The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-08-25
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PGWIE CLARKE.

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tiatory examination and been ad,
United a Cadet in the u. S. Military
Academy at West Point, in the lat
ter part of June laat.
In the early part of May last he
stood competitive examination in
New Orleans, held by Mr.. Lusher,
under directions from Representa-
tive E. John Ellis, who held a war
rant for admission to examination
for entrance into the u. s. Naval
Academy atAnapo!is, which was his
great preference, as we'll as that of
his parents, but although he passed
that competitive examination seve
raj figures ahead of all the others,
the warrant for examination at An
apolis was not given to him. Why,
we have never understood.
u
Just at that time Mr.. Elam's ap-
pointment for West Point falling va
cant, he very gracefully and appro.
priately conferred 1t on young Powie
Clarke, who is the eldest grandson
of our late distinguished fellow.ci ti.
zen Judge Henry Boyce.
Powie was born and raised in this
Parish of Rapides-is bone of Its
bone, and flesh of its flesh. His ia
ther, Dr.. Powhatan Clarke, descend
ed from the best and wealthiest fam
lilies of Gloucester County, Virginia,
a brother-in law of Gov. Manning, OF
South Carolina; came to this Pari ,h
in 1860 as Surgeon and Asst. PROBES
sor in our State Seminary; married
the daughter of Judge Boyce, in
May, 1861, and started with her The
next day to Virginia, to take hi:
share in the then impending war;
Spade in hand he entered the tren
ches al Glos'ter Point, but at the
moment when he was about to bf
elected to the command of compa
ny which was raised for him there
he was stricken down with typhoit
fever, and long lay at the point 0
death. Ordered by his physician tt
return here, he struggled through
the winter, and when Dr., Pintart
Davidson's company of three month
men for Corinth was marching OF
board the boat at Alexandria, b.
drove up on the left of the company
and leaving his young wife and in
FAINT in the carriage, dragged hin'sel
on board the boat With the company
a walking skeleton, scarce able t
carry the blanket and canteen hang
ing from his shoulders. After arr
: wing at Corinth he met with Majo
A. j. Lindsey, who had married
step-daughler of Judge Boyce, wh
had jus, been Appointed Colonel of
regiment of Tennessee Cavalry, an
who took him for his Adjutsnt, i
which position he made that can
; paign. When subsequently the al
mics were reorganized, Lindsey, r,
fusing to become a candidate f.
= election, "went out" in accordane
> with the provisions of the new Law
'takiug his Adjutant with him, an
y together they were ordered to Ne
q Iberia to create an Arsenal and Orr
+ nance works, which being subs
e uuently broken up by the influx
the Federal army, Clarke became a
tacEed to the staff of General Bucl
g ner with the rank Of Colonel. TT
o war over, Col. Clarke girded himse
:, to the task Of rehabilitating his wife
Z burned and destroyed estate.
the brave but desperate struggle
t pay off debts created on his wife
r. plantation before either she or
had anything to do with it, Colon
!. Clarke went down, the flag. of hone
r still waving DER him. The plant
n tion was sold by the Citizens Ban
and he and his wife left to strugg
y with the world. o
With nothing that he could {
y here, he was compelled to go abro.
y TO seek support for his wife aud chi
|, dren. This he has found. though
| 9 very scant degree, as Professor
a Chemistry in the Baltimore CT
College, the head of the Public Soho
$ system of that city.
y But we still claim him and b
d family as our fellow parishioners, ci
liens of our State. Mrs. Boyce
maternal family of French Swiss il
+ migrants, the Archinards, was be
: before the cession of Louisiana, al
: one Of them was commandant of Il
y Post of Rapidcs, and although u
81 honored head of it, Evariste Arch
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