The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-16
MAJOR ViCiOR MAilViN.

| When whole community, of various creeds
and nationalities, unite to mourn the loss ri
a private citizen such unanimity of sorrow
is the most eloquent of eulogies The long
procession that followed the last remains @,
Victor Mauvn and gathered around his grave
showed that he was universally loved And
shall we ask why he was loved? A full
answer to this question would reveal many a
beauty of his character. This we shall not
| attempt to do our hearts are too full for Mt
terance. Suffice it to say he was loved,
| because he was honorable and JUST because
he was generous and kind; because he was
truly good and charitable These are few
of his qualities that endeared him to all who
knew him; but these are not the only reasons
why ue loved him; we, the scattered remnants
of his old Comrades"
Having received liberal education, pos
sessed of ample fortune, the fruits of his own
honest industry, Victor Mauvin could have
aspired to any position within the gift of his
fellow-citizens. But he was remarkably
honest and unobtrusive. If political honors
could not tempt him to abandon the shades
of private life, he did not hesitate to leave
wife, children, and every blessing that made
home sweet, when duty called Captain of
the Cannoneers of Donaldsonville in 1861, at
that time the Oldest military organization of
the State, he was the first to offer his services
to the Government of the Confederate States
From Yorktown, when he received the first
shot OF the enemy, until after the battle of
Gettysburg, he commanded with ability his
old company which, in the Army of North
ern Virginia, was known as the Donaldson
vile Artillery. Among the names he had
the honor to inscnbe on the battle-hag OF the
company shone conspicuously the following
Williamsburg, Seven Pines or Fair Oaks, Cold
Harbor, Beaver Dam, Gaines's Mill, Frazer's
Farm, Second Manassas, Harper's Ferry,
or Antetam, Fredericksburg,
Gettysburg and Wiliamsport
When SO many solicited promotion. it is
not to be wondered that he should be over
looked, especially when it was known that he
did not desire to part from his company.
But IN 1863 he was promoted to the rank of
Major, and was assigned to the command of
small force stationed at High Bridge. 1t was
here, in 1863, that he applied for leave of
absence to visit his family. Returning, he |
met the small escort of President Davis, and |
learning Of the surrender at Appomattox, he |
joined them, with whom he was afterwards can
tured and imprisoned.
At Appomattox ~a surrendered our puns
and our organization was dissolved. As a |
body the "Cannoneers of Donaldson does
not exist.
A. meeting of the members of his old
command, held in Donaldsonvilla on the 18th
inst, the following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
That while we humbly submit to the will
Of our Heavenly Father, who has so suddenly
aken away our dearly beloved friend, Can't.
ictor Mauvin, We deeply feel and regret bis
oss.
That in token of our sorrow for his loss
md our respect for his memory, we will wear
he usual badge Of mourning for thirty davs
Toat We sincerely condole with his afflicted
amliy, to whom we tender our heartfr1l svn.
)athy.
That copy Of these resolutions be sent TO
rs family. The following is the committee;
( Prosper Landry, J. r. Blonin, Ed. Tarrio
J. Brand, j.. D. Leblanc A. Grille, c. B.
srael.