The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-03-19
Gen, ]. B. Rodgers, Of Tennessee

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Gen, ]. D. Rodgers, Of Tennessee
We clip the following interesting
and complimentary notice Of Genera,
John B Rodgers, Representative elect
for The State as large, from the Wash.
ington Chronicle
General John B. Rodgers, Repre-.
sentative for the State at large in the
Forty-First Congress Of the United
States, entered the army as a staff Of.
Ger under General Jackson in 1918,
and was wounded at the battle Of
Mackausky; was also at the capture
Of ST. Marks { on the Tth of April }
when Alexander Arbuthuot was ta-
ken, and subsequently Witnessed his
execution and that of AmbruSter He
has in his possession a ielter from
General jackson, bearing the auto.
graphy of the old chief, compliment
ing him for the valor displayed in
saving the life ofanother staff officer
while yet enfeebled by the wound he
bad received fourteen days prior, In
1921 be began the practice Of law In
the spring Of 1928 he was elected q
colonel of cavalry. In the fall of
1928 he was elected Attorney Gener-
al for the State of Tennessee by the
unaninots vote Of the General As
sembly Of the State, of which body
President Polk, Hon. Felix Gfundy,
and the eccentric and memorable Col.
Crockett, were members. General
Jackson was present, having just
been elected United States Senator,) J
and he publicly declared that General
Rodgers, one 6f his boys) shodld be
elected Attorney General. In 1925
Governor Carroll appointed GeEeral
Rodgers to the command of the Life
Guards escort to the Marquis De
Lafayette, then on visit to Tennes-
see Here occurred a very remark
able coincidence--when the troops
were passing in military review the
marquis took d position with his arrfl
over Gen. Rodgers shoulder, as he
was yet suffering from the injury re-
eeieed in making his escape from
prison at Olmhtz, In Austria. Gen.
Rodgers remarked that the review re-
minded him of an Incident he had
from bis grandfather's own mouth,
which was that be was an officer in
the marquis life guards, at Valley
Forge, in l777 The marquis asked
the name? The answer was, Capt.
Brown, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The marquis caught the General a
tight grasp, remarking, / remember
Captain Brown, q drill-master under
Baron Steuben. had no expectation
of meeting to-day in the officer com
any escoyt, the grandson Of a
Revolutionary officer that did duty in |
my guard, near my person in l7T7 |
Tears came from the eyes of the mar
quis, no less than from the eyes Of Col. /
Polk, late President, then the aid ofE
the Governor and Others In 1882 he
was elected bFigadier- general by the
field officers OF the 18th brigade In
1886 he was appointed brigadier
general with the brevet rank Of ma
jor general in the Texan army, which
he resigned after the capture Of Santa
Anna. In the same year he accepted (
a captaincy in the United States ser
vice In 1884 he served as mem
ber of the General Assembly. In 1861,
q time that developed the true patriot
and tested tho loyalty Of the man
that loved his country, itsconstitution
and laws, came over the country and
and found the general that man. lie
was nominated by Mr.. Lincoln, aud
conf rmed by the Seha'e as direct tax
commissioner. In 1867 he was elect
ID State Senator, and now comes to
he Forty First Congress as Repre-
at large for the State.