their heart of hearts, and on the summit will be the image of a Confederate sire, and at the base will be wrapped a Confederate flag. You young men, in whose veins beat the blood of those heroes, uncover your heads, for the land in which you live is holy, hallowed by the blood of your fathers, purified by the tears of your mothers, for every drop of blood a Southern soldier spilled mingled with a tear a Southern woman shed, and from that agony of tears and blood tlie South we know and love was born. We know that you surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. We know that you have loyally kept that parole of honor you then gave. We know that you have taught us, your children, to carry out in truth and integrity the obligations you made when you furled your flag; but wc do say, like that brave girl of Louisville, Ky., that all the armies of the nations, and all the dungeons of the earth, could not make us dishonor your memories by singing "Marching through Georgia." Confed- erate heroes, the old stars and bars, torn and battle-rent, folded forever, are yours; all the bravery, all the glory is yours; the story, the song, the triumph, the defeat at last all yours, until not one of you is left. Then your memories will belong to your sons and your daughters. We do not believe your sons will fail; but should they seem to forget, your daughters never will. As the women of the South in the past were steadfast, true, and loyal, so the women of the South in the future will be loyal and true forever. The nation you fought for is buried. The flag you loved so well has no rampart from which it can wave ; the years of your life are numbered. Your ship is now going out swiftly with the tide, and the towlines of the tugs which hold you back are breaking one by one, and you are sweeping into the great beyond. Old and gray and wrinkled now, you did fight bravely for a nation. Halt and lame and blind now, you did follow as proud a flag as ever waved over iron legions. And now, standing with your feet touching the red sods of earth to earth, you love that buried nation still, you love that dead flag still. Your battles, your scars, and your graves we honor and love. Your history is for us and for our children ; your image and superscription will show upon the foreheads of the generations to come, and we pledge you now, before our God, that we shall hold you in our heart of hearts and name you forever the "Chevaliers of the Earth." Kentucky Confederate Soldiers' Home. — Mrs. C. C. Leer, in reporting a visit through the Paris Democrat to the Con- federate Home of Kentucky, says that she found a hundred and sixty-five names enrolled, fourteen had died since the Home was dedicated, and eleven were in the hospital. Mrs. Leer was shown over the large four-story building, and found every department comfortably arranged for the old veterans and in excellent condition. The system and discipline exer- cised by Superintendent Coleman, Mrs. Junard, the matron, and the very eflicicnt clerk. Miss Powers, cannot be surpassed. "It affords me pleasure," she writes, "to know that, these comforts arc being enjoyed by these blameless martyrs who have reached the evening of life, while the shadows of night are crowding on the pathway to the tomb." MIS? Mi;i.l..\ UlLbU.N, .MISS Sirill.\ KliMl'ER, Maids of Honor, Marmadukc C:imp, at Colim bia reunion. (J. I IE ins LIFE EUR IllS FLAG. A report of the devotion to his flag, shown by a young Confederate, is told by Inspector General T. C. Morton, of the Virginia Grand Camp: "Allen Woodman was about twenty years of age, from Monroe County, now West Virginia, and a member of Com- rade Morton's company. He had won the position of color sergeant by his cool, unflinching courage, and would have been tendered a commission, but he could not write or read. "At the battle of New Market, the 15th day of May, 186}, he led his command up to the enemy's batteries, waving his flag and firing his pistol, and every gun was taken. "But it is of his striking behavior at Second Cold Harbor, two weeks after, that I would speak," said Capt. Morton. "The day before that great battle, in which 13,500 of the enemy were, in thirty minutes, shot down in front of our fortifica- tions; and while Breckinridge's Division was awaiting orders on Gen. Lee's line of battle. Woodman, who had been tinker- Confederate l/etera^. 71 ing with his flag for an hour under a tree, brought his colors to me, and said: 'Captain, what do you think of that?' "The brave fellow had picked up somewhere a stout brass spear, which he had rubbed until it shone like gold, and fas- tened it securely on the end of his flagstaff. I remarked that it was very pretty. He replied: 'It is not only pretty; but if anybody tries to get these colors, I'll run this through him.' I ridiculed the idea of one getting that close, but he insisted that, as Lee and Grant had all their men there, 'we are going to have a graveyard fight to-morrow, and are mighty apt to get mi.xed up.' "Sure enough, early the next morning, June 3, the enemy made a rush at daybreak on a weak salient we occupied, and for a brief time overran our po.Mtion, climbing into our works. Our men would not give one inch, and there was a furious hand-to-hand fight with pistols and clubbed muskets. In the midst of the melee, a Yankee officer, with two men. rushed up to Woodman and said: 'Surrender that flag, sir.' The young fellow replied, 'This is the way I surrender, d — n you,' and charged him with his flagstaflf, running him clear through the body with the spear. The officer threw up his hands and fell dead. The two men with him fired into Wood- man, and he fell with two bullets through his body, still holding on to his staff with a death grip. Then there was a rush for the flag by the men of both sides, and a fierce scram- ble was had over both bodies. But the Confederates pressed the Union men back; Woodman, opening his eyes, saw that his precious flag was still safe, and with one last superhuman effort pulled himself forward and, reaching over, tore the colors from the staff, threw them behind them, and fell back a corpse." REMINISCENCES OF CHICKAMAUGA. BY G. VV. R. BF.l.L, SIXTH GEORGIA C.\V.^LRY, FULLERTON, ALA. I see in the November number of the Veteran that Comrade Minnick, of Grand Isle, La., wishes to know whose brigade it was that came to our relief (the Georgia Brigade of Cavalry) at Chickaniauga, when we were engaged with the enemy Sat- urday morning near Jay's mill. I am satisfied it was some of Longstreet's Corps, although it was understood at the time that Longstreet's forces had not arrived. But that cold Friday evening before the fight our regiment, the Sixth Georgia Cavalry, crossed the creek at the same time and place. Feeling sorry for one of the almost barefooted number of the "webfoot" troops, I took him up behind me and carried him over. I noticed the difference in the shade of gray in their uniform and that of our Tennessee army. Theirs were a steel gray, such as our officers wore. Now when that brigade came to our relief (for which 1 shall always feel grateful), I noticed they had on the same colored uniform as the Longstrect men wore. Our brigade at that time was made up of the First and Sixth Georgia Cavalry, the Fourth Tennessee, and the Third Confederate, commanded by Gen. Pegrain. The First, Third, Fourth, and Sixth Georgia were afterwards brigaded together and known as the First Georgia Brigade of Cavalry. The hot fighting referred to by Comrade Minnick on Satur- day morning came on us rather unexpectedly. About day- light a detachment from my regiment (the Sixth Georgia) was dismounted and pushed forward as skirmishers. We soon Struck the Yankee skirmish line, which fell back with little re- sistance to their main line. We were then withdrawn to our command at Jay's mill, and the First Georgia, mounted, was sent out to hold the ground until we could breakfast and feed our horses. A heavy fire soon opened in the direction the First had gone, and in a few moments bareheaded men and loose horses came "tearing out of the wilderness," creating miv-h excitenier.t and confusion for a moment ; but wc quickly formed, and "Uisniount to fight!" "Form line!" "Forward, charge!" were the orders issued as fast as they could be e.ve- cuted, and at it we went. Our countercharge stopped them, and we held them in check for several hours. Our loss was heavy. Just thirty-two years afterwards to a day I met on exactly the same spot some of the very same men 1 fought. In 1863 we paid our compliments a short distance apart with rifles and shouts of defiance, and in 1895 we cordially shook hands and smiled on each other as we talked over our fighting days. Where in all history can you find such a people and such sol- diers as in America ? The tnen we were up against on Sat- urday morning at Chickaniauga in 1863 were Brannon's Bri- gade, tough fighters. The man 1 talked most with in 1895 was a member of the Tenth Indiana Infantry. EVACUATION OF MORRIS ISLAND. C. A. Williamson, Savannah, Ga., of Company B, Twenty- Fifth South Carolina Volunteers, writes of it : "In the November number of the Veteran there appears an article under the above heading, some of the statements in which 1 write to correct: "The evacuation of Battery Wagner took place on Sunday night at twelve o'clock, September 7, 1863. The commands holding that fort were part of Col. Huguenin's First South Carolina Regular Infantry, part of Col. Rhett's First South Carolina Regular Artillery, Col. L. M. Keith's Twentieth South Carolina Volunteers, and the Twenty-Fifth South Caro- lina Volunteers, to which I belonged. "The incident spoken of as to the Twenty-Third Georgia occurred through a mistake on the part of the pilot of the transport boat De Kalb in dropping downstream between Fort Sumter and Morris Island. It was quite hazy, and when the boat loomed up below Fort Sumter she was taken for a Yankee gunboat and fired on by Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island. The mistake was soon discovered, but not before some damage was done. "In the same article your correspondent corrects a state- ment of W. A. Day, which does not correct. The battle of the Crater was fought from start to finish by Elliott's South Carolina Brigade, and the Twentieth South Carolina Regi- ment was the heaviest loser. I should like to say also that between Colquitt's Brigade and the Crater were posted Elliott's South Carolina Brigade, Wright's North Carolina Brigade, and Hagood's South Carolina Brigade; and when the explosion took place Mahone's Division closed up on the right, followed by Hoke's Division, of which Colquitt was the left, Elliott's being in Mahone's Brigade, and Wright's, Ha- good's, and Colquitt's in Hoke's Division." PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA DIVISION, U. D. C. Joanna Maynard Wright, daughter of Rev. Oliver Abbott Shaw, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, for many years, was born at Richmond, Va., May 26, 1830. Her paternal ancestry was of distinguished colonial families of Massachusetts, while her mother was allied to many prominent colonial families of Virginia, being a granddaughter of Carter Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Or- phaned at the age of sixteen, she went to Lexington, Miss., to her uncle, Hon. Walker Brooke, United States Senator from that State, and subsequently a member of the Confed- erate Constitutional Convention. In a few months she married Selden S. Wright, also a native of Virginia, a young lawyer 72 (Confederate l/eterap. of promise, who soon became well known throughout the State. In i860 they removed to California, where he was con- nected with the judiciary until his death. Mrs. Wright or- ganized the Colonial Dames and the Descendants of Colonia! Governors, and is the chairman of both these organizations in California for life. In July, 1896, she called together the Southern women in San Francisco for the purpose of organ- izing a Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy. Si.\ responded, and the organization was perfected in her parlors, and named Albert Sidney Johnston, and is No. 79, which number shows how early it entered the general organization, organized at Atlanta, Ga., November, 1895, now numbering nearly one thousand, though so far from the Southern States. It is the first— the mother — Chapter west of the Rockies. Mrs. Wriglit was succeeded in the presidency by Mr?. Pritchard, the daughter of Albert Sidney Johnston, and now Mrs. A. H. V o o r h i e s is the Presid«">t,~ and the Chapter number? nearly four hundred. Mrs. Wright is the President of the Cal- ifornia State Divi- sion. It seems that it is the woman of many home duties who can do most in a public way, as Mrs. Wright has been a model wife and mother and has reared twelve children, beside,s having the motherly care of about as many young orphaned relatives. .MRS. SKLUK.N S. WKIGlll. HISTORY REPORT OF ARKANSAS DIVISION. BY MRS. RICHARD B. WILLIS, HISTORIAN, U. !). C. Ladies of the Arkansas Division: When elected last autumn to the office of Historian, I wrote to various women in author- ity that I felt constrained to resign, as I was already abundant- ly .supplied with occupation. From various sources I received the information that it mattered very little whether I resigned or not, as the office was a sinecure and the officer would prob- ably be a figurehead. I therefore decided to accept. Let me here explain that I am forced to believe that a totally false conception of this office prevails among many of our members. It is set down in the National Constitution, Article XL, that the objects of the United Daughters of the Confed- eracy are historical, educational, memorial, benevolent, and social; to fulfill the duties of cliarity to the survivors of the War between the States; and to collect and preserve the material for a truthful history of the war. In order to collect materials for my work I sent out printed circulars to our Chapters and to many veterans, asking that any interesting incidents, hitherto unpublished in permanent form and connected with the war in Arkansas, might be sent me. Most of the Chapters failed to answer at all. Some sent material in no way connected with the history or men of Ar- kansas, and many, alas ! many responded after this fashion : "We really haven't done any work along that line. Hope to see you at our ne.xt convention." "Who are you for for President? " ■Can't send you aiiy items along your line. But don't forget that Mrs. So and So is in the field." ... A soldier is ordered to charge the enemy's guns. He replies: "We are not much on fighting, but who are you for for colo- nel?" H we are true, if we arc patriotic, if we are loyal, we shall sink all desire for the elevation of ourselves and our candi- dates into the more noble purpose to report more truly the cause and its adherents. For president I am for the woman who cares nothing for the office, much for the truth; nothing for personal honor, all for the honor of our great Division. But to proceed with my report. A programme of work and study was made out for the first six months of 1903, in ac- cordance with the general plan of the National Historical Com- mittee. Some Chapters have studied it and are pleased with it. More have let it alone. The report calls for the study of constitutional principles which were the basis of the Confed- erate government; the growth of sectional jealousy through the decades preceding the great war, and studies from the works of Alexander Stephens, J. L. M. Curry, and Jefferson Davis. The short poems of Hayne, Pike, Lanier, etc., were interspersed with the heavier work of the programme, while a course of parallel reading was indicated, including valuable historical novels and biographies. That part of the programme which seems scholastic and dry, please lay at the door of the National Historical Com- mittee. If any part commends itself as attractive and enter- taining, charge up to me. I believe all the study outlined ought to be done by intelligent Daughters of that Confederacy which now lies palled and shrouded amid shadows dark with disaster and defeat, but shadows which still gleam with the stormy splendor of heroism and devotion. The present His- torian begs to suggest that every Chapter and every Camp give special attention during the ensuing year to the collecting and preserving of unpublished deeds of courage which have come within the ken of any member; that these acts be record- ed in dear and definite form and sent promptly to the next State Historian. The first Chapter to respond to my solicitation was the David O. Dodd Chapter, of Pine Bluff, giving the beautiful story of the young hero of seventeen years of age who per- ished on the scaffold by order of Gen. Steele, when by a word which would reveal the source of his information he might have saved his life. Most of us are familiar with the account of his martyrdom, published in the Confederate Veteran of July, 1897. But the narrative is the especial property of the .\rkansas Division of the U. D. C. ; and when this P'visinn publishes a permanent record of the acts of its dead heroes, there will shine upon its pages no name more illustrious than that of David Dodd. .Vnother Chapter, the Dandridge McRae Chapter, of Searcy, furnished matter of such interest that it is destined to be en- twined with much of the war history of our State. Dandridge McRae, the general after whom that Chapter is named, ap- peared first as captain early in 1861. His splendid powers of organization were constantly in demand by the Confederate government, and we find that, on one occasion, his regiment received the flag ofiFered by the ladies of Little Rock for the best drilled regiment of State troops. We see him later as colonel, as hrigidicr general, takinn; active part in the battles of Oak Hill, Elkhorn, Corinth, and Helena, besides numerous less famous engagement'. After Oak Hill, Gen. McCnlloch. in speaking of him. said : "McRae contributed much to the success of the day by his coolness and bravery." Gen. Hind- man also referred to him as "that gallant and indomitable f Qopfederate Ueterap. 73 officer, Dandridge McRae.'' At the battle of Helena, Grave- yard ?lill, taken by McRae and Parsons, was the only strong- hold of the enemy mastered during that critical engagement. The Chapter bearing his name is proud of his laurels and of his fame. Another event worthy of permanent record is the story that so thrilled Arkansas readers some months ago — the story of Col. W. H. Martin, who, at Kennesaw Mountain, saw that a forest fire raging between the two opposing lines was scorch- ing the wounded Federal soldiers. Col. Martin sprang upon the breastworks and, waving his handkerchief as a flag of truce, begged that the Federal sufferers might be rescued. The Confederates leaped their breastworks and assisted in carrying their wounded foes to a place of safety, then resumed the bat- tle. A gallant Federal officer, riding up to the Confederate lines, uncovered his head and presented to Col. Martin two handsomely mounted pistols with the remark : "Col. Martin, you may win glorious victories, but you will never win one more glorious than this of to-day." Surely "The bravest are the tenderest. The loving are the daring." We can lay no garland on his grave to-day, but the admira- tion of the women of the South is his until the sea gives up its dead. Another soldier of whom Arkansas has a right to be proud is Maj. James Forbes Barton, who, in very early life, moved from Tennessee to .-Vrkansas to cast in his lot with the younger commonwealth. When she seceded he threw himself heart and soul into the Southern cause, showing a high degree of execu- tive ability as well as great courage on the field. On one occa- sion, when the Trans-Mississippi Department was in dire need of arms and the river was studded with Federal gunboats, Maj. Barton, at great risk to himself, made four trips across the river and succeeded in landing thirty thousand stand of arms, ihus relieving an extremely embarrassing situation. On MISS FRANCES YATES, FORT WORTH, Sponsor for Tex.Ts Division, V. S C. V., Xew Orleans reunion. another occasion Gen. Kirby Smith, being in great need of medicine for his sick and wounded, informed Maj. Barton of the fact. Very soon a Federal medicine transport sailing com- fortably up the river was deftly landed by Maj. Barton, and soon the command was amply supplied with quinine and laudanum. His daring was so great that his achievements seemed like magic, and he was regarded as a notably danger- ous enemy. A large reward was offered for his capture; but the brave man was never caught, although the vengeance of the torch devastated his home and other property. When Ar- kansas became a common weal of common woe under the touch of Powell Clayton, he went back to Tennessee, where he died after years of honor and success. Other papers of interest have been added to our history d'-.- partment. One of these is an article on Col. Ben Chism, c ■ Paris, Ark., which alludes to the memorable capture of tli^; Petrel in 1864 by one hundred dismounted Confederate cav- alrymen, the Petrel itself being in the immediate vicinity of a number of Federal gunboats and thousands of Federal cav- alry. The exploit was one of breathless interest, and a de- tailed account of it has been promised by Col. Chism, who was the leader of the expedition. Another valuable paper, "Reminiscences of the War," by A. F. Huntsman, gives incidents both thrilling and amusing of the march northward under Sterling Price. The boyish, fun- loving spirit of the soldier comes out in the account of Gen. Churchill's horse deciding to make an excited disappearance just when the General is trying to collect his troops to meet an unexpected attack ; also in the picture of Dave Ross sitting placidly upon his knapsack finishing his morning cup of coffee, which he feared might not keep hot, while the fight evidently would. The only paper giving the record of Arkansas men east 01 the Mississippi is one read by Capt. Bell, of the Twelfth Battalion of Arkansas sharpshooters, sent to our de- partment by our honored President. Mrs. Benton. It gives a thrilling account of the part played by this battalion at the memorable siege at Vicksburg. It makes our blood tingle to read of the brave Federal at the lone pine tree, the exploits of the gun, "Crazy Jane," and the tremendous charge on Arkan- sas's part of the fortifications when only one man, an Irish color bearer, succeeded in forcing an entrance, declaring his intention of carrying his flag to Vicksburg or Hades (visions of mule meat and rats for ration left him no considerable doubt as to which place he had reached). It is pleasant to read of the friendly hobnobbing of foes before the fateful day of surrender, and of the magnanimous Federal who casually changed canteens and haversacks with Capt. Bell, exchanging for the Confederate's empty one a haversack full of ham, head sugar, and coffee, and a canteen full of whisky. We should preserve papers like this. They sound like sweet, sad music in the ears of the old ; in the hearts of the young, like the blast of the war trumpet heralding deeds of prowess and chivalry. But some feminine as well as masculine reminiscences art included in our historical repertory. Mrs. Genevieve Wilson, of Little Rock, member of the J. M. Keller Chapter, details the audacious deeds of a fun-loving Southern girl. They are worthy of permanent record in our archives. On one occasion, with girlish elan, she perforated with a pistol ball the heel of a Yankee six-footer who dared to address an insulting remark to her. Once she went to bed with all her mother's silver, proclaiming with woeful exclamation that she had a virulent type of smallpox, thereby accelerating the exit of the gen- tlemen in blue who had come yearning for silver spoons and forks a la Benjamin Butler. But most ludicrous of all, on one occasion she donned the uniform of a Federal officer, and in 74 C^o[>federate l/eteraij, •tcDtorian loncs commanded that two drunken malaperts of Gen. Steele's command should be swung up by their thumbs for hours. To her own amazement, the order was carried out, both victims and executioner being too intoxicated to know that the order emanated from a mischievous Southern girl, not from a superior officer of ihe Federal guards. Perhaps most of you have seen or heard the touching paper read by Mrs. Anderson, of the J. M. Keller Chapter, last Jan- uary in Little Rock Our historical department should include it. Never apiin shrill there be a chance to wear a hoop skirt with eclat and also with cavalry boots, ammunition and pistols stuflTed therein. Never again ."^hall she dash alone in the twi- light seven miles on horseback through a gloomy forest to tell a Confederate captain that he must change his base ol operations or be captured by a vastly superior Federal force. Truly the blood must have coursed with riotous excitement through the veins of youth in those days, when laugh and jest were set to the accompaniment of jingling spurs and clanking saber, and when every shadowed shrub shrouded the possible form of a lurking foe! Ladies, while these occurrences are undoubtedly worthy oi note and preservation, there are thousands of other accounts of stirring scenes and acts of heroism eminently worthy of your attention. Stories that fall from the lips of gray-headed vet- erans are fair prey for our historian. In laying down my office I should like to speak for my suc- cessor not only a more piompt and hearty cooperation on the part of Chapter Historian and veterans, but also a more com- plete realization on the part of us all that one of the primary reasons of our existence as an order if the commemoration of the deeds of the past. According to the dictum of the National Committee, it de- volves upon us to have at our monthly meetings intelligent study of our constitutional history and of the literature and poetry of the South. How many of our Chapters do this? It also devolves upon us to examine and know what sort of his- tories and history teachers are influencing our children, so that we may be sure they arc guarded from false shame as to the political actions of their ancestors. A few months ago a letter was received by me from a veteran who, in referring to the patronizing and forgiving tone assumed by history writers anent the statesmanship of the Confederate soldiers, utters these memorable words : "We do not know as we lay ourselves down one by one to sleep in the dust of death whether we do so in the secret conviction of our children as traitors or heroes. To men wlio went in rags, nakedness, hunger, and hardship to fight a fight that this generation would otlicrwise have had to face, that is hard to bear." An objection frequently urged against the perpetuation of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is that it tends to keep alive sectional feeling in a reunited country. To those more noble than such Thessalonians, this is not so. Some of us heard last April at the Arkansas Federation of Clubs the touching words of the President of the G. A. R. Circle of Little Rock, who embodied in her brief greeting the thought that her and our work is one and the same, to aid the living and to honor the dead soldiers who fouglit, and perhaps fell, for what they held true and dear. The women of the North and South may unite in strewing flowers on the graves of both blue and gray. This thought calls to mind the old myth held by our sturdy Teuton ancestors of the Valkyrie, the peerless daughters of Woden. Horsed on coursers of northern light, these daugh- ters of the gods descended to the battlefield and lifted to their arms the souls of those who had died with courage and honor. On wings of wind and fire they bore those heroes to the grand feast hall of the all-father, the "mysterious and star- paved Walhalla or dwelling of the gods." There the souls of these warriors spent an immortality of honor and joy in com- pany of heroes and gods. We too, the women of America, have our star-paved Walhalla for our noble dead. And, like the Valkyrie, we admit none but the truly great, brave, and gentle. We welcome no oflicer or private who warred on de- fenseless women and children ; whose march was marked by the ashes of hundreds of happy homes, whose track left star- vation and misery, the sobs of widows and orphans, helpless and hungry. Our temple of fame shall never be polluted by perpetrators of vandalism and brutality. The splendid scorn of our Valkyrie would scorch and shrivel into nothingness by such pretense of honor and chivalry. The warriors who find rest in our sacred halls are those who, whether famous or ob- scure, honored the sacredness of womanhood, in memory of the mother who bore them, and spared the helplessness of childhood in memory of the Babe of Bethlehem. Welcome are such to our Walhalla. "The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years; But they shall flourish in iminortal youth, Unhurt amid the war of elements, The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds." Let it be the spirit and purpose of our order to work for the propagation of the truth without malice or bitterness, but with energy and sincerity. In generations to come the student of military tactics will continue to place the achievements of Lee, Jackson, Johnston, and Forrest on the very summit of the pinnacle of fame. The world knows our leaders. But let us humble women of the South rescue from oblivion the thou- sands of deeds of subordinate officers and private soldiers who, by faithfulness, loyalty, and heroism, have wreathed the brow of old .'\rkansas with iniinortcllcs of glory and stars of honor. I MUS. J. A. CUMMINGS, BOWIE, TEX., Chaperon to New Orleans reunion. GOV AN' S BRIGADE AT PICKETT'S MILL. BY STAN C. HARLEY, GURDON, ARK. In giving some facts as I know them concerning the battle of Pickett's Mill or Burnt Hickory, Ga., on May 27, 1864, I hope to give every brigade and regiment as full credit for C^opfederat^ Uecerai). 75 what they did as I can. It is conceded that the brunt of that engagement was borne by the Texas Brigade, under Granbury, in Cleburne's Division ; but there is diversity of opinion as to what other troops took part. None of the statements concern- insr that battle have mentioned Govan's Arkansas Brigade. I was a member of Company C, Sixth and Seventh Arkansas Regiments (consolidated), and we were in that fight from start to finish. I was among those sent forward in the morning to drive in their skirmishers and ascertain if their works were occupied. We succeeded and found them empty, but tliat theie was a large force to our right maneuvering to flank our posi- tion. My regiment at that time was the extreme right infantry of the army. The cavalry joined on our right. We fought the Yankees as they advanced, and kept their skirmishers at bay until their main line would advance, then we would fall back and take another position, with similar results. This con- tinued until we reached our line of works, which we had left in the morning. It was then about three o'clock. Soon after we reached our works, Granbury's Brigade of Texans passed in the rear of our line at double-quick and took the place of the cavalry immediately on our right, which Gen. Wheeler says was that of Gen. Humes. The fight commenced at once with great fury, and continued for about three hours, or until dark. The enemy made repeated assaults on Gran- bury's Brigade and the right half of the Si.xth and Seventh Arkansas Regiments, but were repulsed each time with heavy loss. During the fight they overlapped Granbury's Texans on the right, and tlie Eightli and Nineteenth Arkansas Regiment (consolidated) was taken out of line on the left and placed on Granbury's right in open field, and it lost, in a very short time, ninety killed and wounded. As to what infantry troops were farther to the right of the Eighth and Nineteenth .\rkansas Regiments I don't know, but will say that sonic claim honors in that fight who are not entitled to them. In the April number of the Veteran for 1901, W. R. Camp- bell, of the Fourth Louisiana, fakes Comrade B. L. K'dley to task for saying : "On Friday evening, May 27, 1864, at New Hope, after our fight of the 25th, when the enemy tried to flank us on the right, another heartrending scene of death and destruction took place. Granbury and Lowry, of Cleburne's Division, met tlic flank movenient, and in one volley left seven hundred and seventy of the enemy to be buried in one pit." One error in this statement is of omission rather than com- mission. If Lowry's Brigade took any part in that engage- ment, I do not remember hearing of it. That Govan's did is beyond deniTil. I should like Id hear from some of Lowry's Brigade touching this matter. Govan's Arkansas Brigade anl Lowry's Mississippi and Alabama Brigades were together dur- ing the entire war, and I do not believe they (Lowry) will claim any honor r.ot due them. Of course Comrade Ridley did not mean literally that "in one volley seven hundred and seventy Yankees were left to be buried in one pit." The fact is, it was about three or more hours of the closest fighting in which wc were ever caught, and that is saying a good deal. This same Comrade Campbell, of the Fourth Louisiana, in the April (1901) Veteran says that his brigade did that ter- rific fighting at New Hope on the 27th of May. He says : "Comrade Ridley gives a correct statement of the battle of May 25, 1864, but is in serious error as to the command that did such terrific execution on the 27th. Gen. W. A. Quarles's Brigade, consisting of the Fourtli and Ttiirtieth Louisi.ina, Forty-Second, Forty-Eighth, Forty-Ninth, Fifty- I'hird, and Fifty-Fifth Tennessee Regiments, had been on garrison duly in Mobile and along the Gulf Coast, but were rushed forward to reenforce Gen. J. E. Johnston's army. The brigade left the cars at Marietta, Ga., on the evening i..f Alay 26, and marched immediately to New Hope Church. . . . The brigade lay in reserve just behind the lines at the church, and rested until late in the evening of the 27th, when it was moved iLvpidly to tlie right some four miles, when it was halted and fronted in line of battle. We heard light skirmishing in front by the cav- alry, and were kept in line of battle until dark, when we moved forward, all the brigade, except the Fourth Louisiana, being to our left. We advanced across a field some three hundred yards, then into a thicket of undergrowth, where the land had been cleared a year or two previous, and from that mto a dense skii t of woods, when a perfect hailstorm of bullets cut through the limbs over our heads. Suddenly the firing ceased. We passed the cavalry pickets, and very soon struck the Yankee line, which lay in ambush behind a hedgerow. They rose and poured a crushing volley in our faces at not more than fifteen paces; but strange to say. they shot high and did very little damage. We returned the fire and charged, advancing with a yell up a hill. They still shot over us, and the elevation was just enough for our fire to be very efTective. We forced them back some two or three hundred yards, recovered the lines when they were forcing the cavalry back, and then lay in line of battle on the field until about 1 A.M. on the 28th, when Granbury's and Lowry's Brigades re- lieved us. We moved back a short distance and got some much-needed sleep, having had no rest for three days previous. The Fourth Louisiana went into action that night with seven hundred and .sixty muskets and very near a full line of officers. When daylight came, being refreshed and rested, a great many of the boys went out in front where we fought the night be- fore, and found the ground literally strewn with the dead and wounded Federal soldiers. There was fully one-third more on the field than we carried into action, due to our fighting them up the hill and their overshooting. Our casualties were exceedingly small, only twenty-five." I have thus quoted at length what Comrade Campbell says about the battle of May 27, 1864. Evidently he is writing about a different engagement altogether. Gen. Wheeler says, in his report of that battle: "Quarles's Brigade also reported to me during the fight, but too late to join in the action." Comrade Campbell says that his regiment did this "terrific execution after dark." The battle was over before dark. The enemy had been repulsed at every point, and had fallen back into a deep ravine in front of Granbury and the regiments of Govan's Brigade, from which they were driven after dark by a front attack by Granbury's Brigade and a left flank attack by a heavy skirmish line from the Fifth Arkansas of Govan's Brigade. The battery just to the left of the Sixth and Seventh Arkansas Regiments and their left wing contributed largely to the successful repulse of every attack that was made upon Granbury and the right wing of ihe Sixth and Seventh Arkansas by an enfilading fire that was kept up during the engagement. Gen. Johnston says about this fight: "At 5:30 p.m. on the 27th Howard's Corps assailed Cleburne's Division and was driven back about dark with great slaughter." Our loss in each (Twenty-Fifth and Twenty-Seventh) was about four hundred and fifty killed and wounded. On the 27th the enemy's dead, except those borne off, were counted— six hundred. B. L. Rid- ley says seven hundred and seventy, but my recollection is that we buried the next day one thousand and three. Gen. Sherman, however, makes no report of this fight. In giving his losses by corps he states Gen. Howard's loss, during the month of 76 Qoof edera^ l/eterap. May, to have been five hundred and seve;uy-six killed and missing, and one thousand nine hundred ar.d ten wounded. Why he put his killed and missing together is a mystery. Comrade Campbell says in conclusion: "I am confident that Capt. Ridley is mistaken about Granbury's and Lowry's Bri- gades doing the terrible execution mentioned on May 27." Capt. Ridley's mistake was in not stating what troops actually took part in the fight If Lowry's Brigade did, I do not re- member it, and should be well pleased to hear from ihcm relative to it. INITIATION OF THE GEORGIA CAMPAIGN. BY W. H. DAWS, FOURTH TENNESSEE CAVALRY, DALLAS, TEX. In the winter of 1863-64 Gen. Kilpatrick was placed in com- mand of all the cavalry attached to Sherman's army. If I am correctly informed, Gen. Kilpatrick and Gen. Joseph Wheeler were at West Point at the same time, possibly in the same class. Soon after assuming command, it was reported that Kilpatrick had sent a communication to Wheeler informing him that, as soon as the weather would permit, he would pay him a visit. Wheeler replied: "Come ahead when you are ready. We will give you the warmest reception you ever had." 'Ihe opposing armies were in winter quarters — Sherman's ;it Ringgold and Johnston's at Dalton, Ga. Wheeler's Corps was encamped at Tunnel Hill, about seven miles north of Dalton. "Paul's People" were brigaded with the First Tennessee, Ninth Tennessee Battalion, and Second Georgia, under com mand of Gen. W. Y. C. Hume, the four regiments being camped along the main road leading to Ringgold. About May i, 1864, Lieut. Rice McLean was in command of a picket of sixty men three miles in advance of our camp, with his vedettes one-half mile still in advance, occupying five stations — two to the right, two to the left and one on main road. The writer was on the first station to the right of road. All nature was attiring itself in the verdant robes of spring, and the world looked too beautiful to stain it with human blood. The pale moon's soft rays broke through the drifting clouds and seemed to reproach our warlike attitude. The thousands of the mellow-voiced whip-poor-wills echoed their doleful notes through the leafy forest and up the mountain side, and had the semblance of lamentations over our wild work of human destruction called glorious war. When the aurora's first rays were tinging with gold the floating clouds in the Orient, the cry of "Halt !" and reports of two rifles rang out on the balmy air. All the vedettes beat a hasty retreat, and rallied on the forty men at the picket base, who, with Lieut. McLean, were in their saddles awaiting the enemy's advance. There were barricades across the road at intervals of alx)ut two hundred yards from the vedette line to our main camp, which impeded the advance of a brigade that was essaying to carry out Kilpatrick's threat. Behind the first barricade, about one hundred feet in rear of our base, Lieut. McLean took up his position snd awaited their apjiroach. We could hear them sometime before they came in sight, the road being tortuous and skirted by dense woodland on each side. It was not yet good daylight when we delivered a solid volley into their vanguard, who retired on the head of their main column, which proudly came on, elated by the vain- glorious threat of their unworthy chieftain. Again the sharp crack of sixty rifles gave tliat "warm reception" promised by "Little Jo," and our brave lieutenant led us to the next bar- ricade, located in the edge of a woodland beyond an opening, and deployed to the right and left of the road behind a heavy worm fence, dismounted, each man holding his own horse. This time the enemy's advance emerged into the open very cautiously, and deployed as skirmishers, .\gain sixty rifles licked out their forked tongues of fire and si.xty missiles of death went whizzing on their mission of destruction. Mount- ing our horses, we galloped to the next barricade, to again ad- vise our foes that we had not left the country, when we could see old Paul at the head of the regiment with his long black plume waving from a ponderous sombrero, standing at a halt. We delivered another volley, and under shelter of the timber galloped across the valley to meet him. He ordered Lieut Mc- Lean to form his men on the right of the road, while he formed his "People" and Ninth Tennessee Battalion on the opposite side. But a few moments elapsed until we could see the dark outline of two regiments emerge from the woodland Lieut. McLean and his men had just abandoned, and form in line of battle just in the open, about two hundred yards distant. At this juncture Jim Nance's old bugle sounded "Forward!" Advancing to a branch that meandered through the valley, some fifty yards in our front, a sheet of flame shot out from the enemy's line, when Nance blasted the "Charge !" With that proverbial Rel)el yell we swept up the hill without firing a shot until within easy pistol range. We let go our carbines, dropped them in the sling, and with our six-shooters proceed- ed to do business "wid 'em." The Yanks soon discovered that the Johnnies had come to entertain them with that "warmest reception" of which Gen. Wheeler had admonished their vaunt- ing chieftain. 1 hey wheeled alx)ut and besought shelter from the adjacent forest, while Nance continued blasting "Charge!'' and our six-shooters kept up the sweet music that charac- terized the fiddle of Nero during the conflagration of the Eternal City. After driving them through the forest named and the open beyond, we came upon two regiments dismounted and lying behind a fence in the edge of another woodland, who poured a galling fire into our line, which, of necessity, by this time was more or less disorganized. We at once re- treated to the woodland we had passed, and moved by the left flank unobserved aroimd a hill sheltering us from view, and fell upon the dismounted men on their right flank, pouring into them an enfilading fire, which caused quick and disas- trous rout. This forced them to retire to a position beyond where had been our extreme outpost, two regiments forming at the foot of an elongated hill that rose solitary from a level plain, and two regiments in open fields to the left and opposite this hill. In the meantime a battery of three twelve-pound howitzers had been brought up to our line and planted on a hill to the right of main road, about on line with our quondam vedette stations and about three hundred yards from the line now oc- cupied by the enemy. Old Paul at once decided to charge the two regiments at the foot of the hill afore mentioned, which had to be done over level fields entirely open. Successful in this venture, we discovered our full strength to our enemy as we gained the hill. All this time our line in the open was completely exposed to the fire of the two regiments in the field. Kd Own.sby, of my company, and myself went to the right of the hill and rode as nearly to the top as we could, dismounted and climbed over afoot to a point on the western slope opposite the left flank of the men in the field, and took up positions behind two majestic oak trees and commenced, un- observed, an enfilading fire directly down the enemy's line. We were taking deliberate aim; and the end of their line be- ing not over one hundred yards distant, I cannot see how we could miss hitting either a man or a horse every shot. At this period our ammunition was about exhausted, and old Paul withdrew the major portion of his command, under cover of the hill, to the foot of the elevation occupied by our battery. Qoijfederate Ueterap 77 The Yanks, quickly discovering this fact, made a charge. Ownsby and 1, seenig our predicament, started for our horses. Arriving at the foot of the eastern slope of the hill, we had a head-end collision with ten bluecoats, who were as much surprised as we were, but demanded our surrender. Seeing our situation at a glance, we put spurs to our horses and darted across the road ahead of them. We had a running fight across a cornfield, the Yanks in hot pursuit, both they and ourselves emptying our si.x-shooters as we went. During our run, and as we approached the fence on the opposite side of the field, I said to Ownsby : "Ed, we are in for it this whack." Our horses seemed to realize how closely we were being hemmed up, and cleared the fence as though it were not there. Old Paul had the precaution to let down gaps at in- tervals in the fence for the skirmishers he had left in front. '1 hey passed through, closely followed by the Yanks. Simul- taneously the battery and our line "let fly," and no doubt the bluecoats thought "Sheol had broken loose in Georgia, and no pitch hot." Anyway, wc confirmed them in that belief in about a pair of minutes, for we put them north of the Chicka- niauga in a jitlfy. 1 his was the initiation of the famous Georgia campaign, and from this time until the surrender, May 2, 1865, there was scarcely a day that "Paul's People" failed to inhale the sul- I'hurous odor of gunpowder. INCIDENTS OF THE VICKSBURG SIEGE. EXTR.\CTS FROM A SKRIES OF PAPERS BY C. S. O. RICE. My company. Company M, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, ot which I was lieutenant, was detached from the regiment first as couriers for Gen. Loring and afterwards on picket duty from Snyder's Bluff, on the. Yazoo River, to Vicksburg. It was while on this du'y that I witnessed timt daring fe:it [already published in the Veteran. — Ed.] of a Federal officer. A con- siderable force of our men were fortified at Snyder's Blufl'. where Gen. Grant landed some 8.000 or 10,000 men, and formed in lines as if to charge our work=. Just then a V.nnkce dashed through their lines and rode at breakneck speed directly to- ward us. As he left, the Yankees fired volley after volley, apparently at him, but he continued coming, whipping his horse with his hat. As lie got near us he yelled out : "Hur- lali for Kentucky!" He rode up to us, stopped, and ex- claimed: "Hello, boys! How are you? I'm with you. God bless all of you I" The men began to crowd around him and ask questions. Finally it was suggested that he had better go 10 licadqn.nrters. When he saw that he was to be taken to the commanding officer to be interrogated, quick as a flash he wheeled his magnificent horse, drove the spurs into its sides, and went like a bird back to his command. It was so bold and so quickly done that none of our men thought of firing at the gallant fellow until he was several hundred yards away, then only two or three straggling shots were fired at him. As ho ncarcd the Yankee lines they cheered him vociferously. It was evident that he had come up to get a look at our strengtli and fortifications, for soon after his return the gunboats opened on us. On the 17th of May, 1863, we were ordered inside the forti- fications of Vicksburg, and were in the besieged town until the surrender, the following 4th of July. While in Vicksburg wc acted as couriers for Gen. Pemberlon, and patrol of the city. Rations soon became scarce. Meat was a thing of the past, but great are the resources of a soldier. One day a shell killed one of our mules, and some of the boys cut a bucketful of steaks from the beast, and we were soon enjoying a good repast. All that wc did not cook at once we concerted into 'jerked" meat. This we did by making a cane platform, spreading the meat on it, and building a fire underneath. This, with the aid of the sun above, soon gave us a lot of dry, well- preserved meat. Now some fastidious youths of to-day will say: "O, I could not do that!" Neither would I now, but then I was hungry. I stood it as long as I could. I was as hollow as a gourd, and when my back began to cave in I thought it about time to eat anything I could get. The Fed- erals had by parallels worked close up to our fortifications and made rifle pits, which they filled with sharpshooters, so that it was about worth a man's life to raise his head above the fortifications. Our men would show themselves only when rising to repel a charge. We soon learned to protect ourselves from the exploding .shells, that at night would look like a rain % c. s. o. rice. of fire on the doomed city, by digging holes in the sides of the hills, and when tlie fire was excessi\cly heavy we would crawl into our dens. No one can imagine the hardships and suf- fering our men underwent lying in the trenches continuously day and night, under the burning sun by day and the heavy dews by night, without sufiicient force to relieve them and man the works, while during a greater portion of the time they had not bread and meat enough to sustain themselves. No wonder that thirty per cent of them were "bors de combat" when we surrendered. Wc knew that surrender was inevitable, ytt feelings of deep depression came over us when wc were ordered to "stack arms." Being Gen. Peniberton's escort, we were al- lowed to retain our side arms, but some of our servants who wanted to go out with us were not allowed to do so. Mine came to me and gave me his watch and all the money he had, ?2.5C in silver, and told me to keep it for him, and if they would not allow liim to pass out with us he would join us the next day outside the lines. How faithful ! and how my heart was touched by it ! On a former occasion, when I was left in a sick camp, he remained with me ; and at night, when everything was still, I heard his voice lifted earnestly in prayer of supplication that his young master might fix his heart on things above, and that a kind Providence would pro- tect and preserve his life. Imagine at this day the close rela- tion and love that existed between master and slave! His cont;ict with the Southern white man gave him a moral train- ing that was the wonder of the world. While our men w-cre 78 QoQfederate l/eteraij. out in the field of battle, what kept the farm hands growing meat and bread to feed them? Was it fear of his master, who was away in the army ? What enabled our refined women to remain at home for four years of the war, surrounded by a throng of blacks, without a thought of fear, but a feeling of protection? My first night out from Vicksburg will long be remembered 1 left the city with three small pieces of jerked mule meat, and a little sugar in my haversack. We camped on a large plantation, and I got an old negro woman to cook me some- thing to eat. She nrought mc a thick pone of com bread and a panful of clabber, and I then partook of the most sumptuous repast I ever enjoyed. My messmate, A. B. Jay roe, told me the ne.xt morning that his supper the night before was twelve ears of green corn. I did not doubt his statement, as neither of us could hardly travel that day. I arrived at home to enjoy for a short time, under my parole, the love and association of family and friends, and, above all, the sweet smiles of a rosy-cheeked, brown-eyed little maid — "the girl I left behind me" — whose picture I carried with me through the hurtling fire and smoke of battle for four years, and who, at its close, linked her fortunes with mine, and has shared witli me life's sunshine and shadows for nearly forty years. RED-LETTER DAYS IN DIXIE. BY KATE MASON ROWLAND, THE EDITOR, NEW YORK. As the table of dates and topics given in the April Editor includes holidays peculiar to the Northern States and omits those essentially Southern, I oflfer a supplement to these sub- jects where "timeliness" is a chief consideration. The follow- ing table embraces the legal holidays in the fifteen Southern States. It is, of course, a popular error to speak of "national holi- days." The Federal government may make holidays for the District of Columbia and for the territories, and it may give holidays in the departments over which it has control, the post office and custom house ; but it can do no more. The President of the United States "recommends" a day of Thanksgiving, but in each State the Governor must, or may, appoint the day. It is optional with the State to accept the recommendation of the President, and so make the day a legal holiday. 1 he Legislature, in most cases, fixes the dates of these hol- idays. In the Stale of Arkansas, however, there is but one legal holiday fixed by statute, and that is Arbor Day. All other holidays are made each year by the Governor's procla- mation. In Maryland, on the contrary, all of the holidays are made by the Legislature except Arbor Day, which it is the Governor's duty to designate by proclamation. The date is not fixed, but it is generally in the first half of the month of April. Arbor Day is not found as a legal holiday on the stat- ute books of the Southern States, outside of Arkansas. Attractive articles could be written of the holidays of the ante-bellum period in the South ; the days of the patriarchal life on the plantation, when the English Church festivals were holidays alike to master and servants. The Christmas, Easter, and Whitsuntide then lasted for a week at a time. And though as a popular festival Thanksgiving Day was then unknown in the South, yet it had always been under the name of Har- vest Home, a Church of England day, and so observed in the South by the descendants of English Churchmen. The Prayer Book of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States had always provided a service for this day, "to be used yearly on the first Thursday in November, or on such other day as shall be appointed by the civil authority." And though the "thanksgiving" was for all God's "mercies," it was "especially for the returns of seedtime and harvest." Calendar for the FirrEEN Southern States. January i ; New Year's Day, legal holiday in all these States. January 6: Epiphany, or "Twelfth Night," church festival; popular superstitions, literature, and poetry. J January 8: Battle of New Orleans, legal holiday in Loui- " siana. January 19: Lee's birthday, legal holiday in Virginia, Geor- gia, North Carolina, South Carolina; holiday by "common consent" in Alabama, Florida, and perhaps other States. February 2: Candlemas, Ground Hog Day; popular super- stition, etc. February 14: St. Valentine's Day. February 22 : Washington's birthday, legal holiday in all the States. February 22: Movable feast, Mardi Gras, or Shrove Tues- day, legal holiday in Louisiana and Alabama. March 2: Date of Texas Declaration of Independence, legal holiday in Texas. March 17: St. Patrick's Day. April 10: Movable fast, Good Friday, legal holiday in Maryland, Tennessee, Alabama, and Louisiana. April 12: Movable feast, Easter. April 21 : Battle of San Jacinto, legal holiday in Texas. April 26: Confederate Memorial Day, legal holiday in Ala- bama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. May 10. Death of Stonewall Jackson, Confederate Memorial Day in South Carolina and North Carolina; legal holiday in these States. Observed in Richmond, Va., as "Oakwood Me- morial Day." May 20: Mecklenburg Independence Day, legal holiday in North Carolina. May 24: Confederate Memorial Day in Alexandria, Va. May (second Friday) : Confederate Memorial Day in Ten- nessee. May 30: Confederate Memorial Day, legal holiday in Vir- ginia. Observed in Richmond as "Hollywood Memorial Day," observed as "Confederate Memorial Day'' in Wytheville, Bed- ford City, Fairfax, and perhaps a few other places in Virginia. May 30: F'ederal Decoration Day. Legal holiday in Mary- land, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. June 3 : Birthday of Jefferson Davis, Confederate Memorial Day in Louisiana ; also in Louisville, Ky. ; Winchester, War- renton, Culpeper, Va. ; Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn. ; Fred- erick, Md., etc. Legal holiday in Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Holiday by general consent in Alabama. • June 6; Confederate Memorial Day in Baltimore, Md. June 9: Confederate Memorial Day in Petersburg, Va. June 13 : Confederate Memorial Day in Woodstock, Va. July 4: Legal holiday in all of the Southern States; desig- nated as "Independence Day" in North and South Carolina, West Virginia, and Kentucky. September I : Labor Day. Legal holiday in all of these States e.xccpt Mississippi, Maryland, and Louisiana. Novem- ber 25 is the Labor Day holiday by law in New Orleans. October 12: "North Carolina Day." Legal holiday in North Carolina. November (fourth Thursday) : Thanksgiving Day. Legal holiday in North and South Carolina, and in all other States any Thursday in November so designated by the Governor. December 25 : Christmas. Legal holiday in all the Southern States. C^OQfederate l/eterap. 79 KENTUCKY AND MISSOURI IN CONFEDERACY. Extracts from "Life of James Murray Mason," Confederate Commissioner to England, are sent to the Veteran in reply to Mr. J. Randolph Smith's advocacy of eleven columns to the Davis Memorial Arch. In an account of his interview with Earl Russell, February lo, 1862, the following occurs: "He took but little part in the conversation, asking only one or two questions. One was as to the internal condition of Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee, and he referred also to the alienation of Northwestern Virginia. I told him that as far as the three States named were concerned, they were now members of the Confederate States ; that we knew a very large majority of their people were with the South, and none who knew the actual condition of things doubted that they would remain so; and that as to Northwestern Virginia, the pretense of a separate government there was an empty pageant, credited only by the government at Washington, and by it alone for the purposes of dehision." Extract from tlic inaugural address of President Davis, de- livered in Richmond, \'a., February 22, 1862 : "Our Confederacy has grown from six to thirteen Stales; and Maryland, already united to us by hallowed memories and material interests, will, I believe, when able to speak with un- stifled voice, connect her destiny with the South." K. M. R. writes from Baltimore concerning these extracts : "The above citations should be sufficient to convince Mr. J. Randolph Smith that we had thirteen States in the Southern Confederacy. If the President of the Confederate States and their accredited Commissioner to England are not good au- thority as to their number — in February, 1862 — the case is hopeless. 'The Bonnie Blue Flag' gave eleven as the number of States in the Confederacy under the Provisional Gov- ernment. With the inauguration of the permanent govern- ment there were thirteen States." THEY WANT MORE THAN ELEVEN COLUMNS. BY MRS. S. R. m'cUTCUKN, WARRENSBURG, MO. As a devoted Daughter of the F. M. Cockrell Chapter, U. D. C, of Warrensburg, Mo., and a native of Kentucky, reared and educated there, and as, by adoption, a Missourian, I protest against Mr. J. Randolph Smith's idea to omit the fair and noble States of Kentucky and Missouri from columns to the Davis monument. For shame! He should not express such sentiments. Only eleven columns ! No I no I a thousand times no! I would advise Mr. Randolph Smith to read up on the history of Kentucky and Missouri previous to and during our great war and see how Gov. Magoffin positively re- fused men and ammunition to subjugate her Southern sister States — not stepsister — when Lincoln called for 75,000 men. I well remember how the Federal government, against the protest of the Governor of Kentucky, poured its "hireling hordes" on her soil at a place on Dix River, called at that time Camp Dick Robinson, now Camp Nelson ; how her brave sons flocked to the standard of the South under Buckncr and Morgan and John C. Breckinridge. Where can you find braver, grander, or more loyal men than Kentucky fur- nished the Southern Confederacy? Even our great chieftain, Jefferson Davis, was born on her soil and educated there. Her Albert Sidney Johnston, her Morgans, her Gen. William Pres- ton, her Humphrey Marshall, her Col. Grigsby, her Col. B. H. Young, and a multitude of other brave men left their all tc share the fortunes of the South. True, regiments were recruited from these States for the Federal government, but they were not of those to the "manner born." Kentucky could no more help herself than the other States South in the final struggle. So, too, in grand old Missouri. Her Sterling Price, her Gov. Jackson, and her noble Shelby attest too well her atti- tude at the beginning of this "gigantic struggle." Then her heroic daughters were not lacking in their courage and devo- tion to the South in those stormy days. St. Louis and Kansas City, where there were Federal prisons, are witnesses to their imprisonment. No matter how many men fought from North Carolina ! They were brave, but none were braver or more loyal to the Southern cause than grand old Missouri's sons and daughters. Shall Confederate organizations be left out iu Kentucky and Missouri? Shall all the Daughters of the Con- federacy of these States, who have worked so lovingly and so faithfully for the Davis memorial, be left out? To one of Missouri's noble daughters belongs the honor of originating the Dau.Rhtcrs of the Confederacy. Would he leave out Mother McLure, of St. Louis, and Mrs. Hepburn, of Louis- ville, and other as noble women who worked and prayed for the Confederacy? When Gen Lragg's army came into Kentucky, ragged and hungry, Kentuckians, men and women, contributed both food and clothing without stint. There was nothing too good for the Confederate soldier to them. They were all heroes, and O how proudly and gladly did we daughters help them ! So it was with Missouri. When Price's army moved through this State, the mothers and daughters were glad to share what had been left them, for the Federals had robbed them of the very necessities of life, yet through their love to the great cause they gave all in many instances. Ah, none but her sons and daughters know what hardships they endured for the Con- federacy ! And then not to be represented? Jefferson Davis had no truer advocate in his halls of council than George G. Vest, no better soldier than Francis M. Cockrell. Yes, and could the sacred ashes of our chieftain speak, he would ex- claim : "Yes, Kentucky is my birthplace. I love her sons and daughters, for none were braver or more faithful. Yes, Mis- souri stood almost alone during her strife with the Kansas Jayhawkers previous to the war." Kentucky and Missouri soldiers proved themselves on the battlefields of Shiloh, Mur- freesboro, Franklin, and, indeed, on all the battlefields east and west — Fort Donelson, Richmond, Gettysburg, Vicksburg. On land and sea their soldiers made a name that can never die. Gen. Elijah Gates, with both arms shot and dangling at his sides, rode with the bridle reins in his teeth upon the breast- works of the enemy at Franklin, leading the First and Third Missouri. There, too, Cockrell's brigade flag received thii- leeii bullets. All honor to brave old Kentucky and grand old Missouri ! Yes, let us reverentially build the Memorial to the man who represented the loved cause of Di.xie, and keep it holy in our Southern hearts in Kentucky and Missouri ! Mrs. V. Y. McCanne, Moberly, Mo., sent 1 for the "Bill Arp" Memorial, and incloses a letter on the eleven columns proposition in the Davis Monument, in which she states, in reply to J. Randolph Smith in the December Veteran : "This word of defense is in memory of brave men who gave 'their all,' even (heir lives, for the cause they espoused. "There are some dark memories for Missouri when the trouble was beginning. With the Federals pouring into the State on three sides, old men, young men, and boys, whose last memories were their mothers' kisses and tears, started through dangers innumerable to fight their way to Price be- cause their principles and sympathies urged them to aid the South, while they hoped for better conditions for Missouri. "Mr, J. Randolph Smith reproaches Kentucky and Missouri with 'having Federal governors.' Can he think the North 80 Qo^federat^ l/etera^ would let two such States go without an efltort to hold thein in the union? Yet Missouri was in the unique position of having two governors at the same time. The Southern gov- ernor went with the army to Southwest Missouri, while the Federal authorities had sworn in another at Jeflferson City. "Grand old Kentucky ! Seeds of Republicanism were scat- tered by the irrny, even to the confines of the moonshiners, that keep up the turmoil yet ; hut the unconquerable principles of democracy rule her sunny plains, and they arc bred in the very rocks of her hills. "One finds it hard to quote, and hard not to quote, from this strange jumble. For instance, 'Kentucky, Maryland, and Mis- souri gave to the Confederacy some of the bravest men who followed Lcc and Western commanders ; but when the memo- rial to President Davis is completed, let us erect no coluinns to these States, step-sisters to the Confederacy.' Adding that "only eleven stars should be on the Confederate flag, and especially on the Crosses of Honor.' "Again, speaking of the seceded States and the stars, '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 Slates, added two, and we, yet half asleep, not only did not resent it, but adopted it, to our hurt.' The two were Kentucky and Mis- souri, graveyards even then through their desperate fighting to keep the Federals from the South. How will that sound to men who fought with Price, McCullough, Bowen, Cle- burne, Shelby, Gates, Cockrell, and Morgan, and scores of gallant oflxers in Missouri and Kentucky. When troops were wanted at Corinth, these Missourians went cheerfully from Elk Horn to the river, many of them marching barefoot through the snow, the long road full of appalling privations; their homes were falling in sacrifice, between Federals and bushwhackers ; between their ideas of State rights and coer- cion, their State was tottering, with none to save ; yet they went, full of the splendid courage that pulsed through the South, hoping against hope. "If, when returning from tlie war, homeless and sorely dis- couraged, these men had the faintest suspicion of the feeling Mr. Smith avows with such delicate candor, they crushed it as a base ingratitude against their kind. "What purpose can be served now with such stuflf? Our children get a false inipiession of their fathers' motives. If carries a wrong conception of the loyalty of an honest people toward a magnificent government. Both sides have much to forgive, if we have any government. "It is a singular coincident that the same number of the Veter.'