The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-28
Body ., a Confederate Officer Returned
with Military Honors


a correspondent Of the New York Herald
writing from falmouth, VI der date Of January
9lh, gives 'he lcllo#ing account Of the return
Of tho bodya lIie late Capt Lawton;
Among tbe pfisolcrs captured by our troops
in The iate Battle al Fredericksburg was a
wounded officer, Capt. Lawton, Of the rebel
service, and brother Of the rebel general OF
that hame. he received at the hands of our
soldiers ahd eugeons the same treatment as
our own Wounded. and with them was sent 10
the hospital al Alexandria. A few days since
a flag ei nnee brought has wife into our lines,
who was kindly received by Gen. Sumner,
Icommandtps the right wing OF our army here,
and by him sent 70 reioin her husband; bat
on her arrival at Alexandria, she found but
her husbands cOfpse, he having some time
previously died o his wounds.
In her giiei and anxiety to pay the last trib
ute of love aud respect 10 his remains, she
sought and ob6ucd permission to convey them
to her home Ia pcorgia for inteTment, and yes
terday arrived ag Inc Falmouth railroad station
with the b5uy tnoased in metallic coffin.
There Col. lca Of Gen Sumner staff, cour-
teousy took The sorrowful lady and her charge
IN ler his care, and prepared for their trans.
Poriatlon under lag of truce TO the opposite
side OF tie river and the coffin having been
transferred to an ambulance, an escort was
provided from the Tenth New York National
zouayes) who now form the bodyguard Of
Gen. Sumner, and placed under the command
Of Lieut. luit of tha regiment. With muffed
drums and arms reversed, the cortege
full, yet retaining something of cheeTfuness in
their b ightcolorrd and picturesque uniiorms
wound ier way from SINNERS headquarters
to the bank OF the Rappahanuocl,
Notice having previously been sent, q large
party had gathered on the further side, in ex-
pectation OF he remains, and procession was
already foruled TO receive them. The Union
party audlheir Southern charge having crossed
| the river Che lady returned her heartfelt thanks
to COL Teal, alid The rebel General Kershaw,
to whose care She was consigned, spoke feel
| IingIysol the nagnanimity shown forth in these
marks ol respect to fallen foe of his sur-
prise and Qualification at witnessing them, and
promised never 10 forget the honor awarded
by generous enemy to a departed comrade.
May this feeling extend to all now in arms
against the country that gave them birth-tbat
nurscd aud protected them--and which they
are now seeking to divide and destroy.
But tie ehangest scene which the south
bank Of the RapIahannock yesterday present
ed, was the mingiing in friendly conversation
of men who bat few short weeks ago stood
opposed in deadly conflict, pouring hail OF
lead into each others breasts, and animated
by all the hate and fury which such strife
must engener-men, tso, who may at any
moment be called ON to repeat, act by act, the
late bloody drama behind Frederclsourg.--
Yet white inrhaned and blue jscketed Zouave
conversed serisusly or cracked his wild joke,
N 'igre tho occasion, with gray-coated rebel,
and officers amicably discnssed battles wherein
they strained every nerve to accomplish each
others destruction. But at length the strangely
assorted party separated the rebels returning
TO their batteries, our men to their encamp-
ments, both to await meeting of different
kind from this.