The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-27
GEN. FRANK NICHOLS.

GEN. FRANK NICHOLS.
General Francis T. Nichols, our candi.
date for Governor. Is q native Of this
State, born In the parish OF Assum ptior
In 1882. H..r
His father, Judge Thomas Nichols
was one OF the ablest and most talented
jurists Of Louisiana, and for many years
Justice on our Supreme Bench.
Gen. Nichols entered West Point in
1851. when nineteen years Of age; four
years later, he graduated high In class
that included many other illustrious
names. Breveted as second lieutenant
in the Second Artillery. he was assigned
at once to regular duty in the wal
against the Seminole Indians la Flori.
da. The Seminoles defeated and sub
dued and the war concluded, he was
ordered to duty on the California from
tier. He remained in California only
one year, resigning his command in 1866,
and returning to his native parish oil
Assumption for the purpose of practic-
Ing law. There, with the single excep-
tion OF the five years Of the war, he has
ever since resided.
When the late war came upon US,
Gen. Nichols was among the first to
offer his services to our State; he, with
the assistance Of his brother Lawrence
(killed subsequently during the war;
raised company in Assumption and the
neighboring parishes, which was as
signed to duty in the Eighth Louisiana
regiment, with Gen. Nichols as captain.
At Camp Moore. when his company
joined this regiment, he was at once
elected lieutenant colonel.
He was with Stonewall Jackson In the
campaign in the Valley Of Virginia, and
among the most trusted officers OF that
gallant and honored commander. At
Winchester, the first serious fight Of the
campaign, he was dangerously wounded
In the arm while charging the enemy at
the head Of his regiment.
His elbow was badly shattered by a
ball and an amputation Of his left arm
became necessary. The wound became
serious, and for some time his life was
d9spaired OF. While In this crippled
condition, his life hanging by a thread,
the army was forced to fall back and the
wounded, among them Gen. Nichols,
fell into the hands OF the enemy.
He was exchanged in September. 1862,
and appointed, as soon as he had Joined
the army, Colonel Of the Fifteenth Lou
isiana Regiment; and within few days
OF this promotion, further promoted as
General OF the Second Louisiana Bri-
gade, then stationed at Fredericksburg.
and embracing the First, Second, Tenth
and Fourteenth Louisiana Regiments.
With this brigade he fought in all of
Stonewall Jackson's fights, participat-
ing In all OF his victories, and even fell |
wounded again upon the same field with |
his commander. At Chancellorsyille a |
ball passed through Gen. Nichols horse.
his ancle and necessitasinQ
an amputation Of the leg.
Crippled and MANNED as he was. Gen.
Nichols refused to leave the army. He
was unable to do field duty, but was as
signed to the command Of the Lynch
burg District, and subsequently, to
Texas. When peace released him at
last from service-for he would not
eave before peace came-he returned to
his native State and parish, and here,
among us, he has ever since resided, en-
gagged In planting and in the practice OF
MS professionalism
Gen. Nichols has held no office; has
been no politician, in the unpleasant
meaning OF the word but, on the other
1and, he has never neglected single
1uty OF good citizen; has interested
himself In the political condition, the
the happiness OF our State.
He was unwilling, at first, to be a can
iidate at our State Convention, and it
vas only at the eager solicitation OF
who saw in him the safe
y, prosperity and redemption Of the
State, that he yielded to the feeling of
iuty and accepted the leadership Of our
people. His military career has shown
Is what We may expect from him in
'ivil life, untiring work. every sacrifice
What admiration all feel for him can
lot be better shown than in the follow
ng compliments to him, wrung from
he Republican. Blinded as that sheet F,
8 with malice, bigotry and hatred Of
'ur people, it cannot find word, a ,
Whisper against our champion; it can
lot but confess that every man, white
nd black, In this State, would be bene- I
lted-would rejoice over his election.
listen to it, (
This is the gallant record Of a man who has
ntirely liberal.
The nomination OF Gen. Nichols, it is believed.
'ouid sound the recall of all the White League
rmies and bulldozing frauds in Louisiana ;
Ien Nichols would scorn to be elected by any of
le appearances that would make artificial ma
lrifipG hY kAnIlinp nO0rad ma th.a. |