^n has a letter from a G. A. R. man in New York, who speaks of the 'foolish bitterness over the war, and the issues that had to be fought to a finish,' and who warmly com- mends the editor of the Veteran for the 'heroic struggle he is making for his comrades.' Such men set us right with other people and make us feel right as well. It is the hero who gives credit to bravery on the other side. Gen. Lee's beautiful life was a sacrifice to the land he loved, yet he was just to the government from the time he laid down his arms. He lived to see Kentucky and Missouri rising from the fires that swept them ; he lived to see bitter sectionalism dying, the spirit that would oppose the 'thirteen columns,' a spirit that is too narrow for a generous people to comprehend." ried out, would do a great injustice to thousands of good, patriotic citizens and soldiers in Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, whose loyal devotion to the South was never ques- tioned and who have stood the test of time, by excluding them from any of the honors of the Davis Memorial for the crime, as he alleges, of failing to secede from the United States and for tolerating the rule of Federal Governors, etc. As to Missouri, we had a Southern man for Governor tried and true until he was driven from his seat by the Federal army, and for a time marched with the Confederate forces and directed their movements, and at the first opportunity convened the Legislature in extra session in the city of Neosho, where they passed an ordinance of secession, declared the Stale out of the Union, and sent delegates to both branches of the Confederate Congress, who were recognized and re- ■ceived by President Davis and the Richmond government into the councils of the Confederacy. Comrade Smith loses sight of the fact that those were Irorder States and were soon overrun by the great armies of the North, which later on swept over every Southern State and drove our noble and devoted President, whom we wish to honor, from his seat. I cannot believe that a majority of the people of the South con- demn these tried, true, and patriotic people for failing to per- form an impossibility by holding in check the combined forces of the North and the outside world. We gave up our homes and country lo the invaders inch by inch, never faihng to in- flict the greatest damage to them in our power. It was an easy matter to be a Southern man in the South from 1861 to 1865, but it was quite difl:'erent in the border States under the iron heel of oppression. Again it should be remembered that to the Missouri soldiers belongs the honor of being the la^t to quit the contest. The remnant of Shelby's Brigade of Mis- souri Cavalry maintained the Confederate banner, defiantly and triumphantly, until .hily i, 1865, when it was sadly and solemnly weighted beneath the waves of the Rio Grande River. The folds of this last flag had been ornamented by the queenly hands of Arkansas's fairest daughters and presented to Shel- by's old brigade as a token of admiration for their desperate fighting and knightly soldier qualities, and, as they had never lost a banner, they were determined that this one should never fall into the hands of their enemies. I feel sure that I represent the sentiments of 99 per cent of the Southern people of Mis- souri when I say that when the time comes they will e.xpect and insist on being accorded the same honors and rights in the Davis Memorial aiven to other Soiuhcrn States. Sam Box, Westville, Ind. T., Protests. — In the December, 1903, Veteran Comrade J. Randolph Smith, of Henderson, N. C, favors eleven columns for the Davis Memorial. The good I'rother is living in delusion, and his suggestions, if car- SUBSCRlP'llOM BARGAINS. Why pay full price for leading papers and magazines when you can secure two for almost the price of one by taking our clubbing offer? Note the follownig : Co.n'fedeuate Veteran one year 1 00 Woman's Home Companion one year i 00 Roth one year for 1.50. Or Confederate Veteran one year 1 00 Farm and Fireside one year 50 Both one year for 1.15. T he IVoman's Home Coml>anion is one of the choicest home and family magazines published. The Farm and Fireside is one of the leading farm journals, each department having an editor of practical experience, and the articles c^n the management of house, farm, and garden will be found very helpful. Issued semimonthly. In addition, a choice picture will be sent free. .\ddres3 the Confederate Veteran, Nashville, Tenn. CoF)federate l/ct2raQ 81 SEVEN OK ELEVEN SURVIVORS CO. F, TWELKTH ALAHAMA REGIMENT, PlIO lOGR APHED IN OPELIKA NO\'. 26, 1903. FIRST SKRG. T. H. CLOWER. C. C. DAVIS. G. P. WARE. There was a reunion at Opclika, -Ma., on last Thanksgiving of surviving members of the Macon Confederates, from Tusko- gee, Ala., which was Company F, of the" Twelfth Alabama Regiment. The captain of the company, R. F. Ligon, became Governor of the State, and David Clopton, who was on the Supreme Bench of his State, was a private. He was lat<;r quartermaster of the regiment before his election to the Con- federate Congress. The members of this company, which comprised one hundred and five originally, and was recruited until it aggregated one hundred and forty-four, were worth two million dollars. Many of its members became commis- sioned ofiicers in other regiments. It is sad to relate that only seven .«urvivors out of the one hundred and forty-four met at Opelika recently. Among these was the only living com- missioned ofliccr, who was captain of the company, Robert E. Park (now State Treasurer of Georgia, and lives in Atlanta), Sergeant Thomas H. Clower, late Mayor of Opelika ; Sergeant Nathan R. Simmons, Superintendent of Streets, Opelika: Sergeant James H. Eason, connected with the Plant Railway System at Montgomery; Hon. Robert W. Drake, laie sheriff of Hale County, Ala., and a prominent planter; Mr. Colum- bus C. Davis, of Tuskcgee. Ala. ; and Mr. George Pierce Ware. of Auburn, Ala., both successful and popular farmers, and all men of high character and influence in their various localities. These gentlemen dined with Mr. and Mrs. DeLay, the son- in-law and daughter i.f Mr. G. P. Ware, and supped with Hon. R. W. DRAKE. SERG. N. R. SIMMONS. R. E. PARK. SERG. J. H. KASON. and Mrs. T. H. Clower. They feasted on Thanksgiving tur- key, with cranberries, barbecued pig, delightful salads, fruit, and pound cake, ices, and all the elegant cl cctnas which ac- company splendid Thanksgiving occasions. These gentlemen had a group picture taken, and upon weighing at the public scales the following were learned to be their respective weights: Capt. Park, 222 pounds; Hon. T. H. Clower, 185 pounds; Hon. R. W. Drake, 246 pounds; J. H. Eason, 187 pounds; G. P. Ware, 175 pounds; N. R. SimuKins, 16" pounds; C. C. Davis, 139 pounds. These members read over the list of the members of old Company F, and discussed affectionately the few living and the host of dead comrades with whom they had shared the dangers and hardships, the humors and excitements of four years. Of those present, Mr. Davis was one severely wounded at Strasburg, Va. ; Mr. Ware was wounded at Seven Pines and Snickers Gap, Mr. Simmons at Chancellorsville, Mr. Eason at Sharpsburg and Gettysburg. Capt. Park was wounded at the Wilderness, Gettysburg, and Winchester, and a bullet passed through his hat at Seven Pines. Messrs. Clower and Drake, than whom there were never two more gallant and intrepid soldiers, and few shared in as many engagements, were never wounded. All were in fine health and splendid spirits, and fully resolved to have annual reunions in the future. 82 Qorjfederate l/eterap. cos FEDERATED MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION. The Vkteran is pleased to give a good likeness herewith of Mrs. W. J. Behan, President of the Confederated Southern Memorial Association. She was born in New Orleans, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Walker. While yet a young girl, she was enthusiastic for the Southern cause, and ren- dered valuable assistance to the ladies of the Soldiers' Aid Society in their noble work. As Miss Katie Walker she will be remembered by many of the Southern soldiers who were confined in the military prisons and hospitals of New Orleans durmg the war. She was educated in her native city at the -Orleans Academy under Prof. Dimitry, and graduated with high honors from the Ursulinc Convent, the oldest female college in the United States. In 1902 Mrs. Behan was elected President of the Ursuline Alumnae and reelected in 1903. In 1SO6 she married William J. Behan, who was an officer in that famous command, the Washinslon Artillery, in the Army of Northern Virginia. He was the first major general of the Louisiana Division, United Confed- erate Veterans, and is a valiant comrade. Mrs. Behan is one of tlie oldest members of the Ladies' South- ern Memorial Association of New Orleans, and is now serving her third term as its President. This is one of the largest and most ac- tive of the Memorial Associations of the South. In May, 1900, the Confederated Southern Memorial Association was organized at Louis- ville, Ky., and Mrs. Behan was unanimously chosen as Presidciii for a term of three years. This Confederation is composed of sixty or more Memorial Associations, the majority of these dating their or- ganization as far back as 1865, im- mediately after the surrender of •the remnant of Gen. Lee's incom- parable army. Many of these as- sociations existed during the four years of the war, having been formed for the purpose of aiding the soldiers who were then leaving for the seat of war. Clothing, uniforms, and provi- sions were supplied by these noble women, who were also constant in their tender ministrations to the sick and dying. At that lime these noble women were banded together and known as Soldiers' Aid Societies. Immediately after the surrender of the Confederate armies these same loyal and devoted women organized Memorial As- sociations to care for the graves of those who had sacrificed their lives on the altar of duty, and whenever practicable to re- move their remains from distant battlefields to their native soil, and there erect monuments that would tell to coming generations the story of their glorious deeds. And when Jef- ferson Davis wrote his great work, "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Govcriinicnt," and dedicated it to the Women of the Confederacy, he paid a high tribute to these women, whom he knew to be as faithful and as valiant during these trying times as were their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons whose swords they buckled on and sent forth to battle for Southern rights. MRS. W. J. BEIIAN. In 1894 the daughters of these women inaugurated that grand and enthusiastic organization, the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Their work and influence has spread over the whole South, also in many .sections North, and they have proved themselves worthy daughters of noble mothers. Quot- ing from the beautiful poem, dedicated to the women of the Confederacy, by Mrs. Virginia Frazer Boyle, of Memphis. Tenn., we can truthfully say: "Give the laurel to thr victor, Give the sonff unto the slain, Give the iron cross of honor Ere Death Liys the Soultiron down: But give to tite&e souls prt»ven. Tried l)y fire anci by pain, A memory of tlieir mother love That pressed an iron crown.** At the fourth aimual convention of the Confederated South- ern Memorial .\ssociation, held in New Orleans, in May, 1903, Mrs. Behan was chosen agani unanimously as President for a second term of three years. The growth and success of the Confed- eration is due largely to her zeal and enthusiasm. The Confederated Southern Me-I morial Association is cooperating' with the United Daughters of the Confederacy in the erection of the Jefferson Davis Monument. A his- tory of the "Confederated Memo- rial Associations of the South" is now being compiled, to be sold for the benefit of this monument. Mrs. Behan's handsome home on -Mhambra Plantation, Whitecas- ile. La., has been the scene of many elegant entertainments; one in par- ticular given in honor of her guest. Miss Mary Custis Lee, will be re- membered by those who had the Kood fortune to be present. To those who know personally the noble, patriotic woman, it may seem odd to say that "she is one of the oldest members of the Ladies' Southern Memorial .'\ssociation." The statement is bor- rowed. It seems incredible that Katie Walker was old enough in the sixties to take active interest in the Confederate Cause. so youth'ful in appearance and active is she now. The Vet- eran has long desired to pay tribute to this President of the C. S. M. A., giving honor to whom honor is due, but she has not concurred in the opinion that giving her prominence was at all important to the success of the great work over which she presides. Her generous spirit in having this oldest of all Confederate organizations adopt the Veteran as its official organ will never be forgotten by its founder. A Veteran Who Never Missed a Battle. The author of a book on the Washington Artillery wrote of Comrade Behan: "In this battle [Fredericksburg] Lieut. W. J. Behan, who had won his spurs at Sharp-sburg, first as- sisted in the command of the fourth company. Besides being a good officer, he enjoyed the honor of never having missed jl; a roll call or battle during the war." He is ex-Mayor of New ^^ Orleans, his native city. QoQfederat^ l/eterai>. sa PALLBEARERS AT GEN. GORDON'S FUNERAL. Capt. R. E. Park, State Treasurer of Georgia, sends the list: "I have just conferred with Gov. Terrell, who had the ap- pointment of the pallbearers at Gen. Gordon's funeral, and he gave me the following names : "S. A. Cunningham, Nashville, Tenn. ; Gen. B. A. Teague, Aiken. S. C.; Gen. W. E. Mickle, Mobile, Ala.; Gen. B. H. Yoimg, Louisville, Ky. From Georgia there were : Gen. C. M. Wiley, Macon; Gen. S. W. Harris, Carrollton; Capt. John Triplett, Thomasville; Maj. W. W. Hulbert, Atlanta; Capt. R. E. Park, Macon; Col. W. S. Shepherd, Columbus; Capt. E. P. Howell, Atlanta; Capt. J. L. McCollum, Marietta. "The following names were also on the list, but were not in the city, and the other. Gov. Jones, was among the orators and invited guests — namely, Col. J. T. EUyson, of Virginia; Gen. G. P. Harrison, of Alabama ; Col. J. A. Lovell, Tallahas- see, Fla. ; Gon. Robert Lowry, of Mississippi. Hon. Thomas G. Jones was also in the list, but he was one of the speakers and invited guests. "The pallbearers who bore the casket were: Capt. W. H. Harrison, Thirty-First Georgia; and Privates E. D. L. Mobley, First .-XTkansas ; J. C. Huff, Cobb's Georgia Cavalry Legion; J. H. Sutlcn, Thirty-First Georgia; G. N. Dexter, Third Georgia ; Samuel Ogletree, J. L. Bosworth, D. J. Smith, and R. O. Ford." Gen. Gordon's Regard for Editor of the Veteran. In a letter from Rockbridge Alum Springs, Va., August 21. 1899, upon notice of a suit for libel with which readers of the Veteran are familiar. Gen. Gordon responded : "i am not advised as to the character of the criticism of which you speak, and your letter gives me the first information of the suit to which you refer. Without looking into the matter at all, I have no hesitation in saying that nothing could induce me to believe that you had intentionally wronged any man. much less a Confederate soldier. "My enga.gements have been so constant that, together with the confusion and dismay consequent upon the loss of my home by fire with nearly all that was in it, and my subsequent efforts to reimburse myself by lecturing, the privilege of keep- ing up with the progress of events has been denied me. I am here now for rest and recuperation." Gen. Gordon in the Northwest. G. H. Blakeslee, of Eddyvillc, Neb., in renewing subscrip- tion for the Veteran, refers to Gen. Gordon : "Our papers, especially those who have ever paid some re- spect to the veteran soldiers — more particularly the G. A. R. papers — have but words of love and kindness for the illus- trious dead of the Southland. To me, news of the death of the noble Gordon is f)€culiar!y sorrowing. We had learned to love and appreciate his noble character. Time and again he has been with us at our meetings, and endeared himself to us with his noble patriotic words. In the home of every true sol dier of the Koith there are but the kindest memories of Gen. John B. Gordon." In Memory of Gen. Gordon at De Funiak Springs, Fla. — Mayor G. P. Henry was called to the chair, and James A. McLean made Secretary. The Chairman paid a glowing tribute to the memory of the distinguished dead. He was fol- lowed by Wallace Bruce, President of the Florida Chautauqua, and spoke eloquently and feelingly of Gen. Gordon's life, re- ferring particularly to his labor of love in bridging the bjpody chasm, and allaying the bitter feeling engendered by four years of fratricidal war. William Rogers, Capt. R. E. Rose, Prof. Gessard. Prof. C. M. Conner, Capt. Stubbs, Capt. Colver, and Judge McLeod made short and well-timed addresses. Mayor Henry, Judge McLeod, and Secretary McLean re- ported suitable resolutions, saying that 'in the death of Gen. John B. Gordon the South has lost one of her most es- teemed citizens ; the Confederate Veterans a wise and beloved commander ; and the entire Union a splendid type of Amer- ican manhood.'' Personal Tribute to Gen. J. B. Gordon. In personal tributes, Philip H. Fall, of Houston, Te.x., said : ''He was a soldier and a statesman. His oratorical talents^ were of the highest order, and often in his magnificent perora- tions he held his audience in perfect, magnetic spell, "As has often been experienced by audiences of thousands, he alone could enforce order and control the vast throng. His voice was peculiarly constituted, and without effort his slight- est exclamation would penetrate to every ear understandingly. His repartee was of that happy nature, never giving offense, but acting as oil upon the troubled waters. "He was a sublime dictator, for when he spoke all else was silent, and gave ready ear to his majestic speech. Whenever his gavel fell and his musical voice called, 'Come to order, boys,' quiet instantaneously assumed its sway. 'Discord fled at the wave of his hand. Harmony prevailed at Gordon's command; His gavel fell, his musical voice Gently exclaimed, "Come to order, my boys!" ' "He was the most attractive conversationalist of his genera- lion, his mind was so completely stored with the history of the world of which any record is known. His knowledge of hu- manity in all its phases, his great mind, coupled with a natural grace of expression, gave him such a magnetism over those with whom he came in contact that he was at all times and in all places master of the situation." Typical Southern Pride of Gen. Gordon. Soon after the fire that destroyed Gen. Gordon's home, in the fall of 1899, he learned that a movement had been inau- gurated by Veterans to rebuild it, and he immediately wrote from Rockbridge Alum Springs, Va., to Gen. Moorman, his- chief of staft': "My Dear General: I have just received your letter inform- ing me that the Army of Northern Virginia, Camp No. i, U. C. v., and Veteran Confederate States Cavalry, Camp No. 9, U. C. v., both of New Orleans, La., have notified you that they are taking steps to rebuild my home, lately destroyed by fire. No words that I could employ could adequately express, my gratitude to those brave and devoted comrades for thi* manifestation of regard for me and of sympathy in my great misfortune. I request you, however, to say to those Camps, and to any others making a similar move, that I cannot permit them to carry out this generous purpose. With the land on which my home stood free from incumbrance, and with my health somewhat improved, I hope to be able by my own efforts to rebuild my home before a great while." Boys Made Gen. Gordon Run. The story is told that on a snowy day some years ago in -Atlanta, Gen. (Governor) Gordon was on his way to the old State capitol. A crowd of boys from a military school were waiting in ambush for him. Suddenly the air was full of snowballs, and the General was literally covered witli snow. He gracefully lifted his silk hat and said: "Boys, I surrender." "But we want you to run," came in chorus, and with it more snowballs. "Young gentlemen, I will," he said. And he did with vigor until he reached a place of safety. 84 (^OFjfederate Ueterarj. CONVENTION OF VIRGINIA DIVISION, U. D. C. Iiy KATHARINE NOLAND CAHNETT. The first joint convention of the Daughters of the Con- federacy in Virginia was held in Norfolk on October 2i-2j, 1903, in Christ Church Parish House, the delegates being the guests of the Pickett-Buchanan Chapter, U. D. C. Miss Ruth Jennings, of Lynchburg, First Vice President, presided in place of Mrs. W. A. Smoot, President, who was detained at home by illness. The convention was opened with prayer b> Rev. Carl E. Grammer, rector of Christ Church, Norfolk. Mrs. Charles G. Elliott, President of Pickelt-Buchanan Chapter, made a cordial address of welcome, which was re- sponded to by Miss Ruth Jennings. The roll, by Chapters, was then called. Thirty-five Chapters ■were represented by their own delegates and fifteen by proxy. Other delegates arrived later. The Richmond Chapter has nearly five hundred members, and the Pickett-Buchanan, including the auxiliary with one hundred and fifty members under the able management of Mrs. Frank Anthony Walke, has three hundred. The Chapter reports were all of great interest and showed splendid work and increased interest in the sacred cause assumed by the Daughters of the Confederacy. Reports of the standing and the special committees occupied the morning session of Thursday. Thursday evening a literary session was held, inaugurated by Mrs. Philip E. Yeatman, who read an interesting paper on the duties of the Daughters of the Confederacy and the im- portance of instilling into the younger generation the principles of our fathers and love of the commonwealth. Judge Theodore S. Garnett introduced Mrs. Janie Hope Marr, who read a paper on her distinguished father, Capt. James Barron Hope, quoting largely from his poems. She •was much applauded by the audience. Mrs. W. W. Strother contributed a most able paper on the "Organization of Wom- en's Clubs." Mrs. Yeatman also read a valuable paper writ- ten by Mrs. Nellie Deans Taylor, of Gloucester, on "The Causes of Secession," showing much thought and research. Interspersed between the papers were music and Southern songs, including "Dixie," in which the audience joined. On Friday, after a morning session, an oyster roast was given the visiting delegates by the Pickett-Buchanan Chapter at Willoughby Club, which was participated in by most of the convention. It gave the ladies an opportunity to meet in- formally, and was greatly enjoyed. Tlie election of officers at night resulted as follows: Honorary Presidents — Mrs. James Mercer Garnett, Balti- more; Mrs. Philip T. Yeatman, Alexandria; Miss Mary A. Smith, Warrenton. President — Miss Ruth Jennings, Lynchburg. Vice Presidents — Mrs. Otto L. Evans, Amherst ; Mrs. B. B. Brochenbrough, Tappahannock ; Mrs. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart.. Norfolk; Mrs. J. C. Sitwell, Bedford City. Recording Secretary — Mrs. Pryor Jones, Petersburg. Corresponding Secretary — Mrs. Stirling Murray, Leesburg. Treasurer — Mrs. C. B. Tate, Pulaski. Historian — Mrs. Philip E. Yeatman, Norfolk. Registrar — Mrs. James A. Scott, Lynchburg. Custodian — Mrs. J. H. Timberlake, Richmond. The next convention will meet at Petersburg. The Virginia Division now numbers over thirty-seven hundred members, and is next in size to Texas. This union of the first Virginia Division and the Grand Division of Virginia, so long desired, and yet so long delayed by force of circumstances, was accomplished on May 20, 1903, at Lynchburg, where delegates met from both Divisions to arrange the union. The Daughters of N'irginia have ever been one in efforts and one in principles, drawn together by the strongest ties of ancestrj- and affinity and in this great work which quickens the pulse and stirs the heart of every true Southern woman, as Mrs. Elliott feelingly remarked in her address of welcome. With the union of these two great bodies will come increased power and wider influence. That the convention was a very successful one was evi- denced by the harmonious way in which very important busi- ness was transacted, and by the fact that the deliberations of the Daughters in Norfolk have thoroughly cemented the ""e- cently formed union and assured to Virginia a "Love" that "makes memory eternal," the motto chosen from James Barron Hope by the Virginia Division, U. D. C. A red rose and a white rose worn together, representing life and purity re- spectively, was adopted as the floral emblem. With a cordial vote of thanks for Norfolk's hospitality, the convention closed Friday night at twelve o'clock with the long meter doxology, in which the vast audience joined with much solemnity. THE U. D. C. OF TEXAS TO THE PRESIDENT. Miss Katie Daffan, of Ennis, Te.x., President of the Texas Division, U. D. C, forwarded to President Roosevelt the reso- lutions adopted by the State Convention at Houston in regard to his official recognition of Panama, in which she states : "In pursuance of a resolution unanimously adopted by the State Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, held in Houston, Tex., I, as President of the Texas Division, U. D. C, have the honor to transmit to you the Inclosed reso- lutions expressive of the sentiment of that body concerning your recent action in recognizing as a nation the new republic of Panama, formed after the secession of the State of Panama from the United States of Colombia. "Those composing the membership of our organization have always rested under the profound and conscientious conviction that any sovereign State had the right to withdraw from any compact of union, where such union had ceased to subserve the purposes of its formation, and they cherish with pride the deeds of those who so bravely battled against invasion which followed upon the assertion of that right by the people of the South. "And it is peculiarly gratifying to them to see you, in the exercise of the prerogatives of your high office, with the ap- proval of your able Secretary of State, give to the right of secession your indorsement. "Those whom I represent recognize that the question of secession is practically settled forever adversely to our conten- tion, but it is gratifying to us to know that even as an abstract question it has received indorsement from such exalted source. "We beg to tender you our assurance of esteem and to ex- press the desire that the great government of which you are the executive head may grow in greatness and glory, and in the language of Jefferson Davis, 'On the arch of the union of indestructible and sovereign States there may be engraved "Esto Pcrpctua." ' " The resolutions referred to are as follows : "Whereas the President of the United States, by his recent course toward the Republic of Panama, has shown to the world his indorsement of the principle of the right of secession ; and whereas the people of the Northern States, by their ac- ceptance and approval of his course, have shown that they have been led by him out of the fog of ignorance to the bright realms of truth attained by the Southern States so many years ago; therefore be it Qoi?federat^ l/eterai?. 85 "Resolved, That we extend to the President the approval and affih'ation of the Daughters of the Confederacy of Texas, in convention assembled, for his indorsement of the principles and his vindication of the cause for which the Southern peo- ple fought so gloriously but so disastrously in the War be- tween the States." REMAINING LIEUTENANT GENERALS. Many papers in the South have misrepresented recently con- cerning surviving lieutenant generals, mentioning that Gen. Gordon was the last of them. In fact, there are three sur- vivors, the senior being Gen. A. P. Stewart. The others arc Stephen U. Lee and S. B. Buckner. It is understood that Gen. Wheeler's status was the same as that of Gen. Gordon's; as, while acting as corps commandi^r at the close, he had failed to receive commission as lieutenant general. The editor of the Veteran wrote Gen. Gordon in regard to his rank in iSgp, and in his reply stated : "f was informed by Gen. Breckinridge, Secretary of War, while my corps was at Petersburg, that I had been made a lieutenant general. Like a great many other cases at that period of the war, my commission never reached me. I was, however, accorded the rank and assignment, but was waiting for my commission to the last before signing officially as lieutenant general." FLORIDA DIVISION, U. C. V. The annual meeting of the Florida Division, U. C. V., w;is held at Orlando December 9 and 10. There were represented thirty-one Camps out of a total of thirty-nine. The addresses of the opening session on Tuesday were ex- cellent. Judge Cooper was especially happy in his words of welcome on behalf of the local Camp and the people of St. Augustine. The address of Gen. Law, the Division Com- mander, was received with enthusiasm and its recommenda- tions generally adopted. Gov. Jennings made an address which, from a Northern standpoint, was replete with eulogiunis on the South and nobly generous to her cause. Greetings were sent to Gens. Finley, Miller, Iverson, and Bullock. A gavel from Comrade Robert W. Davis, made of wood taken from the historic field of Manassas, was presented to the Division. At this session the sponsors and maids of honor were present- ed and received with the usual enthusiasm by the veterans. At the morning session on Wednesday the report of the Adjutant General was presented, and reports of committees. The following action was taken pursuant to these reports: Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy were urged to as- sist in organizing Camps of the Sons of Veterans in this State; a burial service was adopted, and the Adjutant General requested to have same printed for use of Camps ; those in charge of our public schools were urged to use greater efforts to rid our schools of falsified history, especially regarding the War between the States ; the Legislature was asked to make a larger appropriation for the Olustee monument, also to elim- inate from the pension law the age limit of sixty-five years, and the Adjutant General requested to present these matters to the next Legislature. A committee appointed to look into the matter reported for information that the Confederate bat- tle flag was of square shape, and not oblong, as is often seen. A Confederate Slates naval Hag displayed in the convention attracted much attention. It is oblong with a white ground, and the Southern Cross and thirteen stars in the field, the cross in red. Gen. George Reese, from the Committee on the Battle Ab- bey, reported the original amount secured, but asked a further contribution to make the work complete, which was adopted. It was decided that the annual encampments of the Divi- sion should not be later than November 15. Thanks were extended to the ladies of St. Augustine with a rising vote and three cheers. Ocala, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Pensacola, and Fort Pierce contended for the next place of 'meeting, and Ocala won. Gen. Law having declined to permit the use of his name for reelection. Gen. Ballentine, of the Second Brigade, was elected to command the Division for the ensuing year. Gen. Law was unanimously elected Honorary Commander for life, with all the privileges and courtesies of that position. At the close of the Division meeting the Third Brigade held its annual meeting and reelected Gen. W. H. Jewell as Com- mander, making the sixth time this honor has been conferred on him. MEMORIES OF THE SIXTIES. A most charming lecture of personal war experiences, en- titled "Memories of the Sixties," is being delivered by our distinguished friend. Gen. C. I. Walker, now living at Green- ville, S. C. Although the lecture is new, he has several ap- pointments in different parts of South Carolina to deliver it in aid of the Hampton monument and other worthy Confed- erate objects. Gen. Walker succeeded Gen. Wade Hampton as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Depart- ment, U. C. V. The Veteran has given much of Gen. Walk- er's distinguished services in the war. Some of the many in- cidents of this service must prove intensely interesting as told by one who is so capable and eloquent. In his long career of active service he must have struck upon many incidents of humor and pathos which are embodied in the lecture. He commanded the Tenth South Carolina Infantry. Gen. Walker has deeply at heart the proposed monument to the Women of the Confederacy, and the veterans owe it to these glorious women, as well as to themselves, that it be erected in the near future. Recent sad bereavements ad- monish us that our time on earth is rapidly drawing to a close^ and diligence in such matters is imperative if we would per- form our duty. Confederate organizations might secure the services of Gen. Walker and send him on a pilgrimage through the South. By his lecture, funds might be raised and enthusiasm aroused which would do much good. Gen. Walker, an active participant, tells of the movements of armies and the most thrilling episodes. He was in contact with the private soldier — the maker of the glory of our gen- erals and of our cause. He presents vividly facts in that im- mortal struggle for Confederate liberty. Any Chapter of the Daughters or Camp of the Veterans or Sons, having any special object to advance, could materially help the same by securing Gen. Walker in this lecture. The word "lecture" carries with it to the popular mind the idea of requiring an audience of cultured or literary people, but the scope of Gen. Walker's lecture appeals to the sentiment of loyalty to Confederate memories. It will interest every loyal friend in our dear Southland, especially. "Some Go Up and Some Go Down." — In Hooker's "Battle Above the Clouds" a good portion of Walthall's Brigade was captured, placed on board a steamboat, and started for prison. They were consigned to the upper deck of the steamer, and as they were being marched up the steps leading to that part of the boat they met a Yankee oflicer coming down. Scowling on them as they passed, he said : "Suppose this boat should sink ; what do you think would become of all- you d Rebels?" Quick as a flash the answer came from one of the lean, lank Rebs: "Just the same as it is now. Cap.; we would continue to go up and you would continue to go down." 86 Confederate Uetcrar}, THE UNSUCCESSFUL. We met them on the common way, They passed and gave no sign — The heroes that had lost the day. The failures, half divine. Ranged in a quiet place, we see Their mighty ranks contain Figures too great for victory. Hearts too unspoiled for gain. Here are earth's splendid failures, come From glorious foughten fields ; Some bear the wounds of combat, some .\re prone upon their shields. To us, that still do battle here, !f we in aught prevail. Grant, God, a triumph, not too dear. Or strength, like theirs, to fail. — Elizabeth C. Cardolo, in Century Maga3ine. CEX. JAMES LONGSTREET. The death of Gen. James Longslreet occurred at the resi- dence of a daughter m Gainesville, Ga. His home had been on a romantic spot in that town for many years, although as the Railroad Commissioner for the United States much of the time since the death of Gen. J. E. Johnston, his predecessor, who was appointed by President Cleveland, he stayed in Wash ington. Gen. James Longstrcet was born in Edgefield District, S. C, on January 8, 1821. His family removed to Alabama in 1831, and he was appointed from that State to the West Point Military Acad- emy, where he was graduated in 1842. and was assigned to the Fourth Infan- try. He was at Jefferson barracks, Missouri, in 1842-44; on frontier duty at Natchitoches, La., in 1844-45; in Texas in 1845-46, and in Mexico at the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, San Antonio, Churubosco, and Moline del Rey. For gallant conduct in the two latter engagements he was brevetted captain and major, having already been made first lieutenant February 23, 1847. At the storming of Chapultepec, September 8, 1847, he was severely wounded. He was chief commissary of the depart- ment of Texas, 1849-51 ; was commissioned captain in De- cember, 1852, and major and paymaster in July, 1858. In 1861 he resigned to join the Confederate army, of which he was immediately appointed brigadier general, and won dis- tinction in the first battle of Bull Run, where he prevented a large force of Federal troops from supporting McDowell's flank attack. On May 5, 1862, he made a brave stand at Wil- liamsburg, where he was attacked by Hcintzelman, Hooker, and Karney, and held his ground sturdily until Hancock ar- rived to reenforce his opponents, when he was driven back. GKN LONGSTREET. At the second battle of Manassas he commanded the first corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, which came prompt- ly to the relief of Jackson when he was hard pressed by Pope's army, and by a determined flank charge decided the fortunes of the day. When Lee retreated to Virginia, after the battle of Gettysburg, Gen. Longstreet, with five brigades, was transferred to Tennessee under Bragg, and at Chicka- mauga held the left wing of the Confederate forces. He re- joined Lee early in 1864, and was so prominent in the battle of the Wilderness that he was wounded by the fire of his own troops. He was in the surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Throughout the army he was familiarly known as "Old Pete," and was considered the hardest fighter in the Confederate service. He had the unbounded confidence of his troops who were ordered to him, and the whole army be- came imbued with new vigor in the presence of the foe when it became known down the line that "Old Pete" was up. Gen. Longstreet took up his residence in New Orleans after the war, and established the commercial house of Longstreet, Owens & Co. He was appointed surveyor of the port of New Orleans by Gen. Grant, and was afterwards supervisor I of internal revenue in Louisiana and postmaster of New Or- j leans. In 1880 he was sent as United States Minister to Tur- key by President Hayes and under Garfield was United States marshal for the district of Georgia. A few years ago he was ] appointed United States Commissioner of Railroads. Gen. Clement A. Evans, now commanding the Tennessee Depart- ment, U. C. v., said, in response to an interview : "He was one of those who believed that, the South being de- feated, there was no need of keeping alive in form even the differences between the sections. Grant was his friend, and f do not believe that when Longstreet was appointed to office in New Orleans the thought of seducing him ever entered the mind of the President, nor did Longstreet regard the ap- pointment as an attempt to win him over to Republicanism. But as time went on he committed himself beyond recall and there could be no denying the fact that he afliliated with the Republican party, which party he remained in till his death. "You ask me for incidents or characteristic anecdotes. There was probably no general of Longstreet's rank in the army about whom fewer anecdotes could be told, other than stories of such battles as he participated in. I remember one incident, however, that I myself saw. It was during the visit of Jefferson Davis to Atlanta after the war, the time he made the speech at the Ben Hill monument, at the junction of Peachtree and West Peachtree Streets. There was a great crowd of people there, and Mr. Davis was just about to begin his speech. "Suddenly a shout went up from the outer edges of the throng in the streets, and all eyes were turned up the street. There came Gen. Longstreet on horseback, clad in the full uniform of a Confederate general. The shouting swept in a tumultuous wave from the fringe of the crowd on through, and Rebel yell followed Rebel yell. Hats were thrown in the air and the hundreds went wild, while the soldier on tlie horse advanced with radiant face to meet his former chief. "Straight up to the platform came horse and rider, the con- course falling back to give them an avenue. At the foot cf the platform stops the man in gray, dismounted and sprang up with outstretched hand to grasp the hand extended toward him, and while the soldier and the statesman greeted one an- other, both beloved, the lookers-on went wild with uproarious enthusiasm. "Now that the old fighter is dead, it is better to forget his mistakes, if he made any, and to remember only the great Qopfederate l/eterar? 8T things of his Hfe, which, indeed, were many, and to honor him for their sake.'' In 1897 Gen. Longstreet was married to Miss Ellen Dortch. former Assistant State Librarian. Her concise report of him will be pleasing to his old soldiers and admirers: " 'When Gen. Longstreet surrendered his sword at Appomat- tox, his war record was made up. It stands unassailable, needing no defenders. Back of the day that opened so aus- piciously for the Confederate cause at the first Manassas and the four years that followed, lives the record of a quarter of a century in the Union army.' "In those limes Gen. Longstreet, at Cerro Gordo, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec, was aiding to win the great empire of the West, in subsequent hard Indian campaigns lighting the fagots of a splendid Western civilization, and from 18(11 to 1865 with his matchless military genius adding new glory to American arms, and in the struggles of a nation that fill a new star of the first magnitude to the galaxy of American valor, completing one of the most lustrous pages in the world's war history. That page cannot be dimmed or dark- ened. It rests secure in its own white sjilendor, above the touch of time." After his appointment by President McKinley as United States Railroad Commissioner in 1898, Gen. and Mrs. Long- street resided, for the most part, in Washington, D. C. They spent part of their time during the summer seasons at the General's summer homeat Longstreet Heights, near Gainesville. A number of years ago Gen. Longst reel's elegant home was destroyed by firo. and near its site he erected a nice cottage, which was used by him when here, and which is now occupied by his son, Randolph Longstreet. Dr. T. G. Birchett. January i, 1904, was a sad day for Vicksburg, and the usual greeting of Happy New 'Year was forgotten, for as friend met friend the only words heard were: "Dr. Birchett is dead." Dr. T. G. Birchett was born at Orange C. H., Va., June 27, 1835. He was the son of Dr. George Heith Birchett, who died in Vicksburg many years ago. Dr. Birchett graduated at the Philadelphia Medical College at twenty-four years of age, and with the exception of a short time spent in Arkansas, 'Vicksburg had always been his home. He was sixty-eight years of age at the time of his death. He went into the War between the States as surgeon for the Warren Light Artillery, but soon rose to be surgeon of Hardee's Corps, which position he held throughout the war. He was ever at the front and true to the Confederate cause to the end of his life. After he returned home, at the close of the war, he renewed the practice of medicine, and no man ever did more to relieve the afflicted than he. His kind heart would never let him refuse a call, regardless of the hour, weather, or remuneration ; and the poor of the city, both white and black, have lost their best friend. All city offices were closed out of respect for the dead, and the flag on the city hall lowered to half-mast. The deceased had held many positions of honor and trust. He was a member of the city council for years, twice Mayor. represented the county one term in the Legislature, ^as county physician at the time of his death, and surgeon of the U. C. V. Camp here. He was a Mason in high rank, a member of the K. of P. and other benevolent orders. He was also, a number of years ago, in charge of the Stale hospital. Dr. Birchett returned at I p.m. on December 31 from a sev- eral days' hunt at Bear Lake, La., which he expressed him- self as having enjoyed exceedingly. He sat and talked that night with his family till eleven o'clock, when he retired and slept well. At six o'clock the next morning, after he and his wife had exchanged several remarks, she went, as was her custom, to unlock the door for the servant. As she started back to bed the Doctor made such a peculiar choking noise that his wife called him; but, receiving no reply, she became alarmed, lighted the gas, and hurried to his side, but in a moment the noble heart had ceased to beat. In May, 1S66, Dr. Birchett married Miss Clara Estelle Klein, daughter of the late Mt. John Klein. His bereaved wife and six children survive him: Dr. J. A. K. Birchett, T. G. Birchett, Jr., of Vicksburg; Mr. Clarence Birchett. of New York; Mr. George K. Bircliett. with the Y. and M. V. R. R., and now at Gramacy, La.; Misses Nora, Estelle, and Mahala. Never in the history of Vicksburg has there been such an DR. T. G. ElKCHETT. outpouring of the people to pay a last loving tribute to one so dear to all. The deep-toned requiem of Holy Trinity's bell was followed by those on the public buildings. All of the military and other organizations in the city turned out in their different uniforms to do him honor. The flags of the Third Regiment, National Guard, were draped on each side the casket ; at the head was the battleflag of the Ninth Mississippi Infantry, C. S. A.; at the foot the guidon of the First Georgia Regiment ; across the breast was laid his Masonic apron ; his military saber. Knights Templar sword, belt, and cap crossed at the head. The entire ceremony, at both church and cem- etery, was imposing to the last degree. The floral offerings, which were many and beautiful, were carried to the grave in a wagon drawn by the Doctor's old favorite horse. The services ended, the guns of the battery fired a parting salute to the lamented dead. Peace to his ashes ! and may God com- fort and uphold the wife in her loneliness, and the many sad hearts so sorely bereft ! 88 C^opfederat^ l/eterar}. CONSUMPTION CURED. An old phfilciui, retired from pncUoe, lud plkeed id kiB luada by an Kjui lodtA miasioo&rj lb« furmulA of a limpU v«geUble remedy for the ■peedy and pennao«Dt •ore of CoiuumpUuD, BroDcbitin, Catarrh^ Asibiua, and all Throai and Lung Affections; h'.to a j>o«iUTe and radical mn for Kerrous l>ebiIiiT and all Kcrrous Complaint*. Earing t«at«d fu wondirfut cunuire powt-re in thou^&oda •f caaee, aod dealhDg to n-Iiero human nutlenng, I will Mad frM of chares to aM wtm wihh it t)ns r>-cii>t', id (io^- n, PreDch,or English, with full dlr«tiouit r 'f [trtrpAT' kg and tuiog. 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She will be South in February and March under the man- agement of the Southern Lyceum Bu- reau, Louisville, Ky., and there are a few open dates for her famous readings and recitals. yi PISO'S CURE FOR n, i CURES WHERE ALL £ISE FAiL;>. Best Coinfh 8yrup. 'lastfs (Juod. Use Iq time, rtnld by drui'ijlstH, m ^- CONSUMPTION ?> LOCATIONS AT GETTYSBURG. A Southern man visiting Gettysburg sees tablets and monuments at every spot where a Federal oflicer fell or wa^ wounded, from lieutenant up to general, but the places where our Confederaic officers fell are unknown and unmarked. I want to get the facts from veterans now living who were there as to the spot where any officer of their com- mand was wounded or killed, so mari<- ers can be correctly located before it is loo late to get these facts. Any veteran who saw an officer killed or wounded is kindly asked to write me the particulars as to where and how done. 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Pattiphiet of in- litrtictions furnished free on application. CLUNY LACE HOW TO MAKE IT , aIsoi>tluT line Laces A jfoldenoppoiiuniiylomake money at home during leisure hours. <>iir new book, I'lncticxi La(-e-i\lMkin^.>ri ve.s rnll particulars, llnndsnntf Iv ilJu-^trnteil. free upon reipiest. A«Mres9 TOR- CHON LACE CO.. Dept. S.. ST. LOVIS. NO. 90 C^opfederate Ueterai). BY ANOINTING^ WITH OIL. CANCER POSITIVELY CURED WITH- OUT PAIN OR DISFIGUREMENT. EFFICACY OF THE TREATMENT ES- TABLISHED BEYOND A QUES- TION OF A DOUBT. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BEING CURED. A discovery (tf more lli;in usual interest lo llii- me<liciil profession !m«l tin' people al iarjce lia> been nincie by Dr. D. .M. Bye, wlio has Iwen .il work for years to perfci't a r.iiiiinal treatment tor cancer. After much experiinenting, he has per- fected a Ctnnbination of Oils whicli will act Kpo- ciflcallv on liisensed liAsiie, leavjinr unharnu''! the son'mt. The treiiiuicnt niiginatcil and per- fected by him is both l(»cal au<l constitutional. I'he Oils, being povvei'ftil absorbent, are applie<l directly to the uiseaseil area, in external cases, and directly over tile seat of the trouble in inter- nal cases. "My ttieir selei-tive action on the tissue of low vitality they e.-isily accoini)lish the thor. oiiKh dissolution of the diseased cells aud ile- uroy the perms. <Jf course It is well umlerstood that in malignant diseases all the cells are nru confined to one given area, but ai'e scattere'l ir- regulaiiy in the surrounding tissue, some find ing their way into the lymph channels and blood vessels. It is therefore essential that a remedy, in order to be effective, must h;ive seleciiVe action, and. furtiier, that a properly prepared Illooii Purifier inu-t be given. Such' is the na- tui*e of tills wonderful Combination of Oils. Th<- special Blood Piirifior acts in <lirect communion with, the Oils, destroying the diseasetl cells wherever tlier mav be found, purifying: the blood, and assisting in the general upbuilding of the patient. THE ONLV SfCCKSSFUL TREATMENT FOR CAN'CKK AN1> TfMOK. We are jiistiiiable in the claim that the Com- bination Oil Cure is the only siicressfiil remedy for cancer and malignant diseases. How many, iiiaiiy poor snlTeiers have been horribly disfig- ured'and suffered untold agony at the hands of quarks wliu nsed the burning plaster' How many have endured sufTeriiig an<l death from the surgeon's miel knife' Surely it should prove a bici^sing to siifTerers that at last these torturous methods may be supplanted by a mild. eafe, and certain cure. The oils aie soothing anil b.'dmy. and ran be used at home with entire success. Many hundreds have been cured in this way. Kead what a patient aays. Atwki.i., Tkx., Febi uary 24, 1902. Dt. D. M. Bi/e Co.. Dallas, Tex. Kind Fkiknds: Words will not expi-esa my gratitude for the great benefit received fi-oiii vour Oil Cure for the cancer on my lip. It is healed up all riirlit, ami 1 take great pleasure in recoiumendini.' your womlerfiil Oil due to any that may be sithering fi(»ni that loathsome ifls- eiise, feeling .-issiired that they would never re- gret giving It a trial. You mav use this letter in any way you see fit. And, liofiing It will be a blessing to someone, 1 beg to retii.'un your true friend, J. ti. Muss. This jiatient had a cancer invoh ing the entire lowei-li|). Growing worse, he had tried burn- ing plasters, aud cancer leruiied. lie is well known anfl a Christian. OTHERS RECENTLY CURED ARE: Rev. Ell Kathir, UatlifT. K >•. Mrs, Martha (iib-oii. Chestnut ami Theodore Streets, Dallas, 'I'ex. Itev. .S. \V. .lones, I'lttsburg, Tex., wile i-urod of ovarian tumor. Mrs. Leila Hunt, Bovina, Tex., cancer of breast. Hon. T. F. Meece. l>ivingston, Tex., cancer In front of ear. Mrs. U. S. Hidalgo, Orange, Tex., tibial ulcer. Mrs. N. J. Carlton, Saidis, Miss., cancer of breast. Martha B. Patterson. Olive Hill, Tenn., lupus. Mrs. M. K. Hughes, llurtsel. Ark., eczema. Mrs. J. D. White, Carthage, Miss., cancer of womb. FRKE BOOKS AND ADVICK. Send a description of your case and receive our advice, together with illustrated books giv- ing full information regarding the Coinbiiiation Oil Cure, ALL SENT FRKK. Write to-day. Your life may depend upon it. Address the Dr. D. M. Bye Co.. P. O. Box 462, Dallas, Tex. (If not afflicted, cut this out and send it to tome suffering one.) COTTON AG.4l\ KJNC. The Manufacturers' Record of Balti- more, in a review of the effect of the present prices of cotton on the prosperity of the South, points out that in the last five years, during which there has been a gradual rise in the price until the present very high figures have been reached, the excess in the value of the South's cotton crop over the preceding five years is 800,000,000. The magni- tude of this excess and the influence which it must have upon the prosperity of the whole country, especially upon the South, is illustrated in the fact that it is nearly twice as much as the entire capital invested in all the cotton mills of the United States in 1900, it is about equal to the present market value of the entire property of the United States Steel Corporation, it is more than the market value of the Standard Oil Coni- pany, and more than the entire capital of all the national banks of the United States. For the first two or three years of this five-year period the Southern farmers used their increased earnings to pay up debts ; then they began to ac- cumulate a little, and this year they will be in shape to spend more freely than for many years. Commencing with 1891, there was a very heavy decline in the price of cotton, continuing until 1898-99, when the aver- age price in New York for twelve months was six cents a pound. The crop of that year of ii,274,0{X) bales, the largest ever produced, was worth 282,- 000,000, while the crop for the present year of about 10,000,000 bales will be worth about 600,000,000, The value of the seed in each year was about 50,- 000,000. So that the total income of Southern farmers from their cotton and cotton seed this year will be not less than 650,000,000, or at least 320,000,- 000 more than the big crop of 1898 yield- ed. The total production of cotton for the last five years has not been very much in excess of the total production for the preceding five years ; but for the last five years the total value has been 2,575,000,000, against 1,775,000,000 for the five preceding years, much of the great gain being during last year and this. W. S. Staley, of Marion, Va,, was a member of the One Hundred and Fifty- Fourth Tennessee Regiment from Mem- phis, in Gen. Preston Smith's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, and he is anxious to have some one write about these com- mands, which did their part in the hard fighting. 2t Homely Illustration, Wiicn you get .•« sliver in your flngci Uic aen- satioii IS anything but pleasant, .\llow it to re- liiain loiii: enough, and It will fesl,T and give yViu u lot of tioublu. Keiuove the cause, and ttie pain will stop. Its the same wav with the whole body. Wiien voiii head aclna. it is nature's message sent from the stomach to the brain. Every till ob is but a click in the message w hose letters spell "danger— send lelief,*" Simie people, when they get a headache, ru^h 10 the ilrug store and swallow some powerful tablet or fowilei which M.*ts the heart to tliiimplng and the blooil lo ra- cing aiouiitl the body ata teirilic late. Do you? Other people take -tioiig purgatives, which rip and tear through the sloinach and bowels, leav- ing them irrit.-iteil ,iinl soro. Do you^ Still other people take Vernal Palmettona ilormerly known as Venial S.iw Palmetto lierrv Wine). It lb a eenstble remedv to use. It ronioves the cause of the trouble. It helps the slomacli ami bowels to get ri'l of pidsonous waste matter by stitiiulallng their natural muscular action, ft tones up and strengthens the nerves; it enriches the blood and builds up h.ard. lieallliv tissues. Only one small dose a day Is required to perma- nently cure ailmenls of stoiuacli. liver. Iiowels, he.arl, kidneys, and blood, Trv it before voii buy. Write us for a tree sample bottle. It will do you good. Pioniptl v sent po- tpaid. Formu- la sent in every package. Address Vernal Rem- edy Co., iST Seneca Building, Buffalo. N. Y. Sold at all drugirists. S. B, Barron, Rusk, Tex., refers to the sketch of Gen. S. L. Ross in the Veteran for August, in which it is stated that he was made brigadier gen- eral in the fall of 1862. He says: "As a matter of history this is erroneous. His gallant conduct as colonel of the Sixth Texas at Corinth in October, 1862, won for him this promotion, but it did not come to. him till the autumn of 186,1. I was with him from his promotion till the end of the war." Comrade Barron was with the Third Texas Cavalry. The Robertson-Hemphill Purchasing Agency, of Louisville, Ky., whose ad- vertisement begins in this issue of the Veteran, is a venture by Southern ladies. Mrs. Hemphill was a Miss Polk, of Tennessee, whose family has been identified with the Confederacy, Hav- ing been in the best society everywhere, she is perfectly "au fait" in all things pertaining to the wants of her numerous customers. GOOD SERVICE TO ST. LOUIS. The N., C. & St. L. Ry., in connection with the Illinois Central R. R,, offers good train service to St. Louis. Here- after this route will be known as the "World's Fair Route." The Dixie Fly- er leaves Nashville after supper and ar- rives at St. Louis the next morning be- j| fore breakfast. NtW IDEA STEAMING , C OOKINGANDPRESERVING Enameled Kettle Four -Sizi-.., r., H III ;i|l.l \1 Ills, BEST MONEY MAKER For AGENTS EVER OFFERED AKentsMell8 t" 30 a <iiiy »ol sold 417 in small town. Wot her Foot Solium. 2,00 OUTFIT fREE TO AOENTS. wHuio-d.,. C. ». IIOKNKIt MFU. CO. u;9 Pw" ^".. riiTaBiiBU, ri. A QoQfederat^ l/eterap. 91 JAOKSONViL vl« Valdosta Route, from X'aldosta via Gearys Sonthem^jid Florida Uv., from MaccJi via Central of Georgia Ry.» from ATLANTA via Western and Atlantic R. R., from CHATTANOOGA NASHVILLE Tta the Nashville, Cliattanonfra, and St, \jo\xi» Ry., arriving at ST. LOUIS CHICAGO over the lUlnols Centrr^ R, R. from Maj^n, Twia. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE AND THROUGH SLEEPING CARS ]\1AINTAINED OVER THIS SCENIC LINE. Ticket agents of tlie JacUsonville-St. I.ouis and Chicago iine, and atjents of connectin^f lines Ib Florloj* and the Southeast, will e'we you full In- formation as to schedules ottni.- (loulile daily serv- ice to St. Louis, Chicago, and the Northwest, and of train time of lines connecting. They wili also •ell you tickets and advice you as to rates. F. D. MU-LHR, Atlanta, Ga^ Traveling Passer.ger Agent I. C. R. R- WM. SMriH.JK., NASH\aLLE, Tebtn^ Commercial Ac*""!!- BIG 8^ I Chain of S Collecrcs owned bvbusin^te men and indorsi-d by business men. fourteen Cashiers of Banks are on our Board of Pirectoi"^. Our diplom.i nieaus somrihinjj. Enter any time. Positions secured. i Draughon's J Practical J Business I (Incorporati-d, Capital block SiC)(l,0(«).lX).> Nashville, Tenn. (J Atlanta, Ga. Ft. Worth. Texas, c Montgomery, 41a. St. Louis, Mo '? Galveston, Texas, Little Rock. Ark. A Shreveport, La. For 150pa(Tecatalo(ruo address either place. If yon prefer, may pay tuition out of salary af- ter course !• cuoii^etL'd. Guarantee graduates to h« C'lmprtciu or no charues for tuition. HOME STUDY: BrwUkeepiusr, Shorthand, Penmanship, otc, taaffht bv m.Til. Write for too piga BOOKLET ou Uome Study. It's Irer 'crooked feet^^ Crooked or Club Feet, any variety anil at any reasonable age, can be perfectly and per- manently cured. The methods generally em- ployeii do not accomplish satis- factory results. Our methods are different nnd we never resort to Feveie surgical operations, plaster paris or painful treat- ment of any kind. We have been curing Club Feet (or over thirty years and will guarantee a cure of any case we accept. Write for our book. It will interest you and costs nuthinK- THE L C. McLAIN Orthopedic Sanitarium, 3100 Pine SI.. ST. LOUIS. MO q: THE BEST PLACE TO PURCHASE ALL-WOOL Bunti ng or Silk Flags ,.f All Kinds, SilK Banners, Swords, Belts. Caps, and all kinds of M litarv Equipment and Society Goods is at Veteran J. 4. JOEL <S CO,, 88 Nassau Street, New York City, SKN'D FOR PRICE LIST. Walkins Gas and GasolineEngincs run un an elec- trii: magneto. No batteries or hot tubes to re- new. From 2 to ^ShorsojKJwer. Catjilogue sent on request. C. C. rosier. Xashville. Teun- TAPE-WORM oofM. Nofiwtlngrrquirrti. Sftid 2o«Ump for 44-p«ze B<K.k. DR. M. NEY SMFIU, S|Jecl«lirt.»O0 Ohvc St.. Si. LouJi, Mo. Expe IM altr* ^n tiU nihiutea witn heftd, or Low Settlers' Rates. Southeast Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. LAND OF CHEAP HOMES. The dates are Jaiuiary 19, Kebruary 2 and 16, March 1 and 15, .\pril .s and 19. The rate is a little more than half fare, one way or round trip. Now is the time to get a home of your own while land is cheap. The South- west offers the greatest indticenients to home seekers — a mild, equable climate; short, pleasant winters; long growing seasons: cheap cost of living. Land that will grow corn, wheat, oats, clover, alfalfa, cotton, fruits and vege- tables of nearly every description can be had at prices ranging from 5 to 25 per acre, owing to location, soil, and im- provements. Take advantage of some of the above dates and see this great country for yourself. If you will write tis where you want to go, we will tell yoi: the exact cost of your ticket, and send you maps, de- scriptive literature, and help you to find a suitable location. Write to-day to \V. G. Adams, T. P. A., Cotton Belt Route, Nashville, Tcnn., or E. W. LaBeaumc, C P. & T. A., Cot- ton Belt Route. St. Louis. Mo. Southern Railway 7,814 MllM. Ob« PenetT»tt«( fm tmatk^m Mmm. ImmI PrlMilpal OI«M of eke SosJb ««ik III Own LiacA. Solid Vestibuled Trains. Unexcelled Equipment Fatt Schedules. BIMlin cms "« »r>r,Vf* M ■«« Kallvay Irsim*. OtSCtn TIOK CAMS <» W^*>Ma«*M ■»Bl>»r » T. bUMl Ij9ilt«4, ud TTaAlBftsa aa^ ( EUetUT ^ULLMtM tLEEUBt •f tbalauat patMra m all •' tff- • ». H. HAKDWIOK, 1 raaaacnr A,!.. Wai C. A. »IK*COT>K, J. M. uurxxT TraT*ll>( Pa& Aft.. 92 Qor>federate feterai). Tennessee Cenirat Railroad, HARRIMAN ROUTE. ^^ Do Tou intend Koinf? to NaBhville to at1«nd tbe R«union of the Conf»»derate Veterans this year • The Tennessee Cen- tral Railroad is now completed and in full oi)eratinn through Hopkinsville. Ky., connei'tine with the Illinois i'entrHl Railroad for all points in Wet^t Tennes- see. St. Louis, ChicaKo. and all otbt-r Western point*, and through Harrinmn, Tenn . with the C. N. C. & T. P. and Southern Hallways to Mirfolk. Bristol. Cincinnati. Washington, New York, and all other points East. Be Bure to secure your ticket via this route. Equipment all new and of the latest patterns. Through tickets on sale at all t>oint-s in connection with this line to Nashville, For further information apply to your local agent or Thaffic Manager. MmmhvUlm, Tmnn. r. A. H, WOOD, Gknerai. Agent. •s Atlantic Coast Line WHY NOT TAKE A TRIP THIS WINTER THROUGH Florida and CtlbCL 9 This beautiful State and island have been brought within easy reach by the splendid through-train service of the Atlantic Coast Line, the great thor- oughfare to the tropics. Winter Tourist Tickets now on sale to all points in FLORID AandHAVANA. For rates, schedules, maps, sleeping car and tteamship accommodations ap- ply to W. J. CRAIG, GenerkI P>s>en<«r Agtnl. WII-MINaTON, N. C. Every Southern man and woman should at once take advantage of the in- troductory oflfer, advertised in this is- sue, and secure a copy of "Northern Re- NORTH TEXAS ^ POINTS ^ VIA Santa Fe ^ w TO GdLlvesion, and Points South, East, and West. ^ ^ Equip- ment, Service, and Cui- sine unsurpaLSsed. ^c^ W. S. KEENAN, G. P. A., Galveston, Tex. Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac R. R. Also Washington Southern Railway. THE RICHMOND-WASHINGTON LINE. ■Ilu-Lii C'lHiiH'Ctini^ the ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R., BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R., CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RT, PENNSYLVAMA R. R., SEABOARD AIR LINE R'Y. and SOUTHERN RAILWAY HctwetM) All PoiTlts vi:l Kiclimoiul, V;l. Fast Mail, Passenger, Express, and Freight Route Between Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston. Pittsburg, Buffalo, and All Points North, South, East, and West. W. D. DUKE, C. W. GULP, General Manager. Assistant General Manager. W. P. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager. hellion and Southern Secession," by Maj, Evving. VIHGIMIA AMI) EASTERN CITIES BEST REACHED VIA BRISTOL AND THE Norfolk & Western KAILWAy. Solid T<»9tt)uiled train MemplilH aod ChattanooKH to WAsbiujfton. D C. Sleeper Memphis to WH-shinKtnn, Bal- timore. Philadelnhia, aud New York. Al»o one front New Orleans lo aame pointA This train inns via Bristol luid Lyncbbut K The Short Line. Dining Car ^er^ice. Sleeper Knoxville to New York, leav- ing at 2:86 a.m.. open for pa-iHentcers after 9 :<KI p m. Runs via Bristol. Hauers- town, and Harrisburg. Tbe Shenandoah Valley Rout«. Unsnrpassed for beauti- ful scenery. All information cheerfully furnished. D. C. BOYKIN, Passenger Agent, Knoxville. Tenn. WARREN L. ROHR.. Western Pass. Agt.. Chattanooga, Tenn. W. B. BEVILL. General Passenger Agent, Roanoke. Va. THROUGH SERVICE VIA L. & N.. E. & T. H. and C. & E. I. 2Vcstibuled Through Trains Dally r\ NASHVILLE TO CHICAGO ^ THROUGH SLEEPERS and DAY COACHES NEW ORLEANS TO CHICAGO DINING CABS SERVING ALL MEALS EN ROUTE D. H. HILLMAN, 0. P A.. S. L ROGERS, Qen. A|t When wrllinK to advertisers mention Vktbhan. C^oi?federate l/eterar^. 93 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. WANTED "Vr SKINS HighRst CiiBh prices paid for all kiiidn niw fiir Bkins. Write f(ir Price Liet. Addre^8, GEORGE D. BECKER, FtRKIKR, 40J» Race Street, CL\C1>\ATI» O. Care of the Expectant Mother By W. Lewis Howe. M.D. Thi« book iftv^t IrniiMing th* fumily phj-giciin r«- garding erery httle prnMera whicti mav come up. Fully Rpproved by phy&icians. ll will an'awer aU or- dinary quesliont as to dii-t. hygiene, anil exerciae of I tie mothet and nubsequenl Cftfe oi Ibe cliild. A book every mother nhould have. Bound ID Red Cloth. Price. 50 renin, Pogtpaid. F A. DAVIS CO.. 1905 Cherry Street Philadelphia. BEST PASSENGER SERVICE IN TEXAS. 4-IMPORTANT GATEWAYS-4 FP NO TROUBLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. E. P.TURNER, Oen-l Pass'r and Ticket Aoent, osllas, texa» m^mmmmmKmm {l\EW ORLEANS; ^ THE MOST POPULAR WINTER RESORT IN AMERICA. THE 1 New St. Charles HOTEL Modern. fireproof. FIrst'Class, Accommodates One Thousand Guests. Hmertcan and Europfan Plani. ANDREW R. BLAKELY & CO., I.IMITEn. PHOPHIETORS. 1 t CNRISriA<\ PCOPLt AJ THE WORLD'S FAIR. If yon rontcnii>I:ili' ntteniliMi; the World'* F;iir,*ronrl rlio >^in'ri:il cflTi'i iiKide bv tlie iiK'tnage* nicnt of the K|t\v->rt|i H'>icl 001111)3117 in iticir mlvertiseitient "ii jinotlicr paire. This hotel ha» tlie Indorsemont of Churches ami minl^tt'i* evorvwhere. MISSO\/l<I TACiriC IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE From ^T. L.OX/I.J' and MEMTHI.y Affords Tourist, 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, Free Re- clining Chair Cars on All, Trains, I-ow R.iles, Frre De- scriptive Literature. Consult TicKet Agents* or addn-ss H. C. Townsend G.P.andT.A. St. Louis, Mo, R. T. G. Matthews T. P. A. Louisville, Ky. J 94 Qoipfederate l/eterap. With Muscular RKcumalism and Dresidful Neura.lgic P&ins Jv WHY AGONIZE when quick and pi-rnianent relief niav be had bv using DR. DEWim LGLLGTIG CURE? The safest, quickest, and most certain remedy for relief of pain. Used in- ternally or extcrnallv, it immediately relieves Asiatic Cholera, Cholera Mor- bus, Diarrhoea, Dvscntcry, Cramps, Colic, Dvsptptic Pains, Neuralgia, Rheu- matism, Lumbago, Toothache, Headache, Sore Throat, Diphtheria, Backache, Bruises, Sprains, Frostbite^, Chills, Fever, and Ague, Flatulency, Indigestion, and many other ills attended by pain. People Who Know Its Merit Ride Twenty Miles to Get It. It is a doctor in the house in all cases of emergency. Relieves beast as well as man. Price, 25c, 50c, and 1 a bottle. Ren-ien-it^er, It Banishes Pain. THE W. J. PARKER GO.. Sol6 Manutaclurers. SinJ hr Frr, Family md Farmer:, AJniinjc. 7 SO. tlOWaPd St., BALTIMORE, Mti. A. TRIP TO PICTURESQUE HAVANA IS IDEAL. Only 4-0 Hours from J^eia) OrUans Across the Gulf of Mexico, via the Palatial Passenger Steamers of the SouiHern Pacillc SteaiiislilD \M. Sailings EVERY SATURDAY at 2 o'clock p m. Tickets good for Sixty Days. ROUND-TRIP RATE ONLY INCLUDING MEALS AND BERTH. Write for the Southern Pacific's Illustrated Steamship Folder and Guide to New York, New Orleans, and Havana, Complete information for the Sea Traveler and Tourist. T. J. ANDERSON, G. P. A, HOU.STON, TEXAS. JOSEPH HELLEN, A. G. I'. A. Jk ^m^^ ^^ ^% .^ A Send aa your addrMfl C Q a Day Sureir,-^;iif,i:5:? ^|r ^m^^ furniih thr work &n<l tearb j"u fre«, you wurk ia to« locnlily where you livB. S.it.(l tii )uur Kfl<lr«M and we ntll •XjiUiD th<.-l>uBiiir>i fullv.rrmnniliflr WfiguarfcDie.- m ilrir prc.fll 1 •l3f>rpv.Tyd»y iwork,»li«..|ul«lv mr- Ur.l-aion.o. ' ItOVlLMAMKnTlRlSUIO., B«x 1030. I>e(rgll, Wkh. 1 PAY SPOT CASH FOR -'-i.r. Land Warrants Issued to soldiers of any war. Also SnliHers* Ad- ditional Homcsteail Riglits. Write inc at once. FRANK H. REGER, Barth Block, Denver, Col. Kmiain cancer Hosnitai, R.ICHMOND. VA. We Cure Cancers, Tumors, and Chronic VENi, ViDi, ViCil Duv&rs Eurek2k. cures Dyspepsia., only, Ouv&l's Never-Fa.il, a. posi'.ive cure for Dropsy. Duval's Infallible Pie Cure. Duval's Herb Cure for Hemorrhage. 1 Sores without the use of the knife. F. M. DUVAL, 919 Curler St., Baltimore, Md. GRAY HAIR MADE DARK. If Tour hair it gny, or lumn.; »;n»v. di,,! jr.,u wUh i| bu.wii, dark brown, ,.r black, I havv n i,.rmul» for a prvD- A-fttii n thai will pohitiTelT n-^lor* th*> gr»T halra to th«lr i»;»tui«I color. It i« absolulflT harinldx lo'hair, tcalp, or f'-npral h««Uh. Will ala.i milr*' thr hur grow, and giT« it A aofl, pI"««T, and frvsh-loiktig api>*'ai«NC«. It r.^n- laniB no sulphur, aiiKiir of lead, nilnit« mUor. c-'|>i -r** «>r poiioDs 01 anf kind. It will not tub oif, it not ^i . kv dirlT, nrgummr, and will not ntKln lh« tc«lp. Y.>ti can pifpnre it Toiin**iri\l c.,.»t of a few cents Recipe* and full directioni for 2ft oemt. Mu. O. HDNTLEY, U26 l>Ddle. lou, 6i. Louit, Mo. GATARRH=ASTHMA ~TI - _ J_-J--^l hr.M.t. I.iM.f.. i>..ur. ' Vi^ *"- TI14-.S. Hiiii Itiiulll, ' < UKEO Whili- Von si.KKr. lii.i.i (■«.■*«■« lUilt'rnd 60.l«y> Free ^WondeIrul In ha I ant; h '..1111111)11 Sens.' Appltoa- ^.ll<<n; AniaiEiiiK Kesultx. Iii.-\p«'ii>ivi', ^U■a^Ant, , I'l tvHtf. Kaf*', rertain, Asl4.!ilv|iiiin Cur.-H uf I^ANtlllliu and l.,uii|;ft. Kiink Willi Binplc pioof ^', _rtn<t vdhialth' tnfninm- ■^ tii.n I'rfe. t'tit thisnut, it mtiy nut uppnir <ii/(ii>i, K «. C. CATAKIIII n lEK, 1340 VaDllorTBSU.i'lllCAGU "THE TEXAS ROAD.' "Lock ji the Figures!" Ihe World's Fair at St. I.ouis in 1904 will )ver twelve hundred acres of land. Having tlirer hundred acres of exhibit space, ani :(iver twelve hundred acres of land. Having i acres of exhibit space, and %\ ill cost over fortv millions of dollars. 1-oiiis is reached directly from Texas by the I. (V G. N. — Iron Mountain Lines. Miles, Minutes, Money Saved between Teias and SI. Louis via the I. &, C. N., Th8 "Truest, Louis World's Fair Line." iSi miles shorlest. 5 hours ^1 mimitcs quickest, HOUSTON TO ST. LOUIS. 1S9 miles shortest. 1^ liours 57 minutes quickest, GALVESTON TO ST. LOUIS. 100 milrs sliortcsl. .} iKMirs 7 iniiuilcs quickest, SAN ANTONIO TO ST. LOUIS. too miles shotlrst. 1; hours u iiiinulcs quickest, AUSTIN TO ST. LOUIS. Equally as quick to all Eastern Cities through St. Louis. FIGURES DO NOT MISREPRESENT. 6 Aoursjg mi/iu/es guii /v.s/, St. Louis to Houston* 5 hours S4 mimtUs quickes^ty St. Louis to Gaivfston. 4 hours 2S mhiutts guirk^st, St, Louis to San Antonio. 6 hours 47 mirtutrs quirkest, St. Louis to Austin. Excellent Dining Car Service All the Way-All the Time.... The jjreatest exposition of the age will open at St. Louis in May, 1904. to commem- orate the centennial of ihe great Louisiana Territory Purchase bv the t'nited States from France. St. Louis is reached directly from Tex;is In* the 1. A* G. N'. — Iron Moun- tain Liiirs "THE TEXAS ROAD." latcrnalictijl & Grejl Norlbern Xjilrojd. L.. TRICE. 2d rtce PrMi(i«nt and tleneral Manager. a. J. PRICE, Gcna-dl I\iKspnoer and Ticket Agent, ^^iBmmmmm.mm Qopfederate l/eterai). U m FODB fj The best line to INDIANAROUS. REORIA. CHICAGO, And all points in Indiana and Micliigan. CLEVELAND, BUFFALO, NEW YORK. BOSTON. AND ALL POINTS EAST. Information cheorfnlly fnrnisliod on ap- plication al City Tirkel Office **Itip Four koute." No. 2')!» FiMirtli Avenue, or write to S. J. Gatt-s. tii-ncral ApriU Passenger DeparinuMit, I^or isvn,i,k, Ky. _^re you Goin^ East? IF WO. TAKE. THE SEABOARD AIR. LINE RAILWAY. DIRECT ROVTE AND A PLEASANT ONE BETWEEN South and East. Superb Tr&ins! Pullman DraLwinj-Room Sleepers! Comfortable TKoroughfare Cars! Cskfe Dining Cslts! For information as to rates, reserva- tions, descriptive advertising matter, call on your nearest ticket agent or address WILLIAM B. CLEMENTS. T. P. A.. AltaiUa, ti:i. Ch&rles B. Ry&n, « 1'. A., t'ORTSMUlTH, \' A. W, E. ChristiaLii. A. (J. r. A.. Atlanta, (i a Let Me Shop for You. Being in touch with the fashion centers, — — ^^^^^^^^^^M vrith exquisite taste ^"^^^^"^^"^^""''" and judgment and thorough knowledge of values, I am in po- sition to render satisfaction in all kinds of 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 A. Snead, tlO Equitable Building, LOUISVILLE, KENTUeKY. The VkterAN commendi the reliability of Miss Snrid Bost cordially. She has been valiant as a youne womao tn Confederate matters. PRINTING TAUGHT FREE. With every Model printinij press and outlil (cost, 5 and upj we give free a complete course in the art ot printing. \VliiIr you're learning- you can make money at nome bv printing for others. The Model is the cheapest because it is t he best. Three World's Fair Highest Awards. Beware of tlif so-called "che:tp" printing presses. Write fur particulars .md cat.il giie No. 15. Autonjiiin; pres> Itir print- ing visii ing c.irds THE MODEL PRINTING PRESS. 70B Chestnut St. Philadelphia. FOR OVER Stxry YEARS AnOld and Weil-Tried Remedy, MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHIN'". SYRUP lift-H t.--.-n use.i i-i •■\.i >l\y\ \K.\l;.s h\ MILLIONS ol MnTHKK.^ (..1 ilieir OHILI>KEN WHILE TKKT inN<_J, WITH PKRFr.CT SUCOKSS. It, SOOTHE.^ tlip rHILI), ^OPTEXS til.. tiOlS. ALLAYRiill I'.MN; (TRES WINI> COLIC, amt is tli^ U-^t renip.lv Imi ni.\KKHEA. Suld by Druogistsiii t-v. rv pari ot the wnlfi. n.> ?iiie to ask for MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, AND TAKE NO OTlir.H KIXH. TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A BOTTLE. WORLD'S FAIR ST. LOUIS LOW RATES EASY PAYMENTS o leceivf Euc«its at open ins: of W.ivIdV Kaif. Si. I,uni«. Api il ;;ii,P.iui. H \sa p.-rninn.nt brick I'liihiinu. bi-uuiifully lociitfd williin ;i bl.>iit« of north eate of K\ position. Kverv piTHon .iesirinR to reserve oiiterttiiiim''tit at H.d.I Kpwortli nmy ibi bo by sen. line i'J f.-r « (.'<Ttifn'»teof Kntertiiinnieni which will insure holder alow rate of 1 per dny for n.8 mnny d.yj hh di^sired. ()tu'-lmU <*f ibc totnl roht is reipiirpd in ndv -no.' >» monthly puynents of not b'SstbunS'L b.Thincp to hopaid wlien liobler attendK Exposition. The h.'tol w.ll be conducted ou En npi-Hti plan, and above rate do'S not include tneals. All convonieticef of', moilern lintel provided W.' advise our friends to apply ntoncc for CertiticatcR. Tlic rate will probably bead Van red Ket). 1, 19ni. Adpke.^s EPWORTH hotel COMPANY. Koken BIdg., St. LouiS From One ot the Most Successful Planters in North Carolina. Svi 1 HKiELn. X. C, February jS. 190a. T/ir Home FerHhif Chrmual Works, Ba/timf>re. Afti. (.KNi r fmfn: This is to cert if v that I have used Cerealite for a number of vears and have sold it for the p:ist tliree vears. and I myself lind it to l>e eqvial to, if not better in many respects than. Nitrate Soda. Mv I'esl customers are anxious to use it a^ain this year. On \y>y own crops I used it on wheat, oats, and cttou. and for evcr\' iloUar I invested in Cerealite I am sure it paid me S^^.^o. 1 prefer Cerealite as a top dressin-/ 1.^ Nitrate Soda, even if the goods were the same price. Splendid ior oals ai>d gr^tn. Yours truly. J. W. Stephenson. Reliable atjent ivanted in everv conntv. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE The Scenic Koute to the Pacific. THE BORDER LAND OF The TWO REPUBLICS MEXICO and THE UNITED STATES Viewed From a Car Window : : : IT'S THE OF THE T^\ SOUTHERN PACIFIC With Its Oii-Burninq Locomotives. NO SMOKE NO DUST T. J. AMU'USdN, General rasscnsrer Aarent. NO CINDERS .M)s. hklm:\, Asst. (Jen. Pass. Asrt. Personal to Subscribers! WR^ITE FOR IT! CHIS annouooem^nt won't care v<tu ' Th*' rfading ot it w<.iij t l-h-m* vuur acbe;^ and paius. The uie^licine ailvertiHad WILL, bnt If yon KEED It. if you WANT it, v..u ML'ST WRITE KuR IT. We hav.- ]t au'i ar.' willinc to send it to von i IN" trial AT ol'R RISK. YOU TO BE THE Jl'DQE. but we cannot know that you nei^d it, that yon want it. unlt-.-vs v«ui write to us and t*'!) us to nend it t > you. Huw manv tiiiit-s iiave vou seen " Pcr^onHl to Suii><-r.lK*rs" in this pamr^ How niaiiv tim-'S have vou THOL'GHT you would answer it and •end for a iia< katif on trial. AT OL'R RISK ■ Now suit the .\('riON to tlie THoi"(iHT."and write for it to-dar. Hundredi of vour FELLOW- ^L'BSCRIBKKS havi-doue what wea.~k you todoand an- not Horry for haviugdunc it. YoudoitNOW! Y'OU ARE TO HE" THE Jl'IHJE' Read Our Special Offer: 77IK >MI.L SEND to every Hulwcriber or reader of the Confeiv %W KHATK Vetkhan. >>v Worthy person recouiuiendt-d by a sul>- i>fnl»er. a Inll-siitefl One' Dollar pm-kaKe nt Vitir-«rf, by niaiJ. iiOKtimltl. sutlirKMit for one moDtli's treatment, to l>e i>ui(l U>r witbiii ont? umnth's time alter ret*etpt if the receiver can truthfully say thai it*i use has done Inm f>r her more jfiMKi than all the drup* or dopes ol (luncks or nof>d doctors or i>at4'nt nunl- iciijes he or she has* t-vei used Rfad this over aKuin carefully. and und^'PstHud that we a-sk our pay only whi'n it hnt done juu iruutl, and not holorr. We take all the risk You have nothing t4> |os<*. If it does not lienefU you. yon i>ay us nothing;. ¥lt«'-Ore 18 H natural, hard, adaniantine, rocklike sulist«nce— mineral— i>re-mineti from the Kr*J"nd like gold and silver, and requires aWout twenty years for oxidization. It contains free iron, free i-ulphur. and" inaunesiuni. and one packafje will equal in medici- nal streuk'th and curative value Hoii ^:al Ions of the most power- ful. clt)(a«ious mineral wat<;r drunk tresh at theaprini-rs. It is a geoltt^rif at discovcrv. to which nothintr is adde<l and from which notiiinc IS taken ft is the marvel ot the century for curinpsuch diseases as KheiimatUm. ItrifchtN rUoiiAe, Blood 'Polsnninc. Heart 'I'roiihle. IMdtiNt, (nlatrh iitiil 1 hrOMl Aneclions, Lher, KIdnej. himI Blaildpr Ailnif nl!*, N1oni»rh hihI I- eniale hiMirdrrs. La iiilppe, nal))* rial K«*»er, Nerrou* PrnstrHtluti, and lieni'ral Debility, its thousands testify, and as no one answering this, writing for a package, will deny after using. Vlt«-i>rt* has cured more chronic, obstinate. pronounce<l incuraVileca.ses than any other known medicine, and will rt-ach su«'h cases with a more rai>id and iK>wertul curative acti<jn than any medicine, combination of meaiciues. or doctor's prescrijition which it is possible to procure. VIT.l-;-OllK will do the same for you as it has for hundreds of readers ot this paper, if you will give it a trial. Send tor a 1 |i»< kaup jit (MirrlKk. You have nothing to lose but the stamp to an- swer this tinnouncement. If the medicine does not benefit you, write UN NO, HDd there Im no harm done. Wv- nant no onp*K money nhoni Vitii'-Orecannui heneflt. Can anything be more fair? What si-nsible person, no matter how prejudiced he or she may bo. who dt'sires a cure and is willin;^ to pay for it. would hesitate to try Vllii-Ore on this lil>eral otTer' Une package is usually sufficient t<^) cure ordinary cases: two or three for chronic, obstinate <'Ases. iVe nwan Jimt what we sny in this anDOimcement. and will do just w hut we agree. Write to-day for a package at our risk and ex- pense, giving age and ailments, and mention this paper, so we may know that you are entitled to this liberal offer. This oflVr nill <*hanenire Ihe attention and oon- sitlrratioru and afterwards the ^.^ratitude, of every liviiiy- person who desires l»etter health or h ho sn Iters pains, ills, and diseases >vhieh have defied the nied- ieal n<irld and irronn worse with aire. We eare not for your skepticism, bnt ask only your investiua- tion^ an<l at ouv expense, re;rardless of nhal ills you have, by sendinj? U* us for a package. (IKKli (»!•' SlSiKtlAIII (tlUCItll. K. B. IV. ( ulemsn, of Beerlter ( ity. til.. Tells the Public «>r His 1 ure. Inrf OrcKO Wm Affm.^— Doctored fur Ttirae Vrari With No B«Dpflt— (Ire* Wor«c frwm Ila* i» |>kj- — Better After Oo« Week's Dm or Vlla-Urc, ud Is Now Cured. Brechbr CiTT. IiL. — To the public in ff'-neral: 1 wi*thtoi-ay thai I cannot praise Vit«e-Ore enough, a» I »m pi»Mtive that this remedy saved my hf** wli**n all oth- er medicines imd doct'or^* failed. For the last three years I hnve bt-en h great suf- ferer from Sjkten* atirCiitarrh. >obud- ly that it atlecied everv orgiin within me. and every one was expecimg me 10 die. I had given up all hope ot ever seeing the tipring- tinie come again. Though I had two of the best doctors here altie^nding me, I grew steadily worse. I was confined to the house and my bed during all of List winter, and during the mouth of Kehniary gave up all hope, as did my frieniis imti relatives. Through thegenero'-ttynf Mr. Theo. No»-l.Ihegan the usoof Viiic-iire on the first of March, }'M>\. tind bi'tinn to Improve lninieilJ4tely during tlie flrst «eek. As soon as I got it 1 dismissed the doctors, as 1 thought I had to die anyhow, not having much fuith or hope for a cure. Inn week's lime I was out of bed and around the house, and steadily improved from day to <Iay. The inclosed picture was tuken'the first of May, but two monthtf after 1 began the use of Viiie-Ore. I consider it a Godsend to poor, afflict- ed people if they will only give it u fRir trial and test its" merits us 1 have done. Myself and yonnu son cut and put up ;i.^0 shocJfS of corn during the fall, besides do- ing lota of hard work ; and 1 am the .«*ame man that thonghi the cpring of (he year would find nie in mv grave. Vou can proclaim with me thai it is the best rem- edy on cart li for the alHicted. and I will be Kladtoieil all H hat Vi tie- Ore liaa done for nie. K. H. W. Coi.i:man. THEO. NOEL CO.. Veteran Dept., Vilae-Ore BIdg., Chicago April Issue, 64 Pa^es. Special Offer for 3 Months' Ads. Preceding Reunion. Vol. 12 NASHVII.I.E, TENN., MARCH, 1904 No. 3 Qopfederate l/eterap r INAVGVRATION OF JEFFERSON DAVIS PRESIDENT CONFEDERATE STATES. FEBRVARY 18. !86l. AT MONTCOMERY. J (^oijfederate l/eterai), lMWW»W IWI ft» <^MMi A ^ >liW < i << »mftA ^l<^ ^ "Confederate Mining "Co. -immmmmmmiatm Tiif.se Old "Confeds" Have Struck It Rich. ".! peiii-ioii for ua^ by Oi'ot'j^r."^ All money received for sale of this stock goes into in developing and getting out the ore. Xo fees will be viting enterprise, one based upon actual known values. Write for reference and descriptive booklet to lEORPORATED UNDER TriE UWS OF ARIZONA. Ctpital Stock - 1,OOQ,000 Pur Value - 10 per Share X..W soUini; to the i^nijiIo of the South at 2 per Share. FULLY PAID AND ABSOLUTELY NONASSESSABLE. This slock h;is advanced in pric.' loo ]">cr cent in one year. Ten of the richest copper claims in the famous mineral belt of Arizona now owned and being developed by this company. The second block of stock is now being sold, and will soon be gone. This has proved to be a fine investment. The stock has already doubled once in price, and will go higher before the next National Reunion in May. Secure what stock you can NOW, before it is too late. the treasury of the company and into the mine itself, paid to brokers or agents. This is a legitimate and in- Investigate — then invest. R. W. CRABB, Treasurer, U.iiontown, Ky. THE MULDQON MONUMENT CO., 322, 324, i^6, 328 GREEN STREET, LOUISVIL IJi, 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 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. ,Qoi>federate l/eterai>* 99 From One of the Most Successful Planters in North Carolina. Smithfield, N. C, February iS, 1903. The Home Fertilizer Chemical Works, Baltimore^ Md. Gentlemen: This is to certify that I have used Cerealite for a number of years and have sold it for the past three years, and I myself find it to be equal to, if not better in many respects than, Nitrate Soda. My Dest customers are anxious to use it ag^in this year. On my own crops I used it on wheat, oats, and cotton, and for every dollar I invented in Cerealue I am sure it paid me 2.50. I prefer Cerealite as a top dressin<r to Nitrate Soda, even if the goods were the same price. Splendid for oats and grain. Yours truly, J. W. Stephenson. Reliable aijent wanted in every county. WORLD'S FAIR ST. LOUIS Hotel Ki> Wi-rldV 1* Uii. .(.. .j..i.ir.. MocIsHof uoiih gate of Kx posit ion liny do so hy eendine S- fnr w ('<'rtili HOTEL EPWORTH LOW RATES EASY PAYMENIS rtili be rea,ii\ to locfivi' cuosts at opeuinpof pworth is now liuiliUng under guainnteo that it win l>c reail\ to lotfivi- cuosis at opeuinpi iiir. :^t. LouiH. April :iii. I'.'ui. It isa p«-rniuiuMit brick Imilding, bvnutifully Inoitctl within » .-> ^f i.v. .,„.,.■<;..„ ''very pot son desiring to reserve ontertaiiinif lit at llott-l Kp worth MockHol uoiiii gate 01 I'. >; posit ion. r-very pot son ut-sinne to reserve oniertainnifiii ai iion-i j'-pworru iiiny do so by eendine S- fnr a ('<'rtiliriito<>f KntiTtaiTinienl which will insure holder a low rate of 1 pi>r duy for lis many dnys »s desired. ()ni'-hnlf of the total rost in ro.iuircfi in adv nee in monthly payment a of not b'BstlianSl. babincp to bo paid wlion holder atteudw Kx posit ion. The hotel will bo eondiiLted ou Eiiiopcaii plan, and above rat'- do-s not inclinle iiieal«. All ronvenirni'Of! of n modern hotel prnvjiloii Weadviseonrfrirniis ti'opply at I'licoforCrililicalrs. Tlie rale will pn-bubly beadvaurod Feb. 1. I'.'i'l. AmntEss EPWOPrH HOTEL COMPANY, Koken BIdg., St. LouiS NOT A PAIN, NOT AN ACHE 0!in reM&L the woiulcrful ein-Miive power of DR. OWEN'S ELK< THIC BET.T. It is the greatest tiiumpli of medical Kcicnce. 'he most perfect elec- trical hoiilth appliance ill the worbi; indorsed by the moat eminent physicians and recommended by mote than fifty thousand persons who have used it. It builds up the weak and broken down, restores youth, energy, and ambition. It will cure every <-ase of Kheninatism. Uackache, Nervous Debility, "Weak Stomiieb. Catarrh, Malaria, ConFtipatioii, Ki(iney and I,iver Troubles, and every eviilence of weakness in men and women. It wi'll not fail, it cannot fail, a^- it infuses into the weakened nerves the force of life ami strenjxth. Put, 11 on when vou retire; you pet up In Hie morning feeling refrcs>u'd and vigorous and full of life. Yon feel its good effotts from the moment you begin to wear it, and every day you use it makes yon more enthusias- tic in Its praise. No matter what ails you. there Is a cure for" you in nature's remedy — electricitv. It restores the energy and ambition of youth. Many old veterans who thouubt there was no hclii for them have been cure<l of obi. ebrome tioubles ibrouirli the ii^^c of our Kelts. Write for ,i.u,t,ate,icHU. QR. QWEN ELECTRIC BELT CO., 624 Olive street. ST. LOUIS, MO. logue, which explains t 1 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE The Scenic Route to the Pacific. THE BORDER LAND OF The TWO REPUBLICS MEXICO and THE UNITED STATES Viewed From a Car AViiidon : : : SOUTHERN PACIFIC IT'S THE WAY OF THE : With Its Oil-Burninq Locomotives. NO SMOKE NO DUST T. J. ANDEKSON, General Passengrcr Agrent. NO CINDERS •lOS. I1ELLE\, Asst. (ion. Pass. Agt, The best line to INDIANAROUS. REORIA. OHICAGO. And all points in Indiana and Mifliitjan. CLEVELAND, BURFALO. NEW YORK. BOSTON. AND ALL POINTS EAST. Information ehperfiilly Inrnished on iip- nlication al City Ticket OfBce "Itig Poar Koute." No. 259 Fourth Avenue, or write to S ■ '• Dei '. .1. Gatks, (.ieucral Aceut Passenjrer nrluu-nt, lyOl'lSVlLLK, KY. ,^re you Goin^ East? IF ^O. 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Manufacturing Slationers, Printers, and Genera.1 Office Outfitters 0/io Union C^entrai jt^i'fe tJn nsurance L^o.j CF,aNNATi, O. ASSETS JAN. 1. 1902 SVR.PLU3 : 0.048. 5?2.4« 4.400,311.24 No Fluctuating Securities. Largest R.ale of Interest, Lowest Death KaLte, Ervdowments M Life Rates a.nd Profit-ShaLfing Policies SpeciaLlities. 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. ^^ ^ ^ IN PRESS. ^ ^ *t I ft ft Ik s ft * ... A New Book. ... Delightful History. ^ A BOOK OF ABSORBING INTEREST FOR CONFEDERATE VETERANS. 3 I B Life and Letters of . i SooHefn Secession. * i RotJert Lewis Dabney. D.D.,LL.D. i, BY E. W. R. EWING, LL.B., Soo o{ a Late Confederate Officer. 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The •* civil war** was too long a^oto be calhd the "late" war, and when correspondents use that term " War between the States** will be substituted. OFFICIALLT REPRESENTS: ITnttkd Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Sons of Veterans, and Other Organizations. The Veteran is approved and indorsed officially by a larger and elevated patronage, doubtless, than any other publication in exl.t«ooe. Thouf^h men deserve, they may not win success. The brave will honor the brave, vanquished none the leas. Price, 1.00 per Year, t Voi VIT SiNSLE Copy, 10 Cents. ( ^ "''• -^^'^■ NASHVILLE, TENN.. MARCH. 1904. No. 3 .( S. A. CUNNINGHAM I Proprietor. MISS MAUD COLEMAN WOODS. "To live in hcails we leave behind Is not to die." .•\nioug the many lovely young women in attendance at the Confederate reunion in Atlanta, Ga., July, 1898, the fair maid of honor for Virginia will be remembered for her beauty and grace, and the honor was well bestowed when the veterans as.semhled unanimously selected her as sponsor for the Army of Northern Virginia Department, United Confederate Veterans. This fair young yirl, Maud Coleman Woods, daugh- tei of Capt. Micajah Woods (Brigadier General U. C. v.), of Charlottesville, Va., since her debut had been noted for her beauty, and was re- garded as one of the best types of Virginia women. She was ad- mired for her lovely juanners and amiable disposition as well a> for lier great beauty, and a mo^t admir.ible Iran was her sweet Christian character; and when the Angel '^ <if Death bore away her spirit it was but a relinquishment of the earthly hfe for that of heaven. With her mother and sisters she had been spending the summer nmntlis at "Clazcmont," Va., ihc childhood home of her mother. She was ill for several weeks with typhoid fever, which the most skilled attention could not conquer. Miss Woods was related to many of the leading families of Virginia and of the South and West. Her father, Gen. Mica- jah Woods, is one of the most prominent men of his State, both socially and politically. He entered the Confederate serv- ice at the beginning of the war, although but a youth of sev- enteen, as a volunleer on the staff of Gen. John B. Floyd, and afterwards served in Jackson's Battery of Horse .Artillery. In 1893 he was appointed brigadier general to command the Second Brigade of the Virginia Division, U. C. V. Her mother was Matilda Minor Morris, daughter of Richard Morris, whom John Randolph, of Roanoke, credited with making the best speech at the Virginia Convention of 1829-30, and a niece of MISS M.'VUD COI-EMAN WOODS Col. Lewis Minor Coleman, who resigned his professorship at the University of Virginia to enter the Confederate army and fell at the head of his battalion of artillery in the battle of Fredericksburg. Miss Woods was educated at the Virginia Female Institute under Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart, whose distinguished husband was a kinsman on both sides. Besides many other accomplish- ments, she possessed a rare talent for music, and took the only gold medal awarded at the Institute the year she graduated. One of the many honors which came un- sought to this lovely young woman was the selection of her picture as a model for the medallion used as the seal of the Pan- American Exposition at Buffalo in 1901. She represented the type of .American blonde beau- ty,and Mrs. Nat Good- win — the beautiful actress, Maxine El- liott — was the typical brunette. Even this honor did not disturb the serenity of her char- acter, and she shrank from such prominence. Her beautiful brown hair, deep blue eyes, and very fair skin, with deli cate roses in her cheeks, made a pic- ture fair to see. She was of medium liciglit, ralher slender, and her every movement was graceful. The tribute by Thomas Nelson Page, one of her distin- guished relatives, most feelingly expresses what the Veteran would say of one so well beloved, so deeply mourned: ". . . In the long list of her beautiful daughters, the State of Virginia never had one who by every gentle grace filled more fully the measure of that sweet womanhood which we who are of the soil love to think the distinctive stamp of her endowment. Blessed as this young daughter was with the re- fined beauty that belonged to her by inheritance, she was to those who had the happiness to know her yet more distin- guished by the swtetness and purity of her character, the love- liness of her nature.. aud the charm of her manner. No adula- tion changed her; no trace of self-consciousness marred her ex- quisite simplicity. She was as beautiful and natural as a flower. When she was budding from girlhood into gracious I 102 C;^OQfederate UeteraQ. womanhood she was selecicd by ihc officers of the United Con- federate V'eterans at the grand leunion held in Atlanta to stand as sponsor for the Department of the Army of Northern Virginia. It caused much embarrassment to one of her shy and retiring nature. The very modesty with which she shrank from publicity was the crowning grace that captivated all. "Her portrait was again, without her knowledge, selected by the committee of distinguished men who had the matter in charge to typify North American beauty at the Pan-American Exposition ; but with innate modesty she begged to be left alone. It was not in public, but in private, that she aspired to shine, and there she shone. In the circle of her home, sur- rounded by those who loved her, she shone with the radiance which beams only from a pure and gentle breast. One could not sec her there and not think of a lovely rose making all of the house sweet with its fragrance. One cannot recall her and not grieve in thinking " 'How .small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair.' "To her graces was early added the crowning beauty of simple and unaffected Christian piety, which had descended to her with her blood from generations of saintly women, and many of her young friends testified to the influence she had upon their lives. "At Clazemont, in Hanover, one of the old seats of bound- less Virginia hospitality, where her mother before had played as a child, surrounded by those who knew and loved her best, she, on the day following her twenty-fourth birthday, sighed her gentle life away and passed without a pang into the blessed white-robed company of the redeemed." MARKING GRAVES OF CONFEDERATE PRISONERS. The bill appropriating 200,000 for marking the graves of the soldiers of the army and navy of the Confederacy who died during the War between the States in Federal prisons and hospitals passed the United States Senate on the 25th of Jan- uary, and is now in the House Committee on Military Affairs, with a strong probability of being acted upon favoraljly. On July 19, 1866, Edwin M. Stanton, then United States Secretary of War, in an oiKcial report to Congress, said that there were 26,436 deaths of Rebel prisoners of war out of a total of 220,000 captured and held in the North. Later and more carefully gathered statistics show an increase of this death list to 26,774. Of this number, 22,865 died in Northern prisons and the remainder, 3,909, in temporary prisons and hospitals mostly in the South. There were twenty regular United States jnisons for confining Confederate prisoners, but ten of them furnish almost the entire death list, as follows : Alton, 111., 1,613; Cainp Butler, III., 816; Camp Chase, Ohio, 2,108; Camp Douglas, 111., 3,759; Camp Morton, Ind., 1,763; Elmira, N. Y., 2,980; Fort Delaware, Del., 2,502; Point Look- out, Md., 3,446; Rock Island, 111., 1,922; St. Louis, Mo., 689, making a total of 21,598 that died in these ten prisons, leaving only 1,167 in the other ten places of confinement. But the death rates of these prisons cannot be estimated from the above figures, as sotne of the prisons were eslablislied much longer than others, and a greater number of prisoners confined in some than in others. Rock Island, for instance, was not established until the latter part of November or early in De- cember, 1863 ; and, all told, never had but 2,484 prisoners, yet according to official reports there were 1,922 deaths, something over 77 per cent. Only privates were confined in Rock island. Tliis, in addition to a fearful scourge of smallpox, which little effort was made to abate, may account for the excessive death rate. JOHN B. GORDON MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. .\tl.\nta, Ga., February 20, 1904. This .Association has been organized for the purpose of erecting a monument or statue at the capital of Georgia to commemorate the patriotism, fidelity, and noble life of Gen. John B. Gordon, one of Georgia's and the South's greatest sons. It is unnecessary herein to attempt to speak of the splendid qualities and heroic life of this great man. That has already been done in beautiful and truthful words by the press and people not only of our Southland but throughout the entire country. His magnificent bearing, courtly manners, and warm and responsive heart has endeared him to his people, and his memory will never fade. As he was the Commander in Chief of the United Confed- erate Veterans, it would seem that they would only need the opportunity to earnestly engage in the sacred work of per- petuating in bronze, or marble, the memory of his glori.nK deeds. The Central Executive Committee, therefore, with confi- dence invoke the aid of all the Camps and organizations of Confederate Veterans in this work, and request them to con- tribute to the fund to be raised for that purpose. If the hun- dreds of Camps in the South will respond to this call, even with small amounts, the success of our object will be assured. Subscriptions may be paid in cash, or at any time, on or be- fore November i, i;;04, to E. H. Thornton, President Neal Loan & Banking Co., as Treasurer, Atlanta, Ga. W. L. Cai.houn, President and Chairman Ccii. Exec. Com. In a circular letter from Atlanta, Ga., February 19, 1904, to the press, the Committee for the John B. Gordon Monument Association (Incorporated) states: "Its sole object is the erection of a suitable monument at Atlanta, Ga., to the lamented Gen. John B. Gordon, soldier and statesman, and in order to raise the necessary funds the newspapers of the South are hereby requested to open their columns for subscriptions and to receive and publish subscrip- tions and the names of subscribers. "We request that you at once open your columns for sub- scriptions, and send all moneys to E. H. Thornton, President of the Neal Loan & Banking Company, .\tlanta, Ga., who is Treasurer of the John B. Gordon Monument Association. Subscriptions payable in cash or by November i."' The coiiimittee is composed of W. L. Calhoun, President ; H. L. Culberson, W. F. Parklunst. H. L. Schlessinger. The J. E. B. Stu.\rt Monument. — The Veteran Cavalry Association of the Army of Northern Virginia has asked the assistance of the wonun of Virginia in raising the fund iieces- .sary to complete the monument to Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. The .'Association has raised the ten thousand dollars required to secure the appropriation from the Legislature, but more must be had to erect the pedestal and complete its surroundings. Do you not think that we, the women, as well as the men, owe this monument to the memory of the man who gave his life for the defense of Virginia and of Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy? Virginians everywhere should feel it a priv- ilege, as well as a duty, to respond at once to this appeal. Five thousand loyal Virginians, giving the small amount of one dollar each would complete the work. Contribute lib- erally, but even the smallest amount will be received. Con- tribute in memory of the comrade dead as well as in honor of the gallant leader of the Veteran Cavalry Association. Very truly, Mrs. N. V. Randolph, President Richmond Chapter. Qopfederat^ l/eterap. 103 CONFEDERATE DAUGHTERS IN SHERMAN, TEX. Mrs. Edwin Moore is an ardent worker and official of the U. D. C. For two years she has been President of Dixie Cliaptcr, No. 35, at Sherman, Tex. In that time it has grown from thirty-seven members to one hundred and forty-six, and has organized two auxiliaries — one in College Park and a Children's Auxiliary — each containing forty members, so that Dixie Chapter lias a total membership of two hundred and twenty-six, the largest in North Texas and one of the largest in the U. D. C. Dixie Chapter is the only Chapter in Texas having two auxiliaries. This condition is through the tireless efforts of Mrs. Moore and her able assistants. Mrs. Moore has had bestowed Crosses of Honor upon the veterans of Mildred Lee Camp, U. C. V., and ninety crosses are now worn by the veterans, who prize them above all other decorations. Dixie Chapter, under her direction, has erected monuments for all the Confederate dead buried on their beau tiful plot in the city cemetery; has celebrated all days made sacred by Southern memories ; has sent many valuable con- tributions to the Confederate Home at Austin ; and is in the front rank in every department of Confederate work. Mrs. Moore's unanimous election to the office of Vr ■ Presi- dent of the Texas Division was a graceful acknowlei. ^ment of her zeal shown not alone in her Chapter work but as Chairman of Children's Auxiliaries in 1902 and auxiliaries in college work in 1903. Mrs. Moore is an active member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Federation of Women's Clubs, Dames of 1846, etc. She is Stale Historian of Dames of 1846, and her daughter, another well-known club woman, Mrs. Zylla Moore Cardin, is State Commandant of the Dames of 1846 for Ken- tucky. Mrs. Moore, before marriage, was Miss Victoria Shannon, a daughter of Col. T. J. Shannon, one of the leading men in the early history of Texas, and Eliza Easton Shannon, a ncitcil beauty. Sluirlly attoi the war slie married Edwin MRS. EUWIN MOuKli, SHEKM,\N, TE.K., Vice President United Daughters o£ the Confcderar\ . Moore, who had a fine record as a Confederate soldier, though he entered the army wlien only eighteen. He was severely wounded at the battle of Shiloh. Mrs. Moore is a typical Southern lady, gracious and accomplished. SHERMAN'S RAW THROUGH GEORGIA. Reply to *'MarchIng through Georgia,*' l>y Mrs. Sadie Colbert Burl<e, Bainbrtdge, Ga. The pride of every nation is her brave and gallant men, Their praise is rung from mountain top and echoed in the glen ; Then here's to Sherman's "dashing boys," who w-on glory on the day They desolated Georgia homes when the owners were away. Chorus. Hurrah! Hurrah! We heard your "jubilee !" ' Twas sung in dear old Georgia from Atlanta to the sea. Hurrah! Hurrah! It made old Cuflfee shout. For Marsicr .m' de boys were gone and none to turn you out. When you marched through dear old Georgia, leaving sorrow in your train. The cry of hungry children and mothers all in vain, \ our cruel song was chorused by the darky's lusty shout. F'or "Ole Marse an' de boys" were gone and none to turn you out. The boasted "Union men " were deserters from our ranks That gave such lordly welcome to fifty thousand Yanks ; .\nd the spirit of our fathers would inurnnir in the grave If o'er such wi'y traitors the dear old flag sliouId"wave. The starf and stripes, the honored flag, our fathers' -acred trust. Once proudly borne by Valor's hand, you trailed it in the du.st The day you quit the battlefield and raised the private latch To raid upon the "goobers and the sweet potato patch." We bravely met i,ou in the field; our pluck you can't deny. And though your numbers trebled ours, we often made you fly. .•\ lesson true we taught to you at the battle of Bull Run That a little war with Southern boys was anything but fun ! No treason moved the Southern heart, so noble, true, and brave ; The sacred cause we loved, though dead, sleeps in an honored grave ; .\nd glory wreathes oi.r heroes' names on Fame's bright page to-day. God bless the men that fought and lost, our men that wore the gray ! The aullior of this poem gives the following incident as the inspiration for the reply to "Marching through Georgia:" ".Vn old friend of mine, a noble Southern woman, was spending ■<onic lime in New York when Gen. Grant was buried there. In the long procession that followed him to the tomb were many Southerners, and among them our honored Gen. Gordon. For some cause the procession was halted just as Gen. Gordon was in front of a fashionable hotel, where my friend was stopping. He was soon recognized as he sat upon his splendid charger, the sunbeams falling sweet and golden upon his bowed head. In a moment a bevy of children came out on the veranda and lustily sang 'Marching through Georgia.' O the shame! the insul; to our noble general, who stooped to do them honor ! Knowing my ability in rhyming, my friend wrote nie an account of this, and suggested that I reply. I did so with trembling hands and throbbing pulse, and set the words :o music. Mrs. Pickett, widow of our great general, tried to get it published, but there was an enemy in every music house, anj il was lost for several years. Through perseverance on Mrs. Pickett's part, the song was found in the post office at Wash- ington and returned to me." 104 QoQfedera t:(^ l/eteraij. PERILOUS ADfEXTURE AT BATTERy HAGNER. BV lUIKiE Jl. D. D. TWICCS. The incident above referred to took place during the siege of Battery Wagner, S. C, a short time prior to the bfimbard- ment and assault upon that historic fortress, wliich occurred on the i6th of July, 1863, resulting in the complete repulse of the Federal forces, and one of the most signal defeats of the war, the numbers engaged considered. Although the writer has heretofore given a very full ac- count of this great siege, bombardment, and assault in several addresses which have been printed, no reference was made to the episode hereinafter described, for the reason that he was one of the participants in the same. At the special request, however, of some of his comrades in arms, he has consented to send it to the Confederate Veteran, Ijcing largely in- duced to do this because of the pleasure it gives him to make public the conduct of his gallant associates upon the occasion referred 10. Battery Wagner was situated on Morris Island, about six miles from Charleston. Its guns commanded the channel approach to that city, and the possession of the island was considered the key to the city. The enemy had effected a landing on the southern end of the island, and, moving up their forces, had erected heavy batteries about sixteen hundred yard>- in front of Wagner. The latter, which was occupied by 01 ■ troops, was a large bastioned earthwork, inclosed on all sides, and situated upon a neclv of the island, so narrow that the battery (more properly fort) extended across its full width two hundred and fifty yards at that pomt from the sea or ship channel on one side to Vincent Creek, a deep and narrow salt water creek, on the other. This island was a long, low, sandy, sea island, almost denuded of growth, save a few palmetto trees, a number of which grew along the banks of Vincent Creek. There was situated ncai the banks of this creek an abandoned two-story wooden houfc, much nearer thj enemy's works than ours, of which a small body of the enemy took possession ; ni fact, it was the he idquarters of their night outpost picket. From the upper windows of this house a band of sliarp- shooters had been constantly harassing the garrison at Wagner by firing plunging shots in their elevated positions from their long-range rifles, and scarcely a day passed without some sol- dier in the open parade of the fort being killed or wounded. Of course, Ihe troops could not perpetually remain under cover in the stifling bomb proofs, and they were necessarily exposed to tlie rifle file of this unseen, pitiless foe, who were dealing death day after day in their ranks. They could not be dislodged by infantry, as they had the near support of ten thousand troops in their own works (our force in the fort being less than fifteen hundred men). They could not be shelled by artillery, because we were day and night strength- ening our works, and any artillery demonstration from our fort would have resulted in drawing upon us the concentrated fire of all the enemy's siege guns, which were of tlie heavies; caliber. In the daytime the enemy's pickets were withdrawn from the house, leaving only the sharpshooters to do their daily, deadly work. No feasible expedient could be adopted to burn fliis house and abate this intolerable nuisance, and night only brought relief to the harassed garrison. It was possible for a very few men, under the shelter of the creek bank m places, and the scant growth of shrubbery, to approach the house in the daytime, but no considerable num- ber could do so without being seen at once, and it was, of course, impracticable to do so at night. At the time men- tioned I was a captain of infantry, but detached from my regiment in Virginia, and was temporarily assigned to stalT duty as inspector general with Gen. William B. Taliaferro, who commanded Fort Wagner. One morning in July, l8t^^, about a week or ten days before the bombardment and assault on the l8th of July, described in my address, Lieut. J. I. Doughty, of Augusta, Ga.. who is still living in that city, re- ceived a box of eatables from home, and invited the writer, J JUnCE TWIGGS. Lieut. W. M. Hitt, and Lieut. Thomas Tutt, also of Augusta at that time, and Sergt. Hopps, from Missouri, to dine with hiin in his quarters in the fort. We were enjoying, as only ravenous soldiers could, the delicious viands which tender hands .-it home had stored away in this precious bo.x, and had nearly finished our nicnl, when one of Tutt's men came in hurriedly and reported, with a voice quivering with emotion, that a well-known comrade of his command (whose name the writer has forgotten) had just been shot dead in the open fort by one of the enemy's sharpshooters from the house referred to. Tutt sprang from his seat, his dark eyes flashing fire, with a strange light gleaming from their depths, and, looking into our faces, said, with his own set hard with determination, and with fury written in every line : "Boys, let us get a rifle ;.piecc and drive the d d rascals from that house and burn it, or perish in the attempt." There were five of us present — Putt, Doughty, Hitt, Hopps, and myself in the party. We were all quite young, and the strange magnetism of Tutt, who was our senior by several years, and his determined bearing immediately fired us all with an enthusiasm which I will never forget, and, without taking time to reflect upon the peril or the consequences of the enterprise, we agreed, and at once formed our plan of action. Gen. Taliaferro had gone that day to the city of Charleston, and, in his absence, the command of the fori devolved upon Col. Charles H. Olmstead, for- merly of this city, but now living in New York. We quickly- made our plans, and, each procuring a rifle and ammunition. I Qopfederate l/eterai?. 105 we secretly left the fort about 3 p.m. on the perilous expedi- tion. Being a staff officer, I was enabled to pass the party out at the sally port, and, crouching low and stealthily, in Indian file, Tutt being in the lead, we glided slowly up the creek, taking advantage of its banks, the palmetto trees, and occasional sand dunes to hide us from view (which we found it to be a very difficult matter to do). The house was about fifty yards from the creek, and, when we had reached a point about one hundred yards from it, we halted, and, lying down together behind some stunted shrubbery, held a council of war. It was impossible to retreat then, because the shaip- shooters had evidently seen some movement, and, with their rifles in hand, we could see them at the windows, looking in- tently in our direction. The space between us and the house was a perfectly open sand area, without the slightest shelter or protection. There was not a moment to lose, as the enemy was growing more and more suspicious. There were eight sharpsliooters in the house, but at the time we did not know the number. There were only five of us. We at once con- cluded to make a dash for the house. The enemy were at the windows on the side of the house looking toward our fort. We had crept to a point nearly opposite the end. so that they could only get a few oblique shots at us from the windows be- fore we could pass the line of fire, the end of the house inter- posing its friendly shelter after passing this line. At a signal from Tutt (who, by common consent, became our leader), and on the full run we rushed for the building, a scattering volley being fired at us, providentially without effect. Meeting together on the opposite side of the house, we ran pellmell into the building through the open door in the back of the same. The enemy seemed stunned by the suddenness of the attack, and we were fairly in the hall before they were enabled to start down the narrow stairway to meet us. A general fu- sillade followed. The vivid flashes of the rifles lighting up the hall, which was soon filled with dense smoke, caused them to retreat to their former position, and Tutt, raving like a demon, started upstairs alone, but we pulled him back. He then, in a loud voice, ordered the house set on fire, which we at once I.IEUT. W. M. IIITT, .\TI.ANTA, fl.V. ■^* did, retiring to the open area in the rear after the fire had made considerable headway, which we started immediately under the stairsteps. The building was old and dry, and burnt like tinder, and it was a case of the enemy being cremated or leaving the house. Some of them ran out of the doors, and others jumped from the windows. We stood around with our rifles cocked, firing at them as they appeared. They made a feeble resistance, shooting wildly, and the survivors took to their heels. Several of them were shot and the others made good their escape. By this time the musketry and the burning building had aroused the respective garrisons of the two forts, which swarmed in masses on their parapets; we were at easy rifle range of the Yankee garrison, and if we attempted to retreat across the open area of sand, death to us would have been the inevitable result. The only way back by the creek margin was already swept by a hurricane of bullets, the enemy evidently supposing that there was a large body of us concealed in the shrubbery near the now consumed house. We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a trap. In front of us, two hundred yards nearer the enemy's works, was a little hillock or sand dune on this open area of sand, and. although it brought us much nearer the Federal works, we made a dash for it in order to shelter ourselves from the terrific fire which was now concentrated upon us by the thoroughly aroused Yankee garrison. With only a slight wound received by Hopps, though some of us had our clothing torn by bullets, we providentially gained the sand hill, which was only a few feet higher than the surrounding plane, and each of us sank down at full length behind it. and for the time being were comparatively safe from the enemy's leaden missiles, which sung around us, intermixed with that ominous sound of the bullet — s — t, s — t. s — t, s — t — familiar to all soldiers who saw service in that war. It was our purpose in seeking this shelter to remain there un- til night had set in, and then slip back to Wagner under cover of darkness, but it was not so ordered. After lying in the position described, under the pitiless rays of a scorching July sun for some little time, the enemy's fire greatly slackened, and I stealthily peeped over the sand dune to take an observa- tion, when, to my horror, I saw a full company of Yankee infantry, which had silently moved out of their works, rapidly approaching us, the sunlight flashing from their bright bayo- nets as they marched. Turning to my companions, I said: "Boys, look yonder; it's all up with us now." Certain death or capture indeed seemed inevitable, and we each realized it. The invincible Tutt, however, swore that he would not be taken alive, and seemed inexorable in this determination, al- though we assured him that any resistance we might then make would be unavailing against such a body of men, numbering thirty or forty rifles, and would end in our butchery by an exasperated foe. Tutt persisted, however, and, indignantly scorning the idea of surrender, without further parley dis- charged his rifle full at the approaching enemy. This, of course, settled the question, as nothing was then left to us but to stand by our reckless and intrepid comrade, which we did for all we were worth. With elbow touching elbow, and our heads alone visible above the sand bank, we kept up a steady fire upon the line of blue rapidly ncaring us. At the first volley they halted, returned the-fire, and then with huzzas came for us on the full run. The situation was appalling, but we continued to pour our fire into them. Occupying a posi- tion prone on the sand, and our vision obscured by the smoke of the guns, we did not see the effect of our shots, and did not know until afterwards informed by Col. Olmstead, who 106 Qopfedcrat^ l/etera^. watched the scene closely with his field glass, that several ol the enemy were carried off by their comrades. What was it, then, that shook the island from center to circumference? Turning our heads in the direction of the sound, we wit- nessed a sight which sent the blood tingling in our veins. The entire face of Wagner was enveloped in rolling clouds of smoke, lit up v.ith crimson flame from bastion to bastion by the guns of the fort. The heaviest batteries of siege guns on this entire face of Wagner were suddenly opened upon the approaching Federal infantry. Charlie Olmstead, my old schoolmate, who was commanding in the absence of Gen. Taliaferro, had come to the rescue. The artillery fire, con- ducted by that accomplished and gallant soldier, Lieut. Col. J. C. Simpkins. of South Carolina, and chief of artillery, was directed with wonderful precision, and the shells passing over our heads and bursting beyond us uncomfortably close, in the very face of the enemy, scattered them like chaff before the wind. But something we had not counted on followed. The Yankee fort immediately opened their batteries of heavy guns upon Wagner, and one of the most terrific artillery duels I ever witnessed during the war was thus precipitated between the respective forts, and all stirred up by our little band. The scene was grand and awe-inspiring, both sides shelling furi- ously over our heads at each other. Of course all the in- fantry on both sides were driven from the parapets by this terrific artillery fire. It was plain that this demonstration on the part of Col. Olmstead was made to safely cover our re- treat, and we rapidly raced for our works through the heavy sand and under the rays of the hottest sun I ever felt. We arrived safely, completely winded and exhausted. Once in the fort we separated, and silently crept to our respective quarters. Col. Olmstead soon made his appearance, and placed the writer under arrest. The Colonel had, without orders, assumed a grave responsibility in the prompt and gallant action he had taken to save us, and save us he did, as but for his conduct not one of us would have been left to tell the tale. The heavy firing on the island had greatly excited the people in Charleston, and Gen. Taliaferro hurried back to the fort, reaching it a little after dark. Olmstead met him at the boat landing at Cummings Point and related to this grim old soldier all that had passed. They then came together into my quarters (also the quarters of the General), and, feigning sleep, I overheard their conversation. "Well," said the Gen- eral, "the boys destroyed that infernal nuisance, the house, did they?" "Yes," responded Olmstead. "Good," grunted the old General. Then, nodding toward me as I lay on the floor, "Release him from arrest when he wakes up," which Charlie was only too glad, of course, to do. Tutt and Hopps not long afterwards joined the ranks of that great army underground — they were spared the great sorrow of the final disaster, when the sun of the Confederacy went down at Appomattox. They were both killed. Three of us survive — J. J. Doughty, of .'\ugusta, Ga. ; William M Hitt, now of Atlanta, Ga. ; and the writer.' "May both these boys be spared for many years to come, for truer soldiers and more gallant men never faced a foe I" THE I'IRST STEAM TORPEDO BOAT. Comrade J. H. Tomb, of St. Louis, who was a chief engi- neer in the Confederate Navy, writes as follows: "It will no doubt interest many of your old veteran readers, who arc now watching the active work of the Japs on the Russians with modern torpedo boats, to know that the first steam torpedo boat that ever made a successful attack upon a ship was com- manded by a Confederate naval officer. On the night of October 5, 1S63, in the Iiarbor of Charleston, Lieut. W. T. Glasscl, C. S. N., in command of the steam torpedo boat David, attacked the United States ship New Ironside. This was the first successful attack made by a steam torpedo boat ; and while the Ironside was not sunk, she was so disabled that she did not fire another gun on Charleston. At that time we did not know the extent of the damage done, but afterwards learned from the i official report of the chief carpenter to Rear Admiral Dahl- gren that it was so extensive as to warrant him in advising that the ship be docked as soon as she could be spared from the harbor. In justice to the memory of Lieut. W. T. Glasscl, one of tlic bravest officers in the Confederate navy, it should lie known that to him belongs the honor of maki;:g the first suc- cessful a'tack with a steam torpedo boat known in history. The torpedo was charged with sixty-five pounds of rifle powder." The Daughters of the Confederacy of Coleman, Tex., have undertaken to raise a fund for the erection of a Confederate monument on the square, feeling that it will not only beautify the courthouse jiark but will be an inspiration to tlic coming generations and perpetuate the memory of those wlio foughi and fell for the cause of the South. Mrs. J. P. Lcdbetter is Chairman of the Committee, and directs that contributions be left with Mr. Cameron, of the Coleman National Bank, or Mr. Collins, of the First National Bank. An entertainment is soon to be given at the courthouse for the benefit of this fund. LIEUT. J. J. DOUGHTY, AUGUST.^, GA. Capt. R. E. House. — Any one seeing this notice who knew or served with Capt. R. E. House in the war will greatly oblige me by giving the name of his company, regiment, and other information relative to his service. He entered tht service at Wetumpka, Ala., and served in the battles in Ten- nessee. — Mrs. Cone Johnson. Tyler, Tex. I (Confederate l/eteraj?. 107 FIRST STATE MONUMENT AT VICKSBURG. Massachusetts has erected the first monument in the Battle Park at Vickshurg to the Twenty-Ninth, Thirty-Fifth, and Thirty-Sixth Regiments of her volunteers. "The Volunteer," as the statue is called, stands upon a huge block of native Massachusetts granite; and the sculptor, Mrs. Theo Alice Ruggles Kitsi>n. liar., witli wonderful accuracy, portrayed the VICKSBURG SCHOOL CHILDREN ASSEMnLED AT THE MONUMENT. American volunteer soldier, it niatlers not from what sec- tion or State he comes. The frank, open, fearless expression ; the free and easy poise in the bold swinging route step; the light marching trappings — all emphasize the sculptor's correct conception of the American volunteer as distinct from the conscript, the mercenary, the adventurer, or the pillager. The statue was unveiled at the park in the presence of an assembly composed largely of ex-Federals and ex-Confederates. Tlie sculptor, assisted, at her request, by Miss Marie Estelle Coleman, who originated the Daughters of Confederate Vet- erans and was made first President of the organization, drew the cords that held the bunting. Gov. Bates, of Massachusetts, made a patriotic address, in which he frequently referred to the gallantry of the Confederate volunteers. "What do we here? We dedicate this memorial of stone and bronze to the Massachusetts men, living and dead, who have participated in the greatest war of all time. We dedii:aic ' it in appreciation of their sacrifice and valor, and, so dedi- I eating it, we recognize the sacrifice and the valor of all en- gaged in lliat conflict, wherever they fought and whether they ! wore the blue or the gray. "Mississippi, with her traditions, leading her like a hand stretching out from the past, was quick to respond for the cause of the South. Massachusetts, led also by traditions of the past, was quick to respond for the North. "Vicksburg was defended by men indomitable and brave. Never did the inhabitants of any town, ancient or modern, win more deserved renown for their willingness to suffer rather than yield. Reduced to the direst extremity of famine, living I on mule meat with starvation hideously staring at them, bur- I rowing in the cliffs that they might escape the shrieking shells that had already destroyed their homes, they nevertheless cheerfully accepted all as incidents of warfare; while the Con- I federate army, with annihilation threatening it, continued its heroic defense till all hope of success was gone and until further effort could result in nothing save needless carnage." In his address of welcome. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, member of the Vicksburg Military Park Commission, concluded a patri- otic address as follows: "Governor Bates, I welcome you and your distinguished party, coming more than a thousand miles and representing one of the greatest and proudest of the original thirteen States, to do honor to and perpetuate in enduring bronze and stone the courage and patriotism and devotion of the sons of Massachusetts, in the mightiest and bloodiest and most costly struggle of modern times. "On the banks of this the greatest river in the world the most decisive and far-reaching battle of the war was fought Here at Vicksburg over 100,000 gallant soldiers and a powerful fieet of gunboats and ironclads in terrible earnestness for forty days and nights fought to decide whether the new Confeder- ate States should be cut in twain, whether the great river should flow free to the gulf or should have its commerce him- dered. We all know the result— the Union army, under Gen. Grant, and the Union navy, under Admiral Porter, were vic- torious. The Confederate army, under Gen. Pemberton, num- bering 30,000 men, was captured, and Gen. Grant's army set free for operating in other fields. "It was a staggering blow, from which the Confederacy never rallied. The regiments from your State took an honor- able part in the campaign here, and it is well your State should honor their memory." V. D. C. CONTENTION IN ST. LOUIS OCTOBER 4->- Mrs. A. T. Sniythe. of Charleston, President of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Mrs. A. W. Rapley, of St. Louis, President of the Missouri Division of the U. D. C, have. It is understood, agreed to hold the annual convention of the Daughters in St. Louis October 4-8, instead of the usual days in November. Confederate Day at the World's Fair will be October 7, and that date has been set apart by the manage- ment to the Daughters of the Confederacy. At the Charleston convention it was ordered that representa- tion be as follows : Maryland ,^7 Mississippi ^.^ Missouri ^6 Montana 5 New Yorlt 14 Norlli Carolina w Ohio i Oklahoma t South Carolina So Tennessee 68 Teaas 'St Utah • Virginia ia6 West Virginia 39 Total.. ..i.aiS Alsbimi 8S Arkansas 4*^ C-ilifornla 27 District of Columbia. s Florida .^o Georgi* S2 IndiAU Territory 7 Kentucky ''h Louisiana 63 History Committee, U. D. C. Mrs. Augustine T. Smythe, President of the United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy, has appointed the following ladies on the History Committee, U. D. C. : Mrs. James Mercer Garnett, of Maryland; Miss Mary B. Poppenheim, of South Carolina; Mrs. S. P. Pugh, of Louisiana; Miss A. C. Benning, of Georgia; Mrs. Ida V. M. Hardy, of Mississippi. In connection with the sketch of Company F, Twelfth Ala- bama Regiment, in the February Veteran, page 81, the fol- lowing paragraphs were unavoidably omitted. The record membership of that company is a credit as well to the regiment and the State from which they served. It will be interesting to note that of the surviving members of this company letters were read from Rev. William A. Moore, of Neches, Tex.: Mr. Fletch S. Zachry, of Tyler, Tex.; Mr. George P. Ward, of Willhite, La.; and Mr. J. S. Porter, of Lawrenceville, Ga. Toasts were drunk to absent comrades, to the memory of those who had crossed the river, and to the charming hosts and hostesses who entertained the company. 108 Qopfederatc Ueterat)- (^oofederate l/eterarj. S. A. CUNNINGHAM, EJitor unJ rropr!c«or. Office: Methodist Pnblithing House Building, Nashville, Tenn. ThU publication is the personal property of S. A. Cunninphanl. All per- tOBS who approve lis principles and re:ilizc'ils I>enr6t8 as an organ for A^ dallona throughout the South are requested to commend its patronage and to OoCpenUe in extending its circulation. Let each one be constantly diligent. EVIDENCES OF APPRECIATION. The editor of the Veteran was at a meeting of the Atlanta Camp recently, and the greeting is recalled with pride. In his eminently practical way, Capt. R. E. Park, Treasurer of Georgia, asked that the editor make such statements as he desired about his work, and he replied that he had but little to say for the Veteran, that he had never solicited a sub- scriber, and he preferred that others speak of that. He did appeal most earnestly for the "Bill Arp" Memorial, and begged that Georgians take up the matter and contribute lib- erally. Responding, Capt. Park rather rebuked the editor for his modesty, and said that he ought to have discussed the Vet- eran. He is as liberal a contributor, including members of his family, as any other to the memorial referred to. In mak- ing an earnest appeal for the Veteran, he said that all Confederates in particular ought to be constantly diligent for increase of circulation. When Capt. Park had finished speaking, Gen. Clement A. Evans rose and said : "I am glad indeed that Capt. Park has spoken so warmily and justly about our visiting comrade. It is one good soldier giving well-deserved praise to another. I would say that our cause had no braver soldier in battle than Cunningham, and no more earnest and valuable exponent and defender in peace. The flag of the Veteran, which he has edited and published so many years, has been flying at the front to represent the whole truth and worth and sacredness of our Confederate history. We are indebted to the per- sistence and fidelity of its editor, the soldier, who is our wel- come guest to-night, for the great good it has done. It has not made him rich, and never will, but it has done better by giving the riches of truth to others, the riches of his comrades' esteem, and the personal satisfaction that his life has been well spent, and all spent for one great and sacred purpose." Judge W. L. Calhoun, who was long President of. the Con- federate Home for Georgia and is now the President of the committee to erect an equestrian statue to Gen. Gordon, fol- lowed Gen. Evans. He bore cordial testimony to the fact that, in the years he had served his comrades in Confederate matters, he had never made any request of the Veteran that was not complied with promptly and liberally, and he com- mended what his associates had said. As the guest was about departing for an early train, Cap!. W. H. "Tip" Harrison, Adjutant of the Camp, and who would make a good brigadier, joined in the hearty expres sions, and said : "I will send you ten new subscribers soon." The Veteran has no occasion to murmur. It is evident that a hundred thousand persons read every issue, and it is rare now that there are orders to stop it except on account of death, and its continuation to the family after death is an injunction often made by comrades that will be sacredly re garded. None of the following owed the Veteran anything, and of course none knew of the other's action. Enough of kindly notices have come in correspondence during the past two months to satisfy the most ardent desire for human indorsement. It is a coincidence that these notes from such distinguished persons should come in such proximity to each other. These good friends will pardon the publication of their letters. From Commander Texas Division, U. C. V. Mrs. Davis Sends Check for 5 from New York. Inclosure from Gen. George Washington CubTis Lee. Correction.— In the last issue of llie Veteran the notice fl referring to the services of Gen. Longstrcet as Railroad Com missioner stated that Gen. Jos. E. Johnston was his immediat- predecessor in this government position. That was an error. Gen. Wade Hampton succeeded Gen. Johnston. President Cleveland appointed Gen. Hampton during his second term as President, and upon his resignation President McKinley appointed Gen. Longstreet. (Confederate l/eterap. 109 REUNION DATES CHANGED TO JUNE 14, 15, 16. Upon learning that September would be a very inconvenient time for many people of the South, particularly in the cotton- producing sections, the Committee, by unanimous vote, has rescinded the date and submitted the matter entirely to the Commander and Department Commanders, suggesting, how- ever, that June 14, 15, and 16 would be agreeable to Nashvill*. The Veteran informed the Commander in Chief, Gen. Ste- phen D. Lee, who replied as follows: "Thanks for your telegram announcing action of the Ex- ecutive Committee as to date of reunion. Your Nashville peo- ple could not have acted more nicely than they did, and our comrades everywhere ought to appreciate their yielding their date to our wishes for a change. . . . Also, I feel that we should in deference to our hosts accept the new dates in June. Let us all work for a great reunion." Later Adjt. Gen. Mickle telegraphed the Veteran that the date suggested by Nashville is accepted, and tliat everything possible will be done to make the reunion one of the largest and most successful ever held. LEE TO THE REAR. Comrade R. J. Harding, of Jackson, Miss., writes: "So much has been said about the "Lee to the rear" incident that, having been a member of the Texas Brigade, I wish to add my testi- mony to that given heretofore as to the claims of the Texas Brigade. But it will be seen from histories of the Army of Northern Virginia that Gen. Lee, on several occasions, attempt- ed to lead his troops in battle. At the Wilderness, on May 6, he tried to lead the Texas Brigade; later, in the fighting around Spottsylvania, he attempted to lead Howe's Missis- ^ippians, and the Virginians at the 'Bloody Angle.' In all of these attempts he was prevented by the men around him, as lie would have been by any body of soldiers in his army had the same opportunity presented itself." Capt. R. D. Funkhouser, of the Forty-Ninth Virginia, Pe- iii.im's Brigade, Gordon's Division, writing an interesting ac- ''unt of tlie same incident, says: "It is a confusion in dates that has caused the controver.sy. On the 6th of May Gen. Lee did attempt to lead the Texas Brigade, and on the 12th he did attempt to lead the Forty-Ninth Virginia to recover '1'. salient at Spottsylvania, lost by Gen. Edward Johnson's CCS. Gen. Gordon came up just at that time and requested ' .en. Lee to go to the rear, which was shouted by the men. Lee to the rear !' " THE LEE MEMORIAL DINNER IN NEW YORK. The fourteenth annual banquet of the Confederate Veteran Camp of New York City was the most elaborate affair of the Icind in the history of the Camp. It was given at the Waldorf- Astoria, and was indeed the grandest ever given at tliis famous Itustclry, not excepting that given to Prince Henry. After the banquet a grand ball was given in the Astor Gal- lery. The boxes were decorated with Virginia creeper and bunting and filled with beautiful women. About four hun- dred ladies and gentlemen were on the floor and in the boxes, I and perhaps as many more filled the space behind the boxes. ! The direction of affairs throughout was by Maj. Edward I Owen, Commander of the Canvp, who has given several other cntertaii ;;,ents of sinnlar character, with each a little better than the former. , The following were among the toasts: "The President and ■the Army and Navy of the United States ;" "The Memory cf Robert E. Lee;" "Virginia, Her Washington, Her Lee;" "The Capture of New York by the Confederates ;" "United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy." CIVIL SIDE OF THE CONFEDERACY. In some recent correspondence information is asked about the civil side of the Confederacy — as to how it provided the means to equip and sustain the armies in the field, how it built ships, foundries, and arsenals. This correspondent, Taylor McRae. of Fort Worth, Tex., says the Selma arsenal was built by his uncle, Colin J. McRae, for the government, and he was afterwards financial agent for the Confederacy in England and France. It was here that the famous steamer Tennessee was built and launched and the iron to sheet her molded or wrought. His questions on the subject create the desire for some contributions from those who are well-informed, and the Veteran requests such contributions for publication. WITH THE FIRST TENNESSEE IN MEXICO. A comrade, writing from Hammond, La., says: "There is now in the Confederate Home at Austin. Tex., a gallant old soldier, Capt. William R. Bradfute, who is the last living officer of the famous First Tennessee in our war with Mexico, where he rendered distinguished service. When the War be- tween the States began he was captain in the Second United States Cavalry, but resigned and accepted an office on the staflf of Gen. Ben McCulloch. Capt. Bradfute is now nearly eighty years old, but prefers living on his pension as a Mexican veteran and in the Confederate Soldiers' Home, both fairly earned by his own hands, than to be dependent upon relatives or even his own son, Dr. Champe Bradfute, of Baltimore, Md. Why should not the Cross of Honor be conferred on this old Veteran? It is the last reward the old man can ever get for his services to the Confederacy." GEN. CLEMENT A. EVANS'S STAFF. In assuming command of the Arnn- of Tennessee Depart- ment, U. C. v., Gen. Evans issues General Order No. i, stating that the staff of the late Commander of this depart- ment is hereby continued as the staff of the present Command- ing General ; also that the headquarters of the department will be continued as heretofore established, at Columbus, Miss.: Brig. Gen. E. T. Sykes, Columbus, Miss., Adjutant Gen- eral and Chief of Staff; Col. H. C. Myers, of Memphis, Tenn., Assistant Adjutant General; Cols. R. P. Lake, of Memphis, Tenn., Quartermaster General ; Alfred M. O'Neal, Florence, Ala., Inspector General; E. L. Russell, of Mobile, Ala., Com- missary General ; W. L. Calhoun, Atlanta, Ga., Judge Advo- cate General; W. J. McMurry, Nashville, Tenn., Surgeon General ; H. F. Sproles, Vicksburg, Miss., Chaplain General. The Aids-de-Cainp are colonels, and are as follows : L. L. Middlebrook, Covington, Ga. ; R. M. Howard, Colum- bus, Ga. ; W. D. Ellis, Sr., Atlanta, Ga. ; Charles S. Arnall, Atlanta, Ga. ; B. F. Eshleman, New Orleans, La. ; Arstude Hopkins, New Orleans, La.; W. H. Rogers, New Orleans, La. ; J. M. Dickinson, Chicago, 111. ; Samuel L. Robertson, Birmingham, Ala.; D. P. Bestor, Mobile, Ala.; J. A. Kirk- patrick, Montgomery, Ala. ; J. V. Harris. Key West, Fla. ; W. R. Garrett, Nashville, Tenn. ; W. J. Crawford. Memphis, Tenn. ; G. D. Sliands, Oxford, Miss. ; George M. Helm, Green- ville, Miss.; S. A. Jonas, Aberdeen, Miss.; T. C. Carter, Meridian, Miss.; W. A. Montgomery, Edwards, Miss.; E. Q. Withers, Holly Springs, Miss. They will report by letter to the Lieutenant General Com- manding, .\tlanta, Ga. T. M. Emerson, of Manchester, Tean., wiihes to hear from Dr. W. H. Cooper and Dr. Price, who were on duty with bim at the State Hospital in Nashville when Fort Donelson (ell, and until Nashville surrendered to Gen. Buell's army. 110 Qopfederate l/eterao- "UNFURL THE FLAG," A REMINISCENCE OF 1865. BY CUL. LUKE \V. KlNLAY, MEMPHIS. Recounting the reminiscences in life often bring with them unexpected joys. Those of the past half century in the United States have not, at all times, been of the most pacific nature, and yet they often leach historic lessons, forecasting character- istics and qualities var>ing with the characters and manhood of a people. We recall now, briefly, scenes simple and yet full of ro- mance, and none the less of character. The organization of the Tennessee regiments numbered Fourth, Fifth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Fourth, Thirty-First, Thirty-Third, Thirty-Fifth, Thirty-Eighth, and Forty-First Tennessee and the Fifth Con- federate into one in April, 1865, under James D. Tillman as colonel, the writer as lieutenant colonel, and C. S. Deakin p.s major, and the undaunted presence of that company of vet- erans that were ready to welcome death rather than desert the post of duty are facts of history now. It will not be taken amiss by the distinguished officer, and I am sure it will be read with marked interest by all our peo- ple who value the services of men who were willing to give their lives upon the altar of duty, if I here state a fact little known, occurring amid the confusions of the hour; if I here present what his superior officers thought of Col. Tillman in that elder day. It was a critical time. Richmond had fallen. Appomattox was an event of nine days before. It was in these words : "Bivouac Akmv of the South, April 18, 1865. To Whom II Mav Concern "Grceti'ig: Know all men by these presents, that James D. Tillman, colonel of the Forty-First Regiment, Tennessee Vol- unteer Infantry, has recently been appointed colonel of one of the Tennessee regiments in this army, and that this regiment was composed of the remnants of the Fourth, Fifth, Nine- teenth, Twenty-Fourth, Thirty-First, Thirty-Third, Thirty- Fifth, Thirty-Eighth, and Forty-First Tennessee Regiments and Fifth Confederate Regiment, and that the commanders of these regiments composed of remnants of the aforesaid oid regiments consolidated, were selected and appointed because of their experience, efficiency, and gallantry. "John C. Brown, Major General; C. L. Stevenson, Major General; William B. Bate, Major General; W. J. Hardee, Lieutenant General." From Belinont to Bentonville they had stood manfully at their post of duty, and were yet ready for the continued strug- gle. These Tennesseeans, in the vigor of manhood, veterans and inured to arms, though having just attained manhood, bore themselves with the .spirit and dash and intrepidity that had marked them on many a field. The colors the ensign bore were the workmanship of the ladies of Montgomery, Ala How the soldiers treasured this gift! How they looked upon its beautiful folds as they flashed in the sunlight ! The capitulation at Greensboro, iS'. C, then took place. The armies of the North gladly moved toward the national capital, and those of the South moved toward their respective States. The former were not less glad to see the end of that era of carnage. At the last fight incidents occurred which showed on the one hand the prowess of the soldier of the South, and on the other the willingness of the soldier of the North to defer further fighting. In the last engagement a Tennessee regiment penetrated Sherman's line of battle near the center, broke through to the rear, marched around by the flank, and retook its place in Johnston's army after the lapse of three or four days, and e.xhibited a heroism that had not been bowed down by misfortune and impending defeat. The words of the able and devout Dr. John B. McFerrin, in the valley near Greensboro, as he told in his original discourse, "For we have no continuing city here," were the last ones to an assembled body upon this field. Westward we took up our line of march. We were on our way home. Our route lay through Asheville, N. C. This little city, upon the banks of the French Broad, a dashing, leaping, restless stream, nestled in the mountains, beautiful for situa- tion, as the eye sweeps from the forceful waves that roll, dash, foam, and jostle at the base of this enchanted place, to the far-off mountains — always has been, from the days the Indians roved over her hills and dales, and always will be, a noted spot. "Verdure and blossom and the smile of coming spring are upon every hillside and valley." In that trying struggle, her heart full of loyalty for the South, her lovely daughters sang songs of daring and inspired others with the love of liberty. At the first call to arms her manly sons, moved by the teaching of their fathers and the spirit of 1776, gathered under the folds of the Southern banner. We were approaching Asheviile. These valiant soldiers were quietly marching on- ward toward the West. As I saw them marching on the route step home, serious, patient, thoughtful, I could not but recall their valor on many a field. What thoughts were com ing into their minds? To many, visions of their once beauitful homes were but a memory. Deserted farms and smoldering chimneys alone told the sad tale of their once happy childhood and boyhood and home life. Did the vision of the past or the forecast of the future make their imprint upon their youthful countenances? Did they foretell the wonderful en- durance and patience thereafter exhibited in the sad years 01 reconstruction through which we have passed? Where art they now? How many have passed over to the other side? COL. LUKE W. FINLAV. On matiy an occasion, as I stood at the head of that cohimi and looked down its ranks, I was filled with joy at their pres ence and thought of their heroic valor on many a field. Thi Greeks that followed Xenophon in his retreat were not mor Qopfederate l/eterap 111 loyal to their colors, or braved greater dangers than these. No Roman had ever led braver men. Gustavus Adolphus never commanded more heroic soldiers, and the Revolution of 1776 had no worthier. Quietly, patiently, over the mountains, up- hill and downhill, and along that rocky road to the West, they kept the line of march. Who were these Tennesseeans? Some had participated in the repulse of Grant at Belmont ; in the staggering blow given him at Shiloh ; in rolling back the fresh levies of McCook and the veterans of Gilbert under Buell at Perryville ; helped deal the heavy blows given Rosecrans at Murfreesboro ; witnessed the retreat at sunset of Thomas from Snodgrass Hill in the great battle of the River of Death ; saw the recoil of Sher- man's splendid brigade of Sheridan's Division as it was forced back upon Hooker at Missionary Ridge; were in the war waltz of Joe Johnston witli Sherman in the Georgia campaign ; passed over the works on the bridge of death at Franklin ; pressed Thomas with his threefold forces to the gates of Nash- ville; endured the hardships and sacrifices of the retreat from Tennessee; stood steadfastly upon the field at Bentonville. As we approached Ashcville I thought of the loyalty of her citizens ; of the attachment of licr people to the cause we had espoused; of the lives of sacrifice and valor, as illustrated by her sons, from Manassas to Gettysburg and from Gettysburg to Appomattox, and it occurred to me that they would like to see once more a body of soldiers marching under the flag of the South. Even our enemies in that day recognized the prowess of our soldiery. The distinguished James G. Blaini, failing to see there were two sides to this cause, writes of them : "Never perhaps was an army organized with fighting qualifies superior to those of the army put into the field by the Confederates, I'liey fought with an absolute conviction, however erroneous, that iheir cause was just." But there was a hipher plane which he never reached. They were not "rebels." They were not traitors. Like the Saxons, they had gone down before superior numbers at Hastings. But Saxon manhood survived the Norman victory. The soldiers of the North came as enemies into their homes, and they had rushed to arms as a brave people ought and as a brave people ever will. As we approached the city I said to my senior in com- mand : "Let us unfurl the flag once more; let Asheville's moth- ers and daughters see the battle flag waving over the sons of Tennessee." A distinguished Federal soldier had taken charge of the city. My senior said : "No, it might give offense." After proceeding some distance he turned to me and said : "I wish you would take command of the regiment. I desire to see a friend on business some two miles out." After his departure on that beautiful May morning in 1865. I said to the ensign, "Unfurl that flag." "'Unfurl that flag!' and every startled man Full into line, firm, soldierly, had sprung. The listless look was gone, the languid eye Now flashed again with patriotic flame — The heads just bowed were proudly held erect, And warriors hearkened as the orders came. Now those who bore their arms passed swiftly on, And ranked themselves unbidden at the front. While step to step, a ragged wall of gray. They marched as soldiers from the battle's brunt. And 'Dixie' wakes the echoes of the hills With stirring notes as spirited and true As when at first Confederates, brave and strong. Rung out her changes as they met the blue." He slipped the covering oflf the flag. At the command "Attention !" that band of men walked erect and the ensign lifted his colors. In a moment you could see the eftect upon that body, who had so often stood under its folds in the hour of battle. Like the white cockade mounted in the sight of the followers of Bruce, the effect was electric — the eye was kindled, the soul filled, and the boys with sturdy tread fol- lowed the ensign, animated by the simple strains of fife and drum. "Did they, like birds in spring, show gladness and be- come melodious? or was it the electric spark of sympathy and the heroic sense of fidelity to their cause?" The fifer and drummer took their places at the head of the column, and struck up a Southern air as we entered the city. Those with guns took their places at the head of the column following the music — the colors held by the ensign, with the color guards around it — the others following in line of march. As we entered Asheville at the command, "Right shoulder, shift arms," the command, with heads erect, with wills unbowed, with an energy of movement instinct with life and love of liberty, moved forward along the various streets from its eastern limit to its western slope. Strangely, but nevertheless in truth, there were some soldiers in Federal uniform that did not manifest joy as we passed, but from every cottage and every residence, from every door and every window waved a kerchief. Here and there, perhaps, tears fell as the inmates of that home thought of an unburied son or brother upon the fields of Virginia. At any rate, the heart of Asheville was touched and showed its sympathy. We passed the academic grounds. Along the fence in its entire front the girls stood, admiring and wondering at the approaching line. On a vacant lot, on the opposite side of the street, stood Clingman, Vance, and others, noted soldiers and citizens of Asheville. As the battalion approached and reached the line of girls, the nearest said : "Let me touch that flag." She caught it and kissed it, and the next did likewise, and as the ensign passed every one in that long line paid this tribute of love and sympathy to the flag borne by the Confederates — the workmanship of ladies of Alabama's capital. "With reverence they kissed the flag in tears. As one by one each maiden with bowed head Came softly forward, while their hallowed thoughts Had ushered in the presence of the dead. And so the story of the buried love Will live through time, sped on from tongue to tongue ; With harps attuned unto the heart's own chord, That last unfurling shall be softly sung." Westward and homeward we moved and passed along down by the banks of the French Broad, thinking of our homes, and the singular romance became a memory. Six Heroes Routed a Federal Regiment. — Lem Wilson writes from Ona, W. Va., December 28, 1903 : "In the Octo- ber Veteran, page 445, P. G. Carter, Celeste, Tex., inquires for the four comrades who went with him and M. B. Hylton on scout duty south of Newtown, Va., as Gen. Early was on his way into Maryland in 1864, on which occasion a Federal regiment was charged by six men and driven from town, and the six Confederates dined at the table of the Federal colonel after he left. The four names wanted are ; Thomas Meritt, Joseph Stewart, Israel Johnston, Lem Wilson, and the writer — all of the Eighth Virginia Infantry. I am glad to have learned about the two comrades who led us, it seemed, into the jaws of death; yet it was easily done. Grit carried us on, and the dust scared the Federals off fast." 112 Confederate l/eteraij. THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND, MISS. BV J. V. GSEIF, PADUCAH, KV. For the truth of history I wish to correct a mistake mad: by Oamrade Nelson in the January issue of the Veteran as to the date of the battle of Raymond, Miss. This battle was fought on May 12 instead of the i6th. I was at Jackson, Miss., when Gregg's Brigade moved out, and remember distinctly Col. McGavock's "bloody Tenth" Tennessee. I'his was on the 11th of May, and the battle was fought the next day, the I2th. I was a member of Company D, Third Kentucky Regiment, Buford's Brigade, Loring's Division. Si.x companies of our regiment had been mounted only a short time previous at Meridian, Miss., and, under the command of Col. R. P. Thomp- son, ordered to report to Gen. Gregg, and were with him in this fight and covered his retreat to Jackson. On the 14th the enemy attacked Jackson, and the small force there held them in check until everything was removed, our forces retiring over the Canton road with Thompson still covering the rear. When our troops returned in a few days to Jackson they found the enemy had burned up the great- er part of the town. In the meantime we had moved out to Champion Hill or Baker's Creek, and fought the enemy there on the l6th. Gtn. Johnston was now in command, and maneuvered us about the Big Black River. On the night of July 4 we arrived at the railroad bridge, where we met Breck- inridge and French's Divisions with the pontoons. During the night a courier arrived informing Johnston of Pemberton's surrender, and the next morning we began our retreat to Jackson, with Loring's Division in the rear and Buford's Cav- alry covering the retreat. We fought the enemy all the way, and so closely did they press us that they arrived in Jackson almost as soon as our rear guard. After several days' fighting we fell back across Pearl River, then back to Lake Station. It was in this campaign that the Third Kentucky Regiment, bemg without colors, were presented by Gen. Hardee with one of his battle flags, a blue flag with a white cresent [the kind that Cleburne's men used], which we carried until the ladies of Canton, Miss., presented the regiment with a large silk flag. SIVETT'S BATTERY AT JONESBORO. BY JOSEPH EKWIN, STARKVILLE, MISS. Reading about Swell's Battery in the November Veteran reminds me of another incident in which this battery was con- spicuous. The fight at Jonesboro was on, or about, August i. Hardee's Corps had marched all night, and reached Jonesboro about daylight. Our battery consisted of two twelve-pound Napoleons and two twelve-pound Parrotts. Capt. Shannon had been wounded on the 2isl of July in the fighting around Atlanta, and was not with us at Jonesboro, and Henry Steele was in command, with Lieut. F. M. Williams in charge of the second section. On reaching Jonesboro we were ordered to unlimber and feed. We rested until about ten o'clock, when we were ordered out to meet Kilpatrick's Cavalry, which we did, driving them back and capturing two pieces of artillery. About noon we were again permitted to rest, but not allowed to unharness the liorses. Being worn out from marching all the night previous and the morning fighting, many of the boys were soon sound asleep under and around guns, but about two o'clock we were roused up and ordered out to meet Sher- man's army. It was a grand and fearful sight to see that great army coming like a monster wave to ingulf us. They were several lines deep in our immediate front in an open field. Breckin- ridge was on our right, and no men ever put up a more gal- lant fight than did those Kentucky boys that day at Jonesboro. Govan, with his game little Arkansas Brigade, was supporting us, but courage and heroism availed nothing against such overwhelming odds. We poured grape and canister into them, cutting great gaps in their lines ; but they closed them up with fresh men, and came on to the very muzzles of our guns. Then the order was given to cease firing. Lieut. Williams repeated the order, and started to the rear, but looking back saw that G. G. Pegram, gunner of the fourth piece, had not heard the order, and was still working his gun. He went back to stop him, when he was mortally wounded, and died in the hands of the enemy. That night our forces fell back to Lovejoy Station. A day or two afterwards, the enemy having fallen back to Atlanta, Jo Craig and I, with three other comrades whose names I have forgotten, went over the battlefield of Jones- boro and found a grave marked with the name of "Lieut. F. M. Williams, C. S. A." We procured a coffin, dug up his poor body, placed it in the coffin, and reinterred it in the same grave. No better or braver soldier ever died for the cause we all loved. He was my messmate and sleeping companion for three years of the war. He was a Christian soldier and gen- tleman, whose example induced many of the boys to lead better lives; always ready to do and, if necessary, to die in the dis- charge of his duty, as shown in that last act of his life by going back into the fire of battle to enforce an order issued by his superior. If there are any members of the old battery living, I should be glad to hear from them. LEE AND JACKSON DAY. Letter from Judge John N. Lylc, Waco, Tex. : "In the December Veteran I am made to say : 'I note with gladness the decay of Camps,' etc. Of course 'sadness' is what I meant. "The Daughters of the Confederacy here, in response to the request of the survivors of the Stonewall Brigade, celebrated the 19th of January as 'Lee and Jackson Day.' A well-ar- ranged programme was admirably rendered. Short orations J on Lee and Jackson were delivered, and the occasion was f enlivened by songs and instrumental music. Only a few Camps and Chapters paid attention to the resolutions passed by the Stonewall veterans at Staunton. A copy was sent to the general convention of the U. D. C. at Charleston and to some State conventions, but it is evident that no notice was takcti by many of these organizations. The request, in these resolutions, was reasonable, and the suggestion of a cele- bration on the 19th of Lee's and Jackson's births jointly has met with unanimous approval wherever mentioned. The Daughters at Charleston must have been absorbed with too many other important matters. It cannot be that they were indifferent to the memory of so beloved a hero as Stonewall Jackson. If they think that his fame needs no celebrations to keep it alive, I agree with them. If they fear that the asso- ciation of his name with that of (jen. R. E. Lee in a celebra- jj tion will detract from the repuiation of the latter, their fears Jj are groundless. If there was any difference in the greatness of the two men, they were too far beyond ordinary mortals to differentiate and draw contrasts. "From the Camps nobody expected anything. The Veterans are now 'chimney corner' men ; few of the Camps get up cele- brations, and few of the individuals attend those gotten up by the Daughters. As to the Sons, when you get beyond a parade where they can display themselves, they are not worth killing. If the Daughters don't take them under their wings, the organization will perish from the earth." Qoofederate l/eterap. 113 "THE HERO OF MOBILE BAY" LIEUT. J. R. ECGLESTON, C. S. NAVY, RAYMOND, JIISS. Editor Confederate Veteran: Inasmuch as newspaper ac- counts have been widely circulated that the late Lieut. Thomas L. Harrison, C. S. N., was the "hero of Mobile Bay" in the celebrated battle there, and a Confederate coat labeled "Worn by Thomas L. Harrison, the Hero of Mobile Bay," is said to be among the war relics in the Missouri Room at Richmond, I ask the favor of your columns to place on record the facts in the case. I ask it not only in justice to the memory of men who did perform heroic deeds in the fight, but to that of my old friend, Tom Harrison, who, if living, would never have permitted a claim so utterly without foundation to be put forth in his behalf. But first let me make it plain by what authority I speak. I was on the stafif of Admiral Buchanan during the whole time that he was in command of our naval forces in the waters of Alabama. I was ordnance oflicer of the station and flag lieu- tenant when the Admiral was afloat. When Farragut's fleet began to gather ofT Mobile Bay, Admiral Buchanan went down there, and left mc at the office to equip and mount the guns of I he ironclad Nashville, and then to join him. Having per- formed my duties as ordered, I was on my way down in a river boat when we met another that gave us news of the battle that had taken place that morning (August S, 1864). So, while to my regret I was not in the battle, I was yet in a position to have accurate knowledge of what happened. Farragut entered Mobile Bay with eighteen ships of war, four of tbcm monitors, that mounted in the aggregate 199 guns with 2.700 men. To oppose this great fleet, Buchanan had the ironclad ram Tennessee and the frail wooden gunboats, the Morgan, the Gaines, and the Selma, mounting in all 22 guns, :.nd with 470 men. As there was no escape for the Confederate vessels. Buch- anan would have been justified in surrendering without firmg a gun. as a regiment would surrender to a division under such circumstances. But the old Admiral was not made that way. He headed the Tennessee directly for the Hartford, Farragut's flagship, seeking to ram her. But the latter, being greatly superior in speed, easily eluded her antagonist. The whole Federal fleet then concentrated their efforts on the Tennessee, and soon, with rudder chains shot away, she lay a helpless hulk in the midst of her enemies. Then she was necessarily surren- dered by her immediate commander, James V>, Johnston. Ad- miral Buchanan liad already been carried below severely wounded. In the meant imc the Gaines had been fought by her gallant commander, John W. Bennett, until she was sinking under his feet, when he beached her near the guns of Fort Morgan. Capt. P. M. Murphy had placed his little walking beam river boat Selma athwart the bows of the Hartford, and poured raking shots into that vessel until Farragut, "annoyed," as he says he vv'as, detached Jouctt in the Metacomct, of ten guns, to capture the dare-devil little Confederate with four guns. The Selma surrendered, but not until her deck was covered with her dead, among them her executive officer, Lieut. Comstock. "Stand to your guns, men !" were his words as he fell forward with his breast torn away by a fragment of shell. There was 'the hero of Mobile Bay." There were others, already alluded to, but there was not one on board the Morgan who had the remotest claim to be so called. That vessel had not received a scratch. Her immunity from harm was accounted for in one way only by army, navy, and citizens of Mobile at that time, and that is ; she was never in 3** range of the enemy's guns. Her commander was George W. Harrison, her executive officer "Tom" Harrison. Only the captain of the Morgan can be held responsible for the manage- ment of the vessel in the fight. None the less it is enough to make any man belonging to her then turn in his grave to hear himself spoken of as "the hero of Mobile Bay." There was an episode connected with the part played by the Morgan in the battle that set the town a-laughing for a week at least. Every naval officer knew that a fleet of steamships could and often had run by land batteries without receiving any great damage; but because we expressed such opinions quite freely we were sharply criticised by the Mobile Register, edited by Col. John Forsyth, whereupon Commander G. W. Har- rison sent a polite invitation to Forsyth to be his guest on board (he Morgan during the expected fight. It was not until the Morgan got back from Mobile, like the one Spartan that escaped from Thermopylas, that Forsyth acknowledged the invitation. He then published Harrison's note, with the customary regrets, all the greater inasmuch as he lost an opportunity to view the battle without being in the slightest danger of getting hurt. ACCURATE HISTORIC RECORDS. BY JOHN H. MARTINj OF HAWKINSVILLE, GA. Forty years obscure the memory of us all to a greater or less degree, and I am not able to plead not guilty to this in- firmity, but there are some things that I feel I cannot be 7nistaken about, ."^o vividly were they impressed upon my mind during the sanguinary conflict of the Confederate war. I have from time to time noticed a number of inaccuracies in statements in the Veteran and other publications made by those who wore the gray. These statements have gone uncor- rected and unquestioned, and, as they have been made by those who were participants in the bloody events described, they bear the impress of historic value, and when the Con- federate veterans have all passed away, these statements will be cited as indubitable proof of the correctness of events as narrated. Is it not, therefore, a duty that we all owe to each other and to the chivalric dead and to our loved cause to correct the errors as far as in our power lies? Believing that we should, I, for the first time, write for publication any of my recollections of the Confederate war, and in this article narrate some of the inaccuracies that I now recall. In the November, 1903, issue of the Confederate Veteran, under the title "Incidents of Battle at Gettysburg," Com- rade Dick Rcid, of Nashville, Tenn., states thus: "Gen, Bob Tootnbs, with his Georgia Brigade, marched up to where we were in position." He then describes the kind of horse Gen. Toombs rode, and mentions what the General said about dodging balls. Now, the fact is. Gen. Toombs was not at the battle of Gettysburg. He was not at the time an officer in the Confederate service. He resigned his commission as a brigadier general on March 5, 1863. My old army friend, Capt. Laurence E. O'Keefe, who was with me in the Seventeenth Georgia Regiment and who now resides in Atlanta, Ga., has furnished me with Gen. Toombs's fareweii address, and I herein inclose to you a copy of it. There is one point in the address that I call especial atten- tion to, and that is, not one of his brigade was ever court- martialed, and I would add to this, if there was ever one of this grand old brigade court-martialed after he left us, I fail to remember it. Gen. Henry L. Benning succeeded Gen. Toombs, and Gen. Bcnning was in command of the brigade at Gettysburg, and a nobler man or braver soldier than he was never unsheathed his sword from the moment the sunlight of victory broke forth lU Qot^federate Ueterai). GEN. HENRY L. BKNNING. and streamed over the plains of Manassas on through the alternating periods of cloud and sunshine down to the ill- starred night that settled over fated Appomattox. Comrade Reid is also mistaken as to the location of the brigade, or a part of it at least. Benning"s Brigade was com- posed of the Second. Fifteenth, Seventeenth, and Twentieth Georgia Regiments, the Seven- teenth being the regi- ment that he organized and which was mus- tered into the Confed- erate service on August 31, 1861, and which he commanded until his promotion to brigadier general. As it took all my time and attention to properly handle m y own Company D, of the Seventeenth Geor- gia, I was not in a posi- tion to know what was going on outside of my own regiment, for the lines of blue in our front made matters decidedly interesting to us. Mr. Reid says there were one hundred and eighty-six pieces of artillery, and that he was at the extreme gun on the left waiting to open fire on Cemetery Heights, when Toombs's Brigade came up and began to deploy for the purpose of pro- tecting the artillery against a charge. Now, in order to reply to this, I shall have to give my recollections of the battle of Gettysburg, and it will be seen that they differ from those oi others, for I have never seen a published article on this battle to all the statements of which I could subscribe, and in this I am sustained by the recollections of others of my old com- rades, who saw and remember them as I do. On the 1st day of July. 186.^, when the figliting first began, Longstreet's Corps was between Chambersburg, through which we had passed, and Gettysburg, and we were put on a forced march to reach Gettysburg. After we had crossed a stream of water a few miles from Gettysburg, we began seeing the Federal dead, which continued as far as we went on the road leading into Gettysburg, and near the limits of the city we filed to the right. Hood's Division, composed of two Georgia regiments, one Alabama, one South Carolina, and the brigade known as the Texas Brigade and composed of the First, Fourth, and Fifth Texas and Third Arkansas, five brigades in all, formed the extreme right of the Confederate army. On the afternoon of the 2d day of July the division was behind a strip of woods which screened it from the enemy; and passing through this strip of woods the division was formed in line of battle immediately in front of the woods by the intrepid Hood, who, I think, was on his battle horse, the roan pony. My impression is that we were formed facing westward, but as to the. points of the compass I was not thinking, but I know that in our rear was a strip of woods, in our front a field, at the edge of the field farthest from us and in the direction that we charged was a stone fence, behind which were Federal soldiers galore. Behind the fence and the sol- diers there was a battery on a hill with a flat top, on which was the battery. 1 he right side of this little mountain was steep, and there was adjoining a rugged ravine or gorge. and on its right another rock-ribbed hill; in rear of the sm.ill mountain on which was the baitery was a narrow valley, and then loomed up a round-top mountain. Amid the rain of bullets, shot, and shell the division swept onward, driving the enemy before it, and stopped not until the little valley was reached. The battery was captured, but by which troops I know not, but then thought, and yet think, it was by Hood's Division, for it covered and extended beyond the mountain on both sides in its charge. 1 have seen it stated by sume of our distinguished officers that Benning's men did not get up until this battery was captured. 1 know not how it was on top of that little mountain where the battery was, fo.' the Seventeenth Georgia went through the ravine or gorge and had passed h\ the battery at^d was near the little valley's edge before the battery was captured, for while we were in this ravine, and nearly through it, the Federals fired a terrific storm of bullets upon us from above and on the mountain on which was the battery, and this continued until the music of the unmistakable Confederate yell announced to us the joyous tidings that our men were on the top and were charging, and soon thoso firing upon us were routed from the mountain top. Notwithstanding repeated efforts to drive us out and back, we held our position, and that night the Seventeenth Georgia was moved to the left and on the little mountain on which the battery was captured, and remained thereon that night and the next day until near dark. At the time of the charge on Cemetery Heights by Pickett's Division, on the 3d of July, and during the terrific cannonading. I know we were still there facing tlie round-top mountain, but I am unable to state positively that none of the brigade were moved to the left and near Pickett, but I do know that the Seventeenth Georgia was not, and that there was no artillery in our front other than that of the enemy. It seems improbable that any part of the brigade would have been moved away after our severe losses, and the fact that it required all of it to hold our own front intact, and I never knew or heard of any of the brigade being sent to the left. I do not think any part of Benning's Brigade or of Hood's Division were at the print designated by Mr. Reid. Wlien the Seventeenth Georgia charged in through the ravine, the blood- iest spot I saw during the war, the ever-ready and reliable old 'Je.xas Brigade was immediately to our right, and was as usual covering itself with glory by its magnificent fighting. I do not think there were any troops to the right of the Texans in that ni; niorablc charge. From what I have read since the war about the Devil's Den and its location, I am led to believe that where the Seventeenth Georgia went in was its mouth, and that the Texans invaded the den itself. In no history, statement, article, address, writing, or pano- rama that I have ever seen has Hood's Division received the credit due it for its work at Gettysburg. In my opinion the charge of this division at Gettysburg was the grandest and most daring and most sublime exhibition of heroic courage displayed during the war, and was such as to give grounds for the declaration of one of the officers of the captured bat- tery that it was not composed of mortal men, but it seemed as if the demons of hell itself were turned loose, so terrific was the onslaught. Gen. Robert Toombs's Farewell Address to His Soldiers. In a letter to the officers and men of Toombs's Brigad*, dated Richmond, Va., March 5, 1863, Gen. R. Toombs said : "Soldiers, to-day I cease to command you. I have resigned my commission as brigadier general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. The separation from you is deeply painful to me. It is only necessary now for me to say that, C^opfederate l/eterai?. 115 under existing circumstances, in my jiid^nient, I could no longer hold my commission under President Davis witli ad- vantage to my country or to you, or witli honor to myself. I cannot separate from you without the expression of my warmest attachment to you and admiration of your noble and heroic conduct from the beginning of this great struggle to the present time. You left your wives and children, kindred, friends, home, property, and pursuits at the very first call of your country, and entered her military service as soon as she was ready to accept you. From that day to this you have stood, witli but a few brief intervals, in sight of the public enemy or within hearing of his guns. "Upon your arrival in Virginia, in the summer of 1861, you were incorporated into the Army of the Potomac. You have shared with tha; army all its toils, its sufferings, its hardships and perils, and contributed at least your share to its glorious career. You have been in the front, the post of danger and of honor, on all the great battlefields of Northern Virginia and Maryland, frcm Yorktown to Sharpsburg. Neither disheart- ened by the death of comiadcs or friends, nor by disease or toil, or privations or sufTerings or neglect, nor intimidated by the greatly superior numbers of the enemy, whom you have been called upon to meet and vanquish, you have upon all occasions displayed that heroic courage which has shed undying luster upon yourselves, your State, your country, and her just and holy cause. "Nca.K' I ne ihoi'.-.and of the hr:i\e men who originally com- posed your four rejiments have fallen, killed or wounded in battle. Your dead you have buried on the battlefield, shed h manly tear over theui, left "glory to keep eternal watch' over their graves, nnd pressed on to new fields of duty and danger. "Though il may seem to lie the language of extravagant eulogy, it is the truth, and fit, on this occasion, to be spoken. You have fairh won the right to inscribe on your battered war Hags the proud boast of Napoleon's Old Guard ; 'This brigade knows how to die, but not to yield to the foe.' "Courage on the field is not your only claim to proud dis- tinction. Since I took command over you I have not pre- ferred a single charge against or arraigned one of you before a court-martial; your conduct never demanded such a duty. "You can well appreciate the feelings with which I part from such, a ccnunaud. "Nothing les^ potcul than the rtfiuirements of a soldier's honor could, with my consent, wrench us asunder while a single banner of the enemy floated over one foot of our coun- try. Soldiers, comrades, friends, farewell ! R. Toombs." SUGGESnOXS FOR ACTION AT STATE REUNIOXS. John Witherspoon DuBose, connected with the State Ds- partmcnt of .Vrchives and History at Montgomery, Ala., and also author of the "Life of William L. Yancey," writes Hon. John W. Bush, of Birmingham, a brigadier general of the .Mabama Division, U. C. V. : "Sir: Your energy and intelligent direction in your office must lie appicciatcd by the veterans of your command, and I shall take advantage of your kindly permission to suggest to you a view of the opportunities of this annual reunion, so happily obse'ved in Alabama, to enlarge the sphere of in- fluence of the noble organijratiou. "h is known of all veterans of the Southern Confederacy that the pulilished histories taught in schools and universities or stored on the shelves of American libraries are not only painful to be read by the older people of the South because of their general inappreciatiou of the truth, and frequent mio- reprcsentation of the facts pertinent to the origin and career of the Confederate States, but they tend to poison the minds of the sons and daughters of that generation of Southern people who strove so heroically, men and women, on the front of battle and in the retirement of home, to check the march of the invader, to the end that justice, tranquillity, and the fruits of peace and liberty might possess the land. "My contemplation of a simple expedient of reform in the manner of celebration at the annual reunion is here presented. I think the Veterans should have an oiator from their own ranks, charged with the duty of preparing and delivering be- fore them in convention assembled at each reunion a formal address relating, among other things, to the social, industrial, and political character of the Southern men at home who went to the field. Let me explain : The men who, within a few mouths or a few days after leaving home, were able to follow Stonewall Jackson a hundred miles in three days on foot and win three pitched battles on the line of march; who were able to ride with Forrest and support his transcendent genius in every emergency. \Ve have got to look to the home life of these men before we comprehend the motive of the Con- federacy and its glorious career so brief. "I would suggest incidentally that the Sons of \'etcrans ap- point an orator also in thj conunon reunion season, and take him from their own numbers only. "The two addresses should be printed in i>amphlct, and the pamphlets bound in one and generally distributed among the two organi7ations. Every public library in the State and in the South should possess a copy of the publication. "I am confident that with this system of preservation of history firmU fixed in the jiroceedings of the annual re- unions other important efforts to the same high end would follow, which I need not trouble you here to consider. "It has been my apprehension that the effect of all cotem- porary efforts to connneinorate the valor and fidelity of the Southern soldier might stop with the record of the field of active war. Certainly it would be quite agreeable to the victor in the great strife to find some excuse for remaining amongst us seven to ten years after Appomattox with armed garrisons whose sole duty was to create voters of a certain MISS IDA LIVELY, Sponsor Ho\vit*-ri'Ui;nn Camp, No. 57^, I'. C. V., New Orleans reunion, 1903. 116 Qorjfederate l/eteraij. kind only, and even now in ihc second generation to deny us the presidency as an immutable punishment. "Posterity should know of the relative strength of the Southern Confederacy and of the Northern States, in re- sources of war, in 1861 before judgment is rendered upon the course of the South then. Posterity should hear from the paroled Confederate soldier and how he conducted himself from 1865 to 1875. There can be no history in the premises without this knowledge. "In a word, let the reunions annually see to it that the present disposition to set down the Southern soldier as a gallant fool and chivalric knave, a kind of bull butting the engine, shall be corrected. "If I might suggest here a good starter for reform in the character of that history so universally corrupting of truth, as we now teach it in schools and colleges, I should advise that the reunion of Veterans and Sons of Veterans in every State may adopt some such plan of utterance and publication as here intimated." CALIFORNIA SPIRIT OF THE CONFEDERACY. California is fast forging to the front in the interest mani- fested in Confederate matters. There are no more loyal or devoted Confederates than can be found in that sunny land, though doubtless many have long been separated from South- ern brethren and Southern interests. The following letter will give an idea of what is being done to keep "the boys" together out there. It is given in the hope that it will be an inspiration to comrades in other sections where it has seemed impossible to keep Camps together, or where no Camp has ever been organized : "HE.^DQL•.^RTERs Camp 770, U. C. v., Los Angeles, Dec. 4, 1903. "To Our Comrades: We come to you with a message — a message concerning the welfare of Confederate Veterans— and we beg of you to listen and heed these words: "Camp 770 is in a flourishing condition — never bolter llian now. We have forty-tw-o members on our active roll in good standing. There have been one hundred and sixty names en- rolled; several have died, a few have resigned, and many have 'straggled;' but we expect to close up and be good mem- bers yet. It is our purpose to go to every Confederate Vet- eran in Southern California, asking him, in the name of fra- ternal brotherhood and warm comradeship, to enroll himself in our Camp. To those whose names are not on our roll wo say: We want you with us. Send in your name, company, regiment, brigade, and division, when and where you enlisted, and when and how you left the service of the Confederacy. "\Ve intend to create a growing interest that will make our meetings large and enjoyable, meetings that all will be pleased to attend, and touch shotilder and elbow with his comrade. We meet on the last Saturday of every month. You surely will be able to give one evening each month to comradeship. The initiation foe is only one dollar, and monthly dues are small. They arc put to good use, in helping any comrade that may be in distress, choering his sick bed, brightening his dying hour, and giving him decent burial. These arc duties we owe; let us pay them cheerfully, gladly. We are joined together by the strongest tic of friendship, for benevolence and social intercourse; not for preferment or financial gain; our only aim is to help each other. We are not numerous, are growing old, and we should all be united, so as to render the few re- maining months and years as contented, happy, and tranquil as close comradosliip can make them. "Comrade, we are starling a movement for the purpose of erecting a hall, where Veterans, Sons of Veterans, and Daugh- ters of the Confederacy can have a meeting place, a home; where we can take our visiting friends ; where we can have, accessible to all, at all times, Southern literature, newspapers, magazines, histories, etc. ; where we can place our relics, our pictures, and mementos ; where we can hold our meetings, business and social, have our entertainments, and place over our front entrance 'Home of Confederates.' Now, comrade, we want your help, your countenance, and aid in this matter, if it be only a kind, cheery word. "Committee: C. H. Hance, Chairman; Dr. \V. C. Harrison, Adjutant; Ben Goodrich." STONEWALL JACKSON. I!Y A. H. KfTLEDCE. *' Let us cross over the river and r>*sl In ihe sha le of the Irers." From war's stern calls and all the roaring strain Of charging vanguard's rush. Into the silence of eternity. Into the evening's hush. From the loud thunders of the civil strife And bloody Fate's decrees. Into the quiet of a well-won rest, Under the shade of trees. SctiL-nectady, N. V. SOME CONFEDERATE WAR INCIDENTS. BY GEN'. J. C. JICORE. MEXICO, TEX. When my regiment, the Second Texas Infantry, was or- ganized, at Galveston in 1861, not being able to procure Con- federate gray, the men were supplied with Federal blue uni- forms captured at Texas military posts. When, in March, 1862, w-c were ordered to report to Gen. A. S. Johnston, then at Corinth, we marched across the country to .Mexandria, and thence were conveyed by steamer and railroad to our destination. Not believing Federal blue a lifo-prolonging color for a Con- federate's uniform in battle, I sent an agent with a requisi- tion on the quartermaster at New Orleans for properly colored uniforms. He met us at Corinth a few days I efore marching for the Shiloh (or Pittsburg Landin?;) battlotiold. When the packages were opened, we found the so-called uniforms as white as washed wool could make them. I sh:iil never forget the men's consternation and many exclamations not quoted from the Bible, such as "Well, I'll be d !" "Don't them things beat h — !" "Do the generals e.xpect us to be killed, and want us to wear our shrouds?" etc. Being a case of Hobson's choice, the men cheerfully made ti.e best of the situation, quickly stripped oft the ragged blue and donned the virgin white. The clothing having no marks as to sizes, articles were issued juit as they came, hit or miss as to fit. Soon the com- pany grounds were full of men strutting up and down, some with trousers dragging under their heels, while those of others scarcely reached the tops of their socks; some with jackets so tight they resembled stuffed toads, while others had ample room to carry three days' rations in their bosoms. The exhi- bition closed with a swapping scene that reminded one of a horse-trading day in a Georgia county town. A Federal prisoner at Shiloh inquired: "Who were them hell-cats that went into battle dressed in their graveclothes?" As the reader probably remembers, when the Confederate army was defeated at Shiloh, it fell back to Corinth, closely pressed by Gen. Grant's forces. For several days previous to our evacuation of that place, our division was kept in line of Confederate l/eteraij 117 battle day and night, and therefore it 1icc:ime necessary to have cooked rations sent out in wagons from camp. The enemy had a heavy siege battery posted in front of my brigade, which fired shells twelve or eighteen inches in length. Occasionally one of these, striking a tree or large limb, would proceed to execute a series of lively somersaults. One day the Second Texas regimental teamster had delivered his load of cooked rations and started back to camp. He had often been cursed by the Texas boys for his slow motions, but there was no occasion for such on that occasion. He had gone but a few yards when one of these long shells struck a near-by tree and dropped near his team. The frightened driver stood up in his stirrups, bawled and slashed his passive mules, bobbing up and down in galloping motions of body, while his team could be urged into only a gentle trot. As the Texas boys watched his frantic efforts to escape, their yells might have been heard half a mile. I hired a negro boy to act as hostler, a id when on the march he rode one of my horses and had an car y time ; but like some other people, Sandy could not endure promotion without being spoiled. Though he was wearing much better shoes than many soldiers, he asked for a new pair on the morning of the first day's battle at Corinth. I remarked that I had none to give him, but could tell him how to get them without trouble. He anxiously inquired hcnv to do so, and I replied with a serious countenance : "We are going to get into a fight to-day. Sandy, and you follow along at a safe distance behind our men, and when you find a dead Yankee just help yourself to his shoes." Sandy's eyes bulged out like a dead lobster's, and I walked off leaving him scratching his head. I did not see him again until we went into camp on our retreat after the second day's fight. He came to me with a sickly grin, and being asked where were his new shoes, he replied: "Now, boss, I'se gwine to tell ye de God's trufe. I done list as vou told me. and when I clum ober de first line of bresworks I see a big dead Yank layin' flat on his back with blood all over his face. He had on bran'-new boots, and I says to myself, 'Dem's my boots for shore.' So I picks up one foot and begins to pull off de boot sorter easy like; but O, my goodness gracious! he jist riz up on one el- bow and says, 'You black imp of h — ! what ye doin' here?' Well, sur, I drapt dat boot, tuck to my heels, and nebbcr looked back tell I got to de wagon camp. No, sir-ee, no dead Yank's boots for me." When Gen. Grant's forces broke through the center of Gen. Eragg's lines on Missionary Ridge, they began sweeping right and left in the rear of our rifle pits. Gen. Che-itbam or- dered J. K. Jackson and myself to place our brigades in line, perpendicular to that of the rifle pits, and hold the enemy in check until the artillery could be withdrawn from the right of our line. Jackson's brigade being on the right on this new line, mine passed in the rear to extend the line to the left. As we were doing so, a lank, six-foot Georgia "cracker" was noticed gazing over his front file's shoulder with open mouth and bulging eyes. Just at that moment a pretty heavy volley was poured into us. This was more than the Georgian could stand. He wheeled about, rushed through our ranks with gun at a trail, went down a slope half-bent, looking back over one shoulder exclaiming : "Good Lordy, how they is shootin' !'' In a few yards he reached a large fallen tree, and as he tumbled over it headforemost he was heard to cry out : "Now 1 lay me down to sleep." Perhaps his remains are sleeping there yet. MRS. li. C. UnWtk. .nA.\ I-R.\N"CISC0. CAPTURE OF GARRISON AT NEW CREEK. BY T. J. YOUNG, SEVENTH VIRGINIA CVVALRY, AUSTIN, ARK. Editor Veteran: I have never seen any account of the de- tails of the capture of New Creek, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, by Gen. Thomas L. Rosser, and, as I was a partici- pant in that event, I submit the following, hoping it may re- vive the memory of some of my old comrades on that raid. At the time of which I write, the fall of 1864, New Creek was in the rear of Sheridan's army, and was one of the posts from which he drew supplies. On the 26th of November Gen. Rosser, in command of .