The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04
Cleburne.

w hCn NCACldl OlCUuIu0 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
accomplished as one could be at
his age and profession. When
about twenty one years of age, he
abandoned the monotony ofbottles
and labels and the filing of pre-
scriptions, and joined the British
army as a private. The extent
and character of his services /
have not been able to ascertain,
but it is not probable that he re-
manned in the army many months.
This much is known: He land
ed at New York poor and friend.
less, and some years before the
war was found at Cincinnati by a
gentleman of Helena, Arkansas,
who induced him to go to that
place and accept, under him, a
situation in his drugstore. The
young Irishman soon made friends
who recognized his merits and
talents, and persuaded him to
study law. He was soon admit
ted to the bar, and became the
partner Of Colonel Mangum, an
eminent lawyer of Arkansas, who
was afterward one of Cleburne's
staff officers, and who is still prac-
ticing law at Helena. When the
war broke out 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 his ma
tive Ireland. Strange and unnat-
ural as it may seem he had a
brother in the Federal armys OF
this fact he never spoke even to
his most intimate friends, and few,
Of them ever ventured to breach
the subject.
Passing over this circumstance,
which has many painful parallels,
we come to the saddest and ro-
nance of his great life, which in
wolves another who was as gentle
and pure, and patriotic in her
sphere, as he was brave and
knightly and fierce in war. She,
too, has gone to the spirit land,
and we violate no sacred confiden
ces now in writing thus briefly a
tender episode in the warriors
life. 1t will be remembered by
hundreds and thousands of
the surviving members of the
grand old Army of Tennessee
that while the army was in winter
quarters at Dalton, General Gle
burne had leave of absence and
went to Mobile, as it was impossi-
BILE for him to get through the
lines to his home. When he re-
returned to the army it was OBJ
served by all who knew General
Cleburne that he was dressed up
as he never before had been. He
wore new uniform, with the buff
trimmings and insignia of Con
federate Major General; also a
new felt hat, adorned with a
sweeping black plume. The SOL
diers grew facetious over the
change of cold Pats" appearance,
for previously he had generally
worn the garb of a common sol
der, and they explained the trans
formation in many witty remarks.
1t subsequently transpired that
during the Generals absence he
had addressed an accomplished
and lovely young lady of Mobile,
was accepted, and they became
formally betrothed. A time was
appointed for the celebration of
their nuptials, but fate decided
that they should never meet again.
Gen. Cleburne carried with him
into Tennessee his wedding suit.
and expected, at the frs opportu-
nifty, to return so Mobile to be
married. Inc rest Is quickly told.
He fell at Franklin and was bu-
ried in his bridal suit, as one of
his staff, who inferred him, but
recently informed me. Theyoung
lady, some time after the war, was
married, but last year she too
passed away from earth, and the
betrothed spirits have doubtless
met before the Great White
Throne of Heaven, where all be-
levers in Divine Revelation must
admit ''there is no marriage or
giving in marriage"
Gen. Cleburne joined the Episco-
pal Church before the war, and
was buried at Franklin with the
full rites Of that church, which
were performed on the occasion
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