Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-05-02
SYNOPSIS OF
President Davis Late Message

lowing 10 r. hopS'S VI 4 AeNit'ht
Davis lat" message since the evacu.
alton of Richmond. Va:
9Th. G.neral-in-Chjef found it
necessary to make such movements
OF his troops as to uncover the capi-
tai. II would be unwise to conceal
the moral and material injury TO our
cause, resulting from the occupation
of the capital by the enemy. 1t ia
equally unwis. and unworthy OF M
to allow our energies to falt.r and
our efforts to become relaxed under
reverscs. however calamitous they
may be. For many months iii. lar.
gcst and finest army OF the Confrra-
cy. under tn. command Of leaders
hose prescnc. inspired equal conf.
dence in the troops Of the people has
been greatly trammeled by the neces-
si,y of keeping constant watch over
the approaches to the capital. and
has been forced to forcgo more than
one opportunity for promising eater
prises. 1t is for us. my countrymcn,
TO show. by our bearing und-rrever-
ses, how wrr,ched has been the self
dec. ptiou of thos. who hav. believed
rs unable to undergo misfortune with
fortitude, and to nee, danger with
courage.
We have now entered upon
a new phas. Of the struggle. Re-
lieved from guarding particular points
our army ,c!W be free Tn more from
,,ojnf To point. and strike the enemy IN
7r'0' far FINN ms base. lie, us but
will it aud W. may b.- free. Anin,a-
fcd by Mat confidence IN spun and
f0rtt'ude rercr get fatied ne. l an
nounc- to you. fellow coua,rymsn,
that II is my purpose to maintain
your cause with my whole heart and
soul; that l will never consent to
abandon To the enemy foot Of ,he
soil of any of the States Of the Con-
f-d.racy; tina; Nirsinia.-nob!e State
who's. ancient r-nown has been
.c!ips.d by her still mor- recent his
tory; whose bosom has been bar. to
receive the main shock Of this war;
sons and dau -ht-rs have exhibited q
h-roism so sublime az 10 rem Ter her
illus,rio in all ages to come-thas
Virg MIA. with the h.lp Of the peo-
Pile aud by the bl-ssing of Providence
shall BE- held and defended. aud no
p-ac. will ever be made with the in.
vad-rs of her homes, by the sacrifice
Of any of her rights of territory.
If by the stress of numbers We
should ever be compelled 10 tenn
p,rary withdrawal from her lirnits.
or am other border State, again and
again We will r.,urn until tn. bsff'ed
and exhausted enemy shall abandon
in despair his endI-ss and impossible
task of making slaves Of people
resolved to be free. Let Us, then.
not despair, my country.n.n by re-
lying on God, let us meet the foe
with fresh defiance. and with uncon-
qucrrd and uuconqu, rMb!e hearts
Lieut.. Gen. Richard S,oddard Ev.
ell was born in the District OF Col
umhla about the year 1870. He en-
tered Yves, Point a. 4 cadet in 1886.
and graduated in lS4O. thirteenth in
( his class. H.. was assigned to tn.
Dragons as hrev.t 2! iI-utrnaut.
the full rank of which grade h. at
/ tanned the Is, o. November. in the
same year. In S-p;-mb.r, 1915, h.
wa- promoted 10 LIST Lieutenant, and
served IN Mexico as senior Lieu,c-
nant of Col. Masoou's Drtgo"u.-
! During the ,utcst At Cherubusco.
he Commanded squadron of caval-
ry. and obtained captains bre"-t
! tor bravery, to the full rank of which
! grade h. succeeded two years later.
when h. commanded Co G., lst Uni
ted Stat, Dragnons. In 1877, he
greatly dietinsnls bed himself III u
conflict with the Indians in New
Mexico. In 1858, Re took command
OF :he troops garris"nlmg Fort Blu
/ chanan. in New Mexico, where he
remained about year. AT thu COM
IN, ncrrn-nt OF the war, in May, 1850.
: Unt-d States army. and imm-di-
! at-ly Joined the rebel armies in Vir-
ainia. where h. was appointed Bri.
gadi-r General of the provisional
+ forces. lie commardrd the Second
Brigade Of "auregard's army corps
At Bull Run, on the 2ls' OF July,
! 1851. He was afterwards detailed
for operations in tn. Shenandoah
Valley, occupied Front Royal. and
chased Gen Banks on, of Virginia.
during March, 1862. He participa-
ted in the battle OF Cedar Mount sin.
in August OF that year; in the sub.
srqueut operations against General
Pope. and in til. Maryland campaign
a, the battle of Chancellorsville.
then May, 1869 n Major General,
he commanded n division of Stone
wall Jackson's corps. and on the
death of jackson was promoted TO
the command of tn. corps. with the
rank of Ii.ut. General. He led this