The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-02-07


: for Louisville, but from the perform
: ance of which he was excused be
> cause of the Colonel having to retur
1 to his duty as Attorney General. Tbi
: elected from Gen. Lafayette highl,
, complimentary autograph note to th
Colonel, thanking him for his man,
kind attentions, US Mason and off
Ger, and as the descendant of a worth,
ancestor. This, with other valuable
= relics was carried away by the, rebe
Gen. Wheeler and his southern chivsl
ry, when they so mercilessIy robbed
the General and his family in his rsit
on McMinnville in 1858, on account
of the Generals indubitable Unior
principles and loyalty to his country
In 1882, Gen. Rodgers was elected
Brigadier General of tho 18th Brig.
ade almost unanimously by the field
officers of the command.
! In the spring Of 1886 Gen. Rodgers
was unanimously elected Captain ofa
volunteer company in the county oI
Warren, called out to aid Gen. Gaines
on the Texas frontier. Many of the
men are living in Warren county that
can testify to the manner they were
treated while under his command. -
In the summer of 1885 Gen. Rodgers
was appointed Brigadier General
with the Brevet of a Major,General in
the Texan army. In 1884, General
Rodgers served the state as legisla.
tor much to the satisfaction Of his
constituency. He was the advocate
of a liberal common school system
and internal improvement. The pros
pect OF the former is now almost OBJ
solete, for the reason that the State
then had in gold and silver upwards
of two million of dollars, since seized
by the Democratic Rebel party and
paid away to rebel army, in the way
of pay and subsistence to orphanise
the country for more than a genera
ton to come.
In 1860 Gen. Rodgers advocated
the election of Mr.. Lincoln to the
Presidency. Gov. Brownlow will say
the General was the only man in the
State that was willing to bo placed on
the Lincoln electoral ticket for Ten
nessee; for this the General had to, =,
fee the country and leave his home
and family to the tender meroies of
rebel people, who, in order to demon
strate their chivalric forbearance rob-
bed his family five times.
In 1861 the General was notified
that if he wished to consult his per-
sonal safety he had better, with his
union principles, leave the confedera-
cy ard go to the Lincoln government,
which he did at the first opportunity. |
Tne General was told that Andrew |
johnson, when advocating the claims
of Breckenridge, expressed a desire
to have him put in cage and carried
over the State to exhibit, as Lin
colnits or Black Republican. This
was much of the cause for the bad
treatment the General received from |
the hands of the rebels afterwards.
In the summer of 1852 the PreSi.
dent appointed the General q visitor
to West Point Military Academy, |
where be served as Secretary, and the
Rev. DR.. Frances Wayland of Brown
University was the President, giving |
entire satisfaction.
In 1862, Mr.. Lincoln nominated
Gen. Rodgers to the Senate as direct
Tax Commissioner for the district of
Tennessee, when he was unanimously |
confirmed. This Office he held until
Mr.. Lincoln was assassinated and An
dy johnson assumed the Presidency. |
No sooner was he in bis seat than be
revoked Mr.. Lineoln'B appointment,
and even refused General time to set.
tie up his accounts with the Treasury
Department, amounting to hundreds
of thousands of dollars but which
in due time all came out right.
Gen. Rodgers was a member Of the
convention OF 1865, that amended the
Constitution.
In 1857, he was elected q Senator
of the State Legislature of the State
of Tennessee for the l4th district,
composed of tho counties OF Van Blu.
ren, Grundy, Coffee, Cannon and War
rem.
Gen. Rodgers was the only old
Jackson soldier that was known TO DO |
in office under Mr.. Lincoln, or Of his
appointment, possessing loyal senti-
monts; and he can justly boast Of be-
ing the eompeer of Gen. Lafayette |
ard Gen. JaGkson now hated aud ira
dueed by rebels. He always opposed |
democracy and predicted the party |
would ultimately ruin the country. |
He in particular noticed Andy John.
sons tergiVersations. In lS4l be ran
out Of the Senate to reduce IL below q
quorum to prevent the election Of a
Whig u. s. Senator. He would not
abide by the nomination Of Demo
cratic convention, when they nomina.
ted Andrew Ewing for Governor Of
Tennessee. He abused Mr. Lincolu
and Mr.. Douglass in the canvass for
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