-Vshby's old brigade, to which my regi- ment, the Seventh Virginia Cavalry, belonged, left the valley of the Shenandoali, crossed North Mountain, arrived near Moorefield, in West Virginia, and halted to feed and rest be- fore making a dash on New Creek. While the brigade was thus resting the General took Company F, of the Seventh Regiment, as a bodyguard, and rode into Moorefield, a short distance ahead. The town was occupied by a company of Independent Confederate scouts, under command of a Capt. McNeil, who informed Gen. Rosser that a small body of Yankees were camped at the river, about a mile beyond. Taking McNeil's company and his bodyguard, he went for- ward, charged over the Yankee camp, killing and capturing a portion of them, and in the meantime he had sent back orders for the brigade to hurry forward. We rode all night through the mountains, and reached New Creek just before daylight on the 27th. The escaped Yankees from the squad we had routed the evening before had also been on the move all night, some on the road just ahead of us, others by near cuts through the mountains, but all making tracks for their friends at New Creek. Squads of these fugitives were passing through their pickets continuously, giving account of the little skirmish, but as they had seen only two small com- panies they naturally supposed it was a small scouting party of Confederate cavalry that would not dare go so far inside their lines as New Creek, so that when our advance rode up JHSt before day the pickets supposed it was another bunch of 118 Qor^federate l/eterar). iheir fugitives, and we had no trouble in "taking tlicm in oul of the wet." The surprise was complete. The Federal garrison were asleep when we rode into their camps, and when \vc woke them up and told I hem we were Rosser's men, they would not believe us until we began to line them up under guard and take possession of their arms, commissary stores, etc. We captured the entire garrison, atout eight hundred strong, four pieces of artillery, a large amount of ammunition, wagons, horses, and mules, and quantities of quartermaster and com- missary supplies. We were compelled to burn and otherwise destroy most of these, as Sheridan had heard of our raid and was pushing a force forward to cut us off; but our dashing young commander was equal to the occasion, and we went out safely with our prisoners from one of the most complete and successful raids made during the war. THli BATTLE OP MURFREESBORO AGAIN. BY A. H. HEINER, GREENVILLE, TEX. Capt. B. L. Ridley, in his account of the battle of Mur- freesboro in the February number of the Veteran, page 67, speaking of the rout of the right wing of the Federal army and the gallantry of the Confederates, says: "Men, although mortally wounded, continued the pursuit until they fell faint- ing from loss of blood. Col. Lochc, of the Texas Regiment, they say, slapped his hand over the wound in his breast, to stop the blood, and halloed, 'Charge them, boys,' and fol- lowed on until he fell." Col. Loche commanded the Tenth Texas Regiment Dismounted Cavalry, which formed part of Gen. Ector's Brigade, in which were the Tenth, Eleventh, and other Texas regiments of dismounted cavalry. Un- fortunately, however, for Capt. Ridley's statement. Col. Loche was not even present at the battle of Murfreesboro. and his regiment was commanded by Lieut. Col. Earp, who was conspicuous for his brave and gallant bearing through- out that sanguinary conflict. Col. John C. Burks, of the Eleventh Texas Cavalry, is the man intended to be mentioned by Capt. Ridley. Ector's Brigade was in McCown's Division, and formed the extren'e left of the infantry of Gen. Bragg's army, the Eleventh Texas forming the extreme left of the brigade, the line being still further extended to the left by Wheeler's Cavalry. McCown's Division had taken position Monday evening, and lay in line of battle that night, the next day and night, and just at daylight Wednesday morning (the 31st of December) be- gan the assault on the right wing of Rosecran's army, which terminated in the rout spoken of by Capt. Ridley. It was just as the first line of the enemy was breaking and giving away that Col. Burks, while leading liis men, received the fatal wound in his breast. He shouted, "For- ward, boys," fell from his horse, and was borne from the field. We buried him near Shelbyville, after the army re- treated to that place, he not having died for a day or two after receiving the wound. From that lonely grave the noble ladies of Shelbyville had the remains removed, soon after the close of the war, and deposited in the beautiful cemetery, near the town, which had been prepared by them for the purpose of caring for the Confederate dead. Here the remains were tenderly cared for by the same loving hands until the summer of 1895, when, on the occasion of an annual reunion of the survivors of his old regiment at Clarksville, Red River County, Tex., his old home, the remains were again disinterred and, with appropriate cere- monies, conducted by the old veterans of the Eleventh Texas Cavalry, were again gently and tenderly laid to rest, by the side of his wife, in the beautiful cemetery near the town, there to await the final resurrection, when both land and sea shall give up their dead. It was a grand and solemn scene, drew a large concourse of people, and will never be forgotten by those who were present. Col. Burks was the idol of his regiment, and a great favor- ite with the entire brigade, which he had often commanded as the senior colonel. The bloody field of Murfreesboro was not stained with the blood of a nobler, truer, and braver soldier than Col. Burks. The writer was present, saw Col. Burks when shot, helped to bury him at Shelbyville, and was present at the final in- terment of his remains at Clarksville, Tex., and gives the above for the truth of histcrv. J*' MiSS I'EARL B. GAKRETT, ALTHEIMER, ARK., Sponsor forj. Kil Murray Camp, Pine Bluff, ai X^w Orlcins reunlcn. THE BURSTING OP THE "LADY POLK." BY A. G. G. Forty-two years have elapsed since the event occurred which I am about to relate. 'i"inie blunts one's memory, neverthe- less I fancy that I have a distinct recollection of the material facts relating thereto. On the high bluff just above the town of Columbus, Ky., overlooking the "Father of Waters," stood Fort De Russy. At the time of which I write it was the best-planned and best- constructed fort that had been built by the Confederate army. The water batteries, located not far from the edge of the water during a high river, were composed of many ten-inch Columbiads and eleven-inch howitzers, which could do great execution in close (juarters. On the high bluft above, solitary and alone, surrounded by a special palisade with a well-filled powder magazine within a few feet of her, was mounted an eight-ton rifled Dahlgren gun, which carried one hundred t Qopfederate Ueterap. iia , and twenty-eiglit pound cone-shaped projectiles. This gun was called "Lady Pclk" in honor of the wife of the com- mander of the army encamped around Columbus, Gen. Leoni- das Polk. This gun had never been fired till the "ih day of November, 1861, when, during the battle of Belmont, which was in progress across the river, the enemy came in view and Capt. Keiter was ordered to test her capacity. The projectiles prepared for this gun had copper saucers at- tached to the bottom with flanges fashioned to fit the rifles. Upon attempting to load, it was found that the flanges were too large, and files were used in making them smaller. This consumed but little time, however, and in a few minutes "iron gateposts," as the Yankees called them, were falling with demoralizing effect into the ranks of the enemy. After being fired a few limes, the heat expanded the gun and tlie projectiles were placed in the same without having the flanges filed. The enemy retreated, the battle was fought and won, and "The Lady Polk" was left loaded. Three or four days after the battle Gen. Polk and staff rode into the fort and wended their way to the big gun, which had become famous from the wonderful execution which she had done. Capt. Keiter, under whose command the gun was, was questioned by the General with reference to her condition; and, learning that slie had been allowed to remain loaded, sent an orderly to Gen. McCown requesting his presence. (Mc- cown was commander of the heavy artillery forces.) Upon his arrival he informed Gen. Polk that, inasmuch as the flanges were too large before the gun was fired, and after a few rounds went down with ease, showing conclusively that the gun had expanded from heal ; and that as the gun had cooled olT it had contracted and settled firmly around the bot- tom of the projectile, any attempt to fire it would result in its explosion. Here was a dilemma — the only long-range gun in the fort rendered worthless by a little bit of neglect which was hardly censurable. Gen. Poik could not well conceal his an- noyance. When McCown had finished, he remarked : "I thinly we shall have to make the attempt." Gen. McCown said, "You will excuse me if I do not remain to witness it;" and, turning away willi his staff, heard the order for a detail to "man the gun." Capt. Keiter mounted the parapet lo the left of the gun and a few paces to the rear. Directly a sergeant came with seven men. They took their .-ilations ; the gun was already "in battery" and elevated. At the command "Ready !" tht cap was inserted in the vent and the lanyard hook attached. There was a breathless silence. Gen. Polk and staflf sat mounted upon their horses about fifty feet from where Capt. Keiter stood. A look of anxiety pervaded the countenance of every one present who suspected that danger was near. "Fire !" rang loud and shrill the voice of Keiter. The lanyard was pulled. The earth shook for miles around, and a dead rumbling sound which seemed to go into the earth instead of upward followed. A dense black smoke arose and the dust and smoke obscured everything from view. For a moment all was still ; then came the groans of suffering. Men rushed to see the result, feeling that a horrible scene had been enacted. There lay Capt. Keiter dead ; Gen. Polk was lying by the sido of the body of his horse and was being raised up in a fainting condition; Maj. Ford, of his staff, was gasping his last breath; here and there lay men uninjured apparently, yet unable to rise from the great concussion ; yonder lay one poor fellow suffering agony, with his back broken. Where were the sergeant and his seven men who manned the gun? Here were an arm and a severed head, over tliere the memberless trunk of a human body disemboweled. "Great God, they are blown to atoms!" cried one who had joined in the search, and such was literally true. .■\s much of their remains as could be found was gathered up, put into boxes, and buried with military honors. The gun burst into three parts, one of which, weighing two or three tons, fell near the lent door of the giver of this bit of history. The powder magazine exploded with the bursting of the gun, both giving out but one sound. I see Lieut. Arthur Winston now, standing weeping over the corpse of his friend and commander ; Capts. W. Y. C. Humes, Andrew Jackson, Jr., and James A. Fisher are close by; Gen. Frank Cheatham and staff are approaching. They carried Gen. Polk to his headquarters, as some thought, in a dying condition. In a few weeks he was on duty, but never a well man again. Only ten lives were lost, yet I venture that no event trans- pired during the whole war, according to its magnitude, that caused more regret than the bursting of the "Lady Polk." PRESIDENT U. D. C. HONORED AT HOME. The Rome, Ga., Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy has presented, as a token of esteem, a handsome silver loving cup to Mrs. Hallic Alexander Rounsaville, retiring President of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. There were present the presentation members of the Woman's Club, N. B. Forrest Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy, Xavier Chapter Daughters of Revolution, and visiting Daughters. In the re- ceiving line, with Mrs. Rounsaville, were the ex-Presidents and present oflficers of the Rome Chapter. Inscribed upon the cup were the following words : "Presented to Mrs. Hallie Alexander Rounsaville, President U. D. C, 1901-03, by Rome Chapter, No. 28, Rome, Ga., December 25, 1903.' Mrs. Mary Shropshire, ex-President and senior member of the Chapter, presented the cup, in a short address, which touchingly proved her affection for the recipient and the Chapter she represented. Mrs. Rounsaville accepted the loving gift in a gracious man- ner and genuine "impromptu speech" as until addressed by Mrs. Shropshire she was unaware of the occasion of the func- tion. That the guests were bidden for a special occasion was felt on entering Mrs. Terhune's spacious home, beautifully deco- rated with Confederate flags, which scheme of color, red and white, was verged to a climax in the daintily laden table, whose viands were also in Confederate colors. Each cut glass bowl surrounded with a laurel wreath pierced here and there with a Confederate ensign, over which innumerable candles shed a soft, cathedral light typical of the hallowed love with which these colors are revered in the heart of each Daughter of the Confederacv. Publish Roll cf Vetlr.\ns at Reunions. — W. R. Hough- ton, Esq., of Birmingham, Ala., who served in Company G, Second Georgia Regiment, sends the Veteran an elegant pauiphlet containing a roll of the Veterans registered at the Birmingham reunion of the .\labama Division November 4, 5, 1903. The list gives Alabama Veterans first arranged by regiments consecutively: Infantry, cavalry, artillery; then the Slates, giving the command with the name. The pamphlet comprises 34 pages, the title-page being ornamented with the Confederate battle flag. It will go nicely in a letter envelope. The book is published and sent out with the compliments of Camp Hardee. Comrades in charge of registration are com- mended to procure one of these booklets as a model to work by. The only error or fault apparent in the list is lack of alphabetical arrangement of the names. 120 Confederate l/eterai). FIGHTING AROUND VICKSBURG. IIV S. C. TSICC, LEBANON, TENN. I saw an article in the Veteil\n sometime back from one Gen. Young, which was not very complimentary to the Mis- souri troops, commanded by Gen. Bowcn, in and around Vicksburg. Gen. Young stated in his article that the Missouri troops came into Vicksburg in a very demoralized condition without giving any reason for this, which I think, in justice to these troops, ought to be given. I was a member of this command, and know of the battles, marchings, etc., in that campaign. On April 29, j86.^ we fought the enemy's gunboat at Grand Gulf, Miss. On the first day of May we checked the right wing of Grant's army at Port Gibson, thereby saving the Con- federate army from capture. On the morning of the i6th of May we fought the battle of Baker's Creek. This battle was opened by an artillery duel on our extreme right. Gen. Bowcn's command was in reserve on our e.xlreme left, some two and a half miles from the firing line of the artillery. We were double-quicked to that point, and had just arrived there when the battle opened along the whole line. We were then ordered back to the left wing; the enemy had flanked our line and were getting between us and Vicksburg. Advancing in front of the enemy, we began to form on left by file into line. Just as the brigade was doubled, the enemy began an enfilading fire down our line so heavy that we could not form, and had to fall back two or three hundred yards, where we formed and charged, breaking three of his lines of battle and destroying a number of ordnance wagons. By this time the whole army was in retreat to the bridge over Big Black River. This move closed the day's marching and fighting. On the 17th of May Bowcn's Brigade was placed in the breastworks on Big Black River, above the railroad bridge, which position was on the e.\tremc left of Gen. Pemberton's army. Fighting began in the early morning, and about 8 a.m. there was a general advance by the enemy. The center of our line was broken, and a large part of the First Missouri Brigade was cut off from the bridge. To escape capture we threw all our arms and ammunition away, and those who could swam the river. Col. Gates, with nearly all of his First Missouri Regi- ment, was captured. This is why the Missouri Brigade came into Vicksburg in such bad condition. I am not one of thos'.- soldiers who can tell all about the movements, positions, etc., of the many difi'ercnt connnands in a fight. I always, when in battle, had just as much as I could look after in my front. Twice during that campaign the First Missouri Brigade saved Pemberton's army. And if it had not been for this command, there never would have been any siege at Vicksburg. This siege began on the i8th of May, and on the 22d the enemy made a number of assaults on the Confederate works, but were repulsed along the whole line, leaving many dead in our front. A few days after a (lag of truce was sent to Gen. Grant asking permission to bury the dead. My regimental commander and myself were sent out with this flag of truce. Both Federal and Confederate colonels were from the Stale of Indiana, and were old friends before the war. The writer of this article heard the Federal colonel say in substance that if it had not been for the assault made on his line at Baker's Creek by the First Missouri Brigade there never would have been any siege of Vicksburg, for they would have crushed Pemberton's army. While in Vicksburg Bowen's command was held in reserve, ar^d moved to different parts of the works as the situation required. Old soldiers who saw service know what it means to be the reserve column. PRIVATE SOLDIER MONUMENT AT PARIS. TEX. One of the handsomest monuments erected to the private Confederate soldier by any one Chapter of the U. D. C. is that at Paris, Te.x., built by the Lamar Chapter, No. 258, and re- cently unveiled with appropriate ceremonies. The monument is artistic, emblematic, and historic. It was designed by Capt. O. C. Connor, who has been the mainstay and support of the Daughters in their efforts to raise the ?5,ooo necessary to pay all expenses, 4,600 of this amount going to pay for the monument proper. The base, nine feet square, is of red Texas granite, and surmounting it are the gray Texas granite blocks and the bronze figure of the private soldier. The imprcssiveness of the monument is not so much in the height, which is only twenty and a half feet, as it is the mas- sive solidity of the structure and the admirably blended pro- portions of the whole. On the four sides of the sub-base are the bronze busts of President Davis, Gens. R. E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston, and Stonewall Jackson. Beneath each bust is an appropriate inscription, indicative of the man. Mrs. O. C. Connor, President of the Chapter, whose active and untiring efforts succeeded in building this magnificent monument, pulled the cord that dropped the veil from the figure, amid the applause of the vast assemblage, and Judge Rufus Hardy, of Corsicana, delivered the address. The busts of President Davis and his distinguished generals were un- veiled separately. Mary, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. THE I'.ARIS (te.x.) MOXUME.XT. f C^opfederate l/eterai^. ]21 Jesse Pierce, uncovered the bust of Mr. Davis, and Hon. W. Hodges delivered a eulogy on the life and character of the distinguished patriot and statesman. Hon. E. S. Connor paid a beautiful tribute to R. E. Lee, when the bunting fell ex- posing the beloved and well-known face of the greatest captain of modern times. The placid but stern face of Stonewall Jackson was unveiled by Miss Everita Bray, and Hon. Fred Dudley responded in an address vividly portraying the life and character of Lee's greatest lieutenant. Private J. M. Long, who lost a leg at Shiloh, where Albert Sidney Johnston lost his life, responded when the bust of this distinguished soldier was uncovered. The proceedings were interspersed with recitations and vocal and instrumental music by the young people present. REMINISCENCES OF CAMP CHASE, ETC. Capt. J. M. Killough, Waco, Tex: "In the Veteran for October, 1902, C. L. Daughtry inquired for information or address of a Mr. Robinson and others who were in Camp Chase during the winter of 1864-65. I should ilso be pleased to hear from Capt. Robinson, as we made the trip together from Atlanta, Ga., to Camp Chase. We occu- pied the same berth in Barracks No. 3 until he was trans- ferred through the influence of Northern relatives or friends as Secretary for the hospitals outside the inner prisons. Capt. Robinson was a Northern man by birth, a Georgian by adop- tion, a Confederate soldier by choice, and a prisoner at Camp Chase by accident, having been captured while in a convales- cent hosjiital not many miles from Atlanta. A braver or truer man never lived. "I, with five other men from Starnes's Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, was captured on the same day on the fighting line near a small village called Lawrenceville, Ga. That day's lighting may never be mentioned in history, al- though it was about the hardest fight I was in during the years that I followed the immortal Forrest, lasting from early in the morning till late in the afternoon, when we were of- fered the alternative of surrendering or being killed, and some of the boys already had more Yankee lead in their bodies than they could carry comfortably. After a short consultation, al- lowed us before the killing would begin, we decided, on ac- count of the wounded, we would surrender. "One thing happened there that was not often the case after a hard fight : We were complimented by the Yankee major commanding as the best fighters he had ever met, and when I informed him that we befoiiged to, and were trained up in, Forrest's old brigade, he gave me his hand with the remark that no wonder Gen. Forrest accomplished everything he undertook when followed by such men. "Capt. Robinson asked to join our squad the following day while we were being corralled at Gen. Thomas's headquarters in front of Atlanta, saying that he felt lonely with the sickly looking men he was with. He and I kept a diary from that day, recording all events of note during our stay w'ith Gen. Thomas, and from there to Camp Chase. His would be in- teresting reading, telling in a few plain words of the trials, sickness, and deaths of a prison life, and of many happenings of Camp Chase during the cold winter of 1864-65. We knew the talented Col. Hawkins, and might tell something about that parole. I have written this much in the hope that some member of Capt. Robinson's family or himself, if living, might communicate with me. My diary containing his address was stolen from me while being transferred under guard from Camp Chase to Richmond, Va. My recollection is that his mother and family lived in Franklin, Conn." PERILOUS FEAT BV PARTY OF SCOUTS. BV GEORGE D. SHADBUKNE. CHIEF OF WADE HAMPTON's SCOUTS. It was the winter of 1864-65. The armies of Lee and Grant lay inactive in front of Petersburg and Richmond. . . . Grant had ordered Sheridan to depopulate the Valley of Virginia, and that gallant ( ?) general, after marching up and down the Shenandoah Valley, driving women and children be- fore him in hunger and want, had left nothing but a blackened wilderness behind him; and then, feeling that he had obeyed his orders to the letter, dispatched to Grant : "I have dev- astated the Valley of Virginia until a crow flying over it must carry his rations with him." Amongst the most obnoxious of the raiders that ran riot in our country at that time was a company of negro cavalry that patrolled the road from City Point to Norfolk. I had long been anxious to get at them ; for if there was anything that we hated worse than another, it was a negro soldier. So on the evening of January 22, 1865, we crossed the Black- water. The day had been one of heavy rains, but toward night the heavens cleared and it became intensely cold. We concealed ourselves as best we could in the woods beneath the banks of the Blackwater and built fires and made our- selves comfortable. Two men w-ere sent to the telegraph road, ten miles distant, to cut the telegraph wires, as we knew that would bring the black rascals out. The country through which we passed to reach our ob- jective point was one of treachery and disloyally. A company of home guards had been formed there, and at the toot of a horn they would assemble, day or night, and there was then certain death to the intruder unless he was too smart for them. Hence any exposure in our movements would have worked our ruin. We remained in our place of concealment until the hour of midnight, then we stole cautiously forth, in single file, leading our horses so as to keep them completely under control, and slowly advanced The ground by this time was frozen hard, so that we left no traces of our march be- hind. Thus quietly we passed through this sleeping land of treachery, and at dawn of the 23d we were well ensconced in our place of ambush. It was in a heavy wood of "old field pines," the original forest having been denuded many years before. These pines were as thickly studded as their bulk would permit. About ten paces from and above the road we lay safely concealed. Some distance back of us the road crossed a small creek spanned by a wooden bridge. There one of our number was placed, with instructions to fire when the column had passed, unless he heard infantry approaching; then we in ambush were to fire upon the passing force, rise from concealment, give the Rebel yell, and charge into the open road ; then mount our horses and pursue until all the black guards were killed or captured. Our number w-as six- teen, composed of eleven regular scouts, four Confederates that I had picked up for the occasion, and one man in blue, who had come to us by chance. He was a tall, handsome fel- low, fully equipped and mounted upon a magnificent horse as black as night, with knightly trappings and a Mexican steel bit, a veritable Bucephalus. He had come to us and requested that \\c receive him as one of our band, which we did, but kept our eyes on him. The regular scouts were Sloan, of North Carolina; Tanner, Smith, and Simmonds, of Georgia ; Mcllwain and Rife, of Mississippi; Waller and Latham, of Alabama; Cleel, of Texas; , of ; and Capt. Shadburne, of Texas, chief of scouts. The day was icy cold, and with great difliculty the men kept above the freezing point ; but they were used to such hard- 12l> Confederate UeteraQ. ships, and did not complain. In order to while away the time and keep the blood in circulation, they told stories, boxed, and jumped up and down, slapping their hands about them, and forgot their hunger, for we had nothing to cat. Our horses were tethered in the woods about one hundred yards in the rear of the rendezvous. Slowly the time passed until the hour of two o'clock ; then we heard the not-far-distant tread of approaching cavalry, and at once every man assumed his proper place, lying upon the ground face downward. The pulse of each scout quick- ened, his blood coursed freely, and his heart palpitated anx- iously at the thought of the coming strife, and he clutched tightly his trusty weapon and uttered a hasty prayer, feeling the premonitory shudder always experienced by the brave soldier just before the shock of battle. On came the unsus- pecting foe— by twos they rode— until they were abreast of us, about fifty in number. We were eagerly ready, every gun was cocked and presented; all waited anxiously for the sig- nal shot of our man at the bridge. The column passed, and still no shot was fired. Could it be that infantry was coming, and that the woods would be scoured? Such was my second thought, and the moment was ominous; for if such were the position, all w^ould be lost. 'I'licn the signal shot was fired. Our man had waited for the roar guard to pass. The enemy was beyond our reach, and our only hope was to mount and charge. This was ordered, and every man hastened to his horse, but all did not charge; the four volunteers remained behind. The eleven and our friend in blue bore down upon the sable foe, who stood his ground and poured toward us a galling fire. Then I commanded "Maj. Jones," with his "battalion." to liank to the left. Simultaneously five of my men diverged in the woods to the left, and all charged gal- lantly forward and re-fornicd not twenty paces from the foe. Then the Rebel yell was sounded, and right into their ranks wc dashed, pouring a deadly volley into their very faces. A moment more and the enemy broke and fled wildly, the scouts keeping in hot pursuit. On they ran, and the rout was com- plete. As each scout overtook a negro, he sounded his death knell and continued on. Thus for six miles we pursued them. when no longer was there a negro in sight, and the day was won. With one long-continued Rebel yell we wheeled about and pursued the backward march. In counting our losses and the results of victory, we found that we had lost our friend in blue. He at the first onslaught, when the charge was sounded, dashed madly to the front, firing as he went, and never stopped until in the very midst of the enemy, where his body was literally riddled with bullets. Poor fellow, he was a brave man, even though a deserter. Hi fills a nameless grave like many another of that cruel war. This was our only loss, and the only other casualty was the fall of Mclhvain. In making the charge at full speed his horse stumbled and fell, throwing the rider over his head. He (McIIwain) was a six-footer, weighing about two hundred pounds, and, as his fall was a heavy one, he was badly bruised, but no bones were broken; and, though hois de combat, h; was in the pursuit to the finish and enjoyed it. In the affray we killed eleven negroes, wounded a number more, captured two white prisoners, twenty horses, and a fine ambulance, con- taining, among, other things, six dozen eggs and five gallons of good whisky, all of which wc held as a New Year's present. It was but two hours till nightfall, and we made a hasty re- treat for the Blackwater, where we arrived at sundown. The bridge over the Blackwater had been partially destroyed some- time before, there remaining only the framework and a few planks. We had been able to cross on these the previous night; but now, with the ambulance and additional horses and night coming on, we were indeed in a dilemma. We has- tily strung the planks in three rows, two rows of single ones, just the width of the ambulance apart, for the wheels of that vehicle to revolve upon and another row of double planks over which we led the horses. With much dirticuliy wc succeeded in getting all the horses safely over, save one attached to the ambulance, which fell from the side of the bridge and pulled with him that conveyance itself. Finally, with much ex- ertion, wc extricated the horse, and he floundered to the other shore, and thither we propelled the ambulance. Then followed a division of the spoils, and it was an hour in the night before wc sought food and shelter. We had fasted for sixteen hours and were fatigued. Wc greatly enjoyed the hospitality of our \'irginia friends. The citizens were over- joyed at our victory. Many of the horses we had captured had been stolen from these citizens. They were returned, and the owners were he any in their thanks and laudation. FAITHFUL SLAVE AND FRIEND. [Tribute by N'ice President Ladies' Memorial Association, Rome, Ga.] Wilson Carter was born a slave of William H. Mitchell in Morgan County, Ga. He is now sixty-si.x years old, and has been in the service of the family all of his life. He was a humble, obedient slave until "set free," since when he has been a circumspect, law-abiding citizen, and commands the sincere respect of his whole circle of acquaintance, the white people, especially, being counted his friends. In early life Wilson was a consistent member of the Pres- byterian Church. After his marriage in 1867 he joined the Methodist Church through courtesy to his wife. All these years he has led a most exemplary life, and in consequence has secured for the comfort of his old age more than a com- petency, for he owns a comfortable home and has money at interest, to which he adds his monthly salary. He has never served other than the family in which he was born, and to- day is the honored, trusted gardener and coachman, carrying WILSON CARTER. C^oijfederat^ UeceraQ. 123 the kej'S, etc., for young William H. Mitchell, who accords "Uncle" Wilson every indulgence, which beguiles him into feeling his importance as "general supervisor" of the domestic matters of the home. In the beginning of the War between the States Wilson accompanied his young master, W. T. Mitchell, who went out with a volunteer company from Columbus, Ga., and was in active service mainly in the Army of Tennessee, following the hardships and severe fighting consequent to "Sherman's bloody march," including the dreadful battle of Chickamauga, where his young master gave up his precious life on the battle- field. Wilson, true to his trust as body servant, was near by, and after the fight he made his way alone, recovered the life- less body, prepared it with all the care and tenderness possible, wrapped it in his blanket, dug the grave, buried it himself, marked the place, then took his weary, desolate waiting until some chance to make his way home to the stricken family, which chance came with the wounding of young Willis Banks, a brother of Dr. E. A. Banks, to whom the Veteran paid tribute a year or so ago. Only those who witnessed these heartbreaking scenes can conjecture the agony of such a Imme-coming. In the course of si.K months a call was made for recruits, and boys si.vteen and eighteen years old voluntarily rushed to fill the places and avenge the death of their loved ones. Then it was a younger son, Frank H. Mitchell, brother of the brave boy who fell at Chickamauga, volunteered to leave home and risk all for his country, and again faithful Wilson, with all the horror of his first experience fresh in his mind, ex- pressed his willingness to accompany the second son, which he did, and remained in service until honorably discharged at the sad and final surrender. Doubtless the desire to accompany "Mars Frank" was stim- ulated by the fact that he had nursed him in his childhood, and realized his ability now to care for him as he would be exposed to the rigor and hardships of war. What a proof of this niililc negro's loyalty and affection ! Any Southern heart can well understand why this faithful servant should continue to occupy in this family a prominent place of trust, tenderness, even sacred aft'cction, which prompts full confi- dence in our daily intercourse, yet with never a tinge or sus- liit-ion of familiarity on his part. All the little niceties of his larly training are punctiliously practiced, even to the leaving of liis hat outside the door when he enters the house. He is the bearer of all important letters, notes, and documents of every description, and worthily supports the acknowledged title of "Faithful Wilson." In all probability this and much more will be recorded of Wilson when with him "time shall be no more," but I think it a fitting tribute now, and it will certainly be very gratifying to him to feel assured that we recognize his solid virtues, and there co\ild be no greater proof of our appreciation than that he should sec it published in your patriotic, loyal Veteran, thereby constituting him a "Confederate hero." THE OLDEST MOTHER OF THE CONFEDERACY. BY W. P. CHAMBERS. The Veteran for September, looj, contains a short sketch of the life of Mrs. L. Nccly, of Dallas County, Tex., in which it «;is claimed that she was probably the oldest living woman who had sons in the Confederate army. Since then I have made inquiries, and find that Mrs. Easter Sumrell Cooley, of Wayne County, Miss., is probably entitled to the appellation of the "oldest mother of the Confederacy.'' Faster Sumrell was born in South Carolina September 15. 1805. When she was about eight years of age her parents re- moved to the Territory of Mississippi, arriving at Fort Win- chester, on the Chickasha River, in 1813. In 1820, when about fifteen years of age, she was married to Harbard Cooley, who died in December, 1867. Several children were born to them. Five of the sons — viz., Albert, Moses, Nelson, Berry, and Martin Van Buren — served in the Confederate army. One of these did not live to see the struggle ended, and three others have since died, leaving only one, Moses Cooley, who is sev- enty-two years of age. Mrs. Cooley 's whole life since she was eight years of age has been spent in Wayne County, Miss. She is now well on in her ninety-ninth year. She has lorig been a member of the Baptist Church. ABOUT THE BATTLE AT DRURVS BLUFF. E. F. Compton, Company B, Seventh Virginia Infantry, writes from Front Royal, Va., February 4, 1904: "In the \'eteuan for May, 1903, Frank B. Heckman in- quired concerning his father's sword. Being present when he was captured, I write what I know about it. Grade's mei> did not capture Gen. Heckman as was stated ; he was cap- tured by Sergt. Blakey, of Company F, Seventh Virginia Regiment. It was late in the evening, and, 1 think, on May 15, 1864. We were ordered to be ready to attack Butler at daybreak the next morning. Gen. Gracie formed in front with our brigade (Terry's, of Pickett's Division) supporting. The order being given to forward, we moved at a brisk step. Their pickets soon opened on our advance and fell back to their main line, in the edge of the woods. The fog was very heavy. The .Alabamians raised a yell and went forward, and the firing was terrific. We were halted a short distance in the rear, where we suffered heavily. Four men of my company fell from one volley. Very soon Gen. Gracie came galloping back to Gen. Terry, asking for support, saying that his men were lying down. We went forward with our characteristic yell. My company was the extreme left of the line, next to .lames River. When we reached their temporary breastworks, they gave way, some of them surrendering. We were pressing forward when our sergeant major came rushing in saying that we were separated; to incline to the right. In the under- growth and fog we could not see twenty paces ahead of us, and supposed that the whole line had been carried, which was not the case. By this time the bullets were cutting the twigs over our heads ; then we saw the Yankee line in our front, facing the other way. Our boys were all giving command, and in the dark it sounded as if there was a large number of troops. We met a few Yankees coming back. Just then Gen. Heckman was captured. He had said to Blakey: 'Forward your men in. My iiien are being cut all to pieces in there.' Blakey .=aw at once that he was a Federal, and demanded his sur- render. He said: 'I am your prisoner, but would like to sur- render my sword to a field officer.' Blakey took his pistol r.nd told him to go with him and he should have that privilege. The entire line surrendered at once, and the General turned his sword over to Col. C. C. Flowerree, of the Seventh Vir- ginia Regiment, who now lives in Port Gibson, Miss., and will take pleasure in giving any inforn:ation he can concerning it. Col. Flowerree was captured at the High Bridge two days be- fore Lee's surrender. We did not get as many prisoners as Mr. Heckman reports. My recollection is that there were five hundred and twenty-seven, while there were only about sixty Confederates behind them, with the balance of the brigade fighting them in front. This is as I remember of what I saw of the Drewry's lihit't iKiIlle." 124 (;^OF)federate l/eterar}, [ ;.._- sketches for "Last Roll" following were sup- plied by the Dixie Chapter, U. D. C, Anderson, S. C] Capt. J. B. A1.LST0N. Capt. Joseph Blythc Allston died very suddenly while visit- ing in Anderson, S. C, January 29, 1904. During the Con- federate war he was captain of a company in the Twenty- Seventh South Carolina Regiment, and distinguished himself on several occasions. He was captured at the fall of Fort Fisher, kept in prison at Fort Delaware until the close of tho war. He was wounded twice — at Drewry's Bluff and at I'oco- taligo. J. A. Pruitt. Mr. Joshua A. Pruitt, a brave Confederate soldier, who served in Company E, Twentieth South Carolina Infantry, died at his home, Anderson, S. C, January 27. He was so severely wounded at Petersburg that he had to be sent home. As soon as he was strong enough he returned to the front and remained till the end of the war. Aged seventy-five years. J. F. Clakdy. Mr. L. F. Clardy, of Anderson, S. C, died January 21, 1904, At the outbreak of the Confederate war he entered Company D, Fourth South Carolina Regiment. He was transferred aft- erw-ards to the Eighteenth South Carolina Regiment. His war record was fine. He was in a number of important battles. In the explosion of "The Crater" he was captured and kept in prison until after the close of the war at Fort Delaware and in other Federal prisons. His age was sixty-three years. He <iid splendid work for the redemption of South Carolina in 1876. He comiTiandcd a company of "red shirts" at Dacus- ville, Pickens County. Lieut. Robert John Biggs. Lieut. Robert John Biggs died at Josiah, Tcnn., November 27, 19031 aged si.\ty-five years. He was sworn into service as second corporal of the Wigfall Grays, Fourth Regiment Ten- nessee Volunteer Infantry, at Germantown, Shelby County, Tenn., M;iy 15, 1861. He was promoted to first corporal in December, i85i ; elected second lieutenant in April, 1862; pro- moted to first lieutenant July. 1862. He figured in the battles of Perryville, Ky., and Joncsboro, Ga., and was wounded at the latter place. In December of 1862 Company C, of the Wigfall Grays, and Company H, of the Tennessee Guards, were consolidated, which gave the company a surplus of officers, and Lieut. Biggs was one of the extra officers sent off on detached service, and was not re- lumed to the company til! August, 1864. J. W. Squires, of Dickens, Tex. Joe W. Squires, a member of his Camp, passed away on December 11, 1903, in his fifty-eighth year. Our comrade served under Gen. McCullough in the War between the States, and was faithful in the discharge of his duty as a soldier. His comrades and neighbors testify that he was an honest, (Upright, and useful citizen. He died at his home near Dick- ens, Tex., after months of great suffering with cancer of the throat. May his sleep be peaceful ! A committee composed of John A. Green, T. B. Love, O. S. Ferguson, and R. L. Collier extended sympathy to the family and commended the wearing of badges with the mourning side displayed for the usual period. Col. H. Clay Ki.vg. A noted man of Tennessee, Col. H. Clay King, died near Nashville December 10, 1903. He was a native of Kentucky, was educated in the L'niversity of Alabama, and began the j)ractice of law at Paducah, Ky., at the age of twenty-one years. He enlisted early in the war in the Twentieth Ten- nessee Regiment, but later he personally equipped a Kentucky company. Afterwards he commanded a regiment of cavalry, and so impressed the enemy that Gen. Stanley, of the Union army, said Col. King was "one of the bravest and most fear- less men" he had ever known. He was captured at Shelby- ville, Tcnn., and held a prisoner for a year and a half. His family surviving him are wife, four daughters, and one son, who are a high credit to their native land. Charles H. Smith. Mr. Charles II. Smith, of Berryville, Va., who served in the Sixth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., and was President of the Clarke Cavalry Association, died recently from the effect of an amputation of a leg. He was buried by the Clarke Cavalry and the J. E. B. Stuart Camp, Confederate Veterans. With- out further knowledge of his service, it may well be presumed that he was a gallant soldier and a most worthy citizen. Mat. J. .\. Che.\tham. Maj. John Anderson Cheatham was born near Nashville, Tenn., June 6, 1826. He was the third son of Leonard Pope Clioalhani and Elizabeth Robertson and a great-grandson of Gen. James Robert- son, the founder of the city of Nashville. About 1850 Maj. Cheatham moved to Arkansas, where he was engaged in planting on an cn- tensive scale when the War between the States opened. He assisted his kins- man, Col. Sam G. Smith, in recruiting ilic Sixth Arkansas Infantry, with which lie served until he was appointed, in 1S62, major on the staff of his distin- guished brother, MAJ. J. A. CHEATHAM. J^j^j Q^^ Jj p Clicatliam, with whom ho served uniil the close of the war, surrendering wilh llic army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston at Bentonville, N. C. After the close of the war, Maj. Cheatham returned to Tennessee, Ijiit in a short time resumed his plant- ing operations in Arkansas. In 1882 he married Mrs. Lottie Wall Cheatham, the widow of Col. Edward Cheatham, and made his home thereafter in Memphis, where be died Novem- ber 13, 1863. QoQfederat^ l/eterap. ia> Gen. H. Kvd Douglas. Gen. Henry Kyd Douglas, distinguished Confederate sol- dier, jurist, autlior, and public speaker, died at his residence in Hagerstown, Md., in the sixty-fourth year of his age, sur- rounded by members of his family. While his condition was serious for several months, his death was a shock to his people. Several years ago his health became impaired, and he sought strength and recuperation by frequent trips South and North. But nothing availed him. During his illness he became greatly emaciated. Gen. Douglas possessed a national reputation as an eloquent and graceful speaker and lecturer, while a soldier of experi- ence and capacity. He was born in Sharpstown, W. Va., Sep- tember 29, 1840. He was the son of Rev. Robert Douglas and Mary, daughter of Col. John Robertson. He was educated at the Franklin-Marshall College, in F'ennsylvania, and graduated in 1859, after which he studied at the law school of Judgi; Brockcnborough at Lexington, Va., graduating in i860. At the breaking out of the War between the States he en- tered the Southern army as a private in tlie Second Virginia Regiment, attached to Stonewall Jackson's Brigade. He ro^e rapidly in rank to orderly sergeant, lieutenant, and then cap- tain of his company. He was selected to carry the celebrated order from Gen. Jackson to Ewell, in the spring of 1862, which brought Ewell to Jackson and ended in driving Banks out of the Valley of Virginia and in the famous Valley campaign of Stonewall Jackson. Tlie ride of nearly one hundred miles was made one night in a drenching rain, through an unknown country, by various roads around the Massanulton Mountain, and over the Blue Ridge. He rode six different horses. Some of these horses he had to get from the inliabitants along the route. He had been ordered to deliver the dispatch by daylight the next morning. He did it, and, ha\ing handed it to Gen. Ewell at headquarters, he fainted from exhaustion. Ewell made such a report of Douglas's ride that Gen. Jack- Son at once appointed him on his staff. He served on the staff during the Valley campaign, and afterwards as assistant in- spector general, and again as assistant adjutant general. After the death of Gen. Jackson, Douglas was major and assistant adjutarit general and chief of staff on the staffs of Gens. Johnston, Early, and Gordon. Toward the close of the war, at Petersburg, he was appointed colonel of the Thirteenth and Forty-Ninth Virginia Regiments (consolidated), and placed in command of the brigade known as the "Light Bri- gade," formerly commanded by Gens. Jubal A. Early and A. P. Hill. There was no brevet rank in the Confederate army, and the surrender took place before Maj. Douglas received his commission as brigadier general, although it had been ordered upon the recommendations of Gens. Lee and Breckinridge. His brigade was placed by Gen. Gordon as the rear guard of the army for the lirst two days of the retreat from Petersburg to Appomattox. In this retreat he lost half of his men, and was wounded twice. On the morning of the surrender his brigade was at the front with the cavalry corps, and was the last brigade of infantry to surrender. During liis time of service he w.ts wounded six times, but only once (at Gettys- burg) dangerously. After the war Gen. Douglas was arrested in Shephcrdstown for having his photograph taken in uniform, and was put in dose confinement in the basement of a Catholic church at Mar- tinsburg, W. Va. He was then tried by a military connnission for treason, breach of parole, and violation of military orders. He sought to employ his own counsel, but was refused, and he defended bis own cave. He was ac(|uiltcd on t!ie tnst two. but was convicted on the last charge, and sentenced to Foit Delaware for three months. £11 route to Fort Dehware he was taken to Washington and confined in the penitentiary with Mrs. Surratt, charged by witnesses, together with Gen. Ed- ward Johnson, Gov. Letcher, and others, with knowing some- thing about the assassination of President Lincoln. The charge was shown to be false, but Gen. Douglas was held in confinement four weeks "as a witness." On being released he was again arrested and sent to Fort Delaware to serve the sentence already referred to. He was released about Septem- ber I, 1S65. He then began the practice of law in Winchester, Va. He was a member of Gov. Carroll's staff at the Centennial in 1876 ; and in 1877, when the strikes broke out, he was placed in command of the Western Maryland forces along the Balti- more and Ohio railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio rail- road, and with headquarters at Cumberland, and afterwards at Sir John's Run. He was a witness in the Fitz-John Porter case, and one of the maps returned by the court in their find- ing is named the "H. Kyd Douglas" map, being Jackson's line at Manassas. Col. Douglas took the First Battalion to York- town Centennial, and was appointed by Gen. Howard to repre- sent the South as one of the three general field officers. He was at the head of the First Regiment, Maryland National Guard, from its incipiency, and continued with it until he was appointed associate judge of the Fourth Circuit by Gov. E. E. Jackson, April 8, 1891. In 1892 lie was appointed Adjutant General of Maryland by Gov. Frank Brown, and continued four years in the office. During his incumbency the great coal strike in the George's Creek region of Maryland was ordered, and on the call for troops to preserve order Gov. Brown ordered Gen. Douglas to take command and support the civil authorities. His bri- gade included the Fourth and Fifth Regiments. The move- ment of troops to Froslburg was made with great celerity. During his temporary service on the bench as an associate judge. Gen. Douglas displayed every qualification for the position. He made a great many friends by wise discrimina- tion and courtliness of manner. But he was essentially a sol- dier by inclination and experience in early life. Personally, he was slim and straight as an arrow, connnanding in carriage, a typical soldier. Gen. Douglas delivered his lecture on the "Confederate Vol- unteer"' in Boston about twenty years ago. A great audience gathered to hear him and gave him an ovation. He spoke en- tirely from the Southern standpoint, and stated distinctly that he was not there to apologize for the South or to concede that the position of the South was in any respect wrong. Gen. Douglas was never married. His father was a minis- ter of the Reformed Church, descended from the celebrated Douglases of Scotland. His home was Feriy Hill, a fine resi- dence in Washington County, overlooking fhe Potomac River and Shepherdslown beyond. This place came to Gen. Douglas, and ho owned it all his life. For the rast twenty-five years- Gen. Douglas lived in a beautiful house on Potomac .Avenue, Hagerstown, his half-sister. Mis. Nannie Reckcnbaugli. and her two children living with him. Phillips H. S. G.wle anp Mary .Armistead Gavle. "They were lovely and pleasant in their lives. And in their death they were not divided." The blue curt.^in of the skies that shuts from mortal sight the glory of the "better country" has parted to admit into that celestial paradise two whose lives and hearts were knit ^ 126 C^opfederate l/ete-ap. together with the bonds of everlasting affection. For forty- seven years and four months of happy married life they had walked together. On the 7th of May, 1903, Mrs. Gayle passed away, and on the 22d her husband's spirit went to meet her in the Father's home. They were both natives of Alabama, Mrs. Gayle being born in Green County March -'8, 1S37, and Mr. Gayle in Cahaba, Dallas County, April 13, 1831. Mrs. Gayle was the daughter of Col. William and Lucy Armistead, formerly of Virginia. She received a classical education at the select school of Mrs. Meade, in Richmond. Mr. Phillips H. S. Gayle was the son of Matthew and Amaranth Gayle. His parents were originally South Carolinians, and his near kinsman, John Gayle, was the seventh Governor of Alabama. Graduating witJi high honors at the University of Georgia, he received the medal for ora- tory, and prepared to enter upon the practice of law. When the Confederate States came into existence, he at once allied himself with its interests, and he became the pri- vate secretary of Gen. Leroy Pope Walker, Secretary of War. As such he sent the telegram from the capital of the Con- federacy, commanding Gen. Beauregard to fire on Fort Sum- ter, "the shot that rang around the world." But his soul longed for more active service, and when the Cabinet moved to Richmond he resigned his po.sition as sec- retary to the Secretary of War and entered the field service of <he Confederate army. He declined to accept any office, but often performed duties ■of trust. Under his personal care the wife and daughter of his commanding general were safely escorted through the lines to their home. At the close of the war he, like the majority of the Con- federate soldiers, was compelled to battle with depressing ■financial circumstances, but in that patient way which char- acterized him through life he began upon a small salary. Among the first positions that he held was that of bookkeeper and confidential clerk of one of the largest wholesale firms of Montgomery. With his fine business training and sterling •qualities, he soon became a mcinber of a leading cotton firm of the State, and continued his successful business career with them until his death. He was gentle, kind, and considerate to his •employees, and was consulted with every confidence by tliose with whom he came in contact in his business life. His word •was his bond, and his name was the synonym of honor and uprightness. He never injured any one by word or deed, and tio man in Alabama possessed a wider influence for good or liad a more enviable reputation. He was the best of husbands, and as a father "Quick in love, wakeful in care. Tenacious of his trust, proof in experience, Severe in honor, perfect in example, Stamped with autliority.'' Phillips and Mary (Armistead) Gayle were married Jan- uary 30, 1855. Their four children were Williain Armistead, Joseph Phillips, Lucy Herbert, and Mary Scniple, who married Dr. William Lamar Law. No note of discord or disturbance ever marred his fireside. He and his family were woven together in bonds of love, and the home love was radiant with the influence of his ripened Christian character. From the early age of twenty, when at the university, his 'lovely Christian disposition began to exercise its influence upon his fellow-students, and continued with associates to the ilast moment of his long and useful lite. He so lived that me-.i took notice of him "that he had been with Jesus," and now there are many business men of Montgomery who arc trying to imitate his Christian life and sterling qualities. He was known throughout the State as an active Christian layman. Although favored with a fine university education, and living in an atmosphere of refinement and culture, yet his heart yearned toward his brethren who were not so for- tunately situated. He delighted at all time to be identified as a Christian worker among the poor, and remembrance of his gentle presence at the bedside of the sick and dying adds luster to his worthy memory. Among all his Christian graces he was pretjmincntly a pa- tient man. While his sufferings were of the most intense character, he never complained. His last words were a testi- mony to his faith in the highest powers, but, impressive as thcv were at that time, they confirmed the testimony of his long and useful life, which had been one of consecrated faith and love. Mrs. Gayle was one of the charter members of the Ladies' Memorial Association, and also of the Sophie Bibb Chapter, U. D. C. During the eventful years of the War between the Slates she was unselfish in her devotion to the cause. No call was ever made on the women of the South or of Mont- gomery, whether for private necessities or public emergencies, that was "not responded to by her. Clothing for the boys in the field, and loving, generous care for the families of the absent ones were among the constant evidences of her loving heart. Her husband was in the front of the fray, and her two broth- ers were Maj. Robert and Lieut. Col. Herbert Armistead, of the Twenty-Second Regiment of .Mabama Volunteers. Both were slain in battle — the one at Shiloh and the other at Frank- lin. They gave generously of their means for the equipment of that splendid body of men who were so courageously and faithfully led by Gen. Deas. '1 he family of Armistead are descended from a long line of patriots and brave men. Among them was the gifted Speaker Robinson, of Virginia, who was the first Speaker of the House of Burgesses, the friend and compeer of George Washington. There was also the Armistead of Fort Mc- Henry defending the flag while Francis Scott Key was writ- ing the "Star-Spangled Banner ;" and at Gettysburg the only stone erected by the Federals at the crest where the tide of battle turned, and the tide of Confederate success began to wane, bears the name of Louis Armistead. A short while be- fore Mrs. Gayle's death a touching incident occurred. Veteran Cooper, of the Twenty-Second Alabama Regiment, brouglit to her the flag of that regiment, which had first been received from the ladies of Mobile by her brother, Maj. Robert Armistead. When the color bearer was killed in the last action of the war. Veteran Cooper took the flag from the faithful hand of the dead and bore it home. Mrs. Gayle was always actively interested in the work of the Memorial Association, but persistently declined to accept any oflice, though often solicited to do so. For more than a year before her death she was the constant companion and nurse of her invalid husband. This devotion sapped her strength, and she became an easy prey to pneumonia, but she bravely kept her place by his side until forced to leave in the unselfish fear lest her cough might disturb him. Quickly the end came, and he knew it not. Friends and loved ones passed softly to and fro about the lovely form from which the spirit had vanished, fearing lest a sob or sigh might tell him of his benavcnient. It was only fifteen days before her beloved hus- band fell on sleep and was laid beside her in "God's Acre." Perhaps in no trait of character were they more congenial than modesty. Honors possessed for them no charm. Home was their chosen sphere, and yet as patriots and in the Church \oi)federate l/eterap. 127 !they were prominent. Their service in the Methodist Church was a mutual pleasure, and is a part of the history of a con- gregation which must ever gratefully remember their quiet help in times of need. Mrs. Gayle's gentle womanliness and amiability found a •counterpart in one of the kindest hearts that ever beat in manly breast. Together they lived and loved, serving each other, their home, their country, and their God. A prominent trait of this noble woman was that she seemed to possess the secret of perpetual youth. Years only added to the grace and charm of her light and winsome manners. Al- ways hopeful, looking on the bright side of every subject, Iceeping abreast of the age in her reading and her Ihouglits, she was the center of- attraction for the young people who ]vne\v her. Her piety was unostentatious. It had not the noise of the cataract, but resembled the deep calm of the flowing river. It was like the dew in the quiet manner in which it performs its ministry. It falls silently and iitipercepti- lily ; it is noiseless, no one hears it dropping ; it chooses the •darkness of the night, while men are sleeping, and when no man can witness its beautiful work. It covers the leaves with ■clusters of pearls : it steals into the bosom of the flowers and leaves a new cupful of sweetness there ; in the morning there is new life and fresh beauty everywhere — the fields are green and the gardens more fragrant, and all nature speaks with a new splendor. It was in this manner that this lovely couple did the test work of their lives, and in so doing preferred that their influence should be felt rather than seen or heard. Their best gifts were scattered so silently and secretly that no one in this life will ever know liy wliat hand they were dropped. J. H. Conner. J. H. Conner, aged fifty-seven years, died December ii, 1903, in Dallas, Tex. He had been in Dallas about two months. The body was sent to Forney for burial. He wms a member of the Twenty-Sixth Mississippi Regiment. He made a gallant soldier, was jolly, good-natured in camp and on the march, and was beloved by his comrades. He was blessed w-ith a loving and devoted family at Forney. His repu- tation was that of an honored and exemplary Christian gen- tleman, true to Ills country, to his family, and to his God. The men who wore the gray were right. And right can never die. We'll not forget. We'll not forget. W. II. Coffey. W. C. Dorion write; from Uiilivar. Tenn.: "I notice in the Veteran inquiry about W. H. Coffey. Com- pany B, Fourth Tennessee Infantry Regiment. He died at Forrest City, Ark., on. October 24, 1902, aged sixty-one years. He was born and reared in Hardeman County, Tenn., and left Bolivar with his company (the Pillow Guards) May 15, 1861. When the Fourth Regiuicnt was stationed at Columbus, Ky., Coffey was one day standing guard by an open field, in which a regiment was being drilled. Orders were to allow no one to pass out the lines without a written permit from Gen. .\. S. Johnston, who had lately arrived and assumed command at Columbus. About fifty soldiers had crowded near the guard, looking at the drilling regiment, when Gen. Johnston rode up with his orderly close behind. 'Halt !' Coffey commanded the General. The order was at once obeyed. Gen. Johnston took off his cap and, lioldnig it in one hand, said : 'Does any one here know me?' One of the boys blurted out: 'It's Gen. Johnston.' 'Excuse me, General ; I — I — I — beg your pardon,' said Coffey, manifestly frightened. 'All right, my man,' was replied. 'You have done your duty.' Then came the Rebel yell." Dr. R. W. Mitchell. A committee composed of J. M. Williams (Chairman), Capt. G. B. Malone, Dr. Al Elcan, J. C. McDavitt. and S. A. Mun- son, appointed at the November meeting of the Confederate Historical Association, has prepared a memorial of their late comrade, Dr. R. W. Mitchell, of Memphis, in which the fol- lowing is recorded : "In the historical sketches of prominent Tennesseeans i.i the 'Confederate History' and sketch in the late Col. Keating's 'History of the Yellow Fever Epidemic in i878-"9,' Dr. Robeit W. Mitchell is prominently mentioned. Beautiful tributes are, paid him by the daily press of Memphis, at the time of his demise, in which his character as a man, a citizen, a soldier, and physician was so impressively and truthfully portrayed. It would be a matter of supererogation on our part to do more than indorse and emphasize the sentiments of high regard and esteem therein expressed for our late comrade, and we here- with refer to them for a more extended account of his life and character, and attach, as part of our report: "There is nothing left for your committee to do except t.") speak of his services to the Confederacy during those eventful years from 1S61 to 1865, and to give a brief biographical sketch of his life. "His record during the War between the States was no less meritorious and noteworthy than has been his services to his people and lo the city of Memphis during the long years which have intervened since the close of that war and up ;o the date of his death, which occurred on the 2d day of Novem- ber, IQ03, al his home. No. no Adams Street. Memphis, where he had lived for so many years, beloved and respected by all who knew him. "He was born in Carroll County, Tenn., on August 26, 1831, but when quite a boy moved with his parents to Mississippi. In 1858 he moved to Memphis and commenced the practice of his profession (medicine) ; but the war cloud which was hov- ering over our country soon burst forth in all its fury, and the sound of the drum and bugle w?s heard throughout our South- land, calling her sons to arms. "Dr. Mitchell innnediately volunteered his services to Ten- nessee, his native State, and was commissioned as surgeon of the Thirltenlh Tennessee Infantry Regiment, and later, when the One Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Teimessee Regiment was consolidated with the Thirteenth Tennessee, he held the same position as surgeon for both regiments imtil after the battle of Murfreesboro, when he wms promoted to brigade surgeon of Gen Fre.Nton Smith's Brigade. "Gen. Smith being killed at Chickamauga, Gen. .