The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-03

VALUABLE Books AND PAPERS RECEIVED BY
THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.-Ihe
Southern Historical Society has recently re-
ceiyed g number of valuable books and pa.
pers, and still invoke the aid of every south
erner having documents or papers relating
to the war to contribute them, to enable the
Society to make history worthy of the
South and its cause. The Society has from
| DR.. John A. johnson, of Beaufort, S. c.,
|, with comments and notes thereon:
Report of Brigadier-General Thomas +.
lpnyton, commanding at the battle of Port
PaSsA sesfs November 7th, 1851.
Report of Colofees,,h caroiina i Vnns.
Twelfth Regiment soe,-as,.s1s,111s.6ns
teers, of same battle.
From Colonel G. W.zArcher Several val
liable reports of the operations of the brigade
under the command OF General James j.
Archer in several important battles, not
heretofore published, including the battle at
Charlottesville May 8, 1868; the battles
near Richmond June 20 and q, 1862 at
Warrenton Springs ford August "a, 1862 ;
at Manassas junction 26th August; Manas-
sas plains 2Sth, 29tb, and s0th August; at
Ok Hill September 1st; .Harper's Ferry Sep
tember 14th and 18th; Sharpsburg Septem-
Der 18th; at Shepberdstown 22d August,
1862; and at the battle of Fredericksburg
December 13, 1862.
Also, Captain FL. N. Porter's report of the
services of the Fifth Alabama battalion at
the battle Of Charlottesville.
From Captain Charles NJ. Blackford: The
orders of the War Department published
during 1868, containing the rolls of honor of
Confederate officers and soldiers-a large
manuscript volume.
Also, numerous series of orders from the
Adjutant. General and pector-GeneraPs
Office in 1S63-complete, except order No.
12S. -
And reports of courts martial connected
with General LoDgstreet's corps, of,Whch
Captain Blackford was judge advocate-gene-
raj. 49,.
And file of the Richmond Age, a periodi-
cal published in Richmond during the war,
containing many valuable official documents
and speeches. Letters Of Hon. James Gar
land to President Andrew Johnson-seyen
numbers. Several reports of the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Department. of Justice,
and of the War, Navy, and Post-Oflce De-
partments of the Confederate States. Many
sentences of courts-martial, &C., &c.
From r. 3. Sperry, of Baltimore Report
of the services of Joseph Allst0n Evans, sta.
ting that he was born in Georgetown, raised
in Charleston. S. c.; graduated at the Clta-
del Military Institute, Of Charleston; was
merchant in Memphis, Tenn; volunteered
as private in the Memphis Southern Guard
on the 22d of April, 1861; was in every en-
gagement with the Federal feet on the Mis-
sissippi river, including the battle of Bel
mont; was elected major of battalion OF
infantry at Suwanee, Tenn; served under
General j. G. Breckenridge through the Mid
die Tennessee campaign; behaved CALAMITY
at the battle of Shiloh bis battalion was 80
reduced by that battle that heresigned; then
volunteered as q private In the Shelby Grays,
Fourth Tennessee volunteers, and served
until his death-June %, 1864; was in the
battles Of Murfreesboro', -Chickamauga, and
Missionary Ridge; was killed in skirmish
near Nhrietta, Ga, and buried by MS com.
rades Ill the Marietta cemetery.
ThisNs a bright record as the friends OF
brave man need show.
From Colonel John Nj. Patton: Tne orl-
einal letter of Confederate officers who were
paroled at the surrender Of General Lee, pro-
testing against orders of the United States
authorities, violating the conditions OF their
surrender, addressed to General Lee. En-
dorsed by General Lee, I" Richmond, 16 May,
'65. Resp'y forw'd to 1t. 6ep'l Grant, in
compliance with the request of the signers,
in connection with my letter on the subject
of the 9th April. r. E. Lee, Gen'ln; and
subsequently endorsed by Colonel Patton,
Sc sAItbough this letter was endorsed by Gen'l
Lee, as forwarded to 1t. Gen'l Grant. he did
not SO forward it for, after keeping it seVe-
raj days he returned it to Col. Patton, with
the remark, in substance spoken SADLY, that
protests seemed to be vain, and we had BET
ter submit as we'll as we could to what II
seemed impossible to prevent"
supppu Ar raE KENNETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE.