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equal division Of all property except
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Cieburne - Some Interesting Facts
About Him.
When General Clcburnc was killed
at Franklin, Tenn, in 1864, he was
in his thirty-iilth year. ~ cduca-
ton he was druggist, and in carly
life he was as thoroughly accomplish
ct Is one could hc at his acc in that
profession. When abtut twcnty.ono
years Of age, he abandoned TIC moto-
ny Of bottles and labels and the fill
ing of prescriptions, and joined the
brltish army rs 4 private. The OK
tent and charactcr Of his services |
have not bccrn able to ascertain. but
il is'not probable that he remained in
the army many months. This much
Is known: He landed at New York
poor and fricndlcss, and some years
before the war was found at Cincinna-
Il by a gentleman Of Helena, Arkan-
sas, who induced him to go TO that
place and accept, under him, q situa-
ZION i'll his drug store. The young
freshman soon. made friends, who &c
coSnlzcd his merits and talents. and
persuaded him to study law. lie
was soon admitted to the bar. and be-
came the partner of Colonel Mnn~um,
an eminent lawyer Of Arkansas, who
was afterwards one nf Clcburne's staff
officers, and who is still practicing
law'at Helena. When the war broke
out Clcburne went out from Phillips
county as captain of company.
LIS subsequent career is part OF the
known history Of the war, and his
tamc belongs alike to the South and
his native ireland. Strange and un-
natural as it may seem, he had q
brohtcr in the Federal army. Of
this fact he never spoke even to his
most. Intimate friends, and few of
them ever vcnturcd to broach the
subject.
Passing over this circumstance,
which has rna.iy painful parallels, we
come to the sadoG,t romance of his
great life which involves another who
was as gentle and pare, and patriotic
IN her sphere, as hc was brave and
knightly and fierce in war. She, too,
has gone TO the spirit land, and We
violate no sacred confidence. now in
writing tins briefly tender episode
in the warriors life. 1t will be re-
mcmbered by hundreds and thous-
ands of tho surviving members of the
grand old Army Of Tennessee that
while the army was in winter quar-
tcrs at. Dalton, General C1ueburno
had leave of absence and went to Mo-
bile, as it was impossible for him to
get through the lines to home. When
he returned to tho army it was OBJ
served by all who knew General Clc-
burnc that he was dressed. up as he
never before had been. IIo woro a
new uniform, with the buff trimmings
and insignia Of a Confederate Major
General also a now felt hat, adorned
with a sweeping black plume. The
soldiers grew facctieas over the
change in "old Pats appearance, for
previously he had generally worn the
garb Of q common soldier, and they
explained the transformation in
many witty remarks. 1t subsequcn
ly transpircd that during the Gener-
als absence he had addressed IN ac-
complishcd and lovely young lady of
Mobile, was accepted, and they be-
camc formally bctrothcd. A time
was appointed for the celebration of
their nuptials, but fate decided that
they should never meet again,
General Clebune carried with him
into Tennessee his wedding suit; and
expected, at the first opportunity, to
return to Mobile to dc married. Tho
rest is quickly told. lie foil at Frank
lin and was buried in his bridal suit,
rs one Of his staff, who inferred him,
but recently informed me. The
young lady, some time after the war,
%assmarricd, but last year she too
passed away from earth, and tho be-
trothed spirits. have doubtless met be-
fore the Great White Throne of .Hea-
ven, where oil believers in-Divine Re-
velation must admit athere is no mar.
yiage or giving..in MARRIAGE :
General Cleburne joined the Epis-
cepal Church before the war, and was
buried at Franklin with the full rites
of that church, which were perform.
ed on the occasion by Bishop Quin.
tard.--Aemphis Ledger. ;.
A new movement, it is said, will
perhaps be made in Washington te
reconstruct Tennessee again., Prom