The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-04

n which they are 50 especially entitled.
es But the great otjrcE OF ny visit To vi
n ginia was 10 compne the records of III
I, three MIssisslppl brigades IN that arm,
I was recelved. as tie Representative {
the State, in the most Cordial aud a.
preclative manner by those uoble We
: Grams of 50 many weiffought fields. Tue
n expressed the highest gralificatlon Tia
they were thus being rememb, red b
e heir State-that their names, their ,.a
d triotism, their gallant de.l their unsu
, passed heroIsm were to be lie corded. an,
: prrpeluated in memory-that "A mon
ument more enduring than marble. o.
; bronze was 10 be raised in their honor
and that posteIity might revert wuI
gra nude and pride to an aLcestry =,
PATRIOTIC, SO chivalric and brave,
+ My hrstevI>H was to- the gallant brigade
so long, and 1 may add, SO ably couImanu.
I'd hy The present Exc Gu i've OF our at..
| Four years OF ac.Ive war had made sa.
h-voc IN the ranks of the fUur lesIm uts
comPos ng it. VI more than five thousand
names on the muster rolls since Ine or
gdnIz tilon OF each commaL Il, not exceed
'ng 1our hundred now answered Io tb-
ougle call Tor dress parade Where were
Tue absent A glance at The tabular
statement herewith enclosed, shows ina
neafiy Two thousand of the nunbe. We're
.u their grsVes-that they had fought
'"eir last oattIe-that no sound shou,d
awake Them to glory again. Notwilb
standing the absence of many from 4,c6
company most tamiliar with their S4v.r,,
histories, | succeeded in a few w..1 T.. :.
securing full, and believe, aceurate rot,S
OF the entire brigade-showlpv the mr.
sonaI and military status of each ottic-
anu private from the time of enliStmapt I
TO the 3Oth of March, 1865.
next visited The equally distinguished
bngades OF Gems. DAVIS aud Har9s -
oh uuty near Petersburg; but had MOI
Completed my labors In Inos- comn,.,'|.
'heh the order Was given tor The tyacu
't1on of Richmond. The records ot H.,
'hreys brigade, and of thlr,y co,n,,-,,,...
u DAVIS brigade, present the ioilowIny ~
lie strength and losses of the s.vtnI,
ompanIes: '!
,,ea ~ noie n. ai number on rolls, 94O7 $
lied or died of wounds IYII
Total number of deaths. $500
ischarged, resigned, re- ired. on27
r"n'ereu 20 other commaads, 5I3
~ uy promotlon, 239
Total lrabsters; $50
absence, 49, Lii
lsslug, A-oI
otal loss from all causes, 66f1
VI The 2746 on the rolls os rro.c.-.
sent accounted for, abouL "nu
re Under arms when G.n '"nu
loefed-the remaIndar cur PR
iurlough, IN trlson, on d.
other causes s* 4l' anu
: rom tins, and other data in M,
o-on' | nave thought II might he -
Nons " oeduco something hL.
= e1iale Estimate OF ,h. ,o,' a %
ns'n ana losses of the tron,s t''a u
leu oy= Tie Stale of MIss,Is,,, "i
Alns Ia ihe aggregate ap,uI t,yi,,
20 ! feglments OF all arms j
mole nun Der In seryIca -oooo SIR
Oh Disease $4,000 gu
ca g and Died of Wounds Il'0O0
seu' resigned, Retired l9. 900
-r'ed, or cropped ~ I'UV9 V,10
ing Al'0OO
'sl1r'd 's1 to other commands 15UV @ -p' W
DA ali causes 5925O
lance accounted for l4-sn
WEI q s1ie a. number about thr.y ne, RTJj
"ele absent 1or vallous CO... Pe.
TAI surrender OF tne arIl,r..S
. proper To Iemalk
- EAH
~ w.r. rent ol thoss repor,ed as o.. We a
. were not sucn la LI,+. M, "0
- Ihs' .u@S 'oo- leini' lndeeu l do no. a larg
iAloIe luaD twelve huuur.d -
l'lfe humber ot yvo,un,t..,,, VI provi
fP =, ,oeFteo to the +, ,deIal mn, -
'oF Tie IasC tWU y, al, of 49,,
~, SPOnoehcy, Speculation 49,,
m. "auy OF ou, peoule
:. ,,y O4l'y Vi The suveIL men,
S,, promptly, or 10 - To whie
'u4hg IIAe All, qua,u g..
,;o1, ot c1Vthing, the absF >"u tue
H VI MANY lamIlIes ot 81 -
Tie last, tue seenlln, -.
: ~ Tue suuggle,-alI consI,,r..,P hrst hand
ooluleI . heart, ana n -, Hou;.
= 40 70 FetIre Irom uh. c,,,1'=ou
was greater heed Tor - P'rt cular
'uen the law under which 'oN' '0r
~ - Yet unlepe aied, l dd , ~ mport,pe
'~eu aiter tne tur reud.r or ~
'ne deIaI auLhur,,i... We will
Iurther action oi tb.. - on Cotton
conuhue 10 lros+cn,a
tIoeed, owing to the tue
iii'leS, II has b. en- iu,Go..,1.I "
ic@te W Tn most of tI,nse. 20 Oc-Z -o9 n
le Necessary data ~ 'noSe from T. + Pers,
raa"slIv difficulty, ny, ho9ever, j. Pc
,Is1nr ANY renewed; and sbouIn
,ac, 80 zee proper TO revive tn WHO
ly re go y. similar import, | will
bone e en1er upon the task. am
20 oomplleit in rsason
love y tne honor to be FAMILY
very respectfully.