\.J. Vaughan look cliarge of the brigade. He was wounded and permanently disabled al Cartersville, Ga. Then our own Gen. G. W. Gordon was put in command of this famous brigade of Tennesseeans, and led it in all of its conflicts, to the bloody battle of Frank- lin, right into the jaws of death. In all the skirmishes and battles of this brigade Dr. Mitchell was at his post of duty, ministering to the wants of the dying and wounded soldiers and looking after their health when in camp or on the march, and was always solicitous for their welfare, securing for them ilie best of everything obtainable. He was by nature tender and sympathetic in his feelings. "Another crucial test to duty and love for his fellow-man was dtmonstrated during the fearful yellow fever epidemic in Memphis in 1878-79, which almost depopulated our city. He stood faithfully at his post, visiting the sick and dying at all 128 C^ot^j'ederate l/eterai^. hours of the day and night. Thus we find him true as steel in every capacity in which he was called, never shirking an obligation or a sense of duly. "He died as he lived, the highest type of the Southern gentle- men, '.S'a»i.t pcur et sans rcproche;' therefore be it "Resolved: I. That in the death of Dr. Mitchell we have lost a gallant old comrade, a true friend, and worthy citizen. "2. That we regret his departure from our midst and feel the loss keenly, but humbly bow to the will of God, who 'doeth all things well.' "3. That we tender our sincere condolence and deepest sym- pathies to the bereft widow and relatives of our deceased comrade." James Williams Mooke. Another old veteran has laid aside the habiliments of war and peacefully surrendered in obedience to the command of his gre^t General and Master. James Williams Moore, son of George Milas Moore, and Elza Crook, grandson of Williams Crook and his wife, Sarah Latiniore Evins, was born in Lawrence District, South Caro- lina, November 21, 1836; and died at his home, "Wildwood," Marshall County, Miss., September 15, 1903, surrounded by his family and many lifelong friends. In 1843 his parents moved to Marshall County, and in their colonial home estab- lished the hospitable customs of their native State. No way- farer, however humble, was ever turned away, and when the Confederate war called for the Southern sons, this home was quickly converted into a place of rest for those who were sick or wounded. There they received the most careful nurs- ing. From this home of comfort and plenty went on May 27, 1861, two bright, promising sons — George and James Moore. They became members of Company G, Seventeenth Regiment, Barksdale's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Gen. N. S. Feathers was captain until the reorganization, when Gen. Seers was elected in his stead. The blood of four gen- erations of soldiers coursed through their veins. Revolu- tionary history is embellished with the names of Moore, Mose- ley. Crook, Williams, Evins, John Patton, and his wife, Sarah Caldwell Latimore who was cousin in blood and spirit to John Caldwell Calhoun. With the spirit and inspiration of their grandsires they went joyfully to battle for the cause of their insulted country. The mothers' and fathers' parting command, like the Spartans of old, was: "Shirk no duty; if necessary, return wrapped in your blankets." George, the pride and joy of his family, was so brought to them to fill a young soldier's honored grave in the family lot. James re- mained the entire time, surrendering at Appomattox. It was said of him by an old comrade that he was loyal to every trust, unpretentious, always cheerful, and participated in every battle, excepting when wounded. After the conflict was over, he returned to his home, and began life anew on the old plantation, where he remained until death. On December 22, 1868, he married Miss Janie McKadycii, granddaughter of Col. Kilpatriok, of Mississippi. Five children blessed their union. His greatest pleasure was in attending the yearly reunions of old comrades and leading the pages of the CoNFEUEKATE Vetekan. The aged mother's heart enshrines in deathless love the memory of her brave boys who wore the gray. T. J. McGehee. Comrade T. J. McGehee, a veteran, was buried in Cohnnbus, Miss., November 24, 1903. Comrade W. A. Campbell wrote of him a few years ago an account of his extraordinary ex- perience. He was badly wounded in the leg, was left on the field, and captured by the enemy, and carried to the hospital, where the surgeon in charge said that they must amputate his leg to save his life. McGehee said he did not want it done, but the surgeon said he would not ask him, and when he at- tempted 10 operate. McGehee, who was left-handed, hit the surgeon with all his force and knocked him down, which so enraged him that he jumped on McGehee and cut him badly. After the war he made a good citizen. Cai't. K. R. Jones. "Capt. Kenneth Raynor Jones died at New Berne, N. C, June 10, 1503. He enlisted in May, 1861, in Company I, Twen- ty-Seventh Regiment, N. C. T., and served throughout the war. He was in many of the great battles, and was wounded four times. He was a man of high character and well beloved. He served his country well, both as a soldier and civilian. At the time of his death he was Commander of Camp New Berne, No. 1162, U. C. V." The above terse sketch is by J. J. Wolfenden, successor to Capt. Jones .is Commander of the New Berne Camp. Mrs. Eliza C. Rives. Full of years and full of good deeds, Mrs. Eliza C. Rives entered into rest December 3, 1903. Ann Eliza Johns Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, having heard of the death of the mother of our esteemed President and wife of the brave Col. Rives, who heartily and nobly espoused the Confederate cause and gallantly fell in the battle of Pea Ridge, and desiring to place on record our great sorrow occasioned by the death of this noble and patriotic woman ; therefore be it Resolved, That in the death of Mrs. Rives this Chapter rec- ognizes that we lose one of our best beloved and most zealous members, and that our city loses one of its most admired and lovable women, who, as 3 dutiful and sweet daughter, loving sister, faithful and devoted wife, tender and affectionate moth- er, true friend, and Christian exemplar, deserved and received the love and admiratitm of all who were so blessed as to enjoy her acquaintance. Resolved, That this Chapter deplores the loss of one of those matchless Confederate women who, during the four years of war by their patriotism and devotion and by their privation and sacrifice, encouraged the Southern soldiers to heroic deeds, which could be inspired only by their cheering words and an- gelic ministrations. We are not unmindful that since the close of the struggle Mrs. Rives's interest in, and work for, the comfort and welfare of the Confederate soldiers have been un- abating and her endeavor to defend the principles for which the South contended and to commemorate and perpetuate the memory of those who wore the gray has been unceasing. Resolved, That we shall ever cherish the memory of this gentle, kind, sweet, and lovely Christian Confederate woman, and our highest aim will be to ennilatc her many noble virtues. Resolved, That we tender to our President, Mrs. Berryman Green, her brothers, sister, and other relatives, our heartfelt sympathy in their great bereavement, and commend tliem to Him who alone can speak peace to the aching heart, for that consolation which He alone can give. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon our records, a copy mailed to the Confederate Veteran, and copies sent to our President, Mrs. Berryman Green, and Mrs. W. I. White. Mrs. W. T. Harris, Mrs. Agnes H. Macgill. Mrs. Alice W. Jordan, Mrs. C. W. Guerrnnt, Mrs. Harry Wooding, Com- mittee. i Qopfederate l/eterap. 129 Capt, W. R. Garrett. Capt. William Robertson Garrett was born at Williamsburg, Va., April 12, 1839; and died in Nashville, Tenn., February 12, 1904. His father, Dr. Robert M. Garrett, and Mrs. Susan Winder Garrett, his mother, were members of the most promi- nent families of Virginia. Capt. Garrett graduated with the degree of A.M. at William and Mary College, and afterwards took a law course at the University of Virginia. In April, 1861, he entered the Con- federate service as a private in the Thirty-Second Regiment, but a short time afterwards was elected captain of artillery, with which he served through the Peninsular campaign with such marked ability that at the expiration of the enlistment of his company, May, 1862, he was offered several staff posi- tions, all of which he declined to accept a commission to raise a battalion of partisan cavalry for service in Tennessee. These troops, with Holnian's Battalion, were consolidated and formed the Eleventh Tennessee Cavalry, with Capt. Garrett as adju- tant, and became a part of Dibrell's Brigade under Forrest, until after the battle of Chickamauga, when they became a part of Gen. Wheeler's Division under Gen. Joe Johnston. When Hood retreated from Tennessee they again became a part of Forrest's Command, Bell's Brigade, and surrendered with it at Gainesville, Ala. Soon after the war Capt. Garrett married Miss Flournoy Batts, of Pulaski, Tcnn., and afterwards devoted his entire time to educational matters, for which by taste and study he was so eminently qualified, as evidenced by the many impor- tant positions he has tilled. He was President of Giles Col- lege, Principal of Corncrsville Academy, Superintendent of Public Schools for Giles County, Professor of Mathematics in the Montgomery Bell Academy, also of the University of Nashville, Principal of the Nashville Military Academy, Slate PROFESSOR W. R. GARRETT. Superintendent of Public Schools, and at the time of his death .vas Professor of American History in the Pcabody Normal College for Teachers, and editor of the American Historical Magazine. Capt. Garrett always took an active interest in the U. C. V. Association, and at the time of his death was a member cf the Historical Committee of the Association and a trustee of the Confederate Memorial Association. The following tributes are from leading veterans who knew his merits to every sentiment of honor and gratitude : Gen. Stephen D. Lee, Columbus, Miss., Commander in Chief U. C. v., February 15 : "Your telegram announcing the death of my dear friend. Col. W. R. Garrett, caught me on the road. Truly our greatest and best are falling rapidly. Gordon just the other day; now the modest, true-hearted, hard-working, loyal, conservative Gar- rett has followed him. I leaned on my friend in all historical matters, and felt what he wrote I could sign without hestita- lion. He will be a great loss to us, for he, like yourself, was one of the workers, and they are so few among us now." From Gen. Clement A. Evans, Atlanta, Commander Army of Tennessee Department, February 13 : "Your telegram struck me as a hard blow. I know no man whom I admired, respected, and loved more than our noble friend Garrett. He was so true, so brave, so g ntle, so tal- tnted, and so industriously occupied in doing for his Southern land, his whole country, his Church, and his friends that it does seem he ought to have lived and served many more years. "Indeed, I have been bereaved so often of late that I cannot stand the strain as I ought. I am lighting a hard battle against despondency, and my daily call on the God whom I serve and trust is for his help. "I should like to keep my chosen friends with whom I have .so long walked in the comradeship of mutual regard — but so be it. God takes us one at a lime, and yet it seems now as if his hand is gathering his own in clusters." Gen. George Reese, Pensacola, Fla., February 16, 1904: "Yours conveyed the sad news of the death of my friend. Col. Garrett. I could call him friend, for I had every assurance of this from our association together, especially on the Memo- rial Committee. 1 was always highly impressed with his sterling worth, his honest, straightforward bearing, and his earnest advocacy of the cause of the Veterans. I shall miss his support and counsel. 1 had anticipated great pleasure in meet- ing him at Nasliville during the next reunion. How fast are the old veterans passing away ! Soon they will all be gone. I trust we all may be prepared to meet the summons when it comes!" From Col. A. G. Dickinson, of New York City: ■T regarded Col. Garrett as one of the purest men I ever knew. 1 felt at all times perfect confidence not only in his honesty and integrity but in his desire to do at all times what was right and just. 1 sincerely grieve at the sad loss we all have sustained who 'knew him but to love him.' He was a good man and an honor to his race. Manly, dignified, and noble, but gentle and modest as a woman." The ancestral home of the Garretts at Williamsburg, Va., is one of the most interesting in America. The mansion is con- spicuously aristocratic in tone and is still well preserved. The Post settlement there was made in 1607, the house was erected in 1673, and has been in the Garrett family for three genera- tions. A pleasing discussion occurred between Capt. Garrett and Col. Dickinson, also a native of Williamsburg, of a con- templated visit, at their last meeting with the C. M. A. 130 Qor^federatc Ueterar^. Rev. J. T. Hakkis. From Thurber, Tex., W. E. Saunders sends notice of the death of Rev. J. T. Harris on the 23d of September last, after an illness of more than two years. As a Confederate soldier, he had made a spotless record, serving his country faithfully and fearlessly during the first two years with Company A. Fourteenth Texas Cavalry, and then to the end of the war with Gano's Texas Cavalry. For valor he was promoted from the ranks to captain, and all who served under him loved him for his kindness and bravery. He organized the Erath- Comanche Confederate Veteran Association some fourteen years ago, and this has grown to be one of the strongest or- ganizations of the kind in the State. Comrade Harris was aid-dc-camp on ihe stafT of Gen. W. L. Cabell, and was one of two Confederates honored with complimentary membership in the Grand Army of the Republic, the other being Gen James Longslreet. He was held in high esteem as a man of brilliant intellect, strong moral character, and a friend stanch and true. CoL. George J. Chapman. Following close upon his former superior officers — Gens. Longstrcet and Gordon— Col. George J. Chapman, of St. I.X)uis, Mo., answered the final roll call. He was born in St. Louis, where his mother, Elizabeth Chauvin, and his grand- father, Jacques Chapman, had been born, the latter in 1782. Coh Chapman served four years in the Confederate army, and was a prisoner of war at Rock Island. After the war he en- tered the business life of St. Louis. Death came to him after a year's illness from the efTects of wounds received in battle. The only surviving relative is Sylvester T. Chapman, of St. Louis. Capt. Daniel R. McKissick. Many hearts were saddened by the news of the death of "Uncle" Dan McKissick at his home near Hiwassee, Benton County, Ark. He was known and loved by almost every one in the county, and a kindlier, truer spirit never inhabited mortal body. In the tribute by Camp Cabell, of Bentonville. of which he was a member, the following is given of his life : "Daniel R. McKissick was born in Bedford County, Tenn., in August, 1837. He came to Benton County, Ark., when sev- enteen years of age, and lived for sixty-eight years at the home where he died. He was a soldier of two wars — a private in the war with Mexico and captain in the Confederate army — and as a soldier he was always at his post of duty among the bravest of the brave and ever true to the principles for which he fought. Intensely Southern in all his feelings, he never doubted for a moment that the cause of the South was a just and holy cause. "Capt. McKissick was a man of remarkably strong charac- ter — a modest, brave, just, and fearless man in every relation of life, and no man of the county was more loved and respect- ed than he. On the 13th of October, 1903, he was laid to rest by the old comrades of the Confederate army who knew him best and loved him most, and there by the side of father and mother he awaits the resurrection morn. A loving and de- voted wife is left to mourn his loss." SaMI'F.1 L. RkIiARDR. Comrade Samuel L. Richards died at his home in StalTord County, Va., on January 13. Comrade Richards moved to Texa§ in 18.S9, and at the beginning of the war enlisted in "Terry's 'iexas Rangers," and made a brave and faithful sol- dier to the close. He returned to his home in Milam Countv, Tex., after the surrender, where he lived until a few years since, when he moved back to his old home in Stafford County. Frank M. Simms. Comrade F. M. Simms, of Mobile, died at his home in that city October 20, 1903. The Raphael Semmes Camp, U. C. V.. of which he was a member, attended in a body. Rev. G. C. Tucker officiated. In confonnity with his request he was buried in the Veterans' lot, Magnolia Cemetery, among his comrades who had gone before. He was born in Covington, Ky., July 6, 1842. Elarly in life he moved to the far South, and in 1861 he joined the Sixth Texas Cavalry, and was held in the latter part of the war a prisoner. The tributes by his comrades is evidence of his faithfulness as a Confederate sol- dier, and the tradesmen of the city took such part as indicated his merits as an honorable business man. He is survived by his wife, one son, James Simms, and two stepsons, C. T. and W. G. Peterson. Samuel L. Richards. At Scotland, Va., at the home of his sister, Mrs. Winnie Briggs, Samuel L. Richards passed peacefully into another world on the t3th of January. He had been in declining health for about a year, but not dangerously ill till a short time before his death. Comrade Richards left the parental roof in 1859, and located in Texas and led an active life till the war broke out. Re- sponding to the call of his adopted State, he served gallantly and bravely for the entire four years as a member of Terry's Texas Rangers. After the war he resumed his previous oc- cupation, but returned to his native Slate about five years ago, welcomed by friends and relatives. By his request, his Con- federate badges and old army pistol were placed in the casket with him, and tlius he carried to the grave evidence of devo- tion to that cause for which he so freely offered up his young manhood. Capt. Washington Taylor. After a severe stroke of apoplexy, Capt. Washington Taylor died the following day, February 8, at his home in Norfolk, Va. He was one of the best known residents of the city, prominent in all circles, and universally esteemed. Capt. Taylor was born February 22, 1848, and when but fourteen years of age entered the Confederate army, August 3, 1862. He was appointed courier for the provost marshal in Petersburg, where he served till 1804, when he was ap- pointed adjutant of a battalion of local troops with the rank of lieutenant, and served in Richmond under Maj. H. C. Scott until paroled April 27, 1865. After the war he entered the business life of his city, an' in 1877 e.^tablished the wholesale firm of Washington Taylor & Company, with which he was connected till death. He was always prominent in business circles, having been Treasurer of the old Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Board of Trade and Business Men's Association. He was married in 1879 to Miss Emily Herinan Whitehead, who, with three children, survives him. At the time of his death he was Quartermaster General of the Grand Camp of Virginia Confederate Veterans, having occupied this office continuously since it was created. He had served as Commander of Pickett-Buchanan Camp of Norfolk, and for many years was Chairman of the Executive Committee of that organization, always maniiLsting gieat interest in its welfare. He was a member of the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues for many years, and acted as commissary of subsistence on the staff of the Fourth Virginia Regiment, being retiree with the rank of captain. i Qopfederate l/eterap. 131 CARD OF THANKS FROM MRS. GORDON. BiscAYNE, Fla., February 13, 1904. To the Confederate Veteran and Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Gordon has read with heartfelt appreciation the reso- lutions passed by the Camps of Veterans and Chapters of Daughters of the Confederacy, and she desires to thank them most earnestly for these and all other expressions of their love and respect for Gen. Gordon and their sympathy for herself and family in this hour of their great sorrow. It is Mrs. Gor- don's purpose to send separate acknowledgment to every Camp of Veterans and Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy which has sent resolutions passed in regard to Gen. Gordon'.^ death, or has taken any part in the tributes paid to liim. It has been impossible, however, for her to secure a complete or accurate list of those who sent flowers, and in the great num- ber of resolutions being sent it is possible that some may go astray. She has already learned of several that have not reached her. For this reason Mrs. Gordon desires to give ad- ditional acknowledgment in this public way. TRIBUTES TO GEN. GORDON. In halls of State he lies to-day, Our Southland's gifted son; And mourning thousands will attest His many victories won. Victorious over strife and hate He stood, the fearless one ; And dared to lift his voice for right 'Mid throngs in Washington. In Congress halls, in thrilling tones. He told of Southern wrongs. How brave he stood 'mid clash of words Will history's page adorn! On many hard-fought battlefields His brilliant record shows; From humbler rank to higher place. How rapidly he rose ! How the dear old veterans loved their chief! How they'll miss his words of cheer! A brilliant statesman, hero, chief! Our Southland mourns to-day. In loving tribute all will join Who wore the blue and gray. Cordelia Ei.izAnETH Mo<ire. niniiin^liani, Ala. Memokial Exercises in Indian Territokv. A large delegation of the Daughters of the Confederacy, with Division President, Mrs. W. T. Culbertson, of Savannah, arrived from South McAlcster and were met by the President and nicmber.5 of Chapter No. 40 of Mc.-Mcster, and escorted to the Methodist church, where everything was waiting. The church was profusely decorated with United States flags and Confederate Hags and the national flag of the Choctaw Nation. On each side of the pulpit was hung the picture of Gen. Gordon. As the procession entered the church. Prof. T. S. Slaughter played the death march. Ushers conducted the Vet- erans to the right of the pulpit, the Sons to the left, and seated the Daughters in the center, seats having been reserved for them. "Let us pass over the river and rest under the shade of the trees" was sung by the as.'^enibly. Col. James H. Reed, Commander of Jeff Lee Camp, ex- plained the object of the meeting. Then followed the reporting present of the Daughters of the different Chapters and the Camp of Sons of Veterans. Official Orders issued by Gen. W. L. Cabel, Commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department, and of Gen. John L. Gait, Commanding the Indian Territory Division, commending me- morial services were read. Resolutions of respect to Gen. Gordon, adopted by Jeff Lee Camp and by Stonewall Chapter. U. D. C, and Sons of Vet- erans, were all read. Rev. Brewer delivered an address upon the part of the Vet- erans : Mrs. W. T. Culbertson. Division President, made an address upon Ihc part of the Daughters; and Dr. A. S. Riddle, of South McAlesler, delivered an address on the part of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The choir then sang "America." Miss Emma Stalcup, of South McAlesler, rendered a fine solo, accompanied by the organ, after which the congregation sang "Nearer, My God, to Thee," whicli closed the exercises. Let us ever cherish with sacred memory the immortal name of Gen. John B. Gordon, a soldier, a statesman, a patriot, a citizen, and a friend. The wisdom of his counsel is forever denied us, yet through the memory of his noble life we shall ever feel that inspiration to do and dare which is right. It was on the red and rugged hills of Virginia, where the blood of our patriot fathers sanctified and made sacred its soil, that he wrote his name, and not upon the pinnacle of ambition's mount. Though that furled flag under which he was laid away will never be unfurled again, yet the name and fame of Gen. John B. Gordon will live through the succeeding generations. The life and character of this sainted hero will long be fresh in the memory of the South. The speaker said of him personally: "I knew him in the private walks of life. I saw him in the quiet association of his friends, and the very atiuosphere seemed laden with love and lender compassion. I saw him when the political passion liad taken possession of the reason of mankind. I watched him unsheath his glistening sword of argument and debate and thrust it deep into the heart of wrong and political oppression ; I saw him stand proud and erect, but not exultant over the corpse of the political op pressor made lifeless by the sword of his brilliant genius. I heard him pray to the God whom he loved and whose man- dates he acknowledged with humble submission and adoration." Gen. Gordon Mourned in Missouri. Gen. Elijah Gates, Major General Commanding the U. C \'. of Missouri, states: "Citizen, soldier, statesman — he has left his impress on the pages of history, and the world is bet- ter that he lived." Gen. Gates designated Sunday, Jan. 31, 1904, as a day to be observed as memorial day by every Camp in the State ; that they meet in their halls or in convenient churches and "liold memorial services for our loved and lamented commander." Camp Cundiff, No. 807, U. C. V., held a very impressive memorial service in the Francis Street M. E. Church, South, at St. Joseph. Gen. Gates presided. Capt. John C. Landis, .\djutant General of the Division, read the general order convening the meeting. Dr. C. M. Bishop, pastor of the Church, delivered an able and touching address on the character and life of Gen. Gor- don. The music for the occasion was highly appropriate. The resolutions, which were offered by Col. James W. Boyd, Judge John H. Duncan, and Capt. Rufus H. Todd, Commander 132 Qopfederate l/eteraQ. of the Camp, were adopted by a rising vote. They were as follows : "G«n. John B. Gordon was an ideal soldier, a fearless and chivalric fighter, a great general, a true statesman and honest man, pure in thouglu, gentle in words, kind in acts, with a heart full of love for all mankind and an abiding faith in his Father in heaven. "Whether riding through the fiery furnace of war, or en- joying the sweet repose of peace, in victory or in defeat, in prosperity or adversity, he always followed the path of recti- tude as he understood it with an unyielding and deathless de- votion. No sacrifice was too great for him to make; no suf- fering too severe for him to endure; no obstacle sufficient to deter him when duty called. "In the beginning, from a high sense of honor, the captain clamored for service in the Confederate army. Soon the world saw him win renown at Seven Pines, was thrilled with his martial fury at Malvern Hill; was lost in admiration and wonder at his prowess at Sharpsburg, where he held back four intrepid lines of blue with or.e thin line of gray till his own body was pierced with five balls, the last one striking him squarely in his face. "Again, when these wounds had partly healed, we see the flash of his saber in the death revel at Chancellorsville ; we hear his command ringing through the direful, dismal, bloody thicket at the Wilderness. At Spottsylvania, when one of liis men seized the bridle rein of Gen. Lee, he gave his pledge to his great commander to make that glorious retrieve. We fol- low him through the raging volcano at Gettysburg, and later we see him lead the last charge of the lost Confederacy at the conclusion of the great tragedy, which dosed at Appo- mattox. "Then he surrendered in good faith, sheathed his sword, and became a grand and noble citizen of our entire country. "No wonder they twice made him Governor of his State. With love and devotion his people gladly sent and resent him to the Senate of the United States. "No honor was too great for him to deserve, nor too high for them to confer upon him. "He was Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Veterans. "The last order issued from the headquarters of that organi- zation announces: 'He is dead.' "The last of the rank is gone. "The last salute of seventeen guns the Confederate soldier is to ever hear has been fired, but the valediction it bears will echo through the camps for a thousand years, and its rever- berations will never die. "Ihere are lights which the "taps' cannot put out, there are lives whicli death cannot extinguish. The requiem may be sung or taid, the eulogies may be ended, the tents may be struck, the flags may droop at half-mast, the funeral parade may be over, the muffled drums may cease to beat, the last salute may be fired, taps may be sounded, the captains and the camps, the ranks and the file may depart, the dust may be consigned, the grave may be closed, the sun may go down, and darkness shroud the earth, but — "Gen. Gordon still lives. He can never die. "Resolved, That with heartfelt anguish and sorrow, we de- plore his loss to our common country. "Resolved, That we extend congratulations to every Camp of the United Confederate Veterans, to every Confederate sol- dier living or dead, to the noble men and women of the South, to the brave and kind-hearted people of the North, the East, and the West, that such a man as John B. Gordon lived in America. "Resolved, That our order has sustained an irreparable loss. "Resolved, That we tender to Mrs. Gordon, the brave and noble woman who followed his fortunes in war and in peace, and to the other members of his family, our deepest sympathy. May a divine Providence keep 'watch and ward' over them, and may the memory of his life ever be to them and us a holy inspiration 1 "Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of our Camp, and that a copy be mailed to the Confederatk Veteran for publication, and that the resolutions be forwarded to Mrs. Gordon and the family of our departed comrade." Public Service at WArrensburg, Mo. At a memorial service to Gen. Gordon at Warrensburg, Mo., Miss Edmonda A. Nickerson made an address, in which she said: "This reunited country owes a great deal to this dead sol- dier. He was everywhere and under all circumstances the strenuous advocate of harmony, reconciliation, and peace; and from his high stations in political life he ever sought to heal the antagonisms of sectional strife, to save the coming genera- tion from a heritage of bitterness and hate, and to lead the people all over this land to love one another again. And thus it is that this great country, from one confine to the other, will regret his death and do honor to his memory as one of those illustrious men that the great God in his goodness has sent upon the earth to lift up this republic to the highest pin- nacle of national greatness and to do honor and glory to the .•\merican name. "And as for the dead warrior, statesman, and orator, the whole world knows that it is now all well with him. His whole career was the life of a Christian man. In the silent communion of his lent, on the battlefield launching thunder- bolts of war, and in the quietude of domestic life, he lived in the continual presence of the Almighty Being and drew all his heroic inspiration from him." Daughters in Clinton, Mo., Pay Tribute. The ladies of the K. K. Salmon Chapter, U. D. C, met Jan- uary 20, igo4, at the home of Dr. John H. Britts, Clinton, Mo., in a memorial service to honor Gen. John B. Gordon, whose death occurred recently. Though the rain poured all day, there was a large at- tendance of the members, the Confederate Veterans of the city, and a few friends. "America" was sung by the ladies of the Chapter, then the roll was called, and answered by every member with quotations or original sentences expressing their high appreciation for the exalted services of the great hero and statesman, and testifying to the lender love of all the people of the United States. Then an address was given by Judge James B. Gantt, of the Missouri Supreme Court, who served in the Virginia Army of the Confederacy, and who participated in many of the memo- rable battles where Gen. Gordon was one of the commanders. His relation of incidents was very interesting and sometimes pathetic. Judge Gantt was followed by John Temple Graves, the great Georgia orator, who paid a most eloquent tribute to the ladies of the South, and spoke of the rich heritage Gen. Gordon left to the country in so pleasing a manner as to excite the enthusiasm of all present. In the absence of llie President and Vice President, the meet- ing was presided over by the Secretary of the Chapter with grace and dignity. Qoijfedsrat^ l/eterai), 133 The service was concluded by a song, "Tenting On the Old Camp Ground," in which the Veterans and others joined. G. A. R. Veterans Honor Gordon. The O. M. Mitchel Post, of Atlanta, held a meeting in honor of Gen. Gordon's memory, and the following resolutions were adopted : "Whereas the courage of conviction cherishes no resentment in the hearts of those who are willing to imperil their lives in the maintenance of their standard of duty ; and whereas the sentiment, 'Enemies in war; in peace, friends,' has been con- spicuously exemplified in the life and character of Gen. John B. Gordon, whose broad liberality and never-failing courtesy have made him the exemplar of all that brave men love and the world admires; therefore be it "Resolved, That in the death of Gen. John B. Gordon we recognize an irreparable loss — great not only to his comrades in arms but to his country at large. He passes from our midst with the proud distinction of capturing, in time of peace, the heart of every gallant soldier who opposed and de- feated his cause in war. We each feel that we honor our- selves in paying this tribute to his memory. Gen. Gordon's record as a soldier reflects additional luster upon the arms of his antagonists. He was a leading advocate of peace and good will between those once engaged in deadly strife — in reestab- lishing that spirit of unity and reconciliation without which we would remain in constant peril as a nation. We feel grate- ful to him ; we honor, love, and respect him," By Gordon's Bier. In the center of the capital building the body had been placed. Heaped on every side of the coffin a bank of flowers was piled in profusion, sent by loving hands from many States, while at his head there rested a floral banner of the Confederacy, with the last battle flag worked out in roses and violets. On all sides of the dome above the bier the battle flags of the Confederacy drooped at half-mast. A gray-headed veteran leadine a curly-haired child by the hand was among the number that passed the casket to take a last look at his beloved commander. The child's gaze fell 1 ^ K ■ - «^ ■ • JBSKS \M, • rM 3HH3!*' 1 ! ' ^Ld ;.^C:^''-'^?:::?4 */?**>"> =& Tf^" - .-. % i^.-^ "n<: ■ J below the coffin lid and saw only the bank of flowers. "Ain't the flowers pretty?" broke in the childish voice. "But what does it all mean, grandpa?" A. C. Ferguson. McElhaney Camp, of Lebanon, Va., sends resolutions on the death of A. C. Ferguson, who was lieutenant of Company G of the Twenty-Ninth Regiment of Virginia Infantry, and one of its best and most valued members. Tribute to Gordon. — "Jim Moss" Camp of U. C. V., of Arlington, Ky., met on the i6th of January, and through a committee appointed for the purpose, composed of W. H. Mc- Murray, J. H. McConnell, and W. J. Gweder, paid a tribute of love and respect to the memory of Gen. Gordon. Veterans Are Crossing Over. — E. R. MacKethan, Com- mander North Carolina Division, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, writes in the Fayetteville Standard: "Since our last issue the grim specter. Death, has again passed, noiselessly and unseen, through the sadly depleted Gray Camp, 'making up his detail for to-day,' and an important one it is — 'a lieutenant general, a major general, two captains, and a private.' Surely this tour of duty must be an important one. . . . And, as we follow to the bank and try to look beyond, we fancy that we see a mighty host standing at attention in silent and serried rank, and then turning and looking back on the Gray Camp, scattered and tattered, we see the reason for the detail for to-day, for the bulk of the army is already massed on the other side. They are only waiting for the rear guard to join them, when, forever united, they will pitch their tents 'under the shade of the trees' that are beside 'the pure river of the water of life.' And here there be other 'American' hosts and other 'American' heroes, and hosts and heroes of all nations, for the watchword is 'Peace' and the water of the river is 'pure and clear as crystal' and 'the leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations.' " A NOTABLE BOOK* '1 he motto of this book might well be : "Strike, but hear." The author did not conceal from himself or his readers the fact that his sidj of the money question has had to run the gantlet of ridicule and prejudice — owing, as he believes, to a misconception of the facts and principles involved in its consideration. His earnestness warms into enthusiasm. His spirit is fair, his candor transparent. That he has given thor- ough study to his subject, no reader can doubt. 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Agents of either sex should to-day ■vrite Marsh Manufacturing Co., 538 Lake Street, Chicago, for cuts and par- ticulars of their handsome Aluminum Card Case with your name engraved on it and filled with one hundred calling or business cards. Everybody orders them. Sample case and one hundred ^ards, postjiaid, forty cents. This case ind one hundred cards retail at seventy- ive cents. You have only to show sample •.0 secure an order. Send forty cents in ftamps at once for case and one hun- Ired cards before some one gets ahead if you. Qoijfederate Ueterap 135 CATARRH CAN BE CURED. Catarih inalandicd ailment of coDsumplion, long con- sidered iucurablt;; aud yet there is one remedy that will pusitivtily cure cutai'ih iu anr of ils uLages. For mi\ny yeara tins remedy was used "by the late 1)T. Stevens, a widely uuled auLlioiity on all dibeasea of the throat and lungs. Having tested its wondeilul curative powers m thousands vt ca-iHs, and desiring to relieve human aul- ferin^, 1 will send iree of cliarge tii all Bullerers from Ca- tarrh, ABthma, CoDnumptioo, and nervoua diseases, this r«cipe. In German, French, or English, with lull airec- tions (or preparing and using. Sent by mail, by address- log, with stamp, naming this paper, W. A. Soyea, 847 Powers Block, Rncheaier, N. Y. THE YOUNG HERO. BY HELEN HAMLETT, ALVIN, TEX "Father, I'll go!" Our country's call Had summoned the brave to fight. "You are too young ! You arc my all ! My son, can this be right ?" Ever, till now, had youthful choice Yielded to parent's nod ; To his brave heart his country's voice Is as the voice of God. It is his country's hour of need! Heartbreak, handclasp, good-bye ! He rides away on gallant steed To tight — perhaps to die. Mother and sister, sad your lot. It was his country's call. His lonely grave is a hallowed spot. Your tears forever fall. Our best and bravest, went they forth To nobly do their part. We prize them for the priceless worth Of each heroic heart ! Buried beneath the soil they loved, Or toiling, struggling on; Heroes who have their valor provcil. Our hearts' applause have won Dr. R. R. McGregor, of Covington, Tenn., wants to know if Miss Eliza Ha- ley, of 1864, is still alive. She was a sister of tlic Haley in the firm of Hill & Haley, of Memphis, Tenn., cotton mer- chants of that time. The Doctor says that if she never changed her name some man lost a fortune, as she proved her worth to the poor Confederate soldiers. Capt. D. Eldredge, Historian Third N. H. Volunteers, No. 36 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., wishes to corre- spond with some survivor of "the fifty" officers who were sent to Hilton Head, 1864, to be placed under fire, but were not. He also says: "The records dis- close the fact that among the burials of the dead at Gettysburg was a female soldier — Confederate. There should be a story connected with the case." Who can write it up? yi PISOS CURE FOR'M I Ilost (nuifh Syrup. I'asti'.H (iooil. In time. Sold by druculsts- CONSUMPTION y> "On the Parallels; or, A Story of the Rappahannock" is a record of active service by a private, Mr. Benjamin Bor- ton, "on the other side," a member of the Twenty-Fourth New Jersey Volun- teers. The book is dedicated "to all those who died and suffered from the effects of the Civil War." It is well written, free from all prejudice, and gives the daily routine life of a private in camp, on the march, and in battle so faithfully as to be interesting to every old soldier, Confederate or Federal. There is not quite as much humor in it is there might be, for which the author, however, is ex- cusable, as his first experience with us was at Fredericksburg with his command in the assaulting column on Maryc's Heights, and his next and last was at Chancellorsville, on Hooker's right, where Stonewall Jackson struck — times and circumstances not altogether as cheerful for him as they might have been. •■THE DELirERANCE," BY ELLEN GLASGOW. In her latest book Miss Glasgow has given a picture of life in the tobacco re- gions of Virginia. The time is during the last twenty years, and the characters are persons of the war period and of the present generation. The novel is of large scope, with strong delineation of character, and the plot decidedly original. The story is of absorbing in- terest, and the style of literature distinct and fine. Illustrated in colors. Published by Doublcday, Page & Co., New York City. Price, 1.50. THROUGH TO CITY OF MEXICO without change of cars via Iron Moun- tain Route in elegant Pullman sleeping cars, leaving St. Louis 8:40 I'.M. daily via Laredo Gateway. Shortest and quickest line. Excursion tickets now on sale. For further information, call on or address R. T. G. Mattliews, T. P. A., Room 202 Equitable Bldg., Louisville, Ky. .\. W. McCants, of Pinckneyville, 111., is anxious to find in what company and regiment Joshua McCants enlisted. He was in a Texas regiment of cavalry, and thinks he was first lieutenant and after- wards acted as captain. In the sketch of Comrade J. J. Mai lard, given in the January number of I he Veteran, a mistake was made in saying "he moved to Cherokee County. .Ma," as it should have been Cherokee County, Tex. 0RTCHEN0O „.FOR„ Wounds, Bruises, Burns, Sprains, Colic,Cramps, Indi- gestion, Diarrhoea, Flux, Head- ache and Neu- ralgia , A PERFECT REMEDY 10 Cents Per Bottle. Larger Sizes, 50 Cents and 1.00 SHERROUSE MEDICINE CO. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Mrs. Sallie Lee McCandless, of Merid- ian, Tex., writes that if the friends of Bird Dar, of Missouri, do not know his fate in the war, she will be glad to tell them about it. Mrs. McCandless was then Sallie Lee Wortham, of Graves County, Ky. Sterling Price Camp, of Bozeman, Mont., at its annual election in Novem- ber, 1903, elected the following officers: Commander, C. P. Blakely ; Lieutenants, A. J. Smith, H. F. Cowherd, Charles Kreeling, E. D. Ferguson ; Quartermas- ter, G. B. Williams; Adjutant, White Calfee. OVF SEEDS 2SBULBS , Tc 15" •..ilrndula, lorc- il>M^, tnnn.i, Agti.Tlum, SD^iiidr.iijnn. Ctiinci^c 'rimrosc.Swcci Alvsum. Fo\-(;lo\ c Gil in. Mon- ey Vine. Balloon Vine. B.-)b> Breath, JtUit Bella IScotlnifi. EautemStar. Pctuoin, Mixed Haisy, ^, Mixed A<^(eni, BcRonia. Mixed Pot'pv. MiKnon- Calhopsis, Porlulaca, Sncei Peas. Cypress . Pansy(mixe(l), Sunflower. Sal vifl. Balsam ■ «>llc(i[.^D ef 50 Chnlcc 15 Bulbifor KiraCiD VIII (end ^ttA Cbcik BDd. GREAT EASTERN SEED CO. EVERETT, MASS. ^SiaElman's Dresser Trunk /Knsvto pelat t'ViT.vthiiih' witht'iit (iisiurhiiiff anythitiK. No failcue ill imckinSHiul unpJirkitiK. Light, Ktrmig, riioiuy drawurs. Holds aa iiuich ami cosla uo more than a pood box triiiit. Haiul-rivetpd ; strongest tninlc made. In small room s»TVisiischi(Tonier. C.O.D. Willi privil»'ER of exumlaatlon. 2c. »(niiip for CoUloK. F. A.smiMAN II4 y.SpriDgSL, Columbos^a 13(3 Qor>federat^ l/eterai>, COMPOSED FOR SO.SS OF CON- FEDERATE VETERANS. BY MRS. T. B. PUGH, OF LOUISIANA. (To be sung to air of " Bonrie Blue l-'lii?.") O yes, we all are Southern men, And love the tale to tell How in the past our noble sires So bravely fought and fell. They fought for Southern liberty With courage grand, sublime; Their praises shall go sounding down The corridors of time. Chorus. Hurrah! Hurrah! For the men who fought for right ! They made a glorious record, and Their sons will keep it bright. O yes, we all are Southern men, Who proudly tell the world We love our Southern banner, Though it be forever furled. We love the men who fought beneath The glorious Stars and Bars ; Their glorious record shall remain While night brings out the stars. LIFE AND LETTERS OF ROBERT LEWIS DABNEY.D.D. "The Life and Letters of Robert Lewis Dabney," by Thomas Gary Johnson, re- cently published by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication, Richmond, Va., is one of those rare books which are interesting not only to the general read- er but to the special student. As pastor, educator, philosopher, and soldier, Dr. Dabney touched life at all points. The book is largely autobiographical. for Dabney was a great letter writer of the old school, and it is this personal element which gives tone and color to the narrative. He was always a serious stu- dent, but he had a fine sense of humor and told an anecdote well. His letters to his mother and brothers, and later to his wife, often sparkle with fun and good stories. The life of the South as shown in his own home and in the letters of his more mature age is simple and charming. H' painted with fidelity the hardships and disadvantages as well as the pleasures and attractions of the planter's life, and throws real light on the social, political, and industrial organizatinn of the South and on the homes, employments, culture, and religion of the people. Students of our ante-bellum civilization and the his- torian who is endeavoring to reconstruct a society which disappeared with the Great War will find the book invaluable. The fine account of the structure and functions of the old Virginia Gourt, the pictures of eminent jurists and states- men, will be of great interest to lawyers; while his personal reminiscences of Stonewall Jackson, whose distinguished chief of staff he was, his narrative of camp life, and his understanding of Jack- son's campaigns will delight all old Con- federate veterans. Taken all in all, few books have been produced in recent years of greater interest and value to all classes of readers. See advertisement in this number. FROM MANASSAS TO APPOMAT- TOX. DY GEN. JAMES LUNGSTREET. A few copies of Gen. Longstreet's book are on sale by the Veteran at a special price in connection with sub- scription. The volume is elegantly got- ten up, and is of choice literary merit. Contains 32 illustrations and 16 maps. 648 pages. Bound in cloth the price is 4 ; in sheep, 5. A year's subscription to the Veteran is given with every or- der at above prices. Send your order now. LIFE OF FORREST. BY PR. JOHN ALLAN WYETH. The phenomenal career of Gen. For- rest is without parallel in our country's history, and Dr. Wyeth tells the story well and in a style clear and pleasing. The book is illustrated by pictures of the General's subordinate officers, and has a good map of the whole field of opera- tions. Price, 4; with a year's subscrip- tion to the Veteran, 4. A THDIG WORTH KNOWING. Xo nood of <-uttinff <'tT n woniiiirs l>ri'a-'it or a man's chtH'k or iioso in a vaiii Htt^-inpt to cure rancor. Xo nt^xl of applying 1>urniii^i>UL'4ters to the flc^h and torturint; those alrraily weak from sulferin^r. Soothinn. I'ulmy, aromatic oUa frive Kiifo, sp^Mtly. and OTtaiu cure. Tho most lorriMo fonu.s of cnniiT of the face, lirt>ast, womb, mouth. Ftomach : hirjre tumors, uj^ly ul- cers, ilstuLi. Ciit;trrli: t«'rrilileskiu di<t'ascs. etc., are all suiicssfully tivut<'<l by lli.'apiili.ationot vainous foruLs of simple oils. Si-iid for a book, mailed friM*. jriving i>arti<'ulai^ and prit-wj of ( )ils. Address the Dr. D. M. Bye Co., P. O. ~ HANCOCK'S DIARY. BY R. R. HANCOCK. The author was a member of Bell's Brigade, Buford's Division of Forrest's Cavalry, and in the book is included a history of Forrest's Cavalry for the last fifteen months of the war. Contains 644 octavo pages, well illustrated. Price, 2 ; with a year's subscription to the N'eteran, 2.50. me;, Dallas. Tex. Box LIFE OF JACKSON. BY COL. G. R. F. HENDERSON. This is the most comprehensive his- tory yet written of the life and military career of Stonewall Jackson. The book is in two volumes, containing nearly one thousand pages. Bound in cloth. Price, 4; with a year's subscription to the Veteran, 4.35. TJVO WARS. BY GEN. S. G. FRENCH. This autobiography of Gen. French gives the story of his military career with the candor of a truthful witness on the stand in a case involving life, and his testimony will bear the most rigid in- vestigation. It is the history of service in the Mexican and Confederate wars, and should have a place in the library of all lovers of true history. Bound in cloth, and handsomely illustrated. Price, 2; with a year's subscription to the Veteran, 2.50. REMINISCENCES OF THE CIVIL WAR. BY GEN. JOHN B. GORDON. In praise of this book there has been no dissenting voice. It is written in an entertaining style, and the descriptions of battles and war incidents are most vivid and interesting. The trustworthi- ness of the narrative is enhanced by the admirable spirit of the author. Price, 3 ; with a year's subscription to the Veteran, 3.50. In writing to advertisers mention the Veteran. f WiLL GIVE YOU " »"'-• »"""'^ lairo. GOLD SPECTACLES FREE. SEND NO MONEY. ^—, Just write mo tun namus of spectacle wearers and 1 will do this:— t'lrst I will mull ^r you my perfect Home Eve Tester Free. Then (after you have sent me your test) 1 will ' mall you a full »2.r>U family set of spectacles (which will wear yourself and family u llfo- tlniei for only Sl.Uli— and with this I will also send a Uandsonie Kolled Gold Pair I'ree. My regular (.rice for this full family set of spectaclesls 2.50 and your home dealers are charKlntt from 2.50 to J5.Q0 a pair for them, which would make this .set cost you about 1U.U0 If you bought them from your home merchant. I am really giving away the wlioN- set free (the dollar 1 will ask you to send lue with your test is onlv to pav for this announcement). I am lining this for a short time oiil.v, just to prove to you and all other spectacle wearers in the United States that my spcrtaclcs— the IJr. Haux ''Famous Perfect." Vision Spectacles— are tho most perfect lltting. clearest and the best that money can huv. and I'll give you your dollar back and let you keej) the spectacles also If 3'OU voui'McIf don't say they are the best and hnest you have ever bought at any price. Address;- hR. il.WX SPK<;T.'lCfcE CO., ST. I,OCI!«, MO. prl W.\XT .tWKXTS AI,80. NOTE.— The above Is the largest spectacle house In the United States and is thoroughly reliable. Qoofederate l/eteraij. 117 /Vy^M/ ORLEANS, J THE MOST POPULAR WINTER RESORT IN AMERICA. _THE_ New St. Charles hotel: Modern. Fireproof. Flrsl-Cless. Accommodates One Thousand Guests. American and €uropean Plant. ANDREW R. BLAKELY & CO.. LIMITttD. PROPRIETORS. «C>C^OC> C^OC^C^C^Ci'OCi'* FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS An Old and Wei l-Tr ied Remedy. MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHINfi SYRUP lins l..'.u ils.-cl li'i "xvr MXT^ ^ K.M.S l,v MILLI.iNS ol MOTIIKK^ f.'l llliir Cim.UKKN Willi, K 11,1/1 HIXC!, WITH l'I.I!l-K(T SUOKSS. It SOoTH IS 1 1,.. ( IIILI), 1 eOKTF.NS llip (U'MS. AI.L.We nil P MN; lIUKS WIND I COI.IC. auil ia llielicst reniwly fni DURRHKA. golj liy Dnii^gists 111 t.vi'iv pnrt ol llip wmM, lie sure In ask fi^r ' MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, AfJIi T.\i;K no (ITHl.R KIXIl. , TWENTY-FIVE CE/VrS A BOTTLC. BROKERS CLOSE TICKET SHOPS. Raii-w.w Ticket Protective Bureau Wins Victory in Atlanta. Severance & Weinfeld and Isemaii & Moore, two ticket brokerage firms wliich have lor many years done business in Atlanta, bnve closed their offices and re- tired permanently from the ticket broker- :c business, so there are now no ticket okcrs in Atlanta. The closing of these offices is the re- Milt of skillful work done by the Rail- way Ticket Protective Bureau, which "as organized by the railroads at the sug- Rcstion of William A. Pinkerton, head ■ the celebrated Pinkerton Detective igcncy, on the same general lines as the jewelers' Security .Mliance and the American Bankers' Protective Bureau. The depredations of the ticket brokers "pon the revenues of the railroads in the nited States and the extent to which liic influence of certain scalpers had per- meated the offices of the railroads, so !iat clerks and others having access to ikcts could find a ready market for '>lcn tickets, had grown to such an ex- ' nt that it became absolutely necessary 'r the railroads to take active measures ijainst them. The bureau had accumulated consid- erable evidence which it was about to submit to the courts, when, on the 14th day of January, J. P. Billups, General Passenger Agent of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, reported to Joseph Richardson, the Atlanta representative of the bureau, that he had just discov- ered that forty mileage tickets, repre- senting forty thousand miles of trans- portation, had been stolen from his ticket department. Mr. Richardson immediate- ly telegraphed the headquarters of the bureau in Chicago, and on the i6th one of Pinkerton's expert operatives arrived in Atlanta. This operative and his as- sistants traced some of these tickets into and others out of Severance & Weinfeld's office. A clerk in the auditor's office of the West Point Route was arrested on the charge of larceny and committed to jail. He implicated a negro, who was found by the Pinkerton people in St Louis and taken to .^tlanta. At his pro liminary trial he pleaded guilty, and ii is understood that Weinfeld and Ste- phens will plead guilty when their cases are called in the Superior Court. Thus far the protective bureau has confined its prosecution to the brokers themselves ; but it is understood that their campaign will in future include pas- sengers who travel on scalpers' tickets, as it is impossible, it is claimed, for them to use tickets obtained from the scalpers' offices unless they commit the crime known to the law as false imper- sonation, which is a felony and is a pen- itentiary offense. ■'THERE'S SOMETHING TO SEE.'' The Great Southwest invites the entire North and East to make a tour of inspec- tion and recreation to the principal busi- ness centers within the boundaries of Oklahoma and Indian Territories and Texas on February 16, March i, or March 15. This territory of immetisity in all things commands the attention of persons interested in the advancement of the edu- cational, agricultural, and manufacturing growths of our country. Avoid the weather extremes of the North and East at this season of the year by taking ad- vantage of the opportunity afforded in the low rates effective on dates men- tioned by Frisco System and connecting lines via St. Louis and Kansas City Gateways. From St. Louis to Oklahoma and Indian Territories. 8.50; to Texas, 10. From Kansas City and Memphis, 6.50 ai>d 8, respectively. Also round- trip rate of 15 from St. Louis and INCl &§ BY MAIL DlRECTjFhOM IVlANliir^CTURER A cle.in record of p,^tisfied customers and 46ve.Trsof honest de.Tlinji. Irviequatily. .«ityle, finish and weight A record any manufact- urer niijiht feclproud of. Our plain pold rings are sold for as low as it is possible to self reliable plumb quality rings. No charge for Enpra\-ing: Initials, Motlosor names. Write for our ilhislrated catalogue of Watclies. Icwelrv. ."^ilvtiware, etc. C. p. BARNES &CO. ,6W :M,nrkct.>^t LOUISVILLF. KY Flower Seetis Srnd me Four two-rent Stiimps. Hie nmiiia and full ncUlressi'S ol t»o ot j .,iir llmv.>r lovinc fri.n.Kiinil I "111 iiKul you Four Knsily Grown an<t l'oi'iil;ir \ iinnnls I'^oci-iit? valu. , i \"tI K^ In. 1 i,iiN,-il. o( all Ixst Tnridlps. \ \>'|l |;rn ^IS — "^Pr 20 famous varieties. Jv<l\\l. SHOW l>,\NSIFS-"ver mil colors. SW I.I r l'i;\!* Ov, rill. 1,01, e varieties. ,1 I I;-,. .,1 ,-,.i ll Mlllet>'. niv uook. "Horill < iiltvire."aril iiij IStnannunl catalocne, lUinitier au.l lueltier tliiin i",: sent for ONLY 8 C'KNTS ami I lie names ami iiililres^es of t».> (lower lovin? fn.-ii(ls. Voii ".iTii lorirel il vou «rile Ml". ffllSSI. II. l.irriMun, ^linii.ni.t>IU., Minn. 8 <» HEROES AND SPIES OF THE CIVIL WAR Sj' Capi. "Daxfi'd Htimphreys, of J^torfolK.'V^a. TKe Neaie PublisKing Co., Washington. D. C, and New York. "Price, ^1.50, pojipaid. VENI, VIDI, VIC 1 1 Duva.rs Eureka, cures Dyspepsia, only. Duv&I's Never- Fakil, & positive cure for Dropsy. Duv&l's Infallible Pile Cure. Duvctl's Herb Cure for Hen\orrK&,ge. F. M. DUVAL, 919 Curley St., Baltimore. Md. To^ST. LOUIS "WORLDS FAIR ROUTE" N.C.iSt.LRv-III.Cent.R.R. Kansas City to Texas on above dates, with liberal stop-over privileges. The Frisco System lias four trains daily from St. Louis and Kansas City I'nion Stations to the Southwest. 138 Qof^federate l/eterai>. Confederate Lapel Buttons. Solid Cold - 90c. each Rolled Cold Plate - 45c. each Cold Plated - 25c. each Wrile (or C<.iiiplflc Trlcff I.ist No. 17 of C""- federate Eml>U-ms ami I-'lugs. S. N. MEYER, 1231 Pa. Ave., N. W.. Washington, D. C. I PAY SPOT CASH FOR 1ILITARY BOUNTY Land Warrants Issued to soldiers of aiiT war. Also Soldiers' Ad- ditional I lomesteaJ Rights. Write me at once. PRANK H. REGER, Earth Block, Denver, Col. BEST PASSENGER SERVICE IN TEXAS. 4-1 M PORTA NT GATEWAYS-4 T/P TEXASH rjJ I^PACIFIC. iRAILWAYJ NO TROUBLETO ANSWER QUESTIONS. BALTIMORE PLUCK. It gives us pleasure to say that al- though the Home Fertilizer Chemical Works was burned out in the recent great Baltimore fire, that company is now rehabilitated and intends to continue business. This concern is one of our ad- vertisers, and wishes us to state that they are in position to handle business as promptly as ever. They beg that their friends will not withdraw orders from them on the fear that they will not be able to make prompt shipment. The Home Fertilizer Chemical Works is the manufacturer of the celebrated "Home Fertilizer," "Cerealite Top Dressing," and "Yancey's Formula for Yellow Leaf Tobacco." They are also large import- ers and dealers in agricultural chemicals. OLD MAGAZINES FOR SALE. "The Land We Love," from April, 1868, to March, 1869. Twelve numbers. "The Southern Magazine," from Jan- uary. 1871, to December, 1875. Sixty numbers. "The Southern Bivouac," September, 1883, to April, 1885, old scries, and from June, 1885, to May, 1887, new series. Forty-five numbers. "Nineteenth Century," Charleston, S. C, from June, 1867, to December, 1870. Nineteen numbers. "New Eclectic," froin A\n\\, 1S69, to December, 1870. Twenty-one numbers. They are all unbound, but in good or- der. .\ddress Nicholas Cuny, Esq., 814 •S Peter St., New Orleans, La. E. P.TURNER, Qenx Pass'R and Ticket Aoent. DALLAS. TEXA» THE WEST POINT ROUTE Allaiua unJ 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 Soulliwcs-u-ni ]>oiiUs. Superb dining cars; through Pullman and tourist sleeping cars. For special rates, schedules, and all information, ad- .•\ftcr the passage of many years, it has become the great desire of A. D. Burk, of Richmond, Mo., who was a private in the Ninth Iowa Infantry, to return to Maj. John J. Wheeden, or some mem- ber of his family, a fine watch which he look from the Major when captured by the Federals. Thinks he was major of a .Mississippi regiment. Maj. Wheeden was much attached to the watch, whic' had been presented to him; but Mr. Biirk resisted his entreaties for its return then, but now wishes it to become again the property of its rightful owner. Ill sending a new subscription with his renewal, Capt. John Kennedy, of Selma, Miss., writes: "After my loved ones at home, there is nothing nearer or dearer to my heart than the success of the Veteran and the uplifting and hon- oring of the Confederate veterans and the cause for which they fought. Yes, a thousand times, long live the Veteran' ! And I wish to assure you that my littl-i mite will always be forthcoming." drees J. B. Heyward, D. P. A. Atlanta, 6a. VITIGIJ^IA AJVT) EASTERN CITIES BEST REACHED VIA BRISTOL AND THE Norfolk & Western HAILWA^. Solid vestllmlea train Memphis »nd Clmttanoopii to Washington. DC. SlDepur SKMliphis to WR-shington, Bal- timnre Pliiladelphia, and New Yorlf. Alw. one Ironi Now Orleans to aamj polnta This train runs via Brlntol and Lynchbuig Thn Short Line. T>ining Car ^er-vice. Sleeper Knoxville to New York, le»v- inc at 2:86 a.m., open for paasensrerB after '.l:ll<IPM. Runs via Brlsti)!. Hak-eri- town and Harrishuri;, The Shenandoah Valley Koute. LTnsiirpassed for beauti- ful scenery. , „ , , , ■ All inforuintion i-heerfully furnished. D. C. BOYKIN, Passenger Agent, Knoxvllle. Tenn. WARREN L. ROHR., Western Pass. Agt.. Chattanooga. Tenn. W. B. BEVILL, General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va. iE(iDrl5AAeiti0MR50f!;Ef£MER 30REE'^ Qopfederat^ l/eterar?. CURED Tho majority of all cuet-a i>f Spinal DiBL-as.B nint Dr- forniitive ran I'u ruri-d, Yim muy doulit tins sditp' till' niciit and ^ pcrii-nco treat iiii-ii' of n Bpinal nmMlioii innv JiiKtitv till- diMilil. Wiito for our book, it will coat you iiodiing and will t«-II ynu what rasfs cnn lie cured, nlso wlint wo linvo dnnr for tiiMiilri'Hs tit t(tHir ted pi'opli' diiriiiK tho thirty ynrB wo havH hi'iMi 1 iiKBRcit in lliis THE L.C. McLAIN OrthtprriicSanilarlum. 3 100 Pine SI. ST. LOUIS. MO. THE BEST PLACB TO PURCHASE ALL-WOOL Bunti ng or Silk Flags .if All Kln.ls, Silk Banners, Swords. Belts, Caps, and all kinds of M litnrv Kqnipment and Society Goods is at Veteran J. A. JOEL & CO., I Nassau Street, New York City SF.Nll I'OIt l>UtCE LIST. Hiiiiaiii Cancer iospitai, RICHMOND. VA. •Ve Cure Cancers, Tumors, and Chronic Sores without the use of the knife. ; tOaDaySure; '^ ^^ fiirtu«h i\,r work nn.l l*arh ?■ Send ntyoiir KddrsM ii'l we Will ahow you K'w tofn&ke t.lftdnf l'*olul<'l) fure: «• il l«arh Jmu free, ynu work In ynii Ine. Si-iiil ua jour ftil<lre<a and *• will » Tiilly.romnnihd: .*!'>.!.".•"■''■»''•"'"*•'* »"'- WritrMonr„ Bol |030> Urtroll, Ulrb. I'iaVr/A'" ''"''"•" '»lly,rom«mhf r we guaracUe a r Ir.r profl» , Mlor even- day » Work »l'»(il"*-'- •• in*t Man! >*( TUtiso CO., WHO ARE YOU? Stippose the train >ou are on collides ■with another, or the biiildiny;- you are in burns, or you nicft with some otln-r serious :»c- cid'ent; would ihey know who tou are? Our Badge — iiuli-structihle — is the only sure and safe tneans of identitication. l*articu - larlv applicable to ■women and children. Badjre and siT\ ice complete for 25c., good for one year. S.nd 25c. for a badg-e and serv'ice to^daj; tc-morrow mayte too late. Bank references. COMMERCIAL INDEMNITY CO., Depf. V. Wainwright Building, ST.LOUIS JACKSONVfLLE via Valdosta. Route, from \'aldosta via Georgia bonthem ..nd I'lorida Kv., from Maccn via Central of Georgia Ry., from ATLANTA via Western and AtLintic R. R.> from CHATTANOOGA NASHVILLE ashv...e, Chattanooga, and St. 1- arriving- at ST. LOUIS "Tiitthc Nashv,..e, Chattanooga, and St. Ixiuls R7. arriving- at CH/C>AGO over the Illinois Centr.i! R. R. from Martia* Tenxi DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE AND THROUGH SLEEPING CARS MAINTAIN'KD OVKR THIS SCENIC LINE, Ticket apents of Ihe Jackson\ ille-St. Louis an6 Chicago line, and ay;ents of connecting line? Id Floricui and the Southeast, vill cive you full In formation as to schedules otltiij (louble daily serv Ice to St. I-ouis, Chicago, and the Northwest, and of train time of lines connecting. They wlU alsc sell you tickets and advise } ou as to rates. F. D. MILLKR, - • Atlanta, Ga* Traveling Passer.ger Agent I. C. R. R. WM. SMrrU, JR.. XAsn\au^ Tmrn.. Commercial Agent. TAPE-WORIYI rn TfC. N.. t^Ftma: niiinnd Siu<} iVRldmp for 44- pa IP Uo\.}t |>K-.M NkV SMI lH.>peeial int. MK) Olive St.. ^tIA>uli, Ma ExpellrdallTt in tk) iiiiiiiitCR witn bend, or BIG 8 Chain of 8 Colleger owned bybusinesa nien and indorsed by business men. Fourteen Cashiers of Banks are on our Board of Directors. Our diploma means something. Enter any time. Positions secured. i Draughon's J Practical... J Busltiess... (Incorporated, Capital &t.>ck SiOii.OiiO.OO.) NashvMIe, Tenn. U Atlanta, Ga. Ft. Worth. Texas, c Montgomery, Ala. St Louis, Mo , Galveston, Texas. Little Rock, Ark. A Shrcveport, La. For 150 p:i|je catalog-ue address either place. If yoa prefer, tiiay pay tuition out of salary af- ter coarse Is complctod. Gtiarantce erraduates to hpi cntiipptent or uo charges for tuition. HOME STUDY: Bookkrepinp, Shorthand, Pctmianship, etc., tauirlit bv iti.Til. Write for 1(X) page BOOKLET ou Uomc Study. Ifs free MISSO\/KI TACIFIC ... OR. ... IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE From rr. Lovj.y and MEMPHI^y Affords Tourist, 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 Rk- CLiN'iNG CiiAiR Cars on All Trains. Low Rates, Free De- scriptive Literature. Consult Ticket AgentSt or address H. C. Townsend G.P.andT.A. St. Loirxs, Mo. R. T. G. Matthews T. P. A. Louisville, Kv. 140 Qopfederate L^eterai). "Son^s of the Confederacy and Plantation Melodies." Conlatntnt; l<y ?»MUl(i«rn M^iigs, woriis and music Price, 50 crnts. Best coUrciidn for use In schools, Camps, and Chaplt-rs. Circulars and Infortnalloo free. Agents wanted. Bi;; commission. Address Mrs. Albert M!tchr!l. Paris. Ky. ARE YOU COMING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR? HE MANSION Iloinu n sotiihern lady nnd thrroforc thnrouiihl;r nri)uiitnt(Nl mth tin" cii*>l«>iiis iitul littvpitaniy nl the huuthrrn hnnic 1 will lhn.iw upi'ti my Maii*'ii>M lor thuuettmitHliition of vKlllnii fniullli^M to Iho \V<<rld's Kiilr (May to NovcrulHT, I'.H* '. wliere thi*y wtll be u^v'.l^tsl of nice, giitfi.rh'nn itnd homrllkt*' ;)i-< t<ino> dti'ioifi. wht'if v.siL.rs ran f<M-l ut h<iiiii> duriiii: tliclr ^tay hcrt*. liivU>:.d til tlit» U|>i(wir. tntlsc and liitniotl lilw;i>*. to he onciMintlTi^l III h<'lfN. I Will rlianrc* fnMii :0c. to II «t |HT tlay ri)r ^ll-e|llnK a|iarlun'nt> anil -K'.cnch f<.r uhmIn > If di'Mn-d.) I ( you (Mi'it-niitia!*' rominu w iiio me a r»<'^lal cart! ;«i «nrr Ml 1 ran i»n>|iuri> tt> n'vcrvo »|>artiiH>iii> ttir I fur t hu tinie y«>u will lie hire. 111. il 1 will nlM> r.infe to nift'I ymi nl the df].«'l iind brlnji >ou r Ik' III oviT III nr > Mati'-ion on VMiir airi\ al. Addriss IMMKIHATKI.Y fur full rHrtlriilrrti, — St. Louls, M^ ■ - Find a Cheap home In the Southwest. All that's needcil is a few hun- dred dollars, with a willing- ness to Work. Southeast Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Te.xas are full of opportu- nities — the climate is mild, the soil is rich, the lands arc cheap. Half-rate excursions March 1 and 15, April :^ and 19, via the Cotton Ikk. Write for descriptive lit- erature, maps, and cost of tickets. E. W. LaBEAUME, G. P. & T. A., Cotton Belt, St. Louis, Mo. '^mmmmmmyim •^♦♦♦.♦.♦.♦.♦**.**.«****.«***.«****************.****.t*.*.-***w*«» * I Dr. DeWitt's THE LIFE SAVERS of tlie t'nited States I.ifc-Siivtn>f SUitUnis rescue many slortii- stricken souls and save many lives; Itut their work is insii^nili- cant as coinjiared with the Lives Saved, tin- Health Renewed, :iTi.l ih." nin-d"wn Systems Rein vlijorated '^y Dr, DeWitt's Liver, Blood, and Kidney Cure. 'Ihe \z^f.i\ work is acconijilished l*v eiiricliinir tl>e l>lood and <-.-l.il>lisliiny sound dijreslion, the tvvo"ke\s to lon;j life and vU; iirons liealth. It is nature's quick relief and sure cure for ilri^ht's Disease. Diabetes, Jaimdice, Malari.i, Intlammatinn of the Bladder, Pains under the Shoulders, I.umba^ro, Hheuina- lism, DvsiH'psia, Indigestion, l*ains in the Hack, Muscular \\ . akne'ss. Side Ache, Imnurilv of tlie Blood, I'nhealthv Com- plexion, Liver Disease, l-emalc Comnlainls, Kidney Disease, :'iT()fula, Xasal and Intestinal Catarrh, and the nuinerous ail- nuntsand diseases caused by Impure Blood. Price,t per Bottle

I

Liver, Blood,

Aisn

Kidney Cure

FOR

t Ricii Blood,

A r .\i.i. itKi I

r;isrs AMI I>i:AI.KItS

The W. J. PARKER CO., Manufacturers,

7 South Howard St., BALTIMORE, MD.

More than that — land is tlie source of all wealth. Tlie ratio of
population to acreage is the slidhig scale upon which opportu-
nity is g.iugcd, success determined. Cut the number o£ land-
holders in any State in tlie Union in two, and what is the re-
sult? It is bimple arithmetic — opportunities doubled in that
Stale. Wliat if three-fourths the population be eliminated?
Opportunities quailrujiled, and so on. Tliat's the condition ' >
the great Southwest, Arkan.sas, Indian Territory, and Ol
honia. This vast territory i; supporting less than one-four,
the population of its capacity. Fertile — a land where wheal
and cotton thrive side by side — where two yearly vegetable
crops are demonstrated possibilities — the gieiitest fruit section
in the country; but that's only halt the stor^-. The low ratio
(if population to acreage makes land cheap^that's the main
point. There's room for success in the great Southwest. Il-
lustrated literature sent on request.

RocKlsland
System

^^

ONE FARE

Plus 2 Dollars

For tt\e R-our»d Trip
First and TKlrd
Tuesdays of each
Month

GEO. H. LEE, G. P. A.
Little Rock, Ark.

J. N. CORNATZAR, G. A. P. D.
Memphis, Tenn.

Confederate l/eterar?,

141

Richmond,

Fredericksburg, &

Potomac R. R.

AND

Wastiington
Soutfiern Railway.

THE RICHMOND-WASHINGTON LINE.

ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R.,
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.,
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RY,
' PENNSYLVANIA R. R.,

' ^ SEABOARD AIR LINE R'Y.

and SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Itctwreh All Points \h\ Richmond, V;i.

Fast Mail, Passenger, Express, and Freight Route

Between

Rictimond, Washington. Baltimore,

Buffalo, and All Points North, South,

East, and West.

W. D. DUKE, C. W. GULP,

General fVlanager. Assistant General Manager.

W. P. TAYLOR, Traffic IVIanager.

Atlantic Coast Line

WHY NOT TAKE A TRIP
THIS WINTER THROUGH

Florida

and CtibCL

9

This beautiful State and island have
been brought within easy reach by the
splendid through-train service of the
Atlantic Coast Line, the great thor-
oughfare to the tropics.

Winter Tourist Tickets

now on sale to all points in

FLORIDAandHAVANA.

For rates, schedules, maps, sleeping
car and steamship accommodations ap-
ply to

W. J. CRAIG, General Paiaen^ar A^enl.

WILMINGTON, N. C.

NORTH TEXAS
^ POINTS ^

.VIA

MM,

Santa Fe

% w

TO

GaLlvestoix, and Points
South, East, and
West. ^ ^ Eq\i ip-
meivt, Service, and Cui-
sine unsurpatssed. ^

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

When writing to juivertisers mention V'ktekan.

THROUGH SERV C£

VIA

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

2Vestibuled Through Trains Daily /^
NASHVILLE TO CHICAGO ^
THROUGH SLEEPERS a~d DAY COACHES
NEW ORLEANS TO CHICAGO

DINING CARS SERVING ALL MEALS EN ROUTE

D. H. HILLMAN, 0. P A.. S. L ROGERS, Oen. Aft.

FViNSVIlLE, >NP. NASHVILLE. TENN.

Southern
Railway

7,314 Miles. One Management.

IViu-lnitlnj; ten Southern Stales. He.iehiiii;

Principal Cilics of the .South with

Its Own Lines.

Solid Vestibuled Trains.
Unexcelled Equipment.
FaLst Schedules.
DiJviJVG eatts

iire operate. I on Southern K.aihvav
Irains.

OBSE/fVaTIOA' GTIRS

on ^^^ashintrto^ ami SoulhwestL rii
\'estilnileil Limited, and W'asluiiirlon
3iul C!laUanoo;,'a Liiiiiled ^ ia I.mhIi-
luirg.

ELEGTiXT PULLMTIX
SLEEPING GTIRS

of the latest pattern on all through traiiis.

S. H. HARDWICK,

I General I'ass. A^t., Washin;;ton, ]). C.

C. A. BENSCOTER,

Assl. Ceu'l Pass. Agt., Chattanooga, Tenu.

J. E. SHIPLEY,
1 raveling Pass. Agt., Chattanooga, Tenn.

y

142

Confederate l/eterai>.

EDUCATE FOR PROFIT.

NELSON'S I* iiHlot>iMl i.v l.-.-iMiii;: husineB
lioiiF-rbui lUti MMMIl■Wc^l. l>uiii)»: 1903 uc hft<
SSfi rfi u for eienofrutpliei-c. bookk<'e|>tM-8, eic
Greni many of our >>tiitli>iit« :iro from nihor busi
iii-fe^ c<tll»-(res tlnoufflioui llie coiintiy. Kvery-
ihinjr ii|*-t4>->1:iLt-. 'IVachei-* ftifl cxV<^ri*. No
Guarantee Humbufc. ^tixl fiM Iri'r culaloffue.

\ELSO\'S BUSiJVESS COLLEGE,
TOO Elm Street, Cincinnati, O.

PATENTS.

MATTHEWS ®. CO..

SOLICITORS OF PATENTS.

VatiTils .-iiul Tr.ule-M:irks scriirtd in tlie United
Stati-s Hiid I'orriifn Comiirii-s. Pamphlet ol In-
«lruclioiis furnislii'd frt-c on application.

WANTED

RAW
FUR

Ilitrti*'" t c:tph pr ifOB

'^ paid for 111) kirHlf< niw

fur pUiiiti. Wrili' for

I'ncH- Lisl.

(i^ GEORGE D. BECKER,

f.-^ I-l KKIKK.

IO!t Itiire »*tr<-ft,
ll.\< I.N.N ATI, «.

Great
Texas!

The Eyes of
the World Are
Upon Her.

The Home Seeker

"Matchless" Climate and her
Chi-.ip Lands.

The Investor

Wants to know not only about
her Cheap Land and Low
Taxes, but, as well, Her
Wealth of Mine and Forest,
and this is to let you know that
The International &
Great Northern,
Traverses more than a thousand
miles of the Cream of Texas' Re-
sources, latent and developed, ami
GREAT l.'sc G. N. COUNTRY'
by sending a 2-cent stamp for u
copy of the ILLL'STRATOR
AND GENERAL NARRATOR,
or 25 cents for a year's file of same,
or by writing

D. J. PRICK,

G. P. .& T. A.., 1. «* G. IN. R. R.,

F>a!!estine, Xex.

CikTARRH=ASTHMA

ipiipaa™-^:.'::.. ,

rhrimt. l^uii^K, Itcuf-

. rATVKitii n

( LTKKIl While Vol)

SI,Kl.r. Ilaid ( ri-..

pri.-(rrr<-d. 60dnyp l-*r«'i'

A'\Vt>ndi-iful Jnti'aliiiii,

^I'oiniiK'ii Si-nf^o Ap|>llcA-

..tti'ii; AninxlnfT Ki'>ullR.

Irn-\|MMi!-lvc rienMtnt,

^, ,PiivHt«,Ki»ff, Certain.

I .^^t4■ll|<■hln^ CurcK of

'^A^t limit and LuiifCK.
It<»(»k witlianipk'pioof

_'nii(l vuluiittU' Infui-ma- I
tion Free. Cnt thin out,
it mny rint appear OQfiin.

13111 TftD Run-n SI. . (UK AW

BE YOVH: uWj^ Jhi^jtA'TEH

Hoilid rrintin:; I'revK will onrii
itu\ save ujoiv numi'y for y*:u
than aiiv other inVostmont.
<)v<t4:i.ui(IsoM. Thrc' World's
^ Kair Prizes. Print-* Imin card
^ to smnll newsimiHir. Presses
Irom $'t to$1«0. Aiitoniutlc
jiress for jirintinj; visit iu^eards.
Send lor catakij.'Vie F.
MODEL PRINTING PRESS. 708 Chestnut St., Ptiiladelptila.

Rife Hydraulic £i\^ii\e.

Pumps wnter by water power.

Can be used where hydraulic rams

fail. Absr)iute air feed.

^^ ^ Will pump thirty feet

hi^'li for each foot of
fall.

Every One Guaranteed.

CHAUNCeV C. rOST£R, SPtCIAL AGENT,

329 Church Street. Nashville. 'I'enu.

Tennessee

Central

Raiiroatim

HARRIMAN ROUTE.

Do you intend KoinK to Nnahvillf to
Httwnil tli« H.-imion of tbi> (_'<>nfi«ii'r«te
Vi't^.^rtms tills year'* The T"'iint>s.soo Cen-
tral !{iiiln)]iU is now r*nnipl.*t<vi and in
full o|MTution thro«j;h Ilopkiusvillo.
Ky.. connei'tjntf with llu» Illinois IVntnil
Kiiilroiid lor all points in Wi-st Toniios-
see. St. lyouis. Chuano, iind all otluT
Western i)oint<^. and tliroiit;b HHrriinin,
Tenn , with tlin C. N. <>., & T. P. and
.Soutliem Kaihvays to Norfolk, Bristol,
CinniinHtl. \\ n.^hin^ton, New York, and
all ot hur point.s East.

B.! sure to saturo your ticket via tbis
rout^'.

F<<iul|>ment all new and of the latest
paiiorns.

Tlu'oui^b ticket^s on sale at all points
in connect ion with tbis lino to Xaanville.

Kor tuithei- information apply to your
local agent or

£. H. HIMTO",

Trt.\l-KIC M.\SA(iKR,

tumhvllla, Tann.
T. A. H. WOOO,

Oenkiiai. Aoknt.

Knoxvtfto, Tenn.

Less Than Half Rates

One Way,
S6.50

MEMPHIS to

Corsicana, Waco, McGrcj^cr,
Morgan, C'laincsvillc, Dallas,
Greenville, Coinineree, Sher-
man, Paris, and till iiiUriiiediate
iioints.

One Way, $6.50, Round Trip,$10

I'd all points in Indian and Ol^la-
homa Terriliiries and interniedi-
ato ])oints in .\rkansas, Missouri,
and Kansas.

Tickets on Sale February 1 6,
March 1 and 1 5

To Amarillii, Houston, (ialves-
t(in. Corpus Cliristi, San Anto-
nio, Kerrvillc, ]5ro\vn\vood, Bra-
dy, San Anojelo, A\'ai'i>, Rock])<>rt,
$S one war,$ i ,^ round trip.

4 Trains Daily— West— 4 Trains Daily

J. N. CORNATZAR, General Agent,
31 1 Main Street, MEMPHIS, TENN.

Personal to Subscribers !

wliat ilo you <lo? When j-our system runs down, what should jou do J Yon
Uiiow tlie answer to tli<' first iniestion; the answi'r to the secoiul is foiiiul iu the
wdiiilerfiil suceess of thai slill more wonih'rfnl renieily— YITJi-ORK.

When the nerves are nnslrnuir. the mnseU's h>oseiieil. tlie enerjries rmi dow n.
Ihi' \iialily imiiairod, it serves as the riffht koy lo lii the <h-lieate meehanism of
the hMmai'i system, tlie riarht force at tlie riirht time to set the maehinery in mo-
tion, to rewind the enerirfes. lo tiirhleii the nerve fon-es. to replenish the vilali-
ly. It is the ideal Blood Vilalizer. (ienn Destroyer. I'lesh Maker, Disease fm-
eV. Brawn Bnilder. ami Health liestorer.

Xooiherremrdveaii ec|nal its record of cures. No other remeily can l)e otVered
to tlic- jmlilie on the fvu\< i' i- nlT.n',1. nr:u\ >mv s|.e(ial otTer! YOU AKK TO
BE THK JllMiK!

%M tilt' t'uNFKDKItATK VkTKHAN, or Worthy IH^fSf HI

ivoommeud<.'<i hv a 9ubs<TilHM' or n-ador. a fiiU-siziHl
Oiip Doltai- vH'katro ot Vita-*>rp, liy mail. |tost|iaiil.

suffirieiit for oiio months troatmcut. to Itn pjiid for
within on.' nionilis tinu'att.T rc«i'ipt if thcreceiv-
or can trutlifully say that ils uso has dono him or
hormoroi^ood tliauall thodruirsordopcsof cinaoks
or good doctors or patent medicines he or slie has
overusnd. Kead this over aKa'u carefully, and un-
derstand tlmt we ask our pay only iihrn it hntdnnr
Tougooil. unA initlM'loro. \Vo take all the risk. You
have iiothintr to lose. If itdocsuotUenelit you, you
jiny us uothintr. Vltn^-Ore is a natural, hard, ada-
mantine, roi-klike substance— mineral- Ore— min<'d
from the ground hke gold and silver, and n-qum's
ahonttwenty yeiirsforoxidi/.jitiou. It contains free
iron, free sulphur, and mai;nesium. and one pack-
atrewill equal in medicimii streuLrth and curative
value ir*yii gallons ttf the most powerful, eftiijieious
mineral water drunk fresh at the sprintrs. It is a
geologii-al discovery, to which nothing is added and
From which nothing is taken. It is the mnrvel of
the centurvforcuringsuch diseases as KheiimAlisni,
Itrifphfs Itlsoise. Blood IViiMniinir. lltnrt Tioiibh'.
Droi.sv, ral;irrh jiiid Thront An'eclions. Lher, hithiiy,
iniil Ilhuldor Uhiieats, Sloninch And Kcninle IHsoider^,
Lfl (irippi', Miihirial Kover, \orvaus Prostration, Btid
(ieniM-al npliilitj-, as thousands t^'stify. and as noone
Husweringthis, writingfor a package, will deny aft-
er xising. Viia'-Orr hascunHi mtu-e chronie. olisti-
luite. pi'onounced incuraMe cases than any other
known medi<inc, nnd will n^ach su<li cases with a
more rapid and ]>owerfnl curative H.tion than any
medicine, combination ofniedi.-ines. nr doctor s jire-
scriptiou which it is possible to procure.

VIT,l-%<>llR will do the same for you as it has for
hundredsof readers ot this pajHM-. if you will give it
atrial. Send for a$1 imrkatpat oarrisk. Yon have nothing t-o lose but the stamp to answer tjiis an- nouncement. \\v uniit no one's money whom Vita'-Orc rannot licmflt. Yoiiaretrtbothojndire! Cananything be more fairy '^A'hatsensible person, no matter how ])re,iudiccdlieor yheniay be. who desires a cure and is willing to jmy for it, would hesitate to try Vita*- Orpou this liberal offer? One package is usuallv suf- ficient t'>cureordimirvcases: twoorthrei'forclmm- ie. obstinate eases. We nirailjast what we say in this announcment. and will do just as we agree. Write t'wlay for a package at our risk and expense, giving youriigeand ailments, and mention t!iis]taper, so we iuay know that you are entitled to this liberal offer. 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NOEL CO., Veteran Dept., Vltae-Ore BIdg., Chicago /^XE inventor has made a gun ti) throw an immense ^^ shell twentv-five miles Another has made an explosive to crush an armor plate with a single shock But the Phillips & Buttorff Mfg. Co. have brought to perfection —ENTERPRISE- STOVES giving easy and economical kitchen-keeping to thousands of Southern matrons Write for Free Qatalo^ue WE WILL GLADLY SEND IT Gopper Reservoir Sheetcopper reservoir, lined with tin. Strong, light, and easy to clean. No metallic taint to your water Warming Qloset No more cooking of "second breakfasts" for late risers. Put the food in the warming closet and keep it fresh and palatable Oven Door Kickers Instead of stooping "way over'' to open the oven door, just press a little lever with your foot THESE TIRE BUT FEW OF MTINY ENTERPRISE VIRTUES ■jm Y .j-j We make a specialty of Refrifjcra- ^\[^ mIS» ''"^^ '""' summer goods. Write us now for free catalogue Phillips & Buttorff NTiSHVlLLE MFG. GO. 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Prick, $1.00 per Year. I v^t VIT Single Copy. 10 Cents, f ^"^' '^^^* NASHVILLE, TENN., APRIL. 1904. jT^ 4 .1 S. A. CUNNINGHAM, i v?. t. , Proprietor. NASHVILLE PREPARES FOR THE REUNION. The Veteran, being the authorized voice of Confederate or- ganizations, avoids extravagance of expression, and in its life of eleven years and more it has treated Nashville with less consideration than any other city. The extraordinary circum- stances causing the great reunion of 1904 to be entertained here, how'ever, make it fitting and just to give her people due credit for vvfhat they are now doing in behalf of coming guests. While all the Confederates, their Sons, and the Daughters are doing their part with the enthusiasm which has ever char- acterized them, the business people and tlie public, regardless of former affiliations, are united in heart and hand to honor the men who wore the gray forty years ago. The spirit th;it immortalized William McKinlcy above any of his fellow-Presi- dents of the United States, when he said in Georgia, "I feel that the time has come when we should share with you [mean- ing the South] in caring for the graves of the Confederate dead," seems to be that of everybody in Nashville, and all the people are of one mind to do honor to these coming guests. They are not ambitious for display or filling their coffers, but to make the men who suffered as never did such an army of patriots, for so many years, realize as fully as possible that such sacrifice is appreciated and worthy of all kindness and all honor. What is said of Nashville in this respect may be emphasized for Middle Tennessee. Many counties are doing far more than was expected of them. They intend to prove worthy the expression of the lamented John B. Gordon. When informed that Nashville had invited the reunion, he wrote: "I am glad to know that Nashville has consented to receive lis again next year. . . . We ought to bring tlie expense within the ability of a larger part of our cities, so they might feel inclined to take care of us." His successor, Gen. Stephen D. Lcc, at the last reunion urged less extravagance in enter- taining, and Nashville, in conformity with that spirit, will not spend money so lavishly upon decorative printing to advertise the city for business purposes, and maybe not so much for sponsors and side issues, but every Confederate Veteran who comes will find as royal greeting and service as were ever given to conquerors of human hearts, and the greeting in Nashville will exceed that which would be given them if they liad established the Confederacy. How Comrades Can Get Together. Whether these reunions are to be continued several years or not nobody can tell, but a plan is proposed that can be made to give more satisfaction than ever occurred before. It is one for which comrades have fervently prayed and gone home to die without the realization. It is the project of the editor of the Veteran, and it is his greatest ambition to see it accom- plished. Every Veteran who has attended a reunion — however much joy and comfort he may have had- — has gone home in deep sorrow over the failure to see some comrades who were to him as brothers. This disappointment and sorrow may be practically avoided, and the plan is announced this early so that every comrade may contribute to its success. The outline is as follows : By the best line of travel in Nash- ville is the great Vanderbilt University, with more than sev- enty acres of shaded lawn matted with blue grass. It is suburban, inclosed, and as delightfully situated as if made for the jjurpose. The plan is to have a gathering, of Veterans only, on the campus of this university at four o'clock of Wednesday, the isth of June. Places for the different State Divisions to form will be designated by signs, alphabetically arranged, and upon arrival comrades are to go to the place of State from which they served and wait until the membership of each State is perfected. It is possible for any Veteran who may be in Nashville to find his old companions by this plan. Gen. W. E. Mickle, the Adjutant General, has been informed of the project and cordially approves it, having named the hour of four o'clock on Wednesday, the 15th, the business session of that day being concluded about two o'clock. It is intended to designate in these grounds by clear signs the dif- ferent States, and upon arrival Veterans are to go to the place of Stales designated from which they served and appear in three lines, the cavalry in front, next the infantry, and then the artillery. 'The men are to face the west, so that the first regiment will be to the right. The States will be designated in alphabetical order, with a place for miscellaneous com- mands. The Commanders, or the different Adjutant Generals, of these States in the U. C. V. should be present to give direc- tions until these organizations of States are perfected. TV? Chancellor of the Vanderbilt University, Dr. James H. Kirkland. has been apprised of this plan and gives cordial assent to our use of the campus. Ncj visitors arc to be admit- ted to the grounds except Confederate Veterans. After the greetings, which comrades kuo7U will be the best that ever can happen in this world, addresses may be ex- changed and family associations can follow where members of families are in the city. Comrades, with years of anxious watching and study, this plan exceeds all others, and your approval is asked. Write this oflSce that you will cooperate and that nothing but sick-- ncss will prevent your being in line with your comrades. 150 Qoi^J^ederate Ueterai). HOME FOR COS FEDERATE liOMEX OF TEXAS. Since its struggle for independence the South has always kept in mind and heart those who so freely and bravely gave their best in its behalf, and every State of the Confederacy has made provision in some way for its battle-scarred heroes, and the many monuments that have been, and are still being, erected all over the South testify to the love and admiration for its defenders. But a grave oversight has been made in passing over the work done by the noble women who sacri- ficed and toiled for their husbands, sons, and brothers. There are homes for the indigent soldiers with good records, but many are not willing to leave their wives in order to be thus taken care of. One poor old fellow said : "I would not give up my wife for a thousand homes." It is gratifying to know that this need has been recognized and that the Daughters of the Confederacy of Texas have iii- augurated a movement to provide for the needy wives and widows of Confederate soldiers. The following extracts from an article by Mrs. M. A. Zumwalt, of the Houston Daughters of the Confederacy, explain the undertaking, which is in cooperation with the Veterans and Sons of Veterans of Texas. At the late convention of the Texas Division, U. D. C, an urgent appeal was made by Maj. Chenoweth, superin- tendent of the Confederate Home, and W. P. Lane, Com- mander of the Sons, in behalf of a Home for the Mothers of the Confederacy, to which the Daughters responded nobly Mrs. Zumwalt says: "Our organization has made no provision for the indigent and helpless wives and widows of our worthy and noble heroes, but we have worl..*d unceasingly, putting our best en- ergies in force in the building of homes for our maimed and indigent soldiers and providing all the comforts possible so that their last days may be made comfortable. . . . Our attention has been called by our old soldiers to the needs of a home for the mothers of the Confederacy, those dear old souls who were left at home with the care, support, and pro- tection of the families, in many instances toiling all day in the field trying to make bread for those dependent on them and at night working until past the midnight hour carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing, trying not only to clothe th? children, but to send a blanket, a pair of pants or socks to the loved ones in the war and with the frenzied fear that at any moment they might hear that their heart's idol had fallen. For the four long years the wonit-n of the South faced worse than death. "i am proud that our veterar" have a home and a place of comfort where they can spend their declining days. Many veterans who are entitled to go would rather suffer for the real necessaries of life than forsake their true and faithful old wives, whose, limbs are too feeble and whose hands are too tired to any longer fight life's battles, but have no place pro- vided to rest their weary heads. "While the attention of the people of Texas has never been called to this fact before, I feel that it is only necessary to do this. I am sure that our prosperous State, with the smiles of heaven beaming on every nook and corner, w^ith her in- numerable advantages and the ever-increasing productions of our broad hand, w'ill provide a home for helpless wives and widows of the soldiers of 1861 to 1865. Trusting ourselves to the generous-hearted, patriotic people of our State, we ask your assistance in this work. We are not asking for a palatial home, but we do want a good, comfortable building, one com- mensurate to our needs. And for this pur|>ose our efficient State President, U. D. C, Miss Katie Daffan, has appointed committees from the different Chapters throughout the State." While the foregoing indicates that the State should tiiake this provision, Mrs. Zumwalt indicates that it is not their pur- pose to wait for State appropriation, and locally she states: "The committee for Houston is composed of the following ladies: Mrs. Seabrook Sydnor, Mrs. 1. M. E. Blandin, Mrs. M. A. Zumwalt, and Miss Laura Hobby, and we arc arranging for a merchants' carnival to take place sometime in April. We ask conmiittecs of ladies of the city to see the different business firms and solicit representation, and we hope no one will refuse to allow us to advertise them, as the cost will be a mere trifle and the results to them very beneficial. "Houston was heavily taxed to entertain our State Con- vention, U. D. C. After paying all expenses, the two Chapters had each$61.40 left, one Chapter appropriating its share to
assist in furnishing the library in the Confederate Home in
Austin, and the other Chapter to the Home we now have in
view, placing our Chapter under lasting gratitude.

"As Chairman of the South Texas District, I have sent out
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what money they can this year, so that we can have a Home
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NEIV COMMANDER OF THE GEORGIA DHISION.

Maj. Gen. Peter Alexander Selkirk McGlashan, successor
to Gen. C. A. Evans, Georgia Division, U. C. V., was born in
Edinburgh, Scotland, May 19, 1830, the son of James Mc-
Glashan, a Waterloo veteran and, afterwards, merchant in

CEN. r. .\. S. M CLASH AN.

Edinburgh, the grandson of Peter McGlashan, last chief of
the clan of that name. He emigrated through Savannah, Ga.,
in 184S to the West, and in 1856 joined his fortunes with
Gen. Walker in Nicaragua. After the failure of the Walker
expedition, he returned to the United States and engaged if.

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At the outbreak of the War between the States he joined the
Twenty-Ninth Georgia Regiment, in service on the coast ; aft-
erwards the Fiftieth Georgia Regiment, and was elected first
lieutenant of Company E. He went to Virginia in June, 1862,
and participated in all the campaigns of the Army of Northern
Virginia until April 5, 1865, meanwhile rising in rank from
first lieutenant to brigadier general, his commission as briga-
dier general being the last signed by President Davis before
the fall of Richmond. He was wounded in the battles of
Sharpsburg and Cedar Creek, was captured at Sailor's Creek
and sent to prison at Johnson's Island. He was in the capitol
prison, Washington, the night that President Lincoln was
assassinated. He was released from prison August 25, 1865,
and reentered business in Thoniasville, Ga., of which city he
was elected Mayor in 1866. He was elected captain of the
Thomasville Guards in 1874. He moved to Savannah in 1885.
He is now President of the Savannah Confederate Veterans'
Association, formed in 1887, known as Camp 756, U. C. V.
His wife was Annie Willis Seixas, a great-grandniecc of Gen.
Nathaniel Greene.

THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG.

M a meeting of the Executive Committee. U. C. V., in
Louisville. Ky., last November, dififercnces of opinion in re-
gard to the shape and design of the Confederate battle flag
were discussed, and a resolution was adopted that a com-
mittee of five be selected to ascertain all acceptable data re-
garding the origin, shape, and design of this flag, and prepare
a resolution to be submitted for consideration to the U. C. V.
Association at ihe next annual convention, which will be held
in Nashville June 14-16. This committee was also directed to
ascertain the laws of the Confederate Congress relating to the
battle flags and the flags adopted on March 4, 1861, May I,
1863, and March 4, 1865.

The committee is composed of Dr. Sanniel E. Lewis, Wash-
ington, D. C, Chairman; Col. Fred L. Robertson, Tallahassee,
Fla. ; Gen. J. F. Shipp, Chattanooga, Tenn. ; Col. J. Taylor
Ellyson, Richmond, Va. ; Gen. A. C. Trippe, Baltimore, Md.

In giving his oflicial approval to the action of the Executive
Committee, Gen. Gordon had instructed them to secure all
possible information as to the State, naval, and other flags car-
ried by regiments or companies, or flown at sea or on the
coast during the War between the States. This committee de-
sires all information possible on these matters to be submitted
to the Convention U. C. V., and any one having information
pertaining to the subject is requested to forward the same to
Dr. S. E. Lewis, 1418 Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C.

Tlir cnjrageinent of Miss tiltiel Tillman Heard, the charming Sponsor of the
South at New Orleans, iw.i. to Dr. S. M. HeLiiffre, of Fort Asslniiiboine.
Mont., has been announced. The marriage will take place at high noon on
Ihe olh of April .at the First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ga. After ;i
luncheon for the wedding party at the home, the bride and groom will leave
for their Western home via St. Louis. Hosts of friends of this popular couple
join with the Vkti-.ran in hearty congratxilations.

THE TROUSDALE HOME FOR CONFEDERATES.

