Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-03
Your obedient servants,
r HRAHaM'
Major 18th Arkansas Infantry.


Major 18th Arkansas Infantry.
Z. Z. DORToR,
Ist Lieutenant 18th Arkansas Infantry
To Colonel D. WickeTshaD, commanding cav
airy brigade Fayetteville, Arkansas.
From the Memphis Appeal, Nov. p 1881
PATRIOTIC RESOLUTIONS OF PRISONERS OF
wAR-THE BLACK LIST.
The Confederate prisoners Of war who were
confined at Cairo, Illinois, BY the Abolition au-
tho1iiies, although they were suffering extsn-
siYely from the exposure Of their situation and
their rigorous treatment, saw with great moriif-
cation that some among them we're being driven
70 the degradation of taking the oath Of ale
glance 10 the United States government They
thought a true Southron should prefer death,
and in order TO make public their feelings IN The
matter, and to open The eyes Of All onr soldiers
| there present who might mediate taking such q
step, 20 the light in which they would and
should thereafter be looked upon by their com
rades, g meeting OF al present was held, AID the
/ following proceedings were had:
Captain Cobb, OF the 18Th Kentucky, being
appointed president, and T. A. ShiPey, OF
Maryland, yice-p president the following gentle
men were appointed to draft resolutions express
sive Of the sense Of the meeting, VIZ Wash
burne, Of Is; Stuart, of Va Lee, of Texas )
| Graham, Of Ark; Watham, of Ky; Shipley, OF
I
/ of Nd; Brooks, Of Tenn; Rutland, OF e.;
/ Street, Of n c.. Barnett, Of Va.
] The following preamble snd resolutions were
! presented and passed unanimously, tc-wit:
WHEREAS. 1t has been our misfortune to fall
a. one time and another into the hands OF our
lremorseless enemies the miuions of an unprin-
ciDled tyrant, in whose course of action we rec
oguize a desperate attempt to rob us Of oaT lar
! brthrghi. even though he succeed IN ls hellish
/ designs, be descends to such damnabe ecss IS
melting our negroes 10 rise ia insuuectiOn, in
yiiing feast Of horrors for those we love best
/ and hold NEST sacred, is too horrible to contem.
plste and pToelaims openly that our lives and
4 all our possessions are forfeited, in the forlon
hope that few craven souls may be drawn
/ away from US TO crouch at bis feet ike whipped
hounds ard crave his mercy and, whereas, be-
lng assembled here and held together as prison
ers Of war, we feel bound by the promptDgs Of
s common lot. Therefore,
] Be 4 Res0lUcd, That these Of US who are sol
/ liers, who have heretofore or may hereafter take
he oath Of allegiance to the United States gov.
eminent, or desert the cause IN which our high
est svmpa,hies aud our hTst and hottest duties
are enlisted,
Pssol1td. That we hold all such, and do now
and here pronounce them TO be traitors, doubly
damned, and hereafter viii publish and oTano
them as such
RssolBed, That tie proceedings Of this meet
ing, together with a complete list Of the names
of those who have thus disgraced themselves
/ and Us [as soon as We can obtain them,) %
published ia Southern papers.
Respectfully submitted BY the committee
WM. w REYNOLDS
Lieut. Colonel commanding Reg t.
A. NJ. BoURLAED, N. D.,
Regimental anS Brigade Surgeon.
A. B. KRIDER, Sr Captain.
Whersupoa the report Of the COMMITTEES wa
unanimously adopted. The amount named il
lie reward was immediately subscribed BY tn
officers present. J. a. SIMoSDs,
Captain and President
JIM DOUGLAS, Adiutsnt and Acting Ssc'y