The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-06-08

When General Cleburnc was killed at
Franklin, Tenn, in 1864, he was in his thirty
fifth year. BY education he was druggist,
and in early life he was as thoroughly accom-
plished as one could be at his age in that pro-
fessiOn. When about twenty-one years OF
age, he abandoned the monOtOny OF bottles
and labels and the filling of prescriptions, and
Joined the British army as q private. The
extent and character of his services have
not been able to ascertain, but it is not pro-
bable that he remained in the army many
months. This much is known: He landed ut
New York poor and friendless, and some
years before the war was found at Culcin-
natl by a gentleman of Helena, Arkansas, who
induced him to go to that place and accept,
under him, u situation i'll his drugstore. The
young Irishman soon made friends, who re-
cognized his merits and talents, and persHa-s
ded him to study law. He was soon admitted
to the bar, and became the partner of Colonel
Mangum, an eminent lawyer of Arkansas,
who was afterward one of Cleburnc's staff
officers, and who is still practicing law at
Helena When the war broke ont Cleburne
went out from Phillips county as Captain OF
a company. His subsequent career is part OF
the known history of the war, and his fame.
belongs alike to the South and tO.liis native
Ireland. Strange and unnatural as it may
seem, he had a brother i'll the Federal army.
OF this fact he never spoke even to his most
intimate friends, and few of them ever ven
tured to brOach the subject.
Passing over this circumstance, which has
many painful parallels, we come to the sad
dest romance OF his great life, which involves
another who was as gentle and pure, and pa
triotic in her sphere, rs he was brave and
kni.htly and fierce in war. She, too, has
gone to the spirit land, and we violate no sa-
cred cOnfidences now i'll writing thus briefly a
tender episode in the warriors life. lt.will
| be remembered by hundreds aud thousands
of the surviving members of the grand old
Army of Tennessee that while the army was
| in winter quarters ut Dalton, General Gle
burne had leave of absence and went to Mo-
bile, as it was Impossible for him to get
| through the lines to his home. When he re-
turned to the army it was observed by all
| who knew General Cleburne that he was
dressed up rs he never before had been. He
| wore "A new uniform, with the buff trimmings
and insignia of a Confederate Major General
also new felt hat, adorned with sweeping
black plume. The soldiers grew iacetious
Gor. previously he had generally worn the
garb of common soldier, and they explained
the transformation in many witty remarks
| 1t subsequently, -transpired that during the
| Generals absence he had addressed an accom-
| piished and lovely young lady of Mobile was
accepted, and they became formally betroti-
| cd. A time was appointed for the celebration
| of their nuptiais, but fate decided that they
should never meet again.
Gen. Clcbnrne carried with him into Ten
ncssee his wedding suit and expected, at the
first opportunity, to return to Mobile to be
married. The rest is quickly told. He fell
at Franklin and was buried in his bridal suit,
as one of his staff, who inferred him, but re-
Gently informed me. The young lady, some
time after the war, was married, but last
year she too passed away from earth, and the
hartothed snirits have doubtless of heforo tho
Great White Throne of Heaven, where all be-
levers in Divine Revelation must admit
.'there is no marriage or giving in Marriage
Gen. Clcburne joined the Episcopal Church
before the war, and was buried at Franklin
with the full rites of that church, which were
performed on the occasion by Bishop Qnin-
tard