The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-24
A souvenir Of Galveston Thirty Years
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10 the Editor OF tue Dhllhh heIhlH
Being accidentally thrown today
with MIR. j, A. A. III. Lander, Gal
weston soldier In the Mexican war,
borrowed from him the following pa-
pers, that ! might copy them Tor your
paper, M interesting especially 10 our
sister city OF Galveston. ] would
send them direct TO the Galveston
News, but for fear that in the copies
errors might occur In the names.
IL will be remembered that the ilrst
regiment OF Texas volunteers, being
ak months men, was commander ny
the lamented General Albert Sidney
Johnston. The Galveston company,
commanded by the brave Captain
Robert Howard, belonged TO john
ston's regiment. They won imperlsh-
able renown by their gallantry In the
storming of Monterey. II VIII be seen
that our now distinguished fellow
citizen, the present Hon. William /.
BallInger, Of Galveston, then n youth,
was First Lieutenant of Towards com,
pany. Oliver G. Hartley, author OF
Hartey's Digest, long deoelse0 was
Second Lieutenant. Ephriam Mciane,
still u citizen of Galveston, was Lieu
tenant Colonel OF JohnstoD's regiment,
1t seems that when, after the fall Of
Monterey, the regiment returned TO
Texas, the people Of Galveston--a peo-
pie ever distinguished for patriotism -
| determined to welcome those who
reached that city 10y grand dinner NJ
the fremont House. The private SOL
diers were not overlooked, IN the fol
lowing invitation to Mr.. Lander VIII
attest:
cory.
GALVESTON, Noyember23, 1915,
TO j. A, A. u. Lander, Esq
DEAR SIR 1.-The undersigned, com
mittee of arrangements, have been
appointed by their Iellow-citizens to
invite you to dinner to be given
on Wednesday, the 10Th instant,
at the fremont House, to General (Al'
bert Sidney Johnston, Colohels Wood
aud McIiane and Captain Ben McCul
loch, Texan officers who served In The
army OF operations against Mexico ant
were personally present at the storm
ing Of Monterey.
In complying With this duty, the
. committee beg to be permitted 70 add
the assurance of their high consider
alton and respect.
= Samuel NJ. Williams, J. G. Watrous
, James Love, A. II. James, James
Davis, Il. l.. Uflord, ID. Y. Ports,
James n. Hamilton, John Nj. Jones.
The above invitation IL written and
not, rs nowadays, printed pro forma.
, | 4 81 Ia hu IA T.
teemen. Samuel NJ. Williams, from
its birth, Secretary of Austin's Colony,
long deceased. John G. Watrous,
from annexation in 1916, to his death
since the war, United States Judge OF
Texas; James Love- AN eX-Cohgressman
from kentucky, n Judge In Texas and
u member of the Convention OF 1915
deceased several years ago; A. +.
James, long Chief Justice of Calves
ton county, deceased about 1850
James Davis, a General of Texas IN
1912 and Senator from lS46 to 1850
father of Captain Jack Davis of Gle
burne; Il. l.. Uflord, u big-hearteI
f New Englander, long Galveston
merchant also deceased; David y
Ports, still distinguished lawyer IL
EDuU AutUHlo JulllSS Az iiaihhtoh
long valuable citizen of Galveston
! and John M. Jones, for many years
! book merchant of that city and now
4 Texas Real Estate man ut No. 80 Broad
4 way, New York.
> An invitation to private soldier
9 signed by u committee of nine sucl
9 men, must have made a Judgment Ii
: the breast of each invited guest. Proc
: thereof is found in the fact that MI
. Lander has preserved his, without spo
: or blemish, for thirty years, less eigh
months.
The second document referred to |
written on narrow slip of Mexican
parchment, in the order following:
! ROLL, or GALVESTON RIFLEMEN.
j Captain-R Robert Howard.
: First. William. y. Ballinger.
second Lieutenant-Oliver G. Hartley.
First Sergeant-J. ii. Byrne.
Second Sergeant-A. J. Corley.
I, Third Sergeant-W. B. shelby.
Fourth Sergeant--J. B. Williams.
First CorporaI--Menard.
Second Corporal-Reymond.
Z Third Corporal-Niele.
I. Fourth Corporal-Hoskins.
= l. Adams ~ Jones, LIST,