On SepteiTiber 20, 1903, a handsome Confederate monument
was unveiled at Gallatin, Tenn. It is a superb structure to
cost but $2,000. The inspiration to this great undertaking by the comparatively small Chapter, V. D. C, came through the munilicent donation of Mrs. Julius A. Trousdale. It was the ancestral home of the Trousdale family. The Trousdale house was built on part of the land that was granted to Capt. James Trousdale by the State of North Caro- lina, the original grant of which, dated 4th day of December. 1784, is still in possession of the Trousdale family. James 'i rousdale was a captain in the Revolutionary War, and set- tled on this land in 1796. In l8ot the Legislature of Ten- nessee appointed commissioners to locate and purchase a site for the county seat of Suinner County. They selected Capt. Trousdale's farm, a town was laid off, and one of the lots was bought by John H. Bowen, a distinguished lawyer, who built a large brick house, which was not entirely completed at his death, in 1S22. Gov. William Trousdale, a son of Capt. James Trousdale, bought the house soon after the death of Mr. Bowen. Gov, Trousdale died in this house in 1872. His widow continued to live on the place until her death, in 1882; then J. A. Trousdale came into possession. He was a son of Gov. Trousdale, and was born in this house. In 1880 he mar- ried Miss Annie Berry, of Davidson County. Five children were born to them, all dying in infancy except one daughter, Mary, who completed her education in New York and re- turned to her home in June, 1899, and died in this house in August, 1899. Her father, who was much attached to her, followed in a few weeks, dying in September. By his will he gave his property to his wife, Mrs. Annie B. Trousdale, and in a short time after his death she gave the house and grounds to a corporation chartered for the purpose of per- petuating the history of the Confederate States and the Con- federate soldier. This corporation is under control of Clark Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy. The grounds had been in possession of the Trousdale family (except the short time of Mr. Bowen's ownership) from 1784 to 1900. 152 Qor^federatc Ueterarj. cox FEDERATE MONUMEST. GALLATIN. TESN. Gallatin, Tenn., exceeds even any city of the South in its Confederate possessions excepting Richmond, Va. The R. E. Lee Camp of Richmond owns a superb building, which prop- eny was acquired mainly through the bold business methods of the late Norman V. Randolph and a few others who made a large investment for the Confederate cause, guaranteed the safety of it, and gave all the profits to the Home and the cause. The Vetekan feels safe in the statement that this is the most valuable Confederate domicile, at least, in the country. AOBRESS BY THE lIoN. J. W. BlACKMORE. The speed) of James W. Blackniore accepting the monu- ment on bclialf of the Confederate Veterans of Sumner County, Tenn., on September 19, 1903, concerning the Home and the people of his county at the dedication of the monument, is as follows : "The events of this day naturally recall to the minds of those present who participated in or witnessed the stirring times of 1861, the scenes and events of that period when, fnrty-two years ago, the men of the South, at the call to arms, loft the plow in the furrow, the youth their schoolbooks on the desk, and all turned from the ordinary pursuits of peace to learn the art of war and to devote their lives and their services to their country's cause ; when, full of vigorous life and thrilled with high resolves, they took into their custody the flag of the Confederate States, intrusted to them by the delicate hands and cheering words of fair daughters and Spartan moth- ers, amidst tears for their departure and benedictions accom- panied by the presentation of the Bible as the word of their counsel, and marched away to be assigned to their places in the armies of the infant Confederacy. Three thousand sons of Sumner County went thus to war — sons whose sires and grandsires had sounded the first note of defiance to the wrong- ful exactions of the mother country in the Mecklenbcrg declara- tion, served in the War of the Revolution, fought with Sevier and Shelby at King's Mountain, builded with Robertson and Sevier the commonwealth of the Slate, subdued the forest, and laid the foundations of highest civilization, who under Andrew Jackson won the second war of American Independence and brought hostile savages of the South into subjection, who un- der Scott and Taylor planted the flag of their country on the jialace of the Montczumas and added an empire of agricultural and mineral wealth to the domain of their government. Whether these were worthy sons of such patriotic sires, let the ensanguined fields of the South, from Seven Pines to Appomattox in the East, and from Fishing Creek to Benton- ville in the South, attest. We call to-day upon the battle- scathed fields of Fishing Creek, Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Chicka- mauga, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Gettysburg, Brice's Cross Roads, and Harrisburg to answer how they bore them- selves upon those historic fields, with what fealty they clung to the flag intrusted to their keeping, and with what valor they defended the sacred cause of their altars and their firesides. "Whether as cavalry, acting 'as the eyes and ears of the army' under "the war child' Wheeler, or in the dashing charge under the lead of the invincible 'Wizard of the Saddle,' Forrest, or scouting or raiding under tliat paragon of iiartisans, John ]1, Morgan, or as infantry under the leadership of the immortal l,ce along the Chickahominy and in the Wilderness, and with the gallant and patriotic Bragg by 'the river of death,' and the beloved 'old Joe' Johnston from Dalton to Atlanta, the sons of Sumner oflfcred their lives and poured out their blood in attestation of their faith in the justice of their cause. During four years of exposure to hardship and deadly strife at arms. with privations unsurpassed even in warfare, they were actor« in battles and events which will ever be accorded prominence on the gilded pages of history. The soldiers of the Confed- eracy, after waging an unequal contest for four years, were at last vanquished by overwhelming numbers and superior advan- tages of those they fought. " 'He perished, but his wreath was won ; He perished in his height of fame. Then sank the cloud on Southland's sun. Vet still she conquered in his name. Filled with his soul she could not die; Her conquest was posterity.' "Returning to his desolate home to repair his lost fortunes, the Confederate soldier had again to struggle with poverty, with adverse political policies and altered conditions which threatened to subvert the social fabric and desecrate the ark which contained the covenant of racial superiorty. For an- other decade he withstood with political integrity and fidelity to his high ideals of citizenship the determined efforts of a vigilant and dominant political faction to fasten on him political disgrace and ignominy. "But the soldier of the South could never have won the dis- tinction he has attained in the world's history if he had not been encouraged and cheered in the times of conflict, in peace and war, by the noble women of the South. They held up his hands while in the armies of the Confederacy he smote the .■\malek on the plain and in the valley. The faith of the women of the South was unfaltering in the direst trials and darkest • hours. If the soldiers withstood the shock of battle in the front of the foe, it was because they knew that loving hearts were sympathizing with them and praying for them at home, and that angelic hands would minister to them when wasted by disease or suffering from wounds ; and in the privations and sacrifices made necessary by losses and devastation of war the tidelity and devotion of Southern women shone as beacon lights amid the surrounding gloom. The woman of the South and the soldier of the Confederacy seemed to have been made for each other. She had the utmost confidence in his man- hood and valor, and the soldier loved her with the devotion that one pays to the soul's ideal of purity and womanliness. No war can be fierce enough, no disaster can be so great as to divorce the Southern soldier from his love of Southern woman or the Southern woman from her devotion to the Southern soldier and his cause. True to the cause he espoused, and to her faith in the integrity of his honor, she has with jealous eyes guarded the utterances of the Muse of History, and has, with a fine heroism, maintained the justice of the cause for which father and husband fought, and out of her sentiments of regard for its righteousness has wrought the beautiful symbol of the Goddess of Fame crowning the van- quished with the victor's wreath. Pygmalion could not have been more enamored of his Galatea than tlie daughter of the South is wedded to her ideal soldier, which finds embodiment in the soldier of the Southern Confederacy. " 'When bronze and granite shaft shall crumbling lie In ages hence, in the Southern woman's heart will be A folded flag, a brilliant page unrolled, A deathless song of Southern chivalry.' "This spirit is manifest here to-day, and this monument erected by Clark Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy is eloquent, in granite and bronze and in symmetrical beauty, of the honor and esteem in which the Daughters of Sumner County hold the deeds and sacrifices made by Sumner's sons in maintaining and defending the cause of the South in the Qopfederate l/eteraip. 153 War between the States and aiding in winning from disaster and defeat thaJ; highest of encomiums upon the government for which they fought — " 'No nation ever rose so white and fair, None fell so pure of crime.' "This spotless fame, won by the Confederate States during its brief but brilliant career, is cherished by every true Con- federate soldier, and held as dear as life. It is due to those who sacrificed their lives on the gory fields of the South, or languished and died from disease, in the field, or in inhos- pitable Northern prisons in defense of the rights and honor of their home land, that this reputation and characterization of the shrine for which they fell shall be cherished and preserved. Many of the sons of Sumner who gave their lives for the Southern cause sleep to-day where they fell, with no mark but the high tide of the battle wave, and no monument but the affections of their people, to tell where they lie. " 'With shouts and cheers they marched away On glory's shining track : But ah ! how long, how long they stay ! How few of them came back !' "Many, after surviving the rigors and dangers of four years' deadly strife, and aiding valorously in rebuilding the fortunes of the South, and as exemplary citizens maintaining the dignity and honor of their sections, in times of peace, have passed over the river and into the beyond. The survivors of that war are to-day the aged citizens of the country. While they look back on the ensanguined fields of the past, they now begin to realize that ere long tliere will be none of them left to gather about the camp fires or answer to the roll call here. They turn their eyes with unfaltering trust to the hills beyond the present, and feel that the safe-keeping of their records and o( those who have gone before is in good hands. If those who have heretofore passed out of this existence are permitted to look again upon the scenes of their mortal probation, how in- terested must the departed spirits of Confederate soldiers of Sumner County be in the ceremonies and in the events of this day! It must be delightful, even to immortals, to know that they 'live in hearts they leave behind.' and what greater exulta- tion could be afforded the soldier spirit than to know that after the lapse of years, through many vicissitudes and changing scenes, his memory is yet sacred, and the sacrifices he made for his country are not forgotiten. The Muse of History opens again to-day for another generation the records of the past. and jiames dear to us in bygone days are bright and teeming with fondest recollections. As in the past, Clark Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, has been active and zealous in preserving the historj' of the Confederate soldiers of Sumner County and rearin.g memorials to their honor, so, it is believed, they will in th'C future continue to labor for the truth of the history of the South, and in honoring those who made that history, "In the name of Sumner's sons whose spirits went out in the red tide of battle, or succumbed to the ravages of disease in distant States, and those who since the war have crossed over the river and now rest beneath the shade of the trees, and those who yet survive and are permitted to see and enjoy the beautiful scene presented to their visions to-day. I thank Clark Chapter. Daughters of the Confederacy, for this beau- tiful memorial to the dead and loving tribute to the living." Presenting the Monument The following is the presentation address of Mrs. Bennett D. Bel! at the unveiling of the monument : "As President of Clark Chapter. Daughters of the Confed- 4* eracy, it becomes my pleasing duty on their behalf to offer to you to-day the realization of a patriotic dream of this small but loyal and devoted band of Daughters — descendants of as brave, courageous, and patriotic men as ever claimed a page in the history of the world. "It has been our cherished purpose to build a monument to our Confederate soldiers in some degree befitting their glorious deeds, and to-day marks the fruition of our hopes. "Tennesseeans have ever been brave and patriotic. The beautiful valleys, the picturesque mountains, the plains and meadows, the hills and forests, the sparkling waters, the sunny skies, the soil and climate of our beloved Tennessee have ever produced and been the home of soldiers, heroes, and patriots. "Before the while man had crossed the Atlantic and planted foot on the shores of America, the lordly red men roamed the toundless forests of Tennessee and made their homes on her fertile soil. The fierce Chickamaugas, the most daring and dangerous of all American Indians, and the brave Cherokees dwelt in the mountains and valleys of East Tennessee, and the warlike Chickasaws built their wigwams on the Western bor- der of our State and floated their bark canoes on the bosom of the great Father of Waters. Middle Tennessee, then, as now. favored of all lands, was claimed by all these tribes as their beloved hunting ground, and these savage natives of our State loved their country, and ere it was surrendered to the white man every foot of it was made historic by the commingling of the blood of these patriotic red men with that of our own hardy ancestors, who, grown tired of oppression, had flung down the gauntlet to Great Britain at the battle of the .\lamance, and. having lost in this first encounter with the mother country, had crossed the mountains in search of liberty and freedom. "In 1780 Sevier and Shelby, with five hundred fearless frontiersmen, every one a soldier and hero, leaving their homes on the beautiful Watauga, went to the rescue of their com- mon country, then in peril from red men and Briton, and at King's Mountain, the greatest combat of the war of the Revo- lution, by personal valor and matchless leadership, destroyed the British army under the gallant Ferguson, and turned the tide of battle that resulted in the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown and made every American a freeman. "What Tennesseean is not proud to feel that Texas owes her independence and subsequent statehood to Tennessee and Ten- nesseeans? What Tennesseean does not recall with sadness, though with patriotic pride, the tragedy of the Alamo, where brave Tennesseeans poured out their lifeblood as a sacrifice to freedom? "Crockett, Bowie. Travis, and Houston are names as familiar and sacred to Tennesseeans as to Texans. "In 1846, when the President of the United States, a gallant Tennesseean. issued his proclamation declaring war against Mexico, and the Governor of Tennessee called for 2.800 volun- teers, thirty thousand of her heroes answered the call of thci- country to go to the torrid and inhospitable plains of Mexico and earned for Tennessee the proud title of the 'Volunteer State. "Some of tliesc gallant volunteers— God bless them — are with us to-day ; fast growing old but still with the hearts and cour- age of soldiers. " 'We are not many, we wlvo pres% d Beside the brave who fell that day, But who of us has not confessed He'd rather share their warrior rest Than not have been at Monterey?' "These heroes distinguished themselves at Monterey, Bucna 154 C^or>fcdera t(^ l/eterarp. Vista, Cerro Gordo, and ai the City of Mexico, where they led the charge upon the castle of Chapultepec. "In this memorable war that added an empire to our domain, and planted our flag in the Hall of the Montezumas. Sumner Count> not only led in the number of her volunteers, but dis- tinguished herself in the heroism of her soldiers upon these battlefields and gave to our country such leaders as Bate, Blackmore, Trousdale, and others. "But when we come to 18O1-65 — that period wliich tried the hearts of men as they were never tried before — we bow our heads in reverence and awe. Such devotion, such unselfish- ness, such patience, such endurance, such courage and bravery, such loyalty and patriotism have not a parallel in the history of the world. "It is this. Confederate soldiers, that we, after the smoke of battle has long since disappeared and impartial history has been forced to recognize your claims to greatness, and the peaceful hand of time is fast thinning your ranks — it is this, I repeat, that we, Daughters of the Confederacy, come to commemorate and in this testimonial 01 bronze and marble to perpetuate. "In the War between the States Tennessee was one great battle ground, four hundred and eight L_llles and skirmishes haying been fought upon her soil. Freely she gave of the flower and chivalry of her manhood, 115,000 of her sons giving theiti- self a willing sacrifice to their country, and the ashes of her sacred dead sleep on every battlefield from Gettysburg to the Rio Grande and in the inhospitable soil of every prison cem- etery of the North. "To recount all the deeds of heroism of the soldiers of the Volunteer State and to name all her heroes would be impossi- ble. Her leaders were distinguished for their matchless valor and her rank and file for their dauntless courage and unwav- ering and unfaltering fidelity to duty. In every great battle fought in this greatest of wars at Manassas, Shiloh, Chancel- lorsville, Chickamauga, Gettysburg, Franklin, Richmond, Mur- freesboro, Xashville, and many others, the Tennessee soldiers with Tennessee leaders were first in the assault, in the chargi-, ■wherever duty called, fighting, bleeding, dying for their country. "At Appomatto.N, when the immortal Lee sheathed the sword and furled the flag, battle-scarred, weary, and sad, with ranks decimated by death on the field of battle, in the hospital and in prison, they answered to the 'last roll call,' and were ready to continue the unequal contest at the command of their great chieftain, or to return to build up their ruined and desolated homes. "Confederate soldiers, having all these things in our hearts and the living and the dead in sacred remembrance, to build this monument has been a labor of love. This modest shaft but poorly represents all the love that is in our hearts for you ; it but faintly pictures the honor that we would do you. Marble and bronze cannot express the admiration, the reverence that we feel, but we have molded in imperishable bronze and placed upon this shaft the figure of a Confederate soldier, to us the type of bravery, of honor, of valor, of patriotism. We hav- chiseled upon this granite the inscription: 'There is no nobler spot of ground than where exalted valor lies.' We have carved upon it the battle flag under which so many times they marci.ed to victory and which at last went down in defeat, but never in dishonor. We have carved upon it the dates 1861-65, the four years that witnessed more great battles, more deeds of heroism, than any four years of the world's history. We have carved upon it a wreath of ivy, emblem of the Daughters of the Confederacy of Tennessee, and which signific?. "In perpetual remembrance,' our Stale motto. "Oa behalf of Clark Chapter. Daughters of the Confederacy, I now present to you this monument, a poor expression of the hope we have long cherished to erect in enduring stone a me- morial to our Confederate soldiers. No shaft could be tall enough to measure the love we bear them, no sculptor's cUisel has grace to carve into expression the reverent admiration we have for them, but their monuments are built upon a thou- sand battlefields, and their deeds will live forever on the pages of history and in the hearts of the Southern people. "With our love, with our tears, we dedicate forever this hal- lowed spot to the memory of the Confederate soldiers. " "How many a glorious name for us. How many a story of fame for us. They left ; would it not be a blame for us If their memories part. From our land and heart. And a wrong to them, and shame for us? No. no. no. They were brave for us. And bright were the lives they gave for us, The land they struggled to save for us Will not forget Its warriors yet, Who sleep in many a grave for us. But their memories e'er shall remain for us. And their names, bright names without stain for us, riic glory they won shall not wane for us ; In legend and lay. Our heroes in gray Shall forever live over again for us.' " Senator Capmack's Speech. Senator Carmack, the orator of the day, was introduced by Judge George E. Seay, and said: "Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen : I am always pleased when I have an oi)porlunity to meet tlie fair daughters and the stalwart sons of my native county, Sumner ; but I am doubly pleased to meet you on an occasion at once so solemn and so inspiring as this; so full of sorrowful memories of the past, and yet of hope and inspiration for the future. If we cannot think without sorrow of the noble dead whom we here commemorate, neither can we recall their glorious deeds with- out a thrill of pride and a renewal of hope for a country whose womb is so fruitful of heroic sons. "I am glad to meet you here on this sacred spot, which one of the noblest of our Southern women has dedicated in love and tears to the memory of the Confederate soldier. And so long as this monument shall stand, and even after its frag- ments have iningled with the dust at its base, her name will be loved and honored, linked with that of one who belonged to 'the kniglitlicst of a knightly race;' whose sweet and un- sullied life in lime of peace was in vivid contrast with the rec- ord of his valor in time of war; for I believe that Tennessee lost one of the noblest and most stainless of her chivalry when the gentle and heroic spirit of Julius A. Trousdale passed over 10 the other side of the river to rest in the shade of the trees. "I rejoice that I, as one of those whose cradles were rocked in the storm nf war, a)n p^iiritted to testify for a new genera- lion our fidelity to the memory of our hero dead, our love and admiration for those, broken with time as with wounds, who will soon have gone to join their loved companions on the far- ther shore. In the course of nature they will ere long have passed into the shadow of that solemn and inevitable hour. I trust that no one of them will go to the grave broken-hearted Qopfederat^ l/eteraij. 156 by the ingratitude of his countrymen, his dying hour embit- tered by the thought tliat his wounds and suflferings are for- gotten. This monument, let me say, is raised not simply to tell the world of the valor and fortitude of the Confederate soldier- - they have builded for themselves a monument more lasting than brass and higher than the regal summit of the pyramids, a monument broad based on the universal admiration of man- kind, and which will tower to heaven wlien the stateliest memorials of princes shall be trampled into formless and un- liallowed dust. No, my friends, this monument is not to per- ]ietuate their glory. Its chief purpose is to proclaim that you, my countrymen, arc proud to honor their deeds and to claim them as the noblest heritage of yourselves and your children forever. If you shall ever cease to do so, this monument to their glory will be a monument to your shame. "I know that no such dishonor v/ill ever brand the laureled brow of tliis proud and historic old county — a county which gave three thousand of htr best and bravest to tlic cause of the South; whose valor was tried and tested in the blaze and thunder of the greatest war that ever shook the earth, who stood witli the suffering South through four stormy years on the red edge of liatlle, until every field was drenched and every river ran red with tlie blood of her sons. .-Xnd sufTcr me here to pay my lunnble tribute to one of the many hero sons of Sumner County, one whose name will be ever glorious in the records of fame, who, tliank God ! is still spared to be the shepherd of Iiis people, a sliining example of civic virtue as of martial valor. Full of years, full of fame, and full of honors, he will bear with him to the grave the blessings of his country and a record without the spot of an unworthy or an unknightly deed. Until Sumner County become? ashamed of an integrity sK.NAroK ]•;. W. (.AKM.\l.K. that knows no weakness and a valor that knows no fear, it will exult in the name and fame of William B. Bate. "No, ladies and gentlemen, never, never, never will the time come wdien there will be a son or a daughter born of the blood of Sumner County whose eye will not dim with tears or kindle with fire for the deeds and sufferings of their sires. "Happy is that land, my countrymen, that is filled with the memorials of great deeds and glorious sufferings, whether they be of triumphs nobly won or of inevitable disasters proudly and heroically borne. It needs not that these memorials be wrought in arch and column and temple of victory. The land may be black with ruin, it may be strewn with the ashes of desolation and billowed with the graves of its dead ; but it will be and remain a land of legend, a land of song, a land of hal- lowed and heroic memories. If the hearts of the people be not lamed to .servitude ; if they accept the inevitable in no craven temjier, nor lick the dust in abject servility at the victor's foot ; if they face the future with undaunted spirit and erected brow — every ruin will be a temple, and the very ashes of the dead will kindle with a living and heroic fire. "My friends. I love the South not only for her shining and heroic deeds ; I love her for her sorrows and sufferings, for her misfortunes and calamities, and for the dead that sleep within her bosom "It has been said that 'a land without ruins is a land without memories, and a land without memories is a land without liber- ties. A land that wears a laurel crown may be fair to look upon ; but twmc a few sad cypress leaves about the brow of any laud, and, be that land barren, beautiless, and bleak, it be- comes lovely in its consecrated coronet of sorrow and wins the sympathy of the heart and of history. Crowns of roses fade; crowns of thorns endure foitvcr. Calvaries and cruci- li.xions take deepest hold on humanity. 'Tis their sufferings ihat are graven deepest on the chronicles of nations.' "My countrymen, if the South is filled with graves, it is tilled also with memories. These memories of the dead past will quicken into a living future. These graves of heroes are the wombs of heroes yet to be born. Who does not feel the truth as well as the beauty of the words of Father Ryan, the poet of the lost Confederacy : " 'O give me the land where the ruins are spread, .■\nd the living tread light on the hearts of the dead. O give me the land that is blessed by the dust, .And bright with the deeds of the war-slaughtered just. Give me the land v/here the battle's red blast Has flashed to the future the fame of the past. Give me the land that hath story and song To tell of the strife of the right with the wrong. Give mc the land with a grave in each spot, .■^nd names in the grave that shall not be forgot. Give me the land of the wreck and the tomb : There is grandeur in graves, there is glory in gloom, For out of the gloom future brightness is born .\s after the night comes the sunrise of morn; And the graves of the dead with the grass overgrown Shall yet be the footstool of liberty's throne; .Viid each single wreck in the warpath of night •Shall yet be a rock in the temple of right.' "Ladies and gentlemen, in rearing this monument to the Confederate soldiers we tcitify to the country and to_mankind our enduring fidelity to their memory, we commemorate their valor and devotion as displayed on many a bloody field. In doing so, let it be known to all that we come in no spirit of contrition for the past. We beg no tenderness of the future historian, no charity from the enlightened judgment of man- 156 Qo^federati^ l/eterai). kind. Standing in ihe presence of this noble and impressive monument, we proudly front th» world and proclaim to the present and the coming time: 'These are our heroes, and their cause was ours.' We make for them no confession of wrong, we plead for no forgiveness of error, we ask no higher honor and no prouder fate than that by their deeds we may be judged, and our most fervent prayer is that the descendants of these heroes may be worthy of their sires. All that was mortal of the vast majority of those w'.iose deeds and mcn-;ries we revere has passed from the knowledge of living men. "They are not dead. The blood with which they drenched the battlefields of the Confederacy has risen from the ground in a new generation of heroic sons ; their hearts l)eat in the very bosoms that ache above their dust ; their spirits will ani- mate generations that are yet to be born. We may not look again into those fearless eyes that blenched not when death stood before them ; we may not clasp those hands that 'struck for liberty the dying blow.' And yet they are not dead. 'He never dies who falls in a great cause. His bones may sodden in the sun, his head be hung on city gate or castle wall, but still his spirit walks abroad.' "The flag they followed no longer proclaims — it will never again proclaim — the existence of a new nation upon the earth. "The warrior's banner has taken its flight to meet the war- rior's soul,' and together they stand at the bar of God, willing to be judged. But let us never forget that the cause of the South was sanctified by the prayers of her peerless daughters ; that it has been baptized in the blood of her sons ; that your fathers died for it ; that your mothers prayed for it. When I appeal to you. therefore, to cherish those hallowed memories of the past, when I beg yoi; to let no disrespectful word escape your lips for the cause that sleeps with the ashes of your sires, I do so by authority of the divine injunction to 'honor thy father and thy mother.' "Ladies and gentlemen, thoughtless or malevolent persons have sometimes reproached us for honoring our fallen heroes, and have demanded of us as a pledge of our loyalty to a re- united country that we give their memory to oblivion and their graves to the wilderness. They know not what they ask. They would have us prove our loyalty to the Union by proving ourselves recreant to the noblest sentiment that could swell the bosom of an American patriot. The valor of our Southern soldiers, the fortitude of our Southern women, and the fidelity with which we cherish the memory of their deeds and their sufferings are but the measure of our devotion to a reunited country and to the flag that waves over it from the lakes to the gulf, and from sea to sea. If the time shall ever come when the people of the South cease to exult in the glorious deeds of our Southern heroes and the matchles.s devotion of our Southern women, when their eyes will no longer swim with tears as the sorrowful memories of the old heroic days come trooping back, then indeed may we be scorned as a degenerate and ignoble race who could not be loyal to any country or faithful to any flag. No, my friends, the world respects us for what we are doing to-day. It will despise us if we ever re- nounce our own glorious past. "The victors have a right to ask of the South that she submit in good faith to the issue of that war upon which she staked her cause. That submission the people of the South have made. Proudly, patiently, with a silent heroism which outshines all the deeds of valor that were ever dor.,- in the crash and roar of battle, they have accepted the new duties and obligations placed upon them, and have lived up to them with a martyr's courage and a martyr's faith. All this the victors of that war may ask of us, but no more. We admit that we were defeated; we will not admit that we were wrong. We admit that our adversaries had a- larger army, but we will not admit tliat they had the better cause. I^t me say to >c-.;. my countrymen, there were some things that were not surrendered at Appomattox. We did not surrender our rishts in history, nor was it one of the conditions of surrender that unfiicndly lips should be suffered to tell the story of that war or that unfriendly hands should write the epitaphs of the Con- federate dead. We have n right to teach our children the true history of that war, the causes that led up to it, and the princi- ples involved. We need not confess that our fathers were traitors; we need not prove our fidelity by defaming the dead and calumniating the blood in our own veins. We resent such accusation not only because it is defamatory of our fathers but because it would be most mischievous teaching for coming generations not only in our own country but throughout the world. The world has paid its just tribute to the characters of the Southern leaders and the Southern soldiers. History has already placed the statesmen, the military chieftains, and the armies of the South beyond the reach of hatred and detraction. In the name of the young men of America, in the North as well as in the South, I protest against the effort to make them believe that crime can outrival virtue in the greatness of its achievements and the sublimity of its sufferings. ''No, my friends, it is not necessary to the safety of the coun- try that coming generations of the South should be taught that their fathers organized a treasonable rebellion against the gov- ernment. They have a right to know that their fathers fought for a right which belonged to them under the Constitution. The doctrine of secession was maintained by the ablest pub- licists of the North as well as of the South. The very first treatise on the Constitution, written by the then leader of the Philadelphia bar, asserted the right of a State to secede from the Union. On no loss an authority than that of Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the men who framed the Constitu- tion regarded it as an experiment, and did not question the light of a State to secede if it so desired. The first secession movement in this country had its origin in New England, and not in South Carolina. Only si.xtecn years before South Carolina seceded, the State of Massachusetts, by solemn act of its Legislature, threatened to secede. "And, my coimtrymen, whatever else may be said of the secession leaders, they were bold, they were brave. They did not wait for a favorable opportunity, when the nation was weakened and distracted by a foreign war, to put their doc- trine to the trial of arms. With a courage so great that their enemies have described it as .sheer folly and madness, they challenged the power of a great nation, vastly superior in numbers, with practically unlimited resources and unlimited credit. Without an army, without a navy, without munitions of war, without factories to supply them, without money, with out credit, without even a governn;ent, they entered upon that contest. Against the appalling odds of nearly five to one they maintained it through four terrible years, and for a long time the issue of battle hung doubtful in the balance. All this llie impartial historian must say of the Southern secessionists ; tliat same historian must .say of the New England secessionists that they organized their rebellious conspiracy without any just cause of quarrel with the Union, and when the nation was in the throes of a doubtful conflict with the greatest power in the wor!-l. "All tli;5 \vc may say in no factious or sectional spirit, but because it is truth and a part of the history of our country We have a right to teach all these things to our childrea teaching them at the same time that we have accepted in good Q^opfederatc l/eterap, 157 faith the leconst ruction of our government; that -the causes which once threatened to divide the country have passed away, and that henceforth the strength and glory of the South arc bound up forever with the strength and glory of the Union. After all, these States are united by stronger bonds than the phrases of a written constitution. We are bound together by a common interest, a common heritage, and a common hope. 'Our Union is river, lake, ocean, and sky ; Man breaks not the medal when God cuts the die.' "Those who were loyal to the Confederacy will be as loyal to the Union, and those who are to come after them will be animated by their spirit and example. We rouse no spirit that is dangerous to the Union or to the peace of nations when we glorify their deeds. War is glorious only when it is fought for noble ends and when those who fight are inspired by noble motives. The Confederate soldier fought not for greed or conquest. He fought for home and fireside and country, in- spired by the same sentiment that nerved the soul of the Roman hero who kept the bridge 'in the brave days of old.' "But, my countrymen, while we honor the heroes, let us never forget the heroines of the South. It is related that when the sons of Rizpah fell victims to the vengeance of David and their outcast bodies were left unsepulchercd on the hill, she spread sackcloth upon the rock, and from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven she suf- fered neither the birds of the air to rest upon them by day nor the beasts of the field by night. "When the Southern soldier returned to his ruined home, there in the humble doorway stood the Southern woman like an angel of 'nope, cheering him on to victories of peace more glorious and renowned than those of war ; and through all the \ ears that have passed, through all the time of hate and malice and persecution, she has remained like Rizpah upon the rock, guarding with sleqjless vigilance the ashes of her dead. We do well to build monuments to the valor and prowess of the Southern soldiers; but if the power were mine, I would raise a monument to the Southern woman whose shaft would pierce the skies." Gov. Frazier and Senator Bate made brief addresses after Senator Carniack closed. Clark Chapter served dinner, and in the afternoon there were receptions, speech-making, and happy commingling of comrades and friends. The monument, which cost$2,000, consists of a granite shaft
twenty-five feet high, surmounted by the figure of a Confed-
erate soldier. On the front of the shaft is the inscription,
"There is no nobler spot of ground than where exalted valor
lies;" Confederate battle flag above.

On the lower base is inscribed: "Confederate Soldiers." On
one side is a shield, over which are crossed trumpets carved
with "C. S. A.," and on the other is a wreath enclosing the
dates, "1861-65, erected by the Daughters."

LANGLEY HAI-L. NEAR GALLATIN. TENN., ON PROPERTY OF TTIR TROVStlALES FOR A CENTVRY.

It is pleasing and appropriate in connection with the fore-
going to present a view of Langley Hall. It is built on the
farm bought by Capt. James Trousdale, father of Gov. Trous-
dale, more than a century ago, and has been in possession of
the family ever since. This new residence is near the site of
the original and about one mile from Gallatin.

The magnificent house here illustrated, the residence of B.
W. Allen, Esq., is new, but follows quite rigidly the old colo-
nial style of architecture. There are the hard-wood floors,
water and gas works exclusively for the place ; all desirable
modern iuTprovements ; in fact, everything necessary to com-

fort and convenience, but the colonial style in yellow and green
blinds, tall Corinthian cohnnns, etc., is adhered to in the ex-
terior, while the interior is much in accord. The main stair-
way is quite of the style of that in Independence Hall, Phila-
delphia, with porcelain-finished banisters, frescoed walls with
higlily artistic and delicately painted decorations. It is much
larger than is realized from the point of view taken by the
artist. The plate is used by courtesy of The Building News,
Evansvillc, Ind. This magnificent home is the gift to Mrs.
Allen by her niece. Miss Kate Trousdale, with whom she has
lived since early childhood.

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AN EMINENT SOUTHERN WOMAN.

The prolonged visit of Countess Eugenie Bertinalti, of
Castellamonte. ilaly. during the past few months has been a
source of sincere pleasure to relatives and friends. This dis-
tinguished lady is a native of Tennessee, her parents having
been of the earlier settlers in one of the richest sections ot
Middle Division of the State. Her paternal home, that of
Col. Humphrey Bate, built of brick while Tennessee was a part
of North Carolina, has been in the Bate family for many gen
erations. She is a sister of Maj. H. C. Bate and closely re-
lated to United States Senator Bate.

The Countess first married at an early age Mr. Council R.
Bass, by whom there were four children, two of whom blesse.l
her life to mature years, but now all have passed away, and
when the great war of the sixties occurred she resided upon
her large estate between V'icksburg and Greenville, Miss. Dur-
ing much of the war she lived there in comfort and was rare!;,
disturbed. On one occasion, however, some Federal forces
drove from the premises her horses and cattle and hauled away
supplies. This loss was so serious that she went to Viclcsburg
to see the commanding ofliocr. Gen. Grant, whose wife was
present at the interview, and so interposed in her behalf that
a letter from Gen. Grant served as protection from subsequent
raiding Federals. She mentions that Gen. Grant "was most
kind and unassuming in manner." Being a noncombatant, she
took the oath of allegiance, and was allowed exceptional
courtesies by the Federal authorities in visiting one of her
brothers. Dr. Bate, who, severely wounded and enfeebled, owes
his prolonged life doubtless to her nursing and the supply of
nutritious food.

As typical illustration of those thrilling and tragic days the
Veteran is permitted to copy herewith in facsimile a letter
from President Lincoln and one from Gen. Grant :

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guished woman of the South has had a most interesting expe-
rience. At this writing slie is visiting her old plai'.'_:ion in
Mississippi, especially anxious for the welfare of old servants.
It is safe to state that she and the late Ellen Adair Beatty,
who was known as the gifted and beautiful "Florida White,"
were of the most distinguished women in the United States
The latter, a native of Kentucky, died at Oxford. Miss, sev-
eral years ago.

TEXAS DAUGHTERS HONOR GEN. GORDON.

The following address to the Chapters of the Texas Divi-
sion. U. D. C, was sent out by Miss Katie Dafifan, President :

".•\ shadow of deepest gloom hangs over our Southland to-
day. The hearts of our Veterans are bowed in genuine sor-
row, our Sons of Veterans stop to fen'ently remember that
upon them will soon rest the responsibility of living on the
'work of our Confederate soldier.' The Daughters of the
Confederacy, in tender grief, realize that their strongest advo-
cate has passed into eternal rest and glory, and his beautiful
life service and character will be a part of our work memorial.
Gen. John B. Gordon, the brave-hearted, with courage to the
end, surrendered to Death January 9, 1904.

"It was Gen. Gordon who first gave to our dearly beloved
Winnie Davis the title, 'Daughter of the Confederacy.' From
him did we have approval of our historical work, in all of onr
efforts for our soldiers, and the erection of monuments, and
he oftentimes expressed himself as being delighted with the
wonderful advancement, the work accomplished, and the large
membership of the Texas Division.

"His soul was attuned to all that was broad and great and
good in humanity, and he could say with adoring love, "Our
country.'

"Let every Chapter of the Texas Division honor tlic memory
of our heroic dead, and let appropriate memorial service be
held by each Chapter, together with the Veterans and Sons of
\'eterans.

"Gen. Gordon was a guest in many of our Texas homes,
and our entire citizenship delighted to do him honor. His
birthday occurs February 6, and I suggest that at that time
we observe memorial service.

"Trusting this may meet response from all of our Chapters,
for Gen. Gordon held the most distinguished office in the
gilt of the United Confederate \'eterans, and it is in honor of
the Confederate Veterans that wc have our organization.
Daughters of the Confederacy."

Although the foregoing comes late, it is given as an impor-
tant paper from the President of the large Texas Division.

Excellent new Chapters have just been organized in Van
Alstyne, Floresville, and Chapel Hill, Tex. The work in Texas
grows greater each year, more and more is being done by the
Daughters in their strong organized work.

"Texas Heroes' Day" was observed by the Chapters of the
Texas Division March 15, commemorating the deeds of valor
and many virtues of the Confederate soldiers identified with the
Lone Star State — Albert Sidney Johnston, Dick Dowling, Sul
Ross, Gen. Hood, Gen. Sam Green, Gen. William P. Rogers,
Gen. Terry, Pelham, Pat Cleburne, and all who loved the
State and were a part of the history of the State. This day
will be observed annually by the Texas Daughters of the Con-
federacy.

Preparations are now being made by all Chapters for the ob-
servance of Annual Decoration and Memorial Day, April 26.
at which time Crosses of Honor will be bestowed upon the
Veterans.

FOR THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.

A subscriber, an old cadet of the Lexington Military Insti-
tute in the days of Stonewall Jackson, now living in Richmond,
Va., writes :

"In the Veteran of December an account is given of an oc-
currence which took place at Lexington, Va., just prior to the
war. A few months ago another version of it was printed in
the Youth's Companion. A perusal of these articles raises the
query as to whether the details of war history or, indeed, any
history can be relied upon.

"The Youth's Companion represents the occurrence as taking
place on Sunday, and that Stonewall Jackson, while in church,
was informed that the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute
were rushing pellmell upon Washington College to wreak
vengeance upon the students of that institution for resisting .in
attempt on the part of some cadets to pull down the United
States flag from their building.

"Now, the affair occurred on Saturday, and the students of
Washington College had no more to do with it than those of
Harvard or Yale. It is doubtful if they ever had a flag, and the
cadets did not even take the usual route to the town, which
passes W'ashington College, but ran down the slope in front of
the town.

"The account in the December \'et£ran comes much nearer
being correct as to the causes leading to the affair. But both
accounts say that Jackson took charge of the corps of cadets
and marched them hither and thither, etc. I was a participant
in the affair, and my recollection is that when the cadets
reached the lower part of the main street we halted and formed
into line; that we were met by some of the Institute autliori-
ties, among whom Maj. Jackson may have been present and he
may have been the speaker (I do not now remember) ; that the
the Institute, the promise perhaps being given then (as it
was at an after meeting held at the barracks) that the party
guilty of the assault and battery should be arrested and the
legal penalty inflicted. But that Jackson took charge of the
cadets and 'marched' and 'countermarched' them, 'wheeled'
them down the street, and 'drilled' them in such and such a
■field,' and, after getting them 'blown,' dismissed them to be
good boys, is simply as baseless as the fabric of a vision.
Neither by order from Jackson or any one else was there any
"drilling' and 'double-quicking' until we had 'cooled off.' The
cadets broke ranks and went back just as they had come, every
man for himself, and the corps was stretched out along the
road for perhaps a quarter of a mile. I remember when I
reached barracks that, not wishing to put my gun in the rack
with a load in it, I fired at a little sai)ling in front of the bar-
racks (and missed it).

"I do not mean in any way to reflect on the motives or verac-
ity of those who wrote the versions alluded to, but let us all
in preparing material for the future historian be scrupulously
careful to get facts and omit all frills. Not only do these ac-
counts make Jackson do what he never did," but they might
create the impression that the cadets, whose gallantry at New
Market won the admiration of friends and foes alike, were a
lot of imbeciles who could be bamboozled without half an
effort."

In report of the History Committee, U. D. C, among the
books commended for use in Southern schools was the "Re-
view of Slavery in the United States," by Mrs. Sophie Fox
Sea, of Kentucky. This was mentioned as being by Mrs.
.Sophie Fox. and the f.ill name is herewith given.

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Confederate l/eteraip.

S. A. CVSSlSaUAM, Editor and Proprietor.
OQice: Methodist Pablishini; 111 use Building, Noshvillr, Tenn.

Thia publication is the personal property of S. A. Cunningliam, All per*
floos who approve its principles and realize its bcnetits as an orjjjin for Asso-
ciations tnroaghout the South ape requested to commend its patronage and to
cooperate in extending its circulation. Let each one be constantly diligent.

The Grand Camp of Virginia Confederate Vcierans has
published in pamphlet form five thousand copies of Judge
Christian's report as Chairman of the Virginia History Com-

MOVEMENT FOR THE I. B. GORDON MONUMENT.

Just as we go to press a letter from Judge William Lowndes
Calhoun, President and Chairman of the Central Executive
Committee of the John B. Gordon Monument Association, At-
lanta, Ga., states: "We are striving energetically to succeed in
our effort to raise funds for the Gordon monument."

This brief statement ineans much. It suggests promptness
in action while it is understood that State lines are not to be
considered in this tribute of love to the cininent Southerner and
great-hearted patriot. Each State should take pride in its
record to honor Gen. John B. Gordon. Any subscriptions sent
to the Veteran will be properly acknowledged and remitted
to the Treasurer, E. H. Thornton, Atlanta, Ga.

RIGHT OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY.

Gen. P. A. S. McGlashan, commanding Georgia Division,
United Confederate Veterans, writes:

"Comrades: Ihe following resolution was passed on Feb-
ruary 4 by Camp No. 1477, Macon, Ga. :

" 'Whereas the South Atlantic Baseball League proposes to
open its season April 26, known as Memorial Day, and by
legislative action a legal holiday, set apart as strictly dedicated
to the memory of our dead Confederate soldiers ; therefore
be it

" 'Resolved, That it is the unanimous opinion and wish of
Camp Macon, U. C. V., No. 1477, that our unqualified and un-
alterable protest be entered against the use of this day for
sports, the reason being that the sacred and tender memories
of this our dear Southland for our grand old Confederate
heroes should not be encroached upon by anything that would
lessen the interest and loyalty of our young people whose fa-
thers stood in defense of our Southern homes from 1861 to
1865. We ask all other Camps in the State of Georgia to ex-
press themselves on the subject.'

"The Commanding General wishes to indorse the above reso-
lution, and beg that every Camp in the State will see that the
day set apart for the decoration of the graves of our honored

Troup County Camp, No. 405, U. C. V., heartily indorse the
above.

PRESS TRIBUTES TO "BILL ARP."
Newark (Ark.) Journal: "The Confederate Veteran, pub-
lished at Nashville, Tenn., has started a movement to collect
a sufficient fund by popular donations of one dollar each to
erect a suitable monument to the memory of 'Bill Arp,' who
died a few months ago. 'Bill Arp's' writings were read and
admired by everybody in this part of the country, and the
Journal would like to see a liberal donation to the fund sent
in from Newark. We are going to start the list with $1, and if any of our citizens wish to contribute, they can hand us tJieir donation or send it direct to the Veteran. The names of all who contribute will be published in the Journal and the list forwarded to the Veteran, to be added to the fund, and all the names will then be published in the Veteran. Neu's and Courant, Cartersville, Ga. : "It is with peculiar pride and pleasure that the News and Courant notes the noble work begun by Mr. S. A. Cunningham, editor of the Con- federate Veteran at Nashville, of raising a fund with which to erect a monument to the late lamented Maj. Charles H. Smith (Bill Arp), of this city. . . . We notice that the list does not contain any Cartersville names as yet. Perhaps this is because there has been no local movement to help the fund along, for we are sure it is only necessary to call the attention of our people to the matter to get offerings. We have no method to suggest, but merely urge the fitness, the necessity of help from the home friends of Maj. Smith. Of course in- dividual contributions could be sent to Mr. Cunningham, but it occurs to us that it would look better for some of our citi- zens to interest themselves and get up a real nice sum and for- ward all together. Who will start the ball rolling? Remem- ber the shaft will be erected in Oak Hill cemetery." Additional Contributions to the Bill Aep Fund. Doster, J. W., Kingsland, Ark$ i 00

Spencer, Dr. B. F., Weston, Tex I cx)

Bivins, J. K., Kildarc, Tex I 00

McKeen, J. D., Fulton, Ky I 00

Byars, H. C-, Sidney, Iowa I 00

Bruslc, C. A., Plaquemine, La i 00

Du Buisson, C. J., Yazoo City, Miss i 00

Garrett, George, Pulaski, Tenn i 00

Garrett, Miss Kate, Pulaski, Tenn I 00

Garrett, Miss Carrie, Pulaski, Tenn I 00

Hough, E. S., Manchester, Tenn I (X)

Robert, Rev. P. G., St. Louis, Mo i 00

Tomb, J. H., St. Louis, Mo i 00

.Austin, Miss C, Lonoke, Ark i 00

Coker, J. C, Hartsvillc, S. C i 00

Stephens, J. R., Franklin, Tenn 2 tx)

Gardner, D. B., Fort Worth, Tex I 00

Ellison, Col. R. L., Fort Worth, Tex I 00

Muggah, J. P., Patterson, La I 00

Park, Capl. R. E., Atlanta, Ga 3 oc

Park, Mrs. R. E., Atlanta, Ga I 00

Park, Miss Etta, Atlanta, Ga i 00

Beale, A. J., Cynthiana, Ky i 00

"Lankford Bras., Pueblo, Colo 2 c»

Riley, Mrs. J. H., Omega, La i 00

Reed, C. A., Anderson, S. C I 00

Bryan, J. T., Marianna, Fla I 00

Newsom, Mrs. M. J., Marianna, Fla i 00

Barry, Mrs. O. A., Sherman, Tex i 00

Murphy, R. C, Natchez, La l 00

Bates, J. Y., Corsicana, Tex i 00

Mallette, J. H., Jr., Roanoke, Tex i 00

Pickett, Fred L., Hector, .-Via i 00

Pickett, Hugh F., Hector, .\la i 00

Pickett, James N., Hector, Ala i 00

Chadwick, Mrs. E. J., Beaufort, N. C i 00

Ritter, W. L., Baltimore, Md i 00

Head, T. L., Hector, Ala i 00

Total to date, \$129.25.

The complete list will be published later. The Veteran
believes implicitly that many others will be gratified with op-
portunity to contribute, and that they will not delay longer than
the reunion in June. Please keep this in mind.

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Official Report of tlie History Conimittee of tlie Grand Camp, C. V., Department of Virginia.

THE following report was submitted to the Grand Camp of
Confederate Veterans of Virginia at its annual meeting,
held at Newport News, Va., October 28th, 1903. It was then
unanimously adopted, and five thousand copies were directed by
the Camp to be published in pamphlet form. A few days after
this action on the part of the Camp, the author saw a statement
in the newspapers to the effect that a committee had been ap-

pointed by the North Carolina Historical Society to investigate
the statements contained in the report. The author was most
anxious that if there were any errors in the report, they should
be corrected before it was put in a more permanent form ; and
it was with this view that the publication has been postponed
until this time. GEO. L. CHRISTIAN, Chairman.

Richmond, February 20th, 1904.

To Ihe Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of I'irginia:

Your History Committee again returns its ti:anks to yoii
and the public for the flattering and cordial way in which
you have received its last report. It will be as gratifying to
you as it is to the committee to know that we have heard
of lui attempt to controvert any statement contained in anj'
report of this committee up to this time. It will also he
gratifying to you to learn that at the late reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans, held in New Orleans, the
several reports of your committee were not only incorpo-
rated as a part of the report of the History Committee of
that great organization, Init received its unanimous and un-
qualified indorsement.

RECRETS OF COMMITTEE.

We had expected in this report to discuss a very different
subject from that which now claims our attention. Indeed,
we deeply regret that the matter which demands our atten-
tion at this time should have to be considered by us at all.
But we conceive it to be our first duty to our Mother State
to see that her record in the Confederate war is kept true,
and not misunderstood or misrepresented by either friend or
foe. We have always deprecated controversies between
Confederates. We think, as Gen. Early once said, there is
glory enough attached to the Confederate struggle for all
of us to have a share, that we should stand together and
see that the truth of that conflict is preserved; this is all we
have a right to ask. and ive should be conleut witli nothing less.

This being our position, we repeat our sincere regret that
some recent publications from representatives of our sister
State of North Carolina have come to us in such a way, and
that these publications emanate from such sources, that they
demand consideration and attention at the hands of your com-
mittee. We again repeat our sorrow that we feel compelled
to notice these matters, and in doing so we shall strive to
say nothing which will even tend to detract from the fame
won by the glorious "Old North State" in the Confederate
war, e.xcept in so far as attempts have been made to augment
that fame at the expense of Virginia.

PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

We know the people of North Carolina and greatly ad-
mire their many virtues and noble characteristics. We knew
the soldiers sent by her to the Army of Northern Virginia.
We have seen their splendid bearing and frightful sacrifices
on many a field of carnage, and we bear willing testimony
to the fact that no truer, better, or braver soldiers ever
Stood on the "bloody front of battle." North Carolina is
truly a great State, inhabited by a noble people, and with a
record of which she has a right to be proud. We love State
pride, and particularly that State pride and devotion to prin-
ciple which has made North Carolina do what she could to
preserve the names and records of her soldiers in the Con-
4»»

federate armies. Every other Southern State should follow
her example, no matter ivhat it may cost to do so.

No truer patriots ever lived or died for their country
than those who fought in the Confederate armies. These
men are as well satisfied now as they ever viere that their
cause was just. They enlisted at the command of their sev-
eral States; they did their duty to the best of their ability;
they are. and have a right to be, proud of their achievements,
and they have a right to expect that their States will see to
it that their names and the record of their deeds are pre-
served.

Conceding, as we cheerfully do, the great fame achieved by
North Carolina in the Confederate war, it seems to us, from
reading the publications to which we have referred, that some
of our friends from that State have not been either just or
generous in some of their allusions to her sister States, and
have seemed both spiteful and boastful in some of their charges,
claims, and references to their "next-door neighbor," Virginia.
What Virginia may have done to provoke this, we are not ad-
vised. If aught, we regret it. It is these charges, these claims
and seeming reflections on Virginia alone, that we now pro-
pose to consider, as we feel in duty bound to do. In doing
this we shall not imitate the course pursued by some of the
writers to whom we have referred. Some of these have not
hesitated to reflect on the people and soldiers from Virginia
in the harshest and, in our opinion, most unjust manner. We
shall not imitate these writers (l) because we feel confident
that they do not, in their criticisms of Virginia and her people,
reflect the real feelings of North Carolinians toward Virginians,
and (2) because neither the people of Virginia nor the soldiers
sent by her to the Confederate armies need any defense at
our hands. The presentation of the truth of what Virginia
did and dared and suffered for the Confederate cause is her
complete vindication, and it is a part of this ta.sk that we now
filially but cheerfully assume.

THAT SHE FURNISHED MORE TROOPS.

First: The first and most serious claim made by
North Carolina is that she furnished more troops to
the Confederacy than any other Southern State.
This claim has been made and published far and wide,
and, as far as we know, no attempt has been made to con-
trovert it. It generally assumes the form of a boast, but
is sometimes made the basis of a complaint. We saw not
long since in a North Carolina paper (the Charlotte Observer
of May I", 1003) a statement from the pen of a distinguished
writer of that State, in which he complained that partiality
had been shown to Virginia, and consequent injustice done
to North Carolina, during the war, in the appointment of the
general officers of the army, especially, he said, since Virginia
to North Carolina's 126,000, or 50,000 more than Virginia.

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PRESIDENT DAVIS.

So far as the question of partiality is concerned, since
President Davis, who made all these appointments, was not
a Virginian, there was no reason why he should have been
partial to Virginians unless their merits warranted it. And,
in our opinion, no good reason is given by this writer for
any such alleged misconduct on his part. We believe Mr.
Davis was not only a true patriot but a great and good man,
and that it would have been almost impossible to have found
any one who could or would have discharged the delicate
and difficult duties of his office more satisfactorily to all
than he did.

But what concerns us far more is the claim made by this
writer that North Carolina, with a smaller white population
than Virginia, furnished fifty thousand more troops to the
Confederacy. This claim necessarily implies that North
Carolina was more loyal to the Confederate cause than Vir-
ginia, or, in other words, discharged her duty in this, the
Rrcatest crisis in the history of these States, better than
X'irginia.

RECORD or TROOPS FURNISHED.

Let us examine the record on this point first, then, and see
if this claim is sustained by it.

In Series IV., Vol. III., at page 95, of wh.it are termed
"The War of the Rebellion Official Records," will be found
a carefully prepared official report to the "Bureau of Con-
scription" of the Confederate War Department, giving in
much detail the number and character of the troops furnished
by the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi up to January 25, i86i.
This report shows that the "total number of men sent to the
field" by Virginia up to that time was (page 102) 15.3,-
876, whilst the total number sent by North Carolina up to
that time was only 88,457, or 63,419 less than Virginia.

This report further shows that according to the then
last census there were remaining in Virginia, between the
ages of eighteen and forty-five, 13,248 men to be accounted
for as soldiers; and in North Carolina 12,877. So that, if
every man of those unaccounted for in North Carolina had
been subsequently sent to the field, and not one of those
from Virginia, still, according to this report, Virginia would
have furnished fifty-two thousand, five hundred and forty-
three more than North Carolina.

At page 99 of this report, in referring to North Carolina, the

"The Adjutant General of the State has estimated
that the State has put into the service 100,000 men,
but his calculations contain an apparent error, in
which he has accounted for 14,000 men twice. His
estimate should therefore be less than mine."

We do not quote this for the purpose of intimating that
North Carolina may (unintentionally, of course) still be
counting "twice," in making up the number she now claims,
but only to show that her own .'Xdjutant General did not
then claim that North Carolina had furnished more than
one hundred thousand men, whilst Virginia had then sent to
the field, as shown by this report, one hundred and fifty-three
thousand, eight hundred and seventy-six, and rather more than
double the number with which she is credited by the distin-
guished writer to whom we have just referred.

At page 100 of this same report, in accounting for the
troops furnished by South Carolina, occurs this item and
statement — viz. ;

"Without passing through camps 13,953."

"A large part of this number (13,953) will be found

10 have volunteered in Xorth Carolina regiments, hav-
ing been drawn into that State by the inducements of
double bounty, which was at one time offered to vol-
unteers."
These troops from South Carolina are, doubtless, counted
by North Carolina in the number .«he now claims, and may.
to some extent, account for how she furnished 10.000 more
soldiers to the Confederacy than her voting population, as
shown in a then recent election, of which fact she now justly
boasts.

REPORT CORRECT.

As showing that the report from which we have quoted
is substantially correct, the largest number of troops we
have seen anywhere claimed to have been furnished oy
North Carolina is that contained in the report from the pres-
ent Adjutant General's office, and this number is put at
about 127,000, and, of course, this includes the "total of all
men disposed of" from the State — all in the field, and all ex-
emptions from whatever cause. The report from which we
have quoted above (page 103) gives North Carolina 126,623
and to Virginia (counting in the same way) 178.933. or 52,-
316 more than North Carolina.

C0MP.\RAT1VE NUMBER CF REGIMENTS. ETC.

Whilst this report gives the number of regiments, bat-
talions, and batteries furnished by Virginia, it does not give
the number of those furnished by North Carolina. But we
are enabled to supply this apparent omission from another
source, to be found in the same volume at page 722. As late
as October 11, 1864, Gov. Vance wrote to Gen. Bragg (a
native of North Carolina), then stationed in Richmond, ask-
ing Bragg to furnish him with the number of troops fur-
nished by North Carolina to the Confederacy, and saying he
wished this information in order to "know what North Car-
olina had done in comparison with the other States." in view
of a proposed meeting of the Governors of the South, then
about to assemble at Augusta, Ga. On this letter of inquiry
there is an indorsement stating that, whilst the number of
iroops furnished by North Carolina could not be given
without laborious research, there was then in the Confed-
erate service from that State sixty-seven regiments, five bat-
talions, twelve unattached companies, two State regiments
doing service for the Confederacy, and nine battalions of
reserves then organized. The report of January 25, 1864,
above referred to, shows that Virginia had then sent to thj
field sixty-three regiments of infantry, forty battalions of
infantry, twenty regiments of cavalry, forty battalions of
cavalry, and one hundred and twenty-five batteries of ar-
tillery (page 96).

A comparison of these organizations of the two States
gives this result — viz.: That where North Carolina had fur-
nished the Confederacy, in all arms of the service, si.x-ty-nine
regiments, Virginia had furnished eighty-three; where North
nished eighty; and where North Carolina had furnished
twelve unattached companies (presumably batteries), Vir-
ginia had furnished one hundred and tzventy-five batteries;
and it is worthy of remark, that the report showing the
number of these Virginia organizations is dated eight months
in advance of that showing the number of the North Caro-
lina organizations.

COiMPARATIVE EXEMPTIONS.

Second: Anotlier charge made by another distin-
guished North Carolina writer (Capt. IV. R. Bond in
his pamphlet entitled "Pickett or Pettigrcw") is that

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"citizens of Virginia were filling nearly one-half of the
positions of honor and trust, eivil and military," in the
Confederacy.

So far as the appointment of the general officers of the
army is involved in this charge, we have already said that
we believed they were made by Mr. Davis solely on the
merits of the appointees; and we think it will be admitted
by all that some of these appointments could not have been
improved upon, or perhaps made at all from any other State.

As to the charge, so far as it applies to the other military
ofticers, this was made by Gov. Vance during the war, and
if any one wishes to see a complete refutation of it, they
have only to refer to the letter from Gen. Lee to the Con-
federate Secretary of War, dated September 9, 1863, Reb.
Rec, Series I., Vol. XXIX., Part II.. p. 723..

As to the civil positions of honor and trust of whicli this
writer says one-half were filled by Virginians, and that Rich-
mond thought "all should be thus filled." If he means by
this to charge that Virginia had a larger number of men
exempted from military duty to fill these places than any
other State (as would have been reasonable, since she had
the largest number in the field and was the seat of the capi-
tol, with all the departments of the government), then the
report, from which we have just quoted, shows that in this
he is greatly mistaken. This report, at page 103, shows that
the "total e.vcmpts" in \'irginia at that lime were twenty-five
thousand and sixty-three; whilst those in North Carolina num-
bered Ihirly-cight thousand, one hundred and sixty-six. And in
the same volume in which this report is to be found, at page
851, will be found this remarkable exhibit, under the heading
"Number of State Officers" in each Southern State exempted
■ n certificates of their Governors. This last paper shows
ihat while the number of these oflicers exempted in Vir-
sinia was ok? thousand, four hundred and ttventy-two, the
number exempted in North Carolina was fourteen thousand,
six hundred and seventy-fiz'C, more than ten times as many as
in any other Southern State.

EFFECTS OF FIGHTING OF THE "bETHEL REGIMENT."

Third : .-1 third claim made by another distinguished
North Carolina writer is that one of the eifecls of the
fight made by the "Bethel Regiment" at Bethel ivas
the "possibly holding Virginia in the Confederacy."
(See article by Maj. Edward J. Hale, "North Carolina
Regiments '61 to '65," Vol. I., p. 123.)
The only theory on which we can account for this uncalled-
for suggestion is, that the writer wished to attribute to this
regiment the greatest possible achievement the fecundity of
his imagination could conceive of, and hence this "un-
kindest cut of all" at our old mother. Virginia joined the
Confederacy before North Carolina; and we will show later
on, by the testimony of ail the representatives of all the
Southern States, that no State in the Confederacy showed
more devotion to the cause, and that none was ready to make or
made greater sacrifices in its behalf.

NO PESIRE TO M.VGNIFY WORK OF VIRGINIA.

We have no intention or desire to magnify either the serv-
ices rendered by Virginia to tlic Confederacy or the suf-
ferings and sacrifices of her people for the Confederate cause.
Indeed, from what we know of these, we think it would be
difficult to do this. But since some North Carolina writers
have laid so much stress on the part performed by thiir
State in these directions (a claim we have no disposition to
contest), it seems to us both pertinent and proper to cail
attention to two things which apply to Virginia, but do not

apply to North Carolina or to any other Southern State.
These are:

VIRGINIA A "battleground"

1. P'irginia ivas a "battleground" from the beginning to
the end of the war. No people who have not had this ex-
perience can form any conception of what it means, and this
was literally true of Virginia "from her mountains to her
seashore." Every day and every hour for lour long years
the tramp or the camp, the bivouac or the battle of both
armies were upon Virginia's soil. Six hundred of the two
thousand battles fought were fought in Virginia, and the
fenceless fields, the houseless chimneys, the charred ruins
and the myriad graves left all over Virginia at the close of
the war marked and measured the extent to which her ma-
terial resources had contributed to that struggle, and the
devotion of her people to the Confederate cause. These
tilings also showed in the utter desolation produced by the
war, and in the difficulties and disadvantages the State and
her people have labored under ever since.

TIRCINIA DISMEMBERED.

2. Virginia zcas the only Southern State dismembered bv
the war. One-third of her territory (the richest in many
respects) and one-third of her people were actually torn from
her by the mailed hand of war not only without her consent
but contrary to an express provision of the [•'cdcral Constitu-
tion. The true history of this "political rape," as it was
termed by Gen. Wise, is one of the blackest political crimes in
the annals of history.

OTHER CLAIMS MADE BY NORTH CAROLINA.

Fourth: The fourth claim or claims (and the last to
which ive can refer) preferred by North Carolina are
set forth in these very striking terms — viz. : That she
was

"First at Bethel; farthest to the Front at Gettysburg
and Chickamauga; Last at Appomattox."
This legend in this form is inscribed on the cover of each of
lina Regiments, 1861-65," to be thus perpetuated throughout all
time.

Of course, sucli claims, thus asserted, and conveying to
the world what these necessarily do, should be above and
beyond all criticism or cavil. Let us see if these will stand
this test. Before instituting this inquiry, let us first ask,
respectfully, why these claims arc made at all. The learned ed-
itor of the volumes to which we have just referred disclaims
that they are intended as a boast. But we again r-npectfully
ask: Can they mean anj'thing else than /that North Carolina
means by them to proclaim the fact that the troops furnished
by her were better, and therefore did better at the important
points named, than those from any other State.

It is worthy of note, too, that our friends are getting more
aggressive in their claiming with the passing of time. The
first form assumed by this legend, and inscribed on the Con-
federate monument at Raleigh, was only:

"First at Bethel; Last at Appomattox."
We next hear of it as inscribed on her memorial room in
Richmond as:

•■I'irsI at Bethel; Farthest to the Front at Gettysburg;
Last Jt .tppomattox."
And now Chickamauga's "bloody front" is also included.
One of her writers has already claimed lh:it "ChanccUors-
ville" was a "North Carolina fight." and that Gettysburg
ought to be so denominated, too; and so our friends go on
claiming from step to step just as during the war.

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"From rank to rank their volleyed thunders flew."
As before staled, we have no intention or desire to detract
one iota from the fame of North Carolina, except where al-
ien. pts have been made to augment thai fame at the expense
of Virginia. Keeping this purpose steadily before us. we
now propose to inquire whether or not some of the claims
set up by North Carolina in this legend do injustice to Vir-
ginia. And first as to the claim that she was "first at Bethel."

"FIKST at ISEIHEL."

In Volume IV. of the "Confederate Military History," j.t
page 19. will be found a carefully prepared account of the
battle of Bctht-1. written by D. H. Hill, Jr., son of the in-
trepid soldier of that name who commanded the First North
Carolina in that fight, and, therefore, one with every natural
incentive to say all that could be said truthfully, both on
behalf of his father and his regiment. He says: "About nine
o'clock in the morning of the loth (June) the Federals ap-
peared on the field in front of the Southern works, and Gre-
ble's battery took position. A shot from a ParrotI gun in
the Confederate works ushered in the great Civil War on
the land."

This first shot was fired from the battery of the Richmond
fired on Virginia's soil nearly a month before at Gloucester
Point. We are not claiming, however, any special credit
for having fired this conceded first shot, the firing of which
was only fortuitous. But Virginia was at Bethel, along with
North Carolina, not only represented by the commanding
general, himself a Virginian, but by all three arms of the
service (infantry, artillery, and cavalry), and these troops
are mentioned by the commanding general, along with those
from North Carolina, net only in his report of the battle but
also, and in complimentary terms, in the report of Gen.
(then Col.) D. H. Hill, commanding the only North Carolina
troops there. Was not Virginia at Bethel, then, standing
side by side with North Carolina? Did she not do her duty
there as well? If she did, why the invidious claim th,^.t
North Carolina was Urst at Bethel? Is this just to Virginia?
We think not, in all kindness and courtesy. Bethel is in Vir-
ginia, and to claim that the troops of any other State were
more prompt in defending her soil than those from Virginia
necessarily reflects on Virginia.

FARTHEST AT GETTYSBtJRG.

As TO Gettysburg : We were there, and by reason of our
position on the field, we saw that battle as we never saw
any other. We saw the charges of Pickett's, Pcttigrcw'.-.
and render's Divisions. We saw some of Pickett's men go
over the enemy's works and into their lines. We did not
think then, and do not think now, that Pettigrew's and Pen-
der's went so far, and we know this was the consensus of
opinion of those around us at the time.

But be this as it may, the world's verdict is that Pickett's
men went as far as men could go and did all that men could
do. Mr. Charles Francis Adams has recently written of
them, that the vaunted charge of Napoleon's "Old Guard"
at Waterloo did not compare with that of Pickett's men,
and was "as boys' play beside it."

Gen. John B. Gordor, of Georgia, perhaps the most dis-
tinguished Confederate officer now living, who was at Get-
tysburg, has very recently written that the "point where
Pickett's Virginians, under Kemper, Garnett, and Armistead,
ill their immortal charge swept over the rock wall, has been
appropriately designated by the government as the high-zvater
mark of Ihr rebellion." And we believe this will be the ver-
dict of history for all time.

Since there has been so much discussion on this point,
and some of it, we think, both unfortunate and intemperate,
we propose to consider this claim calmly and dispassionately,
not from what wo saw, or what we and others may have
thought a: the time of the battle, or may think now, but from
the o/Kiial reforls .1/ the ci mnianding ofUcers, written only a
few days afttr the battle. These reports are the best evidence.
and must and will be accepted as conclusive of what then oc-
curred. We have read so much of all of these reports. Con-
federate and Federal, as we could find published and as would
throw light on this question, and we propose to make such
extracts from the most important of these as we think should
settle this controversy for all time. It is proper to say in this
connection that the statements contained in these reports were
accepted as true at the time, and remained so for thirty years.
History, both at the North and at the South, has been based
on them, and it seems to us remarkable that this controversy
should have arisen so long after the happening of the events as
thus established. But the controversy has now arisen, and
hence the necessity for appealing to the record to settle it.
The question is, Which troops went "farthest to the front" —
). e., penetrated the enemy's works farthest — on the 3d day
of July, 1863. at Gettysburg in the famous charge of that day —
Pickett's, Pettigrew's, or Pender's? We say Pickett's; North
Carolinians say Pettigrew's.

In order to understand the situation and the quotations
we shall make from the reports, it is necessary to state what
forces constituted the "charging column" and the dispositions
and alignments of these forces. This column was composed
of Pickett's Virginia Division on the right and a part of
Heth's Division (commanded by Pettigrew) on the left, with
a part of Anderson's Division to guard the left flank of Petti-
grew, and Wilcox's and Perry's Brigades of Anderson's Divi-
sion the right flank of Pickett. Pickett's Division was called
the "directing division," and was composed of Kemper's, Gar-
Garnctt's on the left, supported by Armistead in the rear and
center. Pettigrew's Division was composed of Archer's, Petti-
grew's, Davis's, and Brockcnbrough's Brigades, supported by
Scales's and Lane's Brigades of Pender's Division, then com-
manded by Gen. Trimble; Scales's Brigade (commanded by
Col. Lowrance) being in rear of Archer's (commanded by
Col. Fry), and Lane's being on the left of Scales, supporting
Pettigrew's Brigade (then commanded by Col. Marshall).
All of the reports refer to the magnificent way in which all of
these troops advanced to the charge, and we shall institute no
comparison between them; they were all gallant and glorious
Confederntc soldiers, and, we believe, the "best the world ever
saw," as they have been pronounced by the present Chief Mag-
istrate of this country.

We come now to the reports. Wc quote first from that of
nates, and based upon what was contained in them, as well as
what he saw on the field ; and his position on the field was
such that he could see the whole movement with distinct-
ness. He says this in his official report:

"Gen. Longstreet ordered forward the column of
attack, consisting of Pickett's and Heth's Divisions in
two lines, Pickett on the right. Wilcox's Brigade
marched in rear of Pickett's riglit to guard that flank,
and Heth's (commanded by Pettigrew) was supported
by Lane's and Scales's Brigades under Gen. Trimble.
The troops moved steadily on under a heavy fire of
musketry and artillery, the main attack being directed
against the enemy's left center. His batteries opened

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as soon as they appeared. Our own, having nearly
exhausted iheir ammunition in the protracted can-
were unable to reply or render the necessary support
to the attacking party. Owing to this fact, which
was unknown to me when the assault took place, the
enemy was enabled to throw a strong force of infantry
against our left, already wavering [italics ours] un-
der a concentrated fire of artillery from the ridge in
front and from Cemetery Hill on the left. It (the
left) finally gave way, and the right, after penetrating
the enemy's lines, entering his advance works, and
capturing some of his artillery, was attacked simulta-
neously in front and on both flanks and driven back
with heavy loss."
We have only to remember that Pettigrew's Division wa.-;
on the left and Pickett's on the right to understand clear);
what Gen. Lee here says.

We next quote from Gen. Longstreet's report, who \v;,s
standing not very far from Lee and saw the whole movement.
He says :

"The advance was made in very handsome s
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