The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-06-07
The A1Ih Regiment SEf-@Is.Ippl
Volunteers.

In this brigade at that time were Captain
(now General) W. F. Tucker; State Treas
urer W. L: Hemingway; Hon. Israel Welsh.
lslnce dead) Confederate Congressman; Hoa.
Tn1ernando y; Money, now representing this
district IN Congress; w. r. Barksdale, of
Grenada, and A. J. Baker, of Montgomery,
members of the Legislature, and the gal
liant Col. Reuben Q, Reynolds, State Senator,
who returned home with an empty sleeve
only few days before our DOWNFALL
We clip the above article from our valGa-
bic exchange, the Macon Beacon. We copy
1t with pleasure; such an article comes to
US like the welcome visit of q long absent
/ friend.
The list of distinguished names there
| mentioned are like familiar faces to US
The mention of those names recalls to Us
many sacred recollections and many pleasant
associates in the rugged years gone by.
We notice thatall the prominent gentlemen
alluded to, except Gov. Stone, were members
of the famo; 18th Mississippi regiment, once
commanded by the gallant and accomplished
Col T. F. Liddell, who was one of the most
efficient officers of his rank in the Army of
Northern Virginia. This regiment, one OF
the oldest in the service, throughout the
whole war, was noted alike for the character
and ability of its officers and for the high or
der of material which composed its rank and
file. 1t was one of the original regiments
by General Barnard Z. Bee, who fell while
bravely leading his command in the first
battle of Manassas, and who, few moments
before his fall, rallying his men and waving
his sword in the face OF the enemy, gave to
General Jackson the lasting and glorious
title of "Stonewall."
Many other members of that regiment
now hold positions of honor and reponsibiIi-
ty in and out of this State: Judge II. w.
Williamson, the present Chancellor of the
9TH District, was both private and an
officer in it Capt. Jas. S. STANDBY, now a
prominent lawyer in the Indian Terri tory
commanded company in it, and was pro-
NOTED to the Staff of General Joseph E. |
johnson; Capt. Tom Stokes, now the Treas |
urer Of NOXubee, commanded a company /; |
w. +. Hamilton, the popular and excellent /
Sheriff of old Carroll was one of the original |
privates. Many Others might be enumerated /
if We had time and space to write its history. /
Unfortunately, though, large portion of
the choicest talent of this grand old regiment /
was left on the battle-helds of Virginia Ma /!
ryland and Pennsylvania. At Sharpsburg all
the field otficers-COl. Liddell Leut.-Col +
Butler and Major Evans-were killed, and
the Adjutant, Capt. Tom Holiday, severely !
wounded. Capt. Holiday, who afterwards +
became the Adjutant-General of Davis Brig I
ade, was killed at the battle of the Wilder /
ness, and his heroic death has passed into /
the poetry of history. During the tiercest /
of that memorable struggle the right of |
Heath's division was heavily pressed by /
the enemy. Capt. Holiday was sent down +
the line for reintorcements, but before reach !
ing his destination he was shot down and /
almost instantly killed, delivering with his
expiring breath, to the soldiers nearest to |
him, the order with which he was entrusted, I
reinforce the right" The order was handed /
down the line as though on the still waited I
breath Of the dead officer, and his dying I
words were afterwards made the title of
a beautiful poem by an accomplished young +
lady of Mississippi.
The gallant, refined and cultured Col. /
Green, who succeeded Liddell, was XII He'd at I
Spottsylvania and succeeded by Col. Rey /
nolds.
Perhaps no regiment entered the service .
with a larger number of Professional men in
it's ranks Physicians were especially repre-
sented, both as officers and privates. Dr. I
Prince, a noted physician of NeshOba, was +
Captain of a company DIR. Bolton, of NOxu-
bee, was a Lieutenant DIR. Nash was Lieu
tenant and lost a leg at the second battle of
Manassas DIR. VIM. B. Shields, of Column
bus, was a private and became Assistant
Surgeon of the regiment; DIR. II. A. Minor,
of Macon, was private and became prom
inent surgeon; DIR. w. Z. Parker, of NoXu-
bee, was private and afterwards a surgeon;
Dr. Gus Evans, of Aberdeen, was private
and afterwards a distinguished surgeon
a physician from Coahomo was Lieutenant
in a company; DIR. Bernard Hicks, DIR. J.
o. Saunders, DIR. Barron, DR.. Applewhite,
Dr. Glenn and DR.. B. f. Ward, were all
privates in the Carroll Rifles DIR. Saun
ders was made an Assistant Surgeon. Dr.
B. F. Ward was made full Surgeon from
the ranks, afterwards became the senior Sur
geon of Davis Brigade, and served during
the latter part of the war with great eff
cheney as a member of the Army Medical
Board of Heath's Division. A number of
other physicians served through the war
or were killed in the ranks.
We hope soon to be able to give sketch
of the material composing the other regi
ments of Davis Brigade, of which Gov.
Stone became so distinguished as the senior
Colonel.
Thus it will be seen at glance what an
array of talent, worth and influence will al
ways be brought to bear throughout the
State in favor of "Old Rock. "-Winona
Advance.