The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-16
THE DAILY REBEL.
THURSDAY MORNING. JULY Is, 1863.

The re W of the great success Of the Confed.
crate Army at Gettysburg. is alleged with the
painful ladiugs Of the fall Of many gallant
soldier. but of none who has. more signally
evinced in all of the struggles through which
he had passed. that patriotic devotion to the
cause. which disinciively characte ICES the
spirit of our soldiers in this Revolution.
Gen. Barksdale was, we believe. born in
Rutherford county. in this State. In early
rnanhood he emisratcd TO Mississippi, and
entc ed upon lris career as public journalist
He was a strong and vigorous write. and drew
to himself that attention which n bold indie
pendent Journals. will always attract, when
as in his case he was moved BY no Other CON
viciion than that Of ",hc right" He was also
a forcibIe and pointed pubic speaker, ard was
prominent in all Of the party discussions for
which that State WIS so noted maintaining the
dogmas of the Democratic school Of which he
was voiary. During the Mexican war he
served as n Captain. In 1853, Cen. Birksdale
vas elected TO Coresre,s from Mississippi by
the State ut Large. He was three times re.
elected from The Columbus District. During
his eight years service in that body no man
maintained a moro vigilaat opposition to tie
constant aud acc, mris,ing aggrandiz ,oens of
the Northern power than he did, nor Was ,nrre
any member more exc, in s,,s dischargc Of his
representative duties aud more wa.ch:ui of
the public interests than him. though he s,l
dom appeared in debate. wi Ell he did. no
brought to the discussion NIL The warmth and
earncstness of his nature, the Information OF
his well stored mind, aud the terscrcss and
vlgor which characterized HE speech. lie was
discovered to possess rare talents an presii-
Ing officer during the stormy :'nes attendant
upon = near approach to final adjournment OF
Congress. and upon such occasions, during the
last few years Of his service was frequently
called to preside over the House. In the cole.
brated personal reucou ,tef in the House known
a. the Kctt and Grow difficulty which occurr-
ed in January 1883, the mendacious insoience
Of the Black Republican members provoked
Gen. BarEsdale into an active personal particle
patton in the scene which onsscd, which caus
ed him ever afterwards to be a conspicuous
object Of Black Republican hate, - he was the
ind iferent recipien. OF the contumely and rid.
icoAa which the anonymous scribblers Of the
Black Republican Press poured out upon him.
An ardent and copsisten. advocate of separa.
ton be was prominent in bringing about the
withdrawal Of Mississippi from tho Federal
Union, and upon the happening Of that event.
he formally vacated his seat in tho Federal
Congress. Appointed Brigadicr General in
the Army OF Mississippi he devoted his euer-
giea TO q rapid organization and equipment of
the State forces 70 resist it's invasion ny the
Fedora! ferces. Virginia promising quicker
and more active field for the ardent nature Of
this soldier ne resigned that higher grade. AID
accepted Tho Colonelcy of the 18th Mississippi
Regiment. lie led these gallant troops in the
first battle Of Manassas, at Seven Pines.
Though ell the battles before Richmond. Sc
cond Manassas, Antie,am Sharpsburg, and all
the sanguinMy conflicts of Lees last Summers
campaign. Promoted to the rank Of Brigadier
General in the c. S. Army a. some period du-
ring these trying times. he fitly ackuowl-
edged to possess military abilities, which he
had on every occasion shown. Of his conduct
at Fredericksburg IN the great battle Of De-
cember last and tho later and bloodier ono of
CharceIlorsville. there is no need to speak.
Bgksdale's Brigade is prominently historic in
those two carniva.s of desperately won and
important saccesses TO the Confederate arms.
There the post OF honor was the station of tina,
apparently doomed brigade. aud it's heroic
leader. Where necessity disposed OF the few
est of the most valaant OF the troops to do the
greater proportion OF imporant fighting was
assigned Barksdaie's brigade. History will
record how well they discharged the perilous
but noble duty.
10 the las. fight made by tho great army 10
which he belonged he fsh pierced with bullets
at the head Of his gallant band, with his face
to the foe. He fell administering to the pee
pie Of Pennsylvabia ias:e Of invasion. Not
the low nsean invasion which illustrates the
march of the Black Republican columns upou
Southern territory. bet inv asior such as nn AT
fay Of Southern Chsvaliers mark their transfer
Of hostilitics from their own soil to that of the
enemy, terrible enough in ITSELF but which re
stricted BY all the rules OF civilized war is dis
tinguished BY no petty action or pliage, no
war upon women and nom combatan q, no muir
ders, in . word, none of the black aud damn
ing attributes Of the Abolition Invasion Of the
South. Well does the North describe him, o.
they gloat over his DEATH ~ that "ouce PROUD
and naughty rebel" He was proud and haugh.
ty. He had pride which taught him to dcspis,